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Does the fear of missing out (FOMO) get to you? behaviour change Nov 03, 2021

Do you see the gleaming, shiny cakes in the pastry shop and want to try one, even though you are committed to eating low carb? How about hearing the crunch of your teenage child eating their toast, or the smell of pizza wafting by as you walk past the pizzeria, or seeing the icy beer loaded esky...

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Low carb chocolate semifreddo - Cooking, Coaching & Conversations with Dr Lucy Burns recipes Oct 27, 2021

Cooking, Coaching & Conversations with Dr Lucy Burns is live on Facebook at 5.30pm Tuesday nights. In this weeks episode, Dr Lucy showed how to use up some avocados and make an easy low carb chocolate semifreddo.

Ingredients

  • 800g avocado flesh
  • 1.5 cups cacao powder
  • 3/4...
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The nightmare of HalloweenĀ  food company marketing tricks nutrition weight loss Oct 27, 2021

Halloween has slipped into Australian culture in the past 20 years. Every year there is more and more paraphernalia in the shops related to Halloween. 

Halloween is a marketing juggernaut. 

In 2019 Australians spent $159 million on chocolate and lollies for Halloween 

On top of...

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So how much sun do we need? sun exposure vitamin d Oct 20, 2021

So we need sun exposure for vitamin D, but isn’t sun exposure dangerous?

We have all been told that sun exposure is dangerous, that it causes skin cancer, and that it should be avoided. However, we have also been told that sun exposure allows vitamin D production, and that is very...

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Lamb & Salad - Cooking, Coaching & Conversations with Dr Lucy Burns recipes Oct 20, 2021

Cooking, Coaching & Conversations with Dr Lucy Burns is live on Facebook at 5.30pm Tuesday nights. In this weeks episode, Dr Lucy showed how to make an easy low carb meal - lamb and salad!

Ingredients

  • lamb backstrap
  • oil
  • Mingle Seasoning 'All Purpose' seasoning mix
  • baby spinach or mixed...
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Low carb salmon patties - Cooking, Coaching & Conversations with Dr Lucy Burns recipes Oct 13, 2021

Cooking, Coaching & Conversations with Dr Lucy Burns is live on Facebook at 5.30pm Tuesday nights. In this weeks episode, Dr Lucy showed how to make low carb salmon patties.

Ingredients

  • 1 large tin of salmon, drained
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1 avocado, flesh only
  • salt
  • Mingle Seasoning 'Dill &...
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Will Vitamins help me lose weight? nutrition weight loss Oct 13, 2021

 

We receive lots of emails with this question or ones like it including these

Is there a vitamin to me lose weight faster?

Can supplements boost metabolism?

What vitamins are good for losing belly fat?

Which vitamins help with weight loss for females?

Which is the best multivitamin for...

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How to do low carb properly low carb real food weight loss Oct 07, 2021

Even in low carb world, there is no shortage of dietary options out there. Ketogenic diet, lazy keto, clean keto, dirty keto, low carb, low carb high fat, zero carb, Atkins, modified-Akins, eco-Atkins, carb-cycling, South Beach…. the list goes on.

Knowing what diet is best can be...

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Low carb lasagne - Cooking, Coaching & Conversations with Dr Lucy Burns recipes Oct 06, 2021

Cooking, Coaching & Conversations with Dr Lucy Burns is live on Facebook at 5.30pm Tuesday nights. In this weeks episode, Dr Lucy showed how to make a low carb lasagne.

Ingredients

  • onions, chopped (we used frozen)
  • 1 kg minced beef
  • salt
  • 1 bag of frozen mixed chopped veggies - zucchini,...
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Lemon Barramundi - Cooking, Coaching & Conversations with Dr Lucy Burns recipes Sep 29, 2021

This week in Cooking, Coaching & Conversations Dr Lucy Burns cooks a delicious week night meal, barramundi with a lemon butter sauce.

Ingredients

  • barramundi fillets
  • lemon, sliced
  • salt flakes
  • green veggies - beans, broccoli etc
  • cauliflower
  • butter
  • lemon
  • pinch of guar gum

Instructions

  1. Preheat...
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What about my cholesterol? low carb real food Sep 29, 2021

So, this blog aims to answer a question we often get asked. Doctor, what about my cholesterol? 

Now a disclaimer, this is not individual medical advice. Please discuss anything you hear or read from Real Life Medicine with your treating medical practitioner. 

Let’s start with the...

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Stuffed Capsicums - Cooking, Coaching & Conversations with Dr Lucy Burns recipes Sep 22, 2021

This week on Cooking, Coaching & Conversations Dr Lucy made low carb stuffed capsicums. A delicious and easy low carb family dinner.

Ingredients

  • beef mince
  • onions, chopped
  • mushrooms, chopped
  • frozen peas
  • Mingle Seasonings 'Spag Bol' spice mix sachet
  • passata
  • capsicums
  • cream cheese, cubed
  • ...
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