OH! Magazine - Australian Version September 2015 | Page 7

hen I was asked to interview
Melbournian Andi Lew for this
article, I honestly didn’t know where to
start or whether my allocated meagre word
count would suffice. Her CV reads longer
than a T2 tea list, and I wonder how the
42-year-old mother of five-year-old son
Beaudy, has managed to do it all. An
accomplished TV presenter, published
author of five wellness books, a certified
infant massage instructor, and qualified
chiropractic assistant, Andi ‘Wellness
Woman’ Lew is a true inspiration.

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A food and lifestyle wellness coach, Andi
is an advocate for natural health, and her
latest book Real Fit Food, is a testament
to her principles of only eating as close to
natural foods as possible. Andi says the
wellness revolution is making us aware
that investing in our health is the only
investment that can guarantee a return in
this current economic climate. ‘We have
the best drugs and surgery, yet we are
becoming sicker. But we now know that
prevention is the only cure and diseases
are lifestyle related,’ she explains.

Photo by Vicky Leon

Some of you may know Andi from Channel
Nine’s lifestyle show Shopping for Love,
where she played Cupid to singles looking
for love. More recently, her charismatic
presence and wellness expertise has
landed her appearances on The Morning
Show, The Today Show, The Daily Edition
and even 60 Minutes, discussing topics
such as parenting, relationships, diet and
exercise. When asked how she ended up
on television, Andi replies, ‘I think the job
chose me, I didn’t choose the job. My
mum used to say I could talk under water
with marbles in my mouth, and I remember
doing loungeroom performances for my
parents and their friends, where I’d be a
newsreader. I was about eight.’
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