Better Health Naturally

I receive many questions about the many different natural health supplements and products now available through network marketing.  Almost all of them are presented as “the” answer for all of your health problems.

            First, remember that I believe that food is your first medicine.  The master chemist that developed these medicines was the Lord himself.  He is the perfect chemist.  When you eat an apple it contains the precise amount of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, enzymes, fiber, and water to make it a perfect food.  And who knows what is in an apple that hasn’t even been discovered yet?  We think we know everything now, but the more we learn, the more obvious it becomes, we certainly do not know everything. 

           Second, food processing removes many of these nutrients, making them empty calories.  The food processing industry’s answer to this problem is to add synthetic or manufactured nutrients back in and call the food enriched or enhanced.  These synthetic nutrients are not easily used by the body and at the very least leave us mal-nourished.  Then, we over cook most food destroying the enzymes God put there to aid our digestion.  

          One thing I know for sure is that there is no single product that is “the” miracle for every single person.  Recently most of the questions I am getting are about the many fruit juices that are bottled and sold through network marketing.  All fruits contain antioxidants that are anti-aging and anti inflammatory.  If you hurt, chances are if you make one of your meals every day a big bowl of a variety of raw fruits, some, if not all of your pain will go away.  But, remember, there is no one miracle that works for every single person.  If what you need is an anti inflammatory, then the fruit will help.  However, if you suffer from some sort of yeast/fungus infection that much concentrated sugar (from juice) might actually make you worse. 

           Remember, raw food is one of the best ways to have Better Health, Naturally.

Essential Oils are a gift from God for our healing, body, mind and soul.  The oils of plants are the “essence” of the plants and contain all of the active chemicals.  There is no nutrition in essential oils, just natural, active chemicals.  These are the naturally occurring chemicals that the drug companies try to make synthetic copies of so that they can patent them and sell them for enough money to pay for the research to develop these synthetic drugs as well as make a tremendous profit. 

           With essential oils, like drugs, you must be careful of side effects, because the rest of the plant has the buffers needed to make them totally safe.  Some oils are totally without dangerous side effects and some are not.  

          This time of year would be a good time to begin your use of essential oils.  The insect repellent that the drug companies want you to use contains DEET.  This is a very harmful chemical and should be avoided.  But, what about the problem of mosquitoes that carry potentially life threatening diseases? 

           Essential oils could be your answer.  There is a relatively new product on the market called TKO Orange.  It is totally non-toxic.  It is made from the bitter white peel of the orange.  It will repel any insects.  You can spray yourr animals to repel fleas and ticks. You can spray across a doorway and ants will not cross it, but even if swallowed it is non-poisonous.  It is available in health food stores and some hardware stores.  

          If you would like to make your own repellent buy a copy of “Aromatherapy for Dummies” by Kathi Keville.  It has many good recipes for essential oils for many household uses and it gives the warnings for the ones that have potential side effects.  

          Essential oils are awesome medicine!  Add them to your medicine cabinet for Better Health, Naturally. 

Why do I see so many people with yeast/fungus mold/mildew infections?  What is it about our area or perhaps even the country that this kind of infection has become epidemic?          First consider the role these organisms fulfill in nature.  Anytime there is decay that needs to be removed, there are organisms in nature to help with the decomposition and cleanup.  Consider the terrain of the inside of the body.  It is a dark, warm, moist environment that is totally conducive to the growth of these organisms.  Then consider the condition of most digestive tracts.  They are slow and sluggish with much undigested food that either rots or ferments when in a dark, warm, moist environment.           

 When you either breathe in the spores or eat them on food that is not fresh, they find a home that is just what they need to flourish and have a family.  They begin to grow and coat the digestive tract and can eventually enter the blood stream and travel to any part of the body, causing the symptoms of almost any disease.         

 So, what are the symptoms of this kind of infection?  They are myriad and mysterious because they move around the body, causing inflammation and blocking absorption of nutrition.  Some symptoms are visible such as atheletes foot, thrush, and vaginal yeast.  Many symptoms, however, are not such as heart disease, cancer, depression, asthma and arthritis.          Contributing factors to the overgrowth are prolonged antibiotics, birth control pills, steroid therapy, malnourishment, chemo and radiation, stress, diets high in sugar and grains and overwhelming exposure to fungal spores and mold, such as an old musty building, flooding in a house, etc.         

To conquer this infection you must change your diet, (so that you are not feeding the infection) and take the proper supplements to begin to kill the infection.  Your thyroid must be functioning optimally or you cannot fight any infection.  And you must have normal bowel function in order to eliminate the infection.         

 I know it sounds complicated, but even in Leviticus in the Bible we are told that if mold cannot be removed from a home, it must be torn down stone by stone.  It is a serious problem that is causing many diseases.