Bircher-Benner 19 Manual for patients with hypertension, cardiovascular disease and arteriosclerosis

About the Author: 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.

Table of Contents
Preface to the 17th edition
Introduction
The healthy heart, an astounding organ
The heart and its functions
The systemic circulation
The pulmonary circulation
The capillaries and the basic substance of the soft connective tissue
Degeneration and regeneration, and the obsolescence of calorie calculation
Arteriosclerosis, a widespread disease
The risk factors for cardiovascular diseases
The problem of small amount of alcohol
Oxidative stress, an important contributing cause
What precisely is arteriosclerosis and how does it develop?
The importance of fat metabolism, obesity and cholesterol
The importance of fatty acids
Saturated fatty acids
Unsaturated fatty acids
Monounsaturated fatty acids
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
The pharmacological effect of the omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids
The suitable ratio between polyunsaturated fatty acids
The risk of oxidation of highly unsaturated oils
The problem of vegetable margarines, cream and butter
The importance of cholesterol
The cholesterol metabolism
The effect of nutrition on the cholesterol levels in the blood
Cholesterol metabolism disorder and gallstones
Cholesterol and coronary heart disease
The importance of proteins and amyloidosis
The importance of carbohydrates and sugar for arteriosclerosis
The importance of vegetarian nutrition int the prevention of coronary heart disease
The effect of almonds and nuts on arteriosclerosis
The effect of fruits and vegetables on arteriosclerosis
The antioxidative effect of vegetarian raw food, the importance of secondary plant
Substances
The importance of wholemeal cereals
Bircher-benner’s healing diet and order therapy
Hypertension
Blood pressure regulation
Pulmonary hypertension
Treatment of hypertension with medication
Angina pectoris
Stable angina pectoris
Unstable angina pectoris
Prevention and treatment of heart attack
Heart attack
The risk factors for heart attack
Caring for a heart attack victim
Complications of heart attack
Prevention of heart attack
Cardiac insufficiency or chronic heart failure
Dietary treatment of cardiac insufficiency
Heart valve defects
Mitral valve stenosis
Mitral insufficiency
Aortal valve stenosis
Aortic insufficiency
Pulmonary valve stenosis
Pulmonary valve insufficiency
Tricuspid valve stenosis
Tricuspid valve insufficiency
Inflammatory diseases of the heart
Myocarditis
Toxic myocardial damage
Autoimmune inflammation of the heart
The symptoms of myocarditis, treatment and prognosis
Endocarditis
Aneurysm
Aneurysm dissecans of the aorta
Aneurysms of the cerebral arteries
Stroke (apoplexy)
Renal artery stenosis
Carotid artery stenosis
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)
Arrhythmia
Supraventricular extrasystoles
Ventricular extrasystoles
Atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (absolute arrhythmia)
Tachycardia
Inflammation of the arteries
Vasculitis
Regulative treatments of naturopathic healing for cardiovascular patients
Climate therapy and terrain treatments
Hydrotherapy
Classical homeopathic treatment
The new scientific acupuncture
Neural therapy
General directives for the treatment and prevention of arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases
The healing regime
Secondary plant substances
Menu
Menu for various raw food regimes
1. Fresh Juice Fasting (bed/juice day)
2. Full Juice Day
3. Fruit Fasting Days
4. Raw Vegetable Menus (for stage-2 diet)
Daily menu
The Recipes
Fruit Juices
Vegetable Juices
Potato Juices
Gruel to Accompany Juices
Birchermuesli
Sprouted cereal grains
Linomel muesli according to Dr. Johanna Budwig
Raw vegetables and salads
Salads dressings
Table for Choosing Suitable Salad Dressings
Milk Types
Plant fats, oils and butter
Gentle cooking and steaming/sauténing
Soups
Vegetables
Salads of cooked vegetables
Potato dishes
Cereal Dishes
Sauces
Sandwiches
Desserts
Table for Raw Food Diet
Healthful teas
Recipes
Notes
Index

The Bircher-Benner diet has tremendous healing value.
This is why doctors, nutritionists and dieticians use our Bircher-Benner diet books.

Editorial reviews:
Prof. Dr.med. Halden, Graz, M.D.:
“I think the books are excellent. In addition to many spa plans, recipes and meal plans for a helpful and tasty diet, tried-and-tested instructions for a protective and uplifting lifestyle are also provided, which promote the understanding of the medical prescriptions.

Dr. med. Klimcyk , M.D. in the German Medical Journal:
"It saves a lot of time for the doctor and is very helpful to the patient."

Prof. Dr.med. K. Kötschau, Schlossberg, M.D. near Rosenheim:
“These books rank above all medicine, because they give you the chance to prevent almost every illness, and indeed some illnesses. That is my medical conviction, which I have come across in decades of working in preventive health care."

Dr. med. W.Matzke, M.D. in the Austrian Medical Journal:
“Everything is thought of and everything is well thought out. This is the special value of this diet book series. Every doctor should recommend it to their patients. "

Dr. med. J. V. Mengershausen, Bayrischzell, M.D.:
“Max Bircher-Benner was the leading pioneer of this natural diet and lifestyle. The series of Bircher-Benner Manuals for the most important disease groups has emerged from the wide and long-standing experience of his famous clinic, which can be highly recommended to anyone seeking healing. ”

Prof. Dr. med. Mommsen, Frankfurt / M ., M.D.:
“These books are a valuable aid for every doctor in the management of their patients. They show the sick and the person at risk of illness how they can regain health and resistance through proper nutrition. The reader will be amazed to see how varied a diet can be. It is not necessary to give up the joys of good meals. I wish the books the broadest distribution and I am convinced that our hospitals' susceptibility to illness and the resulting high occupancy rates could be significantly reduced if the nutritional advice of the Bircher-Benner diet books were followed by the majority of our population.”



Dr. med. Schoeler, M.D. in the general Homeopathic newspaper:
"It is most convenient for doctors and patients and the most reliable for success to use these inexpensive and practical diet books."


Prof. Dr..med. H. Warning, Saarbrücken, M.D.:
“Since the existence of this diet book series, many related authors have been trying to bring something equivalent and comprehensive to the diet book market that is equally practical for the dietetically informed professional and the general public. As far as I can see, this has so far been only partially successful. So the Bircher-Benner diet book series is marching at the top of its genre as before. ”
Dr. med. J. Zinke, M.D. "Classic Homeopathy":
“The diet books of the Bircher-Benner probably represent the best that is currently on the market in this genre. They save a lot of time for the attending doctor and are extremely valuable help for the patient. ”

Preface to the 17th edition This manual is based on wide experience in the treatment of patients who suffered from cardiovascular diseases and, were still possible, were healed by Bircher-Benner’s order therapy. Former editions have been supplemented with many references and insights from clinical, epidemiological and fundamental research. The dietetic section has also been slightly revised, without sacrificing the high quality Bircher’s recipes. For people who are willing to take the early signs and risk factors of cardiovascular disease seriously, and who wish to know how to prevent the disease from developing in order to avoid severe disability or death from heart attack or stroke, this book provides indispensable information and practical instruction. Since its establishment by Dr. Maximilian Oscar Bircher-Benner, the order therapy and its healing effects for cardiovascular diseases have been observed carefully for more than an hundred years at the Bircher-Benner clinic and in private practices. Throughout those years, the thousands of patients who succeeded in stopping the progression of their diseases were our greatest teachers. With a strong will to be healed, they successfully followed the instructions of the order therapy and enabled great insights to be made which are only now emerging in general medical research. Our experience that hypertension can be reversed by diet, and that arteriosclerosis can be reversed (even in coronary vessels) by long-term and careful application of our diet, has been proven scientifically and without objection for approximately two decades. For a transition to a more healthful lifestyle, nutrition is of vital importance, It leads to regeneration of the large regulation system, a new opening towards the outer world and the inner self which permits the healing forces of the organism, body and soul to begin their work. To quote a section of Bircher-Benner’s book “Vom werden des neuen Arztes “(The Physician of the Future): The wonders of the soul remain closed to those who continually ignore the laws of nutrition. Power and depth of inner experiences depend on nutrition-this is the actual meaning of nutrition. Taking care of one’s body and nutrition is senseless unless a new development and awakening of inner powers results from it. The entire order of life plays an important role, especially with regard to circulatory disorders. True healing is not possible without a basic deepening of knowledge about the sense of life, the orders of life, as well as the relationship to work, society, oneself and the people with whom we share our lives. The beginning of this path is the great question of responsibility towards others and oneself. It is a path that is well worth taking. For the treating physician, this book is a great help in the instruction and support of his patients. Dr.med. Andres Bircher