Now that I think about it some more, there is one thing that might we worth a try.
No cooking, no dishes, no clean up to speak of, and can be done by even a bed-ridden person.
I don't know if it works or to what extent it does, but Aajonus Vonderplanitz claimed it did. He was a very interesting man, promoting a raw meat diet.
I realize that is a bridge too far for most people, but he had an interesting story he told that could apply to your friend's situation.
He said he got a call on a Thursday or Friday from a doctor friend. The doctor said she had a patient that had been bed-ridden for two years (I think), and was now on her death bed. The medical industry had thrown everything at her that they could think of, and she was likely to die within a matter of days or weeks, at most.
He joked that it was kind of late in the game to call him, but he thought of one thing that might help. He said to go buy several dozen eggs, and have the woman eat as many raw eggs as she could, throughout the day, and see if that helps.
He said he then got a phone call the following Monday. The voice on the other end of the line said, "OK, I am out of bed, now what do I do?" It was the bed-ridden lady. She had eaten about 5 dozen raw eggs over the weekend, and was now out of bed, up and moving around, for the first time in months or years.
Sounds too good to be true, I know, but if you consider what is in quality raw eggs, there could be something to it.
It is the single best source of protein for humans. It has high quality fats, which your friend is likely not getting much of. It has high quality micronutrients, and no anti-nutrients that I know of. They are easy to crack and eat. No cooking. No dishes. No cleaning.
They do not taste like chocolate cake or Mongolian beef, but for a person in dire health, it might be worth a shot.
I eat raw eggs almost every day. Took quite awhile to get used to the taste, and now it is no big deal. I have eaten more than 2 dozen in a day, and often eat a dozen a day.
If you try it, make sure to get the best quality you can find. They must be "free range." No other packaging matters. Cage free means nothing. Pastured means nothing. Pasturized is bad, not good. Vegetarian feed is bad, not good, since chickens naturally eat a lot of bugs. If you can get fertilized eggs from a local farmer, that would be ideal, but you will not find them in any retail stores.
Try a raw eggs only diet for one week and see if there is any benefit.
^ Also, try to cut out all supplements and medications, if possible. They could be contributing to problems that might be solved when the diet improves.
For example, if the diet is causing high blood pressure, they likely take blood pressure meds. If they stop eating a diet that causes high blood pressure, but stay on meds that artifically lower blood pressure, then that is also a dangerous situation.
Now that I think about it some more, there is one thing that might we worth a try.
No cooking, no dishes, no clean up to speak of, and can be done by even a bed-ridden person.
I don't know if it works or to what extent it does, but Aajonus Vonderplanitz claimed it did. He was a very interesting man, promoting a raw meat diet.
I realize that is a bridge too far for most people, but he had an interesting story he told that could apply to your friend's situation.
He said he got a call on a Thursday or Friday from a doctor friend. The doctor said she had a patient that had been bed-ridden for two years (I think), and was now on her death bed. The medical industry had thrown everything at her that they could think of, and she was likely to die within a matter of days or weeks, at most.
He joked that it was kind of late in the game to call him, but he thought of one thing that might help. He said to go buy several dozen eggs, and have the woman eat as many raw eggs as she could, throughout the day, and see if that helps.
He said he then got a phone call the following Monday. The voice on the other end of the line said, "OK, I am out of bed, now what do I do?" It was the bed-ridden lady. She had eaten about 5 dozen raw eggs over the weekend, and was now out of bed, up and moving around, for the first time in months or years.
Sounds too good to be true, I know, but if you consider what is in quality raw eggs, there could be something to it.
It is the single best source of protein for humans. It has high quality fats, which your friend is likely not getting much of. It has high quality micronutrients, and no anti-nutrients that I know of. They are easy to crack and eat. No cooking. No dishes. No cleaning.
They do not taste like chocolate cake or Mongolian beef, but for a person in dire health, it might be worth a shot.
I eat raw eggs almost every day. Took quite awhile to get used to the taste, and now it is no big deal. I have eaten more than 2 dozen in a day, and often eat a dozen a day.
If you try it, make sure to get the best quality you can find. They must be "free range." No other packaging matters. Cage free means nothing. Pastured means nothing. Pasturized is bad, not good. Vegetarian feed is bad, not good, since chickens naturally eat a lot of bugs. If you can get fertilized eggs from a local farmer, that would be ideal, but you will not find them in any retail stores.
Try a raw eggs only diet for one week and see if there is any benefit.
^ Also, try to cut out all supplements and medications, if possible. They could be contributing to problems that might be solved when the diet improves.
For example, if the diet is causing high blood pressure, they likely take blood pressure meds. If they stop eating a diet that causes high blood pressure, but stay on meds that artifically lower blood pressure, then that is also a dangerous situation.