Nutrition
Fussy eating, or particular eating in children is a common challenge for parents and can be stressful for everyone involved. Rachel Horn, a current student at Endeavour College studying a Bachelor of Health Science (Clinical Nutrition), is passionate about helping women, children and families achieve optimal health and wellbeing and shares her knowledge on her Instagram page @rachelhorn_nutrition. With fussy eating being something that almost every young parent will experience at some point, we asked her for some of her top tips:
Second-year Clinical Nutrition student Rachel Horn has always had a love of food and its relationship to wellness. Growing up in Perth, she spent her childhood whipping up healthy creative dishes and picking herbs from the garden. But when choosing between a nutrition or travel career, she took the road less expected.
As a young man, Dr Brad Leech never set out to become a natural health professional and educator, but three seemingly insignificant moments defined his career and life purpose.
Gut health or having a healthy gut microbiome is a sure way to boost your overall health and vitality. Clinical Nutritionist and educator Dr Brad Leech shares the top three ways to boost your gut health.
Shafia Jahan works as a mental health nurse and loves her role so much that she has no plans of leaving. But there are two compelling reasons why she wanted to expand her nutrition knowledge.
When Greta Hinder was 17, her GP diagnosed her with coeliac disease and said there wasn’t much she could do about it. Greta decided otherwise and started shopping and cooking for her family. The more she got into it, the more she wanted to study nutrition.
With the expanding focus on gut health as a key pillar of wellbeing comes increasing information regarding the ‘do’s and don’ts’ of it. We are inundated with information regarding what we should or shouldn’t eat, what foods we should eat in combination, what time we should eat, and what temperature our food should be. It’s no wonder that we get lost with where to start!
With nettles in abundance at the moment it’s a great time to make some nettle dishes. Nettles, while not commonly used in the kitchen, can help with a range of health conditions including arthritis, hair loss and blood sugar control. Read more about the benefits of this often overlooked herb. Naturopath and Endeavour academic, Tracy Gaibisso has created this wonderful five-minute recipe for us.
