BenBella Books Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease--and How to Fight It

Must read book to understand that majority of common health issues nowadays can be resolved by reversing insulin resistance & with current lifestyle habits, it’s safe to say that most people ARE insulin resistant in this day & age.

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I’m in love with this book. Definitely worth the money and time spent reading.

The book covers almost A-Z of Insulin Resistance. It talks about the problems, how they happen and how to fix them. It offers solutions through diet and lifestyle while keeping everything backed up by pure science.

This is a must read for everyone who wants to understand what really makes us sick and how to avoid it. Absolutely amazing work, Dr. Bickman. Thank you so much!!!

At 55- I arrived late at the caring about health party. Ive read and YouTubed my way through a lot on insulin resistance and related subjects. This book is fantastic (builds great detail on YouTube interviews with author (Benjamin Bikman) , if you prefer to first check that format). The facts, the pace, the layout, the science blended with the accessibility of well explained information. It documents what any mature (I still reserve the right to be immature) observer has seen play out in their own and the life of others around them. The health issues we see and lose people to - even better with options, that are simple (they may or may not be easy - but contrasted with early death, are good to understand) . Many books I now "read" on audible, some books are great in that format - This book isn't IMO suitable for that, it needs the ability to go fast or slow and pause for clarity. I don't mean its a hard scientific read, but nor is it a book at bedtime. But at the end of the read - well I suspect you can add years on a life, not many books can claim that. Not only that, if need be you can hold your own against any medical professional or sceptical friend, who doubts your emerging belief that ownership is the real key to health. I've started to give it as a present to family members (usually over 30), some may think "why is this mad uncle giving me this irrelevant book" - I say "well give it a skim read, drop it in your awareness - and if its not for you, please pass it to a parent - preferably one I get to hang out with as I age, so they can be around" (hopefully with a bit of madness, in terms of ideas and taking chances on our ability, not Alzheimer's ). Its the best value £15.57, Ive ever spent (lets not count those mad nights long ago - ) I suspect, the extra gifted copies will pay off like no other investment I've made, but I doubt my review will be updated then :). Well done the author Benjamin Bickman (No he isn't in my family) - for making really important latest science discoveries accessible, to those of us who are interested in, but are not scientists - that is a skill possessed by very few.

Touts les personnes dans les soins au malades ,devraient lire ce livre et appliquer les méthodes décrites car d'une simplicité et d'une logique implacables. Soyons simples ,pratiques et retournons au fondamentaux..

I watched Ben Bikman on YouTube when I was learning about insulin resistance. Insulin is what brings glucose to every cell in your body. When you are insulin resistant, that important ability does not work as well - the cells have difficulty letting the glucose in, so it increases glucose levels in the blood instead of it going to cells where it is needed and used. Type 2 Diabetes is insulin resistance. Pre-diabetes is insulin resistance. Even before you get to those conditions, you could be having glucose spikes due to insulin resistance which causes inflammation and damage to your body leading to health problems. This book has such a wealth of knowledge to help you understand your own health conditions, why you have them, and even more importantly, how to prevent others from developing. I gave this book to two of my nieces and my doctor (to use as a reference for others), since I wish I had this knowledge in my 20's before I had any health problems. This book lists a whole host of diseases and problems and explains how insulin resistance causes them, from high cholesterol, cardiovascular, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver (NAFLD) disease, gallstones, dementia, Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), erectile dysfunction, obesity, cancer, skin problems, muscle loss, fibromyalgia, bone health, kidneys, and more. It could be a little depressing reading all the stuff that you could get when you have realized you (and 50 - 88% of Americans) are insulin resistant, but just read about the stuff that pertains to you than skim the rest. Ben does devote half the book to give you actionable advice and tips on diet and exercise to help reduce the glucose spikes. To simplify for me, it is eat protein and vegetables, limit starchy vegetables. Ben says any exercise is better than no exercise, and any movement does help your body burn off that glucose that is looking for a place to go. Walking, even better running. I have an desk version of an elliptical that I use after dinner and while watching TV (Sunny Health & Fitness Sitting Under Desk Elliptical Exerciser, Portable Pedal Training Machine for Senior Exercise, Peddler for Home Workout) and I use hand weights when I tired of pedaling. Muscles will help reduce your insulin resistance. We had gotten a Dexcom Stelo continuous glucose monitor (CGM), available without a prescription. and it was life changing. It alerted me that something was wrong when my glucose levels spiked after eating but my husband's were a lot lower. With the data, I was able to show my doctor and able to get a prescription for the Dexcom G7 CGM. Being able to see the glucose readings near real time (Stelo is 15 minutes), makes it easier to take control and move a little to try and bring down those glucose levels.

This book is very technical however, its message is vitally important. The changes to our food supply since the 1970s are driving obesity, Type II diabetes and a dramatic rise in all chronic diseases globally everywhere the Western diet has been introduced...across every age demographic and every culture. This is the pandemic no one talks about. Bikman takes you on a journey through the scary stuff...cancer, heart disease, Altzheimers, hormonal problems, etc. Then, the good stuff...an easy to follow plan with simple modifications to your diet and lifestyle that can substantially improve your health and lower your risk of disease. If you find the technical stuff is too technical, no problem. Read the intro and skip to the plan complete with food lists of what to eat & what to avoid. This might be one of the most important books you will ever read. For years, we've been told to eat less and move more and eat a low fat high carb diet...that approach has put us in the mess we're in right now. Bikman cites hundreds of clinical studies sorting fact from fiction on what is and isn't healthy to eat. Every so often you read something that has the power to change your life for the better. This is one of those books.