Reversing Diabetes: Pierre Mosely’s Story

In 2012, with sugar levels hitting 18, 42 year old New Zealander, Pierre Mosely was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. At the time of diagnosis, the only way Pierre could get through a day, without feeling ill, was to eat constantly. Pierre admits that his diet leading up to his diagnosis was predominantly carb and […]

Diabetes, the bitter facts

According to Prof Tim Noakes, the Western Cape has the highest death rate of diabetes in South Africa. Lack of access to insulin, poor diabetic education and incorrect diet are all factors in this deadly statistic. What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that occurs when the body is unable to produce insulin, or, if […]

Week 5 & 6: The Double Header

Last week I was swept off to Joburg for a book tour so I didn’t make time to blog about my previous week of training. Here is a brief overview of the week before last. I’ll call it, ‘Getting Cocky’ I fought through some tough times over the preceding weeks. I got sad. I had […]

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All Blacks win Rugby World Cup while eating a low sugar, healthy fat diet

All Blacks win Rugby World Cup while eating a low sugar, healthy fat diet Anyone would agree that the All Blacks’ performance in the Rugby World Cup was amazing – they worked together like a well-oiled machine. And now it has come to light, under the influence of strength and conditioning coach, Dr Nicholas Gill, […]

Is Resistant Starch Beneficial On The Banting Diet?

This topic is probably as controversial as Banting itself. What is resistant starch (RS)? Resistant starch is the starch that passes through the digestive system, without being absorbed or digested by the body, and lands up in the colon where it gets utilised, as a prebiotic, by the good bacteria already there. Probiotics vs prebiotics: […]

Reflections of my first Banting anniversary – 365 days and 40kg down

Thank you Professor Tim Noakes and the whole Banting team for giving me the tools to truly change my life. I have much to thank you for. The Real Meal Revolution provided that kind of spark. As Bruce Springsteen puts it, “You can’t start a fire without a spark.” Banting works. Throughout your trials and […]

Week 4: Can goals make you depressed?

Whenever I set a goal for myself that requires me to change, I inevitably reach a point where I find myself negotiating with myself. What happens is, I will be on my way to solidifying a great new set of habits, but I’ve been so caught up in the changes that I haven’t had time […]

Week 3: How I feel

Two weeks down and my arrogance is astounding. How do I feel? Like an idiot. There is never a goal that everyone enjoys achieving the whole way through. You think about something you want, and you aim for it, but the work it takes to get there only dawns on you when you’re trying to […]

Week 2 of Jonno’s summer six-pack challenge

Last week I wrote a blog post on how to set goals. For any of my goals to work, I have to put three basic parameters in place: The Measureable Achievable – a non-wishy-washy number, event or object that I can see or touch, with a specific cut-off date. The Reality Chart – a list […]