Many of you know the Co-op’s good friend Mike Ciell, RPh, from his article explaining Linus Pauling’s breakthroughs in treating coronary heart disease.  Our Heart Plus fans love Mike’s article, as it explains in simple language why cholesterol is merely a symptom of nutritional deficiencies and not the cause of heart disease.

After writing this article, Mike went on to do some amazing work with Dr. John Young at Foundational Health Clinic in Largo Florida in an integrative clinic in Tampa, Florida.  The pair got terrific results with chronic disease patients using high-dose IV vitamin C therapy along with nutritional supplements.  However, Mike’s clinic had an especially difficult patient population: chronically overweight and clinically obese patients. 

In working with these patients, Mike began focusing on insulin resistance and a weight-loss protocol called Ideal Protein. Over time, it was clear that patients on the Ideal Protein program achieved important health outcomes (reduced use of pharmaceuticals, improved blood sugar management and blood pressure readings, reduced markers of inflammation, etc.) in addition to satisfying weight loss.

As you know, this kat is unusually skeptical about weight loss products given the fact that scammers hawking new “miracle” weight loss products keep sprouting up, a bit like mushrooms in the dark.

However, I do know that we still have a number of fat kats out there, and also thinner folks with subclinical insulin resistance issues.  Plus, our own former fat kat, Stephen, swears by the program.  He has lost more than 30 pounds and can personally vouch for Mike’s protocol, as can his wife, Kelly, and a fair number of newly-svelte members.  So I decided it was time to catch up with Mike for a chat.

Don't miss the full interview on the Ideal Protein approach.

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