LiveLighter Blog

  • A gut feeling: What is the microbiome and why is it important?

    • Oct 12, 2021
    • by Guest Author

    The gut microbiome refers to the trillions of microorganisms that live in your digestive tract. Each person has around 160 different species of bacteria living in their digestive tract, making up a weighty 2kg in total!

  • Mental health and diet

    Food and mood: what’s the link?

    • Oct 07, 2021
    • by Ellen Hart

    Excitingly, scientific research into what we eat and how it’s linked to our risk of developing mental health conditions and our mental wellbeing is growing. While there is still more to learn, researchers have been able to tease out some of the ways in which diet can alter our physiology, and the impact that this may have on mood.

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    6 ways to eat your way to better mental health

    • Oct 07, 2021
    • by Ellen Hart

    In support of Mental Health Week 2020 (and boy do we need it this year!), we've put together some practical tips to help you eat your way to better mental health.

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    Spring back into healthier eating habits this September

    • Sep 01, 2021
    • by Stefanie Hodson

    As we emerge from winter, with longer days and the weather starting to warm up, spring presents the perfect opportunity for us to reset and focus on eating well.

  • Sustainability September

    Sustainability September

    • Aug 31, 2021
    • by LiveLighter

    Our Sustainability September Challenge encourages you to reduce, reuse, and recycle. We share our top tips and tricks to reduce your food waste and become more environmentally friendly.

  • Plant based diet

    Plant-based diets: good for your health, your wallet, and the planet

    • Aug 31, 2021
    • by Guest Author

    A growing number of Aussies are trying to reduce their intake of animal foods, and there are a lot of good reasons why. Moving to a more plant-based diet can improve your health, save you money, and help save the planet. Lettuce tell you all about it!

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    6 ways to get more plant foods into your day

    • Aug 31, 2021
    • by Guest Author

    Eating a more plant-based diet has some pretty great benefits. You don’t have to completely overhaul your life and become vegan if that’s not what you want to do. There are plenty of easy ways to add in extra plant foods to your day - check out our top 6 tips!

  • Meal planning tips for working parents

    • Aug 23, 2021
    • by Tina Tedeschi

    After a year off on parental leave, it was time to get back to the office. Juggling family life and a career comes with many challenges, and I realised very quickly that it really pays to plan ahead.

  • Cutting through the sweet talk: hidden sugars and how to avoid them

    • Aug 16, 2021
    • by Stefanie Hodson

    We all know that too much sugar is bad for our health. But when food brands use marketing spin and confusing product labels to mask what’s really in the product, how do we cut through the sweet talk and see how much sugar is really hiding in the food we feed our families?

  • What fuels me?: with Verity Long-Droppert, WA softballer

    • Aug 06, 2021
    • by LiveLighter

    We recently caught up with WA softballer Verity Long-Droppert as part of our latest social media campaign. We talked food, sports and preparing for performance.