Everyone who has made an effort to lose weight will be upset if that weight comes back on, whenever that might occur. Our modern lifestyle is geared towards eating and drinking as a central feature of our social life. However, this almost inevitably leads to us eating more than we really need – it seems nigh-on impossible to keep things under control. While not wishing to spoil the festivities, I would like to pass round a few hints that might help the aftereffects be less pronounced ..read more

So, you've got the weight off. Well done! Now you want to keep it off and stay healthy…or perhaps even improve your health. Studies of weight loss have shown that it can be difficult to stay at your target weight, and there are several important reasons for this. At PronoKal we want to help you avoid putting weight back on. So this series of blogs will look at ways to help you maintain a stable weight and improve health. In this post, I want to talk about exercise. Those of you who have used the PronoKal PnK Method to achieve healthy, rapid weight loss, will know that we recommend resistance ..read more

Often sounding too good to be true, are keto diets just a fad? More importantly, are they healthy? Today, we ask some tough questions about the truth behind keto and ask science for the answers.   ..read more

Inflammation has become a buzzword for all things unhealthy, but what is it, and can a keto diet help? In this article, we look at the science behind the headlines ..read more

Many weight loss plans are tough to follow and are unsustainable in the long term. You can be expected to nearly starve yourself, to try eating foods that your palate refuses, or to suddenly adopt a level of exercise that is tough to fit in with your lifestyle ..read more

The very low-carb diet Keto diet is effective in helping people lose weight and serves to address a range of health conditions. It can also be used to help individuals lose weight before surgery, with the possibility of a better postop recovery and feeling better overall. However, most people struggle to maintain a low-carbohydrate diet. This is why it is vital to engage with Keto nutritionists and lifestyle coaches to achieve your Keto goals ..read more

One of the biggest challenges people face when starting a diet is ‘fitting the diet in’ around events they have planned. The good news is that, just because you're following a very low-carb or Ketogenic diet, you don’t have to abstain from eating out occasionally ..read more

We know that losing weight is difficult, and that it is easy to put the weight back on afterwards, even if you try to be careful. This is because of the many factors — biological and environmental — that encourage us to eat more, if food is available. Recent surveys suggests that more and more people are now seeking the help of healthcare professionals specialised in weight loss to help them achieve long-lasting results ..read more

We are now 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic and, despite the success of vaccination, cases are rising again. This can still be a serious disease with a risk of long-term complications and even death. Since the very early days of the pandemic, clinical trials have shown that age and obesity are two of the principal risk factors for severe disease and higher mortality. A study published in the June 2021 edition of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology showed that, above a BMI of 23, COVID-19 severity increased in parallel with BMI ..read more

Many weight loss plans are tough to follow and are unsustainable in the long term. You can be expected nearly to starve yourself, to eat foods that you don’t like, or even suddenly to adopt a level of exercise that is tough to fit in with your lifestyle. One of the easiest and most successful weight loss plans is the ketogenic (keto) diet. The keto diet is based on a moderate protein intake, with little to no carbohydrates, and with a variable fat content depending on how much weight you want to lose. This article explains how a ketogenic diet works, how to go about starting the diet, and its ..read more