72 Achieving pH Balance to Treat Specific Ailments
➤ Raw beefsteak. If the steer have been raised on hormone-
and pesticide-free feed, raw beefsteak is a good diet food
because it’s loaded with protein- and fat-digesting enzymes.
Bartenders recommend rare roast beef sandwiches for
hangovers because the enzymes in the beef eliminate acid
aldehyde, the poisonous by-product of alcohol, which causes
the symptoms described as a hangover.
➤ Avocados and bananas. These are fi lling, but when eaten raw
they don’t cause unnecessary weight gain, and they contain
more enzymes than other fruits and vegetables that have
fewer calories.
➤ Vitamin E (400 mg/day). Not only does vitamin E help
normalize thyroid function, it also neutralizes the poisonous
by-products of polyunsaturated oils, which interfere with
thyroid function. Lowered thyroid production of thyroxin
means less heat energy, so less fat is burned up.
➤ Coconut and fl axseed oil. Two teaspoons daily help increase
energy production.
➤ Raw carrots. These remove fat molecules from the body.
➤ Acidic foods. Sour-tasting foods such as grape juice, vinegar,
and yogurt reduce cravings.
➤ Bland foods. They don’t excite the taste buds and stimulate
hunger.
➤ Several small meals. Eating small amounts of food often,
rather than three big meals a day, keeps the digestive process
working and burning up energy.
➤ Blackstrap-lemon drink. Detoxifying the liver is an aid to
weight loss because the detoxifying process gets rid of acidic
waste. Add two heaping tablespoons of blackstrap molasses
and the juice of a lemon to a glass of hot water. Drink nothing
but this concoction for three days. Sip it slowly. Repeat this
procedure every few months.
➤ Ice water. Drink a glass of it before a meal. This reduces
weight because in order to maintain the body’s internal
temperature, which has dropped due to the cold water, the
body burns up additional calories.*Take as many of these supplements as possible in the form of whole-food complexes.
Follow the directions on the label.