The Natural Diabetes Cure

 The Natural Diabetes Cure

Curing Blood Sugar Disorders Without Drugs.

The most researched and comprehensive and complete book written on curing blood sugar disorders naturally with diet, supplements, hormones, and exercise.
  
by author Roger Mason


Seven Steps to Natural Health
 With these seven steps you can cure “incurable” 
illnesses like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and 
others naturally without drugs, surgery, or 
chemotherapy. These are seven vital steps to 
take if you want optimum health and long life. 
Do your best to do all of them. The only step to 
add would be prayer or meditation.

• An American macrobiotic whole grain based diet 
is central to everything. Diet cures disease;
everything else is secondary.

• Proven supplements are powerful when you’re 
eating right. There are only about twenty 
scientifically proven supplements for those over 
forty, and eight for those under forty.

• Natural hormone balance is the third step. The 
fourteen basic hormones are listed on the 
previous page. You can do this inexpensively 
without a doctor.

• Exercise is vital, even if it is just a half-hour of 
walking a day. Whether it is aerobic or resistance 
you need to exercise regularly.

• Fasting is the most powerful healing method 
known to man. Just fast from dinner to dinner on 
water one day a week. Join our monthly Young 
Again two day fast. This is the last weekend of 
every month.

• No prescription drugs, except temporary 
antibiotics or pain medication during an 
emergency. (There are rare exceptions such as 
insulin for type 1 diabetics who have no operant
pancreas.)

• The last step is to limit or end any bad habits 
such as alcohol, coffee, recreational drugs, or 
desserts. You don’t have to be a saint, but you 
do need to be sincere.

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 About This Book

All blood sugar conditions should be treated the 
same way with diet and lifestyle- diet, proven 
supplements, exercise, natural hormones, 
avoiding prescription drugs, weekly fasting (if 
possible), and avoiding bad habits.

As long as you have an intact pancreas, you can 
cure yourself. Those whose pancreas has 
irreversibly atrophied, or been surgically 
removed, can still dramatically improve their 
health, and reduce their insulin requirements.

Diabetes and other blood sugar disorders are 
caused by what we eat and the way the live. 
You can cure yourself by making healthier food 
choices and living better. You can heal yourself 
in less than a year if you are sincere.

 Diabetes is the fastest growing epidemic in the 
Western world. One in three American children 
will grow up and needlessly develop diabetes. 
24% of American adults are insulin resistant and
45% of adults over the age of 60 are insulin 
resistant. In the last three decades diabetes and 
other blood sugar problems have become
epidemics in all of the developed countries of the 
world. It is estimated that about 18 million 
Americans have diabetes, 16 million are 
pre-diabetic, and a whopping 60 million (one in 
five) have metabolic syndrome. America leads 
the world in blood sugar dysmetabolism for a 
very simple reason; we have the greatest 
affluence, as well as the worst diets and 
lifestyles. We are overfed and undernourished.

Changing your diet and lifestyle will both prevent 
and cure blood sugar disorders. The medical 
profession cannot help you; you must help 
yourself. Treating the symptoms with toxic drugs 
is the road to ruin. You have to be your own 
doctor, and your own saviour. You must be 
willing to eat better foods, get regular exercise, 
and change your lifestyle. Please read my book 
Zen Macrobiotics for Americans. The Natural 
Diabetes Cure is the most researched, effective, 
documented, comprehensive, and complete
book on diabetes and blood sugar problems 
available. This research goes back over 30 years. 
Everything is backed up by countless published 
international clinical studies.

"Zen Macrobiotics for Americans" makes healthy 
eating fun and delicious. Expanding upon the 
Japanese macrobiotic tradition, this book offers a 
diet that is not only fun, creative, and less 
restrictive but also very tasty and effective. Learn 
about the healthiest foods to eat, foods to avoid, 
and the right supplements for you. A balanced 
diet can be the most powerful healer.

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Chapter 1: About Diabetes
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The fastest growing disease in the world! The 
metabolic syndrome, or pre-diabetes, is the 
fastest rising epidemic on the planet. This 
condition is characterized by:

OBESITY
INSULIN RESISTANCE
DYSLIPIDEMIA (blood fats)
HYPERTENSION
HIGH INSULIN

Obesity may be responsible for 75% of the 
problem. Insulin resistance most often goes un-
diagnosed. Hypertension is another epidemic, and 
75% of such people have diabetes. High blood 
cholesterol, and especially triglycerides, are 
characteristic. High blood insulin levels also go 
undiagnosed. Almost one in four American adults 
suffer from metabolic syndrome, and will soon be
diagnosed with diabetes. Half of all diabetes goes 
undiagnosed! According to the Center for Disease 
Control (CDC) in Atlanta, one in three children 
born today in the United States will develop type
2 diabetes. One in three American children will 
be diabetic! Age is one of the biggest factors, 
since one in four Americans over the age of 65 is 
diabetic. Stress is also an important factor, and 
most Westerners are under a good deal of self 
imposed stress. No other country in the world will 
approach these statistics. Blacks, Latins, Asians, 
and Amerindians suffer disproportionately. 
American Pima Indians, for example, have an 
almost 50% rate of outright diabetes. Mexican 
Pima Indians, on the other hand, follow their 
traditional diet and lifestyle. They have a very 
low rate of just a few percent. One fourth of 
adult Navajo Indians are diabetic, according to 
CDC statistics. Asian adults in America generally 
have almost a 40% rate of diabetes, yet this is rare 
in the rural areas of Asia. Many Asian cities have 
now largely adopted the Western high-fat, high
sugar, refined foods diet, and their diabetes rates 
are soaring. Latin adults in America generally 
have a 15% diabetes rate, but not in their native 
countries.

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In Papua New Guinea- possibly the least civilized 
country in the world- diabetes is basically
unknown. Black American adults now have a 
high overall 15% diabetes rate. Yet, this is rare in 
Africa, where they eat their traditional diet.
Caucasian American adults have the lowest 
overall rate.

We are only going to discuss blood sugar 
metabolism in general, rather than the metabolic 
syndrome, type 1, type 2, gestational,
hypoglycemia, insulin resistance, and other 
conditions. These are all simply facets of the 
same basic problem. Diabetes is the most serious 
and deadly condition. Currently this is the fifth
leading cause of death in the U.S., and will soon 
be the fourth leading cause. Almost twenty 
million Americans now have actual diabetes, 
which means about one in every fifteen. In 
addition, there are probably about six million 
more, mostly poor people, who have diabetes, 
and simply haven’t been medically diagnosed. A 
million more are newly diagnosed every year. 
These are mostly the impoverished and elderly, 
who can’t afford the medical care they need. All 
in all, this would mean about one in twelve 
Americans are diabetic, with the rates rising 
every year! This is the fastest growing disease 
of all worldwide plain and simple. India and
China are also coping with growing epidemics. In 
the 1990s the diabetes rate in America increased 
a full one third. Almost $150 billion a year is
spent directly and indirectly worldwide on 
diabetes treatment. This money is basically 
wasted on toxic, harmful prescription drugs such 
as Metformin, Januvia, Onglyza, Amaryl, 
Avandia, Glucotrol, and Actos. None of these 
drug therapies are effective; actually they worsen 
your health.

The situation gets worse when you consider 
metabolic syndrome or Syndrome X. The CDC 
recently studied  8,814 normal men and women. 
They found that 22% of them exhibited at least
three of the six factors of metabolic syndrome. 
People over 60, with three of the factors, had a 
44% rate, or double the average. This means 
almost half of Americans over the age of 60 are 
prediabetic. This condition is called “pre-diabetes
”, since such people can plan on becoming 
diabetic within ten years or less.

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 Again, the basic indications are obesity 
(especially abdominal), insulin resistance, 
elevated blood sugar, high cholesterol and
triglycerides, and hypertension. There are three 
main types of diabetes. Type 1(insulin dependent) 
is due to the inability of the beta cells in the 
pancreas to produce insulin. Only 5% to 10% of 
people suffer from type 1. Surprisingly, 
Caucasians are more susceptible to this form. 
This usually happens in childhood or adolescence.
These patients have to inject insulin, since they 
can’t produce it naturally. If the pancreas has 
been removed, or is atrophied, the condition 
cannot be cured. Quality of life can be improved 
immensely, and insulin requirements can be 
reduced dramatically, by following the advice in 
this book. Pancreas transplants just don’t work 
despite the claims. Transplanting a pancreas from 
a cadaver to a type 1 diabetic requires dangerous 
anti-rejection drugs, and causes countless 
problems. Transplants of just the pancreatic beta 
cells also promise much more than is delivered. 
Within twenty years science may be able to 
successfully perform this procedure, but that will 
merely be allopathic. It will not deal with the cause!

[What is allopathic medicine?
Allopathic medicine is an expression commonly 
used by homeopaths and proponents of other 
forms of alternative medicine to refer to 
mainstream medical use of pharmacologically 
active agents or physical interventions to treat or 
suppress symptoms or pathophysiologic processes 
of diseases or conditions. Allopathic medicine 
and allopathy (from the Greek prefix ἄλλος, állos, 
"other", "different" + the suffix πάϑος, páthos, 
"suffering") are terms coined in the early 19th 
century by Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of 
homeopathy, as a synonym for mainstream 
medicine.]

Type 2 diabetics (non-insulin dependent) produce 
insulin, but the cells simply don’t react well to it 
anymore. This type is very curable, usually in a 
year or less). Here,the pancreas not only 
produces insulin, but usually overproduces it, 
since the effectiveness is so reduced. 

The third type is called “gestational diabetes”,
since it only affects pregnant women. For some 
reason, pregnant women are more susceptible to 
diabetes than anyone else.

The best way to understand the dysfunction of 
insulin and blood sugar is the theory of oxidative 
stress. Here free radicals run rampant through the 
body, and use up our antioxidants– glutathione,
SOD (superoxide dismutase), beta carotene, 
vitamin E, vitamin C, CoQ10, melatonin, lipoic 
acid, and others. This is why it is so important to, 
first of all, lower the oxidative stress with better 
diet and exercise. Secondly, we need to take all 
the known antioxidant supplements to neutralize 
the excess free radicals. These supplements are 
discussed in detail in chapters six and seven. The 
high rates of alcohol and nicotine use add to 
oxidative stress. Coffee (or any form of caffeine) 
raises blood sugar, and has other very serious 
health effects. The scientists of the world are in
basic agreement that free radical oxidative stress 
is central to blood sugar conditions. 

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About a half million Americans die every year from
diabetes. If you are diabetic, you have about 
three times the rate of strokes, about three times 
the rate of heart attacks, and greatly increased 
rates of atherosclerosis (clogged arteries). Remem-
ber that heart disease is the number one cause of 
death, and the biggest killer by far. Blindness and 
vision problems are called “diabetic retinopathy”,
and are epidemic for people with impaired blood 
sugar metabolism. Amputation of limbs, due to 
poor circulation, is common. Various cancers, 
gastrointestinal infections, osteoporosis, erectile 
dysfunction, poorly healing wounds, kidney
infections and failure, poor sleep, are all part and 
parcel here. Psychology is affected including 
depression, senility, Alzheimers, impaired 
memory, and other problems. Any blood sugar 
dysfunction means poor quality of life and early 
death. The pancreas deteriorates, nerve damage 
of various kinds can be expected, liver disease is 
routine, and skin infections (especially 
Staphylococcus) are common. Your liver is 
central here since it produces the blood sugar 
from the food you eat. Your kidneys are the 
second most important organs. The list of side 
effects is almost endless, since the  total health 
of the body is destroyed.

If you have type 1 diabetes, pancreas transplants 
and beta cell (the insulin producing pancreatic 
cells) transplants just don’t work at all. You can 
dramatically reduce your insulin requirements,
reduce your medication, and improve your health 
immensely, with the information in this book. 
Even if your pancreas has been removed, or 
atrophied beyond repair, you can still live a good 
life with minimal insulin. Anyone with type 2 
diabetes can cure themselves within a year, and 
live a normal, healthy life.

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Chapter 2: Diagnosis
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What are the diagnostic indications of blood sugar 
dysmetabolism? Look for any combination of 
obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, low 
HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, high 
triglycerides, hypertension, high homocysteine, 
elevated uric acid, increased C-reactive protein, 
hypercoagulability of the blood, fasting blood 
glucose over 85 mg/dL (European mmol/L is 4.7),
HbA1c over 4.7%, low white blood cell count, high 
creatinine, and proteinuria (albumin in the urine). 
Age is critical here. The older you are, the more 
blood sugar problems you can expect to have.
Diabetes rates go up dramatically after the age 
of 50. Genetics is obviously important, and any 
family history of such problems increases your 
chances. Obesity is one of the cornerstone factors,
and an entire chapter is devoted to this. Race is 
very important. You are far more at risk if you are 
of African, Asian, Amerindian, or Latin origin. 
Caucasians have the lowest rates (except type 1).
Smokers get far more diabetes than others, as do 
people who drink substantial amounts of alcohol, 
or use caffeine.

What specific diagnostic tests can you get? When 
you get your standard, basic blood analysis profile 
you’ll test glucose, uric acid, white blood cell 
count, total cholesterol, HDL (high density or 
“good”), LDL (low density or “bad”), and 
triglycerides. Total cholesterol should be about 
150 ideally, and very definitely well under 200. 
Triglycerides are very crucial here, and should 
be under 100. Uric acid should be under 5 mg/dl 
for men and under 4 mg/dl for women. The 
white blood cell count should be in normal range.
CRP should be less than 1 mg/l. Proteinuria 
(albumin) and creatinine tests will also reveal 
kidney health. The liver is very important here 
for a lot of reasons. Get both SGOT and SGPT
tests. Surprisingly, you do not need to get your 
insulin tested. You should also have your 
homocysteine (Hcy) tested and look for 10
mmol or less. This is a also good predictor of 
coronary heart disease (CHD) in general. 
Currently we do not have practical, inexpensive 
tests to determine total oxidative stress or general free radical levels. 

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It is costly and unnecessary to test the basic status
of antioxidants such as SOD, glutathione, vitamin 
C,  beta carotene, and vitamin E. The anti-oxidant 
supplements you should take are discussed in 
great detail in Chapter 6: Supplements.

Blood pressure is basic here, and you should look 
for a reading of 120/80 or better. Please read my 
book Lower Blood Pressure Without Drugs to 
see how to normalize your blood pressure
naturally. By following the advice in this book 
you can have healthy blood pressure levels 
within 90 days. Inexpensive home electronic 
monitors are widely available in drugstores.

The most accurate test you can get is a glucose
tolerance test (GTT). This is more predictive 
than testing your insulin level per se, as it shows 
the sensitivity of your insulin. If your blood
sugar level is over 85 mg/dl you need to do this. 
A GTT is the “gold standard”, accurate, well 
known, inexpensive, but very under-utilized. It is 
just not commonly done due to lack of 
knowledge in the medical profession. Simply get 
a one hour, one blood draw test (you should 
already know your fasting blood glucose
level so you won’t need a draw before you drink 
the glucose solution). You go to the doctor 
fasting and drink a 50 g cup of glucose solution 
and wait one hour. Your blood glucose will then
be tested to determine the effectiveness of your 
insulin response. Use 20 points below the 
accepted medical figure for your cutoff point. If 
the medical figure is 140, then you want 120. 
This tells you how your cells actually respond to 
insulin, and not merely your blood sugar level. 
This is the gold standard.

A HbA1c test is very accurate. This tests long 
term glycation (sugar molecules attached to 
hemoglobin), and the result should be 4.7% 
(equals 85 mg/dL blood sugar) or less, and not 
the 5.6% (100 mg/dL!) the doctors will tell you. 
4.7% or less. There are exotic tests you can get 
such as leptin, malondialdehyde,
thrombomodulin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha 
(TNF), adoponectin, plasminogen, fibrinogen, 
and others. These are simply not practical or 
necessary; plus they can be expensive and hard 
to obtain. It is very difficult to test the amount 
of oxidative stress you suffer from, or your 
antioxidant status in general. There just isn’t any 
reason to spend the time and money on these 
tests. Your attention needs to be on curing 
yourself and changing your diet and 
lifestyle, rather than getting exotic diagnostic 
tests you don’t need.

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Generally people can simply get their total 
cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) tested. 
Here you can also test your high density (“good”) 
HDL and your low density (“bad”) LDL levels.
Your TC should ideally be about 150 mg/dl. The 
media and medical profession will tell you that a 
TC 200 level or less is good, but that’s just not 
the case at all. Even if you have genetically high
cholesterol you can still keep your level well 
under 200 with diet, supplements, hormones, and 
exercise. Please read my book Lower Cholesterol
Without Drugs. The TG level is the most 
important blood lipid marker of all for blood 
sugar problems. Even vegans and ethical 
vegetarians can (and usually do) have high levels 
due to an inordinate intake of sweets. Your TG 
means more than your TC, LDL, or HDL. You 
should keep your triglyceride level below 100. 
You can do this with the same means as for total 
cholesterol. People with blood sugar problems 
usually have low HDL and high LDL levels. 
People with low cholestserol (e.g. about150) will
naturally have lower HDL levels. You can raise 
your HDL and lower your LDL the same way 
with diet and lifestyle.

Fasting blood plasma glucose is part of your basic 
routine blood analysis. Again, your level should 
be at 85 mg/dl or less (European 4.7 mmol/L). 
Levels of 100 and higher are clearly prediabetic.
You need to have low blood sugar, and the usual 
accepted level of 100 and less just isn’t good 
enough. Doctors will tell you that any reading 
under 100 is “normal”, but this just isn’t true. 
This was proven at the Riks-hospitalet Hospital, 
in Norway, with a 22 year follow-up study of 
1,998 healthy men. Those with glucose
levels of 85 or less lived the longest, and had the 
least cardiovascular disease - the biggest killer 
of people in the world by far. Get an inexpensive 
($10) blood sugar meter to monitor your blood 
sugar if it is over 85.

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 C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker for 
inflammation, and a very important test for CHD 
conditions. Keep this under 1.0. The best study 
on this came from the Quebec Heart Institute. 
CRP correlates with obesity, blood glucose 
impairment, insulin resistance, hypertension, 
triglycerides, and uric acid. It has been found the 
CRP also accurately predicts blood sugar 
disorders. CRP is positively associated with 
obesity, impaired glucose function, the metabolic 
syndrome generally, and outright type 2 diabetes 
in otherwise healthy people. Everyone over the 
age of 40 should annually get a CRP test with 
their regular yearly checkup and blood analysis. 
Even children and young people can benefit from a
CRP test.

Uric acid is part of a standard blood analysis. The 
research is overwhelming that high uric acid is 
clearly associated with type 2 diabetes and the 
metabolic syndrome in general. Surprisingly, low 
uric acid can be associated with type 1 diabetes. 
This is not due to better diets in people with 
type- 1, but rather excessive excretion of uric acid 
in this condition. High uric acid levels are 
associated with obesity, high triglycerides, high 
systolic blood pressure, and a high total 
cholesterol to low HDL ratio. High uric acid 
comes from eating the animal proteins in meat  
and other animal products (not from purines). 
The widespread purine theory is just not correct. 
Dairy foods have almost no purines, but raise uric 
acid levels. The less meat, poultry, eggs, and 
dairy products you eat the better. High uric acid 
is basically found only in wealthy developed 
countries where animal foods are staples.

There should be very low levels of albumin 
(protein) in your urine. Excess albumin is called “microalbuminurea”.You can use urine test strips 
from the drug store, instead of a urine analysis
from a physician. This is one very good indicator 
of kidney health. Serum creatinine is another. 
Eating a low protein diet is vital. Eat no more 
than 10% seafood if you like. Americans eat 
twice the protein they need, which causes many 
health problems. Again, don’t get carried away 
with diagnostic tests. Put your time and energy 
into curing yourself.

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Chapter 3: Whole Grains: The Staff of Life
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Whole grains are literally “the staff of life”, and
have been the staple food of almost all 
civilizations throughout history. Since man 
started agriculture about 10,000 years ago,
whole grains have been the principal food of 
most all people in the world. Rice and wheat are 
the most consumed foods on earth. This
emancipated us from being mere primitive 
hunters and gatherers. The “Paleolithic” people 
on this diet had very short life spans. The
cultivation of whole grains parallels the very 
evolution of mankind. Our grains are refined, and 
we eat white rice, white bread, white pasta and 
white flour. Americans eat a mere 1% 
whole grains! Whole grains should 
be the very basis of your diet.

The real cure for blood sugar dysfunction of any 
kind is making better food choices, and eating 
whole natural foods. Diet is everything! Read 
Chapter 5: Diet, Diet, Diet. Eating fat, sugars, 
refined foods, and just plain too much food, is 
the basic cause of blood sugar problems. Eating 
whole, natural, high-fiber, low-fat, low-sugar 
foods is the cure. Supplements, hormones, and 
exercise are secondary to what you eat. You can 
cure diabetes and other conditions with diet 
alone, but that is difficult, takes longer, and is
simply not necessary. Please read my book Zen 
Macrobiotics for Americans to learn more 
about making the best food choices, proven 
supplements, hormone balance, and sensible 
fasting.

Whole grains such as wheat, rice, barley, corn, 
rye, oats, buckwheat, spelt, and millet should be 
the basis of your diet. This is very easy to do by 
eating such foods as whole grain pasta, whole
grain breads, brown rice, oatmeal, steamed 
barley, wholegrain breakfast cereals, polenta, and 
unrefined grain products of all kinds. There are 
so many human published clinical trials on these
we can’t begin to mention them all. We’ll stick to 
some of the largest.

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At the Famous Harvard School of Nutrition 
(PLoS Medicine v 4, 2007) 161,737 women 
(aged 37 to 65) in the classic Nurses’ Health 
Study were followed. Their dietary patterns 
were studied. The researchers concluded: “Whole
grain intake is inversely associated with risk of 
type 2 diabetes. Findings from prospective cohort 
studies consistently support increasing whole
grain consumption for the prevention of type-2 
diabetes.” You can just not debate the results 
from this many people studied over years. The 
more whole grains you eat, the less chance of 
getting diabetes or any other blood sugar 
disorder. More from Harvard (Annals of 
Internal Medicine v 136, 2002) was done 
with 42,504 men over a 12 year period. 
This is 466,508 person years! A 
stunning review with 24 references was 
done at Harvard (American Journal of 
Clinical Nutrition v 77, 2003) came to 
the very same basic conclusions.

At the University of Minnesota (Proceedings of 
the Nutrition Society v. 62, 2003) “Epidemio-
logical Support For the Protection of Whole 
Grains Against Diabetes” was published. This
impressive review was based on 160,000 men 
and women. “There is accumulating evidence to 
support the hypothesis that wholegrain 
consumption is associated with a reduced risk of 
incident type-2 diabetes. It may also improve 
glucose control in diabetic individuals”. They 
went on further to say, “Observations in non-
diabetic individuals support an inverse relation-
ship between whole-grain consumption and 
fasting insulin levels”. The more whole grains 
you eat, the more effective your insulin is 
metabolized in other words. “Glucose control 
improved with diets rich in whole grain in 
feeding studies of subjects with type 2 diabetes”.
You cannot argue with the results of 160,000 
people.

In a collective study between the USDA, Harvard,
Tufts, and other institutions (American Journal 
of Clinical Nutrition v.76, 2002) one of the 
famous Framingham series of studies was used to 
study whole grain intake for the prevention of 
type 2 diabetes. “After adjustment for potential 
confounding factors, whole grain intake was 
inversely associated with body mass index,
waist-to-hip ratio, total cholesterol, LDL 
cholesterol, and fasting insulin”.

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They said further, “The inverse association 
between whole grain intake and fasting insulin 
was most striking among overweight participants
”. Their conclusion was, “Increased intake of 
whole grains may reduce disease risk by means 
of favorable effects on metabolic risk factors”. 
The series of Framingham studies are the most 
pretigious ever done. In the very same journal,
from Simmons College, a similar study was done.
“Whole Grain Intake and Risk of Type-2 
Diabetes”. 51,529 men were followed for 12 
years as part of the Health Professionals Study. 
This study is one of the most famous and best 
ever done. Their dietary patterns were examined 
in detail. The men who ate the most whole grain
foods had the least diabetes. Their conclusion 
was clear“. A diet high in whole grains is 
associated with a reduced risk of type-2 diabetes. 
Efforts should be made to replace refined-grain 
with whole grain foods”. Other similar published 
studies were done at Harvard with the very same 
results.

At the University of Minnesota this same 
phenomenon was found with 36,000 women for 
six years (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 
v. 71, 2000). This was a first rate study complete
with 48 references. The more whole grains they 
ate, the less diabetes they suffered from. “These 
data support a protective role for whole grains, 
cereal fiber, and dietary magnesium in the
development of diabetes in older women”. They 
found that, “Total grain, whole grain, total 
dietary fiber, and dietary magnesium intakes 
showed strong inverse correlations with 
incidence of diabetes”. The more whole grains 
the less diabetes. 

Nathan Pritikin was a real natural health pioneer 
back in the 1980s. He published two articles 
(Diabetes Care v. 5, 1982 and v. 6, 1983) on 
diabetes, diet and exercise. Diabetics on oral 
medication got off the drugs 
in just 26 days!, by simply eating a whole
grain based natural diet, and walking everyday. 
In less than a month they were drug free! This is 
nothing less than amazing. The supplements we 
have today were not available at that time, nor
were natural hormones like melatonin and DHEA.
Eating better food, and taking a daily walk, got 
most all of them off medication in less than a month.

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 Imagine the results Nathan could get today by
adding proven supplements and natural 
hormones! Beans and legumes are very closely 
related to whole grains, Beans are high in protein,
minerals, lignans, and sterols, but low in fat and 
calories. A four ounce serving of pinto beans, for 
example, has a mere 117 calories and 1% fat 
calories. Be sure to include beans and legumes in 
your daily fare. When you learn to cook beans 
and use them in stews, soup, dips, and spreads 
you’ll come to enjoy them very much. At 
Sun-Yatsen University in China (Ying Xue-bao v. 
20, 1998) diabetics were fed legumes. This 
lowered their glucose levels as well as their C-
peptide levels (a basic marker for heart disease). 
Tofu, by the way, is a heavily refined product, 
lacking in nutrition, and only to be used occasionally.

 Fiber is one of the important factors here. Whole 
grains and beans (legumes) have more soluble 
and insoluble fiber than any other food groups. 
Meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products are
completely lacking in fiber. There are many 
studies showing the importance of fiber, not only 
for blood sugar conditions, but for all major 
diseases. The best way to get fiber is by eating 
whole grains and beans every day. There are 
many studies to show that merely adding fiber to 
our diet improves glucose and insulin metabolism
dramatically. Fiber supplements are obviously 
not the answer at all. Eating whole foods gives 
you plenty of fiber, especially whole grains, 
beans, vegetables, and fruits. Americans are 
generally very fiber-deficient from eating 
refined foods and too many fiber-less animal 
products.

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Chapter 4: Fats and Oils
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Americans eat about 42% of their calories as 
saturated, artery clogging, animal fats You only 
need about 8% unsaturated vegetable oils, so this 
is more than 500% of what you need. These
saturated fats are the wrong kind of fats. This is a 
major reason we lead the world in heart disease, 
various cancers, diabetes, and other major 
illnesses. We are addicted to animal fats. While 
various sugars are the main cause of diabetic-type 
conditions, saturated fats (and omega-6 from 
vegetable oils) are another major factor. Fats and 
sugars work together synergistically to cause 
high insulin, high blood sugar, and increased 
insulin resistance.The combination is devastating.
How do we know for a fact that high fat diets 
cause diabetes and other blood sugar conditions? 
Epidemiological studies have consistently shown 
that countries like China, Vietnam,Thailand, 
Korea, and Japan have far less diabetes rates. 
Migration studies have shown that when these 
people move to the U.S., and adopt the typical 
Western diet, they get as much, and usually more,
blood sugar conditions than other Americans. 
Studies of what people eat also prove the more 
fats they consume the more diabetes they get. 
When diabetics are given low-fat diets, they
improve dramatically. Lastly, studies of the 
plasma free fatty acids (FFAs) in our blood give 
irrefutable proof that fats, especially saturated 
fats, cause blood sugar dysfunction. We must 
discuss obesity in relation to fat intake. It is not
food that makes you fat; it is fat that makes you 
fat. You simply cannot be overweight, or stay 
overweight, if you take dairy products, meat, 
poultry, and eggs out of your life. Overweight 
people always eat more fat, and have much 
higher levels of free fatty acids in their blood. 
These fatty acids are mostly all those from
animal foods, and not those from vegetable 
sources. 

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It is not just the saturated fats that cause 
problems, but also excess vegetable oils (due to 
the omega-6 content). We eat far too many 
omega-6 fatty acids, and far too few omega-3s. 
This is why flax oil is recommended as a 
supplement. Flax is the best source of omega-3 
fatty acids known. Yes, the Mediterranean diet is 
better than the Western European and American 
diets, but is not the answer at all. Excessive 
intake of olive oil is just as harmful as any other 
vegetable oil. Vegetable oils are merely less 
harmful than animal fats. The point here is to eat 
a diet of less than 20% total fat- a 30% fat diet is 
not “low.” There is also the problem of 
hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated 
“trans fatty acids”. These are made by forcing 
hydrogen gas into vegetable oil, under extreme 
pressure, with exotic catalysts. This “saturates” 
the molecule, and gives the oil longer shelf life. 
Hydrogenated fats are the worst possible choice, 
and you should avoid them. Read your labels. 
The published research, in just the last few years, 
on the effect of dietary fats is far too volumous to 
even attempt to cover. We certainly can mention 
a few of the largest reviews to prove this very 
clearly. The best evidence comes from an 
analysis of the free fatty acids (FFAs) in our 
plasma.

At the University of Richmond (Metabolism v 51
, 2002) The effect of dietary fats on diabetes was 
reviewed. The Role of Plasma Fatty Acid 
Composition in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
This was a lengthy review with a full 55 
references. 14 different fatty acids were analyzed 
from patients and controls. Overall plasma 
saturated fatty acids (from animal fats) were 43% 
higher in diabetics. Specifically, saturated fatty 
acids like palmitic, oleic, and stearic were much 
higher in the diabetic patients. “Total saturated
fatty acid (SFA) concentrations (350 v 231 umol/
L) were significantly increased in the diabetic 
subjects.” Please  note, this is 350 umol versus 
only 231 umol. Vegetable oils did not play a part, 
but there was a deficiency of omega-3 fatty acids
, and an excess of omega-6. As usual, it was also 
found diabetics had dramatically higher 
triglycerides, higher cholesterol, lower HDL, as 
well as higher insulin and blood sugar. A detailed 
analysis of FFAs in human blood makes an 
inarguable case against animal fats in your diet 
causing blood sugar disorders.

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 This same phenomenon was demonstrated at the 
University of Minnesota (American Journal of 
Clinical Nutrition v. 78, 2003).

2909 adults had the fatty acids in their blood 
measured. This is a better means to determine 
fat intake than mere dietary analysis. “Our 
findings suggest that the dietary fat profile, 
particularly that of saturated fat, may contribute 
to the etiology of diabetes”. They further said, “…
diabetes incidence was significantly and 
positively associated with the proportion of total 
saturated fatty acids in plasma”. They specifically
found high levels of saturated (animal) fatty acids
such as palmitic, palmitoleic, and stearic in their 
blood. Again, we find animal products in the diet 
as the cause of diabetes.

 The Women’s Health Study (Diabetes Care v. 27
, 2004) has been one of the largest and longest 
ongoing studies of female health, and involved 
more than 37,000 women over the age of 45. The 
amount of red meat they consumed was 
compared to their incidence of diabetes. “Our 
data indicate that higher consumption of total red 
meat, especially processed meats, may increase 
risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women”. 
They also found that consumption of cholesterol 
and animal protein was also significantly
associated with high diabetes rates. These results 
were carefully adjusted to exclude other possible 
factors like dietary fiber. Always remember that 
cholesterol is only found in animal foods, and not
any plant foods.

We can further prove the relation of fat intake to 
blood sugar dysmetabolism by studies where 
people change from highfat to low-fat diets. This 
is especially true with regard to vegetable
oils instead of animal fats. At the University of 
Otago in New Zealand (British Journal of 
Nutrition v. 83 Supp, 2000) a heavily referenced 
review of the literature in this area was published.
“Lifestyle changes can reduce the progression of 
impaired glucose tolerance in type 2 diabetes. 
Insulin sensitivity is enhanced by a range of diet-
related changes, including reduction of visceral 
adiposity, and a reduction in saturated fatty acids
”. Saturated fat intake causes diabetes- plain and 
simple.

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Another powerful review with 44 references from
the University of Uppsala in Sweden, in the same
 journal (v 83, 2000), found high levels of 
palmitic and palmitoleic fatty acids (from animal 
foods) in the blood serum of diabetics. FFAs 
were clearly related to both diabetes and obesity 
as well. “A high  level of dietary fat is associated 
with impaired insulin sensitivity and risk of 
diabetes.” Similar studies show significant 
relationships between serum lipid fatty acid 
composition- which mirrors the type and amount 
of the fatty acids in the diet, and insulin 
sensitivity. You are just not going to have high 
levels of palmitic, palmoleic and stearic acids in 
your blood when you eat whole grains,
vegetables, fruits, and seafood as your basic 
sustenance, as these are basically from saturated 
animal fats.

These results were verified by the Centre de 
Recherche in France (Diabete & Metabolisme v 
21, 1995) in a review with 89 refer-ences. FFA 
levels were clearly and directly associated with
diabetes and other blood sugar problems. Also 
from Temple University in Arizona (Diabetes v 
46, 1997) in a review with 74 references. FFA 
levels are elevated in obesity as well. At the 
University of Napoli in Italy a 12 page review 
with 131 references was done (European Journal 
of Lipid Science v 103, 2001). They found
plasma FFAs to be strongly correlated with high 
cholesterol, high blood pressure, high 
triglycerides, obesity, insulin resistance,
coronary heart disease, and outright diabetes. 
That’s pretty clear!

 The literature is replete with studies such as 
these, and the scientific community is in good 
agreement that high-fat diets are one of the 
major causes of the growing epidemic of type 2 
diabetes and other blood sugar problems. We 
won’t quote more. Remember that “low-fat” 
means 20% or less, and mostly all unsaturated 
vegetable oils. This is very easy to do by simply 
taking animal products out of your diet, and 
eating moderate (10%) amounts of seafood. 

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Chapter 5: Diet, Diet, Diet
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It has been repeated over and over that diet, 
lifestyle, and exercise are the way to cure blood 
sugar conditions of all kinds. Americans eat 42% 
fat calories (nearly all saturated animal fats),This 
is five time the fat they need. They also eat twice 
the protein, half the fiber, and twice the calories 
they need- plus 160 pounds of various sugars 
they don’t need at all. We are overfed and 
undernourished.

This chapter will cover the basic points in my 
book Zen Macrobiotics for Americans. Please 
read this book to really understand how to make 
the best food choices. Traditional Japanese
macrobiotics has a very limited selection of 
foods, and does not use supplements, natural 
hormones, rigorous exercise, or even fasting.
The word “macrobiotics”, simply means an 
overall (macro) view of life (bios). You will be 
eating the common foods you grew up with. 
There is really nothing exotic about it.

One of the basic causes of blood sugar dys-
metabolism is a diet high in saturated animal fats. 
This is documented in the previous chapter. 
Americans eat over 500% of the fats they need,
and nearly all of these are saturated animal fats, 
instead of vegetable oils. You do not have to be a 
vegetarian to cure diabetes and similar illnesses, 
as you can eat 10% seafood. Ideally you would 
eat no beef, pork, lamb, poultry, eggs, or dairy 
foods. Technically, diabetics could eat, say, three 
4 ounce portions of lean meat every week and 
still cure themselves, but this would slow down 
your progress. The best way to cure yourself is 
to stop eating red meat, poultry, eggs, and all 
dairy products. This includes low fat and lactose 
reduced dairy products.

 Milk and milk products are the most allergic 
foods known. They contain lactose (milk sugar), 
and cancer promoting casein. All adults of all 
races are lactose intolerant, since they no longer
produce the enzyme lactase. Without lactase you 
simply cannot digest lactose. Everyone over the 
age of three years old is allergic to dairy 
products. Fact. Nature provided cow milk for 
calves, and goat milk for baby goats.

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 Lactose-reduced milk is just not the answer here 
at all, nor are lactase tablets like Lactaid®. Dairy
cheese is low in lactose, but is extremely high in 
saturated animal fat, casein, and cholesterol. It is 
a very poor food choice. You can use soy, rice, 
almond, or oat milks instead of dairy milk. Very
good melt-able non-dairy cheeses are available at 
any grocery store. You can even buy soy cream 
cheese. Dairy yogurt has twice the amount of 
milk sugar, since powdered milk is added to 
thicken it. Soy yogurt and soy ice cream is readily
available, but contain quite a bit of sugar.

The studies proving dairy products cause 
diabetes are numerous. At the Health Protection 
Branch in Canada (American Journal of Clinical 
Nutrition v. 51, 1995) the doctors said, “There is 
a significant positive correlation between 
consumption of milk protein and incidence of 
IDDM in data from various countries”. They also 
found that babies who were naturally breast fed 
were protected from type 1 diabetes. At the A2 
Corporation in New Zealand (Medical 
Hypotheses v. 56, 2001) the researchers clearly
found milk proteins related to diabetes, heart 
disease, and outright mortality. “Milk casein 
consumption also correlates strongly with type-1 
diabetes incidence”. At the University of 
Helsinki in Finland (Experimental and Clinical 
Endocrinology & Diabetes v. 105,1997), the 
research showed clearly that milk consumption 
both for mothers and children is a major cause of 
type-1 diabetes. Again, at the University of 
Helsinki (Diabetologia v. 41, 1998) they found
the children most allergic to dairy products 
(based on blood antibodies) had the highest rates 
of diabetes. At the University of Tampere in 
Finland (Diabetes v. 49, 2000) they said, “In 
conclusion, our results provide support for the 
hypothesis that high consumption of cow’s milk 
during childhood can be diabetogenic”. At NIZO 
Research in the Netherlands (Nahrung v. 43, 
1999) the same results were found. At the School 
of Medicine in Auckland, New Zealand 
(Diabetologica v. 42, 1999) it was clear that 
consumption of dairy products were strongly 
correlated with type-1 diabetes. The research is 
clear on this: take dairy products completely out 
of your life. Milk is not good food.

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Beans are an excellent food, and are very similar 
to whole grains in their nutritional profile. There 
are many delicious varieties of beans available, 
especially in ethnic grocery stores. Beans, bean 
soups, and bean dips should be a central part of 
your daily fare. Get a good cookbook, and learn 
how to make more gourmet bean dishes. If you 
have problems with gas or bloating, this is not 
due to the beans, but rather to your weakened 
digestive system. Take Beano®, or a generic 
version of alpha-galactosidase, temporarily until 
your digestive system is stronger.

Fish and seafood can be eaten by people who do 
not want to be vegetarians. If you look in your 
mouth, you will see we have canine teeth. 
Humans can eat about one-tenth animal food, and
the best choice is seafood. A few people are 
allergic to fish and seafood, however, and will 
not be able to eat them. Just limit seafood to 
about 10% of your diet. If you want to be a 
vegetarian or vegan, just don’t eat seafood. 
There are no other animal products in the 
American macrobiotic diet.

We eat twice the protein we need. This causes 
many health problems, including obesity ,kidney, 
and liver disease. Many studies prove a high 
protein diet raises uric acid, and causes kidney 
and liver problems. Anytime you hear an author 
advocating a high protein diet, you will know 
they are clueless, ignorant, and uninformed. 
Whole grains, beans, and vegetables contain all 
the high quality protein and fiber you need. There 
are many studies to prove this. At Nara Medical 
University (Nara Igaku Zasshi v. 46,1995) the 
doctors concluded, “A protein-limited diet was 
useful for prevention of diabetic nephropathy in 
patients with early-stage diabetic nephropathy”. 
At the University of Vermont (American Journal 
of Physiology v. 27, 1996) they found the same 
results. Decreased protein intake was found to 
improve symptoms of type-1 diabetes. Limit 
your protein intake.

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Most all green and yellow vegetables are a good 
choice, if you avoid nightshades, most tropical 
vegetables, and those high in oxalic acid. 
Japanese macrobiotics does not include many 
green and yellow vegetables, ironically. Actually, 
frozen vegetables are very nutritious; only the 
texture is harmed by the freezing process.
Canned vegetables should be avoided. Avoid the 
nightshade family. This includes potatoes, 
tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. Nightshades 
contain large amounts of toxic solanine. 
Macrobiotics is about the only diet system to 
warn against these nightshade vegetables. Also 
avoid vegetables high in oxalic acid, such as
spinach, Swiss chard and others. Tropical 
vegetables like taro, etc. are meant for tropical 
peoples living in tropical climates. If you are of, 
say, African or Indian descent living in southern 
Florida or Arizona, you certainly can eat such 
tropical foods. If you are of European descent 
these foods were simply not meant for you.

People with blood sugar dysmetabolism of any 
kind cannot eat fruit juice, dried fruits, 
or sweeteners of any type until they are
well. Avoid sugar substitutes like stevia. If your 
pancreas has atrophied, or been removed, this 
means you have to take them out of your diet 
permanently. You might think fruits provide 
important nutrients, and your diet will be 
incomplete without them. 
This is not the case at all, since fruits are 
basically made up of simple sugars, fiber, and 
water with very few vitamins and minerals. You
cannot use sweeteners including honey, fructose, 
fruit juice, dried fruit, maple syrup, stevia,lohan, 
agave, molasses, rice syrup, corn syrup, or any 
others. Sugar is sugar is sugar, and honey is 
biologically no better than white sugar. Artificial 
sweeteners are the worst, and none of them are 
safe. The newest claim from sucralose to be, 
“made from sugar, tastes like sugar,” is just not 
true. They don’t tell you this is a man-made 
halogenated (chlorine molecules are added), 
synthetic, chemical, unnatural analog 
that isn’t safe for human or animal use. Kick 
the sugar habit, and take the concept of
“desserts” out of your life. You don’t need 
desserts or sweets. The concept of desserts 
basically doesn’t exist in Asia.

Scientists in Japan concluded, “The main reason 
of recent increase of diabetic patients is ascribed 
to increased sucrose intake”(Chiba Igaku Zasshi 
72 (1996). Folks, Americans eat more than 160 
pounds of various sugars and sweeteners every 
year- which they don’t need at all.

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The worst offender of all is high fructose corn 
syrup, since it is the cheapest to produce. At the
Diabetes Research Centre in India (Diabetologica 
44, 2001) it was shown the urban (not rural) 
Indians have an inordinate sugar intake. This 
causes epidemic diabetes rates, even though they 
are largely vegetarian, and eat a very low fat 
diet. Eating sweets will raise your triglyceride 
levels dramatically without eating fats.

It will be difficult for some people to simply give 
up all sweets and fruits. You can go through a 
transition period where you eat no cakes, 
cookies, sodas, pies, candy, and the other high 
sugar foods.
 For a few months you can eat 10% fresh (not 
dried or juiced) local fruit. No tropical fruits, as 
these are meant for tropical peoples in tropical 
lands- genetics and climate. You can also get a
macrobiotic dessert cookbook and make whole 
grain desserts, lightly sweetened with whole fruit 
only. You’ll come to enjoy these, and the subtle 
sweetness will be enough for you. Remember
macrobiotic desserts are a temporary transition, 
and the sooner you take all fruit and sweeteners 
out of your diet, the faster you’ll get well. Your 
body simply cannot handle simple sugars, regard-
less of how “natural” they are. Honey is still 
sugar. When you are fully cured, you can eat 
10% local fresh (or frozen) fruit if you want.

You should enjoy a wide variety of natural soups. 
Eating soup will help you lose weight and stay 
slim. That’s right, if you eat just two meals a day,
and start with a delicious bowl of soup at each 
meal, you’ll actually feel full and eat less food. 
Get some soup cookbooks, and learn to substitute 
healthier ingredients where meat, poultry, eggs, 
and dairy are called for. Traditional Japanese
macrobiotics restricted you to only 5% soup 
daily, and almost always miso soup. There is just 
no reason for these kinds of unnecessary
limitations. There is nothing magical or special 
about fermented soybeans. There are countless 
delicious soups you can make at home and freeze 
for future use.

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You can eat a fresh, green salad every day, as 
long as you use a low fat, non-dairy dressing. 
Traditional Japanese macro-biotics had a bias 
against fresh salads for some reason. In fact they
had a bias against any raw foods at all basically. 
The best time to eat salads is in summer time, 
since they are rather yin. You can still enjoy fresh 
salads all year round. People who advocate a 
100% raw food diet are irrationally neurotic, and 
cannot stay on these very long as their health 
deteriorates so badly.

What about real world, published studies that, 1) 
show the difference it cultural diets and rates of 
diabetes, and 2) diabetics who are given whole 
food diets? At Pantox Laboratories in CA
(Medical Hypotheses v. 58, 2002) type 2 
diabetics were given a natural vegan (no animal 
products) diet, along with daily walking. This 
study was backed up by a stunning 170 
references. “The vegan diet/exercise strategy 
represents a safe, low-tech approach to managing 
diabetes that deserves far greater attention from 
medical researchers and practitioners”. The 
patients got very quick, dramatic improvements 
and benefits including basic changes in their
very blood parameters. They were fed local and 
tropical fruits, which should be omitted. You 
don’t have to be a vegan to do this.

A cross-sectional study was done at the famous 
Cambridge University (British Journal of 
Nutrition v. 83, 2000) concluded,“Healthy 
Balanced Diets as One of the Main Components 
of Disease Prevention”. 802 people were given 
GTTs (glucose tolerance tests). It was clear the 
ones who made better food choices had far less 
diabetes. The healthy people ate more vegetables,
 salads, fish, fruits, pasta, and rice. Those with 
poor GTT results ate more meat, dairy, eggs, and 
fried foods generally. In another study 25,698 
Seventh Day Adventist vegetarians were 
examined. (American Journal of Public Health v. 
75, 1985). Adventists are known to have far less 
diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and other 
conditions as a whole. The ones who did not eat 
eggs or dairy products were the healthiest. You 
can’t argue with the results of almost twenty six
thousand real men and women.

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Doctors at UCLA gave almost 5,000 male and 
female diabetics a diet and exercise program 
(Diabetes Care v. 17, 1994) for just three weeks. 
Glucose levels fell dramatically. In just 21 days, 
and 71% of the ones taking oral medication 
discontinued their drugs! That is over 7 in 10 in 
21 days! 39% of those on insulin stopped 
injecting themselves! That is almost 4 in 10 
getting off insulin in 21 days! They simply ate 
better foods, and did some moderate exercise. 
Imagine what would happen if they did this for a 
whole year. These results are simply amazing!

We’ve got to mention the Pima Indians again. 
Half the Pima Indians still live in Mexico, and 
follow their ancient traditions of diet and lifestyle.
The others live in the southwestern U.S., and 
have largely adopted the American lifestyle. 
Many studies have been done here because they 
are the same genetic stock. This one (Diabetes 
Care v. 24, 2001), from the University of 
Pittsburg, looked at their diabetes rates. The 
Mexican Pimas ate more corn, beans, squash, 
melons, and desert plants. They actually ate more 
calories (they do more physical labor), but had 
lower glucose levels and far less diabetes. The 
American Pimas have a 50% (!) diabetes rate, 
short lifespans, and many other diseases from
eating the usual high-fat, high sugar, refined food 
diet. American Pimas given their native diet 
decrease their disease rates immediately. This 
also shows genetics is not the problem.

A fine review from the Helicon Foundation 
(Medical Hypotheses v. 54, 2000), with 84 
references, was titled, “Toward a Wholly 
Nutritional Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes”. The 
authors suggest preventing and treating type-2 
diabetes with only diet, supplements, and 
exercise, rather than toxic, ineffective drugs.
They also point out obesity, one of the most 
important causes of all, would be basically 
eradicated by such dietary means. We need more 
such progressive doctors using natural means to 
cure disease.

Another study from Harvard (Annals of Internal 
Medicine v. 136, 2002) was titled, “Dietary 
Patterns and Risk for Type-2 Diabetes in U.S. 
Men”. Here over 42,000 men aged 40-75 were
studied for diabetes, cancer, and heart disease 
for twelve years. It was clear the ones who ate 
more whole grains, vegetables, fresh fruits, and 
fish lived the longest, and had the lowest illness 
rates. The ones who ate red meat, refined grains, 
dairy products, fried foods, and desserts had far 
higher disease rates, and much shorter lives. 
Forty-two thousand real people prove the point 
conclusively.

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The diet books in print are generally terrible, and 
there are very few authors who have any idea of 
what they’re talking about. If you go to a book-
store or library, you will see many books 
claiming to tell you how to cure diabetes. Nearly 
all of them are not only useless, but will actually 
make you worse. You can always tell if the books 
are spurious if the author suggests eating dairy 
products, eggs, meat, poultry, sweeteners of any 
kind (including honey, stevia, etc.), tropical foods
(like bananas and citrus), or nightshade 
vegetables (like potatoes and tomatoes). It is not 
considered “good form” in this business to 
mention these pseudo-authorities by name, so 
they won’t be named individually.

Susan Powter has written two good books, Stop 
the Insanity and Food, on eating well, staying 
slim, and calorie density. Susan practices what 
she preaches, and looks great at 61. Neal Barnard 
is a member of the Physicians Committee for 
Responsible Medicine (PCRM), and is a very 
sincere person. His books include Turn Off
the Fat Genes, Live Longer, Live Better, Food 
for Life, and Eat Right, Live Longer. Gary 
Null has written Get Healthy Now, Vegetarian 
Handbook, and Seven Steps to Perfect Health. 
Terry Shintani is a very committed man who 
wrote The Hawaii Diet, and The Good 
Carbohydrate Revolution. Dean Ornish is 
also a member of the PCRM, and has written 
Eat More, Weigh Less and Program for Reversing
 Heart Disease. Robert Pritikin (Nathan Pritikin’s 
son) has written a half dozen books on low-fat 
vegetarian eating. The old Nathan Pritikin books 
are still available in your public library. Michio 
Kushi is a prolific writer on traditional Japanese
macrobiotics, as is George Ohsawa. You should 
read both of these authors, and then take the 
unnecessary, overly restrictive, limited, obsessive
-compulsive Japanese trappings out of their 
writings. It seems that macrobiotic authors are 
the only ones to understand such basic truths as 
the toxicity of nightshade vegetables, and 
the fact tropical foods aren’t meant for temperate 
peoples. None of the aforementioned authors 
really understand proven supplements, natural 
hormone balance, and fasting to any degree, 
however.

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The ridiculous “glycemic index” must be 
mentioned. This pseudo-scientific silliness is 
ridiculous on its face. To start with, their 
standard of reference is white bread! Sadly 
enough, this glycemic absurdity now appears in 
medical journals! The glycemic theory says that 
brown rice raises blood sugar as much as a 
sugared donut, and that a bowl of hearty oatmeal 
raises blood sugar as much as a Twinkie®. If 
whole grains and beans raised blood sugar, the 
Asian countries would have the highest rates of 
diabetes in the world! The fact they have the 
lowest rates proves otherwise. You’ll notice that 
the advocates of the glycemic index suggest 
eating red meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products
- while warning against whole grains and 
legumes generally. The logical conclusion here is 
a deadly ketogenic diet.

 Anyone promoting the glycemic index is 
obviously ignorant and completely misguided.

Calorie restriction is an important part of curing 
blood sugar conditions. Americans eat twice 
the calories they need. We eat three meals a day, 
when we only need two. Be sure to eat two meals 
a day instead of three. You only need to eat twice 
a day, and soon this will become perfectly normal
for you. Breakfast is not, “the most important 
meal of the day”. The less calories you eat the
longer you live. Men can thrive on about 1,800 
calories a day, and women on about 1,200 
calories. Roy Walford is the only one who wrote 
extensively on this subject. Please read his The 
120 Year Diet, and Maximum Lifespan. Eat as 
little as possible, and keep your caloric intake 
down by eating low fat foods. It isn’t food that
makes you fat; it is fat that makes you fat. You 
don’t need to walk around hungry, nor can you. 
Willpower is an illusion. You can eat all you 
want, and still take in fewer calories by simply 
making better food choices. You can eat all you 
want, never be hungry, and still stay slim, if you 
just eat whole, natural foods. The answer is 
eating lower fat foods and not less food. Please 
take a good look at the calorie density chart in 
Chapter 13: Obesity to convince yourself of this.
You can literally eat all you want, if you just 
make better food choices. Americans eat twice 
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It would literally take 80 years to study humans 
for the total benefits of calorie restriction, but 
we have 1) shorter term human studies, and 2) full 
term animal studies. Calorie restriction is 
the most effective way to extend lifespan 
and quality of life. At Heinrich-Heine University 
in Germany a heavily referenced review was 
published (Weiner Klinische Wochen v. 106, 
1994). Real people greatly improved their insulin 
sensitivity, and lost weight, by eating lower 
calorie foods. At the Franco-Czech Laboratory 
(Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & 
Metabolism v. 89, 2002) obese women improved 
their insulin resistance, and lost weight, by 
simply eating lower calorie foods. At Alexandra Hospital (International Journal of Obesity v. 27, 
2003) obese diabetic men were given lower 
calorie foods for 12 weeks. They lost weight, 
lost body fat, lowered their cholesterol, 
and improved glycemic control with no other 
intervention. At Nagasaki University 
(International Congress Series v.1209, 2000) 
diabetic women were fed a low calorie, low-fat 
diet based on rice and vegetables. Their glycemic 
status improved, and their glucose levels fell 
significantly.

Fasting is always a part of any serious natural 
health program. With most blood sugar disorders 
it can be difficult to fast on water even for 24 
hours dinner to dinner. If you want to know more,
the recommended books on fasting are listed in 
Zen Macrobiotics for Americans. When you are 
cured, it is important you fast one day a week on 
water from dinner to dinner. This gives your body
52 times every year to rest, recuperate, and heal. 
Once you see the great benefits, you’ll probably 
choose to do longer fasts. If you can go 24 hours 
on water only, without problems, then you should 
do this every week from dinner to dinner.

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Chapter 6: Effective Supplements
_______________________________________

It cannot be repeated enough that what you eat is 
the real cure for blood sugar and insulin 
dysmetabolism. Your daily food is basically what 
will cure you. Whole natural foods cure disease.
Proven supplements and natural hormones are 
very powerful, but secondary to diet. 
Supplements are only one of the Seven Steps to
Natural Health (p 4). People are understandably 
confused about which supplements work, and 
which are merely advertising promotions. This 
confusion can be explained in one word -
advertising. To know which supplements 
honestly have value, we merely need to look at 
the published scientific literature, rather than the 
very well written advertisements that inundate us.
 Science tells us which supplements really benefit 
us, not skillful ad writers. Please read my booklet 
The Supplements You Need. People under 40 
only need acidophilus, FOS, beta glucan, vitamin 
D, vitamin E, flax oil, minerals and vitamins.

First, we need to understand the difference 
between “endogenous” supplements and 
“exogenous” ones. Endogenous supplements 
exist in our bodies, and in the common foods we 
eat. This would include all vitamins, all minerals, 
all basic hormones, most amino acids, and such 
supplements as CoQ10, beta sitosterol, lipoic 
acid, DIM, PS, and beta glucan. You can, and 
should, take the appropriate and needed 
endogenous supplements the rest of your life for 
your general health. This is especially true if you 
are over forty. Exogenous supplements do not 
exist naturally in our bodies, nor in our common 
foods. This would include such things as herbs in 
general (e.g. ginseng, echinacea, milk thistle, 
golden seal, etc.), green tea, curcumin, guggul, 
ellagic acid, and aloe vera. Even if any of these 
supplements are appropriate for you, the effect
will only last for about six months to a year and 
then cease. To continue taking them would be a 
waste of time and money, and could even be 
counterproductive. Many people are, in fact, 
allergic to some of these exogenous products. 
Therefore, we will stress long term endogenous 
supplements, but still mention the temporary 
exogenous ones for short term use.

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Lipoic acid has so much research on it there is a 
separate chapter (Chapter 8: Lipoic Acid) 
devoted to the many international published 
studies on its benefits.

Vitamins and minerals are basic. There are only 
thirteen vitamins. Never take megadoses of any 
vitamin (or other supplement), as these overdoses 
unbalance our metabolism. Regular vitamin B-12 
is absorbed very poorly, so pick a supplement 
with 1 mg of methylcobalamin as the preferred 
form of B-12. Minerals are so important they are 
covered in a separate chapter (Chapter 9:The 
Minerals We Need).

Vitamin C is a very overrated and misunderstood 
vitamin. Megadoses of this will acidify your 
normally alkaline blood. Making the blood pH 
acidic causes your entire system to be sickly.
Megadoses of anything - including oxygen, sun, 
fun, food, sex, or whatever else - are harmful! 
Understand this simple fact. Vitamin C is only 
basically found in any quantity in tropical fruits, 
such as citrus. These are meant for tropical 
people in hot climates. You find very little 
vitamin C in temperate climate fruits and 
vegetables. Diabetics use up excessive vitamin C 
due to the increased need for all antioxidants. 
Therefore you should take 250 mg until you are 
well. The RDA is only 60 mg. Again, do not take 
more than 250 mg, as this is four times the RDA-
 Linus Pauling was wrong! Short term studies of 
megadoses of vitamin C may show limited 
benefits, but never in the long term.

Beta glucan is a very important supplement to 
take for all forms of sugar dysmetabolism. The 
usual dosage is 200 mg, but you should take 400 
mg for the first year to improve glycemic control. 
Beta glucan is the most powerful immune 
enhancer known to science, including interferon-
alpha. It doesn’t matter whether you use oat or 
yeast glucan, as all are 1/3 true glucans. The 
mushroom glucan is simply too expensive. 
Please read my book What Is Beta Glucan? to 
learn more. An entire chapter is devoted to 
diabetes. A good number of human studies have 
shown the benefits of beta glucan for all blood 
sugar issues. Beta glucan also has powerful
cholesterol and triglyceride lowering activity 
which, of course, is of great concern in blood 
sugar dysmetabolism. This is a very important 
supplement you must add to your regimen, and 
even healthy children and people under 40 
should routinely take this. Eat just a little oatmeal 
and barley regularly and you won’t need to take 
a supplement.

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Beta carotene has been shown to be deficient in 
most diabetics, but not vitamin A. (Beta carotene 
is the direct precursor to vitamin A.) Beta \
carotene is one of the most powerful antioxidants
in our diet. Some studies, such as the one done at 
Jikei University in Japan, show high serum 
vitamin A levels, but low levels of beta carotene. 
You only need 10,000 IU here, although you can 
take 25,000 for the first year if you want to. This 
is a very effective antioxidant, and should 
definitely be a part of your program. The Third 
National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (Diabetes v. 52, 2003) showed low levels 
of carotenoids (except lycopene) generally in 
diabetics.

CoQ10 is a basic supplement here, and you must 
take 100 mg of real Japanese ubiquinone a day. 
Do not take ubiquinol! Ubiquinol is 
unstable, and has no shelf life. Some 
unscrupulous companies offer smaller 
amounts of CoQ10 with “special 
delivery systems”, that are all but worthless. 100 
mg is what you need. Some “experts” 
recommend 300 to 400 mg a day, but this is a
waste of money and not necessary at all. Real 
Japanese bio-engineered can be found (60 X 100 
mg) for under $20. Studies around the world 
have shown the importance of this for diabetes.
For example, at Moradabad Hospital in India 
(Antioxidants in Human Health and Disease 
1999), a review with 59 references on the 
benefits of CoQ10 for diabetes and CHD was 
published. CoQ10 is a powerful and basic 
supplement.

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Beta-sitosterol is found in every vegetable you 
eat, but there just isn’t enough in our daily food. 
It is estimated the average American eats about 
300 mg daily, while vegetarians eat twice that
amount. Vegetarians have far less blood sugar 
problems. Take 300 mg a day of mixed sterols 
(mixed sterols is the only form available). You 
should take 600 mg a day for the first year, and
then just 300 mg. Beta-sitosterol is the most 
effective natural remedy known for both prostate 
problems and high blood fats (cholesterol and 
triglycerides). At the Gerontology Clinic (Vnitrni
Lekarstvi v. 50, 2004) blood levels of these plant 
sterols were shown to be very important in 
diabetic patients. “In diabetics the level of 
disease compensation correlated negatively with 
plant sterol values”. You can read more about 
plant sterols in my book Lower Cholesterol 
Without Drugs. All this is strongly related to
cholesterol and triglyceride dysmetabolism.

Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) is the preferred form 
of L-carnitine, as it is more bio-available, and 
passes into the brain more easily. 500 mg a day is 
the appropriate dose. There are a number of 
studies on both forms, but you will get all the 
benefits of plain L-carnitine by taking the acetyl 
derivative ALC. At the Instituto di Medicina in 
Italy (Metabolism v. 49, 2000) type 2 diabetics 
were given ALC. This effectively increased their 
glucose disposal and utilization. They concluded 
this was an important therapy. ALC is an 
important supplement for anyone over 40 for 
brain function, memory, and clarity of thought.

Vitamin D is not a vitamin at all, but rather a 
hormone. It does not occur in our food, except 
very small amounts in a few animal foods such 
as eggs. This is the most important “vitamin” of
all for blood sugar problems. Your daily vitamin 
supplement should have 400 IU, but you should 
take another 400 to 800 IU for many reasons. 
You should be getting a total of 800 to 1,200 IU 
of vitamin D, unless you are out in the sun 
regularly. In the summer, if you get regular 
exposure to the sun, you can just take the 400 IU
in your vitamin supplement. Most Americans are 
clearly deficient in “vitamin” D, as most of us do 
not get out in the sun regularly, especially in 
winter months. Science proves low serum levels 
are epidemic, correlated with endless illnesses, 
and clearly related to all-cause mortality and 
length of life. The international research is very 
strong here.

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Vitamin E is the second most important vitamin 
for blood sugar problems. Vitamin E is also very 
deficient in our diets, because we eat a mere 1% 
whole grains (the main source). Always use the 
natural mixed tocopherols for a few dollars more, 
and not the inexpensive single tocopherol (d-
alpha). You should only use 200 IU a day (or 400
IU every other day). Do not exceed this, since the 
RDA is only 30 IU. The international, published 
research on this is simply overwhelming. Vitamin 
E is one of the most powerful of all natural anti-
oxidants, and must be a part of your healing
program. This is very good for your heart and 
arteries.

Hunan Medical University gave vitamin E to type 2
diabetics with dramatic benefits in only 30 days. 
The University of Chieti in Italy showed 
significant benefits in only 14 days in type 2
diabetics. Vitamin E supplementation should be 
standard practice. The research here is obviously 
overwhelming, and can’t possibly all be quoted. 
People of all ages should use vitamin E since we 
get so little in our diets.

Flaxseed oil is the best source of omega-3 fatty 
acids, and better than fish oil for a lot of reasons. 
All the studies on fish oil would be even more 
effective with flax oil. Regardless of your age,
take a 1,000 mg flax oil capsule every day. Or ½ 
teaspoon of bulk flax oil. Buy and keep this 
refrigerated- do not buy unrefrigerated flax oil, 
as it easily oxidizes. We eat far too much omega-
6 fatty acids, and far too few omega-3s. The 
research is overwhelming on the benefits of 
omega-3 supplementation for health blood sugar
metabolism, as well as CHD health, and blood 
lipids. 
At North Dakota University (Nutrition Journal v 
44, 2011) “Flaxseed supplementation improved 
insulin resistance in obese glucose intolerant 
people” was published. The results were no less
than dramatic. There are many such studies using 
real flax seed to help cure diabetes and other 
blood sugar issues. The research here is too much 
to continue with. This is a definite!

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L-glutamine is a proven amino acid for good 
intestinal health. You should take a gram (two 
X 500 mg) in the AM and another gram in the 
PM. You can also take a tablespoon of 
inexpensive bulk glutamine powder every day 
for even better results. This will also spike 
(temporarily raise) your growth hormone levels. 
While L-glutamine has shown no specific value 
for blood sugar problems, always remember we 
are treating the whole body, and not just our 
glucose metabolism. Regardless of our age, our 
digestive systems are generally in terrible shape 
from our poor diets. Taking L-glutamine, with a 
good brand of acidophilus and FOS, will help us 
digest our food well. Strong digestion is an 
important part of maintaining normal blood 
sugar and insulin levels.

Fructooligosaccarides (FOS) are indigestible 
sugars that feed the good bacteria in our 
intestines, but not the “bad” bacteria. This will 
not help blood sugar dysmetabolism directly, but 
will help keep your intestines healthy to better 
digest your food which helps normalize glucose 
metabolism. Taking 750 mg once or twice a day 
works very well with acidophilus and 
L-glutamine to keep our digestive system strong 
and healthy.

Acidophilus keeps the good bacteria in our 
intestines alive. Find a good refrigerated brand 
and keep it refrigerated. Take 6 billion units (with 
8 strains) once or twice daily, and use FOS and
L-glutamine with it. This will help strengthen 
your digestion.

Phosphatidyl serine (PS) is a relative of lecithin 
or phosphatidyl choline. Only in the last few 
years has inexpensive PS become available to the 
public, and the human research verified its value. 
Take 100 mg a day if you are over the age of 40 
to support good brain function. This is not going 
to help glycemic control per se, but you are 
treating your total health, and not just glucose
metabolism. Pregnenolone and acetyl-L-carnitine 
work very well with PS. You can also benefit 
from taking a 1,200 mg soft-gel of lecithin for 
both better brain metabolism and lower 
cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

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Glucosamine will not specifically help your blood 
sugar condition, but it is an important supplement 
for anyone over the age of 40. Literally 95% of 
Americans over the age of 65 suffer from 
arthritis and joint inflammation. Glucosamine 
500 -1,000 mg a day is a proven supplement for 
bone and joint health. Do not take chondroitin, 
as it is not absorbed by our intestines and is 
therefore useless. Glucosamine cannot work 
alone, and must have a complete supply of 
minerals, flax oil, and vitamin D to be effective.

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is one of our two main
antioxidant enzymes. Unfortunately, oral SOD 
pills don’t work, nasal sprays are illegal, 
sublingual SOD isn’t available, and the use of 
DMSO transdermal solutions is prohibited. Oral 
SOD tablets are worthless. Doctors don’t know 
how to inject this, and it wouldn’t be practical 
anyway. Nevertheless, SOD is very important to 
blood sugar problems because of the antioxidant 
stress. The University of Tiemcen in Algeria 
found low SOD blood levels in type-2 (but not 
in type-1) diabetics. Hyogo University, in Japan, 
found low SOD in type-1.

What can we do? Fortunately, we can keep our 
SOD levels elevated with diet, supplements, 
exercise, lifestyle, and generally supporting our 
antioxidant defense system. By eating well, 
exercising, balancing your basic hormones, not 
taking prescription drugs, and avoiding negative 
habits (such as coffee, alcohol, cigarettes, 
recreational drugs) you will have higher SOD levels.

Glutathione is our other basic antioxidant enzyme.
You can take oral glutathione, but it is not as 
effective as NAC. NAC is N-acetyl cysteine, 
and is a much more effective way to raise your 
glutathione levels than glutathione itself. Take 
600 mg a day. The other varied benefits of NAC 
have been well documented in the last ten years. 
In diabetic conditions glutathione has been shown 
to be of great importance because it is so basic to 
our antioxidant process. This is a vital 
supplement for blood sugar conditions, and much 
research has been done here.

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Soy isoflavones can be taken in 40 mg doses of 
combined genestein and diadzein. It is unrealistic 
to think we are going to get a sufficient intake of 
these valuable isoflavones by eating a variety of 
soy products. Tofu is the white bread of soybeans,
is highly refined, and lacking in nutrition. 
Westerners rarely eat any amount of soy products 
such as miso, seitan, soy flour, tempeh, or other 
traditional Asian foods. Soy sauce is merely a 
condiment. There is an overwhelming amount of 
published research on the benefits of soy 
supplementation. Anyone who tells you soy is 
“bad” for you is mentally deficient. The dairy 
and meat industries are very upset by the 
popularity of soy products, especially soy milks. 
Billions of Asians for centuries prove the value 
of soy isoflavone intake. Okinawans eat more 
soy than anyone, and live the longest of all.

DIM (di-indolylmethane) is a fine supplement, 
and better than I3C (indole-3-carbinol) for 
improving estrogen metabolism. Take 200 mg of 
DIM daily. All “special delivery systems” are just
expensive advertising promotions.. DIM is oil 
soluble, so just take it with your food or with 
your flax oil. If you test your free estradiol and 
estrone levels, and find them to be in the low 
normal (the ideal) range, you won’t need to take 
this. Men over the age of 50 generally have 
higher estradiol and estrone levels than their
postmenopausal wives! Excess estrogen in men 
or women is harmful, and low normal levels are 
best. American and European women rarely have 
insufficient estrogen levels due to their high-fat,
low fiber, nutrient deficient diets, obesity, lack of 
exercise, and other factors. Asian women who 
have lower estradiol and estrone (but not estriol) 
levels have less heart disease, osteoporosis, and
menopausal problems. The idea that American 
women generally are somehow “estrogen 
deficient” after menopause is silly.

A complete program of natural supplements is 
vital for healing, but will never compensate for 
poor diet, lack of exercise, and other basic factors.

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Chapter 7: Temporary Supplements
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There are a variety of temporary supplements to 
take for up to a year. Most of these are 
“exogenous”, and not in our bodies or in our 
common food. The rest are endogenous (in our 
bodies and common food), but just not needed 
after about a year. TMG (betaine) or 
trimethylglycine is the most powerful liver 
rejuvenator known. Taking 3 grams a day (6 X 
500 mg capsules) for six months to a year will do 
wonders to cleanse and strengthen your liver. 
The liver is the largest internal organ, and vital to 
blood sugar metabolism. Our livers supply 
glycogen (blood sugar). Liver problems, 
especially such conditions as fatty liver, are 
central to blood sugar problems. While TMG is 
endogenous, there is just no reason to use this 
much for more than a year. You can take 1 gram 
(2 X 500 mg) as a permanent supplement after
this. This is a very important addition to your healing 
program. The human studies are excellent. To cure 
diabetes you must have a strong healthy liver.

Vitamin C was covered in the previous chapter. It must 
be emphasized that megadoses weaken your immunity 
in the long run. It is not a dietary deficiency of vitamin 
C here at all, but rather the fact the body is using up all 
the vitamin C and other antioxidants it can get to 
balance the free radicals. You should only take 250 mg
for a year, and then the 60 mg in your vitamin 
supplement is enough as a permanent one. Never 
overdose on this!

Aloe vera is a classic healing herb that helps our 
digestive system, and our liver among, other 
benefits. Taking 2 X 100 mg capsules of a 200:1 
extract is easier than trying to drink the 
equivalent of 40 grams of fresh gel. Aloe gel is 
99.5% water. Just six to twelve months as it is 
exogenous.

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Ellagic acid has no proof of efficacy for blood 
sugar disorders per se, but has shown very 
powerful anti-cancer and other effects. Taking 
100 mg a day for six months to a year will help 
your immunity in general.

Milk thistle is the most effective herb for liver 
health. Taking 2 capsules of a good extract every 
day for one year will work with the TMG to 
strengthen your liver. Milk thistle is the most 
researched herb for liver health, but is exogenous 
and will not help you after a year. There are 
many human studies on the active ingredient 
silymarin.

Taurine finally has good human science behind it 
for diabetes. Numerous animal studies showed 
great promise here, and now real people verify 
this. Take 500 mg of taurine daily for one year. 
This inexpensive amino acid also has much value for
coronary heart conditions generally, and helps 
lower blood fats and blood pressure. Beijing 
Hospital in China, Cardiology Research Center 
in Moscow, Bengbu Medical College in China, 
and Research University in Italy all showed 
improvement in glucose levels, insulin 
sensitivity, blood parameters, and other benefits 
in both type -1 and -2 diabetes. Studies at the 
University of Messina, and the Diabetes Unit in 
Italy, showed diabetics had low blood plasma 
and platelet taurine levels. In 2004 an extensive 
review of the literature with 114 references from 
the University of Sassari in Italy showed that 
taurine supplementation is valuable in treating 
diabetes and insulin resistance. Take until you 
are well.

Curcumin taken in 500 mg amounts daily for six 
months to a year is a powerful and proven natural 
antioxidant. Good studies.

Green tea extract is very worthwhile. Just take 
two capsules daily. Green tea is simply regular 
old tea (Thea sinensis) that is not fermented. 
There is a lot of good research on green tea
polyphenols, but all of it is short term only. The 
fact it must have the caffeine removed to be safe 
is rather worrisome. This must be decaffeinated! 
It is unlikely you will drink two cups of decaf 
green tea every day, so the capsules are much 
more practical.

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Quercetin is technically an endogenous antioxidant
although basically only found in apples and 
onions. You can take100 mg daily for one year. 
Only one study was found where diabetic 
animals improved with quercetin 
supplementation. There is good science on the 
antioxidant benefits of quercetin. 

Polysaccharide plant gums such as glucomannon, 
guargum, pectin (citrus or apple), and sodium alginate 
(from seaweed) are very valuable, inexpensive, and 
safe temporary supplements. These gums have shown 
value in lowering cholesterol, blood sugar 
normalization, removing toxic metals, and other 
benefits. Take at least 3 grams a day (6 X 500 mg 
capsules) to get real benefits. Choose the one you 
prefer, the one that is least expensive, or try each of the 
four above for three month periods successively. The
added rewards of lowering cholesterol and triglycerides 
will be an important factor in your healing. Some 
people have lost weight using these, since the gums 
swell up dramatically with water, and fill the stomach. 
This gives you a feeling of having eaten when you
haven’t. The science here is very strong. “Modified” 
citrus pectin is expensive and has no benefits at all.. 
Buy regular inexpensive fruit pectins.

At the 7th annual Gums and Stabilizers Conference, in
England, researchers reviewed the benefits of these 
gums and found, “improved glycemic control and a 
reduction in plasma cholesterol”, which, of course, are 
precursors to diabetes. At the University of Helsinki a 
review with 59 references was published showing 
guar gum therapy had favorable long-term effects on
glycemic control and lipid levels in NIDDM subjects. 
At St. Marianna University in Japan (Eiyogaku Zasshi 
v. 56, 1998) galactomannon (from fenugreek) was 
found to benefit by feeding five grams a day to type 
2 diabetics. At the Institute of Investigations, in Cuba 
guar, pectin and glucomannon were all shown to help 
remove toxic heavy metals from the blood, improve 
digestion generally, and lessen the effects of diabetes.

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L-arginine is an overrated and promoted amino acid 
with little scientific evidence behind it. There are a few 
possible studies, however, for blood sugar conditions. 
You can use 3 grams (6 X 500 mg) daily for one year. 
At the University of Vienna L-arginine was found to 
inhibit lipid peroxidation in human diabetics. At the 
Medical College of Wisconsin diabetic rats benefited 
from L-arginine in their water. At Cumhuriyet 
University in Turkey rabbits lowered blood glucose 
levels with oral L-arginine. Arginine is commonly promoted without clinical backing. This is an optional 
supplement, as it is not well clinically proven at all.

Asian or American ginseng can be used temporarily, 
but not in hot weather, or in tropical climates, because 
of its extreme yang (warm) nature. Find a reliable 
brand, and take one or two capsules a day during the 
coolest six months of the year (October thru March in 
the Northern Hemisphere).

Nopal cactus has been promoted for normalizing blood
sugar levels, but where is the evidence? There are no 
human or animal studies published in any of the 
international medical journals. There is just no reason 
to use something unproven like this, when you have so 
many proven supplements to use. Bitter melon 
(Momordica) has also been promoted for blood sugar
problems, but, again, where is the evidence? Banaba 
leaf has corosolic acid in it, and has been promoted for 
blood sugar problems. The published evidence is just 
not convincing so far. Fenugreek herb (containing 
galactomannon fiber) has been commercially promoted for diabetes, but the science is lacking here, too. 
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has been promoted for
weight loss as well as diabetes, but, again, the evidence 
isn’t there.

The herb most promoted for normalizing blood sugar is
Gymnema sylvestre. There are just no valid human 
studies here. Remember that exogenous supplements 
will not work for some people, and will be biologically incompatible (allergenic) in others. If you feel any of 
these temporary supplements are not compatible with 
your individual biochemistry then drop them. Some 
people will get mild side effects from exogenous 
supplements like these.

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Chapter 8: Alpha Lipoic Acid
____________________________________________

Lipoic acid (aka thioctic acid) or “LA” is a natural 
antioxidant in our bodies. This is the most important 
single supplement you can take for diabetes and blood 
sugar disorders. There is no lipoic acid in our daily 
food. It does not exist in the free form in our bodies, 
but rather as dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA). You are not
going to get any from your diet. Do not think this is a 
Magic Supplement that can work alone. Diet and 
exercise is the basic cure for blood sugar dys-
metabolism, while supplements and hormones play a 
secondary role. The research on lipoic acid is so 
overwhelming, we are going to devote a separate 
chapter to it.

Actually, lipoic acid is a disulfide (two sulfur atoms) 
that is converted in the body to dihydrolipoic acid or 
DHLA. The lipoic acid of commerce, and the one used 
in nearly all the studies, is equally composed of two 
mirror image (racemic) isomers R- and S-. Almost 
every one of the published studies use the regular 
racemic natural R/S form. You will see Internet 
advertisements claiming that only the very expensive 
R-isomer has biological value, while the S-isomer is 
somehow ineffective. R-only lipoic acid is a promotion 
for money, with no science behind it! Do not be taken 
in by such unfounded unscientific promotions. Clinical
studies using these R- and S- forms separately found 
that they equally convert to DHLA (General 
Pharmacology v 29, 1997). Just use regular, normal, 
everyday, inexpensive R,S-lipoic acid.

Anyone over the age of forty should take lipoic acid as 
part of their basic supplement program for its powerful 
antioxidant properties. For most people 400 mg a day 
is sufficient. Clinical studies have used up to 1,000 mg, 
but only in the short term. Injected lipoic acid is much 
more effective than oral use, but very impractical 
obviously. Overdoses of lipoic acid, or anything else,
merely unbalance our metabolism, and are 
contraindicated. If you have a serious problem, you can 
safely take 800 mg a day for one year, Just use 400 mg 
in the AM, and another 400 mg in the PM, to maintain 
maximum blood levels.

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Lipoic acid is safe, inexpensive, and non-toxic, but 
there just isn’t any reason to take more than 400 mg for 
the long term. Short term studies have used higher 
doses, but you’ll be doing long term therapy.

At Eberhard-Karls University in Germany (BioFactors 
10,1993) a study, “Thioctic Acid- Effects on Insulin 
Sensitivity and Glucose Metabolism” was done. They 
pointed out that, “Thioctic acid is a co-factor of key 
mitochondrial enzymes, involved in the regulation of 
glucose oxidation, such as the pyruvate dehydrogenase
and the alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, both 
enzyme complexes which are known to be diminished 
in diabetes”. In plain words, this means lipoic acid 
works with our body enzymes to prevent glucose from 
being oxidized. Their conclusion was, “The clinical and experimental date indicate that this compound has
beneficial effects on insulin sensitivity, correcting 
several metabolic pathways known to be altered in 
type 2 diabetes, such as insulin stimulated glucose 
uptake, glucose oxidation, and glycogen synthesis”. 
The authors quote two human studies published in
Diabetologica 1995 and Arzneimittelforschung 1995. 
Here insulin sensitivity was increased from 27% to 
51% in merely 10 days! This is nothing less than 
incredible! No dangerous, synthetic, toxic prescription 
drugs can even start to approach results like that.

At the University of Southern California (Nutrition v 17,
2001) “Molecular Aspects of Lipoic Acid in the 
Prevention of Diabetes Complications” was published. 
People with diabetes suffer from an endless list of 
complications, eventually ending in premature death. 
These include vascular (heart and artery) disease,
cataracts, retinopathy (vision loss), and neuropathy 
(nerve deterioration).
“The available data strongly suggest that LA, because 
of its antioxidant properties, is particularly suited to the 
prevention and/or treatment of diabetic complications…
In addition to its antioxidant properties, LA increases 
glucose uptake…Further, recent trials have 
demonstrated that LA improves glucose disposal in 
patients with type 2 diabetes. In experimental and 
clinical studies, LA markedly reduced the symptoms of 
diabetic pathologies, including cataract formation, 
vascular damage, and polyneuropathy”. Rather 
powerful statements from top doctors in the best 
hospitals.

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Reviews are always best. A most impressive seventeen
page, heavily documented review, “The Pharmacology 
of the Antioxidant Lipoic Acid”, from Vrije University 
in Amsterdam (General Pharmacology v. 29, 1997) 
leaves no doubt about the effectiveness. Here they 
prove that the R- and S- isomers equally convert to 
DHLA in humans. Do not waste your money on R-only
lipoic acid. This review is about the antioxidant 
properties of LA for general health, rather than the 
benefits for diabetes specifically. The language here is 
highly technical, and refers to reactive oxygen species 
(ROS), NADH, chelation, oxidative stress, and other 
such topics. In plain English, they show LA 
supplements to be a most powerful and proven 
antioxidant, that has many benefits as we age. It is an 
important overall anti-aging supplement everyone over 
40 needs.

At the University of Arizona (Oxidative Stress and 
Disease v. 8, 2002) a long, well documented review 
was done on hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. 
They strongly suggest using LA as a therapy for both 
conditions. Further, they discuss the underlying 
mechanisms for using LA in diabetic and pre-diabetic 
conditions, so we can better understand how it is so 
effective. At Oregon State University (Current 
Medicinal Chemistry v. 11, 2004) a 12 page review 
with extensive references was done showing the power 
of LA to help ameliorate the patho-physiologies of 
many chronic diseases, and not just diabetes, and other 
forms of blood sugar dysmetabolism. They found 
lipoic acid therapy to have dramatic benefits in patients 
in only 30 days. This was true, not only for diabetes, 
but also other diseases associated with oxidative stress.
LA was found to be an effective agent to ameliorate 
certain path-ophysiologies of many chronic diseases. 
Here the evidence was examined for the effectiveness 
of lipoic acid against such diverse age-related disorders as unwarranted apoptosis (programmed cell death), 
cardiovascular disease, and cataract formation.

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 The famous Mayo Clinic, in Minnesota, did a most
impressive 16 page review, complete with 77 references
(Antioxidants in Health and Disease v 6, 1997) on 
lipoic acid. This study leaves no doubt as to the proven effectiveness on any disease associated with oxidative 
stress- including blood sugar disorders generally. At the 
University of California, in Los Angeles, a 
sophisticated review, with an impressive 78 citations 
(Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology v 182, 2002), 
was done on the general antioxidant and pro-oxidant 
properties of lipoic acid. They showed both lipoic acid 
and dihydrolipoic acid exhibit direct free radical
scavenging properties. Other studies provide evidence 
that lipoic acid supplementation has pro-oxidant 
prop-erties, decreases oxidative stress, and restores 
reduced levels of other antioxidants in real people.

Three different reviews were done at the 
University of California, in Berkeley, another 
good review with 34 references (Annals of the
NY Academy of Sciences v 738, 1994)was done 
on the properties of lipoic acid in relation to 
oxidative stress and disease. Another was
published in Environmental & Nutritional 
Interactions v 3, 1999). This thorough 28 page 
article showed the effectiveness of LA for
diabetes itself and the serious complications that 
comes with it. Neuropathy is the worst side effect 
of diabetes. Many dozens of studies show that 
LA alone helps relieve the symptoms of mono-,
poly, autonomic- and peripheral neuropathy. A 
third from Oxidative Stress and Disease v 4, 
2000 had 38 references. This demonstrated the 
dramatic antioxidant effects of LA.

There are many other published human studies 
from around the world on the benefits of oral 
lipoic acid supplementation for blood sugar and 
insulin metabolism. Make this a part of your
supplement program to prevent and cure blood 
sugar issues.

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Chapter 9: We All Need Minerals
_______________________________________

We’re all mineral deficient, every one of us. No 
matter how well you eat, or what supplements 
you take, you’re still lacking in some of the vital 
elements you need. Every illness is due in part to
mineral deficiency of some kind. Our soils are 
depleted of minerals. Our food lacks minerals. 
We don’t eat well anyway. Please read my 
booklet The Minerals You Need to learn about 
the essential elements that science has shown us 
we need in our bodies, but don’t get. This is the 
most researched and comprehensive book ever 
written on minerals, and is very easy to read. 
There are 96 natural elements, but modern 
medicine only recognizes ten of them as essential. 
This is irrational and defies logic. While sodium, potassium, phosphorous, and sulfur are all 
essential elements, we get enough of these in our 
food. Let’s look at the twenty-one elements we 
are known to need for optimal health.

Calcium is very misunderstood. The idea that we 
need 1,000 mg a day is ridiculous, and the 
official government RDA is not based on science 
whatsoever. The only abundant source of calcium 
is dairy products, and at least two thirds of the 
world’s population does not include dairy foods 
in their diet. Billions of Asians prove this. You 
cannot possibly get 1,000 mg of calcium a day 
without eating dairy foods. You should not eat 
dairy foods because of the lactose (milk sugar) 
and casein content. All adults of all races are 
lactose intolerant- period. Americans and 
Europeans eat more calcium than anyone on 
earth, yet have the highest rates of bone and joint 
disease, especially arthritis and osteoporosis.
Obviously, calcium intake isn’t the problem, but 
rather calcium absorption. You need -at the 
minimum- magnesium, boron, silicon, strontium, 
omega-3s, and vitamin D in order to absorb the
calcium. You aren’t getting enough of these 
nutrients. There are certainly other nutritional 
factors in calcium absorption we haven’t 
discovered yet. Taking 250 mg a day of any 
common, inexpensive calcium salts such as 
citrates and carbonates is sufficient. Overdosing 
yourself on calcium is irresponsible, and won’t 
benefit you. More is not better.

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Magnesium is the most studied and most 
important element in diabetes. Magnesium is 
vitally important for our total health since, we’re 
generally deficient in it. One in seven Americans
is seriously deficient according to blood analysis 
studies. The major source of magnesium is whole 
grains, yet almost all of the grain we eat is 
refined. Americans only eat 1% whole grains. 
The RDA is 400 mg, so taking 200 mg is good. 
Citrates, lactates, or oxides are good choices. 
There is overwhelming evidence that magnesium 
is critical to blood sugar and insulin metabolism, 
as well as outright diabetes.

Iron is very important, as it is the “heme” in 
blood hemoglobin. Women need more than men, 
and studies consistently show that Americans are 
generally iron deficient, especially women,
vegetarians, and the elderly. People with diabetes 
may have a problem excreting iron, and end up 
with excessive blood levels of it. This is a rare 
condition, which is not due to excessive intake, 
but rather inability to get rid of unneeded iron. 
Just be careful not to take more than 18 mg a day. 
Studies also prove iron from animal foods is the 
real culprit. Men need about 10 mg a day, and 
women about 18 mg. Common, inexpensive salts 
such as sulfates, fumarates, and gluconates are 
good. Again, diabetics often show a problem 
with iron retention, and high blood ferritin (iron) 
levels.

Zinc is also deficient in our diets generally. Whole 
grains and beans again are the primary source, yet what 
little grains we eat are almost all refined with the 
nutrition removed. Eating whole grains and beans 
(legumes) every day will go a long way in raising
your levels. The elderly, the poor, and people who 
drink alcohol have the lowest levels generally. The 
RDA is 15 mg. You have to be careful not to take too 
much zinc, as amounts over 50 mg can cause side 
effects. This is a heavy metal, and can accumulate in the
body. The problem in diabetes is poor zinc metabolism, rather than
deficient intake. There are many clinical studies showing poor zinc
metabolism in blood sugar conditions. Common, inexpensive salts 
such as citrates, sulfates, or oxides are good.

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Boron is acknowledged as an essential element, but the
RDA has never been set. It was only in 1990 that boron was even
accepted as essential! A valid estimate is 3 mg a day, but Americans generally only eat about 1 mg. Our soils are boron deficient,
our food is boron deficient, and vitamin supplements rarely contain
what you need. Boron is necessary for calcium absorption, among
many other important processes. You would think that all widely
sold vitamin and mineral supplements would contain 3 mg of this
inexpensive and vital element, but very few actually do. Any common salt such as citrate, or even plain boric acid is fine. It must be
emphasized how important it is to get boron in your diet every day.
Our soils and foods are very deficient. You cannot absorb calcium
without sufficient boron. The published research here is overwhelming. Take 3 mg a day of boron.

Manganese has overwhelming research on it for its value
in human and animal nutrition. The RDA was only recently set at 2
mg. Many people do, in fact, get that much in their food. Whole
grains, beans, and leafy vegetables are the best sources. We only
have about 20 mg of manganese in our entire bodies. You can take
any normal form such as sulfates or oxides.

Copper also has an RDA of 2 mg. Common salts such as
citrates, oxides, or gluconates are good. Americans only get about
half this much in their food. Whole grains and beans are the best
source. Copper levels vary greatly in diabetics; some have low
blood levels, while others have high levels. Our bodies contain a
total of only about 150 mg. Anything over 15 mg daily could cause
side effects, as it is a heavy element. It is almost impossible to get
excessive copper in your diet, even with copper water pipes in your
home. Inexpensive salts such as citrates, gluconates, or oxides are
very bioavailable.

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Silicon is a vital, yet ignored, element with no 
RDA set, even though it has been proven 
essential in human and animal health. You will 
almost never find this in any vitamin supplement.
A good dose is 10 mg, although you probably don’t need that
much. It isn’t toxic, so 10 mg would be a safe and effective
amount. Silicon levels in common foods vary so greatly, it is hard
to be more precise. Plain silica gel (silicic acid) is the best form to
take. Do not use horsetail herb. Make sure the label says silicic
acid. One major need for silicon (not to be confused with silicone which is a polymer of silicon and oxygen) is for bone and joint
metabolism, and calcium absorption. Why aren’t vitamin companies putting this inexpensive, essential element in their formulas? Be sure to get silicon in your mineral supplement.
Iodine is most needed for thyroid metabolism. The RDA is
150 mcg, and most mineral supplements have this. There are only
about 30 mg (30,000 mcg) of iodine in your body, and three
fourths of this is in your thyroid gland. If you have low T3
(triiodothyronine) or low T4 (L-thyroxine), you should take bioidentical hormones to raise them. Iodine supplements will not raise your hormone levels. Seaweed and kelp are the best sources, but the problem here is that they are too good! While Asians often eat sea vegetables as a staple, a mere teaspoon of kelp powder can
contain twenty times the RDA. This can cause side effects such as
skin problems. Megadoses of any mineral are clearly contraindicated. You do not need iodized salt, by the way.

Chromium has finally gotten an RDA of 120 mcg. This is
toxic in high amounts, so don’t exceed 400 mcg. The research is
most impressive here. Chromium has dozens of published studies
showing that people with diabetes usually have deficient levels.
This is due to lack of chromium in their food. It must always be
emphasized that we need all the known essential elements, and not
just ones like chromium that are proven to benefit glucose metabolism. Again, whole grains are the best source, and the refined grains we eat lack any significant amounts. You can take inexpensive chelates (a metal ion bound to non-metal ions) here. Do not listen to advertising telling you that a certain patented form is the “best”, or “only”, form that works. The research on chromium and blood sugar metabolism is overwhelming. This must be in your supplement program.

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Vanadium has finally been accepted as an 
essential element (not a mere trace element), but 
no RDA has been set. There is overwhelming 
recent research on blood sugar metabolism and
vanadium in the last decade. Scientists around 
the world have studied this for diabetes and 
Syndrome X in dozens of published studies and 
reviews. Therefore, vanadium becomes over-
emphasized as a diabetes mineral, and the other 
supporting minerals that work with it are ignored. 
While there is no RDA, a daily dose 1,000 mcg 
(1 mg) is sufficient. It is not a good idea to take 
more than this, although short term studies have 
used more. Using more than one milligram is 
very irresponsible, and will result in vanadium 
toxicity eventually. Take only 1 mg daily. 
Inexpensive chelates, or vanadyl sulfate, are both 
good choices. You will almost never find this in 
vitamin supplements. This must be in your
supplement program, as it is proven to be 
essential, not only for blood sugar metabolism, 
but your general health.

Molybdenum has an official RDA of 75 mcg, but 
some scientists feel this is too low. This in most 
vitamin-mineral supplements. Inexpensive 
common salts are all good sources. Molybdenum
is safe and non-toxic, even though it is a very 
heavy metal. Research on molybdenum is 
extensive, and goes back decades. Progressive 
farmers use this to fertilize their soils, and 
ranchers to insure the health of their livestock. 
Deficiency is not widespread here, but taking a 
mere 75 mcg a day is good insurance, especially
since dietary intake varies so greatly.

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Selenium has an official RDA of 70 mcg, which 
was only recently established. Deficiency is 
common, because the main source is whole 
grains, and most all our grains are heavily refined.
Chelates are the best form here. Taking 200 IU of 
natural mixed tocopherol vitamin E works 
synergistically, and helps selenium metabolism. 
Do not take more than 200 mcg, as toxicity can 
occur over this amount. It is a heavy metal, and 
will accumulate in the body if overdoses are 
used. This is a very important antioxidant 
element, and fights free radicals. Studies have 
shown people with low selenium intakes have 
more cancer, heart and artery disease, diabetes, 
and other illnesses. Generally, most vitamin 
formulas contain the 70 mcg you need.

Germanium is something you almost never find 
in anyvitamin-mineral supplement. There is no 
RDA here. Science has proven this is, in fact, 
essential. 100 micrograms would be a good dose, 
as it is an ultra-trace element. In 1988 a very 
impressive review was published in the journal 
Medical Hypothesis complete with 72 references. 
This showed the importance of germanium in
human and animal nutrition. Very irresponsible 
promoters offer 100 mg (100,000 mcg!) doses. 
This is one thousand times what you need - a 
three year supply every day! Germanium 
sesquoxide is safe, but germanium dioxide is not. 
You will almost never find a supplement with 
100 mcg of germanium for a complete minerals
program. This is an essential element.

Strontium has no RDA, but is definitely 
essential, and needed for calcium absorption. 
Do not confuse this with radioactive strontium-
90! A good dose would be 1,000 mcg (1 mg) a
day. A chelate or aspartate is a good choice. 
There is no need to take more than this, although 
some irresponsible natural health “experts” 
recommend much more. Food and blood analysis 
studies around this world show that 1,000 mcg 
(1 mg) a day is certainly enough. Doctors 
prescribing 250 mg of strontium ranelate is
outright insanity! Make sure this is in your 
supplement.

Nickel has no RDA, but is definitely an essential 
element. This is an ultra-trace element, and 100 
mcg would be a reasonable dosage based on 
various analyses of human dietary intake and
blood analyses. The published research has 
concentrated on animals rather than humans. 
The few human studies we have are most 
impressive however. You’ll almost never find 
meaningful amounts in any supplements, so 
look for one with 100 mcg.

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Tin has no RDA, but is definitely an essential 
ultra-trace element. A reasonable dosage would 
be 100 mcg, but the FDA irrationally limits this 
to 30 mcg. The same comments apply regarding 
research on tin as to that of nickel. Human 
research has found low tin levels in various 
pathological conditions and diseases. We need 
more human research on tin. You’ll almost never 
find meaningful amounts in any of the 
supplements currently in the marketplace.

Cobalt is a very neglected element, although it is 
the central atom for chlorophyll in plants and 
vitamin B-12 in animals. Humans cannot 
synthesize B-12 without available cobalt, and 
oral vitamin B-12 supplements are barely 
absorbed. (Use 1 mg of methyl cobalamin as 
your B-12 source.) We probably only need about 
25 mcg of cobalt a day, but it is not toxic and 
you could certainly take up to 100 mcg. This is 
a very important ultra-trace element, even though 
it is needed in such tiny amounts. Almost no
mineral supplements contain cobalt.

Cesium has no RDA, but is certainly essential. 
This ultratrace element has proven value from 
extensive research, especially in human blood. It 
is almost impossible to find in any supplements.
100 mcg would be a reasonable dose, although 
irresponsible promoters have been recommending
much larger, toxic quantities supposedly to cure 
cancer and “alkalinize” the body. This is an
ultratrace element, and 100 mcg is an ideal dose.

Rubidium has no RDA, is not a mere trace 
element, and is definitely essential. 500 mcg 
would be a reasonable dose. Why is an element 
that is needed in such large amounts and found in 
large amounts in common foods misnamed a 
“trace” element? Rubidium is very ignored for 
some reason. No deficiency has been shown for
this however. This is found rather abundantly in 
common foods.

 Gallium is an important, but ignored, ultra-trace 
element. 100 mcg of gallium nitrate is a good 
dose. Human blood studies, as well as animal and 
food studies prove this is essential. It is found in 
all our organs. The earth’s crust has an amazing 
10 mg per kg of gallium. A Japanese study 
showed people were only taking in a mere 12 
mcg a day. Other human blood and organ studies 
indicate common deficiency.

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 Let’s talk about other essential, and possibly 
essential, ultra-trace elements. Tungsten is 
definitely needed. Barium is definitely essential. 
Lithium is definitely essential, but we seem to get 
sufficient amounts in our food. Doctors giving 
people 1,000 times the needed amount for 
depression is irresponsible and very dangerous. 
Titanium has evidence showing it to be essential.
Europium seems to be essential, and research 
will probably validate this within the next ten 
years. Lanthanum has considerable research 
behind it, and is probably essential. Indium is 
claimed to have numerous benefits on Internet 
sites, but published research simply doesn’t 
verify any of this. Neodymium has shown 
potential in animal as well as human metabolism.
Thulium (not thallium) has soil and edible plant 
studies to indicate its importance, and animal 
studies will soon tell us more. Praseodymium has 
some animal and human research that indicates
value for our health. Gandolium may also be 
shown to be essential eventually. Samarium is 
found in our blood in significant amounts. 
Yttrium may be essential. Cerium has evidence it 
may be needed. Erbium is found in our blood and 
food. Dysprosium may be essential as well.

We need all the known essential elements and not 
just some of them. All elements work 
synergistically and harmoniously together, in 
concert, as a team. You must get all of them, and 
not just some of them. We know there are at least 
twenty-one we need. Look up “mineral 
supplements” on the Internet to find one that has 
the minerals you are known to need.


http://www.youngagain.org/books/diabetes.pdf

Interview – Dry Fasting – a universal cure

 During dry fasting old body water is replaced by live body water of higher quality that is synthesized by the body itself, and all negative information that entered our body is deleted. This is one of the major healing mechanisms of dry fasting.

Interviewed by Aleksandar Gerc (magazine “Letters to the doctor”)

Editors note:
A few months ago the editorial office of Svjetlost magazine received a letter from Victoria Boutenko, author of the bestselling books “Green for life” and "The 12 Steps to Raw Food." Victoria had just returned from Ukraine, where she underwent, under the expert guidance of Anna Yakuba, a course of dry fasting, or living for five days without food and water. "It was the greatest transformational experience of my life," wrote the famous writer. We immediately got in touch with Anna; expert in naturopathy, with whose permission and recommendation we publish the interview that follows. It was first published in the Ukrainian magazine "Letters to the doctor." The interview clearly shows why Victoria Boutenko was so thrilled with the technique of dry fasting. Why would people in their right mind and free will undergo fasting that includes no food or water and furthermore say they feel absolutely great in doing so? What does one get with dry fasting? Can anyone do it? Is it dangerous to dry fast on your own? In her interview for the magazine “Letters to the doctor” Anna Yakuba answers these questions. She leads the School for dry fasting and raw food in Ukraine, which has been attended by more than 400 people, she is also the author of the book ”School of healing through dry fasting and raw food”.

Anna, how did you come to dry fasting and with what purpose do you teach others?

I have been practicing naturopathy for more than 20 years. I have tried everything from combined diet to raw food diet, from detoxifying according to Malahov and Semenov to practicing dry fasting. In 1992 I attended School of Nadežda Semenov and after completion worked in the Ukrainian branch of her school. The dry fasting method I learned from L.A. Šenikov, and I learned about raw food from Viktoria Boutenko, Pavel Sebastjanovič, Sergej Dobrozdravina and other naturopaths. I also learned the old Slavic abdomen massage method from N.S. Nasikovski, the method of “healing impulse” from Goltis and a number of other methods. Now I myself teach about dry fasting and raw food according to my own patented method in order to help the ones in need to relieve suffering and keep their body in great shape without the use of drugs.

Why is there a need for dry fasting when there are already well known methods of fasting on water?

Dry fasting implies complete exclusion of food or water intake, not only drinking water but also use of enemas or showers or any other means of watering the body. The advantage of dry fasting is that the body is put into more difficult conditions and must actively dissolve its own fat tissue and destroy pathogens. This process increases strain to the body particularly the psyche; therefore unsupervised dry fasting at home longer than 2-3 days is especially dangerous. However short periods of dry fasting do not lead to our organism feeding of itself so many people use this method at the beginning of their regular water fast. Those who have tried this method know that dry fasting can be easier than fasting on water because of the absence of hunger. In addition water can sometimes be harmful.

In what way?

In nature there is heavy water in which hydrogen is replaced by deuterium. It was only recently shown that heavy water could be found in the human body. Water enriched in deuterium is also called dead water. It comes out of our organism more difficultly and therefore slowly poisons it. According to some scientists this happens because of the so-called information poisoning of water. Furthermore, scientists have proven that in the human body, long before any symptoms of illness appear, local water zones are created with irregular structure– we call these zones pathological zones. It is a kind of wasteland within our body where parasites rapidly reproduce. Also one has to bear in mind that in our body there is no ordinary water. Water in our bodies is structured, and our drinking water is usually chlorinated or boiled, or we drink beverages filled with all sorts of chemicals. Thus this drinking water has to be processed and that uses a lot of our energy, which causes overload to our organism, which in turn leads to pathological processes within our bodies.

However, our bodies cannot survive without water!

That is true, but in dry fasting our body uses up the surplus of body fat from which it synthesizes water - using oxygen from air. During dry fasting old, dead water is replaced by new, live water that is of higher quality and is also synthesized by our body, and all negative input that entered our body externally are wiped out. This is one of the most healing mechanisms of dry fasting. Other healing mechanisms are anti-inflammatory and immuno-stimulating. Without water there are no inflammations since microorganisms, viruses and parasites thrive in moist environments. Healthy and strong body cells searching for water use up the water from pathogen microorganisms. They also use up water through skin from air unlike unhealthy cells, viruses and bacteria that cannot do that. That is why it is recommended to dry fast in nature, preferably in mountainous regions near mountain rivers or waterfalls.

When there is no sufficient fat in our body, during dry fasting proteins in our body begin do dissolve…

Amino acids from proteins are primarily used by the brain and cardiovascular system. Thereby releasing huge amounts of hormones and glucocorticoids, which begin to circulate in the blood. This has a strong anti-inflammatory effect because it inhibits all inflammatory foci. Also when proteins are dissolved body temperature rises and it feels like an internal “fire”. This represents an important part of protective body reaction. When the temperature rises metabolic processes accelerate and toxins that cause disease are destroyed faster. Activity of protective immune cells rises, as does the production of interferon, and all that helps fight diseases. The blood is cleaned of all unnecessary substances. It even normalizes blood coagulation, although it would appear that lack of water would lead to it’s clotting.

Can anyone dry fast? What are the counter indications?

First of all, this healing method can be approached only voluntarily, with set goals and belief in ones own body. This requires adequate emotional and psychological preparation. Furthermore, in order to avoid negative effects, long dry fasting (7-9-11 days) and termination of fasting should be done under supervision of experts and in compliance to all individual recommendations and schedules. Counter indications are mental illness and brain traumas, cancer, tuberculosis, serious cardiovascular diseases, purulent inflammations, kidney and liver diseases, pathology of the endocrine system, weakness and low body weight, thrombophlebitis and thrombosis. In addition pregnancy and lactation and psychological unwillingness to dry fast.

Could you describe the dry fasting process?

The process begins with a period of preparation, which includes 15-30 days of raw food diet, psychological preparation, cleaning the body of parasites and other cleansing methods. Following is the fasting process that has certain phases.

1. Phase is food stimulus; it lasts 1-2 days (in the “wet” fasting method lasts 2-3 days). In this phase the look and smell of food, the sound of crockery all cause excessive salivation, stomach churning and pain below the breastbone. Sleep is disrupted, there is increased irritability and mood swings. Thirst is bearable.

2. Phase is increased acidosis, it lasts 2-4 days. During this time the body uses up reserves and intermediate tissue. This leads to the accumulation of degradation products in the body and to acidification of inner body – acidosis. This is the most important physiological mechanism that includes a number of other healing mechanisms, including the process of tissue degradation – autolysis. This cleanses the body of waste, weak and pathologically altered tissue. Here the principle of priority takes place: everything superfluous is degraded first, and then comes healthy tissue in order of importance to vital functions of the body.

What does the fasting person feel?

As soon as glycogen reserves are used up in the liver (usually during the first day of fasting) the blood begins to accumulate acidic products of the incomplete degradation of fat (fatty acids, acetone). The person might experience headaches, nausea, weakness, and malaise. On the tongue white deposits are formed, the tongue and lips are dry, mucus forms on the teeth; there is an acetone smell in the mouth, dryness and paleness of skin and thirst. This uncomfortable feeling is the result of harmful products accumulated in the blood. The highest acidification of organism occurs during acidotic crisis and in that period chronic diseases can exacerbate. If exacerbation is clearly visible, a complete cure can be expected. If exacerbation is less pronounced that means the fasting is dealing with other, more important issues in the organism. The remaining diseases will be resolved in the next fasting process. But, as long as the person who is dry fasting does not go through acidotic crisis one cannot expect the healing process to begin or increase in the body’s immune system.

What happens after that?

The third phase is called compensation or adaptation. It usually begins on the fifth day of dry fasting and ends on the eighth day. Person starts feeling better, the weakness diminish, the feeling of hunger completely diminishes, but thirst increases. This phase ends with the second acidotic crisis that takes place between days 8 and 11 of dry fasting. For the healing process to be completed one has to endure this second crisis, as it activates and increases all protective forces within one’s organism. This in turn enables curing of all “incurable” diseases. This is followed by a period of recovery that lasts three times longer than the dry fasting period.

Should one practice one day of dry fasting?

Regular one day (36 hours) dry fasting a week and three day dry fasting a month strengthens the body’s ability to self heal because it has positive effects on a persons physiology, psyche, emotions, intellect and spirituality. Here are some advices. Supply yourself with clean filtered water, fresh fruits and vegetables including lemon. One day before and one day after dry fasting eat only raw vegetables and fruits (bananas and grapes are not desirable). The fasting begins from the moment of your last water intake. For example, if you choose Friday for your one-day fasting then your last water intake is Thursday evening, and the next water intake is Saturday morning. The fasting should be incorporated in your daily activities. The day after fasting you should get up as usual, clean your tongue of deposits and slowly drink a glass of clean water with lemon juice. Then take a warm shower to relax and feel comfortable. For breakfast it’s best to drink a glass of freshly squeezed fruit juice and eat a fresh apple or pear. You should drink and eat slowly, and chew slowly and carefully. Then continue your day as usual. It will surely be a good day!

Taken and translated from the magazine “Svjetlost” (“Light”), no.134, March/April 2014.

QUANTUM EATING

 The Ultimate Elixir of Youth 
Second Edition! Revised & Expanded



Introduction:
Tell Me It Can’t Be Done,
and Watch Me Do It!

I am a failure, folks. I am a failed mathematician. I am a
failed mechanical engineer. And I am a failed high school
teacher. I owe these failures, obliquely, along with all the
consequences they’ve brought me, to a strange friend and
enemy. Its name? Food.
Along came the raw foods revolution and suddenly my
failures became surprising virtues and values. Everything I’d
done up to this point revealed itself as a precious gift that I
would integrate into my new endeavor. From the realm of
mathematics came the gifts of logic and deductive reasoning.
From engineering, I learned how to research, to dig
deep, looking for unorthodox solutions. From teaching ninth
graders in an all-boys school, I acquired three vital attributes:
perseverance, survival skills, and raw courage.
I’m fortunate to hold advanced degrees in mechanical
engineering and theoretical mathematics. But I’ve spent the
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last decade devoting every waking moment to researching
the benefits and techniques of consuming raw foods. Why
on earth, I used to wonder, did I spend so many years
studying hard science without using it? Had I defied my
destiny? Wasn’t I supposed to be squatting in some underground
supercollider facility, holed up with brilliant social
misfits, hurling bits of atoms at other bits of atoms,
munching on ineptly homemade tuna sandwiches, and
playing exotic computer games?
One day I picked up a book on quantum physics.
Suddenly, it was there! I knew it! I had to write a book on
Quantum Eating. It all began to make sense — my abundant
academic background, the vast experience of my raw food
journey, endless research and keen interest in beauty and
anti-aging. I’ve experienced many life changes, including
changing countries and careers. But deep down, I somehow
knew that anti-aging research was central to my life’s direction
even before I was consciously aware of it.
All my life people told me there were things I just
couldn’t do. I had to overcome the inevitable prejudice that
the world holds against handicapped people. It is as if
people feel that a deficiency in your physical appearance
makes you deficient in every other way. Some people like to
put you down. Especially, it seems, when you’re already
down. Often, they do so innocently, unintentionally.
When I was a child, because of the bilateral hip problem,
my parents were told I would never walk. After years of grueling
therapy, I did learn to walk without crutches, though I
still had a limp. It was then that I experienced, for the first
time, the wonderful feeling that comes from accomplishing
something that others think impossible. As Walter Bagehot
put it,“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say
you cannot do.”
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When we immigrated to America, I visited orthopedists
to find one who would rise to the challenge of my hip disability.
It “couldn’t be done,” they said. So I went to get a
second opinion. A third. Ultimately, even a fifth opinion. The
sixth doctor was utterly dismissive: “Why are you so hardheaded?
You have limped all your life until now. You are
going to limp for the rest of it. Just get used to the idea!”
That’s all I needed. I stopped pleading with doctors. I
began thinking — for myself. I found my own solution. Then
I found a doctor with enough courage and vision to go
along with my idea. The result: I am an orthopedic miracle!
My high school English teacher told my mother that I
would never learn English. She wanted me out of her
English class because I was hopeless. I overheard this conversation.
From that day I made straight A’s. I think my passion
for English and the audacity to write books in English
sprang from her putdown.
When I was a teenager, my girlfriend told me outright,“If
I looked like you, I wouldn’t even want to live.” My interest
in beauty was a direct result of the hurt I experienced that
day. It took me many years to find my way to what I now
call (to employ one of my trademarks) “Rawsome Beauty.”
The advantage of Rawsome beauty over in-born beauty is
this: In-born beauty fades, but you can be Rawsomely beautiful
when you are 40, 50, 60 and beyond. So these days I
receive numerous emails from my seminar attendees with
generous beauty compliments.
For me, even something as simple as attending a first-time
yoga class can become a major obstacle — physically and
emotionally. My first encounter with Bikram yoga resulted in
a confrontation with the studio’s owner. My stringent hip
limitations made me unfit for most of the 26 Bikram poses.
Breathing exercises and the shavasana (the “dead body
pose”) were all I could manage without serious modification.
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So I came equipped with a strap. Little did I know, bringing a
prop and insisting I keep it because of my affliction’s
severity, was a crime worthy of threats to call the police.
After this encounter I took private yoga classes. Eighteen
months later I was back in the same studio. I love it. These
days, when I am more flexible, I am able to appreciate the
unbendable Bikram rules my instructor imposes. I will soon
submit an article about my yoga experience to one of the
yoga journals. I am also expected to attach pictures of some
of my poses. No matter how hard I have to work to perfect
them I promise one day you will see them in print.
Want to make me do something? Just tell me it can’t be
done. I like to solve problems! And I believe every problem
has a solution. I believe in doing whatever needs to be done
to get where you want to be. Exercising stubborn legs for
hours a day just to make them do what they’re supposed to
do, endlessly researching anti-aging practices — either way, I’ll
take it to the limit. Farmers call it “hoeing to the end of the
row.” My motto: Whatever it takes. You are likely fortunate —
your “whatever it takes” may well be much less than mine.
Older people endure the same prejudices as the handicapped.
I saw, early in life, a glimpse of what it’s like to be
old, a glimpse of how older people are treated. I was determined
to find a way to avoid decrepitude. And dying young
was not an option. I thought, I have to find a way to avoid
this fate. And I did! The result of my research and experience
is detailed in my three books. The book you are
holding now, Quantum Eating, is the last in my trilogy
devoted to anti-aging and Rawsome beauty. I strongly advise
you to read my first two books before reading this book.
Some ideas you’ll read here are different from those in
my previous books. I stand by what I said in those books;
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however, I am developing knowledge and experience and
now I am at a different stage of life. New possibilities open,
new practices emerge. It’s my responsibility — indeed, my
joy — to capture them for you in this new book.
There’s a wonderfully insightful book by Thomas Kuhn
that you should read, if the progress of science excites you.
It’s entitled The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn
makes a penetrating point: When you’re in the middle of a
scientific revolution, you normally can’t see it — like the
calm at the center of the storm. So it is with life. When
you’re at a crossroads and your life makes a turn, you may
not notice it until much later.
In 2005, my husband and I spent Christmas with the
famous raw food family of Victoria Boutenko. (For the
curious: No, we did not have a raw turkey for Christmas
dinner.) Victoria set up a presentation for me in Ashland,
Oregon, her hometown. We spent two full days with this
radiant family, absorbing fresh raw foods knowledge, sharing
green smoothies, and being immersed in their warm, vibrant
energy. It was a genuinely life-altering experience. Victoria got
interested in my personal regimen of not eating after 2 P.M.
She encouraged me to write an article explaining my theory.
I was gripped with the same excitement until I sat down
at my keyboard. Theory? I wondered. I didn’t have a theory.
All I knew in that moment was … my raw food regimen felt
thoroughly good, totally right. Doing it myself was one thing.
But justifying it for others was a different story. Though I’d
stumbled upon this life-enhancing practice through my own
experience, my analytical mind needed more in order to help
me explain it to others. I needed proof.
Research in nutrition is contradictory, at times, frustrating.
It’s like collecting berries (and really, come to think
of it, it felt more like collecting a berry here and a berry
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there, but never a whole quart). Information was scarce.
Each book held promise, but each contributed only tiny
insights, just snippets of information. Before I knew it, I was
getting deeper and deeper into quantum physics. I read
more than three hundred books. And I gained a deeper
understanding of why my own practice with raw foods was
so good, not only for me, but for many other people
throughout history.
If there is anything that unites all cultures and philosophies,
it is the never-ending quest for preserving youth and
reversing age. In writing this book, I researched and adapted
teachings from Christian, Buddhist, mystic, and animist traditions,
as well as findings from eastern and western medicine.
Longevity traditions are known in every culture. Collecting
pearls of wisdom about long life, I let my studies span centuries,
cultures, and endless variations, until I could string
them together to create a necklace of knowledge.
Together we will explore all the way from the distant
past to the most recent theories in anti-aging research. I
have looked into the folk traditions and medical practices of
different countries and cultures, devised a strategy to use
every one of these different methods that offered real
improvements in human well-being. Just like doctors from
different specializations — cardiology, endocrinology, neurology,
etc. — come together to save a person’s life, the
wisdom from different parts of the world must be combined
to successfully tackle the aging puzzle.
What is Quantum Eating? It is an advanced level in the
raw food lifestyle in which you eat 100 percent raw, twice
daily and only in the first part of the day. In this book, step
by step, I will supply the evidence for why this way of
eating provides the utmost in anti-aging benefits. Each
chapter discusses a specific topic. But the main point plays
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out over the course of the whole book, and every chapter
adds another piece to the anti-aging puzzle.
Science can be interpreted in different ways. Any research
by experiment can never be 100 percent reliable.
Nonetheless, I will introduce some research findings that are
available. I will attempt to show how some scientific conclusions
contradict logic, yet others confirm the wisdom of natural
order. These latter findings can be convincing on a macro
level, but on a quantum level, I have learned, even logic
becomes questionable. So I implore you never to get attached
to certain scientific hypotheses or theories — be ready to
evaluate them and change entirely as new experiments, especially
on your own body, open new secrets to you.
The raw food lifestyle can only be individually experienced
— it cannot be authoritatively proven. The best science
can achieve is to disprove erroneous concepts.
Nevertheless, I researched scientific findings extensively. I
quote the available data, and present conclusions I believe
scientists’ research have arrived at, but never delivered. I
have tried to present evidence and disclose flaws in reasoning,
so you can judge for yourself whether my interpretations
are plausible.
You must gain some degree of raw food maturity to proceed
to Quantum Eating.
This book is dedicated to Victoria Boutenko, because
without her encouragement I do not think this book would
have ever seen the light of day. If you do not know who
Victoria Boutenko is, this is a good indication that you may
not be quite ready to take this advanced health journey. If
your eyes are glazing over, wondering what on earth this
woman is talking about, get my first book or other books on
the raw food lifestyle and start at the beginning.
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Everyone can benefit from not eating at night, but
making Quantum Eating your lifestyle and enjoying every
minute of it can be accomplished only on the 100 percent
raw method. I consider it a great stroke of personal good fortune
to have stumbled upon the raw food lifestyle. I advise
you to learn and experience it as well.
I’m extremely grateful to Victoria for her persistent
nudges. It wasn’t until she encouraged me to share the discoveries
of my own raw regimen that this new adventure
began to unfold. Writing this book has changed my life. My
prayer is that it will change yours.
Wearing your favorite old comfortable shoes — that’s
how it feels to write in your native tongue.Writing this book
in English, from the perspective of my mother tongue,
Russian, felt like running the Boston Marathon in stiletto
heels. My beloved editor Sharron Carrell went to great
lengths to fit Cinderella’s slipper on this Russian stepsister’s
foot. My fairy godmother often had to wave her magic wand
to find just the right words to express my ideas. If there are
still some faults in my English it is because, sometimes, I
fought ferociously to keep my authentic footprint, ignoring
her better judgment.
I’ve read that many writers learn to speak perfect English
but spend the rest of their lives trying to find something
worth saying. Me — I’d rather have something valuable to
say even if I say it imperfectly. I write fearlessly. I feel that
the information that I have is so powerful that, even if my
English stilettos sometimes disrupt my balance, the message
itself will get me to the end of the race.
One thing I do know about writing … You must lead
people to the truth even if it means baring your heart in the
process. It’s true that “there is nothing new under the sun.”
However, it’s equally true that each of us is a unique human
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being with unique life experiences and knowledge. If you
filter an idea through your very soul, there is a great chance
you’ll come up with something original. But this happens
only on one condition: You must be completely honest with
yourself. You must say what you genuinely feel — even if it
contradicts mainstream opinion or you lose some popularity
points. I strive to maintain such honesty in this book.
I believe in God. Therefore, I will use the word God
where I feel it is appropriate. I was reared in the former
Soviet Union as an atheist. I earned — and I do mean earned
— the right to speak the name of God when I came to the
U.S. I do so with great pride. If you believe in Mother Nature
or the Universe … fine with me, so long as you allow me to
be who I am. You won’t find me addressing the Creator as
He/She/It. Consider: It is not Eenie/Meenie/Miney/Mo who
wrote this book, but I, Tonya Zavasta, and you deserve to
know where I stand.
I couldn’t be “politically correct” if I tried. (And I have
tried. But politically correct and socially inept proved not to
be a winning combination.) You will find here no attempt to
please everyone. I use man, men, him, etc. for persons generally.
You’ll find both he and she throughout the book, but
never he/she. I love English too much already to commit
such punctuational atrocities in the name of correctness. If
this is socially abhorrent to you, well … I’m comfortable
with your opinion.
We live in a free country. Here I do not even have to
hold a license, as I would have had to in the former Soviet
Union, to write a book. Write your own book, if you like.
Pollute it with meaningless oddities like the Victorians putting
ruffles on the legs of their pianos because they thought
limbs were obscene. My style is my own; it shouldn’t keep
you from exploring the validity of my ideas. I am convinced
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that you can benefit greatly from a good book — even if you
do not agree 100 percent with the author.
When I announced at my local raw food group that
Quantum Eating was about to be released, a lady asked me:
Who is going to write the foreword? I was stunned, then
speechless (which does not happen to me often). Later I
gave it some thought and came to two important revelations.
A foreword is usually written by a compatriot, an expert
in the field. I wish there were someone who had gone
before me to turn to for advice and clarification. But I am in
uncharted waters. What I am presenting here has not been
presented by anyone else. My second revelation was that I
wished I could have the philosopher-mathematician,
Pythagoras, write it. His diet was very similar to the one I
advocate in this book. His contemporaries commented on
his vitality and especially youthful and beautiful appearance
even though sources say he lived to be 100. Since he is currently
unavailable, I will struggle on alone. No foreword, but
hopefully no backward either.

AN INTRODUCTION TO DRY FASTING

 AN INTRODUCTION TO DRY FASTING

by Esmée La Fleur

A dry fast is an absolute, true fast in which you abstain from both food and water. This is the type of fast that was practiced by Moses (Exodus 34:28 & Deuteronomy 9:18, both times for 40 days), Ezra (Ezra 10:6, length undisclosed), the Nation of Israel (Esther 4:16, 3 days), Elijah (1 Kings 19:8, 40 days), the Ninevites and their animals (Jonah 3:7-10), most likely Jonah himself when he spent 3 days in the belly of the whale (Jonah 1:17), the Apostle Paul (Acts: 9:9, 3 days), and Jesus Christ (Matt 4:2, 40 days). More than likely, dry fasting has been practiced by many cultures and religious traditions throughout history.

Dry fasting has been practiced by the Russians for a very long time. There is quite a bit of literature available on dry fasting in the Russian language. However, none of these writings has been professionally translated. I was first introduced to the concept of dry fast by Tanya Zavasta (a native Russian speaker) in her book Quantum Eating. I found the information fascinating, but did not really know where to go with it. Then I discovered the web community forum The Fasting Connection where I met Milena Albert (a native Russian speaker) who had been practicing dry fasting and was in contact with Dr. Sergei Filonov, a Russian medical doctor who has been conducting dry fasts with his patients for 20 years. Then, I was referred to a Google translation of his 400 page book Dry Medical Fasting: Myths & Reality. While the translation leaves much to be desired (being computer generated), enough of the essence comes through to make it a very worthwhile read for anyone who in interested in embarking on this path.

There are two kinds of dry fasts: hard and soft. With a hard dry fast, the faster does not allow any water to touch their body, i.e. no washing dishes, no taking baths or shower, no brushing teeth, etc. With a softer dry fast, the faster can allow their body to come in contact with water. When you go on a dry fast, the pours of your skin develop a greater capacity to absorb water through the skin and in a good clean environment will readily absorb moisture from the air. It is for this reason that Dr. Filonov highly recommends undertaking a long dry fast in the mountains where the air if fresh, moist, and pure. He encourages many of his patients to sleep outside next to a stream of running water during their long dry fasts.

While several of our Biblical forefathers fasted for 40 days, the longest dry fast on record in modern times is 18 days. However, most modern practitioners of dry fasting do not recommend dry fasting for longer than 12 days. Dr. Filonov always recommends doing several water fasts before ever attempting a dry fast. Then he recommends that a person start with very short dry fasts, 36-hours once a week. After doing this for a while, then a person can gradually do longer dry fasts of 2, 3, and 4 days. Finally, to affect deep cleansing of the tissues and healing of serious chronic illnesses, he recommends a protocol known as a “fractionated” dry fast in which the person does a dry fast for 5-7 days, re-hydrates for 3 days, then does a second dry fast for 9-11 days. He has found this method to be extremely safe over time.

In order to achieve permanent healing results, a person must traverse two separate “acidotic” crises, the first between 3-5 days and the second between 9-11 days. So, by breaking up the fast, the “fractionated” method allows the person to go through the first crisis during the first fast and the second crisis during the second fast, thus reducing the stress on the body from too many toxins needing to be eliminated at one time. It should be noted that Dr. Filonov never recommend doing a dry fast for longer than 5 days without supervision. The problem with this is that there is are no medical doctors with experience in dry fasting in the United States. So, we are pretty much on our own if we want to use this method of healing.

Another method of dry fasting that Dr. Filonov has found to be extremely safe and beneficial is a protocol he calls “cascade” dry fasting in which the person begins by fasting 1 day and eating 1 day alternately. Then, he has the person fast 2 days and eat 2 days alternately, then fast 3 day and eat 3 days alternately, then fast 4 days and eat 4 days alternately, then fast 5 days and eat 5 days alternately. With this protocol the person is literally fasting one half of every month. In his book, Dr. Filonov says he personally knows a medical doctor who cured himself of a blood cancer by doing 5/5 protocol for a full year.

There was an interesting book published a few years ago called The Alternate Day Diet by Dr. James Johnson which advocates eating every other day for weight management and health maintenance. Although he did not have his patients fast completely on alternate days, but had them restrict their calories to 20% of metabolic requirements, his patient have experienced remarkable benefits and many have overcome severe inflammatory illnesses such as asthma (no longer needing medication). I don’t agree with his protocol of feeding on alternate days, and he even says that the results would be far greater if his patients did not eat anything on alternate days, but he feels that no one would be willing to fast every other day (perhaps he underestimates his patients?). His patients consume as much water as they desire.

I have communicated with a young man through The Fasting Connection who has suffered from severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for a number of years. He decided to start water fasting every other day and has experienced remarkable improvements. After four months of doing this, he says that his IBS symptoms are 70% less than they were prior to instituting alternate day fasting. He has not changed his diet which he tells me is far from optimal. I wonder if he would get even better results if he dry fasted?

In a dry fast, the body does not eliminate toxins in the same manner as it does during a water fast. Instead of removing toxins through the normal channels of elimination, skin, liver, kidneys, urine, and bowels, it actually turns each cell into a tiny incinerator and burns the toxins up inside of the cell. One thing I have noticed since I started dry fasting is that I have almost no body odor or bad breath during a dry fast, while I always experienced this during a water fast. Each day of a dry fast is said to be equivalent to 3 days of a water fast in terms of detoxification, so you accomplish much more in a shorter time. The good thing about this is that a person does not need to take a long absence from their normal life, so it costs less both for the fast itself (if you are going to a facility to be supervised) and for the time taken off from work. Also, you lose less muscle mass and more body fat with dry fasting, than you do with water fasting, and the recovery time is quicker. Returning to normal function after a 10 day dry fast is much faster than after a 30 day water fast.

Nevertheless, a person should plan for a re-building time of twice the length of the dry fast. So, for example, if you do a 7 day dry fast, you should plan for a 2 week recovery period. After my first 4 day dry fast, I had so much energy on day 2 of re-feeding that I decided to go dig up a garden bed I wanted to plant and ended up pulling a muscle in my forearm because I was not properly re-hydrated. It took a week to heal and I learned my lesson. Do not overestimate your capabilities after a dry fast and make sure you give your body sufficient time to recover before engaging in any strenuous physical activity.

How you exit a dry fast is extremely important. If you do it incorrectly, you can definitely harm yourself. In his book, Dr. Filonov says to drink two liters of pure water very slowly, holding each sip in your mouth as long as possible, over a two hour period. Then he says to continue drinking water for the next 12 hours a little bit at a time. After that you can start to reintroduce other foods and liquids. Dr. Filonov is not a practitioner of a Zero Carb diet, so he recommends making a fruit compote out of dried figs, prunes, apricots, and raisins (all unsulfured and organic) cooked in water to soften before eating, as well as vegetable soup, fish broth, and raw milk kefir. The way I would come off a dry fast is to rehydrate with water as Dr. Filonov recommends and then introduce bone broth. After that, I would begin eating meat again. My preference is for raw ground beef, but rare steak would be my next choice. The key is to not over eat. Just make sure to hydrate yourself well with plain water before trying to eat anything solid.

Dry fasting itself is not a “cure,” but it provides the right conditions to allow the body to activate all of its own, God-given, healing powers. Dr. Filonov has seen many illnesses heal through dry fasting; below is a list of the ones he mentions in his book:

ovarian cysts
uterine fibroids
endometriosis
infertility
mastitis
hot flashes
yeast infection
parasite infection
viral infection
bacterial infection
benign tumors
rheumatoid arthritis
osteoarthritis
ankylosing spondylitis
asthma
chronic pneumonia
pulmonary sarcoidosis
atherosclerosis
hypertension
sciatica
herniated disk
brain injury
migraine headaches
gastritis
stomach ulcer
duodenal ulcer
pancreatitis
cholecystitis
ulcerative colitis
irritable bowel syndrome
hemorrhoids
non-insulin dependent diabetes
gangrene
atopic dermatitis
chronic urticaria
eczema
psoriasis
interstitial cystitis
chronic pyelonephritis
prostatitis
prostate adenoma
inflammation
**Please note: There are a number of conditions for which dry fasting is contraindicated; namely, malignant tumors or blood conditions, tuberculosis, hyperthyroidism and other endocrine diseases, cirrhosis of the liver, heart arrhythmia, circulatory failure degrees II & III, underweight, pregnancy and lactation, being younger than 14 or older than 70 years of age. And, as always, is best to check with a qualified medical practioner before deciding to embark upon fast of any kind. 

Dave M on December 27, 2015 at 6:47 PM said:

Currently on day 5 of a 7 day dry fast. First 2 days were soft as I washed dishes and had to swallow medication so needed a swallow of water to get the pill down, last 3 have been hard dry fasting. So yes I fasted since Christmas Eve. hardest and easiest fast so far. Hardest because I did it through Christmas but easiest because of the fact the side effects are minimal compared to water fasting. I have done a 18, 21, and 15 day water fast so far this year. Starting weight was 345lbs in March of this year, as I type this I am 101 lbs lighter at 244 lbs. I like dry fasting and will use it in January to get under 200 for the first time since 1984. Then I will be going ZC to maintain. God Bless you all and Merry Christmas!

All You Need to Know About Dry Fasting

 The Surprising Truth About Dry Fasting and How to Begin

Today, you will find a ton of diets and exercise routines people follow to either lose weight or cleanse their system from any form of junk they have consumed. One of the types of diets many people support is dry fasting. But what is it and how can you follow it in the first place?

Whether it's to get back from the holidays to prepare for bikini season, you may want to get into all new diets and fasts to achieve your ideal body. So read on as I talk about what you need to know about this fast and how you can do it yourself.

All You Need to Know About Dry Fasting
What is Dry Fasting?
Benefits and Results of Dry Fasting
Side Effects and Precautions of Dry Fasting
My Dry Fast Experience
The Stages of Dry Fasting
Preparation
Loss of Hunger
Acidosis
Normalization and Healing
Breaking Your Fast
How to Dry Fast
1. Plan the Date
2. Transitioning to the Fast
3. Starting the Fast
4. During the Fast
5. After the Fast
In Conclusion

What is Dry Fasting?
A dry fast is when you abstain from both food or water. It is a practice in many cultures and religious traditions around the world, practiced by Russians for an extended period.


This fast is known as the Absolute Fast, a Hebrew Fast, or Black Fast, which is extreme and usually for spiritual clarity. While a dry fast has been known to last for 40 days during the Biblical period, the longest dry fast in today's age is 18 days. BUT, those who practice this type of fast do not recommend doing it for over 12 days, but to do short dry fast for two days or less every week, working your way up until one can do a dry fast for five days and normally eat for another five days, repeating this cycle.

Benefits and Results of Dry Fasting

How does the dry fast benefit your mind and body, exactly?

When you abstain from food and water entirely (yes, not even touching it!), you will be creating a specialized stress in your body, where it begins to come with nutrients and water. Your body will then live on metabolic water (from metabolizing fat tissue). And through living with our body's nutrients and water, it would erase the negative imprint your body has made before fasting, letting your cells go through a form of rebirth.

As a result, even your skin changes its function. It begins to stimulate the immune system while activating your body's anti-inflammatory mechanisms. Through all this, it will purify your blood and clear blood vessels, cleansing your mucus lining and digestive system.

It's a pure cleanse, eliminating parasites while helping regenerate healthy tissues. Through a dry fast, only healthy and strong cells survive, while your body gets rid of the bad contaminants in your body, including cysts and tumors.

Another benefit fasting has is that it can be an effective tool against cancer. Studies have shown that fasting slows down the growth of breast cancer, particular brain cancers, and cancer in the nerve tissue. Fasting also lessens the side effect of those who have cancer, as cancer cells destroy themselves as they lack what your body is missing in the blood after you fast. It's like cellular suicide!

And because you will be eating less from the fast, you will most likely lose any excess weight and more, helping you become leaner AND healthier.

Side Effects and Precautions of Dry Fasting
But remember, while the fast may seem like the optimum solution, there are some things you should watch out for.

For starters, you may experience a few short-term side effects such as headaches, lightheadedness, low blood pressure, and fatigue. If you are still new to the dry fast, too long of a fast can lead to long-term side effects, which may even include death if your body's energy is depleted completely.

You will also need to control your weight and what you eat, as fasting can lead to binges once you finish it. Those who fast tend to crave starchier foods that bulk up on calories, which may lead to weight gain.

But for those who do not eat as much after fasting, it can result in weight loss as well, which can affect their skin. Too much weight loss can lead to loose skin, but you can increase its elasticity by having a skin care routine that includes lotion that encourages tighter skin.

Those who are malnourished, pregnant, or are currently suffering from conditions should NOT dry fast. As much as possible, it's best to consult a doctor beforehand to ensure that you are in good shape to begin and that your medicine (if you take any) will not be affected.

My Dry Fast Experience
So I’m sure you want to know about my experience on how I dry fast. I started the dry fast for one whole day and built it up to three days of fasting and three days of eating.

During the first few times I have dry fasted, I felt hunger pangs and was slightly dizzy. But after the next few hours into the fast, it was smooth sailing from there. I even began feeling more energized and positive. To help curb the hunger pangs and lack of focus at times, I decided to avoid spacing out and stay mindful of my surroundings, thanks to breathing exercises and meditation.

Hungry is the first feeling when you practice dry fasting.

I was surprised with how fast time flew while I was fasting, and by the time three days end, I go back to eating like normal WITHOUT any cravings or binging right after. In fact, once I got into a fasting routine, I began feeling a lot better. I even have better skin!

As for doing a dry fast during my period, I can say that while your cravings for sugar intensifies (in my experience!), there’s no reason as to why you shouldn’t fast. Just take note that fasting for longer periods of time (about five days) might make you have irregular period, especially if you are losing too much weight. Balance and maintenance are essential to fasting, and I recommend you to begin with alternating fasting and to eat by 24 hours, especially when you are on your period!

The Stages of Dry Fasting
Before anything else, you may be wondering how a dry fast goes. Here are the stages you should expect to experience (In a 7-Day Fast)

Preparation
You will need to prepare for the fast by gradually decreasing your food intake but still keeping it nutritious, eliminating anything unhealthy such as processed sugar, high dosages of caffeine, and junk food. It’s also recommended to cut off meat and dairy products as well. This stage should last for about two weeks, though some may require two months to prepare. It will help eliminate withdrawal symptoms from fasting.

Loss of Hunger
This is a typical stage people go through when they begin fasting. Psychological starts after you miss your first meal. You may start to crave for certain food, but it will last for only about two days.

Acidosis
During your third and fifth day of fasting, your body begins to eliminate excess waste products.

You may experience dizziness, tiredness, or even bad breath due to the lack of food in your body.

Normalization and Healing

Normalization occurs once your acidic blood chemistry begins to become stable. Your body tissue and organs start healing, usually taking one or two weeks. This happens between your fourth and seventh day of fasting. You start to feel a sense of well-being and euphoria, as your mind and body feel cleansed.

Breaking Your Fast
Once the seven-day fast is complete, you will be slowly breaking into a nutritious diet of soft food and vegetables. You will then return to normal and begin the cycle again during your next fast.

How to Dry Fast
Here are the steps to follow when you are planning to do a dry fast

1. Plan the Date
Choose the type of dry fast you will make and how long it will be. For beginners, start off with one whole day. It's best to do this during times you are not mentally stressed or filled with.

Here is an excellent video showing tips on how to prepare your body for a dry fast. Click Here to watch video.


2. Transitioning to the Fast
Before abstaining from liquids and food entirely, shift into the fast by making small changes. Quit caffeine and start exploring whole food while drinking a lot of water as a way to begin the cleanse.

3. Starting the Fast
Once you are ready, it's time to start focusing on yourself. To fight off hunger pangs and brain fogs, opt to practice meditation and relaxation. People find that journaling and being one with nature helps as well, taking away the cravings.

Feeling hungry is normal, especially if you aren't used to fasting yet. That's why it's best to pick up on a less strenuous hobby or to continue working and concentrating on something else. Let the time pass by and stay focused on the goal.

4. During the Fast
While you are fasting, avoid too much exercise and going out under the sun for extended periods. You might not concentrate as well, but don't let that deter you and use it as practice for future dry fasts. Again, focus on being one with yourself and take things one step at a time to finish your work.

5. After the Fast
Once you are done with the fast, congratulations! It's time to go back to normal eating. But wait! Remember that your body has undergone a process where it had no food or water, so you may want to take things slowly.

Start off by sipping water and eating softer food. For one to three days, focus on eating whole foods such as fruits and vegetables (pureed, blended or in broth form). Also have yogurt, nuts, and eggs. Lessen your typical calorie consumption first and work your way up once your body is used to taking in food again.


After you have transitioned to a regular diet, it's time to schedule your next fast. Try doing so for 24 hours every week, working your way up until you can fast for three to five days and normally eat for another three to five days.

In Conclusion
When it comes to following a dry fast, there are things you need to learn about before starting your journey. It's crucial to know about the correct things you should do and how to prepare for it to avoid incurring any illnesses in the long run. As long as you follow the dry fast correctly, you can reap the many health benefits it has to offer, including weight loss.


I hope that this article on dry fasting fully informed you about the do's and don'ts of this cleanse and diet. So if you have the signal from a medical professional and you're prepared to start, follow these tips on what to do and see the wonders of it today.

Dry Fasting And Raw Food Workshop

36 hours of Dry Fasting by Anna Yakuba

''A proper and reasonable practice of denying oneself food may fundamentally change your spiritual life, physical condition and mental activity. Therefore, I would like to appeal to you to embrace dry fasting as part of your life, to nourish your body, mind and spirit on a regular basis. I would also like to offer competent, constructive and practical advice based on my own experience.''

With these words in the introductory pages of her book "The School of Healing through Dry Fasting and Raw Food", Anna Yakuba explains the significance of dry fasting for human body.


Anna Yakuba has been practicing naturopathy for more than 20 years. She leads the School for Dry Fasting  and Raw Food in Ukraine, which has been attended by more than 400 people in courses lasting from one to eleven days.

Mrs. Yakuba is an enthusiastic advocate of dry fasting, the healing method which implies complete abstinence from all food and liquids for a certain period, from a few hours to several weeks. It is considered a universal natural therapy that cleanses, regenerates and rejuvenates the body.

Dry fasting is used as an alternative medical therapy for many conditions, such as various forms of addiction and chronic diseases. It also serves to detoxicate the body and boost the immunity.

Anna Yakuba's personal dry fasting experience

Apart from other people's advice and experience, Mrs. Yakuba's book brings a detailed description of her own dry fasting practice, keeping a diary that charts her 9-day dry fast.

The diary reveals all her problems, fears and noticeable symptoms.

Relying on exercise, rest and prayer, she managed to keep track of her body's daily cycle and its changes.

She discovered that her body was adjusting to the new condition, expelling toxins and regenerating itself both externally and internally.

She lost 12 kilos, found new spiritual strength and regained optimism.

Mrs. Yakuba also broke many taboos and promulgated the benefits of this healing method, which has been gaining increasing popularity worldwide.

A one-day fast – body cleansing and mini recuperation

Long-term dry fasting (7-11 days) is a challenging method which should only be done under expert supervision and in compliance to all individual recommendations and schedules.

On the other hand, a short-term, usually one-day dry fast does not require expert supervision and may be done at home. Moreover, Anna Yakuba recommends it to be performed once a week as a regular method of body cleansing and mini recuperation.


What are the effects of a short-term dry fast on the body?

A one-day dry fast recuperates the body and gives it a new stimulus. It enhances the body's self-healing capacity, stimulates mental activities and helps discover your spiritual potential.

The body is put into more difficult conditions and must undergo reprogramming – it must actively dissolve its own fat tissue, destroy pathogens and expel toxins.

It helps your body to rid itself of excesses, both physically and spiritually.


36-hour dry fast – key facts

1. A one-day dry fast usually takes 36 hours. The fasting begins from the moment of your last water intake in the evening, continues the next day and ends with the next water intake the morning after.

2. During dry fasting, it is not allowed to consume foods or drink beverages or water.

3. It is essential to create an activity plan for a particular day and strictly adhere to it.

4. It is also important to keep an activity log, which may then be analyzed (how did you feel, what changes did you notice, what was hard to bear, did you lack energy.

How to practice dry fasting?

You may practice dry fasting any day you choose. However, due to the hectic lifestyle and lack of free time, many people prefer weekend to practice this healing method.

Therefore, if it's not suitable for you to perform dry fast during the week, we suggest practicing it on Saturday.


1. Friday – the preparation day for the fast

One day before dry fasting eat only fresh raw fruits and vegetables. If possible, drink fresh juices or green smoothies.

If you don't prefer raw foods, choose light meals instead and limit your intake of dairy products and animal-based foods.

Drink clean, filtered water.

You should eat your last meal by 15:00.

If you can't bear it, eat only fruits (avoid bananas and grapes) or drink your favourite green smoothie for dinner.

Drink water between 18:00 and 21:00.  After that time avoid food and drinks for 36 hours.


2. Saturday - dry fasting day

This is the day when you practice dry fasting. It should be incorporated in your daily activities.

You should get up as usual, complete your daily tasks, perform breathing exercises or stretching workouts.

If Saturday is your workday, coordinate your responsibilities, rest, sleep, exercise and walk.

To avoid the allure of food temptations presented in advertising, try not to watch TV.

You should also limit visits from family members and friends to make time for yourself and avoid explaining why you can't have coffee or eat meals.

If it gives you joy, do the cleaning or simply enjoy reading a book, listening to music, completing a crossword puzzle or playing chess.

We also recommend hiking or meditation/prayer. Such activities are focused on you and help both your body and spirit. 

Having abstained from food and water for a whole day, you may start experiencing a crisis. Endure it, since it's only several hours until morning.

Keep youself occupied with a book, take a walk, engage youself in meditation or prayer or go to bed early.


3. Sunday – a post-fasting day

The day after fasting clean your tongue of deposits and slowly drink a glass of clean water. After 15 minutes, drink a glass of freshly squeezed lemon juice or green smoothie.

Take a warm shower to relax and feel comfortable.

Eat your breakfast, preferably a fresh cabbage and grated carrot salad.

It is best to eat only fresh fruits and vegetables as well as to avoid thermally processed meals and organic foods.

Do not forget to reward yourself with a trifle such as your favourite fruits or some other thing that gives you joy.


Dry Fasting expectations

People react differently to dry fasting.

Symptoms such as fatigue or headaches may occur during dry fasting. Anna Yakuba explains they are not harmful since our body produces them as a result of cleansing itself of toxins, waste and other pathologically altered tissues.


Note

This healing method, however, has its limitations.

Dry fasting is contraindicated with serious brain traumas, mental illness, tuberculosis, kidney and liver diseases, serious cardiovascular diseases, thrombosis and pathologies of the endocrine system.

It should not be practiced if the body is weak or if a person is suffering from low body weight.

In addition, nursing and pregnant women should not practice dry fasting either.

You may buy Anna Yakuba's book "The School of Healing Through Dry Fasting and Raw Food" online.