If you have completed the Reset Diet, you hit the reset button and really turned down the inflammation in your body. Hopefully, you are starting to feel a lot better already.

You can now transition to the SUPERSAFE DIET, which is free of the most common trigger foods, low FODMAPs, low starches and low in naturally occurring food chemicals.

Let's talk a bit more about each of these in more detail, so you understand why it's important to start here.

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TRIGGER FOODS

Trigger foods are the foods many people tend to react to... mainly because their immune system starts to react to these foods with an autoimmune type reaction. These foods can cause a lot of inflammation in the digestive tract and the whole body. Typical reactions vary widely, from gut symptoms to fatigue, joint pain, mood issues, skin issues, etc.

The most common trigger foods are:

• Gluten (anything containing gluten... it's important to read labels)
• Dairy
• Soy products (including tofu, soy sauce, etc)
• Eggs
• Nuts and seeds
• Corn
• Nightshades (bell pepper/capsicum, chilli, paprika, cayenne, tomato, eggplant, white potato, goji berries, ashwagandha (a popular adaptogen)
• Refined sugar

We will avoid all of these in the Supersafe diet.

FODMAPs & STARCHES

FODMAPs are fermentable short-chain carbohydrates which can cause a lot of digestive symptoms in people with poor gut health, especially those with an overgrowth of bacteria (such as SIBO), dysbiosis or a yeast overgrowth. We will address these conditions in Phase 2 of the program, The Big Clean Up.

Starches (including potatoes, potato flour, tapioca and most grains) are also often problematic, as they can feed the bad 'bugs' in your gut and cause a lot of unpleasant digestive symptoms.

Many people need to avoid foods high in FODMAPs, as well as all starches while working on improving their gut health, which is why we have removed these foods in the Supersafe diet.

However, please note that foods containing FODMAPs are okay to consume in smaller amounts according to certain thresholds, which is why we have included a few high FODMAP foods in the supersafe diet, but with a note about the quantity allowed.

To learn more about FODMAPs, go here.

FOOD CHEMICALS

Chemicals are found everywhere in nature, including in our foods, mostly in plant based foods.

While our bodies are designed to be able to deal with these naturally occurring food chemicals, if our guts are 'out of whack' these chemicals can become a problem.

The food chemicals we see causing the most problems for people include:

• Histamine
• Salicylates
• Oxalates

Although natural, some people can become sensitive to these chemicals, either because their gut is unhealthy or because they have become so toxic that their bodies cannot handle even a small amount of natural chemical. Some people are also genetically more susceptible.

Click here to learn more about food chemicals.

In order to find out if you have any issues with these foods, you first need to see how well you feel when removing them from your diet for at least 2 weeks.

This is why the supersafe diet is very low in food chemicals.

It's important to understand that not everybody has an issue with all of these foods - trigger foods, FODMAPs/starches and/or food chemicals. The purpose of doing the supersafe diet is to find out if you do or not.

So in the SUPERSAFE diet, you will AVOID:

1- The most common trigger foods

2- Foods high in FODMAPs and starches

3- Food chemicals (histamine, salicylates, oxalates)

The SUPERSAFE diet also avoids processed sugar and all grains!

FOODS ALLOWED ON THE SUPERSAFE DIET

We have done our best to present you with a list of the safest foods possible for people with severe gut health issues. However, because we are all different, it's not possible to create a diet that will work 100% for everyone.

It's important to know that you can react to ANY food. But... you have to eat something!

If you already know that some of the foods that we have included in this list cause symptoms, then avoid them.

PANTRY STAPLES:

• Celtic sea salt
• Citric Acid
• Decaffeinated coffee
• Ghee (or butter - if tolerated)
• Hemp seeds (1 tbsp per day)
• Herbs: parsley, chives and saffron (small amounts only)
• Maple syrup (small amounts only)
• Organic flaxseed oil
• Organic hemp seed oil
• Organic sunflower oil
• Stevia (Body Ecology liquid, or organic flavoured liquid)

A special note on oils:

Popular oils like olive oil and coconut oil, although healthy, are HIGH in naturally occurring food chemicals and can cause a range of nasty symptoms for some people. This is why we have only included oils that are LOW in naturally occurring food chemicals in the SUPERSAFE diet.

But don't worry, many of you will be able to reintroduce olive oil and coconut oil later in the program.

VEGETABLES:

• Bamboo shoots
• Brussel sprouts (2 per day)
• Carrots (peeled and boiled or blanched)
• Choko (aka chayote)
• Green beans (blanched, 10 per day)
• Green onion (green part only)
• Leek (green part only, 2/3 cup per day)
• Lettuce (Iceberg and butter lettuce only)
• Mung bean sprouts (fresh is best)
• Swede
• Wombok cabbage (1/2 cup per day)

MEAT & FISH:

• Chicken (organic, skinless, fresh or frozen)
• Beef (organic, fresh or frozen - not aged)
• Lamb (organic, fresh or frozen)
• Very fresh or flash frozen, sulphite free white fish, prawns, crab, lobster, calamari, sea scallops, oysters, mussels.

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HOW LONG SHOULD YOU STAY ON THE SUPERSAFE DIET?

We recommend staying on the supersafe diet for at least 2 weeks ...

OR until you feel significantly better with an obvious reduction in your symptoms. Depending on where you're at, it might take longer, or it might be quicker. We don't recommend staying on the Supersafe diet for much longer than 4 weeks though. It's best to move to Safe after that, even if you still have some symptoms.

A special note on oxalates:

Oxalate toxicity is different to other food chemical sensitivities in that oxalates actually get stored in the body in various locations/organs. Quickly lowering your consumption of high oxalate foods can cause something usually referred to as oxalate dumping. This means that when quickly reducing the amount of oxalate in your diet, your symptoms can actually increase temporarily. This is similar to a detox reaction, but the symptoms might be slightly different.

If you experience a severe reaction during the supersafe diet, please refer to the Oxalate Toxicity section.

A quick way to stop the reaction if it is caused by oxalate dumping is to eat some foods higher in oxalate, such as red skin potatoes, sweet potatoes and raw carrots. This should stop your body from 'dumping'.

SYMPTOMS THAT MIGHT CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ON THE SUPERSAFE DIET

Digestive symptoms such as gas & bloating, constipation, diarrhoea and reflux, and other symptoms like fatigue, skin issues, anxiety, joint pain, muscle pain, bone pain, headaches, etc.

Make sure you keep track of your symptoms with the symptom's tracker.

RECIPES

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WHAT'S NEXT?

Once you have done the Supersafe diet for about 2-4 weeks, transition to the Safe Diet.