| A Wellness Story From | John McDougall MD | Your Vegan Connection | ||
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Saves $295/month on medications and regains her lost
health
-- with vegan diet and exercise From the April 2002 McDougall Program Arrived taking 135 pills a week, barely moving, pasty, and always tired – left with a determined step and hope for the future. 10 days later, she now saves at least $290.05 on monthly medications..
“When I walked I felt like I was up to my waist in molasses. I was tired all the time. We couldn’t do anything in the evening, because by 7PM I was exhausted. Even though my dietitians and doctors tried to help me, their efforts made no difference. They kept telling me to lose weight, and I knew they were right, but no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t get better. “On one hand, I was afraid to leave my doctors and the hospital. We had become so close that I think they should have put a plaque on one of the ICU rooms with my name on it. In the past few years, I had had a stroke and 3 angioplasties. “On the other hand, it was plain to see that I was making no progress – I was dying. I knew I had to stop the downhill slide with my health. “Things began to change when I saw a story about the McDougall Program in a magazine called Diabetes Forecast (April 2002) -- this program was given a 5 star rating. So I bought the McDougall books. They made sense and I saw for the first time that I had a possibility of getting better. The stories of the people in the books were very inspiring. My decision to travel across the country to Dr. McDougall's center was finally made when I realized that I needed a jump start, and with all the medication I was taking I was afraid to make the change on my own without medical support. Embarrassment was also a big motivation, making me decide I wanted a better life – I hated telling people I was 5’4” and 225 pounds. Fortunately, through all this decision making process, my whole family supported me 100%.” |
Mary Lou Sheehan is a retired Registered Nurse from Springfield,
Virginia who came to the April 2002 McDougall Program out
of desperation. |
Mrs. Sheehan had suffered from high blood pressure since she
was a teenager. Recently her doctors had a difficult time
controlling her pressure (increasing to 300/200 mmHg) and
she was put on a very powerful medication called Minoxidil.
She also took three other medications for her high blood pressure
upon arrival at the clinic. She has suffered from type-II diabetes
mellitus since 1987, and for her diabetes she took two kinds
of pills.
Over the course of the 10-day program she stopped all of her diabetic medications and her blood sugar remained normal (101 and 108 mg/dl). She stopped 2 of her blood pressure medications (Minoxidil and Prinivil) and cut another one in half (Atenolol). Her blood pressure decreased from 136/90 to 140/80 mmHg. Since she has been at home her blood pressure has remained low – usually 138/74 mmHg. She lost 6 pounds in 10 days at the program, while fully satisfying her appetite. Now she is very active – going on daily walks, and she is feeling great all day long (well past 7 PM). “I called my daughter, Lori, when I came home and she told me that even over the phone she could tell I was much better by the increase in strength in my voice.” “I finally have hope – for first time I now know that I can feel better and get better – it is no longer all downhill. I walk every day. I have no trouble with the diet – I’m 100%. My children and grandchildren are interested too. They don’t want to become fat and sick like they saw happen to me.” Hypertension
Medications: Diabetes
Medications: Even though these results do not occur with everyone, they are typical for people who make the diet and lifestyle changes at the 10-day McDougall Program. Contact
the McDougall Program:
office@drmcdougall.com
Dates
for 2002 programs:
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