transfer	to	the	blood	and	a	greater	loss	of	CO
2
.	Fast,	shallow	breaths	also
activate	thesympathetic	nervous	system,	resulting	in	more	tension.	The	good	news	is	that
diaphragmatic	breathing	can	be	easily	learned.
	Part	1:	Relaxation	of	respiratory	muscles
Sit	up	straight.	Lengthen	the	distance	between	your	naval	and	sternum
(chest).	Forcing	yourself	into	a	“straight	position”	is	not	necessary,	as
this	only	increases	tension.
Place	one	hand	on	your	tummy	(just	above	your	navel)	and	one	hand	on
your	chest.
Place	attention	on	the	movements	of	your	lower	hand.	While	sitting	up
straight,	gently	push	your	tummy	outwards.	Don’t	make	any	changes	to
your	breathing	at	this	point.	This	exercise	is	primarily	to	encourage
diaphragmatic	movement.	Alternatively,	you	can	lie	on	your	back	with
both	knees	bent.
Draw	in	your	tummy	and	watch	your	hand	move	inwards.	Do	this	simple
exercise	for	a	few	minutes	to	help	activate	a	“dormant”	diaphragm.
Recap
Gently	push	your	tummy	out.	Watch	your	hand	move	outwards.
Gently	draw	your	tummy	in.	Watch	your	hand	move	inwards.
At	this	point,	don’t	be	concerned	about	how	you	are	breathing.	Continue	to	do
this	for	just	a	few	minutes.

When	you	feel	you	can	move	your	tummy	in	and	out	easily	at	will,	proceed	to
the	next	stage,	which	is	to	incorporate	tummy	movements	with	breathing.	The
above	exercise	is	very	helpful	in	releasing	tension	from	the	area	around	your
tummy.	When	your	mind	is	stressed,	your	tummy	muscles	get	very	tense.
Stress	in	the	mind	almost	always	appears	in	the	tummy.	Your	mind	might	tell
you	that	you	are	not	stressed	but	your	body	will	be	honest	with	you.

Deliberate	tensing	and	relaxing	of	these	muscles	by	drawing	in	the	tummy
and	gently	pushing	it	out	are	great	for	relaxing	this	area.	It	is	of	vital
importance	to	have	a	relaxed	tummy.	In	addition,	encourage	the	area	around
your	tummy	to	relax	by	imagining	the	tension	and	stress	dissolving.

Part	2:	learning	to	tummy	breathe
Place	one	hand	on	your	chest	and	the	other	hand	on	your	tummy.
As	you	breathe,	allow	your	shoulders	fall	to	their	natural	position.	Raised
or	tense	shoulders	increase	the	volume	of	your	chest	cavity	and	thevolume	of	air	inhaled.	Tension	increases	breathing,	while	relaxation
decreases	it.
With	your	hand	on	your	chest,	exert	gentle	guidance	using	your	mind
and	hand	to	reduce	your	chest	movements.
At	the	same	time,	coordinate	your	tummy	movements	with	your
breathing.
As	you	breathe	in,	gently	push	your	tummy	outwards	at	the	same	time.
Breathe	as	if	you	are	breathing	into	your	belly.	Do	not	let	your	tummy
get	too	big	as	this	might	cause	dizziness.
As	you	breathe	out,	gently	draw	your	tummy	in.Recap
Breathe	in.	Gently	push	your	tummy	out.
Breathe	out.	Gently	pull	your	tummy	in.
Note	that	they	move	in	opposite	directions	from	each	other.	The	reason	why
the	tummy	moves	outwards	with	an	in-breath	is	because	the	diaphragm
pushes	downward	and	exerts	gentle	force	on	the	abdomen.	On	the	other	hand,
the	tummy	moves	inward	during	an	exhalation	because	the	diaphragm	moves
upward	and	takes	pressure	from	the	abdomen.

Part	3	NB:	Bringing	reduced	and	diaphragmatic	breathing	together
.
W
hen	patients	ask	me	what	is	more	important,	I	say	that	reduced	breathing
is	primary	and	tummy	breathing	is	secondary.	At	the	same	time,	the	two	work
together	as	it	is	a	lot	easier	to	reduce	breathing	volume	by	changing	the
breathing	pattern	to	diaphragmatic.

To	bring	the	two	together:
Sit	up	straight,	as	described	above.
Place	one	hand	on	your	chest	and	one	hand	on	your	tummy.
Bring	attention	to	your	breathing.
As	you	breathe	in,	gently	guide	your	tummy	out.	Use	your	mind	and
awareness	to	keep	your	chest	movements	to	a	minimum.
As	you	breathe	out,	gently	pull	your	tummy	in,	again	keeping	your	chest
movements	quiet.
As	you	breathe	with	your	tummy,	concentrate	on	making	your	in-breath
smaller.
With	each	breath,	take	in	less	air	than	what	you	would	like	to.	Make	the
in-breath	smaller	or	shorter.	Feel	the	shorter	breath	with	your	hands	or
imagine	your	chest	as	a	large	glass.	Only	breathe	in	enough	air	to	fill	the
glass	three	quarters	full.
Reduce	your	volume	of	breathing	by	encouraging	your	entire	body	to
relax.	As	you	feel	your	body	relaxing,	your	breathing	will	reduce
automatically.
Breathe	out	with	a	relaxed	exhalation.	While	breathing	out,	allow	the
natural	elasticity	of	your	lungs	and	diaphragm	to	play	their	role	in	the
exhalation.	Imagine	a	balloon	deflating	by	its	own	accord.
As	your	in-breath	is	smaller	and	your	out-breath	is	relaxed,	visiblemovements	will	slow	down.	Aim	to	quieten	your	breathing.	A	typical
session	may	involve	reducing	your	breathing	movement	by	30%	to	40%.
If	your	stomach	gets	tense,	jerky	or	“hard,”	then	the	degree	of	air
shortage	is	too	great.	Instead,	relax	for	a	moment.	When	your	tension
dissolves,	return	to	gentle	reduced	breathing.
You	must	feel	a	need	for	air	that	is	tolerable.	Maintain	this	tolerable	“air
hunger”	for	three	to	five	minutes	at	a	time.
I	am	often	asked	whether	a	person	is	doing	the	exercise	properly.
The	answer	to	this	is:

“You	are	reducing	your	breathing	when	you	feel
a	distinct	but	non-stressful	need	for	air.”

Sometimes,	to	reinforce	this	point,	I	say:

“
Unless	you	feel	a	tolerable	need	for	air,
you	will	not	make	progress.”

Your	need	for	air	should	be	distinct	but	not	stressful.	If	your	need	for	air	is	not
distinct,	then	reduce	your	movements	further.	If	your	need	for	air	is	too
stressful,	then	breathe	a	little	more	and	allow	your	body	to	relax.

Now	you	have	mastered	relaxing	your	diaphragm	combined	with	a	reduced
need	for	air.	Every	breath	that	you	take	throughout	the	day	should	be
diaphragmatic	and	quiet.	Remember,	this	is	how	we	breathed	when	we	were
healthy	young	babies.	Our	lips	were	together,	and	our	little	tummies	moved	in
and	out	with	each	breath.	Healthy	breathing	is	all	about	going	back	to	basics.
Anger,	anxiety	and	stress	originate	from	chaotic	and	fast	breathing.	In	Japan,
children	are	taught	from	a	young	age	to	diaphragmatically	breathe	and	keep
their	breathing	calm	when	they	get	angry.	When


	fall	prey	to	disability,	putting
our	health	care	systems	under	greater	strain	than	has	previously	been	seen.
There	are	many	people	and	institutions	working	to	reduce	this	problem,
but	their	point	of	attack	is	often	illogical	and	misinformed.	First,	there	are	the
many	quick-fix	promises	and	gimmicks.	Obesity	is	not	a	condition	that	can	be
fixed	in	a	few	weeks	or	even	a	few	months,	and	you	should	beware	of	diets,
potions	and	pills	that	create	rapid	weight	loss	with	no	promise	of	good	health
in	the	future.
The	diet	that	helps	to	reduce	weight	in	the	short	run	needs	to	be
the	same	diet	that	creates	and	maintains	health	in	the	long	run.
Second,	the	tendency	to	focus	on	obesity	as	an	independent,	isolated
disease
32,	33
	is	misplaced.	Considering	obesity	in	this	manner	directs	our
attention	to	a	search	for	specific	cures	while	ignoring	control	of	the	other
diseases	to	which	obesity	is	strongly	linked.	That	is,	we	sacrifice	context.
Also,	I	would	urge	that	we	ignore	the	suggestion	that	knowing	its	genetic
basis	might	control	obesity.	A	few	years	ago,
34–36
	there	was	great
publicity
given	to	the	discovery	of	“the	obesity	gene.”	Then	there	was	the	discovery	of
a	second	gene	related	to	obesity	and	a	third	gene,	and	a	fourth	and	on	and	on.
The	purpose	behind	the	obesity	gene	search	is	to	allow	researchers	to	develop
a	drug	capable	of	knocking	out	or	inactivating	the	underlying	cause	of
obesity.	This	is	extremely	shortsighted,	as	well	as	unproductive.	Believing
that	specific	identifiable	genes	are	the	basis	of	obesity	(i.e.,	it’s	all	in	the
family)	also	allows	us	to	fatalistically	blame	a	cause	that	we	cannot	control.
We
can
	control	the	cause.	It	is	right	at	the	end	of	our	fork.7
Diabetes
T
YPE
	2
DIABETES
,	the	most	common	form,	often	accompanies	obesity.	As	we,
as	a	nation,	continue	to	gain	weight,	our	rate	of	diabetes	spirals	out	of	control.
In	the	eight	years	from	1990	to	1998,	the	incidence	of	diabetes	increased
33%.
1
	Over	8%	of	American	adults	are	diabetic,	and	over	150,000	young
people	have	the	disease.	That	translates	to	16	million	Americans.	The	scariest
figure?	One-third	of	those	people	with	diabetes	don’t	yet	know	that	they	have
it.
2
You	know	the	situation	is	serious	when	our	children,	at	the	age	of	puberty,
start	falling	prey	to	the	form	of	diabetes	usually	reserved	for	adults	over	forty.
One	newspaper	recently	illustrated	the	epidemic	with	the	story	of	a	girl	who
weighed	350	pounds	at	the	age	of	fifteen,	had	the	“adult-onset”	form	of
diabetes	and	was	injecting	insulin	into	her	body	three	times	a	day.
3
What	is	diabetes,	why	should	we	care	about	it	and	how	do	we	stop	it	from
happening	to	us?TWO	FACES	OF	THE	SAME	DEVIL
Almost	all	cases	of	diabetes	are	either	Type	1	or	Type	2.	Type	1	develops	in
children	and	adolescents,	and	thus	is	sometimes	referred	to	as	juvenile-onset
diabetes.	This	form	accounts	for	5%	to	10%	of	all	diabetes	cases.	Type	2,
which	accounts	for	90%	to	95%	of	all	cases,	used	to	occur	primarily	in	adults
age	forty	and	up,	and	thus	was	called	adult-onset	diabetes.
2
	But	because	up	to
45%	of	new	diabetes	cases	in	children	are	Type	2	diabetes,
4
	the	age-specific
names	are	being	dropped,	and	the	two	forms	of	diabetes	are	simply	referred	to
as	Type	1	and	Type	2.
4
In	both	types,	the	disease	begins	with	dysfunctional	glucose	metabolism.
Normal	metabolism	goes	like	this:
We	eat	food.
The	food	is	digested	and	the	carbohydrate	part	is	broken	down	into
simple	sugars,	much	of	which	is	glucose.
Glucose	(blood	sugar)	enters	the	blood,	and	insulin	is	produced	by	the
pancreas	to	manage	its	transport	and	distribution	around	the	body.
Insulin,	acting	like	an	usher,	opens	doors	for	glucose	into	different	cells
for	a	variety	of	purposes.	Some	of	the	glucose	is	converted	to	short-term
energy	for	immediate	cell	use,	and	some	is	stored	as	long-term	energy
(fat)	for	later	use.
As	a	person	develops	diabetes,	this	metabolic	process	collapses.	Type	1
diabetics	cannot	produce	adequate	insulin	because	the	insulin-producing	cells
of	their	pancreas	have	been	destroyed.	This	is	the	result	of	the	body	attacking
itself,	making	Type	1	diabetes	an	autoimmune	disease.	(Type	1	diabetes	and
other	autoimmune	diseases	are	discussed	in	chapter	nine.)	Type	2	diabetics
can	produce	insulin,	but	the	insulin	doesn’t	do	its	job.	This	is	called	insulin
resistance,	which	means	that	once	the	insulin	starts	“giving	orders”	to
dispatch	the	blood	sugar,	the	body	doesn’t	pay	attention.	The	insulin	is
rendered	ineffective,	and	the	blood	sugar	is	not	metabolized	properly.
Imagine	your	body	as	an	airport,	complete	with	vast	parking	areas.	Each
unit	of	your	blood	sugar	is	an	individual	traveler.	After	you	eat,	your	blood
sugar	rises.	In	our	analogy,	then,	that	means	lots	of	travelers	would	start	to
arrive	at	the	airport.	The	people	would	drive	in,	park	in	a	lot	and	walk	to	the
stop	where	the	shuttle	bus	is	supposed	to	pick	them	up.	As	your	blood	sugar
continues	to	rise,	all	the	airport	parking	lots	would	fill	to	capacity,	and	all	the
people	would	congregate	at	the	shuttle	bus	stops.	The	shuttle	buses,	of	course,
represent	insulin.	In	the	diabetic	airport,	unfortunately,	there	are	all	sorts	ofproblems	with	the	buses.	In	the	Type	1	diabetic	airport,	the	shuttle	buses
simply	don’t	exist.	The	only	shuttle	bus	manufacturer	in	the	known	universe,
Pancreas	Company,	was	shut	down.	In	the	Type	2	diabetic	airport,	there	are
some	shuttle	buses,	but	they	don’t	work	very	well.
In	both	cases,	travelers	never	get	to	where	they	want	to	go.	The	airport
system	breaks	down,	and	chaos	ensues.	In	real	life,	this	corresponds	with	a
rise	in	blood	sugar	to	dangerous	levels.	In	fact,	diabetes
is	diagnosed	by	the
observation	of	elevated	blood	sugar	levels,	or	its	“spillage”	into	urine.
What	are	the	long-term	health	risks	of	glucose	metabolism	being
disrupted?	Here’s	a	summary,	taken	from	a	report	from	the	Centers	for
Disease	Control
2
:
Diabetes	Complications
Heart	Disease
2-4	times	the	risk	of	death	from	heart	disease.
Stroke
2–4	times	the	risk	of	stroke.
High	Blood	Pressure
Over	70%	of	people	with	diabetes	have	high	blood	pressure.
Blindness
Diabetes	is	the	leading	cause	of	blindness	in	adults.
Kid


 in divided doses on an empty stomach, preferably separately from
nattokinase and serrapeptase (e.g. 20 minutes later) as these could be digested by bromelain and papain.
Removing Soft T issue Calciﬁcations
With increasing age our bones tend to become softer as calcium moves out and accumulates in soft tissues, such as blood vessels,
on the outside of joints, in muscles, brain and glands. This causes not only inﬂammation, pain and rigidity but also arteriosclerosis,
heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease, cataracts and loss of memory, or basically the same conditions caused by hypercoagulation.
The underlying cause tends to be an underactive thyroid and overactive parathyroid glands due to chronic Candida, mercury
problems, and deﬁciencies of boron and magnesium. To prevent or reduce soft tissue calciﬁcation it is essential to control microbes
and parasites as with The Ultimate Cleanse, and use sufﬁcient magnesium and boron as from borax. However, most effective for
heavy calciﬁcations seems to be sodium thiosulphate, especially if used with or after ﬁbrinolytic enzymes to prevent hypercoagulation
and clean the blood vessels. This often also results in rapid pain relief.
Sodium thiosulphate (or thiosulfate  = STS) is an antioxidant, fungicide, alkalizer and chelator of heavy metals. It is ofﬁcially
recommended for chelating mercury in accidental spills. Medically it is used to treat cyanide poisoning and other toxic substances,
and also to protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy. In suitable amounts it dissolves soft-tissue calciﬁcations and
removes excess calcium with the urine. It does not seem to react with and lower normal blood calcium. However, it is chemically
reduced by some types of microbes to the same odorous compounds as DMSO, and therefore it is advisable to take only one or the
other, or both in smaller amounts and mainly topically.
Medically it is mainly used in intravenous drips but may also be given orally. It is generally considered to be non-toxic. Intestinal
absorption is poor as STS is decomposed by stomach acid and intestinal microbes. To improve absorption ﬁll it into capsules and
take with sufﬁcient ﬂuid on an empty stomach up to three times daily, drink more afterwards or eat some fruit. It may be taken
together with nattokinase and serrapeptase, or with bromelain. Take this continuously or periodically as required for sufﬁcient
improvement.
However, the better way of absorption is transdermally with DMSO. Dissolve 1 level teaspoon of STS in 2 teaspoons of water and
then add 2 teaspoons of DMSO. Rub this onto the skin once or twice a day, especially over areas of calciﬁcation. You may also
combine oral intake with transdermal applications.
Using too much STS may cause diarrhoea; it may also produce the same unpleasant sulphur smell as DMSO. If this causes a
problem reduce the intake or use only STS or DMSO. Initially light headaches or other symptoms may develop due to mercury being
chelated. In this case try taking a small amount of chlorella to bind the mercury. STS appears to penetrate intestinal bioﬁlm, and helps
to eliminate Candida and other microbes. It also tends to improve sleep, and as a sulphur compound, improves detoxiﬁcation and
tissue regeneration.
STS is commonly used as crystals of the pentahydrate with 5 molecules of crystallisation water. It is available on the Internet for
aquarium supplies, or as swimming pool chemical, as it is used to de-chlorinate tap water. For an instructive soft-tissue scan before
and after thiosulfate therapy see http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/content/1/6/1 161/F1.expansion.html.
Toxic Metals
Accumulations of toxic metals, and especially mercury from dental amalgam ﬁllings and vaccines, are a major problem with many
diseases, and also have been shown to cause or aggravate hypercoagulation. Use oral chelation to reduce this toxic load. Sulphur
compounds are needed to detoxify the liver. If these are not well tolerated, add a molybdenum supplement. One of the strongest
metal chelators is alpha lipoic acid (also called thioctic acid), which has the rare ability of being able to cross the blood-brain barrier to
pull mercury out of brain cells. It may be combined with milk thistle (extract) to activate the liver.
Sodium thiosulphate can remove mercury from other organs. In combina tion with DMSO it may also be able to remove mercury from
the brain. Chlorella (cell broken powder) prevents re-absorption of expe lled metals from the intestines. Further helpful are MSM, N-
acetylcysteine, alpha-tocopherol, and ascorbic acid. Oleuropein in olive leaf extract can chelate excess iron and copper. In addition
EDTA could be absorbed under the tongue for oral chelation but I am not fond of doing so as it indiscriminately removes also
essential trace minerals which need to be replaced.10/30/24, 8:22 AM Health-Science-Spirit - Hypercoagulation
https://health-science-spirit.com/Healing_the_Body/Hypercoagulation.html 3/4You may also try the Klinghardt Neurotoxin Elimination Protocol. Easier to use is the Cutler Protocol (see also Mercury Detox). Alpha
lipoic acid is used for 3 days and 2 nights every 3 hours during the day and every 4 hours during the night, and this is repeated once
a week or fortnight. Each dose may be from one quarter to 1 mg/kg body weight. During detoxiﬁcation health problems may
temporarily increase. I believe that by using additional sodium thiosulphate, and possibly chlorella and DMSO, a strict schedule as in
the Cutler Protocol  is less important. Preferably use mercury chelation only after fungal problems such as Candida are under control.
Magnet therapy
A small magnet taped over an artery has been shown in Live Cell Microscopy  to reduce hypercoagulation and clumping, and
dissolving rouleaux formations. The more freely ﬂowing blood has resulted in signiﬁcant improvements existing problems. A
recommended way of doing this is by taping a dot magnet with the south -pointing pole towards the skin over the artery at the thumb
side near the wrist of the right arm. There is no time limit for how long to apply this, experiment to see if you can feel a difference.
Keep the magnet away from magnetic strips as on credit cards. More convenient and less hazardous for credit cards is wearing the
magnet on a Velcro strap at the inside of the right ankle (posterior tibial artery), then it only needs to be removed before exposing the
foot to water.
Carbon dioxide Therapy
Carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by cells is required for red blood cells to release oxygen into tissues. In addition CO2 relaxes tissue
and especially blood vessels to help ﬂushing them clean. The combination of both of these actions improves poorly oxygenated skin
and blood vessels. The skin then looks ﬂushed; connective tissue becomes tighter and more elastic. This method is being used with
CO2 face masks which you can make yourself or buy over the Internet.
CO2 therapy is the only method shown to heal "diabetic foot", a condition where foot or leg ulcers become gangrenous for which the
only conventional solution is foot or leg amputation. A Japanese team has shown that diabetic foot can be healed with CO2 micro-
bubbles, see: http://www.iasj.net/iasj?func=fulltext&aId=48581.
For ulcers, gangrene and other leg wounds the foot or leg may be immersed in a large bucket of water with a handful of garden or
agricultural dolomite at the bottom. Then slowly over the course of an hour add about half the volume of dolomite as citric acid
crystals. Occasionally stir the slurry at the bottom. It may be hard to see the developing micro-bubbles but they can usually be felt.
Dolomite has the advantage that it reacts only slowly and supplies beneﬁcial magnesium.
Alternatively you may sprinkle several tablespoons of washing soda (sodium carbonate) in the bucket and then add citric acid at a
very slow rate so that bubbles develop at a reasonably steady rate. When no more bubbles develop after adding citric acid then add
again a larger amount of washing soda followed by a slow addition of citric acid. Do not sprinkle washing soda on the skin; it
becomes hot as it dissolves. Washing soda reacts much faster than dolomite but more slowly than sodium bicarbonate. It helps if
citric acid has been exposed to moisture so that it clumps together and dissolves more slowly.
Another possibility is to tie a large plastic bag below the knee and ﬁll the bag with CO2 gas from an outside source (e.g. CO2 bottle).
Preferably wet the skin beforehand. Generally several months of daily use are required to heal leg ulcers.
Disclaimer: The aim of this web site is to provide information on using natural


 seen as much as three gallons of hard
toxic material come from a person. How is it possible? I know, for instance, of one woman who said she had five bowel
movements a day; but after she passed away, it was found that there was only room enough for a p encil to pass through
parts of her bowel. Her bowel was 9 inches across. We found that it had an extreme accumulation of hard toxic material encrus ted
on the bowel lining. Constipation is a serious menace to health and vitality as I have discussed with yo u. The consequences of this
common but subtle malady are becoming more and more prevalent in our society. It is a root cause for many troubles in the bod y.
It is also a symptom of a larger picture that many doctors haven’t taken into consideration as yet. The following illustrations show
how food moves through the gastrointestinal tract in a 24 -hour period and what happens when the bowel doesn’t eliminate on time:

CHAPTER 5
IMBALANCES OF THE LARGE INTESTINE
Structural, functional and metabolic imbalances of the colon are manifested in various forms. We will mention a few of the more
common abnormalities of the colon to illustrate the effects of autointoxication and constipation. These are: adhesions, ballo oning,
colitis, diverticulitis, mucosal dysfunction, spastic bowel, strictures and ulceration. Adhesions in the colon are caused by
inflammations and irritations to the bowel wall. When the mucus membrane breaks down, tissue becomes exposed, open and
irritated. The raw surfaces begin to stick to gether as the result of glue -like substance secreted from the tissue. This is a serious
condition and requires delicate treatment to correct. Ballooning of the colon occurs as a consequence of backed up feces. For
various reasons, feces can accumulate and stretch the bowel wall into enormous proportions. This often occurs in the sigmoid
colon as the result of a narrowing of the bowel lumen below the ballooning. This narrowing can be caused by adhesions, spasm or
colic conditions. When this occurs, constipat ion can become quite severe and painful and has a damaging effect upon the bowel
structure and function. Colitis is an irritable bowel condition that is highly associated with Psychological distress. Few pe ople truly
realize the benefits of a calm and peac eful lifestyle. They are often unaware of the mind’s ability to sink into the body’s
functioning ability and upset normal tissue activities. Fear, anger, depression, stress, tension, worries and obsessions can all upset
delicate processes in the body, and in particular, those of digestion and elimination. Sometimes what we need is a good cerebral
laxative to rid the mind of emotional autointoxication and constipation. Diverticular disease of the colon is occurring at an  ever-
increasing rate. It is a serious  bowel disturbance leading to many difficulties and must be avoided. When the diet is lacking in bulk
or fiber, the colonic muscle must work extremely hard to force feces through the organ. Where there is weakness in muscle fib ers a
hernia occurs, producin g a small pouch or sac -like protrudence in the tissue. It looks like a blister on the side of a tire where the air
is forcing its way to the surface through a weak spot in the tire wall. These sacs, or diverticula, are blind in one end. The refore
feces acc umulate within them and hold morbid matter in which a variety of very unfavorable organisms can begin to breed.
They become sources of infection, inflammation and degenerative conditions. They are also the host for the production of
powerful toxins, adding  to an already over -burdened and toxic body. I have seen X -rays of the colon in which there were 142 of
these little sacs on one bowel. When these diverticula become inflamed and irritated, we have a case of diverticulitis. Shoul d any
one of these festerin g sacs produce a rupture, then we have a grave situation in which life is threatened by the release of these very
poisonous substances into the abdominal cavity of the body where infection can spread quite rapidly.

Mucosal dysfunction occurs when the inte stinal mucus lining becomes stagnant and putrefactive. It begins to develop many
unfavorable conditions. No longer does it serve the function of facilitating elimination of fecal material. Instead it degene rates in
several ways. It can become abcessed, in which case irritations, abrasions, ulcerations and bleeding can occur. Food passage
can be very painful. Mucus can dehydrate and accumulate due to increased viscid consistency. This causes layer upon layer to be
built up until extreme constipation occurs. This old material becomes a source of infection and toxic absorption, holding many
otherwise excreted products. It also greatly inhibits the absorption of nutrients and water, adding to nutritional crisis. A spastic
bowel is often associated with colitis. The point I want to stress is that when bowel muscle or any muscle is overworked, tense and
not given an opportunity to rest, it will go into a spasm. Muscle spasm is a chronic tightening of the fibers due to hyperact ivity in
the nerve impulses controlling  muscle action. The symptoms frequently manifest as constipation, alternating with diarrhea. Mental
and emotional stresses are high on the list of contributing factors, coupled with chronic toxemia and poor diet.

A stricture of the bowel usually occurs af ter an inflammatory disease such as colitis has damaged the tissue. It is a chronic
narrowing of the passageway that often results in a backup of feces that are unable to pass through. The feces accumulate in front
of the stricture, causing ballooning, whi le the segment just past the stricture collapses. Ulceration of the bowel occurs due to
irritations, abrasions, infections and toxic concentrations settling in or on muscle tissue. This results in open sores, blee ding and
much pain as is common in hemorrho ids, etc. The sigmoid and rectum are the sites for most of these troubles. Again,
autointoxication and constipation are the root causes.

THE FOLLOWING DRAWINGS ILLUSTRATE THE VARIOUS ABNORMAL SHAPES OF THE BOWEL IN COMPARISON
TO A NORMAL BOWEL.

There should be no doubt about the relation between health of the intestinal tract and health in the rest of the body. Intest inal
management probably is the most important thing a person can learn in a health -building routine. Some of the most important
functions of life take place in the intestines. Through it worn out cells are eliminated and new cell structures have their be ginning.

At the Battle Creek Sanitarium I heard Dr. John Harvey Kellogg say he knew of many cases in which operations were prevent ed
by cleansing and revitalizing the bowel. He maintained that 90% of the diseases of civilization are due to improper functioni ng of
the colon. Sir Arbuthnot Lane (M.D.) of London has shown the relation between bowel stasis and disease. He left no doubt a s to
how seriously he regarded the effects of intestinal intoxication when he said, “The lower end of the intestine is of the size  that
requires emptying every six hours, but by habit we retain its contents twenty -four hours. The result is ulcers and cance r.”
Besides these world -renowned exponents of intestinal sanitation, other authorities have given recognition to the belief that
cleanliness of the colon is necessary to good health. It is believed that disorders such as appendicitis, infected tonsils, l iver and
gall-bladder infections, dysfunction of the heart and blood vessels, sinusitis, arthritis and rheumatism, etc., no doubt have thei r
origin in a sluggish colon. There is also an increasing number of morbid conditions in the various parts of the colon, involving the
flexures, the rectum and the anus. Consider the amount of surgery and various therapies of hemorrhoids, fistulas, prostate
disturbances and malignancies.

While I attended the National College in Chicago  many years ago, autopsies were performed on 300 persons. According to the
history of these persons, 285 had claimed they were not constipated and had normal movements, and only 15 had admitted they
were constipated. The autopsies showed the opposite to be  the case, however, and only 15 were found not to have been
constipated, while 285 were found to have been constipated. Some of the histories of these 285 persons stated they had had as
many as 5 or 6 bowel movements daily, yet autopsies revealed that in s ome of them the bowels were 12 inches in diameter. The
bowel walls were encrusted with material (in one case peanuts) which had been lodged there for a very long time. Thus we see that
the average patient coming to a doctor’s office does not know whether o r not he is constipated. Some of my patients believe that if
they have three bowel movements a day they have diarrhea, and that a couple of movements a week is normal. An example of the
latter was a lady patient I had who assured me that she had normal mov ements; that her bowels moved regularly, every Tuesday
and Friday morning. Most people have not been properly educated in their childhood to realize the importance of adequate dail y


 you  know  how to pray, you  will discover  that everyone  in the world
can be  used as an instrument to aid  the birth of your prayer. They may be
condemned  in the  act and  pay society’s price, while  you are saved; yet
you are the cause  of their action.
I will now  share  with you  a very personal story. I tell it to illustrate  a prin-
ciple. Society  blamed  this lady for what she  did, and  she paid the price,
but I was the  cause  of her  misfortune. I am not going  to justify my story
and if you  can’t take it, I’m sorry. When I first told  it, one  lady was very
upset and  I regret that; but I have  noticed  that when someone  has re -
cently given up  alcohol, tobacco, meat, or sex, they invariably condemn
the state. They feel too close  to it to feel secure.  I am not saying  that this
lady had  a similar  experience where  she was the  victim; I am only speak -
ing of a principle. Now  here is my  story:
When I decided  to marry the  lady who now  bears my name  I applied  this
principle. At the   time I was terribly involved.  I had married  at the  age of
eighteen and  became  a father  at nineteen. We  separated  that year, but I
never  sought a  divorce; therefore, my separation  was not legal in the
state of New York. Sixteen years later, when I fell in love  and wanted  to
marry my present wife,  I decided  to sleep  as though we  were married.
While  sleeping, physically in my hotel room, I slept imaginatively in an
apartment, she  in one  bed and I in the  other. My dancing  partner did  not
want me  to marry, so she  told my wife  that I would  be seeking  a divorce
and to make herself scarce which she  did, taking  up residence in another
state. But I persisted!  Night after  night I slept in the  assumption that I
was happily married  to the  girl I love.
Within a  week I received  a call requesting  me to be in court the  next
Tuesday morning  at 10:00  A.M. Giving  me no reason why I should be
there, I dismissed  the request, thinking  it was a  hoax played  on me  by a
friend. So the  next Tuesday morning  at 9:30  A.M. I was unshaved and
only casually dressed,  when the  phone  rang and a lady said:  "It would be
to your advantage, as a  public  figure,  to be in court this morning, as your
wife is on trial." What a  shock! I quickly thanked  the lady, caught a  taxi,
and arrived  just as court began. My wife  had been caught lifting a few
items from a  store in New York  City, which she  had not paid  for. Asking  to
speak  on her  behalf I said:  "She is my wife  and the mother  of my son. Al -
though we have  been separated  for sixteen years, as far  as I know she
has never  done this before  and I do not think  she will ever  do it again.
More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenWe  have  a marvelous son. Please  do nothing  to her  to reflect in any way
upon our son, who lives with me.  If I may say something, she  is eight
years my senior and  may be  passing through a  certain emotional state
which prompted  her to do what she  did. If you  must sentence her, then
please  suspend  it." The  judge  then said  to me, "In all of my years on the
bench I have  never  heard  an appeal like  this. Your wife  tells me  you want
a divorce, and  here you could  have tangible  evidence for it, yet you plead
for her  release."  He then sentenced  her for six months and  suspended  the
sentence. My wife  waited  for me  at the  back of the  room and said:
"Neville, that was a decent thing  to do. Give  me the subpoena  and I will
sign it." We  took a taxi together  and I did that which was not legal:  I
served  my own subpoena  and she signed  it.
Now, who was the  cause  of her  misfortune? She  lived in another  state,
but came  to New York  City to do an act for which she  was to be  caught
and tried. So I say:  every being  in the world  will serve  your purpose,  so in
the end you will say:  "Father  forgive  them, for they know  not what they
do." They will move  under  compulsion to do your will, just as my wife  did.
I tell this story only to illustrate  a principle.  You do not need  to ask any -
one to aid  you in the answer to a  prayer, for the  simple  reason that God  is
omnipotent and  omniscient. He  is in you  as your own wonderful I Amness.
Everyone  on the  outside  is your servant, your slave, ready and  able to do
your will. All you  need do is know  what you  want. Construct a  scene which
would  imply the  fulfillment of your desire. Enter  the scene  and remain
there. If your imaginal counselor (your feeling  of fulfillment) agrees with
that which is used  to illustrate  your fulfilled  desire,  your fantasy will be -
come  a fact. If it does not, start all over  again by creating  a new scene
and enter  it. It costs you nothing  to imagine  consciously!
In my own case  the scene  was a  bedroom of an apartment, with my wife
in one  bed and I in the  other, denoting  that I was no longer  living  in a ho-
tel alone. I fell asleep  in that state, and  within one  week I had the neces -
sary papers to start action on a  divorce.
This is what the  Bible teaches. It is my text book. "Whatever  you desire,
believe  you have already received  it and  you will!"
There  is no limit to the  power  of belief or to the  possibilities of prayer, but
you must be brazenly impudent and  not take no for an answer. Try it!
When I say you  are all  imagination, I mean it. While  standing  here on
the platform I can, in a  split second, imagine  I am standing  on the out -
side, looking  at this building. Or, in another  second  be in London and  view
the world  from there. You   say that’s all hallucination? That it is all in my
imagination? All right, now  let me  share  another  experience with you.
I was in New  York City when I heard  that my seventeen year old nephew,
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenmy sister’s oldest child, was in a  terminal state  of cancer. I knew how she
felt and  wondered  what I could  do to comfort her  to show  her that the
boy she  so loved  was not flesh and  blood, but spirit. So while  in New York
City, I went to my bedroom, closed  the door, and  lay down on my bed.
Knowing  that my sister  lived in the  old family house  in Barbados, I as -
sumed  I was on the  bed where  I knew  Billy to be. I assumed  my sister
entered  that room but could  not see her  son, only her  brother, Neville. I
lost myself in that assumption until my sister, Daphne, entered  the room.
Looking  startled,  she came  forward, stared  at me,  then turned  and left
the room. When I was satisfied  that I had  seen her, and  she had seen me
and not her  son, I broke  the experience and  returned  to our living  room
to be with my wife  and a friend  who had  come  for cocktails.
Ten days later  I received  a letter  from my sister, in which she  said: "Nev, I
just can’t  understand  it." Given  the day and  the hour which coincided with
mine in New York  City she said: "I went into Billy’s room and  I was star -
tled to see you  there. I knew  you were in New  York City, yet I could  not
see Billy on the  bed, only you. I must confess I was a  bit afraid, so 1  left
the room and  when I returned  I could  see Billy again. She  could  see Billy
because  by then I had  departed. If I


CYCLICAL IMPROVEMENT
Don't expect to go on an ascending scale of quality, that improving your diet will ma ke you feel better and better each
dax until you reach perfection. The body is cyclical in nature. and health returns in a series of gradually diminishing
cycles.
For example: you start a better diet and for a while you feel much better. After some time, a  symptom occurs - you
feel nauseous for a day and have diarrhea with a foul -smelling stool. After one day you feel even better than before
and it goes fine for awhile. Then you suddenly develop a cold, feel chills and lose your appetite. After about two or
three days (assuming you don't take drugs or do anything else about it), you suddenly recover and feel better than
you did for years.
Let us say this wellbeing continues for two months, when you suddenly develop an itch or rash. You don't take
anything sp ecial for it. This rash flares up, gets worse and continues for ten days, and suddenly subsides.
Immediately after this you find that your hepatica is gone and your energy has increased more than ever before. The
rash became an outlet for the poisons in th e liver which produced the hepatitis.

DOW JONES RECOVERY CYCLES
This is how recovery occurs - like the cycles in the Dow -Jones Average at the beginning of a bull market recovery.
You feel better, a reaction occurs and you don't feel as well for a short wh ile. You recover and go even higher. Then
another reaction occurs, milder than the last. You recover and go even higher. And so it goes, each reaction milder
than the last as the body becomes pure.
Each reaction becoming shorter in duration and being, followed by a longer period of feeling better than ever before,
until you reach a level plateau of vibrant health.
Here you become relatively disease -free.

CONCLUSION
We must learn to obey the laws of Nature. We must learn to eat simple pure and natural f oods, properly prepared and
combined, and our bodies in return will cast off all the poisons we have taken in during our lives.
The mysteries of the body, the operations of nature, the vital forces working in nature are far beyond what our minds
are prepar ed to understand at present.
Every great physician or scientist who ever lived marveled in awe and humility at the wonders of nature. Yes - we are
"fearfully and wonderfully made."
   Stanley S. Bass, 1984

(The above article is written to explain the process of body regeneration, due to improved diet using natural foods, and is not to
be associated with the recommendation of any specific product offered for sale. )
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Sequential eating and food combining
Excerpts from "Ideal  Health through Sequential Eating"

"To simplify this concept of sequential or layered eating, the basic rule or principle can be stated
as follows: Eat the most watery food first, the next less watery food second, etc."

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INTRODUCTION
..... In my opinion and experience as a nutritional consultant in Natural Hygiene (I began studying nutrition  in 1936),
sequential eating represents the most advanced approach to understanding proper food combining.
After testing and retesting the concept on myself thousands of times, as well as on others, including the experience of
Dr. Cursio, his family, his p atients, as well as other Hygienic doctors - Dr. John Mega, Dr. Marvin Telmar, Dr. Anthony
Penepent, etc.......

FOOD COMBINING
......Any quick digesting foods must wait till the slowest digesting foods leave the stomach before they can leave - a
process which can take up to 6 or 8 hours. While waiting, the fruit, cooked and raw vegetables, and some of the
starches undergo some decomposition and fermentation, producing gas, acid and even alcohol along with
indigestion......

FOODS WITH SAME DIGESTIVE TIME
There are food groups which may be combined at the same course during a meal. These are foods which have the
same approximate digestive time......
A RADICAL NEW CONCEPT OF DIGESTION
..... If there are 5 different types of food in the stomach at one meal,  each eaten separately and in sequence, there will
be 5 different kinds of digestion going on at the same time, each layer having different enzymes digesting each food,
according to the needs of the food contained in that layer.

But when say 5 different f oods are eaten at a meal, where each mouthful or bite is taken of a different food, then the
entire stomach is filled with the same mixture......
ADVANTAGES OF REARRANGING THE SEQUENCE
One of my patients in my early days of practice absolutely refused to give up any of his accustomed, conventional,
low-quality foods. In this case, feeling my hands completely tied, in desperation, I gave him all that he desired. The
only change I made was to rearrange the sequence of his foods. Amazingly, all of his digesti ve problems vanished in
just 3 days.

..... Another advantage of eating one food at a time is that the person's sense of taste is satisfied with much less - but
when each mouthful consists of a different alternating variety, the appetite is constantly stim ulated leading to the
consumption of a far greater quantity of food eaten in each meal - far more than needed to meet bodily
requirements......

SEQUENTIAL EATING REFERENCES
......Here in simple language is an explanation of P. 993 (Howell's Textbook of Physiology):
 Grutzner fed rats morsels of food of 3 different colors. First the black, then the white second, and third the red color.
Shortly after, the animals were sacrificed, the stomach frozen and then cut in sections. The different color ed food was
found to be in layers.
Here we have definite laboratory proof that food digests in a layered or strata formation - contrary to the common
conception that all food eaten mixes in the stomach......
There was a famous case, written about by Beaum ont, during the American Civil War, where a soldier received a
gunshot wound which caused a large visible opening to appear in his stomach. His digestion was studied for a period
of time by several doctors present, and they observed that his food digested in different layers.

SIMPLE TEST FOR ANYONE
One simple test that I used on myself was to eat different foods, one variety at a time, in sequence [all at one meal],
for several different meals. Then when nature called, I examined the feces and was able to see different colors in the
same feces. Watermelon which was reddish in color, was first, then tossed salad which was very dark brown was

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next, and cheese was very light tan was last. All were joined together, exiting the body in the same order as they were
eaten.
Anyone can try this test, but to be accurate, the different foods must be eaten one at a time, and follow each other in
sequence.

STRATA DIGESTION - A FORGOTTEN CONCEPT
..... What amazes me is that, even though, Henry Sherman believed in the strata formation of food in digestion, and
Howell's Physiology book was published in 1941, to this day, almost every writer on nutrition as well as almost all
docto rs believe that everything you eat in a meal mixes together. How such an important concept as the strata
digestion of food was bypassed and almost completely unnoticed for over 50 years since Howell's book was
published, is a great mystery to me......

STOMACH - ILLUSTRATION
For purposes of illustration, I am presenting a diagram of the stomach and how 6 different foods eaten in sequence at
one meal would form 6 different layers, during the time spent in the stomach.
In this diagram of the stomach, in layer 1, the bottom and first layer is where the first food eaten goes (the papaya).
Layer 2 is where the 2nd food eaten goes (the tossed salad). Layer 3 is where the corn on the cob goes, etc. In this
meal we are using 6 different foods, giving us 6 layer s.......
•   With this meal, after 30 min. the papaya will leave the stomach, and layer 2 - the tossed salad, will move down to
layer one's place.
•   Layer 2 will shortly thereafter leave the stomach too.
•   Then the corn in layer 3 moves down and 15 mi n. later, it will leave the stomach
•   This is followed by the steamed vegetables almost immediately after.
•   Then, a baked potato (without butter - 60 min.) will stay 15 min more in the stomach and then leave.
•   Lastly, the rice + 1 tbs. lentils (lay er 6) remains in the stomach for an additional 30 min. Leaving the stomach
emptied.
Within close to 2 hours (counting chewing time), the entire meal has digested perfectly. Each food relished to the
maximum with no discomfort or sluggishness afterward


, not
only cannot produce strong calves but their milk will not keep healthy calves alive. (Chapter 18.)
   The League of Nations' Committee on Nutrition has estimated the amount of pasture land
required per capita to provide adequate milk and meat. Owing to the density of population and
cost of land near large cities, it is not possible to provide an adequate acreage for dairy cattle. This
results in stall feeding of shipped fodder. Only those cows can be kept in a herd whose production
of milk and butter fat can pay in volume for their keep. Unfortunately milk may have a high cream
line or butter fat content and still be low in essential fat-soluble vitamins. This constitutes an
exceedingly important phase of our modern problem. Butter ships best when hard and this quality
can be largely controlled by the fodder given to the cattle and hence becomes an important factor
in the wholesale butter industry. Since 1927, I have been analyzing samples of dairy products,
chiefly butter, from several parts of the world for their vitamin content. These samples are received
every two to four weeks from the same places, usually for several years. They all show a seasonal
rise and fall in vitamin content. The high level is always associated with the use of rapidly growing
young plant food. This tide in plant life, fluctuating with the seasons, controlled the migration of the
buffalo southward in the autumn and winter and northward in the spring. They moved at the rate of
about twelve miles per day, travelling with the sun in order to provide the highest-vitamin milk for
the young calves born in the south. No doubt these tides in nutrition control also the migration of7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 171/250birds. By far the most efficient plant food that I have found for producing the high-vitamin content
in milk is rapidly growing young wheat and rye grass. Oat and barley grass are also excellent. In
my clinical work small additions of this high-vitamin butter to otherwise satisfactory diets regularly
checks tooth decay when active and at the same time improves vitality and general health.
   Similarly the value of eggs for providing fat-soluble vitamins depends directly upon the food
eaten by the fowl. The fertility of the eggs also is a direct measure of the vitamin content, including
vitamin E.
   Since the sea foods are, as a group, so valuable a source of the fatsoluble activators, they have
been found to be efficient throughout the world not only for controlling tooth decay, but for
producing a human stock of high vitality. Unfortunately the cost of transportation in the fresh state
often constitutes a factor limiting distribution. Many of the primitive races preserved the food value,
including vitamins, very efficiently by drying the fish. While our modern system of canning prevents
decomposition, it does not efficiently preserve some of the fatsoluble activators, particularly vitamin
A.
   Since the organs, particularly the livers of animals, are storage depots of the vitamins an
important source of some of the fat-soluble activators can be provided by extracting the fat of the
livers and shipping it as liver oils. Modern methods of processing have greatly improved the quality
of these oils. There are some factors, however, which can be provided to great advantage for
humans from dairy products of high efficiency.
   I have shown in the preceding chapter the quantities of several of the minerals that are essential in
suitable chemical form to maintain an adult in good health and make possible tissue repair. The
dietaries of the various primitive groups have all been shown to have a mineral content several
times higher than that which obtains in the inadequate food eaten by modernized primitives and the
people of our modernized cultures.
   Modern commerce has deliberately robbed some of nature's foods of much of their body-
building material while retaining the hunger satisfying energy factors. For example, in the production
of refined white flour approximately eighty per cent or four-fifths of the phosphorus and calcium
content are usually removed, together with the vitamins and minerals provided in the embryo or
germ. The evidence indicates that a very important factor in the lowering of reproductive efficiency
of womanhood is directly related to the removal of vitamin E in the processing of wheat. The germ
of wheat is our most readily available source of that vitamin. Its role as a nutritive factor for the
pituitary gland in the base of the brain, which largely controls growth and organ function,
apparently is important in determining the production of mental types. Similarly the removal of
vitamin B with the embryo of the wheat, together with its oxidation after processing, results in
depletion of body-building activators.
   Refined white sugar carries only negligible traces of body-building and repairing material. It
satisfies hunger by providing heat and energy besides having a pleasant flavor. The heat and energy
producing factors in our food that are not burned up are usually stored as fat. In the preceding
chapter we have seen that approximately half of the foods provided in our modern dietaries furnish
little or no body-building or repairing material and supply no vitamins. Approximately 25 per cent
of the heat and energy of the American people is supplied by sugar alone which goes far in
thwarting Nature's orderly processes of life. This per capita use is unfortunately on the increase.
Therefore we must begin by radically reducing the foods that are so deceptive, and often injurious
in overloading the system. Even this much change in our modern nutrition will raise the factor of
safety sufficiently to check tooth decay in a large percentage of people. It will not, however, be
adequate for most children in whom the additional demands of rapid growth must be satisfied. I
have found the highest incidence of tooth decay in the high school and boarding school girls, and
the next in the boarding school boys. These groups suffer even more than the childbearing mothers.
   In discussing the technical aspects later I shall consider the defensive factors in the saliva as
controlled by the nutrition through the blood stream, and also the role of oral prophylaxis.7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 172/250   It is appropriate at this point to note some characteristics of a decaying tooth. The process of
tooth decay never starts from within but always from without and is most likely to start at the
contact points between the teeth or in the pits and grooves, especially when these are incompletely
formed. Teeth never have caries while they are covered with flesh but decay most easily soon after
eruption, when conditions are unfavorable. If the saliva is normal the surfaces of the teeth
progressively harden during the first year after eruption. While there are many theories regarding
the relative importance of different factors in the process of decay practically all provide for a local
solution of the tooth substance by acids produced by bacteria. The essential difference in the
various theories of tooth decay is the difference in theories relative to the control of these
decalcifying organisms, and relative to their quantity and activity. The dental profession has been
waiting for decades for this question to be solved before taking active steps to prevent the whole
process. The primitive approach has been to provide a program that will keep the teeth well, that
is, prevention of dental caries by adequate food combinations. I have just stated that teeth harden
after eruption if the saliva is normal. This occurs by a process of mineralization much like the
process by which petrified wood is produced.
   The tooth is made up of four structures. The first is the pulp within, which carries blood vessels
and nerves. This structure is surrounded in both the root and crown by the dentine or tooth bone
which is nourished from within. The dentine of the root is covered by cementum which receives
nourishment from the membrane which attaches the root to the jaw bone. The dentine of the crown
or exposed part of the tooth is covered with enamel. Tooth decay proceeds slowly through the
enamel and often rapidly in the dentine, always following the minute channels toward the pulp,
which may become infected before the decay actually reaches the pulp to expose it; nearly always
the decay infects the pulp when it destroys the dentine covering it. When a tooth has a deep cavity
of decay, the decalcified dentine has about the density of rotten wood. With an adequate
improvement in nutrition, tooth decay will generally be checked provided two conditions are
present: in the first place, there must be enough improvement in the quality of the saliva; and in the
second, the saliva must have free access to the cavity. Of course, if the decay is removed and a
filling placed in the cavity, the bacteria will be mechanically shut out. One of the most severe tests
of a nutritional program, accordingly, is the test of its power to check tooth decay completely,
even without fillings. There are, however, two further tests of the sufficiency of improvement of the
chemical content of the saliva. If it has been sufficiently improved, bacterial growth will not only be
inhibited, but the leathery decayed dentine will become mineralized from the saliva by a process
similar to petrification. Note that this mineralized dentine is not vital, nor does it increase in volume
and fill the cavity. When scraped with a steel instrument it frequently takes on a density like very
hard wood and occasionally takes even a glassy surface. When such a tooth is placed in silver
nitrate, the chemical does not penetrate this demineralized dentine, though it does rapidly penetrate
the decayed dentine of a tooth extracted when decay is active. This process is illustrated


 to biologic drives, at the price of a more evolved kind of human
love. Then it gets labeled “sin.” So, sin would be that which is still innate to
the animal kingdom, and by being human, it is now expected that you will
transcend it and not be dominated  by the animal drive. It doesn’ t mean that
you don’ t have the animal drive, but it means you won’ t be dominated by it.
The reason I tracked the origin of consciousness as it evolved throughout
all of evolution is to disassemble the guilt-and-shame mechanism which
precludes many people from serious spiritual or religious endeavor. In the12-Step groups, many people buck at the fourth step. The fourth step is a
“fearless, searching, moral inventory.” A lot of people will go to the third
step, but when they get to the fourth step, they don’ t want to go to AA
anymore because they’re faced with what looks to them an ominous guilt
trip. Well. How can you look at the downside of the ego without
succumbing to guilt and shame and anger, et cetera? If you realize it is just
the persistence of the animal, you can get of f moralizing about it. And if
you can get of f moralizing about it, you can avoid spiritual guilt. If you’ve
listened to enough confessions, you’ll realize that everybody’ s ego is the
same. The next penitent in the booth is just going to tell you the same thing
the last 10 thousand told you. “I lied to my mother.” “I cheated on my
wife.” “I’m lusting after my secretary.” “I took pens home from the of fice.”
“I stole paper clips.” I mean, what does the ego do? It’ s acquisitive, huh?
And it’ s carnal. And it’ s lascivious and libidinous, and it gets hooked on
those things. So the dif ficulty with addiction is, it gets hooked on it.
So, the first thing we do is try to grasp the totality of the ego, and the best
way is to contextualize how it evolved throughout all of history, which is
what I’m doing in this current book. The reason I disagree with the textbook
—I like A Course in Miracles ; I think it’ s a great thing. I mean, it just blows
you out when you read the sentence, “My thoughts don’ t mean anything.”
Whoa! Somebody with a college education—“ my thoughts don’ t mean
anything? ” I drove a cab all those years to polish up my thoughts, and now
you tell me they don’ t mean anything. Well, because spiritually motivated
people are generally in the 400s, I like A Course in Miracles  because it
tends to disassemble the ego as the great thing at which we genuflect. I
mean, “My thoughts don’ t mean anything”; that’ s my favorite from A
Course in Miracles.  But I don’ t like the textbook, because the textbook, I
think, was sourced from a somewhat dif ferent source than the workbook. It
tends to polarize one with the ego and pictures the ego as one’ s enemy, an
evil enemy. The animal isn’ t evil; it’ s just animal.
The willingness to surrender the lesser for the greater is all that’ s
required: the willingness to question the validity of anything below 200.
Let’s say you hate somebody, and that hate is “justified.” In fact, as a matter
of fact, you don’ t have to go over and over the fact that it’ s justified; you
should grant the ego its wish right in the beginning and say, “Yes, it is
justified.” It is justified. He ran of f with your wife, ruined your business,
burned down your house, and you’re pissed at him, right. That’ s that oldjoke: The guy standing on the street corner, and his wife has run of f, his
house has burned down, he’ s been fired, and he says, “I don’ t know, God,
why me?” And he hears this voice coming out of the heavens: “I don’ t
know, Geor ge, there’ s just something about you pisses me of f.” Nothing
like bad karma to turn a guy into an atheist, huh?
So, how can the ego be surrendered to God? First is to become
acquainted with what is the ego. It’ s a persistence of the animal instinct, but
now elaborated through mind, the intellect, and given authenticity by the
mutual agreement of society. For many years I ignored current events. I
didn’ t read a newspaper or listen to radio for years and years. Somebody did
a make-wrong about it, and I bought it. I let go of the make-wrong about
paying attention to the world. That make-wrong is a misinterpretation of the
calibrated level of 700, where, let’ s say, Ramana Maharshi says, “There is
no point in trying to change the world, because the world that you see
doesn’ t exist,” which is true within a certain context. Within another
context, the world is the drama of the ego. I find it fascinating, because
what you see is every ego mechanism played out on a grand stage. So if you
want to understand your ego, what you try to do is comprehend what goes
on in the world and see it in terms of the ego, and you then understand
yourself. And you understand the fallacy of the many positions that pertain
and are popularized in society—you see right through the fallacy in a way
that is expressible through languaging. From the nonlinear domain, you see
the idiocy of it. You don’ t see it as idiocy, but you see beyond it; but you
can’t explain it. It takes years to learn how to relanguage things in a fluent
way to explain that which is obvious so that it makes sense to the intellect.
Being a student of the world, then, you’re really a student of the ego.
Letting go wanting to change it in the world comes about as a willingness to
letting it go within yourself and vice versa. For giving the world and
forgiving yourself are one and the same thing because the world is just a
projection of the ego. You might say, “Well, it’ s not my ego.” Well, it’ s the
collective ego. So you might as well take on the collective ego and do
everybody a favor, you know. All the people who haven’ t gotten around to
surrendering their ego, you surrender it for them, and they get jacks for
openers—they get into heaven right of f the bat. You did it for them. Well,
we say that in a jocular fashion, but that’ s a fact: that every step you take
forward spiritually benefits all of mankind.One person that you for give already af fects the consciousness level of all
of mankind. “That’ s so: resist” (T rue). “Therefore, everyone is a savior,
potential savior: resist” (T rue). Everyone is a potential savior. Each and
every one of us, as we for give that one person that we hated—we could
chop them in small pieces and flush them, because they deserve it. You
can’t pretend they didn’ t deserve it, and you can’ t pretend they didn’ t do it.
It’s a fact they did, and they probably do deserve it. But despite that, you
still for give them. That’ s where the jump is. All right. That comes out of the
willingness.
The intention, then, to make these moves comes about from—first of all,
it comes about through the heart. I usually don’ t talk about the heart,
because it makes things very short. When you bring up the heart—good-
bye. I sit on the heart. I also have to sit on the mind, but the mind is easier
to sit on than the heart. To keep the mind functioning in languaging
comprehensible to the world took a great deal of ef fort; it took me many
years. The willingness to make these steps comes from the heart. It’ s
because of the innate Love of God you’re willing to surrender the hatred.
You understand? You don’ t do it because you intellectually understand that
it’s a necessary step to reach Enlightenment. The willingness to surrender
everything to God, including one’ s justified hatreds, is strong enough that it
brings you to the willingness to surrender them. The willingness to
surrender all to God is the all-fire in the middle of it all. It allows you to
walk into a hail of bullets—literally to walk into a hail of bullets. “For
Thee, O God, I do die with joy.” And you walk right into the bullets, and
you go into ecstasy. The minute you leave the body—ecstasy! Having done
it and remembering it, when done for the Love of God, the immediate
experience as you go out of body is ecstasy. You know that you have passed
a great barrier and that many have not. One of the great values of war is that
it does allow those below 200 to cross over 200. Because when you face
death for the belief in a higher good, even if it’ s for the good of mankind or


	and
end-all.	My	soul	has	been	thrown	against	so	many	rocky	cliffs,	and	I	finally
realized	I	was	the	wind.	Who	else	but	God	could	calm	the	tempest	in	mysoul?	And	I	have	a	feeling,	having	been	calm	for	certain	moments	and	certain
hours	and	certain	days,	that	what	happens	when	I	achieve	that	state	is	not	just
useful	to	me,	but	to	Him	as	well.	At	least,	that	is	what	I	pray	for.
E
VERY	PROBLEM	IS	A	CHALLENGE	TO	BECOME
	a	better	person.	Imagine,	then,	what	we’re
being	challenged	to	become	in	order	to	turn	history	around	at	this	time.	What
quantum	leap	will	transition	us	from	the	level	of	consciousness	at	which	we
created	our	problems	to	a	level	of	consciousness	at	which	we’re	able	to
miraculously	solve	them?	Who	is	it	we	are	destined	to	be,	that	in	our	presence
the	dense	thought-forms	of	hate	will	simply	drop	away?
That’s	what	is	so	exhilarating	about	this	moment.	Given	that	God	has	an
answer	to	every	problem	the	moment	it	occurs,	then	there	exists	in	His	mind
an	absolute	plan—a	blueprint	for	our	salvation—already	etched	in	full	upon
our	hearts.	According	to	that	plan,	we’ll	be	individually	and	collectively
redeemed	and	set	upon	a	new	path	of	evolution.	All	the	old	notions	will	die
away,	and	the	human	race	will	remember	at	last	that	we	were	conceived	in
love;	we	are	here	to	love;	and	one	way	or	another,	we’ll	remember	to	love.
One	of	the	most	important	things	that	any	of	us	can	do	to	help	the	world	are
to	pray	and	meditate	consistently.	Prayer,	according	to
A	Course	in	Miracles,
is	the	conduit	of	miracles.	It	changes	us,	and	through	us,	the	entire	world.	No
one	who	prays	and	meditates	consistently	doesn’t	give	a	damn	what	happens.
The	first	reason	we	pray	and	meditate	is	to	handle	the	darkness	of	the
world,	strengthening	our	resistance	to	rampant	chaos	and	negativity.	In	this
time	of	historical	phase	transition,	many	people	are	experiencing	a	low-grade
panic	they’re	not	even	aware	of.	All	of	us	should	surround	ourselves	with	a
shield	of	light,	and	prayer	and	meditation	provide	it.
Interestingly,	however,	we	don’t	just	pray	and	meditate	so	we	can	handle
the	darkness.	We	do	it	also	so	we	can	handle	the	light.	Our	nervous	systems
are	being	bombarded	today	by	forces	of	light	streaming	down	in	response	to
humanity’s	prayers	for	help,	but	a	nervous	system	unprepared	for	such	an
onrush	can	become	overloaded.	It	does	us	little	good	if	we	succeed	at	calling
forth	miracles,	yet	are	psychologically	and	emotionally	unprepared	to	receive
them	when	they	arrive.	Prayer	not	only	calls	forth	our	good,	but	prepares	us	to
handle	it	once	it	comes.
As	Martin	Luther	King,	Jr.,	said,	“[We	need]	a	qualitative	change	in	our
souls	as	well	as	a	quantitative	change	in	our	lives.”	Many	people	say	we’re
being	called	by	the	dictates	of	sustainability	to	live	materially	smaller	lives,and	perhaps	this	is	true.	But	spiritually,	we’re	being	called	to	live
bigger
	lives,
to	which	our	resistance	is	at	least	as	strong.
I	once	heard	author	Stedman	Graham	suggest	that	even	the	most
accomplished	among	us	aren’t	yet	living	at	100	percent.	His	point	lingered
with	me.	I	wondered	where	the	other	20	percent	is	if	we	feel	that	we’re	only
living	at	80.	Does	it	exist	on	a	shelf	somewhere	as	pure	potentiality,	waiting
to	be	brought	down	when	we’re	ready	to	make	it	manifest?	Was	it	put	in	a
corner	of	God’s	Mind	for	safekeeping?	And	if	we	open	the	flood	gates	to	our
full	potential	now,	do	we	get	to	retrieve	whatever	possibilities	we	failed	to
manifest	over	the	last	30	years?
When	we	don’t	grow	in	certain	areas,	we	can	experience	a	kind	of	“flat
line”	while	those	around	us	gradually	climb	as	in	a	diagonal	line	on	a	graph.
Yet	once	we	awaken	to	whatever	awareness	returns	us	to	the	natural	arc	of	our
soul	growth,	we	make	a	direct	vertical	ascent	to	the	place	we	were	supposed
to	be—where	we
would
	have	been,	had	we	not	tarried.	This	often	happens
when	people	get	sober;	all	of	a	sudden,	positive	energy	springs	forth	that
they’d	suppressed	during	the	years	they	were	using.
Even	if	you’re	not	an	addict,	just	by	living	in	this	society	you’ve	been	privy
to	an	addictive	system.	President	Bush	was	right	when	he	pronounced
America	to	be	“addicted	to	oil”	(and	probably	a	few	other	things	as	well),	and
the	dysfunctional	patterns	spawned	by	that	addiction	extend	like	tentacles	into
all	our	lives.	If	a	parent	is	an	alcoholic,	his	or	her	children	carry	the
psychological	weight	of	the	addict’s	unprocessed	issues.	If	someone	steals	a
presidential	election,	the	citizens	of	the	country	carry	the	psychological
weight	of	that	guilty	secret.	If	a	nation	invades	another	country	for	control	of
its	oil,	then	its	citizens	bear	the	collective	karma	and	resulting	guilt	of	being
involuntary	accomplices	to	what’s	now	euphemistically	called	“regime
change”	but	in	ancient	times	would	have	been	more	aptly	referred	to	as
“pillage	and	plunder.”	These	forces	and	many	others	have	played	on	our
psyches,	suppressing	the	emergence	of	our	better	selves.	No	wonder	so	many
of	us	have	gotten	depressed	or	emotionally	checked	out.	These	are	very,	very
critical	times.
It’s	time	to	get	emotionally	and	psychologically	sober	now	…	to	awaken
from	the	stupor	of	the	last	few	decades.	To	claim	the	percentage	of	our
potential	that	we	haven’t	yet	manifested	and	go	for	that	100	percent.	The	race
is	on.	This	is	it.	Let’s	pray.	Let’s	go.
O
UR	PROBLEM	ISN’T	THAT	WE	DON’T	THINK	LOVE
	is	an	important	thing;	our	problem	isthat	we	don’t	think	it’s	the
most
	important	thing.	There	are	lots	and	lots	of
distractions	out	there.
But	something	happens	when	you’ve	lived	through	enough.	Children
suffering	needlessly	…	kids	going	off	to	war	…	people	dying	of	hunger	in	a
world	of	plenty—lesser	issues	begin	to	pale	in	comparison.	A	day	comes
when	you	look	at	the	news	and	say,
What	the	hell	are	we	doing?!
It’s	horrible	to	contemplate,	but	terrorists	know	what
they’re
	doing.	I	can’t
imagine	a	kind-of,	sort-of,	when-it’s-convenient,	casually	committed	terrorist.
Terrorists	have	an	agenda,	that’s	for	sure,	and	they’ll	do	whatever	it	takes	to


 healing has not become obsolete. On the contrary: recent
worldwide research has come up with results that confirm and justify Dr. Gerson’s choice of
methods and materials. Furthermore, over the years, far from remaining stagnant and unchanged,
the therapy itself has been enriched with carefully chosen additions in the spirit of Dr. Gerson,
who was never satisfied with the results he obtained, no matter how excellent or dramatic they
were: he felt that they could always be improved.
Since his death, the work of healing has become increasingly difficult. Air, soil and water
are globally polluted, food grown on impoverished soil has lost a major portion of its nutritional
value, besides being heavily processed and adulterated with chemical additives. Worse still, the
use of drugs, both prescribed and over-the-counter, has vastly increased. So have certain self-
destructive habits—smoking, alcohol abuse, so-called recreational drugs—that have become
part of the modern lifestyle. As a result people are more severely toxic and their bodies more
damaged.
Accordingly, we noted early on at the Mexican hospitals that the results obtained with Dr.
Gerson’s strict therapy were not as good and dramatic as the ones he had recorded. Moreover,
some of the original medications had been altered, while others were no longer available or
useable. For example, Dr. Gerson used crude liver extract (Lilly) to boost his patients’ liver
function. Today’s liver extract is much more refined, and presumably not as effective. He also
used freshly prepared, raw calves’ liver juice, to help repair the damage caused by pesticides to
the patient’s liver. This can no longer be done, for it was found that even the young livers from
the best available sources were infected with campylobacter, a bacterium that can cause diarrhea,
abdominal pain, fever, nausea and vomiting.
To make up for the resulting deficiencies, several new items and procedures have been added
to the Gerson protocol. One of them is Co-enzyme Q-10, which replaces some of the contents
of the raw liver juice, boosts the immune system and enables the body to resist certain infections
and types of cancer. Another is defatted  colostrum, the first fluid that is secreted into a mother’s
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www.thegersonway.commaterial helps to set up and organize the new infant’s immune system, and it does the same to
strengthen the flagging defense system of immune-deficient patients.
Pancreatic Enzymes have been an essential medication from the very beginning. Dr.
Gerson used them to attack, break down and digest tumor tissue. To help today’s more severely
damaged patients, the therapy has been reinforced with increased amounts of pancreatin at higher
concentrations. Also, Wobe-Mugos tablets, containing a range of immune-supportive and anti-
tumor substances, prove to be helpful. One of the functions of this medication is to destroy the
external coating of cancer cells, so that they can be recognized and destroyed by the precisely
targeted elements of the therapy.
Gerson doctors are also using Artificial Fever Treatment ( hyperthermia)  to generate improved
immune function and to speed up healing reactions. This treatment involves the use of Laetrile,
also known as Vitamin B 17, derived from apricot pits. Developed by Ernest Krebs, Sr., M.D., with
his son, Ernest Krebs, Jr., Ph.D., Laetrile contains a cyanide fraction which is able to attack and
destroy cancer cells without harming healthy cells. It has also been found that an intravenous
injection of Laetrile raises the temperature of tumor tissue by as much as one full degree—a great
bonus, since tumor tissue cannot survive in elevated temperatures that normal body tissue easily
tolerates. To enhance this effect, the patient is immersed in a hot bath ( hyperthermia), which
further raises the total body temperature, causing the patient to develop a ‘fever.’ In its totality
this treatment promotes tumor destruction, pain reduction, and improved well-being. (Of course
an entire tumor is not immediately destroyed by one treatment!)
Please note:  While Laetrile can be helpful in reducing tumor masses as well as pain,
particularly bone pain, it does NOT restore body systems and organs, nor does it help to carry off
toxins. It is a useful addition to the therapy, but it is NOT a cure.
Another helpful addition to the Gerson protocol is Ozone, used via rectal insufflation, or as
peroxide, applied as a skin rub. Accordingly it is available in two forms, Hydrogen Peroxide or
Ozone gas. In either case it kills germs and viruses, destroys cancerous tissue, oxygenates the
blood supply and thereby all the organ 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.
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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


, nervous system, endocrine, circulatory
damage.

FOOD ADDITIVES
BHT
Nitrates
Nitrites
MSG
Artificial sugars (aspartame, saccharin, etc.)
Tobacco for smoking or chewing
As you can see from the lists above there are high amounts of chemical
toxins, mostly man-made, that have been introduced into our air, water and
food supplies. Remember, for every cause there is an effect. All toxins are
irritating, damaging and inflammatory (causing an immune response) to some
degree or another.
TOXIC PESTICIDES
The U.S. Agriculture Department and independent research companies and
organizations have reported that there are high amounts of pesticides and
other pollutants on and in our foods. Tomatoes, strawberries, peaches,
spinach, turnips, squash and many other foods can have as much as 80 to 100
different pollutants, especially pesticides, on or in them. Peanuts have over
180 pollutants, and raisins can have over 110.
As you read the potential and known side effects of pesticides, ask
yourself if you’re really in favor of Bio-Tech Engineering—whereby
pesticides are genetically placed into the seeds of our foods. This means, of
course, that pesticide residues will be in the foods themselves, and that we
will have no way to remove them. Pesticides are like sulfur drugs, they have a
cumulative effect. Once reaching toxic and deadly proportions they cause
allergy reactions, inflammation, excessive immune responses and
neurological failure.
TOXIC CHEMICALS

The following contains examples of everyday toxins that you “consume”
through your foods, water, cosmetics, toothpaste, underarm deodorants, and
other products. These are just a few of the extremely toxic chemicals that
have been manufactured and released into our environment and food supply.
Aluminum (chlorohydrates, etc.)
Found in
: Underarm deodorants, canned foods, industry, cooking
utensils, etc.
Properties
: Suspected brain and nerve damage, suspected in Alzheimer’s
and other brain and nerve syndromes. May affect the endocrine
gland system, especially the pituitary.
Aspartame (NutraSweet®, Equal®)
Found in
: Diet drinks (soda, etc.), candies desserts, many prepackaged
foods, etc.
Properties
: Artificial (low calorie) sweeteners. Known carcinogen
excitotoxin (neurotoxin) affects brain and nervous system as well asthe glandular system. U.S. consumes 7000 tons per year. (CNN)
Toxic Chemicals
Educate Yourself About Toxic Chemicals
EPA’s Drinking Water Hotline 1-800-426-4791
Green Peace 1-800-326-1959
www.greenpeaceusa.org
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
www.atsdr.cdc.gov
Institute of Agricultural and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska
www.ianr.unl.edu
National Resources Defense Council
www.nrdc.org

Benzoic or Benzyl
Found in
: Cosmetics, nail polish, shampoos, bath and shower products.
Properties
: Suspected carcinogen, affects endocrine gland function, also
suspected in birth defects.
BHA/BHT (butylated hydroxyanisole)
Found in
: Breads, dry cereals, cake mixes, frozen pizzas, pork, potato
chips, many oils, crackers, puddings, prepared donuts, gelatin
desserts.
Properties
: A preservative. Suspected carcinogen. Affects liver and
pancreatic tissues. Forbidden in many countries.
Caffeine
Found in
: Colas and other soft drinks, naturally occurring in cocoa,
coffees, teas.
Properties
: A stimulant. Suspected in birth defects. Affects endocrine
system and nervous system. Over stimulates the GI tract.
Caramel
Found in
: Colas and other soft drinks, bread, pudding, frozen pizzas,
candies, snacks, etc.
Properties
: A coloring. Suspected carcinogen, causes genetic defects.Carrageenan
Found in
: Cottage cheese, ice cream, sour cream, puddings, baby
formulas.
Properties
: A thickening agent. Suspected and indicated in ulcerative
conditions of the GI tract. Affects blood clotting and proper nutrient
dispersion.
Chlorine
Found in
: Tap water, showers, pool, laundry products, cleaning agents,
food processing, sewage systems, etc.
Properties
: Anti-bacterial and parasitic. Contributes to asthma, hay fever,
anemia, bronchitis, circulatory collapse, confusion, delirium,
diabetes, dizziness, irritation of the eyes, mouth, nose, throat, lung,
skin and stomach, heart disease, high blood pressure and nausea.
Probably cancer causing.
DEA (Diethanolamine)
MEA (Momoethanolamine)
TEA (Triethanolamine)
Found in
: Bubble baths, shampoos, soaps, skin washes and cleansers.
Properties
: Foaming agents. Suspected carcinogen. May bind with
nitrates and nitrites to form nitrosamines (tumor growers).
EDTA (Ethylendiaminetetraacetic Acid)
Found in
: Shellac, solvents, and personal care products that foam
(bubble baths, body washes, shampoos, soaps and facial cleansers).
Properties
: Preservative. Hormone disrupters. Suspected in at least two
types of cancer—kidney and liver cancer. Known to cause kidney,
intestinal and skin disorders. Causes cramping and the like.
Gums (Arabic, Karaya, Xanthin, Cellulose, Ghatti, Tragacanth, etc.)
Found in
: Ice cream, colas, candy, gum, beer, salad dressings, Isopropyl
alcohol.Properties
: Thickening agent. May be linked to allergies and bowel
disorders. Affects proper nutrient bioavailability
Isopropyl Alcohol
Found in
: Hair color rinses, body rubs, hand lotions, after-shave lotions,
fragrances, and many other cosmetics. A petroleum-derived
substance, it is also used in antifreeze and as a solvent in shellac.
Properties
: A solvent and denaturant. (A dena-turant is a poisonous
substance that changes another substance’s natural qualities).
Inhalation or ingestion of the vapor may cause headaches, flushing,
dizziness, mental depression, nausea, vomiting, narcosis and coma.
Lactic Acid
Found in
: Printing industry, dyes, frozen pizzas, gelatin, cheeses, frozen
desserts, olives, beer, carbonated drinks.
Properties
: A preservative. Acidosis and inflammation.
Maltol Dextrin
Found in
: Wood tars, many desserts and soft drinks, processed foods,
ice cream.
Properties
: Aroma and flavor enhancer. Suspected carcinogen.
Mineral Oil
Found in
: Commonly used petroleum ingredient. Baby Oil is 100%
mineral oil.
Properties
: Disrupts the skin’s natural immune barrier, inhibiting its
ability to breathe and to absorb moisture and nutrition. Impedes the
skin’s ability to release toxins, promoting acne and other disorders.
Ultimately causes premature aging.
Modified Food Starch
Found in
: Baked beans, creamed canned foods, beets (processed), dry-
roasted nuts, ravioli, drink powders, frozen pizzas, pie fillings, baby
foods, baking powder, frozen fish (packaged), soups, gravies.Properties
: Thickening and filling agent. Alkali in sodium hydroxide.
Suspected in causing lung damage. GI tract irritation, vomiting.
Possible cramping and spasms.
Mono- and Diglycerides
Found in
: Pies, butter, dry roasted nuts, cakes, cookies, some processed
foods.
Properties
: Binding and smoothing agent, softener. Suspected
carcinogenic, possibly causing genetic and birth defects.
MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)
Found in
: Many Chinese foods, sauces, canned and processed foods,
frozen pizzas, beer, salad dressings, canned meats, tomato sauces,
broths, gelatins, bouillon, soy sauce, etc. May be disguised by other
names, e.g. glutamate, glutamic acid, autolyzed yeast, hydrolyzed
proteins, natural flavors, caseinate, seasonings, carrageenan, maltol
dextrin, yeast extract.
Properties
: A common flavor enhancer. Excitotoxin (neurotoxin) affects
the nervous system and glandular system. Spasms, headaches
(including migraines), sweating, chest pain, diarrhea. Possibly linked
to genetic conditions, brain damage, heart conditions, tumors,
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, asthma attacks, ALS, ADD,
ADHD, GI tract conditions.
Nitrites, Nitrates (Sodium)
Found in
: Processed meats, frozen pizzas, baby foods, etc.
Properties
: Preservative, used in “curing.”
Known carcinogens. Extremely toxic.
Overdoses cause death. Binds to form nitrosamines, especially in the presence
of alcohol.
PEG (Polyethylene glycol)
Found in
: Toothpastes, bath and shower products. Used to make
degreasers and cleansers (oven, car, etc.)Properties
: Thickening agent. Affects endocrine function; has estrogen


 working together, a cooperation, among
various parts of the body and various activities of those parts that seem on
the surface to be completely unrelated. This concept presuppose s not only acommunication among those parts or activities, but also a consciousness in
them that can be part of the communication.
In every activity of the body organs or systems, there is a higher control
which calls for a working together under normal healthy circumstances.
When one part becomes ill or disturbed, there is the beginning of bodily
illness. In the reading quoted above, there is that higher direction that
controls perfectly the relationship and coordination between the pancreas
and the kidneys  when conditions are proper. But when a lack of working
together comes about, a further complication ensues—the imbalance or
incoordination between the two parts of the hepatic circulation—and this
produces the nausea.
Such a cause and effect is not thought of in the practice of medicine. This
concept is one of the ways that the Cayce material, taking into consideration
the reality of the spiritual nature of humanity, brings to mind another
perspective when we view the reality of the human body and its activities.
Another fascinating concept represented here is how a simple therapy,
such as a dietary change, can bring about normality in the relationships of
the consciousness of the organs of the body. If we were discussing people
who were in disagreement, we would think that there would  need to be
thoughts exchan ged and agreements reached. Cayce looks at things from
the perspective of this being a material world, and material changes that are
reasonable can bring about a body/mind/spirit change and healing results.
The castor oil packs, however, are suggested as the beginning therapy for
the condition described partially in the following reading:
As we find, there are disturbing conditions as prevent the better
physical functio ning in the body. These as we find arise from specific
disturbances that have upset the glandular system, as related to
coordination between superficial and the deep circulation in the
eliminating system. There is the involvement of the activity of the
lymph and emunctory circulation—or what might be called lymphitis.
(2643-1)
This woman had been diagnose d by her physicians as having Hodgkin’ s
disease, a condition that Cayc e describes as lymphitis. He saw in this
woman an incoordination between the superficial and deep circulation ofthe eliminating system. Emunctory means excretory, so this particular
problem is involved with the lymphatic circulation throughou t the body,
both in the deeper parts and in those near the surface. Keep in mind that the
lymphatics are part of the immune system of the body, so the incoordination
affects the proper function of a part of that activity that protects our bodies,
rebuilds the body in a sense, and brings about the very first steps in
elimination of body cellular wastes—which takes the wastes to the general
circulation and then to the skin, lungs, kidneys, or liver and intestinal tract
for final disposal.
In this instance, incoordination, lack of cooperation, and malfunction are
all involved in how the body functions more properly.
As incoordinatio n applies to the study of the castor oil packs, however,
the most commonly discussed incoordination in the Cayce readings is
between the autonomic and the cerebrospinal nervous system s. This, in
turn, is related often to the lymphatics and to the circulation mentioned
above.
Keep in mind the definition of coordination as being the harmonious
activity and proper sequence  of those parts that cooper ate in the
performance of any function, and let’s look at some of the comments in the
readings about lymph, nervous systems, assimilating system, and
circulation.
Now as we found, there are disturbing conditions, and they arise
from incoordination; as produced from the lack of that within  the
system during the period of pregnancy to carry the full flow of
coordination between the lymph and the activity of the sympath etic and
cerebrospinal system.
Hence in those areas about the assimilating system, without great
precautions, we have that breaki ng of the connection between the active
forces of [nerve ] impulse  and the ability  to carry  same out in physical
reactions...
As we find, with consistency, there may be help brought; but it will
require patience and persiste nce in the application of those influences
and forces as may bring a better activity in the vibratory forces of the
nerve impulses  of the body...First we would apply the heavy castor oil packs for at least three
days, each time before the corre ctions are attempted. Apply these heavy
castor oil packs  an hour each day, over the liver and caecum area, all
along the right side; that we may break up those tendencies that cause
this incoordination there. (1790-1)
In case 1790-1, the disturbance in lack of coordination apparently comes
between the lymph and the already coordinated two nervous systems,
causing a weakening of nerve impulse in the whole body, not only to the
muscles of conscious activity, but probably also to functions of organs,
glands, and unconscious smooth-muscle action throughout the body.
Cayce probably saw the function of the packs as eliminating “tendencies”
toward incoord ination by stimulating better lymphatic drainage, liver
function, and autonomic activity.
Coordination exists among the nervous systems and the activity of the
blood in the body’ s circulatory system. Wherever a blood vessel makes its
way through the body, not only in the thoracic and abdominal cavities, but
also throughout the arms and legs and the somatic tissues of the trunk, it
carries with it the nerve supply which constricts the vessel or makes it
dilate. These are the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nerve supply,
respectively, although it is known that some portions of the blood vessels
receive their muscle dilators also through the sympathetic.37 Interestingly,
we find that the peripheral blood vessels, including those which  supply the
extremities and the somatic tissues of the trunk, are innervated through the
sympathetic fibers derived from  the sympathetic trunk ganglia. These fibers
join the spinal nerves through their sympathetic roots and reach the blood
vessels through branches which join them at intervals along their course.38
We thus see the necessity to the body of the autonomic supply and some
of its function, and, by inferen ce, the importance of the balance offered
through the cerebrospinal nervo us system in its relation to the autonomic.
Cayce indicated that these two systems meet intimately in the spinal cord or
the sympathetic trunk ganglia, and that is where a coordinati on with the
blood supply is created.
This means that when an incoor dination exists here, the blood vessels do
not perform their varied duties well, thus bringing about certain diseaseconditions of the body. This is rather well illustrated in the follow ing extract
of a reading taken on a forty-fo ur-year -old woman, whose case number is
5266.
There have been those operat ive forces which have allowed, or
caused, adhesion s and lesions to form in areas where the cerebrospinal
and sympathetic nervous system  and blood supply coordinate, in the
brachial areas especially.
The results have been, and are incoordination and a form of anemia
that will be hard to combat unless certain measures or precautions are
taken.
These conditions, as we find, might be termed accidents, in that there
were, in the healing of the body, conditions where nerve tissue or
tendons became  involved, and thus the circulation especially in the
upper extremities is such that these have become useless, in a manner,
in comparison to their normal activities.
This is by pressure, and through the adhesions and lesions formed
there are those conditions producing the complications such that nerve
and blood supply are not receiving their proper stimulation for the
activity and circulation, from the adhesions.
Glands are involved in this. Thus, we have a progressive activity of
incoordination, of poor circulation. (5266-1)
So, as we saw earlier a lack of balance or coordination among the lymph
and the nervous systems, we are shown here the same sort of bodily upset
among the circulatory system and the nervous systems.
I think it is necessary to make it clear that Cayce understands the human
body as having awareness even at a cellular level. Thus, systems are a
collection of consciousnesses and act together much like a city acts as a
unit. Coordinatio n in this light becomes more of an understanda ble activity.
But at the same time it is seen to be even more necessary to be present and
working.
In the cases I reviewed (see Part II) where castor oil packs were used, the
most striking incoordinations Cayce found were between the autonomic and
cerebrospinal nervous systems. A relationship must exist within the body
between these two systems. We see it in action today in the emotion-relateddiseases, althou gh most of the discussion at an academic level of
physiology deals with the functioning of each system, rather than the way
the two systems might work together in a coordinated ef fort.
Cayce indicated, however, that lack of proper coordination at this level
was deeply involved in the causation of diseases as widely diverse in their
apparent etiolog y as multiple sclerosis, appendicit