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■IN HIS OWN WORDS ■
J. P., AGE 65
“I’m a younger man now than I was ten years ago.”I was sick, overweight, and depressed, and had been for years. I was aging
rapidly. I would say to myself, “This week I feel much older than I felt last
week.” I felt as if I was dying, and I had only just turned sixty! I was a top ex-
ecutive for a huge multinational and I was under a great deal of stress. I felt
that I had to retire. I was a nervous eater, and just kept eating and eating. I had
gained a ton of weight in a relatively short time. I was eating all the wrong
food. I’d eat a bagel for breakfast, I’d snack on crackers and peanut butter all
day, and I’d always order dessert when I went out to eat. I wasn’t paying at-
tention to what I was eating. I had high blood pressure. I was taking antide-
pressants and was suffering terribly from allergies, so I took allergy medicine
every day.
Within the first month of starting on Ron’s diet, I lost ten pounds and was off
my antidepressants. I didn’t need these drugs anymore; I felt great. Within a
year, I lost fifty pounds and my blood pressure is now normal. My insulin level
dropped from 69 to 10, which is great. My energy level is off the charts. I no
longer need my allergy medication—I had been taking it for forty-five years. I
mean, that’s phenomenal. I’ve never been hungry on this diet. I’ve always had
lots to eat and it’s easy to follow. Ron talks a lot about de-aging your body. All
I can tell you is that this strategy seems to be working for me—I’m a younger
man now than I was ten years ago.■■■