BOOKS
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living, by Stephen D. Phinney and Jeff S. Volek
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance, by Stephen D. Phinney and Jeff S. Volek
The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet, by Nina Teicholz
Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer, by Dr. Thomas Seyfried, professor of biology at Boston College. You can learn more about the keto research conducted at Dr. Seyfried’s lab on his website: http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/biology/facadmin/seyfried.html.
The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body By Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting, by Jimmy Moore and Dr. Jason Fung
Doctoring Data: How to Sort Out Medical Advice from Medical Nonsense, by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
Dumping Iron: How to Ditch This Secret Killer and Reclaim Your Health, by P. D. Mangan
Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health, by Gary Taubes
Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar—Your Brain’s Silent Killers, by David Perlmutter, M.D., and Kristin Loberg
Keto Clarity: Your Definitive Guide to the Benefits of a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet, by Jimmy Moore and Dr. Eric Westman
Keto for Cancer: The Ketogenic Diet as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy, A Guide for Patients and Practitioners based on the Metabolic Theory of Cancer, by Miriam Kalamian
Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life, by Nick Lane
The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss, by Dr. Jason Fung and Timothy Noakes
The Obesity Epidemic: What Caused It? How Can We Stop It? by Zoë Harcombe
Tripping over the Truth: How the Metabolic Theory of Cancer Is Overturning One of Medicine’s Most Entrenched Paradigms, by Travis Christofferson
COOKBOOKS
200 Low-Carb, High-Fat Recipes: Easy Recipes to Jumpstart Your Low-Carb Weight Loss by Dana Carpender takes a very straightforward approach to incorporating more fat into your meals. Take note, though, that this author is not concerned about food quality. In other words, there’s no mention of pasture raised versus CAFO or raw versus cooked. Still, the book is a practical resource, especially for those new to any kind of whole-food cooking.
The Ketogenic Cookbook: Nutritious Low-Carb, High-Fat Paleo Meals to Heal Your Body by Jimmy Moore and Maria Emmerich is an elegant take on high-fat gourmet, beautifully illustrated throughout. This is more special-occasion cooking than everyday, but is great for the foodies out there who fear monotony.
The Ketogenic Kitchen: Low carb. High fat. Extraordinary Health by Patricia Daly and Domini Kemp—both cancer survivors who have woven their story, as well as many cancer-fighting tips, into the book. Includes meal plans and recipes that may help those new to low-carb, high-fat cooking.
ONLINE RESOURCES
The Charlie Foundation for Ketogenic Therapies was founded to provide information, advocacy, and support for families with children suffering from intractable epilepsy. Over the years, it has expanded its mission to include use of the diet for cancer, autism, ALS, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease, and traumatic brain injury. It is a clearinghouse of scientific research, recipes, and products related to the therapeutic benefits of a ketogenic diet. http://www.charliefoundation.org/.
Cronometer, a free online tool that you can use to customize your MMT plan. Track food intake, add biometrics, and record exercise, then see at a glance if you are meeting your targets for macronutrient distribution, nutrient intake, and other parameters you wish to track. Cronometer is also available as an app, making it convenient for you to log your foods on the go. I am thrilled to have been able to collaborate with the founders to create a custom “Mercola” version of the software that’s designed to support your efforts. You can find it here: http://www.cronometer.com/mercola.
Dietary Therapies, the website of Miriam Kalamian, Ed.M., M.S., C.N.S., nutrition consultant and educator who specializes in the ketogenic diet for cancer. She offers a book on her website that you can use as a guide to implementation. http://www.dietarytherapies.com/.
Ketogenic Diet Resource, the website of Ellen Davis, M.S. This site is particularly helpful for its general and condition-specific info as well as high-fat, moderate-protein, and low-carb food plans and recipes (although you may need to modify them because they may be too high in protein for you, depending on your lean body mass, so please keep that in mind). http://www.ketogenic-dietresource.com.
KetoNutrition: Practical Information on Ketogenic Diets and Metabolic Therapies, the blog of top keto researcher Dominic D’Agostino, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology in the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida: http://ketonutrition.blogspot.com/ and http://ketonutrition.org/.
“Insulin and Its Metabolic Effects,” a talk by Dr. Ron Rosedale. To view the transcript, go to: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/07/14/insulin-part-one.aspx.
KetoDiet Blog, the blog of Martina Slajerova, author of The KetoDiet Cookbook and Sweet and Savory Fat Bombs—a great source of free, high-fat, low-carb recipes: http://www.ketodietapp.com/blog/.
Mercola.com, my own website where I publish articles daily on the latest research findings and updates in my own thinking and recommendations: www.mercola.com.
“Reconsidering the Role of Mitochondria in Aging,” a 2015 research paper published in the Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, is the best article I reviewed for this book and is available for free download at PubMed.gov (the National Institutes of Health’s clearinghouse of scientific studies; you can find it by searching for “PMID: 25995290”). I did not dive deep into molecular pathways in this book, as it not written for professionals, but if you have extensive biochemical and mitochondrial education I would strongly encourage you to download this study. At the time of this writing, I have read it four times and learn something new with every read.
Ruled.me, a website with recipes and ketogenic high-fat food plans that also has an active forum: http://www.ruled.me.
SUPPLIES
Abbott Precision Xtra or Freestyle Optium Neo Blood Glucose and Ketone Monitoring Systems, meters that use test strips (which are typically sold separately) to measure beta-hydroxybutyrate and glucose in the blood—they may be called by another name outside of the U.S.
Bayer Contour Glucose Monitoring System, the most economical way to test blood glucose levels.
Bayer Ketostix, urine test strips to detect acetoacetate ketone bodies in the urine—best used in the first few months of the diet.
EatSmart Precision GetFit Digital Body Fat Scale, a bathroom scale that uses bioimpedance to assess your body fat percentage.
Ketonix Breath Ketone Analyzer, measures levels of acetone ketone bodies in the breath—particularly useful for athletes (https://www.ketonix.com).
Pure Power Mitomix Bars: These bars, which took 17 revisions to perfect, provide a high level of nutrients, great taste, and an MMT-friendly macronutrient ratio in a convenient grab-and-go package. They contain almond butter, psyllium, coconut, pumpkin seeds, macadamia nuts, cocoa powder, chia seeds, hemp seeds, coconut butter, cocoa powder, erythritol, and stevia in a chocolate coating (http://shop.mercola.com).
Skulpt Aim or Skulpt Chisel, electrical impedance myography (EIM) device to measure your body fat percentage.