Here is your round up of the latest health research news from around the world.  Our monthly research round ups are compiled by Lead Instructor and Program Director Leanne Scott, FNTP.

Here is your round up of the latest health research news from around the world.  Our monthly research round ups are compiled by Lead Instructor and Program Director Leanne Scott, FNTP.

Dr. Tom O'Bryan discussed the need for a holistic approach to addressing inflammation for long-term health. Highlighting the potential of dietary changes and functional nutrition in preventing and managing chronic inflammation. He shares his research and how toxicity and resulting inflammation affects mental and emotional well-being, and the importance of reducing exposure to toxic chemicals for better health.

The relationship between food addiction and dopamine is complex.

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter (messenger) that motivates us and helps us feel pleasure. It’s involved in reward, our ‘feel-good’ neurotransmitter.

There is a lot of information about the benefits of various supplements, and their professed benefits are usually true – but not for everyone. What I urge you to really question is ‘why am I taking this particular supplement?’, and ‘when will I know I have had enough?’

Here is your round up of the latest health research news from around the world.  Our monthly research round ups are compiled by Lead Instructor and Program Director Leanne Scott, FNTP.

I always talk to my clients about prepping and planning - not just food though. A little time put aside to prep and plan your week can be priceless. Being organised will always help your week run smoothly. Here are my fave tips for prepping and planning your week:⁣

Here is your round up of the latest health research news from around the world.  Our monthly research round ups are compiled by Lead Instructor and Program Director Leanne Scott, FNTP.

Are you tired of eating the same foods day after day? It’s easy to get into a rut in the kitchen—we often go for the same staples each week. Our faithful go-to recipes can feel safe and reliable, and there is nothing inherently wrong with that. However, what we want to avoid is never deviating from our staples. Variety in our diets allows us to ensure we are getting a variety of vitamins and minerals, of which we need many. Also, variety keeps cooking fun, which will naturally make us want to make more home-cooked meals.

Eating out used to only be done on special occasions. However, restaurants are becoming more and more the preference for a lot in place of their home cooked meals. Although eating out is tempting with the choices available. However, many restaurants offer plenty of lighter options, so eating out can still be healthy.

Here is your round up of the latest health research news from around the world.  Our monthly research round ups are compiled by Lead Instructor and Program Director Leanne Scott, FNTP.

What makes our NTA AU/NZ Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners so unique and so sought after?

Without a doubt it’s our Functional Clinical Assessment and Lingual-Neural Testing skillset 

Identifying within yourself that you are a Gray Area Drinker is a powerful yet overwhelming realisation. Jolene Park has walked this path in 2014 when she recognised her unhealthy habits with alcohol and stopped drinking, forever. Despite not being deemed to hit rock bottom, there was a truth within herself that she was drinking too much.

Yoke Mardewi is the founder of Wild Sourdough and her aim is to inspire and help people to make naturally fermented sourdough breads and baked products that are both gut friendly and gluten free, at home that are truly delicious and nourishing. Join Yoke and host Sara Fieschi for a chat about Wholesome Gluten Free Baking.

The world of nutrition professionals has never been so accessible and so diverse. There is a lot to navigate if you are looking for the right person to support your health, or looking for a program that is worthy of your investment, financially and with your most precious resource - your time. To help, we've answered some of the most common questions we have had lately around what it means to be a functional nutritional therapy practitioner and how it differs to other fields of nutrition.

Let’s talk about “Treatment” vs “Restoration”. When we experience pain, discomfort or even an injury our first instinct is it often seek “treatment” correct? But what does the word treatment actually mean? Well according to Websters Dictionary there’s actually at least 10 different meanings for the word treatment but let’s go with what most people assume that it means.