Page 12 - am2018 book

palatable in themselves, can be made pleasant when mixed with milk
or other foods. They are then in the mode of goodness. All these foods
are pure by nature. They are quite dis nct from untouchable things
like meat and liquor. Fa y foods, as men oned in the eighth verse,
have no connec on with animal fat obtained by slaughter. Animal fat is
available in the form of milk, which is the most wonderful of all foods.
Milk, bu er, cheese and similar products give animal fat in a form
which rules out any need for the killing of innocent creatures. It is only
through brute mentality that this killing goes on. The civilized method
of obtaining needed fat is by milk. Slaughter is the way of subhumans.
Protein is amply available through split peas, dāl, whole wheat,
etc. ( Bg 17.10 – purport)

The ideal diet should protect the natural acid/alkaline balances of the
body. The saliva and blood are slightly alkaline; the skin and scalp are
slightly acid; mucus is alkaline to protect ssue in acidic environments,
such as in the stomach. The following dietary sugges on are meant to
maintain the proper acid/alkaline balance of the body:

A proper diet will improve the immune system of the body which in
turn will address effec vely all health problems naturally. Food judi-
ciously chosen is the best medicine.

Please follow three principles for a healthy diet:
1. 50/50 principle - every meal should be 50% raw and 50% cooked
food

2. Don't snack between meals and give yourself at least four hours to
digest food

3. Don't mix proteins, carbohydrates and sugars at the same me.

An example of a carbohydrate meal is:
Organic brown rice or millet or quinoa, cooked vegetables, large salad
(baby spinach, le uce, cucumbers, grated daikon radish, grated car-
rots, grated cabbage, tomatoes, celery, parsley or cilantro, fresh lem-
on, olive oil), unrefined sea salt and sea veggies, Uncle Harry's grain-
free Asafoe da), baked potato or baked sweet potato.

An example of a protein meal is:

12