Food quotes from Baha'i scripture

I wouldn't be so arrogant as to suggest that the teachings of the Baha'i Faith exist just to support my personal dietary and health plans. I am, however, a practicing Baha'i and I took some inspiration from these quotes (which were shared with me by my mom... thanks, mom!):

Treat disease through diet, by preference, refraining from the use of drugs; and if you find what is required in a single herb, do not resort to a compounded medicament. . .  (Bahá’u'lláh, Bahá’u'lláh and the New Era, p. 106, in Health and Healing, p. 3). 

At whatever time highly-skilled physicians shall have developed the healing of illnesses by means of foods, and shall make provision for simple foods, and shall prohibit humankind from living as slaves to their lustful appetites, it is certain that the incidence of chronic and diversified illnesses will abate, and the general health of all mankind will be much improved.  This is destined to come about. (‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of  ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 156).

The Báb hath said that the people of Bahá must develop the science of medicine to such a high degree that they will heal illnesses by means of foods.  The basic reason for this is that if, in some component substance of the human body, an imbalance should occur, altering its correct, relative proportion to the whole, this fact will inevitably result in the onset of disease.  If, for example, the starch component should be unduly augmented, or the sugar component decreased, an illness will take control.  It is the function of a skilled physician to determine which constituent of his patient’s body hath suffered diminution, which hath been augmented.  Once he hath discovered this, he must prescribe a food containing the diminished element in considerable amounts, to re-establish the bodys essential equilibrium.  The patient, once his constitution is again in balance, will be rid of his disease. (‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of  ‘Abdu’l-Bahá,  p. 154). 

It is therefore, evident that it is possible to cure by foods, aliments and fruits; but as today the science of medicine is imperfect, this fact is not yet fully grasped.  When the science of medicine reaches perfection, treatment will be given by foods, aliments, fragrant fruits and vegetables, and by various waters, hot and cold in temperature. (‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 259).

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