For decades, we have been told to stop eating wheat and dairy. That recommendation has grown into a long list that now often includes unprocessed rice, beans, grains, lectins, oxalates, phytic acids, nightshades, and many more food groups that have been consumed by our ancestors for hundreds of thousands of years.

Explore how — by optimizing your digestive system — you can begin to fix the underlying causes behind foods that make you feel bad.

Learn how to repair your digestion by “eating it all” as long as it is unprocessed, preferably organic, and more seasonal…

… and how your microbiome was designed to change seasonally just like the microbes on the food and soil change with each season.

Studies now link seasonal microbes on your food to optimal health, immunity, and longevity. Dr. John shares how simple it is to inoculate your gut with the right microbes for each season with a few seasonal foods.

You’ll also learn how to get your diaphragm working effectively again as many studies link specific diaphragmatic exercises to reversing some of the most common digestion, cardiovascular, sleep, joint, and cognitive concerns.

In this session, you’ll learn:

• How to sync your biological clocks with nature’s circadian rhythms
• How to change your diet seasonally with simple grocery lists for each season
• The super foods of each season and continue to enjoy the foods you love
• Breathing exercises to restore the function of your diaphragm and begin the process of healing your digestion, mind, and body

Mental, emotional, and physical stress… processed foods and pesticides… all take aim at the health of the upper digestive system.

This includes the coordinated effort of the stomach’s ability to make the right amount of acid to break down proteins, the liver’s ability to make ample bile to emulsify fats, and pancreatic and duodenal enzymes to ensure the complete breakdown and detoxification of our food and toxins.

Dr. John will troubleshoot impairments of each of these upper digestive functions and suggest diet, herbs, spices, exercises, and breathing techniques to restore optimal function of each aspect of your upper digestion.

When these functions break down, environmental pollutants, undesirable microbes, pesticides, and other harmful substances can pass through the upper digestion system, damaging the delicate gut lining and altering a healthy microbiome. Undigested foods and toxins have been linked to imbalances in mood, energy, sleep, blood sugar, cholesterol, and cognitive function.

In this session, you’ll explore:

• Breathing techniques studied to reverse heartburn, reflux, GERD, and indigestion
• Diagnosing your digestion with a tongue evaluation
• Manual exercises to activate optimal function of the stomach, liver, and small intestine
• Self-abdominal massage techniques to destress the intestines
• Foods, herbs, and spices to turn on stomach acid, initiate bile flow from the liver and gallbladder, and boost your own production of digestive enzymes without supplements

The kingpin of our ability to digest, assimilate, eliminate, and detoxify happens primarily in the liver and gallbladder. Digestion, elimination, and detoxification grinds to a halt without optimal liver and gallbladder function.

Sadly, processed foods, toxins, rancid oils, and food additives that are banned in Europe are legal in the US and accumulate in the liver, bile ducts, and gallbladder.

Liver function regulates the consistency and regularity of the stool, the balancing of stomach acid, the delivery of dietary fats as energy, and the detoxification of toxic, fat soluble chemicals and environmental pollutants.

Dr. John will share how to protect and detoxify the liver, gallbladder, bile, and pancreatic ducts, and remove bile sludge to restore the body’s natural vitality and your ability to digest and detoxify.

In this session, you’ll:

• Discover foods and herbs called cholagogues for cleansing the liver and gallbladder
• Begin to ABC juice daily for six weeks to decongest the liver, gallbladder, and bile ducts
• Learn a liver detox breathing exercise
• Receive a month-long dietary plan for repairing and restoring liver and gallbladder function
• Receive a diet and meal plan to protect the liver from future toxin exposure

Circadian disruption affects 70% of the American population, impacting metabolic health, deep sleep, energy, mood — and most importantly — the ability to digest well and detoxify amidst the 70 million tons of toxic environmental pollutants that are dumped into the atmosphere each year (according to the EPA).

Dr. John will share how to reset your biological clocks so you can eat healthily, independent of willpower; stop constantly thinking about food; learn to exercise because you want to, not because you have to; get a good night’s sleep without dependence on pills and powders.

Learn how to sequence your meal times with the seasons and the right time of day when your digestive clocks are turned on…

… and how emotional eating can be resolved by feeding the body properly with the right food and spices at the right time.

You’ll also explore a time-tested Ayurvedic Weight-Balancing Plan to cut cravings, lose weight, boost energy, sleep better, and reduce anxiety.

In this session, you’ll:

• Learn rituals for turning on the “rest and digest nervous system” before each meal
• Explore how to create the eating ambiance that studies have shown to boost nutrient assimilation and digestive efficiency
• Discover how to fast, based on your body type and the season
• Learn how to use spices to protect your food from damage caused by cooking
• Learn how to feed your body as well as your mind and emotions
• Begin to walk after meals to block blood sugar spikes
• Receive a 21-step eating guide covering the how, when, where, and what

Science calls the gut the second brain because it contains some 500 million neurons responsible for producing more than 90% of the brain’s neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine.

These neurons, along with the 100 trillion microorganisms in the gut, are responsible for bowel function, mood regulation, cognitive function, gut feelings, intuition, and gut immunity — which makes up 70% of the body’s entire immune system.

The gut microbiome is also bi-directionally related to the respiratory microbiome that has linked optimal gut immunity to optimal respiratory immunity.

Learn how to create a healthy environment in the gut in order to restore proper bowel function and a robust, diverse microbiome. Studies have shown that gut health is directly linked to optimal health and a longer lifespan — and have linked poor gut health and a lack of microbial diversity as the cause of one of humanity’s major extinction events.

Based on time-tested healthy gut principles from Ayurveda, you’ll learn how to restore and maintain lifelong gut health.

In this session, you’ll explore:

• Foods and herbs to protect the gut from toxins and opportunistic bad microorganisms
• How to restore optimal gut and respiratory immunity
• A one-month plan to knock out undesirable bacteria and gut irritants and restore a healthy and diverse microbiome
• How to use probiotics properly — and how to get off of them
• The psychobiotic (digestion emotion) connection
• Troubleshooting issues with your bowel movements in order to achieve regular and complete elimination
• How to reintroduce foods you were once intolerant to

A serious epidemic of our time is called Metabolic Syndrome, which includes high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high triglycerides, excess belly fat, and low HDL (good) cholesterol. This syndrome can lead to fatigue, cognitive decline, inflammation, pain, and a host of other avoidable degenerative conditions. The previous modules have addressed the underlying causes of Metabolic Syndrome and in this module, Dr. John will teach the most effective tools for lowering your blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

You’ll learn how to respond to your doctor’s suggestion to go on statins and how you can be proactive and, based on science, only use them if you absolutely need them.

Dr. John will teach evidence-based approaches that use alternative foods, herbs, supplements, and exercise to balance your fats, help resolve insulin resistance, support healthy blood sugar, and prevent the epidemic of prediabetes.

In this session, you’ll:

• Learn how to use herbs, diet, meal sequencing, lifestyle, and exercise to restore metabolic function
• Discover tests you can order on your own that can determine your individual risk for heart disease
• Explore food sequencing for stabilizing your blood sugar
• Learn how to determine if you really need a statin or an alternative
• Receive meal and lifestyle plans for balancing your blood sugar

The lymphatic system, the largest circulatory system in the body, governs immunity, cellular detoxification, and the baseline energy of the body.

The lion’s share of lymph in the body lines the intestines, it’s also underneath your skin, inside your brain, and surrounds your lungs and joints. Congestion of the lymph always starts in the digestive system and is a signal of poor diaphragmatic function. The diaphragm is the primary pump for the lymph. In one study, 91% of athletes did not have an optimally functioning diaphragm.

In this final module, Dr. John will share lymphatic breathing techniques, super foods for the lymph system, and the most effective therapies for decongesting the lymph and boosting immunity and vitality.

You’ll learn the best movement, breathing, diet, and hydration techniques for maximizing lymphatic function. The combination of healthy digestive and lymph functions will boost immunity, detoxification, energy, endurance, and cognitive function.

In this session, you’ll discover:

• The super foods of the lymphatic system
• How to breathe to move your lymph
• Exercises for optimal lymphatic flow
• The best herbs and spices for optimal lymphatic function
• The best lymphatic hydration techniques

The 4-Day Short Home Cleanse – A Digestive Reset
Ebook by Dr. John Douillard

The Short Home Cleanse (SHC) was designed for those who would like a little taste of our 14-day Colorado Cleanse, and for those looking for a quick and easy digestive reset and lymph flush. This Ayurveda-style 4-day cleanse is gentle, safe, and nourishing. This ebook, which walks you through each step in completing the cleanse, also includes stress relief practices, recipes, and post-cleanse tips.

Dr. John Douillard has been administering this Liver & Gallbladder Bile Flush in his practice for more than 30 years with great success, but has never publicly published this cleanse — until now. This ebook explores the many functions of the liver and gallbladder, and how they’ve become so congested and compromised. You’ll be guided through steps to prepare you for a safe and effective flush. While it’s an effective protocol, it’s not meant to be done by anyone at any time. To ensure the best results and avoid any potential side effects (discussed within the ebook), Dr. John offers a series of preparatory steps he feels everyone should take before proceeding with the flush.

Looking for top-notch Ayurvedic health supplements and resources? Look no further than LifeSpa, the Ayurvedic clinic and supplement company founded by Dr. John Douillard. With a strong online presence, LifeSpa is a go-to destination for Ayurvedic enthusiasts. Plus, you’ll receive a 20% discount on orders over $50 at store.lifespa.com (excluding shipping, taxes, and fees). Your discount code will remain active for six months after completing the live course (expiration date of October 30, 2025). Note: LifeSpa product purchase or use is not required for this course. You may use whatever products you’d like to use for your training.