Emotional Journal

"I personally found this practice quite helpful in high school, as I navigated some intense emotions and issues."

— Janie Gardener

The emotional journal is not like a traditional ";what happened today" news-reporting type of journal. Rather, it's is a place where you can be totally honest with yourself, without concern about anyone else's opinions Continue reading

The 32 Elements of Health: Emotional Poise and Stability : Element #7

“One’s suffering disappears when one lets oneself go, when one yields―even to sadness.”

“It is only with one’s heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupryé

“Poise is just being yourself.”

— John Wooden

Are emotional issues holding you back from your goals? Ever wonder if it is possible to remain emotionally stable without suppressing your emotions in the process? Want to learn more about emotional poise, stability, and the importance of letting feelings flow? This article examines these topics, as well as how emotional poise affects many aspects of our lives, and how we can achieve it. Continue reading

32 Elements of Health: How Round is Your Wheel? : (Introduction to a 32-part series)

“We cause our health, or we cause our sickness, through our mode of living!”

— Dr. Herbert M. Shelton

  

In the coming months, we will be presenting a series of short articles about each of the 32 fundamental elements of health, as identified on page 10 of The 80/10/10 Diet. Today we present a list of the 32 factors, so that we can all prepare for the coming lessons! This list is not exhaustive, nor it is presented in any particular order or ranking. However, we consider the first ten to be indispensable, essential, for even a moderate level of true health.

Most of these elements work synergistically. That is, when we incorporate any one of them into our lives, others may be enhanced as well. Conversely, a neglected or out-of-balance element can diminish the integrity of one or more of the others. Continue reading

The Challenges of Going on a Raw Food Diet

Only a few people have consistently maintained a completely raw diet over a period of years that lasted into decades. For many folks, the raw food diet is an experiment that fails rapidly. Initial weight loss results are deemed positive, when a person has weight to lose, but for those who are already thin, this first response of rapid weight loss and subsequent fatigue tends to be received in a negative light. Of course, everyone blames the diet, ignoring the details of how they actually applied it. The old adage “practice makes perfect” is applicable, but it should be amended to say, “perfect practice makes perfect,” for those who fail early tend to give up rather than persist and pull through.

Calories Per Bite

A crucial steppingstone for success in a healthy raw diet is understanding the concept of… Continue reading

Sensory Fasting for Optimal Health

Most folks seem to think that fasting means not eating. Well, certainly, that is part of the story. But by no means is it the entire picture, and using the word in that way often misleads people. I would like to explain a bit more about what a fast really entails, and how to make it as effective and efficient as possible. Continue reading

Do You Find This Stimulating?

Now you can understand the role of stimulants as they relate to sports performance and your overall health. Learn why the use of stimulants must be considered an aging factor and how they increase your risk of injury. Learn which foods function as stimulants, and how they affect you. Want to be able to tell if something in your diet is a stimulant? Read this article and you will know for sure. Continue reading

Medical and Nonmedical Models of Health

If you have ever been confused about the differences between the medical model, alternative medicine, and the health creation available through Natural Hygiene, read this article. It may be the first time that you can truly appreciate the marvelous health system that Nature has provided for us, and how to tap in to it in order to accumulate and create your own vitality and high level of health. Continue reading

Human Energy

One of the major misconceptions about food is that it is a source of energy. Perhaps this is partly due to the fact that in the nutritional sciences, the words “fuel” and “energy” are synonymous. But in Natural Hygiene, “energy” and “fuel” mean different things. Food is not a source of energy, but it IS a source of fuel. Continue reading