PREVENTION DIET

Nutrition Rules To Follow

Do:

• Eat natural foods and eat them raw when possible.

• Eat only foods that will spoil and eat them before they do.

• See that 25% of your calories are proteins, 20% fats and 55% unrefined carbohydrates.

• Use naturally raised meat, including fish, seafood, poultry, beef and lamb, whenever possible.

• Use organically grown fruits and vegetables, if at all possible (can you grow your own?)

• Obtain good, fresh produce in season and freeze for later use.

• Use fertile eggs, as they provide more nutrients and are less likely to contain antibiotics, sprays, also egg substitute.

• Make your own bread and bakery products. Buy a flourmill and make your own flour, whenever possible.

• For shortening in baked goods use soy, sesame, peanut, or safflower, canola oil made by a cold pressed process with no preservatives.

• Use sesame, safflower or olive oil for frying as they have the highest smoke point of good oils.

• Use carob for chocolate-like flavor, which carries its own sweetener.

• Make you own ice cream, yogurt and cottage cheese.

• Drink certified raw milk whenever available.

• Drink distilled water, natural unsweetened juices in place of other beverages and also raw fruit and vegetable juices.

• Drink herb teas and coffee substitutes.

• Shop in a health food store and wisely in a supermarket. Be a label detective.

• Eat some type of fiber foods daily. Drink 1-2 glasses of warm lemon water upon rising (fresh lemon juice).

• Walk ... walk ... walk ... use a mini-trampoline (rebounder)

• Dry skin brush your skin daily.

• Take responsibility for you health ... work for it, it's worth it.

Don't:

• Eat highly processed foods such as white sugar, white bread; cookies, crackers, TV dinners, etc.

• Eat foods containing chemical preservatives, dyes, artificial colors, etc.

• Use "foodless" snacks. Plan for proper balance.

• Eat commercial meat that has stilbestrol (DES) or other chemicals or from animals that have been inhumanely raised.

• Use fruits and vegetables which have been sprayed, fumigated, dyed or waxed.

• Use canned fruits and vegetables. Most fruits are over-sweetened and vegetables are overcooked. Cans can also cause aluminum poisoning.

• Use eggs produced by hens in small cages, force-fattened, treated with chemicals.

• Eat commercial white bread or other bakery products.

• Use hydrogenated shortenings and heat-treated oils with preservatives.

• Use fat frying as fatty acids brake down at high temperatures.

• Use commercial milk products which contain artificial coloring, flavoring, emulsifiers, etc.

• Use chocolate as it interferes with mineral utilization, is highly allergenic.

• Use processed milk, like pasteurized, homogenized, dried or canned.

• Drink soft drinks with or without sugar; avoid stimulating drinks which exhaust the adrenals and pancreas.

• Buy junk foods in a supermarket.

• Blame anyone for your health.... we are what we eat.

Basic Instructions:

• Cook only in stainless steel, coning, enamelware or glass. Do not use aluminum or pressure cookers.

• Use butter instead of substitutes. A spread high in unsaturated fats: blend ½ pound sweet cream butter and ½ cup sesame oil.

• Use natural sea-salt sparingly and watch for hidden salts in food.

• Use a variety of herbs and spices and cooking-thyme, rosemary, sage, nutmeg, cinnamon, etc…..for food interest and for stimulating the appetite and gastric juices.

• The use of apple cider vinegar aids in maintaining good gastric acidity. 1 teaspoon in a glass of water.

To set up an appointment call:

BIO ENERGY MEDICAL CENTER

734-995-3200

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