THE SLOW OXIDIZER EATING PLAN
By Lawrence Wilson, MD
©
May 2013, The Center For Development
Cooked Vegetables. Most adults need to eat nine to ten
cups of cooked vegetables each day. This means eating 2- 3 cups of cooked
vegetables at least three times daily. Measure the cups with cooked, not raw vegetables. Ideally, each day have at least 2
(two):
- Root vegetables (such as carrots,
onions, turnips, rutabagas or parsnips).
- Cruciferous vegetables (such as
broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage or Brussels sprouts).
- Greens (such as spinach, Swiss
chard, turnip greens, mustard greens or kale).
- Dried herbs on your food. Not only does this add flavor, but it may
add vitamins in large amounts.
Among the best are parsley, garlic,
ginger, sea salt, rosemary, basil, cilantro or coriander, thyme, and marjoram.
This
is a lot of cooked vegetables, but they are needed! Eat the cooked
vegetables first at a meal, so you wonÕt accidentally fill up on other food and
skip them.
Protein. Eat some high-quality protein twice or
three times daily. Most protein
needs to be of animal source, such as lamb, chicken, turkey, soft-cooked eggs
and preferably raw dairy products such as cheese and yogurt. Avoid all vegetarian diets and avoid
raw food diets. Do not eat fish or
shellfish (seafood) except for up to 3 or 4 cans of sardines weekly. Most food from the sea is highly
contaminated with mercury and other toxic metals today. Avoid all vegetarian diets. Read about vegetarian
diets.
Fat and oils. Fat intake should be low –
perhaps up to two tablespoons daily.
Carbohydrates or starches. Eat complex carbohydrate such as whole
grains and starchy vegetables. However,
avoid all wheat and spelt products.
Sweets and fruit. AVOID ALL sugars and all things sweet,
including fruit.
Fruit is too yin, too sugary and upsets blood sugar.
Avoid
fermented foods except for cheeses, yogurt and
kefir, as these have less toxic aldehydes in
them. Avoid all soy foods today,
as they are very hybridized and less healthful.
Meal planning. Eat at least three times daily, do not
skip meals, and keep the meals simple.
Ideally, have only one or two kinds of food per meal. With each meal, have cooked vegetables
with EITHER a protein or a starch.
Rotate your foods to have some variety in your meals. Organically
grown, high quality and preferably fresh food is best.
Water. Drink three quarts of spring water each
day. Do not drink with meals,
however. Drink an hour or more
after meals, and up to 10 minutes before a meal. Drink water, preferably, not soda, coffee, tea or other
beverages.
The
reasons for each of the items above are explained below. This diet will seem strict to some
people. I have found the closer
one follows the diet, the better one feels. Change over slowly if you need to, substituting healthier
foods for less healthy ones. Here
are more details about this diet.
WHAT TO EAT
1. 70-80% cooked
vegetables. To
eat this many, you need to eat cooked vegetables three or perhaps four times
daily. All vegetables are excellent except the
following: mushrooms, artichokes, okra, summer squashes and the nightshades
(tomatoes, white and red potatoes, eggplant and all peppers - both sweet
peppers and hot peppers). A little
cayenne pepper as a spice is fine.
2. About 15% protein, mainly of animal
origin. Have some flesh protein daily. ONLY EAT ONE KIND OF PROTEIN PER
MEAL. Lamb is the best red meat in
most cases, although good quality beef is excellent, too.
3. 7-8% complex carbohydrates. These include
concentrated starches such as brown rice, millet, quinoa, amaranth and
others. However, avoid all wheat
products and most buckwheat.
HAVE ONLY ONE TYPE OF STARCH PER MEAL.
4. Ideally, do not combine a heavy starch with a heavy
protein. Instead,
have a starch with vegetables, OR a protein with vegetables at each meal. You may also have just a cooked
vegetable meal.
5. 6-7% high-quality fats and
oils. Acceptable
fats are from meat, eggs, dairy products such as butter or high-fat cheese,
olive oil, and a little toasted almond butter. Avoid avocado, coconut oil and palm oil. These are too yin in Chinese medical
terminology for common usage, no matter how nutritious they are.
6. 0% simple carbohydrates. These are fruits, fruit juices, honey,
maple sugar, agave nectar, other sugars, and all other sweets.
7. 0% chemicalized and fast foods.
This includes all artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and others. Also, limit stevia and other natural
sweeteners. A little xylitol or
stevia may be used, but try to avoid sweetening your food, which is mainly just
a habit.
8. Eat the Special
Foods for health and mental development:
A. Plenty of cooked vegetables, except
avoid those mentioned above such as the nightshades.
B. Whole organic blue corn, organic
blue corn chips, and/or blue corn tortillas. You may have two 7-10 ounce
bags of blue corn chips weekly or a few organic blue corn tortillas several
times a week. If you do not
tolerate blue corn at first, then begin with less, as with all of the foods recommended
on this diet.
Some yellow corn is also good. I suggest having one to two
bags per week of yellow corn tortilla chips by Santitas. This product has some herbs in it that
may not be listed on the label that are helpful. They
are sold at many supermarkets. In
addition, you
may have several organic yellow corn tortillas every other day.
C. Lamb. Have a full portion at least once and preferably twice each
week. While
any lamb will do, lamb loin chops or rack of lamb are among the best. They can come from the supermarket, and
need not be organic, as most are quite good.
D. Sardines. Adults may eat one can every other day or 3-4 cans
weekly. Any brand is fine. Do not eat more than this, however, as
they all contain a little mercury.
Children need less.
E. Kelp, but only NatureÕs Way or
Solaray brands. An alternative is about 1 tablespoon daily of Frontier Herbs
kelp or Monterrey Bay Herb Company kelp granules. Avoid other brands of kelp,
other sea vegetables and all fish except sardines. Salmon once a month or so, however, is not too bad.
F. Carrot juice. Have 10-12 ounces daily, preferably
freshly made, but you may buy it at the market if needed. You may add a small amount of greens to
your carrot juice. An alternative
once or twice weekly is 1 or 2 ounces of wheat grass juice.
G. Sea Salt. Most
brands are fine. One that I like a
lot is Blue Hawaii Sea Salt, sold by the San Francisco Salt Company.
H. Herbs and spices. Excellent spices include parsley,
rosemary, basil, cilantro, thyme, marjoram, ginger, mustard, turmeric and
garlic. Have some daily, ideally,
as spices or condiments.
Natural sea salt is excellent. Avoid table salt, which
is a horrible junk food. It is
toxic, often contains aluminum, and can raise blood pressure. Also avoid table pepper, which is often rancid and can cause
joint problems in some people.
HOW TO EAT
1.
Cook all or almost all food. Raw food is too yin for slow
oxidizers. Also, most people
cannot absorb their minerals nearly as well from raw or fermented foods. See below for other reasons for cooking
foods.
The
exception is fats and oils of all kinds, which should be eaten as raw as
possible. For example, raw dairy
products are best. Do not have
more than about 4 ounces of raw milk daily, however, as it is quite yin. Eggs must be soft, with the yolks
runny. Good methods of preparation
are soft-boiled for about 3-4 minutes (the best), poached, or lightly fried
with the yolk runny. Do not eat
hard-boiled eggs. When cooking
eggs, the yolks should be eaten in a liquid or runny state and the white
portion should be semi-solid for best utilization and cleanliness.
2.
Eat slowly, chew thoroughly and always have sit-down, relaxed meals. Do not eat on the run, in your car,
standing up or while working.
3.
Food combining. THE SIMPLER THE
MEAL, THE BETTER. Mono meals are
excellent (one food at a meal).
Otherwise, eat only one type of protein per meal, or one type of starch
per meal. Do not combine heavy
protein with heavy starch.
Instead, eat a starch with vegetables, OR a protein with vegetables.
4.
Eat whole foods. Do not use
smoothies, powders or blended meals.
If you have trouble chewing or swallowing, cook your food adequately and
chew it very thoroughly. Smoothies and powders are too yin. Food blended with water dilutes the digestive juices and
this is not helpful. For the same
reason, do not eat a lot of soups, as they also contain too much water, in most
cases, and this tends to dilute the digestive juices.
MORE DETAILS ON THE DIET
70-80%
cooked vegetables. Eat a variety of cooked
vegetables, NOT SALADS. The body
cannot absorb enough minerals from salads, so please do not eat salads.
Fill
at least 2/3 of your plate with vegetables. You may also have a meal of just a vegetable or two, such as
a bunch of steamed carrots, or a half a head of broccoli or spinach. Fresh and organic are best, although
some frozen vegetables such as peas and green beans are acceptable, too.
Root
vegetables such as turnips, carrots, onions, garlic, and rutabaga are
excellent. Cabbage, broccoli,
Brussels sprouts, bok choy, cauliflower and most green leafy vegetables are
also superb.
Avoid
the nightshade family of vegetables.
These are red and white potatoes, all tomatoes, eggplant and all
peppers. These are irritating to
the body, somewhat toxic, and very yin as they are mainly fruits, not
vegetables. Anything that contains
seeds is a fruit.
Acorn and winter squash are
okay in moderation.
The summer varieties of squash such as zucchini and sunburst squash are
less recommended. They are too
yin. A few other vegetables such
as all mushrooms, okra, cucumber, jicama, asparagus and other salad greens such
as lettuce are also not recommended.
These are not as healthful for various reasons.
Avoid
most canned vegetables, canned soups, and spoiled or old vegetables that are
not fresh. However, canned
vegetables are better than no vegetables at all.
Very few people eat anywhere
near enough cooked vegetables. You will need to eat them twice or preferably
3 or 4 times daily. Eat simple
food combinations.
Toppings. If you donÕt like plain vegetables, add
toppings for flavor. These can
include butter, cream, whipped cream, salt, garlic, cayenne or mustard powder,
soy sauce, salad dressings, almond sauce (almond butter and a little water
mixed together), pesto sauce, or chili sauce.
Read
How To Disguise More Vegetables In Your Diet for
many other vegetable suggestions.
About
15% protein, mainly of animal origin. Natural,
hormone-free meats are best. Have
4-5 ounces of protein twice daily, and less for children depending on their
size (see babies and children sections below). The best protein foods are:
Red meats:
Lamb is best. Have it twice weekly
in most cases. Wild game and lamb
contain some omega-3 oils, as well.
Lamb from the supermarket is usually fine. Cook all meats lightly only. Meats should not be cooked for more than about 45 minutes at
the most, and much less in most cases.
Poultry: Naturally-raised
or Foster Farms chicken, turkey and some duck if available. Natural chicken and turkey sausage are
also okay, but not as good as fresh meat.
Turkey or beef jerky are also okay for snack food if it is not laced
with chemicals. Do not cook
chicken for more than 1.5 hours for a whole chicken, and less for chicken
parts.
Bone broth:
This is optional. Make this by
cooking or simmering bones only in some water, overnight or even for a few
days. It is tasty and very good
for the bones and to obtain minerals.
Eggs:
Eat healthy eggs from the store or from a farm, up to about 8 per week or
perhaps a few more in some cases.
Always cook eggs lightly so the yolks are runny. Soft boiled are best, or they can be
poached, or even fried lightly, but always with the yolk runny.
Raw Dairy:
An excellent food for most people is some raw goat milk, raw goat cheese, or
raw goat yogurt. CowÕs dairy is
not quite as good, although raw cream and butter are excellent. You may also have some raw kefir and
full-fat raw yogurt. If you cannot
find raw dairy, organic dairy products are the next best. Avoid most commercial dairy products,
if possible.
Fish and seafood:
Sardines
are an excellent food. They are a
rich source of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, calcium, RNA and DANA, and the
nerves, and skin are helpful for most people. Also, they are so small that mercury does not accumulate in
them to any great extent. If one
eats 3 or 4 cans of sardines weekly, no additional supplemental omega-3 fatty
acids or vitamin D should be needed.
All
other fish, sadly, along with seafood, are not recommended, as they are all
contaminated with mercury today.
Shellfish and other ÔseafoodÕ is terribly contaminated with toxic metals
today, such as shrimp, crab, lobster, scallops, oysters, octopus, calamari, eel
and others.
Less desirable protein foods,
but okay once or twice weekly.
1.Other small fish. In addition to
several cans of sardines, which are highly recommended, once or twice weekly
you may have very small fish such as anchovies, herring, and smelt. Wild caught may be more healthful, but
not necessarily.
2. Beef. Once or
even twice a week you may have a meal with naturally-raised beef. Almost all beef is quite hybridized
today. For this reason, it is not
quite as good a food.
3.
Dried beans. Twice weekly or less you may have dried
beans that are well-cooked.
Lentils are among the best.
Others include pintos, black beans, split peas, black-eyed peas, kidney
beans and others. These foods are
much more yin, and they are low in etheric energy, an energy that is helpful
for most people. Also, they can be
slightly toxic in subtle ways.
They are also quite starchy.
Therefore, they are much less recommended.
4. Peanuts and peanut butter. Even natural peanut butter may contain
some aflatoxin, and for this reason peanut products are not recommended. Peanuts are also beans that are more
yin and slightly toxic.
5. Protein powders and drinks. These are not recommended! Whole protein foods are preferable to
powders and liquids. The reasons
are that the powders and smoothies are: 1) horrible food combinations in some
cases, 2) too much water mixed with the food, which impairs digestion, 3) too
yin in Chinese medical terms (raw, broken apart and liquidy are all yin
qualities) , 4) generally contain much less nutrition than the whole food, and
5) are eaten in a hurry, rather than cooked, eaten warmed, and chewed
thoroughly for proper absorption.
Protein Foods To Avoid:
1. All fish, especially all
large fish.
Fish such as tuna, shark, ahi, mahi mahi, halibut, game fish and even
salmon, except on occasion, are too high in mercury to be eaten. The only exception is sardines and
occasionally other tiny fish.
2. All shellfish.
These are too high in toxic metals in almost all areas of the world as they are
caught close to shore.
3. All pork, ham, bacon, pork
rinds, pig intestine used in sausage, and other pig products. These often contain parasite eggs, no
matter how well cooked they are.
4. Most processed meats. These include most hot dogs, bologna,
salami and sausages. Most contain
toxic chemical additives and are often not fresh enough. 100% natural processed meats with no
additives are okay, though not ideal, but only if made without any pig
products. Note that pig intestines
are usually used to make all types of sausages and some hot dogs.
5.
Soy products. I
recommend avoiding all soy foods.
These are lower quality proteins and all are genetically modified today.
Avoid soy milk, soy protein powders, Hamburger
Helper, Òtextured vegetable proteinÓ or TVP, tofu, tempeh, and many other
products that contain soy.
6.
Nuts and seeds.
Nuts and seeds are not recommended foods because they are quite yin and
slightly toxic. An exception is
roasted or toasted almond butter, which is helpful for many people and may be
eaten in moderation. Nut and seed
butters are slightly more yin, but much more digestible than the whole nuts and
seeds, providing they are fresh.
Read
the article entitled Proteins for more on this
subject.
7-8%
complex carbohydrates. These may include organic blue
corn or organic yellow corn tortillas or tortilla chips, brown rice or even
a little white Basmati rice, quinoa, millet, and perhaps some oats, rye, barley,
kamut and amaranth. Buckwheat is
slightly toxic and best avoided.
Some
people should avoid all gluten-containing grains such as rye, oats and barley,
at least until their digestion improves.
Pasta
or noodles can be eaten that are made from rice, corn or quinoa.
Avoid all
wheat products, including organic whole wheat, flour products and all
prepared foods made with wheat.
Wheat is too hybridized today and not a quality food any more. It is irritating to the intestines and
has a lower protein content and a high content of glutamic acid, which is
irritating.
5%
Fats And Oils. Eat about 1-2 tablespoons of quality fat
or oil daily. Those with
sympathetic dominance pattern need a little more fat. Excellent sources of high-quality fats and oils include
fatty meats such as dark meat chicken, dark meat turkey, lamb, wild game, and
fatty cuts of beef. Other good
fats are eggs, olive oil, and raw or organic dairy products such as whole milk,
butter, full-fat yogurt or full-fat cheeses.
Somewhat
less recommended sources of fats and oils are the oils of flaxseed, hemp,
sesame and other seeds, nuts and nut butters. Some refined vegetable oil is okay, but not ideal. These are oils such as corn, safflower,
sunflower, canola or soy. Other
oily foods that can be eaten on occasion are raw or toasted almond or other nut
butters.
Avoid most tropical fats
including coconut oil, palm oil and avocado. They are too yin. Some health authorities believe these
are healthful. However, they are
all extremely yin, so they are best avoided or eaten in small amounts only.
Avoid all krill
oil, primrose oil, borage oil. These
seem to be slightly toxic. Also
avoid poor quality oils such as those found in fast-food French fries,
restaurant deep-fried foods, margarine, shortening, bacon, lard and other
butter substitutes. Also avoid
processed and canned meats that often contain oxidized fats.
If you are very
concerned with high cholesterol:
Cholesterol will normalize on a nutritional balancing program in almost
all cases without the need for dietary restriction.
If
you are very afraid of cholesterol, begin with less meat, eggs and butter. Have more olive oil, flaxseed oil, and
perhaps some roasted almond butter, a little natural peanut butter, and perhaps
and a little coconut oil to obtain your fats and oils. Do not eat a lot of coconut or palm
oils, however, as these are very yin in Chinese medical terms.
0%, or close to it,
simple carbohydrates. These include fruits, fruit juices,
sugars, honey, maple sugar and other sweets. Eating fruit, unfortunately, causes
many problems today. Reasons for
this are that it is 1) extremely yin in Chinese medical terminology, 2) too
high in sugar so it upsets the blood sugar, 3) contains fruit acids that upset
the digestion, 4) favors the growth of candida albicans and other yeasts and
fungi in the body, 5) often sprayed with pesticides even if labeled organic,
and 6) the mineral balance in fruits seems to be incorrect today for most
bodies.
Most of our clients feel much better avoiding
all fruit.
You may have a few berries or an apple occasionally, but fruit is not
really permitted with this program.
I know this is different from many other dietary and healing programs,
but it works extremely well.
Also Avoid
all foods in which one of the first four ingredients is sugar, honey, dextrose,
glucose, fructose, corn syrup, rice bran syrup, honey, agave nectar, maple
syrup, maltose chocolate or malt sweetener. Also avoid candy, cookies, cakes, pastries, ice cream, soda pop and
other sweet prepared foods. These
cause wide fluctuations in blood sugar and insulin levels.
Artificial sweeteners. Try not to substitute Nutrasweet,
aspartame, Equal, Splenda, saccharin or other artificial or non-caloric
sweeteners. If you must use a
sweetener, use a very small amount of stevia. DO NOT USE A LOT, HOWEVER. Weaning yourself off sweets and sweeteners may take some
time or effort, but is well worth it.
Learn to eat food without the need for sweeteners of any kind.
0%
chemicalized, ÒjunkÓ foods and ÒfastÓ foods. These are of much poorer nutritional
quality, in general, and are often irritating or toxic for the body. They make up the bulk of most
restaurant food, and occupy the middle isles of the supermarkets. They cost more for what you get, and
will ruin your health.
The
most common of these are white flour products such as breads, pastries, donuts,
bagels, pretzels, cup cakes, cakes, ice creams (unless very simple with very
little sugar or chemicals), other baked goods, Kool-aid, soda pop, beer, wine, hard liquors, sweet coffees,
sports drinks like Gatorade and Recharge, candy bars, health food bars,
chocolates and similar items.
Beverages. Adults need to drink about 3 quarts of preferably
spring water daily. A second-best
option is carbon-only
filtered tap water. Do not buy
fancy water filters containing KDF media and others. These damage the water. Only use carbon filtration, even though it does not remove
most toxic substances from the water.
Buying
spring water in plastic jugs at the supermarket is perfectly safe, in my long
experience with water. Another
option is to have spring water delivered to your home in recycled plastic
containers. A third option is to
find a spring nearby where you can fill up your own containers, usually at no
charge. Go to www.findaspring.com to locate a healthful
spring or other water source near where you live.
Avoid
reverse osmosis
water. This is extremely
important. Problems with
reverse osmosis water are 1) it does not seem to hydrate the body well enough
for some reason, 2) it is very low in minerals, which are vital today, 3) it is
too yin in Chinese medical terms, and 4) it always seems to pick up some
plastic residue from the plastic membrane the water is forced through to make
it. It is much worse than drinking
water from plastic jugs or bottles.
Well
water and plain tap water are often contaminated with various chemicals,
although in some few areas it is okay.
Avoid alkaline waters. Alkaline water
makes the body too yin, often contains toxins found in tap water, and the water
is usually passed over platinum plates, which makes the water even more
toxic. Also avoid most ÒdesignerÓ
waters, which are not worth the money and are often made with reverse osmosis
water or other types that we donÕt find are good for the body. For much more on water, read Water For Drinking.
Mild
teas and up to one cup of coffee daily are okay, but coffee is not
recommended. Also, up to 4 ounces
of raw or organic milk daily is okay.
Carrot juice.
Ten to twelve
ounces of carrot juice or 1-2 ounces of wheat grass juice are excellent for
almost everyone. Carrot
juice is preferably made fresh at home.
However, it can also be bought at the health store or other outlet. Any type of carrot juicing machine will
work. Do not use a Vita-Mix or
other blender, however. It does
not do the same job. If you are
very sensitive to the sugar in the carrot juice, make your juice, drink half of
it immediately, and save the rest in the refrigerator to drink in a few hours.
DO
NOT DRINK WATER OR OTHER BEVERAGES WITH MEALS. Drink only enough with meals to take your supplements. Drink one hour after meals, or up to
about 15 minutes before meals. An
excellent idea is to drink about 1 quart or 1 liter of water upon arising,
before breakfast. You may drink
some of this while in the sauna, for example.
OTHER ASPECTS OF THE DIET
Cooking
Utensils and Methods. For
cooking use glass, enamel, stainless steel, non-stick or coated aluminum. Using a food steamer is fabulous for
those who want easily prepared, healthful meals. Crock pots may be used for vegetables, but donÕt cook meats
for hours. Baking is fine. Frying and barbequing are okay once in
a while, but not quite as good due to the high heat and production of harmful
chemicals.
If
you cannot shop more than once a week, place your vegetables in the bottom of
the refrigerator.
Fresh
meats are much tastier than most frozen meats. However, to keep meats in the freezer, divide meats into
meal-size portions. Then place the
fresh meats in plastic bags in the freezer. However, try to eat meats quickly, rather than leave them in
the freezer for weeks or months.
Defrosting meat is often unnecessary, provided it is not too thick. It will cook rapidly if sliced thin, or
if is naturally not more than about 1 inch thick.
Avoid
exposed aluminum cookware and microwave ovens. Microwave ovens seem to damage
the food more than standard cooking methods. Making the simple effort to nurture yourself by preparing
healthy meals is often important for healing and maintaining health.
Eating
Habits. Eat regular,
relaxed, sit-down meals. If
possible, eat only one or two foods at each meal. This simplifies digestion greatly. Eat slowly and consciously, and chew thoroughly. Chewing each mouthful at least 15-20
times will assure better digestion.
Keep
the conversation pleasant during meals.
Do not criticize children or discuss very negative topics at meal
times. Make your meals a pleasant
activity.
Stop
eating before you feel stuffed.
Also, sit for at least ten minutes after you finish eating, or if
possible, take a short nap or siesta after eating.
Avoid
eating in the car, while standing up, while on the phone or while rushing
around. These habits impair
digestion and reduce the value of the food. Also avoid drinking most liquids with meals, as this tends
to dilute the digestive juices.
Drink up to 15 minutes before meals and one hour or more after meals.
Meal
Suggestions. Mainly cooked
vegetables are the staple of this diet.
This is needed today to supply hundreds of nutrients no longer found in
our food in large quantities. Have
some protein twice daily or more in some cases. If you are hypoglycemic and must eat often, have four or up
to six meals daily.
Strictly avoid
vegetarian or semi-vegetarian diets. Vegetarian diets are all too yin, and
are missing or low in vital nutrients such as zinc, carnitine, taurine,
alpha-lipoic acid, some B-complex vitamins in many cases, and others. Have animal flesh protein daily. The only exception are people with
cancer. Cancer patients should
strictly avoid all red meats and eggs until they are healing well, mainly due
to the higher iron content of these foods.
Ideally,
rotate your foods so you do not have the same food every day or at least every
other day.
Snacks. If your blood sugar is unstable, have a
snack or preferably a small meal in between your main meals that contains some
fat and perhaps a little protein.
Examples are a soft-boiled egg or two, some raw goat cheese, or a little
roasted almond butter on a few rice crackers. If blood sugar is very unstable, you may need five or six
small meals per day for a few months or so, until your health improves.
Eating Out. Eating in restaurants is not ideal, but
a treat once in a while is fine.
If you will not cook, then going to quality restaurants and following the
instructions above for choosing your food will work okay.
The
best restaurants are those that offer plenty of cooked vegetables such as
ethnic Chinese, East Indian, and Thai restaurants. Some are not clean, but others are acceptable.
Common
problems with eating out are: 1) limited food choices, 2) cleanliness and food
safety problems, 3) low food quality, 4) hidden chemical additives, and 5)
noisy or distracting environments that are not ideal for digestion.
For
example, Mexican restaurants usually serve too many carbohydrates and not
nearly enough cooked vegetables.
Italian food restaurants may be okay, but offer too much wheat and
salads, and not enough cooked vegetables.
AVOID
standard fast-food restaurants, and most chain restaurants. They often cut corners, serve too many
chemicals and the overall food quality is quite poor.
When eating out:
Sit in a quiet area away from noisy tables and blaring televisions or
music. Ask that music be turned
down. Always ask for exactly what
you want. Most good restaurants
will be happy to comply. For
example, ask for double or triple orders of cooked vegetables. If bread is served, ask that it be
taken away. Ideally, bring your
own water if you need it, or skip drinking water altogether. Bring your supplements along.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
If
possible, bring along cans of sardines, bags of blue corn chips, and even a
plastic food steamer. This
appliance is easy to clean and can cook eggs, vegetables and more. This can save time and money, and help you
eat well. For much more about how
to travel happily and safely, read Travel Hazards And How
To Avoid Them on this website.
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