About
I’ve always had a close relationship with nature and health. I grew up with a mum who was a landscape gardener, tending a kitchen garden that shaped my early understanding of food, seasons, and soil. My granddad kept bees and, at the age of 73, began studying human nutrition, a reminder that curiosity about nourishment and wellbeing can deepen at any stage of life.
That early grounding led me to complete a Bachelor of Health Science in Human Nutrition and an Advanced Diploma in Western Herbal Medicine, alongside ongoing study in organic gardening and permaculture. Over time, it became clear that soil, food, and health are inseparable, you can’t truly have one without the others.
My work has taken many forms. I’ve worked alongside organic growers at farmers’ markets across Sydney, managed busy health food stores, and spent time working for an international nutraceutical company. I’ve helped clients establish small edible gardens and found myself knee-deep in people’s kitchens, teaching the basics of nourishing staples, balanced meals, and practical food preparation. I’ve cooked for clients in their kitchens, providing weekly meals, and have also presented talks on nutrient density and health for community groups, sharing practical insights and an approach to wellbeing that is realistic, curious, and sustainable. I am currently the nutritionist at The Good Farm Shop, where I write weekly articles and work across a range of health and food-related projects.
Through all of this, one truth has remained consistent: no pill or potion can sustain health long-term. To get to the root of it and create realistic, lasting change, the foundation of health, nutrient-dense food, needs to be understood. My role is to help people make that connection, bringing awareness back to what we eat, where it comes from, and how it truly nourishes us.
What is Functional Nutrition?
Functional nutrition is a systems-based, evidence-informed approach that seeks to understand why symptoms arise rather than simply managing them. It recognises that digestion, blood sugar regulation, hormones, immune function and metabolism are deeply interconnected, and that food quality, nutrient density, lifestyle, environment and life stage all influence health. By prioritising whole foods and personalised dietary strategies, functional nutrition supports the body’s innate capacity to adapt, heal and maintain balance over time.
What is an Ancestral or Traditional Food Approach?
An ancestral or traditional food approach is informed by how human physiology evolved in relationship with food and environment. Observations of hunter-gatherer and traditionally living populations show very low rates of many modern lifestyle diseases when diets centre on whole, minimally processed foods and daily life includes regular movement and strong social connection. This approach draws practical lessons from these traditions, prioritising nutrient-dense foods and traditional preparation methods that support metabolic and digestive health, while remaining grounded in modern nutritional research.
Excerpts from my Granddad’s speech to his local community in 1987. He was in his 70s.
Food in Relation to Body Health
“Most people worry about nuclear war, it is real and we are concious of it. But a threat more dangerous is the unseen one: the poisoning of our soils and water supplies, the denaturing of our foods and the ever increasing destruction of our environment”
“People dont usually die of old age today; instead they die of degenerative diseases such as heart attacks, stokes, cancer, diabetes. The tradgey of all of this is that it can be avoided, simply by altering our lifestyle, particulary in the field of nutrition”.