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diet

On the  internet or from other sources it is possible to find a variety of diets to accompany amgdalyin therapy.

For example, Dr Binzel, in his book Alive and Well, sets out the protocol he applies to his patients. Summarized, “If it is animal or comes from animal you can not have it. If it is not animal or does not come from animal you can have it but you can not cook it.” 

This is accompanied by vitamins and enzymes including vitamin E, pangamic acid and vitamin A supplements and in addition to intravenous injections of laetrile three times a week alternating with 500 mg laetrile tablets.

The following is the approach I have followed since the beginning of 2005. Being realistic I am not a person who can follow a strict diet and I think it’s better to accept the fact that, being the person I am, I prefer a flexible approach. I still treat myself to a pizza once a week or once a fortnight.

 1.         No red meat, but instead only white meat, particularly fish and chicken.

 2.         No white flour or white bread or white sugar and a minimum of salt. 

3.         During each week I make sure I have the following in reasonable quantities,

 Vitamin       A         usually from raw or slightly cooked carrots

                    B          Two tablespoons of brewers yeast spread over cereal each morning

                    C         Three tablespoons of ascorbic acid throughout each day

                    E          three tablespoons of wheat germ each morning or 2 meals of raw bean sprouts each week.

 4.         Minerals           :supplements of selenium a few times each week, supplement of zinc and magnesium now and then

 5.         Substance         :amygdalin. The last thing each evening I take 20 to 30 apricot seeds, grind them into powder using an electric grinder, then mix the powder with pineapple juice. In 2004 I found it best to start with 10 seeds then gradually, over a few weeks, increase to 20 to 30 per day. The drink has a bitter taste but now, not only am I used to it, I quite enjoy it. From all sources I have read the maximum dose each day should be 30 seeds.

 6.         Enzymes           :supplement containing trypsin and amylase a few times a week.

 7.         As many fruits and vegetables as possible.

Amygdaline appears in abundance in untamed nature. Because it is bitter to the taste, in man's attempt to improve tastes and flavors for his own pleasure, he has eliminated bitter substances like amygdaline by selection and cross-breeding. It can be stated as a general rule that many of the foods that have been domesticated still contain amygdaline in that part not eaten by modem man, such as the seeds in apricots. Listed below is an evaluation of some of the more common foods. Keep in mind that these are averages only and that specimens vary widely depending on variety, locale, soil, and climate. 

Fruits	Range*
blackberry, domestic	low
blackberry, wild	high
boysenberry	med.
choke cherry	high
wild crabapple	high
market cranberry	low
Swedish (lignon) cranberry	high
currant	med.
elderberry	med. to high
gooseberry.	med.
huckleberry	med.
loganberry	med.
mulberry	med.
quince	med.
raspberry	med.

Seeds	Range*
apple seeds	high
apricot seed	high
buckwheat	med.
cherry seed	high
flax	med.
millet	med.
nectarine seed	high
peach seed	high
pear seeds	high
plum seed	high
prune seed	high
squash seeds	med.

Beans	Range*
black	low
black-eyed peas	low
fava	high
garbanzo	low to med.
green pea	low
kidney	low to med.
lentils	med.
lima, U.S.	low
lima, Burma	med.
mung	med. to high
shell	low

Nuts (all raw)	Range*
bitter almond	high
cashew	low
macadamia	med. to high

Sprouts	Range*
alfalfa	med.
bamboo	high
fava	med.
garbanzo	med.
mung	med.

Leaves	Range*
alfalfa	high
beet tops	low
eucalyptus	high
spinach	low
water cress	low

Tubers	Range*
cassava	high
sweet potato	low
yams	low

Range*

High — above 500 mgs. nitriloside per 100 grams food

Medium — above 100 mgs. per 100 grams food

Low — below 100 mgs. per 100 grams food