In Episode 33 of The Real Food Reel I speak with The Sock Doc, Steve Gangemi, natural health care doctor, who has a doctorate degree in chiropractic and bachelor degree in nutrition. Steve is also an experienced Ironman triathlete and six-time Kona qualifier. Today on the show Steve and I discuss his health and wellness perspective and how you too, can be fit and healthy. Show Notes: Follow Steve online: www.sock-doc.com Learn more about Steve’s Australian workshop here: www.sock-doc.com/austral...
Jul 29, 2015•34 min
In Episode 32 of The Real Food Reel we have the next installment of The Real Food Athlete for you, introducing you to David Procida from the Gold Coast, Australia. David is a Level one Triathlon Coach and long course triathlete, who’s next Ironman is Busselton Ironman 2016. David has been a client of The Natural Nutritionist throughout 2015, where we overhauled his day-to-day nutrition and turned him in to a fat burning machine. David and I discuss all things real food, fuelling for an 11 hour c...
Jul 22, 2015•41 min
In Episode 31 of The Real Food Reel we chat to Amie Skilton, Naturopath, Herbalist and Educator for BioCeuticals. Today on the show Amie and I discuss all things gut health and teach you how to offset the insults of antibiotics. The post RFR 31 : Offsetting the insults of antibiotics with Amie Skilton appeared first on The Wellness Couch ....
Jul 15, 2015•37 min
In Episode 30 of The Real Food Reel we are doing things differently! We’ve had some requests that you don’t get to hear enough of me, which is very kind of you, so today I am handing over the microphone to Katee Pedicini from Holistic Endurance – Tri Coaching and being interviewed on ‘How to Become a Fat Adapted Athlete’. We cover everything from ‘What is fat adaptation?’ to the common mistakes we see endurance athletes make. Let’s dive straight into this week’s episode of The Real Food Reel. Sh...
Jul 08, 2015•57 min
In Episode 29 of The Real Food Reel we speak with Jad Patrick, Naturopath and Nutrition Counsellor who practices out of The Orchard Prahran in Melbourne. Jad and I first met when we worked together in 2008 and he is one of the most well educated natural health practitioners I have ever interacted with. He has over 10 years experience in the health food industry and is an expert in gut health and food intolerances. Today on the show Jad and I discuss IBS, FODMAPs and gut health. This is a huge ar...
Jul 01, 2015•46 min
Last week on the show we started our latest series, ‘Real Food Family’. We had such great feedback that we have the second instalment to share with you today. In Episode 28 of The Real Food Reel we speak with Melinda Benstead, wife, mother and athlete from Melbourne, Victoria. Melinda has been a client of The Natural Nutritionist since 2014 and has joined the reel today to share with us her successes and how she makes JERF work for herself and her family. If you would like to share your story, p...
Jun 24, 2015•32 min
In Episode 27 of The Real Food Reel we start our next series, ‘Real Food Family’. We kick off this series with Taryn Koetsier, mother and wife from Melbourne, Victoria. Taryn shares her successes with us and how she went from eating microwave meals to providing nutrient dense real food for her family. Tune in and as always, we’d love to hear what you think. The post RFR27 : From Lean Cuisine to JERF appeared first on The Wellness Couch ....
Jun 17, 2015•30 min
In Episode 26 of The Real Food Reel we have Charlotte Carr, mother, Holistic Health Coach and author of Bubba Yum Yum, The Paleo Way for new mums, babies and toddlers. Charlotte and I discuss her story, the importance of gut health in both newborns and adults, how she healed her family, and the controversial recipe that got everyone talking about infant feeding, conventional formulas and broth. Hit play and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Follow Charlotte online: www.bubbayumyum.com Follow Charlotte...
Jun 10, 2015•47 min
In Episode 25 of The Real Food Reel we chat with Stephen Eddey, a Nutritionist and Naturopath and Principal at Health Schools Australia, who teaches over 1,000 practitioner professionals every year. In today’s episode Steve and I discuss heart health in Australia. Cardiovascular disease kills one Australian every 12 minutes but may be reduced with an integrated approach to heart health. Did you know that more than 30,000 Australians are diagnosed with chronic heart failure every year which may b...
Jun 03, 2015•23 min
In Episode 24 of The Real Food Reel we have Amy Crawford from The Holistic Ingredient. The Holistic Ingredient is an online resource hub full of healthy recipes, clean living tips and oodles of positivity. Amy created The Holistic Ingredient via her personal journey to health and wellness, which is one I hope we can all learn from. Press play to learn about Amy’s journey, the foundation of The Holistic Ingredient, and how you may just be able to transform your life. Show Notes: Follow THI online...
May 27, 2015•34 min
In Episode 23 of The Real Food Reel I introduce you to Renee Trost, our Naturopath at The Natural Nutritionist . Renee comes with a wealth of experience as both an elite athlete and tertiary qualified Naturopath. Renee made her first Australian representative team in the sport of hockey at age 15, travelling to New Zealand to play in the ‘Rose Quaid’ Cup. Her last game was in Margaret River, Western Australia, against China at the age of 30. Today on the show we learn from Renee’s journey as an ...
May 20, 2015•29 min
In Episode 22 of The Real Food Reel we have Alexx Stuart, a woman passionate about Real Food, Low Tox Living & Inspiration. I’ve invited Alexx on the show so we can all learn more about her message – Alexx believes that we can be healthier, surrounded with less toxic stuff, be kinder to our planet AND do it deliciously. Sounds perfect to me! Press play and get ready to learn. Show Notes: Sign up to ’30 Days to Your Low Tox Life’ here . The next round starts on May 25th, so please sign up now...
May 13, 2015•37 min
In Episode 21 of The Real Food Reel we have Shan Cooper from My Food Religion (MFR). Shan’s message is about cooking nutritious, wholesome food that is preservative, additive and artificial everything free. She uses ingredients that are as close to their natural state as possible and inspires other to do the same through MFR. Press play to Shan’s real food journey plus some fantastic tips on everything from stress, leaky gut, adrenal fatigue, Crossfit and meditation. Show Notes: MFR Online: www....
May 06, 2015•32 min
In Episode 20 of The Real Food Reel, we have the next installment of our ‘Real Food Athlete’ series, introducing you to Michael Hastie, a 27 year old Surf lifesaver from New Zealand, who has been living in Perth for the past four years. Michael has placed top five at the Western Australia state titles in recent years and has made multiple national finals in New Zealand. Today we share with you Michael’s real food journey. Show Notes: Check out Michael’s Instagram here: @mickhastie The post RFR 2...
Apr 29, 2015•33 min
In Episode 18 of The Real Food Reel we have Dr. Joseph Pizzorno, one of the world’s leading authorities on science-based natural and integrative medicine. A naturopathic physician, educator and researcher, Dr Pizzorno is in Australia this month, to speak at the 3rd BioCeuticals Research Symposium, titled Interrelated Drivers of Health and Disease. According to Dr. Pizzorno, toxic load in modern civilisation is even more important than nutritional deficiencies in terms of causing diseases. Resear...
Apr 22, 2015•32 min
In Episode 18 of The Real Food Reel we have Kristie Ord from The Real Food Revolution. The Real Food Revolution is a nationwide events company and Australia’s Premier Health and Wellness Event in 2015, featuring over 40 industry expert speakers. Kristie’s personal story is one of triumph – sick, suffering from chronic IBS, bronchitis, asthma and frequent illnesses she overhauled her nutrition, focused on real food and her whole life changed. Her health has dramatically improved and she believes ...
Apr 15, 2015•33 min
In Episode 17 of The Real Food Reel we have Meg Gillmer from The Wholesome Athlete (TWA). Meg is an endurance athlete, foodie and soon-to-be Health Coach. Meg and I first met many years ago now and my first memory is being blown away by the girl who made everything from scratch, including her own training bars and bread! At the time my repertoire consisted of a tuna salad and Meg was who inspired me to get in the kitchen, to learn and create. And that was the start of The Natural Nutritionist an...
Apr 08, 2015•29 min
In Episode 16 of The Real Food Reel I speak with Jamie Edwards, a degree qualified exercise scientist, full time professional Coach, and aspiring professional triathlete. Jamie has gradually evolved his nutrition over the last year, moving away from the traditional sports nutrition model, and today on the show we share his story. Tune in and enjoy Jamie’s fresh approach both as an athlete and Coach. Show Notes: Elite Triathlon Performance Coaching (ETPA): www.etpa.com.au Jamie Edwards Online: ww...
Apr 01, 2015•38 min
In Episode 15 of The Real Food Reel, we introduce you to Kate Callaghan from The Holistic Nutritionist. Kate is a Nutritionist, Personal Trainer and Lifestyle Coach who specialises in hormone healing. She has over 13 years experience in the health and fitness industry, and 1.5 years as a Nutrition Expert for Sarah Wilson’s I Quit Sugar program. Today on the show Kate shares her story and we chat all things hormones, fertility and health. Stay with us boys, as we will include you, I promise! Show...
Mar 25, 2015•30 min
In Episode 14 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Katie King from The Balanced Nutritionist. Katie has a Advanced Diploma in Nutritional Medicine and is a ultra runner, who combined her career and passion by assisting a group of 25 runners across Australia and NZ in the lead up to February’s Tarawera ultra. This group quickly evolved into a self-directed study, with 2 elites athletes joining Katie’s team, which became known as the Tarawera JERF study. Today on the reel we learn more about thi...
Mar 18, 2015•37 min
In Episode 13 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Damon Gameau, producer and actor of That Sugar Film. That Sugar Film is a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, where over 60 days Damon consumes the Australian average of 40 teaspoons of sugar per day, eating only foods that are commonly perceived as ‘healthy’. The results are proof of the message we have been delivering for years – sugar is the problem and packaged food products as a rule, are not ...
Mar 11, 2015•25 min
In Episode 12 of The Real Food Reel we have the next installment of The Real Food Athlete for you, introducing you to Ross Kinsella from Melbourne, Australia. Ross is an APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist and endurance athlete, running a tidy 2.43 at Melbourne Marathon in October last year. Ross has recently stepped up to ultra running, recently competing in the Two Bays 56km before commencing training for North Face 100 later this year. Ross has been a client of mine since early 2013, where we o...
Mar 04, 2015•32 min
In Episode 11 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Nat Kringoudis, Hormone Revolutionist, Author, Speaker, Doctor of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncturist. Nat is making waves in the world of women’s health and today we discuss all things hormones, fertility and health. I specifically invited Nat on the show as I wrote an article recently on the Oral Contraceptive Pill, OCP, which created quite the storm (to say the least) and identified to me how far we still have to go in edu...
Feb 25, 2015•31 min
In Episode 10 of The Real Food Reel, we are joined by none other than Tim Noakes. Tim Noakes is a South African professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Cape Town. He is famous for his 1986 book “Lore of Running”, in which he dedicated a whole chapter to the importance of carbohydrates, promoting its benefits to runners and other athletes. As most of you will know, his stance has now strongly changed and he is one of the world’s most famous LCHF supporters. Tim’s most recent...
Feb 18, 2015•1 hr 7 min
In Episode 9 of The Real Food Reel we introduce you to our next “Real Food Athlete”, Jo Coombe from Melbourne, Australia. Jo is an age-group triathlete who qualified for Kona in 2011 and is now on her way back there this year, in October 2015. Jo shares with us her journey though a traditional sports nutrition model full of sports gels and carbohydrate loading, to what she believes has played a pivotal role in her most successful races – metabolic efficiency, real food and becoming an intuitive ...
Feb 11, 2015•45 min
In Episode 8 of The Real Food Reel we speak with Katee Pedicini from Holistic Endurance . Katee has a Bachelor of Exercise Science with a Major in Sports Psychology and is a Triathlon Australia Level 1 Triathlon Coach. I’m really excited to introduce you to Katee as we work closely together with our athletes and share a really similar philosophy, which you’ll learn more about today. Katee and I dive in deep to real food for performance, efficient training and periodisation and how women should b...
Feb 04, 2015•34 min
In Episode 7 of The Real Food Reel we begin a fantastic new series called “The Real Food Athlete”. The aim of this is to share with you the stories of success from athletes living and breathing real food. We start The Real Food Athlete with none other than Scotty Farrell from the Sunshine Coast in Australia. It’s fitting that we start with Scotty as he is not only an amazing endurance athlete but a Triathlon Coach, soon to be Nutritionist and founder of “ Natural Athlete ”, which is all about di...
Jan 28, 2015•34 min
In Episode 6 of The Real Food Reel with speak with Lee Holmes, from Supercharged Food . Lee is a certified holistic health and wellness coach and a qualified wholefoods chef with a certificate in food and nutrition. She specializes in delicious anti-inflammatory, gluten, wheat, dairy, yeast and sugar-free healing recipes. Lee shares with us her incredible personal health journey and how food really can be the most powerful form of medicine. We discuss everything from real food for children, to a...
Jan 21, 2015•25 min
In Episode 5 of The Real Food Reel we speak Jimmy Moore, low carb expert and author of the 2013 bestseller ‘Cholesterol Clarity: What The HDL Is Wrong With My Numbers?’ and the more recent ‘Keto-Clarity: your definitive guide to the benefits of a low-carb high-fat diet’. You will learn about the cholesterol-heart health myth and “why healthy people should not be taking a statin drug”. We discuss why cholesterol is not the problem in the first place; inflammation and why it matters; and how real ...
Jan 14, 2015•51 min
In Episode 4 of The Real Food Reel we introduce to you Bevan McKinnon, Director of Fitter , a Triathlon Coaching and Exercise Services in New Zealand. Bevan is an experienced triathlete, having raced at a professional level for many years and now at age 44, competes as a top-level age grouper. In 2014 he won the overall age group race at New Zealand Ironman coming home in a time of 9hrs and 55 seconds. Bevan has worked alongside Grant Schofield , one of our Real Food Reel experts, on low carb hi...
Jan 07, 2015•1 hr 1 min
