THE 7 DAY BROWN RICE CLEANSING

DIET
SOMETIMES OUR DIGESTIVE ORGANS NEED A BREAK FROM THE ONSLAUGHT OF
AGGRAVATING FOODS AND JUNK WE PUT INTO THEM. "CLEANING" THESE ORGANS
ALLOWS THEM TO FUNCTION BETTER AND TO ABSORB NUTRIENTS MORE EFFICIENTLY,
THUS MAKING OUR BODIES STRONGER AND HEALTHIER . DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS DIET
WITHOUT THE SUPERVISION OF YOUR HOMEOPATHIC DOCTOR.
EAT ONLY THESE FOODS: (and as much as you 1ike!)
* ORGANIC BROWN RICE
Rinse the rice first. Bring to a boil 2 to 2 1/4 cups of water per 1 cup of rice. After bringing it to
a boil, turn down to low for 45-60 minutes. Keep pot covered and do not stir while cooking.
Onions, herbs or spices can be added if desired during the last 15-20 minutes of cooking time.
VEGETABLES (organic preferably, but these are difficult to find)
All kinds of whole vegetables can be eaten (except for corn and mushrooms). Make sure to
wash them very well. They can be eaten raw, steamed or baked. Combine them with rice if you
wish. No frozen, canned or jarred vegetables should be eaten.
FRUITS (organic preferably, but these are difficult to find)
All kinds of whole fruits can be eaten (except for bananas and dried fruit). Make sure to wash
them very well. Eat fruit raw. Eat fruit by itself: 1/2 hour before or 2 hours after a meal.
CONDIMENTS
Olive oil, lemon, * herbs and spices that contain no salt or MSG,
*Flaxseed oil (this oil must be refrigerated, never heated and used within 3 weeks of opening it)
BEVERAGES
Filtered distilled or spring water. *Herbal teas, such as chamomile, mint, lemon, etc. *Vegetable
and fruit juices preferably freshly make. However, if they are from jars or cans, make sure they
contain nothing other than 100% juice. (Read your labels). Dilute juices with water half and half.
Drink liquids hour before or 1 hour after eating

OTHER INSTRUCTIONS:

*These foods can be found at your local healthfood store

NOTES: After the 7 days, it is important to come off the diet gradually. Dont overeat or
splurge on junk food.
This diet can be a very difficult venture. The more you stick with it, the better you will feel. Try
your best and concentrate on what you are able to do, not what you arent able to.
GOOD LUCK AND GOOD EATING!
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SEVEN DAY BROWN RICE DIET

General Instructions:
This diet will give you all the nutrition that you will need while your body cleanses and heals
itself. You dont have to go hungry, and you dont have to count calories, weigh food, or pay attention to
the selection of food. You eat whenever you are hungry, and as often as you like. While on this diet, you
may experience some weight loss.
Eat until you feel full, but not engorged. It is better to eat several small meals per day rather than 3 large
ones.
Do not drink with your meals, as this dilutes the enzymes in the stomach needed to properly digest the food
eaten. Wait about 10 to 15 minutes before or after eating to drink.
Try to keep the consumption of fruits, vegetables and rice separate. Food combining is based on the
discovery that certain combinations of foods may be digested with greater ease and efficiency than others.
Therefore, eat only fruits at one time, vegetables at another, and rice at another time. This goes for fruit
and vegetable juices as well.
Whats allowed on the diet?
1)Brown rice, preferably organic
2)Fresh vegetables, any kind you like, lightly steamed. Onions are especially good for cleansing and are
very sweet and tasty when steamed. Try a plate full with some fresh garlic.
3)Fresh fruits, any kind, except oranges and orange juice. With fruits and vegetables, it is best to consume
only organic produce whenever possible. However, as this is not always possible, buy in season and locally
grown fruits and vegetables, and wash them thoroughly before eating. When buying dried fruit, purchase
only unsulphured dried fruit.
4)Fresh garlic and ginger
5)Cayenne pepper and/or non-salt herbal seasoning (e.g. Vegit)
6)Vegetable and fruit juice the best is fresh pressed from a juicer, otherwise juices with no additives,
sugar, chemicals, and little or no salt (can be found in health food stores)
7)Other foods allowed are lentils, rice cakes, sesame seeds, ocean-going fish, free-range chicken, humus,
tofu, and tempeh
8)Absolutely no shellfish (i.e. shrimp, oysters, scallops, clams, lobster, etc.) or catfish
Cooking Instructions for Brown rice:
Rinse the rice well, 5 or six times in warm water. Proportions of water to rice for cooking are 2-21/2 cups
of water to 1 cup of rice. Bring water to a boil, add the rice, stir, cover and reduce heat to simmer for 45
minutes, or until all the water has been absorbed. Do not lift the lid until cooking is finished, after which
the rice will be doubled in volume and fluffy looking.
Alternate Method:
Rinse rice as above. Bring pot of water to boil, as when cooking pasta. Add desired amount of rice. Allow
to boil with lid off until rice becomes soft. Drain water, cover with lid, and allow to steam 5 minutes.

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COMING OFF THE BROWN RICE DIET

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ADD FOODS BACK INTO YOUR DIET GRADUALLY. THE
FIRST REASON IS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO SHOCK YOUR SYSTEM INTO
FEELING UPSET AGAIN. THE SECOND REASON IS THAT THIS IS A PERFECT
OPPORTUNITY TO REINTRODUCE OTHER FOODS INTO YOUR DIET AND
OBSERVE HOW THEY REACT IN YOUR SYSTEM.
THE KEY POINT TO REMEMBER IS TO INTRODUCE ONLY ONE SUBSTANCE AT A TIME AT
ANY GIVEN MEAL. AFTER YOU HAVE FOUND THAT A SUBSTANCE IS AGREEABLE WITH
YOU, IT MAY BE COMBINED WITH OTHER FOODS YOU ARE TOLERATING WELL

CONTINUE TO DO THE FOLLOWING:

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No canned products.
Eat raw fruit. Eat fruit by itself: 1/2 before or 2 hours after eating.
Drink liquids 1/2 hour before or 1 hour after eating for better digestion

YOU MAY CHOOSE TO ADD ANY OF THESE INGREDIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING TIME
FRAMES. ONCE YOU FIND THAT YOU TOLERATE THEM WELL YOU MAY CONTINUE TO USE
THEM.
DAY 1-4
bananas
Dairy-free ice-cream (e.g. rice dream)
dried fruit
Wheat free soya sauce
honey (raw unpasteurized)
Millet
mushrooms
Amaranth
tomato sauce(without sugar and preservatives) Quinoa and quinoa pasta
avocadoes (great with sandwiches)
Corn, corn oil
Wheat-free/gluten free bread
Safflower oil
100% yeast free rye bread
Sunflower oil
Rice pasta/rice noodles
Canola oil
Sesame oil
(no hydrogenated oils)
DAY 5-7
Brazil nuts
Pecans
Sesame seeds
Almonds
Walnuts
Hazelnuts
Tahini spread
Almond butter
Almond mild
(no peanuts, peanut butter, cashews or pistachios)
DAY 8-10
Salmon
Trout
Sardines
Halibut
Mackerel
Herring
Cod
White fish
(no shellfish), if it is necessary to have tuna and salmon from cans use fish canned in water
DAY 11-14
Chicken
Turkey
Duck
Lamb
Eggs
(organic meets and free-range eggs are preferred)
DAY 15-18
buckwheat
Lentils
Beans:
lima
pinto
adzuki
barley
Chickpeas
navy
mung
red
oats
Split peas
kidney white
black
kamut
Black-eyed peas
fava
(make sure to soak and rinse your beans, peas before cooking)
DAY 19-20
Gee
Yogurt
Feta Cheese
DAY 21
Whole grain products
DAY 22
rennet-free whole raw mild cheese
Now you are ready to test your most favourite foods and dishes and see how you tolerate them.

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What are the Guidelines of the Macrobiotic Diet?

Whole grains typically make up 50 to 60% of each meal. Whole grains include
brown rice, whole wheat berries, barley, millet, rye, corn, buckwheat, and other
whole grains. Rolled oats, noodles, pasta, bread, baked goods, and other flour
products can be eaten occasionally.

Soup. One to two cups or bowls of soup per day. Miso and shoyu, which are made
from fermented soybeans, are commonly used.
Vegetables typically make up 25 to 30% of the daily food intake. Up to one-third
of the total vegetable intake can be raw. Otherwise, vegetables should be
steamed, boiled, baked, and sauted.
Beans make up 10% of the daily food intake. This includes cooked beans or bean
products such as tofu, tempeh, and natto.
Animal products. A small amount of fish or seafood is typically consumed several
times per week. Meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy are usually avoided. Fish or
seafood are eaten with horseradish, wasabi, ginger, mustard, or grated daikon to
help the body detoxify from the effects of fish and seafood.
Seeds and nuts in moderation. Seeds and nuts can be lightly roasted and salted
with sea salt or shoyu.
Local fruit can be consumed several times a week. Includes apples, pears,
peaches, apricots, grapes, berries, melons, and other fruit. Tropical fruit such as
mango, pineapple, and papaya is usually avoided.
Desserts are permitted in moderation, approximately two to three times per
week. Desserts can be enjoyed by people who are in good health. Emphasize
naturally sweet foods such as apples, squash, adzuki beans, and dried fruit.
Natural sweeteners such as rice syrup, barley malt, and amazake can be used.
Sugar, honey, molasses, chocolate, carob, and other sweeteners are avoided.
Cooking oil is typically unrefined vegetable oil. One of the most common oils used
is dark sesame oil. Other oils that are recommended are light sesame oil, corn oil,
and mustard seed oil.
Condiments and seasonings include natural sea salt, shoyu, brown rice vinegar,
umeboshi vinegar, umeboshi plums, grated ginger root, fermented pickles,
gomashio (roasted sesame seeds), roasted seaweed, and sliced scallions.

Macrbiotocs

Whole Cereal Grains and Flour Products

Whole grains
Use often: short- grain brown rice, medium- grain brown rice, barley , millet, wheat berries, whole
oats, rye, buckwheat, long-grain brown rice, sweet brown rice pearl barley

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Cracked and flaked grains Use occasionally

Mochi (Pounded sweet rice), Barley grits, bulgur (cracked wheat), couscous, rolled oats,
corn grits, cornmeal (polenta), rye flakes, barley flakes, amaranth, quinoa.
Flour products Use occasionally
Whole wheat noodles (udon), Thin wheat noodles (somen), buckwheat noodles (soba),
bread( unyeasted sourdough), puffed wheat gluten (fu), seitan (boiled wheat gluten), pancakes
(home-made)

Vegetables
Use a variety with every meal
Use often
Green leafy:
bok choy, carrot tops, Chinese cabbage, collard greens, daikon greens, dandelion greens, kale,
leeks, mustard greens, parsley, spring onions, turnip greens, watercress
Round:
acorn squash, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, buttercup squash, butternut squash, cabbage,
cauliflower, hokkaido pumpkin, onion, pumpkin, red cabbage, turnips, shiitake mushroom
Roots:
burdock, carrots, daikon, dandelion roots, lotus root, parsnip, radish. Use occasionally Celery,
chives, cucumber, endive, green beans, green peas, iceberg lettuce, jerusalem artichoke, kohlrabi,
mushrooms, romaine lettuce, salsify, snap beans snow peas, sprouts

Beans
Use no more then once a day
Use often:
Azuki beans, black soybeans, chickpea, green or brown lentils
Use occasionally
Black- eyed peas,
black turtle beans, kidney beans, lima beans, mung beans.
Use occasionally:
Navy beans, pinto beans, soybeans, split peas, whole dried peas.

Special foods

Use as a regular part of your diet Soybeans products

Use occasionally.
Dried tofu, fresh tofu, natto, tempeh.

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Seasonings for cooking

Use often
Barley miso ( mugi), brown rice miso, shoyu, unrefined white sea salt
Use occasionally
Brown rice vinegar, ginger garlic, mirin, tamari, umeboshi plum, umeboshi paste,
umeboshi vinegar, wasabi (horseradish) white miso.
Sea vegetables
Nori sheets, wakame kombu, agar-ager, Dulse, arame.
Beverages
Drink a comfortable amount for thirst Bancha twig tea (kukicha), bancha leaf tea (green tea),
roasted barley tea, roasted rice tea, yannoh (mixed grain coffee) spring water.
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Foods for occasional use

Fish
2 to 3 times a week Choose from non-fatty
white Carp, cod, flounder, haddock, halibut, sole, trout red snapper.
Seeds and Nuts
1 to 2 cups a week each Seeds Pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, tahini (sesame
butter) Nuts chestnuts, almonds, peanuts walnuts, pecans, coconut, nut butters.
Sweet and Sweeteners
Use as snacks or in cooking Barley malt, brown rice syrup, rice and barley malt candies, apple juice
or grape juice, pure maple syrup( use sparingly)
Fruits Cooked, dried or fresh, seasonal climate fruits 2 to 3 times a week.
Ground fruits
Blueberries, blackberries, honey dew melon, raspberries, strawberries, watermelon
Tree fruit
Apples, apricots, cherries, grape, peaches, pears, plums, raisins, tangerines.
Other foods and oils Mild herbs and spices,
natural sauerkraut, cucumber -brine pickles, horseradish, lemons, toasted sesame oil, light sesame
oil, olive oil, corn oil, safflower oil, coconut oil.
Beverages
Amaske drink, apple juices, grape juice, organic beer, wine, and sake, soy milk carrot
or other vegetable juices herbal teas.

Use sparingly or avoid

Baked flour products and refined grains
Muffins, cookies, commercial-pancakes, rice cakes, chips, bake pastries, puffed whole cereals,
popcorn, white rice, commercial pasta and bread,

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Vegetables
Artichoke, asparagus, avocado bamboo shots, beets, eggplant, fennel, ginseng green or red pepper,
spinach, okra, potato, rhubarb, sweet potato, Swiss chard, tomato, taro potato,
yams courgette

tropical nuts
including: brazil nut, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pistachio nuts.

All tropical fruits, including:

banana, coconut, dates, fig, mango, papaya pineapple, citrus fruit.

Avoid as much as possible.

Red meat:
beef, lamb, pork.
Poultry:
chicken, duck, turkey.
Dairy foods:
milk, butter, cheese yoghurt, ice cream.
Sweeteners Artificial
sweeteners, brown sugar, molasses, carob, chocolate, fructose, fruit sweeteners, honey, white
sugar.
Beverages
Artificial beverages, carbonated water, cold drinks, iced drinks, coffee, distilled water, hard liquor,
regular tea, stimulant beverages, tap water,

Styles of Cooking
Use often
Pressure cooking, boiling, blanching, steaming, nishimi-style (steaming with kombu) soup-making,
stewing, quick water sauting, quick oil sauting, kimpiria-style (sauting and simmering), pressing,
pickling.
Use occasionally
Baking, broiling, dry-roasting, pan-frying, deep-frying, tempura (batter-dipped), raw foods, juicing.

Shopping List
Use Organically grown foods where possible.
Whole grains
instead of refined grains and brown rice instead of white rice. Whole wheat flour, bread, and
spaghetti, when buying whole wheat bread, make sure that it is make sure that it is made from
100% whole wheat flour.
Fresh vegetables for every meal.
Unrefined white sea salt.

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Unrefined oil, such as sesame , olive, sunflower, or safflower oil.

Jams without sugar.
Fruit juices without sugar.
Rice syrup and barley malt syrup as natural sweeteners instead of sugar
White-meat fish over meat and chicken.
Protein such as beans, tofu, seitan, and tempeh instead instead of meat and cheese.
Non- stimulating tea and grain coffees
.Sea vegetables for your cooking. These vegetables are sources of valuable nutrients, including
calcium, beta carotene, and vitamin B-12 that help reduce cholesterol, rid the body of toxins and
strengthen immunity.
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