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respiratory system
pleurisy
nutrition

dietary guidelines

eating principles:
• eat as little as possible
• increase fluids: diluted vegetable juices, broths, herbal teas
• short fast

therapeutic foods:
• garlic, onions, leeks, turnips, grapes, pineapple, honey, green leafy vegetables
(Jensen, p. 61)
• increase foods that tonify the Lung
• increase foods rich in Vitamin A and C

fresh juices:
• carrot (Walker, p. 150)
• carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 150)
• carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 150)
• carrot, celery, and parsley (Walker, p. 150)

avoid:
• cow's milk and other dairy products, white bread, refined foods, processed foods, sugar and sweets, catarrh-forming foods: tofu, meat, ice cream, heavy protein foods, fats, meats, vinegars, shellfish


supplements

• Vitamin A 50,000 IU per day
• Magnesium 500-800 mg per day
• bromelain 1 g three times daily


footnotes