Allergies and Asthma

The Allergy and Asthma Cure:

A Complete 8-Step Nutritional Program

Proteins 

Eating proteins without eating sugar and simple carbohydrates will help to decrease inflammation, your appetite will be normalized, you will have more energy, and your food cravings will disappear.

Keep the total daily amount of protein to less than 24 to 30 ounces per day.

Red Meat (beef, veal, lamb, pork, rabbit, venison, other game) 6 to 8 ounces
Fish 12 to 14 ounces
Poultry 6 to 8 ounces
Eggs no more than 4 per day
Cheese - no cheese due to yeast limitations

Complex Carbohydrates

More than bread or pasta: vegetables, fruits, complex grains

From least amount of carbs to highest:

Salad Vegetables five cups loosely packed greens max per day
iceberg, romaine, Boston, Bibb lettuces;; escarole, kale, beet greens, Swiss chard, collard greens, dandelions, radicchio, parsley, spinach, mustard greens, endive, arugala, bok choy; fennel, celery, radishes, peppers, bean sprouts, and cucumbers
Other Vegetables 3/4 cup cooked max per day
broccoli, cauliflower, turnips, eggplant, asparagus, snow pea pods, cabbage, brussel sprouts, scallions, leeks, onions, water chestnuts, zucchini, okra, artichoke hearts, string beans, shallots
High Carb Vegetables 1/4 cup cooked, once per week
butternut, buttercup or acorn squash, sweet potatoes, celery roots, artichokes, jicama, plantains
Forbidden Vegetables
tomatoes/really a fruit, white potatoes, beets, peas/really a legume, carrots/too high in sugar, corn/starch

Whole Grains
brown rice, cracked wheat, bulgar wheat, millet, oats, barley (kasha), kamut, soy flour, milo, corn, quinoa, amaranth, spelt and teff - may be eaten as cereal, side dish, as flours for browning/thickening

Breads
any bread that says it is yeast free (some sourdough, some rye, essene, spelt, kamut, ezekiel), up to 1 slice per week

Yeast Free Breads Food for Live Yeast Free Rice Breads and Tortillas some Manna Breads ShaSha Sourdough

Cereals
must contain no sugar (0 to 2 grams), wheat cereal, oatmeal (not instant), brown rice, mixed whole grain, milled, corn, rice, wheat and quinoa, kasha

Pasta
avoid any that say enriched, udon (from whole wheat), soba (from buckwheat), pasta made from corn or brown rice, spelt, quinoa, kamut or soy

Serving Sizes
for all grains except breads, suggested serving size is 1/2 cup cooked, once per week, as a group

Legumes
lentils, kidney beans, black beans, lima beans, fava beans, black-eyed peas, navy beans, peanuts
up to 1/2 cup once per week (about 10 peanuts), vary from the other foods that are once weekly

Nuts and Seeds
pecans, walnuts, almonds, brazil nuts, filberts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, up to 2 ounces per day, roughly 20 nuts
pistachios are not allowed, and peanuts count as legumes

Nutbutter- peanut, almond, walnut, macadamia, 2 tbs. per day

Extras
olives - 4 per day
avacados - 1/2 per day

Protein bars/shakes
protein bars, shakes, high protein chocolate bars, low carb grain products like bagels and muffins
up to 1 per day used only as a meal replacement, not as a snack

Condiments/Butter/Oils
containing no sugar, catsup and margarine are not allowed, Ghee is allowed 3 tbs. day

Mayonnaise/Mustard
up to 3 tbs. a day

Beverages

Water is best - divide your body weight in half and drink that many ounces per day
Soda is not recommended, but if you do drink it, limit to not more than 24 ounces per day
Coffee/Tea - herbal teas are best
Milk is not suggested as it has a lot of sugar in it
Heavy or light cream but not half-and-half is permissible up to 2 tbs. a day
Alcohol not permitted during weight loss

Fruits
not suggested during weight loss

Desserts
gelatin is the only dessert permitted