In this episode, I chat with accredited practicing dietitian, Chloe McLeod.

Chloe is a sports dietitian and the founder and director of nutrition consultancy Verde Nutrition Co, where she works with her team to provide individual nutrition consultations via Telehealth, corporate wellbeing services and consulting to the food industry.

Chloe has over 14 years of experience in the industry focussing on gut health, food intolerance and performance nutrition.

You can follow Chloe on Instagram.

On today’s episode, Chloe and I discuss:

• Key nutrient requirements and considerations for athletes and active individuals;
• The Mediterranean diet and the SMILEs Trial;
• The link between extra virgin olive oil and mental health;
• The impact of the Mediterranean diet on budget, illness, injury and body composition;
• The difference between good fats and bad fats; and
• What a day on the plate looks like for everyday athletes when focusing on the Mediterranean diet and extra virgin olive oil.

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You can find Cobram Estate’s collection of premium quality Australian extra virgin olive oils at any leading supermarket or use the code “Leanne20” to purchase direct from Cobram Estate’s website for some savings.

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In this episode, I chat with Dr Cecilia Kitic who holds a PhD in exercise physiology and immunonutrition and has published over 80 research papers exploring inflammation and oxidative stress, nutrition, immunology, the endocrine system and the gut.

Cecilia has a background as an academic, lecturer and researcher and applies this expertise in clinical practice with her multidisciplinary team at The IVF Project to enhance fertility and reproductive treatment outcomes.

In this episode, Cecilia and I chat through how nutrition and gut health can influence and improve fertility in both women and men.

You can find Cecilia on instagram @theivfproject and @fertilegut

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In this episode, I chat with accredited practising dietitian Susie Burrell. Susie specialises in weight loss, hormone related issues (including PCOS) and (the focus of this episode) insulin resistance.

Susie and I take a deep dive into insulin resistance and chat about:

• how someone develops insulin resistance and how it is diagnosed;
• whether you need to be overweight to be at risk of insulin resistance;
• the hallmark symptoms of insulin resistance;
• nutrition strategies to assist with insulin resistance;
• how endocrinologists can help with insulin resistance; and
• Susie's top take away messages.

Make sure you give Susie a follow on her Instagram and her website.

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This episode is brought to you by Venu Sq 2 – Garmin’s GPS smartwatch with advanced health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. It will spend more time on your wrist and less time charging with up to 11 days of use on a single charge! Use code LEANNE10 at www.garmin.com.au to receive 10% off your very own Venu Sq 2 and start living better with Garmin today.

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In this episode, I chat with Anthony Akin about how to beat imposter syndrome and improve your confidence. Anthony is a key note speaker and a success and life coach. Anthony's diverse career has seen him build a highly successful dance school, appear as a competitor on So You Think You Can Dance?, solo in the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris and become a world aerobic champion.  

 Anthony’s superpower is his ability to connect with people, motivate them and help them feel more confident. Anthony has spent his life going after and achieving his own goals, and now he is coaching others achieve theirs too.

You can follow Anthony on his Instagram or visit his website.

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If you’re a female who struggles with weight loss, emotional eating and poor gut health and you are ready to change once and for all, let me and my team help you. LEAN Gut Mind Method is the LAST nutrition program you will ever need to invest in and the FIRST program you will ever see LASTING results from. Let me and my team show you the way! Apply for my premium 1:1 12 week coaching program at www.leangutmindmethod.com.  

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In this episode, I chat with dietitian Robyn Johnson. Robyn is a dietitian, nutritionist and a functional medicine skin expert.

Her passion of using food and lifestyle as medicine found her after a personal battle and triumph with psoriasis.

Robyn specialises in helping women address the root cause of skin & hormonal struggles & believes you deserve to feel GOOD in your skin all month long. Robyn runs a virtual private practice and is the creator of The Clear Skin Lab online acne program. She also recently launched a hydration powder called RAYVI to help make mineral intake easier for all.

In today’s podcast episode, we talk about pimples and acne, the different types of acne, face mapping, nutrition and acne, dairy and acne, mineral cocktails and vitamin A.

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This episode is brought to you by Venu Sq 2 – Garmin’s GPS smartwatch with advanced health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. It will spend more time on your wrist and less time charging with up to 11 days of use on a single charge! Use code LEANNE10 at www.garmin.com.au to receive 10% off your very own Venu Sq 2 and start living better with Garmin today.

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In this episode, I chat with Professor John Hawley about the new research supporting the health benefits of time restricted eating and high intensity interval training (HIIT).  

Professor Hawley is currently Head of the Exercise & Nutrition Research Program, and Director of the Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. 

John’s research program primarily focuses on the interaction of exercise training and diet on human health outcomes, with a specific emphasis on lifestyle interventions to combat obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and cancer.

John is internationally recognised in his field of expertise, having published 300 articles in prestigious journal such as Cell, Science and Cell Metabolism.

In this episode John and I discuss the latest emerging research relating to the effects of time restricted eating and HIIT on health outcomes and obesity in women. 

Garmin Sq 2 Plus 

This episode is brought to you by Venu Sq 2 – Garmin’s GPS smartwatch with advanced health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. It will spend more time on your wrist and less time charging with up to 11 days of use on a single charge! Use code LEANNE10 at www.garmin.com.au to receive 10% off your very own Venu Sq 2 and start living better with Garmin today.

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Given that we are heading into the silly season (and summer down here in Australia), this episode is just unfiltered Leanne giving you my top 10 reasons why, despite your best efforts, you (most likely) aren't losing weight.  

Mealami

Today’s episode is brought to you by my favourite meal prep bags Mealami.  

Mealami are great believers of eating well to look after your health and wellbeing. Their insulated meal pre bags are functional, innovative and highly fashionable and I am so happy to partner with them to offer you a 10% discount if you use my code “LEANNE10”.  

This works off the entire range of Mealami bags and also accessories but not during a sale. Visit https://mealami.com.au to see the range of bags and accessories.  

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In this episode I chat with Dr Megan Rossi, a practicing dietitian and nutritionist with a PhD in gut health. Megan is also a leading research fellow at King’s College London, where she is currently investigating nutrition-based therapies in gut health. Finally, Megan the founder of The Gut Health Clinic, where she leads a team of gut-specialist dietitians who see clients all over the world. 

In this episode, Megan gives us a gut health update straight from the lab.

We chat about:

• why gut health is so important;
• new and exciting research from the lab;
• updates in the area of leaky gut and managing SIBO;
• personalised nutrition and genetic testing; and
• all about sweeteners.

To end the podcast, Megan and I answer some quick listener questions around antibiotics, coffee, dairy, food intolerance test kits and covid.

You can learn more from Megan on her Instagram or her website.

Fancy Plants

Today’s episode is brought to you by Fancy Plants.

Fancy Plants has 3 wonderful products available at Woolworths and Coles.

• The Chia Pod is a café style chia pudding which can be eaten on the go.
• The Chocolate Silky Pot is smooth as silky and seriously additive.
• The Vanilla Rice Pud is a plant-based twist on the old favourite, rice pudding.

All 3 options in the Fancy Plants range are a source of fibre, prebiotics for your gut health and calcium too. To find out more, head to https://fancyplants.com or look for them in your local supermarket.

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In this episode I chat with Dr. Dayna Lee-Bagley about how and why healthy habits suck.  

Dr Dayna is a registered clinical psychologist in Canada and has 15 years hospital experience as a clinical health psychologist. She has since opened her own virtual health psychology clinic offering clinical interventions, training for healthcare providers, and educational courses on health related topics.

In the episode, Dr Dayna and l chat about habits and why, for some of us, healthy habits suck. We talk about:

• the importance of habits;
• why we have a hard time being consistent with habits;
• the difference between the caveman brain and the executive brain (our frontal lobe);
• the ACT technique;
• negative self-talk;
• and how to make our habits actually stick.

If you would like to learn more, check out Dr Dayna's websites https://drleebaggley.com/Instagram or her Facebook.

Garmin Sq 2 Plus 

This episode is brought to you by Venu Sq 2 – Garmin’s GPS smartwatch with advanced health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. It will spend more time on your wrist and less time charging with up to 11 days of use on a single charge! Use code LEANNE10 at www.garmin.com.au to receive 10% off your very own Venu Sq 2 and start living better with Garmin today.

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In this episode, I interview fitness professional turned educator and mentor, Jen Dugard about the importance of female specific fitness.

Jen has changed the landscape of how mums are looked after within the fitness industry. In 2016, Jen developed her pre & postnatal accreditation, "Safe Return to Exercise" and has now delivered this accreditation to thousands of trainers across the world.

In the episode, Jen and I discuss-

• why women need to train differently to men;
• how to vet your trainer to ensure they know how to train women;
• red flags to watch out for from trainers;
• why strength is so important for females;
• why our pelvic floor matters; and
• how we can strengthen our pelvic floor and the best way that busy and overwhelmed mums can commencer exercise.

If you would like to learn more, check out Jen's websites https://www.jendugard.com and Instagram.

Garmin Sq 2 Plus 

This episode is brought to you by Venu Sq 2 – Garmin’s GPS smartwatch with advanced health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. It will spend more time on your wrist and less time charging with up to 11 days of use on a single charge! Use code LEANNE10 at www.garmin.com.au to receive 10% off your very own Venu Sq 2 and start living better with Garmin today.

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