Well, I saw the new Dr. today (actually not the one I was to see). The computers that were in each room must have been taken by the old doc to his new office in Georgia and in their place.................are you ready? a gallon jar of Kosher Dill Pickles! Same brand that is on the counter here. I have always been taught that when you have high blood pressure, you are to limit your intake of salty foods and pickles are a salty food. Because I am slightly heavy (the diagonsis is obesity (unspecified) ? huh? :uhm: Seems to be an obese person is more than an "Overweight one" and I am only the latter. Yes, I suppose I should be a size 8 and I am a 12. Obese? So ok, I was given a food sheet and it has the food triangle (ok I agree freah veggies and frutis are good) and a list of food to eliminate (yes, I love them all) and a list of allowed foods (Shrimp? - high cholesterol, Canadian bacon? ok better than regular, but and fruit juice is to be eliminated and get this- Dill pickles and sauerkraut (another salty) are called "Weight Loss Expeditors" Excuse me?????? So I questioned the good doc and he said, you then drink water and the salt is eliminated that way.........Anyone ever hear of anything so crazy? Sure, you'd be thin and get a stroke from all the salt!

I didn't mention that I'm a graduate home economist and took many diatetic courses. Yes, it was a long time ago but some of these wacky diets have gone too far. Didn't Dr. Atkins die at an early age?

The good thing though was that I went to get meds and not be hassled and I got the prescriptions.

Unfortunately though, they are having with medicare, Humana. As far as I'm concerned I'd starve and get my meds in Canada if need be rather than go to an HMO. They may be great for the doctors (they are money makers) but if you get a stroke, I KNOW they will not pay for an acute rehab or a top notch atep-down in many cases. To each his own. The worst part was I had to wait for an hour for my appointment and had our book club book but wish I had ear plugs also; they constantly had Humana lectures going on a VCR, I was ready to throw a shoe at the TV. Great for stress............