Maybe she’s a first adopter and we’ll all still be deconstructing our sandwiches in twenty years but I’m guessing she’s more likely the next Atkins.

She translates scientific jargon into everyday language, making the book an enlightening and enjoyable read.e., vinegar with 5 percent acidity (cleaning vinegar has 6% acidity, so if it's next to the mops and toilet paper at the supermarket, don't drink it! This all happened a year ago and we are still following the plan and his blood sugars are still normal. Really, we should be looking for sustainable lifestyles, not diets, and there is space on all our plates for a little bit of everything—including sugar. Jessie Inchauspe, a molecular biologist and founder of the health tech company Glucose Goddess, leads us through the intricate world of glucose metabolism with impeccable ease.

We see complicated stuff everywhere: screens, dials, flashing lights, knobs, switches, levers… buttons to the left, buttons to the right, buttons on the ceiling (no, but really, why do they have buttons on the ceiling?Like my mother, I’ve struggled with riding my own sugar coaster and I’m forever grateful for these strategies that will absolutely help me keep my glucose spikes flatter, creating such a beneficial impact in my life.