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cardiovascular system
varicose veins
nutrition
dietary guidelines
eating principles:
low sugar, low fat diet
high complex whole carbohydrates, high fiber
protein 12-15% diet
low cholesterol/cholesterol foods
low sodium/sodium-restricted diet
vegetarian cleansing diet or short fasts
Fasting, General Sample Diet, General Guidelines for Eating, Sample Vegetarian Diet
therapeutic foods:
foods rich in rutin and silicon, Vitamin C and bioflavonoids, Vitamin E, buckwheat (Airola, p. 158)
foods high in water-soluble fiber: psyllium seed, flax seed, pectin, guar gum, oat bran
foods that invigorate the Qi and Xue (Blood), disperse Stagnations
barley bran, eggplant
cabbage, also externally as pack (Shefi)
blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries
fresh juices:
carrot, celery, spinach, and parsley (Walker, p. 157)
carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 157)
carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 157)
specific remedies:
to protect against varicose veins increase cellulose and hemi-cellulose foods in diet
avoid:
meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fried foods, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods, coffee, caffeine, sweet foods and sugar, cow's milk and other dairy products, white bread, refined foods, processed foods
supplements
Vitamin B-complex
Vitamin C
bioflavonoids (Bastyr)
footnotes