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Perfect Health: The Natural WayBy Mary-Ann ShearerSummarized with permission of Benbella Books. All rights reserved.
Mary-Ann Shearer first became interested in nutrition in her late teens. When she looked at animals in the wild and compared them with domesticated animals, she realized that diet and lifestyle play a major role in attaining health and well-being. She had never heard of an over-weight buck or deer suffering from gout, ear infections, or osteoporosis, but with domesticated cats or dogs she found it to be a common occurrence.
She took vitamins after meals: calcium for healthy bones, vitamin A for skin and eyes, vitamin B complex for pre-menstrual tension, hair and nails, vitamin C for colds and flu, plus many more. She ate vegetables with unpolished rice and fish, chicken, or red meat limited to two or three times a week—a very balanced diet according to most dietitians. Despite her rigorous "health" regime, she was far from well. As a child she coped with the normal childhood ailments. The only problem she seemed repeatedly to have were fever blisters that kept appearing with regularity. She has since discovered that whenever she eats anything containing eggs, this reaction is triggered. The first health problem she encountered in adulthood was recurring indigestion. Then she developed severe dermatitis, inflammation of the skin, between her fingers and on her palms. At this stage she thought she had merely inherited the problem from her mother—who suffered from dermatitis, as well—and followed the same route she did—to the doctor. After taking one look at her hands he prescribed the same cream that her mother used, which did the same as it had for her—absolutely nothing. After three or four years of battling and hiding her hands from view, a third health problem manifested itself. She began sneezing continually accompanied by a constant runny nose. Even after medical treatment, her problem was so severe that she couldn't sleep at night. She then became pregnant with her third daughter. She was concerned about the possible effects that all the medication she was taking would have on her unborn child. She decided to visit a naturopath, a practitioner who emphasizes a holistic approach to healing. She was very impressed. She spent nearly an hour asking her about her circumstances. She declared her constitution to be very sensitive. She was advised to stop eating the foods of the deadly nightshade family and to take a series of powders. She followed all the instructions exactly and found no improvement. She was then instructed to cut out pineapples and bananas, but this still left her sneezing, scratching her hands and very disillusioned. Next was a naturopath who gave her a box full of vitamins.
She actually seemed to get worse. Then one Sunday her husband, Mark came across a book review on Food Combining for Health, by Doris Grant and Jean Joice, a book for those who suffered from allergies of any description. This time there were no drugs, powders, or pills and she could eat all the foods she was instructed to cut out from her diet. All she had to ensure was that she did not eat complex carbohydrates with concentrated protein. When her daughters started to have health problems, she began intensive research and became convinced that dairy products were the problem. She persisted with food-combining and eliminated all dairy products from their diet. Everyone in the house began to breathe properly. Melissa had always slept with an open mouth (adenoid problems); Marie-Claire had suffered from allergic rhinitis (runny nose); Meredith had suffered from ear infections and congestion. But now the respiratory complaints they had accepted as part of their lives were gone. She has tested the family on numerous occasions since. For two or three days she would introduce a small bit of cheese, milk, or even yogurt, and the results were immediate mucus-related problems. She found the best way to clear this up was not with antibiotics, but through a high-fruit diet, plenty of fresh vegetables, and absolutely no dairy products. She learned an important lesson during her years of health experimentation and research, "The body heals itself if you let it." Her family has not had any health problems for twenty years now (since 1986). They have not taken any medication at all since they have changed the way they eat. Mary-Ann Shearer has provided practical information on how to get started on the road to perfect health the natural way.
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