Emma Martin - The Lazy Keto Mum Podcast

Dr Suresh Khirwadkar is a GP and Board Certified Lifestyle Physician, who goes under the name - The Meat Medic. Dr Suresh shares his own journey in this interesting podcast episode. He loves to help people improve their physical and mental health through proper diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes, after seeing fabulous changes himself. He's also created comprehensive, no-nonsense guides and health courses for you to learn how to improve your health, saving your time and money at the doctor and is offering them to you as well. Keto & Low Carb Retreat on 3 FEB 2024. Support the show

Marilyn Ocean is a Registered Nurse, Psych-K Health and Wellness Facilitator, Certified Life Coach, Certified Hypnotherapist, and holds a Master Certification in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Neuro Psyche Empowerment In this inspiring and energetic episode, Emma and Marilyn talk about insulin resistance, insulin sensitivity, blood glucose, diabetes and blood sugar control. Marilyn shares how she lost 25kg, and some of the challenges to staying on this lifestyle. She speaks about the new weight loss drugs and their implications, plus food and satiety. You can also find her on facebook. Support the show

In this episode Emma speaks to Brendan Reid, Author of The Fat Ginger Nerd. The book tells the story of Brendan's personal weight loss journey - largely as a memoir, at the same time offering insight into various aspects of the consequences of carrying excess weight Brendan had long tried his best to follow the standard food pyramid advice for many years in order to get healthy, without success. But according to the experts, he just wasn’t trying hard enough. In under two years, Brendan lost more than 50 kilograms – – after figuring things out in his own way, and has remained weight stable now for over five years. Emma and Brendan speak about how to keep it simple, what Brendan did and about mens health too. You can also see Brendan speak on you tube and check out his book here. Support the show

In this episode Emma chats to Dr Peter Brukner, who is a specialist sports and exercise physician. they talk about "ground up" change and Peter shares his health story. Peter is the co-founder of the public health campaign SugarByHalf and is committed to the challenge of improving the nation’s health with improved diet and increased physical activity. His best selling book "A Fat Lot of Good" was published in 2018. Peter is also the Founder and Chair of Defeat Diabetes, an app- and web-based program, aimed at improving diabetes control through diet. His latest book The Diabetes Plan was published in March 2023. He's the founding partner of Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne and Professor of Sports Medicine at LaTrobe University, and a founding Executive Member of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians. Peter served two terms as President and played a key role in establishing sports medicine as a medical specialty in Australia. He is the co-author of the widely used text book Clinical Sports Medicine and has been team physician for professional football clubs as well as national athletics, swimming, soccer and men’s hockey teams including Olympic and Commonwealth Games. Peter was the Socceroos Team Doctor at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Science at Liverpool Football Club, and has served as Australian cricket team doctor from 2012-17. Peter was also consultant to the Melbourne Football Club during their premiership year in 2021. In 2022 Peter was awarded a Doctor of Science honoris causa by La Trobe University and delivered the inaugural Peter Brukner Distinguished Lecture. Support the show

Dr James Muecke is an eye surgeon based in Adelaide who has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to change the trajectory of the health epidemic and the avalanche of diabetes that is becoming so prevalent in our society. He speaks on low carb down under here. Dr James founded the organisation Sight for all and is now their patron. He has been working to have the food and dietary guidelines changed and recently succeeded with a bit of help from his friends ;) in low carb being added as an option on the Diabetes Australia website. In this episode, Emma and Dr James talk about seed oils, eyesight issues and preventative food choices, plus discuss his personal journey. In November 2019, James was announced Australian of the Year 2020. On being appointed Australian of the Year, he immediately and passionately advocated for a tax on sugary drinks in the fight against type 2 diabetes, which is the leading cause of blindness among Australian adults. He advocated for TV commercials for unhealthy products to be limited to certain hours, and asks supermarket chains to curb their "predatory sales and marketing tactics. Support the show

Join Emma as she chats to the very energetic and inspiring Bronwyn Moeser about her journey of a 55kg fat loss! Bronwyn from My Keto Rules is passionate about making this lifestyle sustainable and speaks passionately about events that have impacted her life. She speaks about how she maintains this loss in a frank and honest podcast episode. You can find Bronwyn's group on facebook here. Support the show

In this episode Emma speaks to Engineer Marty Kendall, an engineer with a passion for nutrition who seeks things numerically. Marty Kendall about real food. Marty's message is simple - eat real food! Marty is passionate about helping people understand the dogma behind our food insustry and all the beliefs we have that aren't founded in proof. He's obsessed about building the evidence that out current systems are making us sick and addicted. For him, this story is personal - Marty's wife his a type 1 diabetic and his family health is a priority. Understanding how food impacts his family was of absolute urgency and as he learned, Marty realised that tracking data was the best way to prioritise this. You can follow Marty here at Optimising Nutrition and access the resources he's kindly provided here. You can also watch Marty Kendall's educational on Low Carb Down Under on youtube. Keto & Low Carb Retreat on 3 FEB 2024. Support the show

Natalie E West is a Clinical Psychotherapist and Nutritional Psychologist. She specialises in self image and the power of not only food as nutrition, also mental wellbeing. Her own journey is an inspiring one too! She's passionate about the messages we send ourself - most times we don't even know we are doing it! Natalie is a sought-after speaker and educates on connecting mind, gut and body in both professional and personal lives and these roles in determining your entire life’s experience. You can follow Natalie on instagram too, for passionate self love messages. Support the show

Dr Louise Phillips is a Low Carb doctor who is passionate about metabolic health and teaching health professionals about how to use low carb and keto in their treatment of patients for metabolic syndrome, and diabetes, providing practical solutions for doctors to prescribe low carbohydrate diets easily, using the Low Carb Doctor's Kit. "Prescribing pills is hard. Nutrition is easy!" is her catchphrase. Emma and Dr Louise speak about challenging beliefs, nutrition as medicine and the prevalence of processed foods. Louise also shares her story about her family history of type 2 diabetes and how she learned about this lifestyle and went on to transform her health. You can find her at https://lowcarbscripts.com/Low Carb Scripts https://lowcarbscripts.com Dr Louise also loves painting and creating “art with meaning” Keto & Low Carb Retreat on 3 FEB 2024. Support the show

In this episode Emma chats all things food to Sam Teo from Qetoe Pasta. One of the things we miss as a low carber or someone who does keto is pasta! In this episode, we chat about everything from the cravings for noodles to Ironman comps in a ketogenic state to childhood memories defining our current moments. We talk about Sam's revelation that food addiction is sometimes wrapped up in our fondest memories. Sam also reveals behind the scenes in the processed food industry. Have a listen to this informative chat by someone who is very passionate about leading the charge and sharing the word about why we are struggling so much. Support the show

Dr Ron Schweitzer is a practicing GP in Melbourne and lectures at Monash teaching medical students. We speak in this episode about blood glucose, Dr Ron's findings while consulting with his patients and hear Dr Ron's story about his own journey and learnings. After hearing about Low Carb from a practitioner colleague, he couldn't quite believe it was a "thing" and this sent him off researching. Dr Ron discovered the Low Carb, Keto approach was useful in not only his personal journey but how it impacted the lives and management of diabetes in his patients. He speaks about diabetes, weight loss, fatty liver, blood sugar and reversal of metabolic syndrome in this episode. Learn more about Dr Ron here. Support the show

In this inspiring episode we hear from Health Coach and published author Tracey McBeath about things other than diet that can impact our wellbeing and level up our journeys. Tracey will be speaking at Keto Retreat 23 in July and sh ares that when we unravel habits and step past our fears, we can see some extraordinary changes on the path to health. Tracey's vulnerability and openness about her journey will leave you inspired with some new ideas on how to level up your own journey. Tracey's book You Have Today has 100 Insights that will change your life. Tracey shares that the path to personal growth and fulfilment begins with a willingness to explore our own desires and aspirations, but it is only through taking action and working towards those dreams that we can bring about real change in our lives. You can also connect with Tracey via her website. Tracey's TED talk is due to be released shortly. Support the show

A passionate episode with Linda from Simply Swap Foods about health and ingredients. Linda Martinucci is trailblazing the real food change from the ground up. Hear Linda's personal story about her struggle, the challenges and how she got the idea for her business. She shares how she used real food to not only transform her family's health, but impact her own wellbeing successfully. I love this frank podcast episode because it illustrates how easily we can impact our health and wellbeing by just the small changes, small swaps and replacing inflammatory ingredients. We speak about alternatives, wellbeing and discuss menopause in this episode. Support the show

Dr Malini Bose from Phoenixdocs is an integrative GP in SE Qld, australia. Dr Malini Bose speaks about stress, PCOS and taking care of yourself with a strong advocation for low carb nutrition. As a woman managing PCOS, she is passionate about a holistic root cause approach to optimising health, and has a particular interest in women’s health, metabolic health, gut and thyroid health, as well as managing stress and burnout. As part of her journey recovering from burnout, Dr Malini has recently launched her business, Phoenixdocs, hosting educational and interactive workshops all around the country to teach medical students and doctors how to look after their own health through evidence-based tools and strategies across all the pillars of health. Support the show

Such a lovely time chatting to Melissa Chow from @chowomgoodness today! We recorded a podcast episode where we chatted about loads of things from fairy bread and birthday cake to oils to sauces and of course Melissa’s famous low carb clean granola!! Can’t wait to learn some skills and things from Melissa in July at retreat !! Support the show

Dr Nelum Dharmapriya from Whole Food Revolution , is an experienced GP in all aspects of General Practice. Her special interests are in Chronic Disease Management through her Metabolic Health Clinic, Women’s Health. She is a strong advocate of a LOW CARB, HEALTHY FAT, WHOLE FOOD lifestyle which she considers essential for reversing insulin resistance. Her own health journey has led to a deep understanding of the KEY role that the hormone INSULIN plays in WEIGHT regulation, METABOLIC health and in the pathogenesis of nearly all CHRONIC DISEASE. Keto & Low Carb Retreat on 3 FEB 2024. Support the show

Cliff Harvey is a researcher and author of several successful books including Choosing You, and the Carb Appropriate Diet. He has over 20 years experience in helping people understand nutrition and strives to help people find ways to become healthier and happier and is a leader in this field. He also runs courses in Nutrition and mindset, empowering people to study through https://www.holisticperformance.institute/The Holistic Performance Institute. Support the show

Dr Avi Charlton from Melbourne Low Carb Clinic is a GP from Melbourn and is a low carb and keto doctor. She supports nutrition using real food approach. She has been a doctor for over 20 years, and has a special interest in obstetrics, women's health, paediatrics and recently nutrition and metabolic health. In the last 3-4 years, she has taken up special interests in nutrition and the treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome. She has treated many patients for weight management and helped them lose weight, improve nutrition and even reverse metabolic syndrome and diabetes. She has extensive knowledge using the low carbohydrate approach. She practices low carb nutrition herself. She is extensively connected to the low carb community, with many low carb professionals. Currently her passion is working with Defeat Diabetes with Peter Brukner. Support the show

Dr Lucy Burns from Real Life Medicine, is a medical doctor from Melbourne Australia. She is passionate about helping people improve their health through sustainable weight loss strategies that involve addressing the physiology and the psychology of weight management. She is currently planning the Low Carb Road Show, an exciting event where experts in their field will explore this Nutrition concept. Dr Lucy's past experience running a medical weight loss clinic was the inspiration behind creating an online learning platform embracing and teaching low carb real food lifestyle and mindset change. As a young adult, Dr Lucy focussed on exercise to control and manage her own weight and health. This was not sustainable and ignoring her nutrition and psychological health, as well as declining mobility due to her muscular dystrophy, meant at 50 she was overweight/obese and insulin resistant. In 2018, Dr Lucy lost 20 kgs (44 lbs) by adopting a low carb real food lifestyle, and more importantly has maintained both the weight loss and changes in mindset. Dr Lucy is known for her positive can-do nature and is an eternal optimist. She practices meditation daily (well at least second daily). Dr Lucy speaks about weight management and the low carb real food lifestyle at conferences for medical professionals, as well as events for the general public. Dr Lucy is a mum to two kidults who are still happily living in the family home. Support the show

Martin is recognised Globally as a leader and visionary with a passion for healthy lifestyle, with a focus on the mental wellness / nutritional health / men's wellness, and mental wellbeing. His website GEM - is an acronym for Growth. Empathy. Mindset. He is a believer that change is necessary in society, including the teaching of wellness, good nutrition, holistic health, connection and optimism. Martin has also overcome personal trauma and stage 4 cancer in 2012. He is a storyteller, keynote international speaker, presenter and curious learner of life. Martin speaks about the impact of men being stoic and keeping their struggles hidden and the impact that has on not only him but the family unit as well. We discuss not only tips and techniques to help women support men, but more importantly ways men can impact their own health. Support the show