New to this and a few questions...

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1. Mid-late december I started trying to loose weight and cut out all wheat and

mostly dairy and have had very little sugar. I didnt' stumble upon this

lifestyle change here until about 2 weeks ago. I have been experiencing a

variety of issues since a week ago Friday. Is it possible I'm retracing even

though I haven't fully gone on the diet change yet? I am working at trying to

get the supplements... I have 7 children and a hubby to put ont he diet so it'll

take a bit.

2. I have come to love cran-water. Is that a legal cheat here? I use 12 oz of

cranberries in good water and let the juice pop out and then put 1/2 cup of cran

juice in 28oz of water to drink. No sweeteners.

3. I would love to tell my father about this diet for him and my mother.

However, my father has Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) - the genetic form. His

mother, her siblings, many of his cousins, and his grandfather have either died

from complications of or had it their selves. from what I've read red meat

increases the growth of cysts, and when there are cysts near a certain part of

the kidneys it increases blood pressure - which he has had happen. He also had

a stroke most likely due to complications from PKD. Would going on this

regimen/diet possibly be further harmful to his kidneys? If not, is it

*possible* for the disease to be reversed as he goes through retracing? (I have

not inherited the disease, thus my children are not possible carriers of it -

just concerned about my dad)