Rule #4 in Dr. Ritchason’s Golden Rules of Health
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Well, I’m sorry, everyone – I was so into the later rules, I missed the 4th Golden Rule: “Have moderation in all things.” Don’t go nuts, in other words. So self-explanatory, but so true. Many times clients come to me and want desperately to be put on a severe regimen for getting well; they want a hard-core cleansing program that is very stressful on the body. This is the “heroic” mode of healing. My message to them is to be gentle on your body – feed the body the nutrition it requires (and I help people sort through all the choices and help them make the one best for them at the time). When the body is strong enough, it will undergo cleansing in its own time – generally called a “healing crisis.” So have moderation in natural healing. And every so often, if you need to “cheat” on the diet – that’s OK, too. A healthy body can handle it.
