PREFACE
“ThetotalamountofinstructionthatIgotinnutritioninfouryearsof
Harvardmedicalschoolandoneyearofinternshipwas 30 minutes,
whichweregrudginglyallowedtoadietitianatonehospitalIworkedat
inBostontotellusaboutthespecialdietsthatwecouldorderfor
patients.”
-Andrew Weil M.D.
Healthissueshavealwaysbeenimportanttohumanbeingssincethebeginningoftime.Theearliest
recordsofhistoryshowthattheartofhealingwasheldinhighesteemsincethetimeofAncient
Egypt(5,000B.C.E.).TherearetwomaintextsonmedicalsciencefromAncientEgypt,whichhave
been discovered. These are theSmith Papyrus(2600 B.C.E) and theEbers Papyrus(1500 B.C.E.).
Intheearly 20 thcentury,medicaldoctorshadalmostattainedthestatusasthemostveneratedmem-
bersofsocietybythepromotionoftheideathattheyalonewere“scientists,”whileotherhealing
modalitiesandtraditionalhealerswhodidnotfollowthe“scientificmethod’werenothingbutsuper-
stitious,ignorantcharlatans,whoatbestwouldtakethemoneyoftheirclients,andatworstkillthem
withtheunscientific“snakeoils”and“irrationaltheories.”However,inthelate 20 thcentury,thefail-
ureofthemodernmedicalestablishmenttoleadthegeneralpublictogoodhealthhaspromotedmany
insocietyseekout“alternativemedicine.”Naturalhealthconceptsandhealingtechniqueswhich
werepracticedinAncientEgyptbutmaynowbereferredtoas“alternativemedicine”disciplines,are
thosehealingmodalitieswhichdonotadheretothephilosophyofallopathicmedicine.Allopathic
medicineiswhatmainstreammedicaldoctors,whosubscribetothe“scientificmethod,”practiceby
andlarge.Itisthetheorythatdiseaseiscausedprimarilybyagenciesoutsidethebodysuchasbac-
teria,virusesorotherphysicalmeans,whichaffectthebody.Therefore,theideaisthatmedicinesand
therapiescantreatdisease.ThisvolumepresentstheconceptsandteachingsbasedontheKemetic
(AncientEgyptian)philosophyoftotalhealthoftheentireperson,thatis,healthnotjustofthebody,
butalsohealthofthemindandsoulaswell.Forthiskindofhealth,onemustgobeyondmedicines
andtherapiestodiscoverthesourceofhealth.Healthisalifestyle,notamedicine.Itisaspiritual
lifestyle that leads to health of body, mind and soul.
Thenaturalhealingmethodbeganintheabsenceofextensivetechnologieswiththeideathatallthe
answersforhealthmaybefoundinnature,orputtingitanotherway,thecausesofdiseasecanbe
foundindiscoveringwhatthedeviationfromnaturewas,andacureeffectedbycorrectingit.Cor-
rectingtheaberrationrestoresbalancetotheorganism,whichresultsinthehealthofthebody.Thisis
theareathatwillbecoveredinthisvolume.Allopathictechniqueshavetheirplaceintheartofheal-
ing.However,weshouldnotforgetthatthebodyisagrandachievementoftheSpirit,andbuiltintoit
is the capacity to maintain itself and heal itself.