Our Team

Meet your healthcare team.

Our diverse healthcare team has extenstive experience helping clients manage chronic health conditions through lifestyle medicine. They are well equipped to walk alongside you through your journey as each of them use low carb nutrition in their personal lives too.

Dr Laureen Lawlor-Smith

DIRECTOR / METABOLIC HEALTH DOCTOR BMBS FRACGP

Laureen Lawlor-Smith has been a doctor since 1982. She has owned and managed her own General Practices in Adelaide’s southern suburbs for much of her career. She is passionate about helping people change their lives and improve their health through lifestyle medicine.

Laureen has been using a low carbohydrate/ketogenic approach for years and has experienced both personally and professionally the dramatic health transformation this dietary change can produce.

Dr Catherine Peterson

HORMONAL AND METABOLIC HEALTH DOCTOR MBBS BSc(Med) FRACGP CFCMC FEMM

Dr. Catherine Peterson takes a holistic, root-cause approach to hormonal and metabolic health, working with the body’s natural rhythms to restore balance and function. She specialises in:

🔹 Hormonal Health – Pre-Menopause: Supporting women with cycle irregularities, PMS, PCOS, and fertility concerns using Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) and natural hormone balance strategies.

🔹 Hormonal Health – Menopause: Helping women navigate perimenopause and menopause with tailored hormone management, lifestyle support, and bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) when clinically appropriate.

🔹 Metabolic Health & Insulin Resistance: Addressing the hormone-metabolism connection for both men and women navigating chronic health condidtions, offering guidance on low-carb nutrition, insulin resistance, and metabolic health for long-term wellness.

Dr. Peterson is passionate about empowering clients to take charge of their health with evidence-based, personalised care.

Nicole Moore

DIRECTOR / LOW CARB DIETITIAN MNutr&Diet APD DAA

Nicole has been an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) for 20+ year. She is a Low Carb Specialist helping people to manage chronic disease and improve their general health and well being through nutritional therapy. She also coaches, trains and mentors dietitians nationally and regularly presents to GP groups and the general public about the benefits of low carb nutrition and how to practically achieve this lifestyle.

Nicole has first hand experience living the low carb lifestyle. She discovered the benefits of it for herself over ten years and continues to live the low carb life today.

Jody Bund

MANAGING DIRECTOR / LEAD COACH BCom, GAICD, PREKURE Certified Health Coach

Jody is a HCANZA Accredited Health Coach and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, as well as qualifications in Practice Management and Governance. She blends her love for lifestyle with over 20 years of private practice business consulting and coaching expertise. Her leadership has guided the start-up and development of Low Carb Keto Health earning her Winner for the HCANZA 2024 Business Achiever Award, and the team finalists for ASLM 2024 Changemaker Organisation of the Year Award.

Jody has a passion for supporting individuals achieve personal success through coaching. As a Certified Health Coach, and adopting the NLI's brain-based coaching methodology, Jody empowers clients to implement change in their life and health through goal setting, accountabilty, navigating life change and, maintaining forward focussed action.

Jody fully understands the power of lifestyle medicine and has been on her own low carb journey since 2019.

Corrine Allison

HYPNOTHERAPIST, MBA, DIPLOMA OF HYPNOTHERAPY, MASTER PRACTITIONER OF NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING & TIME-LINE THERAPY

Corrine brings a wealth of expertise in hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), and Time-Line® Therapy to support clients in navigating the psychological and emotional aspects of long-term health transformation. With a Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Master Practitioner certification in NLP and Time-Line® Therapy, she empowers individuals to overcome subconscious blocks, rewire unhelpful thought patterns, and develop sustainable, health-supporting behaviors.

Drawing from her own transformative journey over two decades ago, Corrine deeply understands the power of the mind in driving meaningful change. Her approach integrates expert hypnosis, mental imagery, and neuro-linguistic techniques to help clients tap into their inner resources, break free from self-sabotage, and build a mindset that supports long term wellbeing.

Beyond her hypnotherapy expertise, Corrine holds a Master’s degree in Business and qualifications in Practice Management and complementary therapies, equipping her with a holistic understanding of both the psychological and practical elements of health transformation.

Whether you’re struggling with emotional eating, motivation, self-doubt, or the mental barriers that often accompany lifestyle change, Corrine provides a safe, supportive, and results-driven approach to help you take control of your health journey with confidence.

Kirsty McQueen

CLINIC CO-ORDINATOR / CERTIFIED HEALTH COACH

Kirsty has over 25 years experience successfully managing general practice and specialist medical clinics in Adelaide. She holds qualifications in practice management, has completed study with The Nutrition Academy and is a PREKURE Certified Health Coach.

She is passionate about real food, lifestyle medicine, mindset management and believes we should all be able to age well and live our best lives. Kirsty has been on her own low carb journey since 2016 and actively practices yoga, mindfulness, breathwork and loves being out in nature.

Kirsty recognises behavioural change is hard and loves to meet people where they are at to support them in their personal journey towards positive and meaningful change in their lives.

Jessica Vanderheart

CLIENT LIAISON AND SUPPORT

Jessica has 15+ years in the Health and Wellness field with experience working as a Social Worker alongside older people in the community.

She is passionate about supporting people to make positive changes in their lifestyle and enjoys working with them to achieve a rewarding and fulfilled life.

Jessica is a kids sports coach and volunteers her time as a netball coach and coordinator for her local community.

Most important of all, she is a mum of two and loves spending time with her family and friends.

Courtney Kynaston

VIRTUAL DIGITAL MARKETING CO-ORDINATOR

Courtney has 15+ years of experience in digital marketing, with a real passion for writing and a creative eye that fuels her love for crafting blogs, social media captions, and designing eye-catching graphics.

Her forte is keeping our Low Carb Keto Health digital platforms fresh and engaging. Crafting newsletters and providing detailed analytics reports are other areas where she shines.

In her free time, Courtney plays ice hockey and provides digital marketing support to her local teams and clubs. She is also an avid black cat lover and loves working with clients who help people make their lives better and healthier.

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