Metabolical code: Processed food's seduction and deception. Nutrition and contemporary medical practice. - Paperback

by Mark M. Crosley (Author)

Description
If you are unable to identify the issue at hand, you will be unable to find a solution to it. As Lustig explains the "real story of food" and "the story of real food," one of the unique gifts he possesses as a communicator is the capacity to "connect the dots" for the ordinary reader. This allows him to unravel the scientific data and concepts that are the basis of his arguments.
By demonstrating on a scientific basis a number of revolutionary insights, Metabolical creates a completely new fabric that weaves together the interwoven strands of nutrition, health/disease, medicine, environment, and society. Among these breakthroughs are the following:
The treatment of chronic diseases focuses on alleviating symptoms rather than treating the disease itself.
The biochemical profile of your own body can be determined by you.
The term "druggable" does not apply to chronic conditions; however, they are "foodable."
Not only is processed food harmful, but it also has an addictive quality.
Veganism and ketosis are fighting a battle that is not a conflict at all; the two camps are on the same side.
Large corporations such as Big Food, Big Pharma, and Big Government are on the other side.
Lustig discusses what to eat based on two innovative criteria: safeguard the liver and nourish the stomach. He makes the point that food is the sole lever we have to affect biochemical change in order to improve or maintain our health. He maintains that if we do not fix our food and modify the way we eat, we will continue to court chronic disease, bankrupt healthcare, and harm the earth. But there is hope: this book reveals what's needed to cure all three.