Healing from Within

It was Hippocrates who once said "A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings". He was so right when he said that, and we only really agree with that once illness strike. Many of us cannot even cope with a common cold. We run to the doctor with our first sneeze. We do not even try to fight the cold ourselves. The reason I believe, is a lack of knowledge of the inner power of healing.

Nature has provided us with an amazing immune system that has the power to combat any illness or disease, provided we take good care of our immune system. The problem is our modern lifestyle has caused us to be ignorent towards our immune system. We eat junk food, we abuse alcohol, we are dependent on all kinds of drugs and we live in a polluted environment coupled with all the stress in the world. Even though we live in an age where all the information in the world is freely available to everybody, we choose to be ignorent towards it. We choose to live the fast and instant life. Most of us have a profound lack of knowledge as to what our bodies need to function optimally and thus we find ourselves susceptible to all sorts of illnesses.

Nature has intended to provide us with all the right natural substances to fuel our immune systems and enable our bodies to function up to its fullest potential. The resources nature provides are whole foods, vitamins and minerals, enzymes and amino acids and phytochemicals. It is up to every individual to take up the responsibility of the maintenance of their health and in the treatment of disorders. Each person has the responsibility and ability to learn about nutrition and nurturing the immune system. Prevention is always better than cure, and if we take care of our inner healing power, our immune systems, then many of the chronic lifestyle diseases will not even touch us.

The human body is a very complex organism that has been given the ability to heal itself. We must listen to our bodies and respond with the right nourishment and care. Many of us have for many years abused our own bodies through smoking, abusing alcohol, unhealthy eating and lack of exercise. Even with all those abuse our bodies still serve us well for many years while crying out for better treatment. If we do not respond, then all of a sudden illnesses start to appear. But it is still not too late. If within the onset of illness, we would respond and nourish our immune systems, healing can start from within and years can be added to our lives.