| At 53 years-old, I was on a downward spiral: gaining weight, chest pains increasing daily, high blood pressure, chronic gout arthritis I had suffered from since birth, bad bursitis, and constant blood in my stool. A new symptom seemed to appear every day. I knew, at the very least, I was close to a heart attack or worse. In a moment of clarity I Googled, “can heart disease be reversed?” Dr. McDougall came up and I started to watch and read everything I could get my hands on – driving the family nuts! Well, I thought, “what do I have to lose (pun intended)?” I dove in with 100% compliance so I could rip it apart when it didn’t work. Just to make sure it really didn’t work, I stopped my gym workouts one week in. Everything Dr. McDougall claimed, to my surprise, was true! I was very surprised when I received my lab tests back from 6 weeks of eating the McDougall way. Although I was still obese, my cholesterol dropped by 120 points (from 230 to 110) and triglycerides from 340 to 135! Ridiculous! During my fitness days, when I only had 10% body fat, my cholesterol never dropped below 160. My blood pressure was now perfect too, and I never put the saltshaker down! I knew right then and there that I had made the right decision to change the way I ate. | 