Date: August 18th 2000

Spirit of Health Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 8c

HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION by Dr. Joel Robbins

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article by Dr. Joel Robbins "Health Through Nutrition:

Health Through Nutrition - Part 3 of 3

THE HEALING CAPABILITY OF THE BODY
HOW LONG TO HEALTH?
THE BENEFITS OF JUICING

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HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION by Dr. Joel Robbins

THE HEALING CAPABILITY OF THE BODY

Is there such a thing as an incurable disease? From a #
medical standpoint many diseases are incurable. The only reason #
some diseases are deemed incurable by the medical profession is #
because they have yet to get out of the body's way and let it #
work in restoring itself to health. They have yet to learn about #
removing the cause. The medical profession is bent on "curing" #
the body. This is done by providing symptomatic relief. In so #
doing, they not only hinder all or most healing activity of the #
body, but actually produce a more stressful condition for the #
body, lowering its immune system, leading to a more serious #
diseased condition.

This body is not designed nor programmed to be #
diseased. It does not know how to be diseased. The only thing the#
body knows is survival. Disease is the body's effort at #
surviving in the face of violations of natural laws that govern #
the body.

If the body has the intelligence to produce a disease, #
it is capable of reversing the process to return to health once #
the cause is removed. Disease is a compensation or reaction to a #
wrong committed. The body holds on to the disease in order to #
survive in the face of the violation of a natural law which #
continues to be committed. The removal of the violation - #
physical or emotional - then would allow the body to withdraw its#
survival mechanism and return to health. The longer the body has#
had to be in a survival mode the longer it will take to return #
to health.

Since the body is programmed and knows only health, it is absurd #
and narrow-minded to state that the body cannot return to health #
(that a disease is incurable). The only limitation to the body's #
return to health is the limitations we put on the body, both out #
of ignorance and indifference.

All diseases are curable by the body by adhering to natural #
healing-principles. Some people find themselves diseased, change #
to a natural living lifestyle and do not gain total health, some #
even die of the disease. This is for one or both of two reasons:

In attitude they were not ready for the responsiblity of #
health, were not willing to learn the lesson for which the #
disease was a symptom.

The disease process had such a momentum going that not #
enough time was available for the sick, toxic, inefficient body #
to utilize the newly introduced nutrients and energies for #
reversing the disease before the disease killed the body. #
Remember it is the body's action or utilization of the nutrients #
for healing, not the nutrients' action on the body.

HOW LONG TO HEALTH?

Just as the body does not get toxic and diseased #
overnight, it also cannot "clean house" and rebuild itself #
overnight. A person may spend years tearing their body down and #
filling it with toxins, so an immediate healing is impossible. It#
is doubtful if anyone can become totally healthy within one year#
no matter how dedicated one is to healthful living and eating. #
Those using a "transition diet" approach are looking at several #
years until health returns, providing their "transition diet" is #
continually upgraded. However, many improvements in the body's #
health take place along the way to give encouragement to continue#
pursuing a health-producing lifestyle.

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE LENGTH OF HEALING TIME

HOW QUICKLY ONE ADOPTS HEALTHFUL LIVING HABITS

Proper exercise
Adequate rest/sleep
Pleasant surrounding/environment
Sunshine
Nutritious dietary intake
Positive mental attitude

HOW QUICKLY ONE DOES AWAY WITH WRONG LIVING HABITS

Elimination of those things which made the body diseased
e.g.: stresses, stimulants, toxins, etc.

THE OVERALL LEVEL OF VITALITY OF THE BODY

THIS IS DEPENDENT ON:
- Degree of Degeneration of the Body
- Level of Acidity of the Body Cells
- Amount of Accumulated Toxins in the Body

THE AMOUNT OF "WANT TO" ONE POSSESSES
self discipline, determination, desire to be healthy

DEGREE OF FREEDOM FROM PENT-UP EMOTIONAL SCARS AND ENERGIES

LACK OF ONGOING EMOTIONAL/MENTAL ANXIETY

AMOUNT OF WORRY AND ANXIETY OVER THE HEALING PROCESS
Lack of understanding of true healing

SPIRITUAL ALIGNMENT

ATTEMPTS TO "HELP OUT" NATURE WITH THE HEALING PROCESS
- 'treating' symptoms arising due to true healing process using #
'natural' and unnatural remedies to 'promote health' Generally it#
takes one year of healing for every seven years of living a #
toxic lifestyle.

THE BENEFITS OF JUICING

JUICES

Commercially produced juices are pasteurized (dead) and#
contain some or all of the following: Sugar (dextrose, fructose,#
corn syrup), food colorings, preservatives, synthetic vitamins, #
salt, other additives.

Health food store brands generally are pasteurized, but#
are otherwise fine.

The best juice is freshly made and diluted 25-50% with #
distilled water. Freshly made, full strength juice is #
concentrated and should not be considered a drink, but a meal. #
(See JUICING below).

JUICING

Everyone can benefit from juice regardless of the #
physical condition. Ideally, we would receive all our nutrition #
from our raw fruit and vegetable diet and thus, juicing would not#
be necessary. But because:

We do not eat almost totally raw foods.
The quality of the fresh produce is low.
The stress we live under affects assimilation of raw #
produce.

Juicing, therefore, is a great means of filling the #
gaps as listed above. It can be likened to getting healing #
nutrients "wholesale", in that in the juiced form they are so #
easy to assimilate. All should consider purchasing a juicer, and #
engage in the drinking of raw fruit and vegetable-juice for the #
following reasons:


Juiced foods require little or no digestion; thus, the #
healing nutrients of the raw fruits and vegetables are readily #
available for assimilation. Therefore, the overall healing #
process is made much more efficient, in that most people's #
digestive systems are so toxic and inneficient that their ability#
to break down raw fruits and vegetables is greatly hampered. #
(Cooked and processed foods are partially broken down before they#
are consumed.) The paradox is that raw foods provide the #
nutrients which heal the body, including the digestive system #
itself.Yet a sick digestive system is unable (to various degrees)#
to digest the food that will heal it. Digestive enzyme #
supplements are suggested in this case, and juicing will further #
remedy this situation.

Juicing will serve to motivate one to continue on with the #
proper diet, as he sees the results through juicing.

A glass of raw juice is the best "multivitamin/mineral #
supplement" money can buy. If you are concerned that you are not #
getting all the nutrients out of raw fruits and vegetables that #
you need, or you are just beginning to change your diet and want #
to increase your healing rate, drink at least a glass of raw #
juice daily. A 4-8 ounce glass of raw fruit or vegetable juice is#
like gold to your body. It provides not only all of the healing #
nutrients that have been isolated, but also all of those that man#
has yet to discover. It provides them in their living, organic, #
alkaline, whole, complete, balanced form. It is important to #
remember that juicing has a concentrating effect on the nutrients#
in fruits and vegetables. A glass of juice can (and should) be #
considered to be a meal in itself. (When juicing, take note of #
the quantity of fruits or vegetables used to make a glass of #
juice. Could you eat that much in one sitting?) Therefore, when #
juicing, keep the following guidelines in mind:

Sip - drink slowly - a glass of juice. This allows for #
better assimilation.

Drink the juice alone, not with solid food. Because #
juice is a concentrated food, a meal in itself, taking it with #
food would way overload the digestive

system and defeat the purpose for drinking it. Allow at#
least one hour after drinking a glass of juice before eating any#
food, and until you are hungry.

Likewise, do not drink juice until your stomach is #
empty after eating a meal or snack.

Do not combine fruits and vegetables. As these require #
different digestive processes, fruits need to be separated from #
vegetables.

- All fruits may be mixed together.
- All vegetables may be mixed together.
- All melons may be mixed together.

Exceptions: Lettuce and celery can be combined with #
either fruit or vegetable juice. Apples will mix with vegetable #
juices (this helps to sweeten).

When making vegetable juice, make it predominately #
(80+%) either:
- carrot juice, or
- tomato juice
mixing with these other vegetables as desired - celery,#
cucumbers, green peppers, etc. While vegetables generally do not#
contain as high amounts of glucose as fruits, carrot juice and #
tomato juice are both relatively sweet, and will carry the taste #
of other nutritious vegetables if mixed in.

Some books on juicing are:

Raw Juice Therapy by John B. Lust; Thorsons Publishers LTD, 91 #
St. Martins Lane, W.C.Z. London

Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices - What's Missing In Your Body? #
by Norman W. Walker; O'Sullivan Woodside & Co. 2218 East #
Magnolia, Phoenix, AZ 85034

The Complete Raw Juice Therapy by Susan E. Charmine; Baronet #
Publishing Co. NY, NY

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