Progress update - October 7, 2005

It's been about thirty days on EPC eating plan and we feel great for the most part, but about two weeks ago I started getting headaches and one day I woke up and my lips were swollen. I really didn't know what was causing those problems, but I did increase my vitamin C intake and it hadn't happened again. I take about 3.25 grams per day and John takes 6.5 grams daily plus about 50 mg of zinc.

I thought it would be really hard to stay away from the foods that cause inflammation, but I'm finding it easier and easier, especially since I know most of the items we used to eat have a lot of artificial flavoring and preservatives included in them. We read all labels now. Our food choices are much healthier, although we tend to eat more than before, especially fruits and vegetables.

So far, I've dropped from 167 lbs to 159 and John has dropped from 210 lbs to 203. We started weighing ourselves and taking our measurements biweekly, jotting down the food items we consume daily, and taking blood test to monitor our cholesterol. John's bad cholesterol is 174 so we increased his vitamin C and once he's taking his full dosage, it should drop. Mine is 76.4, which is good.

I've also purchased The Healing factor Vitamin C Against Disease by Irwin Stone, Dr. Linus Pauling, and DR. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi and It's interesting how many medical conditions can be improved by implementing a vitamin C regimen in your daily diet. It's a pretty good book if you ever get a chance to read it. Stay tuned for more good news ...

Tara