Daily Bread …
Does our daily bread nourish us? “Give us this day our daily bread”… This much recited phrase, usually said in prayer, has been a part of my consciousness since I was old enough to understand English. When a child hears the words, “ our daily bread ”, naturally their thoughts turn to food. As a small child, bread was and always has been my favorite food. My favorites were crusted, chewy, old fashioned breads like rye, pumpernickel, and sourdough. It was not until I was a youth that the commercial, white, factory made, sponge like excuse for bread came into existence. However, I must admit, even that was tasty on occasion. Bread that is perhaps tasty, but undermining to everyone’s health… Little did I realize that the commercial yeast used in mostly all bread, along with added sugar, was throwing my body out of bacterial balance. This form of yeast is very harmful to your health in that it overwhelms the beneficial bacteria in your intestinal tract and compromises your immune system in many ways. I do not believe that God meant for our daily bread to be harmful, neither physically or spiritually Yeast in our diet is connected to such illnesses as chronic fatigue syndrome, Epstein-Barr virus, psoriasis, asthma, multiple sclerosis, endometriosis, headaches, depression, digestive problems and the list goes on and on. Not only does eating foods containing this yeast affect our health, but eating a diet which produces too much sugar in our system feeds the overgrowth of yeast. Candida albicans, one family of yeast, is so prevalent today, especially since an over-use of antibiotics kills our body’s beneficial bacteria – our body’s natural defense. Drug companies make a fortune selling their temporary fixes but never address the underlying cause since there is no money in it for them. The only effective way to rid your body of yeast and to eliminate health problems is by doing intensive cleanses and modifying your lifestyle with a healthier diet and replacing the good bacteria. Later, when all this had finally dawned on me, I began eating bread with no yeast at all and after many years I became convinced of the health benefits. And yet, I still craved the heartier bread of my childhood…… (to be continued)
