Guide to Milk Alternatives on the Banting Diet
The morning alarm triggers the classically conditioned response to get out of bed for your caffeine fix*. Almost instinctively, in a zombie-like fashion, you make your way into the kitchen and flick the kettle on. With the brewing aromas of coffee awakening your senses, you prepare the milk – full cream of course – and […]
A comprehensive analysis of the new official Banting 2.0 Real Lists
A comprehensive analysis of the new official Banting 2.0 Real Lists In the build up to the launch of Banting 2.0, many online fans of RMR have downloaded the new lists we put out as a teaser. In an earlier article, we explained that the lists need to be followed in conjunction with the various […]
Banting 2.0 – Updated Lists, Improved Lifestyle
Our new title, Real Meal Revolution Banting 2.0, launching in December 2016, brings a fresh understanding to LCHF science for real people seeking awesome health. Banting 2.0 includes re-engineered Real Lists that offer a new guide to the foods you can eat on your Banting journey. Deciding what foods you can eat, and when, is […]
5 life hacks to lose weight that don’t involve food
Banting is not only about diet. At RMR, achieving health and weight loss is also about how you take the journey. Here are five life hacks that go well beyond the food you eat. Get your beauty sleep. Poor sleep messes with your hormones, in particular, cortisol (the stress hormone), leptin (the satiety hormone) and […]
Revolutionary Banting News from the week that was (9 Nov – 15 Nov 16)
Adding red meat to your diet can actually help lower cholesterol and maintain better blood pressure control As time goes on, more and more myths are being debunked, such as theone that says eating red meat is bad for you. Most of the evidencesupporting the claim that red meat should not form part of a […]
How to make a real French salad dressing
Have you ever read the ingredients on a bottle of store-bought salad dressing? Preservatives, corn starch, sugar, flavourings, stabilisers, vegetable oils, colourants, and flavour enhancers, are just a few dodgy items that come to mind. Jonno’s tip: if the dressing has separated in the bottle, it means it’s real. To emulsify it again, use your […]
How Paul, a bi-lateral amputee, overcame poor self-image to become a Motivational Speaker
I am a bi-lateral amputee. When I was 15 months old, I contracted Meningococcal Meningitis. It caused gangrene, and both my legs were amputated above the knee. I have therefore used artificial legs all my life. I have been struggling with my weight since I was about seven years old. At one stage, I weighed […]
The Best Banting Ketchup Recipe
The Best Banting Ketchup In this cooking lesson Jonno teaches you how to make a delicious, flavour-packed ketchup that you can use on a bunless burger, as a marinade, as an extra flavouring for Banting bolognaise, with your bangers and cauli-mash or with anything else your heart desires. Jonno also gives you some cool cooking […]
Revolutionary Banting News from the week that was (2 Nov – 8 Nov 16)
Just one day of Banting lowers insulin resistance by 30 percent The Daily Mail, reported last week, much of what we already knew. A study done by professors at Michigan University discovered that three low-carb meals within 24 hours lowered insulin resistance by more than 30 percent. If it can do that in just a […]
11 points to consider before drinking brandy and coke
“Barman, bring me another brandy and coke, and make it a double!” or NOT Before you reach for that next drink, here’s what drinking brandy and coke does to your body, or any other alcohol mixed with a caffeinated fizzy drink. (Binge drinking is classified as four or more drinks for women and 5 or […]