No. 68 - Food Balance Sheet

Discovering the truth

If we consult the specialists, we are immediately confronted with violent oppositions that recall the wars of religion!

A working human being needs 2,300 to over 3,000 calories daily in healthy food, some official scientists tell us. And, in our climates, up to 4,700 calories for manual laborers.

A profound error, says the Japanese professor, who claims that 800 to 1,000 calories per day are sufficient if the diet consists mainly of grains, some well-fried vegetables, plenty of sea salt, very little water, and no fruit or raw vegetables at all. And he cites the example of athletes from his country as well as Western doctors cured by his method.

Heresy, say doctors and other eminent hygienists. Salt is a formidable poison. We must reduce grains to a minimum and consume mostly raw fruits, salads, and a few nuts. The Hunza of Asia and the Guarani of South America thus maintain the fullness of their capabilities into advanced old age!

Each school has its followers, who have cured themselves of supposedly incurable diseases through diametrically opposed practices. Everyone seems to be right from their point of view, but they are all talking about different people or referring to simplified lifestyles that would be difficult to generalize in the world we live in.

Most people are chained to the habits and routines of their environment, to the resources and possibilities of their family; rare are those who could, without drama in their household and while keeping the job that supports them, radically change their diet.

We have always refused to take sides between the competing theories. But for years, we have shown dowsers that they can, with their pendulum, achieve the dietary balance that suits them best, starting from their way of life and without having to abandon their family, their city, or their occupations.