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Channel Seven’s Today Tonight programme recently explored how MHS’s metabolic monitor (ECAL) could breath new life into weight management, proving that one size DOES NOT fit all. ECAL can measure how many calories you use in a day, what percentage of that energy is from fat or carbs … & the efficiency of your mitochondria, which is important for overall health. These are things that a practitioner can use to personalise diet, exercise & metabolic health. The segment...

MHS is delighted to be involved with the practicum program at The University of Western Australia to help clients achieve their goals, and develop our future practitioners.This is the story of Bill* who used resistance based training to break through his plateau and lose 25kg, reduce inflammation and help to reverse insulin resistance and fatty liver. Detailed Case...

WA today recently reported on the Australian breath test that can help you lose weight. The newest tool in the fight against weight gain isn't found on late-night television infomercials - it's data collected by ECAL (the indirect calorimeter manufactured by MHS and used in our metabolic clinics)."The machine doesn’t suck out the fat; rather, it gives patients data about the type of fuel they're using to generate energy and help them avoid weight loss programs that don’t suit their...

To some WA means Wait Awhile, however when it comes to diabetes management, WA stands for Way Ahead. With the release of the WA Parliamentary enquiry into the management of Type 2 Diabetes, WA government have developed a world first report that highlights the potential for using food to reverse a common disease that currently affects 5% of the WA population, with a new diagnosis every hour and an annual cost of $1B to the health budget. At MHS we have pioneered a metabolic approach to weight...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have state of the art whole room calorimeters at $3m each. They are used to conduct fundamental metabolic research and provided some interesting insights into the role of metabolism in weight loss including: Heavier people generally have higher metabolic rates than skinny folks to meet the fuel demands of their larger bodies. Crash dieting can permanently slow a person’s metabolic rate Low carb diets don’t always improve fat utilisation There’s a...

MHS recently featured in the Raconteur specialist edition on Understanding Diabetes. You can access the full paper...

Are you not getting the weight loss results you expected despite all your efforts? Here are 5 reasons why your physiology may be hindering your progress. 1. Disease State We know the bodies of those with disease function differently to healthy people, yet from a weight loss perspective they’re treated the same.For example, those  with Hashimoto’s diagnosed from high thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) are put on the same medications as those with other thyroid diseases. However, from a...

When you are grocery shopping, selecting the rights food can be a long and confusing process. The following 5 minute video gives some hints and tips when choosing foods that support fat burning and metabolism. It should however be pointed out that most of the best choices for the shopping trolley DON’T even have a label eg) vegetables, meats and other fresh foods....

We had leading endocrinologist Dr Ben Ng visit us from Singapore. He uses ECAL not just to assess metabolic rate, but whether lifestyle and drug interventions are improving the fat utilisation of his clients. This video of Body and Soul (a daytime health show) is dedicated to the management of Diabetes type 2 and discusses new and innovative technologies that can improve the prognosis of diabetes patients. The interviewer concludes by questioning whether all diabetic patients and those at risk...

With 14 Million Australian’s feeling the bulge, it is no surprise that many people are looking to lose weight, whether under doctor’s orders or just to look and feel healthier. However, have you ever stopped to think about where the weight goes when you lose it? A recent survey of health professionals came up with all sorts of interesting answers, ranging from the loss of bodily fluids like sweat and urine, through to more solid waste products. Many felt it was converted to energy, but the...