? How may
I serve?  The answers unfailingly come to me.
When I write a book, I think about it for about a year, tossing the ideas
around i n my mind. When I’m  ready to write, I leave my of f ice and my
home, but I stay close by. I’ll get a lar ge room and fill it with books: books
that people have sent me, some I’ve been reading, a few I’ve heard about,
those that publishers sent me for review, and all that. This process has
emphasized for me that there are no accidents. Even if I think a book has
nothing to do with me, it has part of consciousness in it. I can open up any
book and find ex actly what I’ve been looking for right there. So I surround
myself w ith all sorts of things, and then I’ll stop in the middle of writing
and walk over a nd pick something up at random. I can trust that whatever I
need will be right there for me.
If you can also get to the point where whatever shows up in you r life can
be p rocessed by the higher part  of yourself, then you will no l onger be at
the mercy of yo ur ego—you’ll be listening to your real self. In this place,
amazing things will happen. When you let go and trust, miracles manifest.
CHAPTER 7
KNOW THA T WE’RE ALL ONE
Let’ s talk about cells for a moment. When there is harmony within one
cell, the one next to it cooperates with that cell. It doesn’ t try to hurt it or
destroy it; it is at peace. In this way, harmony and cooperation are the
essence of life. When there is n o ease or serenity or peace within a cell—
when th ere is dis-ease, or dise ase—it gets aggressive and tries to harm the
cell next to it. That diseased cell has no reference to the wh ole. And if
something has no r efer ence  to the whole, it also has no r egar d  for the
whole.
For inst ance, we have many l ife-forms that make their home on and
within us that m ight appear ugly if we looked at them under a microscope,
but they have a reference to the whole. Be it the bugs in the lining of the
stomach and in t he intestine, in the toenails, or inside the nose, t hey all have
a reference to the whole and work in conjunction or harmony.
In fact, while e ach of us thinks  of ourselves as a singular unit, we are
made up of a lot of life, a lot of dif ferent bacteria and so on that work
together on and within us. W e walk around all day long and th ink, I’m an
individual; I’m an island.  Y et without tho se millions of microscopic life-
forms working together, we couldn’ t make it! If something were to come
along inside our or ganisms that no longer had a reference to the whole,
we’d be  elimina ted along with it. Disharmony, then, would be th e thing that
destroyed us.
Cancer can grow and influence other cells to become diseased when we
don’ t have harmony within; con sequently, it can destroy itself and the entire
body alo ng the way. A cancer in society operates in the same fa shion. That
is, when one ind ividual—one “c ell” who doesn’ t have ease with in itself and
has no reference to the whole of society—doesn’ t see itself as part of us, itcan influ ence all those around it until it reaches a state where  it destroys
itself.
So the answer to a cancer, whether it’ s in a cell or in society, is to get
harmony within. If you have ha rmony within you, then you wi ll cooperate
with the  cell next to you, just like the cell in your body does—it’ s the same
thing. In both cases, it is the answer to peace and to health.
This is all a mini-lesson in metaphysical philosophy. It’ s all relative—
that’ s what Einstein taught us. And Nietzsche said, “All th ings being
relative, what time does Munich stop at this train?” That’ ll give you
something to think about.
But it is  all relat ive. Is a cell in the body smaller or bigger than the cell
that is you, this  totality that is  you? In an endless universe, a cell being
bigger or smaller than you are is  simply a question of context. Every part of
it is as necessary and important as any other.
T o think of it another way, the bug that is down in my toenail, which
seems so distant from me, is still a part of me. W e are all one. As we
discussed in the last chapter,  oneness and universalness is not mere
speculation—we connect to it all. If all of us have harmony wi thin us, and
we’re flowing with the universe, it can be the most powerful thing in the
world.
EVER YONE IS CONNECTED AND NECESSAR Y
One day  when I was running, I was thinking about how we’re a ll one yet
we’re so stuck on our separateness. There was another runner about 30
yards ahead of me, and as I watched him, I thought, How could it be that I
am one with that person? I do n’ t know his name. I don’ t know anything
about him at all.  How could ther e be any connection between us?  Suddenly,
I h ad a really s tunning realizat ion that even though there was  a distance
between this runner and me, we  were absolutely connected. I w as reminded
that all of us are, but we tend to look at things from a v ery limited
perspective. Again, the ego loves to convince us of our separateness.
Here’ s something to try the ne xt time you pull into a gas station and
somebody is ahead of you, block ing the lane or parked in a plac e where you
think yo u shoul d be. Instead o f getting upset, see them as being exactlywhere they need to be. Don’ t get angry; treat them with acceptance.
Remember to always have an open heart. See your connection to this person
instead of their separateness from you; treat them as if they were part of
you, because they are!
T ry to find o ther opportunities to practice this thought exercise,
remembering tha t everybody out there is somehow, in some way, connected
to you. Stop be ing antagonisti c toward others. Think about how things
would go if you got antagonistic toward the microbes that live inside your
lar ge intestine, telling them, “I’ m going to do everything I can to get you
guys out  of there.” That would kill you! Y ou literally need that life. This is
equally true, at a dif ferent level, for all of humanity. So start seeing
everybody as part of you, necessary for your existence. Before long, you’ll
be feeling a strong sense of connection, just as I did with my fellow runner.
Y ou’ll u nderstand all this when you leave this form that you’re so
attached to and go into anothe r dimension—you’ll clearly see that all of
humanity is one. Imagine that you could see all of humanity rep resented as
a jigsaw  puzzle, but with a piece missing. Of course your eye would go
right to what’ s l acking, noting that the puzzle cannot be complete without
that piec e. W ell, you are one of the pieces of this puzzle calle d humanity,
and if you are missing from it o r not in harmony, then you make the whole
incomplete. That’ s exactly how  important you are as a person: you make
humanity complete.
Science is proving what metaphysics has been saying for centuries. When
you study life at the tiniest subatomic level, all the particles seem to be
interconnected i n some mysterious way. They’re all sort of co ntrolled by
some force outside, some my stical thing, and they’re all o n purpose.
There’ s nothing random about any of it. There’ s no happenst ance in the
universe.
I fin d th is conce pt so intriguing. If every subatomic particle is on  purpose
and we’ re mad e out of those, then why wouldn’ t this apply to us? I
remember being  in New Y ork City one day around 5:00 P.M.  and seeing
countless people come out from underneath the ground. It looked like an
anthill. T hey had all just come of f the subway and were all going  someplace
at the same time. I look back no w and think they were all on purpose, like
those subatomic particles.
Things l ike this appear random to us because our vision is so narrow; we
tend to view everything from the limited perspective of our form. When youknow th at every thing is on purp ose, it stops you. Y ou see everyone doing
exactly what they’re supposed  to be doing. They’re right where they
belong, and you feel a blessed wave of acceptance wash over you.
ONLY LOVE T O GIVE
I almost always turn the


 in the foodline or advice to sell, and they proscribe aspositively anything that competes with theircommercial product.
My eyes were opened to this possible snareand delusion by a great doctor of medicine,*
who is also one of the most ardent economists Ihave ever met—not a miser in any sense, but areligiously philosophical economist. He isalmost as righteously indignant against anywho use the trust which is placed in them byclients or patients for the selling of high-pricedfoods as he is at the makers, advertisers,retailers and prescribers of alcohol as abeverage. In his just opinion it is as wicked, oralmost as wicked, to advise unprofitableextravagance of any sort as it is to prescribepoison.
To this discriminating philosopher food is the
basis of health-wealth, and sacred to its divineusefulness.
The great harm that was done to the world by
the academic prescription of excessive proteinrations
 † was that it started a vicious circle of
extravagances which led as surely to untimelydeath as murder. The perpetrators of thispernicious prescription were innocent ofintention to do harm ; in fact, they were full of
* Dr. M. Hindhede: Copenhagen, Denmark.
† Voit, Atwater, etc.the most generous of motives in issuing their
poisonous advice, and one of the mostprominent, at least, paid the penalty by dyingmiserably of his own fatal ignorance.
I may also say that it is " presumption,"
advisably, for almost all prescriptions of foodwhich do not have their basis on the naturalbody calls are presumptuous. Nature knows! Ifgiven a chance to show her knowledge Natureprescribes rightly and delivers her message inthe form of appetite and the other instincts. Shewill do this in the midst of the most complicatedof artificial food mixtures, as I have reason to
know from personal experience, confirmed by
many others over and over again.
Therefore, I may say more surely than ever,
that whatever
NATURE  PROVIDES  and PERMITS  as
NOURISHMENT  I HAVE  NO RIGHT  TO PRO SCRIBE.
THE ONLY PRE SCRIPTION
that Honesty approves is the Optimum
Economic Nutrition; and my great preceptor,Dr. Hindhede, the ideally honest scientist anddoctor, ventures to prescribe only the plainest offoods that are delicious to a true, keen appetite,and cost the least through being in season and
so common and easy to grow as to be cheapest.
This good and superlatively honest doctor
does not Proscribe anything that Nature
permits as food and he does not even Proscribe
the transportation of grapes from Madeira tothe North Cape of Norway for the enjoyment ofthose who can afford to pay for them.
Would the Proscribers of flesh food have
denied Amundsen and his companions the fleshof their faithful dogs as a last resort in securingnourishment for the completion of their journeyto the South Pole? It was their truly last resortin gaining the victory over the Ice God ; andwould to God that brave Captain Scott and hisband of faithful ones had had such a last butsaving resort to help them accomplish theeleven miles between them and rescue! Butthen, the world would have missed a model ofaltruism that is worth a million lives, and one ofwhich million everybody would like to be, iftheir lives are worth the living.
THE PROTEIN  ENTHUSIAST.
While writing this chapter I have beenforwarded material for indignation and a text
for condemnation in the form of a book so full offood prescription that it is positively poisonous,as read with the intelligence of my own andcurrent knowledge of the subject, that it oughtto be pilloried as a " Horrible Example" ofpresumptuous prescription and proscription. Itis an advertisement pure and simple, but soprejudicial to the natural facts in the case thatit again raises the question of the advisability ofa Supreme Court of the Physiology of Nutrition,to try such nutrition perverters for high treasonto Mother Nature.
I will not name the book or the author, to
further the advertisement. I once stopped acontroversy with the doctor-father of the authorby offering to wager him one hundred poundsthat I could beat him out on a ten mile go-as-you-please tramp, which he had mentioned asone of his stunts to prove his contentions. Ourages were nearly equal, and the difference oftraining consisted of his prescribing for himselfover 100 grams of proteid daily (less by 20 percent. than the vicious Voit* or Koenig
Standards, and less by 30 per cent. than theStandard that killed poor Professor Atwater),while I had subsisted for years on less than halfhis prescription. He warned me that I wascourting death, but that he was providing forhimself longevity by the mile. He got mad withme, and nearly fumed at the mouth, because Iassumed to insist that only Mother Nature wasa competent prescriber, intimating that he wasnot. I could not out-talk him, and so I sent hima challenge. He made the excuse that he wasleaving for the Continent for a rest, but wouldtalk further with me when he returned. Hisreputed forty-thousand-pound office practice ofprescribing his favourite dietaries had wornhim out and he was going for a rest. Later I
* Carl Voit, of Munich, prescribed as Standard daily diet for
a man doing moderate work : 118 grams of Protein, 56 grs. Fat,
500 grs. Carbohydrates, with a total fuel value of 3,055 large
calories; increasing the same to 145 grams Protein, 160 grs. Fat,450 grs. Carbohydrates, with a total fuel value of 3,370 large
calories. This is the celebrated Voit Diet Standard. Professor
Atwater, of Connecticut, went further, prescribing as Daily DietStandard no less than 125 grams of Proteins, with sufficient fat
and carbohydrates to equal a total fuel value of 3,500 large
calories for a man doing a moderate amount of labour;increasing the amount of Protein to 150 grams, with fats and
carbohydrates to a total fuel value of 4,500 large calories per diem.heard of him in a sanatorium—surely
disgraceful to a doctor to be compelled to go tosuch a place for " treatment."
The race, or contest, never took place, but
since then I personally have several timesbroken records established by men one-half, andeven one-third, of my age with progressive easeup to three years ago when last put to a test,and I have noted no letting-up of the progress ofrecuperation as judged by " feelings " orendurance when doing unusual stunts.
In this direction I now feel that I have done
enough, and that it is not for age to temptProvidence by competing with the Prime ofMuscularity in feats of strength and endurance.John L. Sullivan and Jefferies and many morewent once too often into the ring, and MotherNature, not Corbett or Jack Johnson, knockedthem out for good and all. Fletcherizing does notinclude either imprudence or bluff. It merelytrusts good Mother Nature for directions toaccompany her nutriment-medicine. Wheneverat any time I feel the impulse to turnsomersaults from the lead platform of a man-of-war into good, clean salt-water—as I did a fewyears ago or so in the Philippines, as a
demonstration to impress the natives—I will" up and do it, or die in the attempt." What I amdoing now more than ever is keeping my ear tothe mouth of Mother Nature, my finger on herpulse of command, and doing her biddings aswell as I can interpret them. If a thing is notagreeable to do, I take it as a warning not to do
it. There are so many useful things to do thatare pleasant, what is the use of going out of theway to do disagreeable things. There are somethings that are natural and agreeable that weshould do, and which we have got out of thehabit of doing, physical exercise, for instance.We are dealing with cultivated abnormalitiesalways in a cramped and complex civilisation." We are constantly doing the things that weshould not do, and leaving undone those thingsthat we ought to do," as the Prayer Book tellsus, including carelessness of eating, andshirking physical exercise. To return to thecallow book of the canny doctor-son of myantagonist of a dozen years ago. It isn't socallow as it is canny, and since the persons inthe case are of the canniest of peoples, thosewho are so shrewd that Jewish merchants do
not thrive among them, and the prescriptionresults in thousands of pounds a year revenue,the game may be set down to ordinarycommercial cupidity and popular gullibility. It issafe to always warn against Prescription forRevenue. Like patriotism or religion forrevenue, it is questionable, if not surelyselfishly prejudiced. On the other hand, MotherNature charges no fee for her advice. She paysgood coin as a premium for her patients in thesame way that I bribed my first test subjectsinto eating right by paying them for eating in
addition to furnishing the food.
DOUBTING  THOMASES
who are too lazy, or incredulous, or careless, to
take a month to try the Mother NaturePrescription as interpreted by me, are liable tosay: " Appetite is abnormal. Taste


��do culture with most other meals.
After beneﬁcial bacteria have been re-introduced, stop using garlic. You may minimize garlic odor by crushing cloves while they are
submerged in lemon juice.
Instead of garlic, you may use hydrogen peroxide in the intestinal ﬂush. Try up to an ounce of 3% hydrogen peroxide in 1 liter/quart of
0.9% salt water. Start taking the acidophilus and other cultures an hour after the ﬂush
Women with fungal or bacterial overgrowth should also use a vaginal douche with diluted hydrogen peroxide (up to 0.5%) when
sanitizing the intestinal tract, and introduce acidophilus into the vagina as well. If using hydrogen peroxide orally over an extended
period, take also acidophilus from time to time. Anaerobic microbes are most affected by hydrogen peroxide; biﬁdobacteria are also
sensitive to it but are generally protected while living in the colon. Oral hydrogen peroxide acts mainly in the small intestines.
Acidophilus is partly protected from the ef fects of hydrogen peroxide, while Lactobacillus bulgaricus has a strong resistance to it.
You may use diluted hydrogen peroxide as a mouthwash, and gargle with it, instead of using toothpaste. With serious diseases also
infuse diluted peroxide rectally. Immune cells produce hydrogen peroxide naturally to destroy microbes. Do not use antioxidants close
to internal hydrogen peroxide. See also the related information in Hydrotherapy.
Hydrochloric Acid
In the elderly, and especially those with chronic degenerative diseases, often even young asthmatics, the body frequently loses its
ability to produce an adequate amou nt of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. This leads to incomplete digestion of proteins, and poor
absorption of vitamins B1 and B12, as well as minerals. The resulting mineral deﬁciency usually causes ﬁngernails to be soft; also the
hair may be unhealthy. Hydrochloric acid is also needed to activate pepsin and kill microbes in food.
An inadequate amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach often results in overgrowth of the digestive tract with undesirable and
pathogenic bacteria and fungi. This can cause or contribute to malabsorption, intestinal distress, and allergies to products resulting
from bacterial and fungal breakdown, and in turn will weaken the immune system.
Symptoms associated with insufﬁcient gastric acid are belching, discomfort after eating, or food lying heavily in the stomach and
anemia. Often the body is either overalkaline or overacid, and the energy level is low. With obvious mineral deﬁciencies, suspected
lack of hydrochloric acid, and in most cases of chronic degenerative disease, it is beneﬁcial to use hydrochloric acid supplements
with protein meals, such as including meat, ﬁsh, eggs, cheese, legumes or nuts.
You may either buy hydrochloric acid - pepsin tablets or, more cheaply, diluted hydrochloric acid. Commercial diluted hydrochloric
acid is usually 20% while the concentrated acid (from a hardware store) is 35%. To make a 2% solution that is safe to use, mix 1 part10/30/24, 11:30 AM Health-Science-Spirit - Intestinal Sanitation
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with your meal. It may be mixed with the protein portion or used as part of the salad dressing. Alternatively, you may dilute the acid
with ½ cup of liquid and drink it after the meal. You may protect your teeth by drinking through a straw.
However, habitually taking mineral acids may make the body overacid. Furthermore, those who do not produce enough stomach acid
also do not make enough sodium bicarbonate to neutralize an increased  amount of acid in the duodenum. While the stomach content
needs to be acid, the content of the small intestines needs to be alkaline; otherwise nutrients are not properly absorbed. Therefore, it
is advisable to take half a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate in liquid about 2 hours after a small meal, and 3 to 4 hours after a large
meal with ﬂesh food or other proteins.
As an alternative to hydrochloric acid supplements you may mix lemo n or limejuice, or cider vinegar, in addition to magnesium
chloride with a protein meal. The food acid reacts with the magnesium chloride to form hydrochloric acid and magnesium citrate, or
acetate. In this way you provide all of the key ingredients to activate digestive enzymes: acidity, magnesium and chloride ions.
Use about one to two tablespoons of lemon or limejuice but less of vinegar, and half a teaspoon of magnesium chloride, best
dissolved in water. As the food acids tend to be metabolized, this combination does not normally make the body acid, and therefore it
is not necessary to use an alkalizer a few hours later. You may further stimulate the digestion by drinking half a cupful of a bitter herb
tea after the meal. Bitter ingredients are especially helpful for the liver.
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Our blood is slightly alkaline, and the body makes every effort to maintain this alkalinity at a constant level. For this purpose, we
normally have an ample reserve of alkalizing minerals.
Most of our foods supply minerals. The total balance of minerals in a particular food may be either acid or alkaline. Mineral salts
are composed of an acid group (anion), such as chlorid e or phosphate, and of an alkaline group (cation), mainly metal ions such
as sodium, calcium or potassium. If one of these groups is stronger than the other then the salt is either acid or alkaline on
balance.
In plants, strongly alkaline metal ions are usually combined with weak organic acids There may be a surplus of organic acids not
bound to cations, and this will make the food taste acid, as in fruits. However, in the body these free organic acids, as well as
those bound to metal ions, are oxidized. In the end, this leaves an alkaline residue. Therefore, we say vegetables and fruits are
alkalizing or alkaline-forming.
Animal tissue on the other hand, contains a high percentage of strongly acid phosphoric acid bound to weak reacting proteins and
other bio-chemicals. The organic compounds in food of animal origin will be oxidized, and a strongly acid residue remains.
Accordingly, we may classify our food as either alkaline-forming or as acid-forming.
Alkaline-forming Foods are: grass juice, sprouted seeds, vegetables, fruits, almonds, most legumes, the outer parts of
potatoes, bananas, millet, buckwheat and brown rice.
Acid-forming Foods are:  meat, ﬁsh, eggs, cheese, most grains and nuts, peanuts, peanuts and the core of potatoes.
Neutral Foods:  fats and oils.
In order to maintain an ample alkaline body reserve, we should eat approximately four times the weight of alkaline-forming food
compared to acid-forming food, or 80% alkalizing to 20% acidifying food. There are food tables available to show the amount of
acid or alkaline equivalents in different foods. However, I regard these as practically useless. Some of the listed foods may
change their values in the body due to metabolic problems.
Sugar, which is chemically neutral and also fruits are usually acid-forming in sensitive individuals and no matter how alkaline-
forming a food is supposed to be, if you are sensitive or allergic to it then it is acid-forming for you. On the other hand heavy meat
eating can lead to an over-alkaline condition as explained below. Alkali zing minerals may remain bound to phytates and not be
available from whole seeds unless these are sprouted or fermented. Even the same food may change from alkaline forming to
acid forming if it is incorrectly combined with other foods or when you are emotionally upset.
All of this is contrary to what you would expect by using acid-alkaline food tables. Furthermore, the values in these tables reﬂect
the mineral content of the food, which varies greatly depending on soil conditions, production methods, storage and cooking.
Therefore, the only reliable and meaningful method is to observe your own body, your skin sensitivity, tendency towards
inﬂammations, allergic reactions and possibly test your urine and saliva acidity.
ACIDITY  PROBLEMS
The main reasons why people become overacid are: inefﬁcient metabolism; allergic reactions; eating sweet foods when the
blood-sugar regulation is poor; acids accumulating after eating fruits; strenuous muscle activity;


 T I O N S  I N  C O M P A R I S O N1
H i s t o r i c a l  C o n s i d e r a t i o n s
B oth I ndian and C hinese medicine are unique systems that arose independently,
remaining intimately associated with their own indigenous religious and cultural
perspectives. Th is, however, did not hinder the exchange of information and
absorption of concepts and practices from one system to the other, or from other
surrounding cult ures. T racing the exact routing and giving concrete dates to these
transmissions of knowledge is extremely dif ficult, but certain  general themes
may nevertheless be inferred from the mass of information available.
An i mportant historical event oc curred sometime during the third or fourth
century B.C. that clearly estab lishes that these two societies were indeed in
communication with each other. At that time India already po ssessed a highly
evolved literary  society which had produced scores of texts on such topics as
religion, astrology and medicine. The preeminent A yurvedic text Charaka
Samhita  w as already m any hundred years old, while the landmark Y ellow
Emper or ’ s Inner Classic  was  only then being compiled  in China. During this
period reports started to circula te in China about soma, the psychotropic plant
associated with mystical experi ences which had occupied an im portant place in
early Indian religion. In the In dian context the use of soma is known to have
played a central role in the Rig V eda,  a scripture that appeared prior to 1000 B.C.
Soma w as promoted in China as possessing the power to bestow
immortality, and  the persistent and enticing reports eventually led Emperor Qin
Shi (reigned 221-207 B.C.), first Emperor of a unified China, to order the
procurement of this wondrous p lant. Eventually, the Emperor himself went to the
western mountains in an unsuccessful search. Despite this failure, the Emperor
refused to give u p, and apparently gave permission and support to a peculiar man
named Su Fu, who was sent with a lar ge contingent of vir ginal children on a sea
voyage to bring back this divine substance. The first journey did not go well, and
on S u Fu’ s return, he was re-equipped and sent of f again, but nothing more is
known about this later mission.
The Chinese never did obtain s oma, even though continuous ef forts were
made du ring the Han Dynasty (2 06 B.C-220 A.D.), and even tod ay no one knows
soma’ s true identity, despite m uch search and speculation. This should not besurprising since according to T antric tradition,  there is no one “soma". Many
dif ferent substances can be used as soma, if they are employed in the proper way
at th e proper time. This deep  interest by the Chinese in soma did at least
stimulate, and perhaps initiate the development of the T aoist a lchemical arts. A
momentous spin-of f was an enthusiastic research into China’ s own plants and
minerals as well as the sys temization of Internal Medic ine. Clearly the
mysterious soma kindled the interest of the Chinese in the lands to the west.
Other evidence suggests that th ere had been contacts between these two
ancient Asian cultures before th e 4th century B.C. There are for example some
remarkable similarities between their ancient systems of astrolo gy, including the
division of the sky into twenty-eight (later twenty-seven) lunar mansions
(Sanskrit naksh atra, Chinese xiu) comprised of similar star groupings. The
original purpose  of these divisi ons is not known, though most  likely they were
used to keep tra ck of the moon, which moves along the ecliptic about thirteen
degrees per day, about the width  of one lunar mansion. Nine of the twenty-eight
nakshatra stars were also used by the Chinese to determine the twenty-eight xiu,
and elev en more are in the same constellation as other xiu sta rs. Both systems
have stars in com mon—ten in the case of the nakshatras—with the set of thirty-
six u sed by the Babylonians, su ggesting at least the possibility that both systems
had been enriched by Mesopotamian astrological knowledge early on.
The ancient philosophy of China prior to 4th century B.C. was of course
the Y in- Y ang doctrine, based on an image of a harmonic polarity found in all
nature. In India however, anci ent philosophy emphasized tri une doctrines. A
primary concept  was that of the Three Attributes (gunas) or propensities within
phenomena towa rds activity (rajas), inertia (tamas) and equilibrium (sattva). This
concept pervades religious belief as well, and the three chief gods of India
represent the fundamental pow ers in the universe: Brahma, the Creator, is the
embodiment of Rajas; Shiva, the Destroyer, embodies T amas; and V ishnu, the
Preserver, balan ces the other tw o. While we can view the dynamic dualism of
Y in and  Y ang as embodying the tendencies toward inertia and activity
respectively, the  Indian concept of equilibrium, a neutral r econciling force
between positive  and negative, i s lacking in the Chinese model.  For the Chinese,
the space between Y in and Y ang was occupied by a creative tension that
materially manifests in the form of Qi.
W ithin the Indian sciences there was, very early on, a highly developed
theory o f the Five Elements (p ancha mahabhutas). By comparison, before the
fourth ce ntury B.C., an archaic concept of five fundamental sub stances did existin China, but the importance of this idea was far eclipsed by the Y in-Y ang
doctrine. Accord ing to historians it was Zou Y in (359-270 B.C.) who developed
and integrated a unique versi on of the Five Elements (wu  xing) into the
mainstream of Chinese science  and religion. There is a reasonable probability
that the impetus  for development of the  Chinese Five Element  doctrine, as first
expounded by Zou Y in, may have come from the Indian theory, though the
Chinese modifie d and integrated this foreign concept to suit their own world
view. In fact va st dif ferences evolved between these fundame ntal concepts, as
can be seen on the most cursory level by the similarity of only three component
Elements within each system.
Essentially, the Indian concep t of the Five Elements evolved from a
hierarchical mod e of thinking that underlines most ancient Hindu sciences and
philosophies, an  approach which is sometimes called “essence extraction." The
Five Elements are viewed as emer ging each from its precursor in a chain of
causation from Ether through  Earth. In this model each element contains
representative parts of the other four elements, but the element in question
predominates. The Earth Element, for example, is thus an “essence" of Earth, a
concentration of  Earthiness manifesting within the context of th e whole Group of
Five. Because of its relative predominance it prevents the othe r Elements from
exerting their influences significantly.
In contrast to th e relatively static portrayal of the Elements in A yurveda,
the Chinese with no hierarchical order emphasized instead the dynamic inter -
relationships which exist among  the Five Elements. Chinese theory is dynamic
within th e relatively static context of embodied life, and does not seek to connect
the Elements to their ultimate source in the Absolute; A yurvedic theory is static,
relatively speaking, within the dynamic context of the perpetual projection of
consciousness into matter and its equally continuous withdrawal therefrom.
In each society prevailing philo sophical beliefs contributed greatly to the
development of their medical sy stems, especially T aoism in China and the Y oga
philosophy in India. Although v arious forms of Y oga had been practiced in India
since prehistori c times, it was  left for Patanjali (circa 3rd century B.C.) to
integrate it with the Sankhya philosophy and to or ganize it  into a coherent
system. The T aoist and Sankhya philosophies have much in co mmon: they both
propose an original formless non-manifest primordial source (p urusha/wu) and a
creative force or potential whic h initiated the cosmic process of dif ferentiation
(prakruti/tai yi). Further diver ge nce of the cosmos arose due to p rimal tendencies
(gunas/yin-yang) arising from this creative potential, and the Five Elements(pancha mahabhutas/wu xing) are essential manifestations of this diversity.
Another vital concept shared by  the T aoist and Samkhya philoso phies is the view
that all things have their own unique nature (prakriti/de).
Historically, the  era of the Han Dynasty was a period of an outward focus
for China. By 138 B.C. the Silk Road to the west and the Burma Road (115 B.C.)
to the south had opened up commerce and exchange of ideas and technology with
foreign lands. On China’ s western frontier beyond the Kunlun Mountains a
southward branch of the Silk


il in  the oven or over a medium-high flame on
the barbecue for 10 minutes or until the fish turns opaque and flakes easily
with a fork.
2. Arrange each fillet on a plate with grilled (or steamed) greens or rice and
top each with 2 tbsp (25 mL) Lemon Chutney.
p r e s e r v e d  l e m o n s
Pr eserved lemons ar e essential ingr edients in Middle Eastern cooking, and
they ar e becoming mor e and mor e popular in North American dishes. If you
have them in your pantry, you will happily use them in last-minute dishes.
1 large, wide-mouth jar
MAKES 10 PRESER VED LEMONS
12 small Meyer or other thin-skinned organic lemons, well scrubbed
pickling salt
1. Squeeze the juice from 2 lemons. Discard rinds and set juice aside.
2. S terilize a lar ge (8-cup/2 L) jar in boiling water, and scald t he lid, lifter
and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ).
3. Slit remaining  10 lemons: T rim and discard the top and bottom ends of
the lemo ns. Plac e lemons in a shallow dish so that they are sitting upright
on one of the flat cut ends.
4. Using  a paring knife, make a vertical cut through the centre, f rom the top
running three-quarters of the way to the bottom so that the 2 halves remain
attached at the b ase; do not cut all the way through. Rotate the  lemon and
make a vertical cut at a right a ngle to the first slit, from the top running
three-quarters o f the way to the bottom so that the 4 pieces still remain
attached at the base. Remove the seeds and set the lemon as ide. Repeat,
making the same slits on remain ing lemons. Add any juice from the dish to
the reserved juice.
5. Spoon  2 tbsp (25 mL) salt in to the bottom of the sterilized jar. Fill the
slits in each lemon with as much salt as the lemon will hold and pack 5 of
the s alted lemons into the sterilized jar. Pour reserved lemon juice over the
lemons and push lemons down using a wooden spoon.
6. Pack the rem aining salted lemons into the jar and pack down. Spoon 2
tbsp (25 mL) salt over the top of the lemons.
7. Secur e the lid and set the jar aside in a cool, dark place. After a few days,
check that the lemons are com pletely submer ged in lemon juice. If theyaren’ t, add freshly squeezed le mon juice until they are cove red. Allow
lemons to marinate for at least 6  weeks, shaking the jar from time to time.
Rinse lemons before using in recipes. Store Preserved Lemons in the
refrigerator for up to 6 months after curing at room temperature.
Use: Pre served lemons are meant to be used whole or chopped—the rind,
pith and  flesh are all edible. G reat with baked fish or chicken, especially
tagine d ishes (se e Preserved-Lemon Chicken T agine ) an d wi th veget ables,
rice and  couscous. Because of the salt, preserved lemons are best in
savoury dishes (remember to rinse well and add no extra salt to the
recipe), but I have used the m successfully in egg, bread and rice
puddings.
p r e s e r v e d  l e m o n  c h i c k e n  t a g i n eFr om as long ago as the 13th century, fruited tagine stews featuring chicken
or la mb and crushed nuts, seeds, fruit and spices have been coo ked in open
fir es thr o ughout North Africa and the Middle East. This dish is f ragrant and
lightly r ed-tinged fr om the saffr on. Make sur e your tagine is flame-pr oof
befor e using it on dir ect heat. Use a Dutch oven if you do not have a tagine
or if your tagine is not flame-pr oof.
I find that only a very small amount of pur e fr esh saffr on is as much of the
floral, very unique flavour that I can tolerate, and I have made it optional
in the r ecipe.
Flame-pr oof tagine or Dutch oven
MAKES 4 SER VINGS
2 tbsp (25 mL) fr eshly squeezed lemon juice, optional
10 to 15 thr eads saffr on, optional
2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil 1 onion, chopped
1 r ed or yellow bell pepper, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1–1/2 cups (375 mL) chicken br oth
1 pr eserved lemon, rinsed and chopped
1/4 cup (50 mL) sliced dried apricots 2 large chicken br easts, cut in half
1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped pitted gr een olives
1/4 cup (50 mL) gr ound almonds or pistachio nuts
1 tbsp (15 mL) Gr emolata  or chopped fr esh parsley

1. If using saf fr on: In a small bowl, sprinkle lemon juice over saf fron and
set aside for 1 hour or as long as overnight to soften.
2. In the bottom  of a flame-proo f tagine or Dutch oven, heat olive oil over
medium heat. Add onion and pepper and sauté for 5 minutes. Add garlic
and cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently Add broth, preserved lemon,
apricots, soaked saf fron, if using, and chicken. Cover, reduce heat to lowand cook for 20 to 30 minutes or until chicken is tender and sauce is slightly
thick.
3. Add olives, almonds and Gremolata. Stir well; cover and cook for 5
minutes.
l e m o n  c h u t n e y  c h i c k e n  t a g i n e
This top-of-the-stove version of tangine uses either the Lemon Chutney  or
Classic Dundee Marmalade  in place of pr eserved lemons.
2 cups (500 mL) chicken br oth
Dutch oven or large heavy-bottomed saucepan with lid
MAKES 4 SER VINGS
1 cup (250 mL) Lemon Chutney
1/4 cup (50 mL) sliced gr een olives
1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped fr esh parsley
2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped fr esh or egano
2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil 1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp (5 mL) gr ound ginger
2 tsp (10 mL) gr ound cinnamon
1 r oasting chicken, 3 to 5 lb (1.5 to 2.2 kg)
sea salt and fr eshly gr ound pepper
1. In a D utch oven lar ge enough  to hold the chicken, heat the olive oil over
medium heat. Add onion and sauté until soft and golden in colour. Stir
garlic, ginger and cinnamon int o the onions and cook, stirring  constantly,
for 1 minute.
2. Add chicken to the pot and s poon onion mixture over the to p and sides.
Season w ith sal t and pepper to taste. Add broth and chutney. Increase the
heat to high and bring to a bo il. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low.
Simmer gently for 1-1/2 hours, turning the chicken over on ce or twice
during cooking.
3. Add olives, parsley and oregano; cover and cook for 10 min utes or until
the c hicken is v ery tender. T ransfer chicken to a warmed platter and cover.
Boil the liquid in  the pan for about 5 minutes or until slightly reduced. Skim
of f surplus fat and serve the sauce over the carved chicken or pass
separately.
l e m o n  c u r d
If you like lemon, as I do, this is a pantry must-have. Our book club has an
annual Christma s cookie exchange, and we ar e always so thrilled when oneof our members makes a jar of Lemon Cur d for each of us. My jar is usually
gone by  New Y ear ’ s because i t can be used in so many easy desserts.
Because this cr eamy spr ead is not water -or pr essur e-pr ocessed, the jars
need to be sterilized befor e f illing. Be sur e to stor e the cur d in the
r efrigerator.
MAKES 6 CUPS (1.5 L)
6 eggs, lightly beaten
6 tbsp (90 mL) finely grated lemon rind
1 cup (250 mL) fr eshly squeezed lemon juice
1–1/2 cups (375 mL) butter, at r oom temperatur e
2 cups (500 mL) granulated sugar

1. Sterilize three 1-pint (2-cup/500 mL) jars in boiling water, and scald the
lid, lifter and tongs ( Boiling W


 the tooth socket.
8
Interestingly enough, Dr. Mellanby in his dog experiments found that fat-soluble vitamin A controlled
the process and development of gum tissues. If young dogs are fed diets deficient in vitamin A, gum
tissues can become swollen and overgrown. Once the gum tissue is swollen, microorganisms can be
found present.
9
 Vitamin A stimulates certain growth factors and perhaps this explains vitamin A’s
effect on gum tissues.
A key strategy in your treatment of gum disease is to use both fat-soluble vitamin A for the soft tissues
and fat-soluble vitamin D for the harder tissues and bone. If you are leaning to the idea that fat-
soluble vitamin A is more important, then I would recommend eating liver.
Gum disease is also connected with an overactive anterior pituitary gland. One of the roles of the
anterior pituitary gland is to produce growth hormones; this gland is balanced with testosterone or
estrogen. The lack of growth hormone production is therefore intimately connected with gum disease.
Testosterone or estrogen can be increased by moderate exercise, making sure your weight is in yourideal range, a variety of herbal remedies, and avoiding alcohol.Gum Disease, Vitamin C, and Scurvy
Guinea pigs kept on a vitamin C-deficient diet which produces scurvy eventually show signs of gum
disease. Their teeth become elongated from the receding gums which become red and spongy. On the
same hand, successful reports of healing gum disease involve vitamin C supplementation such as with
camu camu berry. Other foods highly concentrated in vitamin C are amalaki berry, acerola cherry and
rose hips. Take as much as two teaspoons of powdered vitamin C-rich berries per day. Synthetic
vitamin C in the form of ascorbic acid may still be effective in healing gum disease, but it is unclear
as to how effective it will be. Two teaspoons of vitamin C-rich berries provides about 225
milligrams of vitamin C. For maintenance of gum health a much smaller dose should work. It is also
possible that a much smaller dose of natural vitamin C will work if there are not too many whole
grains in your diet.
An early treatment for infantile scurvy was raw milk and raw meat. Both foods contain highly
digestible forms of phosphorous. These foods will also help heal gum disease. You do not have to eat
raw meat. Another option is meat cooked in bone broth stews.
A highly concentrated form of herbal based vitamin C can be purchased at
holisticdentalstore.comThe Amazing Blotting Technique and Healing Gum Disease Naturally
Forget about expensive gum disease surgery. The late dentist Joseph Phillips discovered a highly
effective treatment method for gum disease. He also has some remarkable comments on the causes of
gum disease. Instead of believing that gum disease results from buildup of tartar, Dr. Phillips was
convinced it was the other way around: tartar is actually the result of gum disease.
10
 Dr. Phillips went
as far as stating that, “The truth of the matter is that brushing and flossing causes periodontal disease.”
As time goes on, Dr. Phillips believed that more brushing and flossing causes more gum disease. This
is because the normal motion of tooth brushing concentrates the tooth tartar at the gum line where it is
left to fester. The gum line area known as the gingival sulcus is always the dirtiest after brushing.
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The irritating substances constantly contacting the gum tissues usually causes the gums to recede or
become inflamed over time. When this area is not cleaned carefully after brushing with blotting, or an
oral irrigator, then brushing will contribute to gum disease.
How to Blot at Home
The blotting technique is so effective you can expect to see noticeable results within three weeks in a
high proportion of cases. Part of the blotting technique is to clean all of the soft tissue surfaces in your
mouth with a gum toothbrush. The complete technique is rather difficult to explain accurately in the
text without showing you a video, so I have created a free online resource with a video to show you
how to blot at home. If you want to learn how to blot at home, then please go to this website.
www.curetoothdecay.com/blottingSea Salt for Your Gums
Dentist Robert Nara discovered that when treating gum disease in the military, rather than resort to
time-consuming gum surgery, if he just had his patients brush their teeth and rinse their mouths with a
sea salt solution, then their gum problems typically improved and were even cured. This work
eventually led him to write
How to Become Dentally Self Sufficient.
The premise of the book is that
good oral hygiene, including the use of oral irrigation and sea salt, will prevent or significantly
reduce most tooth and gum problems.
The use of oral irrigating devices such as a Waterpik® is highly effective in treating gum disease. In
case it is not clear, an oral irrigator is a device that shoots a pressurized stream of water out of a
small nozzle that can clean around the teeth below the gum lines. Flossing does not reach these same
places. Irrigators are available in most drug stores.
The most effective method for healing gum problems is to rinse your mouth with warm salt water
using an oral irrigator. Sea salt or equivalent high quality salt would be ideal for this; do not use
commercial table salt. Warm sea salt water used in an irrigating device is one of the best protections
against gum disease. I have heard claims that sea salt in the oral irrigator may shorten its life span.
This could be true, but the benefits surely outweigh the cost. Alternatively a teaspoon or two of apple
cider vinegar diluted in the oral irrigator water can also help with gum health. Herbal liquids for gum
disease can also be used in the oral irrigator and injected deep into inflamed gum tissues.
No More Bad Breath
Bad breath is many times caused by decaying food trapped below the gum line. Oral irrigating with
warm salt water or blotting will relieve or improve many cases of bad breath by removing the rotting
food particles.
Use an oral irrigator according to the instructions provided. The nozzle tip of the irrigator is pointed
at the base of the tooth, and then the irrigator is run around the tooth. If there is pain or bleeding gums,
decrease the pressure. As your gums heal and strengthen this should go away quickly.
The results from this process are gradual. Many people report healing of their gum tissues over a
period of a few weeks to a few months. Even though it takes time, the results are very satisfying.Herbal Treatments for Gum Disease
People have written that herbal treatments have done wonders for their gum problems. These
treatments may also help strengthen your teeth and the ligaments that hold the teeth in their sockets.
Herbs that are excellent for healing teeth include:
White oak bark powder
—prevents the need for gum surgery and heals bleeding and infected gums.
Myrrh gum powder
—heals gum infections.
Herbal Tooth & Gum Powder

(the recipe is in chapter 8).This powder can be purchased at the
Holistic Dental Store (
www.holisticdentalstore.com
)
There are many other herbs that can help heal teeth and gums that are not mentioned here. Alternative
treatments like trigger point massage and acupressure can also help.Oil Pulling for your Teeth and Gums
Oil pulling is the simple but ancient technique of swishing oil in your mouth as a mouthwash. Use
about one tablespoon of organic oil. Coconut and sesame seed oil work well, and olive oil is another
option. Swish the oil around as long as you can. 10-20 minutes is ideal but it can be difficult to go that
long. Spit the oil out when you are done (not in your sink) and rinse your mouth well. The oil pulls out
toxins from your gum tissues and helps remove deeply embedded debris. This is a great treatment for
gum problems, bad breath, or to increase your overall oral health.
Mercury and Your Gums
A common symptom of mercury toxicity is bleeding gums and loose teeth.
12Healing Gum Disease Program
Since scurvy and a vitamin C deficiency are easily caused by a diet heavy in whole grains, I
recommend being extremely careful with the use of grain bran and grain germ in your healing gum
disease diet. In addition to being alert to the toxic factors in whole grains, avoiding the toxic foods
mentioned in the previous chapters will help fight gum disease. If any of the supplemental foods
mentioned here are already in your diet, then you do not need to take them twice. When your gum
disease is gone, then pick and choose aspects of this program to your liking.

1-2 teaspoons of food-based vitamin C from concentrated sources such as camu camu berry,
acerola cherry, amalaki or rose hips for vitamin C. (concentrated vitamin c is available at:
holisticdentalstore.com
 ) 2 teaspoons of camu camu berry provides about 225 milligrams of
natural vitamin C.
¼ - ½ teaspoon 2-3 times per day for a teens and adults for a total of ½ – 1½ teaspoons per day
Blue Ice™ fermented cod liver oil (available at
codliveroilshop.com
). This is to restore fat-
soluble vitamins A and D to the diet for gum health.
Raw milk and/or raw meat (meat in stews is a second-best option).
Avoid whole grains unless freshly ground, soured, and appropriately sifted to remove the bran
and germ.
Use the blotting technique and/or


 and have somebody make our decisions
for us. But that doesn't give us the education we need and the experiences that are
our responsibility to take on.
"So, the way I  address the problem is this: God has given us a rulebook to follow
for our education. He tells us these are the principles we should follow in our life's
activities; and if we do these things, this w ill happen; and if we do those things, that
w ill happen. And then he lets us have the total freedom and free w ill to do what we
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will, and live with the consequences. I  study and try to find the basic principles.
"In a similar sense, Metabolic Medicine is essentially a program based upon what I
have observed in thousands of cases to be sound principles. I  am continually
improving my understanding of these principles and all I  can do is educate the patient
to the best of my ability. I  look at each patient and say, 'These are the things that I've
observed, and these are the principles upon which our program exists.'
"If you have a life threatening situation, such as a tumor mass blocking the colon or
blocking the bladder or blocking the stomach or blocking the air passage, you should,
of course, address it in such a way as to take care of it. Orthodox medicine has done
a very excellent job of addressing life-threatening situations such as trauma, and
infections. Each individual patient has to make the decision in a life-threatening
situation. If you have a 5-lb. tumor in the abdomen and it is dead from your doing a
nutritional program, it's certainly going to be easier to remove this 5-lb. tumor and
throw it away than it would be to sit there and have your immune system and body
chemistry gradually dissolve it, using a lot of energy and stressing the body to dissolve
it into the bloodstream and then cleaning out the bloodstream through the liver and
the other organs of elimination.
"In any situation that is addressed, you have to hold to basic principles and do
some ecological thinking. It would be stupid to say you are going to follow a
nutritional program when a tumor is blocking the intestinal tract and you can't get
any food into your body and you can't get any nutritional support. It would likewise
be stupid to say, 'I am going to take chemotherapy because I  have a snarled tumor in
my colon and I'll take chemotherapy to the point of death and then have a better
chance of survival.' Every situation is addressed individually, with understanding,
knowledge and wisdom."
References:
1. Devita, VT, et al. Cancer — Principles and Practice of Oncology, Philadelphia; J.B.
Lippincott Company, 1982, page 945.
Violet J. ~ Stanley, IA
7-Year Victory Over Breast Cancer.
I  am a farmer's wife, age 53. We live in a modern, ranch-style home in Northeast
Iowa. We raise cattle and have about 500 acres in diversified farming. We have
always been active in church, farm bureau, school, and community affairs. We have
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four married children.
I  have worked outdoors doing fieldwork, chores, chickens to tend, and a large
vegetable and fruit garden. My children had lots of sickness from tonsillitis to chronic
bronchitis, and coughing day and night with high fevers. When we learned about
chiropractic, that helped us a lot. When our youngest daughter was 14, she missed
six weeks of school with headaches as a forerunner of arthritis. She was in three
different hospitals, with all the typical medical tests done, showing nothing but
arthritis. They sent us home with the comment that there was nothing they could do
for her arthritis but give her 6 to 20 aspirin a day. From here, I  studied nutrition like
mad and would give her various things for her condition and she improved
dramatically. The next year, she needed a health examination so she could be a
lifeguard and the doctor told us he had never seen anyone so healthy. I  told him it
was all the nutrition I  was giving her and he said that had nothing to do with it, but I
knew it was the answer. We have had numerous medical doctors but none knew
anything about nutrition or w ill admit it has anything to do with health.
I  spent nine years working with the American Cancer Society as door knocker,
county chairman, crusade chairman, at district meetings and state conventions. My
mother died of cancer. I  know what the word "cancer" means — the hopeless feeling,
the despair — and I  am scared to death of it. When I  made my last call on a dear
friend who died of cancer, I  wanted to say to her: "I'll be the next one," for I  had
found a lump in my breast at that time; also, I  was having digestive disturbances. This
was three years after I  started learning about nutrition. I  have read a lot of books,
health magazines, etc. I  knew what medical science was doing. I  was determined I
would not go to be butchered at the hospital. I  said nothing to anyone about the
lump. It got larger as time went on. I  was trying to eat right, as much as I  could read
in the books.
The following March, my husband wanted to get each of us a life insurance policy.
I  said nothing but I  knew I  wouldn't pass a health test. The doctor told my husband
about the lump and I  was refused the insurance policy. He told me to go to the
hospital and have a biopsy, etc. I  wouldn't go. We went to visit my sister and told
her. By this time the lump was plainly visible when you looked at my breast. In a few
days she telephoned she had learned of a chiropractor that could help. He had
helped his daughter. A light in the tunnel. We started going to the chiropractor three
times a week, a 100-mile trip. After a few calls, he told us about Dr. Kelley and
advised both my sister and me to go to him, as she had had surgery and they found
cancer. In June we made our first call to Dr. Kelley. By this time the lump in my
breast was 1-3/4 inches across and there were numerous small ones and even some
in the other breast and more digestive disturbances.
Looking back now, I  can see the Lord leading me to study about nutrition so I
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would be prepared to know what I  needed when Dr. Kelley set up our nutritional
plan. I  told our children of the lump in my breast and our plans to go to Texas to see
Dr. Kelley. From the beginning, I  had the assurance that I  was doing the right thing. I
had accepted Christ as my Saviour and I  knew His perfect peace and was assured of
His leading. Our youngest daughter made it plain she thought I  should go to a
medical doctor. My husband was doubtful, but let me do what I  wanted to do.
I  ordered Dr. Kelley's book, One Answer to Cancer and started the beginning of the
treatment. This looked like a large undertaking. Dr. Kelley was a long way off and
would be hard to contact regarding problems from day to day. Still I  never doubted
that this was the way I  should go. I  have doctored my children for 18 years with
medical doctors and medicines and never had any help. This had to be the better
way. I  never told my family doctor about the lump in my breast. The only one who
knew of it was the doctor who had refused me the insurance policy.
When we went to Dr. Kelley for our test, he counseled us as long as we had
questions. We left his office with our programs to follow. My sister and I  studied our
books all the way home, which was a three-day trip. Dr. Kelley had told us in his
book what to expect, how we would feel and what our body reactions would be, so
we would be prepared to know what was happening. Whenever we had doubts, we
kept remembering that Dr. Kelley had this and he knows what to do. This was our
confidence.
I  bought a juicer and made carrot and celery juice several times a day. That took a
lot of time. Preparing all of the fresh vegetables takes time. But, I  had my own garden
for years so I  knew how much work it is to raise and prepare vegetables for the table.
Now we were eating everything raw possible. Even my family cooperated.
Within two weeks, my digestive disturbances were better. At first I'd go out and
work awhile and come in to fix carrot juice and lay down to rest. Then get up and go
out again to finish the jobs. My family helped carry the water and feed for the
chickens, but I  still raised and dressed 150 chickens that first summer. In six weeks, I
felt really good. I  didn't have any of the things that Dr. Kelley had written in the book
that I  might have. My body responded quickly and I  began to regain my strength that I
hadn't had for months. I  Never Ate One Thing I  was not supposed to eat. I  took my
nutrition exactly as


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in	mountainous	terrain,	and	returning	looking	as	though	they	had	gone	for	a
casual	walk.	Contrast	this	to	the	fatigue	so	many	of	us	feel	during	the	day,
perhaps	needing	several	cups	of	coffee	just	to	keep	going.	Even	many	of	our
teenagers	struggle	with	fatigue.
Skin	Problems
Our	skin	is	a	barometer	of	overall	health,	but	we	are	taught	to	think	of	a	skin
problem	as	just	that,	a	skin	problem.	This	is	outmoded.	Like	any	disease,	skin
problems	are	the	result	of	systemic	cellular	malfunction.	We	may	notice	it	in	the
skin,	but	the	problem	is	likely	affecting	every	cell	in	the	body.	The	proper
solution	is	not	to	use	products	like	a	cortisone	ointment,	but	to	restore	the	cells	togood	health.	If	your	skin	is	dry,	flaky,	irritated,	itchy,	thin,	has	lost	its	elasticity,
or	if	you	develop	skin	lesions	of	any	kind,	you	are	not	healthy.
Allergies
Allergies	are	not	normal,	and	they	do	long-lasting	damage	to	the	body.
Enhancing	the	health	of	your	cells	can	eliminate	allergies.	Millions	of	Americans
suffer	from	runny	noses,	sneezing,	itching	of	the	eyes,	sinus	problems,
headaches,	abdominal	pain,	diarrhea,	skin	rashes	and	numerous	other	problems
as	a	result	of	allergies	and	sensitivities	to	foods,	pollens,	chemicals	and	other
substances	in	our	environment.	We	tend	to	look	upon	these	reactions	as	“benign”
inconveniences	rather	than	the	symptoms	of	a	body	out	of	balance.	Allergies
should	be	looked	upon	as	a	serious	acquired	immune	dysfunction	syndrome	and
treated	by	improving	cellular	health	and	strengthening	the	immune	system.
Do	you	sneeze,	develop	a	runny	nose	or	have	itchy	eyes	after	eating	a	meal?
Are	your	fingers	sometimes	swollen	so	that	it	is	difficult	to	take	off	or	put	on	a
ring?	Do	you	get	loose	stools	after	eating	certain	foods?	All	of	these	and	more
can	be	symptoms	of	allergic	reactions.	A	body	with	allergies	is	not	crying	out	for
over-the-counter	or	prescription	antihistamines,	but	for	solving	the	problems	of
cellular	malfunction.	Like	any	other	“disease,”	allergies	can	be	both	prevented
and	reversed	by	restoring	normal	function	to	the	cells	in	your	immune	system.
By	working	to	minimize	the	deficiency	and	toxicity	of	my	cells,	I	went	from
being	allergic	to	virtually	everything—	called	a	“universal	reactor”—to	living	a
normal	life.
Digestion	Troubles
Do	you	have	problems	such	as	indigestion,	inability	to	eat	a	wide	variety	of
foods,	intestinal	cramps,	abdominal	bloating,	excess	gas,	diarrhea,	constipation,
acid	reflux,	low	energy,	slow	wound	healing,	or	difficulty	concentrating	and
thinking	quickly	and	clearly?	Good	digestion	is	a	foundation	for	achieving	peak
performance	and	optimal	health.	Yet	digestive	problems	are	epidemic	in	our
society	and	they	prevent	millions	of	people	from	living	the	healthy,	productive
lives	they	would	like.	Most	of	our	digestive	problems	are	the	direct	result	of
poor	diets,	toxic	exposure,	lack	of	exercise,	unresolved	stress,	and	over-the-
counter	and	prescription	drugs.	Digestive	problems	are	more	serious	than	people
imagine,	for
if	you	are	not	properly	digesting	your	food	and	assimilating	its
nutrients,	you	will	get	sick,	guaranteed.
Poor	digestion	is	a	perfect	prescription
for	deficiency	and	toxicity,	the	two	causes	of	disease.
Heartburn,	bloating,	gas	and	other	digestive	problems	should	not	just	betreated	by	antacids	and	other	medications,	and	then	forgotten.	These	problems
are	a	wake-up	call	that	one	of	our	major	body	systems	is	not	working	right.	A
better	solution	is	to	chew	your	food	well,	do	proper	food	combining,	stay	away
from	foods	you	are	allergic	to,	take	probiotics	and	digestive	enzymes,	and
exercise	regularly.	Antibiotics	may	be	the	leading	cause	of	digestive	problems,
and	these	dangerous	drugs	should	be	avoided	for	that	reason	alone.
Sleep	Difficulties
Sleep	is	critical	to	health,	but	few	of	us	sleep	an	adequate	amount,	and	a
growing	number	of	people	suffer	from	various	sleep	disorders,	such	as	disturbed
sleep	patterns	and	insomnia.	Much	of	the	time	sleep	problems	are	symptoms	that
the	hormones	and	chemicals	the	body	uses	to	cope	with	stress	are	being
depleted.	The	physical	consequences	of	inadequate	sleep	have	a	negative	effect
on	health	and	performance.
Healthy	people	like	the	Hunzas	went	to	bed	when	it	got	dark	and	woke	up
with	the	sun.	Try	to	go	to	bed	at	the	same	time	every	night	and	wake	up	at	the
same	time	every	morning,	even	on	weekends.	Giving	the	body	adequate	and
regular	rest	is	important	to	maintaining	good	health.
Susceptibility	to	Infection
Colds	and	flu	are	not	just	inconveniences;	they	are	alarm	bells	telling	us	that
all	is	not	well.	While	seen	as	a	minor	illness,	each	cold	does	permanent	damage
to	the	body,	causing	us	to	age	prematurely.	Yet	millions	of	Americans	suffer
four	to	six	colds	per	year,	sometimes	taking	weeks	to	resolve.	Healthy	people	do
not	get	infections,	and,	if	they	do,	they	recover	from	them	very	quickly.	You
may	recall	that	the	healthy	Hunzas	never	suffered	from	colds,	and	that	the	133-
year-old	man	in	Vilcabamba	had	suffered	only	several	colds	in	133	years,	not
several	in	one	year	as	many	of	us	do.	A	cold	or	flu	that	lingers	is	further	proof	of
widespread	cellular	malfunction.
If	people	around	you	are	sick,	worry	about
strengthening	your	own	immunity,	not	about	hiding	from	germs.
Building
immunity	is	a	long-term	project;	reacting	in	an	emergency	situation	when	you
feel	sickness	coming	on	is	something	else.	Here	are	ideas	of	how	to	accomplish
both:
To	prevent	colds,	take	plenty	of	vitamin	C	(4,000	to	6,000	mg/day).	If	you	are
sick	already,	take	vitamin	C	to	bowel	tolerance,	which	means	taking	it	up	to	the
point	where	you	begin	getting	excessive	gas	or	diarrhea	and	then	backing	off.
Bowel	tolerance	will	differ	depending	on	who	you	are	and	what	your	state	of
health	is.	If	I	feel	a	cold	coming	on,	I	put	3,000	mg	of	vitamin	C	in	a	glass	ofwater	and	drink	it	down	every	thirty	to	sixty	minutes.	In	a	matter	of	hours,	the
cold	will	be	gone.	B-vitamins	are	important,	as	are	zinc	and	high-quality	cod
liver	oil.	Olive	leaf	extract	can	also	be	helpful;	it	is	a	powerful	natural	antibiotic.
And,	of	course,	avoid	damaging	your	immunity	with	sugar,	white	flour,	poor
digestion,	prescription	drugs	or	anything	that


 unity of Buddhi and Prana.
Will — The Doer
Intelligence is the agent or doer that decides what we
must do. Only when we really know are we capable of Ayurveda and the Mind
making a decision and doing something. Intelligence is
the executive part of consciousness, the commander who is
responsible for determining our line of action. The mind
and body are its instruments. Intelligence establishes last-
ing goals and provides the knowledge to achieve them; the
mind executes its orders through the body and senses.
Intelligence is will in the higher sense — the will to
truth, the will to realize our ideals or achieve our goals/1
It is the basis of spiritual aspiration, the desire to know
God. Our intelligence determines what we should and
should not do, providing the ethical standard for our
behavior. As intelligence develops, we move away from
lower actions and embrace those that are higher. Intelli-
gence holds the striving of our soul toward enlightenment.
True intelligence leads us to selfless service, in which
we act for the good of all and renounce the fruits of our
deeds. Through it we are dedicated to excellence and strive
to do the best, whatever the consequences. Intelligence
acts with clarity and decisiveness to achieve a higher aim
and ceases from action once it achieves its purpose. In this
regard it is the clear action that leads to inaction or peace.
From it come proficiency and mastery in all fields of life,
including spiritual accomplishments and occult powers.
Through it we can master our destiny and transcend the
world.
At the time of death, the senses merge into the mind
and the mind, in turn, merges into intelligence, which, as
our inner flame, takes us to whatever subtle world our
karma merits. According to the values and goals of the
intelligence, the soul moves on to various after-death
states, and then returns for another physical birth. As is
our intelligence, so is our will, so is our karma and the evo-
lution of our soul. Our higher intelligence alone can Intelligence: The Power of Perception
endure consciously from life to life. Whatever power-of-
truth intelligence we develop can never leave us. Develop-
ing it should be the main goal of all that we do. For this
reason, the soul and intelligence are closely related. True
intelligence is the mind of soul, its awakened perception.
Functions
The main function of intelligence is determination of
truth, which occurs in three ways: 1) perception; 2) reason;
and 3) testimony.
Perception
Direct perception is the main way that we determine
the nature of objects. It allows us to identify the enduring
realities behind various shifting sensory impressions. The
capacity of the sense organs to perceive comes from the
working of intelligence. Right functioning of the senses
depends upon their alignment with intelligence, which
frees them from emotional distortion and brings into them
the clarity of awareness.
Intelligence allows us to differentiate what objects are
from what we would like them to be, the Real from the
imaginary. Through it we can perceive sensations, emo-
tions, thoughts, and the ego itself, just as we can perceive
objects in the external world. Functioning wrongly, how-
ever, intelligence results in distorted or erroneous percep-
tion. We mistake one thing for another, like confusing a
rope in the dark for a snake. This creates all the errors, mis-
conceptions and wrong judgments that trouble us. 104 Ayurveda and the Mind
Reason
Intelligence governs all reasoning methods, inductive
and deductive. It allows us to compare our impressions and
arrive at a greater truth, like deducing fire from the pres-
ence of smoke. From it come the principles, ideals and sys-
tems of measurement that shape our perceptions and guide
our actions. In its wrong function, intelligence causes false
reasoning or rationalization, through which we try to jus-
tify what is false or illusory. This egoistic intelligence is
perhaps the greatest danger for human beings, because it
turns the instrument of truth into one of self-justification
that shuts off any real learning process.
Testimony
Intelligence governs our ability to listen, to heed the
advice of others. It gives the ability to learn, which comes
from right listening. A good intelligence makes a good
student, disciple or patient. Wrongly functioning, intelli-
gence makes us deaf to advice or words of good counsel.
True intelligence is the guru, adviser, and teacher. It is the
speaker, the one who speaks not merely casually or gives
his impressions, but who declares what he knows to be the
truth. From Cosmic Intelligence comes the scripture or
Word of Truth that sets forth the truth and how to realize
it. All spiritual teachings come from the higher levels of
intelligence.
Sound has the ability to convey knowledge of the invis-
ible and transcendent. On the ordinary level, it can convey
knowledge of other times and places. On a higher level, it
reminds us of the knowledge inherent in our soul. While
higher realities like God or the Self are not known to the
outer mind, their knowledge is inherent in our hearts and
can be awakened by the right words aligned with the love Intelligence: The Power of Perception 105
and wisdom of the speaker. In this regard, sound and
speech are more important means of knowledge than are
sensory perception and reason, but for this to occur our
minds and hearts must be open to the inner truth.
Intelligence relates to the organ of speech among the
vocal organs, and the organ of hearing among the sense
organs. These are the most rational and spiritual of the
organs, the most free from the limitations of form, through
which we can contact our inner intelligence. Sound itself
is a means of direct and internal knowledge, while other
sensory knowledge remains limited to the outer.
Additional Functions
Wakefulness
Intelligence governs the waking state in which clear
perception occurs. It predominates in human beings who
represent the waking state of consciousness, and distin-
guishes the human from the animal and vegetable king-
doms. Intelligence is responsible for wakefulness as a
whole. Our degree of spiritual wakefulness is the measure
of how we have developed our intelligence.
Intelligence gives directed awareness, through which
we can concentrate fully on a particular object. Conscious-
ness (Chitta), on the other hand, gives open or choiceless
awareness, through which the whole can be grasped.
While memory abides in consciousness, clarity of memory
belongs to intelligence. Intelligence gives us objective
recall of events. The ability to remember what we know,
without which knowledge is of little value, is the ability of
intelligence to access consciousness. Without such memo-
ry, our intelligence cannot develop properly. When the Ayurveda and the Mind
time comes to use our knowledge without such memory,
we will not have access to it. For this reason cultivation of
memory is a key to the development of intelligence.
Samadhi
Samadhi is the fourth and highest means of knowledge,
and is the ultimate form of direct perception. It occurs
when intelligence uses our deeper consciousness as its
instrument of perception. This only happens when we
transcend the intellect into true intelligence.32 It requires
that the senses are silent and we can look within without
distraction. Then, by the light of our own consciousness,
we can discover all the secrets of life.
Spiritual practice consists of converting the raw mater-
ial of consciousness into the refined energy of intelligence.
Awareness in consciousness is general and rudimentary,
while in intelligence it is fully developed and articulate.
Intelligence illumines our deeper consciousness, which in
turn gives it space and depth. Intelligence takes us from
the unconscious to the superconscious, from sleep to
Samadhi. Meditation is the highest function of intelli-
gence. True intelligence creates Samadhi and immerses us
in our deeper consciousness in an attentive way.33
Samadhis, which involve concentration, one-pointed-
ness of mind and directed mental activity, belong to intel-
ligence. Higher Samadhis, in which there is no thought or
action, and the mind is not one-pointed but calmed, are of
the deeper consciousness. In these, intelligence ceases to
have any separate function and intelligence and conscious-
ness become one. This takes us into the unconditioned in
which all thoughts disappear. Intelligence: The Power of Perception
Proper Development
To develop true intelligence requires placing the intel-
lect in the service of awareness. This occurs when we rec-
ognize the difference between the higher and the lower
knowledge, which is the distinction between self-knowl-
edge and knowledge of externals. Through the lower, we
understand the outer world and how it functions, but this
knowledge remains bound to the realm of form and
change. Through the higher knowledge, we know our-
selves. Our true nature is eternal consciousness that cannot
be determined by the names and forms of outer knowing.
Our immortal Self is the knower. It cannot be an object of
the mind but is the origin of the mind. We can only know
it by being it.
There is nothing wrong with the intellect as long as we
keep it in its place. We all need a clear intellect to deal
with the practical realities of everyday existence, like dri-


 be physiological because in the process of evolution they got
included in the normal functioning of the human body. For instance, a
well-known group of toxins, produced by gut bacteria are amines - the
metabolites of amino acids. Many of them have some important roles to
play in the normal physiology of the body. A good example is histamine -
an important neurotransmitter in the body. Certain cells in the body nor
mally produce histamine. However, it is also produced by Proteus family, E.
coli family, Staphylococci and many other bacteria in the gut. In a situation
where these opportunistic bacteria overgrow due to the lack of control
from the beneficial flora, they start producing too much histamine. As his
tamine takes part in many different functions in the body, all these func
tions go wrong with the excess of histamine coming into the blood. These
are the common symptoms of this condition: allergies, constantly low
blood pressure, excessive production of body fluids, like saliva, dysfunc
tion of hypothalamus with hormonal changes (PMS is a common result),
emotional instability, sleep abnormalities, addictions and many others. An
excess of histamine in the body is called histadelia. This condition was
found by Dr Carl Pfeiffer in many people with depression, schizophrenia,
addictions and autism. Antihistamine drugs are used by psychiatrists to
treat schizophrenia. Nobody has yet looked at correcting the gut flora
in order to normalise histamine production in the body and remedy
symptoms of histadelia.
Other well studied amines: dimethylamine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, tyra-
mine, octopamine, which are produced by bacterial activity in the gut from
amino acids choline, lecithin, methylamine, lysine, arginine, ornithine and
tyrosine, are also known to cause cerebral depression with symptoms of with
drawal, intellectual regression, behavioural and emotional abnormalities.
GAPS children and adults routinely show overgrowth of opportunistic
microbes in their stool tests (the ones we can test for). The most commonly
seen are Candida albicans, Bacteroids, Clostridia spp., Proteus family,
Streptococci and Staphylococci. Invariably, this overgrowth is combined
with either the absence or greatly reduced numbers of beneficial bacteria.
Unfortunately, stool testing so far available to us is quite primitive. There
has not been a lot of money put into this research. There is a debate going
on between professionals about the validity of stool analysis, as it only shows what microbes may be in the lumen of the bowel. It gives no informa
tion on the most important inhabitants of the gut - the ones that live on the
gut wall, the mural bacteria. These are the bacteria, which maintain gut
integrity and its ability to digest and absorb food and which play such an
important role in our immunity. There are limited studies done with biopsy of
the gut wall and following microbiological analysis, which show that the mural
bacteria can be quite different from the ones, which live in the lumen of the
gut. Apart from that, stool analysis only reflects the microbial population of
the bowel and does not reflect what lives higher in the intestines where the
very important digestion and absorption happens. Unfortunately, we are still
in the very early stages when it comes to testing for gut flora. Nevertheless,
there is a large amount of information available now about what the bacterial
population of a normal healthy person's stool should look like and compared
to that information GAPS people have very abnormal results.
A group of opportunistic gut bacteria, called Bacteroids, routinely found
in GAPS stool analysis, deserves some attention. It is the most ubiquitous
opportunistic bacteria in the gut of adult population in the western world
which may be explained by what these bacteria like to eat - sugar, starch,
lactose - the backbone of the western diet. There are in excess of 22 differ
ent members of this family identified so far in the human body, the most
common Bacteroides fragilis and Bacteroides melaninogenicus. These bac
teria are almost always found in infected tissues of the digestive tract,
abscesses, ulcers, urinary infections, lung infections, peritonitis, infected
heart valves, blood infections, mouth infections, teeth and gum disease,
gangrene and post-operative infections. They are opportunists always
hanging around in every mucous membrane of the body waiting for their
opportunity to cause trouble. However, they usually do not cause trouble
alone but join some bigger bully on the playground and in that company
really show their ability to cause disease. For example, they are usually
found in company with Clostridia. They appear to be good friends with the
Clostridia family, which is considered to be more dangerous than
Bacteroids. But Bacteroids seem to show their ability to cause disease
better in the company of Clostridia, at the same time assisting Clostridiain
its activity.
Members of Clostridia family are almost always detected in the stool
analysis of autistic children and adults. There are about a hundred of dif
ferent Clostridia species known so far. Apart from autism they are present
in the stools of people with schizophrenia, psychosis, severe depression,
muscle paralysis and muscle tonus abnormalities and some other neurological and psychiatric conditions. Many Clostridia species are
normal inhabitants of a human gut. For example Clostridium tetani is rou
tinely found in the gut of healthy humans and animals. Spores of this bac
terium are passed through faeces into soils, where they can survive for
years. Most soils in the world test positive for tetanus spores. Everybody
knows that tetanus is a deadly disease, due to an extremely powerful
neurotoxin Clostridium tetani produces. Anybody who gets a wound or
even a scratch contaminated by soil is immediately advised to have a shot
of anti-tetanus vaccine. But we contract tetanus only when the bacterium
gets directly into our tissues or blood. Clostridium tetani which lives in the
gut, normally does not do us any harm because its toxin cannot get
through the healthy gut wall. GAPS patients do not have a healthy gut wall,
which would allow toxins to get into the body.
Many other species of Clostridia {perfringens, novyi, septicum, his-
tolyticum, sordelli taerofoetidum f tertium, sporogenes, etc.), routinely found
in the human gut, produce toxins similar to tetanus toxin as well as many
other toxins. So how can we have these deadly bacteria in our gut and be
healthy? Because, they are controlled by our friendly bacteria, which will
not allow them to flourish and, most importantly does not allow their
toxins through the gut lining into the bloodstream.
However, in the GAPS gut where the person hasn't got the beneficial bac
teria to protect the gut wall and control Clostridia, neurotoxins have a good
chance of getting into the bloodstream and into the brain and the rest of
the nervous system, affecting its development and functioning. Sensitivity
to light and noises is a typical symptom of tetanus infection and GAPS con
ditions, like autism, schizophrenia, psychosis, dyslexia, so it seems plausi
ble that the two may be connected. Most GAPS children and adults, whom
I see in my clinic, have got abnormalities of muscle tonus similar to low
exposure to tetanus neurotoxin. A typical picture is where extensor mus
cles have higher tonus than contractor muscles. Maybe that is the reason
why autistic children and adults walk on tiptoes and often self-stimulate by
stretching their arms, fingers and legs in odd positions. In these cases
where the patient's stool has been tested almost without exception an
overgrowth of Clostridia spp. is observed. Recent research at the University
of Reading in the UK by a microbiological team led by Professor Glenn
Gibson has found very high levels of Clostridia in the gut of 150 autistic
children and a second research programme found similarly high levels in
the gut of another 80 autistic children, which were not present in their
non-autistic siblings. Just like Candida albicans, the Clostridia family was given a special
opportunity by the era of antibiotics, because Clostridia are also resistant
to them. So, every course of broad-spectrum antibiotics removes good
bacteria, which leaves Clostridia uncontrolled and allows it to grow.
Different species of Clostridia cause severe inflammation of the digestive
system, for example Clostridium difficile causes a potentially fatal pseudo
membranous colitis. Some species of Clostridia have been linked to such
debilitating digestive disorders as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. I
have no doubt that the Clostridia family plays an important role in the
development of autistic enterocolitis as well. Future research will show.
However, there are some facts already which support this thought. For
example, William Shaw at Great Plains Laboratories reports a number of
cases where a course of anti-clostridia drugs Metronidazole (Flagyl) and
Vancomycin reduced autistic symptoms and improved digestion and the


 given that animals are often more highly electrosensitive than are humans, the serious nature of the health problems they have manifested over such a relatively short period of time could well portend a correspondingly serious noxiousness in the case of long-term exposure of humans, and constitute a
valuable early-warning system, similar to the ‘canary down the mine’!   6. It is of interest, and probably highly significant, to note that some of the same symptoms have
been reported in epidemiological studies (involving animals and plant life, in addition to humans), connected, not with mobile phone base-stations, but with other  kinds of installations operating at
somewhat lower frequencies - specifically, a Short-wave radio transmitter
66, and a radar67, the latter
being at 154-162MHz, with a pulse repetition frequency of 24.4Hz - at locations where the intensity of the emitted radiation is comparable  to that typically found at 150m from a base-station.
Additional effects include:

i)   Depressed nocturnal melatonin levels in cattle66.

ii)  Less developed memory and attention span (as well as decreased endurance of their
neuromuscular apparatus) of children68 living within a 20km radius of the radar, subject to a
maximum exposure of 0.039 µW/cm2.

iii) A six-fold increase in chromosome damage in cows69 exposed to a likely maximum
intensity of 0.1 µW/cm2.

(The cited field intensities are estimated from information on the electric field intensity as a
function of distance from the radar installation, given in Ref. 70.)
 In each case, the unexposed population to the rear of the beams constituted the control group.
  7.  At somewhat higher intensities, but still well below the exposure limits permitted by the ICNIRP
Guidelines, is a 2-fold increase in the incidence of cancer amongst Polish military personnel, which has been revealed by a long term, on-going study
71.
 With respect to the apparent absence to date of such serious, life-threatening adverse effects in the case of human exposure to GSM  base-station radiation, it should be noted that this is no guarantee of

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 immunity against long-term  (or chronic) exposure.  For exposure to this kind of radiation is still in its
‘early days’ in comparison to the much longer (10-15 years) latency period of the kinds of cancers that might be initiated or promoted in certain people.

Partly responsible for the reluctance to accept the reality of the underlying non-thermal effects is not
only their often counter-intuitive nature - as exemplified, for instance, by the fact that they often become more marked as the strength of the irradiating field decreases  - but also the difficulties
sometimes experienced in attempts to replicate them, as already mentioned in  Section 3.2.  On the
other hand, the equal reluctance to accept that they can provoke adverse health reactions in some people can be attributed - at least in part - to a general lack of appreciation that electromagnetic fields
are not alien  to an alive organism, but actually play a rather fundamental and integral role in its
organisation and control, from the cellular level upwards
72-74  - i.e. that an alive organism is itself  an
electromagnetic instrument of great and exquisite sensitivity, and, as such, is just as vulnerable to being deleteriously interfered with (non-thermally) by external electromagnetic fields as is an activated piece of electronic equipment, (although in the latter case the influence of a given field is always the same, unlike the situation with an alive organism.)

B-5. From Non-thermal Effects to Adverse Health Effects

The hypersensitivity of the alive human organism to ultraweak microwave radiation is reflected in the ways in which this kind of radiation has been found to affect a wide variety of brain functions, as
already noted in Section B-3.1  - such as electrical activity ( EEG )
42-50, electrochemistry5-7, 24-26, 36, and
the permeability of the blood/brain barrier34, 35 - and to degrade the immune system13, 14, 27, 28.
Although these effects do not necessarily entail adverse health consequences, there is an undeniable consistency
75 between some of these non-thermal influences and the nature of many of the health
problems reported, such as headache, sleep disruption, impairment of short term memory, and, more seriously, significant increases in the frequency of seizures in some epileptic children when exposed to base-station radiation, and of brain tumours amongst users of mobile phones; it must, however, be admitted that precisely how these influences actually provoke adverse health reactions is at present
unclear.  Thus, the reports of:

a) Headache are consistent with the fact that microwaves are known to non-thermally affect
the dopamine–opiate system of the brain36 and to increase the permeability of the blood-brain
barrier34-35, since both of these have been medically connected with headache77-82.

b) Sleep disruption are consistent with the effect of GSM  radiation on rapid eye movement
(REM)  sleep44 and on melatonin levels13, 14 - the latter being found also epidemiologically, in
the case of RF exposure66.

c) Memory impairment is consistent with the finding that microwave radiation targets the
hippocampus16.

d) Since there is no reason to suppose that the seizure inducing ability of a flashing visible
light does not extend83 to (invisible) microwave radiation (which can access the brain
directly through the skull) flashing at a similarly low frequency, together with the fact that exposure to this kind of radiation is known  to induce epileptic activity in certain animals
33,

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 reports84 of increased  seizure activity in some children that already suffer from epilepsy are
perhaps not surprising.

e) The statistically significant increase in the incidence of amongst users of mobile phones in
the incidence of epithelial neuroma is consistent both with the genotoxicity  of low intensity
microwave radiation, as indicated by the increased number37-38 of DNA  strand breaks85, the
formation of chromosome aberrations and micronuclei in human blood31 (the latter being
corroborated in the case of GSM  radiation by the WTR  Programme60), and with the
promotional  effect of GSM  radiation in the case of transgenic mice that had been genetically
engineered to have a predisposition to develop cancer39.

B-6. The Increased Vulnerability of Pre-adolescent Children

Pre-adolescent children can be expected to be (potentially) more at risk than are adults - as recognised in the recently published Report
86 of the UK Independent Expert Group on Mobile
Phones - for the following reasons:

i)    Absorption of microwaves of the frequency used in mobile telephony is greatest87 in an
object about the size of a child’s head – the so-called ‘head resonance’ – whilst, in consequence of the thinner skull of a child, the penetration of the radiation into the brain is greater than in an adult.

ii)    The still developing nervous system and associated brain-wave activity in a child (and
particularly one that is epileptic) are more vulnerable to aggression by the pulses of microwaves used in GSM  than is the case with a mature adult.  This is because the multi-
frame repetition frequency of 8.34Hz and the 2Hz pulsing that characterises the signal from a phone equipped with discontinuous transmission ( DTX ), lie in the range of the alpha  and
delta  brain wave activities, respectively.  The fact that these two particular electrical
activities are constantly changing in a child until the age of about 12 years – when the delta-waves disappear and the alpha rhythm is finally stabilised – means that they must both be
anticipated to be particularly vulnerable to interference from the GSM  pulsing.

iii)    The increased mitotic activity in the  cells of developing children makes them more
susceptible to genetic damage.

iv)    A child’s immune system, whose efficiency is, in any case, degraded by radiation of the kind
used in mobile telephony, is generally less robust than is that of an adult, so that the child less able to ‘cope’ with any adverse health effect provoked by (chronic) exposure to such radiation.

B-7. But Not Everyone is Adversely Affected

Because both the occurrence of the initial provoking non-thermal effect  as well as  the severity of any
associated adverse health effect depend on aliveness, they necessarily depend on the physiological
state of the organism when it is exposed to the radiation  - i.e. non-thermal effects are non-linear
effects.  Accordingly, it is quite possible that exposure to a low intensity field can entail a seemingly disproportionately large  (non-linear) response (or none at all), and vice versa  (consistent with which

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 is the familiar occurrence of ‘windows’ of response), quite unlike the situation with the predictable
(linear) thermal effects.   Since the physiological state of different people cannot, however, be anticipated to be the same – depending as it does on factors such as the stability of an individual’s brain rhythms against interference or entrainment by the radiation, their already prevailing level of stress, and the robustness of their immune system – it follows that identical  exposure to exactly the same  radiation
can entail quite different (non-thermal) responses in different people (or even in the same person, depending on his/her condition at the time of exposure