asanaturalby-productofthepracticeofthedisciplinesofSemaTawiwhichleadonetobecomean
Enlightenedsage.Theirgoaltherefore,wasnottoworkforachievinggoodphysicalhealth,butto
worktoattainthegoaloflifeandachievethepurposeoflife,SemaTawi:UnionwiththeHigherSelf
(knownbymanyothernames,afewofwhichare:PureConsciousness,God,Divine,SupremeBeing,
Allah,Goddess,GreatSpirit,etc.),Enlightenment,andphysicalhealthwouldbeanaturalby-product
ofthissublimeendeavor.ShetautNetertherefore,didnotallowforseparationofphysicalandmental
healthandspirituality.However,whenonedoesnotknowandunderstandthetruepurposeoflife,
andthereforeliveslifeinanerroneousmanner,mentalor/andphysicaldisbalances,commonlyre-
ferredtoas“diseases,”willsurelyfollow.Itisasignalthatsomethingisnotright,thatsomethinghas
strayedfromhowitissupposedtobe.Unfortunately,mostpeople,ratherthanadoptingthisunder-
standingandseekingtofindoutwhytheillnessishappening,feelsecureintakingapillorsome
treatmentandcontinuetheirerroneouswayoflife,untilthebodycannolongertaketheassaultand
gives out.
TheancientEnlightenedKemeticteacherscouldnotanddidnotseparatephysical
healthfromspiritualhealth.Inotherwords,therewasonlyonestaircasetothedoor-
wayofhealth.TheactualdoorwayisattainingSagehoodorEnlightenment,and
eachstepleadingtothatdoorwayismoresteepedinpeace,joy,love,compassion,
understanding,patience,andhealththanthepreviousone.Everyoneissomewhere
onthatstairway,tryingtofindabidinglove,peace,joyandhealth.Thosewhodon’t
careverymuchabouttheirphysicalorspiritualhealthareonthelowersteps.Those
whocareonlyabouttheirbody,butnotaboutspirituality,arealittlehigherup.
Thosewhocareabouttheirspiritualhealth,butinalimitedsensewhichdoesnotin-
cludepropercareofthebody,arealittlehigherup.Thosewhocareaboutattaining
Enlightenmentarehighestuponthestaircase,astheytakecareoftheirphysicaland
mentalnature(diet,exercise,controlthoughtsandemotions)aspartoftheirspiritual
discipline.Howeverlongittakesyoutogetfromonesteptothenextisuptoyou.
Byyourlifestylechoices,youarechoosingwhetheryougouptothenextstep,re-
mainwhereyouareorgodown.Thus,youmustreflectanddeterminewhereyou
areontheladder,soastounderstandwhatis/arethenextstep(s)youmusttaketo
improveyourhealth.Ifyouhavenotgivenmuchemphasistomeetingtheproper
needsofyourphysicalbody,nowyoumust,andthisbookwillguideyouastowhat
aretheproperneedsofthephysicalbodyandthemosteffectivemeanstomeet
thoseneeds.Likewise,ifyouhavealreadybeenpracticingtheproperstepsofdiet,
nutritionandexercise,aslaidoutinthisbook,andyetfindthatyourhealthisless
thanoptimal,thenyouneedtoevaluateyourspiritual(ofwhichemotionalhealthis
