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Diet Therapy for Cataract
A thorough cleansing of the body is essential. To start with, it
will be advisable to undertake a fast of orange juice and
water for three days. After this initial fast, a diet of a very
restricted nature should be followed for two weeks.
Breakfast may consist of seasonal juicy fruits. Raw vegetable
salads with olive oil and lemon juice dressing, and soaked
raisins, figs, or dates should be taken during lunch. Evening
meals should consist of steamed vegetables and a few nuts.
Potatoes should be avoided. After two weeks of this diet, the
cataract patient may gradually embark upon a well-balanced
diet consisting of seeds, nuts, grains, vegetables, and fruits.
The emphasis should be on fresh juicy fruits and raw
vegetables.
The juice fast followed by the restricted diet should be
repeated at an interval of three months. The patient should
avoid white bread, sugar, cream, refined cereals, rice, boiled
potatoes, puddings and pies, strong tea or coffee, alcoholic
beverages, condiments, pickles, and sauces.
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