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Sleep is not a luxury — it is a vital pillar of metabolic health, right alongside low carb nutrition, mindset and movement. The impact of poor sleep goes far deeper than simply feeling tired. It affects hormones, brain function, immune defences and even your ability to make supportive food choices.

This week, we’re taking a closer look at five common thinking patterns that can quietly derail your progress with metabolic health, low-carb eating, and self-care.

In psychology, these are known as cognitive distortions—automatic, often unhelpful thoughts that shape our behaviour and emotions. Reco...

Leptin is a hormone produced by your fat cells that plays a crucial role in regulating appetite, energy balance, and metabolism. It acts as a messenger, telling your brain when you have enough energy stored and should stop eating. When everything is working well, leptin helps keep your weight and me...

Do you feel like you've been doing all the right things, but the scales haven’t budged for weeks (or even months)? You’re not alone. Many people hit a weight loss plateau, and while it can feel frustrating, it’s also a normal part of the journey.

A weight loss plateau typically means you haven’t lo...

As the winter chill settles in and the days grow shorter, there’s something comforting about curling up with a good book—or popping on an audiobook while you walk, cook, or relax. This season is a wonderful opportunity to nourish not just your body, but your mind as well. If you’re keen to learn mor...

When people think about health and weight loss, they often focus on calories, exercise, or willpower.

But there’s a major player that’s often overlooked: your gut.

At Real Life Medicine, we see gut health as one of the cornerstones of real, lasting wellbeing—because it doesn’t just affect digestio...

Not all stress is bad.

Infact a little bit is good for you. Have you heard of a process called hormesis

Hormesis is a well-documented biological process where exposure to a mild or intermittent stressor triggers adaptive, beneficial responses in cells and tissues. Rather than causing harm, these s...

June is Lipoedema Awareness Month, a timely opportunity to shine a light on this often-misunderstood condition.

Lipoedema is a chronic disorder that affects the way fat tissue develops and behaves, almost exclusively in women. The underlying pathology involves an abnormal accumulation of subcutane...

When it comes to weight loss, we’ve all heard the mantra: eat less, move more. But if that really worked long-term, wouldn’t we all be at our goal weight by now?

The truth is, your body isn’t a simple calculator. It’s a finely tuned, adaptive biological system—and at the heart of this system are ho...

When we think about healthy aging, it’s not just about living longer—it’s about living well. It’s about having the energy, strength, and vitality to enjoy the best years of your life, doing what you love, with the people you care about. While genetics play a part, research shows that our daily habit...

As most of you know, we are all about health.

There is a fine line between toxic diet culture and changing behaviours to improve health.

At its heart, diet culture promotes weight loss at any cost. In other words, it doesn't matter how you get there as long as you lose weight. Subtext: “thin peopl...

This week, we want to talk about something that affects so many people, yet is so often misunderstood: ultra processed food addiction, sometimes called sugar addiction or carb addiction.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in a cycle with overeating foods like chocolate, chips, biscuits, takeaway pizza and e...