reading matter
BOOKS
Some great new low-carb reads.
BY ANNA RICHLOW CARB HIGH FAT
BARBECUE: 80 Healthy LCHF
Recipes for Summer Grilling,
Sauces, Salads, and Desserts
By Birgitta Höglund
(Skyhorse Publishing)
After reading the success stories
in every issue, you’ve probably
noticed that there’s a thread
running through many of them:
poor health prompts a radical
change in diet. The same goes for
the author of this beautiful book.
Birgitta suffered from fibromyalgia
and also injured her back badly,
so she tried a low-carb high-fat
diet. You know the outcome, of
course: her health was restored!
One of the things that sets this
recipe book apart is the fact that
Birgitta has 18 years’ experience
as a chef. Reviewer Suzy Gibbs
says: ‘Easy recipes we can all
make, but restaurant rock star
quality results!!! Dy-no-mite! [sic]
Your book and easy methods
make anyone look like a restau-
rant chef.’ A few recipes include
ingredients particular to the
northern hemisphere, but there’s
still plenty to choose from: Coffee-
marinated pork belly, we’re
looking at you! Also try Birgitte’s
Low-carb ketchup on page 40.
Add this book to your collection
to take that braai up a notch.LORE OF NUTRITION
By Tim Noakes & Marika Sboros
(Penguin Random House)
We all know
Emeritus Prof
Noakes’s inspir-
ing story: after
hearing about
research that
was contrary
to everything he
(and the rest of
us) had accepted about nutrition,
this A1-rated scientist delved into
the matter and, once fully con-
vinced, shared the message with
South Africa. So far, so good. But
what followed was a charge of
professional misconduct brought
by the Health Professions Council
of SA. Finally, after proceedings
that took a year, he was cleared.
Lore of Nutrition gives the ins
and outs of LCHF, a blow-by-
blow account of the hearing, and
Noakes’s take on the ‘code of
silence’ that he feels pervades the
scientific and medical community.THE KETOGENIC
COOKBOOK: Nutritious
Low-Carb, High-Fat Paleo
Meals to Heal Your Body
By Jimmy Moore and Maria
Emmerich (Victory Belt Publishing)
When Google released the top
search terms at the end of last
year, the ketogenic diet ranked
among the most searched in the
diet category. It’s long been the
dietary protocol for controlling
epilepsy, but read Sally-Ann
Creed’s article on page 12 beforeyou jump right in. Her
advice? Approach
with caution.
This cookbook offers
more than just the
150 recipes; the first
section explains ke-
togenic nutrition and
its potential positive
effects on your health,
and recipes include keto versions
of bread and pancakes that, you’ll
be happy to hear, don’t disappoint.YOUR LIFE – TRAIN FOR IT
By Bear Grylls (Bantam Press)
You’ve seen Bear’s TV series,
right? He’s the UK presenter who
takes you along on his wilderness
survival escapades, chomping
insects and worse (you don’t get
more LCHF than that, tbh!). Bear
is pretty humble – he starts out by
saying he’s not a natural athlete.
Pfft, we say. One of the things we
like about Bear’s book is that it
does take individual differences
into account. Another thing we
liked is the focus on getting a good
workout – combining cardio,
weight training, yoga and high
intensity interval training – in as
short a time as possible. So if
you’re thinking of starting to move,
try this. You don’t need a gym
contract
or any kit –
or much
time. As
he says,
‘There’s a
magic to just
beginning...’ QPHOTOGRAPHS: SUPPLIED