As a nutritionist, my job isn’t just to help you eat better, it’s also to help you become better informed about the foods you eat. One change my clients often assume they need to make, is to switch to organic fruit and vegetables. It’s often said with a hint of guilt during our first meeting “I…
Nutrition Tips
Is snacking healthy?
The rise of packaged snacks and more sedentary time spent sitting on our bums leaves us thinking about and wanting food between meals. But do we actually need to snack? Is it healthy to snack to keep your body burning fuel between meals or is it better to give it a rest? As a nutritionist,…
An Introduction to Probiotics
Probiotic supplements are so popular at the moment. As research into gut health improves, we are getting a glimpse of just how important the little creatures that make up our microbiome really are. A happy camp in your gut can improve digestion, help protect against disease and improve immune function. For most people, good gut…
Is coffee good or bad for you?
If you can’t start the day without a coffee, you’re not alone. There isn’t enough evidence either answer if coffee is good or bad for you. So from a health perspective, it depends on you! Having seen many clients who drink coffee though, I can see where it helps and where it hinders. The good If…
10 Ways to Eat More Vegetables
Vegetables are probably the most important food group in our diet. They’re nutrient rich, high in fibre and low in energy. Did you know they provide our good gut bacteria with food (prebiotics) and they’re full of powerful antioxidants too! We all need to eat more vegetables. Eating the rainbow (and plenty of it) cuts…
Gluten-free: What you need to know
Improve your gut health, reduce bloating, lose weight, improve your skin and increase your energy levels! Yes please! We all want to feel a little bit better right? And it makes sense to blame the food we eat for the bloating, irregular poos, gas or tummy upsets we sometimes experience. Surely finding the culprit and…
Butter or Margarine?
Butter or margarine; which is best? As a nutritionist, “Is this OK?” is the most common question I get asked. Sometimes it’s an easy answer where I can use the ingredients list or nutrition information panel to explain yes or no. Often though, it really depends on your current health status and the rest of…
How to improve your immune system and beat the common cold this winter
Cold season is coming. Your family might even have had a taste of the first few viruses already. Our immune system is a complex web of activity that keeps us safe 24/7. Getting a few colds a year isn’t a sign that you have a weakened immune system, it’s probably working just fine. But having…
How to Cure a Hangover
Even if you’re not a big drinker you’re probably planning on bringing in the new year with a few drinks. Here’s 9 tips to help prevent a hangover and 9 more for when the damage is already done. The only way to truly cure a hangover is to not drink. Sorry. Any supplement, wine additive or…
Are you eating too much fruit?
You woke up early and made yourself a smoothie bowl. Grabbed an apple for morning tea, a handful of dried fruit with your sandwich for lunch, fruit salad for dessert with the kids and a few sneaky dates with peanut butter as a TV snack – sounds like the idyllic healthy day right? Maybe not, you…
Coconut Oil vs Olive Oil
Coconut oil is the main fat in every diet and ‘wholefood’ cookbook. Every new recipe has it in and health gurus everywhere are recommending the curative properties of this super-food. There are even wellness advocates out there recommending that we add a teaspoon or two into morning coffee (yuk). But does coconut oil really live up to…