I'm thankful every day that I picked up an Atkins book, which led me to read PP, which lead me to read The X Factor Diet - which was the book that convinced me to LC and changed my life. I hate the commercialism of it all and I don't buy any of the "house" products they push. I hate the way I've been "scared" into buying so many supplements it takes me all day to swallow them (I'm considering dropping most of them, but that's another story). But - lowcarbing has improved my health in so many ways that I can only be grateful for that. For those of us who are gullible enough to fall for the house products - the protein bars, the keto shakes, the fake biscuits & breads, the miracle supplements - there are worse ways to be taken for a ride (the whole worldwide food & pharmaceutical industries just for a start) and a lot of people (gullible? or just willing to try another way?) find these products support their lowcarbing efforts. The lowcarbing bandwagon is just beginning and will no doubt line the pockets of many people whose intentions are less than noble, whose credentials are a bit dodgy to say the least. Tees me off too. Our only defence is not to succumb to the commercial side. But - the thing about being gullible, is you just don't know you are.....