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bles. Also try small amounts of very f nely grated peeled carrot and

beet as an initial means of introducing raw foods. Make vegetable

purees in the blender, but leave the skins on.

After a few weeks, rice and all the other whole grains can be tried, but

chewing has to become a must, so that all food arrives in the colon

well mushed and its f ber content broken down.

Following the initial introduction of the apple puree mixture detailed

above, continue with the following recommended regime as the new diet

unfolds:

Drink alfalfa tea and superfood daily to support and replace vital vi-

tamins and minerals.

f Drink aloe gel daily to soothe and heal.

f Take equal parts of echinacea root tincture for immune support and

pau d’arco inner bark tincture for viral and fungal buildup, or choose

olive leaf for all situations.

f Daily supportive herbs would be Siberian ginseng root tincture and

two cups of chamomile f ower tea.

f Use four parts slippery elm inner bark, two parts marshmallow root,

two parts chamomile f owers, two parts peppermint leaf, and one part

licorice root powders. Take two to three teaspoons daily, made into a

smooth paste with water or mashed into a banana; it will help soothe,

heal, and regrow the damaged tissue.

Colon cleansing with professional supervision will be required.

For acute pain, use sitz baths and castor-oil packs (see chapter 3).

duodenal ulcers

Duodenal ulcers can often occur when the valve that controls the release

of parts of the stomach contents into the duodenum gets a little stuck,

thus allowing too much acid into an alkaline area, causing inf ammation,

pain, and eventually sores. The cause of the “stuck” valve is very often

nerve-related, with stress being a large contributing factor.

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