If milk were suddenly taken away from them they would be entirely at a loss to know how to maintain weight alone, much less how to build it up. Many physicians as well as dietitians feel that milk has some occult quality which cannot be substituted.
“In any allergic syndrome of perennial occurrence there is 40% or better chance that milk plays a leading role in producing the symptoms.” —Marion T. Davidson, M.D., in “Southern Medical Journal,” pp. 196-199, Richmond, Va., Feb., 1942.
From the standpoint of flavor as well as that of nutrition, there is no more delicious or nourishing milk to be found than that made from fresh cocoanuts by use of a good juicer. Combining our world leadership in Aloe Vera and beehive products, Forever Bee Propolis is certainly one of our most popular skin care products. Buttermilk: This as an exclusive diet for a period of seven days or less, and may be given on the same schedule as other liquid foods, a glass or two according to the patient’s condition or weight, every three or four hours; but taken with regularity.
This, like the fruit juice diet, has the advantage of encouraging bowel activity, so may be used as one means of changing the intestinal flora. The product of the bacteria acidophilus of buttermilk neutralizes poisons produced by bacteria of the colon, which was always present in the colon of those who have been accustomed to eating flesh foods. For this purpose the buttermilk made from the soybeans is superior to that made from dairy milk, as it works more effectively. However, the buttermilk prepared from dairy milk may be used when it is impossible to secure the soybean milk. Some may wonder why we do not recommend the use of buttermilk in all cases of constipation. The answer is that better results can be obtained from the fresh vegetable juices when the stomach is highly acid and the patient suffers from “heartburn.”
Raw celery juice is one of the best cleansers known, and when diluted with water 50 percent, it has often settled the stomach of those who were persistently vomiting, even water. Local raw honey is wanted by allergy sufferers because the Forever Bee Pollen impurities are thought to reduce the sensitivity to hay fever (see Medical Functions under). Being high in alkalinity, it also cleanses the blood stream as well as the alimentary tract. In taking any of the liquid diets mentioned in this chapter the same general plan may be followed, except that the interval between meals is four hours instead of three, when using vitamin A broth.
Eliminating process. That the patient may not become discouraged the first few days when taking any of the liquid, or cleansing diets, it must be understood that during this period one may not feel even as well as usual, having possibly a little headache, dizziness, or other disagreeable feelings occasioned by the elimination of toxins. However, by the third day these unpleasant symptoms have gradually disappeared, and the patient begins to realize some improvement, which continues, if he is persevering in following the plan, until full restoration is seen.