Your Health is Important
Following
Biblical laws of health is more than just abstaining from unclean meats. In all of our eating and
drinking, we should strive for the Eternal’s way. Few understand the role of herbs. Just as the
Creator “causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and [He has also given the]
herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth,” Psalms 104:14. The best herb book we know of is Back
to Eden. It is a virtual
encyclopedia of natural health principles.
Back to Eden, by Jethro Kloss. Second Edition Revised and Expanded. Back to Eden Books, Loma Linda, California,
1988. Available from Giving & Sharing.
Book Review: Back to Eden
Jethro
Kloss (1863-1946) first published his classic natural health book, Back to Eden, in 1939, the result of forty years of practical
experience as an herbalist, food scientist, lecturer, writer and teacher of
natural healing. Back to Eden is an encyclopedic home treasury of natural
health information. When faced with
severe illness in our family, we turn to Kloss’s book to find out how to get
our bodies back in tune with nature.
Yes, the Eternal is our Healer.
However, He expects us to do our part and live clean, wholesome lives so
as not to desecrate our bodies, which are the temple of the Holy Spirit.
Kloss
gives his philosophy of health:
This
book contains tried, safe, and inexpensive remedies for the prevention of
disease and sickness . . . . Many who
violate the laws of health are ignorant of the relation of the laws of living,
eating, drinking, and . . . illness, they do not realize that
their condition is caused by violating the laws of nature and health. If then they would resort to simple means
and follow the basic laws of health that they have been neglecting — nature’s
remedies, herbs, etc. — nature would restore the body to its original health
. . . . God has provided
a remedy for every disease that might afflict us. Satan cannot afflict anyone with any disease for which God has
not provided a remedy . . . .
We must return to God’s original plan for maintaining health, by
restoring the sick, and rediscovering the miraculous truths that were covered
up by commercial graft, ignorance, or neglect.
Miraculous things are found in the Bible and Nature. The Creator of this universe . . . [has
provided] fruits, grains, nuts and vegetables . . . [when] eaten in their
natural state, instead of being perverted and robbed of their life-giving
properties during preparation, human health, beauty, and happiness will be the
sure reward.
Kloss’s
daughter, Promise Kloss Moffett, has revised, updated, expanded and reorganized
the original book, adding over 300 additional pages of natural health
information. The complete comprehensive
index makes every subject accessible in seconds. While keeping the original Kloss material intact, the new version
makes this outstanding health encyclopedia more usable. It includes tips on growing your own
vegetables, the basics of healthful massage, food preparation and modern
recipes, skills in caring for the sick, treating diseases with nature’s herbs,
and much more. After 3,000,000 copies, Back to Eden gets better.
Back to Eden belongs in the home of
every family concerned about following God’s laws of health. Further research
in natural health science may lead to revisions of some of Kloss’s points, but
the book is a virtual gold mine and starting point for any serious student of
natural health. Follow Jethro Kloss’s
advice, and you will likely save on doctor bills, learning how to build a
healthy disease-resistant body. Life is
more fun when you are healthy, and you can serve God more effectively.
For more information relative
to natural health and healing, please see our book, Biblical Health and
Healing, available from Giving & Sharing. Ω