Many individuals who follow the Nutritarian diet write to Dr. Fuhrman about their success. Keep in mind that results vary from person to person. As always, consult your physician if you have a medical history and/or condition that may warrant individual recommendations.
Ray suffered head pain for 60 years; after only 3 days following the Nutritiarian diet his pain was 50 percent better
When I was 15 years old (60 years ago), I went to a doctor for a physical and told him about a tight feeling I had in my head (no pain). I was aware of it when I was trying to concentrate and it was concerning. He said it was probably nothing. At 30 years old the tight feeling had evolved to include a low pain level. I was concerned that it was a tumor or an aneurism and started "doctoring." At first the doctors diagnosed it as a tension headache and a few years of psychotherapy followed with no success.
Then, during a sleep clinic evaluation at the Mayo Clinic, the doctors discovered that I had a non-restorative sleep problem diagnosed as Alpha Delta Syndrome that they felt was caused by an imbalance of brain chemicals. Several years of trial and error with trying blockers and enhancers of brain chemicals with no success and mostly terrible side effects. All this time the pain level was increasing and my quality of life was deteriorating. Every type of pain medication and treatment (some experimental) was tried without success.
Finally, at 65 years old I reluctantly retired so I could live with my pain. Two and a half years ago, my daughter-in-law bought me a copy of Dr. Fuhrman’s book Eat To Live telling me that she had read it and noticed the claim that 80 to 90 percent of chronic headache sufferers experienced relief from following Dr. Fuhrman's vegan diet. I told my daughter-in-law that I was the world's biggest carnivore and I doubted I could do it. She said, "Read the book and see what you think, what have you got to lose but pain and weight." I was very skeptical but read the book, which I thought was very well written and informative. I was still skeptical but thought I would give it a try.
I started the diet on September 1, 2014 and within three days my headache pain level dropped by about 50 percent. That was all the incentive I needed to stay with the diet. I have lost 45 pounds and my quality of life has improved exponentially. I just wish I had found the book, read it and switched to this nutritional way of eating forty years earlier.
Results may vary.