Gary Taubes argues we’ve mishandled diabetes by centering treatment on insulin and medications while sidelining carbohydrate restriction and the book’s older, diet-first roots. He traces the history from pre-insulin meat/fasting regimens to modern high-carb guidelines, reframing Type 2 diabetes as largely a problem of carbohydrate intolerance driven by insulin resistance in modern times.

Marshalling research, case histories and clinician experience, he makes a rigorous—sometimes controversial—case that low-carb/ketogenic approaches can normalise blood glucose, reduce medications and improve metabolic markers, while critiquing weak nutrition science. Whether you agree or not, it’s a clear, provocative rethink that equips patients and clinicians with sharper questions and a practical framework to test in the real world.

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This book is a clear, easy-to-read, punchy, and practical account of why we are sick — it clarifies why modern habits drive insulin resistance and metabolic chaos. Bikman makes the science simple, then shows exactly how food, movement, sleep, and stress control your hormones.

The truth is, when insulin stays high, everything else breaks—energy, mood, weight, cravings. Read it if you want a no-nonsense map to lower insulin, eat protein first, and get your vitality back.

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Metabolical was very much a wake-up call for me — it’s not just about sugar; it’s about a food system engineered to keep us sick and snacking.

Dr Lustig weaves biochemistry with storytelling so you actually feel the stakes: insulin resistance, fatty liver, mood swings—the whole cascade. I appreciated how he separates real food from “edible products” and gives a doctor’s-eye view of what actually heals us. The truth is, it sharpened my mission: to prioritise whole, nutrient-dense foods of protein and fat origin, radically reduce carbohydrates as sugar and help clients avoid metabolic disease. A well-loved author and book….

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Mental health has a metabolic component that many don’t talk about. Dr Georgia Ede steps into this space and asks us to look deeper at why mental health deteriorates. Her research shows that if you stabilise glucose and insulin → you stabilise brain energy → you get a calmer mood and clearer thinking. She recommends using nutrition as the first lever.

So, before we prescribe clinical meds, consider changing the diet and observe what the body and mind reveal: fast feedback with the big advantage of low risk. By giving people agency over their own health, they learn their triggers (sugar spikes, seed oils, certain plant compounds) and their supports (proteins, natural fats, minerals) for better mental—and physical—health. She advocates protein first for amino acids and neurotransmitter precursors, adequate natural fats for satiety and stable fuel, and lower carbs to reduce volatility, with ketones as a clean backup.Ultra-processed foods = noisy brain.Nutrient-dense, simple meals = quiet signal. When the brain isn’t firefighting blood-sugar swings, mood evens out.

I found the book to be a fascinating insight into diet and its role in mental health.

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