Description of the Method
The Kousmine method is a diet system based on the experience that Dr. Catherine Kousmine has gained in terms of nutritional insights and 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.) as a real therapeutic weapon; obviously, Kousmine admits that food treatment has very different effects depending on the stage of various diseases; the gap between early and severe functional disorders is not easy to fill. However, the Kousmine method has been (and still is) applied, obtaining notable improvements in the state of health, even of subjects characterized by advanced clinical pictures, with the aid of selected foods and reinforcement with: food supplements, intestinal hygiene, maintenance of acid-base and immuno-modulation equilibrium.
Because of her tendency to analyze the pathology in an alternative way and to apply medicine in an equally alternative way, Dr. Kousmine and her method have been the object of strong contrasts by the world scientific community (above all oncologists and neurologists), which he never accepted to validate the method; nevertheless, with the passing of the years and with the increase of experimental knowledge, several doctors have undertaken the Kousmine system, meeting in the Association Médicale Kousmine Internationale .
Kousmine method: the practice
The Kousmine method aims to combat tumoral, degenerative and autoimmune diseases (multiple sclerosis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, etc.) through nutrition. The practical goal of the Kousmine method is to:
- Eliminate the acidosis of the organism which, according to Dr. Kousmine, is the main source of organic imbalance
- Decrease toxins that aggravate immune system fatigue through intestinal hygiene
- Provide the body (through the balanced supply of lipids) with the substances necessary for the construction of natural inflammatory substances and cell membranes
- Guarantee the optimal raw material for tissue exchange (through a correct diet)
- Supplement vitamins that are deficient due to insufficient absorption, caused by intestinal disorders, antibiotic treatment, 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
- Reduce stress from excessive fatigue, hectic pace of life and exposure to serious 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 toxins absorbed
- Complementarity of food: introduces the substances that should be produced by a healthy organism and provides all the nutrients that are scarce in foods impoverished by the work / conservation processes of the food industry
- Fight against acidification of the organism: restores the intestinal bacterial flora, promotes intracellular exchanges and decreases the production of free radicals
- Optional: it 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 a day, minimizing animal and hydrogenated fats, eliminating hot-pressed oils, preferring extra virgin olive oil fortified in polyunsaturated, remove added sugar, eliminate all light foods, prefer (if necessary) whole sugar or honey, prefer (as a drink) natural fruit juices, eliminate ALL industrial pastry (granted pure dark chocolate), reduce the meat consumption, prefer fish and white meat, reduce milk consumption, prefer plant 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 one 1.5 liters of water per day, reduce salt consumption, avoid all preserved foods, therefore "dead": flour, cereal flakes, pre-cooked products, etc.
Obviously, it is not possible to summarize the Kousmine method in just a few lines, but those listed above are certainly the general dietary indications to understand the intent of Dr. and the Association Médicale Kousmine Internationale .
Bibliography:
- The diet of the Kousmine method - S. Church - New techniques
- //www.kousmine.net/
