Welcome to part two of Maddy Bento’s series on navigating life as a new mother! In part one Maddy shares her advice on asking for help and reaffirming your own values. In part two, Maddy shares three more golden nuggets of advice – remember, you aren’t alone as a mum!

If you’re looking to turn your passion into your purpose and pursue a career in natural health, then be sure to check out Endeavour’s very own Future of Wellness Month, happening this September.

In this two-part series, Nutritionist and Endeavour graduate, Maddy Bento shares her wisdom on navigating life as a new mother. In her day job, Maddy helps to support women with their relationship to food, their hormones and mental health. Here are the first two pieces of advice she shares to all new mums…

A healthy gut needs two key components — a healthy and intact gut lining and a diverse and balanced microbiome. When these components are compromised, the gut becomes dysfunctional and over time can trigger autoimmune disease.

When bushfire threatened the home of Endeavour academic Tracy Gaibisso, the first thing her husband suggested she pack was her herbal medicine books. The only trouble was Tracy couldn’t decide which ones.

A proud member of the mint family, sage is one of the most valued herbs from ancient times. This woody and sweet-smelling plant was associated with long life and wisdom in European traditions and is closely related to oregano, rosemary, basil, and thyme.

Samantha (Sam) Gemmell was always the kid with hummus and carrot sticks at friends’ birthday parties, but something far more serious prompted her to study nutrition.

The topic of ageing has become exceedingly popular both in mainstream and nutritional science. Even the United Nations has proclaimed 2021 to 2030 to be “the decade of healthy ageing.”

Have you ever felt the pressure to look, behave, do, or eat a certain way because you’re a Nutritionist? I have!