The Jewish Guide to Natural Nutrition

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Since mamtaining a healthy and sound body is among the ways of G-d — for one cannot understand or have any laiowledge of the Creator, if he is ill — therefore, one must avoid that which harms the body and accustom himself to that which is healthful and helps the body become stronger.
Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Book of Knowledge 4:1

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In Shir ha-Shirim (2:5) Shelomo ha-Melech writes, "Invigorate me with apples." The apple has come to represent a symbol of health in our time as well, as reflected in the popular saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away!"
The Zo/25r figuratively spealcs of the apple as a symbol of health, as follows:
Just as the apple heals all, so the Holy One, blessed be He, heals all. Zohar, AchareiMos
The Rambam, famous for his medical expertise as well as his halachic authority, was a well-known advocate of proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. He writes, "Most illnesses which afflict a man are caused by harmful foods or by his... Tovább

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Since mamtaining a healthy and sound body is among the ways of G-d — for one cannot understand or have any laiowledge of the Creator, if he is ill — therefore, one must avoid that which harms the body and accustom himself to that which is healthful and helps the body become stronger.
Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Book of Knowledge 4:1

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In Shir ha-Shirim (2:5) Shelomo ha-Melech writes, "Invigorate me with apples." The apple has come to represent a symbol of health in our time as well, as reflected in the popular saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away!"
The Zo/25r figuratively spealcs of the apple as a symbol of health, as follows:
Just as the apple heals all, so the Holy One, blessed be He, heals all. Zohar, AchareiMos
The Rambam, famous for his medical expertise as well as his halachic authority, was a well-known advocate of proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. He writes, "Most illnesses which afflict a man are caused by harmful foods or by his filling his belly and overeating, even of healthful foods" (Rambam, Mishnah Torah, Book of Knowledge 4:15).
In this ground-breaking work. The Jewish Guide to Natural Nutrition, Yaakov Levinson, B.A., M.S. (Master of Science in nutrition), internationally known nutritionist and author, has brou^t together the world's best nutritional information and ideas and placed them in a meaningful context for the Torah- observant reader. His unique ability to combine the physical and spiritual elements of nutrition makes this classic work essential reading for every Jewish home. Vissza