Your Best Investment: Secrets to a Healthy Body and Mind
(Review by Life Extension Magazine)“Your genes are like a loaded gun, and your lifestyle is the trigger.”The above quote leads off the introduction to Your Best Investment, setting the stage for a book that may turn some Americans’ long-held beliefs about nutrition upside down.For Life Extension readers, this takes us to a common culprit when it comes to diabetes, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome: insulin resistance. Dr. Lee clearly states that, “Insulin resistance can cause belly fat, dementia, loss of memory, depression, autoimmune disease, strokes, infertility, neurodegenerative brain disease, and - it is directly related to the one thing that will most likely kill you - heart disease.”There are some fascinating tips and thoughts about “fighting an epidemic battle of the bulge” when it comes to weight loss, including a chapter about food intolerance testing. Dr. Lee talks about how identifying certain food intolerances can be extremely beneficial to people battling obesity. He finds these tests valuable because they measure people’s tolerance to foods that they commonly eat and can control eating. Dr. Lee even cites a study that demonstrated that dieters who failed other low-calorie eating plans found success when they followed meal plans based on their food sensitivity test results.There are strong examples listed for nearly every supplement in the book, but some of the most compelling stories are those told on an individual level. From a man who overcame a variety of healthy problems by modifying his diet and taking vitamin D, vitamin B12, and magnesium, to a 50-year-old Ironman triathlete who overcame lethargy and a lack of energy by discovering that she was vitamin D deficient, the personal case histories of many of Dr. Lee’s patients at his Institute for Hormonal Balance provide for an interesting, helpful read that shows how some simple, easy steps can have a huge impact on your health and longevity.