In episode 274 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Cliff Harvey, researcher and educator, to discuss the latest in keto research. Cliff and I explore two specific publications, “Medium chain triglyceride supplementation increases postprandial ketone bodies in a dose dependent manner” and “WHO draft guidelines on dietary saturated and trans fatty acids: time for a new approach?”. You will learn everything from MCT dosage and how this is being studied to reverse the impacts of Alzheimer’s Disea...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 4 min
In today’s episode of The Real Food Reel I am joined by Leighton Phillips, ultra-runner and founder of SFuels. You will learn why the company SFuels was born and why Leighton is so passionate about a lower carbohydrate lifestyle but the mantra of ‘train low, race high’ that we also follow here at The Natural Nutritionist. We discuss fasted training, fueling for long endurance sessions, race day fueling, metabolic efficiency testing and so much more. You will literally walk away from today’s epis...
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 3 min
In episode 272 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Katee Pedicini from Holistic Endurance to explore what you can do now that your upcoming races have been cancelled. We explore outcome versus process-orientated goals and teach you how to redirect your focus away from an outcome-focused goal such as a race. We discuss the importance of reprioritising your time to focus on a new goal specific to you, such as fat adaptation, hormonal balancing, strength training, yoga, mindset training, trainin...
Apr 15, 2020•46 min
In today’s episode of The Real Food Reel we speak with Tom Cronin, founder of The Stillness Project and Vedic meditation teacher. Tom’s mission is to inspire one billion people to meditate daily and achieve stillness. You will learn about Tom’s new project, The Portal, a film that follows six real life stories that all overcome trauma, anxiety, depression and PTSD using a simple yet powerful technique. This is an incredible episode that will inspire you to find the time to be still and consider ...
Apr 08, 2020•51 min
In episode 270 of The Real Food Reel Elly & I teach how you how to nourish your immune system for not only our immediate situation, but the longer term. We start with the basics of real food and then explore key ingredients including raw garlic, vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc, olive leaf extract, andrographis and medicinal mushrooms. You will also learn the role of the nervous system, exactly what Harvard University are prescribing for everyone impacted by our current global pandemic and so much...
Apr 01, 2020•45 min
In today’s episode of The Real Food Reel Kale and I take a closer look at the coronavirus and the truth behind the latest statistics from The World Health Organization. You will learn why you may not be at risk, and what you can do to support your immune system and microbiome health. We explore the role of the media and Big Pharma, what fear-based propaganda could be doing to your health and so much more. Please note: this episode was recorded at the start of March, so some of the stats have cha...
Mar 25, 2020•42 min
In episode 268 of The Real Food Reel Elly & I help you to answer the question, “Am I fat adapted?”. You will learn the significance of the dual-fuel system and why, no matter how lean you are, you still have adequate fuel on board, provided you can access it. We discuss blood sugar control and your meal-to-meal windows, managing cravings, overnight fasts, manipulating your training and racing fuelling strategies and so much more. Show Notes: To book a consultation with Steph, Elly and the te...
Mar 18, 2020•55 min
In episode 267 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Kirsty Wirth from Kultured Wellness for part 2 of setting up your gut microbiome for pregnancy & beyond. We discuss the forgotten nutrient choline, the key foods you need to be eating during pregnancy and what considerations need to be made for vegetarian and vegan mothers-to-be. We then explore translocation and the role of breast milk in establishing a baby’s microbiome, infant formulas and so much more. Follow Kirsty online: https://ww...
Mar 11, 2020•52 min
In today’s episode of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Audra Starkey, a clinically trained nutritionist helping shift workers to improve their health through better sleep, nutrition and workplace wellness programs. Author of ‘Too Tired to Cook – the Shift Worker’s Guide to Working (and Surviving) in a 24/7 World’, Audra shares with us the most important thing when it comes to improving the health of shift workers, and answers the question: can shift workers be healthy? Audra is a wealth of kn...
Mar 04, 2020•47 min
In today’s episode of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Dr Damian Kristof to explore the microbiome, beyond the food that you eat. We explore the intricate link between digestion and the nervous system, the significance of sympathetic dominance and the impact that our modern day lifestyle may have on our microbiome. We then discuss fast transit time and lose bowels, microbiome testing, what you can do to create balance between the brain and the gut, and so much more. Follow Damian online: http...
Feb 26, 2020•50 min
In episode 264 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Kirsty Wirth from Kultured Wellness to explore infant gut health. Kirsty shares her personal journey and how this has driven her research and purpose behind Kultured Wellness to this day. We explore why preconception and pregnancy gut health matters and what you can do to support your health and the health of your future baby. We bust some pretty big myths including organ meats and vitamin A, including what the best alternate to infant rice c...
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr
In episode 263 of The Real Food Reel we share with you part two of how to optimise your plant based lifestyle with Elly McLean. You will learn about digestion from the top down including leaky gut and the signs and symptoms to be aware of. Elly talks to the significance of bio-individuality when it comes to your dietary choices and why your personal nutrition should not be based on what you see on social media or on the back of a cereal box. Elly then shares the foundations of her plant based pl...
Feb 12, 2020•58 min
In episode 262 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Lucas Becker from Grilo Protein, a Byron Bay based company born and bred out of a desire to bring better health, sustainable and future-conscious food. Their team is on a mission to convince you and the entire world to start eating bugs! In today’s episode you will learn more about Grilo’s mission and why they are so passionate about bugs, both nutritionally and environmentally. You will learn about protein, B12, omega 3 and iron, how this ec...
Feb 05, 2020•37 min
In episode 261 of The Real Food Reel we share with you part three of how to prepare for your upcoming season and the key blood tests you need. We explore thyroid health, via a complete thyroid panel including TSH, FT4, FT3 and thyroid antibodies. You will learn the challenges with modern thyroid testing and why TSH is simply ot to examine your thyroid health. We discuss the key nutrients, foods and lifestyle strategies for optimal health, the influence of stress, what it means to have elevated t...
Jan 29, 2020•43 min
In episode 260 of The Real Food Reel Elly McLean, nutritionist here at The Natural Nutritionist, shares with you how to optimise your plant based lifestyle. Hear more about Elly’s background, including her personal health journey from food intolerances, chronic candida, gastritis and parasite infection to where she is today. You will learn about the long term risks of PPI use, dysbiosis, the influence of antibiotics on gut health and common parasite infections. Elly then starts to explore plant ...
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 1 min
In episode 259 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Bill Giles, imunobiologist, yoga instructor, martial arts enthusiast, and advocate for people being responsible for their health through diet, exercise and mental wellbeing. Bill and I explore the potential triggering of chronic illnesses as people age, the impact of plant-derived foods and drinks from a biological perspective, all about grains including the long-term advantages of grain-free living, what inspired Deeks and so much more. Deek...
Jan 15, 2020•58 min
In episode 258 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Julianne Taylor, New Zealand based registered nurse and nutritionist with a particular interest in diets for improving autoimmune disease, blood glucose control and general health. In today’s episode, Julianne and I take a look at the techniques of persuasion used in the documentary, The Game Changers. You might be thinking, but we’ve already discussed this? Hold on right there, we’re looking at things through a different lens, to help you vi...
Jan 08, 2020•55 min
In episode 257 of The Real Food Reel we share with you an episode from the Triathlon Taren Podcast on all things high performance fat loss. While we discuss specifics for triathlon training, there is so much you will learn whether you ever plan to swim, bike, run or not. We explore many of my favourite topics including real food, low carb healthy fat, carbohydrate tolerance and how to measure this, calories, additional testing and so much more. Follow TNN online: – Facebook: The Natural Nutritio...
Jan 01, 2020•1 hr 4 min
In episode 256 of The Real Food Reel we are again joined by Jacqui Evans, our Nutritionist and Naturopath here at The Natural Nutritionist. Jacqui is also the founder of Jacqueline Evans Skincare and an expert on beauty from the inside out. In today’s episode we explore the role of your beauty products and teach you how to start to replace some of your more problematic products – those full of the endocrine disruptors, parabens and sodium lauryl sulphates. You will learn the role of the skin, ou...
Dec 25, 2019•39 min
In episode 255 of The Real Food Reel we share with you part two of how to prepare for your upcoming season and the key blood tests you need. We explore liver health, via a liver function test (LFT), which isn’t truly about the function of your liver. We then explore immune function, looking at haematology, or white cell count and platelets more specifically. You will learn what this means for your microbiome health and the direction of further testing. We then uncover zinc, copper, their ideal r...
Dec 18, 2019•51 min
In episode 254 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Kirsty Wirth from Kultured Wellness to explore the question, are ketones the fourth macro? In today’s episode you will learn about ketones, and how they produce energy in the body, in the absence of our three macronutrients, carbohydrate, protein and fat. We also explore exogenous ketones, their benefits in comparison to endogenous ketone production, how to incorporate and account for ketones in our existing lifestyle and so much more. Follow...
Dec 11, 2019•57 min
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 likes anxiety and depression. You will learn the role of nutrition, the microbiome, what additional mind-body techniques should be used as part of a...
Dec 04, 2019•51 min
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. We speak about glyphosate and the Australian court cases that have been announced this year, the carnivore diet and longer t...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 3 min
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 whatsoever. You will learn why correlation does not equal causation – that just because largely plant based diets are found to be the healthiest, we cannot extrapolate this to mea...
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 7 min
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 fruit. You will learn about label reading, how to avoid greenwashing, why we don’t believe that this particular product can be considered real food and so much more. F...
Nov 13, 2019•37 min
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 vegan does not always equate to health, how it is possible to obtain enough protein, all about B12, how to make a plant-based approach not only healthy, but sustaina...
Nov 06, 2019•46 min
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 tell you so much about your health, the significance of microbial metabolites, how poor digestive capacity may be explored, markers of inflammation, what it means t...
Oct 30, 2019•44 min
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 carbohydrate intolerance, inflammation, the total cholesterol-heart health myth and so much more. While incredible for prepping athletes, optimising your pathology is essential for everyone,...
Oct 23, 2019•50 min
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 and so much more. This is a complex topic that we hope may help you or your loved ones solve their health p...
Oct 16, 2019•53 min
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, the key blood markers that were examined, the amazing results that took place over just four months and so much more. We hope this inspires you to check in and lea...
Oct 09, 2019•36 min
