Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes

by Jack Challem, Ron Hunninghake

Overview

Prediabetes has reached epidemic proportions, with tens of millions of people at risk. Related to overweight, prediabetes can lead to full-blown diabetes and its many associated and debilitating health problems. The good news is that you can take control of prediabetes, reduce your weight, and eliminate your risk of developing diabetes. In Stop Prediabetes Now, you’ll discover an all-new, all-natural solution for preventing or reversing prediabetes. This proven four-week program will put you on track to live a longer, healthier, more active life and show you how easy and satisfying it can be to lose weight, lower your blood-sugar levels, and become more physically fit. Celebrated personal nutrition coach and health author Jack Challem and noted physician Dr. Ron Hunninghake help you determine whether you’re at risk for prediabetes. They explain the link between prediabetes and overweight; reveal how the type of food you eat contributes to your cravings, increasing weight, and boosted blood-sugar levels; and point out the dire consequences that this all-too-familiar syndrome can have for your health. Fortunately, you’ll also discover that the treatment for this condition is surprisingly easy, practical, and affordable, as you learn how to: • Curb your appetite through easy tips • Improve your relationship with food • Understand food product labels • Shop smart at the supermarket • Rediscover the joy of cooking • Navigate restaurant menus • And much more You’ll also find helpful strategies for increasing the benefits of your healthy new lifestyle, from natural supplements that help lower your blood sugar to insightful guidance on overcoming related health problems. This life-changing guide also offers much clever advice on how to increase your physical activity while enjoying it.  Don’t let rising blood-sugar levels and ever-increasing weight interfere with your ability to enjoy life to the fullest. Read Stop Prediabetes Now and point yourself toward a thinner, healthier, happier future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630268756
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

JACK CHALLEM, known as the Nutrition Reporter™, publishes a health newsletter by the same name. He is the lead author of the highly successful Syndrome X and author of The Inflammation Syndrome, Feed Your Genes Right, and The Food-Mood Solution. He writes for many nutrition publications, including Alternative & Complementary Therapies, Alternative Medicine, Better Nutrition, Body & Soul, Experience Life, and Let’s Live. 

RON HUNNINGHAKE, M.D., is Medical Director of the Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning International (also known as The Bright Spot for Health), the largest nonprofit nutritional medical center in the United States.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Note to Readers x

Introduction 1

Part 1 Prediabetes and Overweight: Two Sides of the Same Disease

1 The Prediabetes Problem 19

2 Food Isn't What It Used to Be 43

3 Dangers That Lurk beyond Calories and Carbs 55

Part 2 The Stop Prediabetes Now Program

4 Easy Ways to Curb Your Appetite 77

5 Improve Your Relationship with Food 93

6 Figure Out What Food Labels Really Mean 113

7 Learn How to Shop at Supermarkets 135

8 Rediscover the Joy of Cooking 145

9 Navigate Restaurants and Menus 191

10 The Best Supplements for Improving Blood Sugar 207

11 Overcome Related Health Problems 225

12 Get More Active and Actually Enjoy It 243

13 The Four-Week Stop Prediabetes Now Plan 255

Afterword 271

Resources for Supplements, Foods, and Additional Information 273

Selected References 279

Index 287

Editorial Reviews

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

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