Starch Solution Certification for Professionals and Nonprofessionals

Dear Mary,

Amy David

I wanted to write you and tell you about what is happening in my professional life since I became certified. The certification course has opened up doors for me professionally and given me a rock solid platform on which to teach. Also, I really wanted you to know how many more people are using your recipes and how much they appreciate learning of Dr. McDougall’s professional focus on diet and health.

Classes and Speeches

Mary, I have now given two classes and two speeches on the Starch Solution since May 1st. I have another class set up for mid-September. It is amazing how much people learn during 4 hours. The videos we get to use are particularly helpful, clear, and informative to people who have never heard of these nutritional principles before. I use a variety of materials during class: handouts, videos, and PowerPoint, in addition to what I have to say. They appreciate learning accurate information about diet and health. They love the food served during class – your recipes.

Casual Conversations

Just in the last week, I could name six people who have switched to the Starch Solution as a result of fairly brief conversations we have had together. Even though I have found classes to be an excellent way of teaching the Starch Solution principles to others, casual conversations are also really effective. People are curious about the connection between food and health and I have found that many are ready to change their diets.

Occasionally I feel like someone would benefit from the Starch Solution principles, so I ask them if I can tell them about my work. Most welcome my doing so. I rarely do this, but I have found that that person continues to research it further and then changes their diet on their own. By bringing it up with them, I start a sequence of events that probably would not have happened otherwise at this time.

The Ripple Effect

In the end, I know that I am only changing a few people at a time, but already I also see a curious phenomenon: I am witnessing a ripple effect happening around me and the people I talk to. I teach these ideas to them and they try them out. Then they share what they are doing with others and even more people consider it seriously. An example of this was how I just taught my visiting sister-in-law, Michelle, these principles and then I witnessed an incredible series of events: her mother ends up in the hospital with a serious heart condition and Michelle immediately starts teaching her the Starch Solution. Michelle tells her mother what to do as she leaves the hospital: buy the book, buy lots of starches and clear out the pantry of prohibited food items. Michelle starts calling her college age children and telling them what to eat and how to prepare it. My brother says he’ll eat anything she fixes. Who could ask for more? The old eating habits of people are falling like Dominoes. The Western Diet hasn’t a chance any more! It is losing its grip on people and they are ready for a new lifestyle that supports who they want to be.

Mary, I think what the certification has done is given my opinions and perspective legitimacy that was lacking before. It has given me confidence to stand firm and point out the problems so evident in the Western Diet. In order to do this well, I am also constantly polishing and refining it to make my arguments very convincing and strong.

I hope other graduates are speaking their minds and telling people what they know to be true. It is so rewarding to have all of these experiences and see people changing their lives for the better. I’m going to stay humble (one has to be humble in this kind of work) – okay, bold and humble; but it is a very nice way to be.

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Amy David