Do you experience unpredictable diarrhoea, abdominal pain, bloody stools, fever, and fatigue? Have you ever spoken to your doctor about these symptoms? Perhaps you may have undiagnosed Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) includes both Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). It is a life-long relapsing and remitting condition characterised by chronic inflammation…
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If you feel happier in the warmer months and notice yourself eating a greater variety of fresh, seasonal produce compared to the cooler months, it may not just be the sunshine lifting your mood. Ever wonder why you feel butterflies in your stomach when you are nervous or excited? Or why you feel sick to…
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Returning to school sees the return of packing lunch boxes. At Optimum Intake we know this can be a stressful, daily chore for parents. Getting the balance between exciting lunches and healthy options can be a challenge. Check out our tips below to get this school year off to a great start. Start with the…
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If you are yet to have a consultation with an Optimum Intake Dietitian, here are 6 ways in which we assist our clients: Challenging diet culture– We are all exposed to various avenues of dieting messages that are at least partly influenced by society’s dieting culture. This is leading to much confusion and frustration when…
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As the end of the year approaches, silly season is upon us as holiday festivities begin. Whether you are staying home with loved ones, going on a holiday, or spending time with distant relatives- there’s often one common and unavoidable aspect of this time of the year- FOOD. For some people, food doesn’t get a…
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Optimum Intake Dietitians are committed to delivering services in a safe, practical and innovative way during the coronavirus pandemic. How will we do that? We ask all clients, staff and visitors not to come to clinic or go ahead with a home visit if they have cold or flu like symptoms or have been exposed…
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We are very excited to offer our clinical services at the Hunter Kidney Clinic. Our Accredited Practising Dietitian Rachel Tutill is the new Renal Dietitian providing services at both the Gateshead and Maitland clinics. Rachel has had the privilege of meeting and working alongside previous dietitian Jessica Stevenson during this handover period. Rachel is working…
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Many children can struggle to become competent eaters. Parents often find meal times frustrating and stressful. Our Dietitian Jodie Sheraton is an accredited SOS feeding consultant (‘Sequential Oral Sensory Approach to Feeding’) which is a therapy for fussy eaters & problem feeders. Working with Jodie you can expect to experience a more positive interaction with food…
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Is how we parent teaching our children to disregard their natural body signals of when to eat and when to stop eating? Over time we see a distrust in listening to our bodies which are designed biologically to send signals to seek food and eat when hungry and then our body sends signals as we…
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It is the start of the school year and even though we are only a few weeks into the term, already I am hearing stories (both in my personal life, from colleagues and via social media) that some schools are monitoring school lunch boxes. As a mother myself with school/pre-school aged children, I too make…
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