Joseph Smith and Natural Foods

In a world that survives primarily on processed foods high in artificial ingredients, it's no wonder that our health continues to worsen as the years go by. Despite the urging of nutritionists and health-care providers to eat fresh natural foods, the abundance of fast, unhealthy cuisine beckons us and makes healthy eating all the more difficult.

As members of the Church, we are advised to live a healthy life as outlined in the Word of Wisdom. Besides the well-known "no tobacco, tea, or alcohol" guidelines, we are also counseled to be careful with the foods that we put in our bodies.¬+

The Prophet Joseph Smith received this revelation himself. He chose to follow the instructions in the Word of Wisdom by eating natural. healthy food, even without the knowledge we have today of how good and health relate to one another. By researching the few records we have of what the early Church members ate