| Herb: | | | | class. |
| Josh has epilepsy and started to look for herbal | | | | At the end of that first day of class I had |
| cures because the results of his medication were | | | | decided that I had already completed all of the |
| not great. He started by taking things out of his | | | | graduation requirements and I wanted to just |
| diet as he learned more about a healthy lifestyle. | | | | take it easy for my last semester. So when class |
| Tell us, Josh, what are some things that you took | | | | was over I stopped for a moment at his desk |
| out of your diet besides heavy metals and sugar? | | | | and said, "Oh, by the way, you said we needed |
| Also tell us what you added to your diet to help. | | | | to learn how to choose our battles and I decided |
| Josh: | | | | that chemistry class is a battle I am not going to |
| I started by removing sugar but on top of | | | | choose; don't take it personally." |
| lowering my intake of sugar, I took care to make | | | | Herb: |
| sure I didn't take in certain metals; like copper or | | | | HA!! That's great! I would have liked to see the |
| aluminum. Aluminum seems to be all over the | | | | look on his face. I bet he totally wasn't expecting |
| place. Aluminum foil, aluminum pots and pans, | | | | his words to be taken and applied in that way. |
| aluminum cans that store so many foods. It is a | | | | Josh: |
| very soft metal so it can easily disperse itself into | | | | You're sure right Herb! His response was |
| the foods it is around. Many people have allergies | | | | something like, "But... uuhh... uuhh... but... but... I was |
| to aluminum and it seems that people with nerve | | | | reffering to... uuhh... uhh..." Overall though, out of |
| problems have sensitivity to it. | | | | every other 16 week class that I took at that |
| Herb: | | | | school; that one day of chemistry has taught me |
| That seems to be a hefty chore, trying to get rid | | | | a lesson about life that has been more valuable to |
| of aluminum. It really does seem to be | | | | me than the combination of all the other classes |
| everywhere. Is it really worth all that trouble? | | | | put together. I don't even remember anything |
| Josh: | | | | else that I learned from any other class during |
| To be real about it, I stopped cooking with | | | | that entire semester; but I will always remember |
| aluminum foil and aluminum pots and pans; but I | | | | that survival in life is dependent upon the ability to |
| did not stop drinking out of aluminum cans. | | | | properly choose your battles. |
| When I was in high school I had a great chemistry | | | | When it gets down to it, you will need to choose |
| teacher; for about one day! In class he presented | | | | which changes to make in your lifestyle and which |
| the syllabus for the semester and explained how | | | | ones are not worth the energy. That is why |
| we would gain points for the overall final grade. I | | | | herbal supplements are a huge blessing. They are |
| was overwhelmed by how much there was to do | | | | not a scam like many people warn. They actually |
| and he explained that it would be impossible to do | | | | can help you with a few of the problems that |
| ALL of it and that it was intended to teach a | | | | you just don't have the time to battle with. Most |
| valuable life lesson. He said, "everyone must learn | | | | people say that it is not possible to remove |
| how to choose their battles." He was referring to | | | | metals from your body once they are in there, |
| the choice of which assignments we wanted to | | | | but my experience is that some herbal |
| put our energy into throughout the course of the | | | | supplements actually can help clean them out. |