DR MERLIN THOMAS

​Professor Thomas is Professor Medicine at Melbourne’s prestigious Monash University, based in the newly created Department of Diabetes. He is both a physician and a scientist.

He specializes in endocrinology and kidney medicine. He works extensively with patients with diabetes and their doctors. However, he also runs a basic science laboratory, exploring the mechanisms of disease and the development of new treatments.

His research primarily focuses on diabetes and its complications, and finding practical means for their control. But he has a broader interests in all aspects of preventive medicine and ageing. He has published over 270 articles in many of the worlds’ leading medical journals as well as best-selling books including “Fast Living Slow Ageing” and “Understanding Type 2 Diabetes”. He is internationally recognised as a speaker, opinion-leader, teacher and medical storyteller.

Blog entries by Dr Merlin Thomas

• How to increase DHEA levels

  What is Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)?

  Dehydroepiandrosterone (..Read more

• Testosterone supplement benefits & risks

  Combating the andropause

  Testosterone is important for the health of both men and women, but if you are deficient in the male hormone, you may need to take a t..Read more

• Health effects of tea & coffee

  Health effects of tea and coffee

  Even though prevailing evidence shows water is always the best choice of beverage, a lot of us choose to drink oth..Read more

• Reduce calorie intake to prevent disease

  Reduce calorie intake to avoid chronic disease and cancer

  If you reduce calorie intake you will be better placed to deal with the biggest health challenge you'll face as you age. It isn't ..Read more

• How to increase melatonin levels

  Melatonin has a range of health benefits, and here we explain what it is, why it's important and how to increase me..Read more

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Dr Merlin Thomas

Professor Merlin Thomas is Professor of Medicine at Melbourne’s Monash University, based in the Department of Diabetes. He is both a physician and a scientist. Merlin has a broader interest in all aspects of preventive medicine and ageing. He has published over 270 articles in many of the worlds’ leading medical journals

Latest posts by Dr Merlin Thomas (see all)

• How to increase DHEA levels - 28/09/17
• Testosterone supplement benefits & risks - 11/07/17
• Health effects of tea & coffee - 10/07/17