Happy Food

'Writing this book has changed our lives. And it could soon change yours too. Although both Niklas and I have devoted a great deal of our adult lives to food and how it affects us, the work we've done on HAPPY FOOD has forced us to re-evaluate everything that we have learned.' - Henrik Ennart
The conversation around gut health and the food we eat has been ongoing for a while, but in this book Niklas Ekstedt and Henrik Ennart go one step further to look at how the food we eat affects our brains and mental health, too.
You won't find a more interesting and hands-on book about this subject that delves deep enough into the science without being dry. The unbeatable combination of Ekstedt's recipes and kitchen know-how with Ennart's research and flowing narrative, along with beautiful pictures and impeccable Nordic cooking, makes this book a must-have. HAPPY FOOD takes Hygge into your kitchen allowing everyone the chance to live and eat like the Scandinavians.
With its practical and inspiring advice, HAPPY FOOD will be your companion in everyday life, both in and out of the kitchen. Ennart and Ekstedt elegantly navigate between the "Early Bird" health-shot and the anti-inflammatory burger all the way to super-beetroot juice. It's all about good food, and how the right meal can change your life.

NIKLAS EKSTEDT is one of Sweden's most treasured chefs and restaurateurs, having started several Michelin-starred restaurants. He is also well known for his cooking show Niklas Mat (Niklas's Food), which ran for over ten seasons in Sweden and has reached international success appearing on such shows as Saturday Kitchen and MasterChef on British and American TV.
HENRIK ENNART IS a medical science journalist for one of Sweden's largest newspapers Svenska Dagbladet. In spring 2017 he wrote an article about how people can find happiness through food, which became one of the most read articles to appear in the newspaper that year.

Foreword
Introduction
Part 1: The gut and the brain - and how it all hangs together
Why feel bad when you can feel good
Crash course in gut bacteria
Blood sugar blues featuring the leaky guts
Food that causes inflammation and depression
How stress affects your gut
How do you eat to be happy?
Part 2: Introducing superfoods
The Mediterranean diet that bestows harmony
The revenge of the bean and the potato
Plug in the best fibre
Replenish with live bacteria cultures
Make your food colourful
Emergency happy boost
The new nitrate trend making guts happy
All in one
Recipes
Index
References