Jack Challem & Burton Berkson 
Syndrome X 
The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Insulin Resistance

You can feel great again!


‘Syndrome X proactively lays out a nutritious, tasty, and simple diet plan to get us back to the basics of healthy nutrition.’-Lendon H. Smith, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Feed Your Body Right


‘Syndrome X is the best new book to help you understand the facts about nutrition, health, and aging. . . . It is full of new information and insights most readers have never had access to before. Everyone who values his or her health will want to read the book and then individualize the program to suit his or her needs-the authors have made this easier than ever to do.’-Richard A. Kunin, M.D., author of Mega-Nutrition


What is Syndrome X? It’s a resistance to insulin-the hormone needed to burn food for energy-combined with high cholesterol or triglycerides, high blood pressure, or too much body fat. Syndrome X ages you prematurely and significantly increases your risk of heart disease, hypertension, obesity, eye disease, nervous system disorders, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, cancer, and other age-related diseases.


Syndrome X is the first book to tell you how to fight the epidemic disorder that is derailing the health of nearly a third of North Americans. It outlines a complete three-step program-including easy-to-follow diets, light physical activity, and readily available vitamins and nutritional supplements-that will safeguard you against developing Syndrome X or reverse it if you already have it.

Table of Content

Preface.


Acknowledgments.


INTRODUCTION.


Syndrome X in a Nutshell.


Nutrition Is Your Best Medicine.


SYNDROME X: THE NUTRITIONAL DISEASE.


The Food-Health Connection.


Understanding Glucose and Insulin.


Syndrome X: Unconnected Symptoms, Connected Causes.


Beyond Syndrome X: Sugar and Insulin Overload.


The Case for Nutritional Therapies over Drugs.


The Diet We Were Made For and How It Changed.


THE ANTI-X DIET AND HEALTH PROGRAM.


Redifining What to Eat: The Nine Anti-X Diet Principles.


Navigating through Restaurants and Supermarkets.


The Anti-X Diets and Recipes.


A Rational Approach to Fitness and Physical Activity.


THE ANTI-X SUPPLEMENT PLAN.


Alpha Lipoic Acid: The Master Nutient.


Vitamin E: The Cardiovascular Nutrient.


Vitamin C: The Well-being Nutrient.


Chromium, Zinc, Magnesium, and Other Minerals.


A Few More Helpful Nutrients.


Herbal Remedies for Syndrome X.


INDIVIDUALIZING YOUR ANTI-X PROGRAM.


Customizing for Your Personal Needs.


Appendix A;

Resources.


Appendix B: Selected References.


Index.

About the author

JACK CHALLEM, known as the Nutrition Reporter(TM), publishes a health newsletter by the same name, is a contributing editor for Let’s Live and Natural Health magazines, and is the coauthor of The Natural Health Guide to Beating the Supergerms.
BURTON BERKSON, M.D., Ph.D., one of the world’s leading experts on alpha lipoic acid, an important antioxidant, practices nutritional medicine as president of the Integrative Medical Centers of New Mexico. His other books include The Alpha Lipoic Acid Breakthrough.
MELISSA DIANE SMITH, a nutrition counselor specializing in customized diet plans and consumer education, is the coauthor of Why Am I Always So Tired? and All About Vitamin E as well as a contributor to Delicious! and other health magazines.