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Why Herbs?

In this age of modern medical miracles, one wonders why anyone would consider using simple herbs for medicinal purposes. "After all", they reason, "what could a simple herb of the field offer that the test tubes of modern medicine cannot?" The answer is..... Life!

Modern medicine is curative. That is, it concerns itself with treating disease after it has developed. As the late Carlton Fredericks once said, "Our present system recognizes disease only when it has reached crisis proportions. This is tantamount to saying that a fire is only a fire when it has burst through the room when, in actuality, it was a fire when the cigarette butt began to smolder in the rug". In recent years, many people have become enlightened about health practices and desirous of preventing the years of poor health and discomfort that seem to come with age. Today's killer diseases are chronic, degenerative conditions such as heart disease and immune disorders like cancer, arthritis, lupus, and AIDS. Modern medicine offers little hope for people with these disorders, so people are looking for alternatives.

We view wholesome, non-poisonous herbs as special resource foods for helping to build and repair the tissues of the body. They are natural sources of vitamins, minerals and other substances which the body uses for repair and maintenance. Modern herbalists recognize that herbs provide elements crucial to sustain proper nourishment so that degeneration does not begin in the body. These elements are missing in the standard American diet and even those who consciously include the health-giving fruits and vegetables in their diet may be lacking in many vitamins and minerals because of the impoverished nature of the soil in which they are grown.

The plain fact is that the human body heals and repairs itself given the proper care and nourishment. High quality herbs, such as Nature's Sunshine Products, play a crucial part in the nourishment, life-giving process. In short, herbs, nature's complete foods, improve the quality of health and life, without the harmful side effects and high cost of modern health care. These natural substances do not build up residual effects with continued use and have no toxic side effects.

The lives of men, women and children have been blessed for generations because of the many wonders of nature's herbs. We invite you to join us in rediscovering their benefits!