The Health Appeal

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Foods To Avoid

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Avoid the following foods and ingredients:

• gluten

• dairy products, except butter and ghee

• grains

• packaged foods

• soy

• fruit juice

• potatoes and corn

• High mercury fish

• Deli meat

• Artificial sweeteners

• High-fructose corn syrup

• Fillers and colors

• Trans or hydrogenated fats

• Fried foods

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Recommended Foods

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• Organic, free-range eggs · mangos, melons, peaches, and pears · gluten-free grains, including amaranth, buckwheat, millet, gluten-free oats, quinoa, brown, basmati, and wild rice

• Beans, including, green, black, red, white, and kidney beans

• Sweet potatoes and yams

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· Acids and enzymes: Supplements containing digestive enzymes, such as protease, lipase, and amylase, to help break down proteins, fats, and carbohydrates in food. The diet also recommends taking apple cider vinegar to stimulate stomach acid production. · Gut lining supplements: These can include zinc, vitamin D, glutamine, marshmallow, quercetin, and slippery elm, among others, to benefit the intestinal lining.

· Probiotics: These should be products with 50–200 billion bacteria with strains such as Lactobacillus acidophilus, Rhamnosus, Plantarum, bifidobacteria, and Acidophilus reuteri.

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· use a good quality water filter

· eat organic foods to limit exposure to pesticides and hormones

· switch to natural versions of household and personal products · avoid the overuse of antibiotics

· avoid nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen

· avoid proton pump inhibitors, which reduce stomach acid production

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