Blog and Recipes

Hands up if you like rum balls!

Traditional rum balls are a classic recipe that typically uses crushed biscuits and sweetened condensed milk, cocoa and coconut.

These sweet, sticky balls will likely remind you of childhood… But unfortunately, they are high in sugar.
We’ve created a low carb altern...

Christmas doesn't have to mean missing out. There are low carb options for nearly every festive food available. 

These spicy, crisp cookies bring the warm flavours of Christmas to your low carb table without compromising on taste or health goals.

These are great to make with kids who love decorati...

Fast Food Doesn't Mean Fake Food. 

A 20-Minute Mexican Marvel

In a world where drive-throughs beckon and takeaway apps tempt, it's refreshing to know that real, wholesome food can be just as quick. This Mexican mince recipe proves that fast food can be nutritious, delicious, and ready in less time...

When special occasions like birthdays or Christmas roll around, finding a dessert that's both indulgent and health-conscious doesn’t have to be challenging.

Our Low Carb Raspberry and White Chocolate Cheesecake offers a delicious solution, allowing you to enjoy a celebratory treat without compromis...

Iron Deficiency.

It’s important to look at both the macro and micronutrients of the food we eat.

Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies worldwide, and women are disproportionately affected due to factors such as menstruation and pregnancy.

Causes of Iron Deficiency

In...

 At Real Life Medicine, we firmly believe that real food is medicine. You can vastly improve your health by changing what you eat.

The best thing you can do for your health is to decrease your intake of ultra-processed food and increase your intake of real food, with a focus on protein and lots of ...

Why eat Low Carb? 

At Real Life Medicine, low carb nutrition is one of our pillars. It is an extremely safe and evidence-based way to improve insulin resistance and manage type 2 diabetes, PCOS, fatty liver disease and other metabolic health conditions. When we improve insulin resistance, weight lo...

A couple of weeks ago, we had the AFL grand final and like many people we had a gathering at our house. In the past gatherings were always an excuse for me to consume vast quantities of sugary food in a socially acceptable scenario.  Parties were always about the pavlova, the tira-mi-su and the loll...

I do love a good chocolate mousse and there are plenty of recipes out there. 

I play around a lot with chocolate mousse recipes typing to get the right texture, flavour and macros to help with long lasting health and weight loss.

This one is a goodie and I love it because it has buckets of protein...

This week in the 12 Week Mind Body Rebalance Coaching Call we discussed seed oils, following a recently released podcast episode from Zoe Science. In this episode, Prof Sarah Berry claimed that seed oils are not harmful. We disagree. Interestingly Prof Berry runs courses on healthy fats for the Brit...

Pesto is a super simple, tasty versatile condiment. Made from basil and olive oil, it is a staple in Mediterranean cuisine. Unfortunately, shop-bought pesto usually uses seed oils such as sunflower oil or canola oil. We recommend people reduce seed oils in their diet for 2 reasons. Firstly the proce...

Salads used to be so boring when I was at Weight Watchers. They were entirely low-fat with an abundance of carrots, plastic cheese and Kraft Italian Dressing. They were seriously horrid.

Nowadays my salads look a lot different and they are super satisfying.

I like to get a variety of veggies, add ...