One day my old friend, a builder by profession, came to me for examination. He had just exchanged his sixth decade. I took a good look at it, pointed out some anxiety symptoms and warned: “If you continue in the same spirit, there are waiting for you ahead serious problems". For clarity, I compared the state of his health with construction: “How do they build houses somewhere in third world countries where there are no state standards? We decided to build a concrete building. And there is not enough concrete - and clay is used. House is built. But then the rains came, the clay was washed away, the building sank. The conclusion is obvious - you need to use only suitable materials.
The same principle must be observed in the construction of a strong, healthy body. My friend, although he was a builder, did not know this - and was in danger.
The human body is constantly changing. Care must be taken to ensure that the new cells are strong and viable so that they can resist disease. Every day, patients come to my appointment who sneeze and cough right at me. But it’s not so easy to knock me down - I build my body from the right materials. No wonder they often say: “You are what you eat!” But this phrase is not entirely correct. It is more correct to say: “You consist of what you have digested, absorbed and assimilated.”
Everywhere I teach people to nourish the body with living food - raw fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds. These products are biologically preserved active substances. At least half of your diet should consist of raw (can be lightly fried or steamed) foods.
spark in a spark plug - enzymes
All biochemical reactions in the body of living beings, including humans, are provided by special catalyst substances - enzymes (enzymes). Enzymes are responsible for almost all processes in the body: providing energy and building materials; creation and destruction of signaling molecules necessary for regulation life processes; protection against foreign substances; reproduction and transmission of hereditary information recorded on DNA molecules. Finally, enzymes are involved in the realization of this information - in the synthesis of themselves and other proteins. Enzymes are much more efficient than chemical catalysts, and their action is more selective: they extract only one substance from a complex mixture and turn it not into several products, but into one necessary for the body. Our body can be likened to a car engine. In order for it to work at its full potential, all its parts must be in good working order. Let's say you have eight spark plugs in your car, but only four work. The car will drive, but jerkily.
Enzymes act like a spark in a spark plug. If they are in a depressed state, then the body will not be able to work at full capacity. I am convinced that every person is capable of racing on all eight cylinders, and not just barely dragging himself.
Currently, more than three thousand enzymes are known. But most likely there are many more. Considering that approximately ninety-seven percent of the cells in the human body are renewed each year, it becomes clear why we need to feed ourselves with high-quality fuel. If we drive the body on low-octane gasoline, then each new generation of cells will be weaker than the previous ones.
How do we update
Every one hundred and twenty days, red blood cells - erythrocytes - are completely replaced. Skin cells and gastrointestinal mucosa intestinal tract updated more often - every five to ten days. In some parts of the body, these processes are even more intense. New corneal cells grow in two days.
Living food gives the human body proteins, fats and carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and enzymes - everything it needs. Now you understand how important it is to include live food in your diet? Body cells are constantly dying and being replaced by new ones. The viability of new cells depends on what building materials are available. If the materials are reliable, then the body will line up strong. He will not be afraid of any disease.
All tissues or organs - for example, the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain - have their own enzymatic systems. Living food is able to provide us with all the substances necessary for normal operation these systems.
Killer Cooking
When food is cooked for a long time, it becomes dead. It has been proven that if food is cooked for half an hour at a temperature above 50 ° C, then almost all enzymes and many other biologically active molecules that make food alive are destroyed in them. When we eat food that has lost its natural ingredients, degenerative processes are triggered in the body, which contribute to a weakened immune system and the development of arthritis, hypertension, heart disorders, cancer, gastrointestinal and many other diseases.
What do we eat?
In developed countries, people mainly eat foods that are refined, processed and thermally processed for a long time. Hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, grilled chicken, pastries - everything is cleaned, emasculated, fried, baked, cooked, and literally to death. During the cooking process, all living substances are lost.
When you eat dead food, the body does not get the material to produce the necessary enzymes. He has to spend internal resources intended for other purposes. Such a bias undermines the immune system, on the state of which our health depends.
Do not waste the precious substances of your own body! Eat enough raw food.
You should not go to extremes and completely switch to a raw food diet: a reasonable rate is half and half. Our body is conceived in such a way that in order to maintain its own reserves, it needs a constant supply of biologically active substances. Unprocessed foods contain substances that serve to process the food consumed in the gastrointestinal tract. If you eat mostly processed and cooked foods, then your body has to constantly withdraw funds from your bank account for enzymes, vitamins and other vital substances in order to properly digest. If you put almost nothing in this bank, then you are in trouble. The balance is disturbed, and toxic waste accumulates in the intestines. And intestinal pollution leads to allergies and all sorts of unpleasant diseases.
If the credit is exceeded
At one time I was engaged in hair transplantation. If the person who turned to me was almost bald, then I could not help him. He had no hair that could be taken without damage.
It is the same with enzymes: if the body takes them from itself, because we eat dead food, from which we get nothing, then the result will be deplorable. The supply of natural catalysts will dwindle, and our bodies will steadily weaken.
Human nutrition has changed dramatically over the past century. If earlier in the diet there were a lot of whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, now we massively consume ready-made - meat and dairy products, cheeses, eggs, sugar and various products that have passed a long heat treatment and sterilization, and even with preservatives. Modern food processors deprive our food of residual nutrients and destroy biologically active substances. As a result we have high level morbidity.
Widely known are the works of Weston Price, a dentist who, in the early twentieth century, studied the cultures of peoples untouched by Western civilization. Price traveled to the most remote corners of the world. His research showed that when refined and processed ready-made food products are introduced into the culture of a people unspoiled by civilization, people's health rapidly (usually within one generation) deteriorates. There is progressive tooth decay fast growth cardiovascular and oncological diseases, diabetes, arthritis, and other ailments common to the population of developed countries. If the tribes and nationalities continue to eat the usual "wild" food, then there is no trace of any disease. Do you want to be healthy? Stay close to nature.
Passion for sweets
From the mid-eighties to the mid-nineties (that is, in just one decade!) the average consumption of sugar in the US jumped from six tablespoons a day to sixteen! The average American now consumes about seventy-five kilograms of sugar per year, the Russian - about forty. These are very high figures.
How is such a huge number collected? A can of Pepsi-Cola or other carbonated drinks contains about ten teaspoons of sugar. How many of these jars do our children drink per day? Many can boast that three or even five! We also drink tea or coffee, which is also sweet. How much sugar is gained in a year from drinks alone?
Many people try not to add sugar to their food. But they have no idea how much sugar enters their body from hidden sources. Muesli and cereal, ketchup and salad dressings contain a lot of sugar. What about canned fruit? You may be surprised: labels often do not contain the word "sugar". Yes, often sugar is hidden under other names: corn syrup, dextrose, glucose. But you still consume sugar.
Walk through the grocery section of any supermarket - the shelves are crammed with temptingly packaged cookies, waffles, cereals, breakfast cereals, cereals fast food and the like. And everywhere sugar, sugar, sugar!
Most people are convinced that a little sugar won't hurt them. However, if you regularly eat dead food, which is offered by the grocery department, then serious health problems are not far off. I want to talk about what disorders sugar causes in the body.
Diabetes and hypoglycemia
Everyone knows that with diabetes, blood sugar levels are always elevated. But there is also such a pathology as hypoglycemia - its low content. It seems ridiculous - how can there be little sugar in the blood if I eat a lot of it? The pancreas produces the hormone insulin, which breaks down sugar and reduces its content. Sometimes, if a person is used to eating a lot of sweets - cookies, pies, sweets, soda - then the body begins to produce excess insulin. In this case, the blood sugar level drops below normal. A person experiences weakness, his head is spinning, his eyes darken, his hands are shaking.
Obesity
Sugar is the main culprit in the obesity epidemic that has hit European-style civilizations. I remember a woman came to see me. She complained: "I've been on a low-fat diet for a long time, eating only lean meals, and still gaining weight." During the conversation, it turned out that at work this lady constantly sucks on small mints so that her breath is fresh when communicating with clients. A decent amount of sugar came out a day. Without knowing it, she prevented herself from losing weight.
I explained to the patient that every time a mint dropped into her mouth, the pancreas began to produce insulin. And the body received a signal - to store fats, since a high level of insulin stimulates the deposition of fat. This is why diabetics gain ten to fifteen kilograms so quickly when they start taking insulin. Many fall into this trap: they eat sweets, insulin levels rise, the body stores fat reserves. In addition, increased insulin levels lower blood sugar, and a person develops cravings for sweets. He pounces on sweets - and the cycle begins anew.
Decreased immunity
Sugar weakens the immune system by affecting T-lymphocytes, which kill viruses and cancerous cells. It also weakens B-lymphocytes, which produce protective antibodies. Sugar has a negative effect on phagocytes - cells that protect the body from bacteria. Eating a few cookies, a piece of sweet pie or a couple of donuts (one hundred grams of carbohydrates), you half reduce the ability of phagocytes to fight microorganisms. Sweet tooth is very susceptible to bacterial and viral infections.
Conduct disorders
Sugar causes various behavioral disorders. For example, the development of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is largely associated with excessive consumption of sweets. Now this violation is becoming more common, as many children become "sugar addicts." A number of researchers believe that there is a link between excessive sugar consumption and criminal behavior. Sweet causes euphoria, a feeling of high. When the buzz passes, a person experiences irritation, anger, becomes cruel. Irritability and unworthy or even criminal behavior are frequent companions of hypoglycemia.
Osteoporosis
Sugar contributes to the development of vitamin and mineral deficiencies and, as a result, osteoporosis. It creates an acidic environment in the body. To reduce acidity and restore acid-base balance, the body requires calcium. If we get little calcium from food, then internal reserves are used - from the bones. A decrease in the calcium content in the bones leads to osteoporosis.
Yeast
We have already said that yeast fungi are pathogenic intestinal microflora. Yeast is very fond of sugar. Yeasts live in the intestines of most people, but in moderation. When we eat a lot of sweets, we turn our intestines into a yeast plantation. Remember how often after sweets did your stomach swell? Add alcohol to this environment and the stomach becomes a microbrewery. "Beer belly" is the result of the "commonwealth" of sugar, yeast and alcohol. What about fungal gynecological infections that women often suffer from? With excessive sugar consumption, they thrive.
sugar addiction
The increase in the production of tobacco and alcohol products has created millions of people who are addicted to nicotine and alcohol. The same can be said about sugar. It is easily addictive. How many people start modestly - with one liver - and, unable to stop, eat a whole box. They cannot curb their addiction.
The Bible lists drunkenness and gluttony in the same category of vices. “Do not be among those who drink wine, between those who are satiated with meat: for the drunkard and the satiated will become poor…” (Proverbs 23:20-21).
Sugar addiction is revealed when I put a patient on a low-carbohydrate diet (for example, in the treatment of yeast infections) and see how he goes into a real withdrawal - the person becomes unbearably irritable. One day my patient's husband called me and groaned: “Doctor, do something! The wife turned into a fury - I have never seen her like that!
Previously, children tried to sweeten bitter medicine by sprinkling it with a spoonful of sugar or jam. Sweet worked flawlessly. Now we are beginning to understand the danger lurking in sweet treats.
What is bread?
Another type of dead food is white flour. Take a slice of white bread, put it in a bowl and cover with water. What happened? The bread has turned into a sticky mass - it is quite possible to glue wallpaper with it. And you probably didn’t think that bread also becomes a paste in the intestines, which clogs the large intestine and causes constipation?
I'll tell you how they do it White bread. Heed my words. First, whole wheat grains are peeled, depriving them of valuable dietary fiber and vitamin IN, (thiamine). Then the germ parts are removed, which contain irreplaceable nutrients: many group vitamins IN, vitamin E and micronutrients. It is not for nothing that the shells of wheat grains (fiber) and germs are sold separately in specialized health food stores.
What remains? starchy substances. This residue is ground into a fine powder. In order for the flour to become dazzlingly white, bleaching agents are added to it. But even if at least some life still glimmers in the flour, it disappears in the furnace. There is almost no biological value in baking, so some cheap vitamins and trace elements are added to it. And “fortified” bread goes on sale.
As a doctor, I am very disturbed that product advertisements everywhere promise to promote health, when in fact their consumption often backfires. When you eat white bread, the new cells of your body do not receive the necessary raw materials - you are not building a solid temple or a stone house, but a dilapidated shack. Imagine that you fill holes in a tiled roof with straw. What do you think will happen to the roof during a storm?
Remember that bread pasta and peeled (white) rice are starchy foods. Starch is converted into sugar in the body. Do you love bread? Buy whole grains. This is the only way to get the benefit that is removed in every possible way from ordinary bread. Eat unpeeled (brown) rice and whole grain pasta.
Meat woes
In civilized countries, the level of cardiovascular and oncological diseases is very high. The reason for this is the high consumption of meat. Those who are accustomed to living on sausage and ham sandwiches, sausages, pork chops, factory cutlets and other hamburgers have to suffer the consequences of not proper nutrition.
I know that Seventh-day Adventist Christians who follow Old Testament dietary laws get sick less often and live longer than most Americans. cases cardiovascular diseases and cancer is very rare. Most Adventists are strict vegetarians. They eat only plant foods - no meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nothing dairy. But there are those among them who sometimes allow themselves to eat eggs and dairy products, drink milk.
Over the years, I have become convinced that people with diabetes, arthritis, cancer, heart disease, it is vital to thoroughly reduce the consumption of meat. Those who are used to eating meat dishes three times a day will have to limit themselves to one time. You can leave chicken, turkey and fish, and allow yourself beef only occasionally, and then - organic and lean.
german doctor Max Gerson, supporter of orthomolecular medicine, using for treatment various diseases certain nutrients in appropriate amounts, tested its healing power on myself. In his youth, he began to have severe migraines. Terrible attacks repeated three times a week and completely incapacitated him. Gerson turned to colleagues for advice. “There is nothing we can do to help,” they sighed. "When you're forty-five or fifty-five, the migraines will go away on their own." Then Gerson switched to a special diet. He started with milk, thinking that if children are fed with milk, then it is certainly useful and healing. But the headaches didn't go away. Then he remembered the monkeys, which practically do not suffer from headaches. What do they eat? Fruits, vegetables and nuts. Gerson decided to start with apples.
As soon as he switched to apples, the migraines stopped. Gerson began researching what foods might trigger headaches. He added to his diet one product at a time - different fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat products. If migraines recurred with the use of a particular product, Gerson excluded it from the diet.
The result of this study was the well-known Gerson Therapy. With its help, not only migraines are cured. It significantly improves the condition of patients with cardiovascular diseases, osteochondrosis, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Cases of remission of oncological diseases are known. Gerson's therapy is based on the use of natural, environmentally friendly plant products and the complete rejection of animal protein.
"Never!"
The Reverend George Malkmus, who has long traveled the world preaching about proper nutrition, was diagnosed with rectal cancer at the age of forty-two. The tumor was the size of a baseball. On the same floor, his mother also took the disease. He remembered how painfully she was dying, despite the operation and subsequent chemotherapy. Doctors offered him the same treatment regimen. But the priest refused: "No way!"
He sought help from a close friend who believed in the healing power of healthy eating. On his advice, Malkmus gave up sugar, meat, milk, and any processed foods. He switched to fruits and raw vegetables, that is, he began to eat live food. Every day Malkmus drank one or two liters of carrot juice. In his diet, he added barley sprouts, rich in chlorophyll and biologically active substances. The result was stunning. The skin was cleansed, the energy was in full swing. And the tumor disappeared without a trace.
Excess protein
Excessive consumption of animal protein (meat and dairy products, cheese, eggs) overloads organs and cells. Excess protein disrupts metabolic processes in cells. Protein changes acid-base balance in tissues - the medium becomes acidic. And in an acidic environment, the removal of waste products is difficult, and the cells are overloaded with toxins and toxic substances. Since protein diets are now very popular, then I will dwell on this issue in more detail.
Remember, in the chapter on cleansing the body, I talked about how I fought psoriasis? And to this day, if I start to get involved in proteins, the symptoms return. Thanks to psoriasis, I learned to strictly monitor my diet.
I am not a militant vegetarian who has stood up for the total elimination of meat throughout the world. But I want people suffering from heart disease, arthritis, cancer, psoriasis and other severe chronic diseases to know what I know. Then they, by reducing their consumption of meat, will be able to improve their health.
If you are unable to give up meat, then always carefully choose the leanest varieties. Best of all - chicken and turkey breasts, and from beef and veal - tenderloin and rump. These parts are considered environmentally friendly. Remember that most of the most toxic substances accumulate in fat. Many people like to treat themselves to ribs, not thinking about the fact that they are almost half fat.
But if you give up meat and other sources of animal protein, then where can you get the proteins necessary for the body? A balanced diet with some lean meats and plenty of legumes will satisfy your body's protein needs.
People who are engaged in bodybuilding or sitting on protein diets are simply stuffing themselves with proteins. They cause great harm to the kidneys and other organs. I know this from myself - there was a time when I was into squirrels. I suffered not only kidneys, but skin and joints. As soon as I reduced my protein intake, the condition of these organs improved dramatically.
And more about the dangers of meat
As a rule, the meat we eat contains industrial chemicals that can destroy the body. Sending a piece of meat into the mouth, few people think about the antibiotics that he eats with him. Most poultry producers give chickens and turkeys antibiotics, specifically tetracycline, to kill salmonella and other bacteria.
Cattle are fed with antibiotics so that they do not get sick, that is, they feed more meat. For the same purpose, animals are given hormones. In addition, cows graze on pastures treated with pesticides. All these dangerous substances for the human body accumulate in the fatty tissues of animals.
You may say that you eat meat without fat. But I allow myself to doubt: even the leanest parts - chicken breast or veal tenderloin - still contain small fatty layers. When you eat any animal fat, antibiotics, hormones and pesticides enter your body and are deposited in your tissues. Over time, they accumulate enough to cause serious problems.
Buy only organic meat - ask for a certificate. Then you will protect yourself from pesticides as much as possible.
Drink, children, milk - you will be healthy
"Don't forget to drink milk!" How many times in childhood we heard these words! Yes, milk is indispensable for babies, otherwise God would not have given a woman the ability to breastfeed children. But let's look at the question from the other side. In my practice, I have often treated children with chronic ear, nose and throat conditions and other infections. Most of these children were allergic to milk. I have recommended soy or rice milk instead of cow's milk, and in many cases the illnesses have gone away.
I am sure that when you eat cheese, butter or drink milk, then you are collecting problems on your head - for many people, the body does not tolerate this food to one degree or another.
Milk is usually pasteurized, that is, exposed to high temperature. Processing is much more intense than when boiling. At the same time, milk protein changes its structure, and in such a way that the human body may not always absorb it. As a result, an allergy to milk develops.
Many are convinced that milk must be drunk because it is the main source of calcium.
However, during pasteurization, calcium passes into an inorganic form and is absorbed with difficulty. That is why many nutritionists recommend getting calcium from other sources - soy, nuts, and seeds are rich in this element.
Many diseases are often associated with milk intolerance, such as skin rashes, eczema, ear infections, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, fatigue and intestinal inflammation. If you or your children have any of these ailments, avoid dairy products. Go for a week or ten days without milk, butter, yogurt and other dairy products and see the result. I am convinced that your condition will improve.
Salt? Put away!
Salt is another dead food to avoid. No wonder it is called the white death. Every day we consume from ten to twenty grams of salt. You say you don't even touch the salt shaker. It doesn't matter - there is a lot of salt in the food you eat. Almost all ready-made and semi-finished products contain a lot of salt. Why is she put there? Salt is an excellent preservative, salty foods last longer without refrigeration.
Salt can cause high blood pressure. Approximately one in four Americans and one in three Russians suffer from hypertension - and this is tens of millions of people. Almost every day I encounter pressure problems at my appointment. As a rule, I ask patients to refrain from processed and prepared foods (they are high in salt) and to drink eight glasses at a time. clean water in a day. This is usually enough to bring the pressure back to normal.
Eggs and allergies
Along with dairy products, eggs are a source of strong allergens. Eggs contain a lot of protein. During cooking, the protein heats up and changes its structure. In a new form, it is poorly absorbed by the body and often causes allergic reactions. Eggs are healthy, but many people do not tolerate them well.
So, we encounter three strong food allergens several times a day - eggs, milk and wheat (usually in that order). Wheat contains gluten (gluten). Under this name, some of the proteins contained in cereal grains are combined. Some people (about one in six) have hypersensitivity to gluten, which manifests itself in pain in the ligaments, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, eczema and anemia. These disorders disappear completely within two to three weeks if eliminated from the diet. flour products, semolina, etc. Gluten can cause acute allergic reaction in children ("wheat allergy"), and in rare cases even provoke celiac disease - a genetic disease that leads to damage to the villi of the small intestine and serious digestive disorders. Allergy to wheat, as a rule, disappears with age, while celiac disease requires a special diet throughout life.
Often people fall into a vicious cycle. The stomach and the initial part of the small intestine are often inflamed due to medication (anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics, etc.) or hyperacidity. Due to inflammation, absorption is impaired, and when such a person drinks milk (casein), eats eggs (albumin) or wheat (dense), incompletely digested proteins enter the bloodstream. In this form, the body perceives them as enemies and begins to produce antibodies. It turns out that the forces immune system are wasted - it is at war with those substances that the body needs. It's like driving a car with a leaking gas tank. The battlefield is the intestines, where antigens (that is, not fully digested protein foods) are at war with antibodies. As a result, the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract suffers - it is destroyed even more, which contributes to the further development of inflammation, allergies and intolerance to other products. The circle closes.
I have treated patients who were completely allergic to many kinds of food, as well as dust, mold, pollen, animal dander and God knows what else. They came to me exhausted, with dark circles under their eyes. But as soon as milk, eggs and wheat were removed from their diet for only a week, the condition of the sufferers improved significantly.
We eat living food
Are you ready to change your diet to something that will bring you energy and health? Here are four tips to help you in this good undertaking.
Use flaxseed oil and fish oil
We all need daily healthy fats. They are needed by the heart, skin, hair - in a word, every organ. You can’t do without fats - they nourish and strengthen cell membranes. I recommend flaxseed oil one tablespoon once or twice a day. Keep a bottle of oil in the refrigerator as it only lasts a month if opened.
Great as a source of healthy fats and natural olive oil labeled "Virgin" or "ExtraVirgin". Store it in a dark, dry, cool (but not cold) place for no more than a year. Do not use linseed or olive oil for frying or stewing and never heat it.
With frequent colds, bad condition bones and teeth, reduced vision, dry skin, brittle hair and nails, as well as for the prevention of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular and oncological diseases, fish oil is very useful. Please note that there are contraindications to taking it, so be sure to consult your doctor before drinking fish oil. Fish oil can not be taken for a long time, only courses - two to three times a year for a month.
Eat nuts and seeds
Nuts and seeds are raw food, the benefits of which for the body can not be overestimated. I regularly eat sunflower seeds, almonds and walnuts. Most best nuts are almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts. Almonds contain a lot of polyunsaturated fatty acids and about twenty percent protein. If nuts are unaccustomed to you, then start with small portions, otherwise digestion problems may arise. Gradually increase the rate.
Do not store nuts open for more than a month - they can go rancid. Then they will do you more harm than good. Keep nuts in plastic containers or sealed bags in the refrigerator. Nuts can be stored in the freezer until they are ready. Do not buy roasted and salted nuts.
Buy a juicer
I drink one or two glasses of freshly squeezed carrot juice almost every day. Juice perfectly saturates the body with natural, unchanged nutrients. I strongly recommend that you purchase a juicer. You can make yourself an amazing cocktail, for example, from carrot and celery juice. From the mixture of these juices, by the way, an excellent soup is obtained. Remember a simple rule: Fruits should be eaten, and juice should be squeezed out of vegetables! Fruit juice can really raise your blood sugar levels. If you have a juicer - a blender, then you can make thick drinks with pulp from fruits and vegetables. In addition to juice, you also get fiber, which does not allow blood sugar to rise much.
Juices are substances useful for the body in an easily digestible form. Freshly squeezed juices are much more effective than vitamins and minerals in tablets. Artificial additives are also needed if the necessary elements cannot be obtained from natural products. But first of all, you need to make sure that you have a sufficient amount of fresh vegetables and fruits on the table. I always tell my patients: “Do not buy supplements and vitamin complexes indiscriminately - choose only what is absolutely necessary for your body and is not found in vegetables and fruits. Not more!"
Don't Deprive Yourself of Chlorophyll
Green color many vegetables are given chlorophyll - a substance without which life on earth would be impossible. And because green vegetables are indispensable food. Sorrel, beet greens, spinach, celery, parsley, lettuce and other greens have protective, antiseptic, preventive, analgesic and therapeutic potential. Chlorophyll supports and strengthens the hematopoietic system, promotes tissue renewal and rejuvenation, stimulates the immune system, blocks the transformation of healthy cells into cancerous ones, and effectively removes toxins from the body.
It is not for nothing that a drink containing equal amounts of carrot juice, celery juice and green leafy vegetable juice with high content chlorophyll (eg, parsley, lettuce, dark green cabbage) or from early barley and sorrel.
The drink I drink myself also contains wheatgrass leaf juice (which contains many important antioxidants) and additives from chlorella and blue-green algae. This drink has a lot of chlorophyll, which perfectly cleanses the blood and intestines.
Combine products correctly
When you change the type of food and switch to healthy food, the body does not have time to rebuild immediately. All sorts of troubles can begin: increased gas formation, bloating, indigestion. It happens that people complain: "I feel worse than before." This deterioration is due to the fact that a lot of toxic substances have accumulated in the body, and, having received a full-fledged "fuel", it cannot work properly. In addition, the digestive system takes time to transition to a new diet. You can help your body with the following recommendations:
1. Eat fruits separately. When you eat fruits along with proteins (legumes, flour, dairy and meat dishes) and some vegetables, fermentation begins in the stomach. Remember, fruits are better than fruit juices, as the latter can cause a spike in blood sugar. The time for taking fruit is in between the main meal. For a snack, it is very good for children to give not sweets, but a banana or an apple.
2. Starchy and starchy foods (potatoes, bread, pasta, corn) go best with vegetables (lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans). In this combination, food is well absorbed even by very sensitive intestines.
3. Worst of all for a sensitive stomach - a combination of carbohydrates with proteins. Protein digestion requires high acidity. And for the full absorption of carbohydrates, the environment must be alkaline. When you eat potatoes with pork or dumplings, the intestines receive conflicting signals. As a result, indigestion may begin. Meat is good only with vegetables, but not with flour, potato and cereal dishes.
4. Take aloe juice - two to four tablespoons two to three times a day between meals. Aloe relieves inflammation and promotes healing of the mucosa.
Nutrition of the strong
Recently, one of my patients doubted: “Is it really possible to live fully on fruits, vegetables and water alone?” I remembered watching a huge gorilla at the zoo. She was a real giantess - powerful rib cage tubercles of muscles rolling under the skin. What does this giant eat? Donuts, cookies, hamburgers, sausage or meat? Nothing happened. Only bananas, fruits, vegetables and nuts. And hardly any of the most strong men wants to measure strength with her.
What the Bible Says About Living Food
Adam and Eve received clear instructions from God on what to eat: “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed that is in all the earth, and every tree bearing fruit of a tree yielding seed; “This shall be food for you” (Genesis 1:29). And after the fall and expulsion from paradise, fruits and vegetables were the food of people for a long time. And people then lived up to nine hundred years. After the flood, when the type of food changed significantly - people began to eat meat and cook food on fire - the life span decreased to one hundred years.
Moses lived to be one hundred and twenty years old, but, as Scripture testifies, “his eyesight was not dimmed, and his strength was not exhausted” (Deuteronomy 34: 7). The Old Testament tells us an amazing story about healthy eating. The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar captured Jerusalem and the king of Judah. The conqueror ordered the head of the eunuchs to select for him Israeli youths - from the royal and princely family - for service at court. The requirements were high: not to have any bodily defect, beautiful in appearance, and understanding in all science, and understanding of science, and wise and fit to serve in the palaces of the king, and to teach them books and the language of the Chaldees" (Dan 1:4). Among the youths was Daniel - a gifted young man "from the sons of Judah." “And the king appointed for them daily food from the king’s table, and wine which he himself drank” (Dan 1:5). According to many biblical scholars, the Babylonian king preferred meat and fatty foods. He probably believed that a hearty meal would allow the youths to develop their abilities and gain wisdom.
Daniel refused the offered food, fearing to be defiled. “He asked the head of the eunuchs not to be defiled by him. God gave Daniel the mercy and favor of the leader of the eunuchs; And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I am afraid of my master, the king, who himself has appointed food and drink for you; If he sees your faces thinner than those of the youths your peers, then you will make my head guilty before the king” (Dan 1:9-10).
Then young Daniel suggested a way out: “make an experiment on your servants for ten days; let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink; And then let our faces appear before you, and the faces of those youths who eat the king's food, and then do to your servants as you see" (Dan 1:12-13).
What was the result? “At the end of ten days, their faces were more beautiful, and their bodies were fuller than all those youths who ate the royal food” (Dan 1:15). Then the boss calmly began to feed them only vegetables.
And then Daniel and his comrades - Ananias, Misael and Azariah - not only faithfully served the king, but “and in every matter of wise understanding, whatever the king asked them, he found them ten times higher than all the occultists and sorcerers who were in all his kingdom" (Dan 1:20).
The Bible, like life itself, gives us rules and laws to follow. What happens if a person decides to ignore the law of gravity and jump from the roof of a house? If he does not break to death, he will suffer greatly. When we bypass the laws of nutrition, the same result awaits us. And a lot of chronic, often very serious diseases to which we are all prone - evidence of this.
I really hope that you choose a healthy diet, eat more live food and enjoy health and strength.
Memo of Dr. Colbert
1. Every year, approximately 97% of your body is renewed by the food you eat.
2. Eat slowly so that food is digested better.
3. Do not drink cold drinks while eating.
4. Excess protein in the diet overloads the body and creates an acidic environment.
5. Eat live food - with it you will get the biologically active substances you need.
6. Try to avoid ready-to-eat industrial products, convenience foods, and food that has been cooked for a long time.
7. Eat more raw vegetables and fruits.
8. The less sugar, the better.
9. Eliminate pastries and bread made from refined flour from the diet.
10. Choose whole grain bread.
11. Remember: fruits must be eaten, and juice must be squeezed out of vegetables.
12. The source of protein for the body - a minimum of lean meat and a lot of legumes.
13. Eat wholesome fats daily. Other preferred ones are flaxseed oil, virgin and extra virgin olive oil, and fish oil.
14. Drink drinks containing chlorophyll every day.
15. Meat should be eaten with vegetables, not with potatoes, cereals or flour products.
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Living food is health and life; they are products from the earth and the sun that breathe and work like fuel, radiating energy and strength. These are fresh herbs, vegetables and fruits, seafood, nuts and dried fruits.
Only in “live” products does the energy of life come to us about the body - Prana, which gives clarity of mind, good dream, ideal lightness in the body, the desire to live and create.
What do we eat?
Look at the abundance of food on store shelves. In order to save time and money, we grab everything in a row and most often these are products with palm oil, flavorings, monosodium glutanate, dyes and other additives that kill everything useful and you and me because it is dead food.
According to statistics, over the past 100 years, the number of sick people has increased significantly: only obese and diabetes affects 40% of the world's population. WITH geometric progression are growing mental illness and allergies.
But most alarming - chronic fatigue syndrome, which undermines everything more people: they are not happy with home, work, or hobbies - they have no strength, since all the energy is spent on digesting food - this is the reason for such aging of the body and spirit.
Food traditions among people have been formed for centuries: porridge - in the morning; cutlet with a side dish - at school, sandwiches and coffee - at the university.
And we observe these stereotypes all our lives, not noticing discomfort in the intestines, heartburn, lethargy and weight gain.
eating junk food, the body, digesting it, experiences a shortage of energy and it begins to steal it from internal reserves, depleting the resources given to man by nature.
And although we are well aware that bad feeling is the result of our malnutrition, taste preferences we do not want to change.
Why do we not take care of the purity of our body from the inside, because it is slagged with undigested food and toxins that poison our body?
All these canned foods, GMO products, trans fats, E-supplements and other chemicals make food not only useless, that is, dead, but also becomes a difficult test for the entire gastrointestinal tract, rewarding us with diseases.
Scientists from Switzerland have discovered a sad fact: the corpses of buried people do not decompose for 30 years! That's how much chemistry in our body! As they say, we are what we eat.
What is dead food
These are fast foods, smoked meats, canned food, energy drinks and much more. And fried, boiled and heat-treated foods kill the living structure of food, it does not contain any useful substances or vitamins.
Interesting Facts
- chicken being stuffed 8 female hormones and additives - this is a marketing ploy to reduce the cost of production and has nothing to do with health;
- Wafers contain modified margarine and chemical ingredients;
- Scientists have established: adults do not need milk;
Russians, please protect yourself and your children from this junk food! Respect yourself! Read on and you will understand that healthy food is the basis of our life and only it gives us the desire to live and create.
Live food is not chemically processed and does not cause addiction, it is self-digesting food due to enzymes (enzymes that break down food).
Everyone has them, but junk food destroys these reserves, depleting a person's resources, causing him to age.
Living food is called healing food, as it is the path to health.
No wonder Tibetan lamas and yogis, druids and Chinese emperors ate this way, this food gives a person amazing energy and high potential. Why?
What is chlorophyll
This merit belongs to a special component that is contained in the green leaves of plants and is called chlorophyll.
The unique property of chlorophyll is to absorb solar energy and nourish plant cells with it, and then transfer a large amount of oxygen to our body through green leaves.
Chlorophyll is called the "blood of plants", it really is in its own way. chemical composition similar to hemoglobin.
Most chlorophyll in green foods: broccoli, seaweed, salads, parsley, spinach.
Now dietary supplements with live cholorophyll have appeared on sale, which is recommended to drink to increase the level of red blood cells.
Fans of proper nutrition are passionate about the new fashion - microgreens. These are young shoots of plants, which are 10-12 days old, they contain a storehouse of chlorophyll.
Living food and its properties
live and healthy food has many advantages:
- Retains all vitamins;
- Does not contain cholesterol;
- Increases immunity;
- Improves the digestive process at times;
- Strengthens hair, nails, teeth, improves complexion;
- Improves the quality of life.
How to eat right
- Do not change your diet drastically, do everything gradually. At the beginning, it should be a ratio of 50 × 50; 1 - 2 days a week - raw food diet;
- Food should contain fiber, that is, be vegetable;
- Drink a glass of warm water in the morning on an empty stomach;
- Food should be light;
- Olive oil, sesame or amaranth;
- Fruits are eaten separately;
- Drink 1 glass of water before meals;
- Bread black with bran;
- Tea is only high quality;
- Vegetable and fruit juices - daily;
- Salt minimum;
- Alcohol-free;
- Definitely salads;
- Fish and meat to cook in the oven;
- Do not cook for several days;
- For breakfast - porridge, after soaking the cereal.
As a result, after 3 - 12 months you will feel that your digestive system rebuilds, you will feel your ideal body and a happy state of mind, but it will take 2-3 years to completely change your taste habits.
I offer you 2 salads to choose from for starting a new life!
green salad recipe
Cut 2 green and 2 red peppers, add chopped parsley, sorrel, a handful of walnuts, salt and pour with good oil.
salmon salad recipe
200 g salted salmon, 1 tomato, lettuce - cut, cheese - grated, lemon juice and olive oil. Bon appetit!
conclusions
Choose for yourself: either health or food addictions. A living organism must consume living food, because live food is a whole science that will change your life, it is a program of spiritual and physical perfection! Good luck!
There is such a profession - breakfast! culinary blogger Artur Tarasenko for several years now he has been testing breakfasts in the restaurants of the capital, and even came up with a special name for his occupation - “brekfastman”.
Arthur advises everyone to have breakfast, and here are the reasons why. Firstly, it is much easier to get out of bed if something tasty is waiting for you in the morning. Secondly, in the morning you can eat everything, because extra calories per day are easily burned. And thirdly, we need energy.
in the morning you can eat everything, because the extra calories for the day are easily burned.
Together with Arthur and nutritionists, we chose 5 breakfasts that you should definitely eat yourself, without treating either friend or foe.
1. Chicken eggs
They are considered harmful because a large number cholesterol. But for healthy people, studies say, this is not dangerous. And the abundance of other useful substances in eggs makes this product the best choice for breakfast. Moreover, there are an incredible number of cooking methods - hard-boiled, soft-boiled, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, poached ... If you add tomatoes, it will be even better. Their lycopene, which fights free radicals, is absorbed precisely in the fried form. It is better not to abuse sausage or ham. But a slice of bacon wouldn't hurt. According to the nutritionist Elena Baikova, bacon is animal protein, and we simply need a small amount of animal fat.
2. Kashi
Experts traditionally consider oatmeal to be the best among cereals. It has the perfect balance of nutrients. Although, according to the latest data, it is not recommended to eat this porridge every morning and for a long time - it contains phytic acid, which disrupts calcium metabolism. So it is better to alternate oatmeal with buckwheat, millet, rice porridge. And, as chef Anna Semenova advises, do not buy instant cereals. The correct coarse flakes, which are cooked for at least 7-10 minutes, contain a lot of essential trace elements.
It is better to cook oatmeal in water. Cow's milk will add calories to her, and not everyone digests it. You can diversify the taste by cooking porridge in coconut, almond, soy or flaxseed milk. And you can also add dried fruits, fresh or frozen berries, flax seeds. Salt, sugar and butter- A little.
3. Muesli
Muesli should also be savory, which is also included in our list of five good breakfasts. According to legend, Swiss shepherds invented this food about a hundred years ago - a mixture of grains and fruits was often the only food on the pastures. Then it was taken over by food companies. The main benefit of muesli is fiber, which both normalizes the functioning of the intestines and has a very positive effect on the heart and blood vessels. Another issue is that muesli is very rarely made without sugar. Usually there are too many of them, and you have to work hard to find good ones. Well, it is better to eat muesli not with milk, but with yogurt.
4. Yoghurt
By the way, yogurt itself can also be breakfast, if there is absolutely no time. It is better, of course, to choose those yogurts that can be called alive. They only contain milk and sourdough. All this is mixed and natural yogurt is prepared. It is stored no more than 5 days, and better - 2-3. And it is more correct to eat it the next day after preparation.
5. Fruit
Those who practice vegetarianism, and especially its severe version, the raw food diet, often eat only fruit for breakfast and feel great. We recently filmed Denis Mikhailov, a vegan super marathon runner, in New York, who drinks freshly squeezed juice from 10-15 oranges for breakfast, and hunger does not come to him until lunch. But this option is not suitable for everyone. Because, according to the dietitian Natalia Egorenkova, any fruit juice will cause increased work of the digestive glands, increasing their secretion. And this can lead to diseases of the digestive tract.
Unfortunately, juice from bags instead of breakfast is not good - it has too much sugar. Well, whole fruits are always preferable, there is a lot of fiber. This means that satiety lasts longer. So, once again our recommendations! best ideas for breakfast we count eggs, porridge, sugar free muesli, yogurt and fruit. Listen to your feelings and enjoy your meal!
We sincerely thank the friends and partners of our program who helped in the preparation of this story:
Culinary blogger Artur "Breakfastman" Tarasenko
Health food store "Garden City"
And personally to the ideological inspirer of the project Daria Lisichenko
Networks of home cafes "Varenichnaya number 1"
and personally to the PR manager Yulia Kulakova
