Tiredness, headaches and inflammation in his body. The Antillean Sherman Felomina (59) was struggling with more and more health problems and could only sleep. When he went to the doctor after much insistence from his wife, it turned out to be very wrong. He turned out to have type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
Tiredness, headaches and inflammation in his body. The Antillean Sherman Felomina (59) was struggling with more and more health problems and could only sleep. When he went to the doctor after much insistence from his wife, it turned out to be very wrong. He turned out to have type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. It was the beginning of his journey to a new lifestyle with The Lifestyle Docs Clinics. “I really felt the difference after 2 weeks”.
He had been battling his weight for years. He followed diet after diet and went from dietician to dietician. Still, it was not possible to get his 108 kilos below 100. Gourmet Sherman Felomina knew all too well why. “Like most Antilians, I am a bon vivant who loves good food and loves ice cream. That made it difficult for me”.
Sherman's wife, Eurodice, sounded the alarm one day. “Now you go to the doctor for a check-up,” she said. “And luckily. I turned out not only to have diabetes but also high blood pressure. What I didn't know is that about 40 to 60% of people with type 2 diabetes already have high blood pressure when the diabetes is discovered. Diabetes increases the risk of high blood pressure because diabetes in turn reduces the quality of the veins. I don't think many people know this. In any case, it was an eye-opener and a wake-up call for me”.
Sherman was prescribed medication. “I immediately started taking Metformin for my blood sugar and Pendopril and Vasexten for my blood pressure. It made me sad, because it completely went against my feeling. I was of course aware that these were symptom fighters that did not address the cause of my complaints. I also soon suffered from unpleasant side effects such as dizziness, cramps in my muscles, ringing in the ears and a reduced sense of taste and appetite. I quickly thought: this is not the way to more health. This has to change”.
A friend of his wife sent a photo of the book with the nutritional therapy The SSD Plan from the Lifestyle Docs Clinics. She added that this might be something for Sherman and his wife's brother. “When my wife read the back of the book, she immediately ordered the book and we immediately started with this diet, or rather 'lifestyle'. This was on January 26, 2021. On February 11, so about 2 weeks later, I had another blood test at the GP. My blood sugar turned out to have already dropped considerably. People were amazed and asked me: how did you do that?! I told them that I was working on The SSD plan and eating whole food plant-based”.
“This 'medicine' not only addresses your complaint, but also improves your overall health”.
Not only did Sherman's blood sugar values quickly improve, he also lost more than 14 kilos. “I felt and saw a real difference after 2 weeks. I feel so much better about myself. I feel healthier, happier and my self-image is also improving. Whole food plant-based eating, and all in the SSD specific way, is truly an incredible thing. This way of eating doesn't work 'just like a medicine', it IS a medicine. With one big difference: this 'medicine' not only addresses your complaint, but also improves your overall health. No medicine can beat that.”
On May 18, 2021, Sherman had his blood sugar levels measured again. “My fasting sugar value and average sugar level were great. I was diabetes free and was able to immediately stop the diabetes medication. As a child I was so happy and especially grateful for our change in consciousness, for the realization that it really depends on a healthy lifestyle, and especially healthy food. At the moment I only take a pill for my blood pressure, but I am sure that I will be able to get rid of that too soon”.
