Primal Fat Burner

December 1, 2016
Gedgaudas, nutritional consultant and author of Primal Body, Primal Mind (2011), spent a summer researching wolves in the Canadian Arctic, and all but accidentally experienced transformative effects of the fat-based diet she survived on there. Her text- and nutrional-science-heavy book is for readers interested in both the how and the why of the Paleo diet, which is high in fat and non-GMO vegetables, and includes measured amounts of grass-fed, organic protein. Modern humans' Paleolithic ancestors, Gedgaudas' research shows, survived by eating calorie-rich fat, and humans today are fat burners at birth, powered by the ketones, energy units derived from eating fat, found in breast milk. Contemporary diets, however, have trained us to treat glucose from carbohydrates and sugar as our main fuel, Gedgaudas argues, and this may be responsible for a host of modern illnesses. With able, funny writing; dozens of recipes; digressive but interesting boxed sections within chapters; and a note to readers to seek ultimate advice from their doctors, Gedgaudas lays out a plan for adopting a ketogenic diet for improved health and wellness.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)