Our nutrition matters from the fi rst to almost the last day of our lives. Nevertheless, we carelessly neglect this knowledge. Even people with a proper understanding of nutrition, unfortunately, rarely act on it. We underestimate the disease causing effects of a modern, processed foods diet, we overestimate the doctors ability to treat chronic illnesses, fully ignoring the wonderful, healing properties of natural foods. We pay the price for this with countless physical and psychological disorders, the number of which are constantly rising, whether they be acute, chronic or degenerative. A reversal of this illness vicious circle is possible, at almost any time, through a change of diet. There is always improvement even sometimes fantastic recoveries. Belief is not necessary - onlyconsistent action. This book should serve beginners as a motivational guide on their way to self-help.

Elke Elsabe Neu, was born in 1941. She taught Home Economics at various schools for 25 years. After ten years of recurring illness, she found her way back to health via raw food. In 1995 she left her job as a teacher and opened a small guesthouse “Das Sonnenhaus“ (The Sun House) for raw and natural foods, where in the meantime and until today guests come from all over Europe. There she gives the people coming with countless illnesses the opportunity to learn how to help themselves.

Contents Dedication 4 Chronically ill? 7 What our food contains 11 Carbohydrates 12 Fat 14 Protein 14 Water 15 Minerals 15 Vitamins 17 Enzymes 18 What are vital substances? 19 Personal Stories Allergy 38 Allergies, high blood pressure, depression, Kidney pain 39 Allergy and eczema 40 General condition 42 General condition 46 Osteoarthritis 48 Osteoarthritis and MS 66 Discopathy 68 Problems I no longer have 69 High blood pressure and diabetes 70 High blood pressure, diabetes, gout, arthritis 72 Bronchitis and depression 75 Inflammation and calcification 78 Heart attack 79 Lichen planus 81 Chronic illness 83 6 Multiple sclerosis (MS) 85 Neurodermatitis 91 Polyarthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) 93 Polyneuropathy 95 Raw food is sun food 97 If raw food doesn’t help 98 Living without pain 99 Cervical dystonia 101 Marianne’s experiences 104 Raw food therapy – what else is it good for? 106 Recipes Shortcuts 109 Breakfast 110 Soups 113 Soups and dressings 116 Salads 121 Sweets 132 Snacks etc. 138 Warm meals for the transition period / Side dishes 141 Acknowledgements 142 About the author 143