Mark Sisson (1)

Very basic recipes that give a good primer on how to cook (mostly) Paleo. It's nice that the recipes don't have heavily processed/hard to find Paleo ingredient substitutes like coconut aminos. On the other hand, the book follows Mark Sisson's version of Paleo, which allows for some diary and uses his "10% rule" (if your daily intake of "off-Paleo" foods is less than 10% it's ok. That means some recipes will call for soy sauce or peas but only in very small amounts. He does give alternatives for those who are strict Paleo followers.… (mais)

The content is fantastic and I'm totally going to do it, but I had a few beefs:

Holy rambling and disorganized, Batman. I just want to edit it for him.

I would have loved to see a list of sources. There are plenty of findings that he mentions, lots of name dropping, but an appendix of sources and studies does not exist in this one. It's basically a dude telling me what he "knows". I know he likely knows what he's talking about - in this game for a long time, does his research, etc. Also, I've read other research that backs what he's saying, but come on! Give me some damn sources, please! It just makes you more credible.

This kind of ties to the organization bit, but the "rules" while going keto aren't clearly laid out. You have to dig thru text to find them and even still you might not get them. I'm still confused if I CAN have coffee with coconut milk to help me to my first meal or if I SHOULDN'T because it gets your digestion going. I'm going to and then ditch it if it doesn't seem to be working for me.

Other than that, I'm excited for the message in this book!

Also, I have finally found a book that answers a question about metabolism that has bugged me for years: oxidation. You always hear about how a high metabolism is great because it's how you burn fat, but a high metabolism also means cranking thru calories and more oxidation, which is NOT good for you. (Be more like an alligator's metabolism rather than a mouse's - that's the goal for longevity, friends). He covers what's up with that and finally answered that question for me.

Worth the read if you have any interest in other health options besides medication and "just getting old".



… (mais)