Ketogenic: The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health by Tim Noakes, Tamzyn Murphy, Neville Wellington, Hassina Kajee, Jayne Bullen, Sarah Rice, Candice Egnos Series: Standalone
Published by Academic Press on 2023 July 06
Genres: Health, Non-Fiction
Pages: 1301
Format: E-book
Source: Barnes and Noble
Buy on Amazon
Goodreads
The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health presents the most up-to-date and evidence-based science and research available in the field of TCR, with the purpose of training medical and allied healthcare professionals on the effective therapeutic use of low-carbohydrate and ketogenic nutrition in clinical practice. This book explores the appropriate, safe, and effective use of TCR to improve patient outcomes in a broad range of chronic metabolic conditions and aims to promote health. Focused on lifestyle management, health support and the treatment of diseases rooted in poor nutrition, this book explores the role of food and lifestyle modification as medicine and is a valuable resource for nutritionists, dietitians and medical professionals who provide diet-related counselling, as well as those researching or studying related areas.
Congratulations to me! It’s only once in a blue moon that I get to read non-fiction books. Of course, this is totally by choice as I easily get bored with books that do not fantastically stimulate my imagination. But if you have been following my blog, you’d prolly read that I am on journey to a healthier lifestyle. And right now, I am a carnivore who just transitioned from a Ketogenic diet. And I am thanking the authors of this book for actually taking a lot of time, effort, and determination to create such a wonderful masterpiece.
Before reading Ketogenic: The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health, I thought that I already knew a lot of things about the ketogenic diet only to be humbled and enlightened by all the scientific knowledge that it presented. Just a brief background, I started my keto journey in late 2019 by joining a Facebook Group. The founder of the group was a paid Low Carb coach but he handed out a lot of free knowledgeable stuff which I followed. I also supplemented the knowledge that I gained from him and from the other more experienced members of the group with a lot of reading from the internet. I also joined various keto discussion fora so I’d enhance my knowledge. Do understand that I was very skeptical with the idea of just eating eggs, meat and seafoods and veggies in moderation because it was not a traditional dietary advice. But I had reproductive issues during that time, and the balanced diet and exercising did not do anything for me. So I gave the diet a try and it worked. So here we are today. Yes, my knowledge about the keto diet has improved but I know that it was not enough. I did not stop reading articles about keto, I watched YT videos and from to time, listen to podcasts until I discovered Professor Tim Noakes and his new book… this book.
So I immediately bought a digital copy of this book from BN and read it. And wow. I thought that nothing would already surprise me about the diet (Yup, I was an arrogant fool) but this book has been such a big eye opener to me. Yes, the diet worked for me but I never got to the point that I was able to say to myself with 100% certainty, “Oh that is why… that is why I had so many health issues back then because one can never unsubscribe from our ancestral DNA. I always believed in what the textbooks had told me and it wasn’t what our DNA wants that’s why I got sick.” This book has explained a lot of things. Although I am not a medical doctor but I certainly understood the core knowledge that this book is trying to convey. While scientific studies can be so confusing, the things discussed by this book made so much sense speaking from my very own experience. It might be anecdotal or not but my intuition and the additional yet profound knowledge that this book gave me has just perfectly aligned.
I wish that a lot of people, particularly the government and the health practitioners, would be able to read this book. There are thousands of scientific references if you are still skeptical whether this book was just made by mad scientists. Afterall, we are the ones responsible for our health, not our doctors, at the end of the day.