Ten years ago, I had my first ‘miracle’. In 6 months, I went from being bent over to the left, barely able to walk, and in pain 24/7 to standing straight, walking noticeably better, and being substantially out of pain. I did it through diet and nutrition. Since that time, I have been an ‘evangelist’ for natural healing methods. I’ve told everybody I’ve met that they can improve their health through diet, nutrition, and other natural healing modalities. When I do this, I often hit a brick wall. Most people are firmly embedded in the belief that health is a question of luck, and when you get ill, your only options are drugs and surgery. Here are a few of the reasons people have given me over the years for not trying natural healing methods.
- “I don't need your natural healing modalities. God is going to heal me. Even if I try the products, I will know God healed me and not the products.”
MY RESPONSE: I really struggle to understand this logic. Are you saying that God only heals through supernatural means? How about when God healed Hezekiah through a lump of figs (Isaiah 38)? God can heal you THROUGH the natural means that he has provided for your health. Why not try the products and pray that God will use them (the same way Christians pray for God to guide the hands of surgeons)? (I covered this idea more thoroughly here.)
- “I’d be scared to try natural medicine.”
MY RESPONSE: You’re scared to change your diet and take God-designed natural products for your health! I have a question: Do you take pharmaceutical drugs? Are you aware that they are the third leading cause of death? (See Peter C Gøtzsche: Prescription drugs are the third leading cause of death)
- “I’ve heard there’s a very small chance the product could cause damage.”
MY RESPONSE: I once heard a lovely Christian woman give me this reason for not trying a natural health product. She then went on to list the pharmaceuticals she was taking and how they had solved one problem but caused another. She could not see the irony of what she was saying. Natural products may have minor side effects (especially if, like me, you have a hyper-sensitive body). My advice to you would be to make sure you are using them properly and try them slowly at first.
- “I might get detox symptoms.”
MY RESPONSE: Yes, you might. If that happens, it will be a sign that you are clearing out harmful toxins from your body. Detoxing is a necessary part of healing. It can be uncomfortable, but there are ways to mitigate the symptoms, and the rewards can be great. Detoxing will be temporary (maybe just a few days) and will take you on further into healing. This is in contrast to side-effects from pharmaceuticals which only have a downside. (Please click here for more details on detoxing.)
- “I’ll ask my doctor [MD] first.”
MY RESPONSE: That’s a very good idea. Please always ask your doctor. But when you do, please remember that your doctor is only trained in drugs and surgery. He or she probably has little or no training in nutrition and natural healing. They may be super-intelligent, but they still don’t know what they don’t know. Furthermore, they live in a world that is financed and controlled by Big Pharma, and Big Pharma suppresses information about natural healing.
- “God told me not to try it.”
RESPONSE: I can’t and won’t argue with that. If God is really telling you not to do it, you shouldn’t do it, or at least not until he tells you to. Maybe this isn’t the right time for you. Maybe you have other things to deal with first. I would encourage anybody to pray and ask God what they should do about your health. That also includes praying about whether they should go to their doctor and take the drugs they prescribe or undergo the surgery they recommend.
- “I tried it. It didn’t work.”
MY RESPONSE: “How long did you try it for?” If the answer is a week or even a month, I would ask how long you think it took you to get sick. The answer is probably years, maybe decades. Your body has an incredible capacity to heal itself, but it takes time to undo years of damage and to rebuild. We live in a society where you take a pill and it suppresses the symptoms immediately. That’s not the same as true healing. Healing is a process. Give it time.
- “I tried it. It didn’t work, but fortunately I got better anyway.”
MY RESPONSE: Let me try to understand this. You tried the product and during that time you recovered, but you don’t attribute the recovery to the product. You think you just happened to get better at that time by coincidence. OK, that’s possible, but you might like to give it a bit more thought.
- “I tried it and I got better, but it was because of something else, not the natural products.”
MY RESPONSE: Again, that’s possible, but I have some questions. How long had you been trying the ‘something else’? Ten years? So the ‘something else’ didn’t work for 10 years, but as soon as you added the new wellbeing product, the ‘something else’ worked?
- “I tried it and got great results. After just a week, I could walk much further and I was in much less pain. However, I can’t afford to continue.”
MY RESPONSE: I have 2 responses:
- What are you paying for in your life that is actually damaging you health-wise or in other ways (psychologically or spiritually)? How much do you spend on coffee a day? What about those pizzas you order? Is your subscription to Netflix really necessary? Your health is of prime importance. Is there really nothing you can give up for the sake of better health?
- Many supplements and wellbeing products are sold through MLMs (multi-level marketing companies). You might frown on that, but the fact is it gives you a fantastic opportunity. If you’re getting great results with a particular product, it is only natural that you will want to tell the world. With an MLM, through sharing your success you can build an income that pays for your own products and beyond. What can be more satisfying than helping others recover their health (and getting paid for it)?
It’s your decision whether you want to try a natural approach to healing. But please approach the question with an open mind. Try to think outside the box. Educate yourself about natural healing. Pray.
The fact is, I have yet to meet anybody who went the natural route to healing who later regretted it.