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bles. Also try small amounts of very fi nely grated peeled carrot and
beet as an initial means of introducing raw foods. Make vegetable
purees in the blender, but leave the skins on.- After a few weeks, rice and all the other whole grains can be tried, but
chewing has to become a must, so that all food arrives in the colon
well mushed and its fi ber content broken down.
Following the initial introduction of the apple puree mixture detailed
above, continue with the following recommended regime as the new diet
unfolds: - Drink alfalfa tea and superfood daily to support and replace vital vi-
tamins and minerals.
f Drink aloe gel daily to soothe and heal.
f Take equal parts of echinacea root tincture for immune support and
pau d’arco inner bark tincture for viral and fungal buildup, or choose
olive leaf for all situations.
f Daily supportive herbs would be Siberian ginseng root tincture and
two cups of chamomile fl ower tea.
f Use four parts slippery elm inner bark, two parts marshmallow root,
two parts chamomile fl owers, two parts peppermint leaf, and one part
licorice root powders. Take two to three teaspoons daily, made into a
smooth paste with water or mashed into a banana; it will help soothe,
heal, and regrow the damaged tissue.
~ Colon cleansing with professional supervision will be required.
~ For acute pain, use sitz baths and castor-oil packs (see chapter 3).
duodenal ulcers
Duodenal ulcers can often occur when the valve that controls the release
of parts of the stomach contents into the duodenum gets a little stuck,
thus allowing too much acid into an alkaline area, causing infl ammation,
pain, and eventually sores. The cause of the “stuck” valve is very often
nerve-related, with stress being a large contributing factor.
See also “Gastric Ulcers.”
- Drink plenty of water. Dr. Shamim Daya (a physician, herbalist, and
nutritionist) believes that drinking enough water daily is one of the
simplest and best treatments for duodenal ulcers.
f Add a percentage of astringent herbs like bayberry root or cranesbill
(American true geranium) root to your everyday diet. Also include
soothing ones like meadowsweet leaf, marshmallow root, aloe vera
gel, and slippery elm inner bark.
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