Simple healthy food tips to survive Christmas festivities whilst still enjoying yourself
Have you got a busy social calendar this month and into the new year with lots of wonderful festivities with friends and family? It seems everyone is playing catchup from a limited year of connection! The chances of gaining weight during this period is high and this may leave you with feelings of worry, stress […]
5 Dangerous Weightloss Mindsets Stopping Your Success!
There are many unhelpful mindsets which can really limit weight loss success. We thought we would share some here in the case you are interested and they are applicable to you! After all, before progress there must be awareness. 5 Limiting Weightloss Mindsets All or nothing: “I’m going out tonight for Italian, that means I […]
Gut Health and Mood
Over the years of research, the chemistry of food has shown to directly impact mental health. Amongst other lifestyle factors, diet is now recognised as a “non-negotiable” factor in the prevention and treatment of mental illness (Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists’ clinical practice guidelines). Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates said “All disease begins in the […]
Walnut & White Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients 250 g almond meal 2 teaspoons baking powder 3x medium-large ripe bananas, smashed 3x eggs 0.25 cup of honey Tbsp chia seeds 80 ml macadamia nut oil or extra virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons vanilla essence/extract 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 nutmeg 40g crushed walnuts Generous handful of white choc chips Method: Pre-heat the […]
New Dietitian QNA: Jacqueline Van Zyl
We are very excited to welcome onboard Jacqueline to our Body Fusion team. Jax’s bio is already up on our website here but we wanted to ask her some questions so everyone could get to know her a bit better! Where did you grow up? South Africa – Johannesburg What do you love […]
Mushrooms: Nutrition, Health Benefits And Culinary Uses
Mushrooms (fungi) have a unique chemical, structural and nutrition composition and are classified as having their own “kingdom” rather than being a part of the plant kingdom. In fact, they have a closer relationship to animals than plants! There are an impressive 2000 varieties of edible mushrooms currently found worldwide. Australia specifically has many of […]
3 Nutrition Tips to Keep Healthy During the COVID-19 Lockdown
Unfortunately, many of you will be back in lockdown if you live in certain regions of New South Wales. This is not the news many would have liked to hear; especially those that have been on track with their health and nutrition goals. However, despite the lockdown, consuming a healthy and nutritious diet remains critical […]
Top 5 Cereal Recommendations by a Sydney Nutritionist practising in Lane Cove
Gratefully we live in a world that allows us to have lots of choices with packaged products in the supermarket. However, this unfortunately can make you feel confused and overwhelmed without knowing which product to buy for you and your loved ones. What are the health benefits of eating breakfast? Breakfast is an important meal […]
How to overcome stress eating – for good!
Why do we stress eat? Human beings are motivated by two things: Pain and pleasure. In order to change behaviours, we must first understand them. Let’s take a closer look at how food and stress are intricately related. Eating food is linked to pleasure centres within your brain. When you eat, these centres […]
It is Time to Let Go of these 3 Nutrition Myths…
Unfortunately, we live in a world where we are surrounded by nutrition misinformation which can easily spread like wildfire. Whether it’s a post on Instagram about the benefits of a detox diet, or established media portraying the latest fad diet, the key problem is that often these claims are not backed by science. At times […]
