Two Raw Sisters: 'WE HEALED TOGETHER'

They're using their own personal health crises to help others

- Elise Cacace

The road to becoming the Two Raw Sisters has been long and filled with potholes for Margo and Rosa Flanagan. Growing up in Christchurch, the pair were both forced to deal with severe health issues.

“I was a full-time athlete,” says Rosa, 27. “I specialised in 3000-metre steeplechase, and I developed a training obsession and an eating disorder, which led to a diagnosis of RED-S [relative energy deficiency in sport].”

“I had an extremely low body-fat percentage, which is one of the main factors for why I didn’t get my period until I was 21.”

Meanwhile, Margo, 25, was suffering from endometriosis and chronic fatigue.

Turning to each other for advice and support, the pair reached a simple conclusion – they needed more plants on their plates.

Rosa tells, “Being an athlete, something I started learning more about was the correlation between your performance and your nutrition. That’s how my passion for food and educating others on how to live a more sustainable lifestyle came about.”

She completed a degree in nutrition while recovering from RED-S and after witnessing just how much their lives improved with a few simple dietary changes, the sisters took their knowledge one step further. In 2019, they signed the lease on their own kitchen in Christchurch and started their business, Two Raw Sisters.