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The Importance of Early Life Feeding in Establishing Lifelong Healthy Eating Habits

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Author: Kathryn Webb, Accredited Practising Dietitian, Paediatric Dietitian Introduction The first 1000 days is the period of development from conception to 2 years of age. It is well known in the research world that this period of time is crucial in establishing lifelong healthy eating habits and reducing the risk of chronic diseases later in […]

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Schools: Be Allergy Aware, NOT Allergy Scared

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The National Allergy Council’s Best Practice Guidelines for Anaphylaxis Prevention and Management in Schools state it is ‘NOT recommended that schools ‘ban’ food and as such schools should not claim to be free of any allergen (e.g. ‘nut free’)’. The Guidelines have been developed in consultation with key organisations, principals and staff working in the

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Covid 19 Panic Buying. Do we need to buy into it?

Perth Dietitian / Belinda Martin

Author: Laura Kiely, Accredited Practising Dietitian, Counsellor and Psychotherapist | PERTH DIETITIAN The nutritionally packed and fiscally frugal advice for you and your family during Pandemic With the confronting scene of empty shelves in the supermarket at 8.30am, it’s hard to keep calm and not get caught up in the carry on that is panic

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My Baby has Cow’s Milk Allergy. How do I know she is getting enough Calcium? (3 min read)

Allergy / Belinda Martin

Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian | ALLERGY DIETITIAN My Baby has Cow’s Milk Allergy. How do I know she is getting enough Calcium? This is one of the most common questions we get asked. With the rise in allergies, more and more mums have been told to not only cut dairy out of baby’s

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8 Tips for Sustainable Eating (3 min read)

Perth Dietitian / Belinda Martin

Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian | PERTH DIETITIAN What is sustainable eating? Well it’s about choosing foods that are not only healthy but are also kind to our planet and environment. Now I am no authority on the subject, but I think it’s a good idea to start the conversation. And some of you

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PUREE vs BLW vs MIXED FEEDING (2 min read)

Paediatric Nutrition / Belinda Martin

Guest Author: Dr Kyla Smith, Accredited Practising Dietitian | PAEDIATRIC NUTRITION WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE?! This is one of the MOST COMMON questions I get, but also the one of the biggest areas of confusion. Let’s clarify! Traditional purée feeding involves feeding your baby with a spoon. Most commonly you start with silky smooth purée,

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Metabolism, lifestyle, behaviour change. What motivates you?

Perth Dietitian / Belinda Martin

Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian | PERTH DIETITIAN (3 min read) When a Fine Balance Physiotherapy asked me to write an article for their newsletter about moving into the summer months and perhaps shifting motivation and metabolism to lose some kg’s that you may have accumulated over winter. I initially thought I would write

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Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) in children. Does it matter? (3 min read)

Pregnancy Nutrition / Belinda Martin

Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian | PAEDIATRIC NUTRITION If you follow us on social media, you might know that my gorgeous little guy had to have his tonsils and adenoids out due to obstructive sleep apnoea or OSA just under 2 years ago. This post generated a lot of interest, so we thought we

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Is my child overweight? Is my child obese?

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Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian | PAEDIATRIC NUTRITION My son is 4 years and 9 months old and he is at kindy. For illustrative purposes, his weight is 23 kg and his height is 116.5 cm. This means his BMI (body mass index; which is weight in kilograms divided by height in centimetres squared)

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What is Gastrointestinal Food Allergy?

Allergy / Belinda Martin

Author: Ingrid Roche, Accredited Practising Dietitian | FOOD ALLERGY There are several gastrointestinal food allergies that are known as “non IgE mediated food allergies”. This means they don’t involve IgE antibodies and you can’t use skin prick tests or blood tests to diagnose them. Other immune cell systems are involved in these kinds of allergies.

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