NATUROPATHS AND ORGANICS
By: C. Edgar Sheaffer, VMD
In my holistic veterinary consulting profession, I have the honor of being associated with a number of naturopathic physicians. Their philosophy of practice is built on the principles beginning with that of the healing power of nature, i.e. there is an inherent ability of the body to heal itself. It is the role of the naturopathic physician to facilitate and enhance the self-healing process and to identify and remove obstacles to healing and recovery.
All naturopaths discuss dietary habits with their patients. Eating should be a time of healing and health.
Foods to eat should include organic vegetables and fruits, organic grains, foods made with spouted organic grains and pure, filtered water.
Supplements Based on Whole-Foods Carl Rehnborg recognized that plants have the remarkable ability to turn inorganic matter—soil, sunlight, water and air—into organic matter (new plant cells). Animals and man cannot do this. The sustenance our bodies require to perform basic living functions must come either from plants or from other animals that eat plants. To put it in perspective, plants can exist without us, but we cannot exist without plants. Knowing that plants serve as the foundation for our food chain, it is only natural that NUTRILITE TM supplements should also be based on whole-plant foods.
Phytonutrients—the Ultimate Source of Nutrition Today, we know that whole-plant foods offer a wide range of advantages. We also know why these foods are so essential for optimal health. The answer can be summed up in a single word: phytonutrients. Fresh, whole plants are literally teeming with these natural compounds. A single tomato, for example, may contain thousands of different phytonutrients. And while the vast majority of them have yet to be identified, researchers do know that many phytonutrients offer important health benefits. Needless to say, researchers who support NUTRILITE products spend a great deal of time identifying and quantifying phytonutrients, with the goal of finding and concentrating nature’s most beneficial compounds.