3 tablespoons Caraway seeds
3 tablespoons Fennel seeds
3 tablespoons Anise seeds (not to be confused with star anise)
All of these seeds are culinary and can be found in any good supermarket or health food store.
In a small jar, mix equal parts of seeds.
To use, crush 1 tsp of the mix in a mortar and pestle and cover with one cup of boiling water. Cover cup to retain constituents and steep for 20 minutes.
Drink one cup (hot or cold) after each meal.
While this tea provides short term symptomatic relief, addressing the underlying cause of gastrointestinal gas production should always be the primary focus.
Recipe courtesy of Dr Nirala Jacobi
Enjoy x.
Kate’s path into high‑performance sport didn’t follow the traditional script. A late bloomer and recreational runner, she found her spark during the Sydney 2000 Olympics, watching her idols surge into the stadium. That moment ignited a commitment that would quietly and profoundly reshape the course of her life.
Eight years later, she realised her own Olympic dream, representing Australia in the women’s marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Her running career spanned the Commonwealth Games, multiple Australian representative teams, and national‑level competition across cross‑country, track, and road racing. With a marathon personal best of 2:28, Kate was one of Australia’s all time fastest female marathoners.
But her journey was far from linear. Significant health challenges forced her to question conventional medicine, sports nutrition and traditional training models. What felt like setbacks at the time became turning points, pushing her to explore deeper, listen more closely to her body, and ultimately develop a more sustainable, female‑centred approach to performance.
These experiences now form the foundation of the work she shares with other women: how to train smarter, nourish deeply, honour physiology, and build resilience from the inside out.
She holds three degrees including a Masters and Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy). Kate is an accredited athletics coach with Athletics Australia and a member of NHAA.
Kate’s expertise is widely recognised, leading to regular invitations to speak on podcasts, at seminars, within industry education forums, and across corporate and women’s health initiatives.
