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Tara  (nutritionist) chats to Alice Zaslavsky about her food philosophy and why she is on a mission to inspire people to try new things, hop in the kitchen, and embrace veggies. Tune in to grab your dose of Alice's infectious energy and findout about: 

• Alice's food journey from Master Chef contestant and school teacher, to food writer, author, speaker, mum, and more. 
• Her food philosophy and tips for feeding children
• Insight into food memories, food behaviours and understanding how what our parents fed us, and how they fed us, impact us as adults today (we all have those horrible childhood memories of being force fed over cooked broccoli!).
• The importance of unpacking learned behaviours from childhood, and forging new paths into trying new foods as adults
• Inspiring tips for being courageous with veggies 
• Tips and tricks from her new cookbook 'In Praise of Veg'
• How to waste less food
• And more! 

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In this episode, Tara reveals why she feels the way she does, about Pete Evans.

Tara (Nutritionist) has been speaking out about Pete Evans and his dangerous dietary advice for almost 8 years.  This week, the celebrity chef and health guru's empire has come crashing down, after posting a meme displaying a neo-nazi symbol on social media. This lead to major Australian brands dumping him and distancing themselves publicly.

Tara talks through her journey in attempting to educate the public about Pete's dangerous health advice over the years,  and  provides her rationale for why she considers him  a dangerous person , revealing things you need to know about him before taking on any of his advice.


Tara is a registered Australian nutritionist, university lecturer, speaker, author and despiser of fad diets and shonky nutrition advice. 

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It's touted in the wellness world as a 'healthier' salt because it's more natural and contains essential minerals. But is this true?  Tara looks at  the latest research by Nutrition Research Australia which examines the levels of nutrients in pink salt, and whether these levels are high enough to warrant it being a healthier salt.  The research also discovers that pink salt contains heavy metals such as aluminium and lead.

Tara also gives an overview of salt and the effects on the body, and helps you to decide whether pink salt is really worth all the hype.

Read the  research paper here

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In this episode, dietitian Jono Steedman hijacks the show and together with Tara (nutritionist), they investigate Goli Gummies. They're those little red gummies containing apple cider vinegar and superfoods like beetroot and pomegranate. They claim to be able to support gut and skin health, manage your weight and appetite and improve energy. They're flooding Jono and Tara's social media feeds, maybe you've seen the ads too? 

Together they walk you through: 

• The ingredients list and quantities of the nutrients
• Unpacking the science that Goli provide and find out if it's legit
• Whether or not you should take this product 
• and a lot more (when a dietitian and nutritionist get together, there's a lot to talk about)

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This is the most requested topic of all time! And it's finally here. 

Tara takes on Isagenix, the multi level marketing company who are massive on the health and fitness scene. 

In this episode: 

• Tara interviews people who have tried the program, who share some very fascinating (and heart breaking) real-life stories about their journey with the company
• Determines whether Isagenix is better than any other protein shake on the market
• Investigates the highly restrictive 'cleanse' program
• Finds out whether you will become deficient in any nutrients if following the program
• Looks at the business structure of the MLM scheme and whether people actually make any money from it, as they are promised

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Thank you to Malin Haagen for her work in the administration, research and production of the episode. 

By now we've all heard about the Mediterranean diet, but do you know why it good for us? 
To answer that question, Dr Anthony Villani joins the show to explain the science behind this way of eating and it's remarkable effects on heart health, mental health and healthy ageing. 

Anthony and Tara also talk about: 

• His research on the med diet and it's positive impact on mental health and ageing
• What foods feature on the med diet and why 
• Bread, pasta, cheese and salami 
• How much red meat should we really be eating? 
• What about dairy?
• The importance of culture and connectedness and enjoyment when it comes to food 
• How you can implement some of the features of the med diet, in your own home

Explore Anthony's published research here
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The paleo diet is often touted by the wellness industry as being great for gut health, but there has actually been little research done on this to date.

 In this episode, Tara  interviews Dr Angela Genoni to find out about Angela's latest research which explores the effect of the paleo diet on gut health.

The results of her study are fascinating, showing that the paleo diet is not the ultimate diet for good gut health, because it is very low in a a certain important fibre - resistant starch. This fibre is vital role for good guys health as it is the food that feed our microbes.

Interestingly, Dr Angela's research also revealed that those following a paleo diet long term, also displayed biomarkers for heart disease.

The episode answers the important question: Is the Paleo diet good or bad for our gut health?

The episode also covers: 

• The basics of gut health
• What is the difference between a pre and post-biotic? 
• What can we do for good gut health? 
• Are there any other nutrients the paleo diet is lacking, and can we simply supplement with those? 

You can read Dr Angela's published study here, and find out more on her website. 

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The wellness industry is a multi-billion dollar industry directed at those of us who are the 'worried-well'. It's not reaching those who truly need wellness. 

Tara highlights he inequity of wellness, and the steps we can take to protect ourselves from this industry which really is out to get our dollars (without us even realising) 

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Stream this episode and cook with Tara in real-time as she guides you through making the perfect Bolognese sauce. Perfect to put with pasta, use as lasagne sauce, on toast, it's so versatile! You can pack it with your own choice of your fave veggies too.

Your ingredients are below, all you need to do is listen while you cook! You can pause, fast forward, rewind, and cook along with your own nutritionist.

If you make the bolognese, be sure to post a pic to social media and tag @thenutritionguruandthechef. We would LOVE to see you cooking along at home!

You will need: 

• large pot 
• wooden spoon
• knife 

Ingredients

• 500 grams beef mince (or a mix of been and pork) 
• 1 onion
• 2-3 garlic cloves 
• 400 gram can of tomatoes 
• 1-2 tbsp tomato paste (optional) 
• Dried oregano (optional) 
• Veggies (optional) such as carrot, zucchini, spinach, mushrooms

Music credits: Doctor Turtle Music 

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Tara talks to Jono Steedman (Accredited Practicing Dietitian), aka 'The Guyetitian' about all things protein. 

Jono will talk you through: 

• Why is protein important? What does it do? 
• How much you need and where you can get it
• Do you need a protein supplement/powder, or not? 
• Great snack and meal ideas packed with protein
• What to look for if buying a protein powder
• Do you still need to make sure you 'combine and complement' proteins (vegetarians)
• and of course, much more...

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Tara is a university-trained Nutritionist, teacher, author and speaker. In this episode, she delves into the science behind coconut sugar to help you to understand whether switching to coconut sugar is a good thing, or not. She breaks through the marketing hype and answers these important questions: 

• Where does coconut sugar come from? 
• How did it become popular? 
• Does it have the same calories as normal table sugar (white sugar?) 
• Does it have added nutritional value? 
• Does it really contain vitamins and minerals? 

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Tara chats with Dr Nikki Stamp -  Australian cardiothoracic surgeon, author, tv presenter, and kick a$$ myth buster. 

Nikki reveals how social media is impacting our physical and mental health, and how to take control of our social media feeds. 
Also in this episode: 

• How to tell fact from fiction when reading health information online
• Her own struggles with food and body image and how that has changed over time
• Her journey from a high school student experiencing self-doubt, to commendably now one of only 11 cardiothoracic surgeons in Australia 
• The latest scoop on saturated fat and how it impacts our heart
• What we can all do for heart health

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Every wondered if Frozen vegetables contain any nutrition? Tara shows you the science behind the reasons why they're packed full of nutrition. And if you're not quite sure how to use them, Tara gives a run down of her 5 faves and how she cooks with them!

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About your host: Tara is a qualified, no-nonsense nutritionist from Noosa, Australia. 

The words we use when talking about food can have a profound effect on us, both positively, and negatively.

Tara catches up with Dietitian Kate Wengier from Foost to talk about how we can choose words to promote a healthy relationship with food, and encourage healthy eating without force. They discuss the words to avoid using, and why we need to steer clear of labeling foods as 'good' or 'bad' foods due to the effect this may have on the development of eating disorders, restricted and fussy eating, and stress associated with food and mealtimes.

This episode is important for those who have kids, but also those who don't. It will help learn how to be mindful of the language used around children, and also how the language your parents/caregivers used around you as a child may have impacted your thoughts and feelings about food and your body.

As a dietitian, and mum of four, Kate has loads of real-world experience helping families take the stress out of mealtimes and build a positive relationship with food.

In this episode Kate and Tara chat about:

- What Kate says to her children when they nag her for chocolate or complain about their lunchbox
- How to tackle whingeing at the dinner table
- Consideration of 'safe' foods
- Why we need to be more neutral about food
- The mistake she made when she was a new mum feeding her first born
- Who's job is it to eat healthily? The parent, or the child?
- How to create a positive eating environment
- and so much more!

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"Nutrition is messy and confusing...there's a reason for that" - Dr Tim Crowe

In this episode, Tara interviews Dr Tim Crowe - scientist, researcher, dietitian and educator. As the head honcho of Thinking Nutrition, Tim has a knack for breaking sciency stuff down into easy-to-understand info that you can take away and use to make positive changes for your health.

To help us understand how to know when nutrition info is nonsense, Tim talks us through the basics of:

• How nutrition studies work 
• How the media sometimes misinterpret studies and create headlines that aren't factual
• Why nutrition is so darned confusing sometimes 
• How to spot nonsense

He also touches on:

• Sugar in fruit
• Blue zone dietary patterns
• The Game Changers Documentary
• The acid/alkaline diet and whether lemon in water will 'detox' us. 

Tim has also just released his brand new podcast, Thinking Nutrition - a must-listen for anyone who would like to soak up more of Tim's wisdom. His first episode delves deeper into some of the issues presented here in this podcast, and Tim discusses some of the latest research. The Thinking Nutrition podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts from, just search 'Thinking Nutrition'

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Are there any benefits of cacao? And how does it differ from plain old (and much cheaper) cocoa? You'll find that loads of recipes now call for cacao, not cocoa. Why is this?

Find out all the answers in this informative podcast presented by Tara Leong, a qualified nutritionist from popular The Nutrition Guru and the Chef

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Tara (nutritionists and social media addict) reveals how social media influencers can actually be harming our health without us even realising it. What Tara has to say is important for anyone using social media. She provides a behind the scenes look at how health influencers get sent products and paid to promote products, and often they don't even have to have tried the product to get paid to say it's amazing.

Things like detoxes, skinny teas, protein powders are all subtly being shoved in our faces while we innocently scroll through our social media feed. This can be harming us in a number of different ways - our physical health AND mental health.

This is Part 1 of a series of episodes about this topic. Tara has extensive knowledge in the area of social media, having worked for a social media agency, and then building her own social media audience for The Nutrition Guru and the Chef. She has spoken extensively at conferences and seminars around Australia on the topic of social media and the impact it is having on our health.

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Join Tara Leong (qualified nutritionist) as she interviews friend and colleague, gut health dietitian - Lydia Sutakovsky (of the Sunshine Coast Gut Clinic), and get the answers to these burning questions that didn't get answered in Part 1: 

• What are fermented foods? 
• Do fermented foods help restore gut health, or not?
• Does bone broth actually 'heal' the gut, or is this just another wellness fad?
• Does eating fruit ruin the gut microbiome and cause illness? 

Lydia and Tara take an evidence-based approach to answer these questions during this conversational interview, packed with interesting info that you can trust.

You'll feel like you are a fly on the wall, listening to two nutrition pals having a yack about all the latest on gut health.

If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, go and do so, as this gives you the basics of gut health and is a great introduction to understanding this topic.

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Sugar. We all like it, and we are all confused about it. There's so much misinformation online about sugar, that it's causing many people to become frightened of food and severely restrict what they eat. Tara felt the need to clear a few things up, tackle the piffle and nonsense head-on, and answer the following questions:

• What are the current recommendations around how much sugar we should have? 
• What's the 'healthiest' sugar? 
• Will fruit make us 'fat?' 
• Do they add sugar to low-fat milk? 
• Is sugar addictive? 

Gut health is the talk of the town right now, with evidence showing that the microorganisms living within our digestive system can both positively and negatively impact many facets of our health.

In this episode, Tara chats to Lydia Sutakowsky, an accredited practicing Dietitian, university lecturer, and director of the Sunshine Coast Gut Clinic. Together they talk about gut health and answer the following questions:

• What is 'gut health?'
• What are the symptoms of poor gut health
• Does the food we eat directly impact the microbes in our gut?
• What can we do to improve our gut health?
• Should we take probiotic supplements?
• What is a poo transplant and are they useful? 

Lydia also covers: 

• Why the restriction of foods could harm your gut
• The evolution of the microbiome story
• Her top foods for good gut health
• A simple recipe to feed your good gut bugs

You can follow Lydia on Facebook and instagram or book a skype consult via her website 

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