Whole Food Nutrition is a nutrient-rich diet designed to work with your body to lower dietary stress and increase phytonutrient assimilation. Adherence to the following healthy eating recommendations will accelerate the healing process of your body and we recommend you add juice plus to your diet as well.
Whole food nutrition consists of eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables- Organically grown when possible.
~ 50% of everything you eat should be live (i.e., has not been heated).
~ Juicing is an efficient way for your body to absorb concentrated nutrients as well as Juice Plus.
No White Flour, White Bread, White Pasta, White Rice, Processed and separated or Bleached Grains. These bleached and chemically treated foods are distressful to your digestive system and overwork the liver.
You can use some Honey, Raw Sugar or Stevia (an herbal sweetener). Sucanet and Turbinado sugars can also be used as they have not gone through the refining process.
Whole food nutrition dont’s include: No Refined White Sugar No Artificial Sweeteners Use small amounts of Real Salt, unrefined Sea Salt, or Earth Salt, rather than Table Salt No Beer or hard liquor some wine is ok.
No Caffeine. No Genetically Engineered or Altered Foods. No Fast food.
Pepper (Black, White or Red) can be put on food AFTER the food is cooked. When heated, pepper can become carcinogenic (cancer producing).
Use Meat sparingly and get sources of free-range fed animals without steroids and antibiotics in the tissues. Fish is the best source of protein. DO NOT EAT Pork or pork products.
Replace Milk with Soy or Rice Milk. No Dairy Products. Soy Milk is a wonderful choice, but make sure they are not from genetically engineered soy plants, which ends up messing up the immune system. Make sure the source of Rice Milk is from Brown Rice.
Organic eggs may be used once in a while, if from free-range-fed chickens. (In other words, without hormones in their feed).
If you feel you need more protein, you can have nuts and legumes. Use Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil when oil is needed in recipes, No Refined Oils.
Digestive Enzymes are sometimes needed for weakened digestive tracts of ill individuals, so that nutrients can be better absorbed by the body. These enzymes must be from a natural source, either Papaya or Pineapple. Take as directed, each time you eat.