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There are a lot of doctors who absolutely won't recommend Atkins to their patients. I've had more than one doctor tell me I should go on Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem, etc. I'm not sure one has ever recommended low carb dieting.
Today I was talking to a friend after work. She's been looking bad for some time. She's gained a lot of weight and looked pale and puffy. She finally went to the doctor for blood work. I'm actually surprised they let her go home. She was told she could have a heart attack at any moment. Her cholesterol is 495 and her triglycerides are 5,000. I have never even heard of that before. The doctor said her blood was the consistency of pudding. Her blood pressure is now somewhat under control but the day she went to the doctor it was 240/190. She had congestive heart failure.
He sent her home with medication and told her she had six weeks to start getting it under control or she was going to the hospital.
And what he told her to do was Atkins!! Actually he said he wanted her on low carb, he didn't care if she did Atkins or South Beach. But his recommendation was Atkins because he believed it had the most benefits.
My prayers are with her that she sticks to this... she HAS to. And my hat is off to that doctor.
Today I was talking to a friend after work. She's been looking bad for some time. She's gained a lot of weight and looked pale and puffy. She finally went to the doctor for blood work. I'm actually surprised they let her go home. She was told she could have a heart attack at any moment. Her cholesterol is 495 and her triglycerides are 5,000. I have never even heard of that before. The doctor said her blood was the consistency of pudding. Her blood pressure is now somewhat under control but the day she went to the doctor it was 240/190. She had congestive heart failure.
He sent her home with medication and told her she had six weeks to start getting it under control or she was going to the hospital.
And what he told her to do was Atkins!! Actually he said he wanted her on low carb, he didn't care if she did Atkins or South Beach. But his recommendation was Atkins because he believed it had the most benefits.
My prayers are with her that she sticks to this... she HAS to. And my hat is off to that doctor.
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