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Nutritionally Ahead Clinical Nutrition for Sustainable Results. We offer Clinical-Grade InBody Analysis, complimentary with consultations or available standalone.

Clinical & Mental Health Dietitian
APD & AN | 9+ Years Clinical Experience

Weight, ​Cholesterol & Diabetes Management, Gut Health and Hormonal Health

Clinical-Grade InBody Body Composition Analysis With over 8 years of clinical experience, Candice Ashton (Principal Dietitian, APD & AN) at Nutritionally Ahead provides neuro-affirming nutrition care for:

• Hormonal Health: Support for PCOS, Perimenopause & Menopause.
• Gut Health: IBS, Coeliac Disease, Bloating & Food Intolerances.
• Chronic Disease Management: Diabetes & Cholesterol.
• Neurodiversity: Compassionate, neuro-affirming strategies for ADHD & Autism.
• NDIS Support: Registered provider focusing on capacity building. Clinics & Availability:

📍 Padstow: Tuesdays
p. (02) 8324 7462

📍 Woonona: Wednesdays
p. (02) 4231 8035

📍 Newtown: Fridays (Opening February 2026!)
p. (02) 8324 7462

📍 Telehealth: National availability Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
p. (02) 8324 7462

Visit our Contact page to view all locations, check real-time availability, and book online or via phone today.

Did you know that how you pair your gut-friendly foods can enhance their benefits? 🥣✨  ​When it comes to supporting your...
22/10/2026

Did you know that how you pair your gut-friendly foods can enhance their benefits? 🥣✨

​When it comes to supporting your digestive ecosystem, you’ve likely heard about probiotics and prebiotics. But they perform at their best when they work as a team:

• ​Probiotics provide live, beneficial microorganisms to your digestive tract.

• ​Prebiotics are specialised plant fibres your body can’t digest on its own. They serve as the dedicated "fuel" that feeds beneficial gut microbes.

​When you combine both on the same plate, you create a synbiotic pairing. This simple culinary synergy allows friendly microbes to ferment those fibres efficiently, producing short-chain fatty acids (like butyrate) that help to support gut health and overall digestive comfort.

​Swipe through for 3 simple, everyday meal pairings that combine live cultures with prebiotic fibres without needing expensive specialty supplements ➡️

​📌 Save this guide to keep these quick meal formulas handy for your next grocery shop!

Always remember - nutrition is individual. ​General education only.

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14/10/2026

Everyday incidental movement, like exploring a city on foot, can be a practical, sustainable way to support baseline mobility and overall wellbeing.

​Physical activity doesn't need to be rigid or exhausting to be valuable. Moving for curiosity and connection can help keep daily habits realistic and enjoyable. 🌿

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Ever hit 6:00 PM, opened a full fridge, and felt completely paralysed by the question: "What’s for dinner?" ​If you have...
08/10/2026

Ever hit 6:00 PM, opened a full fridge, and felt completely paralysed by the question: "What’s for dinner?"

​If you have ADHD, that feeling is often the cumulative impact of cognitive fatigue and executive dysfunction.

​Dinner is rarely just "cooking". It is a complex sequence of executive tasks:

~ Deciding what to eat when hunger cues or dopamine are low.
~ Navigating sensory friction (handling raw textures, smells, and multi-step prep).
~ Timing, measuring, and juggling multiple pots when your mental battery is already on empty.

​Meal prepping/ batch cooking is great but the system often crumbles the moment a low-capacity day hits.

​Instead of forcing your brain to fit a traditional cooking model, we focus on lowering the cognitive threshold to getting nourished:

➡️ Moving from cooking to assembling
➡️ Normalising low-prep staples (pre-chopped veg, tinned legumes, and freezer backups)
➡️ Setting up visual, dopamine-friendly systems that work with the "out of sight, out of mind"

​Swipe through for our low-executive-load dinner strategies. Because when energy is at zero, fed is always best.

Always remember - nutrition is individual.

​💾 Save this post for the next evening your brain hits a dinner wall.

💬 Drop a comment below if you have a go-to, low effort meal when your capacity is not there.

​🔗 Looking for realistic, neuro-affirming nutrition care? In clinic and telehealth bookings are available via our bio.

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Tired of rigid diets that only work on your best days?​A lot of nutrition advice is designed for "perfect" routines: ple...
23/09/2026

Tired of rigid diets that only work on your best days?

​A lot of nutrition advice is designed for "perfect" routines: plenty of time, endless energy, and zero disruptions. But real life comes with busy work weeks, social plans, and executive dysfunction.

​If a nutrition strategy can't flex when your energy is at 20%, it isn't very sustainable.

​Swipe through for the 3 core elements we use in clinic to build habits that actually stick when life gets chaotic. ➡️

​📌 Save this post to look back on next time you feel like your routine is falling apart.

​Ready for an approach tailored to your actual capacity and lifestyle?

💻 Telehealth consultations available Australia-wide.
🏢 In-clinic appointments available via the link in bio.

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22/09/2026

When health routines start feeling like another chore, returning to the unglamorous foundations - natural light, consistent hydration, balanced meals, and taking a breath before eating - can be helpful changes to focus on.

​Save this reminder for tomorrow morning.

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