ProFAST Diet (eBook)

Burn Fat and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes in Only Six Weeks

Brian Mowll (Autor)

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2021 | 1. Auflage
302 Seiten
Lioncrest Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5445-2085-8 (ISBN)

Infos

If you have type 2 diabetes, you are standing at a crossroads. In one direction looms the slow progression of nerve damage, blindness, dialysis, amputations, and death. In the other waits hope: the true, honest possibility of fixing your blood sugar and reversing type 2 diabetes. How? By using your body's natural hormone responses to help you lose weight. If you've tried dieting before and failed, that's because most diets force you to work against your own system, constantly fighting the cravings that keep begging you to eat. The ProFAST Diet is completely different. Based on over forty years of clinical research, this revolutionary six-week program has helped thousands of people lose weight, lower their blood sugar, and eliminate their medications. Change requires action. If you're willing to choose hope, The ProFAST Diet can help you take your life in a new direction and prevent the life-threatening complications of diabetes.

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Introduction

I needed to do something drastic.

I had just woken up with my pillow soaked in sweat and my heart racing. It was about three o’clock in the morning, and I went downstairs, pulled out my blood pressure machine, and hooked myself up. What I saw on the display thoroughly shocked and frightened me. My blood pressure was higher than it had ever been at 190/120. Not only that, but I felt hot, swollen, and sick. It was at that moment that I decided to do something profoundly different.

I felt like I was on a train moving toward a life that I didn’t want—one of obesity, diabetes, medications, disease, and early death. If I didn’t change right away, I felt that I might never be able to stop the momentum. And I had that sinking feeling in my chest that it was almost too late.

The thing is, I should have known better. I had been practicing for almost ten years, helping people prevent and reverse chronic disease with nutrition and lifestyle management. I had seen the worst of the worst when it comes to diabetes and metabolic problems. I had images etched into my mind of people losing their feet, going blind, injecting insulin, and lying in bed on kidney dialysis because they didn’t stop it in time. Still, I had let it happen.

Over the preceding three years, I had slowly gained thirty pounds. It had been a tough period in my life. I got divorced, moved several times, ended a business relationship with another doctor, and had a lot of financial stress. At times, my life seemed out of control. So, I ate. My diet wasn’t even that bad except for the popcorn and fries that I enjoyed a bit too often, but I was overeating at night while worrying about my future.

Have you ever felt like you were at a crossroads with your health? Like you had to do something radically different or you might lose your health forever? That’s exactly how I felt.

I had heard about the protein-sparing modified fast and had researched it as a potential treatment option for my patients with obesity and diabetes but never thought that I would need it. It was a protein-centric, energy-restricted diet designed to help people maintain and protect lean body mass while losing weight or during illness.

There were dozens of studies showing the effectiveness of this program, but it wasn’t easy. I knew that I needed something that would produce rapid results and would work if I committed to it, and I felt confident that the PSMF could provide that type of success. So, that’s what I did.

During the next several months, I lost the thirty pounds that I had gained in the three years before that and was able to shed an additional twenty pounds while cutting my body fat by almost 20 percent and adding muscle. More importantly, I was able to normalize my blood sugar, blood pressure, lipids, and hormone levels while creating more energy and feeling better than I ever had. The program completely changed my life.

Since my transformation, I’ve helped hundreds of my patients and clients using an adapted version of the program that I called my “secret weapon.” My clients have lost weight, reversed type-2 diabetes and pre-diabetes, reduced hypertension, eliminated medications, and gained the mental and physical health they desired.

After ten years, working with hundreds of clients, the latest evolution of my secret weapon, now called the ProFAST diet, is outlined in this book.

Your Own Turning Point

Let me guess. You’re reading this right now because you need to make a significant change as well. Perhaps you’re feeling frustrated with your weight or blood sugar levels. Maybe you feel cheated by your doctor because they never do anything to fix the problem and only want to prescribe medication.

You’re probably concerned, like I was, about your future and what might happen if you continue on the path that you are on. Maybe you worry about having a heart attack or stroke, losing your eyesight or a limb, or not being able to enjoy your family and retirement because your health is suffering.

If you’re like most of my patients and clients, you probably hate the idea of being or becoming diabetic, taking drugs for the rest of your life, and depending on others to take care of you.

Does this describe you?

If so, I wrote this book for you.

Many people feel embarrassed by their weight or diabetes diagnosis and feel guilty about the diet and lifestyle choices that created the situation.

You don’t need to feel that way anymore.

This book provides a road map to guide you toward overcoming the challenges that have stopped you in the past. If you follow the steps outlined in The ProFAST Diet, you can reach your goals and transform your health, just as I did.

In this program, you can expect to burn fat—lots of it. Most people will lose ten pounds within the first two weeks. They’ll drop fifteen to twenty pounds after four weeks and up to thirty pounds after eight. Most people see dramatic improvements in blood sugar levels, blood pressure, and lipids during the ProFAST diet.

You’ll probably find that once you get through the first few days of the program, it will be remarkably easy to stick to it. That’s because protein, the primary macronutrient in the diet, has the most potent effect on satiety, and the ketones your body is producing will suppress appetite as well.

Also, you’ll likely notice an almost immediate improvement in the way that you feel. When you start liberating the stored energy from your fat cells and your body starts burning all that fat, you’ll feel full of life and vitality, with a clear mind and a supercharged body.

As you progress through The ProFAST Diet, the positive changes will often start to build. As you lose body fat and lower circulating insulin levels, your blood pressure will likely come down, and you’ll retain less fluid. With lower blood sugar and lower insulin, you’ll reduce your risk of developing diabetes or start to reverse its progression.

Many people also report that they sleep better, have more sexual desire, have a clearer mind and better memory, and have less inflammation. Studies show that with lower weight, body fat, and insulin levels, the risk for many types of cancer reduces dramatically.

There’s also a direct link between blood sugar, insulin resistance, and Alzheimer’s disease, and as you improve these markers, your risk for dementia can decrease as well.

I’ve seen these changes happen firsthand in hundreds of my patients and clients over the years, and I know this program can work for you, too.

It’s not easy. This program is an aggressive plan designed for people who want to get results quickly and effectively. It’s going to take a lot of effort from you, but if you can commit to it, I’ve seen that it works. And my training as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES), nutritionist, functional medicine physician, and Master Licensed Diabetes Educator (MLDE) has helped me understand why.

Working inside an endocrinology practice, I directly saw the limitations of conventional medicine. I could feel the frustration of our patients as they continued to gain weight and struggle with their blood sugar levels on the traditional diet program recommended by most doctors and dietitians.

Later in my functional medicine practice, I was also able to witness the joy, fulfillment, and delight in my patients who overcame diabetes, lost weight, eliminated medication, and rejuvenated their health.

I’ve done everything that I outline in this book myself, and I’ve used it with hundreds of patients and clients as well. Now, I want to help you experience the same thing for yourself. That’s what this book and the ProFAST diet are all about.

In simple and engaging terms, I’ll share with you the science behind the protein-sparing modified fast. I’ll delve into the importance of protein for maintaining and protecting lean body mass and explain the protein-to-energy ratio. I’ll discuss how ketones can provide you that unique boost to stay sharp and energized and help you develop a better understanding of diabetes, blood sugar, insulin resistance, and weight-loss dynamics.

In the second section, I’ll walk you step by step through the ProFAST diet and explain exactly how to get the best results possible. I’ll answer the most common questions about the plan and give you some insider tips and strategies to succeed.

To help you implement the program, I’ve also included fifty recipes in the back of the book, which you can use to visualize the food included in the ProFAST diet and how to construct healthy and exciting meals.

Like any new program designed to help you lose weight and lower your blood sugar, it’s essential to involve your primary care physician in your plan. Discuss your health goals with them, and let them know that you’d like to use the ProFAST diet to improve your health and jump-start...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.5.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie
• ISBN-10: 1-5445-2085-9 / 1544520859
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5445-2085-8 / 9781544520858