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I am a full-time general practitioner (family doctor) from Bridgend in South Wales, UK. I am 43, a wife and mother of three, and the only child of a PE teacher and a welder. I was fortunate that my mum was into healthy eating even in the 1970s when it didn't really exist. We didn't own a chip pan or a deep fat fryer. Mum knew fizzy drinks were bad for us, so when the Corona Van came round the houses once a week the man knew not to bother knocking on our door. I had a better than average start in life, I think. That didn't stop me eating my fair share of fast food and takeaways as a student, not to mention the hundreds of chicken-and mushroom-flavoured Pot Noodles I must have consumed over a five-year medical course. (I have done five London Marathons since then to make up for it.) I have been practising medicine for over 20 years. During this time I have seen the population of my country expand, literally. Hand in hand with the obesity epidemic come inevitable illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, raised blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, arthritis and chronic pain, and other difficulties including low self-esteem, depression and relationship breakdown – the list goes on.

Often now, it is slim people who turn heads, not just because they may be more attractive to the eye, but because we’re all gradually getting fatter. I find myself wondering how these people manage to stay slim. Some are lucky enough to have personal trainers or the time to spend hours in the gym. A few are lucky enough to have inherited good skinny genes (pardon the pun).

Or perhaps they have discovered Jason Vale?

I hope Jason will forgive me for referring to him as a discovery, but, as most memorable discoveries are usually found by accident, I think it applies.

Jason’s books are easy to read, but like any good author they leave you wanting more. As soon as I finished the aforementioned pink book I strayed back to Amazon to look at his other publications. 7lbs in 7 Days immediately caught my eye, as it would for anyone who (like me) had 7lbs or more to lose. My next dilemma was how to not regain the half stone that I had just so easily and enjoyably lost. Never fear, Turbo-charge Your Life in 14 Days was next, followed by Slim for Life to consolidate everything. That was my journey to becoming fitter, healthier and slimmer. Since then I continue to re-read bits of the books and I have recommended all of Jason’s titles to many of my patients.

The juicing community is growing in an exponential manner, evidenced by the UK-wide shortage of juicers this summer. My neighbours are juicing (and shrinking). My friends ask me: ‘are you still juicing?’ It’s a weird thing to ask; of course I am, juice is my fix. I can’t leave it alone and I was desperate to read this new book of Jason’s and try out the new 5-day programme!

I have so much more I could say about Jason Vale, Juicy Oasis and the amazing, life-changing results I have witnessed first-hand, but my remit was to write a foreword, not a book. I don’t look at this as an endorsement of Jason Vale’s ideas – I personally subscribe to them out of choice and I have given you a snippet of my journey.

You all have a choice. I hope you chose what is right for you.

Dr Justine Dawkins, GP