5. Accident Prevention: The Life Science Way
First aid can help you when an accident or injury occurs, just as fasting can help when the body starts a disease or illness process. But wouldn’t it be nice if we didn’t get sick or never become injured?
If you follow a sensible program of exercise, diet, and other health-building practices, then you will have the best health insurance you can buy. But what about accident insurance? Will the Life Science health regimen prevent us from becoming injured or having accidents?
The answer is YES.
It is a fact. A healthy person has fewer accidents and suffers less injuries than the average individual. Maybe you know someone who is “accident prone” or who always seems to be injuring him or herself. On the other hand, you may know someone (perhaps even yourself) who rarely suffers misfortune or injury.
The majority of all accidents and injuries occur because of an error in judgment. In other words, faulty or unclear thinking leads to accidents. A healthy person can think more clearly, make more correct decisions, precise movements, and avoid many of the minor injuries and accidents that happen to most people.
Most injuries and accidents are self-invited, either consciously or unconsciously. They occur because we are not “on top of things” or when we are not at our best. Haven’t you noticed that many accidents happen when we are under stress or have been engaging in negative lifestyle patterns?
When you become more healthy, you take charge of your life on all levels. You become more capable and more in control. You don’t become “off-centered” or “spaced out.” A healthy body seeks to preserve its health. A sick or diseased body is an intoxicated body. It often hurts onward to self-destruction through negative thought patterns, imprecise actions, poor health habits, and, yes,
through accidental injuries.
If you cannot quite believe the truth that healthy people have fewer accidents, then you should at least understand that a healthy body can recover more quickly when an injury does occur.
Melvin Kimmel, a Natural Hygienist, had this to say about staying healthy and injuries in an issue of Dr. Shelton’s Hygienic Review: “The best safeguard for emergency situations is to stay healthy.
Keeping the cells of our body in optimum condition by following the raw food diet, sensible exercise, and so forth can not only save lives, but can minimize accidental injuries.” When the body is injured, a healthy person can recover quickly and without the complications that often send others running to the physician.”
Accident prevention should be a major concern of every health-seeker. Besides staying healthy, what else can be done to minimize the risk of injuries and accidents? First, do not take unnecessary risks.
Severe injuries often result from such activities and sports as skiing, sky diving, motorcycle riding, etc. Wouldn’t it seem intelligent to avoid those sports and activities that have a high-risk factor? This does not mean that we should be afraid to be active or to exercise. It simply means that when we have a choice, we should choose those activities that have a proven history of fewer injury-related incidents. There is no need to expose yourself to unnecessary risks and potential injuries. A person concerned about health will choose jobs, hobbies, activities, and sports that do not have a high-risk factor or past history of frequent accidents.
Another benefit of healthful living is that you will be relatively immune to accidents and injuries that are alcohol or drug related. Over 50% of all traffic accidents, for example, involve alcohol. Alertness can protect you somewhat from a drunk driver. You can spot and avoid erratic drivers.
If we avoid alcohol and all drugs, both legal and illegal, then we can maintain a clarity of judgment and precise actions that will not subject us to injuries.
First aid is fine after the accident or injury. But as with disease and illness, wouldn’t it be nicer if we did not have accidents in the first place?