Dear Gillian,

Six thousand miles away in Tulsa, Oklahoma I watch “You Are What You Eat” on BBC cable. Who would have thought it could have had such an amazing effect on my life? Certainly not me! I had more or less given up healthy eating years ago as there were just so very many things my system could not handle such as salad, raw vegetables, fruit juice etc. My foods of choice became mostly dairy and simple carbs.

However, as time passed I began to slowly put on weight and eventually developed IBC coupled with high blood pressure and occasional bouts of diverticulitis. As there are plenty of meds for these problems, I relied on the doctor to keep me from being totally miserable. In addition, I have bought/tried/and even lost some weight on a variety of diets but never without great discomfort and little lasting effect. The point being, food has always been the enemy!

As I watched Gillian recommend a fresh diet of impossible variety for people of every size, shape and age, I thought why not? I’ve tried everything else! I call it eating out of the refrigerator. It is not a diet! I don’t count anything; calories, portions, combinations of foods. I simply eat fresh with the addition of fish, chicken, seafood, olive oil and bran. In 5 months I have lost 4 dress sizes, have an average blood pressure of 110/68, have stopped taking altogether meds for cholesterol, not one episode of diverticulitis and my bowels are amazing!!

Everything that goes in comes out in a timely, pain-free manner. I swim and walk now when I never had the energy or inclination before. In other words, I am the master of my own body, health and well being after 60 years of misery. There is nothing I CAN”T eat (even nuts) but there is a lot I don’t eat; mostly “beige food”.

Thank you Gillian McKeath!! Why do we all make something so easy so hard? It is nothing short of a miracle! My new favorite food is roasted white beets……along with the occasional bit of caviar and Champagne. Life is good and what “You Are What You Eat” has done for me is something I didn’t think possible.

Most Sincerely,
Karen – Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA