Health Topics
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Healthy Living
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Maintaining Homeostasis for Good Health
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Prof Adrian Kennedy
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The Health Makers
- Sprouted seeds and grains
- Fresh vegetable juices
- Natural unsweetened yoghurt
- Fermented foods – natural sauerkraut (for instance)
- Liver
- Molasses
- Wheat germ
- Brewer’s yeast
- Seaweed
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The Health Breakers
- Refined sugar and flour and products made from them
- Preservatives, additives
- Artificial flavouring, colouring, stabilisers, emulsifiers etc.
- Alcohol, coffee
- Excess fat, excess protein, in fact anything in excess
- Overheating is one of the worst health breakers of all
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The biogenic diet guidelines
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Food
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What to Eat
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What not to eat
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| Meat, fish, poultry |
Chicken and turkey without the skin. Very lean fish and meat. |
Ham, sausages, bacon, meats, salmon, tinned tuna. |
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Grains, breads and cereals |
All whole grains such as brown rice, millets, whole wheat, rolled oats, breads, whole-wheat pasta, pitta bread. |
Bread or pastry products, sugar or bleached white flour. Soya flour (too much protein) white biscuits and scones). |
| Pulses |
All beans, peas and lentils. |
Soya beans. |
| Fats and Oils |
Very little, except what occurs naturally. In grains, seeds, nuts, vegetables and fruits, only small amounts of cold-pressed virgin olive oil (mono-saturated). |
Margarine, fat on meats and in poultry skins. |
| Fruits and vegetables |
All fruits (but no more than five portions a day), all vegetables (unlimited amounts) eaten raw, steamed or lightly cooked in a little oil in a wok or baked and cooked without fat. |
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| Dairy products |
Goat’s milk, cheese and yoghurt (up to 8 oz a day). Cheese made from skimmed milk, yoghurt made from skimmed milk (2 oz a day) . |
Whole milk and cream, most cheeses (too fat and chemically fermented), tinned milk. |
| Sweets, drinks and spices |
Fresh fruit, decaffeinated coffee, herbal teas, vinegar, fresh or dried herbs, spices, cayenne pepper. |
Coffee, tea, sugar, sugared drinks, sugar-free soft drinks, chocolate salty savouries such as crisps, rich or heavy sauces. |
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