Real Health and Weight Loss Podcast

204 Simple tips for health and weight loss

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to learn how Carolyn overcame her menopause-related health challenges, adopted simple eating habits, and transformed her lifestyle. She lost...

203 The Tipping Point - Motivation for Change

13 May 2024

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What makes people take action? People often describe a sentinel event that finally pushes them into action. For Donna Freeman it was developing high b...

202 It's never too late to lose weight and get healthy

06 May 2024

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It is never too late to reclaim your health. Self-professed "older women" Judy McKay shares her inspirational story of how she lost significant amount...

201 Why is clothes shopping so hard?

29 Apr 2024

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Shopping for clothes sucks... is what we used to believe.  But not anymore. Have you ever stood in front of the mirror, feeling dissatisfied with wha...

200 Journaling for health & weight loss

22 Apr 2024

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Weight loss is an inside job. Real health and lasting weight loss requires self-understanding. Your journey of self-discovery can be a lot of fun. In ...

199 How to Manage Constipation and Diarrhoea with Low Carb

15 Apr 2024

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Dr Lucy and Dr Mary discuss common bowel changes that occur when changing eating habits and embarking on a low carb lifestyle. This is an important t...

198 What is insulin resistance?

08 Apr 2024

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The majority of people with insulin resistance do not know they have it. It is extremely common and a major threat to our health and longevity. Insuli...

197 What’s the difference between Dieting and Fasting?

01 Apr 2024

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What are the benefits of intermittent fasting and how does it differ from chronic calorie restriction? Dr Lucy and Dr Mary answer by explaining the im...

196 How to do Low Carb at Easter

25 Mar 2024

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Join Dr Mary and Dr Lucy as they tackle the potential challenges of a low carb lifestyle during Easter celebrations. They give you practical strategie...

195 What is the best diet for weight loss?

18 Mar 2024

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Beware the fanatics! Beware the (easily manipulated) before and after weight loss photos. Beware the alluring idea, that if we could just find that on...

194 Does milk stop weight loss?

11 Mar 2024

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Join weight management experts Dr Lucy and Dr Mary as they break down the milk dilemma for people wanting to improve metabolic health and lose weight....

193 What is toxic diet culture?

04 Mar 2024

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In this episode of the Real Health and Weight Loss podcast Dr Lucy and Dr Mary discuss their take on diet culture and navigating the world of weight l...

192 What stress does to your body

26 Feb 2024

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Stress literally slows down weight loss. Stress impairs our metabolic health, increases unhealthy (visceral) fat, disrupts sleep, increases appetite, ...

191 Emotional eating and how to stop it

20 Feb 2024

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Breaking free from emotional eating is essential to long term health and wellness, and it can be done - with the right tools. Often, we do not underst...

190 Why am I so hungry?

13 Feb 2024

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Getting back control of hunger is crucial for weight loss. There are many misconceptions surrounding hunger. Contrary to popular belief, hunger is not...

189 How to fuel real health and weight loss

05 Feb 2024

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Understanding how to fuel your body well is essential for sustainable weight loss and good health. Long lasting weight loss does not need to be hard, ...

188 Can changing what you eat fix rheumatoid arthritis?

29 Jan 2024

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In this episode, Dr. Lucy interviews Amanda Moore, who shares her remarkable health transformation journey. Amanda had sudden onset rheumatoid arthrit...

187 How Penny lost 20kgs and Reversed her Pre-Diabetes

22 Jan 2024

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Dr. Lucy interviews Penny Stringer, a 40-year-old mum of two from Tasmania who has completed 12-week mind-body rebalance program. Penny shares her str...

186 Fuel your best life with fat-burning

15 Jan 2024

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Changing the food we eat and getting help with our mindset has the power to change lives. In today's episode, Dr Mary is joined by the fabulous Marie ...

185 What to eat for weight loss

08 Jan 2024

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What should we eat for optimum health and weight loss? Join Dr Lucy and Dr Mary in this back-to-basics podcast and learn about the keys to optimal hea...

184 Transform More in 2024

01 Jan 2024

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New Year's is a great time to focus on your health and wellbeing. Of course we don't need to wait for a new year to start focusing on our health, but ...

183 Your body is not the bin

25 Dec 2023

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Weight loss and the holiday season can go together. Dr. Lucy and Dr. Mary cut through the noise, reminding you that your body is not a bin, and you ha...

182 Emotional Eating, Weight & Burnout

18 Dec 2023

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Dr Mary is joined by Clinical Nutritionist and fellow Functional Medicine Practitioner Filipa Bellette. Filipa sheds light on Body Burnout and how we ...

181 Staying on track this Christmas

11 Dec 2023

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What should you do with your eating plan this Christmas? Dr Lucy goes through some strategies on how to approach Christmas. There is certainly no righ...

180 Overcome obstacles to weight loss by treating the cause

04 Dec 2023

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What is the best path to healthy weight loss? Join Dr. Mary and holistic weight loss Nutritionist Elly McLean they delve into the journey towards a he...

179 Food is Medicine - one woman’s powerful story

27 Nov 2023

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Dr Lucy interviews another inspiring guest Sharyn Streitberg. Sharyn is an Aussie living in Switzerland.  As a busy wife, mother and nurse, she was a...

178 Change is easier than you think

20 Nov 2023

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Don't underestimate the power of small steps. You can change your life, and it really does not need to be that hard. Dr Lucy and Dr Mary celebrate thr...

177 Health and weight loss made easy and fun

13 Nov 2023

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In this entertaining episode Dr Mary chats to the fabulous Sharna Dawson. Sharna is no stranger to the darker side of dieting, as a previous body buil...

176 Life-changing health and weight loss

06 Nov 2023

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Barbara, aged 59 years old, has struggled with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and weight gain since the age of 8. Like so many women, she has tried diet ...

175 Health, weight loss and your microbiome

30 Oct 2023

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Did you know your gut microbiome plays a vital role in your health? In today’s episode Dr Mary and DR Lucy discuss the ways in which the microbiome ...

174 Beat the Bloat

23 Oct 2023

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome is incredibly common-up top 30% of Australians suffer with gut pain, bloating diarrhoea and constipation. Today, Dr Lucy and ...

173 Weight loss is all about hormones

16 Oct 2023

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Weight loss doesn't need to be hard. But if you have tried traditional calorie counting and restrictive diets, I'm sure that it has felt very hard ind...

172 Plant-Based Weight Loss - What You Need to Know?

09 Oct 2023

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What should we eat for healthy weight loss? In this episode Dr Mary is joined by holistic weight loss nutritionist Elly McLean. Dr Mary and Elly discu...

171 What to do in an Ozempic shortage?

02 Oct 2023

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There are worldwide shortages of various weight loss medications including Ozempic meaning supply is erratic and unpredictable.  This is distressing ...

170 Weight loss is more than just food

25 Sep 2023

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Weight loss is not just about what we eat. Nourishing our bodies with good food is certainly important, but so is the often-overlooked contributor to ...

169 The Nuance of Weight Loss

18 Sep 2023

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Long lasting weight loss is achieved by having the correct basic framework and then applying the nuances that are relevant to your individual situatio...

168 Stress management for weight loss with Qi Gong expert Lee Holden

11 Sep 2023

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Dr. Mary interviews Lee Holden as we delve into the vitally important world of stress management and weight loss through the lens of Qi Gong. Join us ...

167 Going against the grain

04 Sep 2023

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Join Dr Lucy as she chats with Helen Marshall and does a deep dive into her journey from a high-carb, low-fat diet to adopting a grain-free, paleo lif...

166 How to Lose Weight around Menopause

28 Aug 2023

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In this timely episode as Dr Mary celebrates her 42nd birthday, she and Dr Lucy dive into the nuances of ageing, challenging society's negative narrat...

165 Paul lost 54 kgs and now has Endless Energy

21 Aug 2023

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Today Dr Lucy is joined by a special guest Paul Terlato. Over the past 12 months Paul has lost 54 kg simply by changing what he eats. He had no surger...

164 How to Get More Energy

14 Aug 2023

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Discover a world of energy transformation and vitality in this invigorating episode of Real Health and Weight Loss, where Dr Mary and Dr Lucy delve in...

163 Is Weight Loss Hard?

07 Aug 2023

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Are you tired of struggling with weight loss and wondering if there’s an easier way? Join Dr Lucy and Dr Mary as they unravel the widely held belief...

162 How Weight Loss Works

31 Jul 2023

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Join Dr Mary and Dr Lucy as they sail across the stormy seas of quick-fix diets, fat-blasters and magic pills to answer the question, how does weight ...

161 Overcoming PCOS: Finding Hope and Healing

24 Jul 2023

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In this heartfelt and deeply personal episode, Dr Mary delves into the topic of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) - a condition that affects one in e...

160 What This Doctor Has to Say About Weight Loss

17 Jul 2023

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In today’s thought provoking episode, Dr Mary explores the current debate ignited by Taryn Brumfitt, 2023 Australian of the Year, around whether doc...

159 Angry Low Carb Doctors

10 Jul 2023

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In today’s passionate conversation, Dr Mary is joined by self-proclaimed “crazy eyes” low carb zealot, Dr Penny Figtree, to discuss how the phar...

158 Carnivore vs Vegan - what should we eat for optimum health and weight loss?

03 Jul 2023

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In today’s wonderfully informative episode, Dr Mary explores the health impacts of the three main dietary approaches; carnivore diets, plant based d...

157 How to boost your weight loss hormones

26 Jun 2023

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As Dr Lucy caravans around the top end of Australia, Dr Mary skilfully takes the helm in this fascinating episode exploring certain injectable diabete...

156 Mythbusting Lipoedema

19 Jun 2023

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Get ready to be informed and inspired this week as Dr Mary and Dr Lucy delve into the often mispronounced, misunderstood and mismanaged condition, lip...

155 When to Slow and When to Go

12 Jun 2023

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Join Dr Lucy and Dr Mary as they dive into the art of self soothing, self indulgence, and genuine rest. You’ll discover the secret of distinguishing...

154 Dieting Doesn't Work

05 Jun 2023

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Join Dr Lucy Burns and guest, Nikki Simpson, for a captivating conversation around the world of lipoedema, diet culture, and the power of real food in...

153 Want to be a hottie?

29 May 2023

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You are going love today’s empowering episode as Dr Mary and Dr Lucy delve into the topic of embracing being a "Hoti" - Healthy On The Inside! In a ...

152 KISS the carbs goodbye: simple steps to improve your health

25 May 2023

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Today Dr Lucy is joined by the adventurous Dr Lizzie Elliott, a GP with a diverse range of sub-specialities to her name, including expedition medicine...

151 Is fear stopping you from achieving your weight loss goals?

22 May 2023

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Are you stuck in an endless cycle, unable to escape old habits? Does the fear of failure or the fear of missing out hold you back from living a health...

150 Is Keto the Key to Relieving Fibromyalgia Symptoms?

18 May 2023

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In today’s informative episode, Dr Lucy is joined by Carla Veith-Carter, a psychologist and nutritionist, whose own health journey dealing with chro...

149 How to achieve freedom around food

15 May 2023

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Are you tired of constantly battling sugar cravings? Would you like to be in complete control of your food choices, rather than food controlling you? ...

148 A Low Carb Unicorn

11 May 2023

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In this episode, Dr Lucy is joined by the wonderful Dr Terri-Lynne South. Dr Terri-Lynne is a rare breed of expert who brings a fascinating blend of m...

147 Can you reverse type 2 diabetes?

08 May 2023

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In today’s motivating episode, Dr Lucy is joined by outspoken low carb legend Dr Peter Brukner for an eye opening and entertaining discussion. Dr Br...

146 Navigating the confusing world of feeding your family

04 May 2023

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Get ready for a lively, inspiring conversation as Dr Lucy talks to Leah Williamson, the Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who loves a chat! Leah shares...

145 Why changing perspectives helps with weight loss

01 May 2023

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In this informative episode, Dr Lucy and Dr Mary explore the fascinating world of mindset and its impact on weight loss and overall health. Dr Mary sh...

144 Meet the Meat Medics

27 Apr 2023

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Join Dr Lucy on this fantastic double feature as she talks to two medical doctors about their carnivorous diet! This is a golden opportunity to hear f...

143 Anzac biscuits: How our food has evolved over the last 100 years

24 Apr 2023

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On this day of commemoration and gratitude for all those who served in the armed forces, join Dr Lucy and Dr Mary as they examine the Anzac biscuit's ...

142 The doctor who teaches doctors

20 Apr 2023

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Join us as we chat to the joyful and passionate Dr Louise Phillips about how she incorporates her low carb knowledge around metabolic health into her ...

141 Who tried to silence Dr Gary Fettke and why?

17 Apr 2023

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Join Dr Lucy as she welcomes back the indefatigable Dr Gary Fettke, one of our favourite pioneers in the low carb space. Dr Fettke shares his experien...

140 Can I eat more food and still lose weight

13 Apr 2023

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In this refreshing episode of Real Health and Weight Loss, we hear the wonderful low carb dietitian (a rare unicorn!) Jessica Turton delve into the co...

139 Small steps for big changes

10 Apr 2023

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Get ready to be inspired and motivated as Dr Lucy and Dr Mary discuss the power of setting achievable goals and breaking them down into manageable ste...

138 What exactly is metabolism?

06 Apr 2023

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This week Dr Lucy chats with the brilliant exercise physiologist, Kirsty Woods, about metabolic health being one of the fundamental factors in overall...

137 The keys to sustainable weight management

03 Apr 2023

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Join Dr Lucy and Dr Mary as they discuss the keys to sustainable weight loss in their latest episode. Learn why healing your physiology and managing y...

Ep136 Courageous campaigner for the truth

30 Mar 2023

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The wonderful Belinda Fettke joins Dr Lucy again. In this episode, she unpacks the origins of the first dietetic association in the USA. Belinda is an...

135 Understand your emotions and improve your health

27 Mar 2023

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How are you feeling? No, really... How are you feeling? Can you name your feelings? Naming emotions is an important component of emotional literacy. B...

134 Why does your doctor prescribe medication?

23 Mar 2023

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Dr Lucy chats with Dr Laureen Lawlor-Smith, a low carb and keto doctor from Adelaide. A few years ago, Dr Laureen found herself obese, with fatty live...

133 Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?

20 Mar 2023

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Mitochondria, the "powerhouse" of the cell, are vital for energy production. They are also responsible for all kinds of amazing things including regul...

132 It's never too late to look after yourself

16 Mar 2023

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In this week’s podcast Dr. Lucy and nutritionist Lynda Rose discuss the five key factors for ageing well: regular physical activity, a healthy diet,...

131 How do I eat to lose weight?

13 Mar 2023

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What does the science say about healthy eating and weight loss? It is important to be open-minded about new discoveries and insights in the ever-evolv...

130 Living a low carb lifestyle

09 Mar 2023

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Dr Lucy chats with low carb enthusiast Emma Martin who, like many of us, stumbled across the low carb lifestyle when she tried “the keto diet”. Th...

129 You can change your mind

06 Mar 2023

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Dr Lucy and Dr Mary discuss the way our brain works and how many of our responses are automatic learned responses. Our brain has two jobs. One is to k...

128 What Should Children Eat?

02 Mar 2023

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In this world of confusing dietary and health messaging, Dr Lucy chats with nutritionist Claire McDonnell-Liu about her work in children’s health. C...

127 Is food simply the sum of its nutrients?

27 Feb 2023

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The processed food industry would like you to believe this is true, however food is not simply the sum of its macro or micro nutrients. There is plent...

126 A Dietitian Going Against the Grain

23 Feb 2023

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Join Dr Lucy as she chats with low carb dietitian Nicole Moore. Nicole has lived experience with the current dietary advice she was taught and impleme...

125 Why do we fail time and time again?

20 Feb 2023

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The idea of failure is familiar to many of us. We try to lose weight, things go awry and we’re back to where we started – sometimes with a few ext...

124 Is Carnivore healthy?

16 Feb 2023

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In this fabulous episode, Dr. Lucy Burns and special guest Dr. Anthony Chaffee discuss the issue of misinformation in nutrition and the limitations of...

123 Love Yourself on Valentine’s Day

13 Feb 2023

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Today Dr Lucy Burns and Dr Mary Barson chat about why it can be so hard to embrace the phrase, “love yourself”. They chat about the concept of sel...

122 What is the point of weight loss?

06 Feb 2023

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On the surface this may seem like an obvious question but in fact it is much more nuanced. In this episode Dr Mary and Dr Lucy chat about why the proc...

121 Sugar Nearly Killed me

02 Feb 2023

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We are all aware of the effects of sugar on our physical health but did you know it can affect our mental health too? Dr Lucy is joined by a real-lif...

120 Make the right thing easy, make the wrong thing hard

30 Jan 2023

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Research suggests that 40% of our behaviours come down to habits so with that in mind they give you some tips and tricks to help you form good habits....

119 This Little Light of Mine

23 Jan 2023

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Penny Armour was judged about her body size her whole life. For decades the messaging from well-meaning people was that thinner was better. As a child...

118 Sneaky sugar

16 Jan 2023

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Dr Lucy and Dr Mary discuss the sneaky ways sugar has now saturated food products found in supermarkets.  Foods that you may not realise even have su...

117 Why are Doctors Overweight?

09 Jan 2023

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In this episode Dr Lucy Burns and Dr Mary Barson share their own stories around how they found themselves overweight, with poor metabolic health. They...

116 Momentum in the New Year

02 Jan 2023

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Happy new year! The idea of a clean slate and a new start is highly alluring, yet we know that most New Year's resolutions fail. How can you turn your...

115 What is a beer belly?

26 Dec 2022

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We are all familiar with Santa’s jolly belly, but is Santa’s belly actually healthy? In this episode, Dr Lucy Burns and Dr Mary Barson discuss the...

114 Did you know our food guidelines are influenced by more than just science?

19 Dec 2022

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It is important to understand the influences behind the guidelines, as many people fear challenging them. In this episode Dr Lucy and Belinda Fettke d...

113 A Diabetes Bill of Rights?

12 Dec 2022

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Dr Lucy’s fascinating chat with Belinda Fettke continues this week.  Belinda shares her discoveries about the Diabetes Bill of Rights, published by...

112 Out on a limb for trying to save limbs

05 Dec 2022

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Dr Lucy chats with Belinda Fettke this week, sharing how she was inspired into action by what happened to her husband, Dr Gary Fettke, a practising or...

111 Can you still have fun at Christmas?

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Abso-freakin-lutely!  For many of us, the all-or-nothing mindset does not serve us well in this environment. We can find ourselves eating everything ...

110 Staying on track through Christmas

21 Nov 2022

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You better watch out! You better not shout! Christmas time can be the great undoing for many people, but it doesn't have to be that way.  Dr Lucy and...

109 The difference between Glucose and Insulin

14 Nov 2022

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If your blood sugar is fine, then everything is fine, right? Not necessarily. Dr Mary Barson (she's back!) and Dr Lucy Burns discuss the often-misunde...

Ep108 One size does not fit all

07 Nov 2022

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Join Dr Lucy Burns this week as she interviews two wonderful women Louise Reynolds and Jackie Fletcher about their own weight loss stories and the lif...

Ep107 A Juicy Scientific Episode

03 Nov 2022

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This episode was a request by the doctors who listen to our podcast and have questions about some of the more nuanced approaches to risk management in...

Ep106 The Low Carb Cardiologist

31 Oct 2022

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Join Dr Lucy Burns as she chats with Dr Bret Scher, a wonderful low carb cardiologist who now has the fabulous job of being the medical director of th...

Ep105 Mindfulness and menopause

24 Oct 2022

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Join Dr Lucy Burns as she interviews Clarissa Kristjansson, a menopause and mindfulness coach. Clarissa was a high-powered executive until she found h...