About

The Digestion Co. is your
one-stop-gut-shop for all things nutrition and gut health.

We make gut health nutrition easy-to-digest by providing sound, evidenced based and personalised guidance to help people living with gastrointestinal conditions. We do this by listening with empathy, compassion and without judgement to each person’s unique story. We then devise a plan that meets their specific needs.

The Digestion Co. is based in Perth, however we see clients from all over Australia as our practice is 100% online. This means that you get all of the usual benefits of seeing a dietitian, but from the comfort of your own home.

Our Approach

Empowering you with the knowledge

The Digestion Co. aims to create a welcoming, warm, and approachable environment to make you feel comfortable sharing your health journey.

Non-judgemental and friendly approach to gut health

You will be equipped with education and resources that will take away the guesswork and support you to gain control of your digestive health.

Crash diet free zone

We emphasise a balanced, sustainable approach to nutrition that prioritises gut health and overall wellbeing over quick fixes. We want to leave restrictive eating and crash dieting at the door.

Our treatment approaches include:

  • Medical Nutrition Therapy including the low FODMAP diet

  • Client-Centred Care

  • Trauma Informed Care

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Non-Diet Approach

  • Intuitive Eating Principles

Meet Michelle

She/her
Director of The Digestion Co.
Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist
Advocate for pineapple on pizza

Michelle’s vision for The Digestion Co. (TDC) was partly born out of her own experience of being diagnosed with coeliac disease in 2012. When Michelle was diagnosed, she was offered little to no support. This led her to feel isolated, overwhelmed and confused as she self-navigated her way through the complexities of this new diagnosis. In hindsight, Michelle realised that she could have saved herself from a lot of pain had she been referred to a specialised dietitian upon diagnosis.

After graduating as a dietitian and working in private practice, Michelle learned that her experience isn’t unique. Over the years she has met with hundreds of people in clinic who also have felt unsupported when came to managing their digestive health.

These experiences inspired Michelle to create TDC, as a means to be a “one-stop-gut-shop” where people can feel reassured that they are receiving expert, evidenced-based guidance tailored to improve gut health and manage conditions that affect their digestive system

“It is my mission to make nutrition for gut health as simple as possible.
Or in other words, easy-to-digest.”

Credentials and Training

Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) at Curtin University
Master of Dietetics at Curtin University
Certificate IV and Certificate IV in Fitness at the Australian Insitute of Fitness
The Low FODMAP Diet for IBS via Monash University
Nutrition and IBD for Dietitians via Gut Smart Australia

Memberships

Dietitians Australia
Sports Dietitians Australia