Ditching carbs and drugs put stop to misery
FORMER Virgin Atlantic pilot Tony Royle says his life was transformed by ditching carbohydrates and ending a reliance on drugs.
In 2014 the then 55-year-old was a heart attack waiting to happen. He was overweight with a 38-inch waist.
The father-of-four, from Malmesbury, Wiltshire, would gorge on bread, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates, like cereal and toast.
Eventually he did suffer a heart attack and had a stent fitted. He was put on a daily cocktail of drugs including aspirin (75mg), clopidogrel (75mg), bisoprolol (2.5mg), ramipril (2.5mg) and atorvastatin (80mg).
After a year of taking the drugs he became ill and was hit with extreme fatigue, muscle aches and memory disturbance. He decided to see if the drugs were the cause of his misery.
He said: “After much research I arrived at the conclusion that it was indeed the drugs so I stopped them.
“Further research revealed it was most likely the over-consumption of certain carbohydrates was primarily responsible for both my belly and visceral fat and my heart disease.
“The official advice to steer clear of saturated fats and replace them with certain carbohydrates was a shocking error of judgment.”
Public Health England’s Eatwell Guide says a third of a dinner plate should be starchy carbohydrates like bread, pasta and potatoes.
His diet is now 65 per cent healthy fats, 25 per cent protein and 10 per cent carbohydrates. In five months he lost three stones. Mr Royle, who is competing in an Ironman triathlon next month, said: “My body, at last, seems to be in perfect balance.”