The Maker's Diet 40 Day Experience

The 3 Phases of the Maker's Diet Program

• Maintain insulin levels,
• reduce non-disease related inflammation and
• bolster your immune system as you begin your journey.

Phase 1 of The Makers Diet is the most restrictive, as it establishes temporary food limitations by limiting disaccharide-heavy carbohydrate foods (grains, pastas, breads, sugars, etc.), but resulting in a natural balancing of your body's core chemistry. You learn 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.

As Phase 1 of The Maker's Diet 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.

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

Jordan Rubin addresses the Prayer Factor. He recommends to begin and end each day of your journey to optimal health with prayers of thanksgiving, healing and petition greater resolve and appreciation. He also addresses the

Purpose Factor. He recommends setting aside time each day to become centered and maintain your focus on achieving each of your health goals.

Phase 2
Days 15-28
Now the focus is:

• Establish and maintain healthy eating habits as you continue to progress toward optimal health and your ideal weight.

Phase 2 of The Maker's Diet 40-day Health Experience, 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.

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.

Phase 2 of The Maker's Diet continues to encourage prayer by beginning and ending each day with prayers of thanksgiving, healing and petition. Phase 2 also encourages continuing with a purpose reminder by setting aside time each day to reaffirm and focus on achieving each of your health goals.

Phase 3
Days 29-40 and beyond
The focus is:

• Realize and sustain your complete body health and weight goals with the maintenance phase of The Maker's Diet.

Even though The Maker's Diet is positioned as a 40-day journey to optimal health, you are encouraged 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.

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.

Continue to take Prayer time at the beginning and end each day - prayers of thanksgiving, healing and petition. Also maintain your Purpose Reminder - Try setting aside time each day to reaffirm and focus on achieving each of your health goals.

When discussing The Maker's Diet - Beyond Day 40, Jodan Rubin says,

"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."

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.