By comparing the proportions of the constituents of the foods recommended with those of the chemical constitution of the human body we can see the types and proportions of food needed for the human species.

The following 'Natural Health Model' is an excellent alternative to the traditional 'Food Pyramid' which is based on the medical model of health/disease.

Category I - Raw Juicy Fruits

Why Raw and Juicy?
• Because heat destroys the vitality of foods and juicy means that there are a lot of nutrients being carried within the fruit itself.
• My own maximum is this - squeeze it - if it doesn't drip luscious liquids - it's not the best food.
• Raw juicy fruits are the perfect synthesis of the unified cosmovital radiations of the four elements: sun, air, earth, water.
• The foods of this category are the best conservers of perennial youth.
• They are the ideal food for the intellectual and sedentary worker and ideal for everyone during warm seasons and in warm climates.

Category II - Raw vegetables and salads

• These foods compliment Category 1 - they are part of the 'Eliminative Foods'
• Ensure that the 3 different types - root, leaf and fruit type are included in the daily diet.
• They are best eaten piecemeal or in a salad.

Category III - Starches (breads, biscuits, potatoes, rice, corn, pasta, etc)

• These foods are the building foods - not the eliminative type.
• They are chiefly muscle builders, while their organic minerals contribute to the formation of the bones.
• They are an excellent food, particularly for manual labourers, sportspeople and for all in general in cold seasons and climates.
• Through muscular activity they are transformed into muscle.
• Through inactivity they become fatty tissue.
• Taken in larger amounts than necessary they load up the organism and irritate delicate tissues.
• This category is the only one which it is permissible to use either raw or cooked.
• To minimize and shorten the cooking of all cereals they should be soaked in water before cooking.

Category IV - Concentrated Foods - (dried, sweet and oily fruits, milk products, eggs and honeys.)

• These foods contain the most concentrated and heat-producing and exceptionally nourishing foods.
• In larger amounts than required they hinder the process of elimination and create fatty tissue in the organism.
• Notice that animal proteins are not included in this group
• They are excellent in cold seasons and climates, and for hard manual laborers in whose organisms they are transformed into muscle fiber.
• Sedentary and intellectual workers need very little of them, and much less during warm seasons and in warm climates than in cold.

Category V - Cooked vegetables.

• Theses foods have very little therapeutic value.
• They play little part in elimination and contribute only 'building blocks' of an inferior character, as most of them have to be cooked.
• Considering that these vegetable products are not particularly toxic, and as a compromise for persons with unmanageable appetites, it is permissible, but not recommended, to eat them once a week.
• They are not as hard on manual laborers as sedentary and intellectual workers.

For the purist - the person seeking ultimate health and vitality - choose your foods and amounts as per:

Fruits - 50% of the diet
Raw Vegetables - 35% of the diet
Starches - 10-15% of the diet
Proteins - 5-10% of the diet

Yours for Health and Happiness,
Kevin Hinton