Avi Charlton has spent more than twenty years as a Melbourne GP, and over time felt a growing tension between what conventional medicine offered and what her patients actually needed. Three years ago she woke up with a clear thought and made a decision before she had a plan, establishing Melbourne Low Carb Clinic to support patients in improving metabolic health, reducing medications where appropriate, and understanding how food, sleep and stress shape long term wellbeing. In September 2025 her book Prescribing Lifestyle became a bestseller. That same year she walked 100 kilometres through the night with a group of women, fuelled by beef patties and jerky, expecting it to take twenty four hours and finishing in thirty four. She practises what she teaches, and she teaches from what she has lived.

Her message to other women: stay curious about your wellbeing and keep learning as life unfolds.

Find Avi at mlcclinic.com.au, on Instagram at @dr_charlton_lifestyle_gp, and through the Prescribing Lifestyle podcast.