Nutrition is the first line of caring for the body. To develop the 'self,' to grow spiritually, to enhance physical, mental and spiritual well-being, proper nutrition is paramount. It is best [becoming essential] to grow as much of your own food as possible. next best, is to be certain that bought food is certified to be...organically grown. Pesticide residues, deficient food and trans oils [margarine & most oils] are leading causes for disease and degeneration.

Yes, one should be able to obtain all the nutrients one requires from the food we eat....but food production is so poor today that high quality supplementation is almost a necessity. The most frequent deficiencies are generally....1-the 'B' vitamins 2-zinc and B6 3-the saturated fats of vegetable origin...olive, coconut or palm oils which actually encourage hormone production/balance and protect the cardio -vascular system. The 'essential fatty acids' do not seem to be 'essential.' 4-ionic calcium and magnesium [from tahini , raw fruit and veges , especially green leafy veges ...broccoli, parsley] calcium and magnesium citrate is probably the best supplement. Avoid dolomite..its poorly absorbed and ends up in the joints. [Milk products yield inactive calcium which also ends up in the joints and arteries] 5-thyroid function.....due to lack of iodine [kelp], zinc and B6 and trace minerals. Chlorella contains the greatest source of conc. food.

Psychological and psychiatric disturbances respond dramatically to hormone rebalancing [thyroid, adrenal, pancreatic] and nutritional therapy, especially that which corrects toxicity, blood pH, blood sugar and blood oxygen imbalances. Dr. Alexander Schauss PhD, a criminal psychologist, notes amazing improvement in offenders when their nutrition has been improved.

In fact, almost every researcher of note indicates that correct nutrition is the cornerstone of any intelligent healing program. What you eat and assimilate [and think] today are the cellular structures of tomorrow.

This program is designed to aid you in achieving maximum health potential. The latest nutritional research indicates that when we follow the factors given below, the body builds immunity, lots of energy, smooth, clear skin, the shape we wish to have and avoids the diseases that are wracking our civilization.

UPON ARISING...

This is a good time to have a glass or cup of herb tea, especially ginger or Kombucha with lemon juice or to have the morning Intesto - Klenz . A good time for taking Thyrodine , or ImmunoGuard or BE LIquid , if prescribed.

BREAKFAST...

Breakfast really needs to be a bowl of fresh, raw fruit. Since fruit will only yield energy for about 1 hour, you may wish to add.... tahini , pollen or soaked sunflower seeds, almonds or pumpkin seeds. These seem to digest OK with most folks and will give energy for 3 to 4 hours. For-applesauce-blend apples, pears, coconut, Stevia, fresh lemon juice, cinnamon.

After an hour or so you may wish to eat some muesli or porridge. A high energy porridge may be made as follows...Soak pearl barley, whole millet, rice, linseed, and buckwheat for 12 hours, dump water off and rinse periodically. When ready to make porridge, blend the soaked grains in fresh water for a minute or two, pour into pan, add rolled oats and adequate water. Cook over low flame 'til thick. Add Celtic salt when almost done cooking. Add honey or maple syrup or Stevia and milk made from Zeal [a whey compound] and water. Enjoy!

MORNING BREAK...

You may wish to have some fresh fruit, some dried fruit, nuts, sultanas, carrot or celery sticks or dip some apple or pear or carrot or celery sticks in tahini . Herb tea is nice.

LUNCH...When at home lunch can very often be comprised of left overs from last night's tea. Or you may wish to gather up the ingredients for a fresh raw vege salad from the garden. Include plenty of greens, grate carrot, beet root, cabbage, Jerusalem artichokes. Add tomatoes, cucumbers, lots of colour. Some weeds are very palatable, and full of nutrients...chickweed, comfrey, borage, fennel, sorrel, watercress.

Salad dressings can be made of acidophilus yoghurt, olive oil, coconut oil, lemon juice, cider vinegar or lactic fermented vege juice [BE Liquid], any herbs, some blue cheese or any combination of these.

Soups, potatoes, kumaras , brown rice, lentils, beans, garbanzo bean casserole or dish can complete this meal. Guacamole is a delightful avocado dish. Mash avocado, add chopped onion and/or garlic, lemon juice. Soups are warm and invigorating in the winter. Remember that all beans, lentils must be sprouted before cooking.

Mid-Afternoon Snacks...

Similar to morning snacks...fruit or vege sticks maybe dipped in tahini , or trail mix, dried fruit and nuts, sultanas [peanuts are best avoided, they are poorly digested and may contain aflotoxin -a fungus]

TEA..[Dinner].Tea needs to be light and over by 6 PM, if possible. Digestion is at its lowest ebb at night and gynormous teas are simply not digested well. They also interfere with nightly regenerative processes. Those who simply can't eat breakfast, probably had too much for tea the night before.

Essentially....a raw vege salad of many veges , especially grated carrot, grated beet root, lettuce torn or chopped, any greens, such as: silver beet. parsley, curly kale, watercress, even young comfrey leaves, cut bell pepper, chives, or sun roots [ jerusalem artichokes] grated into a rainbow salad. Dressings covered under lunch. [Coconut oil tends to keep one satisfied longer]

Baked potatoes and pumpkin and kumeras are delightful. Brown rice is nice. Any bean, lentil, garbanzo bean casserole is fine. [remember that beans and lentils are indigestile unless sprouted before cooking] Keep desserts minimal and infrequent.

SUPPER...Herb tea, Kombucha , a carob drink. Allow the body to carry on its regenerative function at night. It requires liquids, but not food.

GUIDE-LINES to Remember...

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Use no sugar. Use raw honey, maple syrup, rice bran syrup, Sucanat Molasses or Stevia-a sweetener made from trees in Brazil. Golden syrup is OK in very small quantities.

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Use no salt. Use Celtic Salt....it has all 85 minerals your body must have. It also makes food taste infinitely better...due to mineral content.

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Use no oils...except...pure virgin olive oil in a tin...and coconut oil for salad dressings only. Do not fry food. Do not heat oil. Olive oil + coconut oil plus herbs, like cumin, curry powder, mint plus vinegar makes a divine salad dressing. Recent research indicates that flax oil may be harmful due to its unsaturated fatty acids which produce free radicals.

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Meat !! There is growing evidence that meat simply is unnecessary to human nutrition and serves no real nutritional purpose. There has been much propaganda about the 'necessity' of meat for certain types but that data appears to be very questionable. What can be said for meat is.........

Meat is extremely acid, it lowers cellular pH and stimulates conversion of somatids to pathogenic valence, meaning that meat creates pathological conditions in the body leading to formation of viruses, bacteria, yeast/fungi.

it contains natural toxins, like cadaverins and indican which are extremely toxic to cells and organ systems. These are called: endotoxins.

it contains residues of sprays, vaccinations, antibiotics, drenches, all of which can be potent cell toxins.

Any cancer program that works [ Gerson , Nieper , Issels ] specifically states that meat is to be excluded as it enhances the cancer process.

Be sure to read John Robbins book..."Diet for a New Planet." It tells of the horrors of the meat raising industry.

Dr. Hulda Clarke, the naturopath and biologist who introduced the concept of the liver fluke, as a causitive agent in many states of illness, maintains that the most efficient way to introduce the cancer / arthritis forming liver fluke into human nutrition....is through eating meat.

+Use kelp on the table for iodine together with the macrobiotic seaweeds... nori , wakame , arame and the New Zealand Karengo flakes. We have available at Waiora Mara Clinic quite a desirable kelp powder from Tori channel. This is an excellent source of trace minerals from a New Zealand source.

+Many folks are actually dehydrated. Its a good idea to drink several cups of herb tea with lemon juice or Kombucha or good filtered water every day.

+Grow as much of your own fruit and veges as possible. Obtaining organically grown produce may be difficult and expensive. You can grow incredible amounts of produce in back yard gardens. Dwarf fruit trees yield amazing amounts of fruit. Berries can be trained along fences. Berries contain procyanidins which are first class anti-oxidants. They are also one of best sources of nitrilosides , the cyanide compound that prevents cancer.

+Pasta tends to be white flour with colour added. Some macrobiotic noodles are made from seaweed or buckwheat. Its more expensive...but so is ill health.

+Aim for 50% of food at each meal to be raw. It tastes better and will keep you flexible and fit.

+Anti-oxidants: much has been written about the advantage of anthocyanidins in preventing free radical damage, perhaps the leading cause of aging and disease. Pycnogenol is sold by the millions. Yet, more effective and cheaper anti-oxidants are...herbs, such as: ginger, sage, rosemary, lemon balm, ginkgo, hawthorn, silybum , turmeric. Use these daily in your herb teas.