There are many popular diets, but none of them seem to work. They all leave us hungry and weak, not satisfied or strong. Is there a healthy diet that actually works? If so, how do we find and follow it?
A healthy diet is balanced nutrition without toxins or addictions, both of which are common, covert causes of sickness. Toxins, like pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides, don't belong in our diet. The same is true for addictions, like honey, sweets, chocolate, vanilla, cola, coffee, tea, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. So how do we avoid toxins and addictions?
We should eat organic food and follow a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet. Organic food (which excludes chemicals) minimizes toxins by purifying our diet, and a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet (which excludes meat and fish) minimizes addictions by balancing our diet. If we combine organic food and a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet with a strict avoidance of all toxins and addictions, we have what I call the "LOVE Diet", my acronymic recipe for health.
The LOVE Diet has many advantages. It’s tasty and satisfying, balances nutrition and normalizes weight, improves functioning and communication, promotes health and harmony, and frees us from cravings, addictions, fad diets, and supplements. By infusing us with self-care, the LOVE Diet reminds us that healthcare depends on self-care.
By way of review, the LOVE Diet is a balanced, organic, addiction-free, nutritious Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian Energetic diet that excludes meat and fish, but includes milk (lacto), cheese, butter, eggs (ovo), vegetables, fruits, grains, beans, nuts, and seeds. Delicious and nutritious, the LOVE Diet is a prescription for peace and health.
By way of contrast, the opposite of the LOVE Diet (nutrition) is what I call the "HATE Diet" (addiction). The HATE Diet is a non-organic diet that includes not only meat and fish, but also addictions like Honey, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Espresso or other caffeinated beverages, as well as sweets, chocolate, vanilla, cola, and drugs. Addicting and afflicting, the HATE Diet is a prescription for conflict and sickness. Choose LOVE, not HATE.
The LOVE Diet is divided into three sections: 1) Foods and Substances to Avoid, 2) Foods to Eat Every Day, and 3) Foods to Eat Frequently. I hope my LOVE Diet helps you, as it has helped many other people. Good luck and good health.
FOODS AND SUBSTANCES TO AVOID
 Alcohol: beer, wine, liquor...
Tobacco: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, water-pipes, snuff...
Drugs: depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens...
Over-the-counter medicines: analgesics, antacids, antihistamines, decongestants, laxatives, diet pills, sleeping pills, homeopathic remedies, naturopathic remedies...
Appetite suppressants: ephedra, pseudoephedrine, amphetamine, hoodia, bitter orange...
Dietary supplements: vitamins, minerals, herbs, enzymes, amino acids, probiotics...
Bee products: honey, bee pollen, royal jelly...
Caffeine: coffee, tea, cola, chocolate...
Sugar: ice cream, candy, cookies, pies, cakes, soda, molasses...
Syrup: rice, corn, maple, chocolate...
Chewing gum.
Energy bars and sports drinks.
Vanilla: extract, powder...(see my FAQ about vanilla)
Artificial sweeteners: aspartame, saccharin, xylitol, stevia...
Artificial flavoring and coloring.
Monosodium glutamate (MSG).
Nutritional yeast because it is very high in glutamic acid, which is essentially the same chemical as MSG.
Meat and chicken, especially fatty meats such as bacon, pork rinds, hotdogs, sausages...
Fish, especially raw and canned fish.
Fish oil, including cod liver oil.
Too much or too little salt.
Excess spices, especially hot spices.
Herbal teas: chamomile, rose hips, ginseng, hibiscus, nutmeg, cinnamon, lemon grass...
Excess fat and oil. Avoid corn chips and potato chips.
Margarine and butter-substitutes.
Partially hydrogenated oils and vegetable shortening.
Processed soy products: soy sauce, soy milk, miso, natto...(see my FAQ about Processed Foods)
Raw milk, skim milk: low-fat, no-fat...
Fermented milk products with live bacterial cultures: buttermilk, sour cream, yogurt, kefir...
Blue-veined cheeses: Gorgonzola, Roquefort, Stilton...
Pickles and relish.
Deep-fried, canned, refined, enriched foods.
Fad diets: raw-food; food-combining; low-carbohydrate; low-fat; high-fat; low-protein; high-protein; blood-type; metabolic type; detoxification; fasting...
FOODS TO EAT EVERY DAY
Drink 6-8 large glasses of good bottled water or filtered tap water. Not all bottled water is of equal quality. Try not to drink unfiltered tap water.
Take 1/4 teaspoon of fresh-squeezed organic lemon (or lime) juice in a large glass of water. Refrigerate juice in airtight glass container.
Take 1/2 teaspoon of high-quality wheat germ oil (expeller pressed with no solvents, unrefined, black container, refrigerated).
Take 1 teaspoon of mixed, roasted, whole sesame seeds and flax seeds. Roast 1 cup of mixed sesame and flax seeds in a toaster oven for 40 minutes at 350 degrees and store the seeds in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Make sure you chew the seeds well in order to digest them. Otherwise, the seeds will simply pass through your intestines without being digested. I do not recommend flax seed oil, because it has an unpleasant fishy taste, lacks health benefits, and can make you sick.
Drink 2 medium glasses of ultra-pasteurized, homogenized, organic fresh whole milk. Transfer to airtight glass or plastic container. If you can't digest milk, read my FAQ about lactose intolerance.
Drink 1 medium glass of fresh-squeezed organic grapefruit (or orange) juice.
Drink 1 small glass of unsweetened organic purple grape juice.
Eat three satisfying balanced meals (1/2 complex carbohydrates, 1/4 protein, and 1/4 fat). Fruit and vegetables 3 times a day. Don't skip breakfast, and don't go to bed hungry.
FOODS TO EAT FREQUENTLY (seek variety)
Fresh organic fruits: apple, banana, grapefruit, orange, kiwi, lemon, lime, mango, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, cranberry, cherry, grape, fig, pear, plum, peach, melon, plantain (looks like a banana, but must be cooked), papaya, pineapple, coconut...
Fresh organic vegetables: potato, tomato, carrot, onion, corn, eggplant, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, avocado, asparagus, zucchini, scallion, parsley, spinach, lettuce, parsnip, chard, squash, red radish, black radish (must be cooked), sweet pepper, okra, Jerusalem artichoke, tomatillo, celeriac, jicama...
Organic whole grains: kasha, basmati rice, wild rice, wheat, oats, barley, kamut, spelt, quinoa, rye, millet...
Organic milled grains: oat bran, wheat germ, corn meal, corn grits...
Organic unsweetened whole grain sourdough bread: wheat, spelt, rye, walnut-raisin, multi-grain...
Organic pasta: wheat, spelt, rye...
Organic pasteurized whole milk, cheese, and butter.
Organic unsalted well-roasted nuts: peanuts, cashews, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts (filberts), almonds, pistachios, macadamia...
Organic unsalted well-roasted seeds: sunflower, pumpkin, sesame, flax, psyllium...
Organic nut and seed butters.
Organic whole beans (cook well and use stock for soups and grains, but dilute the stock with water so that the grains can cook properly): kidney, pinto, navy, lentils, garbanzo (chickpeas), soybeans, black turtle beans, lima beans...
Grain-fed eggs. Cook well.
Plain non-iodized sea salt in moderation.
Fresh, frozen, or dried produce. Do not use canned produce.
Organic extra-virgin olive oil in moderation.
Organic unseasoned vinegar.
Organic herbs and spices in moderation (use hot spices sparingly): garlic, ginger, basil, dill, thyme, bay leaves, rosemary, oregano, sage, fennel, red pepper, black pepper, cumin, chili powder...
Pay attention to the freshness and expiration dates of the food you buy.
Eat slowly and chew your food well. It is best to chew your food with your mouth closed, so that you don't accidentally inhale your food and choke.
Don't overeat. Stop eating as soon as you feel fullness or satiety.
Don't feel that you have to finish everything on your plate. Your re-heated leftovers will make a delicious snack.
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