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Karen Thomson

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▪️Curating Vibrant Experiences ▪️Making Health Sexy & Fun ▪️From Darkness of Addiction to the Light of Recovery ▪️Celebrating Sobriety

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Karen Thomson
5 months
🎉 Thrilled to launch Love Health Events! A venture blending my passions: health, fitness, nutrition, & fun. We're not just any event organizer; we craft unforgettable experiences that inspire & transform. Ready for an event like no other? Let's make magic happen. 🌟
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Happy Birthday @ProfTimNoakes . Wishing you an incredible day and year ahead. Thanks for being the most incredible mentor, I am so blessed to have you in my life.
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It’s true, meat truly does heal. I’ve experienced it personally and so grateful to know someone as fearless as @SBakerMD helping people create health daily. #carnivore #sugarfree #sugaraddiction
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The Great Statin Scam - Time to Clean up the Mess by @DrAseemMalhotra @malcolmken @LDLSkeptic
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@drjasonfung often speaks about T2D reversal & intermittent fasting, but at this @CrossFitHealth event he turned his focus toward the ways the foundations of evidence-based medicine have become corrupted by financial conflicts of interest.
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Top international Cardiologist @draseemmalhotra turning up to support @ProfTimNoakes this morning #NoakesHPCSA
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5 years
PepsiCo sent @CrossFit , a cease-and-desist letter, threatening “appropriate legal action” as they took issue with artwork that accompanied @ProfTimNoakes ’s Hyponatremia series:
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9 years
Is packing this #LCHF lunchbox food dangerous & life-threatening to kids @ADSA_RD ? No junk/sugar bad? #NoakesHPCSA
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4 years
This is so good! Chronic Disease: Key to COVID-19 Deaths by @CrossFitCEO #crossfit #coronavirus please watch @ProfTimNoakes @DrEades @PGtzsche1
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CrossFit
4 years
In a version of a talk he has delivered during grand rounds at medical schools around the country, CrossFit Founder Greg Glassman ( @CrossFitCEO ) groups various common causes of death into one of five categories: chronic, microbic, genetic, kinetic, or toxic.
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7 years
Beyond excited to read #TheLoreOfNutrition by my dear friends @ProfTimNoakes @MarikaSboros . The change has come. #LCHF #SugarFree
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These ladies will change the world @zoeharcombe @MaryanneDemasi ‘Let’s start with the truth’ @CrossFitHealth @CrossFit 📷 @AndyHarcombe
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10 months
Look what popped up on my timeline today @garytaubes @bigfatsurprise ❤️
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5 years
Yes to this 🙌🏻
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9 months
Are we following science or fiction? Dive into the truth of Dietary Guidelines with me & @zoeharcombe 🎙️. Debunking the high carb, low-fat myth with ZERO solid evidence. Find out at @revitafest ! Access interviews at #ZoeHarcombe #HealthDebunked
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Karen Thomson
6 years
My book is now available on @CrossFit website! If you are in the US you can buy your copy here: #sugarfree #sugaraddiction @DrAseemMalhotra @ProfTimNoakes
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7 years
Think these are healthy? Think again. sugar bombs!
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4 years
Great discussion between @garytaubes and @drjasonfung in preparation for our live CME-approved webinar this Friday with Dr. Fung. Join us! @CrossFit @CrossFitHealth @CrossFitCourses
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5 years
Its the insulin resistance, stupid: Part 6 by @ProfTimNoakes for @CrossFit
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4 years
Check out this fascinating discussion with @RobertLustigMD and @DrAseemMalhotra @CrossFit
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6 years
Keys’ Scientific Abandon
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4 years
While other kids may identify their personality traits or characteristics to be the best part of themselves, my son thinks it’s his liver. He’s definitely my child.
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9 years
Please RT if you support @ProfTimNoakes in improving eating guidelines for infants and adults around the world. @DrEades @DietDoctor1
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4 years
In conversation with Dr Paul Rosch by @MaryanneDemasi
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7 years
Look what my son is learning at school in California.The truth abt sugar @ProfTimNoakes @garytaubes @bigfatsurprise @RobertLustigMD
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How can you not have anything but pure admiration and respect for @CrossFitCEO . Check this out @ProfTimNoakes @MisterPikester @xeyedmess @MarikaSboros
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CrossFit, Inc. suspends use of Facebook and associated properties
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Incredible @DunkTheJunkFood initiative in #PalmSprings teaching @CrossFit to kids and ditching soda #SugarFree #SayNoToSoda
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Love it! "Don't blame the butter for what the bread did!" @livinlowcarbman @ProfTimNoakes #LCHF http://t.co/RUdDdDEtOc
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Karen Thomson
6 years
Congratulations @ProfTimNoakes , incredible family and team led by @MisterPikester . A victory well deserved, for a fight that should never have been allowed. #teamNoakes
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Tim Noakes
6 years
We won! Thanks so much @MisterPikester #BrotherRockyRamdass #MikevanderNest for making this indescribable moment possible. It took 4 years; thousands of hours of work; millions of rands; all of it now worthwhile. May this never ever again happen to another South African medic
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I promise this is the last one. My favorite picture of @MaryanneDemasi @zoeharcombe and I at the @CrossFitGames .
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MAJOR VICTORY FOR @CROSSFIT : Judge orders terminating and massive monetary sanctions against @NSCA
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4 years
Exclusive preview of @garytaubes ’ new book The Case for Keto
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9 years
Amen! This is for those who stand up for beliefs despite nasty trolls! @ProfTimNoakes @zoeharcombe @bigfatsurprise http://t.co/y4vQbB9o5f
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4 years
Noted Cardiologist @DrAseemMalhotra shares advice for lowering COVID Risk. Check out our interview on @CrossFit #covid #21dayimmunityplan #crossfit #chronicdisease
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9 years
WIFI gone so can't Periscope #NoakesHPCSA cross examination. All I can say is Noakes team making mincemeat of complainant.
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8 years
The #noakeshearing making news around the world. US documentary crew filming at hearing @ProfTimNoakes
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3 years
Happy Birthday to the coolest grandpa in the world who did so much to improve the lives of so many. You were always a legend in my eyes, Oupa Christiaan Barnard.
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8 years
Eat Fat, Cut the Carbs and Avoid Snacking to Reverse Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.
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7 years
When we start placing private profit over public health we invest in the 'disease economy'. @GreenPlusAnE
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9 years
#NoakesHPCSA no testimonies from a single person who has suffered harm from #LCHF yet Strydom has termed it as fatal?
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8 years
Check out @CapeTimesSA today with myself and @ProfTimNoakes #SugarFree
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8 years
I've been named in '4 SA women changing the way we eat'. Can you believe it @ProfTimNoakes ? What a journey ❤️
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7 years
Strong doctors quit sugar and do @CrossFit . It's as simple as that. @DunkTheJunkFood also inspires and empowers kids to #DunkTheJunk
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@DrAseemMalhotra discusses how Evidence-Based Medicine has been Hijacked @CrossFit
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8 years
South Africa to implement a sin tax on sugar-sweetened beverages
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9 years
People don't think twice about feeding kids MacDonalds/Burger King/Coke but God forbid @ProfTimNoakes suggests Real Food! @ADSA_RD seriously
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4 years
just putting this out there, so you get get a full grasp of what @CrossFit is about. Nutrition = base of the pyramid. Maybe you should become a CrossFit coach.
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4 years
@_karen_thomson_ @DrAseemMalhotra @drmarkhyman @CrossFitCEO @CrossFit All CrossFits should have a metabolic coach for diet habits alongside strength & fitness. As a Primal HC, I contacted local boxes saying would love to collaborate. I got tumbleweeds. They don’t know what they don’t know. Exercise does not reverse MetSyn. Diet does.
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8 years
What does #LowCarb really look like? Let's keep is real, fresh and as close to natural state as possible. #LCHF
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How could this #LCHF dinner possibly be bad for my kids? LCHF for my kids every day! @ProfTimNoakes #NoakesHPCSA
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4 years
Great interview with @DrAseemMalhotra on his new book The Immunity Plan.
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5 years
Please define ‘balanced diet’ and back up with references. Can’t wait to see them. Thanks!
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7 years
. @cityofhope researchers discover sugar-addiction of cancer cells in childhood leukemia & propose new treatment idea
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8 years
Sugar-bomb masquerading as 'fruit' juice. 250ml contains 7,5 teaspoons of sugar! Disgraceful. @ProfTimNoakes
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Karen Thomson
5 years
Happy birthday to my darling friend who feels like a brother @DrAseemMalhotra . Wishing you the most beautiful day and year ahead. So blessed to have you in my life. 🎂🤸‍♀️❤️
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5 years
If you haven’t seen these videos and interviews from the LCHF convention you should! @FructoseNo @ProfTimNoakes @DrAseemMalhotra @zoeharcombe @DietDoctor1 @drericwestman via @YouTube
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I have just received a copy of my UK book! Huge thanks to my superheroes @ProfTimNoakes @draseemmalhotra #SugarFree
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I value loyalty, honesty and authenticity. @PHCukorg you are lacking all those values. So disappointed. @DrAseemMalhotra
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8 years
This man is such a hero in my eyes. SC Michael van der Nest. #noakeshearing @ProfTimNoakes
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10 years
The science behind low carb high fat diets by Dr Eric Westman. A must watch @proftimnoakes @livinlowcarbman http://t.co/Q2mrzAHgnS
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6 years
Amazing! @CrossFit has changed my life in so many positive ways as well. I’m fitter, stronger and leaner than I’ve ever been. So glad we’re in this together.
@ProfTimNoakes
Tim Noakes
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@Iamlowcarb @DaveKeto Am told I look like 1've grown 2 inches since I began @CrossFit (which teaches one to stand tall by activating dorsal thoracic, lumbar and gluteal muscles). Thanks @HELPdietSA @CrossFitCEO and coach @tyronhatch
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“One day at a time, with consistency and determination you finally attain your goals.” —Wilson Wanjohi, @crossfitkwetu 🇰🇪
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Sometimes a placebo is not a placebo by @MaryanneDemasi for CrossFit
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ARE YOU ADDICTED TO SUGAR? Does the thought of living life sugar-free fill you with horror? If so, you may unknowingly be addicted. In fact, sugar is believed to be eight times more addictive than cocaine. Some people are more sensitive than others....
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CrossFit Health Education CME launches. @ProfTimNoakes @DrEades @DrAseemMalhotra
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CrossFit, Inc. presents CrossFit Health Education, a program providing continuing education and professional development opportunities for physicians, health-care professionals, and trainers.
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Humbled by these words of encouragement from a man I respect, look up to & admire so much. Thank you @proftimnoakes
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Tim Noakes
9 years
Congrats Karen - you're brilliant. Just like Grandpa Chris. Concise, direct, utterly fearless. Tipping point for SA?
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9 years
One of my favourite people @garytaubes talking about 'Why we get fat and what to do about it' @ProfTimNoakes #LCHF
@DietDoctor
Diet Doctor
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Why do we get fat – and what can we do about it?
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9 years
#NoakesHearing has been postponed until November: committee members need to comply to HPCSA regulations .
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7 years
Super excited to get my hands on a copy of this brilliant little book! Amazing @ProfTimNoakes @BridgetteAllan @TheNoakesF . A must have!
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This month’s CrossFit Health Education webinar features Dr. Jason Fung, who will be discussing fasting as a therapeutic option for weight loss. The webinar has been scheduled for Friday, July 17, at 9 a.m. PT and has been accredited with 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
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8 years
Here is my letter of support for @ProfTimNoakes
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7 years
#Capetonians take note! This event not to be missed. Join @ProfTimNoakes @MarikaSboros for the launch of their new book #LowCarb #SugarFree
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The Framingham Heart Study, Part 2: The Framingham Observation by @DrEades @CrossFit
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@MaryanneDemasi should be APPLAUDED for exposing #StatinCon . Let's support her! @ProfTimNoakes @DrAseemMalhotra
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Is Alzheimer’s Diabetes of the Brain? by @mdeades @DrEades
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@DietitianClaire @Digrobler Claire... Honestly. This is becoming frustrating! He NEVER mentioned ketogenic! It's NOT the same things as LCHF
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Karen Thomson
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🍖 @bigfatsurprise & I debunk saturated fat myths! 🔍 Heart disease link? Not conclusive! 🥩 "The narrative about saturated fats & heart disease is outdated & harmful." Dive deep into the truth at RevitaFest! 🚀 ✨ Register NOW at or click the link in bio.
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8 years
Such passion and so inspiring. Great talks by @FatEmperor and @JeffryGerberMD at @lowcarbusa #LCHF
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DR. GARY FETTKE: THE ROLE OF NUTRITION IN EVERYTHING @FructoseNo @BelindaFettke
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@ProfTimNoakes : "The only effective long-term cure for obesity is to remove all addictive food choices from diet" http://t.co/Ox7rVOWNwE
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The Brain on Ketones: http://t.co/c39JGJRBIu
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Sugar Free in top 10 on Amazon UK
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My friend joined @DietDoctor1 2 week #LowCarb challenge & has lost 4kg without hunger and feeling amazing! Well done Andreas on amazing site
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Karen Thomson
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What a journey this has been. Well done @ProfTimNoakes @MisterPikester . What a team. Wish I was there to celebrate 💕
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Heart attack patient reverses heart disease risk after adopting #PioppiDiet in hospital. ‘People should know there is no convincing evidence for the #NHS guidelines,’ says Lynda. ‘I have seen the huge benefits of the lowcarb, high-fat approach. @MailOnline
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Karen Thomson
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Merry everything and happy always! Sending so much love to everyone celebrating or not. Be blessed ⭐️❤️😘
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We’ve built our society on sugar — & we’re now realizing that our approach is killing us, both phys & financially.
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Karen Thomson
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I witnessed the bullying and destruction from the sidelines. It was brutal, emotional and devastating. Your family is incredible ❤️
@ProfTimNoakes
Tim Noakes
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"This train don't carry no statinators. No sugar slaves, nor diet dictators. This train is bound for glory, this train".
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