You should drink fresh spring water (those delivered to the home and office are good) or mineral water from a spa—not commercially made. Deep Spring and Taurina are good spa waters. No more than five cups (combined) per day of tea and coffee (no whitener of any sort, no sweetener of any sort). Diet Coke or diet lemonade may be used as a treat for adults and kids—no more than two to three times per week. Raw lemon or lime juice may be squeezed into water to give variety of taste. No alcohol.
No fruit juices on this program—they are too concentrated in natural sugars and many have mould growing in them.
No tea or coffee for one hour before taking the supplements or for three hours after. The acids in tea and coffee block the absorption of the minerals. No cocoa or hot chocolate.
Raw fruit, fresh fruit salad (only from the low and negligible amine and salicylate list for the first four weeks) or stewed fruit are the only permissible desserts and they can be had for eight of the twelve weeks of the program. No dried fruit, yoghurt or sweetener of any sort (including honey) is to be added to the dessert. Have the dessert thirty to sixty minutes after the main meal. This time span is important if the water in the fruit is not to dilute the digestive juices and interfere with the digestion of the main meal.
Only one fruit salad per day is to be eaten on this program. If you have one for breakfast or lunch, you must go without dessert at dinner.
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