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Your weekly serving of expert, evidence-based health and nutrition advice. Leanne Ward is a world-renowned dietitian, nutritionist and health coach with over 10 years of nutrition experience and over 300000 followers on her Instagram (@the_fitness_dietitian) and 380000 on her TikTok (leanne_ward_nutrition). Leanne’s focus is gut health, emotional eating and sustainable fat loss. Leanne also interviews expert guests to give you the most accurate, up to date health and nutrition information available. Subscribe to never miss an episode.
Episodes
![141. Thriving Post-Partum with Trainer, Tiff Hall](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5030545/PodcastImage2_300x300.jpg)
2 days ago
2 days ago
My guest in this episode is none other than Tiff Hall, one of Australia’s most trusted fitness experts with 20 years of experience training celebrities, professional athletes and everyday women.
Tiff is renowned for her 6th Dan Taekwondo black belt and her TV roles as a Gladiator, and a trainer on The Biggest Loser. She is the author of over 11 books including Snack Power, a TEDx speaker and host of the NOVA podcast “Bounce Forward”.
She is also the Founder of MYTXO– an online fitness program dedicated to women. Check out more on Tiff's Instagram.
On today’s episode, Tiff and I chat about:
- the post-partum period and how long it lasts;
- the biggest challenges in it;
- whether exercise is important and which ones to start with;
- Tiff’s top tips for busy mums;
- her advice on losing weight in the post-partum period; and
- her advice for overwhelmed mums to help them thrive in the first-year post birth?
Garmin Venu 3S
This episode is brought to you by Venu® 3S, Garmin’s latest hybrid smartwatch that is the perfect blend of function and style.
Purpose-built with advanced health and fitness features, and the ability to make calls and send texts, the Venu® 3S is more than just a fitness smartwatch, it's your personal on-wrist coach there to support your every goal.
It gives you detailed health and wellness insights, such as Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep coaching, a morning report, nap detection, stress tracking, a pulse ox sensor, women’s health and pregnancy tracking, meditation, mindful breathing and even a jet lag advisor!
With 30+ sports apps, animated workouts and a Garmin coach, you can train purposely and effectively.
The Venu® 3S is built for how you move, it can track pushes and offers built-in workouts designed for wheelchair users.
With up to 10 days of battery life in smart watch mode, Venu® 3S fitness smartwatch is able to give you a more complete picture of your health.
Head over to garmin.com.au to find out more.
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![140. All About Endometriosis with Accredited Practising Dietitian, Erika Hung](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5030545/PodcastImage2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
140. All About Endometriosis with Accredited Practising Dietitian, Erika Hung
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
In this episode, I chat with the Accredited Practising Dietitian from The Lifestyle Dietitian, Erika Hung.
Erika is a Sydney-based dietitian who specialises in gut health and women's health. She loves nothing more than supporting her clients to reach their health goals and feel their best through delicious food and sustainable diet and lifestyle changes.
In the episode, Erika and I discuss:
- what endometritis is and how it is diagnosed;
- strong evidenced based nutritional recommendations for endometritis;
- anti-inflammatory eating for endometritis;
- supplements, probiotics for endometritis; and
- cutting out gluten, dairy or coffee for endometritis management.
If you’d like to get in touch with Erika, please visit The Lifestyle Dietitian and follow her on Instagram.
Use the code WOMENSHEALTH20 to receive 20% of The Lifestyle Dietitian e-book: The Mediterranean Diet: Beginner's Guide To Eating More Mediterranean.
Garmin Venu 3S
This episode is brought to you by Venu® 3S, Garmin’s latest hybrid smartwatch that is the perfect blend of function and style.
Purpose-built with advanced health and fitness features, and the ability to make calls and send texts, the Venu® 3S is more than just a fitness smartwatch, it's your personal on-wrist coach there to support your every goal.
It gives you detailed health and wellness insights, such as Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep coaching, a morning report, nap detection, stress tracking, a pulse ox sensor, women’s health and pregnancy tracking, meditation, mindful breathing and even a jet lag advisor!
With 30+ sports apps, animated workouts and a Garmin coach, you can train purposely and effectively.
The Venu® 3S is built for how you move, it can track pushes and offers built-in workouts designed for wheelchair users.
With up to 10 days of battery life in smart watch mode, Venu® 3S fitness smartwatch is able to give you a more complete picture of your health.
Head over to garmin.com.au to find out more.
Please subscribe and leave me a review
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![139. Making friends with food with Dietitian Abbey Sissian](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5030545/PodcastImage2_300x300.jpg)
Monday May 20, 2024
139. Making friends with food with Dietitian Abbey Sissian
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
In this episode, I am joined by dietitian, Abbey Sissian to talk about how to create a healthier relationship with food.
Abbey is a credentialed eating disorder dietitian and is passionate about helping women find food freedom and eat intuitively.
In the episode, we discuss:
- Abbey’s own story and past relationship with food;
- what intuitive eating means;
- what are some signs that you may need to improve your relationship with food;
- what food freedom actually means;
- how to overcome feelings of guilt or anxiety around food;
- how to keep our favourite foods in the house without eating them all in one sitting; and
- Abbey’s take home message for our listeners to make friends with food.
If you would like to learn more, check out Abbey's Making Friends With Food course. It is a 4 week online food freedom course that teaches women how to overcome restriction, tune into their hunger and fullness cues, challenge their food fears, decrease overeating and move towards intuitive eating.
You can find out more on Abbey's Instagram or on her website.
Garmin Venu 3S
This episode is brought to you by Venu® 3S, Garmin’s latest hybrid smartwatch that is the perfect blend of function and style.
Purpose-built with advanced health and fitness features, and the ability to make calls and send texts, the Venu® 3S is more than just a fitness smartwatch, it's your personal on-wrist coach there to support your every goal.
It gives you detailed health and wellness insights, such as Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep coaching, a morning report, nap detection, stress tracking, a pulse ox sensor, women’s health and pregnancy tracking, meditation, mindful breathing and even a jet lag advisor!
With 30+ sports apps, animated workouts and a Garmin coach, you can train purposely and effectively.
The Venu® 3S is built for how you move, it can track pushes and offers built-in workouts designed for wheelchair users.
With up to 10 days of battery life in smart watch mode, Venu® 3S fitness smartwatch is able to give you a more complete picture of your health.
Head over to garmin.com.au to find out more.
Please subscribe and leave me a review
If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!
![138. Beat the bloat with IBS Dietitian Chelsea McCallum](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5030545/PodcastImage2_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday May 01, 2024
138. Beat the bloat with IBS Dietitian Chelsea McCallum
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
In this episode I’m joined by IBS expert Chelsea McCallum. Chelsea is an online dietitian based in Brisbane, Australia who specialises in irritable bowel syndrome and the low FODMAP diet.
We discuss what bloating is, what’s normal vs. abnormal, when bloating might be serious health wise, what the main causes are, how can we resolve bloating and how can we fix constipation.
We also discuss gut dysbiosis, laxatives, colon cleanses and tips for bloating suffers when eating out socially. Finally, we end with supplements like probiotics and Chelsea’s top tip to improve bloating quickly.
You can learn more from Chelsea on her website and Instagram.
Garmin Venu 3S
This episode is brought to you by Venu® 3S, Garmin’s latest hybrid smartwatch that is the perfect blend of function and style.
Purpose-built with advanced health and fitness features, and the ability to make calls and send texts, the Venu® 3S is more than just a fitness smartwatch, it's your personal on-wrist coach there to support your every goal.
It gives you detailed health and wellness insights, such as Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep coaching, a morning report, nap detection, stress tracking, a pulse ox sensor, women’s health and pregnancy tracking, meditation, mindful breathing and even a jet lag advisor!
With 30+ sports apps, animated workouts and a Garmin coach, you can train purposely and effectively.
The Venu® 3S is built for how you move, it can track pushes and offers built-in workouts designed for wheelchair users.
With up to 10 days of battery life in smart watch mode, Venu® 3S fitness smartwatch is able to give you a more complete picture of your health.
Head over to garmin.com.au to find out more.
Please subscribe and leave me a review
If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!
![137. Your questions answered by Leanne!](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5030545/PodcastImage2_300x300.jpg)
Friday Jan 19, 2024
137. Your questions answered by Leanne!
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
I get asked similar things all the time on social media so I put it to you guys on my Instagram stories to ask me some questions to answer on the podcast. In this episode I answer some of the most frequent and popular questions from my amazing audience.
Garmin Venu 3S
This episode is brought to you by Venu® 3S, Garmin’s latest hybrid smartwatch that is the perfect blend of function and style.
Purpose-built with advanced health and fitness features, and the ability to make calls and send texts, the Venu® 3S is more than just a fitness smartwatch, it's your personal on-wrist coach there to support your every goal.
It gives you detailed health and wellness insights, such as Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep coaching, a morning report, nap detection, stress tracking, a pulse ox sensor, women’s health and pregnancy tracking, meditation, mindful breathing and even a jet lag advisor!
With 30+ sports apps, animated workouts and a Garmin coach, you can train purposely and effectively.
The Venu® 3S is built for how you move, it can track pushes and offers built-in workouts designed for wheelchair users.
With up to 10 days of battery life in smart watch mode, Venu® 3S fitness smartwatch is able to give you a more complete picture of your health.
Head over to garmin.com.au to find out more.
Please subscribe and leave me a review
If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!
![136. Fussy Eating Q and A with Paediatric Dietitian, Anna Ritan](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5030545/PodcastImage2_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
136. Fussy Eating Q and A with Paediatric Dietitian, Anna Ritan
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
In this episode, I welcome back Anna Ritan: an Accredited Practicing Dietitian & Nutritionist with over 12 years experience.
Anna specialises in paediatric and neonatal nutritional therapy and dietary education and is also the creator of Nourish Little Lives.
This episode is the second part of a 2-part series with Anna. The previous episode is all about fussy eating in toddlers and children and this episode is a Q&A section from our listeners.
If you would like to learn more about Anna, visit her Instagram.
Garmin Venu 3S
This episode is brought to you by Venu® 3S, Garmin’s latest hybrid smartwatch that is the perfect blend of function and style.
Purpose-built with advanced health and fitness features, and the ability to make calls and send texts, the Venu® 3S is more than just a fitness smartwatch, it's your personal on-wrist coach there to support your every goal.
It gives you detailed health and wellness insights, such as Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep coaching, a morning report, nap detection, stress tracking, a pulse ox sensor, women’s health and pregnancy tracking, meditation, mindful breathing and even a jet lag advisor!
With 30+ sports apps, animated workouts and a Garmin coach, you can train purposely and effectively.
The Venu® 3S is built for how you move, it can track pushes and offers built-in workouts designed for wheelchair users.
With up to 10 days of battery life in smart watch mode, Venu® 3S fitness smartwatch is able to give you a more complete picture of your health.
Head over to garmin.com.au to find out more.
Please subscribe and leave me a review
If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!
![135. Toddlers and Fussy Eating with Paediatric Dietitian, Anna Ritan](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5030545/PodcastImage2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
135. Toddlers and Fussy Eating with Paediatric Dietitian, Anna Ritan
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
In this episode, I welcome back Anna Ritan: an Accredited Practicing Dietitian & Nutritionist with over 12 years experience.
Anna specialises in paediatric and neonatal nutritional therapy and dietary education and is also the creator of Nourish Little Lives.
This episode is the first part of a 2-part series with Anna. This first episode is all about fussy eating in toddlers and children and the next episode is a Q&A section from our listeners.
If you would like to learn more about Anna, visit her Instagram.
Garmin Venu 3S
This episode is brought to you by Venu® 3S, Garmin’s latest hybrid smartwatch that is the perfect blend of function and style.
Purpose-built with advanced health and fitness features, and the ability to make calls and send texts, the Venu® 3S is more than just a fitness smartwatch, it's your personal on-wrist coach there to support your every goal.
It gives you detailed health and wellness insights, such as Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep coaching, a morning report, nap detection, stress tracking, a pulse ox sensor, women’s health and pregnancy tracking, meditation, mindful breathing and even a jet lag advisor!
With 30+ sports apps, animated workouts and a Garmin coach, you can train purposely and effectively.
The Venu® 3S is built for how you move, it can track pushes and offers built-in workouts designed for wheelchair users.
With up to 10 days of battery life in smart watch mode, Venu® 3S fitness smartwatch is able to give you a more complete picture of your health.
Head over to garmin.com.au to find out more.
Please subscribe and leave me a review
If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!
![134. The Low Down on Low Carbs and Sports Nutrition, with Professor Louise Burke](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5030545/PodcastImage2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
134. The Low Down on Low Carbs and Sports Nutrition, with Professor Louise Burke
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
In this episode, I chat with Professor Louise Burke.
Louise is a sports dietitian with 40 years of experience in the education and counselling of elite athletes. She worked at the Australian Institute of Sport for 30 years, first as Head of Sports Nutrition and then as Chief of Nutrition Strategy. She was the team dietitian for the Australian Olympic Teams for the 1996-2012 Summer Olympic Games. Her publications include over 400 papers in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, and the authorship or editorship of several textbooks on sports nutrition. I hope that you all can appreciate the amazing talent that Louise brings to our episode today where we chat all about the “low down on low carbs”.
You can follow Louise on X @louisemburke.
Garmin Venu 3S
This episode is brought to you by Venu 3S – Garmin’s latest hybrid 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!
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![133. Women’s Health & Our Pelvic Floor, with Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Jessica Jenkins](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5030545/PodcastImage2_300x300.jpg)
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
In this episode, I chat all things pelvic floor with Jess Jenkins.
Jess is an advanced practice physiotherapist in pelvic health, a clinical & fitness pilates instructor and an antenatal and postnatal pilates course educator
Jess treat’s a range of conditions including all pelvic floor disorders in both women and men, pregnancy-related conditions, and musculoskeletal injuries. Her special interest is anything prenatal or post natal and female pelvic pain.
In today’s episode, Jess and I chat:
- the pelvic floor;
- the impact pregnancy has on a women’s body;
- the 6-week post-natal check;
- Kegel exercises;
- ab separation;
- prolapses;
- urinary incontinence; and
- constipation.
You can follow Jess on Instagram @the.mama.physio and find more information on her website.
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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![132. Eat like an athlete, with Advanced Sports Dietitian Simone Austin](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5030545/PodcastImage2_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
132. Eat like an athlete, with Advanced Sports Dietitian Simone Austin
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
In this episode, I chat with accredited practising dietitian and advanced sports dietitian, Simone Austin.
Simone's résumé speaks for itself:
- she is the Chief Health Officer at healthylife;
- she has 30+ years experience working in elite sport with some of Australia’s most successful sporting teams (the Australian Men’s Cricket Team, the Hawthorn AFL Club, the Melbourne Storm NRL team, the Melbourne City A League team etc.);
- she was the president of Sports Dietitians Australia for 5 years and is currently a Dietitians Australia board member.
On today’s episode, Simone and I utilise her 30+ years experience in sports nutrition to teach everyday athletes, like you and me, how to eat and fuel and fuel.
We discuss:
- pre-workout and post-workout fuelling, when is it necessary and what to eat;
- how to eat to maintain energy levels during and post workout;
- hydration and how much water you should be drinking;
- advice for athletic kids;
- our best hacks to maintain performance during exercise as well as everyday life.
You can follow Simone on Instagram @simone_austin and be sure to visit healthylife. where you can find loads of free health programs, articles written by health professionals, the Food Tracker Tool and the Living Healthy Report.
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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If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!