About edwina

Edwina Ekins is a qualified Nutritionist (ATMS 27167) with a Master’s in Nutrition from Deakin University, currently enrolled in a Masters in Youth Mental Health with Melbourne University. Edwina is a Student Member of Sports Dietetics Association (student member 5561) and a Member of Nutrition Australia.

Prior to a career change, Edwina spent 15 years in Banking and Finance and holds a Bachelor degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Asian Studies from ANU University, Canberra. 

Edwina works from her Nutrition clinic in French’s Forest , Inside her husband's dental clinic  - Blue House Dental (Removed Double Bay as no longer there) . Edwina’s focus and passion is sports nutrition – particularly teenage athletes.

Personalised Nutrition for Peak Performance

In her clinic, Edwina works with teenage athletes competing at both amateur, state and national level in swimming, water polo, skiing, rowing, rugby, soccer, netball, track and field athletics, hockey, mini-ironman, basketball, equestrian, CrossFit and even professional motor cross.

Edwina supports the teenage athletes via individual body measurement (bio-impedance analysis) using an InBody machine.

Edwina is passionate about educating teenage athletes to eat ‘real food’ and develop healthy eating habits. Her long-term aim is to empower teenagers to manage their own food choices and nutrition strategies for life after school. As a result, Edwina conducts many seminars at sporting clubs and schools to both teenagers and their parents.

Edwina is a member of the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative and hosts her own Food is Medicine cooking classes.

Edwina has two young adult children that play high level sport and Edwina is currently playing several different sports herself.

As a junior Edwina was an elite gymnast and a member of the NSW gymnastics team. After retiring from gymnastics, Edwina played and competed in several sports at school and university including hockey, athletics, netball, soccer, skiing and tennis.

Edwina played women's soccer with Lindfield soccer club for 10 years and has also competed in a number of running and triathlon events including 10 different ½ marathons around Australia, the New York Marathon, Oxfam (100km), Coast Trek (50km), Routeburn race in NZ (38K), Coast Trek (60K) and the Noosa Triathlon. 

Edwina’s interest outside of work is eating delicious fresh food!