 then, which
evolution of his individual
attitudes, thoughts, feelings and well. As one crosses the demarcation
determines whether they have a positive
consciousness, the process becomes self
associations below that level of between negative and positive influence
or negative ef fect on one's life, whether
perpetuating and self-correcting, so that
calibration make a person go weak. into Courage, the well-being of others
they are experienced as opportunity or as
self-improvement becomes a way of life. Attitudes, thoughts, feelings, entities or
becomes increasingly important. By the
stress. This phenomenon can be commonly
historical figures which calibrate higher500 level, the happiness of others
observed among members of twelve-step
Psychological stress is the net ef fect of a
make subjects go strong. This is the
emer ges as the essential motivating force. self-help groups who constantly work at
condition you are resisting or wish to
balance paint between weak and strong
The high 500s are characterized by
overcoming such negative attitudes as
escape, but the condition does not have
attractors, between negative and positive
interest in spiritual awareness for both
self-pity or intolerance. People farther
any power in itself. Nothing has the
influence. oneself and others, and by the 600s the
down on the scale of consciousness may
power to "create" stress. The loud music
good of mankind and the search for
At the levels below 200, the primary
find these same attitudes acceptable andthat raises the blood pressure of one
enlightenment are the primary goals. impetus is survival, although at the very
even righteously defend them. person can be a source of delight to
From 700 to 1,000 life is dedicated to the
bottom of the scale, the zone of
another. A divorce may be traumatic if it
salvation of all of humanity. Throughout history all the world's great
hopelessness and depression, even this
is unwanted or a release into freedom if it
spiritual disciplines have been concerned
motive is lacking. The levels of Fear and
is desired. with techniques to ascend through these
Anger higher are characterized by
levels of consciousness. Most have also
25
26
The Map of Consciousness also casts a
The empathy derived from contemplatinglevels (60) above 200 are constructive
Shamed children are cruel to animals and
new light on the progress of history. A
this Map of Consciousness will hopefully
expressions of power. The decisive level
cruel to each other. The behavior of
most important distinction for the make it a shorter step to joy. The key
to of 200 is the fulcrum that divides the
people whose consciousness is only in
purposes of this study is that between
joy is the unconditional kindness to all
general areas of force and power. the 20s is dangerous. They are prone to
force and true power. W e cats, for
life, including one's own, that we refer to
In describing the emotional correlates of
hallucinations of an accusatory nature, as
example, investigate a historical epoch
as compassion.1 W ithout compassion
the ener gy fields of consciousness, it is
well as paranoia; some become psychotic
such as the end of British colonialism inlittle of any significance is ever
well to remember that they rarely are
or commit bizarre crimes. India. If we calibrate the position of the
accomplished in human endeavor. W e
manifested as pure states in an (61)
Some Shame-based individuals
British Empire at the time, one of self-
may generalize to the greater social
individual. Levels of consciousness are
compensate by perfectionism and rigidity
interest and exploitation, we find that it
context from individual therapies,
always mixed; a person may operate on
and become driven and intolerant. was well below the critical level of 200
wherein the patient cannot be truly cured
one level in a given area of life and on
Notorious examples of this are the moral
on the scale of consciousness. The
or fundamentally healed until he invokes
quite another level in another area. Anextremists who form vigilante groups,
motivation of Mahatma Gandhi the power of compassion both for
himself
individual's overall level of projecting their own unconscious shame
(calibrated at 700) was very near the top
and others. At that point the healed may
consciousness is the sum total ef fect of
onto others whom they then feel justified
of the range of normal human became a healer. these various levels. in righteously attacking. Serial killers
consciousness. Gandhi won in this
have often acted out of sexual moralism
struggle because his position was one of
4. LEVELS OF HUMAN
Ener gy Level 20: Shame
with the justification of punishing "bad"
far greater power. The British Empire
CONSCIOUSNESS
The level of Shame is perilously women. represented force (calibrated at 175), and
MILLIONS OF CALIBRA TIONS overproximate to death, which may be chosen
when for ce meets power, for ce is
Because it pulls down the whole level of
the years of this study have defined a
out of Shame as conscious suicide or
eventually defeated. personality, Shame results in a
range of values accurately corresponding
more subtly elected by failure to take
vulnerability to the other negative
W e may observe how throughout history
to well-recognized sets of attitudes and
steps to prolong life. Death by avoidable
emotions and, therefore, often produces
society has tried to "treat" social emotions, localized by specific attractor
accident is common here. W e all have
false pride, anger and guilt. problems by legislative action, warfare,
ener gy fields, much as electromagnetic
some awareness of the pain of "losing
market manipulation, laws and fields gather iron filings. W e have
face," becoming discredited, a non-Ener gy Level 30: Guilt
prohibitions-all manifestations of force-
adopted the following classification of
person. In Shame we hang our heads and
Guilt, so commonly used in our society
only to see these problems persist or
these ener gy fields to be easily
slink away, wishing we were invisible. to manipulate and punish, manifests itself
recur despite the treatment. Although
comprehensible as well as clinically
Banishment is a traditional in a variety of expressions such as
governments, or individuals, proceeding
accurate. accompaniment of shame, and in the
remorse, self recrimination, masochism,
from positions of force are myopic, to the
It is very important to remember that the
primitive societies from which we all
and the whole gamut of symptoms of
sensitive observer it eventually becomes
calibration figures do not represent anoriginate, banishment is equivalent to
victim-hood. Unconscious guilt results in
obvious that conditions of social conflict
arithmetic but a logarithmic progression. death. psychosomatic disease, accident-
(57) will not disappear until the underlying
Thus, the level 300 is not twice the
Early life experiences such as sexual
proneness and suicidal behaviors. Many
etiology has been exposed and "healed."' amplitude of 150; it is 300 to the tenth
abuse, which lead to Shame, warp the
people struggle with guilt their entire
The dif ference between treating and
power (10-300). An increase of even a
personality for a lifetime unless these
lives, while others desperately attempt
healing is that in the former the context
few points therefore represents a major
issues are resolved by therapy. Shame, as
escape by amorally denying guiltremains the same, whereas in the latter
advance in power; the rate of increase in
Freud determined, produces neurosis. It
altogether. the clinical response is elicited by a
power as we move up the scale is
is destructive to emotional and Guilt-domination results in a
change of context, so as to bring about an
enormous. psychological health and, as a preoccupation with "sin," an unfor giving
absolute removal of the cause of the
The ways the various levels of human
consequence of low self-esteem, makes
emotional attitude frequently exploited
condition rather than mere recovery from
consciousness express themselves are
one prone to the development of physical
by religious demagogues, who use it for
its symptoms. It is one thing to prescribe
profound and far -reaching; their ef fects
illness. The Shame-based personality is
coercion and control. Such "sin-and-an anti-hypertensive medication for high
are both gross and subtle. All levels
shy, withdrawn and introverted. salvation" merchants, obsessed with
blood pressure. It is quite another to
below 200 are destructive of life in both
Shame is used as a tool of cruelty, and its
punishment, are likely either acting out
expand the patient's context of life so that
the individual and society at lar ge; all
victims often become themselves cruel. he stops being angry and repressive. 27
28
The Map of Consciousness also casts a
The empathy derived from contemplating
levels (60) above 200 are constructive
Shamed children are cruel to animals and
new light on the progress of history. A
this Map of Consciousness will hopefully
expressions of power. The decisive level
cru


would ap parently have no effect on another. An enervating
cause —the usual immunization —that would scarcely
produce a reaction at one time in a given subject might
send the same subject to a hospital at another time, or even
be fatal instanter. Active anaphylaxis i s the alibi or apology
of the pro -vaccinators; but it does not change the fact that
vaccines are poisons, even if they are “pure,” regardless of
the iterated and reiterated protests that they are innocent
and harmless. The amount of harm done the army  by vaccination and
re-vaccination will never be known. No words can describe
the harm that immunizing with vaccines and serums has
done and is doing, except wholesale vandalism. The average doctor cannot think, and the others do not
dare to think exc ept conventionally out loud. I do not know
where to place the men of the medical profession who are
capable of thinking, but who refuse to allow reason to
guide them in their thinking in the matter of so -called
immunization. Can class -consciousness or clas s-bigotry
explain. Surely knavishness is unfit. It has been said of me,
because of my stand against the germ theory and
vaccination, that I have “peculiar views;” by some, that I
am “an ignoramus. ” If I am, it is strange that fundamentally
I find my though ts and beliefs running parallel with one of
the greatest thinkers of the nineteenth century — the famous
English philosopher, Herbert Spencer. I was browsing in
my library a few days ago, and picked up “Facts and
Comments. ” I turned to “Vaccination,” and in  it found
more worthwhile, constructive thought, in a short essay of
less than three pages, than can be found in all medical
literature on the same subject. I have decided to quote the
whole essay, and I shall be pleased if others get the mental
kick out o f it that I have enjoyed:

   “When once you interfere with the order of
nature, there is no knowing where the results will
end,” was the remark made in my presence by a
distinguished biologist. There immediately escaped
from him an expression of vexation at his lack of  reticence; for he saw the various uses I might make
of the admission. Jenner and his disciples have assumed that when
the vaccine virus has passed through a patient’s
system he is safe, or comparatively safe, against
smallpox, and that  there the matter ends. I will not
here say anything for or against this assumption. *

   *Except, indeed, by quoting the statement of a well -
known man, Mr. Kegan Paul, the publisher, respecting his
own experience. In his “Memoirs” (pp. 260 -61) he says,
respecting his smallpox when adult: “I had had smallpox
when a child, in spite of vaccination, and had been
vaccinated but a short time before. I am the third of my
own immediate family who have had smallpox twice, and
with whom vaccination has always taken. ”

   I merely propose to show that there the matter
does not end. The interference with the order of
nature has various sequences other than that
counted upon. Some have been made known. A Parliamentary Return issued in 1880 (No. 392)
shows that, com paring the quinquennial periods
1847 -1851 and 1874 -1878, there was in the latter a
diminution in the deaths from all causes of infants
under one year old of 6,600 per million births per
annum; while the mortality caused by eight specified diseases, either directly communicable or
exacerbated by the effects of vaccination, increased
from 20,524 to 41,353 per million births per
annum —more than double. It is clear that far more
were killed by these other diseases than were saved
from smallpox. *

   *This was i n the days of arm -to-arm vaccination, when
medical men were certain that other diseases (syphilis, for
instance) could not be communicated through the vaccine
virus. Anyone who looks into the Transactions of the
Epidemiological Society of some thirty years  ago will kind
that they were suddenly convinced to the contrary by a
dreadful case of wholesale syphilization. In these days of
calf-lymph vaccination, such dangers are excluded; not that
of bovine tuberculosis, however. But I name the fact as
showing wha t amount of faith is to be placed in medical
opinion. To the communication of diseases thus
demonstrated must be added accompanying effects. It is held that the immunity produced by
vaccination implies some change in the components
of the body —a necess ary assumption. But now, if
the substances composing the body, solid or liquid
or both, have been so modified as to leave them no
longer liable to smallpox, is the modification
otherwise inoperative. Will anyone dare to say that it produces no further effe ct than that of shielding
the patient from a particular disease. You cannot
change the constitution in relation to one invading
agent and leave it unchanged in regard to all other
invading agents. What must the change be. There
are cases of unhealthy perso ns in whom a serious
disease, as typhoid fever, is followed by improved
health. But these are not normal cases; if they
were, a healthy person would become more healthy
by having a succession of diseases. (Toxemia
explains this phenomena. —Ed. ) Hence, as a
constitution modified by vaccination is not made
more able to resist perturbing influences in general,
it must be made less able. Heat and cold and wet
and atmospheric changes tend ever to disturb the
balance, as do also various foods, excessive
exertion, mental strain. We have no means of
measuring alterations in resisting power. and hence
they commonly pass unremarked. There are,
however, evidences of a general relative debility. Measles is a severer disease than it used to be, and
deaths from it are very  numerous. Influenza yields
proof. Sixty years ago, when at long intervals an
epidemic occurred, it seized but few, w as not
severe, and left no serious sequelae; now it is
permanently established, affects multitudes in
extreme forms, and often leaves dama ged
constitutions. The disease is the same, but there is
less ability to withstand it. There are other significant facts. It is a familiar
biological truth that the organs of sense and the
teeth arise out of the dermal layer of the embryo. Hence abno rmalities affect all of them; blue -eyed
cats are deaf, and hairless dogs have imperfect
teeth. (“Origin of Species,” Chap. 1. ) The like
holds of constitutional abnormalities caused by
disease. Syphilis in its earlier stages is a skin
disease. When it is in herited, the effects are
malformation of teeth, and in later years iritis
(inflammation of the iris. ) Kindred relations hold
with other skin diseases; instance the fact that
scarlet fever is often accompanied by loosening of
the teeth, and the fact that wi th measles often go
disorders —sometimes temporary, sometimes
permanent —of both eyes and ears. May it not be
thus with another skin disease —that which
vaccination gives. If so, we have an explanation of
the frightful degeneracy of teeth among young
people i n recent times; and we need not wonder at
the prevalence of weak and defective eyes among
them. Be these suggestions true or not, one thing is
certain: The assumption that vaccination changes
the constitution in relation to smallpox, and does
not otherwise  change it, is sheer folly. “When once you interfere with the order of nature, there
is no knowing where the results will end. ”

    Interfering with the order of nature is a vast subject —one
without end; but nature “comes smiling through,” except
when overwhelmed. Health —good health —is a greater
force than bad —than every interference —and can correct
every evil effect that is not fatal, if the influence is
removed. Stimulants, continued over a long period, cause a gradual
deterioration, and finall y, unless the habit is stopped, end
fatally. Toxin is a stimulant and a natural product of
metabolism. When the body is normal, the toxin is removed
as fast as generated; but when any enervating habit is
practiced beyond the power of recuperation, the toxi n
accumulates, and Toxemia is established —which means
that the body has lost its protecting power. Now, if vaccine
or any infection gains entrance into the blood, “there is no
knowing where the effects will end. ”

   Toxemia throws light on this perplexin g point. When an
infection takes place in a person with normal resistance,
creating a vaceinia —a local skin inflammation —and pus -
formation occurs, it usually ends with the healing of the
abcess. If inoculation of smallpox virus is


ist
version is much more dynamic. Van de Velde's "urgent warning against Karezza " was prob
ably responsible in part for the consensus atnong Western sex
ologists that coitus without the tnan's orgastnic ejaculation was
harn1ful to hin1. Masters and Jo hns on disputed this opinion. They
also recognized that tnale org asn1 and tnalc tjaculation n1ay not be
the sante. They not only suggested that a n1an need not tjaculate
t•vt'ry titne. but even introduct'd their own techniqut'to delay
tnale ej�Kulation. Their.. squeeze technique," probably Tantric in
inspi ration. requires the rnan to withdr aw when he tcels his eli
nux is near, and then the won1�u1 to pinch his penis frenulun1
(under the glans ridgt·) with her thun 1b and two tlngers. The best Taoist ntethod ditlcrs fron1 the "squeeze technique "-The Mystic Master of the Grotto, and Masters and Johnson
and perhaps is superior to it-in that it does not require with
drawal, or any effort by the woman, or-if the man wants to be
discreet-even the woman's awareness. The art of male orgasmic
brinkmanship will be described in detail in chapter 16. The mainstream Taoist concept of sexual health may have
gotten support, however tenuous, from a recent experiment con
ducted at the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Nancy Os
trowski and other researchers found that male golden hamsters
allowed to have sex on demand showed a weakening of defensive
"killer cells" in their immune system. As this experiment was
only tentative, it must be augmented by further tests. For now we
can only assume from its findings that since the male hamsters
probably ejaculated every time, the weakening of their immune
system was a result of ejaculation. We might extrapolate further
and apply this to ejaculation in men. It is conceivable that ex
perimen tation on human beings will conclude that while sexual
activities strengthen health in the long run, ejaculation lowers im
munity, at least tem porarily. THE G SPOT
Now that they agree that women do have orgasm, contemporary
sexologists have found themselv es in a controversy about its exact
nature. Freud distinguished clitoral from vaginal orgasm, calling
the former immature and neurotic. Masters and Johnson, like
Kinsey before them, stated that all female orgasms involved the
clitoris directly or indirectly. The debate on clitoral versus vaginal orgasm, started by Freud
and put to an end-for a while-by Masters and Johnson, was re
kindled by sexologists Beverly Whipple and John Perry in 1980,
when they announc ed the findings of their research on the G spot. In the early 1940s, while doing research on birth control, the Ger
man gynecologist Ernst Grafenbcr g claimed to have discovered a
bean -size spot on the front wall of the vagina, about two inches
from the entrance. The wel l-hidden spot was difficult to locate
in self-examination or dur ing mission ary-pos ition intercour se. Grafenberg fi>und this spot extremely sensitive to deep pressure;
when stimu lated, orgasm resulted. Wh ipple and Perry termed
lOt) ANC IENT SE CRE TS FOR MODERN LOVERS
this little erogenous area "Grafenberg spot," or "G spot." Of the
approximately four hundred women volunteers their team exam
ined, all were found to have the G spot. Whipple and Perry announced that stimulation of the G spot
by deep pressure led to a deep "cervical" orgasm in the female,
dissin1ilar to the usual clitoral orgasm, and that during such deep
orgasm rnany women ejaculated a fluid, sometimes abundantly. In the past this ejaculation may have embarrassed some women
because they thought, incorrectly, that it was urine. Whipple and Perry were joined by Alice K. Ladas, a psycholo
gist and sexologist, and her husband, Harold, who had been on a
similar track researching clitoral and vaginal orgasms. The findings
of the four are still controversial today, but they seem to confirm
some older beliefs formerly ignored or rejected by the scientific
community. It will be interesting to see their confirmation by fu
ture research. While the existence of the G spot and its function in relation
to deep vaginal orgasm still have not been accepted by all sexol
ogists, the ancients seem to have made use of the G spot either
through experience or by instinct. The Taoists never described a
specific feature that might be the G spot, but there is evidence they
understood it all the same. The optimum intercourse positions
for intense stimulati on of the G spot, as pointed out by Gr�iten
berg, Whipple and Perry, and other sexologists, are rear entry
and woman's feet on man's shoulders. These two lovemaking
positions happened to be an1ong the most popular in China for
centuries. When one considers a n1ajor goal of the Art of the
Bedchamber, to excite and please won1en sexually, an empirical
knowledge of the G spot seen 1s con finned. Mast ers and Johnson, perhaps the n1ost renowned atnong
rnodern sexologists, exploded n1any sexualrnyths long held in the
Western world. They clain1ed, tor ex�unplc. that the size of a nun's
pt·nis has noth ing to do with his sexual satisfaction or that of his
partner� that the n1alc-on-top, face-to-t:Ke position in intercourse
is not necessa rily the n1ost natural and satisfying; that sexual ab
stinence for long periods tnay not be benefic ial� and that older
peopk can continue sexual activity wdl into their eighties and
nineties. Mast ers and Johnson's successful treatn1ent for st·xually
dysfunctioning couples, instead of hunting tor Freudian ghosts 13
Recapture the Spring
Exercises /or Sexual Vt"gor
THRO UGHOUT THE CENTU RIES the Taoist Chinese have discreetly
but avidly sought for the magic to enhance their sexuality. Among
their efforts arc a variety of therapeutic mind-body exercises to
invigorate then1 sexually. Erotic exercises and therapy, as noted
before, are known as lwi-clllm, or "recapture the spring." (In classi
cal Chinese, as has been n1cntioncd, the word tor "spring " not
only denotes the season, but also alludes to youth and sexuality.) Contrary to what 1nany Westerners and even n1any Chinese
believe today, the ancien t Chinese were concerned with physical
cultur e, and engaged widely in dan cing. sports, and tnartial arts. Son1e ten centuries ago. however, when the in1perial systen1 of
literary con1petition dotninated the aspirations of educated Chi
nese, tnany of the1 n beg an neglecting physical activity. By the
tenth and eleventh cen turies, scholars virtually scorned physical
exer cise as unc outh. Son1e Taoist and Uuddhist priests. acrobats,
kung fu rnasters, practitioner s of litl.·-nurturc, and devotees of
sexual enhatKcnlent, thou gh. con tinu ed to practice and develop
various forrns of physical cultur e wit h thL' n1ind-body approach. Sex ually orient ed exercis e and therapy arc believed to tune up
sexual orga ns, t<..)rtif y sexual stat nina, sharpen sexual sensations,
and generally incr ease pleasur e in the bedroon1. Because these
tnainly r[loist exercises and th erapy \VL'rc often jealously guarded
sccr l'ts, revealed only to funily n1e1nbcrs and trusted discipl es,
tnany of thcn1 arc lost. l)thcrs have been preserved and now are public knowkdgt.'. These. nurnhering in the hundreds.. ut.· usdtJI
and \vithin reach of everyont.'. If tht.·y an· practin·d propt·rly and
t:tithfully, one tnay ted the eftC..·cts after st·vcra ltnonth s.
As rnentioncd previously, two of tht.· best exercises, tai chi
chuan and (lli-krm.l!. arc ainlt'd broadly at litC..·-nurturt· hut can
strengthen spccitically sexual starnina. Instructions for tai chi
chuan, a con1bination of shadowboxing, �yn1nastics. and ther a
peutic ballet, an.· too cornplcx to he covt.'rt.·d here. This art is best
learned fron1 a tutor. Clli-krm.l! is so pott'nt, and its dTects so little
understood by n1odcr n science, that unless it


 terrible decisions, and you will
lose. You might as well take y our bumps up front and at
least be in control of your destiny. Who would have
believed that just a few mo nths later, one of Marty’s
senior executives would move the development of the
website to New York and relaunch it with a team of less
than fo rty developers. That new website became the
foundation for WebMD’s entire future. Again and again I was seeing that each of these
intensely chal lenging business experiences was very
beneficial for my spiritual gro wth. I just kept letting go of
whatever disc omfort got stirred up within me, and
inevitably, a stronger flow of spiritual energy took its
place. This growing strength helped prepare me for life’s
next growth experience: what happened when Marv’s
reorganization team finally got around to taking aim at
my division. Medical Mana ger Practice Services Division, as we
were known at the time, was  one of the largest divisions
in WebMD. We had grown to almost two thousand
employees, and that made us very ripe for cost cutting. With that in mind, Marv brought the reorganization
team do wn to Alachua for two  days of meetings. The firstday was devoted to presenting our business plan and
vision for the future. Fortunately, we were well prepared
to take Marv through our current products with their
highly successful revenue generation, as well as the
products and services we were working on for the future. It certa inly didn’t hurt when Sabrina was able to present
the tremendous growth of Medical Manager Network
Services from a few hundred thousand dollars a year to a
fifty-million-dollar-a-year business in just over three
years. It was during these presentations that it really hit me
what had happened. John Ka ng and I had set out to be
sure that Medical Manager was not left behind by the
enormous potential of Internet companies like
Healtheon and  WebMD. At th e same time, Sabrina and I
had bee n strug gling to find a  way to get Envoy, or some
other cl earinghouse, to evolve  enough to be able to fulfill
our vision for Network Services. Despite all the negative
issues we were facing, the am azing reality was that when
the smo ke had cleared, we en ded up owning all three of
these compani es—WebMD, Healtheon, and Envoy. Just
a short time ag o, no one cou ld have even imagined how
such a thing c ould ever take place. It was like so much
else I had experienced; the unimaginable had actually
happened. The presentations to Marv and his team went very
well. There was palpable excitement in the room
throughout the day. Nonethe less, when I returned later
that evening, I was shocked t o see what had happened to
the meeting room. Stretched around the walls of the
room w ere com puter printou ts with the names of all the
Medical Manager Practice Services Division’s two
thousand employees. Hanging like wallpaper, they
foreshadowed the day plan ned for tomorrow: every
name o n the list would need to be justified. I was aghast,
especially since we had recently requested additional
employees to keep up with our growth.Returning home that evenin g, I was very concerned
about the fate of my employees. Tomorrow could turn
out to be a very ugly day. At the same time, I knew that
Marv h ad to cut costs, and it  was my job as a corporate
executive to help him. This could have created a lot of
inner t ension, but I decided to just surrender to the
reality of the s ituation and be open to balancing these
two areas of co ncern. I came to peace that night knowing
my hea rt was in the right place, and when tomorrow
came, I would do the best I could. The next morning when I e ntered the room, I was
again shocked  by what I saw. The printouts had been
taken down, and the walls were back to normal. Before I
could inquire what was going on, Marv’s second in
command walk ed me out to the hall. He told me that he
and Marv had met last night,  and the decision was made
to s kip the “bloodletting” and allow us to continue the
fine work we were doing. He told me they were very
impressed with  what we had achieved and with our plans
for t he future. As they saw no  need for the second day of
meetings, Mar v had taken an  early flight out. His team
packed up, shook our hands, and went on their way. I
have no  idea to this day if the rest of my management
team ever saw the ominous sight of those wallpapered
walls. I realized just how extraord inary these events were
when a few hours later I rece ived a call from the head of
HR at corporate headquarters in New Jersey. He was
completely beside himself. He playfully asked me what I
had us ed to drug Marv wh ile he was down here in
Alachua. He went on to say th at he doubted that such an
event had ever taken place in the annals of corporate
history. We were all well aware that Marv’s purpose in
life was to cut costs. That he w ould come down here with
that int ention, and simply walk away, is a tribute to both
the quality of our division a nd to Marv as a manager. Medical Manager and I received a number of tributes in2000, but none was more meaningful to me than
receiving such a vote of confidence from someone I
respected so much.4 9. H a n g i n g  O u t  i n  W a s h i n g t o n
T he year  2000 not only ushere d in a new millennium, it
brought with it a flurry of rec ognition for the pinnacle of
success that The Medical Manager had achieved. To me,
who wa s just on the magic c arpet for the ride, it was all
simply a tribute to the perfection of life’s flow. I had not
sought any recognition; I had just thrown myself into
life’s wind to see where it would take me. I w as invited by one of our previous board members,
Ray Kurzweil, to join him at the White House in March
where he was to receive the National Medal of Honor in
Technology. Ray is credited with many major inventions,
including the first microchip that allowed an electronic
keyboard to sound like a g rand piano and other real
instruments. He is also considered one of the fathers of
speech recogn ition software. Ray had been on Medical
Manager Corporation’s board, and I had sat on Kurzweil
Education System’s board. Through it all we had become
good friends. He even stayed with us at the Temple a few
times and showed a serious interest in Eastern
philosophy. I would have to wear a tuxedo to the While
House, which was far from m y normal attire, but I was
excited about joining Ray for this honor. Like many others, I had been to the White House as a
tourist but certainly not as  a guest of the president. There was a cocktail party a fter the ceremony, and we
were al lowed t o walk freely t hroughout the rooms of the
first flo or residence. I gazed out a window in the Green
Room t hat ove rlooked the Washington Monument and
thought about how many presidents had taken in thatview. Getting used to actually sitting on the antique
furniture in those rooms was difficult enough, but then I
kept realizing that the people I was having conversations
with were all N ational Medal of Honor winners in some
field of science. President Clinton joined the mix, and I
even ran into S tevie Wonder  in the hallway. All in all, it
was one of tho se “what am I doing here” moments. I’m a
yogi w ho mo ved out to t he woods to meditate. I
surrendered to the flow of life, and I end up here—
unbelievable. That was not my only trip to Washington that year. The ve ry next month I came back to represent The
Medical Manager when it was installed into the archives
of t he Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian was
sponsoring an  effort to d ocument the Information
Technology Revolution for future generations. In much
the same way as we now look at the Industrial
Revolution, someday people will be fascinated by the
time pe riod in  which computers revolutionized how we
live. Each year a panel of CE Os of the world’s leading IT
companies did a search for organizations that had done
extraordinary work in the field. Because of our work in
the are a of electronic health -care transactions, Medical
Manager was one of the com panies selected in the year
2000 to  have its story preserved in a time capsule for the
future. There was a grand ban quet the night before and a
ceremony at the museum the  next day. I brought a few of
the old- time employees with me, as well as Donna and
Durga. Reflecting back twenty years to when I was sitting
in that


ases	ignores	more	powerful	solutions	that	can	be	employed	today. Obsessively	controlling	your	intake	of	any	one	nutrient,	such	as
carbohydrates,	fat,	cholesterol	or	omega-3	fats,	will	not	result	in	long-
term	health. Vitamins	and	nutrient	supplements	do	not	give	you	long-term	protection
against	disease. Drugs	and	surgery	don’t	cure	the	diseases	that	kill	most	Americans. Your	doctor	probably	does	not	know	what	you	need	to	do	to	be	the
healthiest	you	can	be. I	propose	to	do	nothing	less	than	redefine	what	we	think	of	as	good
nutrition. The	provocative	results	of	my	four	decades	of	biomedical	research,
including	the	findings	from	a	twenty-seven-year	laboratory	program	(funded
by	the	most	reputable	funding	agencies)	prove	that	eating	right	can	save	your
life. I	will	not	ask	you	to	believe	conclusions	based	on	my	personal
observations,	as	some	popular	authors	do. There	are	over	750	references	in
this	book,	and	the	vast	majority	of	them	are	primary	sources	of	information,
including	hundreds	of	scientific	publications	from	other	researchers
that	point
the	way	to	less	cancer,	less	heart	disease,	fewer	strokes,	less	obesity,	less
diabetes,	less	autoimmune	disease,	less	osteoporosis,	less	Alzheimer’s,	less
kidney	stones	and	less	blindness. Some	of	the	findings,	published	in	the	most	reputable	scientific	journals,
show	that:
Dietary	change	can	enable	diabetic	patients	to	go	off	their	medication. Heart	disease	can	be	reversed	with	diet	alone. Breast	cancer	is	related	to	levels	of	female	hormones	in	the	blood,	which
are	determined	by	the	food	we	eat.Consuming	dairy	foods	can	increase	the	risk	of	prostate	cancer. Antioxidants,	found	in	fruits	and	vegetables,	are	linked	to	better	mental
performance	in	old	age. Kidney	stones	can	be	prevented	by	a	healthy	diet. Type	1	diabetes,	one	of	the	most	devastating	diseases	that	can	befall	a
child,	is	convincingly	linked	to	infant	feeding	practices. These	findings	demonstrate	that	a	good	diet	is	the	most	powerful	weapon
we	have	against	disease	and	sickness. An	understanding	of	this	scientific
evidence	is	not	only	important	for	improving	health;	it	also	has	profound
implications	for	our	entire	society. We
must
	know	why	misinformation
dominates	our	society	and	why	we	are	grossly	mistaken	in	how	we	investigate
diet	and	disease,	how	we	promote	health	and	how	we	treat	illness. By	any	number	of	measures,	America’s	health	is	failing. We	spend	far
more,	per	capita,	on	health	care	than	any	other	society	in	the	world,	and	yet
two	thirds	of	Americans	are	overweight,	and	over	15	million	Americans	have
diabetes,	a	number	that	has	been	rising	rapidly. We	fall	prey	to	heart	disease
as	often	as	we	did	thirty	years	ago,	and	the	War	on	Cancer,	launched	in	the
1970s,	has	been	a	miserable	failure. Half	of	Americans	have	a	health	problem
that	requires	taking	a	prescription	drug	every	week,	and	over	100	million
Americans	have	high	cholesterol. To	make	matters	worse,	we	are	leading	our	youth	down	a	path	of	disease
earlier	and	earlier	in	their	lives. One	third	of	the	young	people	in	this	country
are	overweight	or	at	risk	of	becoming	overweight. Increasingly,	they	are
falling	prey	to	a	form	of	diabetes	that	used	to	be	seen	only	in	adults,	and	these
young	people	now	take	more	prescription	drugs	than	ever	before. These	issues	all	come	down	to	three	things:	breakfast,	lunch	and	dinner. More	than	forty	years	ago,	at	the	beginning	of	my	career,	I	would	have
never	guessed	that	food	is	so	closely	related	to	health	problems. For	years	I
never	gave	much	thought	to	which	foods	were	best	to	eat. I	just	ate	what
everyone	else	did:	what	I	was	told	was	good	food. We	all	eat	what	is	tasty	or
what	is	convenient	or	what	our	parents	taught	us	to	prefer. Most	of	us	live
within	cultural	boundaries	that	define	our	food	preferences	and	habits. So	it	was	with	me. I	was	raised	on	a	dairy	farm	where	milk	was	central	to
our	existence. We	were	told	in	school	that	cow’s	milk	made	strong,	healthy
bones	and	teeth. It	was	Nature’s	most	perfect	food. On	our	farm,	we	produced
most	of	our	own	food	in	the	garden	or	in	the	livestock	pastures. I	was	the	first	in	my	family	to	go	to	college. I	studied	pre-veterinary
medicine	at	Penn	State	and	then	attended	veterinary	school	at	the	University
of	Georgia	for	a	year	when	Cornell	University	beckoned	with	scholarshipmoney	for	me	to	do	graduate	research	in	“animal	nutrition.”	I	transferred,	in
part,	because	they	were	going	to	pay	me	to	go	to	school	instead	of	me	paying
them. There	I	did	a	master’s	degree. I	was	the	last	graduate	student	of
Professor	Clive	McCay	a	Cornell	professor	famed	for	extending	the	lives	of
rats	by	feeding	them	much	less	food	than	they	would	otherwise	eat. My	Ph.D.
research	at	Cornell	was	devoted	to	finding	better	ways	to	make	cows	and
sheep	grow	faster. I	was	attempting	to	improve	on	our	ability	to	produce
animal	protein,	the	cornerstone	of	what	I	was	told	was	“good	nutrition.”
I	was	on	a	trail	to	promote	better	health	by	advocating	the	consumption	of
more	meat,	milk	and	eggs. It	was	an	obvious	sequel	to	my	own	life	on	the
farm	and	I	was	happy	to	believe	that	the	American	diet	was	the	best	in	the
world. Through	these	formative	years,	I	encountered	a	recurring	theme:	we
were	supposedly	eating	the	right	foods,	especially	plenty	of	high-quality
animal	protein. Much	of	my	early	career	was	spent	working	with	two	of	the	most	toxic
chemicals	ever	discovered,	dioxin	and	aflatoxin. I	initially	worked	at	MIT,
where	I	was	assigned	a	chicken	feed	puzzle. Millions	of	chicks	a	year	were
dying	from	an	unknown	toxic	chemical	in	their	feed,	and	I	had	the
responsibility	of	isolating	and	determining	the	structure	of	this	chemical. After	two	and	one-half	years,	I	helped	discover	dioxin,	arguably	the	most
toxic	chemical	ever	found. This	chemical	has	since	received	widespread
attention,	especially	because	it	was	part	of	the	herbicide	2,4,5-T,	or	Agent
Orange,	then	being	used	to	defoliate	forests	in	the	Vietnam	War. After	leaving	MIT	and	taking	a	faculty	position	at	Virginia	Tech,	I	began
coordinating	technical	assistance	for	a	nationwide	project	in	the	Philippines
working	with	malnourished	children. Part	of	the	project	became	an
investigation	of	the	unusually	high	prevalence	of	liver	cancer,	usually	an	adult
disease,	in	Filipino	children. It	was	thought	that	high	con


led	the	virtues	of	the	high-fat,	high-meat	American	diet	and	basically
confirmed	that	all	was	well	with	how	America	was	eating. From	a	scientific	point	of	view,	the	message	was	a	doozy. I	remember	one
exchange	where	Tom	Brokaw	asked	about	fast	food,	and	Olson	confidently
stated	that	McDonald’s	hamburgers	were	fine. With	millions	of	viewers
watching	this	“expert”	praise	the	health	value	of	McDonald’s	hamburgers,	it’s
no	wonder	that	consumers	around	the	country	were	confused. Only	a	handful
of	insiders	could	possibly	know	that	his	views	did	not	even	come	close	to
reflecting	the	best	understanding	of	the	science	at	the	time.THE	SECOND	MEETING
We	were	back	for	round	two	in	Atlantic	City	at	our	annual	meeting	in	late
spring	of	1981. From	our	correspondence	over	the	past	year,	the	committee
already	had	an	informal	agenda	in	place. First,	we	were	to	establish	the
proposition	that	nutrition	scams	were	eroding	the	public’s	trust	in	the	nutrition
research	community. Second,	we	needed	to	publicize	the	idea	that	advocating
more	vegetable	and	fruit	consumption	and	less	meat	and	high-fat	foods	was,
itself,	a	scam. Third,	we	intended	to	position	our	committee	as	a	permanent,
standing	organization. Up	to	this	point,	our	group	had	only	served	in	a
temporary	capacity,	as	an	exploratory	committee. Now	it	was	time	to	get	on
with	our	job	of	becoming	the	permanent,	principle	source	of	reliable	nutrition
information	in	the	U.S. Within	the	first	few	days	of	arriving	at	the	convention,	a	fellow	member	of
the	committee,	Howard	Applebaum,	told	me	of	the	developing
gossip. “Did
you	hear?”	he	whispered. “Olson’s	decided	that	they’re	going	to	reconstitute
the	committee	and	you	are	going	to	be	removed.”	At	that	time,	Olson	was	still
serving	his	one-year	term	as	president	of	the	parent	society,	the	American
Institute	of	Nutrition,	and	had	the	power	to	do	such	things. I	remember	thinking	that	this	news	was	neither	surprising	nor
disappointing. I	knew	I	was	the	black	sheep	of	the	committee	and	had	already
stepped	out	of	line	at	our	inaugural	meeting	the	previous	year. My	continued
involvement	in	this	particular	group	was	going	to	amount	to	nothing	more
than	trying	to	swim	up	Niagara	Falls. The	only	reason	I	was	involved	in	the
first	place	was	because	the	director	of	the	public	affairs	office	at	the	FASEB
had	secured	me	the	spot. I	had	thought	the	first	year’s	committee	meeting	was	dubious,	but	I	ran
into	an	even	more	bizarre	beginning	at	that	second	meeting	a	year	later,
before	Olson	had	the	chance	to	remove	me. When	the	proposal	to	become	a
permanent	organization	within	our	society	was	put	forth,	I	was	the	only	one	to
challenge	the	idea. I	expressed	concern	that	this	committee	and	its	activities
reeked	of	McCarthyism,	which	had	no	place	in	a	scientific	research	society. What	I	was	saying	made	the	chair	of	the	committee	intensely	angry	and
physically	hostile,	and	I	decided	it	was	best	to	just	leave	the	room. I	was
clearly	a	threat	to	everything	the	committee	members	wanted	to	achieve. After	relating	the	whole	ordeal	to	the	newly-elected	incoming	president	of
the	society,	Professor	Doris	Calloway	of	UC	Berkeley,	the	committee	was
abolished	and	reformed,	with	me	as	the	chair. Fortunately,	I	persuaded	our
six-member	committee	to	disband	after	less	than	a	year,	and	the	whole	sorry
affair	came	to	an	end.To	stay	and	“fight	the	good	fight,”	so	to	speak,	was	not	an	option. It	was
early	in	my	career	and	the	awesome	power	wielded	by	the	seniors	in	my
society	was	stark	and	intellectually	brutal. For	many	of	these	characters,
searching	for	a	truth	that	promoted	public	health	over	the	status	quo	was	not
an	option. I	am	absolutely	convinced	that	had	I	busied	myself	with	tackling
these	issues	so	early	in	my	career,	I	would	not	be	writing	this	book. Research
funding	and	publications	would	have	been	difficult	if	not	impossible	to
obtain. Meanwhile,	Bob	Olson	and	some	of	his	colleagues	turned	their	attention
elsewhere,	focusing	on	a	relatively	new	organization	founded	in	1978	called
the	American	Council	on	Science	and	Health	(ACSH). Headquartered	in	New
York	City,	the	ACSH	bills	itself,	still	today,	as	a
“consumer	education
consortium	concerned	with	issues	related	to	food,	nutrition,	chemicals,
pharmaceuticals,	lifestyle,	the	environment	and	health.”	The	group	also
claims	to	be	an	“independent,	nonprofit,	tax-exempt	organization,”
6
	but	they
receive	76%	of	their	funding	from	corporations	and	corporate	donors,
according	to	the	National	Environmental	Trust	who	cite	the	Congressional
Quarterly’s	Public	Interest	Profiles. 7
According	to	the	National	Environmental	Trust,
7
	the	ACSH	has	claimed,
in	their	reports,	that	cholesterol	is	not	related	to	coronary	heart	disease,	“the
unpopularity	of	food	irradiation	…	is	not	based	in	science,”	“endocrine
disruptors”	(e.g.,	PCBs,	dioxins,	etc.) are	not	a	human	health	problem,
saccharin	is	not	carcinogenic	and	implementation	of	fossil-fuel	restrictions	to
control	global	warming	should	not	be	implemented. Searching	for	a	serious
critique	of	the	food	industry	from	the	ACSH	is	like	searching	for	a	needle	in	a
haystack. Although	I	believe	that	some	of	their	arguments	may	have	merit,	I
seriously	question	their	claim	to	be	an	objective	broker	of	“consumer
education.”FALLING	ON	MY	PETARD
During	the	entire	experience	with	the	Public	Nutrition	Information
Committee,	I	continued	to	work	on	the	National	Academy	of	Sciences	report
on	diet,	nutrition	and	cancer,	which	was	released	in	June	1982. 4
	As	might
have	been	expected,	when	this	report	was	published	all	hell	broke	loose. Being	the	first	such	report	on	diet	and	cancer,	it	received	extensive	publicity,
fast	becoming	the	most	sought-after	report	in	NAS	history. It	was	establishing
high-profile	goals	for	the	dietary	prevention	of	cancer	which	were	very
similar	to	those	of	the	1976	McGovern	Committee	report	on	diet	and	heart
disease. Principally,	we	were	encouraging	the	consumption	of	fruits,
vegetables	and	whole	grain	cereal	products,	while	decreasing	total	fat	intake. The	fact	that	this	report	was	concerned	with	cancer	instead	of	heart	disease,
however,	elevated	emotions. The	stakes	were	high	and	getting	higher;	cancer
incites	a	far	greater	fear	than	heart	disease. Given	the	stakes,	some	powerful	enemies	came	out	of	the	woodwork. Within	two	weeks,	the	Council	on	Agriculture,	Science	and	Technology
(CAST),	an	influential	lobbying	group	for	the	livestock-based	farming
industry,	produced	a	report	summarizing	the	views	of	fifty-six	“experts”	who
were	concerned	about	the	effect	of


 food to
man, we may expect, therefore, to observe a great increase in
the average duration of life and a notable improvement in the
state of health. On the former
point we must s peculate, though with good biological foundation, as a completely raw
diet has not yet been used throughout life, under scientific
observation, by any member of the human species. In nature
an uncooked diet affords a normal life span of five to eight times the growth period for most forms of mammalian life. The same may be possible for man, though more than one
generation might be required and other hygienic factors also
enter the picture. What, one may ask, would the optimum
length of human life be under such conditions, as nutrition became adequate and all biological requirements were
successfully met? Using the coefficient given the length of animal life, it
might approximate 100 to 150 years. Haller, the great
physiologist of the eighteenth century, gave an even higher
estimate and considered man's normal span of life to be no
less than 200 years. Hufeland agreed and claimed that man's organism "is capable of living and functioning to the age of
200 years." The scientist, Elie Metchnikoff, was more
conservative, though his estimate of more than a century as
the normal limit of human life indicated a great increase over
the present-day life expectancy. After 15 years of research on the subject, the late Alexander A. Bogomolets, founder and
director of the Kief Institute of Experimental Biology in the
Soviet Ukraine, issued this viewpoint: "It may sound
paradoxical but a man of 60 or 70 is still young. He has lived
only half his natural life.... Normal longevity at the present level of human development may be scientifically determined
as being 125 to 150 years. There is no reason, however, to consider these figures as limits." On the relationship of raw food to the length of human life
we may thus arrive at an optimistic biological probability. On the relationship of raw food to the development of specific
diseases, and the treatment of specific diseases, we also can
be optimistic, though in this case we need not speculate at all,
but can cite many human experiences which afford
corroboration. Fortunately there has been very extensive human use of certain raw foods in certain areas, and there has
been much clinical work already done with exclusive raw
food diets. These show, in actual practice, exactly to what
extent the animal experiences with raw food can be applied to
humans, as pertains to physical development and the
prevalence of many common diseases. R
AW MILK VERSUS PASTEURIZED MILK
   As in the case of experimental animals, much of the
information concernin g raw food consum ption b y humans involves a study of raw versus pasteurized milk. As soon as
pasteurization came into use in various cities, striking
changes were observed in public health statistics, particularly
as applied to infants. In the three largest hospitals in Toronto, Canada, there was a sharp increase in the death rate after
pasteurized milk came into use. In Berlin, Germany,
pasteurization was adopted in 1901, and followed by a virtual
epidemic of scurvy throughout the city, though previously
this disease was uncommon. An investigation was made as to the cause of the disease; pasteurization was judged
responsible, and as the process was later discontinued the scurvy disappeared just as rapidly as it had earlier appeared. In 1917 the American scientist, Dr. F. A. Hess of Columbia
University, published the results of his extensive research on
the cause and remedy of scurvy. He indicated that scurvy
could be produced or cured at will in infants simply by altering their diet as regards the use of raw and pasteurized
milk. Infants given only pasteurized milk tended to display
evidence of scurvy within six months. Those on raw milk
were free from the disease, and when the food was added to
the diet of those already afflicted, recovery was the general rule. Subsequent investigations by Ragner Berg and other
scientists have confirmed the experience of Hess. Scurvy is
now universally recognized to be a deficiency disease which
can be prevented by the use of raw milk or other food of
adequate potency in vitamin C content. In modern nutrition fruit juices or artificial food supplements are often found
necessary to prevent scurvy when no raw milk is used in the diet. Dr. Evalyn Sprawson, of the London Hospital, studied the
rate of dental decay among children in orphan institutions and found that the percentage of decay varied in direct proportion
to the amounts of raw or pasteurized milk in the diet. Children in institutions that used only raw milk had excellent
teeth as contrasted to others. Among 750 boys in one
institution the addition of a daily ration of raw milk to the diet caused a marked reduction in the number of caries, the effects
being noticeable within two to three years after the beginning
of milk feeding. Data were collected regarding 40 children
(ages 2 to 7) who received raw milk regularly from the age of
4½ months and exhibited complete absence of caries. Another group of 58 were examined who received raw milk
regularly from the age of six years, and they showed no caries
in any tooth erupted after this period. A third group which
started taking raw milk at the age of ten years showed good
results. It was noted that all teeth that had erupted, but were not yet fully formed, came under the beneficial influence of
raw milk. Of further interest is the fact that the children
given raw milk attained improved general health over the others. Fewer of them required tonsil and adenoid operations, as
compared with other children, which suggests an
improvement in the quality of lymphoid tissue throughout the
body. Bone development among infants and children has long
been known to be dependent upon the use of raw or
pasteurized milk. The incidence of rickets rose 100 per cent
in the city of Baltimore, Maryland when pasteurized milk was
introduced as standard food for infants in the city. Raw milk
in itself affords freedom from rickets, though pasteurized milk must be balanced with certain other foods or fish liver
oil supplements if protection is to be provided. Special
pasteurized milk, to which a certain amount of vitamin D has
been added through the process of irradiation, may prevent
rickets, but it has been proven to be very detrimental to animals in other ways, and Dr. Stiner has reported that it may
also prove harmful to non-rachitic children. The prevalence of certain infectious diseases also appears to
depend to some extent upon the type of milk used in the diet. Investigators have pointed out that grippe and diphtheria
occur more frequently among infants given pasteurized milk,
especially when it forms the predominant part of the diet. Digestion, too, is more difficult when pasteurized milk is
used. Cohen and Ruelle, of the Department of Pediatrics in
the University of Brussels, have employed raw milk with
good results in the treatment of specific digestive
disturbances. In the case of diarrhea and vomiting they gave small amounts of raw milk every 1-2 hours to promote
recovery. They believe that certain ferments in milk which aid digestion are destroyed by heating. Milk tests among children in schools in Scotland have been
made which indicated that both weight and height increases among children were dependent upon the form of milk that
was used. Fisher and Bartlett have analyzed the figures
resulting from these tests. They have expressed the relative
value of pasteurized milk as a percentage of that of raw milk
as demonstrated by increases in weight and height when the latter is used. Listing the increase on raw milk as 100 per
cent, they show that on pasteurized milk the weight increase
for boys was only 66 per cent, in girls 91 per cent. For height
the increase in boys was 50 per cent and 70 per cent in girls,
the increase thus being significantly greater for both sexes, in
terms of weight and height, when raw milk was used. In New York, studies of the relative weight gains made by
infants fed
pasteurized and raw milk was made b y M. Ludd, H. W. Ewarts, and L. W. Franks. The infants were divided
into four groups. The first was given only pasteurized milk;
the second was given pasteurized milk plus orange juice; the
third was given pasteurized milk plus orange juice and cod liver oil, and the fourth was given only raw milk. An analysis
of the percentage in weight gains made by the four groups
showed that the first gained 1.7 per cent in weight; the second
group gained 1.7 per cent; the third gained 9.5 per cent, while
the fourth group, fed entirely upon raw milk, gained 14 per
cent in weight. Dr. Francis Pottenger, Jr., while best known for his animal
experiments with raw and pasteurized milk, has also tested
these foods on a clinical basis. He reports that infants fed
upon raw certified milk tend to be healthy, whereas those
given standard formulae consisting of powdered milk,
pasteurized milk, boiled milk, canned milk, etc., frequently suffer from gastric distress, asthma, respiratory infections,
bronchitis, and colds. X-rays of raw milk-fed infants revealed
dens


 his body. The effects
of that enema made a powerful impression on me. This is just one experience I’ve had and I could tell about hundreds more. Grandmother used enemas to take care of the bowel for the same reason that people in early cultures used herbs. They didn’t have
any scientific reason for using herbs, but experience showed they worked. They used herb tea for the kidneys because it worke d. In
Mexico, they use Manzanita tea; in the Causasus, they use Camomile tea. Over the years, the specific uses of herbs have becom e
more or less catalogued so we know what effects they have upon specific organs in the body. Enemas also work. However, I don’ t
think our work in this area is complete. One of the first things doctors often say is that you can’t reabsorb toxic material from the bowel; and I once believed that too. I
graduated from college with those ideas, but I found in practice that when we take care of the bowel condition from an enema
standpoint, there is a certain amount of water retained in the bowel and immediately after, there is an excess amount of wate r going
through the kidneys. The person urinates a good deal. I began to wonder, was it p ossible that the water went through the bowel to
the kidneys without taking some of the waste material along with it? Years ago, we used to take urinalyses of people, and ind ican
was one of the things we always tested for. Indican revealed the toxic materi al absorbed from some parts of the body, usually from
the bowel, and eliminated through the kidneys. Today, indican is not checked in urinalysis. In fact, the bowel isn’t consider ed
important enough to take care of. I have seen books in our universities th at claim one bowel movement every five days may be
considered normal. However, normal in today’s world does not necessarily mean healthy. DETOXIFICATION: THE PATH TO IMPROVED HEALTH
Detoxification is often neglected, overlooked or underestimated in the healing arts, despite the fact that all health profess ionals
realize that a sick body is a toxic body. Toxic acids are normal products of cell catabolism, and we also assimilate varying  amounts
of toxic material from the air we breathe, the food we eat and other environmental sources. When these can be eliminated from  the
body, there is no problem. But when toxins are being assimilated or created in the body faster than they can be gotte n rid of, or
when one or more of the eliminative systems are underactive, trouble lies ahead. I am convinced that toxic accumulations in t he
body create the necessary preconditions for disease to develop. DEVELOPING A TOXIC COLON
I believe that when the bowel is underactive, toxic wastes are more likely to be absorbed through the bowel wall and into the
bloodstream from which they become deposited in the tissues. If any eliminative system is underactive, more wastes are retain ed
in the body. As toxins acc umulate in the tissues, increasing degrees of cell destruction take place. The digestion becomes poor and
partially digested material adds to the problem because the body cannot make good tissue out of half -digested nutrients. Proper
function is slowed in all body tissues in which toxins have settled. When anyone has reached the degenerative disease stage, it is a
sign that toxic settlements have taken the body over. This is the time when we have to consider detoxification - the cleansing of
body tissues. O ur bodies can be overwhelmed by toxic accumulations as a consequence of fatigue, poor circulation and improper
diet. When we detoxify the body, we must also take care of those things so we aren’t simply spinning our wheels. I want to
emphasize that an unde ractive body burdened with toxic wastes does not have the capability of Growing off those toxins. As a
body becomes increasingly toxic, proper oxidation cannot take place in the tissues. Without oxygenation, we lack energy and a
tired body continues the do wnward spiral. It can’t throw off toxins. Sick people are always tired people. WORKING TOWARD A HEALTHY BOWEL
Perhaps because of the bowel’s central position of importance among the eliminative organs, some health professionals of the past
became “bowel m inded.” We have discovered that it is much better to be “whole body” minded and to start out with a complete
tissue detoxification. A healthy bowel requires sufficient water, good nerve tone, good muscle tone, adequate circulation and  the
right biochemical  nutrients in the right amounts. These, however, are not sufficient to bring health to a dirty, toxic -laden bowel. Cleansing must come first, then tissue rebuilding can take place. This is not an easy task and I don’t believe anyone can do a good
job in le ss than a year’s time. This estimate is based on the time it has taken to see healing lines coming into dark, chronic bowel
areas of the irides after a patient has gone through a cleansing and rejuvenation program. Our bodies expel a certain amount of
toxic materials every day. Medical lab tests have been developed to check whether toxin levels in the blood, urine, feces or mucu s
are normal. Furthermore, there are tests for the skin, hair and saliva to tell what toxins are being eliminated. By means of these
tests, chemical imbalance may be recognized. THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER ELIMINATION
Of all the processes essential to good health, we find that proper elimination is certainly one of the most important, and wh en we
consider systems of the body, it is appa rent that good bowel management is necessary. I must admit that I did not realize the
importance of good bowel care until years of experience in the science of iridology proved to me, beyond the shadow of a doub t,
that the condition of the bowel tissue is often the key to the state of health or disease of the individual. I am convinced and truly
believe that our problems begin more in the bowel than any other part of the body. The body depends on a clean bowel. The
cleanliness of any tissue, i.e., kidney, s tomach, brain, depends upon what is found in the bowel. ORGANIC VERSUS FUNCTIONAL
There are two conditions in people that I always take care of right away. It is difficult to separate these conditions and ye t they
represent two ways of treatment. People a re dealing with both physical and mental imbalances and I get to the root of their
problem by finding out what they believe in, what is at the bottom of their troubles. If you believe a lie, then you live a lie. If you believe in happiness, desire happines s and know how to go about attaining
happiness, then chances are you are happy. However, the person who holds a vision of himself as diseased, distressed, blue,
trapped or unable to get well, has to be re -educated. They have created their own world and tra pped themselves in it. Many are
victims of percentage diagnoses - ”Your chances of getting well are only 30%,” and we have to erase this from their mind. We
have an organic condition and a functional condition. When we deal with an organic condition we hav e to change the tissue, we
have to change damaged cell structure, create a new chemical balance, promote better circulation; we have to remove obstructi ons,
pressure and other gravitational effects. These things are strictly physical and we find that the m ind alone cannot overcome them
very well. I believe that the mind has a tremendous effect on the physical body but that we must feed each aspect its own kin d of
food. In the organic or physical aspect, we use diet, corrective exercise and tissue cleansing. We feed the mind or functional aspect
of our being with education; teaching people to grow out of their problems, to change their attitude and consciousness. They must
learn to walk the higher path in thoughts, words and deeds. I have changed people’s cel l structure many times, actually showing
them the results with blood tests, but they still hang onto their old attitudes. They want to get well but don’t believe they  can. This
confused state is transferred to every cell in the body. This is why I question  people about their mental attitude; we have to see
where we are before we know where to go. CHAPTER 2
A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BOWEL
In order to better familiarize the reader with the scope of this book, the following discu ssion is provided. Proper bowel
management does not require one to be a bowel expert. It is helpful, however, to understand the basics of bowel anatomy and
physiology in order to more fully comprehend the message I have to share with you concerning good bo wel management. The bowel responds ideally to the laws of right living as outlined in this book. One must be aware of these laws and persever e to
follow them. The rewards in health and freedom from disease are more than worth the effort. THE SMALL INTESTI NE
When food has passed through the stomach by way of the mouth and esophagus, it enters the long, coiled tube called the small
intestine. Here is where about 90% of the absorption into the bloodstream of all food constituents takes place. By the time i t
reaches the small intestine, food from the mouth has been reduced by the action of chewing and digestive juices into a liquid
known as “chyme.” Digestion of carbohydrates starts in the mouth with saliva. Further digestion takes place


 more important than physical or thought
objects. The human Being becomes more important than the things of
this world. It does not mean you neglect whatever needs to be done on a
practical level. In fact, the doing unfolds no only more easily, but more
powerfully when the dimension of Being is acknowledged and so
becomes primary. The arising of that unifying field of awareness
between human beings is the most essential factor in relationships on the
new earth. Is the notion of success just an egoic illusion? How do we measure true
success? The world will tell you that success is achieving what you set out to do. It will tell you that success is winning, that finding recognition and/or
prosperity are essential ingredients in any success. All or some of the
above are usually by?products of success, but they are not success. The
conventional notion of success is concerned with the outcome of what
you do. Some say that success is the result of a combination of hard
work and luck, or determination and talent, or being in the right place at
the right time. While any of these may be determinants of success, they
are not its essence. What the world doesn't tell you because it doesn't
know is that you cannot become successful. Y ou can only be successful. Don't let a mad world tell you that success is anything other than a
successful present moment. And what is that? There is a sense of quality
in what you do, even the most simple action. Quality implies care and
attention, which comes with awareness. Quality requires your Presence. Let's say that you are a businessperson and after two years of intense
stress and strain you finally manage to come out with a product orservice
that sells well and makes money. Success? In conventional terms, yes. In
reality, you spent two years polluting your body as well as the earth with
negative ener gy, made yourself and those around you miserable, and
af fected many others you never even met. The unconscious assumption
behind all such action is that success is a future event, and that the need
justifies the means. But the end and he means are one. And if the means
did not contribute to human happiness, neither will the end. The
outcome, which is inseparable from the actions that led to it, is already
contaminated by those actions and so will create further unhappiness. This is karmic action, which is the unconscious perpetuation of
unhappiness. As you already know, your secondary or outer purpose lies within the
dimension of time, while your main purpose is inseparable from the Now
and therefore requires the negation of time. How are they reconciled? By
realizing that your entire life journey ultimately consists of the step you
are taking at this moment. There is always only this one step, an so you
give it your fullest attention. This doesn't mean you don't know where
you are going; it just means this step is primary, the destination
secondary. And what you encounter at your destination once you get
there depends on the quality of this one step. Another way of putting it:
What the future holds for you depends on your state of consciousness
now. When doing becomes infused with the timeless quality of Being, that is
success. Unless Being flows into doing, unless you are present, you lose
yourself in whatever you do. Y ou also lose yourself in thinking, as well
as in your reactions to what happens externally. What exactly do you mean when you say, Y ou lose yourself? The essence of who you are is consciousness. When consciousness (you)
becomes completely identified with thinking and thus for gets its
essential nature, it loses itself in thought. When it becomes identified
with mental?emotional formations such as wanting and fearing the
primary motivating forces of the ego it loses itself in those formations. Consciousness also loses itself when it identifies with acting and reacting
to what happens. Every thought, every desire or fear, every action or
reaction, is then infused with a false sense of self that is incapable ofsensing the simple joy of Being and so seeks pleasure, and sometimes
even pain, as substitutes for it. This is living in for getfulness of Bing. In
that state of
for getfulness of who you are, every success is no more than a passing
delusion. Whatever you achieve, soon you will be unhappy again, or
some new problem or dilemma will draw your attention in completely. How do I go from realizing what my inner purpose is to finding out what
I am supposed to do on the outer level? The outer purpose varies greatly form person to person, and no outer
purpose lasts forever. It is subject to time and then replaced by some
other purpose. The extent to which dedication to the inner purpose of
awakening changes the external circumstances of your life also varies
greatly. For some people, there is a sudden or gradual break with their
past: their work, living situation, relationship everything under goes
profound change. Some of the change may be initiated by themselves,
not through an agonizing decision? making process but by a sudden
realization or recognition: This is what I have to do. The decision arrives
ready?made, so to speak. It comes through awareness, not through
thinking. Y ou wake up one morning and you know what to do. Some
people find themselves walking out of an insane work environment or
living situation. So before you discover what is right for you on the
external level, before you discover what works, what is compatible with
the awakening consciousness, you may have to find out what is not right,
what no longer works, what is incompatible with your inner purpose. Other kinds of change may suddenly come to you from without. A
chance meeting brings new opportunity and expansion into your life. A
long?standing obstacle or conflict dissolves. Y our friends either go
through this inner transformation with you or drift out of your life. Some
relationships dissolve, others deepen. Y ou may get laid of f from your
job, or you become an agent for positive change at your workplace. Y our
spouse leaves you, or you reach a new level of intimacy. Some changes
may look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is
being created in your life for something new to emer ge. There may be a period of insecurity and uncertainty. What should I do? As the ego is no longer running your life, the psychological need for
external security, which is illusory anyway, lessens. Y ou are able to livewith uncertainty, even enjoy it. When you become comfortable with
uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life. It means fear is no
longer a dominant factor in what you do and no longer prevents you
from taking
action to initiate change. The Roman philosopher T acitus rightly
observed that the desire for safety stands against every great and noble
enterprise. If uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. If it is
perfectly acceptable, it turns into increased aliveness, alertness, and
creativity. Many years ago, as a result of a strong inner impulse, I walked out of an
academic career that the world would have called promising, stepping
into complete uncertainty; and out of that, after several years, emer ged
my new incarnation as a spiritual teacher. Much later, something similar
happened again. The impulse came to give up my home in England and
move to the W est Coast of North America. I obeyed that impulse,
although I didn't know the reason for it. Out of that move into
uncertainty came The Power of Now, most of which was written in
California and British Columbia while I didn't have a home of my own. I
had virtually no income and lived on my savings, which were quickly
running out. In fact, everything fell into place beautifully. I ran out of
money just when I as getting close to finishing writing. I bought a lottery
ticket and won $1,000, which kept me going for another month. Not everybody, whoever, will have to go through drastic change in their
external circumstances. At the other end of the spectrum you have people
who stay exactly where they are and keep doing whatever they are doing. For them, only the how changes, not the what. This is not due to fear or
inertia. What they are doing already is a perfect vehicle for
consciousness to come into this world, and it needs no other. They too
bring into manifestation the new earth. Shouldn't this be the case for everybody? If fulfilling your inner purpose
is being at one with the present moment, why should anybody feel the
need to remove themselves from their current work or living situation? Being at one with what is doesn't mean you no longer initiate change or
become incapable of taking action. But the motivation to take action
comes from a deeper level, not from egoic wanting or fearing. Inner
alignment with the present moment opens your consciousness and bringsit into alignment with the whole, of which the present moment is an
integral part. The hole, the totality of life, then acts through you. What do you mean by the whole? On the one hand, the whole comprises all that exists. It is the world or
the cosmos. But all things in existence, from microbes to human beings
to galaxies, are not really separate things or entities, but form part of a
web of interconnected multidimensional processes. There are two reasons why we don't see this unity, why we see things as
separate. One is perception, which reduces reality to what is accessible to
us through the small range of our senses:


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IN MODERN FOODS
BY ARNOLD DEVRIES
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CONTENTS
All rights reserved. This book. or parts thereof. must not be reproduced in any form
without permission. FIRST IMPRESSION
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I. The Science of Nutrition
11. Common Salt....
111. Refined Grain Products. IV. Refined Sugar....
v. Meatproducts....
VI. Fish Liver Oil....
VII. Milk.......
VIII. Cheese......
IX. Canned Foods....
x. Condiments.....
XI. Alcoholic Beverages.. XII. Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa. XIII. SoftDrinks.....
XIV. Drinking Water...
xv. Confections.....
XVI. Ice Cream.....
XVII. The Practical Application
Bibliography....
Index....... PAGE DANGERS IN MODERN FOODS I. 'The Science of Nutrition
A LL HUMAN LIFE CENTERS AROUND
food. For perhaps ninety per cent of the earth's population, the
problem is simply one of getting enough food to survive. For the
remaining ten per cent, including most Americans, the problem
is to select the most appropriate foods from the great abundance
i that is available. It is here that the power of selection may be
instrumental in determining the full course of human life. It may
lead to a condition of vital, vibrant health, or it may lead to
disease and premature death. Unfortunately, this power of selec-
tion usually follows the latter course. Due to careless and indis-
criminate use, without the slightest concern for the science of
nutrition, it has become one of the prime causes of physical
deterioration in man. If only natural foods were available for human consumption,
the question of selection would not assume such great importance. But natural foods comprise only a very small portion of the mod-
ern dietary. Our foods are usually deficient in necessary nutri-
tional factors, and they contain excessive quantities of harmful
substances. The deficiencies result largely from current methods
of refining and processing foods, and the presence of harmful
substances is due in some cases to the natural composition of the
original foods, but more often to the addition of poisonous chem-
icals or purified nutrients in the manufacture of food products. The possible presence of strontium-go or other radioactive ele-
ments in food products is also assuming increasing importance. The best example of the adulteration and poisoning of our
general food supply may be noted in a report of the U. S. Food
[31 DANGERS IN MODERN FOODS THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION
and Drug Administration, which has estimated that 704 chem-
icals are presently used in or on foods. Of these, only 428 are
considered relatively safe. The remaining 276 chemicals have
either not been tested sufficiently to assure their safety or they
are considered definitely poisonous by nutritionists and health
officials. However, it must be recognized that even the 428 "safe"
chemicals are designated as such only insofar as they have not yet
been incriminated as specific causes of disease in the amounts
used. In instance after instance, chemicals which had previously
been certified as "safe" are found quite harmful and later banned
from use in food. It must be understood that no prior clearance or testing is
required for any new chemical additive to be used in food prod-
ucts. Actually a poison may be consumed regularly year after year
by millions of people before its use in food is questioned. Some
chemicals are not even tested until a long series of complaints
from consumers are received. The Food and Drug Administration
may ban use of a poison in food only after it has been proven
decidedly harmful to humans in the amounts used, and that may
require years of investigations, hearings, and trials, during which
time there is no consumer protection. Once the poison is pro-
hibited, there is nothing to prevent the manufacturer from using
another, equally as harmful, for the same purpose. Thus our
protection from toxic chemicals in food products rests upon an
inadequate law which offers limited protection only after one has
been poisoned. This is very important in the science of nutrition, for the nu-
tritionist believes that the basic causes of most forms of disease
are based upon the chemistry of the body. Deficiencies of essen-
tial chemicals, and excesses of toxic substances, completely upset
the normal physiological activity of the body, lower its basic
efficiency, and induce the development of disease. A proper chem-
ical balance is necessary to assure good health and freedom from
disease. This can only be established through consumption of
foods, which are in themselves complete nutritional units. There
must be adequate amounts of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, min- erals, vitamins, enzymes, and hormones, and these must be com-
bined in a manner which permits the full utilization of all food
factors. At the same time, the foods must be free from toxic
substances which can interfere with digestion, assimilation, and
metabolism, and act as a general barrier to physiological efficiency. To the degree that the finished food pattern meets all of these
requirements is its biological value rated. This is the viewpoint of modern nutrition. It is not necessarily
the viewpoint of every branch of medicine. Some theories as to
the nature and cause of disease are based upon bacteriology;
others find their foundation in the mind and nervous system, and
chiropractic and related fields give disease a mechanical basis. It is not our purpose here to consider the value of each. Each
theory may be applicable in certain cases, but the nutritionist
believes that his has a greater application over a wider variety of
conditions than any other. He states that the bacteriological,
mental, and mechanical conditions of the body are dependent to
a large degree upon the initial state of chemical balance. Today many people are familiar with nutritional theory and
isolated segments of biochemical data. Less well known, however,
are the total implications of the numerous dietary experiments
and the practical application to human life of all knowledge thus
gained. Here we shall consider this latter phase of nutritional
science, as it is related to the quality and value of our most com-
mon foodstuffs. At the same time the theoretical value of the
foods will be reviewed from the standpoint of chemistry, in its
possible relation to the experimental and clinical results. The
conclusions thus arrived at may not coincide with our past con-
cepts as to what constitutes an adequate diet, nor will they
necessarily agree with the nutritional implications associated with
the commercial distribution of many common foods. They are,
however, factual and accurate as regards present knowledge of
t nutrition. They may help to point the way to a more practical
mode of human dietary habits, as well as act as a limited guide
for constructive and healthful meal planning. COMMON SALT
II. Common Salt
s ALT IS A CHEMICAL COMBINATION
of the elements, sodium and chlorine. A molecule of a salt is an
atom of sodium joined to an atom of chlorine. Both sodium and
chlorine are useful to the body, and sodium is of particular impor-
tance in maintaining normal metabolism of the cells. About one-
third gram of salt is needed each day by the body. This is found
in green vegetables and many other common foods,*in an organic
combination with other minerals, in particular calcium and pot


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MICHELLE’S SUNLIGHT
FOODS RECIPES
Eating nourishing, organic meals is practicing good self-care. Your
food is your medicine, providing the optimum fuel for your
body. I encourage you to revise and improvise the recipes here
as you wish. Recommended Kitchen T ools:
• Vitamix blender: Y ou can sometimes find these sold used or
refurbished. • Juicer: I use a simple Breville fountain juicer. • Hand-held vegetable chopper: I like the Chef ’n V eggiChop
Hand-Powered Food Chopper, but it has a limited capacity to
make portions for more than one person. • Large soup pot
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Sample Grocery List:
Note: All produce should be organic. Apples
Blueberries
Watermelon
Lemons
Grapefruits
T urmeric root (fresh)
Ginger root (fresh)
Garlic
Red onions
Beets
Kale
Spinach
Parsley
Dill
Cucumbers
T omatoes
Red cabbage
Fennel
Broccoli
Zucchini
Green beans
Cauliflower
Romaine lettuce
Coconut oil
Olive oil
Tahini
Artichoke hearts
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Coconut water (preferably a raw organic refrigerated variety)
Peas (frozen peas are okay)
Wild-caught salmon
Wild-caught cod
Millet
Buckwheat kasha (green, not roasted)
Cardamom
Cinnamon
Almonds (raw, if possible)
Herbal tea (chamomile, peppermint, etc.) Spirulina powder, chlorella powder, and raw cacao powder (optional)
Bananas
Alternative milk (oat, buckwheat, hemp, almond, rice, etc.) Flaxseed oil
Hemp seeds
Frozen raw coconut meat (available from Exotic Superfoods)
Brad’s cheddar raw veggie chips (available from Whole Foods or internet)
V ery Special Indispensable Ingredients:
• Gratitude for the nourishing food and liquids
• A generous measure of self-love
Miche’s Green Juices
Juice any combination of the following ingredients, using cucumber,
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Romaine, celery, lemon, ginger, parsley
Romaine, kale, parsley, fennel, lemon
Celery, tomato, lemon
Beet, ginger, lemon, apple, parsley (add one teaspoon of flax
oil and shake)
Be creative; invent your own combination of nearly any veggies. Note
that kale doesn’t yield much juice and that broccoli is an intense juic -
ing experience—not 101. T ry to limit fruits in the juices, as Dr. Filonov
argues that the fruit should largely be eaten, not juiced, to avoid over -
loading the pancreas. If you like, you can strain your juice into a glass Ball
jar and consume within a few minutes. Fresh juice does not keep long. Miche’s Healing Homemade V eggie Broth
Wash and cut up one potato, one onion, two carrots, two stalks of
celery, and one beet, and add chopped parsley. Fill your pot with
spring water (non-chlorinated), and bring it to a boil for ten minutes. Reduce the heat so that it simmers for thirty minutes. Consume only
the broth—no solids. This is a nourishing experience for the body
after dry fasting. Spring Green V eggie Broth
Wash and cut up three cups of kale, three cups of spinach, one cup of
peas (fresh or frozen) three tablespoons of fresh turmeric root, three
tablespoons of fresh ginger root, three tablespoons of parsley, and two
tablespoons of coconut oil. Add all ingredients to a large soup pot as
you chop them. Fill the soup pot with at least two to three quarts of
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Keep the heat on a low setting so that the mixture simmers for
thirty to sixty minutes, depending on your time constraints in the
kitchen. Do not bring to a boil. With a ladle, put three cups of the
mixture into your Vitamix blender, and blend until everything is
smoothly combined. Your broth will have a spring green color. You
may consume the broth for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and you may
also consume the vegetables in the broth. Do not add any additional
seasonings or oil. Miche’s Swamp Juice
In your Vitamix, put one teaspoon or more of spirulina powder, chlorella
powder, and raw cacao powder. Add one frozen banana. (I like to buy a
bunch or two of ripe bananas, peel them, break them into pieces, and put
them in a glass storage container to freeze them for smoothies.) Add one cup of spinach or arugula, or even cilantro, which is one of
our household favorites. Add at least one cup of nut milk or more if desired—enough to
create your desired consistency. Blend at high speed until the mixture is
smooth; consume it immediately. Homemade Almond Milk
Soak one to two pounds of organic raw almonds overnight in a bowl full
of spring water. In