Healing Diet Dietary Guidelines

PROTEINS

It is very  important  that individuals on this diet eat adequate  protein  at each  meal.  The variety  of protein  sources  (i.e.: eggs,  fish, turkey, chicken, lamb, beef) and the quality (i.e.: organic, hormone-free,  range-free  and grass fed) are both very important to consider. Use only fresh meats, not those that are processed and packaged. Please refer to the suggested daily protein quantities to be consumed for your body weight. It is important to divide the day’s total suggested amount of protein into several meals - i.e. - eating 3-5 oz per meal.

• Rule of Thumb:  Eat as raw as possible (beef, lamb, fish, eggs, nuts, cheese). When you eat healthy hormone, antibiotic and toxin free meat you won't have any infections.  Grass fed, Free range, pastuered eggs Hormone free, wild caught as much as possible.  
• Red Meat - As desired, with attention to variety of proteins in overall food plan.  Recommended to have at least 3 oz./3 times a week
• Lamb – A richer, fattier meat, so eat it less frequently, with attention to variety of proteins in overall food plan
• Fish - Use a variety - grilled, steamed, baked or poached. Do not eat tuna more than 2 times per month. Ask for “wild” fish – those caught in their natural habitat. In the farm-raising of fish, the fish are fed foods that they would not normally eat in the wild and it changes their fatty-acid and protein make-up to a less advantageous form.
• Poultry - use a variety of chicken, turkey, Cornish game hen, dark meat and white meat - grilled, steamed, baked, roasted - do not bread or deep fry
• Eggs – limit to 5 out of 7 days use per week. The yolk has nutrients that are denatured when cooked through. It is recommended to have eggs soft boiled, sunny-side up or over-easy as often as you can.
• Raw Nuts - best used as snack (see details under Snacks) rather than breakfast, lunch or dinner choice.  Sometimes you can get indigestion 
• Pork - reduce to a minimum and/or eliminate at this time as pork products are often filled with many preservatives which may create blood sugar and/or body water fluctuations. (This is truer for ham and bacon, less true for pork chops and pork roast)
• Cheese - for many people, all cow’s milk products need to be eliminated altogether. It is recommended to leave all dairy products out for the first two weeks.  Choose Goat and Sheep Cheeses and Goat’s Milk Yogurt or raw Cow's Milk and raw Cow's Milk Butter as alternatives after the first two weeks if your specific plan allows.
• Soy – Eat none at this time. Many people are allergic to soy, especially in concentrated forms such as tofu, Tempe, soy protein powders, and protein bars.

Suggested daily protein quantities

A simple calculation can help dieters figure out how much protein they should be eating, at minimum, every day.  Just take your weight -- or, if you are overweight, a healthy weight for your height and build -- and divide it in half.  If you are unsure about what a healthy weight would be, speak with Dr. Paul or one of our health coaches.  That number (weight halved) is the minimum grams of protein individuals should eat in one day.  Generally speaking, 1 ounce of meat, poultry or fish has approximately 7 grams of protein. 

So, for example, an individual who weighs 140 pounds should eat at least 70 grams of protein, which corresponds to approximately 10 ounces of protein per day.  

An even simpler way:  Eat 3 palm sized portions of  protein per day (1/2 to 3/4 inch thickness). 

VEGETABLES

The key to this food plan! Nutrient rich vegetables provide an abundance of the vitamins and minerals that sustain your body. Vegetables should make up the largest portion of your meal. Again, quality and variety is key. Your body is most nourished with organic produce (see the attached study results from Rutgers University). Many therapeutic nutrients such as anti-oxidants and flavonoids are in the properties that give vegetables their color. Look to your shopping carts and to your meals and ask, “do I have a rainbow of colors here?”

• Green Vegetables - unlimited, eat an abundance of these! They are high in minerals and low in calories. Include swiss chard, kale, collard greens, bok choy, beet greens, spinach and salad greens. Dark green steamed vegetables are superior to salad greens.
• Yellow and Orange Vegetables - (yams, winter squash, carrots). Use in small portions and always balance with green vegetables and protein in the meal. (Corn is considered a grain and can be an allergen, which can contribute to blood sugar and weight issues. If suspecting, eliminate corn for a minimum of two weeks, add back in and be aware of the return of any of your symptoms)
• Onions, Garlic and Tomatoes - use as desired (unless specifically needing to avoid)
• White Potatoes - avoid for first two weeks while bringing blood sugar into balance as well as monitoring any inflammation and joint symptoms (this includes red-skinned potatoes).  Do not add these back into the diet until Dr. Kwik has cleared for testing.
• Soy Products - avoid all soy products as many people are allergic to soy

FRUITS

Whole fresh fruits are allowed with the following exceptions: avoid bananas, grapes and dried fruits (they can play havoc with your blood sugar and may contain harmful preservatives).   Berries, Citrus, Melons, Apples and Pears are allowed in moderation unless you are allergic to any of these. Fruit and vegetable juices are best to eliminate at this time.

A great mid-meal snack, which dieters are recommended to have approximately  2 to 2 ½ hours after each main meal, consists of a handful of nuts (6-10) and a piece of fruit.  If choosing to have fruit at the end of the meal, it is recommended to have a small amount of fresh pineapple – it will give that sweet finish to a meal and is also rich with bromelain, a digestive enzyme that will assist digestion. If eating fruit with other foods causes any digestive problems, stop eating fruit with other foods and bring the issue up with Dr. Paul.  We may either add additional digestive enzymes to the dieter's individual program or ask dieters to eat fruit separately. A good rule of thumb is to eat fruits 1 hour prior to a meal or 1 1/2 hours after a meal.

GRAINS & BEANS

Every individual on this diet is required to spend the entirety of this diet avoiding all gluten/gliadin containing foods and soy. 

While it is not required, we strongly recommend that everyone save consuming all grains with the evening meal only for at least the first two weeks.   This protocol is further discussed in the Third Tier on the Healing Diet's main page.

Beans and lentilsare to be used in balance with protein & vegetables. Be aware of any digestive issues and/or sugar cravings that occur as you add them into your food plan, eliminating them for now if any symptoms appear.

FAT AND OILS

It is important to have some fat at each meal, and, as with all food groups, it is important to give your body a variety. Choose from Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil, Walnut Oil, Flax Oil, Sesame Oil, Cod Liver Oil (Carlson’s Lemon Flavored Cod Liver Oil is excellent) and real, raw butter, if your plan allows for it. The occasional use of Safflower and Sunflower oils are okay. Avoid all margarines, hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils as well as Canola Oil. Mayonnaise may be used in moderation as long as it is made with only egg, oil, salt and lemon. There should be no artificial ingredients or low-fat labeling on your mayonnaise.

Salad Dressings are best home-made, where you have control over the ingredients. Use any of your permitted oils (or a combination  thereof),  vinegar  (balsamic,  raspberry,  apple  cider  vinegar)  or  lemon  juice  and  a  variety  of  herbs  (basil, rosemary, thyme), garlic, mustard, etc. for seasoning. Fresh herbs are packed with medicinal and phytonutrient qualities. Use them to your advantage!

BEVERAGES

Water is your best choice and, ideally, individuals should drink 1/2 oz of water per pound of body weight per day or one quart per 50 pounds of body weight. Our bodies are 70% water and it is considered a nutrient, optimizing digestive function as well as elimination of toxins from your body.

It is important to eliminate the following beverages for a minimum of two weeks; maximum results are seen when eliminated for 6 weeks.

• Caffeine- eliminate as it interrupts the blood sugar mechanism  that we are looking to re-set. Unsweetened  herbal teas are usually  fine.  Please  avoid  teas  and  other  products  that  use  the  term  “natural  flavorings”  as  they  may  include  products containing MSG.
• Fruit juicesare best eliminated until the blood sugar mechanism in your body is restored. If you are to have any fruit juices, use those containing no added sweeteners, dilute 50% with water and limit to two 6oz. glasses of 50% water, 50% juice per day.
• Any  alcoholic drinks, including beer and wine are to be eliminated  for at least 2 weeks -- and should be avoided for at least the duration of the diet -- as the high sugar content and the rate at which alcohol is absorbed into your body disrupts your blood sugar.

If you have any sleep disturbances,  depression, irritability and/or anxiety, caffeine and alcoholic drinks can be one of the major factors in creating these feelings in the body.  People are often amazed at how their mood, sleep and energy shifts in a positive way when they significantly reduce and/or let go of these beverages altogether, saving them, instead, for special occasions. Dieters may experience some initial withdrawal symptoms (from 1 day up to 2 weeks), depending on how big a role these items have played in their food plan up until now. For dieters who have been using caffeine in significant quantities, we recommend reducing the caffeine intake over a period of several days in order to reduce the withdrawal symptoms.

SEA SALT  

Sodium  Chloride  and  Trace  Minerals  –  the  components  of  salt  as  it  exists  in  nature  -  are  very  necessary ingredients  for our bodies.   Our body fluids very much resemble the ocean in its consistency, though this is contrary to what the medical media would have you believe.  Generic table salt (i.e.  Morton’s), however, does not fit the bill.  It is highly processed, bleached, stripped of its trace minerals and has added anti-caking agents to make it pour smoothly.   Dextrose (sugar) is also often added.

We carry, and highly recommend, Premier Pink Salt, a blend of unrefined, quantum-state, untreated salts from unpolluted waters of the Mediterranean Sea and pink Alaea Hawaiian sea salt.  “Pacific Sea Salt” from New Zealand and Celtic Sea Salt are both also excellent choices. Dosages up to ¼tsp per quart of water that you drink are the recommendation from some of the top nutritional researchers and sports physicians. This may be  accomplished  by  a return  to  salting  your  foods and/or sprinkling the salt into your water as you drink it.  (This is recommended especially for that water which you are drinking during your workouts).

FOODS NOT ALLOWED

• NO wheat or wheat products  are allowed  (this includes  both whole wheat and white flour products  such as pasta, breads, crackers, etc).
• NO Soy products, including Soy Sauce.
• NO sugar, honey, maple syrup, molasses,  stevia, etc. are allowed.  These products serve to disrupt the sugar handling mechanism. They may be added back in sparingly at a future time.
• NO  Artificial  Sweeteners  (Equal,  Sweetn’low,  Aspartame)  are  allowed, except occasional Splenda/sucralose.  They disrupt brain chemistry, blood sugar and have many reported side effects, including neurological symptoms.

What if any Supplements do I Need to Take?

Mandatory Daily Supplements for Health and Energy:

• EFA’s®  - Strategically balanced essential fatty acid formula  

• Multi Vitamin- Multi-vitamin  and mineral

• Probiotic for GI support:  your intestines are your first line of defense against microbes from food and drinks you ingest.  Probiotics are the 'good bacteria' that defend against the "bad microbes"

  All the above and much more can be provided by taking 1 packet of this daily.  

III. Optional

• ArthroBen- Take if you have joint arthritis.  Comprehensive joint support, This is the first "medical food"  not supplement that works to decrease pain and build joints.  In fact,  The FDA calls this a medical food because its FDA approved to treat "Arthritis".  Any Joe Blow supplement at the Health food store can not make this claim.  Its illegal!   Take 1.5 Tbl per day (2 x per day for the first 2 wks).  (joint arthritis, decrease joint space, bone spurs)

• Bio-D-Mulsion  Forte® - There is an epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency throughout the world.  If the majority of your time is indoors, you will need this.  The Biotics emulsified proves its results by increased blood Vitamin D levels.  In other words, it works effectively.  Emulsified vitamin D3 for enhanced uptake, 1-3 drops/day (Osteoporosis, general lack of health)

Call 714 528 2219 to order any of the above from Dr. Paul's Body Intelligent Center:

Hints on how to take supplements:

  Remember this is not a chemically altered pharmaceutical drug with potent negative side effects, its just concentrated food.  Taking 1 drug produces massive effects.  How much food do you eat?  Yes about 30 to 100 mouthfuls per day.  Concentrated food supplements is power packed foods so you have to take a lot less than food but a lot more than a drug. 

  What I do is put them in a vitamin container and label the name of the pill along with the dosage.  Most need to be broken up during (like the above) each meal.  I take it during the meal. That means I bring it with me wherever I go.  I chew my food and right before I swallow, I throw 1-3 supplements in the back of my throat and swallow it with the food.  If you can not do this, just drink it with a little water throughout the meal.  I emphasize a little water because if you drink too much during a meal, it’s not good for your digestion, it dilutes your digestive juices.  Digestive juices are critical to life.

  Why because it feels like too much when you take it all at once.  Step 2 ensures easier compliance.  It does not feel like I’m taking that many.