Many medical doctors are realizing that the perfect diet for children, before and after birth, is a vegan diet.  The list of them includes Michael Klaper, M.D., author of Pregnancy, Children, and the Vegan Diet, Dr. Spock, in his seventh edition of Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care, John McDougall, M.D., author of The McDougall Plan, and Joel Fuhrman, M.D., author of Disease-Proof Your Child.

The best way to take advantage of the power of the vegan or plant-based diet is before conception where both parents are on the diet.  Rhonda Malkmus, author of Recipes for Life from God's Garden, says "At Hallelujah Acres we recommend, whenever possible, that a young couple get on the Hallelujah Diet at least six months prior to conception.  The reason?  We have found that this diet of living foods can actually repair damaged DNA.  By giving both parents living food, they develop the strongest sperm and egg possible so the child produced by this union will have the very best start in life."

The elements of The Hallelujah Diet, consisting of raw fruits and vegetables, and small quantities of raw nuts and seeds  are perfect for pregnant mothers with a few exceptions.  The addition of freshly juiced vegetables and BarleyMax can add concentrated nutrition that will get the baby off to a tremendous start.  The percentage of fruits to vegetables can still be maintained at 15% fruit and 85% vegetables, while an increase in starches will help add the approximately 300 additional calories to mom's diet for the baby in her tummy.  Instead of the Fiber Cleanse, recommended for beginning students on the H.D., ground organic flax seed will maintain an adequate amount of fiber for mom and levels of the essential fatty acid, Omega 3.  Walking and swimming are great exercises for an expectant mom.  Marilyn and I often sang to our babies in the womb to give them love even before they were delivered.  An excellent source of information for pregnant moms is Olin Idol's book, Pregnancy, Children, and The Hallelujah Diet. In it Olin recommends that expectant moms also consider taking a DHA supplement, which will insure that they get this necessary nutrient that may be missing from the plant based diet.

Marilyn and I also would like for you to consider having your baby delivered by an experienced midwife.  We have three children and each was delivered by a different method.  By far, the  most healthy, most enjoyable, and most beneficial method was the last one, where two midwives and I helped my wife to deliver a beautiful little girl named Daisy. She also is the artist who painted the cover of Marilyn's Hallelujah! Simple Weekly Meal Plans, one of the best book buys at Hallelujah Acres. May God bless you as you seek to birth more children into the Kingdom here on earth.

In his weekly Health Tips email newsletter, Rev. George Malkmus exposed the flawed  vaccination research project by the Center for Disease Control. That study, the results released just last week,  investigated the danger of mercury (Thimerosal) in vaccinations and found no direct evidence of correlation to neurological problems.  However, a previous study done by George Washington University (GWU) revealed quite a different conclusion.  Here are brother Malkmus' conclusions as well as Dr. Michael Donaldson's own conclusions on the GWU study. Taken from Health Tips, Oct. 2, 2007. Used by permission.

[CONCLUSIONS (Rev. Malkmus): The present study (GWU) provides the first epidemiological evidence showing that as Thimerosal was removed from childhood vaccines, the number of NDs (neurological) diseases) has decreased in the US. The analysis techniques utilized attempted to minimize chance or bias/confounding. Additional research should be conducted to further evaluate the relationship between TCVs (toxoid containing vaccinations) and NDs. This is especially true because the handling of vaccine safety data from the National Immunization Program of the CDC has been called into question by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in 2005.
PMID: 16733480 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

COMMENTS BY MICHAEL DONALDSON, PHD:

This study answers the question, "Is mercury in infant vaccinations related to autism, mental retardation, and speech disorders?"  In July 1999 the CDC finally recommended the removal of thimerosal (a 50% mercury preservative) from pediatric vaccines.  So, since the mercury has been removed, have incident rates of autism, mental retardation, and speech disorders decreased?  One study by the CDC initially showed a link between thimerosal and autism, but when they chose their dataset very carefully they could find no link.  This study here looked at reports made to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, being careful to minimize bias in the analysis.

The results are astounding and incriminating.  The temporal trend in the data is unmistakable.  Mercury is condemned as we and many others have suspected for over a decade.  Mercury is not the only bad thing in vaccines, but its removal is very good news for those that choose to vaccinate their children.  It is one less poison being injected directly into the bloodstream of babies.  This does not mean that vaccines are now safe.  GOD GAVE US AN IMMUNE SYSTEM TO PROTECT US FROM DISEASE, AND IF WE STRENGTHEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM DESIGNED BY GOD WE WILL HAVE EXCELLENT HEALTH WITHOUT THE USE OF THESE DANGEROUS VACCINES.]

When we eat God's original foods in their raw and organic forms we strengthen our immune system to the point where it can defend against a vast array of pathogens. As for me and my house, we will depend on God's miraculous self-healing body for our defense.  We will feed it food as close to His original design as possible in order to prepare our defenses rather than depend on man-made vaccines that are dangerous and unnecessary.

 

Marilyn will also be at Hallelujah Acres for the Holiday Culinary Class on Saturday, November 3rd. The four- hour culinary class follows the monthly "God's Way to Ultimate Health" seminar by Rev. George Malkmus, which begins at 10:00 a.m. Call Hallelujah Acres at 800-915-9355 to enroll in her class.

 

We are available to do Back to Life Retreats and/or Culinary classes with you and your group. Call us to arrange the details at 731-423-5313. A minimum of 10 people is required.

 

For one child dice one pear, one banana, one apple, and add 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts.  Mix in 1 tablespoon of maple syrup and you have a nice breakfast or snack.

Who says you can't have ice cream and shakes on The Hallelujah Diet?  You certainly can, in a manner of speaking. With your VitaMix you can make smoothies and with your Green Star Juicer you can make a substitute ice cream.  Here's how.

 Freeze fresh berries in season and keep them in the freezer for special times. Also be sure to freeze some bananas for both your smoothies and your ice cream creations.  With berries and fruit in season, just wash them, let them drain and dry, then put them in zip lock freezer bags for keeping until ready.  Only remove the amount you want at the time. Larger fruit may need to be cut into smaller pieces.  When saving bananas, wait until they are very rip and then peel them and put them into a zip lock bag for keeping in the freezer.  They will keep in the freezer for almost two weeks before they start turning brown.  Then just remove the ones you need and put the rest back for next time.

When making smoothies in the Vitamix, always start with a little water or rice milk to get things mixing. Then add frozen fruit, and a sweetener like Medjool dates or honey. Mix until smooth, then pour into nice serving glasses with a garnish and straw.

When making ice cream in the Green Star Juicer, use the homogenizing blank (open blank) with the open end down and grind your frozen fruit letting it fall into a bowl underneath.  You can mix several different fruits at a time making a Neapolitan ice cream.  Top with nuts for a great treat that is nutritious and non dairy.