Conditions we can help with include: Allergies and intolerances; Barrett’s Oesophagus; Coeliac disease; Colitis; Constipation; Crohn’s Disease; Cyclic vomiting syndrome; Diarrhoea; Diverticular disease aka Diverticulosis; Duodenal ulcer; Dyspepsia; Dysphagia; Eosinophilic oesophagitis; Gastric ulcer; Gastritis; Gastroparesis; GORD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease); Heartburn; Helicobacter pylori; Lactose Intolerance; Indigestion; IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome); Malabsorption; Peptic ulcer; Reflux; SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth); Ulcerative Colitis and many more.
Services include: Medical Nutrition Therapy; Gut Health optimisation; the Low FODMAP diet; Microba™ and CoBiome™ microbiome testing; Oral Nutrition Supplementation, and more.

Resources:

Kfibre – the ultimate prebiotic fibre for digestive health – Australian-made, Australian-owned

The evidence that diet affects our mood is growing. Find out how the food you eat can help improve your mood, and how what and when you eat can help to optimise the effectiveness of your medication.

The gut microbiome impacts various systems within the human body, such as the digestive, immune, metabolic, and nervous systems.

In addition to general food and mood nutrition advice we can also support drug and alcohol recovery, psychosocial disability and eating disorders.

We can help treat Eating Disorders privately or at no cost for eligible Wingecarribee and Wollondilly residents through Community Links ReClaim program.

Apart from a buccal (cheek) swab or genetic blood test for lactose intolerance, or a small intestine biopsy for enzymes, the only evidence-based test for food intolerance is an elimination diet. Guidance for this is included in your normal consultation fee, there are no additional expensive tests required!

Find out if you are intolerant of FODMAPs, amines, food additives, glutamates, gluten, lactose, salicylates, and more. Intolerances may show as physical and/or behavioural issues (due to nerve irritation), the latter especially so in children.

If you suspect you may be intolerant of a food or food group, please make an appointment to discuss your concerns before spending money on unorthodox testing.

Resources:

FodShop – Tummy Friendly Foods Online

Life stage nutrition: Young, Middle-aged and Older Adults

Autoimmune condition: e.g., Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Graves’ disease, coeliac disease, rheumatoid arthritis
Bariatric surgery: preparatory diet and post-surgery diet
Bone health: osteomalacia; osteopenia; osteoarthritis
Cardiovascular disease including high blood pressure (hypertension)
Chronic disease prevention
Connective tissue disorders: e.g., Ehlers Danlos Syndrome; lipoedema
Metabolic health: e.g., pre-diabetes aka metabolic syndrome; type 2 diabetes; fatty liver disease; healthy weight gain (e.g., to join the Police Academy or the Navy); high cholesterol; insulin resistance; malnutrition in older adults
Neurological conditions: e.g., Acquired Brain Injury; Alzheimer’s; ALS, MND, MS, Parkinsons, Stroke / Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Nutritional adequacy in pescatarian, vegan or vegetarian diets
Women’s Health: e.g., perimenopause; menopause; thyroid disorders

Bowral Nutrition’s weight management practice follows the tailored and respectful Health at Every Size approach.

Bowral Nutrition recommends the Mediterranean diet for managing autoimmune conditions, particularly for clients interested in an anti-inflammatory diet.

Is the way your child eats really problematic?

From ‘fussy’ to extreme ‘picky’ eating, we help families navigate societal expectations of what ‘normal’ eating is.

We analyse your child’s diet to provide you with piece of mind as to whether they are meeting their nutrient requirements, helping to correct deficiencies if necessary, and creating calmer mealtimes.

The feeding therapy model we use is a modified version of the Responsive Feeding Therapy, which is trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming. The five inter-related values at the core of RFT are autonomy, relationship, internal motivation, individualised care and competence.

Capacity-building nutrition services for people living with a disability.

We also provide Zoom-based or on-site group training for Disability Support Workers to foster an understanding of participant nutrition requirements and the effects of condition-specific medication and diet on mood.

Our disability area of special interest is neurodivergence. We are a neurodivergent-led practice with lived experience of ‘picky’ or ‘fussy’ eating, particularly due to sensory processing difficulties and food intolerance.

we welcome all NDIS participants with nutritional concerns, including those that are tube-fed. We treat everyone with the dignity and respect that they deserve, honouring the NDIS policy of choice and control at all times.

If you do not already have funding for a dietitian: Talk to your Support Coordinator or LAC or Plan Manager about using your existing funding for a nutritional assessment and advocacy letter (‘Letter of Support’) for Capacity Building or Health and Wellbeing funding prior to your next NDIS review.

Support co-ordinators, carers and other participant representatives can download our NDIS referral form here. We recommend the free program Foxit PDF Reader, which allows you to type onto a PDF. Please contact us if you would like the Word version of this form.