thesewithoutharmingthebaby.
DO
•useabreastfeedingcounsellorforsupportand
advice(TheNationalChildbirthTrustandLa
LecheLeaguehaveanationwidenetworkof
counsellors.RingtheirLondonofficesforyour
localcontact.)
•rest,drinkplentyoffluidsandeatwellandvery
regularly.
•wearacomfortable,supportivebra(preferably
cotton).
•makesurethewholeareola(especiallythepart
belowthenipple)istakenintothebaby'smouth.
•positionthebaby'sheadproperlybycradlingitin
yourrighthandwhenputtingittotheleftbreast,
andviceversa.
•self-prescribe forthespecificproblemsbelow:
Breastabscesses(Mastitis)
Prompttreatmentcanclearupanacutebreastinfec-
tion(mastitis)andpreventamoreseriousabscess
fromdeveloping.Breastabscessescanalsooccurin
womenwhoarenotbreastfeeding; first-aid
DISEASESYOUCANTREATUSINGTHISBOOK Burnsandscalds•207
prescribingcanhelpthese,butaprofessionalhomeo-
pathshouldalwaysbeconsulted iftheproblemrecurs.
DO
•followthegeneralguidelinesabove.
•applyhotandcoldcompressesalternately.
•breastfeedmoreoftenandinavarietyofpositions
todrainallthemilkfromthebreast.
DON'T
•stopbreastfeeding.
SEEKHELPIF
•self-prescribing hasn'thelpedwithin24-48hours.
•thereisfever.
•theglandsinthearmpitsareswollen.
Crackednipples
DO
•seekadvicefromabreastfeedingcounsellor(see
above)onhowtopositionthebabycorrectly.
•keepthenipplescleananddry.
•exposethenipplestotheairtopromotehealing.
DON'T
•usecreamsotherthanthosesuggestedinthe
ExternalMateriaMedica.
•giveup!
SEEKHELPIF
•thereisbleedingorseverepain.
Engorgedbreasts
Thiscommonconditionoftenoccurswhenthebreast-
milkfirstcomesin.Homeopathicremediescanallevi-
atepainanddiscomfortandhelptostabilisethemilk
supply.
DO
•breastfeedfrequently.
•expresssomemilkifthebabycan't'latchon'until
thenipplehassoftened-useapumpifyouare
unabletohandexpress.
•alternatehotandcoldcompressestoproviderelief.
Breastlumps
Thesemaybetender(mastitis)andcanbeworrying
whilebreastfeeding.Theyareharmlessandrespond
welltohomeopathictreatment. Ihaveincludedafew
remediesforbreastlumpsbutdomakesurethatyou
seekprofessionalhelpiftheydon'tclearwithinashort
time.
Brokenbones
Fracturesaresometimesdifficulttospot,particularly
inthewristofachildwhohasfallenontoanout-
stretchedhand,orinanelderlypersonwhohas
injuredahip.
Arnicawillbeneededinitiallytoreducetheswellingandtopreventbruisingaroundthesiteoftheinjury;
thiswillmaketheplastercastmorecomfortable.
Homeopathicremedieswillhelptoalleviatethepain
andspeedupthehealingofabrokenbone.Youmay
needtogivetheremediesforalongerperiodoftime
thanisnecessaryforothercomplaints,thatisuntilthe
bonehasproperlyset.
DO
•taketheappropriateremedyforshock.
•keepafracturedlimbimmobile.
•seekemergencyhelpassoonaspossible.
•applyacoldcompressoricepack(apacketof
frozenpeasisideal)totheaffectedpart.
•consultagoodgeneralfirst-aidbookforhowto
dealwithfractureswhilewaitingforemergency
help.
•takehomeopathicremediestoalleviatepainand
speedhealingbothbeforeandafterthebonehas
been'set'.
DON'T
•moveafracturedlimb.
SEEKHELPAFTERANINJURYIF
•thereisseverepain,especiallyonnormal
movement.
•theinjuredpartisswollenandtheareabeyonditis
blue,coldornumb.
•theinjuredpartcannotbeusedandlooksanodd
shape.
•thearmorlegisadifferentlength.
•ajointisunnaturallylooseor,conversely, itis
impossibletostraighten it.
•youhaveanycausetosuspectafracture.
Bruises
Treatwithboththeappropriateinternalandexternal
homeopathicremedies.
DO
•hr.veanX-raytocheckforfracturefollowinga
severefall(seeBrokenbonesandHeadinjuries).
Burnsandscalds
Burnsarecausedbydryheat,andscaldsbymoistheat
(steamorhotliquids).Minorburnsandscaldspro-
ducerednessandmoreseriousburnsproduceblister-
ing.Veryseriousburns,wherethelayersofskinhave
burntthrough,maybepainlessifthenerveendings
havebeendestroyed.
DO
•treatforshockimmediately.
•plungeaminorburnintocoldwaterimmediately
andkeepitimmerseduntilitnolongerfeelshot.
•coveraseriousburnwithalightdressingandseek
medicalhelp.
208•Catarrh DISEASESYOUCANTREATUSINGTHISBOOK
•learnhowtodealwithburnsonafirst-aidcourse
orfromagoodbook.
•sootheaburntmouthortonguebysuckingice
cubesoranicelolly.
•sipwaterfrequently ifyouhavebeenburned.
•takesensiblesafetymeasurestoavoidburns,
especiallywithchildreninthehome.Forexample,
useplugcoversforemptysockets,keepmatches
outofreach.
DON'T
•burstblisters.
•leavechildrenunattendednearfiresorcooking.
•rubbutterorgreaseonburns.
SEEKHELPIF
•theburnissevere.
•theburncoversanarealargerthanthehand.
•thefaceorgenitalsareburned.
•swellingorrednessdevelopsorpusoozesfromthe
burn.
•theburnwaselectrical.Don'tpullsomeoneaway
fromthesourceofanelectricalburnwithbare
hands.Useawoodenchairorbroom(oranything
ofnon-conductive material)tobreakthecontact.
Givemouth-to-mouth resuscitation ifnecessary.
CatarrhseeCommoncold,Hayfever
ChickenpoxseeChildhood
illnesses/Fever/Cause forconcern
Chilblains
DO
•keeptheaffectedlimbswarmanddry.
•takeregularexercisetoimprovecirculation.
DON'T
•subjectyourfeet/handstoextremechangesin
temperature, forexampleputtingicyfeetintohot
water.
•exposethehandsorfeettounnecessarycold.
SEEKHELPIF
•chilblainsaresevere.
•theybreak.
•theyrecurfrequentlythroughoutthewinter.
ChildbirthseeLabourpains
Childhoodillnesses
Whenchildrenaresubjectedtonewenvironments
suchasschooltheirimmunesystemstaketimeto
buildupstrength,causingthemto'succumb'to
variousillnesses.Thiscanbeatryingtimeforparents,
especially ifthereareseveralchildreninafamily
gettingsickoneafteranother.Butchildhoodillnessesarenotnecessarilya'bad'thing.Theyprovideachild
withtheopportunity todevelopresistanceand
strength.Childrenwhohavesuccessfullycome
throughachildhoodillnesswithoutmedicalinterfer-
enceareseentobestrongerafterwardsandoftenhave
agrowthspurt-eitherphysicallyormentallyorboth.
Itisimportanttonurseasickchildthrougha
childhoodillness.Thismayseemobvious,butitis
becomingincreasinglycommontogivechildrenanti-
bioticsandCalpplandtoencouragethemtocarryona
normallife,includinggoingtoschool.Ifyouarea
workingparentyouwillneedtoprepareyourselffor
thefactthatyourchildrenwillfallillfromtimetotime
andwillneednursing,eitherbyyouorwiththehelp
ofgoodchildcare. Ifyouarenotprepared, itiseasy
tofeelharassedandresentfulwhenevertheydofall
ill,andbeingsickisaneventthatdeservesspecial
treatment.
Encouragebedrestforaverysickchild.Makeupa
bedinthesittingroomsothatheorshedoesn'tfeel
shutofffromfamilylife.Keepexcitementlevelsdown
andencouragequietactivitiessuchasreading,draw-
ing,playingboardgames,watchingalittletelevision
andlisteningtotheradio.Sickchildrenusuallylove
beingreadto.Makesuretheygetlotsofextrasleep
(withearlynightsandnaps)andencouragethemto
drinkplentyoffluids,preferablywaterordilutedfruit
juice(notsquashorfizzydrinks).Don


 for ionization and oxidation.
Don’t be fooled. Foods either feed, clean and rebuild you, or they
destroy you. Some foods fill you full of mucus, congestion and
inflammation, which leads to hypoactivity or failure of cells, tissues, organs
and glands. Let your foods be your health and medicine, not the cause of
your disease. Now let’s discuss the differences between these two food types.
ALKALINE-FORMING FOODS

I compare alkaline foods to winter. They cool and soothe inflamed tissues,
heal ulcerations and enhance cellular functions. These foods leave mainlycalcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium ash after they have been
digested, yielding mainly an alkaline reaction and condition.
The human is predominately an alkaline species. Most of our bodily
fluids are (or should
be) alkaline, including the blood, saliva, urine, synovial
fluids, cerebral fluids and the digestive enzymes (except those in the
stomach). If these fluids become acidic, deterioration and death can result.
We have only one acid chamber in the body, the stomach. Here proteins are
initially broken apart. Your mouth, pancreatic and intestinal enzymes are used
for alkaline digestion.
It is vital to consume alkaline-forming foods if you want the
detoxification process to take place. Alkalization is the key to your success at
regenerating yourself and getting healthy. A good example of the importance
of alkalization is found in emergency medicine. In hospital Emergency
Rooms, or with other on-the-spot emergency treatments, one is almost always
given an IV with normal saline, which is a sodium solution. Sodium is called
“the great alkalizer.” This helps reverse acidosis, the main reason we get into
trouble in the first place. Acidosis equals pain, swelling and inflammation.
Raw fruits and vegetables act the same way that normal saline works, but
are much more energizing and nutritional. You cannot alkalize yourself
properly if you do not consume raw, ripe, living foods. Alkaline foods, like
fresh fruits and vegetables, are the natural food of humans. You should eat at
least 80-90 percent alkaline-forming foods.
ACID-FORMING FOODS

I compare acid foods to fire. Acid foods are high in sulfur, phosphorus and
nitrogen. They are mainly protein (amino-acid-rich) foods. These foods
include all meats, eggs, grains, beans, nuts, seeds, pasteurized dairy products
and cooked tomatoes, to name a few.
Most animal protein foods are irritants to the mucosa and cells of the
body, invoking an immune response. This causes your lymphatic system and
mucosa to respond with mucus and lymph cells. Foreign proteins cause
mucus production all through the body, creating congestive issues. The more
we consume, the more congestion we create, and the more we create, the
more we store, until our lungs, sinus cavities, ear canals, and throat become
saturated. The intestines also become saturated with this mucus. This bringsparasites, increases white blood cells, and creates inflammation, all of which
affect the body’s ability to function properly. This congestion and
inflammation eventually leads to cellular death.
The clearest example of this congestion and inflammation problem is
seen with dairy products. These proteins are so abrasive to body tissues that
many people can feel their lungs, sinuses, ears and throat becoming
congested as they drink or eat these foods. Congestion will impair the
function of the tissues in these areas as the mucus is stored or pushed deeper
within the body. Much of this mucus and these toxins are stored or filtered
through the lymphatic system, especially in the lymph nodes. (Lymphatic
cancers are extremely high in the U.S.) The body is constantly trying to
eliminate this congestion through processes like colds and flus, bronchitis,
sneezing, and coughing. The conventional medical profession sees this effort
by the body to eliminate these toxins and mucus as “diseases” and tries to
stop this effect with toxic-chemical pharmaceuticals which only add to the
problem. These preparations suppress the body’s elimination of the mucus
and/or poisons. The immune system becomes suppressed and overworked as
it battles this tremendous insult to the body. Remember: what you don’t
eliminate, you accumulate. This eventually leads to chronic and degenerative
issues, not to mention simple boils or tumor masses.
Many people eat predominantly acid foods. Consequently, notice how
many types of inflammation (itis’s), ulcerations, congestive disorders, and of
course cancers dominate our world today. Because of the high nitrogen or
phosphorus content of these foods, we lose our calcium and other
electrolytes, as our body uses these alkaline minerals to buffer acid elements.
It is best to only have 10-20 percent of acid foods in your diet. Alkaline
foods should especially be eaten in the spring, summer and fall when
temperatures are warmer. In the cold alkaline winter, one should increase acid
foods somewhat. Remember, opposites attract, creating harmony. When it’s
hot (acid) outside, you need to consume cold (alkaline) foods, and vice versa.
You may wish to look ahead at the Alkaline/ Acid Food Chart now (see
Chapter 7
,
Module 7.2
).
 This chart will help you to know which foods are
which. This section also explains how the alkaline or acid nature of foods is
determined. Remember, because homo sapiens are an alkaline species, our
bodies are biologically suited for predominately alkaline-forming foods.
These foods will bring health and vitality, whereas acid-forming foods will
bring disease and despair. The choice is yours.
MODULE 6.5
What to Expect During Detox

It is not uncommon to experience many side effects during detoxification.
These include cold and flu-like symptoms, changes in bowel movements,
pains of various types, fevers, heartburn, lung congestion, energy loss,
swelling and itching, and even vomiting. In this section we will examine each
of these possible side effects. Sometimes we will suggest ways to help the
cleansing process along, or ways to alleviate the discomfort of this “healing
crisis” as it is called. In general, we encourage you to continue on through
these side effects in the direction of regeneration.
COLD AND FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS

As the body begins to clean its lymphatic system, the sinus cavities, lungs and
most other body tissues will become active in the cleansing process.
Do not
stop this natural
 process. This is the only true way to increase the function
of your cells and to start your body on the path to regeneration.
You will begin to see a lot of mucus being discharged from the body.
This mucus can be clear, yellow, green, and even brown or black.
Occasionally you might find blood in the mucus. Don’t panic. This blood has
been there a while. Congestion is acidic and can cause inflammation and
bleeding of tissue. The throat can get very sore. This is just mucus and toxins
in the tissues trying to get out. It is best not to use cough drops. However, if
you must, use only natural cough drops, like those made with Slippery Elm.The effects of the cleansing process can range from very light (with just a
runny nose and minor coughing), to heavy, with deep bronchial and lung
expectoration. These deep-cleansing processes can become uncomfortable
and sometimes scary. Trust that the body knows what it is doing.
The body will eliminate through any orifice that will be beneficial to it,
including skin, ears, nose, mouth, kidneys and bowels. If you detoxify too
fast and you’re extremely toxic, the body
may even open (split) the skin and
push toxins out through the opening. An example of this was a patient who
detoxified so fast that her skin above the “belly button” opened up and a
small tumor popped out. I’ve seen quadriplegics, who develop a tremendous
amount of toxicity because of inactivity, go through the same experience. The
skin would open and pour toxins out.
The body can also feel achy all over. Relax. Conserve your energy so
your body will do a thorough job of cleaning itself. Welcome these “healing”
or “purging” processes. They are essential to well being. Sometimes it can
take several months to get your body to have such a response. Keep your
detoxification going.
Many people have accumulated sulfur from sulfa drugs, which are a
major inhibitor of the lymphatic system. This sulfur must come out of your
tissues before your lymphatic system can effectively and freely flow
properly. Since your lymph is the vehicle for your immune cells and the
sewer system for each cell in your body, you can see how important it is to
keep this system moving. Be patient and persevere. It will all be worth it as
you feel the life force surge through your body when it is clean.
The detoxification process will always take place as you increase energy
and alkalize your body. Allow the body to clean itself out.
CHANGES IN BOWEL MOVEMENTS

It is vital that you have at least one bowel movement per day; however, two
or three would be much better. Optimum bowel health means having a bowel
movement thirty minutes after you eat.


  one  of you  ere long,  drink  from  the  "Crystal
Cup."  Who  shall  say how  soon,  you  may!  Won't  you  accept
It, until  Its Arrival  in the Physical  Form  is yours ?
Beloved  Ones,  the  Experiences  recorded  of This  Good
Messenger,  are only  the beginning  of what  you  may  all ex-
perience;  once  all disturbance  is removed  from  your  feeling
world!  It is not difficult!  Will  you  give  Me your  Assistance
just for a few  moments  and  serenely  think  of the Qualities
which  you  desire  most  quickly  made  manifest  in your  ex-
perience ? Then  send  that  desire  to your  Presence  to have
it established,  sustained  and  ail-powerfully  active  hence-
forth  in your  feeling  world  for constant  use,  forever  sus-
tained ? (silence)  I rejoice  with  you,  each  one.
I think  you  do not quite  realize,  whenever  your  attention
comes  back  to this  evening,  instantly  you  set into  action
These  Qualities  established  within  your  feeling  world.  I
don't  mean,  you  should  continually  allow  your  mind  to
dwell  upon  this  evening;  but  as you  naturally  do return  in io4 THE  "1 AM"  DISCOURSES
attention  to this  evening,  it will  instantly  set into  action
These  Qualities,  which  I have  established  in you tonight.  It
is a very  tremendous  thing,  if you once  really  realize  it. It is
quite  the same,  only  It is a more  Powerful  Activity  for you,
when  you give  your  attention  to the "I AM  Presence''—the
Law of Its Being,  is It must  act for you.
When  you  give  your  attention  to Beloved  Saint  Germain,
Nada,  Myself  or the Beloved  Jesus,  that  instant,  Our  Qual-
ities are acting  in your  leeling  world.  If mankind  really  un-
derstood  this,  how  quickly-enormous,  tremendous  things
could  he accomplished;  but because  of the pull  of the at-
tention  upon  the outer  world,  it is constantly  shifting,  you
see. Therefore,  in the realization  that  your  Presence  is your
Stabilizing  Power,  it holds  you firm  upon  a given  objective,
upon  a given  call,  then  you see there  is not a thing  you can-
not do. Not  a thing  you  cannot  do or accomplish;  but be
sure your  motives  are Right.
I clothe  you each  one,  Oh Precious  Children  of the Light,
in My Mantle  of Light  and  Love!  In It arc These  Qualities
which  you  need  for use.  Just  wear  That  Mantle  always  lor
Me, and  let It do Its Perfect  Work  for you!  Why  do you
suppose  Saint  Germain  was  known  in Europe  as the "Man
with the Indigo  Cape" ? Do you know  that  color  is the exact
color  of the Cosmic  Screen  in the Royal  Teton,  and It was
used for a certain  purpose?
I say to you  Beloved  Students,  do you  realize  what  a
very great  champion  you  have  in Our  Beloved  Lotus?  I am
sure most  of you  realize  the hours,  and  hours,  and  hours, DISCOURSE  VIII  105
while  most  of humanity  are sleeping,  she is working,  work-
ing, and  working,  for the  Freedom  and  Victory  of the
Students—  a most  wonderful  thing.
Please  do not wonder  why  We have  had  such  an Intimate
Conversation;  but because  of the Work  to be done  for you,
just feel  It, forever  active  within  you  and  your  world;
knowing  definitely,  no longer  can a single  human  quality
interfere  with  the  steady  forward  progress  to your  Free-
dom,  in every  manner.
I think,  Dear  Ones,  I should  say a word  or two  of our
Beloved  Nada.  Really  little  has  been  said  recently,  but  if
you knew  the Tremendous  Work,  She  is doing  constantly
among  the Students,  your  Hearts  would  leap  for Joy.  Her
Tireless  Efforts  for each  one!
It is so wonderful  to come  to a point  of Understanding
where  praise  or blame  are alike  of no effect!  Where  it is
a Joyous  Service  in knowing  every  single  effort  is a Steady
Winning  of your  Eternal  Victory!  It is so wonderful  to have
come  to a point  of Understanding,  where  you  know  the
word  "failure"  is entirely  out  of your  vocabulary!  It does
not exist,  not for an instant  in the world  of any  one  of you
under  This  Radiation!  It has gone  out of your  world  com-
pletely!
Regarding  your  financial  supply,  just  feel  your  Presence
°pen  the Door  of Its Treasure-house  and  release  into  your
use everything  which  is required.  If channels  be used,  then
let the Wisdom  of the  Presence  select  those  channels,  so
there  could  not  be a single  discordant  experience!  There 106 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
could  not be a single  mistake;  there  could  not be a single
failure  to have  that  which  you  require  for use.
It is so Definite!  It is so Powerful!  Please  feel  It! Rest  in
It and  know—the  Dynamic  Action  of the Presence  is pro-
ducing  those  results!  Why  do I say "Dynamic  Action  of the
Presence" ? Because  you  must  feel  that  under  certain  con-
ditions.  Until  you  have  a Greater  Sense  of Freedom,  you
must  feel  it DYNAMICALLY  ACTIVE!  Then  at each
Call,  will  come  the Result.
Beloved  Saint  Germain,  Beloved  Nada,  Beloved  Master
Jesus,  Beloved  Chananda,  Cha  Ara,  David  Lloyd,  Rex,
Bob,  Nada  and  Pearl;  Mrs.  and  Mr.  Rayborn,  all wish  Me
to convey  Their  Love  and  Blessings  to you.  The  Beloved
Leto  wants  you  to know,  there  no longer  exists  any  un-
certainty  in you  or your  world.  The  Victory  stands  there
ACTIVE  within  each  one  of you—in  your  feeling  world.
May  it have  Its Full  Dominion  now  and  forever  sustained!
I thank  you. DISCOURSE  IX  hi
July  II, 1937
Los  ANGELES,  CALIFORNIA.
Children  of the Light!  From  far away  India,  I draw  the
Mighty  Currents,  tonight,  for your  Blessing.  You  have  just
heard  read  to you,  the Experiences  in the  Cave  of Light,
near  Chananda's  Home  in India.  Tonight,  while  It is not
visible  to you,  a less  powerful  Service  is being  rendered.
Instead  of the  Light  as It is there,  I am  using  the  Self-
Luminous  Intelligent  Substance—which  in Co-operation
with  the Great  Light  drawn,  is Active  within  the room  for
every  one!  Mankind  has  travelled  over  the Earth  in search
of what  you  are receiving  tonight;  and  even  to those  who
might  be here  for the first  time,  I say:  "Things  do not just
happen!  All is under  a Great  Divine  Law."
Once  the  people  understand  It and  realize,  thru  the
Power


 as an anti-depressant.When Phen/Fen was taken off the market, the manufacturersof Meridia decided to promote it for weight loss becauseMeridia affects the same neurotransmitters that Phen/Fen did.
When the manufacturers of Meridia initially tried to get the
drug approved by the FDA, it was rejected. It caused too manyproblems with elevated blood pressure. So they cut the dosagein half to reduce the blood pressure problem. Needless to say,Meridia’s effectiveness for weight loss went down as well.
The whole approach to weight loss in conventional186 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  medicine has been predicated on the theory that people eat too
much and that’s why they have a weight problem. The medicalcommunity, in my view, has been remiss in not addressing thetrue factors that cause weight gain.
Meridia might be of some benefit in maintaining weight
loss because it can reduce severe cravings for food. However, itdoes not address getting rid of fat. The great majority ofover-weight people have hormone problems: primarily, toomuch insulin, too much estrogen, and an under-active thyroid.They cannot start burning fat until their hormones havebeen adjusted.
PREMARIN/PROVERA
—THE UNQUESTIONED PROTOCOL
Shirley confesses that when she challenged her doctor about
prescribing Premarin, she was chided for doing so. This is verycommon. Estrogen is the one hormone gynecologists knowabout and believe in, and Premarin is a formulation they’re veryfamiliar with. It’s common for gynecologists to look askance atany question concerning Premarin’s effectiveness.
Premarin is one of the largest-selling estrogen preparations
in the world—although sales dropped to half what they hadbeen after release of the Women’s Health Initiative in 2002.This is a drop of 10 million prescriptions per year—resultingin a decrease of 14,000 cases of breast cancer per year. At theturn of the last century, the incidence of breast cancer wasabout one case per 94 women; the present rate is about one inevery seven or eight women. This increase may be attributableto our friend estrogen.
I have had women patients come back to me and report that
their doctors forbade them to take the natural bio-identical187 DOCT ORS DON’T ALWAYS LISTEN progesterone I had prescribed and sternly insisted that they
continue their estrogen replacement therapy. I’ve heard ofdoctors who told women to throw their progesterone creamin the trash.
Some time ago, I had a 59-year-old woman in my office.
When she was 52 she was started on Premarin and Provera. Byage 58 she had contracted breast cancer and they removedboth breasts. The doctors then prescribed what is called anEstring, which is a high dose of estradiol (one of the threetypes of estrogen) inserted vaginally. So now she had estrogensitting right next to her uterus. Keep in mind that estrogen isthe only known cause of cancer of the uterus.
/Dswashoctors have to go back to listening to patients.
/Tswashhere is no substitute for it.
This woman’s sister had had cancer of the uterus, which
indicates that the woman was genetically predisposed tocontracting uterine cancer. Sitting there in my office with herhusband right next to her, she told me that she was due to haveanother Estring put in, as she has to have a new one insertedevery two months. She was arguing with me about how shewanted to have that Estring put back in. I asked, “Why wouldyou want to do that?” She replied that two gynecologists hadtold her that it’s safe.
I was dumbfounded. “You’ve already donated both breasts;
you want to give them your uterus as well?” Her husbandcouldn’t believe her, either. But women have been brainwashedregarding the purported benefits of estrogen.
Provera is just as harmful as estrogen. It is a synthetic prog-
estin, and although its chemical name is medroxyprogesterone, ithas no relationship to natural bio-identical progesterone. Many188 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  doctors unfortunately think Provera is the same as progesterone.
Provera is damaging to blood vessels (like estrogen), is lipogenic(it creates fat just like estrogen), and also increases a woman’schance of getting breast cancer (just like estrogen). However, inmost cases it does prevent uterine cancer, which is why it is givento women taking Premarin who still have a uterus.
HORMONE RECEPTOR SITES
Hormones travel through the bloodstream in minute quantities.
When they reach a receptor site that fits them, they attach to itand are able to influence the cell they have attached to. Onewoman who is estrogen dominant (i.e., has high estrogen andlow progesterone) may have completely different symptoms fromanother woman who is also estrogen dominant because theirreceptor sites differ.
Shirley developed asthma in her teenage years, a common
problem induced by estrogen not only in women but in menas well. Her asthma got worse as she got older, for severalreasons. Her progesterone levels were falling, and very likelyher estrogen levels were going up as she got fatter. Fat cellsproduce estrogen. As we have already seen, this may explain, atleast in part, why obese women are more prone to breastcancer than women of normal weight.
Shirley apparently also has estrogen receptor sites in her
temporal arteries, which explains her migraine headaches. Manywomen have excess receptor sites in the uterus and breasts,prompting severe menstrual cramps and breast tendernessduring their periods. Later on, this intense stimulation leads touterine fibroids or endometriosis, fibrocystic disease of thebreasts or ovaries, and can result in uterine, ovarian, or breastcancer. None of these conditions occur when the body has189 DOCT ORS DON’T ALWAYS LISTEN enough natural progesterone to protect these organs.
Shirley describes herself as having a pear-shaped figure.
This is the case when the body is producing an over-abundance of two different hormones—insulin and estrogen.Insulin puts fat on around the waist, and estrogen puts fat onaround the hips, buttocks, and thighs. This is true for bothmen and women. People with excesses of insulin and estrogenoften have gallbladder problems as well.
TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN
T o this day Shirley remains angry about how she was treated by
the medical establishment. This is not unusual. Many patientstell me horror stories about being treated in a patronizingmanner and not listened to. Until there is a change in doctors’attitudes, patients will continue to be misdiagnosed, with theirsymptoms being addressed instead of the underlying cause.Doctors have to go back to listening to patients. There is nosubstitute for it.
Shirley was obviously hormonally challenged. A basic
familiarity with natural bio-identical hormones on the part ofher earlier doctors would have allowed her to eliminate herasthma, which would have delighted her, to eliminate herheadaches, which would have amazed her, and to get rid of herfat, which would have pleased her.
Needless to say, for Shirley, using bio-identical hormones
was nothing short of miraculous.190 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  BATTLING THE MEDICAL
ESTABLISHMENT —
MARGARET O.’S STORY
chapter TWENTY–THREE
Margaret O. is a well-educated woman, an accomplished musi-
cian and a teacher. She came to me at the age of 67, havingspent the previous 37 years seeking the solution to a seriousweight problem. She had been a size 22 for most of her adultlife, even though she was physically active and ate healthy foodsin reasonable quantities. But she had a hormonal profile thatmade her body store fat.
I want you to hear her story because I see so many women
like her: well-educated, inquisitive, avid readers who studyhealth and medicine in an attempt to understand their ownbodies. Their weight problem isn’t their fault, but the medicalestablishment thwarts their honest efforts to break throughtheir difficulties.
When I started gaining weight in my 30s I wanted to find out
why. I wasn’t eating any more than I had been before the weightgain, and my level of physical activity was the same. InstinctivelyI knew some other variable was at work here. At first I went to thedoctors at Kaiser Hospital, where I have my medical plan. Ithought they could help me.
191They did a series of tests on me and declared that I had an
under-active thyroid. That made sense to me and I was hopefulthat with thyroid medication my metabolism could be ratchetedup and my weight would start to go down. They prescribed thethyroid hormone Synthroid. I took it, but nothing happened.
So I went back to Kaiser and told them I was still gaining
weight. They gave me the same tests over again, and they gave meanother prescription for Synthroid. It seems this was the only thingthey knew. When I went back a third time and told them Iwasn’t getting any results, they just looked at me strangely and toldme to eat less.
From this experience I learned to harbor a healthy skepticism
about the medical profession. T oday I seek my own conclusions andI don’t take things at face value any more. Being an educatedperson, I began reading everything I could about how the bodymetabolizes food. Meanwhile, I tried


 involved. There is doubt that the other person is
“right” for you. This doubt isn’t rational most of the time, but reason has a
hard time countering fear—especially when it is becoming clear that yourbeloved cannot always be sensit ive to your needs. For women this time stirs
doubts that they will be cared for and listened to; for men it often arouses
anger over not being supported.
These ego reactions are not completely honest, however. The underlying
issues go even deeper: Can I trust you? Will you hurt me for coming close?
Why haven’ t you kept me from feeling lonely and afraid? “You’re so
inconsiderate” is code for “Why can’t you help me?” Della and Frank were
stranded at this juncture, which made forward progress in their commitment
to each other impossible. We had a chance to discuss their situation when
they attended a meditation course last spring.
“There’ s someth ing I want to suggest,” I told them, “but you’ll think it’s
too outrageous.”
Being as competitive as they are, Della and Frank pricked up their ears,
sensing a challenge. “I propose that each of you takes on a spiritual master,
a guru,”  I said. “Having a wise teacher would provide you with spiritual
counsel when disputes arise. You could explore why you’re angry and
afraid. Most of all, you’d have a source of compassion and trust, someone
who accepts you at the deepest level.”
Frank’ s doubts came up immediately. “I don’t know, I’m not really that
comfortable with the whole master -disciple thing.”
“I’m not sure it’s right for me either,” said Della, “but there’ s nothing
outrageous about what you’re suggesting. Who would be our guru?”
“Each other,” I said. The atmos phere in the room instantly crackled. My
proposal was considered outrage ous, just as I’d expected. “It’s an option,” I
pointed out, “and if you think about it, you’re both eminently qualified. You
love each other, and who know s your weaknesses as well as each other?
The possibilities for compassion are endless.”
Frank gave a nervous laugh; Della looked away. “I’m not making light of
the distress in your present relationship,” I said more seriously. “You both
feel unappreciated and pin your grievances on each other, which makes it
extremely difficult to move psychologically into a freer space. You’ve
become trapped by your reflexive reactions to each other. Your anger has
become ritualized, yet stubbo rnness makes you cling to your self-
righteousness even when you’re sick of it.
“Now consider, is it really the other person who has forced you to be this
way? You’ve both framed this marriage as a contest, a competition,sometimes a war. I sense a level  of mutual enjoyment in this combat, but at
the same time it’s become totally self-defeating. Winning your little daily
battles or even the whole war isn’t going to bring you love and acceptance.
Mature love can’t grow in that kind of framework. It can grow only if you
can find a way to frame your marriage differently. Let your spouse be your
teacher.”
“We want to love each other,” Della protested. “I mean, we do, but we
don’t always know how to show it.”
“I don’t know how you define love,” I replied. “But isn’t it synonymous
with things like acceptance, appreciation, and allowing? Loving someone
means not resisting his or her will, which is one of the first things you could
teach each other.”
I explained the ancient concept of Upaguru, a Sans krit word that can be
translated as “the teacher who is close by.” Unlike the guru, who is an
enlightened sage, anyone can serve as your upaguru—it is only necessary to
realize that each person can offer us, at any given moment, exactly what
spirit wants us to learn. When the moment is gone and the insig ht revealed,
the upaguru returns to being friend, spouse, or stranger.
Frank was suspicious. “You’re saying I should do whatever she wants,
without question? I mean, is this about total obedience?”
“Don’ t worry, Frank,” Della interjected sharply. “You’d have to listen to
what somebody says before you could obey it.”
I assured  them I wasn’ t talking about obeying another person’ s will. “A
master acts out of love,” I pointed out, “but it has a different flavor from the
love most of us have experienced. A master doesn’ t recognize a gap
between ‘me’ and ‘you.’ Filling in that gap is what he can do, because in
reality there is no gap. The distance is just an appearance, all the more
destructive when people believe in it as hard as you two do.”
Delia and Frank are much more complete people than I have portrayed,
and what I was saying rang true with their own experience. This was a
marriage that had once contained a good deal of awareness and real
commitment to learn from each other. Both partners sincerely believed in
equality and fairness. Frank had seen his passive mother turn into “the
house slave,” as he bitterly called her; he had felt unprotected from a father
who could be tender one moment and highly confrontational the next. He
was therefore very happy to have a strong woman in his life.Della also had some strong images from her past to work through: two
professional, liberal parents had devoted themselves to so many good
causes that she had spent many nights at home alone, wondering why she
wasn’ t good enough to deserve their attention. Being paid atten tion to was
extremely important to her now, but she was also aware that intimacy
triggered her old emotional wounds. Della and Frank both knew these
things about each other; they had begun on a level of honesty that made
their marriage much more than a stereotype of legal eagles whose mutual
egotism makes it impossible to get along.
In the end they didn’ t agree to my “outrageous” proposition, but they did
promise to keep it in mind. I suggested that before taking the risk of treating
each other as their spiritual masters, it would be a good idea to act out their
new roles mentally. They wanted me to clarify what I meant.
“Whenever you feel yourself having a reaction of judgment, rejection, or
resistance, imagine the opposite,” I said. “Instead of seeing an adversary,
view your partne r as totally on your side. Don’ t focus on what he or she has
done to irritate you; reframe it as an act of pure love, brought into being to
teach you the perfect lesson you need to learn at just that moment. This isn’ t
a mind game or a trick: at the level of spirit your beloved acts only from
love, holding your highest good at heart.”
“Intriguing notion,” Frank said guardedly. Della bit her lip, considering
the possibility that there might really be a way out.
“Resistance is like a wall holding back the flow of love,” I said. “Love is
the wave that brings forgiveness, kindness, and trust from the level of spirit.
You can’t create these things. You can only tune in to them, which is why
you need to remake your daily battles into opportunities for spirit. Every
sliver of time opens onto the timeless. Can you allow yourself to slip
through?
“First and foremost, this is about seeing each other in a new light. I’m not
asking you to be at each other ’s beck and call, or to give up your own
needs. Needs don’t just go away. On the other hand, projectio ns of blame
should go away; there isn’t any reason, except in your perception, to make
each other feel wrong.”
“Sounds good, but what do we do?” asked Della.
“You stop feeding the monster,” I said. “This inner being who keeps
screaming, ‘What about me?’ is a kind of monster, a distorted outgrowth ofyour ego.” I had the couple shut their eyes and imagine this monster in
detail. It was ugly, covered with reptilian scales, and hard as a stone; it had
a horn on its back, which I called the bone of contention. It wore a
permanent expre ssion of contempt, and the only word it had managed to
learn was “No!” uttered in a loud, menacing voice.
“The name of this beast is resistance,” I said. “Now think of a recent
situation where you absolutely didn’ t want to go along with your spouse’ s
will. See this monster coming forward to defend you by putting up a wall of
denial, a thousa nd reasons why you are right and your partner wrong, a
ferocious displa y of withering disapproval. How do you feel when that
happens?”
“Hard. Angry. Furious,” Frank said.
“Insecure. Empty. Alone,” said Della.
I pointed out that both were layers of the same response. On the surface
the monster of resistance expre sses anger and hardness, but this is only to
protect the insecurity and loneliness lurking underneath. If you peel away
the layers, you find that resistance is actually born of fear, and fear comes
from having been deeply hurt in the past.
“Now ask your monster to unzip  its frightening


 s
can solve your problems, heal your body, and prosper you beyond
your fondest dream.
You might have felt very happy when your child was born, when
you got married, when you graduated from college, or when you won
a great victory or a prize. You might have been very happy wh en you
became engaged to the loveliest girl or the most handsome m an. You
could go on and list innumerable ex-periences, which have made you
happy. However, no matter how marvelous these experiences are, they
do not give real lasting happiness—they are transitory.
The Book of Proverbs gives the answer: Whosoever trusteth in the
Lord, happy is he. When you trust in the Lord (the power and wisdom
of your subconscious mind) to lead, guide, govern, and direct all y our
ways, you will become poised, serene, and relaxed. As you radi ate
love, peace, and good will to all, you are really building a
superstructure of happiness for all the days of your life.
• You must choose happiness
Happiness is a state of mind. There is a phrase in the Bib le which
says, Choose ye this day whom ye will serve. You have the freedom to
 158  choose happiness. This may seem extraordinarily simple, and it i s.
Perhaps this is why people stumble over the way to happiness; th ey do
not see the simplicity of the key to happiness. The great t hings of life
are simple, dynamic, and creative. They produce well-being a nd
happiness.
St. Paul reveals to you how you can think your way into a life of
dynamic power and happiness in these words: Finally, brethren,
whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoeve r
things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever th ings are
lovely, whatsoever things are of good re-port; if there be  any virtue,
and if there be any praise, think on these things. PHIL. 4:8.
• How to choose happiness
Begin now to choose happiness. This is how you do it: When you
open your eyes in the morning, say to yourself, “Divine order tak es
charge of my life today and every day. All things work toge ther for
good for me today.
This is a new and wonderful day for me. There will never be another
day like this one. I am divinely guided all day long, and whatever  I do
will prosper. Divine love surrounds me, enfolds me, and enwraps m e,
and I go forth in peace. Whenever my attention wanders away from
that which is good and constructive, I will imme-diately bring  it back
to the contemplation of that which is lovely and of good report. I am a
spiritual and mental magnet attracting to myself all things, which bles s
and prosper me. I am going to be a wonderful success in all my
undertakings to-day. I am definitely going to be happy all day long.”
Start each day in this manner; then you will be choosing happine ss,
and you will be a radiant joyous person.
• He made it a habit to be happy
A number of years ago, I stayed for about a week in a farme r's
house in Connemarra on the west coast of Ireland. He seemed to be
always singing and whistling and was full of humor.
 159  I asked him the secret of his happiness, and his reply was: “ It is a
habit of mine to be happy. Every morning when I awaken and every
night before I go to sleep, I bless my family, the crops, the cattle, and I
thank God for the wonderful harvest.”
This farmer had made a practice of this for over forty ye ars. As you
know, thoughts repeated regularly and systemati-cally sink into t he
subconscious mind and become habitual. He discovered that
happiness is a habit.
• You must desire to be happy
There is one very important point about being happy. You must
sincerely desire to be happy. There are people who have been
depressed, dejected, and unhappy so long that was they suddenly
made happy by some wonderful, good, joyous news, they would
actually be like the woman who said to me, “It is wrong to be  so
happy!” They have been so accustomed to the old mental patterns  that
they do not feel at home being happy! They long for the former,
depressed, unhappy state.
I knew a woman in England who had rheumatism for many years.
She would pat herself on the knee and say, “My rheuma-tism is ba d
today. I cannot go out. My rheumatism keeps me miserable.”
This dear elderly lady got a lot of attention from her son, daug hter,
and the neighbors. She really wanted her rheumatism. She enjoye d her
“misery” as she called it. This woman did not really want to be happy.
I suggested a curative procedure to her. I wrote down some bibli cal
verses and told her that if she gave attention to these truths, her ment al
attitude would undoubtedly change and would result in her faith and
confidence in being restored to health. She was not interested. T here
seems to be a peculiar, mental, morbid streak in many peop le,
whereby they seem to enjoy being miserable and sad.
• Why choose unhappiness?
Many people choose unhappiness by entertaining these ideas:
“Today is a black day; everything is going to go wrong.”
 160  ³I am not going to succeed.” “Everyone is against me.” “Business is
bad, and it is going to get worse.” “I'm always late.” “I nev er get the
breaks.” “He can, but I can't.” If you have this attitude of m ind the
first thing in the morning, you will attract all these experienc es to you,
and you will be very unhappy.
Begin to realize that the world you live in is determined larg ely by
what goes on in your mind. Marcus Aurelius, the great Roman
philosopher and sage, said, “A man's life is what his thoughts  make of
it.” Emerson, America's foremost philosopher, said, “A ma n is what
he thinks all day long.” The thoughts you habitually entertain in your
mind have the tendency to actualize themselves in physical conditions.
Make certain you do not indulge in negative thoughts, de-featist
thoughts, or unkind, depressing thoughts. Recall fre-quently to your
mind that you can experience nothing outside your own mentality.
• If I had a million dollars, I would be happy
I have visited many men in mental institutions who were
millionaires, but they insisted they were penniless and des titute. They
were incarcerated because of psychotic, paranoid, and manic-
depressive tendencies. Wealth in and of itself will not make  you
happy. On the other hand, it is not a deterrent to happiness. Today,
there are many people trying to buy hap-piness through the p urchase
of radios, television sets, automo-biles, a home in the count ry, a
private yacht, and a swimming pool, but happiness cannot be
purchased or procured in that way.
The kingdom of happiness is in your thought and feeling. Too many
people have the idea that it takes something artificial  to produce
happiness.
Some say, “If I were elected mayor, made president of the
organization, promoted to general manager of the corporation, I would
be happy.”
The truth is that happiness is a mental and spiritual state. None of
these positions mentioned will necessarily bequeath happiness. Y our
 161  strength, joy, and happiness consist in finding out the law of divine
order and right action lodged in your subconscious mind and by
applying these principles in all phases of your life.
• He found happiness to be the harvest of a quiet mind
Lecturing in San Francisco some years ago, I interviewed a m an
who was very unhappy and dejected over the way his business w as
going. He was the general manager. His heart was filled w ith
resentment toward the vice president and the presi-dent of the
organization. He claimed that they opposed him. Because of this
internal strife, business was declining; he was receiving no dividends
or stock bonuses.
This is how he solved his business problem: The first thing in the
morning he affirmed quietly as follows, “All those work-ing in ou r
corporation are honest, sincere, co-operative, faithful, and full of good
will to all. They are mental and spiritual links in the cha in of this
corporation's growth, welfare, and prosperity. I radiate love, pe ace,
and good will in my thoughts, words, and deeds to my two associates
and to all those in the company. The president and the vice pre sident
of our company are divinely guided in all their undertakings. The
infinite intelligence of my subconscious mind makes all decisio ns
through me. There is only right action in all our business transa ctions
and in our relationship with each other. I send the messengers of
peace, love, and good will before me to the office. Peace and harm ony
reign supreme in the minds and hearts of all


 of the supplements I use for
practically every patient who needs to overcome bowel disturbances. Alfalfa offers the proper bulk, but sometimes produces mo re
gas as we stir up this lazy bowel to act, and, for this reason, we use a couple of digestive enzymes to get rid of the gas.
Apple Juice —Very good for the bowel because it is high in pectin, which is a moisture -holding substance.
Apple Cider Vinegar —Very high i n potassium and is good to relieve any mucus or catarrhal conditions. It helps provide needed
nutrients to muscle tissue.
Beet Tablets —A slight laxative that works well with the liver, promoting the cleansing of that organ.
Bentonite —A clay suspended in wa ter. It is very useful in absorbing toxic substances. It can absorb 40 times its own weight in
toxic substances. It acts like a sponge, mopping up undesirable debris.
Mucilaginous Bulk —This material holds moisture well and attaches itself to the mucus lini ng making it soft and loose so it will
move away from the bowel wall. This is a very important ingredient to the success of the treatment.
Cod Liver Oil —Provides lubrication and helps work with the liver in cleansing. It provides vitamins A and D which are  needed for
good elimination.
Coffee —Stimulates peristaltic action in the bowel —driving down feces and stimulating bile production in the liver.
Dulse —Quickens the thyroid gland and speeds up the metabolism while bringing heat to the body causing the blood  to circulate
deeper.
Spring Green and Green Life Tablets —Brand names for very potent biogenic plant substances. They provide rich sources of
vitamins, minerals and enzymes that help in the cleansing process. We believe that Green Life is the finest supple ments to be used
with this colema program; however, if it is not available, you may use Sun Chlorella, in the same amount. Be sure to crush th e
tablets into powder form before taking.
Flaxseed —Excellent bulk maker, and in extreme cases of ulcerated colitis, provides a soothing and healing tea to be put into the
colema water. It also is a bowel lubricant. For one of the colema solutions to be used when any serious cases are confronted,  such
as colitis, always use flaxseed tea. You can also add a teaspoon or more of liquid chlorophyll to this flaxseed tea for the colema
water. This can be taken by mouth as well. When taken orally, use one cup tea and one teaspoon liquid chlorophyll three times  a
day. This can be used in cases of extreme gas, spastic conditions, colitis, etc.
Liquid Chlorophyll —Very wonderful for the bowel. It is soothing and reduces inflammation, swelling and pain. It disinfects and
cleanses.
Niacin —Produces hot, red flush and is used to push the blood deep into underactive tissues so that we c an strengthen them with
vital nutritents.
Pancreatin —This is the one thing that helps most to bring down the mucus lining. It is a powerful digestant substance and loosens
the lining.

Mr. Irons produces most of these products and they are very good. Nature’s Sunshine is also producing similar products. Please
inquire for a very good all -around vitamin that is chemically balanced for both the adult and children. I have had many requests
from strict vegetarians about the use of the animal products in th is treatment. Specifically, the Pancreatin and Cod Liver Oil. For
those so concerned, I wish it were possible to recommend substitutes that are as effective as these. Unfortunately, I am not aware
of any at this time. It is particularly important to use th e Pancreatin as it has the unique ability to dissolve and digest the heavy
mucus encrustation that causes so much of the bowel troubles.
Vitamin A is not readily available in a natural form other than cod liver oil. There are synthetic forms available, but  I do not
recommend their use. Vegetarian A is usually a pro -vitamin A and of low potency.

I feel that the benefits of this treatment outweight the use of the animal products for the brief period that they are employ ed. Once
the bowel is re -established in to a healthier condition, then use of these substances can be discontinued.
Betaine HCL and herbal digestants have not given good results and are not recommended as viable substitutes for Pancreatin.
Papaya tea or extract help. Huckleberry tea or extract m ay also be a substitute. We have not tried these and therefore cannot report
on the effectiveness of them. If you suffer from an allergic reaction to any particular ingredient, then omit it from the pro gram until
it may be tolerated at a later time.

YOU W ILL NEED:
1. Two empty pint jars with tight covers.
2. Juice. (Your choice of fruit juice. Apple is preferred or vegetable juice or natural herb teas for a variety of special pu rposes.)
3. 10 ounces of intestinal bulk; or like amount of ground psyllium see ds. Also needed: 8 herbal laxative tablets or equivalent.
4. Two bottle Bentonite clay water, Veico 77, VIT -RA-TOX 16, Sonne7, Nature’s Sunshine. (More needed if used in enema.)
5. Two bottles Spring Green or Green Life tablets preferred or liquid chloroph yll or eight alfalfa tablets.
6. One bottle wheat germ oil capsules.
7. One bottle vitamin C, 100 mg tablets.
8. One bottle beet juice tablets.
9. Colema board or enema bag with a long colonic tip (size 24 to 30, which is available at your drugstore). Howe ver, for the best
results, a colema board is imperative.
10. One infant rectal syringe.
11. Calphonite or a calcium supplement like bone meal, etc.
12. Garlic capsules (used for certain conditions).
13. One quart apple cider vinegar (natural).
14. One pint  honey.
15. Niacin (50 -mg tablets).
16. Pancreatin tablets, quadruple strength, KAL brand or others.
17. Dulse tablets.
18. Cod liver oil, 1 pint —non-synthetic, Norwegian cod is best.
19. Flaxseed, 8 ounces.
20. Coffee, ground (1 pound) —not instant coffee.
21. Rectal ointment: K -Y Jelly.

The illustration indicates 3 inches only on the tip which is to be inserted into the rectum

7-DAY CLEANSING PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Eat NOTHING for the full 7 days, other than specified, during the program. If you experience a feeling of extreme hunger, you
may drink herbal teas, clear vegetable or potato peeling broths or diluted fresh vegetable juices. Plenty of liquid is essent ial to the
success of the cleansing program.

The evening before starting the program, take 2 herbal  laxative tablets. To ensure a more thorough elimination, use a baby enema
syringe to inject 1 cup olive oil into rectum and hold until morning. If necessary in the morning, use an enema to make sure the
lower colon is clean.

SKIN BRUSH
(Instructions on 9 0.) Your daily regimen should begin with skin brushing, 3 to 5 minutes.

CLEANSING DRINK
The cleansing drink consists of two parts to be mixed separately and drunk in succession.
The two -part drink will be taken five times daily.

RECIPE
Part One:
2 oz App le Juice
8 oz. water
1 tablespoon clay water
1 slightly rounded teaspoon intestinal cleanser
SHAKE WELL AND DRINK QUICKLY (mixture thickens).

Part Two:
10 oz. water
1 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
1 teaspoon honey

SUPPLEMENTS
It is easiest to prepare the whole day’s supplements at the beginning of each day. The supplements are to be taken 4 times each
day. Separate them into 4 containers, one for each interval. See schedule for appropriate times. There will be different prop ortions
on days One, Two and  Three. Day Three through Seven will be the same.
The following supplements are taken in one interval. The daily intake will be 4 times this amount.

DAY ONE:
Green Life - 12 each time
Niacin - 50 mg each time
Wheat Germ Oil - 1 capsule each time
Vitamin C  - 100 mg, 2 tablets each time
Pancreatin tablets - 6 each time
Beet tablets - 2 each time
Dulse tablets - 1 each time

DAY TWO:
Green Life - 18 each time
Niacin - 100 mg each time
Wheat Germ Oil - 1 capsule each time
Vitamin C - 100 mg, 2 tablets each tim e
Pancreatin tablets - 6 each time
Beet tablets - 2 each time
Dulse tablets - 1 each time

DAY THREE -SEVEN:
Green Life - 24 each time
Niacin - 150 mg up to 200 mg each time
Wheat Germ Oil - 1 capsule each time
Vitamin C - 100 mg, 3 tablets each time
Pancre atin tablets - 6 each


after a month, the pain reoccurred and he had to take recourse to a European Specialist. From cardiograms, it was found out that he was really suffering from heart disease. He was advised to take a month's rest. He started applying Urine Therapy by drinking and rubbing urine. He took only boiled food without condiments and fruits and milk at night. He used to take sunbathes after rubbing urine. After one month, he got relief from pain. Even for six months he had continued drinking urine and stopped its rubbing. He could take normal food. His digestion had much improved. The members of his family also began to use urine. His baby of 3 years of age fell down and became unconscious. By using urine, she was brought to consciousness and in five minutes began to play. His friends could get rid of high blood pressure by urine treatment.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John F. O'Quinn 110  HEARTBEAT IRREGULARITY  “Dr. Salaria operated a woman of 45 for appendicitis in May 1958. An hour before the operation, she was given her own urine to drink instead of usual injections for controlling heart-beats and then the operation was performed. Her heart-beats were maintained during operation. Dr. Salaria was encouraged with the success of the experiments and decided to try it on other patients also. He did accordingly in nearly 15 cases of operation of tonsil, lipoma (a case in which there was tumour weighing 2 lb. on the shoulder), cancer on the right side of the chest and dropsy. In one of the cases, the patient suffered from a big boil on the region between the right thigh ·and abdomen where the rotten skin had to be excised through surgery and a new piece of skin was grafted. In all these cases, the patients were given their urine to drink before operation which maintained the regularity of their heart-beats. This account clearly proves that the use of urine maintains the heart-beats of the patient and his blood-pressure also remains normal. I’m certain that drinking and rubbing of urine together regulate and normalize the high or low blood pressure as the case may be.”  Manav Mootra by R. M. Patel  HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE  “Shri Manila! V. Desai lives at Navsari. He suffered from diabetes and high blood-pressure. He took doctors treatment without any benefit. He entered Prachin Mutra Chikitsa Kendra at Ahmedabad for treatment on 20-4-65 and started urine treatment. Thereby he was completely cured. On examination of his urine, there was no sugar. His blood-pressure became normal and swelling on the legs disappeared.”  Manav Mootra by R.M. Patel  HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE  “Shrimati Saralaben R. Desai, (Vadifalis, Store Sheri, Surat) aged thirty years, had high blood-pressure during pregnancy. Blood-pressure during pregnancy is certainly a serious symptom. Doctors could not bring it down. She began to take auto-urine in 4 oz. dose. She could not fast nor did she rub urine. Even then blood-pressure became normal and delivery was quite easy. She recommended all pregnant women to take auto-urine to keep free from big or small ailments during pregnancy.”  Manav Mootra by R. M. Patel 111  HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE  “Shri Ratilal Mody (7, Triveni Plot No. 62, Sion, Bombay) had tried this therapy in full faith. He was suffering from blood-pressure for the last 30 years and had diabetes and eczema too! He could bring under control blood-pressure and diabetes and could cure eczema. This is a case of three-in-one-cure treatment. It IS no wonder urine therapy is really an all-in-one-cure treatment.”  Manav Mootra by R. M. Patel  HIV/AIDS  Mr. A., Georgia "I am a PWA (Person With AIDS) and have been doing Urine Therapy for two-and-one-half months. My Lymphadenopathy was gone within 48 hours after starting the urine. I had a severe acne problem on my back. After five weeks the skin is clear. My energy levels increased enormously within a few days of drinking my urine."  Personal Pharmacy, by Gary Ward  HIV/AIDS  “Several years ago, Mas Caicedo was in Puerto Rico visiting his family for what he believed was the last time because doctors had given him a month or two to live. Mr. Caicedo was dying from opportunistic infections caused by AIDS. He had been taking medication for several years and was close to death. he was very weak and needed a wheelchair. A loving niece in New York had faith that he would recover, somehow. She recorded a lecture I gave on radio in New York and rushed the tape to her uncle. There was no time to lose; Mr. Caicedo had lost faith and had already paid for funeral services and a cemetery plot. Mr. Caicedo listened to the tape and decided to try it since he had nothing to lose. He threw away all medications and started to drink his urine as suggested. This is a decision that he will never regret because it saved his life. Within three days, he had eliminated more excrement than in the previous six months. All his aches and pains were gone by the first week and his appetite and desire to live were back 100 percent. Within 10 days he had no need for the wheelchair and was gaining weight. Six weeks after the radio interview, he attended one of my monthly lectures to describe his positive experience with uropathy. Caicedo was a new man who had gained 30 pounds. six months later, he had visited Mexico, Miami and was on his way to Spain. he visited his doctors occasionally to make sure everything was okay and to see the baffled looks on their faces when they saw how healthy he was.” 112  Uropathy, by Martin J. Lara  HIV/AIDS  "I laughed when I first heard about this therapy (urine) and didn't take it seriously. My main concern at the time was about my full-blown case of AIDS that had just been diagnosed and the Kaposi's sarcoma lesión (cancer) in my mouth that was supposed to spread throughout my body. But I decided to try the therapy (urine) topically on my vicious case of ringworm and not only did the ringworm condition totally disappear after a few weeks, but the dry, cracked and painful skin all around my toes and foot had totally changed. New skin had grown in and was as soft as a baby's. It had a beautiful new color and just did not appear to be my own skin!  “I then tried the therapy internally each day and over the next 7 months the Kaposi's lesions became increasingly smaller until they disappeared totally! The mouth ulcers and genital herpes that used to plague me have not returned even once. I have NEVER felt better in my life."  — Mr. Q., New York, Your Own Perfect Medicine <<<NOTE>>>  ((((Is this ^^^ the book by Martha Christie?))))  HIV/AIDS  “That most devastating disease AIDS, can be cured by the patient’s own urine’. Very recently we have received a letter from Victoria Seme of Tanzania where she writes that she tried UT on 10 AIDS patients as per the directions given in the book written by Dr. Thakkar and amazingly, all were equally benefited with the remission of several AIDS symptoms. The same opinion is expressed by Lynn Stabenrauch of USA in her letter dated 13/4/94.  So far around 100 patients have consulted us for using UT, and almost all of them are progressing well with it.”  From Urinews (Volume 1, 1995) <<<NOTE>>> What’s the title of the article?  Who wrote it?  HIV/AIDS   Mr. E.J.P., The Netherlands "I think we can also expect a lot from this method in the fight against AIDS. I have seen AIDS patients start urine therapy in spite of such trying circumstances, and these 113 experiences are certainly encouraging. Two years ago, a friend of mine was examined for a stomach ulcer and was diagnosed as having 'full blown' AIDS (she had a T4 of 80; according to her doctors, she had three to six months to live). She reacted badly to AZT and could not tolerate other medication. Two to four months after starting urine therapy, the spots on her skin disappeared, including the candida fungus which had turned her throat entirely white. Her energy returned, probably due to urine therapy combined with a healthy combination of plant-based remedies which strengthened her resistance. Now, more than two years later, she is entirely capable of maintaining her household and caring for her child. These last two years have certainly not been easy, partly due to the fact that the doctors did not cooperate. They kept warning her that without AZT, and considering her general condition, she would not live longer than six months."   from The Golden Fountain, by Coen van der Kroon  HIV/AIDS  Sonia Rodriguez Testimonial  “As a result of a supernatural fact in the year of 1994 I found that when ingesting my own urine, we can have an amazing and incredible treatment of our diseases.  I am cured of cysts in the breast, problems of the right mitral valve of the heart and pain in my shoulder. I also had an accident of being infected with a needle from a patient with AIDS.   I began to take my own urine and fasted for four days and after the third fast of four days, the cysts of the bust disappeared. The problems of the heart faded with no future pain. I have never had problems with the infected needle accident of the H.I.V


 pass her understanding on.
    Many people consider death to be a complete invalidation of a healing arts practitioner. I don't. Coping with her own dicey
health had been a major motivat or for Isabelle's interest in healing others. She will tell you more about it in the chapters to come.
Isabelle had been fending off cancer since its first blow up when she was 26 years old. I view that 30 plus years of defeatin g Death
as a great success r ather than consider her ultimate defeat as a failure.
    Isabelle Moser was born in 1940 and died in 1996. I think the greatest accomplishment of her 56 years was to meld virtually a ll
available knowledge about health and healing into a workable and most  importantly, a simple model that allowed her to have
amazing success. Her "system" is simple enough that even a generally well -educated non -medico like me can grasp it. And use it
without consulting a doctor every time a symptom appears.
    Finally, I s hould mention that over the years since this book was written I have discovered contains some significant errors of
anatomical or psysiological detail. Most of these happened because the book was written "off the top of Isabelle's head," wit hout
any refere nce materials at hand, not even an anatomy text. I have not fixed these goofs as I am not even qualified to find them all.
Thus, when the reader reads such as 'the pancreas secreates enzymes into the stomach,' (actually and correctly, the duodenum)  I
hope they will understand and not invalidate the entire book.

Chapter One
How I Became a Hygienist

From The Hygienic Dictionary
Doctors. [1] In the matter of disease and healing, the people have been treated as serfs. The doctor is a dictator who knows it all,
and the people are stupid, dumb, driven cattle, fit for nothing except to be herded together, bucked and gagged when necessar y to
force medical opinion down their throats or under their skins. I found that professional dignity was more often pomposity,  sordid
bigotry and gilded ignorance. The average physician is a fear -monger, if he is anything. He goes about like a roaring lion, seeking
whom he may scare to death. Dr. John. H. Tllden, Impaired Health: Its Cause and Cure, Vol. 1, 1921. [2] Today we are  not only in
the Nuclear Age but also the Antibiotic Age. Unhappily, too, this is the Dark Age of Medicine --an age in which many of my
colleagues, when confronted with a patient, consult a volume which rivals the Manhattan telephone directory in size. This  book
contains the names of thousands upon thousands of drugs used to alleviate the distressing symptoms of a host of diseased stat es of
the body. The doctor then decides which pink or purple or baby -blue pill to prescribe for the patient. This is not, in my opinion, the
practice of medicine. Far too many of these new "miracle" drugs are introduced with fanfare and then reveled as lethal in cha racter,
to be silently discarded for newer and more powerful drugs. Dr. Henry Bieler: Food is Your Best Medicine; 1 965.

    I have two reasons for writing this book. One, to help educate the general public about the virtues of natural medicine. The
second, to encourage the next generation of natural healers. Especially the second because it is not easy to become a nat ural
hygienist; there is no school or college or licensing board.
    Most AMA -affiliated physicians follow predictable career paths, straight well -marked roads, climbing through apprenticeships
in established institutions to high financial rewards and soc ial status. Practitioners of natural medicine are not awarded equally
high status, rarely do we become wealthy, and often, naturopaths arrive at their profession rather late in life after followi ng the
tangled web of their own inner light. So I think it is  worth a few pages to explain how I came to practice a dangerous profession
and why I have accepted the daily risks of police prosecution and civil liability without possibility of insurance.
    Sometimes it seems to me that I began this lifetime powerful ly predisposed to heal others. So, just for childhood warm -ups I
was born into a family that would be much in need of my help. As I've always disliked an easy win, to make rendering that hel p
even more difficult, I decided to be the youngest child, with tw o older brothers.
    A pair of big, capable brothers might have guided and shielded me. But my life did not work out that way. The younger of my
two brothers, three years ahead of me, was born with many health problems. He was weak, small, always ill, an d in need of
protection from other children, who are generally rough and cruel. My father abandoned our family shortly after I was born; i t fell
to my mother to work to help support us. Before I was adolescent my older brother left home to pursue a career in the Canadian
Air Force.
    Though I was the youngest, I was by far the healthiest. Consequently, I had to pretty much raise myself while my single mothe r
struggled to earn a living in rural western Canada. This circumstance probably reinforced my cons titutional predilection for
independent thought and action. Early on I started to protect my "little" brother, making sure the local bullies didn't take advantage
of him. I learned to fight big boys and win. I also helped him acquire simple skills, ones th at most kids grasp without difficulty,
such as swimming, bike riding, tree climbing, etc.
    And though not yet adolescent, I had to function as a responsible adult in our household. Stressed by anger over her situatio n
and the difficulties of earning ou r living as a country school teacher (usually in remote one -room schools), my mother's health
deteriorated rapidly. As she steadily lost energy and became less able to take care of the home, I took over more and more of  the
cleaning, cooking, and learned h ow to manage her --a person who feels terrible but must work to survive.
    During school hours my mother was able to present a positive attitude, and was truly a gifted teacher. However, she had a
personality quirk. She obstinately preferred to help the most able students become even more able, but she had little desire to help
those with marginal mentalities. This predilection got her into no end of trouble with local school boards; inevitably it see med the
District Chairman would have a stupid, badly -behaved child that my mother refused to cater to. Several times we had to move in
the middle of the school year when she was dismissed without notice for "insubordination." This would inevitably happen on th e
frigid Canadian Prairies during mid -winter.
    At night, exhausted by the day's efforts, my mother's positiveness dissipated and she allowed her mind to drift into negative
thoughts, complaining endlessly about my irresponsible father and about how much she disliked him for treating her so badly.
These emotions and their irresponsible expression were very difficult for me to deal with as a child, but it taught me to work on
diverting someone's negative thoughts, and to avoid getting dragged into them myself, skills I had to use continually much la ter on
when I began to manage mentally and physically ill clients on a residential basis.
    My own personal health problems had their genesis long before my own birth. Our diet was awful, with very little fresh fruit or
vegetables. We normally had canned, evapo rated milk, though there were a few rare times when raw milk and free -range fertile
farm eggs were available from neighbors. Most of my foods were heavily salted or sugared, and we ate a great deal of fat in t he
form of lard. My mother had little money but  she had no idea that some of the most nutritious foods are also the least expensive.
    It is no surprise to me that considering her nutrient -poor, fat -laden diet and stressful life, my mother eventually developed severe
gall bladder problems. Her degen eration caused progressively more and more severe pain until she had a cholecystectomy. The
gallbladder's profound deterioration had damaged her liver as well, seeming to her surgeon to require the removal of half her  liver.
After this surgical insult she had to stop working and never regained her health. Fortunately, by this time all her children were
independent.
     I had still more to overcome. My eldest brother had a nervous breakdown while working on the DEW Line (he was posted on
the Arctic Circle watching radar screens for a possible incoming attack from Russia). I believe his collapse actually began w ith ou r
childhood nutrition. While in the Arctic all his foods came from cans. He also was working long hours in extremely cramped
quarters with no leave for months in a row, never going outside because of the cold, or having the benefit of natural dayligh t.
    When he was still in the acute stage of his illness (I was still a teenager myself) I went to the hospital where my bother wa s
being held, and talked the attending psychiatrist into immediately discharging him into my care. The physician also agreed to
refrain from giving him electroshock therapy, a commonly used treatment for mental conditions in Canadian hospitals


 Dad would die on the table. He should "get his affairs in
order" quickly; he could expect to live only a few months. The doctor took my
mother aside to tell her that, in his opinion, two months was a more realistic time
frame.
One of the many reasons cancer is such an effective killer is its ability to destroy
completely the individual's w ill to live. The patient suffers overwhelming pain, and
his prognosis is rarely very optimistic. Any strength he might possess to combat the
disease is soon exhausted, and death ceases to be viewed as something to be
avoided. In death, the pain will be gone. The patient w ill no longer be forced to face
the people he loves and the sorrow his suffering has brought them. Death becomes a
friend, not an adversary. My mother and grandmother Kelley have told me stories of
how terrible a thing it was to watch.
Unfortunately (or very fortunately), my mother had some more unpleasant news for
him. Mom has always had a real talent with a credit card. Due to the fact that we
were living heavily in debt, she had quietly allowed Dad's life insurance to lapse. His
death would leave his wife and three young daughters destitute.
I  imagine Dad was very angry. He had come to terms with dying, but this news
surely obliterated any peace of mind he might have attained. At some point, he made
the decision to do whatever he could to live. I  don't know from what source he found
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the strength to attempt the impossible. Maybe his anger provided the motivation.
(After all, if he died, he wouldn't be able to kill my mom!)
Instead of tinkering with Twinkles, Dad now began tinkering with himself. The
doctors had offered him no hope and no help; his only option was to take his case
into his own hands. He wasn't overly armed for the fight; one of his degrees is in
biochemistry, and he knew of several people conducting innovative research in
natural healing. His illness was so severe that, by trial and error, he was able to
determine quickly what substances (food, vitamins, and/or minerals) swung the
pendulum of his well being in what direction. Virtually everything the rest of the
family ate would make him wretchedly ill. I  remember sitting down to fried chicken
with mashed potatoes and gravy while dad dined on vile-smelling liver. My sisters
and I  didn't understand why he was eating this way; no one told us he was dying.
Anyway, Dad must have done something right. Two months came and went, and
the next four followed suit. During this time (and for sometime after, to be sure), Dad
was critically ill; and for the purposes of this paper and its space limitation, I  have
greatly simplified the things he did to get well. But the bottom line is still the same; he
didn't die.
Word got around — boy did it get around! The parents of Dad's orthodontic
patients started asking him for advice about their ills and those of their loved ones.
And Dad naively dispensed it. I  don't believe it ever occurred to him to do otherwise.
Many of those asking his advice were friends or, at least, people he knew. He simply
told them what he had done to help himself. He had "been there" and knew first
hand the agony a cancer patient experiences. Here were people in desperate need of
help. If he knew something that might ease their pain at all, he felt it was his moral
duty to tell them. And many of those who did what he said got well.
People came to see Dr. Kelley in increasing numbers, and they weren't looking to
have braces put on their kids' teeth. Since he had to earn a living for his family but
still felt a moral obligation to help anyone he could, he wrote a slim booklet in 1969
entitled One Answer To Cancer.  In it was the story of his personal encounter with
malignancy and the theoretical explanation of the procedures he used in getting well.
After the publication of One Answer To Cancer,  things really started to happen. As
you might imagine, the American Medical Association, the State Board of Dental
Examiners, and a host of other health-oriented organizations began to get hostile. He
endured a great deal of persecution during this time, and found himself in quite a
dilemma. On one hand, the number of individuals seeking his help was ever
increasing; on the other, charges of "practicing medicine without a license" were
being leveled at him. Eventually, he began seeing cancer patients for a living and
started charging for his services. However, he saw only those people whose doctors
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had referred their patients to him. He consulted with the individual as well as the
physician involved, always working well within the law. At the last count with which
I  am familiar, he has worked with over 33,000 patients in this way.
Dr. Kelley's case load has always been predictably lopsided; until recently, the
only patients who came to him did so after being advised that there was nothing left
to do but buy their burial plots and make out their wills. They had tried everything
else before coming to see him. It is really amazing that he was able to save any of
them at all. A great many of those early patients are alive and well today, singing his
praises to anyone who w ill listen. In the cases of those who he was not able to save,
their quality of life was still drastically improved. Many who succumbed to their
illnesses did so without the reality-distorting drugs they once took for pain relief.
Noting this, many of their relatives became vocal supporters of my father's work as
well.
Dad has helped blaze a trail; he has been a genuine pioneer in his field. I  think the
phrase "health food nut" must have been coined specifically to describe him. It is
difficult now to remember how "far out" his concepts were considered in 1969. Just
as women today take for granted the rights their forerunners worked so hard to win, it
is easy to forget that Dad preached health foods and ecology long before it became
"chic" to do so. When I  was growing up, many of my friends asked me why I  never
had acne at all; I  was too embarrassed to tell them. I  must admit I  am shocked to see
things I  was forced to consume and used to hide frantically (such as granola or carrot
juice) not only socially acceptable but become socially desirable!
When friends came over to play with my sisters and me, there were no snacks we
felt comfortable offering them. There was food in the house, to be sure, but nothing
they might recognize. The milk in the refrigerator was raw goat's milk (we had a goat
in the backyard — that by itself caused a great deal of comment). My mother milled
wheat to make her own flour to bake her own bread. Instead of sugar, the sweetener
our family used was blackstrap molasses. Carob brownies are terrific, but if I  offered
them, I  would have to explain that chocolate was not allowed in our house. People
thought my parents were crazy, and I  didn't really disagree.
Moreover, it wasn't just that we ate differently, Dad used the members of our
family as guinea pigs to check out every new theory he came across in his research.
For instance, he had all the silver fillings taken out of my mouth and replaced with
gold. There had been quite a bit of silver in there, so the procedure took a long time
and was very expensive. I  didn't understand why he wanted to do this, nor did I
bother to ask for an explanation. Nothing Dad did at this time made sense to my
sisters or me; we just rolled our eyes and did as we were told. Just within the last
year, however, I  have heard the news that the composition of silver fillings changes
over time, sometimes producing the same symptoms as does mercury poisoning. This
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is just one example out of hundreds. I  am still discovering on a daily basis just how
much ahead of his time my father has been, and now I  can appreciate the courage it
must have taken to adhere to the truths he found.
Dr. Kelley has never refused any patient. His philosophy is: "Where there's life,
there's hope." When actor Steve McQueen came to him for help, he did not turn him
away although he knew that accepting the man as a patient was actually very
dangerous. McQueen had a rare form of cancer, mesothelioma, which, to date, is
always fatal. Again, he had been told to "get his affairs in order" by every physician
he had seen; they offered him no hope. All the medical community could offer Mr.
McQueen was a short delay of the inevitable by using surgery and chemotherapy.
Steve McQueen was not unlike the rebel and the fighter he portrayed on-screen.
Rejecting the concept of lying in a hospital bed, passively awaiting death, he
preferred to fight to live, even in the face of odds no one could deny. Too, he had
seen his friends (specifically, John Wayne) undergo the procedures the doctors
recommended. He wanted no part of the slow, painful mutilation that


 productive thought and
behavior. A friend of mine recently spent a week on an island off
the coast of Connecticut. The woman enjoys taking long walks, and
soon discovered that the island was populated by many dogs who
were allowed to run wild. She decided to fight her fear and worry
that they might somehow bite her or even tear her limb from
limb—the ultimate calamity. She carried a rock in her hand (insur-
ance) and decided to show no sign of fear as the dogs approached.
She even refused to slow down when the dogs growled and came
running toward her. As the dogs charged forward and encountered
someone who refused to back down, they gave up and ran away.
While I am not advocating dangerous behavior, I do believe that an
effective challenge to a fear or worry is the most productive way to
eradicate it from your life.THE USELESS EMOTIONS—GUILT AND WORRY  / 115These are some techniques for eliminating worry in your life. But
the most effective weapon you have for wiping out worry is your
own determination to banish this neurotic behavior from your life.
Final Thoughts on Worry and Guilt
The present moment is the key to understanding your guilt and
worry activities. Learn to live now and not waste your current mo-
ments in immobilizing thoughts about the past or future. There is
no other moment to live but now, and all of your futile guilt and
worry are done in the elusive now.
Lewis Carroll in Alice Through the Looking Glass  talked about living
in the present.
“The rule is, jam tomorrow, and jam yesterday…but never jam
today.”
“It must come sometimes to ‘jam-today,’ ” Alice objected.
How about you? Any jam today? Since it must come sometime,
how about now?116 / Your Erroneous ZonesVI
EXPLORING THE
UNKNOWN
Only the insecure strive for security.
You may be a safety expert—an individual who shuns the un-
known in favor of always knowing where he is going, and what he
can expect when he gets there. Early training in our society tends to
encourage caution at the expense of curiosity, safety at the expense
of adventure. Avoid the questionable, stay in areas that you know,
never wander into the unknown. These early messages can become
a psychological barrier that prevents your own personal fulfillment
and present-moment happiness in countless ways.
Albert Einstein, a man who devoted his life to exploring the un-
known, said in an article entitled “What I Believe” in Forum  (October
1930),
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
It is the true source of all art and science.
117He might also have said it is the source of all growth and excite-
ment as well.
But too many people equate the unknown with danger. The pur-
pose of life, they think, is to deal with certainty, and to always know
where they are headed. Only the foolhardy risk exploring the fuzzy
areas of life, and when they do, they end up being surprised, hurt,
and worst of all, unprepared. As a young scout you were told to Be
Prepared.  But how can you prepare for the unknown? Obviously,
you cannot! Therefore avoid it and you’ll never end up with egg on
your face. Be safe, don’t take risks, follow the road maps—even if it
is dull.
Perhaps you’re getting tired of all that certainty, knowing what
every day will be like before it has been lived. You can’t grow if you
already know the answers before the questions have even been
asked. Probably the times you most remember are those in which
you were spontaneously alive, doing whatever you wanted, and
delightfully anticipating the mysterious.
We hear the cultural messages of certainty throughout life. They
began with family and are reinforced by educators. The child learns
to avoid experimentation and is encouraged to avoid the unknown.
Don’t get lost. Have the right answers. Stay with your own kind. If
you still cling to these fearful encouragements to security, now is
the time to break free. Get rid of the idea that you can’t try out new
and doubtful behavior. You can if you choose to. It begins with an
understanding of your conditioned reflex to avoid new experiences.
Openness to New Experiences
If you believe in yourself fully, no activity is beyond your potential.
The entire gamut of human experience is yours to enjoy, once you
decide to venture into territory where you don’t have guarantees.
Think of the people who are regarded as geniuses and were spectac-
ularly effective in their lifetimes. They weren’t people who could
do only one thing well. They weren’t individ-118 / Your Erroneous Zonesuals who avoided the unknown. Benjamin Franklin, Ludwig van
Beethoven, Leonardo da Vinci, Jesus Christ, Albert Einstein, Galileo,
Bertrand Russell, George Bernard Shaw, Winston Churchill, these
and many like them were pioneers, adventurers into new, unreliable
areas. They were people, just like you, set apart only in that they
were willing to traverse areas where others dared not tread. Albert
Schweitzer, another Renaissance Man, once said, “Nothing human
is alien to me.” You can look at yourself with new eyes, and open
yourself up to experiences that you’ve never even considered as a
part of your own human potential, or you can do the same things,
the same way, until you reach your coffin. It is a fact that great men
remind you of no other, and their greatness is generally discernible
in the quality of exploration and the boldness with which they ex-
plored the unknown.
Opening yourself up to new experiences means surrendering the
notion that it is better to tolerate something familiar than to work
at changing it because change is fraught with uncertainty. Perhaps
you’ve adopted a stance that the self (you) is fragile, and easily
shattered if you enter areas where you’ve never been before. This is
a myth. You are a tower of strength. You are not going to collapse
or fall apart if you encounter something new. In fact, you stand a
much better chance of avoiding psychological collapse if you elim-
inate some of the routine and sameness in your life. Boredom is de-
bilitating and psychologically unhealthy. Once you lose interest in
life you are potentially shatterable. You won’t choose that mytholo-
gical nervous breakdown if you add a little spicy uncertainty to your
life.
You may also have adopted the “if it’s unusual I must stay away
from it” mentality, which inhibits your openness to new experiences.
Thus, if you see deaf people using sign language, you watch with
curiosity but never attempt to converse with them. Similarly, when
you encounter people who speak a foreign language, rather than
work it out and attempt somehow to communicate, you very likely
just wander off, and avoid the vast unknown of communicating in
other than your own spokenEXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 119language. There are uncountable activities and people who are
considered taboo merely because they are unknown. Thus homo-
sexuals, transvestites, the handicapped, the retarded, nudists and
the like, are in the category of the obscure. You are not quite certain
how to behave, and therefore you avoid the entire business.
You may also believe that you must have a reason for doing
something; otherwise what’s the point of doing it? Balderdash! You
can do anything you want just because you want to, and for no
other reason. You don’t need a reason for anything that you do.
Looking for a reason for everything is the kind of thinking that keeps
you from new and exciting experiences. As a child you could play
with a grasshopper for an hour, for no reason but that you liked it.
Or you could climb a hill, or take an exploratory trip in the woods.
Why? Because you wanted to. But as an adult, you have to come up
with a good reason for things. This passion for reasons keeps you
from opening up and growing. What freedom to know that you
don’t have to justify anything to anyone, including yourself, ever
again.
Emerson, in his Journal of April 11, 1834, observed
Four snakes gliding up and down a hollow for no purpose that
I could see. Not to eat. Not for love…But only gliding.
You can do whatever you want because you want to and for no
other reason. This kind of thinking will open up new vistas of exper-
ience and help to eliminate the fear of the unknown that you may
have adopted as a life-style.
Rigidity vs. Spontaneity
Take a hard look at your spontaneity. Can you open up to some-
thing new or do you rigidly hang onto your accustomed be-120 / Your Erroneous Zoneshavior? Spontaneity means being able to try anything, at the spur
of the second, just because it is something you’d enjoy. You may
even discover that it’s something you don’t enjoy doing but you did
enjoy attempting it. It is likely that you will be condemned as irre-
sponsible or incautious, but what does the judgment of others matter
when you’re having such a marvelous time discovering the un-
known. There are many people in high places who find it difficult
to be spontaneous. They live out their lives in a rigid fashion, oblivi-
ous to the absurdities they blindly follow. Democrats and Republic-
ans support the statements of top party leaders and vote the party
line. Cabinet officials