 Norton signed his ruling regarding
the retrial motion, Jefferson,  Mason, and Madison must
have breathed a sigh of relief. After two hundred years of
interpretations of what they  had intended—the system
had worked. Truth and Justic e would have the final word
after all. It ha d b een mo re than seven years since Bobby Davids
had walked into the U.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who did the author recommend as a senior partner to handle his case?,
A: Randy, a senior partner from a premier firm.
Q: What was Randy's health condition, and how did it affect the trial?,
A: Randy had a tumor and was undergoing treatment, which made it difficult for him to work on the case.
Q: Who took over the case after Judge Blatt stepped down?,
A: Judge Norton, the chief district judge.
Q: What was the outcome of the trial, and how did the author feel about it?,
A: The government dropped all charges against the author, and he felt a deep sense of appreciation and awe at the outcome, but not joy or relief.
Q: What did the author realize about the legal system after his experience?,
A: He realized that the legal system is imperfect and that it's up to the judge to ensure justice, as seen in Judge Norton's ruling.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Anxiety	free:	stop	worrying	and	quieten	your	mind

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care	professional	regarding	your	specific	situation.Contents

Prologue

Chapter	1	–	What	determines	your	happiness? Control	your	mind	or	allow	your	mind	to	control	you
Quietening	the	mind

Chapter	2	–	The	Buteyko	Method
Normal	Breathing	Volume
Chronic	over	breathing
What	increases	breathing	volume? How	to	recognize	habitual	over	breathing
Carbon	dioxide
Over	breathing	causes	depression,	stress	and	anxiety
What	is	the	fat	file	syndrome? Stress,	anxiety	and	anger	causes	over	breathing
How	many	of	the	following	symptoms	of	hyperventilation	do	you	have? Chapter	3	–	Applying	Buteyko	Breathing
How	to	interpret	breathing	exercises
Measure	Breathing	Volume	–	Your	Control	Pause
Three	steps	to	increasing	your	CP
Compare	our	lifestyles
Note	of	Caution
Cleansing	reactions
How	to	stop	panic	attacks,	anxiety	and	stress	with	Many	Small	Breath	Holds
Nasal	Breathing	for	good	health
Correcting	breathing	volume	(easy	approach)
Correcting	breathing	volume	(a	more	detailed	approach)
The	diaphragm
Relaxation	of	respiratory	muscles
A	formal	routine	for	correcting	your	breathing	(easy	and	detailed	approaches)
Informal	routine	for	correcting	your	breathing	volume	(easy	and	detailed
approach)
Bringing	reduced	breathing	into	your	way	of	life

Chapter	4	–	Physical	exercise	to	still	the	mind
The	importance	of	exercise
Nasal	breathingFeel	the	need	for	air	and	do	enough	exercise	to	create	a	sweat
Feel	relaxed	throughout
How	to	determine	if	you	are	breathing	correctly	during	physical	exercise
People	who	exercise	are	more	relaxed
Breath	Hold	During	Exercise
Maintain	control	of	your	breathing	throughout

Chapter	5	–	Further	stilling	the	mind
Connect	with	the	inner	body
Are	you	connected	to	the	wonders	of	life? Going	for	a	walk	but	missing	out	on	everything
Taking	ownership	of	the	mind
Simple	things	that	life	has	to	offer

Chapter	6	–	How	to	have	a	great	night’s	sleep
Sleeping
Closing	your	mouth	at	night

Chapter	7	–	Know	thyself
How	your	thoughts	determine	your	reality
Who	is	the	real	you? You	are	not	your	mind
Watch	your	thoughts
Is	the	mind	the	absolute	truth? Chapter	8	–	Individual	madness
Are	you	always	seeking	the	future? Is	this	his	life? What	is	your	life	story? Stop	complaining

Chapter	9	–	Society	madness
Prozac	me
Spiritualize	me
Educate	me

Chapter	10	–	Can	you	afford	not	to	have	a	still	mind? Creativity
A	still	or	noisy	mind	in	the	workplace
Concentration
Chapter	11	–	You	know	all	of	this! Accept	it	as	if	you	had	chosen	it	so
Shut	the	door	to	the	past	and	move	on! Stop	stirring	the	problem
The	bullying	child
Your	enemies
Positive	thinking	is	limited	at	best
Happiness	cannot	be	bought
Are	you	generating	peace	or	misery	within	yourself? Chapter	12	–	Going	forward
Choose	life	or	choose	thought
Old	tensions	dissolve
We	all	need	help	from	life
Let	go	of	the	wheel	of	life

Chapter	14	–	The	result
No	more	anger? Take	responsibility	for	your	own	life

Chapter	15	–	What	to	do
Gentle	approach:	Not	well,	elderly	or	have	a	CP	of	less	than	10	seconds
Teenager	approach
An	adult	with	a	very	busy	lifestyle
My	Direct	Experience
Appendix	one—A	history	of	Buteyko	in	North	America
Appendix	two—Websites	to	visit
Appendix	three—References
Appendix	four—Acknowledgements
Diary	of	progressPrologue

This	book	is	for	any	person	who	wishes	to	have	clearer	functioning	of	his	or
her	mind	and	not	to	be	bogged	down	with	useless	thinking. Within	three
weeks	the	result	will	be	more	control	over	thoughts,	better	concentration,
more	energy,	more	joy,	happiness	and	appreciation	for	life. This	is	a	simple
and	straightforward	self-help	book	approached	from	two	different	and	yet
related	perspectives. The	first	is	about	correcting	breathing	volume	using	a	physician	developed
programmed	known	as	the	Buteyko	Breathing	Method. Chronic	over
breathing	is	a	habit	present	with	any	person	who	experiences	stress,	anxiety,
panic	attacks	and	depression. It	causes	both	a	constriction	of	blood	vessels
and	reduced	delivery	of	oxygen	to	tissues	and	organs,	most	notably	the	brain. The	Buteyko	Method	is	a	simple	approach	that	significantly	improves
oxygenation	of	the	brain,	resulting	in	far	less	brain	cell	excitability. The	second	aspect	deals	with	recognizing	the	activity	of	the	mind,	the	nature
of	thought	and	how	to	step	out	of	thought. This	too	is	essential	to
understanding	your	mind	and	taking	control. The	mind	is	regarded	as	the	most	important	capability	of	the	human	species. Yet,	most	people	have	little	control


ed	in	Cebu,	the	second	most	populatedcity	in	the	Philippines. But,	as	it	turned	out,	there	was	more	to	this	story. It	emerged	from	my
making	the	acquaintance	of	a	prominent	doctor,	Dr.	Jose	Caedo,	who	was	an
advisor	to	President	Marcos. He	told	me	that	the	liver	cancer	problem	in	the
Philippines	was	quite	serious. What	was	so	devastating	was	that	the	disease
was	claiming	the	lives	of	children	before	the	age	of	ten. Whereas	in	the	West,
this	disease	mostly	strikes	people	only	after	forty	years	of	age,	Caedo	told	me
that	he	had	personally	operated	on	children	younger	than	four	years	of	age	for
liver	cancer! That	alone	was	incredible,	but	what	he	then	told	me	was	even	more
striking. Namely,	the	children	who	got	liver	cancer	were	from	the	best-fed
families. The	families	with	the	most	money	ate	what	we	thought	were	the
healthiest	diets,	the	diets	most	like	our	own	meaty	American	diets. They
consumed	more	protein	than	anyone	else	in	the	country	(high	quality	animal
protein,	at	that),	and	yet	they	were	the	ones	getting	liver	cancer! How	could	this	be? Worldwide,	liver	cancer	rates	were	highest	in	countries
with	the	lowest	average	protein	intake. It	was	therefore	widely	believed	that
this	cancer	was	the	result	of	a	deficiency	in	protein. Further,	the	deficiency
problem	was	a	major	reason	we	were	working	in	the	Philippines:	to	increase
the	consumption	of	protein	by	as	many	malnourished	children	as	possible. But	now	Dr.	Caedo	and	his	colleagues	were	telling	me	that	the	most	protein-
rich	children	had	the	highest	rates	of	liver	cancer. This	seemed	strange	to	me,
at	first,	but	over	time	my	own	information	increasingly	confirmed	their
observations. At	that	time,	a	research	paper	from	India	surfaced	in	an	obscure	medical
journal. 13
	It	was	an	experiment	involving	liver	cancer	and	protein
consumption	in	two	groups	of	laboratory	rats. One	group	was	given	AF	and
then	fed	diets	containing	20%	protein. The	second	group	was	given	the	same
level	of	AF	and	then	fed	diets	containing	only	5%	protein. Every	single	rat
fed	20%	protein	got	liver	cancer	or	its	precursor	lesions,	but	not	a	single
animal	fed	a	5%	protein	diet	got	liver	cancer	or	its	precursor	lesions. It	was
not	a	trivial	difference;	it	was	100%	versus	0%. This	was	very	much
consistent	with	my	observations	for	the	Philippine	children. Those	who	were
most	vulnerable	to	liver	cancer	were	those	who	consumed	diets	higher	in
protein. No	one	seemed	to	accept	the	report	from	India. On	a	flight	from	Detroit
after	returning	from	a	presentation	at	a	conference,	I	traveled	with	a	former
but	much	senior	colleague	of	mine	from	MIT,	Professor	Paul	Newberne. At
the	time,	Newberne	was	one	of	the	only	people	who	had	given	much	thought
to	the	role	of	nutrition	in	the	development	of	cancer. I	told	him	about	myimpressions	in	the	Philippines	and	the	paper	from	India. He	summarily
dismissed	the	paper	by	saying,	“They	must	have	gotten	the	numbers	on	the
animal	cages	reversed. In	no	way	could	a	high-protein	diet	increase	the
development	of	cancer.”
I	realized	that	I	had	encountered	a	provocative	idea	that	stimulated
disbelief,	even	the	ire	of	fellow	colleagues. Should	I	take	seriously	the
observation	that	protein	increased	cancer	development	and	run	the	risk	of
being	thought	a	fool? Or	should	I	turn	my	back	on	this	story? In	some	ways	it	seemed	that	this	moment	in	my	career	had	been
foreshadowed	by	events	in	my	personal	life. When	I	was	five	years	old,	my
aunt	who	was	living	with	us	was	dying	of	cancer. On	several	occasions	my
uncle	took	my	brother	Jack	and	me	to	see	his	wife	in	the	hospital. Although	I
was	too	young	to	understand	everything	that	was	happening,	I	do	remember
being	struck	by	the	big	“C”	word:	cancer. I	would	think,	“When	I	get	big,	I
want	to	find	a	cure	for	cancer.”
Many	years	later,	just	a	few	years	after	getting	married,	at	about	the	time
when	I	was	starting	my	work	in	the	Philippines,	my	wife’s	mother	was	dying
of	colon	cancer	at	the	young	age	of	fifty-one. At	that	time,	I	was	becoming
aware	of	a	possible	diet-cancer	connection	in	our	early	research. Her	case	was
particularly	difficult	because	she	did	not	receive	appropriate	medical	care	due
to	the	fact	that	she	did	not	have	health	insurance. My	wife	Karen	was	her	only
daughter	and	they	had	a	very	close	relationship. These	difficult	experiences
were	making	my	career	choice	easy:	I	would	go	wherever	our	research	led	me
to	help	get	a	better	understanding	of	this	horrific	disease. Looking	back	on	it,	this	was	the	beginning	of	my	career	focus	on	diet	and
cancer. The	moment	of	deciding	to	investigate	protein	and	cancer	was	the
turning	point. If	I	wanted	to	stay	with	this	story,	there	was	only
one	solution:
start	doing	fundamental	laboratory	research	to	see	not	only	if,	but	also	how,
consuming	more	protein	leads	to	more	cancer. That’s	exactly	what	I	did. It
took	me	farther	than	I	had	ever	imagined. The	extraordinary	findings	my
colleagues,	students	and	I	generated	just	might	make	you	think	twice	about
your	current	diet. But	even	more	than	that,	the	findings	led	to	broader
questions,	questions	that	would	eventually	lead	to	cracks	in	the	very
foundations	of	nutrition	and	health.THE	NATURE	OF	SCIENCE—WHAT	YOU	NEED
TO	KNOW	TO	FOLLOW	THE	RESEARCH
Proof	in	science	is	elusive. Even	more	than	in	the	“core”	sciences	of	biology,
chemistry	and	physics,	establishing
absolute
	proof	in	medicine	and	health	is
nearly	impossible. The	primary	objective	of	research	investigation	is	to
determine	only	what	is
likely
	to	be	true. This	is	because	research	into	health	is
inherently	statistical. When	you	throw	a	ball	in	the	air,	will	it	come	down? Yes,	every	time. That’s	physics. If	you	smoke	four	packs	a	day,	will	you	get
lung	cancer? The	answer	is	maybe. We	know	that	your	odds	of	getting	lung
cancer	are	much	higher	than	if	you	didn’t	smoke,	and	we	can	tell	you	what
those	odds	(statistics)	are,	but	we	can’t	know	with	certainty	whether	you	as	an
individual	will	get	lung	cancer. In	nutrition	research,	untangling	the	relationship	between	diet	and	health	is
not	so	straightforward. Humans	live	all	sorts	of	different	ways,	have	different
genetic	backgrounds	and	eat	all	sorts	of	different	foods. Experimental
limitations	such	as	cost	restraints,	time	constraints	and	measurement	error	are
significant	obstacles. Perhaps	most	importantly,	food,	lifestyle	and	health
interact	through


shocked	to	see	what	was	emerging. Although	I	had	no	particular	predilection
toward	any	one	type	of	diet	at	the	time,	I	knew	that	the	landmark	diet,
nutrition	and	cancer	panel	that	I	was	on	at	the	National	Academy	of	Sciences
would	likely	recommend	something	similar	to	McGovern’s	goals,	this	time
citing	cancer	research	instead	of	heart	disease	research. The	scientific	results
with	which	I	was	familiar	very	clearly	seemed	to	justify	the	moderate
recommendations	made	by	McGovern’s	dietary	goals	committee. Sitting	next	to	me	at	our	first	meeting	was	Alf	Harper,	whom	I	had	held	in
high	esteem	since	our	days	at	MIT	where	he	was	the	General	Foods	Professor
of	Nutritional	Sciences. Early	in	the	meeting,	when	this	handwritten	proposed
news	release	was	passed	out	to	the	committee	members,	I	leaned	over	to
Harper	and	pointed	to	the	place	where	it	listed	McGovern’s	dietary	goals
amongst	other	common	scams	and	whispered	incredulously,	“Do	you	see
this. ”
Harper	could	sense	my	unease,	even	disbelief,	and	so	quickly	spoke
up. In
a	patronizing	tone,	he	said	to	the	group,	“There	are	honorable	people	in	our
society	who	may	not	necessarily	agree	with	this	list. Perhaps	we	should	put	iton	hold. ”	A	reluctant	discussion	ensued,	and	they	decided	to	forgo	the
proposed	press	release. With	the	conclusion	of	the	news	release	issue,	the	meeting	came	to	an	end. As	far	as	I	was	concerned,	it	was	a	dubious	beginning,	at	best. A	couple	of	weeks	later,	back	in	upstate	New	York,	I	turned	on	a	morning
TV	news	show	and	Tom	Brokaw	appeared	on	the	screen	and	started	talking
about	nutrition	with	Bob	Olson,	of	all	people. They	were	discussing	a	recent
report	that	Olson	and	friends	had	produced	at	the	National	Academy	of
Sciences	called	“Toward	Healthful	Diets. ”	This	report,	which	was	one	of	the
briefest,	most	superficial	reports	on	health	ever	produced	by	the	NAS,
extolled	the	virtues	of	the	high-fat,	high-meat	American	diet	and	basically
confirmed	that	all	was	well	with	how	America	was	eating. From	a	scientific	point	of	view,	the	message	was	a	doozy. I	remember	one
exchange	where	Tom	Brokaw	asked	about	fast	food,	and	Olson	confidently
stated	that	McDonald’s	hamburgers	were	fine. With	millions	of	viewers
watching	this	“expert”	praise	the	health	value	of	McDonald’s	hamburgers,	it’s
no	wonder	that	consumers	around	the	country	were	confused. Only	a	handful
of	insiders	could	possibly	know	that	his	views	did	not	even	come	close	to
reflecting	the	best	understanding	of	the	science	at	the	time. THE	SECOND	MEETING
We	were	back	for	round	two	in	Atlantic	City	at	our	annual	meeting	in	late
spring	of	1981. From	our	correspondence	over	the	past	year,	the	committee
already	had	an	informal	agenda	in	place. First,	we	were	to	establish	the
proposition	that	nutrition	scams	were	eroding	the	public’s	trust	in	the	nutrition
research	community. Second,	we	needed	to	publicize	the	idea	that	advocating
more	vegetable	and	fruit	consumption	and	less	meat	and	high-fat	foods	was,
itself,	a	scam. Third,	we	intended	to	position	our	committee	as	a	permanent,
standing	organization. Up	to	this	point,	our	group	had	only	served	in	a
temporary	capacity,	as	an	exploratory	committee. Now	it	was	time	to	get	on
with	our	job	of	becoming	the	permanent,	principle	source	of	reliable	nutrition
information	in	the	U.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the main challenge in transitioning to a plant-based diet?,
A: According to the passage, the main challenges are both psychological and practical. The author mentions that it's hard to figure out what to eat, and it's annoying to have to cook meals every evening. However, it's also mentioned that with time, one can find a few new habits and enjoy the food more.
Q: What was the purpose of the Public Nutrition Information Committee?,
A: The purpose of the committee was to establish a permanent organization to promote the NAS report's message, which encouraged a diet that is high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and low in animal-based foods.
Q: What was the reaction of the American Cancer Society to the AICR's report?,
A: The American Cancer Society did not take kindly to the report's findings and tried to discredit it. They claimed that the report was wrong and that the diet recommended by the report was not healthy.
Q: What was the purpose of the Nurses' Health Study?,
A: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between diet and cancer, particularly breast cancer. The study was designed to follow a large group of nurses and record their diets before disease events occurred.
Q: What is the author's criticism of the Nurses' Health Study?,
A: The author is critical of the study's design, stating that it is flawed and misleading. He argues that the study does not take into account the overall diet and instead focuses on individual nutrients, which can lead to misinformation and confusion.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Instead,	they	use
low-fat	and	nonfat	animal	products,	along	with	less	fat	during	cooking	and	at
the	table. Thus,	they	are
not
	adopting	the	diets	that	were	shown,	in	the
international	correlation	studies	and	in	our	rural	China	study,	to	be	associated
with	low	breast	cancer	rates. This	is	a	very	important	discrepancy,	and	is	illustrated	by	the	correlation
between	the	consumption	of	dietary	animal	protein	and	dietary	fat	for	a	group
of	countries	(
Chart	14.6
). 8,	9,	18,	20–22
	The	most	reliable	comparison	was
published	in	1975
20
;	it	showed	a	highly	convincing	correlation	of	more	than
90%. This	means	that	as	fat	intake	goes	up	in	various	countries,	animal
protein	intake	increases	in	an	almost	perfectly	parallel	manner. Likewise,	in
the	China	Study,	the	intakes	of	fat	and	animal	protein	also	show	a	similar
correlation	of	84%. 8,	21
In	the	Nurses’	Health	Study,	this	is	not	the	case. The	correlation	between
animal	protein	and	total	fat	intakes	is	only	about	16%. 9
	In	the	Women’s
Health	Trial,	also	including	American	women,	it	is	even	worse,	at	−17%
18,	21,
22
;	as	fat	goes	down,	animal	protein	goes	up. This	practice	is	typical	of
American	women	who	have	been	led	to	believe	that,	by	decreasing	their	fat
intake,	they	are	changing	to	a	healthier	diet. A	nurse	consuming	a	“low-fat”
diet	in	the	Harvard	study,	like	American	women	everywhere,	is	likely	to
continue	eating	large	amounts	of	animal	protein,	as	shown	in	meal	#1	(
Chart
14.4
). Sadly,	this	evidence	on	the	effects	of	animal-based	food	on	cancer	and
other	diseases	of	affluence	has	been	ignored,	even	maligned,	as	we	continue
to	focus	on	fat	and	other	nutrients	in	isolation. Because	of	this,	the	Nurses’
Health	Study	and	virtually	every	other	human	epidemiological	study
published	to	date	have	been	seriously	shortchanged	in	their	investigations	of
diet	and	disease	associations. Virtually	all	the	subjects	under	study	consume
the	very	diet	that	causes	diseases	of	affluence. If	one	kind	of	animal-based


 of foods in part upon their moral cost of production, determined
by the death or survival of animals. Neither of these patterns
will be followed here. It is important to approach the subject
of food selection on a strictly biological basis, determining
thereby the value of uncooked foodstuffs entirely in relation to their effect upon human health. This does not mean that the
suggestions given will not be adaptable to the dietaries of all
income groups. It does mean that some adjustments will have
to be made in certain cases. Many raw foods are no more
expensive than their heat-processed counterparts, and anyone who can afford to purchase foods at all can afford to use
them. On the other hand, achieving a completely ideal
balance in the diet may involve the use of certain accessory foods which would not normally be found in the most
inexpensive diet. The very best nutrition may be restricted to
nations, states, families, and individuals who can afford to
use a wide selection of the very best of foods. Greatly
improved nutrition, however, can be achieved by every
human
group which is willin g to make certain inex pensive, though important, changes in the dietary. As to the moral
issue of vegetarianism, this too can find compatability with
good nutrition under certain conditions, but it cannot be the
determining factor in deciding what constitutes good nutrition. It is important that we approach this subject on a
scientific plane first, and then let the economic, moral, and
other issues fit into the total picture as best they can. With
these thoughts in mind, the following analysis covering the selection of uncooked foodstuffs is being presented. F
RUITS
   In terms of historical dietary experience, man is an
omnivorous animal. In terms of comparative anatomy and physiology he is a frugivorous animal. We can ignore neither
of these facts. Man's long experience with both plant and
animal foods indicates that the omnivorous principle cannot
satisfactorily be broken all at once. His anatomical structure
and physiological function are adapted ideally to the digestion of fruits. This means that man's best diet may be
omnivorous, with a decided inclination to the frugivorous with respect to the selection of staple foods. Most fruits are rich in the vitamins which are usually
seriously deficient in the modern diet. They are our very best source of vitamin C, which is probably more important than any other single dietary factor for maintaining high resistance to infectious disease. In the conventional diet, the use of fruit
is restricted to an insignificant fraction of the total food
intake, and such fruits as are used are usually canned or
otherwise heat-processed. In some of the better primitive
diets, fruit was a basic food staple; in a balanced diet composed of uncooked foods, it may be regarded as the most
important single food type used. The variety of fruits suitable for human nutrition is very
large. Scores of basic fruit types, and hundreds of fruit
varieties, are developed in nature and have been developed
by
man. These permit the preparation of meals which have no
equal for flavor and palatability. The fruits of the temperate
zone are useful, and most kinds are readily available, although the wild varieties are not commonly marketed. Such tropical and subtropical fruits as bananas, oranges, grapefruit, lemons, limes, dates, figs, and avocados are imported or
grown for public consumption. Guavas, mangos, papayas,
cherimoyas, and cactus fruits have been available in limited
quantities in restricted areas. Other tropical fruits have not
commonly been imported to the temperate regions, but they are of
great value for those who live in re gions where the y can be obtained. These include: breadfruit, cashew-apples,
imbus, ambarellas, red mombins, yellow mombins, soursops,
ilamas, soncoyas, sweet granadillas, purple granadillas, giant
granadillas, capulins, loquats, manzanillas, icacos, pitangas, feijoas, jaboticabas, grumichamas, litchies, longans,
rambutans, sapodillas, sapotes, canistels, kakis, mangosteens,
jackfruits, durians, tunas, carissas, and carambolas. NUTS
   Next to fruits, nuts are the most neglected of food types in
the conventional diet. Butternuts, pecans, filberts, Brazil nuts,
English walnuts, black walnuts, chestnuts, almonds, and other
kinds are often available and should be used at every opportunity. The researches of Cajori, Van Slyke, and Osborn
have shown that most nuts contain all of the essential amino
acids and thus may be used effectively as a basic source of
protein in the diet. Nuts are also good sources of fat,
minerals, and other nutrients, and they represent a more valuable supplementary food than hitherto suspected. Other
seeds, such as sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, squash seeds,
and watermelon seeds, are also valuable for nutritive
purposes. Most nuts undergo a decided loss of flavor after they are
shelled, and some are fumigated to prevent infestation with vermin. For this reason it is usually best to purchase your nuts in the shell, which gives you a fresh and flavorful food from a
sanitary container that requires no fumigation. Sunflower
seeds and related seed products may be shelled by hand
methods, but they keep fairly well outside the shell and can
also be purchased that way. When desired, nuts and other seeds may be transformed into delicious butter by running
them through a special kitchen appliance designed for this
purpose. To save time you can also purchase ready-made nut butters. All of these nuts and other seeds, as well as the
butters made therefrom, are fully palatable in their raw state,
and they should not be salted, roasted, fried in oil, or prepared
in any other unwholesome way. Of special importance among the nut and seed foods is
coconut. This remarkable food is composed of one of the
most adequate nutritional balances of all plant foods. It is rich in first-class proteins, carbohydrates, and fat, and is an
excellent source of minera ls, especially phosphorus,
potassium, and chlorine. Nearly everyone is familiar with the
sugared shreds and colored coconut oil which civilized man
has manufactured from the coconut seed. But this food may
be found at its finest, both for palatabilit y and nutritional value, in its fresh, unprocessed state. The immature jelly
coconut contains the delightful, smooth, snow-white coconut
of custard-like or jelly-like texture, together with much
coconut water. The mature coconut, which is shipped to many regions of the temperate zone, is juicy and sweet and contains
a smaller amount of delicious water. Both the immature and
mature coconuts are extremely valuable in human nutrition
and can be used in a multitude of ways. Hard coconut may be
eaten exactly as it comes from the shell; it may be ground up with other ingredients into raw cakes and confections, and it
may be run through an electric juicer and converted into a
rich coconut cream, which is unsurpassed in making fine
dressings, sauces, and beverages. Like other nuts and seeds,
coconut may also be converted into a fine butter, used for the same purposes as ordinary dairy butter, and also applied in
the preparation of confections and beverages. V
EGETABLES
   The green leaf is the storehouse of minerals in the plant. Animal experiments indicate that the addition of the green
leaf to a deficient diet has maximum supplementary value in
correcting deficiencies. Green leafy vegetables should
therefore be used in the diet, while the tubers and roots of
vegetables are also important, though perhaps less so. It has been a common practice to divide vegetables into
types which can be eaten raw and types which must be
cooked. In reality, almost all types can be eaten raw, and this
particularly applies to the root vegetables which are always
cooked in conventional methods of food preparation. Among
the vegetables which are appropriate in their raw state are: white potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, turnips, parsnips,
summer squash, zucchini squash, crookneck squash, string
beans, lima beans, peas, kale, spinach, rhubarb, celery root, cucumbers, bell peppers, kohlrabi, beets, asparagus,
Jerusalem artichokes, sweet corn, Brussels sprouts, broccoli,
rutabaga, and cauliflower. These can all be "salad"
vegetables, and when combined with those vegetables such as
have already found acceptance in their raw state, they will do
much to improve nutritional balance and pleasure of any diet. F
LOWERS
   While the number of raw vegetables may be thus increased,
it should not be thought that this is as far as man can go in the
utilization of salad plants. Another step is the utilization of
salad flowers, which thus f ar have been almost totall y neglected in conventional meal preparation. Actually, many
common flowers found in most flower gardens are sweet,
succulent, and pleasing to the sense of taste in their raw state. They have been tested in human dietary experience and have been found to be nutritious and wholesome. Among the many
flowers


 whole organism that feels that
vibration of imbalance. Illness and disease are states of disharmony in the body. One of the subtlest forms of imbalance in t he body
that I know of is a chemical or nutritional imbalance. It’s like not seeing the forest for the tre es. We live in it, on it, and by it,
immersed in it to the point of non -recognition, especially if it is a chronic condition as it so often is. Chemical deficiencies and
imbalances are at the root of many ills. W e can even say that the imbalances extend i nto the atomic level and even on into the
electromagnetic levels of cellular function. Why is radiation so dangerous? Because of the disturbance it causes in the tissues on an atomic level. The chemical processes  are
upset and influenced disharmoniously. The natural, God -given, peaceful, beneficial order is broken. When we have toxic
substances in the colon seeping into body tissues, it’s like having a time -release poison in your bowel. It works slowly,
imperceptibly wearing down the vitality, resistance a nd health of body tissues and organs. It’s sort of like having our own personal
chemical dump that we carry around with us all the time. It’s always working as long as the toxins are present, serving out i ts
lethal microdoses. Never before has man been in such a toxic, poisonous environment. The air, water, food, soil, clothing and
everything he touches has potential or real toxic substances that eventually find their way into the body. People are more toxic today than ever in known history. The levels of it and the extent of it are becoming a nightmare as illness
walks the land. The need to detoxify and cleanse the body has never been greater than right now. Nearly all the patients I se e have
a toxicity problem that has to be cared for first. Restoring bal ance, peace and harmony is the physician’s job. That is the task he
has chosen to do. It cannot be done effectively or lastingly in a body that is breaking down due to an accumulation of toxic
materials in the body: i.e., autointoxication. When the bowel f ails, the whole body goes into a nutritional crisis. Metabolic shock
waves flow to every cell and tissue. It’s often said that you are what you eat. I say that you are what you absorb. You can eat the finest foods and still starve to death if
the digestiv e and absorptive processes are not functioning properly. When we cleanse and remove the toxic debris, feed the body
good, healthy, vital foods and stop poisoning ourselves, the body will respond with healing and reversal of disease processes. We find that  the bowel wall needs sodium, which neutralizes acid The average person produces much acid in the body and this
draws sodium out of the body, through the tissues of the bowel and stomach. Furthermore, we know that potassium is very
necessary, because it is  a muscle element. The average person does not realize that potassium neutralizes acids. To neutralize acids
in the body, potassium is taken from the bowel wall. I believe that the bowel wall is the most maltreated tissue of the body,
functioning in a cons tant state of semi -starvation for chemicals which are consumed in day -to-day living, The most important
elements found in the bowel wall must be kept in constant supply or we will suffer the consequences. In addition to the blood  and
chemical elements, we must discuss some of the foods we put into the body. Bran is very popular now in this country. We should
have been using bran all along. Why did we give it up? We have thought a great deal about “junk foods,” and we talk a lot abo ut
them. We talk about sch ool lunches; we talk about hospital snacks that are available while you’re trying to get well. We find that
so many of the sweetening materials in drinks today rob the body of the vital health producing elements that are stored in th e
bowel. CARE FOR THE MUCOUS LINING
The bowel wall has a mucous lining, and this mucous lining throws off toxic material, acids and catarrh. In order to get rid of the
catarrh, the mucous lining has to come off along with it. In most cases, it does not. We find that the mucous lining is not moving
out the accumulations as it should, and in fact, it clings to the bowel wall itself. We find that we have to take care of tha t mucous
lining. The bowel wall may also have an inherent weakness. When I say that I’ve never found a patient  who didn’t have an
inherent weakness in the bowel itself, I’m not saying that the whole bowel has an inherent weakness, but only sections of it. This
shows up as slow and underactive functional ability. If we have food that does not go through our system as fast as it should, we
find that it will go still slower and be even more underactive in moving through an inherently weak section of the bowel. CHEMICAL STRUCTUREA healthy bowel contains sodium, potassium and magnesium for proper functioning. These thr ee
chemical elements are lacking in our civilized foods more than anything else. Sodium is a chemical element that neutralizes

acids and it is found in the lymphatic system. It is required in tissue that is pliable, active and movable; i.e., joints, li gaments and
tendons. Potassium is the great alkalizer in the body and found more in the muscle structure than anywhere else. Potassium is
found in our bitter vegetables, which so few people ever eat anymore. Sodium and potassium are found more in salad vegeta bles
than anywhere else. Salads have been left out more and more in our food intake in recent years and the soft foods taken in th eir
place have increased. Could this occurrence be partially responsible for much of our diverticular and bowel problems today? We find that magnesium is the relaxer in the bowel; it is also the element most necessary to have good bowel movements. Milk of
Magnesia, which is probably one of the most prominent of all drugs being used today, is a good peristaltic stimulator; howeve r, we
are using a drug that only gives symptomatic relief. I do not believe that the magnesium used in its drug form is particularl y
favorable to remaking and rebuilding the bowel structure. It is the magnesium in our foods that can do the greatest amount of good. Magnesium is found a good deal in salad vegetables. It is found heaviest and most abundantly in yellow corn. Cornmeal is one of
the foods that has been milled and refined so much that it no longer has the roughage from the kernel that makes it one  of the great
laxatives and one of the great bowel toners we can take into the body. In spite of this shortcoming, I believe that everyone should
have yellow cornmeal cereal at least two mornings every week. As we work with eliminating the encrusted mucou s lining, we must also consider nourishing the new cells below it. We use
flaxseed and psyllium seed as a lubricant and bulk. These seeds, along with sunflower seeds and other seed oils, contain vita min F,
which is used to rebuild the mucous lining, especi ally in the bowel. Thus, we are getting triple benefit from these substances. MENTAL ATTITUDE
There is a mental side to physical health. The mind can cause tension. We know that it can cause contraction in the bowel wal l. We
might say that colitis begins in the head. Inflammation of the bowel can be caused by nerves and stress. Many people have much
better bowel movements when free of emotional pains and aches and when free from money worries. Good companionship,
relaxation and music can be conducive to go od bowel movements. What I’m pointing out is simply that the bowel has to be taken
care of through the wholistic healing art, rather than by some drug, adjustment, reflex therapy treatment or even by taking c are of
the diet. Each of these will bring some i mprovement, but we must realize that the bowel will not function right until we know how
to live properly. There is a way of right living, and it isn’t just food or diet. We find that it is important to get along w ith people,
because the problem isn’t alwa ys what is wrong with you; it may be who is wrong with you. I do not wish to give the impression
that I have become one -sided in my emphasis upon the importance of a healthy, clean intestinal tract, but evidence has been
coming to me for a long time which indicates that people do not realize that constipation is at the root of most of our diseases
today. I feel that people are not regarding poor health as seriously as they should. They place their health problems seconda ry to all
their other problems - financial, domestic, real and invented - while the health of an individual or a nation should at all times have
first place on the list of duties and responsibilities. Without health there is little that one can truly enjoy. The road to health is the
one that begins with an understanding and commitment to cleanse and detoxify the body, to restore balance, peace and harmony. We must be willing to rise above selfish habits, realizing that the path of cleansing has implications for the intellect, emo tions and
spirit. We need to accept our personal responsibility on this path. CHAPTER 6
INTESTINAL FLORA AND BOWEL GARDENING
Too few people in


 fowl of the
air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping
thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own im -
age, in the image of God created he him.” (Gen 1:26, 27). Here in the first chapter of the Bible the ancient teachers laid the founda -
tion that God and man are one, and that man has dominion over all the
earth. If God and man are one, then God can never be so far off as even
to be near, for nearness implies separation. The question arises: What is God? God is man's consciousness, his aware -
ness, his I Amness. The drama of life is a psychological one in which we
bring circumstances to pass by our attitudes rather than by our acts. The
cornerstone on which all things are based is mans concept of himself. He
acts as he does, and has the experiences that he does, because of his
concept of himself is what it is, and for no other reason. Had he a differ -
ent concept of himself, he would act differently and have different experi -
ences. Man, by assuming the feeling of his wish fulfilled, alters his future in har -
mony with his assumption, for, assumptions though false, if sustained, will
harden into fact. The undisciplined mind finds it difficult to assume a state which is denied
by the senses. But the ancient teachers discovered that sleep, or a state
akin to sleep, aided man in making his assumption. Therefore, they dra -
matized the first creative act of man as one in which man was in a pro -
found sleep. This not only sets the pattern for all future creative acts, but
shows us that man has but one substance that is truly his to use in creat -
ing his world and that is himself. “And the Lord God (man) caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he
slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
and the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman.”
(Gen 2:21, 22). Before God fashions this woman for man he brings unto Adam the beasts
of the field, and the fowls of the air and has Adam name them. “Whatso -
ever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.”
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenif you will take a concordance or a Bible dictionary and look up the word
thigh as used in this story you will see that it has nothing to do with the
thigh. It is defined as the soft parts that are creative in a man, that hang
upon the thigh of a man. The ancient story-tellers used this phallic frame to reveal a great psycho -
logical truth. An angel is a messenger of God. You are God, as you have
just discovered, for your consciousness is God, and you have an idea, a
message. You are wrestling with an idea, for you do not know that you
are already that which you contemplate, neither do you believe you could
become it. You would like to, but you do not believe you could. Who wrestles with the angel? Jacob. And the word Jacob, by definition,
means the supplanter. You would like to transform yourself and become
that which reason and your senses deny. As you wrestle with your ideal,
trying to feel that you are it, this is what happens. When you actually feel
that you are it, something goes out of you. You may use the words, “Who
has touched me, for I perceive virtue has gone out of me?”
You become for a moment, after a successful meditation, incapable in the
act, as though it were a physical creative act. You are just as impotent af -
ter you have prayed successfully as you are after the physical creative
act. When satisfaction is yours, you no longer hunger for it. If the hunger
persists you did not explode the idea within you, you did not actually suc -
ceed in becoming conscious of being that which you wanted to be. There
was still that thirst when you came out of the deep. If I can feel that I am that which but a few seconds ago I knew I was not,
but desired to be, then I am no longer hungry to be it. I am no longer
thirsty because I feel satisfied in that state. Then something shrinks with -
in me, not physically but in my feeling, in my consciousness, for that is
the creativeness of man. He so shrinks in desire, he loses the desire to
continue in this meditation. He does not halt physically, he simply has no
desire to continue the meditative act. “When you pray believe that you have received, and you shall receive.”
When the physical creative act is completed, the sinew which is upon the
hollow of man's thigh shrinks, and man finds himself impotent or is halt -
ed. In like manner when a man prays successfully he believes that he is
already that which he desired to be, therefore he cannot continue desiring
to be that which he is already conscious of being. At the moment of satis -
faction, physical and psychological, something goes out which in time
bears witness to man's creative power. *****
Our next story is in the 38th chapter of the book of Genesis. Here is a King
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenwhose name is Judah, the first three letters of whose name also beings
with JOD HE VAU. Tamar is his daughter-in-law. The word Tamar means a palm tree or the most beautiful, the most come -
ly. She is gracious and beautiful to look on and is called a palm tree. A
tall, stately palm tree blossoms even in the desert – wherever it is there
is an oasis. When you see the palm tree in the desert, there will be found
what you seek most in that parched land. There is nothing more desirable
to a man moving across a desert than the sight of a palm tree. In our case, to be practical, our objective is the palm tree. That is the
stately, beautiful one that we seek. Whatever it is that you and I want,
what we truly desire, is personified in the story as Tamar the beautiful. We are told she dresses herself in the veils of a harlot and sits in the pub -
lic place. Her father-in-law, King Judah, comes by; and he is so in love
with this one who is veiled that he offers her a kid to be intimate with her. She said, “What will you give me as a pledge that you will give me a kid?”
Looking around he said, “What do you want me to give as a pledge?”
She answered, “Give me your ring, give me your bracelets, and give me
your staff.”
Whereupon, he took from his hand the ring, and the bracelet, and gave
them to her along with his sceptre. And he went in unto her and knew
her, and she bore him a son. That is the story; now for the interpretation. Man has one gift that is truly
his to give, and that is himself. He has no other gift, as told you in the
very first creative act of Adam begetting the woman out of himself. There
was no other substance in the world but himself with which he could fash -
ion the object of his desire. In like manner Judah had but one gift that
was truly his to give – himself, as the ring, the bracelets and the the staff
symbolized, for these were the symbols of his kingship. Man offers that which is not himself, but life demands that he give the one
thing that symbolizes himself. “Give me your ring, give me your bracelet,
give me your sceptre.” There make the King. When he gives them he
gives of himself. You are the great King Judah. Before you can know your Tamar and make
her bear your likeness in the world, you must go in unto her and give of
self. Suppose I want security. I cannot get it by knowing people who have
it. I cannot get it by pulling strings. I must become conscious of being se -
cure. More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenLet us say I want to be healthy. Pills will not do it. Diet or climate will not
do it. I must become conscious of being healthy by assuming the feeling
of being healthy. Perhaps I want to be lifted up in this world. Merely looking at kings and
presidents and noble people and living in their reflection will not make me
dignified. I must become conscious of being noble and dignified and walk
as though I were that which I now want to be. When I walk in that light I give of myself to the image that haunted my
mind, and in time she bears me a child; which means I objectify a world
in harmony with that which I am conscious of being. You are King Judah and you are also Tamar. When you become conscious
of being that which you want to be you are Tamar. Then you crystallize
your desire within the world round about you. No matter what stories you read in the Bible, no matter how many char -
acters these ancient story-tellers introduced into the drama, there is one
thing you and I must always bear in mind – they all take place within the
mind of the individual man. All the characters live in the mind of the indi -
vidual man. As you


 practice, and by the
end of 1957, more than 15,000 communities with a total popu-
lation exceeding 32,000,000 had already accepted fluoridation. It has long been known that many of the chemicals added to
water have toxic effects when used in adequate amounts. Some
are fatal poisons when used in their pure, undiluted state. When
used in great dilution, as in drinking water, there are no severe
reactions of immediate poisoning, though there may be cumula-
tive effects of poisoning over a period of time. Medical journals
record many cases of allergies, asthma, hives, and other adverse
reactions which were traced to the use of chlorinated water. DANGERS IN MODERN FOODS DRINKING WATER
Fluoridation is the most dangerous of all methods of treating
water. Sodium fluoride is one of the most poisonous of all chemi-
cal compounds. It is widely employed as the active ingredient in
commercial rat poisons and moth control preparations. When
given in small traces to rats and mice, it slows the animals7 mental
reactions to a considerable degree. When cattle are exposed to
fluoride fumes from industrial plants they suffer from fluorisis, or
fluoride poisoning. The bones of the cattle become enlarged and
more fragile, and the normal bone tissue is replaced by softer
material. With humans, a mild form of fluorisis occurs in those locali-
ties where the drinking water contains more than two parts per
million of fluorine. The teeth of the people who drink this water
become stained and mottled, the color ranging from a light yel-
low to a dark brown. In addition, they occasionally become trans-
lucent and, in some cases, pitted. Some of the teeth age more
rapidly than normal, as is indicated by the narrowing of root
canals and enlargement of the roots. 1n severe cases of fluorine
poisoning, the entire body may be affected, with retarded ossifi-
cation and the transparency and softening of certain bones, de-
pressed appetite, diuresis, anorexia, estrual disturbances, and loss
of weight. Sodium fluoride is added to the water supply of cities in
amounts of one part per million. This trace amount is sufficient
to cause a limited reduction in dental decay, and the ill-effects
are so mild as to be scarcely noticed during the first years of
fluoridation. But this does not mean that no damage occurs on
a long-range basis. Slight mottling of the teeth, together with
increases in some diseases, have already been reported in a number
of cases. It has also been noted that, whereas fluoridation increases
resistance to dental decay, the teeth are lost more rapidly than
normal. Gingivitis appears to become more pronounced. In
short, the fluoridation of water may do considerable harm in
exchange for very slight benefit. If additional fluorine is needed, this is best obtained from
natural foods. The toxic tolerance point of fluorine in food is many times as high - possibly hundreds of times as high - as
that of the pure sodium fluoride added to drinking water. Wheat
has been examined which contained 400 parts per million of
I fluorine. Buckwheat grown on treated soils in Arizona contained
I as much as 9,900 parts per million of fluorine. And such foods
have been satisfactorily used in animal and human nutrition. It
is thus obvious that fluorine is best secured from natural food
sources; attempting to obtain this chemical from our water
supply is both relatively ineffective and dangerous. The best water for human consumption is tested well water
and spring water. This may be substituted for highly chemical-
ized water. Bottled spring water is readily available in some com-
munities at moderate cost, and it is a safe and sensible solution
to the water problem in large urban centers. Distilled water may
also be used, but it is less palatable than spring water and can-
not be given first preference. With pure spring water, you will
find advantages in flavor as well as health. I CONFECTIONS
some three billion pounds of candy.-Basic ingredients in the
candy included over a billion pounds of refined sugar, over seven
hundred million pounds of refined corn syrup and corn starch,
and over four hundred million pounds of chocolate. Additional
ingredients included chemical preservatives, anti-oxidants, stabi-
lizers, thickeners, buffers, acids, and synthetic coloring and flavor-
ing extracts. Wholesome ingredients, such as fruits, nuts, and
dairy products, were used in very small amounts. All ingredients
were thoroughly heat-processed during manufacture of the candy. Glucose is a common form of refined sugar found in candy. It possesses little sweetness and is used chiefly as a "filler" to
increase the weight and body of the candy. Glucose is absorbed
more rapidly by the blood than any other form of sugar; four
ounces of glucose, for instance, will be found in the blood within
fifteen minutes after it is consumed. This rapid absorption is
actually a serious disadvantage, for it overworks the pancreas,
which must rapidly secrete large quantities of insulin to handle
the "shock" dosage of sugar. In experimental animals, glucose
tends to cause diabetes and it may do likewise in man. The
presence of this sugar in candy renders the food much less suitable
for human use. The Food'and Drug Administration has no standards for candy
ingredients, and the individual manufacturers are free to treat,
their products with chemical additives as they see fit. Titanium
dioxide is put into some candy to give it a white pigment. This
chemical is also used to make artificial leather, linoleum, lacquer,
rubber plastics, shoe cream, and the white pigment in paint. Acetaldehyde, a flammable liquid known to be irritating to mu- cous membranes and to cause death in large doses, is used to
flavor some candies. Esters, used industrially to make paints and
varnishes, are additional flavoring agents. Ethers, normally used
in making matches, dyes, and photographic films, are also used
to flavor candy. They are believed to be a cause of some respira-
tory ailments and are considered harmful to the kidneys. To keep
candy from getting brittle, manufacturers use a group of chemi-
cals known as humecants. These include mannitol, otherwise
used in the manufacture of dry electrolytic condensers; propylene
glycol, otherwise used as a disinfectant, and sorbitol, otherwise
used in anti-freeze mixtures. Candy may be preserved with either
of two well known poisons, sodium benzoate or sulphur dioxide. Sodium benzoate is used in very small amounts, as large doses
can be fatal. Sulphur dioxide is an industrial disinfectant which
has deleterious effects upon kidney function and metabolism
when used in food. Maraschino cherries, widely used in choco-
late covered candies, are prepared by bleaching out all of the
original color of the fruit with a solution of sulphur dioxide and
brine. Then they are artificially colored with a new red color. Artificial flavor is also added and the cherries are preserved for
marketing in a solution of alcohol. The basic purpose behind modern confectionery is to create
an inexpensive product that will keep indefinitely. Artificial in-
gredients are much less expensive than natural ingredients and
they are scarcely perishable at all. So the modern confectioner
wants to make his product as artificial as humanly possible. Yet,
completely natural confections can be made, and for those who
are willing to pay for real food instead of artificial "fillers~' they
represent an acceptable method of satisfying the normal desire
for sweets. Unfumigated dates, unsulphured sun-dried fruits,
nuts, sunflower seeds, honey, cream, butter, fruit juices, and
other natural ingredients may be employed in dozens of combi-
nations in the preparation of vitamin-rich uncooked candy. If
you cannot obtain such candy through natural food outlets, you
can make it in your home. The candy should be kept under
refrigeration if long preservation is necessary. XVI. Ice Cream
I CE CREAM WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD AS A
confection and formed a very small part of the American food
supply. It was made primarily from cream, milk, eggs, sugar, and
fresh fruit. But in the modern era these circumstances have
changed. Ice cream has become a staple food of our civilization,
and we are urged to depend upon it as an important source of
calcium and other dietary essentials. Ice cream has even been
described as a health food for children. We are told that all
ingredients now used in ice cream are "pure" and that all equip-
ment used in manufacturing the product is modern and spot-
lessly clean. Until 1958, there were no federal laws regulating the ingre-
dients of ice cream or the labeling of ingredients within the ice
cream package. The ingredients in ice cream were left entirely
to dairy associations and state legislatures. Most states passed
requirements on the butterfat content of ice cream, but beyond
that, manufacturers were given a free hand to produce their
product as they saw fit. Accordingly, most commercial ice cream
could be more aptly described as imitation ice cream than real
ice cream. Butterfat requirements were set


 cause of degeneration of the human face and the dental organs I have been
unable to find an approach to the problem through the study of affected individuals and diseased
tissues. In my two volume work on "Dental Infections," Volume I, entitled "Dental Infections, Oral
and Systemic," and Volume II, entitled "Dental Infections and the Degenerative Diseases," (23) I
reviewed at length the researches that I had conducted to throw light on this problem. The
evidence seemed to indicate clearly that the forces that were at work were not to be found in the
diseased tissues, but that the undesirable conditions were the result of the absence of something,
rather than of the presence of something. This strongly indicated the need for finding groups of
individuals so physically perfect that they could be used as controls. In order to discover them, I
determined to search out primitive racial stocks that were free from the degenerative processes
with which we are concerned in order to note what they have that we do not have. These field
investigations have taken me to many parts of the world through a series of years. The following
chapters review the studies made of primitive groups, first, when still protected by their isolation,
and, second, when in contact with modern civilization. REFERENCES
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1926. 3. WOLSTENHOLE, S. R. Proposes Stork Derby. Cleveland Press, March 12, 1937. 4. DURANT, W. A crisis in civilization. Speakers Library Magazine, p. 2, Jan. 15, 1938. 5. HOOTON, E. A. Apes, Men and Morons. New York, Putnam, 1937. 6. DRYER, T. F. Dental caries in prehistoric South Africans. Nature, 136:302, 1935. 7. LAIRD, D. The tail that wags the nation. Rev, of Revs., 92:44, 1935. 8. THORNDIKE, E. L. Big Chief's G. G. Time, 30:25, 1937. 9. MINER, J. B. Proc. Am. Ass. for Feeble-Minded, p. 54, 1919. 10. CHASSELL, C. F. Relation between morality and intellect. N. Y., Columbia, 1935. 11. BURT, C. L. Backward Child. New York, Appleton, 1937.7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
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Chapter 3
ISOLATED AND MODERNIZED SWISS
IN ORDER to study the possibility of greater nutritive value in foods produced at a high
elevation, as indicated by a lowered incidence of morbidity, including tooth decay, I went to
Switzerland and made studies in two successive years, 1931 and 1932. It was my desire to find, if
possible, groups of Swiss living in a physical environment such that their isolation would compel
them to live largely on locally produced foods. Officials of the Swiss Government were consulted
as to the possibility of finding people in Switzerland whose physical isolation provided an adequate
protection. We were told that the physical conditions that would not permit people to obtain
modern foods would prevent us from reaching them without hardship. However, owing to the
completion of the Loetschberg Tunnel, eleven miles long, and the building of a railroad that crosses
the Loetschental Valley, at a little less than a mile above sea level, a group of about 2,000 people
had been made easily accessible for study, shortly prior to 1931. Practically all the human
requirements of the people in that valley, except a few items like sea salt, have been produced in
the valley for centuries. A bird's eye view of the Loetschental Valley, looking toward the entrance, is shown in Fig. 1. The people of this valley have a history covering more than a dozen centuries. The architecture of
their wooden buildings, some of them several centuries old, indicates a love for simple stability,
adapted to expediency and efficiency. Artistically designed mottoes, many of them centuries old,
are carved deep in the heavy supporting timbers, both within and without the buildings. They are
always expressive of devotion to cultural and spiritual values rather than to material values. These
people have never been conquered, although many efforts have been made to invade their valley. Except for the rugged cleft through which the river descends to the Rhone Valley, the Loetschental
Valley is almost completely enclosed by three high mountain ranges which are usually snow-
capped. This pass could be guarded by a small band against any attacking forces since artificial
landslides could easily be released. The natural occurrence of these landslides has made passage
through the gorge hazardous, if not impossible, for months of the year. According to early legends
of the valley these mountains were the parapets of the universe, and the great glacier of the valley,
the end of the universe. The glacier is a branch of the great ice field that stretches away to the west7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 21/250and south from the ice-cap of the Jungfrau and Monch. The mountains, however, are seldom
approached from this direction because of the hazardous ice fields. The gateway to them with
which the traveling world is familiar is from Interlaken by way of the Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald
valleys. Fig. 1. Beautiful Loetschental Valley about a mile above sea level. About two thousand Swiss live here. In 1932 no deaths had occurred
from tuberculosis in the history of the valley. At the altitude of the Loetschental Valley the winters are long, and the summers short but
beautiful, and accompanied by extraordinarily rapid and luxuriant growth. The meadows are
fragrant with Alpine flowers, with violets like pansies, which bloom all summer in deepest hues. The people of the Loetschental Valley make up a community of two thousand who have been a
world unto themselves. They have neither physician nor dentist because they have so little need for
them; they have neither policeman nor jail, because they have no need for them. The clothing has
been the substantial homespuns made from the wool of their sheep. The valley has produced not
only everything that is needed for clothing, but practically everything that is needed for food. It has
been the achievement of the valley to build some of the finest physiques in all Europe. This is
attested to by the fact that many of the famous Swiss guards of the Vatican at Rome, who are the
admiration of the world and are the pride of Switzerland, have been selected from this and other
Alpine valleys. It is every Loetschental boy's ambition to be a Vatican guard. Notwithstanding the
fact that tuberculosis is the most serious disease of Switzerland, according to a statement given me
by a government official, a recent report of inspection of this valley did not reveal a single case. I
was aided in my studies in Switzerland by the excellent cooperation of the Reverend John Siegen,
the pastor of the one church of this beautiful valley. The people live largely in a series of villages dotting the valley floor along the river bank. The
land that is tilled, chiefly for producing hay for feeding the cattle in the winter and rye for feeding
the people, extends from the river and often rises steeply toward the mountains which are wooded
with timber so precious for protection that little of it has been disturbed. Fortunately, there is much


 little or no differentiation grossly except the
difference between the animal and vegital pole. But there is no
differentiation, so far as can be observed, in the quadrants of
the sphere. Measurements were made, therefore, in the unfertil
ized egg between the north, or animal pole, and four points on
the equator. It was found from these measurements that there was one point
on the equator which showed a marked increase in the voltage
drop between the reference electrode and the point. The latter
was marked with a spot of Nile blue sulphate so that it could be
followed through the subsequent period of development. It was
found-as our theory had suggested-that the point on the
equator which marked the greatest voltage drop from the animal
pole marked the head end of the developing salamander. A longitudinal axis of the developing nervous system was then
established in the unfertilized egg. This maintained itself
throughout the succeeding growth period and, surprisingly
enough, there was no significant change in the electro-metrics of
the unfertilized egg after fert ilization. This is astonishing, because fertilization is supposed to be a
critical point in development. But apparently-in the sala
mander, at least-the electric field properties of the egg are
established quite independently not only of the fact of fertiliza
tion but also of the plane of ingress of the sperm head into the
egg. This suggests, at once, that the design of the living embryo
is an electro-metric correlate which can be recorded objectively
during the process of growth and development and turns out to
be one of the constant factors during this whole process of
developme nt. One of the strange things about developmrnt that has always
been known is the extraordinary constancy in which the direc
tion of development moves. As a distinguished friend of mine
once said, 'The growth and developm ent of an embryo would
seem to be the result of the fact that some kind of a factor sits
on the embryo during its �ntire development and gives direction
63 THE UBIQUI TOUS FIELD
to it.'From the evidence at hand, up to date, it would seem
fairly obvious that the one constant factor in growth and develop
ment-which include not only the increase in the numbers of
cells, but also their differentia tion-is the field of the organism. All these measurement s were made using silver-silver chloride
electrodes immersed in micropipettes and connected to the high
input impedance of a suitable amplifier with a galvanometer or
a recording galvanometer in the output. At the suggestion of
one of my early colleagues, Dr. Leslie F. Nims, now at Brook
haven Laboratories, on Long Island, it was noticed that as the
micropipette electrodes were pulled away from the surface of the
embryo, a voltage gradient could still be recorded. In fact, drop
off of voltage gradient carried on as far as one or one and a half
millimetres from the embryo. This is truly extraordinary, for it makes it clear that the field
properties of the embryo radiate through the medium of the
liquid environment in which the embryo lives. Now this could occur only if the source of these potential
gradients was the result of field activity. As a matter of fact, if
one stops to think about it, if one puts a battery of any kind in a
conducting medium, the battery very soon is exhausted, since
the external medium acts as a low resistance shunt across the
positive and negative poles of the battery. But in the embryo,
although we have the same kind of voltage gradient as is present
in the battery-at least so far as the measurable characteristics
are concerned-nevertheless the field properties of the embryo
do not short out in the liquid. These experiment s led to a further analysis of the field proper
ties. It was suggested that if an embryo were rotated mechanic
ally underneath two micropipette electrodes, there should be a
constant rise and fall in voltage gradient as the head and tail axis
of the embryo passed underneath the micropipette electrode. This experiment was set up with a mechanic ally revolving stage
on which was placed a half-grown salamander embryo and the
recorded output of the high input impedance amplifier trans
mitted to a G-E photoelectric recording galvanometer. The result was extraordinary, for there was a sine wave out
put from the revolving embryo, the frequenc y of which, of
64 THE UBIQUITOUS FIELD
course, was a function of the speed with which the embryo
revolved. Moreover, it was clear that the field axis was a constant
to the whole procedure and resulted in a very interesting sine
wave output from the embryo itself. This meant, too, that the
micropipette electrodes were recording voltage gradients well
away from the embryo itself. As a control, an inert glass rod was revolved under the same
experimental conditions and produced a straight line on the
recording galvanometer. To make a further check, a 'robot' was
made of a piece of copper rod with a blob of solder at one end. Such a rod, under normal conditions, prod uces a voltage gradient,
because of the bi-metallic components. This also was revolved in
the same way as the embryo and produced the same kind of sine
wave, the only difference being that, in time, the bi-metallic
chemical voltage gradient decreased. Similar experiments were made with a full-grown salamander
floated in a circular dish of salt solution in which, at opposite
ends of a diameter, were immersed the electrodes, connected to a
recording galvanometer. The dish was then slowly rotated and, since the salamander
possessed a field with a positive and negative pole, it acted like
the armature of an electrical generator. In consequence, as it
rotated between the electrodes, it set up a tiny alternating
cnrrent of very low frequency, which was recorded as a true sine
wave. One day, perhaps, some enterprising experimenter will float a
man or a woman in a rotating swimming-pool to demonstrate
that there really is such a thing as a 'human dynamo'. But the
author's laboratory offered neither space nor facilities for such
an experiment. 3
The experiments described above made it clear that, using proper
electro-m etric techniques, recorded voltage gradients without
current drain from the system measured are a valid expression
of the basic, primary electro-dynamic field. Since the experiments
65 THE UBI QU ITOUS FIELD
also indicated that direct contact with the living organism was
not necessary to measure a volt-age gradient, a rigorously-con
trolled experiment was set up, using the sciatic nerve of a frog,
with the help of another colieague, Dr. Alexander Mauro, now
at the Rockefeller Institute in New York. This experiment was
designed to explore the field properties of a small part of a living
system. The beaut ifully-precise formulation by Lorente de N6 of fields
in an infinite-volume conductor accompanying the neural im
pulse, travelling along the sciatic nerve of the frog, demanded
that a search be made for experimental evidence of the existence
of a quasi-elec trostatic field in the air surrounding a nerve
trunk. A preliminary report of such a study is here presented. The
existence of an electro-static field has been demonstrated. How
ever, an analysis of the nature of this field is far from complete
and much further study will be required. By an ingenious technique developed by Dr. Mauro, the re
sults of the activity of the sciatic nerve of the frog were studied,
using a thousand-megohm input-impedance preamplifier, fol
lowed by suitable amplifiers with an output to a cathode-ray tube. It was possible to study the transmission of a single stimulus
throughout the substance of the segment of the nerve under
study, not only when the electrcdes were in direct contact, but
also when they were at a measurable distance outside the nerve. The evidence resulting from these experiments gives further
enlightenment as to the nature of the field irrliving systems. It is
becoming increasingly clear that these fields are in fact quasi
electro-static fields. Originally, the term 'electro-dyn amic field'
was used to describe, in the most general way, the nature of the
fields in living organisms, but it is now possible to give a more pre
cise definition. Measurement of such fields indicates that forces
exist not only in but also otltside of the nerve dmill g exci tatio n. Thus, to the study of steady state parameters of these fields
that have been recorded in amphibia and-as we shall see
plants, must be added these records of the changing properties
of electrical fields in association with biologic activity. To be sure,
the EEG and the EKG are instances of the same phenomenon
66 THE UBIQUIT OUS FIEL D
and in a sense the observations recorded here are no more than
might be expected. All of them are the direct consequenc es of
field properties of living systems. None of this implies that the field is conceived of as some
mysterious property of living things. It is not another name for
elan vital or entelechy. It is a definable concept capable of pre
cise measurement and is to be thought of in the same terms as
fields in the non-living Universe


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body chemistry. Cancer is just one of these conditions. A large part of Dr. Kelley's
Nutritional Counseling is devoted to planning nutritional programs for people who do
not have cancer. Whatever the specific metabolic-degenerative condition may be,
hope and encouragement is justified by the many favorable reports from those who
have already benefited from Metabolic Medicine. 11
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These dishonest individuals want you to think that their programs are as good as, or
better, than Dr. Kelley's Original Metabolic Medicine's Cancer Cure Program®. They
also try to deceive you by using Dr. Kelley as an authority figure when they do not
even comprehend his concepts. Most importantly, not one of them can approach Dr.
Kelley's cancer cure success rate. Unless Dr. Kelley endorses their programs or
supplements, the fact is that they are only guessing at what they are doing. Do not be
misled by these fakirs! "Cancer" is Impossible to "Cure"
A. M alignant  Tumors  w ill develop which the medical communities, both
orthodox and alternative, in total error call cancer. Proper treatment of these
malignant tumors include:
1. Reduce the intake of heavy meat proteins like pork, beef, fish, and foul for
at least six months
2. Use and take pure pancreatic enzymes with their activators. 3. Add to the diet as much raw, organic fruits and vegetables and/or their
juice as possible. 4. Properly detoxify the body and increase blood circulation. 5. Remove as much of the enzyme inhibitors and blockers as possible and
preaxial. 6. Maintain a positive spiritual and mental attitude. Note: When one has delayed in starting our natural metabolic program until
you have exhausted other forms of therapy or your tumor mass has gown
exceedingly large before diagnosis or has invaded the bone or you have
enzyme inhibitors preventing enzyme activity, you must address these
conditions in addition to following our program very carefully and completely. When the normal cancer recovery metabolic pathway is blocked or inhibited from
resolving malignant tumors you must seek other more painful, drastic, devastating,
damaging and temporary methods of addressing these malignant tumors. These
methods are only temporary and the tumors always return, usually more vicious than
before unless you also use Dr.Kelley's total metabolic program. 13
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B. H erbal  removable  of malignant  tumors. This process must also include the
metabolic procedures. If properly accomplished, malignant tumors are safely
removed. This process is most painful but effective. Destructive damage is minimal
and often multiple undiagnosed malignant tumors are also safely removed. The Choice is up to you! "CANCER CURE" -  legally -  absence of malignant tumors, malignant blood or
lymph abnormalities 5 years after initial biopsy diagnosis. Occurs in 0% to 20% of
population using orthodox protocols. Occurring in 4 % to 31 % of population using
alternative medical protocols. "CANCER CURE" -  complete -  absence of malignant tumors, malignant blood or
lymph abnormalities indefinitely without metabolic support and dietary changes after
initial biopsy diagnosis. Occurs in less than 1  % of population. "CANCER FREE" -  absence of malignant tumors, malignant blood or lymph
abnormalities indefinitely, using metabolic, dietary and detoxification support. Occurs in 93 % to 100 % of population using Dr. Kelley's metabolic medicine's
protocols. Biography
I  am Dr. William Donald Kelley, a Dentist and an Orthodontist. Very early in the
1960s I  was given two months to live, my diagnosis was "Terminal Pancreatic
Cancer" which had metastasized to the liver and throughout my body. Through
extensive research and much trial and error, I  developed my Cancer Cure Paradigm. Now, 40 years later, I am CANCER FREE from the most deadly of all cancer! There is no therapy, orthodox or alternative that can cure pancreatic cancer other
than my program! All other pancreatic cancer cure rates are 0% while MY pancreatic
cancer cure rate was 100%; provided the patient had at least six months to live and
followed my program exactly. Typically, a six-month or less diagnosis is common in the medical industry and is
based upon the experience of the orthodox medical community. The fact is, only God
has control over this facet of our lives. I  will never give up helping people until God
says I  have learned all of my lessons in this; "Beautiful Kindergarten Called "Life". Graduation to first grade is up to Him. 14
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Truth In Cancer? Since I  cured myself of cancer in the 1960s, I  have guided over 33,000 victims to
health, always pointing out this little known fact: In 1900, only one out of 8,000
people developed cancer in their lifetime. Since the 1960s, the CANCER RATE has increased to one out of every two men,
and two out of 3 women. The cancer industry calls this "Progress Against Cancer"! The fact is, they are not winning the war on cancer but are actually "Waging a War
by Cancer"  on "We the People
Have you ever noticed in the spring of each year, just around Cancer Awareness
Month, the media bombards us with propaganda such as: "We almost have the cure
for cancer." Or, "In a year or so, we w ill have a new drug available to help cancer
patients." Yet nothing ever comes out of it, their promises fading into the same
parallel universe that socks go to in the dryer. What a Fraud! 15
Table o f Contents
Copyright............................................................................................................................. ii
Dedication..........................................................................................................................iii
Preface............................................................................................................................... vi
Foreword............................................................................................................................ ix
Introduction.......................................................................................................................10
Warning & Disclaimer.....................................................................................................12
Table of Contents..............................................................................................................16
What is Cancer?................................................................................................................19
Do I  Have Cancer?........................................................................................................... 34
Metabolic Medicine's Cancer Cure Program................................................................ 44
The Pancreatic Study.......................................................................................................54
Dietary Recommendations.............................................................................................. 60
Structural & Neurological Stimulation............................................................................76
Spiritual Attitude...............................................................................................................81
Body Detoxification......................................................................................................... 84
Metabolic Supplementation..........................................................................................102
Cancer Heroes' Testimonials.........................................................................................119
Medical Professionals Evaluations................................................................................ 174
For Doctors O nly............................................................................................................182
Acknowledgments......................................................................................................... 189
Index............................................................................................................................... 191
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CANCER RESPONSIBILITY
by
William  Donald  Kelley, D.D.S., M.S. A lecture before the
CONSUMER HEALTH ORGANIZATION OF CANADA
Ms. Libby Gardon, Chairwoman, Moderator. Responsibility for getting well from the very simple disease process "CANCER"
is your own privilege. Each on of us have been trained and brainwashed for our entire life to, "let the
experts do this or that!" This is well and good if you have a very bad infection, if you
are


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single—it’s
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	that	they	are. This	is	their	time	to	get	ready. Time	to	do	all
the	work,	internally	and	externally,	that	goes	along	with	preparing	yourself	as
the	gift	you	really	are—not	as	an	assorted	set	of	fragmented	emotions,
unhealed	neuroses,	and	broken	dreams	from	an	unforgiven	past. The	most	important	thing	to	work	on,	always,	is	the	nature	of	our	thoughts. Whenever	we	believe	that	a	situation	is	lacking,	we	create	more	lack.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
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Q: What is the author's stance on the idea that a woman's role is to be plain and unadorned?,
A: The author strongly disagrees with this idea, arguing that women should not be forced to suppress their desires and needs. She believes that women should be able to express themselves and be comfortable in their own skin.
Q: What is the author's view on the concept of forgiveness?,
A: The author believes that forgiveness is crucial for personal growth and the ability to move forward in life. She emphasizes the importance of forgiving oneself and others, and encourages readers to seek forgiveness and healing.
Q: What is the author's perspective on the idea that love and relationships should be taken seriously?,
A: The author rejects this idea, stating that love is not a serious business, but rather a natural and essential part of life. She argues that people should not be ashamed of expressing their desires and needs.
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	states	that	love	restores	reason	and
not	the	other	way	around. Sometimes	the	value	of	a	liaison	with	a	younger	person	is	that	they	remind
us	we’re	not	dead	yet. They	bring	energy	like	the	sun	breaking	through,	after
too	much	fog	and	rain	had	made	us	think	that	the	light	might	not	ever	return. They	bring	the	sun	because	they	still
are
	the	sun. Having	not	yet	experienced
their	own	late	afternoon,	they	don’t	trigger	the	grief	you	feel	over	what
happened	during	yours. A	relationship	might	not	be	something	that	lasts	a	lifetime,	but	that	doesn’t
mean	it’s	not	a	temple	experience. The	sanctity	of	a	connection	is	determined
by	how	much	respect	and	honor	we	show	it. People	are	drawn	to	people
whom	they	can	learn	from,	and	intimacy	is	a	deep	learning. Years	together
can	be	a	deep	learning,	and	three	days	in	Paris	where	all	you	do	is	eat	and
sleep	and	make	love	and	pray	and	talk	about	everything	that’s	ever	happened
to	you	can	also	be	a	deep	learning. The	only	thing	that	ruins	that	one	is	when
someone	doesn’t	know	how	to	let	what	happened	in	Paris	be	simply	that. It
takes	a	high	level	of	spiritual	as	well	as	emotional	evolution	to	be	able	to	go
deep	with	someone	with	whom	the	connection	is	best	kept	limited	in	time. I’m	not	justifying	casual	sex	here;	the	sex	in	this	case	would	be	anything	but
casual. This	isn’t	that	“what	happens	in	Vegas	stays	in	Vegas.”	It’s	that	“what
happens	in	Paris	stays	in	our	hearts	to	bless	us	forever.”
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HERE	ARE	MANY	MANSIONS	IN	THE	ROMANTIC	HOUSE	OF	LOVE
. The	exchange	is	uniquely
wonderful	with	someone	who	knows	the	lyrics	to	the	same	songs	you	do. I
think	of	one	who	has	walked	the	path	with	me	when	it	was	smooth	and	when
it	was	rocky,	when	it	was	cool	to	know	me	and	when	it	was	cool	to	put	me
down,	when	I	was	laughing	like	a	loon	and	when	I	was	crying	like	a	child. He
is	the	one	who	has
seen
	me. That	is	the	ultimate	value,	I	think,	of
relationships	that	move	through	the	years	without	dissolving. Someone	bears
witness	to	your	life. You	don’t	experience	yourself	in	a	vacuum;	someone	else
knows	your	story. They	were	as	excited	as	you	were	when	something
marvelous	happened	to	you,	and	they	never	said,	“I	told	you	so,”	when	youdid	something	stupid	you	would	later	regret. They	have	faith	in	the	longer
narrative	of	your	life. They’ve	seen	you	grow	from	your	losses	as	well	as	your
wins. The	key	to	long-term	relationships	is	letting	someone	be	different	today
than	they	were	yesterday. I	think	one	of	the	main	reasons	for	divorce	is	that
couples	don’t	always	create	the	emotional	space	between	them	to	allow	for
constant	and	continuous	change. When	people	say,	“We	grew	apart,”	it’s	often
a	sign	that	when	they	entered	the	marriage,	their	emotional	contract	didn’t
include	this	clause:	“I’ll	let	you	grow. You’ll	let	me	grow. We’ll	learn	from
each	other,	and	we	can	grow	together.”
At	midlife	we	all	need	to	shed	our	skin	and	grow	a	new	one. The	soul
hungers	for	a	chance	to	expand	itself. The	tragedy	between	partners	is	when
they	don’t	know	enough	to	honor	this	need,	recognizing	that	it	carries	within
it	a	chance	to	regreen	the	relationship. I	once	knew	a	man	who	left	his	wife	because	he	felt	that	he	couldn’t
become
himself
	in	the	marriage. He	felt	that	he	couldn’t	find	his	manhood
within	the	context	of	their	connection,	as	if	she	took	up	too	much	of	the
oxygen. He	felt	that	in	leaving	her,	he	was	going	through	a	male	initiation	of
sorts. Then	and	only	then	could	he	become	the	man	he	wanted	to	be. But	I	felt	in	observing	them	that	perhaps	the	truest	initiation	into	his
manhood	would	have	been	if,	within	the	context	of	the	marriage,	he’d	owned
his	own	power	enough	to	simply	tell	her	to	back	off. A	real	man	does	set
boundaries. A	real	man	does	demand	his	own	psychic	space. A	real	man	does
not	let	a	woman	dominate	or	control	him. But	a	real	man
claims
	all	that	for
himself;	he	doesn’t	just	slink	away	and	call	leaving	his	marriage	some
assumption	of	male	power. Sometimes	marriages	are	simply	over—the	maximum	opportunity	for
learning	has	occurred,	and	it’s	time	to	let	go—but	sometimes	people	leave	for
no	other	reason	than	that	their	spouses	aren’t	providing	them	with	what	only
they	can	provide	for	themselves. The	fact	that	a	relationship	is	reminding	you
that	you’re	not	strong	enough	yet	isn’t	of	itself	a
bad
	thing. It’s	part	of	the
value	of	the	relationship	that	it’s	showing	you	to	yourself. Moving	on	to
another	situation	where	you’re	stuck	in	the	same	pattern	but	can	easily
pretend	you’re	not	has	never	in	my	experience	provided	clarity	or	strength. I’ve	gained	a	lot	in	my	life	from


 a street corner in
the cold with no place to go, and no medical help. What we do is constantly let go of resisting the feeling
of this and picture the worst possible thing that can
happen to us, such as ending up in the poor farm or
sitting on the street corner as a bag lady or a bagman. We then allow ourselves to picture the worst possible
scenario- there we are with our bag next to us, sitting
on the cold street corner at midnight, friendless. We imagine whatever the worst possible fear
could be and continue the practice. If we will go
within ourselves and keep letting go of resisting the
inner experience of what is coming up, pretty soon
the fear of the worst scenario will run out. Ifwe con
tinue this practice long enough, eventually we will
finally sit down and handle 'the biggie', which is piC
turing ourself in the casket with everybody walking
by it. That is the worst scenario that most people can
visualize-physical death. There is the belief that we are the material body,
and that is all there is to us. Sooner or later we come to
that fear, and when we do, we sit with it in the same
way as we sit with any other fear. We let go of death,
which is a label, a thought, and a concept. We have no
experience of the truth of that, only our fantasies, 282 HEALING AND RECOVERY
thoughts, and beliefs; therefore, we have to label it as
only a fantasy in our mind. What people actually expe
rience as they picture that and let go of resisting those
feelings and sensations is a very surprising thing. When
they have gone through the process and become that
which is greater than the entire experience, they real
ize that they have survived the worst possible scenario. First, I imagined being abag person. By the time the
fear ran out, I enjoyed i~. I thought it would actually be
fun to just do what I wanted to do-hang out with the
people' I wanted to talk: with, not have to go to work or
pay any bills, and have no health or automobile insur
ance premiums to pay. It would be okay because it
would be from choice and not from victimhood. It
would just be a different experience that is in great
contrast to the rest of my life. From choice, there is no fear; the fear disappears. The worst thing that can happen is to end up on a
street corner and live that kind of life, but the fear
about it is gone. I may not choose that kind of life, but
if it should happen, it is not filled with fear. I am no
longer run by the fear of that, so I do not have to lie in
bed at night worrying about what would happen if I
run out of money some day. No matter how much
money one has, that fear is present. The thought that
we can earn more and more money and pile it up in
the bank is futile. I know somebody who was worth
sixty million dollars, ended up bankrupt, and had to sell
off his personal possession to pay his bills. Could sixty million dollars protect us from that
which we fear. Of course not. Money will not protect
us at all, nor will barricades, putting six locks on our WORRY, FEAR, AND ANXIETY 283
doors, or hiring more police. The only protection is
owning that wt: are the source of our own experience,
that we are the master of it, that we can handle it, and
that we are greater than it. The mind always tries to justify our fear, of course. It says, "Well, there are a lot of muggings; therefore, my
fear is justified. " Why is there such a thing as justified
fear. Who needs it. Why not walk home out of choice
in a way that we know is not going to bring on such an
attack. Why not out of loving oneself enough. Why not
out of just enjoying life and valuing it to the point that
we do not want to risk it, out of choice. Survival does not depend on the fear of being
mugged or robbed. It depends on pre-choice, which is
made by a mind that is not fearful. Because of the 'not
fearfulness',I am alive today. Itwas not being afraid that
held back the rattlesnake from striking me when it was
really only inches away. It was due to the loss of the
fear and the letting go of it. It is possible to be in very
severe,dangerous situations (suchasWorldWarII, etc. ) and experience only joy, happiness, and trust in those
circumstances. I have walked through a crowd of cut
throats who would have readily attacked a person who
was holding·fear and done it with happy, gleeful smiles
on t1}eir faces. They 'got off on it' when a guy like me
walked right through them while they were holding
their intimidating guns, chains, and knives. Had I come
from fear, they would have challenged that boldness
and attacked me. Safety came from letting go of the
fear. Without fear or bravado, there was nothing for
them to playoff of emotionally. Letting go of the worst-case scenario is extremely 284 HEALING AND RECOVERY
beneficial. As we do this, we will become aware that
something has been setting up the fear within us. Now
that we have lost our fear offear, when it arises, we just
walk around with it. One time I walked around with
fear for two solid weeks. With that trembling electric
feeling running through the body, I went about my
business and just kept letting the fear run because I
realized it would run out. However, as we do that, we
may realize that there is another source underlying the
original fear to begin with, which is guilt. Now we begin to see the value of the work that
the world calls spiritual consciousness or something
similar. We can see the benefit of techniques such as
concentrating on the value of forgiving. In forgiving
ourselves and other human beings and turning over
any judgment to God, we begin to find that-by letting
go of condemning ourselves and others, the uncon
scious guilt begins to alleviate fear since fear was
held in mind because we unconsciously expected
retaliatory return of our attacks. We expect revenge
and counterattack. Every negative or hostile thought
that we hold about others engenders our own fear
fulness because on the psychic or mental plane,
which is invisible to the naked eye, it is as though
we are building up for ourselves that which threat
ens to come back to us. We learn that fearfulness
begins to diminish as we let go of our anger, hostility,
criticisms, and thoughts that condemn others. We
learn the value of letting go of the thoughts that
make other people wrong. We begin to value and
love them for their beingness, for what they are. We
begin to see ourselves as different, and, therefore, we WORRY, FEAR, AND ANXIETY 285
begin to see others as different. We become willing
to forgive, forget, and overlook. As a result, we start to see that all the things we
condemned in others are really just expressions of
their humanness. What we have been condemning in
ourselves and in everybody else is the humanness,
the innocence of the little child within that believed
everything it heard while growing up. The conscious
ness of the child is innocent, is it not. It loves and
trusts its parents. It loves its mother. Therefore, the
innocence of the child gets programmed. It is the
innocent child that believes everything it is told by
the parents, teachers, and the political/social pro
gramming that occurs via television and the belief
systems of the country. Who or what bought all the belief systems in our
mind. Who bought what we believe. It was the mind
of the innocent within because that innocent child's
mind, the nature of consciousness itself, has not
changed since we were born. That which is reading this
right now is the innocent consciousness of the child
saying, "I believe this. I take it within myself. "The inno
cent child never dies; that innocence is still present. We
see in today's world the actions ofignorant, susceptible
young men who are being programmed to hate (para
doxically by religion). They then believe hate and
killing the innocent are 'good' or even 'holy'. We begin to see that intrinsic innocence and realize
that all the things we have ever learned which ended
up being wrong were bought out of the intrinsic state
of not knowing the truth and also from learning that
which was not the truth. Therefore, we are willing to 286 HEALING AND RECOVERY
let go ofourcondemnation ofothers and ourselves. We
are beginning to own our own innocence and that of
others. It is misfortunate and perhaps regretful that the
misinformation came into the innocent mind. We might look at the mind as the hardware of the
computer and its belief systems as the software. Can
the five-year-old child question the political system he
hears described in his kindergarten from his fellow