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 markers in just 13 weeks

➤ His surprising pivot from elite sports medicine to low carb advocacy

➤ Why and how he built the Defeat Diabetes program

➤ The powerful data from the latest research on low carb and type 2 diabetes

➤ Fueling athletes with fat — and debunking the myth of carb loading

➤ How we can educate more GPs and shift the healthcare system from the ground up

Peter shares stories, research, and raw insights from decades of experience — and reminds us that lifestyle is medicine, and real food is at the heart of it.

🔗 Resources mentioned:

🌐 https://www.defeatdiabetes.com.au

🌐 https://peterbrukner.com/

📚 A Fat Lot of Good and The Diabetes Plan by Dr Peter Brukner

🎓 https://sugarbyhalf.com

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