 intelligenceand ability to get rid of these ch emicals, so they linger in our body adding
to the existing accumulation of toxins—or, what A yurveda calls Ama. The
longer A ma remains in the body, the deeper into the tissue layers it travels;
ultimately it manifests as disease. Ama is disease waiting to manifest.
Ama bl ocks the proper functioning of our body; it is like dust on the
window which blocks the sunny view outside. Ama blocks our body’ s
innate ability to heal.
The same is true of leftover foods. Cooking for the whole week may be
good planning and may save ti me, but our purpose is to save our health.
Although it’ s better than a drive -thru meal, leftover or old food is not only
devoid of Prana (ener gy), but the food is no longer edible, as it has changed,
chemically, from the time it was cooked. Just as with additives, the body
can’ t do  much with what it does not recognize as food, and l eftovers, in
turn, become Ama.
Microwaving food distorts it, so, ener getically, it becomes chaotic. Not to
mention that leftover foods that have been reheated are devoi d of Prana.
Consuming these foods also creates Ama.
Genetically mod ified food is on e of the biggest contributors to Ama as our
bodies cannot recognize it. What the body does not recognize, it can’ t
metabolize. And what can’ t be metabolized becomes Ama.
It m ay appear in  our modern cul ture that most of our eating practices create
Ama and hence this is why mos t people have weakened digestive systems.
How do  we change that? If we practice living and eating more in line with
Nature a nd our body’ s intellige nce, then we can support what  is ideal for
our body. W e don’ t get far when we go against Nature, but wh en we align
with it the resul ts extend far be yond what we may have imagined. So, any
ef forts to create positive changes are worthwhile.
Why mu st food  be hot? Cookin g makes food easier to digest.  Cooking is
also nee ded to ward of f bacterial growth. Hot food stimulates our digestion
and wak es it up. Cold food makes our digestion work harder and, over time,
makes i t sluggis h; in that sense  it reduces the ef ficiency of our digestive
system.Cold meals are v ery common in our culture, especially cold lunches. Those
of us working in the corporate  world may find the idea of h aving a hot
lunch quite foreign. Chomping on a cold sandwich while working is more
the norm. This is where I tell my clients to at least sip some hot water or
ginger tea with t heir sandwich instead of a cold drink. Poor lunches may be
one of the reasons people feel extra exhausted from their work day when
they get home. Then they eat a  long, drawn-out dinner to make up for the
lack of proper lunch. Fatigue makes us eat more, and eating wh ile working
is fa tiguing, rather than as resto rative as it should be. A quick w ay to solve
the cold lunch i ssue is to use a thermos. Y ou can prepare you r lunch half
way and, while it is still cooking, transfer it to a thermos where  it can cook
fully and  be ready for you at lunch time. Many of my clients do this and
love it. Soups and stews turn out great when cooked this way.
S K I P  T H E  C O L D  D R I N K S
Another norm in our culture is drinking lar ge volumes of icy cold liquids
during meals. If grease from the dishes clogs our kitchen sink, pouring cold
water in to the drain will solidify the grease along the pipe and  eventually
plug our  sink. Drinking icy cold liquids does the same thing: it plugs the
digestive track—in other words, it creates Ama. On top of that, if we drink
a l ot of cold water, it will lique fy the stomach enzymes that are needed to
break down our food. So, it is a double whammy to have a lar ge icy cold
beverage. I recommend my clients sip a cup of hot water o r tea and it
immediately improves how they feel after meals.
Symptoms of Ama include feeing sluggish, heavy, and lethar gic, and having
dif ficulty waking up in the morning. Ama impedes the flow and movement
in the body resulting in pain and a host of illnesses. In the same way, our
negative emotio ns, and holding on to past grudges, create emo tional Ama
that get in the w ay of our heali ng and happiness. According to A yurveda,
our decl ining he alth has more to do with the accumulation of Ama, and
blockages in the transfer of ener gy, than with age alone. Ama can be
eliminated from our bodies through purification methods such as
Panchkarma (a five-step A yurvedic mind and body purification process)
and meditation (to purify emotional Ama)There are a few additional ways to reduce Ama in your body, apart from all
that has  already been discussed. Here is a simple list of actio ns you may
wish to take:
Dairy: Low fat milk, lassi made very thin (1 tablespoon yogurt in a cup
of ro om temperature water), ghee (recipe in Chapter 16 ) and other oils
in small amounts, avoiding coco nut oil as it tends to be cooling  to the
digestion.
Fruits: Grapes, pomegranate, figs, and apples are okay. A void sweet
fruits such as pineapple, mango, and banana.
Grains: Barley, rye, millet, semolina, couscous, crackers, rice
Legumes: Y ellow and green mung beans cooked with pungent spices
(recipe in Chapter 16 ) a nd extra ging er are great. It’ s  also a good idea
to make the finished dish a little more watery so it is easy to digest.
Sweeteners: Honey in small quantities. All spices are good except salt,
as it increases water retention and water tends to hold Ama.
V egetables: Favor leafy green vegetables and cook them until slightly
juicy. Astringen t, bitter and pungent vegetables like asp aragus,
artichokes, radish, celery, zucchini, cabbage, and spinach are good
choices. Since your digestion may be weak due to Ama, think about
including foods and vegetables that are easy to digest, and leaving out
those that are not.
F O O D  N E E D S  T O  B E  T A S T Y  A N D
D I G E S T I B L E.
Strong d igestion is the key to better health. All of the eating practices and
recommendations I’m including here have that goal in mind. W e discussed
digestion in some detail in the la st chapter. As a reminder, it is i mportant to
point ou t that the practices that will stimulate digestion are the ones that
turn our food into medicine.
Why must food be tasty? T ast y food stimulates digestion. W e begin to
salivate just by smelling it and  the spices aid greatly in the aroma, taste,
texture and digestibility of food. Spices also help bring out the nutritivevalue of food a nd help repair and maintain the health of ou r digestive
system.
If we don’ t like the taste of a fo od, we are not likely to eat it. Or, if we eat
it, we won’ t enjoy it and it won’ t benefit us, not to mention that eating
something we don’ t like causes stress. There is so much food av ailable to us
that we can all f ind healthy ways to enjoy food without having to be forced
into eati ng som ething we don’ t like. Every now and then, there may be
something you may need to do to develop a habit that is going  to help you
in th e long run.  Drinking hot w ater is something some of my clients feel
averse to  doing,  especially if the y really enjoy cold beverages, b ut they feel
better w ith the hot water and this experience reinforces their  new habit.
More of ten than not, the results we experience when we make a change in
our food -related habits can help us change our likes and dislikes. It also
helps m y clients when I educa te them on the reasons for the changes I
suggest.
F O O D S  N E E D  T O  B E  C O M B I N E D  S O  T H E
W H O L E  M E A L  P O I N T S  I N  T H E  S A M E
D I R E C T I O N.
The example I u sed earlier of p utting grease and cold water in a sink fits
here. But, most importantly, we want to avoid combining foods that will
hamper our digestion and create Ama. Combining meat and dairy,
combining dairy and fruit, combining meals with milk, combining too many
ingredients that  don’ t work well together (as in the case of smoothies,
discussed in Chapter 3 )—all of that will overtax your


 boundaries,
because the crime is a personal invasion. Here, Elva couldn’t
repair her boundaries. She went into an existential tailspin,
haunted by the ultimate threa t: death. It wasn’t a fear she h ad ever
confronted, an d yet death h ad touched her intimately when her
husband died.  It was a loss she had never really come to grips
with, an d it became the key i ssue that Yalom worked with her on
in therapy.
Elva turned out to be an extra ordinary patient, and in time “she
moved from a position of forsakenness to one of trust,” a change
Yalom conside rs not just tr ansformative but redemptive. Elva,
who once thought she had cr eated the perfect story, learned how
to be aware  of death without fearing it.
It’s futile to believe that you can create a perfect story, which is
most pe ople’s notion of a per fect life. Stories are always intruded
upon by unwelcome events. And stories become tangled webs even
when they seem to be wor king out well, because unconscious
forces—anxiety, depression, anger, jealousy, loneliness—can erupt
at any time. A lthough Yalom doesn’t use the term fail-safe, one
can see that Elva’s sense of being safe and protected was a
psychological f ail-safe. It had served her well for a long tim e, until
she discovered how flimsy and unreliable it actually was.
All of us have c reated our own version of personal fail-safes. As
with most mental constructs,  we often don’t realize what we have
done, and sometimes the mechanism seems to be so unconscious
that it is totally out of our control. Phobias are a good e xample.
People who are afraid of spiders will not physically be able to
touch even a small, harmless one. If they reach out and attempt to
touch o ne, fear  will arise, gro wing more extreme as the hand gets
closer. The next stage is viol ent trembling, a cold sweat, signs of
panic, and the feeling of being about to faint.
Phobias offer perverse evidence about the creativity of
consciousness, because anxiety can focus on anything. At thewebsite The Phobia List, yo u can find a catalog in alphabetical
order o f the phobias specified in the psychiatric literature. A total
number isn’t given—new references are constantly being added—
but under the letter A alone there are sixty-five entries, in cluding
aulophobia  ( fea r of flutes). Not every letter is this full; under G,
for example, there are only nineteen phobias listed, including
seemingly silly ones, like geniophobia  ( fear of chins ) and quite
serious ones like genophobia, a fear of sex. No consensus exists for
why ph obias ap pear, although psychiatrically they are cat egorized
as a form of anxiety diso rder, the common element being
excessive fear. Besides specific phobias, there are social phobias
that involve situations where  the person is afraid of what other
people think, and a whole c lass of agoraphobias, where people
grow panicky because they feel they are in a situation they cannot
escape.
People suffering from phobias did not necessarily have a bad
experience with the object they fear—they generally have n’t—but
they will go to great lengths to avoid the object once the phobia
has em erged. Phobias seem strange to anyone not suffering from
one, in part b ecause avoiding the feared object or situation can
lead to odd be havior, as with agoraphobes, whose fear of open
spaces p revents them from leaving the house for years at a time. It
is also strange that fear—whi ch puts mind and body on high alert
and is an effective protection when actual danger arises—turns
counterproductive in phobias. Being on high alert because you
hear a flute or see a chin has no survival value whatsoever.
Yet the normal  fail-safes that we hardly notice have a breaking
point, and when it is reached, severe dislocation occurs. Going
into sho ck, for example, renders the victim of an auto accident,
fire, or crime utterly helple ss. The dazed look and ina bility to
make decision s that are sym ptoms of shock could be see n as the
opposite of fight-or-flight. In fight-or-flight, a flow of stress
hormones is released, and under their influence, the lower brain is
totally i n charge—a soldier running from battle in a panic cannot
consciously will himself not to flee until the burst of adrenaline
subsides and the higher brain can once more make conscious
decisions. (We  can see the same response in a trivial situation, like
being sh own an  illusion by a street magician. When he gue sses theright ca rd or pulls a quarter f rom behind someone’s ear, it is quite
common for the person to ju mp back or turn away in alarm—the
lower brain is reacting to the  trick as if it were a threat.) Shock is
involuntary and would seem to have no self-protection value.
Gathered together, these various fail-safes are essential to the
self-model, the  view of realit y that tells you what is real for you.
No doubt personal reality has its quirks, and no two people inhabit
the same self-model. But, collectively, we share virtual reality,
with its universally accepted  features of time, space, matter, and
energy. These features are so ingrained that we feel “at home” as
long as space, time, matter, and energy don’t go hayw ire. But
knowing that these are ment al constructs isn’t about reality going
haywire. It’s about acquiring self-awareness, which alone can tell
us what is really going on.
B u y i n g  I n,  O p t i n g  O u t
No single individual created the human experience of space,
time, matter, and energy—they were created in our collective
consciousness, which goes ba ck as far as the emergence of Homo
sapiens  an d certainly before that. We cannot follow a trail o f
footprints that will retrace the steps that gave humans self-
awareness, which is our species’s unique feature. Our genes
contain the evidence of every life form, including bacteria, that
contributed to our physical makeup, but there are no physical
traces to tell us how our ancestors experienced their lives.
Our species’s most importa nt inheritance is invisible. We
connect with this legacy in early childhood, absorbing the whole
virtual-reality setup. Once a young child learns that time exists,
the rule s of time soon follow, and then there is no turning back. To
give an analogy, once you learn to read at age six or seven, you
cannot return to the state of illiteracy. Letters on a page cannot
turn back into meaningless black marks. Likewise, once you and
your brain have adapted to the rules of time, it wou ld seem
impossible to live as if time didn’t exist. A day, an hour, a  minute,a s econd—this dissection of life into bits of time is what T. S. Eliot
lamented in another poem, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.”
Time has become Prufrock’s psychological enemy.
For I have known them all already, known them all:
Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
Making a habit of dividing li fe into units of time doesn’t m ean
that hu man time is more rea l than another version. We have no
idea of how other species of  consciousness experience time and
space. Does the lumbering Galapagos tortoise feel it is moving
slowly or the jackrabbit that it is bounding fast over a western
prairie? We might speculate that animals live in the present
moment, react ing to the ins tincts that tell them that no w is the
time to  eat or sleep or hunt. But “present moment” does n’t exist
for a creature that has no concept of time.
Nature gives us biorhythms that are imprinted in our g enes,
like the circadian (daily) rhyt hm for waking and sleeping. But that
doesn’t answer the riddle of how time exists in the first place.
There is  timing  that is precis ely tuned over thousands of miles of
ocean, in a w ay no one c an explain. For example, a small
sandpiper know n as the red knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) migrates
every year from Tierra del Fuego, at the southern tip o f South
America, to its breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic. In a
lifetime the red knot flies an estimated 240,000 miles, lon ger than
the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
Why birds cross from one hemisphere to another to mate
seems i nexplicable, but the red knot embodies a specific mystery
all its own. Needing food along its immense journey, the bird stops
off i n M ay on the beaches of Delaware Bay, timing its arri val with
a primordial event. Between the full moons of May and June,
hordes of horseshoe crabs emerge from ocean


	Rinse
once	every	six	to	eight	weeks	or	so	(depending	on	your	hair	type),	or	whenever
you	feel	excessive	buildup	in	your	hair.	Don’t	do	it	too	often,	however,	or	it
will	dry	out	your	hair.
PH-BALANCING	HAIR	RINSE
Apple	cider	vinegar	is	fantastic	for	restoring	your	hair’s	pH	balance	as	well	as	helping	remove	any
product	residue.	Rosemary	helps	stimulate	the	scalp	and	promote	hair	growth.
1	cup	organic	apple	cider	vinegar
15	drops	rosemary	oil
¾	cup	warm	water
Combine	the	ingredients	and	pour	over	damp	hair,	being	careful	not	to	get	the	rinse	into	your	eyes	or
on	your	face.	Massage	for	a	few	moments	and	rinse	out.
Top	Ingredients	for	Hair	Care
To	pinpoint	the	best	possible	ingredients	in	shampoos	and	conditioners	to	help
nourish	your	hair,	it’s	important	to	look	beyond	the	slogans	and	pretty
packaging	devised	by	marketing	companies.	Of	course,	the	products	you	choose
must	match	your	individual	hair	type,	but	there	are	some	ingredients	that	are
known	to	work	universally	well	for	different	types	of	hair.	Products	includingthese	ingredients	can	be	sourced	at	health	stores,	but	they	also	are	increasingly
common	and	easy	to	find	at	your	local	grocery	store	or	pharmacy.
SHEA	BUTTER
This	is	a	great	natural	emollient.	It	coats	the	surface	of	your	hair	strands	with
oil,	reducing	the	amount	of	water	that	is	lost	so	that	your	hair	stays
hydrated
and	luscious.
COCONUT	OIL
This	is	a	perfect	fatty	emollient	to	seal	moisture	into	your	hair.	Coconut	oil
helps	make	your	hair	shiny	and	healthier.
PURE
ALOE	VERA	GEL
Great	for	soothing	your	scalp	and	hair	follicles,	aloe	vera	is	said	to	also	contain
an	enzyme	that	stimulates	hair	follicles,	helping	to	promote	healthy	hair
growth.
VEGETABLE	GLYCERIN
This	acts	as	a	natural	humectant,	meaning	it	attracts	water	and	acts	as	a
protective	moisture	layer,	which	will	help	your	hair	stay	moisturized	while
avoiding	frizziness.
JOJOBA
This	is	a	great	natural	hair	oil,	which	can	soothe	damaged	ends	and	make	your
hair	look	shiny	but	not	greasy	by	balancing	your	hair’s	oil	production.
CASTOR	OIL
This	is	a	humectant	and	an	antifungal	that	helps	prepare	the	hair	for	better
growth.
CERAMIDES
Ceramides	mend	damaged	and	broken	hair	fibers	by	“gluing”	them	back
together	and	reinforcing	your	hair’s	structure.	They	also	help	to	smooth	out
frizzy	or	unmanageable	hair.
ANTIOXIDANTS
Antioxidants	work	great	inside	your	body	and	also	help	to	nourish	your	hairfrom	the	outside.	Applied	topically,	antioxidants	can	help	protect	your	hair
from	free	radicals	and	even	protect	the	integrity	of	your	hair’s	vital	color.
HYALURONIC	ACID
Popularly	used	in	skin	care	(see
this	page
),	hyaluronic	acid	is	also	useful	for
beautiful	hair,	as	it	helps	to	lock
hydration	into	your	hair	strands.
ACIDIC
INGREDIENTS
In	this	case,	acidity	can	be	a	good	thing!	Just	as	applying	apple	cider	vinegar	can
cleanse	your	hair	follicles	of	debris	and	balance	your	hair’s	natural	pH,	other
natural	acids	in	shampoo,	such	as	sodium	citrate	or	citric	acid,	perform	the
same	functions	on	a	milder,	more	regular	basis.
PANTHENOL
Panthenol	is	a	form	of	vitamin	B	that	treats	and	prevents	damage	to	your	hair
from	pollution,	free	radicals,	and	sun	exposure.	It’s	water	soluble,	penetrating
the	hair	and	acting	as	a	great	moisturizer	that	locks	moisture	into	your	hair
after	cleansing.
ZINC
You	can	ingest	the	essential	trace	element	zinc	from	eating	nuts	and	seeds,	such
as	pumpkin	seeds.	In	shampoo,	zinc	can	soothe	the	scalp,	fight	chronic
dandruff,	and	regulate	excess	sebum,	thereby	preventing	excessively	oily	hair
and	even	hair	loss	that	results	from	clogged	hair	follicles.
RADICAL	BEAUTY	TIP:	KEEP	YOUR	TRESSES	SHINY
Everyone	loves	hot	showers.	That’s	all	good,	but	be	sure	to	end	your	shower	with	a
cool	rinse.	(See
this	page
	to	read	why	alternating	temperatures	in	the	shower	is	a
great	beauty	practice	in	general.)	The	cool	water	will	tighten	up	your	hair	follicles
and	cuticle,	keeping	your	hair	shinier.	Plus,	you	will	feel	refreshed!
Hair	Ingredients	to	Avoid
Your	hair	follicles	are	very	vacuolated,	meaning	they	are	rich	in	blood	vessels
that	are	close	to	the	surface	of	your	scalp.	Therefore,	whatever	is	in	your
hair
products	is	quickly	absorbed	into	your	bloodstream	and	into	your	system.
Being	aware	of	the	toxic	additives	in	many	common	hair	products	and	avoiding
them	goes	hand	in	hand	with	eating	organic	foods.	It’s	important	to	avoidtoxins	from	entering	and	circulating	around	your	precious	body	from	any
source	so	they	do	not	in	any	way,	shape,	or	form	detract	from	your	natural
beauty.	Unfortunately,	there	are	thousands	of	chemicals	used	in	different	hair-
care	products,	so	it’s	up	to	you	to	scan	ingredient	labels	and	be	on	the	lookout.
Here	are	some	of	the	most	common	harmful	ingredients	that	are	important	to
avoid.
SULFATES
Ugh.	These	nasty,	cheaply	produced	chemicals,	which	include	sodium	lauryl
sulfate	(SLS),	sodium	laureth	sulfate	(SLES),	and	other	forms	of	sulfate,	are	used
in	shampoos	(as	well	as	floor	cleaners,	engine	degreasers,	and	kitchen	degreasers
like	dishwasher	soaps)	to	create	foam.	It’s	easy	to	love	a	foamy	shampoo	and
feel	like	you’re	really	cleaning	your	hair,	right?	But	sulfates	can	be	considered	a
toxin	that	creates	irritation	and	itching,	as	well	as	more	serious	issues.	A	report
from	the
Journal	of	the	American	College	of	Toxicology
	notes	that	this	ingredient
has	a	“degenerative	effect	on	the	cell	membranes	because	of	its	protein
denaturing	properties,”
1
	and	that	“high	levels	of	skin	penetration	may	occur	at
even	low	use	concentration.”
2
	Some	studies	have	noted	that	sulfates	can	enter
and	maintain	residual	levels	in	the	heart,	liver,	lungs,	and	brain	from	skin
contact,	and	by	depositing	on	the	skin	surface	and	in	the	hair	follicles,	they	can
cause	damage	to	the	hair	follicle.
3
,
4
	Other	research	has	shown	that	sulfates	can
create	irritation	to	and	impair	your
immune	system.
5
ETHYL	AND
ISOPROPYL	ALCOHOLS
These	petroleum-based	alcohols	can	be	very	dehydrating	to	your	hair,	leaving	it
dry	and	event


 of it all. Every attachment keeps you from enjoying the
flow that life is.
It is a lot like trying to grab that handful of water. Remember that the
tighter you squeeze, the less chance there is of having water to experience.
But when you relax, allowing your hand simply to enter the wate r, the water
is there for you to enjoy as long as you wish. Release attachme nts, in favor
of allow ing it all to flow, just as the music flows one note at a time out from
the instruments through you, and just as the water flows always available
for you to enjoy, as long as you remain detached.
OceanofPDF.comSYNCHRONICITY

The universe is complete and perfect. There can be no mistakes.
Nothing is random. The entire “onesong” is exquisite ly
synchronized.
To understand synchronicity and to implement it, we are required to
suspend some of our old ideas, to give up our notion of coincidence, of
mistakes, our belief that peopl e are imperfect. The principle that every
single event and every single person is connected seems almost too much to
accept. Most of us would rather hang on to the “principle of randomness”
and “error.” We seldom consider that everything within our perfectly
operating universe may also be operating perfectly. It appears easier to
believe that unexplainable coincidences occur for no reason.
The term “synch ronicity” was first used by Carl Jung. He spent his life
attempting to unravel the mysterious threads that seem to wind together in a
pattern that is impossible for us, in form, to decipher. He described
synchronicity as “the simultaneous occurrence of two meaningfully but not
causally connected events.” He hypothesized that a collaboration exists
between people  and events that seems somehow to involve fate, and is
always operating in the universe.
The basics of belief in synchronicity are that every single life has a
purpose and a deeper meaning than we are generally aware of. Behind all
form is an intelligence that is exquisitely perfect, and that works in a
synchronized fashion. Everything happens for a purpose, and the puzzle
pieces of life fit together perfectly. When you trust and know these
thoughts, you will daily recogni ze evidence for your belief in synchronicity.
I am convinced  that this pheno menon is omnipresent in my life and that
there are no accidents of any kind.
Carl Jung went on to say:
At the very moment when we are struggling to sustain a sense of
personal autonomy we are also caught up in vital forces that are
much larger than ourselves so that while we may be theprotagonists of our own lives, we are the extras or spear carrie rs
in some lar ger drama….
Or, as we have explored, there is only one dream, God’ s dream, and we are
all chara cters in it, similar to the characters that we create for our individual
dreams.

SYNCHRONICITY  IN ALL  OUR LIVES

For the past several years I have asked my lecture audiences, “How many
of you have had the experience of thinking about someone and then
receiving a letter or phone call from that person the same day he or she
appeared in your thoughts?” And “Have any of you run into someone you
had not thought of in years, just after his or her name happened  to come up
in conversation?” Every hand in the audience usually goes up.
Synchonicity, or the connection between seemingly random events and
thoughts, seems  to be a universal human experience. It happens to all of us
quite regularly, and it tends to repeat itself in a series of appealingly
unexplainable happenings. The fact is that the more we loosen up and allow
ourselves to flow in the energy system of the universe, the more we
experience this phenomenon. Ultimately we cease being surprised by these
happenstances and recognize them as part of the mysterious perfection of
our existence.
I would bet that you have had the experience of absolutely knowing who
was calling on the phone before  you answered it. I am sure that you have
had what has been labeled a déjà vu experie nce, wherein you knew that you
had been in that very moment and lived that exact situation previously. I
would also wager that you have found yourself doing something that you
had never done before and were unable to explain why you were doing it
until later when you could look back and clearly see the reason. Let me give
you an example of one such situation in my life.
Some years ago my publisher offered me a sizable advan ce for a
nonfiction book that would be a follow-up to Your Erroneous Zones  and
Pulling Your Own Strings. I thought about the possible content of my new
book for months, and frankly I was stuck as to what avenue to pursue. One
day I was sittin g by the ocean thinking about what to write when I felt a
strong urge to get up, get dressed, and get into my car. It was totallyuncharacteristic of me to want to leave the tranquillity of the beach at that
time of the day to get in my car and drive unnecessarily. Yet I drove,
without thinking  about where I was headed, and after thirty minutes or so I
found myself parking at the Pompano Fashion Mall. I was baffled by my
behavior. I generally avoid shopping malls and would never consider
spending a beautiful sunny afternoon at one.
I walked directly to the bookstore and immediately went to the section on
psychology. One book was sticking out from the others, about to fall from
the crowded shelf. I pulled that book out, glanced through it, and went to
the checkout counter and purchased it. I drove home, walked back to my
beach spot, and read the book from cover to cover.
And I knew precisely what I had to write about. I outlined the book
which later became The Sky’s the Limit  in a matter of a few hours. My
subject was self-actualization, or what I called no-limit living. I felt a clear
sense of being able to make this area of human psychology more
understandable and available to the average person. I knew that what I must
write about was how to become a person who lives life at the very highest
levels, and how to cultivate a sense of purpose and meaning. It was clear to
me after that strange experience of being propelled to read a new book.
The book that practically fell into my hands was Abraham H. Maslow’ s
The Farther Reaches of Human Natur e. His earlier writings had been a
powerful influen ce on me, but this book was the impetus for my writing
The Sky’s the Limit. When I was stuck, a seemin gly coincidental force
guided me exactly where I needed to go. And so I dedicated The Sky’s the
Limit  to Dr. Maslow. I feel a special kind of mission to carry on his work
and make his ideas on mankind’ s potential greatness available to more
people.
I am sure you can recall similar kinds of eerie happenings in your life,
where you did something totally out of character, and suddenl y saw, very
clearly, why. How can we even  begin to explain such things? How did the
card get inside the seatbelt buckle that led me to my father ’s grave? How
can a thought suddenly connect you to someone or something that seems so
unconnected? The word “connectedness” is vital to understanding the
principle of synchronicity. In some mysterious, undefinable way, everything
seems to be connected, even though we cannot see the connections. In some
strange way, the right person or the right series of events crops up just in
time to help us over the thresh old of some troubling problem. Once weunderstand that everything is connected in some way, even though we
cannot see the connectors, this universal principle of synchronicity becomes
more believable, and ultimately more available to us.
There is a rhythm  to the univers e. When we are able to get quiet enough,
we experience how we are a part of that perfect rhythm. I keep coming back
to the concept of perfection, because for many, there is such a strong belief
in imperfection. I believe our world cannot be anything other than perfect.
The precise amount of energy required to heat and sustain our planet comes
from the sun, without burning up its own energy source. The earth rotates
perfectly on its axis without being in danger of falling off. The entire
universe has an intelligence supporting it, which I call God, and you can
call anything that you like. The salmon swimming upstream back to their
spawning site is mysteriously perfect. The swallows show up on the same
day century after century. The spider knows how to build his web without
going to web school. The instincts for making the entire onesong work
perfectly are built in by an intelligence which permeates all form. And we
know very little about how any of it works. Yet it is all connected in some
way, from generation to generati on, throughout all species, and into infinity.
If we can begin  to grasp this process of connectedness even in a tiny way,
we will also begin to understand ever so slightly the principle of
synchronicity, to start to believe in this phenomenal intelligence that
supports all life so perfectly.
In order to see that there are connectors in the universe that we cannot
always see with our eyes and hold in our hands, let me take you on a brief
excursion of “


 instructions. In spite old clear
contra-indications they continued smoking and behaved carelessly
during the urine.tre~tment. Even then, they have benefited to a great
extent. This is the proof of the curing power of urine. I remembered
the words of the Holy Gita -"Fulfilling the duty even to a small
extent, saves one from great danger.i• How much more benefit cou.ld
one obtain if the path of duty is followed in toto? So is the case with
urine therapy.
AFTERMATH OF CASES
After Shri Raojibhai's death, the work of urine therapy is well
carried on by Bharat Sevak Samaj (Gujarati Branch). But how his
mantle fell on Dr. Paragjibhai D. Desai of Bulsar is shown in the 4th
Part of this book. Many an individual sought advice on urine therapy
from Bharat Sevak Samaj and from Dr. Paragjibhai. So naturally WEAKNESS OF HEART : 83
there accumulated a number of successf!JI cases. The patients so
treated were sufferers of different diseases. They are classified
disease-wise and are given under each disease at the end under the
caption "Aftermath of Cases". Here are given such few cases of
heart-weakness treated successfully. ·
1. Shri N.C. Chashmawala of Surat was suffering from weakness
of heart for the last six years. His age was forty-three. Upto the age
of thirty, he had experienced no disease. At the age?f t~irty-six, he
suddently felt severe pain starting in the back and bnngmg pressure
on the heart. That made him quite uneasy and weak. He could not
walk a few steps ·without taking rest on the way! Friends and
relatives told him that the pain was due to cold. Doctors could not
cure il. By chance he took brandy for its cure and got some relief for
a while. But after a month, the pain recurred and he had to take
recourseto Euopean doctor. From cardiogram it was found o_ut that
he was really suffering from heart-disease. He ~as ad~i.sed.,a
month's rest. Meanwhile his father's friend showed him RaOJibhai s
book on urine therapy. He started urine therapy by drinking and
rubbing urine. He took only boiled food without condiments and
fruits and milk at night. He used to take sun-bath after rubbing urine.
After one month,. he got relief from pain. Even for six months he had
continued drinking urine and stopped its rubbing. He could tak_e
normal food. His digestion has much improved. The members of his
family also began to use urine! His baby of 3 years of age fell down
and became unconscious. By using urine, she was brought to
consciousness and in five minutes began to play! His friend could
get rid of high blood-pressure by urine treatment.
2. Shri Dhir~bhai H. Vakharia, aged fo(ty, is a businessman of
Bulsar. He was suffering from coronary thrombosis for two years and
was not cured by doctors. He took to urine therapy in 1963. He
used to take 8 to 1 0 ounces of urine three times without fast or
rubbing and rested for two months. He has no trouble of heart any
more for the last six years.
· 3. Shri Sampatkumar. Sheth, Barri~ter, High Court, Bombay, 84 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
(Anand Mahal, Babulnath Road, Bombay-7) was suffering from.
coronary thrombosis. He slowly took to urine therapy and sought
advice from Dr. Paragjibhai personally by inviting him to his place.
Not only could he cure himself by four days' urine fast but became
quite healthy by urinemassage afterwards. He could cure cough and
cold of his son and daughter and two other patients ~y this therapy.
4. Shri Prajna Bhatta of Navagam (Dist. Kheda) had a dilated
heart and suffered from Mitral Stenosis. She used urine living on
simple food. She took urine as well rubMd it. She could cure herself
of the heart trouble and at the same time.got rid of cold and liver
trouble.
5. Shri Ramanlal from Nadiad was suffering from heart trouble for
7 years. He took to urine therapy and cured himself completely. He
has regained so much vigour that he rides a cycle without any strain.
He. qecame a firm believer in urine therapy and cured Shri
Gurudatta Shastri of his deafness only by urine!
6. Shri Jethalal Shah from Bombay had the same good experience
of this therapy. He cured himself of his weakness of heart and his
heart now has become strong enough to allow him to work with full
vigour.
CHAPTER Ill
HIGH BLOOD-PRESSURE
By the end of May 1958, Shri Anubhai Shah of Ahmedabad,
came to me. He reported about his wife's suffering from· high
blood-pressure. He related : "She is forty-five and has constant
headache with throbbing. She has not been able to sleep well for the
last six months because of agony and is unable to take any food. She
was suffering from simple cold and some times from fever also. The
doctor gave her strong injections against cold. She completed a
course of Streptomycin and other injections also but cold persisted.
Her condition went on deteriorating day by day and so I took her to HIGH BLOOD-PRESSURE : 85
an experienced and a highly qualified doctor. He examined her and
was suprised to find out her high blood-pressure. He scolded the
former dodor for not caring to her pressure. Her blood-pressure was
270! And the fight against it started.
"They tried their level best to lower the pressure but with ~~
success. so they suggested an operation which wa~ perf?rmed m
vadilal Hospital and some nerves from left and nght s1de were
removed. But blood-pressure could not be brought below 240~ an~
that too was maintained with the aid of medicine, otherw1se 1t
would rise to 260! Other troubles continued as before.
"Now 1 come to you after utter disappointment as the dodor
declared the case as hopeless.
"Urine therapy gives IT.le a ray of hope that (t may succeed in
bringing down her blood-pressure."
Seeing his firm decision, I advised him to see Dr. Pushpen~ra
Bhatta who is taking keen interest in this treatment and_ to acquamt
himSelf with the method of this treatment and asked h1m to foll?w
his instructions and to see that no other medicine, during the penod
of this treatment, was given to t~e patient.
By misunderstanding rubbin&4Jf urine on the patinet was started
only on soles. Even this limited application worked wonderfully.
After three days' of rubbing,, the tablet.s of medi:ine were_ s~opped.
The blood-pressure did not go higher and Shn Anubha1 JO~ful!y
informed about it on the phone. He expressed his new-born fa1th m
the urine treatment and asked for further instructions.
Though blood-pressure is a common malady, such a high degree
of blood-pressure is still a rate case. I asked Shri Ranjit~hai, w~o had
adopted this treatmeritfor the last four years as a yog1c pract~~e, t~
take over the charge of that lady for t~is treatment. Ra~Jitbhal
himself lived on milk diet and gave his urine to the.pat1ent for
rubbing while her own urine was used for drinking. Th~ lady co~ld
not take food and could. not digest even milk. Ten days of rubbmg
·resulted in the lowering down of blood-pressure from 240 to 225. 86 : AL)TO-URINE THERAPY
She had sleep for two to three hours a day and could digest some
milk. In the next ten days, all pain had gone and blood-pressure
came down to 200. She began to feel comfortable and could sit with
the support of a pillow. She had loose motions which eliminated the
foul matter accumulated in her body. Sleep was longer and
sounder. In spite of all this improvement, there was no relief in the
swe!ling of hands and feet. Anubhai suspected it as the after-effect of
too many injedions. The foltowers of Ayurved diagnosed that she
had Kathodar due to the accumulation of foreign poisons in the
body. Her heart and kidneys also were not functioning properly.
Consequently, though blood-pressur.e came dowrf, the swelling
continued. The treatment of urine was continued and in six weeks,
blood-pressure came down to 1 50. It was no longer abnormal for
her age of forty-five. Now.swelling was the main trouble. The fast
could not be prolonged and so she was given little amount of milk
and lentil soup. The rubbing of urine was continued


	bad	news	is	a
mental	event.	Indeed,	the	entire	world	we	inhabit	of	words	and	thoughts
creates	infinite	brain	changes	in	all	of	us	every	moment.
If	mind	comes	before	brain,	then	what	if	mind	belongs	to	all	of	us?	I	can
say	“my	brain,”	but	I	can’t	say	“my	quantum	field.”	There	is	growing
evidence	that	in	fact	we	do	share	the	same	mind	field.	This	would	go	far	to
support	the	existence	of	heavens	and	hells,	Bardo	and	Akashic	memory,
extending	far	beyond	the	brain.	To	begin	with,	we	need	to	examine	the	kinds
of	ideas	that	people	share	as	a	group.	The	brain	belongs	to	“me,”	but	if	ideas
belong	to	“us,”	then	we	are	participating	together	in	a	field,	sometimes	quite
mysteriously.
The	Brain	Beyond	Boundaries
The	human	brain	processes	only	a	fraction	of	the	information	available	to	it.
By	some	estimates	the	brain	receives	6	billion	bits	of	data
per
	second	(such	as
sound	vibrations,	photons,	X-ray	and	gamma	radiation,	electromagnetic	static,
and	various	chemical	and	electrical	signals	from	the	immediate	environment),
a	floodtide	that	gets	squeezed	into	the	trickle	of	experience	we	actually	notice
and	respond	to.	But	what	we	notice	isn’t	the	same	as	what	we	know.
For
example,	some	so-called	idiot	savants	with	very	low	IQs	can	instantaneously
compute	long	strings	of	numbers,	tell	the	day	of	the	week	that	any	date	fallson	in	the	future,	remember	every	detail	of	their	past,	or	learn	difficult
languages	with	incredible	fluency.	(One	savant	mastered	Finnish,	Arabic,	and
Mandarin	at	a	young	age,	and	only	afterward	did	his	caregivers	realize	he	had
been	learning	these	languages	on	his	own	despite	the	fact	that	he’d	held	the
books	upside	down.)	Such	savants	often	lack	even	the	most	basic	capacity	in
other	areas.	One	well-documented	type	of	savant	is	able	to	perform	music	or
paint	pictures	with	extraordinary	facility	but	cannot	calculate	change	from	a
purchase,	or	tie	their	shoes	without	help.
When	sudden	artistic	abilities	began	to	appear	in	a	small	percentage	of
normal	people	who	suffer	from	brain	tumors	and	other	neurological	disorders,
researchers	looked	at	the	brains	of	savants	and	discovered	that	they,	too,
displayed	brain	abnormalities,	particularly	in	the	right	temporal	lobe.	To	my
knowledge,	the	current	explanation	for	“savant	syndrome”	now	centers	on
such	physical	abnormalities.	Thus	it	seems	that	when	the	brain’s	filtering
system	is	impaired,	reality	expands	in	some	areas	while	it	contracts	in	others.
All	kinds	of	abilities	may	inexplicably	exceed	the	norm.	Joseph	Chilton
Pearce,	a	specialist	in	child	development,	writes	about	the	savant	syndrome	in
his	book
The	Biology	of	Transcendence
.	He	makes	several	striking	points.
The	first	is	that	most	children	with	savant	syndrome	don’t	perform	on	their
own	but	respond	when	asked.	The	second	is	that	they	are	not	especially
interested	in	the	wider	area	of	their	extraordinary	ability.	If	you	sit	down	and
ask	a	savant	what	day	of	the	week	March	12,	2163,	falls	on,	it’s	like	talking	to
a	machine.	The	child
goes
	inward	for	a	few	seconds,	then	pops	up	with	the
answer,	but	might	have	little	interest	in	simple	math.	A	calendar	savant	might
not	be	able	to	multiply	12	by	12.
The	normal	brain	filters	out	information	for	good	reason—it	takes	narrow
experience	to	form	a	self,	a	separate	person	with	limited	beliefs,	goals,
memories,	likes,	and	dislikes.	We	deliberately	reject	huge	portions	of
information,	but	a	damaged	brain	is	exposed	to	everything	through	its
inability	to	select	and	filter.
Pearce	is	particularly	intrigued	by	how	an
“automobile	savant”	could	take	one	look	at	a	parking	lot	and	tell	you	the
make,	model,	and	year	of	every	car	in	it	without	being	able	to	read.	How	does
he	know	this	without	reading	magazines	that	feature	the	latest	models,
including	European	models	that	had	received	no	publicity	in	the	United
States?	It	seems	as	if	these	savant	children	are	accessing	the	mind	field.
Genius	is	another	way	to	access	the	field	beyond	normal	abilities.	Musical
prodigies	like	Mozart	can	see	whole	symphony	scores	in	their	heads.
One
such	prodigy	now	enrolled	in	the	Juilliard	program	for	composers	has	been
able	to	switch	between	four	channels	of	music	in	his	head	since	early
childhood;	when	asked	to	write	a	new	sonata	for	violin,	he	simply	turned	to
the	appropriate	channel	and	took	dictation.	A	direct	link	to	the	field	of
information	seems	possible,	then,	and	we	move	closer	to	the	possibility	thatthe	brain	is	the	receiver	of	mind,	not	its	creator.
This	is	important	to	the	afterlife	because	upon	dying	we	have	no	brain	but
do	desire	to	keep	our	minds.	If	the	Vedic	seers	are	right,	the	human	brain
connects	us	to	infinite	consciousness.	The	fact	that	we	shut	out	so	much	of	the
mind	field	doesn’t	mean	we	have	to.	Aboriginal	peoples	don’t	access	higher
math,	scientific	reasoning,	or	advanced	musical	harmonies,	but	if	a	baby	were
taken	from	a	New	Guinea	jungle	tribe	and	placed	in	the	right	learning
environment,	its	mind	contains	the	potential	for	all	these	skills.	Indeed,	only
in	this	decade	are	certain	tribes	moving	out	of	the	jungles	of	New	Guinea
into
surrounding	cities,	and	as	they	do,	they	make	the	transition	from	a	culture	that
never	discovered	metal-working	to	one	where	they	can	drive	a	car.
Why	don’t	we	access	more	of	the	mind	field	ourselves?	In	fact,	we	do.
The	brain	adapts	to	the	field	at	will.	If	you	intend	to	learn	Chinese	ideograms,
of	which	there	are	thousands,	you	can	apply	yourself,	and	gradually	a	system
of	meaningless	ink	strokes	will	be	transformed	into	a	meaningful	area	of
knowledge.	Once	mastered,	the	Chinese	language	becomes	part	of	you;	it
becomes	second	nature,	and	you	can	proceed	to	use	it	for	creative	purposes.
In	essence	you	have	accessed	the	mind	field	and	willed	your	own	evolution.
You	have	made	a	leap	nearly	as	significant	as	when	Paleolithic	man
discovered	that	meaningless	vocal	noises	could	be	transformed	into	spoken
language.
Intelligence	and	meaning	aren’t	only	“in	here”	as	a	subjective	creation	of
the	brain	or	“out	there”	as	a	freestanding	object.	The	give-and-take	by	which
the	brain	creates	meaning	is	also	how	it	creates	the	world	and	creates	itself.
All	these	processes	actually	belong	to	one	process,	the	self	“curving	back	onto
itself	to	create	again	and	again,”	as	Lord	Krishna	says.	The	field	is	innately
creative.	It	formed	the	human


unity, to act as aphrodisiac and to improve muscle strength, to relieve
stress.
Shatavari – Asparagus racemosus syrup calms Pitta dosha, improves
lactation, body weight, for hormonal balance in women.
Tulsi, cinnamon, ginger, black pepper syrup for cough.
Drakshadi kashaya – for Pitta care, hyperacidity.
Dashamoola kashaya – for swelling inammation etc.Shelf Life
If you prepare your own syrup, it can be stored for 6 months to 1 year time.
Store in a cool dry place, away from direct sunlight, in glass containers.
Keep out of reach and sight of children.1.
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5.62. Herbal Jam Preparation
– Avaleha Kalpana
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Synonyms: Leha, Lehya, Leham, Avaleha, Avaleh, Avaleham, Herbal Paste.
Essential Components of Avaleha
Herbal decoction – Kashaya
A paste fried with oil or ghee or both. For example, amla pulp fried in
sesame oil and ghee in case of Chyawanprash. It could be raisins fried
in ghee or in some cases, it ca n be a powder fried in ghee.
Sugar, sugar candy or jaggery
Spice combination.
Honey – In a few, honey might not be there.
Method of Preparation –
Herbal decoction – Kashaya is prepared. Filtered.
e powder or pulp of fruit is fried in oil or ghee.
e kashaya and the fried herb are taken together in a big wide mouthed
vessel. Add sugar or jaggery.
Start heating. e liquid starts solidifying. Heat it till the mass turns to semi
solid state.a.
b.
c.Take it out of re. While it is cooling down, add ne powder mix of spices
and mix well.
After it co ols down completely, add honey and mix thoroughly.
Signs to Observe –
While frying the herb powder or paste in ghee or oil, fry till the whole mass
becomes homogenous and the oil or ghee starts slowly separating out from the
mass.
While heating kashaya, fried mass and sugar together, stop heating when you
observe these signs –
Take a teaspoon of mass out of vessel, allow it to cool down for a few
seconds, take the mass between thumb and index ngers. If the mass
forms thread between the ngers, it is  time to stop heating.
Take a teaspoon of mass out of vessel; allow it to cool down for a few
seconds. Press your thumb on the mass. If your nger prints are
forming on the mass, then stop heating.
Take a teaspoon of mass out of vessel and put it in water taken in a
mug. If it sinks down and sits at the bottom of the mug, it is time to
stop heating.
Precautions –
Start frying the paste or powder when the Kashaya is about to be ltered.
Add this fried paste and sugar to kashaya when the Kashaya is still hot. Do
not allow Kashaya to cool down or to become stale. is will spoil the whole
product.
Do not over – heat the kashaya – paste – sugar mass.
Do not add spice powders to the semi solid paste when it is very hot. Wait
till it co ols down a bit.Do not add honey when the mass is still hot. Add it only after cools down
continuously.
Maintain moderate heat. Do not over – heat.
Continuously stir while making kashaya, while frying, while mixing etc.
Maintain utmost hygiene.
Dose: Traditional dose is 50 grams per day.
Practical dose – 10–20 grams per day in single or divided dose.
Co Drink – 10–40 ml of milk, sugarcane juice, broth of pulses (Yusha), any
disease specic Kashaya, hot or cold infusions are administered along with
herbal jams.
Default Proportions –
In some Lehyam formulas, the proportion of Kashaya, sugar etc are not
mentioned. In such a case, follow the default formula –
Herbal powder or paste – 1 part
Sugar – 4 parts
If jaggery, then 2 parts
Liquid or Kashaya – 4 parts
Reference: Sharangdhara Samhita Madhyama Khanda 8th chapter.
Shelf life – 1 year. Store in a cool dry place in an air tight container. Always
use a dry spoon to scoop.
Importance
Avaleha contains Kashaya – water soluble extract of herbs.It contains fried pulp or powder – fat soluble extract of herbs
It contains nourishing sugar candy or jaggery.
It contains medicinal spices with volatile oils
It contains honey which acts as a vehicle and a catalyst.
It contains wide variety of phyto – chemicals from various media.
Hence, most of the anti ageing medicines of Ayurveda like Chyawanprash,
Brahma rasayana, Ashwagandha rasayana etc are herbal jams.
Because of spices, it is  very useful in digestive and respiratory tract disorders.
Khanda Kalpana
It is similar to leha preparation. Here, heating is further continued to prepare a
semi solid mass. It is added with spice powders and granules are prepared.
Eg: Haridra Khanda – turmeric granules with spices for treating allergic
skin and respiratory conditions.•
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Chyavanprash? 5 Hidden
Pharma Principles
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Chyavanprash is a paste or herbal jam preparation. is dosage form is called
Avaleha, lehyam or leha in Ayurveda. It is grouped as one of the prime among
the rejuvenating and anti ageing medicines (Rasayana).
Chyavanprash is made of sugar candy or sugar base. It has Amla – Indian
gooseberry as the main ingredient.
ere are many references to Chyawanprash.
Among them, two are considered as main, in pharma Industry.
Charaka Samhita Chikitsa Sthana 1.1/62–74
Sharangdhara Samhita Madhyama Khanda Avaleha chapter
How to Make Chyavanprash?
Kashaya preparation (herbs coarse powder – bo iling in water)
Tie 500 Amla fruits in a cloth. Make it to suspend in the above
kashaya while it is boiling.
After kashaya is made, lter it and keep it ready.
Take out these amla fruits out of the cloth pack, remove seeds, fry in
ghee for 5–10 minutes till the whole mass becomes homogenous mix.•
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•Take the kashaya – add sugar, add ghee fried amla pulp, start heating.
Wait till the total mass becomes sticky, semi – solid.
Stop heating.
Allow it co ol down
Add Spices (also called Prakshepa)
Allow it to cool down further
Add honey, mix and store.
Part 1 – Boiling of Kashaya –
A set of herbs – 48 grams is taken and boiled in 12.288 litres of water, boiled
and reduced to 3.072 litres. Filtered.
While boiling it, 500 amla fruits are taken and tied as a pack and suspended
in this boiling kashaya.
Rules for Preparing Kashaya
Do not close the lid on the vessel.
Stir continuously or else the herbs may settle at the bottom of the
vessel. It may lead to charring.
Basic proportion of herbs + water is 1:16
It is boiled till only 4 parts remains.
Coarse powder of raw materials make it easier to lter. Fine powder
makes it diﬃcult to lter.
Maintain low ame especially after the kashaya starts boiling.
Kashaya Herbs – as per Charaka –Bilva – Aegle marmelos
Agnimantha – Premna mucronata
Shyonaka – Oroxylum indicum
Kashmarya – Gmelina arborea
Patali – Stereospermum suaveolens
Bala – Country mallow – Sida cordifolia
Shalaparni – Desmodium gangeticum
Prishniparni – Uraria picta
Mashaparni – Teramnus labialis
Mudgaparni – Phaseolus trilobus
Pippali – Long pepper
Shvadamstra – Tribulus terrestris
Brihati – Solanum indicum
Kantakari – Solanum surattense
Shringi – Pistacia chinensis
Tamalaki – Phyllanthus niruri
Draksha – Grapes
Jivanti – Leptadenia reticulata
Pushkara – Inula racemosa
Aguru – Aquilaria agallochaAbhaya – Harad – Terminalia chebula
Riddhi – Habenaria intermedia
Jivaka – Malaxis acuminata
Rishabhaka – Manilkara hexandra
Shati – Zadoary (root) – Hedychium spicatum


 you have a portable,
one-serving blending machine, you can measure out all the
ingredients you need for one or two snacks, pack them in a
cooler, and make satisfying smoothies for a health break at
work.
The second beneﬁt of smoothies is that cleanup is simple. The
machine actually does the work in cleaning the blades and the
container in seconds, so you can have the drink made, the
machine cleaned up, and be out the door in minutes.
 Here are some ingredients to add at breakfast and snack
time:
 Oatmeal: Large ﬂake (rolled oats, old-fashioned oatmeal,
not instant); 2 tablespoons per serving. Nuts: Chopped almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, walnuts,
macadamia nuts, or pistachio nuts; 2 to 4 tablespoons.
 Yogurt and low-fat milk: Use milk as the liquid and add 1/4
cup yogurt per serving.
 Cheese: For calcium and protein; 1 to 2 tablespoons per
serving.
 Tofu: For calcium, manganese, iron, protein, and omega-3
fatty acids; 1/4 cup silken or soft tofu per serving.
 Flaxseed: Use ground ﬂaxseeds to add omega-3 fatty acids;
1 tablespoon ground ﬂaxseeds per serving daily.
 If you suffer from poor digestion, be mindful of
combining protein ingredients — like yogurt, cottage
cheese, nuts, or seeds — with fruit in smoothies. The body
sends different enzymes to the gut for digesting proteins
and, in some people, fruit prevents those enzymes from
doing their job. Some fruits have natural digestive agents
that can be combined in a smoothie to help remedy this
problem. Chapter 11 offers some tips on natural digestive
ingredients you can add to smoothies.
B a n a n a  B r e a k f a s t
Prep time: About 3 min • Blending time: 1 min • Yield: 2 servings
Ingr edients
2 ripe bananas
1/2 cup low-fat milk
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 tablespoon ground ﬂaxseed2/3 cup plain, low-fat yogurt
Dir ections
1 Peel the bananas and break each into 4 chunks.
2 Combine the milk, bananas, blueberries, ﬂaxseed, and yogurt in
the blender container.
3 Secure the lid on the container.
4 Starting on a low speed and gradually easing toward high, blend
the ingredients for 45 seconds or until smooth and there are no
visible pieces of fruit in the mixture.
5 Pour the smoothie into 2 glasses and enjoy!
Per serving: Calories 247 (From Fat 37); Fat 4g (Saturated 2g); Cholesterol 7mg; Sodium 96mg;
Carbohydrate 48g (Dietary Fiber 6g); Protein 9g.
Vary It! Bananas are a great source of potassium, which is
thought to play a role in controlling high blood pressure, but some
people just don’t like them. If you fall into the anti-banana
camp, you can substitute any one of the following for the bananas:
one sliced avocado; 1/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (large-ﬂake
oatmeal); 1/3 cup silken tofu; or 2 tablespoons chia seeds soaked
for ten minutes in the milk plus two peeled and pitted mangoes.
G e t  U p  a n d  G o
Prep time: About 4 min • Blending time: 1 min • Yield: 2 servings
Ingr edients
2 mangoes
1 orange
3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 cup frozen fruit chunks (see Tip)1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese
Dir ections
1 Peel the mangoes, cut them in half, and remove the ﬂat stone
from each.
2 Peel the orange and break it into segments. Remove the seeds.
3 Combine the orange juice, mangoes, orange, frozen fruit, and
cheese in the blender container.
4 Secure the lid on the container.
5 Starting on a low speed and gradually easing toward high, blend
the ingredients for 45 seconds or until smooth and there are no
visible pieces of fruit in the mixture.
6 Pour the smoothie into 2 glasses, and enjoy!
Per serving: Calories 287 (From Fat 16); Fat 2g (Saturated 1g); Cholesterol 2mg; Sodium 236mg;
Carbohydrate 64g (Dietary Fiber 7g); Protein 10g.
Tip: You can use mixed, commercially frozen berries or fruit
chunks, or you can slice and freeze any fruit that is in season,
including tree fruit, stone fruit, and berries for this recipe. This
smoothie is very thick! If you prefer a thinner version, add more
orange juice: 1/4 to 1/2 cup extra for a slightly thinner smoothie, or
1 cup extra for a very thin smoothie.
B e r r y  N u t t y
Prep time: About 2 min • Blending time: 1 min • Yield: 2 servings
Ingr edients
1/3 cup cranberry juice
1/4 cup pomegranate juice1 cup fresh blueberries or blackberries
1 cup frozen acai berries
1/3 cup silken tofu
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
Dir ections
1 Combine the cranberry juice, pomegranate juice, blueberries or
blackberries, acai berries, tofu, and walnuts in the blender
container.
2 Secure the lid on the container.
3 Starting on a low speed and gradually easing toward high, blend
the ingredients for 45 seconds or until smooth and there are no
visible pieces of fruit or nuts in the mixture.
4 Pour the smoothie into 2 glasses, and enjoy!
Per serving: Calories 203 (From Fat 78); Fat 9g (Saturated 1g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 10mg;
Carbohydrate 29g (Dietary Fiber 4g); Protein 4g.
Vary It! You can use plain low-fat yogurt in place of the tofu.
T r o p i c a l  P i c k - M e - U p
Prep time: About 2 min • Blending time: 1 min • Yield: 2 servings
Ingr edients
1 cup coconut cream or coconut milk
2 tablespoons whey protein powder
1 cup cantaloupe melon pieces
1 cup frozen peach slices
1 banana1 tablespoon chopped Brazil nuts (optional)
Dir ections
1 Combine the coconut cream or milk and whey powder and
blend for a few seconds to combine.
2 Peel the banana and break it into 4 chunks. Add banana chunks,
melon, peaches, and Brazil nuts (if using) in the blender
container.
3 Secure the lid on the container.
4 Starting on a low speed and gradually easing toward high, blend
the ingredients for 45 seconds or until smooth and there are no
visible pieces of fruit or nuts in the mixture.
5 Pour the smoothie into 2 glasses, and enjoy!
Per serving: Calories 472 (From Fat 271); Fat 30g (Saturated 25g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 144mg;
Carbohydrate 46g (Dietary Fiber 8g); Protein 12g.
Vary It! You can substitute pineapple for the peaches. You also
can add toasted coconut shreds as a garnish.
Tip: Coconut cream is a thick, pastelike liquid that is pressed from
the coconut ﬂesh, so it’s similar to and yet thicker than coconut
milk. You can make your own coconut cream by blending fresh
coconut ﬂesh with a small amount of water.
Dessert Smoothies
Dessert smoothies, like desserts themselves, can be totally
healthy and low in calories or they can be loaded with extras
that send the calorie count soaring over the top. The one bonus
is that fruit smoothies still always contain whole fresh fruit and
all their nutrients and ﬁber, which makes them healthier than
traditional desserts.Table 15-1 lists some of the yummy ingredients you can
experiment with in making your own spectacular, end-of-the-
meal drinks.
C h e r r y  C h e e s e c a k e
Prep time: About 2 min • Blending time: 1 min • Yield: 2 servings
Ingr edients
1 cup fresh or canned, sweetened cherries
2/3 cup lightly sweetened almond milk
1 cup frozen strawberries
1/4 cup low-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
1 tablespoon ﬁnely chopped pecans or toasted coconut
Dir ections
1 Pit the cherries if using fresh; drain the cherries if using canned.2 Combine the milk, cherries, strawberries, and cream cheese in
the blender container.
3 Secure the lid on the container.
4 Starting on a low speed and gradually easing toward high, blend
the ingredients for 45 seconds or until smooth and there are no
visible pieces of fruit in the mixture.
5 Pour the smoothie into 2 glasses, and enjoy!
Per serving: Calories 188 (From Fat 98); Fat 11g (Saturated 5g); Cholesterol 22mg; Sodium 165mg;
Carbohydrate 20g (Dietary Fiber 4g); Protein 5g.
Tip: For a spectacular presentation


 countries, become a reality.7 Airplanes, ·
tractors, computers, bionic limbs-all these achievements are the product of scientific
research. Like our modem legal system, bound by the principle of evidence, science
recognizes only one guiding princip le: provable fact.
Our enthusiasm for scientific achievements has risen immeasur ably. We have
granted a godlike status to researchers and doctors, who still had the status of slaves
in ancient Rome and even until the early 20'h century were mostly poor and
powerless. 8 Because of this status, we continue to perceive them as selfless truth
seekers. 9 The English biologist Thomas Huxley, a powerful supporter of Charles
Darwin and grandfather of the author Aldous Huxley (Brave New World, 1932),
described this phenomenon as early as the late 19'h century, when he compared
science's growing authority to the Church's position of power. For this, he coined the
term "Church Scientific. "10 11
Today's enlightened civilized individual believes so firmly in the omnipotence of
scientists that they no longer question the evidence for certain hypotheses or even
whether they make sense. Instead, citizens rely on the latest sensationalized media
coverage churned out in daily newspapers and TV newscasts about world-threatening
viral epidemics (Avian Flu, SARS, AIDS, etc.). For many decades, the media (and
scientific reporters above all) have intently cultivated friendly relationships with
researchers in the drive to scoop their competitors for provocative headlines. "We
scientific reporters all too often serve as living applause for our subject," New York
Times reporter Natalie Angier says critically about her profession. "Sometimes we
write manuscripts that sound like unedited press releases."1 2
Journalists usually assume that scientists engage in rigorous studies and
disseminate only provable facts-and that rare instances of fraud will quickly be
driven out of the hallowed halls of research. It's an ideal picture, but one that has
nothing to do with reality.13 14 15 16 17 18 Uncountable billions of dollars are transformed
into "scientific" hypotheses, which are ultimately packaged and hawked by
pharmaceutical companies, researchers, health advocates and journalists alike as
the ultimate conclusions of truth. In actualit y, these theories are often mere
speculation, proven false and years later, finally discarded.
"The more willing the people are, the more promises must be made," warned
Erwin Chargaff as early as 1978. "A quick route to long life, freedom from all
diseases, a cure for cancer-soon, perhaps the elimination of death-and what then?"
18 Society Under the Spell of a One-Dime nsional Microbe Theory
asked the co-founder of biochemical research and gene-technology, and a repeatedly
decorated professor at Columbia University's Biochemical Institute in New York.
"But no singer would ever have to promise to make me a better person if I would just
listen to her trills. "19
Since the end of the 1970s, this situation has dramatically worsened.2 0 Just as in
politics and economics, we in research are also "bombarded, saturated, harried by
fraud," writes renowned science historian Horace Judson,21 whose analyses are
corroborated by a number of relevant studies.22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2930 31 32 "From a global
viewpoint, there is corruption at all levels of the public health service, from health
ministries to patients-and there are almost no limits to criminal imagination,"
maintains Transparency International, an institution for protection against
corruption, in its annual "Global Corruption Report 2006" (focus on health
services). 33
Table 1 Examples for Methods for Pharmaceutical Companies
to Get the Results from Clinical Trials They Want
Conduct a trial of your drug against a treatment known to be inferior
Trial your drugs against too low a dose of a competitor drug
Conduct a trial of your drug against too high a dose of a competitor drug (making your drug
seem less toxic)
Use multiple endpoints (survival time, reduction of blood pressure, etc.) in the trial and select
for publication those that give favorable results
Conduct trials that are too small to show differences from competitor drugs
Do multicenter trials and select fQr publication results from centers that are favorable
Source: Smith, Richard, Medical Journals Are an Extension of the Marketing Arm of
Pharmaceutical Companies, P/os Medicine, May 2005, p. e138
A close look at this data reveals that our scientific culture is ruled by secretiveness,
privilege-granting, lack of accountability, and suffers from a blatant lack of
monitoring, as well as from the prospects that these companies and researchers will
make exorbitant profits. All of these questionable factors contribute to the potential
for researcher bias and fraud, jeopardizing the scientific proof principle introduced
in the 17'h century.34 "Judson paints a dark picture of [biomedical] science today,
but we may see far darker days ahead as proof and profit become inextricably
mixed," warns the medical publication Lancet.35
Even when one theoretically assumes ideal researchers and ideal studies, it must
be emphasized that medicine remains (is still) a "science of uncertainties,"3 6
19 Introduction
expressed William Osler (1849-1919), regarded as the father of modern medicineY
Nothing has changed. Donald Miller, Professor of Surgery at the University of
Washington, warns that with today's medical research, "scientific standards of proof
are not uniform and well defined, in contrast to legal standards. Standards of
measurement, ways of reporting and evaluating results, and particular types of
experimental practices vary. Science prizes objective certainty. But science does not
uniformly adhere to this standard. Subjective opinions and consensus among
scientists often supersede the stricture of irrefutability."38
To effectively combat this systemic problem, much would be gained if it were
compulsory to have certain studies replicated, thus reviewing them for their
soundness. 39 But, according to Judson, "replication, once an important element in
science, is no longer an effective deterrent to fraud because the modern biomedical
research system is structured to prevent replication-not to ensure it." Such verification
is unattractive, because it doesn't promise gigantic profits, but might only produce
similar results to the original research, which is unlikely to be published by a medical
journal.4° From time to time, these reviews are carried out, with stunning results.
At the beginning of 2005, an investigation disclosed a severely flawed study
leading to the approval ofViramune, a globally-touted AIDS medicine ranked among
the top sellers of pharmaceutical giant Boehringer lngelheim (the drug Viramune
brings in approximately $300 million annually).41 The follow-up investigation found
that records of severe side effects including deaths were simply swept under the
carpet.
At the same time, chief investigator Jonathan Fishbein was greatly hindered,
from the highest levels of the National Institutes of Health, in his bid for clarific(ltion.
The medical system, according to Fishbein, is shaped more by politics of interest,
partisanship and intrigue than by sound science. Fishbein called the government's
AIDS research agency "a troubled organization," referring to an internal review that
found its managers have engaged in unnecessary feuding, sexually explicit language
and other inappropriate conduct.42 43
How far this can go becomes apparent when research produced by individual
scientists is placed under the microscope. The South Korean veterinarian Hwang
Woo Suk, for example, published a paper in Science in May 2005 in which he
described how he had extracted human stem cells from cloned embryos for the first
time. The work was celebrated as a "global sensation" and Hwang · as a "cloning
pioneer." But at the end of 2005, it was discovered that Hwang had completely
forged his experiments. 44 45
The medical field is ultimately about illness, dying and death: Naturally, these
experiences involve a complex and nuanced range of emotions for individuals, their
loved ones and doctors. The process makes us extremely receptive to a belief in
20 Society Under the Spell of a One-Dimensional Microbe Theory
salvation through miracle treatments. In this, researchers and physicians take over
the roles of priests; the white smock has merely replaced the black robes and black
wigs physicians used to wear.46 These white knights proclaim their healing messages,
and of course require "victims" to carry out their research with billions of dollars of
government and taxpayer funded dollars. "Indeed, so profound is our belief in the
cures of science" that it has become "the new secular theology of the 20'h century,"47
according to American media scientist Michael Tracey. "This belief is so inherent
within us that we construct any problem, grievance, pain, or fear in conceptual
terms that not only allow us to seek the cure, but demand that we do so."48
At the heart of this web of feelings and wishes are the fantasies of almightiness
that further prop up the medical-industrial complex, that ever more powerful part of
the global economy consisting of pharmaceutical companies worth billions, their
lobbyists and spin doctors, and an immense army of highly-paid researchers and
doctors. In the process, we've turned our bodies into


 a squabble
over whose cholesterol level was lowest. I was sure mine was, but so was
Josh. JR, who had no idea, wanted to play along, so the next morning the
three of us drove over to the People’ s Pharmacy and had our cholesterol
levels checked. Josh’ s level turned out to be 168, mine was 199, but JR’ s
was a whopping 344.
My level, much higher than I had expected, caused me to lose the bet.
But I had an excuse: The day before, I had raced in the Dirty Duathlon (a 5-
kilometer trail run, followed by a 25-kilometer mountain bike ride, endingwith another 5-kilometer trail run), competing against my ex-triathlon
competitor and friend Lance Armstrong and a slew of others (I came in
third, Lance was first). As a reward, I let myself eat my once-a-year
cheesebur ger with all the trimmings—not something you want to do just
before a cholesterol test and not something I’ve ever done again.
But because JR’ s cholesterol was so high, it took all the heat of f me.
It turned out that all the males in the Rae family had died of heart disease
before the age of fifty-two, except JR’ s father, who had under gone triple
bypass sur gery at fifty-four. As one of the fire department lieutenants said
when he heard about JR’ s tests: “The man’ s a walking heart attack.”
Furthermore, JR was married, the father of two young children, and only
thirty-three years old.
So rather than pulling JR out of a fire someday, we decided to rescue
him through a healthy diet.
I had always eaten well at the station. Sometimes JR and Josh would join
me in dining on my plant-based creations. But now we made a concerted
effort to start a healthy lunch wagon. (A  wagon is a family-style meal in
which we help each other prep, cook, and then clean up; it’ s a cultural
tradition at firehouses throughout the world.) Every day we prepared
wholesome sandwiches, tacos, veggie bur gers, and wraps with hummus and
vegetables on whole wheat or corn tortillas.
A few months later, when the Austin Fire Department held a contest for
the healthiest lunch wagon, Engine 2 entered and won—another notch in
our competitive belts.
Over the next year and a half, given our tendency to do everything to its
fullest extent, and to support JR on his quest to buck the Rae family
tradition, we developed a full-blown, plant-based eating schedule around
our twenty-four -hour shift: lunch when we arrived at noon, dinner that
evening, breakfast the next morning, and lunch before we left for home
again at noon.
A year later, JR had his cholesterol checked again. It had only come
down to the 270s. I suspected he needed to commit to our eating lifestyle at
home as well as at the fire house, so I asked JR to eat all plant-based for just
three weeks, then have his cholesterol level checked once more.
The results? His cholesterol had plummeted to an impressive 196—a
drop of 146 points (or 57 percent) from his high of 344!Since that time, JR and Josh were promoted to the rank of driver and left
Engine 2 for other firehouses, and new firefighters have joined us. Today
we have a fresh stable of plant-powered eaters here at Engine 2. We’re more
passionate than ever about our diet. What’ s more, several other Austin
firefighters, lieutenants, captains, battalion chiefs, and the doctor of the fire
department wellness center have made the switch to plant-eating—and all
with eye-popping results.
E2 POP  QUIZ
Q: What percentage of heart attacks occur with people who have
supposedly heart-healthy cholesterol levels?
A: Thirty-five percent of all heart attacks occur in people with a total
cholesterol between 150 and 199 mg/dl, numbers most physicians
and the American Heart Association consider desirable.
THE ENGINE 2 PILOT  STUDY
Truly my father ’s son, I decided at this point that it was necessary to
complete a more formal study to prove the ef fectiveness of the Engine 2
Diet. I wanted to bring more people on board to show the dramatic impact
of an all-out, plant-based diet on a wide cross-section of people, from
professional athletes to working moms and dads, from couples to singles,
from meat eaters to vegetarians, from the very healthy to the not-so-healthy.
By the winter of 2006, armed with a medical director (a doctor for the
Travis County Sherif f’s Department), a community Web site, and a lab to
test lipid profiles, I was ready. Now all I needed were participants to make
the Engine 2 Pilot Study a reality.
I put out the word, hoping to find two dozen volunteers. Within two
weeks, I had to cap the number at sixty-five. Far more people than I’d
expected were ready and willing to clean up their diets and their lives.
Among my volunteers were my thirteen-year -old next-door neighbor,
grandparents, vegans, cancer survivors, world-class triathletes, multiple
sclerosis patients, lawyers, business owners, and doctors. Also included
were a few additional firefighters (male and female), a storm chaser, and the
director of advancement for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.Several people had to drop out, and some people joined in a few days
late, but all in all, fifty-eight people finished the six-week program.
And they got results! The study was a raging success.
The level of that success can be measured by the before-and-after
markers I used to track changes in participants’  health. Before starting the
diet, everyone in the study took medical tests to obtain benchmarks for
everything from weight and blood pressure to a full lipid profile, which
includes total cholesterol level, LDL  cholesterol, HDL  cholesterol, risk ratio
(LDL/HDL), and triglycerides.
After finishing the program, these markers were checked again.
(In Engine 2 Vital Signs, page 97, I will explain in more detail what
these markers mean, and ask you to have them checked so you can track
your own magnificent success. But for those of you who have trouble
remembering: LDL  is your bad, or lethal, cholesterol, and HDL  is your
good, or healthy, cholesterol.)
The most impressive result was the decrease in the group’ s average
overall cholesterol level from 181 mg/dl to 142 mg/dl, an average drop of
39 points, bringing them well below the magic number of 150, which
makes you heart attack proof.
The average LDL  cholesterol fell from 109 to 77, a drop of 32 points,
also bringing them below the second magic number, 80, which not only
makes you heart attack proof, but also helps you to become resistant to
other chronic diseases.
The greatest total cholesterol drop for an individual was 91 points (from
216 to 125), and the greatest LDL  drop, 78 points (from 189 to 1 11). We
also saw a total mean weight loss of 10 pounds, and our group average
weight fell from 172 to 162 pounds. The average weight loss for men was
15.0 pounds, and for women, 8.5 pounds.
THE SECOND STUDY
On June 5, 2008, fifteen people (thirteen firefighters and two
civilians) embarked on a second, twenty-eight-day Engine 2 Pilot
Study. As with the first study, the results were mind-boggling! The
group started with an average total cholesterol of 197 mg/dl. Twenty-
eight days later, this number had dropped to 135, or 62 points (30
percent). The group started with an average LDL  cholesterol of 124mg/dl; this dropped to 74 mg/dl, or 50 points (40 percent). And the
group’ s average weight went from 203 to 189 pounds, or an average
loss of 14 pounds per person. This hard-core evidence shows the
powerful results that are within the grasp of each and every one of
you. This means you!
The significant weight loss was particularly startling because not
everyone in the Pilot Study had wanted to lose weight—many became
involved solely for the health benefits. Still, the women lost between 2 and
26 pounds, and the men lost between 2 and 31 pounds.
Furthermore, the participants noted that other conditions—from kidney
stones to acne, from constipation to low ener gy—also began clearing up.
Here are some of their stories:
One man said that his sister, a vascular sur geon at a major Dallas
hospital, found it hard to believe his total cholesterol level could drop from
214 to 135 in just a few weeks and wanted to make sure that he was firingon all cylinders. Because he’d had other health issues besides high
cholesterol, she gave him a treadmill stress test to assess his overall fitness,
which he aced. After that, and after reading several articles about my
father ’s research on reversing heart disease, she asked her brother to send
her photocopies of as many Engine 2 recipes as possible.
Another man, who lost 20 pounds and whose cholesterol dropped from
216 to 125, told me that he’d always imagined that little green men were
working inside his body to repair


 and B 2 (300 mg) to
assist the liver with detoxification. Use B complex (2 a day) to
assist the liver generally. Avoid food molds; ergot  especially  has
strong mental effects (see Moldy Food, page 381).
Start a kidney cleanse (page 549) as soon as you can. Follow
this with a liver cleanse (page 552). Clean up environment and
diet. Your beloved family member or friend with Alzheimer's
can regain her or his mental function to a considerable degree.
Most important is stopping the mental deterioration  before it
is not reversible.
Lisa Anne Reed, 60ish, was tentatively diagnosed with Alzheimer's 10
years ago. She needed complete care at present but was able to
walk (could disappear quickly) and eat. She could occasionally
say her name. Her brain had intestinal flukes and their eggs andNON-PAINFUL DISEASES
271was toxic with aluminum  (cooking pots) and aluminum silicate
(salt). One week later she still had the parasites because nobody
could skillfully give her the parasite program. She was also toxic
with benzene so reinfection was occurring. In addition she was
toxic with bromine  (from brominated bread?), chlorine  (chlorinated
water?) lithium, bismuth, vanadium, and tungsten, all known to have
strong brain effects. She was also toxic with moth balls  and iridium.
She harbored Naegleria, another brain parasite. In an other week
there still were no changes due to inability to admin ister the
treatment.
Isabelita Ufford, 77, was in a wheelchair, brought by her two daugh ters
who took turns caring for her. She was on ClanopinTM medi cine,
did not try to speak and needed total care, including feeding. She
had been ill about seven years. She had intestinal flukes and their
stages in her brain (the cerebrum ) as well as intestine. She also
had isopropanol solvent, aluminum, chromate and high levels of
arsenic  in her body. She was given the parasite herbs plus in-
struction to get rid of solvents and metals but the plans could not be
carried out. The parasites could not be killed without consid erably
more help than was available. She was a dear, sweet per son. The
daughters were highly motivated but were overwhelmed with the
size of the task.
Beth Hamm, 60ish, arrived led by her ever-vigilant, ever-caring hus-
band. She was started by medical doctors on EDTA  chelation  to
remove aluminum  from her brain. My tests showed aluminum,
toluene, sheep liver fluke s, asbestos  and Shigella  bacteria. The
parasites and bacteria were zapped immediately and her husband
began the difficult task of excluding non-sterile dairy products from
the diet provided. In four days she was able to walk by her self,
knowing where she was going. She could finish a short sen tence
and comply with directions to sit down and get up. Then she had a
set back—she had acquired Salmonellas  in the brain from a bit of
dairy food that had slipped by his attention. She was given Lugol’s
and she improved further. In ten days she was a new per son; an
interview of twenty minutes length did not reveal Alz heimer
symptoms. Will she be able to hold on to her  gains?  Only if the
aluminum and asbestos are removed from her home environ ment,
his vigilance with dairy food keeps up, and she stays on a
maintenance parasite program. But her husband appeared intentTHE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
272on her recovery. She is a person again. And there seems to be a
delightful companionship.
Ruben Camberos was brought by his wife and a friend for Alz heimer's.
The first day he arrived, the intestinal flukes in his brain were
found and killed. He was started on EDTA  chelation. They were
warned about non sterile dairy foods. His Shigella  was zapped.
Four days later he spoke his first meaningful sentence: it was
three words long. He could pay attention to the appointment
proceedings. Two days after that he was reading a newspaper.
This was utterly shocking to his wife. In another three days, he
could hold a conversation consisting of very short sentences.
Larger ones became hopelessly garbled. He was started on orni-
thine (4) and valerian  capsules (6) at bedtime: this produced a
beautiful nights sleep (especially for his caretakers!) and his days
were less agitated. There were still setbacks later but his wife was
determined to get him well.
Dementias, Memory Loss
Memory loss is progressive with age but not due to aging.
There are plenty of nonagenarians and centenarians with clear
minds and good memories to prove that age is not the deciding
factor in the dementias. Why do some people deteriorate much
sooner? Could you prevent personal deterioration of mental
abilities? You probably can. You will know it by noticing
memory improvement. Telephone numbers that left you with no
recall, unless you wrote them down, number by number, now
form groups as you hear them, and you can jot them down the
way you always did! This is a good sign of memory improve-
ment. Your writing can improve. The jagged, crooked, mis-
aligned words can be smoothly written again! You can remember
things that happened earlier in the day and talk about it later, at
mealtime. You can finish your thoughts in conversa tion.NON-PAINFUL DISEASES
273Mental deterioration of the elderly is not as complicated as is
generally believed. Although circulation  and blood pressure  play
a role, the effect of toxins is much greater. The action of toxins
is greater in age than in youth. The same polluted water and food
causes disorientation in the elderly when it only gives a young
person a stomach ache.
The liver's detoxification capability may be the real issue.
Indeed, the liver may age, in accordance with the calendar date.
Perhaps the liver is the only truly aging organ. It may even de-
termine your life span. The answer, then, is to stop giving it toxic
substances and shortening  your life span.
As the liver is less able to detoxify them, common toxins are
allowed to roam the body with the circulation, doing harm to all
the organs. The brain feels disoriented or dizzy;  there  is memory
loss. At first, the liver can “catch up” its work and finally clear
the toxin for excretion. But, eventually, it can't catch up or keep
up. The body, notably the brain, is bathed in toxic chemi cals that
interfere with its functioning. Now, the elderly person must use a
cane for stability, must walk very carefully not to fall, must write
everything down to remember it, calls people by their wrong
names, can't “find” the right words to speak with, can't finish
sentences, must write on a calendar to keep the days straight,
starts talking to themselves to help think of things, de velops
tremors and unsteady gait, acquires a passive personality, loses
weight, gets stooped, stops reading the newspaper.
All these signs of aging (dementias) can be reversed by sim-
ply removing the common toxins with which we are already
familiar.THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
274Of primary significance are food molds. These cause brain
hemorrhages. Clean up diet, mouth, body, environment, very
meticulously.
Of course, an elderly person cannot bring these changes to
herself or himself. If you have a loved one with symptoms of
aging, and this person is willing to cooperate with you, you can
honestly promise them numerous improvements. Spend a good
deal of your effort on persuasion since living longer or being
healthier may not seem worth giving up a coffee  and doughnut
breakfast. On the other hand, they might respond to the goal of
needing fewer pills, getting into their own apartment again or
becoming freed from a walker.
Walter Heffern, 64, had been to various neurologists but could not find
any help. He appeared to have the same kind of mental deteriora-
tion as his mother, but at a much earlier age. He couldn't under-
stand an ordinary conversation; he constantly spoke about winning
money, walked hesitantly and had to be left undisturbed to
accomplish anything—even eating and dressing. He needed a lot
of care. We found he had Ascaris  larvae in the brain—in the
cerebrum, where you think. He also had Acanthocephala, Dipe-
talonema  (a chicken  roundworm ), amoeba  (Entamoeba histo-
lytica ) and Fischoedrius  in the thinking part of his brain. He had
been in the poultry business all his life: his mother probably shared
this exposure, as well as other lifestyle habits that gave them
solvents and pollutants besides parasites. He had constant ringing
in his ears, this could affect hearing  an ordinary conversa tion. He
had a water softener  that would have supplied a daily dose of
aluminum  to the


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<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>CONTENTS
Cover
About the Book
About the Author
Also by Deepak Chopra
Title Page
Epigraph
1. REVIVING A LOVE ST ORY
2. THE P ATH
3. THE SPIRIT OF ROMANCE
THE SECRET OF  ATTRACTION
INFATUA TION
TENDER  COUR TSHIP
INTIMACY : THE INNOCENCE OF  DESIRE
4. HOW T O SURRENDER
5. IS A TTACHMENT REALL Y LOVE?
6. WHY WE NEED P ASSION
7. ECST ASY
IN CONCLUSION:  “YOU ARE LOVED”
Index
Acknowledgments
Copyright
OceanofPDF.comABOUT THE BOOK
DO YOU NEED T O LOVE AND BE LOVED?
In this groundbr eaking and helpful book, influential teacher and
physician, Deepak Chopra, explor es how our hearts have lost their
centr e and why love so often falls short of filling a deep, aching need
within us.
He also explains how we can rediscover the love we long for, one which is
rich and meanin gful, satisfying and lasting – by restoring to love its missing
element: spirituality.
In presenting the long-for gotten, timeless laws of love, together with
practical sugges tions for bringing them to fruition, Deepak Chopra shows
us how to transform our lives for ever – and the lives of those whom we
love.
OceanofPDF.comABOUT THE AUTHOR
Deepak Chopra, M.D., has established a distinguished career as writer,
lecturer and physician. He is the author of twenty-one books and thirty tape
series, including  the breakthrough bestsellers Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
and The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. From 1996 he has headed the
Chopra Center for W ell Being in Carlsbad, California.
OceanofPDF.comAlso DEEP AK CHOPRA
Creating Health
Return of the Rishi
Quantum Healing
Perfect Health
Unconditional Life
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
Journey into Healing
Creating Af fluence
Perfect W eight
Restful Sleep
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
The Return of Merlin
Boundless Ener gy
Perfect Digestion
The W ay of the W izard
Overcoming Addictions
Healing the Heart
The Love Poems of Rumi
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents
Everyday Immortality
OceanofPDF.comThe Path to Love
Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Love You Need
Deepak Chopra
OceanofPDF.comEVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE IS WITHIN YOU.
ASK ALL FROM YOURSELF.
—Rumi
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REVIVING A LOVE STORY
ALL OF US need to believe that we are loved and lovable. We began life with
confidence on both points, bathed in a mother ’s love and swaddled in our
own innocence.  Love was neve r in question, but over time our certainty
clouded. When you look at yourself today, can you still make the two
statements every infant could if it had the words?
I am completely loved.
I am completely lovable.
Few people can, for looking at yourself honestly you see flaws that make
you less than completely lovable and less than perfectly loved. In many
ways this seems right to you, for perfect love is supposedly  not of this
world. Yet in a deeper sense, what you call flaws are really just the scars of
hurts and wounds accumulated over a lifetime. When you look in the