Hi there!  I'm Amanda - a foodie and lover of learning and nature.
I have to work hard at relaxing as it doesn't come easy to me!
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I've been an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Nutritionist with Dietitians Australia since 2014.

​I started studying health and nutrition in 2007. It was a time in my life when I had also begun experiencing a range of my own health and gut issues. 
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Learning the necessary diet and lifestyle changes needed to improve my health, ultimately resulted in my strong interest and speciality to help others also suffering with ​Irritable Bowel Syndrome, food intolerances and digestive distress.  
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Education:
  • Masters of Nutrition & Dietetics (Sydney University)
  • Paediatric Gastrointestinal & Immunological Disease National Training (The centre for Advanced Learning)
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences (Adelaide University)​
Employment history:
  • Feel Your Best Nutrition (2018 - Current)​
  • Newtown Nutrition (2015 - 2019)
  • Sydney Adventist Hospital (2014-2016)
  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Allergy Unit (2014-15)
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​Clinical areas of specialty:

Digestive conditions:
  • ​​​​​Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - bloating, distention, reflux, abnormal bowel movements, abdominal pain or discomfort
  • Reflux disorders
  • Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) and Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth (IMO)
  • ​Gut recovery after antibiotics
Intolerances and allergies:
  • Food Intolerances - including to artificial additives, natural food chemicals including salicylates, amines, glutamate, histamine, oxalates; lactose and other FODMAPs; gluten, dairy and other proteins
  • Food allergies - gluten, dairy, soy, eggs, nuts, shellfish etc. 
Skin conditions:
  • Acne
  • Eczema
  • Rosacea 
Weight management:
  • Fad-free weight loss
  • ​Weight maintenance
  • Weight gain - fat or muscle
Autoimmune conditions​ e.g. Hashimoto's, Coeliac 
Natal Nutrition
  • Nutrition for fertility
  • Nutrition for pregnancy & post-partum recovery​
  • Optimising breastfeeding nutrition
Anti-inflammatory diets e.g. Mediteranean
​Plant-based diets e.g. Vegan & Vegetarian
Non-hungry eating
  • Strategies to overcome comfort, boredom, emotional, habitual etc. eating 
  • Mindful and Intuitive Eating - managing food cravings, emotional and other non-hungry eating habits
Mood and mental health 
Metabolic disorders
  • Insulin Resistance, metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes
  • Type 2 Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes
  • Fatty liver
  • Dyslipidaemia / high cholesterol
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​If you would like to see me for any other reason, please get in touch to discuss.  If I feel it's within my scope of practice, I will commit to supporting you, including through review of the research and best practice guidelines that are available.  Or I can refer you to someone else. 
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​Note: I am experienced in supporting babies and children for food allergies, intolerances and digestive issues, also for Vegan or Vegetarian diets. If your child needs support for anything else, please reach out to discuss your concern.​
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"After years of going to dietitians and medical professions who put my children into the 'too hard basket' I found Amanda. Our light in the darkness.  She has a wealth of information, knowledge and experience which has assisted my family who have many gut health issues...  If you want to have optimal health, someone who actually cares and stays up to date in the area of health look no further than Amanda."  
K.C - Sydney, Australia
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"Amanda is friendly, very knowledgeable in her area, keen to share ideas, and very prompt in responding. I am incredibly relieved to have met her. Already my journey through the area of food sensitivities seems more possible to do."
​S.M - Adelaide, Australia​