Written by an historian of science who has been researching and teaching nutrition for two decades, this a quick start guide details the 12 most important diet and lifestyle habits that reverse prediabetes and help you maintain normal blood sugar.
If you would like a succinct, straightforward set of evidence-based practices for improving your insulin sensitivity, losing weight, and achieving good blood sugar, good blood pressure, and good cholesterol, this guide gives you the 12 habits to develop along with a brief overview of the science behind each of them.
This quick start guide also shows you:
•the crucial importance of dietary fiber in relation to blood sugar and microbiome health
•the significance of eating the right complex carbohydrates in the right combinations
•the relationship between sleep and blood sugar
Smythe-Rivers also includes:
•a beginner’s exercise program that outlines moderate exercise, strength training, and HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)
•an overview of prediabetes and insulin resistance
•a discussion of blood sugar testing and the A1C test
•a discussion of diet and leptin, the hunger/satiety hormone
This concise guide is for those with prediabetes, Type 2 diabetes, as well as for those who want to prevent getting high blood sugar. It is also for those who want to improve their metabolic health while losing weight.
