Akis' Drink

How I look after my Health

We are a few friends, who with the age have developed some health problems. Amongst them are either prostate or kidneys (like myself).

My case started in the beginning of March 2003 when I noticed blood in my urine. I went to my doctor who after a small examination in his clinic, he believed that on my left kidney I had a lump and water. He immediately referred me to the hospital as an outpatient for further tests and treatment.

Since then I have undergone 4 MRI scans, various tests and X-rays. As of today (Sep 2005) I have not yet been discharged from the hospital’s outpatient list. I attribute this to an apparent improvement of my kidney. The most important thing is that apparently the lump has not grown and the water has disappeared. Apart from the initial session of antibiotics, I have not taken any other medication in relation to my kidney problem.

Following my first MRI scan etc, and when the results were communicated to me, I was having very low morale. I spent the night, sitting in front of my computer, typing!

By talking with friends that have similar health problems, I found out that some of them were drinking a “remedy” recommended, apparently, by an old man in a village of rural Greece.

I had nothing to loose, as this juice is easy to make, from fresh natural vegetables. Therefore I decided to give it a try.

After the first week, I already noticed an improvement to my health.

So, what does this drink consist of?

Ingredients: fresh carrots, tomatoes, lemon, garlic and virgin olive oil.

Preparation:

1. Peel the carrots.
2. Wash with clean water the peeled carrots and tomatoes.
3. Press the carrots into a juice machine and fill one quarter of a glass carrot juice.
4. Add 2 quarters tomato juice.
5. Then the juice of half a lemon.
6. Then the juice of 1 clove of garlic. (personally, after the first sessions I changed it to a tablet of non-odorous garlic)
7. Add 1 tablespoon of virgin olive oil.

For practicality (less messy), I prepare one bottle of carrot juice and one bottle of tomato juice and I keep them in the fridge (it’s easier to drink cold). I add the lemon juice fresh at the moment of preparation.

About 15 minutes before my meal (breakfast, lunch & dinner) I drink one glass of this natural juice mix.

Meals:

1. Prefer meals containing tomato sauce.
2. For breakfast, I eat cereals that contain roasted hazelnuts & almonds, without added sugar.

I do not smoke and I only drink a glass of wine, occasionally with a meal. After each meal I take a 15-minute walk. I started this habit together with the “remedy”.

Initially, I did this for the first 3 weeks. Then I stopped for about a month. Thereafter every couple of months I take the same drink morning and evening only.

Most of my friends take it much more regularly and they also feel very well.

In addition to the above one more thing I did was:

To convince myself to never give up and, I proved it.

I am 69 years of age, I feel in good shape and I keep myself busy. I still work 8 hours a day, 6 days a week.

As I am not a doctor, I cannot state that the improvement to my condition is due to this drink.

Is it a combination of everything?

I never mentioned to the doctors what I do.

You may ask why.

Most of them do not believe in these “remedies”.

However, and this was vital for this decision of mine, I believed that, since my doctor hasn’t instructed me, not to eat the vegetables I use, I have nothing to worry about.

The purpose of this letter is to share with you my experience that may be of assistance to you or your loved ones and, to express in my own way as chairman of the Trustees of this charity, our gratitude to all of you for your kind support.

It would be greatly appreciated if anyone of you who will try my experience and would like to share with us his/hers own experience, to send me an email and tell us how they feel after the first few weeks.

akis@childrenofethiopia.com

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