NATURES LAWS ARE NOT TO BE IGNORED. IN DOING SO CAN ONLY CAUSE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE
BODY. THE FAILURE OF FAST FOODS AS WELL AS THE CHEMICAL AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY IS
BECOMING TRAGICALLY OBVIOUS. THE REASONS THAT YOU MAY BE CONSIDERING CHANGING THE
WAY YOU EAT AND LIVE MAY BE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS, WHICH PLAGUED ME FROM THE TIME I
WAS A YOUNG CHILD INTO MY ADULTHOOD. I HAD ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES. I HAVE MEMORIES OF
EXPERIENCING FEELINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET ENOUGH AIR INTO
MY LUNGS.

MY PARENTS WERE VERY FEARFUL OF MY HEALTH CONDITION, AND ON MANY OCCASIONS I WAS
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT FOR A SHOT OF ADRENALINE. BETWEEN
THE HOSPITAL DRAMA AND HAVING TO BE CARRIED AROUND BY MY FATHER WHEN I WAS TOO WEAK
TO STAND UP AND WALK ON MY OWN, MY PARENTS DECIDED THAT I SHOULD GET ALLERGY SHOTS
WEEKLY. THEIR DECISION ABOUT SOLVING MY HEALTH CRISIS AND THE ASTHMA, AFFECTED MY
SCHOOLWORK CAUSING ME TO DO POORLY. I FELT THERE MUST BE SOMETHING  VERY WRONG
WITH ME. I WAS TREATED LIKE I HAD LESS INTELLIGENCE THAN MY PEERS. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY BODY. IT WAS A DIFFICULT WAY TO EXPERIENCE CHILDHOOD.

OUR FAMILY FOLLOWED A PATH OF UNHEALTHY EATING HABITS,  WHICH WAS THE SAME PATH
FOLLOWED BY EVERYONE I KNEW. THE PATH SEEMED AN ENJOYABLE ONE, SET IN A SAFE-LOOKING
ENVIRONMENT OF RESTAURANTS, PARTIES AND FAMILY EVENTS. LITTLE DID WE KNOW AT THE TIME
THAT THIS PATH, WHICH SEEMED SO APPEALING WITH IT'S TASTY PROCESSED FOODS, WAS ALSO
THE PATH WHICH WAS CAUSING DAYS AND NIGHTS OF SELF-INFLICTED SUFFERING. WHEN I
REACHED THE AGE OF TWENTY, I ENTERED A STATE OF SELF ANALYSIS. MY HEALTH CONDITION
CAUSED ME TO REFLECT ON WHY I COULDN'T WALK OR RUN TO CATCH A BUS WITHOUT GETTING
EXCRUCIATING PAIN IN MY CHEST, OR WHY I WAS ALWAYS SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH MY
ITCHING WATERY EYES AND STUFFED RUNNY NOSE.

THIS CONDITION WAS WHAT AWAKENED ME TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT MAYBE THE FOOD I WAS
EATING COULD BE THE CULPRIT THAT WAS AFFECTING MY HEALTH SO DRAMATICALLY. THIS
MARKED THE BEGINNING OF MY JOURNEY TO A PLACE IN WHICH I MADE A RADICAL DECISION THAT
I DID NOT WANT TO LIVE LIKE THAT ANY LONGER. I WOULD DO WHATEVER IT TOOK TO BE ABLE TO
BREATHE EASILY. THIS WAS THE GIFT THAT I GAVE TO MYSELF BY LEARNING TO FOLLOW SELF
EVIDENT NATURAL LAWS. I AM NOW ABLE TO SHARE THIS GIFT OF BEING HEALTHY WITH FAMILY,
FRIENDS AND PATIENTS.

I HAVE LIVED SIXTY SEVEN YEARS IN THIS BODY AND I FEEL LIKE A HEALTHY TWENTY-YEAR-OLD
SHOULD FEEL. MY HEALTH DISCOVERIES ALL BEGAN BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO BREATHE. MOST
OF US DON'T THINK ABOUT THE CONDITION OF OUR HEALTH UNTIL OUR HEALTH ISSUES BECOME
CHRONIC. WE ACCEPT MINOR HEALTH PROBLEMS AS PART AND PARCEL OF LIVING IN THE BODY.
WHEN WE SUPPRESS OUR SYMPTOMS WITH A "BAND-AID", IT BECOMES MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO
MAKE A DECISION ON HOW TO HANDLE A SERIOUS HEALTH SITUATION LATER ON WHEN IT GETS
MUCH WORSE.

SO WHO IS REALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR HEALTH? I SAY; YOU ARE. IF YOU AGREE WITH ME,
THEN THE NEXT QUESTION YOU MAY ASK IS WHAT CAN YOU DO TO INSURE YOUR GOOD HEALTH? I
SAY, LET'S EMPOWER OURSELVES BY UNDERSTANDING A FEW SIMPLE TRUTHS!

FIRST REMEMBER THAT TO CREATE CHANGES IN YOUR BODY THROUGH BETTER NUTRITION, YOU
SHOULD BE AWARE THAT YOUR BODY IS CARRYING ON ALL KINDS OF LIFE PROCESSES. EACH OF
YOUR 80 TO 90 TRILLION CELLS HAVE TO DIGEST FOOD, EXCRETE WASTES, REPAIR ITSELF AND
CARRY ON ALL KINDS OF OTHER ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS. YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT THE
BODY CAN'T DO TWO FUNCTIONS AT THE SAME TIME AT MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY, SUCH AS EATING A
HEAVY MEAL AND THEN ENGAGING IN STRENUOUS ACTIVITY. WHEN YOU ARE IN A HEALING MODE
YOU NEED TO GET PLENTY OF REST AS THE BODY IS WORKING ON REPAIRING DAMAGED CELLS SO
THAT YOU CAN FEEL BETTER AGAIN.

DURING REPAIR EVERY CELL IN YOUR BODY TRIES TO PROVOKE ADAPTATIONS IN YOUR DIGESTIVE
TRACT AND IMMUNE SYSTEM NECESSARY FOR IT TO THRIVE ON YOUR NEW PROGRAM. SINCE
ENZYMES, VITAMINS AND MINERALS ARE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS TO DO THE JOB. WHEN YOU
EAT A RAW, ORGANIC VEGETABLE, EVERYTHING IS ALREADY IN BALANCE. THAT'S IDEAL, AND THAT'S
THE WAY IT SHOULD BE, BUT WE HAVE INCREASING CHALLENGES DUE TO DEVITALIZED AND
DEMINERALIZED FOODS. AS YOU BECOME AWARE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTANTS, SYNTHETIC VITAMINS, ARTIFICIAL FERTILIZERS, FOOD CHEMICALS AND FAST FOODS,
YOU CAN'T HELP BUT OBSERVE THE ROLE THAT THESE CHEMICALS HAVE ON OUR BODIES AND
MINDS. I HAVE PERSONALLY OBSERVED THAT SYNTHETIC CHEMICALS CAN TRIGGER ALL KINDS OF
BODILY RESPONSES. THIS CAN CAUSE DISTURBING PHYSICAL EFFECTS WHEN A PERSON IS
CHANGING OVER TO A  HEALTHIER DIET. UNPLEASANT SIDE EFFECTS MAY OCCUR AS THE STORED
TOXINS ARE UPROOTED AND BEGIN TO LEAVE THE BODY. WE CALL THIS A "HEALING CRISIS".

THIS HEALING CRISIS OCCURS AS STORED CHEMICALS IN THE BODY DEPLETE NUTRIENTS AND
ENERGY AS THE BODY ATTEMPTS TO HANDLE THEIR TOXICITY. HANDLING THE FATIGUE AND
CRAVINGS FOR SUGAR ARE THE MOST OBVIOUS SYMPTOMS. DIGESTIVE ISSUES OCCUR DUE TO
LACK OF ENZYMES THAT THE BODY IS SUPPOSED TO PRODUCT ON IT'S OWN. THIS MAY ALSO
CREATE PROBLEMS LIKE GAS, BLOATING AND ACID REFLUX. I HAVE OBSERVED THIS IN MYSELF AND
OTHERS WHEN SWITCHING TO A HEALTHIER DIET.

THAT'S WHY WHEN SWITCHING TO NATURAL WHOLE FOODS IT IS WISE TO HAVE SUPPORT FROM
WHOLE FOOD NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FROM A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WHO
WILL HELP DESIGN A PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU. YOU AND YOUR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
CAN DETERMINE WHAT FOODS AND SUPPLEMENTS YOUR BODY NEEDS, AS WELL AS DETERMINING
COMPLETED PHASES IN YOUR HEALTH PROGRAM SO YOU MAY ARRIVE AT YOUR FINAL
DESTINATION-EXCELLENT HEALTH.

REMEMBER, YOUR BODY HAS BEEN TRYING DESPERATELY TO ADAPT TO THE FOODS THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN EATING YOUR ENTIRE LIFE - TRYING TO GET NUTRITION OUT OF FOODS THAT HAVE
LITTLE VALUE, BUT ARE LOADED WITH TOXINS. NOW WE WANT TO CLEAN OURSELVES OUT OF THE
TOXINS FROM A LIFETIME OF ACCUMULATION OF THESE WASTE MATERIALS. THE OLDER YOU GET
THE MORE YOU NOTICE THAT THE BODY IS NOW SHOWING  SIGNS OF WEAR AND TEAR. THAT'S WHAT
I CALL AGING. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE BODY IS ABLE TO REGENERATE ITSELF. YOU HAVE
TAKEN THE FIRST STEP WHEN YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO LOOK AND FEEL BETTER, AND ARE
SEEKING TO BE FREE OF PAIN.

DR. LINDA SOLOMON