Leanne Ward Nutrition

Today I chat with Stefanie Valakas who is recognised as a leading fertility and pregnancy dietitian and nutritionist and is the founder of The Dietologist.   Stefanie, and her virtual practice, are dedicated to excellence in nutrition for reproductive health concerns, fertility and pregnancy. You can learn about how you can work with Stefanie and The Dietologist team at  thedietologist.com.au  or...

In this episode of the Leanne Ward Nutrition Podcast, I chat with accredited sports dietitian, Peta Carige about how to gain muscle mass.   Peta is one of Australia’s leading sports dietitians who's area of expertise is maximising performance by providing simple, practical and individualised advice.   Peta has worked with a range of athletes including Olympic gold medalists and premiership winning...

This podcast episode contains my 15 social eating tips for the Silly Season.   I know so many of you are struggling with socialising and eating out now we are out of lockdown and, with the extra pressure of socialising during the silly season, we are eating out more than usual and are struggling to find or keep balance.   My 15 tips will help you get maximum foodie enjoyment from this festive seas...

This episode, I discuss all things coeliac disease and gluten-free diets with special guest, Dr Kim Faulkner-Hogg.   Kim is an advanced accredited practising dietitian with more than 25 years experience with coeliac disease. She completed her PhD in coeliac disease and the gluten-free diets in 2004.  She was part of the original working party defining the low gluten and gluten-free food standards...

This episode is all about nutrition myth busting, health halos and media hype.   I chat with specialist registered dietitian, Nichola Ludlam-Raine who has over 12 years of clinical experience working for the UK's National Health Service and is a published author in the Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics as well as a frequent expert guest on UK T.V.   On today’s episode, Nichola and I discuss t...

This episode I welcome Angie Clark back to the podcast and together we chat about perimenopause and menopause.   Angie is an advanced sports dietitian, performance nutritionist, exercise physiologist and active #mumboss!   Over the last 15 years, Angie has worked extensively with elite female fitness and figure athletes as well as fitness centres and celebrities for transformation campaigns. She h...

This episode I welcome Angie Clark back to the podcast and together we chat about "Aunt Flo".   Angie is an advanced sports dietitian, performance nutritionist, exercise physiologist and active #mumboss!   Over the last 15 years, Angie has worked extensively with elite female fitness and figure athletes as well as fitness centres and celebrities for transformation campaigns. She has a passion for...

This episode, I chat with one of Australia’s most popular thought leaders in mindfulness and meditation, Luke McLeod.   For over 16 years, Luke has practiced and trained in a variety of different meditation techniques including, vedic, zen, vipassana, and general mindfulness.   Luke is the founder of Soul Alive , Australia’s first dedicated virtual meditation studio. He is the host of the popular...

In this week's episode, Leanne chats to Dr Gilly Hendrie who is a CSIRO research scientist with expertise in diet, nutrition, and obesity prevention.   Gilly and Leanne chat about the results of Australia's largest personality and weight loss study that has been recently conducted by the CSIRO.   The CSIRO's research focuses on the development and validation of dietary assessment methods and uses...

This episode, I interview Dr. Gina Cleo, a charismatic habit expert, dietitian and science communicator who is passionate about translating research into simple, actionable strategies for peak performance, health and wellbeing.   Gina holds a PhD in habits and is recognised as a thought leader and expert advisor in all areas of behaviour change including business, corporate, mindset and lifestyle...

This week's episode is part 2 of Leanne's Q&A session in which Leanne answers another 8 of your top listener questions on nutrition, mindset, lifestyle and pregnancy. LEAN Gut Mind Method Today's episode is brought to you by my premium coaching program LEAN Gut Mind Method.   If you’re a female who struggles with weight loss, emotional eating and poor gut health and you are ready to change once an...

In this week's episode, Leanne answers your top 9 listener questions on nutrition, mindset and pregnancy and her hubby David makes a special guest appearance to give you a quick update on their preparations for the baby. GoodnessMe   Today’s episode is brought to you by  GoodnessMe , the one-stop-shop to thousands of wholesome food products with REAL ingredients, ZERO nasties and delivered easily...

In this week’s episode, I discuss postnatal and infant nutrition with registered nutritionist, Rhiannon Lambert.   Rhiannon holds a bachelor degree in nutrition and health, and a master’s degree in obesity, risks and prevention.  Her practice specialises in weight management, disordered eating, prenatal and postnatal nutrition and sports nutrition.   Rhiannon is the founder of Rhitrition, is the b...

In this episode, I chat all things irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and the low FODMAP diet, with IBS expert, Chelsea McCallum.   Chelsea is an online dietitian, based in Brisbane, Australia, who specialises in IBS and the low FODMAP diet.   Chelsea and I talk about what IBS is and how Chelsea became interested in this area. We discuss how we diagnose IBS and easy nutrition strategies for IBS suffe...

This week I talk to Bec Mitchell. Bec has a bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy, is a meditation coach and is also about to complete her master’s degree in positive psychology.   Bec prides herself on teaching evidence-based skills for wellbeing & productivity.   On today’s podcast, Bec and I chat about mindfulness, how it’s defined, what it looks like and how we can all be more mindful. We talk ab...

This episode, I am joined by registered dietitian, Deanna Wolfe. Deanna is passionate about mindful eating, overcoming food rules and of course, peanut butter.   Deanna and I talk about what a good relationship with food looks like, why we struggle with our relationship with food, diet culture, true health, food freedom, permission to eat and Deanna’s top tips on how to transform your relationship...

Today, I chat with Shadé Zahrai who is an award-winning strategist, career performance specialist and sought-after self-mastery expert.   Following a successful 10+ year corporate career in the law, banking and strategy consulting, Shadé has become a bestselling author, TEDx speaker and was recently recognised as Adweek’s Careers Creator of the Year. She’s been featured in the New York Times, Yaho...

There’s no one food that burns fat. There’s no one food that instantly makes you gain fat. Losing weight is about eating in a small calorie deficit over time (But this doesn’t mean you need to count calories!).   On today's episode, Dietitian Samar Kullab and I chat all about how to lose weight AND actually maintain it!   There’s so much misinformation on social media so be sure to tune into this...

In today's episode, I speak to registered dietitian, Cindy Dabrowska who specialised in endometriosis. Cindy is the founder of 'The Supportive Endo RD' and her passion is supporting "Endo Warriors" who, much like herself, have said "enough is enough” to debilitating, life-altering symptoms of endometriosis. Cindy has supported countless women in her nutrition counselling practice using a functiona...

This week, I am thrilled to welcome back Dr Rachel Goldman, a psychologist who specialises in behaviour change, weight management and corporate wellbeing. Dr Rachel joined me on episodes 38 and 39 of the Leanne Ward Nutrition Podcast to chat about the topics of eating behaviours, self-sabotage, happiness and confidence. Due to popular demand, I’ve brought Dr Rachel back today to talk about setting...

Today, instead of having an expert guest on, you guys get me! I will be your expert and I am addressing a topic I get a tonne of questions about: Self-Sabotage!   In today's episode, I take you through what self-sabotage is and my 10 top tips to conquer it.   If you would like to learn more about self-sabotage and emotional eating, check out my new, online  Self-Sabotage and Emotional Eating Cours...

On this week’s episode, I am excited to be joined by certified personal trainer, Liz King. Liz brings with her a wealth of knowledge on not only fitness but also how to listen to your body, train for your goals and take care of your mental health too.   This episode is titled 'Fitness Facts and Fiction', and we dive deep into some topics such as how beginners can start exercising, how to build a h...

My special guest for this episode is dietitian, Elaina Efird and we are talking all things metabolic health.   Elaina is a registered dietitian, nutritionist, certified eating disorder dietitian and sports dietitian who specialises in metabolic health.   Elaina has been trained in multiple areas of dietetics and uses the metabolic testing and body composition analysis at her clinic to help her cli...

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sydney-based mental health activist, Zachery Dereniowski found himself at breaking point. He had undergone ACL knee surgery, medical school was challenging, his long-term relationship had just ended and he was unable to return home to Canada to see his family.   With the hope of giving people a voice and the confidence that they are not alone in their struggl...

This week’s episode is with Dr Sanjay Juneja, a triple board certified haematologist and medical oncologist.   Sanjay has a passion for education and learned quickly, through his training, that the biggest battle with cancer is often not the cancer itself, but the intimidation that comes with the unknown.   Sanjay started providing educational content on Tiktok to help families understand the rapi...