Did you know that declining oestrogen levels during perimenopause can significantly impact not just mood and memory, but also increase the risk of metabolic conditions like insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease?

In this episode, Dr. Lucy Burns, a GP with extensive experience in metabolic health, mental health, and menopause, discusses the intricate connections between hormonal changes, ADHD, binge eating, and metabolic dysfunction in midlife women. She explains how fluctuating oestrogen levels during perimenopause and menopause can exacerbate cognitive issues, emotional regulation, and insulin resistance, often triggering a cascade of physical and mental health challenges. Dr. Burns highlights the need for individualized, holistic care that considers the complex interplay of sleep, nutrition, stress, and strength training, emphasizing that weight management is about chemistry—not just calories. She shares insights from her work with Real Life Medicine and RLM Telehealth, offering wraparound care tailored to each woman’s unique needs, and encourages listeners to take proactive steps to support their long-term health and vitality.

Tune in to discover how understanding the connection between hormones, mental health, and metabolism can transform your midlife health journey.

 

Episode Highlights:

• How Lucy expanded from general practice into metabolic health, mental health, and menopause
• The impact of perimenopause and menopause on metabolic and emotional health
• The link between ADHD, binge eating disorder, and hormonal changes
• Why estrogen is critical for brain function, insulin sensitivity, and inflammation control
• The role of strength training and nutrition in managing midlife weight and metabolic health
• How sleep deprivation sabotages metabolic and emotional well-being
• Importance of individualized care and uncovering the root causes of health issues
• Lucy’s approach to wraparound care through her Real Life Medicine and RLM Telehealth clinics
• How lifestyle medicine and mindset shifts can reduce reliance on medication
• The value of proactive hormone therapy in managing menopause symptoms and long-term health

About Our Guest:

Dr Lucy Burns is passionate about health. She helps women who have tried every diet under the sun optimise their health and achieve long lasting weight loss by improving metabolism and managing mindset so they can reduce the effects of chronic disease, have more energy and confidence and stop living life on the sidelines. Her passion is lifestyle medicine and using it with traditional medicine to improve patient outcomes. Her mantra with medication is always to use the lowest effective dose and optimising lifestyle allows that to happen. 

She was an “expert dieter” and an “expert emotional eater”. During perimenopause, she developed obesity, fatty liver and pre-diabetes. As a medical doctor, this was mortifying.  She has completely abandoned traditional dieting and embraces a real food lifestyle. 

Dr Lucy is a medical doctor, an accredited mental health GP and a certified lifestyle medicine physician. She has additional training in various facets of medical care, including metabolic health, menopause care, psychological medicine, and hypnotherapy. 

She runs online holistic health and weight programs with her colleague Dr Mary Barson. They have now helped thousands of women reclaim their health. They are both very real and relatable and embody their company name - Real Life Medicine. www.rlmedicine.com 

She is also the founder of RLM telehealth and has a small team of doctors who are passionate about providing collaborative care Australia-wide www.rlmtelehealth.com

Connect with Lillian Dino

• Website | www.rlmedicine.com and www.rlmtelehealth.com
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/reallifemedicine
• Instagram | @real_life_medicine

Join their online programs!

The 4 week Body Rebalance - https://www.rlmedicine.com/4wbrThe 12 week program - www.rlmedicine.com/12WMBR

 

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The Real Health and Weight Loss Podcast

 

Free Ebook Weight Loss is all about Hormones 

👉 https://www.rlmedicine.com/weightloss-ebook

 

Menopause Checklist 

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