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How It Heals A Clinical Nutritionist who utilises in-depth case taking & functional medicine to heal conditions

Food is almost always cheaper than supplements.In clinic, I use supplements only when food can’t do the job — when someo...
09/01/2026

Food is almost always cheaper than supplements.

In clinic, I use supplements only when food can’t do the job — when someone can’t tolerate or absorb food properly, is on a very restricted diet, or genuinely needs short-term therapeutic doses. The goal is never lifelong supplementation; it’s to wean people off pills and back onto real food, because food is easier to digest long-term, comes with perfect cofactors and enzymes, and works the way nature intended.

It’s also far more cost-effective and something the whole family can enjoy. If you’re happy to spend $80 on supplements but hesitant to add $20 of incredible food to your weekly shop, there’s probably a misalignment worth looking at.

If you’re currently on supplements and not quite sure why you’re taking them, do an audit — you might be surprised how much can come from food.






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📌 Barramundi, rice, kimchi & spring onion 📌 IMPORTANT RANT 👇 You don’t absorb what you eat.You absorb what you digest — ...
07/12/2025

📌 Barramundi, rice, kimchi & spring onion 📌

IMPORTANT RANT 👇

You don’t absorb what you eat.
You absorb what you digest — and when you digest it.

Absorption isn’t a calorie problem.
It’s a timing + signalling problem.

Digestion is not “on” all day.

It follows a sequence:
• safety →
• parasympathetic tone →
• stomach acid →
• enzyme release →
• bile flow →
• intestinal motility →
• microbial processing →
• nutrient transport

Miss one step and nutrients pass through unclaimed.

This is why:
• eating while stressed ≠ nourishment
• snacking all day ≠ better absorption
• “clean” food + poor digestion = deficiency
• supplements don’t fix missing digestive signals

When you digest matters as much as what you eat.

If cortisol is high, blood flow is pulled away from the gut.

If motility is poor, nutrients arrive at the wrong location, at the wrong time.

If bile is sluggish, fats and fat-soluble vitamins remain inaccessible.

If microbes are dysregulated, minerals are competed for — not absorbed.

Your body isn’t broken.
It’s responding appropriately to conditions.

Digestion is a process, not an ingredient list.

This is why we focus on:
• meal timing
• nervous system safety
• stomach acid integrity
• bile flow
• microbial terrain
• and post-meal physiology

✨ Food is information ✨

Digestion determines whether that information is received, delayed, or discarded.

Eat less urgently.
Digest more completely.
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parasympathetic
nervoussystemhealth
functionalnutrition
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SPRING ROLL RECIPE (save this one 🤤)FILLING:🌱 Sprouts🍖 Slow cooked, pulled meat 🍃 H**p seeds 🥜 Tahini 🍯 Honey 🧂 Salt WRA...
09/11/2025

SPRING ROLL RECIPE (save this one 🤤)

FILLING:
🌱 Sprouts
🍖 Slow cooked, pulled meat
🍃 H**p seeds
🥜 Tahini
🍯 Honey
🧂 Salt

WRAP IN RICE PAPER THEN 🥚 EGG WASH

THEN SHALLOW FRY IN GHEE UNTIL CRISPY 🤤

SAUCE:
🍅 Organic ketchup
🥜 Tahini
⚫️ Soy Sauce
🍯 Honey

These are honestly so fast to make and I mix the filling in one bowl so it doesn’t require many dishes!




SUMMER MEALS 🌞 🏖️ (slow cooker season is coming to an end 🥺)Mackerel & potato rice paper rolls with a Smokey, salty & s...
06/11/2025

SUMMER MEALS 🌞 🏖️ (slow cooker season is coming to an end 🥺)

Mackerel & potato rice paper rolls with a Smokey, salty & sweet dipping sauce 👏

SO FILLING 🤌🏼

Dipping sauce deets:
- molasses
- tahini
- organic soy sauce
- manuka honey (can use normal honey it’s just all I had at the time 😅)
- Smokey bone broth sauce
- a dash of coconut cream

RICE PAPER ROLL FILLING
- 🥬 cabbage
- 🐟 mackerel
- 🥔 roast vegetables (potato, sweet potato & pumpkin)

READ THE CAPTION 👇👇👇👇👇👇Just ate a plate with cabbage 🥬, beans 🫘 and a heap of fat. Back in the day this would have bloat...
04/11/2025

READ THE CAPTION
👇👇👇👇👇👇

Just ate a plate with cabbage 🥬, beans 🫘 and a heap of fat.

Back in the day this would have bloated me SO badly. Heck, even just thinking about eating this would bloat me.

What happened?

I cut out anything that caused bloating and only ate very nutritious, easy to digest foods for over 2 years straight.

I avoided fibre. I avoided any grains. I avoided dairy. I avoided all processed food (still do)

Is that a longterm diet???

People 100% would have thought I was being restrictive and extreme.

But now I can eat just about anything and I’m fine. Because I gave my gut the time and space to heal.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY

I didn’t let people gaslight me into thinking my restriction was the issue. No no… my restriction was the symptom of the MANY issues in our modern day food system and lives in general.

I had to restrict to let myself heal. And I’ll continue to only eat things that make me feel good. Because… why wouldn’t I 😅

Your metabolism speaks “light.” 🌞 Not just food. 🍱 Eating outside doesn’t just feel nice — it changes physiology:• Sunli...
03/11/2025

Your metabolism speaks “light.” 🌞
Not just food. 🍱

Eating outside doesn’t just feel nice — it changes physiology:
• Sunlight improves leptin sensitivity → more natural appetite regulation
• UV triggers nitric oxide, helping muscles absorb glucose better after meals
• Daylight sets your gut microbiome’s circadian rhythm → less bloating & more regular digestion
• Sun & vagal tone improve bile flow → better fat digestion (key for gallbladder health)

The where and when of eating shapes how your body uses the food.

Try lunch outside 10–20 min daily.
Let your environment co-regulate your biology.

02/11/2025

The one thing in life that’s given me the most ROI

I don’t follow much of a diet. I just buy the best quality food I can find and try to make sure every meal gives my body what it needs to thrive.

I don’t believe in “cheat meals” because I don’t ever feel the need to “cheat” myself.

I absolutely love the food that I eat and it’s extremely easy to maintain.

Stop getting caught up in diet culture and even “wellness” culture.

Listen to your body. Buy better food. Watch your capacity to - make more income or raise your family or just enjoy life - expand!

Find ways to make simple foods extra potent. It makes cooking and eating so much easier.I’m never looking for extreme “s...
02/11/2025

Find ways to make simple foods extra potent. It makes cooking and eating so much easier.

I’m never looking for extreme “superfood” recipes. Honestly, I just do not have the time or want for that.

Instead, I’m interested in how I can make simple things like scrambled eggs tick more boxes.

I have powerful staples like sauerkraut, organic EVOO, h**p seeds and punchy sauces always on hand.

Not only does it keep things DELISH but it also adds so much nutrition to the dish.

EXAMPLE:

3 Scrambled Eggs in Canola Oil

• Inflammatory seed oil (high omega-6, oxidises under heat)
• Flat flavour, grease-film mouth feel
• Less satiating → hunger comes back faster
• Often contributes to bloating / skin flare-ups / fatigue in sensitive guts

Energy: Similar calories
Outcome: Blood sugar swings, mild gut irritation, don’t feel “fed.”

Version 2

4 Scrambled Eggs in Ghee
• Drizzle EVOO
• H**p Seeds
• Capsicum Relish
• 1/2 Avocado
• Celtic Sea Salt

• Ghee = stable saturated fat → no oxidation → better gut + hormone support
• EVOO = polyphenols → anti-inflammatory
• H**p = omega-3 + minerals
• Avocado = fiber + potassium → smooth digestion
• Celtic salt = trace minerals → better hydration & nerve signalling

Energy: Similar calories
Outcome: Sustained energy, better digestion, stable mood, feel “deeply fed.”

Tasty Breaky Deets for a robust metabolism and zero bloat 🌶️👇👇👇👇👇👇👇🍳 Eggs🐟 Smoked trout🫒 .olio EVOO🌱 H**p seeds🥬 Sauerkr...
17/10/2025

Tasty Breaky Deets for a robust metabolism and zero bloat 🌶️

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🍳 Eggs
🐟 Smoked trout
🫒 .olio EVOO
🌱 H**p seeds
🥬 Sauerkraut

Please ignore the messy stove and crusty pan BUT I had a few requests for the maple lamb deets.It’s just lamb casserole...
17/10/2025

Please ignore the messy stove and crusty pan BUT I had a few requests for the maple lamb deets.

It’s just lamb casserole pieces slow cooked with tomato passata, curry powder and coconut milk and then I refried it in maple syrup & ghee. SO good

Why EVERYTHING IN MODERATION is holding you back 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇Firstly - What does this even mean 🤦🏻‍♀️ A lot of people live...
14/10/2025

Why EVERYTHING IN MODERATION is holding you back

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Firstly - What does this even mean 🤦🏻‍♀️

A lot of people live by this saying. They think it’s cultural and socially necessary to enjoy everything.

No cutting things out. No ongoing self-control. No seeming different

Weeeelllll, if you really want to enjoy fantastic health, most people do need to avoid certain things.

Things like coffee, alcohol, refined carbs with gluten, drugs, chemical additives, junk food…..

Some people CANNOT tolerate these foods.

If they tried to have all of this in moderation they would most likely never improve their situation.

In my opinion “all things in moderation” should mean:

Picking the things your body can toleration, the things that truly serve you, and enjoying those things in moderation.

Is it restriction or is it self respect? 🤷‍♂️

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