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Real Healthy Me is a lifestyle medicine clinic in Christchurch, New Zealand, now also available virt No elevators

31/12/2024

Happy New Year everyone!!

2024 went real quick. To our clients, we appreciate your hard work throughout the year and we hope you are enjoying your holiday. We'll start back on 13th January. Can't wait to see you all again and hear about your holidays.

Real Healthy Me team

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

While staying on track is important for our health, let's not forget that we don't get to have special occasions like this very often and it is totally ok to relax a bit.

We hope you have a lovely Christmas with your love ones.

Best wish from Real Healthy Me team ☺️

23/11/2024

When we stress, our body releases a hormone called cortisol to help us cope with the stress. Having cortisol is not a bad thing as our body needs a good level of cortisol to maintain healthy mental health. However, having high level of cortisol all the time is not good for our body, especially when it comes to managing our blood glucose level and reversing type 2 diabetes.

It is well known that a high level of cortisol signals the body to hold onto bodyfat, instead of using them as energy, but that's not the only problem. The real problem is cortisol have negative impacts on other hormones.

When we release cortisol, the level of insulin hormone in our body drops, which makes it harder for the body to transfer glucose from the blood into the cells and our blood glucose level elevates for longer period. On top of that, cortisol also suppresses the level of our melatonin, which is a hormone that helps with sleep. Not getting enough sleep also interrupts the activity of our insulin and our ability to keep blood glucose in a good range.

For a lot of people, it is more difficult to make healthy food choices when we are stressed. Food has been associated with comfort and mood. Unfortunately, when we are stressed, it’s the unhealthier options that we tend to rely on whether it's hot chips, pizza, chocolate, alcohol etc.

As you can see, stress has a much bigger impact on type 2 diabetes than what most people realize. It is best that on top of following a healthy diet, doing exercise regularly and getting enough sleep, having good stress management strategies will also optimize your body’s ability to function.

18/10/2024

Shift work and blood glucose
Do you have a different routine compared to other people? It can be more difficult to have a good control of your bed and wake up times if you need to work at night and sleep during the day, especially when the rest of your family members have normal routines. This will have a big impact on your body clock and how your hormones work.

If you struggle to get enough sleep, it is very important that you make sleep your priority. This would include good sleep hygiene and good preparation for the day after to allow you to stay in bed as long as possible.

Nutrition
It is difficult for the body to get a deep sleep if it still needs to process the foods you eat before bed. If possible, try to avoid eating at least 2 hours before bed time. If you really need to eat, make sure the food is not high in carbohydrates and keep the portion size small. On top of that, irregular eating patterns can throw our appetite hormones out of balance quite easily.

Exercise
You might find being tired makes it harder to exercise but I strongly suggest you make exercise a priority. This is because on top of improving type 2 diabetes, doing exercise also helps maintain bone mass, keeps our blood cholesterol in a good range, improves energy level and exercise is also good for our mental health. You only need 30-60 minutes of exercise a day.

Address

20 Welles Street
Christchurch
8011

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 5:30pm

Website

http://www.realhealthyme.com/

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Our Story

The Ferrari.

This feat of mechanical engineering is stunning, remarkable and fast. Anyone would stop and pay attention to the Ferrari whether it is stationary or on the move. However, with the wrong fuel and lack of maintenance, this majestic machine will soon sound horrid on the road and then breaks down frequently. With persistent neglect over time, it will soon look sorry and we all know it will not last much longer on the road despite repairs.

Amidst the chaos of today’s world, it is normal to force our body to perform like the Ferrari. We must be clever, look good, meet deadlines and be available to those we love. However, we have become unskilled in nourishing, nurturing, and resting it. This neglect manifests as feeling chronically fatigued, falling sick on the first day of our holiday, a persistent infection despite antibiotics, or annoying bodily functions often unvalidated by clinical findings and panels of laboratory tests. Over time, earlier onset of familial health conditions often occurs like gout, obesity, diabetes, heart attacks, dementia, inflammatory conditions and even cancer.

Poor health is a concern demonstrable on the annual New Zealand Health Surveys. Our health budget has increased at least 3 times for the treatment of chronic health conditions in the past decade. In 2021, it is forecasted that 1.77 billion NZ dollars will be needed to treat diabetes alone. We are also developing chronic health conditions at a younger age and living longer in poor health. Like the neglected Ferrari, it is a painful thing to watch especially as a doctor.