Completed her BSc Dietetics degree and her diploma in Hospital Dietetics at the University of Stellenbosch in 1982, cum laude. She started practising privately as a dietitian in the Lowveld from 1983 and is still going strong. After having her own private practice for a few years, she has been working in partnership with Elizabeth since 2001 and in association with at Combrink & Delport Consulting Dietitians but have recently reverted back to her own practice under her own name . She has been involved in GI research for 25 years. In 2008 she completed her Master’s degree in nutrition at the University of Pretoria. She has co-authored ten nutrition-related books since 2000, and has written articles on various aspects of nutrition for magazines and scientific journals. She regularly presents talks and lectures on nutrition to both her peers and the public, nationally and internationally and has been interviewed on radio and television.