 painful experiences. That is why it
seems to take a lot of conscious willingness to allow private thoughts to
come into aware ness and then to be willing to not protect them, not push
them down or repress them, and not to deny them. Just allow them to
come into awareness, then let them go, and give them to the Holy Spirit.
This is not like a lot of spiritualities where we were taught to
accentuate the positives and eliminate the negatives, or to use positive
affirmations. That’ s a common  thing that people talk about on the
spiritual path, as if you can just eliminate the negative and then have
only positive thoughts in your mind. But the positive thoughts and the
negative thoughts are both coming from a dualistic perspective, a part of
a continuum, and it’ s the very continuum that’ s the block.
So, the attainment of happiness and inner peace is a matter of
willingness to not hide and protect private thoughts. Because we judge
our private thoughts as terrible or wrong, we hide them. There’ s a mask
that the mind wears. It has the personality mask on with underlying
beliefs and thoughts that it’s too afraid to face and expose because they
are believed to be real. We believe that if people knew about these
thoughts, then they wouldn’ t want to be around us.
But as we expos e these private thoughts more and more, we come
to a point where we say, “Aaah, these are just thoughts in my mind. I
can’t believe I held onto them for so long.”  The only way to reach the
real you, or to reach that sense of invulnerability and a constant state of
being happy, is to let go of the mask, the part of you that plays a role as a
personality self. Let go of the belief that those thoughts are really whoyou are and question the validity of those thoughts. The ego set it up that
way to obscure the truth about who you are. “And yet it is only the
hidden that can terrify, not for what it is, but for its hiddenne ss.” Ego
made up all the differences that led to all the private thoughts. Therefore,
it’s only through  the awareness that there are no private minds that we
know freedom and love as it really is, the love that is at the core of our
being, the love that is our true, divine self.
Open Up, Share, and Be Free
We only hide our thoughts out of fear and guilt, and this is just a holding
on to a make-believe identity of guilt. When we truly give private
thoughts to the Holy Spirit, we let them go forever. It’s like talking to
your best friend. The best friend does not take these thoughts seriously
and may laugh when you share them, and then you laugh too because
you see how silly they are. This is how healing occurs.
We have  heard and often felt the deep value of communication. The
holy instant is the experience of total communication. It is what I call
communion. Communion with God is total communication in which
everything is out in the open. The whole journey to enlightenment and
self-actualization is about voluntarily, willingly, and gently letting the
private thoughts come up into your awareness. Seeing that they no
longer serve you, you realize that you don’t need them for survival. You
don’t need them for a sense of well-being. You will relax, sink into the
present moment, and experience  that everything you could ever want or
ever need is in this very moment.
It takes a lot of trust to let go of thoughts that you believe bring
about safety, security, and many, many desirable things. But they haven’ t
truly brought about safety. It’s been more like a wheel; you’ve just kept
thinking about them over and over. The wheel does not bring peace of
mind. This wheel, a wheel of distraction, is what has kept you apart from
the present moment in experience. When you go deeper, you start to get
insights about how your everyd ay life can only reflect what’ s in your
mind—your thoughts. I call them the “top forty”—the thoughts that
recur over and over. Work with your top forty; they are topics andopportunities that are just waiti ng to be dissolved. Try to not interfere
with the healing that’ s always occurring.
Some of my best times, the times that I have enjoyed the most on
Earth, are when I have done long retreats, and people line up for one-on-
one sessions. This often happens after profound talks since people get in
touch with a strong desire to open up and share what’ s in their heart.
Some people unload their deepest darkest secrets, their deepest shames,
or their deepest  fear. I honor this deeply. It is immensely sincere and
beautiful. I love being used as an instrument of innocence and healing.
Often when I sit with someone, their eyes are saying, “Can I trust you?
Will you still love me after I speak these next words to you?” And then
they go for it. What follows these sessions is usually a moment of
sparkly eyes, and we are both in happiness and love because the love of
God transcends anything that the ego can come up with, any memory,
any perception. We have an expe rience of our divine innocence, which is
what we all want.
A very helpful step toward not taking the world so seriously and not
taking things personally is to have a safe environment, a safe atmosphere
like a best friend with whom you can release your private thoughts and
grievances. Imagine having the presence and spaciousness, to have
someone, maybe your spouse, a coworker, a close friend, or a relative
that you can just pour your heart out to, knowing that they love you. You
trust them, and you know that they are not going to take anything you
say personally; you can let up all the darkest things. I think that was the
original intentio n behind the confessional booth of the Catholic Church
—unburdening yourself. Talking to someone who is loving and caring is
a symbol of giving it over to God and not holding on to anything. The
more you say, “I want to heal; I want to bring this up, to release it, and to
give it over,” the more you hear others speaking the exact same thoughts
and sharing the exact same feelings. And when you are the one listening
to them, you think, Oh, how could she think that about herself? How
could he believe that? I feel love for him; she is beautiful.  And the
feeling is I love you,  once the private thoughts are expressed!
Whether you are giving thoughts over or hearing someone else
express private thoughts, you see clearly that it is the ego being exposed,
and that it is not who you or they are. You can truly see these thoughts,and they get lighter and lighter and funnier and funnier. What is really
powerful is that we do not try to fix the thoughts or adjust the story. We
are just letting them go so a deeper awareness can come and take the
place of the busy thoughts. Issues simply dissolve, and you get to see
that the Holy Spirit is really the healer. It is practicing the prayer of
bringing illusion s to the truth and praying to bring the darkness to the
light of love that brings the healing!Exercise: Express Those Private Thoughts
Do this exercise when you can spend an hour by yourself. Get
your journal, and silence your cell phone. This is a time set aside
just for you.
Part 1:  Write a Letter
Imagine someone whom you can trust completely, whom you
could say absolutely anything  to and they will not pass judgment
on you. This person can be real or imagined; you could even write
to the Holy Spirit. This friend listens to you lovingly and is not
affected by anything you say or by any of the thoughts that you
are ashamed of. This is some one who listens to you with a caring
heart and of fers you unconditional love.
You are now going to write a letter to this friend. Sit quietly
and allow all private thought s to come to your mind. Write down
your thoughts in this letter: thoughts you have hidden, thoughts
that cause fear, thoughts of judgment on yourself, thoughts that
you think would cause others to judge you, thoughts you feel
ashamed of, unloving thoughts you have toward others or
yourself, thoug hts you worry would cause a person to extract their
love from you.
Recall the importance of bringing private thoughts up to be
exposed: when anything is hidden, it cannot be heale d. Take
some deep breaths, and continue to write all hidden thoughts and
thoughts that are so intoler able that you have avoided writing
them down. Exposing these  thoughts is where the healing lies.
They can now be offered up. This letter is proof that you are
willing to look at absolutely anything that comes up on your
journey to healing.
Once you have  finished writing, sit or stand in front of a mirror
and read your letter aloud. Allow yourself to feel the emoti ons thatsurface, knowing that a loving presence exists that accepts you
unconditionally regardless of these thoughts.
The next steps  are up to you. You can keep this letter, share
it with a trusted friend, or if you feel like a symbolic act of letting
these old thoughts go, you can even burn it. These though ts have
no effect on your


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 possible. At the same time, the
physical nervous system felt extremely overtaxed, as though it were
carrying far more energy than its circuits had been designed for.It was not possible to function effectively in the world. All ordinary
motivations had disappeared along with all fear and anxiety. There was
nothing to seek, as all was perfect. Fame, success, and money were
meaningless. Friends urged the pragmatic return to clinical practice, but
there was no ordinary motivation to do so.
There was now the ability to perceive the reality that underlay
personalities: the origin of emotional sickness lay in people’s belief that
they were their personalities. And so, as though of its own, a clinical
practice resumed and eventually became huge.
People came from all over the United States. The practice had two
thousand outpatients, which required more than fifty therapists and other
employees, a suite of twenty-five offices, and research and
electroencephalic laboratories. There were a thousand new patients a year.
In addition, there were appearances on radio and network television shows,
as previously mentioned. In 1973 the clinical research was documented in a
traditional format in the book, Orthomolecular Psychiatry. This work was
ten years ahead of its time and created something of a stir.
The overall condition of the nervous system improved slowly, and then
another phenomenon commenced. There was a sweet, delicious band of
energy continuously flowing up the spine and into the brain where it created
an intense sensation of continuous pleasure. Everything in life happened by
synchronicity, evolving in perfect harmony; the miraculous was
commonplace. The origin of what the world would call miracles was the
Presence, not the personal self. What remained of the personal “me” was
only a witness to these phenomena. The greater “I,” deeper than my former
self or thoughts, determined all that happened.
The states that were present had been reported by others throughout
history and led to the investigation of spiritual teachings, including those of
the Buddha, enlightened sages, Huang Po, and more recent teachers such as
Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj. It was thus confirmed that
these experiences were not unique. The Bhagavad-Gita now made complete
sense. At times the same spiritual ecstasy reported by Sri Ramakrishna and
the Christian saints occurred.
Everything and everyone in the world was luminous and exquisitely
beautiful. All living beings became Radiant and expressed this Radiance in
stillness and splendor. It was apparent that all mankind is actually motivated
by inner love but has simply become unaware; most lives are lived asthough by sleepers unawakened to the awareness of who they really are.
People around me looked as though they were asleep and were incredibly
beautiful. It was like being in love with everyone.
It was necessary to stop the habitual practice of meditating for an hour
in the morning and then again before dinner because it would intensify the
bliss to such an extent that it was not possible to function. An experience
similar to the one that had occurred in the snow bank as a boy would recur,
and it became increasingly difficult to leave that state and return to the
world. The incredible beauty of all things shone forth in all their perfection,
and where the world saw ugliness, there was only timeless beauty. This
spiritual love suffused all perception and all boundaries between here and
there, then and now, or separation disappeared.
During the years spent in inner silence, the strength of the Presence
grew. Life was no longer personal; a personal will no longer existed. The
personal “I” had become an instrument of the Infinite Presence and went
about and did as it was willed. People felt an extraordinary peace in the aura
of that Presence. Seekers sought answers but as there was no longer any
such individual as David, they were actually finessing answers from their
own Self, which was not different from mine. From each person the same
Self shone forth from their eyes.
The miraculous happened, beyond ordinary comprehension. Many
chronic maladies from which the body had suffered for years disappeared;
eyesight spontaneously normalized and there was no longer a need for the
lifetime bifocals.
Occasionally, an exquisitely blissful energy, an Infinite Love, would
suddenly begin to radiate from the heart toward the scene of some calamity.
Once, while driving on a highway, this exquisite energy began to beam out
of the chest. As the car rounded a bend, there was an auto accident; the
wheels of the overturned car were still spinning. The energy passed with
great intensity into the occupants of the car and then stopped of its own
accord. Another time, while I was walking on the streets of a strange city,
the energy started to flow down the block ahead and arrived at the scene of
an incipient gang fight. The combatants fell back and began to laugh, and
again, the energy stopped.
Profound changes of perception came without warning in improbable
circumstances. While dining alone at Rothman’s on Long Island, the
Presence suddenly intensified until every thing and every person, which hadappeared as separate in ordinary perception, melted into a timeless
universality and oneness. In the motionless Silence, it became obvious that
there are no “events” or “things” and that nothing actually “happens”
because past, present, and future are merely artifacts of perception, as is the
illusion of a separate “I” being subject to birth and death. As the limited,
false self dissolved into the universal Self of its true origin, there was an
ineffable sense of having returned home to a state of absolute peace and
relief from all suffering. It is only the illusion of individuality that is the
origin of all suffering. When realizes that one is the universe, complete and
at one with All That Is, forever without end, then no further suffering is
possible.
Patients came from every country in the world, and some were the most
hopeless of the hopeless. Grotesque, writhing, wrapped in wet sheets for
transport from far-away hospitals they came, hoping for treatment for
advanced psychoses and grave, incurable mental disorders. Some were
catatonic; many had been mute for years. But in each patient, beneath the
crippled appearance, was the shining essence of love and beauty, perhaps so
obscured to ordinary vision that he or she had become totally unloved in
this world.
One day a mute catatonic was brought into the hospital in a straitjacket.
She had a severe neurological disorder and was unable to stand. Squirming
on the floor, she went into spasms and her eyes rolled back in her head. Her
hair was matted; she had torn all her clothes and uttered guttural sounds.
Her family was fairly wealthy; as a result, over the years she had been seen
by innumerable physicians and famous specialists from all over the world.
Every treatment had been tried on her and she had been given up as
hopeless by the medical profession.
A short, nonverbal question arose: “What do you want done with her,
God?” Then came the realization that she just needed to be loved, that was
all. Her inner self shone through her eyes and the Self connected with that
loving essence. In that second, she was healed by her own recognition of
who she really was; what happened to her mind or body didn’t matter to her
any longer.
This, in essence, occurred with countless patients. Some recovered in
the eyes of the world and some did not, but whether a clinical recovery
ensued did not matter any longer to the patients. Their inner agony was
over. As they felt loved and at peace within, their pain stopped. Thisphenomenon can only be explained by saying that the Compassion of the
Presence recontextualized each patient’s reality so that he or she
experienced healing on a level that transcended the world and its
appearances. The inner peace of the Self encompassed us beyond time and
identity.
It was clear that all pain and suffering arises solely from the ego and not
from God. This truth was silently communicated to the minds of the
patients. This was the mental block in another mute catatonic who had not
spoken in many years. The Self said to him through mind, “You’re blaming
God for what your ego has done to you.” He jumped off the floor and began
to speak, much to the shock of the nurse who witnessed the incident.
The work became increasingly taxing and eventually overwhelming.
Patients were backed up, waiting for beds to open although the hospital had
built an extra ward to house them. There was an enormous frustration in
that the human suffering could be countered in only one patient at a time. It
was like bailing out the sea. It seemed that there must be some other way to
address the causes of the common malaise, the endless stream of spiritual
distress and human suffering.
This led to the study of kinesiology, which revealed an amazing
discovery. It was the ‘wormhole’ between two universes—the physical
world and the world of the mind and spirit, an interface between
dimensions. In a world full of sleepers lost from their source, here was a
tool to recover and demonstrate for all to see—that lost connection with the
higher reality. This led to the testing of every substance, thought, and
concept that could be brought to mind. The endeavor was aided by my
students and research assistants. Then a major discovery was made:
whereas all subjects went weak from negative stimuli, such as


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Pinto  beans
Soybeans
Split  peas,  green  or
yellow Urad  dhal
NUTS  AND  SEEDS
Coconut
Poppy  seeds
All  nuts Minor
Pumpkin  seeds,  roasted
Sunflower  seeds,  roasted
Regressive
Sesame  seeds,  black  or  white Water  chestnuts,  cooked
Butter,  unsalted
Cheeses,  mild  or  soft
Goat's  milk DAIRY
Major
Cottage  cheese
Minor
Ice  cream,  homemade Cow's  milk,  certified  raw
Yogurt,  sweetened
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PITTA
Buttermilk
Cheeses,  hard Regressive
Dairy  products,
commercial  or  powdered Goat's  cheese
Sour  cream
Canola
Coconut OILS
Major Soy
Sunflower
Minor
Avocado Safflower
Olive
Regressive
Almond Corn
Animal  fats or  lard Mustard
Apricot Walnut
Sesame,  dark
Vegetable,  mixed
Barley  malt
Brown  sugar,  unrefined
Dates
Fructose SWEETENERS
Major
Fruit  juice  concentrates
(apple,  pear,  mango,
fig,  apricot,  grape)
Maple  syrup Sucanat
Sugarcane  juice
Sweet  fruits
Minor
Amasake  (rice  milk) Brown  rice  syrup
Regressive Honey Sugar  substitutes  (saccharin, White  sugar
Molasses Sweet  'n  Low,  NutraSweet)
HERBS, SPICES,  AND  FLAVORINGS
Major
Black  cumin Dill  leaves Saffron
Cilantro Fennel
Spearminl Coriander Kudzu UirilKTK
Cumin Mint Wintergreen
Curry  leaves Peppermint
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PITTA
Almond  extract
Basil,  fresh
Black  pepper
Caraway
Cardamom
Cinnamon Minor
Cloves
Curry  powder
Dill  seed
Garam  masala
Ginger
Mace Nutmeg
Orange  peel Parsley
Tamarind
Vanilla
Ajwan
Allspice
Anise
Asafoetida
Basil
Bay  leaf
Cayenne Regressive
Fenugreek
Garlic
Horseradish
Mango  powder
Marjoram
Mustard  seeds
Onion,  raw Oregano
Paprika
Pippali Rosemary
Sage
Thyme
CONDIMENTS
Chutney,  coconut  or  mango
Cilantro
Coconut,  grated  or  roasted
Black  pepper
Gomasio,  mild
Mirin
Olives,  black
Chili  peppers,  hot
Garlic
Gomasio
Ketchup
Mayonnaise,  commercial Major
Coconut  milk
Daikon,  grated
Minor
Orange  peel
Pickle,  sweet  ginger
Rock  salt
Sea  salt
Regressive
Miso
Mustard,  commercial
Preservatives  and
additives,  chemical Mint  leaves
Rose  water
Tamari
Vinegar,  brown  rice  or
mild  herbal
Yogurt,  sweetened  or  spiced
Pickles,  sour
Salt,  iodized
Soy  sauce
SEAWEEDS
Use  seaweeds  sparingly.  Soak  and  rinse  thoroughly  before  use.
Minor
Agar-agar  Hijiki  Riverweeds
Arame
Dulse Kelp
Kombu Seaware
Wakame
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PITTA
BREWS  AND  BEVERAGES
Aloe  vera  juice  or  drinks
Amasake  (rice  milk)
Apple  juice
Apricot  juice
Berry  juice,  sweet
Almond  milk
Carrot-vegetable  juice
Alcohol
Banana  shake
Caffeinated  drinks
Carbonated  drinks Major
Carob  drinks
Coconut  milk
Coconut  shakes
Cow's  milk  or  drinks,  cool
Date  shake
Minor
Chicory  blends
Orange  juice
Regressive
Chocolate  drinks
Cranberry  juice
Frozen


  207
Vadai,201
Wheat  and  Cinnamon  Idli,  206
Wheat  and  Split  Pea  Dosa,  204
Wheat  Berries  and  Cloves,  210
White  Basmati  Kichadi,  256
Whole  Mung  Dhal,  245
dharma(s),  2,  329
compassion  and,  332-33
devotion  and,  334
love  and,  330-32
silence  and,  334-35
truth  and,  333
dhatus,  14,  26
sperm  and  ovum,  26,  61
Dill  and  Parsley  Potatoes,  224
diseases
causes  of,  8,  177-78
karmic,  8
doshas,  10, 23-26.  See  also  Kapha,  Pitta,  Vata
balancing,  27
body  types  and, 35-36 and  chakras,  33
prevalent  seasons  and  times,  1 3 1-32,
132-33
Dried  Masala  Okra,  225
Dry  Coconut  Chutney,  308
Earth,  15-16, 17-18.  See  also  elements;
Kapha
foods,  64
eating,  151-52 eating  utensils,  ancient,  157
Eggless  French  Toast,  221
eggplant grilling,  195 RECIPES  USING
Eggplant  and  Potato  Curry,  224
Fennel- Roasted  Eggplant,  230
Karikai  (Eggplant  and  Potatoes),
226
Spicy  roasted  Eggplant,  23 1
Toor  Dhal  and  Eggplant  Kuttu,  25 1
Eggplant  and  Potato  Curry,  224
ego,  health  of,  10-1 1.  See  also  ahamkara Elder  Flower  Tea,  323
elements,  15-16,  44.  See  also  Air;  Earth;
Fire;  Space;  Water
and  food  examples,  64-65
fingers  and,  153
foods  and,  63-64 endive
RECIPES  USING
Cauliflower  and  Endive  Salad,  273
Pressed  Endive  and  Cucumber  Salad, 271
energy  of  foods,  66-70,  72
Energy  Shake,  325
Escarole  and  Garlic,  236
essences,  Vedic
khus,  301
rose,  302
sandalwood,  301
screw  pine,  301
excretory  srotas,  29
experiential  time,  12
fat  srotas,  28
feet  and  hands,  sadhanas  of,  1 53-55
fennel,  298
Fennel-Roasted  Eggplant,  230
fenugreek,  298
festive  desserts,  312-18
Fire,  15-16,  19-20.  See  also  elements;  Pitta
foods,  64
fires,  of  Pitta,  25
flaked  rice,  161
food(s).  See  also  cooking;  eating
categories  for  consumption,  73,  178-79
disposing  of  remains,  184-85
elemental  features  of,  63-64
energy  and,  72 examples,  tastes  and  elements  of,  64-65
ideal  quantities,  134
as  memory,  15-16
prabhava,  60-6 1 preparation  and  sharing,  152-53
proportions  for  all  types,  133
sadhanas,  149-50
tastes  and  energy  of,  61-70,  66-70
food  body,  16-18,  150-51 food  charts
for  Kapha,  110-15
for  Kapha-Pitta,  121-27
for  Kapha- Vata,  115-21
for  Pitta,  92-97
for  Pitta-Kapha,  104-10
for  Pitta- Vata,  98-103
for  Vata,  74-80
for  Vata- Kapha,  86-92
for  Vata- Pitta,  80-85
for  Tridosha,  128-30 food  srotas,  28
Franck,  Gertrud,  186
Fresh  Butter  (makhan),  183
Fresh  Buttermilk  (chaach),  184
Fresh  Fruit  Mold,  316
Fresh  Salads,  272-73
Fresh  Yogurt  (dadhi),  183
Fried  Rice,  210
FruitCake,  318
Fruit  Cobbler,  316
fruits,  tastes  and  energy  of,  66-67
gandhari  and  hastajihva  nadis,  30
Garam  Masala,  302
gardens,  185,  186
Garlic  and  Ginger  Sauce,  279
Ghee,  182
ginger,  298  » juicing,  fresh,  194 Ginger,  Cinnamon,  Clove  Tea,  324
Ginger,  Cumin,  Coriander  Tea,  323
Glazed  Carrots,  236
Gomasio,  305
graciousness,  151
grain(s),  163-67 brew,  340
cooking  chart,  170
grinding,  194
pressure  cooking,  /69
rice,  160-63 sadhanas,  160
seasonal  use  for  all  types,  (39  M
soaking  and  cooking,  167-70
sorting,  cleaning,  and  washing,  if>7
tastes  and  energy  of,  67
Grain  Balls  and  Rolls,  216  19
Grain  Salads,  273-75
Green  Beans  and  Almonds  with  Oil  and
Vlnegai  Dressing,  2  (<* ( Sreen  <  linga  and  ( ioconul  ( fautney,  K)9
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INDEX
gunas,  60
Gun  Powder,  305
halvah,  340
hands  and  feet,  sadhanas  of,  153-55
harmony  in  eating,  151-52
hastajihva  and  gandhari  nadis,  30
Hazelnut  Carob  Mousse,  316
healing,  11
heart,  sadhanas  for,  151-53
herbs,  tastes  and  energy  of,  68
Hollandaise  Sauce,  278
honey,  179
horseradish,  299
Hot  Milk  Tea  (Chai),  327
Hot  Pepper  Chutney,  309
ida  nadi,  30
Imli  (Tamarind)  Chutney,  307
immune  system,  10-11
individual  self.  See  ahamkara
instant  rice,  161
intelligence  body,  20-21
Italian  rices,  162
jasmine  rice,  162
jicama,  341
kabli  chana,  171
kala  chana,  171
kama,  2
kanten,  341
Kapha,  16,  17-18.  See  also  doshas,  Earth,
Water
beneficial  tastes,  58
body  type,  37-38,  39,  40,  42
daily  sadhana,  189
eating  utensils,  157
five  waters  of,  25-26
features  of  foods  that  nourish,  60
menus,  144—48
natural  tastes,  58
nature  and  tastes


 needle is thrust directly into the hemorrhoids to be destroyed while a strong drug is
deposited therein. I thought I had experienced pain before in my life, but this was the ultimate thus far. This I thought was the acme of pain--but I was wrong. I didn't know
it then, thank God, but there was still worse to come in the near future.
   My fever seemed to be more severe  at various intervals. It was becoming
increasingly difficult for me to maintain my podiatry practice, to maintain a social
life, and even a family life. But I remained with Dr. Evans for another few months
until early in 1962. He didn't seem concerned I was running an almost constant fever,
that there was infection in the colon area, and that I was becoming weaker and more debilitated. He just went on seeing me once or twice per week and "scoping" me twice
at each office visit until I became so abused physically that I could no longer tolerate
being under his care. When he began using ultraviolet light tubes by inserting them
into the rectum and up the colon, I decided enough is enough and quit.
   Being without a doctor was somewhat frightening, but then being with one was also
frightening. So where do I go from here? Should I take my chances and try living
from day to day without medical help? Or should I seek. out another doctor, even though I had built up a fear of them, who might be able to come up with some sort of
miracle? I really did not know what to do until some friends of ours, who knew how
sick I was, recommended I my third doctor-to-be. He had the reputation of being the
"best," but he was also the straw that broke the camel's back--he was my downfall.
Chapter 2 -- Downfall
   It took some time for me to make up my mind to see my next doctor, Dr. Kale,
because after all, when you get burnt once and then a second time, you become a little
leery about the possibility of a third time. However, an appointment was made to see
him. That was like going from the frying pan into the fire for the next two years, until
the middle of 1964.
   So I began all over again with the blood tests and stool samples which gave similar
results as the previous tests except these results showed a general worsening. I was
feeling very sick the day of the initial examination. There was a fever and colon infection present, which was probably why I was so weak. Being malnourished from
inability to properly digest and absorb nutrients from the food was also a contributing factor.
   Dr. Kale gave me a rather long and extensive sigmoidoscope examination. It was
quite uncomfortable, to say the least, because I was nervous, tense, and the
hemorrhoids formed a slight interference to the entry of that cold steel tube.
   What does one think about while this tube is pushed deep into the rectum and colon
and moved around at different angles for best viewing? I didn't know what others
thought, but I'm sure it was similar to mine. I didn't think of pleasant things and I
didn't think of unpleasant things. In fact, I had but one thought: "When is he going to
take that damn thing out?"
   Dr. Kale was quite concerned upon completion of this examination. No, he was
more than concerned. He was alarmed. Alarmed that anyone could have allowed me
to reach this present stage without having the common sense to have placed me in a hospital. He informed me that not only was I running a high fever but that a massive
infection was present in the entire ulcerated large intestine and was spreading. He
said, "I want you to go right home and pack a suitcase and get over to the hospital
immediately. I'll phone the hospital and inform them to admit you as a medical
emergency." The hospital had no openings for admissions, but the medical emergency
had priority. It was one of the few times in my sick life I had "status."
   Upon admission I was put to bed and antibiotics were administered for the infection,
and aspirin for the fever. The body is trying to eliminate something through a fever. It
is part of a remedial process and should not  be suppressed by aspirin. Many times,
suppression of a fever will result in some unhealthy manifestation elsewhere in the
body. Also, the ingestion of aspirin has been proven to cause pinpoint bleeding and
even ulcers of the lining of the digestive tract. So why was it given to me? Was that logical? I must attribute my increased bleeding; during the first few days in the
hospital, to the always dangerous aspirin. I consider myself most fortunate the ulcers in my colon did not perforate into the abdominal cavity and cause my demise.
   My food was called a low-residue, high-protein diet, which is supposed to build the
body and yet not leave too much bulk after digestion to irritate the colon. Most of the food was cooked and pureed, leaving it nutritionally wanting, but this is all I could
handle. Put a healthy person on a diet of only cooked foods and eventually his health
will deteriorate into disease.
   I was advised to have double orders at each meal, if it was desired. That meant
double steaks, eggs, hamburgers, chops, chicken, and bacon. Also included in this
menu were milk, white bread, coffee, cereals, sa lt, white sugar, etc. For one thing, as
mentioned previously, a sick body does not have the ability for normal digestion and
becomes weaker from expending energy in trying. Meat is not good for the body, but
is much worse for a diseased intestine. Bacon and eggs are too difficult to digest. Milk generates mucus and creates allergic mani festations. White bread, cereals, and white
sugar are highly chemicalized foodless foods and are responsible for many diseases.
Salt (table salt, as it is known) is a powerful irritant and has no place in the human
body. You know what happens when salt is put on a cut; well can you imagine what it
does to a person who has ulcerative colitis. Coffee is a diuretic and stimulant which also has no place in the human body, much less a sick one, and coffee elevates the
fatty acid level of the blood while it can also trigger a low blood sugar
(hypoglycemic) reaction. I'll try to cover the important aspect of diet in another
chapter.
   A varied regimen of drugs was instituted during the first week in the hospital.
Treatment was always a hit and miss affair, going from one drug or modality to the
next and always seeking, always hoping, but never finding. I was going to spend five
long weeks in the hospital.
   Five weeks away from my family and from my practice, which was already
suffering. Five weeks filled with hope--but it was false hope.
   Megavitamin therapy began along with a battery of potentially dangerous drugs.
There was Sulfasuxidine for infection, Crystalline B-12 injections to combat the
anemia, Codeine for pain, Librium for tranquilization, Plaquenil (an anti-
inflammatory and antiparasitic agent), Sorboquel to inhibit motility in the intestinal tract, and Maalox for the ever-present indigestion and upset stomach due to ingestion
of all these drugs and inability to handle the volume of food.
   There were ups and downs the first two weeks, but nothing to indicate any general
improvement was forthcoming. Diarrhea was increasing to between 12 and 20 times
per day, much of it being just intestinal spasm and bleeding. This, coupled with the
poisonous effects of the drugs (nausea, indigestion, blurred and double vision,
dizziness, headache, dryness of mouth, and rapid heartbeat), sent me into deep depression, fear, anxiety, and other psyc hological hang-ups. I was becoming old at 32
years of age and had not enjoyed life for the last four years, at a time when I should
have been planning for the future. Instead, the outlook was bleak. I could only foresee
a futile struggle to exist--my wife having to work to support us, my physical and now
psychological debility worsening until I became a complete invalid (if I lived that
long), and a deteriorating family life.
   It was at this point in my hospitalization that Dr. Kale began the use of steroids--the
cortisone family of drugs. I had already taken small doses for a short time, as
mentioned earlier. Thus began probably the most dangerous phase of my treatment with these hormones, the reasons becoming ev ident, as you will soon learn. Massive
doses were given to me by injection and with in a few days I began to feel better. The
intestinal spasms and diarrhea became less frequent. The migrating joint pains, which
can be common in advanced ulcerative colitis, subsided. I began to feel "on top of the
world," but these were false feelings of euphoria brought about by the action of the
hormones. My appetite was stimulated abnormally and I was able to eat unlimited
amounts of food, which was harmful to an already weakened digestive system. I began to put on some weight, but it was a dangerous and unhealthy weight, as will be
seen. The severe inflammation throughout the intestinal tract subsided


 on the truth about what you’re really  thinking can be
transformative—and come up more quickly than you think. Choose any of
these phrases that resonate with you and tap on it. You might find things
feel easier, lighter, and more possible after just a few tapping rounds. Try a
few rounds now.
Additional Useful T apping Points:
the Nine Gamut, Finger Points, and More
The original EFT basic recipe used to have more points. Other energy-
meridian tapping  practitioners also use a wide range of tapping points and
approaches. The points that were in the original recipe include finger points
and the nine gamut points.
The fingertip and gamut series were performed after one full round of the
EFT basic recipe. However, as EFT has distilled into Gold Stand ard EFT, in
the majo rity of cases, neither finger points nor gamut points are essential.
Use these points when you’re not getting expected results with the EFT
basic recipe or when dealing with a stubborn aspect. I apply it with clients
and on myself when tsunami-ty pe feelings—sobbing, rage, or acute pain
spikes—arise or when feeling stuck. It seems to move the upset through
faster. I’ll use them maybe once or twice in a sixty-minute tapping session.
The gamut process also resonates with people who have experienced the
trauma-treatment therapy known as Eye Movement Desensit ization and
Reprocessing (EMDR), those who know that crossing the midline helps
with left-right brain integration and enhances a person’ s ability to learn, orthose who have tried REM (Rapid Eye Movement) therapy. The process
accesses both sides of the brain and helps to integrate left and right
hemispheres so you access whole-brain thinking.
Take note of all of these point  locations, and experiment on your own
with them. You will be encourag ed to try these points while reading as you
continue to test the process. All of these points can be found in Appendix A
along with images for easy reference as you continue on through the rest of
the book.
Fingertip Points
After one round EFT tapping round, start tapping on the tip side of the
thumb of either hand, the side facing away from the index finger. Then tap
on the side tip of the index finger, the side nearest your thumb. Follow
through with each finger excep t the ring finger in the same manner. The
ring finger is not tapped because  the meridian for this is on the other side ofthe fingertip. It’s faster and easier to stay with the routine of inside finger -
point tapping. Some practitioners rely mainly on the finger points as part of
their tapping protocol.
The finger points are also useful when you can’t tap on all the points
because you’re in an office meeting or you’re in another place where you
don’t want to appear conspicuous. Just drum with your fingert ips on your
body or on the tabletop, or just bring your hands together and tap one
against the other—no one will know you’re tapping. The fingertip points
can also be used when you have difficulty reaching the other basic recipe
tapping points.
I use the finger  points in combination with the nine gamut. First the
finger points, then the nine gamut series.
Please note that fingertip points will come in handy as you tap and read
throughout the text. I’ll also be asking you at regular interva ls to tap on
these finger points, the collarbone point, or the EFT sequence points, as
you’ll soon see.Nine Gamut Series
After tapp ing the fingertip points, tap on the top of either hand, just behind
the knuckle and the V formed by the ring finger and the pinkie (the gamut
point), whil e doing nine different things. The left-right action harnesses and
integrates both creative and logical sides of your brain.
While tapping on the gamut point on either hand:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Open your eyes, and look up as high as you can without moving your
head.
3. Look down to the far right while keeping your head steady and straight
ahead.
4. Look down to the far left while  keeping your head steady and straight
ahead.
5. Fully circle your eyes clockwise starting at 12:00.
6. Fully circle your eyes counterclockwise starting at 12:00.
7. Hum two seconds of a song that has no negative emotiona l charge
associated with it. You want a song that does not stimulate a bad
memory. I often use “T winkle T winkle Little Star.”
8. Count to five.
9. Hum two seconds of song.
Next:
1. Repeat the EFT sequence, tapping down the eight points using the
reminder phrase.
2. Then test your results, rating your feeling about the tapping target on the
0 to 10 scale. If you still haven’ t resolved the issue completely, look for
other aspects, and tap on those using the EFT basic recipe.
Below Nipple Points/Liver PointsThe “below nipple” points are just under the breast, directly below the
nipple, one on each side. They are often omitted because they can be
awkward to access, but I like tapping on these because the liver is often
associated with anger.
Wrist Points
You can tap on the insides of the wrists about three finger -widths down
from where your hand starts. You can tap the inside and then the outside of
one wrist with the inside of the other or use the fingers of one hand to tap
the inside of the other wrist.
To revie w, altho ugh the basic recipe involving the Karate Chop point or
Sore Spots and the sequence of eight points are normally all you need, the
nine gamut series and the finger, liver, and wrist points can be used in
addition when you are not making headway, when there is significant upset,
or just to see how things change for you when you try these points.
In ConclusionNow that you know the basics of how to tap with Gold Standard EFT, why
we tap on the negative and positive, what an aspect is, how to check your
intensity on the intensity ratings scale, and how to experimen t with other
tapping points, you’re ready for chapter 3. You’ll discover how to
efficiently identify what to tap on, tools to clear long-standing challenges,
and surprising tips and tricks for using EFT on complicated issues. Ready
for more?
[contents]OceanofPDF.comChapter 3
Getting Specific, Getting Results
A common mistake people make with EFT is not being specific enough in
the stories they are tapping on. They don’t get the results they expect and
then quit. But really, these people just needed to get more specific about
their tapping tar get.
Getting to the heart of an event is sort of like reading a good book: you
need the details to get caught up in the story. The same is true when you are
unsticking place s in your heart,  body, mind, and energy system  with EFT
tapping. You go into the heart of a troubling memory to release its hold over
you, and you do that by uncov ering the specific details of the memory,
aspect by aspect, tapping on them one at a time all the way down to zero,
until you experience neutrality and relief when you think about that targeted
memory again.
In the first part of this chapter, we’ll explore different ways we can get
specific to get results:
1. Differentiating between the global or the big, overall tabletop issues, as
opposed to specific events or table legs.
2. Creating specific EFT setup statements;
3. Uncovering and tapping on aspects, or the unique details or components
of a specific event; and
4. Working with the individual, separate events that make up a global issue.
When I first started tapping on my own, the effect was fast, easy, and
encouraging. I figured I’d resolve everything: the fibromyalgia, self-
sabotage, single -mama resentm ents, longstanding simmering anger at myex, and of cours e all the humilia tions from childhood and bad memories in
just a few tapping rounds. It was, er, slightly overly optimistic!
Tapping on, say, the big issue of my fibromyalgia (I said, “Even though I
have fibromyalgia, I deeply and completely accept myself”), my self-
sabotage  (“Even though I sabotage myse lf, I deeply and completely accept
myself”), my childhood humiliations, and the like didn’ t get me very far on
the road to relief. In fact, these issues were too general—they were the
tabletop, global concerns held up by troubling specific table leg events from
the past. To get a handle on the global issues, I had to get specific. I got
curious about my issues and started asking myself a lot of open-ended
questions.
Taking my self-sabotage as an example, I came to wonder along these
lines: When did I sabotage? In what areas of my life did I sabotage?  Was
there a pattern to my self-sabotage? What was happening in my life right
befor e I began one of the sabotage cycles? What are the pegs or memories
holding up my self-sabotage? When was the first time I ever sabotaged that
I can remember? What negative  talk, big feelings, and beliefs come to mind
when I


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o f  f a i l u r e  o c c u r  i n  a l l  o u r  l i v e s,  a n d  t h e  i s s u e  i s  w h o  w e
b e c o m e  a s  a  r e s u l t.  R e a d i n g  h i s  w o r d s  t h a t  m o r n i n g,  I  w a s
g i v e n  t h e  a b i l i t y  t o  c o m p l e t e l y  r e c o n t e x t u a l i z e  m y
e x p e r i e n c e,  r e f r a m e  m y  f e e l i n g s,  a n d  g r a b  o n t o  s o m e  h o p e.
T h e  b o o k  p r o v i d e d  a  s e n s e  o f  t r a n s c e n d e n t  m e a n i n g  f o r  m y
s o r r o w,  l e a v i n g  m e  n o t  o n l y  a b l e  t o  f i n a l l y  f a l l  a s l e e p  b u t
a l s o  t o  w a k e  u p  l a t e r  w i t h  e n e r g y  a n d  e n t h u s i a s m.
I  c o u l d n ’ t  b e l i e v e  t h a t  t h a t  p a r t i c u l a r  b o o k,  w i t h  t h a t
p a r t i c u l a r  t h e m e,  j u s t  h a p p e n e d  t o  b e  s i t t i n g  n e x t  t o  m y  b e d
a t  t h a t  m o m e n t.  A n d  i t  w a s n ’ t  l o s t  o n  m e  t h a t  H a r o l d  i s  a
r a b b i,  b r i n g i n g  m e  c o m f o r t  f r o m  m y  o w n  r e l i g i o u s
t r a d i t i o n.  I  k n e w  t h a t  t h e  s h i f t  i n  p e r c e p t i o n  h i s  w o r d s
i n t r o d u c e d  i n t o  m y  m i n d  w a s  t r u l y  a  m i r a c l e.  I t  w a s  n o t  ac h a n g e  i n  w h a t  h a d  h a p p e n e d  t o  m e ;  i t  w a s  a  d i f f e r e n t  w a y
t o  t h i n k  a b o u t  w h a t  h a d  h a p p e n e d  t o  m e.  G o d — a n d  R a b b i
K u s h n e r — h a d  g r a c e d  m e  w i t h  a  d i f f e r e n t  p o i n t  o f  v i e w.

C o m f o r t  C o m e s

A  f e w  w e e k s  b e f o r e  m y  f a t h e r  d i e d,  h e  w a s  l y i n g  o n  h i s
f a v o r i t e  b e n c h,  a l r e a d y  g r a v e l y  i l l,  a n d  I  w a s  s i t t i n g  o n  t h e
f l o o r  n e x t  t o  h i m.  H e  h a d  a n  i n t e n s e  b u t  f a r a w a y  l o o k  i n  h i s
e y e s,  a n d  h e  s a i d,  “ I ’ m  n o t  a f r a i d.  I  k n o w  w h e r e  I ’ m
g o i n g. ”  I  s i m p l y  l o o k e d  a t  h i m  a n d  s h a r e d  t h e  m o m e n t,  b u t
I ’ v e  o f t e n  w i s h e d  s i n c e  t h a t  I  h a d  a s k e d  f o r  m o r e
e x p l a n a t i o n.  H e  c l e a r l y  p e r c e i v e d  a n  e t e r n a l  r e a l i t y  t h a t
w o u l d  c a r r y  h i m  t h r o u g h  d e a t h.
I t  s h o u l d n ’ t  h a v e  t o  t a k e  d e a t h  t o  m a k e  u s  s o  m u c h  m o r e
a w a r e  o f  w h a t  m a t t e r s  a n d  w h a t  d o e s n ’ t,  w h a t ’ s  e t e r n a l  a n d
w h a t ’ s  n o t.  W h y  c a n ’ t  w e  r e m e m b e r  m u c h,  m u c h  s o o n e r
t h a t  l o v e  i s  a l l  t h a t  m a t t e r s  a n d  l o v e  i s  a l l  t h a t  l a s t s?  I t ’ s  a s
t h o u g h,  w h e n  d e a t h  i s  a t  t h e  d o o r,  w e ’ r e  g i v e n  a  f r e e  d o s e
o f  s a c r e d  u n d e r s t a n d i n g.  P e r h a p s  i f  w e  a s k e d  f o r  i t  e a r l i e r,  i t
w o u l d  c o m e.

D e a r  G o d,
M a y  t h e  H o l y  S p i r i t  o v e r s h a d o w  m y  m i n d,
A n d  g i v e  m e  e y e s  t o  s e e.M a y  I  p e r c e i v e  t h e  l o v e  I  k n o w  e x i s t s
A n d  o v e r l o o k  t h e  r e s t.
M a y  I  r i s e  a b o v e  t h e  d a r k n e s s  o f  t h e  w o r l d
a n d  m y  m i n d  b e  b a t h e d  i n  l i g h t.
M a y  I  b e


 r  t i m e  w e ’ v e
w a s t e d ;  w e  a r e  h e r e,  w e  a r e  a v a i l a b l e,  w e  a r e  p r e s e n t  t o  t h e
m o m e n t  a n d  u p  t o  t h e  c h a l l e n g e.
A l l  w e  n e e d  r e m e m b e r  i s  t h i s :  i f  G o d  h a s  g i v e n  u s  a  j o b
t o  d o,  H e  w i l l  p r o v i d e  f o r  u s  t h e  m e a n s  b y  w h i c h  t o
a c c o m p l i s h  i t. *  A l l  w e  h a v e  t o  d o  i s  a s k  H i m  w h a t  H e
w a n t s  u s  t o  d o  a n d  t h e n  b e  w i l l i n g  t o  d o  i t.

G o a l s

B e f o r e  a  s p i r i t u a l  a w a k e n i n g,  w e  l i v e  o u r  l i v e s  p r e t t y  m u c h
o n  o u r  o w n.  W e  g o  i n t o  s i t u a t i o n s  w i t h  o u r  w o r l d l y  t h o u g h t
f o r m s  u s u a l l y  c e n t e r e d  a r o u n d  o u r  o w n  a g e n d a,  o u r
i n d i v i d u a l  g o a l s,  a n d  o u r  n e e d s  a s  w e  d e f i n e  t h e m.  Y e t  o n c e
w e ’ r e  o n  t h e  m i r a c l e  w o r k e r ’ s  p a t h,  w e  s t a r t  t o  s u r r e n d e r
o u r  g o a l s  t o  G o d.
S o m e t i m e s  I  h a v e  f o u n d  m y s e l f  b e i n g  f a i r l y  s u r r e n d e r e d
i n  d e c i d i n g  w h a t  t o  d o,  y e t  g r a b  t h e  c o n t r o l s  w h e n  i t  c o m e s
t o  h o w  I  g o  a b o u t  d o i n g  i t.  I t ’ s  n o t  e n o u g h  t o  a l l o w  G o d  t o
d e c i d e  w h a t  a c t i o n  t o  t a k e.  W e  h a v e  t o  a l s o  a l l o w  t h e  S p i r i t
o f  G o d  t o  d e e p l y  i n f l u e n c e  w h o  w e  a r e  w i t h i n  t h e  a c t i o n.Y o u  m i g h t  f e e l  g u i d e d  t o  a  c e r t a i n  m e e t i n g.  B u t  i f  y o u r
t h o u g h t s  d u r i n g  t h e  m e e t i n g  a r e  a r r o g a n t  o r  j u d g m e n t a l,  i f
y o u r  b e h a v i o r  i s  c o n t r o l l i n g  o r  i m m a t u r e,  t h e n  e v e n  i f
y o u ’ r e  w h e r e  y o u  “ s h o u l d ”  b e,  y o u  s t i l l  b l o w  i t  o n c e  y o u ’ r e
t h e r e!  O u r  p e r s o n a l  e n e r g y  b o t h  a t t r a c t s  a n d  r e p e l s  o u r
g o o d.  P e o p l e  t e l e p a t h i c a l l y  f e e l  t h e  t e n o r  o f  o u r  t h o u g h t s,
a n d  v e r y  f e w  p e o p l e  j u m p  u p  a n d  d o w n  t o  b e  w i t h  a
n e g a t i v e  p e r s o n.
I f  I  w a l k  i n t o  a  r o o m  a n d  s i l e n t l y  b l e s s  e v e r y o n e  i n  i t,  n o
o n e  w i l l  k n o w  e x a c t l y  w h y  t h e y  f e e l  m o r e  p e a c e f u l,  b u t
t h e y  w i l l.  W h e n  o u r  t h o u g h t s  a r e  a l i g n e d  w i t h  G o d ’ s,  w e
a r e  l i f t e d  i n t o  a  g r e a t e r  r e a l m  o f  p o s s i b i l i t y  t h a n  o u r  e g o -
b a s e d  t h i n k i n g  c a n  p r o v i d e.  I t  i s  n o t  e n o u g h  t o  p r a y,  “ D e a r
G o d,  s h o u l d  I  g o  t o  t h i s  m e e t i n g? ”  I t ’ s  a l s o  h e l p f u l  t o
r e m e m b e r,  b e f o r e  w a l k i n g  i n t o  i t,  t o  p r a y,  “ D e a r  G o d,  n o w
t h a t  I ’ m  h e r e,  I  s u r r e n d e r  t h i s  m e e t i n g  t o  y o u.  M a y  I  b e  a n
i n s t r u m e n t  o f  y o u r  p e a c e.  A m e n. ”
W e  o f t e n  i g n o r e  t h e  a m a z i n g  p o w e r  o f  p r a y e r,  a n d  f o r  a n
e q u a l l y  a m a z i n g  r e a s o n :  w e  d o n ’ t  b e l i e v e  i t  c o u l d  b e  t h a t
e a s y.  Y e t  i s  i t  d i f f i c u l t  f o r  t h e  r o s e b u d  t o  b l o s s o m?  I s  i t
d i f f i c u l t  f o r  t h e  s t a r s  t o  s h i n e?  P a r t  o f  G o d ’ s  g e n i u


. T o seek
extremely focused (219)
intent and require this first step. They ar e
Carolina found rap music to increase
enlightenment is to seek entrainment tounfailing concentration. The dif ficulty of
unanimous that an open mind and
tolerance for and predisposition to the most powerful attractor patterns.
The inner work results from the great ef fort
willingness ar e necessary pr er equisites
violence while promoting materialism
key, again, is will, a constantly repeated
required to escape from the familiar
to pr ogr ess; in other words, one must
and reducing both immediate interest in
act of choice. Here the chaos-theory
gravity of lower attractor fields and move
have r eached an energy field of 200 in
academics and long-term success.
principle of sensitive dependence on
to the influence of a higher field. In order
one's development to be healable.
A common experience observed in initial conditions provides a scientific
to ameliorate this struggle all religions
Lingering within the influence of fields
therapy groups and clinics is that drug
explanation of the traditional way ofissue proscriptions against exposing below this entails a real danger of
abusers do not recover if they continue to
spiritual progress. In all spiritual
oneself to the lower ener gy fields; it is
becoming so deeply entrained that one
listen to heavy metal rock; a one-year
disciplines the opening wedge predicated
only from an authoritarian viewpoint that
cannot escape. This is not always so,
follow-up of inpatient and outpatient
for advancing one's awareness is
such error is depicted as "sin." A more
however; history has (220) noted many
cocaine addicts from Sedona V illa, a
described as "willingness." History
liberal viewpoint accepts man's dalliance
occasions of individuals in the very
branch of Camelback Hospital of shows what has been clinically shown
as in lower ener gy fields as pardonable
depths of entrainment suddenly breaking
Phoenix, Arizona, indicated that not a
well: a persistent willingness is the
"failing."through to a high level of consciousness.
single cocaine abuser who continued to
trigger that activates a new attractor field
But attitudes, emotions and behaviors
Such sudden breakthroughs are still seen
listen to this violent and negative and allows one to begin to leave the
old.
characteristic of the ener gy fields below
on occasion in modern society; this, as
music r ecover ed. 8 Self-help groups for
W e may visualize a lesser attractor field
107
108
T ruly spiritual states can be said to begin
200 do, in fact, generally preclude
we have seen, was the precise experience
the ad- (221) dicted invariably recommend
at a calibrated level of about 500
spiritual experience. The classical chakra
of Bill W ilson which resulted in the
avoiding the influence (i.e., the ener gy
(unconditional love) and continue tosystem recognized by many spiritual
founding of AA. This experience seems
fields) of former lifestyle associations.
infinity. T eachers who calibrate in the
disciplines correlates almost exactly with
typically to be characterized by a total
These addicts found that leaving the drug
high 500s and the 600s are frequently
the Map of Consciousness that has
transformation of consciousness and was not enough. T o do so was
merely to recognized as saints; their state of
emer ged from our studies. The level 600
liberation from the entrainment of lower
attack the A>B>C of addiction. As long
consciousness is often described as corresponds to the crown chakra, 500
to attractor fields and a sudden emer gence
as they could not make the commitment
sublime. 3
the heart, 200 and up to the solar plexus,
into higher awareness. (This type of
of will to entirely leave the influence of
It is a common experience for as yet
while the lower attitudes and emotions ofexperience, common in the early days of
the field-of which the music, like the
unenlightened devotees to enter such a
spite, envy, resentment and jealousy are
AA when its members were frequently
drug, was simply a manifestation-they
sublime state when in the presence of
associated with the spleen. The base
"last-gaspers," is not reported by "high
could not escape entrainment to the low
teachers whose ener gy fields calibrate at
chakra has to do with animal survival,
bottom" members who constitute the
ener gy attractor, the ABC of addiction.
550 and over, through the process of
absorption with which prohibits spiritual
majority of newcomers to Alcoholics
Recovered addicts who leave the ener gy
"entrainment"-the dominance of a progress; thus all spiritual teachings
Anonymous today.)
field of their self help programs rather
powerful attractor field. Until the devoteeadvise against worldliness, suggesting
Just as the entrainment or influence of
predictably relapse.9 Besides having
himself arrives at the higher state of
avoidance of attachment to sex or
the higher ener gy fields has an anabolic,
relinquished the infusion of the combined
awareness, this state will not persist
money.6
or growth-enhancing, ef fect on a subject,
power of their fellow members, their
when he is out of the higher ener gy field
The lower regions are also the locus of
entrainment by lower attractor fields has
assertion that one can go it alone is a
of the teacher. 4 Advanced spiritual
addictions; one can be fixated at any of
a catabolic, or destructive, ef fect; the
notorious symptom of an oncoming
seekers often fluctuate in and out of this
the lower levels. Almost all of these
most widespread example in today'sr elapse, because it indicates an
"presence of the Beloved" as they
ener gy fields and the behaviors
culture is the influence of some forms of
infiltration of arr ogance and pride,
approach enlightenment; this loss of the
associated with them now have given rise
violent pop music. Among our test
calibrating at 175, well below the
higher state and descent to a lower is
to specific self-help groups, all of which
subjects, punk rock, death rock and
power of the energy field r equir ed for
identified in both Eastern and W estern
concur that without a spiritual context,
gangster rap music made every subject
healing.
literature as an "anguish of the soul."5
recovery is quite unlikely. In
go weak, confirming earlier observations
(Fr om my experience with volunteers withSpiritual work, like other intensive consciousness-raising programs in
made by Dr. John Diamond.7 In a more
diseases, this self assertion also applies.
pursuits such as sport, can be arduous
general, a universal dictum is that one is
recent study of students reported in The
T racy)
and frequently requires the development
powerless until one tells the truth. All
Arizona Republic, July 4, 1994, Dr.
The same principle, of course, operates in
of specific tools for the task, including an
spiritually oriented self-help groups
James Johnson of the University of North
the other direction. T o seek
extremely focused (219)
intent and require this first step. They ar e
Carolina found rap music to increase
enlightenment is to seek entrainment to
unfailing concentration. The dif ficulty of
unanimous that an open mind and
tolerance for and predisposition to the most powerful attractor patterns.
The inner work results from the great ef fortwillingness ar e necessary pr er equisites
violence while promoting materialism
key, again, is will, a constantly repeated
required to escape from the familiar
to pr ogr ess; in other words, one must
and reducing both immediate interest in
act of choice. Here the chaos-theory
gravity of lower attractor fields and move
have r eached an energy field of 200 in
academics and long-term success.
principle of sensitive dependence on
to the influence of a higher field. In order
one's development to be healable.
A common experience observed in initial conditions provides a scientific
to ameliorate this struggle all religions
Lingering within the influence of fields
therapy groups and clinics is that drug
explanation of the traditional way of
issue proscriptions against exposing below this entails a real danger of
abusers do not recover if they continue to
spiritual progress. In all spiritual
oneself to the lower ener gy fields; it is
becoming so deeply entrained that onelisten to heavy metal rock; a one-year
disciplines the opening wedge predicated
only from an authoritarian viewpoint that
cannot escape. This is not always so,
follow-up of inpatient and outpatient
for advancing one's awareness is
such error is depicted as "sin." A more
however; history has (220) noted many
cocaine addicts from Sedona V illa, a
described as "willingness." History
liberal viewpoint accepts man's dalliance
occasions of individuals in the very
branch of Camelback Hospital of shows what has been clinically shown
as in lower ener gy fields as pardonable
depths of entrainment suddenly breaking
Phoenix, Arizona, indicated that


, understandably. not too popular. A
second method sought the benefits through an exchange of sex
ual chi, by sleeping with and fondling young men1bers of the
opposite sex, and even drinking their sexual juices-but with
out actual copulation. This was practiced mainly by old and
middle-aged people who were not strong enough tor mallo a
mauo con1bat. A third way, for men, was to bring one's sexual
partner to an intense orgasn1 and "extract" her secretions. For
such a purpose the partner was preferably young and, even better,
virginal.
This last technique was most popular with apprehensive
middle-aged men. They believed their waning sexual stamina
would be rejuvenated-the expe rience would be like grafting a
new branch on an aging tree. If a nun could discip line hin1sclf
not to �jaculate, every session of sexual intercourse would add
127 vigor and years to his life. The basic thinking, although it was car
ried by some to extremes, was not all nonsense.
A nujor clement in pluck-and-nurture is "suction" of fe
rnale essences by the plucker. Cultists believed that male non
etnission by itself was not enough. The man must absorb the
woman's orgasmic secretions to nurture himself. Treatises on
pluck-and-n urture usc thinly veiled alchemical or military ter
minology to instruct the plucker how to tell the exact mo
ment of orgasm of the partner; they describe in detail a wealth of
physical and auditory symptoms just before and during the fe
rnale climax. The male plucker is instructed to inhale the breath
and drink the saliva of the woman in pas sion, and to siphon the
precious female fluids with his jade stalk at the moment of her
orgasn1, then to move them upward mentally, "like a reverse
river," to an acupoint in the brain. From here the precious es
sences will descend down into the cinnabar field, where they are
stored as life-force.
Pluck-and-nurture, then, was a serious practice. In one
treatise th� plucker is instructed to meditate in a quiet room
for no fewer than a hundred days, and to train himself with
various exercises for thirty hours immediately before the en
counter. When the time of plucking arrives, the participant s
arc to harmonize by arousing each other sexually to the highest
pitch.
One treatise on pluck-and-nurture concentrates on tcn1ale sa
liva as a favorite elixir for n1en. The n1an is instructed to excite the
wonun with deep kissing and copulation. Through various coital
techniques he nukes her clinux, then drinks her saliva while in
haling the air she breathes out. The nun should repeat this at least
thret· tin1es in one night, and if he can keep hirnsdf frorn ernit
ting, he can bring the wonun to one orgasrn after another, each
time drinking her saliv a.
1 )uring the heyday of ts,li-pll, one variation calkd shuatz�l!
ltsill, or dual training. was quite popular. In it, both p;.ntncrs
trained in tht· pluck techniques so that they would receivt' equal
bcndits. Usu ally. nurried couples took part in this dual dis
cipline, which t'ncornpasscd tht· entire spectrun1 of bcdroorn
tcchn iques.
Ts,li-pu is no longt·r pract iced in China as it was in rnedicval Tlze Sexua l Duel of Pluck-and-N urture
titnes, but in a sense it does live on. Some mainstream erotic tech
niques originally developed for the Art of the Bedchamber were
refined by pluck-and-nurture enthusiast s. However naive their
theories may seem, some of their practices might be of immense
value in modern bedrooms.
I :. 'J 10
Food and Herbs for Love
Aph rodis iacs and Sexual Nutrients
IN CHINA, aphrodisiac tonics have been pursued diligently and
continuously for millennia-openly in the remote past, less so in
recent centuries. The discussion of erotic techniques from the Art
of the Bedchan1ber was lost centuries ago, and recovered only rel
atively recently; but information on aphrodisiac tonics survived
even the most puritanical periods because the search for thcn1 has
been discreet, even can1ouflaged, and because, for the Chinese,
foods and herbs for sex arc intin1atcly linked as \veil \Vith health
and longevity.
The Chi nese quest for aphrodisiacs long ago shifted fron1 in
gredients that s upposedly created instant lust to those that were
said to cultiv ate and nurture sexual vigor tor thl' long tern1. The
latter type arc not orthodox aphrodisiacs for in1n1ediate physical
arousa l, but rather aph rodisia c health tonics, sexual nutrients that,
ever so slowly but per sist ently. pron1ote sexual potency, and indi
rectly heighten sexual desire.
From the vantage point of nlot krn kno wlcd gl'. the ancient
( :hinese searrh for aph rod isiac ton ics nuy seen 1 a 111ix of qua ck
cry. myst icisn1, and unc 1nny canpirical experience. The last ck
StTVt'S the attent ion of rnodern researchers, and this chapter will
thcrd() rc conc entr ate on that en1pirical experience. Son lt' ancient
( :hincsc practices and substan ces luve b een proven in today's lab
oratori es� others nuy not even have been tested.
130 A profusion of anecdotal tt•stirnon ials frorn this ancit ·nt cul
ture still is unsubstantiated in the laboratory. But sonlt' ingredi
ents that pt ·opk have relied on for cen turies have been continned
by n1odern scien ct'. This is of intt·rest not only to lovers but also
to sexologists and scientists.
For the tradit ion al Chinese, it is virtually irnpossible to draw a
line between food and rnedicine. ()n thc one hand, they attr ibute
specific n1cdicinal properties to specific foods, and on the other,
all n1edicinal ingredit·nts in Chincse pharrnaceutical encyclope
dias are listed with not only their known health eftccts but a de
scription of their taste as \veil. For centuries the Chinese have
taken herbal prescriptions for n1aladies. Likewise, they have cre
ated dishes for their gustatory delight and their tonic effects
facilitating circulation, strengthening the spleen, energizing the
gonads. Sorne dishes are prepared with medicinal herbs. Often
such herbs, whether in food or in medicine, arc taken preventively
as health tonics rather than as cures for specific diseases. And some
of these herbs offer a bonus-enhancernent of sexual vitality.
APHRODISIAC HEALTH TONICS
The Chinese have known and taken advantage of the beneficial
effect of herbs for health and sexual vigor for centuries. The health
tonics they have created arc in various forms: powders, boiled
solutions, culinary dishes, medicinal wines and liquors, as well
as ointments, rinses, supposit ories, and skin patches for specific
acupoints. The ingredients of these tonics are anin1al, vegetable,
and/ or mineral.
Minerals in aphrodisiacs were popular in earlier centuries. One
famous recipe, Five-Mineral Mix, consisted of ground arnethyst,
quartz, kaolin, stalactite, and sulfur ore. During the third century
the formula gained great popularity when a high imperial official
claimed positive results from taking it. The n1inerals themselv es,
listed in old Chinese pharmaceutical books as toxic, were to be
used in minute an1ounts, but many eager consumers overdosed
and died horrible deaths. Even during the enlightened Ming dy
nasty, charlatan Taoist alchen1ists still concocted their dubious
elixirs with rninerals. One well-known Ming prime minister was
so severely poison ed that at his death his whole body allegedly
rcsetnbled a roasted fish. Most n1inerals eventually were rejected
IJI as ingrcdiL·nts t(>r aphrodisiacs, and plant and anirnal ingredients
have been used rnuch n1ore frequently during the past four ceo
tunes.
The ancient Chinese chose particular ingredients for reasons
ranging from the naively obvious to the myster iously prescient.
Some were chosen because of their shape. A favorite ingredient in
aphrodisiac health recipes is jou-tsrm.(!-yun�, or broon1 rape ((


willing	to	return	to	school	the	next	morning.

Do	you	repeat	the	same	stuff	over	and	over	in	your	own	mind?

Feel	the	inner	body.	Reduce	your	breathing!

Your	enemies
S
omebody	did	something	to	you	once.	This	is	bad	enough,	yet	you	choose	to
repeat	the	same	problem	over	and	over	by	running	it	through	your	mind,
sometimes	for	weeks,	months	or	years.	It	might	have	been	a	negative	event,
or	person	or	situation.	How	long	did	it	actually	happen?

The	event	usually	happens	in	a	minute	but	you	run	it	through	your	head	over
and	over	again.	Drama	is	added	through	layers	of	thought.	When	somebody
says	negative	things	to	you,	learn	from	it	if	possible	but	then	drop	the	mental
baggage.

As	you	live	in	presence,	you	will	become	more	conscious	of	the	thoughts	thattake	place	in	your	mind.	You	will	become	aware	of	the	effect	of	this	and	will
automatically	drop	the	repetitive	thoughts	a	lot	earlier.

For	past	thoughts	that	you	are	repeating,	wouldn’t	your	enemy	be	delighted	to
know	that	you	have	kept	your	problems	alive?	Feel	the	inner	body.	Reduce
your	breathing.

A	reporter	once	asked	the	Dalai	Lama	whether
he	held	anger	towards	China.	He	replied
“They	have	taken	everything	from	us,	should	I
let	them	take	my	mind	as	well?”Positive	thinking	is	limited	at	best
T
houghts	create	emotions	and	emotions	create	thoughts.	One	feeds	off	and
contributes	to	the	other.	You	are	feeling	down	and	emotionally	drained.	There
is	a	dark	cloud	over	you	and	the	emotional	charge	has	taken	over.	You	feel
like	crying.

The	more	you	think,	the	greater	the	emotion.	In	turn,	this	feeds	your	thinking
processes.	You	don’t	like	feeling	this	way	and	make	an	attempt	to	do
something	about	it.	You	attempt	to	replace	your	negative	thoughts	with
positive	thoughts.	This	will	not	work.

You	have	too	much	of	an	emotional	build	up;	therefore,	no	matter	how	hard
you	try	to	think	positively,	it	will	not	happen	and	you	will	be	even	more
unhappy.	It	wasn’t	enough	that	you	felt	unhappy	in	the	first	place,	you	now
feel	unhappy	because	you	are	unhappy.

If	you	are	feeling	down,	don’t	make	an	effort	to	think	positively.	Instead,	wait
for	the	emotional	build-up	to	dissolve.	Accept	that,	at	this	time,	you	are
moody,	feeling	down,	unhappy	and	emotional.

Feeling	this	way	is	okay.	Everybody	has	a	day	or	two	when	things	are	just	not
right.	If	you	have	being	feeling	down	for	years,	then	make	a	conscious
intention	to	bring	as	much	attention	to	your	inner	body	as	often	as	you	can
throughout	the	day.	Go	for	a	walk,	feel	your	inner	body	and	reduce	your
breathing.	Do
Many	Small	Breath	Holds
throughout	the	day	when	you	are
sitting.	Take	attention	out	of	your	mind	and	aim	to	increase	your	Control
Pause	over	time.

When	you	accept	that	this	is	how	it	is,	pressure	has	lifted	from	you.	Of
course,	it	will	take	some	time	for	the	emotional	charge	to	dissolve,	but	the
more	you	stay	in	the	now	and	follow	your	breath	or	feel	your	inner	body,	the
quicker	this	will	pass.

Happiness	cannot	be	bought
W
ithout	a	peaceful	mind,	your	life	is	nothing.	If	it	is	agitated	with
thousands	of	thoughts	and	incessant	worry,	then	it	does	not	matter	what	cars,
partner,	money,	house,	job	or	title	you	have.
	You	fear	for	your	financial	future.	You	worry	about	it.	Will	I	get	by?	Will	I
survive?	You	decide	to	do	something,	so	you	spend	thirty	years	of	your	life	in
stress	to	reach	financial	security.	Finally,	you	have	arrived.	Yet,	your	mind
continues.	You	continue	to	worry.	You	worry	about	your	health.	You	worry
about	the	neighbours	and	what	they	think.	You	worry	about	your	children.
You	worry	about	the	unknown.

You	worry	when	you	are	unsecure.
You	worry	when	you	are	secure.

Security	does	not	bring	about	a	peaceful	mind.
Only	a	peaceful	mind	brings	about	a	peaceful	mind.

Your	mind	is	priority.	Only	with	a	peaceful	and	quiet	mind	will	you	enjoy	life.
If	you	work	in	a	highly	paid	but	stressful	job,	you	might	achieve	certain
material	wealth,	but	is	this	at	the	expense	of	a	quiet	mind?	You	have	achieved
success	but	at	what	price?

Material	wealth	and	titles	are	helpful,	but	all	have	limitations.	Wealthy	people
are	in	and	out	of	rehab,	suffer	from	depression	and	fear	of	the	future	that	at
some	point	all	of	their	achievements	will	disappear.	An	attractive	person	who
depends	on	their	looks	will	be	some	day	unattractive.	What	happens	to	the
wealthy	person	when	the	stock	market	crashes?	Everything	is	subject	to
change.	There	is	nothing	that	we	can	achieve	in	object	form	that	will	satisfy
us	permanently.	I’m	not	saying	that	you	should	not	attempt	to	improve	your
lot.

	I	am	saying	that	you	should	know	thyself	by	observing	what	is	taking	place
in	your	mind	and	how	it	affects	both	you	and	others	around	you.	Find
yourself.	Material	wealth	is	out	of	reach	of	most	people	living	in	the	Eastern
world.	And	yet,	these	people	are	lighter	and	happier	that	their	Western
counterparts.	What	is	their	secret?

The	secret	is	the	importance	that	the	Eastern	world	places	on	the	cultivation
of	a	still	mind.	A	quiet	mind	translates	into	lightness	and	happiness.	A	noisy
mind	translates	into	heaviness	and	unhappiness.

Achieve	the	nice	car	and	house.	Work	in	a	top	job.	Yes,	these	are	nice	and
make	our	lifestyle	a	little	easier.	However,	they	are	secondary.	What	isprimary	is	the	extent	to	which	you	live	outside	of	thought.	You	are	entirely
responsible	for	this	and	have	a	great	deal	of	control	over	it.

Your	true	self	is	the	only	aspect	that	is	constant.	It	is	does	not	change	and
remains	the	same	regardless	of	what	happens	in	the	external	environment.	Tap
into	the	real	you	by	dropping	the	thought	and	living	your	life	free	from	the
filters	of	conditioning.	Take	off	your	sunglasses	and	see	the	light.

Feel	the	inner	body.	Reduce	your	breathing!Are	you	generating	peace	or	misery	within	yourself?
W
e	need	to	have	peace	within	ourselves	before	we	can	be	at	peace	with
others.	How	can	you	have	peace	with	others	when	you	are	not	at	peace	with
yourself?	Know	thyself,	not	just	at	an	intellectual	level	but	at	an	experiential
level.	Observe	yourself.	Are	you	generating	peace	or	misery	within	yourself?

When	you	generate	n


	in	the	body.	Persistently	low	levels	of	supercharged	D	create	an
inviting	environment	for	different	cancers,	autoimmune	diseases,
osteoporosis	and	other	diseases.
The	important	story	here	is	how	the	effects	of	food—both	good	and	bad—
operate	through	a	symphony	of	coordinated	reactions	to	prevent	diseases	like
prostate	cancer.	In	discovering	the	existence	of	these	networks,	we	sometimes
wonder	which	specific	function	comes	first	and	which	comes	next.	We	tend	to
think	of	these	reactions	within	the	network	as	independent.	But	this	surely
misses	the	point.	What	impresses	me	is	the	multitude	of	reactions	working
together	in	so	many	ways	to	produce	the	same	effect:	in	this	case,	to	preventdisease.
There	is	no	single	“mechanism”	that	fully	explains	what	causes	diseases
such	as	cancer.	Indeed,	it	would	be	foolish	to	even	think	along	these	lines.	But
what	I	do	know	is	this:	the	totality	and	breadth	of	the	evidence,	operating
through	highly	coordinated	networks,	supports	the	conclusions	that
consuming	dairy	and	meat	are	serious	risk	factors	for	prostate	cancer.BRINGING	IT	TOGETHER
Roughly	half	a	million	Americans	this	year	will	go	to	the	doctor’s	office	and
be	told	that	they	have	cancer	of	the	breast,	prostate	or	large	bowel.	People
who	get	one	of	these	cancers	represent	40%	of	all	new	cancer	patients.	These
three	cancers	devastate	the	lives	of	not	only	the	victims	themselves,	but	also
their	family	and	friends.
When	my	mother-in-law	died	of	colon	cancer	at	the	age	of	fifty-one,	none
of	us	knew	that	much	about	nutrition	or	what	it	meant	for	health.	It	wasn’t
that	we	didn’t	care	about	the	health	of	our	loved	ones—of	course	we	did.	We
just	didn’t	have	the	information.	Yet,	over	thirty	years	later,	not	much	has
changed.	Of	the	people	you	know	who	have	cancer,	or	are	at	risk	of	having
cancer,	how	many	of	them	have	considered	the	possibility	of	adopting	a
whole	foods,	plant-based	diet	to	improve	their	chances?	I’m	guessing	very
few	of	them	have	done	so.	Probably	they,	too,	don’t	have	the	information.
Our	institutions	and	information	providers	are	failing	us.	Even	cancer
organizations,	at	both	the	national	and	local	level,	are	reluctant	to	discuss	or
even	believe	this	evidence.	Food	as	a	key	to	health	represents	a	powerful
challenge	to	conventional	medicine,	which	is	fundamentally	built	on
drugs
and	surgery	(see
Part	IV
).	The	widespread	communities	of	nutrition
professionals,	researchers	and	doctors	are,	as	a	whole,	either	unaware	of	this
evidence	or	reluctant	to	share	it.	Because	of	these	failings,	Americans	are
being	cheated	out	of	information	that	could	save	their	lives.
There	is	enough	evidence	now	that	doctors	should	be	discussing	the	option
of	pursuing	dietary	change	as	a	potential	path	to	cancer	prevention	and
treatment.	There	is	enough	evidence	now	that	the	U.S.	government	should	be
discussing	the	idea	that	the	toxicity	of	our	diet	is	the	single	biggest	cause	of
cancer.	There	is	enough	evidence	now	that	local	breast	cancer	alliances,	and
prostate	and	colon	cancer	institutions,	should	be	discussing	the	possibility	of
providing	information	to	Americans	everywhere	on	how	a	whole	foods,	plant-
based	diet	may	be	an	incredibly	effective	anti-cancer	medicine.
If	these	discussions	were	to	happen,	it	is	possible	that,	next	year,	fewer
than	500,000	people	would	go	to	the	doctor’s	office	and	be	told	they	have
cancer	of	the	breast,	prostate	or	large	bowel.	The	year	after	that,	even	fewer
friends,	coworkers	and	family	members	would	be	given	the	most	dreaded	of
all	diagnoses.	And	the	following	year,	even	fewer.
The	possibility	that	this	future	could	be	our	reality	is	real,	and	as	long	as
this	future	holds	such	promise	for	the	health	of	people	everywhere,	it	is	a
future	worth	working	for.9
Autoimmune	Diseases
N
O	GROUP	OF	DISEASES
	is	more	insidious	than	autoimmune	diseases.	They	are
difficult	to	treat,	and	progressive	loss	of	physical	and	mental	function	is	a
common	outcome.	Unlike	heart	disease,	cancer,	obesity	and	Type	2	diabetes,
with	autoimmune	diseases	the	body	systematically	attacks	itself.	The	afflicted
patient	is	almost	guaranteed	to	lose.
A	quarter	million	people	in	the	U.S.	are	diagnosed	with	one	of	the	forty
separate	autoimmune	diseases	each	year.
1,	2
	Women	are	2.7	times	more	likely
to	be	afflicted	than	are	men.	About	3%	of	Americans	(one	in	every	thirty-one
people)	have	an	autoimmune	disease,	a	staggering	total	of	8.5	million	people;
some	people	put	the	total	at	as	many	as	12–13	million	people.
3
The	more	common	of	these	diseases	are	listed	in
Chart	9.1
.
2
	The	first	nine
comprise	97%	of	all	autoimmune	disease	cases.
2
	The	most	studied	are
multiple	sclerosis	(MS),	rheumatoid	arthritis,	lupus,	Type	1	diabetes	and
rheumatic	heart	disease.
2
	These	are	also	the	primary	autoimmune	diseases
that	have	been	studied	in	reference	to	diet.
Others	not	listed	in
Chart	9.1
	include	inflammatory	bowel	disease,
4
Crohn’s	disease,
4
	rheumatic	heart	disease
3
	and	(possibly)	Parkinson’s
disease.
5
Each	disease	name	may	sound	very	different,	but	as	one	recent	review
points	out,
2
	“…	it	is	important	to	consider…	these	disorders	as	a	group.”
They	show	similar	clinical	backgrounds,
3,	6,	7
	they	sometimes	occur	in	the
same	person	and	they	are	often	found	in	the	same	populations.
2
	MS	and	Type
1	diabetes,	for	example,	have	“near(ly)	identical
ethnic	and	geographic
distribution.”
8
	Autoimmune	diseases	in	general	become	more	common	thegreater	the	distance	from	the	equator.	This	phenomenon	has	been	known	since
1922.
9
	MS,	for	example,	is	over	a	hundred	times	more	prevalent	in	the	far
north	than	at	the	equator.
10
CHART	9.1:	COMMON	AUTOIMMUNE	DISEASES	(FROM
MOST	COMMON	TO	LEAST	COMMON)
1
.
Graves’	disease	(Hyperthyroidism)
2
.
Rheumatoid	arthritis
3
.
Thyroiditis	(Hypothyroidism)
4
.
Vitiligo
5
.
Pernicious	anemia
6
.
Glomerulonephritis
7
.
Multiple	sclerosis
8
.
Type	1	diabetes
9
.
Systemic	lupus	erythematosus
10
.
Sjogren’s	disease
11
.
Myasthenia	gravis
12
.
Polymyositis/dermatomyositis
13
.
Addison’s	disease
14
.
Scleroderma
15
.


 fields of nutrition and biology.
Here many studies of animals which have used both cooked
and uncooked diets under controll ed experimental conditions
have been made, and they provide rather conclusive evidence on the entire subject.

G
ENERAL EXPERIMENTAL DATA
   Among the first scientists to study cooking in its application
to animal nutrition were Weill and Mouriquant of France. In
1912, as they were conducting their celebrated experiments
with pigeons to determine the effects of refined flour, they
added a less known series of experiments, also with pigeons,
to determine the effects of cooking. A number of pigeons were fed whole raw grains; the others were given the same
kind of grain, entirely whole, without any kind of refining,
only this grain was thoroughly cooked. The pigeons given the raw grain showed great activity and vigor. They gave every
indication of being perfectly nourished. Those given the
cooked grains developed beriberi and all died paralyzed
within ninety days. Other pigeons were then given two-thirds
cooked grain and one-third raw grain, which was sufficient to
give complete freedom from beriberi symptoms.
   While Director of Nutrition Research under the Research
Fund Association in India, the celebrated British scientist, Sir
Robert McCarrison, followed with the first large scale
experiments with white rats which revealed the effects of
cooking. One thousand pedigreed albino rats were placed on
a diet of raw cabbage, raw carrots, raw milk, raw meat, unleavened bread, and sprouted legumes. Two thousand rats
were then placed on a diet of white bread, margarine, tinned
meat, tinned jam, boiled tea, boiled potatoes, boiled cabbage,
and a small amount of milk. All animals were given the same
general care. The laborator y was ke pt perfectl y clean ; the tiled floor and walls were freque ntly washed. The cages were
large and spacious, so each rat could run about and exercise
as it pleased.
   The rats given primarily uncooked foods were remarkably
healthy in all respects. From all appearances they suffered
from no diseases whatsoever, and all mothers reared their young. At the end of two and a quarter years, corresponding
to 55 years in man, all rats were autopsied. The only trace of
disease found was an occasional cyst in the liver, which was
assumed due to the straw bedding which the rats often nibbled.
   The 2, 000 rats eating mostly cooked foods soon began
developing a wide assortment of diseases—practically every ailment that one might find listed in any medical textbook.
Foremost among these, as revealed in the post-mortem
examinations, were: tuberculosis, arthritis, Bright's disease,
gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, glandular enlargements,
inflammation of the eyes, anemia, loss of hair, infected teeth, infected tonsils, middle-ear disease, corneal ulceration, and
skin diseases of various types. In addition the rats seemed to
be affected mentally. In contrast to the raw food rats, which
were gentle and affectionate, these animals became ill-
tempered and vicious. They would bite the attendant, kill each other, and generally display a state of continuous
nervous irritability.
   Following the rat experiments, McCarrison used twenty
monkeys in a new series of tests. All animals except one were
in perfect condition when the experiment began—the
exception being the result of a slight injury sustained by one
monkey during capture. Nine of the monkeys were placed on a diet consisting chiefly of raw foods, including wheaten
bread, milk, ground nuts, fresh onions, fresh butter, plantains,
and water. Six were given wheaten bread, cooked rice, cooked ground nuts, boiled milk, fresh butter, and water. The
other five were given a similar assortment of cooked foods,
fresh onions and water, plus a little fresh butter. All animals
were provided with the same amount of exercise, sunshine,
fresh air, etc. The only difference in their mode of life was their diet, involving the condition (cooked or uncooked) in
which the food was given.
   Regarding the monkeys fed primarily uncooked foods,
McCarrison stated: "They remained in good health, with the
exception of an attack of jaundice in some of them; this was
thought to be due to the sudden lack of exercise, as well as to
the too generous provision of monkey-nuts which in the earlier sta
ges of the ex periment were not limited to 10 grams. The jaundice was corrected by reducing the diet to milk and
bananas for a few days, and adding magnesium sulphate to
the drinking water. After recovery, which occurred in all
cases, the diet, as above detailed, was used without recurrence of jaundice or any untoward symptoms
whatsoever. "
   The monkeys given cooked foods developed troubles from
the very start. Diseases were common and every animal died
within 43 to 100 days. Average length of life of those given
the cooked foods plus onions was 60 days. Those allowed a
little butter each day lived an average of 69 days. The postmortems of these monkeys indicated the presence of
dozens of physical abnormalities and ailments. These
included: dilation of the stomach, gastric catarrh, stomach
ulcers, duodenal catarrh, degeneration of the mucous
membrane, congestive changes in the jejunum and ileum, ballooning of the small bowel, atrophy and thinning of the
walls of the small intestine, colitis, ballooning of the colon, atrophy of the omentus, and cancer of the pylorus.
   Experiments with guinea pigs, to determine the effects of
cooked foods, were conducted by Dr. O. Stiner, an
investigator for the Swiss Board of Health in Berne,
Switzerland. Dr. Stiner placed a large group of these animals on a diet of their normal foods (hay, oats, carrots, and water)
which would normally be taken raw, but in this case were
cooked in a high pressure steamer. A large number of
diseases appeared shortly thereafter. The teeth became
softened to such an extent that they could be cut away with scissors. Gangrenous gingivitis developed, and the jaws
softened and warped until the rows of teeth overlapped and
would not close in the normal manner. The salivary glands became diseased and the animals developed both goiter and
anemia. In certain cases two teaspoons of pasteurized milk
each day were added to the diet, and this was followed by the
development of another disease, arthritis. Most of the guinea
pigs died of scurvy, with a smaller number succumbing to
cancer of the lung.
   In America, Dr. Rosalind Wulzen and Alice Bahrs, of the
Department of Zoology in Oregon State College, also used
guinea pigs in their experimental  work. Efforts were made to
determine the effects of pastuerized milk. The animals were
divided into four groups which were given whole raw milk,
whole pasteurized milk, raw skim milk, and pasteurized skim
milk respectively.
   "Animals fed raw whole milk grew excellently and an
auto
psy showed no abnormalit y of an y kind" Dr. Wulzen reported. Animals fed pasteurized milk did not grow as well,
and developed stiffness of the muscles. Within a period of a
month to a year they died after showing signs of "great
emaciation and weakness. " The autopsy revealed that the muscles were extremely atrophied and streaked with white
lines of calcification. Lumps of tricalcium phosphate were
found deposited under the skin, in the joints, the heart, and
other organs.
   In addition to guinea pigs, white rats were used in the tests
at Oregon State College, these being reported by Bahrs and
Hughes. The animals given pasteurized milk gained weight less rapidly than those given raw milk, and on autopsy the
hearts were found to have a flabby appearance. The adrenal
glands were of a pale color and there were small areas of
apparent atrophy. The livers and skeletal muscles also
exhibited a very pale color, as compared to those of the
animals given raw milk.
   At Ohio State University, Dr. Ernest Scott and Prof. Lowell
Erf also fed different groups of rats on raw and pasteurized
milk. The animals on raw milk showed a good, sleek coat;
they were adequate in growth and weight; their eyes were
clear; their dispositions were excellent, and they enjoyed
being petted. Those on pasteurized milk had a roughened coat; their growth was slow; their eyes lacked luster, and they
were very irritable, often showing a tendency to bite when
being handled. The rats on pasteurized milk also showed a
loss of vitality and weight, and many developed anemia.
   Using cats in a similar set of experiments, Prof. Erf noted
the following results when pasteurized milk was used as a
partial ration for the animals: "(a) Incomplete mineralization of the offspring, (b) The inability of the animal to
remineralize its own skeleton adequately after pregnancy and
likely to produce a rachitic condition in the offspring. (c) Failure in the development of the teeth. (d) Muscular and
ligamentous