Warming Infrared

“The warming infrared rays of the sun, or heat from various sources, is useful in the treatment of neuralgia, neuritis, arthritis, and sinusitis. Heat is usually good in the treatment of any pain. Warmth also helps bring healthful, natural body oils to the surface of the skin, keeping it smooth and protected.

“Almost all of the food we eat depends upon sunlight to grow. In fact, the energy our bodies receive from the food we eat is, in a sense, solar energy that the plant has stored in the form of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins.

Antiseptic Ultraviolet

“The ultraviolet rays are antiseptic and are capable of killing bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeasts, molds, and mites in air and water, and on surfaces. Even reflected light from north windows can destroy bacteria in the dust on window sills and floors. Since most window glass filters about 95 per cent of the ultraviolet rays, it would be well if they could be opened and the curtains pulled back for a period of time each day. Ultraviolet light also kills germs on our skin. This makes sunbathing a useful treatment for many skin diseases, such as diaper rash, athlete's foot, psoriasis, acne, boils, or impetigo.

“Sunlight also toughens and thickens the skin, making it less susceptible to injury and infection. Regular, controlled, moderate exposure to sunlight, instead of damaging the skin and aging it, actually protects the skin by building up a natural resistance to the harmful effects of ultraviolet light, while giving it a nice velvety texture.

Vitamin D

“Ultraviolet light converts cholesterol in the skin to vitamin D. This vitamin is essential for the proper handling of calcium in the body and thus in the prevention of rickets and adult osteomalacia. Vitamin D is also added to some of the food we eat. It might be possible to get too much of the vitamin this way; but not when we get it from sunlight, since the body makes only what we need. Getting out in the sun, therefore, is a good way to lower cholesterol levels in our bodies. If we expose six square inches of our skin to direct sunlight for one hour per day, we will obtain our minimum daily requirement for vitamin D.

Body Regulation

“Sunlight helps to regulate almost all our bodily processes. Starting from the top (our minds) and working down, sunlight has been shown to increase our sense of well-being and to improve sleep. Ultraviolet light coming into our eyes stimulates the pineal gland, which helps to regulate our activity cycles. It has bean said, "Dark nights and bright days will help keep the hormones in the body functioning properly." In one experiment hyperactivity in school children was decreased when the classroom's fluorescent lights were changed to full spectrum lighting. Thyroid function may improve. Hormone imbalances tend to level out.

“Resting heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration rates are all decreased after a sunbath. This result is especially true if any of them were high to begin with. Blood sugar levels can be stabilized. (NOTE: Diabetics must use extra caution in the sun, as they are at greater risk of permanent injury from sunburn.)

“Sunlight stimulates the production of more red blood cells, increasing the oxygen content of the blood, and thus increasing muscular endurance. It also stimulates production of more white blood cells and enhances oxygen utilization, which helps the body maintain its defense against disease. While certain skin cancers are associated with exposure to sunlight, the incidence of some of the more serious internal cancers seems to decrease.

“Appetite may be improved, along with our assimilation, elimination, and metabolic processes. Poisonous chemicals and heavy metals are removed from the bloodstream faster, while levels of healthy trace minerals are actually increased in the blood. Muscular strength has been increased, even in those unable to exercise. Sunlight has even been found helpful in the treatment of stomach ulcers. (Project Restore, Inc. (Jesus and Lamb drawing), Sunlight).

Alternative Medicine and Other Natural Cures

Other natural medical approaches apart from good nutrition as a means for increasing or maintaining our immune system are practices popularly known as alternative medicine or natural cures. These include herbs, exercise, vitamins & minerals, pure water, sleep, rest, fasting, sunlight, and stress reduction products & programs (such as music, bible study, vacationing, watching cartoons (for some), comedies (for others), etc).

Some not included on the above list are associated with Eastern religions and thus are non-Christian religious practices. These include yoga, acupuncture and transcendental meditation.

In case you need detailed info on why such practices are not Christian please read my other book on breaking occult spells. It is titled, “ Breaking Occult Spells: Protection from Witchcraft and Occult Influences .”

Some of us from Africa, South America and the Caribbean may assume herbs are not Christian. It depends which herbs one is talking about. In some parts of these regions, particularly in rural areas, there are herbal doctors known as witch doctors. As the name implies, witch doctors include witchcraft practices that embrace non-biblical interactions with the spirit realm. They prescribe clean herbs but they also practice non-Christian spiritual beliefs. My other book on occult spells has more info about the world of the occult.

In South Africa, Congo (DRC), parts of Cuba, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe a witch doctor is largely known as nganga, Mganga in Swahili, sangoma in Zulu, and boko in Haitian Creole.

It's important to note that most of these regions are extremely Christianized. A few choose to integrate their Christian beliefs with traditional practices. In South Africa, some sangomas have progressed and ended black magic associations. These prescribe herbs without any association to occult practices.

For such their herbal prescriptions have no occult connection. The question comes over those that include non-biblical practices in their profession. It taints their clean side. One may not be able to distinguish what's been associated with the evil spirit realm and what's not. Unless he/she is well informed.

Any search for herbs ought to be from those that do not have beads, images, animals' bones, weird outfit and all the superstitious items common among witch doctors. They ought to be professional herbalists not spiritualists or witch doctors.

Developing countries have a longer way to go in separating the two professions - herbalists versus spiritualists (witch doctors). They're ahead in natural, non-genetically altered foods that are essential for our immune system.

Herbs that are worth using are those produced by those who do not associate their products with the evil spirit realm. By the way, some of modern medicine does consist of herbs. They are just herbs that have successfully been patented. Those in business know why patents have brought modern medicine to where it is today - big business with profit maximization sometimes at consumers' expense.

Some may ask where these clean herbs can be found. A good book to read is The Christian's Guide to Natural Products & Remedies: 1100 Herbs, Vitamins, Supplements and More! by Frank Minirth et al. Many other books and resources on herbs out there could be helpful sources - including library and Internet resources.

Another point to note is that some advocates for alternative medicine or natural cures have been harassed indirectly or directly. Some have been labeled as quacks. This is an old reference to an untrained person who pretends to be a physician (medical doctor) and dispenses medical advice and treatment. Because they do not use modern medical treatment as their primary approach they automatically are labeled as quacks.

For instance, Dr. Lorraine Day, who is actually a trained and licensed physician (medical doctor (MD)) has received her fair share of accusations of practicing quackery after abandoning emphasis on modern medical treatment. The main reason for such assaults is preservation of big business in maintaining its hand on the billions it makes from its health products. Natural cures, if they gained prominence would take over their dominance. They're to be conquered from being a business threat. The secular business world is predatory and can be ruthless.

Some Christians may have problems with naturopathic practitioners that embrace Eastern religious practices like yoga and transcendental meditation. How about the modern medical physicians who embrace yoga or whatever non-Christian beliefs and still come to lay their hands on your body? Does that contaminate you ? No.

If you were to ask some how they maintain their health they may quickly tell you “secrets” they discovered in yoga or some other non-Christian beliefs. Many in the Western world know what I'm talking about - that our physicians are not necessarily Christian.

The drug manufacturers as well are not Christian institutions. Some have been linked to research on biochemical warfare, the New Age human weapons of warfare. Buying medicine from companies with such ties is like funding their research on evil agendas. Does this make you evil or contaminate you if you buy clean medicine made by these companies ? Absolutely no.

Why then are we quick to “stone” people who practice alternative medicine? Some have gone out to allege that they're demon possessed. Bird brain size thinking. Do you know there are many New Age, Free Masonry, and other occult secret society members in the health care world of modern medicine? Does it lead to impartation of demons by buying medication from a manufacturer with many top level occult members or receiving services from a physician who happens to be an occult member? Of course, no.

My other book has more info about the world of the occult. It is titled, “ Breaking Occult Spells: Protection from Witchcraft and Occult Influences .”

The key therefore is you not being involved in the practice of the non-Christian beliefs. If a physician practicing modern medicine shares his/her non-Christian health “secrets” you're free to differ with his/her approach. If an alternative medicine physician such as a naturopathic physician recommends a non-Christian approach you're free to state your beliefs and seek only what's in line with your faith. This is the key, not what they believe in or what they do in their private lives.

Or maybe modern medical practices are seen as safer?

They're expected to be safer since quantitative analysis is their foundation before being marketed. But once profit maximization became the primary goal among many giants in the pharmaceutical industry quantitative analysis took the back seat. Quantitative data is now prone to bias and manipulation.

For example, among psychiatric drugs a news article in USA Today said study results of drugs depend on who is paying for the studies. Studies funded by the company that makes the actual drug being studied produced favorable results about the drug 78% of the time. Independent studies produced favorable results about the drug 48% of the time. Studies funded by a competitor to the company that makes the drug being studied produced favorable results about the drug 28% of the time (USA Today, May 25, 2006, p. A1).

Why such a wide discrepancy? Aren't such studies quantitative analyses and thus free from bias? You don't have to be a researcher to answer such easy questions. Could such discrepancies be part of the explanation why some drugs get good test results only to end up being so harmful and later to be removed from the market? What about the independent safety monitoring agencies?

Now on our physicians: Are our physicians who practice modern medicine far more reliable than physicians in alternative medicine?

One may say the answer is both yes and no. It is yes when diagnosing or recognizing health problems. The knowledge and tools that have been developed over centuries in the modern medical field are largely better in diagnosing or recognizing health problems. They are better at finding what the problem is in one's body. That could explain why many alternative medical physicians use many of the tools in the modern medical field.

However, when it comes to treating or curing the health problems the answer is no. A BusinessWeek article based on Dr. David Eddy's findings says, “Even today, with a high-tech health-care system that costs the nation (USA) $2 trillion a year, there is still little or no evidence that many widely used treatments and procedures actually work better than various cheaper alternatives,” (BusinessWeek, May 29, 2006, “Medical Guesswork,” p. 73).

Eddy, a heart surgeon turned mathematician and healthcare economist says, “Go to one doctor, and get one answer. Go to another and get a different one.”

This is partly because physicians may be inclined to treat health problems in relation to their area of medical specialization. This is more pronounced among serious illnesses. “Go to a surgeon, and he'll probably recommend surgery. Go to a radiologist, and the chances are high of getting radiation instead,” (ibid., p. 76).

On this matter, Dr. David E. Wennberg, says “Doctors often assume that they know what a patient wants, leading them to recommend the treatment they know best,” (ibid., p. 76).

What about the placebo effect: that the cure is all in the mind?

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