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| Herbology/Forgotten Food Diet |
We rely on our regular diet for enjoyment and satisfaction:
we take pleasure in the appearance, smell and taste of our
daily meals. But regular foods do not provide enough nutrients
to maintain a continuous state of health. They must be
supplemented with stronger foods, or herbal foods, which
constitute the second level of diet, or Tao of Forgotten Food
Diet.
Over the ages, Taoists thoroughly studied the healing
composition of herbs and became highly proficient at the use of
herbs. For example, several thousand years ago, surgeons
were able to anesthetize their patients for six hours without
side-effects just by using an herb tea. (Surgery was very
popular at that time. The surgeons often removed the organs of
the patient, washed them in herbal solutions, and reorganized
them inside the body. This practice eventually died out as
these doctors came to realize that it was an inefficient and
incomplete treatment for illnesses and that the final answer lay
in illness prevention. They realized that any illness, including
tumors, was the result of a particular lifestyle; constant surgery
could not prevent the recurrence of tumors, whereas a change
in lifestyle could prevent the recurrence of tumors.)
Herbs have many properties that modern science has yet to
discover. The Academy of Sciences currently estimates that
there are approximately one million plant varieties in the world.
As yet, only an insignificant portion has been examined by
modern means of analysis. The food we buy in the
supermarket is the weakest food available. The selection there
is very limited if one considers the varieties of food actually
available in the world. God created leaves, branches, trunks
and roots for our consumption, but they were completely
overlooked by most people. Called "forgotten foods" by
Taoists, herbs were forgotten because they were eliminated
from our ancestors' diets through a process of selection which,
over the course of thousands of years, rejected foods that were
unappealing to the eyes, nose or mouth. When man learned to
cultivate his own food, he naturally chose to cultivate only those
foods that appealed to his senses. As the saying goes, we are
what we eat. If we eat stronger foods, we become stronger
ourselves. If we eat better foods, our health improves. But, if
we eat weak foods, we become more vulnerable to diseases.
When we compare a magnolia tree to a bunch of celery, we will
see that the tree is much stronger than the little clump of celery.
Investigating further, we will find that the tree is of greater
medicinal value than the celery. In fact, the various properties of
the magnolia tree build up the stomach tissues and strengthen
the female sexual organs. Ginseng is another example of a
strong food. It grows in cold and harsh mountainous regions,
yet it can survive for than a thousand years. Imagine what such
great vitality could do for you body. Please use discretion when
ingesting ginseng. It must be balanced with other herbs, since
it produces strong side effects as well as benefits. In sharp
contrast, a carrot grows only in temperate climates and its
lifespan is about three months. If you do not unearth it within
three months, it will decay and disappear. Herbs give
everlasting strength, whereas regular foods give only temporary
strength.
The foods we commonly eat and love are also eaten and
loved by the germs in our bodies. They utilize this food (organic
or junk) to maintain their lives just as we do. Fortunately, herbs
do not nourish germs and human beings equally. Human
beings, exercising their will power, are able to ingest
sometimes distasteful herbs. Germs, not being blessed with
will power, are simply repelled by herbs. When human blood is
permeated with herbal nutrients, the germs in the body will
starve to death, and the human body will be naturally cleansed
and purified. The cleansing and purifying qualities that allow
herbs to last for years without rotting are the greatest benefits to
be gained from herbal diets. The Complete System of Self
Healing, by Dr. Stephen T. Chang.
Tao of Forgotten Food Diet/Taoist Herbology
The Qi Institute.com
we take pleasure in the appearance, smell and taste of our
daily meals. But regular foods do not provide enough nutrients
to maintain a continuous state of health. They must be
supplemented with stronger foods, or herbal foods, which
constitute the second level of diet, or Tao of Forgotten Food
Diet.
Over the ages, Taoists thoroughly studied the healing
composition of herbs and became highly proficient at the use of
herbs. For example, several thousand years ago, surgeons
were able to anesthetize their patients for six hours without
side-effects just by using an herb tea. (Surgery was very
popular at that time. The surgeons often removed the organs of
the patient, washed them in herbal solutions, and reorganized
them inside the body. This practice eventually died out as
these doctors came to realize that it was an inefficient and
incomplete treatment for illnesses and that the final answer lay
in illness prevention. They realized that any illness, including
tumors, was the result of a particular lifestyle; constant surgery
could not prevent the recurrence of tumors, whereas a change
in lifestyle could prevent the recurrence of tumors.)
Herbs have many properties that modern science has yet to
discover. The Academy of Sciences currently estimates that
there are approximately one million plant varieties in the world.
As yet, only an insignificant portion has been examined by
modern means of analysis. The food we buy in the
supermarket is the weakest food available. The selection there
is very limited if one considers the varieties of food actually
available in the world. God created leaves, branches, trunks
and roots for our consumption, but they were completely
overlooked by most people. Called "forgotten foods" by
Taoists, herbs were forgotten because they were eliminated
from our ancestors' diets through a process of selection which,
over the course of thousands of years, rejected foods that were
unappealing to the eyes, nose or mouth. When man learned to
cultivate his own food, he naturally chose to cultivate only those
foods that appealed to his senses. As the saying goes, we are
what we eat. If we eat stronger foods, we become stronger
ourselves. If we eat better foods, our health improves. But, if
we eat weak foods, we become more vulnerable to diseases.
When we compare a magnolia tree to a bunch of celery, we will
see that the tree is much stronger than the little clump of celery.
Investigating further, we will find that the tree is of greater
medicinal value than the celery. In fact, the various properties of
the magnolia tree build up the stomach tissues and strengthen
the female sexual organs. Ginseng is another example of a
strong food. It grows in cold and harsh mountainous regions,
yet it can survive for than a thousand years. Imagine what such
great vitality could do for you body. Please use discretion when
ingesting ginseng. It must be balanced with other herbs, since
it produces strong side effects as well as benefits. In sharp
contrast, a carrot grows only in temperate climates and its
lifespan is about three months. If you do not unearth it within
three months, it will decay and disappear. Herbs give
everlasting strength, whereas regular foods give only temporary
strength.
The foods we commonly eat and love are also eaten and
loved by the germs in our bodies. They utilize this food (organic
or junk) to maintain their lives just as we do. Fortunately, herbs
do not nourish germs and human beings equally. Human
beings, exercising their will power, are able to ingest
sometimes distasteful herbs. Germs, not being blessed with
will power, are simply repelled by herbs. When human blood is
permeated with herbal nutrients, the germs in the body will
starve to death, and the human body will be naturally cleansed
and purified. The cleansing and purifying qualities that allow
herbs to last for years without rotting are the greatest benefits to
be gained from herbal diets. The Complete System of Self
Healing, by Dr. Stephen T. Chang.
Tao of Forgotten Food Diet/Taoist Herbology
The Qi Institute.com
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