Whole Life Nutritional Elimination Diet
Is a program of eating designed to calm inflammation and balance the body. Once the body is calm, and the disease symptoms diminish, it becomes noticeable to a person when a “trouble” food is eaten and the symptoms come back. If you have felt sluggish, had chronic health complaints, or just not felt quite right then an elimination diet is a useful tool that may help bring you to that optimal state of health you desire. Yes the elimination diet usually results in, on average, a 10 to 15 pound weight loss, but more importantly it promotes healing at the cellular level by identifying foods that are causing an immune reaction.
The Elimination Diet is a program of eating designed to calm inflammation and balance the body. Once the body is calm, and the disease symptoms diminish, it becomes noticeable to a person when a “trouble” food is eaten and the symptoms come back.
Is a program of eating designed to calm inflammation and balance the body. Once the body is calm, and the disease symptoms diminish, it becomes noticeable to a person when a “trouble” food is eaten and the symptoms come back. If you have felt sluggish, had chronic health complaints, or just not felt quite right then an elimination diet is a useful tool that may help bring you to that optimal state of health you desire. Yes the elimination diet usually results in, on average, a 10 to 15 pound weight loss, but more importantly it promotes healing at the cellular level by identifying foods that are causing an immune reaction.
The main focus of the Elimination Diet is on getting the gluten, dairy, eggs, yeast, and soy out of your diet for 28 days. Doing this, along with eating a diet high in plant fiber, calms inflammation and gives your body a break. Other foods that might be problematic for some are citrus, nightshade vegetables, and certain nuts. These foods are removed in the first phase and are slowly added back in before day 28 to note any negative reaction.
PHASES FOOD LIST
Phase 1 Excellent Foods
PHASES FOOD LIST
Phase 1 Excellent Foods
-brown rice, wild rice, quinoa, amaranth, teff
-apples, pears peaches, nectarines plums, apricots
-berries (except strawberries) cherries grapes
-figs (dried and fresh) , mango
-kale, collard greens lettuce, spinach dandelion greens
-bok choy, cabbage
-parsley, cilantro, sprouts (all types)
-Brussels sprouts broccoli, cauliflower beets, carrots, parsnips
-winter squash (all types) yams and sweet potatoes
-avocados, onions, garlic, and ginger
-sunflower and pumpkin seeds, sunflower and pumpkin seed butters, pine nuts
-mung beans, adzuki beans, lentils
-wakame seaweed, kombu seaweed
-nori seaweed, dulse flakes, fresh herbs
-coconut milk,coconut oil and olive oil
-kudzu, arrowroot (be sure its GF)
-guar gum (in small amounts), agave nectar and maple syrup
Foods to Avoid : (these foods are to be strictly avoided until added back in during the later phases)
-gluten grains and their flours (wheat, spelt, kamut, rye, barley) oats, millet, buckwheat
-bread (even gluten-free) flour (even gluten-free flours) yeast
-dairy products (including goat’s milk) eggs
-soy products (tamari, miso, tofu,tempeh, soy milk, soy protein powder, soy lecithin)
-corn (remember cornstarch)
-nightshade vegetables (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant) mushrooms
-pineapple, papaya citrus fruits kiwi fruit, bananas strawberries
-all tree nuts and peanuts
-all beans (except for mung, lentil,adzuki)
-sesame seeds, refined sugar
-alcohol, caffeine (sorry, no coffee or tea)
-chocolate, vanilla extract, vinegar (all types)
Phase 2:
Go ahead and enjoy:
(add in these foods now one at a time in 3 day increments)
-lemons and limes tamari
Phase 3: Go ahead and Enjoy:
(add in these foods now one at a time in 3 day increments)
-nightshade vegetables (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant)
-all beans
-all tree nuts (no peanuts)
-bananas, papaya, pineapple
-fish (salmon, halibut, mackerel, cod)
-chicken (be sure it’s organic)
-turkey (freshly cooked organic, no packaged pre-cooked)
-soy products (tempeh, tofu)
Challenge Phase: Go ahead and Enjoy:
(start with these foods and add one at a time in 3 day increments)
-kiwi fruit strawberries oranges
-peanuts sesame seeds
-refined sugar alcohol caffeine chocolate
Challenge Phase (part 2) Go ahead and enjoy:
(start with these foods and add one at a time in 3 to 14 day increments – the longer the better)
Many people are feeling so good they may not add these foods in now
-gluten, dairy, eggs, yeast, and corn
-gluten, dairy, eggs, yeast, and corn
-gluten grains and their flours (wheat, spelt, kamut, rye, barley)oats millet
-bread (gluten-free) yeast
-dairy products (including goat’s milk) eggs corn
The Detoxification Phase The first 2 days, in which green smoothies are the only thing consumed, will begin to calm the immune system and clear the gut.
Phase 1 Is to establish a baseline diet, consisting of foods that normally don’t cause an immune response and are anti-inflammatory. When you eat foods that your body does not tolerate you will have a high amount of chemicals circulating in your blood that regulate inflammation. Inflammation is a sign that your immune system is battling something. Anytime there is a battle, you have collateral damage. So along with the foreign cells that are attacked by the immune system, good cells are damaged or destroyed as well.Phase 2 We introduce foods back into the diet one by one, to note any reaction. Lemons and tamari are first on the list to add back.
Phase 3 Consists of slowly adding back foods that sometimes cause irritations in people. These include nightshade vegetables, fish, bananas, kiwi, and others. You can introduce soy back in at this time, though we recommend waiting until the challenge phase to introduce this. Take it slow. There is no need to rush the diet. By now you will have plenty of foods to eat.
The Challenge Phase If you want to, you can add back foods that often cause an irritation in most people, to some degree. These foods include gluten, oats, corn, *soy, dairy, eggs, and yeast. It is very important to isolate these foods. For instance we use rye to test for a gluten reaction.
Benefits of the Diet Most people lose weight, yet at first, a lot is water weight from inflammation in the body. Then, eventually, as your body becomes more efficient and your digestive system more effective, you will begin to lose excess fat. People who are underweight will tend to gain weight. Energy levels are increased, You simply have more energy and feel great! Nearly every aspect of your physical and emotional body is altered when doing this diet and it is simple! Nearly all that do this do not go back to their old eating habits because they feel so good.
Resource: Nourishingmeals.com
