There is some truth in this article, but it is way too facile. A person can do so much to take care of their health, but there are so many circumstances that are completely out of the hands of the individual: unavoidable genetic diseases, stress overload from living in a warzone or from chronic domestic abuse, diseases that are triggered by accidents, malnourishment as a result of pervasive soil deplenishment, electrosensitivity to pervasive technology, etc, etc, etc. I agree that the medical profession can be problematic, but it can also save lives. We have to use our common sense. All the gedolim of our generation went to doctors when they were sick. And no gadol of our generation would tell a person not to seek out appropriate medical treatment. A person should do their best to take care of their health, seek appropriate medical attention as necessary, and most importantly pray to Hashem, and say the asher yatzar bracha with a lot of intention. (The latter is from Rav Kanievsky shlita, from the Steipler.) Unfortunately, there is a lot of bad advice on the Breslev site with respect to health. I truly hope that no-one actually heeds it.
2. Elisheva
7/13/2015
There is some truth in this article, but it is way too facile. A person can do so much to take care of their health, but there are so many circumstances that are completely out of the hands of the individual: unavoidable genetic diseases, stress overload from living in a warzone or from chronic domestic abuse, diseases that are triggered by accidents, malnourishment as a result of pervasive soil deplenishment, electrosensitivity to pervasive technology, etc, etc, etc. I agree that the medical profession can be problematic, but it can also save lives. We have to use our common sense. All the gedolim of our generation went to doctors when they were sick. And no gadol of our generation would tell a person not to seek out appropriate medical treatment. A person should do their best to take care of their health, seek appropriate medical attention as necessary, and most importantly pray to Hashem, and say the asher yatzar bracha with a lot of intention. (The latter is from Rav Kanievsky shlita, from the Steipler.) Unfortunately, there is a lot of bad advice on the Breslev site with respect to health. I truly hope that no-one actually heeds it.
7/13/2015
Shallow article
There is some truth in this article, but it is way too facile. A person can do so much to take care of their health, but there are so many circumstances that are completely out of the hands of the individual: unavoidable genetic diseases, stress overload from living in a warzone or from chronic domestic abuse, diseases that are triggered by accidents, malnourishment as a result of pervasive soil deplenishment, electrosensitivity to pervasive technology, etc, etc, etc. I agree that the medical profession can be problematic, but it can also save lives. We have to use our common sense. All the gedolim of our generation went to doctors when they were sick. And no gadol of our generation would tell a person not to seek out appropriate medical treatment. A person should do their best to take care of their health, seek appropriate medical attention as necessary, and most importantly pray to Hashem, and say the asher yatzar bracha with a lot of intention. (The latter is from Rav Kanievsky shlita, from the Steipler.) Unfortunately, there is a lot of bad advice on the Breslev site with respect to health. I truly hope that no-one actually heeds it.
7/13/2015
There is some truth in this article, but it is way too facile. A person can do so much to take care of their health, but there are so many circumstances that are completely out of the hands of the individual: unavoidable genetic diseases, stress overload from living in a warzone or from chronic domestic abuse, diseases that are triggered by accidents, malnourishment as a result of pervasive soil deplenishment, electrosensitivity to pervasive technology, etc, etc, etc. I agree that the medical profession can be problematic, but it can also save lives. We have to use our common sense. All the gedolim of our generation went to doctors when they were sick. And no gadol of our generation would tell a person not to seek out appropriate medical treatment. A person should do their best to take care of their health, seek appropriate medical attention as necessary, and most importantly pray to Hashem, and say the asher yatzar bracha with a lot of intention. (The latter is from Rav Kanievsky shlita, from the Steipler.) Unfortunately, there is a lot of bad advice on the Breslev site with respect to health. I truly hope that no-one actually heeds it.