Noakes exposed: real beef dietitians have with him
UPDATE: World-renowned scientist Prof Tim Noakes was back on trial in Cape Town on April 4 and 5, 2017 for legal argument for both sides. [more]
The rise of renegade doctors prepared to fight dogma
By Marika Sboros If you read nothing else today, scroll down to click on the link to a powerful blog by brave British GP Dr Joanne McCormack. [more]
Ikaria – diet secrets of people who ‘forget to die’
WANT to live longer, healthier days on this earth? Drink Greek coffee every day on the island of Ikaria. Better still, drink a ‘bulletproof coffee’ daily, [more]
Malhotra sounds statins death knell?
HAS the death knell of statins finally sounded? I am probably going out on a big limb when I say: ‘Probably and not a moment too soon.’ [more]
What’s really feeding fat phobia if it’s not science?
FAT phobia is still rampant. Cardiologists and dietitians still routinely tell patients that saturated fat increases the risk of heart attack. That’s despite growing and compelling science to [more]
HYMAN ON A REAL ‘DRUG’ TO CURE HEART DISEASE
Psst! Want to know a secret cure for heart disease? Better still, a way to prevent it In the first place? Cardiologists around the world still prescribe [more]
A ‘cure’ for type 1 diabetes? Dr Eli Lewis on holy grail trail
(EDITOR’S NOTE: For parents of children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Prof Lewis does not see patients individually. He suggests that parents show this [more]
Obesity – Dr Jason Fung’s weight loss secret
By Marika Sboros Dr Jason Fung can make you fat – even obese – or thin. Fung, a Canadian physician and nephrologist (kidney specialist), is [more]
The Idiot’s Guide to low-carb, healthy-fat eating
By Marika Sboros Some doctors and dietitians still believe that low-carb, high-healthy-fat (LCHF) diets are dangerous. That’s despite compelling evidence to show safety and efficacy [more]
Doctors: when they harm more than they heal
By Marika Sboros Doctors have always had a name for it – iatrogenic disease. It comes from the Greek word, iatros (doctor). It means doctor-caused [more]
Salt – should you take your doctor’s advice with a hefty pinch?
By Marika Sboros Are you eating too much salt? Heart foundations and dietitians’ associations globally say that you are. They have practically hardwired advice to [more]
Paleo: what’s with prattle about perils for those with diabetes?
By Marika Sboros Paleo eating is not so much a diet as a lifestyle. It fits well in with low-carbohydrate, high-healthy-fat (LCHF) eating regimens and [more]
Noakes trial: Turf war over an ‘inconvenient truth’?
THE February 2016 session of the ongoing trial of scientist Tim Noakes for his ‘unconventional’ views on nutrition was true to form. It was filled [more]
Noakes trial: HPCSA breached his rights, says lawyer
By Marika Sboros The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) is leaving no stone unturned in fighting its case against world-famous scientist Prof Tim Noakes. [more]
Noakes: Did doctors set him up in ‘cat ‘n mouse’ game?
By Marika Sboros Just when you thought the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) hearing against scientist Prof Tim Noakes couldn’t plunge deeper down [more]
Noakes trial: Will it be more madness or scientific sanity?
By Marika Sboros The strange trial of world-famous South African scientist Prof Tim Noakes resumes in Cape Town on February 8, 2016. The Health Professions [more]
Big Food’s love for dietitians – it’s all about the money
Big Food’s enduring love for dietitians is no big secret. As a Fortune magazine special report makes clear, it’s all about the money. Here’s the [more]
Can you trust dietitians who are in bed with Big Food?
Should you follow advice from dietitians who are bed partners with the food industry? Even when they say that they sleep with Big Food just [more]
Noakes: legal team fights ‘tricks up sleeves, trial by ambush’
By Marika Sboros The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) has freely admitted to procuring secret reports to charge health professionals. In other words, it [more]
Noakes trial: ‘Trojan horses’ working in his favour?
By Marika Sboros If I didn’t know better, I’d think that the HPCSA’s legal team and its star witness, dietitian Claire Strydom, were Trojan horses [more]