6 - Diet & Health: A Daily Diet to Regain Health^*

"We know so much about disease, but nothing about health! Don't treat disease; treat the individual. Find out where the energy is blocked!"

The first thing in the morning, instead of bed tea, I recommend a "liver-flush" to bring it back to its normal function.

1. Liver-flush: From one to three tablespoonfuls of pure, cold pressed almond or olive oil mixed with thrice the amount of fresh lime or lemon juice - stir and drink it. Then take two cupfuls of hot water with the juice of one-half or a whole lime or lemon to each cupful.

Alternative: One glassful (8 ounces) fresh orange, grapefruit, pomegranate or pineapple juice may be taken with the oil and followed by the two cupfuls of hot lemon water.

Constipation is also relieved by either of the above practices.

2. Breakfast: For a quick cleansing, diet should consist of only fresh fruits, such as papaya with lemon on it, apples, pears, guavas, oranges, pomegranates, or melons, apricots,

* The dietary principles in this chapter may be applied generally for most conditions. See Chapter 14 for a specific outline of a more rigorous "Purifying Diet."