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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...
Mindset is all about beliefs.
Henry Ford famously said, “Whether you think you can, or you think can't- you're right.”
Many of us have beliefs that have gone unchallenged. They are thoughts (which, by the way, are just a group of neurones firing together) that we think over and over. These thought...
Insulin Resistance is on the rise and is one of the leading causes of chronic disease as we age.
And most people have never heard of it!
Insulin is a hormone made by our pancreas and it has several jobs. Its main job is to help move glucose from our blood into our cells where the mighty mitochondr...
Muscle is our metabolic organ and helps prevent insulin resistance. As we age, we naturally lose muscle mass in a process called sarcopenia. Unless we take active steps to counter this, we become frail, lose function and increase falls.
Not a recipe for a long happy life.
5 Exercises That Impr...
Habits occur when we repeat a behaviour so often that it gets moved from our conscious brain into our subconscious brain.
The magic occurs when these habits are helpful to our long term health and well being . a classic example is brushing our teeth or putting on a seat belt. The wonderful thing ab...
Shaming people does not help them get healthy.
I just read an article with the worst case of fat-shaming I have seen in a long time
One of my patients sent me an opinion piece on whether the Australian taxpayer should fund Semaglutide, published on March 1 as a double-page spread in multiple pap...
We are always getting asked these questions
“What should we eat to lose weight?”
“What’s the best food for weight loss?”
The answer is not straightforward, but at Real Life Medicine, we always start with real food. Prioritise your protein and if you have insulin resistance (which drives obe...
We all know that stress sucks!
It's that horrid feeling of overwhelm, foreboding, or worry. Unfortunately, stress is all too common in our society, and it's very harmful to our health. Did you know that, in addition to making us unhappy, tired, and overwhelmed, too much stress can also make us gain ...
