Nourishing Traditions (The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats) by Sally Fallon with Mary G. Enig, Ph.D.

Weston A. Price, a dentist and later a researcher, found 14 societies of people (i.e. Irish, Swiss, Eskimo, and African) back in the 1930's who enjoyed lives of superb health. Compared to industrialized societies these groups were free of chronic disease, dental decay and mental illness, and ease of reproduction repeatedly with healthy children. With the industrial revolution came: refined grains, canned foods, pasteurized milk and the #1 cancer causing agent- sugar; Along with this modified food source also produced people plagued with tooth decay, infectious diseases, degenerative illnesses, infertility… the children in industrialized societies had crowded teeth, crooked teeth, narrow faces, deformities of bone structure and labeled with an array of new medical problems.

The answer isn't to just simply clean up your diet. It goes deeper. The real answer is to prepare your foods so the nutritional properties are released as well as absorbed… two totally separate functions by the way.

Whereas in mainstream knowledge, soy products are touted as healthy and is heavily marketed and commercialized; those of us in the underground knowledge understand that soy is not good for us… unless it's fermented. Secondly, most illness are linked back to gut health. In the Probiotics blog, I talked about intestinal bacteria flora and the restoration or maintenance of the good bacteria for multiple health reasons. Other complications come from undigested or partially digested foods. Supplementing with enzymes helps with side of assimilation spectrum, but the focus of this book explore the preparations of foods with intent of allowing the nutrients to be recognized and absorbed in the gut. One of the tricks to having our foods open up and release the nutrients that were locked within.

If you still microwave your foods or eat foods that are denatured or basically dead from commercialized packaging processes, this book may open your eyes to an entirely new world of food.


 
Weston A Price Foundation 

Liquid Diets

Q: Have you heard anything bad about liquid diets to clean your system out?

A: A liquid diet incorporates either partial meal replacement or all fluid consumption, which may be in the form of teas and juices. Most liquid diets may not be suitable for long-term or excessive weight loss. They are, however, of benefit for certain types of procedures—both pre- and post-op—plus they are a type of regimen that is desired following bariatric surgeries.

When liquid diets are used - Bariatric Surgery
Most physicians do not recommend a liquid diet unless an individual is to undergo certain procedures that include colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy. In pre-operative cases, a clear liquid diet serves many functions: It can flush the bowels while decreasing strain on the digestive system.

Allowed beverages include coffee, tea, sports drinks, and broth; some juices are also permitted, if strained first. Before beginning this type of liquid diet, a physician will provide a detailed fact sheet on how to proceed and for how long. Individuals who undergo bariatric surgery may be required to follow a fluid-only diet for up to ten days following the procedure. When liquid diets are used - extreme obesity.

In some cases, extreme obesity is treated with an all-liquid diet. This can be successful initially, but must be monitored by a physician for any negative side-effects. A general consensus, however, is that this type of approach will not teach individuals the necessary requirements of healthy eating to maintain the weight loss.

Liquid diets and health issues
A liquid diet may not provide the needed nutrients to maintain adequate energy levels in most individuals. Short-term weight loss can be achieved, but when liquids such as protein shakes are eventually eliminated from the diet, pounds tend to be regained. Those who embark on a juice fast—also categorized as a form of liquid dieting—may find it less than satisfactory. The lack of proteins and fiber is also at issue with many physicians. In most cases, the replacement of food with fluids, even if medically supervised, simply will not be practical in the long term for those who need to lose only a minimal amount of weight.

Some individuals believe that fluids will cleanse the system of impurities, including those that have built up in the liver. These beliefs are generally refuted, with the caveat that the elimination of most processed foods is always beneficial. The concern lies mainly with a fanatical approach to a liquid diet in which one ignores the essential vitamins, proteins, fibers, and other required sources for optimum health. Ultimately, nutrition and resistance to disease will suffer in the effort to achieve a more defined physique.

Incorporating a liquid meal replacement can be an acceptable way to reduce a limited amount of weight, but should be used in conjunction with regular meals. Without portion control, these diets may fail as well.

Oprah readily admits her being on a liquid diet was a huge mistake.

Take home message is liquid diets are generally reserved for broken jaws or related injuries, troubles with your gut, emptying GI tract prior to surgeries or colonoscopy. Never recommended for more than 10 days.

Not the answer to weight loss by any means.

Looking for a cleansing program? Search my archives for the Liver Cleanse.

The Kidney Cleanse

After posting the Liver Cleanse, many readers have asked, "What do I do for a Kidney Cleanse?" The following is an example of an effective kidney cleanse. It was originally written for aiding in reversing a cancer condition. However, a cleanse is cleanse. There are many other legit methods to do this. The take home message is the ingredients involved and the flushing theory. Just like the Liver Cleanse has a bile flush effect that power washes the gallbladder and liver ducts.

It takes a lot of liquid to "wash" the inside of your body. Taking it in the form of herbal teas gives you extra benefits. And extra enjoyment if you learn to make them with variations - especially if you need to produce a gallon of urine a day! Any edema or "water holding", whether in lungs, arms, or abdomen, also requires strengthening of kidneys with this recipe. When kidneys or bladder are actually involved in the cancer, gradually increase the dose to double the regular amounts. Be sure to start just as slowly though to avoid feeling pressure in the bladder.

You will need:

• Half a cup dried hydrangea root (Hydrangea arborescens)
  
• Half a cup gravel root (Eupatorium purpureum)
  
• Half a cup marshmallow root (Althea officinallis)
  
• Black Cherry Concentrate, 8 oz. [twice]
  
• Pinch vitamin B2 powder
  
• 4 bunches of fresh parsley (obtained at supermarket) [a bunch at stems is about 2 inches]
  
• Goldenrod tincture (leave out of the recipe if you are allergic to it)
  
• Ginger Uva Ursi Vitamin B6, 250mg caps Magnesium oxide, 300mg caps HCl drops (Hydrocloric Acid)
• Sweetening (optional)
  

Previous versions of this recipe included vegetable glycerine. Recently I have been unable to find a source free from asbestos and silicone. Omit it.

Measure 1/4 (one fourth) cup of each root [half of the roots] and set them to soak, together in 10 cups of cold tap water, using a non-metal container and a non-metal lid (a dinner plate will do). Add vitamin B2 powder. After four hours (or overnight), heat to boiling and simmer for 20 minutes. Add black cherry concentrate [8oz.] and bring back to boiling. Pour through a bamboo or plastic strainer into glass jar. Drink 3/4 (three fourths) cup by sipping slowly throughout the day (stir in two drops HCl first). Refrigerate half to use this week, and freeze the other half for next week. Other versions of this recipe allowed reboiling the roots when you have finished your first batch. Although this saves a few dollars, advanced cancer sufferers should use new roots each time. You need to do the kidney cleanse for six weeks to get good results, longer for severe problems. Find fresh parsley at a grocery store. Soak it in HCl-water (1 drop per cup) with a pinch of vitamin B2 in it for 2 minutes. Drain. Cover with [2 pints of] water and boil for 1 minute. Drain into glass jars. When cool enough, pour yourself 1/2 (half) cup. Add 2 drops HCl. Sip slowly or add to your root potion. Refrigerate a pint and freeze 1 pint. Throw away the parsley. Always add HCl at point of consuming even after pre-sterilizing. Dose: Each morning, pour together 3/4 (three fourths) cup of the root mixture and 1/2 (half) cup parsley water, filling a large mug. Add 20 drops of goldenrod tincture and any spice, such as nutmeg, cinnamon, etc. Then add a pinch of B2 and 4 drops HCl to sterilize. Drink this mixture in divided doses throughout the day. Keep it cold. Do not drink it all at once or you will get a stomach ache and feel pressure in your bladder. If your stomach is very sensitive, start on half the dose.

Also take:
Ginger capsules: one with each meal (3/day) (3 per day).
Uva Ursi: one capsule in the morning and 2 capsules in the evening.
Vitamin B6 (250mg): one a day.
Magnesium oxide (300mg): one a day.

Take these supplements just before your meal to avoid burping. You do not need to duplicate the B6 and magnesium doses if you are already on them. Some notes on this recipe: This herbal tea, as well as the parsley, can easily spoil. Reheat to boiling every third day if it is being stored in the refrigerator. Add HCl drops just before drinking. If you sterilize it in the morning you may take it to work without refrigerating it (use a glass container). When you order your herbs, be careful! Herb companies are not the same! These roots should have a strong fragrance. If the ones you buy are barely fragrant, they have lost their active ingredients; switch to a different supplier. Fresh roots can be used. Do not use powder.

From "The Cure for All Advanced Cancers", page 560. Excerpted from the book "The Cure for all Diseases" by Hulda Regehr Clark

LIVER CLEANSE

In anticipation of Spring arriving soon, let's do some Spring cleaning. But this year, we're taking care of the body first. Our surroundings can wait.The feedback from this routine is phenomenal.

It is recommended that parasites should be killed first (by a parasite cleanse or by a frequency generator), as well as a kidney cleanse, and any dental work (removal of mercury fillings).

Ingredients
Epsom salts……….…………… 4 Tablespoons
Virgin Olive Oil……………….... ½ cup (light olive oil is easier to get down)
Fresh Lemons or Limes……… 1 or 2, large enough to squeeze ½ to ¾ cup of juice
(2) Pint jar with lid……….….… One for Epsom drink & one to shake the Lemon mixture in
Large plastic straw (optional)…. To help drink potion

Choose a day when you can rest the next day. Take no medicines, vitamins or pills that you can do without; they could prevent a successful cleanse. The day before the liver cleanse, stop any parasite cleanse or kidney cleanse program. Eat a no-fat breakfast and lunch such as cooked cereal with fruit, fruit juice, bread and preserves or honey (no butter or milk), baked potato or other vegetables with salt only. This allows the bile to build up and develop pressure in the liver. The higher the pressure the more stones pushed out.

2:00 PM.
Do not eat or drink after 2 o’clock. If you break this rule you could feel quite ill later. Mix 4 Tablespoons of Epsom salts in 3 cups of water and pour this into a jar. This makes 4 servings, ¾ cup each. Set the jar in the refrigerator to get ice cold (this is for convenience and taste only).

6:00 PM.
Drink your first serving (¾ cup) of ice cold Epsom salts. You may add 1/8 teaspoon of vitamin C powder to improve the taste. You may drink a few mouthfuls of water to remove taste.

8:00 PM.
Drink your second serving (¾ cup) of Epsom salts. You haven’t eaten since 2:00 but you probably won’t feel hungry. Get all your bedtime chores done. The timing is critical for success; do not be more than 10 minutes early or late for the next step.
At 10:00 you will be laying down immediately
Be prepared to go to sleep
Be ready for bed ahead of time
Don’t clean up the kitchen
Have all your chores done

9:45 PM.
Pour ½ cup olive oil into the pint jar. Squeeze the lemons (or limes) into the measuring cup and sieve to remove pulp. You should have at least ½ - ¾ cup of juice. Add this to the olive oil. Close the jar tightly and shake hard for 30 seconds.
Before drinking this mixture (at 10:00) visit the bathroom.

10:00 PM.
This is the most important step. Drink the mixture from the pint jar. Drinking through a large straw may help it go down easier. You may use cinnamon or brown sugar to chase it down between sips. Be sure to drink mixture (standing up) within 5 minutes (15 min. for very elderly). Lie down immediately. You may fail to get stones out if you don’t. The sooner you lie down the more stones you will get out. Be ready for bed ahead of time. As soon as the drink is down, lie down flat on your back with your head up high on the pillow. Try to concentrate on what is happening in the liver and gallbladder. Try to keep perfectly still for at least 20 minutes. You may feel stones traveling like marbles along the bile ducts. There should be no pain because the bile duct valves are open (thanks to Epsom salts!). Go to Sleep. Do not get up until morning. You may fail to get stones out if you get up.

Next Morning – no earlier than 6:00 AM.
Upon awakening take your third dose (¾ cup) of Epsom salts.

8:00 AM.
Take your fourth dose of Epsom salts (the last). You may go back to bed.

Two hours later.
You may eat now. Start with fruit juice. Half an hour later eat fruit. One hour later you may eat regular food but keep it light. By supper you should feel recovered. How well did you do? Expect diarrhea in the morning. Use a flashlight to look for gallstones in the toilet after each bowel movement. Genuine gallstones are green colored, which is proof that they are not food residue. Only bile from the liver is pea green. Gallstones can be black, red, white, green or tan colored. The green ones get their color from being coated with bile. Many have embedded unidentified objects, which could be fluke remains.

The bowel movement sinks but gallstones float because of the cholesterol inside. Count them all roughly, whether tan or green. You will need to total 2000 stones before the liver is clean enough to rid you of allergies or bursitis or upper back pains permanently. The first cleanse may rid you of them for a few days, but as the stones from the rear travel forward, they give you the same symptoms again. You may REPEAT CLEANSES at 2 week intervals. NEVER CLEANSE while you are ILL. I think a more realistic approach would be twice a year or every 6 months.

Sometimes the bile ducts are full of cholesterol crystals that did not form into round stones. They appear as “chaff” floating on top of the toilet bowl water. It may be tan colored, harboring millions of tiny white crystals. Cleansing this chaff is just as important as purging stones. Cleansing the liver of gallstones dramatically improves digestion, which is the basis of total health. You can expect your allergies to disappear, more with each cleanse you do.

This cleanse may also help eliminate shoulder, upper arm and upper back pain. Your energy level and sense of well being will also increase. It is the job of the liver to make bile, 1 to 1½ quarts a day! The liver is full of tubes (biliary tubing) that deliver the bile to one large tube (the common bile duct). The gallbladder is attached to the common bile duct and acts as a storage reservoir. Eating fat or protein triggers the gallbladder to squeeze itself empty after about twenty minutes, and the stored bile finishes its trip down the common bile duct to the intestine. For many people, including children, the biliary tubing is choked with gallstones. At the very center of each stone is found a clump of bacteria, according to scientists, suggesting a dead bit of parasite might have started the stone forming. As the stones grow and become more numerous the back pressure on the liver causes it to make less bile. When the ducts are clogged, much less cholesterol leaves the body, and cholesterol levels may rise. Gallstones, being porous, can pick up all the bacteria, cysts, viruses and parasites that are passing through the liver. In this way “nests” of infection are formed, forever supplying the body with fresh bacteria. Stomach infections such as ulcers or intestinal bloating cannot be permanently cured without removing these gallstones from the liver. Gallstones are produced in the liver, not the gallbladder. By the time you have acute pain attacks, some stones are in the gallbladder and are big enough and sufficiently calcified to see on X-ray, and have caused inflammation. When the gallbladder is removed the acute attacks are gone, but the bursitis and other pains and digestive problems remain. People who have had their gallbladder surgically removed still get plenty of green, bile-coated gallstones.

CONGRATULATIONS!

You have now removed your gallstones without surgery and have saved thousands of $$$$$.