Author: Herbert M. Shelton Year of Release: 1978 Herbert Shelton wrote 40 books over his 60-year career in health education and “natural hygiene.” He supervised over 30,000 fasts of chronically ill and terminal patients, losing only three. Shelton’s teachings on fasting inspired Gandhi as well as such popular authors as Fuhrman, the Diamonds, Mercola, and […]
Natural Highs
In Natural Highs: Supplements, Nutrition, and Mind-Body Techniques to Help You Feel Good All the Time, two leading authorities in psychology and nutrition present a prescriptive breakthrough program based on nutritional supplements, herbs, and simple mind-body therapies that will help to increase energy, sharpen the mind, elevate mood, relax the body, and beat stress. Their […]
The Link Between Alcohol and Depression
People with substance abuse problems are more likely to have other psychiatric conditions than the general population. Conversely, people with psychiatric disorders are more likely to develop substance abuse problems. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, someone who suffers from depression is four times more likely to develop a substance-related disorder. For people […]
Fasting in the Treatment of Food Addiction
There are several mechanisms that are intrinsic to fasting that make it potentially useful in the treatment of food addiction. For one, fasting has a detoxifying effect that may help clear the brain of neurochemical imbalances created from certain foods. Additionally, fasting has the potential to reframe the patient’s unhealthy attachment to food. Every human […]