Dr. Joseph Mercola's Diet Plan.

My Diet Plan is divided into three phases: Beginners, Intermediary and Advanced. Following is a summary of the basic recommendations. For more information, please review the full Plan here.




•Limit fructose to less than 25 grams per day. Ideally, you'll also want to limit the amount of fructose from fruit to 15 grams per day, as you're likely consuming 'hidden' fructose if you eat even small amounts of processed foods or sweetened beverages

•Limit or eliminate all processed foods

•Eliminate all gluten, and highly allergenic foods from your diet

•Eat organic foods whenever possible, preferably locally-grown

•Eat at least one-third of your food uncooked (raw), or as much as you can manage

•Increase the amount of fresh vegetables in your diet

•Avoid artificial sweeteners of all kinds

•Swap all trans fats (vegetable oils, margarine etc) for healthful fats like raw butter or coconut oil

•To re-balance your omega-3 to omega-6 ratio, take a high-quality omega-3 supplement, such as krill oil, and reduce your consumption of processed omega-6 fats from vegetable oils (trans fats)

•Drink plenty of pure water

•Optimize your vitamin D levels, either through appropriate sun exposure, a safe tanning bed, or a vitamin D3 supplement