Monthly Archives: August 2014

On today’s episode of Ask Prof Noakes Podcast we chat to Prof Noakes about a serious issue. We look at what to do if you have hit a weight loss plateau and what you should do to kick-start it. Weight loss plateau on the LCHF Diet – What to do if you stop losing Transcript: A [...]

If you are a runner who struggles to keep the weight off you are going to want to read the following. Do you drop weight rapidly when training for a big race and then after the race, when you take a bit of time off to recover you pick it back up just as quickly? [...]

Today we chat about the LCHF Diet and how it relates to vegans and vegetarians. The question answered was submitted by Leone Arendse and he wanted to know; what are the best foods to eat on the low carb high fat diet as a vegan? It is very difficult if not almost impossible to follow [...]

We’ve spoken before on the LCHF Podcast about grains and why they are not allowed on the LCHF diet. Kate in the United Kingdom got in touch and wanted to know why seeds are ok on the LCHF Diet but grains are not. She also wanted to know the difference between seeds and grains in [...]

We’ve been getting a few questions from runners who are struggling to get going on the LCHF diet, particularly because they feel like they are getting a lactic acid build up in their legs. They feel that their legs are heavy and they are wondering if the lactic acid build up is normal on the [...]

Today’s Low Carb Healthy Fat topic deals with bowel movements on the LCHF diet. We have been getting many questions in regarding bowel movements on this Low Carb diet and a lot of people are finding that they need to go to the toilet a lot less often, is this normal on a Banting diet? [...]

Today we look at what should you be eating in the days leading up to a big event like a marathon, Ironman or the Comrades Marathon when you are on the LCHF Diet. It all boils down to your carbohydrate metabolism or if you’re fat adapted. If you are still carbohydrate adapted, you will need [...]

We have been getting a lot of questions submitted about what it means to train low race high on the LCHF diet. An example of an athlete using this train low race high strategy is Bevan McKinnon. Bevan was the first age grouper home at IM New Zealand this year. He is totally fat adapted [...]

Today we look at the relationship between leg cramps and LCHF diet. Some runners on the low carb high fat diet swear by it, others blame it. What is the latest thinking surrounding the LCHF diet and cramping as well as is there is anything you can do to avoid leg cramps. If appears that [...]

We have another very interesting question to answer today. The vast majority of people who are switching to the LCHF way of life are doing so because of the lifestyle benefits, particularly in order to lose weight. We have however received this question quite a few times over the last few months. On today’s edition [...]