al	pain	and	crisis,
while	difficult,	is	the	inevitable	breeding	ground	for	the	strengths	and	talents
we	were	born	to	embody. Our	problems	transform	themselves	into	our
medicine	when	we	learn	to	face	how	we	created	them	to	begin	with. This
spiritual	medicine—often	so	bitter	tasting	when	it	is	going	down—will	one
day	be	seen	to	have	been	that	which	saved	your	life. From	divorce	to	illness
to	bankruptcy	to	whatever	other	form	of	loss,	you	finally	come	to	realize	that
your	crisis	was	in	fact	your	initiation	into	the	fullness	of	your	self. Having	faced	the	fire	of	your	initiation	and	survived	its	heat,	you	can	now
serve	others	in	a	whole	new	way. By	being	a	living	testimony	to	life
transformed,	you	carry	in	your	cells	a	sacred	knowledge,	and	in	your	mind
and	heart	a	sacred	fire. It’s	not	the	fire	of	youth	but	the	fire	of	Prometheus,
who	emerged	with	the	light	that	would	light	the	world. It’s	a	light	that	you
could
only
	have	gotten	from	having	faced	some	version	of	your	personal	hell,
and	now	you	are	inoculated	to	the	fires	that	rage	around	you. Sometimes	only
fire	can	put	out	fire,	and	such	is	the	fire	that	now	burns	in	you. This	is	not	the
fire	of	your	destruction	but	of	your	victory. It	is	the	fire	of	your	middle	years. Chapetr	Four
G
OD
O
NLY
K
NOWS
A
t	a	certain	point	in	life,	almost	everyone	is	haunted	by	the	ghosts	of	his	or
her	regrets. There	are	things	we	did	that	we	wish	we	hadn’t,	and	things	we
didn’t	do	that	we	wish	we	had. From	family	we	neglected	to	friends	we
abandoned,	from	ways	we	acted	irresponsibly	to	opportunities	we	wasted,
situations	that	seemed	unclear	to	us	while	we	were	going	through	them	seem
very	clear	in	retrospect. And	during	the	years	when	we	were	carelessly	dismissing	what	we	later
came	to	see	as	the	most	important	things	in	life,	we	kept	crying	out	woefully
that	we	were	looking	for
meaning. All	that	time	we	were	starved	for	meaning,
we	were	lacking	it	for	no	other	reason	than	that	we	weren’t
ascribing
	meaning
to	the	situations	right	in	front	of	us. Meaning	isn’t	what	a	situation	gives	us;
it’s	what	we	give	to	a	situation. But	who	knew. It’s	horrifying	to	recognize	that	you	didn’t	always	treat	life	with	the	respect
it	deserved. And	for	the	’60s	generation	now	settling	into	midlife,	that’s	a
common	realization. In	shattering	some	outworn	notions	of	morality,	we
frequently	shattered	some	eternal	ones	as	well. This	is	not	to	repudiate	the
outrageousness	of	that	era;	in	many	ways,	it	was	a	creative	explosion	in	us
and	in	the	world. Yet	there	was	a	shadow,	as	there’s	a	shadow	to	most
anything. And	at	a	certain	point,	facing	your	shadows	is	the	only	way	to
dispel	them. That	particular	dark	night	of	the	soul—facing	our	self-loathing	for	the
mistakes	of	our	past—is	like	an	entry	ticket	into	a	revitalized	midlife. Sometimes	decades	of	experience	have	to	be	forgiven	before	we	can	feel	free
to	move	on. Many	of	us	have	sent	or	received	letters	or	made	calls	expressing
things	like,	“I’m	so	sorry	I	hurt	you;	I	was	such	an	idiot	in	1985. ”	Regardless
of	how	much	discomfort	we	have	to	go	through	to	get	there,	it’s	gratifying	to
feel	we’ve	released	enough	of	our	past	to	make	room	for	new	growth. Some	people	wonder	why	the	energy	in	their	life	seems	not	to	be	moving
forward—when	in	fact	the	only	thing	holding	them	back	is	their	own
unwillingness	to	face	the	issues	that	still	need	to	be	faced,	the	shadows	thatstill	need	to	be	owned,	and	the	amends	that	still	need	to	be	made	in	order	to
free	their	energy	and	restart	their	engines. As	long	as	we’re	stuck	internally,
our	lives	will	be	stuck	externally;	the	only	way	to	go	wide	in	life	is	if	we	are
willing	to	go	deep. It	doesn’t	matter	if	the	problem	happened	decades	ago;	the
challenge	is	to	face	it	and	deal	with	it	now,	so	in	the	decades	ahead	you’ll	be
released	from	the	karmic	trap	of	having	always	to	reenact	past	disasters. Once	again,	what	might	appear	as	a	slowing	down	of	our	jets	is	often
anything	but. Internal	work	is	sometimes	done	more	easily	while	sitting	there
thinking	than	while	busily	running	around. A	frantic	schedule	helps	us	avoid
taking	a	deeper	look	at	ourselves,	but	by	midlife	such	avoidance	simply	does
not	and	cannot	work	anymore. Slower	lifestyles,	candles	and	soft	music	in	the
house,	yoga,	meditation,	and	the	like	are	often	signs	of	an	internal	regreening. We	are	focusing	on	changes	that	support	our	deepening. I	know	a	woman	who
started	therapy	in	her	80s. Her	coming	to	understand	so	much	about	her	life
until	this	point	served	more	than	just	herself. It	affected	conversations	with
her	children	that	affected	their	relationships	with
their
	children,	on	and	on	in	a
never-ending	pattern	of	miracles	unleashed	by	a	deeper	understanding	of	self. B
Y	MIDLIFE,	MOST	OF	US	HAVE	A	LOT	OF	IMPACTED	EMOTIONAL	PAIN. That	pain	can	poison	our
system	or	leave	it. Those	are	pretty	much	our	only	two	choices. Sometimes	depression	is	to	the	soul	what	fever	is	to	the	body:	a	way	to
burn	up	what	needs	to	be	burned	up	so	that	health	can	return. Some	dark
nights	of	the	soul	last	months	or	years,	while	others	just	last	a	night	or	two. Either	way,	they’re	part	of	a	mystical	detox	of	our	accumulated	fear	and
despair. Any	thought	not	reconciled	with	truth	remains	in	our	psychic
“in-
box,”	put	in	the	trash	but	not	yet	deleted	from	the	computer. Whatever	energy
isn’t	brought	to	light,	surrendered	and	transformed,	stays	in	the	dark—an
insidious	force	of	constant,	active	attack	on	both	body	and	soul. Even	if	you’ve	lived	a	pretty	good	life,	unless	you’ve	lived	it	in	some
isolated	mountain	village	where	everyone	around	you	was	nice	all	the	time,
then	you’re	probably	carrying	some	pain	around. In	your	30s	and	40s	you
were	so	busy	that	you	were	able	to	keep	distracted,	but	sometime	around	your
50s	or	so,	that	pain	demands	to	be	heard. It
will
	be	heard. And	it’s	far,	far
better	to	hear	it	in	your	head	and	in	your	soul,	than	from	your	doctor	when	the
test	results	come	back	and	unfortunately	they	do	not	look	good. Turning	on	the	TV	these	days,	one	feels	bombarded	by	advertisements	for
sleep	medications. It’s	understandable,	of	course,	that	people	who	have	to	get


ize it,
adopt a different way of being with it, and view it dif
ferently in order to give it a different value in our own
eyes, thereby raising our own energy pattern conse
quent to a more positive way of looking at life. Previously we indicated that one is subject to what
is held in mind. We can identify these belief systems
and patterns and know that we have the option to
change them. The choice is up to each one of us. We
can be very active and vigorous into old age, we can
have a very significant and valuable life that is highly
enjoyable, and our physical health can continue right 213 THE AGING PROCESS
to the very end. Everybody has life-script fantasies and looks at the
advantages ofdifferent programs. That is one ofthe rea
sons we choose them. It is necessary to look at
whether we are willing to let go of those that are not
beneficial fot the gain and benefit that we would
receive from doing so. Our life, our body, and what goes on in our life are
projections of what we have been holding in our own
mind. Over-experiencing is the projection of our own
beliefsystemsinto the physical world.Whatwe hold in
mind manifests, and we have a choice when we see
thispattern.We begintorealizethatifwhatweexperi
ence isthe resultofwhatwe hold inmind,thenwe can
change what we experience by changing what we
hold in mind. We have to exchange the beliefsystem we are hold
ing for the truth that we are infinite beings and subject
only to what we hold in mind. Every time negative
beliefs come up, it is necessary to cancel them and
insist on the truth. The collective consciousness, the
energy field of the world, has to be constantly coun
tered because the world reprograms us with it again. It
may even return due to hearing a chance remark. It
requires vigilance to undo all the belief systems within
the mind. The same thing happened with vision and glasses. I
wore bifocal glasses for fifty years. Of course, there is
the belief system in our society that middle age brings
about changes in vision. Many people start using read
ing glasses during middle age, so when we think of a
middle-aged person, we see them wearing reading 214 HEALING AND RECOVERY
glasses. The people in magazines for retired people
almost always wear glasses. It is just presumed that by
middle age, a person is going to need them. Well, I already had glasses because I had the image
in my mind of the intellectual bookworm, which I was,
as wearing glasses. Part of the image of what I was as
an adolescent included wearing glasses. Of course, if
we already wear glasses, it is presumed that our vision
is going to get worse by middle age, and that we are
going to need bifocals. By late middle age, we are cer
tainly going to need trifocals. It was during this trifocal stage that I was involved
in this kind of research and study. One day I was shar
ing with my class about all the physical illnesses that I
had let go of using these consciousness techniques. There was probably a list of flfteen or twenty different
diseases, and then somebody said, "Well, then, how
come you are still wearing glasses?" I said,"You know, I
never thought of that." I never thought of the fact that
the eyeball itself and its capacity to see-the whole
mechanism of vision-would be another manifestation
of my belief systems about it. I looked at the belief systems and began to cancel
them, saying that I am an inflnite being who is not really
subject to any limitations such as the belief that I need
glasses.The process took six weeks, and I could hardly
see anything during that time because I was not wear
ing my glasses. However, I never put the glasses on
again, and during that six weeks, my mobility was
somewhat limited by the inability to see anything more
than a couple of feet in front of me. I was myopic as
well as farsighted, and I also had,astigmatism. I could 215 THE AGING PROCESS
not read anything, nor could I see anything distant. After about six weeks of constantly and consistently
letting this go, I fmally just surrendered to it and real
ized that part of the technique is to let go of resisting
what the belief system was. Then I said, "Well, God, if
I'm never going to see again, I guess I am just never
going to see again. "And then I just totally let it go, totally
surrendering it to a higher power. And then I said,
"Whatever your will is to be, I will agree to that." What is the will of God for us? The will of God for
us is complete and total happiness, wholeness, and
oneness. After surrendering to God's Will, suddenly, in
one instant, the vision returned and was absolutely
perfect after a lifetime of wearing glasses. It does not matter how long we have had a belief
system.The belief system that was present throughout
my entire life and literally limited my vision was surren
dered many years ago.This example is just a demonstra
tion of the prinCiple involved, which we experience in
the level of consciousness itself. The body is a reflec
tion of that which we believe, so if we address our
selves directly to those belief systems, to the mind
itself, and to where it is being experienced, we can
undo belief systems.We have that freedom and option. Returning to the commonly held belief systems
about middle age, aging, and old age, two things are
occurring. There are the belief systems about what
aging entails, and there is our position or the way we
feel about it. In truth, it is not the events in life that
have any importance, but their meaning to us. The
importance of a fact or an event comes from how we
feel about it, which creates a context. It creates a way 216 HEALING AND RECOVERY
of being and decides in advance how we are going to
feel about that event, decision, or fact. In referring to the Map of Consciousness, we can
see there are various energy fields and levels of con
sciousness. The bottom of the chart represents the
most unconscious level, which is farthest from the
truth and closest to death itself.At the top, because of
increasing truth, there is an alignment with life, with
truth, and with a sense of aliveness; in other words, we
might say that at the top is God. Emotions reflect the energy field of a positionality,
and out of that comes a certain view of the world as
well as the view of a certain kind of God in that world. At the bottom of the Map are the levels of the lowest
energy, which lead to almost passive suicide. Many
deaths from old age are not due to old age at all but are
forms of passive suicide, the result of having given up
out of hopelessness. There is a sense of guilt, as though
old age, its decrepitude, and illness are almost the pun
ishment for one's sins or failures in life. It is as though
one deserves all this, and out of self-hatred, the person
chooses destruction. They see their life and the world
as the experience of sin and suffering. They really fear
dying because, out of their guilt, they picture God as
being very punitive. There is a fear of old age as well,
along with the view that it is a process of destruction,
which comes from this belief system in their life that
allows them to fall into the domain of this destructive
viewpoint. An energy field somewhat above but still very close
to passive suicide is that of just allowing oneself to die
by not caring enough about oneself.This is in the field 217 THE AGING PROCESS
ofApathy, with a calibrated level of 50. It is again a neg
ative attitude, one of hopelessness and despair in
which there is a loss of energy. In this view of old age,
the whole situation is considered hopeless. It is as
though the grim reaper-the skeleton riding on horse
back and carrying a scythe-has the power over us,
and it seems that old age and all its conditions and
physical elements are hopeless.There is a loss of energy
with this view of the world.The loss of energy means
that, out of hopelessn~ss and despair, we do not have
the energy to handle this life. Therefore, we see the
personal life and life in the world as hopeless and see
God as uncaring. The next higher energy level from which to look at
middle or old age is that ofGrief.This is a very common
view.There is sadness over middle age and seeing the
absence of youth as a great and terrible loss-the loss
ofvigor; the loss of one's sex life; the loss of one's phys
ical attractiveness and seductive sexual abilities; and
the loss of mental acuity; position, and power in the
world. The endless grief over these perceived losses
results in the emotion of regret, where one looks at
middle and advancing age as decline. People become
dispirited about their own


 systems, and converts harmful free radicals into excretable
compounds. Hydrogen peroxide, in liquid form at 3% or lower concentration, as sold in drug
stores, is rubbed all over the patient’s body once or twice a day, to be absorbed into the system
through the pores. If hydrogen peroxide is only available in higher concentration, it must  be
diluted to 3% or below. It must never be used internally. Room Ozone generators are routinely used in Gerson clinics and are recommended to
patients living at high altitudes (above 3000 feet), and/or in areas where toxic sprays have been
used, or where there is a great deal of industrial air pollution. Inhaling ozonated air is refreshing
and energizing, and has even been seen to improve patients’ mood. An innovation in the field of diet affects certain patients who are lactose-intolerant, i.e., Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 2 2Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comunable to tolerate the defatted and pre-digested milk proteins, such as. yogurt and cottage cheese
that are normally added to the protocol after 6-10 weeks. In these cases vegetarian protein-rich
materials, such as Spirulina, are used. Grapefruit Seed Extract : since patients’ immune competence is generally low, great care
is taken to protect them from catching colds or, worse still, flu. This extract, which has antiviral
and antibacterial properties, was recently added to the program and has been found useful. Taken orally and used as a gargle, it can ward off a cold, if taken at the very first suspicion of
trouble. Another excellent preparation is the homeopathic Flu Solution, by Dolisos America, Inc.
(www.dolisosamerica.com )
Tahebo or Pau d’Arco : This is the inner bark of the Andean pine tree, traditionally used
for healing purposes by many tribes in the South American Andes. Made into tea, it has been
used, in addition to the Gerson treatment, on a number of patients, who found it a valuable extra,
increasing their well-being and even helping to reduce tumors. Tahebo consists of thin woody
splinters, which have to be stteped for 5-10 minutes in simmering distilled water and strained
before serving. As this remedy is being used by a number of tribes, it is known as Tahebo, Pau
d’Arco or Lapacho. Selenium : This chemical element has been found by several researchers, including Dr.
Schrauzer of the University of California at La Jolla, and Professor Harold Foster of Victoria,
B.C., Canada, to be an important stimulant for the immune system. For that reason it is in cluded
in the Gerson treatment of many patients. The GKI Treatment : The intravenous glucose-potassium-insulin (GKI) drip was developed
by famous heart specialist Dr. Demetrio Sodi-Pallares. The glucose and insulin provide the energy
needed to transport the potassium across the cell membrane into the tissues. Since the Gerson
protocol is high in both glucose and potassium from the juices and the potassium salts, only a
small amount of insulin (3-5 mg) is used, administered subcutaneously (injected under the skin). Chromium Picolonate : It has been found that chromium, in the form of picolonate, stimulates
the production of insulin by the pancreas. Capsules or tablets of 200 mg of this substance have
been added to the protocol, particularly for diabetics, to help alleviate their defi ciency. These are just some of the items added in recent times to the basic Gerson program in order to
increase its effectiveness. Needless to say, they must be proven to be “non-toxic.” Prior to making
them available to patients, Charlotte Gerson tries them out on herself. Since she is very sensitive
to any toxic substance, she can usually tell immediately if any new item is of questionable safety. Only when she is satisfied that they are safe are they cautiously administered to a few patients,
whose response is than carefully evaluated. By testing promising innovations and possible
additions with extreme caution, it can be ensured that the Gerson Therapy does its work well
under today’s increasingly difficult circumstances.Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 2 3Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 3
Knowing the Enemy
The Gerson approach to health and sickness is so different from the usual medical procedures
that it is important to understand its basic principles thoroughly. Once that has happened, the
therapy’s theory and practice become totally clear and display their profound logic. In fact, many
recovered patients admit that they chose the Gerson program in the depths of a life-threatening
health crisis, because it made sense and held the credible promise to cure them. (We only wish
that those who condemn and dismiss the therapy out of hand took the trouble to find out just what
they are attacking.) The therapy’s aim is to deal with the cause of disease, not with its symptoms, and its focus is
on what it sees as the two major enemies of health, namely toxicity and deficiency. Both are the
result of today’s de-natured, artificial lifestyle; both are to some extent connected to the modern
Western diet and to our polluted environment. Let us take a close look at them. Toxicity
To start with the absolute necessity of life, namely the air we breathe, it is contaminated with
the exhaust fumes of road traffic, the invisibly tiny particles that fly off tires and nestle in our
lungs, the residues of aircraft fuel descending from the sky, plus the poisonous fumes of countless
industrial procedures belching out of factory chimneys or from the neighborhood dry-cleaning
establishment. Water, another basic essential of life, is just as bad, contaminated with chlorine
and fluoride and with the residues of a wide variety of drugs, which resist all existing purification
techniques (except distillation). Industrial and agricultural run-off contaminates rivers and lakes. The latest addition to environmental pollution is electrosmog, the invisible but constantly
thickening electromagnetic fields surrounding us everywhere. Indoors they are produced by TV
sets, refrigerators, computers, microwave ovens and cellular phones. By interfering with the
natural electromagnetic fields of the human body, they have a harmful impact on health. Outdoors
radio masts serving cellular phones are causing serious concern: clusters of diseases, mainly
cancer, have been found in the vicinity of newly erected masts. ( see Chapter 5, pg.28, pp.3 )
Over to food. Here toxicity starts in the soil and in the plants that grow in it. Highly poisonous
pesticides, fungicides, herbicides and other chemicals used in commercial agriculture, often till
the day of harvesting, leave residues on the plants that become our food. Many of these poisons
are systemic, meaning that they permeate the produce and cannot be removed by washing. Unless we eat only organically grown foods, our daily intake is richly laced with a cocktail of Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 2 4Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comagrochemicals, whose cumulative effect has never been tested. And as if all this were not bad
enough, in the course of food processing vast numbers of chemical additives are introduced,
many of which are unsafe—and worse. Their purpose is to extend shelf life, almost indefinitely; to make the product look more
attractive, and to substitute artificial flavors for the missing natural ones. Food cosmetics, as
they are ironically called, solely serve the profit-centered interests of the manufacturers and have
nothing to do with healthy nutrition. On the contrary. But the dangers of food additives should not
blind us to the fact that the first major culprit of the average modern diet is salt (sodium), the very
substance that is hardest to avoid. Despite official warnings against its overuse, salt consumption
in the Western world is alarmingly high, causing the body to retain water in the cells, leading to
edema. Salt also puts an unreasonable burden on the kidneys, raises blood pressure, deadens the
taste buds so that more and more is needed to produce an effect, and interferes with the digestive
process. Salt, as we shall see later, also plays a dangerous role in the cellular process leading to
cancer. Since meat is a valued staple item of the modern diet, it may sound surprising that excess
animal proteins behave as toxins in the body. But the fact is that the human organism with its
long intestinal tract is not designed to cope with a diet high in animal proteins. (By contrast the
intestinal tract of carnivores, such as lions and other big cats, is short, hence the waste products
of the digested meat are quickly eliminated.) The ideal diet for humans should be predominantly
plant-based, with a minimum of animal protein. Today the opposite applies. Yet as we go through life, we become less able to digest animal proteins, so that its poorly
digested, incompletely broken down


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stomach and fever. Also, increased colon and breast cancer.TISSUE SALTS IN BIOCHEMISTRY

Tissue salts in biochemistry are the inorganic elements of the body. In 1665
an Englishman named Robert Hooke discovered what was called “the cell.”
In 1838 and 1839 the German scientists Matthias Schleiden and Theodore
Schwann, respectively, unfolded the cell theory. In 1850, Virchow unfolded
his own version of the biochemical theory of cellular treatment. Moleschott of
Rome and W.H. Schuessler of Oldenburg (Germany) focused upon what
they called inorganic chemistry, or biochemic treatment of disease through
tissue salts. Tissue salts, known as cell salts, are considered the workers and builders
of the body, and are found mostly in the blood and tissues.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        However, each life form is unique and will utilize these building materials in
a variety of ways to suit its uniqueness. Enzymes are the catalysts of all these chemical and biochemical
processes. No chemical or biochemical process can take place without an
enzyme present to initiate this process; whether this process is catabolic
(tearing down) or anabolic (building up). An example of catabolic action
would be digestion (the process described above), where the structures are
broken down into building materials. We also have anabolic building and
rebuilding processes going on in our bodies, such as cellular birth and
cellular repair. All body processes including liver function, kidney function, immune
and lymphatic response, and the grand communication of the nervous system,
depend upon enzymes to function. Enzymes have been called the
“workforce” of life. They are the laborers, the builders, the construction
workers. They make life happen. Enzymes are organic catalysts produced by living cells, which act upon
what are called “substrates. ” They form a temporary bond with these
substrates and are then referred to as “enzyme substrate complexes. ”
Enzymes are like magnets, promoting the formation or destruction of
elements or their substrates to produce the desired product. We need and use
thousands of enzymes throughout the body. Metabolism alone requires
several thousand enzymes. Enzymes can act like some proteins, which means
they can be carriers for nutrients. But they are mainly used as catalysts,
required anytime a chemical action or reaction needs to take place. They alsocan affect the rate of this action or reaction. In a healthy body, enzymes can
be used over and over again. It is important to note that the pH of the body, as well as dehydration
(water levels), radiation, toxicity and body temperatures can impair, destroy
or stimulate enzyme factors. This can lead to hypo- or hyperactivity of
tissues, lack of proper digestion, poor nerve response and breathing issues,
just to name a few conditions. Enzymes have a consciousness all their own, as each living thing does. Each has a specific job to do and knows it. Some speed things up and others
slow things down. It does not matter what the process is; an enzyme must be
present. There are basically two types of enzymes in humans. First, our systemic
enzymes, which are responsible for running the machinery (e. g., immune,
kidney, bowel, nerve functions). There are hundreds of enzymes used in
metabolism (running the body) and cellular growth and repair, including
DNA replication. Blood clotting, oxygen exchange and the transport of
carbon
dioxide, all require enzymes. Cellular respiration (the way cells eat
and excrete) is as vital a process for cells, as it is for the body as a whole;
both respiration processes need enzyme action. Second, our digestive enzymes are used to break down the structures we
consume into building materials. Cells cannot eat structures; they need
building materials. In constructing a house, a builder will often tear down a
structure to get whatever materials he can save, and then use those materials
to create a new structure. Our body has to do the same thing. It needs to
break down the “structures” we eat into the simplest of compounds or
elements for building, repairing, or for fuel. Enzymes are needed in this entire
process. Digestive enzymes are called hydrolytic enzymes because they bond
(catalyze) water molecules to larger food particles, to split them into smaller
compounds or elements. We have digestive enzymes starting in the mouth,
such as amylase and ptyalin, which break down sugars and starches. We also
have digestive enzymes in the stomach. These enzymes are called inactive
enzymes or pro-enzymes because they must be activated before they can
catalyze or affect a change. Pepsinogen is an example of a proenzyme that is
changed into pepsin by the action of HCL (hydrochloric acid). Pepsin is
acidic in nature and is designed primarily for initial protein breakdown. The stomach chyme, enriched with proenzymes (although some aredormant from the acid action of HCL), is dropped from the stomach into the
duodenum (the first part of the small bowel), and alkaline digestive enzymes
(such as amylase, lipase, protease, and cellulose) are then released from the
pancreas. Amylase breaks down starch, lipase works on fat, protease handles
protein, and cellulose digestive enzymes attend to cellulose. The pancreas also
produces trypsin and chymotrypsin as well as peptidase, which are a part of
the protease family. These are alkaline enzymes that finish protein digestion
or break down peptides and polypeptides into amino acids. It is essential for the pancreas to produce sodium bicarbonate
(bicarbonate ions) and for the liver/gallbladder to produce bile, as both of
these substances alkalize and sanitize the predigested food particles from the
stomach. If the tissues of these organs are congested, weak, or impaired in
such a way that these alkalizing principles are restricted or blocked from entry
to the small bowel, the duodenum stays overly acidic, and inflammation and
ulceration of the duodenum are the result. An over-acidic environment also
destroys or neutralizes the alkaline digestive enzymes of the pancreas,
virtually stopping proper digestion. This leads to starvation at the cellular
level as other enzymes and parasites become involved, because fermentation
and putrefaction now takes over the digestive process. Studies undertaken at Yale University and other research facilities have
shown that enzymes, including digestive enzymes, are produced by many
cells in the body (not just the saliva, stomach and pancreas). It has been
demonstrated, for example, that white blood cells can supply amylase as well
as proteolytic-type enzymes. What an incredibly intelligent machine your
body is. I say “machine” with all due respect to the fact that each and every
cell is an individual part of God, with its own individuality and
consciousness. We have been talking about endogenous enzymes, those produced in the
body. However, we also must consider a second category of enzymes
essential to life—the exogenous enzymes that are external to the body, and
found in foods. Exogenous enzymes play a vital role in assisting the body in
breaking down these foods into use-able building materials. Food enzymes are vital to the health of the physical body. Without them
health begins to decline. Man still does not understand why these food
enzymes are so important when we have our own digestive enzymes. But the
body must have
the support of these food enzymes for the process of
digestion and utilization to properly take place. Enzymes are destroyed when subjected to temperatures starting from
110–130 degrees Fahrenheit and above. Lower temperatures can also destroy
enzymes if the food is cooked for long periods of time. When we cook our
foods, we are destroying the life-giving properties within them, including the
enzymes. Remember: no other animal on this planet cooks its food before
eating it. If we feed animals cooked foods they become sick and die, and
veterinarians will tell you to never feed your animals from the table because
they will get the same diseases we do. SUPPLEMENTING WITH DIGESTIVE ENZYMES. The sale of digestive enzyme supplements is big business these days, and
there are companies that support their use by advocating live blood-cell
analysis and other diagnostic tools. We all have digestive weaknesses to some
extent, and especially if the pancreas is weak. If you are thin and can’t put on
weight; or you have diabetes or hypoglycemia; or you see undigested foods
in your stools (except corn); then you should consult with your healthcare
practitioner about regenerating your pancreas. Relying on supplemented digestive enzymes on a regular basis can
eventually shut down your pancreas. Nonetheless, in some extreme or
chronic conditions, it may be advisable to take digestive enzymes with every
other meal or every third or fourth meal. Only take them for short periods of
time, until you can restore normal pancreatic and intestinal function. Definitely stop taking them when you eat raw, uncooked foods. Wean
yourself from them until you are only using them with cooked, hard-to-digest
foods. Then stop entirely. If you are eating all cooked, acidic foods,


 second, for diseased or stress vibrations thatcounteract any unhealthy resonance in the body. This theory is also close to the principles of homeopathy, which refers to atherapeutic method that clinically applies the Law of Similars and uses medicallyactive substances at infinitesimal doses, where the original substance hasundergone a dilution process. When the body is given a homeopathic remedy, itis stimulated into action, not because of the physical or chemical nature of thesubstance, but because of the energetic nature of the information that is receivedby way of subtle vibrations. Health pointers for self-therapyMost people who start self-therapy find the taste of their urine too sour, bitter orpungent to stomach and the odour too strong to bear. Even when diluted, theymay experience nausea, headaches or other strong reactions before they get usedto it and start seeing results. Martha Christy suggests not to flush out the kidneysby taking copious amounts of water, which dilutes the healing properties of theurine. It is an important consideration that urine is a mere sample of what isflowing through the body’s veins and if repulsive, it should be used as amotivation to improve the internal conditions rather than as an excuse for notusing this therapy to create higher health. Urine is actually less toxic and more alive than much of the food and drink thatpeople take into their body. However, how much more valuable, medicinal andcleansing if the urine is the product of a body fed healthy, natural and organicfoods. Drinking urine seriously makes people think seriously about what they eat. Since it is a by-product of the blood, it makes sense that the cleaner the blood is,the healthier the urine will be. But even urine from relatively unhealthy bloodcontains valuable immunological factors that can improve health if recycled. Theurine drinking’s cleansing effect on the blood can be observed by the change intaste and the colour of the urine as it is more and more recycled: it becomes purerand clearer. If one has difficulty urinating, and it has been said that a weak flow is a sign of aweak life-force, then this practice actually strengthens the flow of urine, showingsigns of an increase in vital life-force. It is recommended that people give up tobacco in all forms and restrictconsumption of cold drinks, strong spices (such as chilli, onions and garlic), friedfoods, junk foods, canned or tinned foods, and refined foods and sugars as muchas possible. Above all, it is best to avoid alcohol, meat and coffee as well asrecreational drugs. In the tradition of Yoga, this is called a Sattwic diet, meaningShivambu Shastra: Mother of Ayurvedic Medicine by Natalia Perera
5 of 7as pure as possible, with a focus on whole, fresh, organic vegetarian foods andpurified water. Following a low-salt and low-protein diet is best. Like all othernatural therapies, this is not a treatment that needs to be stopped after the relief ofcertain symptoms, but can be incorporated into one’s life-long health regime. More subtle yet very real effects of this therapy as a lifestyle choice include feelingstronger, more grounded, self-confident, invigorated and generally lightermentally, emotionally and physically. Self therapy methodsThe middle stream of fresh and warm morning urine at 3 to 5am is the mostpotent and is best taken not mixed with other foods or drinks. However, it hasbeen suggested that to make it more palatable, it can be taken it together withgrapefruit juice, though it is not clear if this would make the practice less effective. Oral drops of fresh urine can be directly placed under the tongue. Urine therapistssuggest starting with 1-5 drops of fresh morning urine on the first day, increasingto 5-10 drops on the second day and on the third day, taking 5-10 drops in themorning and in the evening before bed. With time and experience, this can begradually increased to obtain the results required for the body’s condition – evenup to one full cup at a time. The amount needed is thus adjusted by observing thebody’s reactions to the therapy. The heightened sense of body awareness andintuition helps to determine how many times a day and what amounts are mosteffective for that system at that time, and how to self regulate. Self urine may be used as eye drops, ear drops, foot baths and even as effectiveenemas. Nose drops can help loosen mucous and clear up blocked nasal passages. Gargling with it for a sore throat or inhaling it relieves sinus and respiratorycongestion. Taken internally has a laxative and diuretic effect as it cleanses thedigestive tract. Dr John Armstrong (author of The Water of Life) emphasises the importance ofmassaging with urine. He insists that cures work faster and more effectively inthose that are bathed, massaged, rubbed and soaked in their own urine. He highlyrecommends it for more serious illnesses since urine is absorbed through the skin,and the hormonal and protein-based contents are slowly reabsorbed into thesystem, by-passing digestive juices that may have neutralised their potencyotherwise. In this way, it works best to heal skin blemishes, burns and scar tissue. However, for this usage, he considers it preferable to use old urine of 4 to 8 daysold. The level of ammonia (judging by the strong odour) in the old urine is nottoxic but actually beneficial if used topically only, and not taken internally. Frequently asked questionsCan a woman drink her urine during her menstruation. Yes, and although the urethra and the vagina are two separate organs, there isnothing in the menstrual fluid that can harm a person if it is accidentally mixedwith urine. Shivambu Shastra: Mother of Ayurvedic Medicine by Natalia Perera
6 of 7Can a person drink their urine while on medications. The short answer is no because of the remote possibility of overdosing on anyparticular medication by recycling what is discharged in urine. Hormone, vitaminand mineral supplements, on the other hand, can be taken while drinking urine aslong as the intake is frequently monitored and the amounts reduced accordinglyas the imbalance improves. However, the long answer is that in some cases,according to the illness and the nature of the medications, urine can be taken inhomeopathic doses for some time to kick-start the internal healing process whilstslowly increasing that amount and gradually reducing the medication dosage. In what cases can Shivambu Shastra be used. Diagnosis plays no practical part in the therapy since the urine sample reflects soperfectly the individual’s most intimate details about the state of their health. Infact, it works brilliantly on the more subtle health imbalances that are very realyet often too evasive to label medically. Urine can be massaged topically for themost chronic and stubborn skin problems such as acne, eczema, psoriasis,ringworm, sores, fungal infections, insect bites, wounds, burns even gangrene. Internally, the therapy is said to be effective in AIDS since the AIDS antibodies arefound in urine, as well as cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, anaemia, all sorts ofurinary diseases, weight loss, colds and flus, candida, diabetes, digestiveproblems, jaundice. It has been medically proven to work against polio, andtuberculosis, and has been intramuscularly injected by doctors for immunologicalillnesses such as psoriasis, basal call carcinoma and asthma to name a few. Why does urine therapy then appear ineffective for some conditions. There are times when there is a chronic deficiency of one or several minerals andin such cases, there is none of that mineral in the urine, therefore, although thegeneral health and other metabolic imbalances in that person improve, thatparticular problem may remain the same. For instance, a diabetic person mayneed to take chromium for the cells to use blood sugar and vanadium to produceinsulin. These supplements may be necessary to eradicate diabetes or any otherblood sugar problem that is not corrected with self-urine therapy. A golden futureAlthough much attention has been focused on many elements in urine and theirpotential for medical use, comprehensive research has not yet been conducted onurine as a total entity therapeutically applied and used for spiritual growth. Stillto be proven are the theories regarding how and why urine therapy works – so letus welcome and support the scientific community that is interested inundertaking studies using urine as a total entity, especially in light of the wisdomof the ancient Yogis. More than 600 scientists – many of whom believe that human urine can treateverything from baldness to cancer and AIDS - gathered in Goa, India, for the firstWorld Conference on Auto-Urine Therapy in February 1996. The Second WorldConference on Urine Therapy was held in Germany in 1999 and the third in Brazilin 2003. These are certainly signs that Shivambu Shastra is flourishing all over theworld, that people are ready to take responsibility for their own health, wellbeingand evolution,  and are prepared to overcome their prejudices and open theirminds to embrace such an ancient spiritual and powerful practice. Shivambu Shastra: Mother of Ayurvedic Medicine by Natalia Perera
7 of 7It is certainly crucial in these times when we ache for deeper healing thatShivambu Shastra be acknowledged and adopted as a valid and profoundlyeffective method of creating health in body, mind and spirit. Author’s note:The material in this paper is not intended to replace medical treatments. It is anattempt to broaden the awareness of Shivambu Shastra. Readers interested in SelfUrine Therapy are encouraged to discuss it with their health practitioner. ReferencesDr John ArmstrongThe Water of LifeHealth Science Press, Rupa and Co, 1990Dr Beat


 is why the poets
are so often at their best  when  speaking of change,
of "the  transitoriness  of human life." The bcauty of
such poetry lies in some - thing more than a note of
nostalgia which brings a  catch  in the throat. Our revels now  are ended. These our
actors,  As I foretold  you, were  all spirits,
and
Are melted  into  air, into  thin  air:
And,  like the baseless  fabric  o/ this vision,
The cloud -capp'd  towers,  the gorgeous
f,alaces,  The  solemn  temf1les,  the greal
globe  itself,  Yca, ali  which  it inherit,  shall
dissolve,
And,  like this insubstantial  pageant  faded,
Leave  not a rack  behind. There  is more  in this beauty  than  the
succession  of melodious images, and che thcmc of
clissolution  does not simply borrow its splenclor
from the things  dissolvecl. The  truth  is rather  that
the images,  though beautiful in  themselves, come
to life in the act of vanishing. The poet  takes
away  their static  solidity,  and turns  a beauty
which  would  otherwise
40 THE  GREAT  STREAM
be only  statuesque  and architectural  into  music,
which, no sooner than it is sounded, dies away. The  towers,  palaces,  and temples  become  vibrant,
and break  from  thc excess  of life within  them. To
be passing is to live; to remain and cominue is ro
die. "Unless a grain of corn  fall into  the ground
and die, it remains alone. But if it dies, it brings
forth much  fruit." For the poets have seen the truth that life,
change,  movement, and insecurity are so many
names for the  same thing. Here, if anywhere, truth
is beauty,  for movement and rhythm are of the
esscnc e of ali things  lovable. In sculpture,
architecture, and painting the finished forro
stands still, but even so the eye finds  pleasure in
the forro only when it contains a certain  lack of
symmetry, when, frozen in stone as it may be,  it
looks  as if it were  in the midst  of motion. Is it not, thcn, a strange inconsistency and an
un- natural paradox that  "l" resists change  in
''me"  and in the surrounding  universe? For
change  is not merely a force of destruction. Every
forro is really a  pattern  of movement, and  every
living thing is  like the river, which, if it did not
flow out, would never  have been able to flow in. Life and death are not two  opposed forces;  they
are simply two ways of looking  at the same force,
for the movement of change is as  muc h the builder
as the destroyer. The human body  lives because it
is a complex of motions, of circula - tion,
respiration,  and digestion. To resist  change,  to
41 THE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
try to cling to life, is therefore like holding
your  brcath:  if you  pcrsisL  you  kili yoursclf. In thinking of oursclves as divided into ''I"
and "me," wc casily forget Lhat consciousness
also livcs  becausc it is moving. lt is as mucha part
and product  of the strcam of change as the body
and the whole  natural  world. If you look  at it
carefully,  you will sce that consciousness -the
thing you call "l"-is really  a stream  of
cxperiences,  of sensations,  thoughts, and  feelings
in constam motion. But becausc these cx-
pericnccs includc mcmories, we havc the
imprcssion  thaL "l" is somcthing solid and still,
likc a tablct  upon  which  life is writing  a
record. Yet the ''tablct" moves with the writing finger
as thc river flows along with  thc ripples, so that
memory  is like a record written on water -a
record, not of  graven characters, but of waves
stirred into motion  by other waves which are
callcd sensations and facts. Thc diffcrcnce
bctwccn "l" and "me" is largely an  illusion of
memory. In trulh, 'T' is of the same na - ture as
"me." lt is part of our whole being, just as  the
head is part of the body. But if this is not realized,
"I" and "me," the head and thc body, will feel
at odds with cach other. "I," not undcrstanding
that it  too is part of thc stream of changc, will try
to makc  scnse of thc world and experiencc by
attcmpting Lo fix it. We shall  then  have  a war  between  consciousness
and nature,  between  the dcsire  C o r permanence
and  THE  CREAT  STREAM
the fact of flux. This war must  be uttcrly  fmile  and
frustrating -a vicious  circlc -bccause  il is a conflict
between  two parts  of thc same  thing. lt must  lead
thought  and action  into  circlcs  which  go nowhcre
fastcr  and faster. For whcn  wc fail to sce that  our liíc
is changc,  we set oursclvcs against  ourselvcs and  be-
come  likc Ouroboros,  thc misguidccl  snake, who  tries
to eat his own  tail. Ouroboros  is the pcrennial  sym -
bol of ali vicious circles, of evcry auempt  to split  our
being  asunder ancl  makc  onc pan conqucr  the other. Strugglc as we may, "fixing"  will nevcr make scnsc
out o( change. Thc  only  way  to makc  sensc  out of
change is  to plunge  into  it, move  with  it, and join the
dance. Religion, as most of us havc known it, has quite
obviously tried  to make sense out of lifc by fixation. lt has tricd to givc this passing world a meaning by
relating it to an unchanging God, and by seeing its
goal and purpose as an immortal life in which  the
individual becomes one with the changeless nature
of the deity. "Resc eternal grant unto them, O Lord,
and Jet light perpetua! shine upon  them." Likewise,
it attempts to make sense out of the swirling move -
ments of history by relating them  to the  fixccl  laws
of God,  "whosc  Word  cnclurcth  for ever." Wc have  thus  made a problcm  for oursclvcs  by
confusing the intelligiblc with  the fixed. We think
that making sense out of life is impossible unless the
flow  of events  can somehow  be fitted  into  a frame -
43 TIIE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
work of rigid forms. To be meaningful, life must
be understandable in terms of fixed ideas and
laws, and these in turn musl correspond to
unchanging and eternal  realitics  bchind  the
shifting  scene. 1 But if this is what  "making  sense
out of life"   mea ns, we have  set ourselves thc
impossible task of making fixity out  of ílux. Before we can find out whether there is sorne
better  way of understanding our universe, we
must see  clearly how chis confusion of "sense"
with "fixity"  has come  about. The root of the difficulty is that we have
developed  the power of thinking so rapidly and
one-sidedly that  we have  forgouen  thc propcr  rclat
ion bet ween  thoughts and events, words and
things. Conscious  thinking has gone ahead and
created its own world,  and, when this is found
to conflict with the real  world, we have the
sense of a proíound discord be- tween "I," che
conscious thinker, and nature. This  onc-sided
development of man is nol peculiar to in -
tellectuals and "brainy" people, who are only
ex- treme  examples  of a tendency  which  has
affected  our entire  civiliz.ation. What we havc forgotten is that thoughts and
words  are convenlions,  and that  it is fatal  to
take  conven -
1Latcr  on in this bo o l<. wc  shall  sec  that


 L upe opened the apartment door to the
sound of Jonathan yelling into the phone. She enter ed quietly. Jonathan was wearing a r obe and pacing furiously,
holding an unlit cigar.“Settling is out of the question. My work cannot  be used
without my per mission. Absolutely not!”
Lupe lef t the r oom and began cleaning the bathr oom. “Well, to hell with that. I say no!”
As Lupe scour ed the sink, she hummed one of her songs. Suddenly her hand slowed. She walk ed into the living r oom
as Jonathan continued his rant. “I don’t car e if it’s a hospital! They char ge for their
services; I char ge for mine!”
Lupe nudged Jonathan. “ Do you have any P ost-it notes?”
she whisper ed. Annoyed at her inter ruption, he cover ed the r eceiver. “Over on the desk. Don’t inter rupt me again. And don’t
move things ar ound. I can’t ﬁnd a thing!”
Lupe got the P ost-it notes fr om the desk and wr ote, “Only
Good Lies Befor e Me.”  She placed it on the wall. Then she
began writing others. Finally, she went back and stuck a note to the middle of
Jonathan’s bathr oom mir ror. She stepped back and look ed at herself, smoothing her
unruly hair and peering into her own eyes. Jonathan was oﬀ the phone, still muttering to himself. “Mr. Jonathan?”
“What?”
“I know you’r e blind, but do you have any idea what I
look lik e?”
He tur ned towar d her for a moment. “Why do you ask?”
She blushed. “I was just wondering. My grandmother
says I’m pr etty, but she’s the only one. The girls at school,
they don’t tr eat me so good. So I was thinking, maybe it’s
because I’m ugly.”
“You’re not ugly. I can assur e you of that.”
“How do you know?”
“I know, that’s how. You have an aura ar ound you. And
it’s not ugly.”“Aura? I think I hear d my grandmother say that wor d
once.”
“Yeah, I’ll bet. Come her e. Let me feel your face.”
Lupe walk ed straight up to him and let him move his long
ﬁngers over the contours of her face. “I was also a sculptor,
so I know faces very well.” He continued moving his ﬁngers,
ending up at her for ehead. “See, a face should be divided
horizontally into thr ee equal spaces. L eonar do da V inci knew
this, and even the ancient Gr eek mathematicians did. Y our
face is lik e that. It has perfect classical pr oportions. In other
words, you’r e pretty, L upe. Don’t let anyone tell you
otherwise.”
Lupe look ed up at him as if she might cry. “Thank you. I’ll go now.”
She walk ed out of the r oom, and as she closed the door,
Jonathan hear d her e xclaim, “ Classical!”
Later that week, L upe stood in the school auditorium at
choir practice with a gr oup of popular girls. As a nun led them in singing “ How Gr eat Thou Art,”
Lupe’s soprano voice rang out clear and str ong. This was a cause of general mirth for the popular girls,
especially Brie, who r olled her eyes. L upe stood alone on a
separate bleacher r ow, while the other girls cluster ed
together ar ound Brie, clearly the alpha in the gr oup,
responsible for the shunning of L upe. After the ﬁrst song was over, the nun tapped her baton. “Girls, move together. Why ar e you divided up lik e this? All the sopranos in one gr oup. L et’s go.”
The popular girls look ed to Brie, who lower ed her eyes as
they r eluctantly spr ead out on the bleachers. Lupe pr etended not to notice. She k ept a half smile of
graciousness on her face and mur mured, so no one else
could hear, “I love myself; ther efore, I behave and think in aloving way to all people, for I know that that which I give out
returns to me multiplied.”
In Jonathan’s apartment that af ternoon, L upe put away
the gr oceries she had br ought while Jonathan stood by the
window. “Mr. Jonathan?”
“Yes?”
“Ther e’s something I always wonder ed.”
“What?”
“Why ar e so many of your paintings cover ed up with
sheets so no one can see them?”
Jonathan scowled at the question. “Ne xt time you go to
the stor e, buy some duct tape so I can place it over your
mouth when you ask questions lik e that.”
“Okay.”
Jonathan sighed. “ For one thing, I can’t see them anyhow. For another, I don’t want to damage them with cigar smok e
and sunlight.”
“Those don’t sound lik e good r easons.” L upe said. She
moved to Jonathan’s desk, wher e ther e was a particularly
large cover ed canvas. “ Plus, you don’t even smok e in her e.”
“Why don’t you mind your own business?” Jonathan
began, moving towar d her. When he r ealized wher e she was
standing, he stopped short and stood for a long moment. “That one above my desk,” he said. “That’s my dog, Beau. He was the smartest, most loyal—”
“He was? He’s gone now?”
“Yes.”
“And what about the one ne xt to it, by the window?”
“My par ents.”
“They gone, too?”
“They’r e gone, but not dead. They live in Florida—
practically the same thing.”“You don’t go see them?” L upe ask ed. “No, my mother and I had a ﬁght many years ago. I
never lik ed her much, nor she me. W e’ve bar ely been in
touch for years.”
“That’s sad,” L upe said. “I wish I could see my par ents.”
Jonathan hesitated. “I never thought about you having
parents. I thought your grandpar ents took car e of you.”
“I still have par ents. Everybody has par ents.”
“So why ar e you with your grandpar ents?”
Lupe tur ned. “Maybe you need some duct tape, too.”
Jonathan chuckled. “T ouché. Do you know what that
means?”
Lupe shook her head, and then r ealized he couldn’t see
her. “No.”
“It means, You got me. ”
Jonathan tur ned away and headed towar d the kitchen. He
turned on the k ettle to mak e a cup of tea. “So what about the painting in your bedr oom?”
Jonathan tur ned oﬀ the gas and stood for a second. “That one is of my... wife.”
“Oh—is she gone, too?”
Jonathan nodded. “In Florida?”
“No, she died. F irst her, then our baby.”
“Your baby?”
“Beau, he was our baby. That’s how we felt about him
anyhow.”
Lupe hesitated. “Y ou mean you and your wife couldn’t
have any r eal babies? I knew a lady lik e that. She took all
these injections at the hospital, and then she had these tiny
creatur es put inside her that they made in a lab, but none of
those work ed either.”
Jonathan had a strange look on his face. He shook his
head. “Did Beau look lik e you?” L upe ask ed. “My dog, Bonita,
people said she look ed lik e me.”Jonathan’s face brightened. “I don’t think so. Nobody
ever said so anyhow. He was a bo xer, fawn color ed, and all
muscle. What happened to Bonita?”
“Nothing happened to her. She’s in Me xico.”
“Mexico?” Jonathan said. “So, that’s wher e you’r e from?”
“Yes,” L upe said curtly. For the ﬁrst time, ther e seemed to
be topics she didn’t want to talk about. “And that’s wher e your par ents ar e?”
“Yes, with Bonita. Why don’t you get another dog?” she
asked. Jonathan seemed lost in thought. “I couldn’t tak e car e of it,” he said quickly. “I can bar ely
take car e of myself.”
“That’s what Grandma says when I ask for another dog.”
“What?”
“Who’ll tak e car e of it?”
Jonathan look ed confused. “W ell, you’d  take car e of it,
wouldn’t you?”
Lupe moved out into the hallway and was suddenly gone. OceanofPDF.comCHAPTER 6
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 would be found in the kitchen, instead of the gym. We lose or
gain muscle due to variations in our physical fitness programs, not thr ough dietary shifts. In spite of what we have all been told,
consuming protein (or any other nutrient) will not assist in the mus cle-building process. 70  If you believe such hype, you have been
sold a bill of goods. If they understood body composition, and were honest with themselves, the se people would more accurately say, “I thought I
had much more muscle than I actually do. Then when I lost the excess wa ter that was inflating my muscles, I was forced to accept
the reality that I am not as well muscled as I thought I was.”

Dehydration and Body Weight
Dehydration is considered a contributor to more diseases of lifestyle tha n any other single factor except fat. When our toxin-
to-water ratio is skewed in the direction of toxins, cellular function i s compromised. This toxicity affects virtually every function in th e
body. Correcting dehydration oftentimes remedies weight-loss difficul ty, as organ function and energy levels greatly improve. The dehydration coin has two sides: is it literally a state of “not enoug h water” or is it a condition of “too much toxin”? The
correct answer is, “both.” When a man is about to die from dehydration, the t oxins within his body have become too concentrated
for his body to cope with. The amount of toxins do not increase; they are simply l ess diluted, and therefore, more concentrated. Few people would argue that dry-cooked foods (those not steamed or boiled) are low in w ater. After all, if we put toast
through a juicer, no liquid comes out. If we put a pot of water in the oven at 400 degr ees for an hour, most if not all of the water
evaporates off. The same thing happens to the water in food when it is dry-c ooked (and to a lesser extent when wet-cooked). The
oven works just like a dehydrator. Most of us just don’t realize how critic al this issue is for our health. Four Ways We Become Dehydrated
Hydration is an important factor in all aspects of our health, and even our  weight. When using a bioimpedance scale to
measure body fat, we must consider our level of hydration to obtain accurate  readings. Both dehydration and water retention skew
our readings. Hydration also goes beyond the amount of water we consume, sinc e dehydration occurs for a variety of reasons. Increased Toxic Load
The most common way that we become dehydrated is when our toxin intake rise s relative to our intake of water. Cooking produces
many toxins that cause the body to require additional water. Among the mos t virulent of these are the acrolein produced by deep
frying and the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons released during barbecu ing and other cooking methods that blacken or char our
foods. Two common products found in most households may in fact, be the most toxic substa nces popularly consumed. Plain table
salt is so toxic that even when extremely diluted, as it is in sea wat er, it is still deadly. All sailors know that if they drink seawater the y
will die of dehydration. Salt must be greatly diluted with water before th e body can tolerate it. Alcohol, the second deadly household
poison, has a similar toxicity. It acts as a diuretic and causes substan tial water loss. Few substances dehydrate and impair us as
effectively as alcohol. Low Water Intake vs. Toxic Load
The second way that we can become dehydrated is when water intake is low r elative to toxin intake. If we are to (correctly) assume
that the necessary amount of water is in our fresh plant foods before we c ook them, we can be certain that an insufficient quantity is
left after we cook them. Cooking removes water from food. This explains why a baked potato weighs so much l ess than the same potato when it was
raw. (Granted, cooking can be utilized as a method of hydrating dry foods, as is th e case when we boil rice or lentils,  but this is the
exception, not the rule.) By driving off water, cooking effectively chan ges the water-to-toxin ratio in food to favor toxins, while also
raising the level of toxins in the food. So cooking food results in a double wham my—not only does it remove water, but a great
many toxins are created in the process, increasing our need for water. Unfortunately, it is not part of human nature to drink water; we must le arn to do so. Let me explain. In nature, at various times
throughout the day, many animals will visit the “water hole” to drink. S ome animals, especially the grazers, are notorious for drinking
huge quantities of water. The anthropoid apes, however, (biologically, huma ns are classed as anthropoid apes) are rarely observed to drink water, but they can do so if necessary. Their tongues are not design ed to lap water the way carnivores do, so they have to
suck water if they must drink. Imagine the position they would have to ass ume in order to drink: essentially, they would be blinded to
enemies as they held down their heads and shoulders while vulnerably e xposing their private parts. Drinking water is simply not necessary for the anthropoids. Except for hu mans, they do not cause their own thirst. They do not
participate in the activities, nor do they eat the foods, that result in t hirst. Remember, these animals live in the tropics, often in intense
heat, where we would expect that they would need to drink copious quantities of  water. It is certain that the anthropoids get plenty
of exercise and are quite fit; we have all seen films of them climbin g straight up and down trees and vines effortlessly. In fact, pound
for pound, they are about five times stronger than humans. They spend most of  their day in the shade. They rest during the midday
heat. They eat a low-fat raw diet composed primarily of whole, fresh, ripe, org anic, fruits and vegetables. (About 1% of the
anthropoid diet is composed of insects, small reptiles, and other flesh foods.) Increased Endogenous Toxin Production
The third way we become dehydrated is when our “endogenous” toxin produc tion rises relative to our water intake. Every cell in the
body produces toxic waste products as a result of its own metabolism, and many ti ssues, glands, and organs also produce toxins as
a result of their metabolism. These internally produced toxins are ref erred to as endogenous toxins. (In contrast, toxins that come
from outside the body are referred to as exogenous toxins. These are the ones  that come from our food, the air, and other aspects
of our environment.) As our levels of physical activity or stress rise, so does the quantity of  endogenous toxins we produce, as cellular output
increases. This is one of the reasons that we are told to drink water bef ore, during, and after exercise and other physical pursuits—
to dilute the toxins we produce. High Water Output
When we lose water more rapidly than we replace it, we can also become dehy drated. Altitude, heat, sunshine, wind, humidity, and
exercise are among the primary factors that can cause us to lose wat er. Sometimes, these water losses are not obvious to us. For
instance, in conditions of high heat and low humidity, especially if the  wind is blowing, our perspiration can evaporate as rapidly as
we produce it (compared to conditions of high humidity, where dripping sweat gr abs our attention). In low humidity, our skin and
clothing remain cool and dry, even though we are perspiring freely. We can lose far more water than we realize in an airplane, where the  air is pressurized  to an altitude of 6,000 feet and
incredibly dry. Such insidious water loss is sometimes considered more dan gerous than the overt sweating incurred with exercise in
conditions of high humidity. 71  In both instances, however, we must replace the water that we lose. We do not have a high tolerance for variations in our ratio of water to toxin s. The average American experiences symptoms of
dehydration after losing just 1% of body weight as water (about 2% of normal wa ter volume). 72  For a two-hundred-pound man,
that equates to just two pounds, or one quart, of water. Medically diagnosable mi ld dehydration begins at the level of 5% fluid loss,
and 15% is considered severe. 73
In many major fitness competitions, contestants are weighed periodica lly throughout the event. Since all rapid weight changes
almost exclusively represent water weight, fairly accurate le vels of dehydration can be assessed simply through the weighing process. Should an athlete show a 5% loss of weight, he or she is considered to be so danger ously dehydrated as to be removed from the
competition. For the one-hundred-pound female triathlete, a five-percen t weight loss amounts to only five pounds (equal to five
pints, or ten cups) of water. The medical community tells us that we should drink 8 to 12 eight-ounce gla sses of water daily. Although they don’t express it
as such, this recommendation is necessary to make up for the dehydration c aused by the toxins in our foods. Interestingly,


 a success. Not coll uding w ith what is sick  and perverted is not being a “ goody-two-
shoes”; it is bein g realistic. Can you ever fool the universe. No, according
to the science of  kinesiology. Even if people have no conscious knowledge
of the facts, wh en we test complete strangers with no knowled ge at all on
the s ubject, we will find that if they focus on something where  integrity is
absent, they will go weak. Everything in the universe is co nnected with everything else. When we
first get that fact, we will be a little paranoid for a while, but it will be a
therapeutic para noia. If someone manufactured a “disembowe lment doll,”
there wo uld be plenty of strang e people out there to buy it, complete with
hari-kari knife, lifelike guts, electronic scream, and plastic blood ooze. Someone could also profit from it. The cost to the  panderer of s uch tastes, however, is enormous. It is
invisible to them but quite visible to everyone else. What we have been
describing in the last two para graphs is not human nature but inhuman
nature. W e kid ourselves if we think we can cater to what is weak without
becoming weakened ourselves. It is contaminating. Those w ho are violating human  decency and seem to be profiting by it
may look good f or a moment. However, when we study their lives in detail
longitudinally, th e devastation is staggering to comprehend. Do we conquer
a thi ng by oppo sing it. No. The way we conquer it is to grow and move
away fro m it. When it becomes clear that something in our lives is antilife,
immature, or superficial, this is really disguised vanity. When we discover
that ther e is no love or goodwill in it, should we feel guilty about it, punish
ourselves, or become reformers.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Why did the man's dollhouses sell quickly?,
A: The man put a price tag on his dollhouse and put it on consignment in a store, and it was surprisingly successful.
Q: What is the key to success, according to the author?,
A: According to the author, success is not about manipulating or forcing others, but rather about aligning with one's true nature and serving others.
Q: What is the author's advice for overcoming addiction?,
A: The author advises that the key to overcoming addiction is not to try to avoid or suppress the negative emotions, but rather to acknowledge and face them, and then move on to a higher level of consciousness.
Q: What is the author's view on the importance of reputation?,
A: The author emphasizes the importance of reputation and advises that one's reputation is not something that can be fabricated or bought, but rather it arises from one's genuine commitment to serving others.
Q: What is the author's view on the concept of addiction?,
A: The author views addiction as a false start to experiencing the truth and advises that it is not about seeking external solutions, but rather about aligning with one's true nature and taking responsibility for one's own growth.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Th e facts have no t changed, but how we view the situation
has chan ged because our level o f consciousness shifted. The shift occurred
not because of th e words spoken but by being in the presence of the aura of
loving people whose ener gy field carries the higher wisdom. Simply put, we
are e ither positively or negativel y influenced by the company w e keep. It is
unlikely that we will overcom e a problem if we choose to be in the
company of others who have our same problem. Love co mes from  an abundance of ener gy that we can share wi th others. When ou r own inner negativity is addressed, then we have an ab undance of
love, and we c an begin to  share it with others. When our ener gy is tied u p
with negative emotions, there is  not much we can share with others. In fact,
they do not exist for us, becaus e we are totally focused on ourselves. It is
only when we a re full and ove rflowing that we can begin to share with
others. The way to feel good quickly is to get within the aura of somebody
who is loving. Sit close to them, hug them, sleep with them, pu t your arms
around them, be with them. T o be in the aura of a loving being is to be
raised automatically, and we will see everything dif ferently. Eventually, we
become that same channel of helpful grace to others. Gratitude, Grace, and Ser enity
Now it is understandable why s peakers at 12-step meetings say they are
grateful that they are alcoholics  or addicts. T o the newcomer,  this indeed
sounds like madness. Grateful? How could they be grateful for becoming
addicted or an a lcoholic? Becau se that disease and suf fering for ced them to
grow and become conscious. It forced them to become aware an d therefore
grateful for the p rocess. At first, they resented and resisted it, but then they
accepted and agreed with it. They began to love, and to experie nce joy, andfinally a chieved that state called Serenity, which was their prayer at nearly
every meeting:
God, Grant us the Serenity to accept
the things we cannot change,
the Courage to change the things we can,
and the W isdom to know the dif ference. In t heir gratitude, there is an inner knowingness that this w as their
destiny—the wa y of doing it and the way that was chosen—which results in
the awar eness that they never c ould have reached this great understanding
by any other wa y. Some of us just have to experience it this w ay. The ego
has to hit bottom  in order to surrender and find God. For those w ho have hit
bottom and surrendered, great g ratitude comes about, along with a greater
understanding of the nature of consciousness itself. W e have traveled the
entire M ap of Consciousness, from Shame to Peace, and now we can
confirm from our own lived experience: those who surrender to God receive
the gifts of God.P AR T III
A d v a n c i n g  C o n s c i o u s n e s s
In this section,  Dr. Hawkins lays out how consciousness advances
thr ough the Map of Consciousn ess. Fr om his extraor dinary experience as
someone who has journeyed the entir e terrain of this chart, Dr. Hawkins
gives us  princip les to follow, pr actices to work with, and pitfa lls to avoid. Many travelers get lost along the way. W ithout the guidance of a seasoned
mariner who has successfully cr ossed the sea, how would a novice sailor
ever make it? D r. Hawkins has not only given us the Map. He has also, in
Part III, wr itten out the  details of what  to watch out for on each leg of the
journey and how to navigate its particular challenges. He t ells us that, surprisingly, the ego hangs on to what is “familiar” and
r esists c hange, even if it’ s won derful. He ther efor e walks us thr ough the
steps of br eaking fr ee fr om the ego’ s smallness. Compassion for the ego and
its l imitations, he says, is crucial. If we condemn the ego in ourselves or
others, then we r einfor ce it. An ego barrier, even one that you’ve had your entir e life, can be
transcended inst antly if ther e is the spiritual will to let go. Her e is a story
fr om D r. Haw kins’ s book  L etting  Go that illustrates how a single
br eakthr ough can take you thr ough the whole Map. This man had been
stuck in Apathy:  “I can’ t dance,” r eally meaning “I won’ t dance!” It was a
r efusal e ven to try, because of extr eme self-consciousness. In th is passage,
he uses the technique of “letting go” of Apathy and Fear, and  embracing
surr ender, to open the door to Ecstasy:
Illustrative of this progression is the experience of an intellig ent,
successful middle-aged professional man who all his life had  beenunable t o dance. He wanted to dance in the worst way, and s everal
times during his life had attende d dancing classes. But each tim e, he
found himself to be stif f, awk ward, and self-conscious. By sheer
willpower, he did manage at times to go through the motions on the
dance floor but never enjoyed it and always felt ill at ease. His
movements felt stif f and calculated, and the whole experience was
lacking in satisfaction, doing nothing for his self-esteem. After about a ye ar of working w ith the mechanism of surrender, he
was at a party w ith someone who kept insisting that he get u p and
dance. “Y ou know I can’ t dance,” he said. “Ah, co me on and try it,” she entreated. She persisted: “For get
about your feet. Just watch me and do what my body does


 is born and goes to the milk,
on protein foods. Any mammal will do the same
thing. Do not feed the body at once rejects the newborn
this food. Well, let's turn to the birds. Parents are beginning to carry
their chicks, too, the protein of food. and they will never bring
they no berries or seeds, by nature at first not expected. You can access the hunger strikes of animals. Winter long hunger strike
predators, do not worry. They immediately begin with protein foods. But
with regard to herbivorous, the pure hunger there is not obtained. Even a blade of grass, even a blade of grass, a few remnants of twigs, but the mouth will get,
ie work pancreas has never stopped. Well
and how to explain it bears hibernate. An animal may eat as
plant and animal food. Also explained that simple. Before going into hibernation, a bear stuffing his belly bark
asp. Bitter, bactericidal, it remains there throughout
winter. Vegetable products. The pancreas does not leave
mode, always in readiness. The third stage of the cascade of fasting. Three days after three, etc. That
same thing for three days to drink and eat, then eat for three days, and again
Three days does not drink or eat, etc. What will make and have the strength. Exit from starvation is the same. Three days of difficult to endure without water. Here
begin trials of the spirit. Already thirsty. See, observe
Golden Rule out of starvation. Cleansing enemas do
not necessary. If you're used correctly, the stomach clears itself. But if you drink water, the enema may be needed. When
dry starvation does not require them. The fourth stage of the cascade of fasting. Four days after
four, etc. All the same. Do not eat or drink. Withstand
becomes heavier, thirsty.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the essence of AP Ivanov's teaching?,
A: He believed that a person must not be detached from nature, and that they can only become a healthy person by being in communion with nature.
Q: What is the purpose of the dry fasting method?,
A: The purpose of the method is to detoxify the body, and it is a powerful tool for healing complex diseases, including long-term paralysis of the legs, psoriasis, and tuberculosis.
Q: What is the main condition for achieving the desired results from the dry fasting method?,
A: It is necessary to abstain from drinking water and only eat protein-rich foods.
Q: What is the role of the pancreas in the body?,
A: The pancreas plays a crucial role in the body, as it helps in the digestion and absorption of nutrients.
Q: What is the purpose of the "dry fasting" method?,
A: The purpose of this method is to detoxify the body, and it is not just a diet, but a way to restore the natural protective system of the body.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Once
stop flow of food and water in the gastro-intestinal
tract for the organism to create a fundamentally new conditions
existence. Disturbed coordination of various kinds
metabolism, while the body is adapted to the regular
and consistent supply of nutrients. Naturally,
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98shifts occur indicators of internal environment
difficulties in the implementation of cellular metabolism of
and tissues in the former regime. No external revenues
the body of nutrients, a source of energy
and plastic materials leads to a decrease in their concentration
in blood and, consequently, a sharp decrease in food workers
cells and organs. The first reaction of the body - the emergence of stress. Stress
in this case - is a common adaptive response to rapidly
developing changes in the internal environment of an organism. Stress
- Is the inclusion of reserve capacity. It is intended to help
organism to quickly adapt to changes arising, and then
first change the condition and operation of regulatory systems. Likewise, to change the conditions of existence react
Animals: so they are prepared to fight, an active search for food, hunting,
to any physical stress - in short, to any activity
involving a risk of injury and other adverse
scenario. In the wild lack of food for living organisms
has always been one of the most negative factors. Not
decide this issue - will die. But the ability to survive
animals and humans would be severely curtailed, if nature does not
has provided a wonderful opportunity - an interim regulatory and
adaptive adjustment of flow of metabolic processes,
which, in a temporary lack of food and water allows
support the exchange of cells from internal reserves. In the first phase (1-2 days), our body uses reserves
rapid response. However, if the person continues to
starve, his body can no longer sustain itself through
temporary adjustment of metabolic processes, and the state
cellular metabolism continues to deteriorate. The absence of glucose
leads to the accumulation in the blood ketone bodies, which increased
concentrations begin to play the role of endogenous toxins. So
, the situation for the cells continued to deteriorate and there
the prospect of their death. And here is a transition of the organism to the so-called
endogenous nutrition (2-day 5.). The body begins to fill
nutrient deficiencies due to the destruction of biomolecules
and due to the partial collapse of the organs and tissues. Sounds a bit
ominous, but it is actually not so bad. primarily
kill idle system, so a "hatchet" fall
biostructures those who are not able to readjust. and above all
old and diseased cells. Of course, this is a simplistic understanding of the process, but it allows
see the underlying causal changes in the body
during starvation and some of the salutary effects of this
method. 99
99By the way, the dry fasting cleansing of the body of toxins
is not the principal - because the first stage of becoming not
less but more due to intensive educational endotoxins,
and thereafter only establishes a balance between
intensity of their education and breeding. A very
substantial elimination of toxins is not happening. Occurs
something else: a radical change in the conditions of existence
causes the body to significantly rebuild the structure,
those sharing cells. Therefore, "dismantled" the old biomolecules, die
are unstable and disintegrate tissue cells (due to them
compensated for lack of energetic and plastic substances). But
thus synthesized new cells capable of survival
the changing conditions. What is it but the rejuvenation of the body? It is very important that the creation of new biostructures in
starvation is carried out against a background of reduction of endogenous
intoxication: the activity of metabolic processes lower intake
intestinal toxins is limited. Therefore, the quality of newly created
Biomolecules above, they are structurally stable systems
regulation are not exposed to foreign interference in the form
endotoxins metabolic rate. Output from fasting is regarded as an important component of
the entire procedure, which requires a clear understanding of the complexity
this period, strict adherence to medical recommendations. and it is absolutely true. However, often out of sight
practicing this method falls very important point. Recurrent rearrangement of cellular metabolism caused by re-
changing conditions of life - not the return
the old and the new transition, which requires materialized. Yes,
there is a return to a partially reduced biostructures. But it will not be old, but renovated, rejuvenated structures. In the process of starvation are two very interesting points
- Primary and secondary adjustment when the system of regulation
body induced transitions to new living conditions,
when partially dispose of old and new synthesized
biostructures that differ from the old for its quality
properties. in turn depends directly on the new quality
of the specific situational changes that cause
shifts in the internal environment of an organism. The principal distinctive feature of fasting
of spontaneously occurring is its dosing, because it
You can stop at any time. Extraordinarily important that starvation
takes place against the backdrop of a favorable psychological climate. When
we make a volitional decision to starve to work
on a concrete problem, our consciousness begins to interfere
in tuning the processes occurring in the body have on
their regulatory influence. This means that you can design
100
100future reorganization of the organism with the formation and synthesis of new
biostructures that have useful properties, that is actually
we are talking about the conscious regulation of processes occurring
in the body, the conscious improvement of his body. All this tells me one thing. Our body is able to complete
comfort and peace weakens and loses its adaptive force. But
in a changing environment, to strong
disincentives, awakened hitherto unknown
ability, the mechanism of autoregulation. Now we
begin to understand health in a new way. A healthy body - not one
which preserves the normal levels, but one that is capable of
successfully adapt to changing conditions, it is very
important for our adverse environmental conditions. And now a closer look at the main therapeutic mechanisms
occur under dry starvation in humans. Water - the matrix of life, through sharing of substances, changing their
structure, its physical and chemical properties, it regulates
life processes. Without water is impossible, any form of life
- Carbon, silicon, etc. Water is the blood and lymph supplies
to cells and tissues of all the metabolites and remove products
metabolism. Known, and numerous other mechanisms
Water regulation of life processes. Water is vital
for the existence of all living organisms, from ancient times it was considered
primary source of life on a par with fire, air and


, they were all ready
on the tour. Sergei Ivanovich we measured the pressure and we went
weighed. So, Day 4 SH. Pressure 110/70, pulse - 75 bpm. min., weight 80 kg. with an increase in 168 cm My weight loss with diet, cleansing
and starvation was 9 kg. (Was 89). This is certainly good news. Today
looked at his tongue, he is a very strong white-yellow
bloom, and, basically, until everything is tolerated. Excursion to me very
Bad, especially a good idea at the HES, where the river Chemal noise
water and dust falls from the dam. There, all was well, we
Sergei Ivanovich was asked to stay longer at the dam,
feel the body through the skin saturate with moisture. Very
beautiful place - the river flows into the Katun Chemal. Chemal such
black, brown and white Katun and she would not want to tolerate
in the river itself. two hours went to the base. Yes, Sergei Ivanovich
well thought out, sight-seeing time has flown by. 328
328at four o'clock on my massage to Andrew. After the trip again
felt sick and was sick the waist. A massage to Andrew to go
scary - a machine of the weight of about 120, rising by 190, will break
FIG. To my surprise I really liked the massage. Andrei is very
strong, but at the same time soft and gentle hands. When he bent down
and went through my spine, I have it all began to crackle. Really liked the massage mayonnaise jar banks, first
It was painful, but after that the full relaxation and a pleasant warmth
around the spine. Nausea and pain after a massage
passed immediately. In the evening, again walking with his girlfriend, were probably
Six kilometers, tried to keep quiet and breathe only through his nose, as
said Sergei Ivanovich, all the same it helps fight dryness
in the mouth. After a walk ill right side, pain tolerance, but
I remember the words of Sergei Ivanovich - anything that hurts the famine, the
treated, let him. In the evening, once again sitting near the fire, noticed how-
then I began to breathe better. The fifth day of LFG. Pressure 100/70, pulse 72 beats. min., weight 78.8,
lost a kilo of two hundred, is very pleased with my feminine pride. Sleep was no longer mattered, sleep well, probably two hours. Dreamed a wonderful dream, as I have come to our clean mountain
rivulet, got his big mug, I want to get water, but
River recedes, then remembered after I did the famine. During
walk all of a sudden I went phlegm green-gray
with a very unpleasant smell. Think to myself: that's bronhitik
my hunger hooked immediately on the soul was somehow easier. Talk
harder, his voice goes down, ligaments dehydrated. Start
appear weak. Today went to the lake Manzherok is about
He sings Edita. Lake, of course, so-so, but there
grows a unique endemic nut "Chilim, Sergey Ivanovich
said that he grows still somewhere in Canada. Thought, of course,
already confused. Stopped for one of the coolest rapids on the river
Katun threshold "Manzheroksky. The spectacle of course, super. Such
power, Katun rages, I'd probably could not go rafting here. Energy, of course powerful here, the body is very good
feels. Pobyli on the threshold of two hours, the water and attracts both want
bend down and drink. But still, as well on tour -
half a day has passed, and the body is treated, let my dear,
We must all go through. Today, massage is Andrew doing softer, so
as after yesterday's all sore. Still massage - it's good
and distracting, relaxing, and the spine is treated. In the evening went
walk alone, once everyone starts little by little annoying. Found
Katun on a quiet place, still good in our place
- No tourists, no music, silence and solitude. Pobyla on
Katun two hours, a little charged, still some strong
Energy river! Do not want to eat but to drink - drank
would probably have a bucket or two. Sergei Ivanovich said - this is an illusion
Look at the output. Sit by the fire already feel like, I'll go,
329
329Try reading. Little esteemed, very reluctant, but at
dry hunger and feel like reading and watching television. Sixth day of LFG. Pressure 100/70, pulse 60, weight 77.7 kg. In the morning a long time lay a walk for some reason did not want. Overnight
conducted with an open balcony, fresh, cool mountain
air - is high. in the body began to appear some internal
fever, it was good - went to present the treatment process. Mouth full
related, general reluctance to talk. Today, Sergei Ivanovich
promised we got a very narrow space on the Katun River, said
try to come back later. It is very good - the
important that the time passed quickly. Place really
beautiful, and quite another nature than ours, although we passed
all from our site 80 km away. Of course, nature is not so
perceived as a normal well-fed condition. Necessarily
come here with her husband in a car as tourists. We arrived an hour
four, for a massage - in six hours. Took a camping mat,
went to the place where our little creek flows into the Katun. There
cool, this natural refrigerator, would lay the whole
day. Problem one - when you go back, we have to climb
uphill, pulse surpasses, one must relax. Well,
that in the mountains there is no heat and stuffiness, as in the city, clearly - I
would be in the city to pass such a hunger for what could not. Most
difficult period, certainly the day. On the massage was just unconscious. No pain,
just relaxing. In the evening, she persuaded her friend to walk a little
- Also has to pass. Come to our place. Interestingly, at
Famine was called intuition, you start to feel the best
energy space, namely for the benefit of the organism. Goest
and you pull it to this place. Sit down to sleep - and immediately
becomes easier. Again otharknula piece of viscous, gray-green
sputum, breathing was easy, free. Probably my bronchitis
and incipient asthma came to an end. It certainly pleases and gives
stimulus. Phoned my husband, very my support, and encourages. True, says, his voice has changed a lot and it was slow. Of course, it is nice that it supports, after his talk was sorry
themselves, even the tears came. We must endure and suffer again, I must
come home healthy. Seventh day of LFG. Pressure 100/70, pulse 55, weight 76.5 kg. Morning
they were all some slack, some have refused excursions
said that they would simply lie near the river, and read. At this time
we decided to go far from our base in the Botanical Gardens. What I liked about this garden because it is the smell of herbs and a variety of
Altai herbal teas. We were invited for tours, but we
abandoned all together. Employees of the garden, of course, were amazed
our mind and thus the tourists. After the tour went to his
"Refrigerator", there has been a lot of our own. All just lie
talk to no one wants. My mouth unimaginably
330
330disgusting, viscous, foul. The most interesting thing that drinking has become
want less hunting just swim. But as they say
Sergei Ivanovich, the tougher the conditions the better the result. If
swim, then dry and thirsty several times increase. One
she bathed, yes, said first rush, but then much
worse. I wish I did not. I suffer. In principle, nothing
do not worry, though dry and there is, there is a thirst, weakness there, but
when you lay in a good cool place, then everything is tolerated. This
still better than to be patient and do the operation. Evening
Sergei Ivanovich said, probably the most joyful news ever
my life - "out in the morning!!! Of course, I tuned days
nine, but then we came on a double hunger, so that all
normal. Polpyatogo morning swim and we must start
drink V odicka, specially brought to us from St.
Silver source. Throughout the night, of course, none of us slept. Gathered all of us, somewhere about four o'clock. But what does this buzz -
swim in our pond! Refrigeration does not feel the body
like thousands of needles pierced. After bathing, we started to drink
hot silver waters. At first it seemed to me bitter,
with bread taste (due to drug Linex), and bitterness, as he said
Sergei Ivanovich, due to plaque in the mouth. But then we have cleaned
teeth, rinse your mouth, the water became sweet. But what a delicious
a compote of dried apricots, who cooked us a Valentine's Day. All of us
the eyes have become transformed, eyes lit up, sparkled,
appeared pink blush on the cheeks.