Diet Cure: Treatment Chart for Glaucoma

A – DIET

I. An all-fruit diet for 5 days. In this regimen, take three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits such as orange, apple, pineapple, pear, peach, grapes and papaya at five-hourly intervals

II. Thereafter, adopt a well-balanced diet, based on seeds, nuts and whole grains, vegetables and fruits, on the following lines:

1. Upon arising: 25 black raisins soaked overnight in water along with the water in which they are soaked and water kept overnight in a copper vessel.
2. Breakfast: Fresh fruit, a glass of milk, sweetened with honey, and some seeds or nuts.
3. Lunch: Freshly-prepared steamed vegetables, whole wheat chappatis and a glass of butter milk.
4. Mid-afternoon: A fresh fruit.
5. Dinner: Raw vegetable salad and sprouts such as alfalfa and mung beans, with lime juice dressing an cottage cheese or butter milk.
6. Bedtime Snack: A glass of fresh milk with few dates.

Note: The menu for lunch and dinner are interchangeable.

AVOID: Coffee, strong tea, soft drinks, alcohol and tobacco, excessive fluids, sugar, white flour and products made from them, refined foods, flesh foods, condiments and pickles.

Especially Beneficial: Raw vitamin C-rich foods like citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables, Indian gooseberry (amla), sprouted Bengal and green grams, vitamin B-complex, and calcium.

B – OTHER MEASURES

1. Various methods of relaxing and strengthening the eyes.
2. Proper sleep and adequate rest.
3. Fresh air and outdoor exercises, especially brisk walks.

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