Gwyneth suggested I might find the ProZone way of eating helpful. She told me that it had been devised by Dr Barry Sears, an American. I found the local and only trainers in NZ, Carol and Kevin Batemen, conveniently set up in Normandale. For $150 they run 2 day Seminars and provide their Handbook that has been adapted for NZ and as much on-going support as I need. Everyone has their individual plan.

• That your body would switch from storing fat to using it.
• That you would have increased energy levels, not feel hungry, think clearly and sleep better.
• Your health would improve and help prevent many diseases.

Much of what they promised has come true.

Everyone has an individual plan and is limited to 6 meals/snacks a day, but because of my HD I get hungry in the late afternoon and evening and eat as much as I need.

I have increased energy and do not feel hungry. I think clearly. Look and feel better. My health is robust. The tendonitis in my hands is reducing and the hard balls in the sole of my feet are softening.

It is preventing my HD from developing. I am now physically the best I have been all my life. I am working towards going tramping in the summer.

I found Dr Barry Sear’s website. Not wanting to die as young as the other men in his family were doing, for his PhD, he researched how the hormones are involved in nutrition and their role in people’s lives. He found that by eating small balanced meals of fat, carbohydrate and protein the insulin is deprived. For 20 years his mission has been to understand the biochemical basis of disease and develop functional foods to reduce disease risk. During that time he has written 8 books all of which are readily available.

Mid May I visited Dr Richard Cheyne my chiropractor who agreed that my condition was indeed another miracle. Even the bumps on the back of my head have gone.

In June I had an appointment with Kevin to discuss my insomnia. He said that improvements with ProZone are fairly immediate. He suggested hypnotherapy could help. Gwyneth suggested Caz Sheldon to solve 30 years of poor sleep. So far she has the sleeping hormones programmed to come at the right time. At this stage it is proving to be a stressful step and challenging to cope with. Now I understand when someone says they are stressed.  I am confident of sleeping soundly before long.

I hope I have given those of you who know little about alternative medicines, the confidence to enquire and learn about. They indeed offer the Huntington families sound support.