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| Sugar Nation, a cautionary tale with real personal story: click on image to go to Amazon book page |
Cautionary tales sit somewhere between "how interesting" and "a conspiracy theory". Yet we always like a good cautionary tale. With sugar and commercial food, how it relates to our health, the story is as interesting as other modern industrialization and globalization of our lives. Why did America fall into this trap of lacing prepared foods with so much sugar? How can we avoid sugars in our own everyday eating? How did American become carbohydrate junkies? Why do government and health institutions give the "wrong" guidelines? and finally, how do we really make better choices with our food and health? OK, if you read this list of questions as a prelude to conspiracy theory book, you are not alone. But you area also not exactly on the mark. To Jeff O'Connell, who just learned of his father's leg amputation due to type 2 diabetes, and his sudden diagnosis of the same condition, these were not general questions. It does not seem that he was looking for a conspiracy theory either. These were life critical questions and O'Connell did not find easily answers. His personal story is a wonderful peek into the life of commercial food, government health programs and personal behavior of someone who thought was fit and healthy.
Sugar nation is one of many great books on health and diabetes. Some cover more on diet and eating habits, while others are more revealing in the health and medication area. Sugar nation is a good way to start if you want to know about type 2 diabetes. Even if you are not one that has it, you may have a friend or a family member with the condition. You may suspect that your diet and exercise habits are not what they could be. You may want to know how someone like O'Connell, a Men's Health writer, who was supposedly in shape and not in the typical high risk group, suddenly found out of his father's dire condition of not attending to his type 2 diabetes. Worst than that, he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as well.
I will not give away the story. O'Connell writes in a mix of fact and personal narrative. This could be turn out to be your life changing message. So buy the book, read it, and get moving with your diet, exercise and medical treatment. If personal accounts are your way of understanding health conditions, this would be a good way to get informed. Some readers even tell of how this book gave them inspiration to get onto their own personal search for better eating and exercise habits. O'Connell certainly is a good example of how to get a better lifestyle into your life. It may sound like an old message, but this one is full of detail and personal emotion. That style of writing is what many of use understand. O'Connell is right in his observation of how technical explanations and medical treatments with drugs are simply not working for most people. Food is much more a part of our lives than fitness and medication. So having the government and corporate medical institutions focus on another drug or another program to help the sick is too little too late. O'Connell has hit on a format that is useful for many people: a personal narrative of what type 2 diabetes is for himself and what he sees around him. He also took the trouble to research the condition on the ground in everyday America. Not many people have done that and even fewer have used it for their own solution. What you get from the book more than anything is the real life responsibility O'Connell has taken. This part of the story should inspire and show by example what he can do for themselves. If this is not enough to pick up the book, than take a look at the description, excerpt and comments on Amazon.
Sugar nation is one of many great books on health and diabetes. Some cover more on diet and eating habits, while others are more revealing in the health and medication area. Sugar nation is a good way to start if you want to know about type 2 diabetes. Even if you are not one that has it, you may have a friend or a family member with the condition. You may suspect that your diet and exercise habits are not what they could be. You may want to know how someone like O'Connell, a Men's Health writer, who was supposedly in shape and not in the typical high risk group, suddenly found out of his father's dire condition of not attending to his type 2 diabetes. Worst than that, he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as well.
I will not give away the story. O'Connell writes in a mix of fact and personal narrative. This could be turn out to be your life changing message. So buy the book, read it, and get moving with your diet, exercise and medical treatment. If personal accounts are your way of understanding health conditions, this would be a good way to get informed. Some readers even tell of how this book gave them inspiration to get onto their own personal search for better eating and exercise habits. O'Connell certainly is a good example of how to get a better lifestyle into your life. It may sound like an old message, but this one is full of detail and personal emotion. That style of writing is what many of use understand. O'Connell is right in his observation of how technical explanations and medical treatments with drugs are simply not working for most people. Food is much more a part of our lives than fitness and medication. So having the government and corporate medical institutions focus on another drug or another program to help the sick is too little too late. O'Connell has hit on a format that is useful for many people: a personal narrative of what type 2 diabetes is for himself and what he sees around him. He also took the trouble to research the condition on the ground in everyday America. Not many people have done that and even fewer have used it for their own solution. What you get from the book more than anything is the real life responsibility O'Connell has taken. This part of the story should inspire and show by example what he can do for themselves. If this is not enough to pick up the book, than take a look at the description, excerpt and comments on Amazon.
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