Tip 203. The Basic Pr
o
tocol for Heart Disease
The followi
n
g is the su
g
gested diet
f
or persons suffering fr
o
m hyperten
s
ion or some disorder of the heart:
* On rising: Warm water with lemon juice and h
o
ney or fresh fruit juice
of
apple, grap
e
s, orange, pin
e
apple.
* Breakfast: Fresh fruit such as apples, grapes,
pears, peaches, pinea
p
ple, orange,
melons, one or two slices whole
meal toast,
yoghurt, skimmed
milk or soy milk.
* Mid-morn
i
ng: Fresh f
r
uit juice
or coconut water.
* Lunch: Combination salad of vegetables s
u
ch
as lettuce,
cabbage, en
d
ive, carrots, cucumber, beetroot, tomato, onion
a
nd garlic.
O
ne or two slices of whole meal bread or chapattis,
curd, fresh g
r
apes and o
t
her fruits in
season.
* Mid-after
n
oon: One or two wholemeal bisc
u
its
and fruit juice.
* Dinner: Fresh fruit or vegetable juice or soup,
t
wo lightly cooked vegetables, one or
two whole wheat tappets.
The patient
should also
pay attention to other l
a
ws of nature for health
b
uilding s
u
ch
as taking moderate exercise, get
ti
ng proper rest and slee
p
, adopting t
h
e right mental attitude
a
nd getting fresh air and drinking pu
r
e water.
Tip 204. The Cabbage Cure for P
s
oriasis
Cabbage leaves have
b
een succ
e
ssfully used in
the
form of compresses in the treatment of psoriasis.
T
he thick
e
st
and greenest outer leaves
are most effective for use as comp
r
esses.
They should be thoroughly washed in warm wa
t
er and dried with a towel. The leaves should be made flat, soft and smooth by rolli
n
g them with a rolling pin
after remov
i
ng the thick
veins.
Also important is that the leaves sh
o
uld be warmed and then
applied smoothly to the affected part in an overlapping manner. A pad of soft w
o
oden cloth should be put
over it. The whole compress should then
b
e secured
w
ith an elas
t
ic bandage.
Tip 205. The Cabbage Diet for Losing Weight
Cabbage is
considered
t
o be an eff
e
ctive home remedy for
o
besity. Recent research
has discovered in this vegetable a valuable content
called tartaric acid which inhibits
the
conversion
of sugar and other carb
o
hydrates into fat. Hence, it is of gre
a
t value in weight reducti
o
n.
A helping of
cabbage salad would be the simplest way to stay slim, a painless way of dieting.
A hundred grams of cabbage yields
only 27 kilo
calories of
e
nergy while the same quantity of
wheat bread will yield a
b
out 240 cal
o
ries. Cabb
a
ge is found
t
o possess
t
he max
i
m
u
m
biologic
a
l value with minimum calorific value. Moreover, it gives a las
t
ing
feeling of fullness in the stomach and is easily digestible.
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