Better Sight Without Glasses

The general consensus of most nature cure therapists is that the root of all illness lies in the digestive system. Even the ancient yogis were most concerned with the well-being of this particular body function. Their main contention being that the stomach was the engine, which drove the body and the head or brain being the driver or controller. They felt that if the stomach was not in good order then none of the other body parts could be expected to be healthy EITHER.

Although this book is devoted to the ways and means of having better sight the author slowly but surety brings us back to the universal truth that bodily conditioning plays the greatest part in keeping all bodily functions healthy. Both our (bet and our way of living have to be taken into consideration before we may even attempt to heal the injustices that we have done to ourbody. It is unfortunate that these natural methods have received only lukewarm response in medical circles and the common man is still faced with the bleak future of expensive and sometimes very unnecessary drugs. Obviously we have to admit that in cases of serious and damaging afflictions consultation with qualified and experienced opticians cannot be ignored, but it would be more comforting if a more natural approach were adopted at the outset rather than expensive courses of drugs and medicines, which could produce other more dam-aging effects later on.

The author introduces us to the subject of re-pairing our eyesight by first citing his own personal experiences as a child when it had been assured that he was doomed to total blindness. The spectacles that were changed every so often to accommodate his gradually failing sight finally encouraged him to look for a new way to cure his affliction. This led him to nature cure regimens, which put him on the path of gaining renewed and improved sight. His personal success led him to enquire more into the subject of eye disease. This subject thus forms the foundation of this book.

Quoting several successful cases the author then goes on to tell us of the exercises and diets that we should adopt. These, he tells us, will not only help us to cure ocular defects that we may have developed, but also to condition our bodies in order that we may tone up the whole system and render it almost immune from other diseases that may afflict it. Thus it can be assumed that healthy eyes reflect an overall healthy physique.

With the great advances claimed by medical science many may question his relevance in the present day and age. But before we actually discard the author's suggestions we should very carefully reflect over the actual benefits that the modern medical sciences offer us. We should consider whether the short-term benefits are really what we are looking for. Often ignorance of the true facts leads us to take what appears to be the easiest and quickest path. Unfortunately this often leaves us with more major problems at a later stage, which require further treatment.

Unfortunately, in the developing countries financial constraints propel people towards a quick solution to their maladies and they arenot prepared to spend time to allow natural therapies to take their course. However, if one realizes that often these so called instantaneous cures lead to more complicated afflictions later and never address the root causes of our troubles, it should become more obvi-ous that natural treatment is more beneficial and economic in the long run.

The eyes are a gift of nature that should not be neglected or treated lightly. They are something, which once lost are never to return. Spectacles are, as the author says, but a temporary relief, which do alleviate the symptoms but eventually lead us to the weakening of the eyes.

In giving me the pleasure and privilege of writing a Foreword to his new book on natural methods of dealing with visual troubles, Mr. Benjamin has also given me an opportunity to say how widespread is the need for such a system as he advocates.

I have for long been aware of the shortcomings of the Bates System, laudable and beneficial as it may be. Many of my patients have acknowledged failure to benefit by its use, until, under my care, they were enabled to so cleanse the tissues of their bodies that they were eventually able to secure the best results.

Mr. Benjamin states that many cases of eye trouble have been cleared up by means of the testing cure only, and this I can bear out entirely. After a fairly long fast, many of those people who have been in the habit of wearing eyeglasses have either been able to dispensewith them altogether, or have had to have them changed for less strong ones.

The complete system of treatment outlined so ably in this book by Mr. Benjamin, who is a living example of the virtue of his methods, will enable very many people to overcome most difficult and obstinate cases of eye trouble, provided patience and perseverance are devoted to the task.

That such a book as this is wanted, had been evidenced by the widespread interest which arose out of the publication of a series of articles by Mr. Benjamin in Health forAll, and I feel sure that in this, his first book, he will meet with a measure of success usually denied to budding aspirants to fame. In any case, he may be sure that his book will achieve a vast amount of good.

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