Prilično dobra knjiga za početnike koji ne znaju odakle da krenu. Najpre je vrlo razumljivo objašnjen princip keto ishrane, potom su tu "shoping list"Prilično dobra knjiga za početnike koji ne znaju odakle da krenu. Najpre je vrlo razumljivo objašnjen princip keto ishrane, potom su tu "shoping list"-e za prve dve nedelje sa sve rasporedom za svaki dan od doručka do večere i u poslednjem delu su recepti. Recepti su krajnje jednostavni i mahom za spremanje nije potrebno puno vremena. Svaki sadrži kalorojski unos kao i vrednosti ugljenih hidrata, proteina i masti da bi se vodila računica o ukupnom unosu što je opet važno da se organizam ne izvede iz stanja ketoze. S obzirom da je u pitanju prevod, pojedini recepti su egzotični (za neke sastojke nikad nisam ni čuo pa ni ne znam šta su (ili su loše prevedeni)) ili ako već i mogu da se kupe sastojci negde u fantastično snabdevenim supermarketima, cene mogu biti astronomske. Svakako da se isti mogu modifikovati i prilagoditi dostupnosti i budžetu. U svakom slučaju nema puno takvih. ...more
Knjigu sam kupio po preporuci osobe koja se "bavi" ishranom dugo, uglavnom na sebi. Već izvesno vreme mi pominje autorkin blog s obzirom da zna da i jKnjigu sam kupio po preporuci osobe koja se "bavi" ishranom dugo, uglavnom na sebi. Već izvesno vreme mi pominje autorkin blog s obzirom da zna da i ja u priličnoj meri vodim računa o tome šta jedem. Uglavnom sam bio upoznat sa stvarima o kojima piše, ne naravno sa svim i zaista je postojao u meni otpor ka onomoe čemu su nas "učili" godinama u vezi sa svakodnevnom ishranom i zdravim navikama. Ovo se u prvenstvenoj meri odnosi na žitarice (hleb na prvom mestu a potom i sve ostalo). NIkad nisam imao problema poput bilo kakve netolerancije međutim nikad nisam ni proveravao imam li bilo kakva antitela čije je sinteza indukovana određenim sastojcima hrane. Ovde prvenstveno mislim na gluten. Naime celijakija se dijagnostikuje ukoliko je nivo antitela iznad određene granice međutim šta ako je ispod iste? Zašto bismo uopšte jeli nešto protiv čega će naše telo sitetisati antitela iako u maloj količini? I kakav je kumulativni efekat tih antitela i kontinuirane ishrane koja stimuliše njihovo stvaranje na duže staze? Nikad nisam razmišljao o tome. Najveći problem koji ja lično imam sa ishranom o kojoj se ovde afirmativno govori je što sam ja naklonjen vegetarijanskoj/veganskoj ishrani a čije uklapanje u ovaj koncept je na granici nemogućeg. Ali to je već moj problem. Vrlo me zanima analiza krvi nakon neka dva-tri meseca ovakve (LCHF/keto) ishrane i da li će pokazati promenu u vrednostima HDL/LDL molekula i ukupnog holesterola, triglicerida, ugljenih hidrata u odnosu na vrednosti od pre 6 meseci. Tada ću dobiti pun utisak i o knjizi a u međuvremenu je svakako preporučujem s obzirom da na jedan krajnje razumljiv (i laiku iako ja to nisam) način objašnjava fiziologiju ishrane i razbija mnoge duboko ukorenjene predrasude u vezi sa našom ishranom.
(Uzgred tekst je trebalo da bude bolje lektorisan od strane nekog medcinara s obzirom da obiluje greškama koje paraju moje medicinsko uho: npr svuda stoji "dijagnostifikovano" (umesto " dijagnostikovano") ili "štitna žlezda" (umesto "štitasta" kako je pravilno s obzirom da ne štiti već je u obliku štita) i td.)...more
I liked the book but it's not typical Mary Roach in the way it's not as funny. But I'd say it would be rather weird if that wasn't the case. There areI liked the book but it's not typical Mary Roach in the way it's not as funny. But I'd say it would be rather weird if that wasn't the case. There are many readers who either have experienced what she's writing about or have someone who who did (and especially those who had that someone). So, it's quite slippery field to be a mocking bird. That doesn't mean it's dry and humourless. She makes jokes, on her own account.
We aren't involved into military industry nor we have troupes that brings democracy anywhere and consequentially we don't have industry that deals with vast majority of issues described in the book. Therefore I found this a quite interesting and informative read. I really like how she's bringing to the light somethings that many don't think about whatsoever. When you think about injured soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan the image is usually an amputee (in recent months there is an influx of amputee models in the fashion and photography industry but "Despite or possibly because of their low profile, the less visible injuries of war can be the hardest kind to have." Not surprisingly I was very interested in chapters about phalloplasty. Who thought about those kinds of injuries? I never did and of course if you can lose a leg you most certainly can lose your junk. Crafting a working penis from other parts of patients body (forearm skin, or urethra tissue made from the tissue from your mouth (it's always moist and doesn't have hairs which tells us that they tried with other tissues that has hair follicles and you can imagine problems caused by hair producing tissue in your urethra!!!)). Then penis transplantation (obviously from cadaver) and making a manual how to use reconstructed penis (touchy subject writing some weird variant of Kama-Sutra for phalloplasty patients but apparently quite necessary one. There is one soldier whose comment was something how he had thirty-something operations on his penis but not a single word about how he should use that new one). Also it was quite striking reaction of one medical worker when author asked the rate of divorces, she said that's not an issue, the real question is the rate of suicide. Also very interesting (and again something I never thought about) was the reason why they never transplant testicles. The reason is quite logic: the child would be a biological/genetic offspring of testicle donor and not the guy who actually had sex and made that child.
Also very interesting chapters were with maggots (who are our allies this time!) and diarrhoea. I love the reaction of those tough soldiers when she [author] said it's a silly topic and they replied "no it's not, thanks for asking". And of course used tampons to attract/repel sharks (now I have an idea how seal smells LOL!)....more
¡Que librón! Es una historia tan increible que está en el borde de la ficción. Todo el mundo sabe sobre Moby Dick. Pues desde aquí el cuento de esa fa¡Que librón! Es una historia tan increible que está en el borde de la ficción. Todo el mundo sabe sobre Moby Dick. Pues desde aquí el cuento de esa famosa ballena proviene. He visto que van a hacer la pelí y no sé que pensar sobre esto. Es una muy buena historia pero la historia que muy vale la pena leerla, no verla (o no solo verla). ...more
This really is such a good book. I guess we all have at some time when sailing through the internet stumbled upon the image of Endurance stranded in iThis really is such a good book. I guess we all have at some time when sailing through the internet stumbled upon the image of Endurance stranded in ice. Many (me included) searched to see what happened with her and her crew. So how interesting can be the book you know how will start, what will happen and how will end? Well, the answer is one thought that has stuck into my mind: Upon almost reaching the shore of South Georgia island but still remaining far from it facing again the current and wind and ice that convinced folks in the ship they'll fail after so many months of trying, one of the members whose soaked diary was in the ship thought how the diary will be lost along with the ship and their lives and was overwhelmed with sadness because loss of that diary will mean that the world will never found out how they struggled and how close they were to save themselves. You should read that diary. This is such a good book that beside the obvious (chronology of the events and struggle with nature) shows us something that is equally valuable: the relationship, camaraderie between the people and how nobility can (and should) be preserved in spite the circumstance. And under these circumstances it was such an achievement that they managed to stay alive....more
Fantastic! It so well researched and elaborately presented work. I love it. It was a bit of a surprise because I expected something different, i.e. thFantastic! It so well researched and elaborately presented work. I love it. It was a bit of a surprise because I expected something different, i.e. the story about the sixth extinction. However I've got class in the history of science, early archaeological works, beginning of classifications, process of revelation prehistory and making the image out of puzzles. Stories about oh-so-many extinctions but most profoundly about us. This one goes brilliantly accompanied with the work of Jared Diamond!...more
I recently discover running and I'm afraid I jumped into that so fiercely that I can't remember too many things I can compare with. So of course thereI recently discover running and I'm afraid I jumped into that so fiercely that I can't remember too many things I can compare with. So of course there was initial obvious interest into reading this. This was such an eye opener about seeing myself while I'm running. I have also an audiobook of this one that I was listening during my runs :) Love the story about Tarahumara (never heard of them before) and their philosophy. Love the story about ultra-runners as well. And as a result (quite possibly) of reading this one I applied for my first half-marathon even though I never have ran before that distance nor I was trained properly. But somehow I was convinced I'll make it. Didn't have any doubts. And I did make it. It was much harder than I thought it would be but the feeling was fantastic. And I have suspicion that precisely this book inspired me to do it :) ...more
Just what I expected from Winchester. Very informative, interesting story about (for me) mostly unknown people and their effort to make what USA is noJust what I expected from Winchester. Very informative, interesting story about (for me) mostly unknown people and their effort to make what USA is now. As usual, the topic is gigantic and it's quite optimistic to expect that everything and everyone will be covered. Well, not optimistic but delusional. I love that author is non-American (OK he is USA-passport holder but you know what I mean) so there is no that patriotic tone which one could have expected. And that's good. Speaking about patriotic tone I have to admit I enjoyed so much when reading chapter about Nikola Tesla. I've read it twice and couldn't wipe the smile off my face. I was a bit unpleasantly surprised when he didn't mention him in his "Atlantic" when writing about Marconi and radio so, yes I really enjoyed reading about Tesla. ...more
Of course i know who is Richard Dawkins. Every now and then I'm stumbling upon quoted part of one of his books which always thrills me. Every now and Of course i know who is Richard Dawkins. Every now and then I'm stumbling upon quoted part of one of his books which always thrills me. Every now and then I use those quotes when discussing or having argument (mostly) about religious topics. He's very important and I think everyone should read his books. Saying that I'm shamefully admitting this one is actually the first one I have read. And I love it. His style is ... well I'll quote John Maynard Smith's review of "The Selfish Gene" and "The Extended Phenotype": "... he [Dawkins] apparently thinks in prose..." and based on this book I cannot agree more.
This is quite interesting story of how he became who he is now and how he might have been someone utterly different if particular someone had sneezed at a different particular hypothetical moment. Just like we all could have been someone completely different.
He covers his childhood in Africa, early education in different schools and how "The Selfish Gene" started to germinate. And it ends after his most famous book has been published. Therefore I do believe (and hope) this is only the first part of his autobiography. This is indeed a small gem of a book. Dawkins is a brilliant scientist but also very witty man who can bring close to anyone, topic that might sound quite boring and impossible to understand.
This was very interesting and very inspiring read. (needless to say that few of his books that I own skyrocketed to the top of my to-be-read mountain) ...more
As always, insanely educational and equally funny. At the very beginning Roach says "I don't want you to say "This is gross." I want you to say, "I thAs always, insanely educational and equally funny. At the very beginning Roach says "I don't want you to say "This is gross." I want you to say, "I thought this would be gross, but it's really interesting." Okay, and maybe a little gross." Nah, I didn't find it gross at all. I was more surprised than engrossed. Did you know about fecal (read "poop") transplants? It probably does sound quite gross but then you read how the procedure is utterly simple and cheap and solves SO many problems! (and btw, that final transplant that is going to the recipient's colon is not gross at all. You just have to ignore its origin)
She drives our attention to some everyday things like saliva. We are producing it whole day and gulping it as well but the moment the liquid deserts our oral cavity it becomes one of the most disgusting things produced by a human body.
And then there are hilarious moments. Does applying nutrient syringes rectally is breaking the lent? This is beautiful collection of all sorts scientific histories and backstage stories that you couldn't even imagine and I absolutely loved it. ...more
Un libro bastante bien como una introducción en lo que es mas importante para ver en Argentina. No es una guía turística donde se pueden encontrar lasUn libro bastante bien como una introducción en lo que es mas importante para ver en Argentina. No es una guía turística donde se pueden encontrar las informaciones sobre alojamiento, transporte, donde comer, etc. sino las pequeñas historias sobre lugares (que son impresionantes) que Argentina ofrece. ...more
Quite average. Nice to have it on the shelf after the trip (because of photos and vignettes that will remind you on the places you visited) but practiQuite average. Nice to have it on the shelf after the trip (because of photos and vignettes that will remind you on the places you visited) but practically useless on the field. Truth, quite possibly this rating is result of LP guide being so good and in comparison this one is less than mediocre. ...more
I have found this guide surprisingly helpful. I say "surprisingly" because I usually combine two guides when traveling. But this time LP was more thanI have found this guide surprisingly helpful. I say "surprisingly" because I usually combine two guides when traveling. But this time LP was more than sufficient and not only that, it was way better than everything else I had (and I had a lot of material). The only thing are prices but they stated at the beginning this might be a problem because of never-stopping inflation in Argentina (some prices are doubled and I was traveling only 5 months after this edition is published). Really good guide! ...more
This is fantastic. I never heard about this magazine before and am so grateful to a friend who sent me this copy. I love the idea to have one main topiThis is fantastic. I never heard about this magazine before and am so grateful to a friend who sent me this copy. I love the idea to have one main topic and then elaborate about it from all sorts of sources and angles. Will look forward to check other issues as well....more
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