Dr Malcolm Mackay – General medical practice and lifestyle medicine
Dr Malcolm Mackay is a General Practitioner with more than 30 years of experience in medical practice. He has a broad range of skills across the full spectrum of general practice. He is based at Clinicare GP Clinic, Fitzroy, Melbourne and also provides Telehealth consultations for patients across Australia.
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Dr Mackay has a special interest in preventing and managing chronic disease with whole foods plant-based nutrition and other evidence-based lifestyle interventions. He is co-author of a website providing information and resources for those interested in this approach and is active in social media. Malcolm and his nutritionist partner Jenny host immersion retreats, seminars and webinars and often speak at public and private events.
Future events:
- Plant-based nutrition webinar series: 4 sessions over 2 weeks, next series starts 11th April 2021
- 6-day Plant-based health immersion retreat 21st to 26th March, also 16th to 21st May
- NB our face-to-face seminars are on hold until further notice
Services
Medical:
- Consultations (in person)
- Telehealth consultations (within Australia)
Educational:
- Nutrition one-day seminars
- Nutrition & liefstyle immersion retreats
- Workplace nutrition programs
- Webinars
- Available for speaking events
Qualifications & Training
Medical degree
- BMBS – Flinders University (1984)
Additional training
- Graduate Diploma in Human Nutrition – Deakin University (1993)
- Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician (IBLM)
- Plant Based Nutrition Certificate – eCornell
- Certificate of Sports Medicine (ASMF/RACGP)
Professional affiliations
- Fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine
- Doctors for Nutrition – GP Resources Advisor
- GP Affiliate, Monash University
Recent conferences
- International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference USA, September 2019
- Awarded Fellowship at the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Auckland, June 2019
- Doctors For Nutrition Conference, Melbourne, February 2019 (workshop presenter)
- Veg and Vines Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Gisbourne NZ, January 2019 (conference presenter)
Media presentations
- Dr Malcolm Mackay an Australian Plant Based Doctor – interview with Chef AJ, August 2020
- Dr Malcolm Mackay on nutrition and lifestyle for Covid-19 – presentation given on 4th August 2020
- The Benefits of a Healthy Plant-Based Lifestyle, Dr Malcolm Mackay – Rheumatoid Solutions podcast (also available as video) with Clint Paddison, March 2020
- Dr Malcolm Mackay [and Jenny]: Animal Protein & Oils – interview with the High Carb Health team at the Veg And Vines Lifestyle Medicine Conference, New Zealand, January 2019
- Dr Malcolm Mackay Gives Us The Plant Based Low Down – interview with Corinne Nijjer, February 2018
- Is a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet The Answer to Chronic Disease? 2017 Documentary – interview with four plant-based doctors, including Dr Malcolm Mackay, July 2017
- Dr Malcolm Mackay on practicing lifestyle medicine, fitness and supervising me! interview with Andrew ‘Spud Fit’ Taylor, May 2017
For more information about whole foods plant based nutrition, visit my other website and associated Facebook page:
Have you had a health professional recommend you drink calcium fortified soy milk?
We hear this often in the plant-based world as a measure to reduce osteoporosis risk. Putting aside the fact that plant milks are not necessary as a source of calcium in a whole food plant based diet, 'calcium fortified' brands may contain vegetable oils without providing substantially more calcium than the 'unfortified' ones. We calculated calcium content of two popular products on a per calorie basis rather than a per volume basis because we eat to meet our calorie needs so it's the calories that matter. We were surprised to find that the non fortified soy milk has a higher calcium content per 100 calories:
Calci Plus = 250 mg calcium per 100 cal
Soy Milky Low Sugar/Lite = 312.5mg calcium per 100 cal
So if you are drinking soy milk for the calcium (which we don't recommend) you are better off choosing the non fortified product without the added oil and sugar. We enjoy small amounts of plant milk as a condiment to our food, rather than a source of nutrition.
See our webpages on Osteoporosis and Calcium:
www.wholefoodsplantbasedhealth.com.au/medical-conditions/osteoporosis/
www.wholefoodsplantbasedhealth.com.au/vitamin-minerals/calcium/