High Vibe & Healthy: Gut Health | Functional Nutrition | Whole Foods

In today’s episode, I’m going to walk you through the key steps to overcome constipation and get your gut moving. Here’s what I cover: • the main lifestyle factors that help relieve constipation • the best food and supplements to help get your gut moving • advanced strategies for overcoming constipation when you’ve tried everything This is a two part series on constipation, so if you haven’t alrea...

Do you struggle to have regular bowel movements, often feel blocked up and bloated, or rely on coffee to get your gut moving? Constipation can leave you feeling uncomfortable and self conscious in your clothes and in your body, and can also have flow-on-effects on your health, including hormonal imbalances. In this episode, I’m chatting all about: • the root causes of constipation • the adverse im...

Many of us come out the other end of the holiday season feeling a bit worse for wear. We eat food we usually wouldn’t, we move less, we drink more. All of that can leave us feeling… not so good. Can you relate? In this episode, I’m sharing with you my top tips to keep you feeling your best during the holidays. Here’s what I cover: • The biggest challenges that usually arise during the holidays • H...

Fertility is often positioned as a ticking time bomb. We’re told it all goes downhill from age 30 - time to freeze your eggs or potentially give up your chances of getting pregnant. Here’s the thing: you have influence over your fertility with nutrition and lifestyle factors.  In this episode, I chat with fertility expert Aimee Raupp to answer all your fertility questions. Here’s what we cove...

Do you have low energy, gut troubles, thyroid issues or hormonal problems? Or maybe you’re often hangry, anxious or struggling to lose weight.  If any of this resonates, it may be time to check in on whether your carbohydrate intake is working for you.  In this episode we’re chatting all about: • What carbohydrates are • The role of carbs in blood sugar levels • Why carbs can play an imp...

Do you have hormone-related symptoms like PMS or cramps, or cholesterol levels that are too high or too low, dry skin, slow wound healing, hair loss, depression, or you just need a rundown on fats and how to make sure you are getting enough (or not too much!)  Eating enough fats and the right kind of fats is so foundational to health.  I wanted to do a little series on here breaking down...

Are you experiencing decreased muscle mass, dry skin, hair and nails, fatigue, weakness, anxiety or even liver problems? These are some of the common signs that you may not be getting enough protein in your diet.  The reason I was inspired to record this podcast, is that so many women just aren’t consuming enough protein. When we don’t get enough protein, we’re not getting fuel to build muscl...

Acne and other skin issues, like eczema, can be painful and soul-destroying. Sometimes, no matter what you do, the pain and inflammation just will not go away.   We’ve been lead to believe over the years that skin issues are purely external and happen in isolation. For example, if you have acne, all you can do is cleanse your face properly, apply topical treatment or take potentially harmful...

In this episode, I’m sharing my top tips on surviving (and thriving) on a healing protocol. I know how challenging it can be committing to a healing protocol, and knowing where to start. I also know how worthwhile it will be when you invest a few months of your life to get to a place where you can enjoy all your favourite foods again and just feel great every day. Where will you be 1 year from now...

Do you suspect that foods may be triggering your symptoms? Food sensitivities are extremely common, and if you don’t identify them, it may hold you back from healing. In this episode, I cover: • The difference between food sensitivities, food allergies and food intolerances • Two two different types of food sensitivities • How to identify your food sensitivities • Food sensitivity testing - yay or...

Life can be so stressful these days, and this affects each and every one of us in some way. The Adrenals are part of our body’s stress response system, and they are a super important factor in supporting your gut health and overall Health. This week is Part 2 of an interview I did with Lucia Mazzella for her Moon Menu program. If you haven’t checked out Part 1 yet, head back to last week’s episode...

In this episode, we’re speaking about your liver and how it relates to your hormones. This is a replay of an interview I did for Lucia Mazzella’s Moon Menu Program. In this episode, we discuss: • My health journey and how I got into functional nutrition • Why the liver is so important and how it’s linked to cycle health and hormones • How to support the liver with food, lifestyle and supplements S...

Should I be thinking about fertility? Do I need to freeze my eggs? Will I run out of time?  These are all common fertility questions that we’ll be answering in this podcast episode. Even if falling pregnant isn’t on your mind for now, your fertility is actually an important indicator of your current health, so it’s always a good time to take a look! In this episode, I interview Chloe Collins,...

In this episode, I’m walking you through my process for getting to the root of hormonal imbalances.  So, whether your cycles are irregular or missing, or you’re experiencing hormonal symptoms like PMS, period pain, mood swings, breast tenderness, acne -- this is for you. Here’s what I cover in the episode: • How to get started with balancing your hormones • How to manage uncomfortable symptom...

Are you wondering how the birth control pill may be affecting you? “The pill”, aka the combined oral contraceptive pill, is the number one form of contraception used in Australia, Two-thirds of Australian women use some form of birth control, and of those women using contraception, 34% take the pill. Now, the thing is - a lot of women I speak to have been on the pill for years or even decades. In...

Do you find yourself dreading that time of the month, every month? Period pain, PMS, mood swings, energy crashes, weird bowel movements, missing periods or fertility issues… these are all hormone-related symptoms that can make your monthly cycle feel like more of a burden than a blessing. Or maybe you’re on hormonal birth control and have no idea what’s going on with your cycle. Either way, this e...

As with so many areas of our health, we've been led to believe our hormones are working in isolation from the rest of our body. They’re disconnected, and somehow hormonal imbalances magically appear. We may be experiencing gut symptoms, but can’t imagine it could possibly have anything to do with our hormonal issues. In reality, our bodies are extremely interconnected systems. Our gut impacts our...

I have spoken a lot about what and how to eat on this podcast, but I haven’t spoken about when. The thing is, you could eat the perfect diet, meditate every day, be taking the right supplements for what’s going on in your gut, but if you’re not eating at the right time — this could be holding you back from making progress! In this episode, I discuss how eating too often and too infrequently can im...

Does the word “probiotic” open a whole world of confusion? Between Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces boulardii and all the other impossible-to-pronounce names, it can be difficult to know which one to take, let alone if they will actually help. In this episode, we’re chatting about probiotic supplements, and I’ll help clear up any confusion so you know which ones are best for you!  Here’s what...

Let’s talk about STRESS! There are lots of different things that can be at the root cause of your symptoms -- whether you have digestive symptoms like bloating, burning and belly pain, or other symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, PMS and menstrual cramps. Stress is a very common root cause. In this episode, I discuss: • Our body’s stress regulation system and how it works • The key factors that caus...

Do you feel like social media has been super intense lately, especially in relation to COVID and the vaccine? Do you feel like you’ve got people from both extremes sharing all kinds of negative and stress-inducing opinions? Let’s talk about strategies to reduce stress and get through this phase in our lives in a more positive and empowered way. Subscribe & Review I’d absolutely love for you to...

Do you feel like you’ve been tested for everything under the sun, looking for the reason you just aren’t feeling well? Do you feel like you’ve been to so many specialists and spent a small fortune (not to mention all the hours spent driving to and from appointments and sitting in waiting rooms), but none of them seem to have any answers? Let’s talk about what to do when your lab tests all come bac...

Maybe you’re thinking you don’t need to listen to this podcast but think again! This is a super helpful episode for almost everyone. Do you have bloating, gas, burping, or any other digestive issues? Hungry/ not hungry? Tired? Maybe even just brittle nails? Or maybe you reach for the antacid after a meal, or maybe have trouble sleeping at night because of gastric burning? Today we talk about stoma...

Are you frustrated with constantly feeling bloated, and just can’t seem to get rid of it? Maybe all those diets and supplements you’ve tried just end up making you feel worse? Or do you hear the terms SIBO and IBS and wonder what on earth they mean? Today I chat with Dr. Holly Lucille, an expert in SIBO. She is a Doctor of Natural Medicine, a TV and radio host, and listed by Time Magazine as...

Do you drink alcohol every day? Or find yourself drinking way too many when you go out with friends on the weekend? Maybe you get headaches or red and blotchy skin after drinking wine? Today we talk about alcohol and the many ways it could be affecting you - perhaps without you even realising. We talk about: • How much is too much when it comes to alcohol intake • Nine negative effects of alcohol...