Healthy Tips for Clean Living
by Reuel Ari
as printed in the August/September 2003 of Four Corners magazine

In this article we will explore ways you can increase your energy and facilitate your own healing. It is quite simple, really. Our main goal is to detoxify or de-acidify the cells of our body so they are healthy and can carry on with normal function. So, basically we need to eat  foods that promote internal cleansing. The foods that do this are called, Alkaline, because they do not form acids in the cells. We can also benefit from Food Combining. This alone will work wonders in improving digestion and overall health.

Food Combining for Better Digestion

The human digestive system is really very simple, despite it’s seemingly complex function.  Proteins, starches, vegetables, fruits and fats are the primary foods that we eat. All of these foods require different enzymes for digestion.  The stomach cannot separate foods that require different enzymes for digestion. Food winds up in one big ball with enzymes flying around trying to attach themselves to the right molecules. We get stomach aches, gas, hiatal hernias, reflux, acid conditions, constipation, diarrhea and so many illnesses from improper food combinations.  The culprits here are the by-products of incomplete digestion in the small intestine and colon that turn into gases, then are transported through the intestinal walls into the bloodstream and auto-intoxicate the entire system.  Food combining is essential in the restoration of health.  When food combining is not followed, the system will not detoxify.  You will remain in an acid state and disease will prevail

Follow the simple formula below and begin enjoying the feeling of “Wellness” for  the rest of your life. 

• Eat fruits with fruits.
• Mix citrus with citrus and soft fruits with soft fruits.
• Soaked nuts and citrus combine well.
• Always eat melon alone and do not mix them.
• Combine starchy foods like grains, potato, non-yeasted breads, etc. with vegetables. 
• Eat only one type of starch at a meal.
• Eat protein with vegetables.
• Avoid mixing protein with starches.
• Avocado is considered a protein along with nuts and seeds.
• Eat only one type of protein at a meal.
• Eat nuts and seeds with leafy greens, zucchini, yellow or summer squash.
• Papaya can be eaten with all foods.
• Eat celery and lettuce with all vegetables or fruit except melons
• Tomatoes combine well with low starchy vegetables and either nuts or avocado.
• Avocados combine well with low starchy vegetables and fairly well with starches and acid fruits.
• Oils and starches, like grains and potato with ghee or flax seed oil are not the best combo, but o.k. in limited amounts.

Breakfast

I don’t know if you are like me but breakfast is always a problem. What the heck am I going to eat that will fill me up and satisfy food combining and be alkaline. Here are two great ideas we have come up with.

Sesame Milk Shake
High in calcium, magnesium, protein, enzymes and minerals

1  cups organic brown sesame seeds
7 cups or water
fresh fruit, or soaked dried fruit
a handful of soaked almonds, pumpkin and/or sunflower seeds for more protein, if desired

Soak sesame seeds for 6-8 hours.  Drain and place in blender with liquid .  Blend on high speed for several minutes.  Over a bowl or pitcher, pour mixture into a strainer and press milk in with a spoon.  Throw out pulp.  Put milk back into blender.  Add fruit and sweetener of choice and blend.  Add fruit juice like papaya. Green food is great in Sesame Milk. Serves 2.

Buckwheat Drink

  Full of living enzymes, minerals, vitamins and protein!
 Great for breakfast or any ‘ole time!

1    cup organic raw hulled buckwheat
4 –5 cups filtered water. Use some apple juice if desired
dried fruit (soaked overnight) or Stevia to sweeten
Try adding papaya, banana or 1 freshly peeled apple for
enhanced flavor and consistency.

Soak buckwheat for 3 hours.  Drain and germinate overnight.  Place in blender with all ingredients, the fruit and the water it is soaked in, and blend until smooth.  Serves two.

 Remember to Chew your liquids!  And Liquify You Solids!

For those who have low blood sugar and need more protein, adding soaked almonds, sunflower and/or pumpkin seeds to the Buckwheat Drink will keep the blood sugar levels stable throughout the day. This replaces the high protein soy shakes that are so popular today and does not have the side effects of constipation and bloating.

Lunch

Here are some delicious and easy recipes for using all the wonderful green vegetables, high on the Alkaline Foods chart. Experiment and come up with your own favorites. These soups are great for lunch and/or dinner.

Living Squash Energy Soup

  3    medium size zucchini or yellow squash
1/2  bunch fresh cilantro
3/4  cup fresh parsley
  2    green onions
  1    clove garlic
1/2  tsp. Cumin
1/2  tsp. curry powder
       Ohsawa Nama Shoyu to taste
       water to cover

Put all ingredients in blender.  Blend well. Add more liquid as needed.  Be creative with this.  A spicy soup with jalapeno and a pinch of garlic is nice. Herbs are also great additions for a variety.  Serves 2-4 people.  Be creative and come up with your own.

Living Spinach Energy Soup

1/2  bunch fresh spinach
  2    stalks celery
  1    green onion
1/4  bunch fresh parsley
  1    clove garlic
1/2  inch fresh ginger
  1    grated carrot
       Ohsawa Nama Shoyu to taste
       water to cover

Wash spinach very well.  Blend all ingredients, except carrot, for several
minutes until smooth consistency.  Add carrot and serve with protein or starchy food. 

Unfortunately for those of us who adore our flour products like breads, pastries and pastas, they are not only considered acid foods but are on the high sugar food list along with fruits and all dairy products. The whole grains of Quinoa, Millet or Basmati Rice are the 3 best to use from an Alkaline and improved digestive standpoint. Here are a few ideas of how you can use these wonderful grains.

Sweet Potato Energy Soup

  1    large sweet potato - cut into small pieces
1/2  cup mixed bean sprouts ( equal amounts of
       garbanzo, lentil, adzuki and pea ) optional
4-6  ounces sunflower or buckwheat greens - you
       may substitute alfalfa, clover or broccoli sprouts or other                greens like  kale, beet tops, etc.
1/2    avocado ~ add apple and/or papaya for a sweeter soup
       dulse to taste - soaked for 1-2 minutes
       fresh juice of lemon or lime to taste
       Ohsawa Nama Shoyu to taste
       water to cover

Put all ingredients in blender.  Blend well. Add more liquid as needed. Be creative with this.  A spicy soup with jalapeno and a pinch of garlic is nice. Herbs are also great additions for a variety.  Serves 2-4 people.  Be creative and come up with your own.

The Good Grains
 Low Heat Cooked Millet with Fenugreek

This recipe has been around for awhile.  It is a health building food, particularly good for those days you feel like eating something substantial and “comforting”. 

  1    cup millet
2-3  Tbs. fenugreek seeds
  2    cups filtered water

Rinse millet and fenugreek seeds well and drain. Soak 8 hours. Drain and rinse again. Put into 1-2 quart glass, ceramic or stainless steel pot with the water.  Cover and put the gas flame or electric element on low.  DO NOT BRING TO THE BOIL.  Leave and return in 1 and 1/2 hours or so. Cooking any grain this way retains more food value than cooking with high heat.  Serve with ghee, cinnamon, cardamom, fresh almond milk and Stevia. Of course, omit the spices and sweetener if you wish to eat as a side dish with vegetables and/or salad.

 Basic Quinoa

Quinoa is the easiest grain to digest and higher in protein than others

1   cup quinoa
2   cups water

Rinse, soak and prepare as above.  Flavor with your favorite herbs, spices, real salt, ghee, olive oil or flax seed oil and Nama Shoyu. Add fresh veggies like carrots, celery and green onion.

The Importance of Liver/Gall Bladder Cleansing

In my opinion, the liver and gallbladder are the most abused and neglected organs in the body. Traditionally, the alternative method of decongesting these organs has been doing a cleanse using apple juice to soften the congestion and olive oil to help pull that congestion out through the ducts. This has worked very well for most people. However, the side effects of drinking 1 quart of apple juice have been quite severe. For this reason, I have introduced a way to minimize the bloating, cramping and gassy effects of apple juice.

Now there is a way to cleanse the liver without using apple juice as the way to soften the deposits in the liver and gallbladder. No more bloating, feeding Candida and other infestations or unbalancing your blood sugar levels...

The “No Apple Juice” Liver/Gallbladder Cleanse uses Ultra-Phos Liquid, a form of phosphoric acid, and Malic Acid tablets. These two supplements soften the stones in the liver and gallbladder without the complications of apple juice.

Here's an overview of how the cleanse works

The natural acids in the phosphoric acid in the Ultra-Phos Liquid and in the malic acid tablets are used to soften hardened bile and other waste products that have collected in the liver and gall bladder.

The actual Liver/Gallbladder cleanse takes 4 days. To optimize your results, I suggest to follow the 7 day cleanse in “Heal from the Inside Out”. On the fourth day of the flush, magnesium (Epsom salts) is ingested to relax the smooth muscle lining of the bile ducts, making it possible for larger stones to pass, without pain. Several hours after, you drink a combination of olive oil and grapefruit juice, which acts as the stimulant for gall bladder contraction, forcing the loosened bile and waste materials out of the gall bladder and liver through the relaxed bile ducts. Finally, an enema or colon hydrotherapy and implant are used on the morning of the day after to release any remaining wastes from the liver, gall bladder and lower G.I. tract. You can find detailed instructions on how to do an enema and much, much more in my book “Heal from the Inside Out”.

Well, that’s it! I have guided literally hundreds of people on this cleanse with no problems. You will feel lighter than ever before and your digestion and many other symptoms will begin to improve...

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