ed-
ignore-emotional-abuse. 3. Candace Love, No Mor e Nar cissists  (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2016), 32. 4. Ibid., 165. 5. Lundy Bancroft, Should I Stay or Should I Go? (New Y ork: Berkley Books, 201 1), 98. 6. Ibid., 252. 7. Ibid., 208. 8. Patricia Evans, The V erbally Abusive Relationship  (Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2010), 198-99. 9. Ibid., 210. Chapter 8: When the Chur ch Is Abusive
1. Paul Hegs trom, Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them: Breaking the Cycle of Physical and
Emotional Abuse  (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 2004), cited in Mary Yerkes, “Emotional
Abuse in the Local Church,” Focus on the Family,
http://www.focusonthefamily.com/lifechallenges/abuse-and-addiction/understanding-emotional-
abuse/emotional-abuse-in-the-local-church. 2. Rachel Held Evans, “Patriarchy and Abusive Churches,” Rachel Held Evans, March 14, 2014,
https://rachelheldevans.com/blog/patriarchy-abuse. 3. Hegstrom, Angry Men and the W omen Who Love Them. 4. Will van der Hart, “Words Matter—Emotional Abuse and the Church,” Mind and Soul,
September 29, 2014,
http://www.mindandsoul.info/Articles/416673/Mind_and_Soul/Resources/W ords_Matter_Emotio
nal.aspx. Chapter 9: Gr owing Smaller and Smaller
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        I had gone over their guarantee in detail with them, making
sure I would be satisfied with the agreement. I walked out of the phone store with a smile and a new phone. All was
right with the world as my yearning for the latest tech gadget had been
satisfied. My excitement, however, was dashed quickly as I discovered aspects of
the phone I didn’ t like. Not one to make a hasty retreat, I decided to give
my new relationship with the phone a few days to settle in, to see if we
might grow in fondness to each other. We didn’t, and a few days later, still well within the guarantee period, I
headed back to the phone store. “I’m not happy with this phone,” I told the stony-eyed clerk. “What’ s the problem. ” she asked. “Not one thing,”  I said. “I just don’t like the way the phone functions. It
isn’t what I hoped for. I’m going to shop for a new phone. ”
“Oh,” the clerk said. “If the phone is functioning right, we can’t take it
back. ”
“What. ” I asked incredulously. “I was told there was a money-back
guarantee if I didn’ t like the phone. ”
“No,” she stated  bluntly. “There has to be a malfunction with the phone
for the guarantee to go into ef fect. W e would then of fer a replacement. ”
“But that wasn’ t the agreement,” I pleaded. “I’m afraid it is,” she said. “That is company policy, and there is
nothing I can do about it. ”
“I’d like to talk to the manager,” I protested. “She’ s not in today, but I can give you her card,” she said. I took her card and made one final plea. “So there is really nothing you
can do. ” I asked. “No, I’m sorry. ”
She didn’t look sorry, act sorry, or seem sorry. I was annoyed, to say the
least. I went home and comp lained to my wife, who offered sincere
sympathies, having dealt with unscrupulous and dissatisfying phone and
cable companies herself. Over the next several days, I made phone calls and had lengthy
discussions, but to no avail. My wife and I discussed our options and settled
on small claims court. It would be David taking on Goliath, but that was
how it had to be. I spent days collecting data, preparing for court. I was sure of my
position and knew I was in the right. Still, I was taking on a giant of a
company that was not backing down. To make  a long story short, I remained convinced and convicted that
this company should be held accountable to their policies. I decided I
needed to fight this battle, preserve my dignity and boundaries, and
proceed. Right makes might, right. In the end, David won. What was important, however, was not the
victory but preserving my dignity. I made another statement to those in my
world about how I wanted to be treated. I recouped my money, chose adifferent phone company, and protected my boundaries—the theme of this
important chapter. What Ar e Boundaries. There is a lot of confusion swirling about regarding boundaries. With
everyone clamoring for their rights, healthy boundaries get lost in the mire. Boundaries—markers of the space between where you end and I begin
—are not what most people think about. We feel the impact of poorly
defined boundar ies. We feel the result of someone barging their way into
our world or our head, and then we react. It’s time to stop reacting and to start methodically consideri ng your
values and what you want prote cted from others. Then you can get on with
the task of setting and enforcing those boundaries. Allow me to again define boundaries. I believe it is a very
misunderstood concept. Boundaries are what separate you from me. They are like fences that set
you and what is important to you apart from me and what is important to
me. You have your house and yard, and I have mine. I may invite you over
to play—using the gate in the fence—and you may invite me over to play as
well as long as I honor what is important to you. Boundaries—that fence
with the gate—allow me to come and go and allow you to come and go
with safety and dignity. Townsend and Cloud note, “Bou ndaries help us distinguish our property
so that we can take care of it. They help us to ‘guard our heart with all
diligence. ’”2
Talking about boundaries is easy; implementing them is another matter. Depending on how you’ve been  raised and the models you’ve had in your
life, boundaries may not be part of your thinking and vocabulary. As a
result, you may make mistakes like these:
1. Failing to define your values. If you haven’ t spent time reflecting on
what is important to you or don’ t evaluate what you want protected,
you are not likely to protect it. For example, if having freedom to
make personal choices is important, you won’ t know to protect that
value. If you don’ t know that having some financial freedom ofchoice is important, you won’ t know to protect that freedom. Y ou
must take time to reflect and specify your values and what is
inviolable in your life. 2. Failing to define your boundaries. Once you’ve discovered what is
important to you and worth protecting, it is critical that you establish
clear boundaries around those values. As has often been said, we
teach people how to treat us. If you don’ t protect what is important to
you, others won’ t either. You must take the time to share with others
what is critically important to you. 3. Failing to r einfor ce and monitor your boundaries. Boundaries cannot
be set once and for all. They must be continually reinforced, with
consequences for violators. Others must learn we are serious about
our boundaries. W e will not be abused or mistreated, and others must
respect us to play in our yard. W e must reinforce and monitor our
boundaries. Making mistakes regarding boun daries is easy to do. Again, if you have
not had a healthy role model showing you how to set and maintain healthy
boundaries, the concept may be foreign to you. You may feel unworthy of
defining and setting boundarie s. Yet you are valuable and worthy of
protection. Donald Miller, author of Scary Close, shares the story of a workshop he
attended where the presenter set three pillows on the floor. He had a woman
stand on the pillow on the right, and he had Don stand on the pillow on the
left. He told them they were both free to stand on the middle pillow because
they had agreed  to be in relationship with one another. Howeve r, they were
never free to stand on the other ’s pillow. Pointing to Don’ s pillow, the instructor said, “That’ s your pillow. The
only person who gets to step on that pillow is you. Nobody else. That’ s your
territory. Your soul. ” The instructor then pointed to the woman’ s pillow and
gave the same advice—that was her pillow, her soul. The middle pillow
symbolized the relationship, to be shared. 3
Boundaries are firm and strong, but like pillows, they’re also delicate,
soft, and tender. Why Ar


 to drain out. HOW TO ABSORB SEXUAL ENERGY FROM THE SUN
Throughout the civilized world there is an increasing enthusiasm
for nudism and nude sunbathing. Our body can in fact absorb en-
ergy from nature. Some parts are more absorptive of the life energy
than other parts. The lower part of the body, penis and testes
especially, can absorb more power than other lower parts (per-
ineum and Hui Yin). During the course of civilization, man has hidden the re-
productive organs as secret things. So we have what is commonly
called "underpants" and "panties" to protect from the outer
world. That is the part that can absorb much natural energy to
strengthen the body or greatly increase force and endurance in sex
life. The more we keep it hidden from nature the weaker the parts
will be. It will effect your entire body deleteriously. This method of absorbing the solar power into the penis is
regarded as top secret and rarely revealed. Practice: Morning sun from 7 to 11 is much preferred or 3 to 6
in the afternoon. If the sun is not too strong we can gradually
absorb its power into the glans (head) of the penis much easier. To expose to the sun, hold stem of the penis with one hand
and use it to rub the glans until penis is erect. Put it down facing
towards the sun and imagine the power coming into the glans,
absorbing it, so that it fills the organ with warm power. It will fill
the entire organ with energy if your thought is properly concen-
trated. When your penis softens, do the whole procedure again. Do
this exercise three to four times. 254 Taoist Secrets Of Love
Pull the testes up and expose them to the sun. Use your right
hand to rub the Hui-Yin and imagine the power being absorbed
through the Hui-Yin to the whole genital region, and especially the
testes. Rub the testes with both hands gently for a few minutes. Rub the stem of the penis (which is beneath all the glands) and the
prostate gland by using one hand to hold the testes up and the other
to rub gently. Start with 5 to 10 minutes and increase gradually up
to, at most, one hour. This may require months to attain. The lower part of the body is rarely exposed to sun. Moderate
exposure to the sun, in this way, is a preventative measure against
skin disease in this part of the body as well as a strengthening
measure. This sensitive part will feel much stronger and less sen-
sitive, thus reducing the difficulty of withholding or retaining the
seminal fluid. DIAGRAM 39
Massage the testes,
Expose Hui-Yin
(Perineum) to the Sun
for a few minutes. I
Hui-Yin. The gate of
death and life; perineum
When rubbing the glans, start with light rubbing and don't
heat too much. When rubbing the Hui-Yin begin gently and gradu-
ally; take care not to injure yourself. Injuries to the reproductive
organs are the hardest to cure. Be sure to be in a covered place and don't show other people,
so that you don't get in trouble. Some people might find these
meditations and hygienic practices provocative. These exercises
will greatly help reduce premature ejaculation, impotence, and
nocturnal emissions. The second position I recommend is the "head stand",
"shoulder stand", or lying on the back with hands under back ofExercises To Increase Male Potency
DIAGRAM 40255
Sucking in the
Sun's energy
fills the organ
with warm power
Circulate the Solar
energy inside the Microcosmic
Orbit
lower thighs to hold the anus, Hui-Yin, scrotum, and penis up to
the sun. People never expose these parts to the sun though they are
highly permeable to energy and readily draw it into the body. Male and female reproductive organs are never exposed to
solar energy. Yet the organs are very powerful. They can expel
energy or absorb it in from the universe, but because man ignores
this method by wearing clothing that close this way of absorbing
power from the universe. The best position is the head stand, with
the two legs facing down. Absorb with your mind the solar power
through the anus and penis in from both directions to the prostate
and then forward into the scrotum. Keep the scrotum warm and try
not to expose too much at first; start with 1 or 2 minutes. Do not
absorb excess heat, because the scrotum can't be too hot or the
sperm cells will die, and that defeats our purpose. CHAPTER 16
ACUPUNCTURE, MOXIBUSTION
AND HERBS CAN HEAL
WEAKENED SEXUAL ENERGY
ACUPUNCTURE-MOXIBUSTION METHOD TO HEAL
IMPOTENCE
Moxibustion is a very old Chinese tradition more than 5,000 years
old. It is a way of increasing the chi energy to stimulate the glands,
organs, nerves, and circulation of blood using heat applied to acu-
puncture points. Moxa or moxa-rolls can be bought from a Chinese
store selling acupuncture equipment. You can also use a cigar or a
cigarette, but the moxi-roll is better, although both will give you a
lot of smoke in the house. You can also use a fish tank heater
attached to a long glass tube. The best way to overcome impotence is to generally keep
oneself healthy and to protect oneself from excessive sexual stim-
ulation, which will only fan the flames of your feeling of impotence. You should abstain from sex for a period, make sure you sleep and
eat well until your health and sexual potency recovers. If you
modify your life-style to allow a renewal of your life energy, moxi-
bustion and acupuncture can be used to quicken the recovery of
your potency by aiding the flow of chi energy to your hormonal
system and reproductive organs. You can treat yourself at most points, but should probably
obtain a good book on acupuncture or moxibustion to aid you with258 Taoist Secrets Of Love
the location of the points described here. DO NOT moxa any
points on the body at random, as some are forbidden to moxa heat
as dangerous. Without further instruction, you should moxa only
the points I describe here. It is best to use garlic and onion with mox. Garlic is the best,
which you should slice or chop and put in a piece of cheese cloth. You then put it on the acupuncture point to be treated and apply
the heat of mox or the roll or the cigar or heater to the garlic. Don't
overwarm it, as you can hurt yourself. Garlic is a very strong
stimulus. If kept on the place too long it will "burn" the skin, and
you may suffer from superficial heat burns as well. So, be careful. If allergic to garlic you can use the onion. If allergic also to onion,
you may use heat alone, which is still effective. DIAGRAM 41
Roll the moxa in tissue paper
into a cylindar & ignite Hold the
ignited moxa 1/2" above the
acupuncture point. Ignite a small pile of moxa
on a slice of ginger Place the
ginger & burning moxa over
the acupuncture pointAcupuncture, Moxibustion and Herbs 259
Moxa each point for 3 to 4 minutes, but hold the heat roll at
the point for a few seconds only, moving it up and down all the
time, pressing deeply unless discomfort sets in. Do not exceed this
time of 3 to 4 minutes. When doing moxa try to keep the room
warm. Be careful of a cold room, especially when you are nude, as
you will lose a lot of chi. If you are using the cigar, moxi rolls, or
cigarette, afterwards the room will be smoky for awhile. So you
must have very good ventilation to exhaust the smoke out. Do this moxa treatment every day for ten days and then stop
for 3 days. Then start another 10 day period of application. Don't
drink wine or take a bath for two hours after mox treatment. Dur-
ing mox treatment stop having sex until you recover. If the condi-
tion is serious, stop sex for 1 to 3 months. After a thorough rest you
will recover your strength and potency. If you discipline yourself
to follow the cycle of 10 day treatments and 3 to 4 day rest, most
men will recover their potency unless suffering an anatomical de-
fect (which is extremely rare). 1. URINARY BLADDER MERIDIAN-KAN-SHU BL-18
THE MAIN LIVER POINT
Start at back, the urinary bladder meridian, called the Foot Tai-
Yang. The first point is the Kan Shu BL-18. Kan-Shu is one and
one-half tsun beside the lower end of the spinous process of T9. One and one-half tsun (1 tsun is a thumb-width) is the width of your
index and middle finger. This is considered the main liver point. The liver stores the body's energy. With too much intercourse or
stress, the body must draw its supplies from the liver and deplete
it. For this reason this treatment is helpful in hepatitis


 PUSH-UP POSE: CHATURANGA DANDASANA
Overview:  This pose is often practiced in transition, sandwiched
between Plank and Upward-Facing Dog pose, commonly known as
a vinyasa. Rarely performed on its own, Low Push-Up pose tends to
be practiced quickly, without attention to alignment, which leads to
injury. When done correctly, this pose not only strengthens the
core and the upper body but also teaches us about collaboration. By recruiting multiple muscle groups to work together in harmony,
we learn how to be efﬁcient with our energy and intentional with
our body.How-to:  From Plank pose, shift your weight a little forward
toward the tips of your toes without dropping the hips. Keep your
gaze forward, toward the front edge of your mat, and bend your
elbows straight back, keeping the tops of the shoulders lifting
away from the ﬂoor. Lower your whole body toward the mat until
your shoulders meet your elbows. Keep lifting your inner thighs
and draw your navel toward the spine. Move the shoulder blades
in toward one another and away from the ears. Stay in this position
and breathe. Benefits:  Physically, Low Push-Up pose strengthens the legs, the
core, the arms, and the upper body. Energetically, this pose develops tenacity, discipline, and inner
strength. It stimulates the third chakra, stoking the inner ﬁre of will
and transformation. Engage mula and slight uddiyana bandha. Stimulates samana
vayu. Therapeutic applications:  Great for strength building and
stabilizing the shoulder girdle; helps reduce lethargy and mild
depression. Helpful tips: If your hips and core sink below your shoulders,
lower the knees to the ﬂoor to support the lower belly. Place a
block underneath your lower abdomen for support and to align
the shoulder girdle. Place a block in between the thighs to activate
the legs. OceanofPDF.comBACKBENDS
Our bodies are conditioned to lean forward toward
what we see. Many of us spend a good portion of our
days crouching over our desks, looking down at our
phones, or reaching for the steering wheel of our cars. Back-bending is a powerful way to counter poor posture
and move us into the space we cannot see. Backbends
open the path of rajas, which is energizing, uplifting, and
motivating. They expose us to the outside world, which
can make us feel both vulnerable and liberated at the
same time. Backbends can also help us connect to the
emotions that surface in the heart: openness, compassion,
sensitivity, and unconditional love. OceanofPDF.comBABY COBRA POSE: BHUJANGASANA
Overview:  Although many versions of Cobra pose exist, this one
is the safest and most therapeutic for the lower back. It builds
strength and ﬂexibility so that, like a snake, we develop mobility,
stealth, and grace. How-to:  From a prone position, facing the ﬂoor, place your
hands on either side of your chest and spread your ﬁngers wide. Stretch your toes toward the wall behind you and press all ten
toenails into the ﬂoor. As you inhale, lift your chest, neck, and head
up off the ﬂoor. Lift your inner thighs toward the ceiling and relax
the buttocks. Keep your shoulder blades moving away from your
ears and lengthen the back of your neck. Breathe smoothly in and
out. Benefits:  Physically, Baby Cobra pose strengthens the
hamstrings, the buttocks, and the muscles along the spine. It
stretches the abdomen, the lungs, the chest, and the shoulders. Bhujangasana also stimulates the digestive organs.Energetically, this pose is uplifting and stimulating. It activates
the fourth chakra, building on our capacity to experience
compassion, connection, and unconditional love. This pose also
frees the breath and helps activate the inhalation. Engage slight mula bandha and jalandhara bandha to keep
alignment in the neck. Engage vajroli mudra to encourage length
in the spine. Increases prana vayu. Therapeutic applications:  Can help with mild depression,
asthma, poor posture, and scoliosis. Helpful tips: Place a block between the ankles or the inner
thighs to help align the legs. Avoid this pose if you have any wrist
sensitivity. OceanofPDF.comUPWARD-FACING DOG POSE: URDVA MUKHA SVANASANA
Overview:  Although this posture is often practiced as part of the
Sun Salutation series, there are many beneﬁts to practicing it
independently. By opening the space at the center of the chest
and lifting our gaze toward the sky, this pose creates freedom as
the heart awakens us to inﬁnite intelligence. How-to:  From Baby Cobra pose, slide the hands down a couple
of inches toward the waist. Press the hands ﬁrmly into the ﬂoor and
straighten the elbows, lifting the knees, the thighs, the hips, and
the belly off the ﬂoor. Roll the shoulder blades back and down,
away from the ears. Lift through the inner thighs and draw the
lower abdomen toward the spine. Look toward the ceiling,
keeping the back of your neck long. Benefits:  Physically, Upward-Facing Dog pose stretches the
quadriceps, the hip ﬂexors, the abdomen, the chest, the shoulders,and the throat. It strengthens the upper body and stimulates the
digestive organs. Energetically, this pose encourages inhalation and our capacity
to take a full breath. It strongly activates the fourth chakra,
promoting a quality of external connection, emotional sensitivity,
compassion, and love. Engage mula bandha and vajroli mudra. Increases prana vayu. Therapeutic applications:  Can alleviate mild depression,
kyphosis (forward rounding of the back), and sluggish digestion. Helpful tips: Stay with Baby Cobra pose if you have any wrist or
lower back issues. Place a block between the thighs to help create
more space in the lower back. OceanofPDF.comFLYING LOCUST POSE: SALABHASANA
Overview:  Often referred to as “superhero pose” by children,
Flying Locust pose taps into the superpower of our resistance to
gravity. While it creates freedom in the chest and shoulders, this
posture is a humble reminder of the power of that downward force
and the strength it takes for our whole back body to move against
it. How-to:  From a prone position, facing the ﬂoor, extend your
arms down alongside your body with the palms facing down. Bring
your forehead to the ﬂoor and press the tops of your feet down. On your inhalation, lift your chest, neck, and head off the ﬂoor. Then stretch back through your toes and lift the legs from the inner
thighs. Now raise your hands off the ﬂoor. Lengthen your tailbone
back toward your heels. Reach the center of the chest toward the
wall in front of you. Align the shoulder blades on your back, keep
the back of your neck long. Stay in this position and breathe in and
out. Benefits:  Physically, Flying Locust pose strengthens the
hamstrings, the buttocks, and the back. It opens the shoulders, thechest, and the thighs. It helps correct poor posture and stimulates
digestion. Additionally, strengthening the back body helps to
create space for the organs to function correctly. Energetically, this pose opens the fourth chakra, which governs
our emotions and enables us to feel compassion for others. It also
helps build our sense of autonomy by strengthening the muscles
along the spine, which helps us to stand tall and erect. Lastly, this
pose facilitates a long spine, which, energetically, enables us to
feel the central channel of the spine, or brahma nadi. Engage mula bandha and vajroli mudra. Engage slight
jalandhara bandha to keep length in the back of the neck. Stimulates prana vayu. Therapeutic applications:  Alleviates fatigue, indigestion, lower
back pain, scoliosis. Helpful tips: Place a block in between the thighs to help create
more space in the lower back. To open the shoulders, practice this
pose while clasping the ﬁngers behind you at the small of the back. OceanofPDF.comBOW POSE: DHANURASANA
Overview:  Like the bow that helps an arrow take ﬂight, this pose
helps liberate the individual spirit at the center of the chest, known
as the jiva atman. When the jiva is liberated, we can feel a sense of
connection to all beings. How-to:  From Flying Locust pose, bend both legs and take hold
of the ankles or the toes. Press back through your shins and begin
to lift the inner thighs, the torso, and the chest off the ﬂoor. Lengthen your tailbone back toward your heels and keep the back
of your neck long. Breathe in and out into the chest. Benefits:  Physically, this pose stretches the quadriceps, the hip
ﬂexors, the abdomen, the chest, the shoulders, and the b


O was able to suppress some of the lethal consequences of irradiation such as chromosomal aberrations, but the DMSO dose was found to be toxic. 24,25 Further
studies by this group found that the treatment of CHO cells with 64 mM DMSO for 1 h was nontoxic and suppressed bystander signal between irradiated and nonirradi -
ated cells. Bystander signals refer to the phenomenon in which unirradiated cells exhibit
irradiated effects as a result of signals received from nearby irradiated cells. This blocking action on bystander signals by DMSO therefore suggested that DMSO sup -
pressed signal transduction in the irradiated cells since they did not appear to emit radiation to unirradiated neighboring cells in the vicinity. 30,31
DMSO has been used as a synchronizing agent in CHO cells, since there are
few methods available that can arrest the cell cycle efficiently and reversibly in the CHO cell line. 32 The reason is that these cells show poor growth inhibition
exerted by confluence. It has been shown that incubation with DMSO induces a G1
cell cycle arrest in adherent Chinese hamster CHO K-1 cells33 (Figure 4.2). These
results indicate that DMSO not only is able to arrest CHO cells in G1 cell cycle but
also stimulates cell differentiation, inducing CHO cells to acquire some features
of differentiated skin cells.32 DMSO exerts its induced growth arrest primarily by
stimulating contact inhibition-dependent growth arrest, which is reported to be
mediated by high levels of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27.34 Transitions 87 DMSO in Genetics
between cell cycles are catalyzed by a family of cyclic-dependent kinases and
inhibited by a host of proteins purified from arrested cells.34
A more recent study by Kashino and his Kyoto University colleagues revealed an
elegant explanation of how DMSO may exert its radioprotective effects on irradiated CHO cells. 35 Their results put to question the general assumption that the radiopro -
tective effects of DMSO is due to the suppression of DNA damage induced by the indirect action of radiation. Indirect action of radiation can impair or damage cells by creating free radical molecules that are highly reactive due to the presence of unpaired electrons on the molecule. Free radicals that are thus formed are capable of creating chemical reactions within the cell that can induce damage to the genetic code. DNA strand breaks can then encode a mutated protein with oncogenic (cancer) potential. The mutation may be passed on during cell division, perhaps leading to a malignant cell or some other mutation. In some cases, a mutation may remain dor -
mant for years and even forever. 36
The recent findings by Kashino et al.35 concluded that DMSO appears to repair
double-strand DNA breaks, first, by blocking hydroxyl radicals created by the radia -
tion from inhibiting NHEJ. Second, DMSO may protect from DNA double-strand breaks by affecting the conformational change of chromatin where DNA is stored, an action that would allow NHEJ to be activated for DNA repair. Activation of NHEJ is known to be the major repair pathway of DNA double-
strand breaks caused by irradiation, and any element that prevents the repair process will inhibit DNA repair. Although other mechanisms exist for DNA single-strand breaks, only homologous recombination and NHEJ are able to repair DNA double-strand breaks. This is critical because if genotoxic products generated by radiation can inhibit NHEJ, for example, unrepaired or misrepaired lesions lead to chromo -
somal aberrations and possible carcinogenesis. If DMSO can prevent the inhibition of NHEJ by genotoxic molecules such as
hydroxyl radicals or by affecting chromatin conformational changes from blocking NHEJ, as the Kyoto studies suggest, the targeted cells stand a better chance of surviv -
ing from radiation damage and from possible mutagenesis leading to malignancies.Cancer stem cell sT umor re gressio n Cancer stem cell
differentiation by DMSOTheoretical treatment of cancer stem cells
by DMSO differentiation therap y
FIGURE 4.2  Cytodifferentiation of cancer stem cells converted to noncancerous growth
by DMSO’s ability to arrest cell cycle at G1 phase. (From Fiore, M. et al., Mutagenesis, 17(5),
419, September 2002; Chang, C.K. et al., J. Surg. Res., 95, 181, 2001; Wang, C.C. et al., PLoS
ONE, 7(4), e33772, 2012. )88 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
A deeper understanding of how DMSO aids DNA repair mechanisms could clar -
ify its potential value as a therapeutic agent in oncology where tumors with DNA
repair defects are the rule. DMSO IN CELLULAR DIFFERENTIATION
Differentiated cells are distinguished from other cells in the same organism by the transition of a cell from one cell type to another, and in that sense, cells of one type never make the products characteristic of another type. Cancer cells, for example, generally synthesize proteins that are not characteristic of the tissue type they come from, and consequently when a tumor makes proteins, those proteins are not nor -
mally made by the tissue that the tumor has invaded. That means that cancer cells can give rise to disturbed patterns of protein synthesis, and some of these proteins can target DNA during replication and create mutagens, such as chemical carcinogens. In cytopathology, the level of cellular differentiation is used as a measure of cancer
progression. Grade  is a marker of how differentiated a cell in a tumor has become. To understand how differentiated cancer cells differ from their normal counter -
part, four cellular dysfunctions need to be considered. First, whereas normal cell proliferation is strictly regulated, cancer cells are not. Second, the differentiation process is disturbed in cancer cells. Third, chromosomes are destabilized so that cancer cell growth is rapid and frequent. Fourth, apoptosis or regulated cell death does not work properly in cancer cells. A useful anticancer agent may target one or several of these cellular dysfunctions
or the mechanisms that promote their disorganized behavior. There is now considerable evidence that the production of cancer cells is gener -
ally linked to lesions that generate abnormalities in protein synthesis or in nucleic acids that direct the course of protein synthesis and regulate all cell activities. Any genetic disease implies a defect in nucleic acids, and although some genetic dis -
eases are classified as protein abnormalities, there is always an inherent defect in the nucleotides that compose DNA and RNA. 37
It is at the treatment level of chemical carcinogens and mutagens that DMSO
as shown preclinical usefulness as a potential anticancer agent. Many carcinogens including nitrosamines are known to react strongly with DNA to produce strand break lesions in the base pairs or sugar phosphate backbone
38 (Figure 4.1). In 1956, British scientists Peter Magee and John Barnes reported that dimethyl -
nitrosamine produced liver tumors in rats.39 Nitrosamines are considered to be muta -
gens, and of the more than 300 nitrosamines known, 90% of them have been found to be carcinogenic in a wide variety of experimental animals, a feature that suggests that they are also carcinogenic in humans. 40 Many nitrosamines are organ specific. For example, dimethylnitrosamine causes liver cancer in experimental animals as shown by Magee and Barnes,
40 whereas some of the tobacco-specific nitrosamines
cause lung cancer.41
In the late 1970s, extensive attention was focused on the use of sodium nitrite
as a preservative for cured meats due to their production of nitrosamines and the potential for inducing cancer. It was found that antioxidants such as ascorbic acid (vitamin C) could inhibit nitrosamine formation, and a law was passed that required 89 DMSO in Genetics
cured meat to be treated with ascorbic acid, or its isomer, erythorbic acid, a cheaper
version of vitamin C. Other antioxidants, like vitamin E, were also found to inhibit nitrosamine formation in cured meats. It is not known whether DMSO, a powerful antioxidant, was considered as an additive to cured meats since its cost and safety would have been a keen attraction to meat manufacturers. The effect of DMSO in inhibiting nitrosamines is reviewed later. Animals exposed to cancer-producing nitrosamines and treated with several poly -
ene antimycotics combined with DMSO showed marked antineoplastic activity in animals treated with the carcinogenic agent diethyl nitrosoamine. The 5-month sur -
vival of the animals was 76% as compared to 35% with the untreated control group. 42
DMSO has been used to induce differentiation in a variety of human mesenchymal
stem cells.43,44 In one recent study, DMSO was shown to differentiate cultured P19
embryonic carcinoma cells into beating cardiomyocyte-like cells. The differentia -
tion by DMSO 1% was accelerated by a differentiation-inducing factor-1 (Br-DIF-1),
which turned the cancer cells into spontaneously beating  ca rdiomyocyte-like cells,
partly by enhancing the expression of the T-type Ca2+ channel gene.42 These results
suggest that accelerating DMSO-induced differentiation of embryonic cancer cells by using Br-DIF-1 as a supplement is able to spontaneously change cancer cells into beating cardiomyocyte-like cells,


utely	aware	of	every
grain	of	sand	which,	I	sensed	in	the	pit	of	my	stomach,	was	resonating	in
perfect	balance	with	the	whole	of	the	universe. When	I	returned	to	a	state	of	individuality,	what	else	could	I	say	about	that
experience	but…
thank	you. The	Manifestation	of	Gratitude
Hal	Stone,	Ph.D.,	and	Sidra	Stone,	Ph.D.
Hal	Stone,	Ph.D.,

and
Sidra	Stone,	Ph.D.,
	both	clinical	psychologists,	are
the	authors	of	EMBRACING	OUR	SELVES,	EMBRACING	EACH	OTHER,
and	EMBRACING	YOUR	INNER	CRITIC. Hal	founded	the	Center	for	the
Healing	Arts	in	Los	Angeles	in	the	early	’70s,	one	of	the	first	holistic	health
facilities	in	the	country. Sidra	directed	Hamburger	in	Los	Angeles,	a
residential	treatment	center	for	adolescent	girls. Since	1982,	they	have	been
traveling	and	teaching	in	the	U.S.	and	abroad,	in	addition	to	their	training
and	writing	activities,	which	take	place	at	their	home	on	California’s	north
coast	in	Mendocino	County. There	is	no	human	emotion,	no	matter	how	positive	it	may	appear,	that	is
inherently	good	or	bad. Everything	depends	on	how	we	use	or	channel	these
emotions	and	feelings. It	is	our	ability	to	be	aware	of	a	particular	energy,	as
well	as	to	make	appropriate	choices	in	regard	to	how	this	energy	manifests	in
the	world,	which	determines	how	we	use	any	idea	or	feeling	or	experience. It
is	only	in	this	way	that	we	can	judge	whether	or	not	a	particular	emotion	or
idea	is	manifesting	in	a	way	that	is	a	force	for	good	or	evil	in	the	world. Gratitude	is	no	exception	to	this	kind	of	rule. Gratitude	and	love,	so	often	experienced	together,	are	both	relational	in
nature. That	is	to	say,	it	requires	someone	to	feel	the	gratitude,	and	it	requires
someone	or	some	group	of	persons	to	be	doing	something	that	produces	the
gratitude. The	issue	of	gratitude	is	also	very	basic	in	transformational	work
because	it	is	generally	a	core	feeling	found	in	individuals	who	are	helped	by	a
consciousness	teacher	of	any	kind,	Used	in	this	way,	it	is	a	part	of	the
transference	relationship	that	exists	between	the	student,	on	the	one	hand,	and
the	teacher,	on	the	other	hand,	in	any	teaching,	training,	or	therapeutic
relationship. For	the	purposes	of	this	essay,	the	word
teacher
	will	include	any
therapeutic	modality	such	as	therapist,	healer,	or	writer. Student
	will	include
any	recipient	of	help,	whether	it	is	a	client,	subject,	patient,	or	seeker.One	of	the	confusing	things	about	gratitude	is	that	it	can	be	experienced	by	an
individual	in	a	number	of	different	ways. How	it	is	experienced	and	how	it
manifests	over	time	has	a	strong	effect	on	how	someone’s	process	goes. We
want	to	focus	on	how	gratitude	manifests	with	and	without	awareness	and
what	the	consequences	are	of	each	condition. We	also	plan	to	focus	on	the
issue	as	it	specifically	applies	to	the	teacher/student	relationship	in	therapy,
healing,	and	small	and	large	group	work	with	individuals	who	are	seeking	a
greater	consciousness. Without	awareness,	gratitude	tends	to	manifest	through	the	child	side	of	a
person. What	we	mean	by	the	child	side	is	that	there	is	a	parent/child
interaction	between	the	teacher	and	student	and	that	the	student	is	in	the	role
of	son	or	daughter	to	the	teacher. The	feelings	that	occur	here	can	be	very
strong,	but	they	occur	within	the	parameters	of	the	parent/child	interaction. We	refer	to	this	parent/child	interaction	as	a	bonding	pattern. For	example,	someone	who	is	helped	by	a	spiritual	teacher	tends	to	fall	into	a
particular	kind	of	emotional	relationship	with	the	teacher. The	student	is	filled
with	gratitude	and	love,	and	truly	his	or	her	cup	runneth	over. This	is	a
natural,	organic	part	of	the	teacher/student	relationship	and	the	love	and
gratitude	that	are	a	part	of	spiritual	initiation	in	general. It	is	not	meant,
however,	to	remain	in	this	form	forever. What	are	the	consequences	of	such	a	parent/child	interaction? How	could
something	so	beautiful	possibly	become	something	negative? If	there	is	too
much	gratitude	from	a	child	space,	empowerment	becomes	much	more
difficult	to	attain	because	the	underlying	vulnerability	remains	unconscious. What	happens	then	is	that	the	Inner	Child	(vulnerability)	of	the	student	is
cared	for	by	the	teacher. In	such	a	situation,	the	student	may	continue	to	grow
on	a	spiritual	level,	but	there	will	be	fostered	a	dependency	on	the	teacher	and
a	tendency	to	keep	the	relationship	too	positive. The	student	will	be	fearful	of
reacting	to	the	therapist	teacher,	of	bringing	in	any	kind	of	negativity	because
there	will	be	a	deep	fear	of	losing	the	love	and	intimate	connection	that	the
Inner	Child	so	desperately	craves. As	we	have	pointed	out,	this	is	a	very	natural	part	of	the	consciousness
process. If	it	is	understood	by	the	teacher,	the	student	is	helped	to	become
aware	of	his	or	her	vulnerability	and	is	trained	to	recognize	that	the	ultimate
responsibility	for	one’s	Inner	Child	belongs	to	oneself. Once	the	seeker	is	able
to	begin	to	move	in	this	direction,	then	we	have	a	condition	of	awareness
beginning	to	develop,	and	the	person	begins	to	be	able	to	embrace	both	powerand	vulnerability. As	this	process	develops,	the	nature	of	the	gratitude	begins	to	go	through	a
major	shift. The	seeker	is	still	grateful	for	the	help,	love,	good	feeling,	and
everything	else	that	was	given	to	him	or	her. In	addition,	however,	there	is	a
development	of	personal	power,	a	willingness	to	take	risks	in	showing
feelings	and	having	reactions	that	might	rock	the	boat. It	is	safer	now	to	take
such	risks	because	the	outer	teacher	is	no	longer	the	parent	of	the	Inner	Child. It	is	ourselves	now	with	our	own	awareness	who	is	parent	to	our	own	child. Gratitude	is	an	emotion	that	generally	opens	up	the	pores	of	love	and
compassion. In	the	healing	arts,	it	is	basic	to	the	emotional	bonding	of	the
teacher/student	interaction. Without	awareness,	it	can	lead	to	an	excessive
emphasis	on	positive	feeling,	with	a	resulting	dependency	and	overemphasis
on	love	and	gratitude	and	compassion. With	awareness,	these	emotions	can	be	fully	experienced	and	appreciated
without	interfering	with	the	ultimate	empowerment	process	of	the	student,
which	should	properly	be	our	ultimate	goal	as	teachers. Gratitude	As	a	Way	of	Being
Dr.	Sharron	Stroud
Dr.	Sharron	Stroud,

the	International	Woman	of	the	Year	in	1991-92,	has
been	a	Jungian	the-ologian,	inspirational	speaker,	counselor,	and	teacher	for
25	years. She	is	also	the	founder	of	the	Center	for	the	Celebration	of	Life,	a
spiritual	center	that	teaches,	heals,	empowers,	and	supports	causes	such	as
World	Peace,	abused	women	and	children,	and	aids;	and	The	Challenge
Center


 better in every way,
including the better elimination of accumulated of
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Fasting is an effective, safe method of detoxifying the body, that wise
men have used for centuries to heal the sick. Fast regularly with
distilled water and help the body heal itself and stay well. – Dr. James Balch, co-author, Prescription for Nutritional Healing of all harmful inorganic toxins. Distilled water is
especially good to detox your liver and kidneys,
which are the organs most abused by salt and hard
water, inorganic minerals, fluorides, chlorides, etc. Q. What is your opinion of the honey and vinegar
treatment for arthritis advocated by Dr. Jarvis? A.	It’s an excellent treatment – except he should have
specified distilled water. * A 4 cup raw, organic apple
cider vinegar added to gallon of distilled water,
flavored with raw honey – a drink fit for the gods –
and helps you feel like one! Remember, it took years
to build-up your arthritic condition, so don’ t expect
overnight clean-up miracles. W ork with Mother
Nature and be as patient as she is with you. * For
more vinegar miracles read the Bragg V inegar Book. Q. Is distilled water recommended for babies? A. Yes, it’ s not only recommended, it’ s prescribed for
babies! Distilled water should be used internally for
formulas, food, etc., also externally for cleaning babies. 158 Diaper rash and skin problems can result from hard
water deposits and chemicals even on sheets, clothes,
and diapers, etc. Do the final rinse in distilled water. Q. Can animals and wildlife tell the difference
between hard and distilled water? A. Yes. Place a variety of waters befor e a goat, for
example, and he will select distilled water. Use it in
your bird bath and the bir ds will return yearly. Many
a race has been lost because trainers didn’ t provide
their thor oughbreds with distilled purified water. Q. Does hard water affect ever yone the same way? A. No. All human systems are basically similar, but no
two are exactly alike! Mineral deposits from hard
water tend to migrate to the body’ s weakest points:
the intestinal walls, causing constipation; the
kidneys, creating stones; in the arteries, leading to
arteriosclerosis; in the joints, inviting arthritis; etc. There is no we alth greater than the health of the b ody. – Bible
Our prayers should be for a sound mind in a healthy body. – Juvenal Of course, when the functions of any one part of
the body are impaired, the entire system is affected
and gradually weakened. Thus, multiple symptoms
appear as evidence of more widespread systematic
damage. Y our best insurance against all these
symptoms of “ageing” is to drink distilled water. Q. Do athletes drink distilled water? A. Many Famous ones do. Connie Mack, 30 years the
Yankee manager, would not allow his players to
drink hard water – and he had champion healthy
teams. Connie Mack also “practiced what he
preached” and maintained his own perfect health
past 90. W e have lots of champion teams in all sports
and olympic and triathlete champions as well as the
Dallas Cowboys who follow the Bragg Healthy
Lifestyle and drink pure distilled water! Q. We have recently installed a home water softener. Dr. Bragg, is this good, pure drinking water? A. No – don’ t drink it! W ater softeners don’ t eliminate
inorganic minerals, but merely hold them in
suspension in an ionized state. It makes more
soapsuds – but leaves inorganic mineral deposits in
your home and human plumbing to cause problems! 159
 Wise W ater Saving T ips T o Use:
Don’ t leave the water running. T ake shallow baths and
quick showers. Install water-saving aerators or low-flow
shower heads. Use broom instead of hosing sidewalks
and driveways. W ater lawns in early mor nings or late
evenings. Flush fresh water toilets only as needed. Fix
all leaky water faucets and pipes! W ash only full loads. Please Conser ve W ater – visit web:www.waterconser ve.info
As the tide of chemicals born in the Industrial Age has arisen to engulf our
environment, a drastic change has come about in the nature of the most
serious public health problem. For the first time in the history of the world, every
human being is now subject to many dangerous chemicals, from the moment
of conception until death. – Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, 1962 – amazon.com
It’s sad the world did not follow our friend’s wise warnings in her landmark
book. We could have saved billions of wildlife that needlessly died plus humans
that have lost their lives to deadly chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, etc. – P.B. 160 PROMISE YOURSELF
• To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. • To talk health, happiness, prosperity to every person you meet. • To make all your friends feel that they are special. • To look at the sunny side of everything and make
your optimism come true. • To think only of the best, work only for the best and expect
only the best. • To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you
are about yours. • To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater
achievements of the bright, fresh future. • To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every
living creature you meet a smile. • To give so much time to the improvements of yourself that
you have no time to be critical of others. • To be too large for worry, too strong for fear, too noble
for anger, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. – Christian D. Larson
Your posture carries you through life from your head to your feet. This is your human vehicle and you are truly a miracle! Cherish, respect
and protect it by living The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle. – Patricia Bragg
The nervousness and peevishness of our times are chiefly
attributable to tea and coffee. The digestive organs of confirmed
coffee drinkers are in a state of chronic derangement which reacts on
the brain, producing fretful and lachrymose moods. – Dr. Bock, 1910
Drinking 8 glasses daily of pure distilled water cleanses
and recharges the human batteries! – Paul C. Bragg
The chlorine in your shower water is a powerful toxin (see pages 151-152 ) and
slowly can poison your body! – Kathleen Peddicord, Author
What Doctors Don’t Tell You
For more info on various water distillers, shower
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For a Lifetime of Super Health
In a broad sense, "The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle for the T otal
Person" is a combination of physical, mental, emotional,
social and spiritual components. The ability of the individual
to function effectively in his environment depends on how
smoothly these components function as a whole. Of all the
qualities that comprise an integrated personality, a totally
healthy, fit body is one of the most desirable... so star t
today to achieve your health goals! A person may be said to be totally physically fit if he
functions as a total personality with efficiency and without
pain or discomfort of any kind. This is to have a Painless,
Tireless, Ageless body, possessing sufficient muscular strength
and endurance to maintain a healthy posture and successfully
carry on the duties imposed by life and the envir onment, to
meet emergencies satisfactorily and have enough energy for
recreation and social obligations after the "work day" has
ended. It is to meet the requirements of his environment
through possessing the resilience to recover rapidly from
fatigue, tension, stress and strain of daily living without the
aid of stimulants, drugs or alcohol, and enjoy natural
recharging sleep at night and awaken fit and alert in the
morning for the challenges of the new fresh day ahead. Keeping the body totally healthy and fit is not a job for
the uninformed or the careless person. It requires an
understanding of the body and of a healthy lifestyle and then
following it for a long, happy lifetime of health! The result
of “The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle" is to wake up the possibilities
within you, rejuvenate your body, mind and soul to total
balanced health. It's within your reach, so don't procrastinate,
start today! Our hearts go out to touch your heart with
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nourishing, caring love for your total health and life! and
Dear friend, I wish above all things that thou may prosper
and be in health even as the soul prospers. – 3 John 2 Health is Y our Birthright –
Protect and T reasure It! This is a priceless book. Please read and re-read this
book until you absorb ever y health nugget it contains. Remember that you and you alone control your life, your
health and the way you look, act, think and feel! Health
comes from the inside out. Y ou can be patched up after
being stricken with disease, sickness and physical pain,
but 100% true,


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

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

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


 we really are can
never die.When you are truly awake, w ith heightened spiritual awareness, you
know th at if you’re always looking for something, it will always elude you. That’ s tr ue of anything in life. T ake success: Making a lot of money is not
what makes a pe rson successful. Rather, a successful person brings success
to everything that they do, and money is most likely only one of the benefits
that they get as a result. Enlightenment is the same thing. Enlightenment is something  that you
bring to all of your interactions, all of your thought processes, all of your
life experiences. It’ s really an attitude or an approach to life. That attitude or
approach is literally one of “living in the light,” and that means you’re
moving toward yourself. Y ou’re  not ever moving away from yourself, and
you see the perfection in yourself and who you are. Y ou don’ t question the
universe. Y ou see everything a nd everyone in it as exactly where they’re
supposed to be. Y ou have an a bsence of judgment and negativity. Y ou’re
balanced as a human being. Enlightenment i s a state of mind in which, once you have it, once you
accept y ourself and your perfection, then there’ s no more trying. Y ou are
already in Detroit. IT ALL WORKS PERFECTL Y
Think about this: If you take a b ite of food and start to chew, y ou’ve got
to do a lot of things with that food in order to make it apply to  you. Let’ s
say you just had  a bite of salad, and now you’ve got lettuce and tomato in
your mouth. W ell, you’ve got to get some saliva into your mouth as well to
help you with that. Y ou’re not trying to salivate; your body knows exactly
what it’ s supposed to do. When you swallow, you don’ t have to monitor the
peristaltic reactions in your throat and esophagus to make sur e that food
goes do wn inste ad of up. It never goes up into your nose—well, maybe
once in a while, if you’re doin g something really silly. But you don’ t eat
your food and say, “Oh, wait a minute, I put it into my no se. It’ s not
supposed to go there.” It goes where it’ s supposed to, and then it breaks
down. Y ou don ’ t have tomatoes and a great big piece of lettuce floatin g around
through your body, saying, “Where are we supposed to go?”  Y ou chewthem up, and dif ferent kinds o f enzymes attack the pieces of food. It all
goes exa ctly wh ere it’ s supposed to, through the digestive system and then
to all dif ferent parts of your b ody—your pancreas needs a little lettuce
today, perhaps. W ithout some co mponent of the tomatoes, maybe your toes
are going to fall of f. Every place in your body gets the proper nutrients
without your having to do anything. Y ou’re n ot going around saying, “Oh my, I’ve got to get all this done. I’ve got so much to do with th is digestion. I’ve got to make sure that my
pancreas and duodenum work. Ugh, how do I turn this lettuce into waste? How am I going to get that out?” Y ou’re not busy doing any of that. It all
works in harmony and perfect ion. Y our heart is beating, and  it does so
thousands of times every single  day. Y ou don’ t need to tell your hea rt to
pump blood for it to do so perfe ctly. Y ou don’ t have to do any of it, yet you
are controlling it all. Enlightenment is like that: Y ou get in harmony, and you start fu nctioning
optimally. Who you are as a hu man being just happens. It all works. Y ou
don’ t have to go around thinking every minute, Is this an enlightened
r esponse? Am I using higher consciousness her e? I don’ t know if I’m being
spiritual enough. Do I need to a djust? Y ou don’ t have to do that any more
than you  have to beat your heart or operate your digestive system. It all
works perfectly when you’re in harmony. If you’re not, then it’ s as if you
were trying to d irect the tomato and lettuce to the right places. Y ou would
get so mixed up and puzzled by it. If yo u tried to beat your own heart, you couldn’ t. Y ou natura lly let it
work. This is the same way you must see yourself within the universe—
allow yo urself to  work perfectly. The way you do so is to focus on yourself
while al so havin g respect and lo ve for everyone. These universal laws that
we’re ta lking ab out here are the very same ones that are in place for your
digestion or your cardiopulmonary system. The necessary enzymes are
released instantaneously, and i t all happens in a perfect way. There are
certain r ules and laws that apply  to everything we do, from how we relate to
each other to how our bodies function. Sometimes after hearing me speak or reading my books, people will
come up to me and say, “I’m a seeker too.” They assume that I ’m this way
because I talk about the higher truths, principles, and laws that are universal
yet elud e so many people. This k ind of amuses me, so I’ll respond, “I’m not
a seeker. I’m n ot looking for a nything. I’m evolving, going through thedream, and enjoying it all. I am  bringing this mind-set to everything that I
do.”
When you’re in harmony wit h these transcendent laws, you are in
enlightenment. Y ou’re not seeking it. Y ou don’ t have to unders tand it, and
you don’ t have to agree with  it. Y ou simply know that it is. In fact,
enlightenment is nothing more than the quiet acceptance of what is. Y our desire to m ake things better is also part of what is, so you learn to
go w ith that. W hen you are focused on making things bette r—helping,
serving, extending love—and are able to send that out into the world, you
are now a part of the spiritually aware, awakened consciousness. THE THREE ST AGES OF ENLIGHTENMENT
I’ve fou nd that there are three specific stages of enlightenment. The first
stage is learning  by hindsight. As an example, I think about this woman
who told me: “T en years ago, my husband came home from work, said,
‘I’m lea ving yo u,’ and walked out. I was devastated. For years, I couldn’ t
get over it. Bu t now I can look back on his leaving me as the most
important turning point in my l ife. I see the blessing in it.” Af ter years of
suf fering, she was able to come to the realization that his leaving her was a
blessing, not a tragedy. In oth er words, this stage of enligh tenment is
reached through  a lot of understanding of the past. Y ou do not immediately
embody the present-based know ledge that there’ s an opportunity in every
obstacle. In the next stage, you do: you understand in your heart that e verything
that com es your way is a blessing. Y ou see that this is more  than just a
hokey p hrase used in self-help. In fact, what I’ve been talking a bout in this
book is not self-help but self-r ealization, which is way beyond self-help. When you begin to realize yourself—when you discover your
magnificent potential—you see that everything that’ s coming at you has an
opportunity in it, even though it may look lik e an obstacle. Y ou think, I
wonder why I cr eated this. I wonder what lesson is in this for m e.  Y ou may
still hav e the suf fering, but it’ s minimal and doesn’ t last. Rather than 10
years, for example, you might move through a challenging situation in 10
weeks, 10 days, 10 minutes maybe.Suf fering is always played ou t in form because it comes from your
thoughts. Becau se you know tha t what you think about expands, you learn
not to focus on the negative. L et’ s say you’re going through a divorce, a
tough time financially, an illnes s, or a death in the family, whatever it is. Now you’re looking at it as, I  can g et something out of this. I can gr ow fr om
this. I can transc end and go pas t it. Y our mind is focused on that instead of
on, Why is this happening to me? S omeday I’ll know why, but I don’ t know
why toda y. It’ s so terrible that I’ m going to be depr essed for six mor e years. Y ou don’ t go t here anymore. Thinking like this belongs back there in
another time in your life. Y ou


 nature. THE AUTHOR  FEELING  HIMSELF  TO BE THE MOST  FORTUNATE
PERSON  ALIVE. stomach in much less time than later on. Appetite " peters put," as miners say, gradually,and does not stop with a bang and shut off likean electric light when connection is broken. Itchecks up, slows down, and tapers off gradually,and that is where the canny intelligence of afaithful Fletcherizer stands him in goodusefulness. When Appetite gently says: " Now,really, you are still rather good to my assistant
Taste, and he would not object to a few bitesmore ; but if you stop now and change off tosomething else which I have in mind, and forwhich I have a use in our organism, I will notobject. " In plain words: " I have enough for thepresent; switch off on to ——. " The difference between putting on fat in the
case of the person who is disposed or permittedto put on more fat than is comfortable, andlosing some of the surplus carried on theabdomen or elsewhere, is the discriminationexercised in regard to the final satisfaction ofappetite. Those last two, three, or a few mouth-fuls after Appetite has said gently " Enough,"and before the same Appetite says, loudly, "Stop. " are the difference between obesity; anddecency of form. I really believe, from the results of my
experiences for the past fifteen years in gettingtips from Mother Nature, and trying to inducemankind in general and my friends inparticular to accept them as " straight " fromMother Nature, that persons who have enoughrespect for themselves to be interested inphysical culture must come to the rescue of the
pseudo-scientists who are dulled by their owndope, and who are suffering from the malariawhich collects in the dark ruts they arefollowing in the tortuous complications of thealimentary canal. The physical culturists mustbuild models of normality for the scientists tostudy. When giving information as to what happens
in the mouth, and as to what happens as aresult of proper head digestion, I feel as if I amsitting on the upper lip of Mother Natureherself, and entrusting her messages to thecurrent of her own sweet breath for distributionamong her human children. CHAPTER VI
WHAT IS HEAD DIGESTION. My Study of the Subject—The Mouth as a Digestive Organ—Dr. Cannon's Researches—Pawlow's Proofs
IN the latest comprehensive treatise on
human nutrition, under the title of " Food andthe Principles of Dietetics," by Dr. RobertHutchinson, of London, more than six hundredpages are devoted to the subject. Of these, justfifty lines are given to " Mouth Digestion. " In afootnote of sixty-four words Dr. Hutchinson hasstated the case of the importance of carefuleating, with admission of a fact that wouldmean emancipation from most of the humandisabilities if it were repeated in nurseries andprimary schools as religiously as are theordinary rules of " polite conduct," and held bySociety to be the basis of respectability, which itreally is. When I first took up the study of dietetics in
academic circles, nearly fifteen years ago,physiologists did not concede that there was anymouth digestion at all. Putting food in themouth was for the purpose of mixing it with
saliva so that it could be formed into a " bolus "for convenient swallowing. Now it is recognisedthat there is some mouth digestion. In themeantime Pawlow * has demonstrated that thepsychic influence has much to do with digestion. Cannon, also, has shown by the evidence of theRöntgen rays that mental states retard andeven stop entirely the digestive processes thatare going on in the stomach, and has asserted,as has also Pawlow, that the stomach digestivejuices flow in response to the reports andstimulation of taste, pouring out into the cavityof the stomach juices appropriate for thedigestion of the particular food being tasted, inadvance of its arrival in the stomach. This evidence, confirming my own secured by
concentrated and unremitting study of the effectof head digestion on health and recuperativereconstruction, is proof enough that there is animportant department of nutrition that can beproperly called head digestion. * Dr. Prof. J. P. Pawlow, Director of the Department of
Experimental Physiology in the Russian Imperial Military
School of Medicine, &c. MY STUDY  OF THE SUBJECT
began with the tip from Mother Logic—that
the full extent of the personal responsibility innutrition is located in the head before the foodis swallowed. That is what led me toconcentrate on the mouth as the field of ourresponsibility which had been neglected byScience. Even the Dental Profession as a wholehad not at that time " tumbled " to the fact thatthey were occupied professionally andconstantly in a field of " Preventive Medicine "as important as now they find it. Everybody had supposed that the digestion of
food was effected only in the stomach and smallintestines. This may be true, in a narrow sense,but it can be arrested and completely stopped,by the head. Furthermore, digestion can be asmuch assisted by favourable head influence asit can be obstructed by unfavourable headtreatment. This being so, as everybody knows, or can
easily learn, what follows as a logical sequence. Here is a physiological eye-opener, as it
dawns upon the business physiologist. Theobvious inference is that if the head can makedigestion easy or stop it altogether, the stomach
being a subservient, mechanical, and chemicalservant of the head in the matter, we mayproperly declare that the master-key ofdigestion is held by the head, and we may safelysay that there is Head Digestion. THE MOUTH  AS A DIGESTIVE  ORGAN. The logical continuation of the search for the
location of responsibility for good or poordigestion leads us to consider the question of" Division of Labour " as apportioned by theLaws of Normality. All the laboratory evidence Ihave seen confirms my own observations of thepast fifteen years that Nature assures goodresults if we are thoroughly faithful to our headresponsibility during the treatment of food up tothe point of swallowing. From that timedigestion has been rendered so easy bythorough mouth preparation that it mayproceed smoothly even if the mental states arenot pleasant. Here, too, we discover that easydigestion reacts favourably on the mentalityand exerts a calming influence. Some observers declare that idiots digesttheir food quite easily. The less mental clarity
they possess the better for their metabolism. This does not argue in favour of the absence ofmental influence, for the idiot is a sensualist,and in the relief from mental excitement findsenjoyment of taste and the satisfaction ofappetite as agreeable as do the animals undersimilar favourable conditions. Quite recently, when I was personally under
observation by Dr. Professor Zuntz in Berlin, totest the ease of my digestion of food ascompared with others who paid less attention tomouth treatment of it, the good professorinstructed me to " be as nearly like a littleanimal as possible, thinking nothing ofanything. " This isn't as easy for a "live-wirethinking outfit " as for an idiot, or as for aningenuous little animal having no thought forthe morrow, but the business physiologist doesnot scorn to go anywhere for light on Nature'srequirements. One thing is sure, the personwho has been faithful to his personalresponsibility by starting the process ofdigestion as Nature demands can relax andenjoy metabolic and mental calm in delightfulharmony more easily than one who has gluttonyon his conscience and the wages of sinning on
his stomach. These wages look big to theswollen greed of cultivated gluttony, but theyare as bad as they are big, and the best way tobe convinced of this fundamentally importantfact is to realize the potency of head digestionfor well or ill, and give it a practical trial. The key to good digestion is in the head, and
the sooner mankind comes to realize thisimportant truth the quicker will come themillennium of nutrition normality. DR. CANNON 'S RESEARCHES. I have just been reading Professor Walter B. Cannon's book in the Arnold MedicalMonograph Series, entitled " The MechanicalFactors of Digestion. " I have learned manyvaluable lessons from the intestinalobservations of Dr. Cannon, and have seen theshadows he describes on his fluorescent screenunder his practised guidance, and, with hisgenerous permission, quoted him extensively inmy book, The A. B. —Z. of Our Own Nutrition. It seems that we began our quest for light on
the mechanics and mentality of digestion byobjective observation about the same year, 1898. He took a hop, skip and jump over the three
inches of the alimentary canal that is ourpersonal responsibility and, with the aid ofbismuth blackened food and a Röntgen-rayapparatus, began to study the movementsincident to digestion by the shadows cast on thescreen. For this purpose he principally usedfemale cats, because they were more amenablethan male cats to the torture of being tied flat toa cloth with the possible fear that they werecondemned to death as well as to inactivity. Even the use of pink or blue ribbons as bands ofbondage under the circumstances does not luretheir cat-ladyships into the quietude demandedfor normal movements of digestion, and malecats will not " stand for it " at all. For ten years or more Professor Cannon and
his


. By
July
1992,
there
were
no
changes,
but
the
tumor
had
stopped
growing. Then
pus
and
later
blood
began
to
flow
from
the
breast. In
August,
a
sore
the
size
of
a
dime
formed
on
the
nipple. A
trickle
of
blood
began
to
flow
from
her. It
also
flowed
under
the
nipple. About
a
third
of
the
cup
suddenly
leaked
out,
then
it
stopped
flowing
on
its
own. The
daughter
brought
an
oncologist
from
the
hospital. He
said
something
was
wrong,
but
he
didn't
know
what. He
sent
me
to
the
hospital
for
an
examination. I
refused
to
go
anywhere. In
September
and
October
I
bled
often,
almost
every
other
day,
but
from
December
1st
it
stopped. Only
pus
oozed
out. Many
blisters
formed
around
the
nipple,
individually
and
in
groups. They
cracked
and
blood
and
pus
flowed
from
them
too.'Comment
and
recommendation:
Detached
cancerous
tissue
comes
out
through
the
skin
in
the
form
of
pus,
and
therefore
it
is
necessary
to
apply
poultices,
clay
cataplasms
more
often
in
order
to
accelerate
the
elimination
of
the
decaying
tumor
from
the
body. Shrinkage
of
the
tumor,
its
dischar ge
in
the
form
of
pus,
and
the
like,
are
good
symptoms
indicating
successful
treatment. It
must
be
continued
until
the
victorious
end. Under
the
influence
of
urinotherapy,
the
effect
finally
occurs
accumulation
effect. In
the
initial
period,
everything
goes
smoothly,
but
gradually
hidden,
deep-seated
pathology
begins
to
emer ge
from
the
body
in
thin
layers. At
the
same
time,
unpleasant
and
painful
things
happen
to
a
person,
which
must
be
overcome
with
firm
faith. This
is
the
only
way
to
get
rid
of
many
years
of
problems,
waste
and
pollutants
and
achieve
positive
results. If
you
go
through
the
7
cleansing
steps
before,
the
whole
process
overcoming
a
serious
illness
will
be
much
easier. Example:
"I
suffered
from
many
diseases
in
my
childhood. I
had
my
tonsils
removed
in
second
grade. I
was
diagnosed
with
rheumatism
and
my
joints
creaked
until
the
sixth
grade. I
had
a
sick
heart,
was
overweight,
and
was
constantly
ridiculed
by
my
peers. I
started
playing
sports
at
the
age
of
13. I
wanted
to
get
into
flight
school. My
dream
came
true. At
20
I
was
a
strong
and
healthy
bachelor. But
I
didn't
finish
school. I
developed
a
chronic
mental
illness
and
visited
a
psychiatric
hospital
every
year. They
gave
me
disability. From
the
age
of
25
to
30,
I
became
prone
to
the
flu,
but
I
never
took
medicine. I
was
convinced
that
the
body
had
to
help
itself. I
was
getting
into
crises,
but
I
want
to
live,
even
if
it
is
not
a
pleasure. His
heart
was
gripped
by
unimaginable
longing,
constant
worries
and
fears
took
away
all
his
strength. The
world
was
grey. A
year
and
a
half
ago,
my
teeth
started
to
bother
me. Three
had
to
be
ripped
out
and
replaced
with
a
prosthesis. When
I
learned
about
urine
therapy,
I
started
it
right
away. I
drank
urine
without
getting
used
to
it,
fresh,
middle
part
three
times
a
day,
suddenly
anodd
number
of
sips. With
the
help
of
the
compass,
I
oriented
myself
to
the
east. I
started
taking
the
first
urine
from
3
to
5
in
the
morning,
the
second
from
11
to
13,
the
third
from
17
to
19. I
did
not
use
urine
after
8
pm
until
3
am. I
didn't
do
the
massage. I
hid
from
those
around
me
that
I
was
engaged
in
urine
therapy. To
this
day,
no
one
in
the
family
knows. It
is
much
easier
to
have
a
watch
on
your
hand
and
a
collapsible
cup
in
your
pocket. This
is
quite
enough
for
a
person
to
be
able
to
practice
this
procedure
anytime
and
anywhere. So
I
continued
to
drink. During
a
severe
flu
epidemic,
I
only
languished
for
two
days. It
used
to
be
much
longer. For
the
first
three
months,
I
didn't
have
any
special
sensations,
I
just
started
having
regular
stools. After
about
three
and
a
half
months,
severe
pain
started
in
my
wrists
and
knees. I
had
such
pain
in
my
legs
that
I
didn't
know
how
to
proceed. Hemorrhoids
appeared,
sharp
pain
in
the
genitals,
cutting
when
urinating,
sexual
weakness,
terrible
pain
in
the
back
and
in
the
entire
spine,
cutting
in
the
abdomen,
pain
in
the
right
side,
under
the
chest
and
in
the
solar
plexus
area,
I
was
troubled
by
heartburn
and
pain
in
the
lungs
,
my
heart
throbbed,
my
throat
hurt,
my
right
ear
hurt,
my
teeth
started
to
hurt
and
I
was
shaking,
I
had
a
cold
all
the
time. All
kinds
of
pimples
and
blackheads
popped
up
all
over
my
body. I
developed
a
fungus
between
my
toes
and
in
my
groin. I
just
had
a
normal
temperature. (This
is
precisely
a
symptom
indicating
a
cleansing
crisis
and
not
a
disease
-
author's
note). All
this
lasted
a
little
over
a
month. One
problem
followed
another. I
called
this
period
"little
hell". At
the
same
time,
however,
I
felt
that
I
had
nowhere
to
retreat. I
found
in
myself
a
strange
coolness,
a
blind
faith
bordering
on
fanaticism,
that
everything
would
be
normal
again. I
continued
to
drink
my
own,
native
urine. In
addition,
I
began
to
wash
my
mouth,
throat
and
nasopharynx
with
urine
in
the
morning
and
in
the
evening,
I
took
a
contrast
shower
every
evening. I
still
do
that
today. I
was


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Decline vs. Lung Function Decline with COPD,” Exhale, the of ficial blog of the Lung Institute,
Apr. 27, 2016, https://lunginstitute.com/blog/natural-lung-function-decline-vs-lung-function-
decline-with-copd/. 1 5  p e r c e n t :  I’ve been asked by more than one musician over the past few years if playing wind
instruments boosts lung capacity. Some studies conflict, but the consensus is that, no, wind
instruments do not increase lung capacity in a significant way. Further, the constant pressurized
air within the lungs appears to increase the risk of chronic upper airway symptoms and evenlung cancer. Evangelos Bouros et al., “Respiratory Function in W ind Instrument Players,”
Mater Sociomedica  30, no. 3 (Oct. 2018): 204–8; E. Zuskin et al., “Respiratory Function in
W ind Instrument Players,” La Medicina del Lavor o, Mar. 2009; 100(2); 133–141; A. Ruano-
Ravina et al., “Musicians Playing W ind Instruments and Risk of Lung Cancer: Is There an
Association?,” Occupational and Envir onmental Medicine  60, no. 2 (Feb. 2003); “How to
Increase Lung Capacity in 5 Easy Steps,” Exhale, July 27, 2016. K a t h a r i n a  S c h r o t h :  Descriptions and details about Schroth and her work were adapted from Hans-
Rudolf W eiss, “The Method of Katharina Schroth—History, Principles and Current
Development,” Scoliosis and Spinal Disor ders 6, no. 1 (Aug. 2011): 17.
b e c a m e  s o  r e n o w n e d :  Descriptions, quotes, and other information regarding Carl Stough and his methods
were taken from his 1970 autobiography, coauthored with Reece Stough: Dr. Br eath: The Story
of Br eathing Coor dination  (New Y ork: W illiam Morrow, 1970), 17, 19, 38, 42, 66, 71, 83, 86,
93, 101, 111, 117, 113, 156, 173; a short bio, “Carl Stough,” at
www.breathingcoordination.ch/en/method/carl-stough ; and the documentary film written by
Laurence A. Caso, Br eathing: The Sour ce of Life, Stough Institute, 1997.
m a k i n g  t h e  c o n d i t i o n  w o r s e :  This was the same “chest” breathing Stough would see in schizophrenics and
others with behavioral disorders. They all shared the same tight chest and rib cage, and were
unable to move freely or breathe any way but in several hasty breaths. As a result, all the
“stale” carbon-dioxide-rich air would sit stagnant in their lungs, creating “dead space.”
c o u l d n ’ t  g e t  e n o u g h  s t a l e  a i r  o u t :  In each exhale, we expel about 3,500 compounds. Much of this is or ganic
(water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases), but we also exhale pollutants: pesticides,
chemicals, and engine exhaust. When we don’ t breathe out completely, these toxins sit in the
lungs and fester, causing infections and other problems. T odor A. Popov, “Human Exhaled
Breath Analysis,” Annals of Aller gy, Asthma & Immunology 106, no. 6 (June 2011): 451–56;
Joachim D. Pleil, “Breath Biomarkers in T oxicology,” Ar chives of T oxicology  90, no. 11 (Nov. 2016): 2669–82; Jamie Eske, “Natural W ays to Cleanse Y our Lungs,” Medical News T oday,
Feb. 18, 2019, https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324483.php. o n c e  a  m i n u t e :  “How Quickly Does a Blood Cell Circulate?,” The Naked Scientists, Apr. 29, 2012,
https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/how-quickly-does-blood-cell-circulate. 2, 0 0 0  g a l l o n s  o f  b l o o d : “How the Lungs Get the Job Done,” American Lung Association, July 20, 2017,
https://www.lung.or g/about-us/blog/2017/07/how-your -lungs-work.html. “ t h e  s e c o n d  h e a r t ” :  An overview of Stephen Elliott’ s theories and observations on the thoracic pump can
be found at Stephen Elliot, “Diaphragm Mediates Action of Autonomic and Enteric Nervous
Systems,” BMED Reports, Jan. 8, 2010, https://www.bmedreport.com/archives/8309 ; also see
“Principles of Breathing Coordination” summarized at Breathing Coordination,
http://www.breathingcoordination.com/Principles.html. s a i d  D r. R o b e r t  N i m s :  Caso, Br eathing: The Sour ce of Life, 17:12.
a s t h m a,  a n d  o t h e r  r e s p i r a t o r y  p r o b l e m s :  And the risk of asthma, which in turn af fects cardiovascular health. “Adults Who Develop Asthma May Have Higher Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke,” American
Heart Association News, Aug. 24, 2016, https://newsarchive.heart.or g/adults-who-develop-
asthma-may-have-higher -risk-of-heart-disease-stroke ; A. Chaouat et al., “Pulmonary
Hypertension in COPD,” Eur opean Respiratory Journal 32, no. 5 (Nov. 2008): 1371–85. w a s  r e l a t i v e l y  e a s y :  When muscles in the body get strained, other muscles in the area step in to lighten
the load. Should we strain our left ankle, we’ll place more weight on the right. But the
diaphragm doesn’ t have that option. No other muscle does what it does. It just keeps laboring
on at whatever cost, because if it doesn’ t, we’ll quickly run out of air and die. Over time, the
body learns to do what it can to compensate and engages “accessory” respiratory muscles in the
chest to help air get in and out of the lungs. This chest-centered breathing becomes a habit. s a i d  L e e  E v a n s :  Caso, Br eathing: The Sour ce of Life, 11:18.g r e a t e s t  p e r f o r m a n c e s :  Bob Burns, The T rack in the For est: The Cr eation of a Legendary 1968 US
Olympic T eam  (Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2018); Richard Rothschild, “Focus Falls
Again on ’68 Olympic T rack T eam,” Chicago T ribune, June 19, 1998.
p o w e r  o f  h a r n e s s i n g :  Along my journey researching this book, I visited Dr. J. T od Olin, a pulmonologist
at National Jewish Health, a leading respiratory hospital and research center in Denver,
Colorado. Olin had specialized for the past several years in a condition called exercise-induced
laryngeal obstruction (EILO), in which the vocal cords and surrounding structures obstruct the
airway during high-intensity exercise. Five to 10 percent of the adolescent population shares
this condition, and it is most often misdiagnosed as asthma and treated as such without success. Olin’ s techniques, which he unimaginatively named Olin EILOBI (Exercise-Induced Laryngeal
Obstruction Biphasic Inspiration T echniques), involved restricted and pursed-lip breathing
exercises developed by Konstantin Buteyko 60 years earlier, and to a lesser extent, Stough. The
only dif ference was that Olin’ s techniques were focused through the mouth, because, he said,
athletes couldn’ t inhale fast enough through their noses during high-intensity exercises. One
wonders how any of them would have fared if they could. Sarah Graham et al., “The Fortuitous
Discovery of the Olin EILOBI Breathing T echniques: A Case Study,” Journal of V oice 32, no. 6 (Nov. 2018): 695–97. n e a r l y  4  m i l l i o n  A m e r i c


 ozen or canned
beans fo r a dish that r evolves a r ound the prince of the gar den. Add crisp
crumbled bacon; diced zucchini; sliced, blanched new potatoes, br occoli,
cauliflower or Brussels spr outs;  chopped raw fennel; bell pepper; and any
gr een of the season. MAKES 4 SER VINGS
3 cups (750 mL) fr esh gr eens (lettuce, spinach, herbs, shr edded
cabbage, bok choy)
4 fr esh tomatoes, when in season
1/2 r ed onion, thinly sliced
1 pint (2 cups/500 mL) cut Dilled Beans, drained, brine r eserved
3 hard-boiled eggs, shr edded or quarter ed
1/2 cup (125 mL) olive or nut oil
2 tbsp (25 mL) Dijon mustard

1. In a salad bowl, combine greens, tomatoes, red onion and Dilled Beans
(and peppers). T oss to combine. Sprinkle shredded egg over top. 2. Meas ure 1/4 cup (50 mL) of the reserved brine and set aside the
remaining brine  for another us e. In a clean jar with a tigh t-fitting lid,
combine brine, olive oil and m ustard. Shake and pour over bean mixture. T oss well to coat the beans.n i ç o i s e  s a l a d
If you live near a fr esh fish m arket, fr esh grilled tuna is r ea lly the best
choice for making this famous M editerranean salad. The next best choice is
fr ozen tu na stea ks. That is beca use fish today is flash-fr ozen r ight on the
boat, wi thin min utes of being ca ught. That makes it much bette r than ever
befor e, but fr ozen tuna will still have a coarser textur e, and its colour and
flavour will not be as intense a s fr esh. As a last r esort, canned tuna will
suffice. If you can get fr esh tuna, buy yellowfin, also called a hi tuna (not
blue fin), because yellowfin is caught in ecologically sound ways. MAKES 6 SER VINGS
1 lb (500 g) ahi tuna steak or 1 can (15 oz/425 g) chunk tuna
3/4 cup (175 mL) olive oil, divided
sea salt and fr eshly gr ound pepper
3 cups (750 mL) baby spinach leaves
1/2 r ed onion, thinly sliced
12 small potatoes, cooked and halved
3 small tomatoes, halved1/4 cup (50 mL) pitted kalamata olives
1 pint (2 cups/500 mL) whole Dilled Beans, drained, brine r eserved
3 hard-boiled eggs, cut into wedges

1. H eat a grill or skillet over me dium-high heat. W ash the tuna and pat dry
Brush each side with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the
tuna until just seared on the outside but pink in the centre, about 2 minutes
on each side. Using a spatula, transfer the tuna to a cutting board and let rest
for 5 minutes. If using canned tuna, drain and set aside. 2. Meanwhile, on a platter, arrange a bed of spinach leaves. In a bowl,
combine red onion, potatoes, tomatoes and olives. Measure 1/4 cup (50 mL)
of the reserved b rine and set asi de the remaining brine for another use. In a
clean jar  with a tight-fitting lid, combine brine and 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the
remaining olive oil. Shake well and toss with onion and potatoes. 3. P ile potato m ixture over the spinach on the platter. Using a sharp knife,
cut the tuna across the grain and on a bias into 1/2-inch (1 cm) slices. Arrange Dilled Beans, tuna slices and egg wedges on top and around the
platter. Fr eezing Beans
1. Select Equipment:  Se lect suitable-size freezer c ontainers, bags or
Mason jars ( Freezing ). 2. Blanch whole or cut beans i n boiling water for 3 minutes. Lift  out  and
plunge into cold water for 3 minutes. Drain and pat dry. Pack into
containers, leavi ng a 1-inch (2.5  cm) headspace. Remove air, lab el and seal. Freeze for up to 9 months.C a r r o t s
OUR M ODERN FLESHY, SWEET AND BRIGHT ORANGE
CARROT  (Daucus car ota)  i s the f lashy descendant of a m ean and tough,
pale and bitter taproot that most likely originated in Middle Asia sometime
before 3000 BC. Good Pr eserving V arieties
Carrot varieties are grouped as early or main-crop, and short-r oot or long-
root. Artist:  Grows to about 8 inches (20 cm); sweet and juicy. Chantenay Red-Cor ed:  Broad, short root; orange-red colour; good
flavour; often pulled early as baby carrots, which are perfect for pickling. Nantes:  S weet, orange, cigar -shaped; o ld French variety good to grow for
preserving because it is not usually grown commercially. Pur chasing/Storing
1 lb (500 g) yie lds 3 cups (750 mL) sliced or 4 cups (1 L)
lightly packed shredded carrots. Y ou will need about 1 lb (500 g) for each quart (1 L) jar of
sliced carrots. While purple, white and yellow “designer” carrots are starting to show up at market gardens and
farmer ’ s markets, the orange varieties still account for most of the carrots grown and preserved today. Select small, thin, smooth carrots without blemishes. It is best if the tops are
intact when purchasing because they are an indication of freshne ss. Y ou can
store car rots unw ashed, with tops removed, for up to 3 weeks, b ut it is best
to preserve them as soon as possible after harvesting. Good W ith
Herbs such as parsley, basil, bay, thyme, chervil, dill. Spices such as cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom,
curry blends, coriander. Other ve getables, such as parsnips, rutabaga, turnips, onions,
garlic, cabbage, peas. T oasted almonds, pecans and walnuts; raisins; oranges. Carrots sweeten vegetable smoothies, soup, stews and other mixed
vegetables. Small, bunching “finger” carrots are excellent for pickling or canning whole. Bunching carrots are
short and may be slender or fat. Either way, they are very good for pickling. One example of a small
bunching finger carrot is Amsterdam Forcing (above). Pr eparation
Immerse carrots  in a sink full of cool water to which a drop o f food-safe
soap has  been added. Scrub, rin se and drain. Pat dry. Blanch whole or cut
carrots in boiling water for 4 m inutes. Lift out and plunge into cold water.Let stan d for 4 minutes. Drain and pat dry. Shred, slice or dice  carrots, or
cut into uniform sticks. Canning Carr ots
See detailed canning information, Preparing and Canning V egetables. 1. Pr epar e Equipment:  W ash and heat pint (2-cup/500 mL) or quart (1 L)
jars, and scald the lids, funnel, ladle and tongs ( Pressure Canner Method ). 2. F or every 3 cups (750 mL) cut carr ots, bring 2 cups (500  mL) water
or br oth to a boil. 3. Pack whole or cut carr ots into jars either hot or raw. Make a Hot Pack:  Add carrots to gently boiling water or broth and boil for
5 minutes. Drain, reserving cooking liquid. Fill hot jars with hot carrots,
shaking the jar to pack fairly tightly. Pour hot cooking liquid over carrots,
leaving a 1-inch (2.5 cm) headspace. Run a thin non-metallic utensil around
the inside of the jar to allow air to escape. W ipe sealing edge of jars with a
clean, da mp, lint-free cloth. Position flat lids over the tops of jar s and hand-
tighten screw bands. OR
Make a Raw Pack:  F ill jars with w hole or cut carrots, shaking the jar to
pack fai rly tightly. Cover with hot water or broth, leaving a 1-in ch (2.5 cm)
headspace. Run a thin non-metallic utensil around the inside of the jar to
allow ai r to escape. W ipe sealing edge of jars with a clean, damp, lint-free
cloth. Position flat lids over the tops of jars and hand-tighten screw bands. 4. Place jars in pr essur e canner. Pro cess carrots in a Pressure Canner
following manufacturer ’ s directions for steam pressure and time at your
altitude. 5. Cool, Label and Stor e:  T