Health

There are many things that happen to your body to cause your blood pressure to increase. I have been asking this question of physicians that I know, and the consensus is that they feel that obesity is a much greater risk factor than any diet. They would prefer that their patients lost the weight on a low carbohydrate diet and just monitored their blood pressure to make sure that it did not get dangerously high. There was also a general consensus that they actually saw their patients' blood pressures decrease when they followed a low carbohydrate regime.

Pam from Florida is 45. She had her first child at 17, and has struggled with her weight since she was about 20 years old. Pam has been following the Atkins Plan for a year and a half now, and has lost 62 pounds since she began low carbing in October of 1999!

The medical community is finding is that low carbohydrate eating is not causing any harm to people with normally healthy kidney function. It is important when beginning any diet to have a physical to determine your overall health. When you start a low-carb diet, drink plenty of water & add the recommended vitamins and supplements to help your success.

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I'd first like to tell you a bit about myself. My name is Tony Blakemore. I am 56 years of age and live in Blackburn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia with my wife, Margaret. I'm the Aussie Low-Carb Gourmet.

This month's success story is Scott Anderson. Scott is a teacher in Greece, NY and started the low carb lifestyle at the end of 1998. As of this writing, Scott has lost 42 pounds and is now at his maintenance weight. CarbSmart spent a few minutes with Scott to find out how he did it.