Tess Patrick

Tess has brought together her background in journalism and communications and her passion for nutrition to add to the Food Matters team. Her time is spent dreaming up new articles, researching the latest in nutrition news, and engaging with you, our readers. When she’s not cooking up a storm in the kitchen, you’ll find her trying to catch a wave, catching up on her nutrition and naturopathy studies, or hanging out with her cat, Salem.

My Articles

Healthy Home

Natural Cleaners To Use Around The Home

Tess Patrick

We spend so much time detoxing our cupboards, making sure we know everything that’s in our make-up and skincare products and investing in our …

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Health Tips

Binge-Worthy Podcasts For Slow Days

Tess Patrick

From true crime to pop culture, there are masses to wade through - so we’ve rounded a few of our most binge-worthy podcasts for …

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Happiness

The Importance of Maintaining Connection Right Now

Tess Patrick

While all of this is going on, there is one part we don’t want to let go of - and it’s more important now …

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Health Tips

Plant Protein Combining: What Is It & Should We Do It?

Tess Patrick

“But how do you get your protein!?” Any vegetarian or vegan will have heard it at least once. More often than not, it’s a …

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Happiness

The Books That Changed Our Life

Tess Patrick

If you’re a bookworm like me, you’ll no doubt have been using your time at home to plow through the pile of half-started and …

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Happiness

10 Ways To Make Isolation A Positive Experience

Tess Patrick

An important part of nurturing ourselves is accepting where we are at. But hand-in-hand, another just-as-important part is having a feel-good toolbox that we …

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Health Tips

8 DIY Beauty Recipes to Try at Home

Tess Patrick

Beauty comes from within, this is one thing we know to be true. Be it our kindness or the foods we nourish ourselves with, …

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Health Tips

8 Foods To Stop Stress & Keep You Resilient

Tess Patrick

We are what we eat, and there some special foods that counteract and complement our resilience to external stressors. Here are 8 of our …

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Healthy Home

8 Easy Foods To Grow In Almost Any Home

Tess Patrick

Let’s make the most of this time to make your home your own, and nourish it with an abundance of good quality food. With …

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Happiness

5 Simple Ways to Find Joy

Tess Patrick

Right now it seems as of the vibrational energy of the world is changing rapidly. It’s important to acknowledge our emotions and act, just …

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