SockFiddler
Well-Known Member
This isn't a book review! At least, it's not a full book review.
I pre-ordered "Diabetes Unpacked" earlier this week, expecting a mid-August delivery and was, therefore, absolutely delighted when it was delivered today. Written in support of the Noakes Foundation (https://www.thenoakesfoundation.org/ ) which will receive 100% of the royalties, its authors make for an impressive list, even to this T2D's newbie eyes:
It's divided into three parts, each of three chapters which can be read in isolation but sewn together present a full and rounded view of the extent of the current issue regarding diabetes, where the problem comes from, why the problem exists and why no change has taken place in spite of nearly 40 years of research that has lead to a fundamental understanding into the causes of diabetes.
To be clear, this book is a book that is written by some of the greatest minds in the field, who are all in agreement that diabetes (particularly T2) is both avoidable and reversable with the adoption of LCHF diets. It's not evangelical, it's not forceful. It simply charts the progress of the argument - and what has happened to those who dared to step away from conventional "High Carb, Low Fat" thinking - and where that convention came from.
The dedication reads:
I've only read two chapters so far, but I can say that the information is written in super-accessible language (no medical jargon!) and frequently surprises and even shocks me. The chapters that I've read have been filled with powerful facts that are meticulously referenced at the back but contain enough humanity, humour and hope that I've hardly been able to put the book down today.
You might think you understand the history of the T2D / diabetes surge in the last 35 years, but - I promise - you'll learn something surprising and new on every page of this book.
I can't wait to read more.
I pre-ordered "Diabetes Unpacked" earlier this week, expecting a mid-August delivery and was, therefore, absolutely delighted when it was delivered today. Written in support of the Noakes Foundation (https://www.thenoakesfoundation.org/ ) which will receive 100% of the royalties, its authors make for an impressive list, even to this T2D's newbie eyes:
- Mike Gibbs
- Dr Malcolm Kendrick
- Dr Jason Fung
- Dr Robert Cywes
- Dr Ian Lake
- Lars-Erik Litsfeldt
- Jen Whittington
- Dr Caryn Zinn
- Dr Neville Wellington
- Dr David Unwin
- Dr Zoe Harcombe
- Dr Jeffry Gerber and Ivor Cummins
- Professor Tim Noakes
- Nina Teicholz
It's divided into three parts, each of three chapters which can be read in isolation but sewn together present a full and rounded view of the extent of the current issue regarding diabetes, where the problem comes from, why the problem exists and why no change has taken place in spite of nearly 40 years of research that has lead to a fundamental understanding into the causes of diabetes.
To be clear, this book is a book that is written by some of the greatest minds in the field, who are all in agreement that diabetes (particularly T2) is both avoidable and reversable with the adoption of LCHF diets. It's not evangelical, it's not forceful. It simply charts the progress of the argument - and what has happened to those who dared to step away from conventional "High Carb, Low Fat" thinking - and where that convention came from.
The dedication reads:
I've only read two chapters so far, but I can say that the information is written in super-accessible language (no medical jargon!) and frequently surprises and even shocks me. The chapters that I've read have been filled with powerful facts that are meticulously referenced at the back but contain enough humanity, humour and hope that I've hardly been able to put the book down today.
You might think you understand the history of the T2D / diabetes surge in the last 35 years, but - I promise - you'll learn something surprising and new on every page of this book.
I can't wait to read more.