staying healthy in the fast lane- Make half your food green vegetables, preferably leafy.
- Drink six to eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day at least.
Mineral water, decaffeinated green or black teas, or herbal
teas are acceptable. - Take vitamin C (2,000 mg/d), and a general multivitamin/
minerals/d. (If you experience any muscle cramps, take cal-
cium [400–800 mg/d] and magnesium [400–800 mg/d] with
food.) - Keep a diet-symptom diary of food intake and how you feel.
- Do gentle movement, such as walking and stretching, daily.
Do not push yourself. - Reintroduce food slowly with whole grains, nuts or seeds,
and beans in addition to your vegetables and fruit for two
weeks and then free-range animal foods, if desired, though
this is not recommended. Avoid dairy for at least two more
weeks (preferably don’t reintroduce at all). - Keep using your diet-exercise-symptom diary when adding
in new foods.
There are many variations of this. Some might add a small
amount of protein or “good” carbohydrate. On this type of simple
diet, you can’t be doing a lot of physical activity. It’s a “gentle” time.
You should check with your doctor first, especially if you are on
multiple medications since the sudden weight loss could result in
over-medication symptoms.
Fasting: The Ultimate Detox
and Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Alan Goldhamer,
founder and director of TrueNorth Health in Santa Rosa, California
(healthpromoting.com), where therapeutic fasting is done under
medical supervision for common and severe medical conditions.
Dr. Goldhamer and his colleagues have supervised more than sev-
en thousand water fasts. Fasting, when done appropriately, is one
of the most powerful tools in medicine for healing. Fasting, by defi-