Heal Yourself Nutritionally
August 22, 2009
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Understanding “natural health” is sometimes confusing because our society likes things fixed with a single pill. A natural approach to health focuses on underlying causes. In other words, a naturopath would not recommend aspirin for a headache, but would try to determine if the headache resulted from mineral deficiencies, food sensitivities, blood sugar imbalances or stress and would make recommendations to restore balance to the person so that the headaches did not occur.
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On simple problems, it is easy to see the links between the underlying cause and the problem; however, on more chronic, complex problems such as arthritis and heart disease, it is much more difficult because there is not just one underlying cause.
Generally the key to the underlying cause is nutrition. Besides air and water, food is the substance most frequently put into our bodies. Because of this, it has a great capacity to affect our health both positively and negatively.
Most major health issues have proven links to diet. Many of our modern diseases did not exist prior to the industrial age when our food supply began to be processed and refined. The most common health problems in America have their origins in diet. These include high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, attention deficit disorder and more.
August 22, 2009
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