higherpH,etc.Ifitdoesnotcomeoutofanaturalstreamorundergroundriver,theyshouldbetreated
withcaution,ifconsumedatall.Eventhewatersfromthose“natural”sourcesneedtobechecked
firstforpollutantsorevenexcessiveamountsofmineraldepositsbeforetheycanbeused.Inshort,
beingclosetonaturemeanscomingtoitswayandnotartificiallytryingtoreproducewhatnaturehas
alreadyperfectedunlessitisabsolutelynecessary.Whentheworld’snaturallyhealthywatersupply
runsout,thenwecantalkaboutheavyprocessingprocedurestoattempttoreproducenature’smiracle
ofwater.Whicheverwateryouuse,makesureitispHbalanced.Ifyouusedistilledwaterwhichcan
beboughtatarelativelycheappriceascomparedtoothersourcesofhealthywater,addapHbalan-
cing nutrient (green juice powder, lemon juice, etc.) before consuming it.
Poor Ethics as Cause of Disease
TheAncientEgyptiansrecognizedtheUkheduasthemainsourceofdisease,but
therewereothersubtlersourcesaswell.Oneofthesewasethical.Itwasnotedthat
unrighteousbehaviorcouldleadtothedeteriorationofhealth.Themodernmedical
establishmentforthemostpartdoesnotrecognizetheethicalbasis,eventhoughthe
mind-bodyconnectionisincreasinglybeingaccepted.Theethicalaspectoflifeis
integrallyrelatedtothementalstateandthementalstate,dictatesthestateofhealth
becauseitcontrolstheenergiesandhormonesthatdirecttheimmunesystem.There-
fore,feelingunrestduetounethicalbehaviorwillhaveadirecteffectonthecondi-
tion of the individual.
Ba Ka Khat
AnothersourceofdiseaserecognizedbytheAncientEgyptianswastheimbalance
betweentheBa(soul)andtheKaormind.TheBa(soul)enlivenstheKa(mind-
emotions-astralbody)andtheKaenlivenstheKhat(physicalbody).Sincethesoul
hasahigherprogramforhumanexistence,andsincehumanbeingsareoftencaught
upintheegodesiresofthemind,thereisoftenaninternalconflictwithintheper-
sonality.InthisaspecttheBacanbethoughtofasHeru,theHigherSelfandtheKa
asSet,thelowerself.Thehigherandlowerselfvieforcontrolofthepersonality,
andwhenthereisharmonytherecanbehealth,vitalityandgreatnessintheperson-
ality.Whenthereisdisharmonybetweenthesetwoaspectsofthepersonality,there
developsallmannerofdiseasefrommisfortuneandadversitytofatalphysical
ailments.
Fad Diets and Ego Diets
Therehavebeenmanydietsproposedbypeopleinthemedicalestablishmentsandothers.Someex-
amplesweretheSugarBustingDiet,FatBlockerDiet,Fen-PhenDiet,MacrobioticDiet,JuiceOnly
Diet,CottageCheeseDiet,etc.Somewereextremelydetrimentalandevenledtodeaths.Manywere