This week, we’re doing something a little different with Friday 5 at 5.

We have been thinking a lot about this and it's taken time to gather and formulate our thoughts around the blurred lines between health and beauty.

Health or Beauty? For Many, It’s Not Clear

Beauty has always held a certai...

Ever feel like excess sugar is lurking around every corner, ready to trip us up? You’re not imagining it—between the endless soft drinks, sneaky breakfast cereals, and well-placed treats at every checkout, today’s world is set up to tempt us at every turn. We live in a truly obesogenic environment w...

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...

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...

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...

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...

As medical doctors, we have seen so many people whose quality of life is impacted by chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, strokes, arthritis, osteoporosis, and dementia. They experience pain, reduced mobility and reduced function. They enter retirement having worked hard...

Achieving sustainable weight loss requires more than sheer determination. Many unwittingly sabotage their efforts by falling into common traps.

Here are five critical weight loss mistakes to steer clear of:

#1 Crash Dieting and Scale Obsession

A major but common mistake in weight loss is com...

Fasting is more than just a weight loss tool; it offers a myriad of health benefits that can transform your life. It is a powerful tool that can offer numerous health benefits beyond weight loss.

Fasting vs Calorie Restriction

While both fasting and calorie restriction can lead to weight loss, ...

This was following a recently released podcast episode from Zoe Science. In this episode, Prof Sarah Berry claimed “that seed oils are not harmful”. She stated that she was shocked by the amount of "nutri-nonsense" out there.

We have gone through the podcast and the references and what we found was...