Ebola & Diet                  www.EbolaandDiet.com

Welcome to Ebola & Diet, a special project of Planetary Health, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization devoted to creating a peaceful, sustainable future. We offer information and guidelines on how a balanced natural foods diet can strengthen natural immunity to disease and may help prevent infection by the Ebola virus. It may also help persons infected with Ebola recover.

Contaminated food, especially bushmeat (virus-infected wild monkey, bats, and other native animal food), is a recognized risk factor in the spread of Ebola in Africa. But unsustainable modern agricultural practices and the unhealthy modern food pattern (high in meat, poultry, dairy, excessive fat and oil, white flour, white rice, sugar, GMOs, chemically grown food, and other refined, highly processed, or artificial food) are also important, widely unrecognized factors in why many people are susceptible to the virus and why others, who eat in a more balanced, natural way, have strong natural immunity to infection. 

Natural and organic farming practices, a healthful macrobiotic, vegan, or largely plant-based diet, and natural remedies—in concert with the international medical relief effort—could be an essential part of the solution to Ebola and other emerging viral diseases. Such an agricultural and dietary approach is centered on whole grains, beans, vegetables, and sea vegetables with a modest amount of fruit, seeds and nuts, natural sweeteners, and other supplementary foods. It also includes natural seasonings, condiments, garnishes, and pickles; sugar- and dairy-free snacks and desserts; as well as spring, well, or filtered water and traditional teas and other beverages. Click here for Dietary Guidelines, Recipes, and Remedies.

Top photo: Balanced macrobiotic dinner served at Kushi Institute with brown rice pilaf (including corn, carrots, onions, burdock root, and arame sea vegetable); chickpea soup; steamed daikon white radish; kale and summer squash; sauerkraut; and amazake sweet rice pudding with blueberries. The decorative blossom is nasturium, an edible flower. Picture by Sachi Kato.

< Umeboshi, a traditional salted, aged, sour plum, is an integral part of a macrobiotic and natural way of eating and has traditionally been used to strengthen the blood and lymph, boost natural resistance to infection, and treat diarrhea (all major symptoms of Ebola). Researchers at Wakayama Medical University in Japan reported that an extract from umeboshi can suppress the growth of the H1N1 virus associated with the recent Swine Flu epidemic. The growth of the virus was suppressed after consuming 5 small pieces of plum by nearly 90% after 7 hours. ("Umeboshi Have H1N1 Suppressent," Japan Times, June 3, 2010.)

We welcome articles, personal experiences, and other material for posting on this site. Please email to info@EbolaandDiet.com.

Who We Are and What We Do

The Ebola & Diet Project, a special initiative of Planetary Health, Inc. Planetary Health is a nonprofit educational organization and sponsor of Amberwaves, a grassroots network seeking to protect rice, wheat, and other whole grains, as well as other foods, from genetic engineering, chemical pollution, global warming, and other climate change, as well as help keep America and the planet beautiful.

Our quarterly newsletter Amberwaves offers essential information on diet, healing, and energy (including the Ebola crisis) and is available in printed form by mail for $25/year basic subscription; $50 preferred; or $100 supporting. Payment may be made by check or Visa/MC to the below address.

Donations to support Planetary Health and the Ebola & Diet Project are urgently needed. Please send your tax-deductible donation to Planetary Health, Inc., PO Box 487, Becket MA 01223. Payment may be made by check in dollars drawn on a U.S. bank or by Visa/MC (please enclose card number and expiration date). Payment may also be made online via PayPal.

Visit our sister organization, the Kushi Instiitute, the world center for macrobiotic learning, for classes on macrobiotic, vegan, and natural foods cooking, diet and way of life, and professional teacher, counselor, and chef training. Kushi Institute, 198 Leland Rd., Becket, MA. 01223. 1-800-975-8744 or 1-413-623-6457. www.kushiinstitute.org.

The Kushi Store carries a complete mail order line of foods recommended by Ebola & Diet. Visit www.kushistore.com or call 1-800-645-8744 or 1-413-623-6679.

The Origin of Ebola

The Ebola virus first emerged in the 1970s following the spread of chemical farming, mining, and logging in Central Africa. Click here for a comprehensive analysis of Ebola, diet, health, and the environment. 

Note to the Viewer

It is advisable for the viewer or reader to seek the guidance of a physician and appropriate nutritionist or other health care professional before implementing the approach to health suggested on this website. It is essential that any person who has any reason to suspect Ebola contact a medical doctor and public health authorities promptly. Neither the information on this site nor any other dietary or nutritional advice should be used as a substitute for professional medical care or treatment.

The advice, guidance, and instruction in signed articles or personal videos on this site is that solely of the author(s) and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Ebola & Diet Project or Planetary Health, Inc.