Sondra Berk, in her own words.
Sondra Berk suffered with Crohn’s Disease for years and years and years…after many surgeries, psychoanalysis and drugs she found healing by simply eating the diet human beings are designed to eat.
Sondra Berk: Suffered with Crohn’s Disease for Years
Success Stories
- Star McDougallers – Video Interviews
- Andres and Alex Vallejo: Found New Health & Hope
- Ann Wheat: Constipation & Abdominal Pains
- Barbara Leary: Suffered from Type-2 Diabetes
- Benjamin Eksouzian: Cures Type-2 Diabetes
- Bill Zahlar: Suffered Massive Heart Attack
- Brett: Lost weight and regained health
- Caroline Duke: No Longer Suffers from Psoriasis
- Cloudy Rockwell: Loses a Hundred Pounds
- Dan: No longer needs blood pressure meds
- Daniel: Has taken back control of his health
- Dr. Walter Vermeulen’s patients in Samoa are sick and dying because of the Western Diet
- Ed Smith: Lowered PSA, Lost Weight, Gained Health
- Elaine: Chronic Illness, Obesity, Type-2 Diabetes
- Elena: Diabetes, Heart Attack & Subsequent Recovery
- Ellen Jaffe Jones: Beating the Genetic Odds
- Evan: Got Rid of his Fatty Liver and Lost Weight
- Frank: Whole Foods Market Team Member Lost Nearly 160 Pounds
- George Goff: Triple Bypass Surgery
- Gustavo: Lost Over 70 Pounds, Regained His Health and His Passion for Life
- Jackie Swoboda: Cured Rheumatoid Arthritis
- James Brown: High Blood Pressure & High Cholesterol
- Jeb McIntyre: Lost Weight and Regained his Health
- Jeff: Lost Over 100 Pounds, No Longer Suffers from a Long List of Health Problems
- Jerry: Cured his Heart Disease by Switching to a Starch Based Diet
- Jessica Bowen: My Winning Battle with Breast Cancer
- Jo Lynne: No longer suffers from severe pain in her feet
- Joani & Mark: Sick Overweight Vegetarians
- John Roberts: High Cholesterol & Upper Respiratory Illnesses
- Judith: Needlessly Suffered from Many Chronic Illnesses for 40 years
- Judy Patti: Lost weight and no longer spends $800 on medications
- Juliea Baker: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Karen Barrow: Lost 100 Pounds & Kept it Off
- Maralyn Millar: Pain & Discomfort Free from Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Mark Jones: Cures Arthritis, Heart Disease & Obesity
- Mark’s Cardiologist Told Him He Wouldn’t See His 64th Birthday
- Mary Duffield: Cures Obesity & Hypertension
- Michael Goldberg: Type-1 Diabetes w/o Complications
- Nancy: Lost Weight and Lowered Her Cholesterol
- Nina & Randa Nelson: Cure Embarrassing Acne & Oily Skin
- Norm Weinstein: Lost 250 Pounds
- Paul: Lost Weight and No Longer Suffers from Severely Painful Intestinal Issues
- Paula: No Longer Suffers from the Debilitating Effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Paula: Tells why she had to come to an Advanced Study Weekend
- Peggie: No Longer Suffers from Acid Reflux
- Peggy Fought Ovarian Cancer by Changing to a Starch Based Diet
- Phyllis Heaphy: Cured of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Phyllis: Changed her Diet in 2001 After She Was Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Randy: Lost over 70 pounds and is off all medications after 2 Transient Ischemic Attacks in 6 months
- Rebecca Lewis: MS No Longer Controls Her Life
- Roberta Joiner: lost weight and no longer suffers from severe pain
- Sharon: Loves Trying Recipes in the McDougall Cookbooks and Has Lost Over 30 lbs.
- Sondra Berk: Suffered with Crohn’s Disease for Years
- Stacy: Lost Over 50 lbs. and Stopped 3 Medications Simply By Changing Her Diet
- Star McDougaller: No Longer Suffers from Debilitating Arthritis Pain
- Steve: Changes to Starch Based Diet, Regains Health
- Tarver: Lost Weight & Regained His Health by Eating a Starch Based Diet
- Tim Kaufman: Changed His Diet & Changed His Life
- Valerie & Ed: Lowered Cholesterol & Blood Pressure
- Star McDougallers – Written Stories
- The Four of Us Agree: “It’s The Food!” – NEW
- Anna Shives: Down 60 Pounds and Counting – NEW
- John: Keeps Up with His Love for Adventure – NEW
- Amanda Carlson: Went No Oil and is Now More Fit Than Ever
- Amy Fewel: Cures Herself of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Andrew: Recovered from Severe Ulcerative Colitis
- Anne Heineman: Lost Over 70 Pounds
- Anneliese Moore: Breast Cancer Treated with Diet
- Ashley: Compulsive Overeating, Obesity
- Barbara Ellicott: Hypertension, Marathon Runner
- Benji Kurtz: A Relatively ‘Healthy’ Obese Person
- Beth Burns: Goodbye to Migraines!
- Bethany: Conquering Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Bobby Andersen: The Plant-Fueled Trucker, Wants to Help Millions of People with His Success Story
- Burgess Laughlin: Dermatitis, Arthritis, Bursitis, Tendonitis, Iritis
- C. Scott Campbell: IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
- Cathy Stewart: Loses 150 Pounds
- Charles Alexander: Listen to your body’s wake up calls
- Cheryl M. Lambert: Cures Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Christensen / Alexander Families: Vegan Family
- Christine Sorenson: Cures Obesity, Weightlifter
- Christine: Cured Crohn’s Disease
- Christopher Falcone: A Family’s Transformation
- Chrystal Lax: Lost 80+ Pounds, Feels & Looks Younger Than Ever
- Claudia Dealmeida: Had Debilitating Migraines, Now Pain Free
- Cloudy Rockwell: Loses a Hundred Pounds
- Dan Brotherton: Overweight, High Blood Pressure
- Dan Curtin: Depression, Hypertension, GERD, Obesity
- Dan McCrady: Overweight, Athlete
- Darrell Woodruff, MD & Norma Woodruff
- Deb Tasic: Stops Multiple Sclerosis
- Debbie Cockrell: Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Diane Weedling: Diet Freed Me from Lupus and Medical Specialists
- Donna Byrnes: Conquering my weight issues after 40 years
- Donna Kondrak: Lost 60 lbs. No Longer Needs Diabetes Medications
- Donna McFarland: Diagnosed with MS; Food Became My Medicine
- Edna Roseberry: Elderly, Angina, Reverses Heart Disease
- Elizabeth TeSelle: Beyond Veganism
- Ellen Jaffe Jones: Beating the Genetic Odds
- Esther: Her New Life
- Evelyn Johnson: Helping Others, by Example
- Fran Myers: Discovered the Starch Solution, Lost weight, Now Pain Free
- Gabrielle: Overcame Ulcerative Colitis
- Gain John: Hypertension, Lost 66 Pounds, Has Loads of Energy
- George Sanders: Freeing Myself of Metabolic Syndrome
- Gerald Klosky: Obesity, Type-2 Diabetes, Hypertension
- Gerard Talamo: Lost 31 Pounds in Only Six Weeks
- Howard Bartner: Coronary Heart Disease, Hypertension
- Jan: Better Health, Overweight
- Jane Golson: Having the Time of Her Life
- Jason Wyrick: Cured Type-2 Diabetes and Obesity
- Jean Brown: Cures Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Jeff Armstrong: Weight Loss, Sleep Apnea
- Jeff Kristad: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jennifer: Loses an Average of 0.3 Pounds Per Day
- Jessica Bowen: My Winning Battle with Breast Cancer
- Jessica Parsons: Sheds 90 Pounds, Cures Obesity
- Jim Ettinger: Heart Disease, Cholesterol, Hypertension
- Joan Isa: Hiatal Hernia, GERD, Indigestion
- Joanne Irwin: Reduces Cholesterol, Cures Arthritis, Helps Others
- Joe Jacob: Overweight, Cholesterol
- John Staley: Lost Half a Person 22 Years Ago
- John: Reversed His Diabetes and Beat His Family Genetics
- Jon Hess: Reversing Heart Disease
- Joseph Wysoki: Physician, Cholesterol, Overweight
- Josh: Lost 100+ Pounds & Kept His Cholesterol Under 120
- Joyce Rainwater: Overcoming Obesity for Good
- Joyce Rossi: From Crippled to Running
- Joyce Shank: Cures Obesity, Arthritis
- Juliea Baker: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- June Ziegler: Depression, Heart Disease, Overweight
- Karen Barrow: Lost 100 Pounds & Kept it Off
- Karen Cooper, MSW, LICSW: “I Can’t Have MS!”
- Kate: Terminal Prognosis Turns Into Tremendous Results
- Kathy Roberts: Model – No Longer Overweight
- Kelly Caraway: Choosing diet over drugs after a heart attack
- Kelly G.: Cures Morbid Obesity
- kiki: What a Change Has Taken Place in My Life!!
- Kim Hoffman: Beating MS!
- Lars P. Lidberg: Painful Arthritis, Cholesterol
- Lassie Nelson: Lost 135 Pounds: Cures Morbid Obesity
- Leslie Craine: Cured RA (rheumatoid arthritis)
- Linda Chalmers: Cured High Blood Pressure & Lost Weight
- Lyndall Shick: Had Her First Heart Attack at 41
- Maralyn Millar: Free of Pain & Discomfort from Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Marjorie Hart: Low-Carb Enthusiast Turned Starch Strong and Dialysis Free
- Mary Duffield: Cures Obesity & Hypertension
- Mary Lou Sheehan: Hypertension, Diabetes
- Mary Splady: Standing up to the Osteoporosis Hype
- Mayra: Almost Lost to Lupus
- Melysa: Ticking Time Bomb Turned Off
- Meredith Fishman: Running Marathons after Debilitating Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Michael Glaser: Lost 80 lbs, Overcame Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fully Enjoys His Life
- Michelle Bachmann: loses over 100 pounds
- Mike Teehan: Stopping a lifetime of weight loss and gain
- Mike Wilson: Cures Obesity: 450 pounds down to 185 pounds
- Nat Cohen: Elderly Recover with Diet
- Nettie Taylor: Finally Winning the Weight Battle
- Nicole S. O’Shea: Cured Crippling Psoriatic Arthritis & Skin Psoriasis with Diet
- Pat and Marge Luyk: Elderly Recover with Diet
- Paula: Cured Endometriosis
- Peter Rogers, MD: Heals Self
- Phil: Cured Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Took Up Competitive Cycling – NEW
- Phyllis Heaphy: Cured of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Randy: McDougall Soups for the Win
- Raynal: Discovered the Power of Plants Before Age 21
- Rich Richardson: Heart Disease
- Robert Cross: Formerly Dying from Heart Disease
- Roberta Varney: Weight Problems
- Robin Avery: Singer, Overweight
- Ron M: How One Man Put an End to All of His Problems
- Ruth Heidrich: Defeats Cancer and Osteoporosis, Breast Cancer
- Ryan Schultz, DVM (veterinarian) Cures Himself of Crohn’s Disease
- Sabrina Nelson: Cured Relapsing Polychondritis
- Scott Haas: Cures Hypertension
- Scott Raphael, N.D.: Type-2 Diabetes, Obesity
- Shannon Woods — World Class Athlete: on the Verge of Obesity
- Shelly: Finds The Starch Solution and Regains Her Life
- Star Lauralee: Cures Inflammation and Completes IronMan – NEW
- Stinker: Overweight, Cholesterol
- Sue Pratt: Finds Success After 10 Years of “Yo-Yo Dieting”
- Syd Wyemann: My Hands Were Crippled With Arthritis
- Teresa Rodriguez: Learning to Love Myself Again
- The Weaver Family: Conquering Ulcerative Colitis, Family Heart Disease & Finding Vibrant Family Life
- Uncle Buck: Permanently Cures Obesity
- Vanessa: Lupus Nephritis
- Vickie Barlow: Lost 63 lbs, No Longer has Gout or Arthritis
Success Stories
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