If I had a dollar for every time I heard a client or parent mention to me that when they or their kids have a celebration there is too much ‘junk’ aka discretionary or sometimes food choices.

Here are seven reasons why I think my job is the best in the world, and why all dietitians are extraordinary.

This can be a great time to make changes, but often, we fall off the wagon after a short time. Why?

2020 has been tough year for everyone, and no less us here in Australia. The year kicked off with raging bushfires and followed with the COVID19 pandemic.

There is a myth that eating a healthy diet is expensive however we have known for some time that if you take into account multiple factors this is far from true.

As the winter days take hold one thing I hear a lot from patients is that they don’t drink as much water in the cooler months. Dehydration is more of a health risk for the young and older people where it can cause problems like...

In the light of recent events this month we are focussing on building community. We have created a new Facebook Group ‘Bright Bods’ to help support each other to make healthy habits normal as well as inspire you to look after you.

Veggies provide a range of vitamins (like A, B’s, C , E etc), antioxidants, minerals important for a strong immune system as well as fibres which encourages good gut flora and in turn further strengthens our immune system.

As experts in food, nutrition and diets, Dietitians like myself, have seen various fad diets come and go with the season, many of which are not helpful for long term health and are often a waste of time and confusing.

You may have pondered across the idea of sitting under the Mediterranean sun, soaking up its warmth and culture.

Well, you can tell the season has definitely changed.  Perhaps it has been a little more difficult to go for that walk or get stuck into the garden.

At this time of year almost everyone makes New Year’s Resolutions in one form or another, but more often than not, most people do not achieve what they set out to achieve.

Growing fruit and vegetables increases access and consequently our intake of these food high in fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants giving you all a huge range of health benefits...

Today more than ever we are more aware of our impact on the Earth and the eco-friendly movement has well and truly taken off.

A universal concern amongst parents is what their kids eat and how to get them to eat that healthy balanced diet.