Men’s Health Month: Are We Talking About the Right Things?
If awareness alone were enough to improve health, this should be the healthiest generation in history. Information about nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress, and disease prevention has never been more accessible. Health campaigns occupy an increasingly prominent place on public health calendars, while social media provides a constant stream of advice, recommendations, and reminders about how […]
Finally, a Name that Matches the Condition!
One in eight women worldwide lives with a condition that has long been misunderstood, underdiagnosed, and stigmatised (1). For decades, it carried a name that misled both patients and doctors: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS (2). The name suggested cysts on the ovaries were central, when in fact many women diagnosed had no cysts at […]
Hypertension: The Health Risk You Can’t Feel- But Can Control
High blood pressure doesn’t announce itself with pain or discomfort. It creeps in silently, often unnoticed until it triggers something devastating, like a stroke, a heart attack, or kidney damage. That’s why hypertension is called the “silent killer.” Globally, more than a billion people live with it, and in South Africa, it is one of […]
Salt: Have We Been Asking the Wrong Question?
Each year, World Salt Awareness Week returns with a message that sounds settled, almost beyond debate: reduce salt intake for better health. It is often presented as one of the clearer areas of nutrition science, where the evidence is consistent and the guidance is straightforward. But nutrition has a long history of mistaking confidence for […]
The Real Easter Egg: Nature’s Original Multivitamin
Every Easter, eggs suddenly appear everywhere. Chocolate eggs wrapped in bright foil. Caramel eggs. Giant eggs. Mini eggs. Purple eggs. Pink eggs. Even blue eggs. Entire supermarket aisles devoted to them. Children hunt for them in gardens, and adults pretend they’re buying them “for the kids”. But hidden underneath all that seasonal sugar is a […]
World Kidney Day: Your Body’s Filters Under Pressure
Every day, your kidneys filter almost 180 litres of blood (the same amount of fluid that fills an average bathtub), quietly removing waste, balancing fluids and electrolytes, regulating blood pressure, and even helping produce red blood cells. Most of the time, you never notice them working. They simply do their job in the background. But […]
Healthy hands. Healthy Lives
Clean Hands, Healthy Lives: Celebrating World Handwashing Day with The Noakes Foundation Each year on 15 October, the world comes together to celebrate Global Handwashing Day, a reminder that one of the simplest acts can save millions of lives. Hand hygiene remains one of the most effective and affordable measures for preventing infections and improving […]
World Arthritis Day: Genetic Factors May Load the Gun, but Environmental Factors Pull the Trigger: How Low-Carb Eating Could Help Ease Arthritis
Every year on October 12th, World Arthritis Day, millions of people around the world come together to raise awareness about one of the most common and often misunderstood chronic conditions. Arthritis doesn’t just affect “old bones.” It’s a complex, inflammatory condition that can strike at any age and is one of the leading causes of […]
Whole Body Health: A Balanced Approach to Wellbeing
When we think about health, it’s common to get caught up in the physical aspects – fitness, weight, and the like. But health encompasses so much more than that. Whole body health recognizes that our physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being are all deeply interconnected. Therefore, to thrive, we need to nurture each of these […]
Hypothyroidism care: Insights from our Low-Carb study and what comes next
For millions of women living with hypothyroidism, the journey to better health is rarely straightforward. Weight struggles, fatigue, insulin resistance, and unpredictable symptoms are common frustrations. Standard treatments often center on adjusting thyroid medication to normalize TSH levels, but this “one-size-fits-all” approach leaves many women still feeling unwell. This is why our recent study conducted […]