The Body Ecology Diet Shopping List
Buy organic foods whenever possible.
A sensitivity to any one of the foods in this list, while uncommon, is a not uncommon when you have digestive problems and immune deficiency. As you create a healthy inner ecosystem, and strengthen your digestion and immune system, you should soon be able to enjoy most of these foods.
But remember the Principle of Uniqueness. Find foods that work best for your unique body. We have carefully examined the ingredients in the brand names mentioned below and have given them the Body Ecology stamp of approval (
). As we learn about new safe and delicious foods and products that help you become even healthier, we will expand and update this list.
ANIMAL PROTEIN
(Free from antibiotics or hormones)
Eggs, from free-range poultry (the best come directly from the farmer)
Fish and fish eggs (roe), cold-water, fresh, and frozen
Premium grass-fed ground beef (one supplier we like is White Oak Pastures [Bluffton, GA], available at Whole Foods and Publix Markets)
Free-range poultry
Natural beef and turkey hot dogs and sausage (Applegate Farms: www.applegatefarms.com)
BAKING PRODUCTS
Alcohol-free flavoring extracts (Frontier: www.frontiercoop.com; St. John’s Botanicals: www.stjohnsbotanicals.com; and The Spicery Shoppe)
Baking powder (Hain Pure Foods: www.hainpurefoods.com)
Pure vanilla powder (Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, Inc.: www.nielsenmassey.com)
BUTTER/GHEE
(Preferably from grass-fed cows; many grass-feeding farmers advertise butter in Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and the Healing Arts, the journal of the Weston A. Price Foundation)
Body Ecology’s Culture Starter (for homemade cultured butter—even raw)
X-Factor Gold High-Vitamin Butter Oil (Green Pasture Products: www.greenpasture.org)
Butter (raw best)
Ghee, also called clarified butter (Purity Farms is organic: www.purityfarms.com)
DAIRY*
(Visit www.realmilk.com for sources near you)
Hawthorne Valley Farm raw cow’s milk (NY: www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org)
Claravale Farm raw cow’s milk (CA: http://claravaledairy.com)
Organic Pastures raw cow’s milk (CA: www.organicpastures.com)
Sweetwoods Dairy raw goat’s milk (NM: 505-465-2608)
Peaceful Pastures raw cow’s and goat’s milk (TN: www.peacefulpastures.com)
ENZYMES
Body Ecology’s Assist™ Full Spectrum Plant Digestive Enzyme Formula (for vegetarian meals)
Body Ecology’s Assist™ Dairy & Protein (effectively digests animal-protein meals)
Body Ecology’s Assist SI™ (digests protein, carbs, and fats in small intestines; use at every meal)
FERMENTED FOODS
Body Ecology has starter cultures for making raw cultured vegetables, cultured butter, and sour cream, as well as kefir starter for making traditional milk kefir, young coconut kefir, and kefir cheese. Body Ecology also has fermented probiotic liquids (InnergyBiotic, Coco Biotic, Whole Grains Biotic, and Dong Quai). Dilute these liquids with sparkling mineral water and they make an ideal replacement for soft drinks when sweetened with Body Ecology’s Stevia Liquid Concentrate.
Potent Proteins (100% fermented protein powder with 50% fermented spirulina) is a very sour, very potent way to nourish your liver, increase iron and magnesium levels, and significantly boost energy. It provides powerful probiotic benefits.
Raw cultured vegetables are now available in many stores around the U.S. There are also private “artisans” who make them and will ship to you. (See www.bodyecology.com for listings.)
Raw miso*
Raw natto (no MSG)*
FRUIT
Black currant juice from Austria (Austria’s Finest, Naturally: www.austriasfinestnaturally.com)
Cranberries, fresh or frozen
Cranberry juice concentrate, pure and unsweetened
Lemons, fresh
Limes, fresh
Pomegranate juice or from concentrate
Noni, mangosteen, and acai juices, unsweetened (Genesis Today: www.genesistoday.com)
GRAINS
(Remember to soak 8–24 hours)
Amaranth buckwheat (also called kasha)
Cream of Buckwheat cereal (Pocono: www.poconofoods.com)
Millet
Puffed Millet Cereal, dry (Arrowhead Mills: www.arrowheadmills.com)
Quinoa and Quinoa Flakes (Ancient Harvest: www.quinoa.net)
STEVIA, SALT, HERBS, AND SPICES
Stevia: Body Ecology’s own great-tasting liquid herbal concentrate with no aftertaste.
Seasoning salts: Herbamare and Trocomare (A.Vogel: www.avogel.com).
Garden herbs (fresh or dried). All traditional land herbs and spices are on The Diet, including antifungal herbs like cinnamon, coriander, curry, garlic, ginger, and turmeric.
Seasonings from the ocean: Maine Coast Sea Seasonings Dulse, Dulse with Garlic, Kelp with Cayenne (good substitute for salt and pepper) (www.seaveg.com).
Sea salt: The special sea salts we use in our Body Ecology test kitchens are the most medicinal of salts and have a superior “vibrational energy.” We recommend you use fine-grind and gray Celtic sea salt for cooking and Hawaiian Deep Sea Salt at the table (Selina Naturally: www.SelinaNaturally.com).
LAND VEGETABLES
All land vegetables except for cooked beets, mung bean sprouts, mushrooms (dried shiitake is Okay), parsnips, green peppers, yams, and potatoes (red-skin is okay)
NUTS AND SEEDS
Always soaked and dehydrated
OCEAN VEGETABLES
Agar, arame, dulse, hijiki, kelp, kombu, nori, sea palm, and wakame (Maine Coast Sea Vegetables: www.seaveg.com; Eden: www.edenfoods.com; and other brands)
ORGANIC, UNREFINED OILS
Extra-virgin olive oil (Rallis [www.rallisoliveoil.com] has a premium, early-harvest extra-extra-virgin oil with a nearly flawless <0.14% acidity—needless to say, it is delicious and our absolute favorite)
Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Oil (Vital Choice: www.vitalchoice.com)
Coconut oil
Pumpkin-seed oil (Austria’s Finest, Naturally: www.austriasfinestnaturally.com)
X-Factor Gold High-Vitamin Butter Oil and Blue Ice Fermented Cod Liver Oil (both from Green Pasture: www.greenpasture.org)
Fish oil
Flaxseed oil (Barlean’s Organic Oils: www.barleans.com)
Flax with borage
The Essential Woman or Omega Man (both from Barlean’s Organic Oils: www.barleans.com)
Macadamia-nut oil
Red-palm oil
SALAD DRESSINGS AND CONDIMENTS
Mustards made with apple-cider vinegar (Tree of Life’s Whole Grain, Eden’s mustard, Anne’s Original Mountain Herb, Zake’s Fire Country, True Natural Taste organic mustards: 800-559-2998)
Cindy’s Kitchen Organic Creamy Miso salad dressing (www.cindyskitchen.com)
Spectrum salad dressings (www.spectrumorganics.com)
TEAS
(Read labels carefully. There are many great herbal teas available, but green tea is an excellent choice. Avoid teas with citric acid and from fruits like raspberry; raspberry leaf, stem, or root is fine.)
Body Ecology’s Tea Concentrates
Traditional Medicinals Weightless, Organic Ginger Aid, Organic Mother’s Milk, Organic Echinacea Plus, Organic Echinacea Elder, Pau d’Arco, Organic Chamomile, Organic Raspberry Leaf (www.traditionalmedicinals.com)
PERSONAL-CARE PRODUCTS
(Antimicrobial)
Thursday Plantation Tea Tree Suppositories (www.thursdayplantation.com)
Tea tree oil castile soap, dental floss, shampoo, mouthwash, and lip balm
NutriBiotic Dental Gel (www.nutribiotic.com)
Desert Essence Natural Tea Tree Oil & Neem Toothpaste (www.desertessence.com)
ProSeed Feminine Rinse (douche concentrate); ProSeed Nail Rescue (antifungal nail formula); ProSeed Healthy Gums (all from Imhotep, Inc.: www.imhotepinc.com)
Vita-Myr Zinc-Plus Toothpaste (herbal toothpaste with myrrh, clove, and grapefruit seed extract) (www.vitamyr.com)
ANTIFUNGAL, ANTIVIRAL, ANTIBACTERIAL IMMUNE BOOSTERS
Oil of oregano
ProSeed Soothing Ear Drops (Imhotep, Inc.: www.imhotepinc.com)
Olive-leaf extract
OTHER VALUABLE PRODUCTS
Body Ecology’s Vitality SuperGreen™ (preferred to a multiple vitamin, it is designed to help restore your inner ecosystem and supply a wide spectrum of easily digested nutrients)
Body Ecology’s Ocean Plant Extract™ (nourishes the thyroid to increase energy for healing, helps eliminate mercury, and protects against radiation—a must for pregnant women and those with an underactive thyroid)
Body Ecology’s LivAmend™ (helps support a healthy liver, increases bile flow, and improves bowel elimination)
Body Ecology’s Ancient Earth Minerals™ (chelated from ancient plant matter; and an excellent source of energy minerals, trace elements, and amino acids)
Body Ecology’s EcoBloom™ (100% natural chicory extract, a prebiotic to feed friendly flora; can be added to salad dressings, drinks, baked goods, and cultured foods before fermenting)
Genesis Today’s 4 Fiber (has flaxseeds, hemp seeds, noni fiber, and excellent herbs to promote better elimination; www.genesistoday.com)
Lecithin granules (tossed into a salad or salad dressing, this adds creaminess, aids fat metabolism, and is good for the brain and nervous system)
Morningstar Minerals Energy Boost 70 (a liquid fulvic acid, chelated from ancient plant matter, it’s a great tasteless liquid source of minerals, trace elements, and amino acids that nourish your adrenals and thyroid … add to any food or drink you prepare; www.msminerals.com)
Morningstar Minerals Vitality Boost HA (great to implant after your colon-cleansing sessions; www.msminerals.com)
Xanthan gum (add to salad for thickening)
KEFIR PRODUCTS
(Commercially produced are of poor quality and cannot compare to fresh, delicious homemade kefir)
Body Ecology’s Kefir Starter (for homemade milk kefir or for fermenting the liquid and spoon-meat of the young coconut)
PROBIOTICS
Your local health-food store carries many excellent probiotic supplements. They all are far more effective when taken with the fermented foods on the Body Ecology Diet. Our favorite brand is Probulin. It not only includes an inulin prebiotic and well-researched strains of probiotics, but also an acid-protection technology to ensure the safe passage of bacteria through the stomach (www.bodyecology.com/probulin).
OTHER BOOKS YOU’LL WANT TO READ
The Body Ecology Diet: Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding Your Immunity, by Donna Gates, with Linda Schatz
The Stevia Cookbook: Cooking with Nature’s Calorie-Free Sweetener, by Ray Sahelian, M.D., and Donna Gates
*These foods are not tolerated by everyone. Avoid them the first six weeks, then introduce them by rotating them into your diet once every four days and eat them with alkaline, nonstarchy vegetables; avoid eating them alone.
Many of the products listed here are available in your local health-food store. Body Ecology’s products (appearing in bold) are available online at www.bodyecology.com or by calling 866-4BE-DIET (423-3438). Your local health-food store can also order them for you.