Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal reporter Tom Burton successfully lowered his LDL cholesterol from 169 to 114 with food instead of medicine, avoiding side effects and gaining control...and still going strong after over 4 years!
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Barbara S--53 y/o SWF Venture Capitalist and Nonprofit Exec lost 120# in 18 months , and lowered her blood pressure 20 points, spoke to a national medical conference about lifestyle change, just before walking 18 holes on a Scotland golf course. Controlled her portions, and created spa retreats for her friends.

Carl D --73 y/o MWM Tax Attorney, on the road 25% of the time, got to 37,000 consecutive steps in 24 hours : called Dr. La Puma from the bottom of the Grand Canyon, on his way to lowering his LDL. Didnot need weight loss. Ate foods that controlled his cholesterol: impressed his primary physician.

Delilah B 39 y/o SWF Publishing Company Exec lost 50# and 12 inches in her waist and hips over 12 months, becoming a gourmet cook. Learned to be a label sleuth and walk regularly.

Frank N 42 y/o MWM Body Builder and City Fireman could not climb 14 flights of stairs. Lost 25# in 4 months, led his fire department crew in stair running; later took professional cooking classes. Changed his daily work out, and his protein sources.

Fred M 49 y/o MWM Academic Dean lost 38#, raised his protective HDL cholesterol from 24 to 62 in 5 months, reduced his blood pressure to normal, avoiding medication. Changed his snacks, started strength training, created pedometer goals.

Ellwood K 34 y/o MWM Insurance Executive lost 30#, dropped cholesterol from 305 to 146, now off Zocor . Beat his nutritionist brother and chiropractor father in a 5k race at the end of 6 months. Learned to read between the lines on the menu when eating out, and when entertaining clients.

Karen I --53 y/o SWF Ivy League Graduate Student and Arts Donor, and frequent traveller, lost 90# in 7 months, quit smoking altogether, and cut her Procardia XL (for high blood pressure) from 120 milligrams to 15 milligrams. Adjusted her meals for portion size and nutrient density. Stopped snacking.

Nanci A --61 y/o SWF Real Estate Broker lost 45# over 12 months , and got off antidepressants and blood pressure medicine. Created an eat-in-the-car menu. Learned to sit while eating, instead of leaning over the sink.

Ted B --61 y/o MWM Fortune 1000 CEO, on the road 30% of the time, dropped LDL from 163 to 123 over 9 months , with HDL 52: avoided statins altogether. Currently aiming for an LDL of less than 100. Did not need weight loss. Added muscle.
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A summary of Dr. La Puma Programs and their recent weight loss and cholesterol results.