LiveLighter Blog

How I went from overweight teen to marathon-running nutritionist

Feb 24, 2017
by Kate Dullaghan

When people first meet me they usually discover fairly quickly that I'm a nutritionist and physical activity researcher who loves endurance events and cooking up a storm with home-grown produce.

Back to school

Feb 03, 2017
by Sarah Moore

You don’t need to spend hours in the kitchen to put together nutritious, balanced lunch boxes. Registered Nutritionist, Sarah Moore gives us the low-down on keeping mornings easy and giving the kids a lunch that keeps them going.

Carrying extra weight and cancer risk

Dec 02, 2016
by Alison McAleese

Maintaining a healthy weight is an important way to reduce your risk of cancer, with obesity now linked to more cancer types than ever before.

How a healthy eating and exercise program changed my life

Nov 01, 2016
by Guest Author

If you are reading this, then perhaps you, much like me, have spent any years searching for the key to eternal happiness through weight loss.

Operation Spring Clean: make healthy eating the easy choice

Sep 16, 2016
by Jenny Atkins

Spring is here and plans start being made to deep clean the house, spruce up the garden and organise the garage and wardrobe. What about your pantry, fridge and freezer? Do you stare at a cluttered fridge and pantry each night wondering what to cook for dinner?

Eating your vegies could save Australia millions

Sep 06, 2016
by Gael Myers

It sounds crazy: a recent report has found that if Aussies ate just 10 per cent more vegetables it could save the health care system millions – $100 million to be precise.

Meat and potatoes, please: health advice for dads

Sep 02, 2016
by Nick Nation

Are you that dad, that meat and potatoes kind of dad? You know, the kind of dad that reckons greens are for rabbits? Well next time you sit down at the dinner table, take a look around. Your kids could be mimicking your habits.

How healthy is your 'natural' food?

Aug 25, 2016
by Alison McAleese

It used to be ‘fresh’. Then it was ‘free from’. Now the latest buzzword in food marketing is ‘natural’ and supermarket shelves are bursting with a plethora of ‘natural’ foods derived from ‘nature’ and free from anything ‘artificial’. But does ‘natural’ mean healthy? And can this buzzword help us spot a healthy food? LiveLighter decided to find out.