Guardian Dietitian

24/03/2026

Sleep is one of the most underrated gut treatments we have, and no, you don’t need a 12‑step wind‑down routine involving herbal tea, journalling, and chanting under the moon.

One tiny shift like turning off electronics an hour before bed, dimming the lights, putting your phone on the charger in another room, or taking 4 deep breaths, is enough to help your gut calm down and do its job.

I’ve already given you the practical tips, but if you’re curious about the science behind the sleep-gut connection, it’s a 3 minute read:

By Lane Edwards, Accredited Practising DietitianMost people think of sleep as something that affects mood, energy, or productivity. But for people with sensitive guts, especially those living with bloating, constipation, early fullness, or gut–brain axis sensitivity, sleep is one of the most power...

27/02/2026

We're excited to welcome Tom to Guardian Dietitian.

Tom brings a calm, grounded presence to nutrition care, and we’re really glad to have him join the Guardian Dietitian team.

He graduated from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2021 and has since completed postgraduate training in Sports Nutrition (Sports Dietitians Australia) and Functional Gut Disorders (Monash University). His experience spans both public and private healthcare in Australia and the UK, including time within the NHS, giving him a broad and thoughtful approach to patient care.

Tom’s clinical interests include chronic disease management, functional gut disorders, and sports nutrition, and he’s passionate about using evidence‑based practice and modern technology to deliver care that feels personalised, practical, and genuinely effective.

Tom is experienced in supporting people with:

- T2DM, NAFLD, CVD and associated risk factors
- Weight concerns
- Athletes of all levels (including adolescents case‑by‑case)
- IBS and other functional gut disorders
- Food‑first nutrition support
- Mental‑health‑informed nutrition care
- Nutrient deficiencies
- Menopause

Outside of work, Tom is usually travelling, playing or watching sport, or experimenting with new recipes — often with far more enthusiasm than culinary skill (we don’t believe him either).

If you’d like to get a sense of how Tom thinks, he’s just written a new article exploring intermittent fasting — who it may help, who it may not, and how to approach it without the hype: https://www.guardiandietitian.org/post/should-you-try-intermittent-fasting-a-dietitian-explains-who-it-is-and-isn-t-for

Tom is available for face‑to‑face sessions every Wednesday at our Footscray clinic and for telehealth appointments on Thursdays.