Freedom from Disease The Breakthrough Approach to Preventing Cancer, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, and Depression by Controlling Insulin

by Kash, Peter Morgan; Lombard, Jay

• ISBN13: 9780312358709
• ISBN10: 0312358709
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-09
• Publisher: Griffin

Summary

While insulin is most closely associated with diabetes, it is actually the culprit of a number of diseases that are making the American population illheart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and Alzheimer's, among others. This groundbreaking book reveals how insulin resistance is linked to these diseasesand how you can get insulin under control to keep yourself healthy.Freedom from Diseaseprovides a comprehensive program for effectively reducing insulin levels and maintaining excellent health. Peter Morgan Kash and Jay Lombard, D.O., will show you:How and why insulin is the key to health and illness How insulin resistance arises even in people who don't have diabetes How to assess your insulin levels The real connection between stress and insulin A food and supplement program that will keep your insulin levels in check, protect you against a host of diseases, and help you feel your bestDrawing on the latest scientific research on the role that insulin plays in the body, this book presents information on nutrition and exercise that will battle increased insulin levels, reduce insulin resistance, maintain health, and reduce disease.

Author Biography

PETER MORGAN KASH is an inventor and biotech financier. He confounded and is Chairman of Two River Group Holdings, a global biotechnology venture capital firm. He lives in Rockland County, New York. JAY LOMBARD, D.O., is the chief of Neurology at Bronx- Lebanon Hospital Center and Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at Cornell Medical School. He lives in Rockland County, New York.TOM MONTE is the author of more than thirty books and has written for numerous publications.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword: We Stand on the Precipice/ by Mehmet Oz, M.D.	p. xiii
Insulin: The Key to Health and Illness	p. 1
Cells Communicate for Health-If Insulin Allows	p. 11
Overweight, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabetes-All the Consequence of High Insulin	p. 26
Curing Overweight and Obesity	p. 47
Mending the Heart	p. 71
Preventing and Reversing the Spread of Cancer	p. 89
Stress and Insulin	p. 110
Alzheimer's, Memory Loss, and Dementia	p. 124
Children at Risk	p. 142
Assessing Your Insulin Levels	p. 161
Controlling Your Insulin Levels	p. 169
A Dietary Plan for Recovery	p. 189
Resources for Purchasing Uncommon Foods Used in Our Recipes	p. 241
Bibliography	p. 243
Index	p. 247
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