Because I learned that you can remove high blood pressure, diabetes type II, high sugar, high cholesterol, high LDL, high triglycerides, and metabolic syndrome usually in less than three (3) months using what is known as a "modified regression diet". One pleasant side effect of removing all these disease markers is that you lose weight too. Woo Hoo!
Really!
Before Eric Sternlicht, Ph.D. and renowned author of "Fuel Up" started me on my path to healthy, and very happy, eating; I had all of the disease markers above. At one time or another, before medication, my triglycerides were at 1200, my sugar at 300, my weight at 275 lbs, my cholesterol was above 220, my LDL above 200. My blood pressure lived up around 145/90 with a resting heart rate around 85-90. I was in good shape 
Medical doctors (MD's) had me taking Norvasc, Avapro, and Toprol XL for high blood pressure, Coronary Artery Disease, and to protect my kidneys. They had me on Lipitor for my high cholesterol and high LDL's. Glyburide was given to control my Diabetes Type II and high sugar. High doses of Vitamin E, D, C, and Folic Acid were also prescribed. Let's not forget fish oil. For my Polymyalsia Rheumatica (PMR), I was put on Prednisone 30-40 mg for 3.5 years. Then after changing doctors, they discovered that I did not have PMR; I had Rheumatoid Arthritis. We dropped the wrongly prescribed toxic Prednisone for yet another toxic drug called Methotrexate (this sweet little drug in larger dosage is used for chemotherapy). All of these drugs are toxic and have a multitude of side effects. 
By the way, after medication; my sugar was at 140, my blood pressure at 140/80, my weight at 270 lbs, my cholesterol at 160, my LDL at 170 (I need to double check this value), and to top it off, my triglycerides were at 500. 
As you might imagine, my weeks were filled with doctors' visits, procedures and tests; Internists, Rheumatologists, Cardiologists, angiograms, echo cardiograms, cardiograms, stress tests, MRI's, and blood work. While taking all of these medications I developed Bells Palsy and severe depression. I considered moving out of my lovely beachfront home because I had difficulty walking down the steps of my loft bedroom. I also walked with a shuffle step many times due to pain.
I stayed on this merry-go-round for five and a half years (5.5 years) until I was 57. When I told the various doctors that I would like to treat these diseases with diet and exercise, I received resounding chuckles and laughs; along with, "Don't be ridiculous".
Call me Mr. Ridiculous. I now have no diabetes, no high blood pressure, no arthritis, no high cholesterol, no high LDL, no high triglyceride, no heart disease, no shuffle step, no depression, and most of all, NO prescribed medications.
Now, without medication, my waking sugar is 77-95, my blood pressure is 121/77 (or less), my total cholesterol is 140, my LDL is 89, my triglyceride is 150. All of these markers are still steadily moving lower. Oh yeah, my weight today is 234.0 and dropping rapidly.
I must admit, these changes did take 3.5 months (not years) of good eating and mild exercise.
Thanks Dr. Eric, and thank you Nathan Pritikin for your original ground breaking research on the regression of disease.
By the way, the Pritikin Longevity Center funded Dr. Eric's Ph.D and much of his early research at UCLA. Now there is Jeff's Health Club. |
