Homeopathy, Diet and Health
Taking a holistic viewpoint
Hahnemann, Organon
Aphorism 36 - 38
• Only one disease can exist in the body
at a time.
Hering’s Law of Cures
• Symptoms should disappear in the
following order - from within outwards,
from above downwards, from more
important organs to less important
organs, and in the reverse order in
which they appeared.
The epidemics today
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Heart disease
Hypertension
Diabetes
Cancer
Obesity
Constipation
72 year old man with
• Diabetes - 25 years (allopathy)
• Heart disease and hypertension - 7
years (allopathy)
• Cancer of the bladder - few months (no
treatment)
• What should go first?
Multiple diseases
• This will not work according to Hering’s
law which is for symptoms of a natural
disease.
• The artificial suppressions have to be
removed first.
• In order to stop the medications for
diabetes and blood pressure we need to
first remove the cause for these two.
Awareness
• Homeopathy can treat through
awareness but its not so helpful in
situations where we lack collective
awareness as a species.
Lifestyle changes - rapid,
gentle, permanent recovery.
• 74 year old patient of diabetes since 30 years
- blood sugar 222. Within 2 weeks 88.
• 22 year old patient with insulin dependant
diabetes - insulin injections 3 times a day stopped insulin in 3 days.
• 56 year old diabetic - diabetes controlled in 1
month.
• 76 year old patient, 3 years heart disease, 3
weeks in hospital - off medication in 2
months.
• 3 year old with chronic constipation stool
needing mechanical removal - normal stools
within days.
• Obesity - weight loss which does not revert
after sometime.
• 11 year old with high blood pressure reversed in 1month.
• 25 year old with asthma - no more attacks.
Unnatural diet
as a maintaining
cause
What would be
the natural food
for the human
being?
Humans are predominantly
Herbivorous
Reasons
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Primate ancestry
Teeth
Movement of jaws
Saliva
Long intestines
Absence of claws
Method of drinking
Night vision absent
Carnivore’s digestive system
Recent research: humans are
herbivores and not omnivores
• http://www.earthsave.bc.ca/material
s/articles/health/comparative.html
Our Herbivorous Habits
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Living in groups
Desire for sweets
Natural instincts
Frequency of eating
Hart & Robert W. Sussman, Ph.D., professor anthropology
Milk and Milk Products
Milk: a health food - but only for the
calf.
Foods natural to our anatomy
No meat - where will I get my
protein?
Ever heard of someone with protein
deficiency?
(Where do cows get their protein?)
Protein deficiency linked to
severe malnutrition.
• Primary disease linked to inadequate
protein consumption - Kwashiorkor
• Primary diseases linked to excess
protein consumption - osteoporosis and
kidney disease.
Percentage of protein in
different animal’s milks
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Man
Monkey
Guinea Pig
Rat
Dog
Cat
Cow
Goats
1.25 - 2.7
2.3
8.55
8.7
10.11
11.1
3.3 - 4
4.1
If I don’t drink milk where do I
get my calcium?
Calcium content of foods (per 100-gram portion)
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1. Human Breast Milk
33 mg
2. Almonds
234 mg
3. Amaranth
267 mg
4. Apricots (dried)
67 mg
5. Beans (pinto, black) 135 mg
6. Beet greens (cooked) 99 mg
7. Bran
70 mg
8. Swiss Chard (raw)
88 mg
9. Chickpeas (garbanzos) 150 mg
11. Collards (raw leaves) 250 mg
12. Cress (raw)
81 mg
13. Figs (dried)
126 mg
14. Hazelnuts
209 mg
15. Kale (raw leaves)
249mg
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16. Kale (cooked leaves)
187 mg
17. Lettuce (dark green)
68 mg
18. Molasses (dark)
684 mg
19. Mustard Green (raw)
183 mg
20. Mustard Green (cooked) 138 mg
21. Parsley
203 mg
22. Pistachio nuts
131 mg
23. Potato Chips
40 mg
24. Raisins
62 mg
25. Sesame Seeds
1160 mg
26. Sugar (Brown)
85 mg
27. Tofu
128 mg
28. Spinach (raw)
93 mg
29. Sunflower seeds
120 mg
30. Water Cress
151 mg
The Relation of Protein to
Calcium
• The Nurse's Health Study recently
found women who consumed 95 grams
of protein a day compared with those
who consumed less than 68 grams a
day had a 22% greater risk of forearm
fractures.
Calcium imbalances in the
zone diet
Principal
Investigator
Calcium intake
(mg)
Protein Intake
(g)
Calcium
Balance (mg)
C.A.
500
95
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R.W.
800
95
+1
H.L.
500
95
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H.L.
800
95
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C.A.
500
142
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M.H.
500
150
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R.W.
800
142
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Dr Benjamin Spock warned
against milk
"Cow's milk in the past has always been oversold as
the perfect food, but we are now seeing that it isn't
the perfect food at all and the government really
shouldn't be behind any efforts to promote it as such."
"Cow's milk has become a point of controversy among
doctors and nutritionists. There was a time when it
was considered very desirable, but research has
forced us to rethink this recommendation...dairy
products contribute to a surprising number of health
problems..."
Benjamin Spock, M.D., "Child Care," 7th Edition
What else is bad about Milk?
Milk is a cocktail of the following ingredients •
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Hormones
Pus - average 7 drops / glass
Concentration of pesticides
Antibiotics
Bacteria
We consume more milk than
we think. Milk and its
products are in many
readymade foods
• 1 oz of cheese is made from 16 oz of milk!
Vegan diet and Stamina
• Dr. Per-Olaf Astrand conducted an informal
study of diet and endurance using nine highly
trained athletes, changing their diet every
three days. At the end of every diet change,
each athlete would pedal a bicycle until
exhaustion.
Those with
• a high protein and high fat meat (carnivore) diet
averaged 57 minutes.
• a mixed (omnivore) diet, lower in meat, fat and
protein averaged 1 hour and 54 minutes: twice the
endurance of the meat and fat eaters.
• A high carbohydrate diet lasted 2 hours and 47
minutes, triple the endurance of the high-protein
group.
(Source: Astrand, Per-Olaf, Nutrition Today 3:no2, 9-11,1968)
(http://www.filipinovegetarianrecipe.com/why_vegetarian_foods_are_best_for_you/vegetarian_
foods_are_energizing.htm)
More Strong and
powerful vegans.
Our needs
• pH alkaline
• Fibre
• Nutrients
• Health = Health = Nutrition
Calories (Eat to Live, Joel Fuhrman, MD)
What about nutritional supplements?
Unnatural Plant based foods
Refined foods
• Oil
• Other fats like butter, lard, margarine, butter
substitutes
• Sugar
• White flour (our ‘brown breads’)
• White rice
• Processed foods, soft drinks
All of these give us calories without nutritional
value. Because of the lack of fibre, more is
eaten leading to obesity.
Effects of refined foods
• Diabetes, heart disease, elevated
triglycerides, elevated cholesterol,
constipation and obesity...
• Whole foods contain complex
carbohydrates.
• Refined foods contain simpler
carbohydrates.
Percentage of nutrients lost when whole wheat
flour is refined into white flour
Food Revolution - John Robbins
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Protein
25%
Fibre
95%
Calcium
56%
Iron
84%
Phosphorus 69%
Potassium 74%
Zinc
76%
Copper
62%
Manganese 82%
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Selenium
52%
Thiamin (vit B1) 73%
Riboflavin (vit B2) 81%
Niacin (Vit B3)
80%
Pantothenic Acid (vit
B5)
56%
• Vitamin B6
87%
• Folate
59%
• Vitamin E
95%
Effects of sugars
• No longer resembles a food, is an artificial
substance and a drug.
• The chemicals used in processing
(phosphoric acid, calcium phosphate and
others) are potent and health-debilitating.
• Has a tremendous amount of carbonic acid
which disturbs the nutritional balance.
• Robs the body nutrients, especially the
minerals chromium, zinc and calcium, and
vitamins C and B-complex.
Sugar
• Destroys digestion enzymes in the mouth,
stomach, the small intestines and the
pancreas.
• Is released into the blood too quickly which is
toxifying and damages the body cells.
Sugar in fast foods and ready
made foods
• 70 percent of the sugar we consume is
hidden in foods.
• 12-ounce soda contains 10 teaspoons
of sugar.
• Even pizza has a considerable amount
of sugar in it, and so does commercial
tomato ketchup.
Effects of caffeine (found in
coffee, tea, colas)
• Increases stomach acid secretion and
promotes ulcers.
• Produces anxiety, irritability, depression
mood changes.
• Stimulant action - Raising the blood
pressure, damaging blood vessels and
causing heart attacks.
• Birth defects. Infant deaths.
Effects of colas
Fried Foods
• Carbohydrates subjected to high temperatures
become carcinogenic.
• Oil heated over or for a long period of time is
carcinogenic.
• What oils should we use?
• Oil Alternatives
• Alternative to frying
Essential Fatty Acids
• Only plants can create two types of
polyunsaturated fats called essential
fatty acids (EFA) known as omega-3
and omega-6 fats (w-3 and w-6 fats).
Plants rich in EFA
• Linoliec acids - safflower, sunflower,
hemp seed, soyabeans, walnut,
pumpkin, sesame, flax
• Alpha Linolenic - flax, hemp, canola
(rapeseed), soybeans, walnut, green
leafy vegetables, purslane, perilla
• Gamma Linolenic - borage, black
currant seed, primrose
Too much of a good thing
• These EFA’s protect against
atherosclerosis and heart attacks, as
well as relieve rheumatoid arthritis,
diabetic neuropathy.
• Larger intake of these also leads to
heart attacks.
Less refined foods are less
harmful but not as good as
whole foods
• Examples : fruit juices, molasses, rice
syrup etc.
Raw foods are live foods
Dead foods
Rules to Follow in Diet
• Eat foods that are anatomically suitable.
• Eat whole rather than refined or
processed in any way.
• Eat fresh foods, unprocessed.
• Eat foods grown in the vicinity and that
are seasonal.
• Choose organic over artificially grown
ones.
• Food combining is important.
• Avoid junk food and artificial food.
Health Considerations of
Organic
• Toxic effect of pesticides cause cancer,
Parkinson’s, diabetes, hormonal
disturbances including early puberty
and various other diseases.
• Diminished nutritive value of non organic produce.
Organic Produce vs conventional produce
Percentage
of dry
weight
Millequivalents per 100
grams dry weight
Trace amounts parts per
million dry matter
Total
miner
al
ash
Phos
Calc
Magn
Potas
Sod
Bor
Mang
Iron
Cop
Cob
P
Ca
Mg
K
Na
B
Mn
Fe
Cu
Co
Snap Beans
Organic
Commercial
10.45
4.04
0.36
0.22
40.5
15.5
60.0
14.8
99.7
29.1
20.4
0.8
73.0
10.0
60.0
2.0
227.0
10.0
69.0
3.0
0.26
0.00
Cabbage
Organic
Commercial
10.38
6.12
0.38
0.18
60.0
17.5
43.6
13.6
148.3
33.7
20.4
0.8
42.0
7.0
13.0
2.0
94.0
20.0
48.0
0.4
0.15
0.00
Lettuce
Organic
Commercial
24.48
7.01
0.43
0.22
71.0
16.0
49.3
13.1
176.5
53.7
12.2
0.00
37.0
6.0
169.0
1.0
516.0
9.0
60.0
3.0
0.19
0.00
Tomatoes
Organic
Commercial
14.20
6.07
0.35
0.16
23.0
4.5
59.2
4.5
148.3
58.8
6.5
0.0
36.0
3.0
68.0
1.0
1938.
1.0
53.0
0.0
0.63
0.00
Spinach
Organic
Commercial
28.56
12.38
0.52
0.27
96.0
47.5
203.9
46.9
237.0
84.6
69.5
0.0
88.0
12.0
117.0
1.0
1584.
49.0
32.0
0.3
0.25
0.20
Vegetable
Decline of mineral content in some vegetables, 1914 - 1992
(average per 100gms)
1914
1948
1992
Calcium
248.00 mg
38.75 mg
47.00 mg
Magnesium
66.00 mg
29.60 mg
15.00 mg
Iron
1.50 mg
5.70 mg
0.59 mg
Calcium
265.50 mg
38.50 mg
19.00 mg
Magnesium
112.00 mg
31.20 mg
9.00 mg
Iron
94.oo mg
26.25 mg
10.50 mg
Calcium
227.30 mg
71.75 mg
99.00 mg
Magnesium
122.00 mg
125.40 mg
79.00 mg
Iron
64.00 mg
80.15 mg
2.70 mg
Cabbage
Lettuce
Spinach
•Source: The Healing Power of Minerals by Paul Bergner, Prima Publishing 1997
What are the results of eating
foods with high nutritive value
• Quantity required
decreases.
• No nutritional
supplements are
required.
• Tasty. Spices and
food additives are
not needed.
Results of eating foods with
low nutritive value
• Obesity with poor
health.
B12 in Vegans
• This is the only nutrient that anyone on a whole
food plant based diet is likely to lack.
• B12 is only made by bacteria, yeast and tiny life
forms.
• Meat and milk have plenty of B12 due to the huge
bacterial flora.
Natural Vegan B12 sources
• Intestinal flora
• Fermented foods such as miso, tempeh,
sauerkraut, plant milk yogurts,
rejeuvelac.
• Nutritional yeast, spirulina
Reasons for B12 deficiency in
vegans
• Sterility of foods (pesticides, fertilisers
irradiation) You can avoid this by eating
organic produce from farmers markets
or growing your own.
• Antibiotics taken
Disease as a path to personal
growth
• The significant problems we face cannot
be solved at the same level of thinking
we were at when we created them.
Albert Einstein
Chronic Diseases
Start at a very young age but we
do not notice them because of our
natural body reserves
Obesity
• Hunger will be felt until the nutrient need
is met or until the stomach capacity is
filled.
• Fibre is volume without calories.
• Fibre contains nutrients and enzymes.
Constipation
• Fibre holds water and keeps stools soft.
• Straining for stools can cause
hemorrhoids, diverticulitis, appendicitis,
hiatus hernia. Remnants cause irritable
bowel syndrome
Heart Disease and
Hypertension
• Only animals produce cholesterol.
Plants never do. We being animals
produce and need cholesterol. Excess
comes from animals and fried foods
• High caffeine and sodium intake,
smoking also affect.
Diabetes
• The result of diabetes is high blood
sugar.
• The causes - simple carbohydrates and
sugar in large quantities
• IGF from milk
Cancers and tumours
• Proteins are growth producing foods.
• Hormones in milk predispose to breast,
ovarian and prostate cancers.
• Lack of fibre in meat and milk cause
intestinal cancer and lend to absorption
of toxins.
Problems of the Teeth and
skeletal system, osteoporosis
• Starts from childhood - the condition of
the teeth are an indicator.
• Causes - anything having an acid
reaction in the body - proteins, sugar,
colas, coffee, tea, wine..
Other diseases that are
caused by meat and milk
• Indigestion and Gas
formation, acidity
• Arthritis and joint
complaints
• Kidney stones
• Urinary tract infections
• Acne
• Allergies
• Asthma and sinus
infections (milk)
• Depressions, mood
swings, stress
• Iron Deficiency (milk)
• Tuberculosis
• Mad cow disease (CJS)
References
• Reversing Heart Disease - Dean Ornish
• Eat to Live - Joel Fuhrman
(www.drfuhrman.com)
• The McDougall Plan - Dr McDougall
(www.drmcdougall.com)
• The China Study - T Colin Campbell
• Food Revolution & A Diet for a New America John Robbins
Food, like homeopathy affects
the mind and body
• Emotions caused by adrenaline in flesh
foods - fear, anxiety, depression, lack of
self confidence, violence, suffering
desperation, isolation, stress.
Veal
Chicken
Transport
Pigs
Sows
Organic Dairy
"Nothing will benefit human health and increase
the chances for survival of life on Earth as much
as the evolution to a vegetarian diet"
Vegetarian food leaves a deep impression on our
nature. If the whole world adopts vegetarianism,
it can change the destiny of humankind.”
Albert Einstein “
ECOLOGICAL IMPACT
Food for thought
Water
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500 litres
600 litres
2000 litres
1,00,000 litre
1 kg of potatoes,
1 kg of wheat,
1 kg of rice,
1 kg of beef
Livestock consume 80% of the world’s
water supply.
Land Usage
• 12 - 16 kilos of grain - 1 kilo of meat
or milk.
• Non vegetarian - 16 acres of land
• Vegetarian - 0.5 acres
Grazing destroys the forests.
260 million acres of virgin forest are cleared for
cropland to support a meat centered diet.
Energy
The world’s petroleum reserves would last
for 13 years if all humans were meat eaters
260 years if all humans were vegetarian
60 million people die of starvation
each year. Is it because of the meat
we eat?
• 80% of the corn grown and 40 % of the total
grains are consumed by livestock.
• 12 Lbs of wheat produce 12 loaves of bread
or 1 hamburger.
• One billion humans could be saved
from starvation if Americans ate just
10% less meat.
The figures
• There are now 20 billion livestock on
earth - more than triple the number of
human beings!
• Livestock contribute to more
greenhouse gases than all the cars
combined.
• Isn't man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife by the
million in order to protect his domestic animals and their
feed. Then he kills domestic animals by the billion and
eats them. This in turn kills man by the million, because
eating all those animals leads to degenerative - and fatalhealth conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, and
cancer. So then man tortures and kills millions more
animals to look for cures for these diseases. Elsewhere,
millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger
and malnutrition because food they could eat is being
used to fatten domestic animals. Meanwhile, some people
are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who
kills so easily and so violently and, once a year, sends
out cards praying for "Peace on Earth."
Coats, C. David from Old MacDonald's Factory Farm
• Until he extends the circle of his
compassion to all living beings, man will
not himself be free.
Dr Albert Schweitzer 1875 - 1965
Many good reasons to go
vegan besides health
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Starvation and poverty
Ecology and environment
Wildlife
Human rights
Animal rights
There are lots of different
theories about what to eat. How
do we know what to believe?
• Understand what nature intended for us.
• Think whole - In nature there is always a
balance. If it is right for you it will also be right
for the environment and right for other
species.
How to help your patients
using this method
• Change your own diet first guide.
• Do lab tests before and after.
• Make sure they do it 80 % at least. If they are
very sick insist on 100% compliance.
• Be sure to help the get off the medications
• Once you have gotten into it, its simpler that
homeopathy, the results are faster and as
high as 90%. After the patient is rid of most of
his physical problems the homeopathic
picture becomes very clear if at all a remedy
is still needed.
How to cook?
• Compassionate Cooks
www.compassionatecooks.com
• Dr McDougall’s DVD
www.drmcdougall.com
Would you
sacrifice your
tastes for my
life?
Harold