INDEX

absorption/digestion

Acarbose glucose inhibitor and

amylase, salivary and

bread v. pasta and

complex carbohydrates and

digestive sensors and

disorders and

refined carbohydrates and

snacking and

Acarbose

affect on blood sugar by

affect on weight loss by

beneficial effects of

adrenaline/adrenal glands

exercise and

aerobics

exercise and

aging

carbohydrate metabolism and

exercise and

insulin resistance and

alcohol

Alzheimer’s disease

statins (properties) and

American Heart Association

guideline for cholesterol medications

guideline for LDL levels

recommendations for fat reduction

amylase, salivary

angina

anti-depressants

weight gain and

anti-inflammatory medication

aspirin (side effects) and

gastrointestinal hemorrhage and

weight gain and

anxiety

sedentary lifestyle and

appetite

eating pattern and

eating satisfaction and

hormone level rhythm and

insulin resistance and

satiety hormones and

starvation mode and

arterial plaque

blood clot formation and

erosion

aspirin

blood clotting and

daily aspirin therapy and

daily regimen of

mechanism of

platelets and

reducing heart attack risk with

substitute for

thromboxane effect on

aspirin (side effects)

alcohol and

anti–inflammatory drugs and

assessing risk and

gastrointestinal hemorrhage and

nicotine and

stomach pain/heartburn and

vitamin C and

atherosclerosis. See also arterial plaque; platelets

atherosclerotic gruel and

blood supply regrowth in

cholesterol damage and

exercise and

LDL/cholesterol infiltration and

life style factors in

misleading notions about

number one cause of death and

surgery for

treadmill testing for

Atkins diet

food types in

Atkins, Robert

avocados

Benecol (from plant stanols) as butter substitute

berries

blueberries

raspberries

beverages

alcohol

coffee

diet soft drinks

fruit juices and

milk

smoothies

soft drinks

blood clots

aspirin and

heart attack and

blood glucose level. See also diabetes; insulin; insulin resistance

Acarbose’s influence on

diagnostic limits and

blood pressure

diagnostic limits and

insulin resistance and

blood thinners. See also clot busters

blood vessel disease

blueberries

body chemistry profiling

catch 22 of

gathering information for

individualized approach to

questions to ask for

body chemistry type

super X

books, resource

bran. See also fiber, insoluble fat excretion and

breads

white v. brown

Brown, Michael (Nobel prize winner) cholesterol removal mechanism by

budget

butter substitute

from plant stanols

butterfat

from cheese, butter, and ice cream

saturated fat in

cakes and pies

calisthenics

exercise and

caloric intake

bran and

from refined carbohydrates

weight loss/gain and

cancer

obesity and

candy

diet/dieting, historical perspective of

hard

moderate consumption of

semisweet chocolate

carbohydrates. See also starches

addiction

aging and

as an ally

blood glucose levels and

complex

exercise and

fat from

from fruits, vegetables, grains,

starches

health strategies

individual approach to health strategy

metabolism

overview of strategy

refined v. natural

carbohydrates, refined. See also white–light foods

absorption/digestion and

from bread, corn, potatoes and rice

diet/dieting historical perspective and

gluten intolerance and

insulin resistance and

on reducing intake

tooth decay and

cardiology

preventative

cereals

bran

Cheerios

Cornflakes

Grapenuts

oatmeal

Raisin Bran

Rice Crispies

shredded wheat

Sugar Frosted Flakes

Wheaties

cheese

protein in

saturated fat and

chocolate

fat in

cholesterol. See also American Heart Association; Brown, Michael; Goldstein, Joseph

bad

cholesterol education survey and

essential building block and

fruits and

genetics and

good

HDL

LDL

LDL liver receptors and

LDL/HDL levels, niacin and

from meat, eggs, dairy, oils, shellfish

myths, realities and

smoking and

total cholesterol in triglyceride and

trans–fat and

vegetables and

cholesterol absorption inhibitors

Questran (cholestyramine)

Welchol (colesevelam)

Zetia (ezetimibe)

cholesterol blood levels

trans–fats and

during weight loss

cholesterol infiltration in atherosclerosis

macrophages in

cholesterol metabolism

exercise and

liver and

cholesterol strategy

cholesterol–lowering medication

Crestor (rosuvastatin)

Lescol (fluvastatin)

Lipitor (atorvastatin)

Lopid (gemfibrozil)

lovastatin

Mevacor (lovastatin)

Pravachol (pravastatin)

statins and

Zocor (simvastatin)

clot busters

streptokinase

combined strategy

complex carbohydrates

confidence

corn

crash diets

failure of

cravings

Crestor (rosuvastatin)

depression

exercise and

Prozac and

sedentary lifestyle and

diabetes

diagnosis, symptomology of

exercise and

family history and

high carbohydrate intake and

low cholesterol diet and

milk and

sedentary lifestyle and

diabetes type 1 (juvenile)

from viruses

diabetes type 2 (adult–onset)

epidemic of

glucose intolerance and

glucose shock and

insulin resistance and

lifestyle, exercise and

Pima indians and

rice consumption in Asia and

statins (properties) and

diet books

Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution and

The South Beach Diet and

The Zone and

diet/dieting

Atkins and

changing notions about

crash diets and

fat storage in crash dieting and

high carbohydrate intake and

low carb/liberal fat intake and

low carbohydrate intake and

low cholesterol/fat intake and

low–glucose–shock and

The Mediterranean Diet and

personal discipline and

protective mode, metabolism and

diet/dieting historical perspective

candy and

carbohydrates, refined and

cholesterol intake and

cooking oils, shortening and

eggs, meat, dairy and

evolution and

grains, baked goods and

heart disease rate and

public health and

rice in Asia and

soft drinks and

vegetarianism and

digestive disorders

fiber, insoluble and

digestive sensors

absorption/digestion and

Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution (Atkins)

eating pattern

appetite and

egg yolks

cholesterol content v. steak and

eggs

endorphins (natural pain killers)

exercise and

estrogen replacement therapy

weight gain and

evolution, human

diet and

exercise

adrenaline/adrenal glands and

aerobic v. anaerobic

aerobics

aging and

atherosclerosis and

attitude and

aversion/excuses to

benefits of

calisthenics and

calorie burning and

carbohydrate metabolism with

cholesterol metabolism and

depression and

diabetes and

diabetes type 2 (adult–onset) and

endorphins (natural pain killers) and

forty eight hour rule and

frequency

HDL and

high–glucose–shock food and

hormonal fluctuation during

injuries from

insulin resistance and

insulin sensitivity and

jogging

muscle activation with

muscle, insulin resistance and

muscle mass and

as a natural tranquilizer

obesity and

pace of

quadriceps muscle and

sedentary lifestyle and

serotonin and

target heart rates and

target walking speeds and

triglyceride metabolism and

walking and

weight loss and

exercise, anaerobic

cycling and

hill climbing/stairs and

for insulin sensitivity

weight training and

family history

diabetes and

health regarding

fat

storage in crash dieting and

fatness set point

exercise and

metabolism and

fats

bad (saturated) type of

carbohydrate conversion to

from chocolate

good (unsaturated) type of

low carb/liberal fat intake and

low cholesterol/fat intake and

monounsaturated type of

omega–3 fatty acids and

polyunsaturated type of

triglyceride blood levels and

triglycerides and

unsaturated from olive/vegetable oil

fats, monounsaturated

from olive oil, nuts, avocado

in reduction of LDL level

fats, polyunsaturated

from fish, vegetables, nuts

fats, trans–

cholesterol blood level and

from polyunsaturated fats

fatty acids

from fruit, vegetables and

fiber

from cereals

from fruits, vegetables

insoluble, from bran

from nuts

fiber, insoluble

digestive disorders and

food preparation

foods. See also white–light foods

Atkins diet types

bagel (Bagel Effect)

bread, corn, grains, potato, rice

cereals

cooking oils, shortening

dairy

eating satisfaction and

eggs

fruit

glucose shock rating of

grains, baked goods

high–glucose–shock types of

low–glucose–shock types of

meat

medium–glucose–shock types of

nuts and

soft drinks

vegetables

yogurt

fruits

cholesterol level and

genetics. See also metabolic flaws

among ethnic groups

medication and

glucose shock. See also

foods; high–glucose–shock foods; low–glucose–shock foods; medium–glu cose–shock foods

avoidance of

blood cholesterol level after

blood glucose levels after

heart disease and

insulin production after

insulin resistance after

obesity and

glucose shock avoidance tips

eating breakfast and

eating on a full stomach and

eating rhythm and

satisfying cravings and

selection, preparation of foods and

sugar as ally and

glucose shock ratings

of baked goods

comparison of, t of foodsttt

glycemic index v.

of pasta

glucose shock reduction steps

adding fiber and

beverage choice and

cereal choice and

choosing whole grain foods and

eliminating starchy fillers and

reducing refined carbohydrates and

glucose, v. sugar

gluten intolerance

avoidance of grains and

carbohydrates, refined and

glycemic index of foods

Goldstein, Joseph (Nobel prize winner) cholesterol removal mechanism by

grains

HDL. See high density lipoprotein

health. See also genetics

family history and

health strategies. See also key ideas for takeout

carbohydrate strategy in

cholesterol strategy in

combined strategy in

heart attack,

. See also statins (properties)

angioplasty and

blood clots in

coronary artery bypass and

a daring experiment into

reducing risk with aspirin and

heart disease

epidemiology, cholesterol and

exercise and

glucose shock and

low cholesterol diet and

polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and

sedentary lifestyle and

smoking and

high density lipoprotein (HDL),

. See also cholesterol

exercise and

LDL levels, niacin and

high–glucose–shock foods

frozen tofu and

white–light (starchy) foods and

hormone level rhythm

appetite and

hypertension

sedentary lifestyle and

hypoglycemia

adrenaline and

symptomology of

ice cream

low fat

insulin

blood glucose control and

blood glucose shock and

muscle switch activation and

oversecretion of

insulin medication (sensitizers)

Acarbose

Metformin

insulin resistance. See also poly cystic ovary syndrome; syndrome X

acarbose affect on

aging and

appetite, cravings and

blood pressure and

carbohydrates, refined and

diabetes type 2 (adult–onset) and

diagnosis, symptomology of

fruits and

glucose shock and

hypoglycemia and

medication for

muscle, exercise and

obesity and

PCOS and

refined carbohydrates and

triglyceride level and

vegetables and

weight loss and

jogging

exercise and

jogging/walking

key ideas for takeout

on arteries and cholesterol

on arteries’ battle against cholesterol

on body chemistry profiling

on cholesterol

on choosing the right strategy

on crash dieting

on daily aspirin therapy

on diabetes

on exercise

on fats

on glucose shock/rating

on glucose shocks

on going beyond low carb diets

on history of carb addiction

on insulin resistance

on lifestyle v. genes

on obesity

on statins for heart attack prevention

on syndrome X insulin resistance

on taking statin medication

on turning on your muscle switch

LDL. See low density lipoprotein

Lescol (fluvastatin)

lifestyle. See also exercise; smoking

Lipitor (atorvastatin)

liver

LDL absorption receptors in

Lopid (gemfibrozil)

lovastatin (cholesterol–lowering medication)

low density lipoprotein (LDL),

. See also cholesterol

American Heart Association guideline levels for

atherosclerosis and

HDL levels, niacin and

liver receptors

monounsaturated fats in reduction of

statins and breakdown of

low–glucose–shock diet

low–glucose–shock foods

berries and

definition of

meat, dairy, vegetables, nuts and

typical menu pattern v.

macrophages

in cholesterol infiltration

in cholesterol infiltration and athero sclerosis

in plaque erosion

margarine

measurements, waist and hip

meat

suet in

medical history. See also family history

medication. See also statins (cholesterol medication)

aspirin and

cessation of statins and

for cholesterol

clot busters

genetics and

for insulin resistance

for obesity

Plavix (clopidogrel)

Prilosec (omeprazole)

The Mediterranean Diet

medium–glucose–shock foods

apples

beans

grapes

oranges and

peas and

menopause

weight gain and

metabolic flaws

metabolism

brain

crash dieting protective mode and

exercise and

fat storage in crash dieting and

fatness set point and

muscle activation and

Mevacor (lovastatin)

milk

obesity and

minerals

muscle activation

muscle, insulin resistance

exercise and

muscle mass

sedentary lifestyle and

muscle switch

muscle switch activation

insulin and

muscles. See also exercise

insulin resistance and

quadriceps

National Cholesterol Education Program

(NCEP)

National Institutes of Health

NCEP. See National Cholesterol Education Program

New England Journal of Medicine (2003) on low carb diet

The New Low Carb Way of Life approach

difference with

on facing the facts

on identifying the causes

on launching

on new feelings of confidence

on removing the problems

on willpower

niacin

LDL/HDL levels and

as statin enhancer

nutrition

cognitive dissonance and

philosophy of

pseudo–experts and

nuts

obesity

cancer and

exercise and

glucose shock and

insulin resistance and

lifestyle and

low cholesterol diet and

medication for

milk and

rate of

sedentary lifestyle and

symptomology of

obesity, visceral

sleep apnia and

oils

olive oil and

oils, from palm and coconut

saturated fat and

starch blended with

olives

omega–3 fatty acids

from salmon and mackerel

osteoporosis

statins (properties) and

pancreas

pasta

al dente

glucose–shock rating and

glucose–shock rating with sauce and

PCOS. See polycystic ovary syndrome

pies and cakes

pizza

plaque erosion. See also arterial plaque

macrophages and

plaque eroding enzymes in

platelets

Plavix (clopidogrel)

pollutants

polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

heart disease and

insulin resistance and

potatoes

Pravachol (pravastatin)

Prilosec (omeprazole)

protein

in cheese

from nuts

Prozac

depression and

quadriceps muscle

raspberries

rhabdomyolysis

statins (side effects) and

rice

salads

saturated (bad) fat

sedentary lifestyle

anxiety and

depression and

diabetes and

heart disease and

hypertension and

muscle mass and

obesity and

serotonin

exercise and

smoking

cholesterol and

heart disease and

snacking

absorption/digestion and

snacking wisely and

soft drinks

The South Beach Diet

starches. See also

white–light foods

amylase digestion and

from bread, potatoes, rice

consumption of

diabetes and

starvation mode

statin enhancers

cholesterol absorption inhibitors and

cholesterol–lowering drugs and

niacin and

statins (cholesterol medication)

Crestor (rosuvastatin)

heart disease epidemiology

LDL breakdown and

Lescol (fluvastatin)

Lipitor (atorvastatin) and

lovastatin

as magic bullets

Mevacor (lovastatin)

Pravachol (pravastatin)

taking medication and

Zocor (simvastatin)

statins (properties)

Alzheimer’s disease and

improvement of blood flow

osteoporosis and

shrinkage of plaques and

speed of action and

type 2 diabetes and

statins (side effects)

cessation of medication and

CPK level and

liver irritation and

muscle aches and

rhabdomyolysis and

step 1 information gathering

blood glucose levels and

family health history and

good/bad cholesterol levels and

triglyceride levels and

waist and hip measurements and

step 2 profiling body chemistry

carbohydrate utilization and

cholesterol elimination and

step 3 deciding on a strategy

improvement of carbohydrate metabolism in

reduction of blood cholesterol and

weight loss and

step 4 action

bad fat intake reduction and

fat intake maintenance and

high–glucose–shock food reduction

and

medication needs and

muscle metabolism reactivation and

streptokinase (clot buster)

stroke

suet

ground beef, suet content and

saturated fat in

syndrome X

causes of

taste buds

thromboxane

aspirin effect on

thyroid

weight gain and

tofu

high–glucose–shock rating and

tooth decay

trans–fats. See fats, transtriglycerides

blood level of

total cholesterol in

triglyceride metabolism

unsaturated (good) fat

U.S. Department of Agriculture data

vegetable oil. See oils

vegetables

insulin resistance and

vegetarianism

vitamins

from fruits/vegetables

waist and hip measurements. See also step 1 information gathering

walking

benefits of

correct technique for

distance, endurance of

pace of

walking/jogging,

182–83

websites

weight loss/gain

affect of Acarbose on

caloric intake and

calorie burning and

cholesterol blood levels during

exercise and

medication side effects and

menopause and

muscle activation and

psychology of

secrets to losing weight and

sure way for

thyroid and

working program for

weight training

anaerobic exercise and

wheat kernel. See bran

white–light foods

starch from breads, corn, flour, potatoes, rice in

willpower

yogurt

Zocor (simvastatin)

The Zone