Life depends on several factors - one of them is food. All growth, repair of tissues and vital functions are the result of the process of nutrition. Animals that consume such foods exclusively become progressively deformed and infertile with each generation. Herbs must be considered as poisons rather than food because their consumption is followed by physiological changes similar to changes which follow administration of the drugs which they contain. If this were true, eating a mixed diet, as many do, would prevent most of the ills of humankind.
Food is material for use by the body.
The consumption of a particular food or foods cannot nullify the necessity of abandoning poor foods and removing the other causes of disease, such as cigarette smoking, insufficient sleep and lack of exercise. Usually, the avoidance of specific foods is more important than the eating of specific foods . To use diet therapeutically leads to trouble. Unfortunately, this therapy only made the situation worse, because the aim had been to reduce symptoms. Now, it has been proved that a lack of coarse foods causes diverticulosis.