A Balanced Spectrum
The natural colour of food gives us the full rainbow spectrum. This antioxidant rich program of whole foods will help you to love healthy food.
This holistic approach makes nutrition practical, defines what to buy at the grocery store and how to minimize allergic reactions to foods by consuming them in their whole natural state in all colours, successful in graduating the patient to a healthful lifestyle. Discover how to substitute food colourings for the benefit of naturally coloured foods, providing a balanced rainbow to the body and to the palate.
Use the Rainbow Program in support groups, health food stores, hospital programs or counseling. It works well with both children and adults, and is designed to cross language and cultural barriers.
Rainbow Healing Cycles
Red: Heart, circulatory system
Nutrients: Bioflavonoids, Co-Q 10, Vitamin A
Tea: Chai, Hawthorn berries
Essential Oils: Geranium, cinnamon, rosemary, coriander, bergamot
Dilution Oil: Sesame oil
Foods: Cherries, tomatoes, cranberries, pomegranate, watermelon, apples, red peppers, lamb, salmon
Avoid: Stimulants, diet drugs
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Orange: Pancreas
Nutrients: Beta carotene, enzymes, chromium
Tea: Orange, ginger, orange-pekoe
Essential Oils: Curcumin, turmeric, orange, sandalwood, tangerine, petit grain
Dilution Oil: Jojoba oil
Foods: Yams, squash, carrots, oranges, papayas; legumes: orange and brown lentils, black-eyed peas, beans; engevita yeast
Avoid: Antacids, decongestants, antihistamines, over-the-counter drugs
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Yellow: Lymphatic system
Nutrients: Choline, inositol, Omega 3,6,9 fatty acids (EFA's)
Tea: Lemongrass, goldenseal, chamomile, echinacea
Essential Oils: Lemon, citronella, lemonbalm, goldenrod, ginger
Dilution Oil: Grapeseed oil
Foods: Sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, hemp seeds and oil, olive oil, flax seeds and oil, macadamia, cashew, hazelnut, almond, pecan, pistachio, peanut. Pineapple, bananas, quinoa, corn, butter, coconut butter, lecithin
Avoid: Hydrogenated oils, refined oils, rancid oils
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Green: Liver, detox system
Nutrients: Vitamin K, folic acid
Tea: Basil, marjoram, dill, tarragon, oregano
Essential Oils: Fir, peppermint, wintergreen, pine, balsam, Siberian fir
Dilution Oil: Olive oil
Foods: Avocado, split peas, green peas, green beans, broccoli, kale, artichoke, asparagus, lettuce, celery
Avoid: Molds, mushrooms (fungus), pesticides (eat organic)
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Blue: Respiratory system
Nutrients: B-1, iron
Tea: Blueberry, wildberry, licorice, bilberry
Essential Oils: Eucalyptus, spearmint, Blue Tansy
Dilution Oil: Almond oil
Foods: Blueberries, blue corn chips, bilberries, plums, prunes.
Avoid: Heavy metals, chemicals, pollution, toxic cleaning solutions
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Purple: Muscular system
Nutrients: Anthocyanidins, muscle co-factors, potassium, sodium
Tea: Rooibos tea, wildberry tea, nettle, ginger
Essential Oils: Lavender, ledum, fennel, valerian, tansy
Dilution Oil: Extra-virgin fractionated coconut oil
Foods: Grapes, grape juice, purple cabbage, eggplant, berries
Avoid: Television, electromagnetic radiation
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Brown: Digestive system
Nutrients: Selenium, acidophilus, fiber, niacin
Tea: Pau d'arco, rooibos
Essential Oils: Patchouli, chamomile, vetiver, nutmeg, cassia
Dilution Oil: Shea butter
Foods: Wheat, spelt, kamut, barley, oats, brown rice, rye, teff
Avoid: White flour, coffee, caffeine, sugar
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Black: Kidneys
Nutrients: Manganese, biotin
Tea: Essiac, Nettle, Gotu kola
Essential Oils: Pepper, cloves, juniper, myrtle, tsuga
Dilution Oil: Extra-virgin organic olive oil
Foods: Black olives, blackstrap molasses, wild rice, black figs, Panda licorice, black beans, pepper
Avoid: Tobacco, tar, lead, tap water, black molds
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White: Cerebral/skeletal system
Nutrients: Calcium, Magnesium, silica
Tea: Silymarin tea, white tea
Essential Oils: White angelica, white camphor
Dilution Oil: Glycerine
Foods: Milk, goat milk and cheese, sheep cheese; almond and rice cheese; almond, oat or rice milk, whey powder. Millet, cauliflower, tofu, chicken, white fish, onions, shallots, garlic.
Avoid: Cow's milk, regular laundry detergent, dioxin, chlorine-containing products
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Clear: Immune system
Nutrients: Vit E, essential polysaccharides
Tea: Aloe, marshmallow, echinacea
Essential Oils: Jasmine, melissa, tea tree
Dilution Oil: Almond oil
Foods: Psyllium, rice bran, oat bran, guar gum, carageenan gum, xantham gum, aloe vera, sea vegetables
Avoid: Chlorine, cheap supplements
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Pink: Reproductive system
Nutrients: Bio-identical hormones, zinc, Vitamin B-6
Tea: Red raspberry leaf, red clover, rose hip, wild yam, maca
Essential Oils: Ylang ylang, rose, rose hip.
Dilution Oil: Sesame oil
Foods: Herbal teas, shellfish, grapefruit, salad dressing, homeade food
Avoid: HRT, birth control pills
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