So...no more bananas, or at least try to avoid them.

ABOUT SEEDLESS FRUITS

Hybridized, seedless fruits are VERY high in sugar. Therefore they take the water out of your body. Drinking a "smoothie" (very popular today) containing hybrid fruits overloads the body and actually CREATES thirst. (Note: If you find yourself overly thirsty,celery is very good to re-hydrate the body)

 HYBRID VEGETABLES

Many vegetables can also be called hybrid. They are heavily cultivated and protected by pesticides and fertilizers from insects, birds, and fungi as well as the worms found in nature.. They are grown in an "artificial" environment and would not be able to survive if grown in a wild state.

HYBRID VEGETABLES TO AVOID

BEETS
CORN
POTATOES
CARROTS
ALFALFA SPROUTS BEANS
SOY BEANS

NOTE: This means that the "healthy" carrot juice you have been drinking is also hybrid food. Hybrid carrots contain an extremely high sugar content and do not contain the healthy minerals God intended.

THE MISSING NUTRIENTS IN HYBRID FOODS

As a result of genetic altering, we can see that hybrid foods do not contain the same combinations of minerals that they would if they were grown in the wild in uncultivated soil - soil that has not been treated with fertilizer or been stripped of its nutrients by multiple crop plantings.

If we eat too many hybrid foods, our bodies will begin to show signs of mineral deficiencies; something I have seen all too often in my clinical practice.

SUGAR CONTENT OF HYBRID FOODS

Hybrid foods are often bred to be very sweet ("tasty") However, this is not the type of sweetness God had intended. Our bodies become unbalanced by this abnormally high sugar content.

Try eating a nice bunch of Concord grapes, complete with crunchy viable seeds. Then eat a similar amount of seedless green grapes. Notice that there is a great difference in the feeling you have 15-30 minutes later. The seedless green grapes are so high in sugar that it can produce an insulin reaction (or sugar high) in many people. The Concords, on the other hand, possess only the amount of sugar God intended. Multiply all of this excessive sugar from the many hybrid fruits and vegetables we eat and we begin to understand why diabetes is so prevalent (and on the rise!) in our country.

WHAT HYBRID FOODS CAN I EAT?

You will find some foods that are hybrids (that is, they are cross bred in some way), but are still able to be grown in a wild state.

These include:

AVOCADOS
TOMATOES
JALAPENO PEPPERS

Being Italian, I would be profoundly reluctant to give up my tomatoes, or have you give up yours, so this is good news! Most little tomato plants would be able to survive in the wild. And many of us remember the experiment of growing an avocado pit into a plant when we were in grade school. This is an excellent example of whether the seed is viable or not - Can it survive without a human's nurturing care in the wild?

WHAT ABOUT RICE? OTHER GRAINS?

Alas, most of the rice we eat is hybridized. That includes the brown and wild varieties found at your grocery store and even in some health food stores. Much has been genetically altered and contains a very low level of minerals. Grain farming has stripped the earth of much of its minerals In addition, much of the wheat and oats we find in the markets are hybrids. Barley, millet or quinoa would be the grains of choice as they are closest to the wild state.. Or, you may eat rice in limited quantities.

CAN I EAT NUTS?

Most nuts are excellent, but you must avoid cashews. They are actually not a "real" nut, according to my dear friend, Dr. John R. Lee. They also are a hybrid. I'm sorry, but you will have to give them up.

WHAT ABOUT LEGUMES? SOY?

Research shows that the best legumes are chickpeas. (Sorry!). Soy beans are
highly hybridized, so be careful of them or products made from them such as soy milk or cheese. Do not confuse these foods with the soy found in some natural hormone creams which is not a food.

WHAT ABOUT POTATOES?

Standard potatoes are very hybridized and mineral-depleted. Choose yams or sweet potatoes which are closest to the wild state and contain more nutrition.

WHAT ARE THE BEST THINGS TO EAT?

BEST NON-HYBRID FRUITS:
Apricots
Berries of all kinds: blackberries, mulberries, raspberries, logan berries
Cherries
Currants
Figs
Grapes (with seeds)
Crab Apples
Dates of all exotic types, no medjools - they are extremely hybridized
All Figs 
Lychee
Mangos
Melons (with seeds)
Kumquats
Lemons
Limes
Oranges (with seeds)
Papayas
Prickly Pear
Tangerines
Passion Fruit
Persimmons (with seeds)
Plums
Pomegranates
Natural sun-dried raisins
Watermelon (CHEW THE SEEDS!) Watermelon contains the highest iron
content of any fruit.
Coconut

BEST VEGETABLES TO EAT RAW:
Bell pepper
Cucumber
Squash
Tomato
Zucchini
Bok Choy
Celery
Dark Green Cabbage
Endive
Fennel
Kale- a great source of fiber!
Collard greens - great source of fiber!
Lettuces (except iceberg)
Parsley- contains the highest iron content of any green vegetable
Cilantro - like parsley, it has healing properties
Spinach- also high in iron
Green Onions
Radish

NOTE: Green leafy vegetables are not as palatable as many foods. They can therefore help break the association of eating with pleasure. By eating them, we will naturally stop eating when we are full. They are also a great source of calcium & magnesium and a wonderful detoxifier for the liver. THINK GREEN FOODS!