The Glycemic Index Made Simple: Control Your Glucose, Lose Weight and Optimize Health

by Sherry Torkos

Not Another Diet Book! The Glycemic Index is a scientifically proven tool that will revolutionize your approach to dieting and weight loss. Sherry Torkos, a pharmacist, fitness instructor, and expert in natural health, guides you through the maze of dieting myths, exposing the real reasons behind the worldwide obesity epidemic, and offers an easy-to-follow action plan that will help you to lose weight, reduce food cravings, control appetite, and boost energy while you improve your health. You'll learn everything you need to know about the GI, including food value charts for handy references, a 7-day menu plan, as well as much more: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and heart disease: how to lower risk using the GI The role of blood sugar and insulin control How to lower the GI rating of any food A top-ten list of nutritional strategies Good versus Bad: choosing the best of carbohydrates, proteins and fats Holiday dining and eating out: the key to success How to safely supplement for effective weight loss Exercise strategies: how to make the most out of your time How stress, sleep, and hormone balance affect your ability to lose weight, and tips on how to make the necessary changes The Glycemic Index Made Simple is a not another fad. It is a solid, proven method that will help you in your lifelong commitment to health and vitality. Start today!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470840935
• ISBN13: 9780470840931
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Concise and Jam-packed - or should I say, whole fruit packed!

I am a health educator and am thrilled that a book exists that is so small, yet so all encompassing. There is so much mis-information out there selling every new fad diet or supplement that it can be more than a little confusing and overwhelming trying to sift through it all. No wonder we give up and bury our heads! This book is a treasure trove, explaining in layman's terms, how our body processes food, utilizes what it needs and protects from what it doesn't. Fat is a protection mechanism. Without it, we'd be dead! The author provides a simple equation for healthy eating for every meal, explains in detail why our bodies store fat and how we can instead up our metabolism and shed excess belly weight. She then covers the common pitfalls of sleep and stress, gives great suggestions for overcoming them and provides the latest on supplements that may help with overcoming cravings. This book is the latest on research and presented so clearly, concisely and completely. It will cut through the confusion, and fuel your path towards energized, healthy living. Worth every cent and second.

Excellent book, clearly written

This book is clearly and concisely written for anyone who is concerned about maintaining good blood sugar levels and for overall good health. Not a fad diet, it explains ways to incorporate low glycemic foods into your everyday diet in a reasonable and practical way.

great info

easy read and well explained wonderful reference book