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Pregnancy nutrition considerations

Pregnancy nutrition considerations

I wanted to talk about considerations for pregnancy today. What you should keep in mind before falling pregnant, while pregnant, and post-birth. It might be relevant to you or someone you know right now. “Good nutrition is crucial for optimum child development...

Do artificial sweeteners make you gain weight?

Do artificial sweeteners make you gain weight?

I often hear the "artificial sweeteners are worse for you" comment. But restrain myself from getting into a debate about it. Because truth be told, I was guilty of this myself many years ago. When I see the health segment on the tv in the morning, I can’t help but...

Metabolism – Calculating your TDEE

Metabolism – Calculating your TDEE

Some are fast and some are slow - people throw around the "m" word all the time, but do you actually know what metabolism is and how it works? It's a lot more complex than you might think, but once you understand the basics you might finally get those results you've...

How to stay “on-track” when eating out

How to stay “on-track” when eating out

Eating out and attending social events can be pretty damn tough (and a little daunting) when you're trying your hardest to lock down a healthy lifestyle, because in this day and age - our lives revolve around food. From birthdays to parties, to catching up with...

Could this one thing be setting you back?

Could this one thing be setting you back?

It's time to talk alcohol and weight loss, and it's not because in order to live a #healthy lifestyle (pick up on my sarcasm there?) you need to rid all the alcohol from your life. But the more educated you are, the more informed choices you can make when you pick up...

28 days to a healthier and fitter you

28 days to a healthier and fitter you

Just 28 days is the amount of time it takes to make or break a habit. The same amount of time you might wait between appointments to get your nails done, or maybe it's the time it takes you to get around to mowing the lawn, getting your monthly pay cheque, catching up...

5 Tips for reading food labels

5 Tips for reading food labels

One of the greatest tools you can have when you're looking to make more nutritious food choices for yourself and your family is knowing how to read and understand nutrition labels and ingredients lists. We get it. It can be incredibly daunting just trying to pick the...

Why you’re bloated and what to do about it

Why you’re bloated and what to do about it

Most of us would be no stranger to that "stuffed" or "over-full" feeling we get when we know we've eaten far too much than our poor stomach can handle... (went to your parents for dinner? I feel ya!) but when we're talking about being bloated, like really bloated -...

Why your diet is failing you

Why your diet is failing you

There are more Australian adults on "diets" than ever before, the menu is never ending - from ketogenic to low-carb, low-fat, the Atkins Diet, paleo - the list goes on. Yet somehow as a nation, our overweight and obesity epidemic is bigger than ever and is only...

Sugar Free? What’s the catch…

Sugar Free? What’s the catch…

Ever wondered how that "sugar-free" protein bar or doughnut that you grabbed from the shops on your lunch break can taste so sweet but there is next to zero sugar on the nutrition panel? What kind of healthy magic is this!? It tastes like chocolate but it says there...