Bircher-Benner 9 Enjoy Food without Table Salt
Manual for Curing Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
5th Edition
Published on 24. May 2022
Book
80 pages
978-3-906089-33-1 (ISBN)
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Cooking with little or no salt so that eating is a pleasure is a high art that was developed in the world-known Bircher-Benner Clinic, a centre for the most modern arts of healing. This diet is very important for all people with high blood pressure or kidney diseases. In this book you will find the cause and nature of salt-sensitive hypertension explained in detail. It contains well elaborated diet plans and many tasty recipes, ready for practical use: a must for anyone suffering from high blood pressure or a kidney disease. This manual supplements the Bircher-Benner manual no. 19 for patients with high blood pressure, heart diseases and arteriosclerosis and the manual no. 12 for patients with kidney- and bladder diseases.
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Dr. med. Andres Bircher grandson of Dr.med. Maximilian Bircher-Benner. Medical studies in Zürich and Geneva, ten years practice as a hospital physician in anaesthesiology, intensive care, emergency medicine, surgery, paediatrics, psychosomatics, haematology, geriatrics, psychiatry and psychotherapy, medical specialist(Facharzt) in an administrative position at Zürich university hospitals, teaching analysis with Brian Kenny, chief physician (Chefarzt) of a hospital for internal medicine in Zurich and later in Western Switzerland, medical specialist (Facharzt) in TCM and acupuncturist in Vienna; studies of neural therapy, manual therapy and traditional homeopathy, successful completion of medical specialist (Facharzt) training in balneology, climatology and physical medicine in Germany, scientific work on food energies, dietetics and the effects of regulatory medicine. Dr. med. Andres Bircher is the medical manager of the Centre for Scientific Natural Medicine Bircher-Benner.
Dr. med. Andres Bircher grandson of Dr.med. Maximilian Bircher-Benner. Medical studies in Zürich and Geneva, ten years practice as a hospital physician in anaesthesiology, intensive care, emergency medicine, surgery, paediatrics, psychosomatics, haematology, geriatrics, psychiatry and psychotherapy, medical specialist(Facharzt) in an administrative position at Zürich university hospitals, teaching analysis with Brian Kenny, chief physician (Chefarzt) of a hospital for internal medicine in Zurich and later in Western Switzerland, medical specialist (Facharzt) in TCM and acupuncturist in Vienna; studies of neural therapy, manual therapy and traditional homeopathy, successful completion of medical specialist (Facharzt) training in balneology, climatology and physical medicine in Germany, scientific work on food energies, dietetics and the effects of regulatory medicine. Dr. med. Andres Bircher is the medical manager of the Centre for Scientific Natural Medicine Bircher-Benner.
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Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........5
Blood Pressure Regulation in the Kidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......8
The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System of Blood Pressure Regulation . . .....8
Salt-Sensitive Hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......10
Osmotic Storage of Salt in Tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........10
Effect of Salt Storage on Blood Vessels and Blood Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . ......10
Effect of a Low-Salt Diet on Blood Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 11
Epigenetic Inheritance of Salt Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........11
Effect of Table Salt Storage on the Blood Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........11
Effects of Salinisation and Saccharisation (Glycation) of the Inner Layer
of the Blood Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........12
Oxidative Stress at the Centre of the Causes of Degenerative Diseases
and Dementia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........14
The Problem of Food Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 17
Order Therapy for Hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ......18
Photon Storage in Living Tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......18
The Basic Regulation System of the Soft Connective Tissue . . . . . . . . ..... . . ...19
The Meaning of Food Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........20
The Integral Law of Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........22
Vibrancy of Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............22
Principles of the Bircher-Benner Diet and Order Therapy . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . ..23
Order of Life and Physical Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......25
Menus for the Low-Salt Diet, for Patients with Hypertension and
Heart Problems............................. .26
Menu for 1 Week of Salt-free Diet (Milder Form) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........27
4 5
Recipes for Salt-free and Low-salt Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . ......29
Juices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........29
Gruel Added to Juices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ........30
Bircher Muesli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........30
Raw Vegetables and Salads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........32
Salad Dressings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........33
Suggestions for Dressings to go with Salads and Raw Vegetables . . . . . ........ . . ..36
Milk Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........37
Butter, Vegetable Fats and Oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........38
Gentle Cooking and Steaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ......39
Soups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............39
Soup Additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........40
Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........43
Salads of Cooked Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........50
Potato Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........51
Grain Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............54
Sauces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........58
Sandwiches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............61
Desserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........62
Healthy Teas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........67
Table Regarding Glycaemic Index and Glycaemic Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............69
List of Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........73
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........77
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............80
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........5
Blood Pressure Regulation in the Kidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......8
The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System of Blood Pressure Regulation . . .....8
Salt-Sensitive Hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......10
Osmotic Storage of Salt in Tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........10
Effect of Salt Storage on Blood Vessels and Blood Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . ......10
Effect of a Low-Salt Diet on Blood Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 11
Epigenetic Inheritance of Salt Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........11
Effect of Table Salt Storage on the Blood Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........11
Effects of Salinisation and Saccharisation (Glycation) of the Inner Layer
of the Blood Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........12
Oxidative Stress at the Centre of the Causes of Degenerative Diseases
and Dementia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........14
The Problem of Food Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 17
Order Therapy for Hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ......18
Photon Storage in Living Tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......18
The Basic Regulation System of the Soft Connective Tissue . . . . . . . . ..... . . ...19
The Meaning of Food Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........20
The Integral Law of Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........22
Vibrancy of Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............22
Principles of the Bircher-Benner Diet and Order Therapy . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . ..23
Order of Life and Physical Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......25
Menus for the Low-Salt Diet, for Patients with Hypertension and
Heart Problems............................. .26
Menu for 1 Week of Salt-free Diet (Milder Form) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........27
4 5
Recipes for Salt-free and Low-salt Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . ......29
Juices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........29
Gruel Added to Juices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ........30
Bircher Muesli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........30
Raw Vegetables and Salads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........32
Salad Dressings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........33
Suggestions for Dressings to go with Salads and Raw Vegetables . . . . . ........ . . ..36
Milk Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........37
Butter, Vegetable Fats and Oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........38
Gentle Cooking and Steaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ......39
Soups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............39
Soup Additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........40
Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........43
Salads of Cooked Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........50
Potato Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........51
Grain Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............54
Sauces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........58
Sandwiches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............61
Desserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........62
Healthy Teas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........67
Table Regarding Glycaemic Index and Glycaemic Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............69
List of Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........73
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........77
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............80