THE KEMETIC DIET AND MODERN
RESEARCH
Green (Vegetable-Plant) Foods and Juices and Fruit Juices
GreenleafyvegetablesandGreen(vegetable)juicesformthefoundationofthepart
oftheKemeticDietsystemthatrelatesto“FoodfortheBody.”Manypeoplemov-
ingtowardsavegetariandietexperiencevariedchangesintheirphysiology,aswell
astheirsenseofwellbeing,dependingonwheretheyarecomingfromintheirpre-
viouslives.Peoplewhohavesubsistedonacookedfooddietmayexperienceanini-
tialinabilitytomaintainahighlevelofenergyastheyhadwhenonthecookedfood
diet.Thisisbecausethebody’sabilitytoprocessthehigherqualityoffreshdiethas
beensuppressedforsolongthatitnolongerremembershowtohandlefreshfoods.
Sometimeswhenpeopleareconfrontedwiththelossofenergytheyreasonthatitis
becausethefreshfooddiet,cannotprovidethemwiththenecessarynutritionalele-
mentstheyneed,andtheymakethedecisiontogobacktothecookedfooddietand
sometimesevenfurtherbacktothemeatbaseddiet.Whatisactuallynecessaryhere
istomoveforwardtoasystemthatwillallowthebodytoreceivethenutritionalele-
ments.Thiscanbeaccomplishedthroughgreenjuices.Thebodymaynotbeableto
properlybreakdownthecelluloseinthevegetablecellsinordertotherebyextract
thenutritionalelementsinthevegetables.Juicingvegetablesallowsthecelluloseto
bebrokendownandthenutritionalelements(includingvitaminsandminerals)are
made readily available to the body’s digestive system.
Manypeopleemphasizefruitjuicesintheirdiets,butthiscanleadtoexcesssugarin
thebodythatwillleadtotheformationofacids,therebypromotingdisease.There
shouldbeabalancebetweengreenandfruitjuicingandthekindsoffruitsusedin
thejuicingshouldbenon-acidforming.forexample,lemonjuice,thoughapparently
acidicmetabolizestoanalkalineandpromotesthecleansingofthebodybyflushing
outtheimpurities.Otherfruitjuices(coconut,melons,cucumber,etc.)havealkaline
properties and should be used accordingly (take at least 1-2 cups per day).
