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The New Low-Carb Way of Life
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I - GEARING UP FOR THE NEW LOW-CARB WAY
CHAPTER 1 - Beyond Low Carb: Shining New Light on Dark Food Issues
A LITTLE SKEPTICISM IS A GOOD THING
OVERTURNING LONG-HELD BELIEFS
GETTING HEALTHY THE NEW LOW-CARB WAY
HOW THE NEW LOW-CARB WAY IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE REST
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
CHAPTER 2 - Syndrome X: Why I Changed from a Crusader Against Cholesterol to a Starch Buster
GROWING MY CHOLESTEROL KNOWLEDGE
RETHINKING DIET
THEN CAME SYNDROME X
THE (UNMODIFIED) ATKINS DIET IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY
CHAPTER 3 - Cholesterol Demystified
MIXED MESSAGING
UNDERSTANDING HOW YOUR BODY PROCESSES CHOLESTEROL
FIGURING OUT WHERE YOU STAND
CHAPTER 4 - High Blood Cholesterol: Lifestyle or Genes?
FACING THE REALITY OF GENETICS
LACK OF WILLPOWER ISN’T THE PROBLEM
CORRECTING THE DYSFUNCTION
CHAPTER 5 - The Scourge of the New Millennium: Obesity and its Henchman, Diabetes
BEING FAT ISN’T JOLLY
DIABETES IS REACHING EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS
SPOTTING THE TROUBLEMAKER
PART 2 - SETTING UP A PROGRAM THAT WORKS FOR YOU
CHAPTER 6 - Insulin Resistance: How Does Your Body Handle Carbohydrates?
UNDERSTANDING INSULIN RESISTANCE
DIAGNOSING INSULIN RESISTANCE
LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF INSULIN RESISTANCE
UNCHECKED INSULIN RESISTANCE CAN HAVE MAJOR CONSEQUENCES
CHANGING EXISTING NOTIONS ABOUT DIET
CHAPTER 7 - Profiling Your Body Chemistry
LET’S GET PHYSICAL
ADDRESSING THE CATCH-22 OF BODY CHEMISTRY
DECIDING WHAT TO TREAT WITH DIET, WHAT TO TREAT WITH MEDICATIONS
CHAPTER 8 - Choosing the Right Strategy for Your Body-Chemistry Type
CUSTOMIZING YOUR HEALTH PLAN
FOLLOWING THE CARBOHYDRATE STRATEGY
DOING THE CHOLESTEROL STRATEGY
USING THE COMBINED STRATEGY
TRYING A NEW FOOD APPROACH
PART 3 - CUSTOM-DESIGNING YOUR DIET TO YOUR METABOLISM
CHAPTER 9 - Why We Are Fat: Thirty Years of Carbing Up
RIDING THE CHOLESTEROL-CUTTING WAVE
WHY WE GET FAT
SEEING CARB ADDICTION SOAR
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP OF DIET AND CHOLESTEROL?
CHAPTER 10 - Avoiding the Aftershocks of Glucose
BECOMING CARB SAVVY
AVOIDING GLUCOSE SHOCKS
TAKING THE FAST LANE TO GOOD HEALTH
CUTTING CALORIES WITHOUT TRYING
CONTRASTING LOW-GLUCOSE-SHOCK WITH LOW-CARB DIETS
ARE WE ALL POISONING OURSELVES?
LOOKING AT OTHER CARB-RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS
CHAPTER 11 - Purging Glucose Shocks from Your Diet
COMPARING OLD FOOD HABITS WITH THE NEW LOW-CARB WAY
CHOOSING LOW-GLUCOSE-SHOCK FOODS
TAKING SEVEN STEPS TO LOW-GLUCOSE-SHOCK EATING
LOW-GLUCOSE-SHOCK EATING ISN’T HARD
CHAPTER 12 - Good Fat, Bad Fat, or Just Plain Fat?
REDUCING BAD FATS TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL
RESTRICTING SATURATED FAT
AVOIDING BUTTERFAT
LIMITING EGG YOLKS
SUBSTITUTING GOOD FAT FOR BAD FAT
CHAPTER 13 - The Secrets to Losing Weight and Keeping It Off
LAUNCHING THE NEW LOW-CARB WAY
ENJOY A NEW FEELING OF CONFIDENCE
PART 4 - LEARNING NEW MOVES
CHAPTER 14 - Practicing Exercise Reality Therapy
SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR WILL SHORTEN YOUR LIFE
ACCEPTING YOUR LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH EXERCISE
UNLEASHING YOUR NATURAL AFFINITY FOR EXERCISE
CHAPTER 15 - Turning on Your Muscle Switch
GETTING THE “SWITCH-ON” EFFECT OF AEROBIC EXERCISE
SIMPLE SOLUTION: PUT ON YOUR WALKING SHOES!
BUILDING YOUR QUADS
RECAPPING A SURE ROUTE TO WEIGHT LOSS
PUTTING THIS PROGRAM TO WORK
PART 5 - STAYING HEART ATTACK-FREE
CHAPTER 16 - Seeing How Arteries Deal with Cholesterol
MEET ATHEROSCLEROSIS
NARROW ARTERIES GOT THE ATTENTION
A DARING EXPERIMENT REVEALS SOME ANSWERS
CHAPTER 17 - Calling a Truce in the Battle in Your Arteries
SEEING HOW TROUBLE UNFOLDS
EXAMINING OVERZEALOUS CLOTTING
DISCOVERING THE CURE
REVISITING THE NARROW-ARTERY PATIENT
NARROWING DOES NOT A BLOCKAGE MAKE
THE COMPLEXITY OF ARTERIES
NAILING THE ULTIMATE CULPRIT
CHAPTER 18 - Statin Drugs: Magic Bullets for Heart-Attack Prevention
CREEPING ONTO THE SCENE
STUDYING HEART-ATTACK SPARSE COUNTRIES
WATCHING THE BULLET WORK ITS MAGIC
CHAPTER 19 - How to Take a Statin
FOLLOWING SIMPLE RULES
UNDERSTANDING POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
USING STATIN ENHANCERS
CHAPTER 20 - Is Daily Aspirin Therapy for You?
SO, WHAT’S THE DOWNSIDE?
UNDERSTANDING HOW ASPIRIN WORKS
DECIDING WHETHER YOU SHOULD TAKE DAILY ASPIRIN
TIPS FOR TAKING DAILY ASPIRIN
DEALING WITH SIDE EFFECTS
SAMPLING ALTERNATIVES TO ASPIRIN
USING THE DYNAMIC DUO
CHAPTER 21 - Seeing the Pieces of the Puzzle Come Together
MESHING YOUR PERSONAL HEALTH INFO WITH THE NEW NUTRITION
DOING THE RIGHT THING(S)
RECAPPING THE CARBOHYDRATE STRATEGY
REVISITING THE CHOLESTEROL STRATEGY
ONE MORE LOOK AT THE COMBINED STRATEGY
GRABBING HOLD OF THE CONFIDENCE FACTOR
THE FACTS
APPENDIX I - RECOMMENDED READING
APPENDIX 2 - GLUCOSE-SHOCK RATINGS OF FOODS
APPENDIX 3 - MENUS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INDEX
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