SAYYASUKA: Flour, sugar, salt and fenugreek?

Copied from my inbox (thank you PW) - written by Ranee Mohamed
(apparently about many advices from two doctors giving talk at Sri Lanka)
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"Think of your body as a project. Do not neglect it," warns the doctors. Dr.Tom Wu holds a doctorate in naturopathy and nutrition and Dr. Janet Wu, holds doctorates in Naturopathy and psychology.

Dr. Tom Wu, who was then a lung specialist said that though his condition may have been as a result of years of l o ng treatment of victims of lung cancer, he himself has been able to overcome his cancer with a changed diet and lifestyle.

In a diet plan aimed at curing through food, Dr. Tom Wu and Dr. Janet Wu said that people today are eating more flour, salt and sugar and less fruit. They attribute this sugar/salt/floury diet to the swelling rate of diabetes all over the world.

They go on to forbid the use of dairy products and 'prescribe' only soy milk or goat milk. "The structure and composition of goat's milk are similar to that of human milk, hence goat milk is the ideal milk of the human body," they said.

In another surprising proclamation this duo from the arena of alternative medicine advise the intake of two tablespoons of coconut oil, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, with the juice of one lime for weight loss. We think it would do wonders to the body if the vegetables are cooked in itself and the coconut milk added after it is cook ed ," observed Dr. Tom Wu.

Water, the fluid of life

Speaking about the way to good living , Dr. Tom Wu and Dr. Janet Wu, said that the wonders of drinking water can never be matched . Declining all kinds of sodas and juices, the duo insist that water is the fluid of life. "Water ought to be sipped and not gulped down by the bottle. That would only place a great strain on the kidneys. Think about the other organs and cells waiting to receive water, that is why water ought to be sipped ," they advised .

Speaking of warmth and room temperature this medical duo say that many people eat fatty foods and drink frozen and cooked sodas and other kinds of iced drinks. They say that this will only cause the fat in the foods to harden in the stomach. "When one drinks warm or hot water, or even tea, it will help to dissolve and possibly flush out the fat," they said.

Brushing out the bed tea and the mid morning tea, this duo of naturopathy said that tea ought to be drunk only after meals as an aid to digestion.

"Eat steamed vegetables, eat steamed fish or eat salads. Eat fruit. Think of what all the natural goodness will do to your body. Eating white bread and other floury products ought to be avoided."

To lose weight

"Bread contains folic acid, which is added to flour. The other day we saw a person in the hotel taking about seven slices of bread. Think of what all this white bread will do to one's body. The body needs only 400 mcg of folic acid and too much of it can cause cancer," warned the doctors.

"If you want to truly lose weight, then do not eat bread, flour products, pasta and noodles. Cookies and doughnuts are also prohibited . Eggs ought to be eaten hardboiled ," they point ed out.

Speaking of the wonders of the local (Sri Lanka) string hopper, Dr. Tom and Dr. Janet Wu said that string hoppers made from red rice flour (flour made at home and not from commercial packets) are very healthy. "The flour ought to be pounded at home, from red rice and the string hoppers ought to be made at home," they insisted.

"We advise a special smoothie for breakfast, if one is striving to lose weight. A smoothie made of carrot, tomato, beet, celery, baby spinach, ginger, turmeric, fresh coriander, parsley and one teaspoon of fenugreek (what is fenugreek?) is the ideal nourishment for the morning . But one must not forget to add either a kiwi fruit, pineapple or a green apple or green grapes to this mixture. Have a glass of this smoothie for breakfast and some salad, and take more of this smoothie for lunch alone with other cooked food as fish, hardboiled eggs and salad." they advise.

Cure for cancer

"Eat raw vegetables and make sure that they are of seven colours if you can. Cancer is caused by the wrong diet. We have ensured that people who have suffer ed with cancer and who have overcome the disease have experienced good health with good eating habits. People who take this fruit and vegetable diet have not come back with cancer," said the doctors.

While breakfast and lunch is all fruit and vegetables, there seems to be no great plans for dinner either for one who wishes to make his body into a great health project. Dinner, they say ought to be brown rice cook ed with some fenugreek, diced pumpkin, one teaspoon of fenugreek powder, slices of ginger, generous amounts of garlic and some dried beans, said the doctors.

Alcohol is sugar

Prohibiting the intake of all kinds of alcohol, the doctors said that every glassful of alcohol is its equivalent in sugar. "Some people we have met say that they do not eat floury products because they are diabetic, that they avoid sweets, but take whisky, beer wine and other alcohol. Alcohol in itself is sugar," warns the doctors.

"It is not that we prohibit all sweets. One or two chocolates taken once in a way is okay," says Dr. Janet Wu.

Advising a brisk walk for half an hour everyday, these doctors say that exercise ought to be done outside and not in air-conditioned halls. "The pores open out during exercise and the body tries to throw the garbage out, but the air-conditioning stops it all, "said Dr. Janet Wu.

"Coconut water is miraculous. It lowers blood pressure and is good for every organ. But we do not recommend that patients' with asthma consume it,"they said.

They said that garlic is nature's antibiotic which also lowers blood pressure; that ginger purified your blood stream and strengthens the kidneys.

"What is the use of being engaged in all kinds of other outside activities if one is neglecting one's health? Look after your body. Make it your next project," advises the doctors.

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After reading this article I keep wondering about many benefits of fenugreek - what is fenugreek?