"As in the outer, so in the body."

Treat patients, not lab values. Pursue the feeling of balance, vitality, and health. Only you know when you have achieved this. No lab, test or doctor can tell you.

The stomach is a fire, which cooks food and breaks it down. The small intestine is a river, absorbing and funneling nutrition to the body. The colon is a swamp, eliminates waste and absorbs water.

Trust in teachers, doctors, scientists... We have lost the things which we took for granted. Now, people are acting out of a need. Our desperation is our greatest strength.

Guard yourselves against a day on which no soul shall stand for another. Al-Baqara 2:48

"All of these refined stimuli inevitably lead to resistance. Resistance is the word we use to describe when our bodies have been so overexposed to a stimulus, that it is no longer capable of dealing with that stimulus effectively."

The Root Cause of All Illness

Recently, I have been thinking about the common elements of illness. In this article, I make the case for the most fundamental root cause of disease.

Fortify yourself to such a degree, that when you decide to take stand, your loved ones don't feel the need to voice concern and hold you back.