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Opinions vary.

Take this one from someone married to woman that had the body of gymnist (5'0; 105lbs) which turned traitor on her after her first pregnancy; then watched a multiple year battle of dieting, MASSIVE EXERSISE (2-4 hours/daily), and the emotional impact of a war with her own body that she was losing, IMHO, your comment is a little arrogant towards some one that looks at this diet as a Godsend.

You put a wife in the hospital that fasted and exersised to the point of being barely able to move or speak coherently, while not dropping one pound, and then watch them cry in the hospital as they gained weight from the IV, you might have a different opinion of seeing that person drop weight by eliminating pasta, fruit, potatoes and bread while forcing herself to eat eggs, meats, cheeses and other food she hates.

For some, it is'nt activity or desire that is problem, it is metabolism and the fact that God did'nt make us to eat the way the food pyramid is set up--Same proportions of caloric sources as cattle fininshing feed. Big surprise we are turning into a nation of Heifers...

I'm pleased that your wife is doing better.

You put a wife in the hospital that fasted...

That was the problem - one cannot fool one's body: one needs to eat a lot to keep a human body functioning properly. If not it will refuse to burn calories (though I'm preaching to the choir).

And you're are right - Americans (including myself, presently) eat way too many carbs.

You put a wife in the hospital that fasted and exersised to the point of being barely able to move or speak coherently, while not dropping one pound, and then watch them cry in the hospital as they gained weight from the IV,

This happened to me. I was using a modified Atkins when I was hospitalized, begging them not to use the typical IV - came out of the Hospital after 3 days, 5 pounds heavier, just from the darn IV's!! No one believed me. I went back to running, playing racquetball by myself, in order to hold my weight down, meanwhile no one understood the penalty for eating any carbs. It wasn't candy I was eating - watermelon, baked squash, baked potato, curried rice, bananas (!), anything high carb just wrecks my ability to lose weight or hold my weight at a steady number.

I have finally adjusted to the fact that I am extremely carbohydrate sensitive, and recognize that metabolisms just aren't all 'cookie cutter' - we are each so different. I have other endocrine difficulties which I am not going to go into here, but I do know one thing. If I eat the Atkins way, and exercise 5 times a week, I can lose weight, and hold my weight at a number I like. (I'm also not going to go into the crime that caused me gain this weight. Enuf said.)

Making this a twofer - "dead" - I've heard of black cherry juice being effective for gout, but I've never tried it, so I can't speak from experience.

I also take a small tablet called Colchicine that negates the purines in my body and lets me keep walking without pain. They cost about $5 for 100 of them - so since I don't have any prescription insurance, they are really affordable. You might find that they are cheaper than black cherry juice capsules, since sometimes the "natural" stuff costs more. Do not know anything about difference in effectiveness. I just know that Colchicine works for me.