The Maker's Diet: Faker's Diet?

Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater here. Regardless of whether or not his credentials are fake, that still doesn't change the fact that the Maker's Diet makes sense. He's promoting organic, whole unprocessed food. Nothing wrong with that.

I find it quite amusing that this editor is showing up the ignorance of most "modern" nutritionists by quoting research that says coconut oil is bad for you. Hydrogenated coconut oil is bad for you, this goes for all oils, but not the organic unhydrogenated kind. There's a difference. And it's a sad fact that a good deal of nutritionists still aren't aware of the difference.

Also note that there is bad bacteria and there is good bacteria. The latter in which a lot of people are in dire need of. Yes. Antibiotics saves lives, but it also kills good bacteria along with the bad which in turn weakens the immune system.

Yes I noticed the comment about coconut oil - and I think the jury is not quite out on this one. There are a number of proponents of pure coconut oil - but the fact that it is a saturated fat scares most people off. Anyway - there must be something useful in the Maker's Diet if so many people keep buying it.

One of the great nutritional books of all time ....will be revolutionary....This guy does what few others do ....backs up claims with clinical data!!!

Within a few years there will be mind boggling results from trials that will dramatically change the approach to restoring ones health

i have read all the comments pro and con, it seems to me like that this author is against the "makers diet" hasn't come forth with any thing that would be comperable as a solution to the many health needs of the human race, and until he does i suggest that he stick with the very old addage " proof of the pudding is in the eating", translation, simply put, until he can disapprove the claims keep it zipped! just because "he" has an opion doesn't mean it's carved in stone! thanks for the forum to speak out, it relives lots of pressure from this ol' tea kettle!
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Soil organisms...hmmm. I've heard that people that are exposed to moderate levels of bacteria don't get sick as often as germophobes. Beneficial bacteria are present in the body anyways. Most harmful things that are in the dirt would probably be killed in the very acidic stomach anyways. As for the rest of the diet, it's very nutritionally sound...lots of whole, unprocessed foods. Let's face it. We as a society eat WAY too many pre-packaged, pre-processed crap and we should start eating more produce and fresh meats, etc.

I think that looking to God (for those of us who believe in Him) is a great idea. I also think that using faith to lure in suckers is (by the world's standards) also brilliant . The easiest suckers to lure in are desparate ones. I think that 99% of the holistic/naturalpath sector is all hype and profit, based on my wife's experience, a 3rd of our income and no results (along w/ some common sense which desparate people understandably toss aside). I'm still reading, and as long as he doesn't push a bunch of pill$ sold by his company, we'll give it a shot. Doesn't seem a harmful diet to try (minus the dirt). Proof is in the pudding.
-still have 1 eyebrow up

I have followed the Maker's Diet for going on three
months now because I had some very serious digestive
problems and am now feeling great, plus in the process
have lost 12 pounds. I could have gone to the doctor
and got a prescription for Irritable Bowel Syndrome,
but decided I would spend my money on healthy foods.
I am so glad that I chose this path. I have never met
a person in my 49 years that was more knowledgeable than
God-our Maker. One thing I have noticed is the taste
of food has beeen out-of this world! Ah that's what
food tastes like that hasn't been blown up with chemicals. To my knowledge I haven't been eating soil laced with organisms, unless you are referring to
organic foods and grass fed meats, fish that isn't laced with aluminum, toxic waste materials, etc.
I think it is really sad that as consumers we have to
seek out farms that have made a commitment to healthy
foods, raw milk and cheeses, healthy grains etc. a hour drive away. When will the food producers care
enough to provide us with healthy foods instead of
opting for the money making profits in the chemically
processed foods. In the same breath, they wonder why we haven't been able to defeat cancer. I think we need to start being in charge of our own health, I wish I would have a lot sooner.

Respectfully,

Jeri B

When I first read the book, I was skeptical- but decided to give it a try. Being a Christian I recognized that God gave the dietary guidelines in the beginning of time; however, I wasn't sure if I truly felt they were beneficial for now. I struggled with that in the beginning, but decided to try it. The nutritional information in the book was sound. Surely Organic foods make more sense than the chemical laden foods we tend to consume. I truly did not expect the results I have seen, I stepped out in faith, and it was not with expecting either. I have lost 45 pounds in 4 months. I did not use all the suppliments in the beginning, but I did start using some of them after about 4 weeks. I also started using the clenzology about a month ago. I am a RN, intelligent and raised on the values of medicine...I am NOT prone to hype or believing everything that comes down the pipe. However, I have seen the results of the lifestyle changes, and even more results after using some of the suppliments and clenzology. Even if you never use the suppliments or products, the lifestyle changes alone are an exceptional boost to your health and well being. Please do not get side tracked by the "dirt" issue. It is a fact that your body requires the good "flora" or bacteria to maintain balance. Any Doctor, Nurse or clinical study shows that antibiotics destroy the bacteria, both good and bad. That is why so often people can come down with a secondary infection while on antibiotics. The suppliments that are recommended in the book are simply the "good" organisms that the body needs that HAVE been depleted in our soils from all the chemicals. I would challenge anyone to try it before throwing it out. It is not as if it is a health risk to try this lifestyle. Granted, if it were a risk of any sort I would say be very cautious...but what have you got to lose other than unhealthy habits.

I can't comprehend the editor's review of this book! It has absolutely changed my life for the better in every regard. I had a stomach ailment that left me bed ridden for months, and after half a dozen doctors couldn't offer me hope, well, I got desperate! I am just so thankful that I did because my desperation led me to the Maker's Diet. Reading this book was so convicting- I took for granted the way I did life, assuming that because everyone else was doing the same thing, it was safe, even healthy! Prior to becoming sick, I just figured that health was the absence of disease. Apparently I was wrong, because my body was on its way to becoming severely ill! After 40 days on the Maker's Diet, I am 85% healed, and getting better every day!!!!! My husband, who did not have any current illnesses, is feeling more energetic than ever before! This book has changed everything about our lives, and we are eternally thankful for it!

I have been following The Maker's Diet for over a year and a half. I struggled with health issues for 16 years before starting the diet. I have overcome high cholesterol, heart arrhythmias, chronic fatigue, joint pain, a chronic cough, and other ailments. I'm much healthier at 52 than I was at 35.
Don't judge a book by it's cover. The contents are priceless. Health is priceless.

To the last 4 posters: you all seem like you are representatives to the maker's diet corporation. Your testimonies sound almost exactly like the ones in the book and on his website. Are you being paid to post here? Having said that, the maker's diet seems to be a nutritionally sound eating regimen and I myself have seen minor improvements in my health but then again I was not on the maker's diet long, but I am planning to in the near future. I have read the whole book, and no where do I recall Jordan writing us to "eat dirt." The only thing he says is that beneficial organisms, or homeostatic nutrients(if i recall correctly) exist in the soil. But even then he doesn't say to eat dirt. What is this lady on Bellaonline talking about?

I read the entire Maker's Diet but have been skeptical about it. The nutritional facts seem sound but the other things, clenzology, the essential oils, the homestatic nutrients, the supplements...these things seem crazy and I don't remember God giving Adam a bottle of supplements?...Regardless, I am interested in knowing what other readers of the book who have gone on the diet have gotten out of it. I am skeptical (as was the last poster) about a few of the posts on here, considering they could easily have been paid to post good things. I just want to know if it is worth the money and effort to try to hunt down those crazy things, supplements, nutrients, oils, etc...

How about you look at the facts and actually read the book before you judge it, instead of just throughing random insults.
Maybe you need to read up on what he is talking about, Organic Foods, and see if you arguments still fit.

Please, I can promise you that I received no payment and am in no way a "spokesperson" or associated with anyone or anything remotely financially connected to the Maker's Diet. I can only offer you my word that everything I said was from my heart. I understand the skepticism, because no one is more of a skeptic than I was. My mother was surprised I even did the diet because she knew that I had pretty much given up. I don't know what else to say to convince you that what I wrote was from me and me alone. My co-workers have all remarked that the one thing they are happy about is that I haven't become judgemental and tried to force this on them. They have seen the difference in my weight and energy. I just couldn't resist adding my comment when I have truly experienced the benefits from being on the Maker's Diet. I realize that no matter what I say, there will always be those who won't believe it...and that's ok, because I'm the same way. And I truly did not believe it myself until I did it. God Bless, all I can say is that this is what I feel God has spoken to me to do...and it has worked.

I am almost done reading the book. I am a registered dietitian and I feel that the book is nutritionally sound and makes a lot of sense. However the reason the book was recommended to me is because my boyfriend's grandfather was recently diagnosed with lung cancer from asbestos poisoning and we are hoping if we get him on this diet it may if not cure him give him more time. I feel confident that following the Maker's Diet will help you lose weight and will help you maintain an overall healthy lifestyle but I am very skeptical that it could in any way treat cancer as it did for several of the people Jordan talks about in his book like his grandmother. I am wondering if anyone with cancer has found benefits through following the Maker's Diet? Please share your testament.