After struggling with her weight for years, Kimberly Bethel, M.D., 60, found herself “battling hypothyroidism, hypertension, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, arthritis,” recalls the Ohio-based family physician, then 306 pounds. All the while, her blood-sugar numbers had crept continuously higher. “I found myself staring diabetes in the face.”
Kimberly had heard good things about JJ Smith’s Facebook group and decided to check it out. A week later, she was 16 pounds lighter. “I was elated!” She’s been devoted to Smith’s strategies ever since. “I use apple cider vinegar one to three times a day before meals, and it has helped tremendously with weight loss,” she says. Kimberly’s success inspired her adult daughter, Maya, to try it, and she dropped 107 pounds! Dr. Bethel herself, now 101 pounds lighter, cheers, “My cholesterol,…