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Anyone ever read "You on a Diet" or "UltraMetabolism"?
I've read two books this weekend that have completely changed the way I think about food. The first one is "You on a Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management" by Michael Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet Oz M.D. The second one is "UltraMetabolism" by Mark Hyman, M.D.
"You on a Diet" explains the biology of our bodies and science of metabolism in an easy to understand and humorous way.
"UltraMetabolism" echoes the info in "You on a Diet" with additional motivation and strategies for how to put these principles into practice.
Essentially the books explain how our bodies and genetics are the result of thousands of generations of ancestors who had limited food supplies. Thanks to evolution, our bodies are designed to gain weight and keep it on at all costs. The books explain all food is a form of drug or medication – everything we eat creates chemical reactions in our body and brain. There are natural, whole foods that our bodies are designed to metabolized. And there are processed/refined foods that our bodies are not designed to metabolize.
An analogy that really hit me was comparing junk food to a nutritional cigarette. They said: One cigarette (as unhealthy as it is) technically won’t kill you. The real danger with a cigarette is that is additive and can lead to continued use of more cigarettes in the future – which will kill you. It’s been helpful for me to think of the unhealthy food temptations around me as nutritional cigarettes (additive, no nutritional value, short-term high, leading to long term health problems).
We have all heard many times about the importance of eating fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, Omega-3 fatty acids, lean proteins, organic foods, etc. But for me this book explained why certain foods are so good and others are so bad.
Anyone else ever read these books? Any other good reads you’d suggest?
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