Yes, that picture is really me at 60 years of age. The photo was by taken by my sister, to show to her son, a Division I University athlete who didn't believe his "old" uncle could get into shape at my age. This photo was taken five months after I started the program outlined on this site. Here's how it all began.

About ninety days before my sixtieth birthday, I began to experience some health issues that really concerned me. I didn’t feel good, my head pounded for weeks on end, I had zero energy, I was fat and my blood pressure had skyrocketed to 183 over 100. Those rock-hard pectoral muscles I once possessed now were flabby and bounced up and down as I walked. I was starting to look like I needed a bra. That’s not a good thing for a man who was once proud of his athletic ability and masculinity.

Eat an Alkaline, Low Glycemic Index Diet

Whenever we eat something with a high glycemic value like a candy bar, a Twinkie, or even a high glycemic piece of fruit, the consumption of those high glycemic carbohydrates spikes our blood sugar and insulin.  A numeric chart called the Glycemic Index shows whether a food is low glycemic or high glycemic. The higher the numeric value of the carbohydrate is on the chart the quicker it will elevate blood sugar. The chart runs from 1 to 105. Any carbohydrate below the number 50 on the chart is considered a low glycemic food. Anything above 50 is moderately high and carbohydrate foods above 55 are high glycemic. Protein and fat do not elevate blood sugar. Therefore they are not rated on the GI scale.