The Maker's Diet - Jordan Rubin - Garden of Life

 THE MAKER'S DIET book (Hardcover) by Jordan S. Rubin from Garden Of Life

Why Follow The Maker's Diet?
In today's seemingly health-obsessed world, there's no shortage of information (most of it conflicting) on which diet is best for you. So how do you decide for yourself?

The Maker's Diet is a remarkable holistic wellness program designed to help you reach your optimum level of personal health in mind, body and spirit. No fads. No gimmicks. The Maker's Diet is simply about pure whole-food nutrition as God intended.

Based on Scriptural wisdom and scientific resources, The Maker's Diet is the only complete wellness program that helps you achieve your optimum level of personal health - physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally.

With this knowledge, tools and support of The Maker's Diet to guide you, you can and will achieve Wellness for Life.

Each phase of this exciting 40-day health experience is clearly outlined and easy to follow thanks to straight-forward explanations, practical advice, foods that are healthy and delicious.

The Maker's Diet Produces Results.
Be encouraged. You can and will lose weight in an ideal and healthy way by properly following The Maker's Diet. Most people lose an average of 8-15 pounds during the first two weeks and discover that not only do they look better, they feel better and have lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels..

With The Maker's Diet, you'll learn the value of returning to the whole, unprocessed, natural foods our Creator always intended us to eat. You'll also encounter a multitude of historical and Scriptural wisdom for fully living life in the greatest of health.

You can take control of your emotional health with The Maker's Diet by addressing factors associated with mood and concentration such as insulin regulation, stress management, and rest and relaxation.

Jordan S. Rubin
Author of
The Maker's Diet
and
Patient Heal Thyself
Founder of the Garden Of Life natural food supplements.

The Maker's Diet supplements for Digestive Health
Bring stability and nutrition to your body's digestive tract with these Digestive Health products. Not only can these formulas help to eliminate common digestive complaints, they can also help to improve total well-being, even if you're already in good health.

You can use Fungal Defense to restore system-wide balance to your digestive tract and OmegaZyme to supplement your body's digestive enzymes.

Primal Defense is a natural whole food probiotic blend of HSOs (Homeostatic Soil Organisms) designed to optimize the health of the human digestive tract and immune system. Primal Defense is produced using the Poten-Zyme process and the Microflora Delivery System. Primal Defense contains the same nutrients that have been used for thousands of years by some of the healthiest and longest living people in the world.

Super Seed is a powerful whole food formula that is an excellent source of dietary fiber.

The Maker's Diet supplements for Foundational Nutrition
Get nature's building blocks for health with the products in Foundational Nutrition. These formulas provide all the necessary vitamins, minerals, amino acids, antioxidants, enzymes, and essential fatty acids your body needs.

Radical Fruits helps to fight and neutralize free radicals in the body, while maintaining proper pH levels.

CODmega 45 and CODmega 90 is a unique, combination of wild fish and cod liver oil that provides 400 mg of EPA and 600 mg of DHA Omega-3 fatty acids.

Fruits of Life provides over 21 certified organic nutrients and beneficial probiotics and Olde World Icelandic Cod Liver Oil is one of the best sources of natural levels of vitamins A and D—nutrients helpful to mineral absorption, muscle function, blood vessel elasticity and bone strengthening.

Goatein helps supplement proteins that provide the building blocks for connective tissue which are the primary constituents of enzymes, hormones and antibodies, while Perfect Foods can help provide body with compounds found in vegetables including: enzymes, minerals, antioxidants and chlorophyl.

Extra Virgin Coconut Oil is made from organically grown coconuts and is an excellent cooking oil.
The Maker's Diet supplements for Immunity & Inflammation
Empower your body to perfect its own responses for faster healing. These Immunity and Inflammation products bring you the cutting-edge developments of nutritional science.

FYI was formulated to provide the body with the building blocks needed to rebuild and support healthy cartilage and connective tissue, as well as to control and prevent inflammation throughout the body.

Goatein I-G is pre-digested through a lactic acid fermentation process greatly enhancing bio-availability without damaging immunoglobulins. This fermentation process produces many digestive enzymes that aid in the assimilation of food nutrients.

RM-10 is a combination of 10 medicinal mushrooms synergistically balanced with Aloe Vera and Uncaria tomentosa. These unique nutrients have been specifically chosen to feed and nourish the immune system.

Seasonal Relief Natural Immune Support delivers the most potent, immune boosting ingredients that nature has to offer for Cold and Flu Defense with specifically chosen and clinically proven time honored herbs, roots and bark.

The Maker's Diet Living Nutrients
Reap the benefits of receiving ideal levels of minerals and vitamins in a form your body can recognize, digest, absorb and utilize at the cellular level.

Living Multi Optimal Formula has homeostatic nutrient complexes which aid the body’s detoxifications processes like no other multiple vitamin and mineral formula, reducing the overall toxic load, neutralizing subacute microbial infestations, and even aiding removal of poisons such as xenobiotics and heavy metals from our internal environment. Living Multi Optimal Formula, with it’s naturally occurring blend of probiotics, enzymes and organic acids, enhances the body’s elimination of wastes through the normal elimination channels such as the kidneys and bowels.

There is Living Multi Optimal Men's Formula as well as a Living Multi Optimal Women's Formula, each focused upon the special needs of each group.

Living Calcium is a comprehensive bone support formula that helps build and maintain good bone health while Living Vitaim C delivers the nutrient form Vitamin C as it is found in nature to the human body in a highly absorbable state.
The Maker's Diet supplements for Optimal Wellness
Achieve greater health with essential whole food concentrates and herbs that support the balance of hormonal systems, assist in weight management, reduce stress levels and enhance energy. Zero Gravity offers a natural, non-addictive and time honored weight management solution. It contains no stimulants that have been found to cause potentially harmful side effects such as rapid heart rate, anxiety, insomnia and hypertension.

The Maker's Diet Living Foods
Livings foods are organic functional foods that fit easily into your lifestyle. Chocolate products with nuts and seed for snacking, Nutrition Bars for those with a busy lifestyle, Honey products and selected Teas: they all help to empower your health by making it more convenient to eat well.

A Day in the Life of The Maker's Diet
View samples of daily regimens and sample menus that support your journey to optimal health.

Phase 1 - Days 1-14: Your Journey Begins
Your 40-day journey to optimal, total body health begins with Phase 1 of The Maker's Diet. As with any endeavor, your level of commitment and the strength of your resolve at the start will go a long way toward determining your final results.

Phase 1 spans the first 14 days of your 40-day health experience and sets the foundation for your success. Chapter 12 of The Maker's Diet outlines Phases 1,2 and 3 and also includes greater insights on:

Establishing temporary food limitations - Phase 1 is the most restrictive, limiting disaccharide-heavy carbohydrate foods (grains, pastas, breads, sugars, etc.), resulting in a natural balancing of your body's core chemistry.

Learning to choose healthier foods - A huge part of succeeding with The Maker's Diet comes from establishing and maintaining a higher standard for the quality of food choices you make.

Understanding the value of Advanced Hygiene - As important to overall health as diet or exercise, advanced hygiene is completely overlooked by most simple diet plans.

The Prayer Factor - For greater resolve and appreciation, you can begin and end each day of your journey to optimal health with prayers of thanksgiving, healing and petition.

The Purpose Factor - It's also good to set aside time each day to become centered and maintain your focus on achieving each of your health goals.

Foods to Enjoy or Avoid
As Phase 1 is focused on cleansing your body and correcting imbalances, it is essential to begin by eliminating foods or chemicals your body is addicted to. For many, these include sugars, artificial sweeteners, caffeine and preservatives.

In Chapter 12 of The Maker's Diet, you'll find a complete, yet self-explanatory list of foods to enjoy or avoid. This quick reference will help in menu planning and grocery shopping, and will also prove valuable as you progress through the three phases of the diet.

Jordan S. Rubin on "Partial Fast" Days
I recommend a partial fast one day per week in each phase. (I suggest Thursdays, since fasting is much harder on weekends.) On partial fast days, you shouldn't eat breakfast or lunch, allowing the body to cleanse and rebuild itself.

For best results, try these tips:
• Consume plenty of fluids, especially raw vegetable juices and pure water.
• Continue to consume your cleansing drinks and other supplements.
• For maximum spiritual benefit, try praying each time you experience hunger.


Phase 2 - Days 15-28: Keep Moving Forward
Phase 2 of The Maker's Diet continues your journey toward optimal, total body health. Having completed the first (and most restrictive) portion of the program, you should already be noticing positive changes in your appearance, mood and feeling of well-being.

Spanning days 15-28 of your 40-day health experience, Phase 2 continues your body's trend toward healthy weight loss and incorporates a greater variety of foods, while helping you establish the healthy eating habits that can last a lifetime.

Prayer Reminder - Try to begin and end each day with prayers of thanksgiving, healing and petition.

Purpose Reminder - Try to set aside time each day to reaffirm and focus on achieving each of your health goals.

Foods to Enjoy or Avoid
As you progress from the most restrictive portion (Phase 1) of The Maker's Diet, into Phase 2, your food options expand considerably. You'll continue to enjoy all items allowed in Phase 1, while beginning to reintroduce some previously eliminated foods, such as increased fruits, dairy and sweet potatoes.

Chapter 12 of The Maker's Diet provides a complete list of foods to enjoy or avoid within each phase of the program. This quick reference is helpful for menu planning and grocery shopping, and will also prove valuable as you move from one phase of the diet to the next.

Jordan S. Rubin on Staying Focused
Your 40-day journey to optimal health with The Maker's Diet is a process. Don't be discouraged if you seem to hit a "plateau" in Phase 2.

Remember:
• You will continue to lose weight, though perhaps not as rapidly or dramatically as you did during Phase 1. This is normal and healthy.
• By Phase 2, you are well on your way to achieving optimal health. Focus on the healthy habits you've established, and stick with it. Everyone is unique.
• The Maker's Diet is working to return you to your individual state of ideal health.


Phase 3 - Days 29-40: Realizing Your Health Goals
Phase 3 spans days 29-40 of your experience, and is the maintenance phase of The Maker's Diet. Phase 3 adds even more food options, culminating in a healthy, balanced diet that can and will sustain you and your overall health for a lifetime.

Even though The Maker's Diet is positioned as a 40-day journey to optimal health, we encourage you to maintain the healthy habits you have adopted. Doing so will help ensure that you sustain your achieved goals and continue to live in your ideal state of health.
Prayer Reminder - Try to begin and end each day with prayers of thanksgiving, healing and petition.

Purpose Reminder - Try to set aside time each day to reaffirm and focus on achieving each of your health goals.

Foods to Enjoy or Avoid
As the maintenance portion of the program, Phase 3 of The Maker's Diet allows and encourages healthful, balanced eating from each of the food groups. In Phase 3, you'll reacquaint yourself with healthy grains and foods higher in sugars and starches, such as sweet potatoes.

Chapter 12 of The Maker's Diet provides a complete list of foods to enjoy or avoid within each phase of the program. This quick reference is helpful for menu planning and grocery shopping, and will also prove valuable as you move through the three phases of the diet.

Jordan S. Rubin on The Maker's Diet Beyond Day 40
Optimal health is a lifelong journey. Once you've completed Phase 3, remember:
• Though your weight may have stabilized, you will continue to realize other key health improvements.
• Be encouraged by your increased self-control. It should get continually easier to stay on the right path.
• If for any reason (holidays, vacations, special occasions) you do stray, you can always return to any phase of The Maker's Diet to make up any lost ground.