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• Ifregularfreshvegetablejuicesareavailable(atleast 1 pint{2

cups}everyday),theuseofvegetableconcentratesandvitamin

supplements may not be necessary at all.

• Whenhighqualityfreshjuicesarenotavailabletotakeinthe

frequencyandquantitydescribedabove,thenwholefoodveget-

ableconcentrates(juicedvegetablesthathavebeendriedand

madeintoapowderedformwhichistobemixedwithwateror

juice for consumption) are definitely recommended.

• KamutJuiceisrecommendedbytheKemeticDietSystem.Itisa

wholefoodproductasopposedtoasupplement.Somegreen

powdereddrinksofferlargequantitiesofcertainvitamins,min-

eralsandchlorophyll,butnotawholerangeofthoseplusamino

acidsandothernutrientbuildingblocksforthecellsofthebody.

Somecompanieshaveputtogetherwholefoodconcentratesby

combiningmanydifferentplantsbecausenooneofthesehasall

ofthenecessaryingredientstoproduceanoverallpreparation

withalloftheneedednutrients.Thismixingofmanydifferent

typesofplantnutrientsposesanotherquestionsincefoodsare

notfoundcombinedinthiswayinnature.Sometimessuchpre-

parationsmaycontainasmanyas20-30differentplants.The

effectonthebodyoftakingaproductwhichcombinessomany

plants(morethan4-7,eveniforganic)isofconcern.Thereare

certainplantfoodsthatcontainmostoftheneedednutrients

andthisislogicallypreferablesincethatsingleplanthascollec-

tedallofthosenutrientsandhasbalancedthemperfectly

Kamutissuchaplant,anditisespeciallyhighlightedherebe-

causenotonlyisawholefoodinthesensejustdescribed,but

also,itisnotcrossbredorgeneticallyalteredorgraftedasmost,

ifnotall,oftheworldsfoodsare.Thisisbecausethroughout

historyKamutfellintodisuseandseedsoftheancientformof

theplantremainedhiddenuntilthemid 20 thcentury.Soitwas

notexposedtoexperimentationbymodernfarmingortheevol-

utionthroughtheearlyindustrialerawithitsintensepollution.