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Does alcohol interfere with weight loss?

We commonly get asked, “Can alcohol fit into a low carb lifestyle?”

Yes! It can, there are lots of low carb alcohol options that will not increase your insulin (our fat storage hormone) and can fit in with a low carb lifestyle. We list some good low carb op...

We are two passionate medical doctors, Dr Lucy Burns and Mary Barson. We met by chance at a Medical Low Carb conference in 2019, and straight away discovered we had an awful lot in common. 

We are both passionate about the benefits of Low Carb Nutrition for long-term health and weight loss. We are ...

Most of us have all done the yo-yo dieting. You can lose weight and then it comes back. You end right back where you started and have often put on more weight.

Long term calorie restriction will do this.

You will lose weight in the short term by cutting calories, but science tells us that long te...

Stigma is horrible, yet it is all too common in our society.

Anyone who does not fit the ideal “norm”, including those who are overweight, frequently suffer stigma.

Any of you who are or have been overweight, will have undoubtedly suffered stigma at some time with the common and misguided belief t...

We get this question all the time, “Doctor, what should I eat at Christmas?”.

Most people are expecting us to give them a food list or a meal plan, but here’s the thing - there is no one plan that suits everyone. 

There is no one size fits all. 

The key is to really know yourself well. 

Remember...

Visualisation is a kind of mental rehearsal that is often utilised by sportspersons. It is also a powerful technique you can utilise to stay on track with your healthy changes this Christmas. You can make visualisation your weight loss superpower.

A fascinating and famous study from the University ...

Christmas is all about joy.

But pesky old joy doesn't always spontaneously arrive.

We have to cultivate joy.

So what does joy have to do with weight loss? Well, we know that the majority of people don't eat because they are hungry.

We eat because we are bored, sad, lonely, angry, resentful...

Christmas time is the giving season. Gifts are in abundance.

We often talk about giving ourselves a Christmas present.

“I’m going to treat myself this Christmas…”

And frankly, why not?

We deserve it. We’ve worked hard all year.

But the one thing that this pandemic has shown us is that:

“Th...

Change is possible!

When we change our behaviours, we can change our actual physical selves.

The food we eat, the thoughts we think, our sleep, and our social connectedness, all fundamentally change us right down at the cellular and molecular level.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a potent exam...

Halloween has slipped into Australian culture in the past 20 years. Every year there is more and more paraphernalia in the shops related to Halloween. 

Halloween is a marketing juggernaut. 

In 2019 Australians spent $159 million on chocolate and lollies for Halloween 

On top of this, there is mon...

We receive lots of emails with this question or ones like it including these

Is there a vitamin to me lose weight faster?

Can supplements boost metabolism?

What vitamins are good for losing belly fat?

Which vitamins help with weight loss for females?

Which is the best multivitamin for weight...

Even in low carb world, there is no shortage of dietary options out there. Ketogenic diet, lazy keto, clean keto, dirty keto, low carb, low carb high fat, zero carb, Atkins, modified-Akins, eco-Atkins, carb-cycling, South Beach…. the list goes on.

Knowing what diet is best can be confusing.

Althou...