Eating out, socialising with loved ones and traveling without the bloat is pretty much a mission impossible if you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth or bloating that you don’t understand the cause of yet.  It’s not only the bloat that affects you though, it’s also the debilitating food anxiety, fear you’ll get caught out without a toilet, extreme discomfort in your own clothes, avoidance of wearing your swimmers and indigestion and pain after eating. Given the toll all of this has on your physical, mental and emotional health you now fear and av ..read more

How devastating is it when someone asks ‘when are you due?’ when you aren’t pregnant and you’ve been eating super healthy, going to the gym and not you’re not even wearing tight fitting clothing.  I completely understand your pain and struggle as bloating is the biggest issue I see (and successfully treat) in the clinic. Now if you are anything like my Instagram followers who leave comments, or patients when they first see me in my online Melbourne based clinic, you have probably been to several doctors and gut health specialists, had many tests and countless medications and supplements ..read more

 Did you know that for you to have a healthy gut and microbiome you need to be eating 40 or more different plant based foods per week? Plant based foods include fruits, vegetables, grains, pulses and legumes, herbs, spices, nuts and seeds. While there are thousands of different plant based foods available in the world, most of us stay with what we know and hardly reach the goal of 40. Think back to your most recent shop and if you picked up something brand new to try, or did you keep to your usual picks? Most of us will be the latter. As a gut health naturopath who owns a busy Melbourne b ..read more

Isn’t it confusing when you clean up your diet and start eating more of the foods you’ve been told will help heal your gut, yet your bloating becomes ten times worse. You’re not alone in this frustrating experience. I have heard plenty of my patients say this when they first come to see me for my gut expert advice. They often say that when they decided to go vegetarian, gluten free or increase the fermentable foods in their diet in an attempt to help their bloating, reduce their IBS or SIBO symptoms and yet it did the opposite. So confusing, right?! So let me share with you the top eight hea ..read more

Have you ever thought, ‘WTF?’, when confronted with all the different types of fibre? Of course, I mean, ‘What The Fibre?!’. I get it, it’s confusing. And as a Gut Expert, I spend lots of time explaining to clients the differences between fibres and how each contributes to gut health. Whether you’re treating leaky gut, IBS, SIBO or some other digestive issue, it’s essential you know the WTF basics. Fibre is crucial for the prevention of many chronic diseases (not just gut issues), yet the majority of Australians aren’t meeting their fibre targets (1). Men: Need approx. 30g of fibre daily Women ..read more

What do you do when you LOVE desserts, but you… a) have a sensitive gut, and b) want to choose something your Gut Expert/Naturopath will approve of?  The answer? Actually, it’s easy…   …You can enjoy this Choc Mint Vegan Cheesecake, as it’s loaded with gut healing ingredients and just happens to be approved by me – a Gut Expert and Naturopath in Melbourne, Australia.   It has my seal of approval because it’s made from an abundance of healing foods that send love to the digestive tract. In particular, it’s rich in essential minerals, high in fibre to prevent constipation ..read more

If your gut specialist hasn’t already posed the question, Are digestive enzymes causing your gut issues?, it’s time for you to either bring it to their attention or get a new gut expert. Seriously, this is how important digestive enzymes are to gut health. (If you need a new practitioner, try Googling ‘naturopath specialising in gut health’ or even ‘best naturopath near me’ – you never know what hidden gems you’ll find) Let’s be clear though… We’re not wondering if your gut issues are caused by too many digestive enzymes – that’s not usually an issue. We’re considering whether you have a LACK ..read more

Bloating, digestive discomfort and abdominal pain are some of the biggest complaints I hear from my patients. Most are feeling deflated, hopeless and have accepted a life of food anxiety and wearing clothes to hide their 'six month pregnant' bloat. The most frustrating thing is that despite their obvious symptoms all investigations to this point have come back 'normal', and have been left with the label of irritable bowel syndrome. This is until I mention a game changing condition called small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Like the name suggests, SIBO is a bacterial overgrowth in you ..read more

While Nigella Lawson is Queen of the kitchen, she’s not exactly the person you’d consult when looking for a sweet recipe that treats leaky gut or SIBO. Instead, you’d turn to a Gut Expert or Naturopath (like me) who intimately understands the connection between the food you eat, how it’s digested, and the impact it has on your health. Enter this gluten free Raspberry Crumble recipe. Or, as I prefer to call it, Raspberry Crumble BRESSERT – because it's bursting with so much gut-loving nutrition that it’s ideal for both breakfast and dessert. So, what makes my Raspberry Crumble Bressert mor ..read more

Leaky gut is one of the biggest drivers of poor health I see in my patients. Whether you are experiencing gut specific issues, or you are struggling with a foggy brain, hormonal imbalances, food sensitivities or anxiety, you need to consider the health of your gut as part of what’s driving these issues. Leaky gut can affect anyone! Unfortunately, leaky gut is still one of the most misunderstood and overlooked health issues. To help you understand a bit more about leaky gut, I am answering seven questions you need to ask yourself to help make your gut healing journey easier. 1.What is an unheal ..read more