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ON PERSUADING
PEOPLE TO BE MORE HEALTHY We've all heard that "you
can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink." You might,
however, be able to make the horse WANT to drink. While most people need a
jump-start, a strongly motivated person will do all they can to improve their health without you, me, or any doctor telling them
to. The very sick person may work harder to heal than
almost anyone, and desperate people are often the most motivated of all. Such people need plenty of practical
information, but almost no persuasion. From what I've seen, it is your own family members that may
need a boost the most, and accept it the least. In a hurry? Peeved
because your relations, who should know better, don't listen to your healthy advice? Don't feel bad: surgeon
James Lind published his citrus-fruit cure of scurvy 1753. It was not
until 1795 that the British Royal Navy mandated the treatment. Believe
it or not, it was not until 1865 that the British merchant navy
began to require a daily lemon or lime juice ration! During the
intervening 112 years, countless thousands of sailors died
unnecessarily. Nah, they thought, nutrition can't possibly be the cure
for a REAL disease! Sound familiar? Perhaps the best way I
have found to deal with this is to take the “buffet approach.”
Put the information in front of a family member, and then shut up. Let them
take all, some or none, as they will. My grandmother had a
handle on this many years ago. “Do as you like,” she said. “You
will anyway.” Copyright 2008, 2004 and
prior years by Andrew W. Saul. Andrew Saul is the author
of the books FIRE YOUR DOCTOR! How to be
Independently Healthy (reader reviews at http://www.doctoryourself.com/review.html
) and DOCTOR YOURSELF: Natural Healing that Works. (reviewed at http://www.doctoryourself.com/saulbooks.html
) For ordering information, Click Here .
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