Tao of Forgotten Foods
HERBS -THE FORGOTTEN FOOD
If you are VEGETARIAN – YOU MUST TAKE HERBS
IF you have SEX daily – YOU MUST TAKE HERBS
The food we buy in the supermarket is the weakest food available. The
selection there is very limited if one considers the varieties of food actually
available in the world. God created leaves, branches, trunks, and roots for
our consumption, but they were completely overlooked by most people.
Called “forgotten foods” by Taoists, herbs were forgotten because they
were eliminated from our ancestors’ diets through a process of selection
which, over the course of thousands of years, rejected foods that were
unappealing to the eyes, nose, or mouth. When man learned to cultivate his
own food, he naturally chose to cultivate only those foods that appealed to
his senses. As the saying goes, we are what we eat. If we eat stronger foods,
we become stronger ourselves. If we eat better foods, our health improves.
But, if we eat weak foods, we become more vulnerable to diseases. When
we compare a magnolia tree to a bunch of celery, we will see that the tree is
much stronger than the little clump of celery. Investigating further, we will
find that the tree is of greater medicinal value than the celery. In fact, the
various properties of the magnolia tree build up the stomach tissues and
strengthen the female sexual organs. Ginseng is another example of a
strong food. It grows in cold and harsh mountainous regions, yet it can
survive for more than a thousand years. Imagine what such great vitality
could do for your body. (Please use discretion when ingesting ginseng. It
must be balanced with other herbs, since it produces strong side-effects as
well as benefits.) In sharp contrast, a carrot grows only in temperate
climates and its lifespan is about three months. If you do not unearth it
within three months, it will decay and disappear. Herbs give everlasting
strength, whereas regular foods give only temporary strength.
The foods we commonly eat and love are also eaten and loved by the
germs in our bodies. They utilize this food (organic or junk) to maintain
their lives just as we do. Fortunately, herbs do not nourish germs and
human beings equally. Human beings, exercising their will power, are able
to ingest sometimes distasteful herbs. Germs, not being blessed with will
power, are simply repelled by herbs. When human blood is permeated with
herbal nutrients, the germs in the body will starve to death, and the human
body will be naturally cleansed and purified. The cleansing and purifying
qualities that allow herbs to last for years without rotting are the greatest
benefits to be gained from herbal diets.
Herbs have many properties that modem science has yet to discover. The
Academy of Sciences currently estimates that there are approximately one
million plant varieties in the world. As yet, only an insignificant portion
has been examined by modem means of analysis.