I've been a follower of Dr McDougall since ~1992. Have been to a few of his conferences, Veg Source conferences, and even saw him debate in Vegas.
Health wise I was "OK", (especially comparing me to the norm), but just too much weight and I was eating the SAD. Years ago I remember going to a Veg Source conference, getting my cholesterol checked and it was almost 180. Disheartening.
I wish I could say I read Dr McDougall's books and was 100% compliant. But as the years have gone by, I've also learned from Drs Esselstyn, Campbell, Jeff and others. Then Dr McDougall's Starch Solution. Learning to eat with way less salt. "No oil" as Dr Es says.
Putting it all together, I got my lipid panel results from Kaiser this morning. I'm over the moon. I'd like to share with family and friends, but they don't understand, you folks do. Total chol--124, Trig--46, LDL--66.
It's taken lots of years, and certainly not in the same catagory as Nicole, but eating so much meat/dairy my whole life, just took a long time to flush out.
My younger brother just had a pacemaker installed this week and my sister had a stent installed ~5 years ago. And to think we can make ourselves heart attack proof by just what we eat.
What I like about this forum is you folks are serious. This is not a game. Thank you all and especially a big thanks to those above.