Hi Al
I see you have made a good start with the protocol using Sandra¡¯s daily plan.
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I thought it might help you to know the types of foods my husband has been focusing on since his diagnosis?
He always starts the day with sauerkraut juice. We have been buying a good quality, raw, unpasteurised kraut until we begin making our own.
He takes green tea with lemon and a little raw honey an hour later. Occasionally he has Pau D¡¯Arco instead of green tea.
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First focc usually with berries and mixed nuts. He always includes Brazil nuts for selenium intake.
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I wholeheartedly agree with Rod regarding the importance of juicing.
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Our mid morning juice consists of the recommended combination of carrots, celery, apple and beets. We also add radishes, lemon or lime, turmeric root and ginger. I also keep cabbage stalks, broccoli and cauliflower stems, fennel stems (basically any part of a good quality veg that you might throw away) these also go into the juice or I keep them to make soup.
His pre-lunch freshly squeezed juice with flaxseeds varies¡.orange, pomegranate, pear, watermelon. We had champagne with flax seeds the day we received the 4.2 PSA result!?
Lunch is usually a big salad of this combination of raw ingredients;?
red cabbage, white cabbage, baby spinach or lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, radishes (it¡¯s always stayed in my mind that Dr. Budwig included radish in many recipes), avocado. The classic Italian fennel and orange combination is a favourite too. Pumpkin and sunflower seeds are sprinkled over the salad and it is dressed with either the focc mix, combined with lemon juice or apple cider vinegar or we simply use pumpkin seed oil and apple cider vinegar if short on time.
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Focc dessert is with strawberries, blueberries or grapes.
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He has only managed one of the afternoon juices daily but he makes sure to add 2 tablespoons of flaxseeds to the juice to get the daily quota of 5. We have used mostly papaya and apple juice, pomegranate or pineapple.
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I??know Dr. Budwig highly recommended buckwheat so I have cooked this a lot for the evening meals. I have added it to vegetable broth to mimic ¡°pastina in brodo¡± a favourite of Carlo¡¯s, especially as we can add a little parmesan cheese. I hadn't previously cooked with buckwheat but we really like it and have noticed that we sleep extra well when we've had it for dinner. It contains a high level of tryptophan, a promoter of sleep...it works!
I've enjoyed being creative with evening meals as I love to cook. I'm cooking meals such as curries with chick peas, cauliflower and spinach. Make sure to saut¨¦ onions, garlic, etc. in water, not oil. Carlo is also enjoying Asian broths with Miso paste added to the broth after cooking. Miso is a great probiotic.
To thicken soups I¡¯ve used cannellini beans or chick peas for added protein and to avoid adding flour or more dairy.
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I have made Oleolux to add after cooking.?
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Carlo has had the odd glass of organic red wine
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He has had only one slice of sprouted grain bread since beginning BP at the end of May. He has also eaten only very small amounts of hard cheeses.?
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I hope this helps you Al. Forgive me if you were already aware of much of this information!
Sincerely hoping for a good drop in your next PSA score.
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Best wishes to you
Julie
