Syndrome X: The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Insulin Resistance

I was tired of spending so much money for insulin and supplies every 3 months. 18years of diabetes and nothing but getting fatter and taking more and new kinds of insulin. I read this again after having looked at it several years ago and decided while on vacation that I am going to start this. 244# 40+ waist, short of breath during activities, blood pressure creeping up into the 130's/90's range, edema to legs, using asthma inhaler regularly. so what does a fat guy have to lose? well since may 11, I have lost 50 pounds. the diet is somewhat like the paleo but in simplicity no white flour (no bread or pasta) no white rice (eat black or red rice), no white potatoes (eat only purple or sweet, and red skinned potatoes are still white inside), no white sugar (use stevia or honey if my sugar is low). basically I had prayed for better health for a while but nothing came along that miraculously allowed me to eat like a hog and have my health improve. I HAVE NOT begun to exercise yet and yet I have lost 50#. I was eating too much of the wrong things and too much of the good things as well. doesn't seem easy but read the book, put it in place bit by bit or jump in at least knee deep. I am diabetic and have taken insulin for 10 years or more. the book says by 6 months or so you might be able to change the dosing of your meds. I stopped taking insulin for the most part in 6 DAYS. was taking 100units per day. based on that I should have taken over 12,000 units of insulin in the past 4 months. in fact I have taken about 50. .................it still hard to believe but my scale, my new 36inch waist, and everyone around me can't be wrong. I weigh what I did just out of high school 40 years ago. I wanted to get healthy, and not go broke taking meds. I would strongly encourage anyone who is serious about loving themselves and wanting what is best for themselves, to try reading the book and put these ideas into play for themselves. I eat 5-6 times a day, I am seldom hungry. there is plenty to eat that is good for you and tastes good too!! a guy at work who is tired of paying so much for his blood measure meds that he has started to read this book and put some of the stuff in to practice as well. well he has lost 16 pounds in 3 weeks. he says his heels don't hurt as bad too. he says he can't wait to go to the dr.the information in this book could save your life or the life of someone you love. please don't buy this to nag someone about this.

I loved the supplement suggestions in the second half of the book. They all pretty much aligned with what I already knew. The first half of the book discusses a lot of diet and also how insulin resistance is the first problem which then leads to high cholesterol and blood pressure. This was a new revelation for me, but it is consistent with my experience. I have been giving my mother ALA along with better diet and her A1C dropped from 6.2 to 5.9. It is possible to reverse diabetes and insulin resistance with the help of ALA. I have been taking ALA and my insulin resistance is improving and my morning glucose numbers have improved and my weight has went down and tends not to fluctuate as much!

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.

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!

Like the title says, I lost 190 lbs total following the low-carb diet recommended in this book. I gained a good general knowledge of types of carbohydrates and how blood glucose and insulin levels affect weight gain/loss and general health. I can't believe I actually did it, when no low-fat diet I'd ever tried in my (then) 35 years had worked in the slightest. Plus, I felt great! No fatigue, no sense of unsatisfied hunger, etc. I feel this book is a little less extreme than Atkins.A bought this book a few years ago but gave it away to a friend. When I went off track a bit about 4 years after starting low carb, I bought another copy to renew my knowledge and encourage myself. Lost the weight again. Now I'm not giving this copy away this time!The only con is that I think it could use a better list of foods rated by glycemic index.

A good introduction to the subject. I preferred the chapters with more biological detail - very interesting and convincing. Not so sure about the huge plug for supplements, though it did make me buy some ALA. Could have done without the recipes altogether. Anyway, I've adjusted my diet accordingly for a few weeks and without doubt feel much better and have lost a fair amount of weight; I'm sleeping better too and my (hitherto appalling) restless legs are much better - unexpected bonus! I've read a couple of other books on the topic since and would say this is far better than the others.

If you think you may possibly have Syndrome X, just get this book. The way of eating does take time to get used to, but with excellent nutritional advice for vitamin supplements, I can honestly say that it has made a huge impact on my health. However, I would say that it is life changing also in the sense that you have stick to it for life if you want the benefits to stay/continue. Worth it.

Seems good enjoying the read. Written well and easy to follow

This book gives information about syndromes.which is nothing i don't know already. it doesn't actually give any advice about what could possibly alleviate some of the symptoms.

Excellent