Maker’s Diet
Jordan Rubin, author of The Maker’s Diet, claims that the answer to achieving optimal health lies in “historic human nutrition.” After a nearly fatal experience with numerous digestive disorders, he has created a 40-day diet and lifestyle program based on whole foods in their natural state. Rubin has two criteria for “acceptable food”: 1. It must have been created by God. 2. It must still be in the form that God created it.
Although Rubin claims that most people lose 10-15 pounds in 40 days, the main objectives of the diet are to reduce stress, increase sleep, improve digestion, ward off colds, flus, and allergies, and decrease aches and pains. Along with Rubin’s food rules, he also encourages proper hygiene, exercise, therapeutic modalities, toxin reduction, and purposeful living.
The Maker’s Diet is divided into three two-week phases and fuses physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional health. Phase one is the most restrictive phase and does not permit grains, carbohydrates, fruit (except some citrus and berries), beans, starches, processed foods, sugars, and cow’s dairy. During this phase, some nuts are allowed. Phase two allows fruit, beans, cow’s dairy, and more nuts than the first phase. Phase three includes starches, whole grains, and some natural sugars such as honey and molasses.
Foods to include:
- Organic, free-range and/or grass-fed meats
- Ocean-caught wild fish
- Organic, free-range eggs
- Kefir or “naturally fermented milk” made from raw goat’s or cow’s milk
- Naturally sprouted or sourdough yeast-free whole grain breads
- Raw nuts and seeds
- Organic fruits and vegetables
- Raw sauerkraut
- Vegetable juices
- Homeostatic soil organisms (food-based immune and digestive support supplements)
Foods to avoid:
- Conventionally-raised meats
- Farm-raised fish
- Conventional dairy
- Non-organic foods
- White sugar
- Processed foods
Pros:
- Whole foods approach
- Considers primary food
- May improve digestion
Cons:
- May not work for non-religious people
- May be hard for some to access organic food
- May be restrictive for some people
Sources:
The Maker’s Diet www.makers-diet.net (Links to an external site.)
Eating from the Bible www.beliefnet.com (Links to an external site.)
Meet the Maker’s Diet www.medicinenet.com (Links to an external site.)
