22Jan 2021 by Aidan Muir
3 Nutrition Tips That Actually Help with Constipation

3 Nutrition Tips That Actually Help with Constipation

GI Disorders
Over my last couple of years as a dietitian, I have seen some clients with severe constipation. I’m talking situations that are so bad that I literally spent a significant chunk of my time thinking about how to help these clients because I hated the thought of somebody having to live like that. And throughout the process of spending a crazy amount of time digging through the research on the topic, I quickly came to realise two things: The commonly given advice is not actually that effective. And some of it might make things worse.There are very few things that significantly help. And what I mean by that, is that the 3 things I am going to mention in this article, literally do help constipation in terms of improved frequency/evacuation.…
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09Jul 2020 by Aidan Muir
What Should Powerlifters Eat on Comp Day?

What Should Powerlifters Eat on Comp Day?

Sports
As a dietitian who works predominantly with powerlifters and other strength athletes such as strongman competitors and Olympic Weightlifters, I often get asked about nutrition strategies for competition day. Obviously, your nutrition plan on the day is not going to make a massive difference in comparison to all the work you have done in the lead-up to the event. It can still be the difference between making or missing a lift when it counts though. I know a lot of competitors who just rock up to the event and hope for the best, trusting that they can just eat the food that is available at the meet. And while this can work, for sure, in my opinion it is sacrificing an opportunity to maximise performance. The Goal is to Feel…
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20May 2020 by Aidan Muir
20 Nutrition Accounts to Follow on Instagram

20 Nutrition Accounts to Follow on Instagram

Other
As somebody who was naturally not well suited to creating good Instagram content, but saw value in it, I've spent quite a lot of time looking at other nutrition accounts and trying to learn from what they do well. One of the benefits of this is that my feed has been largely dominated by nutrition accounts for multiple years, which I feel puts me in a decent position to create a list of people that I think would be worth following. I've included 20 accounts in this list, but obviously, there are a lot of other accounts out there that could deserve to be on this list. At a minimum though, I think most people could get a lot of value out of following some of these accounts. The list…
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10May 2019 by Nadia Mazari
Fighting Fatigue

Fighting Fatigue

Health
Fatigue is a common ailment that most of us will experience at some point in our lives. In fact, it has been reported that each year, approximately 1.5 million Australians present to their doctors with fatigue. This isn’t surprising considering how busy, high-stress and emotionally demanding many of our lifestyles have become. Fatigue generally describes a feeling of unrelenting tiredness, lethargy and/or lack of motivation that lasts for several weeks. Daily, low-grade fatigue is a symptom of an underlying issue, condition or disease. It can be caused by a myriad of interacting physical, psychological or medical factors such as insufficient sleep, increased stress or catching the influenza virus. Fatigue can hence be remediated by addressing poor lifestyle habits or the underlying medical issue. In this article, we will explore some…
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27Apr 2019 by Matthew Benetti
Should You Care About Animal Research in Nutrition?

Should You Care About Animal Research in Nutrition?

Health
Understanding nutrition research is like trying to hit a pinata blindfolded- but with no pinata in the room. Even intelligent people can fall in the trap of cherry-picking unmeaningful studies to support a preconceived idea. Understanding a studies place among the hierarchy of evidence is an important skill to your nutrition toolkit. This blog will investigate the limitations and strengths of extrapolating nutrition research from animals to practical human recommendations. Animal Studies are Important for Research These types of studies are key to the development of nutrition research. Performing studies on humans require strict compliance with ethical parameters. This excludes many of the new or unsafe trials to cell-based and animal studies. These studies are not subject to the same level of ethical requirements and generally are cheaper to perform…
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12Mar 2019 by Matthew Benetti
7 Underrated Nutrition Tips

7 Underrated Nutrition Tips

Other
These days there is so much nutrition advice being put out there. Some o fit is helpful and some of it is not so helpful. 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…
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15Dec 2018 by Aidan Muir
3 Things to Focus on That May Help You Lose Weight and Maintain the Weight-Loss

3 Things to Focus on That May Help You Lose Weight and Maintain the Weight-Loss

Body Composition
There are a lot of ways to achieve weight-loss, but the below tips are 3 things that I have found to be an effective way to maintain that weight loss. These are things I have learnt through a combination of an excessive amount of time interpreting research papers, combined with seeing countless clients in practice on a day-to-day basis. 1) Eat more vegetables. The vast majority of people don't eat nearly enough vegetables for general health purposes anyway, but the key reason I recommend this though is for appetite purposes. If you eat more vegetables, you will be filling yourself up with a lot of low-calorie foods. 2) Eat more lean protein sources - potentially including lean meat. This is counter-intuitive but I believe it is a massive key to…
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18Jul 2018 by Aidan Muir
Maeve Hanan (Dietetically Speaking) Q&A

Maeve Hanan (Dietetically Speaking) Q&A

Other
Can you please tell us a little bit about your career so far? After graduating I spent just over four years working in a hospital in the UK. During that time I gained experience as a rotational dietitian in a number of different wards and clinics; I also worked as part of a community stroke rehab team, and more recently I worked as a Paediatric Specialist Dietitian (which I loved!). Since starting Dietetically Speaking in 2015 I have been doing some freelance work on the side like health writing and giving talks about evidence-based nutrition. Then at the start of this year, I took the leap to become fully freelance, so that I could continue to work while travelling. Most of my current work involves writing articles about nutrition and…
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03Jul 2018 by Renae Earle
Functional Foods

Functional Foods

Health
Functional foods are a new trend emerging in response to the public’s increasing health consciousness. The food industry continues to create products with ‘added health benefits’ and it seems as if there is a new product on the shelf every week. It can be difficult to keep up. Let’s explore functional foods and if you should consider adding them to your diet. What is a Functional Food? What is a functional food? Now that is a good question. There is no singular, universal definition for functional foods. However, the general idea is a food with an added health function, that is superior to a ‘general’ food. This definition is vague; hence it is easier to understand functional foods in the context of examples. Functional foods can be naturally high in…
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03May 2018 by Aidan Muir
Lyle McDonald Q&A on Nutrition and Training for Female Athletes

Lyle McDonald Q&A on Nutrition and Training for Female Athletes

Other
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I got interested in this field and industry back in high school in the 80's. I had grown up a relatively inactive video gaming kind of kid but started cycling, swimming and doing martial arts and it sort of just grabbed me. That led me to UCLA to get a degree in physiology/kinesiology and it was there I became most interested in the science of training, diet, supplementation, etc. Essentially I was trying to get make myself a better athlete and was lucky to turn it into a career. I got on the Internet when it was basically starting in 1993 and have been around ever since. I've published 13 or 14 books on varying topics in that time. What are…
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