Real Life Metabolic Medical Weight Loss
Weight loss is not a willpower problem. It's a metabolic problem — and it deserves a medical solution and a mindset solution.
The Real Life Metabolic Wrap-around Care Program combines expert medical care, evidence-based lifestyle education, and proven mindset tools into one six-month program designed to address the root cause of weight gain, insulin resistance, and chronic disease — not just the symptoms.
We know just giving people a script is not enough.
Research shows us that when people just get a script, they are more likely to experience side effects and also discontinue treatment because of them.
To maximise the benefits of medication, is any condition but especially in conditions such as weight management, you need Wrap Around Care.
This is why we provide 6 personalised individual telehealth consults via video with an AHPRA-registered doctor, skilled in metabolic health and lifestyle medicine and access to an award-winning online membership called Momentum
The membership includes everything you need to make long lasting health as easy as possible.
Recipes,
Meal plans
Hypnosis sessions
Monthly group challenges
Twice-monthly live mindset coaching and
Weekly access calls to Dr Lucy Burns and Dr Mary Barson
Online supportive community of people walking the same path.
You will be supported so you can maximise the benefits and minimise the potential side effects of medical weight loss treatment.
You will never be alone.
Book your free Clarity Call today to find out if the program is right for you.
Real Life Metabolic Medical Weight Loss
Our Metabolic Health affects the way our body processes and stores energy. At its heart, it is a hormone imbalance resulting in excessive production of insulin and the development of insulin resistance.
This results in conditions such as
Obesity
Visceral fat
Fatty liver disease
PCOS
Prediabetes/type 2 diabetes
Hypertension
Alzheimer’s Disease
Cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke
By using a combination of evidence-based lifestyle changes and the careful use of medication, you can improve your metabolism and reverse many of these conditions.
Book your free Clarity Call today to find out if the program is right for you.
Need a One-off Appointment?
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Choose a time online that suits you. For your appointment, all you need is a quiet place and a laptop or phone. No need to take 1/2 day off work. Just click on the live booking page above
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We will send a secure health questionnaire to fill in that gives our doctors as much information as possible giving you the best value possible
Metabolic Health Experts
See one of our doctors via video where they can assess you, order any investigation and send you prescriptions if required
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MEET THE DOCTORS
I am a doctor with a special interest in metabolic health and obesity management. I’m also a certified lifestyle medicine physician with a strong clinical focus on helping patients make sustainable changes. With experience in both traditional medicine and lifestyle-focused interventions, I love seeing patients achieve sustainable improvements to their long-term health and wellbeing.
I am known for a warm and approachable manner and I prioritise listening to patients and tailoring care to their unique needs. I believe that optimal health is attainable at any age and I work collaboratively with patients to develop realistic, personalised strategies that fit their lives. I combine lifestyle medicine and prescribe medications at the lowest effective dose so you get the best of both worlds
Dr Jeremy Lim
MBBS
Board certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician (ASLM )
Scope Trained (World Obesity federation)
ACOA certification for Natural Therapy
MBBS, FRACGP, FASLM,
Cert of Clinical Hypnosis
Accredited for Focussed Psychological Strategies
Member Australasian Metabolic Health Society
Member Australian Society for Psychological Medicine
Member Australian Menopause Society
Dr Lucy Burns
Booking Update: Dr Lucy’s books are currently closed. She is not accepting new patients at this time.
I am a medical doctor with an intense interest in Metabolic health, Mental health and Menopause health.
These are the major conditions that affect women in midlife and unless they are addressed and managed, women are entering the last third of their lives riddled with chronic disease.
Apart from my qualifications as a medical doctor and GP, I have a fellowship in lifestyle medicine and extra training in psychological medicine and menopause medicine.
I was also the diet queen. I’ve been on every diet known to (wo)man. I was excellent at losing weight, but keeping it off was the issue. I had "fat clothes" and "thin clothes" in my wardrobe. I was most definitely the all-or-nothing girl. Perfect- restricting like mad. Then, when life got in the way, I was on a bender, regaining all the lost weight. Changing my thinking around dieting has resulted in my weight being stable for years... even when I go on holidays or life gets messy.
I’m also a wife, Mumma to two grown girls and a pet Mumma to several dogs and cats.
I’m an avid swimmer, but I don’t do much walking these days as I have muscular dystrophy resulting in a significant disability (boo)
I love reading books and doing jigsaws. I’m keen on knitting and crocheting but really hopeless at them, so that skill is definitely a work in progress.
What is Metabolic Health?
How does it affect me?
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Obesity
Being overweight is not your fault. It is a complex scenario of genetic, hormonal and environmental impact. Excess insulin causes our body to store fat like crazy.
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Cardiovascular Disease
Metabolic Syndrome is the number one risk factor for increased cardiovascular disease, leading to stroke and heart attacks. This is in part due to increased inflammation from excessive abdominal fat,
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Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes begins with insulin resistance. Eventually, the pancreas can’t make enough insulin, and blood glucose rises. Type 2 diabetes affects multiple organs and is a leading cause of chronic disease
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Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCOS is a genetic condition that causes insulin resistance initially at the ovarian level. It starts at puberty and can result in increased body fat, acne, hirsutism and subfertility.
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Breast Cancer Risk
Did you know that women with obesity and insulin resistance have double the risk of developing breast cancer? In fact, obesity is linked to an increase in 13 cancers including bowel, endometrial, oesophageal, gallbladder, kidney, liver , ovarian , pancreatic , stomach, thyroid, multiple myeloma, and meningioma.
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Brain Health
Insulin resistance also affects our brain and can cause brain fog, Ever wondered why you can’t think properly when you haven’t eaten? Insulin resistance also increases the risk of dementia as well as mood changes like depression.
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Arthritis
Metabolic disease amages joints through multiple mechanisms. Leptin resistance (Leptin is another metabolic hormone) destroys cartilage as does the increased load through the joints due to obesity leading to arthritis.
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Kidney Disease
Type 2 diabetes is the number one cause of kidney failure, with terrible consequences for people’s quality of life. Reducing insulin resistance improves kidney function and reduces blood pressure.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Weight Loss Medications are not a silver bullet. They are a useful tool. Most people need supportive care for both Mindset and metabolic health. Understanding what to eat is important but recognising why you eat is just as vital. Learning and developing mindset skills so you can implement long-lasting behaviour change is fundamental. This is why the Wrap-Around Care models offer your personalised care with a qualified lifestyle doctor as well as access to an award-winning lifestyle medicine membership called Momentum.
This will be the last time you embark on a weight loss journey.
To find out if this program is right for book a clarity call using this link
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All new appointments are allocated as 45 minutes. This 40 minutes via video and 5 minutes allocated to send any scripts, or test requests. We also send you a detailed plan via email as well as correspondence with your GP unless you do not wish for this to occur
Initial appointments are $265
Follow up appointments are allocated 30 minutes with 25 minutes video time and 5 minutes for tests/scripts etc.
The cost for these are $175
All appointments require a 50% deposit and the balance is paid at the completion of your appointment.
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All bookings are taken via our secure payment gateway using a credit/debit card, paypal or google pay.
We require a 50% deposit and the time of booking. The remainder of your fee will be processed following your consultation.
You can cancel or change your appointment but require a minimum of 24 hours notice (please note that if you cancel/ change your appointment within 24 hours or don't attend you will forfeit your booking fee)
If you are entitled to a medicare rebate, this will be automatically processed and deposited into your account.
There is a small card surchage applied by the payment gateway company.
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Our doctors are GPs who are fully qualified Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. They have had many years of regular GP practice experience.
However, they also have a passion and focus for treating the root cause of chronic health conditions and have done extra training in this area.
A Metabolic health doctor does not replace your GP and will only focus on your metabolic health care conditions in these consultations.
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You do not need a referral.
We believe whole heartedly in collaborative care and having your regular GP as the co-ordinator of your care, so please list your GP’s details wherever possible.
Unfortunately the govt does NOT give a medicare rebate for these telehealth consultations.
This is a Govt Medicare policy and is out of our control.
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The Govt does not give a medicare rebate for these consults so there is no bulk billing.
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Private Health Insurance does not cover consultations with a doctor outside of the hospital/inpatient setting
If you have Private Health Insurance extras cover, you can get a rebate for your visit with allied health professionals such as psychologists and dietitians. The rebate rates vary depending on your insurance company.
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Because you have made a deposit, we need to manually change your booking.
Please email our team at reception@rlmtelehealth.com with your requested date change and we will make any changes to your bookings.
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We are able to process any Medicare item numbers on your behalf and your rebates are placed directly into your bank account.
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You will be sent a reminder 48 hours before your appointment via email and SMS.
You can cancel your appointment at no charge up to 24 hours beforehand.
Late-notice cancellation or failure to attend may result in the applicable cancellation fee being debited from your payment method as follows:
Failure to inform us of a cancellation within 24 hrs of your appointment will result in a penalty of 50% of the original appointment fee.
A ‘no- show’ to the appointment will result in a penalty of 100% of the original appointment fee
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No, unfortunately. Even though all our consultations are online our Medical Indemnity Insurance only permits us to consult people living in Australia.
We can’t consult with anyone who is outside Australia, even if you are away on holiday or living temporarily overseas.