The Energy Paradox: What to Do When Your Get-Up-and-Go Has Got Up and Gone

by Steven R. Gundry MD

Overview

The author of the bestselling Plant Paradox series takes a fresh look at one of the top health issues plaguing Americans—fatigue—and offers a revolutionary plan for boosting energy and revitalizing mental and physical stamina.

In his bestselling books, The Plant Paradox and The Longevity Paradox, Dr. Steven R. Gundry offered game-changing perspectives on our wellbeing. In The Energy Paradox, Dr. Gundry expands upon his previous discussions of gut, microbiome, and mitochondrial health, linking immune malfunction to the mental and physical symptoms of fatigue—including exhaustion, brain fog, depression, anxiety, and low metabolism.

As Dr. Gundry explains, feeling tired, moody, and zapped of energy is not normal, no matter your workload or age. Fatigue is an SOS flare from the body, one that is intended to alert us that something is wrong. In his clinical work, Dr. Gundry has found that his patients who complain of feeling sick and tired all the time almost always have something in common: the inflammation markers of a leaky gut.

In The Energy Paradox, Dr. Gundry will offer readers the information and tools necessary to quiet the autoimmune battle raging within—a battle that depletes precious energy reserves, leaving you drained and prone to mood disorders and weight gain. With new guidelines on how to increase mitochondrial energy production and nourish the microbiome; 30 new Plant Paradox-approved recipes; and lists of energy-boosting foods to consume and energy-depleting foods to avoid, The Energy Paradox will help readers take back their lives, giving them the energy they need to feel, look, and be their best. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063005730
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/16/2021
Series:	Plant Paradox Series , #6
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	74,729
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.20(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Steven R. Gundry, MD, is the director of the International Heart and Lung Institute in Palm Springs, California, and the founder and director of the Center for Restorative Medicine in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. After a distinguished surgical career as a professor and chairman of cardiothoracic surgery at Loma Linda University, Dr. Gundry changed his focus to curing modern diseases via dietary changes. He is the bestselling author of The Longevity Paradox, The Plant Paradox, The Plant Paradox Cookbook, The Plant Paradox Quick and Easy, and Dr. Gundry’s Diet Evolution, and has written more than three hundred articles published in peer-reviewed journals on using diet and supplements to eliminate heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, and multiple other diseases. Dr. Gundry lives with his wife, Penny, and their dogs in Palm Springs and Montecito, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction: "I Just Don't Have It In Me" ix

Part I The Epidemic of Fatigue

Chapter 1 How Did We Get Here? 3

Chapter 2 Body on Fire: How Inflammation Steals Your Energy 17

Chapter 3 Damaged Roots, Degraded Soil, and the Postbiotic Conundrum 29

Chapter 4 Your Mighty Mitochondria Are All Mixed Up 63

Chapter 5 Inflamed and Energy Starved: The Tired Modern Brain 95

Chapter 6 It's All About Timing (And Good Choices) 121

Part II The Energy Paradox Program

Chapter 7 The Energy Paradox Eating Program 167

Chapter 8 The Energy Paradox Lifestyle 209

Chapter 9 Energy Paradox Recipes 231

Chapter 10 The Energy Paradox Supplement List 263

Afterword 275

Acknowledgments 279

Appendix: Lab Tests 283

Notes 285

Index 301

Editorial Reviews

Essential reading for the many people who are overworked, burned out, running on empty, and feeling sick and tired all the time. As Dr. Gundry shows, fatigue is not your fate!”  — Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global

"Practical, applicable advice on how to conquer fatigue and maximize energy." — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

Essential reading for the many people who are overworked, burned out, running on empty, and feeling sick and tired all the time. As Dr. Gundry shows, fatigue is not your fate!” 

Arianna Huffington

10/01/2020

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Library Journal

2021-01-12
The popular “energy doctor” further explores how chronic fatigue sabotages vitality.

In the sixth entry in the Paradox series, Gundry continues sharing useful applications for better living through optimal health and wellness choices. With the same amiable delivery found in previous books, the author articulates the physiological epidemic of chronic fatigue, a condition plaguing many of the clinical patients he cites as examples, and the kind of “everyday tiredness” affecting millions every day. He describes key direct sources of these physical and mental “energy disruptors,” which include rampant inflammation, “the stress and anxiety of the pandemic,” overreliance on prescription medication, an imbalanced gut microbiome, and, perhaps most importantly, a diet lacking in nutrients necessary to maintain optimal energy levels. Gundry, now in his “seventh decade,” believes tiredness shouldn’t be considered an inevitable byproduct of modern life but a warning sign from the body that something is lacking. Gundry reiterates his goal throughout the book: He wants to help people reclaim their lost energy through a variety of habit alterations, beginning with modest dietary changes like increasing the intake of soluble fiber or embarking on more drastic adaptations like calorie restrictions and periodic “fasting windows.” Though this information is timely and undeniably motivating, the author’s central discussion on cellular biology and mitochondrial gridlock may leave some readers in the weeds. More accessible, however, are sections on the methods for mitigating fatigue, especially through a comprehensively mapped six-week eating program that, should one undertake its often radical recommendations, should “recharge your battery” and curb nagging listlessness. This flexible biodynamic strategy includes fiber-forward food choices, regular exercise regimens, and avoiding the “frankenfoods loaded with frankenfats.” Gundry’s crisply written, knowledgeable guidebook is an encouraging nudge to readers to investigate ways to achieve and retain their energy and productivity potentials.

Practical, applicable advice on how to conquer fatigue and maximize energy.

Kirkus Reviews