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Dr Megan

Rossi

By H arriet Sim

In her day job, Dr Megan Rossi
talks a lot of crap. No, seriously
– she’s the dietitian and force
behind @theguthealthdoctor,
on a mission to deliver easy-to-
digest (pun intended) facts,
without the BS. Here, the author
of new book Eat Yourself Healthy
(Penguin Random House, $45)
talks self-care, trusting your
gut and what your day on a
plate should really look like.

calm. For my foods – 30
gut, I take a shot different types
“My first of kefir and do a week if you
conscious my gut-directed can – from fruits,
memory of yoga flow − even vegetables and
the gut wasn’t if it’s just for 10 whole grains to
a happy one. minutes, I find it legumes, nuts
My grandma really improves and seeds.”
passed away my focus. My
from bowel absolute non-
cancer during negotiable
my nutrition and is a walk with “There is
dietetics degree, my Boston something
and I couldn’t terrier, Pistachio.” powerful about
help but wonder listening to our
whether she’d gut feelings
still be with us when we’re
if talking about “The biggest making some
our bowels myth about the decisions. My
wasn’t such a gut is that you gut told me
socially taboo need to have to turn down
topic. This drove an extreme or a big brand
me to set up restrictive diet endorsement and
an evidence- to look after it. instead start my
based social Gut health is all own company –
media account about eating an and it’s the best
back in 2017.” inclusive diet, decision I’ve ever
moderation and made. When it
plant diversity. comes to my
I’d love for us work ethos,
“No matter to focus more something that
how hectic my on what you can really resonated
day is, I always add to your plate, was, ‘Work hard
try to take just rather than what in silence, let
15 minutes you should avoid. success be your
every morning My top tip? Aim noise.’ My mum
for mindfulness. to eat a more used to tell me
This helps me diverse range this and it stuck
reset and feel of plant-based with me.” wh

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