​Hanna's book KETO-licious is a concrete and practical guide for improving and even revolutionizing your health, from the inside and out. In this book the ancient, ketogenic low-carb-high-fat, nutrient dense food is presented in combination with contemporary expertise, and the latest scientific findings which emphasize the healing powers of real food, and explains why insulin and blood sugar play a key role for your health and well-being.
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What is keto? The ketogenic diet is an anti-inflammatory way of eating that has been used since the 1920s as an effective treatment method for children suffering from epilepsy, and which has made it possible to cure many of today’s chronic diseases and health conditions such as type-2 diabetes and cognitive brain diseases including, including dementia and other inflammatory illnesses.
The way to harmony, health and mental sharpness
KETO-licious
The keto diet means going back to basics
In other words, eating the foods that us humans are genetically adapted and designed for. By eating a large amount of healthy fats, moderate amounts of animal protein and a great deal of low carb vegetables you can help your body and brain to start using ketones as primary fuel, instead of glucose – a process which has great cognitive advantages and results in calming effects on the brain, increased energy, fewer mood swings,
less anxiety and better sleep. It will also highly improve your metabolism: get ready for becoming an around-the-clock fat burner!
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Not just food
My book KETO-licious is all about adopting a holistic health perspective, seeing the individual as a whole, and nurturing the mind, body and soul with all the aspects of the human health puzzle needed to not just live soundly but also thrive in life.
We can do this by living as much as possible in alignment with our ancestral blueprint. Through functional breathing patterns, and many other tools which are presented in chapter 4: The addictive brain, carnivore and the chapter of sleep, stress and harmony.
Keto grass-fed meatballs, a recipe from KETO-licious.
KETO-licious – Contents
Introduction
PART ONE - SCIENCE
The evolutionary perspective
Blood sugar, insulin and the microbiome – the keys to longevity
Ketosis – How it works
The microbiome – the link between nutrition and mental health
The history of the ketogenic diet
PART TWO - THE FOOD
The good fats
Animal protein
Ketogenic carbs
PART THREE – THE CONCRETE GUIDE
Your ketogenic meal plan – choose your very own fuel mix level
The grocery list – a guide to ketogenic food
The start manual: pantry cleaning!
How to stock up your new, natural and evolutionary based pantry
How to simplify your everyday life with Sunday food prep
The action plan – meal planning for 7, 14, 21 or 28 days
Keto flu – the carb and sugar withdrawal symptoms and the tricks that gets you through the detox period
Hack your hangover
More on the microbiome – how to boost your gut flora and lose weight
Recipes
Eating out – sugar free and keto tips and tricks and a restaurant list
PART FOUR – The addictive brain, carnivore and the chapter of sleep, stress and harmony + ancestral breathing.
The addictive brain– about sugar, food and chemical dependency
Carnivore – Zero Carb Zen
Sleep, stress management and harmony – the ketogenic holistic health perspective
Epilogue
More sources for the curious
Index
KETO-licious quotes
"There are many indications that ketones and ketosis are a true superfuel for the body and the brain. And that the ketogenic diet is pure medicine, for both curing and preventing lifestyle diseases.
If you read Hanna Gillving’s eminent book KETO-licious, you will get all the inspiration and knowledge you need to get started and maintain a ketogenic lifestyle with fantastic recipes and meal suggestions."
Jonas Colting, triathlon world champion and health inspirer
"I was most likely one of the very first readers of Hanna's fantastic book KETO-licious.
In part because I really like Hanna as a person, and she was one of the first regulars in the food market stores of Paradiset Matmarknad. But also because she is incredibly competent and inspiring.
This book is a bible for all of us who have an interest in healthy foods based on the principles of evolutionary science.
I warmly recommend her book to everyone who wishes to dive deep into this subject while also gaining simplistic and concrete tools for building great health from the ground up."
Johannes Cullberg, founder of the Swedish farmers' market Paradiset Matmarknad, entrepreneur and
health inspirer
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"KETO-licious provides a vast supply of educational knowledge and inspiration.
And these are indeed the key factors for changing your lifestyle habits. I hope more books from Hanna are to come!
Erik Hörstadius, journalist, author, public debater, television script writer and winner of Biggest Loser VIP 2018
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"KETO-licious is a very valuable source of information.
It's filled with hands-on advice and recipes for planning and enjoying healthy ketogenic foods,
and provides great guidance for transitioning from addictive ultra-processed and inflammatory fake foods,
to a natural, nutrient-dense way of eating which is aligned with the needs of our genetic blueprint,
and results in better health.
I find Hanna's book very pedagogical, clear, inspiring and elegant.
I really like the way it is easy-to-use, and how addiction is woven together with the ketogenic diet and the physiological and spiritual aspects of food and lifestyle development that are all so very important for us humans."
Peter Wilhelmsson, Functional Medicine Professional and anti-aging specialist, B.A., M.A., N.D., IFMCP/IFM, ABAAHP, FAARM.
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KETO-licious snapshots
The book fair in Gothenburg, 2019
In September of 2019, Hanna did her first public speaking at the Swedish book fair in Gothenburg, where she talked about her first book KETO-licious and the many benefits of cooking and enjoying ketogenic foods.
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The Swedish Gourmand Awards, 2019
In the Autumn of 2019, KETO-licious was awarded the Swedish Gourmand Awards price as the year's best book in the categories of Health and Diet.
Hanna and Swedish book publisher Annika Bladh at the book fair in Gothenburg, 2019.
Hanna at the Gourmand Awards ceremony at the French Embassy in Sweden, 2019.
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