Well, in my experiences, I have found that I can always find someone to tell me what I want to hear and I can always find someone to contradict them. I think you just need to rely on your instincts and because you are a bright and competent woman, go with it. I know that I feel so much better since LCing, that I wouldn't stop if every doctor agreed that it is unhealthy (which they will never all agree). I think that Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, SlimFast, NutraSystem, The Cabbage Soup Diet, just to name a few I've done, were more unhealthy for me than Atkins could ever be. Why? Because I felt so deprived and showed so little results that after a few weeks or a couple months, I would binge, go off it and try to come back to it, after gaining at least triple the amount back that I had lost by my suffering. So, as for doctors, remember Atkins was one! Whatever road you end up taking, I wish you good health and happiness.