Fundamental Diet Plan  Back to the Recipe Corner

This diet plan is designed to assist your body to create and maintain "balanced body chemistry". We follow the diet plan set forth by Dr. Melvin Page and recommended by the professionals at Stairway to Health. The Fundamental Diet Plan is not only helpful, but in many cases essential to control blood sugar imbalances as well as all other types of unbalanced body chemistry. At the well known Page Clinic blood chemistry panels were done every three to four days on all patients. Dr. Page based his diet plan on the research of Drs. Price and Pottenger, who showed the relationship of diet to health, both physical and emotional. Today, in part, their research and work are called orthomolecular psychology and psychiatry. What you eat and do not eat can be the cause of mental as well as physical symptoms, known as disease. Dr. Page’s diet plan was proven true when blood chemistry panels of thousands of his patients normalized without any other intervention. Many of today’s successful diet plans are based on Dr. Price’s work. Dr. Price emphasized the removal of all refined carbohydrates (like sugar, processed flour and "instant foods") and cow’s milk from the diet. On the food sheet we attach to this informational sheet, please notice the percentage of carbohydrates is indicated. Dr. Page, like Stairway To HealthÔ , indicate that eating quality proteins, fats and carbohydrates is essential to long-term health. Making a change to, and remaining on this diet, will help you regain health. Taking a giant leap to alter your entire "food and environmental" lifestyle should result in your feeling good and looking younger than on your old way of eating. As you become healthier, your cravings for "low quality" foods will actually diminish. BUT, as with ALL of US, old bad habits are so hard to break, so don’t despair if you "fall off the wagon" every once in a while. You know what you need to do to get healthy and stay healthy so pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back on the Fundamental Diet Plan. Your body will "get back on track" and you’ll find after a while, the old way of eating will become an "bad memory!" Cravings are your biggest enemy so stay away from things that ignite that craving for junk.
Foods:  To Eat or Not to Eat	Proteins: Eat small amounts of protein with frequency. Try to eat protein with each meal, about 2 to 4 ounces is best. Young Red Meat such as Veal or Lamb, Fish, Fowl or eggs is best. Remember that a balance of animal and vegetable protein is preferable. Proteins preparation is critical to complete success, and eating as close to raw as possible is important. In other wards, an egg nog without sugar is better than a hard boiled egg. A veal steak is better rare, than well done. Any time that meats and vegetables are heated over 110° F., crucial enzymes are damaged and lost. Avoid frying in oils or grease.
Here are YOUR best choices for preparation:	RAW · GRILLED · BOILED · STEAMED · SOFT BOILED · POACHED · BROILED or STIR FRIED VEGETABLES: Eat as much real honest to goodness vegetables as possible and learn to eat more and more!!! We understand that you will probably have to develop a taste for vegetables, but they are your life boat to health and vitality. So force yourself to eat small amounts of our recommended vegetables as frequently during the day as you can. When shopping for food remember to purchase a variety of vegetables because each vegetable has a cleansing and healing quality developed by our almighty Maker for our benefit. The list of vegetables, as you will see on the list, is long and varied. Fresh and Organic Vegetables are preferred because commercially grown vegetables and fruits lack the nutritional quality to successfully nourish your body and soul. The method of preparation for vegetables is critical. RAW is best, or lightly steamed, or "stir fried" in soup base and distilled water (not oils or grease). Your vegetables should still be crunchy when you eat them. If they aren’t, you have killed the purpose for which they were created for you. The essential enzymes which promote vitality in your life will be dead or dying. Use ONLY BUTTER or OLIVE OIL in your diet. Avoid all other oils as they oxidize immediately after being processed. Do Not Make Salads your only choice for raw vegetables.
Fruits: Most people wrongly attempt to consume their fruits as juices.	Fruit juice is loaded with the simple sugar, fructose, which is shunted into forming triglycerides and ultimately stored as FAT. Without the fiber in fruits, juice sends a rapid burst of fructose into the blood stream. When you do eat fruit, only eat one type of fruit at a time and definitely on an empty stomach. Secondarily, avoid the sweetest fruits/tropical fruits, except papaya or pineapple which are very rich in digestive enzymes (fruits grown in colder climates are preferable). Last but not least, fresh and organic fruits should be used when ever possible.
Carbohydrates: This is a very complicated area of food.	Most people have one classification for carbohydrates, but actually, there are three (3) different types of carbohydrates: · COMPLEX · SIMPLE · PROCESSED Unfortunately, for most patients suffering with imbalance problems, almost any carbohydrate is a no – no. It is a physiological fact that the more carbohydrates you eat, the more you will want. Craving carbohydrates is a symptom of an imbalance, so you can use this craving to monitor your progress. Overall, eat vegetables as your carbohydrate choice and limit grains (even whole grains can be trouble).
NEVER, Never, eat white bread	If bread is a must, eat whole grains but only in moderation, and NEVER at dinner time, preferably breakfast and maybe at lunchtime. If you start the day with carbohydrates, you are more likely to crave them throughout the day, and then you’ll eat more and get sleepy. NEVER, Never, eat white bread or cakes of any kind (100% rye only bread is the least offensive to your system of the grains in bread form). Remove muffins, cookies, candies, cracker, pastas, white rice and most baked goods from your shopping list at all times. Wheat and Grains: Grains have been debated by many with great vigor. Whole unprocessed grains can be rich sources of vitamins and minerals. Soil depletion and the special strains of newly developed grains make the picture of what nutrients still remain in modern grains.. Wheat and barley, the two most widely used grains, are now genetically engineered. For this reason, we now have 5 times the gluten and only 1/3 the protein content of the original wheat from which the grain was derived. High gluten content is to blame for many patients’ allergic reactions. We generally remove most asthmatics, MS, MD, Lou Gehrigs and ADD patients from contact with Gluten products. This include rye, wheat, barley and oats. Scholars who have studied the decline of various civilizations find the degenerative diseases developed when the cultivation of grains became a major part of their diets. Dr. Price’s protocols precluded the widespread use of grains, with the exception of brown rice, unprocessed rye and rolled oats. These can be considered on occasion, to give you more variety. Some of the German and Danish brown breads like pumpernickel appear to be nutritious. Still, even pumpernickel should be eaten sparingly. The animals were created with grains in mind as food sources. Man was created to eat vegetables and fruits in combination with proteins and fats. Remember, the Great I Am created everything in balance. When we fool with the natural scheme of things, serious repercussions can be the result.
Sweeteners:	Use only a small amount of Tupelo honey or Stevia as sweetener. Absolutely NO Nutra Sweetâ , corn syrup or table (refined) sugar. Although Dr. Page did not allow raw cane sugar, it does provide the nutrients to aid in its metabolism. If you cheat, be smart and use only small amounts of raw sugar (Sucanat).
Fats: The right kinds of fats are generally not eaten by modern Westerners.	Olive oil (cold pressed, extra virgin), walnut oil, flax seed and grape seed are the only oils on our recommendation list. All oils should be cold pressed. Heating the oils recreate the molecular structure from beneficial to carcinogenic and a free radical playground for your body. Cooking in butter and olive oil at low temperatures and in limited moderation are acceptable, but once again, limited. Avoid all hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated fats, including all margarine. They are poisonous to our systems. Become a label reader or better yet, buy only whole foods such as meats, raw and clean and vegetables and keep it simple. Avoid peanut butter but eat all the avocados and raw nuts (except cashew) your heart desires, once again raw and organic. Don’t buy the story that eating good fats will make you fat. When you eat fat, a chemical signal is sent to your brain to slow down the movement of food out of your stomach. As a result, you feel full. Those who eat fat free foods actually consume more calories than those who eat a fuller diet of fat foods. Please remember, there are beneficial fats and there are dangerous fats as explained above. Low fat generally means you are consuming lots of calories, empty calories, like sugar laden junk. Additionally, fats are used for energy. Fats also build the membrane around every cell in our bodies. The formation of hormones which make you feel and function well, can also be attributed to the consumption of fats. Eating a fat free diet can cause serious hormonal dysfunctions and the sickest patients we see often have been on high carbohydrate, low fat diets, over a long period of time. Remember, like carbohydrates, choose your fats wisely and stay away from fried foods of any kind as well as ANY processed foods.
Milk Products: Pasteurized milk products are a bane to the health of mankind and animals alike.	Whether you use pasteurized milk, cream, butter, cheese, sour cream, half and half, ice cream, cottage cheese, yogurt or anything made of these products, you are asking for problems for you and for your family, including children. Pasteurized products should be eliminated from your food chain for now and forever. Remember, even dried milk products or prepared and dehydrated foods containing pasteurized milk products are dangerous to the welfare of human beings. Dr. Page found that milk was actually more detrimental than sugar for many people. Mankind is the only mammal that continues to drink milk after the weaning process. He also taught that avoiding dairy would make it far easier for us to attain our optimal level of health and hormonal balance. Raw butter and Kefir (liquid yogurt), however, are excellent sources of essential nutrients and vitamins. Raw goat and sheep cheeses, and milk products are great alternatives because their genetic code and fat content is apparently more like we humans. When goat and sheep milk is analyzed, the molecules are far smaller than those of the cow. After all, sheep and goats are more the size of human than the bovine, which are very large animals. Don’t over indulge even in sheep and goat milk, however. Soy milk and rice milk have been hyped as good replacements for animal dairy products. But, although they sound healthy, they are really just highly refined products which when analyzed for nutritional value essay out as simple carbohydrates. Good advice is "stay away from artificial dairy products". All artificial dairy products such as Mocha Mix and Vitamiteâ are even worse than cows milk and should be eliminated from your diet as well.
"What will I do?" is your questions at this time. Well, learn to eat simply. Eat to live, not live to eat.
Liquids:  Water is the very best liquid you can consume	Dr. price believed a minimum of one gallon per day. I say ½ ounce for each pound of body weight with minimum of 64 ounces per day. Many Oriental physicians have told me they question using one gallon per day. That it places a serious strain on the kidneys. Logic tells us that is a great deal of liquid to put through the kidney process daily, and it dilutes the hydrochloric acids and other enzymes in our bodies. One half-ounce per pound of body weight seems about right. If you insist on wine or beer and just cannot give them up, there are some serious guidelines that must be followed to achieve and maintain good health: 1) drink only with meals. Red wines have less sugar and more beneficial polyphenols than white wines. Discontinue using white wines and do not purchase California wines which are generally filled with fluoride. As you know, fluoride is detrimental to your return to, and the retention of good health 2) Use only imported ales or beers. American ales and beers are pasteurized chemicals called beer made by the large commercial breweries in the United States. Less is better, especially for people struggling to regain good health. Like coffee, alcohol cause our bodies to loose water. Total avoidance is seriously recommended. Fly kites, play tennis, sail a boat or anything that exercises your body, find another way to socialize. The most important life-giving substance in our bodies is water. Because our body loses about 6 glasses of water daily, we should drink at least 8 glasses of water every day. Better yet, ½ ounce of water for each pound of body weight, with a bare minimum of 64 ounces daily. There are many variables, however. If you exercise, eat sugar, drink wine or beer (hard alcohol should be totally removed from your vocabulary and your diet), you may require as much as 15 glasses of water per day. Our brains are said to be composed of 85% water, our tissues such as kidney, liver muscle, heart intestines and more are composed of about 75% water count. The concentration of water outside the cells is about 94%. In theory and probably in reality, the water wants to move from the outside to the inside of the cell which is more concentrated to balance things. The urge water has to move is called hydroelectric power. Interesting enough, it is the same as electrical power generated at hydroelectric dams (like Hoover Dam). The make up of our energy is part hydroelectric. Wouldn’t a boost in energy be great!
Eat Smaller Amounts More Frequently	Your stomach holds one liter of material such as food or liquid. Eating or drinking more than that at one time stresses the digestive tract. Indications are, eating several small meals each day is far more beneficial than eating two or three large meals daily. Eating large meals bog down our digestive tracts and interrupt the flow of digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid. The average eating time in the United States is about 15 minutes. In Europe it’s 1 to 1 ½ hours. No wonder Americans suffer such a high rate of digestive disorders! When digestion is impaired yeast overgrowth, gas, inflammation, food reactions and more are the result. Could this be you? Eating smaller meals each day can prevent the ups and downs associated with your blood sugar level. You therefore, crave less sugar. Mentioned earlier, your digestive capacity can be overwhelmed in handling blood sugar or sugar in the blood. Insulin as well as other hormones are secreted to handle the sugar level in the blood so it, in theory does not get too high. Many times, insulin response becomes too strong so that within a short time insulin drives the blood sugar level down, down too low. When blood sugar becomes too low you become a sugar and carbohydrate crave-a-holic. When this happens, most of us will generally over-eat. Overeating leads to a cycle of ups and downs. Maybe you’ve heard of the yo-yo blood sugar. Yo-yo blood sugar results in depression and the lack of energy are all part of this cycle. Eating small meals will actually almost virtually stop this cycle. Your immune system can also benefit from small meals because of its response to smaller meals. Actually, a small amount of food enters the blood without first going through the normal digestive pathway through the liver. This results in food being identified by the body not as help but as an invasion to the body. It actually "sparks" a stimulation of the immune system. When small amounts are eaten, one will hardly feel a reaction. However, when large amounts of food or one type of food is eaten over and over again, a reaction can be the result. In recapping, when one eats a small amount, the reaction to that food is inconsequential. When, however, a large meal is eaten the reaction can be proportionate to the amount eaten.
Activated immune system reactions to foods can be as follows:	Fatigue, joint aches, flu-like symptoms, headaches and much more. Nutritional pioneer, the late Arthur L. Kaslow, M.D. called this reaction the Metabolic Rejectivity Syndrome. Through the diaries of thousands of his patients, Kaslow compiled a list of high risk foods that are much the same as Dr. Page. Dr. Page’s Diet Plan is the plan we most follow. Starting a new leaf in your diet life is difficult, however, longevity and good health are a blessing associated with "eating right through GOD’S plan". So, sit back and enjoy the benefits of your new "eating plan".
EACH MEAL MUST Include Some Protein	Easiest sources are the following: Meat, fish, poultry or eggs ( count 2 eggs as 3 oz.) VEGETARIANS: YOU MUST combine proteins carefully and consistently using a different calculation! Easy method of calculation is: divide your ideal body weight by 15 to get the number of ounces protein you are to consume each day.
THIS IS NOT A HIGH PROTEIN DIET:	People who eat a lot of protein, generally eat the protein with one or two meals. Far better to eat less protein and eat protein for 3 to 5 small meals each day. If you are physically active, eat more protein.
Table of Protein Recommendations per Meal by Weight Ideal Body Weight  Daily Protein per serving 90 lb.  6 oz.  1 ¾ to 2 oz.  105 lb.  7 oz. 1 ¾ to 2-1/3 oz. 120 lb. 8 oz. 2 to 2-3/4 oz. 135 lb. 9 oz. 2 ½ to 3 oz. 150 lb. 10 oz. 3 to 3-1/3 oz. 165 lb. 11 oz. 3-1/3 to 3-3/4 oz. 180 lb. 12 oz. 3-3/4 to 4 oz. 195 lb. 13 oz. 4 to 4-1/3 oz.
EAT 3 TO 5 SMALL MEALS PER DAY	Take Fluids More Than One Hour Before Meals/More Than 2 Hours After Meals – Limit Fluid Intake With Meals To No More Than 4 Oz. NO PROCESSED GRAINS, WHITE OR OTHER FLOUR, SUGAR, SUGAR SUBSTITUTES
Grains to Eat	Brown and Wild Rice Oatmeal Rye (Rye preferred – only 35% Carbohydrate)
Breads to Eat	Pumpernickel (German or Danish), Rye (German or Danish) (See Information on hybridization of modern grains – wheat) AVOID ALL OTHER BREADS, MUFFINS, BISCUITS, GRAIN BASED MUNCHIES
Sweeteners to Eat	Stevia (Herb 200-300% sweeter than sugar Use sparingly – bitter if over-used) Honey (be careful honey originates in toxin free area) Date Sugar (Dried, not Refined) Brown Rice Syrup Maple Syrup Carob (in place of chocolate – naturally sweet) ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE TO BE USED EXTREMELY SPARINGLY NOT TO BE EATEN WITHIN 3 HOURS OF EATING FATS AND PROTEINS. That includes making desserts with fats or proteins.
AVOID ALL SEAFOOD WITHOUT SCALES Eat only fish with white meat. OTHERS –Suffering from serious bacterial infestations that can be mortally toxic to mammals, especially humans – More Toxins – Better Safe Than Sorry! Make certain all Meats, Poultry, Raw Dairy (only) are CLEAN No Hormones, Antibiotics or Caustic Grains/Food. Today, genetically engineered synthetic growth hormones are being delivered into dairy cattle and beef to increase production. STAY AWAY FROM ALL INJECTED MEATS! Genetically engineered grains are becoming the "norm" for commercial and home grown meat production. Be careful, get organically grown meats. It’s more expensive but your life is worth the expense and we are speaking "life challenging" products in the commercial market today.
PHASE 1 FOOD PLAN  (FOR BALANCING BODY CHEMISTRY) Meat • Fish • Fowl • Eggs • Vegetables (no limit on serving size) FOODS EATEN CLOSEST TO THEIR RAW STATE HAVE THE BEST DIGESTIVE ENZYME ABILITY TAKE FLUIDS AT LEAST ONE HOUR BEFORE MEALS OR 2 HOURS AFTER MEALS LIMIT FLUID INTAKE WITH MEALS TO NO MORE THAN 4 OZ. NO PROCESSED GRAINS, WHITE FLOUR, SUGAR, SUGAR SUBSTITUTES. Vegetables 3% or less Carbs Vegetables 6% or less Carbs Vegetables 7  - 9% Carbs Miscellaneous In Limited Amounts Asparagus Bamboo Shoots Beet Greens Bok Choy Greens Broccoli Cabbages Cauliflower Celery Chards Chicory Collard Greens Cucumber Endive Escarole Garlic Kale Kolrabi Lettuces  (except Iceberg)  Mushrooms Parsley Radishes Raw Corn Cob Salad Greens Sauerkraut Spinach String Beans Summer Squashes Turnip Greens Watercress Yellow Squash Zucchini Squash Bell Peppers Bok Choy Chives Eggplant  Green Onions Okra Olives Pickles Pimento Rhubarb Sweet Potatoes Tomatoes  Water Chestnuts Yams Green Beans Acorn Squash Stems Artichokes Avocado  Beets Brussels Sprouts Butternut Squash Carrots Jicama Leeks Onion Pumpkin Rutabagas Turnips Winter Squashes Butter-Raw Caviar Dressings Cider Vinegar, only Cold Press Olive Oil Jerky Kefir (Raw) Goat Milk (Raw) Nuts (Raw) No Peanuts Oils (Only Olive Oil Cold Pressed) Beverages Chicken Tea Beef Tea Herbal Teas Granderized Water   (½ ounce for  Every lb. Weight)

PHASE 2 FOOD PLAN  (FOR BALANCING BODY CHEMISTRY) Meat • Fish • Fowl • Eggs • Vegetables (no limit on serving size) FOODS EATEN CLOSEST TO THEIR RAW STATE HAVE THE BEST DIGESTIVE ENZYME ABILITY TAKE FLUIDS AT LEAST ONE HOUR BEFORE MEALS OR 2 HOURS AFTER MEALS LIMIT FLUID INTAKE WITH MEALS TO NO MORE THAN 4 OZ. NO PROCESSED GRAINS, WHITE FLOUR, SUGAR, SUGAR SUBSTITUTES. Vegetables 3% or less  Carbs Vegetables 6% or less Carbs Vegetables 12 - 21% Carbs Miscellaneous In Limited Amounts Asparagus Bamboo Shoots Beet Greens Bok Choy Greens Broccoli All Cabbages Cauliflower Celery Chards Chicory Collard Greens Cucumber Endive Escarole Garlic Kale Kolrabi Lettuces  (except Iceberg)  Mushrooms Mustard Greens Parsley Radishes Raw Corn Cob Salad Greens Sauerkraut Spinach String Beans Summer Squashes Turnip Greens Watercress Yellow Squash Zucchini Squash Bell Peppers Bok Choy Stems Chives Eggplant  Green Beans  Green Onions Okra Olives Pickles Pimento Rhubarb Sweet Potatoes Tomatoes  Water Chestnuts Yams Vegetables 7 - 9% or less Carbs Acorn Squash Artichokes Avocado  Beets Brussels Sprouts Butternut Squash Carrots Jicama Leeks Onion Pumpkin Rutabagas Turnips Winter Squashes Celeriac  Chickpeas Cooked Corn Grains, Sprouted  Horseradish Jerusalem Artichokes Kidney Beans Lima Beans Lentils Parsnips Peas Popcorn Potatoes Seeds, Sprouted Soybeans Sunflower Seeds Fruits Limited Quantity Limited Basis Snacks only Apples Berries Grapes (only Granderized) Papaya Pineapple Pears Prunes (Fresh) DESSERT DO NOT EAT WITH MEALS Eat 2 hours before or after meals Butter-Raw Caviar Dressings Cider Vinegar, only Cold Press Olive Oil Jerky Kefir (Raw) Goat Milk (Raw) Nuts (Raw) No Peanuts Beverages Chicken Tea Beef Tea Bouillon  (Organic Gourmet available at www.stairwaytohealth.com) Herbal Teas  except Green/Camomile Granderized Water  (go to www.granderwater.com   then hit your back and call us at  (808) 324-6607 to get 10% Rebate Red Wine Only DO NOT DRINK American Wines, They are filled Fluoride unless you have Grander Penergizer to neutralize heavy metals like sulfites/Fluoride (Drink no more than 3 glasses)
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