Need to lose weight or encourage your body to get itself into a better, less inflamed cellular and metabolic healing state?

No need to fast or go full keto, there is a better and much easier way to trigger a body-reset. This is my 15 page companion guide to Patrick Holford's 5 Day Diet, which is designed to trigger autophagy, control insulin, inflammation and reset a healing rather than disease state. You'll need Patrick's book to follow it properly, but people have generally needed me to explain it more and make it easier to follow. I've also offered ideas for making the diet and supplements TGF (grain and dairy free) and included 50 keto and TGF recipes for when you need alternatives.

You'll get two PDFs - one with my TGF-compliant companion guide and the other with 50 keto, TGF recipes.

Introduction

For many years, I have given weight loss patients my Lose Your Belly Fat Plan. It is based on a low GL, highish protein, lowish carb programme which removes the most common gluten and dairy allergens. It works for most people because it helps control insulin, the ‘fat hormone’ as well as bloating and inflammation weight gain caused by food reactions.

Since then, we’ve also learned that intermittent fasting (eg. 16:8) and keto diets are also effective. More than weight loss, though, they trigger a process called ‘autophagy’, which can help the body re-set itself, control insulin, inflammation and put the body back into a healing state rather than a disease one.

For me, keto diets are too meat-heavy. Meat and dairy block autophagy, and not everyone can do keto or intermittent fasting for long periods. But, it seems we don’t have to fast for ages or go full-keto for months to trigger the healing process and weight loss - yay!

How great if we had a combo of all three approaches? Enter: Patrick Holford. He invented the 5 Day Diet which does exactly that. I’ve been recommending it to patients effectively for quite a while now. But many people find it confusing and overwhelming - and they give up before they’ve even started.

So, here is my ‘simplified’ companion for you - with a few tweaks of my own, of course!

Is this for you?

Not if you are type 1 diabetic, or type 2 and on any meds other than metformin - we want to avoid low blood sugar dips.

Please check with your doctor if you are on any meds (diabetic or other) that need dosage adjustments.

Not if you have or suspect cancer.

Always talk to your doctor before starting anything.

Remember, this is a companion guide to Holford’s 5 Day Diet - Please read and refer to Holford’s book for full info, safety etc.