of the low-fat products that I regularly ate only to find out that most
contained partially hydrogenated oil, sugar, and high-fructose corn syrup. I
am very angry about the deceptive and misleading information promoted by
the food industry.
After learning about the dangers of trans fats, my wife threw out all the
mixed vegetable oils and liquid margarine she used for cooking. I started to
eat organic vegetables, and I began to use only extra-virgin olive oil on my
salads. My cholesterol came down to very low levels. I am 6 feet, 2 inches
tall and weighed 240 pounds before I started the Perfect 10 Diet, and now
I’ve lost 50 pounds. My fasting insulin level also dropped from 44 to 4 in
just 2 months. My triglyceride levels dropped. I feel better, and more
energetic.A Typical Day on the Perfect 10 Diet
BREAKFAST: WholeWheat Croissant with Butter
OPTIONAL MIDMORNING SNACK: ½ Cup Berries
LUNCH: Belgian Steamed Mussels and Cauliflower Puree
OPTIONAL MIDAFTERNOON SNACK: Vegetable Juice
DINNER: Seafood Bisque SoupDiane’s Story
Diane is a 42-year-old teacher who consulted me for relief from
muscular aches and fatigue. Diane is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed 150
pounds. Her cholesterol was elevated, and she had been taking a lipid-
lowering drug for 3 years. Diane followed a low-fat diet and rarely ate
cholesterolrich foods like shellfish; she confessed that her only weakness
was milk chocolate, which she ate regularly. Diane also loved pasta and
cooked only with margarine.
I diagnosed Diane with rhabdomyolysis, a condition of muscle damage
that can occur in people who take cholesterollowering drugs. Her insulin
was also high, and her female sex hormones were simply nonexistent. Her
muscle pain was caused by the rhabdomyolysis, and the fatigue was related
to very low sex hormone levels.
I advised Diane to stop taking cholesterollowering drugs until I obtained
a blood test to confirm my diagnosis. Once the diagnosis was confirmed, I