View the video overview from Ngaire about her latest book, Brain Body Food.
Writer, speaker, educator in nutrition, brain health, dementia risk reduction and living to age well. Ngaire is an Australian accredited practising dietitian.
Ngaire has an extensive knowledge of the unique nutritional requirements as well as a deep understanding of the needs and issues faced by adults moving out of middle age into their later years.
With over 40 years in food and nutrition, Ngaire is known as an engaging, informative and entertaining speaker that talks in the language of everyday people and provides sensible, practical guidance.
Ngaire conducts comprehensive audits which help aged care providers ensure compliance with quality standards to deliver sustainable change, enhance consumer satisfaction, promote overall well-being, and cultivate a positive and engaging environment for aged care residents.
Ngaire provides a wealth of sensible, practical advice everyone can follow, including those already facing cognitive issues or chronic ill health.
This book represents Ngaire’s passionate response to decades of frustration seeing far too many people facing avoidable physical and cognitive incapacity that can so easily snatch away independence.
August 24, 2022
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