by Vic Shayne, PhD

Isn’t it logical — to prevent illness from ever happening so you don’t have to worry about being sick and then suffering through it? The idea of preventive health care (preventing disease) has enjoyed a long tradition in ancient cultures throughout the world. Only in the more “modern” societies has this important, life- and health-saving approach fallen by the wayside. Perhaps this is because modern medicine is geared toward disease and not health; it’s reactive instead of proactive. It is driven by drugs, surgeries and injections, with little or no means of preventing the very preventable health problems of our day. Even modern medicine’s idea of “prevention” includes drugs and unnatural methodologies, with vaccinations and diagnostics that have nothing to do with altering habits or avoiding toxic substances (in fact, it can be easily argued that drugs and vaccines ARE toxic!). Worse is the fact that thousands of illnesses each year are directly caused by medical treatment (called iatrogenic illness) — drugs that have side effects and surgeries-gone-wrong and erroneous or missed diagnoses. This is, quite literally, too bad, because it is a scientific fact that most modern diseases can be avoided.

Adjunctive Nutritional Schedule
Whole Food Complex: 6 tablets or 1 teasp a day
SuperGreens PhytoFood: 6 tablets or 1 teasp a day
ImmuneSupport: 3 tablets a day
CodLiver Oil: 2 capsules a day

Additional support:
BFood Complex: 4 tablets a day
EnergyFood: 4 tablets a day or 1 teasp
CalMag Balance: 4 tablets a day

Preventable diseases include cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis, tooth decay, sexually transmitted disease, liver congestion, gum disease, skin disease, heart attacks and cardiovascular disease and more. These are preventable in the sense that not everyone who ends up with them are destined to have them. This can be accomplished by adopting minor adjustments in stress management, lifestyle and diet. Let’s look at each of these briefly to see what you can do to prevent symptoms and disease.

Stress Management:
There are specific foods and herbs that help cope with stress (See BFood Complex). The most notable nutrient is the vitamin B complex (in foods, not in vitamin pills) which supports emotions and mental stress. Other means of stress management include avoiding mood-altering drugs and foods. The latter include coffee, caffeine, chocolate and artificial ingredients. Also, pesticides (especially containing neurotoxins) should be avoided. Stress can also be reduced through regular exercise, hypnotherapy, psychological counseling and even relaxing vacations. The biggest problem is that most of us do not realize how much unnatural stress we are dealing with and that we need to address the stress before it gets the better of us.

Lifestyle Improvements:
Do you live and work in a safe, clean and secure environment? Visit scorecard.org and find out whether your neighborhood is being polluted and adversely affecting your health. Take an inventory of your internal environment: drink purified water, get rid of all synthetic cleaners, stop using chemicals on your body (deodorants, cologne, etc.), don’t use pesticides in your house, and use environmentally friendly products or nothing at all. Do you smoke? Get help; don’t try to kick the habit alone, because smoking is most commonly a psychological addiction more than a physical habit. The Center for Disease Control & Prevention states that tobacco causes more than 400,000 deaths a year. .. Are you a sedentary person or do you get out and move your bones around? We all need exercise, that’s a biological fact. Find a physical outlet or two and stick to it — run, walk, row a boat, join a cardio class, play softball, go swimming or play tennis; whatever you choose, you’ll be increasing your circulation, supporting your heart and lungs, using your muscles, strengthening your bones and getting your mind off stressful thoughts. Even experts are saying that weekend exercise is better than none at all.

Diet:
What you eat affects your health more than any other factor because you eat constantly, every day, year after year. If you are filling your body with artificial ingredients, pesticides, fertilizers and refined sugar, then you will become a health statistic, as these things poison the body and keep it from working efficiently. If you avoid trans-fats and fiber-less foods, you may avoid cardiovascular disease. If you eat a lot of fruits and vegetables (fresh, not canned or frozen), your chances of acquiring disease are diminished. And if you eat a lot of fiber foods, you support your colon and digestive system. Further, the best cancer prevention foods include cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, kale, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. Some foods, such as cilantro, kelp and alfalfa even remove heavy metals from your body. Lastly, there are a number of whole food supplements you can take for prevention — to both build up your immune system and to remove toxins from your body (See Adjunctive Nutritional Schedule above).

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