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30/6/08
FOOD as MEDICINE
- by Jennifer Weekes, Bribie Natural Health Clinic

Although science is in the early stages of understanding foods’ nutritional properties, early man relied on various plants to treat disease. Ancient records referred to many common plants that were upheld as cures, while such remedies often prove useful where pharmaceutical medicines and supplements have failed.

The secret is in natures magic formulae that the body responds to so well. Our immune system is programmed to respond to certain foods and herbs because that is how we evolved. Because medical breakthroughs have saved millions of lives over the past 50 years, society is forgoing the use of traditional medicine. Sadly, many simple cures for everyday ills are all but lost.

Food processing destroys valuable nutrients thus artificial additives and preservatives provide a cocktail of toxins and allergens. Although nutritional supplements are of great benefit during illness and stress, taking a multi-vitamin does not substitute healthy food. Fad dieting and long term meal replacements will undoubtedly take their toll on health, leading to premature aging, gum shrinkage, osteoporosis, skin wrinkling, hair loss, poor eyesight etc.

Such problems could be overcome with a more traditional diet including some offal and bone marrow to build healthy collagen and bones and to reduce food cravings and addictions. Oily fish and certain vegetable oils are good for heart and brain. If you don’t eat fish I can supply concentrated ultra clean fish oil, however, the body assimilates whole food nutrients far more efficiently than supplements. Just as sun over-exposure doesn’t produce immediate symptoms, poor nutrition often works underground for many years.

Naturopath Jennifer Weekes of Bribie Natural Health Clinic can assess your nutritional and health needs by examining your blood under a dark field microscope, taking all the guess work out of prescribing.

Jennifer is an experienced medical herbalist, homeopath, nutritionist, acupuncturist and nurse, with a broad knowledge of health and wellness. Phone us or call in at the clinic in the NAB & ANZ complex, or checkout the website www.bribiehealth.com.