About Us
Who is Melbourne Lifestyle Medicine?
Who is Melbourne Lifestyle Medicine?
Melbourne Lifestyle Medicine provides programs and support for those wishing to transform their health using evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle interventions. With services ranging from our 7-day live-in lifestyle medicine retreat through to private consultations and online programs Melbourne Lifestyle Medicine can support you and your health.
Why we started our programs
We are passionate about helping people restore their health and well-being. We have seen individuals transform their quality of life through nutrition and lifestyle and we would like more people to know what is possible. Our own lives have been enhanced by vitality beyond our ages.
The public deserve better than the confusing and contradictory health messages they receive, particularly in nutrition. As a doctor, dietitian, and former research support librarian, we understand the collective whole of nutrition and lifestyle research and the evidence is clear and consistent. Our mission is to translate the science into simple principles and practices that could benefit everyone. We look forward to delivering life changing results for many people.
The public deserve better than the confusing and contradictory health messages they receive, particularly in nutrition. As a doctor, dietitian, and former research support librarian, we understand the collective whole of nutrition and lifestyle research and the evidence is clear and consistent. Our mission is to translate the science into simple principles and practices that could benefit everyone. We look forward to delivering life changing results for many people.
Meet your Facilitators
Dr Malcolm Mackay
Dr Malcolm Mackay
Dr Malcolm Mackay is a GP and lifestyle medicine practitioner. Malcolm practises in Melbourne, and provides Telehealth consultations to patients across Australia.
Dr Mackay completed his medical degree at Flinders University and has a Graduate Diploma in Human Nutrition from Deakin University. He is a Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician and fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. He has a special interest in preventing, treating, and reversing chronic disease with a whole food, plant-based diet, and other lifestyle interventions.
Dr Malcolm Mackay
Dr Malcolm Mackay is a GP and lifestyle medicine practitioner. Malcolm practises in Melbourne, and provides Telehealth consultations to patients across Australia.
Dr Mackay completed his medical degree at Flinders University and has a Graduate Diploma in Human Nutrition from Deakin University. He is a Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician and fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. He has a special interest in preventing, treating, and reversing chronic disease with a whole food, plant-based diet, and other lifestyle interventions. Malcolm has experience in helping people to make sustainable long term lifestyle changes both in a one-to-one setting and in group programs. Malcolm and his partner Jenny provide introductory seminars and webinars and run a 7-day immersion retreat in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. Their website www.wholefoodsplantbasedhealth.com.au provides a hub for evidence-based nutrition information and links to other resources.
Dr Peter Johnston
Dr Peter Johnston is an accredited practising dietitian, lifestyle medicine practitioner and wellness coach with a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics and a PhD in Human Genetics. Peter is also a fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and has completed health coaching training with Well Start Health. Peter runs a private practice: Perfect Human Food Consulting, offering individual consultations, public speaking, webinars, workplace health programs, and residential reboot programs.
Dr Peter Johnston is an accredited practising dietitian, lifestyle medicine practitioner and wellness coach with a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics and a PhD in Human Genetics. Peter is also a fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and has completed health coaching training with Well Start Health. Peter runs a private practice: Perfect Human Food Consulting, offering individual consultations, public speaking, webinars, workplace health programs, and residential reboot programs.
Dr Peter Johnston
Dr Peter Johnston is an accredited practising dietitian, lifestyle medicine practitioner and wellness coach with a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics and a PhD in Human Genetics. Peter is also a fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and has completed health coaching training with Well Start Health. Peter runs a private practice: Perfect Human Food Consulting, offering individual consultations, public speaking, webinars, workplace health programs, and residential reboot programs. He has expertise in the prevention, treatment and reversal of chronic diseases through the use of whole food plant-based diets and the holistic approach of lifestyle medicine. He enjoys empowering people across all life stages to attain optimal health. Peter is a member of the advisory council of the charity Doctors for Nutrition. He has been exclusively plant-based since 1991 after learning of the health, environmental and ethical benefits. Peter has enjoyed attending and speaking at numerous national and international conferences. He has a special interest in the links between food and environment and has also run university lectures in this area.
Jenny Cameron
Jenny Cameron
Jenny Cameron is a nutritionist, wellness coach and research librarian living in Melbourne, Australia. Jenny provides nutrition consultations, group education programs and resources through the website Whole Foods Plant Based Health along with her partner Dr Malcolm Mackay. Jenny also provides small group and 1:1 coaching for those needing a little extra help in making lifestyle changes.
Jenny Cameron
Jenny Cameron is a nutritionist, wellness coach and research librarian living in Melbourne, Australia. Jenny provides nutrition consultations, group education programs and resources through the website Whole Foods Plant Based Health along with her partner Dr Malcolm Mackay. Jenny also provides small group and 1:1 coaching for those needing a little extra help in making lifestyle changes.
Jenny has a Graduate Certificate in Human Nutrition (Deakin University), the Plant Based Nutrition Certificate (eCornell University), the Starch Solution Certificate, a level 2 Certificate in Wellness Coaching and is a Certified WellStart Health Coach. She is a member of the Advisory Council of the charity organisation Doctors For Nutrition.
Jenny provides nutrition consultations and wellness coaching in person and online around Australia. She has a passion for delving into nutrition research and then presenting that in a helpful way for people transitioning to a whole food plant-based diet. Jenny has attended most of the International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conferences in the USA and regularly networks with plant-based nutrition advocates around the world. She is active in running local meet-ups and online communities to support people in their journey to a healthier lifestyle. Together with her partner Dr Malcolm Mackay through Plant Based Health Australia they run seminars, webinars and immersion retreats, give talks in their local community and have created the website: www.wholefoodsplantbasedhealth.com.au
Prior to her nutrition career Jenny worked as a librarian in the university sector for more than 20 years and until 2020 continued to provide training to researchers and librarians in the use of the EndNote program in Australia and New Zealand.
Other team members
Graham Elliss
Fitness Instructor
Health & Fitness have been a lifetime passion for Graham, during which time he founded South Australia’s first Health Resort. Now, after more than 30 years in a successful leadership career, he is pursuing his true passion of helping others achieve their health and wellness goals. That’s why he founded Renewed after 50. In his age group Graham is an example to others who aspire to a fit and healthy lifestyle.
Health & Fitness have been a lifetime passion for Graham, during which time he founded South Australia’s first Health Resort. Now, after more than 30 years in a successful leadership career, he is pursuing his true passion of helping others achieve their health and wellness goals. That’s why he founded Renewed after 50. In his age group Graham is an example to others who aspire to a fit and healthy lifestyle.
Graham Elliss
Health & Fitness have been a lifetime passion for Graham, during which time he founded South Australia’s first Health Resort. Now, after more than 30 years in a successful leadership career, he is pursuing his true passion of helping others achieve their health and wellness goals. That’s why he founded “Renewed after 50”. In his age group Graham is an example to others who aspire to a fit and healthy lifestyle. He is an experienced Personal Trainer, Group Exercise Instructor, and Functional Ageing Specialist. His specific interest is support packages that mentor and assist clients who find it too difficult or confronting go to a gym but need intensive support to get a quality of life that many take for granted.
0412 589 185
Julia Grueskin
Vegan Chef
Julia Grueskin
Vegan Chef
Julia Grueskin is a 900-hour certified vegan chef and a 500-hour certified Hatha yoga instructor from the United States. She has been preparing vegan food and teaching yoga since 2013. Her culinary training is focused in raw foods, macrobiotics, and Ayurveda, and she also holds a certificate in whole food plant-based nutrition. She offers a variety of vegan and whole food plant-based cooking classes, and she also prepares healthy weekly meals for individuals, caters events, creates special cakes, and teaches private cooking and yoga classes.
Julia Grueskin
Julia Grueskin is a 900-hour certified vegan chef and a 500-hour certified Hatha yoga instructor from the United States. She has been preparing vegan food and teaching yoga since 2013. Her culinary training is focused in raw foods, macrobiotics, and Ayurveda, and she also holds a certificate in whole food plant-based nutrition. She offers a variety of vegan and whole food plant-based cooking classes, and she also prepares healthy weekly meals for individuals, caters events, creates special cakes, and teaches private cooking and yoga classes.
jgrueskin@yahoo.com
0452 245 565
Larisa Freiverts
Family Therapist and Trauma Specialist
Larisa Freiverts is a clinical family therapist and trauma specialist with over 20 years experience in the health and welfare field. For the past 12 years she has led a specialist family therapy and trauma team in the community sector. She also runs a private practice. Larisa has many years’ experience in clinical work, group work facilitation, teaching and training and brings to her work great knowledge, skills and passion. She has a key focus on trauma and the impacts of violence on relationships.
Larisa Freiverts is a clinical family therapist and trauma specialist with over 20 years experience in the health and welfare field. For the past 12 years she has led a specialist family therapy and trauma team in the community sector. She also runs a private practice. Larisa has many years’ experience in clinical work, group work facilitation, teaching and training and brings to her work great knowledge, skills and passion. She has a key focus on trauma and the impacts of violence on relationships.
Larisa Freiverts
Larisa Freiverts is a clinical family therapist and trauma specialist with over 20 years experience in the health and welfare field. For the past 12 years she has led a specialist family therapy and trauma team in the community sector. She also runs a private practice. Larisa has many years’ experience in clinical work, group work facilitation, teaching and training and brings to her work great knowledge, skills and passion. She has a key focus on trauma and the impacts of violence on relationships.
Larisa integrates knowledge and skills from a broad range of approaches including family therapy, attachment theory, trauma theory, Internal Family Systems and EMDR. Larisa holds a Bachelor of Science, a Graduate Certificate in Family Sensitive Practice and Family Therapy, a Master’s degree in Clinical Family Therapy, Cert IV in workplace training and assessment and is a clinical member /supervisor of AAFT and member of EMDRAA.