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by Jill Weisenberger (Author), David Katz (Foreword by)
Prediabetes can be scary, but it's also an opportunity--an opportunity to "reset," improve your health, and get yourself in better shape than ever.
Learning you have prediabetes is scary, but it comes with a silver lining: It means you've caught the condition just in time, before it's too late. Your best chance to reverse prediabetes starts now. Prediabetes: A Complete Guide, Second Edition reveals to you in detail what these actions are and empowers you to find the healthy eating and lifestyle changes that work best for you to help you achieve your health goals. This new, updated edition of the original, reader-approved guide includes even more proven tools to make healthy eating easier than ever--including simple tips for foolproof meal planning, plus even more tasty recipes and meal ideas to cover breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack time. This comprehensive guide leads you through dozens of concrete steps you can take to reverse prediabetes, reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other lifestyle-related chronic diseases. You'll learn to:- Identify your risks for developing type 2 diabetes
- Set personalized and meaningful behavioral goals
- Eat for weight loss and greater insulin sensitivity
- Tweak your favorite recipes to include wholesome foods
- Start or improve upon an exercise plan
- Reduce sedentary time
- Organize and track your progress with tools included in the book
Taking an individualized approach to your lifestyle "reset," it allows you to choose your own path to wellness, and maintain a healthful lifestyle so that you can feel better than you have in years.
Author Biography
Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, FAND, is an internationally recognized nutrition, diabetes, and prediabetes expert. She has worked as a clinical dietitian and diabetes educator in a variety of settings, including hospital inpatient and outpatient programs, private practice, and research clinics. She currently works with people with prediabetes through her original digital course Prediabetes Turnaround. Through coaching, speaking, and working with the media, Jill empowers people to grab control of their health one lifestyle habit at a time. Additionally, she is the author of four well-received health and nutrition books, a freelance writer, a consultant and spokesperson to the food industry, and a panelist for the US News & World Report Best Diet Rankings.
