Hi Grog, It sounds like we are on the same page. Good luck to you and much success in your quest. Taking responsibility for our own health, is in my opinion, is the most important first step. The second step is to find what works for you without being sucked in by the diet dictocrats. Research, read, make up your own mind. BTW I read a post from a person having difficulty with her raw diet and the response she got was to ignore her body and keep to the diet. As if the diet was more important than the person. Watch out for those kinds of fanatics. Omie