Herbal Health

When the mind is happy, a smile on the face comes automatically. In case of mental tension, furrows appear on the forehead. The mental condition is reflected on any part of the human body. Physical ailment is the result of an impediment in the way of life of a person.

So long as we lead our lives according to our conscience which is the inner voice of the soul, we remain healthy and happy.  When an obstruction is tolerated in the way of life by some extraneous influences (other than the inner voice), the harmonious working of the trio—soul, mind & body is disturbed and the man falls ill.

Sickness of a man is only an expression of the fault by which he ignores the guidance of his Superior Self, the conscience, the inner voice, and forgets that this inner voice is the Divine Command which always leads us to the path of fulfilment, to our good.

According to Dr. Bach there is no physical disease; physical ailment is only an exhibition of the mental disturbance, which follows when we, despite the warning from our inner voice, adopt a way of life other than what our conscience suggests. When we do some work against the die tat of our conscience, we become prone to some mental disturbances such as fear, doubt, anger, and it is due to this mental disturbance that the body suffers.

The more this mental disturbance becomes chronic, the physical ailment becomes more deep rooted.

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Unlike a scientific revolution in the natural sciences which affects primarily an isolated group of scientists, a crisis in psychiatry is not only felt among psychiatrists but among all those confronted with the mentally ill. A common characteristic of mental health professionals in the social services and mental hospitals is demoralization and the cynical acceptance of the unsatisfactory methods of treatment for the patients. Patients are either given maintenance measures or are subjected to verbal psychotherapies, even though many of them do not respond well to talk. There is also a large measure of good-natured mothering and caring. The heroin addict is weaned on methadone, a substitute” for heroin /~ which is itself addictive. The depressed person is encouraged to talk about feelings. The manic is frequently ushered off for a ‘vacation’ on downers. The psychiatrist faced with , a patient claiming to be the Virgin Mary, broadcasting the wisdom of God in a downtown shopping center, is likely to first search for the right drugs to quiet the patient and appease the environment. The social worker endeavors to work with the client, his impossible family conditions, his neighbors, the police and even the court system. Many of these workers feel overburdened and impotent in the face of extreme states.

In spite of increasing sophistication in research and the interconnection between chemistry and psychotic behavior, there is still no one-to-one cause and effect relationship between disease agents and cures. The applicability of disease definitions based, to a great extent, upon the experiences of a given society seems to be a dangerous definition of a ‘physical’ disease. A mentally healthy person in our culture is, according to medical definitions, capable of verbally relating thoughts and feelings in the absence of physical disease. Definitions in terms of given cultural norms are bound to have limited application since they are value judgements related to the observer’s psychology rather than empirical reports of the client’s individual language and body gestures. A qualitative classification can hardly be expected to produce quantitative changes; therefore, it is logically inconsistent to even search for quantitative causes for ‘disease’ which have no quantitative measures!

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Grapefruit (and its pal, the orange). I know, every diet you have ever heard of touts the wonders of grapefruit But, contrary to public opinion, they have almost no fiber, so they slosh around in your stomach not doing any particular good. Plus, they have only a tiny number of active enzymes compared with other, far more interesting fruits. Eating citrus fruits is like putting a Band-Aid on a broken leg. They just don’t do much. The amount of vitamin C you derive is wildly overrated. The amount of vitamin A is negligible. And the bulk of those nutrients is concentrated in the seeds, the white membranous lining, and the skin. When did you last try eating grapefruit skin and orange seeds?

Admittedly, grapefruit is low-cal. But remember, when something is low-calorie it’s also low-energy. Put low energy in, and you get low energy out.

Lemons and Limes. Sad but true, these two are overrated. What I said about grapefruits and oranges goes for lemons and limes, too. They contain a special chemical that neutralizes the all-important pepsin enzyme which digests proteins. Eaten with or on a protein food—even the smallest squirt on a piece of fish or chicken—neutralizes the enzyme pepsin and renders the protein indigestible. Which means it’s fattening.

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