The green way to health

Writer: Dr Arien van der Merwe.

Humans and plants have been evolving together for millennia. We know each other: nature connects to every one of our 50 trillion cells. Plants work on a cellular level to repair and balance our own physiology, while alleviating symptoms. Plants therefore have few side effects if used correctly and appropriately. This is the major difference between mainstream and natural medicine.

We sometimes forget that most mainstream medicines originally came from plants. Plants cannot be patented. Therefore, some active ingredients were isolated once technology developed, and these were then patented, while natural herbal remedies were maligned and fell out of favour. Now warnings around the dangers of herbal remedies abound!

However, it is mostly the prescription or OTC (over-the-counter) drugs that are bumped off the cell receptors because our cells recognise and prefer plants. Therefore, the medications accumulate and cause more side effects, and not the herbal remedies. We often forget that our natural state is to be healthy! Once this natural state is restored, health shines through.

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