Super Gut plan Week #1 - Remove Weeds and Prepare Soil for Healthy Gut Flora

Conquer gastric inflammation, SIBO, SIFO, and Dysbiosis of the Colon

Notes from 'Super Gut' by Dr William Davis and Grain Brain life plan by Dr Permutter

Eliminate the many factors that encourage the growth of harmful bacteria:

Avoid Sugar and sugar-containing foods (and be prepared for the opioid withdrawal process that accompanies this essential dietary change):

corn syrup

high fructose corn syrup

cane juice

crystaline fructose

fructose

sucrose

malt

maltose

maltodextrin

dextrose

beet sugar

turbonato sugar

invert sugar

aspartame

cyclamate

saccharine

sucralose

lactose, use sparingly 

Avoid artificial sweeteners:

    Aspartame

    acesulfame

    neotame

    advantame 

    sucralose

    saccharine

    maltitol

    sorbitol

    lactitol

Avoid all grains and all forms of wheat due to glutens, gliadins, exorphins, WGA, zonulins, systemic inflammation, and opiate addiction. Be prepared for the opioid withdrawal process that accompanies this essential dietary change.

Remove GMO soybeans and Edemame from the diet. Non GMO fermented soy such as Natto and Miso are OK to consume, but they have a strong flavor and are an aquired taste.

Remove all GMO soy products from the diet:

Tofu

Tofu hot dogs

Tofu burgers

TVP

Soybean oil

Remove GMO corn from the diet. 90% of corn grown in the US is GMO.

Avoid Emulsifiers, Surfactants, Solubilizers, Thickeners, and the preservatives found in factory ice cream, Jif Peanut Butter, store-bought bread, almost all processed foods, etc.

    Polysorbate 80 

    Carboxymethylcellulose 

    Carrageenan

    Dextrin sulfate

    propylene Glycol

    Lecithin

    Hydrogenated vegetable oil

Avoid NSAIDs - they are potent disruptors of the mucous lining: Ibuprofen

Naproxen

Advil, etc

Avoid, or slowly wean off of, stomach acid-blocking drugs:

    Protonix

    Prilosec

    Tums

Avoid statin cholesterol drugs with the help of a well-informed doctor. 

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Encourage the many factors that stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria:

Choose organic food whenever possible

Replace wheat and grains with the following flours and mills:  

    - Almond meal

    - Coconut meal

    - Pecan meal for pie crusts

    - Walnut meal for pie crusts

    - Ground golden Flaxseed meal

    - Seasame flour

    - Lupin flour

    - ground psyllium seed

    

Supplement daily the essential nutrients lacking in modern diets that impact the microbiome and the single-cell wall intestinal barrier. Do these supplements for a lifetime:

    

    - Vitamin D3 5000-6000 IU per day with a meal or high fat snack. Test blood levels within 6-12 months of starting supplementation. Current research says optimal level is 60-90ng/dL

    - Preformed Vitamin A. It is found in liver 3oz 1x/week or a cod liver oil supplement 1 Tbsp per day. Optimal level is 0 8-1.2

    - DHA +EPA 3000-3600mg daily from a clean-sourced wild fish oil supplement. Take 1500-1800mg in the morning and 1500-1800 mg at night or with dinner

    - Iodine 350-500 mcg per day from Kelp tablets to encourage thyroid hormone balance (iodine is found in most multivitamins, but 150mcg iodine/day is only enough to avoid a goiter)

    - Elemental Magnesium 450-500 mg per day divided into 2 doses. This helps feed beneficial bacteria. Most people have a magnesium deficiency

    

Begin a 1-week course of curcumin 300 mL 2x/day to begin to rebuild the intestinal barrier and address dysbiosis.   Then begin a 3-week course of curcumin 600mL 2x/day for the rest of the 4-week program. Check label to make sure there is NO additives to the curcumin such as piperine or bioperine so the curcumin doesn't absorb so it can help the gut lining. Dr William Davis says to Stop daily curcumin use after the 1-4 months of the Super Gut program. Dr Perlmutter says to take curcumin with piperine or bioperine daily for a lifetime to support brain health and prevent chronic brain disorders such as ADHD, dementia and Alzheimers.

Add some sea salt to your diet to help balance electrolytes

Drink lots and lots of filtered water.  Drink in oz half your body weight daily. If you weigh 126lbs, then drink 63oz water daily. Dying destructive bacteria release a host of biproduct toxins. Water is needed to wash out the toxins

Drink Clove oil cinnamon tea everyday for the eugenol

 

Stick to a Net Carb count of 15g or less per meal. ( g of Net carbs =  Total g of carbs - g of Fiber) Anytime you exceed 15g of net carbs in a meal:

    You raise blood sugar

    You raise insulin

    Contribute to insulin resistance and leptin resistance

    Gain weight 

Replace sugar with these non-caloric or minimally-caloric sweeteners:

    Natural Stevia

    Allulose

    Monk fruit 

    Erythritol

    Xylitol    

    Inulin

    Swerve = inulin + erythritol

    Truvia =

    Virtue =

    Lakanto = monk fruit + erythritol

Look to Obtain and maintain Optimal blood test levels of :

    - Insulin       4.0 mIU/L or less

    - HB A1C         5.0% or less

    - Ideal blood sugar     70-90 mg/dL