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Hello Gorgeous
Welcome to part 3 in our series, “What’s Stopping you Losing Weight”
At Real Life Medicine, our philosophy is that long term weight loss is about addressing the biological causes of weight gain (hormones) and the psychological causes (mindset).
In our recent blog post we d...
We all know what it feels like to be stressed. It sucks! It is that horrid feeling of overwhelm, foreboding, or worry.
It is all too common in our society and it is very harmful to our health!
Did you know, that as well as making us unhappy, tired and overwhelmed, too much stress can also m...
Hello gorgeous girl.
Join us in a three-part series, we’re calling “What’s stopping you lose weight?”.
There are three main mind blocks that people have around losing weight permanently.
This is part 2.
If you missed part one, head over to our blog here
Remember this series is all...
Join us in a three-part series, we’re calling “What’s stopping you lose weight?”.
There are three main mind blocks that people have around losing weight permanently.
Today, let’s talk about the first one and probably the most common one we see in clinical practice. It is “I’ve tried before-no...
Is fat free?
In some pockets of the low carb community, there is the message that we should be eating high fat all the time, no matter what; fat is free, fat is fine, you can’t overdo fat. It is true that fat does not stimulate your insulin. However, extra added fat is not a great idea if weight lo...
Dr Mary's Monday Musings...
Change is possible, change is beautiful, helping people change is what I live for.
A few years ago I was overweight and overwhelmed. I had badly controlled polycystic ovarian syndrome and was stuck in a hideous sugar addiction / carb craving / hyperinsulinaemic negative...
This is one of my favourite analogies. In my past life as a yo-yo dieter, I was like an out of control driver veering from one side of the road to the other. Driving steadfast to one side then spinning the steering wheel, overcorrecting and hurtling to the other side. Nearly crashing before overcorr...
Join Dr Lucy Burns for tips on avoiding the Christmas eating madness
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Surely everyone wants you to lose weight and reclaim your health...Right?
Wrong!
There are people out there who have a vested interested in you failing and making the wrong choices.
Some of these groups are Big Food Companies.
Now the obvious ones are the junk food companies and fast...
Do you Struggle with Sugar Addiction?
We were Overweight, Unhealthy, Sugar Addicted Doctors who changed.
We want to show you that we not only...
talk the talk, but also walk the walk.
Dr Lucy Burns
I don’t have a lot of photos of when I was overweight. I tried my best to avoid photos, feeli...
Real Food...
Low Carb, Real Food (LCRF)...
Is one of the linchpins to long term sustainable weight loss.
Highly processed "diet foods and diet shakes" do not work. They hijack your satiety (fullness) and leave you hungry, tired and overweight.
They wreak havoc on your body, leaving it inflamed...
I love my job!
Many of my patients are my inspiration. I get to work with some truly brave and courageous people.
I get to meet some extraordinary people. People who show grit and tenacity, who have every reason to throw in the towel but don’t.
I’d like to introduce you to one such woman. Her na...