 evidence supporting the
contention that the deep chest is more or less associated with tuberculosis. It also helps to
explain why there is such a high incidence of tuberculosis among the poor in the slum districts.
The children in the slums are physically underdeveloped. They are not only shorter and lighter
but they have on the average a deep, primitive, infantile type of chest, one that has not gone
through the normal process of development. Even the new-born and infants are shorter and
lighter and have a deeper chest than the average infant from a better environment.
    It is important to note that Dr. Weisman associated the type of chest which predisposes the
individual to tuberculosis, with a prenatal condition since he states "even the new-born and infants
are shorter and lighter and have a deeper chest than an average infant from a better environment."
This work throws important light on why in the primitive groups the children born to parents who
are living on the imported nutrition lower in vitamins and minerals than the native foods, not only
showed a greatly increased incidence of tuberculosis over the children born to parents on the
native diet but also proved to be those individuals who, in facial and dental arch form, presented
positive evidence of prenatal injury. We also have a direct explanation for the observations that
have been emphasized by Dr. George Draper, that physical form has a direct relationship to
disease susceptibility of certain types, frequently spoken of as diatheses.
    It is important in this connection to call to mind the statement made by some clinicians that
tuberculosis patients with narrow nostrils tend to make a poor fight. These narrow nostrils are
clearly related to prenatal injury resulting primarily from defective germ cells which determine the
architecture, not heredity but intercepted heredity.7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 211/250    It is very easy to understand the effects of gross physical lesions such as the absence of
eyeballs, harelip and cleft palate. These defects can readily be seen. The problem is very different,
however, when we are dealing with disturbances of function due to minute anatomical lesions in
either external or internal organs such as the brain. These latter will be discussed in the next
chapter.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 19
PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND MORAL DETERIORATION7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 212/250AFTER one has lived among the primitive racial stocks in different parts of the world and studied
them in their isolation, few impressions can be more vivid than that of the absence of prisons and
asylums. Few, if any, of the problems which confront modern civilization are more serious and
disturbing than the progressive increase in the percentage of individuals with unsocial traits and a
lack of irresponsibility.
    Laird (1) has emphasized some phases of this in an article entitled, The Tail That Wags the
Nation, in which he states: "The country's average level of general ability sinks lower with each
generation. Should the ballot be restricted to citizens able to take care of themselves? One out of
four cannot." He has illustrated the seriousness of this degeneration by presenting details as follows:
    Although we might cite any one of nearly two dozen states, we will first mention Vermont by
name because that is the place studied by the late Dr. Pearce Bailey. "It would be," he wrote,
"safe to assume that there are at least 30 defectives per 1000 in Vermont of the eight-year-old
mentality type, and 300 per 1000 of backward or retarded persons, persons of distinctly inferior
intelligence. In other words, nearly one-third of the whole population of that state is of a type to
require some supervision.
    From a broad view of the problem of modern degeneration it will be helpful to note the
observations by Tredgold (2)  in mental deficiency. He states:
    It is thus evident that the condition of mental deficiency, whilst presenting many interesting
problems to the physician, the pathologist, and the psychologist, has also a much wider interest
and importance. Since in Man the predominate feature is Mind, and since it is by its
development and evolution that human progress has taken, and must take place, it is clear that
the question of its disease, and particularly of its defect, is one of supreme importance to the
statesman, the sociologist, the philosopher, and the whole community.
    In connection with these investigations among primitive races it is interesting to note that the data
are in complete harmony with the data which clinical pathologists, clinicians and anatomists have
obtained in their study of the physical and structural characteristics of individuals who make up the
deficiency groups. In discussing the problem of the significance of the shape of the palate,
Tredgold (2)  states:
    Palate--The association of abnormalities of the palate with mental deficiency has long been
recognized, and there is no doubt that it is one of the commonest malformations occurring in
this condition. Many years ago Langdon Down drew attention to the subject, and more recently
Clouston has recorded a large number of observations which show conclusively that, although
deformed palates occur in the normal, they are far and away more frequent in neuropaths and
the mentally defective. He states that deformed palates are present in 19 per cent of the ordinary
population, 33 per cent of the insane, 55 per cent of criminals, but in no less than 61 per cent of
idiots. Petersen, who has made a most exhaustive study of this question, and has compiled an
elaborate classification of the various anomalies found palatal deformities present in no less
than 82 per cent of aments,


 it more comprehensible.
When we were talking about causality and overcoming the illusion of
causality, then I will just explain to you how I saw the universe when that
state came on. The most shocking thing initially was not only the
translucence and the Oneness of all things and the intensity of the Divinity
that shone forth through all of Creation, but the awareness that everything
was happening spontaneously as a result of its expression of its essence.
Each thing is the perfect expression of its own essence as it manifests at this
moment of Creation. Everything is happening spontaneously of its own.
And if you see that, you get transported to a dif ferent realm. In this realm
the illusion is that everything is creating something else from elsewhere.Everything is therefore dependent on something outside of itself.
Everything is dependent on some external explanation for its existence,
which misses the essence of Reality: that each thing is being what it is
spontaneously because that’ s the way it expresses its essence at this moment
in the context of these conditions. You understand? Is that comprehensible?
Each thing is being merely what it is. I looked at the cat, and there sits this
cat. And I was just struck with the profound perfection of its exquisite cat-
ness. It’ s sitting there, 101 percent radiating cat-ness and not anything else.
And that cat-ness is not coming from elsewhere. It is not dependent on
anything outside of itself. But it’ s the unfoldment of its potentiality to be a
perfect kitty, and as it sits there and purrs, it’ s perfection at that moment. It
is being absolutely, 100 percent the infinite potentiality of kitty-ness at that
moment, right? It’ s not dependent on anything outside of itself to be what it
is. It’ s not dependent on anything outside of itself to be what it is. So, each
one of us is, in the same way, free then to express the potentiality of that
which we are as we are created in the context of our current karma and the
conditions of the world, you know?
The Importance of Being over Level 200
The world went from 190 to the prevailing 207. That’ s extremely important,
because in a balance, if it’ s one feather to this way [A] or one feather to this
way [B], when you project out a laser beam an infinite number of millions
of miles, you are quite a way from here [A] over to here [B]. You
understand what I am saying? The slightest variation, when projected
throughout the consciousness of all of mankind over eons of time, so the
destiny of mankind is profoundly dif ferent than what it was. At 190, nuclear
wipeout was almost inevitable. Potentiality. Because it’ s below 200, it has
innate within itself the seeds of its own destruction. And in due time, it
would have brought about its own destruction. The only reason it had not
succeeded in totally destroying itself up to that time is that it did not have a
powerful-enough weapon. Once mankind invented a powerful-enough
weapon, 190 would have wiped us out. It would have wiped us out.
And so, “At the height of the Cold War, left to its own devices, 190
would have brought about the destruction of mankind itself: resist” (T rue).
Yeah, 190, left to its own devices, like a locomotive with no control, would
have run itself to death and run itself of f the tracks. To go from 190 to 207was already profoundly significant. Then we found, only very recently, that
between book one and book two—or between book one and book three, I
forget—that a percentage of people below 200 dropped from 85 percent to
78 percent. That’ s a huge drop; 7 percent, percent agewise, when you look
at it across all of humanity, means that what was tenable in the past is no
longer tenable to increasing proportions of the populace. For instance, we
see all of Europe now forbids capital punishment—all of Europe. The only
thing about capital punishment—aside from its spiritual obviousness—from
a practical viewpoint, is if you make a mistake, you can’ t undo it. And now,
with... what do you call it, karma testing and blood...? DNA, yeah.
Now with DNA, how would you sleep knowing you put somebody to death,
and then you discover he was the wrong guy? I mean, I don’ t know. That
would be pretty hard to live with. So it gives you no chance to correct an
error, no chance to correct an error. All right.
So the implication, then, is quite profound: that the consciousness level
of mankind is advancing. The number of people below 200 is diminishing.
And the number of people over 600 has doubled or tripled. When we wrote
the book, there were very few over 600, I think. Now we’ve got over 30.
So, the consciousness of mankind is advancing. It seemed to me, up to the
consciousness level of 190, that mankind was called Homo sapiens. Homo
sapiens. In the evolution of the humankind, there was Neanderthal man and
there was Cro-Magnon man. They all calibrated around 70. Then there was
Homo er ectus. And the hominid improved to where we now have Homo
sapiens. The Homo sapiens  calibrated at 190, up to the year 1986. And then
the consciousness level jumped to 207—very, very critical, because it
changes quality, just like water at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Here it’ s ice and
solid, and here it’ s liquid. So, consciousness at 190 changes quality  when it
goes over 200.
Now it seems to me, this signals the birth of Homo spiritus. Homo
sapiens  has gone as far as he can go. World War II was pretty much the end
of that guy. We saw what Homo sapiens  could do. He could create great
inventions and great bombs and great bullets and great military machines.
And what did he do with it? He used it to destroy innocent people. No, it
seems to me that the birth of spiritual awareness level over 200 means that
man, humankind, has now rebirthed as Homo spiritus. The spiritual
significance and meaning of life is now what is constantly being
questioned. It’ s even being questioned about, do we have the right to putpeople to death who are murderers? That’ s Homo spiritus —to even question
what is the right of the accused mass killer, who would never have come up
at the lower levels. You’d just execute the guy the next morning, and that
would be the end of the story, wouldn’ t it? No questions asked. Although
such a question can be taken to the political extreme of absurdity, the mere
fact that it is given countenance in today’ s society means the birth of a new,
greater, and more intense spiritual awareness, in which we are almost
asking to be reborn from a moral viewpoint. What is the moral, responsible
action to take? What is the moral action to take with a prisoner of war—and
are they prisoners of war? It seems like the country is almost being
confronted by a re-estimation of its moral values and the degree to which it
is committed to moral values. So, it’ s almost like a rebirth of society. So, to
me, it’ s the birth of Homo spiritus.
Spiritual Commitment Can Lead to Changes in One’ s Life
So, there are disruptions in one’ s personal life. Becoming spiritually
committed can lead to very major disruptions. You can walk away from a
very intense worldly commitment and just turn your back on it and drive of f
with an old truck full of a bunch of old tools, leaving it all behind—all the
Oriental rugs and the antiques, and all that. Just walk away from everything,
which leads some of your family members to decide that you’re mentally ill
or you’re in a middle-age crisis, or you have just had a nervous breakdown,
or you were always a little bit of f. “And now he’ s really of f.”
Why do they say that? Because we’ve said these are two dif ferent
paradigms of reality. The linear, Newtonian paradigm—the one of
supposed-rational world of science, logic, and the intellect and the
university—is one paradigm of reality. The nonlinear is not real, is not real
to the Newtonian dimension; is not real. So, a person whose awareness is
confined to being a one-eyed man thinks that the vision of a two-eyed man
is bizarre, right? So in the world of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. But
in the world of the one-eyed, the two-eyed man, again, is strange. So, to the
person limited to the Newtonian paradigm of reality—they are like the one-
eyed man, and as you become spiritually aware, it’ s like you have two eyes
and now you see things in three dimensions, whereas they only see them in
two. So, you ask the family members. They can consider you’ve gone of fthe deep end, but that’ s all right, because how do you explain it to loved
ones? You really can’ t. “Ah,” they say, “he


 feels free. One is therefore in a far more pow
erful state.The way that person sees the world as okay
considers God as granting freedom. The advantage of
the level of Neutral is that one has let go of resisting
things and therefore has a lot more power, but then
one has to introduce a new energy to move up to the
next level ofWillingness. 26 HEALING AND RECOVERY
Willingness, at 310, is far more powerful. The emo
tion of it is accompanied by the thoughts of 'yes', say
ing yes to life, to join, to agree, to commit, and to align
with because there is now the introduction of inten
tion. A person at the level of Neutral, when asked if
they would like to go to a movie tonight, would say,
"Well, it's okay ifwe go, and it's okay ifwe don't."The
response lacks enthusiasm and aliveness and is still a
long way from abundance, but it is certainly far more
comfortable than being attached and in fear, grief, apa
thy, or anger. The one who becomes willing brings
aliveness and intention to say yes, to commit, and to
agree. Real power begins withWillingness because one
has let go of resistance.
The next field above that is called Acceptance, at
350. It is a very powerful energy field, one of being
capable, adequate, and confident. There is the begin
ning oftransformation in consciousness. Transformation
has to do with the person's re-owning that they are the
source of their own happiness, and that the power is
within them.A person on this level is the one whom a
big corporation depends on because they are realistic
and can admit their upside and downside.They are not
dominated by pride, which means denial, so they can
allow for their weaknesses and shortcomings. An exec
utive on this level can say, "You know, I don't do very
well with that guy in Argentina. It would be better if
you sendJake; I'm sure he would get along better." The
executive can indicate where he is limited, accept how
the world works, avoid getting into 'right and wrong'
about it, and therefore deal with it effectively. The
transformation comes from re-owning one's power. A MAP 0 F CONSCI0 USNESS 27
A person on this level knows that· no matter where
they are, they will create a circumstance that will bring
happiness. Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life rep
resents this level, as do benevolent public-service
organizations.
The utilization of opportunities occurring at this
level can turn lemons into lemonade, which comes
from a position or way of being and the re-owning of
one's own power. To do so leads to a general way of
being easygoing, and the people at this level do not ruffle
easily. Constant re-owning of one's power and recy
cling the energy back into the universe (e.g., through
selfless service) moves a person up to the energy field
of Reason at 400.
Reason, logic, and the intellect are the prime evolu
tionary characteristics of the human species.They are
the product of intelligence that is capable of symbolic
thinking and abstraction. This level is also,representa
tive of disciplined structure that is in accord with the
observable world and its processes. Thus, emotions,
including desires and aversions, are subordinated as
less relevant in comparison to impersonal facts.
The use of reason transcends the limitations of nar
cissistic/emotional distortion that is characteristic of
childishness and the personal emotionality of perva
sive likes, dislikes, and endless wants.The silencing of
the clamor of emotionality allows for cool calculation
and dominance of processing by facts and confirmable
data.Thus emerges the capacity for assimilation, recog
nition, classification, and comprehension of the signifi
cance and meaning of vast amounts of information by
virtue of abstract symbols and their interrelationships. 28 HEALING AND RECOVERY
Intellect and reason are necessary to interpret
meaning, value, and significance, which are subserved
by the term 'philosophy' and its offshoots of meta
physics, epistemology, ontology, theology, and science.
The history of the evolution of the intellect is imparted
by The Great Books ofthe Western World from which
we see that the evolution of the intellect reached its
zenith during the classical period of ancient Greece. It
resurged again much later as the appearance and dom
inance of an historical Reformation out of which
emerged modern science. Philosophical dereliction is
termed 'rhetoric', which reflects nonintegrous manipu
lation of reason as demonstrated by the decline of the
level of philosophy in academia of recent decades and
the emergence of the theories of relativism (cal. 190)
and their consequent social discord (see Chapter 12,
Truth vs. Falsehood).
At its purest level, reason and the intellect repre
sent increased reality testing and nonemotional respect
for truth and the means of its discernment. This can
evolve even more as the love ofTruth for its own sake.
This eventually leads to a paradigm jump at conscious
ness level 500 (Love). Whereas reason is linear and
objective, Love is a different dimension as it is nonlin
ear and subjective. Thus, it is said that reason is of the
mind (the brain), whereas Love is of the being (the
heart).
At its emergence, love is selective and conditional,
but as it evolves, it progressively becomes a lifestyle
and a way of relating to all life. Love emanates from
within the Self and is an expression of happiness. Love
nurtures and supports life and is the beginning of a A MAP 0 F CONSCI0 USNESS 29
revelation. Brain neurotransmitters change, beginning
with the release of eildorphins, which opens up mil
lions of banks of neurons that up to this time have
been waiting for this energy field to activate them.
Scientists are currently researching the whole field of
endorphins (e.g., oxytocin is associated with concern
for others and socialization).
Unconditional Love at calibration level 540 is the
energy field of healing and also that of the twelve-step
groups. There is a rise in the intensity of the energy
field of aliveness, so it is preferable to be around that
kind ofpeople because they make us feel more alive by
giving out energy to the field itself.
At the bottom levels ofconsciousness are situations
of lose-lose. People lose, and those who become associ
ated with them 10se.This point ofview is one oflosing,
so the person says,"Everywhere I look, there is a closed
door. IfI go this way, I'll lose."They see life as a losing
proposition. The people in the middle calibration range
look at life as win-lose. Their pridefulness and the
polarization of angriness cause them to see the world
as one of competition, conflict, and win-lose. "If I win,
then you 10se."They have endless unconscious fears of
retaliation because they look at success as vanqUishing
and expect retaliation. "If we beat somebody in this
game, we cannot really win because, after all, he has
friends that may come looking for us some day, so we
can never relax:'
The people at 500 conceptualize and hold life as a
win-win situation. When they win, everybody wins
the family, the company-so the more money the com~
pany makes, the better for the employees. Companies 30 HEALING AND RECOVERY
seek people in the 500s; they do not have to look for
jobs, invitations, or relationships because employers
want to hire them. They call and say,"Wouldn't you like
to work for us? Wouldn't you like to be vice president
of marketing for our company?" Employers and others
seek out those persons at the higher levels.
Correlation of Levels of Consciousness
and Societal Problems
Level of Rate of Rate of Happiness Rate Rate of
Consciousness Unemployment Poverty "Life is OK" Criminality
600+ 0% 0.0% 100% 0.0%
500-600 0% 0.0% 98% 0.5%
400-500 2% 0.5% 70% 2.0%
300-400 7% 1.0% 50% 5.0%
200-300 8% 1.5% 40% 9.0%
100-200 50% 22.0% 15% 50.0%
50-100 75% 40.0% 2% 91.0%
<50 97% 65.0% 0% 98.0%
As we move up towards 540, inner joy, quiet, and
inner knowingness begin to take place. Within this
energy field, we connect with something that is rock
likeandeverpresent.Thisis the beginning ofthetrans
figuration


 him. He stays close to the Therapy, as does the rest of
his family.
CAUTION :  The artificial sweetener Aspartame, sold under the names of NutraSweet and
Spoonful, is highly toxic to the nervous system and can mimic many symptoms of MS.  It is
claimed to have caused the current epidemic of apparent MS, which has nothing to do with
the genuine disease. In many cases the fake condition has been reversed simply by removing
aspartame from the patients’ diet. ( see Aspartame, Chapter 5. pg. 21, pp. 3 )
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
This virus, credited with causing AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is
spreading rapidly and unchecked. The chemotherapy that has been developed as a treatment is
at best yielding only temporary relief. No effective immunization has yet been found. Since the
disease is clearly associated with a depressed immune system, it stands to reason that the Gerson
Therapy should be able to overcome it. As far as we know, that is happening. However, most of the
Gerson work is performed in Mexico, but since the Mexican Health Department does not allow
HIV-positive patients to be treated there, we have had very little experience with the condition.
In fact, two patients with active HIV infections, who were treated at home with the Gerson
Therapy, have recovered and became negative. Still, we feel uneasy to claim that the therapy is
successful, with only two recoveries of HIV-positive patients on record.
The only other evidence we have of nutrition, combined with a selenium supplement, being
effective in treating HIV, comes from a book, What Really Causes Aids,  by Professor Harold
D.Foster 2. Dr Foster discovered that in areas where the soil was rich in selenium, the population
had good resistance to HIV, while in areas with selenium deficient soil the opposite applied:
people were much less resistant to infections and suffered from many diseases, including cancer.
He was also able to demonstrate that patients with positive HIV disease could be turned around
and made negative with the correct diet and adequate selenium supplementation. Surprisingly, he
found that the Brazil nut is the natural food highest in selenium, seven times richer than the next
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www.thegersonway.comHepatitis B & C
Hepatitis, or inflammation of the liver, should not exist. The liver, this vitally important organ,
has tremendous reserves beside its own immune system. Therefore under normal circumstances
its powerful resistance to infections protects it from hepatitis. But the fact that this disease exists
and is spreading points once more to the increasingly weakened immune system of the general
population.
Essentially hepatitis B & C are pretty much the same. They are only classified under different
names because each is caused by a different virus, known as Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C virus
respectively. In either case the disease is contagious; nursing is supposed to pay maximum
attention to the cleanliness of linens, dishes, food, etc. The only available orthodox treatment
consists of rest and a good diet.
The disease causes liver enzymes to rise. Unfortunately, although these enzymes are often
reduced as the patient overcomes the first acute stage of the disease, they do not return to normal.
This means that the patient is never wholly clear of the disease. In time the liver becomes more
seriously damaged, the liver enzymes rise again and the viral load increases. This process can
eventually lead to hepatoma ( primary liver cancer)  or other malignancies..
Since the Gerson Therapy is able to strengthen and restore the immune system, we have seen
a number of recoveries from hepatitis, including the return to normal of the liver enzymes.
Case History: L.M., aged 54, was sick, had no energy, couldn’t walk across the street and
was unable to digest her food. Eventually she was diagnosed at the University of Chicago as
suffering from chronic active aggressive hepatitis with liver cirrhosis.
Her liver enzymes were extremely high: SGOT 1360 (normal 0-30), and her doctors said that
she might have two years to live.
She started on the Gerson Therapy in January of 1995. Within three weeks her SGOT
dropped dramatically by 200 points, but her recovery was slow: it took 1 1⁄2 years for her liver
tests to become normal, and only after two years was she back “to her old self.” To quote her
recent statement, “I feel better than ever and I have incredible ener gy.”
Collagen Diseases
Collagen is an insoluble fibrous protein, found in the connective tissues of the body, including
skin, bone, ligaments and cartilage. It represents 30% of the body’s total protein content. Collagen
diseases are caused by various conditions, such as a weakened liver and digestive system, or by
the accumulation of inadequately digested animal protein. The following diseases belong to this
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www.thegersonway.comSystemic Lupus Erythematosus
This is also assumed to be an autoimmune disease. Its ‘etiology is unknown,’3 meaning that
its cause is not understood. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a serious condition, able
to affect every organ. Its symptoms are numerous and severe. One of the early ones is the so-
called “butterfly rash,” resembling the open wings of a butterfly, that appears on either side of the
nose. SLE is described as a chronic inflammatory disease of connective tissue in the skin, joints,
kidneys, mucous membranes, and the nervous system. It is not unusual for the disease to cause
the patient’s death.
Despite its ominous reputation, SLE is eminently curable with the Gerson Therapy. How long
it takes to heal depends on the kind and length of conventional treatment patients have received.
In extremely severe cases, treated by prednisone ( steroid hormone used as an anti-inflammatory
agent)  for a long time, it takes longer to restore the liver, the adrenals and the immune system.
Still, even in such cases healing is possible.
Case History:  A.B.  was born in 1951 in Australia. Married at the age of 20, she developed
soreness and swelling in her knees and joints. During her second pregnancy all her symptoms
disappeared, only to return after the birth of the baby. For some five years her doctors were unable
to discover what was wrong, until in late 1976 a Melbourne specialist diagnosed A.B. as suffering
from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. His diagnosis was confirmed by the analysis of a specimen
in the U.S.
During 1978 A.B. had periods of total incapacitation. In 1979 her knees would swell up to the
size of footballs; her doctors would drain them and inject cortisone. In spite of taking painkillers,
she spent the nights sobbing. By 1992, the pain was so bad that A.B. required morphine, and her
doctors admitted that there was nothing else they could do to help her. At some stage in 1992
her husband found out about the Gerson Therapy, which seemed to offer some hope, but A.B.
objected to the idea of coffee enemas and refused. Some months later, however, she was so ill that
she agreed to try the Gerson program.
Shortly after starting on the treatment A.B. could urinate normally, which, her husband
reported, she had been unable to do for many months. Her healing reactions were violent, but the
enemas provided relief. A.B. admitted occasionally straying from the diet, but every such trespass
necessitated a trip to the hospital for morphine! By 1994 the patient had improved considerably,
and for the first time in 20 months she enjoyed longer and longer periods without pain. By early
1999 she was drug-free and remains so, able to run their country property—quite an achievement,
since a few years earlier she had been unable to lift a plate from the table. Nor is she suffering
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www.thegersonway.comRheumatism; Arthritis
There are various forms of rheumatism, mostly referred to as an arthritic condition. In many
cases it manifests simply as a passing inflammation of muscles and joints, which may occasionally
recur, but it does not cause a permanent problem. According to medical information, its cause is
unknown, and there is no specific treatment for it.
Its most widespread form is Osteoarthritis,  normally a disease  of ageing, which causes
chronic changes, most frequently in the weight-bearing joints (knees, hips, vertebrae). It is
characterized by an


 market.
Genetics, of course, play a large role in our body’s consciousness. Everycell in your body is a genetic cell. However, some are weaker and some are
stronger. And weak cells can lead to glandular weaknesses, which are then
passed from generation to generation. Each generation becomes weaker
unless someone begins to strengthen his or her genetically weakened cells.
EMOTIONAL COMPONENTS OF WEIGHT GAIN

As a society we have become extremely emotional and codependent—that is,
emotionally and mentally weakened. This has a profound effect on obesity, as
we have been taught to substitute sweets or refined foods—so called “comfort
foods”—in times of emotional weakness and pain. Since we are frugivores,
sweets
fit
 our biological needs. However, these sugars should be simple
sugars, not complex sugars, which are mostly stored as fats.
If you wish to change your life, spend time with yourself and get to
know who you truly are. You are Divine. God created you, so you are God’s
expression. Individuality is the name of the game in creation. Learn to enjoy
the fact that you are one of a kind. We all come into this world alone, we live
alone except for the company of those with whom we wish to spend time,
then we die alone. We are always alone within ourselves. Begin to love
yourself because
you
 are all you have, except for God.
Your mind is the most powerful tool you use to create with. How you see
yourself dictates your experience. If you wish to be thin,
see yourself as thin.
Most obese people do not feel thin so they have a hard time seeing
themselves as thin. By feeling thin you will begin to see yourself as thin.
Changing your diet to fresh raw fruits and salads makes the body feel thin,
light, and clean.
 The diet recommended in this book will melt fat away and at
the same time enhance cellular function, increasing your vitality.
Work on your endocrine gland system as well, especially the thyroid and
adrenal glands. Eating a raw food diet and using herbs can regenerate literally
everything. Rebuild yourself —it’s fun. Become happy with yourself and
enjoy God in every moment. Let anger, envy, jealousy or hatred go, and
bring in the love for all life, as all life is Divine.
THE DANGER OF HIGH PROTEIN DIETS
 In trying to lose weight we often try high protein diets. High protein diets are
very toxic to us, especially when this protein is from animal sources. Your
body must spend a lot of time and energy to break these protein structures
down into simple amino acids before your body can use them. The body
cannot use protein structures at all. Of course the energy that is needed to do
this will cause stored fat to be broken down as the body scrambles for energy
to achieve protein conversion.
Amino acids are your building blocks for tissue growth and repair. They
are not designed or used for cellular fuel. If we try to burn amino acids for
fuel, which causes excessive energy demands, we will lose liver, pancreatic,
and kidney tissue and function in the process. Our muscle tissue will also tear
itself down; we then become weakened and in many cases die. Yes, die.
There are thousands of deaths from protein-related toxicity each year. Protein
is acidic and high in phosphorus (nitrogen) and iron which pushes your
electrolytes out, especially calcium. Being acidic, it causes inflammation and
mucus to build up in the body. This all eventually leads to cellular death. It is
important to understand the true biological needs of our bodies and the
devastating effects of high protein diets.
SIMPLE SUGARS ARE THE ANSWER

Sugars are the fuel necessary for cellular life. However, these sugars must be
simple sugars, as found in fruits and vegetables. The complex sugars found
in grains, refined sugars, dairy products, and the like, cause fat storage and
are acidic and highly congestive.
Eating a diet of raw fruits and vegetables gives you mega-nutrition,
including simple sugars and amino acids. These foods will slice the weight
off—especially if you eat them 100 percent raw. This will also clean you out
and start to enhance the thyroid and adrenal glands. Remember glands,
glands, glands! Your glands control all your 76 trillion cells. They affect your
digestive metabolism, sugar metabolism and fat metabolism, all of which
determine weight and energy levels.
Excessive Thinness
Many people suffer the plague of excessive thinness due to poor digestion—
problems with the pancreas and malabsorption in the digestive tract. When
one fails to properly break down foods into building materials and fuels, orwhen the intestinal tract becomes so impacted that these nutrients can’t be
absorbed, the body will starve to death. Even in hypothyroid conditions,
where one would expect to see an overweight condition, if the person has a
weak pancreas and an impacted digestive tract, he or she can become quite
thin despite the underactivity of the thyroid. Sometimes it can take years to
correct this condition. However, the journey to health is always worth it.
Many people, even medical doctors, associate excessive thinness with
deterioration, and often compromise their own health or that of their patients
by using or suggesting different foods to help put on weight. Typically, fats
from dairy-type products, and grains are the recommended foods. These,
however, cause even further weakness in the cells because of their congestive
and acidic nature.
If one is following a detoxification program and losing weight, one of the
most important questions to ask is: “Why am I losing weight when I’m
putting more nutrition and superior amino acids into my body by eating a raw
food diet?”
One of the answers is that when your body becomes stronger and healthier it
will begin to shed the toxicity and weak cells within it, thus making room for
new healthier cells. You can lose fingernails or toenails, skin, muscles, etc., in
a detoxification process, especially if these tissues are too weak for the body
to strengthen. Don’t worry, they do come back; not as before, but much
stronger and healthier.

NOTE: Some individuals who begin a diet of raw fruits and vegetables
will gain weight at first. Don’t panic! This is only “water” weight. Raw fruits
and vegetables are 90 percent water. If you do retain water, this is because
your body is far too acidic and has too many acidic deposits in its tissues. The
body holds water to buffer or alkalize and remove these conditions. This will
not last long and is very beneficial.
Be patient and have fun as you set off on this new adventure of eating for
vitality and health. And watch the pounds melt away.
MODULE 5.9
The Skin and Its Disorders
Your skin is the largest vital organ you have. Its jobs range from temperature
control and protection to elimination. Your skin is also the largest eliminative
organ you have and is sometimes referred to as your “third kidney.” Your
skin is supposed to eliminate each day as much as your lungs, kidneys and
bowels do. This elimination is in the form of mucus, toxins (acids) and gases.
The effects or by-products of many of the foods you consume will
congest and inflame your system. Skin conditions are only signs of this
process. As the body attempts to eliminate these by-products, you can
experience anything from dandruff, pimples and rashes, to dermatitis,
psoriasis and skin cancer. Psoriasis and skin cancer being the most toxic and
parasitically involved of all the skin conditions.
Parasites are scavengers. They are found anywhere there is toxicity and
dead or dying cells, including in the layers of the skin and on the top of the
skin. You can call all these symptoms “diseases” if you want, however the
cause is always the same. Only the degree of seriousness is different. Most
allopathic medical doctors use cortisone or steroids like prednisone to treat
these skin conditions, which only serve to drive the toxins and parasites
deeper into the tissues, thus blocking proper elimination even further.
As the skin and eliminative organs become backed up with toxins, so
does the liver. If you have any skin conditions—from ordinary pimples to
dermatitis or psoriasis—you must detoxify yourself, especially the lymphatic
system, liver, kidneys and bowels. Stop eating dairy products and refined
sugars, all of which cause heavy congestion within the tissues of the body.
Fungi love this type of congestion and toxicity as a food source. This creates
a condition called Candida albicans, which is a yeast overgrowth. Yeast is
part of the fungi family. You can kill most of these fungi (yeasts) with any
good herbal parasite formula. However, if you do not remove the toxicity and
congestion they feed on, they will be back.
Fevers are one of the greatest tools the body uses to help eliminate
through the skin. Increasing the body’s temperature increases perspiration,
thus increasing the elimination of toxins, poisons and mucus. This is why the
body will produce cold and flu-like symptoms as a result of parasitic attacks,
stimulation, or detoxification (alkalization). Never stop a cold or flu-like
symptom or a fever. These are not diseases, but a natural response by the
body to increase the elimination that is vital to getting well.
If you do not sweat, your skin becomes congested, leading to dryness orinflammation


 that they do not need answers because it has not been
statistically proven that the packs work. The case reports, however, speak
for themselves. Each tells a story. Almost routinely, the individual who uses
a pack for the first time will change from a questioning, hesitant user to a
happily surprise d enthusiast. Thus it is my personal opinion that the
questions expre ssed above do not need an answer, for we see something
here that is working in the life of another person and changing it for the
better.
Before we look more closely at a few of these cases to seek out some of
the mechanisms  which might be involved, it is well to investigate and
comment on several dif ferent, more general aspects of the study.
Appendicitis assumes some degree of importance here since five cases
are included among the eighty- one total forming the basis of the study. In
looking at the ages, it is observed that they were ten, eleven, nine, forty-six,
and ten years of age in that order. All the youngsters responded with
exceeding promptness to therapy. One, Case No. 55, was given an antibiotic
injection and a tranquilizer -antinausea suppository when seen, but overnight
his nausea, lower abdominal cramping and pain, and his vomiting (all ofthree days’ duration) were gone when he was examined the next morning,
after using the packs all night. His abnormal tenderness was also absent and
all findings were normal.
Two of the cases are reported at length elsewhere in the text or Appendix,
but the fourth child, Case No. 9, is not. He noted onset of abdominal pain
two days prior to his visit to my office, he vomited once and had some
cramping pains in his belly. These symptoms eased up the next day
somewhat, but recurred the following morning. There was no diarrhea, but
some nausea. Examination showed a subnormal temperature of 97.8
degrees and well localized tenderness over the right lower quadrant. A
slightly inflamed  pharynx was also noted. The packs without heat were used
three times a day for two days, when re-examination showed only minimal
tenderness at the umbilicus (which subsequently cleared) and absence of the
abdominal discomfort which the body had noted.
The question of the appendicitis as it occurred in the adult, however, was
another story. Nausea and lower abdominal pain had their onset at 2:30 p.m.
and were thought to be due to food ingestion. The castor oil packs were
kept on for about twelve hours, brought no relief, and the patient was
hospitalized. A complicating renal infection was suspected but ruled out by
intravenous pyelogram. Surgery for the appendix was decided upon when
the tenderness became more localized and diagnostic. Thus we see in Case
No. 37 that the response to this type of treatment was not adequate. The fact
that there was a renal irritation complicated the picture, however, in this
instance.
We find four excellent results, then; the only failure being in a middle-
aged woman. If any inference were to be drawn from such a picture, it
would be that the young people  were much more able to muster the forces
of resistance to disease on stimulation or to respond to a therapeutic
measure with greater speed and ef ficiency.
There was no heat other than accumulated body heat involved  in these
particular cases.  The oil was applied and certainly was absorbed to some
extent. Perhaps these five cases point toward the concept that the castor oil,
when absorbed, stimulates the bodily function that will remove the products
of inflam mation (as they exist in the appendix) from the appendix itself,
leaving it freer to function normally. Under usual conditions the appendix,
as all portions of the body, can handle irritations easily and maintain acondition of health. This is what is called natural body immunity; we see
the story of the thymus, the lymphatic system, and natura l immunity
unfolding before us every day in these areas of research.
As has already been discussed, the functioning of the lymphatic system is
closely allied with the normal function of the autonomic nervous system.
The parasympathetic gives motor innervation to the lymphatics,  wherever it
has been  shown to exist. The parasympathetic is also termed  the system
which brings rebuilding and healing to the body.
Earlier it was hypothesized that the lymphatics drain wastes from the
individual cells much as the intestines remove wastes from the body. Thus
we see the framework for a mechanism which could be effective in these
four cases of appendicitis and which would even explain why one did not
respond.
Castor oil absor bed into the tissues may, in its vibratory activit y (for all
things are in essence vibra tory in nature), act to stimulate that
parasympathetic nerve supply which is anatomically located in the area
treated, which then would stimulate the lymphatics to drain more
adequately the tissues under duress, perhaps at the same time acting directly
on the lymphatics to perform the function just stated. Any organ or portion
of the body which is clogged with waste products which the lymphatics
have not removed would theore tically respond in a beneficial way to any
procedure which would bring about an alleviation of that condition.
With such a mechanism in operation, it can be readily seen that anyone
who has gone downhill relative to resistance, endurance, response to injury,
or general body health would not have a topnotch thymus-lymphatic system
—the basic regulator of health and disease. Such a person would have a
slower response or perhaps little response at all to stimulation toward
healing.
In looking at the other portion of such a healing mechanism, one can
understand how healing would be a less dramatic process if the
parasympathetic nervous system were under sufficient stress or tension that
it would refuse to respond to the vibratory activity of the castor oil as it is
absorbed into the tissues. The heat, when used, may just accentuate the
basic reaction to the castor oil of the tissues involved. When heat could
cause an advers e response within the body, of course, the benefits of this
therapeutic measure are far outweighed by its detrimental ef fects.Appendicitis, obstructions, and other similar conditions are among those
in which heat is specifically contraindicated because of the complications
which might be brought about by the increased vascularity and metabolic
activity. In these, the only benefits obtained from use of the packs must
come from the castor oil itself. How the oil brings about change s within the
body is, at this point, not at all explored or understood.
In Case No. 33, different factors than one would usually  find in
appendicitis are at work. In this instance, there had been a large bowel
impaction with fecal material that produced actual intestinal obstruction to
the degree that serious consequences were already being experienced. The
large bowel was probably nearing a point of complete inactivit y insofar as
its proper duties of evacuation were concerned, and the small bowel was so
at war with events as they were transpiring that reverse peristalsis was
bringing fecal material up to the stomach to be expelled through persistent
episodes of emesis. Gas throughout the system producing serious distention
completed the picture of an intestinal tract that had moved a long way from
its origi nal state of health to provide peristalsis and moisture sufficient to
move the bowels regularly and without dif ficulty.
It should be recalled that the organs and structures of eliminati on—both
the large bowel from the midpoint of the transverse colon on and the
urinary system—receive their motor innervation from the parasympathetic
portion of the autonomic nervou s system which has its source in the sacral
nerves of the body. This eighty-nine-year -old woman spent a lot of her time
sitting and, with little padding on her buttocks, undoubtedly produced many
pressures on the sacral portion of her anatomy which could easily, and
probably did, cause embarrassm ent to the sacral nerve supply. Reinforced
by poor bowel habits and a diet that was not perfect and enhanced by
practically no exercise, the entire motor system of nerves to the large bowel
undoubtedly became sluggish to the point of nearly complete inactivity.
Then packs were applied to the abdomen. Nausea ceased, emesis slowed
down and stopped, peristalsis began in the large bowel, enough fluid was
produced by the cells of the large bowel to soften the fecal mass, and the
health of the cells throughout the intestinal cavity improved. After forty-
eight hours, when an evacuant suppository was used, the intes tine was in
good enough health to respond normally and the contents were  expelled. It
is intere sting to note also that the edema which had persisted thendisappeared, undoubtedly due to the more efficient functioning of the other
portion of the eliminating system, the kidneys.
Was the action here brought about through nerve tissue stimulation, or
was it perhaps another instance where cells were cleansed and thus worked
more normally?  The answer, of course, remains hypothetical. The fact that
she improved is evident. That she made a remarkable change
physiologically cannot be denied. That she had no medication with which to
do this— other than castor oil packs—is also factual. Still, the method of
restoring her


 about is primarily spiritual
and psychological.  To exist  at ali, human  beings
musl havc a minim um livelihood in terms of food,
drink,  and clothing -,vith  the understanding,  how -
ever, that it cannot last indefinitely.  But if the as -
surance  of a mínimum  livelihood  for sixLy  years
would even  begin  LO saLisfy the heart of man, human
problems would amounc to vcry liule.  Incleed, thc
very reason why we do not have this assurance is that
we want so much more than the mínimum neces -
sities.
It musl be obvious, from the start, that there is a
contradiclion in wanting to be perfectly sccure in a
univcrsc whosc vcry naturc is momentariness and
íluidity.  I3uL  thc contradicLion  lies a liulc  decper
than the mere conflict between thc desire for security
and the /acl of change. If I want tO be secure, that is,
protecte <l from the flux of life, I am wanting to be
separate from life. Yet it is t.his very scnse o[ scparate -
ness  wh ich  makcs  me fcel insecure.  To be sccure
means to isolale and fonify Lhc "!," but it is jusL the
fecling of bcing an isolatecl "1" which makcs me feel
loncly and afraid.  In Olher words,  Lhe more security
I can get, thc more  I shall  want.
To put it still more  plainly:  Lhe desirc  for sewriLy
77 TIIE  WlSDOM  OF JNSECURITY
ánd the fecling  of insecurity are the same thing.
To hold your  breath  is to lose  your  breath.  A
society  based  on the qucst  for security  is nothing
but a breath -retention contest in which everyonc
is as taut  as a drum  and as purple  as a bcct.
We look Cor this sccurity by fonifying and
enclos - ing ourselves  in innumerable  ways.  Vve
want  the protection of being  "exclusive"  and
"special,"  seek - ing to belong to the safest church,
the best nation,  the highest class, the right set,
and the "nice" peoplc.  Thesc dcfenscs lcad to
divisions bcL1vccn us, and so to more  insecurity
dcmanding  more  dcfenses.  Of course it is all clone
in the sincere belief that we are  trying to do che
rigln things and livc in the best way;  but this,  too,
is a contradiction.
1can  only  think  seriously  of trying  to livc up
toan
ideal, to improve mysel(, if I am split in two picccs.
Thcre  must  be a good .. 1.. who  is going  to improvc
thc bad  "me."  "I," who has the bcst  intcntions,
will go to work on wayward ··me," an<l the tusslc
betwccn  the two will very much stress the
differencc between  them. Consequcntly "!" will
fcel more separate than  evcr, ancl so mcrcly
increasc thc lonely ancl cut -off feelings  which
rnakc  "me"  bchavc  so badly.
Wc can hardly  bcgin  10 considcr  this problem
un-
lcss it is clear that thc craving for sccurity is itself
a pain and a contradiction, and that thc more we
pur- sue it, the more painful it becomes. This is
true in  whatcvcr  form  sccurity  may  be conccivcd.  ON BEING  AWARE
You want to be happy, to forget yourself, and
yét the more you try to forget yourself, the more
you remembcr the self you wam to forget. You
want to escape from  pain, but thc more you
struggle to  escape, the more you inflame the
agony. You are  afraid and wam ro be brave, but
thc efTort to be brave is fcar trying to run away
from itself. You want  peace of mind, but the
auempt to pacify it is like trying to calm  the
waves  with  a flat-iron.
We are all familiar with this kind of vicious
circle  in the form of worry. We know that
worrying is  futile, but we go on doing it bccause
calling it futilc  does not stop ir. \Ve worry
because we feel unsafc,  and want to be safe. Yet
it is perfectly useless to say  that we should not
want to be safe. Calling a desirc  bad names
doesn't get rid of it. What we have to dis - cover is
that therc is no safety, that seeking it is pain - ful,
and that when we imagine that  we havc found it,
we don't like it. In othcr words, if wc can really
un- derstand what we are looking for -that safery
is isola - tion,  and what  we do to ourselves  when
we look  for it
-we shall see that we do not want it at all. No
one has to tell you that you sho11ld not hold your
breath  for ten minutes. You know that you can't
do it, and  that  the attempt  is most
uncomfortable.
Thc principal thing is to understand that therc
is no safcty or security. One of thc  worst vicious
circlcs  is the problem of the alcoholic. In very many
cases he  knows  quite  clearly  that  he is
destroying  himself,
79 THE  WISD01 \I  OF  INSl:'.CURITY
that, for him, liquor is poison, that he actually
hatcs  being drunk, and cven dislikes the taste of
liquor.  And yet he drinks. For, dislike itas he
may, the ex - pericncc of not drinking is worse.
1t givcs him thc  '"horrors," for he stands face to
facc with the un - vcilccl,  basic  insecurity  of the
world.
Herein lies thc crux of the matter. To stand
face  to face with insecurity is still not to
understand it.  To understand  il, )'O U must  not  face
it but be  it. It is likc the Pcrsian story of thc sagc
who carne to thc  door oíl lcavcn  and knocked.
From withi11 thc voicc  o( God askcd, '"\\lho is
thcrc" and rhe sagc answcrcd,  "lt is  J." "In this l
lousc," replied  the voicc,  "there  is no room for
thce and me." So the sage went away,  and spem
many ycars pondcring over this answer in  deep
mcclitation.  Rcturning a second time, the voicc
asked thc same question, and again the sage an -
swercd, "Jt is l." The door remained closed.
After  some ycars he rcLUrncd for thc third time,
and, at his  knocking, the voicc once more
demanded, '"Who is there?" Ancl tlie sage cried,
"lt is thysel(!" The <loor  was  openccl.
To undcrstand  that  thcre  is no security  is far
more
than 1.0 agrce with thc thcory that ali things
change.  more cvcn than 10 observe 1hc
transiLOrincss of life.  Thc notion of sccurity is
bascd on thc fccling that  thcrc is something
within us which is pcrmancnt,  somcthing "·hich
endures through ali thc days and  changes  of
life. \Ve are struggling  to make  sure  of
Ro ON BEING  AWARE
Lhe permanence, concinuity, and safety of this
endur - ing core,  this center and soul  of our being
which  we call "l." For this  we think  to be che real
man -the thinker  of our thoughts,  the feeler  of
our feelings,  and the knower  of our knowledge.  \Ve
do not ac- tually  understand  that  thcre  is no
security  until  we realize  that  this "I" <loes  not
exist.
Understanding comes  through  awareness.  Can
we, then,  approach  our expericnce -our  sensations


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 and dietary success. Whe n we consume our food in this
proportion—the one for which our species was designed—we enjoy glowi ng health, superb energy, and ideal body weight,
effortlessly.
Sometimes in my lectures, I simplify this formula even further, re ferring to it in shorthand form as 811 —as in “Dial 811  for the
healthiest, trimmest you!” This short form is commonly used in conver sation, e-mail, and my online discussion group, as you will
notice in the testimonials in Appendix C.

80/10/10 for Longevity
Eating foods of low caloric density, such as fruits and vegetables, has bee n cited as a probable method of extending longevity.
Experts in the field of human longevity have long held that refraini ng from overeating is the surest method of extending the lifespan, as
it most effectively reduces the likelihood of obesity. Obese people live shor ter lives, on average.
One very healthful method of not overeating is to increase caloric dem and by raising activity levels while eating primarily fruits
and vegetables, foods that are relatively low in calories per bite.

Long-Lived Cultures Eat High Carbs, Low Fat
In John Robbins’ new book, Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the W orld’ s Healthiest and Longest-
Lived Peoples, he describes the lifestyles and eating patterns of the long-lived cu ltures of Abkhasia (Russia), Vilcabamba
(Ecuador), and Hunza (Pakistan). This table is taken from Robbins’ book:

The Abkhasians, Vilcabambans, and Hunzakuts have traditionally consu med high carbohydrates and little fat mostly out of
necessity, eating strictly from the foods that have been available t o them. They have done so naturally, without any science to guide
them and without options for choosing or adjusting their caloronutrient r atio.

The Ratio for Humans … By Design
People ask me how the 80/10/10  diet can apply equally well to people of all ages, sizes, activity le vels, etc. “Aren’t we all
individuals, with different nutritional requirements and differen t bodily makeups?” they ask.
Despite all the hype about metabolic typing, I do not believe this ratio vari es to any appreciable degree on the basis of our
individual needs. (See the FAQ entitled “What about individual differ ences?” on page 235.)
Like high-performance race cars, the human body is designed to get its bes t results from a very specific fuel mixture. Think
about it: Can you find any example in nature of a mammalian species whos e individual members eat foods from completely different
categories, based upon their blood type, their geographical location, their me tabolic type, or any other factor? Can you imagine a
“kapha” bear eating more fat than a “pitta” bear? Or a “fast-ox idizing” monkey avoiding bananas because they are too high in suga r?
This is nonsense.
The fact is, Nature has seen fit to provide the ideal food for every creatu re on Earth, and all creatures of similar type eat
similarly. For example, horses—and all creatures that look like horses  (zebras, donkeys, mules)—eat from essentially the same
category of foods—those for which their biological systems were desig ned. Do not let anyone tell you that humans are the one
exception to this rule (called the Law of Similars) in all of the anim al kingdom, for there are no exceptions: Animals that are
anatomically and physiologically similar thrive on similar foods. Cows  eat grass, leopards eat meat, and hummingbirds eat nectar.
There is simply no need to complicate this simple program, presented in perf ection by nature in thousands of examples.
All of the creatures that are anatomically and physiologically like  us (known as the anthropoid primates: gorillas, orangutans,
chimpanzees, and bonobos) thrive on a low-fat diet that is predominated by frui ts and vegetables. Their caloronutrient ratios closely
approximate 80/10/10. With the exception of the gorilla, whose great weight makes it almost i mpossible to climb the skinny
branches of trees to procure fruit, they get more than 80% of their calorie s from the carbohydrates in fruit. The combined
caloronutrient average for chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans is  about 88/7/5. Add in the gorilla’s numbers, which come closer
to 70% carbohydrate, and the average decreases, making the ratio almost exa ctly 80/10/10  for all of our anthropoid relatives.
The actual foods  humans eat differ according to season, geography, availability, personal  preference, etc., but not according to anything pertaining to our physiology. The total number of calories each person needs varies according to many factors, including
gender, size, age, activity level, fitness goals, health status, and s o forth. But the ratio of carbohydrates to protein to fats we need
remains relatively the same. This is true regardless of the dieta ry specifics, food choices, or total volume consumed. As I explain in
Chapter 5, no amount of adaptation or relocation has changed the basic digesti ve physiology with which we have been endowed
since the beginning of time.

Why Percentage of Calories?
In this book, I use “percentage of total calories consumed” as my prim ary model for discussing carbohydrate, protein, and fat
consumption. Although this approach has its drawbacks, it is the best way I  have found to help people gain perspective about,
discuss, and compare the macronutrients they eat.
The scientifically accepted measure of food and nutrient consumption i s mass (weight in grams, ounces, etc.). However,
providing dietary guidelines in those terms requires unnecessary c omplexity that offers no incremental benefit. Many factors combine
to determine the amount of food an individual should eat for optimal health an d body weight, some of which are gender, age, height,
muscle mass, amount and intensity of physical activity, digestive  efficiency, food choices and, to a very limited degree, metabolic
rate.
Using the percentage of calories model allows us to discuss appropriate ca rbohydrate, protein, and fat consumption, despite
our individual differences. For example, both a sedentary woman who eats 1,600 ca lories per day and an athletic man who eats
4,000 calories per day will thrive eating in the 80/10/10  proportion. The only difference is that the former would eat far fewer
calories than the latter.
I realize that most of my readers have never learned how many calorie s are in the foods they eat. And I concede that the
calorie concept has its limitations. More than one person has aptly pointe d out to me that not all of the calories we consume are used
for energy. One person insists (and rightly so) that calorie-equival ent quantities of carbohydrate, protein, and fat cannot be
considered identical (or even reasonably similar) where our digestiv e biochemistry is concerned. Technical detractors sometimes
suggest to me that because we as humans do not actually burn our foods —as is done in a bomb calorimeter in order to determine a
food’s calorie content—we should dispense completely with the notion of c alories.
I agree with these and other objections to thinking in terms of calories  for diet analysis. Yet numerous peer-reviewed
nutritional studies in the finest journals have seen fit to use th e model, including those from top-caliber nutritional scientists like D r. T.
Colin Campbell of Cornell University. The World Health Organization a nd governmental nutritional agencies around the world use
both percentage of calories and absolute amounts in grams to express thei r dietary recommendations. Even with its flaws, the calorie
concept is the only generally accepted model of energy requirements th at relates to everyday activity. With my background in
exercise physiology, I have found the calorie concept particularly use ful in helping athletes perform at their peak and get enough
fuel.

Pros and Cons of the “Percentage of Calories” Model
I am aware of the concern that people could be dangerously misled if they tr y to compare the caloronutrient ratios of foods
with wildly differing caloric densities. Below is an example that hi ghlights this potential confusion, followed by another example that
illustrates why I nonetheless choose to calculate nutrients usi ng the percentage of calories approach.
How Percentage of Calories Can Seem Misleading
Let’s look at some numbers that could be confusing to those new to the cal orie concept:

Spinach contains 30% protein (30% of its calories come from protein).
Macadamia nuts contain “only” 4% protein.

Given just this information, one might be led to believe that a pound of spina ch provided more protein than a pound of nuts.
However, knowledge of total calories, and not just percentages, is required to make sense of this data. A pound of spin ach
contains 104 calories (31 of which are protein) and a pound of macadamia nuts has  more than 3,250 calories (125 of which are
protein). In terms total calories, the nuts yield four times as much prot ein as the spinach.

How the Calorie Model Is Useful
Imagine that a person eats 7 pounds of food in a day, and only 3.5% of that weight consi sts of high-fat


 shaking with fear?
The ego  looks to excuse itself of responsibility, and it hates being
accountable. Therefore, it like s to deny things rather than admit its
mistakes. It is impatient and hates to wait. It wants what it wants now.
W ith se lf-honesty, we become aware of each of these attractions and
aversions operating in daily  life. T ranscending barrier s happens
automatically if we are willing to let go of the payof fs we are getting out of
being where we are.
FROM SHAME T O PRIDE
In addit ion to the general attractions and aversions that keep  the ego
alive, th ere are  those specific to each level that hold it in place.
T ranscending a level is automatic when  the attraction i s relinquished and
the aversion surrendered to.
◆  Shame  is  a con sequence of the negati on of the realities of both self
and Self. The attraction is to punish yourself, judge yourself, mortify
yourself, be negative, stay depressed, be severe and inflexible, hide, and
hang yo ur head.  The aversion is  to for giving yourself, being you rself just as
you are, af firming the gift of  your life, choosing self-worth, honoring
yourself, taking care of your body, and embracing your innate lovability.
◆  Guilt  and Hate  s tem from the secret pleasure the ego derives from
negativity. Lettin g go of guilt and hatred benefits all levels of life, as these
ego posi tions are corrosive to self and others. The attraction is t o blaming a
perpetrator (self or others or society), the melodramatic indulgence ofpenance (“sackcloth and ashes”), and the strange pride of “Look how sinful
I am!”—all of w hich keep you s tuck in guilt and self-hatred. Pe nance tends
to be episodic; spiritual growth is permanent. The aversion is to mercy and
compassion for self or others, receiving the mercy of God, giving up being
“right,” and the willingness to take responsibility and make a change.
◆  Apathy  is classically counterbalanced by “faith, hope, and charity.”
The benefit of helping others is well demonstrated throughout society,
whether it comes about through choice, inspiration, or even coercion (court-
ordered community service). The attraction is self-pity, hopelessness, and
helplessness. “S loth” is a “cardinal sin” in Christianity because it negates
the divin e gift of your life. The ego payof f is to see yourself a s not worth
the ef fort, to be passive rather than active, to reject help, and to say, “I can’ t.
I’m inca pable.” The aversion is to take action, ask for help, show  interest in
life, join and not isolate.
Often ju st caring  for animals can serve as a very good start. W e see this
in the seeing-ey e-dog training programs that have been very successful in
populations of chronic recidivist prison inmates, some of w hom even
choose to stay on after their dischar ge date to complete their work with their
assigned dogs. Apathetic geriatric patients perk up if the nursing home
provides pet dogs. Current resea rch indicates that the mere own ing of a pet
decreases the levels of depression and hypertension and has a positive ef fect
on h ealth overall. Therefore, caring for other living beings is therapeutic, as
is exhibited by hopeless alcoholics when they begin to help newcomers, and
by dejec ted athletes who recover from a defeatist attitude by the sheer act of
encouraging other team members.
◆  Grief  c lings to the past and refuses to enjoy present-day life. The
attraction is the payof f of livi ng in the past, getting sympathy, juicing
losses, holding on to resentment over losses, feeling empty and sad. The
aversion is to se eing happiness as internal rather than external; getting over
the losse s and accepting them by working through the feelings; and seeing
the o verall perfection of human life itself, which includes impermanence,
change, and physical death as inevitable.
◆  Fear  i s the indulgence of hysteria; d ramatizing and emotionalizing in
the f ace of real danger; and hyper -anxiety about everyday occurrences suchas a routine den tist appointmen t, meeting new people, and so forth, which
can be paralyzin g and solidify into phobias of all sorts. The attraction is to
the excitement of danger, emotionalizing, catastrophizing, self-victimizing,
and shrinking and hiding in the belief that smallness subserves survival.
The ave rsion is to staying cool, praying, surrendering fear and  the need to
control, facing disapproval, and owning that nothing “out there” has power
over you. Caution is dif ferent from fear. Caution is thinking through
something and anticipating without emotionalizing.
Since Fear sees life as strictly physical, with the ultimate fear being the
death of the bod y, we use the technique of “Then what?” It wor ks with any
fear. Let’ s take the fear I’m going to los e my car. W ell, then what? W ell,
then I won’ t have transportation.  W ell, then what? Then I’ll lose my job.
Then what? Ther e ar en’ t any other jobs like that.  W ell, then what? I won’ t
have any money.  Then what? I’ll be poor.  Okay, so you’re poor, and then
what? I’ll starve to death.  At the bottom of every stack of fear is death.
Thus, the process is “to die before you die,” as stated in ma ny religious
traditions. That is, once you face your certain death, that repressed fear of
death no longer runs you. Nothing scares you anymore. Fear is a big stack,
and at the bottom of that stack is the fear of physical death. Once you’ve
accepted physical death, most of the fears disappear.
◆  Desir e  is the ener gy field that really bothers most people most of the
time because of the attractio n of winning, money, gaining control,
“getting,” approval, success, fame, acquisitions, conquest, and of course
being ri ght. People are willing to die right and left for being right. They
would rather die and be right than be humble and acknowledge a mistake.
This is the drivenness of an add iction that will drive you to your grave, not
allowing you to surrender a sub stance that the ego believes is the source of
its e xperience. In recent history,  millions of people have died chasing some
illusion, rather than admitting it was a mistake. Chairman Mao’ s economic
agricultural pla n resulted in the starvation of millions. The faith in
Chairman Mao (cal. 185) resu lted in one of the greatest famines in all
history. After that, it would seem that Marxism (cal. 130) would be
considered a problematic ideo logy. Instead, it gets adopted and spread
further into the world, and so we see the inability to learn due to the pride of
the ego. This is the ego’ s desire to be right, to control, to win ap proval—all
of w hich is fami liar and part of everyday life. W e have a fear of failure andappearing passive, weak, ordinary, and boring. The attractio n is instant
gratification, to  be special and  to be noticed at all times. W e see the
extremes to which people go to be noticed; they will say anything, no
matter h ow outr ageous, as long as they get to be on camera. The aversion is
to waiting, to being “nobody.”
◆  Anger  is obvious as a defense, as seen in the animal world. The
attraction is to feeling expanded and stronger than you real ly are. The
animal i n you is afraid to appea r weak, so it growls and shows i ts teeth and
tries to win by intimidation. Th e aversion is to being calm, being at peace,
giving in, and surrendering. It does not want to see the “bad guy” go free. It
wants to get even and scof fs at the Buddha’ s teaching that no one has to
worry about getting even with one’ s enemies, because they will bring
themselves dow n by their own  hand. W ith co nsciousness calibration, we
af firm the truth of that teaching over and over.
◆  Pride  as spiritual pride is dif ferent from self-esteem, which is earned
and ther efore no t an ego inflation. Pride is a projection that gets you status,
gets you  noticed, and allows you to be superior. It is the vanity of thought,
mentation, conc epts, beliefs, ideologies, and opinions. The attraction is “I
know,” t o be superior, special, chosen, and an insider among the elite. The
moral high ground is moral superiority and calibrates at 190, whether
arising f rom “lef t” or “right” bel ief systems. If you are “politically correct,”
then you  get to b e above the common people


 the spontaneous generation of organic from inorganic matter.
Pasteur, called upon to answer, went off on a tangent to the subject,
and to refute Bastian, described a cruel experiment which in itself
contradicts his apologists’ attempts to whitewash his callousness
towards animal suffering. The Times  of the 8th August, 1881, quotes
his words as follows:
“If Dr. Bastian took the limb of a living animal, healthy or ill,
provided the illness was not microbienne, bruised the tissues
of it and reduced it to a most unhealthy condition, without,however, breaking the skin, and taking care to excludemicrobes from the intestinal canal, he would never find in itthe smallest microscopic organisms. Had Dr. Bastian forgottenhis (Pasteur’s) experiment of 1863 by which he had shownthat the blood and urine of a living animal introduced intoglass vases could not putrefy, although exposed to free contactwith the air, and with air, moreover, which was constantlyrenewed, provided only the air was free of germs?
1. The Life of Pasteur, René Vallery-Radot, p.329.
The International Medical Congress and some Pasteurian Fiascos   279280   Béchamp or Pasteur?In the study of microscopic organisms, there was an ever-
present source of error in the introduction of foreign germs,in spite of the precautions that might be taken against them.When the observer saw first one organism and afterwardsa different one, he was prone to conclude that the firstorganisms had undergone a change. Yet this might be apure illusion....
The transformation of a bacillus anthracis  into a micrococcus
did not exist.”
Alas for Pasteur and the verdict of time upon a scientist! That same
newspaper, The Times, which quoted his glib assertion, many years
later, on the 8th April, 1914, related the contradictory testimony of aworker at the Pasteur Institute:
“Mme. Henri’s discovery marks a step in the evolution of the
science of bacteriology. Briefly stated, what has beenaccomplished is the transformation of a well-known bacillusof definite shape and possessing definite toxic properties intoanother type of micro-organism apparently possessed ofproperties of a kind entirely different from those of theoriginal anthrax bacillus.”
Or, as the Daily News  of the same date put it:
“The experiment was made with the anthrax bacillus, which
from a rod shape was transformed into a spherical coccus.”
So much for Pasteur’s assertion that
“...the transformation of a bacillus anthracis  into a micrococcus
does not exist.”
As to the newness of ‘Mme. Henri’s discovery’: Professor Béchamp
could have explained it at the Medical Congress in the year 1881,when he was already familiar with the transformation of bacilli, both
as regards form and function.
 The Times  said:
“This discovery (Mme. Henri’s), is regarded as important and
possibly marking a step towards finding some protoplasmicform of the origin of life.”
This form would appear to be the minute granulations of cells of
which Professor Minchin was to speak a year later before the British
Association for the Advancement of Science, and which had already
been investigated by Béchamp since the 1860s. We can imagine thetrial it was to him to listen to assertions made by Pasteur upon matters
that he could so easily have refuted. But, as he tells us in the preface to
Les Microzymas  –
“I let him talk, because I was to speak after him.”1
This was when Pasteur, most unfairly, suddenly included his
compatriot in his strictures against Sponteparists, speaking as thoughBéchamp were a believer in heterogenesis, instead of the real destroyer
of the belief in spontaneous generation through his microzymian
explanation of the presence of micro-organisms within internal organsand tissues.
 The Times  thus quotes Pasteur:
“The same error was made in this respect by Dr. Bastian in
England and Professor Béchamp in France. The latter waswholly mistaken, for instance, in his theory as to the existenceof microzymas in chalk.”
The Times, kind to the fashionable demagogue, leaves Pasteur’s
criticism at this; but what fired Béchamp’s indignation was, as he tellsus in the preface to Les Microzymas, Pasteur’s subsequent unpardonable
accusation of plagiarism:
“If there was anything exact in Béchamp’s viewpoint, he had
conceived it in assimilating his (Pasteur’s) labours and.modifying his ideas according to the other’s.”
Such a barefaced reversal of facts was too much for long-suffering
Professor Béchamp. He sprang from his seat and faced his traducer,
indignantly demanding proofs and promising that he himself wouldsupply proof to establish the exact opposite.
Pasteur’s behaviour cannot, we think, be condoned by even his
most enthusiastic admirer. Confronted by his victim, he simplyturned on his heel and quitted the assembly, defrauding Béchamp
of any opportunity for a proper public vindication of himself and
his discoveries.
As The Times  has quoted the latter’s speech, we can see for ourselves
the contrast of the Professor’s magnanimous and dignified treatment
of Pasteur.
1. p.7.
The International Medical Congress and some Pasteurian Fiascos   281282   Béchamp or Pasteur?“Professor Béchamp of Lille, likewise speaking in French,
affirmed that the microzymas in chalk did exist, and that if
Pasteur had not obtained such results, it was because hisexperiments were badly conducted.
On other points also, Béchamp contested Pasteur’s views.
He held that the cause of disease and of death lay in theanimal itself. The so-called ‘molecular granulations’ ofhistologists were living organised things, endowed withchemical gravity, and having the same functions as the similargranulations which existed in the air and in chalk under thename of microzymas ; they were the primitive agents of the
organisation and the chemical activity of living organisms –though, strange to say, these microzymas, while
morphologically identical, performed different functions indifferent organic centres and tissues, e.g. the microzymas of
the pancreas compared with those of the liver. He could notadmit that they entered the tissues from the air.
Pasteur denied their existence there because it conflicted
with his theories. For his own part, however, he was convincedthat tissues did show bacteria of different shapes and sizeswhere no penetration of germs from the air could haveoccurred. In Pasteur’s experiment with blood and urine, theseliquids really underwent a change, and, far from disprovingthe existence of microzymas in them, served to confirm it.”
Pasteur was spared the difficulty of replying, since he had already
withdrawn after his uncalled-for attack upon the fellow countryman
to whose researches he owed such a vast debt. Possibly it was this veryfact that envenomed him against Béchamp. We are reminded of the
story of the man who, upon being told that a neighbour detested him,
asked ‘Why should he? I have never done him a good turn’.
Lionised by the elite among whom he found himself, Pasteur felt
secure in his triumph. At one of the great general meetings, at the
request of the President, Sir James Paget, he gave a lecture on hismethod of vaccination against chicken cholera and anthrax, for which
he naturally claimed unmitigated success, while he took the opportunity
to extol Edward Jenner, relegating himself and his own works to whatwas certainly very suitable company.
Delighting almost childishly in the flatteries that had been showered
upon him, announcing his triumph in private letters, Pasteur returnedto France, where a fresh honour soon overjoyed him; his election to
the French Academy. He had grown so accustomed to riding down likea juggernaut any contradictions or dissent that dared to show itself
that it was very galling to him when, about this time, his triumphal
progress met with obstructions from abroad.
His biographer tells us that ‘the sharpest attacks came from
Germany’.1 Dr. Koch and others disputed Pasteur’s conclusions and
dared to doubt the efficacy of his prophylactic against anthrax.
At home, too, there were annoyances. At the Academy of Medicine,
voices were raised against the germ theory of disease, and in particular
M. Peter ridiculed Pasteur’s all-conquering microbe. It was easy forhim to do this, as in March 1882 the reputation of the vaccine for
anthrax had met with a disastrous downfall.
It had come about in this way; in Italy it had been thought worth
while for a commission composed of members of the University of
Turin to perform experiments such as Pasteur had described, and thus
test his prophylactic. As a result, to quote René Vallery-Radot,
“all the sheep, vaccinated and unvaccinated, had succumbed
subsequently to the inoculation of the blood of a sheep thathad died of charbon.”
2
No failure could have been more complete.
Pasteur wrote for particulars and was informed that the sheep which
had been used for the experiment had died of anthrax on the 22nd
March, 1882, and that


 the maintenance of fish omega-3 fats affect the form of food,
and on fish farms fish feeds mainly flour and feed,
rather than plankton.
When smoked and salted fish is losing some of the omega-3 fats,
when frozen for a year - up to 50%. Canned fish -
another matter. Especially that oil keeps well
omega-3 fats from decay during canning. After eating one
tin of sardines in olive oil for 2-3 days, you practically
fully provide themselves with these fats. in fish, canned
in its own juice or in aqueous solution, omega-3 fats a few
less.
Also in the period between fasting in your diet should
dominate the following products: cereals, cooked from whole grains
on the water with vegetable oils, raw and steamed vegetables, beans
and mushrooms, nuts and fruits in their region, honey, fish, marine species;
spices herbs and spices.
If you can not live without meat, then cut his consumption to a minimum,
preferring lean boiled varieties: chicken, turkey,
Rabbit, veal. Do not forget about dairy products and fresh
juices. Fasting is best done not at the weekend, at least
day, two at the weekend can come visit, etc.
I try to tell you about dry fasting for up to five
days longer in the home is not recommended.
The most ideal to accompany him on such schemes:
Scheme 1 "SFG short" is recommended for advanced
and confident.
1 day hunger - 2 days of food.
2 days starvation - 3 days of food.
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4 days hunger - 5 days of food.
5 days of hunger - the output of the SG.
Scheme 2 "SFG sparing"
Figure 2 is recommended for people with very uncertain and
serious pathology.
First period: 1 day hunger - 1 week meal.
Second period: 2 days starvation - 1 week meal.
Third period: 3 days starvation - 1 week meal.
The fourth period: 4 day hunger - 1 week meal.
Fifth period: 5 day hunger - the output of the SG.
This pendulum cycle of fasting allows
each starvation, more and more to improve backup
body's defenses. Due to which there is a strengthening effect
in such a fractious starvation? An additional advantage
this method is that after the first phase of the cleaning we gave
opportunity to make a cage cleaning, restore the functionality
and memory capacity, the energy potential of the cell, and then the second
for a period of fasting, we give you the opportunity to accomplish the process
- Clean, refined missed moments. It turns out a kind of
inclusion of the principle supercompensation after clearing starvation.
Trimmed all that was to some extent lost. It turns out
that the body every time suitable to the new positive stress
with enhanced "combat readiness". In this method, one fasting
as it is layered on another, and the therapeutic effect is enhanced. I
really like this technique, she and healing, and rejuvenation effects
very pronounced, and transferred a lot easier, and most importantly -
There are practically no complications.
USUALLY NO WIRES Th SFG
- Prior to the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - day dry hunger to do
enemas and laxatives can not take any, since the absorption
toxins from the digestive tract is not due to lack of water.
Preferably, before the dry fasting the whole day
sit on milk products (yogurt, Bifidok, ryazhenka
or, ideally, serum Bolotov).
-Recommendation to avoid full contact with the water for those
who wants to get the maximum therapeutic effect on ongoing
events, and this is not some sort of stringent requirement. If you
Still wet hands or exposed to rain, do not worry
you are not going to happen. I hope that every house there is a pair
medical or household rubber gloves, using
you will be able to solve all their household chores.
- Begin fasting should gradually according to the scheme. If you're not bad
moved 1, 2, 3, 4-day starvation, it can be done, and five days.
More than 5 - the day at home is not recommended.
It is advisable if you spend more than 2 - the day of fasting to
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seven days, of course, I started gradually.
- Most importantly for the dry fasting - to believe in their
huge hidden reserves in the great wisdom of the organism
and nothing to fear.
- During the fasting can sharpen all of your
disease, this fear is not necessary - any natural treatment is
through the aggravation, the more hunger you can always cancel without
damage to health.
- Under no circumstances should extend advance
scheduled date of SG in the process of fasting itself, as it
corresponds to the pre-programmed psychological state.
For example, if you set up a two-day fasting, then
unacceptable to move to three-day fasting, even at very
well-being. Conversely, if you're not tolerate hunger,
you can always go ahead of him, observing the rules of strict
Release of LFG.
- For the first time starting SG is allowed only with a one-day
starvation, moving gradually to 2 -, 3 -, 4 - and 5 - day starvation
in accordance with the cascade schemes SG.
- At the time of the SG can not use any
medicines, do not remove the pain, suffer. If the pain is unbearable,
you can get ahead of the SG, observing strict rules
exit.
RECOMMEND TION FOR U SG
- To begin a few days (weeks) keep a psychological
preparation for the famine. Read on, to convince, say to yourself:
time, enough already! Think about and set a convenient day of the week. After
that nothing and no one listen. No one: people who can not
cope with them, do not want to have a number of strong personality and will be
against. Never mind: the media with their astrology and lunar phases (I
checked) just knock your rhythm. Do not offer to starve together
anyone (especially close). This matter is strictly personal. You
himself has become a pity "tormenting" a relative, and you fail.
At work, do not notice, and at home to warn you not to swear
and did not offer food. Try to hide from the eyes of food and fluid
and not think about them, it is desirable to SG at the dacha, on nature,
in seclusion.
- During the famine, as in quitting smoking, "patients" free of any
do not discuss with anyone: neither "for" or "against". If, however, broke down
and began to have - in any case do not scold yourself, do not fasten
guilt complex. Anyway you - well, started working on them!
After the failure or breakdown of starving again begin only after
week. the appointed day, do not drive horses - for the serious business
be taken, comrades! The body would meet with the forces, again, operate
over the will.
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You will not feel the pangs of hunger of his body: for him
one day - is nonsense. You'll find a reason to eat and drink from
self-pity: I will start the next time, now so much work. More
catch up, in front of a lifetime. It is necessary to finish his soup. When ill,
then I'll start. and hundreds of other arguments will tear your brain.
Say: "No, today and only today I am - a hero!" When will the
wave of weakness, congratulate yourself that it broke. Live normal
life, no jerks no laziness, no sports.
- Breathe just a nose. Camel, who is a champion of
dry fasting, breathing only a nose. How dangerous starvation without
Water for those who breathe mouth: at this time there is a process of accelerated
dehydration due to the constant drying mouth
cavity!
And yet there are many reasons why you can not use starvation
without water at the mouth breathing. Learn to breathe nose, and then
the use of fasting without water is very effective.
- Try not to talk, the best a vow of silence, ie,
carefully to save energy, he loses any two hours of their
presentations to three liters of fluid, keep in mind about this. Strictly
keep your mouth shut. It is advisable to refrain from rinsing
mouth and teeth cleaning.
- Be sure to walk on the nature, noticed that if hunger
whole day to spend at home, then worse health, increased
weakness and coldness. In contrast, after walking or working in the open
air, although it can be felt physical fatigue, mood
and feeling generally good, man as cheerful. But, as I
always tell my patients, have a walk, becoming like cats.
Movements should be soft, smooth, quiet. Not
make sharp rises, eliminate unnecessary physical effort,
efforts.
- Carrying out short-term SG can enjoy the cool
shower (keeping your mouth shut), but if you feel normal, then
it can not do, the therapeutic effect will be stronger.
- Shave during the famine, even an electric razor, better not.
When the SG is a redistribution of resources on life support.
All, without which the body can do, provided a minimum.
Beard begins to grow more slowly, and nails too.