 adj. posteroanterior,
:~dj. posttTOlateral, adj. postmortem, adj., adv. protamine, n.
proreoly1ic, adj. 346 Glossary Med. Characteristic of a specific dis
ease or pathologic condition; diag·
nostic. 1\1ed. Through the skin.-perturant
ously, adv. Med. Tht act of spreading over or
lhrough something, as blood
through an organ's blood vessels. Anal. A cell found along capillaries. It has long processes and is believed
to be involved in contraction. Radwl. Around a central site. Med. Inflammation of tissues around
a tooth. Med. Degeneration of tissues around
a tooth. Anal. Th' transparent membrane
which lines the abdominal cavity
and encloses the digestive viscera. -
peritoneol, adj. Mtd. Around a IUmour. A translucent, radiolucent, plastic
material. Bioi. A ctll which ingesu; microor·
ganisms, other foreign particles and
organic debris. Bioi. The engulfing by phagocytes of
microorganism s, foreign panicles,
cells and cellular debris. Anal. Of or pertaining to the dia
phngm. Chern. An isotonic solution of sodi
um chloride in purified water (0. 9
per cent). Elec. Prt$SUre-electricity, especially
as produced in crystalline sub
stances such as quartz. Elt'c. Transport or fluids across en·
dothelial cells by tiny vesicles.
pinocytoiic, adj. Anat. Tho noncellular fluid portion
of blood or lymph. A nat. Containing different forms,
e.g., a carcinoma characterized
histologically by both squamous
and adenomatous rcatures. Anal. The membrane which ~nes the
inside of the thorax (parietal pleura)
and surface of the lungs (visceral
pleura), completely enclosing a nor·
mally small and fluid-filled space
called the pleural cavity. Med. Surgical removal of a lung. Med. Air or other gas in the pleural
cavity. Anal. Pertaining to the backside. Opposite of anterior. Radio/. Pertaining to an x·ray beam
which e-nters the backside and exits
through the front of a subject. Anat. Posterior and lateral. Bioi. After death. Chem. A mongly basic protein
which neutralizes the effects of hep
arin. Med. Causing breakdown of pro
teins. proximal, adj. pyktrosis, n.
py/orw, n.
radioluant, adj. radiopaque, adj. reticulum, n.
*retraction oedema, n.
*retraction pocket, n.
retrvr, prefix. Ringer's solution, n.
saline solwion,
0.9%, n.
sarcoma, n.
scirrhous, adj. t.tleron'ng, adj. ugmnu, n.
Seldinger rech
niqut, n.
senwliM, n.
stroumin, n.
serum, n. Anal. Near the site of attachment. Opposite of distal. Anal. Shrinking and condensation of
the nucleus of a cell. Anat. The opening between stomach
and duodenum. Radi•l. I. Permining the passage of
x-rays. 2. Permitting the passage of
many, but not all, incident X·tays. 3. Appearing predominantl y black
on a standard radiograph. -radiolu
cency, n.
Radio/. 1. Not permitting the pas
sage of x-rays. z. Appearing pre
dominantly white on a standard ra·
diograph.-radiopacity, n.
A nat. A network, especially in the
cytoplasm of ceUs.-reticular, adj. Radio/. Fluid accumulation within a
zone: of lowered turgor pressure due
10 retracting scar tissue. Radio/. Funnel-shaped indentation
of the surface of the lung, produced
by contraction of fibrous strands in
the lung parenchyma. Anat. Located posterior to. ChLm. A solution resembling blood
serum in its constituen t salts. CirLm. The "physiologic" concentra
tion of sodium chloride in normal
mammalian plasma and extracellu·
Jar, r-xtravascular tissues. Med. A cancer, usually highly malig
nant, of connective tissue origin. Med. Hard; containing a predomi·
nanc:e of scar or connective tissue. See medullary. Med. I. Causing or undergoing hard·
ening. 2. Increasing in quantity of
scar or connective tissue. Anat. A major anatomic subdivision. In the lungs, each lobe is supp~ed
by a single bronchus ; the next bron·
chial divisions define the broncho·
pulmonary segments, which num·
ber between 2 and S per lobe. Med. Percutaneous insertion of a
catheter in the lumen of a vessel by
a 5·stage procedure : a needle is
placed into the lumen of the vessel,
a wire is passed through the needle
into the lumen, the needle is re--
moved, a catheter is placed O\'er the
wire into the lumen, and the wire is
removed. Bioi. The large hard parts of wheat
grains which remain in the sifting of
fine flous. The grains are grossly
visihle, diele<"trk corpuscl6. Chem. 5-hydroxytryp tamine, a po
tent regulator of local vascular cali. bre. Bioi. The clear portion of an animal
liquid, especially of blood after co
agulation occurs. shellac, n.
silicosis, n.
sk:in. lhickenin.g, n.
spiculated, adj. spicule, n.
spirochaete, n.
squamous, adj. stasis, n.
ue/late, n.
stere()Tadiography, n.
s1ereota:cic, adj. sten'c, adj. s1oma, n.
(Siomata, pl.) striae, n., pl. stroma, n.
1Ubcutaneous, adj. suhcutiJ, n.
sulcus, n.
ruperior, adj. superolateral, adj. supradiaphrag
matic, adj. S)1Stemic, adj. Chem. An insulating resin, applied to
a surface as a thin liquid layer
which then solidifies. Med. Pulmonary fibrosis caused by
inhalation of dust containing silicon
dioxide; usually a disease of stone
miners, sandblasters and foundry
workers. Radio/. Radiopaque part of the skin
adjacent to a breast cancer. Such
thickening of skin is pathogenetical
ly synonymous with a hydropic
zone in the lung (see also "B" zone). Radio/. Characterized by pointed
projections. A nat. A needle-like projection. Med. A spiral·shaped bacterium, in·
eluding those causing syphilis. Arrat. Flat, platelike. Squamous
epithelial cells form the lining of the
lumina of the tracheobron chial tree. Med. A stopping of normal flow of a
bodily fluid. Shaped like a star. Radio/. Radiography performed
from two sites equidistant from the
object and separated by the imerpu. pillary distance. When the resultant
rndiogrnphs are observed in a Ste
reoscopic viewer' the images ruse
and appear three-dim ensional. Radio/. Movement or an instrument,
e.g., biopsy needle, under stercora·
diograph ic control. Phys. Referring to spacial distribu·
t.ion. Anat. A minute opening or pore on a
cellular surface or between cells. Med. 1. Lines. 2. Narrow, bandlikc
structures.- srn'attd, adj. Anat. The supporting framework of
an organ, as opposed to its paren·
chyma. -urornal, adj. Anac. Beneath the skin. Anat. Tissue immediately beneath
the skin. A nat. Groove, furrow; e.g., the cos·
tophrenk sulcus is the JtrOOve be·
tween the chest wall and insertions
of the domed diaphrarrn, posterlor·
ly defining the most inferior posi·
tions of the lungs. Anat. Elevated; higher, upper; tO·
ward the head as opposed 10 10ward
the feet.-superi()T/y, adv. A not. Situated or direc1ed b01h supe
riorly and la~erall y. A nat. Situated immediately superior
to the diaphragm. M ed. J. Pertaining to the body as a
whole. 2. Pertaining to c:irculalion


  so very  wonderful  to come
to the point,  where  you  are alert  and  see the activities  about
you,  the effects  which  they  are producing  and  what  is act-
ing. Then,  you  will  always  be Master  of the situation;  but
the moment  something  can  sweep  you  into  some  kind  of
discord,  it has  its foot  on your  neck;  just  as definitely  as
you would  put  your  physical  foot  on the neck  of an Indi-
vidual,  and  you  know  what  that  means! It means  you  are
under  its control  for the time  being. This  is sufficient  for your  prompting. Now  let us take  a
little  happier  consideration  in the achievement. Will  you
listen  carefully  to Me,  while  I state  a few  things  which
should  mean  Everything  in the world  to you! Let  Me  re-
mind  you,  of the beginning  of My Effort  in San  Francisco,
when  I attempted  to give  you  Greater  Assistance,  in the
consuming  of one-third  of your  own  accumulation  of the
centuries. Sometimes,  you  expect  your  friends  to render
you a service  do you  not? Sometimes  to do you  favors! Well  do you  think  your  physical  friends  are as willing  to
render  you  a Service  as I was ? Let us think  deeply,  this  is
meaning  a Great  Deal. I was  willing  to render  This  Service
for every  honest,  earnest,  sincere  "I AM"  Student,  which 220 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
I did! I did My Part! Then  came  the time,  when  another
one-third  was  consumed! Do not feel,  I have  done  that  for
any one  who  has not been  willing  to give  the Obedience
required;  but the Great  Release  to those  who  have  obeyed,
is manifest  today  in their  Lives. Now  has come  the Great  Astrea! I question  the Wisdom,
tonight,  of stating  to you,  the number  of discarnates  who
have  been  taken  out of the Earth's  atmosphere  in the past
eight  months;  for We  have  a Record  of every  one. Book-
keepers  and  accountants  in the physical  world  think  you
have  considerable  to do;  but  I tell  you,  the Records  We
are compelled  to keep  far surpass  yours;  and  believe  Me,
as accurate  as your  Records  are here,  so are Our  Records
accurate. I shall  think  it over  and  perhaps,  give  you  in
definite  figures,  the  number  which  have  been  removed
from  the Earth  in the past  eight  months. That  is why  all over  America,  the pressure  upon  Indi-
viduals  is so tremendously  less  today;  and  why  there  are
hundreds  of thousands  who  feel  it definitely. This  does
not mean  just  the "I AM"  Students;  because  it has  taken
the pressure  from  thousands  and  thousands  of people  who
never  heard  of This  "I AM"  Activity;  but  THAT  is the
Service  which  must  be rendered  mankind. People  who  are
relieved  from  the pressure  of their  relatives  and  friends  in
their  invisible  association,  are feeling  definitely  This  Great,
This  Tremendous  Release. We are just  having  a little  resume,  tonight. Think  of it,
the Beloved  Goddess  of Liberty,  was  the Great  Wisdom  and DISCOURSE  VIII  221
Power  which  gave  Washington  the Vision,  you  have  come
to know  so well—the  third  episode  of which,  We are trying
now  to prevent  acting  in your  Beloved  Country. She,  in
Her Great  Wisdom,  saw  down  the centuries  what  would
affect  America;  and  thru  Mighty  Saint  Germain's  Great
and Wondrous  Activity,  is making  possible  to avoid  the
third  and  most  destructive  thing,  which  would  ever  over-
take the  Earth. Because  it meant,  if that  should  be vic-
torious,  there  would  be no place  on the Earth  decent  for
mankind  to live. My Dear  People,  My Dear  Beloved  Students  of the Light,
if you  knew  the conditions  which  exist  in Europe  and  the
Orient  today,  you  would  call  as never  before  in your  Life. I tell  you,  you  have  not a fragmentary  idea  of the actual
conditions  which  exist  today. Allow  Me to remind  you,  why  did Her  Great  Presence—
Her Great  Wisdom  in the final  closing  of Her  Vision  say,
to Washington:  "That  if necessary,  the Great  Light  as of
a Thousand  Suns"  would  descend  into  the Earth ? Because
Her Wisdom  saw  the wavering  attitude  of mankind. Why
do you  suppose,  We have  been  so earnestly  endeavoring  to
bring  the Expansion  of the Light  in enough  of mankind
to a point,  where  We  could  positively  depend  on Indi-
viduals  standing  by the Light  of their  "I AM  Presence" ? For the very  reason,  there  must  be some  correspondence,
must  be some  Means  of Direction  in the Octave  of Earth,
by which  the Great  Cosmic  Law  could  act. It is why  and
how,  Beloved  Ones,  you  are acting  under  a Definite  Law 222 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
of Life  which  makes  no mistakes. That  Life  is your  own
"Mighty  I AM  Presence." The Individuals  who  will  earnestly  turn  and  give  their
attention  to their  "I AM  Presence"  WITH  FEELING,
DETERMINED  FEELING,  will  soon  find  all mistakes
ceasing  from  their  Lives. This  is why,  We  have  pled  and
implored  the students  for these  three  years,  to come  to an
anchorage  in the Light  of their  own  Wondrous  Presence. Oh, think  of it! That  Great  Presence  of Light,  is the Most
Wondrous  Thing  in the Whole  Universe—regardless  of the
Octaves  of Light! That  Presence,  your  "Mighty  I AM,"  is
the Most  Wondrous  Presence  and  Being  in the  Whole
Universe—actually  beating  your  Hearts,  your  physical
Hearts! Only  now,  are the  greater  number  of mankind
coming  to feel this  with  a greater  intensity;  and  becoming
more  and  more  firm  against  all discordant  things. Precious  People,  to hold  Complete  Harmony  in your
feeling;  refuse  to listen  to or express  a discordant  thing,
would  within  one  year,  fill your  world  with  such  Happi-
ness,  Perfection  and  the  Supply  of all you  require,  as is
inconceivable  in your  mind,  even  today! Look  at your  Beloved  Messengers  whom  you  love  so
much. Only  a few  years  ago,  they  were  in the same  limita-
tions  as all mankind. This  Beloved  Brother,  how  he strug-
gled  thru  those  years. Today,  he is no more  the same  Being
that he was  ten years  ago,  than  as if he were  from  another
planet. That  is why  the proof  stands  before  you,  beloved
people  of Earth. DISCOURSE  VIII  223
To anyone,  who  is honest  and  sincere  and  wants  to see
the Living  Proof,  I say,  it is before  you  all the time;  of the
Magnificent,  Powerful  Manifestation  of the Sincere  Appli-
cation  of the Laws


 breathe out more air than necessary. That means that every inhalation takes extra effort. Breathing becomes
much harder work than it needs to be. During nasal breathing, several  things happen differently than they do
during mouth breathing:
• When breathing through the nose, the lungs can extract oxygen from the air during
both exhalation and inhalation.18 Although the oxygen supply to the air sacs in the
lungs is renewed during the inhalation, oxygen dif fuses continuously into the
blood,18 because the small size of the nostrils helps create a flow of air back into the
lungs even during nasal exhalation. • The slower nasal exhalation gives the lungs more time to extract the oxygen. When
this optimal blood gas exchange occurs, carbon dioxide (CO 2) is processed properly,
and blood pH remains balanced. • Air inhaled through the nose passes through the nasal mucosa. This stimulates
reflex nerves that control regular breathing.19,20 (One reason mouth breathing can
lead to snoring, sleep apnea, and irregular breathing patterns is that it bypasses this
nasal mucosa.) • The air passes through the nose, which houses the olfactory bulbs. Those are
connected to the hypothalamus, the part of the brain linked to many automatic
functions such as heartbeat, blood pressure, appetite, thirst, and homeostasis. • In nasal breathing, the sinuses produce nitric oxide (NO), which is necessary for
regulating inflammation in the airways and in the body’ s defense against airborne
pathogens, viruses, and bacteria. NASAL NITRIC OXIDE: THE WINNING ELEMENTWhile the link between CO2 and blood oxygenation was demonstrated as
far back as 1904 in the research of the Danish biochemist Chris tian Bohr, it
was not until much later that the role of nitric oxide was fully understood. In fact, NO was considered a toxic gas. This small and simple  molecule22
was associated, along with nitrogen dioxide, with environmental pollution,
acid rain, car exhaust fumes, and the smog found in overpopulated
industrial cities. The presence of NO in the exhaled breath of humans23 was
not shown until 1991. In 1992, nitric oxide was named “Molecule of the
Year” by Science  magazine,24 and in 1995, it was discovered that the gas is
produced in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, a group of four air-filled
spaces surround ing the nose. The concentration of NO originating from the
nose is 100 times higher than in the lower airways.25
The paranasal sinuses have a variety of important functions. They
humidify and warm inhaled air and make our speech more resonant. They
also lighten the head and protect vital structures in the event of facial
trauma. These sinuses are positioned around the nose and release nitric
oxide26 into the nasal airways as we inhale through the nose.27 According to
Jon Lundber g, a professor of NO Pharmacologics at Sweden’ s Karolinska
Institute, large amounts of NO are constantly being released into the nasal
airways as we breathe. Every time a breath is taken in through the nose, NO
follows the airflow down into the lungs, where it opens the airways28 and
increases oxygen uptake by the blood. When we breathe, air travels into the lungs, reaching the alveoli—the
small air sacs where gas exchange occurs and oxygen is absorbed from the
air into the blood. The ratio of air-to-blood that reaches the alveoli every
minute is called the ventilation-perfusion ratio. Ventilation refers to the air
we breathe, perfusion to the flow of blood to the small air sacs in the lungs. Ideally, enough oxygen should reach the bloodstream to fully saturate the
blood. However, two factors can cause an imbalance where the upper parts
of the lungs receive more air while the lower parts receive more blood. These are mouth breathing and gravity. When this ventilation-perfusion
mismatch occur s, the body is less able to use the oxygen in the lungs,
resulting in poor oxygenation. NO facilitates a significantly more efficient balance of perfusion to
ventilation, as shown in the diagram.How does it do this? Nitric oxide has vasodilatory properties; that is, it
prompts the blood vessels in the lungs (and other places) to relax, opening
them up for stronger blood flow. When you inhale through the nose, NO is
carried down into the lungs where it helps redistribute the blood more
evenly. This counteracts the negative effect that gravity can have on blood
flow in the lungs.29 Mouth breathing not only causes the shallow, fast
breathing shown  in the first picture (below), it also bypasses nasal nitric
oxide altogether. A 2017 article concluded that nitric oxide is instrumental in many
additional aspects of respirato ry function, including bronch ial smooth
muscle tone, pulmonary blood flow, mucus output, and other processes,
such as antioxidant homeostasis, lung development,22 and local host
defense. In partic ular, NO is key to the production of a vital substance called
surfactant. Pulm onary surfactant, produced in the lungs, is a complex
mixture of specific lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates. It decreases surface
tension in the alveoli, facilitates the uptake of oxygen into the blood,
prevents lung collapse and edem a, and is vital to the elasticity of the lungs.This is often illustrated by a comparison with washing-up liquid between
two panes of glass. The soap allows the two panes to move freely over each
other. In the lungs, surfactant allows easier breathing with less friction and
is funda mental to our ability to breathe air.22,30 Nitric oxide controls the
production of surfactants and maintains surfactant function. That is why the
gas is often used in treating premature babies.31
A FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE
In 1999, Lundber g and Weitzber g reported that nitric oxide inhibits the
growth of various pathogens, including bacteria and viruses. This suggests
that NO in the nasal airways could serve to help protect the body from
infection.27 As the world battles the unprecedented global pandemic caused
by the COVID-1 9 coronavirus, the relationship between NO and respiratory
infection takes on new relevance. Research in the wake of the first SARS
virus had found that NO acts to keep the sinuses sterile.32 It is also thought
that the very low levels of nasal nitric oxide in people with cystic fibrosis
and Kartagener ’s syndrome might play a part in their increased
vulnerability to respiratory infections. A 2013 paper, “Evidence for the Cure of Flu through Nose Breathing,”
reported that nasal breathing benefits patients with flu.33 This is consistent
with previous studies that showed NO has “opposing effects” in infections
including pneum onia and flu.34 A 2009 laboratory experiment found that
NO inhibited the replication of SARS in two ways. In fact, NO inhibits the
replication of a variety of viruses.35 While the 2009 study didn’ t
specifically use nasal nitric oxide, earlier research into the common cold
had found that we produce more NO in the nose and airways when the
human rhinoviru s is present, which suggested that NO may be the body’ s
way to help clear viruses.36
A wave of clinical trials durin g the 2020 pandemic has continued to
explore the antiviral properties of nitric oxide. Research teams all over the
world have studied inhaled NO for the treatment of COVID-19.37–39
Scientists theorized that high concentrations of inhaled NO, when
administered in the early stages of the infection, would have  a viricidal
effect and prevent progression  to a more severe form of the illness.Research also hypothesized that NO might reduce the severity of the illness
and patients’ recovery time. In June 2020, a company in Canada began phase II clinical trials of a
nitric oxide nasal spray in the fight against COVID-19.40 Speakin g to the
Globe and Mail  in April 2020, Dr. Chris Miller, chief science officer at
SaNOtize Resea rch and Development Corp. said the product is, “Much like
hand sanitizer for the nose.” Before the pandemic, Dr. Miller and his
colleagues had been developin g the spray as a treatment for chronic
sinusitis, but research indicating that NO prevents the novel coronavirus
from replicating caused them to redirect their efforts.41 The spray is
intended to limit the spread of the virus, especially among healthcare
workers treating patients with COVID-19. One scientific article suggests that therapies designed to increase the
levels of NO, such as gas inhalation, could improve oxygenation and boost
overall health in patients with COVID-19. Significantly, this article also
points to lifestyle factors that reduce NO in the airways, especially mouth
breathing and smoking. The researchers argue that combining nasal
breathing and good quality sleep with a healthy lifestyle could help
decrease viral load.39
The same article mentions anecdotal evidence that taping the mouth
during sleep reduces common colds. This may be due to the humidifying
and filtering effects of the nose. It is also thought that the increase in NO in
the airways may reduce viral load during sleep and give the immune system
a boost.


respiratory resistance becomes greater. The diaphragm is displaced upward
by abou t five centimeters, increasing its ability to generate tension as
muscle fibers lengthen.19 The diaphragm may have to work harder as load
increases, but widening of the chest prevents further loss of lung volume.20
The gradual extension of the abdominal muscles causes their fibers to
lengthen by up to 115%, their thickness reduces, and their angle of function
changes. This inhibits their ability to stabilize the pelvis—which may be a
factor in back pain during pregnancy.19. Around 70% of healthy pregnant women report breathlessness during
their daily activities. This often begins during the first trimester, suggesting
that mechanical changes to the diaphragm and lungs are not to blame. It is
more likely that breathlessness is caused either by hyperventilation
associated with pregnancy or by a heightened perception of respiratory
discomfort as the result of increased ventilation. Not surprisingly, the incidence of sleep-disordered breathing increases
among pregnant women. The physiological and anatomic al changes
intrinsic to gestation can unma sk or exacerbate obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA).21 If this is left untreated, the limitations in upper airway flow can
lead to serious consequences for both maternal and fetal health. While not
the focus here, it should be noted that, generally in the realm of respiratory
disorders, uncontrolled maternal asthma has been found to be associated
with an increased risk of spontaneous abortion.22Healthcare providers should screen expectant mothers for OSA to
ensure the well-being of both mother and baby. This is especiall y important
in preeclampsia, a primary cause of maternal and fetal illness and mortality,
which sleep-diso rdered breathing has been proven to increase the risk and
severity of. It is believed that the repetitive limitations to airflow that occur
during sleep-disordered breathing are linked to surges in nocturnal blood
pressure and poor health in both mother and baby—and may be just as
damaging as full apneas.21
One 2016 paper about OSA during pregnancy describes sleep apnea as a
modern epidemic.23 It is now accepted that the condition is widespread in
women, particu larly during pregnancy. According to curren t evidence,
sleep-disordered breathing is present in 50% of high-risk pregnancies and in
15% of otherwise healthy, obese  pregnant women. It should be no surprise
that pregnancy contributes to sleep disorders. By its nature, it causes
anatomical, physiological, and hormonal changes, including narrowing of
the uppe r respir atory tract, which can increase the risk of OSA or worsen
existing apneas.24
During pregnancy, OSA contributes to a five-fold increase in maternal
mortality due to complications including pulmonary embolism23 (a
blockage of an artery in the lungs). A 15-year study of matern al deaths in
Michigan found a connection with OSA and sleep-disordered breathing and
demonstrated that, even after the birth, OSA presents a risk for women.25
Maternal OSA has also been linked to poor fetal outcomes, fetal growth
restriction,23 low birth weight,26 preterm delivery,23 cesarea n sectio n, and
preeclampsia.27,28 It has been connected to a low Apgar score in babies in
the five minutes after delivery.24 The Apgar score is a generalized measure
of health  that assesses appearance (skin color), pulse (heart rate), grimace
response (reflexes), activity (muscle tone), and respiration (breathing rate
and effort).29 A 2012 study set out to determine whether poor pregnancy
outcomes were related to OSA. It concluded that babies are at an increased
risk of complications in the areas previously listed when the mother has
sleep apnea. This can impact the health of the child long term.24
Children born significantly preterm commonly suffer from medical
problems and growth restrictions in early childhood.30 They frequently have
lower weight, height, and head circumference than their classmates. Thepreterm children were much more likely than normal term children to have
serious dental malocclusions, and deep bite and overjet were also
prevalent.30 According to pediatric dentist Dr. Kevin Boyd, restricted fetal
growth can cause problems that will result in suboptimal airway  health once
the baby is born. In Chapter Eight, we discussed how dental problems and
compromised airways in children can lead to childhood mouth breathing,
and subsequent cognitive, developmental, and behavioral issues. When fetal development is poor due to frequent drops in blood oxygen,
as can be the case for mothers with OSA, the baby may have cognitive
problems that progress into child hood and may not receive appro priate care. A 2020 review confirmed that children with restricted inter-uterine growth
and small birth weight had significantly lower cognitive scores than those
born at an average gestational age.31 While these children had similar
cognitive scores to those born preterm, they were unlikely to receive the
follow-on care or to be included in the rehabilitation programs that are
available to preterm babies.31
Another review explored the role of placenta health in chronic  disease
later in adulthood.32 Much research has demonstrated how low birth weight
contributes to the onset of certai n diseases, including obesity, heart disease,
stroke, and diabetes. Chronic hypoxia and elevated stress levels, both
symptomatic of sleep apnea, cause changes to the organs of the unborn
baby. The review cites a study of 187 men and 47 women that found that
sudden cardiac death was linked  to a thin placenta at birth. Fetal  growth and
lifelong health can be strongly  influenced by the health of the placenta,
which requires continual adequate oxygenation through healthy breathing
during pregnancy. ANXIETY DURING PREGNANCY AND AFTER
Anxiety in new mothers is common. As a woman takes on a new role and
new responsibilities, it could be considered an appropriate adaptive
response.33 However, some mothers suf fer with severe, invalidating anxiety,
depression, and other mood disorders in the period shortly before and after
the birth of their child. Hormone fluctuations can play a part, as can
psychological issues—perceived  or real challenges and fear— which mayincrease in the case of an unexpected or unwanted pregnancy,33 or when
assisted reproductive technology has been used.34
It is now genera lly acknowledg ed that new mothers are vulnerable to
postpartum depression, but the prevalence of anxiety disorders during
pregnancy has not been as wide ly studied. Many women experience new or
worsening anxie ty symptoms in the months before and after birth: 21% of
women have clinically significa nt anxiety during pregnancy, and 64% of
these women continue to suffer with anxiety after giving birth.33 Research
suggests that prenatal anxiety is a major factor in susceptibility to postnatal
depression. Untreated anxiety and depression, which often exist
comorbidly, can have a serious impact on the mother and baby.33 Anxiety
during pregnancy can contri bute to numerous problems, including
preeclampsia, more time off work, nausea, increased visits to healthcare
providers, spontaneous early labor and delivery, low birth weight, difficulty
breastfeeding, and a more difficult birth with an increased likelihood of
PTSD. Pregnancy-related or postpartum anxiety can produce feelings of
constant worry, fatigue, nervousness, insomnia, mood swings, poor focus or
memory, hot flashes, nausea, and sleep disturbance. At its worst,
postpartum anxiety inhibits the mother ’s ability to care for her child,
causing conside rable distress and resulting in a sickly infant or even
infanticide. There isn’t much information about generalized anxiety in pregnant
women and new mothers, although it is believed that anxiety is more
prevalent in postpartum women than in the general population. In one study,
between 10% and 50% of new mothers with anxiety also displayed
symptoms of depression.35 In another, 65% with generalized anxiety also
reported depres sion, panic disorder, or agoraphobia. It is believed that
generalized anxiety lasting more than six months may be more common in
postnatal women33 and that anxiety in new mothers is actually more
common than depression.35 It can be challenging to achieve a clear
diagnosis of anxiety during pregnancy because it is normal for women to
experience a certain level of worry at this time.36 Also, there is no data
about preexisting anxiety disord ers in women before becoming pregnant, so
it is impossible to ascertain to what extent anxiety is pregnancy related.Generalized anxiety disorder during pregnancy can present as
nervousness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, persistent “worry” thoughts,
muscle tension, and sleep distur bance. Due to the physiological changes of
pregnancy, especially hormone-induced hyperventilation, pregnant women
may be at greater risk for panic disorder. While there is research suggesting
that pregnancy may provide some kind of protection against panic
symptoms, the role of premenstrual hormone changes in panic disorder
suggests that fluctuations in sex hormones make new mothers more
vulnerable to anxiety and panic disorder.36 One review has confirmed this
increased susceptibility,37 and some researchers hypothesize that this may
be due to the sharp drop in progesterone after delivery.37
During pregnancy, progesterone levels are high. This supports the
pregnancy, but it also causes hyperv


most yearn for in your heart, whether you realize it or not. Y ou can’ t break
your dysfunctional habit of doing whatever the fear -mind commands except
by building on your relationship with love. Y ou must cultivate a passion for
what you really, truly want. And what you really, truly want is love. That is the meaning of discipleship, which obviously comes from the
same root as the word discipline. Your problem is not lack of discipline, but
rather misplaced  discipline. Discipleship means disciplining yourself to
serve the divine.The divine is the source of your good, just as overeating is the source of
your destruction. Serving the divine leads to healing yourself, just as
serving the fear -mind leads to hurting yourself. As you do these lessons,
false comfort will give way to true comfort, and self-destruction will give
way to self-nourishment and self-care. All of this is for one reason only: so
you can better show up for love. Isn’t it extraordinary, if you think about it, how much ener gy human
beings put into avoiding the idea that love is the answer? How many 800
numbers have you called, doctors have you seen, sur geries have you
endured, exercises have you done, seminars have you attended, fancy diets
have you tried—all of which might have cost you time and money you
scarcely had—in an ef fort to try to get a plane into the air with what
amounted to only one engine? Love costs nothing. No time. No money. No ef fort, really. Yet the fear -
mind, the mind that is your compulsion, would do anything to dissuade you
from doing the one thing it knows would make it disappear in an instant. For the fear -mind is on its own quest for self-preservation. It doesn’ t mind
your trying to lose weight, for it knows that without divine help, you will be
in its grip forever anyway. In fact, it loves to trip you up with one more diet
that it knows you won’ t be able to stick to. According to A Course in
Miracles,  the dictate of the fear -mind, when it comes to love, will always be
that you seek but do not find. Begin to give more conscious attention to how your spiritual quest fits
into your weight-loss ef forts. Expand your thinking to a more soulful
motivation for why you want to lose weight in the first place. Is it simply to
look better? There is certainly nothing wrong with that, but of itself it
doesn’ t attract spiritual support. As a bodily concern, it keeps your
consciousness bound to the level of the body and is therefore non-
miraculous. A more soulful motivation would be to make your body a container for
greater Light. When you dwell more lightly within your mind, you will
dwell more lightly within your body. On both levels, your sense of well-
being will increase. Y our life choices will improve across the board, as both
your mind and body develop more refined appetites. Y our food choices will
become more spiritual as you begin to see your body, and to feel your body,
as part of a divine matrix of love. That is the kind of miraculous impulsethat attracts cosmic support. It aligns your desires with the lar ger drive
toward greater life that is coded into the workings of the universe. Your motivation then becomes not just about losing pounds, but about
gaining enlightenment. Not the enlightenment of someone sitting under a
tree in some far -off place in a remote part of the world, but rather the light-
filled consciousness of someone who can wake up in the morning without
the fear of an addictive lure—of being drawn against your will into the daze
of inappropriate eating, of overly processed foods that you can’ t get enough
of, and of chronic self-loathing. You are getting there. The discomfort of emotional detox doesn’ t mean
the process isn’ t working, but rather that it is. Do not let the ghosts of old
emotions taunt you or deter you. It took more than a day to build the self-
destructive mechanism that has caused you so much sorrow, and it takes
more than a day to replace it with something new. You are beginning to understand. One thought at a time, one healthier
choice at a time, one moment-spent-free-of-the-monkey-on-your -back at a
time, you are building the structure to contain the new you. And as a result,
you will know joy. This process will bring far greater results than merely
the pleasures of a lighter, healthier body. You will know the deep
satisfaction of being in char ge of your own life. The subtlest changes in your thought-forms can radically transform the
chemistry in your brain. While worldly voices might ar gue that only
behavioral change produces “real change”—while spiritual change is hardly
more than child’ s play—science itself is catching up to the most ancient
wisdom regarding the powers of spirituality. The most prestigious academic
institutions have conducted studies proving that those who are prayed for
get out of intensive care units faster, that those who attend spiritual support
groups survive longer after the diagnosis of a life-challenging illness, and
so forth. Spirituality is more than simply an adjunct to what it really  takes
to lose weight. If you are serious about wanting the power of spiritual forces to aid you
in your weight loss, to provide at the very least your “second engine” to liftyou miraculously above the forces of addiction and compulsion, then you
must meet those forces with more than casual deference. Y ou wouldn’ t
want a worldly doctor to rush through his or her appointment with you;
similarly, the Divine Physician needs you to spend a little more time at your
appointments with Him. Just as you wash your body daily, you need to purify your heart daily as
well. When you neglect to pray and meditate on a regular basis—which
means a daily basis—you leave your psychic door unlocked, and the thief
will come in. Any day consciously and willingly given to God, praying that
His guidance be with you and that you might be a conduit of love
throughout the day, is a day when you are buf fered from the otherwise
active power of your fear -mind. Your addictive impulses will be alert to the slightest for getfulness on
your part, and they will take advantage of the slightest opening (“I don’ t
have time to pray and meditate today,” “I don’ t need to reflect deeply on my
behavior here; I know what I’m doing!” “I’m angry for a good reason; this
is not about for giveness!”) to rush back in with full-gale negative force. The purpose of this lesson is (l) to establish the importance of “Spirit-
time”—time taken every day to align your worldly self with your spiritual
self, and (2) to help you establish this time as part of your daily routine. The
most powerful aid to this is the practice of meditation. True meditation is not mere relaxation, for it involves an actual shift in
consciousness. There are many dif ferent paths: Christian, Buddhist, Jewish,
or other religious meditations; the W orkbook of A Course in Miracles;
Transcendental, V edic, or V ipassana Meditation; and more. A serious
meditation practice is one of the most powerful ways to disconnect from
your fear -mind and its fearful dictates. Too much attention to the earth plane creates undue stress on the body. Meditation frees the mind from its attachment to the body, thus freeing the
body to right itself. As you set your mind free of physical attachments for a
period of time each day, you improve your relationship to the physical
world. Some people claim they don’ t have time to meditate. But meditation
slows down time. And in slowing down time, you slow down and rebalance
your nervous system. Stress leads to frenetic ener gy, and frenetic ener gyleads to impulsive behavior. Meditation, by reducing stress, brings calm to
both your body and your mind. Meditation is like a sealant, protecting your devotional ener gy so the light
cannot slip out and the darkness cannot slip in. Emotionally, you will be
lifted higher and higher, gaining a more and more consistent sense of joy. With that, the gravitational lure of self-destructive ur ges will decrease and
ultimately cease. But meditation is more than lighting a candle and breathing deeply; it is
more than walking through the woods or speaking a beautiful intention. I’ve
heard many people say, “I do meditate. I meditate by journaling, by reading
inspirational literature, by spending quiet time alone.” All those things are
good—indeed, they’ve been recommended as a part of this course. But they
are relaxation, inspiration, and contemplation; they are not of themselves
meditation. Meditation is something deeper, something that actually
changes your brain waves. And for that you need a serious meditation
practice. There is a meditation path that will work for you, and you might even
know what it is already. Whether or not you will avail yourself of this
medicine of the gods is completely up to you. Just remember that meditation is so powerful that the fear -mind will tell
you anything to make you believe it isn’ t powerful, or it isn’ t for you, or
you just don’ t have time to do it. “I don’ t know how to meditate.” (But you
could


 Most people live dissatisfied lives, unfulfilled in most
aspects of their natur es but unable to decide what these aspects ar e or
how to go about fulfilling them. They have turned out to be what they
are because they have not chosen for themselves but have allowed
events and cir cumstances to decide for them. They have been molded
by a million differ ent sensual stimuli, and they will continue to be so
molded as long as they fail to exer cise their power of decision. The Only T rue Action

Our only true action is our exercise of choice. How we grow and mature
and the kind of person we become reside in the countless decisions we
make as we journey through the years. The power of our choice is that it
makes us what we become. It is the hub of a wheel of countless spokes,
each spoke representing a way to be taken, and each of us stands always in
the center of an infinite number of possibilities. If our choice is made freely
and consciously, then we are enlightened and are consciously molding our
own life. If our choice is made as a result of emotional response to the
circumstances in which we finds ourselves, then we are automatons and life
is molding us. T o become free of reaction and to initiate thought fromwithin is the evolutionary goal of humankind. Once a person takes a step in
this direction, no matter how small or tentative, they are forever unchained. They have broken out of the reactionary prison of sensual response and
have discovered the completely transforming fact that there resides within
them a power to grow in any direction they choose. We can choose what we will think regardless of the circumstances around
us. W e can choose whatever our consciousness will be focused upon, and
thereby we can determine the direction in which we will grow. Whatever
we think about we become in the end, and it is this astounding law that
enables individuals to rise above their environments. A saint may emer ge
from the slums, a rich person from poverty, an enlightened mind out of
ignorance, the leader of a nation out of an obscure log cabin. The history of
humankind is a record of the overcoming of obstacles. The person who
refuses to accede to the limitations of their environment is led into such
aspiration by the images that form in their mind. They want something;
wanting, they visualize; visualizing, they are led into the action that will
lead to materialization of their desire. Linear Thinking

For the most part people are unaware of the fact that their lives are decided
by the thoughts they think. They are inclined to feel that circumstances are
either beyond their control or that power over them is gained only by an
intrinsic knowledge of their physical workings. A person’ s ability to af fect
their environment by the way that they feel has lar gely been lost sight of in
the W estern world. W estern education teaches us to be linear thinkers. W e
gain the overall idea of a thing by examining it piece by piece. Feeling or
intuition is lar gely ignored. Education in the older societies of the East
aimed at grasping an intuitional sense of the basic idea of a thing. The
Eastern athlete works at his event by feel, trying to grasp a sense of the
entire motion. The W estern athlete is more likely to break down the event
into a number of correlated small actions, a leg bent here, an arm crookedthere, a hip turned here, a shoulder turned there. As a result, they tend to
lose feel, and only constant repetition and practice allow proper action to
seep into their subconscious so that eventually they can perform
unthinkingly. It is very dif ficult to teach someone to dance by drawing diagrams of the
proper steps upon the floor, but a person who instinctively moves in rhythm
to music hardly needs to be taught at all, so apt a pupil are they. Eastern
musicians use only rough notations on their sheets of music to remind them
of the melody, preferring to play by feel. The more complicated method of
Western musicians is represented by a double scale of notes and half notes,
delineating completely both melody and harmony. This is not an apology
for W estern methods of education, for the W est produces its share of
inspirational thinkers and instinctive athletes. This is only to say that the
linear method of thinking, while proven ef fective in scientific investigation,
is certainly not the only or even the best approach to use in dealing with our
surroundings. Our contacts in our daily lives are so profuse that we never
can hope to understand them by trying to understand their parts. W e must
rely for our perceptions on an awareness of each thing achieved by an
intuitional understanding of it. Intuitive Thinking

It is often said that banking is a cold-blooded, logical business, based
entirely upon reason, but one of the leading bankers in the Southwest once
electrified his audience when he told how his bank processed loan
applications. Oh, the paperwork was done, all right, a financial statement
substantiated, receipts and expenditures examined, accounts receivable
assessed, and a record made of the applicant’ s background and capability in
his business. But when all these factors had been considered, the question
that the president always asked the examining of ficer was this: “What kind
of feeling do you get?” If the examining of ficer reported a favorable
feeling, the loan was made; if they stated they had mixed feelings, the loanwas tabled to be reconsidered later; if they said they had negative feelings,
the loan was denied. So in one of our leading financial institutions ultimate
decisions were being reached on the basis of intuition rather than the
reasoning power of the mind. It is interesting to note that the loss ratio of
this particular bank was the lowest in the Southwest. In our society in the past, intuition simply has not been considered
academically and philosophically respectable. Thus we have hardly begun
to realize its possibilities. No doubt within its scope is the potential
synthesis of all our more cumbersome calculations like mathematics,
theology, metaphysics, logic. When we have learned to exercise our power
of choice and to leave the working out of details to a greater intelligence
than is embodied in our conscious minds, we will have arrived at a position
of complete psychic ef fectiveness. The power of choice is inseparably allied with the power to perceive. Things influence us according to the possibilities that we see in them, and
we obviously cannot make a choice concerning that which we do not see. All possibilities are inherent in every situation, but we see only those which
our limited consciousness is able to perceive. The wider that consciousness,
the more possibilities are apparent, and the more significant become the
choices open to us. T o the Supreme all possibilities are actualities. The
Secret Self is engaged in creating infinite multiplicity out of its own
essential oneness, and this is its delight, its inscrutable play. To the human
being laid down amidst this incessant change, it is of paramount importance
not to become static and to seek constant growth, so that the field of choice
widens through the lifetime. The Exer cise of Divinity

Those who know only one thing exercise no choice. They proceed along a
single path because they see no other. All around them is an unknown
forest, and to their limited vision it would be unthinkable for them to veeroff the pathway before them. Knowledge illuminates. The more we
understand about our environment, the less strange that environment
appears. The more our consciousness expands, the more likely we are to
perceive the myriad pathways that lead of f the road we currently are
following. There are as many ways to arrive at salvation and ef fectiveness
as there are dif ferent people. The human soul is a direct opening into the
world of things from the secret presence of universal self — incomplete,
yes, partially manifested, yes — embarked upon a self-seeking journey
called life, and this is the drama of existence and evolution being played out
upon this mortal sphere. To choose is to exercise divinity within. It is choice alone that is indicative
of higher spiritual and mental development. By it we recognize both
intellect and character. The person who is able to transcend the limitations
and blandishments of the sensual world stands like a colossus on the
evolutionary stage of life. They have likened themself to God by
uncovering essential freedom within, through deciding the direction in
which they will grow. Choice always presupposes sacrifice, for one does
not decide in favor of one thing without deciding against another. Nothing
is ever achieved or gained without giving up something else. It is this law of
sacrifice under which all things live, by which they grow and evolve and
aspire. The acceptance and knowledge of sacrifice alleviates much pain, for
when we truly understand that we can have one thing only by giving up
another, we hold on to all possessions with loose hands, prepared to let
them go at any time. They do not belong to us alone; they are ideas
proceeding out of universal mind and therefore under the mutual ownership
of everyone. Pain and Gr owth

Life sometimes seems to bend us terrifically, to put us under a strain we
scarcely are able to bear, to involve us in conflicts that are beyond our scope
to solve; but we are what we are only because we aspire to be greater, andthe obstacles and the pain we meet with in life are only the result of our


 to resurrect t he memory and the pattern of my Divine Plan fulfilled
and the full consciousness  of the Christ that was ordained by God in the beginning of my
individualized  manifestation. In the Name of my Mighty I AM Presence, I CALL  for the Light of Ten Thousand  Suns, the
Full Power of Beloved Mighty Astrea's Cosmic Circle and Sword of  Blue Flame and the Full-
gathered Momentum of the Violet Flame from the  Heart of the Violet Planet to descend and
envelop my entire consciousness,  being, and world with the overcoming Victory of the Entire
Spirit of the Great  White Brotherhood and the World Mother. In the Name of Jesus the Christ, we agree together on earth that the  Kingdom of God shall come
into manifestation, that the Will of God shall be  the guiding Light in our service, and that the
Light shall prevail in the hearts  of all mankind. Six Mighty Cosmic Light Calls

Unfailing Light of God, I AM calling Your Perfection into action in me now. ( x3)
Unfailing Light of God, I AM calling Your Perfection into action in this organization now. ( x3)
Unfailing Light of God, I AM calling Your Perfection into action on the earth now. ( x3)

The Blazing Light of God in the fullness of its Power IS Victorious now. ( x3)

Mighty Arcturus, Thou Elohim of God, DESCEND  with that Light of a Thousand Suns to
TRANSMUTE  all human selfishness and discord on the earth now. ( x3)

The Light of God NEVER  Fails, an d the Beloved Mighty I AM Presence IS that Light. ( x3)

We speak to all misqualified energy: You have NO power. YOUR DAY IS DONE. In God's
name, I AM, be thou dissolved and transmuted into Light, Illumination, and Love forever. ( x3)

The Unlimited Hosts of  Light now move with lightning speed around the whole world and ALL
human shadows melt away before God's Love. ( x3)
Chakra Clearance Call
Beloved Mighty I AM God Presence, Beloved Holy Christ Self - I AM THAT I AM - All the
Ascended Masters, the Cosmic Beings, and the Great Angelic Host; All Great Beings, Powers,
and Legions of Light; My Guardian, Ministering Angel ; the Powers of Nature and Forces of the
Elements; Elemental L ife- Fire, Air, Water, Earth and Ether. Beloved Paul the Venetian and Rose of Light - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE my Heart Chakra with Divine Love, Beauty, Creativity, and
Adoration  for I AM loving sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Ruby Fire,  I AM the Charity God Desires. (x3)

Beloved El Morya and the Goddess of Light - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Throat Chakra with Divine Will - the Law of the One,
Faith, Power, and Protection  for I AM sealing sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Diamond Fire, I AM the Power God Desires. (x3)

Beloved Jesus the Christ and Lady Nada - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Solar Plexus Chakra with Divine Grace, Ministra tion,
Service, and Selflessness  for I AM serving sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Purple Fire, I AM the Service God Desires. (x3)

Beloved Hilarion and Pallas Athena - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Third Eye Chakra with Divine Truth, Healing,
Precipitation, and Consecration for I AM healing sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Emerald Fire, I AM the Healing God Desires. (x3)

Beloved Saint Germain and Lady Portia - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Sacral Chakra with Divine  Freedom, Transmutation,
Mercy and Justice  for I AM freeing sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Violet Fire, I AM the Alchemy God Desires. (x3)

Beloved Lanto  and the Goddess of Wisdom - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Crown Chakra with Cosmic Wisdom, Illumination,
Understanding, and Enlightenment for I AM teaching sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Golden Fire, I AM the Wisdom God Desires. (x3)

Beloved Serapis Bey and the Goddes s of Purity - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Base Chakra with Cosmic Purity, Hope, Resurrection,
and Ascension for I AM raising sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Crystal Fire, I AM the Purity God Desires. (x3)

For I AM THE LIGHT OF GOD THAT NEVER  FAILS. (x 3)
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Q: What is the purpose of the Violet Flame?,
A: To transmute and replace all negativity with the power of the Violet Flame, ensuring the manifestation of Perfection.
Q: Who are the Ascended Masters being called upon in this decree?,
A: Various Ascended Masters, including Saint Germain, El Morya, and others, are being called upon for guidance and assistance.
Q: What is the significance of the Sevenfold Flame?,
A: The Sevenfold Flame is a powerful tool for protection, manifesting the Will of God, and guiding the user to walk the Middle Way.
Q: What is the purpose of the Decrees?,
A: The Decrees are used to manifest the Ascension of humanity, and to bring about the Victory of the Sacred Fire.
Q: What is the role of the Violet Flame in the human body?,
A: The Violet Flame is used to cut the magnetic pull of the Earth and bring about the Ascension of the individual.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>(x3)
Cosmic Clock Decree

In the Name of the Beloved Mighty Victorious Presence of God, I AM in me, Holy Christ
Selves of all mankind, All Great Beings,  Powers and Legions of Light -

(12- Capricorn )  Beloved Great Divine Director and the Seven Archangels,
(1- Aquarius )  Beloved Saint Germain and the Angelic Hosts of Light,
(2- Pisces )   Beloved Jesus and the great hosts of Ascended Masters,
(3- Aries )   Beloved Helios and the Great Central Sun Magnet,
(4- Taurus )   Beloved God Obedience and the Seven Mighty Elohim,
(5- Gemini )   Beloved El Morya  and the Legions of Mercury,
(6- Cancer )   Beloved Serapis Bey and the Great Seraphim and Cherubim,
(7- Leo)   Beloved Goddess of Liberty and the Lords of Karma,
(8- Virgo )   Beloved Lord Lanto and the Lords of Wisdom,
(9- Libra )   Beloved Mighty Victory and the Lords of Individuality,
(10- Scorpio )  Beloved Mighty Cyclopea and the Lords of Form,
(11- Sagittarius )  Beloved Lord Maitreya and the Lords of Mind,

Beloved Lanello, the Entire Spirit of the Great White Brotherhood and the World Mother,
Elemental Life—Fire, Air, Water, Earth and Ether! I Decree :

SEIZE, BIND, AND LOCK! (x3)

(12- Capricorn )  all criticism, condemnation, and judgment, and all black magic
(1- Aquarius )  all hatred and mild dislike and all witchcraft
(2- Pisces )   all doubt, fear, human questioning, and records of death
(3- Aries )   all conceit, deceit, arrogance, and ego
(4- Taurus )   all disobedience, stubbornness, and defiance of the law
(5- Gemini )   all envy, jealousy, and ignorance of the law
(6- Cancer )   all indecision, self -pity, and self -justification
(7- Leo)   all ingratitude, thoughtlessness, and spiritual  blindness
(8- Virgo )   all injustice, frustration, and anxiety
(9- Libra )   all dishonesty, intrigue, and treachery
(10- Scorpio )  all selfishness, self -love, and idolatry
(11- Sagittarius )  all resentment, revenge, and retaliation

and all that is not of the Light into Mighty Astrea's Cosmic Circle and Sword of Blue Flame of
a Thousand Suns, and LOCK  Your Cosmic Circles and Swords of Blue Flame of Thousands of
Suns from the Great Central Sun  and BLAZE  Megatons of Cosmic Light, Blue-Lightning Rays,
and Violet Fire in, through, and around all that opposes or attempts to interfere with the
fulfillment of

(12- Capricorn )  my God Power and my Divine Plan fulfilled in all cycles
(1- Aquarius )  my God Love and my Divine Plan fulfilled in all cycles
(2- Pisces )   my God Mastery and my Divine Plan fulfilled in all cycles
(3- Aries )   my God


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f o r m a l l y  b e e n  u s e d  b e f o r e  t o  t e a c h  A c a d e m i c i a n  K. P. B u t e y k o ’ s
m e t h o d o l o g y. O n  t h e  o t h e r  h a n d,  I  w o r k e d  a s  a  t r a i n e r  w i t h  D r  B u t e y k o
f r o m  1 9 8 7  u n t i l  t h e  d a y  h e  p a s s e d  o n  ( o n  2  M a y  2 0 0 3 )  a n d  I  c a n  v o u c h  t h a t
t h e  f i r s t  B u t e y k o  h a n d b o o k s  b e g a n  a p p e a r i n g  i n  t h e  e a r l y  1 9 6 0 s. A n d  w h a t
i s  a  h a n d b o o k,  i f  n o t  a  f o r m  o f  ‘ d i s t a n c e ’  l e a r n i n g? T r u e,  t h e y  w e r e  a l w a y s
d e s i g n e d  i n  a  w a y  t h a t  c o u l d  n o t  b e  f o l l o w e d  w i t h o u t  a  t r a i n e r ’ s  h e l p. T h e r e
w a s  a l w a y s  t h e  a s s u m p t i o n  t h a t  t h e  t r a i n e r  w o u l d  b e  o n  h a n d  w i t h  t h e
h a n d b o o k.B u t  i t ’ s  a  b i g  w o r l d. T i m e  h a s  p a s s e d  a n d  e v e r y t h i n g  c h a n g e s. I  w r o t e  t h e
t r i l o g y  o n  “ D r  B u t e y k o ’ s  D i s c o v e r y ”  a n d  i t  s e e m s  t o  m e  t h a t  n o w  D r
B u t e y k o  i s  d e a d,  t h e  t i m e  h a s  c o m e  t o  u s e  d i s t a n c e  l e a r n i n g  m o r e  a c t i v e l y,
o r  t h e  w i d e r  w o r l d  w i l l  n e v e r  k n o w  a b o u t  h i s  D i s c o v e r y  o f  D i s e a s e s
A s s o c i a t e d  w i t h  D e e p  B r e a t h i n g. D r  B u t e y k o  h i m s e l f  d r e a m t  o f  g e t t i n g  h i s
m e s s a g e  a c r o s s  m o r e  w i d e l y. T h e  m a i n  r e a s o n  f o r  t h e  p r e s e n t  g u i d e  i s  m y
b e l i e f  t h a t  t r a i n e r s  t e a c h  a n  e x c e s s i v e l y  n a r r o w  v e r s i o n  o f  t h e  t e c h n i q u e. M o s t  o f  t h e m  t e a c h  o n l y  t h e  t h i r d  s u p p l e m e n t a r y  e x e r c i s e  –  o n  h o w  t o
s t o p p e r  y o u r  n o s e! B u t  t h a t  i s  o n l y  t h e  l a s t  e x e r c i s e  a n d  a  s u p p l e m e n t a r y
o n e  a t  t h a t. W h y  d o  t h e y  s a y  n o t h i n g  a b o u t  t h e  f i r s t  t w o  c o r e  e x e r c i s e s? B e c a u s e  t h e y  e i t h e r  d o n ’ t  k n o w


	National	Institute	of	Health	are	not	inoculating	their

own	children	with	Salk	Vaccine." Explanation	of	this	has	been	carefully	avoided

up	to	this	time,	but	here	are	the	facts. To	the	bewilderment	of	NIH’s	big	brass,	their	scientists	were	both	capable	and

honest	Many	have	children	of	their	own. None	could	be	bulldozed	into	giving

the	"right	answer"	because	that	didn’t	jibe	with	facts	After	experimenting	on

1,200	monkeys	(which	cost	the	taxpayers	$45	apiece)	these	scientists	reported

that	Salk	Vaccine	was	worthless	as	a	preventive	and	dangerous	to	take. The	answers	from	Pittsburgh	and	Ann	Arbor	didn’t	help	until	they	were	doctored

up	and	the	"right	answer"	given	the	press	associations. Both	Salk	and	Francis

gave	different	answers,	appeared	confused	Their	field	trials	proved	little	else

except	that	neither	had	more	than	a	vague	idea	what	it	was	all	about	But	the	NIH

brass	got	revenge—they	fired,	demoted	or	denied	longevity	promotions	to

everyone	who	wouldn’t	give	them	the	"right	answer". The	NFIP	press	agents	gal

together	and—April	12	was	set	as	SV-Day. But	naturally	certain	press	assn. writers	had	the	information	"leaked	out"	to	them	that	the	report	would	be	"100%

safe	and	effective." Thus	a	maximum	sales	buildup	was	given. The	five

Rockefeller	controlled	laboratories,	which	stood	to	profit	$20,000,000	in	1955,

had	already	been	told	the	same	thing—long	in	advance. In	July	1954	the	Eli	Lilly	Company	began	renovating	a	5-story	building	in
	Indianapolis	and	was	in	full	production	by	October	1954. The	Wyeth

Laboratories	had	an	even	bigger	stockpile	of	the	Salk	concoction	on	hand	when

SV-Day	arrived. Wyeth	had	started	full-scale	manufacture	Jan	26,	1954. Ditto

Parke-Davis	and	the	two	others. Even	the	East	Rutherford	(NJ)	Syringe	Company	had	been	tipped	off	and	had

thousands	of	hypodermic	syringes	ready	for	the	market. A	spokesman	for	the

firm	was	quoted	in	the	press	as	saying	they	‘had	the	word	of	the	NFIP	that	Salk

Vaccine	was	to	be	pronounced	safe	that	the	firm	wouldn’t	have	done	it	unless	it

was	a	foregone	conclusion	that	the	Francis	report	would	be	favorable." Then	Mrs	Oveta	Culp	Hobby,	then	Secretary	of	Health,	Education	and	Welfare,

was	brought	into	the	picture	to	hoodwink	the	public	into	thinking	the	stuff

wasn’t	as	deadly	as	Winchell	hinted	it	"might	be"	She	allowed	a	press	photo	to

be	taken	signing	a	baloney	proclamation	declaring	Salk	Vaccine	safe. She	let	her

picture	be	taken	with	Ike	and	Salk,	while	the	serum	company’s	press	agents	did

the	rest. CAPSULE	NEWS	wrote	her	Jan	4	asking	if	she	had	been	allowed	to	see	the

report	of	the	USPHS	scientists	that	Salk	vaccine	was	worthless	and	deadly—
when	she	lent	herself	to	that	propaganda	which	cost	many	child	lives	We	told	her

we	don’t	believe	she	was,	but	up	to	press	time	she	hadn’t	answered	one	way	or

the	other. When	children	started	dropping	like	flies...when	the	polio	rate	in	Massachusetts

reached	10-fold	its	1954	level...when	other	states	reported	incredible	increases	in

infantile	paralysis—the	American	Medical	Assn	belatedly	looked	into	the	matter

at	its	mid-June	convention	in	Atlantic	City. But	of	all	the	press,	the	Milwaukee

Journal	was	the	only	one	to	tell	the	bare,	stark	facts	without	trimmings. Here	is

what	James	C	Spaulding,	staff	writer	covering	the	convention,	said	in	the	Journal

June	19,	1955:

“A	policy	of	secrecy	and	deception	has	been	followed	by	the	National

Foundation	for	Infantile	Paralysis	and	the	US	Public	Health	Service	in	the	polio

vaccine	programs. As	a	result	the	nation’s	physicians	were	prevented	from

learning	vital	information	about	the	trouble	in	making	and	testing	Salk	vaccine. "If	this	information	hadn’t	been	hidden,	mass	medical	opinion	might	have	forced

USPHS	and	NFIP	to	take	steps	that	would	have	prevented	any	of	the	vaccine

from	causing	polio. The	secrecy	and	deception	started	before	field	trials. "One	of	the	things	that	AMA	was	not	told	was	that	the	USPHS	had	an	advisory

group	made	up	almost	entirely	of	scientists	who	were	receiving	money	from	the

National	Foundation	for	Infantile	Paralysis,	which	body	was	exerting	pressure	to

go	ahead	with	the	program	even	after	Salk	Vaccine	was	found	to	be	dangerous. "In	May	some	state	public	health	officers	met	in	Atlanta,	expecting	to	be	told

what	had	gone	wrong	with	the	vaccine	program. Instead	the	USPHS	scientist

said	he	was	not	permitted	to	disclose	what	had	happened	because	it	would

jeopardize	the	investment	of	the	pharmaceutical	firms	in	the	vaccine	program." Need	anything	more	be	said? Reporter	Spaulding	continued:	"The	Infantile	Paralysis	Foundation	kept	secret

fact	that	live	virus	was	detected	in	four	of	six	supposedly	finished	and	safe	lots

of	vaccine. Three	drug	houses,	making	it	for	trials,	each	made	two	or	more	lots

in	which	live	virus	was	found. The	USPHS	laboratories,	and	the	University	of

Pittsburgh	(Salk)	got	widely	varying	results. "The	only	hint	doctors	received	came	when	Walter	Winchell,	tipped	off	by	a

scientist,	said	‘Salk	vaccine	may	be	a	killer’. The	field	tests	all	indicated	that

Salk’s	method	of	killing	live	virus	had	not	worked,	and	showed	that	safety	tests

themselves	were	not	effective." No	wonder	Dr.	Salk	said	on	Oct.	11,	1	954—as	reported	from	Pittsburgh	by	Saul

Pett,	Associated	Press	writer—"When	you	inoculate	children	with	a	polio

vaccine	you	don’t	sleep	well	for	two	or	three	weeks." Yet	in	spite	of	the	lethal	qualities	shown	by	these	tests	Dr.	Hart	Van	Riper,

NFIP’s	paid	medical	director,	said	"this	demonstrates	the	validity	of	the	tests	and

the	safety	they	assure	the	public." At	the	AMA	convention,	a	number	of	public

health	doctors	said	they	never	would	have	started	Salk	shots	in	their	states	"if

they	had	known." When	the	first	deaths	were	reported,	Dr.	Leonard	A.	Scheele,	head	of	USPHS

(who	never	practiced	medicine	as	doctors	know	it	a	day	in	his	life)	said:

"It	seems	likely,	though	not	immediately	provable,	that	those	deaths	were

significantly	associated	with	this	(Salk)	vaccination." And,	and	but—	Knowing
	this,	Dr.	Scheele	went	on	the	radio	that	evening	to	deliberately	and	falsely	tell	his

radio	audience	"I	have	complete	confidence	in	Salk	vaccine. I


 Australia would not eat the flesh of Caucasians because it was salty and
occasioned nausea. But Asians and other native tribesmen were con
sidered good eating because their food was chiefly vegetable.12
To maintain your life and add life to your life, it is best to predominate
your diet with those foods that are full of life\ Incidentally, the word
vegetable comes from the word vegetus, which means FULL OF LIFE! Now that the subject of protein has been explained in its relationship
to weight loss and energy, the other equally important factor in this area
is... "'["his organization is now called The International Society for Research on Civilization and En
vironment. The address is 61 Rue E. Bouillot, BTE 11, B-1060 Brussels, Belgium. l2George M. Gould, M.D. and Walter L. Pyle, M.D. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine. New
York: The Julian Press, 1956, 407. Original'copyright 1896. PROTEIN • 79 CHAPTER
10
Products
T. JLhe advisability of eating dairy prod
ucts is every bit as controversial as the habit of meat-eating. It is my
opinion, after fifteen years of study, that aside from flesh food nothing
will sabotage a successful, healthy weight-loss plan more quickly than
eating dairy products. Here again I am trying to smash another belief
system to smithereens. 1 know how hard it will be for some people to
agree with me. I can just hear someone saying, "Hey, if that includes
Haagen-Dazs, forget it, pal!" Perhaps in the past you went on a regimen
of nothing but meat and dairy and lost weight. I did too! I remember
once eating absolutely nothing but eggs, meat, and cheese for one
month! 1 lost twenty-five pounds. But I'll tell you what: I felt lousy, and
one month after I returned to a "regular" diet 1 had put the twenty-five
pounds right back on. I was able to lose the weight because anytime a
complete food group or two is removed from the diet, the body will lose
weight. Simply by having less to deal with, my system lost weight. But
because the things I was eating were devoid of water content, I didn't feel
good, I was bored beyond belief, and my breath smellcd like an accident
at a sewage plant. Surely I wouldn't entertain the idea of eating nothing
but eggs, meat, and cheese for the rest of my life. Daily
• so • More dairy products are consumed in the United States than in all the
rest of the world combined! In a survey by Grocers Journal of California
in September 1982 it was reported that "Dairy products have the highest
incidence of consumption of any major food category. Only six percent
of Americans say they don't consume milk in some form." If dairy products are such good foods, and we in America eat more
than the rest of the world combined, then it stands to reason that we
should be experiencing the highest level of health as well. As a matter of
fact, the American worker leads the world in degenerative diseases, ac
cording to Richard O. Keeler, Director of Program Development for the
President's Council on Physical Fitness, reported in the Los Angeles
Times in April 1981. As with protein, there is a colossal amount of information linking the
consumption of dairy products to heart disease, cancer, arthritis, mi
graine headaches, allergies, ear infections, colds, hay fever, asthma, res
piratory ailments, and a multitude of other problems, as documented by
Hannah Allen, Alec Burton, Viktoras Kulvinskas, F. M. Pottenger, Her
bert M. Shelton, and N. W. Walker, among others. For our purposes
here, dairy products are discussed only to the extent that they affect
weight loss and energy. You can be absolutely certain of one thing: Milk is the most political
food in America. According to the Los Angeles Times, the dairy industry
is subsidized (meaning the taxpayers foot the bill) to the tune of almost
three billion dollars a year! That's 342,000 dollars every hour to buy hun
dreds of millions of dollars' worth of dairy products that will in all like
lihood never be eaten. They are sitting in storage, and some of them are
rotten to the core. The storage bill alone for the surplus that will never be
used is forty-seven million dollars annually! The demand for dairy prod
ucts has declined substantially, as it is becoming more apparent that they
are not the perfect foods they were once touted to be. But production is continuous. Be assured that much of the publicity
referring to the health benefits of dairy products is commercially moti
vated. In March 1984 the Los Angeles Times reported that the Depart
ment of Agriculture decided to launch a $140-million advertising
campaign "to promote milk-drinking and help reduce the multibillion-
dollar surplus." Although the real reason for the advertising campaign is
to reduce the surplus, the ads attempt to convince you to buy milk for its
many so-called health benefits. Arguing the pros and cons of eating dairy products would prove futile,
so once again you will have to rely heavily on your own common sense
in making a decision. Let's get right to it. I will ask you a question that I wish for you to
DAIRY PRODUCTS • 87 answer strictly from common sense. Cows don't drink cow's milk, so why
do humans? What in the world are humans doing drinking cow's milk? If
a grown cow was offered milk, it would sniff it and say, "No, thanks, I'll
have the grass." Think about it. Could our creator possibly have set
things up in such a way that the only species on earth to drink cow's milk
would be human beings? Perhaps you are thinking to yourself, "What's
he talking about, calves drink cow's milk!" Exactly! Cow's milk was de
signed and created for one purpose and one purpose only: to feed the
young of the species. No animals drink or want to drink milk once they
are weaned. Of course, 1 am not talking about domesticated animals,
who have been perverted from their natural inclinations. During the ini
tial phase of life it is the invariable practice of all mammals to take the
milk of their mothers; then they are weaned and spend the remainder of
their lives sustained by other foods. Nature dictates that we are to be
weaned at an early age. Humans, on the other hand, teach that after a
mother has performed her nursing, the cow should take over. In other
words, there is one mammal on earth that should never, ever be weaned:
humans! Why? Of course, it is difficult to look at the issue objectively,
because of all the contradictory information that abounds, but isn't your
sense of logic and your common sense a bit offended by the idea that
humans should never be weaned? Have you ever seen a zebra nursing off a giraffe? No? Have you ever
seen a dog nursing off a horse? No? Well, have you ever seen a human
nursing off a cow? All three examples are equally ridiculous. But you
have seen humans nursing off cows, because if you have ever seen any
one drinking milk or eating any other kind of dairy product, you have
seen it. Just because someone milks the cow and gets it to the consumer
in a clean glass doesn't mean that person is not nursing from a cow. Of
course, it doesn't seem strange at all to see someone drinking a glass of
milk, but what would your reaction be if you were driving down some
country lane and you happened to look over into one of the pastures to
see a well-dressed man or woman down on his or her knees, suckling
from a cow? Would you make your way through the droppings and go
right up to a cow and take the milk directly from her udder? No? But you
will let someone else get it and bring it to you in a glass, right? Of course,
I'm being facetious, but it seems funny only because people's logic, in
stincts, and common sense would stop them from drinking milk if it were
not supplied for them. The facts are clear about one thing: The chemical composition of
cow's milk is different from that of human's milk. If your insides could
talk after you ingested a dairy product, they would ask, "What's this per
son doing, hanging around cows?" The enzymes necessary to break down and digest milk are renin and
82'FIT FOR LIFE lactase. They are all but gone by the age of three in most humans. There
is an element in all milk known as casein. There is three hundred times
more casein in cow's milk than in human's milk. That's for the develop
ment of huge bones. Casein coagulates in the stomach and forms large,
tough, dense, difficult-to-digest curds that are adapted to the four-stom
ach digestive apparatus of a cow. Once inside the human system, this
thick mass of goo puts a tremendous burden on the body to somehow get
rid of it. In other words, a huge amount of energy


ilbertofranchi@hotmail.frreaction. Each cell turns temporarily into a mini -
furnace, a mini -reactor. Water is absolutely nec-
essary, but the cells remain without, especially
the diseased and altered cells. In such circum-
stances the strongest, healthiest cells survive,
and whether they like it or not, in order survive
such extreme conditions they are forced to acti-
vate the production of own endogenous water,
of excellent quality. Based on the law of biologi-
cal efficiency, the endogenous water should be of
greater quality than the exogenous water. In fact,
the cell consumes a lot of energy and conse-
quently the quality of the final product must cor-
respond to the invested efforts.
Exogenous and endogenous water can be com-
pared respectively to a polluted river where a
chemical factory discharges its waste, and to a
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depths of the earth and feeds on defrosted water
rich in healing potential. Du ring the dry fast the
old "dead water" is replaced by "living water" of
excellent quality and synthesized by the organ-
ism itself. In the meantime all the negative infor-
mation brought into our body from the outside
is eliminated. By making a relatively short fast
without water the organism is stimulated to
elaborate the water that it already contains
within, thereby renewing our information. This
is why at the end of the fast we are information-
ally uncontaminated; we are composed of a ma-
trix of information devoid of anything negative
coming from the external environment. Similar
mechanisms do not exist in any of the other ex-
isting types of therapeutic fasting. This
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fered by this form of fasting. It is one of the main
therapeutic mechanisms of DF, which plays a
decisive role in renewing the energetic balance
of the human organism.

8.2. Anti -inflammatory and immune -stimu-
latory mechanism: the action of free forms of
glucocorticoids
The second therapeutic mechanism by im-
portance is an anti -inflammatory and im-
munostimulatory one. Life does not exist with-
out water and even inflammation cannot pro-
gress in its absence. Every part of the body that
is inflamed can be distinguished because of its
swelling. Microorganisms, viruse s and mi-
crobes, can only multiply in a sufficiently watery
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inflammation process. The dehydration occur-
ing in the body with DF triggers a ruthless com-
petition for water between the strongest body
cells and pathog enic microorganisms. The cells
of the body, full of their role as "home owners",
will subtract water from microorganisms. At the
same time, the organism is able to not only syn-
thesize endogenous water in sufficient quantity,
but also to absorb the water fr om the outside,
from the air, through the skin. This is because
during DF the organism functions in absorption
mode rather than in emission. Then, the healthy
and strong cells receive extra energy and water
from the air, by seizing it, while the sick cells, the
viruses and the bacteria cannot do it. This is why
it is fundamental to practice DF in the middle of
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streams and waterfalls.
Without water, microbes, viruses and parasites
die instantly. 70% glucocorticoid  and sexual
hormones are linked to blood transport albu-
mins and only 30% circulate in the blood in a
free state. During DF, the transport albumins de-
cay and their amino acids are employed in sup-
plying the body's needs, mainly the needs of the
brain and the  cardiovascular system. During this
process there is a release of huge quantities of
hormones circulating in a free state in the blood:
the amount of glucocorticoids flooding the
blood is three times greater than usual. This ex-
erts a strong anti -inflammato ry effect, suppress-
ing all inflammation outbreaks present in the
body. Glucocorticoid hormones are in fact the
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body. The powerful therapeutic mechanism of
dry fasting aimed at fighting inflammatory dis-
eases lies  in the action of free forms of glucocor-
ticoids.
As mentioned above, during a dry fast the tox-
ins burn "in their own furnace", which means
that every cell, in the absence of water, triggers a
thermal reaction, a particular radical method
within the cells that destroys all the superfluous,
excessive, and morbid elements. Each cell trans-
forms into a temporary mini -reactor that mani-
fests as an increase in internal temperature. This
temperature may not even be noted with a ther-
mometer, but during DF, patients c learly per-
ceived as a sensation of heat, internal fire or
chills. It should be emphasized that in this state
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defensive reaction. We know from experience
that with temperature all the waste, poisons and
even  cancer cells are destroyed and their activity
is suspended. This process accelerates healing.
By increasing in body temperature, the organism
causes microorganisms to slow their growth.
If the body does not receive food and dead and
heavy water, our blood  does not receive many
harmful substances, while it is instead cleansed
by the body, i.e. the same blood composition will
be repeatedly purified through the filter systems
until it becomes as ideally pure as possible.
The human body has a powerful weapon
against diseases: the immune system, designed
to safeguard our health with the help of organs
and tissues programmed for the detection and
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microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria and
diseased cells. The main organs of the immune
system are the tonsils, the adenoids, the appen-
dix, the spleen and the thymus gland. Bone mar-
row, white blood cells and lymphatic tissues are
also important elements of the immune system.
All these elements work together and, when nec-
essary, trigger the body's immune response.
In a healthy organism with a strong immune
system it is quite difficult for viruses to survive.
Bacteria are destroyed before they can cause in-
fection. Altered or diseased cells are destroyed
before they can cause cancer or other illnesses.
But if the immune system is not healthy, it will
not work properly. In this case we can easily get
ill from colds, flu, infectious diseases and even
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the most important thing we can do  to preserve
our health, because this system is our main bio-
logical ally in the war against diseases.
But how does the immune system work? When
a foreign body invades the organism, whether it
is a virus or a splinter, the immune system begins
to effectively produce a series of complex chem-
ical reactions. From this moment the immune
system embarks on its mission: to find the out-
sider and to destroy it.
In our organism there is an entire system of
cells that resemble amoebae; they are the mono-
nuclear phagocytes. In every organ there is a
group of cells specific for only that organ, which
appear like amoebae and migrate throughout the
body, engulfing and digesting any alien bodies.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frThese particular cells are found in the skin, in
the liver and in the heart and even in the brain.
They migrate continuously, looking for prey.
The problem is that any food, even vegetable,
contains a small amount of fat and the mononu-
clear phagocytes, instead of carrying out their di-
rect functions, focus on capturing and digesting
these droplets of fat, as if


 are the seeds of gras ses, are called “granivores.” A similar term,
“graminivore,” refers to species whose primary diet consists of gr asses. Many birds in nature live on the seeds of grasses and
weeds. Included among the thousands of grass seeds that exist throughout  nature are wheat, rice, oats, rye, and barley—all of
which humans developed as a result of their mastery of nature only wit hin the last 10,000 years. Of course, in nature we would all reject grass seeds as foods. First, they  grow in a form we can neither chew nor digest.
Grain-eating birds possess a “crop,” a pouch in their throats or  gullets, where the grains they swallow whole are allowed to
germinate, thereby becoming digestible. Grains are indigestible raw, but even cooked, the complex carbohydrates in them
require great digestive effort to break down.
Heavy on starches, grass seeds such as wheat berries would gag us if w e attempted to eat the equivalent of a spoonful
or two (assuming we could gather them, and remembering that they would h ave their husks intact, as we would have to eat
them in nature) Further, eating a tablespoon of raw flour made from the s eeds of any cereal grain would also produce a gag
response because it is so dry.
Thus, even though most of the human race presently consumes grains a nd starches, we can reject them as natural human
fare. The fact that grass seeds neither attract, tantalize, nor ar ouse us in their raw natural state should amply indicate to you
that we were not granivores in nature before we mastered fire. Inste ad of being a palate-tingling delight, these complex-
carbohydrate foods in their natural state are a torturesome affair.

Starchy roots and tubers. Animals that grub for roots and tubers are anatomically designed for the  task: they have snouts;
humans do not. Without tools, humans are very poor diggers. Further, they hav e no motivation to dig, for there are no foods
below ground that, in their natural state, please the palate, and very fe w exist that our digestive systems can even handle.
Some roots, notably turnips, rutabagas, sweet potatoes, yams, beets, carrots, par snips, and salsify can be eaten raw, though
in practice today, next to none are eaten this way.
Humans generally abhor dirt, are quite fastidious, and refuse to eat any thing covered in or even tinged with dirt. Hogs
and other grubbers pass lots of dirt through their bodies.
In nature, with only handmade tools and without cooking apparatus, we would hav e to eat roots raw or not at all. In our
natural habitat, abundant in our preferred foods, we can be sure that the root s that man could handle without tools received
precious little attention as food. In view of these considerations, you can  write off humans as natural root grubbers.

Legumes. Very few creatures other than birds and pigs readily consume legumes, as legumes in their mature state are
indigestible and/or toxic to most mammals. For humans, raw mature legum es are not just unpalatable, they are quite toxic. We
simply have no capacity for consuming them in their natural state. M any creatures eat young legumes quite greedily. Pigeons
and other birds actually eat the entire legume plant, long before it has  a chance to flower. While young legumes are edible and
nontoxic, one must question their nutritional makeup.
Legumes are touted as excellent sources of protein, and their protein con tent is generally quite high. High protein levels
are not necessarily a good thing, however, especially for humans, who see m to thrive best on a diet composed of less than
10% of calories from protein. As it is in flesh, dairy, and eggs, the protein in  legumes is rich in the amino acid methionine,
which contains high amounts of the acidic mineral sulfur.
The carbohydrate levels of legumes are also high enough to make them dif ficult to digest due to the high protein levels.
Invariably when eating legumes, humans get gassy, an indication t hat their digestive processes have been compromised. The
lack of vitamin C, an essential nutrient for humans, also makes legum es a very poor food choice.

From standpoints of taste, nutrition, digestion, and toxicity, legumes sim ply do not make a viable food option for humans.
To fully digest starchy foods—grains, roots and tubers, and legumes—an a nimal must produce large quantities of starch-
digesting enzymes (amylases). Granivores, root grubbers, and legume e aters all secrete sufficient amylase to digest large quantitie s of
starch. If you view a cow chewing on hay, salivary amylase is dripping i nto the field. In contrast, the human body produces salivary
amylase (also called ptyalin) of extremely limited strength and in  relatively low amounts, sufficient only to break down small amounts
of starch, such as would be found in fruit that is not fully ripened. The body al so produces small quantities of pancreatic amylase for
somewhat limited starch digestion in the intestines.
When humans can freely eat starchy grains, roots, tubers, and legume s such as wheat, potatoes, and lentils in their raw state to
satiation and proclaim the experience a gourmet treat, then both you and I  might accede that we are starch eaters.

Are We Consumers of Fermented Foods?
Substantially all Americans eat fermented and otherwise decompose d substances that are called foods. Most are derived from milk.
Some are made from grains (especially the alcohols), fruits (wines a nd certain vinegars), legumes (especially the soy bean and its
suite of putrefactive products), and decomposed meats.
 Carbohydrates ferment when fungi and bacteria decompose them. Ferment ed carbohydrates produce alcohol, acetic acid
(vinegar), and lactic acid, as well as methane and carbon dioxide.
Proteins putrefy (rot) when they decompose. Decomposed primarily by anaerobi c bacteria but also by fungi (yeast) and
aerobic bacteria, proteins produce as end products ptomaines (cadaverine, mus carine, neurine, ptomatropine, putrescine, and
others), indoles, leukomaines, skatoles, mercaptans, ammonia, methane, hydr ogen sulfide, and yet other toxic compounds.
Fats become rancid and repulsive when they oxidize and decompose.

Oddly, we discard fermented grapes, yet we drink their fermentation end produ ct (wine). Odder still, most Americans
consume with abandon something that never occurred in nature—a pa thogenic putrefactive product called cheese. W e make cheese
by taking the casein portion of milk and rotting it with types of bacteria th at yield by-products that many palates have come to
appreciate. Cheese represents about all the decomposition products in a sin gle package: putrefactive proteins, fermented
carbohydrates, and rancid fats.
You need only to refer to a good dictionary to learn just how poisonous these subst ances are. Yet, Americans eat billions
upon billions of pounds of cheese annually. To assert that all these poisons g oing into the system cause anything less than sickness,
disease, and debility is misrepresentation. Tumors and cancer are often  the result.
Given that humans could not consume these types of decomposed products in nat ure without tools and containers, we may
safely categorize them as unnatural, and certainly not among the f oods we would primarily use for sustenance.

Are We Sucklings of Animals?
I doubt that humans ever directly suckled cattle, goats, mares, camels, s heep, and other animals. And, of course, the idea of doing
this is obnoxious to our disposition.
The practice of drinking animal milk as a regular part of our adult  diet is only a few hundred years old. Before the advent of
the combustion engine, it was not possible to plow, sow, and harvest sufficien t grain for most families to support more than just a
cow or two. Giving cow’s milk to children  in lieu of mother’s milk is also a relatively new practice that dat es back only about two
hundred years.
Certain Arabic and African peoples have used animal milk for millen nia, but the amount used was extremely small. True,
certain peoples, like the Masai, live substantially on milk and blood, but thes e are by no means our natural foods. They do so
primarily for lack of other easily obtainable foods.
No other animals in nature drink the milk of another species; they know in stinctively that the milk from their mothers is the
perfect food to support their rapid growth and to provide the precise nutrient mi x their developing bodies require. We are no more
designed for cow’s milk than for pig’s milk or rat’s milk or giraffe’s mi lk … or vice versa.
Milk-drinking is pathogenic. If milk and milk products were discontinued today, millions of people would cease to suffer
sicknesses and pathologies within a short period. 12  In fact, if this one dietary practice alone were discontinued, the hospit als would
virtually empty out