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Natural Health Diet

By Georgina
Published May 21, 2008

This diet has been helpful in patients who complain of fatigue, recurrent gastrointestinal problems, food intolerance or sensitivity, chemical or environmental sensitivity, chronic headache, muscle and joint pain, and virtually every type of health issue.

it is well known that all "ill" health and phyisical discomfort is helped by the proper vitamins and minerals and other essential nutrients being eaten and assimilated in the body.

This diet is low-lactose, low-fat, gluten-free and usually well tolerated. 

 

Guidlines are:

 

1. Try to eliminate or cut back on dairy products such as milk, cheese and ice cream.  (Note:  Goat milk or goat cheese products are usually well tolerated as well as  small amounts of natural, unsweetened, live culture yogurt.)


2. Avoid red meats such as beef, pork or veal

Chicken, turkey, lamb and cold-water fish such as salmon, mackerel and halibut better choices if you are not allergic to these foods.  Select free-range whenever possible.


3. Try to eliminate wheat products, most people find they have somewhat of an intolerance to wheat products. Better choices might be spelt, kamut, oats, rye, barley, amaranth, quinoa or malts if you are not gluten sensitive. 

This is most important.  Beware that gluten is in many  foods such as bread, crackers, pasta, cereals and products containing flour made from these grains. 

Products made from rice, millet, buckwheat and gluten-free flour, potato, tapioca and arrowroot are better choices.

 

4. Drink one to two quarts of filtered water, daily.


5. Limit all alcoholic-containing products including beer, wine, liquor and over the counter products that contain alcohol. 

 

6. Also avoid all caffeine-containing Coffee,tea and soda pop. 

 

7. Eliminate all deep fried and fatty foods. period.

This included potato chips, totilla chips, crackers and most boxed varieties of food. Baked or rice snack choices are better.

 

8.  Avoid foods containing yeast such as processed foods, refined sugars, mushrooms, pickled foods and corn.

 

Increase your intake of all dark green leafy vegetables.

 

Increase amounts of all vegetables that you are not allergic to. 

 

Incorporate at least 3 servings of vegetables at each meal.

 

 

For breakfast :

This could include avacados or tomatoes(even though they are fruits) or cooked yams instead of porridge in the morning or a vegetable smoothie or juiced vegetables.

 

For lunch :

A vegetable soup and salad or cut vegetables are a good addition. 

 

 

For the evening meal :

Various raw and cooked vegetables with protein of your choice as above. 

 

 

Of course raw is always best when it comes to vegetables and fruit.

 

Because Breakfast seems to be the hardest meal for most people to figure how to incorporate vegetables into...other variations to include with vegetables at Breakafst or even any other meals might be:

 

Breakfast Options - a poached organic egg or other protein, or raw organic oat or spelt flakes with dried fruits served uncooked with warm water or organic soy milk over top. Vegetable or fruit smoothis with some protein is good as well.  A good quality dehydrated Greens mix such as GreenZone by Natures Sunsine is a great meal supplement or replacement.

 

Lunch Options - vegetables with a protein such as fish chicken or organic raw nuts.

 

Evening meal Options - For the evening meal vegetables with more vegetables and a small portion of protein such as chicken or fish.

 

Fruits should be eaten raw and at least 20 minutes before a meal as they digest too quickly to be combined with other foods and can cause fermentation in the digestive system.