Overcoming Type 2 Diabetes: My Journey to Health and Fitness
In 2010, at just 37 years old, I received the life-altering diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. It wasn’t entirely unexpected, given the strong family history of diabetes and hypertension. Initially, my treatment involved insulin injections to manage my blood sugar levels. Upon discharge from the hospital, I was prescribed oral medications and put on a […]
“The Fat Ginger Nerd” a Weight Loss Story by Brendan Reid
I have heard it said that the definition of an adult is someone who has stopped growing up and started growing out. This describes the typical process by which many of us tend to gain weight: gradually, over a period of years following a childhood of relatively normal size. Hence, the term “middle-age spread”. This […]
Alison and David’s Weight Loss Journey
I am Alison and my partner is David. The pandemic arrives!! David is working in a security environment for a University and I am working in a Corporate establishment in HR working from home as everybody else in the world – feeling scared. As the virus became more dangerous and lockdown started to arrive – […]
Meet our newest Ambassador Richard Smith
We are so excited to announce that Richard Smith ‘AS SEEN ON TV‘ The UK’s leading nutrition expert will be joining The Noakes Foundation as an Ambassador. He is dedicated to teaching his followers about REAL health and nutrition, dispelling many of the myths and common misconceptions regarding healthy living. What inspired you to become […]
Testimonial: My weight loss experience on a low carbohydrate diet
Starting my weight loss journey: I have no medical qualifications. Accordingly, I am only able to explain my personal weight loss experience. The reader is advised to discuss what I have set out in this document with their own doctor before deciding if a low-carbohydrate diet is suitable for them. For many decades I struggled […]
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 […]
Prof Noakes Responds: The Greyton Mail
In the December 2019 issue of The Greyton Mail a letter was published where Prof Noakes was referenced. Below you will find Prof Noakes’ written response to this letter. You can view and read the original letter from The Greyton Mail here. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————- To the Editor, Greyton’s well-renowned vegan activist Mr Rohan Millson unexpectedly informed […]
Celebrating Atlantis – Our 10th Community Health Intervention
CELEBRATING ATLANTIS – Our 10th Community Health Intervention By Masoodha Kajee, Eat Better & Affiliate Exec On 15th July 2017, a blistering cold and wet Saturday afternoon, I watched with pride and awe as The Rebecca van Amsterdam Saal in Atlantis transformed from an otherwise cold, echoing gym hall into a space lit up […]
The role of exercise when you want to lose weight
Today on The Ask Prof Noakes Podcast we get some answers on should we be exercising while trying to lose weight. Brad Brown has a question in about exercise from a listener who would like to know if it is vital to exercise if you want to lose weight? Can we just exercise and eat what we […]
How much fluid should you drink daily?
Welcome onto this episode of The Ask Prof Noakes Podcast. Our question today is about water and fluids. Brad Brown asks Prof Noakes what the ideal is when it comes to drinking water and fluids. People are saying you should drink 8 glasses a day. Others are saying the more you drink the better. What’s […]