Notes from Training Call with Shelly Redford Young on April 13, 2005

Our body composition can give us a clue to what type of intake we should have for our nutrition. We are 70-80% water, so we should eat 70-8-% water rich vegetables and fruits. We are 20% fat (at least an average weight person, you may be a bit more or less than that)and 7% protein. Mother’s milk, which needs to be a good food in order for babies to double or triple in size the first year, is only 2-3% protein. It also contains high levels of good fats, lauric fats.

About fats:

Coconut oil is the only oil that doesn’t change its fat chains when it is heated. It is what she uses to cook, if she is using fat to cook in. Usually she steam-frys and adds oil after the cooking is done. Good fats are: flax, hemp, grapeseed, olive, and Udo’s oils. Olive is good for energy use, but don’t use it all the time, mix it up. Good fats come in black bottles and are usually refrigerated. They aren’t bleached. Good brands are Barlean’s, Essential Balance by Omega Nutrition and Udo’s

Tips for Traveling:

I always carry in my bag: avacados, bell peppers, tortillas, real salt, Bragg’s Aminos and Zip (a spice blend from Spice Hunter).

When making a reservation on a major airline, use the meal code: RVML which stands for Raw Veggie Meal, so you don’t get something like potatoes covered in cheese. Its best to double and triple check by calling 72 hours before your flight and again 1 day before. And always double check again that they have it when you check in at the airport.

Tips for Eating out:

At a Mexican Restaurant, to stay 80/20 Alkalarian, they would order a large veggie taco salad and tell them to hold the corn chips and cheese (maybe sour cream, too) or a veggie burrito, maybe a small bowl of black beans (keeping it to the 20%). Plus a big bowl of guacamole and some fresh salsa (without vinegar). I often mix those together for a dressing for the taco salad.

At an Italian restaurant you can order minestrone soup, large salad with olive oil and lemon (with yoru real salt in your bag to make a dressing), side orders of fresh veggies or lightly steamed, avocado and maybe a small size (or share some) grilled salmon, if you want. If you want some fish or pasta, just remember to keep it to the 20% size on your plate.

At a Chinese restaurant, the thing to be careful of is the soy sauce. It is toxic (because it is fermented on a base of aspergillus mold) and leads to high blood pressure and stroke in the asian culture. So take your Braggs and ask them to use it instead, just tell them you are ALLERGIC to soy sauce and they will understand and be happy to accommodate you. You can order some sushi (20%), vegetable stir fry, tofu and we always orer the spicy garlic green beans. Stay away from the white rice, especially if you are sick.

And at the Cheescake Factory (yes, even we eat there) They have on the appetizer menu Avacado Eggrolls and Salmon Firecracker Rolls. Neither of these choices is perfect (alkalarian), but they are the better choices. They also have huge salads, great soups and fresh fish. Good fish are sea bass, salmon, and trout. We also order a side of steamed broccoli or other veggies of the day.

And if you are really in a spot where there is nothing to eat and you want to stave off your hunger until you can get someplace with better choices, you can take a liter of SuperGreens with 2 scoops of soy sprouts in them and 6 of the SuperGreen capsules. This will hold off the hunger for awhile.

Organic, whole foods are essential. Nutrition has to be our first line of defense, especially with all the stresses of today: electrical, wireless, EMF, pesticides, toxins, etc…

To add weight:

There is a recipe on the website for Seed Pancakes with Coconut Syrup. If you are healthy and in balance (no yeast) you can eat these up to 3 times a day and count them in the 80% alkaline part of your diet. But be sure you have healthy intestinal villi. You can also add nut milks, and the recipe in the “pH Miracle for Diabetes” book for Yan and Millet Hashbrowns.

Be careful of nuts, they can hold molds and fungus very easily. Especially peanuts, they are actually banned in many places now because they hold so many fungals and cause so many allergic reactions. Allergic reations are the body telling us something…trying to cleanse itself.

It’s best to stay with raw almonds and get them as fresh as you can. A good source for the freshest nuts and seeds is online at www.organicfruitsandnuts.com sold by the Jaffee Bros. Be sure and specify ‘sprouting seeds and grains’ if you want ones that will sprout for you.

Sprouting is great; it multiplies the vitamin and mineral content and the electron potential is increased. For instance, 17% of a sunflower seed is protein, but once sprouted it is about 34%, or doubled. If there is any browning on sprouts (you buy), they are sour. A great sprouter is the Easy Sprouter for home use. You just soak, drain, spin and set on the counter, no need to rinse.

Coconut water (from the young thai coconuts) has a pH of 7.36, exactly the best pH. But remember to be careful of the sugars. It is also high in phosphorus, which is especially good for the ‘white’ parts of the body like bones. Calcium comes from the greens.

Notes from Training Call with Shelly Young on April 13, 2005

Thersa Sharp

2005-04-19