the movement and its healthy lifestyle

Doalnara DGNB Movement

Doalnara’s theory and study-research method for Global Environmental Restoration is very clear and simple. This is because it can be compressed into the DGNB Movement. Doalnara’s DGNB Movement is to “Do Good, Not Bad”. In other words, whatever is good for the land must be done, and which is bad for the land must not be done. Whatever is good for the body must also be done, and that which is bad for the body must also not be done. And whatever is good for mental health must be done, and which is bad must not be done.

Doalnara and Healthy Dietary Lifestyle

          The movement of restoring the diseased body is taken as a very important subject. In Doalnara village, where everyone strives for a “Healthy Society without Diseases”, 3 aspects are followed. The DGNB Movements is the core theory.

          The first aspect is based on what man eats. It is very simple. Put good things in your bodies and keep bad things out. Whether it is cigarettes, alcohol, or narcotics, whatever is bad must not be put inside your bodies. Only a healthy vegetarian diet that is good for the body must be eaten. If the people would just follow the vegetarian diet, half of their diseases would disappear, and the average human life span will surely be extended. However, not all vegetarian diets are the same. Obviously, it’s bad to put poisonous things inside the body. That is why DOalnara Village produce, process, eat, and sell agricultural products without using any herbicides, chemical fertilizers or agricultural chemicals. They coincide to their slogan which is “If it isn’t harm-free, then we don’t produce, process, eat, or sell it”. Doalnara members cook delicious foods without using any artificial flavoring or seasoning. Though they are on a vegetarian diet, they maintain a sufficient balanced nutrition through eating beans and nuts. Consequently, everyone who visits Doalnara village always compliments that there are no obese people in the place.

          Doalnara held “Fresh Cook Competition”, and they invite the people’s interest in developing healthy delicious cooking that even non-vegetarians can enjoy. Last year’s winter, Doalnara Hannong (Korea) members held a Fresh Cook Competition at Uljin Regional Branch and had presented self-created vegetarian dishes. 130 different kinds of vegetarian dishes have been made.

          The second aspect is based on the health laws kept by the people of Doalnara. The following laws are drinking water, sleeping, mountain-climbing, working, and eating rules. By keeping these health laws in your daily lives, not only are your diseases healed, but diseases are prevented as well.

          The third aspect is leaning towards natural healing methods in curing diseases. Doalnara opposes the administration of antibiotics. The villagers always keep charcoal handy for emergency purposes. Charcoal can be taken orally and applied externally. Charcoal is not only eaten, but can also be made into toothpaste, soap, pillow, cushion, mat, deodorizer, water purifier, and charcoal potpourri. The villagers also used charcoal in farming, for manure compost fermentation. Charcoal can also be added to livestock feed and used for medicinal purposes to cure animal sickness.

          Majority of Doalnara people have a very clean medical insurance record because they rarely visit the hospital aside from accidents and other medical purposes.