What is metabolic health?
Metabolic health refers to the efficient functioning of the body's metabolic processes, which are crucial for maintaining overall well-being. It encompasses a range of factors, including blood sugar levels, cholesterol and triglyceride levels, blood pressure, and body composition. When metabolic health is optimal, it can reduce the risk of chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.
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How I can support you
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✅ In-Depth Health Check Ups (including Metabolic and Cardiovascular Health Assessments)
Go beyond the basics with thorough assessments to identify risk factors and monitor your health. Including comprehensive investigations to identify insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia, metabolic dysfunction, coronary artery calcium and more. I then use this information to guide your individual management.
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✅ Weight Loss Support
Sustainable, personalised strategies based on medical evidence. From lifestyle interventions to medications, including GLP-1 agonists.
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✅ Diet & Exercise Advice
Tailored to your lifestyle, preferences, and medical needs—including therapeutic carbohydrate restriction (from plant based low carb, to keto, and animal based), diabetes management, medication de-prescribing, strategies for improving your healthspan (not just your lifespan).
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Why choose me?
🔹 I’m a GP with a special interest in metabolic health, lifestyle medicine, and preventative care
🔹 I take time to understand your story, your goals, and your challenges
🔹 I aim to empower patients with the knowledge and understanding to self-manage their health.
🔹 I am also happy for you to maintain the relationship with your regular GP, and can even provide written updates if needed.​
About Dr Nelson
Dr Nelson is a dedicated family GP, who delivers holistic care and values enduring relationships with his patients'.
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Dr Nelson completed his medical degree at the University of Wollongong in 2015. He completed residency at Hornsby and Royal North Shore Hospitals before pursuing GP specialist training and subsequently moving to the Illawarra. Prior to medicine, he worked as an Exercise Physiologist.
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Areas of interest include chronic disease management, metabolic health, lifestyle medicine, weight loss, travel medicine, men's health, paediatrics and sports Medicine.​
Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his young family and (slowly) learning Korean.
Qualifications & Memberships
Fellow of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP)
Diploma of Child Health (DCH) - The University of Sydney
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) - University of Wollongong
Graduate Diploma in Exercise Rehabilitation - University of Wollongong
Bachelor of Exercise Science - University of Wollongong
Member of The Australasian Metabolic Health Society (AMHS)
Patient information
Dr Nelson is a private billing doctor, but will always strive to provide high value care and minimise out of pocket costs where possible.
Certain appointments (eg. health assessments, routine childhood vaccinations) may be bulk billed. DVA gold card holders may be bulk billed.