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

Debunking Labels: What to Look For When Buying Nut Milk

Tess Patrick

You wouldn’t be crazy for thinking nut milk is the healthiest option on your shelf. With trends towards plant-based lifestyles and a nasty hangover …

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Is Moldy Coffee The Source of Our Problems?

Tess Patrick

That first hit of coffee in the mornings. You know the one, the sip that makes you feel alive, warm inside, and ready to …

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6 Simple Rituals for Overcoming Stress & Anxiety

Tess Patrick

How often do you feel you are burning your candle at both ends? That no matter how hard you try to destress or what …

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Happiness

Positive Stories To Make You Feel Good

Tess Patrick

Amid a global pandemic and widespread, valid anger and tension, it seems nearly impossible to find the good news in it all. Food Matters …

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Natural Therapies

My Favorite Adaptogens for Stress & Fatigue

Tess Patrick

Plant medicines and healing herbs are the future of healing. The funny thing is that they’ve been around for centuries and we’re only just …

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What We’ve Been Watching In Isolation

Tess Patrick

Here on the Sunshine Coast we're privileged enough to have spent lockdown in the safety of our own homes. There were times where it …

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Foods To Support Skin Through Changes In Season

Tess Patrick

How incredible is our skin? It’s our largest organ and often a wonderful indicator of what may be going on in our insides. Hormonal …

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5 Health Benefits of Cinnamon and Our Favorite Recipes

Tess Patrick

Do you have a spice that you can’t get enough of? A pantry staple that you try to find a way to work into …

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Health Tips

5 Health Benefits of Cashews & Recipes

Tess Patrick

What are our favorite health benefits of cashews? We’ve pulled them together for you, with some of the best recipes on foodmatters.com so you …

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Health Tips

Aquafaba: What Is It & What Can You Do With It?

Tess Patrick

Remember the slightly sweet and sticky chickpea juice you wash down the sink? You might want to rethink that tactic. That’s aquafaba, the miracle …

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My Recipes