What to Eat When by Michael Roizen Summary
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Revolutionize your health by eating at the right time, not just the right food. Dr. Roizen's "What to Eat When" - endorsed by Dr. Oz and Sanjay Gupta - reveals how night shift workers gain weight by disrupting their body clock. Transform your life with "The When Way."
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Key takeaways
Your Body's Hidden Clock Is Sabotaging Your Diet
What if the reason your diet keeps failing has nothing to do with willpower or calorie counting? What if you've been asking the wrong question all along? We obsess over *what* to eat-keto, paleo, vegan, Mediterranean-but we've missed something fundamental: *when* we eat might matter just as much. Your body operates on an ancient internal clock that evolved over millennia, orchestrating everything from hormone production to fat storage. This circadian rhythm doesn't just regulate sleep; it dictates when your metabolism peaks, when your cells eagerly accept nutrients, and when they stubbornly store everything as fat. Modern life has thrown this delicate system into chaos-we eat under artificial lights at midnight, grab sugary breakfasts on the run, and wonder why identical meals produce wildly different results depending on the time of day. The revolutionary insight? Your 8 p.m. pasta triggers a blood sugar spike up to 50% higher than the exact same dish eaten at 8 a.m. Understanding this biological mismatch is the first step toward transforming your health without eliminating your favorite foods.
The Circadian Revolution: Why Your Body Knows What Time It Is
The Nutritional Truth: What Actually Happens to Your Food
Three Simple Rules That Change Everything
Breaking the Breakfast Myth and Reimagining Your Plate
Your Body as Disease-Fighting Machine: The Power of Strategic Timing
Living the Rhythm: Making This Your Reality
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"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
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