 the mouth. It is really
understandable why nobody is happy about root canals. They do not usually make you feel well. With root canals, the dentist is manually accomplishing the cleansing of the interior of the tooth that
your body has, due to imbalances, become incapable of doing for itself. Infections do not usually
occur in healthy people; but if they do occur, the body quickly heals the infection. In unhealthy people,
or people who are in moderate health but have a poor diet, infections cannot heal. Thus, a dentist is
required to support their bodies in healing the infection. Infections also rarely occur in people who
have a good bite, because correct bite places less stress upon teeth. The problem with root canals is that the reason for the infection is not addressed. The cause of the
infection could be a poor diet and an infection can loom up from below the root of the tooth, perhaps
at first unseen. The tooth may be traumatized or damaged by excessive biting pressures. Cleaning out
the guts of the tooth does not get to the root of the problem! Should You Remove A Root Canalled Tooth? Nearly every root canalled tooth contains within it toxic material. In a minority of people, their body
can wall off this source of infection, and they can be relatively unaffected by a root canal. If you
suffer from serious or debilitating chronic health problems, consider seeing a professional who can
help you determine if your root canals are causing your health problems. Infected root canals often go
undetected by x-rays and can wreak havoc in the body. The danger of any root canal you already have
is likely related to how unhealthy the tooth was in the first place. Root canals can be tested with a
TOPAS test, electrical testing devices or muscle testing to help identify a root canal that is
significantly harming your health. The root canal procedure hides the pain of the infection, but usually it does not get down into the bone
and tooth root tips where the infection may exist. The procedure also does not address the causative
reason why the tooth is infected in the first place. Thus hidden infections can lurk at root canal sites. If your health is not noticeably suffering, then many dentists believe you should keep your rootcanalled teeth. 21
 Currently there is no real natural replacement for your tooth. And although we have
the means to make healthy natural tooth replacements, I would not expect this technology to be
available, successful, or affordable for at least 20 years. Once you remove your tooth there is no
turning back. Your bite and your ability to chew are supported by your tooth, even if it has a root canal. Numerous
people have told me personally that they have regretted getting their root canalled teeth pulled
because of how it affected their chewing or bite. An alternative to pulling a current tooth with root
canal is to have your root canal resterilized with the newest technologies such as EndoCal 10. That
being said, there is a time and place for certain root canalled teeth to be removed, and doing so has
saved some people’s lives. Safer Root Canals and Avoiding Root Canals at the Dental Office
EndoCal 10, formerly known as Biocalex is a form of calcium oxide. Holistically oriented dentists
have reported good results from using this material. The root of the tooth needs to be carefully sealed
up from toxins before this material is used. As an alternative to a root canal, dentists can use the precision of a laser to vaporize infections in
teeth without traumatizing the dental nerve. 22
 This treatment can also save teeth from needing root
canals or crowns. So rather than ripping the entire nerve of your tooth out, the dentist helps it heal and
leaves it in place. Tooth infections can also be relieved sometimes by homeopathic injections to
stimulate healing in a specific area of the jaw. These are much better ideas than root canals. Does Your Tooth Need a Root Canal? A root canal is a heroic last resort treatment to spare removal of a tooth whose life has otherwise
ended. A root canal is performed to clean up dangerous material and swelling that is not healing
naturally. Without severe pain or inflammation, your tooth, while it may have a cavity, is still
probably in relatively good health. So you do not want to remove the top of it and gut its insides
unless there is no other option left. A majority of root canals are unnecessary. I do not recommend or encourage the treatment. However
in a case where there is absolutely no other choice, you will need to decide with your dentist and
health practitioner if you want to try a carefully executed root canal or extract the tooth. If you are not
in the situation of “there is no other choice,” then you do not need a root canal. A root canal is not
usually needed with cracked teeth that can be bonded together or in the case of inflamed areas near a
tooth that could be a gum infection, not a tooth infection. If your tooth has never had a dental
treatment, and it has not been severely traumatized then there is a very high likelihood that you do not
need a root canal. If your tooth is inflamed, the inflammation can be treated with a good diet and
herbs. Holistically oriented dentists also have tools to calm an infection, such as homeopathic
injections and lasers to stimulate healing. If you have been told that you need a root canal but you do
not feel any sort of pain, swelling or inflammation, then you more than likely do not need this dental
treatment. My concluding advice when considering whether to get a root canal is to ask yourself, “Does mybody really need this treatment?” and, “Would a root canal contribute to my improved health?”
How to Heal Tooth Inflammation or Tooth Infection (Tooth Abscess) and Avoid That Root
Canal (these guidelines are not for children)
Many inflamed or infected teeth can heal naturally. But there are many cases where they cannot heal
naturally and need the help of the dentist’s hand to protect the tooth so that it can heal. In particular,
teeth that are crowned, extensively traumatized, or with large mercury fillings can be very difficult to
heal only with nutrition. This is because we are faced with a tooth that has suffered years and years of
trauma. The trauma has come from biting forces, nighttime clenching or grinding, and a poor diet. After years and years of abuse, the tooth finally fails. It is a tall order to reverse a tooth that far gone
with nutrition alone because it could take months to rebuild the structure of such a traumatized tooth. The more suggestions you can follow on this list, the better your chances of healing a tooth infection
in addition to following the previously presented dietary guidelines. Tooth Infection (Abscess) Healing Guidelines

1
. Eat the tooth infection formula (chapter 6). 2
. Take two teaspoons of cod liver oil, or Blue Ice™ Royal Blend per day. 3
. Reduce biting forces by wearing a night guard. 4
. Reduce biting stress by supplemental treatments including cranial osteopathy, chiropractic
treatments on the jaw, acupressure, acupuncture, myofascial release, to name a few. 5
. Avoid all grains. 6
. Do not eat any fruit or sweets at all. 7
. Use herbal topical treatments (see “Healing Tooth Pain” in this chapter). 8
. Natto (special fermented soybeans) or the enzyme from natto, nattokinase increases blood
circulation and can help reduce infections. 9
. Prayer. What is vital to understand here is that if you do have an infection, you are at a very delicate point
with regard to your health. If the infection becomes more severe, which can happen rapidly if you are
not careful, then your health is at risk. Please note that the success rate for curing a tooth infection
will be lower than that for curing a cavity, as the infection is an indication of a more severe
imbalance. Eating raw animal fats and proteins significantly increases the chance of healing the tooth
infection. If your health is otherwise compromised, such as if you have a chronic or debilitating disease, then
please seek help from a minimally invasive dentist as the remedies here may not help you to a
significant degree. If you are taking the correct action, the tooth infection should not progress any further and the pain
should not increase. You can expect a moderate improvement in 12-24 hours, and a more significant
improvement with noticeable pain reduction in 24-48 hours. If you do not see this type of
improvement, then you need immediate dental intervention.Understanding Tooth Infections
There are different types of infections so this description may not include the type of infection that you
have. The phases of a tooth infection are:

1
. Rednc8ess and swelling in the gums above the tooth. 2
. Bumps or an additional swollen spot in gum above the tooth. 3
. Small white ball of pus forming. 4
. Large ball of pus in gum. 5
. Swelling in face and neck. 6
. Fever and severe swelling in face, neck and other parts of the body. You can easily tell if you have an infection based upon the amount of pain you feel. Swelling and
severe pain means a tooth infection. The infection can progress or regress through the different stages. When the infection is not visible, and cannot be seen on the x-ray, then the infection is gone from the
perspective of requiring a dental treatment on


	Big	Four? Sugar,	white	flour,	processed	oils	and	milk	products. Even	foods	touted	as	“healthy,”	such	as	multi-grain	breads,	usually	contain
impoverished	flour. •	We	eat	the	cells	of	unhealthy	plants	and	animals,	which	cannot	create
healthy	cells	in	our	body. Pigs	and	other	livestock	are	fed	toxic	diets. Chemicals	used	during	growing,	harvesting,	processing,	transporting	and
storing	diminish	nutrients	in	produce. In	no	way	can	such	food	support	our
cell	chemistry. •	Too	little	of	our	food—virtually	none	for	many	people—is	eaten	raw. Cooking	damages	foods’	nutritional	values. Some	cooking	methods,
particularly	those	that	use	high	heat	or	that	char	foods,	create	powerful
mutagens	and	carcinogens. •	Handling	and	preparation	methods—from	extended	storing	of	foods	in	a
refrigerator	or	freezer	to	chopping	and	mashing—rob	foods	of	many
nutrients	such	as	vitamins	and	minerals	that	we	believe	we	are	consuming. The	average	person	preparing	a	meal	damages	and	destroys	the	power	of
the	food,	even	food	the	individual	considers	to	be	“fresh.”
•	Commercial	practices	used	to	supply	food	from	farms	to	supermarkets	are
overwhelmingly	destructive. Produce	is	often	harvested	before	it	is	ripe,
stored	for	long	periods	of	time	and	subjected	to	harmful	methods	to	ripen	or
color	it	artificially	for	presentation	in	the	“fresh”	produce	section	of	the
supermarket. Some	of	this	produce	has	lost	nearly	all	of	certain	vitaminsand	minerals	by	the	time	it	rolls	down	the	supermarket	checkout	lines,	let
alone	by	the	time	we	eat	it. •	The	way	we	eat	our	foods—even	how	we	chew—often	prevents	us	from
realizing	the	best	nutrition,	even	from	good	diets. We	also	eat	the	wrong
combinations	of	foods,	which	interfere	with	effective	digestion. •	Most	of	the	vitamin	and	mineral	supplements	sold	today	are	of	poor
quality	and	not	worth	what	you	pay	for	them. They	do	not	provide	us	with
the	nutrients	we	think	we	are	buying. Starvation	on	a	Full	Stomach
According	to	the
State	of	the	World	2000
report	from	the	Worldwatch
Institute,	the	world	is	in	the	midst	of	a	nutrition	crisis. In	the	developed
countries,	1.2	billion	people,	including	most	Americans,	are	now	“starving”	and
undernourished	because	they	are	overfed	with	too	much	of	the	wrong	foods. The
average	American	diet	does	not	support	the	biological	needs	of	human	cells. We
try	to	achieve	the	impossible:	We	try	to	maintain	health	while	eating	a	diet	that
cannot	provide	health. Although	our	stomachs	may	be	full	(and	our	bellies	are
fat),	malnutrition	is	our	leading	cause	of	disease. Ultimately,	any	level	of	malnutrition	creates	susceptibility	to	disease. However,	when	we	suffer	health	problems	as	a	result	of	poor	nutrition,	almost
always	we	blame	our	illnesses	on	aging	or	on	faulty	genes	rather	than	on	its	true
cause. We	are,	indeed,	what	we	eat. That	cliché	should	guide	all	choices	we	make
about	the	foods	we	consume. The	average	person,	however,	is	poorly	informed
and	confused	about	what	to	eat,	how	to	eat	and	what	to	avoid. Misinformation
tossed	about	by	food	manufacturers	and	even	by	physicians	overwhelms	the
consumer. Few	people	truly	understand	how	food	helps	or	fails	to	keep	them
healthy. Food	manufacturers	nearly	always	favor	qualities	such	as	shelf	life,	taste,
appearance	and	marketability	over	nutrition	and	health. Physicians,	who
typically	lack	nutrition	education	themselves,	usually	tell	us	that	a	standard	diet
gives	us	all	the	nutrition	we	need. With	such	misinformation,	we	tend	to	make
irrational	and	harmful	decisions. A	diet	that	focuses	on	anything	other	than
meeting	the	nutritional	needs	of	cells	allows	your	body	to	get	sick. The	four	worst	food	choices,	comprising	the	bulk	of	the	average	American	diet
and	disastrous	to	the	health	of	our	population	are:1.	sugar
2.	white	flour
3.	processed	oils
4.	milk	products
Consuming	these	foods,	especially	as	a	large	part	of	the	diet	and	over	time,	is
virtually	guaranteed	to	cause	disease. They	provide	little	nutrition	and	are	toxic
as	well. If	every	American	were	to	stop	eating	these	“foods,”	our	epidemic	of
chronic	diseases	would	decline	dramatically. Problematic	in	their	own	right,	the
real	harm	caused	by	these	four	food	failures	comes	from	the	fact	that	we	eat
them	repeatedly,	day	by	day,	meal	by	meal. As	highly	as	we	might	think	of	ourselves,	on	a	physical	level	we	are	nothing
more	than	an	organized	mass	of	about	75	trillion	cells,	all	constantly	demanding
nutrients. If	we	consistently	choose	the	Big	Four—sugar,	white	flour,	processed
oils,	milk	products	or	foods	containing	these	as	ingredients—we	cannot	hope	to
meet	the	needs	of	our	hungry	cells. Every	single	time	you	choose	an	organic,
fresh,	unprocessed	food	instead	of	one	of	the	Big	Four,	you	are	doing	your	cells
(and	yourself)	a	great	service. Let	us	have	a	closer	look	at	the	Big	Four. Sugar	Wreaks	Havoc
If	you	make	only	one	change	in	your	diet,	let	it	be	to	eliminate	or	at	least
reduce	your	intake	of	sugar. People	in	our	society	eat	an	enormous	amount	of	sugar—	probably	far	more
than	you	realize. As	is	often	the	case,	our	perspective	is	the	real	problem;	we	are
so	familiar	with	sugar	that	we	do	not	think	of	it	as	a	serious	health	threat. Furthermore,	because	in	one	form	or	another	sugar	is	contained	in	an	enormous
number	of	processed	foods,	it	is	almost	impossible	to	avoid. Sugar	even	in	small	amounts	is	detrimental. Just	two	teaspoons	of	sugar	(far
less	than	a	typical	soft	drink	or	bowl	of	breakfast	cereal)	has	a	significant
hormonal	and	nutritional	impact	for	several	hours,	throwing	the	body	out	of
balance	and	into	a	state	of	biochemical	chaos. If	you	eat	sugar	morning,	noon
and	night	(as	many	people	do),	your	body	remains	in	chaos	all	day,	every	day. In
this	state	of	chaos	your	body	constantly	tries	to	restore	its	balance	but	never
quite	succeeds. Sugar	is	so	damaging	to	body	chemistry	that,	in	his	2000	book,
Fit	for	Life:	A	New	Beginning,
Harvey	Diamond	calls	refined	sugar	“a	deadly,
virulent	poison.”
During	many	thousands	of	years	of	human	evolution,	our	ancestors	survived
fine	without	any	sugar	other	than	sugars	naturally	occurring	in	wild	fruits	andberries. Refined	sugar	is	a	comparatively	recent	invention,	and	only	very
recently	has	it	become	a	dietary	staple. In	1750,	when	it	was	first	introduced	to
North	America,	sugar	was	a	rare	and	expensive	commodity,


 20 hours per day and sometimes more. Microbial Tolerance:  Most carnivores can digest microbes that would be deadly for hu -
mans, such as those that cause botulism.Perspiration :  Humans sw
eat from pores on their entire body. Carnivores sweat from
the tongues only.Vision:  Our sense of vision responds to the full spectrum of color, making it possible to
distinguish ripe from unripe fruit at a distance. Meat eaters do not typically see in full color. Meal Size:  Fruit is in scale to our food requirements. It fits our hands. A few pieces of
fruit is enough to make a meal, leaving no waste. Carnivores typically eat the entire ani -
mal when they kill it. Drinking:  Should w e need t
o drink water, we can suck it with our lips, but we cannot
lap it up. Carnivores’ tongues protrude outward so they can lap water when they need to
drink. Placenta:  We have a discoid-style placenta, whereas the carnivores have zonary
placentas. Vitamin C:  Carnivores manufacture their own vitamin C.  For us, vitamin C is an essential
nutrient that we must get from our food. Jaw Movement:  Our ability to grind our food is unique to plant eaters. Meat eaters
have no lateral movement in their jaws. Dental Formula:  Mammalogists use a system called the “dental formula” to describe the
arrangement of teeth in each quadrant of the jaws of an animal’s mouth. This refers to the number of incisors, canines, and molars in each of the four quadrants. Starting from the center and moving outward, our formula, and that of most anthropoids, is 2/1/5. The dental formula for carnivores is 3/1/5-to-8.41
FruiticultureTeeth:  The molars of a carnivore are pointed and sharp. Ours are primarily flat, for
mashing food. Our “canine” teeth bear no resemblance to true fangs. Nor do we have a mouth full of them, as a true carnivore does. I am reminded of one of Abraham Lincoln’s favorite retorts: “If you counted a sheep’s tail as a leg, how many legs would it have?”  Invariably, people would answer, “five. ” To which Lincoln would respond: “Only four. Counting the tail as a leg doesn’t make it one. ”
Tolerance of Fat:  We do not handle more than small quantities of fat well. Meat eaters
thrive on a high-fat diet. Saliva and Urine pH:  All of the plant-eating creatures (including healthy humans) main -
tain alkaline saliva and urine most of the time. The saliva and urine of the meat-eating
animals, howev er
, is acidic. Diet pH:  Carnivores thrive on a diet of acid-forming foods, whereas such a diet is deadly to humans, setting the stage for a wide variety of disease states. Our preferred foods are all alkaline-forming. Stomach Acid pH:  The pH level of the hydrochloric acid that humans produce in their
stomachs generally ranges about 3 to 4 or higher but can go as low as 2.0. (0 = most acidic, 7 = neutral, 14 = most alka
 line). The stomach acid of cats and other mea
t eaters
can be in the 1+ range and usually runs in the 2s. Because the pH scale is logarithmic, this means the stomach acid of a carnivore is at least 10 times stronger than that of a
human and can be 100 or even 1,000 times stronger. Uric ase:  T rue car
nivores secrete an enzyme called uricase to metabolize the uric acid in
flesh. We secrete none and so must neutralize this strong acid with our alkaline miner -
als, primarily calcium. The resulting calcium urate crystals are one of the many patho -
gens of meat eating, in this case giving rise to or contributing to gout, arthritis, rheuma -
tism, and bursitis.Digestive Enzymes :  O
ur digestive enzymes are geared to make for easy fruit digestion. We produce ptyalin—also known as salivary amylase—to initiate the digestion of fruit. Meat-eating animals do not produce any ptyalin and have completely different digestive enzyme ratios. Sugar Metabolism:  The glucose and fructose in fruits fuel our cells without straining 42
Fruiticultureour pancreas (unless we eat a high-fat diet). Meat eaters do not handle sugars well. They
are prone to diabetes if they eat a diet that is predominated by fruit. Intestinal Flora:  Humans have different bacterial colonies (flora) living in their intes -
tines than those found in carnivorous animals. The ones that are similar, such as lactoba-
cillus and E. coli are found in different ratios in the plant eaters’ intestines as compared to those of the carnivor es
. Liver Size:  Carnivores have proportionately larger livers in comparison to their body size than humans. Cleanliness:  We are the most particular of all creatures about the cleanliness of our
food. Carnivores are the least picky, and will eat dirt, bugs, organic debris, and other items along with their food. Natural Appetite:  Our mouths water at the sights and smells of the produce market. These are living foods, the source of our sustenance. But the smell of animals usually puts us off. Meat eaters’ mouths water at the sight of prey, and they react to the smell of animals as though they sense food. f
Elan Sun Star43
FruiticultureHow to Determine Our Natural Biological Diet
by Dr. T. C. Fry
Exogenous and Aesthetic Requirements of Our Natural Vibrant Foods
This concerns the properties foods must have to meet the human biological disposition. Needless to say, within the bounds of our concept, our natural foods self-evidently exist -
ed in nature sufficiently to supply the needs of the populace of the time. They had to be available in plenitude, otherwise adapta
tions would not have occurred that we can eas -
ily determine. In plenitude of its natural foods, a species thrives and increases in num -
bers. In times of scarcity a species suffers famine and, sometimes, starvation within the area affect ed
. Humans normally have reserves sufficient to carry them through famines
for 50 to 60 days. Almost all species have adaptations that enable them to survive depri -
vation for periods of time. Aesthetic Requirements of O ur Na
tural Foods
To have been a natural food for humans, their needs must have been met for a period
sufficiently long to have occasioned the development of equipment and faculties that appreciated it, and that surely and efficiently apprehended, acquired, consumed, digest -
ed, absorbed and utilized it. Our natural f oods
, therefore, must arouse
our attention and desires as they exist or existed in nature. To attract our attention as foods, our natural foods must be beautiful to the human eye. Our sense of beauty re -
volves around that which is consonant with our well-being. T his is called our aesthetic

disposition. This sense developed and be -
came fixed by experience interacting with and modified by that which yielded value,

that which was endowed with the qualities that repeatedly gratified and supplied our physiological needs. 44
Fruiticulture1. A natural food must appeal to the
eye. The first requisite of a natural food is that it must attract the eye in its natural state.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Planting a World to End Hunger, Poverty, Disease, Pollution & Wars
David Klein, Ph. D. & Don Weaver
Foreword by Dr. Douglas Graham2
FruiticulturePlanting a World to End Hunger, Poverty, Disease,
Pollution & Wars
by David Klein, Ph.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who wrote the book "Fruiticulture"?,
A: David Klein, Ph.D. and Don Weaver
Q: What is the main focus of the book "Fruiticulture"?,
A: The book "Fruiticulture" focuses on how to end hunger, poverty, disease, pollution, and wars.
Q: What is the title of the song that is mentioned in the foreword?,
A: The song title is not explicitly mentioned in the foreword, but the lyrics from "Revolution" by The Beatles are quoted.
Q: What is the main theme of the book "Fruiticulture"?,
A: The main theme of the book is to show how a change to a fruit-based diet and fruiticulture can regenerate the Earth.
Q: What is the name of the organization that was created by Bradley Saul?,
A: The name of the organization is not mentioned in the text, but it is mentioned as a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people regain their health.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Our eyes are our foremost organs of discovery. Experience and instinct must fix a recognition of the food as desirable. 2. A natural food must tantalize the
sense of smell. To be a natural food it must be redolent, aromatic or fra -
grant enough to arouse desire in those that smell it with their olfactory

senses. 3. A natural food must be easy to apprehend and acquire with our natural faculties. The
third requisite of a


 in 118 Ayurveda and the Mind
dream and after-death states. The mind is action predom-
inant'7 and causes us to act in the outer world to establish
our identity as a bodily creature. Through it we take form
and have a function relative to other creatures. The outer mind adds an additional aspect of water to
the basic air and ether elements of consciousness, and, like
water, has an emotional nature. As such it has qualities in
common with Kapha, the biological water humor. Kapha
people usually have strong emotional natures as well as
sturdy physical bodies, and are well grounded in the realm
of the senses. '8 Similarly, the outer mind relates to Ojas,
the vital essence of water. Ojas is required for developing
and controlling the mind. Touch and Grasping
Though governing all sense and motor organs, the
mind most corresponds to touch as a sense organ and
grasping (the hands) as a motor organ. Touch is the root of
the lower four sense organs of touch, sight, taste and smell. It makes sensory impressions intimate and allows us to feel
them personally as pleasure and pain. Grasping — forming and making, the movement of
the hands — is the main action of the mind, which builds
up our idea of the world. As long as the mind is building
up its world of enjoyment, we must remain trapped in the
cycle of rebirth, ever seeking external happiness. Stopping
this formative action of the mind is the key to going
beyond birth and death. Energy
The mind is generally personal and is the vehicle for the
ego, but does connect with our genetic background and
species. Through the senses, it connects to our vital nature, The Outer Mind: The Field of the Senses
our Pranas, which aligns us with the vital natures of other
creatures. As dominated by Rajas, it is easily influenced by
the Pranas of ourselves or others, which are similarly the
outcome of Rajas or active energy. The sense mind (Manas) relates to instinct, but governs
a more superficial level of instinctual responses than our
deeper consciousness (Chitta). The sense mind relates more
to the subconscious and our deeper consciousness to the
unconscious. Our deeper consciousness governs primal
amorphous instincts like sex or the will to live. The mind
governs the specific urges of the sense and motor organs,
like the desire to speak or walk. Functions
The outer mind functions to plan, organize and consid-
er, and has the capacity to fashion, make, or imagine. The
two main functions of the outer mind, through which it
rules over sensation, emotion and thought, are: 1) inten-
tion, and 2) imagination'4
Intention
The mind always has a plan, intention or motivation. It
is always constructing something and drawing us into
some type of involvement, which tends to be external in
orientation. We are always involved in some planned activ-
ity, mainly centered around enjoyment for the self or ego
through the body and senses. The mind's normal function
is to build up our ego world, the realm of achievement and
acquisition, for the separate self. Unless we question and
control the mind, it will continue to create more involve-
ment and attachments that bring us sorrow. From the
mind derive ulterior motives that spoil our actions and
remove us from spontaneity. It makes us calculating and 120 Ayurveda and the Mind
self-seeking in all that we do. The result is we can receive
no real joy in what we do, which can only come unexpect-
edly and unsought. To find truth we must go beyond the
mind's plans and outer projects. The mind governs higher intentions as well, including
the will to do what is right. Having good intentions and
carrying them out is right mental activity. Such good
intentions are helping others, surrender to God, and
knowing ourselves. The creation of good intentions and
good attitudes helps develop the mind properly. These
require that we align the mind with our deeper intelli-
gence. When the mind is aligned with our deeper intelli-
gence, it becomes the will to truth and gives the power of
renunciation, through which we go beyond self-centered
attachments to oneness with all. Imagination
Imagination is the projection of a possibility, which
creates the future. Imagination is part of will, the projec-
tion of an intention. We must imagine something as a pos-
sibility before we can do it. If we are going to move our
hands, for example, we must first imagine doing it. Imag-
ination allows us to project future action, like planning
out a trip before taking it. Sensory perception is remem-
bered through imagination. Whatever we have experi-
enced through the senses, the mind can imagine. This
ability to reimagine things is the basis for developing
knowledge of the world. In its wrong action, imagination creates wishful think-
ing that causes illusions. We imagine something to be true
when it does not correspond to anything real. We confuse
being able to imagine something with actually doing it. This creates many psychological problems. We may imag- The Outer Mind: The Field of the Senses 121
ine many things about ourselves — that we are wise, right
or holy — which may have no real basis in our behavior. We confuse our emotional reactions, our personal likes and
dislikes, with what things actually are. The mind governs the dream state, in which our imag-
ination comes freely into play. Mind as the dream state
relates to the animal kingdom, which lives in a state of
dream or impressions prior to the development of con-
scious reason. Additional Functions
Art and Vision
The outer mind, ruling over expression, governs artis-
tic and creative work. A well-developed sense-mind is nec-
essary for the facility of the motor organs, like the skill of
the hands is responsible for the plastic arts. It gives refine-
ment of impressions, particularly when coordinated with
intelligence and consciousness. From it comes the creative
vision that allows us to create objects of pure form and aes-
thetic beauty (Sattvic impressions). For the higher creative function of the mind to develop
our enjoyment of subtle sensations, its lower function,
which is enjoyment of gross sensations, must be controlled
and redirected. The higher function of the mind reveals
the subtle senses and psychic abilities that go with them. This includes extrasensory perception (E.S.P. ), like seeing
or hearing at a distance, and action at a distance (subtle use
of the motor organs).<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Consciousness itself is the instrument of all
internal forms of knowledge, transcending all knowledge
gained by the senses. Awakening to the wisdom inherent
in our deeper consciousness reveals to us all the mysteries
of the universe. Consciousness is the source of true genius
and insight. Gaining direct access to our deeper conscious-
ness, we go beyond all external instruments of knowledge
which, compared to its direct knowledge, are uncertain
and vague. However, thought-based consciousness (Chitta) is not
the ultimate even in its cosmic dimensions. It is still a type
of matter and not the pure immaterial Spirit. Beyond con-
ditioned consciousness, both individual and cosmic,
resides the Supreme Self, or Pure Consciousness. Uncondi-
tioned consciousness is called Chit in Sanskrit, compared
to which conditioned consciousnesses (Chitta), including
that of the Creator, are but reflections. 1"
The goal of life is not merely to explore the contents of
consciousness but to dissolve them for the realization of
the Self or Pure Consciousness beyond. All material
objects, from a stone to Chitta itself, are external to our
true nature. We must detach ourselves from them in order Ayurveda and the Mind
to realize the truth. Only a purified consciousness, cleared
of its ego tendencies, has the power to bring about this
realization, which is the ultimate goal of all spiritual prac-
tice. Yet, even for ordinary mental health, we must have
some sense of our deeper nature beyond the fluctuations of
thought and emotion, which are inherently unstable. Heart and Soul
Chitta also means the heart and dwells in the heart. This is not the physical heart but the central core of deep
feeling and profound knowing, the spiritual heart. The
spiritual heart is contacted on the right side of the physi-
cal heart. In this regard Ayurveda differs from modem
medicine, which places the seat of consciousness in the
brain. According to Ayurveda, only our outer conscious-
ness is situated in the brain, not our source awareness
which rests within the heart. Chitta is the psyche, or our
deeper mind, which is generally associated with the heart. Chitta is the most intimate and enduring part of our
being. It is the mind of the soul, the individualized por-
tion of Divinity that we are. The individual Self is the
reflection of the Supreme or Divine Self upon it. Our deep-
er consciousness holds our deepest aspiration, love and cre-
ativity, the peak experiences of life. In conditions of
extreme happiness, our consciousness gets immersed into
its internal core in which we forget all ordinary worries
and


 anyone asking for money, remind yourself of
this, and if you honestly feel that you don’ t want to give, then by all means
don’t, but rather than being critical, angry, or even mildly upset, instead
offer that person a silent blessing and drive on with your ener gy field
uncontaminated by those lower vibrations. Before we turn to the third field of ener gy, I’ll close this section with
Mother T eresa’ s observation. It is a valuable guide to preventing the lower
energies of others in your immediate surroundings to impact your ener gy
field in an impure way. THE FINAL ANALYSIS

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true
enemies;
Succeed anyway.If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone may destroy overnight;
Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often for get tomorrow;
Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is all between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway. —Mother T eresa of Calcutta
Decontaminating Y our Mind Fields of Energy
Here we enter a somewhat obscure area. But nevertheless it is of equal
importance for you in maintaining your ef fort to avoid contaminating your
life, so that you might implement spiritual solutions. Here we are talking
about thoughts, yours and those of others around you, and how you can
keep yours pure, and not allow the low ener gy thoughts of others to impact
you in a desecrating manner. This vignette from my life will help you
understand what I mean. In 1982 I went to Greece to run in the footsteps of Pheidippides who
purportedly ran the twenty-six-plus miles from Marathon to Athens in 490b.c. to carry news of the Greek victory over the Persians. I was part of a big
group of runners and other tourists who were gathered at JFK International
Airport in the departure lounge when we learned that the plane’ s departure
would be delayed by seven hours. The place became one gigantic collection
of grumblers, complainers, and agitated people who now had to decide what
to do for the next seven hours. Amid this chaos was a little old Greek lady, perhaps in her eighties, all
dressed in black, who proceeded to take a seat, close her eyes and,
apparently unconcerned about the delay, sit with a smile on her face as if
she were meditating. I walked around the Olympic Airline T erminal for two
hours and then wandered back to the departure area and there sat the little
old Greek lady, as peaceful as could be, still in the same position, still
showing no signs of dismay. I then took a cab to a movie nearby and returned to the airport three hours
later, and the little old Greek lady still sat in her peaceful manner. Other
passengers began to return still grumbling and upset six hours after the
announcement. But the little old Greek lady in black was unperturbed and
just as peaceful as before. Eight hours after the original departure time we
all boarded the plane. The little old Greek lady sat across the aisle from me. She smiled at me as we sat down, and then, believe it or not, for the next
thirteen hours, the duration of that flight across the world, she never moved
once. She didn’ t eat, drink, get up, watch a movie, complain, stir—nothing
but sit in the same position as in the departure area, with the same contented
look on her face. Finally, almost twenty-two hours after we had arrived at JFK for the flight,
we landed in Athens. As we left the customs area I noticed the little old
Greek lady in black being met by her family. She laughed, took out gifts for
the many children who awaited her arrival, hugged everyone, and was in an
animated, high ener gy, joyful mood as she left the airport. Almost two decades have passed and I have never for gotten that little Greek
lady and the impact she was to have on my life, even though we only
exchanged a smiling glance. Every time I observed her, either in the chaotic
departure area or on the plane, I noticed that I felt more comfortable, more
at ease, and less inclined to be upset. She had the same impact on all theother marathoners who were in the lar ge collection of passengers. W e all
remarked that she was twice our age and dressed in uncomfortable clothes. And we all noticed how she didn’ t demand food or lodging vouchers, didn’ t
threaten a lawsuit, but simply went to a chair and put her mind into a state
of bliss. Her silent statement impacted all those who observed her in a way
that seemed to relax everyone. T o this day, whenever I am involved in a
similar delay situation I recall that little old Greek lady all dressed in black
and remind myself of how to enter and remain in a mind field of peace. That our thoughts impact us is too obvious to elaborate on further. We all
know that we become what we think about. But it is significant to
remember that our thoughts are a field of ener gy cycles, a mind field, and
that just by our thoughts alone we impact not only ourselves but those
around us as well. The little old Greek lady was able to spread an invisible
energy of contented bliss to all of us on that flight by doing nothing more
than sitting and thinking. Obviously, she resonated her inner calm to all of
us. Scientists describe thought as an or ganized field of ener gy composed of
complex patterns of vibrations that consolidate information. Dr. Valerie
Hunt further describes it in her book, Infinite Mind : “Thoughts are events in
the mind field that are available not only to the consciousness of the creator,
but also to other minds.” She explains that our thoughts are not private but
rather “field-public.” This means that you do not think in a vacuum, but that
your thoughts are created from transactions with other fields. Thoughts can
be passed on from generation to generation not just by photographs, print,
or the spoken word, but also by the strength of thoughts remaining in your
mind fields. The more dynamic your field of ener gy, the more capable you are of
communicating and impacting your thoughts to others, and in being
impacted yourself. How do you go about making your thoughts so dynamic
and creative? I quote Dr. Valerie Hunt again. “One does not dwell upon the
process nor does one struggle to get answers. One trusts the process of
higher creative thought.... Such is the capacity of great healers, lecturers,
clairvoyants, physicians and spiritual leaders when they enter expanded
consciousness states.” Y ou can do this. Y ou have the potential to keep yourfield of ener gy uncontaminated, and the potential to radiate a dynamic
spiritual ener gy. Simply by your presence alone, vibrating in this mind field
of creativity and peace, you can impact others. Your intellect might protest and attempt to convince you that mind fields
and silent communication of ener gy are nonsense. But once you see this at
work you’ll know. The intellect itself is too disconnected from etheric
energy forces to readily accept such possibilities, but I have seen it work
over and over in my own life. When I am able to consciously project love,
understanding, and compassion to those in my immediate life space, I feel
the shift in ener gy. I surrender my judgment or my desire to make my point
and the mind field ener gy changes. Gradually I watch that dif ference in
energy af fect the other and enjoy the change within myself. My wife,
Marcelene, is a master at this. I have had the exquisite experience of being in the delivery room with my
wife as she gave birth on many occasions. She knows that she is entering a
space that is dominated by stressful and fearful thoughts so she prepares
herself with her thoughts prior to even entering such a space. She radiates
her thoughts of love, joy, and gratitude for being able to participate in the
mystery of creating and delivering life. She surrenders to the mystery, with
no fear, only a knowing and inner determination to be peaceful during this
wondrous event. Such is her mind-set and consequently her mind field as
well. I am with her and available but I am actually quite useless. She
projects her inner peace, and calm determination to do what “women have
been doing forever,” as she describes it. The presence of her thoughts brings
a sense of calm and peace to the other women in labor, the nurses, and even
the trained delivery personnel. Marcelene is writing her own book on giving birth with full participation in
the sacred mystery through mind field ener gy. She is an incredibly
impressive example of entering the mysterious sacredness of birthing
through mind field ener gy. Marcelene has delivered seven babies without
any drugs, each time creating the kind of ener gy I describe here. Moreover,
she is now a doula, a woman who assists others with their own high ener gy
in delivering their babies in an atmosphere where fear and anxiety arereplaced with a calm, loving feeling of


 or her to eat this food, what good it will do in
their bodies. Try to talk on this subject at every meal time using language
and phraseology on your child's level making it fun, a game and a laugh. And when your child complies do not put any limits on your praise or
expression of delight! Let your child really feel how happy he or she has
made you by eating the good food! Your enthusiasm combined with the
reward, given at the same time, will make this experience for your child
something to look foreword to, to anticipate with pleasure at the next meal
time. In conclusion I would say that about 60-70% of parents who come to see
me with their children say up front that any idea of introducing any diet
into their child's life is impossible! "My child will not eat it!" However,
having implemented the ABA principles, which I have described here,
most of these parents soon forget just how fussy with food their child used
to be. Sitting down to a meal with your family becomes a normal and plea
surable procedure, as it is supposed to be! SUPPLEMENTATION FOR
CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH GAP SYNDROME
We all love our small or grown up children very much and we are prepared
to do our best for them, no matter how difficult or expensive it might be. That makes us vulnerable to try anything and everything in the hope that it
will help our children. I meet family after family who give their child 10,15,
20 or more of various nutritional supplements without any idea if any of
them are doing any good. Nutritional supplements are expensive and the
market is full of hundreds of various brands. Many of them have question
able quality and the whole industry is not regulated very well. I cannot emphasise enough that an appropriate diet has to be the
number one intervention in successful nutritional management of the
GAPS child or adult. No pill in the world is going to come close to the effect
of the diet on your patient's condition. When it comes to digestive dis
orders in particular, and GAP Syndrome is essentially a digestive disorder,
we have to be very careful what we introduce into the gut of the patient. Why? Because a lot of supplements may irritate an already inflamed and
damaged gut lining and interfere with the healing process. You do not want
to put a lot of effort into implementing the diet and then spoil the whole
process by a pill. However, some supplements can be very beneficial and some are essen
tial. The supplementation protocol has to be very individual and ideally
should be worked out by a qualified practitioner. Here we are going to con
centrate on absolute essentials. A majority of my patients progress very
well with the use of diet and these essential supplements without adding
anything else. The essential supplements for GAPS patients:
1. An effective therapeutic strength probiotic. 2. Essential fatty acids. 3. VitaminA. 4. Digestive enzymes. 5. Vitamin and mineral supplements. Let us have a good look at each of these supplements. 1. PROBIOTICS
Probiotics are the beneficial bacteria in the form of a nutritional supple
ment of fermented food, which can be taken in an attempt to replace or
supplement damaged indigenous flora. Contrary to antibiotic meaning
"against life" probiotic means "pro-life" or "for-life"
The use of probiotic bacteria in the form of fermented foods goes back to
pre-Christian times. For thousands of years people fermented milk, fruit
and vegetables, beans, fish, meats and cereals. Fermenting food improves
its taste, makes food more digestible and preserves it. Today many cultures
around the world routinely consume beneficial bacteria in fermented
foods: sauerkraut - fermented cabbage (Russia, Germany and Eastern
Europe), table olives and salami or fermented meat (Mediterranean coun
tries), keffir (Russia), mazun (Armenia), kumiss (Russia and Asia), lassi
(India), Gioddu (Sardinia), yoghurt and cheese (all over the world), fer
mented fish (Korea, Sweden, Japan, Russia), fermented grains (Africa) and
fermented soybeans (Asia),
A Russian scientist Ilia Metchnikoff at the beginning of the 20th century
put the subject of probiotics on a scientific basis. Working at the Pasteur
Institute in Paris Metchnikoff noticed that country people in Bulgaria regu
larly consumed fermented milk products and lived to an unusually great
age in good health. He isolated a bacterium, which he called "Bulgarian
bacillus" and used it in his scientific trials. Now this bacterium is known as
Lactobacillus bulgaricus and is widely used in yoghurt production. Following his discovery the use of Lactobacillus bulgaricus as a health sup
plement became very popular in European countries. When antibiotics
came along the probiotics were largely forgotten. However, after
Metchnikoff fs death in 1916 his research was continued in various countries
around the world. In Russia, Scandinavia and Japan probiotic bacteria
have been in use as a treatment for humans for decades. In the West the
probiotics were used mainly in farm animal feed and a lot of scientific data
has been collected about their health-giving properties for the animals. In
the last couple of decades the use of probiotics for humans has become popular again and we have started to see more and more scientific publi
cations on this subject. The scope of disorders where probiotics have been
successfully used as part of treatment is rapidly growing. Naturally the biggest use of probiotics we have seen is in the treatment
of gastro-intestinal disorders:
• viral infections of the digestive tract
• necrotising enterocolitis in infants
• intractable paediatric diarrhoea
• pseudomembranous colitis
• traveller's diarrhoea
• Clostridium Difficile enterocolitis
• Helicobacter infection
• enteropathogenic Ecolnnfection
• inflammatory bowel disorders: Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and
chronic pouchitis
• irritable bowel syndrome
• lactose intolerance
• prevention of colonic cancer in laboratory studies
In many cases adding probiotics to the treatment regimen not only
improved the clinical picture but also cured the condition. Apart from digestive problems many other health problems have been
shown to respond to treatment with probiotics:
• allergies including food allergy
• autism
• chronic viral infections
• urogenital infections
• hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and biliary disease
• tuberculosis
• meningitis
• malignancy
• arthritis
• diabetes
• burns of various degree
• perioperative care and intensive care in surgical patients and patients
with massive blood loss
• clinical infections
• autoimmune disorders These are only the conditions about which scientific papers have been
published. But, if you talk to any doctor or practitioner with experience in
using probiotics, this list becomes much longer. So, what bacteria do we consider to be probiotic? 1, LactobacilliThis is a large family of bacteria, which produce lactic acid -
hence their name. Most commonly known members of this family are L.
acidophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. rhamnosus, L. plantarum, L. salivarius, L.
reuteri, L. johnsonii, L. casei
and essential inhabitants of the human gut, mucous membranes of the
mouth, throat, nose and upper respiratory tract, vagina and genital area. They are found in large numbers in human breast milk. Lactobacilli get
established in the body of a new-born baby in the first few days and
form a complex relationship with the host for the rest of his/her life. By
producing lactic acid they maintain acidic environment (pH - 5.5-5.6)
on mucous membranes, which suppresses the growth of pathogenic
microbes. Apart from lactic acid they produce a plethora of active sub
stances: hydrogen peroxide - a powerful antiseptic; anti-bacterial, anti
viral and anti-fungal agents, which do not allow pathogens to get a hold
in the gut. Lactobacilli engage immune system and stimulate activity of
neutrophils, macrophages, synthesis of immuno-globulins, alpha and
beta interferons, interleukin-i and tumour necrosis factor. They are
involved in orchestrating the cell renewal process in the gut, keeping the
gut lining healthy and intact. They are the most numerous inhabitants of
the stomach and intestines and the main protecting agents in those
parts of the digestive system. Lactobacilli were the first probiotic bacte
ria to be studied and to be used as a supplement to benefit health. Indeed Lactobacilli are the most common bacteria in commercially
available probiotics today,
a. Bifidobacteria  Most commonly known species are B. bifidum, B. breve,
B. longum and B. infantis, though there are around 30 different species
identified. This is a large family of probiotic bacteria, which are most
numerous in the human bowel, lower intestines, vagina and genital
area. 90-98% of all bacteria living in the bowel of a healthy baby are
Bifidobacteria. In an adult gut they are


3. For six months, the presence of three or more of
 the following symptoms on most days:
  •  Feeling wound up, tense, or restless
  •  Becoming easily fatigued or worn out|   37 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  BAD
  • Concentration problems
  • Irritability
  • Significant tension in muscles
  • Difficulty with sleep
It is easy to see how adrenaline can be responsible for a
number of symptoms of this disorder: restlessness, fatigue
caused by prolonged muscle tension, insomnia, nervousness,
and jitteriness. People struggling with anxiety often feel the
need to smoke or drink or take drugs to relax. It is not unusual
for them to crave sugary foods. Adrenaline can be responsible for a number of
anxiety symptoms: restlessness, fatigue caused
by prolonged muscle tension, insomnia,
nervousness, and jitteriness. Generalized anxiety disorder is a medical condition
characterized by fear, unease, and worry while not being able
to identify the source of these feelings. There are other types
of anxiety disorders, including panic disorder (acute anxiety
reaction), obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD). I discuss PTSD  briefly in the next
chapter. Panic disorder, a disabling condition associated with
anxiety, affects about 6 million people in the United States. It is characterized by sudden and repeated attacks of intense
fear, known as panic attacks, which occur when there is no
real danger. The classic symptoms are:ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 38  |
 • Shortness of breath (air hunger)
 • Palpitations
 • A sense of impending doom
Because of the feeling of air hunger, or shortness of breath,
the person hyperventilates, expelling too much carbon dioxide. Hyperventilation can result in pain on the left side of the chest
secondary to gas pain from swallowed air. It can also cause
numbness and tingling around the lips and fingers as the blood
becomes more alkaline from blowing off carbon dioxide. A patient suffering from a panic attack may show up at the
emergency room complaining of chest pain and shortness of
breath—classic symptoms of a possible heart attack. This, of
course, gives the hospital a reason to do an expensive workup,
even though a panic attack, or acute anxiety attack, is one
of the easiest diagnoses in medicine to make, as shown in
the movie As Good As It Gets. The character played by Jack
Nicholson comes to the emergency room complaining of
shortness of breath and chest pain. However, after his EKG
and cardiac enzymes test normal, the emergency room doctor
reassures him that he is having an anxiety reaction. In real
life, many more expensive though unnecessary tests might
be run as well, such as an echocardiogram, a thallium stress test, and possibly an angiogram, even though they might not be necessary. People with anxiety issues often have sighing-type
respirations. They may have the sensation of a lump in their
throat, referred to as globus hystericus, caused by muscle
contraction in that area. If reducing adrenaline does not completely eliminate a
person’s panic attacks, he or she may be dealing with suppressed |   39 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  BAD
hostility or resentment. These feelings are often deep in the
subconscious, where the person is not aware of them. When
the suppressed hostility starts coming into the conscious mind,
it can result in a panic attack, which is the body’s attempt to
push the hostility back into the subconscious. This suppressed hostility is usually toward somebody close
to the person. In these cases, the person needs to look back over
his or her life and see if a parent or sibling or spouse or even a child has been the cause of an emotional hurt. The treatment is to deal directly with the issue that has been suppressed. Obsessive-compulsive behavior, another anxiety-related
problem, can take the form of ritualized behaviors, such
as obsessive hand washing, or repeatedly checking to see if
doors are locked or lights have been turned off. This type of behavior is actually a defense mechanism to keep the person from experiencing anxiety. In other words, if a person with a
need to perform an obsessive act is prevented from doing so, he
or she will experience anxiety. Again, lowering the adrenaline
level often helps to eliminate the need to perform obsessive acts. IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS—also called spastic colitis—
is characterized by constipation, diarrhea, or some combination
of both, although the most common manifestation of this
disorder is constipation. During the fight-or-flight response, caused by the release of adrenaline, extra blood is sent to the
muscles while circulation to the internal organs, which includes
the intestines, is reduced. This can result in a slowdown of
intestinal motility. Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal
expressions of excess adrenaline. In addition, when powerful ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 40  |
feelings caused by adrenaline, such as anger and irritability, are
internalized, they can result in diarrhea or intestinal spasms. Disorders associated with diarrhea are separated into two
categories: organic and functional. Organic diarrhea occurs
both day and night. Examples include ulcerative colitis, regional
enteritis (Crohn’s disease), ischemic colitis, and diarrhea caused
by the bacteria C. difficile or by the protozoa Giardia lamblia,
which causes giardiasis. Functional diarrheas are regarded
as psychological in origin and are not usually associated
with having to get up at night with diarrhea. Irritable bowel
syndrome is in this category. I have observed that other chronic inflammatory bowel
conditions, such as ulcerative colitis and regional enteritis
(Crohn’s disease), are similarly exacerbated by internalizing
anger. Very often this anger is related to relationships with
family members. Reducing the person’s adrenaline level often
significantly improves his or her interactions with others, along
with a significant improvement in gastrointestinal symptoms. HYPERTENSION
I suspect that many cases of hypertension are related to excess
adrenaline. As part of the fight-or-flight response, adrenaline
can certainly raise blood pressure. “White coat hypertension,”
a classic condition in which a person’s blood pressure rises
while it is being measured in a doctor’s office, is caused by the
release of adrenaline. Since visiting a doctor’s office is not the
only source of stress in this world, a person who has white coat
hypertension most likely has frequent episodes of hypertension
in other life situations. Similarly, it is not unusual for blood pressure to spike
in a dental office secondary to receiving a shot of novocaine |   41 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  BAD
mixed with epinephrine. In this case, epinephrine (which is
adrenaline) is used to control bleeding because it causes blood
vessels to constrict. Admittedly, the mere sight of a dental drill
can induce fear in many people, with a concomitant rise in
adrenaline that leads to a spike in blood pressure. If adrenaline is rising, then so is blood sugar. Any time
the blood sugar level goes up, the body produces insulin to
move the sugar into the cells where it is needed. Insulin is also
a hormone that raises blood pressure, a fact well demonstrated
by the condition called metabolic syndrome, or syndrome X. This condition is indicated by high triglycerides, low HDL
cholesterol, and a high insulin level, as well as hypertension. To
my knowledge, the only cause of a low HDL is elevated insulin. In addition, excess adrenaline is associated with increased
stress. When under stress, the body releases cortisol, another
hormone that stimulates sugar production, which leads to
more insulin production, which can further increase blood
pressure. The excess insulin can also cause a drop in blood sugar
(hypoglycemia), which stimulates the production of adrenaline
to increase sugar, which again raises blood pressure as well as
cortisol, ad infinitum. This scenario of cascading hormones
is likely to cause recurrent and/or persistent hypertension. Wouldn’t it make more sense to just lower adrenaline
and avoid using drugs that can cause impotence,
weight gain, bronchial spasm leading to asthma,
plus other side effects? The proximal cause of all the aforementioned scenarios
is excess adrenaline. Elevated blood pressure is commonly
treated with a beta-blocker, such as atenolol, metoprolol, or ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 42   |
propranalol, which blocks the effects of adrenaline. Wouldn’t
it make more sense to just lower adrenaline and avoid using a
class of drugs that can cause impotence, weight gain (they are
antithyroid drugs), bronchial spasm leading to asthma, plus
other side effects? High adrenaline can be easily controlled
with diet and hormones, and then the patient can gradually
wean himself or herself off the antihypertensive medications. DIABETES
The two most common types of diabetes are type I and type II. Type I diabetes is caused by lack of insulin. Type II (adult
onset) diabetes is commonly thought to be caused by resistance
to insulin—that is, the cells become resistant to the action of
insulin, so sugar has difficulty


 because it is quite dif ferent than the world’ s usual methods. The
approach that brings fast and easy results is the following: Don’ t look for
answers; instead, let go of the feelings behind the question. When we are
surrendered on the feeling behind the question, we can let go of any other
feelings that we might also have about what seems to be the problem. When
we are finally and fully surrendered on all components, the answer will be
there waiting for us. W e won’ t have to look for it. Consider how simple and
easy this is as compared to the mind’ s usual long, drawn-out, inef ficient
attempts at problem solving. Usually the mind hunts and pecks endlessly,
fumbling around with first this possible answer and then that one. The
reason the mind can’ t decide is because it is looking in the wrong place. Let’ s see how the system works with a common everyday example. Let’ s say that we disagree with our mate on which movie to see. W e look to
see what the feeling is behind the problem. In this case, let’ s say that we
find the feeling of anger and resentment, specifically that we feel resentful
about the lack of romantic time spent together. What we really want tonight
is af fectionate time spent together. As we let it be okay inside ourselves that
what we really want is af fectionate togetherness, it suddenly dawns on us
that we don’ t want to go to a movie at all. W e just want to be together. Or
the opposite might happen. W e might find that the feeling behind wanting
to go to a movie is fear, because we want to avoid spending the evening
talking to and being close to our mate. W e see that the feelings we have
built up are unpleasant. W e have resentment, so we let go of wanting to
modify that feeling, and we just let it be there. It’ s okay to have that
resentment. As we surrender our resistance to the resentful feeling, we feel
less guilty; we admit to our mate that we have had a resentment. A dialogue
starts going, and the other person’ s feelings are cleared up as well. W e both
feel relieved and closer, and we then say, “T o heck with the movies. Let’ s
stay home, make love, and go for a walk in the moonlight. ”
This approach is rewarding in all decision-making. When we first clear
out the underlying feelings, the decisions are more realistic and wise. Think
of how often we have changed our mind and regretted past decisions. That
is because there was an unrecognized and un-relinquished feeling behind
the decision. When the action that was decided upon is taken, the
underlying feeling shifts. Then, from the viewpoint of the new feelingspace, the decision turns out to be wrong. This happens with such regularity
that most people develop a fear of decision-making, because it turned out to
be wrong so often in the past. Problem solving using the mechanism of surrender can often be
lightning quick with problems of long standing. T o discover how fast it can
work, let’ s try it out. T ake several problems of long standing and stop
looking for the answers. Look to see what the underlying feeling is that
produced the question in the first place. Once that feeling is let go, the
answer will present itself automatically. Lifestyle
A lot of our activities and attachments are based on fear and anger, guilt and
pride. As these negative feelings are relinquished in any given area, we
move up to courage. On that level, changes in life begin to occur. Or, if we
choose to continue the same activity, the motivation is dif ferent and,
consequently, we will experience dif ferent results than in the past. The
emotional payof f will at least be dif ferent. Instead of grim satisfaction, we
may experience joy. W e may find ourselves doing the same activity as
before, but now we do it out of enjoyment rather than obligation. W e do it
because we want to, not because we have to. The ener gy requirement will
certainly be much less. One delightful discovery we will make is that our capacity for love is
far beyond what we ever dreamed. The more we let go, the more loving we
become. More and more of our life will be spent doing things that we love
to do, with people for whom we feel increasing love. As this happens, our
life becomes transformed. W e look dif ferent. People respond dif ferently to
us. W e are relaxed, happy, and easy-going. People are attracted to us
because they feel comfortable and happy around us. W aitresses and cab
drivers suddenly mysteriously become attentive and courteous, and we will
wonder, “What has come over this world. ” The answer to that question is
“ Y ou  have. ”
As we let go the negative, we come into our own power. It happens of
its own. Happiness was in there all along and now it shines forth after the
blocks to it have been surrendered. W e are now influencing everyone with
whom we come into contact in a favorable way. Love is the most powerful
of the emotional ener gy vibrations. For love, people will go to any lengths
and do things that they would never do for any amount of money. When the negative blocks and “I can’ ts” are removed, whole new areas
of life open up to us. Success stems from doing what we like to do best, but
most people are tied down to what they imagine they have to do. As
limitations are relinquished, whole new avenues of creativity and
expression become available. Let’ s take the example of a young woman with a lot of natural musical
talent who was spending most of her time at a boring job, which she felt she
had to stick to for financial reasons. What she really liked to do was play
musical instruments when she was alone at home. It was something that she
did strictly for personal enjoyment. Because of the lack of self-confidence,
she seldom played for other people, even close friends. After she began to
let go of her inner limitations—all of the low-ener gy feelings that were
blocking her expression—her abilities and confidence grew so rapidly that
she began to play in front of public gatherings. Her talent was well
received, and a busy musical career ensued. She made a professional
recording that was suf ficiently successful that she could cut back to
working part time, and she began to pour more time and ener gy into what
was now a blossoming career that brought her great joy and satisfaction. Although she had known nothing about business, she now started her own
musical business and, within a year, was distributing the recordings
nationally, then in Europe. T o her delight, she found that she was very
successful by doing what she liked to do best. Her increasing vitality and
happiness were apparent to everyone, and success spread to other areas of
her life. Another example is that of a middle-aged engineer with no creative
ability who had always hated poetry. After learning to let go of his negative
feelings, suddenly he found himself writing Haiku (a formal Japanese
poetry style). He began writing reams of it ef fortlessly and later developed
the capacity for automatic writing. Still another example is that of a sixty-year -old woman who decided to
return to college part time, even though she already had a full-time job. Eventually, she attained her bachelor ’ s degree, then her master ’ s degree,
and finally a Ph. D., becoming an important executive with great
responsibilities. There are literally thousands of examples that could be cited of the
rapid expansions that take place in people’ s life when the “I can’ ts” aresurrendered. Life situations, often of long standing, may be suddenly
resolved. Paradoxically, such breakthroughs and expansions may be upsetting to
friends and family members because of the shift of balance. Things that we
had done out of constriction, fear, guilt, or a sense of duty may be suddenly
thrown overboard. New levels of consciousness change perception and new
horizons open up. Many of the motives that drive people may suddenly
become meaningless. Such things as money, fame, esteem, position,
prestige, power, ambition, competitiveness, and the need for security
diminish. They are replaced by the motivations of love, cooperation,
fulfillment, freedom, creative expression, expansion of consciousness,
understanding, and spiritual awareness. There tends to be more reliance on
intuition and feelings than on thinking, reason, and logic. People who are
very “yang” may discover their “yin” side, and vice versa. Rigid patterns
give way to flexibility. Safety and security become less important than
discovery and exploration. Personal lives pick up momentum, and
movement replaces stuck-in-a-rut life patterns. One surprising observation about the mechanism of letting go is that
major changes can take place very rapidly. Lifetime patterns can suddenly
disappear, and long-standing inhibitions can be let go of in a matter of
minutes, hours, or days. Rapid changes are accompanied by an increased
aliveness. The life ener gy set free by the letting go of negativity now flows
into positive attitudes, thoughts, and feelings, with a progressive increase of
personal power. Thoughts are now more ef fective. More is accomplished
with less ef fort. Intention is made powerful by the removal


 the same r oom, although we cannot tune into them." (Steven W einber g Nobel Prize W inning Quantum Physicist b. 1933)

Y ou may think there's a shortag e of time in the real world, and because of
that you may liv e your life rushing aga inst time, but the great scient ist
Albert Einstein told us that time is an illusion. "The distinction between past, pr esent, and futur e is only a stubbornly
persistent illusion." (Albert Einstein 1879-1955)

Y ou may think that the real w orld is made up of living things and dead
things. But in t he universe everything is alive and nothing is dead. The
stars, su n, planets, earth, air, water, fire, and every object you see is
seething with life. This is the real world that is emer ging. "Ther e is a sense in the tr ee which feels your love and r esponds to it. It does
not r espond or show its pleasu r e in our way or in any way we can now
understand." (Pr entice Mulfor d 1834- 1891)

Y ou may believe the real world is everything you can see, and that
everything you can't see isn't rea l. And yet the color you see wh en you lookat so mething is in fact not its r eal color. Each thing absorbs al l the colors
that it really is, and reflects the color it is not, and that's the color you see. So the sky is actually every color but blue! There ar e many sounds you can't hear because their frequencies are beyond
what yo u can hear, but they are real. Y ou can't see ultraviolet or infrared
light, because their frequencies are beyond what your eye can see, but they
are real. If you imagine all the known frequencies of light as the size of
Mount Everest, then all that you can see is smaller than a golf ball! Y ou may  believe the real world is made up of all the solid things you can
see and touch. But actually nothing is solid! Th e chair you're sitting on right
now is a for ce o f movin g ener gy, and it's most ly space. So how real is your
chair? “A wise  man, r ecognizing that t he world is but an illusion, does not act
as if it is r eal, so (ther efor e) he escapes the suffering." (Buddha 563-483
BC)

Y ou may bel ieve that your imagination is just thoughts and dreams and has
no p ower in the  real world. And yet one of the hurdles for scientists in
proving things to be true or not is removing the scientist's beliefs from
scientific experi ments, because what the scientist believes or im agines will
be t he outcome of an experime nt af fects the outcome of the experiment. This is the p ower of hu man imagination and beli efs! Just as the scientist's
beliefs a f fect th e outcome of an  experiment, so do your belief s af fect the
outcome of your life. Y our beliefs, true or untrue, form your world. What you imagine and feel to
be true creates your life, because that is what you're giving to the law of
attraction, and that is what will be returned to yo u. Y our imagination is
more rea  l than the world you s ee, because the world you see comes from
what yo u imagine and believe! What you believe and feel to be true is what
will be your life. If  you beli eve you can't have the life you dream of, thenthe l aw of attraction must follo w what you say, and that will b e your real
world. "T o believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all; but to
believe i n the unseen is a triumph and a blessing." (Abraham Lincoln 1809
1865)

A st ory of limit ation has been passed on from one generation to the next
through the history of humanity, but the time has come to tell the real story. The Real Story
The real story is that you are an unlimited being. The real story is that the
world an d the universe are unlimited. There are worlds and possibilities that
you can not see,  but all of them exist. Y ou have to start tel ling a dif ferent
story! Y ou have to s tart telling the story of your amazing life, because
whatever story you tell, good or bad, the law of attraction must make sure
you receive it, and it will be the story of your life. Imagine and feel whatever you want and those will be the pictures you
receive back in y our life. Give love as much as you can and f eel as good as
you can, and the force of love will surround you with people,
circumstances, a nd events that you love. Y ou can be whatever you want. Y ou can do whatever you want. Y ou can have whatever you want. What do you love? What do you want? Let go of anything you don't love about your life story and ju st keep the
things you love. If you hold on to negative things from your past, then you
keep putting them into your story every time you remember them, and they
go back into the pictures of your life - now! Let go of the things you don't love about your childhood, an d keep the
things you love. Let go of the th ings you don't l ove about your adolescent
and adu lt years, and keep the good things. Just keep the things you love
about yo ur whole life. All the negative things of the past are done, finished;
you are not the same person as you were then, so why keep putting them in
your story if the y make you feel bad? Y ou don't have to dig negative things
out of you from the past. Just don't put them in your story anymore. “A mighty, eternal and incompr ehensible for ce pushes us all forwar d. But
while al l ar e so being pushed, many linger and look back. Unconsciously,
they oppose this for ce." (Pr entice Mulfor d 1834-1891)
If you keep telling a story of being a victim, then those pictures will play
over and over again in your life. If you keep telling a story that you're not as
smart as  other people, or not as attractive as other people, or no t as talented
as other people,  you will be right because they will become the pictures of
your Ii fe. When yo u fill your life with lov e, you 'll find that guilt, resentment, and any
negative feeling s will leave you. And then you will sta rt telling the greatest
story ev er told, and the force of love will light up your life with the pictures
of the real story of your amazing life. "Love is the gr eatest power on earth. It conquers all things. " (Mildr ed
Lisette Norman 1908-1981)

Points of Power

• Life presents everything to you for you to choose what you love! • If someone has something you  want, be as excited as though you hav e it. If you feel love for it, you are bringing tbe same thing to you. • When y ou see tbe things you want, you are o n the sam e freque ncy as
those things! • Life’ s  catalogue contains tbin gs you don't lov e, so don't choose them by
giving bad feelings. • T urn away from tbe t hings you don't lov e and don't give them any feeling. Instead say yes when you see something you love. • The law of attraction is responding to your feelings! It is only what you
give that counts. The law of attraction - is tbe law of you. • Give jud gment and criticism and you give it to yourself Give love and
appreciation to another person or anything, and you’ll give it to yourself
• When people see a lack of anything it is simply a lack of love. • Y ou tire good enough now. If you ha ve done something that wasn't right,
your realization and acceptance of it is absolution for the law of attraction. • It's your beliefs, true or untrue, that form your world. • Y our im agination is more real th tm the world you see, becallse the world
you see comes from what you imagine and believe' What you believe and
feel to be true is what will be your life. • Whatever story you tell, whether good or bad, will be the story  of your
life. So start tell ing the story of your amazing life, and the law o f attraction
must make sure you receive it. Keys T o Power

"Y our most pr ecious, valued possessi ons and your g r eatest powers ar e
invisible and intangible. No on e can take them. Y ou, and you alone, can
give them. Y ou will r eceive abundance for your giving. " (W Cle ment Stone
1902- 2002)

The Key s to Power are the most powerful ways to harness the f orce of love
and receive the life you are meant to live. They are so simple and easy any
child can follow t hem. Each key will unlock the


 of the surrounding womb, though now
they feel only space.In order to support them in developing a nervous system that is well
adjusted to their environment, it is essential to help ease their transition into
the world. This is why Ayurveda places a strong emphasis on the
postpartum window as a time where mama and babe stay at home. The
home environment can be kept quiet, peaceful, predictable, warm, and
comfortable, so that your baby can adjust well and develop a stable nervous
system. Newborn babies do not need much else besides your love and care. Generally speaking, a healthy newborn that does not have any medical
conditions or temporary imbalances will cry for only a handful of reasons. If your baby seems unhappy or uncomfortable, check their basic needs first. Is their diaper dirty? Are they hungry? Are they tired? Are they too hot or
too cold? Do they want to be held? Are they gassy or in an uncomfortable
position? If their basic needs are all met, check to see if it is their primary need:
mama’ s love. Hold them close, sing to them, rock them, let them nurse just
for comfort, even if they may not be hungry. According to Ayurveda, it is best for a newborn baby to be in the auric
field—the ener getic field exuding from the body—of their mother for the
first several weeks, no more than a couple feet away. You are their entire
world—their comfort and their home. Your voice is soothing, your smell is
inviting. They do not know a world without your heartbeat close by. It
soothes their nervous system and quite literally stabilizes their breath to feel
your warmth. Use this time to be with your little one. Do not be rigid about
eating and sleeping schedules or other “shoulds.” Simply get to know your
little angel, and allow your rhythms to ebb and flow as you discover
yourselves, together. BASIC NEEDS
When tending to your little one’ s basic needs, be as present with them as
possible. When you are caring for them in these necessary ways, whether itbe changing their diaper, bathing, or feeding them, of fer them your full
attention so that they know that they are worthy of deep love and care. Here are some details pertaining to caring for your baby’ s basic needs:
Diaper changes. A baby will be uncomfortable sitting in a poopy
diaper, and a dirty diaper may cause a diaper rash, so change your
little one’ s diaper right after they are finished pooping. If you are
using a disposable diaper, most of them have an absorbent quality
that pulls the wetness away from their skin, so it will not feel
uncomfortable if the baby is in the diaper for a while after peeing;
generally they can pee two to four times in a disposable diaper
before they need a change. If you are using cloth diapers, the baby
will likely be uncomfortable after peeing just once because they will
feel the wetness. I suggest using cloth diapers as often as possible,
especially as your little one gets older, to reduce waste and expense. We used mostly disposable in the early days, as it invited more ease
to our early postpartum rhythm, but then we switched to using one
cloth diaper per day, then two, before switching over completely. Temperature regulation. The traditional advice used to be that
parents should check the baby’ s hands and feet to see if they are
cold. The recommendation now, however, is to feel the temperature
of their chest—if the skin there is cold, they are too chilly and need
some warmth. If their chest is hot, they need to cool down. A rule of
thumb is for your baby to be wearing one more layer than you are,
as they are likely to feel cold in the first few weeks of life (since they
are used to the warmth of your womb). An infant cannot regulate
their own body temperature until they are several months old, so it is
dangerous for them to overheat. If they are sweating, they are too
hot and probably uncomfortable. Skin-to-skin contact is a great way
to regulate your baby’ s body temperature if they are hot, cold, or
have a fever. Let them rest on your bare chest and their temperature
will quickly regulate to match yours.Nourishment. Better than creating feeding schedules and tracking
your newborn’ s eating times is to learn your baby’ s cues for when
they are hungry, and feed them when they cue you. If your newborn
is crying and upset, hunger is one of the first things to check. Among
the many hunger cues that the baby may give (moving around,
looking around, opening their mouth and moving their head around,
licking their lips, reaching for you, and so on), crying is the last one. Ayurveda recommends at least two hours between feedings so that
the milk has time to fully digest in your babe’ s stomach. However, in
the newborn stage, please do not worry too much about timing, as
every child’ s needs are dif ferent—you can feed them more often if
they are hungrier or less often if they are sleeping (you do not have
to wake them up to eat). During growth spurts—which happen
roughly at three days, five days, ten days, three weeks, five weeks—
your baby may “cluster feed,” meaning that they continuously nurse
on and of f for what could be hours at a time. As they are constantly
growing (and quickly), their schedule yesterday may be completely
different from what they need today. Sleep. Newborns sleep a lot. They need sleep to support the rapid
growth that is happening in the first few months of life. Especially
during growth spurts, they may need to sleep more, or their sleep
schedules may change completely. Every time I thought I had figured
out my baby’ s schedule in the first few months, it would change a
few days later. Try not to get attached to a nap schedule or sleep
schedule. Let them sleep when they are tired and wake up when
they feel rested. You can help them to fall asleep by nursing them to
sleep, walking them around, holding them to your chest while
bouncing on a birthing ball, rocking in a rocking chair, walking around
with them in a baby carrier, or swaddling them. Swaddling helps your
little one to feel contained, similar to when they were in the womb. It
brings in the warm and stable elements, helping to pacify vatadosha. Making the shhhhhh  sound over and over again is also
soothing to them, as the sound reminds them of being in the womb. DUNSTAN BABY LANGUAGE
In June 1998, an Australian opera singer named Priscilla Dunstan gave birth
to her first child and her keen ear quickly noticed five distinct sounds to her
baby’ s cries. Pursuing Dunstan’ s resulting theory, that infants use these five
vocal sounds to communicate before learning how to speak, researchers
eventually observed over four hundred babies of varied ethnicities and
backgrounds to verify her claim that these sounds are vocal reflexes used to
communicate dif ferent needs. Listen carefully to a baby’ s cries and you will
be able to distinguish what it is they are asking for. My husband and I found
this especially useful, so I share it here with you:
Neh (I am hungry). Babies make the sound reflex neh to
communicate hunger. The sound is produced when the sucking
reflex is triggered, and the tongue is pushed up on the roof of the
mouth. Owh (I’m sleepy). An infant uses the sound reflex owh to
communicate that they are tired. The sound is produced much like
an audible yawn. Heh (I’m experiencing discomfort). A baby uses the sound reflex
heh to communicate stress or discomfort—perhaps that it needs a
fresh diaper or a change of position. The sound is produced by a
response to a skin reflex, such as feeling sweat or itchiness in the
bum. Eairh (I have lower gas). An infant uses the sound reflex eairh  to
communicate they have flatulence or an upset stomach. The sound
is produced when trapped air from a belch travels to the stomach,
where the muscles of the intestines tighten to force the air bubble
out. Often, this sound will indicate that a bowel movement is inprogress, and the infant will bend its knees, bringing the legs toward
the torso. This leg movement assists in the elimination process. Eh (I need to be burped). An infant uses the sound reflex eh to
communicate that a large bubble of air is trapped in the chest, and
the reflex is trying to help release the air bubble out of the mouth. NEWBORN ESSENTIALS
The following list of baby essentials (which doesn’ t include the obvious
diapers and wipes) are things I got the most use out of when my baby was a
newborn (that is, in the first three months or more) and would highly
recommend for any new mama. Disposable and washable organic bamboo breast pads. Reusable breast pads are great for the first couple of weeks
postpartum. W ear disposable pads at night, as the reusable ones
may soak through after a couple of hours and waking up in the
middle of the night with a milk-soaked bed is no fun! For the reusable
ones, I found bamboo to be the softest and they did not make my
nipples itch like some of the cotton ones with seams down the


Q: Can the human body survive without food for a long period?,
A: The text states that it is possible for the human body to survive without food for an extended period, citing the example of Terence McSwiney, who fasted for 74 days before death.
Q: What is the relationship between the mind and body, as described in the text?,
A: The text states that the mind and body are interconnected, and that the physical condition of the body can affect mental health, and vice versa. It also emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy body to ensure proper mental function.
Q: What is the author's stance on the relationship between diet and disease?,
A: The author argues that diet plays a crucial role in the development of disease, and that the body has the ability to heal itself through natural means, such as abstinence from food, and that it is essential to treat the physical body first before attempting to treat the mind.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>A young married woman of twenty -four who, since maturity, had suffered fro m severe intestinal troubles and from acute
bilious attacks. Four years before her death she had been medically treated for alleged appendicitis, and at this time an ope ration
was advised to which she refused to submit. In this connection it is interesting  to note that the autopsy on this body disclosed an
appendix in normal condition with no signs of previous disease. Eight months before death the patient had undergone a fast of twenty -eight days and had convalesced into the most satisfactory
physica l condition she had known since childhood. During this fast she cared for her young baby and continued to do so until acute
hepatic hyperemia or congestion of the liver, with symptoms that denoted disease organic in nature, occurred. A fast was at o nce
Page 64 of  72 entered and continued for sixty days when the patient died. It was discovered then that the woman had been pregnant, and to this
condition may be attributed some of the complications that arose. From the beginning of the fast copious foul discharges, bla ck in
color, were evacuated, and there was a slight daily rise in temperature, which, however, was invariably reduced to normal aft er the
administration of the internal bath. Post mortem examination discovered the liver in an advanced condition of degeneration; the stomach exhibited an extreme
hour-glass contraction, and its pyloric opening would not permit the insertion of a probe the size of a lead pencil, while the wal ls
of its lumen were cirrhosed or hardened; the small intestines and the colon throughout their lengths displayed a series of
cartilaginous contractions. These structural defects were undoubtedly developed after arrival at maturity, since the unaffect ed
portions of the organs were normal in size and in condition. The fetus was removed from the uterus at the autopsy, and was found
to be in excellent state, exhibiting the normal development of an unborn child at four months. Case 4. This was a married wom an of thirty -five years, and the case is similar in many respects to the one preceding. The patient
fasted fifty -nine days from the beginning of illness until death. The entire adult life of this woman had been made wretched by
digestive impairment, biliou s attacks, and menstrual difficulties. Drugs, including patent medicines, had done their worst until
about two years before death, when, in hopeless apathy, the patient consented to undergo a fast, and completed one of thirty days
with such success that sh e experienced full relief from menstrual pain thereafter, and there was but little digestive distress unless
there had been carelessness in diet. The compelling cause that led to the second fast lay in the organic condition, later discovered, that ha d progressed to the point
that the digestive function became inoperative. Morbid degeneration of the liver must have existed for some time previous to the
beginning of abstinence, for from the first day of the fast black bilious discharge in quantity disco lored the fluid of the enemas. The condition gradually became so aggravated that the thought of food tended to produce nausea, while its odor and even the
perfume of flowers could not be borne. Organic defect had without doubt been present when the first f ast took place, for its
symptoms were noted at that time, but the organs affected, recuperated to a degree by their enforced rest and assisted by gen eral
systemic purification, were enabled to continue partial functioning for some months longer. In the second fast pulse and temperature rose above normal register several points each day, but fell to average standard after t he
internal bath, which in this case was administered twice daily. As in the previous case pregnancy of some months complicat ed conditions. On the fifty -first day of abstinence it was discovered
that contractions of the uterus were occurring, and in a short while, with some manual assistance, a dead, misshapen fetus wa s
delivered with little or no distress or pain. General relie f was immediate, and it was so pronounced as to inspire the family with
hope of ultimate recovery; but the improvement was succeeded by a decline in vitality that ended in the death of the patient. During the latter days of this fast hiccoughs in sev ere form were present, and there was some vomiting of blackish bile. It was
useless to attempt feeding at any stage of the fast, for, from the first, the stomach refused even water, and the only manner  in which
the fluids of the body were renewed was throu gh absorption from the baths, both external and internal. Post mortem findings follow. The liver was so degenerated that but little functioning could have occurred for many days; the
gall sac was at least four times its normal in size and contained f oul, black, bilious fluid; the kidneys were hypertrophied or
enlarged, and pocketed with pus; the pancreas was so hardened in texture as to resist the knife; the spleen was degenerated t o the
degree that the organ was held together merely by its surroundin g membrane; the small intestines were normal in size, condition,
and position, as was the colon, excepting that the transverse portion of the latter organ had suffered malposition and in por tions
was no larger in diameter than the adult thumb; the right ov ary contained a cyst filled with fluid, while the right fallopian tube was
bent twice upon itself; the left ovary was in an atrophic or wasted state and was no larger than a lima bean in size; the hea rt and the
lungs were normal. Case 5 is that of a young man of twenty -five who had been syphilitically infected five years before death, and who had had his
symptoms treated by medical practitioners and by advertising quacks. At the time of consultation syphilitic sores still remai ned,
and other evidences  of the blood taint were present. There was a loss of mental control that necessitated constant attendance of a
nurse. About six months before death a fast of twenty -eight days was undertaken and successfully finished. At its completion the
syphilitic sore s had entirely disappeared, and relief in general was such that the patient was enabled to dispense with his attendant
and to care for himself. But several months later signs of serious organic breakdown, including loss of mental control, again  were
appare nt. One of the symptoms noted was that of copious discharge of watery mucus from the nasal passages and throat, together
with constant, profuse exudation of sweat about the face and head. The latter symptom was present in such degree that the hai r of
the p atient dripped moisture continuously and his pillow needed change every hour. Considerable solid feces and catarrhal mucus
appeared in the enemas, and for a month before death speech was impossible and no function could be performed without
assistance. No food was given during the last nineteen days of life. Page 65 of  72     Post mortem findings showed a brain, the right hemisphere of which was much degenerated and pus laden; the left hemisphere
was structurally normal; the right jugular vein was occluded with a whiti sh deposit, not analyzed; the heart was normal; the right
lung was in a state of embolism, and was virtually a mass of clotted blood, useless for its purposes; the left lung was norma l; the
liver was partially degenerated. In this case no abnormality exist ed throughout the length of the alimentary canal, and the kidneys,
pancreas, and spleen were in condition that presumed ability to function. Case 6, that of a man forty -six years of age, presents a history of constant disease with intermittent acute crises. As the result of
an accident in childhood, by which the subject was injured internally, both youth and early manhood were punctuated with a
succession of severe illnesses, which were treated in orthodox: without permanent relief. About fifteen year s before death the
patient abandoned medicine and turned to natural therapeutics, with the result that the first lengthy relief from physical di stress
was obtained. Three years before he died, acute disease again appeared, and, because of uncongenial but u navoidable environment,
medical treatment was resorted to for a short time, again without benefit. Reverted to in finality, the fast and its accompan iments
succeeded in relieving conditions to the extent that the patient was enabled to resume his wonted wo rk. Although he suffered at
intervals from this time on, there was no return of acute distress until the month preceding death, when, after somewhat stre nuous
exercise followed by a heavy meal