Nutrition Strategy at the Swiss Mountain Clinic.
The following excerpts are taking directly from the Swiss Mountain Clinic literature:
“Health goes through the kitchen and not through the pharmacy.”
“A balanced diet is one of the key pillars on which health is built. It is not everything, but without it everything is nothing.”
“Welcome to our most important therapy room!" (the kitchen)
The following are the main tennets followed at the clinic:
use of regional and seasonal products
local meat (beef, lamb, poultry) once or twice a week
fish once or twice a week
100% gluten-free (due to high allergen potential)
No hidden sugars and reduced simple carbohydrate intake
Oils: linseed oil made in-house and organic Tuscan olive oil
dairy from only sheep or goat - no cow’s milk (due to high allergen potential)
eating rhythmically: avoid fats and proteins until lunch.
their reason: “relieves the metabolism and gives the elimination organs the opportunity to fully concentrate on getting rid of toxins”
food should bring you joy - they have an entire healthy baking book! Recipe below.
Of note: they serve severely ill patients with ketogenic vegan raw diet in order to use the vitality of fresh plants for cell metabolism, while strengthening the body’s immune system.
Chocolate cookies with chia seeds (vegan)
Ingredients (for approx 20 cookies)
1.25 cups almonds
1.25 cups hazelnuts
1 cup buckwheat (or other whole grain rice flour)
1/3 cup + 2 tbsp maple syrup
7 pitted Medjoul dates
3 heaped tbsp (20g) raw cocoa powder
3 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp coconutoil
Preperation
Preheat the oven to 390 F and line baking sheet with parchment paper. Grind the nuts in a food processor to a fine flour. Add all other ingredients with approximately 1/3 cup water until a sticky dough is formed. Take 1 tbsp of dough, form a ball and place on the baking sheet. Using a spatula or spoon, press the cookies flat. Bake for 20 minutes or until firm and edges slightly browned.
