Diabetes and its effect on the immune system
In recent months the world has and continues to experience a grand collision between two global pandemics, that of COVID-19 and that of Type 2 Diabetes. While the coronavirus pandemic is due to a novel virus, a virus that has not previously been faced by the immune system, a concept that is natural and occurs […]
Low Carb Myths
There are many myths, misconceptions and concerns around low carbohydrate high fat (LCHF) or ketogenic diets. Let’s delve into each and see whether they’re trumped up or if there’s any truth behind the charges. MYTH#1: LCHF raises cholesterol and heart disease risk Perhaps the greatest concern is that an LCHF diet raises LDL cholesterol, also […]
Prof Noakes Responds: The cause of the “silent” hypoxia in severe COVID-19 infections and the value of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 infections
Nathan Geffen PhD gets it wrong. Again. by Emeritus Professor Timothy Noakes OMS, MBChB, MD, DSc, PhD (hc). I wish to respond to the recent article by Dr Nathan Geffen PhD re-published in The Daily Maverick (1). Dr Geffen’s 2014 article. This is the second time that Dr Geffen has disparaged me publicly. His most […]
The beauty of science is that hypotheses drive thinking: Prof Noakes talks on emerging COVID-19 Research
Recently, CCFM 107.5 / 96.7 invited Prof Tim Noakes to discuss illness-prevention strategies in light of the Novel Coronavirus pandemic. During the interview, Prof Noakes focused on how to prevent diabetes and obesity, two major risk factors for COVID-19. Prof Noakes also mentioned a hypothesis relating to why the oxygen transport system fails in patients […]
Nutrition tips to stay healthy in the time of COVID-19:
Nutrition tips to stay healthy in the time of COVID-19: While we are all fearful about COVID-19 and taking steps to limit exposure to the virus and subsequent spread of the virus, it is important to realise that there is a lot we can do to stay healthy. Our mission is one of empowerment through […]
We’re hiring: Senior Programme Manager
Eat Better South Africa, the community outreach branch of The Noakes Foundation is recruiting a Senior Programme Manager to lead its program for the coming year. About the organisation: The Noakes Foundation aims to fix the future outlook of human health, by changing the way people eat and the food policies to enable this.The Noakes […]
Welcoming Ilze’s Banting De’Lights on board our Affiliate Programme!
Welcoming Ilze’s Banting De’Lights on board our Affiliate Programme! We are delighted to announce that Ilze’s Banting De’Lights has joined our Eat Better SA affiliate program. The Eat Better SA affiliate program was designed to ensure that you have peace of mind in knowing that products bearing our stamp fully support your low carbohydrate lifestyle. […]
Breaking out of holiday mode
Holidays are wonderful. They are a great time to recharge, to spend some time deepening your relationships with your loved ones. It’s a lovely time to step back from routine and become more comfortable with a change in pace. Holidays can also be challenging: sometimes it can be difficult to drop the pace and […]
IT’S THE INSULIN RESISTANCE, STUPID: PART 11 By Prof. Timothy Noakes
This article was first published on the CrossFit website. THE FINAL ACT Scientists usually achieve fame for being right. It matters not how they achieve their correctness, only that in the end their ideas prove to be correct. Ancel Keys’ problem was that he was wrong. But his poor science was not the reason why he […]
IT’S THE INSULIN RESISTANCE, STUPID: PART 10 By Prof. Timothy Noakes
This article was first published on the CrossFit website. The wonder of Ancel Keys is how, in the absence of definitive proof and despite a mountain of disproof (2), he was able to “sell” unproven hypotheses, now known to be false, to the U.S. medical and scientific communities and then the rest of the world. These […]