In your book Food Rules (I have also read Deep Nutrition) I read something about a high sugar diet crusting up your joints thus causing popping, cracking, and grinding. I was wondering, if you’re stating that such cracking, popping, and grinding is the cause of a high sugar diet. I’m a dancer and am more flexible than the average Joe and dancers are quite notorious for cracking a lot. Is there any correlation between the two? Do dancers crack a lot because they are flexible or because of their diet or both? I used to eat quite a bit of fruit back in the day but that was basically the extent of my sugar consumption. I read both of your books a month ago and I have really taken your diet to heart but in addition I don’t eat grains or legumes, I also only eat meat if it’s made by my parents because 1.) I’ve been vegetarian (now mostly a flexitarian) for over six years and 2.) my parents throw a hissy fit when I don’t eat what they cook (which I understand). When I cook for myself my diet consists of eggs, nuts, yogurt, cheese (I recently bought raw cheddar from the farmers market), veggies, veggies, veggies, the darkest chocolate I can get my hands on (usually 85% dark and up), coconut, and fruits along with other things that I’ve probably forgotten. Back to the whole sugar-in-joints thing, my right hip also noticeably grinds when I turn it in and out (like when I’m sitting in a butterfly stretch), it also hurts during some stretches and I feel like it’s right up in the hip joint area as if the bones in my joint are grinding against each other, the grinding sensation doesn’t hurt, but I am convinced that the pain I experience in other stretches are related to the grinding. So basically, I’m wondering if all of this ties into my hip grinding/pain. I’m 18 years old (I don’t know if that matters or not) and other than seasonal and cat allergies, I don’t have any health problems. I would love to hear back from you seeing that I adore your books and recommend your lifestyle to anyone who will listen. Sadly, I’m greeted with skepticism since everything I recommend goes again “conventional wisdom”…not to mention that I’m young. Anyways, I appreciate your books, and I love this website and am truly astounded by how you respond to comments of those with questions. You are a fantastic individual and you are a blessing to many, that is for sure.

Thank you!
-Venus