Metabolic Syndrome Program: How to Lose Weight, Beat Heart Disease, Stop Insulin Resistance and More

Karlene Karst

May 2014 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Big Belly? High Body Mass Index? High Blood Pressure? If this sounds like you, you may be one of the millions of North Americans with Metabolic Syndrome. Predicted by medical experts as the likely number one risk factor for heart disease, Metabolic Syndrome, or MSX, describes a constellation of conditions, including those mentioned above, of which the body's resistance to insulin is a primary feature. A byproduct of obesity, 25 percent of the adult U.S. population is now estimated to have MSX. The Metabolic Syndrome Program offers readers a sensible lifestyle-based approach to treating MSX. One of the first books to name and address this condition, The Metabolic Syndrome Program outlines a realistic plan of treatment--without magic pills or quick-fixes to a growing and little-known threat to public health.

The Metabolic Syndrome Program includes:

• Facts about MSX, the risk factors associated with it and its impact on your overall health
• The role of nutrition in combating MSX
• The truth about fats, carbs and proteins and the balance needed to maintain optimal health
• All the latest research on insulin resistance, Type 2 Diabetes, hypertension and Cardiovascular disease--the worst outcomes of metabolic syndrome
• Detailed information on natural supplements that can be used to combat the risk factors of MSX
• Recipes and meal plans that will help you make the immediate lifestyle changes required if you are one of the millions at risk for MSX

"Karlene Karst has done an excellent job outlining the seriousness of obesity and insulin resistance, and their ensuing complications,while providing a nutrition and lifestyle action plan to help you get back to the basics of good health." --Sam Graci, author of The Path to Phenomenal Health and The Food Connection

"The Metabolic Syndrome Program provides an effective comprehensive solution by detailing a clear, rational approach to a complex topic." --Michael T. Murray, N.D., co-author of The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine

Ratings and reviews

very good insights into the different factors revolving around a very serious set of symptoms people suffer and the health consequences. That said, I can see this book needing to be updated quite a bit to deal with the fact that saturated fat is no longer implicated in heart disease and also coupled with theories that in the paleolithic period , humans devoured a lot more animal fat needs to be brought into the picture rather than brushed under the carpet. Until recently people like eskimos / native americans etc provide great insights into what diets could have been like and the health benefits of such diets (which include a lot more fat and at that saturated fat) rather than guessing what diets would have been like millions of years ago of the human being. Overall a very useful book to help people understand what their diet and lifestyle choices are doing to their bodies but on the solution side, I would look at other slightly different approaches to what this book suggests.

About the author

Karlene Karst, RD, is a leading specialist in the areas of essential fatty acid (EFA) research and supplementation and is dedicated to improving the health of society by sharing her knowledge of EFAs and nutrition. Growing up on the family farm in a community dedicated to supporting agriculture, Karlene is aware of the importance of wholesome living and of the toll our modern lifestyles and diets have taken on our health. Co-author of Healthy Fats for Life, Karlene holds a BSc in Nutrition from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada and is a registered dietitian. She writes for health and nutrition publications and appears on radio and television shows across North America. Karlene is currently the Director of Education for Nature's Way.