Every where you go today online or offline … ALL you hear is how SICK PEOPLE ARE. It seems that everyone has a cold or sinus or cough. Hearing and seeing all this sickness reminded me of my, not too distant past.
I was on at least 13 drugs within a 18 month time span. I actually had TAKEN many more drugs …. these are just the bottles that were left unfinished in my cabinet. I was also taking Tussenex and Symbicort and many many other drugs… not including the over the counter drugs I’d tried…. all in vain.
I often talk about all the drugs I was taking before I went Low Carb Primal. JUST for my diabetes I was taking four insulin shots and four drugs per day…. but that was AFTER an ambulance ride and four day stay in the hospital….
That was AFTER leaving the hospital with the best medical care our MEDICAL INDUSTRY had to offer.
One month later …. I was taking NO drugs of any kind. None… nada… zilch. Since… I have NOT been sick a single day. I have had a scratchy throat or a running nose but when they begin to creep up, I double my Vitamin D3 dosage and voila, it disappears.
I have not been sick, I have not been ill, I have not seen a doctor other than my diabetes follow ups since leaving the hospital in February 2009. My last diabetes follow up was in August 2009…. and I LOVE IT! :)
…. DO you really question why the American Diabetes Association hates low carb primal meal plans????
Reduced drug usage, reduced “diabetes educator fees” = reduced donations from Big Pharma and Certified Diabetes Educators (AADE).
I know there is SO MUCH … “bull” on the internet, it’s difficult to know what to believe. So to provide further evidence of the sad shape my health was in (prior to low carb primal) I present to you… my drug label pictures…. enjoy! :)
By the way… I need to figure up all the money these drugs costs…. some of these were not covered by insurance…. I want to curse so bad right now when I think of not only the money I spent… but the discomfort and agony I endured….
Drugs I had been on at the time of hospitalization with high blood sugar and those that were prescribed upon exiting the hospital.
BUT of course… I had to save the WORST for last… INSULIN.
People…if you have to take it to maintain proper blood sugar control…. PLEASE DO!!! When I say “the worst” ….. this is the drug/hormone that I HATED to take the most. Pills, inhalers etc … no problem… but injecting shots… I hated them.
PEOPLE … if this and all the other posts aren’t enough proof that “low carb primal” works… I don’t know what is.
You tell me… what proof do you need???
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similar story for me steve, I was taking 13 drugs in 2008, till i went low carb.
Congrats Kelli and thanks for sharing your success!
They can’t even get your first name right. Oy!
Very True Nigel… Stephen, Steven… I’ve been called worse. :))
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WOW!!! Amazing turn around. Awesome the way you have empowered yourself by taking a proactive stand for your health. I wonder how many other people in this country are taking a large amount of drugs? It is sad that many people seem to just go along with what the Dr. tells them to do. In this age of information we have never had more access to health information, yet we appear to be sicker than ever. I learned about the Eastern approach to medicine when I was young. This approach leans towards prevention. Prevention does not create any profits for the drug companies. Check this out for more info on natural healing vs drugs. http://www.JPzAlternatives.com
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Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa (ninjiom-hk.cwahi.net) may be another choice. i know alot of people use it, its also non alcoholic, though it’s effectiveness is not as good as alcohol based cough medicine, but it’s still good to use on not so serious scratchy throat.
Bette, Thanks for the comment. I have not had a need for cough medicine, (alcohol based or not) since upping VitD3. :)
Here is more info on the herb you mentioned should anyone want more info. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nin_Jiom_Pei_Pa_Koa
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Antibiotics do play a pretty legitimate role in modern medicine.
I’m in an interesting position, I’m type 2, eat low carb, but am also just about to finish pharmacy school… talk about internally conflicted….. hopefully I can use my position to help people and not just tow the party line
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