Why? I just don't get this. How can a man who helped so many hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people become so much healthier cause such violent knee-jerk reactions in nutritional 'professionals'? Did he sell classified secrets to terrorists? Did he beat his wife? Was he a child molester? To listen to people in the health care field, you'd think he did all of these things.

His only claim to fame was that he was a doctor who made sick people well. Maybe it's because he did it so much better than most physicians practicing today, and did it without all their drugs and surgeries, that he is reviled by so many who should know better.

I now avoid the use of the word 'Atkins' entirely when describing my diet, because I know some people's minds will just shut down if I do. When I say I'm on a Bernstein diet, however, people are always all ears. They've never heard of him. When I begin to describe the diet, they sometimes say, "Oh, that sounds like ATKINS!" I say, "No, it's nothing like Atkins. It's designed especially for diabetics." That seems to be good enough for them and they'll continue listening.

I did this with my boss, whom his physician had on Glucotrol. Guess what? Two weeks after buying Dr. B's book, he threw away the Glucotrol and his fasting reading is averaging 85 mg/dl. (He's also losing weight like crazy.) I consider this a great moral victory. He also says that he's going to have serious words with his doctor about any damage done by the Glucotrol. If he needs any help in the future, he will demand Glucophage XR. One friend, one doctor at a time, we'll win this war. I'm sure of it.

Jim