. The spinous
process is the outer tip of the vertebra as you move outward from
the center line of the spinal cord. 2. PI-SHU BL-20 MAIN POINT OF SPLEEN
Second point is the Pi-Shu BL-20, which is one and one-half tsun
beside the lower end of the spinous process of Til. This is the main
point for the spleen. It also helps backaches and indigestion. 260 Taoist Secrets Of Love
3. SHEN-SHU BL-23 PALACE OF SPERM/TZU-LIAO BL 32
Third point is the Shen-Shu BL-23. (Palace of Sperm). One and
one-half tsun beside the lower end of the spinous process of L2. Used for kidney, this helps fight infections, lower back pain and
sexual problems. Shen-shu means "palace of sperm". Do on both
sides of the spine for all points. Finally come down to Tzu-Liao, BL-32 on the 2nd posterior
sacral foramen and midway between the lower part of the posterior
superior iliac spine and the median line. It's easy to find; start with
the sacrum, the large piece of bone above the coccyx. Put your
thumb on the point BL-27, which is the last point between the
spinal vertebrae on the sacrum. Put your little finger on your coc-
cyx, and spread the fingers out, and your index finger falls on the
Tzu-Liao. Your thumb should be just at the upper rim of the sac-
rum and the fingers evenly spread out. Another way is to find the point where the sacrum meets the
spinal column. Place the thumb at this junction and then spread the
fingers. This may be easier. Surrounding the outline of the hand are
eight holes of the sacrum. Shang Liao upper hole is on BL-31. The
most important point is the Tzu-Liao BL-32 on the second hole,
then Chung-Liao BL-33 on the middle hole and Hsia-Liao BL-34
on the lower hole. There are more points than those mentioned here. Not all of
the points need moxa every day. Do your back if you have some-
one to help you. You can do it once every two or three days on the
back, combining and alternating with points on your back and
front.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the recommended duration for the Testicle Tapping exercise?,
A: At least 3-5 minutes
Q: What is the purpose of the Tongue Kung Fu exercises?,
A: To stimulate the production of fresh, clean saliva, which is considered a potent elixir to intensify and center one's chi
Q: What is the recommended duration for the Acupuncture and Moxibustion treatment?,
A: The treatment should be done for 3-4 minutes, and then repeated from the other side
Q: What is the purpose of the Governor Channel in the context of the Taoist practice?,
A: The Governor Channel controls the Yang organs of the body and is involved in the process of reversing the aging process and increasing natural immunity
Q: What is the recommended duration for the Hot and Cold Baths?,
A: The baths should be taken for at least 10-20 minutes<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>It involves the
incarnation of a male and a female entity within the body of the
adept (this might correspond to the Crown Chakra, Sahasrara). These two entities have sexual intercourse within the body. It in-
volves the mixing of the Yin and Yang powers on and about the
crown of the head and being totally open to receive energy from
above and regrowth of the pineal gland to its fullest use. When the
pineal gland is at its fullest, it will serve as a compass to tell us in
which direction our aspirations can be found. Taoist Esotericism is
a method of mastering the spirit, as described in Taoist Yoga. Without the body, the Tao cannot be attained, but with the body,
truth can never be realized. The practitioner of Taoism should
preserve his physical body with the same care as he would a pre-
cious diamond because it can be used as a medium to achieve
immortality. If, however, you do not abandon it when you reach
your destination you will not realize the truth. The Sixth formula consists of:
(a) Mingling (uniting) the body, soul, spirit and the universe
(Cosmic Orbit)The Seven Stages of Taoist Esoteric Yoga 285
(b) Full development of the positive to eradicate the negative
completely
(c) Spirit returned to nothingness
THE SEVENTH FORMULA: REUNION OF MAN AND
HEAVEN
TRUE IMMORTAL MAN
We compare the body to a ship and the soul to the engine and
propeller of a ship. This ship carries a very precious and very large
diamond, which it is assigned to transport to a very distant shore. If
your ship is damaged (a sick and ill body), no matter how good the
engine is, you are not going to get very far and may even sink. Thus
we advise against spiritual training unless all of the channels in the
body have been properly opened and have been made ready to
receive the 10,000 or 100,000 volts of super power, which will pour
down into them. The Taoist approach, which has been passed
down to us for over 5,000 years, consists of many thousands of
methods. The formulae and practices we describe in these books is
based on such secret knowledge and the author's own experience
in over twenty years of study and of successfully teaching thou-
sands of students. The main goal of Taoists:
1. This level—overcoming reincarnation, or enlightment. 2. Higher level—the Immortal spirit. 3. Highest level—the Immortal spirit in an immortal body. This
body functions like a mobile home to the spirit and soul as it moves
through the subtle planes, and allows greater power of manifesta-
tion.TAOIST ESOTERIC YOGA COURSE OFFERINGS
There are now Taoist Esoteric Yoga Centers throughout the
U.S. offering personal instruction in the complete Taoist Body/
Mind/Spirit system. Opening the Microcosmic Orbit is the pre-
requisite for all other courses. If you are having difficulty mastering
the methods taught in this book, it will help to study the Microcos-
mic with a teacher and follow that with a class (usually a weekend) in
the Taoist Secrets of Love/Cultivating Male and Female Sexual
Energy. This will answer personal questions and allow discussion of
many related topics that could not be included in this book. The
Microcosmic course includes the Inner Smile meditation, the Six
Healing Sounds, and the Taoist Rejuvenation exercises. Complementary to the cultivation of sexual energy are the
course offerings in Iron Shirt Chi Kung. This teaches how to pack
energy in various organs and cavities of the body and strengthen
the connective tissue which gives our body its integrity. These
powerful exercises can be performed in a few minutes and will
greatly increase your "rooting" power in the earth. It is an invalu-
able aid to anyone who meditates and tends to get "spacey," for
martial artists, or anyone seeking to increase their immunity
against disease. The higher level Iron Shirt classes strengthen the
tendons and bone marrow, increase sperm count, allow your in-
ternal organs to gain super strength leading to the development of
what Taoists call the "steel body" impervious to attack or illness. A short five minute Tai Chi Chi Kung form is taught in addi-
tion to a longer Yang style Tai Chi Chuan form. Five Finger Kung-
Fu, Chi Massage, herbology and many other related courses in
healing are offered in addition to all the meditation levels described
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 150–51
chakras, 131–33
“change yourself, change the world,” 15–17
conscious body, 57–59
consciousness, 5, 14, 15, 17, 40, 47, 50, 74, 81, 87–88, 98, 102,
282–85
Constructive Rest pose, 276–77
core beliefs, 18–20
Corpse pose (savasana),  280–81
Cow pose (bitilasana),  210–1 1, 213
creation, prana and, 86–88
creative intelligence, 67–71, 76, 87, 96–101, 103, 104, 113, 121, 285
D
dharana,  15, 109–13, 119
dhyana,  15, 109–10, 111, 113–16, 119
distractions, 16, 30, 40, 63, 70, 79, 118
Dolphin pose (salamba sirsana),  238–39
Downward-Facing Dog pose (adho mukha svanasana),  216–17, 220
EEagle pose (garudasana),  206–8
Easy Seat pose (sukhasana),  258–59
ego, 21, 34–35, 118, 125, 283–84, 285
emotional intelligence, 13–14, 38–55
emotions, purifying or healing, 39–43
entropy, 285
evolution, 6, 7, 70, 71, 114, 282–86
Extended Hand to Big T oe pose (utthita hasta padangustasana),  202–3
F
false core beliefs, 18–19
Fire Log pose (agnistambhasana),  262–63
Flying Locust pose (salabhasana),  228–29
forward bends, see seated forward bends ; standing forward bends
four-limbed poses, 209–21 ; Cat (marjaryasana),  212–13 ; Cow
(bitilasana),  210–1 1, 213; Downward-Facing Dog (adho mukha
svanasana),  216–17, 220; Low Push-Up (chaturanga dandasana),
220–21 ; Plank (phalakasana),  218–19, 220; Tiger (vyaghrasana),
214–15
full-body scan, 92–93
GGarland pose (malasana),  172–73
groundedness, 61–64
gunas,  133–34
H
Half-Forward Bend pose (ardha uttanasana),  179–80
Half Lord of the Fishes pose (ardha matsyendrasana),  248–49
Half Moon pose (ardha chandrasana),  168–69
Headstand (sirsasana),  237, 238, 240–41
Head to Knee pose (janusirsasana),  268–69
healing, 61, 84–85 ; emotional, 39–43
higher reality, contemplation of, 52–55
hip openers, see seated hip openers ; standing hip openers
I
ideal life, 6–7, 19–20, 72, 81, 282
innocence, 23, 31–33, 63
Intense Stretch pose (uttanasana),  181–82
inversions, 237–45 ; Dolphin (salamba sirsana),  238–39 ; Headstand
(sirsasana),  237, 238, 240–41 ; Plow (halasana),  244–45 ; Shoulder
Stand (sarvangasana),  237, 242–43K
karma, 93–96, 105–8, 120, 131
knowing, process of, 119–22
kriyas,  140–43
L
Legs Up the W all pose (viparita karani),  278–79
letting go, 34–37
Lizard pose (utthan pristhana),  170–71
Lord of the Dancer pose (natarajasana),  200–201
Low Lunge pose (anjaneyasana),  156–57
Low Push-Up pose (chaturanga dandasana),  220–21
M
magical lies, 101–5
mastery (samyama),  119
meditation, 85, 113–16
memories: gaining control of, 93–96, 108; past hurts and, 39–43
missing-piece relationships, 35–36
Mountain pose (tadasana),  146–47
mudras,  140–41myths, exposing, 96–100
N
nadis,  74, 131, 135
niyamas,  38–55
non-clinging, 34–37
O
One-Legged Pigeon pose (eka pada kapotasana),  260–61
opposites, practice of, 46
P
Patanjali, 16, 22, 56, 99, 124, 130, 144, 203
peace, practices of, 24–25
Plank pose (phalakasana),  218–19, 220
Plow pose (halasana),  244–45
prana: breathing and, 73–80 ; flow of, 73–77 ; life-giving functions of, 86–
88; maximizing, 84–85 ; primary qualities of, 81–83
pranayama,  14, 72–88
pratyahara,  15, 89–108, 130, 242, 243, 273
present, living in, 40, 59–61, 116–18provisional selves, 284
R
Reclined Pigeon pose (supta kapotasana),  254–55
Reclined T wist pose (jathara parivartanasana),  250–51
resilience, 64–67
resistance, 27–28, 46
restful/restorative postures, 275–81 ; Constructive Rest, 276–77 ; Corpse
(savasana),  280–81 ; Legs Up the W all (viparita karani),  278–79
Reverse W arrior pose (viparita virabhadrasana),  162–63
right living, 22–24, 38, 69
S
samadhi,  15, 80, 109–10, 111, 116–18, 119
seated forward bends, 265–73 ; Head to Knee (janusirsasana),  268–69 ;
Staff (dandasana),  266–67 ; Stretch of the W est
(paschimottanasana),  272–73 ; Wide-Angle Seat (upavista
konasana),  270–71
seated hip openers, 253–63 ; Bound Angular (baddha konasama),  256–57 ;
Easy Seat (sukhasana),  258–59 ; Fire Log (agnistambhasana),  262–
63; One-Legged Pigeon (eka pada kapotasana),  260–61 ; Reclined
Pigeon (supta kapotasana),  254–55seated twists, 247–51 ; Half Lord of the Fishes (ardha matsyendrasana),
248–49 ; Reclined T wist (jathara parivartanasana),  250–51
self-acceptance, 43–46, 270
self-assessment questionnaire, 7–11
self-awareness, 37, 54, 103–5
self-esteem, 36, 44, 45
self-reflection, 49–52, 55
self-transformation, 47–49
senses, “withdrawal of,” 89, 92, 101–5
Shakti, 237, 285
shariras,  131
Shiva, 200, 237
Shoulder Stand (sarvangasana),  237, 242–43
Side Angle pose (parsvakonasana),  164–65
social intelligence, 13, 21–37
so hum kriya,  141
source, 110–13, 115, 122, 124–25
Staff pose (dandasana),  266–67
standing forward bends, 175–82 ; Half-Forward Bend (ardha uttanasana),
179–80 ; Intense Stretch (uttanasana),  181–82 ; Wide-Legged Forward
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	Mind:
	“Within	us	is	the	unborn	possibility	of	limitless	experience. Ours	is
the	privilege	of	giving	birth	to	it!”	Life	is	waiting	for	you	to	trust	in	its
dreams. When	we	choose	to	align	with	the	positive	flow,	then	we	can	be
grateful	for	the	difficulties	that	present	themselves	and	see	them	as
opportunities	to	bring	forth	greater	good. And,	all	the	while,	we	are	growing
and	learning	in	the	process.A	grateful	heart	recharges	the	soul	and	revitalizes	the	body. It	releases	our
soul	from	bondage,	lifts	our	awareness	to	a	comfortable	place	where	the
wings	of	consciousness	can	let	us	soar	in	harmony	with	the	Creative
Intelligence. A	wonderful	practice	to	perform	first	thing	in	the	morning,	even
before	opening	your	eyes,	is	to	see	and	feel	all	the	good	things	in	your	life. Instead	of	saying,	“Oh,	God,	it’s	morning,”	try	“Thank	God	for	this	good
morning”	or	“It’s	another	wonderful	day. I’m	so	glad	to	be	alive. This	is	the
day	the	Lord	has	made. I	will	rejoice	and	be	glad	in	it.”	Count	at	least	a	dozen
of	your	blessings	before	you	get	out	of	bed. You’ll	be	amazed	at	how	much
better	your	day	will	go. (But	beware! Being	cheerful	before	others	have	had
their	coffee	is	not	always	appreciated!) Life	is	an	abundant	broadcasting	system,	just	waiting	for	us	to	tune	in	to	its
infinite	varieties. As	we	turn	our	attention	to	the	positive	side	through	praise
and	appreciation,	we	bring	ourselves	into	harmony	with	this	giving	frequency. There	seems	to	be	a	magnetic	force	that	draws	our	awareness	to	the	ever-
present	and	expanding	good. It’s	as	if	our	conscious	and	subconscious	work
diligently	to	attract	only	those	experiences	that	support	our	state	of	mind. Looking	through	the	eyes	of	gratitude,	we	become	a	channel	to	bring	forth
more	things	to	be	grateful	for. We	are	told	to	“be	thankful	for	all	things.”	This
includes	bow	ties,	our	body,	and	our	daily	breath. It’s	easy	to	be	grateful	for	the	grand	things	in	life,	but	to	be	appreciative	for
“all	things”	puts	you	in	a	powerful,	harmonious	place.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Twenty-nine	years	ago,	both	of	my	lungs	were	covered	with	metastases
(secondary	cancer)	following	the	removal	of	a	kidney	tumor. I	was	told	that	I
had	less	than	a	year	to	live. My	informants	were	mistaken,	but	to	show	they
were	willing,	they	gave	me	an	experimental	drug	that	they	said	could	not
harm	me,	which	I	still	take	every	day. I	am	grateful	to	those	who	produced	it,
even	though	I	am	the	only	person	in	the	world	who	has	survived	the	treatment
for	more	than	five	years. But	I	am	also	grateful	for	the	intense	anger	that	my	condition	induced	in	me,
and	which,	I	am	sure,	was	influential	in	defeating	my	lung	cancer. If	I	did	not	have	two	titanium	hips,	I	would	not	be	able	to	walk. Nor	would	I
be	able	to	see	if	I	did	not	have	two	post-cataract	intra-ocular	lenses. Thank
you	to	those	who	made	this	possible. Shared	Blessings
In	the	1930s,	as	a	young	boy,	I	remember	two	friends	dying	of	scarlet	fever
and	diphtheria. Unknown	now,	I	remember	how	everyone	had	one	or	two
circular	scars	on	their	upper	left	arm:	vaccination	against	smallpox. It	has
been	fewer	than	20	years	since	a	vaccination	certificate	has	been	essential	for
overseas	travel. Yet	now,
smallpox,	the	greatest	killer	in	history,
	has	been
eradicated. Not	so	much	a	cause	for	gratitude,	or	a	blessing,	as	it	is	a	miracle. I	remember	the	scourge	of	tuberculosis:	not	a	romantic	disease,	as	with	Keats
and	the	Brontës,	but	a	dreadful	scourge,	socially	and	medically. It	has	now
virtually	disappeared,	and	our	gratitude	is	owed	to	those	who	accomplished
its	elimination. I	remember	not	being	able	to	swim	at	the	local	pool	for	fear	of	contracting
polio. Remember	polio. Let	us	be	grateful	to	Dr. Salk. Let	us	be	grateful	that	we	can	now	talk	openly	about	cancer,	where	30	years
ago	it	was	a	taboo	subject. Because	we	can	now	discuss	it,	we	get	treated
earlier	and	more	effectively. I	am	grateful	to	be	able	to	tell	cancer	patients	of
my	history	and	to	encourage	them	to	know	that	there	is	hope. Above	all,	as	a	father,	I	am	grateful	that	my	son	has	not	had	to	learn	to	kill	his
fellow	men	in	war,	as	both	I	and	my	father	had	to	do. It	will	be	clear,	I	hope,	that	I	believe	that
the	world	has	become	a	better	place
during	my	lifetime,
	and	that	I	am	lucky	to	have	lived	when	I	have. I	am	deeply
grateful	to	those	of	my	fellows,	whether	I	know	them	or	not,	who	have	caused
this	to	be	so. Gratitude:	A	Healing	Attitude
Emmett	E. Miller,	M. D. Emmett	E.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who is the author of the book "DEEP HEALING: THE ESSENCE OF MIND/BODY MEDICINE?,
A: Emmett E. Miller
Q: According to the author, what is the key to defeating lung cancer?,
A: The author's intense anger and frustration with his condition, which he believes helped him survive for more than five years.
Q: What is the author's perspective on the importance of gratitude?,
A: The author believes that gratitude is a powerful force that can heal and transform one's life, and that it is essential to cultivate a sense of gratitude and appreciation for all experiences, good and bad.
Q: What is the author's advice for cultivating gratitude?,
A: The author suggests that one should focus on the positive aspects of their life and write down three things they are grateful for each day, and also to give thanks and praise to God.
Q: Who is the author of the book "Spiritual Economics"?,
A: There is no author mentioned for this book.
Q: What is the author's view on the relationship between gratitude and the universe?,
A: The author believes that gratitude is a powerful force that can attract abundance and positivity into one's life, and that it is essential to cultivate a sense of gratitude to align with the divine and receive guidance and healing.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>This	morning,	as	I	sat
on	the	bluffs	of	Del	Mar	in	front	of	my	house,	greeting	the	day,	I	was
immersed	in	so	much	beauty	that	it	filled	me	with	a	sense	of	awe. I	felt	a
oneness	with	the	pelicans	as	they	glided	inches	above	the	water. I	sensed	the
joy	of	the	dolphins	surfing	the	big	waves. And,	as	I	caught	a	glimpse	of	the
whales	lifting	their	majestic	fins	above	the	water,	I	knew	the	majesty	of	God. But	this	morning,	in	the	rapture	of	the	moment,	I	also	caught	a	glimpse	of
myself	breathing	in	unison,	it	seemed,	with	the	ebb	and	flow	of	the	tide	that
appeared	to	be	in	perfect	rhythm	with	the	wind,	the	grass	rippling	in	perfect
concordance	with	the	rest. And	in	this	moment,	I	was	ac


 she has
lived about half of her
lifetime. The sad but true
fact is that some people, if
not most, never even reach
their expected life span. See their informative website:
www. worldbank. org/data
The U. S. and other western countries are experiencing
an epidemic of heart disease and cancer. Consider this
startling fact: chances are better than 2 to 1 that, directly
or indirectly, the average American adult will die of some
form of hear t disease or cancer. You as an individual can
reverse this shocking statistic by avoiding or dinar y water
that is laced with inorganic minerals and toxins. Also
stop using salt, and reduce the saturated fatty foods. Start exer cising regularly, drinking only distilled water
(8 glasses daily ) and eating a balanced, healthy diet. Exercise is V ital for Health and Longevity
For youthful arteries, exer cise is essential. If you
wish to live a long, healthy life it is necessary to build
up your cardiovascular endurance and to follow a Stretch, bend, lift, roll, kick and twist
121
program designed to keep
your arteries soft and agile. The first step is to get
more oxygen into the body
which will help dissolve
the encrustations that have
formed in the arteries. Any physical activity that
injects more oxygen is
going to help extend your
life. Get out and jog, swim,
ride a bike or take a brisk
2 to 3 mile healthy walk. Stair-W alking. Take the
Stairs
Instead of
Elevators. Be a Bragg Crusader - copy and share with friends, clubs, etc. KEEP HEAL THY & YOUTHFUL BIOLOGICALL Y
WITH EXERCISE & GOOD NUTRITION
Always remember you have the following important
 reasons for following The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle:
• The ironclad laws of Mother Nature and God. • Your common sense, which tells you that you are doing right. • Your aim to make your health better and your life longer. • Your resolve to prevent illness so that you may enjoy life. • Make an art of healthy living;  you will be you thful a tany age. • You will r etain your faculties and be hale, hear ty, active and
useful far beyond the ordinar y length of years. • You will also possess superior mental and physical powers. KILLER Saturated Fats CHOKER Hydrogenated Fats
CLOGGER Salt DEADEYED Devitalized Foods
DOPEY Caffeine HARD W ATER Inorganic M inerals
PLUGGER Frying Pan JERKY T urbulent Emotions
DEATH-DEALER Drugs CRAZY Alcohol
GREASY Overweight SMOKY T obacco
HOGGY Overeating LOAFER Laziness WANTED – For Robbing Health & Life
What W ise Men Say
Wisdom does not show itself so much I saw few die of hunger – of
in precept as in life  – a firmness of mind eating, a hundred thousand. and mastery of the appetite. – Seneca – Ben Franklin
Gover n well thy appetite, lest Sin surprise thee, Your health is your wealth. and her black attendant, Death. – Milton – Paul C. Bragg
Our prayers should be for a sound Health is a blessing that money
mind in a healthy body. – Juvenal cannot buy. – Izaak Walton
122 Of all the knowledge, the one most worth having is knowledge about health. The first r equisite of a good life is to be a healthy person. – Herbert Spencer The natural healing for ce within us is the gr eatest for ce in getting well. – Hippocrates, Father of Medicine, 400 BC Protector of Our Oceans, Sea Life and W aters
Wyland, Famous Whale W all Artist
Patricia visits with Wyland at his
celebration in Ha waii. As a young
man from Michig an, Wyland sa w a
pair of whales barely 100 yards
offshore on his f irst P acific Ocean
visit. He w as so inspired that he
devoted the rest of his life to cr eating
art that captures the beauty of these
magnif icent creatures. It has been
more than 25 y ears since Wyland
began painting his landmark marine
life murals. Wyland has a passion for
whales and the oceans and still has the same sense of unbr idled w onder that
inspired this young man to mak e a dif ference in the w orld. To date he has
painted 89 Walls which is equal to 16,302 feet of murals (3. 1 miles). His w alls ar e
attractions vie wed by o ver a billion people y early
in 68 cities across the U.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: According to the study of nurses, what is the risk of heart attack and stroke if they consume 100 IU's of Vitamin E?,
A: 36% lower risk of heart attack and 23% lower risk of stroke.
Q: What is the main reason why distilled water is not advised in some areas?,
A: The water is contaminated with pollutants and toxins.
Q: What is the ideal liquid for the functioning of the kidneys and other vital organs?,
A: Distilled water
Q: What is the recommended amount of distilled water to drink daily?,
A: 8 glasses
Q: According to Dr. F. Batmanghelidj, what is the most important thing to do to maintain health?,
A: Start taking care of your body and health by drinking pure water and following a healthy lifestyle.
Q: What is the main difference between distilled water and softened water?,
A: Distilled water is free of inorganic minerals, while softened water is not.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Diets which are high in meats, fish, eggs, grains, nuts,
seeds and their products may provide unbalanced
excesses of phosphorus which will deplete calcium and
magnesium from the bones and tissues of the body,
causing those minerals to be lost in the urine. A diet
high in fats will tend to increase the intake of phosphorus
from the intestines relative to calcium and other basic
minerals. Such a high-fat diet can result in the loss of
calcium, magnesium and other basic nutrients in much
the same way a high-phosphorus diet does. Diets excessively high in fruits or their juices may
provide unbalanced excesses of potassium in the body,
and calcium and magnesium will again be lost from the
body through the urine. These deficiencies of calcium
and magnesium can produce all kinds of problems in
the body, ranging from dental decay and osteoporosis
to muscular cramping and twitching, hyperactivity, poor
sleep patterns, and excessive frequency and uncontrolled
patterns of urination. Similarly, deficiencies of other
minerals or imbalances can produce other problems. DISTILLED W ATER
To the days of the aged it addeth length;
To the might of the s trong it addeth s trength;
It freshens the heart, it brightens the sight;
‘Tis like quaf fing a goblet of mor ning light. One solution to America’s soaring health costs is pure distilled water. 147 Despite numerous dietar y sour ces such as these,
many adults and children in so-called civilized cultures
will be found to have low levels of essential minerals in
their bodies due to losses caused by drinking coffee, tea,
and carbonated beverages, combined with the long-term
habit of eating bad, “plastic” foods containing too much
sugar and table salt, as well as products made from
refined flours. In addition, the body’ s organs can be
thrown out of balance by continued stress, toxins in
our air and water, along with disease-produced injuries
or pre-natal deficiencies linked to the mother’ s
unhealthy diet or lifestyle. As a result many, if not most,
people in our so-called civilization may need to take a
natural chelated multiple mineral supplement as well
as a broad-range multiple vitamin for extra insurance. Therefore, it is important to clean and detoxify the
body through fasting and drinking only pure distilled
water as well as organically-grown vegetable and fruit
juices. At the same time, it is also important to provide
the body with an adequate sour ce of new minerals. This
can be done by eating a variety of healthy organic
vegetables, including kelp and other sea vegetables for
adults and natural healthy mother’ s milk for infants. 148
Warning – Milk and it’ s Dangers! We do not recommend using animal milks,
specifically cow’ s milk, for several r easons. First, almost
all milk is pasteurized (boiled). Milk that is not labeled
raw has been boiled to kill all bacteria so you don’ t get
sick from drinking it. Bacteria is not the only thing that
is killed during boiling. Pasteurized milk is dead. If
anything is left alive, the homogenization process
destroys it. Why would you want to drink dead milk? Milk also contains an enzyme called lactose which
most people are allergic to. The major symptom of a
lactose allergy is mucus formation. Many people think
lots of mucus and handker chiefs, nose-blowing and
tissues are just a normal part of life. But they’re not! These people haven’ t realized that they are lactose
intoler


 are given three times a day, with carrot-only juice. According to Dr. Virginia Livingston,
the combination of dry liver powder with carrot juice produces abcissic acid,  a precursor of
Vitamin A, which is essential in attacking tumor tissue. Crude Liver Injections : An additional substance given to aid in the restoration of the liver. It normally contains a small amount of Vitamin B 12. However, since virtually all cancer patients
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www.thegersonway.comare anemic, additional Vitamin B 12 is needed to help restore the hemoglobin content of the blood,
promoting the formation and maturation of red blood cells. It works against different types of
anemia and even against degenerative changes in the spinal cord. As seen in animal experiments,
this vitamin is able to restore a wide range of tissues damaged by age, chronic illness, surgery,
degenerative diseases, or various kinds of poisoning. Intra-muscular Liver Extract (3 cc) with
added 50 mcg of B 12—a tiny amount, a 20th of one cc) is given daily for four or more months. Later the frequency is reduced to every other day, and still later—sometimes after as much as a
year—to twice a week. Pancreatin : This is an extract of various pancreatic digestive enzymes, normally needed
to digest fats, proteins and sugar. Gerson patients don’t consume those substances; however,
these enzymes are vitally important in the digestion and elimination of tumor tissue. The dosage
is 3 tablets of.325mg each four times a day—one after each meal, plus an additional dose in
mid-afternoon. For exceptionally large tumors 2-3 tablets a day of a more concentrated 1200mg
pancreatin may be added to the patient’s medication. Some patients cannot tolerate pancreatin and
have to do without it. Dr. Gerson also omitted pancreatin for sarcoma cases. Acidol Pepsin : These tablets supply digestive stomach juices, badly needed by patients
suffering from chronic diseases, who tend to have insufficient stomach acid and digestive pepsin. As a result they have poor appetite and poor digestion. Since the Gerson treatment is based on the
patient’s optimum intake of food and juices, the stomach needs help for the intake and digestion
of food. Acidol Pepsin aids protein digestion and the absorption of iron, while helping to eliminate
gas and bloating. The dosage is six tablets a day, two to be taken before  each meal. No Acidol is
given in cases of acid reflux, stomach ulcers or other inflammatory or irritated conditions of the
stomach. Ox Bile Powder : This helps to emulsify the castor oil, which is used in the castor oil/coffee
enemas. The powder is mixed into the castor oil and stirred, before the slightly soapy coffee is
added. Flax Seed Oil : Also known as food grade linseed oil, this contains both essential fatty
acids (EFA’s): linoleic acid and linolenic acid, and is particularly rich in the Omega 3 series, as
discovered by Dr. Johanna Budwig. The therapeutic effects of flax seed oil are many:
• It attracts oxygen at the cell membrane and transports oxygen into the cell;
•  It is able to detoxify fat-soluble toxins, and helps to dissolve and remove plaque;
• It is a carrier of Vitamin A, which is important for the immune system; and
•  It removes excess cholesterol, an important function, since patients’ cholesterol levels
sometimes rise during the initial stages of the Therapy. Dose: two tablespoons daily for the first month, then one tablespoon daily for the rest of the
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www.thegersonway.comCo-Enzyme Q10 : Recently added to the protocol, this co-enzyme is valuable in replacing
some of the nutrients that were available in the discontinued raw liver juice. It must be administered
cautiously at first, since some patients are hypersensitive to this substance. To start with, the dose
is 50mg daily for 5-7 days, then it is increased to 100mg per day, to reach 500-600mg daily. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 122Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 15
Pain Control Without Drugs
A large percentage of patients arrive at the Gerson Therapy hospital in pain, on heavy pain
 control medication including morphine, codeine, or the two combined, e.g. in the drug
Oxi-Contin. These drugs are highly toxic, and since detoxifying the body is the basic aim of the
Gerson Therapy, every effort has to be made to control the patients’ pain without the use of toxic
drugs. The first tool to achieve this is the coffee enema (see Chapter 13.) Removing the accumulated
toxins from the liver enables that vital organ to absorb and release more poisons stored in the body;
this immediately brings relief to the patient. It does not, however, get rid of the pain altogether:
mild pain relief drugs, such as aspirin, Ibuprofen or Tylenol might be needed. But these may not
work if the patient had been used to morphine. In such cases the Gerson doctor will use one or
more of the following:
Clay packs
Castor oil packs
The “Triad”: 1 aspirin, 1 Vitamin C (500 mg), 1 niacin (50 mg)
Hyperthermia (artificial fever)
Laetrile
Oxygen treatments
Rebounding
This is how to apply them :
Clay (mud) packs
Clay packs help to relieve ‘hot’ inflammations around arthritic joints and tumors, and in
other areas of fluid retention. The best clay is Montmorillonite (not of marine origin), which
also absorbs toxins through the skin. Taken internally in peppermint tea (1/4 to 1⁄2 teaspoonful
to a cup), clay even helps to clear diarrheas and general food poisoning. Clay packs have long
been used in many parts of the world. Applied around the head, they are even able to alleviate
headaches and seizures. The clay pack is prepared by mixing the dry clay powderwith enough hot distilled  water to
make a spreadable paste, neither too runny nor too dry. A layer about 2-3 mm thick is spread on
a piece of clean white  cloth, placed on the affected area and covered with a piece of plastic and a
wool cloth. Secured in position, it can be left in place for 2-3 hours and removed and discarded
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www.thegersonway.comwhen it has become dry. Clay packs may be used two or three times a day, as required, but must
NOT be placed on an open lesion. Castor Oil packs
Warm castor oil packs help to alleviate muscle and bone pain, spasms and cramping, including
those in the liver area or in any part of the body that is painful. They increase circulation, relax
muscles and disperse toxicity, and act fast and reliably. To prepare a castor oil pack, a piece of white wool flannel is cut into three identical pieces,
large enough to cover the affected area. The usual size is about 9” by 11.” One piece of flannel is
placed on a flat surface and covered with a thin layer of castor oil. The second piece goes on top
of this and is also spread with the oil. The third piece covers this, making something like a triple-
decker sandwich. This basic pack is laid on the skin over the painful area, covered with a slightly
larger sheet of plastic to prevent nasty stains on bedclothes or nightwear, and kept securely in
position with a bandage or other suitable material. Finally a mildly warm ( not hot)  water bottle
is placed on top of the pack. This is preferable to an electric heating pad, whose electro-magnetic
output would interfere with the body’s own energy field. The pack can be left in place for several hours or even all day and all night, provided that the
water in the bottle is replaced as it cools. A few patients have felt discomfort, as the castor oil pack
increased the liver’s healing activity. In such cases the pack was removed and re-used another
time. The castor oil pack can be saved and re-used. Some patients reported the best results from
alternating the clay and the castor oil packs, which is perfectly acceptable. The “Triad”
Dr. Gerson used this combination of three tablets successfully in many cases. Once the
patient is sufficiently detoxified, the three tablets together act more powerfully than they would
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Q: According to the author, what is the purpose of a scorpion stinging the sage?,
A: The scorpion is doing its dharma, and the sage is learning to let go and trust the universe.
Q: What is the author's perspective on the concept of striving for material possessions?,
A: The author believes that material possessions are an illusion and that we should focus on what we can give to others instead of accumulating wealth.
Q: What is the author's view on the idea that one must always strive for success and perfection?,
A: The author argues that this is an ego-driven concept and that true success comes from serving others and living in harmony with the universe.
Q: What is the author's opinion on the concept of visualization?,
A: The author believes that visualization is a powerful tool for manifesting one's desires, but it requires a willingness to act on the thought and trust that it is already here.
Q: What is the author's stance on the idea of meditation and training the mind?,
A: The author strongly recommends meditation as a way to quiet the mind, free oneself from worry and stress, and tap into one's inner peace and guidance.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>If you rush
through, you’ll find yourself sweating soon after you dry yourself of f.
Y ou’ll f ind you needn’ t have b othered with that shower because you’re
already dirty again. Y ou can take the same five minutes and instead make ita p eaceful experience. Y ou can push all the other stuf f out of your mind and
just relax. Rather than rushing through the five minutes, you can experience
the water. Y ou c an wash your bo dy. Y ou can dry it all of f. When you finish,
you won’ t be sweating, even though you had the same amount of time. In the physical world, you unde rstand that if you hurry and rush and are
filled with a thousand dif ferent activities, you have decreased your
ef ficiency. W ell, the same thing is true in the mental world. If you are filling
your mi nd with  all the things you have to do, becoming consumed with
your worries, your cluttered mind is not going to be very ef ficient or
ef fective. What if you’re i n the car at a moment like that? Y ou can’ t simultaneously
pick up the bananas and the diapers while typing out your report as you take
care of the IRS—while you’re driving. What you can  do is take a deep
breath and focus on the present. Put on some music and quiet your mind
right there. Don’ t close your eyes, of course, but push all the negativity out. T ell yourself, I’m going to enjoy this drive. One of my regul ar commutes is 17 miles. I love those 17 miles. There are
a million things to see, and I can take note of them all. I can open the
windows and feel the breeze. I c an enjoy being present. Then when I get to
where I’m going, if I’ve got to g et the report done, I’ll be fully prepared to
do it. I won’ t be  working on the report while thinking about m y taxes, or
getting the bananas, or whatever it may be. I’ll be here now in the moment. That’ s w hat meditation teaches  you—how to be in the moment, quiet,
peaceful, and joyful. When you  train your mind, it isn’ t something you do
for 1 5 minutes a  day just to give you something to do for that 15 minutes. No, it carries ov er into everything that you do. The more peaceful you are,
the mor e ef ficient you are. The  more you’re in a hurry, the m ore you’re
always t rying to  get someplace fast, the chances of having an accident are
greater, the chances of getting there all ruf fled are much greater, the chances
of your heart rate going up or y our stomach being upset are much greater. None of that is useful or worth it. Meditation teach es you that you  have the capacity to use your mind any
way that you w ant to. Y ou suddenly see that you don’ t have to join
everybody else out there who is  in a frenzy and all upset and worked up. It
doesn’ t have to be that way for you.KEEP ON PURPOSE
One day I was in a tennis matc h and not playing nearly at the level that
I’m capa ble of. I had been med itating on a daily basis for quite a while at
that point, and I decided right then to use tennis as a meditation. I was going
to for get  about winning or losin g, for get about the score, and see if I could
get out of my b ody. Or, I shoul d say, get out of the way  of my body, and
allow it to do what it knows how to do, which is hit a tennis ball. I sta rted meditating right there on the court. I got really peace ful inside
and beg an to put myself into that state where I get very light and don’ t
notice d istractions. It was absolutely incredible what I was able to
accomplish in the next 45 min utes or so, when I had complete and total
concentration on  what I was doing. My body was incapable of making an
error. I felt loos e and easy, and  it was so powerful. It was such a moving
experience that I found myself doing this before I would speak, resulting in
very happy, contented audiences. Sometime after this tennis match, I had to have an unco mfortable
conversation wi th someone. I c hose to meditate my way throu gh it, and it
was an easy and harmonious experience. I realized that what I was saying to
this pers on was both for their benefit as well as mine. It went we ll because I
wasn’ t a ttached to any outcome at all. I was just allowing ev erything to
flow. Meditation has helped me gain p eacefulness, serenity, and ener gy. One of
the thing s I’ve discovered in the  process is that my purpose is to love and to
serve and to give, and I must ev aluate every behavior, action, and thought I
have in those terms: Am I loving, ser ving, or giving? I  believ e that all of us
are actua lly here  to give; we’re not here to get. Meditation help s us tap into
the Divi ne ener gy that shows us we are all here to serve each other and be
in harmony. In as little as 15 minutes a day, you too can get to the place where you’re
only lett ing harm ony into your life. Y ou won’ t even let anybody into your
consciousness unless they co me there with harmony. That’ s like a
commitment you can make to yourself and others: If y ou come with
disharmony, dis cor dance, anger, str ess, or tension, you’ll onl y get to my
form. Un less you  come with love, harmony, ser enity, or peace, y ou won’ t get
to who I r eally am. Y ou won’ t ge t ther e because I’m beyond the need to have
conflict and confr ontation occupying my soul. I don’ t need that any longer;I’m past that. I no longer need t o pr ove that I can deal with it or handle it. That’ s gone. This rem inds me of an experience I had once while flying from Miami to
San Fran cisco. The plane had just taxied out to the runway wh en the pilot
announced that we wouldn’ t be able to take of f. W e’d have to go back to the
gate bec ause the  stabilizer that takes care of the wing flaps o r something
wasn’ t registering as working properly. W e were going to be delayed for a
few hours while they fixed it. My immediate attitude when s omething like that happens is, I guess
you’r e n ot supposed to get to San Francisco in five hours. Aft er a ll, when
my ance stors wanted to get to San Francisco from Miami, if they left in
September and got there in Ma rch, they considered that on time. It was a
good trip if half the people were still alive. So if it’ s going to take me three
more ho urs or whatever, that’ s okay


atory results. (10) This would seem to entail a great deal of
care and bother, and lead to a waste of time. (11) Such, however, is not the case. To give
attention in the beginning does require strictattention and persistent care to overcomelifelong habits of nervous haste ; but if theattack is earnest, habits of careful mouthtreatment and appetite discrimination soonbecome fixed, and cause deliberation in takingfood unconsciously to the feeder. (12) Food of a proteid value of 5-7 grams of
* Forwarding muscular movement which advances food
along the whole  extent of the alimentary canal.nitrogen and 1,500-2,500 calories of fuel value, *
paying strict attention to the appetite forselection and carefully treated in the mouth,has been found to be the quantity best suited toeconomy and efficiency of both mind and body insedentary pursuits and ordinary businessactivity; and also, such habit of economy hasgiven practical immunity from the commondiseases for a period extending over more than
* The organic materials of human diet are usually classified
into three divisions :—
(1) The Proteids, or Albuminates—the characterising
element occurring being nitrogen. The nitrogenous foods are :
flesh (without the fat), eggs, milk, cheese, legumes (peas, beans,lentils, etc.). (2) The Fats, or Hydro-carbons. All animal and vegetable
fats and oil. Emulsions of mineral oils have been shown to passthrough the system unchanged, and therefore cannot be
regarded as food. (3) The Carbo-hydrates (sugars and starches): bread,
potatoes, and grain generally. Protein is the tissue builder; heat and energy are derived
largely from the non-nitrogenous foods. A Calorie (large) is the unit of heat required to raise one
kilogram of water to 1° C. The full value of a food is ascertained
by means of the calorimeter, or apparatus used to determinethe specific heat of substances, or the amounts of heat evolved
or absorbed in various physical and chemical changes. Calorimeters take very diverse forms, varying from quite simplevessels to highly complex apparatus, according to the particular
kind of determination to be carried out in them.fifteen years, whereas the same subject was
formerly subject to periodical illness. Similareconomy and immunity have shown themselvesconsistently in the cases of many test subjectscovering periods of ten years, and appliesequally to both sexes, all ages, and otheridiosyncratic conditions. (13) The time necessary for satisfying
complete body needs and appetite daily, whenthe habit of attention, appreciation anddeliberation have been installed, is less thanhalf an hour, no matter how divided as tonumber of rations. This necessitates industry ofmastication, to be sure, and will not admit ofwaste of much time between mouthfuls. (14) Ten or fifteen minutes will completely
satisfy a ravenous appetite if all conditions ofingestion and preparation are favourable. (15) Both quantitive and qualitive supply of
saliva are important factors; but attention tothese fundamental requirements of right eatingsoon regulates the supply of all of the digestivejuices, and in connection with the carerecommended above, ensures economy ofnutrition and, probably, immunity from disease.CHAPTER V
WHAT IS PROPER MASTICATION? Not Excessive Chewing—Gladstone's Advice—Salival Action on Starch
Foods. NOTWITHSTANDING  the fact that Fletcherizing
stands for tasting as the important thing toaccomplish before food is swallowed, and thatbiting, chewing, or masticating is merely ameans to secure the end of thorough tasting,nine-tenths of all who know anything about theclaims for Fletcherizing insist on thinking thatit merely means " excessive mastication." TheNational Food Reform Association of England,in a bulletin giving advice concerning thefeeding of school children, intended to be postedin schoolrooms and private dining rooms,speaks of Fletcherizing in its ideal practice as" Excessive Mastication." This is just what Fletcherizing is not. The
very essence of the method of performing thepersonal responsibility is avoiding excess ofanything, excessive or laboured chewing amongthe rest.There is little if any harm in keeping food in
the mouth as long as possible, and I believe thatit is impossible to have too much saliva mixedwith it when it is swallowed, because when it isproperly tasted and insalivated it is almostimpossible to hold it back from the food gate atthe back of the mouth. There is always suctionthere ready to draw welcome nourishment inwhen it is ready, and readiness touches abutton, electrically relieving the muscularsprings that close the gate tightly duringtasting, and, literally a " team of horses couldnot hold it." What the mystics of the stomach-diseases
profession called bradefagy, or, in plain English,
excessive chewing, can only be performed withpainful tediousness. It makes work—hardwork—of the act, and that is just as muchopposed to Fletcherizing as it is to common
sense, horse sense, and all of the natural senses. Now just for one moment please pay
attention to one who is telling you somethingMother Nature wants you to know more thananything else in the whole category ofintelligence. Fletcherizing isNOT EXCESSIVE  CHEWING,
or tedious chewing, or long chewing. The things
that require to be chewed long are not goodfood, and by that sign you may find out theirunprofitableness better than in any other way.Good taste from good food is not long lasting.When the mouth is " watering " for the food insight, or even in thought of it, the coupons oftaste they carry with them are short, butrepresent large figures of satisfaction andnourishment. MR. GLADSTONE 'S ADVICE. Now listen to some figures regarding the
number of bites or chews that some foodsrequire under varying circumstances. Mr.Gladstone's advice to his children which hasbecome classic, viz. : " Chew your food thirty-twotimes at least, so as to give each of your thirty-two teeth a chance at it," was a generalrecommendation. Mr. Gladstone was observedonce when he was a guest at " high table " atTrinity College, Cambridge, and the averagenumber of his " bites " (masticatory movements)as far as they could be counted, was aboutseventy-five. That did not speak very well for
Trinity fare, unless Mr. Gladstone happened tochoose food that required that amount ofchewing. Even if Mr. Gladstone did devote seventy-five
masticatory movements to each morsel, as anaverage, such thoroughness would not haveinvolved an unusual length of time for a heartymeal.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        THE AUTHOR. F L E T C H E R I S M :
WHAT IT IS ;
OR
HOW  I  BECAME  YOUNG
AT  SIXTY
BY
HORACE FLETCHER, M. A.,
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. AUTHOR OF
"THE NEW MENTICULTURE"; "THE A. B. —Z. OF OUR OWN
NUTRITION"; THE NEW GLUTTON OR EPICURE," ETC., ETC. LONDON
EWART, SEYMOUR & CO., LTD.,
TWELVE BURLEIGH STREET, STRAND
Reprinted by Photolithography
LEE FOUNDATION FOR NUTRITIONAL RESEARCH
Milwaukee 1, Wisconsin
July — 1960BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO. LD., PRINTERS,
LONDON AND TONBRIDGE. INTRODUCTION
FLETCHERISM  has become a fact. A dozen years ago it was laughed at as the
" chew-chew " cult; to-day the most famous menof Science endorse it and teach its principles. Scientific leaders at the world's foremostUniversities—Cambridge, England; Turin,Italy; Berne, Switzerland ; La Sorbonne,France; Berlin, Prussia ; Brussels, Belgium ; St. Petersburg, Russia; as well as Harvard, Yaleand Johns Hopkins in America—have shownthemselves in complete accord with Mr. Fletcher's teachings. The intention of the present volume is that it
shall stand as a compact statement of theGospel of Fletcherism. The author relatesbriefly the story of his regeneration, of how herescued himself from the prospect of an earlygrave, and brought himself to his presentsplendid physical and mental condition. He tellsof the discovery of his principles, which havehelped millions of people to live better, happier,and healthy lives. Mr. Fletcher writes with all his well-known
literary charm and vivacity, which have won forhis works such a wide-spread popular demand. It is safe to say that no intelligent reader will
peruse this work without becoming convincedthat Mr. Fletcher's principles as to eating andliving are the sanest that have ever beenpropounded ; that Fletcherism demands noheroic sacrifices of the enjoyments that go tomake life worth living, but, to the contrary, thatthe path to Dietetic Righteousness, which Mr. Fletcher would have us tread, must be thepleasantest of all life's pleasant ways. THE PUBLISHERSPREFACE
" What is  good for the richest man in the world, must be


liver
and
blocked
blood
vessels
in
my
right
leg. I've
been
drinking
urine
for
a
month
now. In
the
place
where
the
thrombus
is,
it
itches
strongly,
as
if
there
is
some
kind
of
rash. The
blood
clot
suddenly
disappeared. I
am
happy
and
now
drink
urine
three
times
a
day.' If
a
person
has
gallstones
or
kidney
stones
and
doesn't
know
about
it,
sand
may
start
coming
out
of
his
body
when
he
drinks
urine. This
should
not
surprise
you,
urine
simply
eliminates
all
pathology
in
the
body. Example:
"I
started
doing
urinotherapy
in
1990. During
that
time,
I
managed
to
get
rid
of
the
noise
in
my
head,
I
can
hear
again
in
my
left
ear,
my
hands
stopped
shaking,
my
fingers
and
toes
became
free,
and
the
stones
came
out
of
the
gall
bladder,
three
months
the
sand
went,
the
swelling
of
the
knees
disappeared. 'Recommendation:
When
you
clean
your
colon
and
with
it
the
whole
body
with
urine
enemas,
you
may
initially
feel
great
pain
and
the
urine
will
be
excreted
immediately. This
indicates
the
pathology
of
the
colon
and
the
whole
body. When
using
enemas
with
evaporated
urine,
you
can
get
worms
of
considerable
size,
whole
chains,
jellyfish-like
masses,
various
formations
as
black
as
tar,
blanks,
detached
polyps
and
other
messes. The
excretion
of
these
pollutants
and
wastes
confirms
the
healing
effects
of
urine. Continue
the
urine
enemas,
every
other
day,
deny
your
body
rest,
so
that
the
pain
subsides
and
everything
calms
down. You
will
be
able
to
keep
even
evaporated
urine
in
you
for
20
minutes
or
longer. Example:
"I
cleaned
my
colon
twice. For
the
first
time,
a
kind
of
wick
with
balls
of
hard
sludge
came
out. So
much
crap,
it
can't
be
described. And
when
I
did
micro-enemas
with
evaporated
urine,
I
got
such
clumps
that
I
couldn't
believe
what
was
inside
me. During
the
first
bowel
cleansing,
I
got
chronic
inflammation
of
the
intestine,
which
I
always
have
in
the
spring. I
felt
horrible
pains
in
my
stomach. Clay
compresses
with
urine,
which
I
changed
three
times
a
day,
helped
me." Comment
and
recommendation:
This
woman
treated
her
pain
very
well
with
clay
compresses. The
first
cycle
of
enemas
is
over,
during
the
second
cycle
she
should
get
rid
of
herself
deep
water
pathology,
which
nothing
but
evaporated
urine
(and
fasting)
can
remove. The
second
cleaning
will
pass
without
any
problems. Conclusion:
Always
start
your
colon
cleansing
with
plain
fresh
urine
and
work
your
way
up
cycle
apply
vaporized. The
use
of
urine
in
gynecological,
proctological
(digestive)
and
similar
diseases
initially
causes
severe
cutting
pain. This
is
due
to
the
effect
of
the
acidic
environment
of
urine
on
the
festering
(alkaline)
surface
of
the
wound. After
several
procedures,
the
pain
subsides
and
the
wound
heals
quickly. Example:
Patient
36
years
old. Cervical
erosion. It
all
started
12
years
ago
after
a
difficult
birth. For
the
past
three
years,
the
disease
has
been
in
the
"blooming
rose"
stage. She
decided
to
do
the
morning
injection
of
her
own
fresh
and
warm
urine
on
the
affected
area
and
apply
tampons
with
her
own
standing
urine
at
night. During
the
first
injection,
the
patient
felt
only
a
slight
stinging. Three
hours
after
inserting
the
first
tampon
with
old
urine,
the
woman
felt
unbearable
pain. She
removed
the
tampon
and
wanted
to
leave
everything. The
author
tried
to
prove
to
her
that
the
pains
are
from
the
"blooming
rose". Until
the
urine
removes
the
scarring
of
the
mucous
membrane,
until
healthy
tissue
appears,
it
is
need
to
suffer. The
hospital
was
convinced
by
a
story
about
a
case
of
leg
gangrene,
when
a
certain
professor
he
made
the
patient
suffer
pain
until
the
urine
removed
the
diseased
tissue
and
healthy
skin
formed
and
the
legs
were
saved. The
patient
resumed
applying
tampons. The
pain
lasted
for
another
3-4
days. They
stopped
completely
in
a
week. The
patient
started
drinking
her
own
urine
on
the
third
attempt. She
threw
up
on
the
first
two. She
went
to
the
gynecologist
in
14
days. The
patient's
general
practitioner
was
not
present,
so
another
doctor
took
her
in. After
a
long
examination
of
about
half
a
year's
records
and
a
thorough
examination,
the
doctor
stated
in
amazement:
"This
is
strange,
you
have
so
much
in
the
card
and
everything
is
clean
here." Recommendations
and
comments:
In
such
cases,
tampons
are
not
soaked
in
standing
urine,
but
in
children's
or
fresh
urine. Fresh
urine
has
an
anti-inflammatory
effect
and
reduces
pain. Only
then
can
you
use
tampons
with
evaporated
or
long-standing
urine,
which
perfectly
removes
and
tears
off
dead
tissue. Example:
“I
used
to
suffer
from
paraproctitis. They
even
operated
on
me. Now
there
is
a
relapse,
the
tumor
has
grown
like
a
fist,
I
can't
walk. I
started
doing
small
enemas
with
evaporated
urine
and
putting
tampons
on
the
perineal
area
more
often. After
the
first
enemas
in
the
paroproctitis
area,
it
burned
like
a
hot
iron. I
suffered
and
continued
to
insert
urine
tampons. I
used
to
have
smaller
hemorrhoids
that
I
couldn't
feel. Now
they
came
out
like
little
droplets. I
continued
the
treatment,
the
hemorrhoids
disappeared,
after
two
weeks
theparoproctitis
also
disappeared. I've
been
at
peace
for
three
years
now.'' Example:
Another
patient
was
convinced
of
what
p


 rocks from birds and bees and
leaves is the level of ener gy, or the “excitability” of electrons within those
atoms that make up the molecules in matter. The more easily and often
electrons can be transferred between molecules, the more “desaturated”
matter becomes, the more alive  it is. Szent-Györ gyi studied the earliest life forms on Earth and deduced that
they were all made up of “weak electron acceptors,” which meant they
couldn’ t easily take in or release electrons. He ar gued that this matter had
less ener gy, so it had less chance to evolve. It just stayed there, mucking
around without ever doing much, for millions and millions of years. Eventually, oxygen, the byproduct of that muck, accumulated in the
atmosphere. Oxygen was a strong electron acceptor. As new muck evolved
to consume oxygen, it attracted and exchanged many more electrons than
older, anaerobic life. W ith this surplus of ener gy, early life evolved
relatively quickly into plants, insects, and everything else. “ The living state
is such an electronically desaturated state,” wrote Szent-Györ gyi. “Nature is
simple but subtle.”
This premise can be applied to life on the planet today. The more
oxygen life can consume, the more electron excitability it gains, the more
animated it becomes. When living matter is bristling and able to absorb and
transfer electrons in a controlled way, it remains healthy. When cells lose
the ability to of fload and absorb electrons, they begin to break down. “T aking out electrons irreversibly means killing,” wrote Szent-Györ gyi. This breakdown of electron excitability is what causes metal to rust and
leaves to turn brown and die. Humans “rust” as well. As the cells in our bodies lose the ability to
attract oxygen, Szent-Györ gyi wrote, electrons within them will slow and
stop freely interchanging with other cells, resulting in unregulated andabnormal growth. T issues will begin “rusting” in much the same way as
other materials. But we don’ t call this “tissue rust.” W e call it cancer. And
this helps explain why cancers develop and thrive in environments of low
oxygen. The best way to keep tissues in the body healthy was to mimic the
reactions that evolved in early aerobic life on Earth—specifically, to flood
our bodies with a constant presence of that “strong electron acceptor”:
oxygen. Breathing slow, less, and through the nose balances the levels of
respiratory gases in the body and sends the maximum amount of oxygen to
the maximum amount of tissues so that our cells have the maximum amount
of electron reactivity. “ In every culture and in every medical tradition before ours, healing was
accomplished by moving ener gy,” said Szent-Györ gyi. The moving ener gy
of electrons allows living things to stay alive and healthy for as long as
possible. The names may have changed—prana, orenda, ch’i, ruah—but the
principle has remained the same. Szent-Györ gyi apparently took that
advice. He died in 1986, at the age of 93. •       •       •
A knock, a swing of the door, a few exchanged bom dia s, and I take a seat
in the lobby of the reception area of DeRose’ s studio complex. There are
wood floors and puf fy sofas, white walls and framed posters of world maps. A sign at the center of the room reads “Stop and Breathe. ”
A gaggle of DeRose teachers and students are lounging and giggling in
Portuguese at the center of the lobby while they sip chai tea from ceramic
cups. Heduan Pinheiro is among them. He’ s wearing a creaseless shirt and
white pants and resembles a 1980s teen sitcom star. Pinheiro has graciously
of fered to take time away from his busy schedule operating two DeRose
Method studios just north of here to be my guide and translator. W e walk
through the reception area and up a dark staircase to meet the man he calls
“The Master.”
The small of fice is decorated with medals and silver swords, each
emblazoned with the kinds of Masonic pyramids and eyeballs you see on
the backs of dollar bills and on old buildings. “They just give me these
things, I don’ t know why!” says DeRose, vigorously shaking my hand. He’ s
powerfully built, with a neatly trimmed white beard and wide brown eyes.The shelves behind him are filled with copies of the books he’ s sold by the
millions on pranayama, karma, and other secrets of ancient yoga. I’ve read
a few of them and found no surprises, no secret breathing method I hadn’ t
already known about and tried over the past several years. That wasn’ t surprising, either. The history of yoga and the earliest
breathing techniques is long established. But now, finally here, I am eager
to compare notes with DeRose. I’m eager to see what he knows about prana
and the lost art and science of breathing that I don’ t.
“Shall we begin?” he says. •       •       •
If you were to travel back in time some 5,000 years to the borders of what is
now Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwestern India, you’d see sand, rocky
mountains, dusty trees, red soil, and wide-open plains, the same landscape
that now covers most of the Middle East. But you’d also find something
else: five million people living in cities of baked-brick tract houses, roads
meticulously constructed in geometric patterns, and children playing with
copper, bronze, and tin toys. Between the cul-de-sacs, you’d see public
bathing pools with running water, and toilets piped to complex sanitation
systems. In the marketplace, you’d see tradespeople measuring goods with
weights and standardized rulers, sculptors carving elaborate figures into
stone, and ceramists throwing pots and tablets. This was the Indus-Sarasvati civilization, named after the two rivers that
flowed through the valley. The Indus-Sarasvati was the lar gest
geographically—some 300,000 square miles—and one of the most
advanced of ancient human civilizations. As far as is known, the Indus
V alley had no churches or temples or sacred spaces. The people who lived
there produced no praying sculptures, no iconography. Palaces, castles, and
imposing governmental buildings didn’ t exist. There was, perhaps, no belief
in God. But the people here believed in the transformative power of breathing. A
seal engraving unearthed from the civilization in the 1920s depicts a man in
an unmistakable pose. He’ s sitting erect with his arms outstretched and
hands with thumbs in front placed on his knees. His legs are crossed and the
soles of his feet are joined, the toes pointing down. His belly is filled with
air, as he consciously inhales. Several other unearthed figures share thissame posture. These artifacts are the first documented “yogic” postures in
human history, which makes sense. The Indus V alley was the birthplace of
yoga. Things seemed to be going so well in the region, until around 2000 BCE,
when a drought hit, causing much of the population to disperse. Then
Aryans from the northwest moved in. These weren’ t the blond-haired, blue-
eyed soldiers of Nazi lore but black-haired barbarians from Iran. The
Aryans took the Indus-Sarasvati culture and codified, condensed, and
rewrote it in their native language of Sanskrit. It’ s from these Sanskrit
translations that we get the V edas, religious and mystical texts that contain
the earliest known documentation of the word “yoga.” In two texts based on
V edic teachings, the Brihadaranyaka and the Chandogya Upanishads, are
the earliest lessons of breathing and the control of prana. Over the next few thousand years, the ancient breathing methods spread
throughout India, China, and beyond. By around 500 BCE, the techniques
would be filtered and synthesized into the Y oga Sutras of Patanjali. Slow
breathing, breathholding, deep breathing into the diaphragm, and extending
exhalations all first appear in this ancient text. A broad interpretation of a
passage from Y oga Sutra 2.51 reads:
When a wave comes, it washes over you and runs up the beach. Then, the wave turns around, and recedes over you, going back
to the ocean. . . . This is like the breath, which exhales,
transitions, inhales, transitions, and then starts the process again. There is no mention in the Y oga Sutras of moving between or even
repeating poses. The Sanskrit word asana  originally meant “seat” and
“posture.” It referred both to the act of sitting and the material you sit on. What it specifically did not  mean was to stand up and move about. The
earliest yoga was a science of holding still and building prana through
breathing. —
DeRose got a taste for this kind of ancient yoga in the 1970s, when he was
traveling through India


gr een colouring  added. Had I been old enough to appr eciate maraschino
liqueur, now also made in Italy, I might have been keen to lea rn that the
almond flavour of this spirit c omes fr om the crushed cherry pits, which
r elease t he almo nd taste of the kernels. This r ecipe combines t wo differ ent
almond tastes to perfection. I k eep Amar etto Black Cherries alongside my
amar etto liqueur for winter holiday entertaining. The rich, black, sweetened
Bing cherries lend a sophisticated air to desserts and drinks. MAKES 5 CUPS (1.125 L)
4 cups (1 L) water
2 cups (500 mL) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) amar etto or other almond liqueur
3 lb (1.5 kg) sweet black cherries (Bing, Lambert or V ista)
5 pieces (each 2 inches/5 cm long) orange rind

1. Heat five 1-cup (250 mL) jar s in boiling water, and scald the lids, lifter,
funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 2. In a saucepan, combine water and sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat,
stirring constan tly, to dissolve the sugar. Boil rapidly for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in amaretto. 3. P ack cherries into hot jars to  within 1 inch (2.5 cm) of the top, shaking
the jar to pack tightly. Add 1 piece of orange rind to each jar. Pour hot syrup
over cherries, leaving a 1/2-inch  (1 cm) headspace. Run a thin n on-metallicutensil around the inside of the  jar to allow air to escape. Ad d more hot
syrup, if  necessa ry, to leave a 1/2-inch (1 cm) headspace. W ipe sealing edge
of ja rs w ith a clean, damp, lint-free cloth. Position flat lids over the tops of
jars and hand-tighten screw bands. 4. Retur n jars to the hot water b ath, topping up with hot water if necessary. Bring to  a full r olling boil and process jars for 20 minutes ( Boiling W ater
Method, Step by Step ). 5. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool com pletely. Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up
to 1 year. a m a r e t t o  c l a f o u t i s  w i t h  b u r n t  a l m o n d s
One of my favourite ways to enjoy canned cherries is to make this easy eggy
custar d dessert or br eakfast dish. This is a dish to whip up for brunch or to
end a gr eat mea l with friends. It  is so easy to pr epar e, which means you can
serve it hot, righ t out of the oven, with whipped cr eam for desse rt or yogurt
for br ea kfast. Y o u can use sliver ed or toasted almonds in place of the burnt
almonds, but the burnt almonds r eally go the distance to make it
extraor dinary. Y ou can make them ahead of time and keep them in an
airtight containe r for a couple of weeks in the r efrigerator or for a couple
of months in the fr eezer. Pr eheat oven to 375°F (190°C)
MAKES 6 SER VINGS
1 pint (2 cups/500 mL) Amar etto Black
Cherries, drained ( amar etto black cherries  or canned cherries), juice
r eserved
4 large eggs
1–1/3 cups (325 mL) milk
1/3 cup (75 mL) granulated sugar
1 tsp (5 mL) pur e vanilla extract
1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1/4 cup (50 mL) icing sugar, optional
1/2 cup (125 mL) burnt almonds (r ecipe follows) or sliver ed almonds1. In a h eavy 10-inch (25 cm) ovenproof skillet, heat the cherries and 1/4
cup (50 mL) of the reserved juice over medium heat. Reserve remaining
juice for another use. 2. M eanwhile, in a blender, combine eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla. W ith the
blender running, add the flour and salt through the opening in the lid and
process until smooth. Pour the batter over the cherries in the hot skillet. Bake in preheat ed oven for 20 minutes or until the clafoutis is puf fed and
the batter is set and golden brown around the edges. 3. Let cool slightly (custard will drop and crack) and dust with icing sugar,
if using. Garnish with burnt almonds. b u r n t  a l m o n d s
This is actually candy, but it’ s a  handy garnish to have in the fr e ezer: stir it
into homemade ice cr eam or fr ozen yogurt; spoon it over cus tar ds, cakes
and dess erts; us e it to add crunch to mousse or pudding; and substitute it
for natural almonds in muffins and other baked pr oducts. Rimmed baking sheet, gr eased or lined with par chment
MAKES 1 CUP (250 ML)1/3 cup (75 mL) water
1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar
1 tsp (5 mL) pur e vanilla extract
1/4 tsp (1 tsp) gr ound cinnamon
1 cup (250 mL) whole almonds (with skins)
If I don’ t want to use the almonds whole, instead of separating them, I let them cool, then crush them
with a meat mallet. 1. In  a deep-sided, heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine water, sugar, vanilla
and cinnamon. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Add
almonds and boil lightly over medium-low heat for 5 to 8 minu tes, stirring
occasionally. 2. When the liqu id has evaporated and the sugar covers the almonds with a
dry crus t, reduc e the temperature to low and stir constantly until the sugar
turns liq uid agai n and coats all of the almonds evenly. The sugar will have
reached the hard candy stage and will be brittle when it coo ls. W orking
quickly, pour the almond mixtur e onto the prepared sheet. Using 2 buttered
forks, separate the almonds from  each other and let cool. Store i n an airtight
container for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 2 months.b a y - s p i k e d  c h e r r y  c u r r a n t  j a m
The few  people who have been given this jam have flipped over  it. Friends
who own a bed and br eakfast in our ar ea actually wanted me to make and
sell it. Could it be that cherry jam is not as common as it once was? I love
this jam as well. A spoonful satisfies my maraschino-inspir ed cravings. Bay add s a mysteriously subtle nutmeg and spice essence to the cherries. The almond brings out the cherry flavour in such a complementary way that
if yo u don’ t know it is added, you may not detect that what y ou think is
bright cherry flavour is actually  almond enhanced. It’ s a perfec t match, but
don’ t be tempted to add mor e almond extract. MAKES 6 CUPS (1.5 l)
2 cups (500 mL) r edcurrants or cranberries
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup (125 mL) water
8 cups (2 L) pitted sour cherries
3–1/2 cups (875 mL) granulated sugar
2 tbsp (25 mL) fr eshly squeezed lemon juice1 tsp (5 mL) pur e almond extract

1. C ombine the currants, bay le af and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil
over me dium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat and simmer gently
until the currants pop, about 6 minutes. Press through a sieve, catching the
juice in a non-reactive bowl. Reserve the juice and bay leaf; discard the
skins, s tems and seeds. Measure juice and, if necessary, add water to
measure 3/4 cup (175 mL). 2. Heat six 1-cup (250 mL) jars  in boiling water, and scald the lids, lifter,
funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 3. In  a Maslin p an, combine currant juice, cherries, sugar, lemon juice and
bay lea f. Heat, stirring constantly, over medium heat until sugar is
dissolved. Incre ase heat to hig h and bring to a boil. Keep the mixture
boiling hard for 25 to 35 minute s or until set (see Setting Point,


 himself, and thus been upset
when it was withheld. • You can break the connecting chain between what others think,
say and do, and your own self-worth. Talk to yourself when you
encounter disapproval. “This is her stuff. I expect her to behave that
way. It has nothing to do with me.” This approach will eliminate
the self-hurt that you inflict when you connect someone else’s feeling
with your own thoughts. • Ask yourself this important question when you acquire disap-
proval. If they agreed with me, would I be better off? The answer is
obviously no. Whatever they think can have no effect on you unless
you let it. Moreover, you’ll most likely find that you are better liked
by those important folks like a boss, or loved one when you can
disagree with them without worry. • Accept the simple fact that many won’t ever understand you,
and that it is okay. Conversely, you won’t understand70 / Your Erroneous Zonesmany people who are very close to you. You don’t have to. It’s all
right for them to be different and the most fundamental understand-
ing you can have is that you don’t understand. Gustav Ischheiser
makes the point clearly in the following lines from Appearances and
Realities:
….If people who do not understand each other at least under-
stand that they do not understand each other, then they under-
stand each other better than when, not understanding each
other, they do not even understand that they do not understand
each other. • You can refuse to argue or try to convince anyone of the right-
ness of your stance, and simply believe it. • Trust yourself when buying clothes or other personal items
without first checking it out with someone whose opinion you value
more than your own. • Stop verifying your facts by having them substantiated by a
spouse or someone else with sentences like, “Isn’t that right, honey?”
or “Didn’t we, Ralph?” or “Just ask Marie, she’ll tell you.”
• Correct yourself out loud whenever you’ve behaved in an ap-
proval-seeking way, thereby becoming aware of this tendency and
practicing new behaviors. • Work at eliminating the numerous apologies that you make
even when you aren’t really sorry for what you’ve just said. All
apologies are pleas for forgiveness, and requests for forgiveness are
approval-seeking which takes the form of, “I know you wouldn’t
like me if I really meant what I just did, so please say that I’m still
okay.” Apologizing is a waste of time. If you need someone else to
forgive you before you can feel better, then you are giving them
control over your feelings. While you can resolve not to behave in
certain ways again, and see some of your behavior as unfortunate,
apologizing behavior is a sickness that invests control of one’s feel-
ings in another.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        That ad-
vertisers would encourage you to do this is understandable in light
of profits to be made, but that you would buy the products is less
easy to understand in view of the fact that you’re choosing to throw
away the real you. You can stop hiding the beautiful, natural you. Thus if you choose to use cosmetic aids of any kind, it will not be
based on disliking what you are covering up, but for reasons of
novelty or personal fulfillment. Being honest with yourself in this
realm is not easy, and it takes time to learn to distinguish what
pleases us from what the advertising business says should please
us. Choosing More Positive Self-Images
It is possible to make the same kind of choices with all of your
self-images. You can choose to think of yourself as intelligent by
applying your very own standards to yourself. In fact, the happier
you make yourself, the more intelligent you are. If you are deficient
in any areas such as algebra, spelling or writing, it is simply the
natural result of choices you have been making up until now. Should
you decide to devote enough practice time to any of these tasks, you
would undoubtedly be more proficient in them. If your image of
yourself is of someone who is not too intelligent, remember what
we said about intelligence in Chapter I. If you underestimate your-
self, it is because you have bought that notion, and you compare
yourself to others on certain school-related variables. It may surprise you to hear this, but you can choose to be as bright
as you desire. Aptitude is really a function of time, rather than some
inborn quality. One support for this belief can be found in the grade
norms for standardized achievement tests. These norms demonstrate
that scores achieved by the top stu-36 / Your Erroneous Zonesdents at one grade level are achieved by the majority of students at
a later grade level. Further studies show that although most students
eventually reach mastery on each learning task, some students
achieve mastery much sooner than do others. * Yet the label “defi-
cient” or even “retarded” is often attached to those who move more
slowly toward absolute mastery of a skill. Listen to John Carroll as
he talks on this point in his article, “A Model for School Learning,”
which appeared in Teachers College Record:
Aptitude is the amount of time required by the learner to attain
mastery of a learning task. Implicit in this formulation is the
assumption that, given enough time, all students can conceiv-
ably attain mastery of a learning task. With enough time and effort you could, if you so chose, master
almost any academic skill. But you don’t make that choice, for very
good reasons. Why should you put that kind of present-moment
energy into solving obscure problems or learning something that
doesn’t interest you. Being happy, living effectively and loving are
far greater goals. The point is that intelligence is not something that
you inherited or had otherwise bestowed upon you. You are as smart
as you choose to be. Not liking how smart you’ve chosen to be is
mere self-contempt, which can lead only to injurious consequences
in your own life. The logic of being able to choose your self-pictures applies to all
of the photographs of you that are lodged in your brain. You are as
socially adept as you choose to be. If you dislike the way you behave
socially, you can work at changing the behavior and not confusing
it with your own self-worth. Similarly, your artistic, mechanical,
athletic, musical and other abilities are largely the result of choices
and should not be confused with your worthiness. (See Chapter IV
for a full treatment of your self-descriptions and why you’ve chosen
them for yourself. ) In
*Benjamin S. Bloom, et al., Handbook on Formative and Summative Evaluation of
Student Learning  (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971). FIRST LOVE  / 37the same light, the preceding chapter made a case for your emotional
life being the product of your own choices. Self-acceptance based
upon what you believe to be appropriate for you is something you
can make a decision about now. Repairing those things that don’t
measure up can be a delightful undertaking, and there’s no reason
to choose to feel unworthy, just because there are things about
yourself that you’re going to improve. Self-dislike can take many forms, and perhaps you engage in some
putting-down-of-yourself behavior. Here is a brief list of some typ-
ically recurring behavior that falls into this category of the self-veto. • Rejecting compliments directed at you. (“Oh, this old thing…. I’m really not smart, just lucky I guess”…)
• Making up excuses for why you look nice. (“It’s my hairdresser,
she could make a toad look good”…“Believe me, it’s the wardrobe
that does it”…“Green is my color”…)
• Giving credit to others when it rightfully belongs to you. (“Thank
God for Michael, without him I would be nothing”…“Marie did all
the work, I just stood around and supervised”…)
• Using other-directed references when speaking. (“My husband
says”…“My mother feels”…“George always tells me that”…)
• Having your opinions verified by others. (“Isn’t that right
dear. ”…“That’s what I said, didn’t I, Martha. ”…“Just ask my hus-
band, he’ll tell you”…)
• Refusing to order something you want, not because you can’t
afford it (although this may be your stated reason) but because you
don’t feel that you’re worth it. • Not having orgasms. • Not buying yourself something because you think you have to
buy it for someone else, although sacrificing is not necessary;38 / Your Erroneous Zonesor not treating yourself to the things you would like to own, because
you’re not worth it. • Avoiding indulgences such as flowers, wine or whatever, which
you love because that would be wasteful. • In a crowded room, someone yells out, “Hey, Stupid,” and you
turn around. • Using pet names for yourself (and having others use them as
well) that are really put-downs, including Dum-dum, Silly, Sweetie-
pie or Baby (for an adult), Funny-face, Shorty, Fatty, or


 to mercury comes when fillings are
placed and when they are removed. Healthy people have high levels of glutathione and other
substances which naturally detoxify the effects of the mercury fillings. As people age or if they are in
otherwise poor health, their resistance to mercury poisoning from the fillings decreases, and thus the
fillings will eventually lead to disease. If you think your fillings might be making you sick, seek the
advice of a mercury-free dentist, a holistic M.D., or a naturopathic doctor who can perform a mercury
challenge test to see if indeed you are retaining mercury. Replacing mercury fillings must be done with extreme care and timing. If your dentist does not follow
a careful protocol that includes protective devices such as a rubber dam, vacuum for the vapors, and
a mask, then you could be exposed to microscopic mercury particles and mercury fumes that are
highly toxic. At least six people have contacted me complaining of relentless tooth pain after having
their amalgam fillings replaced. The drill got too close to the nerve and was over stimulated. Having
several teeth drilled to remove mercury fillings in someone with a sensitive system can explain this
negative result. Some people whose bite is out of position will have an already hypersensitive
nervous system. This hypersensitivity is compounded by dental drilling to remove mercury fromseveral teeth and can overwhelm the nervous system. The other problem I have encountered is people who remove their mercury fillings yet feel no
difference in their health. Removing mercury fillings for most people should lead to a noticeable
improvement in energy levels, or a sense of relaxation in the body. The likely reason why people did
not notice any improvement from removing their mercury fillings is because it was not done correctly,
and because the replacement composite may also have been toxic. Another important detail in
removing mercury is the order in which the mercury fillings are removed. Each mercury filling exerts
an electrical charge. Fillings create an electrical current when the five metals in the filling combine
with saliva to create a battery effect. The electrical charge is much stronger than what our nervous
system runs on and it can interfere with brain and heart function. 6
 The charge of each filling dictates
the order in which they need to be removed. When people have dramatic and noticeable results from
removing mercury fillings it is from a change in electrical currents which allows the individual’s
nervous system to function properly. 7
Yes, mercury fillings are highly poisonous and need to be removed carefully. But for some people the
timing is not right to immediately have them replaced. Contacting an excellent dentist from the
resource list provided in this chapter will help you ensure that when you remove your old fillings, it
is done in a way that does not make you sicker and with the appropriate timing. Before your dental
procedure you will want to take plenty of Activator X rich-butter and cod liver oil. But you will not
want to take too much oral vitamin C, since vitamin C interferes with Novocain’s effects. Part of the
holistic mercury removal protocol is the administration of intravenous vitamin C, which acts
differently from oral supplementation of vitamin C.
Mercury Fillings Lead To Crowns and Root Canals
Mercury amalgam fillings lead to the need to have root canals and crowns. As a filling material,
mercury fillings do not reinforce the strength of teeth. With the “extension for prevention” treatment
philosophy sound parts of the teeth are drilled away in order to place mercury fillings in a wedge
shape. Thousands of cases illustrate that teeth restored with mercury fillings are the ones that will
eventually need crowns or root canals. 8
 When 30% of a tooth is drilled out to place an amalgam
filling, the tooth can lose up to 80% of its strength. When the mercury filling is in place, the tooth still
does not regain its lost strength. Our teeth are under tremendous biting forces. When we bite on the
tooth with a mercury filling, that tooth can have stress placed upon it in the wrong spots, causing
cracking, or a slow crumbling around the area where the mercury filling meets the tooth. This loss of
structural integrity, in combination with a poor diet that does not permit the tooth to recover from its
stress, eventually causes the tooth to fracture. I have not even mentioned that the mercury leaking out
of the filling will poison the bone-building cells within the tooth. Over time the mercury-laden tooth
can continue to weaken, and eventually the severe damage requires an equally severe treatment to
save it, such as a crown or a root canal.More Dental Dangers from Toxic Dentistry
Battery Mouth
Your body and nervous system operate on a very small electrical current. Metal fillings can produce
electrical currents that can be exponentially stronger than the electrical currents in your body. Considering that your teeth are connected to the largest sensory nerve in your body, the trigeminal
nerve, this excess of electricity can cause harm. The mix of metals in the mouth greatly magnifies the
problems of electrical current. For example gold and mercury, or crowns that are reinforced with
“stainless steel,” can all be present in a mouth also containing mercury fillings. Dissimilar metals in
the mouth can be responsible for neurological problems including migraine headaches. Composite fillings also interfere with the natural electrical current of the teeth. Rather than greatly
magnify it, however, composites completely dampen the current since they are made from plastic and
plastic does not conduct an electrical current. Gold Fillings and Crowns
Pure gold is naturally quite soft. This makes it a bad dental material. It needs to be mixed with other
metals to make it stronger. While it is possible that not many people’s immune systems would react
negatively to gold by itself, the other metals in gold fillings such as palladium can pose an immune
system challenge. 9
 Dental gold has an affinity for mercury released from “silver” mercury amalgam
fillings. The gold attracts and stores the released mercury from other fillings. Then when exposed to
heat such as a hot drink, toxic mercury vapor will release from the gold crowns. 10
To place crowns requires extra grinding down of the tooth. This is done because of the weak bonding
strength of dental cement. Dentists using new bonding technologies can avoid placing crowns, or
remove significantly less of the tooth to place a crown. 11
Nickel and Stainless Steel
Stainless steel contains nickel. Nickel is used in braces, bridges, partials and crowns. Nickel is a
metal that is highly toxic the body. Nickel is hidden in crowns and metal jackets for children’s tooth
cavities and creates a negative electrical current in the mouth. 12
 Nickel is highly toxic to the nervous
system and may be related to arthritis and some types of cancer such as lung cancer and breast
cancer. 13
 Nickel is used to induce cancer in laboratory animals. 14
Porcelain as a Dental Material
Porcelain contains aluminum in the form of aluminum oxide. Aluminum is toxic to humans. The
official belief in dentistry regarding the stability of aluminum in porcelain is identical to the official
belief of mercury’s safety in amalgam. Aluminum is purported to remain bonded to the other materials
in porcelain and not leak, but this is not likely the case. 15
 Porcelain crowns are often reinforced with
low-cost stainless steel which often contains nickel. 16Safer Filling Materials
There are at least three holistic paradigms for safe dental filling materials. I cannot determine which
one is best. I suggest you choose one that feels good for you after you have done your own
investigations. As important as filling materials are, what is equally or more important is the quality
of the dental work. My perspective on determining filling materials is first to find a dentist with
whom you feel comfortable and trust, and who abides by a biocompatible paradigm. The premise of
biocompatible dentistry is that you do not place just any material in somebody’s body and hope that
everything will be all right. Biocompatible dentistry aims to test and confirm that the filling materials
will not adversely affect your health. One sophisticated but accurate approach to test filling materials
is to get a sample vial of the filling material from your dentist, and find an osteopath, or cranial sacral
therapist who can check how your cranial / sacral rhythm is influenced by the filling material. Electro-dermal screening, blood testing and muscle testing are other methods to determine how safe
filling materials are for you. Holistically oriented dentists typically either subscribe to one of these
paradigms and offer treatments accordingly, or offer many of these treatments and they decide with
the patient which treatment perspective to pursue. Dentist Hal Huggins –
 Dr. Huggins developed a careful program for removing mercury fillings and
placing compatible replacements. It is based on a blood chemistry test in which your blood is
checked with a database of filling materials to match for immune system compatibility. Dentist Douglas Cook
 – Dr. Cook has tested a variety of filling materials and believes that Holistore
by Den-Mat for smaller fillings and Premise Indirect (formally BelleGlass) unshaded for large
cavities are the best filling materials. 17
 Slow speed drilling prevents damage to teeth during removal. Dr. Robert Marshall
 – Electrical testing shows that composite materials block vital electrical flows
to the body, while metals overly increase them and are toxic. Therefore from Dr. Marshall’s
perspective, the only safe dental materials are low-fusing ceramics laser bonded