Peter Vennix wrote:I have been under "doctors care" for hypertension since '75 and its been only going one way. In last two years have ended on "a truckload" of medication for such and am sick to death of it. Heard David and bought first one then ended with the three books on sweet poison. It all makes a lot of sense to me as not twelve months ago following extensive specialist intervention from The Chronic Desease Medical Clinic at the Alfred Centre the specialist could not find the central cause telling me it was me.
So more medication, "loose weight" etc.
I am overwhelmed by David's findings (though not at all surprised) and tried to inform my MD or tried to tell him of what I am about to take on. He seemed perhaps too preoccupied to acknowledge or give me an opinion. My wife of 44 years is also willing to come on board and am incouraging her to read up on Davids book so she has a somewhat clearer picture of what we are about to take on.
Will keep you posted as we commence.
Yes, I have tried telling my doctor(s) too. But they don't want to step outside the boundaries of conventional medicine. I suspect that they are concerned about litigation if their advice turns out to be faulty. Although you'd wonder how telling people to stop eating fructose could give rise to litigation. One doctor said to me "it contradicts all that I have been taught" They really don't like having their cages rattled.
It's such a crazy world that I can't advise you to throw out your medication. But I can reinforce what David says . . . that eliminating fructose from your diet will:
- reactivate your appetite-control system which will stop you overeating.
- stop you putting on weight because you won't be ingesting fructose most of which is converted to fat.
- you won't be inviting Type-II diabetes through the front door because you won't be affecting the production of insulin by fructose.
Some traps you have to watch out for are
- low-fat products which have had the flavour removed with the fat and replaced with sugar and salt
- processed foods which are LOADED with sugar - especially cerals, biscuits and cakes.
- nasty artificial sweeteners which are as bad for you as sugar; see Sweet Poison Quit Plan page 170.
If you don't want to take David's books with you when shopping, just avoid anything with more than 2% "sugars" except yoghurt with less than 5% of lactose (milk sugar) which is OK. But watch out for other sweeteners like those listed in the table on page 171.
The names of good/bad sugars are confusing. I carry a copy of the tables on SPQP Pages 54 & 55 in my shoulderbag.
And since you are both going to go for it, go through your pantry and get rid of everything with >2% sugar. And if you bake stuff, check out David's recipes on the forum and in the books.
Good luck!
JohnN
