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First Nation Aborigines Improve Diabetes By Return to Ancestral Diet

…along with improvement in high blood pressure, weight, and heartburn. Dr. Jay Wortman worked with aborigines on the west coast of Canada, convincing some of them to return to their ancestral diet, which happened to be low in carbohydrate. Dr. Wortman shared his experience in a video with DietDoctor Andreas Eenfeldt. Or check out the hour-long documentary, “My Big Fat Diet,” which may be available on YouTube.

Dr. Wortman seems to have cured his own case of type 2 diabetes with an Atkins-style diet.

—Steve