The blood sugar solution : the ultrahealthy program for losing weight, preventing disease, and feeling great now! / Mark Hyman.

Hyman, Mark, 1959-

The blood sugar solution : the ultrahealthy program for losing weight, preventing disease, and feeling great now! / Mark Hyman. - 1st ed. - New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2012. - xxiv, 423 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Understanding the modern plague. A hidden epidemic : the United States of Diabetes ; The real causes of diabesity ; Seven myths about obesity and diabetes that keep us sick ; Food addiction : fixing your brain chemistry ; How big food, big farming, and Big Pharma are killing us ; Functional medicine : a new approach to reverse this epidemic -- The seven steps to treating diabesity. Understanding the seven steps ; Step 1 : boost your nutrition ; Step 2 : regulate your hormones ; Step 3 : reduce inflammation ; Step 4 : improve your digestion ; Step 5 : maximize detoxification ; Step 6 : enhance energy metabolism ; Step 7 : soothe your mind -- The blood sugar solution : preparation. Start the journey ; Harness the power of community ; Take a measure of yourself -- The six-week action plan. Ready, set, take action! ; Week 1 : eat your medicine : nutrition basics for everyone ; Week 2 : optimize metabolism with nutritional supplements ; Week 3 : relax your mind, heal your body ; Week 4 : fun, smart exercise ; Week 5 : live clean and green ; Week 6 : personalize the program ; The blood sugar solution : weekly overview ; Get healthy for life -- Take back our health. Get healthy together : creating a social movement ; Conclusion : reversing the diabesity epidemic -- The Blood Sugar Solution meal plan and recipes. Your six-week meal plan ; Recipes and shopping lists.

Dr. Hyman reveals that the secret solution to losing weight and preventing not just diabetes but also heart disease, stroke, dementia, and cancer is balanced insulin levels. Here he describes the seven keys to achieving wellness and explains his revolutionary six-week healthy-living program.

031612737X (hbk.) 9780316127370 (hbk.)

2011034644


Blood sugar--Popular works.
Diabetes--Diet therapy--Recipes.
Insulin resistance--Popular works.
Weight loss--Popular works.

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