Anybody follows Hippocrates institute like diet?

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• LimeLady

  I just came back from a week’s stay at Hippocrates Health Institute. It’s an amazing place. The people there are just so wonderful, loving and caring. The staff is top notch professional. I’d highly recommend going there but it is pricey.

  The diet puts a big emphasis on sprouts of all kinds and green drinks as in juices not smoothies. Fruits are not allowed for anyone with the slightest yeast problem or certain other health issues and only in moderation for others Nuts are used more in moderation and less frequently and always soaked first. Those are the basics. They didn’t have much blended food when I was there.

  You could check their website it may have more info on the diet. I’m not sure I haven’t looked at it thoroughly.

  I just got back yesterday and I’m going to make an attempt at following the diet now. I’ve got to get to work on some sprouting, and since I was diagnosed there with a yeast problem I’ve had to eliminate all fruit and sweeteners which is really hard for me. I lost a lot of weight there and don’t want to loose anymore since I’ve always been quite thin. I will strive for 80% raw 20% cooked as best as I can.

  Would love to hear about anyone else’s experiences with this diet or visits to HHI.
• newbie Raw Newbie

  limelady – how did they diagnose your yeast problem? I’ve often wondered if I have any issues with yeast, but don’t know how to test. Thanks :-)
• anngoingraw Raw Newbie

  thanks limelady! I’m in Europe, so i can’t go to the institute. I have been researching on that diet because i like sprouts very much and i’m not a big fun of fruit (with exceptions: berries, pommegranate…). I thougth that “energ soup” was a basic food, that is why i talked about blended food. I have to found some good soil to grow wheatgrass, buckwheatgrass… I want to try rejuvelac too. And i would have to cut down olive oil (difficult!!).

  I would like to know, like newbie, how can we know if we have yeast problem.

  thanks for your answer! And good luck with the elimination of fruit!
• LimeLady

  At HHI they examine your blood with a dark field microscope and use what is called Live Cell Analysis. You can look it up and probably find all kinds of info. both pro and con as there is a lot of controversy about it and it’s not recognized by mainstream medicine. There are other ways of testing too. They can do a stool culture and if it’s really a serious case there are other blood tests that can indicate whether you have a problem with it or not. If you want to get tested by a medical doctor you would have to go to a doctor who recognizes that yeast overgrowth is a health issue, as many do not believe it is. Many of us have an overgrowth of yeast. If you’ve eaten a SAD diet all your life and eaten lots of foods containing sugar and sweeteners, breads and carbohydrates, taken antibiotics, steroids or most any kind of drugs you most probably have an overgrowth of yeast. If you crave sweets and breads and feel you can’t live without them that is another sign you may have a problem. Yeast is naturally occurring in the body and everywhere. It is only when things get out of balance that it becomes a problem. There’s tons of books and info. out there regarding yeast that I’m sure could be helpful…just google it. There are also questionare’s you can take that can give you a rough idea about whether or not you might have a problem with it.

  Now that I think about it they did serve us a blended soup one of the days I was there. I don’t think it was the original Energy soup recipe that Ann Wigmore talks about in her books but probably similiar. But I wouldn’t say the soup was a main part of the diet, but yes part of it. Since you like sprouts so much you would probably do well with the diet. They do use small amounts of oils like olive, flax, hemp and sesame.
• anngoingraw Raw Newbie

  I’ll check online for yeast infections symptons.

  I think i’ll buy some books on Hippocrtes diet. Your weight loss (i know you don’t need it) is very motivating, so i’ll try to bring my diet near that guidelines. (giving up bread will take much more time, i guess…).

  Did you feel health improvement or any specific change? Thanks for your help, sorry for so many questions.
• LimeLady

  I don’t mind the questions at all. I don’t think I’ve really followed the diet long enough yet to feel everything I could get out of it. But I do feel more alert and more on an even keel mentally and emotionally although I did feel some mild detox symptoms at the beginning. The week I spent at HHI I never felt hungry at all which is really unusual for me. I’d say that’s an indication I was probably getting all the nutrients my body needed.
• anngoingraw Raw Newbie

  Thanks LimeLady! I’ll to follow it, one thing a noticed when going raw was that sprouts were the most satisfying food for me, and that was what drove me to this diet.