Combined expertise from a doctor and a dietitian show exactly how those with this disease can adopt a program that will vastly improve and in many cases completely restore their health. Recommended is a low fat, high fiber, low sodium plant-based diet that not only works best to overcome insulin resistance but also helps to protect against heart disease, promote a healthy body weight, and achieve and maintain good blood sugar control. Complete with over 50 recipes, meal menus, a basic shopping list and a new food pyramid designated for people with diabetes, readers are given all the tools they need for a successful transition to a new dietary lifestyle. User-friendly advice on how to improve exercise, sleep, sex and self-care addresses all of the essentials for living well including the importance of emotional well- being. In cases where diet and exercise are not enough, information on alternative therapies and supplements are explored as well as conventional therapies.
Brenda Davis is past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. She is currently in the Marshall Islands conducting a diabetes study. Brena is co-author with Vesanto Melina of Becoming Vegetarian and Becoming Vegan.
Tom Barnard, MD, specializes in disease risk assessment and management. He is adjunct Professor of Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Guelph, and clinical adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Western Ontario.
