Book Reviews

Book Review: The Fat Switch by Dr. Richard Johnson, reviewed by Dana Carpender in the June 2013 issue of CarbSmart Magazine. What if burning fat were as simple as flipping a switch? This book shares ideas so revolutionary, so startling, that Dana read it twice in a row. Mind-blowing stuff.

Worth It: The Farmer's Kitchen: The Ultimate Guide to Enjoying Your CSA and Farmers Market Foods by Julia Shanks and Brett Ghohsgal, reviewed by Amy Dungan in the June 2013 issue of CarbSmart Magazine. So you've got 2 zucchinis, 3 heads of lettuce, a basket of cherry tomatoes, a dozen eggs, and some local grass-fed cheese. Now what? Introducing the book that knows.

Living wheat free takes a little work, which is why Dr. Davis has written a companion cookbook titled Wheat Belly Cookbook - 150 Recipes to Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health. Cookbook review by Amy Dungan.

Review: Rich Food Poor Food by Jason Calton and Mira Calton, written by Dana Carpender in the May 2013 issue of CarbSmart Magazine.   Review: Rich Food Poor Food by Jason Calton and Mira Calton, written by Dana Carpender from CarbSmart Magazine Issue 3. Read the full article in the May …

Review of The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living article by Dana Carpender in the Premiere Issue of CarbSmart Magazine. If you want the physiological explanation of the low carb lifestyle, this is your book. Read the full article in the premiere issue of CarbSmart Magazine available in iTunes. …

Dana Carpender's 500 Paleo Recipes cookbook is now available. This is an important book because it bridges the gap between Dana's thousands of low carb recipes over her many low carb cookbooks and the latest research and advice from the growing paleo community. CarbSmart's Andrew DiMino asked Dana what she learned from writing this cookbook.

Great ideas for Read a Book Day. Learn about the low carb diet by reading a low carb diet book. Then learn to cook low carb with a low carb cook book or two.

Everyday Paleo Family Cookbook offers guidance on how to bring your family together with the magic of real food. As modern life grows more hectic with each passing day, a part of living the paleo lifestyle is slowing down and enjoying the time we have with family and friends. This cookbook is intended to remind us of how precious these moments are, and that some of the fondest memories can be made while sitting at the dinner table with the ones we love.

Wheat Belly gives us the history of wheat. You'll learn all about the modifications made to wheat in the last few decades, and how they affect human health. One fact that surprised me was how much insect repellent/weed killer ends up in today's wheat supply.

I have read a big ol' pile of nutrition books in the past 33 years. I generally learn at least a little something from each one, or at the very least am reminded of a point I may have forgotten. But in his new book Wheat Belly, Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist from Milwaukee, and author of Track Your Plaque, and the Heart Scan Blog has written a book in which the majority of the information is new to me. I am agog. And excited - I am a big nutrition geek, after all; it's thrilling to have this sort of stuff presented to me, and presented in such a readable form.

Healthy, delicious, and simple, the Paleo Diet is the diet you were designed to eat. If you want to lose weight—up to seventy-five pounds in six months—or if you want to attain optimal health, The Paleo Diet will change your life now. Dr. Loren Cordain, the world's leading expert on Paleolithic nutrition, demonstrates how by eating all the lean meats and fish, fresh fruits, and nonstarchy vegetables you want, you can lose weight and prevent and treat heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome, and many other illnesses.