Hi JC, it seems like you would starve, but I can tell you that it is quite the opposite. You feel satisfied and feed when you eat a balance of real food! I am on the autoimmune protocol diet due to a couple of health issues. My husband is following it with me, we both have noticed eating meat and vegetables for breakfast not only sustains us longer but we no longer crave sweets or get hungry in between meals. If you have health issues I recommend trying it, you may be surprised by the many benefits you receive. It is not a one size fits all “diet”, it is finding what size fits you to optimize your health, it is eating to live, responsibly and nutritiously. I believe God made our bodies to be able to heal themselves when we treat them right, I have found this to be true!
I am so thankful for sites like this that encourage and inform us!!!

Hi Brandy,
I’m not a nutritionist. I teach yoga, and always encourage my students to consider change is a long, slow, thoughtful process:
– find ways to appreciate this journey into discovering your new self.
– write it down, what you tried, how you felt (relief, side effects, emotions, etc.). For example when trying chicory as a new drink I felt instant relief to pressure in my head. Depending on what foods I drink it with my results improve or decrease. I try so many different supplements and food changes, if I don’t document them, I forget what works as I try new things.
– keep what works, is helpful or beneficial, and set the others aside. As your body changes through this journey, your body may react differently to foods and supplements as your body changes so you may want to try things again at a later point, or in a different combination.
– take things one step, one breath, at a time, and pay attention to how your body and mind feel as you try new things.
– even if our condition is based on dna, it took us years of living, exposure, and choices to get to this point, and it takes practice, time, and patience to reverse or change our habits, our conditions, how our individual bodies and minds react to our situation and our efforts to address them.
– it’s like reading a huge novel written on thin paper, first we have to read each page and absorb the words, changes come as we are able to turn each page.
– be patient with yourself, and write joyful moments down, especially when they are hard to come by, and read them daily to find some peace.
Best wishes on your journey!