Syndrome X

I have only got about 1/2 of the book read but it is excellent. I have been diabetic for 25 years and I have learned alot so far. I always was one to take supplements but I found out there are more that would help me even more. As people know Diabetes and heart disease work hand in hand and I did have to have open heart surgery 3 years ago but I recouped very fast and the Doctor said he had never seen a diabetic heart in such good condition it was just the chloresterol in the arteries. My Doctor says I do not have syndrome X but he said is good that I am reading on it so if I ever do start experiencing any of the symptoms it will make me question it. I do believe the author was great in putting this down and explaining how important supplements are for the diabetic as two weeks after the heart surgery I underwent a brain tumor operation and I am glad my heart was in great enought shape to get me thru 2 major surgeries in 2 weeks time. Hence my review name of Miracle Mom. Great Book!

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very useful book!

5 stars on all the info re: the disease as it explains in plain language what havoc in your body gets started with any of the inter-related metabolic functions getting tipped off balance.
It explains what high insulin does to you, what high cortisol does to you, and how you make it worse eating what we all eat - pastas breads and paistries.
It explains how we should be eating (or rather how our eating habits have changed, slowly, thru millenia, and how they got all screwy in the last 100 years or so).
I particularly liked the bit on supplements (vitamins and minerals) that play a role in helping your metabolism get back on track.
In fact, I have been on the recommended supplements for a week, and funny thing happened - wrinkles on my face diminished! I was amazed!
The book could have EASILY done without the whole long diet plan bit, and that is the only minus.
Instead of diet plans, I would have loved to see a list of high and low GI index foods (i.e the YES foods and the NO NO foods), and perhaps even a replacement list. That would have been more useful and more usable, or at least in my opinion.

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Interesting and informative

This is an informative, non-preachy, explanation that is both correct and yet written in an interesting manner. It also does not try to sell anything but the facts. Very interesting.

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