06.05 – Health Is Normal and Natural

Over eons of time, organisms have developed to cope with changed environmental conditions and food supplies that varied environments produced. Environments range from the ideal to the impossible for every creature on earth, even microbial forms of life.

Near perfection arises from continual adaptation – from coping well with conditions. Adjusting to every nuance of nature resulted in organisms that functioned perfectly in their environment.

In animals, we witness what is obvious: excellent health is normal and natural. In humans… not so much. We see animals in nature being born, living their natural life spans and dying naturally – assuming they are not eaten by a predator! And for all our modern pathogenic practices still we see humans more or less passably healthy most of the time. This highlights the amazing adaptability and resiliency of the human species.

In view of my Hygienic experience, and by my observation of thousands of others who remain sickness-free under the Hygienic regime, there is but one inescapable conclusion: superb health is a normal condition of life. It is our birthright.

The medical and social sciences generally hold to the myth that humanity has lived in misery and suffering for most of its existence. It is claimed that today, with the help of modern medicine, general health is the highest it has ever been. A casual look at current health statistics quickly destroys that myth.

Natural Hygiene is truly a science of life, for it is based soundly and scientifically upon our biological requirements for thriving in perfect health. Good health, fitness, and beauty is normal, natural, and expected for our species, exactly as is commonly seen in every other species of life on Earth.

Keep this perspective in mind as you continue your studies going forward.