Why “Clean Eating” Isn’t Enough for Real Healing
You’ve cleaned up your diet. You’re eating organic, cooking at home, avoiding processed foods. You’re doing everything “right” — and yet, you’re still dealing with fatigue, bloating, brain fog, or mystery symptoms that no doctor can explain.
Sound familiar?
Here’s the truth: “clean eating” is not the same as healing eating. And until you understand the difference, real healing will stay just out of reach.
The Problem with “Clean Eating”
When you’re dealing with chronic symptoms — autoimmune conditions, digestive issues, skin problems, fatigue, anxiety — “clean eating” alone won’t get you to the root of the issue. Here’s why:
1. “Clean” doesn’t mean “healing.”
A food can be organic, grass-fed, free-range, and locally sourced — and still feed the pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi) causing your symptoms. According to Anthony William, Medical Medium, the real issue behind most chronic illnesses isn’t that your body is “broken” — it’s that pathogens like Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), shingles, and streptococcus are living in your body, feeding off certain foods, and creating your symptoms.
2. Popular “health foods” can be problem foods.
Some of the most celebrated foods in wellness culture are actually on Anthony William’s Troublemaker Foods list:
- Eggs (even pasture-raised organic)
- Dairy (including grass-fed butter, ghee, kefir)
- Gluten (even ancient grains and sourdough)
- Fermented foods (kombucha, sauerkraut, kimchi)
- Apple cider vinegar
- Nutritional yeast
These foods feed pathogens, slow liver function, create inflammation, and prevent your body from truly healing.
3. “Moderation” doesn’t work when you’re chronically ill.
Anthony William is clear: if you want to heal, you have to stop feeding the pathogens. That means removing troublemaker foods entirely — not reducing them, but fully eliminating them so your body can heal.
AW’s Troublemaker Foods (The Essentials)
From Cleanse to Heal, here are the most important foods to remove:
Level 1 — The Foundation
- Eggs — Feed viruses like EBV and shingles
- Dairy — Feeds pathogens, clogs the liver, creates mucus
- Gluten — Feeds strep bacteria, causes inflammation
- Soft drinks — Chemical load that harms your system
Level 2 — Building Deeper
Add: Pork, tuna, corn (feeds pathogens, high in mercury/GMO)
Level 3 — Going Further
Add: Industrial oils (canola, vegetable, corn oil), soy, lamb, most fish
Level 4 — Advanced Healing
Add: Vinegar (including ACV), fermented foods, caffeine (coffee, matcha, chocolate)
Level 5 — Deep Cleansing
Add: Most grains (except millet and oats), all oils (even olive and coconut during deep healing)
Why Do These Foods Feed Pathogens?
Eggs were used in laboratories to cultivate viruses. Pathogens like EBV learned to thrive on them — even organic, backyard eggs give viruses exactly what they need to multiply.
Dairy creates a sticky film in your digestive tract that pathogens love. It slows liver function and blocks healing nutrients from being absorbed.
Gluten feeds streptococcus bacteria, which causes acne, UTIs, sinus infections, SIBO, and more.
Fermented foods might seem gut-healthy, but they feed the wrong bacteria. Your good gut bacteria actually thrive on fresh herbs, celery juice, and leafy greens — not kombucha.
What You Should Eat for Real Healing
Anthony William teaches us to flood our bodies with healing foods that starve pathogens and support the liver:
- 🍋 Lemon water — First thing every morning
- 🥬 Celery juice — 16oz on an empty stomach (breaks down pathogen cell membranes)
- 🫐 Wild blueberries — Pull heavy metals out of your brain
- 🥔 Potatoes — Support the adrenals and deeply healing
- 🍃 Leafy greens — Spinach, lettuce, arugula, kale
- 🍎 Fresh fruit — Apples, berries, melons, papayas (critical for healing)
- 🌿 Fresh herbs — Cilantro, parsley, basil (medicinal)
- 🍯 Raw honey — Antiviral, supports the thyroid
The Real Difference
Clean eating = avoiding processed foods and eating organic.
Healing eating (Medical Medium) = removing foods that feed pathogens + flooding your body with healing foods + supporting detoxification with celery juice, Heavy Metal Detox Smoothie, and the 3:6:9 Cleanse.
This is why people heal on MM protocols when nothing else has worked. It addresses the actual cause of chronic illness (pathogens and toxins), not just symptoms.
My Take (From Someone Who’s Lived This)
When I first discovered Anthony William’s work, I was skeptical. Giving up eggs, dairy, and apple cider vinegar felt extreme.
But then things changed. My energy came back. Brain fog lifted. Digestion improved. Skin cleared. Symptoms I’d carried for years started to fade.
That’s when I realized: this is raw healing — getting to the root, removing what feeds the problem, and giving your body what it needs to heal itself.
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Have you discovered a “healthy” food was actually feeding your symptoms? Drop your story in the comments — I’d love to hear what surprised you most about the troublemaker foods list.
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⚠️ Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes based on Anthony William’s Medical Medium teachings. It is not medical advice. Consult a licensed healthcare practitioner before making changes to your health routine.