Working with a Practitioner
If you would like to work with me or another practitioner, please reach out to arp.exec.asst@gmail.com. I have three semesters per year of group coaching from January to July, capped at 12 people. Please see the details of cost and offerings on my personal Facebook page in the pinned post.
Alternative Beginnings
There are alternate paths for those of you who have a known nervous system disorder, histamine issues, are vegan or vegetarian. Please use your alternate path but still go week to week so that you utilize the other healing modalities not covered in these documents. We also have a Friends & Family Meal Plan for you to use in conjunction with the protocol if your family is not ready to begin with you.
Food Guides
You will use the food guides found here. If you do not tolerate some of the foods, that is perfectly ok! You may skip those foods and bring them in as you heal. You may have any food “on the menu” and prepare them however you wish in the beginning.
When prompted, you will begin the intensive gut healing phase or you can choose to start with this phase.
Water
We always use filtered or spring water for food preparation and drinking.
We do not drink any liquids thirty minutes before eating or two hours after. We do not drink refrigerated or ice cold liquids.
Salt
✅ We only use mineral sea salt.
❌ Never use table salt.
Brand suggestions (in order from best to good):
- Baja Gold
- Celtic Sea
- Redmond Sea
- Himalayan Pink
Budgeting
If on a budget, buy organic vegetables and conventional meats. Use purple and green cabbage (separate or together) for sauerkraut and fermented cabbage juice. Introduce all foods and modalities slowly to see how your body communicates with you about the introduction of new things. Use the Weston A. Price Foundation for food resources. See our list of local farms and shops if you live in northwest Georgia or Chattanooga.
Information & Research
Do not Google information. There is a lot of confusion about health out there, even by well-intentioned people. So in the beginning you are better off sticking with trusted sources inside the community. Use the recipes, suggestions, and resources offered here or on the Facebook page. We are bringing you a lot of information gathered from a wide selection of practitioners, nutritionists, and integrative doctors.
The goal with ARP is to take our health in our own hands. Release perfectionism and begin to interact with your health with a sense of curiosity and a willingness to learn. It is OK to make mistakes. Have a little faith and trust the process.
Supplementation
Supplements are used sparingly and only if they meet certain requirements. We choose supplements with no starch or sugar (unless the supplement is a recommended microbe1). Not all supplements are created equal, and many offer no benefit whatsoever. Instead, foods will provide us with the nutrition our bodies need. Our DNA doesn’t necessarily know we aren’t hunter-gatherers anymore, so supplementation can be an inefficient means of maintaining health. However, in the case of long-standing deficiencies, supplementation can be a more expeditious way of attaining health.
Cooking
We don’t use microwaves to cook or to re-heat food.
To ensure we are not reintroducing toxins into our bodies, we only cook with items made from the following materials:
- stainless steel
- cast iron
- unfinished clay
- enamel
For storage, we use glass jars. If we absolutely must use plastic, it is at least not used with hot food.
Blood Sugar Cravings
If you are coming from the Standard American Diet, please make the following items in bulk so that you have them ready in order to assist with blood sugar cravings:
If you are not coming from a Standard American Diet but not in ketosis (blood readings only), please keep cooked carrots in animal fat with mineral salt ready for blood sugar swings.
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In the case of the microbe supplements, the starch or sugar contained is the microbe’s food and we do not get any of it. ↩︎