Milk Products: Forget pasteurized cow milk products (milk, certain cheese, sour cream, half & half, ice cream, cottage cheese and yogurt). If you only knew all the potential problems from pasteurized milk, you’d swear it off forever. Dr. Page found out that pasteurized milk was actually more detrimental than sugar for many people. Avoiding dairy will make it much easier for you to attain your optimal level of health and hormonal balance. Raw butter, however, is an excellent source of essential nutrients and vitamins. Raw goat’s and sheep milk products are better alternatives because their genetic code and fat content is apparently more like humans. I’d still be cautious with these, however.
There has been a lot of hype about using soymilk and rice milk to replace dairy. While they sound like healthy alternatives, what they really are is highly processed foods that are primarily simple carbohydrates. You are better off doing without these as well. Of course Vitamite®, Mocha Mix®, and the other dairy substitutes are highly-processed nutrient-depleted products that honestly should not be considered a food.
Liquids: Water is the only substance that qualifies as an ideal liquid. Most diseases could be explained on the basis of dehydration. It should be considered the first and largest part of your food plan. The minimum number of ounces of water to be consumes is ½ your body weight in pounds. It should be consumed in small amount throughout the day rather in large glasses sporadically. You might set your water glass or bottle near you to be sipped frequently. All water consumed should be chlorine and fluoride free. Spring water that has a low mineral content seems to be best for most people’s needs. Tap water, even when purified by charcoal and reverse osmosis, is often not as pure as it should be in terms of mineral content. Nevertheless, it is more important to consume water of even modest quality than it is to substitute it for other liquids.
Avoid all soda and especially those with artificial sweeteners. No coffee until you are fully recovered, and then only in moderation if you have the metabolism for it. For every cup of coffee, you need to drink an extra equivalent amount of water since coffee is a diuretic. Fruit juices are forbidden because of their high fructose content and dumping of sugar into the blood stream. An occasional small glass of vegetable juice with a meal is probable okay, but I hope you’ll feel the difference that using water in adequate quantity throughout the day will be enough to convince you how much better water really is…
The most important life-giving substance in the body is water. The daily routine of the body depends on a turnover of about 40,000 glasses of water a day. In the process, your body loses at a minimum of 6 glasses a day, even if you don’t do anything. With movement, exercise, and sugar intake (that’s right) etc. you can require up to over 15 glasses of water a day. Consider this – the concentration of water in your brain has been estimated to be 85% and the water content of your tissues like your liver, kidney, muscle, heart, intestines, etc are 75% water. The concentration of water outside of the cells is about 94%. That means that water wants to move from the outside of the cell (where it is diluted) into the cell (where it is more concentrated) to balance out things. The urge water has to move is called hydroelectric power. That’s the same electrical power generated at hydroelectric dams (like Hoover Dam). The energy made in your body is in part hydroelectric. I just know you wouldn’t mind a little boost in energy.
If you enjoy wine or beer and still insist, there are some guidelines. First, drink only with meals. Red wine has less sugar and probably more of the beneficial polyphenols than white wines. Most of the good foreign beer is actually brewed and contains far more nutrients than the pasteurized chemicals called beer made by the large commercial breweries in the United States. Trader Joe’s usually has a good selection. Less is better. Occasional rather than regular. Because coffee and alcohol force you to lose water, you’ll have to drink more water to compensate.
Part III ..................
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