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Freedom from Disease: The Breakthrough Approach to Preventing Cancer, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, and Depression by Controlling Insulin
Price:$10.17
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| ISBN |
0312358709 |
| Publication Date |
2009-06-09 |
| Number Of Pages |
272 |
| Publisher |
St. Martin's Griffin |
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Customers Reviews
2010-05-18
Close but not quite
I love the premise of this book, that controlling insulin is the answer to being disease free, but much of the science and support for the argument in this book is elusive and/or wrong. Fat will NOT elicit an insulin secretion. ONLY carbohydrates will do that. On page 30 "When we eat a meal that's rich in calories - calories from fat or from carbohydrates - glucose levels rise rapidly in the blood." WRONG and WRONG!!! Fat will have no effect on glucose levels and calories in and of themselves have nothing to do with glucose levels. It's the makeup of those calories that matter. Shame on these authors. The title led me to believe someone would actually counter the erroneous mantra of "eat less move more" with the truth "don't eat carbohydrates and you will be able to move more, eat high fat and you will be energized". "Oh, and if you do so, your insulin issues will vanish." Darn. I was hoping for more.
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2009-03-23
Insulin Is Indeed The Problem, But This Is NOT The Solution!
It's becoming more and more commonplace, but Peter Morgan Cash and Jay Lombard want to make sure people know about it loud and clear-INSULIN is at the heart of most of the preventable diseases in modern society. Until we get this hormone under control inside of our bodies, no progress will be made on such health issues as cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, obesity, depression, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and more. We are people who are walking around with insulin in excess which leads to inflammation and disease occurring in epidemic proportions. To attain "freedom from disease," the authors draw from current research on this subject and interview some of the biggest names is health today-to the detriment of the message, I believe. What starts off as a good premise for a book with a spot-on message quickly turns into more of the same we've always heard. Eat less fat. Eat more "good" whole grain-based carbs. Yadda yadda yadda. If the authors truly wanted to share information that would help to bring insulin under control for good, then they would have included much of the breadth of research that has been done on carbohydrate-restriction over the past decade in this book. But if you look up "low-carb" in the index at the back of the book, you'll come up empty. That's too bad because I think they have correctly identified the problem...they just missed the ultimate solution by a long shot!
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2009-01-11
Great advice for all!
At first I thought that this book was not going to tell me anything new, but it is actually very eye-opening. My mother had Alzheimers for 10 years and the fact that this book addresses possible causes for this disease and others, is quite interesting. I am trying to live a healthier lifestyle and this book is helping me do it!
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2008-10-27
Very good Science to back of Theory
This book will scare you into leading a better lifestyle. I appreciated the science but it may be a little too much science for the average lay person. The recipe and 3 week diet fell a little short. The book advocates Mediteranian and Japanese diet but this is mostly Asian with lots of items most people won't be familar with like agar flakes and umeboshi vinegar. Books says avoid dry fruit but many of the breakfast ideas include raisins. Maybe berries would have been a better pick. Basically the menus don't always jive with the recomendations. I would follow Dr. Weils anti-inflamation diet as it is easier to follow. Also theory gives no explanation for the 40% of people that get cancer and disease and are not overweight. Are these people still insulin resistant but don't gain weight? I was glad I read the book. Finally the medical community is giving us some information that makes sense.
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2008-09-24
very inspiring
the evidnece presented in this book should encourage and motivate everyone to eat a healthier diet
very informative
C.W. RN and Certified Diabetes Educator
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