Did not finish. Since I last left off reading this book I have had a life philosophy change towards many things, including alternative health issues. Did not finish. Since I last left off reading this book I have had a life philosophy change towards many things, including alternative health issues. Bio identical progesterone helped me out of a 6 year depression and helped me heal from adenomyosis. But I have since stopped taking them and feel fine at the moment. I would be careful and include scientific research if you are thinking about hormone replacement therapy. ...more
If you have struggled unsuccessfully for years to lose weight, you HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK. It is literally the best piece of writing I have ever read If you have struggled unsuccessfully for years to lose weight, you HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK. It is literally the best piece of writing I have ever read pertaining to weight loss. I think everyone should read it, whether you need to lose weight or not, because everyone needs to understand how the body works, and everyone needs to understand how many lies we've been told the last 60+ years.
It answered every question I've ever had about weight loss, including:
- Why do I eat healthier and exercise more than some of my friends, but I am much more obese than them? - Why can my friend and I go to weight watchers together and she loses weight but I don't? - Why do I crave carbs and sugar like a drug addict? - What is insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome exactly? - Is fat bad for you? - Is my weight my fault? - Am I really just slothful and gluttonous? - Why does "calories in/calories out" not work as well as "they" keep promising me it will? - Why are some people so doggone skinny?
I was either prophetic or intuitive when several years ago, I said to my husband, as we were watching The Biggest Loser, "I hope that one day people will change the way they look at obesity, so that they don't judge and blame people so horribly. I hope that one day they will view someone obese not as someone who has a character flaw, but as someone with a medical problem, just like any other disease, because surely there is more to it, like hormone problems, and things like that."
Half way through this book (or perhaps sooner,) I was yelling at the book, "I knew it!" I feel so vindicated after years of knowing I was doing my VERY VERY VERY best to lose weight, and yet failing. There was actually a reason why I was failing, and that reason was called insulin.
The author's premise is that much of the best science and research on weight loss was lost after World War II. The medical and weight loss community grasped onto some theories that were fraught with error and flaws, but kept touting them as God's truth, even though they knew their research didn't support the advice 100%. He says they refuse to look at endocrinology, and fat regulation and how the body accumulates fat tissue. If one does that, one can clearly see that one of the biggest contributors to fat accumulation is high blood sugar caused by too much of the hormone, insulin. Naturally, the solution turns out to be to stay away from carbs and sugar. The more you do, the more weight you will lose, HEALTHILY!
And he doesn't just hope you take his word for it. Every page cites scientific studies upon studies upon studies.
The author's tone is clear, logical, easy to read, and at times, humorous and ironic. I enjoyed this book so much I didn't want it to end. I plan on reading his book, Good Calories, Bad Calories, which treats the subject in more depth.
After reading this book, not only am I getting rid of the big flour & sugar canisters on my counter, but I feel I can get rid of my scores of other diet & weight loss books, too. I'm sure this will be the last "diet" I will be on because it will be successful this time. But I can't stress enough how enlightening this book has been. I feel motivated to give up the carbs because I now understand thoroughly the science and reasoning behind why they are bad for us and why they make us fat. If I could stand on the street and give out copies, I would. That's how much I liked the book! ...more
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