How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine [Hardcover]

Michael Murray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 23, 2003

North America's foremost experts on natural medicine and diabetes create the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to defeating one of our fastest-growing health problems.

Diabetes remains among the most prevalent health issues, bringing with it an increased risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease. Now an expert in natural medicine and an authority on diabetes combine their knowledge to address diabetes prevention: coping with the disease if you have been diagnosed, and even reversing its effects. The authors provide food and supplement plans that can help you avoid developing the illness, even if there is a family history. If you are currently being treated for diabetes, this program is designed to help reduce or eliminate your need for medication.

This invaluable resource contains risk-assessment tests that track your progress, meal plans, shopping lists, and adjustable nutritional and supplement regimes based on your level of risk or severity of the disease. It is one of the first natural programs to be developed in conjunction with conventional medicine.

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About the Author

Michael Murray, M.D. is a food industry consultant, author, and the medical editor of Natural Medicine Journal. He has coauthored How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine and the Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, which has sold more than 750,000 copies.

Michael Lyon, M.D., is one of North America's foremost experts in the treatment of diabetes. His groundbreaking research on the roles of nutrition and lifestyle in treating diabetes has garnered international recognition and helped thousands of patients. Dr. Lyon is the director of the North American Diabetes Prevention and Reversal Initiative, a collective of government agencies and interest groups dedicated to combating diabetes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover; First Printing edition (October 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573222593
• ISBN-13: 978-1573222594
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael T. Murray, N.D., is widely regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on natural medicine. He has been featured on numerous television programs, including 20/20 and Dateline. He lives in Washington.

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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Based on solid principles, July 3, 2004

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M. J. Smith (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine (Hardcover)

In general, I avoid the "diet and supplement" solutions to all health problems. Not that I don't believe that diet and dietary supplements don't work - rather, that I don't have the tools to tell the crackpots from the serious researchers. This book caught my attention for several reasons:
(1) its diet is not based on the USDA recommendations but rather on the food pyramid from Harvard, Asia and the Mediterranean diets. To this it adds the 5 color fruit and vegetable recommendations and the glycemic load data.
(2)it uses scientific not ancedotal bases for its recommendations. For example, it notes that chromium has been shown to have a positive effect but only in those with a chromium deficiency.
(3)it adjusts it recommendations to fit the diabetes of an individual - type of diabetes, degree of current control of blood sugar levels and status regarding a variety of complications of the disease.
(4)it assumes that primary care is in the hands of a "conventional doctor" and may include medications, exercise and mental elements. In this context, it recommends more comprehensive monitoring of body chemicals than is the protocol for many doctors.

The overall result is a book that is well worth pursuing for what may be helpful to you as an individual as you make the life style changes necessary to live with the disease.

39 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Natural Medicines for Diabetes by Michael Murray, March 30, 2005

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Joseph S. Maresca "Dr. Joseph S. Maresca CPA,... (Bronxville, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine (Hardcover)

Diabetes impacts the heart, stroke, blood pressure, classic
diabetic nerve damage and autoimmune disease. Risk factors are
aggravated by the high consumption of white sugar by Americans.
Risks can be mitigated with cod liver oil and Omega 3 fish oils.
Type I diabetes may be prevented with proper nutrition, decreased nitrates and avoidance of food allergies. Early breast-feeding is known to protect the child by promoting a healthy gut. Diabetes
may be controlled naturally with multivitamins, flavonoids and probiotics (introduction of good bacteria into the system).
Food allergies are aggravated by diarrhea, constipation, gas,
muscle and joint pain. Foods with a low glycemic index are
apples, asparagus, broccoli, celery, cucumber, grapefruit, tomato, lettuce, spinach , strawberries nuts and seeds.
Oatmeal, peas, pita bread, beans and yams have intermediate levels on the glycemic index.

This book is excellent for anyone desiring more detailed information on the various types of diabetes and sugar control.
It is a worthy purchase for any personal library.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lifestyle changer, September 7, 2008

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Jim Z (Countryside, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine (Mass Market Paperback)

This book has changed my life. I am now acutely aware of what and how I am eating and how I am conducting my life to stay healthy and avoid escalating my pre-diabetic condition to type II diabetes. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to make a change to a healthy lifestyle regardless of whether diabetes is a problem or not.