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The Sugar Solution: Weight Gain? Memory Lapses? Mood Swings? Fatigue? Your Symptoms Are Real - And Your Solution is Here

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As an ICU RN, the number one precursor I see for strokes, vascular diseases, heart attacks, poor kidney function and many other illnesses is Diabetes. Our children are getting fatter and fatter and have a life expectancy that is shorter than their grandparents and parents. WHY? Because we have never understood the effect simple carbohydrates have on our bodies.

Diabetic education has previously focused on simple sugars only, not addressing simple carbohydrates and the effect they have on your blood sugar. This book explains why it is just as important to look at white rice, white potatoes, white bread, and white flour products as sugars! It is about time!

You don't need to be a diabetic to get a great deal of useful information from this book, in fact, I highly recommend it to anyone who is overweight or has a parent with adult onset diabetes, or has a child who is overweight. You will learn why you have that afternoon drop in energy, why the weight is not coming off even though you have decreased your calorie intact, why a plain baked potato raises your blood sugar, and what you can do to prevent your cells from becoming resistant to insulin, or to decrease that resistance if you already have it.

As others have stated, this is written in easy to understand language. It offers a lifestyle for good health, not a diet to follow till you lose a few pounds. If you are diabetic and don't have this information, you are cheating yourself of better health. If you are not diabetic and never want to be, this book has your answers. If your child is overweight, learn how to help them become healthier and more energetic while still eating great tasting food by making some healthier choices.

After a long, up and down battle with weight and food, I ballooned to a dangerous size that threatened my health. At 32, I was confused. I knew that it was harder to drop weight as one ages, but I wasn't that old. Worse still, I was hungry constantly. How could I lose weight if I literally couldn't stop thinking about food? I had forgotten what true hunger felt like.

Then I purchased The Sugar Solution. The first thing the book did was scare the crap out of me. I didn't realize how my eating habits literally endangered me. About 50 pages in, I began to realize that sugar was possibly keeping me from losing weight. It was affecting me on a cellular level, urging my cells to retain unneeded fat. It was also putting my arteries in severe risk of damage due to high blood pressure and unchecked sugar levels.

I began checking sugar content before I ate anything and was surprised to find how much sugar seemingly "safe" foods contained. Soon, I began to drop some weight. Amazingly, I found myself putting food away 3/4 into a meal. I began eating when I was actually hungry. A month and a half after reading the book, I am 25 pounds lighter and generally calmer. I don't suffer mood swings anymore--another symptom of blood sugar spikes.

My beef with this book is in the tone. The book was put together from pieces of magazine content, and it feels like it. Titles are consistently alliterate and tacky. Exclamation points should be used sparingly (or so I thought). After a few hundred pages of this, I began to get irritated, as the book felt less scientific and more corny.

Overall, I would absolutely suggest this book to people on the road to diabetes or people simply concerned about their health. For me, the culprit is sugar. If I can control my sugar, I can control my eating. Get healthy before it's too late.

UPDATE
Forty-five pounds shed and counting. I can't say things would have gone this smoothly if not for this book.

This is an excellent book for those who are having energy problems and not losing weight. I am not a classic binge eater, but I did not have the energy to do almost anything. I have weight to lose and nothing I was doing was working. I am a couple weeks into this book and I am feeling better already. My body-type swelling has gone down, I actually am getting up and doing things, etc. I have lose 4 lbs so far. I haven't lost weight in 4 years! This is a solution that is working for me. Although I am not a fan of the alternate sugars out there, I am using Stevia.

The approach proposed in "The Sugar Solution", by the editors of Prevention Magazine is comprehensive while not overwhelming the reader, taking you through a strategy that depends on better eating habits, an exercise routine and techniques to reduce stress.

The book brings the reader on board by proposing solutions that are manageable. For foods, they rely heavily on the Glycemic Index as the way to weigh meals as more or less appropriate to control your blood sugars. For exercising, they propose a scheme that doesn't mean you need to live in the gym, suggesing exercises that fit any lifestyle. And for stress, the same happens, and they offer advice that can be incorporated even in the most hectic work days.

All three components dealt with in the book have been proven to affect blood sugar values, ultimately leading to complications including but not limited to diabetes. So, in offering the Sugar Solution, the book deals a strong blow to the fundamental causes underlying America's current diabetes epidemic.

Subtitled: Your symptoms are real--and your solution is here.

Weight gain? Memory lapse? Mood swings? Fatigue? If your answers are yes, yes, yes and yes--this book is for you.

High blood sugar (insulin and overweight issues) can and do cause all kinds of problems:

_ Type II diabetes
_ Heart disease and stroke
_ Cancer
_ Depression
_ Weight gain
_ Infertility and birth defects
_ Cancer
_ Vision problems and blindness
_ Nerve damage and amputation
_ Dementia and Alzheimer disease

The book also contains the Glycemic Index for optimal blood sugar control.

The wisdom in The Sugar Solution is easy to understand and put into everyday use. If more of us understood the importance of controlling our blood sugar--and that of our children and grandchildren, just think about how many health problems we could possibly eliminate.

The book is broken into eight parts and covers what we need to know--must know--to be a healthier person, family and country.

We are a combination of our heritage, lifestyle, food/liquid intake and stress level. This book can be your owner's manual.

Remember, blood sugar is not bad. It is your body's best friend: fuel for muscles and brain cell and gives you energy. The "bad" happens when we allow our blood sugar to get out of control.

If you have never read anything about blood sugar and insulin before, this is very important information that often our doctors don't have the time for explain.

Prevention Books provide trust-worthy information that empowers people to make intelligent decisions about their health so that you can live a longer, more vital life.

Sugar cravings, salt cravings? Give in, in moderation and satisfy the craving. The weight-loss strategies for eating at home and in restaurants will be helpful as well.

Armchair Interviews says: If you want to be more mentally aware, lose weight and have increased energy, read and follow The Sugar Solutions.

This book taught me a lot of things about my body. I was never aware of my blood sugar levels, but now I recognize feelings I've always had - shaky, irritable - as low blood sugar. I've totally changed my diet b/c of this book, and I'm losing weight without being hungry. I'm sending my copy to a friend, and I've been telling a lot of people about it.

I really only read the first half or so. It gets a little repetitive, which is fine. That's the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars. You'll hit a section that appeals to your way of thinking. The message is the same throughout. It's not breathtaking, but it's full of staistics and information that will change the way you think. e.g. most Americans only get half the recommended amount of fiber in their diets.

I feel like reducing high glycemic index foods has ton a lot for me. I had a chronic cold/sinus infection for over 6 months that is gone. I feel more clear-headed. I'm able to resist my cravings for sweets, which is a big deal to me.

Get this book! It will turn your attitude around, and change your body and your life.

What a great book! I've been a diabetic for 2 years and this book explained how my body processes sugar better than my doctor did. It really changed the way I buy and prepare my food. I HIGHLY recommend this for anyone who is diabetic or has a family history of diabetis, or even anyone who wants to lose weight. It's extremely educational. The nice surprise is what you can eat.

While the focus of this book is how sugar does damage to your body by raising your insulin level and leads to weight gain, it also covers every other topic related to health. It shows you which foods to throw out and what to buy on your next grocery trip to lead you to a healthy lifestyle. You will receive specific advice on exercise and meal plans. The end of the book provides you with 60 healthy recipes using the items you were told to buy.The book also provides you with 30 sugar solutions that are great tips I have found in other books that will really help, like always eating breakfast, making sure you have enough fiber, drinking lots of water and much more. If you are new to reading diet books this may very well be the only one you ever need. I lost 60 pounds on a similiar program "The Zone", and my guiding principle was controlling my insulin level through balancing my carbohydrate (Sugar) intake with my protein intake. The key is that insulin is a fat storing hormone, sugar intake causes your body to release to much insulin which brings your blood sugar down to much and stores the calories you eat as body fat. Your body can only burn fat when your insulin level in your blood is very low, allowing your body to release stored fat as energy. While the book is rather boring, it does contain all the information you need. It is not a 5 star because the writer could have made reading it at least a little fun.

This book is written in short passages so you can read a few pages at a sitting. Each passage of information is helpful in making modifications in your overall diet and eating habits. I recommend it highly as it is easy to understand and to follow.

This is an excellant book, good reading for everyone wanting to controll their sugar intake It has similar information as the Diabetic classes I attended last year. Every diabetic should have a copy. The monthly meal plan is good too for those trying to lose weight. I highly recomend to everyone.