Description of the Method
The Kousmine method is a dietary system based on the experience that Dr. Catherine Kousmine has gained in terms of in-depth analysis and nutritional applications.
Thus was born the Kousmine method, a nutritional regime based on foods rich in functional and active molecules (especially vitamins), considered useful as prevention and (according to Dr.ssa) as a real therapeutic weapon; obviously, Kousmine admits that food treatment has very different effects according to the stage of the various diseases; the gap between early stage functional disorders and severe degenerative ones is not easy to bridge. However, the Kousmine method has been (and still is) applied, obtaining significant improvements in the state of health, even of subjects characterized by advanced clinical pictures, through the aid of selected foods and reinforcement with: food supplements, intestinal hygiene, maintenance of acid-base balance and immuno-modulation.
Due to her tendency to analyze pathology in an alternative way and to apply medicine in an equally alternative way, Dr. Kousmine and her method have been the subject of strong contrasts by the world scientific community (especially oncologists and neurologists), which has never agreed to validate the method; nevertheless, over the years and with the "increase in experimental knowledge, several doctors have undertaken the Kousmine system by meeting in"Association Médicale Kousmine Internationale.
Kousmine method: the practice
The Kousmine method aims to combat tumor, degenerative and autoimmune pathologies (multiple sclerosis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, etc.) by means of nutrition. The practical objective of the Kousmine method is to:
- Eliminate the "acidosis of the body" which, according to Dr. Kousmine, is the main source of organic imbalance
- Decrease the toxins that aggravate the fatigue of the immune system through intestinal hygiene
- Provide the body (through the balanced supply of lipids) with the substances necessary for the construction of natural anti-inflammatory substances and cell membranes
- Guarantee (through proper nutrition) the optimal raw material for tissue replacement
- Integrate vitamins that are deficient due to insufficient absorption, caused by intestinal disorders, antibiotic treatments, chemotherapy, etc., by adding the microelements that the body needs
- Eliminate risk factors such as smoking, alcohol abuse, exposure to pesticides, toxic substances and electromagnetic waves
- Decrease the stress of excessive fatigue, hectic pace of life and exposure to severe emotional situations.
In summary, the Kousmine method is based on 4 pillars plus 1:
- Healthy nutrition: provides essential and necessary nutrients, minimizes the flow of toxic substances, relieves the immune system from the workload
- Intestinal hygiene: restores functional integrity to the colon, reduces putrefactive phenomena and moderates absorbed toxins
- Food complementarity: introduces the substances that should be produced by a healthy organism and provides all the nutrients that are scarce in foods depleted by the work / conservation processes of the food industry
- Fight against the "acidification of the organism": it restores the intestinal bacterial flora, promotes intracellular exchanges and decreases the production of free radicals
- Optional: produces an immuno-modulation of the immune system
From the point of view of food choices, the Kousmine method requires: consuming a maximum of one glass of red wine per day, reducing animal and hydrogenated fats as much as possible, eliminating hot-pressed oils, preferring extra virgin olive oil fortified in polyunsaturated, eliminate added sugar, eliminate all light foods, prefer (possibly) brown sugar or honey, prefer natural fruit juices (as a drink), eliminate ALL industrial pastry (allowed pure dark chocolate), reduce the consumption of meat, prefer fish and white meat, reduce the consumption of milk, prefer vegetable milks, reduce dairy products and aged cheeses, prefer legumes associated with cereals as a protein source, prefer whole grains, reduce coffee, granted tofu and tempeh, drink at least 1.5 liters of water a day, reduce salt consumption, avoid all preserved foods, therefore "dead": flours, cereal flakes, pre-cooked products, etc.
Obviously, it is not possible to summarize the Kousmine method in a few lines, but the above are certainly the general dietary indications to understand the "intent of Dr.Association Médicale Kousmine Internationale.
Bibliography:
- The diet of the Kousmine method - S. Chiesa - New techniques
- http://www.kousmine.net/
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