Maddie Lawson - Dietitian & Nutritionist

Maddie Lawson is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Accredited Sports Dietitian working from the Active Health practice in Bentleigh East. Her background is firmly rooted in elite Australian football — she currently serves as the AFLW Head Dietitian at Essendon Football Club and has worked with Box Hill, Hawthorn and Geelong — which gives her sports-nutrition guidance a depth most general dietitians can't match.

That performance pedigree sits alongside a genuinely broad and considered practice. As well as sports nutrition for athletes from juniors to masters, Maddie offers eating-disorder dietetics as an accredited ANZAED clinician, nutrition support for neurodivergent clients, and help with gut health and IBS. Clients describe a practitioner who stands out in a noisy world of unqualified 'health gurus' — properly credentialed, warm, intelligent and professional in every interaction.

For people in Bentleigh East and Melbourne's south-east, Maddie offers evidence-based nutrition care that bridges high-performance sport and everyday health goals. Whether the aim is to fuel competition, rebuild a healthy relationship with food, or manage a digestive condition, her clientele consistently describe care that is both deeply qualified and genuinely personable.