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In this episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show, our founding practitioner and registered Exercise Physiologist, Kirsty Woods, takes a deep dive into how measuring metabolism and applying precision lifestyle interventions can reverse metabolic dysfunction and support sustainable weight management. Kirsty explains how Metabolic Health Solutions uses innovative metabolic diagnostic technology to personalize care and empower patients to achieve long-term results — from fat loss to chronic disease...

Earlier this year, some of the passionate team at MHS were lucky enough to attend the first ever #LowCarbRoadShow thanks to Real Life Medicine.Lead practitioner Kirsty Woods kicked off the day by presenting on the topic of 'Change the Conversation' from weight to metabolic health, setting a great tone for the day.You can watch the recording by clicking the video above to learn all about non-scale victories, working through plateaus, and metabolism testing. "Because at the end of the day, it's...

This female (34) presented to MHS with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), IR and arthritis seeking to lose weight and increase energy. She has now reached the 20kg weight loss milestone (only 2kg from muscle) and reduced her waist by 12cm's. Her metabolic rate has remained above average for her weight, and even despite some health and support challenges she has normalised her levels of fat burning from 0% --> 62% (metabolism results below). After discovering the metabolic link with...

New podcast - "Have your fat for breakfast" MHS Lead Practitioner, Kirsty Woods recently had the pleasure of chatting with Dr Philip Ovadia on his podcast, Stay Off My Operating Table, talking all things: Metabolic health - PCOS & chronic pain Learned helplessness - Willpower & tools Innovation & technology - Metabolism testingListen on Spotify above or find it on your favourite podcast player...

When talking about weight loss, often we are specifically referring to is fat loss, rather than water or muscle loss. But in order to lose fat, our body first needs to be able to burn it. So the important question then is, how do we ensure we are burning fat?To answer this, we need to understand a little bit about our underlying physiology. There are two primary fuel sources the body will burn to produce the energy it needs; glucose (i.e. sugar), and fat (i.e lipid). However, they are not...