Healthy Living

what i'm about to tell here is a very small, but an essential part of what they teach you. 

everything we know about food is pretty much wrong. it's been the work of advertising, marketing and PR to sell us food. if you think about it, food is one of the biggest industries in the world. if you want to sell products, you tell people it's good for them, so everyone has a reason to tell you something. 

here at Hippocrates, their ideology is going back to mother nature. the founder Anne Wigmore was told there was no cure for her cancer back in 1956. she went on green juice diet, wheatgrass and healed herself. she is 96 now and living in California. her story is much more inspirational than this, you have to get the book. what they tell us here is also based on 60 years of proof, 1000s of people who saved their own lives. the treatment is simple, one fits all. go back to the way mother nature created us and intended us to live and develop. the industrial revolution just happened too quickly, and for economic factors we have lost the way of life. it makes total sense, everything is geared towards mass production and fast living. it's money, money and money and people are abusing the truth and human trust. 

Also we don't seem to worry about anything that doesn't kill us immediately. if it doesn't kill you in the next 24hrs or a year, it's ok. well, eating the way we do will not kill you. a bit of cheese, milk and meat, a few eggs here and there and some sweets. we all think we can handle it. but it's literally taking days, weeks or month off later in life. now let me tell you, we are all young and we don't think that far ahead. we will deal with it when it comes. 

when you've been in my situation facing death, there is nothing more you want that to live. i promise you when you are 70 or 80, and if could live till 100, that would be another 20 years. imagine how much you would want to live? how any people do you know with illnesses at the age 50, 60, 70. everyone has something wrong with them, high blood pressure, back pains, weak joints, or more serious stuff. this is literally years of eating and living an unhealthy lifestyle that catches up with us. now some people are very fortunate and have the DNA or something and they live a long life. but reading the statistics these days, the number of illnesses out there is just crazy. 1 in 3 people have cancer before the age of 60! this never existed. people say it's because we live longer or we are more aware of it, but it's rubbish, it's the result of our fast lives. apparently children are the worst hit. the number of new diseases, kids with cancer or heart problems are increasing so fast. we never used to have children hospitals, now they are pooping up everywhere, it's a new business. the statistics speak for themselves. 

So a few steps to healthy living, i've taken this from one of the handouts

throughout history, man seems to have lost his way, causing challenges and hardship for himself, his fellows and his world. when his happens, we are given opportunities to make adjustments in our lives in order to bring order back into balance. Ignorance of these opportunities results in the degenerative process that we call, "disease", which is merely an indication of our disregard for and flouting of the basic laws of life. 

The most resent assault against the laws of life began with the advent of the industrial Revolution and accelerated at the end of the World War 2. During that time, we strip-mined the planet, thus depleting if of its resources via destructive agricultural and manufacturing processes. our misuse, overuse and abuse of the earth's resources have left it depleted of life-sustaining elements and created the accompanying need for medicine in the form of artificial fertilizers, pesticides, and purifying chemicals. until recently, the creation of invisible landfills for the dumping of toxic commercial and private sector waste has been virtually unrestricted, creating worldwide concentrated pockets of pollution that exacerbate the already distorted balance of health and nature on this planet. 

the human race has also strip-mined its physical resources, depriving our bodies of enzimes, essential trace minerals, electrolytes and oxygen-supplies via the use of artificial (processed) foods. Chemical fertilizers ad pesticides have been subtly-imposed upon the human body via chemically sprayed inorganic vegetables, fruit and meat sources. Antibiotics, hormones and  protein and fat content and promotes the formation of free radicals in the body. The Band-Aid solutions of magical pills, potions and potpourri created by the medical and  pharmaceutical industries have upset our immune systems and created their own silent toxic dump-sites in our bodies while little healing. 

consequently, the immune-systems (defense-systems) of humanity and all of life and their ecology are being impaired, impeded and exhausted. Life -- as we have come to know it, is being threatened. statistics indicate that, internationally, our health and quality of life are at an all time low. is there a way out? 

Following are suggestions for strengthening the immune system by alterations in diet and lifestyle. Essential to this improvement are sun, oxygen, water, living food (enzymes, amino acids, essential fatty acids, trace minerals, electrolytes), exercise, rest, positive thinking and healthy environment. 

Sun

• Spend 20-30 min in the sun. best time before 10 am and after 3pm. do not get burnt.
• protect sensitive areas
• Sun has all the essence of life, without it there is no life 
  

Oxygen

• what is the first thing and last thing we do in life? we breath. 
• breathing is so important. learn to breath deeply. 
  
• purchase an air-purifier that creates oxygen for your home
  
• eat and juice plenty of sprouts
  
• use an oxygen-enhancer such as Genesis 1000 in your juices and drinking water
  

Water

• high quality distilled or reverse-osmosis water is best for drinking. this is pure water, what is used in labs. 
  
• every other day, take a hot bath fr 20 minutes using saltes and baking soda, ground ginger or green clay (one or two cups per bath) followed by a cold shower rinse. this process pulls toxins specially heavy meals, out of the body through the skin. filtered water should be used for both bathing and showering.
  

Living Foods

• eat only organically grown produce
  
• your diet should consist of a minimum of 60% green sprouts and green vegetables and 15% of other rainbow-colored vegetables. it is best to eat them raw to maximize enzymes and oxygen. 
  
• limit cooed foods to no more than 20%, by weight, of your diet. Best are steamed vegetables, backed winter squashes and sweet potato and lightly-cooked alkalizing grains (amaranth, buckwheat, millet, quinoa and teff)
  
• limit fruits to 5 to 15% of your diet (one to two pieces per day). select tree-ripened seasonal varieties. it is best to eat them when you awaken in the morning. 
  
• eat and juice abundant baby green sprouts. sunflower and buckwheat are the most powerful. also good are alfalfa, arugula, cabbage, clover, cress, dill, fenugreek, garlic, kale, mustard, onion, pea, broccoli, radish etc. they a;; have essential healing and energy components. 
  
• consume 2 green juices of sprouts, green vegetables and herbs daily. you can flavor them with the juice of ginger, garlic or anise. 
  
• Drink and implant freshly squeezed wheatgrass-juice when available. 
  
• use fresh water blue-green and green algae (blue-green, chlorella). Be sure that they are low-temperature processed. also consume sea-vegetables (alaria, arame, dulse, hijiki, kelp, kombu, wakame) on a daily basis. they supply important trace minerals, amino acids and electrolyte elements that are often absent from contemporary diets. 
  
• soak and sprout all seed, grains and legumes before cooking or eating. nuts should only b soaked. this process activates enzymes, pre-digests complex nutritional structures (protein, fat and carbohydrates) and removes toxic substances fro the seed. 
  
• for energy, consume sprouted grains or legumes raw is best, cooked is sometimes acceptable) during one meal per day. the best energy rich grains are the alkalizing ones: Amaranth, millet, quinoa and tell. secondary are buckwheat, kumit, rye, and spelt. the best legumes for energy are garbanzos and peas. among the best mineral-sources include mung-bean and adzuki sprouts. 
  
• eat a handful of soaked almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds or other nuts (except cashews or peanuts) 2-3 times per week during a meal when you so not consume grains or legumes. nuts and seeds are a good source of essential fatty acids and amino acids. 
  
• use plenty of raw garlic in salads and fresh juices. garlic is a wonderful natural antiseptic. 
• drink water sprinkled with cayenne pepper and take digestive enzymes 30 minutes before most meals in order to empty stomach and activate digestive function
• limit oils to cold press oils of flaxseed, olive, borage and grapeseed
• eliminate processed grain and dairy products, which are very acidic and mucous-forming; they also produce allergic reactions that cause stress in the immune-system
•  eliminate all meat - including fish and chicken. all meat contains excess complex protein and toxic hormones, chemicals, and parasites that assault the immune system
• eliminate fried food, they decrease oxygen-availability, thereby creating an inviting environment for cancer cell development and viral growth
• avoid microwaved food. if you must reheat your food, dehydrating, steaming, baking, toasting and convection-oven heating are acceptable. 
• eliminate foods that contain sugars (including dried fruit, honey, maple syrup, molasses, rice syrup, barley malt, and any food the name of which ends in "ose". the best substitute is stevia, a flower pollen extract. 
•  avoid food with added salt. Bragg Liquid Aminos is a good substitute. 
• avoid alcohol, drug, food with vinegar, and soft drinks. 
• learn and observe the laws of food combining. my god, this is a whole new chapter. 
• eat only when you are calm and relaxed, and schedule meals during the daylight hours. 

Exercise

• if a river doesn't flow, it will rot. if we don't exercise, the toxins don't come out
• stretch everyday, 10 minutes morning and night
  
• resistance exercise 30min 3 times a week
  
• aerobics 30min 3 times a week
  
• dry skin brushing, before shower or bathing. this is so good. 
  

Rest

• 30 minutes after each meal
  
• don't drink or eat 3 hours before you go to sleep
  
• 8 hours uninterrupted per night
  
• fast on juice one day a week. drink only fresh juices, distilled water and herbal teas
  
• this gives your digestive system a good rest for the week
  

Positive Thinking

• be positive and take responsibility for your life circumstances. 
  
• create health by envisioning it
  

Now all this reads well and sounds good, but it is hard to follow specially with the lifestyles we live. but if we can just do a little or as much as poss, it's already a step in the right direction. 

as i said i will email the full booklet, it will teach you about sprouting etc. you can get so much on the internet these days. 

with this blog we can start sharing internet sites and recommendation on where to buy good things. a water distiller is highly recommended, it costs around 200, but it's as essential as the juicer. the rest is a matter of habit and learning. we have to find the time and the right attitude to live a longer and better life. it is so simple and in the long run, much cheaper and enjoyable. i'm loving the food i'm eating. no more fatigue after a meal, i'm buzzing jumping around "on my crutches" : )

tomorrow is a hectic day, i have an abdominal massage (loosen up my digestive system and release all the toxics from the chemotherapy i had), 1 and half hours, follow by H wave (pain control), then a clonic and then full body scrub and clay detox (to remove radiation from radiotherapy). i'm spending most my time undoing the damage caused by the hospital!!!!! how ironic. 

in between treatments there are very interesting lectures we go to. they teach us everything they tell us to do, so that mentally we are in tune with what we eat and how we behave. it's an excellent program. if the mind plays an 80% role in healing, understanding your dealing is key. 

tomorrow i will make a list of books to read. there are some great books.

to life and life force