The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life

By Brendan Brazier

Summarized with permission of Da Capo Lifelong, a member of the
Perseus Books Group (www.perseusbooks.com). All rights reserved.

Skip to Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Applying the Thrive Diet

The body perceives any physical deviation from the routine as stress. Even if the change is a positive one, the body must adapt.

The first few days of an optimal diet may not be pleasant. Years of eating less than ideal foods have rendered our body nutritionally stressed.  It will likely take people converting from a typical North American diet to an exclusively whole-food plant-based diet more than six weeks to cleanse their body of toxins.

Common detoxification symptoms include:

• Headache
• Bloating
• Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Fatigue
• Sleep disturbances.

When first starting on the Thrive Diet, don't eliminate any specific food; rather, simply add Thrive Diet foods.

Recalibration: Ease into It

The Thrive Diet involves recalibration -- removing stimuli, including caffeine and refined carbohydrate. Since the body is used to being stimulated by food, it will likely feel more tired than usual for the first few days of recalibration, perhaps even irritated. This is normal.

It is best not to recalibrate when other stressors in your life are high. Wait for a calm period.

Reducing stimuli so that our body becomes more sensitive to it translates into easily obtainable energy through natural foods. By recalibrating, we control the effect food has on our body and mind.

General Guidelines for the Thrive Diet:

• Consume enough nutrients to support your activity level and the biological regeneration of your cells, to reduce biological age.
• Meet nutritional needs by consuming nutrient-dense whole foods, rather than supplementing with tablets.
• Avoid denatured foods -- refined, processed foods.
• Gain energy through nourishment, not stimulation.
• Eat efficient foods: Increase energy by conserving it in digestion and assimilation.
• Recalibrate by reducing your intake of sugary and starchy foods.

Specific Guidelines for the Thrive Diet:

• Eat throughout the day. By eating several small meals each day, as well as snacks, you will never be too full or get too hunger.
• Use the Thrive Diet 12-Week Meal Plan as a guide.
• Drink a nutritious smoothie each day. A daily nutrient-rich smoothie will ensure the body gets all the nourishment it needs in a whole-food form.
• Eat a big green salad each day. Packed with chlorophyll, a leafy, green salad is among the healthiest of foods. Eating a big salad a day will boost overall health.
• Eat a Thrive Diet raw energy bar each day. Raw energy bars are an easy way to pack nutrition in a convenient form.

 

Skip to Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

This book summary may not be copied or distributed in any form without the permission from HealthBookSummaries.com. HealthBookSummaries.com assumes no responsibility for the use or misuse of this material. Always work with a qualified health professional before making any changes to your diet, prescription drug use, lifestyle or exercise activities.

New Summaries

Browse All »

20 Things You Need to Know About Cordyceps 20 Things You Need to Know About Ginger 20 Things You Need to Know About Ashwagandha 20 Things You Need to Know About Arthritis 20 Things You Need to Know About Insulin 20 Things You Need to Know About Serotonin 20 Things You Need to Know About Bisphenol-A 20 Things You Need to Know About Holy Basil 20 Things You Need to Know About Caffeine 20 Things You Need to Know About Diet and Diabetes 20 Things You Need to Know About Vitamin B12 Deficiency 18 Things You Need to Know About Vitamin D and Cancer The War on Bugs By Will Allen Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm By Linda Faillace Spiritual Nutrition: Six Foundations for Spiritual Life and the Awakening of Kundalini By Gabriel Cousens, M.D. Cholesterol & The French Paradox By Frank Cooper The Complete Master Cleanse: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing the Benefits of The Lemonade Diet By Raymond Francis with Kester Cotton Never Be Sick Again: Health is a Choice, Learn How to Choose It By Raymond Francis with Kester Cotton The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines for Life on Earth By Stephen Harrod Buhner The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child By Jay Gordon, M.D. The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush: A Powerful Do-It-Yourself Tool To Optimize Your Health And Wellbeing By Andreas Moritz The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved: Inside America's Underground Food Movements By Sandor Ellix Katz The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow By Phuli Cohan, M.D. The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life By Dr. Timothy Brantley Cancer is Not a Disease - It's a Survival Mechanism By Andreas Moritz Beyond Medicine: Exploring a New Way of Thinking By Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby Virtual Medicine: A new dimension in energy healing By Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby The Food Mood Solution By Jack Challem Perfect Health: The Natural Way By Mary-Ann Shearer The Anti-Aging Solution: 5 Simple Steps to Looking and Feeling Young By Vincent Giampapa, M.D, Ronald Pero, Ph.D. and Marcia Zimmerman, C.N. The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life By Brendan Brazier Health Begins in the Colon: The Ultimate Guide for Cleansing Your Colon, Body, Mind & Home! By Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN Keep Your Brain Young: The Complete Guide to Physical and Emotional Health and Longevity By Guy McKhann, M.D., and Marilyn Albert, Ph.D. The Sunfood Diet Success System By David Wolfe Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before it's too Late By Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D. and James C. Roberts, M.D., with Martin Zucker Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America By Byron J. Richards, CCN JavaTrekker: Dispatches from the World of Fair Trade Coffee By Dean Cycon, Founder & Owner, Dean's Beans Organic Coffee The Vitamin D Cure By James E. Dowd, M.D. and Diane Stafford Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever! By Roger Gould, M.D. Astaxantin - Natural Astaxanthin: King of the Carotenoids By Bob Capelli with Dr. Gerald Cysewski Green for Life By Victoria Boutenko The Genie in Your Genes:Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention By Dawson Church Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines our Health and How to Fight Back By Michele Simon Selling Sickness: How the World's Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies Are Turning Us All into Patients By Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles By Bruce H. Lipton, PH.D Natural Health Solutions: And the Conspiracy to Keep You From Knowing About Them By Mike Adams