Amelia Pages is the founder of The Realistic Weight Loss Method and co-founder of Naturefit.
I have always been passionate about nutrition, health, and the science of weight loss—particularly the comorbidities linked to excess weight such as type 2 diabetes, heart attack, stroke, and metabolic disease. Growing up, I watched friends and family struggle to lose weight, especially those who carried fat around the abdominal area. This type of fat, known as visceral fat, is strongly associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, and a range of other serious health complications.
My goal has always been to help the people I love. I started offering support for free, asking only for commitment and a genuine desire to become healthier. Through witnessing their progress, I became even more determined to help others understand the life-changing power of nutrition.
Diet and behaviour change have a profound impact on many of the leading causes of illness and death, including digestive cancers, diabetes, high blood pressure, liver disease, blood cancers, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and more. I wanted to empower people to use food as a tool for disease prevention, longevity, and an overall healthier, happier life—to feel good, live well, and be present for their families.
Today, with long waiting lists and limited access to healthcare appointments, it is more important than ever to understand that you hold a significant amount of power over your health outcomes. By learning how nutrition influences your body, your metabolism, and your long-term wellbeing, you can transform not only your own life but also the lives of the people around you.
I have seen many individuals placed on high blood pressure medication, cholesterol-lowering drugs such as statins, or type 2 diabetes medications without being given the chance to improve their diet first. Some healthcare professionals understandably worry that lifestyle changes won’t be followed, and that medication is the more reliable or immediate option. But this often leaves people with the same habits that contributed to the problem in the first place — and therefore with the same results.
It raises an important question:
Do people truly understand the long-term side effects of these medications well enough to make an informed decision?
For example, if you knew that long-term statin use may be associated with muscle loss, increased blood sugar, and potential liver complications, would you still choose medication as your first step — before giving dietary changes a fair chance?
