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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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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?

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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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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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• Buy the book - In Praise of Veg
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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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