~WHY HERBS SHOULD NOT BE USEDf1h..

~ byMikoB"''" ("~~.
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The woman was proudly showina me the iruidc of Eventhedictionaryi•nobelpindisti11Juishi11J1
her medicine o:~~bl~: herblfromvegetables.Onedefinitionofanberbisthat
MScc7Nopillll, boules of medicine, drug• orany- itisa"RedplantwhichdiClllothegroundattheendof
tbinallaotridofthemall.ldon'ttrwtdoctorsor a'"'son.~Thilwouldmeaothatle\luce,cabl>age,and
prueripeionmedicilk'S.Italteonlylll.tunlthinas.• indecd,almottallprdenveaellbks,couldbeclllni-
Shereathedinsidcthccabinttandnartedpullin& fiedasherbs.Anotherdefinitionofanberbi.stbatit's a
outcap~ulet,tincturesandpowdert. "pLantorplantpartwhichisvaluedforitJmedicinalor
~This is peppermint oit;• &he told me. ~I use it savorypropertiCll."
inslel.d of an antacid for stomach upset. I've Jot Ibex NowwecanseethetwosidCllohnherb. ltcaneither
whitcwillowbarkpilllforheada chesaolwonlneed beafood(likeasaladve~tt.able)oriteanbeadtuiOTI
upirin. lusedtolakctnnquili:u:n,butnowlconuse RISonini.Forthisarticle,anherbwilllwtbc:consid·
the# w.ll:rian rootutracu to make me relaud.ljust emlaufoodorasasallldvegellble.lfitilsafetoeat,
uschertts nowwhcn l'msi<:k. l donl buy a nythin& a pLant is ~lanified as a food . If it has toxic, or
fromadruptore.~ "medicinal,~properti"'l then it is classified as a driiJI.
"That\toobad," l said .
Sbclookcdshocked.WWhy?&causeldonlbuy
druasanymon:?w Jlbming: Herb$ AtY CklttgeTOIIS to lWr HeoJth!
"No," l replitd,"ititoobad you're still poisoning Somepcc:tplamay11011bellew:tbatherbleanblveany
youndfwithdruJS- that'swhataUthcsehcrbsuc. effet;tiDkeepinJ;u.wellmd.healtby,butfewpeopleac:-
They may grow wild and natul'lllly, but they're just as tuallycOIIIiderberblbannfui.Herbluvplalltsmd.p:JW
deadlyasthooepillswithtlleunpronounuablenames lllhlrally,andltteem~tbatonlypeapiellb:tbeFDAIDd
that the pharmacist sells you.~ AMAIIIIveUI)'Ibina''t.I''IOAyabouttbelesuhlwloea.
Manypoople eanbeconvineedaboutthedangerof Bulhabsare..:.tonlyiDelfeo:tiveillproduo;in&haltb,tbey
pn:s<:riptionandover-the-counterdrugs.They,or poisontllebodymd.mt~ycrealeteriouscomplicatioalill
poopktheyknow,haveoften sufferedsidedfecufrom tbe~~~erofsuchplants.
dru1110ldascures. Yetthesesamep¢ople an:often Alllleri»COD!ainpnisoocuavol.ttlileollitand~.
amazedthatherbstooan:equallyusclessanddanger- AllhabsarefaWw!lelllabniD!upeoatllhdolea.EveD
owinn:storii!Jihellth. moderateamoullbofcenai!lherblcanc.~~~~evomiq,
Herbs have an undeserved reputation as ~natural,~ diartbel,fev«,headacbesandapoataneco.t&abonioas.
~orpnic," ~po~rful, ~and hancient." They 1row out MlllypeopledoiiOIIrealizetlllltcbeherbtltbeytateare
oftheearth-theymustbeokay,thescpooplercaaon, in fact poisoaina: them. The reum? Herbs are taken In
Suchpeopll:mayviolen!lydimustbottlesofmedicines .....UilmOUIIII--ilsuallyunallenot.I.JbiiOIItoa<:easiona
andpiUssoldbydrugstore s.buttheywilldutifully Jeriousandplillfulraction,buttti!ICDOUPtocausetbe
swallowcapsuleaftercapsulethatcontainsthepow- boclytorat>tradiCllllyandQPIICii!iouslytoeliminloethem.
deredn:maicuofsome unfamiliarplllnt. Thae reaction~ by the body 10 e1iminMe 11M toxic
IUbltanoe:lfoundinberbaaretakenu"proof''byher-
n.l*-tbattheirpntionsaR:doiq:theirjob.Ajclb!Abe-
Mostofushaveapn:uyaoodideawhatanherbis. it~~doneallrilht,buttllereiU!IIan:IIOIIaJ""*)'aU
We generally think of some wild plant that \astC'!I advenitcd.
somewhat bad which i1 used in small amounts for some lfhabsm:IIOIIMnnfltl, whymusttbeybetakenillsudt.
ailment orlllness. llnall.nountl'll.itepepper,sploea,and~.berba
There may be some confusion, how.:ver, between CIIIIIO!beinpaledinamoulllalarJertbanallbklpoon
herbsandvegetabiCll,or someotheredibleplllnts.For orao.EYenmorelelJin&isthetastenfhabsthemlelva.
enmple,lettuce andsalad veaetablesaresometirnes ~witboutexceptioll,babsan:bitlcr,I!Jolll,and
calll:d"herbs.~Panley.whichmaybeeatenoccasion­ :;u'~·Thi•i.saWII'IIiqtotlleboclyiiOIItoeatJUCh
all~with other vegetables, is clas~ as an herb.
Antmall,st>eh 11 horses and cows, whtchelt primarily
lr&ssandgR:enJa R:calledherbivoresorherbeateff.
 ~ Orit~iM of H~rbal Dtu~fliltfl J>I'PCiices
Very few people would chew and twallow 1 mouthful Theherblliltland thcmcdicalprofw.ionwhio:halto
oCuherb. Thqrrouldn'tclde ....:h &Jin:Jn&and bMI dcriveamanyofilldNgsfrombtcrboh&~justifiedthc
wtiJI& tW,LlQf;c down. lnmad, they UMIIIIIy &rind IIIII useoftllcllpoii<>DibypointinJIOthcpf'Kticaofantiq·
powderthehcrbuntilitcaabeJIIIffcdiDioao;apwleand uityandprimlti¥ttribct.
olippod paJI theKnseofW!C which it the body'• par "Forthoulllldtofyun,"onttM:rboliJI;writaillbil
dilnlpinltpoiiOIIIandto.UC:ou~. comapolldeac:eQtlol!W,''herbthlvebemUICidirldlellal·
lfafoodortubtwx>eCIIIOOibeeqjoyod-ifitdoeaDCM meN of disuse. From the time of Ki111 Solomoa, who
hrfe • pkuant tute-then it Uould M~tr be eaten or in- wasreputedtobtcthewilcttmanofalltime,OIIdowu
geared. Evonapcf\'tnedsenseof tute n nprota:t apcr· to Hippo~nua, Galen, and throu&h tho Middle AJa to
JO>Ifrornthefoulpoilons foundinherbt.Yetwlthpllls, the pmtnt lime, the-re hav~alway1 beenJrUt and l'amout
eapoulesand lnfulioru, theherbo.liotshl~efour>dway•to berboloJUtsorboWUcalpllyti<iatll.''
sneak a plant into the body that it would ~~e~er relilh or Wecouldaboaddthlltthereha~altoalwaytbeeafooll
dea~IIOI'mally. lllldunwilli11Jdupcowbohavcfalknpreytothismumbo-
StiU ,pcoplcwho~m a!QKI.Cdtoaullll'lllway oflife jumbollboutthc '"Jlorious" hilmry of herbs.
ucldietddendhcrbtucltheiriiK . Maybr.wethouldat Tbc_.,pi<tureofrtma~~:andllll;ientmenwbn
tiM: question; Jt.UChedthcllodxlpeforltetWtocurellumankindila
popullr,butfllseont.Alwa)'lthehort.llitit&lorifiOd
ua.,..iKrmaic-manthatcuulclcliviMthctNCnaNreof
thewUdplanttaroundhim . A~lly,notltinJrouldhe
fartherfromthetNth.
A~ Herin "'Non.trJ/7" n.en,_bert.liltlweresupef'llitioutwitchdoctor!l&nd
Ofrou!Whtrbsarenatul'lll.Theyarowine•tryJIIIrt slwnantwt.outedthaepilzlllnot foruyhellingvir·
oftheworldwitbouta.ltivl!ion. Unlib:lllOitfNitsaocl Net, but forl!lllieritutJJand.ceremotlletforsex&nd
VCJCtlbles,horbtiii~IIOlbecnaltercdthtouJbselectivc power. Thehtrblwcn:u-tri&hlaloqwithln&kceyco
pluWiaorlmoodint. Tbeherbt,_.;.naiOd&yan:mudl and fro& Wnstomake m~;1iepocioont. Theywtreoot
m........,uW..CthalpwfivclllouloUidyunal". No llledut;urativeqelltl,butumqiei!Wilmllu.
OIICCIIIIfJ"CtbathetbsareDOtuNralpllnu. But,an: MedlcalhilloriantWttucltrloofhefboloc,~ver.
thqrna!Utalformo.QtoutanduK1 ordtojltttifytheltdNUii'IJpr.ctiutbypolotiiiJtotht
TheltJIImentf<>rherblhubeenthlt lincetheyiJ'OW pqt.._ofhorblbyprimltivnuu"lrutincti~"use
cverywhere,theyrmutbea<DifortomethlnJ.Wethould ohuchpianii.N~ithermu~IIOranimaltwiU"in$lioctive·
beabletousethc~ewildpilzltso~cthcyrnuttbepro­ ly"eataplantthatliiUllof~andtoliM. ltlsvery
•idcd for u ~ by nature or by • di~i nc: bein1. doubtflllthatanypetlllllliVinJinnaturewouldOOireto
Oncofthebeot·knowaherbllinsinAmeritallllwen utt foul, bittcrplantthatcautct thobodytoreact
theq~~ettion "'whyuseherb&7"ufollowt: "iloroutlytoeli~it.
" Herbsarellllure'•mJIII!diea,andtheylllveb«nput ThetNthllthatherboloo,likeeirl:uJnellion.ilodartr.
hereb)lanall·wiseCrator. Thereitullerbforevery q;triru&ld>alhllu.njustifilblyllll"ived. Theprimlti~s
diocasethltahu....,bodyc:ubtcaflliaedwith. Herbs llldtiOIDIIftiUcceuwbo:lllhtylltedherb:lformtdical
weremolltiorledintheBiblc,llldl!lu~hlwbeea~n rurinJ tiYnthoydidwhtnthcypcrfortntddm~mci!.ion
abautthemallthn:lu&hhiscory."' Oll theiryoutbtitoprevcMmawrbltion.orwtwEvcr.Bolb
htrblandtim.~mrilioaan:tt.rbarkpractic:qthatan:ttill
me~t'::=~~~~=e"!i~'.~~n:'.~~ withuslntplt.oftll"cnliJbu:IICid"twtntlethccntury.
l\lllllnedb)ltheoryno_rbyresults,Mitherbyloli<,or Theromamlclzinlofberblandthcireffecttubeina
lfiiiOIY· norbyupenmentoruperience." ''III.Nnl"or''ptimitive"andthc:reforeestlblilhedand
Simplybeeauseapllntii'OWSIII.Nn.Uydoesnotmcu acetpted ludanJcrow lie. Herbs are druJtand poisons.
thltitwu~ndeclorordaincdbyaclivincbtcifta(or They ~Ute nothinJ.
_,.,)forourutc . A patiDUiy pllntiJtOW&U around
usthalarerallkpoiloni. ThetobeccoplanllwlooracW Wlly H~rlnColl) "0. ~ "'
lovi:lyarccnleavct. ltcc:nainlylootsuifitwouldmal<t l'copkwbobelineilltbc~..,powmoltM:rbslbirll<
•wanderlulllladfood. lfyoua~ea..t.doldwcolavcs, thlcu.ydile.IKorailmmte~~~btcrelitvodbydM:inltt·
youwouldnotlivotorearetit. tionofthepropcrbcct.icldM:onrn!t'l.llnlOUJICI. Somtherbs
Allimllli~thewildreiU.etout many of the plants an:tobtcboUcdand•~·OthenneedlrindinJaad
Jrnwill&aroundthcm. Toxinsandpoitoruaretobo:found powdcrini . SomehertosaretobtW:cnaloneto"woJt"
in pl11111, just u are viwnint, minerw.lt, amino add1 and properly.
~",;/:.~~ ~~~~:fi~:.,~:;::;.~~~~~~~heh~~~ Therean:dozcn~anddozelllofbooblhlt Uttherbo.l
formulu for every C>DriOCivable illfteu . No matecr what
body." botbenuo,thehecblliltlhlvealbtofpllnttwocanlll:c
1fsomeyherbsw~esofoulandhl¥ciU~bcletrinlea­ to"'cute"OU!WI~.So.;mpleaodtoappcalifta.
llltff<Cllonthcbody,thcllwemiJhtukhowthehert.J Every herb buill OWII bealiq pn~ptrties, iu own ~ir­
priCiiceevtrgotsunedinthefirstplacc. CUCI, illownpoceac:~.lludina •bool<onherbt.itlib
rtadina an encyclopedia or dilcuoa and runs. No wooclor Whcnlhisbappena,thcsY1f'I'IOil\ofhiJhbloodpreuure
llerbolol)'iiiOseductlvc.Weneeddonothingtochange ishiddcnbytbe aynmptomsofthchert..lpoisoning.At
ourlivinJhabitatorep.inourbeallh;wconlyneedtotake !he~~~Jt~Ctimc,theoldhabitsanddierthatkcpttheblood
lhisorlhlrllerbiDIOmtllfiiOUn!Orcombination. preuurehigh aret!Oimodified. ThehiJhbloodpreW~n:
Tben:isnocuriDs~iDanyhetb.AllhealinJpowcr is simply 11i11nal by the body that o.omething is wrong-
n:!iduinthctiSSilelofthcilldividual.AnllerbCinture likcdietorlifesrylc.Byll.kinl]anherbforthiuympiOm.,
oothina. Hclbs, like all druss and poisont, are inen oothingpositiveis beingdone;in<:lccd, a poiJonllasjusl
.,bsWICC:I.Thcyperfonnuoloe!lom.Theyllilzwlareno been added to the body which it now mull eliminate .
bealilla. Tbeyn:moveliOC~~.Ueofi!lnesa. TheyCIMOI Herbtakiroi,thcn, il aimplyaympiOmnsking. lnother
ld>IIUdtbcbody.They l reimctivcandiDCipablcofin· wonH, •aytqltOO!ofadileascdordio.onlcn:dbodyiallif-
itil.tiq anyconstructivcactionwi!hinthcbody. dcnbythecliminativceffortsofthebodytoriditselfof
But herbs do ··wort" in 1 ~:enain Wily . When they an the herbal 10~ins. Thee~uscs ofthc initial symptom rc·
introdiiCedintothebody,thevitalorpnismattemp!IIO main, and indeed, ~ontinue the destruction of the body .
eqod~poitnoauqui<:klyLipossiblc . Tbebodypro­ GarticandothubcrbsmaymasktJNI)',.,wmof o high-
lectlitselffromdruginlandpoisolli.Da;,whetbcr~ llhdiet, OOtthey candonothinsabouttbekidncydamqc
poisons comefromaphanNoti•l" • ahelforfrom,.run:. andcellulardeatructioathlralo.oaccompanysalteatinl].
TheKprolectivccffortabythebodyln:rnilinterpn:ted All pill and drugll.killj iJ dan1crously dcaptivc,
LlbcMficia.la.ctionloflheherbt. Forc.wnple,thehcrb whctber tbed rugcomesfrom a plano or fromafactory. T he
calleclmandl"lkelwlongbeenusedforllverailmenb. symptom·ridding a pproec:htobealthi s asloon~oi"IC,
WheninJestecl, rnandl"lkee~We~vomiW.s,puiJins.and •ndlhcbiUs forodilca$c-pnXlucinl] lil'csrylcalwayo come
sripi.Dg.Theberb&lisbvlew~rC8Ctlons111SbeDO:flcil.l; due . Herbsandthesymptnm-repn:osingauitudctoward
ltle)'•Y that the mandntc is eau•ina thcbodytoclcan bealthonlydeccive anddcludethetnochealthseekcr.
itself out.
Whltiaactually~urringisthatthebodyismak.inll WlryHubsAp{H<lrtoWo.t
a lleroic:effontoe~pelthcmandn.kcbyany aven""possi·
Even aftcrpeoplehavebeentold obouttheluonnfulef·
blc.ThepYrgingandsripingon: aignsofavitalorganlsm
fecllofberbtalting,theyoftcnperaistinthcpractice
tryinlltoeject a poilonous aubstance . lt is tWta""curing
crisis""brouJhtDIIbytheherb bccauscthcyinsiltthlltheherbs an:wort.ing andhelp-
Diffen:ntllerb!omayO<X:Liiondifferenlbodilyre.ctions. inathem. Anelderlymanof obourninety lwl dutifully
~ve.,,swaoting,dian"bell,ln~;reucdordcc:reasedclr·
swa llowed a ClJI!Uicto!tllininaanherballautiveevery
day fo r rhc po ~t se>'<'r;. l }"Ca n;. ""11 kc:cps me "'gu lar.'
culatiOIIon:•ll •i&DIOf o bodyuyingtoeliminatebcrbal
is hisonlycomment andjustifiCiltionfortheherb·taking
roxinsandarenotindications thalanllerbis woOOngsome
habil
cureortheother
Hcrbs doluovcant./futonthchumanorg• nism . There
can be ooques1ion oboutth&l. Whcoccnainherbo an:
CanHtrbsHtlpAtAII? Llkcn,hcadao~dodiN ppearandcOIIStipationsccms10
Thcuscofbcrbsis oflcodefcndcdbccalUCihey orenlll vanish. Aretbcherbs"wortiOJI"" • •thcherbali!ISWould
ts SU"Onll ts thenUCI!ly-Oerivedmedjcines.lnotbcrwords. luoveus believc?
thcysccm!Odolessluonnthanpn:scriptiondrugs . But ln o diiiCUUinnonhcrbo andtheirsecming abilityro
i•lhilra.Jlyuuc?A,..,hcrbsthelegerofrwocvilt? And '"cure:' Dr.Sbci!Onlwlstarcd:
is1hen:evcr any n:asonthey shou ld bce mpiOJI'd? ""OnlypoisaiiOUJhclbs aretbouxhtlohavc medicinal
Evcoifherbsposseuednotoxicorpoisonous proper· qua.litles.lfanherbalsubstancedoCJ liOioc:casion • ctions
tics, they would still be danl]erous. Why1 Because the ~sc ofnpYl•ionandrcsisWICewhent.U:enintnthcbodyor
ofhcrbs,orany"'l."\lring"'a&cnt,simplyperperwucsthe appliedtoit,itis ootvesledwithanypowcrtocun:.lf
iii!ICintiCCthlt enslaves so many people thcbodyejectsthcherbbyvomiting,dianhea.diuresis.
HetboloJD'promoteslhcideacfo"cun:.""A• aiiCh,it ordiophorc5ls.andthis i•accoorq~~.niedbyo.omepainand
doesno!hingtoremovethetruecau.esofdi>ease andill· discomftlfl.thcnthehcrbisregarded u be~~eficillandit
ness. Herbodcaivepeople.MI.llypeoplethinlr.thltby il~~aidto"work . "'lfthepaticntthcnreoovc " in spite
swallowingsomep!antortheother.theycanimprove!heir ofthehcrb-taking,fullcreditforrecoveryis givenrothe
heahh . Such lbin~ing can be dangerou s. poisonous planl, l.lldthcst/f-lrt(l/htgpowtrofthtbody
Fore.umple,high-bloodp.....,n:is a verycommooail· is completely ignored. ""
~mM l tliOTlll Americans becluse of the treltllendolls Shelton andotherHyaieniltsluovc atatedtluotforany
a mou n tsofsal tth eyei! l i nt hc ir he;wy mca t a ndp ~ssed substanceroluove o iQ-CI]ledmodidnaleffect,likeberbs
food d ~ . A vegeoable•lkal oidiOund in...,na in herMealkd do, it must be 3 po ison. T his is llttausc the alleged
rturpin~ bas been used 10 reduce blood P"'""""'·Gorl ic med.icinalcffectsof a .,bstanccoreno!hingmon:thantllc
long ooo teda.sa...ondcr herb. isasupposcdlyeffecl i\'Cag< nt elforuofthcbodytoupelandn:siltpoilons.Herbs and
inrcducingblood pressurc O!berdrugs,insteadofbeingdigesled&ndurilizedbythe
WhlroortiCtimeloa:unilthalpeoplcwithhighblood body,areexpeUed.
pn:uun:insestprlic andotherberbstocorrcctthia con- Whar d<M;S all of this mean? U! ' s Llke a simple case
dition.Al!hewnetime.hoWC\"er.theycontinuewith!heir wbere anherb appeantodosame wor~. Peppennint, a
olddictandc.atlarge amouotsof salt. rathcrmildherbbymoscstandards, is sametiltllesusedto
"~"allcadealcbybcrllaliiU.YourheadlaJrts,suyou no""CIIre"foranydiseuc.Poorhcaltho;:anoalybeim·
drinJr.acupofpeppmninttca. Yourhw!stop:shuning. provcdbyhcalthfullivingplliCtice~-ootthrouJhdrug­
Did.lheJ>ei'P'nnilllwort? lins,treatmellts,orcures.TheptoperresponsetoeiU·
Yes,tndno.Mostbead.lchestreCIUHdbyconstric- nessillacompk:tephyaiolo&icalrest-futinl,lfpoNible.
donof!Mcrulialbloodvesselsaroundtho:ICII!p.l"hesc Followlllg a complete or modified futina; reiJime, the ill·
blood veuela sweU because of to~ic maner ill !he d.ividualsbouldadoptahelllhydietofprimarilyuncooked
bloocbtreamandbody, andlheythtnprWapi"'tsen· fruitsandvegetableswhic:hareeatenin uwholeastate
titive nervq. When peppennint is Wen, !he body upossible.
~itsoilsuharmful.Circulttionislllpidlyin­ HerW,andotherdnJgginglgCIIIS,areoflenuaedby peo-
ueuedby W body and lhehean spoeoisup. Atlhispoi:u, plewhodC!Iireaquici:'•fix"oftheirprcbier!llwilbout
tltebodyit:tnemplingtoeliminatethepeppenninttokilll anychaJI&eintheitlifestyle.SinceitiJanunbealthy
uquic:klyupos.iblebylDCreaSingcin:ulttionsoelimint- lifestylewhichcreatedthcdlseueinthefirstplace,tbil
tiOrlcaDpnx:eed. approac:hllwayafaill. Theuseofherbsmayproducedif-
The increase in circulation, duetotho:to~icnttureof fe~nl IYmJIUlml or mask 1ymptoms, but the herill
lhepeppermilltoils,huaneffectonllleconttrieledblood ~lvescanootremow:thcunllcrlyingcau.eoltbc
veuelllnthehead.Theveuellaredilaledsolhatlhecir- Jymptoml.
eu.Jmoncanpn:><:ecdr.pidlyandthepeppermintpol1011 Tllerefcne,tolivealifewithouthem,wcmultreafue
CJDbee~ted . .O..asideruult,theheadacllediSip- thatlheiruseiatimesoflicknessiadeceptive.Wamutt
peantempon.rily. urdmWid that total lahh<:U~onlybe repilledby fulina,
Soillthehadac:he<:IIR>d,anddidlllepeppenninlwork? properdle!,andahealthylifestyle.HerWhr.vuopower
No,thebodydidalltheMlrt.Jtwortedtoelilllinatea llld.nollllelUgencetoeffectthesechangesinourli...e..
poison. and lheseefforu allo masked theaymptom or. Swallowinlherbsi•like•wtllowillj:lllyotherpillor
toW:body-inlhi.acuc,thehcadache. drua.ThcfKt lhllllleylrowiiiiUrallydoeloot&ivelhem
TheciUseGfthebeaclache-toxic>CISis-wJJnotn:rnov- onyexlllloraafecullltiw:propcflie~.lndecd,lllcwmve
edbytheP=ppenniiii.TheconditionlltlvotbroulhtOnlhe
~dietandlite.tylehabi-reDOtimpmv·
od.bylheberb.Thehtadaellemayhavedi$11ppeanod,ill&t
lhe Wlderlyingm~~e remainJ. This is the cue wilh all
..,,
properties reside willtin the human orpnism. No OIIUUk
IJ&IIU,IncbulingMIW,=rln.rtigQ~ttmyh«i.ln&hyrhe

Besidesmodicinc,lhen,whatelseareherWIIJedfor?
lletbl-tylf4I'OI!Itaredq)mleodbytbeclimiDIIlve.,;tions Somepeoplcusetbemufoodsupplements.Butifyou
oftbo:bodywhlcharedirectedtowardlheherb. a~foJJ-inglhebiologlcally...:orm:tdle!ofchieflyraw
fruitl,vegetables,nu.!l,seeds,edsprouts,tllen\heleia
livillg..,.Hrrb-Frnlifo neverancedfurhert.lsupplcmcnt$oranytype:ofliLIIritive
AlmDitwilhoutexeeptlon, herbshaw:bmlu..:ltoUU\ additive.Manypeoplef"'wonttcJblamelheirhealdlprob-
1helict..Theyarerarelyuaedufood,lllhooahOI:CMio:Jnal- lemsonJOIIICdeftciencyortheolhcr,whichthc:ycmthen
lyherbthaw:bccnllledu..aonlnporcoodimenti.A aeektocorrectbyherbo.lorchemicalsupplements.
lifeotylewitho.>utherbtilbotheuyandhelltby. lnrc.ality,mollillncssc:sate nGtcausedbylll)"deficlen-
P"am,youlllouJdrNiizetha!IIIOitpeopleraorttoherbs cy,butllltherbyanuceuoftoxicmaterialsinlhcbocly.
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