FIX YOUR DIET, FIX YOUR DIABETES
by
Tony Hampton, MD
Publisher: Windy City Publishers
Pages: 168
Genre: Self-Help
BOOK BLURB:
Want to fix your diabetes? In this book, I share with my diabetic
and borderline diabetic readers that they have the power to reverse or
prevent diabetes simply by changing their diets. It starts with how you
think. By removing old beliefs to new ones that better serve you, the
path to recovery from diabetes can be that simple. Once I provide the
rationale for changing old beliefs to more productive ones, I then share
with you ways to stay motivated as you journey to a new way of eating.
You are then given a deeper understanding of why so many people have
diabetes. This knowledge will allow you to remove thoughts you may have
had where you blamed yourself for having diabetes. You are then given
tips on how to maintain the motivation needed to make a successful
transition to a diabetic friendly diet. Additional knowledge is given
about the many complications which could occur when this condition is
not well controlled. Empowered with the understanding of why diabetes
occurs and its many complications, you will be given a case for changing
how diabetes is treated. This is done by changing the focus of
diabetes management away from the symptoms (elevated glucose), which is
how we currently manage this condition, to treating the cause of the
disease (insulin resistance). You are then given the rationale for
increasing healthy fats in your diets while reducing starchy
carbohydrates and processed foods. Once this is explained, examples of
foods that should be considered for smoothies, snacks, and dinner are
given so you will know how to choose foods which are best. Finally,
tips on how to avoid being fooled by marketing labels and claims of
so-called healthy foods provide the framework by which great dietary
choices can be made. This new approach to reversing diabetes with diet
will reverse diabetes in nearly anyone willing to make these simply
lifestyle changes.
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Meet the Author
Dr. Tony Hampton has been treating patients with multiple chronic
conditions for nearly two decades. In addition to his role as an
Advocate Medical Group (AMG) family physician over the last nine years,
Dr. Hampton currently holds multiple responsibilities within the
Advocate Healthcare, including Medical Director of AMG Beverly,
Vice-Chair of AMG’s Governing Council, Chair of Health Outcomes
Committee and Co-Chair of Executive Diversity Council.
Over the last two years, Dr. Hampton has worked closely with AOS, successfully piloting advancements in AMG’s operations management systems. He is a champion for change that results in greater work-life balance for physicians and an enhanced patient experience. His interpersonal skills, clinical knowledge, and desire for strong patient/team engagement will continue to make Tony an asset to the AOS team.
A regular speaker for the American Diabetes Association and consultant for the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Initiative to Improve Diabetes Care, Dr. Hampton is passionate about empowering patients by changing old beliefs to new ones which better serve them using evidence-based medicine. Educating them on the root cause of disease processes and the importance of diet provides the path to positive health outcomes for diabetics, borderline diabetics, and patients not at their ideal body weight.
He is a Certified Physician Executive (CPE) and earned his MBA from the University of Phoenix. Tony authored the book Fix Your Diabetes, Fix Your Diet, Your Dietary Solution to Reversing Diabetes which was published in April 2017.
Over the last two years, Dr. Hampton has worked closely with AOS, successfully piloting advancements in AMG’s operations management systems. He is a champion for change that results in greater work-life balance for physicians and an enhanced patient experience. His interpersonal skills, clinical knowledge, and desire for strong patient/team engagement will continue to make Tony an asset to the AOS team.
A regular speaker for the American Diabetes Association and consultant for the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Initiative to Improve Diabetes Care, Dr. Hampton is passionate about empowering patients by changing old beliefs to new ones which better serve them using evidence-based medicine. Educating them on the root cause of disease processes and the importance of diet provides the path to positive health outcomes for diabetics, borderline diabetics, and patients not at their ideal body weight.
He is a Certified Physician Executive (CPE) and earned his MBA from the University of Phoenix. Tony authored the book Fix Your Diabetes, Fix Your Diet, Your Dietary Solution to Reversing Diabetes which was published in April 2017.
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My review:
4.5 out of 5 stars
Fix Your Diet, Fix Your Diabetes: Your Dietary Solution to Reversing Diabetes by Tony Hampton is a practical guide that attempts to
address both attitude and action to treat a prevalent killer. I like that it
starts by reminding us how important our beliefs and attitude are for success
and the danger of FEAR (false evidence appearing real) and emphasizes that
change is needed to achieve success. Dr. Hampton gives assignments and
challenges longstanding beliefs even as he reminds us to check with our own
physicians to help evaluate what should be tried. He makes some surprising
statements such as the positive benefits of fats in the diet and the beneficial
effects that a 24-hour fast can have. His acknowledgment of factors such as
ethnicity and culture impacting on food choices reinforces that it is the
attitude and effort that are important…not a specific addition or subtraction
of a food from one’s menu.
I like the pragmatic approach that acknowledges the
difficulty of changing to have a healthy way of eating and the practical
suggestions, including recipes and food choices that will help one’s ability to
avoid or manage diabetes. I admit, some of the items are not part of my normal menu…e.g.
hemp or chia seeds or coconut, but I can definitely work on adding these in
gradually, I am working on using cauliflower and fatty fish in the menu
more often, and I am relieved by the author’s support of whole eggs in one’s
diet. Water and dark chocolate will require that I continue trying to retrain my
palate but, I agree that who I hang out with will definitely affect my results.
The book starts with encouragement to have the proper
attitude, exemplified by a quote from Mahatma Gandhi about the relationship
between your beliefs and your values and how that becomes your destiny, and
it points out that it takes somewhere around two months to acquire a new habit. It
gets a little technical and detailed about the way diabetes develops, but then
goes into foods and supplements that have a low glycemic index and the
importance of replacing an unhealthy choice with a healthy one. Dr. Hampton
advocates healthy foods rather than a specific diet, and I am very happy to
have had the opportunity to increase my knowledge base by reading this
informative and practical book that would be of benefit to most of us, particularly those at risk of developing or currently dealing with diabetes.
A copy of this title was provided to me for review
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