Metabolic Health Series

Are you not getting the weight loss results you expected despite all your efforts? Here are 5 reasons why your physiology may be hindering your progress. 1. Disease State We know the bodies of those with disease function differently to healthy people, yet from a weight loss perspective they’re treated the same.For example, those  with Hashimoto’s diagnosed from high thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) are put on the same medications as those with other thyroid diseases. However, from a...

When you are grocery shopping, selecting the rights food can be a long and confusing process. The following 5 minute video gives some hints and tips when choosing foods that support fat burning and metabolism. It should however be pointed out that most of the best choices for the shopping trolley DON’T even have a label eg) vegetables, meats and other fresh foods....

With 14 Million Australian’s feeling the bulge, it is no surprise that many people are looking to lose weight, whether under doctor’s orders or just to look and feel healthier. However, have you ever stopped to think about where the weight goes when you lose it? A recent survey of health professionals came up with all sorts of interesting answers, ranging from the loss of bodily fluids like sweat and urine, through to more solid waste products. Many felt it was converted to energy, but the...

At Metabolic Health Solutions we’re passionate about improving metabolic health. We believe there are issues affecting so many Australians that nobody seems to want to talk about, let alone address. An elephant in the room we would like to expose, and we think it’s a BIG one, is type 2 diabetes and weight.It is clearly a big issue, with 1 in 4 Australians having diabetes or pre-diabetes (Diabetes Australia, 2017). Our concern is that over 75% of people with type 2 diabetes experience shame...

For many people, having a healthy Christmas seems impossible and gaining a few kilos is a bit of an unwanted yearly tradition. Our MHS survival guide to the festive season below will provide you with the recipes, hints and tips to start the New Year with a positive bang! Christmas Survival Guide Download...

Before we begin discussing exercise and weight loss, let us first make clear that exercise, whether through strenuous running or light walking, produces many positive effects. These include a lower risk for many diseases, improved mental health and cognitive ability, alleviation of many chronic pains and improved utilisation of oxygen by the cells. However exercise has long been considered an integral component of weight management, but available evidence suggests that exercise alone is not an...