 they had nothing else
to do. During dry fasting, however, the phago-
cytes are left without food, i.e. without fat, so
they begin to perform their direct tasks: capture
and digest bacteria, viruses, cell residues, dead or
dying cells, thus fostering renewal and the reju-
venation of the organism. Cancer cells, always
present in the body, are also digested. The de-
struction of diseased cells, and not of healthy
cells during DF is also associated with the release
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tive system.
Abstinence from water and food for many days
creates the conditions for the withdrawal of the
powerful army of b -lymphocytes from the front-
line gastrointestinal positions. They accumulate
from the lymph nodes and lymphat ic collectors
of the long digestive path. In particular many of
them come from the small intestine. Once they
have transitioned to the reserve position, the
army of b -lymphocytes can be utilized for its di-
rect purpose: to suppress and eliminate all path-
ogens and foreign bodies. Infections in a
dormant state practically do not surrender to
modern antibacterial therapies (treatments with
antibiotics, sulphanilamides and other pharma-
ceutical drugs). Indeed, in this stage of their
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tective envelopes and become more resistant to
these drugs and other medicines. However, dur-
ing the course of dry fasting their envelopes are
destroyed by the acidosis activated by phago-
cytes and enzymes.
During the dry fast, body fluids rea ch the high-
est concentrations of biologically active sub-
stances, hormones, immunocompetent cells and
immunoglobulins.

8.3. The mechanism of acidification of the in-
ternal environment of the organism: the first
and second acidotic crises
To obtain a good therapeutic effect from the
fasting practice it is necessary to observe certain
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lasts for 2 -3 days in case of water fasting while it
lasts 1 -2 days with dry fasting. The "food excite-
ment" phase is a stress for the body. This stress
mainly causes the activation of the hypothala-
mus that begins to secrete a variety of substances
that have a particular impact on the body's en-
docrine glands with the aim to adapt the organ-
ism to a mode of subsistence without food or wa-
ter. After 24 hours of fasting in human beings,
the secretion of the growth hormone, somatro-
pin, by the pituitary gland increases abruptly.
According to recent data, this is the reason why
dry fasting seems to have a rejuvenating effect on
the body. The growth hormone also activates the
pancreatic hormone glucagon, which intensifies
the breakdown of glycogen in the liver thus
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Dry fasting also removes the body's toxicity
through beneficial ef fects on the thyroid gland.
The second phase is that of intensifying acido-
sis. Usually this phase in dry fasting lasts from 2
to 4 days. As soon as food and water are com-
pletely renounced, the body begins to consume
the accumulated reserves and secondary t issues.
The breakdown of nutrients and tissues during
fasting leads to the accumulation of byproducts
inside the body. Consequently, there is a rapid
shift of the body's pH towards acidity (acidosis)
even if the acidification values do not exceed the
physi ological norm.
The acidosis that occurs during the fast is the
first and most important physiological mecha-
nism that triggers a chain of other therapeutic
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diet. The acidification of the organism’s internal
envir onment determines the autolysis, the pro-
cess of disintegration of the tissues. In fact, in an
acidic environment certain phagocytes and en-
zymes are activated to destroy the organism’s
weakened tissues and all the foreign elements.
The processes associated with autolysis, in turn,
trigger the body's detoxification mechanisms to
remove toxins, and weak and pathologically al-
tered tissue. Tissue decomposition ensures that
all the waste contained in it is released and re-
moved from the body, while the altered tis sue is
destroyed. The acidification of the body and the
increase in phagocytic activity lead to the nor-
malization of the organism's microflora.
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bon dioxide and nitrogen from the air. This pro-
cess helps to fix  the carbon dioxide dissolved in
the blood according to the principle of photo-
synthesis, the best synthesis of nature. The at-
mospheric air we breathe turns into a nutritious
environment. In other words, the intensified as-
similation of carbon dioxide by the  cells, to-
gether with the intense consumption of nitrogen
from the air, creates the optimal conditions for
the production of high quality nucleic acids, pro-
teins and other biologically active substances
necessary for normal human activity. In other
words, by practicing dry fasting we use the car-
bon dioxide and nitrogen present in the air and
thanks to them we create the proteins necessary
for the functioning of our organism. But the
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let's remember what plants do. They take energy
from the sun and thus can convert the same car-
bon dioxide and nitrogen from the air into min-
eral salts and organic compounds. But humans
also have similar abilities and can nourish them-
selves with natural and cosmic energies, alt-
hough this normally does not happen or occurs
only in a small number of people. Currently only
a few people are known to live without eating or
drinking14. When this mechanism starts it
means that the organism has already switched to
a mode of full internal (endo genous) feeding
that guarantees the complete synthesis of amino
acids and other biological compounds. During

14 The “Breatharians”.
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benefit from a physiological rest that allows
them to restore their damaged structures and
functions.
DF sets in motion an intense decomposition of
the tissues due to the autolysis and the restora-
tion of the digestive organs’ structure and func-
tion. These processes stimulate metabolism in
general and later, when feeding is resumed,
prove to support the overall digestive capacity of
the organism. During DF, the body's defense
functions are reinvigorated both at the cellular
level and at the level of the whole organism,
which becomes much more resistant to internal
and external harmful agents. All the physiolog i-
cal mechanisms illustrated above lead to a pow-
erful regenerating and rejuvenating effect, which
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ing the practice (after 21 days from the end of the
DF practice).
Therefore, during DF, the process of acidifica-
tion of the internal environment of the organism
grows rapidly. Usually the maximum acidifica-
tion is observed on the 2nd or 3rd day. Here's what
happens: at the beginning of the dry fast, the
body still has animal sugar reserves (glycogen)
and uses them. B ut once glycogen reserves are
depleted (this usually happens on the first day of
fasting), the acid byproducts from incomplete
digestion of fats (butyric acid, acetone) begin to
accumulate in the blood. The blood’s alkaline re-
serves are lowered and this is  reflected on the
state of well -being: the patient can have a head-
ache, feel nausea, a feeling of weakness, or
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 conventional medical circles. But its
simple truth points to a condition far too easily and naturally remedied for  the medicopharmaceutical cartel to want any part of it.
The correlation was documented as early as the 1920s:

In 1927 Dr. E. P. Joslin of the famous Joslin Diabetic Center in Boston suspecte d a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet might
contribute to the development of diabetes. 19
In 1936, Dr. I.M. Rabinowitch of Canada presented 1,000 case studies demonstrating it  to the Diabetic Association in
Boston. In his presentation, he proved that the main factor inhibiting th e metabolism of blood sugar in the presence of normal
insulin was too much fat in the blood. 20
In 1959, the Journal of the American Medical Association also documented this causal relationship between fat
consumption and diabetes. 21
A 1979 article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition  states, “Medical research confirms that up to 50% of people
with Type 2 diabetes can eliminate diabetes risks and discontinue medica tion within three weeks by adopting a low-fat, plant
food diet and regular daily exercise.” 22
In 1998, Duke University Medical Center researchers reported the findin gs of a study demonstrating that Type 2 diabetes
can be completely reversed in mice by lowering dietary fat. The study sh owed that foods high in fat were responsible for the
onset of diabetes in the mice, whereas sugar had no effect at all on diab etes symptoms. The press release states, “Without the
fat, the diabetes does not occur, even in diabetes-prone mice. When the high -fat diet is stopped in mice that have been raised
on it, the diabetes disappears.” 23

Many other researchers have corroborated this evidence, not the least  of whom was Nathan Pritikin, whose work in the
1960s demonstrated that eighty percent of long-term diabetics put on a low-fa t diet could be taken off their medication entirely in
less than four weeks.

Fruit Is Not the Culprit
As I have stated repeatedly, consuming fruit does not cause blood-sugar probl ems, but overeating fat does. If you remove the fat
from the diet, in most cases blood-sugar levels return to normal, as does panc reatic functioning. Restricting fruit from the diet is not
the cure. In fact, the opposite is true.
Doctors tell us, “Y ou have diabetes. Y ou will have it for the rest of your  life. And oh, by the way—you can no longer eat
fruit.” This certainly does not sound like a “healing profession” to me.
I have worked with many diabetics over the past twenty-five years. Of c ourse, I guided each person individually, according to
his or her unique history. Though I use no generic treatment plans, I  do follow some general guidelines as I design each individual’s
program. In every instance, however, without exception, the use of a low-f at raw vegan diet predominated by sweet fruit has
resulted in stabilization of blood-sugar metabolism. Most of my clients we re able to completely eliminate their need for insulin and
other related drugs within a few weeks or less. No one was ever harmed, and I  have never seen any negative consequences
resulting from these dietary changes.

You Mean I Really Can Eat Fruit?
Sure, eating fruit raises our blood sugar, but so does eating other foods. Complex  carbohydrates (cooked or raw) top the list of
foods with the highest glycemic loads, meaning that they cause the l argest and most rapid spiking of blood-sugar levels.
A healthy person who eats whole fruits (as a single-ingredient “ monomeal” or in simple combination, as is recommended for all
meals) will find that the sugar in fruits passes easily into, and out  off the bloodstream in minutes, and causes no abnormalities in
blood-sugar levels.
It is odd that we expect that fruit will give us problems but that complex c arbohydrates and sugary desserts will not. It is
reminiscent of the person ordering a hot fudge sundae with nuts, nouga ts, and whipped cream, who then says, “but hold the cherry, I
am on a diet.”

Fruit and Triglycerides Some people think that triglycerides (a type of blood fat) increase as a res ult of the elevated levels of blood sugar that occur
when we eat fruit. This mistaken belief is what led Nathan Pritikin  to shun fruit (and therefore forced him to sanction the consumption
of complex carbohydrates, the only other substantial source of low-fat cal ories on a vegan diet).
However, by now you should understand that eating whole, raw fruit only res ults in sustained high blood sugar if you are also
eating high fat. That is, elevated triglycerides cannot arise from  a blood-sugar condition that does not exist. A high-fruit, low-fat diet
has only a positive effect on triglycerides. Unfortunately, until We stern scientists conduct studies of low-fat, high-fruit vegans, we
remain without “proof” of this simple fact, other than that demonstra ted by the health and elevated physical performance of the
people following such a diet.

Fruit and Cancer
More than a trillion dollars has been spent on cancer research duri ng the past three decades. Our longstanding “W ar on
Cancer” has brought us no closer to a cure for cancer today than we thou ght we were thirty years ago. Cancer is proving to be a
disease of lifestyle, environment, and culture, and not a condition cause d by a microbe, germ, or genetic factor. The “multifaceted
causation theory” is gaining more popular acceptance, yet rese archers continue to look for one specific cause.
Almost every cancer research organization worldwide is supportive of t he consumption of fruit. It borders on amazing to think
that a few relatively untrained individuals would come out suggesti ng that fruit is detrimental to cancer patients. What is more
amazing is that people would pay attention to such individuals and even fol low their suggestions by eliminating fruit from their diet.
Yet somehow a popular notion among the mainstream warns that fruit is ba d for anyone with cancer.
W orse yet, many misinformed raw food “experts”—theoretically the ch ampions of fruit and vegetable consumption—parrot
the mainstream directive to avoid fruit … a travesty that produces e maciated, unbalanced, binge-prone raw fooders who give the
movement a poor reputation.
Some allegedly scientific studies have concluded that uncontrollabl e and often unhealthy weight loss is associated with the raw
food diet and with the consumption of fruit. The findings of these small-sc ale studies have strengthened the mainstream notion that
fruit is bad for anyone with cancer concerns. Unfortunately, the rese archers who designed many of the studies possessed extremely
limited understanding of raw food nutrition, and they reached their concl usions after studying subjects who were also essentially
inexperienced with the raw food diet. Few if any of these studies have ex amined successful or long-term raw fooders.
The standard American diet tends to result in unwanted weight gain. Fruit consumption helps to bring weight toward a healthy
normal level (one that can appear unhealthfully low to those accustom ed to living among a population of mostly overweight and
obese individuals). Later in this book, I devote an entire chapter to the topic of  body weight, including a detailed discussion of the
relationship between a high-fruit diet and body weight.

Does Fruit Counteract Cancer Treatment Procedures?
The “success” of both chemotherapy and radiation treatments depen ds upon a lowering of immune function in the body. Medical
professionals know that people with suppressed immunity can tolerate tre atments that are otherwise completely unthinkable.
In pursuit of this goal, Western medicine sees fit to assault the bele aguered patient with immunosuppressive drugs. Healthy
immune function works against the doctors’ efforts. Without the suppre ssion of immune function (essentially the lowering of vitality),
patients would have such acutely severe negative reactions to th ese “treatments” as to make them intolerable.
Recognizing the immunity-strengthening qualities of fruit, I h ave heard of instances where doctors recommend against its
consumption for the very people who need it most. Naturally, the real soluti on is to work with patients to build vigorous health so
they never find themselves in the intractable predicament of choosi ng between their vitality and their life.
This is merely another example of the fragmented view of health. Whe n medical professionals have their blinders on, seeking
only to eradicate disease with no mind toward creating overall health i n their patients, they produce bizarre and deadly short-sighted
solutions.
The use of immunosuppressant drugs has been cited by some scientists as  an actual cause of our current epidemic of
immunodeficiency diseases. Unfortunately, the pharmaceutical in dustry today wields more power over public opinion than perhaps
ever before in history.

Does Fruit Acidify the Cancer Patient’s Body?
Cancer has been associated with an acidic condition in the body. No one has es tablished whether this acidity is a cause of the
cancer, a body-generated defensive “effect,” or simply an unrelat ed condition that accompanies the true cause(s) of cancer.
Many people mistakenly assume that the sugar in fruits, and esp ecially the acid in “acid fruits,” will acidify the body. The
chemistry of


 little or no responsibility for change.The least popular prescription I can write is a monodiet of water for severalweeks or a month. Yet this is my most powerful medicine.
It is possible to resolve many health complaints without fasting, simply by
cleansing the colon and regaining normal lower bowel function. Colonics take littlepersonal effort and are much easier to get people to accept than fasting. So I canfully understand how perfectly honest and ethical naturopaths have developedobsessions with colon cleansing. Some healers have loudly and repeatedly (andwrongly) proclaimed that constipation is the sole cause of disease, and thus, theonly real cure for any illness is colon cleansing.
Even though it is possible to have a lot of successes with the simple (though
unpleasant to administer) technique of colon cleansing, degenerated lower bowelsare not the only cause of disease. I prefer to use bowel cleansing as an adjunct tomore complete healing programs. However, old classics of hygiene and even afew new books strongly make the case for colonics. Some of these books areentirely one-sided, single-cause single-cure approaches, and sound convincing tothe layperson. For this reason, I think I should take a few paragraphs and explainwhy some otherwise well-intentioned health professionals have overly-advocatedcolonics (and other practices as well).
Most Diseases Cure Themselves
If you ask any honest medical doctor how they cure diseases, they will tell you
that most acute disease conditions and a smaller, though significant percentage
(probably a majority) of chronic disease conditions are self-limiting and will, given
time, get better all by themselves. So for most complaints, the honest allopathicdoctor sees their job as giving comfort and easing the severity of the symptomsuntil a cure happens.
This same scenario, when viewed from a hygienist’s perspective, is that almost
all acute and many chronic conditions are simply the body’s attempt to handle acrisis of toxemia. For two reasons the current crisis will probably go away byitself. The positive reason is that the toxic overload will be resolved: the personchanges their dietary habits or the stressor that temporarily lowered their vitalforce and produced enervation is removed, then digestion improves and the levelof self-generated toxins is reduced. The negative reason for a complaint to “cure”itself is that the suffering person’s vital force drops below the level that thesymptom can be manifested and the complaint goes away because a new, moreserious disease is developing.
I view this second possibility as highly undesirable because strong, healthy
bodies possessing a high degree of vital force are able to eliminate toxins ratherviolently, frequently producing very uncomfortable symptoms that are not life-threatening. However, as the vital force drops, the body changes its routes ofsecondary elimination and begins using more centrally located vital organs andsystems to dispose of toxemia. This degeneration producing less unpleasantsymptoms, but in the long run, damages essential organs and moves the personcloser to their final disease.
A young vigorous body possessing a large degree of vital force will almost
always route surplus toxins through skin tissues and skin-like mucus membranes,producing repeated bouts of sinusitis, or asthma, or colds, or a combination of allthese. Each acute manifestation will “cure” itself by itself eventually. But eventuallythe body’s vital force can no longer create these aggressive cleansing phenomenaand the toxemia begins to go deeper. When the allopathic doctor gets a patientcomplaining of sinusitis, they know they will eventually get a cure. The “cure”however, might well be a case of arthritis.
This unfortunate reality tends to make young, idealistic physicians become
rather disillusioned about treating degenerative conditions because the end resultof all their efforts is, in the end, death anyway. The best they can do is to alleviatesuffering and to a degree, prolong life. The worst they can do is to prolongsuffering.
Thus, the physicians main job is to get the patient to be patient, to wait until the
body corrects itself and stops manifesting the undesired symptom. Thus comesthe prime rule of all humane medicine: first of all, do no harm! If the doctor simplyrefrains from making the body worse, it will probably get better by itself. But thepatient, rarely resigned to quiet suffering, comes in demanding fast relief,demanding a cure. In fact, if the patient were resigned to quiet suffering theywould not consult a doctor. So if the doctor wants to keep this patient and makea living they must do something. If that something the doctor must do does little orno harm and better yet, can also alleviate the symptoms, the doctor is practicinggood medicine and will have a very high cure rate and be financially successful ifthey have a good bedside manner. This kind of doctor may be allopathic and/or“natural,” may use herbs or practice homeopathy.
The story of Dr. Jennings, a very successful and famous or infamous
(depending on your viewpoint) physician, who practiced in Connecticut in theearly 1800s exemplifies this type of approach.
Dr. Jennings had his own unique medicines. Their composition was of his own
devising, and were absolutely secret. He had pills and colored bitter drops ofvarious sorts that were compounded himself in his own pharmacy. Dr. Jennings’patients generally recovered and had few or no complications. This must beviewed in contrast to the practices of his fellow doctors of that era, whose blackbags were full of mercury and arsenic and strychnine, whose practices includedobligatory bleeding. These techniques and medicines “worked” by poisoning thebody or by reducing its blood supply and thus lowering its vital force, ending thebody’s ability to manifest the undesirable symptom. If the poor patient survived
being victimized by their own physician, they were tough enough to survive both
their disease and the doctor’s cure. Typically, the sick had many, lengthycomplications, long illnesses, and many “setbacks” requiring many visits, earningthe physician a great living.
Dr. Jennings operated differently. He would prescribe one or two secret
medicines from his black bag and instruct the patient to stay in bed, get lots ofrest, drink lots of water, eat little and lightly, and continue taking the medicine untilthey were well. His cure rate was phenomenal. Demand they might, but Dr.Jennings would never reveal what was in his pills and vials. Finally at the end ofhis career, to instruct his fellow man, Dr. Jennings confessed. His pills were madefrom flour dough, various bitter but harmless herbal substances, and a little sugar.His red and green and black tinctures, prescribed five or ten drips at a time mixedin a glass of water several times daily, were only water and alcohol, some colorantand something bitter tasting, but harmless. Placebos in other words.
Upon confessing, Dr. Jennings had to run for his life. I believe he ended up
retiring on the western frontier, in Indiana. Some of his former patients wereextremely angry because they had paid good money, top dollar for “real”medicines, but were given only flour and water. The fact that they got better didn’tseem to count.
 If the physicians curative procedure suppresses the symptom and/or lowers
the vital force with toxic drugs or surgery, (either result will often as not end thecomplaint) the allopathic doctor is practicing bad medicine. This doctor too willhave a high cure rate and a good business (if they have an effective bedsidemanner) because their drugs really do make the current symptoms vanish veryrapidly. Additionally, their practice harmonizes with a common but viciousdramatization of many people which goes: when a body is malfunctioning, it is abad body and needs to be punished. So lets punish it with poisons and if thatdon’t work, lets really punish it by cutting out the offending part.
However, if the physician can do something that will do no harm but raises the
vital force and/or lowers the level of toxemia, this doctor will have a genuine cure
rate higher than either of the two techniques. Why does raising the vital forcehelp? Because it reduces enervation, improves the digestion, lowers the creationof new toxins and improves the function of the organs of elimination, also reducingthe toxic overload that is causing the complaint.
Techniques that temporarily and quickly raise the vital force include
homeopathy, chiropractic, vitamin therapy, massage, acupuncture andacupressure and many more spiritually oriented practices. Healers who use theseapproaches and have a good bedside manner can have a very good business,they can have an especially-profitable practice if they do nothing to lower the levelof toxemia being currently generated. Their patients do experience prompt reliefbut must repeatedly take the remedy. This makes for satisfied customers and arepeat business.
The best approach of all focuses on reducing the self-generated level of
toxemia, cleansing to remove deposits of old toxemia, rebuilding the organs ofelimination and digestion to prevent the formation of new toxemia, and then, toalleviate the current symptoms and make it easier for the patient to be patientwhile their body heals, the healer raises artificially and temporarily the vital forcewith vitamins, massage, acupressure, etc. This wise and benevolent physician isgoing to have the highest cure rate among those wise patients who will accept theprescription, but will not make as much money because the patients permanentlyget better and no longer need a physician. There’s not nearly as much repeatbusiness.
Colonics are one of the best types of medicine. They clean up deposits of old
toxemia (though there are sure to be other deposits in the body’s tissues colonicsdo not touch). Colon cleansing reduces the formation of new toxemia from


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k no w ho w man y doc t or s, and no one has been
able t o help me. I don ’t e v en w ant t o see y ou unless
y ou ar e an e x pert in y east. "
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helpf ul. "
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I
list ened t o her st or y of her y east and al l her y east s y mpt oms, and disc ussed w it h her
t he
diet ar y c hang es she mig ht w ant t o mak e, some w at er she should dr ink, and t hen I
sug g est ed tur pentine and sug ar.
She r eplied, “ W H A T?!”
“Y es, tur pentine and sug ar, ” I
r epeat ed.
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I sa w her bac k in a c ouple of w eek s, w hic h w as onl y enoug h time t o t ak e 2 doses of
tur pentine.
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ha v e an y y east. I ’m doing f ine. " I c an onl y deduc e t hat t o t he e x t ent she had y east, t he tur pentine w as
usef ul f or her.  N o w, at t his point, t he ot her t hing t hat mig ht be of int er est is a litt le mor e about t he
hist or y of tur pentine. M an y people ha v e ask ed me about r esear c h done on tur pentine
and e v idenc e
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li br ar y, e v en t houg h I do
look up r esear c h, and e v en t houg h I do r ead it, I r ealize t hat it
ma y not be as r eli able as it appear s.T his per son w as hig hl y educ at ed, and her husband w as a P h.D. sc ientist. W hen I
sug g est ed t o t hem t hat per haps tur pentine and sug ar w ould be of help, he w as
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let hal.
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did a
lit er atur e sear c h at his uni v er sit y w it h al l t he t ools at his c ommand. H e
f ound t hat
tur pentine had been used hist or ic al l y t o k i l l w or ms. Y es, w or ms. A nd
f or t his, it w as
v er y eff ec ti v e, and in c ert ain doses, w hic h he did not disc lose t o me,
it w as ac tual l y
quit e saf e and w it hout i l l eff ec t.
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Q. H o w many times do I ha v e t o t ak e tur pentine?
Q. C an I use hone y or r a w tur binado?
Q. Y ou mentioned in st ep 2 that w e shouldn't blend any f oods. C an y ou g i v e some
c l ar if ic ation on that? S ee belo w :
S t ep 2: S t op eating C andida's f a v or it e f o o ds.
T his is an y f o o d t hat is blended, c o ok ed,
or mi x ed wit h somet hing else b ef or e y ou bu y
it.
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w it h
r elief. S ti l l ot her s f eel t he y need mor e. It is ok a y t o t ak e it t w ic e a w eek f or
y ear s. S ee
spec i al c ases. O nc e y ou r eac h y our g oal, t ak e it less t han t w ic e a w eek.
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does
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does.
W hit e sug ar is best, as it attr ac t s t he C andid a w it hout str eng t hening it.
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 what you think you
already know onto the encounter.
If you did not do this, you might have a
wholly different experience —one that
might  render your original teach er or
source wrong. In most cases, you don’t want to make  your parents, your schools,
your religions, your traditions, your holy
scriptures wrong —so you deny your own
experience in favor of what you have been
told to think.
Nowhere can this be more profoundly
illustrated than in your treatment of human
sexuality.
Everyone knows that the sexual
experience can be the single most loving,
most  exciting, most powerful, most
exhilarating, most renewing, most
energizing, most  affirming, most intimate,
most uniting, most re -creative physical
experience of which  humans are capable.
Having discovered this experientially, you
have chosen to  accept instead the prior
judgments, opinions, and ideas about sex promulgated by  others —all of whom have
a vested interest in how you think.
These opinions, judgments, and ideas
have run directly contradictory to your own
experience, yet because you are loathe to
make your teachers wrong, you convince
yourself it must be your experience that is
wrong. The result is that you ha ve betrayed
your true truth about this subject —with
devastating results.
You have done the same thing with money.
Every time in your life that you have had
lots and lots of money, you have felt great.
You felt great receiving it, and you felt  great
spendin g it. There was nothing bad about
it, nothing evil, nothing inherently  “wrong.”
Yet you have so deeply ingrained within
you the teachings of others on this  subject that you have rejected your experience in
favor of “truth.”
Having adopted this “truth” as y our own,
you have formed thoughts around it —
thoughts which are creative. You have thus
created a personal reality around money
which pushes it away from you —for why
would you seek to attract that which is not
good?
Amazingly, you have created this same
contradiction around God. Everything your
heart experiences about God tells you that
God is good.
Everything your teachers teach you about
God tells you God is bad. Your heart tells
you God is to be loved without fear. Your
teachers tell you God is to be fear ed, for  He
is a vengeful God. You are to live in fear of God’s wrath, they say. You are to  tremble in
His presence. Your whole life through you
are to fear the judgment of the  Lord. For the
Lord is “just,” you are told. And God knows,
you will be in troubl e when  you confront the
terrible justice of the Lord. You are,
therefore, to be “obedient” to  God’s
commands. Or else.
Above all, you are not to ask such logical
questions as, “if God wanted strict
obedience to His Laws, why did He create
the possibility of those Laws being
violated?” Ah, your teachers tell you —
because God wanted you to have “free
choice.” Yet what kind of choice is free
when to choose one thing over the other
brings condemnation? How is “free will”
free when it is not your wil l, but someone
else’s, which must be done? Those who teach you this would make a hypocrite of
God.
You are told that God is forgiveness, and
compassion —yet if you do not ask for this
forgiveness in the “right way,” if you do not
“come to God” properly, you r plea will not
be heard, your cry will go unheeded. Even
this would not be so bad if there were  only
one proper way, but there are as many
“proper ways” being taught as there are
teachers to teach them.
Most of you, therefore, spend the bulk of
your adult  life searching for the “right” way
to worship, to obey, and to serve God. The
irony of all this is that I do not want your
worship, I do not need your obedience, and
it is not necessary for you to serve Me.  These behaviors are the behaviors
historically d emanded of their subjects by
monarchs —usually ego -maniacal,
insecure, tyrannical monarchs at that.
They’re not  Godly demands in any sense —
and it seems remarkable that the world
hasn’t by  now concluded that the demands
are counterfeit, having nothing to do with
the needs or desires of Deity.
Deity has no needs. All That Is is exactly
that: all that is. It therefore wants, or lacks,
nothing —by definition.
If you choose to believe in a God who
somehow needs something —and has such
hurt feelings if He doesn’t ge t it that He
punishes those from whom He expected to
receive it —then you choose to believe in a
God much smaller than I. You truly are
Children of a Lesser God.  No, my children, please let Me assure you
again, through this writing, that I am  without
needs.  I require nothing.
This does not mean I am without desires.
Desires and needs are not the same thing
(although many of you have made them so
in your present lifetime).
Desire is the beginning of all creation. It is
first thought. It is a grand feeling wit hin the
soul. It is God, choosing what next to
create. And what is God’s desire?
I desire first to know and experience
Myself, in all My glory —to know Who I Am.
Before I invented you —and all the worlds
of the universe —it was impossible for Me
to do so.
Second, I desire that you shall know and
experience Who You Really Are, through  the power I have given you to create and
experience yourself in whatever way you
choose.
Third, I desire for the whole life process to
be an experience of constant joy,
continuous  creation, never -ending
expansion, and total fulfillment in each
moment of  now.
I have established a perfect system
whereby these desires may be realized.
They  are being realized now —in this very
moment. The only difference between you
and Me is that I kno w this.
In the moment of your total knowing (which
moment could come upon you at  anytime),
you, too, will feel as I do always: totally
joyful, loving, accepting, blessing,  and
grateful.  These are the Five Attitudes of God, and
before we are through with th is dialogue, I
will show you how the application of these
attitudes in your life now can —and will —
bring you to Godliness.
All of this is a very long answer to a very
short question.
Yes, hold to your values —so long as you
experience that they serve you. Ye t look to
see whether the values you serve, with
your thoughts, words, and actions, bring to
the space of your experience the highest
and best idea you ever had about you.
Examine your values one by one. Hold
them up to the light of public scrutiny. If you
can tell the world who you are and what you
believe without breaking stride or
hesitating, you are happy with yourself. There is no reason to continue much
further  in this dialogue with Me, because
you have created a Self —and a life for the
Self—which nee ds no improvement. You
have reached perfection. Put the book
down.
My life is not perfect, nor is it close to being
perfect. I am not perfect. I am, in fact, a
bundle  of imperfections. I wish —
sometimes I wish with all my heart —that I
could correct these  imperfections; that I
knew what causes my behaviors, what sets
up my downfalls, what  keeps getting in my
way. That’s why I’ve come to You, I guess.
I haven’t been able to find  the answers on
my own.
I am glad you came. I have always been
here to help  you. I am here now. You don’t  have to find the answers on your own. You
never had to.
Yet it seems so...presumptuous...to simply
sit down and dialogue with You this way —
much less to imagine that You —God—are
responding —I mean, this is crazy.
I see. The authors of the Bible were all
sane, but you are crazy.
The Bible writers were witnesses to the life
of Christ, and faithfully recorded what they
heard  and saw.
Correction. Most of the New Testament
writers never met or saw Jesus in their
lives.  They lived many years after Jesus left
the Earth. They wouldn’t have known Jesus
of Nazareth if they walked into him on the
street.
But...  The Bible writers were great believers and
great historians. They took the stories
which had been passed down to them and
to the ir friends by others —elders —from
elder to elder, until finally a written record
was made.
And not everything of the Bible authors was
included in the final


 Limited activity of MMP-9 is essential, while excessive activity is deleterious to the healing process.
The antioxidant effects of DMSO have been reported to be useful as a topical
agent in the treatment of chronic wounds. The effects of DMSO on MMP-9 were studied in disordered wound healing using TNF- α to induce MMP-9 from human
keratinocytes.
108 Results showed that DMSO inhibited the production of both MMP-9
levels and MMP-9 mRNA expression when TNF- α-stimulated keratinocyte cells in
a concentration-dependent manner. Inhibition of MMP-9 levels was statistically sig -
nificant at DMSO concentrations of 0.75% and higher.108 These findings suggest that
DMSO may reduce the harmful effects of MMP-9 through downregulation at the transcription level and may be useful to prevent TNF- α-induced proteolytic activity
in cutaneous inflammatory reactions.
A systematic review looked at the efficacy of topical DMSO on wound healing
of decubitus ulcers and its use as a topical anti-inflammatory drug.
109 The collec -
tive evidence reported indicates that the use of DMSO in these conditions was ben -
eficial, both for wound healing and for analgesia, while the toxicity was deemed to 30 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
be low. The most frequent outcome measures were reduction of erythema and rapid
healing of ulcers, along with decreased signs of inflammation, such as rubor, dolor, calor, and tumor. DMSO was found to be dramatically effective for healing severe skin necrosis caused by accidental extravasation of the anticancer drug mitomycin C during IV administration.
110 This involved using 90% DMSO combined with a
10% alpha-tocopheryl acetate applied prophylactically on the skin after extrava -
sation into the tissue of antineoplastic agents but before ulceration.110 This same
combination of DMSO–alpha-tocopherol has been found to universally prevent severe ulceration and tissue breakdown in patients sustaining extravasation by a cytotoxic drugs, in most cases preventing skin ulceration induced by anthracy -
clines and mitomycin.
111
BURNS AND SCAR TISSUE
Partial-thickness burn wounds on rat abdominal skin were treated using 1% metro -
nidazole or 1% norfloxacin using a petrolatum base with 0.25% w/w DMSO. These formulations with DMSO as a base appeared more effective for wound contraction of the partial-thickness burn wound and against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria than a marketed formulation composed of 1% silver sulfadiazine cream.
112 Histopathology
of the burn wound tissue confirmed the effectiveness of these preparations in treat -
ing the partial-thickness burn wound.112
As an antimicrobial applied topically to thermal burn wounds in rats, 1% w/vol
DMSO mixed with 1% silver sulfadiazine showed better response than when 1% silver sulfadiazine was used alone possibly by potentiating the absorption of silver sulfadiazine across the mucosal membrane in the treated animals.
113
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT) is able to photoinactivate microor -
ganisms produced by a light-activated photosensitizer (PS). PDT mediated by meso-mono-phenyl-tri( N-methyl-4-pyridyl)-porphyrin (PTMPP) to treat burn wounds in
mice was used with 25% of 500  µM DMSO in mice with third-degree burn wounds 1
day after being infected with bioluminescent Staphylococcus aureus. When a PDT–
DMSO–PTMPP mixture was used,
114 a substantial fluence-dependent reduction of
the luminescence signal was obtained, indicating that more than 98% of the bacteria were eradicated. By contrast, PDT alone or light alone had no antimicrobial effect, and 500 μ M PTMPP in PBS had only a small light dose-dependent effect on reduc -
ing the luminescence signal and did not appear to have significant antimicrobial activity against S. aureus.
114 The effect of DMSO in this preparation was thought to
have been to disaggregate the PS molecules and to increase the antimicrobial PDT efficiency by the light-activated PS.
114
Chemical burns have been treated with DMSO. Subcutaneous injections of
20% calcium gluconate in a solution of 25% DMSO significantly slowed the progress of hydrochloric acid burn in rat hindquarters during the first 24  h, markedly reduced damage, and enhanced tissue recovery for the remainder of
the observation period.
115 Subcutaneous injections of calcium gluconate–DMSO
were found to be more effective in this chemical burn model than topical applica-
tion of this preparation.11531 DMSO in Basic Pharmacology
The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of DMSO were tested in rats
exposed to alkali-acid burns of the esophagus. The resulting corrosive esophagitis
was treated with 10 mL/kg of a 10% DMSO solution given intraperitoneally 15 min following the corrosive esophagitis.
115a DMSO treatment was continued every 12 h for
4 days, and the esophagi were removed postmortem after 7 days. Histopathological examination revealed that the alkali burn group treated with DMSO showed signifi -
cantly reduced inflammation than the control alkali burn group. When alkali and acid burn groups treated with DMSO were compared, there was more inflammation in the DMSO-treated acid burn group, but histological analysis still showed signifi -
cantly less damage than the acid control group. DMSO treatment also resulted in a significant decrease in the immunoreactivity of the oxidative stress marker nuclear factor-kappa B (NF- κB) in both the acid and alkali groups.
115a This study suggested
that DMSO is a promising agent in the treatment of experimental corrosive esopha -
gitis possibly by suppressing NF- κB from rapidly activating transcription factors that
express genes critical in the acute phase inflammatory response.
Corneal alkali injury was induced in rabbits and treated with daily topical appli -
cations of 20% DMSO. Corneal opacification at day 3 and corneal ulceration were significantly lower in the treatment group than in the control group, but this effect was not sustained during the rest of the study period.
116
Not many studies have been reported on the effects of DMSO in scar formation.
A study by Erk et al.117 reported that incubation of human scar with 99% DMSO
showed disruption of collagen fibers and dramatic loss of periodic cross-striations when examined by electron microscopy. Scar tissue incubated with 50% DMSO showed only moderate loss of the periodic striations in the collagen fibers and no fiber fraying.
117 These findings have intriguing implications to limit or abolish unde -
sirable scar tissue in the clinical setting.
DMSO treatment administered intraperitoneally to rats for 35  days decreased
experimentally induced intestinal adhesions by 80% over controls as compared to saline, cortisone acetate, or a combination of cortisone and DMSO administered separately.
118
When administered next to a wound incision but not at the incision site itself in
rabbits, 70% DMSO appeared to increase the development of wound tensile strength over controls.
119 Although 70% topical DMSO administered peripherally will also
reduce local pain from the wound, effective pain analgesia with intrawound adminis-tration of very minute amounts of DMSO may be as effective or more so than periph -
eral wound administration. This intrawound application approach will be reviewed in detail later (see Section “Intrawound Administration of DMSO”).
In 1968, McFarlane et al.
120 reported that DMSO could prevent necrosis in experi -
mental skin flaps by increasing blood perfusion to the ischemic region. This observa -
tion was followed by many articles since then, which have confirmed this finding.121
The mechanism for the protective effect on skin flaps by DMSO remains to be clari -
fied, but one possibility may be the stimulation by DMSO of histamine, a strong
vasodilator that could counter the vasoconstriction seen in dying skin flaps.122,123
Another possibility is DMSO’s action as an antioxidant and free radical scavenger
that would likely worsen the skin flap necrosis.32 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
Survival of skin flaps in surgery by preventing tissue necrosis is an important
aspect of patient recovery. In one study, experimental skin flaps were elevated in
rat abdomen, and the epigastric vein was occluded by a microvascular clamp for 8 h.
124 DMSO 1.5 g/kg was injected intraperitoneally only once at reperfusion or
administered every day for 5  days. DMSO did not increase percent flap survival when given as a single dose at reperfusion compared with saline solution, but when given for 5 days at reperfusion and postoperatively, DMSO significantly increased flap survival.
124
In plastic surgery, a direct relationship between heavy smoking and flap necro -
sis is well known. As an antioxidant and vasodilator, DMS


 cancer therapy. “[In] the first part of March 1978 a group of
doctors from New York City called and wanted Dr. Tucker to come and bring his
medicine and show them how to use it,” said J.B. Floyd. “Dr. Tucker called me
and asked if I would accompany him and tell my story.”
Floyd agreed to go anywhere, anytime to bring information about the treatment
that saved his life to the medical community. Before leaving for the Houston
airport, Tucker received another telephone call from K.C. Pani, M.D., of the
Division of Anti-Infective Drug Products, Bureau of Drugs, Food and Drug
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland,
to please come by the FDA on the way to New York and bring him up to date.
Tucker had numerous records of cures, X-ray films, and slides to show.
Doctor and patient flew to Rockville where Tucker presented his case
histories. When they came to Floyd’s record, Dr. Pani asked, “How long did this
one last, three months?”
Tucker replied, “He is sitting down in the lobby.”
Pani said, “I want to see this dead man.”
They sought out Mr. Floyd, and he told his story. Then the FDA official,
visibly impressed, said he would be in touch with Tucker soon. He also mentioned
that he was in contact with Dr. Stanley Jacob of Oregon and that he was
monitoring the use of DMSO. About one week later the drug was approved for the
treatment of interstitial cystitis. Nothing further was done to follow up its use in
cancer, except that Tucker received a request from the FDA for “more research.”
Dr. Jacob also is acquainted with Tucker’s work. In fact, he telephoned
Tucker a few days before the Mike Wallace
60 Minutes
 show on CBS-TV to
check out progress on the cancer treatment. Jacob plays down the DMSO-cancer
connection, because he has enough trouble getting the substance recognized for all
of its other special uses. He doesn’t want to have to fight off the label of “cancer
quackery” as well.
DMSO-HEMATOXYLON ACTION ON ANIMALS
By age seventy-eight, Eli Jordon Tucker, Jr., M.D., had done over 1,000
bone
fusions for arthritic backs, ankles, and other joints as an orthopedic surgeon
practicing for fifty-two years in Houston. Dr. Tucker’s true love was medical
research, however, and one of his major discoveries was the technique for graftingbone from one animal species to another. The drug company, E.R. Squibb and
Sons of Princeton, New Jersey, purchased the patent rights to his discovery and
spent half-a-million dollars developing the method about twenty years ago. Dr.
Tucker also perfected an oral treatment with vital bone substances for the
correction of bone degenerative conditions. For half a century, he was a respected
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Orthopedic Board
of the International College of Surgeons, an honorary life member of the American
Medical Association, and he was one of the few orthopedists in the State of Texas
to be presented with the “Award of Merit” by the American Medical Association
for his research work on bone.
Dr. Tucker performed his bone grafting experiments with calf bones that he
acquired from a nearby slaughterhouse, the Houston Meat Packing Company.
While purchasing specimens, he noticed the butchers were accepting for slaughter
white-faced cattle that were eaten up with cancer of the face. In many cases, eye
cancer spreading down the animal’s muzzle was disintegrating the entire face. Even
so, the meat inspectors and veterinarians passed these cattle for human
consumption provided there was no cancer metastasis to the animal’s internal
organs.
It occurred to Tucker in 1962 that there might be such a thing as cancer
antibodies. Currently scientists are seeking the same thing through studying
interferon, the much-publicized antivirus substance. Aside from his research on
developing a bone paste for grafting purposes, Dr. Tucker inaugurated an
additional project. He did some laboratory work on the blood of cancerous cows,
looking for cancer antibodies. His procedure entailed bleeding the animals after
they were slaughtered and making gamma globulin from the blood. Then, he
injected the gamma globulin into cancer-ridden rats and mice. The substance
seemed to retard some of the rodent tumors, specifically the adenocarcinomas and
others involving granulomatosis (a condition marked by tumors of the pink tissue
that is formed during wound healing) such as lymphosarcoma (lymphoma). It did
not affect fibrosarcoma, melanoma, and some other types.
He required a dye for marking the tumors in order to better see any growth
alterations. The dye had to stain the tumor sufficiently and at the same time he
gave the gamma globulin injection. Tucker was disappointed by most of the dyes
he tried. With methylene blue,
everything in the tissue field became overly
darkened. Picric acid colored all the tissues yellow. The red coloring safranine
stain had no effect on the tumor. But hematoxylon turned out to be the perfect dye
because it stained the cancer one color, the normal cells another color. It is amultiple-coloring stain.
Hematoxylon is a long-established dye, used by biologists for over 100 years
as a pathologic marker for animal cells, particularly because of its affinity for
nucleic acids. Hematoxylon’s formula, C
16
H
14
O
6
, has two loose hydrogen bonds
so that it oxidizes readily to a red substance known as hematein. This property of
rapid oxidation is often used as an indicator in chemistry for alkaloid titrations.
Thus, hematoxylon is a substance commonly employed by physical scientists.
It is also used in medicine as an astringent for the relief of diarrhea and for the
treatment of urinary infections, because the presence of the dye is rapidly excreted
in the urine. The human dose recommended in the past has been from 0.6 to 2
grams.
The one drawback for Tucker with adapting hematoxylon for staining tissue
was that it is a resin derived from the bark of the logwood tree. The resin is
insoluble in ordinary laboratory solvents such as alcohol and ether. The dye has a
special nucleus similar to the nucleic acids, the master molecules of life that
cannot be duplicated synthetically.
When DMSO came into use around 1963, Tucker found that getting the dye to
go into solution was no longer a problem. DMSO’s high solvent properties
combined with an amazing affinity for hematoxylon, dissolving almost its own
weight of the dye, made it an ideal substance for his purposes. Not only that,
DMSO did not alter the hematoxylon at all and carried the chemical directly into
the tumor. There was good dispersion; only the cancer cells were stained and
stood out under the microscope and in gross dissection.
To his amazement, Tucker discovered he could dissolve 25 grams of
hematoxylon powder into 62 cc of DMSO liquid, an exceedingly high
concentration. In a medical paper published in the January 16, 1968, issue of
International Surgery
, in collaboration with A. Carrizo, M.D., Director of the
National Cancer Control and Cancer Center for the Republic of Panama, Panama
City, he described how hematoxylon dissolved in DMSO was used in recurrent
neoplasms.
1
Drs. Tucker and Carrizo injected into dogs a solution of 25 grams of
hematoxylon dissolved in 75 cc of DMSO as a parenteral intravenous solution
with 5 percent dextrose in saline and normal saline to do an acute toxicity study.
They observed no abnormalities in the living animals over
a month’s time, and
autopsies showed no changes in the animals’ livers, kidneys, gastrointestinal tracts,
hearts, bone marrow, lungs, or brains. No dye was present in any of the sectioned
tissues. High doses of DMSO without hematoxylon that had been given into thejugular veins of healthy dogs did cause acute respiratory failure, shock, and death
in three of four dogs. The combination of the dye and the solvent proved to be
much less toxic than DMSO alone. Albino rats could tolerate four times the
amount of the combination hematoxylon solution than the DMSO alone.
Experimental animals with both induced and spontaneous tumors were treated
with the combination solution. The induced tumors included a methyl
cholantranine transplant tumor (fibrosarcoma) and adenocarcinoma of the breast
(Walker’s tumor) in albino rats. The fibrosarcoma regressed somewhat but not
entirely. The adenocarcinoma was not affected by the intravenous injection of
hematoxylon and DMSO until a small dose of androgen caused its rapid regression
in practically 100 percent of the rats.
Spontaneous tumors in dogs, horses, and cattle were treated with the DMSO-
hematoxylon solution. In some cases, Tucker performed the service out of a
feeling of pity for the suffering animal. For instance, William Daniel, former
Governor of Guam, one of Tucker’s friends, phoned and


, as
the body gets used to them.
Perhaps, perfectly healthy people with normal weight,
practitioners from time to time more prolonged fasting,
still hungry and every week one day a special need
no.
Almost all skin diseases stem from pride, the manifestations
which are very diverse. "When I fast - tscheslavlyus that
fasting. When I got out of the post - tscheslavlyus that sustained him.
Defeating the same ambition, tscheslavlyus from this... "- describes the
treacherous enemy is one of the ascetics. The victory here - no easy matter.
Yoga, however, teaches us not to fight and eliminate unwanted quality
cultivation of the opposites.
These people engage in one-day fasting as
necessary.
286
286Another thing - polubolnoy person, which does not have a whole day
- A serious test. Him to weekly fasting, of course,
necessary, until it completely does not get used to them and will not
systematically fast on 7/3/1910 days.
In any case, the harm from regular weekly fasting
no. Moreover, for some discharge day becomes a
kind of holiday, waiting, during which the rest and from
which, of course, you should not give up.
The three-day fasting
Having learned to starve for one day and making sure that the die
at this time the body is clearly not going to paint the flour, and that
hunger have been greatly exaggerated, well go to a three-day
starvation. However, first, for trial of strength will be enough for two
days.
Do not immediately begin a three-day fasting, not spending
Several times one day. It is desirable to study the behavior of his body
on hunger, to accustom the body to switch quickly to purification.
Are advised to tune in to a specific date
and last 3-4 days is not a vegetarian diet. At the same time prepare
themselves psychologically, to feel strong determination to start
and successfully complete the plan. Over time, this attitude will
occur by itself, but only people aware of the need
current purification. This would indicate a very increased
self-consciousness and the liberation of a sort of mental blinders,
Eating slavery, restraining spiritual development. the habit
from time to time to starve, many begin to experience the joy
after each decision to start hunger and usually look forward to
appointed day.
On the eve of fasting is recommended to do an enema, you can double.
subsequently put enema every day until the early exit.
But if the body over the years become accustomed to the weekly hunger, then sharply
throw up the habit is impossible. Or you should not give the body a chance to
used, intentionally knocking rhythm - fast on different days, do
omissions, to increase up to two days, etc. Psychic Power
increases for any deliberate starvation.
When clogged intestine instead of the enema (or after an enema)
before starvation take laxative. 30-50 g bitter
Epsom salt (or salt, "Barbara") is dissolved in 500 ml of water
and drink 5-6 or more hours after breakfast or not very dense
lunch. More on this day nothing will not eat.
If you do not take a laxative or drink weak herbal
means, on the eve of possible and dine without the frills. Evening
also put an enema and, if necessary, to drink at night and a mild laxative,
acting on the following morning.
Of course, with magnificent peristalsis, when all three days
is an independent chair, clean, nezashlakovannyh people
enemas are not particularly needed. But the damage they can not, therefore, if
287
287there is doubt, make them or not, it's better to do. After the enema is not
only removes the impurities, and hunger is also sucking
water through the intestinal wall with the opposite off toxic
products.
On the second day of fasting in the morning washed stomach with water. this
time increases the acidity of stomach contents, are formed
harmful substances, and all that it is desirable to remove. When unpleasant
sensation, belching stomach can be washed in any other
day.
Drink water without restrictions, and if there is no swelling, the more the
better (with the exception of dry fasting). Water is preferred
Crude, defend or peeled (even better melted). average
1,5-2,5 liters per day drinking. In winter, when cold water is heated.
However, warm water is better and in the summer, if not very hot.
First 2-3 days of very strong cleaning goes through the kidneys, so
drinking enough water is important. But if you drink it at all
do not want to, then force yourself not worth it. "Clean" a person may
trust your instincts. Sometimes, though, the water is added to
taste a few drops of lemon juice.
During three days of fasting can perform almost any
daily work. Preferably only after the second day,
not to engage in very hard work (not to rearrange the furniture, not
trying to unload the car in the garden to the ground, etc.), and the third
Day did not even wear a heavy bag (more than 2-3 kg).
However, these restrictions are rather conventional. Accustomed to starve
Healthy people often specifically give yourself plenty of stress,
to purification proceeded intensively. However, the approach here is strictly
individual. If a hungry athlete can and even should
continue to do push-ups from the floor, swinging bar,
squat, etc., is not very healthy man, walking up to the third
day with a heavy bag, can cause severe pain in the area
stomach.
But walking is useful to all, without exception, and the more the better
(Making sure, of course, that there was no strong breathlessness, palpitations
etc.). In the fresh air is desirable to hold at least 3-4 hours
per day, and it is in motion, rather than sitting on the bench. (Although better
sit on a bench in the garden than the house).
Long walks can intensify the cleaning
processes several times.
Output from fasting
Be sure to take before going "Linex", 3 capsules
glass of water, it contributes to the rapid restoration of microflora
intestine.
Juices. The entire first day goes to juice. Suitable tomato
apple, plum juice. Excluded grape, carrot
juice, citrus juices and too sweet or acidic juices.
It is desirable to produce output in any one juice, although
288
288possible and different - the first day alone, on the second day - or the other
before lunch - one in the afternoon - on the other. It is recognized that the best
is a tomato juice (freshly squeezed).
In gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer
and intolerance of juice in their stead slimy oatmeal broth.
Excellent yield is obtained and the watermelon juice. But noticed that
of fruit juice is like more than that from vegetables.
If the juice does not you can the night before a handful of dried apricots to fill a liter
cold water. Morning apricots someone to give, juice to drink,
as juice, soak another batch in the afternoon.
Another method, used sometimes in the absence of juice or
with a sick stomach - Boil the potato, crushed her to add
boiling water, stir and strain. It turns out a very fluid
batter, almost like water. Drink it straight warm.
Day 1.
1-st method: 50 grams in the morning juice mixed with 50 g of water.
2 nd intake: 30-60 minutes per 100 g of juice mixed with 50 g of water.
The third technique: one hour per 100 g of pure juice.
4-th reception: one hour per 100 g of pure juice.
5-th reception: in an hour 150 grams of juice.
6-second method: an hour - Lunch - 200 grams of juice.
Next to night every hour and a half to drink 150-200 g of juice, the latter
Reception - 100 g. The juice drink slowly, "chewing" every mouthful.
Day 2.
Before lunch every hour and a half to drink 100-200 g of juice.
Lunch. Raw grated vegetables or fruits, except orange. (As
argue orange carotenoids contained in these products,
in the first days after fasting adverse effect on the liver,
and adverse effects may occur only through
2-3 months after an unsuccessful exit). When a sick stomach, a well-
suitable gruel without salt and oil. You can dine
bananas.
Snack. Apples or other fruit or grated vegetables, or
juices.
Dinner. Vegetable stew or vegetable soup, or porridge, or potatoes
with a little oil (one teaspoon) of salt-free, we can
with a slice of bread.
3rd and 4 th days.
Light diet with the exception of animal food, confectionery
products, some orange fruits and vegetables, limiting
fats and salt.
5 th and 6 th days.
Mostly fruit and vegetable diet (starchy foods two
twice daily) with the exception of animal food and confectionery.
Effect
Three-day fasting heal colds, bronchitis
and many other diseases (other than chronic). Significantly
289
289restored liver, stomach and intestines. Excretion
a lot of poisons and to recruit new forces.
Recent studies found that after 3-day
fasting for 30% increase in the number of T lymphocytes.
Frequency


 the constituents of the “Pill of Eight Ingredients,” used to “warm up and invigorate the yang  of the loins.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses  As an herb that
“stabilizes and binds,” shan zhu yu is used principally to reduce heavy menstrual bleeding and unusually active secretions, including copious sweating, excessive urine, spermatorrhea (involuntary discharge of semen), and premature ejaculation.
Related Species  Several Cornus species are
used medicinally around the world. In Europe,  the fruit and bark of the cornelian cherry (C. mas)
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Pumpkin
Description  Annual plant with twining stems,
lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and large orange fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation  Probably native to
North America, pumpkin is now found worldwide.
It is harvested in autumn.
Parts Used  Seeds, pulp.
Constituents  Pumpkin seeds contain a fixed oil
(30–50%), which is mostly linoleic acid (43–56%)
and oleic acid (24–38%). The oil also contains
protein (31–51%), sterols, cucurbitin, vitamin E,
beta-carotene, and minerals (4–5%), including
significant levels of iron, zinc, and selenium.
History & Folklore  The pumpkin has been
much used as a medicine in Central and North
America. The Maya applied the sap of the plant
to burns, the Menominee used the seeds as a
diuretic, and European settlers ground and mixed
the seeds with water, milk, or honey to make a
remedy for worms. This practice became so
widespread in homes across North America that
the medical profession eventually adopted it as a
standard treatment.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Pumpkin has
been used mostly as a safe and effective deworming
agent, particularly in children and pregnant women
for whom strong-acting and toxic preparations are
inappropriate. It is thought most effective in
removing tapeworms. The seeds are diuretic and
tonic to the bladder, and they have distinct value in
treating the early stages of prostate enlargement.
The fruit pulp is used as a decoction to relieve
intestinal inflammation and is applied as a poultice
or plaster for burns.
Research  Pumpkin seeds’ range of medicinal and
nutritional compounds ensures that they have great
value as a “natural” food supplement. A good
dietary source of zinc, the seeds also contain relatively high levels of selenium, a mineral with
important antioxidant and anticancer activity in
the body. Cucurbitin repels intestinal worms, and the
sterols are anti-inflammatory. Research suggests
that pumpkin seed is effective in helping reduce
benign enlargement of the prostate gland (BPH),
due to both the hormonal influence of the sterols
and this anti-inflammatory activity. In one clinical
trial pumpkin seeds were combined with saw
palmetto ( Serenoa repens, p. 136) to treat BPH:
those taking the herbal extract showed improved
urine flow and reduced frequency of urination.
Cuminum cyminum  (Apiaceae)
Cumin
Description  Small annual growing to 1 ft
(30 cm). Has long, narrow segmented leaves,
clusters of pink or white flowers, and small
oblong ridged fruits.
Habitat & Cultivation  Cumin is native to
Egypt and widely cultivated in southern Europe
and Asia. The seeds are gathered when ripe in
late summer.
Parts Used  Seeds.
Constituents
Cumin seeds contain
2–5% volatile oil,
which consists of
25–35% aldehydes,
pinene, and alpha-
terpineol. The seeds
also contain flavonoids.
History & Folklore
A popular spice and medicinal herb in ancient
Egypt, cumin was used for illnesses of the
digestive system, for chest conditions and coughs,
as a painkiller, and to treat rotten teeth. The
herb is mentioned in the Old Testament and was
widely used in the Middle Ages. It has declined
in popularity since that time, although it is still
frequently used in contemporary Egyptian
herbal medicine. In cooking, cumin is an
ingredient that is found in many Chinese,
Indian, and Middle Eastern recipes, especially
curries and pickles.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Cumin, like
its close relatives caraway ( Carum carvi, p. 184)
and anise ( Pimpinella anisum,  p. 248), relieves
flatulence and bloating, and stimulates the entire
digestive process. It reduces abdominal gases and
distension and relaxes the gut. In Indian herbal
medicine, cumin is used for insomnia, colds and
fevers, and, mixed into a paste with onion juice,
has been applied to scorpion stings. The seeds
can be taken to improve breast-milk production–
a role it shares with fennel seeds ( Foeniculum
vulgare, p. 212).Cupressus sempervirens
(Cupressaceae)
Cypress
Description  Evergreen tree growing to 100 ft
(30 m). Has tiny dark green leaves, and male and
female cones.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to Turkey
and cultivated in the Mediterranean, this herb
is gathered in spring.
Parts Used  Cones, branches, essential oil.
Constituents  Cypress contains a volatile oil
(with pinene, camphene, and cedrol) and tannins.
History & Folklore  Ancient Greeks took
the cones, mashed and steeped in wine, to treat
dysentery, the coughing up of blood, asthma,
and coughs.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Applied
externally as a lotion or as a diluted essential oil,
cypress astringes varicose veins and hemorrhoids,
tightening up the blood vessels. A footbath of
the cones is used to cleanse the feet and counter
excessive sweating. T aken internally, cypress acts
as an antispasmodic and general tonic, and is
prescribed for whooping cough, the spitting up
of blood, and spasmodic coughs.
Colds, flu, and sore throats,
and rheumatic aches and
pains, also benefit from
this remedy.
Caution  Do not take
the essential oil internally
without professional
supervision.
Pumpkin was a popular medicinal plant in the Americas;
its seeds are still used to treat worms.Cypress has properties
similar to those of
witch hazel.Seeds
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198Cur Cuma zedoariaother medicinal plantsCurcuma zedoaria
(Zingiberaceae)
Zedoary
Description  Perennial herb with large, tapering,
elliptical leaves, pink or yellow flowers, and an
aromatic, pale yellow root.
Habitat & Cultivation  Zedoary is a common
Indian and East Asian plant. It is cultivated in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, China, and Madagascar.
Part Used  Rhizome.
Constituents  Zedoary contains a volatile oil,
sesquiterpenes, curcumemone, curcumol, and curdione. Curcumol and curdione have cancer-fighting properties.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  An aromatic,
bitter digestive stimulant, zedoary is used in much the same way as ginger (Zingiber officinale, p. 155)—to relieve indigestion, nausea, flatulence, and bloating, and generally to improve digestion. The rhizome is used in China to treat certain types  of tumors.
Research  In trials carried out in China, zedoary
was found to reduce cervical cancer, and
increase the cancer-killing effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Related Species  In Chinese herbal medicine,
zedoary is often substituted for turmeric
(C. longa, p. 90).Culpeper similarly recommended it “to purge
black or burnt choler.” Culpeper further states  that dodder plucked off thyme is the most efficacious, making the interesting point that the parasite’s medicinal benefits are determined in  part by its host.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  In line with its
traditional use to purge black bile, dodder is still considered a valuable, though little-used, herb for problems affecting the liver and gallbladder. It is thought to support liver function and is taken for jaundice. Dodder has a mildly laxative effect, and is also taken for urinary problems.
Related Species  Greater dodder (C. europaea)
and flax dodder (C. epilinum) may be used in the same way as C. epithymum. C. reflexa  is employed in
Ayurvedic medicine to treat difficulty in urinating, jaundice, muscle pain, and coughs.Cydonia oblonga (Rosaceae)
Quince
Description  Deciduous tree growing to 26 ft
(8 m). Has green-grey oval leaves, pink or white flowers,


 knowledge and experience.
For most people, fasting is an unusual experience. This is particularly so if it is a first fast. The
faster is likely to experience unfounded anxiety, uncertainty, mental perturbation, even fear. In
addition he experiences new feelings and sensations that may disturb him. For these reasons alone,
the best place to fast is at an institution, under the guidance of a man of wide experience in fasting.
How long should one fast? What is the time schedule? There are several different views about
this and much discussion has been engaged in over these issues. Ideally, the answer is basically
that the fast should continue until the return of hunger. Practically, however, this is not always
possible, and it is rarely wise in any event to set an arbitrary limit to the duration of the fast.
No man is wise enough to predetermine the amount of fasting that will be required in a given
state of the organism, nor can one tell in advance how much fasting will be safe in a particular
case. The experienced man
does not launch a fast with the idea that the patient is going to break
any fasting records.
Fasting is not a stunt, nor a contest. The supervisor starts the patient on the fast with an objective
in view—to reduce weight, to lower blood pressure, to relieve the body of accumulated waste, to
rest a tired nervous system, to bring about rejuvenation of the individual, or whatever may be the
specific goal. He carefully watches the faster and the day-by-day developments and breaks the fast
when his object has been attained or before any danger to the faster has developed.
No living thing can go indefinitely without food, but fasting is always safe within the limits of
the organism's power of self-help. As this limit is well demarcated, there is little likelihood that
the experienced practitioner will mistake it and carry the fast beyond the point of safety. If the fast
is continued, nature herself will always indicate when the fast should be broken.
Arbitrary limits are justified only if the patient has limited time in which to fast and be ready to
return to work, or in those cases where a long fast is inadvisable. Other than these instances, the
only satisfactory plan of conducting a fast is to be guided by the day-by-day developments in the
physical state of the faster.
By this rule, a fast may last a few days, a few weeks or a few months. The longest fast I have
48ever personally conducted was one of ninety days. Two other patients passed seventy days, and
many have gone beyond sixty days. Such long fasts are not the rule, nor can every faster safely
continue so long. Each fast must be conducted according to the needs and the abilities of the
individual.
The practitioner who arbitrarily sets a predetermined limit to the fast does not do justice to the
faster. To set a limit of three days or a week or for twenty-one days, as some do, is to break the
fast in the great majority of instances far in advance of the time it should be broken. Nor should the
faster start out with the idea that he is going to try to set a record or to reach a certain goal in terms
of number of days. The only logical rule is the following:
Let developments determine the length
of the fast.
In some cases a series of short fasts is preferable to one long fast. In general, one lengthy fast
produces better results than a series of short ones. It is not always possible for a patient to take a
series of short fasts. The time required is often too great and the expense prohibitive. And such a
program, unless rigidly supervised, is capable of producing harm such as never results from a
properly conducted long fast. There is the fact also that a program of alternating feeding and fasting
tends to become more difficult for the individual to carry out.
Often the periods of abstinence are just long enough for the faster to become adjusted to the
fasting process, then they are broken. Each time the patient fasts he is forced to go through the same
experience. Never
experiencing the comfortable stages of the fast, he tends to rebel against another
fast, he hesitates, draws back, and dreads the whole routine.
In spite of the difficulties attending a series of short fasts, there are cases in which this is all that
can be done, and then the plan should be undertaken with determination, but under supervision, to
the end that the greatest good may be accomplished by it. These questions of where, when, and for
how long are seen to be variables that must be handled and decided upon with common sense. The
approach must be flexible, humane, understanding, wise. We are dealing with human beings, and
not machines.
4910
What to Expect while Fasting
Whether undertaken for reasons of weight reduction, or general health, or for some special
physical impairment, the fast involves certain developments which should be examined and
understood. These developments are for the most part mild, particularly where the individual is
fasting only to reduce weight.
Let it be understood: I do not think it is possible to over-emphasize the fact that the physical
sensations of fasting are, for the most part, far more pleasurable than the real or illusory delights of
feasting. The patient, for example, who has previously suffered from being forced to eat when he
had no desire for food, is likely to feel a great sense of relief and satisfaction from the outset of the
fast.
Whatever the condition of the faster at the start, it is true that a fast can sometimes be somewhat
uncomfortable, at least in certain of its stages. It is also true that in most cases the faster is more
comfortable than when he was eating. Many can go through protracted fasting in a relaxed state
with little or no discomfiture.
During the fast, every abnormal sensation, every discomfort, every ache and pain is likely to be
blamed upon the fast. This may be true even though, as the fast proceeds, discomfort ceases. The
condition of the individual's own tissues is the chief cause of the symptoms he experiences in the
beginning. As these tissues are cleansed, discomforts disappear.
Most of us know something of the suffering and prostration brought on by the “withdrawal
symptoms” of the inebriate when he is taken off
alcohol. In a parallel way many who go on fasts
have become so used to
food stimulants
 through the years, that they go through a period of
depression similar to that of the inebriate deprived of his alcohol. They may become nauseous and
vomiting may occur. They may become irritable, sleepless, weak; there may be pains and aches in
the body; there may be severe headache. It is not proper to call these developments “withdrawal
symptoms,” in my opinion. It is important to know that they are evanescent, of brief duration, are
rarely severe.
Sometimes, to avoid and to ameliorate these symptoms, the faster is given fruits. I doubt that this
is wise. With these foods, the fast is interrupted when the first signs of discomfort appear, and then
it is resumed after two or three days of light eating of this nature.
The interruption with light feeding may have to be repeated two or three times during a fast of
considerable length, if this plan is resorted to. It is doubtful that the interruption saves the faster a
single slight twinge of discomfort and it is certain that it prolongs the time he has to be under
observation. If the faster will grit his teeth, clench his fists, grin and bear the evanescent
discomforts until the crisis is over the first time, there will be no recurrence of the symptoms.
Frequently such a crisis is of extremely brief duration, no more than an hour or so. Only
infrequently does it last longer than three to four days.
In addition to the foregoing general developments in fasting, there are a number of specific areas
where changes and developments are usual and should be understood. Even though they present no
problem or serious difficulty whatsoever, they should, as a part of the fasting routine, be discussed
frankly with the experienced
Hygienist
 who is directing the fast.
When one starts a fast, certain physical developments occur almost invariably and should not
50cause alarm. Chief among them are: The tongue coats heavily, a bad taste develops in the mouth
and breath acquires a bad odor. Teeth may become pasty. The whole complex resembles the
tongue, mouth and breath in fever. Indeed, there are fasting advocates who liken this to the
depurative work of an acute illness, a
fever.
Disagreeable as this condition may be, it represents a cleansing process. As the body unloads its
toxic burden, a process of slow clearing of the tongue begins at the tip and on the sides and
gradually clearing backward and towards the middle, until, by the time hunger returns, the tongue
and mouth are clean and the breath sweet.
However light the urine may be at the beginning of the fast, it will become very dark and foul
within a few hours to a day after the fast is started. It may become almost black in many cases and
the odor will be very strong. After a week to two weeks, depending on the condition of the faster
—the urine begins to clear, becomes lighter, loses its strong odor until by the time hunger returns it
is normal in color and odor. The whole procedure is part of the evidence that the kidneys are
engaged in throwing
out unusual quantities of waste. Urine tests verify this fact


, 129, 144
Barbecued
238 • INDEX for New York Coodwich, 159-60
for Tortilla Soup. 196
Orange(s), 114. 124
Easy Fruit Salad, 186-87
Strawberry-Kiwi Salad, 170
Orange juice, 104
Berry Smoothie, 201
Fruit Smoothie, 189
Osteoporosis, 68
Osterholm, Dr., 83
Ostcr juicer, 119
Overeating
avoiding, 115, 145-46
reasons for, 146
Panasonic juicer, 119
Pancreatic cancer, 95
Papaya, 126
Breakfast Fruit Platter, 220-21
dried, 127
Parham, Barbara, 68
Parsley Patch, Inc., 136
Parsnips, 129
"Passion to Protect," 70n.
Pasta(s), 133, 179-80
Salad, Marinated, 192-93
Pavlov, Ivan, 37
Peaches, 124 ^
Blueberry-Cantaloupe Supreme, 204
dried, 127
Peanuts, 74
Pears, 124
dried, 127
Breakfast Fruit Platter, 201
Peas, 74. 129
California Tostada, 187-88
Cream Soup, Cauliflower-, 190
Curried Vegetables, 183-84
French, and Lettuce, 202
Snow, see Snow peas
Split Pea Soup, Blue Ribbon, 177-78
Yam Stew. 211-12
Penicillin, 76, 83
Peppers, 127
Perfect Corn on the Cob, 180
Perfect Creamy Cauliflower Soup, 152-53
Perfect Sautced Mushrooms, 198
Persimmon, 126
Perspiration, 75-76
pi I balance, 96, 97
Phosphoric acid, 97
Physiology of the Body (Guvton), 72n., 73
Pickles, 136
Pineapple, 114, 124
dried. 127
Pion. Dr. Ron. xiin.
Pionier, 138
Pita
Sandwich, Stuffed, 182-83
Toasts, 220
Pizza, 85
"Playing Antibiotic Pool," 83n.
Plums, 124
Poisoned Needle. The (McBean), 97
Pomegranate. 126
Pork, see Meat
Positive outlook, 92-94
Positive Power People (Gross), 7
Potatoics). 74
Boats. 153
Carrot Hash Browns, 168
Country Corn Chowder, I 58- 59
Crusty Roastcds, 221
Harvcsi Soup, 167
-Lovers' Salad, Award-Winning, 174-75
Shepherd's Pie, 171-72
Soup, Golden, 213-14 Stew for Two, 162
Pottcngcr, F. M„ 81
Poultry, see Meat
Pregnancy. Fit for Life program during. 103-106
Presco Food Products, 136
President's Council on Physical Fitness, 81
Pribram, Dr. Karl, xiiin.
Principle of correct fruit consumption. 48-60, 102
digestive process, 50-51, 53, >9
instinctive cravings, 48-49
when to eat fruit, 51-52, 54-55, 56-57, 59, 115,
143
Principle of high-watcr-content food, 28-36, 58
Principle of proper food combining, 37-47, 84
digestive process and, 37-43
increased energy resulting from, 38, 43, 45, 46,
47
weight loss resulting from, 43-44, 46-47
Processed foods, 25, 105
Properly Combined Sandwich.Thc, 150-51
Protein, 67-79, 1 30
animal, 69-79
assimilation of, 68
combining proteins and, 43
combining starches and, 41, 43, 46, 141
overconsumption of, 49-50, 67, 68-69
plant, 69-74, 78
requirements, 68-69
see also Amino acids
Protein and Amino Acid Functions (Bigwood), 75n.
Protein Metabolism and Biological Function
(Bianchi and Hilf). 73n.
Protein Nutrition (Brown), 73n.
"Protein Supplements and Body Building
Programs," 77n.
Prunes. 86, 127
Ptyalin, 75
Pure & Simple, Inc., 136
Putrefaction, 40-41, 42, 43, 58, 78
Pyle, Dr. Walter L., 79n.
Questions and answers about Fit for Life program,
95-106
Radishes, 1_29
Raisins, 127
Rebounding, 89
Renin, 82, 103
Respiratory ailments, 81
Restaurants, eating in, 46-47
Reuben, Dr. David, 17
Rice, 132
Salad, Mediterranean, 156-57
Rice Cakes—Arden Organics, Inc., 133
Richmond, Dr. Julius, xiiin.
Ringing in the ears, 95
Robbie s Natural Products, 136
Rodin, Judith, 50
Romaine Roll-ups, 208
Rombouts, 138
Rutabagas, 129
Salad(s)
Blueberry-Cantaloupe Supreme, 204
Caesar, 163
Cantonese Seafood. 216-17
Celeriac, 212
Curried Chicken, 164-65
Curried Corn, 210-11
Energy, 149-50
Farmer's Chop Suey. 200
French Green, 154-55
Breakfast, Platter, 220-21
Easy, 186-87
INDEX • 239 Salad(s) (con!.)
the main-course, 159-42, 143
Marinated Pasta, 192-9?
Mediterranean Rice, 156-57
Parisicnne with Asparagus, 17?
Potato-Lovers', Award-Winning, 174-75
Spinach-Sprout, 161
Steak-Lovers', 1S1_
Strawberry-Kiwi, 170
Stuffed Pita Sandwich, 182-83
Summer Greens with Creamv Avocado Dressing,
222
Salad bars, 140-42
Salad dressing^), 135, 141, 144
Cantonese, 216-17
Creamy, 175
Creamy Avocado, 222
Curried Mayonnaise, 165
Dijon, 181
French, 173-74
Garlic Herb. 157
Light, 150
see also Sauce(s)
Salade Parisienne with Asparagus, 173
Saliva, 75
Salsa, Fresh Tomato, 187-88
Salt, 101
seasoned, 137
substitutes, 136
Sandwich(es)
New York Goodwich, 159-60
The Properly Combined, 150-51
Stuffed Pita, 182-83
Sapote, 126
Saturated fat, 75
Sauce(s)
llcrbcd Butter, 210
Lemon Butter, 206-207. 213
see also Salad dressings)
Savory Cabbage Strudef. 205-206
Scharffenbcrg, John A., 68
Schell, Orville, 68
Seafood Salad, Cantonese, 216-17
Sea salt, 101
Seasonings and condiments, 136—37
Sea vegetables, 129
Seeds, 86, 103, 104
butters, 131
shopping list, 130
Scclcct Inc., 138
Semmelweis, Ignaz, xii
Sesame seeds, 74, 85, 86
Shakc(s)
Banana, 221
Berry Smoothie, 201
Date or Strawberry, 194-95
Fruit Smoothie, 189
Shallots, 129
Shelton, Dr. Herbert M. 15, 37, 41, 52, 68, 81,
85n., 87. 103n., 104
Shelton Farms Poultry. 135
Shepherd's Pie. 171-72
Shopping list, 122-38
Sidhwa. Dr. K. R„ 15
Skeletal system, 17
Skin. 17. 52, 86
Smith, Dr. Ccrard, 44
Smoking, 105
Snap beans, 129
Snodgrass, Beth, 87
Snow peas.


A short-term stress has a detrimental effect on the gutflora,but it usually recov
ers well after the stressful situation is over. However, a long-term physical or
psychological stress can do permanent damage to the indigenous flora. Other factors %
Physical exertion, old age, alcoholism, pollution, exposure to toxic sub
stances, seasonal factors, exposure to ionising radiation and extreme
climates all have a profound effect on our friendly bacteria.
Every one of us carries a unique mixture of microbes in the gut. Under
the influence of drugs and other factors, listed above, this gut flora will be
changed in a unique way in every one of us, predisposing us to different
health problems. It is a completely unpredictable process and the science
so far has not got very reliable methods of testing for the full range of
microbes in the gut, let alone treating any abnormalities. This damage gets
passed from generation to generation as a newborn child gets its gut flora
from the mother. And as the damage gets passed through generations, it
gets deeper and deeper. This process reflects in the severity of healthprob-
lems related to abnormal gut flora seen in generations. For example, this is
quite a common scenario, which I see in my clinic: a grandmother has mild
digestive problems as a result of low-key gut dysbiosis. She passes moder
ately abnormal gut flora to her daughter. On top of that she decides not to
breast feed, because it is not fashionable. As a result, her daughter suffers
from allergies, migraines, PMS and digestive problems. Then she takes
contraceptive pills from the age of 16 which deepens the damage to her gut
flora, not to mention a few courses of antibiotics along the way for various
infections and a diet of fast foods. After 10 years of being "on the pill" she
has children, to whom she passes her seriously abnormal gut flora. Her
children develop digestive and immune problems, which then lead to
eczema, asthma, autism and other learning problems.
Most of the factors, described here, are hard to escape in the modern
world. Under the influence of these factors, the beneficial bacteria in the
gut lose their ability to fulfil all the functions we have looked at in the pre
vious chapters. They are unable to protect the digestive tract from oppor
tunistic flora and transitional bacteria, viruses and fungi, which sets up a
whole chain of pathology in the gut and the rest of the body. To gain more
understanding of what happens in this situation, let us have a look at the
opportunistic flora, which lives in our digestive system. 5. THE
OPPORTUNISTIC FLORA
We talked in detail about the essential flora (the good bacteria) of the gut
and its multiple functions. Let's look at the second group of bacteria now -
the opportunistic flora. This is a large group of various microbes, the
number and combinations of which can be quite unique. There are around
500 different species of them found in the human gut. These are the most
common: Bacteroids, Peptococci, Staphylococci, Streptococci, Bacilli,
Clostridia, Yeasts, Enterobacteria {Proteus } Clebsielli Citrobacteria, etc.),
Puzobacteria, Eubacteria, Spirochaetaceae, Spirillaceae, Catenobacteria,
different viruses and many others. Interestingly, many of these opportunis
tic bacteria when in small numbers and under control actually fulfil some
beneficial functions in the gut, like taking part in the digestion of food,
breaking down lipids and bile acids.
In a healthy gut their numbers are limited and tightly controlled by the
beneficial flora. But when this beneficial flora is weakened and damaged,
they get out of control. Each of these microbes is capable of causing
various health problems. It is a fascinating area for future research,
because it appears that it is the character of our individual opportunistic
flora that may determine what disease we succumb to. Yes, we carry most
of our future health problems in our own gut pretty much from birth. As
long as we take good care of our defenders, the beneficial flora, those bad
dies may never show their ugly faces. Unfortunately, our modern life-styles
sooner or later damage our indigenous bodily flora and whatever oppor
tunists were waiting for their turn become active.
The best known is the fungus Candida albicans, which causes untold
misery to millions of people. There is an abundance of literature published
about Candida infection, so we will not concentrate on it here, However, I
have to say that a lot of what is described as Candida Syndrome is in effect
a result of gut dysbiosis (abnormal gut flora), which include the activity of
lots of other opportunistic and pathogenic microbes. Candida albicans is
never alone in a human body. Its activity and ability to survive and cause
disease depend on the state of trillions of its neighbours - different bacteria, viruses, protozoa, other yeasts and many other micro-creatures.
In a healthy body Candida and many other disease-causing microbes are
very well controlled by the beneficial flora. Unfortunately, the era of anti
biotics gave Candida albicans a. special opportunity. The usual broad-spec
trum antibiotics kill a lot of different microbes in the body - the bad and
the good. But they have no effect on Candida. So, after every course of
antibiotics Candida is left without anything to control it, so it grows and
thrives. At the dawn of the antibiotic era the medical profession recognised
this phenomenon, so it used to be a rule to prescribe Nystatin (an anti-can-
dida antibiotic) every time a broad-spectrum antibiotic was administered.
However, for whatever reason, doctors stopped this practise decades ago
and now we are paying the price for it - Candida infection has become
extremely common. Apart from antibiotics another factor in our modern
world plays a major role in Candida overgrowth - our diet. Candida flour
ishes on sugar and processed carbohydrates and these are the foods, which
nowadays dominate our western eating habits.
Some opportunists, listed above, when out of control get through the gut
wall barrier into the lymph and bloodstream and cause problems in
various organs in the body. But of course, the first place to suffer will be the
digestive system. Holding an abnormal bacterial mass, it is no surprise that
the digestive system cannot function well. The most common result of gut
dysbiosis is the infamous Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), where a whole
host of opportunistic bacteria populate the intestines, causing the
unpleasant symptoms of IBS. More and more research is coming out link
ing Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis with the activity of opportunistic
gut flora getting out of control.
Certain opportunists, when not controlled by damaged good bacteria,
get access to the gut wall and damage its integrity, making it "leaky". For
example, microbiologists have observed how common opportunistic
gut bacteria from the families Spirochaetaceae and Spirillaceae have an
ability due to their spiral shape to push apart intestinal cells, breaking
down the integrity of the intestinal wall and allowing through substances
which normally should not get through. Candida albicans has this
ability as well. Its cells attach themselves to the gut lining literally putting
"roots" through it and making it "leaky". Partially digested foods gets
through this leaky gut wall into the blood stream, where the immune
system recognises them as foreign and attacks them. This is how food aller
gies or intolerances develop. What is happening is that foods do not get a
chance to be digested properly before they are absorbed through the damaged gut wall. In many cases, when the gut wall is healed food allergies
disappear.
Opportunistic flora constantly produces toxic substances, which are the
by-products of their metabolism. In a healthy situation many of these by
products can be physiological because in the process of evolution they got
included in the normal functioning of the human body. For instance, a
well-known group of toxins, produced by gut bacteria are amines - the
metabolites of amino acids. Many of them have some important roles to
play in the normal physiology of the body. A good example is histamine -
an important neurotransmitter in the body. Certain cells in the body nor
mally produce histamine. However, it is also produced by Proteus family, E.
coli family, Staphylococci and many other bacteria in the gut. In a situation
where these opportunistic bacteria overgrow due to the lack of control
from the beneficial flora, they start producing too much histamine. As his
tamine takes part in many different functions in the body, all these func
tions go wrong with the excess of histamine coming into the blood. These
are the common symptoms of this condition: allergies, constantly low
blood pressure, excessive production of body fluids, like saliva, dysfunc
tion of hypothalamus with hormonal changes (PMS is a common result),
emotional instability, sleep abnormalities, addictions and many others. An
excess of histamine in the body is called histadelia. This condition was
found by Dr Carl Pfeiffer in many people with depression, schizophrenia,
addictions and autism