Condition Flags
Throughout the food lists, the following flags identify items requiring special attention for specific conditions.
Flag Key
Why Nutrition is the Foundation
Every pharmaceutical intervention, every supplement, every formulation works within a biochemical environment. That environment is created primarily by what you eat and drink. If the environment is hostile to healing — full of fermentation fuels, inflammatory lectins, and processed compounds — the most sophisticated protocol in the world is fighting uphill.
If the environment is aligned with healing, the body begins to do what it was designed to do.
This is not a weight loss plan. This is not a fad diet. This is a scientifically grounded nutritional framework built on the work of Professor Thomas Seyfried at Boston College and Dr Steven Gundry, cardiac surgeon and author of The Plant Paradox.
The Science Behind the Protocol
The Warburg Effect & Professor Seyfried
In 1931, Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize for discovering that cancer cells metabolise glucose through fermentation rather than the oxidative process healthy cells use. Professor Thomas Seyfried at Boston College has developed this into a robust metabolic theory of disease. Cancer cells are locked into fermentation and cannot switch to burning ketone bodies. Their two primary fuels are glucose and glutamine. By entering nutritional ketosis we deprive disease cells of one primary energy source. Healthy cells adapt. Disease cells cannot.
Dr Gundry & The Lectin Problem
Lectins are proteins found in grains, legumes, nightshades, and certain dairy products. In the human gut, lectins bind to the gut wall lining, disrupt tight junctions, and contribute to leaky gut syndrome. A permeable gut allows partially digested particles and toxins into the bloodstream. The immune system mounts an ongoing inflammatory response that over time becomes the substrate for autoimmune disease and immune exhaustion. For any autoimmune client, lectin reduction is not optional. It is central.
The Gut-Brain Axis
Up to eighty percent of immune function is regulated from the gut. The gut microbiome communicates directly with the brain through the vagus nerve, influencing mood, cognition, inflammation, and immune signalling. Healing the gut is not just about digestion. It is about restoring the foundation on which every other aspect of healing depends.
The Three-Month Protocol
Foods to Eat
Approved & Encouraged- Grass-fed beef (mince, steak, roast)
- Grass-fed lamb
- Grass-fed bison
- Venison & Elk
- Wild-caught salmon
- Wild-caught sardines & mackerel
- Wild-caught tuna & cod
- Free-range organic chicken
- Free-range organic turkey
- Pasture-raised eggs
- Grass-fed collagen peptides
- Wild smoked salmon
- Extra virgin olive oil (cold-pressed)
- Organic coconut oil
- Avocado oil
- Ghee from grass-fed cows
- Organic grass-fed butter
- MCT oil (1–2 tbsp daily)
- Avocado
- Grass-fed beef tallow
- Romaine, butter lettuce, rocket
- Watercress
- Spinach COOKED ONLY
- Kale COOKED ONLY
- Broccoli COOKED ONLY
- Cauliflower COOKED ONLY
- Brussels sprouts COOKED ONLY
- Cabbage COOKED ONLY
- Asparagus, Celery, Artichokes
- Fennel, Leeks, Onions, Garlic
- Cucumber — peeled & deseeded only
- Courgette — peeled & deseeded only
- Olives (all varieties)
- All mushrooms
- Sauerkraut & Kimchi (sugar-free)
- Avocado — unlimited
- Olives — unlimited
- Lemon & Lime (flavouring)
- Blueberries PH 2–3
- Blackberries PH 2–3
- Raspberries PH 2–3
- Strawberries PH 2–3
- All berries CANCER: AVOID PH 1-2
- Goat cheese (all types)
- Pecorino, Manchego, Feta
- Gruyere (A2 cattle)
- Organic grass-fed butter & ghee
- Full-fat plain goat yoghurt
- Full-fat plain sheep yoghurt
- Heavy cream — small quantities
- Unsweetened coconut milk
- Unsweetened almond milk (no carrageenan)
- Macadamia — best choice
- Walnuts & Pecans
- Pistachios (in shell)
- Brazil nuts — 2–3 daily BENEFICIAL
- Blanched almonds (skin removed)
- Pine nuts
- Hemp seeds
- Flaxseeds (ground)
- Sesame seeds & tahini
- Filtered water — minimum 2 litres daily
- High-alkalinity water (pH 8.5–9.5)
- Black coffee (natural roast)
- Bulletproof coffee
- Green tea & White tea
- Herbal teas (unsweetened)
- Bone broth (1–2 cups daily)
- Apple cider vinegar in water
- Dry red wine PH 2–3 CANCER: AVOID
Foods to Avoid
Eliminate Completely- Wheat — all forms (bread, pasta, flour)
- White, brown & wild rice
- Corn — all forms including corn syrup
- Oats (all varieties)
- Barley, Rye, Spelt
- Quinoa, Millet, Couscous
- Sorghum, Bulgur, Amaranth
- Wholegrain versions NOT acceptable
- Kidney, black, pinto beans
- Chickpeas & hummus
- All lentils
- Soybeans ESPECIALLY AVOID
- Tofu, tempeh, edamame, soy milk
- Green, snow, sugar snap peas
- Peanuts (a legume, not a nut)
- Pressure cooking is not sufficient
- Tomatoes — all varieties MANDATORY
- Aubergine (eggplant) MANDATORY
- All peppers MANDATORY
- White potatoes MANDATORY
- Tomatillos MANDATORY
- Goji berries MANDATORY
- Paprika & nightshade spice blends MANDATORY
- Butternut & acorn squash
- Pumpkin
- Carrots CANCER: AVOID
- Beets CANCER: AVOID
- Sweet potatoes
- Parsnips & Turnips
- Bananas, mangoes, pineapples
- Grapes, apples, pears
- All citrus except lemon & lime
- Cherries, melons of all kinds
- Peaches, plums, papayas
- All dried fruit
- All fruit juices
- Canola, sunflower, safflower oil
- Corn oil, soybean oil
- Grapeseed, rice bran oil
- Any product labelled "vegetable oil"
- Margarine & shortening
- Partially hydrogenated oils
- White and brown sugar
- Honey CANCER: AVOID
- Agave, maple syrup CANCER: AVOID
- High fructose corn syrup
- Coconut sugar
- Aspartame, sucralose, saccharin
- All fruit juices
- Packaged crisps, crackers, popcorn
- Fast food and ready meals
- Deli meats with nitrates or fillers
- Commercial salad dressings
- Ketchup, BBQ sauce, sweet chilli
- Any product with carrageenan
- Canned vegetables (BPA lining)
- Beer ALL CLIENTS
The Herxheimer Response
This is not failure. This is progress.
During the early phases, some clients experience a temporary worsening of symptoms known as the Herxheimer reaction. This occurs when toxins, pathogens, and inflammatory compounds are rapidly being cleared and the elimination pathways are working hard. Symptoms can include headaches, fatigue, flu-like sensations, mild skin eruptions, and temporary digestive disruption. The response typically lasts three to seven days then resolves. Stay well hydrated, rest, and continue the protocol.
Condition-Specific Guidance
Daily Meal Structure
Recipes
Supplements
Supplementation is not one-size-fits-all. What supports one person can be redundant, counterproductive, or even contraindicated for another depending on their current intake, health conditions, medications, and metabolic profile. Before any recommendations are made, we want to understand where you are right now.
Your supplement guidance is a dedicated conversation.
If you come onto protocol with Bonner Natural Health, supplementation will not be an afterthought. We set aside a specific discussion for it — one focused entirely on you, your current intake, your health picture, and what your body actually needs at each stage of the protocol. That conversation happens at the right time, in the right depth, with the right context. It is not something we hand you on a sheet.
Once we have your current supplement profile we will review it against the demands of this protocol and your specific health goals. Some of what you are taking may align perfectly and simply needs to be continued. Some may need adjusting — a different form, a different dose, or a different timing in relation to food and fasting windows. Some may be working against you without you knowing it, and some gaps may need filling.
We do not hand every client the same list. Your supplement guidance will be specific to you, your condition, your phase of the protocol, and what your body actually needs. That conversation begins when you share what you are already doing.
Contact Barry Bonner directly.
barry@bonnerbiotech.com · +1 415 515 1665