Actively remove ultra-processed foods from your diet, as they are a major contributor to chronic ill health, cause your body to burn less energy, and lead to weight gain.
Transition to a diet composed of “real food” to mitigate and potentially reverse chronic diseases, as medicine alone is insufficient without this fundamental dietary change.
Safeguard your liver by limiting sugar intake, as overwhelming its capacity to metabolize sugar leads to fat production, fatty liver, insulin resistance, and subsequent chronic metabolic diseases.
Increase your consumption of fiber, nature’s perfect prebiotic, to nourish beneficial gut bacteria, which helps prevent depression, leaky gut, inflammation, and insulin resistance.
Regardless of your specific dietary approach (e.g., vegan, keto), prioritize a low sugar and high fiber intake, as these are the critical components for maintaining metabolic health and preventing disease.
Consciously decrease your consumption of excess sugar, as it directly poisons mitochondria, inhibits the body’s energy production, and is a primary driver of chronic metabolic diseases.
Understand the Nova system of food processing and specifically avoid Class 4 foods, which are ultra-processed and directly linked to chronic disease.
Use practical guidelines like “would your grandparents recognize it as food?” or checking if a food packet has more than five ingredients to help distinguish and choose real, unprocessed foods.
Deliberately avoid the Western diet, as it is the only dietary pattern explicitly discouraged due to its detrimental effects on overall health.
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