Yours is a very interesting case, AK. It goes to show how interindividually different we react to the same health intervention. It is one of my major gripes with group-based med-thinking, that it ignores the fact that while interventions may really help some, they often have hardly any effect on many, and may even harm a few. You, obviously, are one for whom MED diet isn't the right way to eat. I'm happy to hear that you found an alternative that really works for you.