Albina Monteiro- cure of psychiatric problems

Albina Monteiro was born in 1958 and lives in Penafiel – Portugal.

She is a housewife and works in the farm and garden of her house. She is married and has two sons. Albina works from 7am until 11pm.She does this because she loves being close to nature and working the land where she plants her fruit trees and cares for her flowers. She is very energetic but doing what she likes inspires her even more. At this moment she is also taking an English course that occupies several days of the week as well as some daily hours of study. 

Albina has been on the fruit diet since December 1998. She has always been close to nature as she was born and raised in her parent’s farm. As a child she always preferred to eat fruit and vegetables rather than meat that was abundant in her house but her parents obliged her to do so. 

She discovered the fruit diet by a friend of her husband. Her husband told her that his friend had changed to the fruit diet and she was curious to find out more about this way of eating. She spoke to this friend for a couple of hours and managed to gather has much information as possible because she was willing to try the diet.  She asked some questions regarding proteins and quantities and decided to make a change in her life.

Initially it was a little difficult to stick only to fruit because she began the diet in the Winter and sometimes craved for some hot food. But as she got better she gained strength to carry on. 

At the moment she tried the diet she was attending a psychiatrist due to a depression she was having linked to family problems. She gradually reduced her intake of pills as she was having a total of twelve pills a day. Each day she felt more energetic and a stronger will to overcome her problems. Albina also noticed that her headaches during her menstruation had disappeared as well as a bad feeling she had in her stomach after every meal.  

She decided to visit her psychiatrist once she had already overcome all the medication. He could not believe that she had done such thing and strongly advised her to return to the pills and to “normal” eating. He believed that she would not carry on feeling has well as she claimed in a long-term period. She totally ignored his advice and told him she was feeling wonderful and therefore had no reasons to carry on with medication.  

One of the major problems that troubled her before the fruit diet was memory loss, which was gradually overcome to her delight. This enabled her to study successfully and carry on reading, something that she likes to do in her little spare time. Albina felt more strength and the work that usually tired her, was then easy to perform without any strain.  

People who are close to her admire her energy and strength for they know that she works very hard, but is always happy and energetic. 

 Albina eats great quantities of fruits, nuts and seeds, as her work demands her to do so. She eats until she is fully satisfied. She always gives her body what it wants because she knows that if she listens to it, she will be giving herself the right nourishment. She says that when she feels weak during the day her body is asking for protein so she eats nuts and carries on working. When she feels hungry she just looks at the bowl of fruit and lets her body tell her what it needs. She then picks up the fruit the body desires and that’s why she always feels fully balanced and nourished.

She rarely visits the doctor but does blood tests from time to time just to assure her family that everything is well. The Doctor is always surprised with the results because they are excellent.  

A few months ago she had a problem in her throat, a small lump. The doctor gave her some medication and told her that it would probably be necessary to remove the lump.When she finished the medication and returned to the doctor he was astonished for the lump had totally disappeared. He asked her what she had done and she said that she took the medication and ate fruit that was her main diet. He was totally surprised and very thoughtful! He examined her case over and over again and finally accepted that she had recovered very well.  

She truly believes that this diet came into her life at the right time for she does not imagine how she would be still living on pills to overcome her depression and problems feeling a total wreck. 

 She has no problems what so ever in eating out and having a social life, because she totally assumes her diet and always finds fruit to eat where ever she goes. If somebody remarks about her diet, she simply gives that person a lesson about the right way of eating, she is so convincing and full of energy that people cannot stay indifferent to her speech. She says she has no problems, others may have but she is not willing to change and therefore people must respect her choices.  

Albina advises everyone to eat fruit and where she goes she tells everybody to change their diet, she does this because she feels so well and desires to see the whole human race healthy and happy. She says that she cannot stay indifferent to so much suffering and disease and that’s how other fruitarians feel she says: “ Fruitarians have the mission to spread this wonderful news”. 

 She says that she will never give up this diet because she feels very well and nothing will change her mind. She feels great because she is now closer to nature and understands it fully.   

Albina says that there are two things that she retained when speaking with her friend that simply explains the reason why she believes and understands clearly the benefits of fruit eating. Raw fruit is excellent because there is no nutrient destruction by cooking and enzymes better assimilate them. The most wonderful is that you give your body everything it needs at the right time it is your best guide. “That’s why your body is beautiful and healthy, because you respect it totally and it rewards you with an astonishing energy and will to live life youthfully and joyfully. Fruit is simply great!”