Hello, my name is Natalie. I am a naturopathic nutritionist.
For much of my life, I was an extremely fussy eater, avoiding most fruits and vegetables altogether. In 2015, my approach to food began to shift. I started cooking more for myself, gradually learning to work with new ingredients, flavours, and textures.
What began with simple dishes, like a roasted pepper pasta sauce, evolved into a genuine love of colourful, varied, and nourishing meals. That journey showed me firsthand that our relationship with food is not fixed—it can change profoundly with time, patience, and the right approach.
Alongside this transformation, I developed a strong interest in the connection between food and health. Spending time engaging with health literature deepened my curiosity about the role nutrition can play in supporting wellbeing, ultimately leading me to pursue formal study in nutrition.
Why Gut Health?
For much of my life, I struggled with constipation, which improved when I started eating more fresh fruit and vegetables. I also had a mix of symptoms that didn’t seem connected at the time — including persistent adult acne. Things began to shift when I focused on my gut and made sure I was getting a variety of nutrients through food.
That experience is what drew me to gut health — I realised just how much it can influence how we feel, inside and out.
The thing is, digestive symptoms aren’t always straightforward. They often overlap, and everyone’s experience looks a little different — mine definitely didn’t follow a textbook. It can take time, patience, and a bit of curiosity to figure out what’s really going on.