The Primal DietThe Primal Diet
  • Ten Chapters — The Complete FrameworkThe Book →
    • Root Cause
      Why the body gets sick in the first place
    • Terrain Theory
      The internal environment as determinant of health
    • Detoxification
      What healing actually looks like from within
    • Microbes
      Responders, not invaders — the role of bacteria and fungi
    • Cancer
      The terrain theory explanation of malignancy
    • Cooked Food
      What heat does to biological intelligence and nutrition
    • Raw Food
      Enzymes, living fats, and the case for unprocessed food
    • How to Eat
      Combinations, timing, and practical application
    • How to Live
      Sleep, environment, detox cycles, and daily practice
    • Sovereignty
      Food freedom, raw dairy rights, and self-determination
  • The Foundational Foods of the Primal DietView all foods →
    Animal
    • Raw Milk
      11 conditions
    • Raw Butter
      31 conditions
    • Raw Cream
      19 conditions
    • Raw Eggs
      12 conditions
    • Raw Meat
      27 conditions
    • Raw Liver
      22 conditions
    • Bone Marrow
      16 conditions
    • Raw Cheese
      18 conditions
    Plant & Fats
    • Raw Honey
      25 conditions
    • Coconut Cream
      14 conditions
    • Vegetable Juice
      20 conditions
    • Raw Kefir
      7 conditions
    • Avocado
      8 conditions
    Each food links to the conditions and recipes it serves.All Foods →
  • 178 Conditions — Terrain Theory Explanations & ProtocolsAll conditions →
    Chronic
    • Cancer
    • Diabetes
    • Heart Disease
    • Arthritis
    • Chronic Fatigue
    • Asthma
    Neurological
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Parkinson's
    • Alzheimer's
    • Depression
    • Anxiety
    • Epilepsy
    Digestive & Acute
    • Crohn's Disease
    • Colitis
    • Lyme Disease
    • Allergies
    • Candida
    • Kidney Stones
    Each condition includes Aajonus's explanation, causes, and food protocol.View All 178 →
  • Recipes, Protocols & Practical ApplicationAll protocols →
    Healing Protocols
    • Detox Bath
    • Heavy Metal Detox
    • Pain Protocol
    • Cancer Protocol
    • Dental Healing
    • Weight Loss
    Getting Started
    • Transitioning to Raw
    • Raw Meat Introduction
    • Dairy Transition
    • High Meat Preparation
    • Sport Formula
    Recipes & Research
    • All Recipes
      90+ raw preparations
    • Workshop Q&A
      Decades of questions answered
    • Research Papers
      Terrain theory studies
    • Find Raw Food
      Farm directories
    All Recipes →
  • Aajonus Vonderplanitz — 1947–2013
    About
    His Story

    Terminal diagnosis at twenty. Four decades of clinical observation. The most comprehensive system of nutritional terrain theory ever assembled.

    Read his biography →
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    • The Books
      The Primal Diet, Recipes, We Want to Live
    • The Workshops
      Two decades of recorded Q&A sessions
    • Testimonials
      122 documented patient accounts
    • Find Raw Food
      Farm directory and sourcing guide
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