The Elimination Diet: Discover the Foods That Are Making You Sick and Tired - and Feel Better Fast

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This proven 28-day elimination and detoxification program helps readers identify the most common irritating food that are likely contributing to their decline in health including gluten, dairy, soy, and processed foods. The program begins with a 2-day smoothie fast that will calm the immune system and clear out the gut. Phases one through three of the program offer clear instructions regarding what foods to include in the diet for optimal results and how to slowly add foods back to determine which ones are irritating the body. Complete with more than 125 delicious recipes as well as helpful case studies, THE ELIMINATION DIET will guide readers on a path to increased energy, calm bowels, improved mood, clear skin, a sharpened mind, reduced pain and headaches, and movement toward a whole foods diet.

Alissa Segersten is a cooking instructor and author of the food blog,www.nourishingmeals.com, empowering people with cooking skills and knowledge of whole foods so that they may reconnect with the pleasure in eating delicious, nourishing food. Tom Malterre, MS, CN, is a certified nutritionist who holds two degrees in nutritional sciences, and is a faculty member of the Autism Research Institute. He coaches physicians and other health care practitioners on using Functional Medicine principals in their clinical practices, and travels the U.S. and Canada lecturing on the biochemical interactions within the body and their relationship to diet.

A welcome relief for readers who have suffered for years with chronic health problems and are desperate for a solution.--from the foreword by Jeffrey Bland, PhD, FACN, founder, Institute of Functional Medicine I'm a strong proponent of elimination diets, and The Elimination Diet makes it easier than ever to customize your diet for improved health and wellness. --Mark Hyman, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Blood Sugar Solution I've seen time and time again how eating the wrong foods can cause weight gain and fatigue. The Elimination Diet makes it easy to pinpoint what foods work best for you-this book is a life changer! --JJ Virgin, CNS, CHFS, New York Times bestselling author of The Virgin Diet and JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet The most well-explained and evidence-based elimination diet that I have seen. I would highly recommend the program outlined in The Elimination Diet for anyone struggling with unexplained symptoms of anxiety, chronic pain, or poor digestion.--Alan Christianson, NMD, author of The Adrenal Reset Diet and founder, Integrative Health