Today I dug out a book I’ve had forever it seems. It was certainly most interesting the first time I read it several decades ago. It was then, and still is I believe, one of the most important books ever written about the food-health connection. It is titled “Food is Your Best Medicine” by Henry G. Bieler, M.D. The publisher is Ballantine Books. It’s still available in paperback for less than $10 from Amazon.com and also from the Price-Pottenger Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to natural health and healing. They can be reached at www.ppnf.org.

I say it’s still available because it was originally published in 1966, and interestingly the message Dr. Bieler put forth so many years ago has not changed. It is that the human body must have whole, nourishing food to live. As I’ve said before, there is so much information out there now, and not all of it is correct or true. So it’s a good thing to find correct information from a qualified person. Although he died in l975, Dr. Bieler’s message is even more important today than ever before. Read the rest of this entry »

We don’t often hear about people discussing their digestive system, do we? I’d venture to say that few people even think about it. But they should because an unhealthy digestive system could easily be the cause of some of the most common ailments we complain about every day.

Continued neglect of the needs of our digestive tract can and does cause serious illness. Actually, I believe there’s more preventable illness due to clogged up intestines than we realize. But, the subject doesn’t seem to be real popular…….until now.

I’ve told you how important I believe a healthy immune system is. Well, a healthy digestive system is equally important. If either aren’t cared for properly, you get sick. We’re going to explore a lot of interesting information about what your digestive system is, how it works and how to keep it working well so you don’t someday end up with something like colon cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

I’d venture to say that a goodly number of people don’t even know they have an immune system. That’s not good because your immune system is probably the greatest indicator of your health in general. Better yet, you have the power to strengthen this system to help prevent and fight diseases of all kinds. I consider the immune system to be the most important system in the human body because it is the body’s defense system and it’s job is to fight off disease, germs and bacteria.

On the cellular level, the immune system directs antibodies and antitoxins to attack and destroy disease carrying bacteria and germs every day. If the system is weak, the bad guys take over and we get sick. Our bodies are protected from a number of health enemies including fatigue, infections, colds and the flu by a well cared for immune system. There is also protection from antibiotics and the chemicals in so many of today’s highly processed foods. Read the rest of this entry »