Food Elimination Diet to Heal a Leaky Gut & Discover Your Food Triggers

This program eliminates all potential food triggers from your diet and shows you how to reintroduce them as a trial after the gut lining is healthier and the inflammation has subsided in joints.

The following four food elimination diet steps can provide prompt permanent relief from rheumatoid arthritis pain and other conditions:

1. Remove Offending "Trigger Foods"
   Remove dairy in all forms, eggs, nuts, hydrogenated oils, refined sugars, white flour products, soy, corn and wheat products, alcohol, caffeine, nightshade vegetables (potatoes, tomatoes, green peppers, eggplant). In short, adopt the Eat to Live diet and follow it faithfully.

   For 7 to 14 days, Eat Only:
   

   A) Rice and sweet potatoes (for energy & protein)
   B) Green and yellow vegetables, steamed or raw (for vitamins & minerals)
   C) Non-citrus fruits (for vitamins, minerals & fiber)
   D) Ample pure water, as soups, broth, teas, fresh vegetable juices, purified water, etc.
   

2. Repair "Leaky Gut" (for 30 days):
   A) Quercetin 250 mg. 2-3 times a day.
   B) Glutamine 250-500 mg 2-3 times a day
   C) Acidophilus/probiotic supplement (non-dairy) between meals
   

3. Enhance Natural Anti-Inflammatory Processes Daily for 60 days, then every 2 to 3 days:
   A.) DHA (algae derived) 300 mg. daily or freshly ground flaxseeds (omega-3 fats) -- 2 tablespoons a day
   B.) Multivitamin/mineral supplement (Gentle care, etc.)
   C.) Vitamin D 1000 IU daily
   

4. After 7 to 14 Days, Reconstruct Diet with Safe Foods:

• Begin to add back previous dietary choices, one "test food" at a time, every 48 hours.

• Observe carefully any effects on your joins and other tissues while keeping a food diary or chart to record your body's reaction (if any) to each single re-introduced food.

• Note any food that incites swelling, stiffness, pain in joints, or any other adverse bodily reactions within 48 hours. As your list of "safe foods" grows, base your daily meal choices on foods that cause no problems and that make you feel best.

• Re-challenge after six months with any "problem foods" you wish to include in your diet.

• If adverse effect recurs, eliminate that food from the diet completely for 1 year and then re-challenge.

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