Leanne Ward Nutrition – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode I welcome Dr Katherine Tonks, a specialist endocrinologist with an interest in obesity and insulin resistance.

Katherine completed a PhD looking at insulin resistance in obese and lean people. She believes that optimal care involves a team approach with the patient at the centre and to achieve this she founded Sydney Endocrinology which is the first accredited private secondary care diabetes service on the east coast of Australia.

Katherine and I discuss:

• what endocrinology is;
• what are the major types of endocrine diseases;
• what the symptoms of insulin resistance (IR) are and how do you diagnose it;
• what can we do to reverse or slow IR;
• what the symptoms are of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and how do you diagnose it;
• the link between IR and PCOS;
• how to support teens with a family history of IR;
• inositol and Ozempic and other weight loss and hormonal drugs.

You can follow Kathrine (@drkatherinetonks) and Sydney Endocrinology (@sydney_endocrinology) on 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.

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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.

Please subscribe and leave me a review  

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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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This week's podcast is part 2 of my discussion with advanced sports dietitian, Chloe McLeod. It is kindly brought to you by Future Farm Co, who aim to deliver plant-based foods to Australia and New Zealand, bringing the world’s best brands of plant-based food to your local store. You can find them on Instagram @futurefarmanz & on Facebook @futurefarmco or at their website: https://www.futurefarmco.com. 

While last week's talk with Chloe was focused on FODMAPs, sensitive stomachs, prebiotics and gut health (definitely check out part 1 (ep 41.) if you haven't already), this week's episode is focussed on Chloe's other passion: nutrition for sports and exercise. As an advanced sports dietitian, Chloe regularly works with elite athletes (including the Parramatta Eels National Rugby League squad), as well as regular weekend warriors, to help them achieve their nutrition and exercise goals. But don't worry, this podcast is packed with info, tips and tricks designed to help exercise enthusiasts no matter what their level of sporting prowess. We start off talking about how nutrition influences bowel movements during exercise and how to avoid upset stomachs. We talk tips and tricks for preventing stitches and Chloe tells us the secret nutrition hack that Olympic athletes use to help stop cramping. We talk dos and don'ts in the lead up to race day and discuss the best pre-workout foods. Finally, we talk about whether you should be exercising in a fuelled or fasted state. 

So stop your Googling because these are the facts brought to you by the experts, no 'broscience' here, just evidenced based nutrition science, for FREE! 

You can find Chloe on social media @chloe_mcleod_dietitian or @health_performance_collective or find her on her website: www.chloemcleod.com. 

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!

Welcome to today’s podcast with our expert guest, Chloe McLeod. It is kindly brought to you by Future Farm Co, who aim to deliver plant-based foods to Australia and New Zealand, bringing the world’s best brands of plant-based food to your local store. You can find them on Instagram @futurefarmanz & on Facebook @futurefarmco or at their website: https://www.futurefarmco.com. 

Now today’s special guest Chloe is an expert in gut health, food intolerances and sports nutrition. As an Advanced Sports Dietitian and Accredited Practising Dietitian, Chloe works with the Parramatta Eels National Rugby League squad, and co-owns nutrition consultancy, Health & Performance Collective. With over 10 years experience in the industry, Chloe’s expert knowledge provides a sought after ability to help her clients be their healthiest selves. With a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Flinders University and a Masters of Public Health at the University of Sydney, Chloe is passionate about helping individuals make positive changes to their lifestyle. 

Chloe has created a world class; online course, The FODMAP Challenge helping individuals identify gut intolerance symptoms. I can’t wait for you guys to hear both of these podcasts with Chloe. In the first one, we will talk about FODMAPs, sensitive tummies, prebiotics and fuelling your gut for performance and in the second podcast, we discuss runners gut and other gut related exercise issues along with strategies for stitches and cramping. To check out Chloe's FODMAP Challenge, see here: www.fodmapchallenge.com You can find Chloe on social media @chloe_mcleod_dietitian or @health_performance_collective or find her on her website: www.chloemcleod.com. 

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!

Martin MacDonald is a clinical performance nutritionist, motivational speaker & educator. He holds an undergraduate and two postgraduates, one in clinical nutrition and one in sports nutrition. Martin is the CEO of the Mac-Nutrition Collective and founder of the MNU Certification, the UK’s first ever 12-month, evidence-based, vocational online nutrition course. Online, Martin's direct approach and entertaining content has attracted a very engaged following to whom he disseminates evidence-based nutritional information via his Instagram account, @martinnutrition and website, www.mac-nutrition.com 

In today’s podcast, we bust a bucket load of nutrition myths: “Weight loss is as easy as calories in and calories out”, “My metabolism is damaged, I can't lose weight”, “It's cheat day, I can eat what I want”, “broccoli has just as much protein as steak”, “...the Game Changers movie generally”, “dairy causes inflammation”, “artificial sweeteners cause insulin release”, “you should eat for your body type / blood type” and finally, we discuss how to find credible experts online. 

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!

Today’s podcast is brought to you by Nutra Organics. One of my favourite Australian wholefood companies who provide a range of organic, honest, wholefood products to nourish you and your family. You can use the discount code they have kindly offered you guys which is 'LEANNE' for 15% of the range of whole food products and check them out at www.nutraorganics.com.au or on social media @nutraorganics. 

We are back for part 2 of my interview with New York psychologist, Dr Rachel Goldman. Dr Rachel specialises in health and wellness, including health behaviour change, stress management, eating behaviours, obesity, bariatric surgery and weight management. She helps her clients achieve their health and wellness goals utilising cognitive behavioural therapy. 

In this episode I chat with Dr Rachel about her tips relating to eating behaviour and dealing with stress eating. We discuss co-workers and family members who self-sabotage your progress, finding and maintaining motivation and how to set goals that you will actually achieve! We also talk about mindful eating and planning ahead when it comes to long term health. Finally, we end with a brilliant discussion about happiness and confidence plus how to recognise the signs of disordered eating. You can follow Dr Rachel on social media @drrachelnyc or visit her website www.drrachelnyc.com Don’t forget to leave me a positive rating or review in your podcast app if you enjoyed the podcast and make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss an episode! 

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! 

Today’s podcast is brought to you by Nutra Organics. One of my favourite Australian wholefood companies who provide a range of organic, honest, wholefood products to nourish you and your family. You can use the discount code they have kindly offered you guys which is 'LEANNE' for 15% of the range of whole food products and check them out at www.nutraorganics.com.au or on social media @nutraorganics. 

Today’s expert guest is the incredible Doctor Rachel Goldman who is a licensed psychologist practicing in New York City. She specialising in health and wellness, including health behaviour change, stress management, eating behaviours, obesity, bariatric surgery and weight management. She helps her clients achieve their health and wellness goals utilizing cognitive behavioural therapy. Dr. Rachel serves on many professional committees and thrives in the wellness community in New York where she can meet and bring like-minded individuals together to network, learn and facilitate behavioural changes that will promote healthier and happier lives. You can follow Dr Rachel on social media @drrachelnyc or visit her website www.drrachelnyc.com Don’t forget to leave me a positive rating or review in your podcast app if you enjoyed the podcast and make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss an episode! 

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! 

Today’s podcast is brought to you by Nutra Organics. One of my favourite Australian wholefood companies who provide a range of organic, honest, wholefood products to nourish you and your family. You can use the discount code they have kindly offered you guys which is 'LEANNE' for 15% of the range of whole food products and check them out at www.nutraorganics.com.au or on social media @nutraorganics. 

Back on the podcast today is our expert in female physiology Dr Stacy Sims. Famously known for her quote “women are not small men” Dr Sims is an exercise physiologist, nutrition scientist and Author of ROAR – a book dedicated to matching your food and fitness to your unique female physiology for optimum performance, great health and a strong lean body for life. The first podcast Dr Sims and I did together (number 36) focused on the female physiology, hormones, pills, PMS and training. Today’s podcast will focus on nutrition science for the unique female physiology. We talk about cravings during your period, protein, carb and fat recommendations, supplementation, protein powders, cycle syncing nutrition and tracking. Head on over to social media and give our guest a follow @drstacysims or head to her website to learn more: https://www.drstacysims.com. 

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! 

Today’s podcast is brought to you by Nutra Organics. One of my favourite Australian wholefoods companies who provide a range of organic, honest, wholefood products to nourish you and your family. You can use the discount code they have kindly offered you guys which is 'LEANNE' for 15% of the range of whole food products and check them out at www.nutraorganics.com.au or on social media @nutraorganics. 

Today’s expert guest is the one and only Dr Stacy Sims. Famously known for her quote “women are not small men” Dr Sims is an exercise physiologist, nutrition scientist and Author of ROAR – a book dedicated to matching your food and fitness to your unique female physiology for optimum performance, great health and a strong lean body for life. Dr Sims is currently a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Waikato where she is an applied researcher, innovator and entrepreneur in human performance, specifically sex differences in training, nutrition, and environmental conditions. Today’s podcast will focus on the female physiology and training and we will bring Dr Stacy back for a second podcast when we focus on nutrition science for the unique female physiology. Head on over to social media and give her a follow @drstacysims or head to her website to learn more: https://www.drstacysims.com.

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!