THINGS TO STOP: UPDATED Coffee, tea, soda, alcohol, chocolate, ginseng (ginseng works like caffeine), HYDROGENATED OILS A.K.A TRANS FATS (including partially hydrogenated oils), Soy Products, Flouride, MSG, Aspartame A.K.A Nutrasweet, Equal, Spoonful, and Equal-Measure (artificial sweetner)!!! Please ensure you visit our Things to Avoid link on the left for more detailed information and resources.

*At least 2 eggs every day - If ill, 4 or more eggs. Hard or soft boiled, poached, scrambled etc.

*At Breakfast, lunch and evening meal choose one of the following:

Beans - red, white, kidney, pinto, green, lentils,
lima, OR cottage cheese (4%) OR

Yogurt - best with real fruit in it. No artificial sweeteners.

*Fresh fruits - cantaloupe, apple, peach, pear nectarine, melon, banana etc.

*Fresh vegetables - celery, squash, cabbage, broccoli, etc. (raw, sliced broccoli stems with dressing OK.)

*Carrots- 1 or 2 medium raw carrots, with skin.

*Nuts - 1 or 2 handfuls. pecans, walnuts, almonds, cashews or brazil nuts.

Orange Juice- An 8 oz glass of orange juice with 1/8 tsp. of salt or a 16 oz glass of orange juice with 1/4 tsp. of salt.

NOTE: This is more salt than the water and salt recipe. Orange juice is a good source of potassium; salt is required for the body to use the potassium. (If a person has any breathing problems such as asthma, then do not take orange juice.)


CAFFEINE

Caffeine and alcohol force water out of the body. Caffeine robs the body of vitamins B-1, B-2, B-6, B-12, vitamin C, zinc, potassium & other important minerals. Caffeine interferes with DNA replication (how cells repair reproduce in the body). Caffeine can be highly toxic (the lethal dose estimated to be around 10 grams). Daily intake adds up over a year, and a lot of caffeine accumulates in the body's fat tissue - it is not easily eliminated. One cup of coffee contains an average 80 mg of caffeine. Mountain Dew soda has 120 mg. The amount of caffeine that is staying in the body depends on the amount of caffeine intake. Caffeine can interfere with learning and memory. (ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder) Read more about caffeine in: ABC of Asthma, Allergies and Lupus - pgs. 166 - 168, Water for Health, for Healing, for Life - pgs. 227-230. The caffeine in chocolate will make a dog sick, and over time will kill it.