Turning forty and obese and suffering from high blood pressure, high cholesterol and pre Type II diabetes made me take an inventory of my life. I was very unhealthy, could barely walk up a flight of stairs, and concerned for my health. My best friend who was in perfect shape, financially worry-free and had a wife who was a dietitian passed away at just 50. He was of perfect health, I was of pathetic health...it should have been me. Something had to change, as my cardiovascular system was failing.

I had realized that the advice that I was getting from doctors was the wrong advice. “Just take these pills for the rest of you life and keep doing what your doing and your will be just fine,” was the standard advice I got. The high blood pressure medicine made me tired and not where I wanted to be mentally.  I was so fat I was beginning to get sleep apnea. 

 Finally I had enough.  I began researching weight loss techniques, diets and various life style changes.  I read 100’s of books on diet, exercise programs, psychology of eating, and the curative properties of food.  I decided that for long-term weigh loss the best solution was to learn how to eat right.    I decided then, that I would eat my way back to health, not diet or exercise. 

 When a friend of mine was diagnosed with breast cancer, I studied food ties to cancer. A stunning conclusion, coronary heart, diabetes, cancer and high cholesterol all have ties to what you eat.  This book sets you up with the information you need to change your lifestyle and begin eating in a healthful way.   I have included critical information on chronic diseases and obesity.  I wish you my success, as I have lost over 100 pounds of fat and have been off  all medicine for years.