'tfeedachild
whoissickandisn'thungry.Inanycasediscourage
junkfoodandgivesmall,nutritiousmealstoasick
childwhowishestoeat.
Keepahot,feverishchildcool,andachillyfeverish
childwarm.Don'ttakeachildwithafeveroutandbe
carefulnottooverdothingsintheconvalescentstage
ofachildhoodillnessasrelapsesarecommonatthis
time.
Don'tworryifsickchildrenregresstemporarily,
suckingthings,wettingthebed,andsoon.Achild
whoissickeningforsomethingmayregressasafirst
symptomthatheorsheisnotwell.Ineithercasethis
behaviourwillpassastheyrecover;itshouldnotbe
punished.
Explainclearly(eventoaveryyoungchild)whatis
wrongandsayhowlongtheillnessislikelytolast.
Makesuggestionsaboutwhatthechildcandotohelp
him-orherselfgetbetterquickly-
Ifyouareaparentnursingonechildafteranother
throughachildhoodillness,makesureyougetoutat
leastonceadaytorelievethetediumandrecharge
yourenergytokeepyouhealthyandsane!
Beforeprescribingahomeopathicremedy,assess
howwellyourchildiscopingwiththediseaseand
whetherheorsheneedsaremedy.
Achildwhoisunwellanddoesn'trecoverfroma
childhoodillnessalwaysneedsconstitutional treat-
ment.
DISEASESYOUCANTREATUSINGTHISBOOK Childhoodillnesses •209
NEVERGIVEACHILDASPIRINORDISPRIN
DURINGORAFTERACHILDHOODILLNESSAS
THISCANCAUSESERIOUSCOMPLICATIONS.
ForgeneralwarningsymptomsseeCauseforConcern
(page203).
Incubationandinfectiousperiodsvary,sothein-
formationregardingthemintheindividualillness
entriesbelowshouldbeusedasaroughguideonly.
Chickenpox
Incubationperiod:7-21days.Infectiousperiod:afewdays
beforeonset,untillastspotorblisterhasformeda
scab.
Chickenpoxgenerallyoccursinamildforminvery
youngchildrenandinamoresevereforminolder
children.Adultscanalsosuffersevereattacks-and
thesamevirus(Herpeszoster)mayproduceshingles.
Homeopathictreatmentwillhelpenormously.
DO
•taketheappropriatehomeopathicremediesasand
whenneededtospeedrecoveryandsoothe
itching.
•avoiddirectcontactwiththeelderly;thechicken
poxviruscanoccurinadultsintheformof
shingles,asometimespainfulandprotracted
disease.
DON'T
•pickthespots.Thiswillleavescars.
SEEKHELPIF
•thespotsbecomebadlyinflamed(infected).
•thespotsaffecttheeyes(notjusttheeyelids).
Germanmeasles
Incubationperiod:14-21days.Infectiousperiod:fivedays
beforeandsevendaysaftertherashappears.
Germanmeasles,orrubella,isgenerallyashort-lived
andverymildinfectionandshouldnotneed
homeopathictreatment.Thefaintpinkrashmaybe
accompaniedbywateryeyesandswollenglandsatthe
backoftheneckand/orbehindtheears,underthe
armsorinthegroin.Inoldergirlsandwomenitmay
befollowedbystiffjoints,andhomeopathicremedies
areusefulintreatingthis.
DO
•avoidanyonewithGermanmeaslesifyouare
pregnant,astheinfectioncandamagethefoetus,
especiallyinearlypregnancy;andifyouhave
measleskeepawayfrompregnantwomenduring
yourinfectiousperiod.
•stavindoorswhiletherashisout.
SEEKHELPIF
•severejointpainsdevelopandarenotalleviatedby
first-aidhomeopathictreatment.•pregnancy issuspected.
•thereisahighfever,severe,persistentheadache
andmarkeddrowsiness.
Measles
Incubationperiod:8-21days.Infectiousperiod:fourdays
beforeand5-10daysaftertherashappears.
Youcancheckwhetheryourchildisintheearlystages
ofmeaslesbylookingforsmallspotslikegrainsof
sandinthemouth,insidethecheeks.Thesespots,
knownas'Koplik'sspots',confirmmeaslesbeforethe
characteristicredrashappears,usuallyadayortwo
later.Don'tbetemptedtosuppressthefever,evenif
thetemperature isrelativelyhigh(seeFeverpage
215),asitisessentialthatthediseaseburnsitselfout.
Complicationsthoughttobecausedbysuppression
includeearinfections,respiratoryproblems,pneu-
moniaandencephalitis(inflammation ofthebrain),
andchildrenneedcarefulnursingtoreducethelikeli-
hoodofthese.
DO
•keepa'measly'childwithsoreeyesoutofbright
light(keepcurtainspartiallyclosedandthelights
dimmed,forexample).Television isOKaslongas
yourchild'sevesdon'thurtmorefromwatching it.
SEEKHELPIF
•ababyundersixmonthsoldcontractsmeasles.
•thereisacoughwiththemeaslesthatlastsfor
longerthanfourdaysanddoesn'trespondto
self-prescribing.
•themeaslesisaccompaniedbysevereearache.
Mumps
Incubationperiod:12-28days.Infectiousperiod:twodays
beforeandsevendaysafterswellingappears.
Mumpsusuallyoccursasamildchildhoodinfection,
butitcanbemoresevereinolderchildrenandadults.
Themostcommonsymptomistheswellingofoneor
bothofthesalivaryglands(infrontoftheearandjust
abovetheangleofthejaw),whichgivesa'hamster-
cheeked'appearance.Theglandsunderthetongue
andjawmayalsoswell.Theappropriateremedywill
giverelieffromearacheandwilleasepaincausedby
eating,whicharebothcommoninmumps,andwill
speedrecovery.
DO
•givesoupsorliquidisedfoodifchewingispainful.
SEEKHELPIF
•thereispainfulswellingofthebreastsortesticles.
•thereisabdominalpainingirls(whichmight
indicateswollenovaries).
•thereisdifficultyhearing.
210•Coldsores DISEASESYOUCANTREATUSINGTHISBOOK
Roseola
Incubationperiod:5-15days.
Roseolaisamild,infectiousillnessverysimilarto
Germanmeasles,andthetwoaresometimescon-
fused.Therashwilldistinguishbetweenthetwo:in
Roseolaitappearswhenthefeverhascomedownand
inGermanmeaslesitismorelikelytoappearwiththe
fever.TreatasyouwouldGermanmeasles.
Scarletfever
Incubationperiod:2-7days.Infectiousperiod:sevendays
afterexposuretoaninfectedpersonuntilfourweeks
aftertheillnessappears.
Thishighlyinfectiousdiseaseisrarenowadays,which
iswhyitisnotincludedintheMateriaMedica.
However, itrespondsextremelywelltohomeopathic
treatmentandpatientsusuallyrecoverwithoutany
complications.Thesymptomsareasorethroat,fol-
lowedadayortwolaterbyarashoftinyspotswhich
beginsontheneckandchestandspreadsoverthe
wholebody,givingtheskinatexturelikesandpaper;
vomiting;feverandaflushedface(thoughthearea
aroundthemouthmaybepale).Thetonguemayalso
havearedandwhite'strawberry'appearance.Pre-
scribeonthefever,sorethroatandanyothergeneral
andmental/emotional symptoms.Themajorscarlet
feverremediesareApis,Belladonna,Lachesis,Lyco-
podium,Mercuriussolubilis,Nitricacid'andRhus
toxicodendron.
SEEKHELPIF
•thejointsarepainful.
•thereispainintheear.
•thereispaininthekidneysoronurination.
Whoopingcough
Incubationperiod:7-21days.Infectiousperiod:seven
daysafterexposuretoaninfectedpersonuntilfour
weeksaftertheillnessappears.
Thefirstsignsofwhoopingcoughareaslightfever,
runnynoseandloosecough.Themucusthenthickens
andgreatparoxysmsofcoughingareneededtobring
itup,afterwhichthechild'whoops'todrawairback
intothelungs.Remediescaneasethecoughingand
speedrecovery.Whoopingcoughcanlastfromthree
weekstofourmonthsandisalongandtiringinfection
forbothchildandparent,butcomplicationsarerarein


 Many people move unnaturally three
to six times or more per day from what is called IBS (irritable bowel
syndrome), a catch phrase for inflammation within the GI tract.
If you have stools that are too loose or runny (e.g., diarrhea), use a good
herbal bowel formula made from Slippery Elm Bark, Marshmallow Root,and/or Chamomile. These types of formulas will help firm your stools, and at
the same time remove the toxicity and inflammation that cause diarrhea in the
first place. Some formulas have bentonite clay and charcoal in them, which
are also acceptable.
A FEW DEFINITIONS
Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach.
Enteritis is inflammation of the small intestine.
Colitis is the inflammation of the colon or large intestine.
Diverticulitis is the inflammation of bowel (intestinal) pockets, which
form from our S.A.D. (Standard American Diet).

A raw food diet is essential to heal, repair, and strengthen the tissues of
the GI tract. If you feel you cannot handle the roughage in raw foods, use the
herbal bowel formula to buffer the discomfort. This will only be temporary,
as it does not take long to reduce the inflammation in the GI tract.
Most people have the opposite problem: constipation. Constipation is
very hard on the body in many ways, including the absorption of putrefaction
from foods that are being held in the intestines. The destruction of the
intestinal wall can also begin as a result, especially if these food residues
become impacted. Keep the bowels moving with lots of fresh raw fruits and
vegetables, and use a good bowel-corrective formula until your colon is clean
and healthy.
The best bowel formulas are designed to accomplish the above plus
restore and rebuild normal bowel peristalsis. (See
Appendix C
—
Resource
Guide
—for companies that supply the best bowel formulas.) A good formula
will strengthen and tone the bowel without addiction. It will also heal the
inflammation and ulcerations from acid-food eating.
Chamomile or peppermint tea is great for inflamed bowels. Both teas
soothe smooth muscle tissue. The consumption of 2-ounces of aloe vera juice
three times a day is also very helpful. However, aloe may cause a little
diarrhea. Two other botanicals that can reduce inflammation of the
gastrointestinal tract are Slippery Elm and Marshmallow Root. Make a tea out
of these by using 1 teaspoon of herb to 1 cup of water. Boil the tea for 8
minutes, then let it steep for another 5 minutes. Strain and drink. Taking 1
cupful, 3-6 times per day, would be an appropriate dose. NOTE: In case of
severe constipation, you may need to add a more powerful purgative herb.This should be for short-term treatment, as these formulas can be very
addicting. Also, colonics are highly recommended in these cases. (More on
the use of colonics later in this chapter, see Module 6.12.)
ACHES AND PAIN

There can be many aches and pains during the cleansing and healing process.
Wherever there is a weakness in the body, it will show itself through aches
and pains. The body will tug, draw and pull the toxicity out of itself. This
process can also cause pain in degenerative areas. These aches and pains are
normal and should not be feared. Most will last anywhere from a few hours
to a week. After the crisis (healing crisis), you will notice that particular area
becoming much stronger than before.
Pain is a result of acidosis that has created inflammation. This can
stimulate or degenerate the nervous system. Pain also develops where energy
becomes blocked in the body from toxins, splinters, clots, cholesterol, acid
crystalline deposits (uric, calciumate, etc.) and chemical medications.
We have been taught to treat the pain or get rid of the symptom. But,
drugs that block pain may also block the healing process. In the science of
natural health, however, we learn that the cause, not the symptom, must be
eliminated. Pain is our warning sign to stop and cleanse our bodies naturally.
Masking the symptoms of pain by unnatural means can set the body up for
future degenerative problems, as the cause of the pain is ignored. This allows
for a continuation along the path of degeneration of tissues.
Pain can have many different levels depending on the degree of
inflammation or tissue degeneration. However, in bone cancer, other types of
cancer, shingles, and certain other conditions, it may become necessary to use
a pain medication. Too much pain can weaken the spirit and the body to the
point of death. Since pain medications cause constipation, the person taking
them will want to stay on a bowel formula to enhance bowel management. It
is necessary to always keep the bowels moving, especially when detoxifying,
as this process creates an extra burden of toxins to be eliminated.
Working with the Detoxification Pain
For painful situations, alternating hot and cold compresses can be used.
Arnica oil, used topically, can also help. Castor oil packs are also beneficial.When these methods are not enough, painful situations should be monitored
closely by a healthcare professional. Remember that pain is acid. Alkalize
yourself always.
VOMITING

Most people do not vomit unless they are extremely toxic or have been on
many chemical medications, which can accumulate in the tissue of the
stomach. Vomiting is quite normal when the stomach needs to eliminate
toxins and mucus quickly. Some people will even vomit worms or parasites
that have developed in the upper GI tract. However, vomiting is rarely
experienced on this program.
What to Do For Vomiting
Vomiting is the natural way the body uses to clean the stomach when too
many poisons,
mucus, toxins or parasites have accumulated within its tissues.
Ginger, Mint or Chamomile tea will help soothe the stomach and ease the
spasms. These teas will help promote liver and intestinal function, aiding in
your relief.
FEVERS (THERMOTHERAPY)

Fevers are a natural process that your body uses to eliminate toxins quickly,
including pus, mucus, parasites and even unwanted cells. Your skin is your
body’s largest eliminative organ. According to the American Medical
Association, the body eliminates upwards of two pounds or more of wastes
per day through the skin under normal circumstances. When the body is
cleansing even more elimination is needed.
Most adults will develop fevers under or around 103° Fahrenheit.
Always drink plenty of pure water and fresh fruit or vegetable juices during
times of cleansing. Never let the body dehydrate. You can use cold showers,
baths, or a cold wash cloth on the forehead or on the back of the neck to cool
yourself down a little.
Children can naturally have fevers of 104° to 105° Fahrenheit, so don’t
panic. Again, the most important issue in these cases is hydration. Manyparasites are killed during these high fevers through both heat and the
increase of white blood cells.
It has been stated that fevers above 106° kill cancer cells. At 110°
Fahrenheit, you begin to kill your healthy cells. Elevated temperatures are
created from the thyroid gland and hypo-thalamus by the cellular release of
interleukin-1, which then stimulates and releases the prostaglandin E2
(PGE2) from the hypothalamus, which in turn creates diaphoresis (sweating).
This dilates the vascular system and creates activity in the sweat glands.
Sweating pushes the toxins out through the skin; these toxins are then
oxidized (eaten by skin mites) or washed away. This is vital in assisting the
body in proper elimination. Fevers stimulate the immune sys tem to increase
white blood cells and interferon. This enhances the immune system
considerably, calling out its army to do battle.
The body has its own intelligence; we only need to understand it. Never
fear a natural process that the body uses to help itself stay healthy. Fevers are
just one of the mechanisms used to accomplish this. Don’t fear a fever—
understand it! If you fear anything about fevers, it would be dehydration.
Most people, through acidosis, are always dehydrated to some degree. Learn
all you can about the ways of nature. This will help you immensely on your
journey toward health and vitality.
Working with a Fever Caused by Detoxification
In case of high fever, keep yourself hydrated. Drink plenty of distilled water,
fresh fruit juices or vegetable juices. You can place a cold cloth on the back
of the neck and forehead, and you can also take a cold bath. Do not suppress
this natural reaction of the body. NOTE: Liquid minerals may be added to
your water or juice for better hydration. This can be very important in highly
depleted cases.
GENERAL INFLAMMATION
Inflammation does not always need to be eliminated. Inflammation from
a histamine response is one method the body uses to dilate the vascular
system, which brings in additional blood and immune factors during a crisis
or when an irritant is involved. Hot and cold compresses can help. There are
many anti-inflammatory botanicals available, e.g., Wild Yam Root,
Marshmal-low Root, Slippery Elm, Comfrey (leaves and


are acting  with  great  speed  within  and  around  you.  Do
you understand,  Beloved  Ones,  whether  you  are awake  or
asleep,  This  Action  of the Great  Law  is constantly  going
on within  and  around  you!  You  for the  time  have  for-
gotten  It, in the  attraction  of the  outer  world.  Yet  the
Inner  Action  is going  on, directed  by your  Higher  Mental
Body.  When  your  Call  is sincere  and  firm,  then  will  your
Higher  Mental  Body  release  more  and  more  of Its Mighty
Energy,  which  dissolves  and  consumes  all unlike  Itself.
Do not give  way  to forgetfulness!  Remember,  you  have
entered  the Race  for Life.  Listen,  Beloved  Ones!  You  have
entered  the Race  for Life;  for without  your  Victory,  you
will remain  in the shadows  of human  discord  and  destruc-
tion. 135 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
You,  in the  outer  world  today,  still  by slight  provoca-
tion and  by the unfortunate  human  law,  which  mankind
does  not understand,  place  each  other  behind  prison  bars!
Your  prison  of your  own  creation  is the greatest  one  of all!
You,  Dear  Ones,  in the limitations  which  have  been  yours
in the past  for so long,  have  felt  if you  could  only  burst
those  bonds  which  seemed  to bind  you,  how  you  would  go
forth  into  Freedom!  That  Feeling  was  Real!  There  are
thousands  of people  who  have  had  that  experience.  They
have  felt,  if they  could  only  burst  the  something  which
seemed  to hold  and  bind  them,  they  could  do much  Greater
Things.  It was  their  own  creation  which  they  felt binding
them.  It was  only  a pressure  of energy.  It was  only  certain
rates  of vibration  in the feeling!  It was  only  whirls  of en-
ergy  in their  emotional  bodies!
Today,  you  have  the Means  of setting  yourself  Free.  Will
you apply  It, Beloved  Ones,  and  let Us help  you  quickly  to
your  Freedom?  It is so near!  We  are  doing  all the Law
permits  and  in many  instances,  setting  aside  much  of the
action  of the Law.  Otherwise  you,  yourselves  would  be com-
pelled  to correct  wrong  conditions.  You  must  give  the As-
sistance,  so more  may  enter  into  Greater  Freedom,  to give
the Service  needed  at this  time.  Surely  you  understand  do
you not? In this,  shall  we call  it—Special  Service  which  is
being  rendered,  it is to provide  those  to operate  the Law
stronger  and  stronger;  in order  to give  the  needed  As-
sistance  for the Freedom  which  must  come  forth,  because
the Call  must  come  from  you! DISCOURSE  VIII  113
We are  ready  and  have  been  waiting  long.  Your  part
now,  is to make  the Call  with  Great  Earnestness  and  Sin-
cerity,  maintaining  Harmony  in the feeling  in the face  of
any condition,  no matter  what,  then  the Release  will  come
quickly.
There  are many  in this  room  tonight!  I shall  make  it
quite  definite!  There  are more  than  three  hundred  people
in this  auditorium  tonight,  who  could  have  their  Freedom
very quickly,  if they  would  be firm  and  calm  in their  Call
to the Presence;  and  command  Complete  Harmony  in their
feeling  to be maintained!  It is not difficult,  Beloved  Ones!
It is only  because  there  is not yet quite  sufficient  determina-
tion within  you;  to take  command  and  hold  control  over
your  human  self.  THAT  REQUIRES  FIRMNESS  AND
UNYIELDING  DETERMINATION.
Beloved  Ones,  when  you  are a little  angered  and  you
determine  to have  a thing,  or do a thing,  you  exert  abun-
dance  of energy,  do you  not? Well,  isn't  this  much  more
important—your  Complete  Freedom?  You  do not  have
to release  the Full  Power  of Energy  which  you  release  in
the tremendous  flash  of anger!  All  Energy  which  is re-
leased  in your  Achievement,  must  be a Steady  Out-pouring
—not  intermittent!  By intermittent  activity,  you  lose  much
of what  you  gain;  but  when  you  with  firm  determination
call your  "I AM  Presence"  into  action;  take  firm  command
of your  human  self  and  compel  it to be obedient;  you  are
balancing  the Power  of the Presence  which  is called  forth
into the physical  octave.  It is what  is required  for your  quick 137 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Victory.  As you  do it, and  I will  help,  you  will  find  ere long,
that which  seemed  so much  obstruction,  so limiting  in the
outer  world,  will  have  lost its power.
I trust  I shall  find  you,  when  the  Messengers  return  at
Christmas  time,  the  Most  Marvelous  Wondrous  Free  Be-
ings!  Won't  you  accept  This  and  let Its Perfect  Activity
take  place  in your  world?  You  can  do it! It is for you!  Al-
low no thing  in the outer  world  to interrupt  it!
Do not discuss  This  or say to each  other:  "I wonder  after
all, if that  was  just  talk"?  I urge  you,  to be careful!  This
is a Mighty  Law  set into  action!  Please  be obedient  and  do
not discuss  this  night  with  each  other,  if you  want  to be
Free!  Go with  all the Gratitude  and  Sacredness  of this  night
in Adoration  to your  Presence!  Look  not  to the right  nor
left! Listen  not to anyone  who  would  say anything  discour-
aging  to the Sacredness  of This  Night!
I understand  you  do not yet comprehend  the Fulness  of
This;  but  it is not necessary  to comprehend  it, all this  mo-
ment.  If you  could  I would  say  to you:  "Be  Free!  Arise!
and It would  be done;  but  your  Requirements  must  be
taken  into  consideration.  To the  degree  you  will  do this,
will you  find  yourself—a  changed  Being;  and  your  world,
a New  World,  which  yesterday  you  could  not have  believed
could  take  place  by tomorrow!  Now  This  is a Service  being
rendered.  Will  you  accept  It as a Sacred  Blessing  to you ?
I thank  you,  Blessed  Ones  from  the  various  cities,  for
making  the Call  to Me,  to enable  the Service  to be rendered
in the removing  of discarnate  entities  from  your  environ-DISCOURSE  VIII  115
ment,  yourselves  and  your  cities.  I say to you  tonight,  Be-
loved  Ones  and  you  who  may  not be so familiar  with  This
Activity:  "The  Greatest  Blessing  on the face  of the Earth
today,  is in This  Service  of removing  from  the atmosphere
of Earth,  the Individuals  who  have  passed  from  their  bodies,
which  we call—discarnate  entities."
There  are in your  Earth's  atmosphere,


 every diet that came downthe pike. I tried Optifast, Shaklee, and many other diets. I wouldlose weight on each of these, but I never lost fat—always muscle.I would look at myself in the mirror after each of these diets andsee flesh just hanging on me. The diets were hard to stay on, andthey made me weak. I remember one time about six years ago: I wason a vacation in Hawaii after completing a diet that consisted ofeating nothing but protein drinks four times a day. There I was,hiking along this trail, and when our group came to a smallfissure on the trail everyone leaped across it. But I couldn’t get mybody to do it. I was that weak. Every time I came off one of thosediets, I gained back more than I had weighed before. This went onfor my entire adulthood. I got up to 240 pounds, and I am only5’1” tall. It became hard to move around and hard to go shopping.Clothes were a problem, so I either sewed or bought them from theNordstrom catalog. I was a size 22. One doesn’t find beautifulclothing in those sizes. The simple act of getting up from a chair192 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  or a sofa was hard for me. So was going to a restaurant and
sitting in a booth. I never knew whether I could fit into the booth.
I went on like this for 37 years, seeking answers, talking to
people, trying diets, and joining support groups. Many times I gottired of searching and just let myself go. But even when I’d givenup and gotten sloppy again, there was always part of my mind sortof passively available, listening, waiting to find out aboutsomething that might make permanent weight loss possible.
My first break came during menopause, when I read Dr. John
R. Lee’s
What Your Doctor May Not T ell You about Menopause.
This book had a lot of inside-track information about hormone
replacement therapy. It gave me information about hormones thatI had been seeking all my life. Dr. Lee was the first doctor to comeout saying that Premarin and all the synthetic estrogen hormonesbeing given to women at menopause were actually hurting them.He talked about how estrogen made the body store fat. I thought:At last! A clue! I began to believe that I had a hormone problem,one that went beyond my under-active thyroid.
But I needed more specific information, and I needed a
doctor who could help me balance my hormones. I went to theendocrinologists at Kaiser, but that was a lost cause. They wantedto get me on Premarin as fast as they could! They are part of thatmedical establishment Dr. Lee writes about that is brainwashedabout Premarin. They certainly were not about to help me.
I knew I needed to find an endocrinologist outside the Kaiser
system who agreed with Dr. Lee’s ideas and was ready to buck thewhole system regarding Premarin. But where do you find someonelike that? My entire life’s experience had taught me that doctorswere, for the most part, like Stepford wives; they were cheerleadersfor a system that reduced reality to a few simple clichés. I was alsoleery of exposing myself to more insults from doctors. Whenever Iwould go in for these consultations about my weight, I could seeexactly what these doctors were thinking. Whether they said it or193 BATTLING THE MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT not, they gave me the feeling that they thought I was some kind of
binge eater looking for a shortcut or a miracle.
I started feeling trapped; I had the same discouraged, sort of
Kafkaesque sensation like I’d gotten back in my 30s.
But then, over New Year’s, my husband and I were at our condo
in the desert and I saw Dr. Platt on television. Everything he saidmade so much sense that I made an appointment to see him!
I brought my Kaiser folder to Dr. Platt, and he did a battery
of hormone tests. I found him easy to talk to. He also had meconsult with one of his nutritionists. At first I was cynical abouttalking to another nutritionist. I have been through a lot ofnutrition classes sponsored by Kaiser. That’s another insultingthing they do when you are looking for help with weight loss: theymake you take these classes. I’ve been through umpteen nutritionclasses and cholesterol classes and so forth. You name it and Kaiserwants to put you through it.
Dr. Platt’s team is welcoming. They really have knowledge
that helps you and a way of sharing it that I understood.
Dr. Platt told me that when I lost weight my cholesterol
would go down. My cholesterol was 293 when I went in there.Kaiser had wanted me to take Zocor for my high cholesterol,which is one of about three or four statin drugs on the market. ButI said no. Dr. Platt and I are working on my cholesterol withniacin and thyroid. Within the first two months of starting withDr. Platt, my cholesterol dropped 50 points.
When the hormone tests came back, Dr. Platt and I sat down
and went over them. My low thyroid was still there, and Dr. Plattadjusted my thyroid, giving me T3 in addition to T4. Heexplained to me why the Synthroid by itself wasn’t helping me. Itmade me angry to think I had been faithfully taking this stuff for20 years and it had been doing nothing for me.
As I lost weight I gained energy. It became easier to do just
about anything. So far I’ve lost 38 pounds. I weigh 202 now. But194 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  I’m wearing a size 16 and there’s no flab! I used to feel impaired,
but I’m not impaired anymore. I have no problems getting up offof the sofa or in and out of a restaurant booth.
I’ve always been an active person even when it was a struggle
to move around. I still work in a gift shop every day, sing in achoir, volunteer at my T emple, teach piano privately at home, andcook with my husband every night. My ideal weight is 141. I amconfident I will get there.
NEAR MISSES
Over the years I’ve seen a lot of patients like Margaret—very
smart people who try to approach their weight problemsintelligently but still can’t lose weight. I find their situationsespecially poignant. With all of their reading and detectivework, they’re nonetheless thwarted by our popular culture ofdieting and our uninformed medical system. Margaret madesome good inroads, but she just didn’t take the right path to getto where she wanted to go. She had read Dr. Lee and under-stood the value of natural progesterone. Unfortunately, the typeof progesterone he promotes is not in a high enough strength.He recommends the over-the-counter type of progesterone,which is 20 milligrams, and a woman generally needs about200 milligrams a day.
Margaret also suspected that she had a thyroid problem,
and her doctors determined that it was true. But they placedher on the wrong thyroid medication. This is extremelycommon, as you’ve already seen with Brenda J. and Rhonda Y.She was given the T4-only hormone Synthroid when she alsoneeded T3. That’s the most common error made by conven-tional doctors when treating over-weight people with under-active thyroid glands. They don’t realize that people can have195 BATTLING THE MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT normal levels of T4 and still be hypothyroid. Few doctors look
at a patient’s T3 levels, T3 being the active hormone thatregulates metabolism. The logical question here is: Why don’tdoctors start looking at T3 levels so they can cover all the basesfor their patients suffering from hypothyroidism?
YO-YO DIETING AND WEIGHT LOSS
Margaret is the type of person who has the most difficult
time losing weight. Her long history of repeated diets hadturned her body into an extremely efficient, sophisticatedfat-storing machine.
The body does not know about weight loss—it only
understands the threat of starvation. Its main concern issurvival. When insufficient quantities of fuel are consumed, itnaturally thinks it may be facing starvation, so it begins tocreate and store fat in a highly efficient manner.
This is an important point that bears repeating. People
interested in losing weight need to understand how their bodyoperates. The body likes fat. It likes to create it and hold ontoit and does not like to burn it.
When people go on starvation weight loss programs, most
of the weight loss that occurs is muscle loss—the body doesnot want to burn fat when it is starving. Muscle weighs at leastthree times as much as fat, so people lose weight rapidly, whichmakes them happy. This happiness, unfortunately, is short-lived because there is a rapid regaining. Less muscle tissuemeans less room for carbohydrate (sugar) storage (as glycogen),so any excess is apt to be stored in the fat cells. And lessmuscle means less fat is burned, since muscle is the fat-burning tissue of the body.196 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  Added to this, the body becomes even more efficient at stor-
ing fat. The bottom line is: cutting calories is probably not thebest weight loss approach for long-term weight management.
Fat is a very efficient fuel—it burns at nine calories per
gram—and the body wisely reserves its most efficient fuel forlast. A good example of this is Karen Carpenter, the singer whodied


 costume and reveal itself
as it really is. What do you see?” I asked. Frank said nothi ng, shifting
uneasily in his chair. After a moment Della answered. “I see a little girl. She
hasn’ t got any clothes on; she looks scared.”
“Is she saying anything to you?” I asked.
“I’m not sure,” Della faltered.
“Is she holding her arms in any special way?” I prompted.
“She’ s holding them out to me. She wants to be picked up,” Della said
softly, her emotion rising.
“She wants you to love her, doesn’ t she?” I asked. Della nodded.
I turned to Frank. “What about you?”
He hesit ated before saying in a husky voice, “I basically see the same
thing, but it’ s harder for me to talk about it.”
I asked them to open their eyes. “Once you get past the fearsome exterior,
all inner  monsters are weak, frightened, and alone. You long ago rejected
this part of yourself, therefore it appears to you as a child of your own
making that wants to be back with you. Now ask yourself, why did it turn
into a monster?”“A good of fense is the best defense,” Frank said.
“Exactly. If you feel weak and frightened, the last thing you want is for
someone else to see you that way. So you put on a mask. In this case the
mask is a word— no—that disguises how very much you want to be loved
and understood. In disguised form this no is saying, ‘Love me.’ Which is
why you both resist each other so ferociously, I think. You aim your offense
against the person you really hope will love you.”
They were both very quiet by now. The exercise with the inner monster
had show n Della and Frank a lot more than they had bargained for. “I don’t
want you to make peace here and now,” I said. “This isn’t about wiping
years of grievances off the boards with one sweep. But I’d like you to think
back to the time before this all started. You are in love, excited to be with
each other. The only thing you can think about is the next time you’ll be
together. Keep yourself in that space and tell me, did you experience
resistance back then?”
They shook their heads, neither saying a word.
“Can each of you give me an example of an action that proved to you that
the other loved you?” I asked.
Della volunteered first. “We weren’ t engaged yet, and Frank had taken a
long flight home from Europe. He had bought the tickets before meeting
me, and by the time of his departure he didn’ t really want to go. But the
tickets cost a lot of money, and he left. We couldn’ t wait to get back
together, and the instant he got off the plane in New York, I was bubbling
over with things I wanted to do—go to the theater, eat at ‘our’ restaurant,
things I’d stored up for his return.
“It didn’t even occur to me that he was exhausted because he looked so
happy to see me again. So we got in a cab and went straight to a matinee I’d
really been dying to see. Halfw ay through, holding his hand in the dark, I
heard a raspy, buzzing noise—h e was snoring, totally passed out in his seat.
And I realized that he’d come out for me, not caring how exhausted he was,
not caring about anything else.”
“And what did you do?” I asked.
“The instant I could, I dragged him back to our hotel,” Della said,
smiling. “He fell on the bed with his clothes on and slept for ten hours
straight.”“What you’ve just described is surrender,” I said. “Frank set aside his
immediate needs because he wanted you to have your desire come true.”
“But Della did the same for me when she dragged me back to our hotel,”
Frank pointed out. “She had been waiting to see that show for months, and
the tickets were a lot more expensive than she could af ford.”
“How did it feel to do those things? Were you put out? Did you hold it
against the other person?” I asked. They both shook their heads. “As
insignificant as this incident might sound to an outsider,” I said, “you were
bringing a message to each other that said, ‘You are not alone.’ These are
words from spirit. As long as the impulse of love is there, you’ll want to
deliver the message. It W as there then, and I don’ t think it’ s gone away.”
“No,” Frank said. “But things change.”
“Certainly. Bein g married is very different from courtship,” I agreed.
“Yet memory has reminded you of some important things here, primarily
that giving in to someone you love isn’t a defeat. It’s a joy, bringing much
more to you than you are ever asked to give up.”
The atmosphere in the room was no longer charged. Della and Frank had
thoughtful looks in their eyes when they left. They promised to reflect on
our talk and get back to me when their calendars weren’ t so jammed.
Lawyers. But all of us sensed that the necessary breakthrough had been
made.
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IS ATTACHMENT REALLY LOVE?
THE PATH TO love doesn’ t end with surrend er, although in a way there is
nothing more to do. The process  of letting go is all that spirit needs in order
to enter your life. The rest is a ripening of the union between self and Self.
There is, howev er, still the enorm ous issue of how two people can surrender
to each other completely. No matter how much love you begin to feel
within, you must still reflect it to your beloved. Two spiritual people living
together don’t automatically make a spiritual relationship. Therefore we
want to ask in practical terms how love increases between two souls. The
ego is not easily defeated in its preoccupation with everything but love.
Surrender is not achieved until you surr ender completely to your beloved. T o accomplish this you
must r elinquish everything that deprives you of love and nurtur e everything that comes fr om
love.
One way that people deprive themselves of love is especially confusing
because it seems to be a way to increase it: this is attachment. In its mildest
form attachment is the desire to be with someone special. A baby attached
to its mother won’ t accept other women as substitutes; a twelve-year -old
girl selects a best friend from the girls she knows. Even in these preadult
forms attachme nt has two sides—it both includes and excludes. Adult
relationships carry attachment to a deeper level, but the exclusivity remains.
The wedding vow to “forsake all others” implies not just fidelity but a life
to be shared by two alone.
Isn’t it love when you share your world with someone else? Shouldn’ t
intimate relatio nships be exclusive in just this way? The answer issurprising, for if you look deepe r you will see that love and attachment are
not the same thing.
Love allows your beloved the fr eedom to be unlike you. Attachment
asks for conformity to your needs and desires.
Love imposes no demands. Attachment expresses an overwhelming
demand—“Make me feel whole.”
Love expands beyond the limits of two people. Attachment tries to
exclude everything but two people.
Most of us would not automatically make these distinctions, because
attachment is something we need. But a relationship based upon need is
really just expan ded ego. Being able to fuse your ego with someone else’s
brings a sense of security; it justifies being selfish because the selfishness is
shared. “We” have our ways of doing things, our likes and dislikes, our
sense of being set apart from others. At its most extreme there is a kind of
mutual madness —folie à deux—in which two people try to possess each
other body and soul. A wild love affair is the closest most people come to
this extreme. In ordinary relationships attachment seems normal.
The seduction of attachment is that it bestows a sense of security through
insulation from the outside world. The pet names no one else hears, the
private language and rituals, the attitudes so deeply ingrained that they are
never even referred to: these things make people feel safe because they
make “we two” a tight, enclosed world.
Yet attachment has a deeper spiritual meaning. It represents an attempt to
reach unity by merging with another soul. Although it may not be
completely conscious, at some level you realize that you have been living in
separation from God, a condition  that is full of anxiety and insec urity. There
is a part of you that sees itself as fragmented from the whole.
I know a man who was happily married for sixteen years. One morning
he notic ed a moving van outsid e his front door. He asked his wife why it
was there, and she said, “I’m leaving, and my lawyer says I can take half of
everything. Decide now what you want to keep.”
This brutal good-bye came as a shock to my friend (in retro spect, he
admitted that communication with his wife had been nil for the past few
years, so if she had grievances there had been little opportunity for talkingabout them). He had no choice but to submit to


 those in the com-pany
including myself. I now go forth into a new day, full of faith,
confidence, and trust.”
This business executive repeated the above meditation slow ly three
times in the morning, feeling the truth of what he affirmed. When
fearful or angry thoughts came into his mind during the day, he would
say to himself, “Peace, harmony, and poise govern my mind at all
times.”
 162  As he continued disciplining his mind in this manner, all the
harmful thoughts ceased to come, and peace came into his mind. He
reaped the harvest.
Subsequently, he wrote me to the effect that at the end of ab out two
weeks of reordering his mind, the president and the vice presi dent
called him into the office, praised his operations and his n ew
constructive ideas, and remarked how fortunate they were in having
him as general manager. He was very happy in discovering tha t man
finds happiness within himself.
• The block or stump is not really there
I read a newspaper article some years ago, which told about a  horse
that had shied when he came to a stump on the road. Subsequently,
every time the horse came to that same stump, he shied. The farmer
dug the stump out, burned it, and leveled the old road. Yet, for twenty-
five years, every time the horse passed the place where the former
stump was, he shied. The horse was shying at the memory of a stump.
There is no block to your happiness save in your own thought life
and mental imagery. Is fear or worry holding you back? Fear is a
thought in your mind. You can dig it up this very moment by
supplanting it with faith in success, achievement, and victo ry over all
problems.
I knew a man who failed in business. He said to me, “I made
mistakes. I've learned a lot. I am going back into business, and I will
be a tremendous success.” He faced up to that stump in his mind. He
did not whine or complain, but he tore up the stump of failure, a nd
through believing in his inner powers to back him up, he banish ed all
fear thoughts and old depressions. Believe in yourself, and you will
succeed and be happy.
• The happiest people
The happiest man is he who constantly brings forth and practice s
what is best in him. Happiness and virtue complement each oth er. The
best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually t he best in
 163  the art of living life successfully. God is the highest and bes t in you.
Express more of God's love, light, truth, and beauty, and you will
become one of the happiest per-sons in the world today.
Epictetus, the Greek stoic philosopher, said, “There is but one way
to tranquility of mind and happiness; let this, therefore, be al ways
ready at hand with thee, both when thou wakest early in the morni ng,
and all the day long, and when thou goest late to sleep, to account no
external things thine own, but commit all these to God.”
• Summary of steps to happiness
1. William James said that the greatest discovery of the 19th cen tury
was the power of the subconscious mind touched by faith.
2. There is tremendous power within you. Happiness will come to
you when you acquire a sublime confidence in this power. Then, y ou
will make your dreams come true.
3. You can rise victorious over any defeat and realize the cheri shed
desires of your heart through the marvelous power of your
subconscious mind. This is the meaning of whoso-ever trusteth in the
Lord [spiritual laws of the subconscious mind], happy is he.
4. You must choose happiness. Happiness is a habit. It is a g ood
habit to ponder often on Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever thin gs are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good
report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think  on these
things. Phil. 4:8.
5. When you open your eyes in the morning, say to yourself, I
choose happiness today. I choose success today. I choose right acti on
today. I choose love and good will for all today. I choose peace today.
Pour  life, love, and interest into this affirmation, and you have chosen
happiness.
6. Give thanks for all your blessings several times a day. F ur-
thermore, pray for the peace, happiness, and prosperity of all m embers
of your family, your associates, and all people everywhere.
 164  7. You must sincerely desire to be happy. Nothing is accom-plished
without desire. Desire is a wish with wings of imagination and f aith.
Imagine the fulfillment of your de-sire, and feel its reality, and it will
come to pass. Happiness comes in answered prayer.
8. By constantly dwelling on thoughts of fear, worry, anger, hate,
and failure, you will become very depressed and un-happy.
Remember, your life is what your thoughts make of it.
9. You cannot buy happiness with all the money in the world. Some
millionaires are very happy, some are very unhappy. Many peopl e
with very little worldly goods are very happy, and some are ve ry
unhappy. Some married people are happy, and some very unhappy.
Some single people are happy, and some are very unhappy. The
kingdom of happiness is in your thought and feeling.
10. Happiness is the harvest of a quiet mind. Anchor your thoughts
on peace, poise, security, and divine guidance, and your mind will be
productive of happiness.
11. There is no block to your happiness. External things are not
causative; these are effects, not cause. Take your cue from the  only
creative principle within you. Your thought is cause, and a new cause
produces a new effect. Choose hap-piness.
12. The happiest man is he who brings forth the highest and the best
in him. God is the highest and the best in him, for the kingdom of God
is within.

 165  16
Your Subconscious Mind and
Harmonious Human Relations
In studying this book, you learn that your subconscious mind is a
recording machine, which faithfully reproduces what-ever you
impress upon it. This is one of the reasons for the applicat ion of the
Golden Rule in human relations.
MATT. 7:12 says, All things whatsoever ye would that men should
do unto you, do ye even so to them. This quotation has outer and inner
meanings. You are interested in its inner mean-ing from the standpoint
of your subconscious mind, which is: As you would that men should
think about you, think you about them in like manner. As you would
that men should feel about you, feel you also about them in like
manner. As you would want men to act toward you, act you toward
them in like manner.
For example, you may be polite and courteous to someone in your
office, but when his back is turned, you are very critical an d
resentful  toward him in your mind. Such negative thoughts are hig hly
destructive to you. It is like taking poison. You are actually t aking
mental poisons, which rob you of vitality, en-thusiasm, strength,
guidance, and good will. These negative thoughts and emotions sink
down into your subconscious, and cause all kinds of difficulties an d
maladies in your life.
• The master key to happy relationships with others
Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judg-ment ye jud ge,
ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be
measured  to you again. MATTHEW 7:1-2.
A study of these verses and the application of the inner truth s
therein contained represent the real key to harmonious relati ons. To
judge is to think, to arrive at a mental verdict or conclusi on in your
 166  mind. The thought you have about the other person is your thought,
because you are thinking it.
Your thoughts are creative, therefore, you actually create in y our
own experience what you think and feel about the other person. It is
also true that the suggestion you give to another, you give to your self
because your mind is the creative medium.
This is why it is said, For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be
judged. When you know this law and the way your subconscious mind
works, you are careful to think, feel, and act rights toward the other.
These verses teach you about the emancipation of man and revea l to
you the solution to your individual problems.
• And with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you
again
The good you do for others comes back to you in like measure; and
the evil you do returns to you by the law of your own mind. If a man
cheats and deceives another, he is actually cheating and deceivi ng
himself. His sense of guilt and mood of loss


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Beet tablets - 2 each time
Dulse tablets - 1 each time

Along with the pill supplements, you will be taking cod liver oil, Calphonite and a flaxseed drink, which appear in the follo wing
daily time schedule.
To prepare flaxseed drink, soak 1 tablespoon of flaxseeds in 1/4 cup hot water for 8 hours (soak your first drink the night before
you begin the program). Strain and discard seeds; drink only the liquid.

TIME SCHEDULE
SKIN BRUSH
7:00 am: cleansing drink (see preceding page)
8:30 am: supplements and flaxseed drink, 2 tablespoons Calphonite
10:00 am: cleansing drink
11:30 am: supplements with tea or diluted juice
1:00 pm: cleansing drink
2:30 pm: supplements with tea
4:00 pm: cleansing drink
5:30 pm: supplements, flaxseed drink
7:00 pm: cleansing drink
Bedtime: immediately before retiring - 2 tablespoons Calphonite, 1 tablespoon Cod Liver Oil. (Bedtime should be no later than
9:30 pm.)
As you can see, your supplements are taken 1 -1/2 hours after the cleansing drinks.
The evening  of your first day on the program, you will have the first colema at 7:30 pm.
Thereafter, you are to have two per day - one at 7:30 am and the other at 7:30 pm. REST ½ hour after each colema

THE COLEMA
The secret of this cleansing program is to take a spe cial kind of enema called a “colema” twice a day, and perhaps even three
times. An inexpensive piece of equipment called a colema board is used which permits the user to comfortably lie down during the
treatments. It has a hole in one end that is placed ov er the toilet. There is either a 4 or 5 -gallon bucket hanging above, over a
shower rod, and inside the bucket is a tube that allows water to pass down the rubber tubing through a small plastic tube, wh ich is
inserted in the rectum. The plastic tube is smal ler than your little finger, and we find that toxic material goes right by it and
elimination can take place without having to remove the tube. So the water goes in and the toxic waste material comes out and  into
the toilet.

This program involves taking t wo colemas a day. I first thought this would perhaps weaken the bowel; but I found that as the water
went into the bowel, elimination was easier and a better tone developed in the bowel. It’s not a matter of how harshly you le t water
into the bowel, how ba llooned you make the bowel or even how much you can hold. You eliminate as you need to, and that is what
develops a bowel wall. The colema board and associated parts represent a major advance for those interested in getting involv ed in
their own healing pr ocess. Not only does it make a colon treatment possible at home, but it also makes for easier planning of one’s
routine, time savings and puts you in control of the process. This equipment is light weight and inexpensive, easily stored a nd can
travel with you. Cutting the board in half and hinging it will allow you to pack it into a handy travel bag acceptable to most
transportation systems.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAKING A COLEMA
The colema board has been designed to provide a safe and easy way to take a high en ema. Once you are in the correct position, it
is possible to relax and virtually enjoy the rest of the procedure. Both hands are free so you may massage the abdomen and co lon.
For best results, massaging is most important.
Place body -temperature water in a  four or five gallon plastic bucket; do not fill completely.
The pail of water may hang on a hook, shower rod or be placed on a sink top or box. Make sure that your bucket is sturdy enou gh
to hold 5 gallons of water and that your hanging point is strong enough to hold the full bucket. There should be approximately four
feet between the colema board and the bottom of the pail. Add the mixture you are using (coffee and vinegar, clay water or ga rlic)
into the water.
Place the working end of the colema board over the toilet. The top of the board, where the head rests, may be placed on a chair or
the side of the tub for convenience. To prevent splashing of expelled fecal matter, place the lid for the splash board over t he end
area of the colema board.
Check to make sure the water can run freely through the tube that goes to the rectum.
Place a folded towel or foam pad on the board so that it will be comfortable to lie on. Before inserting the colema tip into the tube
on the board, rinse well. Apply a small amoun t of lubricant on the rectal tube so colema tip will be easily inserted, being careful
not to clog the holes. Position your body on colema board in order to easily insert the colema tip into the rectum. Slide bod y down
until the buttocks touch the wooden e dges of the support.
Open clamp to allow the solution to flow into the colon. You do not have to remove the rectal tip in order to evacuate. The f ecal
matter will bypass the tip, allowing normal bowel action. The colema board encourages normal peristalsis without producing
bowel distension. Begin abdomen massage. Start massaging upward on your left side. If you find any tender or sore areas,
continue to massage until the tenderness is gone. Continue up to the ribs on the left, then across the abdomen and do wn the right
side. This brings the solution to the ascending colon. When cramping or the desire to evacuate occurs, close off the water cl amp
(in-flow) and simply relieve the bowel. The small, pencil -like tip will allow free elimination without being remov ed.
Continue this procedure until you have eliminated the bulk of fecal mass or until you have exhausted the water contents in th e
bucket. This will normally take about 30 minutes. Be sure to clamp off tube before all the water is used, iin order to mainta in the
siphon action in the hose.
Upon completion of the colema, clean the board and tubes with a germicidal solution. When removing the tip for cleaning, be s ure
to replace the piece of 1/4 -inch rubber tubing that holds the tip on the adjustable holder of  the rectal tube. It is suggested that the
tip be immersed in a germicidal solution and stored until the next colema.
SIPHONING THE HOSE
To start the water flow in the hose you must siphon it. This is accomplished by putting the end that goes in the bucket  under the
faucet. Run water through it, past the u -tu be, then hold it up in the air so the water can run down the long part of the hose. Once it
has run down, close the clamp, then start it in the same way you did before and your siphon will be working. The idea is that when
water is pulled down the long part of the hose it will naturally draw the water up the hose from the bucket and around the u -tube.
To keep the siphon flow, always clamp off the hose before the bucket has run dry. This way you will ret ain your suction without
having to re -siphon. If the bucket does run dry, you must repeat the starting| procedure. Another way to drain the bucket is to
attach a small plastic fitting into a hole at the base of the bucket. Attach the neoprene hose to this fitting and the other end to the
colema board.

ADDITIONS TO THE COLEMA WATER SOLUTION
There are a few additives I might mention to use in the colema water. First of all, you can add a pint of coffee. Coffee help s bring
down bile from the liver and stimula tes the bowel wall to throw out the toxic material faster. You can also add clay water, which I
believe has a great effect on the mucus membrane, loosening it and releasing it faster. Of course, this procedure is repeated
two times a day for the seven -day period. After the week, the Maintenance Program is followed for seven weeks. It is
recommended that you follow this with another cleansing program. I feel this is the Ultimate Cleansing Program, a process whi ch
completely and thoroughly removes the toxic m aterial from the bowel.

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
The Ultimate Tissue Cleansing System is very good at overcoming pain. Pain of all kinds from any part of the body, such as in
arthritis, headaches, etc. In overcoming serious degenerative disease, it is re commended that the treatment be ongoing and
constantly applied for possibly one year and perhaps longer. It should be understood that this treatment cannot be considered  a
“cure all,” but rather is an important step for leading the body to detoxification a nd cleansing. Treatment must be given according
to the patient’s responsiveness - watch for reactions closely.
Three days may be all a patient can endure to begin with, especially with the elderly and very weak.
One day may be all that can be safely admini stered if the patient drops in energy


calmly with Urine. Without great excuses I every day took a glass of my Urine in the mornings, but not gave importance to this. Recently, I found a book and I decided to investigate. What I read was much more interesting and I continued investigating. I then bought the book named the Curative Power of Urine, (the liquid gold of Health), by May Ana, and the Water of the Life, by J.W. Armstrong. But what I decided was to drink my Urine as to what I read in this page, and yet really, I began the therapy 18 days ago. It clarified that I did not need to consult any doctor. What could I lose if the Urine is sterile and it does not produce any disease?  118 Today, after 18 days I have initiated the therapy and the anxiety and the fear which proceeds to a hypertension crisis have disappeared 90 percent. In general I feel far better and I am recovering my original perception of things much better. I also encounter better flavor of foods. I have better digestion and little by little I have been recovering my tranquillity. My pressure has been normal 115-80 118-80 with a pulse of 75 per minute. That I did not even have before the crisis of two years ago. I suppose that still I am not cured, but have taken the first step towards my definitive treatment. I offer my testimony to those in case it serves to them as something. I hope that they are animated to put in practice this therapy that is free, in benefit of its health. Greetings and that God bless them."  Roberto { Mexico } Thursday, March 08, 2001   World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward   HYPERTENSION  Alicia De Higareda {Mexico} "I am cured of hypertension in only three months. I have not taken a single pill, only Urine. After doing a fast of 3 days, I feel very well and I am already working, thanks to God."  World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward  HYPERTENSION  Octavio S. Avila {Mexico} "For 13 days after taking my Urine, my high blood pressure and diabetes disappeared. The Urine no longer tastes sweet. I do not feel weak nor with hunger. I am cured but I have not made the fasting, but I will."  World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward  ******************** I ********************  INFECTION IN NAVEL  119 Mrs. Maria Castel D. { Mexico } "I cured myself of an infection that I had in my navel and also the conduit healed that unites the navel to the bladder. It did not close by itself but could be united with surgery. With the Urine It sealed itself."  World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward  INFLAMMATION  “Mrs. Pashiben (Ramnagar, Sabarmati) got inflammation on her entire body. She was admitted to the urine therapy centre on 25-4-61 for urine treatment. She was 25 and had been suffering from inflammation for the past 1 1/2 years. She had consulted a number of doctors and Vaidyas without any success. At last; her father-in-law came to know about urine treatment and decided to admit her in the centre for treatment.  She remained in the centre for 19 days up to 14-5-61. From the day after her admission she was given the following treatment for 19 days: 1. Complete fast for the first two days during which she was given to drink the entire urine and when thirsty she was given boiled water. 2. From the third day, water was stopped and she was given cow's milk to sip a spoonful every time she was thirsty. Later the quantity was gradually increased to 3 pints and then to 5 pint. Drinking of entire urine continued as usual during all these days. 3. She was daily rubbed for about an hours with urine which was 3-4 days old.  With this treatment for 19 days she was 75% cured and on morning of the 20th day, she took leave from the centre but continued the treatment at home. On 2-7-61, her father-in-law Shri Mohanlal Tulsiram came to the centre and reported that Mrs. Pashiben was completely cured of the inflammation within 12 days after leaving the centre. Her general health had also considerably improved and she had resumed her normal diet.”  Manav Mootra by R.M. Patel  INFLAMMATION IN KNEE  Juan M. Velazco {Mexico} "I am approximately 5 days old in taking Urine and thanks to God everything has marched well in my life. Before my left knee hurt so much that I began to use a cane, because without I had very strong pain and inflammation. The doctors said that only with an operation could I heal because the knee was with retention of liquids. Thanks to God and the Urine I have cured myself."  120 World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward  INFLUENZA  “Ranjitbhai Baladevabhai Parikh is a man of selfless service. He has benefited by Urine Therapy, and he is giving his treatment to others. There was an outbreak of influenza in 1958. As he was drinking urine daily, Ranjitbhai was saved from any contamination, but one of his nephews, Dihp, fell prey to It. Ranjitbhai advised him to drink his own urine. After half an hour the patient had a strong vomit of some yellow and black substance. His chest and stomach became light and influenza disappeared. The patient did not feel further necessity to drink urine again. In this way, Ranijitbhai cured a number of patients but never cared for any publicity.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  INFLUENZA  “In 1931, when I was in Africa, this disease spread out among the aborigines residing in forests of Uganda. I was anxious to know about their methods of its treatment. For this purpose, I investigated and was surprised to know that some Protestant priests were treating them by the application of their own urine. By this treatment, Africans had recovered their health in a short time. Then I took some interest in this method of Urine Therapy. I can not forget the love and sympathy of those priests. They gave me two books on urine cure so that I could understand the scientific method of this therapy. In 1942, during the military service, I myself and other European officers of my rank adopted Unne Therapy against a number of diseases."  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  INFLUENZA   Ms. LT., The Netherlands "I am forty years old and work as a journalist. The first three months that I worked with urine therapy, I wrote a book, moved, and kept my routine going as a single working mother. This should give you an idea about the enormous amount of energy I possessed. At the time, there was also an influenza epidemic in the Netherlands and almost everybody I knew had been sick, myself excluded. One night it began, starting with a pounding, infected feeling in my nose and gums (a weak spot), a dry throat and teary eyes. I figured it was logical that I break down once the greatest pressure was over. I gargled and rinsed my gums with fresh urine and doubled the daily dose of urine 121 I normally drank. A day and a half later, I was completely recovered, and did not even have a runny nose any more. The flu, or whatever it was, had not intensified. In the initial phase, perhaps the most remarkable effect of urine was on my moods. Drinking my own urine helped me break down barriers I never thought I could, and gave me a delightful feeling of inner freedom. It was something like, 'If I can do this, I can do almost anything.' Like go to Australia, or whatever. That feeling of freedom has remained."   The Golden Fountain by Coen van der Kroon  INTESTINAL PROBLEM  “Shri Bhojraj Sancheti stays in Momasar (Dist. Churu, Rajasthan). He is 58. For the last 15 years the meals in his home have been cooked bland - without chillies, spices and beverages like tea and coffee have been given up. He has been doing social service and welfare work for the last decade. Hundreds of patients have been benefited by his nature cure treatment and urine therapy based on his own experience and have been relieved of their complaints and are leading healthy and useful lives. He narrated his findings of the urine therapy on January 11, 1977, as follows:  At the age of 47 my digestive system became weak and the intestine almost stopped working. Any amount of the customary treatment would not bring any relief. In these days of desperation· my attention turned to yoga. Yogic practices gave me much relief and so my faith in them grew stronger.  Resolved to effect complete cure, I submitted myself to the treatment of Dr. Ravindra Chaudhary of Ranipabia, Dist. Purnea (Bihar) and thus I was initiated in the nature cure therapy. By the almost three-and-a-half-month treatment I derived many benefits but could not be said to have restored completely to health. This was the period when I had the opportunity to make a regular study of nature cure.  In 1970, I had occasion to visit Bombay. There by the Jain monks and other I was introduced to the urine therapy and developed a desire to apply it in my own case. On returning to Calcutta I read twice the book


 at that ti me.
Somehow I knew the treatment they were using was wrong.
    I brought my brother home still on heavy doses of thorazine. The s ide effects of this drug were so severe he could barely exist:
blurred vision, clenched jaw, trembling hands, and restless feet that could not be kept still. These are common problems with  the
older generation of psycho tropic medications, generally contro lled to some extent with still other drugs like cogentin (which he
was taking too).
    My brother steadily reduced his tranquilizers until he was able to think and do a few things. On his own he started taking a lot of
B vitamins and eating whole grains. I do not know exactly why he did this, but I believe he was following his intuition. (I
personally did not know enough to suggest a natural approach at that time.) In any case after three months on vitamins and an
improved diet he no long needed any medica tion, and was delighted to be free of their side effects. He remained somewhat
emotionally fragile for a few more months but he soon returned to work, and has had no mental trouble from that time to this day.
This was the beginning of my interest in mental  illness, and my first exposure to the limitations of ‘modern' psychiatry.
    I always preferred self -discipline to being directed by others. So I took every advantage of having a teacher for a mother and
studied at home instead of being bored silly in a classroom. In Canada of that era you didn't have to go to high school to enter
university, you only had to pass the written government entrance exams. At age 16, never having spent a single day in high sc hool,
I passed the university entrance exams with a grade of 97 percent. At that point in my life I really wanted to go to medical school
and become a doctor, but I didn't have the financial backing to embark on such a long and costly course of study, so I settle d on a
four year nursing course at the Univer sity of Alberta, with all my expenses paid in exchange for work at the university teaching
hospital.
    At the start of my nurses training I was intensely curious about everything in the hospital: birth, death, surgery, illness, etc. I
found most births to be joyful, at least when everything came out all right. Most people died very alone in the hospital, terrified if
they were conscious, and all seemed totally unprepared for death, emotionally or spiritually. None of the hospital staff want ed to
be with a dying person except me; most hospital staff were unable to confront death any more bravely than those who were dying.
So I made it a point of being at the death bed. The doctors and nurses found it extremely unpleasant to have to deal with the
preparatio n of the dead body for the morgue; this chore usually fell to me also. I did not mind dead bodies. They certainly did not
mind me!
    I had the most difficulty accepting surgery. There were times when surgery was clearly a life saving intervention, partic ularly
when the person had incurred a traumatic injury, but there were many other cases when, though the knife was the treatment of
choice, the results were disastrous.
    Whenever I think of surgery, my recollections always go to a man with cancer of th e larynx. At that time the University of
Alberta had the most respected surgeons and cancer specialists in the country. To treat cancer they invariably did surgery, p lus
radiation and chemotherapy to eradicate all traces of cancerous tissue in the body, bu t they seemed to forget there also was a
human being residing in that very same cancerous body. This particularly unfortunate man came into our hospital as a whole
human being, though sick with cancer. He could still speak, eat, swallow, and looked normal.  But after surgery he had no larynx,
nor esophagus, nor tongue, and no lower jaw.
    The head surgeon, who, by the way, was considered to be a virtual god amongst gods, came back from the operating room
smiling from ear to ear, announcing proudly that he  had ‘got all the cancer'. But when I saw the result I thought he'd done a
butcher's job. The victim couldn't speak at all, nor eat except through a tube, and he looked grotesque. Worst, he had lost a ll will to
live. I thought the man would have been much better off to keep his body parts as long as he could, and die a whole person able to
speak, eating if he felt like it, being with friends and family without inspiring a gasp of horror.
    I was sure there must be better ways of dealing with degenerative  conditions such as cancer, but I had no idea what they might
be or how to find out. There was no literature on medical alternatives in the university library, and no one in the medical s chool
ever hinted at the possibility except when the doctors took jab s at chiropractors. Since no one else viewed the situation as I did I
started to think I might be in the wrong profession.
    It also bothered me that patients were not respected, were not people; they were considered a "case" or a "condition." I was
frequently reprimanded for wasting time talking to patients, trying to get acquainted. The only place in the hospital where huma n
contact was acceptable was the psychiatric ward. So I enjoyed the rotation to psychiatry for that reason, and decided that I woul d
like to make psychiatry or psychology my specialty.
    By the time I finished nursing school, it was clear that the hospital was not for me. I especially didn't like its rigid hier archical
system, where all bowed down to the doctors. The very first wee k in school we were taught that when entering a elevator, make
sure that the doctor entered first, then the intern, then the charge nurse. Followed by, in declining order of status: gradua te nurses,
third year nurses, second year nurses, first year nurses,  then nursing aids, then orderlies, then ward clerks, and only then, the
cleaning staff. No matter what the doctor said, the nurse was supposed to do it immediately without question --a very military sort
of organization.
    Nursing school wasn't all bad.  I learned how to take care of all kinds of people with every variety of illness. I demonstrated for
myself that simple nursing care could support a struggling body through its natural healing process. But the doctor -gods tended to
belittle and denigrate n urses. No wonder --so much of nursing care consists of unpleasant chores like bed baths, giving enemas and
dealing with other bodily functions.
    I also studied the state -of-the-art science concerning every conceivable medical condition, its symptoms, an d treatment. At the
university hospital nurses were required to take the same pre -med courses as the doctors --including anatomy, physiology,
biochemistry, and pharmacology. Consequently, I think it is essential for holistic healers to first ground themselv es in the basic
sciences of the body's physiological systems. There is also much valuable data in standard medical texts about the digestion,
assimilation, and elimination. To really understand illness, the alternative practitioner must be fully aware of t he proper
functioning of the cardiovascular/pulmonary system, the autonomic and voluntary nervous system, the endocrine system, plus th e
mechanics and detailed nomenclature of the skeleton, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Also it is helpful to know the con ventional
medical models for treating various disorders, because they do appear to work well for some people, and should not be totally
invalidated simply on the basis of one's philosophical or religious viewpoints.
    Many otherwise well -meaning holisti c practitioners, lacking an honest grounding in science, sometimes express their
understanding of the human body in non -scientific, metaphysical terms that can seem absurd to the well -instructed. I am not
denying here that there is a spiritual aspect to he alth and illness; I believe there are energy flows in and around the body that can
effect physiological functioning. I am only suggesting that to discuss illness without hard science is like calling oneself a  abstract
artist because the painter has no abil ity to even do a simple, accurate representational drawing of a human figure.
    Though hospital life had already become distasteful to me I was young and poor when I graduated. So after nursing school I
buckled down and worked just long enough to save en ough money to obtain a masters degree in Clinical Psychology from the
University of British Columbia. Then I started working at Riverview Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., doing diagnostic testing, an d
group therapy, mostly with psychotic people. At Riverview I  had a three -year-long opportunity to observe the results of
conventional psychiatric treatment.
    The first thing I noticed was the ‘revolving door' phenomena. That is, people go out, and then they're back in, over and over
again, demonstrating that sta ndard treatment --drugs, electroshock and group therapy --had been ineffective. Worse, the treatments
given at Riverside were dangerous, often with long term side effects that were more damaging than the disease being treated. It felt
like nursing school all  over again; in the core of my being I somehow knew there was a better way, a more effective way of
helping people to regain their mental health. Feeling like an outsider, I started investigating the hospital's nooks and cran


 held no hope
of survival.
The last thing anyone involved wanted was that the story of McQueen's illness and
subsequent treatment be leaked to the press. McQueen himself did not want the
public to know he was ill; the people surrounding him did not want the star to be
linked with the controversial treatment he was receiving. Dad didn't want to go
public with a famous patient whose chances of survival were so slim. He knew that if
he lost a patient of McQueen's stature, that particular death would be all the public
would remember; the lives he had saved would be overlooked entirely.
But that bastion of American Journalism, The National Enquirer,  unearthed the
story. Possessing an intense hatred for the tabloid, McQueen insisted that he be
allowed to break the news before the Enquirer  could go to press. He wanted to tell his
fans about his illness himself.
Steve McQueen died November 7, 1980, from complications arising after surgery
performed for the purpose of removing dead tumor masses.
The majority of the media never did get the story straight. They had a field day with Dr.
Kelley. I  will never forget watching the Today Show  and seeing my father sit there, verbally
brutalized by Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley, watching him say virtually nothing in his own
defense. He had known the probable outcome of the situation and took the abuse as if it
were his due. In reality, all he had done was try, to the best of his ability, to help another
human being who had no other avenue open. Tom Snyder gave him a fair hearing, and so
did several others; but such was the exception, not the rule.
Dad received a great deal of unexpected support from his old patients and their
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relatives, though; and I  w ill never forget that either. He was swamped with their calls,
letters, and gifts. They stood up to be counted; but, unfortunately, no one really cared
about the lives Dr. Kelley saved — Steve McQueen was dead.
I  worked with my father at the International Health Institute, a privately owned
foundation conducting research in natural healing. When people calling there
discovered that my last name is "Kelley," I  am in for an earful of praise for my father.
They launch into hour-long dissertations about how wonderful Dr. Kelley is and how
his work improved or saved lives of loved ones. It seems to be very important to these
callers that Dr. Kelley's daughter should understand and appreciate the magnitude of
his work; they all take upon themselves the personal responsibility of informing me
who he is and what he has done. He receives thousands of cards and presents each
year from people he no longer remembers. They remember him, though; and they are
grateful for his help.
But no one is more grateful than I. My "healthy childhood" may have caused me a
little embarrassment from time to time, but it has stood me in good stead. Dad has
taught me to search for the truth, even if it means questioning what others readily
accept. I  w ill always be thankful that my father had the insight to find the truth, and
the courage to say so.
Dallas, Texas
Cancer Heroes' Testimonials
It is the nature of the Medical Establishment to say, "These cancer cases did not
have cancer and that is why they are still alive and cancer free." However many of
these patients were diagnosed by biopsy at the most prestigious institutions in the
United States and Canada. Furthermore, in 1985, the actual Biopsy Slides were
reviewed and confirmed by the renowned Pathologist Dr. Robert A. Good, Ph.D.,
former President of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City.
The Medical Establishment often accuses their enemy of doing exactly what they
themselves do: Lie, deceive, and cover up. The media then screams it so loud and
long that many of the gullible finally believe it to be true without any proof
whatsoever. However, in the case of my patients, the Establishment cannot do this.
This frustrates them to no end, and they have devised many ways to destroy and
discredit the Cancer Heroes. Nowhere in the Orthodox or Alternative Medical
Communities are so many Cancer Heroes truly documented with such long Cancer-
free life spans.
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Introduction
To Dr. Kelley's Cancer Heroes
We are bringing to your attention two groups of cancer heroes. These cancer
heroes, except as noted, were all alive and well and cancer-free in 1986. I  unplugged
my computer on the 30th of August 1986, and closed the doors on the Kelley
program. Many of these heroes are still alive and well. I  spoke to several in 1999 and
2001. I  feel many others w ill contact me when they find this booklet. The Cancer
Heroes are listed in two groups as follows:
Group I
Dr. Carol A. Morrison, M.D., F.A.C.C. and Dr. Kelley contacted these patients in
late 1990. The following Group I  patients were included in the 1982 edition of
Metabolic Ecology by Fred Rohe. Many in this group of patients written up by Fred
Rohe were copied and used by Nick Gonzalez for technical publication. Under the
direction of the former president of Sloan-Kettering Institute, Dr. Robert Good, Mr.
Gonzalez spent five years of serious investigation and review of the medical records
of Dr. Kelley's patients. Of the thousands of cancer patients available, they narrowed
the group down to 1,000 original patients who could meet the high standards of this
study. Of the 1,000 qualified patients, many of the "Rohe 50" were used and written
up. The 50 patients represented 25 types of cancer, half of which were diagnosed at
major medical centers such as the Mayo Clinic, Sloan-Kettering Institute and others.
The results of this study were extraordinary.
Group II
Group II consists of patient's stories that were collected and written up in 1982 by
Mr. Fred Rohe for his book Metabolic Ecology. They are presented in the patients'
own words, and include Dr. Kelley's spontaneous thoughts recorded immediately
upon reading them. Mr. Rohe selected 24 patients of the thousands available.
Ovarian Cancer Testimonial
Cindy Hollinger
In April 2001, when Cindy was first diagnosed with terminal, late-stage Ovarian
Cancer symptoms, oncologists recommended extremely aggressive surgery including
ovary removal, complete hysterectomy, stomach and lung scraping, and bowel
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resectioning. Following the surgery, they recommended six courses of
Chemotherapy... if she should live that long! Being a petite 5'2", 105 lb, 42-year-old
woman, these invasive treatments were refused, especially when told that a two-year
survival rate was less than 1%! Ascites fluid drains were never mentioned during
these conversations.
Alternative Treatments were then researched on the Internet, and after an exhaustive
two-month search, Dr. W illiam Kelley D.D.S.'s comprehensive cancer treatment
program for terminal Ovarian cancer was chosen.
During the first symptoms of Cindy's terminal Ovarian cancer, a Pleural Effusion (fluid
accumulation in, or around the lung) was found in Cindy's right lung. A Pulmonary
Specialist drained the lung of fluid three times over the course of two weeks by using
the Thoracentisis method. Despite the fact that four oncologists felt invasive surgery
and chemotherapy where the only answers, the Pleural Effusion unexpectedly
discontinued, never to return.
From April, 2002 -  September 2002, as the Ovarian tumors shrank, free-flowing
Ascites fluid accumulated intermittently in Cindy's abdomen area.
Suddenly, during the height of a Red Tide epidemic along Florida's East Coast (a
harmful algae bloom capable of killing thousands of fish and affecting the human
immune system), Cindy once again suffered from extensive Ascites fluid
accumulation.
From mid-October 2002 to February 2003, twelve frantic trips to the hospital, many
on short notice and three through Emergency Room check-ins, resulted in a
seemingly endless cycle of Ascites fluid drains in the stomach, abdomen, and left
lung, (the right lung remained clear of Ascites fluid) every 8 - 17 days.
The unusual aspect of this period of drains, was the fact that once free-flowing Ascites
fluid had encapsulated into bubble-like enclosures, allowing Radiologists to drain
them more precisely by using a CAT scan machine. Note: Encapsulation of cancerous
Ascites fluid is a frequent occurrence with Dr. Kelleys program.
Quite unexpectedly after the January 27 & 30, 2003 drains, the Ascites fluid caused
by the Ovarian cancer began to dissipate in Cindy's abdomen, while the Pleural
Effusion fluid in her left lung never came back!
50 days went by before Cindy showed signs of excessive fluid symptoms and the next
two procedures (March 21 & 30), involved minimal drains in the abdomen and
stomach areas. The Pleural Effusion in the left lung was now confined to small
encapsulated bubbles which to date, have not built up again. Both times the
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Radiologist took special care and focused on two or three problematic areas. 64 days
later, on June 3


 who speak spontaneously and honestly are
very often ex-cabinet officials. Independent thinking is discouraged,
and there are official guidelines for how one should think and speak.
Yes-men are not spontaneous men. They desperately fear the un-
known. They fit in. They do what they are told. They never challenge
but rigidly adhere to what is expected of them. Where are you on
this dimension? Can you be your own person in this area? Can you
spontaneously take the avenues that don’t always lead to a sure
thing?
The rigid never grow. They tend to do things the same way they’ve
always done them. A colleague of mine who teaches graduate
courses for teachers frequently asks the old-timers, who have spent
thirty years or more in the classroom, “Have you really been teaching
for thirty years or have you been teaching one year, thirty times?”
And you, dear reader, have you really lived 10,000 or more days or
have you lived one day, 10,000 or more times? A good question to
ask yourself as you work toward more spontaneity in your life.
Prejudice and Rigidity
Rigidity is the basis of all prejudice, which means to prejudge.
Prejudice is based less on hate or even dislike for certainEXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 121people, ideas, or activities than on the fact that it’s easier and safer
to stay with the known. That is, people who are like you. Your pre-
judices seem to work for you. They keep you away from people,
things and ideas that are unknown and potentially troublesome.
Actually they work against you by preventing you from exploring
the unknown. Being spontaneous means eliminating your prejudg-
ments and allowing yourself to meet and deal with new people and
ideas. The pre-judgments themselves are a safety valve for avoiding
murky or puzzling provinces and preventing growth. If you don’t
trust anyone you can’t get a “handle on”; it really means you don’t
trust yourself on unfamiliar grounds.
The “Always Having a Plan” Trap
There is no such thing as planned spontaneity. It is a contradiction
in terms. We all know people who go through their lives with a road
map and a list, unable to vary their life a single iota from the original
plan. A plan is not necessarily unhealthy, but falling in love with
the plan is the real neurosis. You may have a life plan for what you’ll
do at age 25, 30, 40, 50, 70, etc., and then you simply consult your
agenda to see where you ought to be, rather than making a new
decision each day and having a strong enough belief in yourself to
be able to alter the plan. Don’t let the plan become bigger than you.
Henry was a client of mine who was in his middle twenties. He
suffered desperately from the having-a-plan-neurosis, and as a
consequence he missed out on many exciting life opportunities.
When he was twenty-two he was offered a position in another state.
He was petrified about the move. Would he be able to make it in
Georgia? Where would he live? How about his parents and friends?
The fear of the unknown literally immobilized Henry, and he turned
down what might have been a chance at advancement, exciting new
work and a brand new en-122 / Your Erroneous Zonesvironment, in favor of staying where he was. It was this experience
that brought Henry to counseling. He felt that his own rigid adher-
ence to a plan was keeping him from growing, and yet he was afraid
to break out and try something new. After one exploratory session,
it was revealed that Henry was a veritable plan freak. He always ate
the same breakfast, planned his clothing days in advance, had his
dresser drawers arranged perfectly by color and size. Moreover, he
imposed his plan on his family as well. He expected his children to
have things in their place and his wife to conform to a rigid set of
rules that he had laid down. In short, Henry was a very unhappy,
albeit organized person. He lacked creativity, innovation and per-
sonal warmth. He was in fact, a plan unto himself, with his goal in
life to get everything into its proper place. With counseling, Henry
began to try some spontaneous living. He saw his plans as manipu-
lators of others, and as convenient escapes from wandering into the
risky unknown. He soon eased up on his family and allowed them
to be different from what he expected them to be. After several
months, Henry actually applied for a job in a firm that would require
him to move frequently. The very thing that he originally feared
became desirable. While Henry is by no means a totally spontaneous
person, he has effectively challenged some of the neurotic thinking
that supported his previously planned-out existence. He is working
on it every day, and learning to enjoy living, rather than living out
his life in a ritualized fashion.
Security: Internal and External Varieties
A long time ago you learned how to write a high school theme or
essay. You were taught that you need a good introduction, a well-
organized body and a conclusion. Unfortunately, you may have
applied the same logic to your life, and come to see the whole busi-
ness of living as a theme. The introductionEXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 123was your childhood wherein you were preparing to be a person.
The body is your adult life, which is organized and planned out in
preparation for your conclusion, which is the retirement and happy
ending. All of this organized thinking keeps you from living your
present moments. Living according to this plan implies a guarantee
that everything will be okay forever. Security, the final plan, is for
cadavers. Security means knowing what is going to happen. Security
means no excitement, no risks, no challenge. Security means no
growth and no growth means death. Besides, security is a myth. As
long as you are a person on earth, and the system stays the same,
you can never have security. And even if it weren’t a myth, it would
be a horrible way to live. Certainty eliminates excitement—and
growth.
The word security as used here refers to external guarantees,
possessions such as money, a house and a car, to bulwarks such as
a job or a position in the community. But there is a different kind of
security that is worth pursuing, and this is the internal security of
trusting yourself to handle anything that may come down the pike.
This is the only lasting security, the only real security. Things can
break down, a depression can wipe out your money, your house
can be repossessed, but you, you can be a rock of self-esteem. You
can believe so much in you and your internal strength that things
or others will be seen as mere pleasant but superfluous adjuncts to
your life.
Try this little exercise. Suppose that right now, this second, as you
are reading this book, someone swooped down on you, stripped
you naked, and carted you off in a helicopter. No warning, no money,
nothing but yourself. Supposing you were flown to the middle of
Red China and dropped in a field. You would be up against new
language, new habits, and new climate, and all you would have is
yourself. Would you survive or collapse? Could you make friends,
get food, shelter and the like, or would you simply lie there and
moan about how unfortunate you were to have this catastrophe
visited on you? If you need external security, you’d perish, for all
of your goods would have been taken away. But if you have internal
security and are not afraid124 / Your Erroneous Zonesof the unknown, then you would survive. Security can then be re-
defined as the knowledge that you can handle anything, including
having no external security. Don’t be trapped by that kind of external
security, since it robs you of your ability to live and grow and fulfill
yourself. Take a look at those people without external security,
people who don’t have it all mapped out. Perhaps they are way
ahead of the game. At least they can try new things and avoid the
trap of always having to stay with the safe.
James Kavanaugh in Will You Be My Friend?  writes tellingly about
security in his little poem called Some Day.
Someday I’ll walk away
And be free
And leave the sterile ones
Their secure sterility.
I’ll leave without a forwarding address
And walk across some barren wilderness
To drop the world there.
Then wander free of care
Like an unemployed Atlas.*
Achievement as Security
But the “walking away” to “be free,” as Kavanaugh puts it, is
difficult as long as you carry around the conviction that you must
achieve. Fear of failure is a powerful fear in our society, one incul-
cated in childhood and often carried throughout life.
You may be surprised to hear this, but failure does not exist.
Failure is simply someone else’s opinion of how a certain act should
have been completed. Once you believe that no act must be per-
formed in any specific other-directed way, then failing becomes
impossible.
There may, however, be occasions when you will fail in some
given task according to your own standards. The impor-
*Los Angeles: Nash Publishing Corp., 1971.EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 125tant thing here is not to equate the act with your own self-worth.
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• ma mind it WO!Jid be a vain dabble with its original potentiality. To y
attempt. 0 a ree to start health centres in
With such· an attitude I w?uld h g • atients may be treated and
Gujarat and other parts of ln~~l=l e~:dyas, allopaths, diecticia~s
restored to perfect health. S.. y undertake research of thiS
and others interested in mediCine :~:de ofdevotion service and
therapy in such centres, but an_ a 'Tuh hould pr~pare detailed
.. · h ·mary necess1ty. ey s f self-sacnf1ce IS t e pn.. var ing methods treatment rom
reports of diseases, cas~-h,ston~s,. ;ons during the course of
patient to patient, actions an :~~~~ and established a scientific
treatment so that there can be e
full-proof system. d. e a fair trial to this
The intelligent reader isberequfie~t~ a~~r gpl:rsonal test, it should
ot is proved ne 10a f 1 systmeo In case, '.. d ublicity. If there is any au t, every
be given proper recognition an p. It. also hoped that in near
ld b ade to liminate lt. IS ~ effort shou e m. will hel in· starting research centres or
future leaders of ~c,~ty. fo~ and its propagation.
carrying out scientific lnvestlga'. portant precautions. First,
I. I wish to repeat two lm bed. In cone us1on, be bl d nor its efficacy dou t m
the urine treatment should not damet old age reduced vitality, H. on some cases ue o.'I case i! is ine ectlv~'0 bod or due to some other factors. n
high quantity of poisons m th\ ihat the predominace of one or
such cases, one should rea ISe t llowed urine to do its work.
h bo causes have no a ld t more of t e a ve h lth by this treatment shou no
Second, the person restored_ to =~~ libe in diet and in unresr~c:ed
think that he has been pern:''~ed. d" (and.living for maintammg
I·• He must observe restnctlons m le lie..
health. L_ PART IV
WORK AND VIEWS
OF
PRACTITIONERS, EXPERTSAND THINKERS CHAPTER I
URINE THERAPY IN NUTSHELL
1. Auto-urine is an easy, natural and self-dependent means to
health.
2.• It is germicide, anti-poison and a tonic.
3. It is a destroyer of disease and restorer of health.
4. It is nutritive, digestive and a unique and sure laxative.
5. It is equally useful to males and females of all the age-groups
from childhood to old age.
6. It protects and restores to health every organ of the body.
7. It is incomparable as regards its merits and inexpensiveness.
8. It is harmless, faultless and is in consonance with religious
sanctity.
9. It is helpful to a simple and a disciplined life.
10. It fulfils the universal law of circuit.
11. No diagnosis is required in auto-urine therapy.
12. It is a sure cure for all minor and major diseases all <3:t a time.
179 CHAPTER II
THE CRAZE FOR MEDICINE
By Gandhiji
[Mahatma Gandhi while in South Africa, wrote a few articles in
Indian Opinion on "General Konwledge about Health". Therein ho
has given his opinion on the medical profession. He has also
quoted a number of physicians. The articles appear to be more
applicab.le today even after a lapse of more than half a century. we
are quotrng one below because of its great importance for a seeker
of ture health. Indeed it is quite relevant in the conte~t of the urine
therapy. It.is wort.h mentioning here that Gandhiji was a great
naturopath rn practrce and had cured hundreds of patients thereby.]
It is our habit that, at the slightest illness, we rush at once to a
doctor, vaidya or hakim. '1 And if we do not, we take whatever
medici•·~ the barber or our neighbour suggests. It is our belief that
no sick.1ess can be cured without drugs. This however is sheer
superstition. People who suffer from other causes are -and will
conti~ue to be -fewer than those who have suffered, and are
sufferrng, because of this superstition. It, therefore, we can get to
know what constitutes illness, we should be able to take a
somewhat balanced view: "Darad"2 means pain. 11Roga113 means
much the same. It is right to seek a remedy for pain, but it is futile
to take drugs to suppress pain. Actually, the result is often harmful.
:ra'~ing medicine has the same effect as my covering up the refuse
rn my house. Refuse which is kept covered will putrefy and cause
me harm. Moreover, the covering itselfmay putrefy and add to the
refuse. I have than to get rid of the refuse which has since formed as
well as that which was ta begin with. This is the fate that befalls
people taking drugs. But, if one throws out the refuse, the house
1 A VaJdya practises the Ayurvedic and a hakim the Unani system of medicine.
2 & 3 Gujarati words for pain, ailment, disease
180 THE CRAZE FOR MEDICINE : 181
will become as clean as it was before. By giving rise to
illness-pain [that is} -N~ture, in fact, informs us that ~here e.xi~ts
impure matter in our body. Moreover, Nature has provrded ~rthrn
the body itself the means of cleansing it, so that, when ~llness
occurs, we should realize that there exists impure matter rn the
body and that she has commenced her cleansing process. I should
be thankful to anyone who came forward to remove the refuse from
my house. So long as he has not done with ~he clea~ing,.l m.ight be
inconvenienced but I would keep my patrence. Lrkewrse rf I am
patient while Nature is cleansing the body, which is my home, it will
be well again, and I shall become healthy and so free from p~in. If
1 have a cold 1 do not have to rush to swallow drugs -sunth [for
instance]. 1 k~ow that some impure matter has accumulated in a
certain part of my body and that Nature has stepped in to remove it.
And so 1 must let her have her way, so that my body may be
cleansed in the shortest possible time. If I resist Nature, her task is
doubled· she has both to cleanse me and cope with my resistance. I
can asslst Nature, for instance, by getting rid of the effective cause
of the impurity, so that more of it does not accumulate. Tha~ is to
say, if 1 stop·eating for the duration of the illness, thus ~reventrng the
ingress of further impurity, and if I exerc~se in fresh.ar~, I shall also
start ejecting the impurity through the skrn. That thrs rs the golden
rule for keeping the body free of disease, every one can prove for
himself. Only, the mind must be kept in a stable state. One who
reposes true faith in God will always act in this fashion.. The
following [thought] will help in bringing about this state of mrnd :
11Even if 1 undergo the treatment prescribed by the ~aidya or ~orne
such person, no one can guarantee that my disease wrll be got rrd of.
Not all thof:e who put them~elves in the hands of a d~ctor are
cured. If they were, Mr. Gandhi should not have to wrrte these
chapters and all of us would be leading happy lives."
Experience show that once the [medicine] bottle enters. a house,
it · never leaves. Countless persons suffer from some arlment or
other throughout their lives, go on a:dding to the drugs one after the
1 Ginger dried and ground, is a much used household remedy. 182 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
other or go on changing their vaiayas and hakims in their search for
the one who will cure them; finally, having ruined both themselves
and others, they die, a troubled death. That famous judge, the late
Mr. Justice Stephen, who had lived in India [for a time], once said
that doctors introduce herbs, of which they know little, into bodies
of which they know even less. Doctors say the same thing after
attaining due experience.
Dr. Magendie has said : "Medicine is a great hoax." A famous
doctor, Sir Ashley Cooper