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Best of all, however, is the effect that bear’s garlic has on hardening of the arteries. In this respect it can considerably lengthen the lives of older people. Bear’s garlic juice or bear’s garlic tonic can help prevent a stroke, and if a person has already suffered a stroke, this simple plant can restore him to health better than some of the most expensive proprietary medicines. Elderly people who have high blood pressure and are in danger of a stroke can ward it off with four plant remedies: bear’s garlic (Allium ursinum), mistletoe (Viscum album), hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha) and Arnica (Arnica montana). So why risk falling victim to paralysis when simple natural remedies exist that will prevent a stroke and at the same time strengthen the heart and the vascular system, giving new life to the body?

To benefit fully from bear’s garlic it may be eaten fresh and uncooked as a salad or mixed with other vegetables. Steamed with a little oil, it is similar to spinach and, although not as beneficial as when eaten raw, it is still better than ordinary vegetables.

Taken as a wine or tonic, or an extract in the form of drops, it has also proved invaluable. If you do not wish to go to the bother of gathering the leaves yourself to use as a vegetable, you can take advantage of the fresh plant extract, in which all the goodness of the plant is preserved.

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The bones of the feet are of a very simple design, but the structure and arrangement of the muscles is a technical masterpiece. The muscles are designed for walking on uneven ground, that is, natural ground. If they are not exercised they degenerate and the shape of the foot will change. The foot will lose its efficiency and especially the long muscles, the long flexors of the toes, will become slack. Changes in the natural structure of the feet will lead to deformities such as flat feet, splay feet, club feet, and whatever other names they are known by.

It was for a good reason that Priessnitz, Sebastian Kneipp, Rickli and other nature cure teachers recommended again and again that we walk barefoot as much as possible, particularly in the summer. It is good to walk on dew-wet grass early in the morning. This is refreshing and strengthens the foot muscles, while walking on uneven natural ground provides the feet with an invigorating massage. However, there are many other ways in which we can care for our feet. These are the subject of the following sections.

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A few rules for care of the teeth might be useful to everyone. First of all, the teeth should be cleaned every day with a good and simple cleansing agent. It can be a toothpaste that does not contain any strong chemicals, for example Rosemary Toothpaste, or it can be ashes or some other natural material. Every small sign of decay should be given immediate attention so that you will be spared the problem of dead teeth. Small defects when neglected may result in having to kill the nerve, and years ago that was often the practice.

A tooth without a nerve is a dead tooth and, in a manner of speaking, becomes a foreign body in the mouth. Such a tooth must be watched carefully, for it may precipitate the formation of granulomas, ideal nesting grounds for germs. A little thing like that can endanger a person’s general health because the bacteria and metabolic toxins discharged into the bloodstream can cause various ailments, although the teeth themselves may not be painful at all. Nothing seems to be wrong with the teeth, yet the person may suffer from rheumatic fever and does not know why.

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The tobacco industry has all the power and money to prepare and mount an effective campaign to play down the warning sounded worldwide against smoking, especially the smoking of cigarettes. It sets out to silence all knowledge concerning the fact that smoking causes cancer. What is more, it is just possible that the tobacco industry may be successful in finding some scientists, well-known chemists and medical professors who will endeavour to prove the contrary. However, even though the American Medical Association might accept another ten million dollars from the tobacco industry – as it has happened before, to our disbelief – the damage to health is there for all to see. Much can be bought with money, but not necessarily good health.

Of course, there are other causes of cancer of the lips, tongue, larynx, bronchials and lungs, but this fact does not mean that smoking is less of a cause of cancer, or, more accurately, an irritation and causative factor. It is not the nicotine, which affects the coronary vessels, that is to blame for smokers’ cancer, but the tar, or phenol to be more specific. This chemical irritant is able to make the cells degenerate, leading to cancer. It is true that not every smoker becomes a victim of cancer. The chemical cell irritation caused by the tar is not enough, as a sole cause, to trigger cancer. As stated earlier, a predisposition to the disease is necessary. Not every smoker can be sure whether he has this predisposition or not. But he can be quite certain of it if his parents suffered from cancer or arthritis.

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Of course this has nothing to do with tomatoes! In fact, there are hundreds of cancer patients who have never eaten tomatoes in their life. If tomatoes were responsible for the disease, we should find the greatest incidence of cancer in the area around Naples, in Southern Italy, for instance, where people consume immense quantities of them. Yet I have come across few cases of cancer in this district and, indeed, mortality from this disease is extremely low there because great emphasis is put on fruit, vegetables and pasta, with very little protein other than fish being eaten. No doubt, the diet is a contributory factor to the low incidence of cancer in this area, despite their appetite for tomatoes.

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