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This book is the Human Body Owners Manual
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2021
Knowledge is power. We get fat and sick one bite at a time,and this book tells us why, and with that knowledge we can act with intention.Today is my 67th Birthday! Yay ME, I made it; which is a big and welcome surprise when I think back to all the people I know that didn't make it this far; most of them dying early because of metabolic diseases like cancer, cardiac disease, diabetes or hypertension.Through the decisions we make, we get sicker or healthier. It is all a choice we all make three to six times a day.November 2019, I had reasons to be concerned that I wouldn't. I was a Type 2 Diabetic with high blood pressure and very long list of chronic medical conditions my doctors were telling me were a "natural progression of getting older."December 2019, my wife and I went on the Covid-19 weight loss program and I lost 20 pounds in five weeks (I do not recommend that program for losing weight). In March of 2020 we changed from "counting calories" on a mostly vegetarian diet, to eating a low carb/healthy fat diet; and as the numbers show, the rest was history.The journey getting from there to here took a lot of control, because old habits die hard. But along the way I learned getting healthier is worth it. I feel better. I walk better. I sleep better. My mind is clearer, and I have energy levels that amaze me.I made this journey one decision at a time. At every point of action we make a decision. We will either make a good decision or a bad decision. Sometimes we know what kind of decision we made right away - putting bobby pin in electrical outlet lesson learned right away. Sometimes we don't know if it was a good or bad decision for a long time - if ever. Bucking a seat belt when we get into a car is an example of a lesson that does not happen instantly, and may never be learned.When you take time to read the owners manual for your body (WHY WE GET SICK by Dr. Benjamin Bikman) you can start making better decisions about how you fuel your body that have both short term and long term impact on your health.Just as our food choices are the poisons that kills us slowly, they are also the medicines that can health faster than any pill a doctor can prescribe.When you eat breakfast, knowing that eating the toast and hash browns is sticking the bobby pin into the electrical outlet, and avoiding them is putting on the seat belt, you can make a better decision.When you eat lunch, having a burger, french fries and soda is sticking the bobby pin into electrical outlet, and having a "bunless burger" with a side salad and dressing, with a unsweetened iced tea is putting on the seat belt, you can make a better decision.When you eat dinner, a plate of pasta noodles with garlic bread is sticking the bobby pin in the electrical outlet, and a plate of zucchini noodles with fathead dough garlic cheese bread is putting on the seat belt, you can make a better decision.Over time making better decisions leads to better numbers. Better numbers lead to better health. The numbers in the table below are the numbers that are part of every medical check up I go through as I track my progression deeper into this lifestyle. Anyone who is working on improving their health is probably tracking these numbers as well, or should be.EGL: Estimated Glucose LevelA1C: Standard Glucose TestTRI: Triglycerides - Inflammation IndicatorHDL: The "good cholesterol"LDL: The mistakenly called "bad cholesterol"CHLS: Total cholesterol - a number I now don't care aboutWeight: The number we obsess way too much aboutBMI: A number we should obsess more about - percentage of body fat
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2021
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 21, 2021
Today is my 67th Birthday! Yay ME, I made it; which is a big and welcome surprise when I think back to all the people I know that didn't make it this far; most of them dying early because of metabolic diseases like cancer, cardiac disease, diabetes or hypertension.
Through the decisions we make, we get sicker or healthier. It is all a choice we all make three to six times a day.
November 2019, I had reasons to be concerned that I wouldn't. I was a Type 2 Diabetic with high blood pressure and very long list of chronic medical conditions my doctors were telling me were a "natural progression of getting older."
December 2019, my wife and I went on the Covid-19 weight loss program and I lost 20 pounds in five weeks (I do not recommend that program for losing weight). In March of 2020 we changed from "counting calories" on a mostly vegetarian diet, to eating a low carb/healthy fat diet; and as the numbers show, the rest was history.
The journey getting from there to here took a lot of control, because old habits die hard. But along the way I learned getting healthier is worth it. I feel better. I walk better. I sleep better. My mind is clearer, and I have energy levels that amaze me.
I made this journey one decision at a time. At every point of action we make a decision. We will either make a good decision or a bad decision. Sometimes we know what kind of decision we made right away - putting bobby pin in electrical outlet lesson learned right away. Sometimes we don't know if it was a good or bad decision for a long time - if ever. Bucking a seat belt when we get into a car is an example of a lesson that does not happen instantly, and may never be learned.
When you take time to read the owners manual for your body (WHY WE GET SICK by Dr. Benjamin Bikman) you can start making better decisions about how you fuel your body that have both short term and long term impact on your health.
Just as our food choices are the poisons that kills us slowly, they are also the medicines that can health faster than any pill a doctor can prescribe.
When you eat breakfast, knowing that eating the toast and hash browns is sticking the bobby pin into the electrical outlet, and avoiding them is putting on the seat belt, you can make a better decision.
When you eat lunch, having a burger, french fries and soda is sticking the bobby pin into electrical outlet, and having a "bunless burger" with a side salad and dressing, with a unsweetened iced tea is putting on the seat belt, you can make a better decision.
When you eat dinner, a plate of pasta noodles with garlic bread is sticking the bobby pin in the electrical outlet, and a plate of zucchini noodles with fathead dough garlic cheese bread is putting on the seat belt, you can make a better decision.
Over time making better decisions leads to better numbers. Better numbers lead to better health. The numbers in the table below are the numbers that are part of every medical check up I go through as I track my progression deeper into this lifestyle. Anyone who is working on improving their health is probably tracking these numbers as well, or should be.
EGL: Estimated Glucose Level
A1C: Standard Glucose Test
TRI: Triglycerides - Inflammation Indicator
HDL: The "good cholesterol"
LDL: The mistakenly called "bad cholesterol"
CHLS: Total cholesterol - a number I now don't care about
Weight: The number we obsess way too much about
BMI: A number we should obsess more about - percentage of body fat
This book is the Human Body Owners Manual
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 21, 2021
Knowledge is power. We get fat and sick one bite at a time,and this book tells us why, and with that knowledge we can act with intention.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 21, 2021
Today is my 67th Birthday! Yay ME, I made it; which is a big and welcome surprise when I think back to all the people I know that didn't make it this far; most of them dying early because of metabolic diseases like cancer, cardiac disease, diabetes or hypertension.
Through the decisions we make, we get sicker or healthier. It is all a choice we all make three to six times a day.
November 2019, I had reasons to be concerned that I wouldn't. I was a Type 2 Diabetic with high blood pressure and very long list of chronic medical conditions my doctors were telling me were a "natural progression of getting older."
December 2019, my wife and I went on the Covid-19 weight loss program and I lost 20 pounds in five weeks (I do not recommend that program for losing weight). In March of 2020 we changed from "counting calories" on a mostly vegetarian diet, to eating a low carb/healthy fat diet; and as the numbers show, the rest was history.
The journey getting from there to here took a lot of control, because old habits die hard. But along the way I learned getting healthier is worth it. I feel better. I walk better. I sleep better. My mind is clearer, and I have energy levels that amaze me.
I made this journey one decision at a time. At every point of action we make a decision. We will either make a good decision or a bad decision. Sometimes we know what kind of decision we made right away - putting bobby pin in electrical outlet lesson learned right away. Sometimes we don't know if it was a good or bad decision for a long time - if ever. Bucking a seat belt when we get into a car is an example of a lesson that does not happen instantly, and may never be learned.
When you take time to read the owners manual for your body (WHY WE GET SICK by Dr. Benjamin Bikman) you can start making better decisions about how you fuel your body that have both short term and long term impact on your health.
Just as our food choices are the poisons that kills us slowly, they are also the medicines that can health faster than any pill a doctor can prescribe.
When you eat breakfast, knowing that eating the toast and hash browns is sticking the bobby pin into the electrical outlet, and avoiding them is putting on the seat belt, you can make a better decision.
When you eat lunch, having a burger, french fries and soda is sticking the bobby pin into electrical outlet, and having a "bunless burger" with a side salad and dressing, with a unsweetened iced tea is putting on the seat belt, you can make a better decision.
When you eat dinner, a plate of pasta noodles with garlic bread is sticking the bobby pin in the electrical outlet, and a plate of zucchini noodles with fathead dough garlic cheese bread is putting on the seat belt, you can make a better decision.
Over time making better decisions leads to better numbers. Better numbers lead to better health. The numbers in the table below are the numbers that are part of every medical check up I go through as I track my progression deeper into this lifestyle. Anyone who is working on improving their health is probably tracking these numbers as well, or should be.
EGL: Estimated Glucose Level
A1C: Standard Glucose Test
TRI: Triglycerides - Inflammation Indicator
HDL: The "good cholesterol"
LDL: The mistakenly called "bad cholesterol"
CHLS: Total cholesterol - a number I now don't care about
Weight: The number we obsess way too much about
BMI: A number we should obsess more about - percentage of body fat
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Roy Shenton
A life saving book, scientifically referenced, publicly accessible and well written.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 9, 2021Amazon Customer
Everyone needs to know about Insulin Resistance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 26, 2020
Stephen Smith
A very 'hard' book to read .. but
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 4, 2022
