Did you know that soaking nuts, grains & legumes for a minimum of 3 hours (overnight is optimum) removes enzyme inhibitors that makes it much easier for your digestive system to break them down and improve your digestion? All nuts, grains & legumes all contain the enzyme, phytic acid. Phytic acid is a binds to minerals […]
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Dry Skin and EFA’s
Dry skin is often a sign of essential fatty acid deficiency, since healthy cell membranes are made up largely of fatty acids. When fatty acids are not available, skin may become rough and dry. Fatty acids are found in low mercury fish, or in purified fish oils. Dry skin will heal in 4-6 weeks with adequate […]
Brain food for students
How does what you and your children eat impact on your children’s thinking and learning skills? Did you even know there was a direct link between what they eat and how their brain works? It’s very interesting to know that there are many studies that suggest that the common Western dietary pattern is a risk […]
“Why is your range of Raw Cacao Chocolate so great for me?”
We get asked this very question almost every day here at Nutritionista™ HQ. Quite literally the Greek word ‘cacao’ translates into ‘food of the Gods’, and we couldn’t agree more (read more here http://exhibits.mannlib.cornell.edu/chocolate/theobromacacao.php). The raw cacao bean has more than 300 nutritional compounds including many vital vitamins, minerals and antioxidants such as: * Magnesium, and other […]
It’s a Greena Colada!
Sadly we’re nearing the end of school holidays here once again, and already dreading the fact that I’m going to miss my little foodie friends once they return to school next week 🙁 All these holidays we’ve been having theme days, all of their choice. We’ve had a peanut butter day, apple day, banana day, […]
The Green Smoothie Formula
We all know that fresh really is best, by applying the food as medicine approach to the food that we can all prepare at home, then we can experiment with smoothies to create drinks that nourish and have a specific purpose within our diets, whether it be immune boosting, to provide more energy, provide maximum […]
My Apricot Bliss Bombs
3 simple ingredients was all it took to create these delicious, no bake, morsels. Ingredients: * 350g of dried apricots, * 150g of dessicated/shredded coconut, & * 20g of coconut oil. Method: Place all ingredients into your food processor/thermomix and blend for 1-2mins. Roll out into 24 balls and pop into the fridge until you’re […]
About the Nutritionista
Megyn Hayes – Nutritionista’s
Nutritional Biochemist, Senior Clinical Nutritionist & Postpartum Doula.
As a scientist, nutritionist and postpartum doula with extensive university education complete with multiple masters degrees, Megyn is a passionate advocate for women’s health, nutrition and medicine.
Megyn is able to approach each and every case from the most complex biochemical level, made easy to understand for all in order to understand the root cause to conquer their concerns and achieve optimum health & wellbeing.
Megyn’s core values as a clinician and educator are to assist her patients to start their families, balance their hormones, support a healthy pregnancy and postpartum period, lose weight, gain weight, manage chronic illness and to overcome a range of unresolved health issues.