Meet Nina, a happy-go-lucky nutritionist and beach babe from tropical Queensland, Australia whose love for whole, nourishing foods, a balanced lifestyle and toxin-free environmentally friendly living makes her a green beauty warrior in our eyes! You might know Nina from the website Nourish & Namaste or her gorgeous Instagram page @ninalovessummer (which is simply brimming with all the colours of the rainbow, insatiable fruits and vegies as well as loads of health and fitness inspiration).We are positively thrilled Nina has taken the time to have a chat with us about what goes on in her beautiful, sunny world - and know you're going to love what she has to say. Read on, natural beauties!1) Tell us a bit about your career + describe a day in the life of you! I have recently completed a Bachelor of Medical Science specialising in Nutrition, so my career is only just beginning! I have been involved in an Australian, State and Territory Government initiative under the National partnership Agreement of Preventive Health over the last few years to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours for parents and children. I have just launched my own website www.nourishandnamaste.com with my business partner, and hot yoga instructor Natasha Willness to spread our love of nutrition and yoga. At the moment, I am finishing off the last of the recipes in our Super Simple Smoothie eBook and am in the early stages of starting nutritional consulting online to connect and provide support to people who are unable to access support for healthy eating. 2) What inspired you to start your beautiful Instagram page @ninalovesummer? I was inspired to start my @ninalovesummer Instagram as a positive outlet for my own health journey and love of a healthy, happy lifestyle. My page is about positive vibes, natural living and healthy beauty and body care. I really wanted to life back to basics and focus on the small things in life, to appreciate simplicity. 3) Describe a day on your plate (what you eat, any particular 'healthy food faves' if any)? I start everyday with water straight after I wake up with lemon or apple cider vinegar to kick start digestion for the day. For breakfast I have either a muesli mixture which I make myself (it is super easy - just puffed non-GMO corn and rice, oats, coconut, LSA and chia seeds, raw nuts and seeds) or a green smoothie made with fresh baby spinach, mango, banana, coconut water, kiwi fruit, spirulina and brown rice protein powder. Raw nuts and seed mix or a homemade energy ball is my morning tea and my favourite lunch at the moment is a big leafy green salad with roasted pumpkin or sweet potato, hummus, pumpkin seeds, avocado, fresh herbs, red onion and red or black rice with a squeeze of lemon juice. Fresh fruit is my afternoon pick me up and for dinner I go for a crispy Asian stir fry.. I also make sure I drink a minimum 2 litres of water every day.

