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Index
Cover
Dedication
Note to Readers
Foreword by David Perlmutter, MD
Introduction
Personal Preface: Discovering a Long-Lost Key
Part One: Born to Run . . . on Fat
Chapter 1: From Lucy to Tribal Hunter
Selecting for Fat
Man, the Fat Hunter
Chapter 2: Think Fat
A Tale of Two Brains
DHA: The Fatty Acids That Forged Our Intelligence
The Food Chain Game
Fat-Head vs. Potato-Head: Who Wins?
You Say Potato, I Say Bacon
Ketones: Your Natural IQ Fuel
The Incredible Shrinking Brain
Rethinking Vegetarianism
Chapter 3: A Is for Agriculture and Adapting to Glucose
The Grain Drain
Losing Our Primal Potential: How We Diverged from Our Evolutionary Design (and How We Can Restore Order Again)
Eating for Joy, Eating for Stress
Pushing Back: Reclaiming Our Primal Birthright
Part Two: The Metabolic Fuel Duel: Sugars and Fats Duke It Out
Chapter 4: You Can Choose Your Fuel (Just Please Don’t Choose Glucose)
The Metabolic Secret: You Have Two Fuels
Energy 101
How We Burn Sugar (and Why It Is Perilous)
The Insulin Effect
The Plight of the Carbovore
A Wild Ride—and Not the Fun Kind
The Damaging Effects of Glycation
Sorry, There’s No Safe Threshold for Sugar
Fire-Starting the Right Way: With Fat (or, How to Stop the Carb Roller Coaster and Get Off)
The American Paradox
“If You Worked Out More, You Wouldn’t Be Fat”
What If . . . We Started by Just Ditching the Carbohydrates?
Chapter 5: Harnessing Your Superfuel
The Making of a Superfuel: Ketones
The Benefits of Fat Burning
Won’t Eating Fat Make Me Fat?
Losing Weight . . . and Keeping It Off
Flipping on the Fat-Burning Switch
The Twenty-First-Century Ketogenic Phenomenon: Where Primal Fat Burning Fits In
Fasting, Restricting, and Burning: How Three Powerful Approaches Intersect
Chapter 6: Becoming a Lifelong Fat Burner
How Much Fat Do I Eat?
No More Carbs? Ever? (Are You Completely Nuts?)
The Lost Art of Digestion
Making the Switch: How Your Body Converts from Sugar Burning to Fat Burning
Part Three: The Unrivaled Power of Primal Fat Burning
Chapter 7: A Field Guide to Fat-Soluble Nutrients
We Are Family: How Fat-Soluble Vitamins Team Up
Vitamin A: The Rodney Dangerfield of Fat-Soluble Nutrients
Vitamin D: The Rock Star (with Multi-Platinum Status)
Vitamin K2: The New Rock Star
Vitamin E Complex and Tocotrienols: Primal Fat Protector Pals Extraordinaire
Key Supporting Players: The Other Fat-Soluble Micronutrients You Need to Know
Genetics, Epigenetics, and the Fat-Soluble Nutrient Connection
Chapter 8: Primal Fat Burning May Help Prevent and Alleviate Disease
Heart Disease: Overturning Decades of Misinformation
Brain Health: Protecting Your Brain for Life
Leaky Gut, Inflamed Brain
Autoimmune Diseases: Relief for a Silent Crisis
An Important Note on Type 1 Diabetes
Cancer: A New Approach to a Uniquely Modern Problem
Resistant Weight Loss, Resistant Insulin: Winning the Battle of the Bulge, and Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 9: Carbovore No More
The Faces of Super-Powered Fat Burning
How EKA Supports Your Sports and Fitness Goals
Who Might Need to Tweak the Plan?
Part Four: The Primal Fat Burner Plan
Chapter 10: Setting Up for Success
Getting Ready to Burn: The Prep Work
Setting Your Expectations (and Preparing for Bumps)
Chapter 11: The Primal Fat-Burning Food Guide
Basic Guidelines: Pasture-Raised, Wild-Caught, Organically Grown, Minimally Processed
The Foods to Eat
The Foods to Avoid
When Good Fats Go Bad: Using Fats Safely
Chapter 12: The Primal Fat Burner Meal Plan and Recipes
What You Can Eat
The Meal Plan
The Recipes
Primal Gaucho Chimichurri
Primal Bone Broth
Easy Primal Dressing
Primal Cultured Vegetable Kraut
Beet Kvass
Coconut Yogurt
Nut Mylk
Nondairy Creamer
Breakfast
Breakfast Broth
Primal Power Breakfast
Primal Huevos Rancheros
Spinach Egg Bake
Primal Omelet
Primal Breakfast “Fondue”
Breakfast Sausage Patty with Sautéed Greens
Roasted Marrow Bones
Slow Cooker Vegetable Stew
Hearty Breakfast Hash
Power Breakfast Smoothie
Lunch
A Road Map for a Composed Salad
Thai Salad with Spicy Dressing
Grilled Caesar Salad
Primal Ground Beef Salad
Best Ever Chicken Salad
Amazing Coconut Thai Soup
Coconut-Lemon Yogurt Soup
Lithuanian Šaltibarščiai Soup
Hearty Primal Chili
Curried Lamb and Chicken Gizzard Stew
Dinner
Hearty Burgers with Mushrooms
Best Ever Grilled Steak
Primal Kālua Pork
Cumin Pork Stir-Fry
Crispy Pork Belly
Larb Wraps
Liver and Bacon
Primal Roast Chicken
Chicken Thigh Skillet Supper
Primal Chicken Marsala with Sautéed Wild Mushrooms and Vegetables
Braised Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms
Thai Chicken Curry Stir-Fry
Chicken Heart Anticuchos
Lamb Chop Skillet Supper
Primal Zoodles
Carnitas Salad
Primalritos
Wild-Caught Trout or Walleye Almondine
Fish Tacos
Side Dishes
The Best Kale Salad
Primally Raw Cauliflower Tabouli
Cauliflower Mashers
Primal Cauliflower Fried Rice
Lithuanian Red Cabbage
Primal Greek Spinach
On-the-Go Snacks or Meals
Ground Beef Jerky
Primal Keto-Coconut Pemmican
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Primal Pâté
Golden Mylk Elixir
Almond-Cardamom Ambrosia
Helpful Resources
Nourishing Resources
Your Primal Shopping List
Afterword: Welcome to the Tribe!
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Notes
Index
Copyright
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