Author: Dara Dietz

Dara D Dietz is co-founder with her Husband of H.E.A.L. Marketplace, a private Natural Healing Association. As a teacher and counselor she has been supporting the members of H.E.A.L. with Natural Healing information and herbal supports since 1998. She continues to maintain strong ties to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Since healing her own kidney ailments she has assisted thousands of people in discovering and using natural herbal remedies. Dara has written and compiled numerous articles on a wide variety of natural healing topics. Drawing from her own healing experiences and borrowing from the vast wisdom of natural healers long departed, she continues to provide H.E.A.L.’s international membership with down to earth natural healing wisdom in H.E.A.L.’s bi-weekly newsletters. Dara and her husband currently reside in Rutherfordton, North Carolina.

Red Raspberry is a great agent for cleansing a canker condition of the mucous membranes in the alimentary tract, leaving the tissue toned.

In pregnancy the infusion, when taken regularly, will quiet premature pains, and will produce a safe, speedy and easy delivery. Raspberry leaves stimulate, tone and regulate (both the leaves and fruit are high in citrate of iron which is the active alterative, blood-making, astringent and contractive agent for the reproductive area) before and during childbearing, assisting contractions and checking hemorrhage during labor, relieving after-pains, then strengthening, cleansing, and enriching the milk of the mother in the post-delivery period.

Dr. Christopher recommended taking at least a daily cup of Red Raspberry tea throughout pregnancy.

He said that in addition to Red Raspberry’s good effects on the uterus it is also anti-nausea.

A woman who was expecting her ninth child often experienced nausea during pregnancy. When she suspected that she might be pregnant again she began taking the tea even before she began to feel morning sickness. She never experienced any discomfort so she wondered if it might just be an unusual or unhealthy pregnancy, so she discontinued the tea. Not long after she began to feel nausea! She quickly began to take the tea again and felt no discomfort since then.

Alfalfa: Many people consider Alfalfa an important herb to take throughout pregnancy.

If an expectant mother is suffering from morning sickness, she can eat Alfalfa sprouts in her diet, until the condition is under control.
Many people consider that a daily green drink consisting of Alfalfa, comfrey and fresh red-raspberry leaves is an excellent pregnancy drink; it is preferred to a tea made of the same substances.
After the birth, Alfalfa is sometimes taken to prevent hemorrhages. Some women have eaten Alfalfa after their births like candy in order to shorten the postpartum bleeding time.
Alfalfa is also thought to dramatically help bring the milk in for the nursing mother. It certainly enriches the quality of the milk and is much preferable to other hot beverages, such as regular tea, which can pollute the breast milk.
Alfalfa tea can be flavored with mint, orange peel, and

Kelp and Toxemia: Kelp, as might be expected, is also of use in the female organs. It will tone up a weak uterus and help produce a healthier baby, as the balanced minerals will be supplied fully with the use of Kelp. Some women who had lost babies in childbirth and others who had not been able to carry babies were helped by the use of Kelp by Dr. Powell’s prescription of Kelp to carry healthy baby’s full term. Especially when toxemia threatens during the last stages of the pregnancy, Kelp, being a carrier of important minerals and a toner and an antiseptic, can help clear up an otherwise dangerous condition.

Digestion & Gut, Herbal Healing, Women's & Men's Health

Heartburn during Pregnancy

May 30, 2016September 29, 2026 Dara Dietz

adding extract to water Many women experience indigestion and heartburn, and sometimes gas, during pregnancy. This may be caused by the stomach having less room to do its work, nervous tension which inhibits good digestion, too many stomach acids, or a relaxed stomach, which allows foods to back up.

Be sure that you DO NOT TAKE antacids during pregnancy. They further inhibit digestion, and they may cross over the placenta into the baby.

The Digestive Tonic is an excellent remedy for all cases of Heartburn. Add one teaspoon to a glass of water and drink all at once. This is a simple but effective formula made up of Ginger Root, Peppermint Leaf, Fennel Seed and Peppermint Oil. The Digestive Tonic can be used freely.

To deal with symptoms of Heartburn, Dr. Christopher first emphasized that we must chew our food. Many of us just gulp it down, and the large particles cause gas, fermentation, and pain. Chew well; even juices should be swished in the mouth to mix them with saliva and begin digestion.

Avoid drinking with your meals; water or other liquids dilute the digestive fluids; you may, however, want to take broth or juices with the meal, but you should “chew” these, too.

Increase your B-vitamin foods, including whole grains, brewer’s yeast, wheat germ, yogurt, perhaps acidophilus.

Don’t smoke or drink tea or coffee; these irritate the stomach and increase heartburn.

Eat small meals frequently; if you must be away from home, take juice, fruit and nuts with you to prevent your blood sugar going down and stomach acids overproducing.

Papaya can aid digestion–fresh, dried or in tablets.

Some women take tablets of activated charcoal to absorb gases in the system.

Slippery elm gruel will alleviate heartburn and absorb gases and toxins.

Cleansing & Flushing, Getting Started, Herbal Healing

Healing Basics: The Cleansing Crisis

May 30, 2016September 29, 2026 Dara Dietz

treat-cancer240x240 Most Natural Practitioners warn their patients that it is normal to feel a bit under the weather during the first few days of any good detox program. Detoxing the body does not have to be problematic if handled correctly. A basic understanding of the cleansing process will prevent or quickly end any toxic issues.

What is a Cleansing Crisis?

A cleansing crisis will occur anytime the immune system is unable to properly deal with the toxins ready for elimination. A Cleansing Crisis can leave you feeling like you have been run over by a Mac Truck. The body can feel achy from head to toe, congested, nauseated, very much like the flu.

These symptoms let us know the immune system needs some support. Internally the body has been using the alkaline foods and herbs consumed to clear waste from the tissues and organs. This waste must now be moved up and out, where it will need to be neutralized by the immune cells. Once the immune system has done its job the liver and kidneys can filter the waste for elimination from the body.

Toxins the immune cells are unable to neutralize will not be released into the blood. This waste will be reabsorbed back into the tissue or organ. Our internal body chemistry functions in an alkaline environment. Our blood must maintain a pH of 7.4. If it drops below that to 7.2 we die.

The cells of the body in health are alkaline. In disease the cell pH is below 7.0. The more acid the cells become, the sicker we are and feel. Reabsorbing of the toxic “die-off” created during the cleansing process causes the body to feel toxic.

Prevention is the answer: Before beginning any cleansing program make it a habit to boost your immune system. Echinacea is the most effective immune stimulator in nature. Echinacea works by sending a chemical command to the immune system to produce more immune cells. With ample immune cells to deal with the detoxing waste the body will not feel any effects from the cleansing process.

Digestion & Gut, Herbal Healing

Hemorrhoids

May 30, 2016September 29, 2026 Dara Dietz

hemorrhoid-pictures Anyone who has ever experienced hemorrhoids can attest to the long lasting pain and discomfort. Over the years I have discovered a few things that work well and those that do not. The best advice I can offer is to deal with it early. Don’t wait for piles to form or the pain to drive you on for answers. Deal with this issue at the first sign of discomfort.

Prevention is always the best medicine. Constipation is the leading cause of Hemorrhoids. Pushing hard matter out damages the tissue around the rectum. Over time the elasticity of the skin is broken down allowing the vessels to float to the surface where the hard matter passing over them wrecks pain and havoc. Do whatever it takes to keep your bowels soft and moving well. The Lower Bowel Formula #1 is an Excellent Herbal Aid for backed up bowels.

Calcium

Another cause for Hemorrhoids is a poor food program. Calcium is an important nutrient for healthy tissue. Varicose veins as well as Hemorrhoids are intensified when the body is lacking a good usable source of Calcium.

Avoiding foods that leach calcium from the system is the first step in building up the body. Stay away from all processed foods, especially sugar and white flour products. Get outside into the sunshine whenever possible. This is your best source of Vitamin D, and it’s free. See the Calcium Information Sheet for more great tips.

BF&C Tincture & Salve for Hemorrhoids

One of the best herbal aids for strengthening tissue is the BF&C (Bone Flesh & Cartilage) formula. This formula contains the nutrients that can knit the body back together. Suggested dose: 1 teaspoon of the tincture taken in water or juice three times a day. Apply the Salve to the affected area after bathing and following each movement. I’ve seen great improvement within the first week. This is not a quick fix but a healing which takes time.

Pain Suggestions: The G-Nervine Salve is helpful at calming the fired up nerves following any movement. Applying a finger full of the salve after each movement can calm the pain.

Try inserting a finger of “Red Potato” into the rectum to calm the pain. This has proven very effective.

Emotional Healing, My Opinion

Excerpts from the Author’s Reading of: “Whatever Good May Come”

May 30, 2016September 2, 2020 Dara Dietz

A good portion of my life has been spent in victim mode, accepting responsibility for the wrong choices of others, reacting instead of living. Personal freedom has come as I have developed boundaries. I now understand where my responsibility ends. I no longer allow the bad choices others make to oppress my life. Taking on the emotional baggage someone else is choosing to carry is not an act of kindness for either of us. I have learned to listen, offer my best advice, and then leave the emotional baggage behind. Personal freedom allows me to say, “This is not my problem. I care about you, but I am not your personal dumping ground.” It is impossible to share our gifts with the world if we allow those we meet to dump their emotional junk all over us.

Know thyself. Exploring the depths of our inner world is the most important journey we can take. The study of myself has been the most important I have ever pursued. I have gotten to know myself as I have processed through the early experiences in my life, reconciling the emotional fallout. An understanding of the damage done to the child I was has allowed me to let go of some long held misunderstandings about my responsibility for the abuse I endured. The contempt and shame I held toward myself has been replaced with knowledge and forgiveness. Throughout the years, as my teachers have passed through my life, they have each endeavored to lift me above my shame. Each was holding a piece of my personal puzzle and answers to questions I had not even known to ask.

Dara’s Choice: Reading From Whatever Good May Come

Now, as I leaf through the pages of my past, I have discovered I am holding the combined wisdom of all my teachers. They freely gave their gifts to me, and now it is my privilege to pass them on. They had eyes to see what was real in me, ears to hear what I was really saying, and hearts to truly love the confused soul standing before them. They were not supermen or angels, just people with understanding hearts. This is each of us; we all have gifts to give, things we know that someone else is just now ready to hear. We hold the missing pieces for each other. — Taken From Chapter 11; Entitled: “Forgiveness”

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I have always felt that when God puts you in a seat of authority over other people, you have a responsibility to do right by them. I believe God will hold accountable anyone in a position of authority who is derelict in their duty or willfully harms or causes pain to those over whom they have authority.

I noticed some caseworkers degraded their clients. When I considered the sad cases that passed through our office, I often thought, “but for the grace of God there go I.” In our lives, most of us will have our circumstances turned around many times. The downturns may be beyond our control and independent of our personal actions. Life’s lessons must be learned. If we fail to learn them during the good times, the Father will take us over the same track again and again, until we learn what He is trying to teach us.

The first time He tries to press a lesson home to our hearts, it can be in the quiet of our room as we meditate. A thought is pressed on our minds that we may dismiss as inconsequential, something we don’t wish to deal with at that moment, if ever. Time goes along, and soon you’ll hear that very thought spoken aloud by a trusted friend or authority figure. God is raising His voice in your life, trying to get your attention and tell you that now is the time to deal with this issue. But your pride is hurt and you decide to blow off the opinion of this person. What do they know anyway? It’s your life and it’s been going along just fine.

Nope, wrong answer. This issue is not going to go away. Jesus, the Father, God, Providence, the Powers That Be, whatever you wish to call it, has decided that this is the time, right here and right now, for you to deal with yourself. The next time, and there will be a next time, it will surface as a full blown, most likely, public trial guaranteed to get your attention. The Father will take us round and round an issue until we surrender the idol He is asking for, along with our pride. Those who refuse to be taught by any means will eventually make a shipwreck of their lives, with the loss of all they hold dear.

Working on ourselves can be the toughest job of all, so be kind to those who are going down the hard roads. Learn from the example of others. Pray that when the Lord deals with you, that you will listen quickly, and if you fail to notice His quiet calls to reform your life, that as you travel down the hard road, you will be rewarded for the kindnesses you have shown. –Read From Chapter Six, Entitled: “Mrs. Michael Dietz”

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Once, during a weekend intensive on personal empowerment, I participated in a guided meditation on my past experiences. During the meditation, I watch myself walk up a grassy knoll toward a castle. Approaching the strong stonewalls, I see a massive door standing ajar. The bright morning sun lights my way as I pass through the vestibule and into a large dimly lit room. As my eyes adjust to the changing light, I began to make my way toward what appears to be piles of discarded stuff.

Approaching the first pile, I see a bunch of mismatched shoes and socks lying among little coats and sweaters. I’m about to pass on when I recognize a favorite sweater I once owned. How strange to find it here, I think to myself. My attention is drawn to another pile of small boxes a few steps away. I pick up a small, pink box from the top of the pile and slowly open the lid. Softly, music begins to play as the ballerina with the broken arm twirls round and round. I pull open the little drawer the way I had a thousand times before. How did my old broken music box end up here? Putting it back down, I quickly pass on, determined to explore the rest of the piles. On the top of each I discover a single article from my past. I explore the memory each item revives as the early morning sun descends into late afternoon shadows. Time to go; I will leave my memories here, safely stored in my castle on the hill. Its stone walls are strong and sure. Here it had been safe to touch and feel, safe to remember.

As I turn to leave, the fading light beams down on one last pile lying just inside the archway. I lean over, wondering what memory it will hold for me. My heart leaps within me as my arms instinctively reach out for the small discarded bundle. There, lying motionless and silent, is a baby girl. She had been tossed aside, discarded. I knew this child instinctively. I had seen those eyes before, wide open and full of fear. My heart had heard her silent cries for help–cries long ignored by those entrusted to listen. As I gather her safely into my arms, we melt into one. I feel her snuggle in beside my heart as I step through the open archway.

During another guided meditation that same weekend, the baby girl appeared again, but this time she was about seven years old. She sat outside the house of the old man who raped us. This was not the first time she visited me in my dreams. In the past, I felt such contempt toward this little girl. I had not cared for her, and she had not trusted me. Something was different this time. As I saw her sitting there all alone with no one to share her horrible secret with, my heart filled with compassion for her. I finally understood why she had gone back to the old man’s house–she craved love and attention. She was just a little girl; it was not her fault. As I looked into those empty eyes, my heart finally heard her soft cry. She needed my love and protection. I reached out for her hand as I had many times before, and for the first time, she took my hand and walked away with me.

These images represent the child in me. The baby and the young girl still live inside me, despite all. The girl-child now lives in safety–sheltered, protected, understood, and cherished. I am perfectly capable now of being a good mother to her. We have a lot of catching up to do. We can begin to explore what being a child is really all about. Now, it is safe to play. — — Taken From Chapter 11; Entitled: “Forgiveness”

Cleansing & Flushing, Herbal Healing

Incurables FAQ

May 30, 2016September 29, 2026 Dara Dietz

What is the Incurables Program? When should someone do this intense cleansing program?

The level and intensity of cleansing will be determined by the work you need to do. It is important when possible to build up to the intense flushing programs. Begin with the basic bowel cleanse for a week followed by two weeks of raw food while doing your first liver and kidney flushes. The next step might be a five day juice fast and liver flush. This powerful week of cleansing can clear many of those “knock’s and pings” accepted as a part of aging.

We all have issues in our bodies that bother us from time to time. That dull ache on the right side just under the rib cage. It comes and goes never too much of a bother. Nightly leg cramps… just stuff we have come to accept as a part of life. Everyone has headaches, right? Take a couple of aspirin to dull the pain. These discomforts all occur because of blockage, a buildup of toxic waste in the body creating blockage. Cleansing the body will clear out the cause for these little discomforts before they become something serious.

Full Strength Program

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When you know there is a serious condition in your body it is time to do the full incurables program. The time has come to get those bowels opened, pull out that juicer and begin rebuilding your body with nutrient rich Juices. While building with nutrition it is important to begin cleansing the bowels, liver, and kidneys. Cleanse & Feed, this is how we assist the body in regaining a healthy state.

Keeping your liver actively pulling and dumping waste is key to removing any major disease. This is done by flushing the liver repeatedly. The intense program looks like this, castor Oil Packs over the liver every night, liver flushing every other week in addition to doing an ELF three nights a week during both the liver and kidney flushing schedules.

Herbal Healing, Herbs & How to Use Them, Infection, Colds & Flu

Lobelia as a Preventive

May 30, 2016October 2, 2026 Dara Dietz

The world is in a panic over the Ebola Infection, and well they should be. Knowing how infectious diseases work in the body will help us develop an herbal remedy for any would be killer virus. I know our loving heavenly Father has not left us without hope or help. Today I will offer several suggestions that have not failed in the past to clear any infection I have used them on.

LOBELIA-Emergency Uses Download

Preventive Measures: Lobelia can be used to stop the invasion of any infectious disease. Between when the virus is contracted and when symptoms begin to appear is the incubation time. During this period the virus is blocking up the system so it can take over the body. Keeping our system’s open so normal waste can be properly removed prevents the blockage from being established which is key to not succumbing to an infectious disease.

Dr. Christopher has this to say on the subject of prevention: Lobelia is said to be an excellent remedy (and preventative) for infectious diseases. Since most fevers result from obstruction in some part of the system–usually the digestive tract, we have found–Lobelia “locates” and removes the obstruction. We have seen this happen many times with children; they begin to sicken, and you can tell there is something congesting their system. By removing that congestion, you remove the cause of the illness.

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Lobelia can be used as an enema to remove congestion from the body via the colon. When Lobelia causes vomiting, Dr. Stan Malstrom claims, it usually signals a cleansing process in the body expelling debris that cannot be expelled in any other way. He considers it an effective remedy in scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, mumps, and other contagious diseases.

It gives almost immediate relief from suffocating mucus and phlegm that has accumulated in the respiratory tract and which is often associated with these diseases.

In connection with infectious diseases, Dr. Christopher told a story about one of the most contagious of them all–mononucleosis. A woman, an elderly student of Dr. Christopher’s, was in contact with the disease with the employees she worked with at a nursery hothouse. Since all of them had been using the company drinking fountain, all of them were exposed to the disease, and there was almost a complete turnover in employees because of it.

The lady tried to locate Dr. Christopher to ask what she should take to prevent getting the disease, but he was away lecturing. She took a bottle of Lobelia tincture to work with her, and took ¼ teaspoon or 35 drops in a teaspoonful of distilled water every hour. Out of all the employees, she was the only one who did not get mononucleosis! Dr. Christopher thought that she might have needed to drink a teaspoonful every so often, (Suggested time would be 1 teaspoon every three hours) as he thought more might be needed to do the job!

For a full write-up on a good blood and lymph infection formula, with the herbs, proportions and how to make it at home, see Getting the Herbs to Where the Infection Lives.

Often a person who has a fever coming on will take the teaspoonful of tincture of Lobelia with a glass of water. After vomiting, the fever breaks and the person is able to go about his regular duties. Dr. Christopher said that Lobelia is an anti-infection herb as well as a relaxant.

Herbal Healing, Herbs & How to Use Them

Using Garlic

May 30, 2016September 29, 2026 Dara Dietz

I had promised before our computer crash that I would write a little something on using garlic. Finally I have a few minutes. Garlic is such a blessing; I hope you will familiarize yourself with this gift from above.

Garlic: MAN’S BEST FRIEND IN A TOXIC WORLD

Garlic has been known for centuries to function as a natural antibiotic. It destroys the unnecessary and harm bacteria throughout the human system. It emulsifies cholesterol and loosens it from arterial walls. It is used against contagious diseases, high blood pressure, fevers, parasites, worms, nicotine poisoning, and yeast infections.

I was recently asked to write something on garlic. Where to begin. Garlic can be used externally or internally. It is natural healing first aid for clearing the lungs when applied as a paste to the feet. You will find detailed direction in our Infection Info sheet.

Applied over a corn or wart garlic works to destroy the virus and dissolves the issue. See info sheet on warts and feet care.

A powerful healer, this mighty little bulb deserves respect. If not used properly when applying to the outside of the body it will leave a chemical burn. For those who have not experienced a garlic or cayenne burn, let me say it is a burn and it hurts. The first and best relief is to soak the affected area in aloe vera jel or juice. BF&C Salve has also been useful to quickly heal the burn.

Garlic Paste to the Feet

Daily usage of garlic is a good plan. Using garlic in your food program every day is an excellent way to protect the body from incoming germs & bacteria. There are several way to get your daily dose of garlic.

Blend Olive oil with garlic cloves until smooth & Creamy. This can be spread on toast or drizzled over a salad, it is also an excellent starter when browning onions, peppers, mushrooms ect… for any number of yummy dishes.

My Best Suggestion for Someone wanting a daily dose of garlic.

Use HEAL’s Supertonic or Herbal Antibiotic once or twice daily depending on your situation. Supertonic, made with apple cider vinegar, can be used as a daily preventative added to water or juice or just knock back an ounce once a day. The Supertonic is also excellent as a salad dressing with olive oil and a season salt.

The Herbal Antibiotic tastes quite good added to a glass of tomato or V/8 juice. It taste a bit like pepper sauce in your tomato juice drink. The Herbal Antibiotic is also good as a hot tea with honey. It is a great over all tonic as it brings fresh blood to the throat & vocal cords. As a preventative try ½-1 Teaspoon once or twice a day depending on your needs. This formula can also be taken for extended periods when clearing cholesterol issues from the system. See our Cholesterol Information Sheet for details.

The Herbal Antibiotic can be used at full dose, 1 teaspoon every three hours, for those who need large amounts of garlic to clear their systems.

For those needing or wanting to eat large amounts of garlic for whatever reason there are several ways I have found to eat a huge amount of Garlic without pain.

Removing the Pimento from the Green Olives and inserting a slice of garlic is a great tasting way to get it down.

It is possible to add a large amount of fresh diced garlic to an avocado, tomato and lettuce salad or sandwich. I have found the avocado absorbs the heat from the garlic allowing me to add a large amount sprinkled across this dish.

Using a Garlic press and scooping the soft garlic up into a gelatin capsule is another way to get a large dose down. When using this method be ready to swallow the capsules quickly before they have a chance to melt. The garlic is wet and will dissolve the capsules quickly.

Cleansing & Flushing, Emotional Healing, Herbal Healing

Clearing Out the Junk

May 30, 2016September 29, 2026 Dara Dietz

Copy of CarrotJuice Today is day four of my juice fast. Yes, I decided to do it again this week. I always feel so much better after a few days off food. It is lunch time here at HEAL and Connie has cooked up a great smelling meal. I enjoy the smell while reminding myself that food will still be there when I am ready to eat again. Last night I did an ELF (Big Liver Flush) instead of going to prayer meeting. I am thinking of doing another one tonight.

One of the first questions I am asked when anyone finds out I have gone four days without eating food is: “How can you do that, I would be starving?” The hunger is never an issue. I know I am getting a huge amount of nutrition in the fresh juices. I do get a desire to chew and swallow at times. I choose not to dwell on this and it goes away quickly.

The serious hunger issues some people experience when not chewing and swallowing is emotional. You are not starving; your body is being nourished by the juices. The emotional need to chew something can be overpowering for those who have never done a fast of any kind. I would suggest starting with a one day juice fast.

The quickest way off a fast of any kind is to allow yourself to get too hungry. First timers might want to keep a juice in hand constantly to sip on. Stay hydrated. Drink 32 ounces of water first thing in the morning and again in the early afternoon. This will flush the waste your system is dumping from your body. Add a little lemon juice or apple cider vinegar to the water for an even better result.

Do not gulp anything. Drink every glass of liquid slowly, swishing each mouth full around before swallowing. This allows the digestive juices in your mouth to mix with the nutrition. The juices & water will be better utilized when ingested this way.

The benefits of juice fasting out weight by far the discomfort associated with not eating. The mind becomes clearer. The backed up congestion in the system is cleared. This alone would be worth the trouble as it eliminates many little nagging issues around the body.

No I don’t know how long I will continue. I do plan to eat raw over the weekend. Come Monday morning I’ll decide if I want to juice fast for another week.

Emotional Healing, Heart, Blood & Circulation, Herbal Healing, Spiritual Healing

Sustaining Healthy body systems

May 30, 2016September 29, 2026 Dara Dietz

Raindrop shower Healthy body systems and Normal Blood Pressure is achieved by maintaining a healthy emotional life along with a balanced lifestyle of healthy food and daily work, rest, exercise, and play.

Foundation for Emotional Health

We cannot control the emotional ups and downs life throws at us but we can control our reaction to them. Building up a healthy spiritual foundation based on a belief that you are known completely and loved without reserve by the most powerful being in the universe is a perfect place to start.

Many people do not worship a God of Love, their God is wrathful, waiting for any reason or weakness on their part to punish or destroy. This perception of God is not only unhealthy but can actually affect the way you value and deal with yourself and others. We humans are blessed with an innate law of worship. We assimilate to, or become like that which we worship, and we all worship something. The health of the body, mind and soul depend to a large degree on what we are modeling ourselves after. If you would like a better science based understanding of the spiritual mind & body connection the “God and the Brain” seminar by Dr. Tim Jennings is an excellent resource.

Foundation for Physical Health

Our bodies need a daily supply of nutrition or they will shut down and stop working. The best nourishment would be to follow the original food plan provided for our first parents; vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains and seeds.

The Question is asked: Don’t I Need Animal Products to Be Healthy?

Properly planned vegan diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases….are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes.— American Dietetic Association Volume 109, Issue 7, Pages 1266-1282 (July 2009)

Not only are animal products unnecessary for optimal health, an increasing number of nutritionists and health professionals are acknowledging animal products are harmful to our health. Meanwhile, a healthy vegan diet helps reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, obesity, and diabetes.

The China Study: by T. Colin Campbell is arguably the most comprehensive study on nutrition ever done. Campbell provides compelling evidence linking animal products to disease, including cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, etc.