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Welcome to the condensed version of my nutrition plan.
My program comes from decades of experience -- decades spent learning from extensive research, conferring with my professional colleagues, and most of all, successfully treating many thousands of patients. Whether you are struggling with weight issues, facing some disease or condition, or you consider yourself reasonably healthy, I am certain that if you adhere to the recommendations summarized below and presented in full in my new book linked above, they will help you achieve the happy and healthy life you so richly deserve.
So what makes this nutrition program different from all the other diets you've tried? It's based on fact. There are no miracle cures here, just tools to help you understand your body and achieve optimum health.
Many of the world's leading dietary experts adopted one-size-fits-all dietary solutions that they believe can be universally applied. While there are indeed certain universal truths, such as the danger of sugar and toxins, if one adopts this principle, my experience has taught me that a one-size-fits-all approach doesn't work.
Fact: One person's food may be someone else's poison.
Many diets will reverse one condition in one person but have no effect, or even worsen the condition, in another person due to differences in metabolic biochemistry. Just as we all differ tremendously with respect to our outward physical appearance, we are also unique on an internal (biochemical and physiological) level -- we all process foods and utilize nutrients differently. When you adopt a diet based on your specific "metabolic type," you will resolve most health disorders and achieve optimum health.
When your health problems are addressed in a symptom-oriented or piecemeal fashion, you will often experience temporary relief. However, your problems never really go away. They frequently shift to other parts of your body or recur in a short period of time. In contrast, when you address your metabolic type -- the unique biochemical needs that are based on your specific genetics -- your health problems will be treated at the causative foundational level, and you will have a permanent solution for regaining your health.
Fact: You won't be hungry.
You need not worry about being hungry on this plan. When you address your specific nutritional requirements you will not have any hunger pains. When you finally balance your diet needs, your food cravings will disappear, and you will wake up each day with more than enough energy. If this isn't happening, then this is your giant clue that you are not giving your body something it needs, and you will have to modify your program.
Fact: You can do it! With my three-level approach, I've made this program manageable.
The main difference in these levels is a progressively more rigid adoption of healthy eating principles. These are most often counter-cultural recommendations, but they are designed to bring you to optimal levels of wellness and health. All three levels have the same requirements for carbohydrates, proteins, and high-quality fats. Normalizing your insulin level will be a major key to improving your health and is essential for success in all three levels. One of the major differences will be the type of proteins that are allowed in each phase. Higher-quality proteins are gradually implemented as one chooses progressively healthier levels.
Important: When you change levels, you need to apply any restrictions from your previous level, as they are not repeated in the higher levels.
As you progress through the various levels, each one becomes more difficult, yet more freeing. Soon you will be enjoying a level of health you never dreamed possible!
Next Page: Getting Started with Dr. Mercola's Nutrition Plan
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