Free from Disease

– Some thoughts and suggested readings –

by
David W. Allan
(23 March 2004)

We can learn much from the dietary habits of disease-free folks. Let us open our hearts and minds and learn. Hosea prophesied, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge..." (Hosea 4:6) Herbert M. Shelton said, "Must we always take it for granted that the present eating practices of civilized man are normal? Why must we accept as normal what we find in a race of sick and weakened beings?" – as quoted in Dr. Young’s book, Sick and Tired? cited below. Because of "conspiring men in the last days," I believe the Lord has raised up many good people to help counter these attacks to destroy and weaken our bodies and minds.

We (my wife and I) have seen, over the last several years, several people healed from irreversible diseases (arteriosclerosis, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis, and others). These diseases have been shown to be reversible, and those afflicted have been able to move into a state of health and happiness – free of pain and disease. We have learned some amazing things about good dietary habits and how they can help – in a major way – move us to good health. We are very grateful for the outstanding contributions of those listed below, and we are desirous to share them with you. We have been inspired by them and have learned much. We have been able to move out of some very serious health challenges, for which we are very grateful. The good-good news is that such a diet is both "alive" and has an enormous variety of wonderful tastes to it.

There are now a large number of resources to help the world move in the direction of optimum health and out of "dis-ease." The AMA has published that 85 % of all diseases are diet related. Following Dr. Young’s work, discussed below, I believe it is 100 %. This is exciting!

God has designed our bodies to heal themselves. He is the Healer in more ways than one. As an example, Dr. Lorraine Day, "an internationally acclaimed orthopedic trauma surgeon and best selling author, was for 15 years on the faculty of the University of California, San Francisco... She was also Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at SF General Hospital." She was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and was told she was going to die unless it was treated. She rejected standard therapies of chemotherapy and radiation because of their destructive side effects. She chose instead to rebuild her immune system using the natural simple therapies designed by God and outlined in the Bible, so her body could heal itself. Her inspiring video You Can’t Improve on God tells this very moving story. She is now an astoundingly healthy person and an inspiration to all who know her and what she went through.

We are what we consume. As Dr. Young points out (generically speaking) acid food, acid music, and an acid environment move us toward disease and death. The choices we make to feed our body, mind, and spirit make all the difference. God intended for us to have an abundant life in all three dimensions of our being. As Dr. Day alludes, the "Garden of Eden" diet is the best – allowing our bodies to heal themselves from disease. Beautiful music aids that healing process, and a positive-supportive environment improves the recovery rate. Reaching out to one another is beneficial to both the giver and the receiver.

I list below some of the resources that we have used over the last decade and have found to be very helpful. We are so fortunate to have all these wonderfully competent people working on our part. For the most part they have a naturopathic approach – believing in God’s design of our bodies to heal themselves. And they all now have a vast level of experiences (of themselves and of their clients, etc.) to support their paradigms. Typically, also, these people are unselfishly serving our sick world with the vision that we can be well. I have listed these contributors alphabetically: We hope these resources help you, as they have helped us, move toward optimum health.