13. LIVING FOODS: MY EXPERIENCES WITH THESE FOODS
Dr. Kirstine Nolfi
Summary
1. Editor’s Foreword
2. My Experience with Living Foods
2.3 Healing Without Medication
3. Details on Regenerative Nutrition
3.5 How We Age Prematurely
4. Benefits of Raw Foods
4.5 In Animals
5. Virtues of Garlic
6. How to Stop Being Obese
6.2 Overfeeding with Impoverished Foods
7. Raw Foods in Specific Conditions
7.5 What to Think About Chemical Medications
8. Soil, Food, and Health
8.2 Soil Regeneration
9. Results Obtained
9.13 Brain Tumor
10. Conclusion
1. Editor’s Foreword
This valuable book presents the experience of Dr. Kirstine Nolfi – one of Denmark’s most eminent public health advocates – with the healing power of living foods. The account of the success of raw food at her natural health center, “Humlegaarden,” has been translated into several languages.
Born in 1881, Dr. Kirstine Nolfi graduated in medicine in 1907 and spent the next twelve years working at the Community Hospital in Copenhagen and at several children’s hospitals in Denmark. She had her own practice in Copenhagen and was recognized as a specialist in childhood diseases.
From 1945 onward, she directed the Humlegaarden Raw Food Sanatorium in Denmark.
She wrote only two short books about her experience, which have been translated into several languages.
The experiences of this famous Danish doctor, revered by her grateful patients like no other, cannot be forgotten.
2. My Experience with Living Foods
2.1 – Doctor, Heal Thyself!
What motivated me, as a doctor, to adopt a diet composed exclusively of raw fruits and vegetables? This was a consequence of my illness with breast cancer.
As usual, the illness was preceded by a period of poor nutrition and unhealthy lifestyle habits, especially during my 12 years working at the hospital, a period during which I suffered constantly from constipation and gastritis. Once, I nearly died from a hemorrhage caused by a gastric ulcer.
It was at this time that I eliminated meat and fish from my diet, becoming a vegetarian. However, it was much later that I began eating raw fruits and vegetables, gradually increasing the amount. My digestion improved, as did my health, but I still wasn’t feeling really well.
After about 10 years of eating a diet that consisted of 50% to 75% raw vegetables and fruits, I felt constantly tired, but I couldn’t diagnose any definite cause.
In the spring of 1940, I discovered, by chance, a small lump in my right breast. I was very tired, I ignored it. So I was terrified when, five weeks later, I discovered, also by chance, that the tumor had grown to the size of an egg and was attached to the skin. Only cancer behaves this way.
At an Oncology Congress in Finland, I had heard from an eminent oncologist, “The usual treatment for cancer is only palliative, because we don’t know its cause.” So, I decided right away that I shouldn’t undergo this treatment. But then, what was I to do? I had to take serious action, or I would soon die of cancer.
So I decided to follow a 100% raw food diet. With my own life at stake, I was forced to prove the value of a regular diet of this kind.
I set out in search of Nature. I started immediately. I lived in a tent on a small island in the Kattegat and ate exclusively raw foods. I sunbathed for a few hours a day, weather permitting. When the heat was too intense, I went for a swim in the sea.
For the first two months, I remained very tired, and the tumor didn’t shrink. It was then that my recovery began. The tumor shrank, and I began to regain my energy. I hadn’t felt this well in many years.
I had previously consulted Dr. Hindhede, a renowned Danish physician, who recommended that I not undergo any treatment and a biopsy. We both knew this would open blood vessels, helping the cancer spread. So I gave up on that idea.
When I was feeling better – after a year of eating 100% raw fruits and vegetables – I returned to my previous vegetarian diet of 50% to 75% raw foods. However, that didn’t work. Three or four months later, I began experiencing sharp pains in my breast, where the tumor had attached itself to the skin. The pain increased over the following weeks, and I realized the cancer was growing again. I returned to a 100% raw diet. The pain quickly subsided, as did the fatigue that had preceded the recurrence of the problem.
2.2 – I Became a Doctor Who Tries to Cure Patients … and Was Convicted
As a doctor, I wanted to use my experience to help others. My husband and I built a sunroom in our home that could accommodate four or five people the following summer.
We all ate a 100% raw vegetarian diet, and the patients recovered.
The diet consisted exclusively of raw vegetables and fruits, and everything went well. However, there were too few patients to prove the experiment. I realized that, to be proven, this case would have to be defended under very different conditions and on a larger scale. So, we sold our house in Copenhagen and bought a property, Humlegaarden, south of Elsinore, where we established a sanatorium in 1950.
During these events, the medical authorities began to notice the good results obtained with my natural treatment, and they were not pleased! When one of my patients died of diabetes because he came to me too late, the medical authorities held me responsible for his death, claiming that I had not given him enough insulin.
I was summoned to appear in court, although the autopsy revealed that the patient’s liver was no longer functional and he would have died anyway, even if I had given him more insulin. The judge and two jurors – a blacksmith and a farmer – found me guilty, and I was banned from practicing medicine for a year. If the courts were to judge all doctors responsible for the deaths of their patients, no doctor would be able to practice. If I had treated my patient only with medication and he had died, nothing would have happened to me. But because I was treating him with natural methods, I was convicted.
Shortly thereafter, I was charged again for the deaths of two patients – one from cancer and the other from tuberculosis. The cancer patient was unable to follow the live food diet due to the war, when raw fruits and vegetables were hard to find. The tuberculosis patient lived far away from me, and I had only seen her once; she, too, did not follow the live food diet and died.
I was again accused by my former colleagues of being responsible for both deaths and summoned to appear in court. This time, the jury was made up of two men with advanced ideas, who refused to hold me responsible for the deaths of the two patients. The judge disagreed with the jurors and sided with the doctors. Thus, I was found guilty of medical malpractice.
I could have appealed the sentence, but I was too tired and exhausted from fighting alone against my former colleagues, organized into a powerful cartel. On my lawyer’s advice, I submitted to the agreement he had agreed with the court. I was forced to sign a document pledging never to practice medicine in Denmark again.
2.3 – Healing Without Medication
So, I stopped treating my patients with medication and, since then, have treated all of them with natural methods – that is, with live foods. The results have been impressive. The sanatorium, Humlegaarden, always has a waiting list. I do not regret breaking with the medical profession and am happy to have embarked on the path of natural healing.
“Many patients still believe there is a specific, miraculous, and infallible medicine for every disease. They believe they don’t need to pay much attention to diet and lifestyle. This is a dangerous and widely promoted superstition, because it is very difficult to research and eliminate the causes of diseases – but very convenient to only control the symptoms.” (Dr. Mikkel Hindhede)
Thanks to the persecution of my former colleagues, my reputation has grown enormously throughout the Scandinavian countries. This propaganda has been more beneficial than any paid advertising. My former colleagues acted as propaganda agents, and I have received free publicity in all the Scandinavian newspapers.
During the persecution I suffered, I was called a charlatan, but now doctors have changed their opinion. Patients who report the good results they have obtained in my sanatorium say I am a good psychologist and a good person. They don’t want to admit that live foods caused the good results.
I am certain that live foods will spread throughout the world and help free humanity from diseases of the body and mind.
3. Details About Regenerative Nutrition
3.1 – No Leukocytosis with Raw Foods
I must mention physiological leukocytosis here. The term is derived from “leukocyte,” the official name for white blood cells.
Normally, one millimeter of blood contains 6,000 leukocytes – but when we eat dead foods – especially sweets and cakes – the number of leukocytes in the blood triples, reaching 18,000/mm3.
Since leukocytes are the body’s defenders and always appear when there is danger, we realize that the blood is heavily poisoned by the dead foods we eat. Imagine the work that producing so many leukocytes imposes on the body several times a day. The result can be fatal leukemia.
Regular consumption of raw fruits and vegetables never causes physiological or digestive leukocytosis.
Natural products constitute a unit in which the components are balanced in precise proportions.
When we separate juice and dry matter, the two parts become incomplete. Furthermore, by drinking juice without salivation and drinking more than the gastric juice can digest, we are nourishing our illness, not our health.
3.2 – Acid-base Balance
All raw foods, such as nuts, fruits, vegetables, and even raw fresh milk, are alkaline.
When these foods are heated, they become acidic, which is extremely harmful to the body.
We eat a meal of fruit in the morning and another in the evening. At noon, we eat a meal of raw vegetables. We never eat fruits and vegetables at the same meal. While vegetables require an acidic digestive system, fruits require an alkaline digestive system.
“Dinner should not be too large and should not be eaten too late. Large dinners fill coffins.” (Spanish Proverb)
Raw food consumption naturally varies seasonally. If your teeth are strong, fruits and vegetables can simply be washed and eaten. If they can’t be chewed well, they should be finely chopped. They should then be eaten immediately to avoid losing 20% to 25% of their vitamins.
Apples are cut into small pieces; roots and tubers are grated. Sprouted grains and green leaves can be chopped, but should not be crushed in a food processor.
Chopped vegetables need to be eaten immediately, as they wilt quickly, even when covered. Raw foods should be chewed thoroughly, preferably until they become almost liquid. Even grated foods should be well mixed with saliva.
“The first condition for good digestion is chewing. Saliva needs to mix with food and permeate it.” (Sebastian Kneipp – 1821-1897)
Fresh raw milk is a liquid food, not a drink. It needs to be taken with a spoon or in small sips during a meal. If we swallow a glass of milk in one go, it forms a lump of cheese in the stomach, which is difficult to digest.
We drink fresh raw milk with every meal (1/4 to 1/2 a glass per day), but we do not consume pasteurized milk, yogurt, kefir, cream, sour cream, or butter.
The fat the body needs can be produced by the body itself from vegetables – just as a cow produces fat from the grass it eats. Fats obtained this way are much better and are a living staple.
Along with fruit, we eat sprouted rye, sprouted wheat, and sprouted peas morning and evening.
Barley and oats take a long time to germinate and sour quickly. Walnuts, almonds, and especially coconut are ideal foods.
Vegetable meals consist of green leaves, roots, and tubers with milk, a spoonful of honey, and a fresh egg. Tomatoes and cucumbers are eaten as vegetables.
In Humlegaarden, we don’t take cod liver oil as a source of vitamin D. The minimum amount we need is produced by sunlight on our face and hands and stored in the adrenal glands for use during the winter. Furthermore, by regularly consuming raw foods, we maintain a tanned skin year-round and perhaps also the ability to produce vitamin D from the living, sun-drenched foods themselves.
The vitamin and mineral content of plant foods, as well as their ability to form acids or bases, depends largely on the quality of the soil from which they come. This depends largely on how the soil is treated and fertilized.
3.3 – How We Make the Transition
How do we tolerate this sudden transition to regular raw food consumption? Generally, we tolerate it very well. In cases of gastritis or stomach ulcers, caution is required. In this case, the best foods are raw milk, raw eggs, and raw potatoes. Initially, after the first or second meal, the patient may experience a headache and symptoms of uric acid toxicity.
You may experience gas in the first few days. Patients generally arrive at the clinic tired. Therefore, the best option for them is plenty of rest outdoors. They should go to bed early with the windows open.
“We should never encourage the patient to eat when he or she has no appetite. The patient’s senseless eating kills more people than the disease itself.” (Christian Wilhelm Hukland – 1762-1836)
No one feels hungry or thirsty when adopting a raw diet, even when they must lose weight and therefore avoid cereals and milk.
3.4 – Nutritional Value of a Raw Diet
It is perfectly possible to work and even perform heavy labor on this diet! It is easier to work on this diet than on your usual diet. This applies to both physical and mental work. A person feels much better on a raw diet than they did in previous years. However, the body must be strong enough to take advantage of a raw diet. Sometimes, a person arrives too late to benefit.
Why does the constant consumption of raw foods have such a beneficial effect on people? First, raw fruits and vegetables are living foods, given to us by nature. We know that all life on Earth depends entirely on the sun. Without the sun, the world would be dark and cold, devoid of any sign of life. Therefore, life force is synonymous with solar energy! However, only plants, with their thin green leaves, are capable of absorbing sunlight and depositing it in roots and tubers, fruits, and seeds. We, humans and animals, are unable to directly absorb sunlight in the necessary doses. Therefore, we need plants as intermediaries between us and the sun.
Fresh, raw plant foods are living foods, a source of solar energy, the source of life! Fresh, raw vegetables have the highest nutritional value, which cannot be improved by any means. However, we reduce this nutritional value when the plant dies. Drying, wilting, fermenting, and preserving food reduces its value, as does boiling, roasting, or grilling. When food loses its life, it also loses its flavor.
Cooked vegetables have no flavor of their own, so something must be done to improve their taste: we mix various foods – far more than gastric juices can handle – we add salt, sugar, spices, fats, and butter.
We remove the germ and bran from wheat to make flour. We polish rice, make sugar from beets and sugarcane; we remove the skin, seeds, and cores from pears and apples. We peel potatoes and grate carrots. We add enormous amounts of denatured animal protein to our food, from meat, fish, and boiled eggs, to pasteurized cheese and milk. This is dangerous – excess albumin should not be deposited in the body. What is not needed immediately needs to be removed. Albumin ferments in the digestive organs, rots, and produces toxins.
3.5 – How We Age Prematurely
We make coffee, cocoa, and tea leaf beverages containing poisons that first stimulate the cerebral cortex, where sensation is coordinated, and then paralyze it. We preserve dead foods with harmful chemicals such as benzoic acid, salicylic acid, saltpeter, boric acid, and thiosulfuric acid to preserve them and keep them looking good.
But that’s not all! We take painkillers, sleeping pills, sedatives, laxatives – powerful chemical poisons that are foreign to the body.
We smoke, inhaling the noxious smoke of tobacco leaves. Even in small amounts, nicotine is a dangerous poison that weakens the heart. Chronic poisoning by nicotine – and other substances contained in cigarettes – is considered by American scientists to be the cause of the heart disease that kills so many men around age 50. Smoking also causes laryngitis, predisposes people to throat and lung cancer, and causes gastritis, which, in most cases, can only be cured if the sufferer quits.
Smoking ages us prematurely, both internally and externally. Finally, smoking is one of the factors in Bürger’s disease, which causes phlebitis and gangrene in the legs and feet, often in young people. Raw foods help overcome the smoking addiction. I’ve noticed that sufferers who completely commit to a raw diet gradually lose their desire to smoke.
We also mustn’t forget that we cultivate plants incorrectly, spraying fruit trees and crops with powerful chemical poisons. Soil fertilized with chemicals runs the risk of becoming as diseased as humans – overly acidic, overfed, and sprouting diseased plants unfit for human consumption.
In short, we spoil raw foods – natural, living food – in the most absurd way, completely ignoring the consequences for our health. We do not realize, or do not understand, the enormous difference between a raw diet, on the one hand, and a conventional diet – mixed or even vegetarian – on the other. Dead foods and foods made from dead animals rot and ferment in the digestive tract, where the temperature is around 37°C (98°F). They produce disgusting feces and turn our digestive organs into a foul-smelling septic tank. The result is polluted blood, which gradually poisons and weakens the body.
On the other hand, raw fruits and vegetables – living foods, foods of solar energy – dissolve and eliminate these toxins. They are easily digested and produce little fecal matter. They protect and strengthen the body thanks to their living content of enzymes, vitamins, and minerals in natural combinations and in the right proportions.
Look at animals. Think of the small Icelandic horse. It can run with a man on its back at 10 km per hour for 12 hours over rough terrain. What does it eat? Grass, hay, and perhaps a little oats, and it lives outdoors year-round. Think of the ox and the elephant! They live on grass and tree leaves. They can reach enormous weights and possess tremendous strength.
For comparison, consider the scavengers – jackals, hyenas, and vultures – who live on dead food. They are cowardly, weak creatures that exude an unpleasant odor. There are hundreds of thousands of different animal species, and all of them – with the exception of scavengers – consume live food. The only other exceptions are humans and their domestic animals – the only ones who get sick.
On reflection, people quickly realize that our current diet is unnatural. It is devitalized and extremely destructive. It is the most serious and widespread cause of physical and mental illness and bodily degeneration. No wonder diseases are rampant! They are the main causes of economic waste and family and social unrest.
We need to find a path to a healthy diet and lifestyle if we want to create a more balanced and happy world. We cannot compromise when life and health are at stake. We must follow the only right path – the path of a raw diet and the simple, natural habits that result from it. This approach has a healing effect not only on a specific disease or organ, but on the entire organism. It cures not only diseases contracted during our lifetime but also improves certain diseases that are the result of hereditary predisposition.
4. Benefits of Raw Food
4.1 – Happy Pregnancy and Motherhood
A wealthy farmer and his wife had only one four-year-old daughter; they desperately wanted more children. I advised them to eat only raw fruits and vegetables, and they decided to adopt this diet. After three months, his wife became pregnant, and they now have two more children.
In each case, the outcome depends, on the one hand, on the strong or fragile constitution of the pregnant woman and her age. On the other hand, it depends on the degree of toxicity and weakening due to inadequate nutrition and bad habits in the past. During development, the embryo can be harmed in two ways. The egg and sperm can transmit physical and mental illnesses.
Furthermore, the child can be harmed by the mother’s inadequate nutrition because it is nourished by her weakened blood. This can pave the way for disease, and the child is born weak. After birth, the condition can worsen when the mother’s milk is inadequate in terms of quantity and quality.
Throughout the civilized world, newborns are born weakened in some way. Who can predict the future consequences? The sooner we adopt an exclusive consumption of raw foods, the better the results will be.
By nature, children adapt more easily to a raw diet. Older generations have greater difficulty in making the switch, because their bodies – intoxicated by the wrong, dead food, and also by medications – do not assimilate raw foods as quickly.
I observed babies who received little breast milk, supplemented with cooked cow’s milk. I saw how both mother and child recovered with 100% live food. The mother began to have sufficient milk, and after 15 days, the pale, apathetic, limp, and smileless child turned tan, laughing, kicking, and was super excited, smiling at everyone.
It seems incomprehensible that the changes are so rapid – simply because the child receives high-quality breast milk, as much as they want and need, and later, grated fruits and vegetables in the quantities they ask for. It’s a mistake for mothers to always try to force their children to eat more than they want. Children sense when they’re full, and we shouldn’t insist. Furthermore, children need light, movement, and skin care.
Let me give you an example: A young couple had adhered to a 100% raw diet for the two or three years before their marriage.
When the women did this, their periods stopped, since periodic detoxification was no longer necessary. As a result, the young wife didn’t realize she was pregnant until six weeks before giving birth. By this time, her belly had grown so large that it was noticeable. Labor lasted about an hour, without anesthesia and almost painless. The child was like the mother – small and slender, without being thin – weighing 2.5 kg. The mother had plenty of milk, and when the baby was three months old, he began eating fruit puree after feedings. He had regular bowel movements after meals, three times a day. The baby only cried when he was hungry, because he had passed his usual feeding time.
When the baby was six months old, his mother brought him to me. He was small and chubby, but not fat. He had one tooth and was very cheerful. During the summer, the baby was outdoors, naked, so he had a beautiful tan. The parents, with a good vegetable garden and orchard, didn’t spend much on organic food.
4.2 – Healthy Children
I have often seen how brothers and sisters in a large family, who begin eating exclusively raw foods, become happy and healthy within a few months, so beneficial is the effect of raw food. The children are cared for by Nature, and their health has not yet been harmed.
4.3 – Adults and the Elderly
The effect doesn’t appear as quickly in adults, but it’s undeniable that raw foods also have a beneficial effect on adults, even psychologically. They become calmer, more balanced, kinder, and more understanding.
In Humlegaarden, we saw surprising results in just a few weeks. Raw food brings harmony, kindness, and understanding. It can completely change an individual’s mindset.
A wealthy, very ill, and stingy elderly woman – she hated spending money on food for herself and others – recovered after adopting a diet of raw fruits and vegetables for a period of time. She became kinder and more willing to help others. Today, she uses much of her wealth to help others.
“The constant use of laxatives makes the intestines increasingly loose and inactive, and we always need to continue using laxatives. This way, the problem is not eliminated sooner; on the contrary, it is aggravated.” (Sebastian Kneipp – 1821-1897)
Older or very ill people who start late need patience, energy, a lot of interest, and a lot of understanding.
At least initially, they need to have the opportunity age to get plenty of rest.
The first few days can be difficult, but they usually quickly get used to the different diet and lifestyle, as they feel better. Their bowels function better, which is a great relief, and garlic contributes significantly to this (see Chapter 5).
4.4 – Against Diseases
A raw diet, and especially raw potatoes, has a remarkable effect on all forms of rheumatism. If it is very advanced, with severe physical deformities, this diet can help, but it takes time – from a few months to one, two, or three years.
A very positive effect can be seen in all cases related to excess uric acid throughout the body. The diet is also excellent for psoriasis, migraines, epilepsy, asthma, and gallstones.
Almost all skin diseases disappear with a 100% raw diet – often quickly, even if they are long-standing.
Simple anemia improves rapidly with a raw diet. Patients who had suffered from gout for a long time were often able to return to work after 10 days – even heavy physical labor.
Hair loss, seborrhea, and dandruff disappear. Gray hair in young people darkens and gradually regains its youthful color.
It’s not just meat, fish, and eggs; coffee, tea, and chocolate also produce uric acid in the body, which is deposited in the tissues, causing these diseases, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
“As soon as we feel sick, we should abstain from all food.” (Aulus Carnelius Celsus – Early 1st Century AD)
4.5 – About Animals
I have a Doberman, a guard dog often used by the police. He also eats raw fruits and vegetables and is very sweet. Although he’s eight years old, he doesn’t look more than three or four. It has beautiful fur, no unpleasant odor, and is very fast.
It also makes an excellent guard dog! One night, a man entered Humlegaarden and headed for the bicycle shed. The dog heard him and barked loudly. When this had no effect, the dog broke the window of the room where he was lying and followed the man until he left the property.
5. Virtues of Garlic
“Those who have sick and weakened eyes should eat a clove of garlic for 40 consecutive days. Their eyes will become so strong that they will be able to count the stars in the sky.” (Balkan Proverb)
Garlic, this small miraculous plant, has been known and appreciated for time immemorial in both Asia and Egypt. Ancient Greek and Roman authors also mentioned garlic as a remedy for infections and a dewormer. In ancient times, garlic was the most commonly used remedy for infections. Known for millennia, the effects of garlic are now scientifically proven.
During World War II, the treatment of Russian soldiers with garlic paste caused a great impact. These soldiers had amputated legs and arms, and their wounds were infected or frozen. There was gangrene and massive blood loss. After applying a fresh garlic paste, the color of the wounds changed and the pain disappeared. After the second application, the infection and odor disappeared – new cells formed and the edema subsided.
As the table at the end of this chapter shows, garlic and onion produce the strongest effect, killing microorganisms within one to five minutes.
In Humlegaarden, we eat garlic with fruit morning and evening – just one or two cloves. More cloves are not necessary to cleanse the large intestine of putrefactive bacteria. Garlic has a laxative and strengthening effect, lowers hypertension, raises low blood pressure, and combats infected and painful hemorrhoids when applied as a suppository wrapped in gauze. Garlic also has a healing effect on the upper respiratory tract, as long as it stays in the mouth day and night and is changed every morning and night when it has absorbed the toxins and needs to be discarded.
If, at the onset of a cold, we place a small clove of garlic in our mouth (on each side between the cheek and teeth), the cold disappears within a few hours – at most, within 24 hours. That’s why we don’t have flu outbreaks in Humlegaarden, because everyone knows how to use garlic immediately.
This is very important, because in a weakened patient, a severe cold can lead to pneumonia – garlic acts as a preventative.
A manufacturer from Bergen, Norway, visited Humlegaarden several times. Back in Bergen, he was visited by a farmer who had a severe case of the flu. The manufacturer gave him a handful of garlic and explained how to use it. Two days later, the farmer called to say that the entire family was cured. The flu had disappeared!
This natural treatment also applies to chronic inflammation of the tonsils, salivary glands, and nearby lymph nodes, sinusitis, severe pharyngitis and laryngitis, bronchitis, and pulmonary tuberculosis.
Garlic combats toothaches and It helps eliminate tartar. Garlic also has a healing effect on inflamed eyes and inflammation of the tear ducts, as well as on inflammation of the middle ear. In the latter case, a small clove of garlic, inside a piece of gauze, is placed at the entrance to the outer ear.
When a halved clove of garlic is rubbed on the skin several times, boils and acne disappear without leaving scars.
However, this does not prevent the formation of new boils and acne if the blood is not purified. Skin cleansing must occur through the blood.
All these effects of garlic are enhanced by a raw diet.
It has an inhibitory effect on the spores of bacteria that inhabit various vegetables. (Garlic and onion produce the strongest effect, leaving only 1.5% and 3% of the spores) – garlic 1.5%, onion 3%, beet 13%, tomato 25%, pepper 31%, carrot 45%, potato 54%, spores without vegetables 100%.
6. To Stop Being Obese
6.1 – Obesity and Overeating
American physiologist Professor Chittenden proved through nutritional tests – conducted for nine months on himself and 27 other people, including doctors, medical students, nurses, and athletes – that people generally eat double and even triple what they need.
As a rule, weight should not exceed in kilograms the person’s measurement in centimeters above one meter, plus 10%. That is, a person who is 1.65 m tall should weigh no more than 65 kg + 10%.
There’s no reason for people to gain weight as they age. On the contrary, muscles weaken and weigh less. Bone calcium decreases with regular eating, so they also weigh less. In any case, weight in old age should not exceed that of early adulthood.
“A glutton is not born, but is trained. We can accustom the body to everything, and to such an extent that it demands what kills.” (Sebastian Kneipp – 1821-1897)
We need to learn to eat slowly, chew thoroughly, think about what we eat, and stop when the food seems most delicious. By chewing each bite thoroughly, we increase the flow of gastric juices, facilitating digestion. The feeling of fullness means that gastric juices have already been depleted.
By eating more than our gastric juices can digest, we are nourishing disease, rather than nourishing health. If we feel like we’ve eaten too much, it’s a good idea to skip a meal.
6.2 – Overfeeding from Impoverished Foods
“We live on a third of what we eat, … doctors live on the rest.” (Ancient Egyptian saying)
In our usual diet, dead foods are so poor in vitamins and basic minerals that we often need to eat more calories than necessary to obtain even a minimum of these vital substances. This may be the explanation – and an excuse – for overeating.
Another explanation is that, by overeating, we produce more toxic waste than we can eliminate. Therefore, our body deposits fat in the deep layers of the skin, to distribute these toxins in a way that causes the least possible harm to the body.
Finally, our body – our internal glandular system – gradually deteriorates due to continued overeating, and our metabolic rate slows down. In this case, we are in poor condition because we need to normalize our metabolism before we can lose weight.
Excess adipose tissue is nothing more than a deposit of poison in an overacidic and intoxicated body. Obesity is so dangerous because it’s a trigger for serious diseases – cancer, arteriosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and others.
A period of total fasting, drinking only water, forces us to live off our acidic fat, and the toxic substances it contains are released into the bloodstream, where they must be eliminated. However, acidic blood cannot eliminate toxins without the help of vitamins and minerals. When we return to our usual diet, the body begins to deposit fat again in the deep layers of the skin, providing a place to store the toxic waste from the blood. Thus, weight gain increases in less time than it took to lose it, and the person suffers the torment of hunger and fatigue during the fast for nothing.
It is said that it is advisable to fast until the tongue is clean, by which time the harmful substances would have been eliminated. However, the tongue may become clean only because the excessively acidic body can no longer eliminate the toxins.
During an exclusively raw diet, it’s common for the tongue to become heavily coated – yellowish and greenish at first – due to the accelerated elimination of harmful substances.
It’s easy to understand that – after an uninterrupted fast of several days – a person feels more active and alive than if they had gorged themselves on dead foods that hinder digestion.
Of course, it’s also possible to overeat a 100% raw diet, but the temptation is not as great, and the food is automatically chewed better because it is harder.
7. Raw Food in Specific Conditions
7.1 – The Nervous System, Alcoholism, Smoking, and Diabetes
Raw food also has a positive effect on diseases of the autonomic nervous system and mental illnesses in general – but it takes time, sometimes several years. The same results are obtained in diseases of the glandular system, such as Basedow’s disease, and several serious blood disorders, such as pernicious anemia and lymphogranulomatosis.
Exclusive consumption of raw foods usually makes it easier to quit smoking and drinking. Alcoholic beverages do not taste good when accompanied by raw vegetables. Furthermore, when one lives on a diet of raw fruits and vegetables, there is no need for such stimuli.
Regular consumption of fresh, raw fruits and vegetables has a surprisingly rapid and beneficial effect on diabetes, as long as the patient hasn’t started taking insulin a year or two previously (except in very small quantities). It also helps those who have already taken large doses for several years, but in this case, it takes longer. The overall condition improves quickly because, in many cases, diabetes is the result of excessive food consumption, not a decrease in insulin production.
Raw fruits and vegetables reduce food consumption. Furthermore, several raw vegetables contain insulin, especially Jerusalem artichokes. Most raw vegetables contain the insulin precursor known as inulin.
Five chemists and three physicians conducted extensive examinations of 4,000 diabetics in the United States and concluded that only 1% of them needed insulin. The others were cured solely with proper nutrition.
7.2 – Cancer
Cancer patients often suffer from gastric catarrh and constipation for many years. Cancer is the final stage of a degenerated and overly acidic organism.
“We can consider cancer a metabolic problem that affects the entire organism. Therefore, we cannot be satisfied with simply eliminating the tumor.” (Prof. Dr. Alfred Brauchle)
If cancer is detected in its early stages, consistent consumption of raw fruits and vegetables can, in many cases, keep it under control for a long time. I myself am an example. If cancer is detected at an advanced stage, consistent consumption of raw foods can certainly help alleviate pain and prolong life, but it is unlikely to save it.
In Chapter 9, we tell the story of six patients who came for treatment in Humelgaarden. I have had other cases of patients with cancer – detected under a microscope or (as in the case of stomach cancer) during a minor operation – who recovered. They are alive and working.
I must warn everyone against biopsies (the microscopic examination of cancerous tissue). I myself underwent a biopsy, which Dr. M. Hindhede had advised against. I had to undergo it because many doctors said I had never had cancer.
The result was positive. There were cancer cells in the skin tissue of my breast. However, it was a benign form. My initially malignant, rapidly growing tumor had transformed, under the influence of raw foods, into a stabilized benign form of cancer.
However, this minor operation almost gave the cancer the victory, to the point of leaving me very frightened. For the first time, metastases (two small nodules) formed in my armpit. It took six months of an exclusively raw diet for the nodules to regress. It took me six months to recover. Since then, I have enjoyed excellent health.
7.3 – Cardiac Weakness
When arteries become hard and their walls thicken, internal space decreases and blood pressure increases. The heart’s workload intensifies; its muscles harden and scleroderate. As atherosclerosis gradually worsens, the heart can no longer perform its functions. Blood pressure drops and may even drop below normal.
Very high or very low blood pressure reduces blood circulation, which then carries fewer nutrients to the cells and removes fewer waste products, leaving the body malnourished and dehydrated. The person feels cold, especially in the hands and feet, even when well-dressed. If the vessels supplying the heart are calcified, the patient begins to suffer from angina pectoris, heart problems, and heart attacks.
If the patient then adopts a raw diet, the heart strengthens and functions better; blood pressure improves, whether it is very high or very low. Often, the patient does not understand this and becomes fearful. However, with patience, excessively high blood pressure will return to normal.
7.4 – Mineral Deficiencies and Diseases
Cancer and cardiovascular problems are the two most common causes of death. We know that the root causes of these diseases are diet inadequate nutrition and unhealthy lifestyle habits.
In the United States, the public is invited to participate in campaigns to support foundations that aim to cure cancer, polio, rheumatism, and so on. However, statistics indicate that 98% of American children have decayed teeth, that four out of five are malnourished, and that almost all suffer from colds.
As has been proven, among the hundred mineral salts, at least 16 are absolutely indispensable to our bodies, and others are found in the human body, although their physiological role has not yet been established. Each mineral salt plays a role in nutrition. Characteristic symptoms – as specific as diseases caused by vitamin deficiency – accompany each of these valuable health-promoting substances.
Among the most important salts are calcium, phosphorus, and iron. Calcium, which regulates nerve activity, is extremely important for cellular life. It controls muscle contractions and the rhythm of the heartbeat. It works in coordination with other minerals and compensates for their deficiencies. It always cooperates with vitamin D.
Half of Americans suffer from calcium deficiency. In a New York hospital, it was found that only two out of 4,000 patients had sufficient calcium. What does this calcium deficiency mean? How can it affect our health and our brains? Well, the result is so many diseases that it’s almost impossible to list them. Rickets, decayed teeth, low resistance to disease, fatigue, and difficulty adapting are the most common.
Let’s look at a specific case. The soil of a city in the Midwestern United States is low in calcium. When 300 children from that city were examined, almost 90% had decayed teeth, 69% suffered from nasal catarrh and pharyngitis, swollen glands and inflamed tonsils, and more than a third of these children had poor eyesight, curved spines, bowed legs, and anemia.
Raw vegetables are a good source of calcium. Phosphorus and calcium work together. A child’s daily requirement for this mineral is equal to that of two adults. An examination of our usual diet generally reveals low calcium and phosphorus levels. Domestic animals also suffer from this deficiency, which causes serious losses to livestock.
A lack of iron causes anemia. However, iron is only absorbed and utilized if the food also contains copper. In Florida, cattle die from a disease called “salt sickness,” caused by insufficient iron and copper in the soil. If there is no cobalt to form vitamin B12, pernicious anemia occurs.
If our diet lacks iodine, the thyroid gland cannot function. The result is thyroid hypertrophy (goiter). Although the human body requires only a tiny amount of iodine per day, diseases caused by this deficiency are found in some regions of Europe and the Americas.
We can reduce our susceptibility to infections by seeking foods rich in the minerals our bodies need. This immunity far surpasses what we can establish artificially. Medications and vaccines cannot create true immunity. No one truly knows their true mental or physical capacity because, nowadays, we all have more or less weakened health. We would be in much better health if we restored mineral salts and humus to the soil and avoided weakening ourselves with medications.
Prevention is more practical and more economical than treatment. And it is easier to treat sick soil than sick people.
7.5 – What to Think of Chemical Medicines
We might be tempted to say, “Well, if our food is so depleted of these mineral salts, why not resort to supplements?”
That is precisely what is currently being attempted. However, humans can only absorb these substances with real benefit from food. I would even say, “from living foods.” They cannot be absorbed artificially. Apart from phosphorus and calcium, these substances are necessary in minute quantities, and the effect of one depends on the presence of the other.
8. Soil, Food, and Health
8.1 – Life in Humlegaarden
During the last few summers, I began working in my garden for a few hours from dawn. This was much healthier than sitting in the doctor’s office. I not only saw patients in Humlegaarden but also a large clientele outside the city, as well as by mail. This was beyond my strength. In 1949, I abandoned my practice. All the patients who come to Humlegaarden know their illness. They have seen specialists and been to hospitals. Here, they only need information about raw food.
I resumed gardening, which I had always been very interested in. I bought a small plot of land, about half a hectare, near Humlegaarden and understood I explained how important it was to grow fruits and vegetables organically, that is, according to the laws of life. For fertilizer, I used only compost, seaweed, or hay; no chemical fertilizers or manure.
In Humlegaarden, we have a beautiful sunbathing garden. It is well protected, and in two separate areas, men and women can sunbathe naked. Supervised sunbathing itself is a great remedy and combines very well with a raw diet.
Humlegaarden also has access to the sea, and I often have to remind my patients that fresh air is part of our nutrition – perhaps the most important part. We can fast for weeks, but we can’t live without air for more than two minutes.
I also explain how important it is for this air to be fresh and pure. Since we breathe 500 or 600 liters of air per hour, we quickly deplete the oxygen in a small room with closed windows. We then breathe in our own carbon dioxide and wake up in the morning feeling heavy-headed. The air in Oresund is fresh and pure, and we keep the windows open at night! Warm bedding allows those suffering from rheumatism and other chronic illnesses to accept this system well.
In the summer, we can accommodate 25 patients in semi-open cabins, perfect for a good night’s sleep. We have a small annex in the garden for those who suffer from insomnia. We also recommend exercise to relax, but I’m against medication.
Upon arrival, most patients suffer from constipation. They receive a warm water enema every two days until their bowels return to normal, with a 100% raw diet and garlic.
Every family should have access to organically grown fruits and vegetables harvested when ripe. These foods should not be stored for long before consumption.
When a housewife introduces raw fruits and vegetables into her daily diet, she frees herself from the task of cooking for hours – time that could be used to tend a vegetable garden or grow sprouts. There’s nothing better for your health than outdoor gardening. It’s great exercise – much better than sports – that works every muscle.
It’s wonderful to observe everything growing in the garden: nuts, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and flowers. Through gardening, men, women, and children become strong, healthy, and happy, ready to help one another. An upright posture, a flexible body, a firm step, fresh skin, lively eyes, strong hair, healthy teeth, and a kind smile are more beautiful than anything hairdressers and beauticians can offer.
8.2 – Soil Regeneration
Unhealthy soil means unhealthy plants, unhealthy animals, and unhealthy people. Physically, morally, and mentally, we depend heavily on the abundance and balance of minerals in our diet. The stability of nervous system functions and the regeneration of nerve cells also depend on the availability of necessary minerals.
Poor soil produces fragile plants, which are like weak, malnourished, and anemic children. Farmers spend a lot on pest control and chemical fertilizers.
A healthy plant, growing in healthy soil, is naturally immune to most diseases and provides better food. Although most individuals carry tuberculosis and pneumonia germs, these bacteria are harmless when the organic soil is healthy. Likewise, a plant grows stronger and becomes capable of meeting human needs.
We must regenerate our soil. We need to restore the minerals we take from it through plants. This may seem difficult – but it isn’t! It’s the only way to regain health and live a long life.
When we first realized that much of our food lacked minerals and that this deficiency was due to a lack of these elements in our soil, we laughed at those who believed this. However, analyses show the enormous difference between products grown in virgin soil and our soil, which is depleting.
What should we do, then? Experiments have proven that the balance of minerals in the soil produces a harvest that contains the desired minerals. Furthermore, it has been proven that crops grown in well-mineralized soil are better and more fruitful; that grain germinates and grows faster; and that stronger plants and more vigorous trees produce more and better-quality fruit.
9. Results Obtained
9.1 – Acne
Boys and girls often suffer from facial acne during puberty. This makes them very unhappy and sometimes develops an inferiority complex. A 100% raw diet can quickly rid them of acne.
9.2 – Angina Pectoris
Case 1
A 40-year-old man had suffered from angina pectoris for five years. Simultaneously, his weight had gradually reached 101 kg (222 lb) for a height of 1.66 m (5’6”). He was no longer productive. He was short of breath and tachycardia with the slightest exertion. After two and a half months of raw food, she lost 15 kg and the heart attacks disappeared. Her general condition improved; her vital functions were in order. She walked so well that she effortlessly kept up with others. She no longer felt anything in her heart unless she exerted herself excessively.
Case 2
A 64-year-old woman was in excellent health until she was 45, when she contracted brucellosis. When she improved, she went to recover in the south. Then she contracted malaria, which she had to fight for several years. During this time, she also developed inflammation of the gallbladder and bile ducts, as well as occasional bouts of bronchitis, lung problems, phlebitis, and anemia.
For five or six years, she suffered from increasing joint stiffness, had pneumonia several times, underwent two rounds of radiation therapy for back pain, and was hospitalized several times for long periods.
Eventually, she began suffering from angina pectoris, and her joints became so stiff that she had to roll over in the morning to get out of bed. She couldn’t comb her hair because she couldn’t lift her hands behind her neck. Her nerves gradually degenerated.
Since nothing else could help her, she decided to switch to a raw diet. She came to Humlegaarden, and within about two weeks, the stiffness had disappeared, her movements were free again. She no longer had any cardiac symptoms, she felt incredibly energetic, and her nerves were in good shape. Although I could hardly believe it, this result was achieved simply by eating a 100% raw diet, eating fresh air day and night, getting plenty of sunlight, and getting plenty of rest.
9.3 – Asthma
Case 1
A 33-year-old woman suffered from asthma for seven years. She was asthma-free only during one pregnancy. Shortly after giving birth, her asthma returned. For the past two years, she has also suffered from chronic colds. At the same time, she developed rheumatism in her hands, feet, right shoulder, and left hip. She could no longer care for the house and her two children. She took numerous medications – in pill and inhaled form – with only temporary relief. After a month of eating a raw food diet, she was healthy and able to work. She no longer needed medication and no longer felt any of her asthma or rheumatism.
Case 2
A 19-year-old Norwegian boy suffered from asthma from the ages of two to ten. The asthma initially went away on its own, but then returned. At the same time, he had nasopharyngeal catarrh and constant colds. He had a beautiful voice, but because of his asthma, he was forced to give up singing. He took medication, in pill and inhaled form, which only helped temporarily. Then he heard about the raw food diet. During a seven-week diet of exclusively raw foods, his asthma, catarrh, and cold quickly disappeared.
Three years later, he wrote: –
“For three years I continued on a raw diet and was free of asthma. I was often asked if it wasn’t just the change of climate that was so good for me. As a child, in the summer, they often sent me to the mountains, where I recovered. But when I returned home, I was as ill as ever. Now, I travel here and there, and everywhere I go, I feel fine – as long as I have my raw diet. Every now and then, I would return to my usual diet. Then, my well-being disappeared. In recent years, I would get colds and flu just when I had tried the regular diet. It is certainly the raw diet that keeps me healthy.”
Case 3
An 18-year-old girl had asthma for two and a half years. It started slowly and got worse and worse. Initially, she didn’t need to be bedridden and could attend school without any problems. Only after the summer vacation did the asthma attacks worsen and became so severe, day and night, that she could no longer walk. He inhaled, but his nose was always partially blocked. After adopting a raw diet for four weeks, he only had a mild asthma attack at first, but no cough. The cold had disappeared, and all functions were restored.
9.4 – Cancer
Case 1
A 56-year-old man had always been in good health. However, his digestion was slow, and for the past seven or eight years, he had suffered from hemorrhoids. At the beginning of last year, he suffered from stomach pains for a long time, had no appetite, and occasionally, his stools were tarry. At first, he managed to overcome the problems.
On New Year’s Day, he experienced lower abdominal pain and fatigue. Suspected of having appendicitis, he was admitted to the hospital. It turned out to be colon cancer. He was scheduled for surgery and a colostomy. He didn’t really want to do this, so he decided to try a raw diet first. During six weeks of this diet, his fatigue disappeared. The tumor, the size of a hen’s egg, began to shrink. The patient continued his 100% raw diet, continued to improve, and was able to return to running his business, better than in many years.
Case 2
A 39-year-old Norwegian woman, whose father had died of cancer, had difficulty evacuating for many years. Otherwise, she was fine. For a year, she felt a lump in her breast, and then another, the size of a hazelnut, appeared in her armpit. At the same time, she felt tired. In January, her left breast and the lymph node under her armpit were removed. Previously, she had received radiation therapy, which left her quite debilitated. At the end of May, a lump appeared on her left collarbone, which was treated in June and September with radiation therapy, but without effect.
Shortly before Christmas, she adopted a raw food diet – initially for one meal, then for three. She only ate toast at afternoon tea. She was very tired, smoked 20 to 30 cigarettes a day, and felt depressed and fearful.
The following year, she again decided to try a raw food cure. The lump on her collarbone was hard and larger than a hen’s egg. After six weeks, the lump had partially disappeared. The patient’s health was excellent, and her vital functions were normal. She had quit smoking and had a radiant, sunburned appearance. She continued her 100% raw food diet for another five months and then underwent an X-ray. She was considered cured. She no longer had cancer symptoms and felt better than ever. In both cases, a biopsy clearly confirmed the cancer.
Case 3
A 38-year-old woman from Malmö had a hazelnut-sized lump in her breast. She had consulted her doctor, who advised her to undergo surgery (having her breast and the lymph nodes in her armpit removed).
For the ten days before the operation, she stayed in Humlegaarden and ate exclusively raw fruits and vegetables. When she returned to the doctor, they discovered that the lump had regressed and was now the size of a grain of rice. She didn’t need surgery. She continued eating only raw fruits and vegetables, lost ten kilos, looks ten years younger, and hasn’t felt this good in a long time.
Case 4
A 49-year-old woman from Norway stayed with us for a while before discovering a lump the size of a large walnut in her breast. She was terrified. I suggested she stay with me to see what a 100% raw diet could do, but she got scared and consulted a doctor. He told her, “You need to go back to Bergen and have surgery immediately.”
When she asked if a raw diet would help her, he said, “I’ll bet my head that a raw diet won’t help at all.” Even so, she decided to stay with me for two weeks. After six days, she asked me to take a look at the lump. It was there, but the size of a pinhead.
She returned to the doctor she had seen before, and he exclaimed, “But how come you haven’t had the surgery yet?” She replied that she would like him to examine the lump again before leaving and told me, “You should have seen his face when he couldn’t find it anymore.” People should be careful and not bet their lives on things they don’t understand!
Case 5
A 62-year-old Swedish woman had a walnut-sized lump in her breast. The lump regressed during a raw diet and, after four weeks, was the size of a pea. Three weeks later, she wrote that the lump had disappeared.
9.5 – Diabetes
Case 1
A 67-year-old woman had been diabetic for 15 years. For 13 years, she had managed without insulin, but she always had sugar in her urine. She was often thirsty and tired. Her work capacity was greatly reduced. In April, she was more tired than usual and exhausted. Her urine contained 10% sugar, and her blood sugar was 370 mg/100 ml.
She was admitted to the hospital, where she was fed a regular diet – just without sugar – and started on insulin to reduce her sugar levels. With insulin, her vision worsened more and more. She could no longer read. The following year, she was hospitalized again, when her sugar levels became too high and her vision deteriorated further.
Before starting the raw food diet, her blood sugar levels were 218 mg/100 ml and her urine was 1.5 mg/100 ml. Initially, she was given a raw food diet and insulin. Gradually, the insulin level was reduced. After 15 days, her urine was free of sugar and acidity. A week later, she wrote: –
“The results of the hospital exam were excellent. My blood sugar is normal, my urine is free of sugar and acidity. The doctor was very impressed and praised the raw diet. I’m feeling good. I work without getting tired. I continue to strictly follow a raw diet.”
Case 2
A 36-year-old man was diagnosed with diabetes five months ago. His blood sugar was 300 mg/100 ml, and his urine was 7.36%.
The patient started a raw diet at home. His urine is sugar-free, and his blood sugar has dropped to 130 mg/100 ml. His general condition is excellent – no fatigue or thirst.
Case 3
A 46-year-old woman developed symptoms of diabetes. A year ago, sugar was found in her urine, and her blood sugar was 215 mg/100 ml. She was to be treated with insulin. First, however, she wanted to try a raw diet. Her blood sugar dropped month by month with the raw diet, from 215 to 136 and then to 102 mg/100 ml. Her general condition improved, with no thirst or fatigue.
Case 4
A 53-year-old man became diabetic. When he ate no bread, he could keep his urine sugar-free with insulin.
After five days of a raw diet, he was able to reduce his insulin intake by half. After that, he no longer needed insulin, and his general condition improved.
9.6 – Diphtheria
A 28-year-old man had diphtheria, which was not diagnosed. After half a year, his arms and legs were paralyzed, and he became an invalid. With a 100% raw diet, he was completely cured in two months. In the first three weeks, she lost 3 kg, and her weight dropped to 69 kg. Then, her weight slowly rose to 80 kg – for a height of 1.79 m.
9.7 – Dropsy (Abnormal Accumulation of Fluid)
Case 1
A young woman with more than 9 g/L of protein in her urine and edema throughout her body managed, after four months, to reduce her protein to 1.5 g/L. At the same time, she lost 27 kg. Garlic helped her most.
Case 2
After a bout of the flu, a 50-year-old woman suffered from heart problems for 10 years. For more than three years, she suffered from dropsy and swollen legs. Every one to two months, 10 to 20 liters of fluid were removed from her lower abdomen. When she started a raw diet, she had 5 to 6 liters of fluid in her lower abdomen, her lips were blue, and she looked downcast.
After five weeks, there was no more fluid in the lower abdomen; her legs were no longer swollen; her face and lips were a natural color; her gaze was clear and attentive, her expression lively, and her general condition was good. All bodily functions were intact. She no longer felt anything in her heart – unless she ran too much. The therapy consisted of a 100% raw diet, plenty of rest, fresh air, and minimal exercise.
9.8 – Hypertension
I often observed a patient’s high blood pressure drop so quickly after a 100% raw diet that I thought my blood pressure monitor was faulty. I had it checked, but it was perfect.
9.9 – Menstruation
A 25-year-old woman had regular menstruation for the first time in her life due to a raw diet. Before that, she had been to the hospital several times and received hundreds of injections. After the raw diet, she felt like a different person.
Her depression, severe pressure in the back of her head, and moodiness had disappeared. She is happy and grateful, like so many others for whom the introduction of a raw diet regulates menstruation and eliminates pain.
9.10 – Obesity
A 65-year-old woman started eating raw foods four years ago. She lost 19.5 kilos and looked amazingly rejuvenated. The age spots disappeared from her face, as did the wrinkles on her neck and arms, and the bags under her eyes. Her sister had the same success. She recovered from rheumatism in just six months. A visiting couple lost seven and six kilos in a month (by eliminating milk and reducing cereals).
9.11 – Polyarthritis
Case 1
A 35-year-old factory worker from Copenhagen had been suffering from polyarthritis in both hips for two years. He was treated several times with massages and baths to reduce the pain. It was ineffective, and the disease worsened significantly. He could no longer stand, walk, or sleep because of the pain. I got him to eat only raw foods and sunbathe daily. After two months, he returned to work and has been healthy ever since.
Case 2
A farm owner suffered from polyarthritis for two years and was practically unable to work. For three weeks, he followed the raw food cure. Initially, he didn’t believe it would help him. But by the fourth week, he had recovered so much that he returned home with the firm resolve to continue with the raw food diet.
Case 3
A 10-year-old boy recounted the following: “My mother is doing a cure with live foods. Before, she walked like this (he showed how she walked hunched over and staggered), now she walks like this (he stood up and marched like a little soldier).” This was polyarthritis that was disfiguring a young woman.
9.12 – Constipation
“I have not encountered a single cancer case in which the patient was not a victim of chronic constipation.” (Dr. Robert Bell, author of The Conquest of Cancer)
Case 1
A 73-year-old woman was partially paralyzed after a stroke. She had suffered from chronic constipation for 40 years and was constantly taking laxatives. On a raw diet, the patient had two or three bowel movements a day.
In the following months, she continued to have two to three bowel movements a day, despite moving little due to paralysis.
Case 2
A 65-year-old woman reports: “For 20 years I suffered from constipation. During the last 10 years, I was constantly ill. I was often in the hospital, where they treated me with all the modern medications.
I saw several specialists. I grew weaker and weaker. Finally, I spent a whole year in bed and two months in the hospital, where they also couldn’t improve my condition. Then, I was given a 100% raw diet and sunbathed for three months. After six weeks, I had regained so much strength that, in one day, I could cycle 30 km without tiring. Now, I’ve been living on a raw diet for eight months and have regained my courage and my energy.
My blood pressure was very low and is now normal. I couldn’t move my right arm because the shoulder joint was stiff. Now, my arm is perfect. I can only say that anyone with a serious illness should adopt a raw diet.
9.13 – Brain Tumor
A Swedish woman in her early 40s had been suffering from increasingly severe pain in the back of her head and neck for six years. Over the past four years, her vision had weakened, and she experienced ringing in her head, which was affecting her hearing. Sensation in her upper body, especially in her fingertips, began to diminish – at first for short periods, but eventually, constantly. During this time, the headaches and neck pain became so severe that she often lay on the floor, writhing in pain.
The patient came to me from the Skodsborg Sanatorium, where she had spent two months without improvement. The doctor told her she could return home. With what little energy she had left, she came to Humlegaarden, where I took her in – sick and desperate. I had to try to help her!
After a few weeks, her symptoms led me to the conclusion that she must have a tumor in her cerebellum, which was compressing the nerves in her brain. vision, hearing, and the senses in the back of the body.
Only then did I learn that she had consulted a Swedish specialist in brain diseases. They had told her she had an inoperable brain tumor.
After four months of a 100% raw diet, she gradually recovered until all symptoms disappeared. The tumor shrank to the point where it no longer compressed her nerves as before. The patient has been living on a raw diet for several years in perfect well-being.
If the patient continues the raw diet in Sweden, I believe the tumor will disappear completely. It was probably not cancer, but a glioma, a type of slow-growing tumor of the nervous tissue found only in the brain. However, it is so virulent that it can reappear if the patient abandons the raw food diet.
10. Conclusion
It is essential that each of us have an ideal. The one I have offered will lead us on a path that can surely balance the health of body and spirit.
It will not always be easy to follow the path thus laid out, however, I am certain that it is possible to overcome temporary weaknesses.
Therefore, have a high ideal and try to follow it. We build health every day. If you are in good physical condition, do your best not to become invalids at the expense of your family and society. If you are sick, know that it is possible to gradually regain your health, provided you apply the advice I have offered.
Living foods will allow you to experience the true joys of existence. It is a great joy to feel strong, physically and spiritually, in a world where the values of life are increasingly forgotten.
It is so good to feel healthy, active, and resilient, when all around us health is increasingly precarious – due to humankind itself.
Health, however, obliges us to reveal to others the causes of their ailments and help them rediscover the meaning of natural laws, which are the laws of healthy living.
“If you are not willing to change your life, it is not possible to help you.” (Hippokrates – 460 to 377 BC)