Yes, fiber. That was not a typo. Read on and you will understand why the highly recommended fiber is actually bad for intestinal diseases, not the highly praised cure.

Many different diseases in the family of bowel diseases can occur in any area of the digestive system from the mouth to the anus. The best opportunity for healing or control of the disease is to eliminate the offending carbohydrates, vegetable oils, fiber and vegetable protein from the diet, and to restore the essential proteins and fats from animal products. This means the total elimination of all grains, legumes, fruit, starchy-vegetables, sugars, milk, nuts, seeds, fiber and vegetable oils from the diet. Carbohydrates and cellulose fiber in the diet end up in the colon where they feed fermentative pathogenic bacteria, yeasts, molds, and fungi that produce alcohol, acetaldehyde, lactic acid, acetic acid and a host of other toxic chemicals. Intestinal gas, flatulence, is a sure sign fiber and/or sugars are being fermented. The result can be constipation, diarrhea, bleeding, ulcers, fissures, fistulas, bloating, pains, flatulence or a burning and itching rectum. The continued irritation results in Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, anal fissures and the entire list if inflammatory bowel diseases. The vegetarian concept of turning the gut into a fermentation tube is ridiculous. Avoid all whole grains, brown rice, fruit, starches and dried beans as they are high in both fiber and complex carbohydrates, a double blow to the digestive system.

Food allergies and autoimmune diseases are caused by partially digested food passing the gut barrier and entering the blood stream where immune reactions occur. One must stay on an allergy free diet to prevent an autoimmune response, but progress can also be wonderfully fast.

Yikes! What Can I Eat?

The most difficult part of this diet is the mental anguish encountered in trying to overcome the myths, distortions and lies from the past that cloud one's mind. People have extreme difficulty believing whole grains, brown rice, nuts, fruit, honey, potatoes, soybeans and vegetable oils are the reason they are sick. They have always been taught that eating red meat and saturated fat is unhealthy. This thinking will be proven to be backwards. Many links to studies, doctors and nutritionists have been provided to prove the truths contained herein. Intense study of this diet plan is required to overcome one's past erroneous education.

Foods to be eaten are all meats, fish, fowl and seafood with their natural fats and some cooked vegetables. Avoid all prepared meats such as hamburger, ham, sausage, hot dogs, etc., because they can contain hidden carbohydrates in the form of sugars and starches. Meat labeled 100% ground beef may be OK. Non-starchy vegetables can be eaten only after cooking, and care must be taken to separately test each vegetable for reactions.

Exposing the Myths, Dangers and Lies About Organic Food.

The digestion of meat and natural fats does not require the presence of intestinal bacteria as is required with the digestion of carbohydrates. Stomach acids and enzymes facilitate the digestion of meat protein into their individual amino acids which pass through the intestinal wall and enter the blood stream. Short-chain saturated fats are more easily digested by those with bowel diseases than other fats. The saturated fat is good for those who are underweight and attempting to gain weight. Coconut oil is a very good natural short-chain saturated fat for this purpose.

The three most nutritionally important omega-3 fatty acids are alpha-linolenic fatty acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic fatty acid (DHA). Alpha-linolenic fatty acid is one of two fatty acids traditionally classified as "essential." The other fatty acid traditionally viewed as essential is an omega-6 fat called linoleic acid. These fatty acids have traditionally been classified as “essential” because the body is unable to manufacture them on its own and because they play a fundamental role in several physiological functions. As a result, we must be sure our diet contains sufficient amounts of both alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid.

All natural animal fats are healthy and this diet will contain about 70% fat on a calorie basis. Many organizations and professionals recommend against the intake of fats because they fail to differentiate between the good omega-3 fatty acids and the harmful omega-6 fatty acids. See the scientific studies in the omega-3 diet section below which prove these important health differences. People with bowel diseases can show amazingly low cholesterol readings. This is because the body is not digesting food and not because their diets are healthy. This diet will raise cholesterol, lower triglycerides and produce good risk ratios. One should not be mislead by the myths, distortions and lies that saturated fats are unhealthy.
Feeding the Irrational Fear of Cholesterol.
Proof Saturated Fats Are Healthy - News You Can Use.

Beef and other red meats are some of the most healthy food one could eat. Beef and other red meats are naturally loaded with essential vitamins, minerals, enzymes and a multitude of other dietary supplements needed for optimal health. Nutrition books typically underplay or ignore the broad spectrum of nutritional elements in red meat.

This web site will prove the most healthy diet for humans is: 

70% total fat on a calorie basis
    31% saturated fat
    7% polyunsaturated fat
    25% monounsaturated fat
    7% other fats
27% protein
3% carbohydrates (20 gm of which 3 gm or less is fiber). 

Proof Saturated Fats Are Healthy.

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High-Protein, Low-Carbohydrate Diet
High-Protein, Low-Carb Breakfast Two eggs fried in refined coconut oil topped with Swiss cheese. Half an avocado. Tomato juice with one level teaspoon L-glutamine amino acid, one heaping teaspoon of low-carb whey protein powder and one capful of colloidal minerals. One tablespoon Carlson's lemon-flavored cod liver oil. Vitamins, minerals and supplements. Click picture to enlarge.	High-Protein, Low-Carb Lunch Left-over baked chicken with stewed combination of eggplant and tomatoes. Reverse osmosis water. Vitamins, minerals and supplements. Click picture to enlarge.	High-Protein, Low-Carb Dinner 7-bone beef roast cooked in a Crock-pot with diced tomatoes. Reverse osmosis drinking water. Vitamins, minerals and supplements. Click picture to enlarge.
High-Protein, Low-Carb Breakfast 100% ground beef fried in coconut oil topped with Swiss cheese. Add fried mushrooms and boiled asparagus. Reverse osmosis water, potassium chloride salt substitute, vitamins, minerals and supplements. Click picture to enlarge.	High-Protein, Low-Carb Lunch Gas-grilled lamb riblets. Shoulder steaks are also very good. Cooked red peppers and tomatoes. Reverse osmosis water, cod liver oil, potassium chloride salt substitute, vitamins, minerals and supplements. Click picture to enlarge.	High-Protein, Low-Carb Dinner Baked farm-raised salmon fillet with boiled asparagus. Always enjoy real butter on cooked vegetables. Reverse osmosis water, potassium chloride salt substitute, vitamins, minerals and supplements. Click picture to enlarge.

Low-Carb Initial Symptoms

Going from a standard high-carb diet to the low-carb diet can initially cause several negative symptoms depending on other health problems. Typical temporary symptoms are:

• Slight headache. Simply ignore it.

• Ketosis is not harmful at all but it does cause a funny taste in the mouth. This will only last for a few weeks at most.

• Slight constipation or sluggish bowel. This improves to normal in a few weeks. Digestion on low-carb is perfect with very little gas. Skipping days with no bowel movement is normal and expected.

• Leg muscle weakness at the beginning of a hike. Simply keep going. The strength will return in a few minutes, and the legs will be stronger than ever as you continue on the hike.

Carbohydrates are HIGHLY addictive. People don't believe this until they try not eating them. This is the main reason people give up on low-carb, especially those prone to addictive behaviors and weak self control. They make up all kinds of excuses for quitting low-carb, but the truth is they couldn't overcome their addiction to carbohydrates. Addiction to high sugar fruit is a serious problem among adults and children. A study of the shopping carts of adults and the eating habits of children easily proves this unhealthy addiction in all age groups is real. They would rather be sick than give up the addiction.

Starting Diet

• Full Nutrition. This is a high-protein, very high-fat diet. This IBD "Starting Diet" helps all autoimmune diseases, diabetes, heart disease, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), osteoporosis and cancer. The diet has an abundance of all of the nutritional essentials and eliminates all the offending foods such as sugar, fructose, grains, fiber, starches, other carbohydrates, trans fats, and omega-6 vegetable, nut and seed oils. Remember, eating only one of the offending foods will cause severe symptoms as if the diet were doing no good at all. Therefore, it is extremely important that the diet program be followed to the letter. The extra vitamins, minerals and supplements are very important as a surcharge of essential nutrients. This helps to overcome deficiency in vitamin and mineral absorption that is common in IBS and IBD due to intestinal damage. Follow the vitamin, mineral and supplement program list on the following link. Adding colloidal trace minerals to the list of other minerals is extremely important. Symptoms of vitamin K deficiency include easy bruisability, epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding, menorrhagia and hematuria. DHEA prevents the formation of autoimmune antibodies.
  My personal vitamin, mineral and supplement program by Kent R. Rieske.

• Restrictions. This is a very low-carbohydrate, low-fiber diet. All high-carbohydrate and high-fiber foods are forbidden. The diet for the first six weeks should be highly restricted in order to bring the digestive system under control, reduce inflammation, control constipation or diarrhea, reduce yeast overgrowth, control blood sugar and begin healing the intestinal mucosa. The "die-off" of yeast can cause symptoms to worsen over the initial short term. Supplement with probiotics as described below in all cases to restore the beneficial gut bacteria. Supplement with enzymes. Only after symptoms have been reduced should foods from the acceptable list below be added one at a time to test for sensitivity. Test a new food for at least two weeks before adding a second. All of the food must be fresh and unprepared before cooking.

• Meat and Animal Fats. The primary factor in healing intestinal diseases is eating meat and animal fats every meal. This cannot be overly emphasized. The complete compliment of amino acids and essential fatty acids are the primary nutrition elements from which the body builds tissue and the immune system. These can only be found in meat and animal fats. Meat and animal fats also contain vast amounts of vitamins, minerals and other nutritional elements. This diet cannot be adapted to the vegetarian lifestyle. There are no combinations of food from vegetable sources that can provide the complete nutritional requirements necessary for healing. Most vegetable sources contain offending carbohydrates, fiber and allergic factors that are the causes of intestinal diseases, not the cure.

• Fish. Eat salmon at least once a week. Cook by boiling, poaching, baking or frying in refined coconut oil. Some people report problems with salmon which can contains rancid omega-3 fatty acids. Avoid salmon with a strong fishy smell. Canned salmon with the bones is very good as long as additives are not present. Eat the bones in canned salmon as well. Do not eat salmon packed in soybean oil.

• Fowl. Eat roasted chicken thighs with the skin and eat the skin. Avoid lean breast meat. Fowl injected with a salt, sugar solution is absolutely forbidden.

• Red Meat. Eat beef, lamb or pork grilled, roasted, or fried. Select fatty cuts and eat all the fat. Cooking meat to medium rare is best because the enzymes are preserved. Ground meat and pork should be cooked throughout. Fry calf or chicken liver in refined coconut oil and include a small piece with other foods each day. Avoid over-cooking liver. Bacon can be tested after healing has progressed, but the bacon must be totally free from sugars. One cannot be sensitive to salt. The ingredient list on the bacon package must not contain sugar of any type. Avoid all other prepared meats, injected chickens and turkeys and all seasonings. Fried pork skins are an acceptable snack food and can be used with eggs to "bread" other meats and vegetables. Avoid label listing "natural flavors." These additives could contain sugar and MSG, a nerve toxin that makes cancers incurable.

• Eggs. Eggs are the perfect food for mankind. Eat eggs cooked any way desired. Frying in refined coconut oil is best. Soft boiled is very good because the boiling kills any salmonella bacteria which may be present on the outside, and boiling prevents oxidization of the healthy cholesterol in the yolk. Do not limit the quantity.
  Science Proves Eggs Do Not Increase Heart Disease Risk.

• Vegetables. Click on the name to see a picture. Eat well done boiled or steamed asparagus, eggplant, green or yellow string beans, red tomatoes, spinach, celery, peppers or green or yellow zucchini squash only. Red, gold and yellow peppers may be better than the standard green peppers. These must be well cooked. They are good in a stir fry with refined coconut oil. Make a nice lunch or dinner by adding cubed precooked meat or leftover meat to stir fried vegetables. Some cabbage is OK if well cooked. Try pressure cooking cabbage with green beans. Avoid the cabbage if it produces gas. Ripe avocados are acceptable with caution. Raw vegetables are not tolerated by the digestive system because of the fiber. Cooking reduces the fiber content. Do not drink raw vegetable juices. Canned 100% tomato juice is acceptable in moderation. Vegetables are of a minor importance and those listed here should also be viewed with suspicion. Avoid any vegetable that gives an adverse reaction such as cramps, pains or intestinal gas. Avoid all seasonings. Avoid large servings of vegetables. This diet is primarily meat, fish and fowl with the natural fats.

• Cheese. Hard cheeses are acceptable for those without a candida yeast infection. Eat only hard cheeses which list no more than 1g of carbohydrates on the nutritional label. Low-salt Swiss cheese is a very good choice that can be eaten without limit. Avoid eating high-sodium cheese with sodium content above 200mg per serving, especially for those with hypertension, high blood pressure. The book, Cheese Primer by Steven Jenkins, is the best reference for a good education about cheeses. Avoid low-fat, low-cholesterol cheese, but part-skim milk cheese is acceptable. Do not eat cream cheese, cottage cheese, soft cheese spreads, dry curd cottage cheese (DCCC) or Farmer's cheese. Some good cheeses are made from sheep's milk and goat's milk, but goat's milk cheese offers nothing special or better than cow's milk cheese.  Blue-veined mold cheeses may promote candida more than other types and should be limited. Do not drink or cook with kefir milk which is a fermented liquid product made with active yeasts and bacteria from grains and goat or sheep milk. Do not eat kefir yogurt.

• Appetizers. These must be limited to the food restrictions listed here. Acceptable examples are baked chicken wings, boiled or baked shrimp, or raw or cooked oysters. No seasonings are allowed.

• Desserts and Snacks. There are no desserts in the common sense of the word in this diet program. The limited acceptable foods for snacking are pine nuts, macadamia nuts, fried pork skins, hard cheeses or one of the appetizer foods. Common high-sugar desserts are one of the primary causes for IBD. Most IBD sufferers will blindly follow any diet that allows desserts such as yogurt, fruit and honey that are forbidden on this diet program. Yogurt, fruit and honey prevent healing and cause repeated flare-ups. Most people refuse to admit they are carbohydrate addicts and continue to suffer for this simple reason. Special homemade dips can be avocado, salsa or mayonnaise. Commercial products are forbidden.

• Recipes. Do not cook using recipes. Throw your recipe books away. Do not make soups or use thickeners of any kind. Cook chicken by baking without any additives, frying in butter or coconut oil, or grilling without any additives. Boiled chicken is OK, but it does not taste as good. Butter and coconut oil must not have any sugar added. Do not use spices. Cook fish the same as chicken except boiled salmon is very good. Cook red meat the same way as chicken. A slow cooker or Crockpot is great for all meats. Beef 7-bone roast is wonderful in the Crockpot. Beef, lamb or pork shoulder roasts are great. Add some diced tomatoes and let it cook for at least 5 hours. Serve with a small bowl of the fat drippings as a dip for the meat as you eat. Drinking the fat dripping is very good. Never eat lean meat without added fat. The pressure cooker is best for vegetables because the higher temperature breaks down the fiber. Boiling is OK if continued until the vegetable is soft or well done. During a flare eat only green beans until your digestion improves. Then add other vegetables one at a time to test. Do NOT eat a vegetable only meal. Eat mostly meat, fish or chicken with lots of fat. Eat small portions of vegetables.

• Artificial Sweetener. The best sweetener is Necta Sweet that contains sodium bicarbonate and sodium saccharin. It comes in a small bottle with red and white label and a red cap. Clear liquid Stevia Glycerite without FOS is acceptable. Splenda (sucralose) is acceptable but not encouraged. Use all artificial sweeteners sparingly.

• MCT Oil. Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) are special oils for those who are unable or have difficulty digesting or absorbing conventional fats. MCT consists of very stable C8 caprylic and C10 capric saturated fatty acids extracted from coconut oil. MCTs are more readily hydrolyzed and absorbed than conventional food fat. MCTs require less enzymes and bile acids for digestion. MCT oil is intended for those with a defect in the intraluminal hydrolysis of fat (decreased pancreatic lipase, decreased bile salts), a defective mucosal fat absorption (decreased mucosal permeability, decreased absorptive surface), or a defective lymphatic transport of fat (ie, intestinal lymphatic obstruction). These defects are common in people with IBD. MCT oil can be used for low temperature cooking or adding to foods in place of other oils. MCT oil gives quick energy, does not increase body fat and does not increase serum cholesterol levels. MCT oil metabolizes without bile; and therefore, gives the gallbladder a rest.
  The Health Benefits of Medium Chain Fatty Triglycerides.
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• Coconut and Coconut Oil. Eat unsweetened flaked or shredded coconut as a snack, and cook with refined coconut oil. Super Wal-Mart stores have a low-price, refined coconut oil that is very good. The flavor of unrefined coconut oil is much to strong. Eat and cook with refined or virgin coconut oil, and eat unsweetened, shredded coconut. Try both together at the same time for a taste treat. Do not eat processed coconut flour because it is the concentrated bad portion of coconut consisting of fiber and carbohydrates.

• Fats and Dips. All natural animal fats are highly recommended and should be eaten. Butter is very good and extra light olive oil is acceptable. Saturated fat is healthy and necessary to build healthy body cells. Avoid unhealthy polyunsaturated vegetable, seed and grain oils made from corn, soybean, canola, safflower, sunflower, cottonseed, almond, apricot, grapeseed, peanut, poppyseed, rice bran, sesame, teaseed, tomato seed, walnut, and wheat germ because they are very high in inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids as described below. Make homemade mayonnaise as a dip for meat, fish, chicken or steamed vegetables. Place one tablespoon of lemon juice and one raw egg in a blender. Wash the egg and hands well before cracking to avoid salmonella bacteria contamination. Salmonella bacteria is found on the outside of the eggs shell, not inside of the egg. Start the blender on high speed. Add one cup of extra light olive oil very slowly in a fine steam. Take at least 60 seconds or longer to add the oil. The special mayonnaise should be eaten in moderation. Start with one heaping teaspoon per meal to test. Don't exceed two heaping tablespoons per meal. This is not a substitute for avoiding animal fats.
  Science Proves Eggs Do Not Increase Heart Disease Risk.
  Proof Saturated Fats Are Healthy - News You Can Use.

• Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Take one tablespoons twice a day with a meal of Carlson's Lemon Flavored Cod Liver Oil. Take one tablespoon 1/2 hour before a meal if you burp an unpleasant fish taste. Remove the taste from the mouth, if necessary, by chasing with a small amount of 100% pure tomato juice not made from concentrate. Cod liver oil has a high level of vitamins A and D. The importance of taking cod liver oil (EPA and DHA fatty acids) and borage oil (GLA fatty acid described below) cannot be over stated. This combination is absolutely required.
  Borage Oil Has Anti-inflammatory Effects.
  Borage Oil is Beneficial Under Inflammatory Conditions.
  Bowel Disease Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency.
  Cod Liver Oil: The Number One Superfood.

• Omega-6 GLA Fatty Acid. Supplement with omega-6 gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) by taking one capsule twice per day of borage oil. The body does not produce essential fatty acids - they can only be ingested through food. GLA and omega-3 fatty acids together produce prostaglandins, called E1 series. This type of prostaglandin helps reduce inflammation and aids in digestion. Do not take any omega-6 oils such as flaxseed or primrose oil. Avoid all other vegetable omega-6 oils from grains, nuts and seeds. Solid scientific research shows omega-6 fatty acids are highly inflammatory and should never be eaten by anyone with a bowel disease, heart disease, arthritis or any other autoimmune disease. Everyone should seriously limit these omega-6 fatty acids. Dr. Robert C. Atkins' in his book, "Age-Defying Diet Revolution" and Dr. Michael Eades in his book, "Protein Power Lifeplan" both have long sections describing the unhealthy effect of these oils.
  Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and inflammatory mediator production.
  "The pro-inflammatory eicosanoids prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) and leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) are derived from the n-6 fatty acid arachidonic acid (AA), which is maintained at high cellular concentrations by the high n-6 and low n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content of the modern Western diet." Omega-6 fatty acids should be avoided. They are found in vegetable, seed and nut oils such as safflower oil, corn oil, soybean oil, peanut oil and others.

• Calcium. The "Starting Diet" excludes eating cheese, the major source of calcium. Therefore a calcium/magnesium tablet can be taken in this phase. Later avoid taking excessive amounts of calcium from supplements. Calcium has a serious negative ramification in that it depletes magnesium from the body. Seventy-five percent of the people in the United States eat a diet that is deficient in magnesium. This low-carbohydrate diet allows a generous quantity of hard cheeses that are very high in calcium. The daily multivitamin tablet also has calcium, therefore do not supplement with a separate calcium tablet if generous amounts of cheese are consumed. Doctors commonly prescribe "calcium channel blocker" drugs to treat heart disease because of the excess calcium to magnesium ratio in the cells of the heart muscle causes heart disease.

• L-Tryptophan and P5P. <== Very Important. Emotions and mood swings, such as excitement, anxiety and depression can have very negative effects on the body, including high blood pressure, high heart pulse rate, poor digestion, constipation or diarrhea. The combination of these supplements are a major breakthrough in digestive health. They work by calming the digestive system, hormones and all autoimmune diseases. The combination of NSI L-Tryptophan (an essential amino acid) and vitamin P5P (pyridoxal-5-phosphate, a form of vitamin B6) promotes healing of the digestive system. P5P is needed to convert L-tryptophan to serotonin. The serotonin calms digestion and the immune system. Serotonin promotes sound sleep and can be the cure for insomnia, an awesome side benefit. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter involved in the regulation of mood. Take one 500mg L-tryptophan capsule and one 50mg P5P capsule twice a day with breakfast and dinner. Do not substitute 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan (5-HTP) for the pure pharmaceutical L-tryptophan recommended here. The body does react to them in the same way. Do not substitute vitamin B6 for the P5P. It is not the same. These two supplements may not be available at your local vitamin store. Click the links above to buy them via mail order on the Internet or telephone. Do not skip this important new alternative treatment for all autoimmune diseases. 

• Magnesium. Magnesium is important to prevent osteoporosis, high blood pressure, heart disease, heart palpitations, diabetes, asthma, chronic bronchitis, migraine headaches, muscle cramps, premenstrual syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, depression and other psychiatric disorders. People are commonly magnesium deficient, so this magnesium supplement is highly recommended. Take one Magnesium Glycinate 400 200 mg three times a day with a meal. Break the magnesium glycinate in half. Take one half about one-quarter of the way through the meal and the other half at the three-quarter point to help distribute the magnesium. KAL Magnesium Glycinate 400 is the highly absorption form of magnesium chelated with amino acids that can be taken at twice the dosage as other brands without causing intestinal distress. Do not substitute another brand. Magnesium is essential for a healthy heart and cardiovascular system.
  Essential Facts About Magnesium.
  Magnesium-Deficiency Catastrophe: The Magnesium Web Site.

• Pantethine Coenzyme A and Pantothenic Acid Combination. The combination of Pantethine Coenzyme A and Pantothenic Acid B-5 raises the level of coenzyme A enough to relieve discomfort from inflammation. Take two capsules each per day during discomfort periods and one thereafter.

• Potassium. Season foods lightly with Morton's Salt Substitute, which is potassium chloride, instead of regular sodium chloride table salt. Other brands are not acceptable. Strictly avoid monopotassium glutamate, because it has been shown to excite and activate existing viral infections such as herpes.

• Probiotics. A healthy balance of beneficial bacteria (called probiotics) must be restored in the intestines during the low-carbohydrate, anti-yeast diet. The most common approach is to supplement the diet with a probiotic containing live lactobacillus acidophilus, lactobacillus bulgaricus and bifidobacterium bifidum as the better choices. Lactobacillus bulgaricus is intended to help the GI tract be more suitable for the survival and growth of lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium bifidum. Acidophilus is the primary bacteria of the small intestine while bifidum is the major bacteria of the large intestine. Others beneficial bacteria include bifidobacterium lactis, bifidobacterium longum, and/or others. New evidence points to lactobacillus sporogenes as being particularly effective against intestinal and vaginal infections and should also be taken. Most should be refrigerated. Capsules and liquids are available, but care should be taken in the selection because many brands contain dead spores. Quality products are usually kept in a cooler at the health food or vitamin store. Expect some or all products to contain rice flour, potato starch, maltodextrin and other fillers which are needed to keep the bacteria alive. Take only one tablet or one teaspoon with each meal or with water. Do not take high quantities as may be recommended on some bottles. Sporogenes is highly recommended for everyone, even healthy individuals. It does not require refrigeration. Multidophilus by Solaray should also be taken. Multidophilus must be refrigerated and purchased only from a refrigerated display at a local vitamin store.
  Benefits of Lactobacillus Sporogenes as a probiotic.
  Lactobacillus Sporogenes supplier.
  Multidophilus - Lactic Flora by Solaray - Link for info only. Buy locally & Refrigerate.

• Enzymes. Pancreatic enzyme deficiencies can cause bowel disease because various carbohydrates and proteins are not digested. Take one multiple enzyme supplement with each meal that includes amylase, maltase, sucrase, lactase, lipase (for lipids), protease (for proteins) and any others available. Discontinue taking enzymes if they cause constipation. There is no enzyme available for those who are fructose intolerant; therefore, avoidance of all fructose is the only solution. Avoid products with carbohydrate fillers.

• Bile Acid Factors. Those who have had a gallbladderectomy may have difficulties in the digestion of fats. Bile acid factors (bile salts) can be taken as a supplement with each meal to provide the bile acids necessary for the proper digestion of dietary fats. In the small intestine, bile acids emulsify fats to aid their absorption. Bile acid deficiency causes fat malabsorption and fatty stools (steatorrhea), indicated by diarrhea and floating stools. Bile Acid Factors.

• Protein and L-Glutamine Drink. Prepare a drink made with whey amino acid protein powder which is enriched with extra glutamine amino acid. The protein powder consists of a full compliment of amino acid isolates that heal the body and require no digestion. Prepare the drink by blending 8 to 16 oz of reverse osmosis with UV lamp water or unsweetened, low-sodium tomato juice with 1 heaping teaspoon (12 gm) of whey protein powder plus 1 rounded teaspoon (8 gm) of glutamine amino acid powder. Stirring vigorously with the teaspoon is sufficient. The whey protein must be specified on the carton as isolates from cross flow microfiltration and ion-exchange, ultrafiltered concentrate, low molecular weight, and partially hydrolyzed whey protein peptides rich in branched chain amino acids and glutamine peptides. The low-carbohydrate type at 1 gm per scoop or less is best, but it should not be more than 4-5 gm of carbohydrates per scoop. Do not substitute protein from soy, egg, casein or any other source. Sugar or any other sweetener is unacceptable. Use the "natural flavor" without additives. This amino acid drink can be enjoyed anytime, with or without a meal. Amino acids are foods that build and maintain the body. Refrigerate whey protein powder and discard if it is old. Whey protein powder can cause some gas and an unusually "full" feeling. Discontinue the whey protein powder if the reactions are unpleasant. Continue to take the glutamine powder.
  L-Glutamine Amino Acid.
  Ultimate Lo Carb Whey Powder - Natural Flavor by Biochem.
  Amino Acids - The Building Blocks of Life and Healing.

This combinations amino acids have been shown to provide the following healing properties:

• Amino acids are good chelators of positively charged minerals, especially calcium that hardens the arteries.

• Provides pain killing effects by healing the nervous system.

• Absorption of body building amino acids without requiring digestion.

• Stimulates insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) which functions similar to insulin and enhances protein synthesis and healing.

• Fights infections by stimulating the immune system. All immune cells are made from poly-peptides of amino acids.

• Provides bone growth of protein collagen and strengthens bones. Poor digestion has been shown to cause osteoporosis and degenerative bone disease.

• Provides all of the amino acids required to heal and grow ligaments, tendons, joints, muscles, intestinal tract, heart muscle and all other organs of the body.

• Prevents hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) symptoms in people with hypoglycemia or diabetes.

• Glutamine. Glutamine is the most important supplement for IBD. It heals the intestinal tract, especially the small intestine. Colon problems are caused by undigested food passing from the small intestine into the large intestine, the colon. Take 1 rounded teaspoon (8 gm) of glutamine several times throughout the day mixed in any liquid up to 24 gm daily if desired. Glutamine is an amazing amino acid in that it can be used by the brain as a substitute fuel in place of glucose and ketone bodies. Therefore, glutamine is very important for those who may be hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) or diabetic when on a low-carbohydrate diet such as this. Diabetics and those with other health issues should consult a doctor who is supportive of the low-carbohydrate diet approach to health. Refrigerate whey protein powder, and discard if it is old. L-Glutamine Amino Acid.

  "Even without a leaky gut an impaired gut can cause digestive disturbances, bowel problems, yeast infections, ulcers, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease. People who use glutamine virtually ensure superior health of their gut lining. In fact, when it was first discovered, glutamine used to be called "intestinal permeability factor." Glutamine is the chief source of energy for the cells of the gut lining. Most glutamine in the diet is metabolized by the intestines where it maintains the structural integrity of the intestinal lining, supporting its quick turnover."

  "Those who use non-steroidal anti-inflammatories or antibiotics may have a special need for supplemental glutamine. Both can damage the gut lining and set up gastrointestinal disturbances or leaky gut syndrome. Fortunately, sufficient glutamine can undo the damage caused by antibiotics or NSAIDs, maintaining permeability at a healthy level. For those with any disturbance of the gut the soothing effects of glutamine taken as powder dissolved in water makes itself known quite soon after ingestion."
  Bodybuilding.com Presents: Intensity Magazine - Glutamine - Miracle Supplement.
  Role of L-glutamine in critical illness: new insights.
  Effects of oral supplement of L-glutamine on diverted colon wall.

• R. O. Water. Drink generous amounts of room temperature or warmer reverse osmosis with UV lamp (R.O.) water throughout the day. Do not drink ice water. Do not drink "natural spring mineral" water because the mineral content can be very unbalanced. The mineral program in this diet will restore all necessary minerals to the body in the correct ratios. Peppermint tea and peppermint aromatic oils (carminatives) can relax smooth muscle and relieve pain caused by cramps in some people. Enteric-coated peppermint oil capsules are also recommended. Hot chamomile tea without any sweetener after a meal is very settling to the stomach.

• Candida Restriction, Drugs and Herbs. This "Starting Diet" is already an anti-candida diet. Do not violate the food restrictions for any reasons whether you have candida or not. Those with a Candidiasis infection should always avoid fermented foods such as soy sauce, cheese, beer, alcohol, vinegar, sauerkraut and pickles as well as mushrooms and sugar alcohols. These would normally be considered acceptable low-carbohydrate foods. Helpful anti-candida, anti-fungal prescription drugs are Nystatin, Nizoral (Azole), Sporanox (Itraconazole), and Diflucan (Fluconazole), but some strains of candida may be resistant. Herbal products which help should be taken before resorting to these prescription drugs. Take olive leaf extract one capsule per day increasing to three, oil of oregano enteric coated softgel capsules for time release equal to one drop per day and increase to one drop per meal (use with caution as it may cause sudden candida die-off and diarrhea). Or take NOW Candida Clear with Pau D'Arco, Oregano Oil, Black Walnut and Caprylic Acid. Other herbal products are barberry, golden seal and Oregon grape root. The diet, probiotics, vitamins and minerals should be started first.

• Nasal and Sinus Treatment. Chronic congestion of sinuses and nasal passages can be a bacteria infection that should be treated with antibiotics, but this is generally a misdiagnosis. The symptoms may be from a yeast or fungus infection that causes itching and excess mucus. The fungus is attracted to the moist environment. Treatment is easy because fungi are quickly killed by sodium bicarbonate (common baking soda). A home remedy is more effective than commercial products. Simply obtain a 1 oz. plastic nasal rinse or squirt bottle. Mix 1/4 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate with reverse osmosis water in the bottle. The water should have been boiled and cooled first to prevent bacteria growth. Place a small wad of paper towel in each nasal passage. Lay on the back and squirt or drip the mixture generously into each passage to soak the paper. Care must be taken to not sniff the paper farther into the nose or into the lungs. Leave the soaked paper towel in place for 5 minutes or more. Blow the nose to discharge the paper. The treatment should be done twice a day for 5 days. The sodium bicarbonate may sting slightly at the back of the nasal passage, but it should quickly go away. Reduce the concentration if the stinging is uncomfortable. This is a mild treatment, but it is very effective.

• Vitamins. Start a vitamin, mineral and supplement program cautiously, and minimize all products which contain any form of carbohydrate such as sugar, yeast, rice flour, etc. The following is a list of recommended vitamin and mineral supplements and the function for each. Links to toxicity information are provided, but this program will not cause any vitamin or mineral toxicity problem. Vitamins, minerals and supplements should be taken to optimize one's health. Just meeting the minimum daily requirement is missing optimum health by a mile. Minimize supplement brands that contain sugars or starches. Magnesium is also important to prevent high blood pressure, heart disease, heart palpitations, diabetes, asthma, chronic bronchitis, migraine headaches, muscle cramps, premenstrual syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, depression and other psychiatric disorders. Excess calcium in the diet can deplete magnesium. Most people are deficient in magnesium. Magnesium is also very important for healthy bones but is often overlooked. People with irritable bowel diseases are predisposed to osteoporosis and degenerative disk disease because vitamins and minerals may not be properly absorbed. Be sure to take all the other minerals and vitamins.
  My personal vitamin, mineral and supplement program by Kent R. Rieske.
  Osteoporosis, Bone Loss, Hip Fractures and Degenerative Disk Disease.
  
  Glutamine: The Essential "Non-Essential" Amino Acid.

  "Specifically, glutamine is utilized as a source of energy and for nucleotide synthesis by all rapidly dividing cells, such as the cells of the intestinal lining and certain immune cells (thymocytes, lymphocytes and macrophages). Without sufficient glutamine, the intestines atrophy and the immune function breaks down."

  Pantethine: The Anti-Inflammatory Vitamin.

Pantethine or Pantothenic Acid is anti-inflammatory in the treatment of intestinal diseases and heart disease and does not have the side effects common with prednisone. Pantethine converts into the all-important enzyme called "coenzyme A." Coenzyme A is one of the few substances in the body directly involved in the metabolism of all three main food components - protein, fat, and carbohydrates. Higher levels of the pantethine vitamin supplement are not toxic. A daily 900 mg dose spaced throughout the day has been recommended by Dr. Robert C. Atkins.

Glutamine, has been shown to be especially helpful in treating bowel diseases.
Multi-Vitamin and Minerals, w/o iron for men and postmenopausal women.
B-50 Complex w/o iron for proper body metabolic processes.
Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate (P-5-P), activated coenzyme form of B-6. Prevents strokes.
Calcium & magnesium complex for bones for building strong bones.
Magnesium, essential for strong bones, proper heartbeat and nerve transmission.
Silicon or Silica, builds strong bones, cartilage, joints and blood vessels.
Chromium GTF, blood sugar control, weight, diabetes and heart disease.
Boron helps to maintaining strong bones. Assists calcium and magnesium metabolism.
Biotin, releases energy from foods. Plays a role in metabolism of amino acids.
Betacarotenoids, converted by the body to vitamin A as needed.
Selenium, vital antioxidant to inhibit the oxidation of lipids (fats).
Vitamin C, Ester, antioxidant fights colds, infections, allergies and disease.
Vitamin B-12, prevention of macular degeneration and Alzheimer's Disease.
Vitamin D, required for strong bones and cancer prevention. Avoid overdose.
Vitamin E, antioxidant and heart acts to protect cells from heavy metals.
Vitamin K, needed for proper blood clotting.
Pantethine, anti-inflammatory for intestinal diseases and heart disease.
Choline & Inositol Vitamins for liver, depression and diabetes.
Octacosonol, endurance, stamina, and increases oxygen.
Alpha Lipoic Acid, liver & coenzyme. Very important anti-oxidant.
CoEnzyme Q10, heart, cancer and immune system, required by every cell.
Cod Liver Oil, DHA and EPA omega-3, skin, cells, heart and blood vessels.
Borage Oil for gamma-linolenic acid, GLA.
Betaine Hydrochloride, protein digestion.
Folic Acid, metabolism of fats, amino acids, DNA and RNA.
Lutein complex, prevention of macular degeneration.
Kelp for iodine, proper functioning of the thyroid gland.
Zinc, component of insulin; required for blood sugar control. Needed for healing.
MSM, methyl sulfonyl methane, treats muscle spasms, tendonitis, yeast infections.
Taurine, required for the heart and eyes. Reduces blood pressure and water retention.
Glutamine, building tissue, heart valves, intestines and brain fuel.
Lysine, suppresses herpes, reduces cataracts, transports calcium to the bones.
DHEA, prevents the formation of autoimmune antibodies.

Vitamin and Mineral Dosages

Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution: Nature's Answer To Drugs is the best book for determining the correct vitamin and mineral dosage for therapeutic (disease curing) effect, excessive dosage amounts and normal recommendations. Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution discussing the vital function of vitamins and nutritional supplements and then provides a list of diseases and complaints that the supplements can help cure or alleviate.

• Keep a Log of Your Healing Progress. Get a note book and record exactly how you feel each day at the same time. List the food eaten each day. Generally, one dismisses their improvements when they occur slowly and discontinues a treatment when progress is being made. Bowel diseases heal very slowly.

• Low-Blood Sugar Symptoms. A low-carbohydrate diet will reveal other health problems such as hypoglycemia or diabetes by low-blood sugar symptoms such as headache, dizziness, blurred vision, difficulty concentrating, etc. Mix 1/2 teaspoons of glutamine in a glass of water or unsweetened tomato juice to relieve the systems. Snack on fatty meat to prevent the low-blood sugar hypoglycemia symptoms. Don't go hungry. See your doctor if symptoms persist or are moderate to severe.

• Fiber. Do not take fiber supplements. Do not take psyllium seed husk which is very abrasive to the digestive system. Do not take fructooligosaccharides (FOS) fiber supplements because it consists of long chains of fructose units. Do not eat wheat bran or rice bran. Fiber is a bad dude. Dietary fiber may not be digestible by the healthy individual, but it certainly is digestible by pathogenic gut bacteria and yeasts. Fiber is the perfect time-release food for bad gut bugs and one of the worst things a person can eat for good health, contrary to professional medical advice. These bacteria and yeasts ferment the fiber to produce alcohol, acetaldehyde, lactic acid, acetic acid and a host of other toxic chemicals when they break down the fiber. Intestinal gas, flatulence, is a sure sign fiber and/or sugars are being fermented. The vegetarian concept of turning the gut into a fermentation tube is ridiculous. Avoid all whole grains, brown rice, fruit and dried beans as they are high in both fiber and complex carbohydrates, a double blow to the digestive system. The reason many gastroenterologist recommend a high fiber diet is based on the faulty logic of Dr. Dennis Burkitt, a British surgeon working in Africa more than half a century ago. Dr. Burkitt's theory that barley bread prevented irritable bowel disorders has failed. The Africans were simply showing the benefits of not eating fruit and refined carbohydrates like sugar and flour. Fiber not only does not prevent or cure irritable bowel diseases but actually makes them worse. Studies of many other primitive societies have proven very low-fiber diets prevent intestinal diseases and cancer as proven by Weston A. Price, DDS in his book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration and arctic explorers Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Karsten Anderson during many years of living with the Eskimos.
  Scientific Proof Fiber in the Diet is Unhealthy.
  Eskimos Prove An All Meat Diet Provides Excellent Health.

• Constipation. Constipation or a sluggish fullness can result because the digestive system is not accustomed to a healthy diet. The common advise that a person should have one or several bowel movements each day is a myth. Skipping one or even two days without a bowel movement is normal. Constipation can be prevented by taking the probiotics listed above and extra magnesium. Magnesium is a natural and safe laxative when taken in excess. People are commonly magnesium deficient so this magnesium supplement is highly recommended. Take one Magnesium Glycinate 400 200 mg three times a day with a meal. Break the magnesium glycinate in half. Take one half about one-quarter of the way through the meal and the other half at the three-quarter point to help distribute the magnesium.

• Perfect Poop. The quality of the stool is a perfect gauges of digestive health. Characteristics may be a better word because we normally don't use the word quality when discussing feces. Perfect poop produced by proper digestion will be medium brown in color and sink in the bowl. The stool will retain shape and not disintegrate into fragments. The volume could be considerable and medium diameter. The water in the toilet bowl will be relatively clear, not cloudy. There will be very little or no odor, certainly not causing an offensively smelly bathroom. Flatulence (intestinal gas) during the day will be infrequent with very little or no odor. A floating stool could indicate entrained gases from pathogenic bacteria or yeast, or the improper digestion of fats. However, undigested fats in the stool do not cause any problems whatsoever. Pancreatic enzymes can also cause more gas to be entrained in the stool causing it to float. This is not a problem. Red color in the stool indicates blood is being released near the end of the colon or rectum. Black color indicates blood is being released further up in the digestive tract. Gray, yellow or green colors indicate severe digestion problems continue. Most people accept digestion as being OK when the stool is anyplace between raging diarrhea and chronic constipation. This is not true. "Pencil poop" indicates the colon is constricted from inflammation. This diet program will produce proper digestion as can be rated according to the quality of the stool. Constipation and diarrhea will be relieved.

• Weight Loss. This diet will help overweight persons to lose weight. If weight loss is desired the serving size should be a piece of meat the size of the palm of your hand for each meal. Fatty cuts are OK but avoid excessive fats to hold the calories down. Chicken thighs are great but don't eat the skin. Don't buy the dry, lean cuts like breast meat. Saturated fats are very healthy and heals the body, but you must place a restriction on your calorie intake as well as your carbohydrates. Be moderate on the fats. Use very little butter on your vegetates or none at all. Avoid all dressings with fat. Don't eat fatty snacks between meals like cheese. Snack on low-carb vegetables only.

• Weight Gain. If weight gain is desired simply increase the fat by using butter generously on the acceptable cooked vegetable list. Buy extra fatty meats and eat all the fat. Eat the skin on chicken and salmon. Eat a lot of hard cheeses. Underweight persons should never go hungry and eat additional amounts of the acceptable foods to maintain weight or gain as desired. This diet easily produces weight gain by underweight individuals.

• Prescription Drugs. Also ask your doctor about prescription drugs, Asacol (Mesalamine), Pentasa, Olsalazine and the new drug Colazal. They are helpful, not a cure, and are well tolerated with very few side effects. However, they can cause colon and rectum cramps, pain and hemorrhoids. Asacol is a time-release tablet which releases mesalamine in the colon. Pentasa is a mesalamine formulation encapsulated in ethylcellulose microgranules that provide timed release of drug much more proximally in the small bowel. Clinical trials have shown that Olsalazine, a mesalamine dimer, is effective in treating mild-to-moderate colitis and maintaining its remission. Olsalazine depends on an azo-bond to prevent proximal absorption of the mesalamine and to keep it in the intestinal lumen until the azo-bond is hydrolyzed and active mesalamine released by the enzymatic action of bacterial flora in the lower ileum and colon. Bacterial cleavage of the compound releases twice the quantity of mesalamine without any sulfonamide. The new mesalamine analogs have been shown to be effective in treatment of mild or moderately active disease and in maintenance of remission. Olsalazine is given in divided doses of 1.5 to 3.0 g/day; Asacol, 2.4 to 4.8 g/day; and Pentasa, 1.5 to 4.0 g/day.
  Ulcerative Colitis and a review of prescription drugs.
  NuLYTELY by Braintree Labs: Bowel Cleansing for Colonoscopy.

• Exercise. Light or moderate exercise is recommended, but avoid intense exercise because it excites the immune system. People with an autoimmune disease like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, Sjogren's dry eye syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome and several dozen other diseases should not jog, hike aggressively, run marathons or participate in competition endurance races. These kinds of activities will most certainly cause the participant to have a major flare in their autoimmune disease.
  Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus and Autoimmune Diet Program.
  Top Ten Exercise Health Myths About Running, Jogging, Biking, Marathons and Triathlons.

• Energy Level. This diet can result in a lower energy level. Weakness can be common because your body is not accustomed to burning fat for energy. A typical experience is to have leg weakness and a little pain when beginning to hike stairs or a mountain as the muscles are depleted of glycogen. This can be relieved by eating one tablespoon of refined coconut oil one-half hour before exercise. This is good for weight gain but is negative for those desiring to lose weight. Just keep going and ignore the weakness the best you can. Suddenly, fat burning will kick in and up the mountain you will go. Weakness is typical of people who have been on a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet where the body is not accustomed to burning fat for energy. Marathon runners experience this switch-over which they call "hitting the wall." Exercising after breakfast is the best way to kick-start the metabolism for the day. The low-carbohydrate diet reduces the body's metabolism which is a good indicator of longevity. A high metabolism simply wears out cells faster, causes disease and shortens one's life. Take at least 100 mg of CoEnzyme Q10 per day to increase energy production in the cells. Magnesium is also required as described above.

• Carbohydrate Addiction. Carbohydrates are highly addictive and many people have lived their entire life with an insulin rush from excessive glucose intake. Insulin is the body's most powerful hormone and makes resisting carbohydrates extremely difficult. Many would rather be sick than give up their fruit with the high levels of fructose, the second most addictive carbohydrate. Other diets falsely claim nuts, fruit, honey and yogurt are acceptable food for the IBD suffer and are instantly accepted by the carb-addict only to struggle over and over with repeated flare-ups of their disease symptoms. Carbohydrates are the cause for IBD, not the cure. There are no healthy carbohydrates for the IBD suffer. To be healthy one must break these addictions.

• Candida Restrictions. Avoid yeast, vinegar, mushrooms, cheese and fermented products including Miso for an anti-candida diet. These may be included in the diet for those IBD sufferers without a candida or other yeast infection. However, these should still be excluded for those on the IBD "Starting Diet" because candida yeast infections can be difficult to detect, but may be present.

Candida Yeast & IBS Message Board on LowCarber Forum.

Foods We Should Eat

• Red Meat. Eat red meat and natural fats including saturated animal fats. A new study shows fresh red meat has no connection with colon cancer, but manufactured meat products do increase colon cancer. A high-protein diet boosts healthy antioxidant levels, while low-protein diets induce oxidative stress. Avoid label listing "natural flavors." These additives could contains sugar and MSG, a nerve toxin that makes cancers incurable.
  Myths, Distortions and Lies About Beef.
  High Protein Diet Found Beneficial.
  Study Links Processed Meat to Cancer.
  Animal-Rights Terrorists Strike Again?

• Meat, Fish & Fowl. Eat beef, lamb, pork, fish, seafood, fowl and wild game of any kind. Do not cut off any of the fat --- eat it all. Do not skin chicken, duck or other fowl and eat all of the skin. Eat cold water fish such as salmon which are high in omega-3 essential fatty acids. Eat some protein and fat at every meal.
  Increased Protein Intake Stimulates Muscle Protein Synthesis.

• Fried Pork Rinds. Fried pork skins are deep fried in their own fat and sold as fried pork rinds. They would be considered an awesome snack food except for the fact that the raw skins are heavily salted to prevent the growth of bacteria during shipping, handling and storage prior to cooking. The unhealthy salt is heavily concentrated in the cooked rinds. Some of the salt can be removed by dunking or rinsing in hot water and eaten quickly before they get soggy, but a lot of unhealthy salt remains. Eat them in moderation, and completely avoid them if you have high blood pressure.

• Saturated Fat. Eat fat including saturated fat. The North American Indians ate pemmican, a mixture of dried, crushed and shredded meat mixed 50/50 with the animal fat, yielding a food product that provided 70% of its calories from fat. Dried berries were sometimes added. This mixture would keep for many years. Eskimos lived all winter on nothing but caribou meat. They prepared a mixture using 80% fat and 20% caribou meat. Explorers Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Karsten Anderson found their health to be excellent. "Strong Medicine" by Dr. Blake F. Donaldson, MD. A book about the Inuit-style meat-only Eskimo diet.

• Eggs. Eggs are highly recommended as the perfect food.

• Coconut Oil. Fry in coconut oil or butter and use both generously in recipes.
  The Weston A. Price Foundation - Know Your Fats.

• Vegetables. Click on the name to see a picture. Eat well-done, boiled, or steamed asparagus, eggplant, green or yellow string beans, red tomatoes, spinach, celery, peppers or green or yellow zucchini squash only. Red, gold and yellow peppers may be better than the standard green peppers. These must be well cooked. They are good in a stir fry with refined coconut oil. Make a nice lunch or dinner by adding cubed precooked meat or leftover meat to stir fried vegetables. Some cabbage is OK if well cooked. Try pressure cooking cabbage with green beans. Avoid the cabbage if it produces gas. Ripe avocados are acceptable with caution. Raw vegetables are not tolerated by the digestive system because of the fiber. Cooking reduces the fiber content. Do not drink raw vegetable juices. Canned 100% tomato juice is acceptable in moderation. Vegetables are of a minor importance and those listed here should also be viewed with suspicion. Avoid any vegetable that gives an adverse reaction such as cramps, pains or intestinal gas. Avoid all seasonings. Avoid large servings of vegetables. This diet is primarily meat, fish and fowl with the natural fats.

• Avocados. Eat avocados fresh or as a dip for vegetables. Avoid prepared dip with additives.

• Cheese. Hard cheeses are acceptable for those without a candida yeast infection. Eat only hard cheeses which list no more than 1g of carbohydrates on the nutritional label. Low-salt Swiss cheese is a very good choice that can be eaten without limit. Avoid eating high-sodium cheese with sodium content above 200mg per serving, especially for those with hypertension (high blood pressure). The book, Cheese Primer by Steven Jenkins, is the best reference for a good education about cheeses. Avoid low-fat, low-cholesterol cheese, but part-skim milk cheese is acceptable. Do not eat cream cheese, cottage cheese, soft cheese spreads, dry curd cottage cheese (DCCC) or Farmer's cheese. Some good cheeses are made from sheep's milk and goat's milk, but goat's milk cheese offers nothing special or better than cow's milk cheese.  Blue-veined mold cheeses may promote candida more than other types and should be limited. Do not drink or cook with kefir milk, a fermented liquid product made with active yeasts and bacteria from grains and goat or sheep milk. Do not eat kefir yogurt.

• Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Supplement with omega-3 essential fatty acids by taking Carlson's Lemon Flavored Cod Liver Oil. Start with one tablespoon twice a day. Avoid flax seed oil, because it contains more inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids than essential omega-3 fatty acids. Flax is a poor source of omega-3 fatty acids. The body must convert the shorter ALA fatty acid found in flax seed oil in to EPA and DHA fatty acids before you will receive major benefits, something most of us don't do well. The following links are to studies which should be read.
  Fish oil fatty acid supplementation in active ulcerative colitis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study.
  Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and inflammatory mediator production.
  Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases.
  n-3 fatty acids and the immune system in autoimmunity.
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids, inflammation, and immunity.
  Dietary modification of inflammation with lipids.
  The Protein Power Lifeplan.
  Cod Liver Oil: The Number One Superfood.

• Borage Oil. Supplement with omega-6 gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) by taking one borage oil capsule per day. The body cannot produce essential fatty acids - you must get them from the food you eat. Your body uses GLA and omega-3 fatty acids to make E1 series prostaglandins that help reduce inflammation, aid digestion and help regulate your metabolism. Avoid all other omega-6 vegetable oils as found in nuts, seeds and grains.

• Vitamins and Minerals. Supplement with a complete vitamin, mineral, enzyme, probiotic and amino acid program shown in the link below. Avoid extra vitamin D supplementation. The cod liver oil has about 500 IU of vitamin D per teaspoon. Don't be concerned about vitamin D toxicity as incorrectly claimed  "Even without careful attention to the type of vitamin D being used, a recent expert review on vitamin D was unable to find any published evidence of vitamin D toxicity in adults from an intake of 10,000 IU per day that was verified by the blood 25(OH)D concentration."
  My personal vitamin, mineral and supplement program by Kent R. Rieske.

• Reverse Osmosis Water. Install a reverse osmosis with UV lamp water system with ultraviolet (UV) lamp for all drinking and cooking. The UV lamp kills all viruses and bacteria. Avoid domestic water which contains chlorine and fluorine. Avoid mineral, natural or spring water sold in stores as many contain undesirable minerals and contaminants. Some have been pulled from the shelves because of these contaminants.

• Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks. Weak regular coffee and black tea are acceptable. Several cups of regular black coffee a day are perfectly acceptable to most people. Don't drink decaf coffee or decaf black tea due to the toxic chemicals used to remove the caffeine. Peppermint tea is preferred. A small amount of lemon or lime juice squeezed from a small wedge of fresh lemon or lime can be added to water or tea. Ginger root tea is great. Cut a piece about the size of the small finger-tip from fresh ginger root. Remove the skin. Chop and squeeze with a garlic press. Put the juice and pulp in a cup, French press or tea ball and add boiling water for two minutes. Strain out the pulp. Ginger has a spicy flavor and is very soothing to the tummy and digestive tract. Diet sodas containing aspartame and/or Splenda and regular sodas are absolutely forbidden. Do not drink apple cider vinegar, because the health claims are unfounded. The malic and acetic acids in apple cider vinegar can burn the throat and promotes bacterial vaginosis.

• Beware of Bacteria Contaminated Coffee. Many coffee shops and restaurants us a fresh brewed coffee dispenser that contaminates the coffee with pathogenic bacteria. These bad bacteria upset healthy digestion without the consumer discovering the source of their food poisoning. The worst type of dispenser can be recognized as an insulated tank with a pump on the top. The internal parts of the pump are rubber or plastic diaphragms and tubes that cannot be cleaned. Most coffee shops and restaurants make no attempt to clean the pump mechanism. Rubber and plastic parts easily harbor bad bacteria that continue to multiply. The coffee in the pump also cools easily. The temperature of the hot coffee is not high enough to sterilize the parts. The best coffee dispenser is the type with a spherical clear glass pot that is very easy to clean and inspect. The coffee filter mechanism should be a stainless steel cone that is also easy to clean. Ask your coffee shop or restaurant about their coffee brewing and dispensing system. Inspect the clear glass serving pots for cleanliness. Don't drink coffee that is brewed and dispensed from a poorly designed system.

• Coconut. Eat and cook with refined or virgin coconut oil, and eat unsweetened, shredded coconut. Try both together at the same time for a taste treat. Do not eat processed coconut flour because it is the concentrated bad portion of coconut consisting of fiber and carbohydrates.
  Health and Nutritional Benefits from Coconut Oil.
  Thailand - The Land of the Coconut.
  Coconut Oil is the Healthiest Oil on Earth.

• Nuts and Seeds. Avoid most nuts and seeds, because they contain high levels of omega-6 fatty acids described below. Hazel nuts (filberts), macadamia nuts and pine nuts (pinion, pinon, pinyon or pignolia) are a great snack with the lowest amount of omega-6 fats. Limit quantities to test for a reaction. All other nuts and seeds are forbidden. All species of nuts are not healthy as many claim.

• Candida Restrictions. Avoid yeast, vinegar, mushrooms, cheese and fermented products including Miso for an anti-candida diet. These may be included in the diet for those IBD sufferers without a candida or other yeast infection. However, these should still be excluded for those on the IBD "Starting Diet" because candida yeast infections can be difficult to detect, but may be present.

Foods That Are Absolutely Forbidden

• Detox Diet Plans. Never participate in any of the popular detox diet programs. All of these programs recommend many foods that are very harmful to people with food-caused autoimmune diseases. These plans typically forbid eating the healthy foods listed here. Detox diet plans are always low-fat which means they are high in harmful carbohydrates. The "detox" concept is a fraud and a scam. The body does not build up toxin except in cases of rare trace metals such as mercury or lead. The detox diet programs will not remove poisonous metals from the body. A standard scientific laboratory should be used to test for mercury or lead poisoning. Most alternative medicine tests for toxins and food allergies are a scam as well. Detox diet plans also run the risk of causing leaky gut syndrome, the major cause of autoimmune diseases. Leaky Gut Syndrome.

• Sugar and Sweets. Do not eat sugar in any form. Sugar raises the level of free-radicals and blood insulin which causes heart disease and diabetes. Do not eat corn syrup, fructose, honey, sucrose, maltodextrin, dextrose, molasses, rice milk, soy milk, grape juice, fruit juice, brown rice syrup, maple syrup, date sugar, cane sugar, corn sugar, beet sugar, succanat or lactose. Do not eat candy, cookies, ice cream, cakes, dates, crackers, soft drinks or yogurt which are all high in carbohydrates. Diabetes, heart disease and cancer could best be described as CARBOHYDRATE ADDICTS SYNDROME.
  78 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health.

• Sugar Alcohols. Many of the "sugar free" sweeteners are classified as a sugar alcohol. Sugar alcohols affect the blood glucose levels less dramatically than regular table sugar, but they quickly add up to too many carbohydrates. They contain a little more than one half the amount of carbohydrates as an equal amount of table sugar. Common sugar alcohols are mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, maltitol, maltitol syrup, galactitol, erythritol, inositol, ribitol, dithioerythritol, dithiothreitol, and glycerol, as well as hydrogenated starch hydrolysates that are found naturally in fruit. These sugar alcohols generally have unpleasant side effects such as abdominal discomfort and bloating. They also have a laxative effect.

• Processed Meats. Do not eat processed meats such as sausage, hot dogs, ham, deli meats, injected turkey and injected chicken due to the added chemicals and sugar and salt content.
  Study Links Processed Meat to Cancer, not Red Meat.

• Starchy Vegetables. Limit carbohydrates in all forms except low-starch vegetables. Avoid those starchy vegetables that grow below the ground such as potatoes, yams, turnips, beets, radishes and carrots. Avoid pumpkin and winter squash. Never eat lettuce.
  Study Find That Dietary Fiber Does Not Lower the Risk of Colorectal Cancer. PDF file.

• Fruit and Fruit Juices. Do not eat any fruit of any kind because of the sugar, and do not drink fruit juices. Fructose ( fruit sugar) has been linked to insulin resistance, the primary cause of diabetes. Fruit promotes the growth of pathogenic intestinal bacteria, candida yeast and fungi. Do not drink apple cider vinegar, because the health claims are unfounded. The malic and acetic acids in apple cider vinegar can burn the throat and promotes bacterial vaginosis (bacteria overgrowth a woman's vagina).

• Margarine and Trans Fats. Do not eat margarine, commercial mayonnaise or any product that contains hydrogenated oils (trans fats).
  US Panel Says No Amount of Trans Fat Is Safe.

• Omega-6 Fatty Acids. Strictly avoid omega-6 polyunsaturated vegetable, seed or grain oils made from corn, soybean, canola, safflower, sunflower, cottonseed, almond, apricot, grapeseed, peanut, poppyseed, rice bran, sesame, teaseed, tomato seed, walnut, and wheat germ. Do not take any omega-6 oils such as flaxseed or primrose oil. The omega-6 oils cancel the benefits of the good omega-3 fat. One beneficial omega-6 fatty acid is gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) that can be obtained by supplementation with borage oil. Solid scientific research shows omega-6 fatty acids are highly inflammatory and should never be eaten by anyone with bowel disease, heart disease, arthritis or any other autoimmune disease. Healthy people should seriously limit these omega-6 fatty acids. Dr. Robert C. Atkins' in his book, "Age-Defying Diet Revolution" and Dr. Michael Eades in his book, "Protein Power Lifeplan" both have long sections describing the unhealthy effect of these oils.
  Secrets of the Edible Oil Industry.

• Milk. Do not drink cow's milk. Lactose in cow's milk is one of the most allergenic foods, and the symptoms are commonly described as lactose intolerance. Milk does not prevent osteoporosis. Do not drink goat's milk, rice milk, soy milk, lactaid milk, acidophilus milk, almond milk or nut milks of any kind. Do not drink or cook with kefir milk, a fermented liquid product made with active yeasts and bacteria from grains and goat or sheep milk. Do not eat kefir yogurt. "Likewise, higher intakes of total dietary calcium or calcium from dairy foods were not associated with decreased risk of hip or forearm fracture."
  Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis in Milk Linked to Crohn's Disease.
  Milk, Dietary Calcium, and Bone Fractures in Women: A 12-Year Prospective Study.
  Preventing Osteoporosis, Bone Loss and Hip Fractures.

• Heavy Whipping Cream. Do not use cream or heavy whipping cream, because it has an unacceptable level of lactose called buttermilk after separation from the fats. Commercial heavy whipping cream also has thickening additives such as carrageenan, which may be associated with the promotion of malignancy and inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract and may cause cancer.

• Pre-Whipped Cream and Toppings. Do not eat pre-whipped cream or low-fat, non-dairy whipped cream because they contain sugar and/or trans fats. See the list of typical store foods containing heart-clogging trans fats.

• Yogurt. The acidophilus in yogurt is simply killed by stomach acid and does not provide the desirable probiotics for the intestinal tract. The lactose in yogurt feeds candida yeast and pathogenic bacteria. All yogurt is BAD food. Goat's milk yogurt is also BAD food.

• Soy Products. Do not eat any soy products. Fermented foods are not acceptable for those with yeast overgrowth infections. Do not use soy protein powders, but whey protein powders are acceptable. Soy protein is missing several of the amino acids, one of which is classified as an essential. Do not eat soy protein chips or cereals. Tofu made from soybeans has been shown to shrink the brain and cause cognitive impairment (brain fog).
  Soy Online Service Home Page.
  The Weston A. Price Foundation - Soy Alert!
  The Third International Soy Symposium - Tragedy and Hype.

• Wheat, Corn and Other Grains. Do not eat any wheat products or other grains such as corn, oats, rye, rice, barley, millet, kamut or spelt. Corn is missing three of the essential amino acids necessary for good health. Grains are a poor source of protein. Do not eat any breads or other flour products. Grains are the most allergenic of all foods. Multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis are rare in populations where no grain products are consumed. The Paleolithic (hunter-gatherer) diet is an example.
  BBC News | HEALTH | Bread and crisps in cancer risk scare.
  Health.Telegraph.co.uk - Chips Bread & Cereals Cause Cancer.
  Grain gluten can cause osteoporosis, Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
  Dangerous Grains book by James Braly and Ron Hoggan.

• Packaged Foods and Snacks. Do not eat breakfast cereals, pancakes, waffles, bread, biscuits, tortillas, taco shells, bagels, pasta, noodles, corn chips, pop corn, croutons, spreads, dressings, desserts, soups, soy snacks, rice snacks, candy, cakes or pastries, because they usually contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, omega-6 fatty acids, MSG, chemical thickeners, colorings, and preservatives, and they are all very high in carbohydrates.

• Potatoes and Yams. Do not eat any potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, French fries or potato chips. French fries are not only very high in unhealthy carbohydrates, but they're generally cooked in hydrogenated soybean oil or other rancid vegetable oils that are known to generate cancer-causing chemicals at high temperatures and are high in inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. Always fry in coconut oil or butter.

• Bananas and Citrus. Do not eat bananas, oranges or grapefruits as they are very high in carbohydrates.

• Legumes. Do not eat beans and legumes because of their high carbohydrate levels. Limit peanuts as they are a legume and contain a very unhealthy fat.

• Bad Cheeses. Do not eat soft, dark orange cheeses such as Cheez Whiz that are made from partially hydrogenated oils (trans fats). Avoid processed cheese food such as Velveeta and American cheese that contain corn oil instead of butterfat. Do not eat cream cheese or cottage cheese since they contain lactose and other sugars. Contrary to popular belief, cottage cheese has been proven to be a cause of bone loss and osteoporosis.
  Preventing Osteoporosis, Bone Loss and Hip Fractures.

• Smoking. Stop smoking, but stop eating sugar first. Sugar will destroy your health faster than smoking.

• Low-Fat Products. Do not eat any product labeled "low-fat."

• Hydrogenated Oils. Do not eat anything containing hydrogenated oils, called "trans fats." Read every label.

• Low-Cholesterol Products. Do not eat any product labeled "low-cholesterol."

• Carbohydrates. Avoid carbohydrates from all sources except low-starch vegetables.

• Starch Blockers. Do not take starch-blocker supplements or drugs; they promote fermentation of the starch in the colon by yeast. The undigested starch also provides a high-energy food source for pathogenic bacteria and toxin-producing fungi.

• MSG. Avoid monosodium glutamate (MSG) and the dozens of flavors and seasonings which have deceptively hidden the MSG glutamic acid ingredient.
  MSG Dangers and Deceptions.

• Carrageenan. Avoid carrageenan, a gum extracted from red seaweed and used as a fat substitute to thicken many food products. Unfortunately carrageenan is used in many otherwise acceptable low-carbohydrate foods such as processed meats and heavy whipping cream. Carrageenan may be associated with the promotion of malignancy and inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract and may cause cancer.

• Fast Food Restaurants. Avoid fast food hamburgers, because many are "bulked-up" with 25% soy protein and/or cooked in trans fats or polyunsaturated fats. Burgers that are labeled as 100% beef and cooked by grilling are the best. Avoid French fries as well, because the frying oils are either trans fats, polyunsaturated fats or fat which has become rancid from overuse. Grilled chicken breast is an acceptable choice. Don't eat the bun. Don't eat anything coated or any deep fried foods.

• Restaurant Buffalo Chicken Wings. Restaurants ruin most of the good foods they touch. Chicken wings are a good example of an awesome food that is destroyed by the unhealthy cooking methods of deep frying in trans fats or unhealthy omega-6 polyunsaturated fats such as soybean, corn, safflower or peanut oil. These fats easily become rancid, which makes them even more unhealthy. Baked chicken, fish and red meat are OK if they are not heavily salted or treated with tenderizers such as MSG. You can ask the restaurant, but they may lie.

• Safety of Plastics. Avoid those plastics for use as food containers that have been shown to release harmful chemicals into the food or water that is stored in the containers. The containers should have a triangle mark on the bottom with a number. Numbers 1,2, 4 and 5 are least harmful. Avoid all others. Glass, ceramic, stainless steel and cast iron are more acceptable containers for food.
  Safety Rating of Various Plastics Used in Food Containers.

• Microwave Ovens. Avoid the use of microwave ovens except for heating plain water. Microwave energy destroys enzymes and vitamins. It also breaks weak molecules into undesirable elements. The energy can cause the unhealthy cross linking between molecules. Microwaving starches such as potatoes and other carbohydrates such as bread creates high levels of acrylamide, a chemical proven to cause cancer in laboratory animal tests.
  Cancer Risk In Microwaved Food.

• Soap, Shampoo, Body Cream, Powder and Oils. Use facial make-up, body creams, lotions, oils and body powder sparingly. Do not use those containing wheat protein, sugars, fruit juices or omega-6 fatty acids as found in vegetable, nut and seed oils. Coconut oil, cocoa butter, palm oil, olive oil, fish oils and natural animal fats are acceptable but are still prone to being rancid. The term "natural" does not necessarily indicate that the product is acceptable. Products with natural soybean oil, safflower oil and other seed oils are absolutely dreadful oils because they are highly inflammatory. Use make-up sparingly. The following are some acceptable products.

• Hair Shampoo: Shikai Everyday Shampoo (Other brands that do not contain sodium lauel/laureth sulfates and have all natural ingredients). A second possible product is Cal Ben Shampoo and Conditioner.

• Hair Conditioner: Shikai Everyday Conditioner or any other brand. They generally do not contain offensive ingredients. A second possible product is Cal Ben Shampoo and Conditioner.

• Hand and Body Soap: Cal Ben Pure Soap or Clearly Natural Soap Glycerin Unscented.

• Hand, Foot and Body Moisturizing Cream: Refined coconut oil is best. Other choices are NOW 100% Pure Shea Butter or NOW Soft Cocoa Butter with Jojoba Oil.

• Hand Dishwashing Liquid Soap: Ultra Dishmate by Earth Friendly Products or any natural product that does not contain sodium laurel/laureth sulfates. A second possible product is Cal Ben Seafoam Dish Glow.

• Clothes and Bedding Laundry Soap: ALL Free and Clear or Kirkland Free and Clear brand by Costco Wholesale. It does not contain any fragrances. A second possible product is Cal Ben Seafoam All Temperature Laundry Soap.

• Clothes and Bedding Fabric Softener: None. No acceptable products are known. Do out use any.

Flare-Ups and Prescription Drugs:

Catching the flu or a cold can also cause these intestinal autoimmune diseases to flare-up. This is temporary and is not caused by the diet program. The flare passes as the cold passes. Going back on prescription drugs during a flare can moderate the symptoms. Eating "forbidden" food causes a continuous flare condition until these foods are all removed from the diet.

Prescription drugs mask the bad effect caused by "forbidden" foods. This means that foods beyond the "starting diet" cannot be tested while on drugs. Foods on the "forbidden" list should never be tested at any time as they will almost certainly cause a flare-up. The drugs can be cut back slowly as healing progresses upon approval by the doctor that prescribed the drugs.

Anti-Inflammatory Herbal Supplements

5-Loxin Boswellia Serrata Extract 150 mg. Boswellia Serrata Extract has been used for centuries as an anti-inflammatory to relieve pain and discomfort of the neck, back, connective tissues, joints, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, other inflammatory bowel diseases, asthma and other autoimmune diseases. The active ingredient is acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid (AKBA). This product is standardized for a minimum of 30% (45mg) of AKBA. Research has shown it to be about as effective as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) in reducing pain, cramps and discomfort.

Modulation of Pgp Function by Boswellic Acids.

Boswellic acids in chronic inflammatory diseases.

Evidence of effectiveness of herbal antiinflammatory drugs in the treatment of painful osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain.

Turmeric Extract with Bioperin 900 mg. Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is an ancient spice native to India and Southeast Asia, best known for its distinctive flavor and yellow color, used in curries and some prepared mustards. Besides being a food additive, turmeric has been used for centuries in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and other traditional medicines as a remedy for stomach and liver ailments.

Curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, contains a mixture of powerful phytonutrients known as curcuminoids. Curcuminoids have antioxidant properties, meaning they fight the damaging effects of free radical molecules in the body.

Curcuminoids may play a part in blocking a key biological pathway that causes damage to cells and may lead to their unhealthy, unrestrained growthą. They shut down nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB), known to regulate expression of more than 300 genes that promote inflammatory responses which lead to joint inflammation and cell damage. NSI® Turmeric Extract with Bioperine® is standardized to 95% curcuminoids.

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of curcumin shows anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties.

Enzymatic Therapy Saventaro Max-Strength Cat's Claw -- 20 mg - 90 Caps. The beneficial pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids (POAs) in cat's claw has been shown to help control inflammation, soothe irritated tissue of the gastrointestinal tract and improve the immune system because of its antioxidant properties. Refined cat's claw is necessary in order to remove the undesirable tetracyclic oxindole alkaloids (TOAs).

• Saventaro is patented, clinically studied, and guaranteed to benefit both the natural and acquired immune systems.

• It's the first and only Cat's Claw product made from the root of the Uncaria tomentosa plant, where beneficial POAs (pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids) are 200% more concentrated than in the bark. Saventaro is standardized for a minimum of 1.3% POAs.

• It's the first and only product guaranteed 100% free of TOAs (tetracyclic oxindole alkaloids). Contamination by as little as 1% TOAs cause a 30% reduction in the acquired immune benefits that POAs provide.

NSI Quercetin (500mg) and Bromelain (375 GDU).

Quercetin is a powerful antioxidant that also supports the immune system. It is a natural anti-histamine that may help to relieve allergy symptoms. It has anti-inflammatory properties that may help to relieve symptoms is asthma, arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases and other autoimmune diseases.

Further Evidence that Low Vitamin D Increases Risk of Colorectal Cancer - July 24, 2007.

"Researchers from Harvard University have reported that low plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations increase the risk of colorectal cancer. The details of this study were published in the July 10, 2007 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute."

Computed Tomography Colonography Deemed Cost Effective Method of Screening for Colorectal Cancer - June 27, 2007.

"Researchers from the University of Wisconsin have reported that computed tomography colonography (CTC) with “nonreporting of diminutive lesions was found to be the most cost-effective and safest screening option” for colorectal cancer. The details of this study appeared in the June 1, 2007 issue of Cancer."

I've witnessed a little miracle - eczema and psoriasis treatment | Alternative | Health | Telegraph - September 11, 2006.

More Reasons Why Claims That Many Diseases Are Inherited Are False - November 22, 2006.

Scientists Revise Map of Human Genome 
By Jessica Berman, Washington

"Scientists have revised the map of the human genome, saying human beings are genetically more complex than previously thought. The discovery has surprised experts who say it is likely to transform medical research. VOA's Jessica Berman reports."

Research Identifies Alcohol as a Possible Autoimmune Disease Treatment - August 11, 2006.

"Researchers discovered that the signalling molecule has an unusual affinity for alcohol. It's a lethal choice for the signalling molecule that, in turn, also kills T cells that need the enzyme phospholipase D to survive. Previously, it was unknown whether regulatory T cells required the molecule.

“What we have found is that if you block this enzyme, almost all T cells die after three days but the regulatory T cells can survive,” said Makio Iwashima, MCG immunologist and the study's corresponding author.

“After three days, we give them some food to grow and, in one week, you get about 90 per cent pure regulatory cells.”

T cells are components of the immune system designed to attack invaders such as bacteria and viruses; regulatory T cells are a small subset that prevents the cells from also attacking body tissue. The approach worked with laboratory-grade alcohol, called butanol, as well as beverage-grade ethanol."

Reference Books and Online Support Groups:

Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes

This is a must read book. Gary Taubes is an award winning science who has specialized in exposing misleading, incorrect or fraudulent science. His seven year research in every science connected with the impact of nutrition on health, shows us that almost everything we believe about the nature of a healthy diet is wrong. For decades we have been taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates better, and that the key to a healthy weight is eating less and exercising more. Yet with more and more people acting on the advice, we have seen unprecedented epidemics of obesity and diabetes.

Taubes argues persuasively that the problem lies in refined carbohydrates (white flour, sugar, easily digested starches) -- via their dramatic effect on insulin, the hormone that regulates fat accumulation -- and that the key to good health is the kind of calories we take in, not the number. There are good calories and bad ones. Taubes traces how the common assumption that carbohydrates are fattening was abandoned in the 1960s when fat and cholesterol were blamed for heart disease and then -- wrongly -- were seen as the causes of a host of other maladies, including cancer. He shows us how these unproven hypotheses were emphatically embraced by authorities in nutrition, public health, and clinical medicine, in spite of how well-conceived clinical trials have consistently refuted them. He also documents the dietary trials of carbohydrate-restriction, which consistently show that the fewer carbohydrates we consume, the leaner we will be.

With precise references to the most significant existing clinical studies, he convinces us that there is no compelling scientific evidence demonstrating that saturated fat and cholesterol cause heart disease, that salt causes high blood pressure, and that fiber is a necessary part of a healthy diet. Based on the evidence that does exist, he leads us to conclude that the only healthy way to lose weight and remain lean is to eat fewer carbohydrates or to change the type of carbohydrates we do eat, and, for some of us, perhaps to eat virtually none at all.

Active Low-Carber Forums - Atkins & low-carbohydrate Diet Support Group

You can talk with others who have bowel diseases or candida about their experiences. Registration is free but is required before you can post your own message or question. You can click above to visit and read posts by others. Look for the "Candida Yeast & IBS" topic link.

Life Without Bread: How a Low-Carbohydrate Diet Can Save Your Life

Life Without Bread is an important addition to the growing body of literature on the benefits and importance of low-carb diet. Written by Christian Allan, Ph.D., and Wolfgang Lutz, M.D., the book is based on Dr. Lutz's experience using carbohydrate restricted diets with thousands of patients for more than 40 years. It is based on extensive research in the medical and scientific literature and provides ample references. The book presents a unified theory of how high (and even moderate) levels of dietary carbohydrate cause or exacerbate various health problems and how carbohydrate restriction can help people to recover from those problems.

The book Life Without Bread by Christian Allan, Ph.D. and Wolfgang Lutz, M.D. has a chapter on gastrointestinal diseases. Don't be mislead by the title to believe the cure is the simple elimination of bread. Mr. Lutz's older book is out of print but has essentially the same information. It may even contain more detail than his new book above. Fortunately, Chapter VII: Gastro-Intestinal Tract of the older book can be read online.

Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution - Revised and Improved

The Atkins' New Diet Revolution is the best book for an initial dietary change and quick weight loss, reduced blood pressure and reduced cholesterol. Look for the companion book for recipes. It has some very interesting case studies from the doctor's patients. It includes data from past civilizations proving the low-carbohydrate diet is the most healthy.
Robert C. Atkins, M.D. ISBN: 006001203X.

Dr. Atkins' Age-Defying Diet Revolution

This is Dr. Atkins newest book. The main topics are the cause, prevention and cure for diabetes and heart disease which have become major health concerns in the United States and many other developed countries.
Robert C. Atkins, M.D. with Sheila Buff ISBN: 0312251890.

Protein Power Lifeplan

This book by Dr. Michael and Dr. Mary Dan Eades has an excellent chapter on "Leaky Gut Syndrome" which describes the cause of bowel diseases and autoimmune diseases.

Why Stomach Acid is Good for You

This groundbreaking book unleashes a brilliant new plan for permanently curing heartburn by relieving the root cause of the problem: low stomach acid. The fact is that heartburn is caused by too little stomach acid -- not too much, as many doctors profess. Book by Jonathan V. Wright and Lane Lenard.

MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: All information is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. You should seek prompt medical care for any specific health issues and consult your physician before starting a new fitness or nutrition regimen. The information contained in this online site and email is presented in summary form only and intended to provide broad consumer understanding and knowledge of dietary supplements. The information should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of a visit, call, consultation or advice of your physician or other health care provider. We do not recommend the self-management of health problems. Information obtained by using our services is not exhaustive and does not cover all diseases, ailments, physical conditions or their treatment. Should you have any health care related questions, please call or see your physician or other health care provider promptly. You should never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read here. We strongly suggest you select a physician who is knowledgeable and supportive of the low-carbohydrate diet. Many of the physicians listed on this page have health clinics.

Drugs and Doctors May be the Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S.

Why Most Published Research Findings Are False.

Pharmaceutical firms are inventing diseases to sell more drugs.

Notes:

CoEnzyme Q10 has been shown to provide significant improvements in the heart and circulatory system, prevent heart attacks, prevent cancer, retard existing cancer condition and greatly improve the immune system. Some advisers suggest people with health problem increase CoEnzyme Q10 from 30 mg - 60 mg capsules per meal minimum up to 300 mg per day. High doses are non-toxic. Liquid gel caps are best. The book, "Encyclopedia of Nutritional Supplements" by Michael T. Murray, listed in the links below is a must read. L-Carnitine is one of the most important supplements for providing protection and health for the brain, heart and circulatory system. One good source of reference is the book, "Encyclopedia of Nutritional Supplements." GTF (glucose tolerance factor) Chromium, 200 mcg per day for the control of blood sugar in the prevention of weight gain, heart disease and diabetes. Do not take with zinc or meals which prevents the absorption of the chromium. Flaxseed oil should be avoided in favor of DHA and EPA rich Carlson's Lemon Flavored Cod Liver Oil that is packed with nitrogen to avoid oxidation. Avoid other fish oil capsules which tend to oxidize and cause the oil to become rancid. Men and menopausal women should avoid iron. Menopausal women should take calcium - magnesium tablets. Menopausal women should try natural progesterone cream. See the book by Dr. John R. Lee titled, "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause."  The above nutritional program also provides a good level of vitamin D which is vital in the prevention of prostate cancer.
Prostate Health - News You Can Use.
Preventing Osteoporosis, Bone Loss, Hip Fractures & Degenerative Disk Disease.

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My personal vitamin, mineral and supplement program by Kent R. Rieske.

Antioxidants

Antioxidants are nutrients that possess the capacity to chemically react with and neutralize harmful molecules such as free radicals. Free radicals are molecules or atoms that can chemically bond to and damage DNA, proteins, and cells. Free radicals are generated by infection, tobacco smoke, air pollutants, ultraviolet light, radiation, environmental toxins, excessive exercise and excessive food processing. In today's world, they are everywhere. A balanced approach to antioxidant supplementation is to take several types of antioxidants.

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