Feeling tired, foggy, and just not yourself?
If you're constantly exhausted, relying on coffee to get through the day, struggling with brain fog, stubborn belly fat, and mood swingsâyouâre not alone. Many women experience these symptoms during perimenopause and menopause.
But there is a way forward.
⨠Learn the simple steps to naturally boost your metabolism, calm your mind, and reclaim your energy.
Real Life Medicine
Holistic Weight Management DoctorsÂ
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Women who follow our framework have
âď¸ more energy,
âď¸more confidence and
âď¸feel better in their body.Â
They avoid chronic disease and live full and active lives, no longer sitting on the sidelines,Â
So if you have tried every diet under the sun - including the cabbage diet, the soup diet, Weight Watchers and Noom, (we know, we tried them too! đ) then we can help you with long lasting weight loss- done the healthy way.Â
What are the Components of Real Health?Â
OUR FOOD
We promote a whole food, low carbohydrate way of eating. This has been scientifically proven to reduce weight, improve inflammation, and reverse many cases of diabetes. The food is delicious and we can guarantee, you won't be hungry! We also get into the guts of gut health, an emerging area that is clearly important to our health.
OUR MIND
Weight loss psychology is so important! We empower you to harness your mind - the most powerful tool in the quest for good health. We get to the heart of emotional eating. Imagine if you no longer fell victim to emotional eating. We teach you how to change your mindset, your habits, and offer you the ultimate reward of food freedom!
OUR ENVIRONMENTÂ
In this fast-paced world of pressure and deadlines, our bodies and brains are suffering.
Sleep, sunshine and social connection all affect our health and wellbeing. We explain the science behind this, and help you reconnect to the things that are important to optimise your health. Understanding cortisol is the key to long term sustainable weight loss.
DISASTER LOOMINGÂ
There is a tsunami of chronic disease heading our way that threatens our health, our lives, and our community.
We are experiencing record numbers of obesity, diabetes and chronic inflammation. We are flooded with depression, anxiety, stress and poor self-worth. We are tired, hungry and over-wrought.
We are surviving but not thriving.
This deluge of long term chronic health conditions will bankrupt our health system, but more importantly hurt us, our families and our friends. Something has to change!
REAL CHANGE IS POSSIBLE
The exciting thing is that we can change our health path.
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At Real Life Medicine, as holistic weight loss doctors, we are here to help guide you. We will empower you to reclaim your health and live your life on your terms.
We offer real solutions to tackle weight loss and chronic metabolic health conditions.Â
We address the biological drive to eat using a real food low carbohydrate approach. Then we tackle the psychological drivers and get to the root cause of overwhelm. We do this with kindness, compassion and support. You can lose weight and reclaim your health!
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WAYS TO WORK WITH US
THE 12 WEEK MIND BODY REBALANCE
This transformational program addresses the biological drivers of hunger that can cause excess body fat. But the signature component of this program is the mindset work. What to eat is important but why we eat is even more important. As a holistic program it also covers stress management, sleep and gut healthÂ
This program runs 3 times a year in February, May and SeptemberÂ
- Understand why previous weight loss attempts haven't worked
- Move past all-or-nothing thinking
- 12 weeks of live group coaching calls with the doctors to really understand you mind
- Unlearn the stories that have kept you stuck
MOMENTUM INNER CIRCLE
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This women-only monthly membership is unlike anything you've tried before. We show you what to do, why to do it, and more importantly, how to do it.Â
This membership is for those who are looking for more than a quick fix and want guidance from expert doctors who also have lived experience. As a Momentum Inner Circle Member you will:
- Do a deep dive into a new topic each month
- Be empowered with all the tools and skills you need for long lasting weight loss
- Be part of a community of amazing, like minded women
- 2 tiers of membership available to choose fromÂ
4 WEEK BODY REBALANCEÂ
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We created the 4 Week Body Rebalance so that you have the right tools.
As weight loss doctors, we are so sick of people being swindled by "experts" giving the wrong advice and promising "amazing results" with supplements, shakes and potions, all while harming your body and slowing your metabolism
- Self-paced program to teach you the right way to lose weight and you keep it forever
- An amazing recipe collection to download, with super easy, healthy meals the whole family will love
- All designed to improve your metabolism so you can lose weight without being hungryÂ
Hypnotherapy
Both Dr Lucy and Dr Mary are trained in hypnotherapy and this features heavily in all their programs. This process is so popular, that they have created a collection of hypnosis packages based on specific needs. This includes things such asÂ
- Reduce or stop alcohol
- Stop Sugar
- Improve SleepÂ
- Manage Menopause Symptoms Â
Learn more about these bite-sized packagesÂ
LEARN MORE
FREE RESOURCESÂ Â
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The Doctors' Guide to Long Lasting Weight Loss
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Imagine everything you were told about weight loss was wrong! Our free e-book is your first step on the path to stopping yo-yo dieting and achieving sustainable weight loss. It explains why and how metabolic hormones are driving fat storage, what macronutrients are, what you need to eat to lose weight, and why food is medicine.
Does Menopause Affect Your Weight?Â
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Ready to tackle menopause and perimenopause head-on? Download our comprehensive checklist, packed with practical tips and detailed instructions on managing symptoms. Explore both medication-based and non-medication treatment options. It's your essential tool for tracking symptoms and discussing your health with your doctor.
3 Steps to Overcome Sugar CravingsÂ
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Sign up for this free Matseflcass by Dr Lucy. We know that sugar and carb cravings can be hard to manage.Â
Did you know though that there are brain-based solutions that extend far beyond just simple willpower?Â
Sign up now and learn the 3 step process that kicks sugar cravings to the curb, once and for all,Â
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THE REAL HEALTH AND WEIGHT LOSS PODCASTÂ
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Can We Tell You About Us?
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We are Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy Burns. We are medical doctors with an intense interest in weight management and addressing the root cause of the problem.Â
âĄď¸Newsflash-The root cause is NOT that you are lazy and greedy and have no willpowerÂ
Why are we so interested in weight management?Â
Well, 2 reasons:
1. Like many of you, we have both been on a weight loss journey.Â
2. We see the profound effects this problem has on the health of our patients resulting in more disease, more medications and more complications.
Dr Mary has PCOS, a hormonal condition that results in weight gain from puberty. She tried for decades to manage her weight. She exercised like crazy. She followed traditional diet advice. She finally found the solution by changing what and when she ate-not how much she ate. This allowed her to rebalance those hormones, shed the kilos and even have a baby.Â
Dr Lucy was the diet queen. She has been on every diet known to (wo)man. She was excellent at losing weight but keeping it off was the issue. She had "fat clothes" and "thin clothes" in her wardrobe. She was most definitely the all-or-nothing girl. Perfect- restricting like mad. Then when life got in the way she was on a bender, regaining all the lost weight. Changing her thinking around dieting has resulted in her weight being stable for years... even when she goes on holidays or life gets messy.Â
As lifestyle medicine doctors, we guide you along the path to improved metabolism. We give you a metabolic map if you will.
As doctors of psychological medicine, we help you shift your thoughts and manage your emotions-Fine tuning your inner compass.
With the right map and a well functioning compass, you are now on the correct path to long lasting weight loss and good health.
QUALIFICATIONS
Dr Mary Barson Bsci (Hons) BioChem, MBBS, FRACGP, Cert Clinical HypnosisÂ
Dr Lucy Burns  MBBS, FRACGP, FASLM Cert Clinical HypnosisÂ
We are members ofÂ
- The Australasian Metabolic Health Society
- The Australian Menopause Society
- The Australasian Society of Psychological Medicine Â
