Diet Cure: Treatment Chart for Neuritis

A – DIET

I. Take raw fruit or vegetable juices for 4 or 5 days with a glass of juice every 2 or 3 hours diluted with warm water. Use warm water enema during this period.

II. Thereafter, adopt the strict lacto-vegetarian diet on the following lines:

1. Upon arising: A glass of fresh fruit or vegetable juice.
2. Breakfast: Fresh fruits and milk sweetened with honey and a handful of raw seeds or nuts.
3. Lunch: A bowl of steamed vegetables, one or two whole wheat chappatis, unsalted fresh butter and a glass of buttermilk.
4. Mid afternoon: A glass of fruit or vegetable juice.
5. Dinner: Fresh green vegetable salad with lime juice dressing and homemade cottage cheese.

Avoid: Tea, coffee, salt, chocolate, spices (mustard, pepper and vinegar), sugar, white flour and its products and refined foods.

Specially beneficial: All fruits an berries, vegetables such as carrots, cabbage, radishes, cucumber, red beets and tomatoes.

B – OTHER MEASURES

1. Hot epsom-salt bath twice a week.
2. Neutral immersion bath (92° to 95° F.) one hour daily at bed time.
3. Massage once a week.
4. Walking and moderate exercise including yoga asanas like ekapadasana, varasana and shavasana.

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