Syndrome X (ebook)

Argumento de Syndrome X (ebook)

You can feel great again!

For years, medical researchers have been trying and failing to explain the widespread prevalence of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and other health problems among adults of all ages. Then, just a few years ago, a handful of enterprising scientists began to connect the dots between these seemingly disparate medical problems. A frightening pattern emerged: Syndrome X. Now, in the first book to tell you how to fight the epidemic disorder that is derailing the health of nearly a third of North Americans, find out what Syndrome X is and what you can do to protect yourself against it.

What is Syndrome X? The hallmark of Syndrome X is a resistance to insulin, the hormone that enables your body to use the energy stored in the food you eat. If you have insulin resistance together with high cholesterol, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, or too much body fat, you have Syndrome X.

How does Syndrome X affect you? It ages you prematurely, making you look and feel older than you should. It significantly increases your risk of heart disease, hypertension, obesity, eye disease, nervous system disorders, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, cancer, and other age-related diseases. It saps your energy, dulls your mental focus, and darkens your outlook on life, leaving you depressed or subject to mood swings.

What causes Syndrome X? Eating too many processed high-carbohydrate foods such as breads, pastas, and sweets creates an excess of glucose and cell-destroying free radicals in your system, leads to insulin overload, and deprives your body of the nutrients it needs to thrive.

How can you tell if you have Syndrome X? Signs can be as simple as a spare tire around your waist, fatigue, mental fuzziness, and elevated blood pressure or cholesterol. To get a more complete picture, read this book.

It arms you with a self-test and other valuable tools for determining whether you have or are in danger of developing Syndrome X.

What can you do to fight Syndrome X? The first big step in conquering Syndrome X is reading this book. It outlines a complete, three-step program—including easy-to-follow diets, light physical activity, and readily available vitamins and nutritional supplements—guaranteed to safeguard you against developing Syndrome X or to reverse it if you already have it.

JACK CHALLEM, known as the Nutrition Reporter(TM), publishes a health newsletter by the same name, is a contributing editor for Let's Live and Natural Health magazines, and is the coauthor of The Natural Health Guide to Beating the Supergerms.
BURTON BERKSON, M.D., Ph.D., one of the world's leading experts on alpha lipoic acid, an important antioxidant, practices nutritional medicine as president of the Integrative Medical Centers of New Mexico. His other books include The Alpha Lipoic Acid Breakthrough.
MELISSA DIANE SMITH, a nutrition counselor specializing in customized diet plans and consumer education, is the coauthor of Why Am I Always So Tired? and All About Vitamin E as well as a contributor to Delicious! and other health magazines.0Preface.

Acknowledgments.

INTRODUCTION.

Syndrome X in a Nutshell.

Nutrition Is Your Best Medicine.

SYNDROME X: THE NUTRITIONAL DISEASE.

The Food-Health Connection.

Understanding Glucose and Insulin.

Syndrome X: Unconnected Symptoms, Connected Causes.

Beyond Syndrome X: Sugar and Insulin Overload.

The Case for Nutritional Therapies over Drugs.

The Diet We Were Made For and How It Changed.

THE ANTI-X DIET AND HEALTH PROGRAM.

Redifining What to Eat: The Nine Anti-X Diet Principles.

Navigating through Restaurants and Supermarkets.

The Anti-X Diets and Recipes.

A Rational Approach to Fitness and Physical Activity.

THE ANTI-X SUPPLEMENT PLAN.

Alpha Lipoic Acid: The Master Nutient.

Vitamin E: The Cardiovascular Nutrient.

Vitamin C: The Well-being Nutrient.

Chromium, Zinc, Magnesium, and Other Minerals.

A Few More Helpful Nutrients.

Herbal Remedies for Syndrome X.

INDIVIDUALIZING YOUR ANTI-X PROGRAM.

Customizing for Your Personal Needs.

Appendix A;
Resources.

Appendix B: Selected References.

Index.