theneedforcalciumofthosewhoconsumearawvegetabledietwillgenerallyalsobe
less.Thesmallerquantitiesofcalciuminordinaryvegetableswillbeabsorbedmore
readilyandwillberetainedmoreeasily.Thus,thevegetarianandrawfooddietsaresu-
perior than a meat based diet in its most efficient use of calcium.
Coenzyme Q10
CoenzymeQ10isanantioxidant.Somevitamins(CandE)alsoactasantioxidants.
Antioxidantsarenaturalagentsthatthebodyproduceswhenitisworkingproperly.
Whenthebodycarriesonitsnormalchemicalprocesses,thesegiveoffstrayatoms
thatcombinewithothersinthebodyandcausechemicalreactionsthatarenotdesir-
able;theyoxidizeorburnupthebody,thuscausingmanydiseases.Thesestray
atomsarecalled“freeradicals.”Inanormallyfunctioningbody,theantioxidants
combinewiththefreeradicalsandprocesstheminabeneficialmanner.Ifthenutri-
entintakeisofcookedfoods,processedfoods,imbalanceddiet,stress,exposureto
radiationandtoxicchemicals,freeradicalsbuildupanddeterioratethesystemsof
thebody.Supplementingthedietwithantioxidantshasbeenfoundtobebeneficial
inthetreatmentofcancer, drugabuse,asthma,brainanomaliesincluding
Alzheimer’s,aging,MS,periodontaldisease,immunesystemproblems,allergies,
repair the stomach lining, and other problems.
CoenzymeQ10isoneofthemostpowerful“CoenzymeQs.”Othercoenzymesare
VitaminC,VitaminE,VitaminA,L-Cysteine,L-Glutathione,Selenium,Superox-
ide Dismutase and Gamma-Linoleic.
Olive oil and Flax oil
Bk-uadjit - fresh olive oil
Bk-ndjum - Sweet olive oil
Oliveoilisoneoftheoldestknownoilsinhumanhistory.ItwascultivatedintheMediterraneanand
tradedwidelythroughouttheentireregionandexportedtofarofflandsinancienttimes.Itwasoneof
thecommoditiesthattheAncientEgyptianstradedwiththeGreeks.Theprogramrecommendationis
“Extravirgincoldpressedorganicoliveoil.”ItisanexcellentandnaturalsourceofEFAsor“Essen-
tialFattyAcidsandisthereforerecommendedfortheKemeticDiet.Itisalsodesirablebecauseofits
taste,andcanbeaddeddirectlytofoodspriortoconsumption,mixedwithdressingsforsaladsand
othersauces.Inaddition,althoughtheKemeticDietdoesnotadvocatedcooking,andespeciallynot
frying,thisoilcanbeusedforcooking.Aswithalloils,itshouldbestoredintherefrigerator.Olive
oilmaybeusedaspartofanaturalandbalancedvegetariandiet.Flaxmayalsobeusedifthereisa
concern for EFA deficiencies or during illness.