Healthy Living

Get the Most from Your Protocol

• Take your protocol daily as directed.
• Do not add other supplements on your own. If you want to add a supplement, please bring it to your next appointment so Dore can assess your response to it. Or contact her.
• If you experience symptoms or discomfort, please contact Dore without delay.
  
• If you become ill, catch a cold or flu, or have signs of infection, please contact Dore. You may be advised to stop the protocol for several days until you recover.
• It is important to stop your protocol for at least 48 hours before your follow-up appointment so that you can be accurately assessed.
• Make changes to take better care of your health at home. 

Take Care of Your Health at Home

• Drink pure water. Reverse osmosis is still the best.
• Eat a diet of whole organic foods. Set aside time and make your own meals.
• Be active and exercise often. Walking, yoga, and Qi gong are all low impact.
• Find an activity that makes you feel peaceful and do it every day.
• Connect with nature. Set aside time every day to observe nature’s cycles throughout the seasons. Watch the sunrise or sunset, tend a garden, or watch wildlife.
• Make your home environment healthy.
  – Use natural cleaning products.
  – Be aware of off-gassing from purchased products like bed linens and carpets.
  – Store food in glass containers instead of plastic.
• Use natural hygiene and skin-care products.
• Since microwaves alter the nutritional quality of food, do not microwave food.
• Avoid genetically modified foods because they can create side effects and digestive upsets. For more information, go to www.responsibletechnology.org.

Guidelines for a Healthy Diet

• Drink 6 to 8 cups of pure filtered water per day. Put a cup of water beside your bed and drink it slowly when you wake up in the morning.
• Eat a whole foods diet (foods in their natural state with nothing added or taken away).
• Choose local organic foods when available or organically raised food. Support local farms.
• Use healthy fats when you cook. Use extra virgin olive oil and organic butter for low to medium heat and use organic coconut or grapeseed oil for higher heat.
• Eat small portions (4 to 6 ounces) of quality organic proteins like chicken, turkey, or lamb.
• Choose sustainable and wild-caught seafood. Check www.seachoice.org for details.
• To help meals digest more easily, do not combine proteins with starchy vegetables.
• Eat fresh organic fruits and vegetables every day.
• Always wash fruits and vegetables first.
• Eat small amounts of organic nuts and seeds, preferably non-salted or non-roasted.
• Add more flavour to food with herbs, spices, and fresh lemon juice.
• Avoid processed, refined, deep-fried, and fast foods.
  – Do not use canola, peanut, cottonseed, or corn oils.
  – Avoid refined sugars and white foods such as rice, pasta, and flour.

Guidelines for Healthy Cooking

• Use non-reactive cookware like stainless steel and cast iron. Avoid aluminum cookware.
• Avoid microwaving foods due to emission of radiation and alteration of the molecular structure of food.
• Healthy cooking methods include stir-frying with minimal fat, baking, and steaming.
• For superior flavour, season food as you cook (not at the end of the cooking process).
• Use good quality sea salt and fresh ground pepper. Check your spices and dried herbs because they have a limited shelf life in terms of flavour and potency. Store in airtight containers away from light.
• Use good quality extra virgin olive oil, organic if available. It should smell fresh, fruity and peppery, not stale or musty. Mustiness is a sign it has turned rancid. Cooking with rancid oil promotes the growth of free radicals in the body and can cause cellular damage.
• Pay attention to food combining in your meals.
  – To promote more efficient digestion and elimination, do not combine starchy carbohydrates with protein (for example, avoid meat and potatoes).
  – Pair non-starchy vegetables with protein. It is acceptable to combine starchy carbohydrates like potatoes and squash with non-starchy vegetables.
  – Eat fruits away from other foods.
  – For the evening meal, promote better sleep and easier digestion by eating more carbohydrates and less protein.