Editors Of Prevention Magazine - Prevention The Sugar Solution Cookbook: More Than 200 Delicious Recipes to Balance Your Blood Sugar Naturally

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For more of our products visit rodalestore.com or call 800-848-4735.CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONTHE SOLUTION TO YOUR WEIGHT WOES H eavenly slices of French toast, stuffed with a creamy banana filling and dusted with confectioners sugar. Savory mini pizzas oozing with cheese.

Soul-satisfying french fries. Macaroni and cheese. It sounds like a menu made in heaven. But in reality, these dishesand many moreare part of a way of eating that can satisfy your tummy and slim your waistline. Without hunger. Without deprivation.

And without food cravings that wake you out of a sound sleep at 2 a.m. Its The Sugar Solution weight-loss program. This cookbook, the companion to the successful The Sugar Solution, has more than 200 delicious recipes to help you bring the principles of this satisfying way of eating into your daily life. Think you might not have time to cook a separate meal for yourself every day? All the recipes are family friendly, and many are ready in less than 15 minutes, while many others can be prepared in 20 minutes or less. And everyone in your family stands to benefit. The Sugar Solution is a safe and effective way of eating that can improve your bodys ability to convert blood sugaryour bodys primary source of energyinto fuel, rather than store it as fat.

Ultimately, because the program prevents the dramatic surges and ebbs in blood sugar (also called glucose) that lead to food cravings, youre likely to find that youre satisfied with less food, and that your yen for sugary, fatty foods fades away. In this book, youll find all the information you need for experiencing the benefits of The Sugar Solution program for yourself. Get the latest news on the connection between blood sugar, insulin, and body weight. Learn why certain foods tend to blunt appetite and cravingsand why others keep you continuously ravenous. Try the 21-Day Lifestyle Makeovera months worth of tempting menus that will help melt away those extra pounds. Be inspired to balance your blood sugar with activities and stress-management techniques that are fun and simple.

Best of all, The Sugar Solution will help you enjoy the foods you love while the pounds melt away. Page through the recipes in this cookbook and youll find plenty of well-loved favoritespasta, potatoes, bread, rice, and even cookies. Thats right, youll be enjoying carbohydrates. Its not necessary to banish carbs from your diet, if you choose the right ones in the right amounts. Youll find specific advice on finding the right carbs on .

But have they helped you lose weight and keep it off? In fact, if youre like most people who eventually quit them in frustration, you may have gained even more weight after following one of these diets. Sound familiar? Dont beat yourself up. The problem may be in your bloodspecifically, your blood sugar. Fortunately, so is the solution. Lets begin with a rundown of what happens in the bloodstream when you eat.

Glucose is the fuel that powers every cell in the body. When you eat, your body breaks down the food into glucose so it can enter the bloodstream. That process then triggers the pancreas to produce the hormone insulin. Think of insulin as a key that unlocks the cells, allowing glucose to enter. Once in the cells, glucose is either used for fuel or stored in the liver or muscles for future use. How much insulin is needed to unlock cells depends on what we eat.