made from urine. Some however crazy, come from animals for this would
give up the secret if hospitals would ask for urine all the time from patients. Then again we have worldwide cosmetics that are created with urine for
our high priced beauty. In 1971, in the University of Medicine Kyoto, Japan, they discovered in
urine is a hormone called S.P.U. that during sleep, it can create an
antibody, help in circulation and stimulate the secretion of other hormones. In 1992 in the institute of Chemistry of Hayashibara in Japan, known
Internationally, they initiated formal investigation to study the substances
within urine very important for our health such as "Interferon" that has a
analgesic and natural antibiotic substances. Next we will call on Dr. B. V. Khare from Mumbai {Bombay}. Dr. Khare is an allopathic Dr. specializing in Urology and is a
credited surgeon. He has been a Doctor for over 26 years. He told me he has successfully treated over 8,000 patients with this method
therapy and did not have need to put them under the knife. Yes successfully, all back to health with minimal cost. He is also a very
thoughtful Dr. that has given many testimonials of his consented patients. A poet is manifested in his poetry, an architect in his architecture,
an artist in his art. God is manifest in every particle of his Creation. He is perfect and so his Creation is perfect. We humans are imperfect through free will, so is our vision also imperfect. One who is imperfect cannot grasp perfection. We have lost contact with nature and have failed to mold ourselves
according to her laws. It gives hope of health to those who have been told
they have no other alternative than to die. In late 1994 Moraji Desai, former prime minister of India
was 99 years old when last interviewed. For years he spoke, on his
position as prime minister on the therapy that brought him health miracles. He drank a glass of urine every day. He washed himself as well
as massaging to keep himself looking very youthful and radiant. His skin looked as if his age was but only 50. Morarji Desai died in March 1995 at the age of 100. 6 / -
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Scientific thinking. Our blood is the life force of our existence. The blood consists of red corpuscles {Hemoglobin carrying oxygen},
and blood serum. This blood serum is 95% water and 5% urine and a mixture of our body
hormones, vitamins, and minerals, plus enzymes created by the food that
we have consumed and some created by the body. The waste product,
or excretion, both solid and liquid that the body no longer can use is
vacated by way of the bowels. Those who take alternative vitamins and minerals and pass it out of the
system directly into the toilet create expensive waste for their not using
their urine as God intended. Urine is not a waste. It is not unhealthy to consume at the proper time. Urine is not dirty. Urine in fact is a clean substance. It is in fact sterile naturally filtered blood. It is 95% water and 5% harmless and mostly beneficial substances. However we will find that as you read there are those of you who range
from total disgust to instant enthusiasm. It is in fact our own personal, natural God given pharmacy. "Wash your ears with it warm and it is good against deafness, noises and
rriost other ailments of the ears." Wash your eyes with your own water and it cures sore eyes and clears and
strengthens the sight." {Murine a classic over the counter for problems of the eyes. M -urine.} "Wash and rub your hands with it and it takes away numbness, chaps and
sores and makes the joints limber." "Wash any green wound with it and it is an extraordinary good thing." "Wash any part that itches and it takes it {the itch} away." {From The Water of Life, J.W Armstrong,
Health Science Press, London 1971, p.13.} 7 Acids in the system are the very root of most diseases in the human body. The salts in the urine which has naturally twelve destroys these acids,
"It opens obstructions of the reins and urinary passages, dissolves
tartarous coagulations in those parts, breaks and expels stone and gravel. {From: The Water of Life, J.W Armstrong,
Health Science Press, London 1971, p. 13-15.} It saves Doctors from countless mistakes that are made selecting a correct
remedy from over three thousand drugs or the drug of the day that is
pushed on the Doctors by way of the pharmaceutical vendors. In the early 1960s the Nobel Prize winner
Albert Szent-Gyorgi isolated 3-methyl glyoal in urine. It has now been proven that this very substance destroys cancer cells. The fetus 'breathes' urine into its system and the lungs cannot develop
properly without this liquid. We have been aggressively accepting this
liquid into our systems as we developed in our Mother's amniotic fluid. Our present Doctors in this new 21st Century who operate on the embryo
within the Mother find that the surgical cuts made during the operation
cannot be found after birth. Can you now understand how it is so
vitally important to use urine on rashes, cuts, scraps, scratches, as well
as those who are with gangrene ready for amputation. There comes a period in each of our lives where
a special window of time will open to you. Many say we will all have our 15 minutes of glory. This may be that time slot in the next 15 minutes as you read on. You are about to find the most incredible information that will change your
way of how you were raised to think of society and your own body. You may take this information as not possible to endure. You may take this information as illegitimate and foolish. Please reconsider centuries of usage, the poor as well as the rich including
Kings 'and Queens, Elite and the ordinary, uneducated as well as the highly
educated, all keeping themselves or curing themselves for a healthy
extended life in secrecy of their ways. Curing themselves from simple to incurable diseases
as well as preventative health maintenance. Reconsider the hundreds of testimonials from all over the world. Educate yourself with the findings of this research. Use it. Our Creator gave it to you. Specially designed for each person. This, with God's will, could be your great day of education. Your window may have just opened as you read to a life long
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Wash the exterior of the body by means of washing the hair
with or without a showercap. Also the washing of the face, neck, hands,
and any body part that you have need to be kept clean, soft, pliable,
and aiding in the loss of wrinkles. Next morning you will see your hair SHINE, your face feel new,
skin tight, radiant, and that was only the first day. My suggestion is two weeks first time straight. After you may go on one week on and one week off. Any moles, scrapes, cuts, freckles you may want to reduce in size or color,
or possibly lose, every night continually until you reach your goal. For those who are diabetic and have bruises or cuts that won't heal...
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area in morning. If you get up during night, hey what a better time then now
to rewet your washcloth or gauze again. It will cut your time for new skin developing from one month to one week. If you are in serious condition and it would normally take six months
for new skin, your development time will be approximately six weeks. This is not only research, I was a diabetic and had cuts and bruises. I know. Shower in the morning or wash face and body parts with water only. Soap is not necessary and is contraindicated for plush skin. We will get into use of fresh urine as a cologne or perfume later. This is not the greatest part of the therapy. It can be used. A


 careful” is the admonition. Watch your step
because it is easy to slip backward. If we aren’ t diligent with support, a
clear path of change, and commitment to that change, regression is
common. I believe there are three important aspects to accountability—an d this is
another marker for determining whether you and your mate are on a path to
change. • You have a clear goal. You have identified what it is exactly that you
are attempting to change. • You have outlined clear strategies for change. You know exactly how
you will accomplish your goal. The more specific, the better. • You have set a time when you will achieve your goal. Setting a time
line for achieving your goal keeps you on track. A goal with no time
line is rarely achieved. How does this apply to you? You will need to review your life and
determine whether you have established clear, practical, and enforceable
boundaries. If not, how and when will you do this? Boundaries and Reparations
Progress, not perfection. That is our goal. You are well on your way to understanding how you’ve been impacted
by abuse, the tactics used by people who have abused you, and the stepsyou can take for healing. There will be bumps along the way, and you need to know what to
expect regarding making repairs when those bumps occur. Without repair,
your relationship  cannot prosper. In fact, intentional steps at repairing your
relationship may disintegrate. Relapse is typically part of progress. Most of
us slip back now and again. When we do, however, repairs must be made. Apologies must be part of any boundary plan. When you have been violated, a sincere apology will include three
powerful steps. It is critical that you expect and receive each of these three
critical components of an apology. A sincer e apology. The violator must be sincerely sorry for what he has
done. You will feel his heart of contrition. His remorse should be palpable if
he is truly sorry. When sincerely sorry, the violator should be moved with compassion. He will feel some of the pain of the one he has wounded. He will feel deep
regret and remo rse and will be able to show it to you. You should feel his
regret. Acceptance of responsibility. The violator takes full responsibility for
the harm he has caused. He is willing to explore the depths of the pain he
has caused. He reflects on the impact of his actions and listens  intently as
you share your wound. When one accepts responsibilit y and the wide-reaching impact of his
actions, the likelihood of the action being repeated is mitigated. A sincere
apology, remors e and regret, and acceptance of responsibility for the harm
he has caused is a powerful combination. Appr opriate amends. The violator understands that an apology is not
enough. The past cannot be undone, but efforts can be made to ensure harm
is not caused in the future. Ef forts are made to of fer restitution. I recently met with a man whose wife left him because of his emotional
abuse. He had traveled a long distance to engage in a two-d ay personal
intensive, where  I challenged him to dig deep within himself, discovering
how and why he had been abusive. He had previously resisted change,
leading to the separation. A central part of his work during these two days
was learning the skill of making a sincere apology to his wife, taking full
responsibility for all the ways he had harmed her, and mapping out his plan
to make her feel loved and safe going forward.Unless all three of these compon ents are part of the restoration process,
healing is not likely to occur. Again, the violator will want to do each of
these steps well, knowing they are responsible for harm and to a large
extent, for healing. Freedom and Intimacy
Maintaining your dignity by setting personal boundaries has
implications for us and those we care about. The process of setting
boundaries leads us into an exciting place—freedom. It is imperative that we all unde rstand and master the art of setting and
maintaining boundaries. In this atmosphere we invite others to be who they
are and ask them to honor who we are as well. Many will appreciate our
efforts to define  ourselves and ask others to honor who we are, while many
may not. Jordan and Mar garet Paul, in their landmark book Do I Have to Give Up
Me to Be Loved by Y ou?, remind us of some pivotal truths. We must cherish our individual freedom and be willing to deal
with our partner ’s reaction to it—which is often pain, anger or
indifference. And we must not restrict our partner ’s freedom…If
I don’t give you this freedom, my love is only a thinly disguised
method for controlling you. When we care deeply enough for
our partn er to explore how he or she is affected by our behavior
and to help him or her understand the fears that arise in the face
of our freedom, intimacy deepens.11
This business of setting boundaries, monitoring them, and honoring
others’ boundari es is tricky. This, however, is where true connec tion occurs. We listen carefully to what others say to us. We listen carefully to who they
say they are and what they say they need. If—and this is a big if—what
they want does not violate us in any way, we honor their wishes. This is our only true path to intimacy and healthy connection. This is
our only path to being healt hy individuals, capable of entering and
maintaining loving, healthy relationships.The Path Forward
Boundaries are an integral part of healing, and it is up to you to
incorporate them  into your life in a meaningful way. This is your one and
only beautiful life, and you must protect it. Setting and managing your boundaries is a fantastic way to monitor
your well-being, because we are typically as healthy as the boundaries we
set for our lives. If you are not feeling respected, review your boundaries
and consider changes you need to make. If your life is going well, you are
likely setting, managing, and protecting your boundaries. We are now heading into the final chapter of the book, “Rediscovering
Your Godly Self.” I’m excited to share this information with you. OceanofPDF.com13
REDISCOVERING YOUR GODLY SELF
You’ve got to find yourself first. Everything else will follow. CHARLES DE LINT
Jill is a unique woman. She is amazing in many ways. She chose to stay in
her marriage to T odd, who has a history of emotional abuse. You might think  Jill is weak, afraid, and confused. You might think she
is in denial, pushing away the traumatic realities of her life. You would be
wrong. She is anything but weak, afraid, or confused. She is clear, strong,
and determined. Jill is different from many wom en who come to see me. She has a spark
I cannot define. She is sure of herself even in a chaotic world. Most would
crumble under similar circumstances. How did this 40-year -old woman get to this landing place? “I spend a lot of time praying and reading, and I get a lot of support,”
she told me. “I’ve watched videos and really explored this issue.”
“And?” I asked. “I’m not sure about the future. Todd has been going to counse ling for
six months and seems to be changing. He has slips, but generally I see
progress. At least enough to make me want to stay.”
“How did T odd happen to enter counseling?” I asked. “Not easily, I can tell you that,” she said. “We had years of difficulty. We’d go to see one counselor after another, and nothing changed. I guessthat happens to a lot of abused women. I kept persisting, and it wasn’ t until
I separa ted from  him for six months that he really decided it was time to
change.”
“And he’ s been changing?” I asked. “Yes. He’s in a really good group at our church and is in his own
counseling. I see the counselo r with him once a month. He’s definitely
working a program. I’m proud of him.”
Still, Jill looked worried. “To tell you the truth, I’m afraid of how my
future with T odd will be, but I’m sure I want to walk this out with him.”
“So, how are you doing?” I asked. “I have my good  days and my bad days,” she said. “Mostly good days. When he treats me with respect, I do fine. When he gets defensive, which is
still a part of his personality, I have to really work to stay center ed. But I’ve
learned how to do that.”
“Women who decide to stay with critical, defensive husbands have big
challenges,” I said. “I understand that,” she said. “Even when Todd is defensive, I watch for
signs of progres s and see them. Mostly, I have to remind myself who I am,
why I’m staying, and what I have to do to ensure he is as safe as possible to
be with.”
“Why are you staying?” I asked. “I’ve been given  a ton of advice,” she said. “Some people question me
and tell me to leave. Others tell me I should stay. In the end, I have to
decide. I’m the only one who lives my life, and I’ve decided it’s worth it. He


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York: Crown Publishers. Scheingold, L. D. & Wagner, N. Sound Sex and the Aging
Heart. New York: Human Services Press. Schwaller de Lubicz, R. A. Symbol and the Symbolic/The
Temple in Man. Brookline: Autumn Press, 1978. Suares, C. The Cipher of Genesis. Boulder: Shambhala, 1978. Woodruffe, J. The Serpent Power. New York: Dover Publica-
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        It involves the
incarnation of a male and a female entity within the body of the
adept (this might correspond to the Crown Chakra, Sahasrara). These two entities have sexual intercourse within the body. It in-
volves the mixing of the Yin and Yang powers on and about the
crown of the head and being totally open to receive energy from
above and regrowth of the pineal gland to its fullest use. When the
pineal gland is at its fullest, it will serve as a compass to tell us in
which direction our aspirations can be found. Taoist Esotericism is
a method of mastering the spirit, as described in Taoist Yoga. Without the body, the Tao cannot be attained, but with the body,
truth can never be realized. The practitioner of Taoism should
preserve his physical body with the same care as he would a pre-
cious diamond because it can be used as a medium to achieve
immortality. If, however, you do not abandon it when you reach
your destination you will not realize the truth. The Sixth formula consists of:
(a) Mingling (uniting) the body, soul, spirit and the universe
(Cosmic Orbit)The Seven Stages of Taoist Esoteric Yoga 285
(b) Full development of the positive to eradicate the negative
completely
(c) Spirit returned to nothingness
THE SEVENTH FORMULA: REUNION OF MAN AND
HEAVEN
TRUE IMMORTAL MAN
We compare the body to a ship and the soul to the engine and
propeller of a ship. This ship carries a very precious and very large
diamond, which it is assigned to transport to a very distant shore. If
your ship is damaged (a sick and ill body), no matter how good the
engine is, you are not going to get very far and may even sink. Thus
we advise against spiritual training unless all of the channels in the
body have been properly opened and have been made ready to
receive the 10,000 or 100,000 volts of super power, which will pour
down into them. The Taoist approach, which has been passed
down to us for over 5,000 years, consists of many thousands of
methods. The formulae and practices we describe in these books is
based on such secret knowledge and the author's own experience
in over twenty years of study and of successfully teaching thou-
sands of students. The main goal of Taoists:
1. This level—overcoming reincarnation, or enlightment. 2. Higher level—the Immortal spirit. 3. Highest level—the Immortal spirit in an immortal body. This
body functions like a mobile home to the spirit and soul as it moves
through the subtle planes, and allows greater power of manifesta-
tion. TAOIST ESOTERIC YOGA COURSE OFFERINGS
There are now Taoist Esoteric Yoga Centers throughout the
U. S. offering personal instruction in the complete Taoist Body/
Mind/Spirit system. Opening the Microcosmic Orbit is the pre-
requisite for all other courses. If you are having difficulty mastering
the methods taught in this book, it will help to study the Microcos-
mic with a teacher and follow that with a class (usually a weekend) in
the Taoist Secrets of Love/Cultivating Male and Female Sexual
Energy. This will answer personal questions and allow discussion of
many related topics that could not be included in this book. The
Microcosmic course includes the Inner Smile meditation, the Six
Healing Sounds, and the Taoist Rejuvenation exercises. Complementary to the cultivation of sexual energy are the
course offerings in Iron Shirt Chi Kung. This teaches how to pack
energy in various organs and cavities of the body and strengthen
the connective tissue which gives our body its integrity. These
powerful exercises can be performed in a few minutes and will
greatly increase your "rooting" power in the earth. It is an invalu-
able aid to anyone who meditates and tends to get "spacey," for
martial artists, or anyone seeking to increase their immunity
against disease. The higher level Iron Shirt classes strengthen the
tendons and bone marrow, increase sperm count, allow your in-
ternal organs to gain super strength leading to the development of
what Taoists call the "steel body" impervious to attack or illness. A short five minute Tai Chi Chi Kung form is taught in addi-
tion to a longer Yang style Tai Chi Chuan form. Five Finger Kung-
Fu, Chi Massage, herbology and many other related courses in
healing are offered in addition to all the meditation levels described
in the seven formulas. Bibliography
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tions, 1974. Section summary:

This passage discusses elements crucial

to understanding any sort of esoteric practice. First,

it explains what happens during incarnation :

It emphasizes

            * Incarnate both masculine/ feminine energies inside oneself

and combines      [both] together through union between     crown chakras. **Rebirth**: Pineapple seed essence transforms itself back towards heaven. Furthermore, it mentions important points :

               - There must always stay away from unbalanced life styles so         •••

In conclusion summarizing the key ideas presented by the article:

**Key idea:** In order comprehend any kind       **of**

esoterical technique,,you need understand certain fundamental principles concerning human spirituality; some critical aspects include knowing exactly where each channel lies along nerve pathways, then harmoniously integrating those nerves using appropriate breathing techniques. Additionally they emphasize that one needs respectably preserve ones physiological structure while maintaining control. Lastly there were mentioned different stages regarding reaching enlightenment i. e., overcoming rebirth after transcending death, attaining immorality, etc. Many references provided below contain comprehensive explanations based upon ancient wisdom shared among practitioners worldwide since time began. "

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Incarnation occurs wherein males/females merge internally via crowning activation. Pineal growth takes place. To avoid imbalance maintain balance overall health maintenance necessary steps. Three primary goals exist;
- Overcome mortal existence overcome transience ; second highest attainment attain eternal self preservation ;
Highest achievable stage — becoming fully aware consciousness unity, achieving ultimate cosmic harmony. ]"

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 (prasarita paddottanasana),  176–78standing hip openers, 155–73 ; Garland (malasana),  172–73 ; Half Moon
(ardha chandrasana),  168–69 ; Lizard (utthan pristhana),  170–71 ;
Low Lunge (anjaneyasana),  156–57 ; Reverse W arrior (viparita
virabhadrasana),  162–63 ; Side Angle (parsvakonasana),  164–65 ;
Triangle (trikonasana),  166–67 ; Warrior 1 (virabhadrasana 1),  158–
59; Warrior 2 (virabhadrasana 2),  160–61
standing poses, simple, 145–53 ; Blown Palm (parsa ur dva hastasana),
152–53 ; Chair (utkatasana),  150–51 ; Mountain (tadasana),  146–47 ;
Upward W orship (urdhva hastasana),  148–49
standing twists, 189–95 ; Twisting Chair (parivritta utkatasana),  190–91 ;
Twisting Side Angle (parivritta parsvakonasana),  192–93 ; Twisting
Triangle (parivritta trikonasana),  194–95
Stretch of the W est pose (paschimottanasana),  272–73
Sun Breath (surya prana),  184–85
Sun Salutation A (surya namaskar A),  186–88
sync, getting back in, 70–71
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Tiger pose (vyaghrasana),  214–15
timelessness, 7, 31, 59, 88, 98, 103
toxins, 70; clearing, 42–43
transcendence (dhyana),  113–16
Tree pose (vrikshasana),  198–99Triangle pose (trikonasana),  166–67
true core beliefs, 19–20
true self, reflecting on, 49–52, 55
truth: living your own, 25–28 ; myths and, 96–100 ; relative, 26–28
Twisting Chair pose (parivritta utkatasana),  190–91
Twisting Side Angle pose (parivritta parsvakonasana),  192–93
Twisting T riangle pose (parivritta trikonasana),  194–95
twists, see seated twists ; standing twists
U
ujjayi  breath, 136–37
unity consciousness, 109, 119–23, 125, 285
unknown, surrendering to, 52–55
upgrading your story, 22–23, 25, 26, 28
Upward-Facing Dog pose (urdva mukha svanasana),  226–27
Upward W orship pose (urdhva hastasana),  148–49
V
vagal breathing, 78–79, 137
vayus,  137–38
vicarious revelation, 121vinyasa,  183, 211, 220
vital ener gy, 14, 72–88. See also  prana
W
Warrior 1 (virabhadrasana 1),  158–59
Warrior 2 (virabhadrasana 2),  160–61
Warrior 3 (virabhadrasana 3),  204–5
Wide-Angle Seat pose (upavista konasana),  270–71
Wide-Legged Forward Bend A (prasarita paddottanasana),  176–78
wisdom of the body, 60–61
Y
yamas,  21–37, 38
yoga,  meaning of, 129–30
OceanofPDF.comABOUT THE AUTHORS
Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP, founder of the Chopra Foundation (a nonprofit
entity for resear ch on well-being and humanitarianism) and Chopra Global
(a modern-day health compa ny at the intersection of science and
spirituality), is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and
personal transformation. Chopra is a clinical professor of family medicine
and public healt h at the University of California, San Diego, and serves as a
senior scientist with Gallup Organization. He is the author of more than
ninety books translated into forty-three languages, including numerous New
York Times bestsellers. Time magazine has described Dr. Chopra as “one of
the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.”
Sarah Platt-Finger
Sarah Platt-Finger is the director of yoga at Chopra Global, and the
cofounder of ISHT A Yoga, LLC. Deepak Chopra has called Sarah “an
extraordinary teacher of yoga that has called enormously to my well-being.”
She received her 500-hour certification in the ISHT A lineage in 2004 and
was initiated as a yoga master in 2013. Since then, Sarah has made it her
life’s purpose to share the authentic teachings of yoga worldwide. She
believes that the practice of yoga can be used as a microcosm for the reality
we creat e off the mat, and that a deeper awareness of our physi cal, mental,
and emotional patterns can bring us closer to the essence of our being. Sarah teaches an embodied and affirming practice that encourages healing,
transformation, and self-empowerment. Always a seeker, she considers
motherhood to be her greatest spiritual practice.Sarah currently lives in Boca Raton, Florida, with her husband, Yogiraj
Alan Finger; their daughter, Satya; and their dogs, Malcolm and Thomas. She teaches weekly classes online, pursuing her mission of helping others
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        In Yoga, the all-knowing creative force of Nature is Shakti, the
creative intelligence that controls both creation and destruction. The darkness, being essential, is not to be feared, shunned, or denied. Our strategy as evolving selves is to patiently confront every sign of
darkness, accept ing that the light will find a way to transform it and reveal
the essential truth it hides. There is no need to use the tools of darkness
against it, either, since violence, resistance, denial, despair, hatred, and fear
are not how the light operates. The light is nothing but awareness revealing
something new about itself, enabling the true self, which is universal, to
manage everything. A surgeon cannot operate upon himself, but the ego-
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5DMSO in Basic
Microbiology
DMSO IN BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
Era of antimicrobials
Microbiology is the study of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses; these are
 microorganisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. Microorganisms
that are harmful to human health are referred to as pathogens, that is, organisms that
are capable of causing disease. Most bacteria, however, are not pathogens, and it has been estimated that nonpathogenic or harmless bacteria make up over 70% of all bacteria. It is also estimated that about 100 trillion mostly benign bacteria—called normal flora—are found symbiotically in the human body, primarily in the oral mucosa, intestines, and surface of the skin. Bacterial cells consequently outnumber human cells by a factor of 10 to 1. Normal flora in the body has created the recently discovered human microbiome, an ecosystem that has been linked not only to the digestion of food but also to obesity, depression, asthma, Crohn’s disease, and even cancer. 1
Pathogenic bacteria are the cause of minor and deadly illnesses. Pathogens can
be broken down into three groups consisting of cocci, bacilli, and spirilla. Cocci are subdivided into three groups, streptococci, diplococci, and staphylococci and are responsible for producing pus and causing boils and pustules. Bacilli notably produce diseases such as influenza and tuberculosis. Spirillum can be the cause of serious disease, including syphilis. Pathogens can spread to infect humans and ani -
mals through a range of vectors including air, water, soil, animals, and insects and by physical contact between the infected host and the noninfected victim. These organisms have wreaked havoc throughout the centuries by decimating a dispropor -
tionately large number of people from such epidemics and pandemics as the plague of Athens in 430 BC, the bubonic (black death) plague in 1338, the great Plague of London in 1665, the cholera pandemic of 1816, and the flu pandemic of 1918, to name but a few. In the history of medicine, probably the greatest breakthrough of all time is the
start of the antibiotic era and the control of infectious diseases that have been the leading cause of human morbidity and mortality for most of human existence. Prior to the antibiotic era, it was common to believe and easy to record that “the treat -
ment is worse than the disease.” Names like Koch, Pasteur, Domagk, Lister, and Ehrlich were instrumental in changing this cynical cliché by laying the groundwork
for less toxic and more clinically effective antimicrobial therapy. Their work largely
paved the way for the chance discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1929. 100 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
Fleming made a keen observation noting that the Penicillium notatum  mold acci -
dentally cultured in a petri dish was able to kill several colonies of staphylococci
bacteria that had also invaded the petri dish near the mold. Despite this monumen -
tal observation, penicillin languished on a laboratory shelf for a decade largely in part because Fleming did not seem to grasp the potential of his great discovery or the conviction to pursue it further. In support of this conclusion, it is well known that Fleming failed to undertake essential experiments where penicillin would be administered to animals infected with pathogens to see whether the animals would be protected and survive the systemic infection. 2 This was and still is a simple rule
of thumb in experimental pharmacotherapeutics in 1929.
Credit for these animal experiments and penicillin’s clinical effectiveness was
finally realized in 1939 by a team at Oxford led by Ernst Chain, Howard Florey, who was the head of the laboratory where the work was done, and the chemist Norman Heatley. 3
In 3 years, this team not only showed the bactericidal properties of penicillin in
animals and humans but also purified, mass-produced, and made penicillin clini -
cally available as an antibacterial agent so that, by 1944, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians were able to survive wound infections sustained in the Second World War that would otherwise may have been fatal. The number of lives saved by penicillin continues to this day. Fleming, Florey, and Chain shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945. The brilliant Spanish physician and scientist Gregorio Marañon referred to peni -
cillin as a miracle cure that opened a new era, full of hope for all humanity. He also prophetically warned that even a miracle cure had its limits. Presently, there are more than a thousand different preparations containing penicillin and over 150 anti -
bacterial agents in the pharmacopoeia to control bacteria, viruses, molds, protozoa, and parasites. At the end of 1945, no one could have predicted that the miracle cure that was
penicillin would lose some or all of its effectiveness against evolving germs it had easily defeated in the past. The new post-antibiotic era of drug resistance where organisms are able to resist the effects of antibiotics to which they were previously sensitive was now in progress, not only for penicillin but also for many other newer antimicrobials developed after penicillin. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria reveal the amount of sophistication and high adapt -
ability these germs have been able to develop to changing environments. This reaction by disease-producing pathogens poses one of the most serious medical concerns of the twenty-first century because when it is encountered clinically, first-line antibiotic treatments lose their efficacy and second-line antibiotics that may have less efficacy, greater cost, and more safety concerns become the only line of defense. Bacteria that can resist many antibiotics are called multidrug resistant and are commonly referred to as superbugs. These superbugs are especially dangerous in prolonged hospital stays and in intensive care units where an increasing number of invasive measures
and interventions and inadequate maintenance of hygiene standards pose a high risk
for infection. 4
Any adjuvant therapy or new approach that potentiates the activity of first-
line antibiotics to prevent antibiotic resistance would help postpone the day when 101 DMSO in Basic Microbiology
antibiotics are no longer generally efficacious.5 This topic and the role played by
dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as an adjuvant in drug-resistant microbes is discussed in
the section “How Bacteria Achieve Antibiotic Resistance” in Chapter 6. DMSO AND PATHOGENS
When treating an infection, physicians may face a choice between using a bacteri -
cidal drug, a bacteriostatic drug, and a combination of the two. A bactericidal drug means that it kills bacteria, while a bacteriostatic drug prevents the growth of bac -
teria. The use of one or the other or both is dependent principally on the type of infection being treated and the achievement of a good clinical outcome with the least toxicity. 6
The first observations concerning the bacteriostatic properties of DMSO were
made by Jacob et al.7 They reported that a 20% solution of DMSO showed bacterio -
static properties against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas
bacilli  grown in cultures. Additionally, Jacob’s group also observed that 1% DMSO
solution altered the sensitivity of resistant tubercle bacilli (the cause of tuberculosis) to antibiotics. As will be seen in Chapter 6, hard-to-cure drug-resistant tuberculosis has become a serious and growing problem worldwide. This occurs when bacteria develop the ability to withstand multiple first-line antibiotic attack and relay that resistant ability to subsequent generations of bacterial offspring. Since that entire strain of resistant bacteria inherits this capacity to fend off the effects of various antibiotics, resistant bacteria can spread from one person to another. Even treatable forms of tuberculosis are particularly tricky to cure because drug-sensitive strains must be treated with a 6-month course of antibiotics. Tougher cases require costly long-term hospitalization and a regimen of multiple drugs that can last years. Patients die when this treatment is ineffective. Perhaps one of the unusual properties of DMSO is its ability to penetrate biologi -
cal membranes or act as a penetrant carrier for other even larger molecules. This property implies that enhancing the penetration of an antibiotic into a bacterial cell, for example, may reduce the concentration needed for the antibiotic to be effective and also reduce its potential toxicity. As a bactericidal agent, DMSO’s minimal inhibitory concentration is reported
to be 50% for S. aureus  and from 20% to 40% for beta-hemolytic streptococcus,
Corynebacterium  species, E. coli, and Proteus  species. 8
Pottz et al.9 confirmed Jacob


,	a	treatment	center	where	paraplegic	and	quadriplegic	individuals
rebuild	their	lives. She	has	also	served	as	president	of	the	United	Clergy	of
Religious	Science. I	have	discovered	that	gratitude	is	a	way	of	being. When	we	become
cognizant	that	everything	in	this	life	is	a	gift	from	the	universe,	and	what	we
make	of	this	thing	called	“life”	is	our	gift	back	to	the	universe,	our	awareness
is	deepened. Gratitude	is	a	tangible	substance	emanating	from	the	person
feeling	this	emotion. This	substance	permeates	and	pervades	environments,
clothing,	and	objects. Gratitude	as	a	“way	of	being”	begins	to	manifest	itself	as	the	art	and	science
of	blessing. It	makes	sense	when	we	realize	that	all	life	operates	on	a
vibrational	frequency	of	energy. The	energy	that	we	bring	to	life	is	the	same
energy	that	returns	to	us. This	gets	tricky	when	we	don’t	receive	the	results	in
life	that	we	want. However,	each	experience	redeems	itself	through	our
willingness	to	get	its	message	and	accept	the	gift	it	offers	in	its	wake. This
creates	the	space	for	miracles. When	I	was	a	child,	we	lived	on	a	half-acre	of	walnut	trees,	and	I	had	a
“special”	tree	that	I	could	climb	up	and	be	cradled	by. The	tree	was	such	a
special	friend,	and	I	was	so	grateful	to	have	its	companionship. The	tree
always	listened	to	my	every	thought	and	allowed	me	to	climb	her	limbs	so	I
could	have	a	“bird’s-eye	view”	of	the	world	around	me. If	I	were	hungry,	she
gave	me	her	sweet	meat,	and	I	was	satisfied. I	could	also	make	little	boats
from	the	walnut	shells	with	a	paper	sail	and	a	toothpick	pole	to	hold	it	upwith. Yes,	the	tree	was	my	friend,	and	I	was	grateful. When	there	was	no	external	means	of	support	in	our	family,	my	mother	would
hire	migrant	workers	to	shake	the	trees,	and	she	and	I	would	fill	the	gunny
sacks	full	of	the	most	beautiful	walnuts	on	God’s	green	earth. The	sale	of	the
walnuts	always	provided	us	with	the	most	glorious	Christmas. At	the	time	all
of	this	was	going	on,	I	did	not	have	an	appreciation	for	my	mother’s
resourcefulness. Walnuts	carry	a	dark	skin	around	them	that	literally	dyes
one’s	hands	black! It	has	to	wear	off	gradually,	so	the	kids	at	school	would
make	fun	of	me,	and	the	teachers	would	tell	me	to	go	and	wash	my	dirty
hands! Years	later,	I	would	reflect	on	this	experience	and	feel	an	overwhelming	sense
of	gratitude,	for	it	taught	me	to	look	at	what	is	available	in	the	immediate
moment,	to	bless	it,	and	watch	its	essence	increase	for	my	good! It	also	gave
me	a	deep	compassion	for	those	who	need	our	understanding	and	love	in
difficult	situations—and,	most	importantly,	to	see	the	love	that	generates	the
activity	before	us. The	“attitude	of	gratitude”	has	served	me	well	during	my	20	years	in	the
ministry. The	art	of	blessing	comes	through	in	our	willingness	to	let	go	and
surrender	to	the	Angel	of	the	Presence	who	carries	Beauty	in	Her	wings—
realizing	that	something	is	operating	under	the	surface,	and	we	must	trust	the
process. Being	Authentic	Sets	Us	Free
Angela	Passidomo	Trafford
Angela	Trafford

is	the	author	of	THE	HEROIC	PATH:	ONE	WOMAN’S
JOURNEY	FROM	CANCER	TO	SELF-HEALING. When	Angela	was	first
given	the	“gift”	of	cancer,	she	saw	that	it	was	soon	to	become	a	pathway	to
the	transformation	in	her	life. After	going	through	a	series	of	chemotherapy
and	radiation	treatments,	she	discovered	Dr.	Bernie	Siegel’s	book	LOVE,
MEDICINE	&	MIRACLES	and	began	to	practice	the	visualization	techniques
outlined	in	it. As	a	result	of	her	extraordinary	healing	experience	(recounted
in	Dr.	Siegel’s	book	PEACE,	LOVE	&	HEALING),	Angela	developed	the	gift
of	“seeing	into	people”	to	help	them	transform	their	own	lives,	their	health,
and	their	way	of	living. She	currently	teaches	people	how	to	live	through	the
power	of	belief	and	love. “The	quality	of	mercy	is	never	strain’d;	it	falleth	as	a	gentle	rain	from
heaven….”
These	words	come	to	mind	when	I	feel	gratitude	for	the	unconditional	love	in
my	heart—love	that	flows	from	the	source	of	creation	because	I	know	I	am
forgiven. Why	do	I	need	forgiveness? Why	do	I	need	to	forgive? Because	I	am	human. As	I	practice	forgiving	myself	and	others,	I	feel	the	swell	of	gratitude	moving
within	me,	humbling	me	each	moment	in	the	proof	of	God’s	generosity. Gratitude	moves	my	heart,	bringing	tears	to	my	eyes. It	is	humbling	to	realize
that	I	am	loved. This	realization	opens	me	up	and	allows	me	to	grow. I	feel	a	deep	connection
—communion	with	God	and	deep	love	for	another	human	being. Someone
has	taken	the	risk	to	care	about	me,	and	for	this	miracle,	I	am	grateful! Gratitude	links	us	with	God	and	our	fellow	human	beings. When	I	perceive	alack	of	gratitude	in	the	world,	I	realize	that	in	our	woundedness,	we	have
become	isolated	human	beings,	fearful	of	connection. We	are	rejecting	the
experience	of	intimacy	that	will	truly	engage	us	heart	to	heart	in	spiritual
union	with	a	fellow	human	being;	we	are	rejecting	our	soulfulness. In	the	early	days	of	my	healing	work,	I	became	despondent,	perceiving	a	lack
of	gratitude	in	some	of	my	clients	who	came	to	me	for	help. I	read	the	words	of	Albert	Schweitzer	in	a	sermon	given	at	his	mission	in
Africa. Quite	simply	stated,	he	said	that	if	you	feel	a	lack	of	gratitude,	look
within	yourself	and	see	if	you	are	expressing	gratitude. I	began	living	these	words	and	found	that	my	world	changed. Being	authentic
is	the	only	thing	that	truly	works	and	sets	us	free. Once,	years	ago,	I	was	walking	with	a	friend	in	a	beautiful	garden. I	stopped,
horrified	to	see	a	dragonfly	quivering	in	the	web	of	a	large	black	spider. As	I
watched,	the	movements	of	the	trapped	dragonfly	awakened	the	spider,	who
began	to	creep	slowly	toward	its	unfortunate	prey. I	could	feel	the	plight	of
the	dragonfly. It	was	fighting	for	its	life! Compassion	drove	me	to	reach	quickly	for	a	stick,	and	in	an	instant,	I	had
freed	the	dragonfly,	much	to	the	dismay	of	the	hungry	spider. I	brought	my
new	friend	to	a	nearby	bench	and	carefully	removed	the	sticky	web	from	its
feelers	and	legs. The	sunlight	glinted	in	pools	of	iridescence	from	its
gossamer	wings. I	had	always	feared	dragonflies;	now	I	found	this	one
fascinatingly	beautiful. The	dragonfly


ant. If they stopped consuming milk and other dairy products, most would find themselves drastically
reducing their mucus production and use of tissues. Be informed and take into consideration all of the
herbicides, pesticides and fungicides that cattle ingest
through their feed. These toxins are passed on to you
through their milk. This is to say nothing of all the
hormones, growth stimulators, antibiotics and other
drugs that are pumped into cattle to treat disease and
increase their weight and milk production. These
chemicals also make their way into the milk. As far as
raw milk is concerned, remember the reason that
pasteurization became mandated by law was because
so many people were dying from bacterial diseases that
they contracted from drinking raw milk. And what about the cattle industr y’s policy of feeding
cows the rendered (ground-up) remains of other cows? How healthy do you think the milk of a cannibal cow
really is? Also, if you think these cattle are given distilled
water to drink, you need to visit a feed lot and see for
yourself. Y ou would be appalled at the conditions! In
short, if you value your health, switch to soy, abstain
from cow’ s milk and its pr oducts: cheese, buttermilk, sour
cream, cream cheese, cream, butter, yogurt and ice cream. 149
When not hungry, don’t eat! Make your body earn and desire its nourishment
with vigorous activity, work and exercise! Read these 2 important books on milk and why to avoid milk:
• Mad Cows and Milk Gate by Virgil Hulse M.D. (541) 482-2048
• Milk, the Deadly Poison  by Robert Cohen (888) 668-6455
visit websites: www.notmilk.com and www.milkgate.com
The word “vegetarian” is not derived from “vegetable,” but
from the Latin, homo vegetus, meaning among the Romans ”a
strong, robust, thoroughly healthy man.“ – Paul C. Bragg
Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind. – Thomas Jefferson
Steam distillation is an extremely effective method of guarding against
waterborne mirco-organisms because such contaminants cannot vaporize. Skin Absorbs W ater, Toxins and All! *
( from The American Journal of Public Health)*
Compared with its absorption through the respirator y
system, skin absorption could be the major route of
penetration into the body. Skin penetration rates have
been found to be remarkably high, and the outer layer
of skin is a less effective barrier to penetration than
traditionally assumed. Factors affecting absorption are:
Hydration: The more hydrated the skin, the greater
the absorption. If the skin is hydrated (through
perspiration or immersion in water) or if the
contaminant compounds are in solution, diffusion and
penetration will be enhanced. Temperature: Increased skin or water temperatur e
will enhance skin absorption capacity pr oportionately. ability to act as a barrier against foreign substances. A
histor y of skin disease such as psoriasis or eczema acts
to lower the natural barrier of the outer skin layer, as do
rashes, dermatitis, or any chronic skin condition. Regional V ariability: Skin absorption rates var y with
the different regions of the body. Underestimated is the
case of whole body immersion during swimming or
bathing. The epidermis of the hand represents a
relatively greater barrier to penetration than many other
parts of the body, including the scalp, for ehead,
abdomen, area in and around the ears, underarms and
genital area. Penetration through the genital area is
estimated to be 100% but only 8.6% for the forearm. and eye and ear areas. These routes have been
underestimated in their ability to absorb contaminants
during immersion in water. Inhalation ser ves as yet
More men fail through lack of purpose, than lack of talent. – Billy Sunday
150 During swimming and bathing, it may be expected that
greater hydration of skin surfaces will take place. Skin Condition: Any insult (i.e. sunbur n) or injur y
(i.e. cuts, wounds, abrasions) to the skin will lower its
Other Routes of Entr y: Other significant r outes of
absorption include oral, nasal, cheeks and mouth cavity, another route. In the case of swimming or bathing, the
volatilized chemicals are likely to gather near the water
surface and then are more readily inhalable. In addition,
some of the water may be swallowed in these situations. * from the American Jour nal of Public Health
* Two of the ver y
highly volatile and
toxic chemicals,
trichloroethylene
and chloroform
have been proven as
contaminants in
most municipal
drinking-water
supplies. The great
National Academy
of Sciences has
estimated that 200
151
Unwanted
Odors Organic Waste
Algae
Bacteria Chlorine
Common
Carcinogens You Get More T oxic Exposure from
Taking a Shower Than From
Drinking the Same W ater! to 1,000 people die in the United States each year from
the cancers caused largely by ingesting water
pollutants from inhalation as air pollutants in the
home. Inhalation exposure to water pollutants has
largely been ignored. Data indicates that hot showers
can liberate about 50% of the chloroform and 80% of
the trichlor oethylene into the air. Tests show that your body can absorb more chlorine
as a result of a 10-minute shower than if you drank 8
glasses of the same water. How can that be? A warm shower opens up your pores, causing your
skin to act like a sponge. As a result, you not only inhale
the chlorine vapors, you absorb them through your skin,
directly into your bloodstr eam – at a rate that’ s up to 6
times higher than drinking it. * from Science News
To help retard the processes of premature and decrepit old age,
it is essential that you drink plenty of distilled water daily. – Dr. Norman W. Walker, Author, Water Can Undermine Your Health
In terms of cumulative damage to your health,
showering in chlorinated water is one of the most
dangerous risks you take daily. Short-term risks include:
eyes, sinuses, throat, skin and lung irritation. Long-term
risks include: excessive free radial formation (that ages
you faster! ), higher vulnerability to genetic mutation and
cancer development, difficulty metabolizing cholesterol
which can cause hardened arteries. *from Science News
Five Hidden Dangers in Y our Shower:
152 • Chlorine: Added to all municipal water supplies, this
disinfectant hardens arteries, destroys proteins in the
body, irritates skin and sinus conditions and aggravates
any asthma, allergies and respirator y problems. • Chloroform: This powerful by-product of chlorination
causes excessive free radical formation (accelerated
ageing! ), normal cells to mutate and cholesterol
to form. It’ s a known car cinogen! • DCA (Dichloroacedic acid): This chlorine by-product
alters cholesterol metabolism and has been shown to
cause liver cancer in lab animals. • MX (another chlorinated acid) : Another by-product
of chlorination, MX is known to cause genetic mutations
that can lead to cancer growth and has been found in
all chlorinated water for which it was tested. • Proven cause of bladder and rectal cancer: Resear ch
proved that chlorinated water is the direct cause of 9%
of all U.S. bladder cancers and 15% of all rectal cancers. Showers, T oxic Chemicals & Chlorine
Skin absorption of toxic contaminants has been
underestimated and ingestion may not constitute the
sole or even primar y route of exposure. – Dr. Halina Brown, American Jour nal of Public Health
Taking long hot showers is a health risk, accor ding
to the latest resear ch. Showers – and to a lesser extent
baths – lead to a greater exposure to toxic chemicals
contained in water supplies than does drinking the water. These toxic chemicals evaporate out of the water and   are inhaled. They can also spread through the house
and be inhaled by others. People receive 6 to 100 times
more chemicals by breathing the air around showers
and baths than they would by drinking the water. – Ian Anderson, New Scientist
A professor of W ater Chemistr y at the University of
Pittsburgh claims that exposure to vaporized chemicals
in the water supplies through showering, bathing, and
inhalation is 100 times greater than through drinking
the water. – The Nader Repor t – Troubled W aters on T ap
Chlorine is the greatest crippler and killer of modern
times. While it prevented epidemics of one disease, it
was creating another. Twenty years after the star t of
chlorinating our drinking water in 1904, the present
epidemic of heart trouble, cancer and senility began. – Dr. Joseph Price, Coronaries/Cholester ol/Chlorine
filter on your shower arm. The filter we found to be the
best removes chlorine, lead, mer cury, iron, chlorine by-
products, arsenic, hydrogen sulfide, and many other
unseen contaminants


 This combination, now named the “Triad,” continues to work well in pain relief, as
well as in promoting sound sleep. It consists simply of one regular aspirin, one 500 mg tablet of Vitamin C, and one 50 mg
tablet of the regular niacin, which is part of the patient’s normal medication. This combination
may be used up to five times a day, every four hours, if needed. Hyperthermia (Hydrotherapy)
When a patient suffers from pain, especially bone pain, or if she/he is uneasy because the
expected healing reaction has not taken place, certain procedures can be helpful. One of these
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www.thegersonway.comis hyperthermia, a warm water treatment. It consists of immersing the patient up to the chin in
a tub of unfluoridated water that is considerably warmer than what would be used for a regular
bath. When the patient has got used to the warmth, the temperature of the water can be cautiously
increased, by adding more hot water, to 102o  Fahrenheit, or even a little above. The purpose
of this treatment is not only to increase circulation (which alleviates pain), but also to raise the
patient’s temperature; in other words, to create a fever. Malignant tissue is sensitive to an increase in temperature and can be killed by fever. Hence
raising the body temperature to 102o or above is extremely beneficial. We have never seen a
fever in excess of 104o degrees. True body damage does not occur until the temperature reaches
106o  plus. A nurse or attendant should be present during hot baths for extra safety, and check
the water’s temperature with a bath thermometer. The patient may be given some hot herb tea to
replace fluids lost by perspiration, and have a cool (not ice-cold) cloth placed on the forehead for
comfort. At the end of the bath, which doesn’t usually last for more than 20 minutes, the patient
is quickly dried with warm towels and put into a warm bed, allowing his or her body temperature
to return slowly to normal. Hyperthermia should not be used for patients who suffer from cardiac problems, high blood
pressure or breathing difficulties, or who, due to age, have a weak heart and constitution. It should
NEVER be used with fluoridated water. To enhance the effect of the hyperthermia, some cancer patients are also given an intravenous
injection of Laetrile some fifteen minutes prior to going into the bath. Laetrile, also known as
Vitamin B-17, is derived from apricot pits. It is non-toxic, even though it contains a cyanide
fraction. This substance is not damaging to normal healthy cells (after all, the full name of Vitamin
B12 is cyano -cobalamine! ),  for these cells contain an enzyme, rhodanase, that neutralizes the
cyanide fraction. Tumor cells, however, lack this enzyme, hence the laetrile is able to attack
and destroy them. It has also been experimentally established that after a laetrile injection the
temperature of the tumor rises by up to one degree. When the patient’s full body temperature is
raised by the hyperthermia treatment, this additionally helps to attack and destroy tumor tissue. Oxygen Treatments

Two compounds containing extra oxygen are useful tools of pain control. One is hydrogen
peroxide, H2O2, namely water, H2O, plus an extra oxygen atom attached to it with a single bond. The other basic compound, oxygen, O2, can also have an additional oxygen atom attached, resulting
in O3, i.e., ozone. Despite ozone’s reputation as an irritant, properly used oxygen treatments are a
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www.thegersonway.comThese are the four benefits of the oxygen treatment:
• It attacks and kills germs and viruses;
• It attacks and destroys tumor tissue;
• It increases oxygenation of the blood stream; and
• It attaches to toxic free radicals and helps the body to excrete them. H2O2, or hydrogen peroxide, is easily and inexpensively available in drug stores or even
supermarkets. It comes in a 3% solution, which is safe to apply to the skin, or use in a tub of bath
water (NON-fluoridated), adding some 2 quarts to the tub. It is even more effective to rub the
peroxide into the skin after a warm tub bath, to be absorbed through the pores directly into the
blood stream. It is more difficult to obtain ozone treatment, since this requires a special ozone generating
machine, and that is generally only available to persons trained in its proper use. There are also
machines that generate ozone to mix into the bath water, but these are expensive, require an
oxygen tank, and are not recommended for use in the patient’s home. Rebounding
A small trampoline for gentle rebounding may sound a surprising choice for pain control,
yet it can serve that purpose extremely well. The patient must be told clearly that he/she must
not jump vigorously up and down on the trampoline, only raise his/her heels as though he was
walking, but staying on the spot. This movement causes an increase of weight on the way down,
and makes the patient feel weightless for an instant on the top of the bounce. This stimulates and
increases the lymphatic circulation, which in turn helps to overcome blockages and pain. The
gentle ‘walk’ on the trampoline may be repeated up to five or six times a day, but each exercise
must not last longer than 30 seconds. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 126Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 16
Understanding Healing Reactions

Healing reactions, also known as flare-ups, are an essential part of the Gerson Therapy. It is
important that patients should understand their nature and function before embarking on the
full treatment, since healing reactions are somewhat paradoxical experiences: although they can
produce a number of unpleasant symptoms, they should be welcomed as evidence that the therapy
has kicked in and is working well. So let’s see how and when this necessary process is likely to begin. As a rule, after the first
few days on the full Gerson program the patients feel better, suffering less pain, their appetite
improves, their external or palpable tumors are beginning to reduce; naturally they are greatly
encouraged by these positive developments. That is the moment to remind patients that a healing
reaction may be on the way, and to explain how it is going to promote detoxification. Without
proper preparation the sudden shift from well-being to its opposite would be hard to bear! When the body is first turned around from advancing cancer (or other chronic diseases)
towards healing, what Dr. Gerson called the healing mechanism  is being activated, and the
immune system begins to kick in. What happens is that the body produces a healing inflammation
and releases toxins from the tissues, producing a massive toxic load that has to be eliminated from
the liver. The process is sometimes accompanied by a healing fever and even spells of depression
and panic. On top of all this the patient may also experience nausea, toxic stools, lack of appetite
and even aversion to food or drink, especially to the green juices. There can also be more gas than
usual, plus difficulties with the coffee enemas (due to increased toxic pressure from the liver). Without advance warning the patients may feel that their condition is worsening; they are weak,
nauseated, uncomfortable, sometimes even the pain that had been reduced returns to some extent. What with the risk of depression, which is one of the possible side effects, patients may even
wonder whether the Gerson Therapy is causing their condition to worsen. However, the Gerson
doctor or practitioner, who recognizes these symptoms as signaling a welcome healing reaction,
is able to reassure patients and dispel their panic. The first flare-up is usually relatively short, since the body is not yet able to carry out
serious healing in its weakened condition and is only just beginning to respond. But even that
early start can produce impressive results. Along with the attack on malignant tissue, the body
also begins to heal old injuries, fractures, lumpy scars, and serious conditions including long-
standing high blood pressure and even age-onset diabetes. This process cannot be held back or
stopped, since the body is not able to heal selectively! In other words, it does not only heal the
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www.thegersonway.compresent life-threatening disease but also clears up all other damage, whether old or new. That
is what the totality of the Gerson Therapy means. Thanks to it, cancer patients have overcome
all


. Plus, if the stabilizer isn’ t working on
my aircr aft—or in anything that stabilizes anything—I want to go back to
the gate. I’m not interested in being angry about that. It’ s a part of
surrendering and being at peace. The flight attendant and I had been talking when the pilot made his
announcement. She told me, “Oh, this is what I dread.”
“What’ s the matter?”
“Look a t all these people. Ever y one of them is going to say something
nasty to me whe n they get of f the plane. They’re going to blame  the airline,
and they’re going to blame me.”
I said, “But you don’ t have to let that in.”
“What are you talking about?”
“W ell, you’ve got two package s that are protecting you from  anybody
coming to you with that disharmony,” I told her. “Y ou’ve got your uniform,
which is one package. That’ s over the other package, which is your body. Both of those are covering, or protecting, who you really are, w hich is how
you choose to think and process all of this. “Every t ime som eone says something negative to you, you can let that be
a message only to your uniform, to your package. That’ s not me, you can
remind yourself. They’r e not talking to me. They can’ t get to me with that
stuff. They can’ t have that. I don ’ t let anybody r each who I r eally am unless
they com e with love or harmon y. As you’re telling the person you’re very
sorry, you can tell yourself, They didn’ t get to me. They’r e not r eaching me
with that. ”Sure enough, she stood there and watched as scores of people got of f, and
many of them did say something nasty to her on the way out. Each time, she
sort of smiled and gave them instructions on where to get help from the
airline. I stayed  behin d to see how it went for her. As the last person
disembarked, sh e told me, “Th at was fantastic. This is the first time that
we’ve ever had a circumstance like this where I didn’ t let it bother me.”
I sai d, “Y ou don’ t ever have to let stuf f like that into your life. The more
you keep it awa y from you, the  more you allow yourself the right to have
only wh at you want to enter yo ur consciousness. I make this choice all the
time. W hen I’m  driving, for ins tance, and somebody gives me the finger, I
don’ t take any o f that inside. Instead, I think, Oh, that’ s them, and that’ s
how the y’r e r eacting to my for m.  If som ebody comes to me with love,
serenity, peace, joy, ease, or the like, then they can have all of me. I will
respond back with that. Y ou let in whatever you want.”
That’ s w hat a quiet mind does for you. Meditation allows you to select
what you allow into who you r eally are without having to be beholden to
every sin gle person and action o ut there that doesn’ t fit in with t he way you
want it to be. Having a quiet mind, in a practical sens e, is truly
understanding th at what I’m tal king about here is not just for discussion—
it’ s for application. EVER YDAY BENEFITS OF MEDIT ATION
Please know that meditation doesn’ t require somebody teaching you
exactly how to do it; in fact, that would defeat the purpose. I have meditated
for a long time, but no one ever taught me how. I learned how to train my
mind on  my own, yet I’ve created miracles in that space for my self, as well
as in the world that I came back to when I left the meditation. I fin d it interesting that we crea te a light with our eyes closed in a dark
room. W e don’ t really need our  eyes to create light, but we definitely need
our minds. If you doubt that your mind is capable of creating illumination—
or colors, smells, and sounds—remember that we do this all the time in our
dreams, which is a state of pure  thought. When you meditate, you want to
get your mind to a similar place.A self-h ypnotic state is the first  thing that you want to train yo urself to
get to. Here, yo u go into what is called an “alpha state.” Like  I said, you
don’ t need to be taught exac tly how to get here, but you may find
inspiration in what I do: I use a  24-second shot clock, which i s what they
use at NBA gam es. It’ s got thes e little lights, starting at 24, then it counts
down to 23, 22, and so on, to 1. If a thought of any kind enters my mind
anytime between 24 and 1 (other than the picture of the number), I need to
start over at 24. If I get to 16 and think, Oh, I can’ t for g et my dentist
appointment tomorr ow morning, that’ s followed by the thought, Back to 24
I go. Be p atient with yourself as you practice meditating this way. Y ou can use
any sort of cloc k or timer that  counts down, but you don’ t want to give
yourself too much or too little time, so consider beginning with the number
24, like I do. It w ill take you a few days to get to 1 but keep at it. When you
go from  24 to 1  without having an intervening thought, you will be in an
alpha state. Y ou’ll know that you’ve reach ed an alpha state when you raise your
hands an d your arms feel very light. Or your head will suddenly  feel almost
weightless, like you’re starting to leave your form. Then after a few days or
weeks, y ou’ll be  able to go into alpha without the 24-second clock. Y ou’ll
be able to do it just through your breathing. Once yo u feel comfortable getti ng into this alpha state, you can bring up
topics to your higher self. Y ou might ask questions that you have about your
life, abo ut strugg les that you ma y be having with your children, about your
relationships, about where you ought to be going, what kinds of decisions
you’re not sure about making, anything like that. As you go into a meditative st ate, what happens is that you leave this
world of  form and enter into the formless, dimensionless world  of thought. Y ou then  realize that you’re the w itness, watching yourself t hink and then
react to the thought. Y ou can ask yourself, What’ s t he solution to this? Wha t
can I do? Why is this a pr oblem  for me? Why am I cr eating this in my life? Why am I having such a difficult time with my partner? Why am I
consistently cla shing with this particular person on the job? What is it
about me wher e I always set u p myself to fail? Answers begin to come,
floating right into your consciousness from your higher self, from the
Divine.Now, ho w you apply this in you r own day-to-day life becomes the very
essence of awakening. Y ou can meditate before a client meet ing and see
how you want it to work out. While you cannot control how other people
are going to ac t or react, beca use that’ s for them, you are in control of
yourself. Y ou can certainly ma ke an impact on how that other person is
going to react t o you with how  at peace you are with yourself and how
unattached you are to the outcome. Y ou’re focusing on How I can serve this
other person? rather than What is going to come to me? Y ou can do this in
all o f yo ur relationships: look fo r the beauty and joy in your ow n mind, and
see how you want those relationships to be. When I first got into a regular meditation practice, I would feel so
blissful toward everybody I saw I could hardly stand myself. I would just
look at them an d think, Ah, ar en ’ t they terrific? I had this connectedness
with everyone I came face-to -face with, from my family m embers to
complete strang ers. Blaise Pascal once said that “All of humanity’ s
problems stem from man’ s inabi lity to sit quietly in a room alone,” and that
makes sense to me. I could never imagine wanting to hurt anybody after
coming out of that state. When talking about meditation, I also like to use the example of having
two selves: one self is a thought and the other self is in form. I f you say to
yourself, Y ou jerk, you shouldn’ t have done that, you’ve got two people
there. Y ou’ve got the person who is doing the name-calling— that is, the
thought who is saying “you jerk”—and then you


 also
good for the poorest, and all in between. " Daily Express, London,May 15th, 1913. THIS quotation was apropos of an
announcement in the Evening Mail, of New
York, telling that the Twentieth CenturyCroesus and financial philosopher, John D. Rockefeller, had uttered a Confession of hisFaith in the fundamental principles of DieteticRighteousness and General Efficiency as follows:
" Don't gobble your food. Fletcherize, or chew
very slowly while you eat. Talk on pleasanttopics. Don't be in a hurry. Take time tomasticate and cultivate a cheerful appetitewhile you eat. So will the demon indigestion beencompassed round about and his slaughtercomplete. " At the time this compendium of physiological
and psychological wisdom concerning the sourceof health, comfort, and happiness came to my
notice I was engaged in furnishing mypublishers with a " compact statement of theGospel of Fletcherism," as they call it, andhence the able assistance of Mr. Rockefeller waswelcomed most cordially. Here it was in anutshell, crystallized, compact, refined,monopolized as to brevity of description,masterly, and practically leaving little more tobe said. The Grand Old Man of Democracy in
England, William Ewart Gladstone, had had hissay on the same subject some years before, andwill be known to the future of physiologicalfitness more permanently on account of hisglorification of Head Digestion of food than forhis Liberal Statesmanship. In like manner, Mr. Rockefeller will deserve
more gratitude from posterity for havingprescribed the secret of highest mental andphysical efficiency in thirty-three words, thanfor the multiple millions he is dedicating toScience and Sociological Betterment. It will be interesting, however, to seekers
after supermanish health and strength to knowhow the author took the " straight tip" of Mr. Gladstone, and " worked it for all it was worth "
until Mr. Rockefeller referred to the process ofcommon-sense involved as " Fletcherizing. " I assure you it is an interesting story. It has
taken nearly fifteen years to bring thedevelopment to the point where Mr. Rockefeller,who is carefulness personified when it comes tocommitting himself for publication, is willing toexpress his opinion on the subject. It has costthe author unremitting, completely-absorbing,and prayerful concentration of attention, andnearly twenty thousand pounds sterling($100,000), spent in fostering investigations andsecuring publicity of the results of the inquiries,with some of the best people in Science,Medicine, and Business helping him withgenerous assistance, to accomplish this triumphof natural sanity. In addition to other co-operation, and the
most effective, perhaps, it is appropriate to saythat there is scarcely a periodical published inall the world, either technical, news-bearing, orotherwise, on the staff of which there has notbeen some member who has not received somepersonal benefit from the suggestions carried bythe economic system now embodied in the latest
dictionaries of many nations as " Fletcherism. " The first rule of " Fletcherism " is to feel
gratitude and to express appreciation for and ofall the blessings which Nature, intelligence,civilization, and imagination bring to mankind ;and this utterance will be endorsed, I am sure,by the millions of persons who have foundeconomy, health, and general happinessthrough attention to the requirements ofdietetic righteousness. It will be especiallyapproved by those who, like Mr. Rockefeller,gained new leases of life after having burnedthe candle of prudence at both ends and in themiddle, to the point of nearly going out, in thestruggle for money. Yet the secret of preserving natural efficiency
is even more valuable than cure or repair ofdamages due to carelessness and over-strain. Inthis respect the simple rules of Fletcherizing,embodying the requirements of Nature in co-operative nutrition, are made effective byformulating exercises whereby habit-of-conformity is formed, and takes command of thesituation so efficiently, that no more thoughtneed be given to the matter than is necessary in
regard to breathing, quenching thirst, orobserving " the rule of the road " in avoidingcollisions in crowded public thoroughfares.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who has endorsed the principles of Fletcherism?,
A: Scientific leaders at the world's foremost universities, including Cambridge, Turin, Berne, La Sorbonne, Berlin, Brussels, and St. Petersburg, as well as Harvard and Yale in America.
Q: What is the first principle of Fletcherism?,
A: To feel gratitude and express appreciation for all the blessings which Nature, intelligence, civilization, and imagination bring to mankind.
Q: What is the key to achieving health and efficiency, according to the author?,
A: It is essential to understand and follow the principles of Nature, as they are not hidden away in the dark folds and coils of the alimentary canal, but are committed before the food is swallowed.
Q: What is the author's diet typically composed of?,
A: The author's diet consists of a simple and inexpensive variety of foods, including potatoes, cornbread, beans, eggs, milk, cream, toast and butter, and sometimes oysters, and he also emphasizes the importance of not eating when not hungry.
Q: What is the author's advice on how to manage one's appetite?,
A: The author advises to trust in Nature and accept her guidance, and to never overdo anything, as it is impossible to have too much saliva mixed with the food when it is swallowed, and it is almost impossible to hold it back from the food gate at the back of the mouth.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>If you will try the experiment when youare " good and hungry," having a " working-man's appetite," and disposing of good breadand butter the while, which should have nearly,or quite, seventy bites to the ordinary mouthful,you will find that thirty mouthfuls will prettynearly, or completely, satisfy your working-man's appetite. Mixed foods take much lesstime, usually about half, and still the seventy-five-rhythm act will consume only about twentyminutes to perform with physiologicthoroughness. SALIVAL  ACTION  ON STARCH  FOODS. Here are some statements easy to prove or
disprove by anyone, with real compensation inthe way of new revelations relative to thepossibilities of gustatory enjoyment.Starchy foods, such as bread, potatoes, etc.,
require from thirty to seventy masticatorymovements to assist saliva to turn the starchinto " grape sugar," which is the form in whichit can be used as nourishment. *
You will at once think, no doubt, that a range
of numbers extending from thirty to seventy ispretty wide. So it is; but conditions regardingthe qualities of not only breads, but potatoes,and also conditions relative to the strength orsupply of saliva, differ greatly. When theappetite is keen, the mouth watering, as theyare at the beginning of a meal, bread or potatoesmay be negotiated into nutriment ready for the
* Although I have been a close student of the subject for
more than fifteen years in the best physiological-chemicallaboratories for long periods of time—and always emulating the
man from Missouri in demanding of the wise ones in the science
of the laboratories to " Show me! "—I make the statementsrelative to what happens below the guillotine line in Mother
Nature's exclusive territory of responsibility on the authority of
the laboratory experts; but only, mind you, when my personalobservations and business logic approve the conclusion. Therefore, when I tell you that starch turned into dextrose, or
" grape sugar," is assimilable as nourishment, and that starchwhich is not thus chemically transformed by saliva is not
capable of becoming nourishment, I am not " speaking by the
book," which Mother Nature has opened for me to read—unlessbiological-chemists can be considered to be extra-enlightened
forms of nature.THE AUTHOR  FEELING  HIMSELF  TO BE THE MOST  FORTUNATE
PERSON  ALIVE. stomach in much less time than later on. Appetite " peters put," as miners say, gradually,and does not stop with a bang and shut off likean electric light when connection is broken. Itchecks up, slows down, and tapers off gradually,and that is where the canny intelligence of afaithful Fletcherizer stands him in goodusefulness. When Appetite gently says: " Now,really, you are still rather good to my assistant
Taste, and he would not object to a few bitesmore ; but if you stop now and change off tosomething else which I have in mind, and forwhich I have a use in our organism, I will notobject." In plain words: " I have enough for thepresent; switch off on to ——." The difference between putting on fat in the
case of the person who is disposed or permittedto put on more fat than is comfortable, andlosing some of the surplus carried on theabdomen or elsewhere, is the discriminationexercised in regard to the final satisfaction ofappetite. Those last two, three, or a few mouth-fuls after Appetite has said gently " Enough,"and before the same Appetite says, loudly, "Stop! " are the difference between obesity; anddecency of form. I really believe, from the results of my
experiences for the past fifteen years in gettingtips from Mother Nature, and trying to inducemankind in general and my friends inparticular to accept them as " straight " fromMother Nature, that persons who have enoughrespect for themselves to be interested inphysical culture must


ains
can
occur. After
applying
a
tampon
with
fresh
urine
to
the
internal
hemorrhoids
and
the
tumor
that
was
blocking
the
smooth
bowel
and
preventing
emptying,
a
burning
pain
began
that
shot
into
the
leg,
spine,
and
bladder. The
pain
lasted
for
two
weeks,
but
the
patient
regularly
continued
the
treatment,
even
though
he
shortened
the
time
of
applying
the
tampon
(wick)
from
2
hours
to
20
minutes. The
pain
made
him
so
weak
and
angry
that
he
didn't
even
want
to
see
anyone. That
was
a
tough
test. Towards
the
end,
he
felt
that
the
pain
in
the
walls
of
the
large
intestine
gradually
subsided,
going
inside
and
burning
the
metastases. Next,
the
patient
switched
to
tampons
with
evaporated
urine
and
he
no
longer
felt
any
pain,
everything
calmed
down. The
whole
procedure
took
1
month. But
he
will
never
forget
the
first
two
weeks. It
was
during
them
that
he
understood
what
a
cancer
patient
in
the
final
stage
of
the
disease
feels
-
crazy,
hopeless
pain. Such
a
sick
person
wants
only
one
thing:
for
it
to
end,
for
example
to
cut
off
half
of
his
body,
just
so
that
the
hellish
torment
ends
and
he
can
die
as
quickly
as
possible. Two
weeks
in
pain
completely
reborn
the
patient,
he
became
a
different
person. There
was
not
only
a
physical
but
also
a
moral
cleansing. Example:
"In
1988,
I
was
diagnosed
with
left
breast
cancer. I
didn't
do
anything
for
two
years
and
the
tumor
grew
to
the
size
of
a
goose
egg. No
pain. I
started
urinotherapy
in
October
1990. I
drank
morning
urine
on
an
empty
stomach
and
applied
compresses
to
my
chest. By
July
1992,
there
were
no
changes,
but
the
tumor
had
stopped
growing. Then
pus
and
later
blood
began
to
flow
from
the
breast. In
August,
a
sore
the
size
of
a
dime
formed
on
the
nipple. A
trickle
of
blood
began
to
flow
from
her. It
also
flowed
under
the
nipple. About
a
third
of
the
cup
suddenly
leaked
out,
then
it
stopped
flowing
on
its
own. The
daughter
brought
an
oncologist
from
the
hospital. He
said
something
was
wrong,
but
he
didn't
know
what. He
sent
me
to
the
hospital
for
an
examination. I
refused
to
go
anywhere. In
September
and
October
I
bled
often,
almost
every
other
day,
but
from
December
1st
it
stopped. Only
pus
oozed
out. Many
blisters
formed
around
the
nipple,
individually
and
in
groups. They
cracked
and
blood
and
pus
flowed
from
them
too.' Comment
and
recommendation:
Detached
cancerous
tissue
comes
out
through
the
skin
in
the
form
of
pus,
and
therefore
it
is
necessary
to
apply
poultices,
clay
cataplasms
more
often
in
order
to
accelerate
the
elimination
of
the
decaying
tumor
from
the
body. Shrinkage
of
the
tumor,
its
dischar ge
in
the
form
of
pus,
and
the
like,
are
good
symptoms
indicating
successful
treatment. It
must
be
continued
until
the
victorious
end. Under
the
influence
of
urinotherapy,
the
effect
finally
occurs
accumulation
effect
. In
the
initial
period,
everything
goes
smoothly,
but
gradually
hidden,
deep-seated
pathology
begins
to
emer ge
from
the
body
in
thin
layers. At
the
same
time,
unpleasant
and
painful
things
happen
to
a
person,
which
must
be
overcome
with
firm
faith. This
is
the
only
way
to
get
rid
of
many
years
of
problems,
waste
and
pollutants
and
achieve
positive
results. If
you
go
through
the
7
cleansing
steps
before,
the
whole
process
overcoming
a
serious
illness
will
be
much
easier. Example:
"I
suffered
from
many
diseases
in
my
childhood. I
had
my
tonsils
removed
in
second
grade. I
was
diagnosed
with
rheumatism
and
my
joints
creaked
until
the
sixth
grade. I
had
a
sick
heart,
was
overweight,
and
was
constantly
ridiculed
by
my
peers. I
started
playing
sports
at
the
age
of
13. I
wanted
to
get
into
flight
school. My
dream
came
true. At
20
I
was
a
strong
and
healthy
bachelor. But
I
didn't
finish
school. I
developed
a
chronic
mental
illness
and
visited
a
psychiatric
hospital
every
year. They
gave
me
disability. From
the
age
of
25
to
30,
I
became
prone
to
the
flu,
but
I
never
took
medicine. I
was
convinced
that
the
body
had
to
help
itself. I
was
getting
into
crises,
but
I
want
to
live,
even
if
it
is
not
a
pleasure. His
heart
was
gripped
by
unimaginable
longing,
constant
worries
and
fears
took
away
all
his
strength. The
world
was
grey. A
year
and
a
half
ago,
my
teeth
started
to
bother
me. Three
had
to
be
ripped
out
and
replaced
with
a
prosthesis. When
I
learned
about
urine
therapy,
I
started
it
right
away. I
drank
urine
without
getting
used
to
it,
fresh,
middle
part
three
times
a
day,
suddenly
anodd
number
of
sips. With
the
help
of
the
compass,
I
oriented
myself
to
the
east. I
started
taking
the
first
urine
from
3
to
5
in
the
morning,
the
second
from
11
to
13,
the
third
from
17
to
19. I
did
not
use
urine
after
8
pm
until
3
am. I
didn't
do
the
massage. I
hid
from
those
around
me
that
I
was
engaged
in
urine
therapy. To
this
day,
no
one
in
the
family
knows. It
is
much
easier
to
have
a
watch
on
your
hand
and
a
collapsible
cup
in
your
pocket. This
is
quite
enough
for
a
person
to
be
able
to
practice
this
procedure
anytime
and
anywhere. So
I
continued
to
drink. During
a


 trying to piece together the earliest practices of the
Indus V alley. He’d attended a class in the foothills of the Himalayas, inRishikesh, India. The studio was very basic, with a dirt floor, and filled with
villagers seeking to warm themselves during cold days. The classes were casual and the relationship between students and
teachers was respectful, yet light. T eachers joked with students during
exercises; students joked back. “Push yourself!” the instructors would yell
in gruf f and direct voices. “Y ou can do better than that!” There were no
“gymnastics, anti-gymnastics, bioener getics, occultism, spiritism, zen,
dance, body expression, macrobiotics, shiatsu,” DeRose would recall. Poses
were done once and held for an excruciatingly long time. These long
postures allowed students to focus entirely on their breathing. The class was
dif ficult, and at the end of it DeRose was sweaty and sore. “Nothing like yoga today,” he says from across the desk. He tells me
that only in the twentieth century would yoga poses be combined and
repeated into a kind of aerobic dance called “vinyasa flow.” It’ s this form of
yoga and other hybridized techniques that are now taught in gyms, studios,
and classrooms. Ancient yoga, and its focus on prana, sitting, and breathing,
has turned into a form of aerobic exercise. That isn’ t to say modern yoga is bad in any way. It is simply a dif ferent
practice from the one that first originated 5,000 years ago. An estimated
two billion people now practice this modern form because it makes them
feel better and look better and stay more flexible in all the ways stretching
and exercise does. Hundreds of studies have confirmed the healing benefits
of vinyasa flow and asanas, standing up and otherwise. But what have we lost? DeRose would spend 20 years flying from Brazil to India, learning
Sanskrit and digging up ancient yoga texts “inch by inch, through centuries
of debris,” he wrote. He found confirmation of the original practices as
“Yôga” (pronounced yoooooga ), which comes from the ancient
Niríshwarasámkhya lineage, a practice and philosophy so dif ferent from the
modern version that DeRose believes it deserves to be referred to by its
ancient name. Yôga practices were never designed to cure problems, he tells me. They
were created for healthy people to climb the next rung of potential: to give
them the conscious power to heat themselves on command, expand their
consciousness, control their nervous systems and hearts, and live longer and
more vibrant lives.—
T oward the end of our hours-long meeting I tell DeRose about my
experience in that V ictorian house ten years ago, how I had practiced an
ancient pranayama technique called Sudarshan Kriya and was quickly
floored. I tell him how a mellower version of that reaction keeps happening
to me, and millions of others, whenever we use traditional yogic breathing. V ersions of kriya  had been around since 400 BCE, and by some accounts
were used by everyone from Krishna to Jesus Christ, Saint John to
Patanjali. The kriya I’d experienced was developed in the 1980s by a man
named Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and is now practiced by tens of millions of
people around the world through The Art of Living Foundation. It does
much of what T ummo does because, DeRose says, both were designed from
the same ancient practices. *
Sudarshan Kriya, too, was no picnic. It took time, dedication, and will
power. The central method, called Purifying Breath, requires more than 40
minutes of intensive breathing, from huf fing and at a rate of more than a
hundred breaths per minute, to several minutes of slow breathing, and then
hardly breathing at all. Rinse and repeat. I tell DeRose about the extreme sweating, complete loss of time, and
lightness I felt for days afterward. How I’d spent the last decade looking for
an explanation, conducting various lab experiments, analyzing my blood
gases, and scanning my brain. He sits calmly with his hands neatly folded. He’d heard it all so many
times. I’d found nothing in these readouts or scientific measurements, he
says, because I’ve been looking in the wrong place. It’ s ener gy; it’ s prana. What had happened was simple and common. I’d
built up too much prana breathing so heavily for so long, but I hadn’ t yet
adapted to it. This explained the waterworks and shift of consciousness. Sudarshan is derived from two words: su, meaning “good,” and darshan,
meaning “vision.” In my case, I’d had a very good vision. Ancient yogis spent thousands of years honing pranayama techniques,
specifically to control this ener gy and distribute it throughout the body to
provoke their “good visions,” toned down a notch or two. This process
should take several months or years to master. Modern breathers like me
can try to hack this process and speed it up. But we will fail. Hallucinations,howling, soiling one’ s clothes: none of that was supposed to happen. It’ s a
sign we’ve gone overboard. The key to Sudarshan Kriya, T ummo, or any other breathing practice
rooted in ancient yoga is to learn to be patient, maintain flexibility, and
slowly absorb what breathing has to of fer. My initial experience with
Sudarshan Kriya may have been a bit jarring, DeRose says, but it also
convinced me of the sheer power of breathing. In the end, it’ s what brought me here. —
After a few more rounds of Q&A with DeRose, it’ s time for me to go. He
needs to pack his things and head back to New Y ork, where his colleagues
run two bustling DeRose Method studios in T ribeca and Greenwich V illage. I need to catch a 17-hour flight back home. W e exchange a few obrigado s, shake hands, and I follow Pinheiro, my
translator, past the glinting swords and red ribbons into the dark shadows of
the hallway. But before I leave, Pinheiro has of fered to teach me some of
the ancient Yôga breathing techniques DeRose is known for. W e hike up to the third floor, take of f our shoes, and step into the studio. The room is no dif ferent from any other yoga studio I’ve seen. There’ s blue
padding on the floor, wall-wide mirrors, bookshelves and Sanskrit posters. Pinheiro kneels cross-legged so that his body is centered between the
windows, casting a Buddha shadow across the room. I take a seat across
from him. A minute later, we begin to breathe. W e start with jiya pranayama, which involves curling the tongue to the
back of the mouth and holding the breath. W e run through some bhandas, a
method of redirecting and holding prana inside the body by contracting
muscles in the throat, abs, and other areas. Then I lie down in front of him
so that I’m looking up at the white acoustic tiles on the ceiling. The final
exercise I’ll be doing, he tells me, is intended to build prana in the body and
focus the mind. “Concentrate on just one fluid movement from inhale to exhale,” says
Pinheiro. These are the same instructions I’d heard in that Sudarshan Kriya
session way back when, the same instructions I learned from Anders Olsson
years later, and from W im Hof Method instructor Chuck McGee. I know
this process now; I know these ropes.I relax my throat and take a very deep inhale into the pit of my stomach,
then exhale completely. Inhale again, and repeat. “All the way in and all the way out,” says Pinheiro. “Keep going! Keep
breathing!”
•       •       •
There it is, again. And here I am, again. That ringing in the ears. The heavy-
metal double-bass drum thumping in my chest. The warm static flowing to
my shoulders and face. The wave comes, washes over and runs up, then
turns around and recedes, back to the ocean. I’ve felt this all before now, so many times. It’ s the same thing the
ancient people of the Indus V alley must have experienced 5,000 years ago,
and the ancient Chinese 2,000 years after them. Alexandra David-Néel
warmed herself with it in a cave in the Himalayas, and Swami Rama
focused it on his hands and heart. Buteyko rediscovered it by a window in
the asthma ward of the First Moscow Hospital, and Carl Stough taught it to
dying veterans at the V A Medical Center in New Jersey. As I breathe a little faster, go a little deeper, the names of all the
techniques I’ve explored over the past ten years all come back in a rush. Pranayama. Buteyko. Coher ent Br eathing. Hypoventilation. Br eathing Coor dination. Holotr opic Br