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I see there is worldwide support for the Budwig protocol through various forums. This website shares information that makes it easier to follow the Budwig Diet in the UK and keep it as close as possible to Johanna Budwig’s original diet. Linseed oil and ground linseed has certainly helped me, to take more control of my own health and seeing my health improve by doing so. This is why I feel this protocol needs to be more widely known. This Budwig diet is too good not to share. I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me. I highly recommend Flax Farm for all of the products I use for my recipes.
Budwig News, Diabetes, Honey, Muesli, Puddings

Sugar and Sweeteners

Sugar, the Warburg Hypostesis, cell respiration and oxygen

Sugar is a complete no-no on the Budwig diet.  See the Warburg hypothesis about the  lack of correct respiration which allowed cancer cells to fuel themselves by effectively fermenting sugar in the absence of sufficient oxygen.  This is called glycolysis or non-oxidative breakdown of glucose.  In 1924 the Nobel  laureate, Otto Heinrich Warburg, proposed that sugar allows cancer cells and cause tumours to grow,  This was the foundation for the recommendation  for cancer patients to avoid sugar.

Natural cold-extracted raw honey
Natural cold-extracted raw honey

Honey

Honey was sweetener of choice on the Budwig diet Continue reading Sugar and Sweeteners →

Budwig Basics Recipes, Oleolux, Recipes

Oleolux Recipe

Cold-pressed linseed oil and coconut oil

Oleolux flax oil and coconut oil
Oleolux on veg

Oleolux is a savoury butter or topping for food created by Dr Johanna Budwig. It is a rich golden-yellow blend of cold-pressed linseed (flax) oil and raw coconut oil delicately enhanced with onion and garlic.  Cholesterol-free, rich in Omega-3 and other beneficial fats, it makes a healthy alternative to butter, cream or olive oil in everyday meals for anyone looking for tasty food and a healthier lifestyle. The garlic and onion are healthy additions and probably help the absorption of  the omega-3.

 Ingredients for Oleolux:

  • Oleolux ingredients for Budwig diet
    Oleolux ingredients

    125g Cold-Pressed Linseed (Flax) Oil

  • 250g Cold-Pressed Coconut Oil
  • 1 Medium Onion
  • 10 cloves garlic mashed

 

Method:

Weigh the Linseed Oil into a suitable container, preferably glass that has a lid, or can be covered, it needs to be large enough to take the coconut oil as well.  Place it in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Melt coconut oil in a large pan from which it is going to be easy to pour the oil.
Slice the onion and cook at a very gentle heat so that it is lightly straw coloured after 15 minutes.
Add the crushed garlic cloves and cook for a further 3 minutes.
Remove from heat, allow to cool a little and strain through a sieve into the chilled linseed oil and put in the fridge to cool.  When it has set it is ready to use.

Store in the fridge.

Best used within a month.

How to Use Oleolux

  • Melt into cooked veg, potatoes and buckwheat.
  • Use instead of butter on bread.
  • Use to fry with; though if using oleolux for frying do not heat for more than 1-3 mins and then only at a gentle heat.
  • Stir into risotto, lentils and soup.

Buckwheat with Oleolux

Melt 50g oleolux in a warm pan. Add 150g raw whole buckwheat groats (grains) and stir gently over a gentle heat for  3 minutes, then add 250ml boiling water and simmer very gently for 15-30 mins or until soft.

This can be made into a risotto style dish by using low salt veggie stock instead of water, adding sliced veg. such as onions, celery. carrots, mushrooms, at the very start or for softer veg such as spinach 3-10 mins from the end of cooking and sprinkle with chopped herbs, black pepper, cayenne, yeast flakes, etc.

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Raw Milk for making quark

Raw or pasteurised?

The milk you use doesn’t have to be raw for making quark or similar cottage cheese for the Budwig Diet, in fact those with a compromised immune system are probably better off to be cautious and use pasteurised milk. For several reasons some people prefer to use raw milk to make their own quark-style cheese for the Budwig diet,   If you prefer to use raw milk, which has the advantages of better flavour, being richer in nutrients and more digestible then you have several choices.   Be aware of all the health arguments for and against live milk before you make the decision to use it.

Finding raw milk for making your own quark cottage cheese

Raw milk is available at some farmers’ markets and some farms supply online.    (See our recipes for homemade cottage cheese or quark).

Making cottage cheese; curds ready to strain.
Making cottage cheese; curds ready to strain.

Raw unpasteurised cows milk

Raw cows’ milk can only be bought direct; the Natural Food Finder site helps you track it down.

Other unpasteurised raw milk choices

Other less common milks are becoming increasingly easy to find all round the country.  Always check it actually is raw and make sure you are happy with the fat levels in the milk. It is the milk protein that is important and not the animal it comes from that is important for the Budwig diet.

Goats’ milk

Ewes milk

Buffalo milk

Dr Johanna Budwig

 

 

 

Budwig News, Quark Cottage Cheese, Uncategorized

Dairy-Intolerance, Dairy-Free & Vegan Alternatives

Don’t eat Dairy?

The Budwig diet is completely vegetarian but does include dairy foods in the form of cottage cheese or quark. But dairy is a no go area for some people for health and personal moral standpoint. However the Johanna Budwig offered no alternatives but  for less serious conditions you can still get the benefit of following the Budwig Diet with  these carefully selected alternatives Continue reading Dairy-Intolerance, Dairy-Free & Vegan Alternatives →

Budwig News

Bread, wheat and gluten can contribute to serious health problems

Traditionally made slow-rise wholemeal bread is allowed

Dr Budwig allowed a slice or so of wholemeal bread on the the Budwig diet. Bread is not an optimal food because it contains very few nutrients. She allows it only if you are still hungry after the important healthy food.

The effects of wheat and gluten on your health may surprise you

But read more about the health problems that can be caused by wheat and gluten to see if it could be contributing to more your health issues than simply problems.  Continue reading Bread, wheat and gluten can contribute to serious health problems →