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Practical and inspiring, HAPPY FOOD looks at how the food we eat affects our mental health and gut health, and beyond.

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#1 International bestseller

Writing this book changed Niklas and Henrik´s lives, and it could soon change yours too. In writing HAPPY FOOD they re-evaluated everything that they had learned about food and stepped beyond the conversation around gut health to look at how the food we eat affects our brains and mental health, too.

With so much going on in our daily lives, it´s often much easier to grab fast food than cook a meal at home, and as a result so many of us our suffering both physically and mentally. Within these pages Niklas and Henrik look at how we can get what we need on a deep and nourishing level.

You won´t find a more interesting and hands-on book about this subject. 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 brings Hygge and lagom 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.

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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

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I love Niklas´s food, and it certainly makes me happy to eat it. It´s fascinating to see that the links between good food and good mood are backed by the latest science. All the more reason to tuck into these delicious dishes. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

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