Hay Diet

Created by Dr. Hay in 1911, the Hay diet is a food combining diet which the doctor developed for himself  after he was diagnosed with a kidney problem and heart condition combined with high blood pressure. At that time Dr. Hay weighed 102 kilograms.

Dr. Hay developed a diet rich in a variety of vegetables and healthier eating habits in order to improve his health and lose weight. The diet was a success for the doctor who lost 22.7 kilograms and saw a significant decrease in his medical symptoms; he continued on with his research and created a dietary system to help others in the same way. That system known as the ‘Hay Diet’ is still used today by those seeking to achieve the same results of not only losing weight but also achieving improved health.

The idea at the core of the Hay Diet is that some medical conditions flourish as a result of a chemical imbalance in the body caused by acidic substances that the body creates during food digestion and metabolism. The body cannot eliminate these substances due to the amounts being too large, and so creates a deficiency in alkaline known as toxemia or auto intoxication culminating in health issues.

The original Hay Diet featured the use of daily enemas which are now no longer required. Dr. Hay discovered that many of the problems were caused by the combining of incompatible foods including the consumption of starches and proteins during the same meal.