About Us:
Dr Avi Charlton is a low carb doctor and keto doctor. She supports nutrition using real food approach.
She graduated in Medical school in Melbourne University in 2000. She trained at Box Hill Hospital as a junior doctor and has been a General Practitioner since 2003. Originally she was born in Hong Kong and speaks fluent Cantonese.
She has been a doctor for over 20 years, 15 of those practicing in Wantirna Mall Clinic. She has a special interest in obstetrics, women's health, paediatrics and recently nutrition and metabolic health.
Her children are now 13 and 10 years old. A few years ago, after her kids stopped being babies, she wanted to lose some weight. She joined the gym, going 3 times a week. After 3 months, no weight was lost. Subsequently, the gym did an 8 week transformation challenge and she successfully lost 4kg, 4% body fat, which was all she wanted to loose. She also took up running, doing C25K run app. Parkrun changed her life, made her fall in love with running and introduced lots of running friends and a community.
She progressed to endurance running and incorporating strength training. In the last few years, she progressed to running 2 full marathons using the low carbohydrate approach.
In the last 3-4 years, she has taken up special interests in nutrition and the treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome. She has done extensive education with Low Carb Down Under and Nutrition Network. She is also affiliated with Diet Doctor, as a Diet Doctor Pro practitioner. She has done additional training with The Australasian College of Nutrition and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM). Currently, she is trying to accredit with The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners.
She has treated many patients for weight management and helped them lose weight, improve nutrition and even reverse metabolic syndrome and diabetes. She has extensive knowledge using the low carbohydrate approach. She practices low carb nutrition herself.
She is extensively connected to the low carb community, with many low carb professionals and affiliated with many of them, including Low Carb Down Under, Defeat Diabetes, Real Life Medicine, Diet Doctor and Low Carb Practitioners. Tracey McBeath, The Health and Healing coach, founder of The Low Carb Lifestyle Hub, also invited her 3 times to present on The Low Carb Lifestyle Long Weekend. (You can watch on YouTube). Dr Charlton is also part of an admin group of Low Carb Melbourne Facebook support group.
Dr Charlton will listen to your concerns, discuss what nutritional need you have and individualise a treatment plan for you. She will work with your regular GP, to help you improve health, nutrition and lifestyle, using a real food approach.
Dr. Avi Charlton
MBBS, FRACGP, DRANZCOG
MBBS, University of Melbourne
Emergency Cases
+613 97380009Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) - University of Melbourne 2000
- Diploma of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrician and Gynaecology
- Fellow of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Completion of Level 1 Fellowship Australasian College of Nutrition and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM)
- Completed Professional Training in Low Carbohydrate High Fat/ Ketogenic Nutrition and Treatment with Nutrition Network
- Accredited Member of The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioner (SMHP)
- The Oxygen Advantage Functional Breathing coach
Memberships
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrician and Gynaecology
- Nutrition Network practitioner
- Diet Doctor Pro practitioner
- Australasian Menopause Society member
- The Australasian Metabolic Health Society (AMHS) member
- Low carb GP in Low Carb Down Under
- Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners (SMHP) accredited member
- The Oxygen Advantage certified functional breathing coach
Affiliations
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Affiliations
Defeat Diabetes Program
Join the first evidence-based, doctor-led program that can help achieve weight loss and remission for those living with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Cancel your subscription during your 14-day trial trial at any time. No questions, no fuss.
For 15% off your order, click below and use code DDGJB15.
Full disclosure: I receive a small amount of commission for each sale
Be Fit Foods
Be Fit Foods is a food delivery service.
For $30 off your order your first order, click below and use code MLCCLINIC30.
Simply Swap Foods
Simply Swap foods is a local Victorian family business. They are advocates of low carb food. Their product range includes cake mix, porridge mix, mug cakes, and bread mixes.
For 10% off your order, click below and use code DRCHARLTON.
Full disclosure: I receive a small amount of commission for each sale
Ecology Skin Care
Ecology skin care offers natural skin care products. They are local Victorian business. Their skin care product range uses natural products, includes moisturiser, hair care products, goats milk soap, etc.
For 10% off your order, use code DRCHARLTON.
Full disclosure: I receive a small amount of store credit for each sale
Tassie Tallow
Tassie Tallow offers Tasmanian tallow products such as cooking fat, skin care products and other Tasmanian delicacies.
For 5% off use code
LOVINLCHF.
My friend, Darren, will get a small commission.
Chief Nutrition
Real food snacks and supplements. Yummy collagen bars, beef biltong and beef bars. Perfect for On the go.
Use code link below for 10% off. I will also get 10% commission.
Barbell Foods
Barbell Foods sells great tasting biltong you can have as snacks or even meals.
Use code AC10 for 10% off. I do not get commission on this.
Low Carb Emporium
Low Carb Emporium is a real store and online store. Their warehouse is in Cheltenham. Great collection of low carb products.
Use code HIFIVE for 5% discount off your first order. I do not get commission.
Sodii electrolytes
Sodii is an Australian company.
Use this link and code AVICHARLTON for 15% off and I will get 10% commission. Thank you.
Mingles Seasoning
Herbs and spices without nasties. I use them a lot in my cooking.
Use this link for 15% off and I will get $10 off my next order.
Alexis Guttridge
I have subscribed to Alexis’s 49 reset program to practice meditation. She calls it Pause. I am still doing meditation every morning for at least 5 mins. Visit her site.
Use the code HEALING for 50 dollars off in the 49 reset program. I do not get commission.
Emma Martin - the Lazy Keto mum
Emma Martin is from Queensland. She wrote a book called The F Word. She also hosted the Keto Retreat in July 2023. She will host another Keto Retreat in Feb 2024. I have been invited as a speaker. You can use this link to access tickets or buy her book. She also has online cooking classes and courses.
Full disclosure: I get a small commission on the sales of her products.
The Oxygen Advantage
The Oxygen Advantage is where I get my training from for Functional Breathing. You can access the store for 5-10% discount for products and online courses.
Full disclosure: I receive a small amount of commission for each sale
Nutrition Network
I have learnt a lot from Nutrition Network. They provide online courses for the medical professionals as well as the general public.
Full disclosure: I get a small commission for each sale.
