2. Alternatives for Those who Cannot Get These Foods or Have Allergies

If you cannot afford or get access to fresh fish and meat:

Find out about vegetarian protein combinations, use eggs and cheese. DO NOT buy minced meat, sausages, burgers etc, which all increase your likelihood of prion diseases like alzheimers. If you have a real butcher shop you can get stewing pork, possibly rabbit, and chicken cuts.

Depending on your circumstances, you could consider keeping your own meat for food such as rabbits or chickens, or the possibility of hunting or fishing for yourself. Fishing is usually possible for most of us who live near rivers or the sea (those near the sea also have access to shellfish -but watch where you get them from because they're susceptible to pollution and if you eat them so are you.

Dried fruits are acceptable if you can't get fresh, but not good on a long term basis because they usually have additives. Consider growing your own.

You can buy online and get stuff delivered if there are no good food sources nearby.

Some countries have big problems with Bovine Growth Hormones or other additives in meat, and if you live in one you should try to get meat from other countries or rely more on fish. This may be more expensive but you are adding years to your life!

Lactose intolerance

Using diet 1 above, replace milk products with low lactose milk, breast milk, quinoa milk, rice milk or sedge milk. There are uncertainties about the long term safety of soy.

If you're lactose intolerant you probably already know about lactose-free margarines; those made using olive oil are the best. Shop for dairy-free vegetarian cheese & yogurt. Replace custard with fruit purees or lactose-free yogurt.

Nut allergies

Using diet 1 above, replace nuts with linseed, sunflower seed, olives, kale, turnip greens, collard greens and other dark green vegetables –this gives you as much calcium and omega 3 as nuts would.

Gluten intolerance

Using diet 1 above, replace products containing gluten. The Coeliac Society produce a Gluten Free Manufactured Products booklet which is a reassuringly long list of products that are gluten free. There are also special items like gluten free bread, flour, pasta and biscuits which are available on prescription in some countries from doctors.

You may find if you stick to a low GI diet, your allergies will disappear.