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an“easy”wayofdealingwithlifeanditschallenges,canhavebetterphysicalhealthascompared
others who eat healthier but become easily stressed when confronted by life’s challenges.
Studiesonthedigestivesystemhaveshownthatwhenpeoplearefeelingstressed(i.e.theparticipants
inthestudyweretoldsometerriblenewswhiletheywerehookeduptomonitors),theleveldigestive
enzymesintheirgastro-intestinalsystemsdeclinesdramatically.Thismakessense,becausestressisa
signaltothebodyofimmanentdanger,andthephysicalbodyreactsbytriggeringitssurvivalre-
sponse.Whenoneisindanger,thelastthingoneisgoingtothinkaboutisfood.So,whenthemind
experiencesstressofanykind(anger,frustration,sadness,depression,fear,anxiety,worry,etc.),the
digestivesystemisgoingtoshutdown,andconsequentlynoenzymesaregoingtobeproduced.
Thus,ifoneeatswhilefeelingtheeffectsofstress,theproperbreakdownandabsorptionofnutrients
willnottakeplace.Iftheeffectofstressischronic,thenonecanactuallybecomemalnourishedand
ill,eventhoughonemayeatingarelativelygooddiet,suchasavegetariandiet,anddevelopsevere
illnesses.
Asmentionedabove,eatingaproperdietasapathtophysicalhealthcannotbeoverlooked.Another
studydemonstratedtheeffectsofcertaintypesoffoodonthemind.Inastudywherevegetarians
wereunknowinglyfedmeatbasedproducts,theparticipantswerefoundtobecomeincreasinglyrest-
less,agitatedandaggressive...morestressed!Thus,wemustrealizewhatthesagesandsaintsofKe-
metknew,andwhichwesternersareonlynowstartingtorealize,thatone’sdietdoeshaveaneffect
onthemind.Thisisoneofthereasonswhyitwasstrictlyprohibitedforthespiritualaspirants(initi-
ates)toconsumemeatofanykind(includingpoultry,fishandseafood).Thus,ifonewishestogain
controloverthemindandemotions,one’sdietmustpromotepeaceofmind.Vegetariandietshave
beenproventohavepositive(calming)effectonthemind.Inaddition,aswewillsee,thevegetarian
dietis also the proper biological, physiological and spiritual food for the physical human body.
InthebookHumanDiseasesandConditions,theNemoursFoundationreporttheresultsofseveral
researchstudieswhichfurtherdocumenttheprofoundmind-bodyconnection.Onestudyperformed
onanimalsindicatedthatstressininfantsseemedtoincreasetheirsusceptibilitytostressastheygrew
up.OtherstudiesfoundthatpatientswithconditionssuchasAIDS,breastcancer,skincancer,and
HIVparticipatingingrouptherapyorstressmanagementprogramshadstrongerimmunesystemsand
higher survival rates than those who did not.
Itshouldbenotedthatalthoughtheaboveinformationfromanimalexperimentationisbeingrepor-
ted,theuseofanimalsforresearchisnotbeingcondonednoradvocatedhere.Asthisinformationis
alreadyavailable,itisbeingprovidedtomotivatethosewhoneedtoseewhattheyconsidertobeem-
piricalevidence,bywesternstandards.Suchresearchprojectsareunnecessary,becausetheinforma-
tiontheyprovideisnotnew.Italreadyexists.Alltheinformationyouneedtoknowtobehealthyin
body,mindandspiritalreadyexists,andhasforthousandsofyears.Thus,thequestionarises,ifthis
istrue,whyistheworldbecomingmoreandmorediseaseridden?Itisbecausethisinformationis
generallyignoredbythemainstreamhealthorganizations,themedicalandscientificcommunities,
thenewsmedia,andconsequently,thepublic.Themind-bodyconnectionandtheeffectsofstresson
theindividual,aswellastherootcauseofalldis-easeandstress,isthebasisofmysticalphilosophy,
andisdocumentedintheAncientEgyptianMysteriesSystemfromasfarbackas10,000BCEor