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This week, we’re taking a closer look at five common thinking patterns that can quietly derail your progress with metabolic health, low-carb eating, and self-care.

In psychology, these are known as cognitive distortions—automatic, often unhelpful thoughts that shape our behaviour and emotions. Reco...

Leptin is a hormone produced by your fat cells that plays a crucial role in regulating appetite, energy balance, and metabolism. It acts as a messenger, telling your brain when you have enough energy stored and should stop eating. When everything is working well, leptin helps keep your weight and me...

Do you feel like you've been doing all the right things, but the scales haven’t budged for weeks (or even months)? You’re not alone. Many people hit a weight loss plateau, and while it can feel frustrating, it’s also a normal part of the journey.

A weight loss plateau typically means you haven’t lo...

As the winter chill settles in and the days grow shorter, there’s something comforting about curling up with a good book—or popping on an audiobook while you walk, cook, or relax. This season is a wonderful opportunity to nourish not just your body, but your mind as well. If you’re keen to learn mor...

When it comes to weight loss, we’ve all heard the mantra: eat less, move more. But if that really worked long-term, wouldn’t we all be at our goal weight by now?

The truth is, your body isn’t a simple calculator. It’s a finely tuned, adaptive biological system—and at the heart of this system are ho...

Ever found yourself thinking, “I know what I should be doing... so why can’t I stick with it?”

You’re definitely not alone.

It’s frustrating — you make healthy changes, feel good for a while, and then life gets busy or stressful, and old habits creep back in. It can leave you wondering if lasting ...

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...

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...

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...

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...