Lou- He DOES NOT ADVOCATE THE ATDKINS PLAN, but he does advocate eliminating breads and pasta from your diet. Like I said, my feet have been feeling better and I have had potatoes and cantelope. This is not allowed on the earliest days of the Adtkins. I merely wanted to confirm what many here have been reporting with elimination of carbs and pain relief. I am in no way cured but feeling better, and I would advocate this simple diet change to all.
Hello Roberta- Beth, what she says makes sense about diet. Roberta is studying Nutrition and is working on her Master's degree. Roberta, check out this book Potatoes Not Prozac. It is very interesting and discusses sugar addiction.
FYI- Also, I met with my tennis pro today for a small lesson to see if I could cut it this year and I was explaining this carb elimination and how carbs relaes lactice acid in body which results in muscle cramping and fluid retention. She shows/races horses and said the same thing happens to them. As a horse trainer they constantly monitor lactic acid levels and when a horse cramps up they immeadiately bring the truck to the horse so as not to further damage its muscles. Interesting huh?? She also mention that the same is true of selinium and if your diet is too low in this mineral muscles and cramp and become sore. I will ask trainer about selinium.
Good luck to all and I will keep you posted as to progress.
Ibuprofen cream instead of pills because of the stomach irritation high doses of pills can cause. This is the only place in the U.S. I've found that sells it.