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09/08/2025

Meal planning? Sorted. ✅

With Monash University Low FODMAP: The Cookbook, you’ll have over 100 IBS-friendly recipes PLUS essential resources to navigate the low FODMAP diet with confidence 🌿

Choose the format that works for you: Hard copy for your bookshelf or eBook for on-the-go inspiration 🛍️

🎉 Get your copy today: https://www.monashfodmap.com/the-cookbook/

06/08/2025

If you’re in your 40s and NOT thinking about your hormones yet — here’s why you SHOULD be... 👇

🚩Perimenopause can start as early as 35 years
🚩Nutrition can drastically ease symptoms (like mood, sleep, and weight gain)
🚩Eating the right amounts of protein and calcium during this time is an absolute critical component for maintaining our muscle mass 🏋️‍♀️and preventing osteoporosis 🦴
🚩Most women aren’t told how to prepare — but you CAN support your body and enjoy good health as you age.

🎥 Save this post to come back to when you’re ready to support your changing hormones.

PS - This is by no means an exhaustive list of symptoms experienced during the perimenopause but it's a snapshot of some common ones.

🧠 What are symptoms you've noticed??👇Tell me below

05/08/2025

Trying to conceive? Don’t skip this vitamin!

Let’s talk Folate 📣 — one of the most important nutrients for fertility and early pregnancy.

🧬 It supports healthy egg and embryo development
🧠 It helps prevent neural tube defects
💪 It even plays a role in s***m health
🥬 And yes — your needs increase before you’re even pregnant!

Most women need a supplement with 400mcg of folic acid per day — but some (depending on other factors such as age, weight & medical history) will need more.

✨ Your folate dose is as unique as your body. Work with a qualified health professional to get the right advice.

👯‍♀️ Know someone TTC? Tag them or share this post 💬

🔖 Save for later + follow for more evidence-based tips.

24/12/2023

Sending warm wishes for a Merry Christmas to all🎄✨🎅

11/10/2023

"I EAT PRETTY HEALTHY" //

Sure, eating pretty healthy can get you from a to b... BUT, the foundations to a babies life begin to be laid down PRIOR to conception. Nutritional adequacy is SO important during the first 1000 days. In fact, a growing body of evidence is illustrating how nutrition intake during preconception and pregnancy influences the lifelong health quality of offspring. 🤰👶🏼🧑

Some interesting research out of Australia shows us just how far off the mark we are when it comes to meeting our nutrition needs during pregnancy. 🎯

Despite nearly 2/3rds of participants believing they were getting their nutrition right, NONE of them actually were.... 🙀

This is really alarming. The best way that you can determine that your diet is cutting the mustard nutritionally, is to have a nutrition assessment with a Dietitian.

Our nutrition assessments are comprehensive 75-90min appts which assess your nutrition status for preconception or pregnancy and provide you with a tailored plan. 😊

Imagine being able to say with absolute confidence that your diet is healthy and optimal for pregnancy giving your baby a head start in life. ❤️👍🤔

04/10/2023

What does your body ACTUALLY need when it is growing a baby?
Dietitian and pregnancy nutrition expert, Claudia Vavasour, from Fertility Nutrition breaks down the most common nutrition supplements that you may need during pregnancy...
https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/pregnancy/health-and-wellbeing/prenatal-supplements

23/08/2023

🙋‍♀️ if you can relate.... 👇

20/08/2023

Stress is a natural human response that prompts us to address challenges and threats in our lives. Too much stress can cause physical and mental health problems. This is how it can affect your body ⬇️

16/08/2023

14/07/2023

Wishing you all a very happy Matariki holiday ✨

26/06/2023

COMMON MISTAKES TO CONSIDER WHEN TAKING A PRENATAL //

There is a fair amount of debate on whether you need to take a prenatal or not. Whilst technically, you shouldn't need to take one, (provided you follow a nutritionally complete diet), sadly, the reality is that for the vast majority of people, we're not meeting our nutrition needs. In fact, NZ research found that only 3% of pregnant women meet the nutrition targets 🤯. Secondly, some people have higher nutrient requirements and will benefit from supplementation.

That's actually quite a scary statistic. There are a number of reasons why this is, one of which is that the majority of people in first trimester experience pregnancy symptoms which can directly impact your ability to eat nutritionally dense foods. You may have heard people talk about craving bland beige carbohydrates to cope with nausea. 🥐🥯🍞🥖🥨.

Furthermore, the first 1000 days of a child's life starts PRIOR to conception so bringing focus to your food intake is beneficial to not only you but your offspring too.

Many women become deficient in important nutrients in pregnancy, for example, Iron and vitamin D. Going into a pregnancy with optimal stores of nutrients reduces your likelihood for becoming deficient during pregnancy.

Another reason I recommend women take a prenatal prior to pregnancy is that observational research suggests, that taking one may result in shorter time to conception.

However, choosing a prenatal is not easy and sadly there is no one size fits all. We tailor supplement recommendations based on individual needs but these are 5 important mistakes to avoid.

What questions do you have about prenatal vitamins? 👇