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What Should I Eat? Plant-based Foods THE COMPLETE PACKAGE Raw, plant-based foods are rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and amino acids (building blocks of protein). In fact, for the human body, plant protein is now recognized as being equal to or better than animal protein; not to mention that animal protein has been proven to cause cancer and plant-based protein does not. The nutrients in raw, plant-based foods offer an exact match of what our bodies need to sustain and literally rebuild vital organs, the immune system, and every living cell. The Miracle of Enzymes One of the main reasons these foods have such a miraculous effect is because they contain LIVING ENZYMES, the catalyst for all chemical changes in your body, including digestion, breathing, and even thinking! While extremely beneficial, enzymes are also very fragile. When raw foods are heated over 107°F — as all cooked and processed foods are — enzymes begin to die. This is why there is nothing created by man that can offer the same healing benefits as raw, living, plant-based foods. How To Reverse Disease If you cut yourself, allow a scab to form, and cut yourself again in the same spot, you never allow your body to completely heal, despite its best efforts. You can also cut yourself internally — by making poor food choices. Some foods will “cut” your heart, while others cause cancer in your liver, disable your pancreas, or form stones in your kidneys. Bite by bite, the damage is done. Continual “cutting” through bad food choices keeps your immune system so busy with damage control that there’s nothing left to protect you, which opens the door to disease. Fortunately, good foods have the reverse effect. Raw, plant-based foods are filled with nutrients perfectly matched to the needs of your immune system. They not only equip your body to stop the damage but restore what was lost. IF YOU REMEMBER NOTHING ELSE THAT YOU READ IN THIS MAGAZINE, REMEMBER THIS: Your dietary choices are the single most important influence on your body’s ability to fight off the onset of disease—and even reverse it. Raw Sweet Potato Soup This one’s easy! Just put all ingredients in a powerful blender and blend until smooth. • 3 cups distilled water • 3 medium sized sweet potatoes (peeled, shredded, and soaked overnight) • 1 large red onion (peeled and quartered) • 1 red pepper (seeded and quartered) • 1 garlic clove (peeled) • 3 sweet apples (peeled, quartered, and seeded) • 1 tsp Chinese Five-Spice powder • 1 tsp cinnamon • 1 tsp unrefined sea salt NOTE: Chinese Five-Spice is a seasoning used especially in Chinese cooking, consisting of ground cinnamon, clove, anise, fennel, and peppercorn powders. Why It’s Better • By serving this soup chilled or even slightly warmed, beneficial enzymes are not lost as they are in Success Story hot soup. “At the age of 42, I had arthritis so bad I could not raise my arms above my shoulders, much less my head. But in just 3 months on The Hallelujah Diet I had lost 42 pounds and 95% of my arthritis was gone! After Jesus, this Hallelujah Diet is the greatest thing to happen to me in my entire life. I would not trade what I have learned for any amount of money. THIS DIET WORKS!” ~ Danny G., New Bern, North Carolina • Unrefined sea salt contains a broad spectrum of up to 70 promoting minerals and trace naturally occurring, health- elements.