{"product_id":"2940013284869","title":"Reverse Diabetes, Hypertension, And Much More","description":"INTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003eLike many people I thought I could abuse my body by eating what I wanted, when I wanted and as much as I wanted. It is amazing how you can be so busy with life that you let life pass you by.  At one point I woke up and realized I weighed in at 335 pounds, so I dieted and exercised my way to 225 pounds.  A few years later I found myself back up to 365 pounds.  I again started exercising semi-regularly, cut out sodas and started eating healthier, but not healthy. I dropped 80 pounds over the course of around a year. Then I had a stroke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTalk about a  life-changing wake-up call.    The stroke affected my right side –  speech, chewing, bowels, loss of right arm and leg function, and many inner body functions.  I felt like my life was nothing more than surviving day to day, sleeping and eating.   Using the restroom, if I could make it in time, was like potty training all over again. I could only sit for a short time before needing to lie down and could not fix my own meals or even get a glass of water.  Sleeping more than an hour at a time was a great blessing.  As stubborn as I am, I tried to push myself.  Some things leave you helpless.  No matter how much you try it is out of your control.  The simple fact is I had lost my strength, much of my movement and essentially my freedom and independence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo years have gone by since the stroke occurred.  I thank God for what I can do.    I’ve come a long way, but have further to go to make a full recovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen I was in the hospital I was informed that I was diabetic, had high cholesterol and high blood pressure (208\/120). They immediately put me on medication and quickly told me what I should and shouldn’t eat.  Interestingly, the meals they fed me didn’t match their advice. After 5 days at the hospital, losing more abilities than when I arrived, they finally released me over threats I would simply check myself out.  My first visit with a doctor outside the hospital, while writing slip after slip of prescription drugs, the doctor asked how I felt having to take medications the rest of my life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShocked, I asked what he meant.   He basically replied that it was unlikely I would ever totally control my high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and that diabetes would be with me for the rest of my life.  I told him that he better get ready to start reducing my prescription medications, because I wouldn’t be on them forever.  I knew it was possible to overcome any adversity.  Eating properly and exercising to the best of my limited ability, I began to show him that I was serious. I admit it was very slow going.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTen months later I had the opportunity to participate in a stroke study at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with the Physical Therapy masters students. With their help, I was eating well and walking 40 minutes twice a day.  My bad cholesterol became a thing of the past, but the high blood pressure and diabetes still plagued me and my good cholesterol was too low.","brand":"Captain Pierre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073683767536,"sku":"2940013284869","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013284869_p0.jpg?v=1763579350","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013284869","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}