Thoughts on Dr. Hyman's detox diet

Wow people, I was just asking.

If you actually look at the diet, it's basically vegetables, fruit, meat, etc. Perhaps his marketing team chose a bad title. My doctor recommended this because I am diabetic, and eating according to this plan can really help blood sugar get back on track. And I'm getting the book from the public library.

Really folks, I'm just blown away with the extreme sarcasm and bullying in these comments. It was a simple question and without any information you all jumped to the conclusion that my doctor is a quack. She's far from it - rather than rely totally on medications, she believes diet and exercise are part of controlling diabetes and she walks the walk. She's open minded.

I suggest you all take a deep breath before posting in threads.

Again, wow.

Named diets are typically fads. It would have been nice if you included a brief description of the eating plan, which does sound reasonable. It might also have helped if you mentioned that you were diabetic and your doctor felt that lower carb could help with the treatment of your disease.

Overall, it does sound like a healthy diet. It also sounds somewhat repetitive, but you could expand that by limiting simple carbs, focusing on lean proteins and vegetables, and eating within your calorie goal. Not sure about the breakfast shake, mostly because it seems to have a ton of ingredients, and some of them may be high calorie (not sure what the total calories are; it may be reasonable for your goal). Too much trouble for me, but you could find something similar that fits the general guidelines and would keep you inline with the intent of the diet.

Wow people, I was just asking.

If you actually look at the diet, it's basically vegetables, fruit, meat, etc. Perhaps his marketing team chose a bad title. My doctor recommended this because I am diabetic, and eating according to this plan can really help blood sugar get back on track. And I'm getting the book from the public library.

Really folks, I'm just blown away with the extreme sarcasm and bullying in these comments. It was a simple question and without any information you all jumped to the conclusion that my doctor is a quack. She's far from it - rather than rely totally on medications, she believes diet and exercise are part of controlling diabetes and she walks the walk. She's open minded.

I suggest you all take a deep breath before posting in threads.

Again, wow.

Can you show us where you have been bullied?

A better option would be to seek out a dietitian who specializes in diabetic meal planning. Your doctor should be able to give you a referral, and your insurance should cover it.

The last thing you want to do is take health advice from people on these forums. This is one of the worst online communities I've ever seen. I've read several threads recently, and everyone looking for advice is bombarded with sarcasm.

I'd trust your doctor over these people. They tend to over-react to several key-words; detox, toxins, sugar, and many others.

His program is a good starting point to make some positive changes in your life.

Strong first post.

Yeah, I've refrained from posting for a while, but the frustration boiled over. This person was just asking for help. I probably won't make posting a habit.

Internet forums can be a drain

The last thing you want to do is take health advice from people on these forums. This is one of the worst online communities I've ever seen. I've read several threads recently, and everyone looking for advice is bombarded with sarcasm.

I'd trust your doctor over these people. They tend to over-react to several key-words; detox, toxins, sugar, and many others.

His program is a good starting point to make some positive changes in your life.

Strong first post.

Yeah, I've refrained from posting for a while, but the frustration boiled over. This person was just asking for help. I probably won't make posting a habit.

Internet forums can be a drain

agree 100%

Isn't that a body part??

This is an old post, but I was searching for info on it as well. This 'fad' has worked for me. It had enough structure so I knew what to do. It also lowered all my numbers. His book also talks about the mental part, which is so often neglected. While I certainly don't subscribe to all of his theories, or follow it to the letter anymore, I do base much of my diet around his principles. This diet is neither low carb, nor low calorie. Yes, it makes you eat clean, but with this you avoid all dairy and grains. To th OP, I hope you gave it a shot and leaned something.

I think people should give Dr. Hyman at least a look without pre-judging. The way Dr. Hyman used the word 'detox' is sort of a deceiving. Normally, when I think of detox, I think of gimicks or fads of taking teas or potions etc. that would make me poop constantly. But that is not the case with his. What this detox consists of is for the first 10 days, you cut out sugar, flour, gluten, alcohol, dairy, processed food, pastas, breads and caffeine. The ideas behind this is to eliminate brain fog, inflammations, and eliminate the cravings. He also says that there are a lot of people out there living with food allergies and they don't know it. So after the 10 days are over, you can ease in each of those things and if you do have some sort of dramatic reaction, that could uncover and ah-ha moment to where it's possible you have a food allergy. He promises that you will feel better after the 10 days and you'll think more clearly.

I doubted Dr. Hyman but just wanted to prove a point that he was some quack nut job by at least experimenting and trying it. I already felt good and didn't believe I could feel any better. So I went ahead with a chip on my shoulder and just tried it thinking that I would just go back to the way I was eating before after the 10 days were complete. After the first 3 days, I felt hungry and really missed the bread and pasta carbs. But into the 4th day, I started to feel really good, my energy level was up and I did feel like I could think so much more clearly! I would eat some of his recipes from the book I had and they were really good!

So after the 10 days were up, you can ease some of those things back in but to tell you the truth, my taste buds did change to where I didn't crave bread or pizza or pasta anymore. I wanted greens, lean meats and whole food. That is what appealed to me. So I kept going. Within 6 months I had lost 30 pounds.

I don't work for Dr. Hyman or get any kind of commission. I 'm just a huge fan of his. He practices functional medicine. In other words, he believes that a lot of the diseases today can be treated and even cured through the diet. So to whoever the lady was that had diabetes and wanted to know opinions, I would say to you that I'm not a doctor, but judging from the way I feel, listen to your doctor. I ended up buying another book of his with a cookbook called Ultra-Metabolic. The recipes are fantastic and I feel like I want to eat this way for the rest of my life.