 There is no winning of the guilt game.
The only solution is to give it up, to let it go.
Our mind would like to make us think that guilt is laudatory, and the
guilt-mongers of the world love to make an idol of it. Which is more
important: to feel guilty or to change for the better? If somebody owes us
money, would we rather they feel guilty about it or pay us the money? If we
intend to feel guilty, we should at least consciously choose it instead of
being unwittingly run by it.
When we move from being selfish with a small “s,” we move into
being Selfish with a capital “S.” W e move from our smaller self to our
greater Self. W e move from weakness to power, and from self-hatred and
pettiness to lovingness and harmony. W e move from strife to ease, and from
frustration to accomplishment.
In summation, then, instead of the motivation of selfishness and desire,
we can much more ef fortlessly bring into our life that which we want by
envisioning what we wish to have happen. W e do this by declaration of our
intention, by acceptance, by decision, and by the act of consciously
choosing.
CHAPTER
8
A N G E R
Anger may vary all the way from rage to mild resentment. It includes
revenge, outrage, indignation, fury, jealousy, vindictiveness, spite, hatred,
contempt, wrath, ar gumentativeness, hostility, sarcasm, impatience,
frustration, negativity, aggression, violence, revulsion, meanness, rebellion,
explosive behavior, agitation, abusiveness, abrasiveness, smoldering,
sullenness, pouting, and stubbornness. These variations of anger are well
exemplified by the daily news on television.
Anger may come up about the technique of surrender itself. Anger that
one is expected to let go of feelings that, in the past, have been valued.
Anger at the fear of loss. Anger at feelings in general. Anger at a feeling
that does not relinquish immediately.
There is a lot of ener gy in anger; therefore, we may actually feel
ener gized when we are irritated or angry. One of the tricks people learn is to
move up quickly from apathy and grief into anger, and then to jump from
anger to pride, and then on into courage. In anger, there is the ener gy for
action. This results in doingness in the world. When the “have-nots” of the
world become ener gized by desire and move up to anger over what they
lack, that anger moves them into the actions necessary to fulfill their dreams
for a better life.
The quantity of suppressed anger in the population can be verified
quickly by seeing how popular violence is in the media, where the viewers
are presented with a vicarious experience of letting out their anger in theform of beatings, shootings, stabbings, lynchings, killings of various “bad
guys.”
W e typically feel so much guilt about anger that we find it necessary to
make the object of our anger “wrong” so that we can say our anger is
“justified.” Few are the persons who can take responsibility for their own
anger and just say, “I am angry because I am full of angriness.”
Using Anger Positively
It is common for people to repress their anger, aggression, and inner
hostility; they view it as unpleasant, undignified, and even as a moral
failure or spiritual setback. They do not realize that repressed anger is
nonetheless the ener gy of anger and, if not acknowledged and worked
through, it will have deleterious consequences to their health and overall
progress. The intention behind anger is negative, and it will have similar
consequences even if it is not expressed.
A helpful approach is to view the ener gy of anger positively and to use
it to fire up our ambitions and our actions in a useful way. For instance, let’ s
say that we are angry at our boss. W e feel resentful. He never seems to
acknowledge our abilities or ef forts. But we know it’ s unwise to express
anger and resentment. It would very likely result in the loss of our job or at
least bring on the continued resentment of the boss. At best, the expression
of anger would result in a tacky situation. Instead, we can make a decision
to use that ener gy in a constructive way in our own behalf. It can be the
inspiration for us to create a project that, because of its excellence, proves
our point. It might be the ener gy for us to move up and out of a situation
that is unsatisfactory. W e can utilize that ener gy to create new job
opportunities or find a better job, form a committee, improve our
employment situation, start a union, or whatever we think would benefit our
personal goals.
In personal relationships, the same opportunity exists. The anger can be
utilized to inspire us to improve our communication skills, take a course on
interpersonal relationships, or enroll in a self-improvement program. The
anger can inspire us to rededication, to put forth greater clarity of ef fort, and
to actually do a better job. In this way, the situation can result in
recommitment. It can inspire us to look within ourselves and relinquish all
the negative feelings, via acceptance. Instead of being mad about it, we can
accept it.Self-Sacrifice
There are many sources of anger. W e have already mentioned that very
often a complex of angry feelings is connected with fear, and the anger
disappears when we let go of the fear. Another source of anger is that of
pride, and especially that aspect of pride called vanity. Frequently, it is our
personal pride that feeds and propagates the anger.
One source of pride is connected with self-sacrifice. If our relationships
with others are associated with our small self in the form of sacrifice, then
we are setting ourselves up for later anger, because the other person is
usually unaware of our “sacrifice” and is, therefore, unlikely to fulfill our
expectations.
An example of this comes from a day in the life of a typical traditional
marriage. The wife spends the entire day working hard at cleaning the
house, meticulously looking after the plants, bringing in flowers,
rearranging some furniture, and doing all she can to make the house look
beautiful. When the husband comes home, he doesn’ t say a word about the
house or even seem to notice. Instead, he is exhausted from a day at work,
and he recounts its various trials and tribulations. In his mind, he is thinking
of all the self-sacrifices he has made: the irate customers, the arduous drive
through commuter traf fic, the irritable boss, and the pressure of deadlines.
He is thinking of all that he has done for his wife and family. While he is
thinking of all this hardship, she is feeling a mounting resentment that he
hasn’ t acknowledged her ef forts, and she goes back in her mind over all the
sacrifices she made that day. She could have gone out for lunch with
friends. She could have finished reading the book that she is enjoying. She
could have watched her favorite program on television. Instead, she did all
of this for him, and now he is making no comment on the results of her
ef forts. As both harbor their grudges, resentments, and frustrations, their
inner anger mounts; it is expressed as coolness and detachment as they
escape into television for the evening and go to bed silently to brood over
their grievances. This is such a typical American home scene that it is
almost banal to repeat it here. Y et, its commonness speaks of its learning
value to us; we can examine it and try to unravel this decline of a
relationship.
That which we want, desire, and insist upon from another person is felt
by them as pressure. They will, therefore, unconsciously resist. In the above
example, both persons are looking for acknowledgment. They want it,desire it, but block it in each other. Each side feels pressured and,
consequently, resistant. The resistance is because pressure is always felt by
us as a denial of our choice. It is felt as emotional blackmail. The
unconscious formula goes, “Give me what I want or I will punish you by
withdrawal, anger, pouting, sulking, and resentment.” W e all resent feeling
emotionally blackmailed. W e all know the resistance we feel when we
become aware that somebody is fishing for a compliment, and the same
resistance goes on unconsciously as well as consciously.
When we are motivated by self-sacrifice, we are pressuring the other
person. Even if we force an acknowledgment, it will be a disgruntled one. A
forced compliment does not satisfy. Part of the anger here arises from the
pride of self-sacrifice. W e have a certain secret vanity about what we are
doing for others, and our pride of achievement makes us vulnerable to anger
when our “sacrifice” is not recognized.
The way to of fset this anger is to acknowledge and relinquish the pride,
surrender our desire for the pleasure of self-pity and, instead, view our
ef forts on behalf of others as gifts. W e can experience the joy


 that food is nutrition, so strong
that the common-sense of the medical man is overborne, and more
food  is  urged,  whereas  better  circulation  is  what  is  needed.
Thousands die yearly for want of nutrition, but very few for want of
food, and not one in ten for want of digestive power ; but in every
case, through all the generations, from the first man to the last, men
die for want of circulation.
Fasting.  As overeating is frequently a principal cause of obstructed
circulation and nutrition, so fasting is a valuable means of restoring
these.  When any machine is crowded it will fail to do its work, and
the  proper plan  is  to  cease  feeding  it.   The  organs will  thus  be
enabled to free themselves from the obstructions by using up the
material or casting it out.
But fasting is an important agency for improvement of circulation for
other reasons, principal among which is this ; a large amount of
vitality which is usually employed in digesting, absorbing, vitalizing,
and circulating new material is thereby liberated for other uses ; so
that, whereas, while feeding fully there might be lack of vital power
to  carry  forward  the  ordinary  functions,  the  withholding  of  foodallows  such  a  liberation  of  this  power  for  other  uses  that  most
excellent effects are obtained.
Feeding determines the vital power, and consequently blood, largely
to the internal organs, while fasting allows this vitality, and the blood
correspondingly,  to  be  distributed  to  the  surface  and  extremities,
thus equalizing circulation and removing congestion.  In cases of
colds, inflammation, fevers, or of persons suffering from accidents,
broken  bones,  dislocations,  sprains,  bruises,  burns,  as  well  as  in
cases of intense labor or excitement of any kind, where vital power is
needed in an extraordinary degree, a temporary fast will liberate this
power and give most marked and favorable results.  It is folly to
suppose that food is equivalent to vitality, or that vitality immediately
follows the use of food.  It rather absorbs vitality and prevents a
general expression of it, and hence, under all circumstances where
an  immediate  expression  of vitality is required,  fasting  is a  most
important means of getting it.  Of course fasting cannot be continued
indefinitely,  because  food  is necessary  to the  building  up  of vital
organs ; but if people, when extraordinary emergencies are upon
them, would but learn the importance of fasting, they would recover
from difficulties in half the time they usually do.  No one need fear
that he will starve if he should fast for one, two, three, or more days,
Dr.  Tanner having  proved  conclusively that  men  can  live  a  much
longer time without food ; and some of the most important cures that
we have ever made have been the result of fasting for one day or
more, while abstinence from food for a meal is frequently advised in
cases of illness.  At such times nature usually rejects food, and itshould never be urged until there is a return of appetite in some
degree at least.
Retained Excretions.  The secondary effects of bad habits of eating
upon the  general  system,  through overtaxing  and  obstructing the
organs  of  excretion,  are  even  more  deleterious  than  the  primary
ones.  Food which obstructs the capillaries of the general system is
surely  a  great  cause  of  innutrition,  but  that  which  obstructs  the
organs of excretion in addition, causing the excretions to be retained
and circulated through the capillaries, poisoning the centres of life
and hindering the process of nutrition, is certainly much worse.  The
organs of excretion are the liver, kidneys, bowels, lungs, etc. ; and
faulty action of these, resulting from enfeebled condition, is one of
the  greatest causes of impurity of blood, and consequently faulty
circulation  and  nutrition.   No  organ  of  the  body  is  more  readily
deranged from the effects of improper diet than the liver.  Being itself
an organ partially devoted to the preparation of food for use in the
organism, it the more readily becomes obstructed from the presence
of improper food.  Various substances, such as butter, sugar, grease,
albumen of eggs, oysters, etc., being absorbed, pass directly into the
portal circulation to the liver, where they undergo changes which
shall make them fit for use in the organism ; and inasmuch as these
substances are employed by the people in general, greatly in excess
of the needs of the organism, liver derangements have become very
common, causing biliary matters to be retained in the circulation to
the  obstruction  of  the  function  of  nutrition.   It  is  an  unsettled
question whether sugar and butter are proper food at all, and wecertainly are warranted in saying that the extent to which they are
used is in violation of all good dietetic rules.  The use of candies by
children and adults is an outrage upon the human organism, and
these in connection with other unhygienic articles render persons fit
subjects for rheumatic, gouty, and inflammatory diseases.  Indeed,
obstruction of the liver we believe to be an invariable concomitant of
these ailments.  The kidneys, too, sympathize with the conditions of
the liver, so that if the latter fails to perform its functions the former
are immediately affected, and various diseases, due to the impurities
in  the  circulation,  that  should  have  been  eliminated  through  the
kidneys, are the result.
The skin is not less liable to failure in its functions than is the liver or
kidneys  ;  and  yet  it  is,  if  possible,  a  more  important  organ  of
purification than either.  A grown person passes off, probably, two
pounds of perspirable matter every twenty-four hours, the process
continually, though insensibly, going on.  These matters, if retained,
produce untold mischief, and as a failure on the part of the liver
necessitates thickened and impure blood and overtaxation and failure
on the part of the skin, it is readily perceived how improper food
causes a variety of diseases.  It is also to be noted that a failure on
the part of the liver to perform its functions causes retrocession of
blood from the skin to the internal organs, thereby enfeebling the
skin  for  want  of  circulation,  and  obstructing  the  internal  organs
because  of  congestion.   Under  such  circumstances  the  person
becomes exceedingly sensitive to changes of temperature, which addto  the  difficulty  by checking  still  further  the  external  circulation,
producing colds, coughs, consumption, etc.
The bowels are also directly dependent upon the liver for the proper
performance of their functions.  If the liver fails to secrete bile and
pour  it  into  the  bowels  to  be  mixed  with  the  contents,  so  as  to
lubricate the membranes and render the passage through the varied
avenues easy, the fæces, which are exceedingly offensive to the vital
instincts, are partly returned to the circulation, thereby poisoning the
very centres of life.  Whoever would have a good action of the bowels
must have an abundant secretion of bile by the liver, and to this end
diet as well as other conditions must be attended to.  The liver should
have  its  proper  work  to  perform  as  well  as  should  all  the  other
organs, but no more labor should be imposed upon it than it can
endure, and every attention should be directed to the production and
maintenance of a good circulation and consequently good nutrition
within it.  So with the kidneys, the skin, the bowels and the lungs :
care should be employed by which full and complete circulation shall
be maintained throughout them.
Among  all  the  organs  of  purification,  however,  none  are  more
important  than  the  lungs.  They  are,  indeed,  both  organs  of
purification and nutrition.  They supply to the system that which is
absolutely necessary to its upbuilding, as well as carry out of the
system  substances  which,  having  served  their  purpose,  can  be
retained only as impurities to obstruct the circulation.  And here,again, we perceive the importance of a proper diet.  The lungs are
enabled  to  perform  their  proper  labor,  but  no  more  should  be
required of them than they are capable of doing.  They should not be
burdened with unnecessary materials.  The  lungs are engaged in
carrying out the carbonaceous matters found in abundance in all food
; but if by the use of fat, butter, sugar, starch, etc., the matters are
supplied


 that heals mama on all levels. It is a time best spent surrounding
yourself in a sattvic environment and consuming sattvic sounds, tastes,
sights, textures, and smells—just as is recommended during pregnancy.
This is important not only for your healing but also for the nervous system
of your newborn baby.
According to Ayurveda, it is ideal that your baby stays within your auric
field—that is, the field of ener gy emanating from and surrounding mama’ s
body—for several weeks, never going too far from you. During this time
you can continue to act as the filter you’ve been for your baby for the pastforty weeks, nourishing them with an environment that teaches them the
qualities of goodness so that they can feel safe, supported, and peaceful in
the world.
It’s not in an instant that you become a mother.
It does not happen the moment you become pregnant, or the
moment you give birth.
It happens over a collection of moments.
It happens when you’re sitting in your bath after finding out you
are pregnant, and grieving over the loss of your youthful
body that is about to change in many (and some
unspeakable) ways.
It happens as your consciousness shifts from “me” focused to
“we” focused.
It happens in the bittersweet times of pregnancy when you want
to savor the moment but simultaneously want it to end.
It happens as your baby grows and one day you realize you’ve
gotten to know their likes and dislikes, their temperament
and their sleep patterns, before you have even seen their
face.
It happens during labor, when it’ s the hardest thing you have
ever done, but you find the strength to do it in the best way
you can manage, for the health of your baby.
It happens the first time you see their face and their little fingers
and toes and you stare at each other with complete wonder
and curiosity.
It happens in those first few days postpartum when you can
barely walk and your body is sore and exhausted but you
don’t even realize because your only concern is that your
baby is comfortable sleeping on your chest.
It happens when they start to recognize your voice and stop
crying when they hear you close by.It happens over millions of tiny decisions that you make during
your day, knowing that every small decision impacts their
experience of life.
It happens the moment you realize that this tiny little being
loves you more than anything in the whole world, because
you are their whole world and all that they know.
It is still happening, every day, as my heart grows to love her
more and more with every noise she makes, every smile that
appears on her face, even every time she cries out.
When a baby is born, a mother is born with them. And together
they grow in their new bodies, their new experiences, their
new world.
So no,
You don’t just wake up one day as a mother.
The seed of mothering is planted deep in your being. And it
sprouts,
And grows,
And blossoms,
And changes with the seasons.
THE UNIVERSAL MOTHER
PRINCIPLES
When receiving care throughout your postpartum window, remembering
these principles and applying them to every aspect of your day will help
bring awareness and a deeply nourishing mood to support your healing.
Some things to aim for:
Simplicity:  Simple things will feel nourishing. Place a fresh rose by
your bedside each day, drink warm water, change into cleanpajamas or even a comfy dress. Notice how these simple actions
nourish you deeply.
Listening:  Listen to your body. Listen to your baby. Do you feel
overwhelmed and overstimulated? Take a step back. Rest. And listen
to what your body and your baby are telling you.
Grounding:  Literally, stay grounded. Meaning, stay at home as
much as possible. Make your home as cozy as ever and nest, nest,
nest.
Intuition:  It is easy to get overwhelmed with what you “should” do or
how others perceive you as a mama. Tune that out. Mama knows
best.
Nonjudgment:  Avoid judging yourself at this time. You are learning
and growing so much.
Flexibility:  Be flexible with yourself and your baby. This is your
permission to throw “timed feedings” and “timed naps” out the
window. The postpartum window is a time of adapting to frequent
change and getting to know your little one. What works for you and
your baby may look dif ferent from what works for someone else.
Compassion:  Be compassionate with yourself. You are doing your
best. You are an amazing, competent, caring mother, and most
importantly, you are the perfect mama for your babe. It’ s true.
As a new mother, you will spend every ounce of your ener gy and every
minute of your day caring for your newborn baby. This little soul is
depending on you for full support to maintain her life. She breathes because
she hears you breathe, her heart beats rhythmically because she feels your
heart beating. In order for you to be the best mother you can be, you must
allow yourself to receive mothering care from loved ones around you. If
you do not allow yourself to receive nurturing during this time, you may
feel that you have no nurturing to give. Therefore, it is essential for thehealth of your baby that you fill your cup first by allowing others to support
and care for you.
PREPARING FOR THE POSTPARTUM WINDOW
“Preparing for postpartum” is not a phrase we commonly hear in our
society. We hear “preparing for labor,” “preparing for birth,” and “preparing
for the baby”—but when, if ever, do we hear a pregnant woman say she is
preparing for postpartum?
Most women in North America associate the word “postpartum” with
things like postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, or sleep deprivation.
Many women have no concept of what to expect during the postpartum
window due to the lack of education and conversation around it in our
culture—if that’ s you, it’ s okay! You’re not alone. We are here to help.
Considering that the postpartum window is such a significant time in a
woman’ s life that it can have ef fects on her mental and physical health for
decades to come, it is an absolute necessity to properly prepare for it. There
are common postpartum experiences that you may encounter in the days or
weeks following the birth of your babe. Many women are shocked at these
unexpected occurrences and think, “How come no one told me about this!?”
A wide range of feelings and physical experiences are completely normal.
Don’ t be surprised if you experience any of the following:
You may be bleeding for several days up to several weeks; if you
overexert your body, your bleeding can increase or come back.
You may have cramping pains during breastfeeding as your uterus
shrinks back to its normal size.
You may need help getting out of bed to go to the bathroom or
shower. Try not to get out of bed for any reason other than these for
at least the first five days.
You may feel weak. V ery weak. Perhaps weaker than you have ever
felt before.You may feel more vibrant and powerful than you have ever felt in
your life.
You may not have an appetite, or you may forget to eat.
You may feel hungry and have a huge appetite!
You may feel guilty for needing so much help. (“Can you bring me
some water?” “Can you help me into the shower?” “Can you plug my
phone in?” “Can you help me sit up and fluf f my pillow so I can
breastfeed?” “Can you bring me some lunch?”) Allow  yourself to ask
for help.
You may have pain or a feeling of heaviness in your pelvic floor if
you are standing for too long, especially if you have stitches.
You may feel out of breath, even after going for short walks around
the house.
You may feel strange in your body, as it has adapted to pregnancy
and is now suddenly not pregnant anymore. Your bones may have
shifted; your weight may be carried dif ferently; your posture may feel
different; your breathing may feel dif ferent.
You may feel restless, like you want to get out and do things or get
up and clean the house (…don’t).
It might hurt to pee or poop.
It might not hurt to pee or poop, but just the idea of it can feel scary!
You might be overwhelmed with feelings of love toward your baby
right away! Or it may take time for the love to grow. It will.
You might grieve the life you’ve left behind.
During the postpartum window, all kinds of feelings, emotions, thoughts,
experiences, pains, joys, and realizations may arise. You may not have
thought that your body would need time after birth to heal. Do not hesitate
to reach out to your care providers, friends, or family members if you arenot sure if what you are experiencing is normal. Hearing reassurance from
others who have been there before can be a huge relief!
When preparing for your postpartum window, educate yourself on what
to expect and how to navigate it. This can turn a potentially challenging
time into one of the most blissful times of your life.
My sacred window was the best few weeks of my life: it was a time of
resting in bed with my sweet, soft, cuddly baby and


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the experiment proved successful.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  VISION  “Bhikhaji Kalaji, age 41, is a resident of Ahmedabad. He suffered from throbbing  pain in the temples along with headaches. His vision was also dim, and he was unable to see anything in the late evening or at night. His eyes constantly remained red and watery. Through poor, he had already spent a lot of money on treatment. An eye-specialist of Ahmedabad examined his eyes and said that they could be cured  only when the excess poisonous fluid behind the pupils is removed by an operation. Bhikhaji was shocked. He feared that an operation could result in blindness which might leave his family in a helpless situation.  So he began to wash his eyes twice or three times daily with urine. In  addition, he drank three ounces of it once or twice a day. Within a week he had some relief in his eyes, and so he continued the treatment with faith. Within the month of treatment, his headache, throbbing pain in the temples  and pain in the eyes disappeared totally. Natural whiteness returned to his eyes, and watering ceased. Not only his vision became clear, but night-blindness also was removed.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  VISION  Teresa Miramontes Fui { Mexico } I went to a chemistry conference and on the following day, began with my fasting for three days, taking my urine as she had indicated to me. I also applied it in my eyes directly every night and morning. In 15 days, I felt that I no longer need anything else. Successively, I no longer need to use eyeglasses. Before this, my diagnosis of the doctors was that I would go little by little losing my sight. Now I am perfectly well. Thanks to God."  207 World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward  VISION  Carmen N. Mexico. "I cured myself in 5 days drinking my Urine. I cured my eyes, because I couldn’t even read the church bulletin, Over the last ten years, I couldn’t see well. I also had a wart that disappeared. I put urine on it for 20 days and it fell off. Thanks to God."  World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward  VISION  Daisy C. of Caves { Mexico } "I have a month taking my Urine. My problem was that I was going blind and now I see perfectly. I always marked 200 sugar count and now I have managed 120 sugar count. It hurt my entire body and in just a month I am totally cured and happy thanks to God and this therapy."  World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward  VOMITING  “In Jeera Shri Nattha Singh of 52 years was having pain in his stomach and disturbances. Whatever he ate would be thrown out through mouth. Excretion through anus was not possible. At the advice of Vaidya Rama Swarupji he began taking urine of to be ejected through anus. And he became healthy and free from disease. How wonderful is this remedy!”  from Manav Mootra by R. M. Patel  VOMITING BLOOD  Dr. Gunanidhi Bhatt reports the following case: “M.D. Mehta, twenty-five years of age, was an unmarried man. About a dozen doctors had diagnosed him as a T.B. patient and had given treatment. They had given up on the case as incurable. Occasionally he had attacks of blood-vomiting and dysentery. The temperature continued from 100 to 101 degrees along with the cough. He could not relish or digest any food. His body was reduced to a bare skeleton. Even the slightest exertion caused gasping.  208 I gave him homeopathic treatment for about four months and he felt some relief. After two months, the patient again sent for me, and after examination, I found that the disease was still there. I advised him to drink one ounce of his own urine in the morning, and it was gradually increased to 3 oz. and three times a day. He was also advised to rub urine before going to bed and wash the body with warm water the next morning. The improvement began with the first day of the treatment and gradual relief was felt in dysentery, fever, digestion, vomiting, weakness and anemia. Due to dysentery, the weight had been reduced to 80 lbs., but it increased to 100 lbs. by two month's of treatment. There was an astonishing improvement in his appearance, nature, color, vigor in the body. Nobody could say Mahta had suffered from a fatal disease. I had permitted him from the very beginning to take a simple and digestible diet, as it was dangerous to keep such a weak patient on a fast."  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  ********************************* W ********************************* WASHING   Ms. M.L., Ireland "I recently heard about you and the therapy you work with. I want to let you know that in this part of Ireland where I live, till recently baby's were washed with urine. Also, children were often told to use their pee whenever they got wounded or cut in the fields. Unfortunately also here'modern' life takes its toll and people start to think their old methods are primitive."   The Golden Fountain by Coen van der Kroon  WEIGHT LOSS  A young woman who gained a lot of weight after marriage wanted to look slim like pre-marriage time. She wanted some medicine from me. I advised her to fast to which she replied that while fasting she felt very weak and after breaking fast she ate double the amount of usual food so it was of no use. I then asked her to fast with urine and water. Fortunately this girl has had a previous experience of urine therapy for the treatment of pains in menses and she was convinced of its effectiveness. She promised to follow the advice and lost extra weight by fasting five times in a month for two days at a stretch. She has been able to retain her looks since then. She takes urine often and fasts occasionally. The secret of success is that while fasting with urine, the patient does not feel weakness as in ordinary fasting. 209  Miracles of Urine Therapy by Morarji Desai  WET DREAMS  “Shri Ramesh Nathani, B.Sc., D.T.C. is a promising youth. He is not addicted to any dissipating habit nor is given to fineries. For about three years he was embarrassed with nocturnal emissions. With my encouragement he began drinking urine twice a day from June 1975. And occasionally urine massage also. He could not follow dietetic regime. For the last month and a half there has been no complaint in the night and his weakness also has to an extent been cured.”  from Manav Mootra by R. M. Patel  WET DREAMS  “Shri Narshibhai S. Prajapati aged 36 (village Aghat, via Viramgam) had frequent nocturnal discharges. He came for treatment in the urine therapy centre from 28-7-62 to 4-8-62. His weight increased from 70 lbs. to 80 lb. He was completely cured but still was advised to continue drinking and massage of auto-urine.”  Manav Mootra by R.M. Patel  WHITE LEPROSY  “About 15 years ago, a man of thirty-five had suffered from white leprosy on his entire body. There were several patches of leprosy, big and small, on the head, face, chest, abdomen, hands and feet. Even his hair turned white. He happened to read about Urine Therapy and began a number of experiments on himself. He cured his eye trouble by drinking urine and began rubbing the urine to get rid of the white leprosy.  By systematic taking and rubbing of urine, his white leprosy was gradually reduced. Some patches of leprosy, however, persisted on his forearms and feet, but those patches do not trouble him in any way. There is no burning sensation, even in summer.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  WHOOPING COUGH  “The son of a serviceman in Surat was suffering from whooping cough. The allopathic medicines were tried with no results. His mother made the young patient drink his own 210 urine after every call. Thus the old cough was cured by this simple treatment. They are now conf"med believers, and use Urine Therapy whenever the boy has any trouble. Thus with gradual improvements, the whooping cough was totally cured. His health which had gone down had been fully restored.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  WHOOPING COUGH  I shall first relate of whooping cough of a child aged nine months. There is no proper remedy of this disease in allopathy. Period of whooping cough is 90-120 days after which it automatically subsides. But during this period, coughing is violent and dry. When the fit of whooping cough occurs, the fact of child becomes red due to non-stop coughing and he vomits. The scene is difficult to look at. Doctors usually prescribe sooting medicine and some tonics.   When the above mentioned child was brought to me, he had already suffered for a month. Coughing was at its peak. Instead of prescribing the usual medicine I asked the parent if they will experiment with urine. The couple has had some previous experience of urine therapy with success. So they readily agreed. Their only fear was that some unwanted reaction may not set up. However, they started giving child his urine and also anointing his neck


 it the perceived dangers of
borax were so exaggerated that most comments in effect said: "Thank you for opening my eyes. I did not know how poisonous and
dangerous borax is, I certainly will not use it anymore in my laundry, or for cleaning my toilet and kitchen".
This is obviously a deliberate campaign to make people grateful for banning borax from public sale. For laundry and cleaning
purposes Borax Substitute now replaces the product previously sold as Borax. The EU has spearheaded this campaign. In June
2010 borax and boric acid were reclassiﬁed as “Reprotoxic  Category 2“, suggesting that they may be harmful to the reproductive10/30/24, 11:28 AM Health-Science-Spirit - The Borax Conspiracy
https://health-science-spirit.com/Healing_the_Body/The-Borax-Conspiracy.html 6/8functions of humans in high doses, and the product package must display the skull and crossbones symbol. From December 2010
these products were no longer available for public sale within the EU. While this classiﬁcation now applies for all of Europe, non-EU
countries still have some leeway in regard to public sales. This initiative is part of a Globally Harmonized System of Classiﬁcation and
Labelling of Chemicals  (GHS) which is to be implemented as soon as possible. Australia is well-advanced on preparing regulations to
implement the GHS for industrial chemicals, with new regulations expected in 2012 (21).
The European Chemicals Agency gave as reason for their reclassiﬁcation of boron products (paraphrased):
'The available data do not indicate major differences between laboratory  animals and humans, therefore it must be assumed that the
effects seen in animals could occur in humans as epidemiological studie s in humans are insufﬁcient to demonstrate the absence of
an adverse effect of inorganic borates on fertility. 17.5 mg boron/kg/da y was derived as a NOAEL  (no event level) for male and
female fertility. For the rat decreased foetal weight occurred at 13.7 mg boron/kg/day, and a safe limit of 9.6 mg/kg/day has been
derived.' (22)
What they are really saying is this: 'While we have no human data, anima l studies suggest that for adult reproductive functions a daily
ingestion of about 2 teaspoons of borax is safe. But to be absolutely sure that no-one is harmed, we will ban it completely.'
Importantly, this ruling is not related to borax in foods or supplements where it is already banned, but only for general use as in
laundry or cleaning products or as insecticides. Because borax is not readily inhaled or absorbed through intact skin, it is difﬁcult to
see how even a few milligrams daily could get into the body with the conventional use. If the same standard would apply to other
chemicals there would be none left.
The key study in this assessment was published in 1972. Why is this being dug up now to justify banning borax when it was of no
concern for the past 40 years? It does not make any scientiﬁc sense, especially if you consider that the main chemical in the new
borax substitute, sodium percarbonate, is about three times more toxic than borax. Acute oral LD50 values for animals are from 1034
to 2200 mg/kg/day (23). Even the commonly used sodium bicarbonate, with an animal LD50 of 3360 mg/kg, is nearly twice as toxic
as borax (24). Both of these chemicals have not been tested for long-term reproductive toxicity at the high doses that caused fertility
problems in rats and mice.
The same applies to washing powders, it has been stated that no toxicity is expected if used in the approved way, or that
reproductive tests have not been done. Ingredients in these products are more toxic than borax, why can they be used in the
approved way but not borax? And how about really toxic items such as caustic soda and hydrochloric acid?  Why do they remain
available to the public when one of the safest household chemicals is banned despite the fact that it is absolutely impossible to cause
any reproductive harm with the approved use?
Regardless of the lack of any scientiﬁc credibility, the stage has been set for borax and boric acid to be globally removed from public
sale at short or no notice. Even low-level and less effective boron tablets are now tightly controlled by the pharmaceutical industry,
and may be restricted at any time through Codex Alimentarius  regulations. With this the medical-pharmaceutical system has safely
defused any potential danger that borax may have posed to its proﬁtability and survival.
Note:
This article is not about curing arthritis. Boron is essential for healthy bones and joints, and supplements may be able to help with
arthritis, but chronic conditions often are associated with additional other deficiencies, allergies, microbial infestations and
inflammation. All of these factors may need to be addressed.
 REFERENCES
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9638606
(2) http://www.whale.to/w/boron.html
(3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566627/pdf/envhper00403-0084.pdf
(4) http://nah.sagepub.com/content/7/2/89.full.pdf
(5) http://www.arthritistrust.org/Articles/Boron and Arthritis.pdf
(6) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/172591209
(7) http://www.ithyroid.com/boron.htm
(8) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21129941
(9) http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2006/aug2006_aas_01.htm
(10)  http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/borax.html
(11)  http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/content/63/2/325.long
(12)  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21774671
(13)  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873987/
(14)  http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/fluoride.html
(15)  http://www.supergenial.ch/pi1/pd2.html10/30/24, 11:28 AM Health-Science-Spirit - The Borax Conspiracy
https://health-science-spirit.com/Healing_the_Body/The-Borax-Conspiracy.html 7/8(16)  http://www.health-science-spirit.com/ultimatecleanse.html
(17)  http:/www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9927593
(18)  http://www.hillbrothers.com/msds/pdf/n/borax-decahydrate.pdf
(19)  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp26-c2.pdf
(20)  http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0062-0004
(21)  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globally_Harmonized_System_of_Classification_and_Labelling_of_Chemicals
(22)  http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/17230/supdoc_boric_acid_20100609_en.pdf
(23)  http://www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/15630894.pdf
(24)  http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9927258
For further information see Arthritis and Rheumatism  or the more detailed Overcoming Arthritis.
Disclaimer: The aim of this web site is to provide information on using natural healing methods to aid in the treatment of illness and health improvement.
The author cannot accept any legal responsibility for any problem arising from experimenting with these methods. For any serious disease,
or if you are unsure about a particular course of action, seek the help of a competent health professional.
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How to Use Them

A    TREATISE    ON    HOW    TO
GET   THE   HIGHEST   FORM  OF
ANIMAL  ENERGY  FROM  FOOD

With    Recipes    for    Preparation,
Healthful Combinations and Menus

By

Eugene Christian

As the building is, so the structure must be.

THE HEALTH. CULTURE COMPANY
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1924

COPYRIGHT.   1924

BY

EUGENE   CHRISTIAN
Dedication
To the Women of America
on whom depend the future greatness
of our glorious country,
we most affectionately dedicate
this work.

We may live without poetry, music and art,
We may live without conscience, and live without heart;
We may live without friends, we may live without books,
And civilized man can live without cooks.


the	leisurely	trip	that	investigates	the	countryside	and	visits	all	the	tourist
attractions.	Most	spiritual	seekers	are	on	the	leisurely	path,	even	if	they	do
not	realize	it.	This,	however,	is	undoubtedly	the	best	way	for	many	people.
It	is	neither	wrong	nor	a	waste	of	time	but	merely	the	path	that	works	best
for	them.
In	reality,	time	is	merely	an	illusion	and	an	appearance.	No	‘time’	is	really
wasted	once	one	has	chosen	the	spiritual	goal.	Actually,	it	makes	no
difference	whether	enlightenment	takes	a	thousand	lifetimes	or	one;	in	the
end,	it	is	all	the	same.
Q:	Are	you	saying,	then,	that	the	way	through	traditional	religion	is	aslow	path,	and	the	one	through	the	understanding	of	consciousness	is
faster?
A:	Again,	it	is	a	matter	of	choice,	practicality,	and	inspiration.CHAPTER	19
Commentaries	and	Examples
Q:	What	are	the	basic	realizations	that	make	enlightenment	in	this
lifetime	possible?
A:	To	understand	the	nature	of	consciousness	makes	enlightenment	possible.
This	essentially	entails	the	realization	of	the	difference	between	duality
and	nonduality	and	how	to	transcend	the	realm	of	duality.
Q:	Practically	speaking,	how	is	this	possible?
A:	Duality	is	the	product	of	perception,	which	itself	is	limited.	Intellection
and	perception	can	be	refined	and	perfected	to	the	level	of	genius	but	will
still	be	a	limitation	that	restricts	the	level	of	consciousness	to	the	400s.
Consciousness	level	499	is	the	level	of	scientific	genius,	whereas	spiritual
genius	becomes	evident	at	600	and	goes	up	as	far	as	1,000.
Q:	How	can	one	undo	the	limitation	of	perception?
A:	By	understanding	its	nature.	Perception	is	appearance	and	an	artifact	of
mentation.	It	is	useful	in	dealing	with	the	world	of	ideas,	concepts,	and
physicality,	but	its	usefulness	ceases	when	the	goal	is	spiritual	evolution.
Q:	How	is	perception	overcome?
A:	It	is	not	overcome	but	instead	is	transcended.	This	is	made	possible	by	an
understanding	of	its	structure	and	function.	Realize,	to	begin	with,	that
perception	has	to	do	with	form.	Duality	is	quantifiable.	Let	us	try	to
unravel	its	function	by	means	of	examples.
Example	1:
	Picture	a	wall	that	is	pure	white	(or	pure	black,	if	you	wish).
Now	choose	to	see	an	imaginary	dot	on	that	wall.	This	dot	will	now	be	a
point	of	focus.	It	is	obvious	that	the	spot	can	be	anywhere	on	the	wall	that
one	chooses	for	it	to	be.	The	position	one	finally	selects	can	be	marked
with	a	crayon	or	chalk.	In	common	thinking	(which	is	therefore	dualistic),
the	point	will	be	said	to	‘exist’,	in	fact,	to	be	exactly	‘there’.
					With	some	reflection,	it	is	obvious	that	there	is,	in	actuality,	no	such
thing	as	a	‘point’	anywhere,	much	less	a	point	that	is	‘there’.	The	idea	is
altogether	only	in	the	mind.	There	is	no	point	anywhere	at	all	except	in	the
imagination.	The	point	is	therefore	not	a	self-existent	reality	and	itsdefinition	is	totally	dependent	on	the	human	mind	for	it	even	to	be	said	to
exist.	If	attention	is	removed	from	establishing	such	a	point,	it	instantly
disappears.	This	is	possible	because	it	never	did	actually	exist	as	a	reality.
					It	is	obvious	that	languaging	is	about	mentation	itself	and	leads	to	the
confusion	of	mentalizing	as	opposed	to	external	reality.
Example	2:
	A	‘point’	was	created	by
selective	attention	of	focus
.	To	be
effective,	this	requires	its	corollary	function	of
inattention
	to	everything
else	except	the	point	of	focus.	To	‘see’	a	spot	means	to	blot	out	the
awareness	of	all	that	is	‘not	a	spot’,	that	is,	the	rest	of	the	wall.
Example	3:
	Imagine	a	second	dot	on	the	wall	that	then	becomes	point
number	2.	Realize	now	that	both	points	are	really	in	the	imagination	and
exist	only	in	the	mind	of	the	observer.	Now,	imagine	a	line	drawn	between
the	two	points	that	one	can	now	call	‘distance’.	We	can	now	see	that
inasmuch	as	both	points	are	strictly	imaginary	and	exist	only	in	the	mind,
the	same	applies	to	any	imaginary	distance	between	them.
Example	4:
We	can	now	imagine	our	third	point	is	existing	at	a	distance	in
front	of	the	wall.	Again,	if	we	connect	all	three	points	in	our	imagination,
we	thereby	create	a	‘plane’.	Like	the	three	points,	the	plane	exists	only	in
our	imagination.	There	is	not	a	plane	‘out	there’.	Also	note	that	the	lines
between	the	points	have	no	innate	‘direction.’
Example	5:
	If	we	add	a	fourth	imaginary	spot	in	contrast	to	the	imaginary
triangle,	we	now	have	an	imaginary	‘third	dimension’.	We	can	now	also
say	that	the	interval	between	the	points	constitutes	‘space’.	However,	as
we	do	this,	we	realize	that	all	this	exists	only	in	our	imagination.
Example	6:
	At	this	point,	we	realize	that	imaginary	points	result	in
imaginary	locations,	directions,	planes,	space,	and	dimensions.	The	next
expectation	conjured	up	by	the	mind	is	to	describe	the	duration	or	‘time’
that	it	would	take	to	go	from	one	point	to	another.	You	can	see	that	the
time	to	traverse	an	imaginary	distance	between	imaginary	points	would
have	to	be	in	the	imagination.
Example	7:
	We	look	up	at	the	night	sky	and	see	innumerable	points	of
light.	We	can	arbitrarily	select	and	connect	any	number	of	these	into
imaginary	figures	and	create	our	own	constellations.	Like	a	child	with	a
crayon,	we	can	create	the	constellation	of	the	cat,	the	dog,	the	mouse,	orwhatever.	However,	if	we	board	a	spaceship	and	travel	out	to	a
constellation,	we	will	find	that	Orion,	as	well	as	all	the	rest,	have	no	such
existence.
					From	the	foregoing,	it	can	be	understood	how	the	mind	perceives	the
‘many’	in	what	is	really	‘the	the	mind	is	to	see	that	the	many	and	the	one
are	the	same.	Without	the	contrasting	mental	dualistic	terms	of	‘many’	or
‘one’,	neither	would	be	said	to	exist.	Instead,	there	could	only	be	the
realization	that	‘All	Is’.
					There	is	no	subject	and	object	possible	in	the	sentence,	“All	Is.”	Reality
is	neither	the	one	nor	the	many	bone’.	To	transcend	ut	is	only	itself	beyond
description,	dimension,	time,	locality,	beginning,	or	end.	To	describe	it,
even	the	term	‘now’	is	subtly	fallacious	for	it	implies	the	possibility	of	a
‘not	now’.	No	‘not’	is	possible	in	Reality,	which	includes	the	totality	of	all
that	exists	and	therefore	‘is’.	All	error	arises	from	the	‘is	not’	and	therefore
has	no	reality	or	need	for	it	to	be	explained	or	answered.	No	error	is
possible	in	what	actually	‘is’.
Q:	What	then	is	the	value	of	perception?
A:	Perception	is	of	value	to	animal	life	in	dealing	with	physicality.	It	deals
with	form.	Spiritual	awareness	is


 hear nothing, but the ears are still
receiving stim uli. Taoist teachings show a way to rest the ears. They call
this exercise ''Beating the Heavenly Drum' '.
This exercis e stimulates and gives rest to the inner ear. It is very
important to keep your ears healthy, and by following this exercise you will
insure good hearing into old age. Many diseases of the ears, such as ringing
and partial deafness, can be helped or cured by using this exercise.
In Chinese medic ine, the ears are regarded as the openi ng to the kidneys.
So if you do have problems with your ears, it is a warning signal that you
have a weakness in your kidneys. It is important then to also practice the
Kidney Exercis e along with the Ear Exercise.
The ears lie in line with, and are connected to, the pineal gland, which,
as you may rec all, is the center for spiritual awaren ess. Practic ing the Ear
Exercise stimula tes the pineal gland and helps to keep it h ealthy and
energized. You may find you feel very tranquil after performing this
exercise.
Practice the Ear Exe rcis e in the morning after working on the nose. Then
you may perform it as often as you like during the day. Those who suffer
from ear problems may want to practice this exercise many times during the
day until the condition improves.
I. Place the index fing ers of each hand on the outside of the ears and
fold over the outside flaps of skin which lie next to the ope ning of the
inner ear canal, so that you seal off the ear from the outside.
2. Using the tips of your second finge rs, tap gently on the fmgemails
of your index fingers. When done properly, you will hear a metal lic
sound much like the beating of a drum. Tap a regular rhythm, slowly,
twelve to thirty-six times.
Figure 58. Ear Exer cise (Beating the Heave nly Drum).
129 The Internal Exe rcises
3. Pause. Then repeat for a total of three times.
NOTE A: When you first close off your ears, before you begin
tapping, you will hear a sound much like that made by a waterfall.
The ear is still working. After following this exercise for a few days,
the sound of the waterfall will cease and will be replaced by a calm
silence.
MOUTH EXERC ISES
In addition to the other areas of the face, we need to stimulate as well the
mouth, teeth and gums to keep them healthy and strong. We continually
use our mouths for talking, eating, and kissing. So in order to keep this area
strong and prevent tooth decay and gum problems like gingivit is, the
Mouth Exercises should be practiced.
The Tongue and Saliva Exercise
The tongue is recognized as the opening to the heart. Feelings of hate,
love, sympat hy, and an ger reside in the heart and are stimulated by the
tongue. When the tongue is used in kissing, passion rises from the heart.
Saliva, or ''Heavenly Water'', is sacred to the Taoists and is treated with
respect for the power it holds as a natural healing water. It helps to kill
germs in the mouth and may be used as a form of medicine. It may also be
used to treat infections. If you cut yourself and there are no other healing
aids avai lable, put the cut in your mouth or spread some of your saliva over
it. The saliva will help clean it out and destroy germs that might otherwise
lead to infection. Interestingly, it is now known that saliva triggers the
production of a particular hormone within the structure of the teeth which
helps to prevent tooth decay. Further, saliva is a very important aid in
digestion, and along with the teeth. forms the first step in breaking down
foodstuffs before they reach the stomach. So saliva that is evenly distrib
uted between food particles will increase the digestive system's capacity to
absorb nutrients. (You can benefit from this property by chewing your food
until it is in liquid form.) Because saliva is so valuable to human existence,
the glands that produce it must be protected.
To keep the heart healthy and insure the continuing strength of the
130 Th� lnt�rnal Ex�rcises
salivary glands into old age, Taoists devised the Tongue and Saliva
Exercise. The literal English translation of this exercise is: "The Red
Dragon dances over the ocean to make the wind, rain and clouds.'' (The
Red Dragon is the tongue and the ocean is the saliva.) This one sentence
captures the exercise's ability to wash out and clean the mouth and teeth
and stimulate the heart.
This exercise may be done after meals, upon waking to remove bad
breath, and at other appropri ate times.
I. Roll your tongue around the inside of your mouth and across your
gums and teeth. Use your tongue as you would a toothbru sh.
2. As you roll your tongue around your mouth, saliva will be secreted
by the salivary glands. Do not swallow it, but allow it to collect until
you have a mouthful of saliva.
3. Swish the saliva around as if you were using a mouthwash. Wash
the entire inside of your mouth including the gums and in between the
teeth.
4. Divide the saliva into three equal parts and swallow each part
separate ly and slowly until your mouth is clear. As you swallow it,
feel it descend to your stomach. You may begin to feel the energy
which the "Heavenly Water" brings to your stomach.
Gum Press ure Exercise
There are also points at the top and bottom of the lips which may be
pressed to stimulate the meridians that supply energy to the mouth, teeth
and gums. This exercise may be done in the mornings, after meals, or
whenever appropriate.
I. Press the points designa ted in figure 59. Press with a fmn and
steady pressure and follow with a rubbing movement to energize this
area. Repeat three times.
Figure 59. Gum Pressure Exercise.
131 The Internal Exercises
Teeth Clicking Exercise
The teeth are vital parts of the digestive system. They break up food and
distribute saliva throughout the food particles. One needs to protect the
teeth from decaying, because if one cannot chew properly, one will not be
able to digest food properly. The resultant decreased capacity to absorb the
nutritive elements from food develops into a generally weakened internal
system. To protect the teeth, one needs to do the Teeth Clicking Exercise.
Also, the body tends to loosen up and become wlnerable to outside
germs during sexual intercou rse, orgasm, and while moving the bowels.
Teeth clicking or teeth clenching during these moments helps protect the
body and keep up one's natural defenses.
A sign of old age is often loose teeth as well as loose joints. Clicking the
teeth, as well as clenching the teeth during the day, will help tighten the
joints of the body and keep the teeth healthy.
When practiced in the morning, this exer cise will help awaken you.
When practiced during the day, it will help to keep your mind alert.
I. Click the teeth together thirty-six times. This strengthens the teeth
and gums.
Figure 60. Teeth Clicking Exercise.
FACE RUBBI NG EXERC ISE
After all the exercises which energize the individual parts of the face
have been prac ticed, you need to stimulate the skin and facial muscles:
I. Rub your hands together vigorously.
132 Th� lnt�rnal Ex�rcis�s
2. Press your palms against your face so that you feel the warmth in
your hands enter the skin and penetrate into the muscles. Feel the
energy being absorbed by the cells throughout your face.
3. Rub your hands in outward circular motions around your face.
Work your fingers and hands up through the bridge of your nose,
through your third eye, and out across your forehead, continuing
down your temples and cheeks and across your chin and mouth, then
crossing back up along your nose. Continue rubbing for as long as you
wish.
NOTE: You may want to stop occasionally to rub your hands together
to bring more heat and energy into your face. Practice this exercise
whenever your facial muscles become tired. This will help to reduce
the formation of wrinkles and bring a glow to your complexion.
THYROID EXERC ISE
The thyroid gland controls our bodies' metabolism. By massaging the
thyroid area, energy w ill be sent into the thyroid to help it function more
normally. Thus metabolism will be helped, enabling the body to eliminate
more poisons and toxins. Digestion and absorption of nutrients will also
improve. And thyroid medicine or iodine-both dangerous to take -will
become unnecessary.
a.
Figures 6la and 6lb. Thyroid Exercise.
133 The Internal Exercises
TECHNIQUES FOR RELffiVING PAIN
This simple exercise helps rel ieve upper back, shoulder or neck pain and
may be practiced whenev er discomfort is felt in the upper spine. Using this
exercise can eliminate the need for aspirin.
I. Assume the sitting position.
2. If pain is felt in the upper right quadrant of the back, allow


	people	living
in	the	most	remote	parts	of	the	world	who	enjoy	perfect	health	and	vitality.	They	regularly
purge	their	liver,	kidneys,	and	intestines	with	oils,	herbs,	and	fluids.	These	practices	have
become	lost	to	modern	societies	whose	main	emphasis	is	on	improving	the	superficial
physical	appearance	and,	in	the	case	of	an	illness,	fixing	its	symptoms	rather	than
removing	its	cause.

Those	who	have	done	a	series	of	liver	cleanses	report	that	they	feel	much	better	about
their	body,	their	life,	and	their	environment.	In	many	cases,	the	person’s	self-esteem	and
ability	to	appreciate	others	improves	as	the	body	becomes	increasingly	purified.	The	liver
cleanse	can	greatly	contribute	toward	developing	vitality	and	inner	beauty.	This	will	not
only	help	to	slow	or	reverse	the	aging	process,	but	will	also	make	you	feel	more	youthful
and	attractive,	regardless	of	your	age.
	Improved	Emotional	Health

The	liver	cleanse	has	direct	implications	on	how	you	feel	about	yourself	and	others.	Under
stress,	you	are	likely	to	become	irritable,	annoyed,	frustrated,	and	even	angry.	Most	people
assume	that	stress	has	something	to	do	with	the	external	problems	they	face	in	their	lives.
Yet	this	is	only	partially	true.	Our	response	to	certain	issues,	situations,	or	people	is	only
negative	because	we	are	not	able	to	cope	with	them.

The	liver,	which	maintains	the	nervous	system	by	supplying	it	with	vital	nutrients,	also
determines	our	stress	response.	Gallstones	impede	the	proper	distribution	of	nutrients,
which	forces	the	body	to	take	recourse	to	several	emergency	measures,	including	the
excessive	secretion	of	stress	hormones.	For	a	short	while,	this	quick	first-aid	measure
helps	to	maintain	most	bodily	functions,	but	eventually	the	body’s	equilibrium	becomes
disturbed	and	the	nervous	system	is	thrown	off	balance.	Given	this	imbalanced	state	of
affairs,	any	external	pressure	or	demanding	situation	may	trigger	an	exaggerated	stress
response	that,	in	turn,	may	give	rise	to	the	feeling	of	being	stressed	or	overwhelmed.

Our	emotional	health	is	intimately	linked	to	our	physical	health.	Cleansing	the	liver	and
keeping	it	clean	helps	maintain	emotional	balance.	When	you	remove	your	gallstones	you
also	root	out	any	deep-seated	anger	and	resentment	that	may	have	been	stored	there	for	a
long	time	(the	body	holds	onto	various	emotions	in	different	body	parts).	The	relief	that
comes	with	letting	go	of	past,	unresolved	issues	may	create	a	new	sense	of	being	alive.
Moreover,	the	feelings	of	freedom	and	euphoria	that	you	commonly	experience	almost
immediately	after	a	liver	cleanse	indicate	what	can	lie	in	store	for	you	once	your	liver	and
gallbladder	are	completely	cleansed.
	A	Clearer	Mind	and	Improved	Creativity

Clarity	of	mind,	memory	recall,	creativity,	and	the	ability	to	concentrate	and	focus
attention	all	depend	on	how	well	the	brain	and	nervous	system	are	nourished.	An
ineffective	circulatory	system	has	a	dulling	and	suppressing	effect	on	all	mental	processes.
This,	in	turn,	stresses	and	strains	the	nervous	system.

With	each	new	liver	cleanse	you	undertake,	you	are	likely	to	notice	a	further
improvement	in	your	mental	faculties.	Many	people	report	that	their	mind	becomes	less
turbulent	and	more	relaxed.	Others	report	a	sudden	influx	of	expansive	thoughts	that	help
to	improve	their	work	performance	and	creative	output.	Artists	generally	find	an	opening
of	a	new	dimension	to	their	creative	expression,	including	a	more	acute	perception	of
colors,	shapes,	and	forms.

Those	involved	in	techniques	of	spiritual	growth	or	self-improvement	will	find	that	the
elimination	of	all	gallstones	in	the	liver	may	help	them	to	gain	access	to	deeper,	formerly
hidden	areas	within	themselves	and	to	use	more	of	their	mental	potential.	The	liver	cleanse
particularly	helps	balance	the
solar	plexus	chakra.
	The	solar	plexus	represents	the	energy
center	in	the	body	responsible	for	willpower,	energy	absorption,	and	distribution,	as	well
as	functions	of	the	liver,	gallbladder,	stomach,	pancreas,	and	spleen.	This	central
switchboard	for	physical	and	emotional	activities	becomes	far	more	comfortable	after
doing	a	series	of	liver	cleanses.
	CHAPTER	7

What	People	Say	About	the	Liver	Cleanse

Debbie	Perez,	Germany:

“The	liver	cleanse,	what	a	difference	it	makes!	I’m	a	46-year-old	woman	and	have	had
health	problems	practically	all	my	life.	As	a	child,	my	health	problems	were	minor,	but
numerous	and	constant.	It	was	not	until	I	became	an	adult	that	my	minor	problems	became
major	ones.	My	road	to	good	health	has	been	long	and	exceptionally	difficult.	I	have	been
probed	with	cameras,	pricked	with	needles,	scanned,	X-rayed,	and	injected	with	dyes,	and
have	undergone	five	operations.	I	have	been	prescribed	and	consumed	vast	amounts	of
medications	of	various	dosages,	ranging	from	high	to	exceptionally	high,	especially
antibiotics.	I	would	always	get	better	for	a	while,	but	my	problems	continued,	each	time
reappearing	in	different	areas	of	my	body	with	worse	symptoms	than	before.

“Finally,	after	exhausting	myself	with	the	whole	medical	system	and	absolutely	at	my
wit’s	end,	I	decided	to	consider	natural	health.	I	read	everything	I	could	get	my	hands	on,
stopped	my	prescribed	medication,	changed	my	diet,	and	underwent	a	series	of	colonics.	It
began	to	work,	my	health	improved	dramatically,	but	still	I	needed	more.	I	did	not	have
any	energy	and	my	diet	had	to	be	strictly	adhered	to	in	order	to	prevent	my	digestion
problems	from	returning.	Then	one	day,	a	friend,	God	bless	her,	gave	me	a	book	she
thought	I	might	be	interested	in	reading,
The	Amazing	Liver	and	Gallbladder	Flush
	[the
earlier	title	of	this	book]
.
	At	present	I	have	completed	six	cleanses.	It’s	not	quite	complete,
but	the	difference	is	so	noticeable	that	I	can	speak	about	it	with	great	confidence.	The	last
six	months	have	been	truly	amazing	for	me.

“So	far	I	have	passed	about	2,000	stones	ranging	from	the	size	of	a	pea	to	a	golf	ball.	In
addition,	I	gained	extra,	unexpected	benefits	by	passing	a	small	tumor	and	various	types	of
parasites.	My	change	from	being	fragile	and	sickly,	to	vibrant	and	strong,	is	astounding.
My	digestion	has	completely	changed	to	that	of	a	normal	functioning	individual,
something	I’ve	never	experienced	before.	I	have	suffered	from	sinus	problems	as	long	as	I
can	remember;	now	they	are	gradually	normalizing,	as	my	allergies	disappear.	My	friends
and	family	have	all	witnessed	the	dramatic	changes	in	me,	and	can’t	believe	the	abundant
energy	I	h


 do it
out loud. The voice comments, speculates, judges, compares, complains,
likes, dislikes, and so on. The  voice isn’ t necessarily relevant to the
situation you find yourself in at the time; it may be reviving the recent or
distant past or re hearsing or imagining possible future situation s. Here it
often imagines things going wrong and negative outcomes; this is called
worry. Sometim es this soundtrack is accompanied by visual images or
“mental movies. ” Even if the voice is relevant to the situation at hand, it
will interpret it i n terms of the past. This is because the voice b elongs to
your conditioned  mind, which is the result of all your past histor y as well
as o f the  collecti ve cultural mind-set you inherited. So you see a nd judgethe p resent through the eyes of the past and get a totally distorted  view of
it. It is n ot unco mmon for the voice to be a person’ s own worst enemy.
Many people live with a tormentor in their head that continuously attacks
and punishes them and drains them of vital ener gy. It is the cause of
untold misery and unhappiness, as well as of disease.
The goo d news is that you can  free yourself from your mind. This is the
only true  liberat ion. Y ou can tak e the first step right now. Start listening
to th e voice in your head as ofte n as you can. Pay particular attention to
any repetitive thought patterns, those old gramophone records that have
been playing in your head perhaps for many years. This is what I mean
by “watching the thinker,” which is another way of saying: listen to the
voice in your head, be  there as the witnessing presence.
When you listen to that voice, l isten to it impartially. That is to say, do
not judge. Do n ot judge or cond emn what you hear, for doing so would
mean that the same voice has come in again through the back door.
Y ou’ll soon realize: ther e  is the voice, a nd here I am  list ening to it,
watching it. This I am  realization, this sense of your own presence, is not
a thought. It arises from beyond the mind.

So when  you listen to a though t, you are aware not only of the  thought
but also of yourself as the witness of the thought. A new dimension of
consciousness h as come in. As  you listen to the thought, you feel a
conscious presence — your deeper self — behind or underneath the
thought, as it were. The thought then loses its power over you and
quickly subsides, because you are no longer ener gizing the mind  through
identification wi th it. This is the beginning of the end of involun tary and
compulsive thinking.
When a thought  subsides, you experience a discontinuity in the mental
stream —  a gap of “no-mind.” At first, the gaps will be short, a few
seconds perhaps, but gradually they will become longer. Wh en these
gaps occur, you feel a certain st illness and peace inside you. This is the
beginning of your natural state of felt oneness with Being, which isusually obscured by the mind. W ith practice, the sense of stillness and
peace w ill deepen. In fact, there is no end to its depth. Y ou will also feel
a subtle emanation of joy arising from deep within: the joy of Being.
It is not a trance like state. Not at all. There is no loss of consc iousness
here. Th e oppos ite is the case. If the price of peace were a low ering of
your consciousn ess, and the price of stillness a lack of vitality and
alertness, then they would not be worth having. In this state of inner
connectedness, y ou are much more alert, more awake than in the mind-
identified state. Y ou are fully present. It also raises the vibrational
frequency of the ener gy field that gives life to the physical body.
As y ou go more deeply into this realm of no-mind, as it is so metimes
called in the East, you realize the state of pure consciousness. In that
state, yo u feel your own presence with such intensity and such joy that
all think ing, all emotions, your physical body, as well as the whole
external world become relatively insignificant in comparison to it. And
yet t his is not a selfish but a selfless state. It takes you beyond what you
previously thoug ht of as “your self.” That presence is essentially you and
at the same time inconceivably  greater than you. What I am trying to
convey h ere may sound paradoxical or even contradictory, but th ere is no
other way that I can express it.

Instead of “watching the thinker,” you can also create a gap in the mind
stream s imply b y directing the f ocus of your attention into the Now. Just
become intensely conscious of  the present moment. This is a deeply
satisfying thing to do. In this way, you draw consciousness aw ay from
mind activity and create a gap of no-mind in which you are hig hly alert
and aware but not thinking. This is the essence of meditation.
In yo ur e veryday life, you can p ractice this by taking any routin e activity
that normally is only a means to an end and giving it your fullest
attention, so that it becomes an end in itself. For example, every time you
walk up and down the stairs in your house or place of work, pay close
attention to every step, every m ovement, even your breathing. Be totallypresent. Or when you wash your hands, pay attention to all t he sense
perceptions associated with the activity: the sound and feel of the water,
the mov ement o f your hands, the scent of the soap, and so on. Or when
you get into your car, after you close the door, pause for a few seconds
and observe the flow of your breath. Become aware of a s ilent but
powerful sense of presence. The re is one certain criterion by which you
can mea sure yo ur success in th is practice: the degree of peace  that you
feel within.

So t he single m ost vital step on your journey toward enlighte nment is
this: learn to dis identify from your mind. Every time you create  a gap in
the stream of mind, the light of your consciousness grows stronger.
One day  you may catch yourself smiling at the voice in your  head, as
you would smile at the antics of a child. This means that you no longer
take the content of your mind all  that seriously, as your sense of self does
not depend on it.
ENLIGHTENMENT : RISING ABOVE THOUGHT
Isn’ t thinking essential in or der to survive in this world?

Y our mi nd is an instrument, a tool. It is there to be used for a  specific
task, and when the task is comp leted, you lay it down. As it is, I would
say about 80 to 90 percent of most people’ s thinking is not only
repetitive and useless, but because of its dysfunctional and often negative
nature, much of it is also harmf ul. Observe your mind and you  will find
this to be true. It causes a serious leakage of vital ener gy.
This kind of compulsive thinking is actually an addiction. What
characterizes an addiction? Quite simply this: you no longer feel  that youhave the choice to stop. It seems stronger than you. It also giv es you a
false sense of pleasure, pleasure that invariably turns into pain.

Why should we be addicted to thinking?

Because you are identified wit h it, which means that you derive your
sense of  self from the content and activity of your mind. Bec ause you
believe that you would cease to be if you stopped thinking. As you grow
up, you form a m ental image of who you are, based on your personal and
cultural conditio ning. W e may c all this phantom self the ego. It consists
of mind  activity and can only be kept going through constant thinking.
The term ego  m eans dif ferent  things to dif ferent people, but when I use it
here it means a false self, create d by unconscious identification  with the
mind.
T o the ego, the present moment hardly exists. Only past and f uture are
considered impo rtant. This total reversal of the truth accounts for the fact
that in the ego m ode the mind is so dysfunctional. It is always c oncerned
with keeping the past alive, because without it — who are you? It
constantly projects itself into the future to ensure its continued survival
and to seek som e kind of release or fulfillment there. It says: “One day,
when th is, that, or the other happens, I am going to be okay, happy, at
peace.” Even when the ego seem s to be concerned with the present, it is
not t he p resent t hat it sees: It misperceives it completely becaus e it looks
at it through the eyes of the past. Or it reduces the present to a means to
an end, an end that always lie s in the mind-projected future


 absorbed from the intestines and is excreted prim arily by the
kidneys.
By evaluating the body’ s fluid status, the serum chloride laboratory test
detects two types of fluid imbala nces, acid-base (acidosis and alkalosis) and
extracellular cation-anion. Normally serum chloride levels range from 100
to 108 mEq/liter (mmol/L). Maintaining a normal amount of chloride in the
blood reflects acid-base balance by its inverse relationship to bicarbonate.
Excessive loss of gastric juices or other secretions containing chloride may
cause hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis or excessive chloride retention.
Ingesting it may lead to hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis.
Elevated serum chloride levels (hyper chlor emia ) can come on from
severe dehydration, complete renal shutdown, head injury (which produces
neurogenic hyperventilation), and primary aldosteroism. Manifestations
consist of stupor, rapid and deep breathing, and weakness that leads to
coma.
A situation of low chloride levels in the blood (hypochlor emia)  is
associated with reduced blood sodium and potassium levels coming from
prolonged vomiting, gastric suctioning, intestinal fistula, chronic renal
failure, or Addison’ s disease. Congestive heart failure, or edema resulting in
excess extracel lular fluid, can cause dilutional hypochlo remia. The
indications are hypertonicity of muscles, tetany, and depressed respirations.
THE LACTIC  DEHYDROGENASE  (LDH) L ABORA TORY TESTThe laboratory test for lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) is a measurement of
five specific isoenzymes which catalyze the reversible conversion of
pyruvic acid present in all muscles of the body into lactic acid. Many
common diseases—myocardial infarction (MI), pulmonary infarction,
anemias, liver disease, kidney disease, erythrocytic damage, and others—
cause elevations  in total lactic dehydrogenase, and the LDH laboratory test
is useful for dif ferentiating between them.
The five identified isoenzymes in lactic dehydrogenase are LDH1 and
LDH2 appeari ng in the heart, red blood cells, and kidneys; LDH3 in the
lungs; and LDH4 and LDH5 in the liver and the skeletal muscles. Testing
for these  enzymes is especially appropriate for the delayed measurement of
creatine phosphokinase (CPK) associated with MI and for monitoring
patient respons e to some forms of chemotherapy. Total LDH levels
normally range from 48 to 115 U/L. Normal distribution of the five
isoenzymes is as follows:

LDH1: 17.5% to 28.3% of total
LDH2: 30.4% to 36.4% of total
LDH3: 19.2% to 24.8% of total
LDH4: 9.6% to 15.6% of total
LDH5: 5.5% to 12.7% of total

Since a vast number of illnesses involve the enzymes of LDH, this
laboratory test for lactic dehydrogenase is broadly employed for
establishing diagnoses.
THE ASPARTATE TRANSAMINASE /SERUM  GLUT AMIC -OXALOACETIC
TRANSAMINASE  (AST/SGOT) L ABORA TORY TEST
The laboratory blood examination for aspartate transaminase and serum
glutamic-oxaloacetic (AST/SGOT) is a measurement of specific amino acid
residues left behind by nitrogenous portions of the metabolized aminoacids. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) is found in the cytoplasm and
mitochondria of many tissue cells, primarily in the liver, heart, skeletal
muscles, kidneys, pancreas, and red blood cells.
AST is released  into blood serum in proportion to cellular damage, and
its detection (together with creatine phosphokinase and lactate
dehydrogenase) indicates myocardial infarction. The test also helps in the
diagnosis of acute liver diseas e. It monitors patient progress in healing.
AST adult serum  levels range from 8 to 20 U/L. Normal values for infants
are four times higher.
Maximum eleva tions of AST are associated with viral hepatitis, severe
skeletal muscle trauma, extensive surgery, drug-induced liver injury, and
passive liver congestion. Levels ranging from 10 to 20 times normal may
indicate severe MI, severe infectious mononucleosis, and alcoholic
cirrhosis. Moderate-to-high levels ranging from 5 to 10 times normal
indicate Duche nne muscular dystrophy, dermatomyositis, and chronic
hepatitis, along with prodromal and resolving stages of diseas es. Low-to-
moderate levels  of 2 to 5 times normal may show hemolytic anemia,
metastatic liver tumors, acute pancreatitis, pulmonary emboli, alcohol
withdrawal syndrome, fatty liver, and the first stages of biliary duct
obstruction.
THE SERUM  BILIRUBIN  LABORA TORY TEST
The laboratory test for serum bilirubin, the main product of hemoglobin
catabolism, is a measurement of bile pigment which indicates the state of
health of the liver and gallbladder. After being formed in the retic-
uloendothelial cells, bilirubin is bound to albumin and then transported to
the liver, where it’s conjugate d with glucuronic acid to form bilirubin
glucuronide and bilirubin diglucuronide. These two compounds are then
excreted in bile. Measurement of indirect or prehepatic (unconjugated)
bilirubin helps to evaluate hepatobiliary and erythropoietic functions.
The serum bilirubin laboratory test showing elevated levels often
indicates liver damage in which the parenchymal cells can no longer
conjugate bilirubin with glucuronide. Then indirect bilirubin reenters the
bloodstream. Also, an elevated reading alerts the health professional to the
possibility of severe hemolytic  anemia. This test aids in the differentialdiagnosis of jaundice, biliary obstruction, and dangerous levels of
unconjugated bilirubin.
Normally in an adult, indirect serum bilirubin measures 11 mg/d L or less;
direct serum bilirubin of less than 0.5 mg/dL). Neonates have total serum
bilirubin ranging from 1 to 12 mg/dL; if elevated to 20 mg/dL (for them, it
indicates neonatal hepatic immaturity or congenital enzyme deficiencies.
An exchange blood transfusion may then be required.
If readings of bilirubin are elevated for adults, the test advises about the
possibility of autoimmunity or transfusion reaction, hemolytic or pernicious
anemia or hemorrhage, and hepatocellular dysfunction perhaps from viral
hepatitis. Needl ess to say, elevated levels of direct conjugated bilirubin
usually show biliary obstruction with overflows into the bloodstream.
Intrahepatic biliary obstruction may come from viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, or
chlorpromazine reaction. Extrahepatic obstruction may come from
gallstones, gallbladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, or bile duct disease.
THE SERUM  GAMMA -GLUT AMYL  TRANSPEPTIDASE  (GGT) L ABORA TORY
TEST
The laboratory test for serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) is a
measurement of obstructive jaundice in neoplastic liver disease, and it’s
also useful for the detection of excessive alcohol consumption. The GGT
enzyme is sensitive to drug use and detects alcohol ingestion; therefore, it’s
used to determine compliance with alcoholism treatment. It also helps in the
diagnosis of obstructive jaundice and liver cancer.
The normal range for GGT varies with age in males but not in females.
For men ages 18 to 50 it varies between 10 and 39 U/L. Older than that,
males show a GGT range from 10 to 48 U/L. The normal range in women is
6 to 29 U/L. Elevation signals a cholestatic liver process.
Note: The immune-stimulating effect of the Gerson Therapy frequently
causes a rise in GGT blood levels.
THE ACID PHOSPHA TASE LABORA TORY TEST
The laboratory test for acid phosphatase is a measurement of the prostatic
and erythrocytic  isoenzymes to detect cancer. Active at a pH of 5, the twophosphatase enzymes appear in the liver, spleen, red blood cells, bone
marrow, platelets, and prostate gland.
Successful treatment for prostate cancer decreases acid phosphatase
levels. Its normal values range from 0 to 1.1 Bodansky units/mL; 1 to 4
King Armstrong  units/mL; 0.13 to 0.63 Bessey-Lowery-Broc k units/mL;
and 0 to 6 U/L in S1 units. Normal range of radioimmunoassay results is 0
to 4.0 ng/mL.
An elevated prostatic acid phosphatase test indicates Paget’ s


ciency in the
blood, the blood vessels may clog up, if it is lacking in fat cells, then we may only be able to deposit fat but not mobilize it again
when needed, and when lipoprotein lipase is in short supply, then chylomicrons and VLDL  build up in the blood and cause a range
of problems, while cells are starved of lipids for energy production or structural regeneration.
Internal lipase deﬁciency may develop when more lipase is needed for fat digestion and absorption than can be produced in the
pancreas. Then lipase is taken from the internal lipase store to prop up the pancreas. Actually, lipase is recycled similar to bile.
For the purpose of fat digestion bile and lipase are released, but unused amounts of each are reabsorbed in the lower parts of the
small intestines, and re-supplied to the liver and pancreas through the blood and lymph circulation. Internal lipase deﬁciency
arises when we habitually eat food low in lipase. Then the body has difﬁculties reabsorbing and generating enough lipase as we
get older, and we develop age-related degenerative body changes.
Another problem is the increasing incidence of genetic, inherited or familial lipoprotein lipase deﬁciency, also called familial
chylomicronemia. This leads to all of these problems already at a youn ger age. The most severe form is seen when a genetic
lipoprotein lipase deﬁciency is inherited from both parents. Fortunately, this is rare with a frequency of only one in a million. Much
more common is a relative deﬁciency inherited from only one parent. In this case problems may be mild in childhood, and become
more disabling as we get older.
Depending on the exact nature of the deﬁciency, cholesterol may accumulate and lead to cardiovascular disease, or problems
may be due to excess triglycerides. This may cause enlargement of liver and spleen, inﬂammation of the pancreas or chronic
pancreatitis; fatty deposits, fatty tumors or lipoma under the skin; deposits in the retina of the eye, white inner eyelids, yellow-
brown skin patches, inﬂammatory skin and muscle diseases, chronic muscle pain, spasms and cramps, varicose veins and fragile
arteries, and generally lack of energ y. A frequent sign is the early formation of an arcus senilis – a bluish-white opaque arc in the
top part of the iris, which may later become a full ring around the iris.
With this I see lipase deﬁciency causing or contributing to a wide range of health problems and diseases such as aging skin,
Alzheimer ’s disease, arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis, auto-immune disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic fatigue
syndrome, cystic ﬁbrosis, dementia, depression, diabetes, eye disease s, ﬁbromyalgia, lateral sclerosis (A.L.S.), liver diseases,
malabsorption, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, obesity, pancreatitis, Parkinson’ s disease, psoriasis, Raynaud’ s disease,
stroke, and vertigo (labrynthis or Meniere's Disease).
The medical solution for elevated triglycerides and cholesterol levels, apart from drugs, is a low fat diet. However, this has its own
problems. It leads to severe deﬁciencies in essential lipids, such as fat-soluble vitamins, essential fatty acids and phospholipids;
while a high carbohydrate diet predisposes to the development of diabetes, and any excess carbohydrate is converted in the liver
into saturated fat and cholesterol, and is a main cause of obesity. This applies to genetic as well as acquired forms of elevated
lipids.
Overweight
If we have a good metabolism, then we can easily gain or lose weight. When the metabolism becomes inefﬁcient, we have
difﬁculty either gaining or losing weight. I see the present epidemic of overweight mainly as a symptom of lipase deﬁciency. This is
especially a problem with high-carbohydrate diets because of their low satiety value.
The problem is this: the less fat there is in a meal, the faster it is released from the stomach into the small intestine. Unlike fats,
carbohydrates are easily and rapidly absorbed. This can lead to damaging high blood sugar levels. To prevent this, the pancreas
releases large amounts of insulin. This helps glucose to enter cells more quickly but if you are not doing hard work or exercise at
the time, the excess glucose is either converted to lactic acid, thereby causing overacidity and mineral deﬁciency, or the glucose
is converted to fat (mainly in the liver).
Fat is then stored in fat cells. When the blood sugar level drops, this stored fat can now be used to generate energy – but only if
you have sufﬁcient internal lipase. If lipase is deﬁcient, fat remains in the fat cells and you feel hungry again, having another
carbohydrate meal with a replay of the same story. After several years of repeating this cycle with habitually elevated blood sugar
levels, diabetes may be diagnosed.
There are two ways to solve this problem, and it is best to use both simultaneously. Firstly get plenty of lipase, preferably from raw
fats and oils, or otherwise from lipase supplements. Secondly slow down the absorption of carbohydrates. This may be done in10/30/24, 11:11 AM Health-Science-Spirit - Lipase & Fat Metabolism
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sufﬁcient oil or fat. You may, for instance, eat fruit mixed with (coconut) cream.
Alternatively, you may eat mainly slow-digesting carbohydrates, such as legumes, especially chickpeas and sprouted mung beans
and lentils, in addition to vegetable salads. Another possibility is snacking - nibble, space out the food intake. Ingest only as much
carbohydrate as you need to produc e energy during the next 30 to 60 minutes so that nothing is converted into fat. Then have
another snack. Finally be aware that if you do have a high-calorie meal in the evening, then it just cannot help but enrich your fat
cells.
However, lipase deﬁciency is only one factor that may prevent converting body fat into energy. Others necessary nutrients are L-
carnitine, coenzyme Q10, choline or lecithin, inositol, methionine, and vitamin B3 (niacin and niacinamide). Furthermore, fat
burning can be accelerated by drinking diluted lemon juice, grapefruit juice or cider vinegar before meals.
Lipase to the Rescue
The natural solution to these problem s originating from lipase deﬁciency is to use a diet that is high in lipase. All fatty or oily foods
naturally have a high content of lipase. Lipase is destroyed by heating over 40 to 45ºC. Therefore, to improve genetic or age-
related problems of the fat metabolism, we need to maximize our intake of raw, unheated and unreﬁned fats and oils.
Raw butter, for instance, has formerly been used to cure psoriasis but pasteurized butter causes or aggravates it. The healing
effect of raw butter is due to its high content of lipase. The same is true for heart and liver problems, which are caused or
aggravated by processed cheese and butterfat. Such health problems did not occur in the inhabitants of the Caucasus and
Bulgaria with their high intake of raw milk products. Cholesterol did not harm anyone in former times when mainly unheated milk
products were used; cardiovascular disease was almost unknown.
Raw milk was formerly used to cure tuberculosis but pasteurized milk is more likely to cause it. Carnivorous wild animals have
diets high in fat and cholesterol but no signs of atherosclerosis and heart disease. In contrast, dogs and cats on canned food,
pasteurized milk or cooked meat develop the same diseases as their masters.
Lipase in Food
All lipid-rich foods also are high in lipase. However, you need to be aware that lipase is water-soluble while at the same time being
attracted to the lipid phase. Therefor e, you cannot get much lipase by using only the lipid phase, such as vegetable oil. Even extra
virgin olive oil does not contain lipase, except as unﬁltered, milky or turbid oil, but this is not commercially available because
lipase would cause it to spoil quickly. The same applies to avocado oil or coconut oil.
This is not a problem with fresh avoc ado, coconut ﬂesh or raw animal lipids as they usually retain enough water and, with this, all
their lipase. Cream, for instance, has still about 60% water, butter 16% and egg yolk about 50%. Other animal sources of lipase
(and protein-digesting enzymes) are minced raw meat and raw, possibly marinated ﬁsh (see The Raw Food Diet ).
In addition to a high intake of reﬁned carbohydrates, I see the current epidemic of diseases, such as Alzheimer ’s disease,
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity, largely as long-term manifestations of lipase deﬁciency, caused