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

Are you outsourcing your health to cold and flu tablets? Or crossing your fingers and hoping for the best? It’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere, but wherever you are in the world, it’s a great idea to boost your immunity to stay as healthy as possible. In this episode, I talk about the simple actions you can take on a daily basis to support your health and immunity. We talk about: • The key pill...

Have you ever thought about the identity you may have built around your health and how it could be holding you back? Your identity may include things like health issues, how you live, eat or exercise. Scarily, they could be created by your thoughts or have been created by someone else without you even realising. So let’s chat about your health identity and how yours could be holding you back from...

Are you confused about which fats are healthy and which aren’t? Do you hear the terms Omega 3 and Omega 6 and wonder what they mean for you? Udo Erasmus is well-known world-wide as a speaker, expert and author of “Fats That Heal Fats That Kill”. Udo shares with us the story behind his book and all about: • Which oils are healthy and which oils aren’t. • How the oils you eat every day are processed...

I see so many people make the same mistakes when trying to fix their gut problems. If you're making the same mistakes, they could be costing you time and money and stopping you from getting results! In this episode, I share the 6 most common mistakes I see people make, and how to avoid them so you can feel better, faster. We talk about: • Supplements that may not be doing what they are meant to •...

Do you find yourself browsing the fridge or pantry due to sheer boredom? Perhaps you mindlessly eat entire chocolate bars, packets of chips or even healthy snacks. Maybe you even use food as a crutch when you’re not feeling your best? If so, you’re not alone.  In this episode, I spoke with Toni Marinucci — a Registered Dietitian with a mission to end the restrictive diet culture by providing...

Having trouble fitting into your favourite jeans? Look 6 months pregnant and all you ate for lunch was a salad? Not to mention the pain and discomfort in your belly after every meal. It can all be so frustrating, and it’s hard to enjoy life when you’ve got all this going on. In today’s episode, we’re covering the 5 key steps to beat the bloat, to help you get back into your favourite clothes, lose...

You know those mornings when you’re running out the door and you can’t remember where you put your keys?  You finally get to work and then there’s the new password you created yesterday, and you just can’t quite remember it?  And what was the name of that new person who just started in the office this week?  Today I’m chatting with Dr Paul Kaloostian, a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon,...

Are you on a healing journey, whether you’re dealing with gut issues, an autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue or something else? Do you feel like you’ve tried everything under the sun, and you’re tired and frustrated that you’re still not feeling better? Your friends are all out socialising and having fun and you’re in survival mode. Too tired to do more than just the basics to get through the day....

Weight loss and dieting can feel like a never-ending vicious cycle. You're either restricting and controlling, or you're watching the number on the scales creep up. But it doesn't have to be that way! You can ditch the diets AND lose weight (and enjoy your life while you're at it). Today's guest Lucia Hawley is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who specialises in Womens’ Health. With a...

The liver plays a huge role in many of the functions of a healthy body, which is why you should consider it while supporting your health. In this episode, we chat all about: • How the liver works • Detoxification and how to improve it • Signs and lab tests to help identify liver dysfunction • The best foods and lifestyle tips to support a healthy liver Subscribe & Review I’d absolutely love fo...

Intermittent fasting is increasing in popularity right now because it’s simple, can be effective for weight loss and has many other health benefits. So many of us rely on sugar and carbohydrates to get us through our day, which can lead to low energy and energy crashes. Following intermittent fasting principles in the right way can help your body to learn a new way of fuelling itself and avoid tho...

Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, all the nutrient dense food, meditation and hydration just doesn’t cut the mustard when it comes to overcoming health challenges. If that’s the case, there may be an emotional root cause to your physical symptoms. In this episode, I interview Jake Currie, the Founder of Mind Body Masters, who teaches people how to heal themselves by resolving the emotional iss...

In this conversation, Katie Rose and I chat about mindfulness, journaling and bringing presence into Every Day -- even the most challenging ones.  Katie Rose is an Ayurvedic Coach and Yoga Teacher. Katie shares her favourite mindfulness practices and how she uses them in her daily life. (Just so you know, she’s a busy woman with 4 children and a business to run!)  We talk about: &nb...

The world of wellness is very confusing. We’re being sold expensive and sometimes harsh juice cleanses and supplements that are supposed to detox us. But the truth is, our bodies have their own in-built detoxification systems. We don’t need to do a juice cleanse, and we don’t need to take any detox supplements.   In this episode, I’m going to cover the ways that the body detoxifies itself, an...

Sometimes we get so tangled up in controlling our diet and exercise routines, we lose sight of the importance of feeling happy and balanced and enjoying every day. In this episode I talk with Kat Paraskevopoulos about nourishing body and soul with a combination of nutritious food, nourishing relationships and movement (and the odd treat thrown in!). We also chat about how we’ve teamed up to bring...

Breathwork is trending - but what’s all the fuss about? Is it just a fad or are there real benefits for our health?  I spoke with breathwork expert Josh Trent all about it - here’s what we cover in the episode: • The benefits of breathwork for stress management • Where to get started with breathwork (hint: Wim Hof may not be the best way to get started!) • How to incorporate breathwork into y...

In this episode, I reflect on my 2020, and my plans for a digital detox over the holidays. I have been experimenting with mini digital detoxes throughout the year, and last holiday season I took 6 weeks off social media.  This year, I’m doing it all again! I share with you my plans and why I’m choosing to do a digital detox again. Subscribe & Review I’d absolutely love for you to subscrib...

Alcohol is a huge part of many of our lives. And for that very reason, it can be difficult to determine whether it’s a problem for us or not.  Alcohol consumption exists on a spectrum between not drinking anything at all, to excess alcohol consumption on a daily basis.  We often think that only the latter is problematic, but anywhere on that spectrum can be a problem if it is impacting a...

This is a two-part series designed to help you navigate the holiday season.  This can be a challenging time  health-wise, with a busy social calendar, lots of not-so-healthy food and alcohol on tap. Although of course, in 2020, this may look different for many of us, depending on where in the world you live. In this episode, I'm sharing the key action steps to help you thrive during the...

This is a two-part series designed to help you navigate the holiday season.  This can be a challenging time  health-wise, with a busy social calendar, lots of not-so-healthy food and alcohol on tap. Although of course, in 2020, this may look different for many of us, depending on where in the world you live. In this episode, I help you get clear on your goals, along with the habits neede...

While I love nerding out on the latest science of health and functional lab testing, we have so much to learn from the way health and wellness was approached traditionally. In this episode, I interview Katie Rose, the Founder of Bhakti Rose, who makes ancient yogic and ayurvedic wisdom accessible for busy modern-day women. Ayurveda is the traditional Hindu system of medicine which originated in In...

All this talk about about probiotics, prebiotics and gut health may have become a little confusing. And have you heard of postbiotics?! Mind officially boggled. The aim of this episode is to give you the info you NEED and the actions you can take to optimise your gut health. Here’s what we cover: • What probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics are • Best food sources of probiotics and prebiotics • P...

You may have heard the term “nutrient dense.” This includes adding highly nutritious foods like ferments, organ meats and seaweed to your diet. But how the heck are you supposed to do that without spending hours in the kitchen? And how can you make it taste good?! I know it can feel really overwhelming making the shift to a nutrient dense whole foods way of eating. In this episode, I interview Luc...

Two of the top questions I get asked all the time are: “Do I need to take supplements” and “What supplements should I take?” I know the world of nutrition and supplements can be very confusing, so I’m giving you all the info you need to know on supplements in this episode. Here’s what I cover: • Why supplement quality is so important (and why you shouldn’t get multivitamins from the supermarket!)...

We’re spending more and more time on devices. We have wi-fi in our homes, we’re connected to our phones, and many of us spend 10+ hours a day on a laptop. What’s the impact of that? A growing body of research suggests that EMFs impact human health negatively. In this episode I’m chatting with Naturopath Amie Skilton all about EMFs. Here’s what we cover in the episode: • The main sources of EMF exp...