Some people claim to be particularly sensitive to the ingestion of aspartame and experience a wide variety of mild nonspecific symptoms. Headaches, irritability, and failure to lose weight or to control the blood sugar level have all been reported. Summary The benefits of the use of artificial sweeteners have been proven by the va- riety of foods available, particularly for people with diabetes and followers Sweeteners A British World War II Veteran and Still Going Strong JOE L. Retired engineer Ace: 8o Height 5 feet, 6 inches Total Health start date: March 2002 Start weight 202 pounds After weight 162 pounds Total weight loss: 40 pounds Start body fat percentage: 39.2% After body fat percentage: 33.3% Start fat pounds: 79.5 After fat pounds: 52 Total pounds of fat loss: 27.5 Joe L. after After twenty-five years of marriage, my daughter and son-in-law were both overweight and decided to follow the principles of Dr. Markham's Total Health protein-rich, favorable-carbohydrate way of eating. Using the daily food menus as outlined in his book, they both started to lose weight and feel better. I watched my daughter go on to lose 56 pounds and my son-in-law 90 pounds. They were so successful that my daughter encouraged me to consider making the same changes in my eating habits. I was 78 years old at the time and had to walk with the aid of a walker due to back strain and weak legs. My wife had passed on several years before, and I had sort of given up on being concerned about my health. I served my native country of England in World War II as a pilot. My wife, who served in the Royal Navy as a secretary for Winston Churchill, and I were married for more than fifty years before her passing. We also raised four wonderful children together. And despite enjoying my grandchildren, I felt I had pretty much lived a full and complete life. Fortunately, my daughter had other ideas in mind and introduced me to Dr. Doug's Total Health plan. When I first came to see Dr. Markham, I weighed more than 200 pounds and came through his office door using a walker. The combination of eating English Yorkshire tea cakes every morning for breakfast and lack of physical activity had definitely contributed to my excessive weight gain. I started adopting Dr. Doug's eating recommendations of cottage cheese with fruit for breakfast; 4 ounces of chicken, fish, or lean beef with vegeta- bles for lunch and dinner; and my favorite snack of Dannon Light Yogurt at my scheduled snack time. The pounds soon started to disappear. After 20 pounds of weight loss, I was able to walk without the use of my walker, and I even started Dr. Markham's30-minute circuit training workout. When my son called from Canada to see how I was doing, he was shocked when I told him I was exercising. He's always been an exercise enthusiast and was overjoyed by my newfound health success! Probably the most exciting thing about my increased strength, en- durance, and energy level is that I was able to take my daughter Josephine to England for her very first time to attend my sister's fiftieth wedding anniver- sary.