Food is medicine because it provides the essential nutrients our bodies need to function, heal, and thrive. The vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients found in whole, unprocessed foods help reduce inflammation, support immune function, and promote cellular repair. Just as poor dietary choices can contribute to chronic disease, the right foods can help prevent, manage, and even reverse many health conditions. By choosing nourishing foods, we harness the body’s innate ability to restore balance and optimize health.
Food is Medicine
Develop the skills to evaluate nutrition information
The goal of this page is to serve as education and a resource for the various food plans, information about food in general, and a repository of all things food related.
Discover what makes up a healthy and sustainable diet
The content of this page will guide you through the different components of food and the nutrients found within. You’ll delve into energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients, all to give you a wider picture of nutrition and wellbeing.
You’ll also look at the drivers that influence our food choices, including sugar and addiction, as well as what sustainability really means and how to create a healthy, sustainable diet.
Examine the links between food and disease
It’s long been known that food choices can both increase the risk of disease as well as help to prevent it.
You’ll investigate the impact that diet can have on decreasing the risk of both cardiovascular disease and cancer. Looking at studies into different types of nutrients and disease, you’ll focus on the effects of fish oils, fibre rich foods such as fruit and vegetables, and various food plans.
Who is the course for?
Everyone! We all eat and with rare exception we all could be eating better!
Who will you learn with?
Stacey Luetmer, MD
Dr. Luetmer has more than 25 years of experience as a practicing physician, with close to ten years experience in functional/integrative medicine.
Course Videos
THE ELIMINATION PLAN
A complete explanation of what the elimination food plan is and why it makes sense to do go through it.
Run Time: 24 minutes
ELIMINATION PLAN Q&A
Responses to questions that have come up during live presentations of the Elimination Plan.
Run Time: 12 minutes
MICROBIOME MASHUP
Demonstration video of how to prepare veggies for the week along with making jars of a veggie mashup that will help your microbiome.
Run Time: 7 minutes
IFM FOOD PLANS
2-page overview comparing features such as food sensitivities and specific interventions
Pie-chart style representation of the distribution of macronutrients for each of the IFM food plans
ELIMINATION PLAN RESOURCES
30-page guide including overview of plan, food guide, reintroduction, and FAQs.
40-page plan for an entire week that provides a menu for each day, shopping list, and recipes.
Worksheet to track any symptoms related to reintroducing foods.
ANTI-CANDIDA FOOD PLAN
CARDIOMETABOLIC FOOD PLAN
25-page guide including overview of the Core plan, food guide, and FAQs.
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-page guide that provides a menu for each meal for a week, shopping list and recipes.
Concise 2-page list of approved foods and serving size by category.
Concise 2-page list of approved foods and serving size by category.
Concise 2-page list of approved foods and serving size by category.
CORE FOOD PLAN
27-page guide including overview of the Core plan, food guide, and FAQs.
45-page guide that provides a menu for each meal for a week, shopping list and recipes.
Concise 2-page list of approved foods and serving size by category. Vegetarian Edition
Concise 2-page list of approved foods and serving size by category. Vegan Edition
DETOX FOOD PLAN
28-page guide including overview of the Core plan, food guide, and FAQs.
42-page guide that provides a menu for each meal for a week, shopping list and recipes.
LOW FODMAP DIET
MITO FOOD PLAN RESOURCES
38-page guide including overview of plan, food guide, reintroduction, and FAQs.
46-page plan for an entire week that provides a menu for each day, shopping list, and recipes.
PHYTONUTRIENT SPECTRUM RESOURCES
RENEW FOOD PLAN RESOURCES
29-page guide including overview of plan, food guide, reintroduction, and FAQs.
51-page plan for an entire week that provides a menu for each day, shopping list, and recipes.
SPECIFIC CARBOHYDRATE DIET RESOURCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
A must-view guide on tips and tricks to make your own dressings including several recipes
An explanation of what high-temperature grilling does to your food and a guide to grill as healthily as possible
Sugar, Eggs, Wheat, Soybean, and Milk can show up in unexpected places.
Mindful and intuitive eating practices can help normalize food behaviors and improve your relationship with food and your body
Smoothies can be a great complement to your food plan and can help to make ‘food as medicine’ delicious and nutritious.
Some fats and oils can be used when cooking over high temperatures, while some are better suited for use over low or no heat. The following guide lists preferred cooking oils,