“Fasting and natural diet, though essentially unknown [in today's U.S.] as a therapy, should be the first treatment when someone discovers that she or he has a medical problem. It should not be applied only to the most advanced cases, as is present practice. Whether the patient has a cardiac condition, hypertension, autoimmune disease, fibroids, or asthma, he or she must be informed that fasting and natural, plant-based diets are a viable alternative to conventional therapy, and an effective one. The time may come when not offering this substantially more effective nutritional approach will be considered malpractice.” – Joel Fuhrman, M.D., Fasting and Eating for Health
I need to get my hands on a copy of that book.
What he says is something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. While I ranted to a friend recently, I remember saying that I’m starting to believe the greatest cause of disease in America is living like an American. Here, we begin by bombarding our bodies with “food” that lacks nutrition. We begin by neglecting ourselves. We’re living in a society that says it’s o.k. to be too busy to sleep, to rely on caffeine to keep us awake and to choose convenience over nutrition. We like things that taste sweet, but when we need to or want to stop eating sugar, we replace it with chemicals. And when it all starts catching up with us, we take drugs our doctors give us and trust they’ll take care of the problem.
But here’s a thought: how many of us have actually tried to heal our bodies naturally? “But my doctor says that won’t work.”
Of course your doctor says it won’t work. If it works (and I believe it does), you’re not going to need them anymore. And doctors don’t want that.
There are exceptions, of course, like Joel Fuhrman. Can’t wait to read that book!
