Dr Austin Jeans

Dr Jeans is a specialist sport, exercise and lifestyle medicine physician in Harare, Zimbabwe, where he has practised medicine for 30 years. He graduated in medicine from the Godfrey Huggins School of Medicine in Harare. After initially pursuing a medical career in the military and emergency medicine, he completed a postgraduate degree in Sports Medicine at the University of Cape Town. He is currently the Medical Director of the Rolf Valley Sports Medicine Centre, the Innovate High Performance Centre and the Low-Carb Companion Lifestyle Program. He has written many public information media articles and has given numerous lectures on topics relating low-carb, higher healthy fat nutrition to weight-loss, improved health outcomes and sports performance.

Health & Wellness

ZIMBABWE’S CRITICAL DECISION MAKING AS THE COVID-19 3RD WAVE
COLLAPSED – WHY SO DIFFERENT TO SOUTH AFRICA?

Zimbabwe’s 3rd wave of Covid-19 reached its peak of cases in mid-July, its peak of

By Dr Austin Jeans / October 15, 2021

Fitness Health & Wellness

12 Reasons Why Your Low-Carb Diet May Not Be Working

An inability to achieve early weight loss (or hitting a weight loss plateau) can be

By Dr Austin Jeans / November 21, 2018

Health & Wellness

What are the issues around childhood obesity?

In 2017, a study published in The Lancet on obesity trends in 200 countries determined

By Dr Austin Jeans / October 16, 2018

Fitness Food Health & Wellness

LOW CARB NUTRITION, SPORTS & EXERCISE

The early part of the year is an active one for all the distance runners,

By Dr Austin Jeans / May 13, 2018

Food Health & Wellness

Healthy Eating: Cholesterol 101

I thought it would be interesting to lay out some of the known facts about

By Dr Austin Jeans / February 18, 2018

Food Food and Drink

Recipe of the Month – Chicken Masala

Dr Jeans shares one of his favourite low-carb recipes with us! Chicken Tikka Masala Serves

By Dr Austin Jeans / August 21, 2017