Introduction: Moving from Addition to Strategic Elimination

You've completed your 2-week gentle introduction. You've added anti-inflammatory foods and noticed improvements. You're feeling momentum.

Now comes the next phase: The 6-Week Core Commitment Protocol.

This is where you strategically remove the foods and factors that are SPECIFICALLY driving YOUR inflammation, based on YOUR root cause type.

This is NOT about removing everything. It's about removing what matters for YOUR type.

The 6-Week Core Commitment Philosophy

Your goal for 6 weeks: Eliminate your root-cause-specific trigger foods and factors while maintaining all the good additions from Week 2.

Your approach: Strategic, targeted removal based on YOUR type + careful tracking to observe what changes

Your mindset: "I'm removing what's preventing my healing" not "I'm on a restrictive diet"

Your tracking: Notice energy, symptoms, pain, digestion, mood—what improves as you remove triggers?

Your timeline: 6 weeks minimum of strict adherence, then careful observation of what you've learned

How the 6-Week Core Commitment Works

The Basic Structure (All Types)

Weeks 1-4: STRICT adherence to your type-specific protocol

• Remove all foods on your type's AVOID list
• Keep all SUPPORT foods from Week 2
• Add any additional type-specific support foods
• Track consistently

Weeks 5-6: Continued adherence + OBSERVATION

• Notice patterns clearly
• Record what's improved
• Note what's still challenging
• Prepare for strategic reintroduction phase

After Week 6: You move into strategic reintroduction, but first you need to complete these 6 weeks of clarity.

6-Week Core Commitment Protocols by Root-Cause Type

Now let's detail exactly what YOUR type does for these 6 weeks.

• 6-week Protocol For Gut-driven Types
• 6-week Protocol For Cortisol-driven Types
• 6-week Protocol For Sugar-driven Types
• 6-week Protocol For Omega-driven Types
• 6-week Protocol For Toxin-driven Types
• 6-week Protocol For Deficiency-driven Types
• 6-week Protocol For Autoimmune-driven Types

Key Takeaways from Lesson 4.2

1. 6 weeks is the minimum needed to see clear healing patterns for your type
2. Your type has specific foods to eliminate based on your root-cause drivers
3. Strict adherence weeks 1-4, observation weeks 5-6 creates clear data
4. Tracking is critical for understanding what works for YOUR body
5. Expected timeline varies by type, but all types show improvement by week 5-6
6. After 6 weeks, you move into strategic reintroduction (Lesson 4.3)
7. Your 6-week data becomes your reintroduction protocol

What's Next?

In Lesson 4.3: Strategic Reintroduction & Managing Cravings, you'll learn exactly how to carefully add foods back, using your 6-week data to guide what to test first and how to recognize true reactions versus psychological cravings.