The Lymph System

Q: From the viewpoint of someone who has read several other books on how to change eating habits with no success, why should I believe your plan can help me?

A: Because I've dedicated myself to discovering how to live a healthy life for 30 years. And although I'm facing devastating physical challenges myself, I am amazingly fit and healthy. More importantly, I am alive. I spent seven years putting this information into my book.

Q: What types of foods should we eat when we are not on the seven-day fruit fast?

A: Here's what I've found to be ideal, and what is now the basis of my own diet: 75% fresh, uncooked whole food, and 25% cooked food. The seven-day plan of fresh fruits and veggies is intended to clean out the lymphatic system, and to jump-start you into this way of eating.

It's important to note that the human species is the only species on Earth that cooks all the life out of our food before we eat it!

Q: Harvey, how is your new book different from A Case Against Medicine?

A: A Case Against Medicine was written in 1979, and was turned into the original Fit for Life, which was published in 1985. Fit for Life: A New Beginning is a way better version of A Case Against Medicine.

Q: With your complications due to Agent Orange, what do you use for pain?

A: Fortunately, because I'm assiduous with the cleaning of the lymph system, I don't experience pain -- even though my body is fighting off Agent Orange. It's amazing.

Q: Have the food-combining rules changed from the original Fit for Life?

A: No, they haven't. The only change I'd recommend is, be less rigid with the plan. Do it when it's convenient for you, so that it's not troublesome. Just do the best you can.

Q: Can cleansing the lymph system prevent migraines?

A: Well, with migraines, there are some variables that come into play, but in about 60 or 70% of cases, cleansing the lymph has completely eliminated migraines, even in long-time sufferers.

Q: What kind of meats and soy do you recommend?

A: There's a complete chapter in my book on meat and protein. There's nothing wrong with eating meat, but it's most definitely a food that should be eaten sparingly. Don't eat it at every meal.

As for soy: In my studies, I came across some research done on the soy plant, and found that it's the type of plant that attracts poisons and impurities from the soil.

After I read that, I stopped eating soy. I know soy is very popular now, though.

Q: Do you mean you could go off the plan for a day or so and then get right back on it again?

A: Absolutely. This plan is not rigid in any way. There are no hard-and-fast rules that you must follow every single day. You work it into your life the best you can, and the more you do it, the more you'll reap the rewards.

Q: Is alcohol harmful?

A: A glass of alcohol once in a while is not harmful. Drinking alcohol with meals slows down the digestive process, though, and the goal of this plan is to optimize the digestive process. So in moderation, alcohol won't cause problems.

Q: How do you feel about dairy products?

A: People have often asked me, "What's the most harmful food you can eat?" And after 30 years, I'd bet my right leg that there's nothing that causes more disruption than dairy products. I never eat them.

Cow's milk is for baby cows -- period. When humans eat dairy, all manner of problems arise -- and when they don't eat it, amazing recoveries occur, especially with arthritis.

Q: What should we eat to compensate for the calcium in dairy products?

A: Where does the cow get its calcium? From greens. Every plant that grows out of the ground has calcium.

Q: So the diet is basically 75% fruits and veggies and 25% protein and carbs?

A: Basically, yes.

This has been my great pleasure, truly! Good night!