Dr. Ali's Protein Shake Breakfast
For Weight Loss and Reversal
of Insulin Toxicity and Diabetes
Have a Spicy Morning!
I am a "spiceologist."
I just coined the term and that
should be sufficient to convince
any skeptic that I am passionate
about the use of spices for
healthful aging, disease
prevention, and reversal of
chronic diseases.
The best way
to start a spicy day is to begin
by choosing with one of my spicy
breakfasts. My preferred spices
include ginger, garlic, tumeric,
cayenne pepper, onions,
coriander, cumin, cinnamon, and
cardimum.
Protein Shake for Two
Garlic granules
Two teaspoons
Ginger powder
One teaspoons
Turmeric powder
One teaspoon
Cumin seeds, white
One-half teaspoons
Coriander
One-half teaspoons
Cinnamon
One-half teaspoon
I use the Very Veggie brand of
bottled organic vegetable juice
produced by Knudson Co. For
those who can find the time,
freshly squeezed vegetable juice
is clearly preferable.
Dr. Ali's
Protein-Vegetable Breakfast
Shake
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Protein
Two heaping
tablespoons
Flaxseed
Two heaping
tablespoons
Lecithin (all
natural)
One heaping
tablespoon
Vegetable juice,
organic
15 ounces
Water
15 ounces |
Dr. Ali's
Start-Low-Build-Slow Principle
In all guidelines for natural
remedies for preserving health and reversing chronic
diseases, I strongly advise readers to follow my
Start-Low-Build-Slow Principle. Simply stated,
this principle requires that an individual, in
trying natural remedies, be cautious and closely
observe how the body responds to natural remedies,
beginning with small amounts or portions (as low as
one-tenth the value on the first day, and doubling
them every day until the recommended amount is
reached.) If any negative senses are experienced,
the item should be discontinued or taken in smaller
amounts for longer periods of time to increase
tolerance. It is important that a doctor be
consulted to rule out the presence of serious
coexisting or underlying conditions.
There Is Never a Valid Reason
for Missing Breakfast
So strong
is my conviction on the subjects
of the need and the optimal type
of breakfast that I seldom
complete a visit with one of my
patients without addressing it.
Indeed, next to the subject of
chronic anger I devote more time
energy—and energy— to the matter
of "Dr. Ali's breakfast" than
any other subject. In this
chapter, I present information
about what I consider to be a
good breakfast and offer my
reasons for my position on the
subject.
Many patients tell me they
missed their breakfast because
they were not hungry. I explain
that was so because their
metabolic rhythm has been
disrupted. Rising at 7 am
following a dinner at 8 pm the
evening before, of course, means
a fasting of 11 hours. Fasting
means hypoglycemia and acidosis.
Extending that period for
another two or three or more
hours essentially sets a person
up for major
hypoglycemic-hyperglycemic
shifts that trigger insulin and
adrenergic roller coasters. In
individuals with
neurotransmitter volatility —
persons with predisposition for
anxiety, sadness, or depression
— extension of fasting can
trigger any or all of those
symptoms. For others without
such vulnerability, it is really
a matter of time until they also
succumb to undue tiredness or
mood difficulties caused by
glucose-insulin-adrenaline-neurotransmitter
shifts.
During the mid-1960s, as a house
surgeon in Pakistan and later in
England, I seldom ate a
breakfast. I am not sure why
that was so. Perhaps it was a
macho thing — the real surgeons
had to begin their mornings with
something better than merely
engaging Pakistani Praathas
(heavily oiled and salted fried
pita bread) or English porridge.
More often than not, lunch was
missed as well. By noon, I was
nearly always in the midst of
struggle with excising tissues
soaked with bloody fluids.
Sometimes there was a quick cup
of coffee during the midday
hours. At other times, I
devoured a doughnut or a piece
of pastry in the early afternoon
hours. Now when I recall those
days, I shudder to think who
might have paid what price for
the lack of any sense of
nutrition — appalling ignorance,
to be precise — of a driven,
hypoglycemic, and inexperienced
surgeon.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF A
GOOD BREAKFAST
A wholesome breakfast — in my
view — should serve the
following goals:
1. It should set the stage for
an active, vigorous, and
healthful day with sustained
energy.
2. It should support the
functions of the
bowel, liver, hormone
organs, brain, and other tissue.
3. It should sustain the
long-term goals of healthful
aging and preventing
degeneratory disorders, such as
heart disease, stroke,
diabetes, Alzheimer's
disease, osteoporosis, and
others.
With those goals in mind, the
following objectives of a
breakfast seem desirable to me:
1. Overhydration of cells
throughout the body during the
morning hours;
2. Maintenance of the blood
glucose levels within a narrow
healthful zone to avoid rapid
hypoglycemic- hyperglycemic
shifts, and to prevent
insulin-adrenergic roller
coasters initiated by those
shifts;
3. Tonification of the bowel
musculature and stimulation of
the emptying reflexes;
4. Provision of special support
for the hepatic redox-restorative
detoxification pathways;
5. Provision of restorative oils
for optimal biomembrane
functions, especially in the
brain;
6. Provision of raw material for
structural and functional
proteins, especially for
generating oxystatic enzymes;
and
7. Avoidance of toxic trans
fatty acids, which are common in
the standard American
breakfasts.
Below, I describe my own
breakfast, which seeks to meet
the above goals and objectives
of an optimal breakfast.
My Own Breakfast 3-4 Days a
Week
I consider missing my breakfast
a violation of the sacred temple
that houses my spirit — an
insult to my physical frame. I
learned that crucial lesson the
hard way. Earlier I referred to
the absence of breakfast during
my surgical days. That mistake
was continued during two decades
of my pathology work as well. My
clinical experience and review
of literature has convinced me
that the single best:
1. That the premium nutrient for
the brain is flaxseed oil;
2. That the single best nutrient
for the liver is lecithin;
3. That the most desirable
prescription for the integrity
of bowel ecology is organic
vegetable juice;
4. That the ideal formulation
for the prevention of
sugar-insulin-adrenaline
roller coasters is a good
protein powder, comprising 85 to
90% partially digested proteins;
and
5. That the nutrient of choice
for invigorating all the cells
in the body is abundant water.
In view of those considerations,
I prepare my own breakfast
(within two to three minutes) on
five or six days a week as
follows:
1. I begin with a 28-ounce mug
filled with spring water and one
ounce of seltzer water (seltzer
water is unnecessary for those
who prefer plain water).
2. I drink the above-mentioned
fluid volume in portions of five
to seven ounces at intervals,
doing limbic exercise —
non-competitive exercise—between
drinking. I take my probiotic
protocol (Bifidobacterium and
Acidophilus) when I begin to
drink water.
3. I continue drinking that
amount of water, taking
additional supplements, until
the mug is empty.
4. Next, I prepare a 30-ounce
protein drink as shown in Table
1.
5. I begin drinking the above
protein protocol, again consume
five to seven ounces at a time,
continuing my limbic exercise
and taking additional
supplements until both the
complement of supplements and
the protein formula is finished.
6. On weekends, my wife and I
commonly take an egg breakfast
with some fruit.
At the Institute, my colleagues
and I use the following four P&P
(partially digested protein)
protocols: (1) #1 containing
%90% mixture of proteins derived
from eggs and milk; (2) # 2
containing 90% soy proteins; (3)
# 3 containing 75 to 80 % rice
protein; and (4) # 4 containing
about 90% of whey protein.
Proteins derived from other
sources, such as vegetables, may
be substituted for one or the
other of the above choices. In
Table 2, I make some
recommendations for the choice
of vegetables for preparing
fresh juices:
The flaxseed oil in the protein
drink may be replaced by one of
the following oils: olive,
safflower, sunflower, sesame,
pumpkin, avocado, and almond.
Additional comments on this
subject are included in the next
section.
I use the Very Veggie brand of
bottled organic vegetable juice
produced by Knudson Co. For
those who can find the time,
freshly squeezed vegetable juice
is clearly preferable.
Table 1.
Dr. Ali's Breakfast
Five Days of the
Weeks
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Protein
Two heaping
tablespoons
Flaxseed
Two heaping
tablespoons
Lecithin (all
natural)
One heaping
tablespoon
Vegetable juice,
organic
15 ounces
Water
15 ounces |
Insulin-Smart Omelettes and Other
Insulin-Smart Breakfasts for
Insulin-Smart eating
When we do what is right, habit
makes it agreeable. That
certainly is true of eating
choices. Taste is an acquired
faculty. Organic vegetable juice
added to my protein drink now
appeals to me much more than any
fruit juice. It was not so when
I began. (Fried brain is not a
delicacy for me now as it once
was in my childhood in
Pakistan.) The habit one grows
into for one's breakfast is as
much a part of the life's track
as any other. I explain those
basic aspects of a wholesome
breakfast to every patient who
consults me.
Some patients readily follow my
breakfast plan closely, begin to
savor it soon, and report good
results within weeks. Others
take a slower approach, adopting
my plan partially. Some patients
initially find my prescription
for breakfast unappetizing. The
majority of them settle into
them nicely weeks or months
later. Yet others ask if they
can replace organic vegetable
juice with milk (cow's, goats,
rice or soy). Others wish to add
one-half of a banana or peach or
other types of fruit for
enhanced taste. Except in
patients with disturbing
symptomatology related to rapid
hypoglycemic-hyperglycemic
shifts, I accept their
modifications.
I do wholeheartedly endorse an
egg breakfast. Eggs have been
maligned for decades by
practitioners of pharmacologic
medicine on the grounds that
eggs raise blood
cholesterol levels. I
dismiss that as non-sense coming
from ill-informed individuals.
Not a single study has shown
that eggs increase the incidence
of cardiovascular disease.
Indeed, some reports suggest
that eggs — an excellent source
of high-quality liver-friendly
lecithin —actually lower blood
cholesterol levels.
Plain yogurt with freshly ground
flaxseed makes for an excellent
breakfast. Some fruit may be
added to that for persons
without immune disorders. Other
good breakfast options are soy
products commonly recommended by
macrobiotic enthusiasts.
Oatmeal breakfast used to be a
favorite of nutritionists of
bygone eras. Nearly all
nutritionists that I have
discussed this subject with in
recent years told me they now do
not recommend oatmeal or any
other starch breakfasts anymore.
I believe that is because the
abuse of antibiotics and massive
sugar overload in the
general public has so stressed
the bowel ecosystem that even
so-called healthy starches now
carry the hazard of further
feeding the sugar- eaters in the
gut and so contribute to ongoing
disruption of the bowel ecology.
In some cultures, fish, poultry,
and various meats are consumed
for breakfast. Those items are
very desirable as sources of
proteins. The important point
here is that such meats should
not be highly processed,
nitrated, or otherwise contain
high contents of oxidized fats.
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