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Ludwig Manfred Jacob, M.D. Ph.D. Dr. J WAY ~ Toward Lasting Health ~ The Most Effective Methods for Avoiding and Reversing the Diseases of Civilization Nutricamedia Dr. Jacobs Institut für komplementär-medizinische Forschung www.DrJacobsInstitut.de Dr. J WAY By Ludwig Manfred Jacob Translated from the German by John Hopperger © 2013 Ludwig Manfred Jacob All rights reserved First English Edition May, 2015 ISBN 978-3-9816122-3-3 Nutricamedia [email protected] To Bruce Jacobs, my wife, my parents, And my fellow human beings Table of Contents Preface by Prof. Claus Leitzmann ND ......................................................................................................... I Preface by Prof. Ingrid Gerhard MD .......................................................................................................... V Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................... VII 1. Very Briefly: The Causes of Our Diseases of Civilization ..............................................................1 2. Diet and Disease Evidence from the World Over .................................................................. 24 2.1 Island of the Centenarians the Okinawa Study ................................................................. 25 2.2 China Study: Much Plant Protein, Little Animal Protein ................................................... 34 2.2.1 Foundational Insights from the China Study ............................................................ 34 2.2.2 Correlation between Cancer and Dietary Patterns ................................................ 36 2.3 Meat, Milk, and Sugar: 27 Times Higher Prostate Cancer Mortality ............................. 38 2.4 The Adventists .................................................................................................................................. 50 ............................................................................................................ 50 2.4.2 Average Age of Health-conscious Vegetarians: Men 87 Years, Women 89 Years ...................................................................................................................................... 51 3. The Key Function of Insulin ............................................................................................................... 56 3.1 Simple vs. Complex Carbohydrates .......................................................................................... 56 3.2 Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, Food-Insulin Index .............................................................. 57 3.3 Insulin and IGFs in Cancer Development ................................................................................ 62 3.3.1 Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia, and Overweight in Cancer Genesis ..... 63 3.3.2 Tumor Stem-cells have a High Affinity for IGFs and Insulin ................................ 64 4. Too Much Protein Means More Metabolic Waste ..................................................................... 66 5. How Much and What Type of Fat Is Healthy? ............................................................................. 68 6. The Deeper Causes of Metabolic Syndrome ................................................................................. 70 7. Mineral Imbalance: Central Cofactor in the Diseases of Civilization ................................... 72 8. Acid/Alkaline Imbalance: Cofactor in Diseases of Civilization ............................................... 76 9. The Protective Action of Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruit ........................................................... 80 10. Diets that Are Dependent upon Animal-based Foods ........................................................... 82 11. Plant-based Nutrition Lowers Morbidity and Mortality ......................................................... 84 12. toward Lasting Health.......................................................................................... 88 12.1 We Eat Ourselves Sick instead of Relishing What Is Good ............................................. 88 12.2 The Three Pillars of Insulin, Redox, and Acid/Alkaline Balance .................................... 96 ........................................................................................................ 100 12.4 Dr. Jacob ............................................................................................. 111 12.4.1 Important Addenda ...................................................................................................... 118 12.4.2 Intolerances and Allergies .......................................................................................... 123 12.5 Targeted Correction of a One-sided Diet .......................................................................... 125 12.6 Sunlight Can Save Lives ........................................................................................................... 135 12.6.1 Vitamin D Deficiency .................................................................................................... 136 12.6.2 Formation of Nitric Oxide within the Skin ............................................................. 137 12.6.3 Infrared Warmth Radiation ........................................................................................ 138 12.7 Movement, Breathing, and Relaxation .............................................................................. 139 12.7.1 The Advantages of Physical Activity ....................................................................... 140 12.7.2 Heal Sitting-Disease with Regular Movement .................................................... 141 12.7.3 Athletics alone is not enough ................................................................................... 141 12.7.4 Relaxation and Deep Breathing ............................................................................... 143 12.7.5 Deep Sleep Is Healing Sleep ...................................................................................... 144 12.7.6 To avoid Overexertion, Begin with Rethinking Deep Conditionings ........ 145 12.7.7 Shedding Light on the Causes of Overweight ................................................... 145 12.7.8 Enjoying Health on Every Plane of Existence ...................................................... 146 12.8 Implementation in Medical Practice ................................................................................... 148 12.8.1 Anamnesis What Is the State of Health? ......................................................... 149 12.8.2 Blood Values .................................................................................................................... 152 12.9 Less Is More ................................................................................................................................... 153 List of Literature ........................................................................................................................................... 155 List of Figures................................................................................................................................................ 157 List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................. 159 Prefaces Preface by Prof. Claus Leitzmann ND primary goal for this book is to point a way toward lasting health. At its core is a dietary plan to normalize metabolism, bodyweight, and the redox, acid/alkaline, and minerals balances. That facilitates the reduction of abdominal and liver fat and the normalization of blood pressure, triglycerides, cholesterol, blood sugar, and insulin levels. In this way, most of the known diseases of civilization can be helped or prevented altogether. That goal may be holistically approached with a diet that aligned with well-tried observations of naturopathy, a thorough understanding of metabolic processes, and the sum of relevant data from the scientific literature. Important landmarks are found in the dietary practices of indigenous groups known for their high life expectancy in good health. Further useful clues can be taken from the traits first peoples evolved out of the wisdom innate in beings of nature and from the soundness of traditions that reveals them to us as also beings of culture able to brave the vicissitudes of human experience for the last 10,000 years. On that broad terrain Dr. Jacob paved the Way that his patients have now been walking for years, and for the most part with good success. They are on the one hand persons suffering from diverse, often chronic as well as serious disorders, and on the other hand people intent on preventing illness or further improving their health. Their common aim is to reach old age in good health. The book is a happy synthesis of practical health-knowledge that often harks back to antiq- uity and an up-to-date factual compendium distilled from a wealth of molecular, histological, and epidemiological research data. Dr. Jacob blazes a trail through the jungle of contempo- rary and often widely divergent claims accompanied by equally divergent dietary recommen- dations proffered by the experts and those who deem themselves such. Building on a solid scientific foundation, this book details the far-reaching effects of eating, drinking, and other lifestyle factors upon a metabolism whose ability to function smoothly under reasonably