Acknowledged Diabetes and Weight-Loss Authority Rick Mystrom, former mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, and fifty-year-plus Type 1 diabetic, is dedicated to defeating Type 2 diabetes worldwide. Type 2 diabetes is America's most significant health problem. It's a severe disease—but it is curable and reversible. Overweight is closely related to Type 2 diabetes: 30% of Americans are obese; 37% are overweight; 32% are of average weight; then, there's 1% underweight. The most common causes of Type 2 diabetes are a bad eating history, a sedentary lifestyle, and excess weight. Rick gives many talks and presentations about the simple, sensible solution to Type 2 diabetes and about losing weight. He answers the Type 2 diabetic's most frequently asked health questions: how to solve diabetes, lose weight, and live healthy.