organicproduceandproducts,becausetheyhave40-70%morevitamins,minerals
andothernutrientsthannon-organicfoods.Yet,non-organicfoodsarethefoods
thatfilltheproduceislesandshelvesinthesupermarketsacrossthecountry.No
wonderobesityandovereatingareabigprobleminsociety.Inadditiontotheother
contributingfactorsofobesity,eventhoughpeopleconsumemore,theirbodiesare
starvingforthenutrientslackinginthefoods,andthus,craving,bingeingandover-
eatingdevelops.Theyareinessencemalnourished.Furthercompoundingthisprob-
lemofnutrientdeficientfoodsandsoilscausedbyimproperfarmingpractices,is
thesprayingofthesefoodswithpesticides,fungicidesandherbicides,whichnot
onlypoisonthefoodsupply,butalsothewatersupply.Lookatthepollutedwaters
anduninhabitablelands.Approximately50%ofthelakesarepollutedandunfitfor
humanuse.Lookatanimalsbeingdrivenintoextinctionasmoreandmoreforests
arecutdown,andrivers,lakesandtheoceanpolluted.Thesearerealproblems
plaguing society today. How can the wisdom of the Ancient Egyptians help?
Ifyouwereill,andhadthechoiceofgoingtoadoctorthathasyoursamecondition,oranotherdoc-
torthatwashealthyandnotonlyknewtherootcauseofyourcondition,butalsohowtoapproachit
andhealit,andwhatstepstotaketopreventitrecurrenceinthefuture,whichdoctorwouldyou
choose?Thebestchoiceisofcoursethehealthydoctor,ashe/shecanbestgiveadviceonhowtostay
healthy.Thesickdoctorcanonlycommiseratewithyouandperhapsalleviatesomeofyoursymp-
toms,butobviouslysincehe/sheissickalso,he/shedoesnothaveinsightintopreventingthecondi-
tion.Likewise,iftoday’ssocietyistobechanged,itmustseektolearnfromasystemthatworkedex-
tremelywellandtothisdaywithstandsthetestoftime,insteadoftryingtoreinventthewheelusing
unnatural means.
AnobviousandunderstandablequestionthatusuallyariseswhenthegreatnessoftheAncient
Egyptiancultureisaddressedis,“Iftheyweresogreat,thenwhydidtheirculturedieout?”While
thisistrueandthecausesaremulti-factorial,themostsignificantcauseofthedeclineofanyculture
isthedeclineinjustice,truthandrighteousnessbeingthebasisofsociety.TheAncientEgyptiancul-
tureexperiencedthisasaresultoftheinfluxofpeoplesfromothersurroundingcountrieswhodidnot
havethesamespiritualvaluesystem.Yet,inspiteoftheirdecline,thetwopointsstillremainunchal-
lenged,thatis,theystillholdtherecordofthelongestlastingsociety,andtheirmonumentsstilldefy
anexplanationastohowtheywerecreatedandstilltothisdaycannotbeduplicated.Ifyouhadthe
opportunitytolearnfromsomeonewhowasthemostrenownedpersoninacertainfield,someone
whowassuchageniusthatnooneelsehasevencomeclosetosurpassinghim/her,butthisperson
wasnowretired,orthebestpersoninthefieldtodaywhoonlymeasuresupto1/5thofthegenusof
theretiredperson,whichwouldyouchooseifyouwantedtogainthegreatestinsightintosuccess?
Youwouldnodoubtstudyandlearnfromthebestpersoninthefieldtoday,butthengototheretired
persontogaininsightintohis/herviewsandunderstanding,clingingtothenuances,wisdomand