Janet retired in 2017 as a dietitian with over 20 years clinical experience creating standards and recipes for texture modified diets for swallowing disorders.
She has been a dysphagia management specialist with the Dietitians Association of Australia.
We're proud to be able to offer three of her publications here.
This book is the story of Graham’s partial recovery from Transverse Myelitis, a paralysing spinal condition that left him with ongoing loss of sensation and power in both legs, and a range of other handicaps.
TAKING CHARGE: A Journey of Recovery follows his journey from the first horrifying days in hospital, through a dedicated Spinal Unit, to his return to home, work and life.
Seeing the hospital from the inside for the first time, Graham’s intensely personal report of his journey will make you both laugh and cry.
In recent years accredited practising dietitian Janet Martin BSc.,BND has worked at GO2 Health, a multidisciplinary clinic in Everton Park, Brisbane.
This book is the result of working in collaboration with doctors, physiotherapists, and others, providing an holistic approach to health for Australian Service Personnel.
A major target was to assist with weight management. The focus was on lifestyle and healthy eating, using weekly freezing of portion-controlled meals, as well as portion-controlled fresh salads.
These provide a store of convenient ‘Grab & Go’ meals for a busy lifestyle.
316 pages. Downloadable, or posted to you on a USB Flash Drive.
Self-injury usually begins in early adolescence. It's confusing and frightening for everyone who comes into contact with the problem. Often, nobody seems to know exactly what is best to do to help.
These four brief guides offer a clear description of the problem, and a range of well tried strategies for young people, their families and professionals from a range of backgrounds.
Paralysed from the chest down in 2009, he has had to fight his way back to health, fitness and relative autonomy. Stories from this emotional journey are mixed with insights from practice and research about mental health, suicide prevention and self-injury.