Mesothelioma Awareness Day – could an LCHF/Keto diet help?
Mesothelioma Awareness Day – could an LCHF/Keto diet help? by Veronique Murphy Today, September 26, is Mesothelioma Awareness Day. Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. According to the Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center (MAA Center), about 3,000 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma each year. The cancer is […]
Ketogenic diets and Alzheimer’s disease
Link to paper: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213453016301355
Nutrition and Alzheimer’s disease: the detrimental role of a high carbohydrate diet.
Link to paper: https://people.csail.mit.edu/seneff/EJIM_PUBLISHED.pdf
The Noakes Foundation’s Position on Natural Sugar Substitutes
Obesity and diabetes have risen dramatically over the past few decades and have now reached epidemic proportions. The consumption of sugar has been one of the biggest contributors to the development of these diseases. At the same time, consumption of added sugars has risen dramatically over the past few decades and this has had a […]
Adapt Your Life – The Foundation’s Newest Affiliate
The Noakes Foundation is excited to announce our newest Eat Better South Africa! affiliate, Adapt Your Life! Adapt is the first affiliate to have joined the program offering a low-carb protein bar for Banters and sports enthusiasts alike. The Eat Better South Africa! affiliate program was designed to create consumer awareness in the marketplace – […]
Prof Noakes HPCSA Deposition Videos 1- 83
The HPCSA charged Professor Noakes with unprofessional conduct for giving ‘unconventional advice’ to a breastfeeding mother on a social network (Twitter). The charge arose from a single tweet in February 2014 when Professor Noakes advised a mother that she could introduce her baby to a Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) diet – a diet essentially […]
World Alzheimer’s Day – Is Alzheimers Type 3 Diabetes?
Is Alzheimers Type 3 Diabetes? by Jonathan Mallory Staring endlessly at a blank screen, waiting restlessly for the words that once flowed so smoothly. Straining with great effort to communicate clearly, wading through an ever-hardening pool of concrete which seems impossible to drain from the mind. Within the slowly shrinking space which is now […]
Heartburn, Reflux, GERD – a LCHF approach?
Heartburn, Reflux, GERD – a LCHF approach? by Veronique Murphy When you eat food, it travels down the oesophagus, through the lower oesophageal sphincter, and into the stomach. The lower oesophageal sphincter is a circular muscle that opens and closes to allow food into the stomach, and, hopefully, prevent it from coming back […]
Women’s Day
9th of August Women’s Day in South Africa by Georgina Pujol-Busquets Guillén This day is celebrated as a reminder of the contribution made by women to society, the achievements that have been made for women’s rights, and to acknowledge the difficulties and prejudices many women still face. The first National Women’s Day was celebrated in […]
Banting Letter on Corpulence – In Today’s English
OPEN LETTER ON BEING OVERWEIGHT (FOURTH EDITION, 1869) by WILLIAM BANTING in TODAY’S ENGLISH Modernised by Jay Pillay, 2017 Introduction to the 2017 Edition William Banting was a retired funeral undertaker living in London, UK. He was born in about 1796. He published the fourth edition of his “Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public” […]