This is a mid 40’s woman who has been in great shape most of her life focused on her overall health and fitness. In her 40’s she had a sudden and surprise stroke which limited her from exercising at all. Her metabolism slowed down during her recovery period, and she gained weight that she was unable to lose despite exercise and diet. She came to our clinic desperate and worried her weight was going to continue to go downhill. After our focused and detailed metabolic evaluation, we put her on the Athena VLCD Protocol. Her metabolism significantly improved in a short period of time, and she has since maintained her metabolism and good body fat percentage she worked so hard for. This is sustained long term improvement.