NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER The Plant Paradox

THE HIDDEN DANGERS IN “HEALTHY” FOODS THAT CAUSE DISEASE AND WEIGHT GAIN

By Dr. Steven Gundry The “Yes” List

OILS • Chestnuts • Algae oil • Flaxseeds • Olive oil • Hemp seeds • Coconut oil • Sesame Seeds • Macadamia oil • Hemp protein powder • MCT oil • Psyllium • Avocado oil • Pine nuts • Perilla oil • Brazil nuts • Walnut oil • Red palm oil OLIVES • Rice bran oil • ALL • Sesame oil • Flavored cod liver oil DARK CHOCOLATE • 72% or greater SWEETENERS • Stevia VINEGARS • Inulin • ALL without added sugars • Yacon • Monk fruit HERBS AND SEASONINGS • Luo han guo • ALL (except chili pepper flakes) • Erythritol • Miso • Xylitol FAT BOMB KETO BARS NUTS AND SEEDS • Adapt bar; coconut and • (1⁄2 cup/day) Macadamia, chocolate Walnuts, Pecans, Pistachios, Pine nuts FLOURS • Pecans • Coconut • Coconut • Almond • Coconut Cream Hazelnuts • Hazelnut

1 THE PLANT PARADOX | YES LIST • Sesame • High-fat Switzerland cheese • Chestnut • Buffalo mozzarella • Cassava (made from buffalo milk) • Green Banana • Organic heavy cream • Sweet potato • Organic sour cream • Tiger nut • Organic cream cheese • Grape seed (high fat dairy doesn’t have casein) • Arrowroot WINE & SPIRITS ICE CREAM • Champagne • Coconut (one 6 oz glass per day) • Milk/Dairy Free frozen • Red (one 6 oz glass per day) dessert with 1 gram of sugar • Aged spirits (1 oz.)

FOODLES FISH • Cappello’s fettuccine • Any wild caught • Pasta Slim 2 - 4 oz per day • Shirataki noodles • White fish • Miracle noodles and • Freshwater bass kanten pasta • Alaskan salmon • Miracle Rice • Canned tuna • Alaskan halibut DAIRY PRODUCTS • Hawaiian fish • A2 Milk • Shrimp • 1.oz cheese or 4.oz • Crab yogurt per day • Lobster • French/Italian butter • Scallops • Ghee • Calamari/squid • Goat butter • Oysters • Goat cheese • Mussels • Butter (grass fed French or Italian) • Sardines • Goat brie • Anchovies • Goad and sheep kefir • Sheep cheese (plain) FRUIT • Coconut yogurt • Avocado or all berries in season, • High-fat French/Italian cheeses and sparingly such as triple-cream brie

2 THE PLANT PARADOX | YES LIST VEGETABLES • Jerusalem artichokes • Cruciferous • Hearts of palm Cilantro • Broccoli • Okra • Brussels sprouts • Asparagus • Cauliflower • Garlic • Bok choy • Leafy greens • Napa cabbage • Romaine • Chinese cabbage • Red and green leaf lettuce • Swiss chard Kohlrabi • Arugula • Mesclun • Watercress • Spinach • Collards • Endive • Kale • Dandelion greens • Green and Red cabbage • Butter lettuce Radicchio • Fennel • Raw sauerkraut Kimchi • Escarole • Nopales cactus • Mustard greens • Celery • Mizuna • Onions • Parsley • Leeks • Basil • Chives • Mint • Scallions • Purslane • Chicory • Perilla • Carrots • Algae • Carrot greens • Seaweed • Artichokes • Sea vegetables • Beets • Mushrooms • Radishes • Daikon radishes RESISTANT STARCHES (In moderation) • Siete brand tortillas • Bread and bagels made by Bakery Paleo Wraps made with coconut flour • Paleo coconut flakes cereal • Green plantains • Green bananas

3 THE PLANT PARADOX | YES LIST • Baobab fruit • Pork • Cassava • Lamb • Sweet potatoes or yams • Beef • Rutabaga • Prosciutto • Parsnips • Yucca PLANT BASED MEATS • Celery root • Quorn • Glucomannan • Hemp tofu • Persimmon • Hilary’s root • Jicama • Veggie burger • Taro roots • Tempeh (grain free only) • Turnips • Tiger nuts • Green mango • Millet Sorghum • Green papaya

PASTURED-RAISED POULTRY 2-4oz per day (avoid farm-raised) • Chicken • Turkey • Ostrich • Pastured or omega 3 eggs (4 yolks daily or 1 egg white) • Duck • Goose • Quail • Dove Grouse

MEAT (Grass fed and grass finished 4oz per day) • Bison • Wild game • Venison Boar • Elk

4 THE PLANT PARADOX | YES LIST The “No” List

REFINED STARCHY FOODS VEGETABLES • Pasta • Tomatoes • Rice (unless peeled, deseeded) • Potatoes • Cucumbers • Potatoes chips (unless peeled, deseeded) • Milk • Peas • Bread • Sugar snap peas • Tortillas • Legumes • Pastry • Green beans • Flours made from grains and • Chickpeas pseudo • Soy • Cookies • Tofu • Crackers • Edamame • Cereal • Soy protein • Sugar • Textured vegetable • Agave • All beans including sprouts • Splenda • All lentils • SweetOne or sunett NutraSweet NUTS AND SEEDS • Sweet n Low • Pumpkin • Diet drinks • Sunflower • Maltodextrin • Chia • Peanuts • Cashews

FRUITS/VEGGIES • All fruits (except in season fruit) • Ripe Bananas • Zucchini

5 THE PLANT PARADOX | NO LIST • Pumpkins • Brown rice • Squashes • White rice • Melons • Barley • Eggplants • Buckwheat • Tomatoes • Kashi (unless peeled, deseeded) • Spelt • Bell peppers • Corn (unless peeled, deseeded) • Corn products • Chili peppers • Cornstarch (unless peeled, deseeded) • Corn syrup • Goji berries • Popcorn • Wheatgrass NON-SOUTHERN EUROPEAN • Barley grass COW’S MILK PRODUCTS • Contain casein a-1 Yogurt OILS • Greek yogurt • Soy • Frozen yogurts • Grapeseed • American Cheese • Corn • Ricotta • Peanut • Cottage cheese • Cottonseed • Kefir • Safflower • Casein protein powders • Sunflower • Partially hydrogenated GRAIN OR SOYBEANS-FED vegetable or canola FISH- SHELLFISH- POULTRY- BEEF-LAMB AND PORK

SPROUTED GRAINS, PSEUDO- GRAINS AND GRASSES • Whole grains • Wheat Einkorn • Wheat Kamut • Oats • Quinoa • Rye • Bulgur

6 THE PLANT PARADOX | NO LIST