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The blogs below are written in an informal style about serious, and not so serious, topics, mostly nutrition related, but also training, physiology and anything related to health, behaviour change or living life to the full. I can be opinionated so bear this in mind when reading. Enjoy.

Full Stroke Nutrition

Well, never in a million, gazillion years would I ever imagine doing a podcast, let alone one with video!!! Super excited to be part of Rowing Chat(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HcMaGvtgDVA6NGZz1_rQA) and having the opportunity to talk about nutrition related topics. Fi...
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Ooooowhee, summer is coming. How do I know this? No, it isn’t the fact that I need to mow the lawns more often. Nor is it the fact that the mornings are lighter, and the days are longer. It is the barrage of fitspo advertising asking me if I am summer ready? I thought I wa...
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“I would love to have a look in your pantry”.  No, this wasn’t some weird pick up line, but rather something someone said to me the other week. In all the years I have been a nutritionist, no one has ever really asked what I, as a nutritionist, eat. I had a look a...
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It is official. It seems the only dietary regime left to me is to become a breatharian. Extreme you say? Well, allow me to share how I have come to this conclusion. I have spent the last few years working in the high-performance sport area with our Nation’s elite athletes....
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Too much of a good thing?

August 5, 2019
I confess I had to google ‘clean eating’. Outrageous for a nutritionist I’m sure. When I think clean eating, I imagine a moment where somehow you have not spilt crumbs anywhere (no, I am not a messy eater, but some foods just travel), or when your toddler finally manag...
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