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Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1
I NSULIN R ESISTANCE: A H ORMONAL I MBALANCE , N OT A C HARACTER D EFECT
1. Understanding Why You Gained Weight
It's Not a Matter of Willpower
Sleuthing the Hormonal Culprit: Syndrome X
Solving the Mystery: Insulin Resistance
How You Can Reverse Insulin Resistance
2. Starch Toxicity: How Our Staples Turned Out to Be Toxins
Bread, Potatoes, and Rice: How "Natural" Are They?
Starch Poisoning: The Price of Civilization
The Obesity Epidemic: How America Got Fat
Too Much Starch, Not Enough Exercise, or Both?
3. Understanding What Makes Bad Carbs Bad
The Weight-Loss Power of Low-Carb Eating
Why Some Carbs Are Different from Others
Moving Beyond Atkins
Part 2
T HE G LYCEMIC -L OAD D IET AND S LOW -T WITCH M USCLE A CTIVATION P LAN
4. Lightening Your Glycemic Load: The Key to Easy Weight Loss
Understanding Glycemic Indexes
Why Glycemic Indexes Are Misleading
Getting It Right: Glycemic Loads
Reducing Your Glycemic Load: A Simple Plan for Effective Weight Loss
5. Job One: Purge Starch from Your Diet
How I Became a Human Glycemic-Load Meter
Strategies for Eliminating "Starchy Fillers"
Cushioning the Glucose Shocks from Starch in Main Dishes
6. Eliminate Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
A Glucose Shock in a Glass
Alcohol: Beware of Its Appetite-Stimulating Effects
Milk: Acceptable for Glycemic-Load Watchers
Coffee and Tea: Good Beverages in Moderation
Water Is Great, but Do We Really Need Eight Glasses a Day?
7. Make Friends with Your Sweet Tooth
Exonerating Sugar
How Sugar Can Help You Lose Weight
Keeping Sugar in Its Place
8. Activate Your Slow-Twitch Muscles
You Can Gain Without the Pain
Muscles That Don't Fatigue
Turning on Your Metabolic "Switch"
The Forty-Eight-Hour Rule
9. Avoid Diet-Induced Metabolic Shutdown
Crash Dieting: A Metabolic Train Wreck
A Role for Resistance Exercise
Heading Off Metabolic Shutdown Before It Hits
Part 3
S TRATEGIES TO B ALANCE Y OUR M ETABOLISM AND S TAY ON T RACK
10. Crafting a Fat-Balancing Strategy
The Differences Between "Bad" and "Good" Fats
Improving the Quantity and Quality of Fats in Your Diet
11. Managing Cholesterol with a Low-Glycemic-Load Diet
Rethinking Cholesterol
Determining if You Have a Cholesterol Problem
Crafting a Cholesterol Strategy
12. Rebalancing Your Metabolism
Avoiding Distractions
Focusing on What Caused You to Gain Weight
Taking Inventory
Relieving Insulin Resistance: The Rewards
Freedom from Dieting
13. Low-Glycemic-Load Meals and Recipes
A More Exciting Way to Eat
Breakfast Dishes
Salads
Soups and Chowders
Red Meat Dishes
Chicken Dishes
Seafood Dishes
Vegetable Side Dishes
Desserts and Sweets
Concluding Remarks
Appendix A: Glycemic Loads of Common Foods
Appendix B: Converting to Metrics
Appendix C: References
Appendix D: Websites
Index
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