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Is the autoimmune protocol right for you?

If you think going primal is restrictive, the autoimmune protocol is downright draconian.

But this is by design.

The entire point of an autoimmune primal slash paleo protocol is to eliminate all the foods

with the potential to trigger any allergic, autoimmune, or inflammatory responses. That leaves out

a lot of delicious foods, many of your favorites. But it can be a powerful way to assess your sensitivities, target the root cause of

mysterious health problems, and illuminate a path forward. It gets you back to square one, a fresh

start, a wiped slate. Okay, maybe not totally clean. This is biology we're talking about. There are no clean slates. Vestages of

past consumption, behaviors and decisions always remain and affect us into the future. Unless you

clone yourself and rear the baby, you'll always be left wondering what might have been had I stayed

pure.

But this protocol is about the cleanest you're going to get.

After the elimination phase, after symptoms have improved, you enter the maintenance phase.

You marinate in the diet.

Allow it to seep into your pores, do its magic.

When everything has stabilized, you can try reintroducing foods.

Go slowly. Do one at a time. A little nibble here, a teaspoon there. Allow two or three days

before trying the next food. Note any symptoms. So what do you eliminate? Here's a very complete list. Grains, legumes, processed foods, seed oils, such as vegetable and

canola oil, dairy products, refined sugars, eggs, nuts and seeds, herbs from seeds like coriander,

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