Stop Prediabetes Now : The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes.
Title:
Stop Prediabetes Now : The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes.
Author:
Challem, Jack.
ISBN:
9780470191484
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (306 pages)
Contents:
Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note to Readers -- Introduction -- Are You Prediabetic and Don't Know It? -- Are You in Denial about Your Weight? -- The Numbers Add Up to a Huge, Growing Health-Care Crisis -- The Growth of Generation XXL -- Global Problems -- If You Have Been Diagnosed -- You Can Reverse Prediabetes -- Why We Wrote This Book -- How Stop Prediabetes Now Is Different -- Make a Choice for Health -- What We Ask of You -- Part One: Prediabetes and Overweight -- Chapter 1: The Prediabetes Problem -- What Do We Mean by Diabetes and Prediabetes? -- The Journey from Prediabetes to Diabetes -- What Do We Mean by Overweight and Obesity? -- Are You Prediabetic or Overweight? Take the Quiz -- The Long-Term Consequences of Being Prediabetic and Overweight -- Blood Sugar and Insulin: Understanding the Deadly Duo -- Three Must-Have Medical Tests -- Other Useful Medical Tests -- Chapter 2: Food Isn't What It Used to Be -- What Exactly Are Nutrients? -- How Our Foods Have Changed -- Calorie and Carb Alerts! -- Bigger Portions, More Snacking -- Holiday Weight Gain Sticks with You -- The Hidden Calories and Carbs in Soft Drinks, Juices, and Coffee -- The Complicity of Food Companies -- Chapter 3: Dangers That Lurk beyond Calories and Carbs -- Food Addictions: Why You Can't Stop Eating -- The More You Eat, the Hungrier You Get -- The More " Energy" Foods and Drinks You Have, the More Tired You Get -- How Do the Glycemic Index and the Glycemic Load Fit In? -- What's Wrong with the Glycemic Index and the Glycemic Load? -- Sometime a Calorie Is More Than a Calorie -- The Two Most Dangerous Food Additives -- An Advantage to Natural Fats -- Skipping Breakfast Makes Blood Sugar Worse and Contributes to Weight Gain -- Genetic Susceptibilities for Overweight and Prediabetes.
The Stress Connection to Overweight and Prediabetes -- Many Common Drugs Affect Weight and Blood Sugar -- Surviving the Disease-Care System -- Part Two: The Stop Prediabetes Now Program -- Chapter 4: Easy Ways to Curb Your Appetite -- Nutrient-Dense Foods and Nutritionally Balanced Eating -- Protein-Rich Foods without Saturated Fat -- Why Protein Is Good for You -- Why Fiber Is Good for You -- Other Foods That Help Your Blood Sugar and Weight -- Chapter 5: Improve Your Relationship with Food -- Five Essential Daily Habits -- Food-Philosophy Principles for Positive Eating Habits -- Practical Guidelines for Healthy Eating Habits -- Chapter 6: Figure Out What Food Labels Really Mean -- What Do Food Labels Really Tell You? -- What the Nutrition Facts Box Tells You-and Doesn't -- The Ingredients List: What's Really in the Food You Buy -- It's Not All in the Labels-How Package Sizes Deceive Us -- Diet Foods That Aren't -- Organic and Other Natural Foods -- What Should You Eat? -- What If You're a Vegetarian? -- Chapter 7: Learn How to Shop at Supermarkets -- Get Oriented to Your Supermarket -- Navigating Natural Food Stores -- Other Types of Food Stores -- Chapter 8: Rediscover the Joy of Cooking -- Decide What You're Going to Cook -- Some Basic Cooking Lessons -- Mostly Quick and Easy Breakfasts -- Super-Fast Blood-Sugar Stabilizers -- Lunch and Other Light Meals -- Sauces, Pestos, and Marinades -- Salads and Salad Dressings -- Main Courses for Dinner -- Vegetables and Other Side Dishes -- Snacks and Desserts -- Chapter 9: Navigate Restaurants and Menus -- The Restaurant Landscape from Fast to Slow -- Navigating Different Types of Restaurants -- What Should You Order to Drink? -- Chapter 10: The Best Supplements for Improving Blood Sugar -- Do You Need Nutritional Supplements? -- How Should You Start Supplementing? -- Your Next Step in Supplementing.
Our Top Supplement Choices -- Chapter 11: Overcome Related Health Problems -- Premature Aging, Diabetes, and Overweight -- Heart and Circulatory Problems, Blood Sugar, and Insulin -- Erectile Dysfunction and Infertility in Men -- Cancer Risk, Insulin, and Blood Sugar -- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Infertility in Women -- Stress, Prediabetes, and Overweight -- Sleep Disorders, Overweight, and Prediabetes -- Mood Swings, Fuzzy Thinking, and Blood Sugar -- Heartburn, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, and Obesity -- Chapter 12: Get More Active and Actually Enjoy It -- The Benefits of Physical Activity -- Two More Reasons to Increase Your Physical Activity -- Nutrition and Physical Activity: Is One Better Than the Other? -- Overcoming the Top Five Excuses -- The Different Types of Physical Activity -- Why We Recommend Walking -- Measuring Your Benefits -- Can Any Supplements Help with Exercise? -- Chapter 13: The Four-Week Stop Prediabetes Now Plan -- Before You Begin -- Week 1 -- Sample Meal Plan for Week 1 -- Week 2 -- Week 3 -- Week 4 -- Looking Ahead: The End of Your Second Month -- Afterword -- Resources -- Selected References -- Index.
Abstract:
Advance praise for Stop Prediabetes Now "As usual, Jack Challem has brought us a book right on target and ahead of the health curve. This surprising, unbiased book tells the truth about a condition that has clearly become a hidden epidemic in this country. Stop Prediabetes Now is one of the most important books to be published in a very long time." -Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S., New York Times bestselling author of The Fat Flush Plan and The Fast Track Detox Diet "In this important and timely book, Jack Challem and Dr. Ron Hunninghake explain what most doctors can't-that type 2 diabetes and prediabetes can actually be reversed and eliminated by eating properly, exercising, and controlling weight. The authors have demystified diabetes and made the solution clear and accessible to everyone. If everyone followed the advice in Stop Prediabetes Now, we would have a much healthier world." -Mark Liponis, M.D., Corporate Medical Director, Canyon Ranch, and author of UltraLongevity "Diabetes and prediabetes are nutritional diseases, and the best way to prevent and reverse them is through nutrition. Once again, Jack Challem shows that he's ahead of the curve with practical advice for improving eating habits and taking nutritional supplements." -Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D., author of How to Talk to Your Doctor "Prediabetes has become a modern epidemic, about to overshadow every other health problem. Jack Challem and Dr. Ron Hunninghake have pieced together the research and clinical experience to create an easy-to-follow plan that everyone can use to prevent and reverse prediabetes and diabetes and their devastating health consequences. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to stay healthy and alive." -Marcus Laux, N.D., editor of Dr. Marcus Laux's Naturally Well Today newsletter "The epidemics of prediabetes and overweight are having catastrophic
health consequences. This book provides the solution, with detailed yet easy-to-follow advice on eating, taking supplements, and engaging in more physical activity. By preventing and reversing prediabetes and overweight, we'll save billions of dollars-and millions of lives." -Fred Pescatore, M.D., author of The Hamptons Diet.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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