Summary & Study Guide - Fat for Fuel: A Revolutionary Diet to Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power, and Increase Your Energy - Including Diet Cheat Sheet

By Lee Tang

Combat Cancer
Increase Your Energy
Boost Your Brainpower
Lose Weight and Keep It off

This book is a summary of “Fat for Fuel: A Revolutionary Diet to Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power and Increase Your Energy,” by Dr. Joseph Mercola.

This book summarizes the key concepts of Dr. Mercola’s Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy program. It also includes a diet cheat sheet which is a concise summary of the dietary principles, including (a) general guidelines, (b) foods to eat daily, (c) foods to eat in moderation, and (d) foods to avoid.

By following the Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy program, you can:
* treat and prevent serious diseases
* increase your energy * boost your brainpower * lose weight and keep it Off

Stop, Read, and Take Action to Protect Your Mitochondria.

This guide includes:
* Book Summary—helps you understand the key concepts.
* Online Videos—cover the concepts in more depth.
* Diet Cheat Sheet—A concise summary of the dietary principles, including (a) general guidelines, (b) foods to eat daily, (c) foods to eat in moderation, and (d) foods to avoid.
Value-added from this guide:
* Save time
* Understand key concepts
* Expand your knowledge

• Language: English
• Publisher: LMT Press
• Release date: Oct 13, 2017
• ISBN: 9781988970004

Lee Tang

Lee Tang is a retired executive of a major global insurance company. Prior to his retirement, he has worked as an actuary, a risk officer and a chief financial officer for several major insurance organizations in the United States, Canada, and Taiwan. To learn more about Lee and his work, visit his website and blog at https://lmtpress.wordpress.com. You can reach him by email at [e-mail].

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Combat Cancer

Increase Your Energy

Boost Your Brainpower

Lose Weight and Keep It Off

This book is a summary of Fat for Fuel: A Revolutionary Diet to Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power and Increase Your Energy, by Dr. Joseph Mercola.

This book summarizes the key concepts of Dr. Mercola’s Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy program. It also includes a diet cheat sheet which is a concise summary of the dietary principles, including (a) general guidelines, (b) foods to eat daily, (c) foods to eat in moderation, and (d) foods to avoid.

By following the Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy program, you can:

treat and prevent serious diseases

increase your energy

boost your brainpower

lose weight and keep it off

Stop, Read, and Take Action to Protect Your Mitochondria.

This guide includes:

Book Summary—helps you understand the key concepts.

Online Videos—cover the concepts in more depth.

Diet Cheat Sheet—A concise summary of the dietary principles, including (a) general guidelines, (b) foods to eat daily, (c) foods to eat in moderation, and (d) foods to avoid.

Value-added from this guide:

Save time

Understand key concepts

Expand your knowledge

Important Note About This Guide

This guide is a summary and not a critique/review of the book. The summary may not be organized chapter-wise but summarizes the book’s main ideas, viewpoints, and arguments. It is NOT meant to be a replacement, but a supplement to help you understand the book’s key ideas and recommendations.

Title: Summary & Study Guide - Fat for Fuel

Subtitle: A Revolutionary Diet to Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power, and Increase Your Energy - Including Diet Cheat Sheet

Author: Lee Tang

Publisher: LMT Press (lmtpress.qordpress.com)

Copyright © 2017 by Lee Tang

All rights reserved. Aside from brief quotations for media coverage and reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced or distributed in any form without the author’s permission. Thank you for supporting authors and a diverse, creative culture by purchasing this book and complying with copyright laws.

First Edition: September 2017

Issued in print and electronic formats.

ISBN 9781988970004 (ebook)

ISBN 9781976076732 (paperback)

ISBN 9781987063578 (paperback)

Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The publisher and author make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of these contents and disclaim all warranties such as warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. The website addresses in the book were correct at the time going to print. However, the publisher and author are not responsible for the content of third-party websites, which are subject to change.

To my wife, Lillian, who is the source of energy and love for everything I do, and to Andrew and Amanda: watching you grow up has been a privilege.

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction

Part I: Rescuing Your Metabolism

1. The Truth About Mitochondria, Free Radicals, and Dietary Fats

2. Why You Need Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy

3. The Protein Paradox

4. The Surprising Effects of Iron on Mitochondrial Health

5. What to Eat on MMT

Part II: Advanced Healing with Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy

6. Before You Start MMT

7. How to Get Started

8. Navigating Your Transition to Burning Fat

9. Using MMT over the Long Term

10. The Power of Fasting to Optimize Mitochondrial Health

11. Other Ways to Improve Your Mitochondrial Health

Appendix A: How Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy Helps Many Diseases

Appendix B: A Guide to Nuts and Seeds

Diet Cheat Sheet: Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy

Index

About the Author

Introduction

For decades, scientists have believed that cancer is a genetic disease caused by DNA mutations. The War on Cancer started by President Nixon in 1971 has been a miserable failure. Dr. Joseph Mercola believes that we are losing the war because scientists are chasing a flawed paradigm. Most adult cancers are not a disease of damaged DNA, but rather one of defective metabolism.

Mitochondria are the powerhouses of your cells. When large numbers of mitochondria in your body stop functioning properly, you’re vulnerable to cancer and other chronic diseases.

The food you eat directly affects your mitochondria. If you eat foods that boost the health of your mitochondria, you are less likely to suffer from metabolic dysfunctions that can cause cancer and chronic diseases.

Part I of this book explains how your body works at a biological and molecular level, and what’s causing your metabolism to go haywire. It will describe what foods to eat and how to keep tabs on your own iron levels to help your mitochondria thrive. Part II of the book will detail the guidelines for starting the Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy (MMT).

Online Videos

The Fault in Our Stars

Part I

Rescuing Your Metabolism

Chapter 1

The Truth About Mitochondria, Free Radicals, and Dietary Fats

Every cell in your body needs a continuous supply of energy. Mitochondria are organelles that produce energy for your cells. Cells metabolically active—such as those in the brain, liver, heart, kidneys, and muscles—have more mitochondria than others.

In generating energy for the cells, your mitochondria also produce a form of free radicals called reactive oxygen species (ROS). Free radicals are molecules that contain oxygen atoms with an odd number of electrons. Because of the unpaired electrons, free radicals are highly unstable. Under normal conditions, free radicals play many valuable roles in your body to regulate cellular functions. However, excessive free radicals can start a chain reaction that can damage your DNA. They react with cellular components, making the cell membranes brittle and leaky, leading to tissue degradation, which increases your risk of cancer and other chronic diseases.