Bircher, A: Bircher-Benner 9 Enjoy Food without Table Salt

Dr. med. Andres Bircher grandson of Dr.med. Maximilian Bircher-Benner. Medical studies in Zürich and Geneva, ten years practice as a hospital physician in anaesthesiology, intensive care, emergency medicine, surgery, paediatrics, psychosomatics, haematology, geriatrics, psychiatry and psychotherapy, medical specialist(Facharzt) in an administrative position at Zürich university hospitals, teaching analysis with Brian Kenny, chief physician (Chefarzt) of a hospital for internal medicine in Zurich and later in Western Switzerland, medical specialist (Facharzt) in TCM and acupuncturist in Vienna; studies of neural therapy, manual therapy and traditional homeopathy, successful completion of medical specialist (Facharzt) training in balneology, climatology and physical medicine in Germany, scientific work on food energies, dietetics and the effects of regulatory medicine. Dr. med. Andres Bircher is the medical manager of the Centre for Scientific Natural Medicine Bircher-Benner.

Table of Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................5 Blood Pressure Regulation in the Kidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............8 The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System of Blood Pressure Regulation . . .....8 Salt-Sensitive Hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................10 Osmotic Storage of Salt in Tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................10 Effect of Salt Storage on Blood Vessels and Blood Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . ........10 Effect of a Low-Salt Diet on Blood Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 11 Epigenetic Inheritance of Salt Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................11 Effect of Table Salt Storage on the Blood Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............11 Effects of Salinisation and Saccharisation (Glycation) of the Inner Layer of the Blood Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................12 Oxidative Stress at the Centre of the Causes of Degenerative Diseases and Dementia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................14 The Problem of Food Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 17 Order Therapy for Hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ................18 Photon Storage in Living Tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................18 The Basic Regulation System of the Soft Connective Tissue . . . . . . . . ..... . . .....19 The Meaning of Food Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................20 The Integral Law of Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................22 Vibrancy of Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................22 Principles of the Bircher-Benner Diet and Order Therapy . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . ....23 Order of Life and Physical Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............25 Menus for the Low-Salt Diet, for Patients with Hypertension and Heart Problems..................................................................................... .26 Menu for 1 Week of Salt-free Diet (Milder Form) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................27 4 5 Recipes for Salt-free and Low-salt Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . ............29 Juices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................29 Gruel Added to Juices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ......................30 Bircher Muesli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................30 Raw Vegetables and Salads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................32 Salad Dressings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................33 Suggestions for Dressings to go with Salads and Raw Vegetables . . . . . ........ . . ..36 Milk Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................37 Butter, Vegetable Fats and Oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................38 Gentle Cooking and Steaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ..................39 Soups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............................39 Soup Additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................40 Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................43 Salads of Cooked Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................50 Potato Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................51 Grain Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............................54 Sauces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............................58 Sandwiches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............................61 Desserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............................62 Healthy Teas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................67 Table Regarding Glycaemic Index and Glycaemic Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............69 List of Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........................73 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................77 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............................80