Stop Prediabetes Now

Ron Hunninghake, Jack Challem

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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
Acknowledgments.

Note to Readers.

Introduction.

PART ONE Prediabetes and Overweight: Two Sides of the Same Disease.

1 The Prediabetes Problem.

2 Food Isn’t What It Used to Be.

3 Dangers That Lurk beyond Calories and Carbs.

PART TWO The Stop Prediabetes Now Program.

4 Easy Ways to Curb Your Appetite.

5 Improve Your Relationship with Food.

6 Figure Out What Food Labels Really Mean.

7 Learn How to Shop at Supermarkets.

8 Rediscover the Joy of Cooking.

9 Navigate Restaurants and Menus.

10 The Best Supplements for Improving Blood Sugar.

11 Overcome Related Health Problems.

12 Get More Active and Actually Enjoy It.

13 The Four-Week Stop Prediabetes Now Plan.

Afterword.

Resources for Supplements, Foods, and Additional Information.

Selected References.

Index.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Diététique
• Santé du quotidien
• Santé au quotidien
• Santé au quotidien
• Diet
• Health
• Fitness
• Nutrition
• diététique

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 18 mai 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780470536247
• Langue: English

Extrait

Table of Contents
 
Also by Jack Challem
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
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 Two Sides of the Same Disease
 
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 for Supplements, Foods, and Additional Information
SELECTED REFERENCES
INDEX
Also by Jack Challem
Syndrome X
The Inflammation Syndrome
Feed Your Genes Right
The Food-Mood Solution

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
 
Challem, Jack.
Stop prediabetes now : the ultimate plan to lose weight and prevent diabetes / Jack Challem, Ron Hunninghake. p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
eISBN : 978-0-470-53624-7
1. Prediabetic state—Prevention—Popular works. 2. Diabetes—Diet therapy—Popular works. 3. Obesity—Prevention—Popular works. 4. Weight loss. I. Hunninghake, Ronald E. II. Title.
RC660.4.C44 2007
616.4’620654—dc22
2007032124
 

 
In memory of Hugh Riordan, M.D., who gave us plenty of food for thought
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
No book would be possible without the direct and background help of many other people. We would like to thank our wives, Helen and Mary Jo, for their patience, love, and acceptance of the time our work and writing take.
We would also like to thank our editor, Tom Miller, for seeing the need for this book as much as we did. We thank our agent, Jack Scovil, for his advice and mastery of the contractual details. And we thank Kimberly Monroe-Hill and Patricia Waldygo for their careful editing and appreciation of words.
There are so many people—far too many to be named—who have helped to shape our ideas about nutrition and health in general and about prediabetes, diabetes, and overweight specifically. You’ve given us opportunities, and you’ve inspired us to try to inspire others. Both of us also owe the staff, the board members, and the patients at the Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning International, in Wichita, Kansas, a huge thank-you: all the big and little things you do make everyone’s life better.
NOTE TO READERS
Throughout this book we write about prediabetes and diabetes. In using these terms, we refer specifically to conditions also known as type 2, adult-onset, and noninsulin-dependent prediabetes and diabetes. We do not mean type 1 or insulin-dependent diabetes, which has different causes.
Prediabetes and diabetes are serious diseases. We ask that you work with your physician in treating these diseases and, as appropriate, share this book and the medical references at the back of the book with your doctor.
Introduction
I f you’re like most people, you struggle to control your weight. You may not realize that you’re probably attempting to control your blood sugar as well.
In fact, your silent blood-sugar problems are a major reason why you’re overweight.
This news may surprise and even shock you, but being overweight and having blood-sugar problems tend to go hand in hand. The reason is that up-and-down blood-sugar swings throughout the day increase your hunger jags, snacking, and overeating. When you eat too much and pack on the pounds, you set the stage for developing prediabetes, obesity, and full-blown diabetes.
That’s just the beginning. Once you start down the path toward prediabetes and overweight, you face an increased risk of suffering from many other painful, debilitating, and life-threatening health problems. It’s not a pretty picture.
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