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A Patients Journey to a Healthy Life
Written by Jennie Reynolds
Jennie Before
I had been exercising on and off over the years and eating what I thought was a healthy diet. But, the weight just stuck with me. It wouldn’t come off… no matter how hard I tried. Or if I lost a pound or two, I would take a break, and it would come right back on.
I saw a friend of mine and he looked great! I asked what he was doing and he told me about SanTan Natural Medicine and the HCG diet. I was a bit skeptical at first, but saw the results in him. So, after some initial research online, I finally contacted Dr. Matt. I will never forget the first day I met him and Denise… they have changed my life.
Not only did I do several rounds of the HCG diet, Dr. Matt also reviewed my hormones via labwork and has helped to get my thyroid straightened out. He also discovered I was severely deficient in testosterone (yes, not progesterone) and recommended hormone replacement therapy. They helped me find what I can and can’t eat, based on returning to a Paleolithic diet.
Jennie Now
Two years after meeting the SanTan Natural Medicine staff, I realized my goal of 135lbs. Though I have days of being in a ‘funk’ or ‘falling off the wagon’, it doesn’t take long to get back on track. I do still weigh every day. I eat as best as I can and have continued my exercise regimen. I ran my first ½ Marathon in January and have 2 more planned.
Dr. Mitchell and his staff truly care about their patients. They want people to live their lives as healthy as possible. They spend time with their patients talking and discussing what’s going on, not only with their health, but also in their lives. I learned so much about how what happens in our daily lives can affect our health. Not only have I have turned my life around since meeting them, but it has changed my family and the outlook we have on health, our well-being and our eating. Thanks, Dr. Matt and Denise, you truly do make a difference in people’s lives.
Jennie Reynolds
Mesa, AZ
Our Reaction to the Movie “Fat Head”
Isn’t it amazing that so much of what we learn about how to eat is from paid commercial advertisements on the television? Why is it that first we are told to eat low sodium, then low fat, then no animal products, then low calorie… Ahhhhhh!! How are we to know what to do?
Recently, I watched a movie on Netflix called “Fat Head”. The movie came highly recommended to me by a patient. I was so pleased to listen to the information passed on to the viewer. Information that weshare with our unhealthy, overweight, diabetic patients everyday. We are even holding free workshops called,The Uncommon Cure for Diabetes now.
It is not the consumption of animal fat that is causing our society to be so grossly overweight. Very simply, it is in the consumption of processed grains and sugars that is causing our obesity and diabetes epidemic.
In the film, the food pyramid is depicted with the 11 recommended grain servings as bags of sugar. I could not imagine a better way to gain weight and fat than to eat 11 servings of grains a day. Who are we fooling? Our food pyramid for healthy eating should more accurately be called a “Weight Gain Meal Plan”. I can only imagine how overweight I would be if I spent just 30 days eating 11 grain servings a day.
You have to make sure you are taking nutritional advice from the right sources. Let me just say, it should not be by paid commercial advertisements.
If you have more questions about what is causing our obesity and diabetes epidemic, please attend our FREE diabetic workshops or contact us directly.