7. The Two-Week Test
If you have some or all the signs and symptoms of carbohydrate
intolerance, the next step is to evaluate how your body functions
without high amounts of carbohydrates. The Two Week Test begins
with a period of time in which your insulin levels are moderated
because your carbohydrate intake is decreased. Based on your signs
and symptoms, this can help determine if you are carbohydrate intol-
erant, and if so, how to remedy it. I must emphasize that this is only
a test, and it will only last two weeks — you will not be eating like
this forever. And most importantly, this is not a diet. You should not
be hungry as you can eat as much of the non-carbohydrate foods as
you want, and as often as you need.
I developed the Two-Week Test almost 25 years ago. Thousands
of people have used it to get healthy, lose body fat and significantly
improve human performance. Others have found it the best way to
jumpstart their metabolism because it quickly shifts the body into a
high fat-burning state. Still others have reduced or eliminated med-
ications they once required. For many, it has turned their lives
around. Of all the tools I’ve used through my career, the Two Week
Test continues to surprise me — at how a person can go from one
extreme of poor health to great health in such a short time. It’s simply
a matter of removing a major stress in a person’s life and allowing the
body to heal and function at a very healthy level.
It is not the purpose of the test to restrict calories or fat. It merely
restricts moderate- and high-glycemic carbohydrates. Nor is its pur-
pose to avoid all carbohydrates, or go into ketosis like other diet
regimes. And, there’s no need to weigh food or count grams or calo-
ries. Just eat what you’re allowed, and avoid what should be avoided
for two weeks.
Let’s discuss all the aspects of the Two Week Test, and at the end
of the chapter I’ll summarize them so you have a concise list to follow.