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        Coconut Oil:  Coconut oil is one of my favorite staples of natural cooking and health/beauty care. It is so
versatile, useful, and it smells divine. If I had to choose one scent to describe what I think heaven would smell
like, it would be coconut oil. Below a temperature of 76 degrees Fahrenheit, coconut oil is solid. After that,
it becomes a liquid oil. This makes it ideal for certain balms, deodorants, and body butters. It is wonderful
carrier oil for people who suffer from dry, itchy, sensitive skin, and also possesses antifungal properties. Its
awesome healing powers are due to the high percentage of saturated fatty acids, particularly lauric acid, but
also palmitic, oleic, and myristic acid. Hard Oils and Butters
The only “hard” oil or butter used in this book is cocoa butter. Cocoa Butter:  A solid fat, cocoa butter is expressed from the fermented, dried, and washed seed of the cocoa
tree. It has a strong chocolate-y, buttery aroma, and I tend to avoid using it in chapstick or lip balm because
of this, as the odor stays quite raw. It is highly praised for being high in vitamin and antioxidants, softens skin,
and has been used to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes and mouth. 19Copyright 2014 everydayroots. comSubstituting Oils
When a recipe calls for an oil, the needed ingredients will state what oil I prefer to use personally. If there is no
specific oil that is needed, I will list my chosen oil, and then add “any “liquid” “soft” or “hard” oil” so that you
know the general category of oil to choose from, and what may be an appropriate to substitute. Below is an
example in a recipe for a basic, soft, salve. Basic Salve
Y ou will need…
-1 tablespoon of beeswax
-10 tablespoons of olive oil, or any liquid oil
In this case, it would be fine to use any other liquid oil of similar consistency to olive oil. If you wanted to use,
say, coconut oil, you would want to play around with the beeswax ratio to make sure you didn’t wind up with a
salve that was too hard. Quality and Shelf Life
To determine the shelf life of something you’ve made, go by the shelf life of the shortest lived oil, or ingredient,
you used. There are two exceptions to this. The first is if you were to add water, such as in the case of a lotion
or cleaner, which would open the door to nasty little microbes growing. No matter what you add water to; it
creates the risk of mold, bacteria, and fungus growing. Refrigeration and distilled, filtered, or boiled water can
help reduce that risk of invasion. Another factor is if you have used any botanicals or fresh plant matter. A
general rule of thumb I go by if water or fresh matter has been added is 2 weeks, up to 3 if refrigerated. This
may change depending on the recipe. Below is a list of the shelf life of commonly used oils and butters, as well as several other frequently used
ingredients in these recipes, and some notes when looking for quality products. Keep in mind the shelf life is a
guide-line. Don’t forget to trust your instincts, and use common sense. If something looks a little off, or smells a
little off, toss it. Some recipes include shelf life, while others don’t. This is because they can vary depending on
climate, even from house to house, and storage conditions. 20Copyright 2014 everydayroots. comExtra Virgin Olive OilIngredient Expected Shelf Life
A lot of variables go into the quality of
these oils before they hit the shelves,
such as the time of harvesting, what
kind of seed or olive was used, and time
between being processed and actually
shipped out. The best way to determine the quality
of these oils is to look for kinds that are
cold-pressed, meaning they weren’t
exposed to high temperatures that alter
their properties or other chemicals during
extraction. Unfortunately, while Europe
has set standards, there is no regulation
on the definition of cold-pressed in the
U. S., so the term can mean anything
under 400 degrees Fahrenheit. The
only sure-fire way to know a lower
temperature was maintained is to call the
manufacturer. Don’t hesitate to do so. Since light and oxygen are the 2 main
things that begin to degrade oil quality,
look for oil sold in dark glass bottles to
protect it from UV rays. Quality
1 year, if stored in a cool
dark place
Grapeseed Oil 6-9 months, if stored in a
cool dark place
Sesane Seed Oil 6-9 months, if stored in a
cool dark place
Coconut Oil Coconut oil is solid up to 76 degrees
Fahrenheit, after which it begins to melt. Y ou want virgin coconut oil that is cold-
pressed. It should have the delicious
aroma of fresh coconuts. Coconut oil that
has been extracted using a solvent or
fractionated is less desirable, and often
times loses its aroma. 2 years stored in a cool,
dark, place
Shea Butter Look for raw, unrefined, shea butter. The
refining process strips it of some of its
wonderful benefits. It should have a rich,
nutty, aroma with just a hint of vanilla. Refined shea has little to no odor. 1 year, stored in a cool, dark,
place
Avocado Oil True, organic, cold-pressed avocado oil
of high quality is a dark olive green color,
somewhat thick, and smooth and rich in
texture. 1 year, stored in a cool, dark,
place
Jojoba Oil A rich yellow color, jojoba oil should
be unrefined and cold-pressed as its
extraction method. Indefinite21Copyright 2014 everydayroots. comCocoa Butter Cocoa butter has an aroma befitting of
its name-it smells chocolaty. Look for
organic unrefined cocoa butter, with a
slightly yellow color and a harder, but still
creamy, consistency. 1 year, stored in a cool, dark,
place
Honey Y ou want organic, raw, honey. It is not
clear, pristine looking, or liquid. It is
cloudy, sometimes crystalline, and fairly
solid. Honey that has been processed
has lost its beneficial enzymes and much,
if not all of, it’s healing power. Indefinite
But What If I Mess Up. Y ou will, at some point, and you will continue to do so. Like any endeavor, you just have to put in the time and
patience to natural living and you will quickly learn what works for you, what doesn’t, and even add your own
personal touches to recipes. The beauty of all of this is that it is not an exact science. As long as it is within
the realms of being safe, you can tweak and adjust and play around with most of these recipes all you want. If you find the smell of something too strong, add less essential oils. If a balm is too solid or too soft for you,
tweak the amount of beeswax or solid oil/butter in it. A lot of the recipes will list amounts over a range, such
as 1-2 tablespoons, or 10-15 drops, so that you have some wiggle room to match it to your preference but still
be successful. If something you makes turns out too oily, for example, don’t have a total break down about it. Simply add a little less oil less time. Y es, these recipes do work for me, but it is inevitable that some people,
even simply because of their environment, will get a different result. I want you to have tools to be able to
work with. Clean Up
Solid ingredients like beeswax and coconut oil can pose a problem when it comes to cleaning up. Because
they will become solid as they cool, they can potentially clog your drains if poured down them. For best results,
keep the excess oil or wax warm and wipe out thoroughly with a paper towel. Then rinse with HOT water and
lots of soap. If I have been using a double boiler, I will often times pour that water into the waxy or oily bowl as
well. If you plan on using beeswax a lot, I suggest getting a separate set of bowls specifically for that use. When it comes to pouring things into their containers, like balms and salves, place the containers on a cooking
sheet covered in parchment paper or aluminum foil. That way you can easily clean up the inevitable little drips
and spills that will happen. 22Copyright 2014 everydayroots. comWhere Do I Get All of This. I know a lot of this sounds exotic, but the beauty of the internet is that you can get just about anything now. Making your own cleaning products, DIY stuff, or home remedies, really isn’t hard. It’s actually no different
than cooking. Y ou couldn’t whip up a batch of soup if you didn’t first get the carrots, onions, broth, and a pot
could you. Like anything else, you need to equip yourself with some ingredients and equipment. The resources page is listed on the table of contents.


 development of several im
portant structural components, e.g., organ capsules
and perhaps also basemem membranes and other fi
brous membranes, may become explained. Let us anticipate for a moment that the functional
activities of an organ such as the liver (Chapter VI,
Fig. 19) cause it to polarize against a nearby structure,
such as the abdominal wall. The abdominal muscles
also produce metabolic polarization which shou ld flue-
Biologically closed electric circuits 133 potential
between polarizing
organs or structures
Fig. XII: 20. Suggested principle for development of bio
logical mcmbrnncs as organ capsules. Metabolic activities in
nearby tissues or between adjacent organs create differences
of potential, giving rise to a driving electromotive force
through a biologically closed electric circuit (BCEC). Asyn·
chronous times of polarization of adjacent tissues or organs
ruate in intensity, asynchronously in relation to the
polarizations of other organs, including the liver. If
such structural units are joined in a closed electric
circuit, an electrophoretic interphase deposition of ma
terial from the organs and the fluids positioned be
tween the structures should take place. This deposi·
tion is illustrated schematica lly in Fig. XII: 20. The
asynchronicity of the metabolic polarizations of two
adjacent organs, such as the liver and the abdominal
wall, accounts for a two-way current. A kind of ebb
and flow effect on material is thereby induced, which
might be the prerequisite for a complete and suitable
composition of the membranes of both organs. As
material accumulates at polarizing organ surfaces or
other structural interfaces, the polarizing current will
diminish and eventually cease. Consequently, the
thicknt'SS of the membranes should be determined by
the driving force of the metabolic polarizations. An "evetyday observation" which may partly sup
port this theory is the development of a fibrous capsule
around cardiac pacemaker devices in the subcutis and
around intracardiac pacemaker electrodes. In these
instances part of the closed circuit is the wiring of the
device and part is the electrically conducting material
in the tissues. When the fibrous material has obtained
a certain thickness, successful function of the pace-
134 Biologically closed electric circuits account for ebb and flow transpOrt. Materials then become
depOsited against electrode-equivalent surfaces of the circuit,
or are deposited by trapping and surface adsorPtion in adja·
cent tissue matrices. When the membrane has obtained a
certain thickness, the polarizing current may be anticipated
to cease..
maker requires either the driving potential difference
to be increased or one has to replace the pacemaker
and the inrracardiac electrode. Circular membrane -like structures will also be
shown (Chapter XVI) to develop from interPhase de
position of material between "A" and "B" zones
around polarizing breast cancers. Funhcrmore, it will
be seen that such interphase structures can be pro
duced by closed circuit transports between electrodes
and against electrode surfaces in tissue. Mixed anodic
and cathodic fibrous material produced in this way
adjacent to platinum electrodes in tissue will be seen to
be strikingly similar histologically to fibrous mem
branes which develop endogenously. It is important to
point out, however, that mechanisms of adsorption of
material to the surfaces of tissue matrices must be
involved in these processes. E. Capillaries and VICC
1. Biologic transfer of electrons
Long distance transport of material in biological sys
tems is currently regarded as a function of mechanical
transport mechanisms and diffusion. Long distance transport of electric energy can be induced over cables
by an electric sou.rce witb electrodes inserted into
living tissue or an electrolyte. The electrode surfaces
and adjacent electrolyte then serve as conversion sites
between electronic and ionic electric charges. How
does this picture correspond to tbe possibilities of a
BCEC system without obvious electrode surfaces? First, there is no disagreement about the fact tbat
short distance electron transfer takes place between
molecules in biology as an expression of redox reac
tions. But the processes themselves are remarkable
because most organic molecules behave as dielectrics. Bockris and Dratic (5) discussed the possibility of
electronic charge transfer by rotation of such mole
cules, but rejected tbe possibility. Instead tbey re
ferred to the fact that large protein and enzyme mole
cules are semiconductors, as pointed out by Szent
Gyorgyi (71). The high activation energy in semicon
duction seemed, however, to make this mechanism
unlikely until it was found that the protein cytochrome
oxidase could give kinetic evidence of semiconduction
(10, II, 12). The activation energy of semiconduction
of this enzyme molecule was also found by Straub (69)
to be approximate ly equal to the activation energy of
tbe enzymatic reaction catalyzed by the molecule. It
bas also been shown by Trukhan (75) that electron
conduction within molecules may be considerably
higher than conduction across interfaces between par
ticles. This effect is explained as electronic tunneling
or a microwave Hall effect on mobility of electrons
(54). As pointed out by Bockris and Orotic (5), a signifi
cant mobility of electrons can be understood in the
case of many enzymes having conjugated double bonds
I I I I
(-<:=C-<:=C -). The resonance effect of excited
electrons then produces huge orbitals along the chain. In protein molecules without long conjugated dou
ble bonds but with cross-linked polypeptide bonds,
0 H
II I -e-N-
gives the following form of the chain
HHOHHOHHOHHO
I I II I I II I I II I I II -N-c-c-N-c-c-N-c-c-N-c-c-
1 I I I
R, R2 R3 R.
The orderly repetition of the peptide bond should then
be able to produce an electronic conduction band, as
in ordinary semiconducto r crystals. Anotber possibility is that the close connectio n be
tween tbe electron-donat ing NH and electron-accept·
ing CO groups may permit electron tunneling through
the peptide chain ( 11 ). Different other models have also been suggested ( 4,
23) which indicate the existence of different electron
transport systems in biologic material involving intra
and intermolecular transfer of charges. Rosenberg
(54), for example, has shown that wet crystalline hae
moglobin is an electron conductor. The reason for referring to the works above should
be evident: the function of a BCEC, such as tbe VICC,
will require an electrode-electrolyte analogue allowing
regional transfer of electrons. Only in this way can tbe
ionic conduction, transport and recombinations of a
BCEC be activated and lead to purposeful biologic
structuring and function. Experimental studies of electron exchange systems
between molecules represent one important approach
to tbese problems. Another approach may be to look
for possible re~ction sites in organized living systems. We are here particularly interested in the VICC. Where should redox-steps most likely be located in
tbis circuit? The answer would probably be; some
where in the capillary wall, as tbis serves as an inter
mediate partition for the exchange of material between
blood and tissue. 2. The capillary wall
Gases, water, ions, and compounds of low molecular
weight pass over the capillary membranes by diffu
sion, filtration and osmosis, according to prevailing
opinions (24, 25). In tbese transports, transmural hy·
drostatic pressure differences, colloid osmotic pres
sures and concentration differences across the mem
branes play important roles. The endothelial cells
themselves are permeable for lipophilic substances
such as gases, but not for hydrophilic substances (53). The latter pass through the capillary walls through
interepithelial spaces (82), called stomata, pores or
leaky junctions. Anotber type of transport is called
micropinocytos is or cytopempsis (29), in which small
vesicles transport material tbrough the endothelial
cells (47). Morphologi c studies and studies with radio
active tracers have led 10 the hypothesis that the vesicles
may to some extent transport proteins and colloidal
particles across the endothelium (7, 47). The function
of the vesicles is, on the whole, not very well under
stood. Their function must also be distinguished from
tbat of transport through the channels of the "leaky
junctions" (82). Before we discuss an additional possi
ble mechanism, electTogenic closed circuit transpon
over the capillary membrane, a short survey of the
morphology of capillaries is necessary. A lengthwise section of a capillary is illustrated
schematica lly in Fig. XII: 21 a. It contains six layers
(13). On tbe outside is the basement membrane. Be
tween tbe basement membrane and the periphety of an
endothelial cell is the so-called exo


of blood from the left ventricle tO
the entire body and returning to the
right atrium, as opposed to the pul·
monary circulation of blood be·
tween the right ventricle and left
atrium. leratocartin.oma, n.
1eratoma, n.
thoracotomy, n.
thrombectomy, n.
lhrombocyre, n.
thr(}mboembolus, n.
(-i, pl.) thrombose, v.
thr(}mbosiJ, n.
(-es, pl.) thrombus, n.
(-i, pl.) thymoma, n.
tomogram, n.
1omography, n.
lrabeculae, n. pl. transmogrify, v.
tratlsthorari c, adj. trochamn', n.
tuberculoma, n.
unilateral, adj. vasa vawrum, n. pl. vasculan'zed, adj. vasoconstri ction, n.
•venocapillan·es, n.
wnule, n.
vesicle, n.
viscus, n.
(viJcera, pl.) xe.roradiograph, n.
::tla potential, n. Mtd. A neoplasm containing both
teratOmatous and carcinomatous
components. Med. A neoplasm containing various
different iated structures such as
bone, canilagc, skin, and brain. Med. Surgical incision of the thoracic
cage. Med. Surgical removal of a thrombus. At~at. Platelet; important Cor coagu. lation, one or many minute anuclear
bodies in blood. Med. A blood cl01 which de1aches
from its site of formation and is car·
ried by the now of blood 10 a dis
tant site, usually obstructing Oow
through the blood \'esse I at thai site. Med. To form a thrombus; to dot. Med. Formation or presence of a
1hrombus. Med. Intravascular clot of coagulated
blood which remains at the site of
formatjon. Med. Epithelial neoplasm of the thy
mus. Radio/. A radiogrnph of a layer of 1he
body. Radio/. A radiographi c technique
imaging a plane oflhe body.-tomo
graphic, adj. A nat. Beams of connective tissue. In
bone, the mineralized matrix of the
marrow. To transform inro somerhing gro-
tesque or surprising. Med. Through lhc chest w•JU. Anal. Seeftmur. Afed. A tuberculou s mass, approxi·
matcly spherical and well dcmarcat·
ed from surrounding tissue. A nat. On one side. At~at. The small \'tSsels which sup·
ply the walls of lasger blood vessels. Anot. Supplied with vessels.- wucu
lari.z.ali01l, n.
A1ed. Narrowing of vessels secondary
ro contraction of muscle in their
walls. At1a1. Distal part of the capillary
bed, which dilates when exposed to
an electr1c field. See also ar1erioca ·
pillories. At~al. A \'cry small vein, just distal to
a capillary. Atlat. A minute, intrdcytoplasmic,
spherical collection of Ouid. Atrat. Any organ in the chest, abdo
men or pelvis. See also pleura.-vis·
reral, adj. Radio/. A radiograph obtained by a
process in which x·rays affect not a
pho1ographi c film, but an alumin
ium plate coated with selenium. Phys. Electrostatic potential corre-
sponding 10 the poten1ial drop
across the diffuse pan of the electric
double layer close to a charged in·
tcrface. Glossary 347 SYMBOLS AND UNITS
Symbol NoN Sl...mr Symbol NOIM SI·IDUJ
A Ananrom I0-10m H •., heat of vaporiza-2.490 Jka-1at O"C
"C degree Celsius 273.15 K Lion of water 2.469 Jka-1at IO'C
c coulomb IC=!As 2.348 Jka-1 at 20"C
callM:rmcl(hc:m thermochemical 4.184) 2.435 Jkg-1 at 25'C
calorie 2.427 Jka-1 at 30'C
D~, diffusion ooeffi- O.l6x Io-• m1s-1 2.402 Jka-1 at 40'C
dent of C02 2.377 Jka-1 at SO'C
D., diffusion ooeffi- 0.20x 10-• m•s-1 2.1SS Jka-1 at IOO"C
cient of Oz Hz hertz!Hz a I cycle s-1
D. diffusion ooeffi- 0.2Sx Io-• m•s-1 J joule IJ=!Nm
c:ient of water K kelvin OK• -273.1S'C
vapor 11M micron Io-•m
dyn dyne 10-'N N newton IN•lkg m,-r
dyn·cm dyne><ttntimetre: 10_, J N,. Avogadro constant 6.0222x!o-um-1
~v electron voh 1.602x Io-19 1 Pa pascal 1~•1Nm '"'1•
ug erg to-' J 0.102 mmH,O
F farad IF= ICV-1 R gas consr.ant 8.3143 jm-1K-1
F Faraday 9.6487x 10' Cmol-1 "· partial molal of 18.048x 10'm1mot-• at 2<rC
G Gibbs' free energy,.,;oater
6G Gibbs' free energy w Witt IW•!Js-1
change Q., density of water 0.9999x 10-1 kgm-•at O'C
6G' Gibbs' standard free 1.0000x 10-1 kgm-• at 4'C
energy change 0.9997x lo-• kam-• at IO'C
L\Go• Maximal Gibbs' 0.9982x 10-• kgm-• at 20"C
st.andard free 0.99S7x 10-• kam-• at 30'C
energy change 0.9923x 10-• kam-• at 40'C
H~., heat of sublima· 2.845 Jkg-1at -IO"C 0 Stefan-Boltzmann s.6696x lo-• vm-1K-•
tion of wattr 2.833 Jkg-1 at -s·c constant
2.824 Jkg-1 at O"C e. ion
,t-. ergon
348 Symbols and unit ABBREVIATIONS
A adenine Hb02 oxyhaemoglobin
ACP acyl carrier protein His histidine
ACTH adrenocorticotrop ic hormone lie isoleucine
ADP adenosine diphosphate i.m. intramuscu lar
Ala alanine j subscript for species j
AMP adenosine monophosp hate Leu leucine
cAMP cyclic AMP adenosine 3', 5' -cyclic Lys lysine
monophosphate M molar (moles/litre )
Arg arginine Mb myoglobin
Asn asparagine MbO, oxymyoglobin
Asp aspartate Met methionine
ATP adenosine triphosphate MetHb methaemog lobin
ATPase adenosine triphosphatase NAD,NAD. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
BCEC •biologically closed electric circuits (oxidized form)
CDP cytidine diphosphate NADH nicotinamide adenine dinucleoti de
CMP cytidine monophosphate (reduced form )
Co A coenzyme A NADH, reduced form of nicotinamide adenine
CoQ coenzyme Q (ubiquinone ) dinucleotide
CTP cytidine triphosphate NADP, NADP• nicotinam ide adenine dinucleotide
Cys cysteine phosphate (oxidized form)
DNA deoxyritxmucleic acid NAOPH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
DNP dinitropheny l phosphate (reduced form)
DPN• see NAD, NAO• NADPH, reduced form of nicotinamide adenine
DPNH seeNADH dinucleotide phosphate
ecg electrocar diogram NHE normal hydrogen electrode
FAD flavin adenine dinucleotide Phe phenylalanine
(oxidized form) Pro proline
FAOH, reduced form of flavin adenine redox reduction and oxidation
dinucleotide RNA ribonucleic acid


 keep  Harmony  in your  feeling,  you  will  not
have  Harmony  or your  Release. Then,  you wonder  what  is
the matter,  you do not have  Results  from  your  Application. What  is the use of pleading  and  calling  to the Presence,  if
you are going  to allow  your  feeling  to criticize  and  con-
demn  at the slightest  provocation. What  is the use. Some  of you have  had three  years  of Instruction. Beloved
Ones,  your  opportunity  is not going  to last much  longer,  if
you continue  to allow  your  feeling  to govern  your  world. The imperative  Demand  of your  life—not  someone  saying
so, but the Demand  of your  Life  today,  is continued  Har-
mony  in your  feeling. If you do not do it, you are going  to
pay the penalty. You  Dear  People,  who  have  been  in This
Activity  for three  years  and  won't  do that,  don't  blame
somebody  else. Blame  yourself. Look  at yourself  and  see
what  is wrong. Do not be blaming  the other  person  all the
time  for something. I am determined,  with  your  permission,  to break  down
and cut you  Free,  from  this  fiendish  thing,  of continuing
to allow  your  feeling  to do these  things. I am not criticiz-
ing you,  but I am firm  and  determined,  if you  will  allow
Me to help  you cut yourselves  Free  from  this condition. Do DISCOURSE  VIII  193
not yield  to these  things. I want  you to be Free  and have  the
Great  Blessing  which  This  Understanding  of the Presence
brings;  and  your  Instantaneous  Answer  to your  applica-
tion. You  cannot  have  it Dear  People,  unless  you  do har-
monize  your  feeling. There  are some  blessed  people  for whom  the Messengers
have  worked  and  worked  and  tried  to help;  and  they  keep
asking  them  for more  help,  but they  won't  control  their
feeling. I say again,  do not keep  looking  at the other  per-
son's  faults,  but look  at yours  and  see what  is the matter
with  you. That  is what  counts,  Dear  People. There  is not a
thing  the matter,  except  what  is the matter  with  yourself. Just get that. and hold  it forever. Then  you  will  thank  Me
for the day  when  you  shake  My  Hand,  for being  firm
enough,  to give  you the Strength  and  Power  to control  this
thing  forever. Oh, We  love  you  so greatly  and  We  know  how  close
some  of you are to your  Freedom;  but you cannot  go on, if
you are going  to allow  your  feeling  of irritation  and  criti-
cism  of those  you claim  to love,  to longer  control  you. You
cannot  do it. There  is no use kidding  yourselves. You  will
notice,  I use your  own  expressions,  because  I want  you  to
understand  what  I mean. I want  you to know,  We are using
the language  which  you  understand,  even  if We  do use
slang. We are doing  it, because  you  understand  and  know
what  the feeling  and  meaning  of it is. If you  want  to criti-
cize Us, all right;  but you  are going  to hear  and  compre-
hend  in the language  which  you do understand. 217 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Look  at yourselves,  every  one  of you;  and  do not ever
| say  your  friend  was the cause  of the disturbance  within  you. Take  that—every  one,  tonight,  unto  yourself. Look  yourself
in the face  and  say:  "Here,  what  is there  in me I can cor-
rect, which  makes  me a more  Perfect  person". Then  you
:I will  find  the remedy,  correct  those  habits  and  be happy. || You  will  know  such  Happiness,  as you  never  can  know
| otherwise.'Oh. do not blame  persons,  places  and  conditions  for the
thing  which  is within  yourself. That  is why  the Messenger
i' said  tonight  in the beginning:  Oh,  Dear  People,  cut your-
jj selves  Free  from  the psychic  and spiritualistic  things,  which
11 open  you to all the discordant  entities  there  are. As long  as
'i you  do whatever  opens  you  to these  things,  you  will  never
know  Happiness,  Success  nor Freedom. You  cannot  do it. Why. Because  today,  the Great  Law  of Life  demands  your. attention;  demands  your  calling  on the Law  of Forgiveness,
j for  all mistakes  you have  made;  not only  yourselves  but all. mankind. COULD  YOU  UNDERSTAND  THE
|j POWER  AND  RELEASE  WHICH  WOULD  COME
j TO  YOU  IN ONE  HALF  HOUR,  IN GREAT  EAR-
i NEST  SINCERE  CALLING  ON  THE  LAW  OF FOR-
| GIVENESS  FOR  ALL  YOUR  MISTAKES,  DEAR
| HEARTS,  YOU  WOULD  REJOICE  FOREVER. Don't  think  it is all the other  person. Call  on the Law
of Forgiveness,  for yourself  and  all mankind. Then,  hold
your  feeling  Harmonious  and  at Peace,  and  you  will  see
the Glory  of your  Presence  and  Its Perfect  Manifestation DISCOURSE  VIII  195
in and thru  your  body;  for thru  your  Call,  is the Action  and
Great  Quick  Powerful  Means  of doing  it. You cannot  be Free,  Dear  Ones,  as long  as those  qualities
of discord  act in your  world. It is not possible. We  have
seen your  great  earnest  sincere  Call  thru  your  Mighty  De-
crees. Can't  you  feel tonight,  as you never  did in your  Life,
Our Great  Love  for you. Why  are We so in earnest. and
why  do We not hesitate  to point  you  to yourself. Because
you are the only  cause  of any  limitation  or disturbance
which  ever  came  into  your  world. There  is no other  cause
but yourself,  Dear  People. Try  to see and feel it. You must  understand,  I am speaking  to you  with  such
Great  Love  tonight;  but you  have  got to understand  these
things,  if you want  to be Free  quickly. Oh,  do not wander
around  longer. Straighten  your  spine  and  say:  "Beloved
'Mighty  I AM  Presence'. take  out of me every  discordant
feeling  of every  kind. Charge  and  fill my mind  and  body
with  Your  Great  Peace. Your  Great  Happiness. Your  Great
Strength. Hold  Your  Dominion  over  my feeling  and  let
the Power  of Your  Glorious  Presence  flood  forth  and  thru
into my world;  to harmonize,  Perfect  it. Take  command
and produce  Your  Perfection  everywhere. " Then,  you  can
have  it quickly,  Beloved  Ones. There  is no other  way. There  is no thing  which  is permanent  but the Perfection  of
your  Presence. While  I am talking  to you,  the Great  Goddess  of Liberty
is doing  Her  Great  Work  in your  feeling  world. The  day
you come  to know  what  that  means,  you  will  truly  rejoice. 196 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
I may  not explain  It to you  tonight,  there  is not time;  but
one day,  you will  all know  what  that  has meant. I say to you,  and  especially  those  of the Students  who
understand  something  of This  "I AM  Activity


 relevant in a complaint known as empty nose syndrome
(ENS)—where a patient with clear nasal airways experiences a variety of
symptoms, including sensations of nasal obstruction, dryness and crusting,
and feelings of breathlessness61 and drowning. ENS can result from major
or minor  surgical procedures including turbinate surgery, laser therapy, and
submucosal resection, even when sur gery and medical support is successful. At prese nt, its existence, diagnosis, and management are all controversial,
with discussion raging as to whether neurological or psychosomatic factors
may contribute.61
ENS can be caused by the removal of the turbinates. The turbinates are
small structures inside the nose that filter and humidify the air as it passes
through the nostrils into the airways and lungs. They are made up of a bony
structure surrounded by vascular tissue and a mucus membrane. They can
become inflamed and swollen when allergy, infection, or irritation is
present, produci ng an excessive amount of mucus, which causes  the nose to
block. ENT Jim Bartley also explored the feeling of nasal stuffiness in
hyperventilation.62 In 2005, Bartley examined 14 patients who complained
of nasal congestion after surgery and of feeling unable to breathe nasally,
despite having an apparently adequate nasal airway with no collapsed tissue
inside the nose,  and a surgical success rate between 63% and 85%. Some
had tried nasal steroids and oral antihistamines without relief. Bartley noted
that some were breathing rapidl y, predominantly into their upper chest. He
assessed each for hyperventilation syndrome and discovered that all
displayed a heightened respirat ory rate of around 18 breaths per minute
with an upper chest breathing pattern. On a subjective breathing
questionnaire, 12 of the 14 participants had scores indicative of
hyperventilation. Three patients had an end-tidal CO2 reading of 35 mmHg,
which indicates low blood CO 2. Five had breath retraining; this successfully
relieved nasal congestion for two of them.62
Bartley concluded that patients who suffer from constant feelings of
nasal congestion, particularly after failed nasal surgery, should be assessed
for hyperventila tion syndrome. The primary issue in those patients may
actually be poor breathing patterns. Even slightly fast and/or hard breathing
causes a feeling of air hunger that patients often interpret as nasal stuf finess.While the functi oning of the physical airway is a relevant conce rn, air flow
must also be considered. If someone with chronic hyperventilation complains of nasal
obstruction, with no identifiable anatomical reason, surgery may not be the
answer.62 Breath ing reeducation may be. If you have under gone nasal
surgery and still feel as if your nose is constantly blocked, your breathing
pattern is likely to be at the root of the problem. If you do have nasal
congestion, rhinitis or asthma, try the exercises in this book first. Decongest
your nose using the following breath-holding exercise, switch to nasal
breathing, and improve your BOLT score. I have used these techniques with
thousands of people who have attended my workshops over the years and
found that many destined for nasal sur gery did not require it. Because the nose is designed to regulate air intake,63 switching to nasal
breathing signifi cantly improves  the symptoms of nasal stuffiness and will
dramatically reduce your symptoms in the long term. EXERCISE T O UNBLOCK THE NOSE
Before you read any further, try this exercise to see just how effective it is
for clear ing your nose. The exercise is the same for adults and children. This exer cise is not suitable for women who ar e pregnant. • Sit upright on a straight-backed chair. • Normalize your breathing and breathe calmly. Take a small, light breath in through
your nose if you can and a small breath out through your nose. If you are unable to
inhale through your nose, take a tiny breath in through the corner of your mouth. • After exhaling, pinch your nose and hold your breath. Keep your lips sealed. • Gently nod your head or rock your body until you feel that you cannot hold your
breath any longer. You should feel a relatively strong need for air. • At this point, let go of your nose, and breathe in gently through the nose. Breathe
gently in and out with your mouth closed. When you first breathe in, avoid taking a
deep breath. Instead, keep your breathing calm and focus on relaxation. Use the
mantra “relax and breathe less” if it helps. • Repeat the exercise until you can breathe easily through your nose. If your nose
does not become fully unblocked, wait around one minute, and practice the same
steps again. Y ou may need to do the exercise several times. After you have completed the exercise, your nose will be unblocked. However, until you have improved your BOL T score to over 25 seconds,the exercise will decongest your nose onlny temporarily. Once your BOL T
score is 25 or more, your nose will stay unblocked for much longer periods. I always explain to my students, especially the teenagers, that you have two
options. You can improve your BOL T score to 25 seconds, or you can
experience nasal congestion for the rest of your life. When you consider all
of the negative consequences of mouth breathing for sleep, stress, and other
health concerns, the choice is obvious. Remember, until you have changed the underlying breathing patterns
that contribute to nasal stuffiness, it is quite normal for the nose to block
again. With regular practice of the exercises in this book, your body will
adapt, and your nose will start to remain clear. Practice this exercise
whenever your nose feels congested. Even if you have a heavy cold, this
exercise can help you maintain nasal breathing. MAKING THE SWITCH
The first step in addressing poor breathing patterns and increasing your
BOL T score is to switch from mouth to nose breathing. Even though its
primary function  is respiratory, the nose is often underused for the essential
task of breathing. While total mouth breathing is rare, as most people tend
to switch from mouth to nose breathing and vice versa, it is incredibly
common for children and adults  to mouth breathe some of the time, either
out of habit or due to nasal obstruction. When you first switch from mouth to nasal breathing, the volume of air
you inhale with each breath may immediately reduce. This is likely to feel a
little strange to begin with. You will probably experience a slight air
shortage since the volume of air inhaled through the nose is less than you
are used to inhaling through the mouth. Don’ t worry. Air hunger is a good
sign of progress. Any discomfort will diminish in a few days. Your body
may try to trick you into breathing more by yawning, sighing, or sneaking
in the odd mouth breath. Try not to increase your breathing in those ways. When you feel the need to breat he big—for example, if you experience the
impulse to sigh—hold your breath for 5 to 10 seconds following the sigh. One thing to be aware of that may seem odd, even unfair, as you make
the switch from mouth to nasal breathing, is that the size of the nose isactually an important factor in breathing habits. People with a small nasal
airway are much more likely to breathe through an open mouth than those
with an adequat e nasal size. Mouth breathing is a very normal reaction to a
small nasal airway. The smaller the nose, the greater the resistance to
breathing, and the more air hunger is experienced in breathing through the
nose. HOW T O BREA THE DURING EXERCISE
A spacious nasal cavity and large nostrils are definitely useful for breathing
through the nose during physical exercise. If your nasal airway is small, the
resistance to breathing and the resulting air hunger may be too much during
exercise. To help open the nasal passages, you can use the exercise-specific
NasalDilator, which I have designed specifically for this purpose. Earlier, we talked about how CO2 creates the primary stimulus to
breathe and is instrumental in oxygenation. Nose breathing during physical
exercise slows the breath and reduces breathing volume, which influences
the levels of CO2 in the blood. However, most of us will not spontaneously
choose to breathe through the nose during heavy exercise.64 Without proper
training for at least six to eight weeks, the air hunger caused by nose
breathing can become quite pronounced as exercise intensifies. Breathing throu gh the nose is usually only comfortable during gentle
exercise, when the total volume of air entering the lungs every minute
(called minute ventilation ) is less than 35 liters. Once minute ventilation has
increased to between 35 and 41 liters,65 the tendency is to start mouth
breathing. The exact switching point from nose to mouth breathing is highly
personal, influen ced by individual sensitivity to CO2, metabolism, and the
size of the nose. Mouth breathing is faster than nose breathing. It feels preferable under
certain conditions because the shallow, fast breaths result in a greater
volume of air entering the lungs. This causes blood CO2 to drop, which
reduces the feeling of air hunger.66 How ever, breathing through the nose is
actually more efficient because it allows the lungs to extract more oxygen
from the air. The percentage of oxygen in expired air decreases when nasal


entilation and a reduction in blood CO2. After the baby is born, progesterone drops and CO2 rises, triggering panic
symptoms. Too much blood CO2 can cause panic attacks in patients who
have a high sensitivity to blood CO2, as the increase  in air hunger triggers
feelings of fear.38 Conversely, panic symptoms  can be triggered by
hyperventilation when blood CO2 drops to levels that are too low. The
important thing to understand is that by improving functional breathing
patterns, it is possible to normalize levels of blood CO2 so that they are
neither too high nor too low. It is also possible to reduce the body’ s
sensitivity to CO2 so that normal fluctuations do not cause panic-inducing
air hunger. Panic symptoms include breathlessness, hyperventilation, chest pain, a
sense of choking or nausea, dizziness, and paresthesia (numbness and
sensations like pins-and-needles). All of these are also symptoms of
breathing pattern disorders. The symptoms of panic attacks point to a correlation with poor
oxygenation and sympathetic activation. Cognitive function abruptly
declines, feelings of exhaustion occur, the patient becomes increasingly
anxious to prevent further attacks, and quality of life suffers. In pregnant
women and new mothers, the anxiety around future attacks can become
severe enough to cause agoraphobia and social isolation.33 There is also
evidence that anxiety in the mother during pregnancy impac ts on infanttemperament, producing babies who are more “difficult,” exacerbating
maternal anxiety and stress.34
During and immediately after pregnancy, women are also more
vulnerable to experiencing other mental disorders such as OCD and PTSD. Left untreated, these problems can have a significant impact on the physical
and mental health of mother and child and other family members.33 For the
most successful results, resear chers recommend an integrate d treatment
approach in which medicines are prescribed alongside psycho educational
options, such as relaxation exercises and cognitive behavioral therapy. There is no research into the therapeutic benefit of breathing exercises for
postpartum anxiety and depression, but a considerable body of research
does clearly indicate the link between blood CO2, sensitiv ity to CO2, and
these psychological disorders. While a few studies discuss the hormonal implications of abortion and
miscarriage, there is nothing  in the literature to connect hormonal
fluctuations in abortive pregna ncy to respiratory health. In women who
suffer very early pregnancy loss, the luteal phase is shorter for the next few
cycles.39 Early pregnancy loss is also associated with lower levels of luteal
estrogen and progesterone. Heightened anxiety, depression, and insomnia
are, not surprisin gly, common after miscarriage. This is partly due to stress
and to fluctuati ons in sex hormones. A breathing practice would help
moderate hormone-induced hyperventilation during this difficult time,40
regulating important factors that influence sleep and mood. Important: The breathing exercises in this book should not be
practiced if you are in your first trimester of pregnanc y. Practice
relaxation and work to gently  restore nose breathing. In your second
trimester, you may practice gentle relaxation, nasal breathing, and slow
breathing. Throu ghout your pregnancy, it is very important to approach any
exercises very gently. You should not practice any breath holds while
pregnant. HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES AND THE BREA TH
Progestogens and estrogens combined in oral contraceptive pills have been
in widespread use since the 1960s. While much publicity has been given tothe potential side effects in terms of cardiovascular health, little research
has been done into the ef fects on breathing and the respiratory system.41
One 1979 study did find that women taking a progesterone-o nly oral
contraceptive pill had a significa ntly greater minute ventilation than women
ovulating normally, except when the control subjects were in the late luteal
phase of their cycle.16 This added weight to the idea that progesterone acts
as a respiratory stimulant, a theory that has since been confirmed. In terms  of respiratory symptom s, a 1999 paper found no indication that
hormonal contraceptives influenced asthma severity in women with mild
asthma.42 In a 2001 cross-sectional study of the general population in
Copenhagen, no marked increase in asthma, asthma medication, wheezing,
or coughing on exertion was found in women using oral contr aceptives,43
although some studies showed that asthma symptoms were slightly
worsened by hormone replace ment therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal
women. In a 1995 study, researc hers found that women who had previously
taken oral contraceptives had a higher risk of developing asthma,44 in
contrast to a 2006 Australian study that reported a 7% decrease in adult-
onset asthma for every year of oral contraceptive use.45 A study of women
in North ern Europe again found the opposite—that oral contraceptive users
displayed a higher risk of developing asthma—but when examined
alongside body mass index data, it was unclear whether the hormone pill or
body weight was the primary factor in the asthma symptoms.41 A 2015
paper reported  that hormonal contraceptive use reduced asthma
exacerbations in nonobese women,46 while they increased the risk of
asthma in obese women.47
An investigation of bronchia l hyperactivity (BHR) show ed less
variability in symptoms over the course of the menstrual cycle in women
using hormonal contraceptives, but the study did not describe how levels of
BHR were affected by contrac eptive use.41 It makes sense  that women
whose asthma symptoms vary a lot through their menstrual cycle may
experience more  stability by using a hormonal contraceptive,  but studies
have returned contradictory results as to the relationship between overall
asthma susceptibility and contraceptive use. Clearly, observational research examining the connection between oral
contraceptives and respiratory health often produces results that are difficultto analyze. Studies are subject to the problem of “confounding by
indication.” This is the scientifi c term for the difficulty in assessing a risk
factor or treatment in relation to an outcome when there are “confounding”
variables that could also be affecting the outcome. This is one reason why a
study may draw inaccurate conclusions. For example, in studies into the
side effects of a medication, patients who are prescribed the medication
may be inherent ly different from people who do not take it—they are, after
all, taking the drug for a reason. This very fact can distort the findings of
research. For example, oral contraceptives are often used to treat polycystic
ovary syndrome  (PCOS). PCOS is linked with asthma, lower lung function,
diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Therefore, PCOS may be a significant
factor confoun ding (complic ating) the relationship between oral
contraception and respiratory disorders. This, however, has not been
considered in any of the studies described. The relationship is further
complicated by the fact that hormone contraceptives can sometimes cause
irregular menstruation.41
In gene ral, the scientific literature on this topic is inconsistent and
problematic. The makeup of oral contraceptives has changed over time—
modern pills have a higher progesterone content and lower estrogen
compared with those that were used some years ago. Each pill used in the
early 1960s was roughly equivalent in terms of dosage to seven of today’ s
pills.48
The 2012 review concludes that it is “likely and biologically plausible”
that oral contraceptives affect the airways in diverse ways. While some
studies indicate that asthma can be caused by contraceptives in some
women, others demonstrate the opposite. It is important, therefore, for
healthcare professionals to be aware of the possibility that hormonal
contraceptives might affect respiratory health in different ways and to listen
to their patients and assess them on an individual basis. The likelihood that
these medication s impact the airway is sufficient for researchers to advocate
that respiratory symptoms and disorders be included in trials of new oral
contraceptive pills. I recentl y talked  to Geor gie, a healthy 25-year -old woman who is very
fit with a high level of endurance. In the weeks before we spoke, Geor gie
had stopped taking her combine d oral contraceptive pill and returned to hernatural 28-day cycle. She tracks her cycle daily, logging her temperature via
a fertility and ovulation app called “Natural Cycles.” She also takes her
BOL T score every day. Geor gie’s average BOL T score is around 30 or 31
seconds at rest, but during the midluteal/luteal phase of her cycle, there is a
marked decreas e of between 6 and 10 seconds. At the same time, she
experiences increased anxiety, lower motivation and a lack of focus. Since coming off the combined  contraceptive pill, she has noticed the
drop in her BOL T score is not so severe. Geor gie told me:
I know it usually takes around  three months for the hormone s to
fully adjust back into their natural rhythm when you come off the
pill, but for me an awareness of how my hormones fluctuate,
especially in terms of respiratory function, is comforting. It
improves my understanding about how to train in an athletic sense,
and it helps me to


most yearn for in your heart, whether you realize it or not. Y ou can’ t break
your dysfunctional habit of doing whatever the fear -mind commands except
by building on your relationship with love. Y ou must cultivate a passion for
what you really, truly want. And what you really, truly want is love. That is the meaning of discipleship, which obviously comes from the
same root as the word discipline. Your problem is not lack of discipline, but
rather misplaced  discipline. Discipleship means disciplining yourself to
serve the divine.The divine is the source of your good, just as overeating is the source of
your destruction. Serving the divine leads to healing yourself, just as
serving the fear -mind leads to hurting yourself. As you do these lessons,
false comfort will give way to true comfort, and self-destruction will give
way to self-nourishment and self-care. All of this is for one reason only: so
you can better show up for love. Isn’t it extraordinary, if you think about it, how much ener gy human
beings put into avoiding the idea that love is the answer? How many 800
numbers have you called, doctors have you seen, sur geries have you
endured, exercises have you done, seminars have you attended, fancy diets
have you tried—all of which might have cost you time and money you
scarcely had—in an ef fort to try to get a plane into the air with what
amounted to only one engine? Love costs nothing. No time. No money. No ef fort, really. Yet the fear -
mind, the mind that is your compulsion, would do anything to dissuade you
from doing the one thing it knows would make it disappear in an instant. For the fear -mind is on its own quest for self-preservation. It doesn’ t mind
your trying to lose weight, for it knows that without divine help, you will be
in its grip forever anyway. In fact, it loves to trip you up with one more diet
that it knows you won’ t be able to stick to. According to A Course in
Miracles,  the dictate of the fear -mind, when it comes to love, will always be
that you seek but do not find. Begin to give more conscious attention to how your spiritual quest fits
into your weight-loss ef forts. Expand your thinking to a more soulful
motivation for why you want to lose weight in the first place. Is it simply to
look better? There is certainly nothing wrong with that, but of itself it
doesn’ t attract spiritual support. As a bodily concern, it keeps your
consciousness bound to the level of the body and is therefore non-
miraculous. A more soulful motivation would be to make your body a container for
greater Light. When you dwell more lightly within your mind, you will
dwell more lightly within your body. On both levels, your sense of well-
being will increase. Y our life choices will improve across the board, as both
your mind and body develop more refined appetites. Y our food choices will
become more spiritual as you begin to see your body, and to feel your body,
as part of a divine matrix of love. That is the kind of miraculous impulsethat attracts cosmic support. It aligns your desires with the lar ger drive
toward greater life that is coded into the workings of the universe. Your motivation then becomes not just about losing pounds, but about
gaining enlightenment. Not the enlightenment of someone sitting under a
tree in some far -off place in a remote part of the world, but rather the light-
filled consciousness of someone who can wake up in the morning without
the fear of an addictive lure—of being drawn against your will into the daze
of inappropriate eating, of overly processed foods that you can’ t get enough
of, and of chronic self-loathing. You are getting there. The discomfort of emotional detox doesn’ t mean
the process isn’ t working, but rather that it is. Do not let the ghosts of old
emotions taunt you or deter you. It took more than a day to build the self-
destructive mechanism that has caused you so much sorrow, and it takes
more than a day to replace it with something new. You are beginning to understand. One thought at a time, one healthier
choice at a time, one moment-spent-free-of-the-monkey-on-your -back at a
time, you are building the structure to contain the new you. And as a result,
you will know joy. This process will bring far greater results than merely
the pleasures of a lighter, healthier body. You will know the deep
satisfaction of being in char ge of your own life. The subtlest changes in your thought-forms can radically transform the
chemistry in your brain. While worldly voices might ar gue that only
behavioral change produces “real change”—while spiritual change is hardly
more than child’ s play—science itself is catching up to the most ancient
wisdom regarding the powers of spirituality. The most prestigious academic
institutions have conducted studies proving that those who are prayed for
get out of intensive care units faster, that those who attend spiritual support
groups survive longer after the diagnosis of a life-challenging illness, and
so forth. Spirituality is more than simply an adjunct to what it really  takes
to lose weight. If you are serious about wanting the power of spiritual forces to aid you
in your weight loss, to provide at the very least your “second engine” to liftyou miraculously above the forces of addiction and compulsion, then you
must meet those forces with more than casual deference. Y ou wouldn’ t
want a worldly doctor to rush through his or her appointment with you;
similarly, the Divine Physician needs you to spend a little more time at your
appointments with Him. Just as you wash your body daily, you need to purify your heart daily as
well. When you neglect to pray and meditate on a regular basis—which
means a daily basis—you leave your psychic door unlocked, and the thief
will come in. Any day consciously and willingly given to God, praying that
His guidance be with you and that you might be a conduit of love
throughout the day, is a day when you are buf fered from the otherwise
active power of your fear -mind. Your addictive impulses will be alert to the slightest for getfulness on
your part, and they will take advantage of the slightest opening (“I don’ t
have time to pray and meditate today,” “I don’ t need to reflect deeply on my
behavior here; I know what I’m doing!” “I’m angry for a good reason; this
is not about for giveness!”) to rush back in with full-gale negative force. The purpose of this lesson is (l) to establish the importance of “Spirit-
time”—time taken every day to align your worldly self with your spiritual
self, and (2) to help you establish this time as part of your daily routine. The
most powerful aid to this is the practice of meditation. True meditation is not mere relaxation, for it involves an actual shift in
consciousness. There are many dif ferent paths: Christian, Buddhist, Jewish,
or other religious meditations; the W orkbook of A Course in Miracles;
Transcendental, V edic, or V ipassana Meditation; and more. A serious
meditation practice is one of the most powerful ways to disconnect from
your fear -mind and its fearful dictates. Too much attention to the earth plane creates undue stress on the body. Meditation frees the mind from its attachment to the body, thus freeing the
body to right itself. As you set your mind free of physical attachments for a
period of time each day, you improve your relationship to the physical
world. Some people claim they don’ t have time to meditate. But meditation
slows down time. And in slowing down time, you slow down and rebalance
your nervous system. Stress leads to frenetic ener gy, and frenetic ener gyleads to impulsive behavior. Meditation, by reducing stress, brings calm to
both your body and your mind. Meditation is like a sealant, protecting your devotional ener gy so the light
cannot slip out and the darkness cannot slip in. Emotionally, you will be
lifted higher and higher, gaining a more and more consistent sense of joy. With that, the gravitational lure of self-destructive ur ges will decrease and
ultimately cease. But meditation is more than lighting a candle and breathing deeply; it is
more than walking through the woods or speaking a beautiful intention. I’ve
heard many people say, “I do meditate. I meditate by journaling, by reading
inspirational literature, by spending quiet time alone.” All those things are
good—indeed, they’ve been recommended as a part of this course. But they
are relaxation, inspiration, and contemplation; they are not of themselves
meditation. Meditation is something deeper, something that actually
changes your brain waves. And for that you need a serious meditation
practice. There is a meditation path that will work for you, and you might even
know what it is already. Whether or not you will avail yourself of this
medicine of the gods is completely up to you. Just remember that meditation is so powerful that the fear -mind will tell
you anything to make you believe it isn’ t powerful, or it isn’ t for you, or
you just don’ t have time to do it. “I don’ t know how to meditate.” (But you
could


 Most people live dissatisfied lives, unfulfilled in most
aspects of their natur es but unable to decide what these aspects ar e or
how to go about fulfilling them. They have turned out to be what they
are because they have not chosen for themselves but have allowed
events and cir cumstances to decide for them. They have been molded
by a million differ ent sensual stimuli, and they will continue to be so
molded as long as they fail to exer cise their power of decision. The Only T rue Action

Our only true action is our exercise of choice. How we grow and mature
and the kind of person we become reside in the countless decisions we
make as we journey through the years. The power of our choice is that it
makes us what we become. It is the hub of a wheel of countless spokes,
each spoke representing a way to be taken, and each of us stands always in
the center of an infinite number of possibilities. If our choice is made freely
and consciously, then we are enlightened and are consciously molding our
own life. If our choice is made as a result of emotional response to the
circumstances in which we finds ourselves, then we are automatons and life
is molding us. T o become free of reaction and to initiate thought fromwithin is the evolutionary goal of humankind. Once a person takes a step in
this direction, no matter how small or tentative, they are forever unchained. They have broken out of the reactionary prison of sensual response and
have discovered the completely transforming fact that there resides within
them a power to grow in any direction they choose. We can choose what we will think regardless of the circumstances around
us. W e can choose whatever our consciousness will be focused upon, and
thereby we can determine the direction in which we will grow. Whatever
we think about we become in the end, and it is this astounding law that
enables individuals to rise above their environments. A saint may emer ge
from the slums, a rich person from poverty, an enlightened mind out of
ignorance, the leader of a nation out of an obscure log cabin. The history of
humankind is a record of the overcoming of obstacles. The person who
refuses to accede to the limitations of their environment is led into such
aspiration by the images that form in their mind. They want something;
wanting, they visualize; visualizing, they are led into the action that will
lead to materialization of their desire. Linear Thinking

For the most part people are unaware of the fact that their lives are decided
by the thoughts they think. They are inclined to feel that circumstances are
either beyond their control or that power over them is gained only by an
intrinsic knowledge of their physical workings. A person’ s ability to af fect
their environment by the way that they feel has lar gely been lost sight of in
the W estern world. W estern education teaches us to be linear thinkers. W e
gain the overall idea of a thing by examining it piece by piece. Feeling or
intuition is lar gely ignored. Education in the older societies of the East
aimed at grasping an intuitional sense of the basic idea of a thing. The
Eastern athlete works at his event by feel, trying to grasp a sense of the
entire motion. The W estern athlete is more likely to break down the event
into a number of correlated small actions, a leg bent here, an arm crookedthere, a hip turned here, a shoulder turned there. As a result, they tend to
lose feel, and only constant repetition and practice allow proper action to
seep into their subconscious so that eventually they can perform
unthinkingly. It is very dif ficult to teach someone to dance by drawing diagrams of the
proper steps upon the floor, but a person who instinctively moves in rhythm
to music hardly needs to be taught at all, so apt a pupil are they. Eastern
musicians use only rough notations on their sheets of music to remind them
of the melody, preferring to play by feel. The more complicated method of
Western musicians is represented by a double scale of notes and half notes,
delineating completely both melody and harmony. This is not an apology
for W estern methods of education, for the W est produces its share of
inspirational thinkers and instinctive athletes. This is only to say that the
linear method of thinking, while proven ef fective in scientific investigation,
is certainly not the only or even the best approach to use in dealing with our
surroundings. Our contacts in our daily lives are so profuse that we never
can hope to understand them by trying to understand their parts. W e must
rely for our perceptions on an awareness of each thing achieved by an
intuitional understanding of it. Intuitive Thinking

It is often said that banking is a cold-blooded, logical business, based
entirely upon reason, but one of the leading bankers in the Southwest once
electrified his audience when he told how his bank processed loan
applications. Oh, the paperwork was done, all right, a financial statement
substantiated, receipts and expenditures examined, accounts receivable
assessed, and a record made of the applicant’ s background and capability in
his business. But when all these factors had been considered, the question
that the president always asked the examining of ficer was this: “What kind
of feeling do you get?” If the examining of ficer reported a favorable
feeling, the loan was made; if they stated they had mixed feelings, the loanwas tabled to be reconsidered later; if they said they had negative feelings,
the loan was denied. So in one of our leading financial institutions ultimate
decisions were being reached on the basis of intuition rather than the
reasoning power of the mind. It is interesting to note that the loss ratio of
this particular bank was the lowest in the Southwest. In our society in the past, intuition simply has not been considered
academically and philosophically respectable. Thus we have hardly begun
to realize its possibilities. No doubt within its scope is the potential
synthesis of all our more cumbersome calculations like mathematics,
theology, metaphysics, logic. When we have learned to exercise our power
of choice and to leave the working out of details to a greater intelligence
than is embodied in our conscious minds, we will have arrived at a position
of complete psychic ef fectiveness. The power of choice is inseparably allied with the power to perceive. Things influence us according to the possibilities that we see in them, and
we obviously cannot make a choice concerning that which we do not see. All possibilities are inherent in every situation, but we see only those which
our limited consciousness is able to perceive. The wider that consciousness,
the more possibilities are apparent, and the more significant become the
choices open to us. T o the Supreme all possibilities are actualities. The
Secret Self is engaged in creating infinite multiplicity out of its own
essential oneness, and this is its delight, its inscrutable play. To the human
being laid down amidst this incessant change, it is of paramount importance
not to become static and to seek constant growth, so that the field of choice
widens through the lifetime. The Exer cise of Divinity

Those who know only one thing exercise no choice. They proceed along a
single path because they see no other. All around them is an unknown
forest, and to their limited vision it would be unthinkable for them to veeroff the pathway before them. Knowledge illuminates. The more we
understand about our environment, the less strange that environment
appears. The more our consciousness expands, the more likely we are to
perceive the myriad pathways that lead of f the road we currently are
following. There are as many ways to arrive at salvation and ef fectiveness
as there are dif ferent people. The human soul is a direct opening into the
world of things from the secret presence of universal self — incomplete,
yes, partially manifested, yes — embarked upon a self-seeking journey
called life, and this is the drama of existence and evolution being played out
upon this mortal sphere. To choose is to exercise divinity within. It is choice alone that is indicative
of higher spiritual and mental development. By it we recognize both
intellect and character. The person who is able to transcend the limitations
and blandishments of the sensual world stands like a colossus on the
evolutionary stage of life. They have likened themself to God by
uncovering essential freedom within, through deciding the direction in
which they will grow. Choice always presupposes sacrifice, for one does
not decide in favor of one thing without deciding against another. Nothing
is ever achieved or gained without giving up something else. It is this law of
sacrifice under which all things live, by which they grow and evolve and
aspire. The acceptance and knowledge of sacrifice alleviates much pain, for
when we truly understand that we can have one thing only by giving up
another, we hold on to all possessions with loose hands, prepared to let
them go at any time. They do not belong to us alone; they are ideas
proceeding out of universal mind and therefore under the mutual ownership
of everyone. Pain and Gr owth

Life sometimes seems to bend us terrifically, to put us under a strain we
scarcely are able to bear, to involve us in conflicts that are beyond our scope
to solve; but we are what we are only because we aspire to be greater, andthe obstacles and the pain we meet with in life are only the result of our


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All the Ascended Masters, the Cosmic Beings, and the Great Angelic Host; All Great Beings,
Powers, and Legions of Light; My Guardian, Ministering Angel ; Beloved Sanat Kumar a,
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Your Legions of the Violet Flame Angels; Beloved Mighty Elohim Arcturus an d Diana; the
Powers of Nature and Forces of the Elements; Elemental Life - Fire, Air, Water, Earth and
Ether -

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lightning speed each instant of each hour,  Your Cosmic Swords of Blue Flame of Billions  of
Suns from the Great Central Sun in, through and around ALL human creation and limitation and
everything less that Perfection! Replace it all right now by the Cosmic Threefold Flame in the
Full P ower of the Three -Times -Three, in the Full Power of the Ten Thousand -Times -Ten
Thousand and the Full Power of the Thousand -Fold Flame of the Sacred Love of the Sacred
Fire in overcoming Cosmic Power, tripled each instant of each hour, until all are wholly
Ascended in the Light and Free! For I DEMAND, I COMMAND that You direct the Most Concentrated Action of the
Crystalline Solar Cosmic Violet Transmuting and Spiral Blue Flame, Violet and Blue
Lightning, and Violet Flame Miracles from the Heart of Beloved Ascended Master Saint
Germain and Portia, Beloved Archangel Zadkiel and Holy Amethyst and All Your Legions of
the Violet Flame Angels, and Beloved Mighty Elohim Arcturus and Diana and the Most
Concentrated Action of the Crystalline Solar Fiery Christ Blue Lightning Purity from the Heart
of the Beloved Mighty Elohim of Purity  and Astrea, Beloved Archangel Michael and Faith and
all Your Legions of the Fiery Christ Blue Lightning Angels  and the Angels of the Flaming
Sword  in, through, and around  ____ __________! [-the entire sinister force - its claws, clutches and emissaries  and all the hordes of evil;  the forces
of imbalance;  the beast, the false hierarchy and the anti -christ; the entire left -handed path of
separation, selfishness and duality; personal, planetary and cosmic evil; anti -cosmic nihilism -
the black sun, black light and black lodge; all anti-father, anti -mother, an ti-christ, anti-holy
spirit and anti -buddha manifestations in the four quadrants of Matter; the satanic beast,
luciferian illuminati, asuric AI and archons; the lords of the dark face, the black brotherhood,
and all black magicians; the brothers and sister s of the shadow, voodoos, and dugpas; the black
brotherhood s of Lemuria  and Atlantis ; the black brotherhood of India; the brotherhood of the
Black Raven; the lords of materialism, atheism and nihilism

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spells,  and tricks; all diabolism, witchcraft, witches' cones and covens, satanic rites and ritual -
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necromancy; all fortune telling and divination; all occultism and the occult law; all channeling and mediumship;  all spiritualism, psychism, hypnotism and mesmerism ; all misuse of tantra,
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initiations; the nephilim; and the watchers); fallen man and woman; fallen and imprisoned
elementals ; and all fallen and  laggard  alien consciousness, substance, energy and c reation
(reptilians, greys and all alien abductions, implants, genetic manipulation and engineering,
hybridization, sterilization, breeding, harvesting, and ALL alien interference)

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subconscious, unconscious and human personality; the electronic belt; all animal, human and
laggard creation;  all animal magnetism; the carnal mind; all astral, lunar and psychic substance,
consciousness, creation and glamo ur; all imper il, irritability and black fire;  all negative
electricity surrounding or in the kosha sheath; the kundabuffer - “tail of satan ” and infernal
chakras

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lycanthropic, and demonic forces; all soulless creations; mechanized man; death and hell; the
astral plane; the infradimensions;  the eighth sphere; avichi; two -stranded DNA and 3rd-
dimensional carbon -based  consciousness and form; the 6 -6-6, black cube and Saturn -Moon
matrix; Pluto; Maldek; Hedron; Nibiru, the twelfth planet; the Anunnaki; all Martian energies;
psychic and death rays; computers of the dark forces ; interplanetary and intergalactic black
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     All disease, sickness, and ill health ; all destructive tho ught and feeling forms; all destructive
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psychic substance, consciousness, creation and glamour;  all grids, forcefields, implants,
imprints, entities, pr ojections and ALL that is not of the Light  (including ____ _______) from
my Lifestream and ALL life and replace it permanently and forever with the Golden Christ
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The Limitless Legions of the Cosmic Light now sweep across the face
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 h i e v e  t h i s  i n  r e a l i t y? A )  T o  s t a r t  w i t h,  w e  r e p e a t  a l l  s e v e n  e l e m e n t s  o f  E x e r c i s e  N o  1. A l l
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        CONTENTS P AGE
T h e  A u t h o r
F o r e w o r d  t o  V o l u m e  1  -  T h e  D e s t r u c t i o n  o f  t h e  L a b o r a t o r y
S h o r t  I n t e n s i v e  P r a c t i c a l  C o u r s e
Contents
Foreword
C H A P T E R  1
Exercise No 1. The Right Hand Rule
Commentaries
Afterword to Chapter 1
C H A P T E R  2
Exercise No 2. The Left Hand Rule
Commentaries
C H A P T E R  3
Auxiliary Exercise No 3. Maximum Pause under Load
Commentaries
Clarification
C l e a n s i n g  R e a c t i o n s
F u r t h e r  R e a d i n g
B u t e y k o  O r g a n i s a t i o n sThe Author
S e r g e y  A l t u k h o v
T w i c e  c e r t i f i e d  t r a i n e r  i n  t h e  B u t e y k o  M e t h o d
T r a i n i n g  I n s p e c t o r
D i r e c t o r  o f  t h e  C e n t r e  f o r  t h e  E f f e c t i v e  S t u d y  o f  D r  K. P. B u t e y k o ’ s  M e t h o d
H o w  I  C a m e  t o  B u t e y k o
P e o p l e  g r a v i t a t e  t o w a r d s  t e a c h e r s  o f  g e n i u s  i n  a n y  n u m b e r  o f  w a y s. I
d i s c o v e r e d  B u t e y k o  i n  N o v e m b e r  1 9 8 7,  w h e n  I  w a s  3 5  y e a r s  o l d. I  m y s e l f  w a s  b o r n  i n  N o v o s i b i r s k  i n  1 9 5 2  a n d  f i n i s h e d  s c h o o l  i n  1 9 6 7  w i t h
s t r a i g h t  ‘ A ’ s. A t  t h a t  p o i n t  I  h a d  n o  p r e f e r e n c e  f o r  w h i c h  u n i v e r s i t y  I  w e n t
t o :  w i t h  m y  g r a d e s  I  w o u l d  g e t  i n  a n y w h e r e  –  i n c l u d i n g  t h e  m e d i c a l
i n s t i t u t e …. B u t  a t  t h a t  t i m e,  t h e  m e d i c a l  p r o f e s s i o n  s e e m e d  t o  m e  t o  b e  t h e  h e i g h t  o f
t e d i u m  –  a n  a l l - o u t  f i g h t  w i t h  i n t e r m i n a b l e  e p i d e m i c s ;  i f  n o t  f l u,  t h e n  t h e
c o m m o n  c o l d. A n d  s o  i n  1 9 6 9  I  e n r o l l e d  i n  t h e  C o n s t r u c t i o n  F a c u l t y  o f  t h e  N o v o s i b i r s k
I n s t i t u t e  o f  R a i l w a y  T r a n s p o r t  E n g i n e e r i n g  a n d  i n  1 9 7 4  I  g r a d u a t e d  w i t h  a
d i s t i n c t i o n. I n  p a s s i n g  I  m i g h t  s a y  t h a t  e v e n  a  g e n i u s  l i k e  B u t e y k o  d i d  n o t
i m m e d i a t e l y  c h o o s e  t o  b e c o m e  a  d o c t o r. F i r s t,  h e  e n r o l l e d  i n  a  r o a d
t r a n s p o r t  i n s t i t u t e  i n  U k r a i n e,  c o m p l e t i n g  t w o  y e a r s  o f  t h e  c o u r s e. I t  w a s
o n l y  t h e n,  i n  t h e  p o s t - w a r  y e a r s,  t h a t  h e  e n t e r e d  a  m e d i c a l  i n s t i t u t e,  s o  t h a t
h e  c o u l d  s t u d y  t h e  h u m a n  b o d y  a s  c l o s e l y  a s  h e  h a d  p r e v i o u s l y  s t u d i e d  t h e
a u t o m o b i l e …
T h i s  i s  p r o b a b l y  w h y  I  f o u n d  D r  B u t e y k o ’ s  f i r s t,  e n g i n e e r i n g - b a s e d,
c a l c u l a t i o n s  s o  v e r y  a c c e s s i b l e. W o r k  o n  a  b u i l d i n g  s i t e  w a s  f a i r l y  e v i d e n t l y  n o t  t o  b e  m y  v o c a t i o n,  b u t  I  d i d
l o v e  w r i t i n g  b o o k s  a b o u t  o u t s t a n d i n g  p e o p l e  a n d  t h a t  i s  w h a t  I  d i d  f r o m
1 9 7 8. B y  1 9 8 7  I  h a d  t w o  p u b l i s h e d  b o o k s  u n d e r  m y  b e l t :  o n e  a b o u t  S i b e r i a n
p a r t i s a n s,  a n d  t h e  o t h e r  a b o u t  a  H e r o  o f  L a b o u r  w h o  w o r k e d  i n  a n  a i r c r a f t
f a c t o r y. A  t h i r d  b o o


	over	the	country	betrayed	their	reading

public	by	using	it	also	. There	is	only	one	word	that	describes	it—an	outright

barefaced	lie. The	facts	were	available	had	the	Portland	rag	wanted	to	use	them. Fortunately	for	our	readers,	we	also	have	before	us	the	official	report	of	the	NY

State	Education	Dept.,	signed	by	John	A.	Forst,	MD,	chief	of	the	schools’	bureau

of	health	service. It	says	that	in	Kinston	(the	city	that	had	pure	water	the	last	10	years)	5,308

pupils	were	inspected	and	2,209	found	with	tooth	defects. It	says	that	in

Newburgh	(where	the	town’s	water	contains	sodium	fluoride)	4,969	pupils	were

inspected	and	3,139	found	with	tooth	defects. Kinston,	the	city	with	pure	water,

had	339	more	pupils	inspected	but	found	930	less	with	bad	teeth,	or	41%. Newburgh,	the	city	with	fluoride	in	its	water,	had	63%	of	its	pupils	with	bad

teeth. NEED	ANYTHING	MORE	BE	SAID? No—but	we’ll	say	it	anyhow. Newburghers	say	there	is	an	alarming	increase	of

heart	and	kidney	disorders	in	their	city. The	Newburgh	Health	Dept. reports	40

cases	of	infectious	hepatitis	in	1954,	whereas	there	hadn’t	been	any	of	that

trouble	in	the	previous	10	years. We	wonder	why? After	Dr.	Forst	made	the	"mistake"	of	being	so	forthright	and	honest	he	was

raked	over	the	coals	by	his	superiors. He	and	the	school	director	of	dental	health

were	forced	to	sign	a	letter	to	the	New	York	TIMES	"explaining"	this	faux	pas. The	explanation	is	so	silly	as	to	be	almost	unbelievable. Briefly,	the	alibi	was

that	different	people	made	the	examination	of	the	children	in	the	different	cities
—therefore	"the	examination	means	nothing". Yet—No	attempt	was	made	to

explain	why,	in	a	city	(Newburgh)	where	everyone	was	told	that	fluoridated

water	would	wipe	out	tooth	cavities,	two-thirds	of	the	children	still	had	dental

defects	after	a	four	year	"experiment". If	honest	figures	were	obtainable	from	Evanston	(Ill.)	and	Grand	Rapids	(Mich.)
—the	other	two	cities	designated	by	the	USPHS	aluminum	trust	propagandists	as

"test	cities"—they	probably	would	show	the	same	results. However,	such	figures

aren’t	available,	but	the	figures	for	an	alarming	increase	of	other	diseases,	which

fluorides	can	cause,	are. Congressman	Miller	of	Nebraska,	himself	a	medical	physician	who	is	solid

enough	to	investigate	fluorides	before	being	stampeded	into	advocating	them,

says:

"A	check	of	vital	statistics	of	Grand	Rapids,	shows	that	the	death	rate	from	heart

disease	in	1944	numbered	585. Four	years	later,	after	fluoridation	had	started,

there	were	1,059	deaths. There	was	an	increase	of	50%	in	the	death	rate	from

nephritis. There	was	an	increase	of	50%,	over	this	4-year	period	in	deaths	from

intracranial	lesions. These	are	official	figures	contained	in	the	vital	statistics	of

the	United	States	published	annually	by	the	US	Public	Health	Service." The	Grand	Rapids	health	officer	tried	to	"neutralize"	Dr.	Miller’s	disclosures	by

a	letter	quoting	a	false	figure	(25%)	which	he	said	was	the	population	increase	of

Grand	Rapids	in	that	4-year	period. Dr.	Miller	came	right	back	with	the	US

Census	figures	showing	that	Grand	Rapids	has	only	increased	7.8%	in	the	period

the	fluoride	propagandists	said	it	had	jumped	ahead	by	one-fourth. It	is	also	significant	that	this	same	health	officer	has	announced	the	launching	of

a	program	to	train	20	members	of	his	staff	in	mental	health	problems. It	looks

like	he	thinks	fluorides	are	causing	insanity,	as	well	as	heart	and	kidney	troubles,

hepatitis,	nephritis	and	cranial	lesions. February	18,	1956

ROMANCE	OF	FLUORIDES	(No. 3)—Mass	medication	is	a	violation	of	every

concept	of	medical	practice. Compulsory	medication	is	a	violation	of	the

Constitution	of	the	United	States,	and	of	every	state	in	the	Union. The	city	fathers	of	over	900	American	cities	have	been	bamboozled,

hornswoggled,	fooled,	pressured	and	(in	some	cases)	bribed	into	mass	poisoning

of	their	citizenry	by	the	dumping	of	rat	poison	known	as	Sodium	Fluoride	into

their	city	water	plants. The	theory	(or	superstition)	is	that	it	will	prevent	tooth,

decay	in	children. Even	if	it	did,	that	would	be	no	justification	for	poisoning	entire	populations. It

would	be	sufficient	to	paint	the	teeth	of	the	children	to	be	immunized	from

toothache. Last	week’s	CAPSULE	NEWS	showed	beyond	any	doubt	that

fluoride	in	water	increases,	rather	than	decreases,	tooth	troubles. This	week	we

are	going	to	prove,	by	competent	medical	and	mental	authorities,	that	the	toxic

chemical	known	as	sodium	fluoride	is	a	slow	acting	but	positive	cumulative

degenerating	poison,	destroying	the	cells	of	the	heart,	kidneys,	liver,	and	other

soft	tissue	organs. Dr.	Frederick	B.	Exner,	M.D.,	of	Seattle,	Washington	is	recognized	the	world

over	as	one	of	the	leading	authorities	on	fluoridation. He	has	been	called	as	an

expert	witness	before	committees	of	Congress	and	various	state	legislatures. He

says:

“Fluoride	has	no	known	action	on	the	un-erupted	(not-yet-grown)

tooth...Fluoride,	even	in	minute	doses,	accumulates	in	the	body. After	sufficient

time,	it	causes	cumulative	poisoning. Fluoride	is	excreted	largely	thru	the

kidneys. Consequently,	earlier	and	more	severe	damage	occurs	in	people	with

impaired	kidney	functions. It	is	also	more	severe	in	diabetics	and	others	who

drink	unusual	amounts	of	water...Even	if	fluorides	were	safe	to	use,	even	if	the

promised	benefits	could	be	expected	(which	they	can’t)	fluoride	still	should	not

be	put	in	the	water	supply. Aside	from	practical	and	moral	objections,	IT	IS

MEDICAL	INSANITY." Dr.	Charles	T.	Betts	is	a	leading	dentist	in	Toledo,	Ohio. For	many	years	he	has

made	a	study	of	the	effect	of	using	aluminum	kitchen	utensils	in	cancer

incidence. Since	artificial	fluorides	are	mainly	made	from	aluminum	filing
	tailings—an	unsalable	poisonous	byproduct	of	aluminum	manufacture—Dr. Betts	is	in	an	excellent	position	to	testify	to	the	effects	of	fluoride	poisoning. He

says:

"Fluorides	are	a	poison	which	is	cumulative	in	the	body	similar	to	radium. No

antidote	is	known. It	is	a	waste	gas	or	byproduct	in	the	manufact


wanted a piece of steak, they had to go out, beat a defenseless steer to
death, cut it open, and wade through the blood and guts to slice out the
particular parts they desired. Kids are the real test. Place a small child in a crib with a rabbit and an
apple. If the child eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I'll buy you a
new car. So, why do people eat flesh? Two very simple reasons: number one,
habit and conditioning—if hundreds of billions of dollars were spent reg
ularly to convince people that if they cut off their feet they would never
stub their toes, probably some would see the virtue of that way of think
ing; number two, some people happen to like meat. And that's it. Which
is all right as long as people aren't convinced that they eat meat for health
reasons, because the only effect meat-eating has on health is that it dete
riorates it. It demands a tremendous amount of energy to digest it, and it
makes the task of losing weight more of a chore than it should be. If you do wish to continue eating meat, I would like to offer three
simple hints on how to minimize its negative effects:
1) Seek a good source. Some of the chemicals given to animals destined
for slaughter are dangerous. This can include penicillin, tetracycline,
76 • FIT FOR LIFE sewage-sludge pellets decontaminated with cesium-137, radioactive nu
clear waste, fattening agents, a host of other chemicals and antibiotics to
"prime" the animal for sale. Not to mention the chemical treatment
some meat receives when it is routinely dipped in sodium sulphite to
decrease the stench of decay and turn it red rather than the gray of dead
flesh. Even cement dust! That's right! Nutrition Health reported in
1981 that some cattle farmers in the Midwest were feeding their steers
hundreds of pounds of cement dust to get their weight up for sale. A
consumer group, hearing of this ploy, complained to the FDA to halt it,
and the FDA's statement after investigation was that since there has been
no indication of harm to humans by ingesting some cement dust, the
practice can continue until some harm is proved. Can you imagine trying
to lose weight while you're eating cement dust? I don't like it. There are
places that guarantee that their beef and chicken are naturally grazed and
raised with absolutely no chemical additives at all. Seek out these
sources. You're worth it. If your butcher doesn't carry it, ask for it. 2) Try to eat flesh no more than once a day. If meat is eaten more than
once a day, the enormous amount of energy necessary to digest it would
not leave sufficient energy for other important body functions, such as
elimination. The one meat meal should be late in the day in accordance
with the Energy Ladder on page 120. And some days don't have any flesh
food at all. Don't worry, you'll wake up the next day. Probably with more
spunk than the day before. 3) PROPERLY COMBINE. There are times when you will eat foods that
are not properly combined. But try not to let it be a time when you are
having flesh food. Flesh food combined properly places enough of a bur
den on the body; don't complicate it. Some of you who are athletes might be saying, "But I need more
protein, because I'm active." The following interesting comment ap
peared in a 1978 issue of the journal of the American Medical Associa
tion. The Association's Department of Foods and Nutrition commented:
"The ingestion of protein supplements by athletes who eat an otherwise
well-balanced diet is of no use in body-building programs. Athletes need
the same amount of protein foods as nonathletes. Protein does not in
crease strength. Indeed, it often takes greater energy to digest and metabo
lize the excess of protein. In addition, excess protein in the athlete can
induce dehydration, loss of appetite, and diarrhea. "8
"Cyborski, Cathy Kapica. "Protein Supplements and Body Building Programs." journal of (he Amer
ican Medical Association. 240 (1978): 481. PROTEIN • 77 If more physical activity is anticipated, it is necessary only to increase
your carbohydrate intake to insure more fuel. Proteins are disastrous in fuel
efficiency and do not aid directly or efficiently in muscular activity. Protein
does not produce energy, it uses it\ A lion, which eats exclusively flesh,
sleeps twenty hours a day. An orangutan, which eats exclusively plants,
sleeps six. Also, the Journal of the American Medical Association reported
in 1961, "A vegetarian diet can prevent 90 to 97 percent of heart disease. "9
That's quite a statistic. One last issue must be addressed: vitamin Bi2. Supposedly, if you don't
eat meat, you'll develop a vitamin B12 deficiency. Poppycock! Where do
the animals whose meat we eat get theirs? Vitamin B[2 is found in plants
in very small amounts. But the way vitamin B12 is secured is primarily
from that produced in the body. The stomach secretes a substance called
"intrinsic factor," which transports the vitamin B12 created by the bacte
rial flora in our intestines. The vitamin B12 issue is part and parcel of the
entire protein myth, WHERE DO THE CATTLE THAT SUPPLY US THE
MEAT AND MILK GET THEIR B12? Supposedly we will perish without
meat or dairy products. Without any sources to show this false except our
common sense, we could discount it. However, there are numerous
sources, some of which are listed below.,0 Our actual need for vitamin
B12 is so minute that it is measured in micrograms (millionth of a gram)
or nanograms (billionth of a gram). One milligram of vitamin B]2 will
last you over two years, and healthy individuals usually carry around a
five-year supply. But here's the rub: Putrefaction hampers the secretion of
"intrinsic factor" in the stomach and retards the production of vitamin
Bj2. So flesh-eaters are more apt to develop a vitamin B)2 deficiency than
vegetarians! This has been known for some time and was discussed in part
in a report entitled "Vitamins of the B Complex," in the 1959 United
States Department of Agriculture Yearbook. The propaganda states just
the opposite! 9"Diet and Stress in Vascular Disease." Journal of the American Medical Association. 176 (1961):
134. I0T. C. Fry. "Lesson #32, Why We Should Not Eat Meat." In The Life Science Health System. Austin, Texas: Life Science, 1984. Paavo Airola. "Meat for B12?" Nutrition Health Review. Summer 1983: 13. Robin A. Hur. Food Reform—Our Desperate Need. Herr-Ileidelberg, 1975. Viktoras Kulvinskas. Survival into the list Century. Wethersfield, Connecticut: Omangod Press,
1975. R. P. Spencer. The Intestinal Tract. Springfield, Illinois: Charles Thomas, Publ., 1960. D. K. Benerjee and J. B. Chatterjea. "Vitamin B12 Content of Some Articles of Indian Diet and
Effect of Cooking on It." British Journal of Nutrition 94 (1968): 289. 78 • FIT FOR LIFE You may be wondering if eggs fare any better than flesh foods as a
source for protein. Actually high-quality protein is not what we should
search for. High-quality amino acids are what we need to produce the
protein we must have. Unless eggs are eaten raw, the amino acids are
coagulated by heat and thereby lost. Even if they are eaten raw, eggs are
laid by hens that are fed arsenic to kill parasites and stimulate egg produc
tion, and you ingest some of that virulent poison. Also eggs contain
much sulfur, which puts a heavy strain on the liver and kidneys. The
beautiful human body does not require anything that stinks for its sur
vival. Eggs stink, just drop one on your driveway on a hot day and let it
sit there for about eight hours, then take a big whiff of the effluvium. There's no difference between that and putting eggs in your body at 98.6
degrees for eight hours. The next bowel movement after the consumption
of eggs will certainly bear this out. Excuse me for being rude, but the
facts must be acknowledged. The tremendous need for protein was dealt a heavy blow by the In
ternational Society for Research on Nutrition and Vital Statistics, which
is composed of four hundred doctors of medicine, biochemistry, nutri
tion, and natural science. At a 1980 seminar in Los Angeles I came into
contact with its report that our classical protein requirement tables need
an overhaul. Meat, fish, and eggs supplement a basic diet, but a daily
intake of these foods is not necessary." Do you know how convincing the
evidence had to be for this particular group to make this statement? Dr. Carl Lumholtz, a Norwegian scientist, conducted extensive studies
of anthropophagy (cannibalism). He indicated that some aborigine tribes
in