Low Carb Down Under
Low Carb Down Under is a podcast that brings together people interested in low carbohydrate nutrition. It features talks and discussions about low-carb eating, health, and related research. The show is associated with the Australian low-carb community through its website and social media channels. It aims to share information and perspectives from clinicians, researchers, and advocates in the field.
Episodes
A/Prof. Ken Sikaris - 'Changing Views of Fat Metabolism'
A graduate of the University of Melbourne, Dr Sikaris trained at the Royal Melbourne, Queen Victoria, and Prince Henry's Heidelberg Repatriation Hospitals. He obtained fellowships from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists in 1992 and 1997 respectively.Dr Sikaris was Director of Chemical Pathology at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbo
Dr. Liz Fraser - 'Truth, Trust and Evidence'
Dr. Liz Fraser completed her medical training in Canberra in 2003. Since then she has worked as a GP with a particular focus on nutritional medicine and helping patients with complex health problems.Dr. Fraser is the cofounder of Low Carb Canberra. Her passion apart from gardening, reading and interpreting scientific articles is educating other doctors on the benefits of recommending low carb to
Dr. Kieron Rooney - 'Sugar and Cancer - Bench to Bedside'
Dr. Kieron Rooney, BSc (Hons); (RNutr.); PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney.He completed his PhD in Biochemistry in 2004 and for the past 10 years has investigated both human and small animal studies investigating the role of diet and physical activity on parameters of fuel storage and utilisation as they pertain to dysregulated metabolic states such
Dr. Paul Mason - 'Trust Issues: How Bad Science Sells Drugs'
Dr Paul Mason obtained his medical degree with honours from the University of Sydney, and also holds degrees in Physiotherapy and Occupational Health. He is a Specialist Sports Medicine and Exercise Physician.Dr Mason developed an interest in low carbohydrate diets in 2011. Since then he has spent hundreds of hours reading and analysing the scientific literature. For a number of years Dr. Mason ha
Dr. Georgia Ede - 'Nutritional and Metabolic Psychiatry: The New Science of Hope'
Dr. Georgia Ede received her B.A. in Biology from Carleton College in Minnesota, then spent seven years as a research assistant in the fields of biochemistry, wound healing and diabetes before going on to earn an M.D. from the University of Vermont College Of Medicine.Dr. Ede then completed her residency in general adult psychiatry at Harvard's Cambridge Hospital in 2002 and was a staff psychophar
Dr. Stephen Phinney - 'Optimising Weight and Health with an LCHF Diet' - Part 3
Part 3 of 3On November 25th 2014 Dr. Stephen Phinney presented this Workshop at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne to outline some of his research on Low Carb, High Fat nutrition and to give audience members the opportunity to ask questions.Dr. Phinney is a physician-scientist who has spent 35 years studying diet, exercise, fatty acids, and inflammation. He has published over 70 papers and several pate
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee - 'Low Carb, Slow Carb and the Microbiome'
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee graduated from Edinburgh University Medical School in 2001. Initially, he worked as a hospital doctor for six years before switching to General Practice medicine. He holds a BSc Honours Degree in Immunology and is a member of the Institute of Functional Medicine in the United States. Recently, Dr. Chatterjee also starred in the popular BBC1 documentary series 'Doctor In The H
Dr. Ben Bikman - 'GLP-1 Drugs: Consequences and Considerations'
Dr. Benjamin Bikman earned his Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and was a postdoctoral fellow with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders. He is currently a professor of pathophysiology and a biomedical scientist at Brigham Young University in Utah. Dr. Bikman's professional focus as a scientist and professor is to better understand chronic modern-day diseases, with a special empha
Dr. Paul Mason - 'Lies, Bias and Big Pharma: Accident or Design?'
Dr Paul Mason obtained his medical degree with honours from the University of Sydney, and also holds degrees in Physiotherapy and Occupational Health. He is a Specialist Sports Medicine and Exercise Physician.Dr Mason developed an interest in low carbohydrate diets in 2011. Since then he has spent hundreds of hours reading and analysing the scientific literature. For a number of years Dr. Mason ha
Dr. Stephen Phinney - 'Optimising Weight and Health with an LCHF Diet' - Part 1
Part 1 of 3On November 25th 2014 Dr. Stephen Phinney presented this Workshop at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne to outline some of his research on Low Carb, High Fat nutrition and to give audience members the opportunity to ask questions.Dr. Phinney is a physician-scientist who has spent 35 years studying diet, exercise, fatty acids, and inflammation. He has published over 70 papers and several pate
A/Prof. Ken Sikaris - 'Analysing The Cholesterol Message'
A graduate of the University of Melbourne, Dr Sikaris trained at the Royal Melbourne, Queen Victoria, and Prince Henry's Heidelberg Repatriation Hospitals. He obtained fellowships from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists in 1992 and 1997 respectively.Dr Sikaris was Director of Chemical Pathology at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbo
Prof. Peter Brukner - 'Are Low Carb Diets Associated with Type 2 Diabetes? The Monash Study'
Peter Brukner OAM, MBBS, FACSP, FACSM, FASMF, FFSEM is a specialist sports and exercise physician and the founding partner at the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne. Peter is a world renowned sports medicine clinician and researcher. His most recent team appointments have been as Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Science at Liverpool Football Club and, until 2017, Team Doctor for th
Jimmy Moore - 'What's Going On In The Low-Carb World?'
Jimmy Moore hosts the biggest website in the world dedicated to the spreading of information about living a Low Carbohydrate and Higher natural Fat (LCHF) lifestyle: www.livinlavidalowcarb.comHe has also co-authored two books: the best-selling ‘Cholesterol Clarity’ and the recently released ‘Keto Clarity’ which are considered leading books in the field of LCHF nutrition.
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Prof. Karen Dwyer - 'Cardiac - Kidney - Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome'
Dr. Karen Dwyer graduated from The University of Melbourne in 1994 and completed physician training in Nephrology in 2001. She completed her PhD in 2004 through the University of Melbourne and then spent two years in Boston, USA.As a nephrologist and transplant physician, Dr. Dwyer has a keen interest in metabolic health. In 2020 she became a fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicin
Leah Williamson - 'Brisbane Paleo Group'
Leah Williamson is a mother of two and the founder and director of the Brisbane Paleo Group. After years of struggling with her weight and related health issues Leah discovered The Paleo Diet and had fantastic success in solving many of her health issues as well as managing to lose 30 kilograms.Inspired by her new lease on life, Leah formed the Brisbane Paleo Group to help others to discover that
Dr. Alok Gupta - 'The Role of Ketogenic Diet in Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)'
Dr Alok Gupta is a nephrologist with over 12 years of experience in treating a wide range of both acute and chronic renal conditions. He looks after patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Diseases, Renal Transplantation, Resistant Hypertension and provides Dialysis care. He has special interest in medical management of kidney stones.Originally from New Dehli, India, Dr. Gupta received training in
Jessie Reimers - 'The Heart Foundation Petition'
Jessie Reimers is the creator of a petition to change the way the Heart Foundation Tick is used to label foods in Australia so that it no longer may appear on highly processed and unhealthy foods like margarine. Jessie makes a strong case for the criteria to be changed and shares her extensive knowledge about what is really making us sick and overweight.Jessie is passionate about educating and emp
Low Carb Sydney 2023 - Second QandA Session Day 3
The presenter from the second session of day three of 'Low Sydney 2023' answers questions from the audience. Featuring Dr. Paul Mason.Please consider supporting Low Carb Down Under via Patreon. A small monthly contribution will assist in the costs of filming and editing these presentations and will allow us to keep producing high quality content free from advertising. For further information visit
Dr. James Muecke - 'Unblinding: Reversing the blinding risk of diabetes... naturally'
Dr James Muecke AM is a South Australian based ophthalmologist and visiting consultant at Royal Adelaide and Women’s and Children’s Hospitals. Dr. Muecke graduated with Honours from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 1987. Following his internship, James lived and worked as a doctor in Africa and subsequently as an eye surgeon in the Middle East, battling malaria, wild animals, and rebel
Marty Kendall - 'Engineering The Optimal Diet'
Marty Kendall is an engineer and the husband of a Type-1 Diabetic. He runs the blog https://optimisingnutrition.wordpress.comIn this video Marty discusses how he has applied food insulin index data using multi criteria analysis to determine the optimal diet to suit particular nutritional goals.For more details on his presentation you can view the individual food lists; http://optimisingnutrition.
Prof. Peter Brukner - 'The Politics of Diet'
Peter Brukner OAM, MBBS, FACSP, FACSM, FASMF, FFSEM is a specialist sports and exercise physician and the founding partner at the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne. Peter is a world renowned sports medicine clinician and researcher. His most recent team appointments have been as Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Science at Liverpool Football Club and, until 2017, Team Doctor for th
Lisa Scherger - 'My Healthy Type 1 Son'
Lisa Scherger is the mother of a teenage son who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2012.Here she relates how she has managed to normalise his blood sugar levels by ignoring the standard dietary advice for diabetes management and following a Low Carbohydrate, High Fat diet.Lisa's blog is http://diabeticalien.blogspot.com/
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Dr. Paul Mason - 'Dr. Paul Mason vs Prof. Behind Dietary Guidelines'
The Lecture that almost didn’t happen.Dr Paul Mason was invited to present on Nutrition at the prestigious Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress, agreeing to provide a 40-45 minute lecture.Three weeks before the conference, Dr Mason was notified that the offered time allocation had been reduced by half. No official explanation was provided, however there were suggestion
Dr. Troy Stapleton - 'LCHF to manage Diabetes'
Dr. Troy Stapleton is a 43 year old radiologist. He graduated from the University of Queensland Medical School in 1993 and completed his fellowship training as a radiologist in 2005. Currently he is the Director of Radiology for the Sunshine Coast Health Service.Two years ago at the age of 41, Troy developed type 1 diabetes. He followed standard dietary advice for 2 months. After much research, he
Dr. Gary Fettke - 'Is it Safe to Eat Real Food? The Land, The People, The Police'
Dr Fettke discusses the role of processed foods and inflammation in chronic disease, the importance of regenerative farming and his personal journey fighting industry & regulatory capture for the right to treat his patients with ancestrally-appropriate nutrition. Filmed live at 75 Reid St, Fitzroy for the fourth REGENERATE summit on March 23rd, 2025.REGENERATE is a decentralised health summit shed
LCDU Melbourne Audience QandA Afternoon Session - 15th November 2014
An audience Q&A session with some of the presenters from the Melbourne Low Carb Down Under Seminar held on the 15th of November 2014.
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Dr. Max Gulhane - 'Sunlight and Cancer: Beyond Skin Deep'
Dr Gulhane presents the evidence for sunlight, Vitamin D system and circadian rhythms in regulating cancer defense and immune function in the body. He also discusses nuances surrounding skin cancer and how to safely obtain sunlight in a skin-type appropriate manner. Filmed live at 75 Reid St, Fitzroy for the fourth REGENERATE summit on March 23rd, 2025.REGENERATE is a decentralised health summit
Vicky Kuriel - 'Case Reports from an LCHF Dietician'
Vicky Kuriel is a registered Australian Dietician and the co-founder of Acacia Health (http://acaciahealth.com.au). Her qualifications and experience cross the spectrum in the health, nutrition and fitness industries. She has 16 years experience in consulting, presenting, lecturing, training, instructing and writing and is recognised as a pioneer of Pilates in Australia.Vicky is a proud proponent
Dr. Anthony Chaffee - 'Rethinking Autoimmune Disease'
Dr Chaffee presents his paradigm-altering thesis that autoimmune diseases are the result of the body's attack on plant compounds. He presents evidence that removal, as in a carnivore diet, leads to remission of a wide range of autoimmune diseases.Recorded remotely for the fourth REGENERATE summit on March 22nd & 23rd, 2025.REGENERATE is a decentralised health summit shedding light on the causes an
Dr. Zeeshan Arain - 'Why aren't I losing weight on LCHF?'
Dr Zeeshan Arain graduated from Monash University in 2003 after moving to Melbourne from Sydney. He worked at Box Hill Hospital for a number of years, predominantly in the Accident and Emergency Department before making the switch to General Practice. He is very experienced in the field of sports medicine (he currently works as the head doctor for the Melbourne Demons in the AFL) and in the manage
Public Health Collaboration 2023 Panel Discussion - 'Do we need to eat plants?'
A panel of nutrition experts discuss the topic 'Do we need to eat plants?'. Featuring Dr. Hayley Wood, Dr. Chidi Ngwaba, Patrick Holford, Dr. Anthony Chaffee, Dr. Shawn Baker and chaired by Dr Campbell Murdoch.
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Dr. Michael Hoffmann - 'Brain Failure and the Low Carb Diet Imperative'
Dr. Michael Hoffmann obtained his medical degree at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and neurological subspecialty fellowship training in stroke from Columbia University. This was followed by two senior doctorates, one in cerebrovascular medicine (MD) and one in behavioral health (PhD). Dr. Hoffman’s main areas of research have concerned cognitive disorders after stroke
Dr. Zeeshan Arain and Tom McDonald - 'LCHF and Sports Performance'
Dr Zeeshan Arain graduated from Monash University in 2003 after moving to Melbourne from Sydney. He worked at Box Hill Hospital for a number of years, predominantly in the Accident and Emergency Department before making the switch to General Practice. He is very experienced in the field of sports medicine (he currently works as the head doctor for the Melbourne Demons in the AFL) and in the manage
Gary Taubes - 'Obesity as a Fat Accumulation Disorder: A History Lesson in How to Think'
Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and co-founder of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI.org). He is the author of 'The Case For Keto' (2020), 'The Case Against Sugar' (2016), 'Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It' (2011) and 'Good Calories, Bad Calories' (2007), (published as 'The Diet Delusion' in the UK).Gary is the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson F
Darryl Edwards (The Fitness Explorer) - 'The Power of Primal Play'
Darryl Edwards (a.k.a. The Fitness Explorer) is a movement therapist, paleo nutritionist, blogger and published author of “Paleo Fitness” from London, England. He speaks about his experiences with a primal lifestyle that has made him fitter and healthier in his forties than ever before.Darryl is a contributor to Paleo Magazine and has been a presenter at various symposiums such as Paleo:f(x), Prim
Dr. Philip Ovadia - 'Fanning the Flames: Inflammation's Contribution to Heart Disease'
Dr. Philip Ovadia grew up in New York and holds degrees from Pennsylvania State University and Jefferson Medical College. His extensive medical training includes a General Surgery residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and a Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at Tufts – New England Medical School. He practiced cardiothoracic surgery in multiple states before founding Ov
LCDU Melbourne Audience QandA Morning Session - 15th November 2014
An audience Q&A session with some of the presenters from the Melbourne Low Carb Down Under Seminar held on the 15th of November 2014.
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Dr. Ben Bikman - 'Shrinking Fat Cells: Energy vs. Insulin'
Dr. Benjamin Bikman earned his Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and was a postdoctoral fellow with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders. He is currently a professor of pathophysiology and a biomedical scientist at Brigham Young University in Utah. Dr. Bikman's professional focus as a scientist and professor is to better understand chronic modern-day diseases, with a special empha
Dr. Rod Tayler interviews Nina Teicholz for 'Low Carb Brisbane 2025'
Nina Teicholz is a New York Times bestselling investigative science journalist who has played a pivotal role in challenging the conventional wisdom on dietary fat. Her groundbreaking work, 'The Big Fat Surprise', which The Economist named as the #1 science book of 2014, has led to a profound rethinking on whether we have been wrong to think that fat, including saturated fat, causes disease.Nina co
Lawrence Petruzzelli - 'Successes and Failures'
Lawrence was an overweight child and teenager with a diet high in carbohydrates and processed foods.He discovered LCHF as a way to successfully lose weight and lost 33 kilograms in six months. Here he discusses some of the successes and failures he has experienced in adopting a Low Carb, High Fat lifestyle change.
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Dr. Anthony Chaffee - 'The Real Healthcare Crisis: Causes and Solutions'
Dr. Anthony Chaffee is a neurosurgical resident and world-leading carnivore educator & advocate.This talk was filmed live at 75 Reid St, North Fitzroy for the second REGENERATE Summit on April 21st, 2024.Attend the next REGENERATE Health Summit in ALBURY, NSW from 3-4th August 2024Livestream Ticket - https://www.regenerateaus.com/?sca_ref=6302783.zNuRr41V2RxgJGolden Ticket - https://www.regenerate
Dr. Matthew Phillips - 'Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy in ALS'
Dr. Matthew Phillips is a full-time clinical and research neurologist at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand. His foremost passion is to explore the potential feasibility, safety, and efficacy of metabolic therapies, particularly fasting and ketogenic diets, in creating alternate metabolic states that enhance neuron bioenergetics and may lead to improvements in not only the symptoms, but als
Peter Williams - 'Parenting and LCHF'
Peter Williams is the father of two children, aged three and one. His eldest child was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2013 at age two. Here he speaks about his journey with his family in adopting a Low Carbohydrate, High Fat diet to help in the management of Type 1 Diabetes and criticises the standard dietary advice for newly diagnosed diabetics.
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Dr. Paul Mason - 'Germs and the big lie: unmasking the root cause of heart disease'
Dr Paul Mason obtained his medical degree with honours from the University of Sydney, and also holds degrees in Physiotherapy and Occupational Health. He is a Specialist Sports Medicine and Exercise Physician.Dr Mason developed an interest in low carbohydrate diets in 2011. Since then he has spent hundreds of hours reading and analysing the scientific literature. For a number of years Dr. Mason ha
Dr. Gary Fettke - 'Nutrition and Cancer - Time to Rethink'
Dr. Gary Fettke is an Orthopaedic Surgeon and Senior Lecturer at the University of Tasmania practising in Launceston, Tasmania. He has also opened and mentors the 'Nutrition for Life – Diabetes and Health Research Centre' based in Launceston which provides nutritional care around Tasmania and Australia.Gary has a longstanding interest in the preventative aspects of health outcomes, particularly be
Dr. Carlo Longhitano - 'The Role of Ketogenic Nutrition in Psychiatry'
Dr. Calogero (Carlo) Longhitano is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at James Cook University and a psychiatrist at North Queensland Forensic MH Services. He obtained his MD in 1999 (Italy) before completing his psychiatric residency in Oxford and London (United Kingdom).Dr. Longhitano has held senior positions in forensic psychiatry across London and Townsville, Australia. Since 2019 he has co
Franziska Spritzler - 'Carbohydrate Restriction: The Key to Achieving Optimal Blood Sugar'
Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE, is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator who favours a low-carbohydrate approach for diabetes and weight management. For several years she consumed the same low-fat, high-carbohydrate eating plan she recommended for the patients she counselled as an outpatient dietitian in a large teaching hospital.Once she discovered in early 2011 that her own blood
Dr. Sanjeev Balakrishnan - 'Troubleshooting Carnivore'
Dr. Sanjeev Balakrishnan holds a Master of Medicine in Family Medicine from the National University of Singapore and is currently a GP working in Perth, Western Australia. Dr. Balakrishnan has more than two decades of experience and is very passionate about the management of obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome through healthy eating. He is an advocate for the low carbohydrate-high heal
Dr. Andrew McIntyre - 'LCHF and Gastroenterology'
Dr Andrew McIntyre is a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist who graduated and gained his qualifications in 1990 from Queensland University. He opened the doors to Buderim Gastroenterology in 1997. Dr. McIntyre has extensive experience in all aspects of Gastroenterology with a special interest in ERCP and associated Therapeutic Intervention.Please consider supporting Low Carb Down Under via Patreon
Dr. Laureen Lawlor-Smith - ‘Managing cardiovascular risk with Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction'
Dr. Laureen Lawlor-Smith has been a doctor since 1982. She has owned and managed her own General Practices in Adelaide’s southern suburbs for much of her career. She is passionate about helping people change their lives and improve their health through lifestyle medicine.Despite following and dispensing conventional medical advice around diet and exercise for 35 years as a general practitioner, La
Dr. Rod Tayler interviews Dr. Mike Eades for 'Low Carb Brisbane 2025'
Dr. Michael R. Eades received his BSCE degree in Civil Engineering from California Polytechnic University (Cal Poly), Pomona, California and his MD from the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS).After completing training in General Surgery as UAMS, Dr. Eades (along with his wife) founded Medi-Stat Medical Clinics, a chain of general family medicine outpatient care centers in central Arkan
Dr. Gary Fettke - 'A 'Nutritional' model of Inflammation and Modern Disease'
Gary Fettke is an Orthopaedic Surgeon and Senior Lecturer at the University of Tasmania actively practising in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.He has launched a social medial, grassroots campaign against excessive fructose consumption in the diet of Australian children and adults (www.nofructose.com) and is the medical expert for Sarah Wilson's 'I Quit Sugar' program.
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Beth McNally and Amy Rush - 'TCR in Practice: Navigating Insulin for Protein and Fat in Type 1 Diabetes'
Beth McNally is the co-founder of T1D Nutrition, a company providing the support and education that people with Type 1 Diabetes need in order to thrive. She has earned a Masters in Science in Nutrition & Integrative Health from Maryland University of Integrative Health and another Masters in Public Policy from the University of Sydney.After here son was diagnosed with T1D in 2015 Beth and her husb
Dr. Jason Fung - 'Therapeutic Fasting - Solving the Two-Compartment Problem'
Dr. Jason Fung completed medical school and internal medicine at the University of Toronto before finishing his nephrology fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles at the Cedars-Sinai hospital.He now has a practice in Ontario, Canada where he uses his Intensive Dietary Management program to help all sorts of patients, but especially those suffering from the two big epidemics of mode
Dr. Helena Popovic - 'The Nutrition Link to Dementia'
Dr Helena Popovic MBBS is a medical doctor and international speaker who shows people how to boost their brain at any age or stage of life. She graduated from the University of Sydney and has spent over 30 years researching the brain and teaching people how to reach their full potential. She also provides a roadmap for living longer, stronger, healthier and happier.Dr Helena’s philosophy is that e
Prof. Grant Schofield - 'Low Carb for Public Health'
Professor Grant Schofield is Professor of Public Health (Auckland University of Technology) and director of the university’s Human Potential Centre (HPC) located at the Millennium Campus in Auckland, New Zealand.His research and teaching interests are in wellbeing and chronic disease prevention especially reducing the risk and eventual mortality and morbidity from obesity, cardiovascular disease a
Dr. Benjamin Bikman - 'How insulin resistance interacts with metabolic health'
Dr. Benjamin Bikman earned his Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and was a postdoctoral fellow with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders. He is currently a professor of pathophysiology and a biomedical scientist at Brigham Young University in Utah. Dr. Bikman's professional focus as a scientist and professor is to better understand chronic modern-day diseases, with a special empha
Dr. Justine Birchall and Bisa Romic RN - 'Introducing T.C.R. to General Practice'
Dr Justine Birchall graduated from the University of Melbourne Medical School in 1993. After completing her GP training in towns such as Timboon, Point Lonsdale, Drysdale, and Bannockburn, Justine returned to Melbourne. Dr Birchall has been able to maintain her interest across the breadth of general practice, enjoying caring for patients before birth and even through the final stages of life. She
Dr. Troy Stapleton - 'Carbohydrate Restriction in Diabetes Management'
Dr. Troy Stapleton is a 43 year old radiologist. He graduated from the University of Queensland Medical School in 1993 and completed his fellowship training as a radiologist in 2005. Currently he is the Director of Radiology for the Sunshine Coast Health Service.Two years ago at the age of 41, Troy developed type 1 diabetes. He followed standard dietary advice for 2 months. After much research, he
Dr. James Muecke - 'What's driving Australia's Chronic Disease Crisis?'
Dr James Muecke AM is a South Australian based ophthalmologist and visiting consultant at Royal Adelaide and Women’s and Children’s Hospitals. Dr. Muecke graduated with Honours from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 1987. Following his internship, James lived and worked as a doctor in Africa and subsequently as an eye surgeon in the Middle East, battling malaria, wild animals, and rebel
Dr. Caryn Zinn - 'A Low Carb Dietitian's Perspective'
Dr Caryn Zinn is a senior lecturer at AUT's School of Sport & Recreation. She is a New Zealand Registered Dietitian and teaches in the area of nutrition, both public health nutrition and sports performance nutrition.In this video, Caryn offers an insight into her own journey as a Dietitian in the world of Low Carbohydrate Nutrition.
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Dr. Max Gulhane - 'What Your Cardiologist Doesn't Know About Sunlight and Heart Health'
Dr Max Gulhane discusses the profound benefits of natural sunlight on cardiovascular risk and outlined fascinating mechanisms by which this is possibly occurring related to biophysics of water in blood vessels.Dr. Max Gulhane is a General Practice registrar, circadian & quantum heath educator, host of the Regenerative Health Podcast & co-founder of REGENERATE.This talk was filmed live at 75 Reid S
Marlies Hobbs - 'The Future of the Real Food Movement'
As well as being a mother to two beautiful boys, Troy and Zac, Marlies Hobbs has a thriving family business and a successful cookbook to her name. Formerly a planning and environment lawyer, Marlies left her career in law to open the first Paleo Café with her husband Jai in Cairns in October 2012. After the birth of Marlies and Jai’s first son, Troy, who suffered from severe reflux caused by a dai
Dr. Tania Farrar - 'Food for Thought: Ketogenic Diet Therapy as Epilepsy Treatment'
Dr. Tania Farrar completed her medical degree at the university of Notre Dame and attained accreditation in Neurology from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians training at St Vincent’s Hospital, Royal Price Alfred Hospital, Orange Hospital and Royal North Shore Hospital. Dr. Farrar is also a clinical lecturer for the University of Notre Dame, School of Medicine, Sydney and a tutor in Neuro
Dr. Stephen Phinney - 'The Art and Science of Low Carb Living and Performance'
Steve Phinney is a physician-scientist who has spent 35 years studying diet, exercise, fatty acids, and inflammation. He has held academic positions at the Universities of Vermont, Minnesota, and California at Davis, as well as leadership positions at Monsanto, Galileo Laboratories, and Efficas.Dr. Phinney has published over 70 papers and several patents. He received his MD from Stanford Universit
Dr. Simon Thornley - 'Epidemiological update on the nutrition road'
Dr Simon Thornley is an epidemiologist, lecturer, researcher and public health physician working at the University of Auckland in the section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Human Biology in 1997, a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in May 2000 a Master of Public Health with First Class Honours in 2006 and a Doctor of Ph
Patrick Holford - 'What’s driving Alzheimer’s?'
Patrick Holford, BSc, DipION, FBANT, NTCRP, is a pioneer in the field of nutrition. He is the author of 46 books, translated into over 30 languages and selling millions of copies worldwide, including The Optimum Nutrition Bible, The Low GL-Diet Bible, Optimum Nutrition for the Mind and The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People, 10 Secrets of Healthy Ageing and Good Medicine.Patrick started his academi
Prof. Tim Noakes - 'Medical aspects of the low carbohydrate lifestyle'
Professor Timothy Noakes (born 1949) is a South African professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Cape Town. He has run more than 70 marathons and ultramarathons and is the author of several books on exercise and diet.He is known for his support of a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, as set out in his book The Real Meal Revolution.
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Dr. Nelum Dharmapriya - 'Curry, Carbs and Chronic Disease: Rethinking South Asian Diets'
Dr. Nelum Dharmapriya completed her Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from the University of Aberdeen. She subsequently commenced working in the hospitals in the north of England and gained extensive experience as well as qualifications in various medical specialities. In 2001, she completed her GP training and before relocating to Brisbane in 2009, she worked for 7 years as a par
Dr. Stephen Phinney - 'Achieving and Maintaining Nutritional Ketosis'
Steve Phinney is a physician-scientist who has spent 35 years studying diet, exercise, fatty acids, and inflammation. He has held academic positions at the Universities of Vermont, Minnesota, and California at Davis, as well as leadership positions at Monsanto, Galileo Laboratories, and Efficas.Dr. Phinney has published over 70 papers and several patents. He received his MD from Stanford Universit
Dr. Susan Swanston - 'Fueling Relief: How Low-Carb Diets Can Support Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue'
Dr. Susan Swanston is a highly skilled GP and Low Carb Nutrition specialist currently working in Cairns. She has a vast experience in many fields of medicine and is a fully trained and qualified vascular surgeon. Susan has been interested in weight loss for a number of years. Her practice has evolved over that time to be more diet focused, with support for low carb, Keto, carnivore and fasting app
Jimmy Moore - 'Nutritional Ketosis'
Jimmy Moore is an American blogger and author who is best known for his "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" books and blog. He has appeared on television and radio programs promoting a high-fat, moderate protein, low carb diet plan.Moore also runs a popular weekly podcast that has run over 800 episodes featuring interviews with experts in diet, health, and fitness.
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Jason Lonergan - 'Running A Marathon LCHF as a Diabetic and Coeliac'
Jason Lonergan is an area sales manager for an agricultural company and a marathon runner who has both Type-1 Diabetes and Coeliac Disease. He discusses how he has embraced his diabetes and coeliac disease as a reason to live healthily and explains how he manages to maintain stable blood sugars while running by carefully analysing his nutrition via Low Carb, High Fat nutrition.You can read more ab
Dr. Paul Mason - 'The Awkward Question Every Patient Should Ask Their Doctor'
Dr Paul Mason obtained his medical degree with honours from the University of Sydney, and also holds degrees in Physiotherapy and Occupational Health. He is a Specialist Sports Medicine and Exercise Physician.Dr Mason developed an interest in low carbohydrate diets in 2011. Since then he has spent hundreds of hours reading and analysing the scientific literature. For a number of years Dr. Mason ha
Jamie Hayes - 'Your Six Pack is NOT Built in the Gym!'
Jamie and Ellen Hayes are regarded as pioneers of the Australian fitness industry, with Ellen becoming the first instructor in NSW to receive formal accreditation and Jamie receiving the first ever Australian National Fitness Leader of the Year award.Jamie later became a fitness educator, training instructors across Australia and Asia for The Australian Council for Health Physical Education and Re
Dr. Paul Mason - 'What's Really Making You Sick'
Dr Paul Mason obtained his medical degree with honours from the University of Sydney, and also holds degrees in Physiotherapy and Occupational Health. He is a Specialist Sports Medicine and Exercise Physician.Dr Mason developed an interest in low carbohydrate diets in 2011. Since then he has spent hundreds of hours reading and analysing the scientific literature. For a number of years Dr. Mason ha
Jamie Scott - 'How should we sleep?'
Originally hailing from NZ, Jamie holds numerous post graduate qualifications in exercise, sports science, and nutritional medicine.Although Jamie has worked in the health profession for over 15 years, he moved to an ancestral lifestyle in recent years and is the ‘voice of reason’ behind the blog ‘That Paleo Guy’.In this video, Jamie discusses that when engaging in a low-carb lifestyle, people oft
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