New Dietary Guidelines Due in Australia 2026: Will they reflect the USA real food mantra?
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Functional Health Canberra’s Game Changing Approach
By Melissa Kovacevic
As the Founder of Functional Health Canberra, I am an accredited Functional Nutrition Consultant and a Clinical EFT Practitioner (Emotional Freedom Techniques). EFT is a powerful stress management tool sometimes referred to as “tapping” or emotional acupuncture without needles.
My mission is to educate and inspire others to live an optimal healthy life. I am not about fads, low calorie or restrictive diets but believe in nourishing our body with delicious nutrient-dense whole foods.
My previous studies taught me the fundamentals of nutrition, and then when I studied with the Nutrition Academy I was able to gain a broader appreciation of health. I was taught the latest breakthroughs in epigenetics, functional testing and gut health and guided by the philosophy of vitalism and concepts of giving our body the right tools, from nature to heal and thrive. I have carried this philosophy with me into my own life and business.
Incorporating EFT with nutrition has been a gamechanger for me personally; and for my clients. More often than not, I was finding the resistance most clients face when it came to health, was due to self-limiting beliefs and negative patterns of behaviour.
EFT helps my clients get past these beliefs. Sometimes we have fears that remain in our subconscious minds and EFT may help let go of the emotions surrounding certain experiences, allowing our body to heal. It has helped my clients resolve a range of issues including workplace stress and anxiety, food cravings and emotional eating patterns as well as improving athletic performance.
When it comes to emotional eating, sometimes we have emotional anchors linking eating to positive feelings, or we eat to shut down feelings altogether. EFT is proven to reduce stress in the body by at least 24% and gives you a safe way to feel your emotions and break unhelpful behaviours.
I have found EFT to be a phenomenal tool, when combined with Functional Nutrition really helps my clients achieve their Functional Health Goals.
If you would like more information check out my website www.functionalhealthcanberra.com.au or follow me on Facebook and Instagram @functionalhealthcanberra.
Do you want to change people`s lives like Cyndi has? Enrol in our Functional Nutrition Course and become a functional nutrition consultant.
P.S Wow, it was hard trying to cut down this video to 1 minute! Cyndi`s story about this client is full of amazing information. Keep an eye out on YouTube at TheNutritionAcademyAU for videos coming in 2025, including the longer version of this vid!
THIS WEEKEND ONLY- The Functional Essentials Course is on sale for $1697, saving $300! Cyndi told us we`d never discount this course, but when the new American dietary guidelines came out, she wanted to celebrate. The course will NOT be discounted again. Enrol in the Functional Nutrition Essentials course this week to save $300!
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Too often we take for granted some aspects of life and consider them the default (such as having energy, being pain free, thinking clearly, doing things you love), never thinking that we have to work for and nurture them. When we don`t nurture them with good sleep, exercise, food, community and more, we realise just how fundamental they really are.
Metagenomics could pave the way for us truly understanding how the gut impacts the rest of the body. Does this topic interest you?
Many of our students did not know what they were getting into until they dove in, and found it was so much more comprehensive and influential than they thought. Alongside the self-paced, flexible nature of the course and support from the TNA team, we`re sure YOU can make the most from our course.
I started just by throwing a sprouting sweet potato in a plant pot (where lay the dead remains of a lettuce plant I couldn`t grow) and it grew roots down into the soil! Share what you are growing and tag us, we`ll share it with our community!
The way the soil, water and plants support each other and create a healthy system really reflects the amazing system within the human body and how we can nurture it through what we do and what we eat.
Head on over to our website and check out the important blogs written by Cyndi and guest writers to learn more about your health and the food industry.
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You`ve heard the saying `you can`t pour from an empty cup` but do we really internalise it? This year, try committing to yourself the way you want to commit to your partner, children, work, or wider community.
It all sounds complicated, but to your body it`s an inherent and automatic part of the process, its innate! We can use language to understand what`s going on in our bodies and explain the magic of the system that keeps us alive.
Has The Nutrition Academy changed your life the way it did for Lee? Please let us know by leaving a review on Google or shooting us a DM — we would love to share your story with our community!
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If your goals this year include managing your weight, don`t turn to laboratory-made shakes, make your own! Cyndi suggests blending an egg and some fruit together for a protein boost, or high-satiety fruit likes apples, bananas and avocados blended with Greek yoghurt and water. Low ingredients and high nutrition is ideal if you`re looking to chase good health.
