The Banting Diet
Low-Carbohydrate Healthy-Fat

The New Zealand Medical Professionals

New Zealand Doctors and Associates

In New Zealand, Professor Grant Schofield has been the most noticeable voice among professionals. This web site has a page about him in The Lecture here , and in the Experts Directory both pages developed in October 2016.

Pharmacist Libby Jenkinson has developed the most high profile website in New Zealand and Australia, Ditch the Carbs, starting in 2013. In 2019 she founded Low Carb Practitioners. Libby has been leading the charge for a long time.

Libby Jenkinson with Prof Grant Schofield. (41 minutes)

Published by: Ditch The Carbs - 27 Jun 2019

I would like to introduce the incredible Prof Grant Schofield. Professor of public health, lecturer, author of What The Fat, What The Fast and founder of PreKure which offers Health Coaching and, professional training in low-carb and ketogenic nutrition.

Libby Jenkinson, Grant Schofield, and George Henderson (41 minutes)

Published by: PREKURE - Prevention is Cure - 25 Jul 2019

Viewer comment on YouTube: "What a great conversation, I have gotten so many great recipes off Ditchthecarbs and didn't even realise Libby was from NZ! Our family did Keto for two years, with last year being 99% carnivore and feeling fantastic. Reversed almost all major problems with our heath. I feeling more healthy than ever in our entire lives. The work that you do is invaluable and is highly appreciated, keep it up guys!"

Metabolic Strategies in Healthcare: A New Era

Dr Matthew C.L. Phillips

Dr Matthew Phillips, from the Waikato DHB, presents a 35 minute lecture, a very informative paper, and over 140 references to significant recent scientific papers. A great way to quickly improve your knowledge in the areas the interest you.

Dr Glen Davies has come to our attention as GP of the Year, 2021, and he speaks at length in this Good fellow Podcast.

Dr Glen Davies (2 minutes)

Published by: PREKURE - Prevention is Cure - 25 June 2019

There are many Facebook Groups, some local, some national and some international. For instance LOW CARB DOCTOR NEW ZEALAND hosted by Marcus Hawkins.

Low Carb Eating. East Health with Dr Marcus Hawkins - 25 November, 2020

There may be several other Facebook Pages that are relevant. For instance Dr Olivia Currie runs a group called "Reverse T2 Diabetes Christchurch" found here.

Dr Olivia Currie (25 minutes)

Published by: Story Bites: Trust the Chef: 5 February, 2022

But how do we know these home cooking remedies really work? Well, we reached out to Dr. Olivia Currie, an internationally board certified life style medicine doctor based here in Christchurch New Zealand to put 3 chef's home remedy recipes to the test. We hope you enjoy this surprisingly educational episode of Trust The Chef.

What the Fat?

Low-Carb, HEALTHY-Fat cooking – delicious, healthy and simple

Designed to make following an LCHF lifestyle simple, enjoyable and nourishing, What the Fat? Recipes brings together the authors’ go-to easy, delicious and nutritious LCHF meal ideas. Embracing unique cultural flavours from across the globe and tried-and-trusted household staples, this comprehensive collection of over 130 recipes has all your LCHF meals covered.

PreKure run a group they call: "PreKure: Healthy Habits" found here.

Low Carb 4 Families - An offshoot of PreKure

Dr Grant Schofield's blog: The Science of Human Potential - Low Carbohydrate.

Here are three videos for Dr Caryn Zinn and the Professor she works with, Dr Grant Schofield.

Dr Caryn Zinn (2 minutes)

Published by: PREKURE - Prevention is Cure - 19 March 2019

Caryn is an NZ Registered Dietitian and academic at AUT University. She has over 20 years of consulting experience as a dietitian and is the managing director of her nutrition and lifestyle consultancy practice. She has co-authored three best-selling books and is an internationally-recognised leader and advocate in intermittent fasting and whole food, LCHF nutrition approach.

"LCHF Back to the Future Seminar - Caryn Zinn - 'Low Carb Healthy Fat"

LCHF Human Potential Centre: Published on 19 Jan 2015

Link to Caryn Zinn in the main website.

LCHF Back to the Future Seminar - Grant Schofield

LCHF Human Potential Centre: Published on 19 Jan 2015

Link to Grant Schofield in the main website.

Three Short Videos from Open Future Health

John Veitch (6 minutes)

Published by: Open Future Health - 5 Jan 2021

John Veitch (8 minutes)

Published by: Open Future Health - 6 Jan 2021

John Veitch (9 minutes)

Published by: Open Future Health - 4 April 2020

Better health begins with understanding how we slowly disrupt the systems the healthy body has to maintain good health. Good advice might be to listen to you body and get out of the way, while the body heals itself. Unfortunately, because we don't recognise the sources of our poor healthy, we continue to buy the things that make us unhealthy.

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