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Vitality Holistic Nutrition

Holistic Nutritionist providing women with nutritional support through all of life's stages

I’m Carmelle Robinson, Holistic Nutritionist with a Bachelor of Health Science in Nutritional Medicine – so you bet I know the body inside and out! I’m in love with the process of natural medicine because I help patients get to the root cause of their problems. I don’t just treat symptoms (that’s called a band-aid fix), I get down to the core issue of your symptoms and treat them accordingly. This is the most effective way to manage health conditions, for long term benefits. As a Holistic Nutritionist I look at all aspects of your health, not just diet and exercise, in order to gain a proper understanding of your health. Your health is my puzzle, and in order to put all of the pieces together, I ask a lot of questions about a broad range of topics including digestion, sleep, hormones, work, stress etc. Because health is individual, it is not generic – you are not the same as everybody else, you are your own person. This is why I treat everyone as an individual, and come up with a health plan to suit your specific needs. After a few years of practicing and helping a range of patients, I found my passion in women’s health. Women are often dismissed & overlooked when they present their concerns to their medical practitioners. I quickly realised that nutrition is an effective way to help support women’s health and as a result, have many happy women leaving my office.

Let me show you why I'm different.

Let me share my passion and knowledge with you.

I’m a Nutritionist with a holistic approach, the time to listen and knowledge that goes above & beyond the food pyramid.

Let me show you how to choose health and not diets. How to nourish not only your body, but your soul.

Let me submerge you in the power of holistic nutrition.

02/04/2026

Gestational diabetes can feel overwhelming when you’re first diagnosed.

Most women I see come in feeling confused, unsure what to eat and worried they’ve done something wrong.

But this isn’t about blame and it’s not about cutting out carbs completely or eating perfectly.

It’s about understanding what your body needs right now.

Because during pregnancy, your body naturally becomes more insulin resistant. That’s normal.
The goal isn’t restriction, it’s support.

Around here, we focus on:
• Building balanced meals that actually keep you full and steady
• Eating regularly so blood sugar isn’t swinging all day
• Choosing carbohydrates that work *with* your body, not against it
• Supporting both you and your baby with enough nourishment (not less)

The “boring basics” really do matter here and they work.

And the best part?

It doesn’t have to be complicated or take over your life.

If you’ve been diagnosed with gestational diabetes and feel unsure where to start, you don’t have to figure it out on your own.

I’ll help you make sense of it in a way that actually fits your real life.

18/03/2026

If you’ve just had a baby and you’re wondering “ummm… where is my period?”(or “please don’t come back yet”😅) you’re not alone.

Your cycle after birth can feel unpredictable, but there’s a big range of normal:

✨ Your period can return anywhere from 6 weeks to 12+ months postpartum
✨ If you’re not breastfeeding, cycles often return around 6–12 weeks
✨ Breastfeeding can delay ovulation/periods because prolactin (your milk-making hormone) can suppress ovulation
✨ Your cycle often returns when feeds reduce (hello solids, fewer night wakes, weaning)
✨ Those first periods can be irregular — heavier or lighter bleeding, spotting between cycles, and sometimes more noticeable PMS

A gentle PSA: if bleeding is *very* heavy (soaking a pad hourly), pain is intense, you’re feeling dizzy/faint, or something feels “not right” — please check in with your GP/midwife. You deserve to be taken seriously.

If you’re wondering how to work out what’s normal for you (because Dr Google is chaotic at best)… then I’m your gal. 😅

Book a free 10-minute Discovery Call via the link in bio to ask your questions and see if I’m the right fit to support you 🩷

Save this for later + send to a mum who’s deep in the postpartum Google spiral 🤍

16/03/2026

I’ve been a Nutritionist longer than I’ve been a mum and honestly, it’s a big reason I’ve been able to stay on top of my nutrition through pregnancy, postpartum and now raising two kids.

Not perfectly. Not in a rigid “Instagram wellness influencer” way. But in a realistic, practical way that fits my life.

Because motherhood is demanding — physically, mentally and nutritionally.

Pregnancy increases nutrient needs. Birth can drain iron stores. Breastfeeding increases demand again. Add sleep deprivation, stress, skipped meals and running on caffiene… and over time, nutrient stores can quietly dip.

Here’s what I want women to know: you don’t have to do everything perfectly — just start with the little things.

A few things I personally do to support my nutrient levels:

1. Prioritise nutrient-dense meals
I aim for meals that actually nourish me, not just fill a gap.
*Tip: add 1 tbsp chia seeds or nut butter to porridge for extra fibre, healthy fats, and minerals.

2. I eat enough
So many women run on caffeine and crumbs. Food is fuel — fill up your tank.
*Tip: include protein + carbs + fats to stay fuller for longer.

3. I test before I supplement
Test, don’t guess. Taking every trendy supplement isn't a personalised plan.
*Tip: ask your GP to check key nutrients about every 12 months.

4. I pay attention to my body
If I feel off, it’s usually a sign something needs support.
*Tip: start with the basics — regular meals, hydration and quality sleep.

5. I adjust for different life stages
If you’re 35 and eating like you did at 21, you probably don't feel like your best self.
*Tip: nourish your body for where you are now (and where you’re headed).

None of this is about perfection. It’s about supporting your body so you can thrive in this season — not just survive it.

If you’d like help with that, I’d love to support you 💚

13/03/2026

This is part two from my previous post on the most common nutrient deficiencies in mothers, because knowing you might be depleted is helpful, but knowing what to actually do next is the practical bit most mums need.

The most common depletions I see are iron, folate, vitamin D, B12 and B6 (not an exclusive list). And honestly, it makes sense. Pregnancy and breastfeeding increase requirements, birth and bleeding can drain stores (especially iron), sleep deprivation and stress increase demand, and meals are often built around what’s quick, not what’s deeply nourishing. That’s not you failing. That’s the realities of motherhood.

But before you rush out to buy a supplement: get tested, increase the nutrient density of your food (see my tips above!), support your gut health (absorption matters) and seek help if you’re not sure what applies to you. Testing is crucial for all of the nutrients listed, because the right strategy depends on what your body is actually doing & what it needs - not what a product label promises.

If you’re exhausted and being told it’s “just mum life”, there are often real, fixable reasons behind how you feel. Book an appointment via the link in bio. Want to get to know me first? Book a free discovery call.

11/03/2026

If you don’t feel like yourself lately — physically or emotionally — I want you to know you're not alone and often, nutrient depletion is to blame. It's incredibly common in motherhood but it’s also fixable with the right plan!

Here are the most common nutrient deficiencies I see in mums 👇

🩸 Iron (the one I see MOST)
This is the deficiency that can really knock women around and make functioning day-to-day feel impossible.

Iron helps you:
- carry oxygen to your brain + muscles (so you can think and move like a human)
- produce energy at a cellular level
- support mood, focus, and resilience (yep, low iron can feel like “I’m not coping”)

Why iron tanks so easily in motherhood:
• Blood loss during birth (and sometimes heavy periods returning postpartum)
• Increased needs in pregnancy (and still higher demands postpartum)
• Low intake (grazing all day and not sitting down for a proper meal)
• Closely spaced pregnancies with little time to rebuild stores
• Absorption issues (gut inflammation, coeliac, low stomach acid, etc.)

Important note: you can have low iron stores (low ferritin) even if your haemoglobin is “normal”. That’s why proper testing matters.

☀️ Vitamin D
-Low sun exposure + indoor life = common deficiency.
-Symptoms can include low mood, frequent infections, muscle weakness, bone aches.

🧠 Vitamin B12
-More common with vegetarian/vegan diets, gut issues, or long-term metformin/antacids.
-May show up as fatigue, brain fog, tingling hands/feet, mood changes. (And yes — it can mimic iron deficiency, so testing helps.)

🌿 Folate (B9)
-Essential preconception + pregnancy for baby’s development and healthy red blood cells.

The take-home? Don't accept that being tired is part of motherhood. You deserve support and answers.

If you want help identifying what’s driving your symptoms and rebuilding your energy properly, book an appointment or FREE discovery call via the link in my bio 💗

06/03/2026

When your thyroid is out of balance, everything can feel harder — energy, mood, digestion, weight, sleep. The right nutrition can genuinely shift your symptoms. Not because food is a “cure” (and I'm not doing miracle claims on this page 😅), but because your thyroid relies on key nutrients to make hormones, convert T4 to T3, support immune balance and keep blood sugar & stress physiology steadier.

That’s why I focus on nutrition foundations first:

✅ Protein (satiety, blood sugar + hormone building blocks)
✅ Healthy fats (hormone signalling + inflammation support)
✅ Fibre (gut health + hormone metabolism)
✅ Key minerals like selenium, zinc, iodine, iron & tyrosine (aka your thyroid support group)

A gentle (but important) note: this is general advice as thyroid nutrition isn’t one-size-fits-all. What you need can look different for hypothyroid vs hyperthyroid and autoimmune thyroid conditions. Example: goitrogens (cruciferous veg) aren’t automatically “bad”, but the amount, preperation and your individual thyroid picture matters.

And this is where I come in. 🙋🏻‍♀️

If you want support getting specific with your nutrition (without cutting out everything you love), book an appointment via the link in my bio.

04/03/2026

If you’re a mum running on empty - exhausted, foggy, moody, losing hair, feeling cold and you’ve been told “your thyroid is fine” because your *TSH is normal* you need to read this 🤍

TSH is only one piece of the puzzle. It tells us how loudly your brain is shouting at your thyroid, not necessarily how well thyroid hormone is being made, converted and used at tissue level.

✅ When we’re looking for the full picture, we want to see more than just TSH alone, such as:
• Free T4 (what your thyroid is producing)
• Free T3 (the active hormone your cells use)
• Reverse T3 (can rise with stress/undereating/illness and “block” action)
• Thyroid antibodies (TPO & TgAb) to screen for autoimmune thyroid issues (such as Hashimoto’s )

Here’s the kicker (and this is why so many mums feel dismissed):
Thyroid markers can drift out of balance long before symptoms scream loud enough to be taken seriously.
By the time you feel “properly unwell”, it’s often been brewing in the background for a while, especially postpartum when the immune system and hormones are doing gymnastics.

If this is sounding a little too relatable, you’re not imagining it and you’re not “just tired because you’re a mum” (even though yes, motherhood is basically an endurance sport) 😅

If you want help making sense of your symptoms + labs and knowing what to ask your GP for, book an appointment via the link in my bio. You deserve to get the full picture, not just pieces of it.

17/02/2026

Your blood tests can come back “normal”… and yet you still feel anything but normal 😵‍💫 No, you're not imagining it.

Here’s what most people aren’t told:

“Normal” = a reference range, not an optimal range.

Those ranges are created from large populations, men and women of all ages. They’re useful for catching *obvious* disease, but they don’t always reflect the levels where your body actually feels and functions at its best. It's just throwing you in with the general population, even though your body and your health is very specific and individual to you.

So yes ,you can be:

- On the low end of “normal” and still feel flat, foggy, puffed, low mood, exhausted
- On the high end of “normal” and still feel wired, anxious, moody, inflamed

…and still be told “everything is fine”.

This is where my uni training + clinical lens comes in.
In clinic, I don’t just look at a single number and tick a box. I look at:

✅ Symptoms + story (sleep, stress, digestion, cycle, postpartum history, training, food intake)
✅ Trends over time (one test is a snapshot, patterns are where the answers live)
✅ The full picture (markers don’t exist in isolation)
✅ "Borderline” results that still matter, when they match your symptoms

Common areas I see missed a lot:
✨ iron status (not just haemoglobin)
✨ thyroid markers (and what’s happening alongside them)
✨ B12/folate, vitamin D
✨ blood sugar regulation + insulin
✨ inflammation / nutrient depletion

If you’ve been told your bloods are “normal” but you’re dealing with fatigue, brain fog, mood swings, hair shedding, anxiety, stubborn weight changes, irregular cycles - it’s worth a deeper look.

And I know how confusing it can be (especially when you’re already running on empty). That’s literally why I do this, to translate the science into clear next steps that actually fit real life.

💛 If you want support, book your appointment today, we’ll chat through what’s going on and what your next best step could be. Link in bio.

16/02/2026

If you’re doing “all the right things”, supplements, iron rich foods etc, but you're still feeling exhausted, it might be an absorption issue, not an intake issue.

Here are my hot tips for iron absorption that actually work:

✅ 1) Cook your plant iron (non-haeme) sources
Cooking can increase how much non-haeme iron is available. For example: the body absorbs ~6% from raw broccoli vs ~30% from cooked broccoli!

✅ 2) Add vitamin C to your iron meal
Vitamin C helps increase absorption. Think: capsicum, tomato, broccoli, oranges/mandarins & kiwi alongside your iron-rich foods.

✅ 3) Don’t have tea/coffee/wine with your iron-rich meal.
Tannins reduce absorption so if iron is low, avoid these drinks to give iron the best chance.

✅ 4) Separate iron from calcium + zinc
They compete for absorption, so don’t take them together.

✅ 5) If supplementing, take iron with vitamin C
Vitamin C alongside supplements can increase absorption.

✅ 6) The type of iron you take matters.
Best for absorption: Iron bisglycinate
Worst: ferrous sulfate

✅ 7) Gut health matters!
Stomach acid helps break down iron, if you’re using antacids, absorption may be impacted.
Always feeling bloated, have IBS, IBD or problems with digestion in general? These impact your ability to break down and absorb iron.

If you’re still exhausted and want personalised support:
👉 Book an appointment via the link in my bio and let’s make a plan that actually shifts the needle.

13/02/2026

If you've been battling with your iron levels for years, you're not failing - you're missing a clear, personalized strategy that looks at the whole picture (stores, absorption & losses).

If your haemoglobin is normal but you're still feeling flat, foggy or like you're running on fumes, it's time for a deeper look.

Want personalized support? Book your appointment today and let's get your sparkle back ✨⚡

11/02/2026

I’ve lost count of how many women I’ve sat with in my office who say: “I’m exhausted but my doctor said my bloods are normal.” or “I’m doing all the things I'm supposed to and I still feel flat.”

And honestly? I get it. Because when you’re:
- postpartum
- bleeding heavily every month
- trying to work or study through brain fog
- running around after kids
- stressed
- living off crumbs & caffiene

…it’s very easy for your symptoms to be chalked up to “just being a mum”.

But here’s what I see over and over again:
✅ iron stores can be low well before you’re technically “anaemic”
✅ absorption matters (it’s not always about eating more red meat)
✅ your cycle, stress load, gut health and stage of life all change the strategy to improve iron stores
✅ Full Iron panels are not being tested
✅ many women have subpar levels of Ferritin, even if they are "within range"

And when we get the full picture (and a plan that actually fits real life), women often say:
“I didn’t realise how bad I felt until I didn’t feel that way anymore.”

If you’ve been battling your iron levels for years, I can help you make sense of it and map out your next steps clearly.

Head to the link in my bio to book your appointment today! Or if you want some more information before diving in, book your free 10 minute discovery call.

09/02/2026

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, exhausted and a bit snappy lately, you could be burnt out.

A lot of the time, what we call “burnout” is your body saying:
👉 “I’ve been running in stress mode for too long and I’m under resourced.”

Because here’s the thing , your nervous system doesn’t run on good intentions and positive vibes (or caffeine).
It runs best on sleep, stable blood sugar and nutrients.

And when you’re:

- waking up through the night (kids, hormones, anxiety, life)
- skipping meals or living on coffee
- eating “whatever is left on the kids’ plates”
- carrying mental load like it’s an Olympic sport
.…your nutrient intake needs to go up, not down!

So in this carousel I’m sharing 5 of my go to nutrients for nervous system support (simple & practical, not overwhelming).

If you want the easiest place to start:
✅ Add protein to breakfast (even just eggs, Greek yoghurt, leftovers, or a smoothie)
✅ Add a vitamin C food daily: fun fact red capsicum is higher in vitamin C than oranges or kiwi!
✅ Aim for 2 fish meals/week: sushi bowls, fish curry, salmon patties, fish tacos...yum!

Small shifts. Big nervous system wins.

If you’re ready for real answers and a plan that actually fits your life, I’ve got you.
👉 Book an appointment via the link in bio and we’ll look at what your body needs most, step by step.
Want to get started today? Grab my free 'Week of Nourishment' meal plan for simple, supportive meals the whole family will love (link in bio).

*General information only. Always check with your GP or healthcare practitioner before starting any supplements.

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