Exploring LivClear and Thrive

Dietary Changes

The LivClear program wraps around an elimination diet which is designed to remove the most immune stimulating and allergy causing foods. It also removes foods and chemical substances which burden our detoxification process. Most people are aware that gluten from wheat, rye and barely creates all kinds of health problems, as does casein from cow’s milk. But these are not the only two foods which affect our immunity, gut microbiome and cellular health. Corn, peanuts, eggs, soy, hydrogenated and trans fats, shellfish, caffeine, alcohol, and sugar also cause an immune reaction in most people. And when your immune system is stimulated it creates a cascade of events you know of as inflammation. And when you become chronically inflamed you begin to suffer a breakdown in the balance of your health, you feel poorly and eventually develop what in traditional medicine is called a “disease”.

All modern degenerative disease can be linked to chronic inflammation and so by eliminating the 11 most damaging foods and substances you can reduce it and in most cases, turn it off. It’s easier than you think too, especially by going through the LivClear Detox program. Most of the foods in the Basic Dietary Guidelines are easy to remove because you only need to change you habits about what your eating. Even caffeine dependency is quickly overcome within a day or two with only a mild headache for a day at worse. But sugar and alcohol are addictive substances so the cravings can be stronger. Also, you might find it interesting to learn that both gluten and dairy have proteins in them which are also addictive. Gluten has gliadorphins and casein has casomorphins as part of their protein structure. Both stimulate your opioid receptors which makes you feel really good, but they also lead to addiction in the same way as cocaine, just not as intense.

The good news is your “attachments” to these foods and drinks is easily broken within a few days because of two things. First, when you commit to making healthy changes in your life-style and understand the reasons why, it makes it easier. And second; the LivClear detoxification shake is extremely nutrient dense, flooding your body with a level and intensity of nourishment which satisfies your metabolic needs. In fact there are studies that show it is nutrient deficiencies which lead to cravings and overeating. It is like your body is looking to be satisfied and with empty calorie processed and junk food, it never happens.

One of the reasons you increase the number of LivClear shakes each day as you go through the program is to help you break your attachment to foods. By drinking more shakes each day you have to think less about food and spend less time perseverating over what to eat! It’s a win-win situation. Less junk and more nourishment. This is especially true when you go through the 5 days of no food and drinking the LivClear shakes only. (Days 7 thru 11 in the program) As you go through the first week of the program you increase the number of shakes each day and therefore need to eat less food. For example, at day 4, you’re having 2 shakes and you eat as much as you need, from the Basic Dietary Guidelines. On day 5 you enjoy 3 shakes and eat as much foods as you need and so on to days 7 - 11. But not to worry, this is all laid out, day by day in the LivClear and Thrive Workbook.