Basic principles of nutrition of the body ecosystem by Donna Gates. Animal products
Donna Gates
Donna Gates' naturopathic career began twenty years ago with stevia, a completely unfamiliar plant that Gates introduced to the public as a natural sweetener. After some three years, it was already on the shelves of all stores. Then Donna Gates took on the task of popularizing coconut oil. Then for fermented foods and probiotic drinks. Her main work is called the Body Ecology Diet and tells how, with the help of a special diet (sugar-free, gluten-free and rich in probiotics), you can naturally restore the “ecology of the body” and cure various diseases without drugs. This diet is based on lightly steamed vegetables and gluten-free grains (quinoa, amaranth, millet).
How to Make Coconut Kefir by Donna Gates
To make coconut kefir, one of the most iconic probiotic foods for raw foodists, you'll need a few fresh (unsealed!) coconuts, a kefir starter, and a sterilized glass jar. Using a large knife, cut off the tops of the coconuts (like a lid - you've probably seen how they do this in Goa and Bali), drain the liquid into a jar and put the starter in it. Without closing the lid tightly, wrap the jar in a towel and place in a warm place for 36-48 hours. When you look into it again, the kefir water will seem to be “shrouded in fog”; a little of the original sweetness will remain in it and a recognizable sourness will appear. This “cocobiotic” is able to re-debug the entire digestive system.
"80-10-10" by Douglas Graham
Dr. Graham seems to have the most serious raw food experience - 27 years. Among the followers of his diet are many athletes, including Olympic level ones (for example, tennis player Martina Navratilova, as well as basketball players, sprinters, marathon runners and even bodybuilders).
The essence of the method is in its name: for each meal you need to eat 80% raw vegetables and fruits, 10% proteins and 10% fats. These are the proportions, according to Dr. Graham's theory, that the heart requires: they are ideal for digestion, saturating the body with oxygen, maintaining weight and blood sugar levels. The lion's share - 90-97% of the top eighty - are sweet and unsweetened fruits, a very small percentage - 2-6% - are leafy vegetables and celery.
Dr. Graham suggests omitting everything else, that is, any other vegetables, or eating them in small quantities. The diet also includes a large amount of fruit.
“A carbohydrate diet gives us energy and mental clarity,” says Dr. Graham. He himself confirms the effectiveness of the method with his toned body, but many believe that such a diet contains too much fructose, and this can create an imbalance and problems with insulin.
Victoria Butenko
Many Russian raw foodists converted to a new “faith” thanks to Victoria Butenko’s book “Greens for Life.” She and her family began practicing greens in the mid-1990s - out of desperation, she says. Thus, Victoria and the children managed to get rid of serious illnesses. Her panacea for ailments is daily green smoothies. Wherever Victoria happens to be, she goes to the forest, to the park or to the nearest market, brings home a huge bunch of herbs (from parsley, sorrel and romaine to plantain, chickweed, chickweed and clover) and whips them in a blender into a cocktail. Victoria Andreyanova spoke in detail about Butenko’s method in an interview with Gastronom (No. 3, 2013).
Sergey Dobrozdravin
The most active Russian raw foodist, organizer of festivals and webinars, meetings with raw foodists-dermatologists and raw foodists-cooks, participant in television programs. I enrolled in the course “Raw Food Diet from A to Z.” It is related to the delivery service for “handmade raw food cuisine” the Ogorod in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
People often ask me: “What is there? It’s all winter in Russia!” I answer that a raw food diet, even in our difficult climate, is not only possible, but also very pleasant. Firstly, we have a lot of supplies - dried fruits, nuts, mushrooms, vegetables that are stored all winter, herbs, dried and frozen berries.
Secondly, products from neighboring countries: Abkhazian tangerines, Moldavian grapes, persimmons and everything that is harvested in winter. Thirdly, a huge amount of imported fruits, berries, vegetables, herbs, salads, nuts, etc. I can responsibly declare that if you know how to choose products and be friends with sellers at the market, then only the most natural and healthy products will always be on the table.
Evgenia Tyapnina
I usually live like this: in winter I eat fish, cereals, vegetables and fruits. And in the summer I switch to a “raw food diet” mode. And immediately I begin to feel much better and look much better - no bags under the eyes, no swelling or signs of fatigue - even with daily office life. I offer you excellent cleansing cocktails. Carrot-celery should be drunk in the morning, and beetroot - in the middle of the day.
I talked about a cool approach and 7 principles for the successful operation of the Body Ecosystem. Today I want to dwell on her basic nutrition rules!
Let me remind you that we owe much of the literally planetary breakthrough in understanding the importance of nutrition, the topic of digestion, good bacteria and enzymes to the tireless work of Donna Gates. Donna is the founder of the Body Ecology project, the author of books, a line of products and educational programs about “nurturing” our “internal ecosystems.” Her project is over 20 years old and she is one of the first to exclude gluten, sugar, casein (that is, dairy products) from the diet and include probiotics.
Donna has a real one systems approach to health and it is called ECOLOGY OF THE BODY. That is, she views our body and organs as ONE true Ecosystem (this is exactly what I write about in my book :)) !
So, the basics of the Body Ecology Approach.
1. Balance « expanding» And « compressive» products.
Remember that overexpansion makes us hyperactive. The most “expanding” foods are alcohol, drugs and sugar. Coffee and many fruits, dairy products, milk, country cheese and yogurt also fall into this category. All of them should be avoided. “Moderately expanding” foods that are considered acceptable when balanced include: some vegetable juices, spices, teas, kefir, raw butter and vegetable oils, lemon, lime, cranberry, blackcurrant juice.
Compression is associated with tightness and depression. “Squeeze” foods include hard cheeses, grains and seeds (other than those recommended by the Eco-Body Diet), nuts and legumes. They should be avoided. Acceptable "compressive" foods that should be balanced with "expanding" foods include: fish and shellfish, poultry, meat, eggs, and sea salt.
Examples of dishes that balance contractive and expansion properties are salads. Raw vegetables, green vegetables, almonds (soaked and sprouted), red potatoes, sea vegetables, root vegetables, winter squash, grains recommended by the Eco-Body Diet. These are great products, but we should not forget about the 80/20 rule of combining products. More vegetables and a little grains.
2. The rule for combining products is 80/20.
This principle has two components - one concerns the balance of nutrients, and the other concerns quantity. The concept of quantity means that when you eat, you fill your stomach 80%, leaving room for digestion. And the second helps you balance nutrients, including 80% vegetables and 20% protein or grains (such as millet, quinoa, amaranth or buckwheat). Together they can have a significant impact on digestion.
Most people will find this question simple. It's important to keep in mind that from a nutritional science standpoint, many of what we think of as vegetables are actually "grains" or "starches." Potatoes, corn, and beans are not vegetables.
Vegetables include: green salads, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, leeks, onions, red radishes, okra, yellow squash, zucchini.
4. Cereals.
The Eco-Body Diet only recognizes 4 types of grains. These are buckwheat, amaranth, millet, quinoa. Some of them should technically be considered seeds. Donna recommends soaking all these grains for 12 to 24 hours before cooking. They have a “hull” that makes them difficult to digest, and soaking removes this “hull.”
5. Fermented foods.
Fermented foods are the main means by which the desired acid-base balance is achieved, which helps reduce morbidity. The emphasis is on cultivated vegetables and kefir. These fermented foods contain large amounts of beneficial bacteria. Germans eat sauerkraut, and Koreans eat kimchi. Fermented drinks such as kefir are common in many Mediterranean cultures.
Kefir is usually made from milk, but Donna does not recommend using dairy products in her program. She recommends kefir made from young coconut milk.
Beauty and Radiance to everyone!
As is often the case with good things, I accidentally came across Donna Gates's book, The Green Body Diet ( The Body Ecology Diet), while I was looking for something else. I ordered this book for myself, and have since bought 2 more copies for other people. This book seems to have all the hallmarks of a “favorite book.” In my copy, many paragraphs are underlined, and the margins are full of pencil marks, with self-adhesive notes pasted in here and there. I know many of you are nodding and understanding what I mean.
The cover of this book contains the following statement: “A must read for those who want to be healthy. And for those who do not have the strength, there is excess weight and digestive problems. Who suffers from viral diseases, candidiasis, cancer, nervous disorders such as attention deficit disorder, autism, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis"
The Green Body Diet is radically different from all other diets. Donna says it's not so much a diet as it is a lifestyle in which food, the right food, is the foundation of well-being. Donna suggests that you first skim through the book to get a general idea of the program before you begin. For me, this book contains so much new information that just reading it was simply not enough for me. I am like Winnie the Pooh, who said: “I’m just a bear, and I have a very small head”!
I will tell you that I started reading this book and immediately put some of the concepts into practice. And I want to warn you that very serious changes in lifestyle are planned. This is fundamentally different from any diet I've ever seen. One of the distinctive features of this approach is that the emphasis is on improving the digestion process, strengthening the immune system, and slowing down aging. Weight loss and desired weight loss are, one might say, pleasant side effects of the good health that is achieved with its help.
The Green Body Diet is based on the principles of Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, as well as naturopathy. Donna compares her approach to other diets, including D'Adamo's Eat Right for Your Type, which many call the blood type diet.
7 principlesEco-friendly body diets
1. Uniqueness. We are all unique and no diet will work the same for everyone. The book "The Green Body Diet" discusses modifications to such common diets as low carbohydrate intake, vegetarianism, and raw food consumption.
2. Step by step. Step by step. First you need to accumulate a certain supply of energy, restore proper digestion, defeat infections, and remove toxins. And then move on to the next steps. It is impossible to achieve everything at once.
3. Cleansing. The body strives for cleansing. This is a good property. Unfortunately, in Western medicine it is often viewed as a disease. And we begin to heal in this state, driving toxins deeper inside the body. Welcome this process and help your body cleanse itself.
4. Balance. In traditional Chinese medicine, these are Yin and Yang. Donna readily uses these concepts, as well as “expansion” and “contraction.” If we are too expanded, we may be disordered or hyperactive. If we are too compressed, tension is felt, as if we are constantly experiencing stress.
5. Acid-base balance. The internal environment of our body should be slightly alkaline. When we tend to form acids, we suffer from fungal and viral diseases, the body is more susceptible to aging, and the likelihood of developing cancer increases. We combat this by eating foods rich in minerals.
6. Combination. Avoid eating protein foods with starchy grains or starchy vegetables. Proteins and starch are not digested together. The result is fermentation and the formation of toxins, accompanied by gas and bloating.
7. The 80 to 20 principle. First, do not overeat. Stop at 80%, leaving enough space in the stomach for normal digestion and not interfering with the formation of digestive enzymes. Secondly - 80% vegetables and 20% proteins or starch.
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Balance « expanding» And « compressive» products.
Remember that overexpansion makes us hyperactive. Extreme examples of “enhancing” foods include alcohol, drugs, and sugar. This category also includes coffee and many fruits and dairy products: milk. Country cheese and yoghurt. All of them should be avoided. “Moderately expanding” foods that are considered acceptable when balanced include: some vegetable juices, spices, teas, kefir, raw butter and vegetable oils, lemon, lime, cranberry, blackcurrant juice.
Compression is associated with tightness and depression. “Squeeze” foods include hard cheeses, grains and seeds (other than those recommended by the Eco-Body Diet), nuts and legumes. They should be avoided. Acceptable "compressive" foods that should be balanced with "expanding" foods are: fish and shellfish, poultry, meat, eggs and sea salt.
Examples of dishes that balance contractive and expansion properties are salads. Raw vegetables, green vegetables, almonds (soaked and sprouted), red potatoes, ocean vegetables, root vegetables, winter squash, grains recommended by the Sustainable Body Diet. These are great products, but we should not forget about other principles: the 80 to 20 rule, and combining products. More vegetables and a little grains.
80/20 food combination rule
Remember rules 6 and 7 above. For me, this is the basis of both individual dishes and the entire approach to nutrition. I assume that for many of us this will be a very significant departure from the established eating habits typical of our society. And since vegetables should make up 80% of our diet, it is very important to determine what they should be.
Most people will find this question simple. Unfortunately, growing up in the South, I later discovered that virtually everything we called vegetables was considered a “grain” or a “starch” in nutritional science. Potatoes, corn, and beans, unfortunately, are not vegetables.
Vegetables include: green salads, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, leeks, onions, red radishes, okra, yellow squash, zucchini. The book provides a more complete list of vegetables.
Cereals
The Green Body Diet only recognizes 4 types of grains. These are buckwheat, amaranth, millet, Chilean pigweed - quinoa. Some of them should technically be considered seeds. Donna recommends soaking all these grains for 12 to 24 hours before cooking. They have a "coating" that makes them difficult to digest, and soaking removes this "coating." The book provides much more information about these grains and many recipes.
Fermented foods.
Fermented foods are the main means by which the desired acid-base balance is achieved, which helps reduce morbidity. The emphasis is on cultivated vegetables and kefir. These fermented foods contain large amounts of beneficial bacteria. Although such products are not common in the American market, they are relatively common in other countries. Germans eat sauerkraut, and Koreans eat kimchi. Fermented drinks such as kefir are common in many Mediterranean cultures.
I searched and tried some ready-made recipes, but I didn’t like them - the texture was too soft, and they were also mind-bogglingly expensive. Information from the site Immunitrion.com helped me
Kefir is usually made from milk, and Donna does not recommend using dairy products in her program. She recommends kefir made from young coconut milk.
I think that I have given you enough initial information on the green body diet, and you can already decide whether it is suitable for you or not. Get yourself a copy of the book and study it thoroughly.
The body's energy is maintained not only by food. Food covers only 20% of the body’s energy expenditure, and the rest is provided through field influences. Of course, optimizing everything related to nutrition is extremely important, but what about ensuring environmentally friendly, coordinated human interaction with external energies.
A means of “calming” and “harmonizing” external field influences on the body is the Functional State Corrector device, developed in Russia. From ancient Chinese folk medicine, we first came to the concept that a person is an indivisible integral entity, and that he should be treated as a single whole, as a single energy-information system. Chinese healers knew about the existence of energy channels inside the body, and about active points in those places where these channels exit to the surface of the skin, and that life is impossible without the support of this energy framework of the body and were able to influence the energies flowing through its energy channels . At the same time, active acupuncture points serve as points of connection with the field of our Earth and with the field surrounding the person himself - his aura. Accordingly, through field influences, it is possible to transmit certain information to the body, which will help restore balance between its energy information system and the environment.
The Functional State Corrector affects the human body at the level of information, in this its action is similar to classical homeopathy. Its developer, Sergei Valentinovich Koltsov, managed to copy the fields with the help of which the mutual exchange of information influences is carried out in living nature. In a form understandable to literally every cell, figurative information is given, taken from medicinal plants and recorded during the production process on a proofreader. In living nature, everything is built on the principles of resonance. And if the image of a certain medicinal plant, from the many images contained in the FSC, is suitable for correcting an existing functional deviation, then thanks to such informational influence the corresponding mechanisms are activated, aimed at regulating the action of the system or organ that has deviations. Thus, the informational impact of FSC creates conditions under which it is much easier for the body to cope with existing functional deviations.
Koltsov plates have three types of effects on the body. This is, in fact, a correction of the functional state, which is briefly described above; protecting people from electromagnetic radiation and geopathogenic influences; and structuring of liquid media. The correctors themselves perceive deviations in the frequency characteristics of the surrounding fields, and begin to work actively only when there are disturbances in the surrounding space. These devices operate only when the need arises. After 10-15 minutes, the characteristics of the person using the corrector are normalized, the corrector stops receiving information that there is a mismatch, and it stops working. Correctors act on energy magnetic field Earth, therefore the energy of their impact is small, and users, as a rule, do not encounter exacerbations associated with the healing process. Like homeopathy, with small but constant influences it is possible to launch the necessary natural self-healing processes and correct existing functional abnormalities.
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TCM: How did you get started on your nutrition path?
DG: “When I was young, I was constantly fighting off one cold or lung infection after another. By the time I was a teenager, my skin began to break out with acne. This led me to be antibiotics for a long period of time.
When I ate the standard American diet and followed the doctor's orders, my health suffered. I became sick. I knew that I was not the only one having this experience. I knew that others around me were unknowingly sabotaging their own health. My body seemed to be growing more sensitive with time and with antibiotic use. It was not until I was in my 30s that I began searching for answers to all my health issues.
By looking at my own diet and pulling together bits of information that I found in several other disciplines, I was able to figure out why my body struggled to be well. After several years of searching, I slowly began to heal a lifetime of sensitivity and infection. I felt better than I ever had before. So I decided to put together what I had learned into a book that is easy for others to follow and to relate to. “
TCM: What makes the Body Ecology Diet different from other diets out there?
DG: “The Body Ecology Diet focuses specifically on restoring and maintaining the gastrointestinal tract, what I coined our “inner ecology.” Unlike most diets, the Body Ecology is not a one size fits all solution. While it incorporates many principles that are important for everyone, it also approaches every individual through the lens of uniqueness—each of us has to honor our unique constitution and health challenges.
The most mistake diet programs make is assuming everyone should start their healing process exactly the same way with exactly the same foods. Thus, the Body Ecology Diet is a complete system embraced by many doctors around the world. One of the main tenets of the Body Ecology Diet is the introduction of probiotic rich, fermented foods and beverages. A number of diets over the years, like GAPS, have changed their protocol to include fermented foods after I demonstrated how their systems were incomplete.
Fermented foods are no longer consumed on a regular basis. Maybe our great-grandmothers made these foods at home, but most of us have forgotten about truly fermented yogurt, sauerkraut and kefir. Fermented foods are extremely important to our health because they educate and inoculate the gut with a wide range of beneficial microorganisms. When these beneficial microorganisms are not present, harmful ones are. When we give our body reason to house harmful bacteria, it will. When we give our body the tools that it needs to build a thriving and balanced inner ecosystem, it will!”
TCM: If people could remove one thing from their life to be healthier, what would it be?
DG: “Sugar consumption is at an all-time high – and growing. In the early 1800s, we ate roughly 5 pounds of sugar a year. Today, each of eats about 110 pounds of sugar a year. We are consuming sugar multiple times a day and our body is not equipped to handle this. Convenience food is loaded with sugar because it is a preservative. It also enhances flavor and drives up sales. Sugar is addictive. And sugar is extremely harmful to the body on multiple levels. It immediately weakens the immune system function, it blocks hormone receptors, it feeds disease-causing microorganisms and the list goes on. If we could drastically reduce the amount of sugar that we consume, I believe that we could greatly reduce many of the health disorders that are becoming ‘epidemic’.”
TCM: Can you give an example of a perfect Body Ecology dinner?
DG: “The first rule of thumb is to include fermented foods with every meal. The second is to follow the Principle of 80/20, which means that 80% of your meal is composed of non-starchy vegetables. About 20% of the meal would be a starchy vegetable, grain or animal protein. A lightly cooked piece of salmon, skin on, gives the body a small dose of long-chain omega-3 fats. We know that omega-3 fatty acids are good for healthy brain, joint and immune system function. I also always enjoy a glass of coconut water kefir or one of our fermented drinks with every meal.
So the perfect Body Ecology dinner would have a side of fermented vegetables, which add a flavorful kick to any meal. There would also be a side of lightly steamed vegetables topped with a healthy fat, like pumpkin seed oil, ghee or coconut oil and a handful of fresh, baby salad greens sprinkled with extra virgin olive oil and dulse, which is a type of ocean vegetable "
TCM: Why is eating fermented foods such an integral part of being successful on the Body Ecology Diet?
DG: “Fermented foods are tremendously important because they safely deliver a complex range of healthy microbes to the digestive system. This cannot be accomplished with a probiotic capsule. You see, our intestines house millions upon millions of bacteria. And it turns out that these bacteria play a very special role in overall immune function and health! The Body Ecology Diet suggests that we eat foods that strengthen our immune system rather than weaken it.
The microorganisms found in fermented foods naturally assist with digestion. They also help to heal a permeable gut, which is at the root of many systemic infections and many chronic immune disorders. When the gastrointestinal tract becomes inflamed, we are more likely to develop allergies, autoimmune disorders and signs of neurological degeneration. Beneficial bacteria have been found to reduce inflammation. They also have been found to metabolize heavy metals that are inherently toxic to the body.
Most of us think that the digestive system is largely about transforming and using food. While this is true, it is also full of cells that related to the immune system and to the nervous system. The bacteria and microorganisms that populate the digestive tract have been found to do amazing things like communicate with the cells of our immune system and to even generate their own neurotransmitters, which the body picks up and uses! So of course, we want to do everything that we can to create a healthy and balanced environment.
TCM: How do children respond to the Body Ecology Diet?
DG: “Children do extremely well on the Body Ecology Diet. I think it is the solution to so many of the issues children are now facing-from obesity and diabetes to reduced immune systems and autism. I wish I could speak with Michelle Obama about her ‘Let’s Move!’ program and her desire to fight childhood obesity. I have answers!
Through working with thousands of children over the years through our BEDROK Program—Body Ecology Diet Recovering Our Kids—we’ve found that proper detoxification, diet and supplementation can result in what many believe to be miracles. When we add good, nourishing fats to their diet while removing sugars and most grains, we find that these children thrive. The addition of fermented foods literally changes their desire for junk food, which many children are drawn to.
Once children begin the Body Ecology Diet, they are happier. They think clearly, perform well in school and many behavioral issues simply disappear. The Body Ecology Diet can also help to heal many of the digestive and immune system disorders that children face today. Whether a child has sensitivity to certain foods or to their environment, when parents change their child’s diet, they find that their child functions at a higher level and is susceptible to seasonal allergies and to infection.”
TCM: What do you do in your free time?
DG: “ Research! I love finding information and putting together the puzzle pieces in ways that others have yet to do. Research not only helps me to be a better teacher, but allows me to give better guidance to others so they can live a happier, healthier life.”
TCM: What’s one thing people might not know about you?
I talked about a cool approach and 7 principles for the successful operation of the Body Ecosystem. Today I want to dwell on her basic nutrition rules!
Let me remind you that we owe much of the literally planetary breakthrough in understanding the importance of nutrition, the topic of digestion, good bacteria and enzymes to the tireless work of Donna Gates. Donna is the founder of the Body Ecology project, the author of books, a line of products and educational programs about “nurturing” our “internal ecosystems.” Her project is over 20 years old and she is one of the first to exclude gluten, sugar, casein (that is, dairy products) from the diet and include probiotics.
Donna has a real systematic approach to health and it is called BODY ECOLOGY. That is, she views our body and organs as ONE true Ecosystem (this is exactly what I write about in my book :)) !
So, the basics of the Body Ecology Approach.
1. Balance « expanding» And « compressive» products.
Remember that overexpansion makes us hyperactive. The most “expanding” foods are alcohol, drugs and sugar. Coffee and many fruits, dairy products, milk, country cheese and yogurt also fall into this category. All of them should be avoided. “Moderately expanding” foods that are considered acceptable when balanced include: some vegetable juices, spices, teas, kefir, raw butter and vegetable oils, lemon, lime, cranberry, blackcurrant juice.
Compression is associated with tightness and depression. “Squeeze” foods include hard cheeses, grains and seeds (other than those recommended by the Eco-Body Diet), nuts and legumes. They should be avoided. Acceptable "compressive" foods that should be balanced with "expanding" foods include: fish and shellfish, poultry, meat, eggs, and sea salt.
Examples of dishes that balance contractive and expansion properties are salads. Raw vegetables, green vegetables, almonds (soaked and sprouted), red potatoes, sea vegetables, root vegetables, winter squash, grains recommended by the Eco-Body Diet. These are great products, but we should not forget about the 80/20 rule of combining products. More vegetables and a little grains.
2. The rule for combining products is 80/20.
This principle has two components - one concerns the balance of nutrients, and the other concerns quantity. The concept of quantity means that when you eat, you fill your stomach 80%, leaving room for digestion. And the second helps you balance nutrients, including 80% vegetables and 20% protein or grains (such as millet, quinoa, amaranth or buckwheat). Together they can have a significant impact on digestion.
Most people will find this question simple. It's important to keep in mind that from a nutritional science standpoint, many of what we think of as vegetables are actually "grains" or "starches." Potatoes, corn, and beans are not vegetables.
Vegetables include: green salads, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, leeks, onions, red radishes, okra, yellow squash, zucchini.
4. Cereals.
The Eco-Body Diet only recognizes 4 types of grains. These are buckwheat, amaranth, millet, quinoa. Some of them should technically be considered seeds. Donna recommends soaking all these grains for 12 to 24 hours before cooking. They have a “hull” that makes them difficult to digest, and soaking removes this “hull.”
5. Fermented foods.
Fermented foods are the main means by which the desired acid-base balance is achieved, which helps reduce morbidity. The emphasis is on cultivated vegetables and kefir. These fermented foods contain large amounts of beneficial bacteria. Germans eat sauerkraut, and Koreans eat kimchi. Fermented drinks such as kefir are common in many Mediterranean cultures.
Kefir is usually made from milk, but Donna does not recommend using dairy products in her program. She recommends kefir made from young coconut milk.
Beauty and Radiance to everyone!