Fibrocystic Breast Disease and Diet

Diet is not the sole contributing factor of Fibrocystic Breast Disease (FBD), but a diet which includes high amounts of refined carbohydrates, hydrogenated fats and oils, as well as tobacco use, alcohol use, and caffeine containing foods (cola, chocolate, tea, and coffee) has been clearly shown to worse
FBD. Increasing raw and fresh foods, and dietary fiber while eliminating fried foods, pre-packaged food and hydrogenated fats and oils are one way to begin to address this disease. ThenHippocrates Diet is a raw foods diet which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, spouts, juices and legumes. The Hippocrates Diet consists of two portions: the cleansing phase and the maintenance phase. Another important part of this diet is the continuing cleansing and support of the organs of elimination. To aid and support the eliminative organs:

CLEANSING PHASE:

Colon: Enemas (or colonics) weekly for one month

Colon exercises: squatting and abdominal lifts

Liver: Wheatgrass juice, green drink, lemon juice, carrot juice, beet juice, apple juice

Kidneys: see liver above, also watermelon juice and sea vegetables

Lungs: deep breathing, exercise

Skin: dryskin brushing, loofa bath/shower, massage and exercise

Increase rest, exercise and fluids

3 meals/day for 2 -3 weeks with rejuvelac (see recipe) between meals

Breakfast: Watermelon juice (include rind) and 8 - 16 oz rejuvelac

Take Daily:

2 - 5 fruits/day (dried is soaked first) Morning is the best time to eat fruits.(see food combing note)

2 large salads (it should take 20 - 30 minutes to eat a large salad) - OK to add avocados and seeds

6 + Cups of Sprouts (concentrated nutrition and chlorophyll) - vary the type of sprouts (add to salads or juice them)

2 green drinks (see recipe) 1 - 3 oz. wheat grass juice 1 - 2 Tbl sea vegetables (dulse, kelp, arame, nori, wakame, kombu, or hiziki)

MAINTENANCE PHASE:

Daily:
2 - 5 fruits
2 large salads
6 Cups sprouts (varied types)
3 - 8 oz seed cheese or seed yogurt
1+ sprouted grains
1 - 2 green juice
8 - 16oz rejuvelac
1 - 3 oz wheat grass juice
2 Tbl sea vegetables
Avocado and nuts 3 - 4 times/week

Food Combining:
Do not mix fruits and vegetables. Wait 1-1+1/2 hours after a meal of vegetables before eating a fruit dessert.

Avoid eating acid fruits with sweet fruits. All greens, sprouts and vegetables mix well together (Sauces made from nuts, avocados or seeds also mix well with greens, vegetables and sprouts.)

Do not eat acid fruits with breads, sprouted grains or grain crisps. Sprouted seeds and nut sauces are OK on fruits.

Eat melons only with other melons, not with any other fruits or vegetables.

Avoid drinking with your meals. Drink 1/2 hour before meals or 1+1/2 hour after meals.

Rejuvelac:

1/2 Cup 24-hour sprouted soft pastry wheatberries (available at natural food stores)

Spring or filtered water

Grind wheatberries and put 1/4 cup each in 2 large jars. Fill jars almost to top with water and cover with cheesecloth and an elastic band. allow the mixture to sit for 3 days. On the fourth day, pour off Rejuvelac, straining out berries and sediment. Store unused Rejuvelac in the refrigerator. It will keep several days. Start a new batch twice a week.

Seed Cheese:

1 C Rejuvelac or spring or filtered wate
1+1/2 C hulled raw sunflower seeds
1/2C hulled raw sesame seeds
Soak seeds 8 hours and sprout for 8 hours. After this time, pour Rejuvelac into a blender. Blend at a high speed, slowly adding seeds until all are blended to a smooth paste approximately 4 minutes). Pour the mixture into a glass jar, cover with a cloth or towel, and set aside for 4 - 8 hours. If Rejuvelac is not available, use water and let mixture sit 2 extra hours. Or, save 1/4 cup from a previous cheese elapsed, pour off the whey by inserting a wooden spoon down one side of the jar to form a tunnel and spilling the liquid into the sink. this recipe yields approximately 21/2 cups of cheese. Store it tightly covered in the refrigerator. Refrigerated, the cheese will last 5 days.

Seed Yogurt:
2 C Rejuvelac or spring or filtered water.
1 1/2 C hulled raw sunflower seeds
1/2 C sesame seeds
Follow the same procedure as for Seed Cheese (above), only set mixture aside for no more tha
6 hours. Stir and refrigerate. This recipe yields about 4 cups.

Green Drink:
4 C sprouts (adzuki, alfalfa, cabbage, lentil, mung bean, or wheat)
4 C buckwheat and sunflower greens
5 medium carrots, washed and trimmed but not peeled, and cubed (~3C)
5 large celery stalks (~3C)
1 1/2 medium cucumbers (peeled if waxed), cut into pieces (~3C)
Juice ingredients in a wheatgrass (slow-tu
ing) juicer. Strain through a wire mesh strainer to remove pulp and serve immediately. This recipe yields 8 ounces of juice.