 ﬁelds around living organisms.  Tumors have an abnormal negative charge as compared to
the surrounding healthy tissue. In Sweden Bjorn Nordenstrom used 10-volt needle-like electrodes inserted into a tumor to destroy it.
For external tumors, I experimented with a large ﬂat 1.5-volt positive electrode on the tumor and the negative electrode on a healthy
tissue nearby.
Finally I may mention that various cancer victims claim to have been cured by psychic surgery, especially in the Philippines. Also
radionic instruments are sometimes claimed to be successful with cancer.
MIND IMPROVEMENT
Wilhelm Reich discovered the harmful effects of repressed sexual feelings in the development of cancer. His methods for freeing up
feelings and energy ﬂows have become standard practice in bio-energy therapy and other holistic treatments.
Another ten-year study published in the Lancet, of women with advanced metastatic breast cancer found that just belonging to a
support group and meeting once a week, doubled the life span as compared to a control group that had medically been treated in the
same way. In addition to some well-known support groups, such as those run by the Bristol clinic in England, or Ian Gawler's support
group in V ictoria (Australia), there are now small groups, often in connection with meditation groups, in many cities.
Well known for his meditation work with cancer patients was Dr A Meares of Melbourne. In the US the Simontons have pioneered
guided imagery in cancer treatment. They showed that survival times with terminal cancers can be doubled in this way.
Characteristics in patients, which they found to be associated with above average results are emotional resilience, ﬂexible beliefs,
physical activity, strong self-concep t and social autonomy. Many cancer patients have been greatly helped and seem to have
recovered mainly because they learned to express their feelings and emotions and they moved towards fulﬁlling their emotional
needs.
Of all the published, properly rando mized clinical trials, psychotherapy is by far the most effective cancer therapy. Eysenk and
Grossarth-Maticek (Behavior Research and Therapy 1991; 29 (1):17-31) found that 13 years after extended individual therapy none
of 50 patients in the treated cancer-prone group had died but 32 percent in the control group. With group therapy, after 7 years, there
were18 out of 239 cancer death in the treated group, compared to 111 of the 234 in the control group. With terminal cancer patients
the increased survival time was 64% and women with metastasized breast cancer lived about twice as long.
The most powerful setback to recov ery, on the other hand, is a medical pronouncement that the condition in incurable and terminal,
especially if a time limit is mentioned. This then becomes a self-fulﬁlling hypnotic suggestion; just like "pointing the bone" in other
cultures and it is then difﬁcult for a holistic therapist to change this medically implanted death wish into hope and faith that are the
keys for recovery.
The most promising therapy appears to be The New Medicine of the much-persecuted German Dr Hamer. He claims a 95% success
rate by discovering and eliminating the emotional shock that triggered the development of cancer, commonly one to two years before
its diagnosis. I prefer a combination  of Dr Hamer ’s approach, with an organic raw-food diet that is suitable for the metabolic type of
the patient. For my series on natural cancer treatment see Overcoming Cancer.
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by W alter Last
This article was published in the International Clinical Nutrition Review
(Volume 1 1, No.2, pages 71-74, 1991)
Hemochromatosis is a potentially fatal iron storage disease with excess ive iron deposits especially in the liver. The idiopathic form
occurs usually in males and manifes ts from the age of 30 to 50. It is thought to result from a lifetime of excessive iron absorption, the
cause of which is not known. Prominent long-term effects are liver cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, cardiac failure and strong skin
pigmentation.
Iron is deposited in the 3-valence form as ferritin and hemosiderin. Seru m ferritin levels closely reﬂect tissue levels and are greatly
increased. The diagnosis is conﬁrmed by a liver biopsy. The convention al treatment consists of phlebotomy with weekly to monthly
bleedings until plasma iron or ferritin levels reach the lower normal range. Chelation of iron as with desferrioxamine to increase
urinary excretion is not very ef fective and usually conﬁned to anaemic patients.
CASE HIST ORY
A 48-year old male collapsed at work in December 1987. The main symptoms were dizziness, tachycardia, heavy sweating, difﬁculty
breathing and extreme' weakness. Treatment in an Intensive Care Unit with numerous tests produced no deﬁnite diagnosis. Loss of
weight and weakness continued after discharge. The diagnosis of hemochromatosis was established in March 1989 by liver biopsy
and a serum ferritin level of 1585 ng/ml (normal for males: 30-4OOng/ml).
Phlebotomy was performed initially fortnightly and later monthly of one litre of blood. Serum ferritin levels fell initially steeply but very
slowly in the last 6 months to a low of 440 ng/ml at the end of October 1990. During all this time the patient was very weak. In early
December 1990 a specialist diagnosed Meniere's disease as an additional complication.
Phlebotomy was stopped and nutritional therapy started in December 1990. It consisted predominantly of a vegetarian raw food diet
with supplements of B complex, sublingual vitamin B 12, Kyolic garlic, lecithin, freeze-dried acidophilus culture, zinc, copper,
manganese, and high levels of antioxidant vitamins, in particular 20g of ascorbate, 1000 iu of natural vitamin E and 10,000 iu of
vitamin A, all in divided doses. Ascorbic acid was not well tolerated and sodium ascorbate used instead. In order to minimise any
increased iron absorption due to ascorbate this was initially taken with water or fruit well before meals.
After about 3 days on this program, on December 11 the serum ferritin level was 458 ng/ml. However, on December 28 the ferritin
level was 393 ng/ml, within the normal range for the ﬁrst time since diagnosis. After this the diet was relaxed to include cooked and
ﬂesh foods. In order to assess the effectiveness of a lower ascorbate level, the daily intake was reduced to 5 g and (to preclude any
direct inﬂuence of high ascorbate levels on tests) no supplementation was used in the 24 hours before the next test on January
10,1991, which showed a further drop of the ferritin level to 380 ng/ml.
With the start of the nutritional therapy the patient began to feel well for the ﬁrst time in 3 years with rapidly increasing strength and
disappearance of all signs of Menie re's disease. The red blood cell count which was below the normal range in December, moved
into the normal range and haemog lobin, which had been near the lower limit, moved towards the middle of the normal range.
Preliminary maintenance supplementation consists of about 5 g of asco rbate, 500 iu of vitamin E, 10,000 iu of vitamin A, B complex
and lecithin.
DISCUSSION
Vitamin C therapy is generally regarded as potentially harmful in cases of iron overload. Ascorbic acid may increase the absorption of
iron and it is perceived that toxic products may form from the combination of ascorbate with iron salts liberated from ferritin tissue
stores (1). In this way, cardiac damage, often transient, has been detected in thalassemia patients taking 500 mg/day of ascorbic acid
(2). Such tissue damage may result from the peroxidation of membrane lipids and is really not surprising in tissues severely deﬁcient
in antioxidants. To avoid or limit toxic effects from iron liberated by ascorbic acid it has been proposed to use vitamin C
supplementation only in combination with desferrioxamine in the treatment of iron overload (2).
However, it would appear much more effective to protect cell membranes  from iron-induced peroxidation damage during therapy with
a high level of antioxidant supplementation. Also sufﬁcient vitamin B6 is required to prevent iron overload.
It is well known that high concentrations of ferric ions oxidise the protective antioxidants, notably the vitamins C and E. This means
that on an unsupplemented diet we can expect pronounced tissue deﬁciencies of these antioxidants in


 in some harmful way.
Drinking tapwater isfraught with dangers. TheUS.Public Health Service released
theresults ofresearch andsurveys ofwaters from various water systems intheU.S. Over
eighty carcinogens were found. Most ofthese were from thebreakdown ofchlorine in
water systems oritscombination with other chemicals. Chlorine itself isacarcinogen.
Chemicals from agricultural fertilizers, chemical industries, pesticides andhomes pol-
luteourwaters. Sulfur,iron, gypsum, calcium, magnesium andother inorganic minerals
aretoxic inthemselves. Purification systems, so-called, donotremove these minerals.
They aredesigned toremove bacteria, which arefarlessharmful. Purification systems
addchemicals rather than remove them (except insome systems where thewater supply
isdeadly atitssource). This isespecially trueofsome waters inLouisiana andNew Jer-
sey.
Fluorine isadded towater,notasapurifier,butasamass medication. This waste
product ofthechemical andmetals industries hasbeen rammed down ourthroats, so
tospeak, inthemistaken belief bymany thatitwillprevent tooth decay.Obviously,it
doesn’ twork, fortooth decay isjustasrampant today asbefore—in fact, ittisworsethan ever.Fluorine isinthewater ofmore than halfourpopulation’ swater supplies. In-
organic fluorine compounds arecarcinogenic anddeadly.Poisons arenever thebasis of
health. Our teeth are sabotaged by dietary practices also.
3.3.3 Spring and Well Water
Asmentioned earlier,many people think mineral water,well water,spring water or
other impure water isjustwhat weneed. Spring water,waters from mountain streams
andwaters towhich certain minerals have been added arequite popular.InNew York
City andinsome other places, such waters aretherage. Many people inthese places
willnottouch their citywater supply fordrinking purposes. Butprocessed waters which
have hadmineral concoctions added andwaters from springs andmountain streams are
invogue. While these waters with their mineral content cannot possibly beasharmful as
themineralized andchemicalized water supplies, they are,nevertheless, very unwhole-
some. Distilled water isavailable inNew YorkCity butitisrelatively neglected infavor
of so-called natural waters.
Many waters, especially imported spring waters, areprized fortheir peculiar tastes.
Some waters arecarbonated togive them extra attraction. Butallsuch waters areharm-
ful.Pure water ispleasant todrink andhasnotaste orkick whatsoever.Ifyou’re thirsty,
pure water is the most satisfying of all, even without any taste thrill.
Though youshould getmost oforallyour water from your food, youshould never
try to get anything from water but water.
Forthepurposes ofemphasis andenhanced understanding, wewillrepeat what has
already been stated about water: Anything inwater asdrawn from tap,well, spring or
stream isinorganic andharmful. The body cannot digest ormetabolize inorganic sub-
stances. Other than air,water,andsunshine, thebody cannot utilize anything except or-
ganic compounds asfound infood. Allelseispoisonous. Inorganic materials cannot be
utilized; they clog upourbodies ifnoteliminated, andthey combine with body fluids,
oils, compounds andwastes andform substances thatcake ourvascular system. They
aredeposited inourjoints andmuscles, interstitial spaces, organs andlymphatic system.
Both deranged foods, thatis,those thathave been cooked andprocessed, andimpure
water contain inor ganic minerals, which are harmful to our or ganism.
People with thedebris ofimpure water andcooked food intheir systems usually do
noteliminate allofit.When these substances areinanactive state, thatis,when they are
circulating inthesystem, thebody isinafrenzy.Leucocytes (white blood cells) prolifer-
ate,pulse rates increase, andoften enough, these people arestimulated. Thestimulation
usually begins within 15to30minutes after drinking oringestion andlasts until thema-
terials areeliminated orsidetracked inthesystem—as inplaques which form inarteries.
Justasimpure water contains harmful, non-usable inorganic minerals, sodocooked
foods. This topic will be covered in depth in a later lesson.
There areseveral schools ofthought inthiscountry thatadvocate drinking mineral-
containing water such aswell water,spring water andmineral water.They saythat
mineral-containing water isneeded because thebody requires theminerals from it.In
addition, they saythatdistilled water causes heart attacks andleeches needed minerals
from thebody,causing tooth decay,pyorrhea andosteoporosis andthatdistilled water is
dead water andfishcannot liveinit.They contend thatwater containing minerals will
correct these problems as well as preventing them from happening in the first place.
Proponents ofmineral-containing water attribute thesuperb health oftheHunzas to
mineralized water.TheHunzas areoneofthehealthiest peoples intheworld. They sup-
posedly drink a frothy white mineralized water from glacial runof f.
Ofcourse there arevalid responses tothese arguments. Totheimplication thatwe
need theminerals inimpure water,wepoint outthat, ifourdietisproper,wegetmore
than weneed ofminerals ofallkinds. Further,theminerals inwater aretotally unus-
able, thus making them atoxic burden within instead ofnutritional. Waterisneeded inthebody foritself, notforanyincidental impurities itmay have picked upfrom soiland
rock.
Rather than distilled water causing heart attacks, itistheother way around. Distilled
water does notleave behind anyindigestible debris from unusable inorganic minerals.
Those who drink mineral-containing water areoften found tohave heavy plaque intheir
systems. Therejected minerals which thebody cannot useoften combine with choles-
terol andother fatty substances toform plaque. These block thearteries. The rejected
minerals arealso likely tobeputaside inthebody inspaces thatexist. Notably isthis
sointhecranial cavity where thespaces oflostbrain cells arefilled inbyminerals, thus
leading to ossification of the brain. This is a cause of senility.
How pure water could leech minerals from thebody hasreceived athorough refu-
tation from physiologists. Animportant thing toremember about water andeverything
elseputintothebody isthatitisdone unto bythebody.Itdoes notdounto thebody.
Those substances which seem toactonthebody,asinthecase ofunmanageable acids,
compounds andchemicals, arepoisons. Thebody isthemaster ofitsdomain. Following
thisreasoning, softwater does notleech minerals from thebody.Thebody uses water.
Waterdoesn’ tusethebody.Waterandother foodstuf fsareunder thecontrol ofthebody
while inthebody.Thebody does what itwants towith water.Itexcretes thewater ifit’s
notneeded. Along with thewater itexcretes mineral matter thatitnolonger requires.
Thekidneys arethefinal arbiters ofwhat willbeexcreted andwhat willbereturned to
thebody economy foruse.Forinstance, thebody recycles about 95% ofitsironregard-
lessofthewater wedrink. Italso recycles many other mineral compounds orsalts. The
body is very conservative with its nutrient supplies.
Anexample iseating watermelon. Ifyoueatwatermelon, your urine will becom-
pletely clear.There willbealmost nomineral matter inittocolor it.Thevery pure water
ofwatermelon thatisunneeded bythesystem isspeedily expelled. Verylittle mineral
orother matter will beinit,forthebody isdoing unto thewater.The water does not
circulate freely in the body. The body retains or expels the water according to its need.
Ontheother hand, ifyouarefasting orunder anyother condition inwhich you’re
nottaking water from food andthebody isconserving itswater supply,your urine will
become very dark yellow because thebody isgiving upmore wastes andmore mineral
matter relative to the water it is expelling.
What theHunzas (orNorth Pakistan) drink isnotresponsible fortheir health. Water
isaneed oflifebuttotal health isdependent onhealthful living. Waterisbutoneele-
ment ofmany.Travelers who have gone there findthattheHunzas really drink very little
water.They’re primarily fruit eaters. Thewater they dodrink ispermitted tosettle first.
Astheglacial runof fcomes rushing down themountains itpicks upminerals asdebris
rather than holding them insolution. That is,thewater hassiltinsuspension rather than
minerals insolution. This siltisthebasis ofHunza health, true, butbecause itisdeposit-
edontheir fertile gardens, notbecause they drink soilandrock intheir water.Thewater
itself comes from relatively pure snow.Veryfewminerals areinsolution bythetime it
hasrushed from theheight


ative efforts. This drain ofenergyresults inpoor sleep andinacorrespondingly
greater need forsleep. Anenervated individual who sleeps 12hours daily may beless
rested than a healthy person who gets only six hours!
15.4.6 Relaxation and Sleep
Relaxation isagreat prelude tosleep. Inarelaxed state, wedrop thecares ofthe
world andletgo.Also, muscular tensions arereleased. When wetake iteasy andletgo
of tension, the body redirects its ener gies to its most needed tasks.
Thecares oftheworld may bedifficult todrop. Ipersonally find iteasy toletgoof
them bydoing afewwords onacrossword puzzle, solving afewchess problems orby
pursuing some other consuming interest. Then Ilaydown, close myeyes andletmyself
go limp as if I were a bag of sand.
Somnolence comes quickly when theneed forsleep exists andthedemands upon the
brain have been lowered asmuch aspossible. Tensions, worries andstresses increase the
need for sleep while simultaneously making it more dif ficult to fall asleep.
Many excellent relaxation methods canbepracticed with benefit. One method that
does nothelp youfallasleep somuch asithelps youperform everyday activities ina
relaxed andefficient manner istheAlexander Technique. There areinstructors inmany
major cities.
People who aretense andwho have trouble falling asleep orstaying asleep, besides
improving their dietandgetting more exercise andfresh air,should search forandfind
a relaxation method that will help them.15.4.7 Bedding and Sleep
InAmerica, bedding usually consists ofaninnerspring mattress over boxsprings,
sheets, a pillow with pillow case and blankets and/or quilts.
Forbody comfort, thesofter themattress, thebetter.Ofequal benefit isairiness. A
softinnerspring mattress meets these conditions ideally.Athin cotton mattress ontop
ofafoam, airorwaterbed mattress works well too.Thebody isdisturbed bypressure
points, hotspots, cold areas andareas deprived ofair.Thebody,likethelungs, willsuf-
focate without fresh air.While theskin requires only afraction oftheairrequired bythe
lungs, it requires it nevertheless. Plastic materials deny the body air.
Body exudates then collect andirritate theskin, thus causing alighter stage ofsleep
and frequent body shifting to overcome the discomfort.
Fabrics thatbreathe, such ascotton, solve thisproblem. Sleep should beconducted
oncotton surfaces with lotsofcirculation underneath. Cotton sheets, blankets ormateri-
als should be used for cover.
Sleep ismore efficiently conducted when thebody iscomfortable intemperature
andwhen itisphysically atease. Iftheairtemperature iswarm, nude sleeping isideal.
Indoors, afanmay prove valuable iftheairisvery warm. Ifthetemperature isinthe
sixty- toseventy-degree range, light-weight cotton pajamas ornightgowns will permit
thewarmer airradiating from your body torisethrough thecoverings intothecooler air
outside the covers. Thus circulation is assured.
Perhaps youknow thatsleeping onconcrete would provide very fewcontact points
between thebody andtheconcrete. Thebody’ sweight would restonthese points, thus
creating pressure points thatinterfere with blood circulation andskin respiration. Dis-
tress oftheareas incontact would soon occur andthus rouse thebrain intoalighter stage
of sleep in order to conduct a body movement.
Ontheother hand, avery softbedpermits theunderside ofthebody tomake rather
even contact with thesleeping surface. Optimal aircirculation canoccur ontheunder-
side ifcotton isunderneath, andbody weight isevenly distributed soastocause noun-
comfortable pressure points.
Innursing homes andhospitals, very hard beds areused. This isinkeeping with
thecurrent medical philosophy.Bed sores frequently occur,with resulting “infection.”
Rather than “infection,” what really happens isthatoxygen-starved cells andtissues that
areunder constant pressure dieandsuppurate duetodecomposition. Nooneshould be
confined tobedallthetime. Daily fresh airandsunshine onthebody isofinestimable
importance. Neither should the body lay on hard or overly firm surfaces.
Tosum up,bedding should permit optimal airflow andmaintain aneven, comfort-
able body temperature and even distribution of body weight over the underside.
15.5. The Value Of Napping
Formany reasons, ournight’ ssleep may beinadequate. Ourdaily activities may involve
anextraordinary amount ofstress thatsquanders nerve energy.Heavy body toxicity may
unduly drain thebody ofnerve energy.When anyofthese conditions render usdrowsy,
sleepy,listless or“down,” weneed anap. Many people resort tostimulating drinks (cof-
fee,tea,colas) orfoods (nonfoods such aschocolate, toxic foods such asmeat, etc.) to
“perk” them up.Stimulants ofthese kinds only exacerbate theproblem rather than solv-
ingit.They further drain nerve energyeven though thedrain may notbeevident atthe
time.
Anapoffrom afewminutes toanhour notonly rests thebody,butitalso permits
thebrain tosubstantially renew itsfund ofnerve energy.Inmany countries around the
world, thesiesta isanormal practice. Aone- ortwo-hour napafter midday refreshes
people inmany parts oftheworld. This napping practice contributes totheir health and
well-being.Itissaid thatahalf-hour napduring thedayisworth awhole hour ofsleep atnight.
There istruth inthis. Further,itisbetter totake anhour foranapandperform efficient-
lyintheafternoon andevening hours rather than forego aneeded napanddrag through
thewhole afternoon. Theadded efficiency more than offsets theextra time applied when
one is not alert or is not feeling good.
Thenoon naporiginated inprehistoric antiquity.Among theancient Greeks, thefirst
meal ofthedaywasordinarily offruits. This meal wasfollowed byaperiod ofsleep—a
nap. When restandsleep aretaken during theheat oftheday,themeal isbetter utilized
andthebody isrenewed. Animals innature also observe “siesta” during theheat ofthe
day.
Thehealthful custom oftaking anapafter noontide hasbeen largely destroyed bythe
needs ofindustrial society.This losshas, toagreat extent, contributed toourillhealth
and stimulative habits that make industrial nations so highly stressed and diseased.
15.6. Dreams And Their Role In Sleep
15.6.1 Dreams As Guardians of Sleep
15.6.2 Dreams as T ranquilizers of the Mind
Why do we dream? What physiological purposes are served by dreams?
Many students ofthesubject have ventured explanations. Sigmund Freud has,inthe
lastcentury,described dreams as“the. guardians ofsleep.” This author favors thatview.
15.6.1 Dreams As Guardians of Sleep
The dream stage iscalled REM sleep. This denotes aperiod oftime during which
there arerapid eyemovements. These periods always occur after aperiod ofdeeper
sleep. They lastfrom afewbrief moments uptohalfanhour.Dreams usually occur in
90-minute cycles throughout thenight. However,some cycles aredevoid ofdreams, es-
pecially atthebeginning ofthenight ifthesleeper isvery exhausted. Later,90-minute
cycles usually have the REM stage or a stage of dreaming.
Cited inthebook Better Sleep foraBetter Life arecases ofonly delta wave sleep
onafluidized airbed. Dreams didnotoccur andsleeping time wascutinhalf. This is
very instructive inview ofthemany theories afloat about thepurposes ofsleep andthe
necessity of REM sleep or dreaming to insure our well-being.
Dreams aresaid tobenecessary for“sorting outandclassifying” theprevious day’s
impressions ordata input. They aresaid tobeanalogous totherezeroing ofananalog
computer in preparation for new problems and input.
Study andreflection upon thewhyfore ofdreams have ledmetobelieve thatthey
serve avalid physiological role. Wenote that, under ordinary sleeping conditions, the
body hasa90-minute sleeping cycle. However,thiscycle isnonexistent when sleep is
most efficiently conducted, andextraordinarily tired people may fuse thecycles atthe
beginning ofthenight. This would seem toindicate thenonnecessity ofdreams where
sleep conditions favor theobjectives ofsleep. Dreams seem tobeatoolthebody uses
when sleep is still needed but is threatened.
Forexample, when wehave afullbladder during thenight, wemay,prior towaken-
ing,have adream during which, vicariously,weurinate. Thedream hassupplied ersatz
satisfaction totheurgeandthus preserved sleep. However,thismay only delay thein-
evitable. Butthepurpose oprolonging sleep hasbeen served. Dreams ofeating, drink-
ing,defecating anddischar


 inthepreparation ofthisproduct: corn oil,cottonseed oil,palm
oil....” Soitisimpossible totellwhich oilhasactually been used. Palm oil,likecoconut
oil, is highly saturated.
Thefactthatcoconuts contain saturated fatisnotacontraindication fortheir useas
food. This information, however,isofvalue inplanning adiversified Hygienic diet. Sat-
urated animal fats are not recommended. Fresh coconut is an excellent food.
26.3.3.1 Coconut Milk
Some people who findcoconut meat difficult tochew may enjoy using thispalatable
coconut milk occasionally.
Blend twocups warm distilled water with one-half cupfresh peeled coconut, and
cool inrefrigerator.Blend again andstrain through cheesecloth orNylon mesh. Ifstoredinrefrigerator,itwillseparate, butmay bestirred with aspoon before drinking. Donot
store more than a day or two.
26.3.3.2 Coconut Milk Shake
Blend onecupcoconut milk with onesmall banana and/oronetablespoon carob
powder and/orseveral dates and/ortwoounces sweet cherry orsweet grape juice. The
juice adds anextra “fillip.” The amounts andcombinations ofingredients depend on
how sweet you like it.
26.3.4 Chestnuts
Chestnuts arestarchy protein, andarealkaline inmetabolic reaction. They areusu-
ally“roasted,” butmay beeaten rawifthey areanonbitter variety.Toremove thethick
skins, blanch inboiling water andletstand about twominutes. Remove afewatatime
from thewater andcool slightly,then peel with aparing knife. Roasting willalsoloosen
theskins. Recipe forroasting chestnuts will beincluded inthelesson oncooked food
recipes.
26.3.5 Vegetables
26.3.5.1 Finger Salads
Most vegetables may beserved rawandasnearly whole aspossible with nodressing
as part of a “finger salad.” They should be washed immediately before serving.
These vegetables include, butarenotlimited to,allvarieties oflettuce; celery; all
varieties ofcabbage; celery cabbage; cucumbers; carrots; sweet peppers andpimen-
tos;tomatoes; Jerusalem artichokes; English peas; edible podded peas; young, tender
green beans; broccoli florets andleaves; cauliflower; young turnips; young, tender beets;
young, tender kale, collard orturnip greens; yellow crookneck squash; zucchini squash;
sweet potatoes oryams; asparagus; young, tender sweet corn. Afewvegetables arenot
particularly tasty when used uncooked, such asBrussels sprouts, eggplant, okra, globe
artichokes andwhite potatoes, although some people dousethese raw.White potatoes
should not be eaten raw, but should be steamed or baked to dextrinize the starch.
Combine three to five vegetables as a salad for one meal.
26.3.5.2 Salad Dressings, Dips and Spreads
(Vegetables Combined with Nuts, A vocados, etc.)
Ifyoumust have salad dressing (getoutofthehabit assoon aspossible), thefollow-
ing are better than bottled salad dressings or the use of vinegar.
1.Blended tomatoes with avocado
2.Blended tomatoes with cashew nuts (or other nuts or seeds)
3.Avocado with diced cucumbers (Optional: add lemon juice or V egebase)
4.Yogurt or sour cream, V egebase, diced cucumbers
5.Yogurt or sour cream, avocado! V egebase
6.Avocado “butter”—(mashed avocado with optional lemon or lime juice)
7.Equal parts of V egebase and Oil
8.Lemon and oil
Some ofthese dressings may also beused asdips orspreads (or gua-
camole—avocado dip).26.3.6 Additional Recipes for Vegetables Combined with Nuts, Avocados, etc.
26.3.6.1 Rollups
Forthis, useoneortwolargeleaves ofromaine lettuce, andchoose from avariety of
fillings:
Choose one of these:
Avocado
Nuts (Ground or whole)
Seeds (Ground or whole)
Cheese (if you use it)
Combined with one or mor e of these:
Tomatoes
Sweet Pepper Strips
Cucumber Strips
Celery Strips
Sprouts
Roll upthefilling inside thelettuce leaves, wrapping itup.This may beeaten likea
sandwich.
26.3.6.2 Individual Meal-in-One Salad Bowls
Medium-sized pieces of lettuce (two or three varieties)
Cut-up red cabbage
Sliced sweet red pepper or pimento
Sliced celery
Choice ofsliced young tender zucchini orother summer squash orafewbroccoli
florets
Choice of a few edible podded peas or young tender green peas or a few olives
Garnish with pignolia nuts andsunflower seeds andalfalfa sprouts orraw milk
cheese slices and avocado slices and alfalfa sprouts.
Serve with V egebase and oil dressing or cucumber sour cream dressing, if desired.
26.3.6.3 Coconut Treat
Combine optional amounts of:
grated coconut
grated carrot
grated cabbage
chopped celery
(if desired, a few raisins may be added)
Moisten with coconut liquid orcoconut milk (oryogurt, ifyouuseit).This may be
served with a lar ge green salad and globe artichokes for a satisfying company meal.
26.3.6.4 Other Entertaining Salads
Forentertaining, youmight serve trays offinger salad with salad dressings onthe
side. Orserve largebowls ofsalad cutupaslittle aspossible, with salad dressings on
the side. Or serve celery sticks with dips.
26.3.7 Preparation of Salad Vegetables
Leaves oflettuce orother greens may beseparated under running water,rinsing
away asmuch ofthesand anddirtaspossible, assisted byyour fingers. Aquick dipina
sinkful of cold water and another quick rinse should clean up the sandiest leaves.The more delicate buttercrunch lettuce varieties (Bibb, Boston) should behandled
carefully and washed even more quickly to avoid losing crispness and nutrients.
Lettuce should never besoaked inplain oracidulated water.This willonly extract
the vitamins and make it limp and unappetizing.
Separate celery strips from thestalk, rinse under running water,dipincold water,
using brush atthesame time todislodge thedirtfrom thecrevices. Another rinse should
finish the job. Discard pithy or damaged portions.
Remove thetough outer leaves from cabbage andyouwillusually findaclean head
underneath. Rinse the head if you like, and cut wedges for serving.
Remove celery cabbage strips asneeded. Aquick rinse andbrushing willclean them
up quickly.
Scrub cucumbers with avegetable brush. Remove peeling, ifwaxed. Idon’tuse
waxed cucumbers. Some supermarkets carry packages of“pickling cucumbers” all
through theyear—small, unwaxed cucumbers with small seeds. Ifthey arefresh (and
they often are), they taste likefresh-picked garden cucumbers, andthepeel istender and
edible.
Scrub carrots with abrush—don’ tpeel. Small, young ones arebest forsalad. Ifyou
canfindthem with thetops stillon,those arefreshest. Ifyoumust shred your carrots, do
it at the last possible minute.
Tomatoes—ah, tomatoes! When they aregood, they arevery,very good, andwhen
they are bad they are horrid.
Hydroponic tomatoes? Thumbs down! Hothouse tomatoes? Not much bet-
ter—sometimes barely acceptable. Deep red, vine-ripened tomatoes? Oh, yes! Wash
them under running water, serve whole and enjoy!
Ifyoumust slice orquarter tomatoes, dosoatthetable, oratthelastpossible minute
before serving.
Redorgreen sweet peppers (preferably ripeandred,which arethesweetest) andpi-
mentos: wash under running water andcutinhalftoinspect condition. This isnecessary,
because deterioration may exist without outward signs. Ifdeterioration hasoccurred, cut
away ruthlessly, and use only firm, hard flesh.
Scrub Jerusalem artichokes orsweet potatoes (oryams) vigorously.Serve insmall
amounts inthesalad. The artichokes arecrisp andeasy toeat.Ifyoumust shred the
sweet potatoes, do it as close to eating time as possible.
Edible podded peas need only aquick washing. English peas: serve fresh young gar-
denpeas intheshell. Ifthey arelargerandfrom thesupermarket, youmay prefer tohull
and cull them.
Broccoli andcauliflower florets need only aquick rinsing ordipinwater andper-
haps alittle cleaning upwith asharp paring knife. Thesmaller broccoli leaves arealsoa
bonus salad vegetable ofhigh quality.Thelarger,tougher leaves require some steaming.
Small young turnips may be scrubbed and served whole—also, small young beets.
Small young green beans


ips occur because ofanin-
stored decision. People donotconsciously gointo astore topurchase useless andde-
structive nonfood items, butonce they areinside, they become fairgame forthepromo-
tion and advertising tricks of the store.
There aretwoways tohandle thissituation. Thebestway issimply torefuse toever
buyoreatsuch products. Ifjunk foods arenever apart ofyour diet, you’ll never be
tempted tobuythem. Even ifyoueatthem only onrareoccasions, thepotential forbuy-
ingthem will stillremain. The second way istomake alistbefor eyougoshopping.
Then refuse tobuyanything notonyour list,andalways shop alone—without aspouse
or begging children.
38.3. Junk Food Tactics
38.3.1 Candy Is Good For Y ou And Other Lies
38.3.2 The Great Fortification Rip-of f
38.3.3 Hooking the Kids
38.3.1 Candy Is Good For You And Other Lies
Notonly does thejunk food industry aggressively promote health-destroying foods
through advertising, butthey defend them with abarrage ofpropaganda, misinforma-
tion, andoutright lies. Much ofthispropaganda isaimed atchildren andconcerned par-
ents.
Consider thefollowing statements thatareinabooklet distributed toover 60,000
students by the National Confectioner ’s Association.
1.“Candy isvital forweight watchers. Toreduce, eatcandy before andafter each meal.
We can promise you it works.”2.“Candy helps fight fever and can prevent vomiting and diarrhea.”
3.“Candy is not the cause of cavities, but the lack of hard chewing causes tooth decay.”
Nottobeoutdone, theNational Soft Drink association passes outliterature tochil-
dren andhigh school athletes thattellthem “soda drinks areagood source ofwater.”
Abetter source ofwater iswater itself—but then, youcan’tsellpure water forahefty
profit under some brand name.
Finally,read what theHershey Foods Corporation hastosayabout proper nutrition
intheir “Nutritional Information” handbook: “Calories areimportant, andfoods which
supply only calories can, ifused correctly,contribute togood nutrition.” Ofcourse, one
ofthehighest calorie, no-nutrition foods iswhite sugar—a chief ingredient inthisman-
ufacturer ’s products.
38.3.2 The Great Fortification Rip-off
Besides deceptive advertising andoutrageous propaganda, thejunk food industry de-
fends itsproducts byemphasizing theadded nutrients these products contain. “Fortified”
candy bars andcereals areused tolureconsumers intothinking thatthey might beget-
ting a little nutrition among the garbage.
Here’ show itworks. Junk food manufacturers know thattheir products have nonu-
tritional value andthattheir foods areopen toattack bynutritionists. Tohead offsuch
criticism, they often addvitamins andminerals totheir products. Thus wehave sugary
bitsofcereal thatclaim tosupply 100% ofallourvitamin andmineral needs. There are
candy bars that give us “10% of all 19 nutrients” that we need.
Adding inorganic anduseless vitamins andminerals tojunk food isacheap process.
Youcanturnaboxofsugared, processed cereal intoadaily vitamin pillbyadding about
twocents worth ofadditives. Inturn, these fortified junk foods arethen marked up15to
25 times what it costs to add these useless vitamins and minerals.
Fortified junk foods stillhave thewhite sugar,thesaturated fats, thehigh saltcon-
tent, andtheempty-calories. Theconsumer isfooled bytwocents ofadded minerals and
vitamins. Even worse, theso-called “extra” vitamins andminerals which were added to
thejunk food cannot beused anyway.They areinorganic chemicals, justliketheother
additives and the preservatives already laced through the destructive foods.
38.3.3 Hooking the Kids
Children arethehelpless members ofoutsociety.And they arethebiggest targetfor
thejunk food pushers. Children know nothing about nutrition orthenecessity ofeating
wholesome foods. They receive most oftheir knowledge from television programming
and advertising.
Junk foods areadvertised onchildren’ stelevision shows attherateof20times per
hour—certainly enough toqualify itasbrainwashing. Robert B.Choate, atelevision crit-
ic,told aSenate investigating committee, “When youtake achild who sitsinfront of
Saturday TVandhears sugar,sugar,sugar,chocolate, chocolate, chocolate, hepicks up
a habit that is going to last all his life.”
“Get’em while they’re young” istheattitude ofthesugar cereal andcandy manufac-
turers. And they’re successful. The Surgeon General’ sScientific Advisory Committee
found thatjunk food products advertised ontelevision aremore frequently requested by
children than any other products, including toys.
“Television advertising,” says Dr.Judith J.Wurtman andauthor onchildren’ snutri-
tion, “isprobably themost persistent force undermining good- eating habits.” One father
who became concerned about hischildren’ shealth threw away histelevision setafter
hebecame tired ofsalesmen inmyliving room telling liestomychildren.” Maybe you
don’twant togothatfar,buthere aresome things youcandotocounter theeffects of
junk food advertising on children.1.Fight propaganda with facts. Nomatter how young your child is,heorshecanunder-
stand some basic facts like“Sugar willmake your teeth rotandhurt” and“Fresh fruit
makes you strong and healthy.”
2.Restrict television watching. Have your children watch commercial-free programs and
stations. T ry to avoid the heavy Saturday morning advertising schedule.
3.Give your own reactions tocommercials. React with undisguised disgust atcommer-
cials forbadfood orproducts. Point outtochildren how advertising isoften deceptive.
Don’ tletthem think thattelevision andadvertising istobetrusted oraccepted onface
value. T each them to think for themselves and to question things that they see or read.
Ifyou’re aparent, youwill have amassive jobinreeducating andprotecting your
children from theeffects ofjunk food advertising. Itisamazing thatwehave removed
adsforcigarettes andhard liquor from television, butallow adsfor“Sugar Puffs-Puf fs”
and“Chocolate Doo-Dads” tobeblast intoourchildren’ sbrains attherateof5,000 per
year.
Junk food addiction begins inchildhood, andthisiswhere theproblem canbemost
easily handled.
38.4. Breaking The Junk Food Addiction
38.4.1 The Psychological Appeal of Junk Food
38.4.2 The Economic Benefits of A voiding Junk Food
38.4.4 Kicking The Habit
38.4.1 The Psychological Appeal of Junk Food
Wecannot blame theentire junk food problem onthemanufacturers andadvertisers
ofthese products. After all,ifpeople didnoteatsuch foods, they would never bekept in
themarketplace. Butpeople doeatjunk foods. And they eatthem almost compulsively,
without regard to their health or to the innate harmfulness of these foods.
Why dojunk foods exercise such astranglehold onAmerica’ snutritional well-be-
ing? Primarily because such foods arepsychologically addictive. Ahabitual useofjunk
food occurs notbecause thefood isfulfilling anyphysiological need, butbecause they
answer some psychological need. People eatnon-nutritious, worthless foods purely for
emotional and psychological reasons.
Psychological studies have shown thatfood isthesingle most powerful emotional
stimulus inourlives. Weusefoods asmuch tocheer usup,tofight depression, toreward
ourselves, toindulge ourselves aswedotosatisfy anyhunger,realorimagined. And be-
cause weoften eatforemotional reasons, weoften choose foods thatareassociated with
specific emotional experiences. Unfortunately,such foods areoften “pleasure” foods or
junk foods.
“Most people donoteatfoods because they aregood forthem,” says Dr.Robert S.
Harris, aprofessor ofnutritional biochemistry atMIT,“But because thefoods appeal to
their appetite, to their emotions, to their soul.”
Junk foods have astrong appeal totheprimitive andinfantile emotions. They are
usually very sweet, very rich, andvery filling. They remind usofourfirstrichandsweet
food, mother ’smilk. They take theplace ofthenatural sweets, likefruits, thatoursweet
tooth craves.
Junk foods areoften thefoods thatourparents gave usforbeing “good”—ice cream,
candy,cookies. Consequently,when wehave been “good,” westill reward ourselves
with these foods. It is an early conditioning that persists long into adulthood.
Itisinteresting toobserve thatjunk food isthesingle largest class ofpollutants that
modern man inflicts upon himself.Forgetabout airpollution, cigarette smoke, contami-
nated water,radiation, orsoon.Itisthejunk food eaten everyday byalmost every per-soninthis


grow ourfood which, in
itself, is an apparent innocent and innocuous endeavor.
Insome cases stream flow becomes solowfrom diversion thatwater temperature
rises past thepoint atwhich fishcanspawn. Many ofthedams built inrecent years to
supposedly help conditions aresilting upquicker than expected from upriver erosion.
This notonly shortens their effective time ofusage, butalso hasdisastrous effects on
fish and other life in the water as well as irrigated land downstream.
Farmlands arecovered bytherising waters behind thedam. Farmlands below the
dam aredeprived ofthesupplies offertilizing siltwhich would normally bedeposited
bytheriver butstillreceive certain ofthedeadly soluble salts. Anexample ofthisisthe
Aswan dam which backs upthewaters oftheNile River.TheNile’ ssilthadkept thesoil
along its’ s banks fertile for ages.
When water isbacked upbehind dams everything changes. Thewater ’schemistry,
kinds andnumbers ofindigenous flora andfauna, thesalinity,thewater ’spressure on
surrounding hills andonearth faults areallaltered. Incredibly,aworld-wide recognition
oftheimmense problems entailed hasnotyetoccurred. More andmore dams arebeing
built to supply the world’ s suffering agricultural systems with water.
Allofthese situations culminate inthefactthattheamount ofoxygen producing
biomass ontheearth andintheoceans isdecreasing. Inmany areas thevegetation re-
maining issomineral deficient, with aresultant decrease inwater storage capacity inthe
plant’ stissues, “that itisonthevergeofbursting intoflames.” Theminerals tiedupin
ourforest trees andgrounds have been exported from theforest forsolong bylogging
practices that widespread forest destruction by fire becomes ever more ominous.
Mineral depletion isalsocausing ouragricultural soils todryout,ready tobeblown
away inanother dust bowl. When crops areharvested andshipped offtosupermarkets,
thesoilloses itsability toreplenish itself. The plants would usually return tothesoil,
decompose andnourish thenext cycle ofgrowth. Since none ofourexcrement returns to
thesoileither,thesoilloses again. Theonly thing receiving minerals istheocean where
everything seems tobeending up,notonly tothedetriment oftheland buttheocean
itself.
The latest insanity ofsoildepletion concerns theburning ofbiomass togenerate
electricity.This practice notonly pollutes ouratmosphere butitburns vegetation, crop
residues andforest slash. Itthereby removes vital carbon andminerals necessary tothe
soillifecycle. Without these vital humus-to-be components, soilmicroor ganisms can-
notexist. Without these necessary organisms upon which new plant lifebecomes stunt-
edduetomalnourishment. Itbecomes susceptible toinsects anddiseases. Animals and
people cannot thrive onthese plants—they likewise become stunted, malnourished and
diseased. Modern farmers respond tothissituation with massive chemicalization tostim-
ulate plant growth and insecticides to destroy the pests that thrive on such plant life.
Furthermore, since photosynthesizing plants areoursource ofoxygen, wearereally
disturbing thewhole oxygen-carbon dioxide balance ofourbiosphere with ourunwise
activity.Along with theincreased burning offossil andorganic fuels, carbon dioxide
levels areexpected todouble inthenext forty years—nothing lessthan adisastrous sit-
uation! Torelate thistoagriculture, overoxidation ofhumus bytillage exposure alsoin-
creases carbon dioxide inouratmosphere. Tillage exposure permits theoxidation thatreleases carbon totheairand, simultaneously,decreases thecarbon storage thehumus
provides inthesoilmantle. Theharvests oftheforests, which conduct more photosyn-
thesis worldwide than anyother form ofvegetation, theextension ofagriculture onto
soils high inorganic matter andthedestruction ofwetlands allspeed thedecay ofour
precious humus heritage. Theworst aspect ofthistrend isthedestruction ofthetropi-
calrainforests. Most ofthese willbegone in20years ifthepresent trend continues. In
Brazil alone in1975, 62,000 square miles offorest were cleared. Forwhat? Primarily for
cattle grazing forbeef production. Satellite mapping indicates thisishappening through-
outtheworld’ stropical zones. Allover theworld, infact, forests have been removed
andreplaced with grasslands fordomesticated animals andanimal food crops. Asamply
attested to, these lands are due to become deserts without their protective forest covers.
Forests account for90% ofthecarbon held invegetation andcontribute more than
60% ofthenetprimary production ofbiomass. Incontrast, allcultivated land onEarth
accounts foronly 8%ofnetprimary production andstores only 1%ofthecarbon. This
represents atremendous lossfrom forest tocultivation andisadding toouratmosphere’ s
carbon dioxide imbalance atbreakneck speed. These observations have come asquite a
surprise tomany agriculturists andforesters since they assumed thatmodern agricultur-
alandforestry practices were establishing agood carbon balance. Secondary andman-
aged forests compared tountouched climax forests stillrepresent alossincarbon balan-
cesuch thatincreased carbon dioxide isstillbeing released toouratmosphere. German
foresters have shown thatyields decrease with succeeding timber harvests because more
and more minerals and carbon are removed with each cycle without replenishment.
Sonow wehave anincrease inatmospheric carbon dioxide, adecrease interrestrial
andoceanic biomass, andanacute mineral shortage inplants andpeople. Allofthese
play animportant roleinEarth’ sweather machine andthechanges, often disastrous, that
wenow witness. Excess carbon intheairasaresult ofmineral depletion causes acool-
inginEarth’ smean temperature. Earth hasslowly been cooling since 1950. Observation
ofglaciers reveals thatthey arenow extending their mass after thousands ofyears of
retreat duetoawarm andstable climate. Glaciation isNature’ sresponse toconditions
such asarebeing created byourunwise exploitation oftheearth’ sresources. Increase in
theicepack forces theearth’ stectonic system torelease thepressure from added land
mass through earthquakes andvolcanic activity,both ofwhich arenoticeably increasing
oflate. Theglaciers give soils mineral replenishment andhelp restore long-term balance
bygrinding therocks they dislodge andpush along. Thenew minerals begin toaccumu-
late, plant growth andvitality return, remove excess carbon dioxide from theatmosphere
andthus bring warmer,more stage temperatures. Withthistheglaciers retreat andvol-
canic activity subsides. South Pole drilling exploration confirms thissince dust layers
were found intimately associated with past glacial periods. During theonset ofglacia-
tion, however,(and wearenow inthebeginning stages ofanew iceage), theweather
will, become more turbulent anderratic with anincreasing subsequent lossinfood pro-
duction andstarvation formany people. Thewearing outofthesoilinitiated thisprocess.
Wearenow losing three billion tons ofsoilperyear from U.S. croplands alone! Only
8%oftheworld’ ssoilcanstillbecropped bycurrent methods. This situation worsens
with each passing year.Anaccelerating downward spiral hasbeen initiated. Theprac-
ticeofexporting huge quantities offood amounts toasoillossjustasmuch asifitwere
washed out to sea.
Obviously,wemust stop theburning offossil fuels andcrop residues. Wemust also
reduce ourconsumption ofwood which includes paper products, lumber andfirewood.
Many Third Worldcountries have anacute firewood shortage andareresorting toburn-
ingdung forfuel. Their soilwillbecome even lessproductive without dung asfertilizer.
Most importantly,wemust change over toanagriculture based onnonirrigated andnon-
cultivated treecrops. Wemust again subsist onournatural dietofunfired foods. This
system utilizes thesame approach nature observes inthegrowth andmaintenance ofall
living creatures. Under thenatural order,forests grow totremendous proportions andvitality.Incontrast tothenatural order,humans aretheonly ones thatusefiretoalter
foods before ingestion. Nature hadgoing abeautiful system ofrecycling andconserving
carbon and minerals as a basic and for the welfare of her creatures as an adjunct.
Plentiful microor ganisms inthesoilcansupply upto97% ofthetree’sneeds through
symbiotic atmospheric assimilation. Theremaining 3%ofthetrees’ needs aremetbythe
minerals inthesoil. Treesproduce abundant crops. Each year millions ofbushels offruit
andnuts drop totheground. Withmore nursery andselection work many ofournative
trees could besupplying uswith luscious fruit andnuts ofextraordinary high quality.
This would also help save trees from


 we“eat” stress away? Imean, isagood diet themain thing you need to
avoid stress?
Unless youarefollowing agood dietandaregular exercise regimen andasatis-
fying relaxation program, then youwillbeadversely affected bystress. Without an
excellent diet, however,alltheexercise andrelaxation intheworld willnotover-
come stress. Until youarewell-established ontheoptimum Life Science diet, then
atleast make sure thatnone ofthe“stress-promoting” foods, such asjunk foods,
white sugar, white flour, alcohol, and caf feine, are forever eliminated.
Youcannot, however,“eat” away stress, “run” away stress, or“sleep away
stress. Youmust combine allthree, along with apositive andcheerful mental out-
look, to curtail the harmful ef fects of stress.
Stress canoften come about because ofchanges inyour lifestyle—like getting a
new job, moving, becoming married, death ofaspouse, and soon.Inlight ofthis,
wouldn’t itbeill-advised foraperson suffering from stress tomake thetypes of
changes in diet and exercise as you propose?
Most stress thatcomes from changes inourlifestyle comes about because these
changes were made forus.Inother words, stress usually arises because weperceive
ourselves as “helpless” in face of these changes.
Now,ifwemake positive changes inourlife,asaresult ofaconscious decision,
then wefeelthatweareinchargeofourlives. Wenolonger feelhelpless. Weas-
sume control ofourdestinies. This isoneofthegreatest values oftheLife Science
Stress-Management Program. Itconsists entirely ofpositive steps thatmay beun-
dertaken by anyone at any point in their lives.
Notonly will these changes reduce stress, they will also increase ouroverall
level ofhealth. Ifyoufeeloverwhelmed bystress inyour life,immediately take a
positive, constructive step toimproving your life.Start anexercise program. Give
yourself atime andplace torelax. Improve your diet. Assoon asyoudecide todo
oneormore ofthese things, youwillimmediately lower your stress level. Tryit.It
works!
Ifstress isnotproperly managed, illness, disease, depression, anddespondency
may result. Because ofthemany mental andemotional demands made upon usby
modern life, all of us are susceptible to stress and its negative ef fects.Thebestdefense against stress isahealthy lifestyle andpositive outlook onlife.
Therequirements foreffective stress management, arebasically thesame, asthose
forhealth andwell-being: asensible exercise program, wholesome andnatural diet,
and regular relaxation.
Article #1: Stress/Unstress by Ken Pelletier, Ph.D.
Noonecanachieve optimum health solong asthey allow stress todominate their lives.
Much ofpeoples’ physical sickness isaresult ofallowing theautonomic nervous system
to get out of control.
Yogis andmeditators learn tocontrol their pulse, brain waves, blood pressure, heart
rate, skin conductance, muscle tension, peripheral circulation, andrespiratory pattern
andrate. The subjects’ patterns arevery coherent—when onegoes upthey allgoup.
When one goes down, they all go down.
There aretwokinds ofstress: short-term andlong-term. Theshort-term wecantake.
That’ sthekind weshare with every other biological organism. Wereact inacertain way
when we’re in a threatening situation.
When there isalong-term stress such asmoney difficulties, family stress, jobstress,
emotional conflicts, allbodily functions accelerate asthough your lifewas indanger,
andthey stay elevated, without release. They continue atarateofhigh excitation. This
is the kind of biological stress pattern that leads to disease, heart attack or stroke.
Yogis learn to let go of these excess levels and simply quiet themselves down.
Youcanthink ofyour bodies asbeing naive. They can’ttellifyour lifeisreally in
danger,orifyou’re justthinking asifyour lifeisindanger.Thefearoflosing your job
might feeljustasthreatening asifaspeeding truck were coming atyou. Youmight react
this way to a nagging creditor or to your income tax coming due.
Insomeone with arealchronic stress pattern, onething thatmay break thecycle isa
serious problem orillness such asanervous breakdown, aheart attack, astroke, adebil-
itating headache, oroneofanynumber ofsuch things. During orafter aserious illness,
avery different setofdemands isplaced upon you. It’snow okay tostayinbedandtake
it easy.
Thesame stress thatmay produce aheart attack inoneperson might produce only a
headache inanother.Certain families, both genetically andbehaviorally,willpredispose
tocertain illnesses. Yourenvironment willpredispose youoneway oranother.Sowill
your lifestyle.
Themost exciting thing about research work inthefield ofthinking isthatonce peo-
plegetmoving inthedirection ofhealth, they don’twant tostop atjustbeing “normal.”
They keep going toward becoming healthier than the average.
Themain ways tobreak thechronic stress pattern arestress management, diet, and
exercise. Exercise breaks up both physical and mental tension.
Thephysiological effects oflight exercise forhigh blood pressure arecomparable if
notgreater than those brought about bydrugs. Theinformation isinmedical literature
butisnottaught inmedical schools. How often does adoctor putahypertensive patient
on an exercise program?
Post heart attack victims often under goaconceptual shift inthinking, sothatafter-
ward, things thatwere considered highly stressful arenolonger perceived assopoten-
tially perilous. This process issomething like, “Ijustlooked atallthethings thatused to
bug me, and I said to heck with it.”
This isthechange allpatients should strive toproduce inthemselves—to learn to
decide whether a given event is life-threatening or not.
It’samistake then, tothink thatallstress isbad. There aretimes when thestimulus
ofstress cansave your life. The error comes inwhen youstart interpreting relatively
nonthreatening situations—like balancing your checkbook ordealing with acertain per-
son—as though they were lifethreatening. Then youarecreating thecrisis inthatlifeevent. Allthesame responses take place asifacarwascoming atyouat80miles per
hour.
Youcanachieve theconceptual shift inanynumber ofways, oneofwhich isthe
painful, involuntary way through severe illness thatforces youtolook atyour values.
Illness canbeavery creative experience—a potential source ofregeneration andrenew-
al instead of just a breakdown.
There aremany symptoms before actual illness strikes. You’re being toldthatyou’ve
pushed yourself beyond alevel ofhealthy functioning. Toomany people miss theearly
signals andgettheopportunity toexamine their lives—perhaps forthefirsttime—at the
cost of a serious illness.
Many people recognize aphysical symptom andinstead ofrealizing thiscalls fora
change tocorrect it,they say,“This issomething toworry about.” This further adds anx-
iety,andgets them deeper intoachronic stress cycle. Youcanrunfrom asnarling dog
and be attacked or stand your ground, stay relaxed, and relate to the dog.
What canpeople dotominimize thefeeling ofstress intheir lives? Any activity that
youhave inyour lifecanbeused asameditation. Prayer,walking, sex,running, singing,
listening toBach—it canbeanything. Anactivity thatyouinvest with prolonged and
focused attention can be a form of meditation.
Self care ispaying attention toabeneficial way ofliving your lifesothatyour ex-
changes andinteractions with other people areloving andcaring, andyour attitudes to-
ward yourself arethatway,too.People come tomeditation byvery different roads. For
some people, paying attention tonutrition leads topaying attention toother areas oftheir
lives. Others come at it through exercise.
They realize they can’teven runaround theblock ifthey’re feeling tense, andthey
getinterested inmeditation. Another might start meditating andbecome conscious of
being overweight. Meditation leads to self-discovery and self-care.
Payattention. Theunexamined lifeistheunlived life.Invest your lifewith attention.
Henry James said, “T ry to be someone to whom nothing is lost.”
Allthethings wedotoourselves byeating anonoptimal dietmake usmore sus-
ceptible tospecific disorders sotrydecreasing your intake ofrefined sugars which are
uniformly destructive; decreasing your fatconsumption; diversifying your protein base
away from meat intonon-meat sources ofprotein; andeating more fresh fruits andveg-
etables.
People who have aslight toextreme overweight problem eatasaform oftranquil-
ization. That relaxed feeling after a lar ge meal is something they seek again and again.
Youcangetthissame feeling from meditating orrunning several miles adayandthis
changes your perspective onfood. Butremember—all things should befun. Toomany
people are so dour. They’re going to become healthy if it kills them.
Ifyoud


el inmarmalade. Unfortunately,oranges arenolonger individually stamped
“color added” soitisdifficult toidentify treated oranges. When oranges arenotstamped,
supermarkets aresupposed topost signs saying “artificially-colored oranges.” FDA ad-
ministrators inWashington admit thatgrocers from oneendofthecountry totheotherareignoring FDA ’sregulations, butplead thatthey have toolittle manpower tostop this
“minor” infraction. Workers who produce Citrus Red 2andwho dyetheoranges may
ingest orinhale relatively largeamounts ofthechemical. They would beexposed toa
proportionately-greater hazard than the average consumer.
Theidentification ofcoal-tar dyes onfood labels isasinadequate asthetesting the
chemicals have under gone. The presence ofcoloring inbutter,cheese, andicecream
need notbespecified atall.Inother foods, colorings arenever identified specifically as
Violet 1, Green 2, etc., but only say “artificial coloring.”
Name of Dye Effects on
Test AnimalsPermitted In
Amaranth (U.S.
Red Dye No. 2)Tumor
productionjams and jellies, fruit drinks, bread, ice cream,
flavored milk, pickles, ketchup
Brilliant Blue FCF T umor
productionas above
Citrus Red, No. 2 Tumor
productionorange skins
Carbon Black Tumor
productionjams and jellies, fruit drinks, dried eggs
75.17.2 Tannins and Tannic Acid
Tannic acid occurs inthebark andfruit ofmany plants notably inthebark oftheoak
species, insumac, cherry wild bark, andincoffeeandtea.Itisused toclarify beer and
wine andasarefining agent forrendering fats. Tannins areused asaflavoring inbutter,
caramel, fruit brandy,maple andnutflavorings forbeverages, icecreams, ices, candy,
baked goods andliquors. They artused medically asamild astringent. When applied,
they may turntheskin brown. Tannic acid hasalowtoxicity when taken orally,butlarge
doses may result ingastric distress. During WorldWarII,liver damage wasobserved in
humans treated with tannic acids forburns. Subsequently,experiments with ratsshowed
repeated subcutaneous injections ofawater solution oftannin ledtoliver toxicity,cir-
rhosis and tumors.
75.2.3 Nitrate
Potassium nitrate, also known assaltpeter andnitre, isused ingunpowder andfire-
works andasacolor fixative incured meats. Sodium nitrate, alsocalled Chile saltpeter,
isused asacolor fixative incured meats. Both nitrates areused inmatches andimprove
theburning properties oftobacco. They combine with natural stomach saliva andfood
substances (secondary amines) tocreate nitrosamines, powerful cancer -causing agents.
Nitrosamines have also been found infishtreated with nitrates. Nitrates have caused
deaths from methemoglobinemia (itcuts offoxygen from thebrain). Because nitrates
aredifficult tocontrol inprocessing, they arebeing used lessoften. However,they are
stillemployed inlong-curing processes, such ascountry hams, aswell asdried, cured,
and fermented sausages.
75.17.4 Nitrite
Potassium nitrite isused asacolor fixative inthe$125 billion ayear cured meats
business. Itisused asacolor fixative incured meats, bacon, bologna, frankfurters, dev-
iledham, meat spread, potted meats, spiced ham, Vienna sausages, smoked-cured tu-
nafishproducts, andinsmoked-cured shad andsalmon. Nitrite combines with natural
stomach and food chemicals (secondary amines) tocreate nitrosamines, apowerful
cancer -causing agent!75.17.5 Fish Tumors
Populations ofcatfish, croakers, calamanders, andother marine animals found in
polluted areas often have tumors, while thesame species living inaclean environment
donot.Scientists have already proven thatpollution may bepassed along thefood chain
topeople when aquatic organisms accumulate cancer -causing chemicals. Mollusks liv-
inginareas polluted with domestic sewage canbereservoirs fordisease, andeating mol-
lusks from such areas may result in thyroid disorders and hepatitis.
Pollution certainly seems toplay apartinfishtumors. Fish caught intheFoxRiver
ontheoutskirts ofChicago have almost 16times asmuch cancer asdofishcaught in
Lake of the W oods, Ontario, Canada.
75.17.6 Ethyl Alcohol
Ethyl alcohol contains ethanol, grain alcohol, andneutral spirits. Itisused asasol-
vent inbeverages, ices, icecream, candy,baked goods, liquors, andgelatin desserts. It
wasapproved in1976 foruseinpizza crusts toextend handling andstorage life.Itcaus-
escancer when inserted intherectum ofmice indoses of548milligrams perkilogram
ofbody weight, anditcauses tumors when given orally tomice in2,770 milligram doses
per kilogram of body weight.
75.17.7 Aflatoxins
Aflatoxins arethebest-studied members ofaclass ofcompounds called “mycotox-
ins” (toxins formed bymolds). Anoutbreak in1960 inEngland of“Turkey Xdisease,”
anacute liver condition, wastraced topeanut meal contaminated with themold, which
occurred after improper harvesting and storage.
Asingle dose of5milligrams perkilogram ofbody weight hasinduced tumors in
rats. Themarked differences in,geographical distribution ofliver cancer inhumans has
long suggested thepresence ofsome common factor.Inareas ofAfrica where there isa
high incidence ofliver cancer,aflatoxin contamination iscommon. Aflatoxin B1isone
ofthemost potent cancer -causing agents known inanimal testing. Levels aslowasone
partperbillion 1produced1 liver cancer inrats. Previous experiments showed a100%
incidence in rats on a lifetime diet containing 15 times that amount of aflatoxin B1.
Inaddition toliver cancer,aflatoxins have been implicated intheformation oftu-
mors of the stomach, kidney, and some other tissues.
Make sure that thenuts you eatarefresh. Dr.William Wardell, director ofthe
Center fortheStudy ofDrug Development, University ofRochester School ofMedicine,
speaking atasymposium onPublic Issues andPrivate Medicine, December 6,1978, in
Philadelphia, pointed outthat“when abatch ofpeanuts isimported containing aflatoxin
levels thataretoohigh forustoeat,thecurrent method ofcontrol istodilute theconta-
minated batch with a clean batch to bring the level down to acceptable proportions.”
75.17.8 Charcoal Broiling
Cancer -causing agents canbeformed incharcoal-broiled food according totheNCI.
Itissafer toboilorpoach food than tocharcoal broil it.Itisbelieved thatatleast two
kinds ofsubstances areformed inbroiling; oneisrelated tothetarincigarette-smoke
condensate andisproduced when thesurface ofthefood ischarred; theother factor in-
volves the breakdown of some amino acids in protein.
75.17.9 Carrageenan
AnIrish moss derivative, carrageenan absorbs water easily,hasaseaweed-like odor
andagluey,salty taste. Itisused asastabilizer andemulsifier inchocolate products,chocolate-flavored drinks, chocolate milk, gassed cream (pressure-dispensed whipped),
syrup forfrozen products, confections, evaporated milk, cheese spreads, cheese foods,
icecream, frozen custard, sherbets, ices, French dressing, artificially-sweetened jellies
and jams.
Carrageenan results inthestimulation oftheformation offibrous tissue when sub-
cutaneously injected intoguinea pigs. When asingle dose ofitdissolved insaline was
injected intothesubcutaneous tissues ofrats, itresulted insarcomas after approximately
twoyears. Itscancer -causing qualities may bethatofaforeign body irritant, because up-
onadministration toratsandmice athigh levels intheir dietitdidnotappear toinduce
tumors, although survival oftheanimals forthisperiod wasnotgood. Itsuseasafood
additive and as a treatment for gastric ulcers is being further tested.
75.17.10 Azo Dyes
Alargecategory ofcolorings used inboth food andcosmetics, azodyes arechar-
acterized bytheway they combine with nitrogen. They aremade from diazonium com-
pounds andphenol andusually contain amild acid such ascitric ortartaric acid. Among
thefoods inwhich they areused are“penny” candies


alltheir many andopposing theories, andtheir many andconflicting practices, have ex-
isted andacted under theassumption thatalldesirable ends incases ofdisease have been
and are af fected by medical treatment.
Scarcely anyreliance hasbeen placed upon theintrinsic vital capacities. Atalltimes
thebigquestion inmedical investigations andactions hasrevolved about thematter of
the qualities, quantities and times in which medicines are useful.
Obviously there hasbeen amountain oferror inallthistheorizing andempirical
practice. Schools ofmedicine andmodes oftreatment have followed each other into
oblivion inamelancholy succession, leaving scarcely atrace behind. Ithasbeen as-
sumed thatwhat wecallsymptoms ofdisease arenecessarily andinvariably evidences
ofadestructive process; thatagreat variety ofsubstances known tobeinimical tohealth,
areyet,also, antagonistic todisease; thatonspecial occasions such substances may con-
stitute special vivifying means, differing from those usually necessary,performing onlocal structures curative acts that differfrom theordinary nutritive andreproductive
processes.
Writing inNovember 1954, Geor geH.Taylor,M.D., saidthattheHygienic orPhysi-
ological School “endeavors toshow thatthese assumptions aretobetaken, ifatall,with
many qualifications, andthatthepresent state ofscience fails towarrant, orabsolutely
repudiates them.” Onthisoccasion healso pointed outthattheHygienic school “seeks
toguide those liable tosufferfrom disease toatrueknowledge ofthemselves, andtothe
probable causes oftheir physical miseries,” andfinds redemption “inthediscipline and
correction of faulty and perverted functional habits.”
Taylor said thattheHygienic school abjures entirely theempirical orexperimental
practices ofthecuring schools, andrefuses toadmit, asuntrustworthy,theambiguous
evidence infavor ofsuch practices. Admitting that, even with thesame data upon which
toreason, there would bedifferences injudgement, heasserted that“life anditsinvari-
able phenomena, rather than medicine anditsuses, should furnish theproper field of
inquiry.”From such astudy istobegained aknowledge ofhow theliving organism be-
haves under different circumstances; wewould learn what lifeordinarily does, andhow
itwill actunder constraint andcompulsion, andwhat aretheproper conditions forits
ascendency over the causes of disease.
Ashepointed outontheoccasion, wecannever weigh ormeasure thevital principle,
butwemay observe thecircumstances thatattend itsoperations, itswork, itsinvariable
conditions, itslaws, what itdoes, andthatonourunderstanding ofthese wemust base
ouractions inreference toit,both inhealth andindisease. Allofthissimply means that,
whatever may betheessential nature oflife, ourbehavior towards thebody,whether
well or sick, must be, if it is not to be harmful, consonant with human physiology.
Aliving organism grows, reproduces andmultiplies itsparts and, bythisrepetition
extends itself. Todothis, itselects from itsenvironment such materials asithastheca-
pacity tomake into parts ofitsown structure, andaspromptly rejects andrefuses all
other substances. These arenecessary conditions tothemaintenance ofitsvital integrity.
Intheone-celled organism, inthehigher plant oranimal, wherever weseelife,selection
andappropriation offood, assimilation andgrowth, andrefusal andrejection arecon-
stant actions, andtheenergyofthese actions must gear aconstant relation toeach other,
fortheliving organism seeks itsown welfare inallacts. Astheconstitution oftheliving
unitisuniform andinvariable, itnecessarily follows thatallexternal substances must be
of three kinds, namely:
1.Materials thatareidentical with oraresusceptible tobeing transformed into thesame
form as that of the living structure and are related to the or ganism as nutriment.
2.Substances thatmay bedescribed asindiffer entgiving risetonochange upon contact,
but may serve as a needed medium, for example, water.
3.Substances thatcannot betransformed intocellsubstance, buttherelation ofwhich, to
thevital structure, isoneofantagonism, andinvarying degrees ofintensity,isdestruc-
tive of the integrity of the vital or ganism, and are properly classed as poison.
Wemay properly think ofwater asbelonging, essentially,tothefirst classification,
asitisessential toallvital actions andvital syntheses. Viewing matter inthislight, then,
allsubstances with which theliving organism comes intocontact areeither food mate-
rials orpoisons. Theclass which wecallpoisons isvery numerous andcomposed ofa
number ofsubdivisions—indeed, thisclass isalmost asvarious asthenumber ofele-
ments and chemical compounds, after we have subtracted nutriments.
When nonusable substances arebrought intocontact with thecells, they must bere-
sisted, rejected, expelled. Theactions bywhich these poisons areresisted andexpelled
have long been mistaken foractions ofthepoisons. Insober fact, theso-called actions
ofdrugs (poisons) areactions oftheliving body.These actions arebutphases ofthepri-mordial activities oftheliving organism inrejecting andcasting offmaterials thatcannot
be normally appropriated into living structures.
Animal organisms aremade upofparts andeach ofthese parts iscomposed oflesser
elements, each ofwhich hasaquasi-independent existence andexercises itsown pecu-
liarpowers ofaction, andiscapable ofitsown peculiar affections, hence theapplication
offoreign substances tothegeneral organism, through thecirculation, gives risetolocal
effects inkeeping with thecharacteristics oftheparts affected, allofwhich aredistur-
bances ofthenormal functions ofthevarious parts, andthistends toimpair anddegrade
and not to elevate the local function.
Allthisresults inevitably from theinvariableness thatcharacterizes theconstitution
ofliving organisms asmuch asitdoes inanimate things. Thesame constituent elements
andthesame conditions ofwarmth, heat, activity,etc., areemployed inthecomposition
ofeach individual ofeach species, wherever produced orreproduced; thesame laws rul-
ingthatareobserved toruleother individuals. Inthewhole evolution ofanorganism and
itsactivities, effects change inrelation tochanging conditions, butthelaws governing
these operations never vary.
Because ofthisinvariableness,allattempts toimpose materials orconditions upon
theorganism other than those thatnormally andnaturally belong toit,aremetwith de-
termined resistance, andcanresult only inawaste ofitsformative elements andactuat-
ingenergies. Theconstant andorderly development offorms with which theforces of
lifeareconnected, andonwhich thefunctions andactivities oflifedepend, isthus re-
tarded and even perverted.
Thebroad page ofnature, with itsinfinite diversity,isbutastatement ofthese princi-
ples. Organization, whether weregard itassomething apart from theordinary chemical
andphysical forms andforces oraspecial application ofphysical andchemical forces, is
nolesssubject tofixed principles andinvariable laws. Itsalmost infinite variety ofman-
ifestations areexpressions ofthevalues oftheforces thatinhere inparticular organisms
under special conditions. Matter itself under goes no change in its intrinsic qualities.
Alltheimportance thatattaches totheefforttomanage health andrecovery bydrugs,
arises outofafailure torecognize theforegoing principles. They arise outofamistake
intheessential nature oftheactions occasioned inthevital organism bytheadminis-
tration ofdrugs. Thevery liberality ofman’ sconstitutional endowments makes possible
thegreat number andvariety ofactions thatareandhave been mistaken fortheactions
of “remedies.”
Considering thenature ofman, andhismany constitutional capabilities, itshould
beevident thatthevariations inhishealth andthemultitude ofsymptoms which occur,
arise outofhiscomplexity ofstructure andfunction asmuch asdothemany actions that
have, been mistaken fordrug actions. Itisthehuman organism, andnotsimple lifeless
chemical substances, thatiscapable ofsuch awide variety ofbehavior patterns. Rightly
considered, these many capacities foraction areevidences ofman’ ssuperiority,notof
his defect.
Dr.Taylor thought that“the utmost reach ofpower demands theutmost freedom of
itsexercise,” andpointed out,inthisconnection, that, theends ofman’ sintellectual ex-
istence “could notbeattained byconfining him toafixed point oftemperature, orlo-
cality,andaconsequent uniform subsistence.” Tomeet therequirements ofhisintellect,
man requires ahighly complex andplastic organism. Thehuman organism iscapable of
accommodating itself toagreat variety ofcircumstances, making use,insodoing, ofa
vari


bloodstream tothecells and, likewise, totake away
cellular wastes from the cells to the veins.
Youwould dowell tostudy thecirculatory system sothatyoucanbetter understand
theenormous benefits ofsustained, vigorous activity atleast once daily tothoroughly
ventilate thesystem with oxygen, tore-establish fullcirculation andmaintain itforsome
sixtotenminutes. Itusually takes about sixtoeight minutes ofcontinuous, vigorous ac-
tivity such asjogging, swimming, biking, hard walking toachieve fullcirculation. And,
ofcourse, ifthepowers oflifehave declined, asithasinmost ofus,especially those
whom you’ll serve, itwill benecessary toguide clients upon agradually-accelerating
course ofvigorous exercise thatwillagain rejuvenate thecirculatory systems, both blood
andlymph. Both aresimultaneously benefitted upon exercising. And, asyou’ll discover,
the reinvigoration of the circulatory system is the key to a flood of other benefits.
When you exercise vigorously,you place ademand upon your body forcoping.
More energymust becreated andmore wastes must beremoved, forincreased metabo-
lism calls formore nutrients, especially glucose andoxygen, andfaster removal ofwaste
products, especially lactic acid andcarbon dioxide. Thebrain causes theheart topump
faster tocope. More oxygen isprocessed from airbythelungs, passed tothearteries and
circulated tothecapillaries along with other nutrients. These are,inturn, passed through
thecapillary walls tothelymph andthence tothecells. Thecells, inturn, pass their in-
creased load ofwastes back tothelymph which ispassed ontothevenous system which
carries them tothelungs forremoval (inthecase ofgases such ascarbon dioxide) and
thence totheliver andkidneys where more wastes areremoved. Finally theblood is
pumped back through thelungs fornew supplies ofoxygen. And, ofcourse, liver and
other or gans have rechar ged the blood with more needed nutrients.
Ihope thisimpresses upon youtheabsolute desirability ofintense, sustained, vigor-
ousactivity foraperiod offrom 20to30minutes atleast once adayand, preferably,two
orthree times daily.Notonly canthistake theform ofjogging, swimming, orbiking,
butvigorous play asintennis, badminton, basketball, etc.Heavier resistance exercises,
of course, develop strong musculature as an additional benefit.
Notonly should youindulge body rejuvenating exercise onadaily ortwice-daily
basis tomake yourself exemplary,youshould alsoprofoundly inspire andmotivate your
clients toundertake anexercise orvigorous activity program. Only fasting andachange
toarawdietofmostly fruits canhave amore dramatic impact onyour clients’ lives than
the “magic” of a strenuous activity program.98.2.3 Maintenance of Life’s Faculties at High-Functioning Levels!
Exercise enhances your thinking power,revitalizes your body,andhelps youtoap-
pear perpetually youthful! Exercise enables thebody torevitalize itself andperpetuate a
youthful condition intoadvanced years. Anobserver who went toHunza stated thatthe
women there appeared tobenomore than 40even though 90years ofage. And men of
ninety were asactive as25-year -olds. What hewas really saying isthatAmericans of
25to40areintheconditions ofninety-year -olds! TheHunzas arevery active andhard-
working people.
Tobesure, thebest exercise program canbesabotaged byunhealthful practices.
Thus fasting, arawfood dietconsisting mostly offruits, andample sleep arecrucial es-
sentials increating andperpetuating ayouthful agility,ability,andappearance well into
later years. Even conventional-living people who regularly exercise maintain youthful
qualities aswell asfitness into their 50sand60s. Especially dowenote thisintennis
players, dancers, andother athletes who keep uptheir athletic activities. Thevirtues of
exercise seem toprevail even over other practices thatundermine well-being andhealth.
Vigorous exercise creates thephysiological capacities necessary tothesuccessful
conduct ofallphysiological processes. When operating optimally,there isalmost noat-
rophy orlossoffaculties orfunctions over theyears until anatural death ensues. After
all,thedeer dying naturally was jumping andrunning likeayoungster right uptothe
end.
98.2.4 By Developing and Using Energy, We Always Have an Abundance of
Energy
More energymeans more charm, better relationships, andaltruism. Energyisthe
coin oflife. Asyou’ve learned from theseries oflessons entitled HIGH-ENERGY
METHODS, youcanorder your lifeandprogram theregimen ofyour clients tobegrad-
ually more active until potential is realized.
Thebody tends toovercompensate oroverdevelop toinsure ability tocope with the
demands made upon it.How many women, andmen canstart weight-lifting after sev-
enty andwinprizes? How many men andwomen canstart running ateighty andwin
marathons? Thetruth isthatmost canachieve high performances ifthey setthemselves
tothetask nomatter what theage. Aslong asthere’ sthespark oflife,there’ smuch un-
realized potential. It merely has to be trained or developed.
Once thebody hasmetthedemands made upon it—as long asthecorrect regime
oflifeisfollowed—we’ll always have energytospare. We’llhave theenergytodothe
things thatindolence andatrophy unfit usfor.Once youhave energytospare, you’ll find
yourself going out of the way to help others.
You’ll have theenergyanddisposition tospruce up,tobemore voluble andexpres-
sive, tobebetter reasoned, inshort, tobemore attractive andcharming. Exercise and
other essentials oflifeproperly observed cancreate theenergies necessary totransform
agrouch andaslouch intoalivewire andlovable person. People who have lotsofener-
gydofavors forothers, whereas those who have little ofitmust conserve itbyresisting
the demands of the world upon them.
When you boast asmile instead ofagrowl, you’ll beappreciated andloved, es-
teemed, andlooked upto.This immense benefit willstand youandyour clients well ifa
vigorous exercise program and its life concomitants are appropriately implemented.
98.2.5 Through Vigorous Activity We Develop Strength and Stamina!
Justasthebody becomes anorganism generating more energywhen thedemand is
made formore, wecanalso immensely enhance ourstrength andstamina. Wecanen-
dure much longer without tiring orfatigue. Wecanface trying circumstances andcope
with them easily and more facilely.Theprinciple ofovercompensation oroverdevelopment again comes totherescue of
those who adopt exercise asaway oflife.You’ve witnessed orread ofothers who start-
edlifting weights, even atadvanced ages, andincreased their ability toliftprogressively
heavier weights. You’ve read of,orwitnessed, those who started running andprogres-
sively lengthened their time and distance until they attained marathon status.
Youcandothistoo!And socanyour clients! Icount among ourstudents some who
were hopeless cripples byallstandards, yetwho started doing theexercises they could
doandprogressed until they ranandspeed walked even though they stilllimp orexhibit
the vistiges of their disastrous accidents.
Staying power arises because wearenotburdened byatoxic system andbecause we
develop greater energy-creating capacities. Aclean andefficiently-operating organism
hasgreat endurance capabilities. Likewise, strength develops when ademand tocope
with strenuous tasks is made upon the body.
98.2.6 Vigorous Exercise Develops Ability and Agility, Vigor and Vitality
Once you’ve started performing varied activities, your ability toperform yetother
activities becomes alltheeasier.Forinstance, training toplay certain instruments devel-
opsnimbleness ofthefingers. Should such amusician then decide tolearn typing, itis
much easier than foranonmusician. Moreover,speed andaccuracy arealsomore easily
realized.
Once you’ve developed fitness, your exuberant energyandease ofdoing things
translates intoanagility thatwillsurprise you. Perhaps you’ve feltlethar gyandadisin-
clination todothings with flair andvigor.But, when youhave energytospare andin-
creased abilities, youtend todothings with emphasis andembellishment—you dothings
with a flair that wins admiration, if not envy, from others.
Themore vigorous your activities, themore vigor you’ll have, for,inaword, vigor
isa,combination ofenergy,vitality andstamina. Thesame principle ofovercompensa-
tion works to advantage in every area of your life.
Vigorous activity also enables your body lorejuvenate orrevitalize itself. Vitality
may becharacterized asroughly equivalent tonerve energy—the amount ofner


 They turn the power of the imagination
upon itself, destroying its ability to influence the outer world by setting it to
work on problems that have no relationship to the outer world. The victims
of such delusions are legion. Some populate our mental hospitals, addiction
treatment centers, and halfway houses. They constitute the majority of those
admitted to rehab for the treatment of alcoholism. And they are to be found
all over the world in a zombielike trance, making the movements of the
living, but with one foot in another world.
On the other hand is the blessing that imagination brings. It is the mystic
seeing that enables us to gaze upon our surroundings with x-ray eye and
perceive in them their hidden potentiality. This harnessing of the image-
making power of the mind to the outer world of things and events has
transformed life on earth, has enabled us, in a few short centuries, not only
to achieve dominion over our immediate environment but to arrive at theverge of extending that dominion through the time-space continuum of the
universe.
Most modern thinking conveniently divides the world into two dif ferent
classes of things, one substance, the other intelligence. Science takes great
pains to classify substance. It catalogs the elements and their various
combinations, delineates the makeup of the molecules whose cohesion
forms the elements, breaks down the molecule into various atomic weights,
and even dif ferentiates the atom into a nucleus and a certain number of
encircling electrons. At this point, the dif ference between hydrogen and
lead, for example, has become startlingly slight. Each has an invisible
nucleus encircled by a certain number of electrons, more in the case of lead,
but hardly appreciably more, and the dif ference between them appears to be
one of degree rather than one of kind. Our confusion grows when, through
the sudden process of nuclear fission, the atom itself is reduced to nothing
measurable, disappearing in a burst of flame, and we are forced to inquire at
last if substance is really substance after all but perhaps might not represent
a vastly subtler conception, of idea only, intelligence itself.

Behind the Atom

If we examine any consciousness, we inevitably find a body of some sort, a
weight, scale, and dimension that houses the intelligence being examined
and refuses any kind of scrutiny separate from it. It seems most probable
that matter and intelligence are one and the same thing, that intelligence is
only a higher manifestation of matter, becoming apparent only in that
substance that takes on complexity. Once we have agreed that intelligence is
a manifestation of form, it is but a step further to gain a glimmer of the truth
that intelligence is evolutionary in the growth of matter, which leads us
inescapably to the conclusion that intelligence, while a manifestation of
matter, is superior to and has basic control of that matter. In short,
intelligence, or consciousness, or awareness, has inherent in itself control
over all physical circumstances, all events.The American artist and New Thought author W alter Russell is interesting
here: “That which man calls matter or substance,” he writes, “has no
existence whatever. So-called matter is but waves of the motion of light,
electrically divided into opposed pairs, then electrically conditioned and
patterned into what we call various substances of matter. Briefly put, matter
is but the motion of light, and motion is not substance. Our creative thinkers
must look primarily to light to perform tomorrow’ s miracles.”
Light, ener gy, intelligence — whichever of the three you choose to
acknowledge as the moving force behind the universe, the primary thing is
to be able to acknowledge that substance is only relative, not a solid and
absolute thing at all, but representative of the working of mind and always
subservient to mind. A desk is not a desk except in the most crudely sensual
way. In actuality it is an enclosure or series of enclosures in which
molecules are speeding about at many times the swiftness of rifle bullets. A
million times more volume exists outside the molecules than in them, and if
those in steel, for instance, were to cease their movement for a moment, you
could poke your finger through the steel with the same ease as you poke it
through air.
Basic behind the construction of matter is an innate symmetry, a kind of
mathematical ideation that can only be attributed to a thinking mind. The
atom itself, the smallest building block of substance, has a cohesiveness and
aesthetic composition that, beyond all things, implies individuality. The
atom indicates purpose, and it indicates an ur ge to survival. And when a
sufficient number of atoms of the right electronic makeup were combined to
make a protein molecule, then it was a very short time indeed before arms
and legs and eyes and brain were grown and there moved about on the
surface of matter an autonomous being seeking dominion over his
environment — the human.

Consciousness Is Pr oportional to Complexity
 When we turn our reflections back to the origins of life and the purposes of
evolution we are struck at once with the picture of increasing complexity.
From amoeba to human has taken many millions of years, and the two seem
scarcely related. Y et the step from inanimate matter to animate matter, as is
represented by the amoeba, is perhaps more breathtaking than the step from
amoeba to human, for the latter represents simply an increase in complexity
while the former represents something entirely dif ferent from what
preceded it. Out of the masses of slag and rock and steam emer ged an
element that moved, that grew and maintained itself — life. Y et even
growth there was not so much the evolution of one thing out of another
dissimilar thing, but rather an adding unto one thing of characteristics
lacking in its predecessor, so that the dif ference in condition between an
animate and inanimate thing is primarily one of complexity as against
simpleness.
No physicist or chemist will deny that the protein molecule is more
complex than the molecules of inor ganic elements. Some great change once
transpired in nature for life to grow from inanimate substance, but in order
for this to ever happen, consciousness had to be inherent in all matter. It is
consciousness that is responsible for form. Wherever form is, there also is
an intelligent presence. It inhabits the rock and the mountain just as surely
as it does the human being. The form of the thing is dependent upon the
idea that holds its whizzing molecules within boundaries, and this contour
is just as surely mental as the concept of mathematics, and just as surely is
held by a thinking being whose presence is always found within.
This leads us dangerously close to the established province of religion, but
we are not concerned here with a father image who has created children and
is raising them to knowledge. What we are concerned with is the bottom
root of intelligence, how and why it manifests in the universe, and whether
humans are divorced from that originating intelligence, subject to it as
slaves to master, or umbilically tied to it in such a manner that they are it
and it is they.

How Thought Conditions Things
Those who see chaos as the originator of the worlds, coincidence as
responsible for the formation of human life, and futility as the earmark of
life, find at every hand just such a universe. Those who perceive a hardened
creator ordering his vassals about cannot help but be impressed by the
inequality of the human lot and perceive in the world much bitterness and
pain. Those who see an inhabiting presence in all things instinctively know
that all forms of the world are only ideas given substance, that the mind
which upholds each is resident within themselves, and that therefore they
are part and parcel of all peace, perfection, and ef fectiveness. The world, as
always, turns out to be exactly what our consciousness is conditioned to
see. It is this astounding and tremendously dynamic premise that life is built
upon, the central law upon which evolution itself hinges.
We see only that which we think we will see, and in consequence the world
is peopled with things and events all dredged up out of our consciousness.
A thing or a person or an event is not changed because of our
consciousness, but inherent in each are all qualities, and we sift out only
those that already occupy our awareness. It is for this reason that people are
villains in one circumstance, heroes in another; that each of us in our time
plays countless roles. It is not so much that we are dif ferent in each
circumstance, but that we are being constantly perceived by dif ferent
persons who view us only through a narrow slit of individual vision and
accept us for the thing they expect us to be.
Consider an ordinary knife. T o the baker it is an instrument with which to
divide a loaf of bread into parts. T o the irate sociopath it is a weapon with
which to dispose of the object of his wrath. T o the sur geon, come to a
sickbed without instruments, it is a lifesaving tool that will allow her to take
from the abdomen of her patient a diseased appendix. T o the young boy
passing through the kitchen it is part of a game — mumblety-peg. Y et what
it actually is is a compound of inanimate elements and previously living
molecules — steel and wood, shaped a certain way and fashioned so — but
even this is but an indication of what it truly is, for