Nutrition
Having been used as a culinary wonder and folk medicine in both oriental practice and Eastern medicine for thousands of years, medicinal mushrooms are making an explosive comeback—and the hype surrounding them is not unfounded.
Zanna Taeni loves to write. You can hear it in her voice when she talks about writing. But she now also has an equally strong love for healthy living. Her dual passions propelled her to broaden her career options by studying nutrition.
Do you feel bombarded by the pressure to practise wellness routines? Are you trying to do it all, but feel exhausted? Nutritionist, Maya Butti tells us about wellness fatigue and how to combat it.
Maya Butti was working in finance when she fell into some unhealthy habits. While she knew it wasn’t good for her, she was unsure about how to change. Maya decided to do yoga once a week. That small step turned out to be the start of a much bigger journey.
In her twenties, Karen Van Esveld toyed with the idea of studying nutrition but thought she wasn’t in the headspace for biochemistry.
A decade ago, Rachel Dhanjal’s life looked very different. She had moved to Brisbane, studied a year of nutritional medicine while working, but was also suffering from chronic back pain, anxiety and depression.