Adelle Purbrick

Adelle Purbrick is the Principal Dietitian for Body Balance Nutrition. Adelle graduated from Alstonville High School and after extensive travel and work experience, she returned to the North Coast NSW to establish Body Balance Nutrition to service the health care and sport nutrition needs of the local community.

Adelle is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), Accredited Nutritionist (AN), Accredited Sports Dietitian (ASD) and member of Dietitians Association Australia. Adelle studied a Bachelor of Health Science: Nutrition & Dietetics (1st Class Hons) at QUT in Brisbane with a minor in Sport Nutrition and completed a Sport Nutrition course at the Australian Institute of Sport.

Professional experience

As a wide traveler, Adelle has professional experience working in various countries and cultures (Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland and Tonga) and across various fields of Nutrition and Dietetics including clinical dietetics (Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital), community nutrition (Home and Community Care; Diabetes Education and Specialist Service), private practice, health promotion and nutrition education (Tonga), and performance sports nutrition (Scottish Institute of Sport).

Adelle’s areas of nutrition expertise include: Sport Nutrition, Eating Disorders, Gastro-intestinal issues (e.g. IBS), Vegetarian & Vegan diets, Type 1 Diabetes, Weaning & Healthy Eating Toddlers & Children, Chronic Disease (type 2 diabetes, heart disease, lipid management).

Personal ethos

“As a mother of 2 gorgeous children, I strive to ensure my family eat fresh, wholesome, seasonal and local food as much as possible”. Ballina resident Adelle is a regular customer of the Ballina Sunday farmers market and loves to buy their fresh, local and seasonal produce. “I spent my primary school years living on a farm in Warwick QLD (before moving to Alstonville), we milked cows, goats, had chickens and grew many of our own vegetables. I think my passion for food developed from this early age, living on the farm. My mum made cheese from goats milk, preserved her own fruit, home-made jams, and Dad baked bread”. 

Adelle is a keen sports enthusiast, competing in basketball, triathlon, running, adventure racing, and mountain biking. Recently, with 2 young children, Adelle’s main sports include surfing, cycling and walking.

For more about Adelle’s travel, experiences and personal ethos click here.

Please note: Abbey Calnan and Jessica Baxter have taken permanent work at Lismore Base Hospital and are no longer with Body Balance Nutrition.

Amy Roche moved to Spain in December 2016 where her husband accepted work.

Crystal Austin has recently set off to India to do a volunteer position.

If you have a referral addressed to any of our previous dietitians, this referral is still valid to see Adelle Purbrick.