Praise for Turbo Metabolism
“With Turbo Metabolism, you can carry Pankaj Vij with you as a personal trainer, careful researcher, and model physician. A leader in culinary medicine and a doc who enthusiastically walks the talk, Dr. Vij prefers to help you change your lifestyle rather than have you simply lose weight temporarily. In this book, he helps you become a better, healthier, more energetic you.”
— John La Puma, MD, founder of Chef Clinic and New York Times–bestselling author of REFUEL, The RealAge Diet, and ChefMD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine
“This wonderful work is the synthesis of the most effective, proven strategies for thriving. If you think no two experts agree, read this book. It will change your life.”
— Partha Nandi, MD, FACP, author of Ask Dr. Nandi: 5 Steps to Becoming Your Own #HealthHero for Longevity, Well-Being, and a Joyful Life
“Dr. Vij has written an authoritative and exceptional book with great clarity. His wisdom and compassion come through in the effective strategies he offers to shepherd us toward a life of wellness, balance, and harmony. I highly recommend this gem of a book.”
— Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, author of The Big Five and professor of medicine, Harvard University
“Turbo Metabolism is the kind of book I’d like every one of my patients to read. By championing wellness through his superb understanding of metabolism, Dr. Vij gently but effectively coaches readers through the benefits of an anti-inflammatory diet, regular physical activity, and stress reduction. Readers will not only enhance their health but emerge joyful and feeling whole. I recommend it highly.”
— Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, FACC, author of The Heart of Wellness
“Dr. Pankaj Vij unlocks the keys to metabolic health in Turbo Metabolism. His plant-based prescription has the power to save millions of lives and trillions of dollars in health-care spending, and to reinvigorate our medical system into a state in which wellness comes first.”
— Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, author of Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes
“I am certain that Turbo Metabolism will be the catalyst to a movement toward healthier and more fulfilling lives. We are eating, sitting, and stressing ourselves to poor health and even early death, and we need to be slapped awake. Turbo Metabolism is the wake-up call to let you know that your grocer and personal trainer may be more important health allies than even your health-care provider. Read and implement the strategies in this book, and your health will bloom.”
— Joel Kahn MD, FACC, author of The Whole Heart Solution
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The material in this book is intended for education. It is not meant to take the place of diagnosis and treatment by a qualified medical practitioner or therapist. Please consult a qualified health-care practitioner before beginning any diet or exercise program. Any application of the material set forth in the following pages is at the reader’s sole discretion and risk, and the author and publisher assume no responsibility for any actions taken either now or in the future. No expressed or implied guarantee of the effects of the use of the recommendations can be given or liability taken.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Vij, Pankaj K., [date]- author.
Title: Turbo metabolism: 8 weeks to a new you: preventing and reversing diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and other metabolic diseases by treating the causes / Pankaj K. Vij, MD, FACP; foreword by Joel Fuhrman, MD.
Description: Novato, California: New World Library, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017044312 (print) | LCCN 2017049843 (ebook) | ISBN 9781608684991 (Ebook) | ISBN 9781608684984 (alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Metabolism—Disorders—Prevention—Popular works. | Metabolism—Disorders—Treatment—Popular works.
Classification: LCC RC627.54 (ebook) | LCC RC627.54 .V55 2018 (print) | DDC 616.3/90654—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017044312
First printing, February 2018
ISBN 978-1-60868-498-4
Ebook ISBN 978-1-60868-499-1
Printed in Canada on 100% postconsumer-waste recycled paper
| New World Library is proud to be a Gold Certified Environmentally Responsible Publisher. Publisher certification awarded by Green Press Initiative. www.greenpressinitiative.org |
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This is gratefully dedicated to all my patients who have had the courage to trust in the healing power of their own bodies.
Contents
Introduction: Why Turbo Metabolism, and What’s in It for Me?
Chapter 1. Metabolic Syndrome: The Root Cause of Chronic Disease
Chapter 2. A Holistic Approach toward the Treatment and Cure for Diabesity
Chapter 3. The Nuts and Bolts of Getting Started
Chapter 4. Optimal Nutrition for Optimal Health
Chapter 5. Water: The Stuff of Life
Chapter 6. The Crucial Role of Exercise
Chapter 7. Control Stress Before It Controls You
Chapter 8. Sleep: A Vital Component of Health