Dr. Joseph Mercola is a passionate advocate of natural medicine, a wellness champion, and a visionary who has implemented much -needed changes to our current health-care system. As a physician for over 30 years, he treated tens of thousands of patients at his wellness center outside of Chicago, and in 1997 he created Mercola.com, for the last 13 years the most visited natural health website in the world. A New York Times best-selling author of books including Effortless Healing and The No-Grain Diet, he has also appeared on national news media such as CNN, Fox News, ABC News, TODAY, CBS's Washington Unplugged, and The Dr. Oz Show.
"Dr. Joseph Mercola has been a shining beacon of health wisdom and
freedom for decades. His latest book, Fat for Fuel, is a
masterpiece of cutting-edge research and practical application.
This information, if applied, holds the key to sustainable weight
loss and enhanced energy. More than that, this lifestyle plan can
help reverse chronic illness such as heart disease, diabetes, and
even cancer."
— Christiane Northrup, M.D., New York Times best-selling author of
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and Goddesses Never Age
"I truly believe that the concept of Mitochondrial Metabolic
Therapy will have significant impact on health. As I mentioned in
my book, cancer is not likely to occur in people with healthy
mitochondria. Dr. Mercola has expanded this concept to a broad
range of chronic diseases that involve mitochondrial dysfunction.
He provides a clear rationale as well as guidelines for
implementation of MMT. This book should be read by anyone
interested in maintaining their health without toxic
pharmaceuticals."
— Thomas Seyfried, Ph.D., author of Cancer as a Metabolic Disease
and professor of biology at Boston College
"Dr. Mercola’s Fat for Fuel eloquently presents the leading edge of
science, exploring how best to power your body. This is a
life-changing text that not only provides a deep dive into why
choosing fat as our primary fuel source powerfully correlates with
health and disease resistance, but also delivers in terms of how
the reader can easily bring about this fundamentally important
change. Health, on a global scale, has suffered profoundly as a
consequence of commercially influenced dietary recommendations.
Mercola’s science-based refutation of this status quo provides a
welcome and compassionate response, allowing readers to regain and
maintain optimal health."
— David Perlmutter, M.D., F.A.C.N., board-certified neurologist and
author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grain Brain and The
Grain Brain Whole Life Plan
"This remarkable book presents a truly revolutionary program that
can help millions of people achieve optimal health. Dr. Mercola
clearly explains the importance of mitochondria for metabolic
function and carefully guides his readers with detailed practical
advice for enhancing their activity. Fat for Fuel will change the
way you think about nutrition and your health."
— Leo Galland, M.D., author of The Allergy Solution
"In Fat for Fuel, Dr. Mercola beautifully lays out the history—and
the myths—behind the high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet that has been
at the root of so much illness and death in the last half-century.
Dr. Mercola is one of the few who have properly understood and
embraced my long-standing belief that one’s health and lifespan is
mostly determined by the proportion of fat versus sugar one burns
over a lifetime. He also understands that excess protein creates
another whole set of health-eroding issues. Anyone who values their
health should read this book."
— Ron Rosedale, M.D.
"The world of nutrition is more confusing than ever. But one thing
has become increasingly evident over the past decade: teaching our
bodies to use fat instead of glucose as the main fuel source has
immense potential to support patients suffering from some of the
most devastating chronic diseases. Dr. Mercola’s Fat for Fuel will
be an invaluable resource for me in two ways: personally, because
I’m a cancer patient myself striving to create an environment that
will keep my disease at bay, but also professionally as a
nutritional therapist. Fat for Fuel will help me inform, educate,
and guide my clients."
— Patricia Daly, dipNT, mNTOI, mBANT
"Fat for Fuel is another fact-based, insightful book by the
visionary Joseph Mercola that will not just change your life, but
could literally save it. Dr. Mercola understands how food can
preserve wellness or destroy it. Boldly challenging old myths about
fat, diet, and healing, he gives practical, step-by-step
instructions that will empower you to take control of your health
whether you are sick and want to get well, or are healthy and want
to stay well."
— Barbara Loe Fisher, co-founder, National Vaccine Information
Center
"Fat for Fuel is required reading for anyone wishing to radically
and expeditiously address a current health crisis and also for
those of us seeking to ameliorate genetic predispositions as we
age."
— Karen Becker, D.V.M.
"Dr. Mercola’s lifetime of research reaches a crescendo with Fat
for Fuel. Every page is a distillation of his genuine passion to
optimize human health through diet."
— Travis Christofferson, author of Tripping over the Truth: How the
Metabolic Theory of Cancer Is Overturning One of Medicine’s Most
Entrenched Paradigms
"Fat for Fuel is a powerhouse of practical, evidence-based
information for the clinician and consumer alike. With so much
conflicting information in the nutrition world, this book serves as
a critical resource for every physician in training or in practice,
and for every person eager to avoid the need for those
doctors."
— Zach Bush, M.D., endocrinologist
"Fat for Fuel is a powerful manifesto reexamining the fat-phobic
paradigm that has long dominated the thinking about health and
nutrition. This is an extremely valuable guidebook for those
seeking to understand and implement transformational dietary
changes to boost their metabolic and cellular function. By shifting
away from the idea of glucose as the optimal source of energy, Dr.
Mercola shows how we can harness the benefits of fat and ketones
for clean-burning fuel in the quest for optimal health."
— Michael Stroka, J.D., M.B.A., M.S., C.N.S., L.D.N., executive
director, Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists
"In 2017, we have many chronic illness epidemics in the USA. At the
center of most of those epidemics is the toxic, nutrient-depleted,
dysfunctional human cell. And research is now showing us that the
most important organelle in that cell contributing to most of these
diseases is the mitochondria. In his book Fat for Fuel, Joe Mercola
has given us a practical blueprint for how to revive our
mitochondria using diet as a powerful foundation, with a few other
added simple tools, such as intermittent fasting, exercise, light
therapy, and some supplemental nutrients. Dr. Mercola tested the
Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy recommendations he makes in this
book on himself, with many months of trials and errors and
continuous glucose monitoring. He also amassed impressive
scientific research from the literature to prove what he recommends
on these pages. I highly endorse Fat for Fuel as the most practical
do-it-yourself guide available today for people to take back
control of their health and resolve chronic illnesses."
— W. Lee Cowden, M.D., M.D.(H), chairman of scientific advisory
board, Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine
"Science has already shown that eating fat can make you thin. In
this pathbreaking book, Dr. Joseph Mercola goes a critical step
further, revealing that using fat as your main fuel source can heal
your body at a mitochondrial level, restoring energy and well-being
and even helping fight cancer and other diseases. Impeccably
researched and passionately argued, Fat for Fuel dispels dangerous
myths about ‘healthful’ diets, reveals truths the food industry
won’t tell you about the food you eat, and starts you on a path to
radically transforming your health."
— Mark Hyman, M.D., #1 New York Times best-selling author of Eat
Fat Get Thin and Director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for
Functional Medicine
"Fat for Fuel is a landmark contribution from Dr. Joe Mercola. . .
. Metabolism at its core consists of how our mitochondria utilize
nutrients, and Dr. Mercola educates his readers on how to choose
the nutrients that optimize mitochondrial function. This book will
contribute greatly toward our health goals for our entire
population as more and more health-care professionals wake up to
this understanding of the importance of optimizing mitochondrial
metabolism. Fat for Fuel brings mitochondrial function into the
mainstream for the healthy benefit of everyone. Bravo!"
— J. William (Will) LaValley, M.D.
"Dr. Mercola is a deep thinker with a passion for seeking knowledge
about the inner workings of the human body and an open mind about
the role of successful alternative treatments that have hard
evidence behind them. Dr. Mercola has a knack for describing
difficult scientific concepts in simple and entertaining terms that
a non-expert can understand. The information he provides is
priceless: the result of decades of searching for, and finding, the
truths that will keep you on the path to healthy living. You can’t
afford not to read this book!"
— Stephanie Seneff, Ph.D., senior research scientist, MIT
"Dr. Mercola proves once again that he is at the very forefront of
natural healing and wellness. With medical science understanding
more and more how mitochondrial dysfunction leads to chronic
disease, Dr. Mercola provides a simple, natural healing plan with
this important new book."
— Jason Fung, M.D., nephrologist and author of The Complete Guide
to Fasting
"A revolution is growing in medicine, one that revolves around a
change from seeing the cell as a membrane-bound bag of water
controlled by the all-powerful DNA to a more fluid conception of
the cell centered on the central role of the mitochondria. Dr.
Mercola is at the forefront of this exciting revolution, and this
book gives you both the theoretical basis and practical suggestions
for supporting your mitochondria and regaining better health. I
would encourage everyone to read this book and strongly consider
following Dr. Mercola’s many helpful suggestions and
guidelines."
— Thomas Cowan, M.D.
"A book like Fat for Fuel has been a long time coming. Backed by a
wealth of research, Dr. Mercola makes the definitive case that fat,
not sugar, is the power source on which our bodies are meant to
run, and he outlines what changes we can make in our daily lives to
use fat as fuel. KU Integrative Medicine has been waiting for this
book!"
— Jeanne A. Drisko, M.D., C.N.S, F.A.C.N., Director, KU Integrative
Medicine, and Riordan endowed professor of orthomolecular medicine,
University of Kansas Medical Center
"Dr. Mercola is one of the most brilliant minds in modern medicine,
and he has achieved a true masterpiece with Fat for Fuel. Why? The
book defies the status quo and reveals the truth behind everything
from why fasting is a healthy habit to why you need to become a
fat-burning machine. He even shocks us with the details on how iron
can negatively impact mitochondrial health (you’ll be surprised).
This book is a must-read if you want to optimize your body and
brain while systematically eliminating a host of risk factors for
chronic disease."
— Ben Greenfield, BenGreenfieldFitness.com (Dr. Mercola’s favorite
fitness podcast)
"In a bold voice and in plain language, Dr. Mercola continues his
role as nutrition pioneer for America and the world. This book will
educate, embolden, and empower consumers to take charge of their
health destiny. Dr. Mercola, pro-health instead of pro-industry,
shows us how we can bring in healthy fats and take a number of
other key steps to right our own ships. This book should be a
wake-up call to spur the medical and dental professions to take
nutrition counseling seriously."
— Charlie Brown, J.D., Consumers for Dental Choice
"Fat for Fuel consolidates the latest cutting-edge metabolic
discoveries into an easy-to-follow system for optimizing your
health at the cellular level. It gives people the tools and the
knowledge to empower themselves and customize their own dietary
therapy."
— Aaron Davidson, founder of Cronometer
"Fat for Fuel goes well beyond a book on the health benefits of
eating the right types of fat to offer tremendous insights on how
to power up your health by ramping up metabolism and boosting
cellular energy. It is an incredible book written by a truly
insightful thought leader. My hope is that this book will produce
the tipping point leading to needed changes in our collective
thinking about the power of nutrition as medicine. I highly
recommend this book!"
— Michael T. Murray, N.D., co-author of The Encyclopedia of Natural
Medicine
"Dr. Mercola presents a well-thought-out, well-written case for a
healthy diet that is surprisingly high in fats. Over the years I
taught many a student about mitochondrial function, and it is a
pleasure to see proper emphasis on this all-important cellular
powerhouse. Fat for Fuel deserves serious consideration by anyone
looking for practical, powerful ways to improve their health."
— Andrew W. Saul, Ph.D., editor, Orthomolecular Medicine News
Service
"Fat for Fuel is a crucial read to obtain and maintain health,
especially in the modern pandemic of inflammation-driven chronic
diseases. This important book teaches principles most people have
not yet heard and extends its reach beyond the small group of
practitioners around the world who are already utilizing these
methods. Implementing the principles outlined in this book has
proved life-changing for thousands and I now expect that this
information will transform millions. These tools and strategies are
‘the real deal,’ and a proven answer to our current state of
dis-ease. The science presented here is clear and well-documented
and will change the way you think about what really brings you
health and healing."
— Daniel Pompa, D.C.
"Fat for Fuel comes at the perfect time. With the cost of health
care soaring, we have to take responsibility for protecting our
health instead of simply treating disease. Understanding the
mechanisms of how we function is essential to a healthy body and
brain, and modern-day revolutionary Dr. Mercola has relentlessly
dug through the research to bring this latest and greatest
knowledge of our bodies to the bookshelf. Not only does this
page-turner highlight the need for fat in our diet, it shows us how
to prepare our bodies to process and utilize it most efficiently—a
key ingredient in the overall strategy to attain optimal
health."
— Erin Elizabeth, investigative journalist, author of In the
Lymelight, and founder of HealthNutNews.com
"I had been playing around with low-carb and keto cooking on and
off for a year but not making much progress toward my weight-loss
goals. After reading Fat for Fuel I understand that I was limited
by a kindergarten-level understanding of the ketogenic diet
compared to what I needed to know and do in order to be successful.
My father’s recent death due to Alzheimer’s has motivated me to be
deadly serious about doing whatever I can to avoid this and other
chronic diseases. I’ve read hundreds of nutrition books over my
lifetime but this one is my favorite and the one I know will make
the biggest impact on your health if you have the commitment to
follow it to the letter. Once again, an outstanding contribution
from Dr. Mercola!"
— Dr. Kendra Pearsall, N.M.D., founder of Enlita.com
"Clear the brain fog, build up your energy, prevent disease, be
happy! Dr. Mercola shatters the fat myth and shows us the way to
ultimate health and healing."
— Dr. Alberto Villoldo, co-author of Power Up Your Brain
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