 of being
generous with others as its own reward.
Acknowledgment
One of the great secrets of relationship is acknowledgment. The behavior of
others toward us always includes a hidden gift. Even if that behavior
appears negative, there is something in it for us. V ery often that something
appears in the form of a signal to us to become more aware. Let’ s say, for
example, that somebody calls us “stupid.” Our natural response is one of
anger. W e can use the ener gy of that anger consciously: “What is that
person asking me to become more aware of?” If we ask ourselves the
question, we may come to the realization that we were being self-centered;
we were being uncaring; we were failing to acknowledge them; and we
were not being conscious and aware of what was going on in the
relationship.
If we constantly follow this procedure, we will come to the awareness
that everyone in our life is acting as a mirror. They are really reflecting back
to us what we have failed to acknowledge within ourselves. They are
forcing us to look at what needs to be addressed. What aspect of our smaller
self needs to be relinquished? This means that we have to constantly let go
of our pride in order to undo anger, so that we can be grateful for thecontinual opportunities of growth with which we are presented in the course
of everyday experience.
T o do this, we have to resist the temptation to indulge in making
ourselves and others “wrong.” If we look at the “small self” aspect of
ourselves, we will see that making ourselves and others “wrong” is one of
its favorite activities (e.g., politics and the media). This is because the small
self is ignorant of better ways to accomplish our goals. It does not see the
alternative, which is choosing to change a situation out of free choice.
One way we force ourselves out of unsatisfactory situations is by
making ourselves or the situation “wrong.” Instead of merely choosing to
find a better job, for instance, our smaller self makes the job, the boss, and
fellow workers “wrong.” Because of the picture of wrongness, the situation
now becomes intolerable, and we are forced to change it. How much easier
it would have been had we just simply chosen to move on to a better
situation. However, because of our sense of obligation, guilt is very often
the block to this simpler way. In other words, because of what has benefited
us in a situation, we feel guilty about leaving it. So the unconscious
ingeniously has created the whole mechanism of wrongness to force us out
of dead-end situations. This often happens in interpersonal relationships
where we feel that we have to make the other person “wrong” in order to
justify leaving them. Resorting to the mechanism of wrongness is simply a
denial of our own freedom to choose.
One source of anger stems from the unacknowledged acts of the love
that we have expressed to others. Love in this context means the everyday
simple forms of lovingness that go on in every human relationship in the
form of thoughtfulness, consideration, polite gestures, encouragement, and
providing. V ery often an internal dialogue can go on for years about our
resentment over the other person’ s lack of appreciation for our feelings
about them. If this is so for us, it must be the case for others as well. There
are people, therefore, in our life who are walking around with an endless
mental stream of thoughts about us, having to do with our lack of
appreciation of their feelings for us.
This whole arena of anger can be of fset and prevented when we see the
enormous value of simply acknowledging the gestures of others toward us.
This means to acknowledge all of their communications to us. For instance,
if friends call us on the phone, we thank them for calling us. The reason for
doing this is that it makes the other persons feel complete and secure withus. It is an acknowledgment of their value in our life, and everyone feels
pleased when we acknowledge their value.
By this simple mechanism of acknowledgment, it is possible, within a
matter of days, to transform all of one’ s relationships in a rather dramatic
way. This acknowledgment does not have to go on in the outer world but
can take place within oneself. As we examine our relationships, we can ask
ourselves, “What have I failed to acknowledge in those with whom I have
daily contact?”
It is a very valuable experience to pick someone in our life who, in our
view, is critical toward us and now, within ourselves, begin to look at how
we have failed to acknowledge them. W e surrender all of our negative
feelings about them, and we begin to give them credit, af firming their value
to us. Their value may simply be that they are a spur to our emotional
growth and development. The nagging spouse or scowling neighbor is
trying to say something. Almost always in this sort of situation, such
persons are not feeling acknowledged for the contribution they are making
to our life. Once their value to us has been acknowledged, the nagging
stops.
Expectations
When we stop pressuring others with our expectations, we create an
opening for them spontaneously to respond positively to us. W e can, in a
prophylactic move, of fset resentments by shifting what we have done for
others from the level of sacrifice to the level of a loving gift. W e can then
acknowledge ourselves for this move and drop our expectations, which will
dissolve the resistances in others.
A simple experiment illustrates this shift. There was a man who
brought back two new shirts from Mexico. The new shirts were of a totally
dif ferent design than the kind of clothes he was accustomed to wearing. The
first day that he decided to wear one of the shirts, he noticed he had an inner
expectation and a sort of subtle pride in doing something new and dif ferent.
However, instead of surrendering the pride, he decided to keep it; that is, he
purposefully didn’ t use the letting go technique to surrender the pride and
simply let it be there. He wanted to see what would happen, how people
would respond. That day, he proudly wore the new shirt and, sure enough,
nobody even mentioned it, despite the fact that it was totally dif ferent from
his usual attire. It must have really stood out, but there was not a singlecomment. When he went home, he had to laugh at how true was
entrepreneur Robert Ringer ’ s term for that kind of a situation as the
“boy/girl theory.” (Boy wants girl, therefore, girl is disinterested in boy. As
soon as boy is no longer interested in girl, girl now wants boy.)
The next morning he decided he would wear the other new shirt, but
this time he surrendered all of his vanity and his expectations of being
noticed. He let go of that little pride that he was doing something new and
dif ferent, and he acknowledged the love of all his friends and the important
part they played in the happiness of his life. By the time he got through the
letting go process, he was totally surrendered on wearing the shirt. He knew
he was totally surrendered, because it was okay if they noticed the new
shirt, and it was okay if they didn’ t. That day was suddenly like new shirt
day! Almost every person he met commented on the new shirt, asked him
where he had gotten it, and he spent the day getting lots of attention. This
experiment humorously makes the point: W e get what we want when we
stop insisting on it!
Expectation of others is a form of emotional blackmail. W e can feel our
resistance when others pull for certain emotional “goods” from us. W e can
get away from being emotionally blackmailed by looking at how we do it
with others, and, then, we can let go of wanting to manipulate their
emotional responses toward us.
Another way of preventing anger is by making a decision within
oneself no longer to accept invalidation from others or the small aspect of
oneself. This decision can be in the form of a firm declaration: “I will no
longer accept invalidation from myself or others.” When this is coupled
with the habit of acknowledging all that is positive within ourselves and
others, relationships rapidly change, their potential sources of anger having
been removed.
Chr onic Resentment
Chronic, unrecognized anger and resentment reemer ge in our life as
depression, which is anger directed against oneself. If pushed further into
the unconscious, it can re-emer ge as psychosomatic illnesses. Migraine
headaches, arthritis, and hypertension are frequently cited examples of
chronic suppressed anger. These symptoms are very often alleviated as
people learn how to let go of their inner anger. For example, in one study,
the blood pressure measurements of the participants were taken before andafter they received instruction on how to let go of negative emotion. All the
people with hypertension showed drops in their blood pressure, both the
systolic and diastolic (the upper and lower numerical readings), once they
started letting go of the emotional pressure that they had built up over the
years. The Stanford University For giveness Project confirms the cardiac
benefits of relinquishing anger and resentment. In the program, parents of
children killed in the Protestant-Catholic violence in Ireland learned how to
let go of their bitterness toward the “enemy”; measurements of their cardiac
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 in excess, the lungs will be overworked, circulation become
obstructed, and positive disease follow.  It is, indeed, fully settled that
tubercles in the lungs are the result of breathing insufficiently of
pure air, but whether the fault is in the enfeebled condition of the
lungs,  or  from  an  excess  of  impurities  introduced  through  the
stomach, or from lack of pure air, is not clearly defined.  No doubt
each one of these causes contributes to their existence.  Indeed,
judging  from  the  amount  of  candies,  sugar,  greases,  starchy
substances, that are used by the people, we feel certain that the
difficulty originates in what we eat quite as much as in what we
breathe.   Good  food,  therefore,  as  well  as  pure  air,  abundant
breathing and digestion, full action of liver, bowels, kidneys, skin,
and, above all, good circulation, are necessary to good nutrition ; but
that there is failure in one or all of these organs is one of the plainest
facts of life, which explains the feebleness so common among the
people.
Faulty nutrition is the commonest fact of life.  It is almost impossible
to find a person whose nutrition is perfect.  In some department of
the organism there is failure.  Either brain or nerves or muscles,
either lungs, liver, stomach or kidneys, skin or bowels, are enfeebled,and all the disastrous effects thereof can be ascribed to any one of a
dozen causes.  Beginning with errors in diet, we have immediately
following  obstructions  of  liver,  kidneys,  skin,  bowels,  lungs,  the
operations  of  each  of  these  organs  being  dependent  on  the
substances  used  as  well  as  upon  their  vigor,  and  their  vigor
dependent upon good circulation.
Capillary circulation is the basis of nutrition, but it is equally true
that nutrition and capillary circulation depend upon vigorous action
of the various organs of the body.  In this complex machine, when one
organ becomes deranged all the others sympathize, and when one
evil has been consummated a hundred others follow.  Our wonder is
not that men are sick, but that they are so well ; it is not that they are
feeble, but that they are enabled to live at all.  Surely, God is good,
and  nature  is  careful  for  her  own  necessities,  or  death  and
destruction would quickly follow in the wake of sin and wrong.
There is but one way to perfect health, as there is but one way to
purity of life, and that is to begin at the beginning.  Cut off the first
excess, avoid beginnings, abstain from the first sin, resist the first
temptation ; live a life of purity and holiness, as the great necessity to
health and happiness.  To do this is to attain to power not dreamed of,
to enjoy capacity beyond comparison.  The feeble ones know little of
the  power  that  is  naturally  within  them.   They  have  become  so
accustomed to their aches and pains that they are content daily to
grapple with disease, scarcely believing in better conditions, like himwho  never  saw  the  light,  denying  the  existence  of  light.   Never
having had health, they do not know the glories of health.
Equalizing  the  Circulation.   Circulation  which  is  perfectly
balanced is easily performed, but with the balance destroyed the
labor  is  increased,  and  the  heart  and  general  circulatory  system
correspondingly depleted.   The  unequal  distribution of blood  is a
concomitant of all diseases, the result of irritation, the first process of
disease.  Action of any part induces flow of blood to that part, and the
excessive action of irratition consequently induces excessive flow of
blood,  which  with  corresponding  relaxation  of  the  blood-vessels
constitutes congestion.  Now, with too much blood in relaxed vessels
at one point there must be too little at another point with vessels
contracted, which means unbalanced and inefficient circulation and
consequently  obstructed  nutrition.   Equalizing  the  circulation,
therefore, comes to be a most important measure for improving it.
This is accomplished :
1. By soothing irritation and relieving pain ;
2. By warming and relaxing contracted and depleted parts, while
congested parts are cooled and contracted.
It is wonderful to what extent soothing appliances are effective for
improvement.  These may be applied directly to the irritated part, or
to parts in direct sympathetic connection with it.  The schools employ
counter-irritation on this plan for the same purpose, on the principleof  “curing  one  disease  by  producing  another.”   We  prefer  hot
fomentations, as being altogether superior for immediate relief, while
no injurious, painful, or annoying difficulties are left behind as is the
case in counter-irritation.  Take a flannel cloth of sufficient size, fold
it twice, making four thicknesses, and wring it out of water as hot as
can be borne, and lay it on the part, covered closely with several
thicknesses to keep it warm.  As it cools, say in five minutes, repeat
the operation, which may be continued for from ten minutes in mild,
to hours in extreme cases.  It fulfils the same indications, and may be
used on the same principle, as blisters, mustard plasters, etc.  On the
bowels in colics, on the chest in pneumonia, or upon inflamed joints
or other parts in cases of bruises, sprains, gout, rheumatism, etc., the
soothing  effect  is  often  remarkable,  and  congestions  are
correspondingly relieved and nutrition improved.  Frequently it is
wise to alternate the hot cloths with linen ones of four thicknesses,
wrung out of cold water, or these cold compresses may follow and
wholly take the place of hot ones for a time.  Indeed the effect is
always excellent to have the cold wet compress applied to the part
after the hot ones have been withdrawn, and these may be continued
indefinitely or until complete restoration is effected, being re-wet as
often as they become somewhat dry.
Hot and Cold Treatment.  In cases of congestion a most important
result is obtained by the application of hot to the spine at the point at
which  the  nerves  are  given  off  to  the  organ  which  is  irritated,
inflamed, or congested ; while cold wet cloths, frequently re-wet and
kept cold, are applied to the congested part.  Hot fomentations to theback of the neck and head, with cold cloths over the forehead, are
wonderfully  efficacious  in  controlling  circulation  in  the  head.   In
congestion of lungs, pneumonia, hemorrhage from them, place the
hot cloths between the shoulders, change every five or ten minutes,
and cold cloths over the lungs in front, changed equally often.  In
hemorrhage  of  lungs  I  have  found  most  marked  results  from  ice
rubbed over the chest while the hot cloths were in position behind.
The hot cloths must not be continued too long in these cases—say not
more than half an hour to an hour and a half.  When removed, the
wet cool cloths should be put in their place and allowed to remain
unchanged for hours.  In liver or bowel congestions or inflammations,
in  diarrhæa  or  dysentery,  apply  the  hot  fomentations  behind  the
stomach and bowels, and the cold ones in front, as above.  In uterine
congestions and hemorrhages the hot should be applied over the
sacral nerves, and ice maybe introduced into the vagina and rubbed
over the lower part of the abdomen.  This treatment both contracts
the relaxed blood-vessels and soothes the congested parts, and hence
restores normal conditions with great certainty.
General  Treatment.   In  all  such  treatment  it  must  never  be
forgotten that the surface and extremities must be kept warm.  Local
irritation, congestion, inflammation, and hemorrhages are dependent
largely upon failure of circulation in the general system, and as the
surface of the body is in intimate sympathetic relation to each part
locally irritated or congested, soothing and warming applications to
the whole person are wonderfully effective to the removal of irritation
and  consequent  congestion.   General  treatment  should  thereforeprecede or supplement the local appliances.  Hot bricks or bottles to
the  feet,  thighs,  arms,  hands,  etc.,  are  desirable  ;  or  what  is
altogether better, the hot full bath, in which the person is immersed
in water at from 100 to 110 degrees for from five to fifteen minutes.
I have obtained heretofore most marked


 spending every moment
soaking in everything about her; having a support person who was prepared
and ready to serve my needs and be at my side for help, cooking all my
Ayurvedic meals, teas, and snacks; resting mostly at home for six weeks
alone with my family in order to adjust to our new baby; receiving
abhyanga massages from an Ayurvedic massage therapist and dear friend;
having a meal train set up so that friends and local wise women could
deliver daily meals for my family and me; and generally honoring the
sacred window by simply giving myself the time and space that I needed to
heal. This type of experience takes preparation and planning, gathering of
resources, patience, and dedication to achieve.
Before the baby is born, your natural nesting instincts will have you
planning and preparing, or ganizing and gathering. Use this ener gy to plan
your postpartum window. Clear your schedule for six weeks after the birth
as much as you can. Make arrangements for work leave, older children’ s
schedules, pets, house cleaning, meal preparation, and any other
responsibilities you may have. The more you think of now, the less you will
have to worry about when all you want to do is stare at that sweet baby in
your arms!
Gather some recipes you will want cooked during your postpartum
window (see chapter 8 for some staples) and buy the dry groceries in
advance. Make a grocery list for anything you cannot buy in advance and
leave it accessible for your support person so that they can go to the store
for you when needed. If your support person is unavailable, look into
ordering from online grocery delivery services. Print out the recipes so
someone can cook them for you. Deep-clean your house just before your
due date (including doing all the laundry) so that you can enjoy a clean,peaceful, sattvic environment with your newborn baby. Consult an
Ayurvedic postpartum doula—someone who is educated and trained to help
you prepare and navigate your postpartum window following Ayurvedic
guidelines. You will already have a lot on your plate with preparing for birth
and your baby. Adding the element of Ayurveda to your planning may seem
overwhelming, especially if it is unfamiliar. Talk with an Ayurvedic
postpartum doula to explore what your personal needs are for your
postpartum window and how they can best support you.
Ayurvedic postpartum care is needed for every mother, though it can
sometimes be quite costly. A traditionally inspired blessing way or a baby
shower—or maybe both!—can be a great way for your tribe to support your
postpartum healing. A blessing way is a celebration of the journey into
motherhood, but instead of showering the baby with gifts, friends and
family shower the mother with love, support, and blessings in her transition
into becoming a mama. A baby shower or a blessing way can include
opportunities to prepare for the postpartum window:
Start a “postpartum care” fund where friends and family can
make a donation for your postpartum care instead of buying a
gift. This can help pay for doula care, massages, or hiring extra
help like cleaners and childcare for your older children.
Start a meal train so friends and family can sign up to bring a
postpartum meal.
Put postpartum care items on your baby registry, such as a
pressure cooker; a thermos; hot water bottles; a postpartum
belly wrap; organic sesame oil; herbs like dashamula, fenugreek,
and fennel; organic dates; basmati rice; and ghee.
Create a sign-up sheet for friends and family to take on dif ferent
support tasks postpartum, such as grocery shopping, giving
older children rides to and from school, catching up with dishes,
doing laundry, or tidying the house.Postpartum-Prep Activity for Your Blessing W ay
1.Gather various organic dried herbs and oils from the directions
below and have them arranged in separate jars on a table.
Provide your guests with string, scissors, labels, markers,
empty paper tea bags, and jars.
2.Explain to your guests that the herbs have healing benefits for a
postpartum mother, and that you will use what they make
during your postpartum window to support you in your healing.
3.Allow each guest to make as many items as they wish (or as
you have supplies for).
Infused Oils
Your guests can choose any of the dried herbs listed below, place
them in a jar, and pour sesame or sunflower oil over them. Ask them
to label the jar, and then you can save it for when you need it! You
can place the filled jars on a windowsill where warmth from the sun
will pull the medicinal qualities of the herbs into the oil. After six or
eight weeks, strain out the herbs and keep the infused oil to use as
needed for support postpartum.
Three potential combinations:
hemorrhoid relief oil: sesame oil with St. John’ s wort, yarrow,
rose
nipple soothing oil: sesame oil or ghee with comfrey, calendula,
plantain, chamomile
abhyanga oil: sesame oil, rose, jasmine, lavender, calendula,
chamomile
Herbal T ea Blends
Provide empty paper tea bags for your guests. They can choose any
combination of the following herbs and place them in a bag. Labelthese along with what they are used for and save them for when you
need them most!
Herbs for nervous system support:
chamomile
lavender
licorice
Herbs for digestive support:
coriander seeds
cumin seeds
dried ginger
fennel seeds
Herbs for lactation support:
chamomile
fennel seeds
fenugreek
licorice
red raspberry leaf
Epsom Salt Soaks
Guests can mix Epsom salts and herbs in a jar and add a couple drops of
essential oils for added benefits and scent. Label the jars, and when you are
ready to use them, pour them into the bath (or place them into a lar ge tea
bag or sock to keep the herbs from getting stuck in the drain). Epsom salt
soaks can be made with any of the following herbs:
calendula
chamomile
comfrey
lavenderrose
rosemary
sage
yarrow
Herbal Baths
Guests can choose a combination of herbs and place them in a jar
for you to use in making herbal baths. Share the following benefits of
each herb with your guests so they can craft a bath for you with deep
intention and healing energy. They can write a little note on the jar
sharing the benefits of the herbs or expressing their blessings and
wishes for your postpartum healing. Following “Guidelines for an
Herbal Bath” on this page, a lovely bath can be created from any
combination of the following herbs:
ashoka: Ashoka is perhaps Ayurveda’ s most supportive herb for
the female reproductive system. It is also said to remove sorrow
and grief that is hidden in the womb.
calendula: Calendula is a powerful healer of scars and wounds,
making it very supportive for mamas who experience perineal
tears during birth, have had stitches, or underwent a C-section. It
also can help prevent infections.
chamomile: Chamomile is gentle and calming. It relaxes the
entire nervous system and can reduce muscle tension and
cramping. It is gentle enough for newborns as well, making it a
great option for mama to bathe with her babe.
dashamula (cut): Many of the herbs in this list can be too cooling
or drying when used on their own, or in excess, during the
postpartum window. Dashamula is deeply grounding and
warming, making it an important addition to any postpartum
herbal bath formula.
hibiscus: Hibiscus is a sacred flower often used in devotional
ceremonies. It also helps to balance the first and second chakras(root and sacral chakras).
lavender: Lavender is deeply restorative to both the mind and
body. It can ease anxiety and depression and be a wonderful
sleep aid. It is also gentle enough to bathe with baby.
linden: While linden is also soothing to the nervous system, it
holds a particularly divine feminine energy, bringing calm and
beauty into the heart. It is said that linden removes obstacles in
the heart that get in the way of unconditional love.
oatstraw: Oatstraw rejuvenates the nervous system and rebuilds
and restores reservoirs of energy within the body. It is the perfect
herbal ally for when exhaustion sets in. It can also restore peace
of mind after a traumatic or shocking event, and therefore it is
beneficial for mamas who experience birth trauma.
rose petals: Rose is the queen of all flowers and a deep ally for
feminine healing. Rose soothes the emotional heart by
comforting and then releasing grief and sorrow.
witch hazel bark: Witch hazel bark is soothing and healing for
inflamed, damaged tissues. It can also be supportive in slowing
down lochia (postpartum bleeding) and soothing hemorrhoids.
THE DOSHAS DURING THE POSTPARTUM
WINDOW
POSTP ARTUM AGNI AND AMA: According to Ayurveda, the strength of
an individual’ s agni—the digestive fire—will determine not


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 and chest with it. Result was highly satisfactory and child was cured in ten days.   "Miracles of Urine Therapy" by Morarji Desai  WHOOPING COUGH  "Master. W. — 4-1/2 years of age. Developed a severe fit of coughing with vomiting. Whooping-cough epidemic in the village.   Urine injection given...In the night, severe fit of coughing with thick phlegm and mucus, sick feeling... Next day, feeling much better in every way, no whooping or return of chronic asthma.   His mother later writes "Child better than ever, is free from asthma since the first injections [several weeks ago)".   Have seen the child [four months after injections]. He is developing physically without any disturbance. Chronic eczema and blepharedenitis (inflammation of the eyelids) also healed."  211 Use of Urine Therapy in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Asthma, Allergies, Migraines, Viral Infections, Hayfever, Diabetes, Gout, Dysfunction of the Adrenal and Thyroid Glands, Heart Conditions by Dr. Plesch  WOUND  “Shri Mangilal Maloviya is a naturopath and he had a bad prick in his left foot. He at once urinated over it and put a urine-soaked bandage over it. Pain at once subsided and the deep wound healed in no time without any pus formation.”  Manav Mootra by R.M. Patel  WOUND  “In 1961 in Bulsar, B. Ratimuni began Urine Therapy after his toe was badly hit. He cured it by applying urine-pads. Another time, he was operated on for some  trouble, but the surgeon's wound did not heal. So he applied urine-pads and healed the wound.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  WOUND  “A male aged 47 had a septic area on the...third right finger. This was drained but discharge of pus continued. The wound was opened again when it was found that the infection had entered the tendon sheath. Adequate drainage was provided and the finger X-rayed. The wound was then treated with eusol baths. After several days there was no attempt at healing. Urea treatment was started and after 3 days the slough was removed thus exposing the underlying tendon. Healthy granulations (new tissue) were present at this time. The urea treatment was continued. The patient was discharged 22 days after the treatment was begun, the wound having healed completely. There was no loss of function...  As will be seen from the above, we have used urea in a variety of casualty department cases. Owing to the extreme diffusibility of urea even the deepest wound can be treated effectively.”  “Treatment of Infected Wounds with Urea”, 1938, by Leon Muldavis (Senior Casualty Officer at the Royal Free Hospital, London) and Jean M Holtzman (Demonstrator in Physiology, London School of Medicine for Women).  212 WOUNDS  “A prisoner was sentenced to heavy whippings. After the beating a co-prisoner treated him with urine, and the victim was readily cured.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  WOUNDS  “Dr. George S. Cotton of Temple, Texas wrote about the benefits of Urine Therapy in 1935:  I have put Urine Therapy to the test and the results have been astonishing. Urine in the treatment of wounds and bums cannot be beaten. This healing power is brought about among other elements contained in urine, by Allontain (C4.H6 03.N4)"  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  WOUNDS  “In Arnhem Land, the aborigines chopped up flower stalks, mixed them with warmed urine, and applied them to spear wounds.  Some tribes used mud or ashes to dress wounds and with no other treatment the injured survived frightful wounds.”  Healing Secrets of the Aborigines by Dr. Ingfried Hobert  ************************* Y ************************* YOUTHFUL APPEARANCE  “Immigration authorities stopped a man from India at Kennedy airport, New York City, for suspicion of traveling with a false passport. The incident happened because according to the birthday on the passport the man was supposed to be 68 years of age, but the agents did not think he was a day over 35. Once the validity of his documents and his identity was verified, the customs agents asked him how he stayed so young looking.   213 The man said, "I am vegetarian, and I only eat fresh and natural foods. And I drink a glass of urine on an empty stomach every day." After revealing this information he was allowed to continue his trip.”  Uropathy by Martin J. Lara        THE END  *******************************************************************************************************  URINE THERAPY INFORMATION SOURCES  URINE THERAPY BOOKS...  "Personal Pharmacy" by Gary Ward  "Your Own Perfect Medicine" by Martha Christy  "The Golden Fountain" by Coen Van der Kroon  "The Miracles of Urine Therapy" by Moraji Desai*  "Auto-Therapy" by Dr. Charles Duncan, M.D.  "Urine the Holy Water" by Harald Tietze  "Miracles of Urine Therapy" by Dr. S.K. Sharma  "Uropathy" by Martin Lara  "Urine Therapy" by Dr. John O'Quinn  "Shivambu Geeta" by Dr. G.K. Thakkar  "Manav Mootra" by R.M. Patel  "The Miracles of Urine Therapy" by Dr. Beatrice Bartnett, D.C., N.D.  "Shivambu Kalpa" by Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls, D.O.  214 "Liquid Gold" by Carol Steinfield  "Auto-Urine Therapy" by 'An Experienced Physician'  "Gee Whiz! It's All About Pee" by Susan E. Goodman  "Jungle View" by Dionysus Junior  "Urinalysis in Clinical Laboratory Practice" by Alfred Free, Ph.D. and Helen Free  "Urine Therapy: It May Save Your Life" by Beatrice Bartnett, D.C., N.D.  "Urine Therapy: Nature's Elixir for Good Health" by Dr. Flora Peschek-Bohmer, Ph.D.  "Drink Your Own Water" by Tony Scazzero  "Wonders of Uropathy" by Dr. G.K. Thakkar  "The Water of Life" by John Armstrong    URINE THERAPY WEBSITES…  http://www.urine-therapy.org  http://www.munot.in/  https://www.facebook.com/changingmydna  http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?1793-Taking-the-piss-Your-own-best medicine...&s=1d6e3bf50979daa03dc6c8b66b760541  http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/urine.htm  http://www.urindya.com  http://www.rexresearch.com/articles/urine.htm  http://www.whale.to/a/lara_b.html  http://www.biomedx.com/urine/ 215  http://www.universal-tao.com/article/urine_therapy.html  http://www.lifepositive.com/Body/traditional-therapies/urine-therapy.asp  http://www.heartlandhealing.com/pages/archive/urine_therapy/  http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/08/from-gunpowder-to-teeth-whitener-the-science-behind-historic-uses-of-urine/  http://www.goodmanlivingwell.com/urine.htm  http://all-natural.com/urine.html  http://urotherapy.com   <|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>SPINAL  THERAPY  & MASSAGE
by W alter Last
There is a reﬂex connection betwe en every organ system and the spine. The malfunction of an organ will produce tension in a
speciﬁc part of the spine, while a misalignment of the spine will cause tension in a speciﬁc organ. Additionally, various acupressure-
points along the inner branch of the bladder meridian, close to the spine, are linked to speciﬁc organs. Furthermore, on both sides of
each vertebra, less than one inch from the midline, are 'extra' acupuncture-points not included in the meridian system, but generally
related to certain regions of the body. Press along both sides of the spine and especially where you encounter any tender points.
Massage
A spinal massage is best given as part of an overall body or back massa ge. For an initial general massage you may or may not use
massage oil. It is helpful to know special massage techniques, but not essential for home practice simply rub, stroke and knead as it
comes naturally. A caring attitude during massage is more important than technique. Start by giving attention to the feet.
Glide slowly downward with your thumbs on each side of the spine (ﬁngers or the knuckles may be used as well). Press reasonably
hard for a moment then glide to the next vertebra, basically along the inner bladder meridian.
When a sore spot is encountered, ease the pressure, and press for several minutes with a slightly circular motion. Increase the
pressure when the pain subsides. Repeat this several times, gliding down the spine, pausing at tender areas. Moving back from the


(Apologies to Owen Meredith.} CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
THE PROBLEM OF PROBLEMS
THE FUNCTION OF FOODS
FOOD PRODUCTS
RAW  FOODS
ECONOMY SIMPLICITY
AS A REMEDY
EMANCIPATION OF WOMAN
THE SELECTION OF FOODS
FOOD COMBINATIONS
THE PREPARATION OF FOOD
PREPARATION OF UNCOOKED FOODS
EFFECTS OF COOKING FOOD
COOKING MILK
FLESH FOODS
NUTS
FRUITS
CEREALS
VEGETABLES
BREAD FERMENTATION
CONDIMENTS
HOW TO EAT
MASTICATION
FEEDING CHILDREN
FOOD VALUES AND TABLES
FLESH   FOODS —TABLE
DRIED FRUITS —TABLE
GREEN VEGETABLES —TABLE
DAIRY   PRODUCTS —TABLE
NUTS,   S HELLED —TABLE
FRUITS AND BERRIES —TABLE
HOW TO BEGIN
RECIPES
SOUPS
VEGETABLES  ,
FLESH FOODS
EGGS
CEREALS
SANDWICHES
NUTS
SALADS
FRUIT AND FRUIT DISHES
MELONS
EVAPORATED FRUITS
CHEESE AND JUNKET
CAKES, PUDDINGS AND PIES
JELLIES
MOUSSES, SAUCES AND WHIPS
CREAMS
ICE CREAMS, ICES AND DRINKS
MENUS FOR SEVEN DAYS
BANQUET MENUS  WHY THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN.

SOME years ago we, the authors of this work, both became so
impaired in health as to almost totally disqualify us for the
performance of our daily work. A very exhaustive study of
our condition convinced us that it was caused mainly, if not
wholly, by incorrect habits in eating. This brought forth a
very careful and studied series of experiments in diet which
was confined entirely to cooke d foods, because we at that
time accepted implicitly the common theory that foods could
be predigested and improved by heat.
Failing utterly in this, our a ttention was turned toward
what have been called natural f oods, but what in reality mean
food in its elementary or unchanged state. Less than a year of study and experimenting with this system of feeding resulted in the total elimination of all stomach disorders and our complete restoration to perfect health. From scientific research, in addition to these failures and successes, we have
studied out a system of both eating and drinking, which has
been tried by many others under our direction, and in every instance health, strength and vitality have come to those who have obeyed our instructions.
In order to bring this theory  more conspicuously before
the public we gave a seven course dinner or banquet of
uncooked foods, which was atte nded by many distinguished
New York people. It received much attention by the New
York press, and was widely commented on all over this and
foreign countries through the press exchanges. A flood of
inquiries concerning the use of uncooked food, especially
referring to their remedial va lues, followed this publicity.
This gave the first hint of the great interest that the public is
now taking in this method of living.
These inquiries showed that thousands of intelligent
people were dissatisfied with their present methods of living.
A second Elementary food banquet was spread at the
same hostelry a few months late r, which was given still wider
publicity by the press, and which brought forth inquiries in
such volume and of such intricate detail that it became
impossible to answer them. Therefore as a labor saving
method of making reply and in order to place intelligently
before the public the results of our work and experiments, it
was decided to incorporate them into pamphlet form.   But it
was soon  discovered that this was entirely inadequate, so the
present volume is the result.
If it gives to men more strength, more vitality, more
endurance; if it gives them more health and less disease, more
sympathy, more affection and more love. If it gives them
higher senses of Mercy and Justice which flow more freely
from a fountain of robust health, and which are the warp and
woof in the great fabric of a higher civilization!
If it contributes one degree to the elevation and freedom
of woman, if it gives her one hour more of pure air and
sunshine, if it gives her new thoughts, new dreams, new
hopes with which she may endow the race to be, if but in dreams it shifts the scene from four dark walls hung with pots
and bones to gardens and fields, where nature's bounteous
store of purple and red is swung with prodigal hand in
sunshine and autumn leaves, waving and waiting to mingle
their life with hers; if it brings her more youth and years, less
sorrow and tears, if this book in  the least lightens the leaden
load that has been laid upon her by our civilization,—if in all
the world it changes one hour of  suffering to an hour of peace
or pleasure, we will be repaid.
EUGENE CHRISTIAN.
MOLLIE GRISWOLD CHRISTIAN.
INTRODUCTION.

THE earth moves, and man, its little masterpiece, is growing
apace. After spending ages in scanning stars and flowers, and
mountains and trees—after vain effort to find truth in the
objects about—man has discovered himself. He has come
into his own, the kingdom of self-knowledge, self-control and
self-development. In the early times he was a blind
instrument in the hands of the Great Father. Blindly he
worked and rested, and slept. Blindly he procreated. Blindly
he ate what came to his hand, asking only physical
gratification.
But now—the earth moves, and man has graduated from
the dull life of the flesh, and has entered into his kingdom. He
has great, shining dreams of what he would be and know and
do. He would work harder, think deeper, aspire higher than
his forefathers. He demands of himself tasks of which they
did not dream. To fulfil these demands he must have greater
strength, endurance, nervous vitality. He must increase his
powers. To increase his powers he must know how to work,
how to rest, how to feed his body—to feed his body so that it
may be strong instead of w eak, alive instead of dying.
Of all the problems of practical life the question of
feeding is the most important. Not only the individual but the
race suffers from errors of diet. Many solutions have been
proffered. Some of these are be tter than the conventional diet;
others worse. Of the plans of diet that have been expounded
for the betterment of man there is one that seems to be
ideal—that fulfils every requirement, physiologic, sensuous,
domestic and esthetic. This plan of diet provides a food that
maintains the body and mind in the highest health and vigor,
that is gratifying and enticing to the palate, that needs
practically no preparation and that, by its appearance and its
associations, appeals most strongly to the imagination.
Having said so much it is needless to add that the plan
referred to is the "Uncooked Food," sometimes called the
"Elementary Food" plan.
The picturesque features of the new diet (that is to say
the oldest of all diets readopted)—the beauty, the economy
and the splendid feeding properties of the new diet have made
for it, within the last few years, thousands of advocates
among the most intelligent and advanced classes of people.
Those people have at times felt keenly the need of some
reliable advice as to the preparation and service of these
beautiful foods. In my capacity as writer for H EALTH -
CULTURE, a journal of wide circulation, I have received many
such letters. To none of the write rs have I been able to give
the full and satisfactory information desired.
It has been said by some c onfiding soul that for every
issue needing a man of certain powers the man is somehow
provided. In one instance this has been doubly fulfilled. The
issue was need of information on a very important subject—
diet. And to meet this issue—to give information on this important subject—there came not only a man, but a man and
a woman. Besides his many other qualifications, Eugene
Christian is to-day recognized as an expert on the question of
food and diet. Mrs. Mollie Griswold Christian has studied the
subject from every standpoint; and her practical experience as
a dietary expert has given to this brilliant young woman a
knowledge of all phases of the diet question. The information
provided by these two students of the art of living is plain,
practical and authoritative. It opens the door to a new world.
For with the great English pathologist, Alexander Haig, M.D.,
V.R.C.P., etc., of London. I firmly believe that "in diet lies
the key to nine-tenths of those social and political problems
that vex our age and time."
The "present scribe" fully agrees with the eminent
authority quoted. I believe that the greatest advance in solving
these problems will be made through reform diet. And that,
up to the present, the best solution of these problems, I
believe,


	beyond	form.	Once	we	reach
consciousness	level	500,	form	becomes	progressively	less	useful,	a
hindrance.	The	spiritual	qualities	of	love,	compassion,	joy,	and	beauty	are
already	beyond	the	perceptual	world	of	form.	They	cannot	be	measured,
quantified,	or	even	aptly	described	because	they	are	subjective,
experiential	realities	beyond	language.	They	are	subjective	states	of
knowing	that	are	beyond	perception.
					To	be	correct,	Love	really	emerges	at	consciousness	level	200	and
intensifies	until,	at	500,	it	becomes	the	predominant	energy	field.	As	the
levels	of	consciousness	go	up,	form	is	progressively	transcended.
					On	the	calibrated	scale	of	the	levels	of	consciousness,	Love	prevails	at
level	500	but	does	not	become	unconditional	until	level	540.	This	means
that	some	form	persists	from	500	to	540,	so	that	Love	is	conditional.	The
full	flowering	of	Love	emerges	only	when	it	becomes	unselective.	It	is
characterized	by	lovingness,	which	is	unconditional,	because	it	is	what	one
has	become.	This	leap	is	accomplished	by	the	‘letting	go	of	the	polarity	of
the	opposites’,	which	is	an	intrinsic	error	of	mentation.	After	this	happens,
there	are	no	longer	‘good	trees’	or	‘bad	trees’.	Instead,	all	trees	are	seen	as
perfect	and	beautiful	just	as	they	are.	Each	living	thing	is	a	perfect
sculpture	in	its	expression	of	its	essence.Q:	How	is	it	that	the	world	sees	as	it	does?
A:	The	limitation	of	perception	imputes	to	events	in	the	world	an	invisible,
magical	force	called	‘causality’.	It	confuses	necessary	conditions	as	being
causes.	It	also	confuses	temporal	sequence	with	causality.
					‘Events’	do	not	really	‘happen’	in	Reality.	These	are	arbitrary
abstractions	that	are	the	result	of	selective,	sequential	focusing.	In	Reality,
no	‘events’	are	occurring;	therefore,	no	explanations	are	necessary.	In
Reality,	creation	is	continuous.	The	unmanifest	becomes	manifest.	Each
observation,	however,	is	couched	in	mentalizations	of	time	and	location
and	therefore	ostensible	sequence.	These	are	only	mentations.
					In	the	examples	given,	we	see	how	the	observable	comes	about.	It	is
created	out	of	consciousness.	From	the	mind	of	the	architect	springs	the
cathedral.	Nothing	in	the	world	can	cause	a	cathedral.	The	seed	does	not
‘cause’	the	plant	to	be	born.	With	favorable	conditions,	it	assumes	visible
existence	by	virtue	of	its	essence	manifesting	its	potentiality.
					Nothing	in	the	world	‘causes’	anything	else.	All	is	intertwined	in	a
holographic	dance	wherein	each	element	influences	every	other	element
but	does	not	cause	it.	‘Cause’	is	an	epistemological	invention	and	is	only
that	of	a	mentation.	The	artifact	of	mentation	creates	spurious	conundrums
that	then	require	the	spurious	explanation	of	causality	to	‘explain’.	In
reality,	the	absoluteness	and	totality	of	Creation	leave	no	vacancy	to	be
filled	with	any	explanatory	thought	form	such	as	cause.	Totality	is
complete	and	requires	no	causes.	Cause	is	force;	creation	is	power.
Q:	What	then	of	karma	as	the	supposed	cause	of	destiny?
A:	In	the	universe,	each	thing	becomes	positioned	by	its	essential	qualities
becoming	manifest.	It	is	like	a	cork	in	water	that	rises,	depending	on	its
innate	buoyancy.	The	‘universes	of	consciousness’	can	be	described	in
terms	of	calibrated	levels	of	power.	Each	entity	rises	within	that	sea	of
consciousness	to	its	own	level	in	this	life	or	after.	The	soul	ascends	or
descends,	depending	on	its	own	nature,	and	is	not	caused	to	do	so	by	some
external	force.
					God	is	power,	not	force.	God	doesn’t	force	anything	or	anybody
anywhere.	A	hot	air	balloon	rises	and	falls	in	the	sky,	depending	on	wind,
weather,	temperature,	and	humidity,	and	the	underlying	choices	of	the
operator	to	add	hot	air	or	not.	To	let	go	of	the	attachments	of	the	ego	is	like
shedding	ballast.
					The	belief	in	‘cause’	as	a	substantive	reality	has	profoundly	limiting
and	injurious	consequences.	It	divides	all	life	into	arbitrary	divisions	of
Perpetrator	and	Victim.	This	is	the	lament	of	seventy-eight	percent	of	thepopulation	that	calibrates	below	the	level	of	integrity	(at	200).	Personal
responsibility	evolves	in	the	mind	of	those	who	believe	in	causes.	Some
plausible	explanation	as	‘cause’	can	be	manufactured	to	explain	or	excuse
any	human	event	or	action.	In	our	current	society,	the	courts	and	trial
lawyers	have	stretched	the	concept	to	the	point	of	absurdity.	Even	if
somebody	gets	burned	by	touching	something	that	has	a	large	sign	in	red
letters	that	says,	‘Do	Not	Touch’,	inventiveness	can	find	an	imaginary
perpetrator	with	deep	pockets,	and	it	could	be	said	that	the	sign	was	not
large	enough,	it	was	in	a	foreign	language,	it	was	not	illuminated	at	night,
or	some	other	excuse.
					Since	cause	exists	only	as	a	mentation	of	imagination,	it	can	be
conjured	up	and	manufactured	at	one’s	convenience.	When	taken	to
extremes,	the	concepts	of	perpetrator	and	victim	merge.	The	criminal	now
becomes	the	victim,	and	the	police	are	the	perpetrators.	One	can	see	by
analysis	at	depth	that	who	is	the	victim	and	who	is	the	perpetrator	is	really
an	arbitrary	selection	or	positionality.	The	victim	seduces	the	perpetrator
to	act	via	the	predator/prey	response.	The	policeman	or	prison	guard	is
required	by	the	extremism	of	the	victim’s	behavior	to	use	force	or	extreme
measures,	and	thus	the	roles	of	perpetrator	and	victim	blur	into	each	other
in	a	cognitive	confusion.
Q:	Why	do	actions	have	consequences?
A:	They	are	linked,	but	not	by	cause	and	effect.	Conditions	affect	occurrences
but	do	not	‘cause’	them.	All	potentiality	is	limited	by	essence.	A	bee
cannot	become	a	flower.	The	caterpillar	does	not	‘cause’	the	butterfly	to
happen	but	is	a	necessary	precondition.
Q:	How	does	this	apply	to	spiritual	life?
A:	The	essence	of	man	includes	the	potentiality	for	enlightenment.	Readiness
implies	that	one	has	evolved	through	the	lower	levels	of	consciousness	so
that	spiritual	inspiration	now	becomes	the	spark	that	ignites	the	quest.
Q:	Perception,	then,	is	merely	sensory	appearance?
A:	That	is	correct.	Even	Creation	itself	is	merely	an	appearance.	‘Creation’	or
‘destruction’	merely	describes	a	point	of	view.	Materials	are	merely
converted	to	another	form.	If	the	form	is	desirable,	we	call	it	‘creation’.	If
it	is	not	desirable,	we	call	it	‘destruction’.	Converting	a	tree	into	2-x-4
lumber	is	‘creative’	to	the	carpenter	but	‘destructive’	to	the	conservationist.
The	classic	‘


 your
right arm to lie motion less on your thighs. If the pain is on the left, do
the same with your left arm.
3. Extend your left arm out in front of your chest with the fingers
pointed.
4. Fix your eyes on the fingers of your left hand and slowly begin to
move your left hand up and out to your left side. Keep your breathing
normal, and raise your arm as high as possible.
Figure 62. Pain Relief Exercise.
134 The Internal Exercises
5. Slowly lift your arm to its original position.
6. Repeat the movement for a total of 7 times.
NOTE: This exercise helps to lure the attention away from pain in the
upper trunk and bring healing ener gy into the sor e area. Throughout
the exercise, keep your attention focused on the hand that is being
raised. If your mind wanders, bring it back to your hand. You may
wish to synchronize your breathing with the hand raising. In that case
inhale as the ann moves upward and exhale as you bring the arm
down.
HANDS, ARMS, AND UPPER BODY EXERC ISES
These exercises are similar to those practiced in T' ai Chi Chuan, Kung
Fu, and Karate. The exercises build up the strength of the arms and hands,
tone the muscles and nerves of the arms, increase the circulation of the
blood, and energize the heart, lung, and Heart Constrictor meridians which
lie along the ann.
The secret of these exercises is that t hey increase the energy within the
ann, not just the bulk of muscles. By concentrating on the flow of energy
within the arms and hands, your arms will grow strong and will therefore
tire less when you are perfonning manual tasks. The exercises help heal all
problems of the arms, including arthritis, bursitis, and tennis elbow.
Arm and Hand Press ing Exercise
This exercise may be practiced sitting, standing, or lying down.
1. Place your right hand in close to your right armpit with your palm
facing front.
2. Slowly move your hand away from your chest and extend it
straight out, leading with the heel of the hand. Keeping your fingers
relaxed and breathing nonnally, try to feel that you are pushing the air
away from your body.
3. Repeat this movement for a total of 7 times.
4. Repeat the movement 7 times again with the left hand.
135 The Internal Exercises
Figure 63.
Ann and Hand Pressing Exercise.
NOTE: When practicing the Arm and Hand Pressing Exercise, never
force the moveme nts. Use little pressure and feel that your hands are
firm but soft and warm and full of energy. Always concentrate fully
on what you are doing, otherwise you will not be able to stimula te the
energy so that it flows properly through the arm, wrist, and hand.
Hand and Arm Exercise
This exercise, like the previous one, is used to energize and strengthen
the arms and hands. This is a subtle but very dynamic exercise which may
be easily overlooked, but which, when practiced, brings many benefic ial
results. This exer cise also helps heal problems associated with the shoul
der, arms and hands, and works to kill the pain accompa nying such
problems as tennis elbow, bursitis, and arthritis. Practice this exercise
when you have pain in any part of the upper limbs, and continu e the
136 The Internal Exercises
treatment until you have regained the complete mobility of the injured part.
1. Lie down on the floor on your stomach and place your palms on
the floo r shou lder-width apart and slig htly in front of each shou lder.
The forearms and elbo ws should rema in on the floor throughout the
exerci se. Keep your chest and head up off the floor and breathe
normal ly. Allow your legs to relax and keep a light but steady
pressure on your arms.
2. Hold this position for several seconds with a deep and concen
trated attention.
3. Relax your mind and tum you head back to look at the heel of your
right foot. As you inhale, feel the air come in through that foot, travel
up the leg and through your body so that it comes into your right ann
and down to your fingers.
4. As you exhale, send the air back out of your arm and down the
right leg so that it leaves your body through the right foot.
5. Tum your head the other way and repeat the breathing using your
left foot, leg, and ann to follow the air through your body.
6. Repeat the total exercise 7 times each time you practice it.
Figure 64. Hand and Arm Exer cise.
137 The Internal Exe rcises
NOTE A: For the exercise to be effective, you must concentrate
deeply for the duration of the exercise. If you find that your mind
wanders during the process, then begin again. At first you will not be
able to detect the flow of energy through your body, but with practice
you will come to feel the energy as it enters your foot, travels up your
leg, and enters into your ann and han ds. The in-flow of energy will
help to heal any injury or disease you may have in your arms or
shoulders.
Through the use of the breathing and deep concentration techniques, you
will be stimulating the energy meridians along the legs and arms that supply
energy to the upper limbs. By practicing this exercise you will not only be
increasing the flow of energy to the upper body, but you will also be
increasing the circulation of blood as well.
THE LUNG EXERC ISE
This exercise helps heal any kind of lung problem, even a common cold.
It strengthens the entire breathing system, including the skin, which is
often called the "third lung".
Exercising the lungs is vitally important to our health. Full expansion
and contraction of the lungs allow for full absorption of energy and help the
lungs combat disease-cau sing agents. (Babies are born with this knowledge
for they exercise their lungs often by crying. But when these babies learn to
hold their emotions in to try to remain calm, pressures begin to build inside.
This could be the basis for the phrase "the good die young", since the
"good" control their feelings and reactions. On the other hand the
''bad'' -those who are emotionally undisciplined and release their emo
tions readily-live without internal pressure. and so they live longer.)
When lungs are healthy they are more capable of handling the many
disease-causing agents that they continuously filter out of the air. (The
nose, although a wonderful filtering device, cannot filter out every micro
scopic particle in the air.) So cigarette smokers whose lungs are still healthy
will cough a great deal. Coughing is a good sign, for it at least shows that
the lungs are trying to rid themselves of toxins.
To detennine the health of the lungs and body, one should measure the
length of the inhalation and exhalation. If the exhalation is longer than the
138 The Internal Exercises
inhalation, ill health is indicated, since more is going out than is coming in.
If the inhalation is long er, that is a healthy sign, since more energy is taken
in.
Snoring is an example of improper breathing brought about by incorrect
sleeping posi tions. Correct sleeping positions are those that encourage
nasal breathing.
It is even more important that asthma sufferers breathe through the nose.
Besides being an air filter, the nose also warms the air to body temperature
before it hits the delicate lung tissues. If the air temperature is too cold, the
bronchial tubes are stimulated, and asthma can result. The bronchial tube s
are tubular sttuctures which make up the greater portion of the lungs and
which have hair-like projections (cilia) pointing straight within. When
mucous or cold air flattens the cilia, the bronchial tubes constrict, blocking
the passage of air into the lungs. Then asthma results. So joggers, walkers,
and soldiers who are trained in the cold, early mornings are likelier to
develop asth ma. Asthma sufferers should protect themselves thorou ghly
from the cold air by wearing a mask when it is absolutely necessary to go
out in the cold. They should also help the cilia heal by nourishing them with
herbs especially formulated to help that area. (Regular foods will not help.)
And they should do the Lung Exercise.
I. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and parallel to each
other. Your back should be straight, your chin slightly toward your
chest, and your head erect, as if the back of your neck is stretching
upward.
2. Exhale all the air from your lungs and clasp your hands behind
your back.
3. Now inhale slowly, expanding your lungs and pushing your hands
away from your back. Keep your chin tucked into your chest, and use
only your chest to breathe with while practicing this exercise.
4. Exhaling, drop your hands and bring your anns out in front of you.
Continue to raise your arms, bringing your hands up toward your head
and then around behind your back and back up in front of your body,
completing one cycle. Your


as	the	size	of	a	golf	ball,	along	with	several	others	the	size
of	a	quarter.	I	couldn’t	believe	it.	I	called	my	therapist	and	requested	another	colonic,	as	I
didn’t	feel	I	was	finished.	I	got	the	colonic	and	to	my	surprise	I	passed	about	another	100
dime-size	stones.	I	thought	for	sure	this	was	it;	but	during	the	past	four	days	I’ve	passed	a
few	more	stones	with	each	bowel	movement.	I	think	when	it	ended	I	must	have	passed
around	1,000	stones	all	together,	large,	medium,	and	tiny.	Whew,	what	a	trip,	I	just	don’t
see	how	so	many	stones	so	large	could	be	inside	such	a	small	body.	My	energy	level	has
dramatically	increased	and	my	abdomen	area	is	so	flat	and	soft.	I	feel	like	a	million
bucks.”

L.	M.,	California

“I	have	recently	completed	my	ninth	liver	cleanse	and	am	extremely	excited	about	the
results.	Towards	the	evening	of	the	day	of	that	cleanse	I	passed	a	calcified	gallstone	that
measured	a	little	less	than	2½	inches	in	length	and	1½	inches	in	width	(see
Figure	6b
),
followed	by	about	100	smaller,	but	equally	calcified	gallstones.	Apparently,	these
gallstones	had	totally	filled	up	my	gallbladder	for	many	years	and,	thereby,	prevented	my
liver	from	properly	detoxifying	my	blood	and	body.	After	each	successive	cleanse	I	have
eliminated	hundreds	of	stones	and	the	immediate	impact	has	been	tremendous:	whiter,
shiny	eyes;	a	happier	disposition;	markedly	reduced	levels	of	frustration	and	anger;	and
improved	digestive	capability.	But	nothing	had	prepared	me	for	what	my	ninth	cleanse	did
for	me.	The	aches	and	pains	I	used	to	have	throughout	my	body	for	so	many	years	left	me
overnight,	including	the	chronic	stiffness	in	my	neck/shoulder,	back	and	joints.	When
lightly	pressed	upon	during	a	massage,	Shiatsu	session,	or	chiropractic	adjustment,	almost
every	part	of	my	body	used	to	respond	with	strong	pain.	Now	there	is	no	more	pain,
whatsoever.
	“Before	I	started	this	cleansing	regime,	I	was	on	over	a	dozen	different	medical	drugs
and	vitamin	supplements.	After	only	one	liver	cleanse	I	was	able	to	stop	taking	my	thyroid
medication,	which	I	had	been	on	for	five	years.

“As	a	middle-aged	baby	boomer	entering	menopause,	I	have	been	surprised	to	have	my
menstrual	cycle	return	immediately	after	a	few	of	the	cleanses,	suggesting	that	the
premature	onset	of	menopause,	in	my	case,	may	have	been	accelerated	because	of	a
congested	liver	and	colon.	Other	startlingly	wonderful	benefits	have	been	an	increased	sex
drive	and	feelings	of	sexiness,	decreased	desire	for	junk	foods,	and	overall	youthful
attitude—far	more	joyful	and	optimistic	than	I’ve	felt	in	10	years.	My	deep	gratitude	goes
to	Andreas	Moritz	for	bringing	this	invaluable	aid	to	our	attention	and,	in	this	instance,
saving	my	life!”

P.	V.,	Minnesota

“Until	cleanse	#11,	I	really	didn’t	have	much	to	say	except	I	released	over	2,000	stones.
However,	since	the	last	cleanse,	my	face	has	been	completely	clear	of	acne	for	more	than
13	days	(and	counting!)	for	the	first	time	since	I	was	14	years	old.	This	is	a	major	physical
breakthrough	for	me	because	for	22	years	I	have	dreaded	looking	in	the	mirror	each
morning.	Although	in	my	adult	years	the	acne	has	been	relatively	mild,	it	was	still	a
nuisance.	High	school	was	painful	because	of	the	major	breakouts.	I	consider	it	a	miracle
that	I	can	look	someone	in	the	eyes	and	not	be	self-conscious	of	my	face.	It	is	a	terrific
feeling!”

Alexi,	USA

“I’ve	done	the	liver	cleanse	four	times	so	far	and	gotten	a	lot	of	stones	out.	I	was	advised
to	have	urgent	surgery	last	October,	but	my	pain	has	gone	away	and	my	digestion	keeps
getting	better.”

My	Story:	Andreas	Moritz,	South	Carolina

“When	I	was	eight	years	old,	my	uncle—who	was	the	leading	iridologist
3
	in	Germany	at
that	time—examined	my	eyes	and	told	me	that	I	had	‘stones’	in	my	liver.	From	age	6,	I
began	to	have	difficulties	digesting	food.	During	the	following	twelve	years,	I	developed
such	varied	problems	as	juvenile	rheumatoid	arthritis,	arrhythmia,	chronic	constipation,chronic	headaches	and	migraines,	frightening	nightmares,	anemia,	skin	diseases,	and	a
short	scoliosis	of	the	spine.	Every	four	to	five	weeks,	I	suffered	fainting	spells	during	mass
at	church	or	while	waiting	in	line	at	a	bank	or	post	office.	These	fainting	spells	became
more	and	more	severe	and	were	accompanied	by	vomiting	and	diarrhea.	I	was	sick	in	bed
for	three	to	four	days	following	each	of	these	episodes.	No	doctor	was	able	to	offer	an
explanation	for	these	debilitating	symptoms.

“At	age	15,	I	began	to	seriously	study	the	digestive	system,	and	I	changed	my	diet
numerous	times	in	order	to	find	out	whether	my	choice	of	foods	contributed	in	some	way
to	my	ailments.	Eventually,	I	realized	that	I	had	literally	been	poisoning	my	body	with
foods	derived	from	animal	sources	(meat,	fish,	chicken,	eggs,	cheese,	and	milk).	After	I
completely	avoided	these	foods,	most	of	my	symptoms	disappeared,	including	the	arthritis
and	arrhythmia.	However,	my	liver	seemed	sluggish,	the	scoliosis	remained,	and	I	was
heading	toward	another	series	of	crises.	About	ten	years	later	my	fainting	spells
progressed	into	major	gallbladder	attacks.	The	stones	that	my	uncle	had	seen	years	earlier
had	grown	larger	and	increased	in	number.	[
Note:
	If	the	stones	are	not	completely
removed,	they	continue	to	block	bile	flow,	which	increases	stone	formation.]	In	total,	I
suffered	over	forty	extremely	painful	attacks	that	lasted	three	to	ten	days	each.	These	were
usually	accompanied	by	vomiting	and	diarrhea,	headaches,	excruciating	backaches,	and
sleepless	nights.	Since	I	had	never	taken	painkillers,	medical	drugs,	or	vaccines	in	my	life,
they	were	not	an	option	for	me.	Besides,	I	was	determined	to	discover	a	true	solution	to
this	problem.

“I	began	to	experiment	with	different	herbs,	treatments,	and	liver-cleansing	methods
prevalent	in	various	cultures	around	the	world	for	thousands	of	years.	From	all	the
methods	I	researched,	tested,	tried,	and	improved	upon,	the	procedure	outlined	in	this
book	turned	out	to	be	the	most	effective	for	me.	During	my	first	real	liver	cleanse,	I	passed
over


. Observe
your mind and you’ll see that this is how it works.
The pres ent mom ent holds the k ey to liberation. But you canno t find the
present moment as long as you ar e  your mind.

I d on’ t want to lose my ability to analyze and discriminate. I wouldn’ t
mind learning to think mor e cle arly, in a mor e focused way, but I don’ t
want to lose my mind. The gift of thought is the most pr ecious thing we
have. W ithout it, we would just be another species of animal.
The pred ominance of mind is no more than a stage in the evolution of
consciousness. W e need to go o n to the next stage now as a matter of
ur gency; otherwise, we will be destroyed by the mind, which has grown
into a monster. I will talk about this in more detail later. Thin king and
consciousness are not synonym ous. Thinking is only a small aspect of
consciousness. Thought cannot exist without consciousness, but
consciousness does not need thought.
Enlightenment means rising above thought, not falling back to a level
below thought, the level of an an imal or a plant. In the enlightened state,
you still use yo ur thinking mind when needed, but in a mu ch more
focused and ef fective way than  before. Y ou use it mostly for practical
purposes, but you are free of the  involuntary internal dialogue, and there
is in ner stillness. When you do use your mind, and particularly when a
creative solutio n is needed, you oscillate every few minutes or so
between though t and stillness, b etween mind and no-mind. No-mind is
consciousness without thought. Only in that way is it possible  to think
creatively, becau se only in that way does thought have any real power.
Thought alone, when it is no longer connected with the much vaster
realm of consciousness, quickly becomes barren, insane, destructive.
The mind is ess entially a survival machine. Attack and defense against
other minds, gathering, storing, and analyzing information — this is
what it is good at, but it is not at all creative. All true artists,  whether
they kno w it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness.
The min d then gives form to th e creative impulse or insight. Even the
great scientists have reported that their creative breakthroughs came at a
time of mental quietude. The s urprising result of a nationwide inquiry
among A merica’ s most eminent mathematicians, including Einstein, to
find out their working methods, was that thinking “plays only a
subordinate part in the brief, decisive phase of the creative act itself.”1
So I would say that the simple reason why the majority of scie ntists are
not  c reative  is not because they d on’ t know how to think but because
they don’ t know how to stop thinking!
It w asn’ t through the mind, through thinking, that the miracle that is life
on earth or your body was created and is being sustained. There is clearlyan intelligence at work that is far greater than the mind. How can a single
human c ell measuring 1/1,000 of an inch in diameter contain instructions
within it s DNA that would fill 1,000 books of 600 pages each? The more
we learn  about the workings of  the body, the more we realize just how
vast is the intelligence at work within it and how little we kno w. When
the mind reconnects with that, it becomes a most wonderful tool. It then
serves something greater than itself.
EMOTION: THE BODY’S REACTION T O YOUR MIND
What ab out emo tions? I get caught up in my emotions mor e tha n I do in
my mind.

Mind, in the way I use the word, is not just thought. It includes your
emotions as well as all unconscious mental-emotional reactive patterns.
Emotion arises at the place where mind and body meet. It is the body’ s
reaction to your mind — or you might say, a reflection of your  mind in
the body. For example, an attack thought or a hostile thought will create
a buildu p of ener gy in the body  that we call anger. The body i s getting
ready to  fight. The thought that you are being threatened, physically or
psychologically, causes the body  to contract, and this is the phy sical side
of w hat we cal l fear. Research has shown that strong emoti ons even
cause changes in the biochemistry of the body. These biochemical
changes represe nt the physical or material aspect of the emo tion. Of
course, y ou are not usually conscious of all your thought patterns, and it
is of ten only through watching your emotions that you can bring them
into awareness.
The more you are identified wit h your thinking, your likes and  dislikes,
judgments and interpretations, w hich is to say the less pr esent  you  are  as
the watching consciousness, the stronger the emotional ener gy char ge
will be, whether you are awar e of it or not. If you cannot feel your
emotions, if you are cut of f fro m them, you will eventually ex perience
them on a purel y physical level, as a physical problem or symptom. A
great dea l has been written abou t this in recent years, so we don ’ t need to
go into it here. A strong unconscious emotional pattern may even
manifest as an external event that appears to just happen to you. Forexample, I have observed that people who carry a lot of ang er inside
without being aware of it and without expressing it are more lik ely to be
attacked, verbally or even physically, by other angry people, and often
for no apparent  reason. They have a strong emanation of anger that
certain people pick up subliminally and that triggers their own latent
anger.
If you have dif f iculty feeling your emotions, start by focusing attention
on t he inner ene r gy field of you r body. Feel the body from within. This
will also  put you in touch with your emotions. W e will explo re this in
more detail later.

Y ou say that a n emotion is t he mind’ s r eflection in the b ody. But
sometimes ther e  is a conflict between the two: the mind says “n o” while
the emotion says “yes,” or the other way ar ound.

If yo u really want to know your mind, the body will always gi ve you a
truthful reflection, so look at the emotion, or rather feel  it in your body. If
there is an apparent conflict between them, the thought will be the lie,
the emo tion will  be the truth. Not the ultimate truth of who you are, but
the relative truth of your state of mind at that time.
Conflict between surface thoughts and unconscious mental processes is
certainly commo n. Y ou may not yet be able to bring your unconscious
mind activity into awareness as thoughts, but  it will alwa ys be reflected
in th e bo dy as an emotion, and of this you can  become aware. T o watch
an emot ion in this way is basica lly the same as listening to or w atching a
thought, which I described earl ier. The only dif ference is that, while a
thought is in your head, an emotion has a strong physical component and
so is primarily felt in the body. Y ou can then allow the emotion to be
there without being controlled b y it. Y ou no longer ar e  the emotion; youare the watcher,  the observing presence. If you practice this, all that is
unconscious in you will be brought into the light of consciousness.

So observing our emotions is as important as observing our thoughts?

Y es. Make it a habit to ask you rself: What’ s going on inside m e at this
moment? That question will point you in the right direction. But don’ t
analyze, just watch. Focus your  attention within. Feel the ener gy of the
emotion. If there is no emotion present, take your attention more deeply
into the inner ener gy field of your body. It is the doorway into Being.

An emotion usually represents an amplified and ener gized thought
pattern, and because of its often overpowering ener getic char ge, it is not
easy ini tially to  stay present enough to be able to watch it. It wants to
take you over, and it usually succeeds — unless there is enough presence
in yo u. If you are pulled into unconscious identification with the  emotion
through lack of presence, whi ch is normal, the emotion tem porarily
becomes “you.”  Often a vicious circle builds up between your  thinking
and the emotion : they feed each other. The thought pattern creates a
magnified refle ction of itself in the form of an emotion, and the
vibrational frequ ency of the emotion keeps feeding the original thought
pattern. By dwelling mentally on the situation, event, or perso n that is
the perceived cause of the emotion, the thought feeds ener gy to the
emotion, which in turn ener gizes the thought pattern, and so on.
Basically, all emotions are modifications of one pr imordial,
undif ferentiated emotion


 disease,
Gaucher ’s disea se, multiple myeloma, and a tumor that has spread beyond
the prostatic capsule. If metast asized to bone, the high acid phosphatase
level accompanied by a high alkaline phosphatase shows increased
osteoblastic activity—metastatic bone cancer.
THE ALKALINE  PHOSPHA TASE (AP) L ABORA TORY TEST
An enzyme that is most active  at pH 9.0, alkaline phosphat ase (AP)
influences bone  calcification and the transport of lipids and metabolites.
The alkaline phosphatase laboratory test measures combined activities of
those AP isoenzymes found in the liver, bones, kidneys, intestinal lining,
and placenta. Bone and liver AP are always present in adult blood serum,
with liver AP most prominent—except during the third trimester of
pregnancy when the placenta originates half of all AP
The AP laboratory test is particu larly sensitive to mild biliary obstruction
and indicates liver lesions. Its most specific clinical application is in the
diagnosis of metabolic bone disease and detecting skeletal diseases
characterized by osteoblastic activity and local liver lesions causing biliary
obstruction such as tumor or abscess. It furnishes supplemental information
for liver function studies and GI enzyme tests, and it assesses the response
to vitamin D treatment in rickets.
The normal range of serum alkaline phosphatase varies in accordance
with the laboratory method employed, but the usual total AP levels range
from 30 to 120 U/L in adults and from 40 to 200 U/L in children. Since AP
concentrations rise during active bone formation and growth, infants,
children, and adolescents normally show levels three times higher than
adults. Additional normal range s for AP are 1.5 to 4 Bodansky  units/dL; 4to 13.5 King-Armstrong units/d L; 0.8 to 2.5 Bessey-Lowry units/dL; 30 to
110 U/L by SMA 1260.
High AP blood levels indicate skeletal disease, intrahepatic biliary
obstruction causing cholestasi s, malignant or infectious infiltrations,
fibrosis, Paget’ s disease, bone metastases, hyperparathyroidism, metastatic
bone tumors from pancreatic cancer, and liver diseases before any change in
blood serum bilirubin levels.
Moderate rise in AP levels shown by this laboratory test may reflect
acute biliary obstruction from liver inflammation in active cirrhosis,
mononucleosis, osteomalacia, deficiency-induced rickets, and viral
hepatitis.
THE ALANINE  TRANSAMINASE, SERUM  GLUT AMIC -PYRUVIC  TRANSAMINASE
(ALT/SGPT) L ABORA TORY TEST
Alanine aminotr ansferase (ALT), one of the two enzymes that catalyze a
reversible amino group trans fer reaction in the Krebs citric acid
(tricarboxylic acid) cycle, is necessary for tissue energy production. (The
second enzyme  is aspartate aminotransferase.) Elevated serum ALT
indicates acute hepatocellular damage before jaundice appears. The
ALT/SGPT laboratory test makes use of spectrophotometric or colorimetric
methods which detect and evaluate treatment progress for hepatitis,
cirrhosis withou t jaundice, liver toxicity, and acute liver disease. It also
distinguishes between myocardial and hepatic tissue damage.
ALT values range from 10 to 32 U/L in men; from 9 to 24 U/L in
women; twice those levels in infants. When they are very high—up to 50
times normal—v iral or drug-induced hepatitis must be suspected. Or there
may be other liver disease with extensive necrosis.
Moderate-to-high levels of ALT may indicate infectious mononucleosis,
chronic hepatitis, intrahepatic cholestasis, early or improving acute viral
hepatitis, or severe hepatic congestion due to heart failure.
Slight-to-moderate ALT elevations may appear with any condition that
produces acute cellular injury in the liver such as active cirrhosis and drug-
induced or alcoholic hepatitis.
Marginal elevations possibly show acute myocardial infarction or
secondary hepatic congestion.An interfering factor for the alanine transaminase, serum glutamie-
pyruvic transaminase laboratory test is the taking of opiate analgesics such
as morphine, codeine, and meperidine.
THE TOTAL SERUM  CHOLESTEROL  LABORA TORY TEST
This quantitative serum analysi s measures the circulating levels of free
cholesterol and cholesterol esters and reflects the amount of cholesterol
compound appe aring in the body tissues. Both absorbed from the diet and
synthesized in the liver and other body tissues, cholesterol is a structural
component in cell membranes and plasma lipoproteins. It contributes to the
formation of adrenocorticoid steroids, bile salts, androgens, and estrogens.
A diet high in saturated fat raises cholesterol levels by stimulating
absorption of lipids, including cholesterol, from the intestine; a diet low in
saturated fat lowers them. Elevated total serum cholesterol is associated
with an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Thus, the total serum cholesterol laboratory test assesses the risk of
coronary artery disease (CAD ), evaluates fat metabolism, and aids in
diagnosing kidney disease, pancreatitis, liver disease, hypothyroidism, and
hyperthyroidism. Total cholesterol concentrations vary with age and sex. Its
common range is from 150 to 200 mg/dL.
A desirable blood cholesterol is below 200 mg/dL, and levels from 200 to
240 mg/dL are considered borderline or at high risk for CAD. A level in
excess of 250 mg/dL (hyper cholester olemia)  indicates high risk of cardio-
vascuar disease, incipient hepatitis, lipid disorders, bile duct blockage,
nephrotic syndro me, obstructive  jaundice, pancreatitis, and hypothyroidism.
They require treatment. Hypercholesterolemia from high dietary intake
requires modific ation of eating habits and possibly medication to retard
absorption.
Hypercholesterolemia can occur from taking adrenocorticotropic
hormone, corticosteroids, androgens, bile salts, epinephrine,
chlorpromazine, trifluoperazine, oral contraceptives, salicylates, thiouracils,
and trimetha-dione.
Low serum cholesterol (hypocholester olemia)  is associated with
malnutrition, cellular necrosis of the liver, and hyperthyroidism. Cholesteroloften drops below normal in the Gerson program, because patients are
eating an extremely low-fat diet.
THE LIPOPROTEIN /CHOLESTEROL  FRACTIONA TION  LABORA TORY TEST
To assess the risk of coronary artery disease, the lipoprotein/cholesterol
fractionation laboratory test is conducted. By centrifugation or
electrophoresis, it isolates and measures the cholesterol in blood, which
appears as low-density lipopro teins (LDL) and high-density lipoproteins
(HDL). It’s known that a lower HDL level in the population gives rise to a
higher incidence  of CAD. Conversely, higher HDL levels produce a lesser
amount of CAD.
Note: Since the Gerson Therapy  offers a minimal amount of fat, it often
lowers the risk of coronary artery disease; but it does provide an adequate
supply of certain polyunsaturated essential fatty acids and fat-soluble
vitamins that cannot be synthesized in adequate amounts for optimal body
function.
Normal HDL cholesterol ranges from 29 to 77 mg/100 mL of blood, and
normal LDL cholesterol ranges from 62 to 185 mg/100 mL. Too-high LDL
levels increases the risk of CAD, while elevated HDL general ly reflects a
healthy state. Or it might indicate chronic hepatitis, early-stage primary
biliary cirrhosis, or too much alcohol consumption.
THE SERUM  TRIGL YCERIDES  LABORA TORY TEST
Triglycerides being the body’ s main storage form of lipids (constituting
95 percent of fatty tissue), the serum triglycerides laboratory test provides a
quantitative analysis of them. It identifies hyerlipemia  in kidney disease and
CAD. The triglyceride values vary according to age:
Age Trigyceride V alues
mg/dL nmol/L
0-29 10-140 0.1-1.5530-39 10-150 0.1-1.65
40-49 10-160 0.1-1.75
50-59 10-190 0.1-2.10

Test abnormality suggests that other measurements are needed. High
triglycerides indicate the risk of atherosclerosis or CAD. Mild-to-moderate
levels advise of biliary obstruction, diabetes, kidney disease, endocrin-
opathies, or too much consumpt ion of alcohol. Decreased levels are rare but
may show malnutrition or a betalipoproteinemia.
Note: On the Gerson diet, flare-ups and healing reactions are shown by
elevated triglycerides.
THE SERUM  PROTEIN  ELECTROPHORESIS  LABORA TORY TEST
The major


 by the restrictions
of health departments on the sale of unpasteurized milk products. To overcome this in countries where pasteurization is
mandatory, groups of people could become part owners of a cow or a small herd managed by a farmer.
Preferably do not use Friesian cows (which give the largest volume of milk) but rather Jersey cows which have the highest fat and
lipase content in their milk. Friesians  are linked to allergies and diabetes, but Jerseys and other types seem to be ﬁne. However,
only butter, cream, cottage cheese and other cheeses are safe for regular use, the high lactose content of milk tends to cause
mucus problem, while milk allergy occurs mainly to whey proteins.
In order to obtain a high lipase intake from vegetable sources, we need to consume the whole food. This means eating the
avocado instead of using just the oil, or pressing, juicing or blending the coconut ﬂesh to make and use coconut milk or cream.
This needs then to be refrigerated  or frozen because the high enzyme content causes it to deteriorate rapidly at room
temperature.
We encounter another problem with nuts and oily seeds. Even if we do eat them whole, we may not get much beneﬁt from it
because of the presence of enzyme inhibitors. Eaten frequently or in high amounts these inhibitors tend to cause indigestion. The
solution is to soak and possibly sprout or ferment these seeds (see Recipes ). In one reported experiment all enzyme inhibition
had been removed after 24 hours of soaking.
Lipase Supplements
Unfortunately, the richest food sources of lipase, raw butter and cream, have been outlawed in most Western countries.
Individuals with genetic or age-related lipase deﬁciency will ﬁnd it difﬁcu lt to obtain enough lipase in commercially available raw
food. Fortunately, lipase powder has in recent times become more easily available.
Originally lipase could only be obtained in relatively low concentrations as an ingredient of pancreatin from animal sources. In
order to protect it from de-activation in the stomach, pancreatin is comm only available as acid-resistant or enteric-coated tablets
that dissolve only in the intestines. While these can be helpful with malabsorption syndromes such as cystic ﬁbrosis, because of
their late activation, they are less ef fective than pancreatin released from the pancreas or enzymes already present in the food.
Furthermore, in children high spot concentrations of pancreatin from dissolving tablets in the lower intestines have been reported
to cause damage to the intestinal wall. Another problem of mixing high levels of protease with a low level of lipase is that lipase is
a protein. Its activity can be diminished by being partly digested by close contact with proteases.10/30/24, 11:11 AM Health-Science-Spirit - Lipase & Fat Metabolism
https://health-science-spirit.com/Healing_the_Body/Lipase-and-Fat-Metabolism.html 3/5Presently pancreatin and lipase from animal sources are increasingly replaced with enzymes from plant and microbial sources.
One well-known enzyme factory is papaya or pawpaw, especially the white sap in under-ripe fruit and in leaves and twigs. The
highest concentration is in the green  skin of unripe fruit. Besides the protease (protein-digesting enzyme) papain, it also contains
appreciable amounts of lipase.
Commercially lipase is produced mainly from special strains of fungi and bacteria. It is highly puriﬁed with no contamination from
fungal or bacterial protein. Its main advantage is its activity over a wide pH range. Therefore, it is not de-activated by stomach
acid, and is effective when mixed with the food in powder form before ingestion. With some fatty or oily food, it can be mixed
already up to one hour before mealtime and kept in a warm place to react. However, if waiting too long an off-ﬂavor may develop,
especially in the presence of short-chain fatty acids.
The advantage of using pre-mixed enzyme powder rather than pancre atin tablets can be seen from a reported case in which
enteric-coated pancreatin tablets failed to arrest the progression of cancer of the pancreas, while fungal enzyme powder pre-
mixed with food helped this patient to survive.
Tests have revealed that under favorable conditions about 40% of pancr eatic lipase powder added to food is being absorbed into
the bloodstream. I assume that by taking lipase in juice or water before meals this percentage will be even higher.
Pre-mixing of lipase with food overcomes a common problem with microbial lipases: they tend to be degraded by the pancreas
enzyme trypsin in the small intestine. Pre-mixing gives lipase time to react not only before ingestion but also for a considerable
time before the meal becomes too acid in the stomach and lipase becomes dormant. Lipase activity tests measure the amount of
free fatty acids liberated from olive oil per minute; however for complete hydrolysis much longer reaction time is required.
On the other hand, if we want to maximize absorption of lipase into the bloodstream, then we need to avoid the release of trypsin
by taking it on an empty stomach and with a reasonably large volume of liquid. I have experimented with absorbing small amounts
of high-strength lipase under the tongue, and believe that this is an effective way of getting lipase into the bloodstream, although it
may be equally ef fective carrying it across the skin with DMSO but I have not tried it.
Cod liver oil and other ﬁsh oils are highly beneﬁcial for most individuals who do not eat much cold-water ﬁsh. If you suspect fat
malabsorption or lipase deﬁciency, shake a tablespoon of cod liver oil or several opened capsules of ﬁsh oil together with some
lecithin and lipase in juice before ingestion, or alternatively emulsify the oil by swishing the mixture around the mouth for a while.
The omega-3 fatty acids in ﬁsh oils have been shown to reduce elevated fat levels in the blood. Cells containing plenty of omega-
3 fatty acids in their walls produce up to 7 times more energy than cells with other fatty acids in their walls.
As a general rule, fat or oil, or fatty food such as egg yolk, ingested without thoroughly chewing together with other food, or by
emulsifying it with lecithin, are not well absorbed and may lead to indigestion and deﬁciencies. If you just swallow capsules of ﬁsh
oil or vitamin E, or a spoonful of cod liver oil, the oil may just remain in a puddle and not be absorbed because lipase cannot
penetrate a blob of oil or fat. Therefo re always try to emulsify oils and fats by shaking, swishing or, the natural way, by thoroughly
chewing with other food.
Technical Details
Lipase is also used for other purposes, such as in washing powders. Therefore, when trying to source lipase, look for food-grade
or supplement quality lipase. I have not been able to ﬁnd single ingredient lipase supplements in the retail market. They are
always in tablet form, usually in low concentration, and mixed with other enzymes. While pancreatin tablets have their place, I
believe that tablets or capsules of microbial lipase are relatively inefﬁcient as they start working only in the small intestine where
they may soon be degraded by trypsin. Alternatively you may, of course, open capsules and pre-mix their content with the meal.
For individuals with genetic or advanced age-related lipase deﬁciency, and no access to raw butter or cream all this is not
satisfactory. Therefore, search on the Internet for enzyme manufacturers, you may be able to obtain lipase powder in kilogram
quantities. Preferably store lipase powder refrigerated in a closed container. At room temperature the loss of activity is generally
stated as 10% per year if kept in a tightly closed container.
The activity is commonly expressed as Lipase Units or LU, and in the US sometimes as US Pharmacopeia (USP) units. Different
lipase preparations may have different activities. For fungal lipases these may range from 2,000 to 2,000,000 LU per gram.
However, to make it more complicat ed, activity presently is also stated as FIP units /g or FCC III LU/g. One of these new Lipase
Units is equivalent to ten of the old LU, or 1,000 FIP  units/g = 10,000 LU/g.
Depending on the nature of your health problem you may use up to 500,000 LU daily, although no research on maximum
amounts is available. Start with small amounts, such as 20,000 LU daily, and increase gradually according to your observations of
any beneﬁt or reaction. Half a level teaspoon of lipase 80,000 LU/g provides about 120,000 LU. Lipase powder easily dissolves in
water. Mix more with meals high in fats or oils, and less with food of lower fat content. With cooked food always add after cooling
to below 45ºC. Also add some lecithin and mix and chew well.
For better absorption to clean congested blood vessels, or with lipoprotein lipase deﬁciency, or to lose weight, stir lipase in a glass
of juice, herb tea or water and take before meals. Drink more afterwards. Alternatively try absorbing 100,000 to 200,000 LU under
the tongue, possibly best at bedtime