Ultraprevention: The 6-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life » (Abridged)

Mark Hyman, M.D., is the editor in chief of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, the most prestigious journal in the field of integrative medicine. After ten years as co-medical director at Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires, he is now in private practice in Lenox, Massachusetts. He is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Ultraprevention. His websites are www.drhyman.com and www.ultrametabolism.com.

Two physicians unveil a revolutionary, accessible, science-based,patient-centered program for living an active, age-defying, disease-free life.

Healthcare is pulled and shaped by many forces, by drug and insurance companies looking for profits, by politicians in search of votes, and by stressed, overworked physicians who barely have time to talk to you before writing a prescription or packing you off to a specialist.

So is anyone interested in keeping you well?

Yes. The Ultraprevention program will work for everyone. The promise of its practice is huge -- a health span that matches life span -- and you'll experience increased energy, weight loss, enhanced mood and memory, better digestion, deeper sleep, diminished stress, and more.

Isolating the source of more than 90 percent of today's most common diseases, from cancer and heart disease to diabetes, stroke, and Alzheimer's, Drs. Hyman and Liponis enumerate the Five Forces of Illness -- Sludge (malnutrition), Burnout...

Introduction

Part I. The Myths of Modern Medicine

• The Modern Myths Quiz
• Myth 1: Your Doctor Knows Best
• Myth 2: If You Have a Diagnosis, You Know What's Wrong with You
• Myth 3: Drugs Cure Disease
• Myth 4: Your Genes Determine Your Fate
• Myth 5: Getting Older Means Aging
• Myth 6: Fat Is a Four-Letter Word
• Myth 7: You Can Get All the Vitamins You Need from Food

Part II. Ultraprevention: Controlling the Five Forces of Illness

• Ultraprevention and the Five Forces of Illness
• Force 1: Malnutrition, or Sludge
• Force 2: Impaired Metabolism, or Burnout
• Force 3: Inflammation, or Heat
• Force 4: Impaired Detoxification, or Waste
• Force 5: Oxidative Stress, or Rust
• Testing the Five Forces of Illness

Part III. The Six-Week Ultraprevention Plan

• The Six-Week Plan: Remove, Repair, Recharge
• Step One: Remove -- The First Two Weeks
• Step Two: Repair -- The Second Two Weeks
• Step Three: Recharge -- The Third Two Weeks

Acknowledgments

Index