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in the Refrigerator! Healthy Recipes for Vegetarian Lifestyles
George Xavier Love Jr., Doctor of Oriental Medicine
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HealthyRecipesfora VegetarianLifestyle
by George Xavier Love, D.O.M.
TABLEOFCONTENTS HealthyRecipes
Weekly Intake of Nutriment.............................. Personalized Diet Plan..................................... Whole Grain Recipes....................................... Bean Recipes................................................... Sea Vegetable Recipes................................... Breakfast Recipes............................................ Lunch Recipes................................................. Dinner Recipes................................................ Seasoning Tips................................................ Blender Drinks................................................. Soups.............................................................. 49 50 52 56 59 63 64 65 68 74 75
Meat Alternatives................................................ 76 Acceptable Food List Fluids............................................................... Vitamins List Mineral List . 77 82 83 85
DEDICATION
This book is for all women and men who have had challenges with weight and/or poor eating habits but especially for women of color who weren't loved enough, stroked enough, encouraged enough, told how pretty they were, how smart they were, how beautiful their hair is, how nice their legs are. In other words they had to generate their own self-esteem. It's hard to come by naturally when your mother or father doesn't have it. Many families exhibit dignity and self worth, but it is the individuals need for self image and self esteem that brings them to light.
LOVE YOURSELF AND FEED YOURSELF CLEAN FOOD, PURE WATER AND CLEAN AIR.
spiritual elevation to personal gratification. It became two people masturbating with each other instead of connecting to each other. And so many people turn to food. Excess weight leading to obesity became a national epidemic. Seventy percent of Americans are overweight. Fifty percent are considered clinically obese and thirty percent are considered morbidly obese. For the record, in the U.S. anything over 20% of normal is considered obese. In the rest of the world it is only 15%. For example a 52 female should normally weight 110lb. If she gains 22 pounds and weighs 133 pounds on the scale she is clinically obese. However, if asked, she would still consider herself normal weight, not obese. When I teach Juice feasting classes to break food addiction, one of the questions I always ask is, If you have to choose between not eating for 30 days or not having sex for 30 days which one would you choose? Invariable I get the answer that they have already given up sex for more than 30 days. In Europe or Asia when I ask that question no one is willing to go without sex. American men claim to make love more frequently than other countries, even Italians and Russians. This is according to a Playboy magazine survey of 5000 young men in ten countries. Somehow I cannot believe these claims when I see all the divorces. Women tell me all the time that if the sex is good, they will stay in a bad relationship. So what is the truth? Are American men lying to themselves about their sexual prowess? After forty years of research the answer is still the same. The average couple makes loves twice a week. What about singles? Are they getting less or more than couples? My survey says way less. Why do women mostly and some men turn to food rather than sex? Are they looking for love in the refrigerator? You cant find a meaningful relationship in the refrigerator! You can Love the Food, but the food cant love you back. If you suspect you are attached to food then you need to cultivate new friendships centered around something other than food. And if you are already a sex addict then you need to find new love in the refrigerator. 10
husband forbid her to come to the store. She didn't want him to lose his job but every time she saw blond hair in the ashtray in the car she would gain five pounds. He would always bring food home that she liked. She inhaled it and then complained about the weight. Every advice I gave her she had an excuse why she could not do it. Was she stuffing her feelings? Sallys husband owned a hardware store in the neighborhood but they lived on the top (fifth) floor of a building with a broken elevator. He never wanted to move out and he always brought his wife a bag of doughnuts every night. She finally gained more than one hundred pounds. Her intuition screamed at her but she stuffed her feelings. Her niece investigated and found his girlfriend working at the store. She made her aunt walk down the five flights of stairs to come to my office. I made her walk up and down the stairs three times a day. Once she lost fifty pounds with periodic juice feasting she was finally able to confront the husband and get rid of the girlfriend. A nursing student who did not accept her own beauty gained thirty pounds in order to remove attention to her figure. After graduation she was placed in an inner city hospital where thirty extra pounds is normal. She continued to attract men so she gained even more weight to discourage them. Finally she gained one hundred pounds and realized that her morbid obesity was not healthy. I helped her lose one hundred pounds in just over one year. Within three months she gained it all back because the flood of attention was more than she could handle. Why did she stuff her feelings instead of coming to terms with her selfesteem? Why do car accidents lead to weight gain? Why does tragedy lead to weight gain? Why do you quit smoking and then gain weight? Why does having children mean you gain weight? Why do men and women with poor self esteem or poor self-image always gain weight? The answer is as you might suspect is lack of love and self love in particular. If no one loves us then maybe we are not worthy of love. So I will stuff myself with food in order to feel loved. Maybe this scenario is not you but it fits enough people so that minor variations will all apply. Learn to 12
love yourself and feed yourself good food so that you will not gain weight as you get older. If, as you get older, your metabolism slows down, you will gain 2 pounds a year. That means in ten years you will have gained twenty pounds. So between age thirty and fifty you will have gained forty pounds. Not a good look for you or your health because that extra weight affects your heart, lungs, kidney, spleen and liver and makes them work harder shortening your life span. If you only eat one extra bite at each meal you will gain one or two pounds a year. So as you get older practice eating less at each meal or skip dinner a couple of nights a week. LOSING WEIGHT IS EASY You can easily eat a pound of steak but not a pound of spinach because of the fiber. A quart of water weighs two pounds. Therefore a gallon of water weight eight pounds. If you drink a gallon of water each day you will weigh that much more on the scale but you will urinate it out with the toxins. No calories in water means that your stomach is filled up with no calorie weight gain. You can easily lose two pounds a week or eight pounds a month. I lost forty-two pounds in four months on a raw food diet. I have helped over five thousand people lose weight in a healthy way.
JUICE FEASTING AS A WAY OF LIFE BECAUSE EVERYBODY CHEATS If you are not willing to change your diet, i.e. give up meat, coffee, sugar, dairy etc., then regular fasting will go a long way to offset negative effects. Juice fasting 3 days every month will help detoxify poisons from liver. I designed the juice feasting program because no one wants to be deprived. Everyone knows the air is polluted not only from cars and fluorocarbons but also because the ozone layer is shrinking. Everyone knows that the water is contaminated because of industrial run off from artificial fertilizer and pesticides. And of course the soil is polluted from the acid rain, radioactive fallout from nuclear power plants drifting from Asia and lack of mineral nutrients. Which 13
means that our food is polluted and toxic. We are poisoning ourselves or allowing the food producers to poison us. Juicing with organic vegetables that are locally grown or home grown is the only way to protect your self from autointoxication. We call this detoxification. The recommended schedule located in your owners manual says every thirty days you need to juice feast for three days. When the seasons change you need to juice feast seven days. What you eat on the fourth of July is not the same food you eat at Thanksgiving. What you eat for Easter Sunday is not what you eat on New Years day. Your food changes according the season so you must clean out your digestive system to prepare it for the new food. Just like you change the filter when you change your oil you must detoxify your body to prepare it for the healthy food you are now going to switch to after reading this book.
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Weight Loss Guide 1. Initially do 3 Day or 7 Day Fasting Program. 2. Break your fast properly according to instructions for 3 Day or 7 Day Fasting Kit 3. Decide on 900 calories (sedentary), 1200 calories (moderate), or 1500 calories (active) per day 4. Eat 2 servings/day Group I-6 oz. Whole Grains 5. Eat 1 servings/day Group II - 4 oz. Beans or Peas 6. Eat 4 serving/day from Group III- 8 oz. Vegetables 7. Eat 2 serving/day from Group IV - 8 oz. Soup 8. Eat 2-3 pieces/day Group V - Fruit 9. Eliminate Group Vl & Vll -Meat & Dairy 10. Drink 8 oz. of water for every 25 lb. of body weight. 11. Exercise Minimum three hours per week @ 1 hour 3x/week, or 45 minutes 4x/week, or 30 minutes 6x/week 12. Every day take a 30-45 minute Break between 12-3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. for a hot beverage. Do not read, watch TV, listen to radio, or talk on the phone 13. Do cleansing Fast every 30 days until you reach your desired weight.
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1. NO DAIRY PRODUCTS (Milk Fat) AVOID - Milk, Butter, Cheese, Yogurt, Ice cream, Sour cream, Cottage Cheese, Cream Cheese, etc. 2. NO REFINED FLOURS- (Wheat or Corn) AVOID -Cakes, Cookies, Pies, donuts, white breads, Croissants, etc. 3. NO SUGAR AVOID - Sugar, Honey, Jelly, Jam, Chocolate, Candy, Gum 4. NO SALT AVOID - Salty products-chips, crackers, pretzels, etc. Do not add Salt to your plate or cooking pot. 5. NO HYDROGENATED FATS OR OILS AVOID - FATTY MEATS -Hot dogs, sausage, lunchmeats, Spareribs, hamburgers, fried fish, lamb, bacon, etc. AVOID HEATED OILS - Fried foods, shortening AVOID PLANT FATS -Peanuts, Avocado, Olives, Pistachio and other nuts 16
6. NO CHOLESTEROL AVOID- Animal Organs (brains, liver, kidney, etc.), Animal Skin, Shrimp, Beef, Pork, fried fish, lamb LIMIT-Your animal products intake to 1/4 lb./day If your job does not require physical exertion 7. NO CAFFEINE AVOID - All Soda including sugar free (phosphoric acid), Coffee and tea except herbal teas 8. NO ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO AVOID -Wine, Beer, and mixed drinks LIMIT -One ounce of straight hard liquor permissible per day AVOID - Cigarettes, pipes, Cigars 9. NO DRUGS AVOID RECREATIONAL DRUGS - Grass, Hash, Crack, Coke, AVOID PRESCRIPTION DRUGS -Antibiotics, Birth Control Pills, Anti-Inflammatory, Steroids, Sedatives, Diuretics LIMIT- Cold tablets, Aspirin, Eye drops, Laxatives, Nose drops, etc. 10. NO EATING OUT IN RESTAURANTS For at least 90 days until you get control of your eating habits
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cultured (spoiled) milk with fruit sugar added. Limit on kefir is 8 oz. per day. Butter is essentially a dead food. It has no nutrients. Butter is 100% fat from homogenized pasteurized milk. Limit on butter is one pat per day (90 calories). Before Louis Pasteur the only people who drank milk were dairy farmers. These bright Frenchmen tried to sell milk to Parisians, but it would spoil in less than a day. They called on Louis Pasteur to find a way to save the milk. He invented the process named after him. Pasteurized milk unwittingly paved the way for a lot of illness in the U.S. Dairy allergies account for 30% of all food allergies in the U.S. 15% of the population is lactose intolerant. One third of them are African-Americans. MILK IS NOT GOOD FOOD- BE ON A HEALTH KICK. KICK THE DAIRY HABIT. BALANCE BY Substitute Soy milk, cheese, butter or rice milk. There will be No difference in mucus production. It will create Excess cold and damp. Dairy excess is warm and damp. Add Rosemary, Thyme and Ginger to foods to eliminate craving for dairy products. Substitute Yogurt as a Condiment Only.
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turn rancid after approximately three weeks. So they took out the endosperm along with the bran. Then when the Sugar, Rum, Slave trade triangle was at its height, they decided to bleach the flour, like they bleached the sugar. Some of the early abolitionists created a storm of protest and public meetings against the concept of White representing purity. These abolitionists founded the Natural Food Movements. Sylvester Graham (of Graham Crackers fame) was the leader of the protest against bleached white flour. He was the father of the Natural foods movement in this country. Unfortunately modern Graham Crackers bear no resemblance to its original concept. HIGH FIBER FOODS Adding fiber to your diet can be very easy if you plan. Grains and beans are high in fiber. Fruits are high in fiber. Fresh or dried coconut is high in fiber. Cruciferous vegetables like celery, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and string beans are high in fiber. Leafy greens like collards; spinach, kale, mustard, and chard are high in fiber. Bread/Flour substitute, whole grain, sprouted, flourless, Millet, Spelt. Order German bread. Reduce Risk of Food Allergies: 100% Flourless Bread Sprouted Wheatberry Bread Manna Bread Gluten & Gluten Free
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worker with a chain saw cuts off their head. Sometimes the worker with the sledgehammer misses the blow and the chain saw worker has to cut the cows head off without its being stunned. The screams are horrible. The cow directly behind the one being killed can see what is in store for herself and screams in terror. This fear is communicated to the herd waiting to be slaughtered. All beef eating Americans absorb the adrenaline that saturates cow flesh, at the time of slaughter. These adrenal hormones create a heightened degree of stress in the endocrine system. No wonder we are a nation ruled by fear. Chickens are just as poorly raised as beef so unless you raise your own chicken, a word to the wise is sufficient. Mushrooms and onions and garlic are extremely helpful in eliminating residue of animal products from the body. Black mushrooms, (Shiitake) and Ganoderma, (Ling Chi) mushrooms are quite expensive but they are the best. Sea vegetables are also helpful in removing toxic substances from the body. Wakame, Arame, Hijiki, and Kombu are just some of the delicious sea vegetables that are grown here off the coasts of North America.
BALANCE BY Cut consumption intake in half. If you eat 3x/day, cut to once. If you eat 7x/week, cut to 3x/week. If you eat 1x/week, cut to 2x/month. Cut type of meat. If you eat pork and beef, cut to deep chicken and fish. If you eat poultry and seafood, cut to fish only. If you eat fish, cut to deep sea only.
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Limit to 1/4 lb./day. Better at breakfast, at lunch makes one sleepy. Eating meat at dinner creates stagnation. Cook with onions and mushrooms and garlic. Drink Green Tea after each meal, lowers cholesterol. MEAT PROTECTION: To reduce harmful effects, cook meat with mushroom and garlic. Boil your beef or pork first and watch harmful impurities come to surface. Place pot in refrigerator and let chill. The Fat will congeals on top. Remove fat and shred meat. Cook with rice and vegetables.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH CHICKEN? You've already eliminated red meat from your diet, and chicken and poultry is next. Although chicken is sweet tasting, versatile and inexpensive it is also potentially hazardous to your health. Salmonella food poisoning commonly comes from the bacteria in uncooked chicken spreading from the cutting board to other foods being prepared. Salmonella is now a health crisis. There have been numerous television stories about it. It is now being found in eggs as well as the chickens. Bacteria grow rapidly in meat packing plants where the chickens are not cleaned properly. After the chickens have been electrocuted and scaled to remove the feathers they are placed on a hooked conveyor belt. The guts are ripped out by machine. Oftentimes the guts explode before the are completely removed. The residue from the exploded guts is
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supposed to be rinsed out by a special bath. However the bath water is only changed once a day. So all the chickens in the second half of the days are picking up bacteria instead of it being rinsed off. The average chicken lives 30-60 days before its killed. Egg layers live to the ripe old age of 2 years before they are sacrificed. The average life span of domesticated chickens is 15-20 years. Chickens are fed hormones, erythromycin, sulfa drugs, nitrofurans, and arsenic compounds. This is probably what causes 90% of all chickens to have cancer. Why do you think chicken nuggets became so popular? The FDA approved the use of chickens with cancer if that cancerous part was removed. Chickens have their beaks cut off and have to wear red contact lenses so they cannot see or kill the five other chickens in their birth to death cage 16" x 18". They have their toes cut off so they won't scratch. They rub against the wire cages until their feathers fall out and get skin ulcers. It is common to see eye damage, blindness, bone and muscle deformity, brain damage, paralysis, deformed beaks and joints, slipped tendons, twisted legs and swollen joints all from Vitamin and mineral deficiencies in a poor diet and overcrowded conditions. These are not isolated cases. 90% of the industry have chicken factories not chicken farms. Mr. Frank Perdue says his chickens live in a house that's chicken heaven. What he meant to say is they live in chicken hell. WHATS WRONG WITH FISH?
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Deep Sea, cold water fish are usually recommended. However, how many barrels of oil have been spilled in the oceans in the last five years? How many whales and dolphins have committed suicide by beaching themselves? If you've been substituting fish for the other animal products you usually eat, then it is time to cut down on your fish consumption. Limit your fish intake to twice a week. You're getting plenty of protein in vegetables, and when properly prepared are quite chewy and delicious. If you must eat fish try to eat deep, sea fish like flounder, tuna, salmon, cod, and haddock. They are less likely to be polluted. Fresh water fish are often contaminated from toxic pollution run off into the water table. Unless you know the area quite well it is better to safe than sorry. Sometimes fish farms provide unpolluted water for their produce. But unless you've been there to see it first hand, don't take anyone's word. You can tell fresh fish by looking at the eye. It will stay clear and bright for two days. Then it will turn cloudy. Especially if it is frozen and then thawed. Press the eye to see if it bounces back. If you push it and it stays in, don't buy the fish.
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Switch to Water Decaffeinated. Drink Tea - Morning Thunder Drink Roasted Barley Tea Drink Almond Tea Try Coffee Substitute Tea Try Chicory Tea 1 cup to special mornings
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9. WHATS WRONG WITH SMOKING? Robs your body of oxygen & prevents self repair
Suppresses appetite and kills taste buds. Disturbs digestion by swallowing smoke. Tobacco alone is not deadly. Following are risk factors: High fat diet increases cancer risk. Reduces appetite - create nutritional insufficiencies Reduces oxygen in blood -impaired wound healing. Increase poisons and toxins in blood increase risk for lowered immune function Reduces Risks: Beta Carotene 30
B-Vitamin Complex 2 Salads per day 10 oz. serving or more of greens and yellow vegetables.
TOBACCO AS MEDICINE
The Africans used tobacco for magic, meditation, medicine, and money. African tobacco is mildly narcotic and will induce trance and visions. At the time of European invasion, smoking tobacco in decoratively carved pipes was common in Africa. Africans introduced the art of smoking to the Moors of North Africa as an innovative tranquilizing and meditative pleasure. The gluey viscous substance oozing from the tobacco leaf was used by the Moors as a dressing for fractures, poison antidote, remedy for mange or scabies, fevers of long duration, colic, jaundice, and obstruction of the liver. The Africans chewed tobacco to keep them calm during drought or famine. In America the natives did not develop the art and science of smoking. According to Leo Wiener it is evident that the act of smoking and the use of pipes by Native Americans came from Africa. In fact their word for smoking and the African word are identical but the native word for tobacco is completely different. Only the Chiefs and wealthy Native Americans smoked regularly. The common people smoked only on special ceremonial occasions. Among Canadian Indians the word Tabagie means ceremony. Tobacco was used medicinally in the form of powders, juices, leaf poultices, and chewing balls. They used it in direct application for war wounds, poison arrows and scorpion stings. They smoked it for toothaches, chest pain congested by phlegm, and shortness of breath. What make tobacco harmful? The additives and flavoring agents that the manufacturers use to make you a continual smoker. Regular tobacco will not burn out by itself. Extending agents are used to make the cigarette burn. Nicotine is addictive but when offered real cigarettes made in Turkey most American smokers will only smoke about ten cigarettes a day, where the same heavy smoker will consume two or three packs of an American 31
brand. The paper that is used is also a carcinogen. An effective filter decreases the taste so they continue to make filters that aren't effective in removing tar or nicotine. As advertisers, they continually lie, even when caught. They will pay the fine and lie again. Toxins store themselves in fat. A high fat diet in conjunction with cigarette smoking is a walking time bomb. The reason some smokers get lung cancer and others don't is their high fat diet. Cut down on your fats and oils. Eliminate butter, cheese, and ice cream. Avoid fried foods and salad dressings. If you must smoke, you must take extra vitamins like B complex and antioxidants like Vitamins A, C, and E.
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Subway and other chain restaurants have Grain Burgers and many other choices.
Sugar - Limit 3 tsp daily For sugar addiction use chlorophyll and green powders daily. Honey - 3 tbsp/day. Substitute Stevia. Cook with sorghum, Barley Malt, Rice syrup, Order Stevia. BREAD Flour - Substitute, whole grain, sprouted, flourless, millet, spelt.
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ELIMINATION DIET
Over 3 weeks I will eliminate the following from my diet in this order.
First Food I will give up________________________________ 2. ______________________date____ 3. ________________________date_____ 4. ________________________date_____ 5. ________________________date_____ 6. ________________________date_____ 7. ________________________date_____ 8. ________________________date_____ 9. ________________________date_____ 10. ________________________date_____ 11. ________________________date_____ 12. ________________________date_____ 13. ________________________date_____ 14. ________________________date_____ 15. ________________________date_____ 16. ________________________date_____ 17. ________________________date_____ 18. ________________________date_____
Be sure to come back to this page and cross off each one as you are successful and the date. AND GIVE YOURSELF A BIG HUG!
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FASTING Fasting is the key to changing your downward spiral. Every healing system that I've studied
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recommends fasting. Some people have convinced themselves that if they don't eat for three days, they will die. You can go 7 days without water and 30 days without food with no serious damage to the body. A 3 day Detox is easy once you've determined to make the change in your life and you believe that you will derive some benefit from it. It is difficult to make a lifestyle change if you are under heavy stress. There are spiritual benefits as well as physical benefits from fasting. Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, and Buddha all fasted 40 days for spiritual enlightenment. You can fast three days and receive emanations from heaven while reducing the negative pull from earthly vibrations. MASSAGE A series of massages will go a long way in relieving some of the surface stress. There are many types of body work that come under the heading of massotherapy. Rolfing is deep tissue massage. Hellerwork is deep tissue also but with a little lighter pressure. Trager is connective tissue massage. Shiatsu is Japanese acupressure. Tuina is Chinese medical massage. If massage is unaffordable or inconvenient then a hot tub or sauna and steam is advisable.
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EXERCISE Everyone knows that we need exercise, but no one knows how much. Balance is the key. If you are a sedentary person, have a sedentary job, or have a lot of mental activity, you need to balance with strenuous exercise. Similarly, if your job is digging ditches or chopping wood, you need small amounts of fun exercise like roller skating. You need to commit yourself to a minimum of 3 hours per week of exercise, 1 hour/3 times a week; 45 minutes/4 times a week; or 1/2 hour/6 days a week. Only you can decide what is best of you. You want to go dancing or skating 3 hours on Saturday night in a smoke free environment. Or you may go hiking or biking for 3 hours on a weekend. That is a start. Some people prefer daily amounts like a 30 minute run/6 days per week. Please remember that in running, it is time, not distance, that is important. There are three types of exercise: 1. Aerobics - skating, skiing, running, swimming, dancing, biking, trampoline and jump rope. 2. Flexibility - stretching, calisthenics, yoga, Tai Chi, and Qi Gong. 3. Strength Training - free weights, nautilus and climbing. There are many sports that are combinations of the above, such as golf, tennis, bowling, and archery. Some sports only exercise one or two major muscle groups. So one must have variety in sports as well as food. For example, running won't exercise abdominals and biking won't exercise hamstrings.
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The all-around best exercise is dancing, free form. A few classes in fundamentals though, would be very beneficial. Exercise reduces body fat, firms muscles, improves circulation and digestion, releases emotional stress, and increase alertness and energy. We don't believe in strenuous activity unless you have at least 3 months steady build up of stamina. Moderate exercise over the years is more beneficial than spurts of strenuous activity. MEDITATION AND PRAYER Everyone knows that meditation is useful, but not everyone knows how to use it. Meditation in our culture is particularly useful for calming the noise pollution, air pollution, rude and ungracious persons, crowded buses and subways, ungrateful bosses and co-workers, family invasion of privacy, unpaid bills and like. We need to meditate for clarity of thought and purpose, as well as to prioritize our intentions. Any project or commitment should be meditated on daily. Many of us meditate without even realizing that we are meditating when we stare out of a window or into space. We need to cultivate this habit more. 1. QI GONG Walking Meditation - Stand balanced as your arms extend upwards to the right, step out with your right foot. As you bring your arms down, shift all your weight to the right leg. As you extend your arms upward to the left, step out with left foot. Repeat motion, walking in a circular pattern for five minutes, breathing as your arm goes up, and out as arms go down. In the beginning this requires concentration,
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but if you practice everyday it will get easier and easier, until you get in a space where you are not your body. 2. Chanting Meditation - 30 minutes - Can be done in sitting position. Back and spine must be fully erect. Breath from diaphragm, and your sound must emanate from there. What are we chanting? You must have a mantra. If you investigate you will find there are many hundreds of mantras. Depending on your religious upbringing there may already be a mantra for you. They are usually 3 or 4 measures, i.e., Je-sus-Christ; Al-lah-Hu; Ha-re-Krish-na; NamyoHo-ren-Geikyo; Om-Mani-Padme-Hum. These are all mantras. However, there are many that are longer. AMEN-RA SUTEN NTR, ATON RA NEBEN ANKH. HERU PU MAAT KHERU, HERU MAAT HERU Which mantra is for you? 3. QI GONG Standing Meditation - 5 minutes. Feet shoulder width wide apart, knees bent like sitting down, only tension in the body is in the front of thigh and back of calf. Arms held loosely in front of you like holding a barrel, hand relaxed. If you are familiar with horse stance in martial arts this is not a strict version but should be close to it. 4. Sitting Meditation - 30 minutes. If you can't cross your legs yoga style, don't worry about it. Sit on the edge of a chair with knees below hips, or on a cushion so that knees are on floor. Fold hands in lap so that thumbs almost touch. Elevate head so that eyes are looking 30 above horizon. Unfocused eyes, breath slowly and deeply, counting to 7, while
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exhaling only. Keep spine straight. 5. Lying Meditation - 30 minutes. Lie flat on floor, spread eagle. Breath in one count of five heartbeats. Breath our on count of 10 heartbeats. When praying, have the intention of receiving what you ask for. Explain to the Creator why you need what your are asking for. Be very clear about it. Then visualize yourself receiving it. While you are praying, close your eyes and hold your hands so that the fingertips touch and your thumbs are directly over your heart. Send out rays of light to the Creator and focus on what you are praying for. REST AND SLEEPING PATTERNS Ideally, bedtime is 1-3 hours after sunset. Rising time is 1-2 hours after sunrise. One should see the sun rise and set every day. Best time for meditation is at those times. Best time for exercise is after meditation. Additional rest outside of sleeping is needed for people who have hard physical work. If you shower or bathe before bed you will sleep better. Cleanliness is next to Godliness means that water washes away negative vibrations. Scrubbing your self very hard stimulates acupuncture meridians. Use a shower massager if possible. Night work throws the body out of balance. After 6 months the brain begins to malfunction, because on your days off, you revert back to normal schedule. What does this mean for those of us who work 9-5
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and have part-time jobs and extra curricular activities? What about those of us who have families? "I can't go to bed at 9 p.m., I have too many things to do". Think about those who work 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. They have to get up before 5 a.m. and be in bed no later than 9:30 p.m. If they can do it, so can you, and you'll be much better off. Ideally, if you work 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. you should sleep 9 p.m. - 5 a.m. If you work 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. you should sleep 11 p.m. - 7 a.m. If you work midnight to 8 a.m. you would sleep noon 8 p.m. CHANGE OF EATING PATTERNS Breakfast is the most important meal because it fuels your brain. Protein should be eaten at the first meal for the same reason. Eat breakfast like a King, Lunch like a Prince and dinner like a Pauper. Prepare breakfast and lunch the night before. Fruit salad, cooked or dried cereal with rice or almond milk. Toasted 7 Grain bread with almond or cashew butter and dried fruit jam. Take lunch with you. Leftover rice & beans with stir fry veggies are delicious. Dont eat after 6 pm. Eat a larger lunch, late and skip dinner, or eat a fruit or small salad. If you dont have time for lunch, eat two snacks, like soup in a cup or raw veggies or seeds and nuts.
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1. Immediately remove clothing and shower, allowing the water to hit your neck and spine. Meditate flat on floor with no music or diversion. 2. Eat before sundown. 3. After sun down walk at least 30 minutes. 4. Communicate with family and friends. 5. Prepare clothes and necessary items for next day. 6. Pack lunch & make breakfast and prepare for bed. PREPARE FOR BEDTIME 1. Hot Bath or shower, allowing the water to hit your neck and spine. 2. Air dry, without a towel in a comfortable posture. 3. Meditate to soft music. 4. Review the events of your day. 5. As you lie down for sleep start breathing exercise. 6. Program your mind for the next day with pleasant thoughts and accomplishments. PREPARE TO GREET THE SUN Get up 2 hours before leaving for work and drink half glass of warm lemon water to prepare digestive tract for food. Perform yoga exercise "The Lock" stretch the digestive tract. Perform yoga "the Sun Greeting" or any breathing and stretching exercise that is comfortable. Start any exercise that you are currently doing, i.e. jogging, running, power walking, Qigong Dr. Love's Guide For 3 DAY DETOX PROGRAM
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It is ideal to fast one day per week, three days per months and seven days when the seasons change. A 3 Day Detox on the new or full moon is ideal. You should fast on the day of the week that you were born. Some people prefer Mondays or Fridays however as they are starting or ending points. Find out what works best for you and then stick to it. When the seasons change you should do a 7 day Fast the week before to clean out your system to prepare it for the new food and new energy of the season.
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as short as one day. You will eat fruits in season only. If you normally eat more than 40% of your diet as meat, including chicken and fish, then you should have two COLONICS or enemas during this preparation period. Just fruits and water (no juice) will prepare you physiologically and mentally for the reduced intake of the Detox. Remember, you are still eating, just restricting the amount.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENEMA Hot Water Bottle with Enema Hose. NOT A FLEET ENEMA ! 1. Fill with two quarts warm water 105-112 (212 is boiling) 2. Ask someone to help. If not, hook thru hanger onto doorknob 3. Make sure water is coming thru, then crimp hose with attachment 4. Lay on LEFT side, lubricate tip with oil. Pull up right knee 5. As you push OUT slide tip IN one inch 6. Allow water to enter. 7. When water is all in, Turn on BACK pull knees to chest and press abdomen in a CIRCULAR motion 10-20 times. 8. Evacuate Bowels.
THIRD DAY
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FOURTH DAY
Vegetable juice in the morning and at midmorning a small citrus juice. Around lunch time a salad without lettuce or tomato (preferably cabbage, celery, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, red & green pepper). Later in the day some small fruits. Dinner will be Vegetable Miso soup.
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Today you can start eating regular food. Observe portion control. Large breakfast, medium lunch and small dinner before 7 PM.
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(B)______%OFYOURFOODSTOBELEGUMES sprouted seeds,andcookedbeansandpeas (C)_____%OFYOURFOODSTOBERAW VEGETABLES _______%TOBECOOKEDVEGETABLES morecookedfall/winter,morerawinspring/summer (D)______%OFYOURFOODTOBEFRUITS Freshinseasononly,Nocitrus (E)______%TOBEFISHFresh,Deepseaifpossibleand uncontaminated BREAKFAST SUGGESTION: Mostly fruit salad with barely enough grain cereal to cover. Moisten with fresh O.J. Topwithsoymilk,applejuiceorricemilk(Amasake) Or, whole grain bread with Jam (recipe), nut butter (recipe) or Soy Cheese with fresh juice and HERBAL Tea. Cold Cereal with fruit and soy milk or rice milk, or Hot cereal (NOT INSTANT)with cooked dried fruit. QUICK AND EASY VEGETARIAN LUNCHES: Raw Vegetables with broiled fish Alternate with - Soup with cooked vegetables and grains Baked Yams and steamed Collard greens Pita Pocket stuffed with veggies topped with tahini sauce Brown Rice & Veggies with oat tahini gravy Rice and beans and greens - cooked night before Whole Grain Loaf: warm bread in oven with Soy Parmesan drizzled with garlic oil Sliced Grilled Zuchini lenghwise with bell peppers, onions and red cabbage. Make giant sub on whole grain bread with shredded romaine and sliced plum tomatoes, spinach with gomasio, slice into quarters. Thin Bread Lavosh - Rolled and Sliced: field greens salad with pesto, olive tapenade, Sunflower Sprouts and cherry tomato
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never scorch, and the final texture will be uniformly smooth. Don't worry about burning the bottom of the rice or other grain. Carbon is good for you. After you have rinsed and toasted your grain. Bring water to a boil and pour in grain. Bring to a second boil, stir once and lower heat to the lowest setting and cover. Don't fiddle with the pot, wait until the approximate time, then uncover and stir to see if bottom is done. Then let sit 5-10 minutes before serving. BROWN RICE - Brown Rice is a centering and nourishing staple food in many parts of the world. They are simple to prepare and delicious and satisfying to eat. Once you have become confident in making rice, the other grains are a snap So start with this recipe for "Perfect Brown Rice", then work your way through the others. First - Wash 2 1/2 cups rice in a colander or strainer under cold running water to remove any surface starch and dust. Then put fresh water on to boil- I use spring water and a teaspoon of salt. Then - TOAST RICE AS ABOVE Now - Add 4 cups boiling water - Do not stir! Bring back to gentle boil for 2 minutes, cover, turn heat low (use a flame tamer if your burner doesn't go low enough) and cook for 1 hour. (For Electric burner start on High then turn down to 3). Then turn heat up for a few seconds, turn off, and allow to sit with the lid ajar for at least 15 minutes before serving. Short grain rice is fine all year round, but some prefer long grain in the warmer months. Choose Short Grain, Medium Grain or Long Grain, but only buy organically grown brown rice, as commercial rice is one of the most highly sprayed crops in this country. BROWN RICE VARIATIONS: WITH SHORT GRAIN, MEDIUM GRAIN OR LONG GRAIN ADD a handful of sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, Pignoli nuts, pine nuts, cashews, or almonds ADD 4-6 Umeboshi Plums Cook with 2 or 3 strips of dried Kombu or Wakame ADD a handful of washed and soaked Hijiki or Arame Cook with 1/3 cup Wheat berries or Rye berries or 1/2 Cup Barley
YOU CAN USE DIFFERENT KINDS OF BROWN RICESeparately, or in a blend of Wild Rice, Basmati, Wehani, Sweet Rice, or Roasted Rice WHEAT BERRIES - Very chewy. Soak overnight, cook 1 cup for 1-2 hours in 2 cups water. I like to mix 1/2 cup of 53
wheat berries to 1 cup of brown rice. Start cooking wheat berries for 1 hour then add brown rice. BARLEY - Called pearled barley because the indigestible, vitamin rich husk has been taken off. Look for a hull-less barley in Chinatown. Usually used in soups, barley, as a dish by itself is quite good. After toasting cook 1 cup in 2 1/2 cups water for 30-40 minutes. BUCKWHEAT - Buckwheat groats are actually a fruit. They are ground into fine, medium and coarse cut grain called Kasha. In China it is milled into flour and made into noodles called Soba. I like them as buckwheat pancakes. Kasha can be made as a hot breakfast cereal or sauted with onions and mushrooms and mixed with vegetables. RYE BERRIES - Very chewy. Make soups and casseroles. Cook 1 cup of grain to 2 cups of water for 1 1/2-2 hours. For Delicious rice dish cook 1/2 cup rye berries for 1 hour, add 1 cup brown rice cup 30-40 minutes more. MILLET - Main staple of China until they learned the art of cultivating rice. Millet is the main grain of West Africa because it can grow on poorly fertilized and watered soil . It is light and tasty. Great in winter time casseroles with red lentils. Cook one cup of millet in 2 cups water for 25-30 minutes. It is higher in B complex than other grains and loaded with Lecithin. OATS - Oat groats are hulled and then rolled flat and cut or vice versa depending on the manufacturer in order to shorten the cooking time. Don't buy Instant Oats. They are steamed before cutting, which ruins the flavor. Toasting your oats always improves the flavor. Oats can be made into more dishes than you would ever imagine. Mixed with other grains, sprinkled in soups, stirfried with vegetables, they are great for digestion, bowel problems and heart disease. 54
AMARANTH - Grain of the Aztecs. Unusually complete vegetable protein. High is calcium, iron and phosphorus. Try for breakfast cereal or dinner grain. Made into flour for baking cookies etc. Similar to Teff. Cook 1 cup of grain in 3 cups water for 25 minutes. QUINOA - Super Grain of the Incas. Complete vegetable protein. For breakfast cereal or dinner. Similar to millet. Cook 1 cup of grain in 2 cups of water for 10-15 minutes. TEFF - Ethiopian grain staple. The name means so small you could lose it. Use like Amaranth. Cook 1 cup of grain in 3 cups water for 25 minutes. BLUE CORN - Strain of wild corn now being cultivated regularly. Worshipped by Pueblo Native Americans of New Mexico and Arizona for centuries. The unique color and taste is great for people who normally have corn allergies. Try the flour for making pancakes, muffins etc. PASTA - Made from durum wheat, macaroni, vegetable elbows, and spaghetti can be mixed with spinach flour, Jerusalem artichoke flour, tomato flour, Mugwort flour, etc. for a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. CousCous The traditional dish of North Africa, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Coarsely ground semolina wheat sauted with onions, mushrooms in sesame oil seasoned with a little soy sauce, thyme, basil, and saffron and mixed with vegetables. Add raisins and pine nuts for a traditional Nu-Afrakan treat. BULGAR WHEAT The Grain staple of Middle East and Eastern Europe. They are Pre-cooked wheat berries that are broken into smaller pieces.
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BEAN RECIPES
In the fall, as the weather cools, beans are a warming part of our meals, but they should be eaten year round as they provide protein, vitamins and minerals. For some they also provide gas. To make your beans easier to digest, follow these suggestions: CLEANING - Always pick through your dry beans for stones and bits of dirt, then wash them very well in a strainer under running water. SOAKING - Soak 24 hours. By soaking you release the gas from the outer layer of the bean. All beans except lentils, split peas and red lentils will need soaking overnight. If there is not time for this you can do a "quick soak" with all but chick peas and soy beans ... Just bring the cleaned beans to a boil in water to cover them by 3 inches. Turn the heat off, cover, remove from the stove and allow to sit for 1 hour. Then pour off the soaking water, and proceed to cook the beans in fresh water. BEAN SEASONINGS: WHILE COOKING, Use 2-4 pieces of Bay Leaf, Mushrooms, Kombu, Wakame. ADD: Garlic, Cumin, Onions, Dill, Rosemary, Thyme, Parsley AFTER COOKING, Use To Taste, Miso, Or Tamari, Or Nori (Flakes Or Strips)
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GREEN LENTILS - You don't have to soak, cook with onions and mushrooms. RED LENTILS - No soaking! Instant beans -- They cook in 10 minutes, longer for soup. Best eaten with wakame, great cooked with onions and summer squash. Good with scallions and white Miso or a splash of tamari. ADUKI - Great for your kidneys, easily digested. Cook with wakame for 1-1 1/2 hours. Season with tamari, or enjoy plain! Cook with chunks of winter squash or Shiitake mushrooms or mix with sauted onions and ginger when cooked. SPLIT PEAS - There are yellow and green split peas. No soaking -- best as soup cooked for 2 hours with wakame, onion, carrot, celery root and dill -- season with tamari or Miso. Caraway or sesame seeds can be added to the pot for a new twist.
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NAVY & BLACK EYED PEAS - Soak and simmer with Kombu and Shiitake mushrooms for about 90 minutes or until tender. Cook them with lots of garlic for great soup seasoned with white Miso. Also good to recook by mixing with onions, herbs and bean liquid. Bake at 300 for 1-3 hours. Start them off with a lid, then uncover for a crusty top. LIMA & GREAT NORTHERN - Soak and cook with wakame for 1 - 1 1/2 hours -Great plain, with a dash of sea salt or tamari, drizzled with white Miso, or as soup with lots of chopped fresh dill or Bake as above BLACK BEANS - Soak, with Kombu for at least 2 hours (longer if for soup). When they're done, Recook them by removing half and blenderizing with sauted onions garlic, comido (cumin seed), and thyme added to the pot. Seasoned with Miso, it is quite delicious! KIDNEY or PINTO BEANS - Soak and cook with your choice of seaweed for about 1 1/2 hours. Cook them as for black beans or aduki. Pour over Blue corn tortillas CHICK PEAS - Must be soaked overnight and cooked with Kombu for about 2 hours. Taste great with a sprinkle of tamari or recooked with sauted onions and cumin seeds. Good also as humus -- Just blend with garlic, tahini and Miso diluted with bean liquid. Tasty as a sauce just blended with Miso, liquid and cooked onions -- Delectable over veggies! SOYBEANS - Hard to digest on their own, soybeans are made into tofu, tempeh, soy milk or tamari. Black Soy beans are balancing to the sexual organs -- soak and cook with Kombu and plenty of water for about 3 hours or more. Add Miso and chopped SCALLIONS for a healing soup.
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D U L S E - Dull red color, third lightest in flavor. Highest concentration of iron in any food source with protein, calcium, phosphorus, iodine, potassium magnesium, and vitamins A, C, B-6, B12, and E. The best brand of Dulse is from Maine Coast sea vegetables. Soak 5 minutes in water to cover, drain, add to salads, soups, or try it this way: Stir Fry in 1 Tblsp. of sesame oil with spinach, kale or other veggies. NORI - My favorite, looks like green paper. Very high in protein, calcium. iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and iodine. Very high in vitamins A, B1, B2, C, D, and niacin. It lowers cholesterol and aids digestion. If toasted (bright green) use as is. If untoasted (dark brown) hold over gas flame 1 minute until it turns green. Only toast one side. Cut or tear into strips for use as a sprinkle over vegetables, salad or soup. Use to cover brown rice balls or make Nori rolls. My Nori roll recipe 2 cups cooked brown rice, 1/2 cup minced onions and garlic. Add 1 Tblsp. cold pressed Olive oil or sesame oil. the juice of one squeezed lemon and 1 T of organic honey, one shot of rice wine (Sake),add tamari and cayenne to taste. Mix all ingredients in a bowl and then spoon over a sheet of Nori. wrap carrot sticks, celery sticks, cucumber sticks, tofu, tempeh, radish sprouts, burdock root, avocado or use your imagination. Wrap tightly like a big cigar. Let sit five minutes rinse your sharpest knife and cut into slices. Garnish with pickled ginger, wasabi (horseradish) and tamari. WAKAME -A little heavier in flavor than the other three. Has medium green color. Thin dried strips. I like it unseasoned, but you should experiment. High in protein, iron, calcium, magnesium, large amount of vitamin C and B-12, as well as A, B-1, B-2, and niacin. Milder and easier to digest than Kombu. Great for soups and bean dishes. Soak 20 minutes (or more). KOMBU - Heaviest flavor. Looks like dried broadleaf kelp. 60
High in protein, iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins A, B-2, and C. Kombu is good for high blood pressure, weight control, cleanses colon, aids kidneys and for anemia. Soak for one hour (or more) chop and add to salad or cooked with vegetables, or add unsoaked to cook in soup for wonderful rich stock. Use 1 dry 6"-8" stick in cooking any beans, and put a 3" piece in the bottom of rice pot before adding rice for a tasty change. AGAR-AGAR - 100 per cent fiber! Vitamins A, B-1, B-6, B12, Biotin, C. D, K, and silicon. Aids intestinal action, bonds with radioactive and toxic waste to carry them out of the body. Agar-agar is used to make aspics (vegetable jell) or gels (fruited jello). Agar-agar flakes or powder can be used to make jello, but I prefer bars. Agar-agar may also be sprinkled by the teaspoon into hot soups or teas for an instant fiber boost, much more gentle than bran. The following is my favorite recipe, but there will probably be a recipe on the package also. 1 bar Agar-agar, 3-4 cups Apple Juice (Cranberry 1 cup strawberries or bananas, 1/2 Cup mixed dried fruit (prunes, peaches, apricots) Soak Agar-agar Agar-agar and dried fruit for 1/2 hour in juice. Blend, bring to a boil for three minutes. Pour in a deep dish and refrigerate 4 hours or freeze 45 minutes.
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HOT CEREALS- There are many hot cereals in the health food store for example; corn grits, amaranth, quinoa, blue corn, Kashi, cream of rye, brown rice cream, just to name a few. Experiment with new taste buds. After you've given up meat, dairy, white flour, salt and sugar, brush your tongue every day and new taste buds will grow. Of course you've got to quit smoking and drinking as well. Believe me, everything will taste so much better. Cook your hot cereal with dried fruit, season with soy milk or Amasake (rice milk). COLD CEREAL - The same applies to cold cereals. There are only three you can get from your supermarket; Shredded wheat, Grapenuts, and Kellogg's' Nutri-Grain. If you read the label on all the new cereals that the Manufacturers are putting out you will see salt and sugar still on the label disguised as high fructose corn syrup. Stick to the Health food store brands; Blue corn flakes, Oatios, and the like. Season with fresh fruit and serve with apple juice or Soymilk or Amasake. FRUIT SALADS - Can be prepared the night before if you are too rushed to fix breakfast in the morning. 1. Mash a banana, cut up apple and pears, sprinkle w/unsweetened granola or uncooked oatmeal and orange juice. 2. Strawberries and bananas cut up sprinkle w/ granola 3. Slice Peaches and cherries, mix w/ Familia and apple juice 4. Strawberries and blueberries sprinkle w/Grapenuts and apple juice 5. Blueberries and raspberries sprinkle w/Blue corn flakes and apple juice 62
LUNCH RECIPES
PITA POCKET SANDWICHES-
1. Tofu or tempeh marinated in soy sauce and stir fried with Shiitake mushrooms (no oil) loaded w/ sprouts and shredded carrots topped w/ tahini sauce 2. Romaine lettuce, shredded red cabbage, carrots, sliced daikon(Chinese radish), sprouts, topped w/tahini sauce 3. Leftover rice and beans w/ sprouts, mushrooms, topped w/ tahini sauce TAKE TO WORK SPECIALS 1. Broccoli spears, celery and carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes, w/a tahini dip. 2. Miso soup w/ scallions, tofu, Wakame or cut up veggies. 3. Baked yams and steamed collard greens sprinkled w/ Gomasio 4. Sliced baked red potatoes sprinkled w/ Parmesan 5. Baked Parsnips and small zucchini squash, steamed split lengthwise
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COOKING CONCEPTS
Become a gourmet vegetarian in 15 minutes You only have to cook twice a week. For example, Sunday evening you can spend two hours in the kitchen preparing not only for Sunday dinner but Monday and Tuesday as well. Cook brown rice 45 minutes and beans 1 1/2 hours according to recipes. These can be reheated the next two nights or taken for lunch. Monday and Tuesday evening prepare fresh salad, soup, and steamed greens in 15 minutes or less. Repeat this process on Wednesday for Thursday and Friday. Saturday night talk your friend into taking you out to the best Vegetarian restaurant. Sample dinner is Brown Rice or other grain cooked for 30 minutes. Add Cut up veggies and tofu or marinated tempeh and cook 10 more minutes. Season and Serve with love.
OR - 1/2 lb. String beans and 1/2 lb. of mushrooms stirfried in sesame oil and soy sauce with garlic and onions. OR - 1 lb. Broccoli flowers cut and 1 medium red pepper cut in strips stirfried with black mushrooms and garlic in sesame oil and diluted soy sauce. FISH OPTIONAL -Salmon Steaks Cod, Haddock, Flounder, Kingfish, Swordfish.- Rinse well w/water then wash w/lemon. Remove seeds but leave lemon juice. Pan cook Fish w/ onions and mushrooms. For a treat add papaya or mango cut lengthwise with skin on. After 7 minutes turn fish over. Add cut up veggies and cover 5 more minutes. Season and serve.
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an early addiction of mine. You can buy tofu in any Korean grocery or health food store and even some enlightened upscale grocery chains carry it. If you buy it open in a tub of water then it will keep approximately one week but you must change the water every day. If you buy it sealed then it will keep until the expiration date on the package but once you open it you must change the water every day. Tofu comes in three styles- soft, medium and firm. Use firm style for cooking w/ veggies and stir frying . Use soft style for soups and scrambled tofu. MOST POPULAR RECIPES Miso soup with scallions and tofu Deep fried tofu Stir fried tofu with veggies Spaghetti with tofu and tomato sauce
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DELICIOUS RECIPES
Dr. Love's Favorite Meals, (Guaranteed to please) 1. BBRC - Broccoli, Brown Rice and carrots w/ tahini sauce Cook brown rice for 30 minutes on low flame in covered pot, then add cut up broccoli and carrots for last 10 minutes. Cover with Tahini sauce and Shoyu. 2. TEMPEH SHIITAKE SPROUT POCKET SANDWICH Marinate Tempeh in tofu sauce for 20 minutes. Stir fry soaked or fresh Shiitake mushrooms in water with tempeh add no oil. Pout into Whole Wheat Pita Pocket over Romaine Lettuce and lentil sprouts. Season with Tahini sauce. 3. Kale and Barbecue Tempeh w/ garlic & cayenne Marinate Tempeh in Barbecue sauce, Tofu sauce or create your own. Then stir-fry in hot sesame oil with freshly washed Kale and minced garlic. Serve over brown rice. 4. RED, BLACK & GREEN NORI ROLLS Cook Basmati or other long grain rice. Slightly damp with rice vinegar or rice wine. Spoon onto sheet of toasted Nori. Place avocado, red or yellow bell pepper strips and/or cucumber strips in center and roll like cigar. 5. Rice and beans with Shiitake and Collards Cook 1 lb. Aduki beans with minced ginger, garlic, bay leaf, cumin and l/2 lb. Shiitake mushrooms. Cook long grain brown rice. Wash and steam Collards. Slice after cooking. Then serve beans over rice with greens on the side. You'll love it Southern homestyle. 68
6. SOBA, RAMEN, OR OTHER NOODLES Boil 2 cups water with 1 teaspoon sea salt Add 1/2 of package to boiling water. Cook 7-10 minutes. Rinse well and leave in cold water 15-20 minutes. Dip in hot water. SERVE with Aunt Millie's Meatless or Ronzoni Light and Natural, or Tahini Sauce 7. STIR FRY VEGGIES 1 Tblspn Sesame Oil, 4 Tblspn water High Heat. Add 1 lb. cut up veggies. Stir 'til liquid evaporates. Splash with tamari and stir 'til all liquid evaporates. Serve with SOBA Noodles, Veggie Elbows, Brown rice or other grains. Season with Tahini Sauce Suggestions : Leeks, onions, garlic, shallots -tofu, or tempeh, Leafy greens & carrots,- Wakame or Dulse
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1. Tamari Soy Sauce can be used as a salt substitute. It is approximately 17% salt so use moderately or dilute with water. 2. Gomasio is 6 parts toasted sesame seeds to 1 part sea salt. 3. Umeboshi Paste is pickled plums. Use as condiment 4. Miso paste use as a seasoning, soup, sauce, or dip. 5. Yogurt and honey over tart fruit 6. Yogurt cream with molasses over fruit salad. 7. Soy Parmesan and arrowroot powder with tamari 8. Honey, soy sauce, and rice or plum wine, rice vinegar 9. Nutritional yeast, spirulina, garlic powder, VegeSal, soy margarine and cayenne pepper over pop corn or steamed cruciferous vegetables. SEASONING TEAM MATES 1. Rosemary & Thyme 2. Garlic & Cayenne 3. Nori Flakes & Sesame seeds 4. Onions & Mushrooms 5. Parsley & Dill TAHINI SAUCE Good for bread spread, salad dressing, veggie dip, and noodle gravy. Mixed Tahini sauce will keep 7-14 days refrigerated and tightly covered. To 4 parts tahini add/Blenderize any one of the following: 1. Four parts water and two parts of Miso, 2. Two parts soy sauce, with garlic powder and cayenne 3. Equal amounts water & tamari with fresh parsley and dill 4. Half cake of soft tofu and 1/4 lb. cooked spinach - 1/2 lemon 70
5. 1 Tbs. each of Umeboshi paste and Miso to 4 parts water 6. Mirin, honey, soy sauce, and apple cider vinegar to taste 7. 1 Tbs. Miso and 2 oz. oatmeal to 4 parts water for gravy 8. 2 Tablespoon Honey to 4 parts water for sweet dressing 9. Yogurt to any of the above for creamy dressing
SEASONINGS SALTY FLAVORS Sea Salt Umeboshi ( Pickled plum) Gomasio Tamari Kelp Shoyu Spike VegeSal SPICY FLAVORS Cayenne Garlic Cumin Scallions Onion Leeks Shallots Sesame Oil Hot Curry SWEETENERS For Cooking Rice Syrup Barley Malt Molasses for Teas & Prepared Dishes Maple Syrup Certified Raw Honey Stevia MILD FLAVOR Rosemary Bayleaf Thyme Dill Tahini Cilantro Parsley Tarragon Basil
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lecithin, wheat germ, bee pollen, Spirulina, ginseng, royal jelly, liquid iron, or powdered Vitamin C. Exotic flower or flavored honeys or carob powder for flavor or adding ice cubes for coolness., Of course Chinese herbal extracts weight loss or protein powders can be added for energy and stamina.
1. APPLE SMOOTHY - 16 oz. apple juice 1 large or 2 small bananas, 1 Tbsp. nut butter, 1 tbsp. Spirulina, 1 tsp. bee pollen,6 ice cubes(optional) 2. BANANA SURPRISE -16 oz. apple juice, 3 medium bananas, 1 tsp., bee pollen, 1 tbsp. Spirulina, 3 tbsp. carob powder 3. AMBROSIA - 8 oz. fresh squeezed Orange Juice, 3 long Fresh pineapple sections, 1 tsp. bee pollen, 1 banana, 1 tsp. Spirulina, 1 tbsp. nut butter, 1 tbsp. Orange blossom honey, 6 ice cubes (Optional) 4. STRAWBERRY COOLER - 1 pt fresh strawberries, 8 oz apple juice, 1 medium banana, 1 tsp. bee pollen, 2 tbsp. carob powder, 1 tbsp. Wildflower honey, 10 ice cubes (Optional) 5. GRAPE SMOOTHY - 12 oz. grape juice, 2 banana, 1 tbsp. Nut butter, 1 Tbsp. powdered Vit C, 1 tsp. bee pollen, 6 ice cubes(optional) 6. CRANBERRY SMOOTHY - 12 oz. cranberry juice, 1 tsp. bee pollen, 1/2 pint raspberries, 1 Tbsp. nut butter, 1 tsp. Spirulina, 6 ice cubes 7. RASPBERRY SURPRISE - 1/2 pint black raspberries, 12 oz. apple juice, 1 tsp. bee pollen, 1 Tbsp. Blueberry honey, 9 ice cubes(Optional) 8. MANGO SURPRISE - 3 mangos, 8 oz. orange juice, 1 tsp. bee pollen, strain, 9 ice cubes 9. ORANGE SURPRISE -12 oz. fresh squeezed Orange Juice, 1 large banana, 2 pineapple sections, 1 tsp. bee pollen, 6 ice cubes (optional)
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10. BLUEBERRY HEAVEN - 16 oz. Cranberry Blueberry juice, 3 pears, 1 small banana, 1 oz. protein powder, 1 Tbsp. Blueberry Honey
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SOUPS
Prepare soup stock from vegetable leavings. When making salad or cut up veggies, save the parts that you would normally cut off and throw away. Save them in a big plastic bag till the end of the week, then wash them and cook in big pot with one gallon of water over low flame and cover for 3 hours. Next mash and strain liquid. Saved liquid is your soup stock. Make fresh soup daily by adding different veggies. Season w/ Garlic salt.
IDEAS FOR FLAVORFUL SOUP STOCK LEEK LEAVES CELERY BOTTOMS AND TOPS CARROT TOPS BEET TOPS BEAN SOUP - Red and Green Lentils are the easiest to make, but all Beans can be made into soup. After cooking beans with five cups of water instead of three, take out half of the beans and blenderize. Pour beans back into pot and add 1/2 cup of water or 8 oz.of soup stock. Bean Soup can be reheated for up to 3 days. You can also use leftover beans. MISO SOUP - Use paste, there are eight different kinds. White or blond is lightest flavor, I recommend this until you get used to it. Remember that Miso is alive and if you boil it you'll kill it. Boil two cups water and remove from heat. Dissolve 1 heaping tablespoon Miso in separate container. Add Tofu, Watercress, Scallions, and Dissolve Miso to pot. Stir and Serve! IDEAS FOR FLAVORFUL SOUPS YUCCA TURNIP GREENS MUSHROOMS ONIONS GARLIC PARSNIPS BURDOCK ROOTS MUSTARD GREENS
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MEAT ALTERNATIVES
Many people believe that meat, fish, chicken are the only good sources of protein. However, good quality protein can be obtained by combining legumes, grains, and seeds with each other or with milk and/or dairy products. These foods are inexpensive, versatile and easy to prepare.
Eaten separately
3 oz. steak +3.5 oz. steak 6.5 oz. steak
Eaten together
1 oz. steak +2.5 oz. steak 3.5 oz. steak 4 2/3 oz. steak
1 1/4 oz. steak 5/8 oz. steak +3 1/4 oz. steak 4 1/8 oz. steak
Check off all foods you like so that you can add these to your shopping list.
G ROUP 1: W H O L E GRAIN
40% of Diet (3 servings/day @ 8 oz.)
Brown Rice. Barley, Oats, Millet, Corn, Buckwheat, Wheatberries, Ryeberries - In FOODS prepared as:
HOT CEREALS: FROM THE SUPERMARKET Wheatena Oatmeal Cream of Rye From the Health Food Store: (There are over a dozen) Corn grits Amaranth Soy Grits Kashi Brown Rice Cream COLD CEREALS From the SUPERMARKET Nutri-Grain Kellogs) Shredded Wheat Post Grapenuts SNACKS: From the Health Food Store Mochi Rice Cakes Cracked Wheat (Bulgar) Whole Grain Crackers Matzoh Bread Whole Wheat COOKED GRAINS: Whole Wheat Spaghetti Whole Wheat Lasagne Whole Wheat Macaroni Ramen (Noodles) Brown Rice Barley Millet Couscous Buckwheat (Kasha) Soba Noodles SNACKS: From the Health Food Store Mochi Rice Cakes Cracked Wheat (Bulgar) Whole Grain Crackers Matzoh Bread Whole Wheat COOKED GRAINS: Whole Wheat Spaghetti Whole Wheat Lasagne Whole Wheat Macaroni Sourdough 7 Grains Bread
From the Health Food Store (There are over two dozen) Crispy Brown Rice (Erewhon) Puffed Wheat (Generic) Wheat Nuts Bran, Bran Flakes BREADS (Check your Health Food Store) 100% Flourless Bread Whole Wheat Bread Branola (Arnold's) Pita Bread Whole Wheat Sprouted Wheatberry Bread
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2. Lima 2. Pumpkin (Punks) 3. Lentils 3. Sesame 4. Aduki Beans 4. Almonds S. Pigeon Peas 5. Cashews 6. Black Eyed (Cow Peas) 7. Mung Beans 8. Black (Turtle) 9. Navy Beans (White) 10. Great Northern 11. Kidney Beans (Red & Pink) 12. Pinto (Calico) 13. Cranberry Beans 14. Soy Beans 15. Chick Peas (Garbanzos) Prepared in dishes as: Tofu, Tempeh, Humus, Bean Pate, Bean Casseroles, Bean Patties, Bean Balls, etc.
LIGHTLY STEAMED LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES BOK CHOY SWISS CHARD RED CHARD SPINACH TURNIP GREENS MUSTARD GREENS COLLARD GREENS BEET GREENS PARSLEY KALE GREEN CABBAGE RED CABBAGE NAPPA CABBAGE SAVOY CABBAGE CHINESE CABBAGE
STEAMED OR STIR FRIED CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES BROCCOLI CAULIFLOWER CARROTS CELERY RED AND GREEN PEPPER SNOW PEAS DAIKON RADISH RHUBARB GREEN BEANS MUSHROOMS CHANTERAL BLACK SHIITAKE LOBSTER
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BAKED OR COOKED ROOT VEGETABLES BEETS CARROTS BURDOCK TURNIPS YAMS RUTABAGA PARSNIPS LEEKS ONIONS DAIKON JICAMA SCALLIONS GINGER ROOT LOTUS ROOT RUSSET POTATOES SMALL RED POTATOES SHALLOTS
GROUND VEGETABLES PUMPKIN WAX BEANS CHINESE CABBAGE EGGPLANT ASPARAGUS BRUSSELS SPROUTS OKRA GARLIC ARTICHOKES
SQUASH ACORN BUTTERNUT GOLDEN HUBBARD BANANA SPAGHETTI ZUCHINI CHAYOTE SUMMER YELLOW CROOKNECK RAW VEGETABLES - 15% OF DIET (2 SERVINGS/DAY @ 12 OZ.) EAT MORE RAW IN SPRING & SUMMER LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES GROUND VEGETABLE WATERCRESS ASPARAGUS TIPS ENDIVE BEAN SPROUTS ESCAROLE SCALLIONS CHICORY ONIONS BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE PARSLEY ROMAINE WATERCRESS CABBAGE - RED, NAPPA, SAVOY CHERRY TOMATO SUMMER SQUASH CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES CELERY CROOKNECK SQUASH CARROTS CUCUMBERS DAIKON MUSHROOMS RED & GREEN PEPPER CAULIFLOWER SPROUTS SPINACH SOY BROCCOLI RABE ALFALFA RHUBARB RADISH SNOW PEAS LENTIL
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AGAR-AGAR (Kanten - seaweed gelatin) ARAME NORI HIJIKI KELP KOMBU WAKAME DULSE
5% of Diet (1 serving/day @ 8 oz.) Barley Blond Red Brown Black Homemade from soup stock (SEE Recipes)
(3 -5 pieces /day) Tropical Banana Guava Mango Papaya Persimmons Kiwi Fall And Winter Apples Pears Cranberries DRIED FRUITS soak first Raisins Prunes Black Mission Figs Apricot Nectarines Currants Dates
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Fish (no skin) Some Shell fish - Scallops, soft shell crab Cod Halibut Salmon Trout (Farm bred) Whitefish (Farm bred) Swordfish Kingfish
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SEASONINGS
SALTY FLAVORS Sea Salt Umeboshi ( Pickled plum) Gomasio Tamari Kelp Shoyu Spike VegeSal SPICY FLVORS Cayenne Garlic Cumin Scallions Onion Leeks Shallots Seseame Oil Hot Curry MILD FLAVOR Rosemary Bayleaf Thyme Dill Tahini Cilantro Parsley Tarragon Basil
SWEETENERS
For Cooking Rice Syrup Barley Malt Succanat Molasses for Teas & Prepared Dishes Maple Syrup Certified Raw Honey Succanat Stevia
FLUIDS
WATER : At least 1/2 gallon of filtered or purified water daily to one gallon. HERBAL TEAS: 3 CUPS KUKICHA TEA, FRUIT JUICE MIXED WITH SPARKLING WATER VEGETABLE JUICE DAILY-50% Celery 50% Carrot/Beet HOMEMADE SOUP DAILY OR MISO SOUP - 8 OZ. GREEN TEA 3-6 CUPS DAILY AFTER MEALS
VITAMIN A
Promotes growth and vitality. Helps the body fight infection and bacteria. Important for health of the eyes, bones, teeth, hair, and skin tissue. Essential in the formation of visual purple, a substance which is necessary for proper night vision. Maintains healthy functioning of the liver and reproductive organs. Promotes healing of broken bones and damaged skin or tissue. Shortens the duration of illnesses. Essential for pregnancy and lactation. Aids the body in combating the effects of environmental pollution.
B Vitamins
Deficiency EffectsB1 Irritability, depression, depression, anxiety, apathy, psychosis B2 - Depression, irritability B3 Dermatitis, nervousness B5 - Abdominal Pain, burning feet, fatigue, hair loss, low blood pressure B6 - Depression, irritability, sound sensitivity B12 Depression, psychosis, irritability, memory reduction, hallucinations, paranoia, delusions, confusion
VITAMIN C
Helps preserve and mend connective tissues, bones, muscles and blood vessels. Promotes healing of wounds and burns. Protects the body against infection, viruses, and bacterial toxins. Maintains solid bones and teeth. Helps in decreasing blood cholesterol. A natural laxative. Used in formation of red blood cells. Lowers incidence of blood clots in veins. Essential in formation of adrenalin. Helps the body in stressful situations. Extends cell life and protects
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Vitamin D
100 - 400 IU Deficiency effects - Rickets, cataracts, gum disease, calcium malabsorption, hair loss
Wheat Germ Oil, Sunflower Seeds, Wheat Germ, Sunflower Seed Oil Almonds, Pecans, Safflower Oil, Corn Oil, Cod Liver Oil, Margarine, Soybean Oil, Lobster, Salmon Steak, Brown rice, Green leafy vegetables, Dry beans,
Vitamin K - phytonadione
Best Food Source
60 - 900 mcg Deficiency effects Hemorrhoids, bruising, colitis, Liver disorders, diverticulitis Root vegetables, Peas, Kale, Corn, Cabbage, Kelp, Alfalfa, Soybeans, Liver, Safflower, Cauliflower, Rye, Wheat, Oatmeal, Blackstrap molasses, Egg yolks, Green leafy vegetables.
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Chromium
Copper
constipation, ulcers
Iodine
50 - 150 mcg Deficiency effects - Obesity, hypothyroidism, goiter, dry skin & hair, irritable Best Food Source
Cod liver oil, Pineapple, Tomatoes, Carrots, Spinach, Garlic, Onions, Sea foods and vegetable, Table salt.
Iron
Magnesium
Manganese
ringing in ears
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Spinach, Blueberries, Seaweed, Avocados, Nuts and seeds, Green vegetables, Egg yolks, Whole grain cereals.
Molybdenum
and fats
Best Food Source Leafy greens, Wheatgrass, Spirulina, Sea vegetables, Kidney,
Wholes grains, Legumes.
Potassium
200 - 500 mg Deficiency effects - Dry skin, headaches, constipation, water retention,
Silicon
200 - 1,000 mcg Deficiency effects - Boils, parched lips, cracked nails, hair loss, soft bones
and teeth, osteoporosis Best Food Source Horsetail herb, Oats, Figs, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Spinach, Barley, Cabbage, Asparagus.
Zinc 15 - 30 mg
Deficiency effects - Impaired night vision, impotence, infertility, hair loss, skin lesions,
acne, impaired night vision Best Food Source Soybeans, Pumpkin seeds, Wheat germs, Mushrooms, Brewers yeast, Whole grains, Legumes, Peanuts, Eggs, Liver, Fish and Sea foods, Meat, Poultry (dark meat).
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supporting role that builds and transforms blood and tissue. Herbal medicine is much more complicated than acupuncture. It is based on a diagnosis of the internal conditions of the body. There are several Chinese Medical theories, which can be used to describe the physical and emotional system of the human body. Depending on the face, tongue and pulse diagnosis, health history, and questioning, the doctor can determine which theory applies. The diagnosis is the treatment. Traditional Chinese Medicine is based upon a differential diagnosis call the eight parameters. Internal or External determines whether the illness is self-created or an infection that is viral, bacterial, fungal or parasitic. Yin or Yang determines the body type and the type of disease. Hot or Cold refers to the symptoms. Excess or Deficient refers how the patient is relating to the disharmony. Once we determine the energetic imbalance we can define our treatment principle. For example, Deficient Spleen Yang means the digestive fire of the Spleen is not working up to par. The treatment principle is to tonify the Spleen. Determining which formula to use is not an easy choice. There are a number of formulas that will tonify the spleen. The art and skill of the practitioner will make the determination of which grouping of symptoms are in what priority. The doctor then decides which formula most closely matches the other signs and symptoms. The initial formula is taken for two or three weeks and adjusted accordingly. You may end up taking a particular formula for 3-6 months, or even multiple formulas. There are 272 commonly used formulas, which can be modified by addition or subtraction to make a more specific formula for a particular person. Traditionally formulas are made of dried herbs and decocted into a soup (Tang) in a ceramic pot and then mashed and strained. This is very time consuming and not convenient for most Americans. We recommend granules (San) made into a tea or encapsulated. They can be pressed into tablets (Wan) or extracted in a tincture. The preference of the patient and the recommendation of the practitioner determines what form of the herbs are best. Herbs should be taken three times per day. Ziploc pouches are provided 89
with gram spoons if you have access to hot water in the middle of the day. Tablets are convenient to carry. In between meals means 30 minutes before or one hour after meals with hot water or tea. However please use common sense. If you have just eaten a meal and will be traveling for several hours take your herbs right away. They can't work if you don't take them. In acute conditions take twice the recommended dosage for 3 days. In chronic cases if you don't see results in 7 days then increase the dosage. There is a lot of information to process and we can only cover so much ground in one session. So that you will absorb more, each session we will add a little more information at your own pace. It might even be helpful to bring a tape recorder.
Russian, Romanian and Vietnamese Acupuncture instructors at the International Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He interned in the Drug Detox Clinic at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx. He apprenticed to Chinese, Korean and Japanese Acupuncturists before establishing his own practice. Continuing his studies into Chinese Herbs he obtained his Doctorate of Oriental Medicine from the Peking Longevity & Rejuvenation Institute under the tutelage of Prof. Li Bing Yuan former head of the Beijing Acupuncture College. He is a Primary Care provider in the state of Florida as a licensed Acupuncture Physician since 1986. Dr. Love is the former Dean of Acupuncture at Barna College of Health Science and professor at Community School of Traditional Chinese Health Care. His chosen role is to teach the teachers and heal the healers. In the West there is an emphasis on matching the appropriate drug or herbal medicine to alleviate the reported symptoms. Medicine is impersonalized, as physicians rarely produce the medicines they prescribe. Science relies on the purity or potency of pharmaceutical constituents, not on the content of the physicians spiritual purity. The superior physician teaches his patients how to prevent disease. The inferior physician treats his patients after they get sick. Ancient Chinese Proverb
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Love Heals
Love is patient, Love is Kind. Love does not envy, Love is not proud. Love is not rude. Love is not self-seeking, it does not boast Love keeps no record of wrongs. Love rejoices with the truth. Love always protects, Love always trusts, Love always hopes, Love always perseveres. Love never fails. If I speak with the voice of clarity and authority but have not love, I am only a song on the radio that is soon forgotten. If I have the gift of knowledge and can solve all mysteries but have not love, I have no longevity. And if I have a faith that can move mountains but have not love, I have no strength. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to medicine, but have not love, I gain nothing. On the Spiritual Path these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is Love.
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Spiritual Door
Internal Qi Breath Medicine Buddha Moving Meditation Chakra Attunement Prayer/Affirmations
Emotional Healing
Emotional Door
Psycho-puncture Diagnosis Meridian Qigong Therapy Shamanic Qigong
Spiritual Healing
Physical Healing
Nutritional Door
Food Therapy Herbal Nutrition Juice Feasting
Physical Door
Acupuncture Tui-Na Massage Meridian Qigong Cranial Sacral Therapy Ear Reflexology
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particular situation or circumstances that created the illness or imbalance. Second step is restoring energy his proper foods and herbs based on a TCM diagnosis. Third step is self-massage and healing exercises called Dao Yin Qi Gong. Tell me more about Qi Gong. Qi is the electro-magnetic energy that flows through the body. Gong means mastery of. We use qi gong exercises called Black Dragon Breatherapy to master your energy. These are fourteen exercises that activate the fourteen acupuncture meridians. They strengthen the joints, bones, and immune system. They also lower blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure. We also use acupressure exercises that stimulate the eyes and ears. Tell me more about the Ear Acupressure Reflexology? I call EARology the treatment of the ear with magnets, sound waves, acupressure, electrical stimulation and direct application of aromatherapy oils. We have a way of diagnosing the ear through visualization inspection and palpation with a probe. We also have a way to massage the ear to treat common problems like pain. I pray in church on Sunday, why do I need a spiritual tune-up? People who pray often do not meditate. People who meditate do not often pray. Another word for prayer is affirmation. The Psalms in the Bible written by David were affirmations. Prayer is talking to God and meditation is listening to God. Which one would you rather do? What is spiritual anatomy? Chinese Daoist Masters identified a path-way of energy through the body called the Taiji Pole. The conscious intention of circulating breath through the Taiji Pole is called the micro-cosmic orbit. Ayurvedic Medicine identifies wheels of light called Chakras through which human consciousness flows. There are correspondences with Chakras and the Taiji Pole. In the last fifty years as western medicine becomes more knowledgeable the endocrine glands have now becomes connected with the Chakras and the Taiji Pole. There is certain spiritual significance for these connections. Spiritual anatomy is learning the correspondence between the endocrine glands, the Taiji Pole and the Chakras. I eat the Standard American Diet (SAD) Bacon and eggs for breakfast, ham and cheese for lunch and steak for dinner. Whats wrong with that? It would take about an hour to explain how the poisons in the air, water and soil affect food. I would have to explain how animals are raised and why meat is harmful. Further I would have to say that the SAD does not include
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enough fruits and vegetables. So I would say I am pro fruits and vegetables not anti-meat.
What is the 4 Fruits & 5 Vegetables program? We recommend 4 fruits and 5 vegetables a day to prevent cancer, diabetes and heart disease. 4 fruits & 5 vegetables each day equals two pounds of Fruit, plus two eight ounce salads - no iceberg or tomato half pound of sweet potatoes, squash, carrots or yellow vegetable half pound steamed leafy greens-collards, turnip, mustard, kale eight ounces of rice and beans or peas How do I work on changing my eating habits? Changing eating times and amounts (portion control) is the best way to start. Fruits for breakfast, soup and salad for dinner and eating small frequent meals based upon Food Therapy. Food Therapy is a diagnosis and treatment principle for all people. It is based upon a mixture of Ayurvedic medicine and Traditional Chinese medicine. After your monthly fast is the ideal time to change your diet. Why do I have to fast? Everyone else tells me not to do it. Imagine someone delivering groceries to your door every hour. By the time you finish putting them away there is another delivery. You will never have time to put out the garbage. Fasting allow your body time to put out the garbage. You only have so much energy each day. If you use it all to metabolize your constant intake of food then you have nothing left to process out the waste. How long do I have to fast? It takes approximately 3 days for your stomach to shrink back to normal. So three days is the starting point. We do this once a month. One day a week will prevent you from getting into trouble or gaining a lot of weight. Seven days when the seasons change is very appropriate spiritually. Why fast when the season changes? We do not eat Christmas dinner on the fourth of July and we do not eat Thanksgiving dinner at Easter time. As the seasons change our diets change. The purpose of fasting is to clean out the system to prepare for the new food. When you change the oil in your car do you leave the dirty filter? As the energy of the season changes your mental outlook often changes as well. Why do you have to change my mental outlook? The definition of mental illness according to David Satcher, M.D. former Surgeon General and Secretary of Health and Human services is the inability to care for oneself. It is your mind that made you sick because of the choices in food and activity. The mind that made you sick is not the mind that can make you well. You need a guide or a coach.
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How can I evaluate my emotions? Energy in Motion (E-motion) is a self protective mechanism. However, when you stay in a state of anger or grief (or any of the seven deadly emotions) for more than thirty days, they become states of stagnation and are extremely harmful. You can evaluate your stagnant emotions by how long you remember staying in it. Anything longer than 24 hours is too long. More than a year is pathological (creates organ malfunction). Anger, frustration and resentment injure the liver. Fear and anxiety injure the kidneys. Grief and sense of loss weaken the lungs. Sadness and loneliness injure the heart. Worrying weakens the spleen. This is how stress kills. How can I treat my emotions? Once your emotions are stuck they must be released. The easiest way is the E.R. Dance (Emotional Release). It is based upon shamanic qigong and specific African rhythms. When you hear the music you have to move. It balances the brain wave patterns and relaxes the nervous system. Historically, ecstatic dance has been used by hundreds of cultures around the world from ancient to modern times to heal the spirit. Various religious groups use dance to express their connection to God as well as Pagans. What should I be concerned about most? More people die of heart disease than the next three degenerative diseases combined. The heart is protected by your liver, kidneys, lungs and digestive organs. They must all be out of balance for you to have heart disease. How did I get so sick in the first place? There are only four ways you can get sick First, not eating enough nutrients from following a daily regimen of four fruits and five vegetables. Second, Self-poisoning (auto-intoxication) through air, water, soil or food (creating toxins & infections) and electromagnetic radiation. Third, not enough water which makes sticky blood and poor circulation problems. Fourth, not enough exercise or not enough rest which leads to the last - poor posture, accidents and injuries. We have a tendency to self medicate with coffee for mental and physical fatigue, cigarettes for mental fatigue, alcohol, drugs and sex for emotional stress. What we should be doing is dancing for mental, physical and emotional stress. There are two other ways you can make your own medicine. One is Meridian Qi Gong. Your brain makes chemicals while doing Qi Gong, which relieves physical, emotional and mental stress while strengthening the joints, cardiovascular system and the lymph. The other is Food therapy which is based upon a self-diagnosis will allow you to determine which foods and herbs will balance your condition. What systems go out of balance to cause degenerative disease? Electromagnetic energy that enervates the organs, muscles, nerves and flesh flows through the body in carefully defined pathways called meridians. Blood flows through out the body in arteries, veins and capillaries.
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Cerebrospinal fluid that lubricates the brain flows through the dural tube that encases the spine. Thoughts and feelings flow through the body in hormones run by the endocrine system. Lymphatic fluid flows through the lymph system as part of the immune system. Dis-ease is when any of these go out of balance. This is a lot of information. How can I learn to diagnose myself? There is the self-diagnosis/self treatment weekend as part of the seasonal course 21 Days to Wellness (www.21DaystoWellness.com). It has an optional 3-21 day fast along with the information. The course is also offered as a four night seminar during the week.
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21 Days to Wellness Juice Feast one day fruit juice each week three days green clean each month seven day juice feast when seasons change 21 Days juice feast once a year How can I treat myself? That is the purpose of Teaching 4 Doors to Dao the way of healthy Happiness. How do I sign up for these courses? Ear Reflexology, Acupressure, Meridian Qigong, Dao Yin exercises, Food Therapy and Herbal Nutrition.
To become part of the program of Self Healing Education call 561394-4660 or 888-766-8711. OR you can visit our website, www.Love.ChineseMedicine.com
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