Episode 05 - Special guest interview: Dr Avi Charlton

Today I'm joined by my special guest Dr Avi Charlton. Graduating from Melbourne University in 2000, Dr Charlton has over 20 years experience as a doctor and is the founder of The Melbourne Low Carb Clinic, a GP specialist clinic promoting healthy nutrition and lifestyle, through video and face to face consultations. Dr Charlton has extensive education in the low carb space, having studied with Low Carb Down Under, Nutrition Network, Diet Doctor and she has done additional training with The Australasian College of Nutrition and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM). Dr Charlton is also an accredited Metabolic Health Practitioner with The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners (SMHP).On top of this, Dr Charlton is a dedicated mother to her 2 children, and has recently completed 2 marathons whilst personally following a low carb lifestyle.Dr Charlton and I discuss:low carb healthintermittent fastingweight lossPCOSmental healthrunning her own clinictransitioning from bulk billing to private caretraining for a marathon on low carbtraining for her 100km Oxfam hikekids nutritionwill she ever try carnivore?*Note, when discussing PCOS Dr Charlton says it is oestrogen excess, and I state it's usually testosterone excess. Both can be true, PCOS can have oestrogen dominance and high levels of testosterone.* Avi Charlton Avi's Facebook page @CharltonAvi on X Avi's Website Avi on YouTube https://mlcclinic.com.au/online-course/--------------Subscription Link---------------https://the-meat-medic-podcast.captivate.fm/listen---------------Support my channel---------------If you want to support my channel and podcast, please consider donating https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drsuresh ---------------Timestamps---------------00:29 Intro01:30 How I got into low carb07:00 Why go low carb?10:00 Macros and calories13:50 Opening her own clinic16:54 How many people want low carb?19:55 Bulk billing vs private billing24:30 How can low carb help?28:15 Mental Health30:40 Nutrition training for doctors36:00 Marathon training on low carb42:00 Calorie stores43:20 Intermittent fasting47:15 Kids and low carb?50:30 Additional stuff and socialshttps://lowcarbdownunder.com.au---------------Social---------------Website and booking info for consultations: https://drsuresh.com.auFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drsureshkhirwadkarTwitter: https://twitter.com/skhirwadkarInstagram: @drsureshkhirwadkarLink Tree: https://linktr.ee/drsureshkhirwadkar---------------Disclaimer---------------**All health advice is general in nature and is not intended to be individualized health advice. Always see your personal doctor if you are concerned about your health**---------------Hashtags---------------#themeatmedic #drsuresh #medicaladvice #lifestyleadvice #dietadvice #diet #carnivore #carnivorediet #keto #ketodiet #lowcarb #lowcarbdiet #gethealthy #behealthy #fypMentioned in this episode:Post credits