Body Ecology Diet
created by Donna Gates
The Body Ecology Diet
- Designed by nutritionist Donna Gates after her personal challenges with Candida (yeast) overgrowth. Donna researched and experimented
with macrobiotics, raw foods, Chinese medicine, natural hygiene and mega supplement therapy. She pulled concepts from each of these areas and promotes that the diet is not just intended for weight loss, it is designed to help with depression, autism, . - The core principles of the Body Ecology Diet are the addition of cultured or fermented foods, changing the quality of fats consumed, and drastically reducing sugar and carbohydrate intake. Donna also recommends food combining and cleansing methods such as enemas.
- Donna recommends the use of omega-3 rich fats such as flax seed as well as coconut oil
- The diet asserts that many people have depleted or unbalanced gut flora due to the overuse of antibiotics and that the re-introduction of beneficial bacteria through fermented foods/supplements boosts digestion, immunity and energy, which in turn promotes weight loss.