Fad Diets Flashcards
Red meat, sugar, white rice, refined flours, coffee, and alcohol are avoided
alkaline diet
What is essiac?
a mixture of herbs (burdock root, inner bark of slippery elm, and sheep sorrel) brewed into a tea
Flor-essence
a mixture of herbs (Indian rhubarb root, watercress, blessed thistle, red clover, kelp) brewed into a tea
diet includes a flaxseed oil and cottage cheese or quark recipe consumed twice a day
budwig diet
what diet encourages the use of essiac tea?
budwig diet
diet recommends drinking 2+ quarts of water daily
alkaline diet
diet consists of 10 levels
alkaline diet
this diet may over restrict calcium and vitamin D. Supplementation may be required
alkaline diet
this diet program includes vitamin b12 and potassium supplements as well as pancreatic enzymes and thyroid hormone
gerson therapy
advises intake of 15 to 20 lb of organically grown fruits and vegetables each day, most of which are juiced
gerson therapy
vegetarian diet that includes raw juices and coffee enemas (for detoxification)
gerson therapy
supplements recommended on raw food plan/living foods diet
b12, D, calcium
allows only raw foods or foods heated to 105
raw food plan/living foods diet
Proponents of this diet do not use microwaves or electricity to cook food. Food is chewed until fluid
macrobiotic diet
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the NIH has funded a study to examine cancer preventive benefits of this diet
macrobiotic diet
Vegetables excluded on macrobiotic diet
potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, asparagus
fruit not locally grown is not allowed on this diet
macrobiotic diet
on macrobiotic diet percentage of food comes from organic whole grains
50-60%
on macrobiotic diet percentage of food comes from organic, locally grown fruits and vegetables
20-25%
on macrobiotic diet percentage of food comes from soup prepared with beans, miso and vegetables
5-10%
diet considered a metabolic treatment that combines a vegetarian diet supplemented with vitamins, minerals, and digestive enzymes
livingston wheeler
diet includes a vaccine derived from patient’s blood or urine
livingston wheeler
one cup of juice is consumed each hour 13 times a day on this diet
gerson therapy
describes itself as a metabolic therapy and includes dietary modifications, dietary supplements including pancreatic supplements and detoxification routines like coffee enemas
gonzalez regimen
