What to Eat to Optimise Fertility, and the Blood Tests Every Woman in Her 20s and 30s Should Actually Be Getting

If you are thinking about having a baby in the next year or two, or you have been trying for a while and wondering if your nutrition could be doing more, this episode is a genuinely useful place to start. And if you are in your 20s or 30s and have not had a blood test recently because you feel fin…

Every Supermarket Chicken Schnitzel Ranked: The Winners, the Duds, and What the Label Is Not Telling You

Most Australians eat chicken schnitzel regularly. Most are unknowingly buying one where barely a third of the product is actually chicken. This week Leanne and Susie went through every pre-crumbed and frozen chicken schnitzel option across Coles, Woolworths, and Aldi, checked the labels, compared …

How Magnesium Protects Your Brain as You Age, Plus How to Eat Well When Fresh Food Prices Keep Rising

If you have a family history of dementia or Alzheimer's and you have been wondering what you can actually do about it now, this episode has something important for you. New Australian research from the Australian National University has found that people consuming higher amounts of magnesium daily…

The "Healthy" Foods That Are Not as Light as You Think: Toasties, Sushi, Rice Crackers and More

You picked the toastie instead of the burger. You got sushi instead of a sandwich. You grabbed rice crackers instead of chips. You are making the healthy choice, right? Not always. And this week Leanne and Susie are talking about exactly that, the foods that feel like the lighter option but are qu…

How to Eat at the Pub Without Derailing Your Diet, Plus the Truth About Subway's High-Protein Range

The pub has quietly become one of Australia's most budget-friendly options for a family dinner out. And with the cost of groceries where they are right now, that is not going to change any time soon. But if you are trying to eat well, the pub menu can feel like a minefield. Do you order the salad …

Beef Liver Supplements for Iron: The Truth, Plus Everything You Need to Know to Fix Low Iron for Good

You have probably seen them all over your Instagram feed. Beef liver supplements, sold as a natural, ancestral, high-iron fix for tired, depleted women. But before you add one to your cart, Leanne and Susie have something important to say. This week on The Nutrition Couch, they dig into the iron c…

What to Eat to Reduce Joint Pain, Whether Eating the Same Meals Helps Weight Loss, and Do You Actually Need a Multivitamin

If your joints ache after exercise, if your hips or knees are not what they used to be, or if you are just noticing your body recovering more slowly than it did a few years ago, this episode is going to be genuinely useful. Leanne and Susie break down the evidence on what food can and cannot do fo…

Do Late Dinners Really Stall Fat Loss? Plus Tinned Tuna Ranked at Coles, Aldi & Woolies

If your dinner creeps out to 8 or 9pm most nights and your fat loss has stalled, this one is worth 30 minutes of your week. In this episode of The Nutrition Couch, Leanne and Susie unpack why late dinners quietly derail body composition for so many women — and why the fix isn't as simple as just e…

Your Cholesterol Numbers Explained: What's Normal, What's Not & When to Act

Your cholesterol came back high. Now what? Most women in their 40s and beyond have sat with that question and got very little useful guidance on the other side of it. In this episode of The Nutrition Couch, Leanne and Susie give you the cholesterol conversation most doctors don't have time for, in…

Not Eating Enough? The Signs Your Diet Is Sabotaging Your Goals!

Most women trying to lose weight have been told the same thing their whole lives: eat less. But on this episode of The Nutrition Couch, Leanne Ward and Susie Burrell make the case that under-eating may be one of the most common and most overlooked reasons women struggle to lose fat, build muscle, a…