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"Beloved, I would
that above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even
as thy soul prospereth." III John 1:2 KJV Complete health requires
complete nutrition. If our bodies cannot have the raw materials or
nutrients required for our metabolism to function properly we become
vulnerable to disease. Either as a direct result of a nutritional
deficiency or most often when we become more susceptible to disease
from a weak or malfunctioning immune system. When we first notice that
something is wrong, the first response in today's modern society is to
go to the doctor or to the drugstore for some prescription or
over-the-counter medication. Your doctor and pharmacist have been well
trained by the colleges and universities that are supported by the
pharmaceutical industry. Trained in which drugs to give you to help
relieve the symptoms of the disease that you will gladly pay the doctor
to diagnose you as having. Most of the drugs prescribed by your doctor
will seem to help for a time but never really get at the root cause of
the problem. These drugs will often have side effects for which the
doctor will prescribe even more drugs. The complicating factor here is
that the drugs usually only treat the symptoms of a disease. We go on
our merry way having turned off the flashing red warning light that is
trying to tell us "there is something wrong". That something wrong is
most often something missing from our diet. Our subconscious mind
automatically remembers which foods tend to help which kinds of
problems. I believe that's where many food cravings come from. The
advertising industry seeks to overcome what we already know and educate
us to purchase the products that they advertise to make us feel better.
It is our own personal responsibility to educate ourselves. So that we
can become truly healthy and not have to worry about the whole symptom,
diagnosis, disease, "cure" illusion fostered by the medical and
pharmaceutical industry practice. Most doctors, pharmacists and medical
researchers are very nice well-meaning folks who are just trying to
help. The trouble is that they have a limited tool set to work with. In
order for the pharmaceutical industry to profit and continue in
existence they must patent unique chemical formulations for which they
can charge a pretty good amount of money. I contend that this limited
approach is neither the most cost-effective or efficient manner in
which one may maintain good health. Contrariwise worrying about
symptoms, diseases and so-called cures can be a very nonproductive
waste of both time and money. Good nutrition does not have to be overly
complicated or expensive. It does require self education and attention
to the subtle clues that subconsciously drive our behavior. If we are
always reaching for a candy bar or the sugar container, it's time to
reevaluate our conditioned response. Feeding a lack of energy with
refined sugar and massive doses of refined carbohydrates only makes the
peaks and valleys of our blood sugar roller coaster ride worse and
worse. If it's a quick energy boost that is really needed alright then,
eat a granola bar or a handful of dried fruit. Be sure to follow that
up with some protein right away to avoid the sugar crash that
inevitably follows the consumption of a pure sugar and carb snack. Stay
in balance, don't just blindly feed the craving. A healthy immune
system requires a broad spectrum of good nutrition to function well. A
crippled immune system requires patient rebuilding over time of the
specific malfunctioning component. It's not the cancer that kills
people, it's the failure of our immune system to kill and destroy the
attacker.
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