What does a typical day look like for you?
I usually wake up naturally around 5:45 am and I do my best not to check my emails and phone first thing. Instead, I love to start my day by going for a walk down at Bondi Beach or Centennial Park. For me, walking is meditative and helps to clear my head. It’s also when I feel most inspired, so often by the end of my walk, I have a bunch of new creative ideas that have sprung to mind. Then, when I get home, I have a spoonful of GLOW and COLLAGEN mixed together in a glass of filtered water. GLOW is like my inner beauty moisturiser, while COLLAGEN is my inner beauty serum – and it’s the most delicious skin-loving elixir. Breakfast often consists of eggs, which I have with mushrooms, tomatoes and salmon, or maybe a hearty bowl of porridge made with buckwheat, quinoa, miso, apple and almonds.
Here in Sydney we’re working from home at the moment which has its advantages and disadvantages. I spend most of my days in meetings within different functions of the business. Being the CEO of a growing company, it can be easy to fall into the trap of working long hours and not taking breaks. To negate some of the screen time, I take my dog Wolfie to the park in between Zoom calls.
Cooking is one of my favourite things to do so after work I get in the kitchen. I love combining the joy of cooking with the science of nutrition, so when it comes to my recipes, both gut health and flavour are always top of mind. Depending on what’s in season, dinner could be anything from a salad with veggies and protein, or a piece of grilled or steamed fish with baked sweet potato and sauerkraut, a slow roast, a warming curry or a slow-cooked soup or stew with lots of veggies, herbs, spices and bone broth. My number one rule with all meals is to always have more veggies than meat on my plate.
Then, after dinner, I do my best to wind down and switch off from the day by putting down my phone and enjoying time with my family.