NTA Australia

08/10/2026

Bloated after every meal. Coffee before you can speak. The 3pm crash. The 3am wake-up. 🌿

We get so used to these that we start calling them “just how I am.” But common doesn’t mean normal. They’re signals, and your body has been sending them for a reason.

The Functional Nutrition Self-Care Course teaches you to read those signals. It’s the same foundations our practitioners learn, redesigned for you and your family. Digestion, blood sugar, hormones, sleep, and how they all connect.

No career change needed. Just the why behind your own body.

When did you realise your normal wasn’t normal? Tell us below 👇

07/10/2026

Ever been told to “just cut out gluten” or “add more fermented foods” and maybe for a while you felt better but eventually your return to similar symptoms with a whole new group of foods or ended up feeling worse? 🌿

Your gut lining is meant to decide what gets into your bloodstream. When it weakens, food particles and bacteria can slip through and set off inflammation far beyond your belly.

That’s why this week’s read refuses to hand you a list of gut-healing foods. When the barrier is compromised, even the healthiest food can be the one you’re reacting to.

https://www.ntaaustralia.com.au/articles

06/10/2026

Cast Iron Cookware can be a favorite with the health and wellness crowd but it pays to be discerning

Mamavation breaks down the benefits, who should avoid cast iron and their favorite cast iron products

Looking for the safest cast iron cookware? Mamavation reached out to the most popular brands to ascertain their materials.

04/10/2026

A timely reminder this week of a story we share with every student, every class cycle.

You may have heard of it before but I think it’s a great reminder for all of us whether we are working in the realm of wellness, or as an educator or just feeling a sense of overwhelm with the things happening in the world that feel out of our control.

https://www.ntaaustralia.com.au/articles/starfishstory

02/10/2026

“Cut the salt” is some of the most repeated health advice out there. It’s also not the whole story.

Most of the research behind “salt is bad for you” is about refined table salt, stripped of everything except sodium chloride, eaten on top of an already processed diet. Swap that for a quality unrefined salt and the picture changes. Celtic sea salt alone carries over 60 trace minerals alongside its sodium, including magnesium, potassium, calcium, zinc and iron, and salt itself plays a real role in digestion and in replacing what you lose through sweat.

Swipe through for the myth-bust, and if you want the fuller picture on salt, minerals and where the fear-mongering gets it wrong, our new eBook The Dirt on Minerals goes deeper.

Comment MINERALS and we’ll send you free access to the eBook.

01/10/2026

Sourcing Matters!

An important study in Nature Microbiology challenges the entrenched assumption in the chemical industry and among regulators that synthetic chemicals can be targeted for specific uses and have limited effects beyond those uses.

The categorization of chemicals into pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals masks their commonalities and combined potential for deep harm to biological systems.

In particular, the effects of the onslaught of xenobiotics (not naturally produced) on human gut microbiota are of increasing concern.

The study, by an international team including researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Cambridge University, and Heinrich Heine University in Germany, tested a set of xenobiotics, including pharmaceutical, pesticide, and industrial compounds, against 22 human gut bacteria.

Using both in silico (computers) and in vitro (laboratory experiments), they found 168 chemicals that exerted inhibitory effects on the gut bacteria.

Our microbiome plays a critical role in maintaining health by aiding digestion, supporting the immune system, and influences our body’s overall resilence.

As healthy microbiome is essential for well-being, and imbalances can lead to various health issues, including autoimmune diseases and metabolic disorders, discernment matters when it comes to quality sourcing of what we put into our bodies.

If you think your microbiome might be in need of some restoration, check out our free LEARN center - all of our articles are fully searchable and makes for a great place to start

https://www.ntaaustralia.com.au/learn-hub

https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2026/01/agricultural-and-industrial-chemicals-exhibit-antimicrobial-activity-against-human-gut-bacteria/

An important study in Nature Microbiology challenges the entrenched assumptionthat synthetic chemicals can be targeted for specific uses and have limited effects beyond those uses. In particular, the effects of the onslaught of xenobiotics (not naturally produced) on human gut microbiota are of incr...

01/10/2026

Sardines get a bad rap, but bones and all, they might be one of the most mineral-dense things you can put on toast.

This Sardine Pate recipe from Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Irina Itskovich isn’t just a way to use up a tin from the pantry, it’s a genuinely easy way to get calcium straight from food rather than a supplement, plus a solid hit of iodine and selenium along the way.

Swipe through for the full recipe. And if you want to understand more of the why behind minerals like this, not just eat more of them, our new eBook The Dirt on Minerals breaks it all down.

Comment MINERALS and we’ll send you the link to read the eBook for FREE

29/09/2026

Constantly tired? Struggling to sleep? Muscle cramps, headaches, or nails that just won’t grow? 🌿

These can all be signs your body is running low on minerals, even when you’re eating what looks like a “healthy” diet.

Most of us were taught to count calories and chase vitamins. Minerals quietly run the show behind your energy, sleep and mood, and they work as a team, not in isolation.

Our new eBook, The Dirt on Minerals, breaks down the essential minerals your body relies on every day, why so many of us fall short, and simple ways to bring them back through real food. Plus mineral-rich recipes from our Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioners, and a closer look at salt and hydration.

Real food first. Not another supplement to add to the pile.

Access now for FREE for a limited time only!

https://www.ntaaustralia.com.au/dirtonminerals

29/09/2026

We’ve been told that the pineal gland and melatonin just helps you regulate your sleep wake cycle and Circaidian rhythm.

But it is so much more than that

It is the key to not only your healing but to discovering how truly powerful you really are

https://open.substack.com/pub/quiethustle2/p/the-pineal-gland-the-quantum-antenna?r=62ypgo&utm_medium=ios

It runs your sleep, builds the molecule you dream on, and sits in fluid that moves with every breath. Most people never touch it. Here's what happens when you do.

24/09/2026

Nobody starts at the summit.

Every FNTP practitioner you’ve ever learned from started as someone who just wanted to understand their own body better, then kept climbing one module, one client, one hard question at a time.

If you’ve been circling the idea of turning that kind of thinking into a career, the Practitioner Prospectus is the place to start. It lays out the full climb: what you’ll study, how the program’s structured, and what practitioner life actually looks like once you’re through it.

https://www.ntaaustralia.com.au/home/