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Many are interested in our simplified version of the McDougall diet which often creates much interest and many questions. Mary’s Mini-McDougall Diet® is offered as a way to ease the learning curve for those just starting our program and to increase the efficiency of the regular McDougall diet by simplifying food choices. Mary's Mini-McDougall Diet® is based on simplicity and monotony. It can help to lose weight and/or reset taste buds and get back "on the wagon" to following the basic McD

By John McDougall, MD Elevated cholesterol is one of the most common health worries among people of Western cultures. One reason for this heightened awareness is the sale of a class of powerful and expensive cholesterol lowering agents, known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and commonly called “statins.” They are advertised to where they are now among the most commonly prescribed medications. Pharmaceutical companies don't want you to know about this risk factor for heart disease. They ne

This article originally appeared in the October 2004 McDougall Newsletter. By John McDougall, MD Glenda writes: “Now, at age 45 and undergoing a rather early natural menopause, I had a ‘dexa bone scan’ to check my bone mineral density (BMD), which yielded the diagnosis of osteopenia, the precursor to osteoporosis. That very day I went to the ob/gyn doctor to discuss my "treatment options," which I have been told are medications.”  Glenda is yet another victim of the “Broken B