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cardiovascular system
thrombophlebitis
nutrition

dietary guidelines

eating principles:
» acute with cellulitis:
• eat as little as possible
• increase foods rich in Vitamins C, A and E, foods rich in bioflavonoid
• increase fluids
• low fat diet, low sugar, high complex carbohydrates
• protein 12-15% diet
• low cholesterol/cholesterol foods
• low sodium/sodium-restricted diet
• vegetarian cleansing diet or short fasts
» chronic:
• elimination/rotation diet, rotation diet, rotation diet expanded

therapeutic foods:
• flax seed oil, okra, hawthorn berries, millet, buckwheat, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, bananas, potatoes, asparagus, apples, honey in small amounts (Airola, p. 101)

fresh juices:
• carrot, celery, spinach, and parsley (Walker, p. 149)
• carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 149)
• carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 149)

avoid:
• food intolerances
• meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fried foods, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods, heavy protein foods, fats, meats, vinegars, shellfish, sugars


supplements

• Vitamin C
• Vitamin E 400 IU four times per day with meals
• bromelain 250-500 mg three times daily between meals
• avoid Vitamin K if on coumadin

» drug interactions:
• Vitamin K and coumadin (Warfarin): Vitamin K inactivates the drug's function; coumadin interferes with Vitamin K synthesis


footnotes