How to Make the Budwig Diet Mixture

How To Make the Budwig Diet Mixture

The Budwig Diet, meaning the Budwig Protocol (it is actually not a "diet," but rather a specific mixture) is necessary for many alternative treatments; from type 2 diabetes to cancer to heart disease to auto-immune diseases, etc.

Its purpose is to energize the cells by restoring the natural electrical balance in the cell. Many human diseases are caused by "sick cells" which have lost their normal electrical balance; generally via a lower ATP energy in the cell's mitochondria.

One thing to understand, and this is critical, is that the WHOLE purpose of the Budwig Diet is to convert oil-soluble omega-3 fatty acids into water-soluble omega-3 fatty acids.

This is why it is so important to add things to the mixture in the right order. If you mix them in the wrong order you may lose a lot of the opportunity to convert the oil-soluble omega-3s into water soluble-omega-3s.

Since someone may "hit" this article directly from the Internet, here are a couple of links on the theory behind the Budwig Diet, then come back to this page to see how to make it properly.

Here is an article on the Budwig Diet by cancer researcher Mike Vrentas:
Budwig Diet

Here is another article on the Budwig Diet which was written by another Budwig expert:
Healing Cancer Naturally

The Ingredients

Here are the ingredients to make the Budwig Diet and how to mix them together.

Item #1: Refrigerated, Liquid Flaxseed Oil

This is generally purchased at a health food store. For people who do not live near a health food store they can order it over the Internet. Even if it takes a few days of travel to arrive at your house, leaving it unrefrigerated for this period should not affect the product. But after it arrives refrigerate it.

The most popular brand is Barlean's Flax Oil, but there are other brands. The key is that it is liquid and has far more omega 3s than omega 6s. For example, my bottle (Barlean's) has 6,200 mg of omega 3s to 1,810 mg of omega 6s. The reason for this ratio is that a normal diet will have far more omega 6 than omega 3, thus the supplement must have far more omega 3 than omega 6.

One main issue is "lignans." Lignans are particles which contain fiber. Some people claim you should buy non-lignan versions of flax oil and some people suggest you buy high lignan varieties.

The answer really depends on what you are using it for. For example, if you are using it for stomach cancer, and are on the Cellect-Bugwig protocol or Bill Henderson protocol, then you definitely need the "high lignan" version. This is because the stomach needs the fiber.

On the other hand, Mike Vrentas recommends no lignan varieties for other types of cancer patients. However, his reason is that it is hard to tell when the lignan version becomes rancid. This is generally not an issue in high volume health food stores.

What you use is up to you and your research.

MAKE A NOTE TO YOURSELF to shake the flaxseed oil well before putting it in the bowl.

Item #2: Cottage Cheese (U.S. Variety) or Yogurt

Unfortunately, cottage cheese, American style, is not always easy to find outside of the United States. American cottage cheese has what are called "sulfur proteins." It is these sulfur proteins which are what convert the oil-soluble omega 3s into water soluble omega 3s.

The cottage cheese should be "small curd" if possible. The only reason for small curd is that the cottage cheese has a higher surface area to mix with the flaxseed oil.

Whether you get small curd or large curd, you need to mix the cottage cheese and flaxseed oil together for a minute or two.

You need to put at least two tablespoons of cottage cheese to each tablespoon of flaxseed oil. Personally, I will use three heaping tablespoons of cottage cheese for each tablespoon of flaxseed oil.

It is critical to mix the cottage cheese and flaxseed oil together thoroughly before adding any of the other items in the mixture. This insures the other items will not interfere with the mixing. It is during the mixing that the omega 3s are converted from oil soluble to water soluble!!!

If you use yogurt, instead of cottage cheese, you need to use TRIPLE the amount of yogurt as you do cottage cheese. This is because yogurt does not have as high a sulfur protein content as cottage cheese.

Item #3: Cinnamon

Each brand of cinnamon has an oil content. For diabetic patients it is critical to go to a health food store and buy the highest percentage of oil as possible. Cinnamon mimics insulin, thus by adding cinnamon you may need less insulin immediately. See the article on how to cure type 2 diabetes for more information because other things also mimic insulin:
Diabetes Type II article

For everyone else, the main purpose of the cinnamon is to kill the taste of the flaxseed oil and cod liver oil, so the oil content is not that important.

Item #4: Mandarin Oranges or Some Other Fruit

The sole purpose of this item is for taste, thus add whatever fruits you wish.

Item #5: Cod Liver Oil

You need to buy a high quality cod liver oil. Most of the good quality versions are made in Norway. Two of the brands are Carlson's and Nordic Naturals, Arctic Cod Liver Oil.

The body needs the very long chain omega 3s (such as DHA and EPA) in order to make cell membranes and for many other reasons. When a person's diet does not contain these very long chain omega 3s, the body has to make them from the smaller chain omega 3s, such as those found in flaxseed oil. This is a very, very inefficient way of making the very long chain omega 3s.

The main purpose of adding the very long chain omega 3s to the Budwig Diet is so that the omega 3s in the flaxseed oil are not used to convert normal omega 3s into the very long chain omega 3s. In other words, the main purpose is to make more of the omega 3s from the flaxseed oil available for the Budwig Diet!!

If you wish to take the cod liver oil directly, without mixing it in with the Budwig mixture, that is just find. Most people will add it to the Budwig mixture to completely hide the awful taste of cod liver oil.

Final Important Comments

You must consume the Budwig mixture within 20 minutes of making it. Do NOT make more than you need and do not refrigerate the leftovers!!!

Also, don't forget to put the cottage cheese into the bowl first, then the flaxseed oil. THEN mix the two together before putting anything else in the bowl.

See the individual treatment articles for more information on how to use the Budwig Diet for that particular health condition.