The gist of the [Whole 30](WHOLE 30) rules are to eliminate the following for 30 days:
- no added sugar AT ALL (unless fruit juice added as sweetener)
- no alcohol (even for cooking)
- no grains (not even gluten-free) or corn starches
- no legumes (no beans at all) peanuts (including oil) soy. Except green beans and peas.
- no dairy in any form except ghee
- no carrageenan or sulfites
- no fake baked goods or treats or junk food (kill cravings is goal)
- no measurement.
- OK: Vinegar (no malt) and botanical extracts using alcohol
- OK: Coconut aminos (soy sauce substitute)
- OK: Ioidized salt
Then, you reintroduce the problematic elements one-by-one somehow to see how they affect you.
- (OPTIONAL) Added sugar
- (OPTIONAL) Gluten-free alcohol
- Legumes
- Non-gluten grains
- Dairy
- Gluten-containing grains