RFR 253: Stress, Trauma & the Mind-Body Connection with Susie Garden

In episode 253 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Susie Garden, a degree qualified Clinical Nutritionist, Naturopath and Registered Yoga & Meditation Teacher with over 20 years’ experience in healthcare. In today’s episode, Susie and I explore stress, trauma, how they differ and what is the link between them and other mental health disorders… Continue reading RFR 253: Stress, Trauma & the Mind-Body Connection with Susie Garden

RFR 252: Myth-Busting, Functional Nutriton and the Microbiome with Cyndi O’Meara

In episode 252 The Real Food Reel, we are joined by Cyndi O’Meara, nutritionist, best-selling author, international speaker and founder of Changing Habits. In today’s episode Cyndi and I explore lignans, and plants more specifically and what has happened to our tolerance levels following the increased use of antibiotics and herbicides and therefore, a disrupted microbiome.… Continue reading RFR 252: Myth-Busting, Functional Nutriton and the Microbiome with Cyndi O’Meara

RFR 251: The Game Changers – Fuelled by Fallacies with Steph Lowe & Kale Brock

In today’s episode Kale and I unpack the Game Changers, the latest Netflix piece that took seven years to create and has been taking the health and nutrition space by storm. You will learn the major fallacies of the film including cherry picked data, weak science and worse still, anecdotes that have no scientific basis… Continue reading RFR 251: The Game Changers – Fuelled by Fallacies with Steph Lowe & Kale Brock

RFR 250: Taking a Closer Look at Isagenix with Dr Damian Kristof

In today’s episode of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Dr Damian Kristof to take a closer look at Isagenix, and more specifically, their meal replacement shakes. Damo and I explore ingredients including whey protein concentrate, milk protein concentrate and fructose and how we simply can’t compare this fructose to that found in… Continue reading RFR 250: Taking a Closer Look at Isagenix with Dr Damian Kristof

RFR 249: The LCHF Vegan with Elly McLean

In episode 249 of The Real Food Reel Elly McLean, nutritionist here at The Natural Nutritionist, addresses the question, “can you be both LCHF and plant-based?”. We explore Elly’s personal story with veganism and the mistakes she originally made, which fuels her passion to help prevent others doing the same. You will learn how being… Continue reading RFR 249: The LCHF Vegan with Elly McLean

RFR 248: Understanding Your Microbiome with Microba’s Dr Alena Pribyl

In episode 248 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Senior Scientist and Research Officer with biotech company Microba, Dr Alena Pribyl. In today’s episode, we explore microbiome testing technology, how it has evolved over the years and what makes shotgun metagenomic sequencing so remarkable. You will learn how one smear sample can… Continue reading RFR 248: Understanding Your Microbiome with Microba’s Dr Alena Pribyl

RFR 247: Preparing for Your Season – Key Blood Test for Athletes (Part 1)

In episode 247 of The Real Food Reel we share with you how to prepare for your upcoming season and the key blood tests you need to optimise your health, performance and longevity. We explore nutrients including iron, B12 and vitamin D; markers of blood sugar balance and how to identify your current degree of… Continue reading RFR 247: Preparing for Your Season – Key Blood Test for Athletes (Part 1)

RFR 246: Solving Complex Chronic Health Conditions with Beth O’Hara

In episode 246 of The Real Food Reel, we are joined by Beth O’Hara, functional naturopath, specializing in complex chronic health conditions related to mast cell activation syndrome and histamine intolerance. In today’s episode, we uncover this syndrome and the multi-factorial nature of this relatively unknown condition. We discuss histamine, methylation, food sensitives, elimination diets… Continue reading RFR 246: Solving Complex Chronic Health Conditions with Beth O’Hara

RFR 245: Four Months of Health Transformation – A Case Study

In episode 245 of The Real Food Reel we share with you a case study from a client of Elly’s here at The Natural Nutritionist which really highlights the benefits of checking in with a qualified professional to optimise your nutrition, training, lifestyle, pathology and health. You will learn the importance of preventative health care,… Continue reading RFR 245: Four Months of Health Transformation – A Case Study

RFR 244: Life Lessons from the Blue Zones with Kale Brock

In Episode 244 of The Real Food Reel we take a deeper dive into Kale’s lessons from the Blue Zones, since returning home from filming The Longevity Film. We discuss the key lessons that we can all take from the world’s longest living populations, including how we might change our nutrition, movement, mindset and community approach… Continue reading RFR 244: Life Lessons from the Blue Zones with Kale Brock