Health, Happiness & Human Kind

In episode 264 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Kirsty Wirth from Kultured Wellness to explore infant gut health. Kirsty shares her personal journey and how this has driven her research and purpose behind Kultured Wellness to this day. We explore why preconception and pregnancy gut health matters and what you can do to support your health and the health of your future baby. We bust some pret...

In episode 263 of The Real Food Reel we share with you part two of how to optimise your plant based lifestyle with Elly McLean. You will learn about digestion from the top down including leaky gut and the signs and symptoms to be aware of. Elly talks to the significance of bio-individuality when it comes to your dietary choices and why your personal nutrition should not be based on what you see on...

In episode 262 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Lucas Becker from Grilo Protein, a Byron Bay based company born and bred out of a desire to bring better health, sustainable and future-conscious food. Their team is on a mission to convince you and the entire world to start eating bugs! In today's episode you will learn more about Grilo's mission and why they are so passionate about bugs, both...

In episode 261 of The Real Food Reel we share with you part three of how to prepare for your upcoming season and the key blood tests you need. We explore thyroid health, via a complete thyroid panel including TSH, FT4, FT3 and thyroid antibodies. You will learn the challenges with modern thyroid testing and why TSH is simply ot  to examine your thyroid health. We discuss the key nutrients, foods a...

In episode 260 of The Real Food Reel Elly McLean, nutritionist here at The Natural Nutritionist, shares with you how to optimise your plant based lifestyle. Hear more about Elly's background, including her personal health journey from food intolerances, chronic candida, gastritis and parasite infection to where she is today. You will learn about the long term risks of PPI use, dysbiosis, the influ...

In episode 259 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Bill Giles, imunobiologist, yoga instructor, martial arts enthusiast, and advocate for people being responsible for their health through diet, exercise and mental wellbeing. Bill and I explore the potential triggering of chronic illnesses as people age, the impact of plant-derived foods and drinks from a biological perspective, all about grains...

In episode 258 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Julianne Taylor, New Zealand based registered nurse and nutritionist with a particular interest in diets for improving autoimmune disease, blood glucose control and general health. In today's episode, Julianne and I take a look at the techniques of persuasion used in the documentary, The Game Changers. You might be thinking, but we've already d...

In episode 257 of The Real Food Reel we share with you an episode from the Triathlon Taren Podcast on all things high performance fat loss. While we discuss specifics for triathlon training, there is so much you will learn whether you ever plan to swim, bike, run or not. We explore many of my favourite topics including real food, low carb healthy fat, carbohydrate tolerance and how to measure this...

In episode 256 of The Real Food Reel we are again joined by Jacqui Evans, our Nutritionist and Naturopath here at The Natural Nutritionist. Jacqui is also the founder of Jacqueline Evans Skincare and an expert on beauty from the inside out. In today's episode we explore the role of your beauty products and teach you how to start to replace some of your more problematic products – those full of the...

In episode 255 of The Real Food Reel we share with you part two of how to prepare for your upcoming season and the key blood tests you need. We explore liver health, via a liver function test (LFT), which isn't truly about the function of your liver. We then explore immune function, looking at haematology, or white cell count and platelets more specifically. You will learn what this means for your...

In episode 254 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Kirsty Wirth from Kultured Wellness to explore the question, are ketones the fourth macro? In today's episode you will learn about ketones, and how they produce energy in the body, in the absence of our three macronutrients, carbohydrate, protein and fat. We also explore exogenous ketones, their benefits in comparison to endogenous ketone produ...

In episode 253 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Susie Garden, a degree qualified Clinical Nutritionist, Naturopath and Registered Yoga & Meditation Teacher with over 20 years' experience in healthcare. In today's episode, Susie and I explore stress, trauma, how they differ and what is the link between them and other mental health disorders likes anxiety and depression. You will learn the rol...

In episode 252 The Real Food Reel, we are joined by Cyndi O'Meara, nutritionist, best-selling author, international speaker and founder of Changing Habits. In today's episode Cyndi and I explore lignans, and plants more specifically and what has happened to our tolerance levels following the increased use of antibiotics and herbicides and therefore, a disrupted microbiome. We speak about glyphosat...

In today's episode Kale and I unpack the Game Changers, the latest Netflix piece that took seven years to create and has been taking the health and nutrition space by storm. You will learn the major fallacies of the film including cherry picked data, weak science and worse still, anecdotes that have no scientific basis whatsoever. You will learn why correlation does not equal causation – that just...

In today's episode of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Dr Damian Kristof to take a closer look at Isagenix, and more specifically, their meal replacement shakes. Damo and I explore ingredients including whey protein concentrate, milk protein concentrate and fructose and how we simply can't compare this fructose to that found in fruit. You will learn about label reading, how to avoid greenwashin...

In episode 249 of The Real Food Reel Elly McLean, nutritionist here at The Natural Nutritionist, addresses the question, "can you be both LCHF and plant-based?". We explore Elly's personal story with veganism and the mistakes she originally made, which fuels her passion to help prevent others doing the same. You will learn how being vegan does not always equate to health, how it is possible to obt...

In episode 248 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Senior Scientist and Research Officer with biotech company Microba, Dr Alena Pribyl. In today's episode, we explore microbiome testing technology, how it has evolved over the years and what makes shotgun metagenomic sequencing so remarkable. You will learn how one smear sample can tell you so much about your health, the significance of microbia...

In episode 247 of The Real Food Reel we share with you how to prepare for your upcoming season and the key blood tests you need to optimise your health, performance and longevity. We explore nutrients including iron, B12 and vitamin D; markers of blood sugar balance and how to identify your current degree of carbohydrate intolerance, inflammation, the total cholesterol-heart health myth and so muc...

In episode 246 of The Real Food Reel, we are joined by Beth O'Hara, functional naturopath, specializing in complex chronic health conditions related to mast cell activation syndrome and histamine intolerance. In today's episode, we uncover this syndrome and the multi-factorial nature of this relatively unknown condition. We discuss histamine, methylation, food sensitives, elimination diets and so...

In episode 245 of The Real Food Reel we share with you a case study from a client of Elly's here at The Natural Nutritionist which really highlights the benefits of checking in with a qualified professional to optimise your nutrition, training, lifestyle, pathology and health. You will learn the importance of preventative health care, the key blood markers that were examined, the amazing results t...

In Episode 244 of The Real Food Reel we take a deeper dive into Kale's lessons from the Blue Zones, since returning home from filming The Longevity Film. We discuss the key lessons that we can all take from the world's longest living populations, including how we might change our nutrition, movement, mindset and community approach as a result. You will learn the true power of connection and how it...

In episode 243 of The Real Food Reel we share with you an episode from The Love & Guts Podcast where I share my journey through low fat eating, depression, quitting gluten and turning to real food and launching The Natural Nutritionist. We cover my athletic journey and how I was inspired to become a sports nutritionist to disrupt the space that is brain washed by Big Food. We then take a deep dive...

In today's episode of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Dr Damian Kristof to discuss health trends including low fat, weight loss shakes and the ketogenic diet. Damo also spills the gossip on the next iteration of The Biggest Loser and I share my thoughts on the previous format. We bust some serious diet industry myths including the carnivore diet and impact of social media and taking your advic...

In today's episode of The Real Food Reel Elly and I discuss adrenal hormone profiling and how getting to know your adrenals could be the missing piece to your health puzzle. We explore the benefits of cortisol and what a normal adrenal function graph should look like, and why we don't use the term 'adrenal fatigue'. We discuss the impact of stress and what happens if we 'burn the candle at both en...

In Episode 240 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by clinical Nutritionist and natural skincare manufacturer, Jacqui Evans. Jacqui and I take a deep dive into skincare ingredients and teach you what ingredients are known endocrine disruptors, how to avoid 'greenwashing' and what you should really be adding to your skincare regime. You will learn how the gut and skin are so interconnected, all abo...