-
distribute them. Autolysis itself makes redistri-
bution possible. The process of autolysis can be
utilized to obtain great practical advantages and
can serve, for example, to remove tumors and
other growths present in the body. Those sub-
stances that are less important in the general
economy are always captured and removed,
first. For this reason, when the autolysis process
is activated, all pathological formations (lipo-
mas, tumors, abscesses, etc.) are reduced and in
some cases completely removed. All as a result
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from food. After a more or less prolonged prac-
tice of fasting many people have freed them-
selves from tumors, which disappeared through
autolysis (Herbert Shelton talks about it in de-
tail).

8.5. The mechanism of rejuvenation and tis-
sue renewal: apoptosis
Why is the rejuvenation process of the organ-
ism during a dry fast more powerful than that
triggered by a water  fast?
The fact is that the diseased, degenerate and
weak cells are unable to cope with the extreme
conditions imposed by dry fasting. When cells
live in a comfortable environment they get used
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lose the possibility of renewing themselves and
reinvigorating themselves effectively. It is as if
they get lazy to trigger the mechanisms of self -
renewal of the tissues. But as soon as food and
water cease entering the gastrointestinal tract,
new conditions of existence are established in
the organism. Under these conditions, the old
biomolecules are “dismantled”, the unstable
cells die and decay (and the deficit of energetic
and plastic substances is offset at their expense).
But at the same time new cells are synthesized,
which are more resistant, and able to survive the
conditions imposed by the new circumstances.
There is another important source that guaran-
tees rejuvenation and "fasting survival": apopto-
sis, a mechanism of programmed cell death.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frMost of the cells in the human body live actively
for a few years, after that they age and become
functionally passive; which is the state of fat
cells. Even colonies of microorganisms have a
mechanism of "food recycling" of old cells. All
multicellular organisms use their old cells as a
source of raw materials and energy, as a source
of reserves in cases of emergency.
When the "food recycling" mechanism under-
goes prolonged inactivity, these old cells can and
do become a factory of pathological proteins that
attack their own immune system. These are the
factors that cause the alteration of central and
tissue regulation, i.e. they become progenitor
cells of malignant tumors. So, they must be re-
moved from the body. For millions of years, pe-
riods of forced fasting have been a norm in
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ganisms the process of elimination of usel ess
cells, which are structurally or functionally atyp-
ical, has never been a problem.
Apoptosis, i.e. programmed cell death, incor-
porated into the genetic apparatus of all multi-
cellular organisms - animals, plants and fungi -
is a process that is energetically dependent and
genetically controlled. It is activated by specific
signals and aims to free the body from weak, use-
less or altered cells. Every day about 5% of the
cells of the body undergo apoptosis, and new
cells take their place. During the process of
apoptosis, the cell disappears without a trace
within 15 to 120 minutes.
Apoptosis is one of the basic mechanisms of
oncological self -prevention. Excessive apoptotic
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and degenerative processes as well a s malfor-
mations and tissue defects; while deficient apop-
tosis may imply uncontrolled cell growth, the
mechanism underlying cancer, autoimmune
processes and premature aging. For example,
there are good reasons to believe that excessive
apoptosis is associat ed with dangerous diseases
such as aplastic anemia, amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, etc.
During fasting, global changes occur. On the
one hand, the physiological process of apoptosis
is reinvigorated: the organism is renewed and r e-
juvenated at the expense of the death of old, sick
or altered cells. On the other hand, the patholog-
ical mechanisms of apoptosis are eliminated:
premature aging, neoplasms, etc.
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Understood as a community of cells,  the organ-
ism during the fast "eats" not only the fat cells,
but also all the elements that are superfluous,
morbid or malfunctioning. The continuation of
the organism’s life is impossible without the self -
cleaning function of its cell populations. Cells i n-
fected with viruses, toxins or damaged by radia-
tion, as well as those that have reached their bio-
logical limit, have one thing in common: they
have to either leave the organism or be eaten.
This happens in nature.
In the absence of external feeding, a par ticular
type of signaling molecule appears within a mul-
ticellular organism. These molecules cause the
activation of intracellular proteins in the cyto-
plasm of atypical cells. The cells that are not
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ism are sensitive and respond to these molecules
by triggering a self -destructive mechanism: the
cell "closes" all its programs, its nucleus "con-
tracts" and begins to subdivide. Without de-
stroying its outer envelope the cell subdivides
into 5 -10 "apoptotic bodies" and is absorbed by
other cells. This is what happens in a colony of
microorganisms. Otherwise it is digested in the
intestine, sharing the fate of fat cells.
The phenomenon of apoptosis was discovered
relatively recently, in 1972, and is considered the
most  interesting matter of the last 50 years in the
field of biology and medicine. According to
modern conceptions, apoptosis is a general bio-
logical mechanism responsible for maintaining a
constant number of cell populations, as well as
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cells. Habitual feeding and ecological pollution
hinder this physiological mechanism.
According to the observations of Russian sci-
entists, the activation of the process of food
apoptosis occurs after 20 hours of dry fasting
(strict ly observing the rules for a correct fasting
practice). When one eats continuously, accord-
ing to the usual food pattern, "caloric garbage"
becomes the number one problem. It becomes a
cause of disease and premature aging. "Rescue
technologies" save life if  you fast, but kill it if we
are constantly satiated.
Australian and American researchers have in-
directly confirmed the benefit of Muslim fasting.
They were able to discover the cellular
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ing and longevity in humans and other mam-
mals.
Australian scientist David Sinclair and his re-
search team discovered that sirtuins SIRT3 and
SIRT4, which prolong the life of cells, are acti-
vated during fasting. Scientists had previously
hypothesized that the work of mitochondria w as
associated with the organism’s life span. When
the mitochondria are exhausted, the cell be-
comes vulnerable, apoptosis begins, i.e. the pro-
gram of self -destruction is activated. The signal
of the beginning of apoptosis is the reduction of
the amount of the oxidation reduction coen-
zyme NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleo-
tide) in the mitochondria, in the nucleus of the
cell and in its cytoplasm. An


 pockets and wreak havoc on teeth.
Even toothpaste can have a damaging effect upon the teeth. The particu late matter in toothpaste that is designed to scrub the
teeth can eventually wear through tooth enamel. The particles in t he toothpaste can lodge between tooth and gums, causing irritation
and resultant inflammation. Conservative dentists today recommend u sing only a soft brush that has been wet with water to
thoroughly clean teeth without damaging them.

Dehydrated Foods, Nuts, Complex Carbs, and Refined Sugars
It appears that dehydrated foods have the most profound negative effect on te eth, in several different ways. Dried fruit qualifies as a
refined carbohydrate, as the water has been removed from what was once a w hole food. In this fractional form, fruit is extremely
dry and sticky. It sticks aggressively to the first wet surface it con tacts—your teeth. Stuck in the crevices, crannies, and corners of
teeth, dried fruit will eventually be broken down by bacteria designed to do exa ctly that job.
The bacteria, unfortunately for your teeth, produce an extremely acidi c metabolic waste product, and they excrete that waste directly onto your teeth. The acid in the bacterial “excrement” es sentially dissolves your tooth enamel. This acid is extremely
damaging to the roots of teeth, should any be exposed. Continued exposure to this a cid will result in the development of tooth
decay.
Nuts and seeds are rarely eaten fresh from the tree. In that state t hey have an extremely short shelf life at room temperature.
To make raw nuts and seeds last longer, food packers dehydrate them so that the y will not grow moldy on the shelf. Roasted nuts
are even further dehydrated. When we eat nuts and seeds, small particl es of them remain on and between our teeth.
The brain controls the pH (level of acidity) of the mouth by directing the  type and amount of digestive enzymes secreted by the
salivary glands. The pH of the mouth is usually in the alkaline range  when we are in a healthy condition. After testing the saliva of
hundreds of clients after they ate nuts or seeds, I have found that the m outh often becomes slightly acidic. This acid works to
chemically break down the proteins in the nut and seed particles while i t also adversely affects the roots and the enamel of our teeth.
Once again, cavities eventually form.
 Complex carbohydrates, as well as refined simple carbohydrates, stick to th e teeth in a similar fashion to dehydrated fruit.
The bacteria that digest the carbohydrates also produce acid waste product s that corrode tooth enamel. Most complex
carbohydrate foods are acid-forming foods.

Fruits and Vegetables for Healthy Teeth
The solution to healthy teeth and gums is the solution to health overal l. Healthful living has no contraindications. Whole, fresh, ripe,
raw fruits and vegetables are excellent foods for teeth and gums. Our de ntal structure, as well as the rest of our anatomy and
physiology, are all designed for fruits and vegetables.
Granted, someone could argue, “But what if you sucked lemons all day, wouldn’t  that be bad for your teeth?” Y es, sucking
lemons all day long is likely to harm your teeth, but who would want to do that? Just use some common sense, and by all means—
enjoy your fruit!

Chapter 3. Raw Food for Ultimate Health

Unheated or raw foods are the natural and optimal choice for the cellular  health of all creatures. One of the major differences
between people and the other animals on planet Earth is that we cook our food and t hey do not. Where our health is concerned, this
is not a good thing.
Raw foods make a lot of common sense, and the sciences completely support the ra w food concept. Unfortunately, the
doctors and scientists who study nutrition, for the most part, are cooked food eate rs, and they see the world through a cooked food
perspective. They cannot see beyond their accustomed view to envision an other approach. The very idea of a diet of all raw foods
is unthinkable to most of them. Rarely do they even consider it.
These professional men and women spend a good deal of their time coming up with  scientific arguments to support the way of
life to which they are accustomed. Common sense does not support cooking, howeve r, as not a single creature other than man
cooks its food. In general, the animals that suffer from degenerative “h uman” diseases are domesticated or caged ones that are
routinely fed cooked food by their human caretakers.
If we observe nature, we will find that all creatures are born with or de velop everything they need to secure their natural food.
No human has yet been born with a stove on his back or the keys to a tractor in he r hand.

The Folly of Cooking Food to Kill Microbes
Prior to and throughout most of the 19th century, fresh fruit was a very popul ar food item, and people did not eat the high
percentage of cooked food that they currently do. In fact, the raw food movement w as almost as big 120 years ago as it is today, if
not more so. But the whole concept was essentially shot down with a single  word: germs.
After scientist Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) published his “germ theory  of disease” in 1878, fear of microbes developed into a
full-blown phobia for many people (one that lives on—and continu es to grow—to this day). This fear led the medical fraternity to
suggest that all foods be cooked, for the safety of the consumer. People b egan cooking their apples, their tomatoes … essentially
everything they ate. Due to the overwhelming power of doctors to influen ce society, cooking fruit became the norm.
Pasteur’s untenable theory lives on as the foundation that underli es the medical model of disease and healing. Society accepts
it as truth, despite the fact that it is fraught with inconsistenc ies. In more than one hundred years, the germ theory of disease has yet
to be proved as fact … while having been disproved repeatedly by Koc h’s postulates.

Koch’s Postulates
The famous nineteenth-century bacteriologist Robert Koch set forth  the following set of four logical rules, all of which must be
satisfied to prove that a particular microbe or germ is the cause of a part icular disease. 25

1.  The germ must be present in every case of the disease, but not in health y subjects.
2.  It must be isolated from the patient and grown in vitro (culture).
3.  It must be introduced to a susceptible new host and in that host produce the ori ginal disease.
4.  The same agent must be isolated once again from the experimentally i nfected host.

This line of logic, long held as the gold standard for identifying infecti ous diseases, is the minimal evidence necessary to have
confidence in the existence of a pathogen and its causal link to a diseas e.
The germ theory of disease is destined to remain a theory forever, for it t akes very little effort to find evidence refuting Koch’s
postulates. Here are two of the more obvious examples:

Healthy people often harbor the germs that are said to cause one disease or  another, while remaining totally symptom free.
This fact stands in opposition to postulate #1.

Conversely, many people with a given disease have been shown not  to be hosting the alleged “causative agent,” also refuting
postulate #1.

The story of Pasteur’s life and illustrious career is fascinatin g. After years of debate with colleagues, he is said to have
capitulated from his deathbed, admitting that microbes are not the primar y and sufficient cause of disease. Rather, he acquiesced, a toxic “milieu interieur”—the inner environment of the body in wh ich the microbes live—provides a breeding ground for disease. In
other words, regardless of the germ’s origin or type, it presents far l ess threat than commonly believed, unless the body is in a run-
down state resulting from a disturbed and deteriorated interior environm ent.
Maintaining our inner terrain in a healthy (undisturbed and undete riorated) state of homeostasis is one of the key benefits we
derive from eating a low-fat diet of whole, raw plant foods in their freshe st, least processed form. Just as mosquitoes do not cause
stagnant ponds and flies do not cause piles of manure, the “germs” (b acteria, viruses, and other microorganisms) around and inside
of us do not cause the toxins in our bodies. Yet like mosquitoes and flies, microbe s are more than happy to set up shop in toxic
locations that provide them with plenty to eat.
If we drain the stagnant pond or clean up the manure pile, the mosquitoes an d flies migrate elsewhere. Likewise, the viruses
and bacteria that feed upon the toxic wastes inside of us simply move on and c ease to be a problem when we clean up our diets and
other sources of inner pollution. At this point, our bodies are no longer capable  of acting as hosts for such pathogens.
To do justice to Pasteur’s story, or to expound upon the fallacies of germ t heory, are beyond the scope of this book. But you
can find detailed accounts of both of these topics in many


 approached with anenema. But by repeating the enema three times in close succession a satisfactorycleanse can be achieved. Persisted with long enough, enemas will clean the colonevery bit as well as a colonic machine can.
Enemas given at home take a lot less time than traveling to receive a colonics
at someone’s clinic, and can be done entirely at you own convenience—a greatadvantage when fasting because you can save your energy for internal healing. Butcolonics are more appropriate for some. There are fasters who are unable to givethemselves an enema either because their arms are too short and their body is toolong and they lack flexibility, or because of a physical handicap or they can’tconfront their colon, so they let someone else do it. Some don’t have themotivation to give themselves a little discomfort but are comfortable with someoneelse doing it to them. Some very sick people are too weak to cleanse their owncolon, so they should find someone to assist them with an at-home enema or havesomeone take them to a colonic therapist.
Few people these days have any idea how to properly give themselves an
enema. The practice has been discredited by traditional medical doctors asslightly dangerous, perhaps addictive and a sign of psychological weirdness. YetNorthamericans on their civilized, low fiber, poorly combined diets suffer widelyfrom constipation. One proof of this is the fact that chemical laxatives, with theirown set of dangers and liabilities, occupy many feet of drug store shelf space andare widely advertised. Is the medical profession’s disapproval of the enemarelated to the fact that once the initial purchase of an enema bag has been madethere are no further expenses for laxatives? Or perhaps it might be that once aperson discovers they can cure a headache, stop a cold dead in its tracks with anenema, they aren’t visiting the M.D.s so often.
The enema has also been wrongly accused of causing a gradual loss of colon
muscle tone, eventually preventing bowel movements without the stimulation of anenema, leading finally to flaccidity and enlargement of the lower bowel. Thisactually can happen; when it does occur it is the result of frequent administrationof small amounts of water (fleet enemas) for the purpose of stimulating a normalbowel movement. The result is constant stretching of the rectum without sufficientfluid to enter the descending colon. A completely opposite, highly positive effectcomes from properly administered enemas while cleansing.
The difference between helpful and potentially harmful enemas lies in the
amount of water injected and the frequency of use. Using a cup or two of waterto induce a bowel movement may eventually cause dependency, will notstrengthen the colon and may after years of this practice, result in distention andenlargement of the rectum or sigmoid colon. However, a completely emptyaverage-sized colon has the capacity of about a gallon of water. Whenincreasingly larger enemas are administered until the colon is nearly emptied offecal matter and the injection of close to a gallon of water is achieved, beneficialexercise and an increase in overall muscle tone are the results.
Correctly given, enemas (and especially colonics) serve as strengthening
exercises for the colon. This long tubular muscle is repeatedly and completelyfilled with water, inducing it to vigorously exercise while evacuating itself multipletimes. The result is a great increase in muscle tone, acceleration of peristalsis andeventually, after several dozens of repetitions, a considerable reduction of transittime. Well-done enemas work the colon somewhat less effectively and do notimprove muscle tone quite as much as colonics.
Injecting an entire gallon of water with an enema bag is very impractical when
a person is eating normally. But on a light cleansing diet or while fasting theamount of new material passing into the colon is small or negligible. During thefirst few days of fasting if two or three enemas are administered each day inimmediate succession the colon is soon completely emptied of recently eaten food
and it becomes progressively easier to introduce larger amounts of water. Within a
few days of this regimen, injecting half a gallon or more of water is easy andpainless.
Probably for psychological reasons, some peoples’ colons allow water to be
injected one time but then “freeze up” and resist successive enemas. For thisreason better results are often obtained by having one enema, waiting a half hour,another enema, wait a half hour, and have a final enema.
A colonic machine in the hands of an expert operator can administer the
equivalent of six or seven big enemas in less than one hour, and do this withoutundue discomfort or effort from the person receiving the colonic. However, theAMA has suppressed the use of colonics; they are illegal to administer in manystates. Where colonics are legal, the chiropractors now consider this practicemessy and not very profitable compared to manipulations. So it is not easy to finda skilled and willing colonic technician.
Anyone who plans to give themselves therapeutic enemas while fasting would
be well advised to first seek out a colonic therapist and receive two or threecolonics delivered one day apart while eating lightly and then immediately beginthe fast. Three colonics given on three successive days of a light, raw food dietare sufficient to empty all recently eaten food even from a very constipated,distended and bloated colon, while acquainting a person with their own bowel.Having an empty colon is actually a pleasant and to most people a thoroughlynovel experience. A few well-delivered colonics can quickly accustom a personto the sensations accompanying the enema and demonstrate the effect to beachieved by oneself with an enema bag, something not quickly discoverable anyother way.
How To Give Yourself An Enema
Enemas have been medically out of favor for a long time. Most people have
never had one. So here are simple directions to self-administer an effective enemaseries.
The enema bag you select is important. It must hold at least two quarts and be
rapidly refillable. The best American-made brand is made of rubber with aboutfive feet of rubber hose ending in one of two different white hard plastic insertiontips. The bag is designed for either enemas or vaginal douches. It hangs from adetachable plastic “S” hook. When filled to the brim it holds exactly one-halfgallon. The maker of this bag offers another model that costs about a dollar moreand also functions as a hot water bottle. A good comforter it may make, but thedual purpose construction makes the bag very awkward to rapidly refill. Irecommend the inexpensive model.
The plastic insertion tips vary somewhat. The straight tubular tip is intended for
enemas; the flared vaginal douche tip can be useful for enemas too, in that itsomewhat restrains unintentional expulsion of the nozzle while filling the colon.However, its four small holes do not allow a very rapid rate of flow.
To give yourself an enema, completely fill the bag with tepid water that does
not exceed body temperature. The rectum is surprisingly sensitive to heat and youwill flinch at temperatures only a degree or two higher than 98 Fahrenheit. Coolerwater is no problem; some find the cold stimulating and invigorating. Fastershaving difficulty staying warm should be wary of cold water enemas. These candrop core body temperature below the point of comfort.
Make sure the flow clamp on the tube is tightly shut and located a few inches
up the tube from the nozzle. Hang the filled bag from a clothes or towel hook,shower nozzle, curtain rod, or other convenient spot about four to five feet abovethe bathroom floor or tub bottom. The higher the bag the greater the waterpressure and speed of filling. But too much pressure can also be uncomfortable.You may have to experiment a bit with this.
Various body positions are possible for filling the colon. None is correct or
necessarily more effective than another. Experiment and find the one you prefer.Some fill their colon kneeling and bending forward in the bathtub or showerbecause there will likely be small dribbles of water leaking from around the
nozzle. Usually these leaks do not contain fecal matter. Others prefer to use the
bathroom floor. For the bony, a little padding in the form of a folded towel underknees and elbows may make the process more comfortable. You may kneel andbend over while placing your elbows or hands on the floor, reach behind yourselfand insert the nozzle. You may also lie on your back or on your side. Some thinkthe left side is preferable because the colon attaches to the rectum on the left sideof the body, ascends up the left side of the abdomen to a line almost as high as thesolar plexus, then transverses the body to the right side where it descends againon the right almost to the groin. The small intestine attaches to the colon near itslower-right extremity. In fact these are the correct names given for the parts of thecolon: Ascending, Descending and Transverse Colon along with the SigmoidColon or Rectum at the exit end.
As you become more expert at filling your colon with water you will begin to
become aware of its location by the weight, pressure and sometimes temperatureof the water you’re injecting. You will come to know how much of the colon hasbeen filled by feel. You will also become aware of peristalsis as the water isevacuated vigorously and discover that sensations from a colon hard at work,though a bit uncomfortable, are not necessarily pain.
Insertion of the nozzle is sometimes eased with a little lubricant. A bit of soap
or KY jelly is commonly used. If the nozzle can be inserted without lubricant itwill have less tendency to slip out. However, do


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This is the best recipe I’ve come up with after hundre ds of attempts to find the perfect pancake recipe. By
adding the Chia Seeds, I am able to enjoy fewer pancakes per setting and still feel satisfied through out the
morning.

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the advice or attention of health care professionals. Consult your physician befo re beginning or making changes in your
diet, supplements or exercise program.

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Colloidal Silver

Ma Hongbao *, Horng Deng-Nan **, C herng Shen ***

* Brookdal e Hospi tal, New York 11212, USA, mahongbao2007@gm ail.com, 347-789-4323

** Departm ent of Electri cal Engineering, Chinese Military A cadem y, Fengshan, 830 Taiwan, ROC,
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Abstract: Colloidal silver is pure, m etallic silver (not a chem ical com pound) of particles 15 atom s or
fewer, each with a positive electric char ge, and attached to a m olecule of  simple protein. There are three
types of silver that are lab eled and sold on the market: (1 ) colloidal silv er (io nic silv er); (2 ) silv er protein;
(3) true colloidal silv er. Co lloidal silv er can  be a drug in the clin ical treatm ent for many functions, but it is
debat ed if Colloidal silver has t oxic or not. [The Journal  of American Science. 2007; 3(3): 74-77]. (ISSN:
1545-1003).

Keyw ords: colloid; medicine; nano; silver

Introduction
Silver (Ag) i s the num ber 47 at omic element, with an at omic weight of 108. It is one of t he heavy
metals, along wi th lead, m ercury, cadm ium, and gol d. But unlike other heavy  metals silver is non-t oxic to
animals, and i t has a l ong hi story as a m edicine dug (over 6000 y ears). Norm ally to say, silver is non-t oxic,
and i t can be an ant ibiotic under t he suitable dosage (Al t, et al, 2004).
All the living things are n aturally co lloidal. Acco rding to Thomas Grah am’ definition, colloidal had
the following charact erizations: Subst ances t hat diffused t hrough wat er at very low rate in comparison with
crystalline substances such as sodium  chloride, and the am orphous bodies were designated as colloids. The
crystallin e substances were easily d iffused and were d esignated as crystallo ids. W hen a plant or animal
consum es water, that water is then structured pri marily into highly organi zed oct agonal  shaped l iquid
crystals, very few of the water m olecules consum ed remain unorganized. Living things accom plish this by
using highly charged colloids, which form  the nucle i around which the highly organized crystalline lattice
form s. The vol ume of l iving bodi es is mostly water, and we are col loids (Ling, 1988).
Colloidal silver is a sm all amount of si lver molecules suspended i n water. Colloidal silver can be a natural
antibiotic and healing agent, on the skin or dri nk that prom otes heal ing or fi ght disease i n the body. Silver
has been used for t housands of y ears i n alternative healing pract ices and i n East ern m edicine. Colloidal
silver also has ant i-fungal  and ant i-viral propert ies, and pl ay funct ion on t he immune sy stem.
Colloidal silver was in com mon use until 1938. Peopl e use to put silver m oney in m ile and other
solutions t o keep t hem fresh at  room  temperature. B efore t o 1938, col loidal silver was used as important
antibiotic. A letter from  the Food and Drug Adm inistration (FDA) st ates: "These product s may cont inue t o
be marketed... as long as they are advert ised and l abeled for t he sam e use as i n 1938 and as l ong as t hey
are m anufact ured i n the ori ginal manner." (9/ 13/1991). Som e of the manufact uring methods used before
1938 are still used today (Natural Health  and Longevity Resource Center, 2006).
The argyria can be happened fol lowing the use of di etary suppl ements cont aining col loidal silver
protein. Gul branson et  al observed a pat ient who was using a silver-cont aining product  for col d and al lergy
prophy laxis. They  reviewed the past and present  medicinal roles of si lver and i nclude a di fferent ial
diagnosi s for argy ria. The hy perpi gmentation of ar gyria was usual ly perm anent, and i t followed a sun-
exposed distribution. This case report  highlighted the pot ential for t oxicity following the use of di etary
suppl ements and dem onstrates the importance of physician inquiry regardi ng alternative medicines.
Finally, they exam ine the limited rol e of the Food and Drug Adm inistration (FDA) i n regul ating al ternative
medicines m arketed as di etary suppl ements (Gul branson, 2000).

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Principle Applica tion
Colloidal silver is pure, metallic silver (not a chem ical com pound)  of particles 15 atom s or fewer, each
with a positive electric ch arge, and attach ed to a m olecule of simple protein. Orally, colloidal silver has
been used to treat ear infections, em physem a, bronch itis, fungal infections, Lym e disease, Rosacea, sinus
infections, stom ach ulcers, yeast inf ections, chroni c fatigue syndrom e, AIDS, and t ubercul osis, etc. It has
been used orally for antibacterial, food poisoning, a llergies, appendicitis, arthritis, blood parasites, bubonic
plague, can cer, ch olera, co litis, cystitis, co njunctivitis, ato pic dermatitis (crad le cap ), diabetes, dysentery,
eczem a, gastritis, and gonorrhea. It also has been used  to prom ote rapid heali ng and subdue inflam mation,
to treat gum  diseases, t o improve digestion, and to prevent  flu and col ds. Ot her uses i nclude i mpetigo; hay
fever; herpes; leprosy; leukem ia; lupus; lymphangitis; malaria; m eningitis; parasitic infections; pneum onia;
pneum ococci; psoriasis; prostatitis; rhinitis; ringworm ; scarlet fever; and septic conditions of the eyes, ears,
mouth, and throat. It has been also  used for Salm onella, sep ticem ia, sh ingles, sk in can cer, syp hilis,
tonsillitis, to xemia, tren ch foot, viruses, warts, an d yeast in fectio ns. Colloidal silv er has been used during
pregnancy  to aid the baby's growt h and heal th as well as the m other's delivery and recovery. Topically,
colloidal silver has been used for acne, burns, ey e infections, fungal  infections, t hroat infections, skin
infections, and St aphy lococcus i nfections.
Colloidal silver near a vi rus, fungus, bact erium or any  other si ngle cel l pathogen di sables its oxygen
metabolism enzy me. Within a few m in, the pat hogen suffocat es and di es, and i s cleared out  of the body  by
the im


 they be
ignored. You are following these Laws right
now, even as you read this. You cannot  not
follow the Law, for these are the ways
things work. You cannot ste p aside from
this; you cannot operate outside of it.
Every minute of your life you have been
operating inside of it —and everything you
have ever experienced you have thusly
created. You are in a partnership with God.
We share an eternal covenant. My promis e
to you is to always give you what you  ask.
Your promise is to ask; to understand the
process of the asking and the  answering. I’ve already explained this process to you
once. I’ll do so again, so that  you clearly
understand it.
You are a three -fold being. You consist of
body, mind, and spirit. You could also call
these the physical, the non -physical, and
the meta -physical. This is the Holy Trinity,
and it has been called by many names.
That which you are, I am. I am manifested
as Three -In-One. Some of you r theologians
have called this Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit. Your psychiatrists have  recognized
this triumvirate and called it conscious,
subconscious, and  superconscious.
Your philosophers have called it the id, the
ego, and the super ego. Science calls  this
energy, matter, and antimatter.  Poets speak of mind, heart, and soul. New
Age thinkers refer to body, mind, and  spirit.
Your time is divided into past, present, and
future. Could this not be the same as
subconscious, conscious, and
superconscious? Spac e is likewise divided
into three:  here, there, and the space
between.
It is defining and describing this “space
between” that becomes difficult, elusive.
The moment you begin defining or
describing, the space you describe
becomes “here” or “there.” Yet we know this
“space between” exists. It is what holds
“here” and “there”  in place —just as the
eternal now holds “before” and “after” in
place.  These three aspects of you are actually
three energies. You might call them
thought,  word, and action. All three put
together produce a result —which in your
language  and understanding is called a
feeling, or experience.
Your soul (subconscious, id, spirit, past,
etc.) is the sum total of every feeling you’ve
ever had (created). Your awareness of
some of these is called your memory.
When  you have a memory, you are said to
re-member. That is, to put back together. To
reassemble the parts.
When you reassemble all of the parts of
you, you will have re -membered Who You
Really Are.
The process of creation starts with
thought —an idea, conception, visualization.  Everything you see was once
someone’s idea. Nothing exists in your
world that did  not first exist as pure thought.
This is true of the universe as well.
Thought is the first level of creation.
Next comes the word. Everyth ing you say
is a thought expressed. It is creative and
sends forth creative energy into the
universe. Words are more dynamic (thus,
some  might say more creative) than
thought, because words are a different
level of  vibration from thought. They disrupt
(change, alter, affect) the universe with
greater  impact.
Words are the second level of creation.
Next comes action.
Actions are words moving. Words are
thoughts expressed. Thoughts are ideas  formed. Ideas are energies come together.
Energies are forces releas ed. Forces are
elements existent. Elements are particles
of God, portions of All, the stuff of
everything.
The beginning is God. The end is action.
Action is God creating —or God
experienced.
Your thought about yourself is that you are
not good enough, not wondrous enough,
not sinless enough, to be a part of God, in
partnership with God. You have denied  for
so long Who You Are that you have
forgotten Who You Are.
This has not occurred by coincidence; this
is not happenstance. It is all part of the
divine pla n—for you could not claim,
create, experience —Who You Are if you  already were it. It was necessary first for
you to release (deny, forget) your
connection to Me in order to fully
experience it by fully creating it —by calling
it forth.  For your grandest wish —and My
grandest desire —was for you to
experience  yourself as the part of Me you
are. You are therefore in the process of
experiencing  yourself by creating yourself
anew in every single moment. As am I.
Through you.
Do you see the partnership?  Do you grasp
its implications? It is a holy collaboration —
truly, a holy communion.
Life will “take off” for you, then, when you
choose for it to. You have not so chosen  as
yet. You have procrastinated, prolonged,
protracted, protested. Now it is time that
you promulgated and produced what you have been promised. To do this, you must
believe the promise, and live it. You must
live the promise of God.
The promise of God is that you are His son.
Her offspring. Its likeness. His equal.
Ah...here is where you g et hung up. You
can accept “His son,” “offspring,”
“likeness,” but you recoil at being called
“His equal.” It is too much to accept. Too
much bigness, too much wonderment —too
much responsibility. For if you are God’s
equal, that means nothing is being done  to
you—and all things are created by you.
There can be no more victims and no more
villains —only outcomes of your thought
about a thing.
I tell you this: all you see in your world is
the outcome of your idea about it.  Do you want your life to truly “take off”?
Then change your idea about it. About you.
Think, speak, and act as the God You Are.
Of course,  this will separate you from
many —most —of your fellow men. They will
call you crazy. They will say you
blaspheme. They will eventually have
enough of you,  and they will attempt to
crucify you.
They will do this not because they think you
are living in a world of your own illusions
(most men are gracious enough to allow
you your private entertainments), but
because, sooner or later, others will
become attracted to your truth —for the
promises it holds for them.
Here is where your fellow men will
interfere —for here is where you will begin to threaten them. For your simple truth,
simply lived, will offer more beauty, more
comfort, more peace, more joy, and  more
love of self and others than anything your
earthly fellows could contrive.
And that truth, adopted, would mean the
end of their ways. It would mean the end of
hatred and fear and bigotry and war. The
end of the condemning and killing that has
gone on  in My name. The end of might -is-
right. The end of purchase -through -power.
The end of loyalty and homage through
fear. The end of the world as they  know it —
and as you have created it thus far.
So be ready, kind soul. For you will be
vilified and spat upon, called names, and
deserted, and finally they will accuse you,
try you, and condemn you —all in their  own
ways —from the moment you accept and adopt your holy cause —the realization  of
Self.
Why, then, do it?
Because you are no longer concerned with
the acce ptance or approval of the world.
You are no longer satisfied with what that
has brought you. You are no longer  pleased
with what it has given others. You want the
pain to stop, the suffering to  stop, the
illusion to end. You have had enough of this
world a s it presently is. You  seek a newer
world.
Seek it no longer. Now, call it forth.
Can you help me to better understand how
to do that?
Yes. Go first to your Highest Thought about
yourself. Imagine the you that you would  be
if you lived that thought every day. Imagine what you would think, do, and say,  and how
you would respond to what others do and
say.
Do you see any difference between that
projection and what you think, do, and say
now?
Yes. I see a great deal of difference.
Good. You should, since  we know that right
now you are not living your highest  vision
of yourself. Now, having seen the
differences between where you are and
where you want to be, begin to change —
consciously change —your thoughts,
words, and actions to match your grandest
vision.
This will require tremendous mental and
physical effort


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urgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : Max. X-radiation. Total F.U. 4,800 mg.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Poor
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 5/2/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 72 injections. Tumor regressing rapidly, with bone
regeneration.
Present Status
 : 11/16/67 patient continued to improve.
Patient Number
 : 15.Age
 : 45
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Mixed tumor of uterus (undifferentiated)
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : Total F.U. 400 mg.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Poor
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 3/4/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV. Local application of 15% H-D.M.S.O.
Total Dosage and Response
 : 16 injections. Pain, hemorrhage and odor ceased.
Present Status
 : Died 4/2/67
Patient Number
 : 16.
Age
 : 44
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Adenoca. of breast. Preterminal
Surgery
 : Radical mastectomy.
Exploratory laparotomy.
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : Max. X-radiation. Total F.U. 1,600 mg.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Poor
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 9/14/67
1
1
⁄
2
 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 27 injections. Complete regression of abdominal
masses.
Present Status
 : 11/22/67 patient continues to improve.
Patient Number
 : 17.
Age
 : 63
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Large-cell lymphosarcoma. Generalized
metastasis
Surgery
 : Splenectomy.
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : Total Cytoxan 1,050 mg.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Fair
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 8/5/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 21 injections. Complete regression.
Present Status
 : 11/23/67 complete regression.Patient Number
 : 18.
Age
 : 50
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Squamous-cell ca. of cervix. Preterminal
Surgery
 : No surgery.
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : None
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : None
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 8/5/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV. Local application of 15% H-D.M.S.O.
Total Dosage and Response
 : 12 injections. Remission.
Present Status
 : 11/10/67 progress continues.
Patient Number
 : 19.
Age
 : 40
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Squamous-cell ca. of cervix
Surgery
 : No surgery.
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : No radiation. No drug therapy
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Poor
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 10/24/67
2
1
⁄
2
 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV. Local application daily by vaginal pack 15% H-D.M.S.O.
Total Dosage and Response
 : 5 injections. Regression of pain, odor and
hemorrhage.
Present Status
 : 11/9/67 patient continues to improve.
Patient Number
 : 20.
Age
 : 48
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Adenoca. of cervix advanced
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : None
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Poor
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 10/2/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV Local application by vaginal pack 15% H-D.M.S.O.
Total Dosage and Response
 : 12 injections. Patient has relief of odor, pain and
bleeding.
Present Status
 : 10/11/67 patient continues to improve.Patient Number
 : 21.
Age
 : 50
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Squamous-cell ca. of cervix. Preterminal
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : None
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : None
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 9/7/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 13 injections. Patient free of pain and softening of
parametrium.
Present Status
 : 10/11/67 patient continues to improve.
Patient Number
 : 22.
Age
 : 68
Sex
 : M
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Squamous-cell ca. of soft palate
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : M.T.X., I.A. Total dose 200 mg.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Fair
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 5/25/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 36 injections. Had remission and dismissed from
hospital. Had recurrence 1 mo. later.
Present Status
 : Released after 24 injections, with another remission & same
remission as of 11/10/67.
Patient Number
 : 23.
Age
 : 60
Sex
 : M
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Adenoca. of stomach. Inoperable
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : Total F.U. 800 mg.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : None
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 10/9/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 24 injections. Patient free of pain and able to eatwithout pain. No hemorrhage.
Present Status
 : 11/9/67 continues in state of symptomatic remission.
Patient Number
 : 24.
Age
 : 56
Sex
 : M
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Adenoca. of bladder and prostate.
Surgery
 : Suprapubic cystostomy.
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : None—M.X.T. Total dose 200 mg. F.U.
total 2,800 mg.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Moderate
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 9/19/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 22 injections. Patient dismissed from hospital in
remission.
Present Status
 : 10/11/67 progress of patient continues.
Patient Number
 : 25.
Age
 : 22
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Advanced adenoca. of ovary, with metastasis to
abdomen.
Surgery
 : Exploratory and biopsy only.
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : No. radiation. Total thio-tepa I.A. 200 mg.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Fair
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 8/15/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 23 injections. Palpable rumor reduced 50% of
original size and patient free of pain.
Present Status
 : 10/11/67 progress of patient continues.
Patient Number
 : 26.
Age
 : 64
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Squamous-cell ca. of soft palate.
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : NoneResponse to Other Therapy Alone
 : Poor
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 1/26/67
Total Dosage and Response
 : 11 injections. Tumor static.
Present Status
 : 11/15/67 patient free of pain.
Patient Number
 : 27.
Age
 : 90
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Squamous-cell ca. of soft palate.
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : M.T.X., I.A. Total dose 650 mg.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Fair
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 10/21/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 11 injections. Tumor static.
Present Status
 : 11/15/67 patient free of pain.
Patient Number
 : 28.
Age
 : 84
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Squamous-cell ca. of mouth
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : M.T.X., I.A. Total dose 650 mg.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Fair
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 9/18/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage


constructed on the internal supply, and only one piece
bread can lead at best to an ulcer, and at worst - to the very
big trouble.
No, it's better to scrupulously adhere to multiply
trusted function.
Notes.
1. During the exit is very important not to overeat. Output - a kind of
disease, alteration of systems with internal power supply to the external.
No need to eat more than you want your body (mental appetite "after
long abstinence has nothing to do with the actual demands
organism).
2. It is very important to chew food (do not forget
about the method of therapeutic chewing, your stomach is decreased and adopted
normal volume, no need to stretch). Since many
do not, especially fruits and vegetables is ground to at
mouth, they turned into mush.
293
2933. If raw vegetables cause pain, they are boiled or replace
liquid porridge. When patients with digestive organs
very good also vegetable soups with rice.
Effect.
This starvation, of course, still does not cure severe illness, but
its results are very noticeable. Cleaned joints appears
great flexibility, are headaches, reduced
sleep. Significantly improves cardiac performance, reduced
and allergies often disappear. Undergo many skin diseases,
neurodermatitis and neuralgia.
Man begins keenly perceive the world,
appears lightness of body and clarity of thought. Renewed energy,
increase strength.
How often starve?
It depends on the age and health. In general, fast
can be approximately six months of age and into old age,
moreover, the older the person, the more it needs periodic
abstinence from food.
Healthy people under 40 years may be recommended to starve to crisis
once a year, from 40 to 50 years old - twice a year, from 50 to 65 years - three times a year
and over 65 years - 4 times a year. Those involved in yoga and those who want to
maintain the highest degree of health and work,
and at a young age well starve to crisis often - 3-4 times
per year.
SKI FIELD physiological heat of Fasting (FPG)
ON Arakel Jan
I really like this kind of fasting. It is very easy to carry,
it can be done at home and it can be
good preparation to dry starvation. This method has
rejuvenating, cleansing effect. I therefore fully
cite the author's technique.
"We live three hundred years?" Suren Arakelyan Avakovich
Difficult wartime childhood in the mountains of Armenia. Large family:
eight children. Father was not. Somehow to survive, the mother was holding
cow, sheep and birds. Feeds missed. Children have to feed, let alone
cow - that God would send. Each winter the children seemed to last for
Cell Chinarki. But no, get out. and a year later, and after two.
How come no later Suren, already a student veterinary
College in his native village for the holidays, rejoiced: alive nurse
and the milk does not stint, although the age of the cow's standards rather
respectable. Instead of the usual 12 Chinarka lived 20 years, and lived
would have if it had not passed on the meat.
Chinarka remembered more than once. Years later, Souren Arakelian
Chief vet farm near Moscow Ostankino, decided to
on a bold experiment. Obese older chickens, cease to be
eggs and destined for slaughter, he put on starvation diets.
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294No feed - just water with a small addition: Drugs
the basis of which the grass growing in the mountains of Armenia - Arakelian
conventionally called it anti-stress. During prolonged starvation
the animal appears panic mode, and the drug takes
him. So, hungry, hens like senses and fix it - again
began to carry eggs.
It was a sensation. and an occasion for a new, extensive and well
prepared by the experiment. He was raised in 1964 in the city
Marx Saratov region on the basis of Poultry Research Institute (Suren
Avakovich after graduation, was sent to the institution). Thousand
Japanese chickens rekordistok outlived what is called a century. Eggs
no longer allowed, remained - for meat. Some of these unpromising
"Granny" and gave Arakelyan. Began a seven-day FPG
- A physiologically beneficial starvation (so defines a scientist
starvation using anti-stress drug). This
was a risk. Not only for Japanese women. " More than six tons of meat -
public good, and for him Arakelian said.
A month later, it's a miracle. The old, oblezshih
and matted feathers from chickens grown new: silky and bright.
Birds are energetic, agile, disappeared crest, his voice was
high - almost chicken. And most importantly, Rejuvenation (now
could safely use the word) the chickens have returned to the forgotten
cause a distant youth - began to lay eggs.
Here are the figures from the official report: one month after the FPG swept
63% of chickens in a month - already 91%.
Thus, hunger does not kill. On the contrary, reasonable, verifiable, it
returns youthfulness. Last month FPG chickens began to live
an average of 18 years - instead of six tempered nature. Specific
lifetime extended three times!..
The effect of the return of young farm animals
enormous. Cow, giving three thousand liters of milk a year, lives
usually ten years. If you need to make up nine thousand liters per year,
life is shorter - about four years. But is it enough to give her one month
in the year to rest, applying the PPG - and the duration
life will increase threefold. That is, instead of lost in four months
"Idle" 3000 liters obtain 60000. Not to mention the fact that after
starvation diet the animal gets used to eating less.
What happens when a physiologically useful starvation?
The animal as it is for major repairs. From
cells out sodium and in its place from the intercellular spaces
falls potassium. Only the replacement of one chemical element
on the other, and the like. But the sodium salts contribute
preservation of organic matter. In the usual diet in the cells
as it preserved all the waste products. including
and slag - the main cause of aging, the conviction of the scientist. Withdraw
slag - to prevent aging. That's why regular FPG -
reasonable prevention "living machines".
295
295To rejuvenate itself tried in 1965, when ill
chronic gastritis and gastric ulcer and conventional treatment did not
helped. FPG applied to human beings: starve first, second
and the third day of each month, one week - once every three months, two
weeks - twice a year and a month once a year. In this case, only drink
water with the addition of anti-stress medication. in the days of fasting I
twice a day, morning and night, cleanse the bowel, rinsed
mouth soda solution with 10 drops of iodine on
glass; swab dipped in this solution was washed with ears
and nose, take a shower, wash children's soap.
FPG plus natural food have helped many of my friends
get rid of atherosclerosis and metabolic polyarthritis, hypertension,
Some gastro-intestinal diseases, there have been cases
successful treatment after a heart attack.
Natural Nutrition: eating only fresh vegetable
cells and the exclusion of food of animal origin. It twice
per day. One meal is, for example, 50 g raisins or
Two raw carrots, or one orange, apple or 100 g
Cabbage, or 50 grams of peas, beans, lentils, or 100 g crude
wheat grains, buckwheat, pearl barley. Cereals and dried fruits
I was soaked, pre-clearing them with hot water.
Calories missing completely. First, the person at all
requires three to five times less than commonly believed. Secondly,
in natural nutrition and periodic fasting energy
the body more efficiently.
In meat are the same essential amino acids, as in the raw
leguminous plants, young nettles, vegetables and fruits.
In my 56 years I approach old age do not notice pood weights
'm still easy. Hopefully, the program is 120 - years of healthy
work life successfully.
Therapeutic cocktail recipe
Physiologically useful starvation. Helps me, but it is not
means that it is suitable to all.
Stress medicine: it consists of six components -
herbs from the mountains of Armenia.
Recipe: 1 kilogram of a person is taken 0.01 g of food
citric acid, 0.01 ml infusion of mint, 2 g of honey, 2 ml
water. This is the norm for 6 days. If you weigh 80 kg and starve for 3 days,
take, respectively, 0.4 g of citric acid, 0.4 ml of the present mint
80 g honey, 80 ml of water. Divide it into three parts and take on
once a day.
Citric acid - the only acids, connecting
in the body with calcium. Calcium citrate - a unique
vital salt with alkaline properties. At its dissolution
released phosphorus and calcium, accumulate in the bone
depot. When our supply 60% of phosphorus and calcium is
transit.
296
296Connecting to the ATF, citric acid "burn", releasing
energy. If you drink a solution


 oil.
History & Folklore  Chufa nuts have been
found in the excavations of the earliest settlements
in the Nile Valley, and since ancient times they have
remained a popular food in the region. The Greek
physician Dioscorides, writing in the 1st century ce,
mentions their ability to comfort the stomach.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Chufa is regarded
as a digestive tonic, having a heating and drying effect
on the digestive system and alleviating flatulence. It
also promotes urine production and menstruation.
The juice is taken to heal ulcers of the mouth and
gums. Ayurvedic medicine classifies the nuts as
digestive, tonic, and aphrodisiac.
Related Species  Many other species of
Cyperus are used as foods or medicines. For
example, in Chinese herbal medicine C. rotundus
is used as a liver tonic, to counter indigestion and
to promote menstruation. C. stolonifera, native to
tropical regions of Asia and Australia, is thought
to ease stomach pain and act as a heart stimulant.
Perhaps the most famous Cyperus species of all
is papyrus ( C. papyrus ). This plant provided fiber
for the first writing paper, invented by the ancient
Egyptians. Papyrus was also chewed like sugar cane,
and used medicinally in eye compresses and to
bandage wounds.Lemon grass  makes
a soothing tea.
Artichoke  flower heads are nourishing and beneficial for the
liver and digestion. Cypripedium pubescens
(Orchidaceae)
Lady’s Slipper,
American Valerian
Description  Perennial orchid with several
stems sheathed by broad lance-shaped leaves.
Has beautiful, complex golden-yellow and purple
flowers in late summer.
Habitat & Cultivation  This herb is native to
eastern North America. Its natural habitat is woods
and pastures, but due to overharvesting, it is rarely
found in the wild. It is cultivated to a limited degree.
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200Cytisus s Copariusother medicinal plantsPart Used  Rootstock.
Constituents  Lady’s slipper is poorly
researched, but it is known to contain a volatile oil,
resins, glucosides, and tannins.
History & Folklore  Lady’s slipper was held in
high regard by Native Americans, who used it as a sedative and antispasmodic. It was commonly taken to ease menstrual and labor pains, and to counter insomnia and nervous conditions. The Cherokee used one variety to treat worms in children. In the Anglo-American Physiomedicalist tradition, lady’s slipper had many uses. Swinburne Clymer (in Nature’s Healing Agents, 1905) considered the plant “of special value in reflex functional disorders, or chorea, hysteria, nervous headache, insomnia, low fevers, nervous unrest, hypochondria, and nervous depression accompanying stomach disorders.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Due to its scarcity
and cost, lady’s slipper is now rarely used. A sedative and relaxing herb, it treats anxiety, stress-related disorders such as palpitations, headaches, muscular tension, panic attacks, and neurotic conditions generally. Like valerian (Valeriana officinalis, p. 148), lady’s slipper is an effective tranquilizer. It reduces emotional tension and often calms the mind sufficiently to allow sleep. Indeed, its restorative effect appears to be more positive than that
of valerian.
Caution  In view of its rarity, lady’s slipper should
no longer be used medicinally. Myddfai recommend broom as a means to treat
suppressed urine: “seek broom seed, and grind into fine powder, mix with drink and let it be drank. Do this till you are quite well.” Broom tops have been pickled and used as a condiment similar to capers (Capparis spinosa, p. 182).
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Broom is used
mainly as a remedy for an irregular, fast heartbeat. The plant acts on the electrical conductivity of the heart, slowing and regulating the transmission
of the impulses. Broom is also strongly diuretic, stimulating urine production and thus countering fluid retention. Since broom causes the muscles of the uterus to contract, it has been used to prevent blood loss after childbirth.
 QCautions  T ake broom internally only under
professional supervision. Do not take during pregnancy, or if suffering from high blood pressure. The plant is subject to legal restrictions in
some countries.History & Folklore  Mezereon was formerly
well used in northern Europe, both internally as  a purgative and externally as an ointment for cancerous sores and skin ulcers. The Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus (1707–1778) recorded that the bark was applied to the bites of poisonous reptiles and rabid dogs. People have reportedly died simply from eating birds that have eaten the highly poisonous berries.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Today, mezereon
is considered too poisonous to be ingested. Mezereon is used occasionally as an external counterirritant and is effective on rheumatic  joints, increasing blood flow to the affected area.
 RCautions  Under no circumstances should
mezereon be taken internally. It should only be used externally under professional supervision,  and never on open wounds.
Mezereon was once
used as a remedy
for rheumatic joints.Broom, taken under professional guidance, helps to
regulate an overly rapid heartbeat.
Cytisus scoparius syn. sarothamnus
scoparius (Fabaceae)
Broom
Description  T all deciduous shrub growing
to 61⁄2 ft (2 m). Has narrow ridged stems, small
trefoil leaves, and bright yellow flowers in leafy
terminal spikes.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to Europe,
broom is commonly found on heaths and verges,
and in open woodland. It is naturalized in many
temperate regions, including in the U.S. The flowering tops are picked from spring to autumn.
Parts Used  Flowering tops.
Constituents  Broom contains quinolizidine
alkaloids (particularly sparteine and lupanine), phenethylamines (including tyramine), isoflavones (such as genistein), flavonoids, a volatile oil, caffeic and p-coumaric acids, tannins, and pigments. Sparteine reduces the heart rate and the isoflavones are estrogenic.
History & Folklore  Both the common and
species names of this plant indicate its usefulness  as a sweeper (“scopa” means “broom” in Latin). Broom’s medicinal value is not mentioned in classical writings, but it does appear in medieval herbals. The 12th-century Welsh Physicians of Daphne mezereum
(Thymelaeaceae)
Mezereon
Description  Hardy deciduous shrub growing
to 4 ft (1.2 m). Has oval to lance-shaped leaves,
clusters of red or pink flowers, and small  red berries.
Habitat & Cultivation  Mezereon is found in
Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, in damp mountain woodlands. It is cultivated as a garden plant. The root and bark are gathered in autumn.
Parts Used  Root, root bark, bark.
Constituents  Mezereon contains diterpenes
(including daphnetoxin and mezerein), mucilage, and tannins. Though highly toxic, daphnetoxin and mezerein have antileukemic properties and have been used to treat cancer.Datura stramonium (Solanaceae)
Thornapple
Description  Robust annual growing to 3 ft
(1 m). Has lobed oval leaves, long white or violet
trumpet-shaped flowers, and spiny fruit capsules.
Habitat & Cultivation  Thornapple grows in
the Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It  is cultivated for medicinal use in Hungary, France, and Germany. The leaves and flowering tops are harvested in summer, and the seeds in early autumn when the capsules burst.
Parts Used  Leaves, flowering tops, seeds.
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Constituents  Thornapple contains 0.2–0.45%
tropane alkaloids (especially hyoscyamine and
hyoscine), flavonoids, steroidal lactones,
withanolides, coumarins, and tannins. The tropane
alkaloids are similar to those found in deadly
nightshade ( Atropa belladonna, p. 69), acting to
reduce secretions and relax smooth muscle.
History & Folklore  Thornapple has a long
history of medicinal use. If taken in sufficient doses,
it causes hallucinations; the Delphic oracle in ancient
Greece and the Inca in South America may have
used it as an aid to making prophecies. Though it is
hallucinogenic, thornapple has traditionally been
used to treat insanity.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  At low doses,
thornapple is a common remedy for asthma,
whooping


 kidney action as the fast itself. The bowels empty
themselves during a fast as often as there is a need for them to do so. If no need arises, they take a
long-needed rest. The skin is not an eliminating organ and sweat baths are delusions. These
measures further enervate the faster and tend to inhibit rather than accelerate elimination. These
suggested techniques are harmful and should be avoided.
9.
SUFFERING
It has been said that the fast should not be continued when the faster is suffering greatly, as in
some general health impairment. The fact is that it is precisely under these circumstances that
digestive and assimilative powers are lowest. The greater the suffering the less able is the sufferer
to take and digest food. When the discomfort passes, the practitioner will know when to feed the
patient.
Fasting tends to end suffering and the faster suffering may expect relief in a much shorter time if
he continues to fast than if he breaks the fast.
5612
Breaking the Fast
It is strange that the following simple truth, so obvious a truth indeed, is so difficult for many to
grasp: the ideal moment to break the fast, of course, is at the time when hunger returns. As hunger
returns, the tongue clears, the breath becomes sweet and there is a clean taste in the mouth. All the
indications are that the body has completed the work of cleansing itself and is ready to resume
eating.
There is usually a watering of the mouth and a strong desire for food. Does hunger always
return? The correct answer is: nearly always. In terminal cases, such as advanced cancer,
advanced tuberculosis, serious heart disease, and other conditions where death is merely a
question of time, hunger rarely recurs. In all savable cases, and in those near normal individuals
who fast, hunger never fails to put in its appearance at the right time.
Indeed it frequently recurs well in advance of the exhaustion of the body’s reserves. This is
particularly true following an acute disease. Within a day or two after all acute symptoms have
subsided, in almost all such cases, the invalid will express a desire for food, although his body
may still be amply supplied with reserves to carry him through many more days of abstinence.
With the exceptions noted, the fasting chronic sufferer can count on the same thing. Indeed, the
difficulty he is likely to experience is not a failure of hunger to return, but in controlling himself
and his appetite when it does.
After a fast of considerable length there is a period of several days, lasting up to two weeks,
during which the individual feels hungry most of the time. If he will control his eating until this
initial period of hunger has passed, he will settle down to a more normal appetite and the danger
of overeating will pass.
Uncontrolled, he may eat so much during this period that he loses much that he gained in the fast.
One important advantage of fasting in an institution is that control continues until the normal eating
level is stabilized. In such an institution the health seeker’s diet is carefully supervised;
 he is not
permitted to overeat. At home, he must be a more self-disciplined man than the average if he is to
avoid overeating.
For numerous reasons most fasts are broken before the return of hunger. In a small percentage of
cases, the faster is too thin or too weak to carry the fast to a natural termination. In many instances,
there is a lack of time or funds, or there may be an unwillingness to fast so long.
Some fasters, even when fasting solely for health reasons, object to getting so thin. Most of them
are anxious to end the fast as soon as they are free of their annoying symptoms. Many have the idea
that they can complete the recovery begun with the fast by shifting to a diet. This is a mistaken
notion, but it is not easy to convince those who are attracted to this half-way notion. They usually
regret their action—afterward.
Some go on a fast during their vacation and have but a limited time for fasting, breaking the fast,
and getting ready to return to work. Others feel that they can be away from their business or their
family for only a certain period of time. There are a thousand personal reasons for ending the fast
short of its natural termination. In many instances the results of these short fasts are disappointing.
In some instances the premature breaking is the difference between complete success and partial
failure.
57A job only half done is not done at all. Certainly health is worth a little added effort. Missing a
few more meals is a small price to pay for the results that can accrue to the individual willing to
make the effort required.
The animal breaks his fast on whatever food is available at the time he resumes eating. On the
whole, animals seem to be better controlled than man. They are not inclined to glut themselves
when they break a fast, but may take but a small portion of food in doing so. A dog that has fasted
for nearly a month, for example, may take but a few sips of milk at a time and may refuse all flesh
for the first four to six days after he resumes eating. If man’s instincts were still as reliable guides
to eating as are those of the animals, I doubt that we would need to supervise the breaking of a fast.
It is possible to break a fast with any food available. Either whole fruits or whole vegetables
may be used. In order not to overconsume food, we have found it advisable to weigh the food for
the first few days.
Dr. Virginia Vetrano, who has been my able associate for a number of years has been breaking
fasts on whole foods for several years and finds that in most cases it is far superior to breaking the
fast on juices, as was formerly advised. She reasoned that animals in the wild have no juicers or
blenders and therefore have to break their fasts naturally on whole foods. Why should man be an
exception?
Using her knowledge of physiology, she further reasoned that the bulk in the food is necessary to
promote both peristalsis and mixing contractions in the stomach and intestines. Bulk is also
necessary to promote secretion of the digestive juices of the stomach and intestines. The bulk of the
food touching the stomach and intestinal walls is the
stimulus
 for muscular
contractions as well as
for proper digestive secretions. Because of this, solid food is digested and handled more
efficiently than juices. It is held in the stomach and intestines long enough for proper digestion and
absorption, whereas juices, lacking this bulk are hurried along the digestive tract. Lacking in bulk,
juices do not occasion strong peristaltic waves and do not elicit the gastrocolic reflex as strongly
as solid foods. Because of these facts when the fast is broken on juices the first bowel movement
after a fast is delayed. When solid foods are used to break the fast, bowel movements are
reestablished much earlier.
Chewing of food is necessary both psychologically and physiologically. Another advantage of
breaking the fast with solids is that the faster does not become bloated and over-filled with fluids.
Taking the bulk with the food prevents overeating and the post faster is more satisfied with his
meals. When fruit or vegetable juices are used there is a loss of vitamins and nutriments by
oxidation no matter how carefully nor how quickly the juice is prepared. Some fasters are afraid to
drink the juice rapidly and take one sip every fifteen minutes. By the time they have taken four
ounces of juice in this manner almost two hours have passed with the juice oxidizing all the while.
Breaking the fast with four ounces of whole orange, a section at a time may be eaten with a
minimum of oxidation.
The fast may be broken at any time of the day or night that hunger recurs. If broken in advance of
the return of hunger, it may be broken arbitrarily at 8:00 a.m. A number of techniques for breaking
the fast have been worked out. Indeed, almost every man who conducts fasts has his own favorite
plan. The main need is wholesome food; but not too much of it.
Dr. Crane, previously mentioned in these pages, used to give a faster an orange to eat in
breaking the fast. The well-known Henry Lindlahr, M.D., now deceased, formerly of Chicago and
Elmhurst, Illinois, who was director of the College of Natural Therapeutics in Chicago, broke fasts
with a handful of pop com. His reason for this was that the com served as a broom to sweep out
58the digestive tract. In any case the pop com did no harm.
The care exercised in breaking a fast is commonly proportioned to the length of a fast. Let me
describe the plan we now employ. Assume that the fast has extended beyond fourteen days. We
start the faster with four ounces of whole orange (weighed without the peeling) every two hours
during the first day feeding is resumed. We prefer to start feedings at eight o’clock in the morning
and stop at six in the evening—obviously this can be done only when the fast is broken in advance
of the return of hunger. When hunger returns the fast should be broken without regard to the time.
No harm is done, however, if the faster waits until 8:00 a.m. should hunger recur at midnight or in
the wee hours of the morning.
On the second day, we give the faster eight ounces of orange or any
other fresh juice fruit in
season (weighed without rind or peeling) every two hours. A different fruit may be used for each
feeding. If a faster has no desire for a feeding


 Vinaigrette, 199
Harvest Soup, 165
Marinated Pasta Salad, 192-93
Mediterranean Rice Salad, 156-57
Steamed Vegetables in Lemon Butter Sauce,
206-207
Stir-Fried Black Mushrooms with, and Chinese
Greens, 214-16
Yam Stew. 211-12
INDEX • 241 <|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>THE AUTHOR.
F L E T C H E R I S M :
WHAT IT IS ;
OR
HOW  I  BECAME  YOUNG
AT  SIXTY
BY
HORACE FLETCHER, M.A.,
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
AUTHOR OF
"THE NEW MENTICULTURE"; "THE A.B.—Z. OF OUR OWN
NUTRITION"; THE NEW GLUTTON OR EPICURE," ETC., ETC.
LONDON
EWART, SEYMOUR & CO., LTD.,
TWELVE BURLEIGH STREET, STRAND
Reprinted by Photolithography
LEE FOUNDATION FOR NUTRITIONAL RESEARCH
Milwaukee 1, Wisconsin
July — 1960BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO. LD., PRINTERS,
LONDON AND TONBRIDGE.INTRODUCTION
FLETCHERISM  has become a fact.
A dozen years ago it was laughed at as the
" chew-chew " cult; to-day the most famous menof Science endorse it and teach its principles.Scientific leaders at the world's foremostUniversities—Cambridge, England; Turin,Italy; Berne, Switzerland ; La Sorbonne,France; Berlin, Prussia ; Brussels, Belgium ; St.Petersburg, Russia; as well as Harvard, Yaleand Johns Hopkins in America—have shownthemselves in complete accord with Mr.Fletcher's teachings.
The intention of the present volume is that it
shall stand as a compact statement of theGospel of Fletcherism. The author relatesbriefly the story of his regeneration, of how herescued himself from the prospect of an earlygrave, and brought himself to his presentsplendid physical and mental condition. He tellsof the discovery of his principles, which havehelped millions of people to live better, happier,and healthy lives.Mr. Fletcher writes with all his well-known
literary charm and vivacity, which have won forhis works such a wide-spread popular demand.
It is safe to say that no intelligent reader will
peruse this work without becoming convincedthat Mr. Fletcher's principles as to eating andliving are the sanest that have ever beenpropounded ; that Fletcherism demands noheroic sacrifices of the enjoyments that go tomake life worth living, but, to the contrary, thatthe path to Dietetic Righteousness, which Mr.Fletcher would have us tread, must be thepleasantest of all life's pleasant ways.
THE PUBLISHERSPREFACE
" What is  good for the richest man in the world, must be also
good for the poorest, and all in between." Daily Express, London,May 15th, 1913.
THIS quotation was apropos of an
announcement in the Evening Mail, of New
York, telling that the Twentieth CenturyCroesus and financial philosopher, John D.Rockefeller, had uttered a Confession of hisFaith in the fundamental principles of DieteticRighteousness and General Efficiency as follows:
" Don't gobble your food. Fletcherize, or chew
very slowly while you eat. Talk on pleasanttopics. Don't be in a hurry. Take time tomasticate and cultivate a cheerful appetitewhile you eat. So will the demon indigestion beencompassed round about and his slaughtercomplete."
At the time this compendium of physiological
and psychological wisdom concerning the sourceof health, comfort, and happiness came to my
notice I was engaged in furnishing mypublishers with a " compact statement of theGospel of Fletcherism," as they call it, andhence the able assistance of Mr. Rockefeller waswelcomed most cordially. Here it was in anutshell, crystallized, compact, refined,monopolized as to brevity of description,masterly, and practically leaving little more tobe said.
The Grand Old Man of Democracy in
England, William Ewart Gladstone, had had hissay on the same subject some years before, andwill be known to the future of physiologicalfitness more permanently on account of hisglorification of Head Digestion of food than forhis Liberal Statesmanship.
In like manner, Mr. Rockefeller will deserve
more gratitude from posterity for havingprescribed the secret of highest mental andphysical efficiency in thirty-three words, thanfor the multiple millions he is dedicating toScience and Sociological Betterment.
It will be interesting, however, to seekers
after supermanish health and strength to knowhow the author took the " straight tip" of Mr.Gladstone, and " worked it for all it was worth "
until Mr. Rockefeller referred to the process ofcommon-sense involved as " Fletcherizing."
I assure you it is an interesting story. It has
taken nearly fifteen years to bring thedevelopment to the point where Mr. Rockefeller,who is carefulness personified when it comes tocommitting himself for publication, is willing toexpress his opinion on the subject. It has costthe author unremitting, completely-absorbing,and prayerful concentration of attention, andnearly twenty thousand pounds sterling($100,000), spent in fostering investigations andsecuring publicity of the results of the inquiries,with some of the best people in Science,Medicine, and Business helping him withgenerous assistance, to accomplish this triumphof natural sanity.
In addition to other co-operation, and the
most effective, perhaps, it is appropriate to saythat there is scarcely a periodical published inall the world, either technical, news-bearing, orotherwise, on the staff of which there has notbeen some member who has not received somepersonal benefit from the suggestions carried bythe economic system now embodied in the latest
dictionaries of many nations as " Fletcherism."
The first rule of " Fletcherism " is to feel
gratitude and to express appreciation for and ofall the blessings which Nature, intelligence,civilization, and imagination bring to mankind ;and this utterance will be endorsed, I am sure,by the millions of persons who have foundeconomy, health, and general happinessthrough attention to the requirements ofdietetic righteousness. It will be especiallyapproved by those who, like Mr. Rockefeller,gained new leases of life after having burnedthe candle of prudence at both ends and in themiddle, to the point of nearly going out, in thestruggle for money.
Yet the secret of preserving natural efficiency
is even more valuable than cure or repair ofdamages due to carelessness and over-strain. Inthis respect the simple rules of Fletcherizing,embodying the requirements of Nature in co-operative nutrition, are made effective byformulating exercises whereby habit-of-conformity is formed, and takes command of thesituation so efficiently, that no more thoughtneed be given to the matter than is necessary in
regard to breathing, quenching thirst, orobserving " the rule of the road " in avoidingcollisions in crowded public thoroughfares.
Mr. Rockefeller's thirty-three words not only
comprise the practical gist of Fletcherism, butalso state the most important fact, that by thesemeans the real dietetic devil, the devil of devils,is kept at a safe distance.
The mechanical act of mastication is easy to
manage ; but this is not all there is to headdigestion. Bad habits of inattention andindifference have to be conquered before goodhabits of deliberation and appreciation areformed. These requirements of healthynutrition have been studied extensively andanalyzed thoroughly, to the end that we knowthey may be acquired with ease if sought withserious interest and respect.
I began the preface by quoting the statement
that  " What is good for the richest man in the
world must be also good for the poorest, and all
in between." I will close by asserting that
" Doing the right thing in securing right nutrition
is easier than not if you only know how."CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
AUTHOR 'S PREFACE
I. H OW I B ECAME  A FLETCHERITE
II. S CIENTIFIC  TESTS OF FLETCHERISM
III. W HAT I AM ASKED  ABOUT  FLETCHERISM
IV. R ULES OF FLETCHERISM
V. W HAT IS PROPER  MASTICATION ?
VI. W HAT IS HEAD DIGESTION ?
VII. C HITTENDEN  ON CAREFUL  CHEWING
VIII. T HE THREE  INCHES  OF PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY
XI. Q UESTION  PRESCRIPTION  AND
PROSCRIPTION
X. W HAT CONSTITUTES  A FLETCHERITE
XI. A LL DECENT  EATERS  ARE
FLETCHERITES
XII. F LETCHERIZING  AS A TEMPERANCE
EXPEDIENT
XIII. T HE MENACE  OF MODERN  MIXED
MENUS
XIV. T HE CRUX OF FLETCHERISM
XV. F LETCHERISM  AND VEGETARIANISMLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE AUTHOR Frontispiece
THE AUTHOR  TESTING  HIS ENDURANCE  BY MEANS  OF
THE KELLOGG  MERCURIAL  DYNAMOMETER
THE AUTHOR  UNDERGOING  A TEST AT YALE WHEN


 problems.
• Brain damage with lack of self-control, impaired co-ordination,
impaired speech development, aggression, mental retardation, loss of
memory and stupor.
• Peripheral nerve damage with altered senses and muscle weakness.
• Direct muscle tissue damage with altered ability to contract and relax
and muscle weakness.
• Alcohol has an ability to enhance toxicity of most common drugs,
pollutants and other toxins.
• Alteration of metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids in the
body.
Acetaldehyde is considered to be the most toxic of alcohol by-products.
One of the most devastating influences of this chemical is its ability to alter
the structure of proteins. We are largely made up of proteins; a myriad of
various active substances from hormones to enzymes are proteins. When
they are changed by acetaldehyde they can not do their jobs properly.
Acetaldehyde-altered proteins are thought to be responsible for many
autoimmune reactions, which means that the immune system starts
attacking its own body. Antibodies against these acetaldehyde-altered pro
teins, which the immune system makes to destroy them, may also attack
the normal proteins in the body with similar structure. Autistic children
and schizophrenic patients are commonly found to have antibodies
against their own tissues. One of the commonest is an antibody against a
protein in a substance called myelin. Myelin is an integral part of the brain
anatomy and the rest of the nervous system, coating brain cells and their
branches, the nerve fibres. When myelin is damaged in adults it manifests
itself as multiple sclerosis. There are some similarities in the neurological
picture of autistic and dyspraxic children and patients with multiple scle
rosis which may be due to acetaldehyde produced by the yeast overgrowth
in these children.
Alcohol and acetaldehyde render a lot of essential nutrients useless in
the body. For example, binding to proteins acetaldehyde causes functional
deficiency of vitamin B6, which is a co-factor in production of neurotrans
mitters, fatty acid metabolism and many other functions in the body What
is a functional deficiency? It means that the child may get plenty of vitamin
B6 in the diet, but because acetaldehyde occupied the working sites of this vitamin on proteins, it cannot do its job. So, it floats around the body in a
rather useless fashion and eventually gets excreted. This may not happen
just to vitamin B6 but to many other active substances in the body which
have to bind to proteins in order to fulfil their purposes.
So, we talked about alcoholism in connection with children and young
adults. Shocking, isn't it? What next?... Well, next we are going to talk about
drug addiction.
Opiates from gluten and casein
Opiates are drugs, like opium, morphine and heroin, which are commonly
used by drug addicts. What have they got to do with GAPS children and
adults?
Gluten is a protein present in grains, mainly wheat, rye, oats and barley.
Casein is a milk protein, present in cow, goat, sheep, human and all other
milk and milk products. In the bodies of GAPS people these proteins do not
get digested properly and turn into substances with similar chemical struc
tures to opiates, like morphine and heroin. There has been quite a substan
tial amount of research done in this area by Dohan, Reichelt, Shattock,
Cade and others, where gluten and casein peptides, called gluteo-
morphins and casomorphins, were detected in the urine of patients with
schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, post-partum psychosis, epilepsy, Downs
syndrome, depression and some autoimmune problems, like rheumatoid
arthritis. These opiates from grains and milk are thought to get through the
blood-brain barrier and block certain areas of the brain, just like morphine
or heroin would do.
Why does this happen? The explanation is undoubtedly hidden in the
person's digestive system. *
As we saw earlier GAPS patient's digestive system is in a poor state. The
digestion of proteins starts in the stomach with the action of pepsin, a pro
tein-digesting enzyme produced by the stomach wall. Stomach acid is
essential for protein digestion, as it provides normal conditions for pepsin
to do its work of breaking down proteins into shorter peptide chains. GAPS
people commonly have low stomach acidity due to abnormal gut flora and
overgrowth of pathogenic flora. For example, Candida alone can make
toxins which have a strong suppressing ability on stomach acid produc
tion. These toxins would be excreted with breast milk in a mother with
Candida overgrowth in her gut. It is possible that, while being breast fed,
GAPS children receive these toxins from the mother through the breast milk, which impair production of stomach acid from the very beginning of
the child's life. As the breast milk requires virtually no digestion the child
does not need much stomach acid while exclusively breast fed. But when
other foods get introduced, the child's low stomach acidity becomes a
problem. By the time the breast feeding stops the child's digestive system
would probably have grown enough of its own Candida and other
pathogens to produce toxins, which would carry on reducing the stomach
acidity. The most usual weaning proteins first introduced to the child's
digestive system are casein from formula milk and gluten from wheat. In a
stomach with low acidity the first steps in the digestion of these and many
other proteins would not go well. Then these maldigested proteins would
be passed into the intestines, where pancreatic digestive enzymes are sup
posed to carry on breaking down proteins. Low stomach acidity would
impair production of pancreatic enzymes, so the next step in protein
digestion would also go askew. Next these maldigested proteins reach the
final stage of their digestion - the intestinal wall. The intestinal wall is lined
by highly sophisticated cells, called enterocytes which on their surface
have got a whole host of different digestive enzymes to complete the final
step s in the digestion of various nutrients. As we have already discovered in
the chapter on the gut flora, in GAPS people these cells are in poor shape
due abnormal gut flora. They are not able to accomplish these final steps in
the digestion of casein, gluten and many other nutrients. As Dr J. Robert
Cade from the University of Florida said in his interview with Health
Science Centre in March 1999 "We think that with autism and schizophre
nia, the basic disorder is in the intestine, and these individuals are absorb
ing beta-casomorphin-7 that they normally should break down in the body
as amino acids, rather than peptide chains up to 12 amino acids long".
There has been some research published on one of the protein-digesting
enzymes which sit on the enterocytes. It is called dipeptidyl peptidase IV
(DPP IV) and it is supposed to brake down casomorphin and gliadomor-
phin into smaller peptides. GAPS children show deficiency in this enzyme.
Interestingly, people, who suffer from alcoholism, schizophrenia, depres
sion or autoimmune disease also have low levels of this enzyme due to the
fact that in these conditions the patient's enterocytes are also damaged.
Based on this research DPP IV is now added to some digestive enzyme for
mulations which can be supplemented to GAPS patients. The problem is
that this is only one enzyme, which we have studied and know something
about. How many more enzymes are there on the surface of enterocytes,
which we know nothing or very little about at present? With the lack of beneficial bacteria, which normally live on these cells, feed them, look
after them and protect them, these cells fall ill and become unable to func
tion properly As a result maldigestion and malabsorption set the scene In
the GAPS gut. At the same time pathogenic bacteria, fungi and viruses
damage the gut wall and allow maldigested proteins, like casomorphin and
gliadomorphin, and other substances to be absorbed into the blood and
carried to the person's brain.
There is another aspect to this problem. Normally proteins should be
broken down into amino acids before they are absorbed in the gut.
Apparently we all absorb some of our proteins in the form of peptides (par
tially broken down proteins) or even unchanged. These dietary peptides
act as inhibitors of a special group of enzymes in the body, called pepti
dases, responsible for breaking down our neurotransmitters, hormones
and many other active substances after they have performed their jobs. In
GAPS patients these peptidases get severely suppressed by too many
dietary peptides coming in, which floods the body with debris of our own
inner peptides, which themselves can cause damage and psychological
symptoms.
Based on the research into gluteomorphin and casomorphin a gluten-
and casein-free diet (GFCF diet) was developed. Some autistic children
show dramatic improvement on this diet. However, many children do not.
The reason for that is that diere is much more to GAP Syndrome than
gluteomorphins and casomorphins. So, for the majority of affected
patients the diet has to take into account many other aspects of GAPS.
Other toxins
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