Reduce your risk of diabetes with this complete weight loss plan
Healthy lifestyle changes can slow and even reverse prediabetes—but adopting a new food and exercise regimen can feel overwhelming. This guide makes it easy, with expert advice and encouraging words to help you cook and eat to lose weight, optimize your health, and reduce your risk of developing diabetes.
**Prediabetes basics—Learn everything you need to know about prediabetes nutrition, plus tips for building a healthier lifestyle through sustainable daily habits and manageable goals. **Easy and delicious recipes—Dig into 50 tasty, prediabetes-friendly meals that are made with familiar ingredients and simple steps, so any home cook can put them together in no time. **A 2-week meal plan—Kick off this weight loss solution with a detailed meal plan that breaks down exactly what to eat for the first 14 days, along with suggestions for exercise, hydration, and sleep.
Take charge of your prediabetes with The Prediabetes Weight Loss Solution.
A nationally recognized, award-winning registered dietitian with more than 16 years of experience as a nutritionist, Manuel Villacorta, M.S., R.D., is a respected and trusted voice in the health and wellness industry. He is the founder of Eating Free, an international weight management and wellness program, and one of the leading weight loss and nutrition experts in the country. He is the author of Eating Free: The Carb-Friendly Way to Lose Inches, Embrace Your Hunger, and Keep the Weight off for Good (HCI, May 2012) and Peruvian Power Foods: 18 Superfoods, 101 Recipes, and Anti-aging Secrets from the Amazon to the Andes (HCI, October 2013).
Manuel served as a national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2010-2013), and currently acts as a health blog contributor for The Huffington Post, an on-air contributor to the Univision television network, and a health and lifestyle contributor for Fox News Latino. Manuel is the owner of San Francisco-based private practice, MV Nutrition and the recipient of five ‘‘Best Bay Area Nutritionist’’ awards from the San Francisco Chronicle, ABC7 and Citysearch.
His warm, approachable style and his bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish have made him an in-demand health and nutrition expert on local and national television and radio channels, as well as in articles appearing in print publications and online. Manuel is a compelling, charismatic speaker.
Manuel has acted as a media representative for food companies such as Foster Farms, Egglands’ Best "California Latino 5-A-Day Program" and "Got Milk." He is now the chief of public relations and spokesperson for the Pichuberry company.
Born and raised in Peru, Manuel makes his home in San Francisco. He earned his bachelor of science in nutrition and physiology metabolism from the University of California, Berkeley, and his master of science in nutrition and food science from San Jose State University. He has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards for his research and contributions to the field of dietetics.