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David Evans

Independent Health Researcher

Thursday, 6 May 2010

Cereals may be harmful for those with schizophrenia.

This post includes a summary on a paper published in the The British Journal of Psychiatry (1969) 115: 595-596 and a recipe for kombu egg soup.

Study title and authors:
Relapsed Schizophrenics: More Rapid Improvement on a Milk- and Cereal-free Diet
F. C. DOHAN M.D., F.A.C.P.1, J. C. GRASBERGER M.D.2, F. M. LOWELL M.D.3, H. T. JOHNSTON Jnr. Ph.D.4, and ANN W. ARBEGAST B.S.5
1 Associate, William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104                                                                                        Books:
Grain Damage: Rethinking the High-Starch Diet2 Assistant Chief of Staff (Psychiatry), Administration Hospital, Coatesville, Pennsylvania 19320
3 Psychiatrist, Administration Hospital, Coatesville, Pennsylvania 19320
4 Psychologist, Administration Hospital, Coatesville, Pennsylvania 19320
5 Assistant Chief, Dietetic Service Veterans, Administration Hospital, Coatesville, Pennsylvania 19320

This paper can be accessed at: http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/115/522/595
 
Schizophrenic men made a more rapid recovery on a milk & cereal free diet, than those on a high cereal diet.

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Recipe of the day

Kombu Egg Soup

Ingredients:
■3-4 cups water
■2 cups beef stock (more for richer stock; chicken stock may be substituted)
■1 five-inch long piece of dried kombu, cut into thin (1/2”) strips
■1/2 teaspoon (or to taste) miso paste
■1 carrot, pre-cooked or raw, sliced into discs (carrots saved from home-made stock work perfectly)
■4-6 hard boiled eggs, peeled but left whole (preferably from pastured hens)
■Sea salt to taste

Directions:
Bring water and kombu slices to a gentle boil.                                                      Food Mall: Eggs
3 Dozen Fresh Farm Eggs
Add miso paste and stir.

Simmer for four minutes. Stir once more, then remove kombu pieces from broth or leave them in. Your choice.

Add carrots and whole eggs and simmer for four more minutes. Turn off heat, add salt to taste and stir well.

Pour into large soup bowls and savor as the steam lifts your spirits! The warm, rich broth is the perfect foil for the dry yolk.

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