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“Everything in moderation” is the catchcry of dieters and non-dieters alike. 

We would argue though that this is wrong. 

“Everything in balance” is what we at Real Life Medicine believe. 

The balance bit is sometimes hard and what we need to learn and practice. 

Weight loss is all about balance....

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 2020 has shown us is that,

“The most...

Exercise is not the key to weight loss. However, it has an important supporting role and can sometimes be overlooked. 

We, humans, are designed to move. Our ancestors moved a lot. For the vast majority of our evolutionary history, we humans have had to exert ourselves, often quite strenuously, to g...

Following on from a previous blog post on how calorie counting forms the backbone of the diet industry, I wanted to talk about the quality of calories. 

As I mentioned, a calorie is a unit of energy. 

Why we use that as a measure of what we need to eat is beyond me?!

In weight loss circles ...

Let's talk about comfort eating... 

Emotional eating is the number one reason women fall off the wagon...

and our favourite roadblock to conquer!

You know what though?

Emotional Eating is NOT your fault

Eating is a comfort. It is known physiologically that eating causes the release of dopamine ...

I want you to imagine a beautiful dog, maybe he’s your dog. Anyway, this beautiful dog has developed sore knees. He can’t jump up on the couch. He’s not as active anymore. His coat is rough, his skin is dry. You love this dog, so you take him to the vet and the vet, “Ok,  we need to look after this ...

Today is World Heart Day 💙

Cardiovascular Disease is the number one cause of death in the world. 

In 2016 15.2 million deaths were attributed to Stroke and Heart Disease. 

In Australia, Cardiovascular disease (CVD) was the underlying cause of death in 41,800 deaths in 2018 (26% of all deaths) acc...

Let’s talk about calories. The backbone of the dieting industry. 

What is a calorie... exactly?

“A calorie is defined as “the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C”

So a calorie is a measurement of energy. A unit of energy if you like.

We use this measurement...

 We need between 7 and 8 hours of sleep per night for our body to thrive. Anything less is sleep deprivation.

Our society does not value sleep. Currently, most of us view sleep as something we fit in at the end of the day. In fact, people who “survive’ on little sleep are often lauded as special...

At Real Life Medicine, we advocate a Low Carb Real Food Diet. Part of this includes eating healthy, natural (delicious) fats. Not all fats are healthy. In this blog, we discuss how industrial seed oils are neither healthy nor natural. 

Seed oils are everywhere! They lurk in virtually every packe...

It’s Dr Lucy here.

This week, I had the experience of being a patient. It wasn’t that much fun. 

I had pain…

I felt vulnerable

I needed an operation…

Don’t get me wrong, I was well-cared for. The procedure was successful and I am on the mend. I am grateful to live in Australia where I have a...

Want to lose weight? Find your "why" and find your people, then you will find your way

We all know, health is not something that happens in the doctor’s office three times a year. Health is the result of daily commitment and recommitment to healthy habits.

The thing about habits is, they are habit...