Great news, Freda!

This is not a no-carb diet but a low carb diet: "These carbs that get absorbed slowly into our systems, avoiding spikes in blood sugar levels. Examples: whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and beans. We can minimize the health risk of bad carbs by eating fewer refined and processed carbohydrates that strip away beneficial fiber. Examples: white bread and white rice."

I did a similar diet and my health consultant kept worrying about the lack of carbs; even she forgot that chick peas are also carbs. I lost 35 pounds in four months but, alas, my life changed and I gained it back over a period. My environmental sensitivity makes it difficult for me. I did the diet after a major de-tox which cleared a great deal of toxins and gave me a life back. I have never been able to de-tox that thoroughly since; I suspect due to where I have been living. Now that I am living where the air is clean(er) I am hoping to get well enough to diet adequately again.

It is all multi-factorial - quality of food, air, water, exercise, stress factors....