In this ground-breaking guide, New York Times bestselling author and leading natural health practitioner Dr Joseph Mercola explains how nearly all disease - including cancer - is caused by defective metabolic processes. This astonishing truth could revolutionize our understanding of other diseases and show us a radical new path to optimal health. Dr Mercola breaks down complicated science into easily digestible facts to help you understand how a damaged metabolism affects your health, and how to begin healing it.
Using this book, you'll come to understand how: - your metabolism goes haywire when dysfunction takes place in the mitochondria, the body's natural powerhouse - a cyclical ketogenic diet - low in carbohydrates and high in healthy fats - is the way to optimize the biochemical processes that suppress disease and support healing - following a ketogenic diet can boost brain power, increase energy, assist weight loss and bring about many more health benefits