Polarity Diet

for each person. Rules do not apply equally to all ages nor times, to the same person, nor to every temperament and individual. Mere chemistry does not take into account each person's ability to digest and assimilate foods. That is an individual problem which can easily be proved by every one who is interested enough in his or her well-being to observe what agrees best at what time of day and in what quantities. It is simple but it needs close attention and some unbiased observation which every person should give himself in order to remain well under the stress of work.

There are some foods which contain the three essential essences of life which act as catalysts in the blood stream. These three are the sour, bitter and salty essences in the circulation; the Mercury, Sulphur and Salt elements mentioned by Paracelsus.^[1]

The airy or sour element promotes oxidation. The fiery or bitter element acts as a tonic and stimulant. The watery principle [water element],^[2] as the saltiness of the sea, is the matrix of all structures. In sacred writings it is stated that all physical creation proceeded out of water (even as the foetus [fetus] floats in the embryonic fluid.) This fine essence of Nature builds new tissues and controls the secretion of all membranes and the skin. It gives structural strength to the body and mildness to the mental temperament, the emotional nature of which is forgiveness.

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¹ Paracelsus, born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (1493-1541), a German-Swiss doctor, alchemist, botanist, astrologist and occultist.
² This is actually a reference to Water as an element, not the "watery principle" which is now more commonly referred to as "Yin". See The Three Principles and Five Elements for more information.