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davidgilani's review
5.0
SUCH a great book! Benjamin goes through all the most up-to-date articles and scientific findings that we have on the topic of insulin resistance.
This book covers:
- The main chronic illnesses that are exacerbated by it
- How we believe (from experiments so far) insulin resistance causes these issues
- How insulin resistance can form... and why these days so many people have it
- Why it's useful as something to focus on, instead of say... diabetes or blood glucose levels... because we can detect it so much earlier
- How to build a lifestyle that maximises insulin sensitivity (expect lots of great stuff about diet, intermittent fasting, exercise, sleep).
Very concise... very practical... very well researched and evidenced. 10/10 would read again.
This book covers:
- The main chronic illnesses that are exacerbated by it
- How we believe (from experiments so far) insulin resistance causes these issues
- How insulin resistance can form... and why these days so many people have it
- Why it's useful as something to focus on, instead of say... diabetes or blood glucose levels... because we can detect it so much earlier
- How to build a lifestyle that maximises insulin sensitivity (expect lots of great stuff about diet, intermittent fasting, exercise, sleep).
Very concise... very practical... very well researched and evidenced. 10/10 would read again.
amber_lea84's review
3.0
This is one of those books where everything the author says might very well be true, but the way it's presented makes me skeptical. You know, very much "here's proof these other things are bad and dumb, but this one diet is great! Works for everyone! Do it now!" He's definitely trying to sell you an idea. There's no section of precautions for a low carb high fat diet, which I know isn't safe for everyone, especially if you make the change very suddenly. I never trust anything that's presented as all sunshine and rainbows.
That being said, this book is much better than other "low carb diet" books. It doesn't feel super slimy.
This is one of those situations where I'm not going to go through and check the references because I just downloaded the audiobook to have something to do for five hours. But if a low carb diet book is what you're looking for this one is probably the best one I've read? The author sounds like a reasonable person and he doesn't say anything super outrageous. He's basically saying what we all already know: refined carbs are bad. Don't eat them.
That being said, this book is much better than other "low carb diet" books. It doesn't feel super slimy.
This is one of those situations where I'm not going to go through and check the references because I just downloaded the audiobook to have something to do for five hours. But if a low carb diet book is what you're looking for this one is probably the best one I've read? The author sounds like a reasonable person and he doesn't say anything super outrageous. He's basically saying what we all already know: refined carbs are bad. Don't eat them.
mercenator's review against another edition
3.0
I’d rank this lower, but I know that my low ranking is due to me going into this book without reading the description. Shame on me.
While there is tons of useful information in this book about health, nutrition and diet it feels myopically scoped on something as a wonder cure that I’m just not sure about.
Would it be better for all of us to eat more fiber, less sugar and participate in intermittent fasting? Probably. Is that going to cure cancer? I’m not sure. Less fear mongering would have likely made this a better book.
While there is tons of useful information in this book about health, nutrition and diet it feels myopically scoped on something as a wonder cure that I’m just not sure about.
Would it be better for all of us to eat more fiber, less sugar and participate in intermittent fasting? Probably. Is that going to cure cancer? I’m not sure. Less fear mongering would have likely made this a better book.
vivianleemit's review
Frankly put, this book is full of unsupported science, lofty claims, and explanations that even I, as a first year medical student, am raising my eyebrows at. There are explanations here that simply, scientifically do not make sense. There are also claims that are unfounded by literature reviews and leading research in the field. The book reads as sensationalist and has all the trademarks of quackery miracle cures ("Modern medicine believes X, but the REAL solution is Y, and they're not going to tell you about it!") Quit reading this after chapter 2.
molika04's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating insight into how insulin plays a part in so many chronic conditions