22Sep 2019 by Aidan Muir
Savina Rego Interview

Savina Rego Interview

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Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I graduated from Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia in 2013. I have been working full time as a Dietitian since graduation, working across multiple areas – hospitals, community and aged care. I now work for a not-for-profit organisation, that focuses predominately around chronic disease management. My clinical areas of expertise include Diabetes Management (type 1 and 2), Pre-diabetes, fatty liver disease and aged care; which includes a range of dietetic specific areas e.g. pressure injury management, nasogastric feeds, malnutrition, chronic kidney disease, stoma management and texture modified diets. I am also interested in the area of bariatric surgery and IBS management – specifically the low FODMAP diet, having IBS myself. I am now working towards becoming a Credentialed Diabetes Educator.…
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04May 2019 by Aidan Muir
Rachel Hawkins Q&A

Rachel Hawkins Q&A

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Can you tell us a little about yourself? I am a Brisbane-based Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) and Nutritionist and founder of The Naked Truth Australia (www.thenakedtruthaustralia.com) - a nutrition consulting and communications business devoted to ‘baring’ the truth on all thing’s food and nutrition. I founded my business after recognising the need for a trustworthy source of food and nutrition information in the health and wellness industry. My business is quite diverse, so I find myself working in a number of different roles. I see clients privately for one-on-one dietetic consultations online via Skype, I am involved in a number of projects where I act as a nutrition consultant, and I also engage in various opportunities through my Instagram account @thenakedtruth.au such as recipe development, writing educational blog posts and…
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12Mar 2019 by Matthew Benetti
7 Underrated Nutrition Tips

7 Underrated Nutrition Tips

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It’s 2019, and already there is enough nutrition advice to fill a textbook. Among this, there is helpful and practical nutrition information that people are missing out on. In response, we asked a group of dietitians for their top underrated nutrition tip. Tim Crowe from Thinking Nutrition There is no need to try and keep up with the latest 'superfood' trends - just let colour be your guide for choosing what fruits and vegetables you eat. The more colours on your plate, the greater the diversity of beneficial natural plant compounds you'll be eating. Those colours come from a range of pigments that have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in the body. Erin Colebatch from Calvary Healthcare I think that the power of real food enjoyed at the dinner table with…
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22Feb 2019 by Aidan Muir
Claudia Cramer Q&A

Claudia Cramer Q&A

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Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I grew up in a small, country town in Queensland with my family. I had a love for sports, food and music. At the end of my high school years, I was working crazy hours (~60+/week) in hospitality), drinking on the weekends and not fuelling my body with the right things (think takeaways and nutrient poor, energy-dense foods). When I made the link between what I was putting in to my body (food) and my mental health (anxiety, moody, irritable) that I began my love for researching how certain foods made me feel. This began my love for pursuing health as a career. From then, I was accepted into the University of Queensland to study an Undergraduate Degree in Exercise and…
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20Jan 2019 by Aidan Muir
Diet Breaks for Long Term Weight Loss

Diet Breaks for Long Term Weight Loss

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If you are attempting to lose a significant amount of weight, I highly recommend implementing some form of "diet break". Dieting for a long period of time can be mentally taxing, but there are also metabolic adaptations that occur which result in a slower metabolism. The combination of these two things can make it difficult to continuously make progress over the long term. More importantly, this combination makes it difficult to prevent weight-regain, which really is the most pressing issue. One way around it is a diet break, where you eat at your maintenance calories for a certain period of time - generally 1-2 weeks. The Matador Study The Matador Study utilised 2 week breaks which were implemented once a month e.g. diet for 2 weeks, break for two weeks.…
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02Jan 2019 by Aidan Muir
Sohee Lee Q&A

Sohee Lee Q&A

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Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself and your career? By the time I was a high school senior, I’d already spent years dieting and exhausting myself with hours and hours of cardio. When I saw a strong fitness model on the cover of a magazine, I realized that women can be strong and powerful and I dived into the world of strength training. Like most women, I started off with very little knowledge on how to train. There would be times when I would wander around the gym in between exercises, unsure of what to do next. Soon, my hobby became my passion and I became a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA-CPT) as a sophomore in college. I’ve had the…
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01Dec 2018 by Aidan Muir
10 Nutrition Facebook Pages to Follow

10 Nutrition Facebook Pages to Follow

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This is a post that I have had saved up and planned for ages but haven’t ever gotten around to doing due to prioritising other things. Over the last year, I have noticed the activity of a lot of nutrition Facebook pages has dropped off significantly, which has dramatically narrowed this list down. My original notes had a list of almost 30 different pages, but when I went through today, I found that most of them either were not active anymore, or their engagement had dropped off a cliff. A large part of this is due to the Facebook algorithm, combined with the fact that it is so much easier to grow a following on Instagram. This means a lot of people are focusing more time and energy on their…
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08Nov 2018 by Aidan Muir
Nadia Felsch Q&A

Nadia Felsch Q&A

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Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? My name is Nadia Felsch and I’m a Nutritionist (BHSc) who consults globally from Sydney. Calling out nutrition myths, providing valuable food education and delicious recipes is my main jam, which I do during client consultations, working online, on social media @nadiafelsch and also via workshops. I’m also the founder of a wholesome baking mix brand – Wholefood Society and on a personal front enjoy travel with my husband, playing with my 2 x mini sausage dogs, café time with friends and working out. Do you have any tips for weight loss that you feel are underrated? Weight loss is predominantly thought of as what to eat and/or what not to eat. What gets left out of the equation more often…
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12Oct 2018 by Aidan Muir
Cancer Dietitian Q&A

Cancer Dietitian Q&A

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Can you please tell us a little bit about your career so far? The first year of being a dietitian, I hopped around from inpatient clinical, to hospital employee wellness, to a primary care office doing diabetes, cholesterol and weight management. Within a few months on the floors at the hospital, I knew that I did not want to make that my career. When offered a full time position, I turned it down even though I didn’t quite have something else lined up. Lucky for me, I had 2 outpatient options within a few weeks. I was in the primary care office for a year and then decided I was ready for a new challenge and moved over to help establish the hospital’s nutrition care program for the outpatient oncology…
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30Sep 2018 by Aidan Muir
Nutrition for Endurance Athletes Q&A with Alicia Edge

Nutrition for Endurance Athletes Q&A with Alicia Edge

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What are common mistakes endurance athletes make with their nutrition, prior to see a sports dietitian? I wish it wasn’t the case that athletes only think to invest in a Sports Dietitian once something has gone wrong in a race, however I think that is pretty common in a lot of different aspects of sport. The best thing is that they are learning with their mistakes. Having an athlete have the perfect race after they come to see us has to be one of the highlights of our job for sure! I think out of all the mistakes I see, there are some commonalities – • Not practicing or planning race nutrition before the big day; • Listening to the well-meaning advice from training buddies or expo staff the day…
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