Health, Happiness & Human Kind

In Episode 13 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Damon Gameau, producer and actor of That Sugar Film. That Sugar Film is a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, where over 60 days Damon consumes the Australian average of 40 teaspoons of sugar per day, eating only foods that are commonly perceived as 'healthy'. The results are proof of the message we...

In Episode 12 of The Real Food Reel we have the next installment of The Real Food Athlete for you, introducing you to Ross Kinsella from Melbourne, Australia. Ross is an APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist and endurance athlete, running a tidy 2.43 at Melbourne Marathon in October last year. Ross has recently stepped up to ultra running, recently competing in the Two Bays 56km before commencing trai...

In Episode 11 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Nat Kringoudis, Hormone Revolutionist, Author, Speaker, Doctor of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncturist. Nat is making waves in the world of women's health and today we discuss all things hormones, fertility and health. I specifically invited Nat on the show as I wrote an article recently on the Oral Contraceptive Pill, OCP, whic...

In Episode 10 of The Real Food Reel, we are joined by none other than Tim Noakes. Tim Noakes is a South African professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Cape Town. He is famous for his 1986 book "Lore of Running", in which he dedicated a whole chapter to the importance of carbohydrates, promoting its benefits to runners and other athletes. As most of you will know, his stance...

In Episode 9 of The Real Food Reel we introduce you to our next "Real Food Athlete", Jo Coombe from Melbourne, Australia. Jo is an age-group triathlete who qualified for Kona in 2011 and is now on her way back there this year, in October 2015. Jo shares with us her journey though a traditional sports nutrition model full of sports gels and carbohydrate loading, to what she believes has played a pi...

In Episode 8 of The Real Food Reel we speak with Katee Pedicini from Holistic Endurance . Katee has a Bachelor of Exercise Science with a Major in Sports Psychology and is a Triathlon Australia Level 1 Triathlon Coach. I'm really excited to introduce you to Katee as we work closely together with our athletes and share a really similar philosophy, which you'll learn more about today. Katee and I di...

In Episode 7 of The Real Food Reel we begin a fantastic new series called "The Real Food Athlete". The aim of this is to share with you the stories of success from athletes living and breathing real food. We start The Real Food Athlete with none other than Scotty Farrell from the Sunshine Coast in Australia. It's fitting that we start with Scotty as he is not only an amazing endurance athlete but...

In Episode 6 of The Real Food Reel with speak with Lee Holmes, from Supercharged Food . Lee is a certified holistic health and wellness coach and a qualified wholefoods chef with a certificate in food and nutrition. She specializes in delicious anti-inflammatory, gluten, wheat, dairy, yeast and sugar-free healing recipes. Lee shares with us her incredible personal health journey and how food reall...

In Episode 5 of The Real Food Reel we speak Jimmy Moore, low carb expert and author of the 2013 bestseller 'Cholesterol Clarity: What The HDL Is Wrong With My Numbers?' and the more recent 'Keto-Clarity: your definitive guide to the benefits of a low-carb high-fat diet'. You will learn about the cholesterol-heart health myth and "why healthy people should not be taking a statin drug". We discuss w...

In Episode 4 of The Real Food Reel we introduce to you Bevan McKinnon, Director of Fitter , a Triathlon Coaching and Exercise Services in New Zealand. Bevan is an experienced triathlete, having raced at a professional level for many years and now at age 44, competes as a top-level age grouper. In 2014 he won the overall age group race at New Zealand Ironman coming home in a time of 9hrs and 55 sec...

In Episode 3 of The Real Food Reel we speak with Dianne Scranton, Naturopath and one half of the company Balanced By Nature . Dianne is my personal Naturopath and has helped me immensely over the last year and today we discuss genetic testing and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene. This is a must listen for athletes wanting to learn more about the role of genetics, how to optimiz...