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Prescribing Lifestyle with Dr Avi Charlton

Dr Avi Charlton

"Prescribing Lifestyle" is your go-to podcast for all things health, wellness, and personal development. Hosted by Dr Avi Charlton, low carb GP. She interviews experts in the fields of nutrition, fitness, psychology, and more. This podcast dives deep into the science behind living your best life. Whether you"re seeking practical tips for healthy eating, strategies for managing stress, or inspiration for creating positive habits, "Prescribing Lifestyle" delivers insightful conversations and

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Episode 117. How to be an Imperfectionist with Dr Zen...

Prescribing Lifestyle with Dr Avi Charlton ·

2025/11/05

In this episode, I have a heartfelt conversation with Dr Zen Zeng—a concert pianist, conference interpreter, professional speaker, and master teacher whose work bridges music, psychology, leadership, and personal growth. Zen draws on decades of international performance and coaching, sharing her journey from perfectionism and burnout to embracing imperfection and self-compassion. Zen introduces her signature STAGE framework—a practical inward journey designed to help high achievers find sustainable

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Episode 116. Spinal cord injury and burnout with Dr...

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2025/10/29

In this deeply personal episode, I speak with Dr Olivia Ong, a Melbourne-based GP and rehab physician, about her life-changing experience with a severe spinal cord injury, her journey through rehabilitation, and how she overcame multiple episodes of burnout. Olivia shares vivid memories of the accident, her emergency spinal surgery, regaining mobility, and what it taught her about resilience and mindset. She explains how the rehab system shaped her path and how she developed an evolving approach to

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Episode 115. Punch Positive with Lita Mae Button

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2025/10/22

In this empowering episode, I chat with Coach Lita Mae Button, speaker, nurse, professional boxer, and founder of Punch Positive, joining me all the way from Canada. From battling depression and self-doubt to becoming a national Golden Glove champion and motivational coach, Lita shares her powerful story of resilience, courage, and transformation — one punch at a time. We explore how boxing, both physical and symbolic, can heal the mind, build confidence, and teach you to “step back in the ring”

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Episode 114. Self Love for Permanent Weight loss with...

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2025/10/15

In this inspiring episode, I chat with Marleen Mour — speaker, coach, and founder of the Self-Love for Permanent Weight Loss Movement. Marleen shares her journey of losing 49 kg, transforming her mindset, and helping thousands of women around the world ditch diet culture and lose weight — permanently. We discuss how freeing yourself from guilt, restriction, and emotional eating leads to lasting transformation — not just physically, but emotionally and mentally. Her story is one of courage,

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Episode 113. From Flow to Function: Lymph, Lipoedema,...

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2025/10/08

In this episode, I speak with physiotherapist Amelia Santos, an expert in lymphatic health, lipoedema, pelvic floor, and bowel function. Amelia explains how she became a leading clinician in pelvic floor and lymphatic therapy, and shares essential insights on often-misunderstood conditions like IBS, lipoedema, lymphedema, and chronic bowel and pelvic floor challenges. We explore: How pelvic floor physio can help with IBS, chronic constipation, and incomplete bowel emptying, especially when medical

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Episode 112. Salad with a side of Fries with Jenn...

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2025/10/01

In this episode, I sit down with health coach, podcaster, and consultant Jenn Trepeck, host of Salad with a Side of Fries. Jenn shares her personal journey from the business world into health coaching—a shift sparked by her own experiences with endless diets, weight struggles, and ultimately, finding a sustainable wellness approach. I loved hearing how Jenn escaped the diet rollercoaster and dedicated her career to helping others do the same. We dug into her health coaching philosophy, which centres

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Episode 111. Thriving through divorce and life’s big...

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2025/09/24

In this episode, Naomi shares her deeply personal journey—from a sudden separation and navigating family court to founding thriving support groups and helping others through the process of divorce and major life splits. Together, we unpack: Naomi’s story of self-representation, overcoming financial and emotional hurdles, and the power of community support The realities of the family court system, why self-care is crucial, and how it’s possible to move from isolation to connection after a split

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Episode 110. Core Foundations of posture and movement...

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2025/09/17

In this episode of Prescribing Lifestyle, I sit down with Regan Zampogna—a personal trainer, movement educator, and founder of Core Foundations PT. Regan shares his journey from a stressful corporate life to a more fulfilling career helping people move better and feel stronger. Together, we explore what it means to go beyond “no pain, no gain” and how functional movement, posture, and biomechanics can transform the way you exercise for lifelong health. Regan opens up about his own health journey,

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Episode 109: Prescribing Lifestyle – My Journey with...

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2025/09/10

In this episode of the True Form Podcast, I had the pleasure of joining host Jack Graham to share my journey as a doctor moving from traditional medicine into low carb, keto, and lifestyle-based health care. As the founder of the Melbourne Low Carb Clinic and host of the Prescribing Lifestyle podcast, I’ve worked with many patients to help them reverse type 2 diabetes, lose weight, reduce medications, and regain control of their health. In this conversation, Jack and I dive into some of the key

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Episode 108. A food technologist’s view of...

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2025/08/27

In this episode of Prescribing Lifestyle, I sit down with Minshin Tan — a former food technologist who has worked across pet food, poultry, dairy, supplements, and confectionery. With years of experience behind the scenes, Minshin offers a rare insider’s perspective on how processed and ultra-processed foods are really made. We dive deep into the fascinating (and sometimes confronting) world of food product development — from how flavours, textures, and packaging are engineered, to why it’s so hard

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Episode 107. Parenting through the teen years with...

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2025/08/20

In this episode of Prescribing Lifestyle 🎧 I sit down with Philippa Gleeson Payne — a health and wellness coach, mentor, and mother of four, who now guides other mums through the challenges of raising teenagers. As a parent myself with two teenage boys, this conversation resonated deeply. Philippa shares her personal story — from homeschooling and global living, to navigating the trauma of her son’s severe playground accident and brain injury. Her journey reshaped not only her son’s life, but her

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Episode 106. Staying positive through a SH1T load of...

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2025/08/13

In this episode of Prescribing Lifestyle, I sit down with the incredible Emilia O’Sullivan — award-winning author, podcaster, motivational speaker, and mentor. Emilia’s story is one of unshakable resilience and determination in the face of extraordinary health challenges. From being born with kidney disease, undergoing a transplant, battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, surviving sepsis and a cardiac arrest, to enduring multiple rare tumours — Emilia has faced more than 10 life-threatening medical

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Episode 105. Transforming lives through an online...

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2025/08/06

In this episode of Prescribing Lifestyle, I sit down with Donna Aston, founder of the Aston RX program — a 28-day therapeutic lifestyle reset designed to help people improve their metabolic health, reduce inflammation, and gain lifelong tools for sustainable weight loss. Donna shares her personal journey from being an overweight teen to becoming a body composition expert, nutrition researcher, and founder of one of Australia's most well-known lifestyle transformation platforms. We talk about how her

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Episode 104. Defeating Diabetes with Prof Peter Brukner

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2025/07/30

In this episode of Prescribing Lifestyle, I sit down with Professor Peter Brukner — a pioneer in the low carb world, a mentor of mine, and one of the biggest influences on my own journey into lifestyle medicine. Professor Brukner is a world-renowned sports and exercise physician, co-founder of SugarByHalf, founder of Defeat Diabetes, author of A Fat Lot of Good and The Diabetes Plan, and recently awarded Senior Australian of the Year (Victoria) 2025 🎉 We explore: ➤ How he reversed his own metabolic

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Episode 103. What I learnt from the Circadia Health...

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2025/07/24

In this episode of Prescribing Lifestyle, I reflect on my recent experience at the Regenerate Health Retreat hosted by Dr. Max Gulhane and Paula in beautiful northern NSW. It was a much-needed reset — and a powerful reminder of how nature, light, and rhythm can transform our wellbeing. From morning sun to cold plunges, nourishing food to mindful movement, this retreat was all about realigning with our circadian rhythm for optimal health. ✨ What we explore in this episode: – How modern light exposure

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Episode 102. How to get a good night sleep with Dr...

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2025/07/18

In this episode, we explore Dr Barton’s personal low-carb journey, how he integrates lifestyle medicine into his sleep and lung practice, and how small changes—like breathing through your nose or taping your mouth—can improve sleep quality, reduce snoring, and even avoid CPAP machines in some cases. We also dig into practical solutions for insomnia, circadian rhythm shifts, sleep trackers, sleeping tablets, and how your routine (and your mindset) shapes your sleep more than you think. Whether you're

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Episode 101. Living with Purpose with Dr Dan

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2025/07/09

In this inspiring episode, I sit down with the remarkable Dr. Dan Rubin—a Harvard-trained PhD, former NIH immunologist, transformational speaker, and author of Living with Purpose. At 85, Dr. Dan continues to coach, speak, and live with extraordinary vitality and intention. We explore his incredible journey from cancer researcher to retirement reimagined—finding renewed purpose through coaching, teaching, and storytelling in his 70s and 80s. His message? “The best is yet to come.” Whether you're

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100. 100 Episodes in: Why Celebrating matters

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2025/07/02

I honestly can’t believe we’ve made it to 100 episodes of the Prescribing Lifestyle podcast! This episode is a little different. I’m taking a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate—not just this milestone, but everything it represents: consistency, growth, courage, and the beautiful community we’ve built together 💚 Over the past year, I’ve shared conversations with inspiring guests and stories from my clinic that show how lifestyle changes—like nutrition, movement, sleep, mindset and breath—can

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Episode 99. The Primal Nurse Initiative with Health...

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2025/06/25

I can’t believe it’s been a full year since I launched this podcast and I’m so grateful you’ve been part of this journey. To celebrate, I’m bringing you a powerful and inspiring episode that reminds us why we keep showing up for our health. In this episode, I chat with Health Coach Joff, a rehabilitation nurse and primal health coach who shares his incredible transformation story. From metabolic syndrome, weight struggles, and burnout — to a 40kg weight loss, renewed energy, and purpose — Joff has

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Episode 97. How to use Bio-emotional Regulation to...

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2025/06/18

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Lena Stocks-Ramsay — osteopath, educator, and bio-emotional regulation practitioner based in Melbourne. I first met Lena at Being Well in Prahran and have been fascinated by her unique and powerful approach to mind-body healing ever since. We dive into the link between stored emotions, physical tension, and chronic stress, and how our bodies often carry what our minds haven’t fully processed. From osteopathy to somatic healing, Lena shares how reconnecting with

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