This handbook is based on the decades of knowledge and experience of the world-famous Bircher-Benner Clinic, todays Medical Centre Bircher-Benner, a cutting-edge medical healing center. This book is a huge help for you as a patient to assist you on the road to recovery and to prevent illness. It enables you to understand the scientific basics and causes of your illness and gives valuable direction on nutrition, nursing and physical treatments. The book explains nutrition in interconnected levels, is ready to use practically and is supplemented by a wide variety of tested good-tasting nutritional recipes by the Bircher-Benner Clinic. For physicians, this book is a great time-saver and a valuable aid in guiding their patients. Table of contents Introduction, Two Kinds of Food Energy, The New Order of Foods according to their Qualitative Nutritional Value, The Basic System of Soft Connective Tissue, the Origin of Chronic Diseases, The Experiment at the Royal Free Hospital, London, A few Additional Examples of Scientific Studies on the Effect of the Raw Vegetable Food Therapy, Secondary Plant Substances, Medical Effect of Vegetable Foods, On Raw-Food Therapy to Prevent and Fight Cancer, On Dietetic Raw- Food Therapy for Degenerative Complaints (Antioxidation) On Raw-Food Therapy for Danger of Thrombosis and Embolism, Special Features of Raw Food Therapy for Hypertension, Special Feature of Raw-Food Therapy for Reduction of Cholesterol Levels, On raw food therapy for diabetes mellitus, on raw-food therapy for infectious diseases (antimicrobial effect), On raw-food therapy for a weak immune system and susceptibility to infection, The Indication for the Fresh-Vegetable Diet,(Raw-Food-Diet) The Fresh Raw Fruit and Vegetable Diet, Stage-1-Diet, Stage-2-Diet, Forms of the Fresh-Vegetable Diet, Reactions to the Change to the Fresh-Vegetable Diet and Their Treatment, Additional General Recommendations for the Fresh Vegetable and Juice Diet, The New Balance, The Rejuvenating Effect of Fresh Raw Vegetable Food, The Right Starting Dose, The Subject of" Raw-Food Intolerance", Recommendations for lab examinations for the attending physician, Preparation and Cleaning of Raw Vegetables, Composition of Raw Vegetables, Adjustment to Taste and Chewing Ability, Cleaning of Raw Vegetables, From the Bircher Grater to The Electric Blender, Menu, Menu Combinations for Different Types of Raw Vegetable Diets, The Recipes Birchermuesli, Fruit-and-Fresh Grain Dishes, Fruit Dishes, Juices, Milk Types, Dressings for Raw Vegetables, Salads, Healthful Teas, List of recipes, Bibliography, Index TABLE OF CONTENTS Two Kinds of Food Energy The New Order of Foods according to their Qualitative Nutritional Value The Basic System of Soft Connective Tissue, the Origin of Chronic Diseases The Experiment at the Royal Free Hospital, London A Few Additional Examples of Scientific Studies on the Effect of the Raw Vegetable Food Therapy Secondary Plant Substances, Medical Effect of Vegetable Foods On Raw-Food Therapy to Prevent and Fight Cancer On Dietetic Raw-Food Therapy for Degenerative Complaints (Antioxidation) On Raw-Food Therapy for Danger of Thrombosis and Embolism Special Features of Raw Food Therapy for Hypertension Special Features of Raw-Food Therapy for Reduction of Cholesterol Levels On raw food therapy for diabetes mellitus On raw food therapy for infectious diseases (antimicrobial effect) On raw-food therapy for a weak immune system and susceptibility to infection. The Indication for the Fresh-Vegetable Diet (Raw-Food Diet) The Fresh Raw Fruit and Vegetable Diet Stage-1 Diet Stage-2 Diet Forms of the Fresh-Vegetable Diet Reactions to the Change to the Fresh-Vegetable Diet and Their Treatment Additional General Recommendations for the Fresh Vegetable and Juice Diet The New Balance The Rejuvenating Effect of Fresh Raw Vegetable Food The Right Starting Dose The Subject of Raw-Food Intolerance Recommendations for lab examinations for the attending physician Preparation and Cleaning of Raw Vegetables Composition of Raw Vegetables Adjustment to Taste and Chewing Ability Cleaning of Raw Vegetables From the Bircher Grater to the Electric Blender Menu Menu Combinations for Different types of Raw Vegetable Diets The Recipes Birchermuesli Fruit-an-Fresh-Grain Dishes Fruit Dishes Juices Milk Types Dressings for Raw Vegetables Salads Healthful Teas List of recipes Bibliography