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Moinhos Velhos Dietary principles and guidelinesThe Do's One of the best things that everyone could do to improve their diets is to increase the amount of fresh (organic) fruits and vegetables that they eat every day. Fruit and Vegetables Fruit and vegetables have an abundance of vitamins, enzymes and minerals, as well as fiber and also high water content. If you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, you will get an excellent supply of nutrients (without consuming excess calories), as well as consuming an adequate amount of good roughage, which will prevent constipation. A healthy body is 70-80% water. Many illnesses are a direct result of the body becoming dehydrated. It is therefore very valuable to have a diet that is made up of about 70% high water content foods, i.e. fruits and vegetables, which is probably the best source of purified water. You should aim to have at least five servings of fruit or vegetables per day.
Drinking fresh organic juices daily is a fantastic source of nutrients and energy. Eating fresh fruit in the morning can be very beneficial (Avoid oranges and orange juice if you are living in a country where oranges don't grow these are picked green and are bad for the stomach and the kidneys). Fruit is very cleansing and easily digested. Fresh fruit is better than dried fruit. Ripe pears and prunes are especially good for constipation. Avoid eating raw fruit after a meal. One should always wait for half an hour after eating fruit before eating a different type of food, as this allows the fruit to enter and be digested in the small intestines. Otherwise it will be held up in the stomach and begin to ferment and putrefy. Only eat fruit three hours after a starch (carbohydrate) meal and four hours after a protein meal. Sprouts Raw foods are "Living Foods" and can greatly improve vitality and energy levels. Apart from fruit and salads, fresh homegrown sprouts (mung bean, alfalfa, sunflower, buckwheat, radish, etc.) are a great addition to the diet. They are easy to grow and an excellent fresh, organic nutrient rich food source. A raw food diet might, however, make you feel worse for a time as it starts to detoxify the body. It is best to start a raw food diet after a good fast/purification.
Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) These are the very important good fats that you need to have in your diet to maintain optimum health. It is very important to get enough essential fatty acids (EFAs Omega 3 and Omega 6). The best source of EFAs is hemp oil or linseed oil. They are also found in olive oil and fish oil, but these are lacking Omega 6. Oils should be cold pressed and organic. These unsaturated oils can be added to food after cooking or make into sauces and salad dressings. Avoid heating or cooking with oils, if possible. If you do need to use oil for cooking, use olive oil sparingly. Always store oil in a cool place and out of the light. (If kept in a fridge they may go cloudy but this is not harmful). Saturated fats (those fats which go hard at room temperature) are generally very bad for the body and best avoided. For a spread, butter (in moderate quantities) is much better than margarine. Whole Grains Have three or four portions of whole grains throughout your day. Recommended whole grains to eat include: Millet, quinoa, buckwheat, oats, rye brown rice, corn and whole meal wheat (if you are ok with wheat products see later). These provide an excellent source of slow releasing energy, to keep your body's energy levels stable throughout the day, as well as providing fiber to help your digestion. Quinoa is a particular useful grain, as it has a very high protein content.
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