LOSE IT The Low Carb & Paleo Way

When we started LOSE IT in 2014, one of the first people we interviewed was Zoë Harcombe, a nutrition and health researcher with a special interest in obesity. Zoë has a master’s in economics and maths from Cambridge University and a PhD in public he

Married for almost 32 years and the mother of four children, Bregda Mostert had long considered her family’s diet to be healthy, and she had always been moderately active. In 1990, when one of her children was diagnosed with leukaemia at just three y

Quite frankly, I wasn’t sure I could do this, so I chose the simplest option: the 16/8 fast basically requires you to skip just breakfast. You stop eating at 8pm, then you can eat again from noon the next day, so you fast for 16 hours and narrow your

A couple of years ago I interviewed Dr Jason Fung when he was in Cape Town, and he was so compelling on the importance of fasting that I’ve been interested in it ever since. Not interested enough to actually do it, of course – I love food. We cook ev

I’d been feeling quite out of sorts – tired all the time, sore bones, achy feet in the morning, out-of-control weight gain and generally not feeling myself. A large part of this is related to menopause: I’ve been fighting the idea of going on hormone

When it comes to nutrition, we know children aren’t simply miniature adults. We have different nutritional needs at different ages, which raises the question that many following a low-carb lifestyle are asking: can we safely translate what we know ha

Sleeplessness is one of the biggest problems facing us right now. Constantly being connected, FOMO, bad diet, blue light, lack of exercise, getting older and too little downtime all contribute to very bad sleep hygiene. And we all know what that mean

Inè Reynierse has seen the healing power of nutrition first-hand. After switching to a lower-carb, no-sugar and wholefoods lifestyle, she observed significant changes in her family: her husband lost 40kg and had more energy; her son – who’s on the au

‘I have been obese for most of my life – at my heaviest I weighed 118kg – and I decided I was tired of being unhappy. In fact, I was tired of lots of things: of watching everyone swim in summer, of having to buy size 24 clothing in expensive “big siz

Almost all diets work. Perhaps not the really crazy ones, but any diet that calls for an increased awareness around carbs, fats, calories and portion sizes will help you lose weight – in the short term anyway. When a diet ‘stops working’ it’s usually

IT took only one go at electro muscle stimulation (EMS) to convince Boris Leyck to give up his job with the German Football Association and set up his own EMS training business. ‘I was blown away by the training when I first tried it in Munich. I fle

ON TRACK per serving fat 37g carbs 21g protein 37g SERVES 4 • 3 tbsp coconut oil• 1 onion, chopped• 200g smoked snoek, flaked• 300g ricotta, well drained and crumbled• 350g broccoli, cooked and roughly chopped• 5g Italian parsley, chopped• 1 tbsp Dij

• TRY THE GARMENT ON – AND STICK TO YOUR SIZE: Don’t be tempted to size down for extra firmness. Body-shapers are designed to enhance your silhouette according to your actual size. Anything too snug will cause bulges, rolls and discomfort. Always che