Diabetes Risk - DIABETES is Largely AVOIDABLE

"At Risk? -- A Natural Medicine Look at Early Risk Recognition and Avoidance of PRE-DIABETES and DIABETES" consists of four parts.

Throughout, the author has placed 25 of her full-page graphics that help the reader understand some of the more intricate and intriguing concepts of the food-to-disease mechanism our body relies on.

PART ONE - The Basics describes why it is key to avoid diabetes at a much earlier stage than that of pre-diabetes. In simple terms the author helps the reader understand the natural progression of disease in general. Statistical data in a 'not so boring way' and a brief summary description of the various forms of diabetes follow.

PART TWO - Figuring Out Your Risk is laid out as a workbook. "To Prevent is to Know the Risks" guides the reader through 54 illnesses and conditions known to carry the increased risk of a future with diabetes. Who would have thought that even Carpal Tunnel Syndrome might figure on that list?
Following each individual disease description the author inserted a page containing a numbered "FACT Summary" (FACT for Favor, Avoid, Consult, Test). This box points out the most important dos and no-dos. The remainder of that page contains a form for the reader to pencil in personal observations and notes "Your Personal Notes."

PART THREE - Diabetes can be Controlled helps the reader through the process of "Making Positive Lifestyle Choices." From creating an understanding for the reasons of a possible lack of motivation to demonstrating the importance of avoiding triggers these chapters prepare the reader for making the necessary shifts of thinking.
Part Three really is the heart of the book. It helps the reader understand how seemingly unrelated conditions can interact and find their root causes in issues such as wrong food choices that lead to inflammation and mineral deficiencies.
For this reason the author completes this section with an in-depth description of the most commonly lacking minerals (an important underlying cause of disease) and the foods that provide them naturally.

PART FOUR - Support Structures and for Further Studies gives the reader not knowledgeable in natural medicine an insight into several healing modalities used by natural medicine professionals.
This section ends with a one-page list of "Final Recommendations."
A thorough Bibliography and listing of relevant research articles gives the reader so inclined further materials to follow up on.
"At Risk?" closes with an intuitive and detailed Index.

Diabetes is turning into a growing threat worldwide. Every ten seconds a person dies due to diabetes or diabetes-related complications.

The diagnosis of diabetes represents not the beginning of the disease but a stage where cell destruction already is taking place.

A diagnosis of diabetes shortens life expectancy by ten to twelve years.

To date there is no cure. For this reason, prevention has become a hot topic; yet, most talk about prevention still misses the mark. Attempts at prevention address those already diagnosed with pre-diabetes (the last stage prior to full-blown diabetes and its complications).

However, we are not told that eight to fourteen years of a variety of more or less serious health problems predate such a diagnosis. Neither is it public knowledge that more than fifty health conditions already have been linked to an increased risk of future pre-diabetes and diabetes-fifty-some conditions that might serve us as early warning bells to prod us into proactive avoidance of a future with disease and diabetes.

In a world of medical specialization every one of those over fifty conditions is treated separately-and often by different professionals. The unfortunate outcome is that common tendencies and trends are missed; trends that might well have allowed for early risk recognition and avoidance of progressive conditions.

There is one person who, if properly informed, can best make that connection between these different conditions and may catch a risk of diabetes early. This individual is you, the patient. At Risk? helps the reader identify those early indicators and connections. It creates an understanding of the body's needs and lays the basis towards body-awareness and avoidance of a future diagnosis of diabetes and its dreaded complications.

Mostly a lifestyle disease, diabetes is largely avoidable and so are many of those conditions leading up to it. While we regularly tune up our car-and in between tune-ups make sure to top up the right fluid in the right receptacle-we tend to be negligent when it comes to our ultimate vehicle, our body.

For some reason we forget that every bite we eat and every sip we drink contributes to or, as the case may be, detracts from our mineral requirements. Without the proper mineral balances and ratios our hormones will not function properly, nor will we be able to develop the right enzymes without which no vitamins will do us any good; and, without which our organs and functions will be compromised. The bottom-line is: we eat to live and for our bodies to function.

Universally, underlying inflammations and oxidative stress are the common denominators of various diseases. Environmental influences may cause inflammations; so do inadequate choices of food and drink or other products, such as those used for oral hygiene. The use of prescription drugs too plays a major role by acidifying the body.

Underlying food allergies have become more wide-spread, develop quickly, and lead to bloating, leaky gut syndrome and malabsorption issues. When we no longer are able to properly absorb the minerals we eat, we develop malnutrition and cravings; the start of a progressively vicious cycle of making increasingly more inadequate choices.

Are you the one out of every two people worldwide who is at risk of developing pre-diabetes and diabetes? Chances are that you do harbor some level of allergic response and chronic inflammation in your body. For sure, inflammations are part of your issues if you experience bloating, weight gain, musculoskeletal discomfort, fatigue, memory loss, or brain fog. If snoring, sleep apnea, hypertension, and an even minor beer-belly are part of your make-up-or erectile dysfunction, loss of libido, or polycystic ovary syndrome-you already may be well on your way towards metabolic disease. Yet, it is rarely too late to turn around our state of disease. Our body has an uncanny ability to heal itself once we stop assaulting it. Diabetes is largely avoidable and so are most of its complications.

What sets At Risk? apart from many of the other books about diabetes prevention is its focus on very early risk recognition and its inclusion of many proven but often neglected underlying conditions and connections.
Some parts of the book are structured as a workbook allowing you to pencil in your own entries: Your Personal Notes. Armed with a written record of what symptoms you have experienced and when, you no longer will forget to mention important data to your healthcare provider; and, it will be that much easier to pinpoint your issues. Recognizing your patterns is an important step towards early diabetes risk recognition and avoidance.
In addition to that space for your personal notes, the author follows the discussion of every one of the over fifty conditions with a brief FACT Summary describing what foods and lifestyle choices to Favor, what to Avoid, whom to Consult, and what further Tests to consider.

Natural avoidance approaches in mind, Part Three of At Risk? helps you understand the impact of your lifestyle and food choices. This comprehensive section discusses the impact and suggested use of the various food groups. It concludes with a discussion of the most important minerals and the foods that provide them naturally.
A review of what sets a natural medicine approach apart from mainstream methods is followed by an extensive bibliography and listing of relevant research articles. An intuitive and detailed index allowing you to pinpoint many interactions concludes At Risk? - A Natural Medicine Look at Early Risk Recognition and Avoidance of Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes by Rivkah Roth DO DNM.

Give yourself a chance and you should be well on your way to proactive diabetes avoidance and, hopefully, a future without major disease.

PREFACE -HOW TO USE YOUR COPY OF AT RISK?

PART ONE - THE BASICS
Diabetes Avoidance is Key
Society is its Own Worst Enemy
Present Day Statistics
Diabetes - An Overview and an Outlook
Classifications of Diabetes - Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Drug-Induced Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes from a Different Angle
Summary

PART TWO - FIGURING OUT YOUR RISK
To Prevent is to Know Your Risk
Signs and Symptoms - Your "Before" Facts
Know how to Evaluate Your Early Signs and Symptoms
Summary and Outlook
Genes are not Everything - Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Perception Starts with Your Mouth - Increased Thirst (Polydipsia) or Dry Mouth, Burning Tongue Syndrome, Metallic Taste, Mouth Odor, Periodontal Disease, Mottling and Dental Attrition
Genitourinary Conditions Reveal - Increased Amounts of Urine (Polyuria) and Other, Urinary Changes, Erectile Dysfunction in Men, Low Testosterone in Men, Heavy or Painful Menses in Women, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Your Metabolism is Central - "Ring Around the Collar" - Overweight, Obesity, Putting Together the Pieces, Fat Cells Keep Water Out, Misleading Dietary Recommendations, Diarrhea or Constipation, Leaky Gut Syndrome
Conclusion
Brain Fog has Reasons
Difficulties Falling or Staying Asleep, Waking Up in the Middle of the Night, Sleep Environment, Snoring and Sleep Apnea, Lack of Energy or Tiredness, Daytime Sleepiness - Hypersomnia, Crankiness, Brain Fog or Depression
Your Body has Its Say Too
Restless Legs Syndrome, Leg Cramps, Easy Bruising, Muscle Pain, Diabetes-Related Foot Problems, Fungal and Bacterial Infections, Hallux, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Skeletal Instabilities, Deteriorating Vision
Underlying or Predisposing Factors - Smoking, Alcohol, Hypertension, Vascular Disease, Adrenal Deficiency, Thyroid Dysfunctions, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Intoxication, Hyperparathyroidism, Hypothalamus-Pituitary Disorder, Renal Deficiency, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Chronic Metabolic Acidosis, Lack of Oxygen, Gluten-Sensitivity
Complications, Your Largely Avoidable "After" Facts - Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, Neuralgia and Neuropathy, Amputations, Eye Disorders, Diabetic Retinopathy, Retina Detachment, Hypertensive Retinopathy
Summary

PART THREE - DIABETES CAN BE CONTROLLED
Making Positive Lifestyle Choices - Overcoming Lack of Motivation, Reasonable Expectations, The Role of Exercise, Avoiding Stress of all Forms and Shapes, Lack of Natural Light and Air Stress, Environmental Obstructions, Other Stressors, Wrong Food Choices
Understanding Food Choices, Malnutrition, Malabsorption, Drug Induced Deficiencies, Food Source Depletion, Supplementing Know-How
Developing Healthy Eating Habits - Calorie Intake, Protein Intake, Fat Consumption, Carbohydrate Uptake, Battling Carbohydrate Addiction
Mineral Deficiencies - Most Common Supplementing Needs for Diabetics, Macro- and Micro-Mineral Supplements, - Calcium (Ca)- Magnesium (Mg) - Potassium (K) - Sodium (Na) - Phosphorus (P) - Zinc (Zn) - Chromium (Cr) - Copper (Cu) - Vanadium (V) - Molybdenum (Mo) - Manganese (Mn) - Germanium (Ge) - Nickel (Ni) - Tin (Sn) - Iodine (I) - Lithium (Li)

PART FOUR - SUPPORT STRUCTURES AND FOR FURTHER STUDIES
Natural Medicine, a Viable Approach - The Ten Main Pillars of Natural Diabetes Avoidance, Your Mental Support System, Nutrition, Phytotherapy, Homeopathy, Homotoxicology, Acupuncture and TCM
Conclusion and Final Recommendations, Table of Illustrations, Bibliography (Books, Research Articles), Index

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