Amazingly enough, when I switched to low carb after a lifetime of very
high
carb, I did not experience any withdrawal symptoms whatsoever.  I felt
fabulous from day one.

I attribute most of that to the information I had about mineral loss
during
the switch-over period.  I supplemented sodium, calcium, magnesium and
potassium.  Many people who don't do this wind up sick.  One man I
spoke with
had bouts of arrhythmia during Atkins induction, and his doc put him
on a
heart monitor and heart meds.  I told him about potassium loss and he
just
cyber-nodded and said his doc knew what he was doing.  A week later he
still
hadn't supplemented any potassium and was still on meds.  I haven't
seen him
online since, and I assume he quit low-carbing.  Quite sad.

Denise

In a message dated 9/15/00 5:07:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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<< Food is a drug.  It is one of the most powerful drugs we put into
our
 bodies.  People who have been high carbing for years will initially
struggle
 when they begin a low carb diet.  Their bodies are used to a glucose
based
 fueling system.  It takes time for their bodies to adapt to a ketone
and
 protein based fueling system.  For the average person switching over,
it's
 going to take a week or two before their bodies adapt.  The
transition phase
 usually sucks and people will have headaches and other withdrawal
symptoms.
 I think it's definitely worth the switch though.  Sometimes things
have to
 get worse (temporarily) before they can get better (permanently).

 Justin Hasselman >>