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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...
Ever found yourself thinking, “I know what I should be doing... so why can’t I stick with it?”
You’re definitely not alone.
It’s frustrating — you make healthy changes, feel good for a while, and then life gets busy or stressful, and old habits creep back in. It can leave you wondering if lasting ...
Dr Mary here.
As expert coaches, Dr Lucy and I have seen firsthand the transformative power of group coaching in helping our beautiful people achieve lasting health and well-being.
In our programs, including the 12 Week Mind Body Rebalance (starting later in May) group coaching is a cornerstone of...
Eating fish is a wonderful way to support your health, offering omega-3 fatty acids, lean protein, and essential vitamins. However, not all fish are equal when it comes to sustainability. Tasmanian-farmed Atlantic salmon, for example, has been linked to significant environmental damage, including ma...
Easter is nearly upon us.
As Easter rolls around, it’s totally normal to feel a mix of excitement and a little anxiety. The extra public holidays are good. The celebrations can be fun, but all the tempting treats—chocolate bunnies, eggs, mountains of hot cross buns—can make it tricky to stick to yo...
Tempting isn’t it?
Many of us would love to have our low carb cake and eat it too, to be able to enjoy all the sweet foods our brain desires while still losing weight on a low carb diet. Artificial sweeteners seem to promise that we can have the cake and still heal our metabolism and lose weight. B...
