As an Addition to the 3 Essentials Protocol (Detox, Nourish & Build).
by Michael King
CC- November 3, 2009 - OK, So What CAN I Eat?
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2 Minute Session Overview
The Session Overview below is provided as a courtesy to those who prefer to read than listen, yet on each call additional insights are given which round out the subject.
OK, So What Foods CAN I Eat?
Foods You Can Eat with Some Discretion
These are obviously going to be organically grown, wildcrafted, consciously grown, or personally grown:
(The following list was updated on 12-3-11, and may vary with the audio version of the call.)
A few of the most common basics:
Avocado,
Organic mushrooms of all edible varieties (Maitake, Shiitake, Reishi, Portobello, Lion’s Mane, Lobster Mushroom, Morel, Crimini, etc. although best to avoid Button)
Lentils,
Okra (self-grown and raw is the tastiest and best energy),
Onions (as often as desired; plus stems, leaves and flowers),
Leeks,
Ginger,
Turmeric root,
Raw garlic (occasionally) plus stems and flowers,
Aged garlic (anytime)
Aloe (pulp or juice),
Organic spices, especially curries, Italian, chili spices (but watch that soy and natural or artificial flavors (MSG) are not included),
Cacao (source of chocolate) beans or nibs, scientifically called Theobroma ('food of the gods'), but was probably referring to the fleshy fruit, not the bean or nut. I no longer recommend eating cacao at all, (although if you are to consume it, best if unsweetened and without oils or butters or dairy). Much of today's chocolate is now laced with Polyglycerol polyricinoleate, commonly known as PGPR, as an attempt to replace the cocoa butter content so it can be extracted and sold to the cosmetic industry.
Beneficial Leafy Vegetables:
Most lettuces (except iceberg and brassicas),
Parsley,
Cilantro,
Chard (use this to replace Kale)
Basil,
Dandelion leaves,
Spinach which will lower thyroid function since it contains oxalic acid that competes for both iron and calcium
Other Beneficial Vegetables:
Cucumber,
Celery,
Asparagus (excellent with coconut oil or raw butter),
Squash (avoid putting oil or butter on this starch),
Burdock root,
Chicory root,
Bamboo shoots,
Green, red, & purple peppers,
Jalapeno,
Habanero,
Pumpkin (avoid putting oil or butter on this starch),
Beets
The following are Brassicas (high sulphur) so be conservative if you are low adrenal or low thyroid. To avoid the thyroid lowering effects of the high sulfur brassicas, consume Sacred Clay or Nettle Leaf, both of which are high in iron.
Radish,
Cauliflower,
Broccoli,
Turnip,
Rutabaga,
Brussel Sprouts,
Wasabi.
Mustard leaves,
Horseradish leaves and root,
Watercress, Garden Cress, Land Cress,
Kale,
Cabbage,
Arugula,
Bok choy (and choy family)
Collards,
Kohlrabi,
Parsnip,
Starchy Root Vegetables:
To be eaten conservatively and not to be eaten with oils. Remember, starches turn to sugar in the body. Sugar and oils should not mix. Consume Digestive Bitters and BloodSugar Balance to moderate the effects of an oil and sweet or starch combination.
Carrots, whole, cut or shredded, but not juiced (too sweet),
Beets (rarely because of the sweetness, unless cultured into kvass),
Yams (rarely),
Sweet potato (rarely),
Drop the white potatoes (keep in mind, non-organic potatoes are the most heavily pesticided vegetable of them all. Never eat a conventional potato.)
Spice your starches with Fire!, Himalayan Salt, Black Pepper, Curry Spices, Chili Powder, Fermented Salsa, or other tasty spices in lieu of oils
Even raw butter and raw cream can increase candida overgrowth in a big way when combined with a starch or sweet
Rice:
Seek darker, whole grain rices and avoid consuming with meat:
Brown basmati rice, (drop the short and long grain brown rices, being too sweet),
Bhutanese Red rice,
Black (Forbidden) rice,
Wild Rice,
Stabilized rice bran,
Avoid the short & long grain brown rices as these are too sweet for most and they are typically hybridized or genetically altered.
Pasta: None.
(Quinoa would be the best, but it generally also contains corn.)
Spelt noodles are among the better of the pastas, though still a compromise in some respects.
Use Kelp Noodles instead of pasta.
Beans & Peas:
Best when sprouted and then fermented:
Mung beans & mung sprouts,
All beans, (white, black, kidney, lima, etc,)
(Lima bean is the highest source of potassium in the fruit and vegetable kingdom)
Green beans,
Snap Beans,
Peas (split, black-eyed, etc.), Be aware that split peas can precipitate a herpes outbreak if you are acidic at the time (especially if you have also been consuming nuts)
Chickpeas (garbanzos) are best if cultured because they are hard to digest)
Fruits (seasonal):
Make sure to eat these alone or with each other:
Granny Smith Apples,
Melons,
Cantaloupe,
Watermelons,
Papaya,
Figs,
Berries of all kinds (blueberries, currents, elderberries, huckleberries, aronia berries, fresh goji berries (preferred over the dried), etc.)
Drop the dried fruit due to mold growth,
Young coconut juice (from Body Ecology), (most store bought coconuts are soaked in chemicals to prevent mold on the outside). Best if fermented. Too sweet for most when not fermented.
Concord or Muscadine grapes and their seeds,
Most other grapes are too sweet and too hybridized to be eaten safely,
Drop the seedless grapes and seedless watermelons of all kinds,
Drop the pears and other super sweet fruits,
Peaches lower thyroid function,
Strawberries also lower thyroid function due to the oxalic acid that competes for iron
(Drop the bananas entirely forever (unless you live where they are grown and get them ripened on the tree)
(Bananas are picked green, radiated coming across the border and lacking in the nutrients claimed by the promoters of bananas. Good bananas are merely a moderate source of postassium, nothing special)
Occasional Fruits:
All citrus in moderation and only if your system is already balanced to 7.0 pH.
Lime (excellent with the Clay Water Mineral Drink),
Lemon (occasional),
Orange,
Tangerine,
Grapefruit (occasional),
Drop the pineapple,
Raw tomatoes (in moderation), no cooked tomatoes.
Eat as many avocados as you wish
Do not use citrus fruits as a source of Vitamin C when you are sick (the acids and sugars will merely depress the immune system and increase candida overgrowth causing a lengthening of the illness). Use Herbal C instead.
Grains, Breads and Pastas:
Best to avoid altogether, but if you must, best when sprouted and then fermented.
Otherwise, generally none are recommended, but quinoa, buckwheat and amaranth are among the best (because they are actually seeds rather than grains).
It is the yeast, sweeteners, eggs and oils that are common ingredients in baked goods that result in candida overgrowth due to food combining violations.
Honey in a baked good may turn into a toxin in the gut.
Sweeteners:
Licorice root powder (in moderation - max of 1 teaspoon per day spread out),
Stevia green leaf powder (not the white powder or drops).
Eliminate agave, and other liquid sweeteners including honey (unless raw and fermented). These are too concentrated for the over worked adrenals and pancreas’ of today. They are also more problematic when combined with oils or breads, etc.
Avoid baked goods made with honey. Heated honey is reported by Ayurveda to be a serious toxin, though I am personally not certain of this, since there is other conflicting advice (will sort this out eventually).
Be very conservative with:
Nuts, (Almonds, Brazil, Cashews, Hazel, Macadamia, Poppy, Pumpkin, Sesame, Sunflower, Chestnuts), (although Pine Nuts (Siberian Cedar and Liston American Pine Nuts) are the safest and best nuts on the market, but avoid the Chinese imports).
Pine nuts, if eaten in large amounts, will lower thyroid function due to its sulfur content, unless combined with Sacred Clay or Nettle Leaf).
Nuts, in general, except for pine nuts, can precipitate a herpes (cold sore) outbreak, if taken in large amounts (the sulfur in pine nuts may well be a counter to herpes).
Cheese (unless from raw milk),
Meat
Be conservative with eggs, (although it is wise to question the source of the grains fed to the birds (make sure their feed is not laced with melamine), and preferably they are not fed potentially GMO grains (especially "organic" corn, soy, canola meal, all of which are likely to be contaminated) if such a feed can be found). We feed our chickens Silica Rich Clay, Sunflower seeds, brown rice and spelt, mung bean sprouts and the curds from raw milk whey ferment.
Meat:
Best to replace meat with mushrooms & sprouted/fermented beans where ever possible, however, if you are a meat eater, then less meat or only occasional meat is best.
Drop the pork,
Drop the shell fish (scavengers) and farmed fish in favor of wild fish,
Make sure your birds are free range and fed organic (although it is wise to question the source of the grains fed to the birds (not laced with melamine), and preferably not fed grains (especially corn, soy, canola meal) if such a thing can be found)
Make sure your beef is free range, 100% grass fed (not “grass finished”), not grain fed (especially not "organic" soy, corn, cotton seed or Canola meal).
Wild game is generally good better for you than pastured farm animals.
Dairy:
Raw is best, goat is best, cultured is best,
Drop yogurt (unless you make it yourself)(too congesting for most and usually very low in probiotics anyway, and replace with kefir, or curds & whey (whey is the most beneficial of all)
Oils:
Always use the freshest available oils and store in dark glass out of direct sunlight to prevent rancidity. Flax seed oil goes rancid within 15 minutes. Best to grind your own flax just before consuming. Do not allow oils and sweets to combine (especially in your green drinks).
Coconut (heat tolerant),
Palm Oil,
Olive (will go rancid quickly if not kept corked and out of the light, or if left in the open air on food for a length of time).
Sesame,
Sunflower (do not cook with),
Grapeseed,
Safflower, (do not cook with),
Drop the Canola, peanut, corn & soy oils altogether,
Grasses & Flowers:
Grass Juices (wheat, barley, etc.),
All edible flowers, (squash, borage, basil, most herb flowers, etc.)
Superfoods:
All common seaweeds,
Algae, phytoplankton, chlorella, spirulina, etc.
Pollen,
Nettle,
Alfalfa,
Moringa,
All adaptogenic herbs.
For a good overview for our basic recommended program go to:
OK, So Where Do I Start? and OK, So Where Do I Start? (revisited)
