Real Health and Weight Loss Podcast
Episodes
Ep104 The Aussie Alcohol Experiment
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy as she chats with alcohol coach Emma Gilmour. Our consumption of alcohol is on the rise and for many of us, it is now causing some heal...
Ep103 Lipoedema Part 2: How do you manage it?
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Pfeffer returns with Dr Lucy for part 2 of their discussion on lipoedema. This episode they discuss how managing the inflammatory load of lipoed...
Ep102 Lipoedema Part 1: What is it exactly?
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite it being discovered many years ago, lipoedema – a build-up of fat, normally in the legs and arms – is widely misunderstood. More than one ...
Ep101 Can Diet Help with Chronic Pain?
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this amazing episode Dr Lucy Burns chats with Dr Rowena Field about chronic pain. Rowena is a physio and she herself suffered from chronic back pai...
Ep100 The Knee Bone's Connected to the Hip Bone
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy as she chats with physiotherapist Trisha Cashmere on the importance of the common problem of knee pain. They chat about ways to not only ...
Ep99 Healing Endometriosis with Real Food
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Deepa Mahananda is an expert in women’s health. She runs the Sydney Low Carb Specialists Clinic with her husband and helps many women on their lo...
Ep98 Motherhood and burnout
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy chats with Dr Ali Young about burnout. Burnout is a phenomenon that is increasing in prevalence. It is well known amongst health care workers ...
Ep97 Have you ever lost weight and regained it all?
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy as she chats with another real life woman. In 2018, Louise was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. She discovered low carb and lost 35 kgs (o...
Ep96 Life Long changes for a Long Life
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy as she chats with a real woman, Lisa-Marie. Like many of us, she grew up thinking she wasn’t thin enough, that her body wasn't good eno...
Ep95 Getting Off the Diet Roller Coaster
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy as she chats with another real-life woman, Bec Mills. Bec has been off and on a diet for 25 years. She is an expert dieter. She discusse...
Ep94: 50 Shades of Sugar
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy as she chats about her favourite topic, Sugar! This topic gets a fire in her belly and she discusses her two pet peeves. One is junk food...
Ep93 Sugar addiction
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr Lucy chats with US based surgeon and carb addiction specialist Dr Robert Cywes. Dr Cywes treats hundreds of patients with carbohydrate ad...
Ep92 Do you need more protein?
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, medical doctors and weight loss experts Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy Burns get back to the all-important basics. Our bodies are literal...
Ep91 Beautiful Boundaries
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The majority of people want to make other people happy. This is of course, the beautiful, kind and empathic part of human nature. However, many of us ...
Ep90 Celebratory eating
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Dr Lucy’s Birthday! For many people birthdays and celebration can cause them to go off track and lose their way. The story for our societ...
Ep89 Can Low Carb help prevent cancer?
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy as she chats with another low doctor. She is joined by Dr Alex Petrushevski from Low Carb Specialist in Sydney. Alex has a wealth of know...
Ep88 Night time eating
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find night time eating a problem? You’ve been “good” all day but after dinner you find yourself on the couch eating chocolate or ice crea...
Ep87 Rewire your Mindset
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ep87 Rewire your Mindset In this wonderful episode Dr Lucy chats with Brian Keane, a leading nutritionist and personal trainer in Ireland. As you all ...
Ep86 Can I eat as much cheese as I want?
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible to over eat healthy foods? The short answer is yes! It is possible to overeat any food. In this episode Dr Lucy and Dr Mary discuss the...
Ep85 Why Habits are helpful for long term weight loss
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy chants with another lifestyle medicine doctor today about the importance of habits. Dr Orlena Kerek is a habits expert. They chat on the impor...
Ep84 Is a Juice Detox Healthy?
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy and Dr Mary chat today about the very popular practice of juice cleanses and juice detoxes. Many people think that doing a juice cleanse will ...
Ep83 The Fat Ginger Nerd
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Fat Ginger Nerd is the title of a book written by Brendan Reid. This is a book of inspiration and hope written by someone who was overweight his w...
Ep82 Is Toxic Positivity Stopping You from Losing Weight?
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all heard the phrase, “just look on the bright side”. Whilst this phrase is often said with well-meaning intent, it can make u...
Ep81 Mindset is everything
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You have heard us say time and time again that many people have the knowledge but implementing that knowledge is the sticking point. This is all about...
Ep80 Rigid thinking has no place in permanent weight loss
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Dr Lucy and Dr Mary chew the fat dogmatic thinking. They discuss Dr Mary’s recent diagnosis of gestational diabetes an...
Ep79 Not just the highlight reel
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At Real Life Medicine, we strongly believe in not just giving you the highlight reel. Too often, weight loss stories are curated are shared as success...
Ep78 A Chat with The Queen
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy as she chats with one her mentors Emma McQueen. Emma taught Dr Lucy and Dr Mary so many things that they now incorporate into their lives...
Ep77 Hypnosis vs meditation – Part 2
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the difference between hypnotherapy, mindfulness and meditation? How can these tools help you gain health and lose weight? Continuing on from ...
Ep76 Hypnosis vs meditation – Part 1
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite its long-standing use and strong evidence base, hypnotherapy is often cloaked mysticism and myth. Weight loss experts and medical doctors Dr L...
Ep75 How to navigate Easter
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can you navigate the over-abundance of chocolate eggs, hot cross buns and sugary high carb food available during Easter? How do you deal with the ...
Ep74 Self care vs self soothing
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do bubble baths count as self care? Does buying those expensive shoes mean you are looking after yourself? What about wine, chocolate and watching TV ...
Ep73 Are you waiting for the perfect time?
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us are waiting for the right time to start a lifestyle change. We have a story in our head that it has to be perfect or we can’t d...
Ep72 Rewards and Punishment
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you use food or alcohol to reward yourself after a hard day? So many of us do! This is often a learned response since childhood. Just think of the ...
Ep71 Can you ever eat carbs again?
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy Burns chews the fat with nutritionist Aaron Day. Aaron is a low carb practitioner from Brisbane. He helps people bring carbohydrates back into...
Ep70 100 Insights that will change your life
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy in this week’s episode as she chats with the most fabulous Tracey McBeath. Tracey aka “The Health & Healing Coach” ...
Ep69 How to manage food cravings
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are food cravings? Why do we get them? What can we do about them? Medical doctors, and weight loss experts, Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy Burns, bre...
Ep68 Failure is the key to permanent weight loss
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing ever changes if nothing ever changes. Challenging our thoughts is key to changing our behaviour. And of course, it is the behaviour change tha...
Ep67 Your ticket to Food Freedom
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We almost, but not completely, align with the intuitive eating and health at any size movements. These movements put forward many wonderful and health...
Ep66 From Overweight and Overwhelmed to in Control and Full of Health
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy as she chats with Monique, a super high achieving women who has spent years on the diet rollercoaster. Monique was on boards, committees ...
Ep65 Change is possible!
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Mary Barson is joined by the fabulous Nicole Mitchel. Nicole has had life-long struggles with body image, and her relationship with food. As an ear...
Ep64 It’s never too late to start again
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As humans, we often look for a clean slate to “start again”. If we go off track with our healthy eating (like eating the Tim Tams after a ...
Ep63 Weight loss plateaus
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Weight loss plateaus are common. It is extremely important to remember that weight loss in not a straight-down linear process and that there are...
Ep62 But what actually is inflammation?
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy Burns explain inflammation in latest instalment of their “Complicated Basics” series. Inflammation is one...
Ep61 Why we don’t make New Year’s Resolutions
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Evidence shows us that New Year’s Resolutions rarely work and this is largely because they are made without any plan in place. Join Dr Lucy and ...
Ep60 An Amazing Christmas Announcement from Dr Mary
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy Burns as they chat about your plans for Christmas. Christmas kilos are not a given. You can decide how you want to app...
Ep59 We are glorious!
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy chats with Dr Kate Gregorevic about ageing well. Together they discuss the negative messaging society has around ageing. Dr Kate highlights so...
Ep58 One woman's journey to losing 100kg
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
She has changed her physical appearance and altered her future health pathway. Shari's biggest transformation though has been her mind. She has been o...
Ep57 A Real Life Woman’s Journey with Momentum
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine where you could be in 12 months’ time. This is exactly what one woman did as she took the leap of faith and joined Momentum in January 2...
Ep56 From Hopeless to Hopeful – An amazing transformation
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr Lucy Burns talks with the lovely Lynn who has undergone a radical health transformation. Like many of you Lynn had tried many, many thing...
Ep55 Everyone has 2020 vision in hindsight
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr James Muecke is an eye surgeon and was awarded Australian of the Year in 2020 for his philanthropic work in treating eye disease both overseas and ...
Ep54 Meditation Magic
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learning and consistently doing meditation is a key way in which we can reduce the harmful (and fattening) effects of chronic stress. Regular meditati...
Ep53 Is stress all in our head?
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The negative impact of long-term stress on our health cannot be overstated. Long-term stress contributes to weight gain, makes us more prone to infect...
Ep52 What’s the big deal with sugar?
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the big deal with sugar? You hear people say sugar is harmful to our health. But how is it harmful? In their second instalment of the “C...
Ep51 We've got a bone to pick!
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy as she chats with a superstar Dr Kate Gregorevic. Dr Kate is a physician, geriatrician, and an expert in aging well. She's a published au...
Ep50 Complicated Basics – understanding anti-oxidants
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this new series called Complicated Basics, Dr Lucy Burns and Dr Mary Barson discuss frequently used terms and break them down so you can understand...
Ep49 Is keto a dirty word?
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the difference between a low carb diet and keto? What does keto actually mean? Do you need to count carbs? Where does real food fit in? Join m...
Ep48 But what about my cholesterol?
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The role of cholesterol in chronic disease is far more complicated than you may realise. Most of us grew up being told that foods like eggs, butter an...
Ep47 Inspiration from a doctor’s doctor: Part 3
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode concludes Lucy’s three-part conversation with Dr Katrina Ubell on her journey of sustainable weight loss. Katrina is a medica...
Ep46 Inspiration from a doctor’s doctor: Part 2
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy continues her chat in Part 2 this week with Dr Katrina Ubell in her journey of sustainable weight loss. Katrina is a medical doctor from...
Ep45 Inspiration from a doctor’s doctor: Part 1
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy this week as she chats with one of her inspirations in her journey of sustainable weight loss, Dr Katrina Ubell. Katrina is a medic...
Ep44 A Low Carb Epiphany
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy Burns chats with long term dieter Susan Hanmore. Like many women, Susan had years and years of yo-yo dieting. In 2017 Susan embarked on her ow...
Ep43 The 12 Week Mind Body Rebalance starts September 4
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week the doctors take a deep dive into the nuts and bolts of the 12 Week Mind Body Rebalance. We have many people asking: "Is this program right ...
Ep42 The Toddler Brain
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When the toddler rules the roost, things can go astray. The toddler brain, also known as the amygdala, is our emotional epicentre. Learning to p...
Ep41 Emotional Eating – Why do we do it?
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy Burns and Dr Mary Barson as they discuss further the causes of emotional eating. They chat about all the emotions, the good, the bad and ...
Ep40 Prioritise Protein for Real Health and Weight Loss
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy Burns and Dr Mary Barson as they discuss the importance of protein for weight loss. They share tips on how to get more when you’re ...
Ep39 Have you been fat shamed by your doctor?
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The answer is probably yes according to a recent study. Dr Lucy Burns and Dr Mary Barson take a dive into this topic that is close to their hear...
Ep38 Does salt cause high blood pressure?
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy Burns as she chats with Dr Karen Dwyer about low carb and kidney health. Karen is renal physician and is the clinical director at Kidney ...
Ep37 It’s all about your thoughts
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy Burns as she chats with health and weight loss coach Tanja Shaw. Dr Lucy and Tanja discuss that weight loss is not 80% diet and 20% exerc...
Ep36 Mingle and Medicine
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Lucy Burns as she chats with one of her favourite humans Jordyn Evans. Jordyn, at the tender age of 25 noticed that the majority of herbs and ...
Ep35 Should I reduce red meat?
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy Burns and Dr Mary Barson examine some of the evidence surrounding red meat. Does red meat cause bowel cancer? The answer is not as clear as yo...
Ep34 Research - No wonder we’re confused!
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Turton is doing a PhD in low carb nutrition for type 1 diabetes. She discusses research and the biases involved in nutritional research. Sensatio...
Ep33 Jess Turton spreading the Low Carb message to other dietitians
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jess is the founder of Ellipse health. Her passion is providing a platform for other dietitians wanting to practice low carb and works closely with ga...
Ep32 The Dangers of Calorie Restriction with Dietitian Jess Turton
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Turton is a low carb dietitian and discusses why she deviates from the current Australian dietary Guidelines. In this episode we dive into Jes...
Ep31 The scales are a false idol
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you give too much power to the number on the scale? Weight loss is not a linear process and the scales are not your king. Weight loss is not maths,...
Ep30 Fight the food shame
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel pressured into eating food you did not want to? Do you get peer-pressured into that extra glass of wine? Do you eat the cakes at a pa...
Ep29 Does Health Coaching Help?
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what a health coach is? Join Dr Lucy Burns as she chats with her good friend and colleague Tracey McBeath. Tracey lives a low carb lifesty...
Ep28 The (un)Caped Crusader Dr Liz Fraser
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Liz Fraser quietly goes around championing the low carb cause. Join Dr Lucy as she chats with the phenomenally humble Dr Liz Fraser who is a practi...
Ep27 Love your liver
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is your liver sick? Up to 30% of Australian adults have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Many people with this illness do know that they have fatty ...
Ep26 A Real Woman’s Real Life Weight Loss Story
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robyn Devon is a member of the Real Life Momentum Inner Circle. She has struggled her whole life with yoyo dieting. She’s done every diet under ...
Ep25 Running on Empty
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy chats with one of the Real Life Momentum inner circle members, Elane, about her low-carb journey and how changing what she eats has revolution...
Ep24 What should my children eat?
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Feeding the family can be stressful. This is especially true when you are on a healthy eating plan. But it does not need to be! Most children do not n...
Ep23 Dr Mary ate the ice cream and woke up Fluffy
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We can’t be perfect! Slip-ups are a natural part of life. Dr Mary shares her ice-cream-related stumble and shares her tips for getting back on t...
Ep22 Overweight people and are not big thin people
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever struggled with your weight? Has the standard weight loss advice let you down? Medical doctors, Dr Lucy and Dr Mary, explain ...
Ep21 What does a dead chook have to do with weight loss?
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you drawn to the fridge when you are feeling down? Do you use food to suppress or soothe stress and negative feelings? You are not alone!&nb...
Ep20 You can’t hate yourself thin!
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Self-kindness is the secret weapon in weight loss. Self-kindness is proven to help us stay track with healthy behaviour change, and yet many of us fin...
Ep19 Don’t be a victim of diet culture!
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you one of those people who seems to have tried everything to lose weight? You’ve been on so many different diets and nothing has worked. Pe...
Ep18 What is the perfect human diet?
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you confused about what to eat? You are not alone. Join medical doctors, Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy Burns, as they cut through the dogma and get d...
Ep17 Save your gut in four simple steps – Part two
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Heal your gut with these simple and powerful strategies. Medical doctors, Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy Burns continue their discussion on the 4R Framewo...
Ep16 Save your gut in four simple steps
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Take action today to heal your gut. Come along with medical doctors, Dr Mary and Dr Lucy as they talk through the first two steps of their four-step p...
Ep15 Heal Your Gut Simply
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the simple, yet powerful changes you can make to improve your gut health today. Dr Lucy and Dr Mary discuss the key lifestyle changes we ca...
Ep14 Health at any size…but not at any serum insulin level
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You can be healthy if you are carrying extra weight, provided your metabolic hormones are healthy and in balance. Medical doctors, Dr Lucy and Dr Mary...
Ep13 Healthy habit hacks: Work with your brain to form long-lasting healthy habits
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get great habits for great health and weight loss. Medical doctors and weight-management experts, Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy Burns show you how to wor...
Ep12 Habits form the basis of any change including changing your weight
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It takes 21 days to form a new habit, right? Actually, there is no science proving this. It takes a lot longer than 21 days. Applying the 4 C’s ...
Ep11 Reflect for Success
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy Burns and Dr Mary Barson discuss why setting new year’s resolutions often fail. Wishing, wanting and waiting are not weight loss plans.&...
Ep10 Fasting: a powerful strategy for weight loss
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fasting, combined with a proper diet, is a liberating and purposeful strategy to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. But don’t confuse...
Ep9 Healthy sleep, healthy living
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you get a good night’s sleep? Many people don’t – and that affects the way they function, and it can also affect their craving fo...
Ep8 Too much on your plate
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Long-term, low-grade stress is one of the mechanisms of fat storage. Dr Mary Barson breaks down this concept in an easy-to-understand way and discusse...
Ep7 A deeper dive into psychological hunger
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy and Dr Mary discuss non hungry eating and explain how our emotions can drive the desire to eat. Understanding the thought model is the fi...
Ep6 Weight loss and mindset
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy and Dr Mary discuss the tools necessary to unlock your mind around weight loss. Weight loss requires managing the physiology and the psycholog...
Ep5 Yo-yo dieting is not your fault
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Calorie-counting in all its forms is the backbone of the dieting industry, and does not work for long term weight loss. Be ready to unlearn everything...