Pesticides have been used by commercial farmers for many years, to protect crops from weeds, disease and insects. The use of pesticides increases crop yields. Proponents of pesticide use estimate that 30–70% of crops would be lost without the use of pest control...

“In health and in sickness, pure water is one of Heaven’s choicest blessings. Its proper use promotes health. It is the beverage which God provided to quench the thirst of animals and man. Drunk freely, it helps to supply the necessities of the system, and assists...

Food processing developed and grew as the technological knowledge in combining ingredients into a ready-to-eat food product increased. The food processing industry met the growing demand by consumers for these types of foods. Whether or not the food product was...

With last month’s article, we learned about food preservation and food processing. Its initial aim was to provide healthy, safe food, all year round, at a cost that was affordable for most people. However, we also learned that food processing methods have their...

“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” Genesis 1:29. “Thou shalt eat the herb of the field.” Genesis 3:18...

As we read at the end of last month’s article, Hippocrates, the father of medicine, said, “Let food be thy medicine, let medicine be thy food.” Long before the modern discovery of penicillin, certain foods and herbs helped guard against infection and disease on a...

At the end of last month’s article, we learned that natural prevention and healing methods for bacterial infections have always existed and continue to be used. Long before “modern medicine”, different herbs, foods, and natural treatments were used to prevent and...

As we learned last month, bacterial infections, which killed millions of people throughout history, can now be treated by a class of medication called antibiotics, derived from the natural world, and discovered just 80 years ago. But, we also learned that many...

“The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.” Deuteronomy 28:22 Microbes are organisms too...

Vitamins are essential nutrients for our bodies, which our bodies do not produce, and we need to obtain them either from our diet or from the sun (Vitamin D). When we consider all the benefits of the different types of vitamins, how many of us know the function of...