Hi Wind, I think many people don't know how much protein they should take in. I don't personally buy the USRDA because for one they are always changing what they say, and second an RDA for a 100 lb. woman that is 50, is different from a 100lb woman that is 20, and then their are weight fluctuations, diseases to account for etc. I suppose whatever level somebody feels their best at is right for them.
As far as diet goes I'm pretty much "to each their own". I watched my ex-DH lose 110 lbs in a year on Atkins and leave behind his asthma, high BP, diabetes meds, improve his cholesterol and trigs dramatically. He went from 16 medications a day for a quandry of illnesses to one. His doctor is stunned and thrilled. So for him it was great. I was on Atkins for 8 months. My trigs and chol went down, I came off all diabetes and BP meds within the first 3 months...but at the same time became so ill from GP and IBS-C that I have yet to recover and I've been off it for 18 months. I've met 2 other women that were low-carbing and were diagnosed with gastroparesis in the last year. I don't think that is a coincidence. I'm fine w/ vegan. Meat/dairy make me sick now although I loved them before I got sick. But give me some mushrooms and who needs meat? All I want to do is eat to feel good. I have high hopes! Wendy in Oklahoma
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