The Viva Mayr Diet: 14 days to a flatter stomach and a younger you. Dr Stossier Harald

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      Avocados

      Artichokes (globe)

      Broccoli

      Celeriac

      Rocket

      Aubergines

      Turnip

      Shallots

      Fresh beetroot

      Fresh horseradish (or shop-bought horseradish sauce)

      As well as any fruits and vegetables in season …

       Fish & meat and meat substitutes

      Trout fillets

      Smoked trout fillets

      Skinless, boneless turkey breasts

      Slices of turkey ham

      Loin of lamb

      Salmon fillets

      Slices of smoked salmon

      Fillet of beef

      Organic silken tofu (or hemp tofu if you can get it)

      Char caviar

       Grains, pulses, nuts and seeds

      Walnuts

      Pumpkin seeds

      Almonds

      Whole linseeds

      Chickpeas (dried)

      Sesame seeds

      Amaranth seeds

      Ground oats

      Buckwheat flour

      Millet

      Corn flakes

      Spelt flour

      Rice flakes

      Soya flour

      Polenta

      Potato flour (an Italian deli should sell this)

      Risotto rice

       Herbs & spices

      Note: some of the dried herbs can be found at your local health-food shop

      Fresh ginger

      Fresh lemon verbena

      Fresh dill

      Fresh chervil

      Fresh tarragon

      Fresh lovage

      Fresh coriander

      Fresh thyme

      Fresh rosemary stalks

      Fresh marjoram

      Fresh mint

      Fresh parsley

      Fresh or dried fennel

      Fresh lemongrass

      Fresh basil

      Cinnamon sticks

      Ground cloves

      Ground ginger

      Ground cinnamon

      Nutmeg

      Vermouth

      Dried caraway seeds

      Dried yarrow

      Dried horsetail

      Dried birch leaves

      You may also want to consider getting some crystals to energise and purify your water; rose quartz is a great choice, if you can get it.

      So no doughnuts and no deep-fried Mars bars – funny that. If the list looks sadly lacking in sugar hits, just remember that your taste buds will change in a few days and you will no longer crave all those sweet things. You are perfectly capable of living without them, and you will start to feel and look better very quickly as a result of eating the kinds of foods listed above, which actually have some nutritional value.

      Going off-piste?

      It’s perfectly acceptable to create your own meals rather than following the suggested menu plans, although you may want to try them for a few days first, to get the hang of the way food is prepared at Viva Mayr. Here, you’ll find hints for cooking the Viva Mayr way, and a little later in this section you’ll find out what foods you need, and why you should be eating them. By all means experiment with the foods listed above, or choose some of your own. The key words are fresh, organic (if possible), varied and whole. So get plenty of different whole grains, fresh, brightly coloured fruits and vegetables, a little fresh, lean meat and fish, some good-quality seeds and nuts, plenty of fresh herbs, organic eggs and some dairy – sheep and goat’s, if you can; otherwise, cow’s milk dairy produce will be fine, too. The most important things you can and should purchase are cold-pressed oils, which feature every single day on the Viva Mayr Diet (see here).

      What about sugar?

      When I ask Dr Stossier what type of sugar is best for us to eat, he is very firm when he responds.

      

      ‘No sugar – that’s the best sugar you can have.’

      

      But that’s totally and utterly impossible. How can anyone possibly live without sugar? I mean, even if you wanted to, how could you avoid it? Is there such a thing as sugar-free shortbread biscuits?

      

      ‘I know it’s difficult,’ he concedes, ‘but the fact is that you don’t need any more sugar than you get from the food you already eat. We get so many different forms of carbohydrates that it is not necessary to add more.’

      

      I ask him if brown sugar is better. Apparently it is not. How irritating is that? I have spent the last 20 years taking СКАЧАТЬ