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| View Larger Image | Blood Sugar Blues : Overcoming the Hidden Dangers of Insulin Resistance | Paperbackby Miryam Ehrlich Williamson (Author), R. Paul St. Amand M.D. (Author)
| List Price: | $14.95 | |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Walker & Company | | Page Count: | 224 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 01, 2001 | | Sales Rank: | 240,951th |
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Product Description
A vitally important new book about a widespread condition we're just beginning to understand If you are genetically susceptible to insulin resistance, your diet-especially high carbohydrate intake-can cause your body to become immune to your own insulin, which is needed to regulate blood sugar levels. Although doctors seldom make the connection and rarely mention insulin resistance to their patients, it is closely linked to Type 2 diabetes and hypoglycemia, and a contributing factor in a plethora of diseases and disorders that may surprise you. -An estimated 20% of Americans (more than 55 million people) have insulin resistance. -Cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and an abnormal tendency to blood clots (the "Syndrome X" cluster of diseases) are related to insulin resistance. -Many cases of infertility and digestive disturbance, almost all cases of diabetes and obesity are related to insulin resistance. -The lifestyle changes that help reverse insulin resistance often relieve symptoms of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and arthritis. Blood Sugar Blues is a passionate and highly informed guide to better health, and a clarion call for easily-accomplished lifestyle modifications. Medical journalist Miryam Williamson, herself afflicted with insulin resistance, draws on the latest medical studies and reports, explains the links between insulin resistance and each condition, and offers essential advice on making lifestyle changes that can control or even reverse insulin resistance. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 8 reviews)
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Great Book by D. Wilson (South Florida)  5 Stars
January 11, 2006
Gave this to my neighbor and she has followed it with great results.
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Finally - an answer to my ill health by Ellen G. (Hermosa Beach, CA) 5 Stars
April 18, 2004
Miryam Williamson's book is well researched, well written and couldn't have come at a better time in my life. I've been suffering for years with unexplained body pain, headaches, blood sugar crashes, IBS ... the list goes on ad infinitum. Not until I read Blood Sugar Blues (in late February 2004) did I finally find answers to the mysteries of my health issues and can discuss this information with my health care professionals. Her comprehensive book details symptoms of insulin resistance (which I had never heard of) and clearly differentiates between Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I'm now adhering to a well-balanced, low carb diet and am feeling so much better. Shortly after changing my diet and living a far less driven life, I lost 14 pounds, am sleeping far better and the fatigue and body pain are barely noticeable. I'm convinced that I'm on the right track and will continue to improve.
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one of the best low carb books available by Teresa L. Varnhagen (Ridgecrest, CA United States) 5 Stars
March 22, 2004
This book is for both low carb newcomers and veterans alike. It covers the basics for the new folks while keeping us veterans engaged with lots of new little "nuggets," peices to the puzzle of why this way of eating improves health in so many ways. For me, reading books like this keep me motivated and on track. I probably have 30 low carb books, and this is one of my very favorites.I'm 44 and I've been low carbing for 21 months.I have lost 80 lbs. through diet and exercise, and have reversed all of the following conditions: acne, leathery skin, overgrowth of moles, high blood pressure, painful legs and feet, anxiety, brain fog, PCOS, IBS, asthma, allergy to pollens and nuts, and heart palpitations. I feel like twenty years have been erased.Miryam E. Williamson is a very intelligent and caring author as you will discover if you read her book. She is commited to this way of eating because it saved her as it as saved so many of us. Add this book to your library and enjoy.
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Right On the Money If Your Problem Is Insulin Resistance by Kerry Hart (Providence, RI) 5 Stars
October 16, 2002
Miryam Williamson's "Blood Sugar Blues" is an excellent book for people who find themselves suffering from a multitude of health problems that are often difficult for mainstream doctors to diagnose. Although insulin resistance is often the culprit, it is frequently overlooked by traditionally trained internists who, when all common blood and other testing comes back normal, don't understand the condition enough to explore it as the possible answer to their patients' complaints.Williamson does an excellent job spelling out symptoms caused by insulin resistance-- which makes it easy for the reader to discern if this, in fact, is his or her problem. Her writing shows she has researched this condition thoroughly and understands how it can lead to severe illnesses including heart disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and cancer-- and she writes in such a way that her research is easy for the lay person to understand. While the book does provide a good bit of scientific information about disease processes, she has written a book that is highly accessible to most anyone who reads it.She also clearly presents strategies for altering one's diet and lifestyle to reduce damage caused by systemic dysfunction that leads to the body losing its ability to produce, process, and use insulin the way it is supposed to. She offers concise advice for helping restore the body to its healthier state and offers a comparison of 5 different popular diets in a way that helps the reader choose which one may be best for him/her.Williamson obviously believes that, with proper information and guidance, many of us can make changes in our lives that will help us feel better and ward off serious disease, and she does an excellent job passing along that hopefulness to her readers.Finally, she provides lists of 'safe' foods for people suffering from insulin resistance and a number of simple and tasty recipes that incorporate foods in combinations that help relieve symptoms of the disorder. "Blood Sugar Blues" is a well-written and easily understood primer for anyone dealing with insulin resistance and the ills it can cause.
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Read This Book First! 5 Stars
June 19, 2002
I feel very fortunate that I read Miryam Williamson's Blood Sugar Blues first on my search for insulin resistance. She was able to put together pieces of the health puzzle that even my doctor did not see. She is able to clearly convey a lot of complex metabolic issues so that everything starts to make sense. One of the best chapters is the one on choosing a low carbohydrate eating plan, in which she reviews five different plans, pros and cons. This saved me a lot of time and experimentation and was therefore successful from the start.
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