BY RUTH MARCUS AND SARAH CHARLSTONVOLUME 30 LOSE IT! 5
We wish we knew where this piece we spotted on Pinterest came
from because we’d like to pat whoever wrote it on the back: it
perfectly sums up the confusion we all feel (or, in our case, used
to feel, before low-carb!) about nutrition and health:HEALING FOODS
arty Kendall is an Australian civil engineer – not
really someone you would peg to become an expert
in nutrition, but that’s what happened. His interest
in food started because his wife is a type 1 diabetic,
and he wanted to reverse engineer her diet. What makes his approach
so compelling is his focus on science and numbers.
Marty considers various degrees of low-carb living – including
LCHF, Paleo and keto – and his real passion is nutrient density, which
basically means getting the most bang for your buck from your food:
does it give you the goods your body needs to function optimally and
satisfy your appetite, at the lowest possible cost to your system?
According to Marty, the biggest contributor to our increasing
worldwide obesity is combining high carbs and high fat in one food.
It’s not a combination that occurs in nature, he says: you’ll get high
carb (potato) or high fat (butter) but they don’t come in one package.
The combo exclusively occurs in processed foods such as cakes and
chips. Evolutionarily speaking it made sense for our bodies to give
us a dopamine hit when we eat either carbs or fats; when we eat
both together we get a double hit. The more we eat that particular
combination, says Marty, the more we crave it. In other words, eating
high-carb high-fat keeps us addicted, hungry and obese.Chicken soup has long been used to
help ward off colds and it turns out
there’s scientific evidence to back
up this cure! Dr Stephen Rennard, a
US-based pulmonologist, found that
chicken and vegetable soup inhibited
the movement of white blood cells
that trigger cold symptoms such as
a stuffy nose. Additionally, the steam
helps combat congestion, while
salt can soothe a sore throat and
prevent dehydration. Chicken soup
is low in carbs and rich in several
micronutrients – a perfect meal for
when you get the sniffles!HEARTY CHICKEN SOUP
SERVES 42 tbsp coconut oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1 small carrot, peeled and chopped
Himalayan salt and black pepper
1.2L home-made chicken stock
2 chicken breast fillets, cooked
and shredded
30g kale, chopped
5g fresh parsley, chopped- Heat the coconut oil in a pot, toss
in the onion, garlic, celery and carrot
and sauté until golden. Season well. - Add the chicken stock and simmer
for 5 minutes, then add shredded
chicken. Cook until heated through. - Stir through the kale and parsley.
Season to taste. - To serve: Ladle soup between 4
bowls. Serve with low-carb crackers. Q
KEEP ON TRACK per serving
FAT 18G CARBS 9G PROTEIN 25G‘Eat five small meals
a day and run. Also,
eat only breakfast
and dinner, and
walk. Also, eat lots
of protein and lift,
and don’t even do
any cardio, it’s bad
for your joints. Also,
don’t eat too much
protein and make
sure you’re sleeping
a lot. But don’t be
sedentary. But don’t
be too active, it’s
bad for your blood
pressure. Make
sure you replace allyour lost salt, but
never eat too much
sodium. It’s easy,
just eat vegetables.
Don’t eat potatoes
though, or corn.
Fruit is obviously
good for you, and
also all sugar and
bad for you. Sugar,
I forgot to mention,
is a vital source of
quick burning carbs
your brain needs
to survive, and you
should avoid it at
all costs. Protein is
hurting your kidneys.Make sure you eat a
lot of it. Drink water.
Never starve yourself
unless you’re calling
it “intermittent
fasting’’ and then
it’s okay to starve
yourself a little. Don’t
over-hydrate. Being
vegan is obviously
the healthiest
lifestyle, also it’s not.
Fish is super-good
for you, and it’s full of
mercury and killing
you. Get some sun
every day for Vitamin
D and skin cancer.’PH
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