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,	a	treatment	center	where	paraplegic	and	quadriplegic	individuals
rebuild	their	lives. She	has	also	served	as	president	of	the	United	Clergy	of
Religious	Science. I	have	discovered	that	gratitude	is	a	way	of	being. When	we	become
cognizant	that	everything	in	this	life	is	a	gift	from	the	universe,	and	what	we
make	of	this	thing	called	“life”	is	our	gift	back	to	the	universe,	our	awareness
is	deepened. Gratitude	is	a	tangible	substance	emanating	from	the	person
feeling	this	emotion. This	substance	permeates	and	pervades	environments,
clothing,	and	objects. Gratitude	as	a	“way	of	being”	begins	to	manifest	itself	as	the	art	and	science
of	blessing. It	makes	sense	when	we	realize	that	all	life	operates	on	a
vibrational	frequency	of	energy. The	energy	that	we	bring	to	life	is	the	same
energy	that	returns	to	us. This	gets	tricky	when	we	don’t	receive	the	results	in
life	that	we	want. However,	each	experience	redeems	itself	through	our
willingness	to	get	its	message	and	accept	the	gift	it	offers	in	its	wake. This
creates	the	space	for	miracles. When	I	was	a	child,	we	lived	on	a	half-acre	of	walnut	trees,	and	I	had	a
“special”	tree	that	I	could	climb	up	and	be	cradled	by. The	tree	was	such	a
special	friend,	and	I	was	so	grateful	to	have	its	companionship. The	tree
always	listened	to	my	every	thought	and	allowed	me	to	climb	her	limbs	so	I
could	have	a	“bird’s-eye	view”	of	the	world	around	me. If	I	were	hungry,	she
gave	me	her	sweet	meat,	and	I	was	satisfied. I	could	also	make	little	boats
from	the	walnut	shells	with	a	paper	sail	and	a	toothpick	pole	to	hold	it	upwith. Yes,	the	tree	was	my	friend,	and	I	was	grateful. When	there	was	no	external	means	of	support	in	our	family,	my	mother	would
hire	migrant	workers	to	shake	the	trees,	and	she	and	I	would	fill	the	gunny
sacks	full	of	the	most	beautiful	walnuts	on	God’s	green	earth. The	sale	of	the
walnuts	always	provided	us	with	the	most	glorious	Christmas. At	the	time	all
of	this	was	going	on,	I	did	not	have	an	appreciation	for	my	mother’s
resourcefulness. Walnuts	carry	a	dark	skin	around	them	that	literally	dyes
one’s	hands	black! It	has	to	wear	off	gradually,	so	the	kids	at	school	would
make	fun	of	me,	and	the	teachers	would	tell	me	to	go	and	wash	my	dirty
hands! Years	later,	I	would	reflect	on	this	experience	and	feel	an	overwhelming	sense
of	gratitude,	for	it	taught	me	to	look	at	what	is	available	in	the	immediate
moment,	to	bless	it,	and	watch	its	essence	increase	for	my	good! It	also	gave
me	a	deep	compassion	for	those	who	need	our	understanding	and	love	in
difficult	situations—and,	most	importantly,	to	see	the	love	that	generates	the
activity	before	us. The	“attitude	of	gratitude”	has	served	me	well	during	my	20	years	in	the
ministry. The	art	of	blessing	comes	through	in	our	willingness	to	let	go	and
surrender	to	the	Angel	of	the	Presence	who	carries	Beauty	in	Her	wings—
realizing	that	something	is	operating	under	the	surface,	and	we	must	trust	the
process. Being	Authentic	Sets	Us	Free
Angela	Passidomo	Trafford
Angela	Trafford

is	the	author	of	THE	HEROIC	PATH:	ONE	WOMAN’S
JOURNEY	FROM	CANCER	TO	SELF-HEALING. When	Angela	was	first
given	the	“gift”	of	cancer,	she	saw	that	it	was	soon	to	become	a	pathway	to
the	transformation	in	her	life. After	going	through	a	series	of	chemotherapy
and	radiation	treatments,	she	discovered	Dr.	Bernie	Siegel’s	book	LOVE,
MEDICINE	&	MIRACLES	and	began	to	practice	the	visualization	techniques
outlined	in	it. As	a	result	of	her	extraordinary	healing	experience	(recounted
in	Dr.	Siegel’s	book	PEACE,	LOVE	&	HEALING),	Angela	developed	the	gift
of	“seeing	into	people”	to	help	them	transform	their	own	lives,	their	health,
and	their	way	of	living. She	currently	teaches	people	how	to	live	through	the
power	of	belief	and	love. “The	quality	of	mercy	is	never	strain’d;	it	falleth	as	a	gentle	rain	from
heaven….”
These	words	come	to	mind	when	I	feel	gratitude	for	the	unconditional	love	in
my	heart—love	that	flows	from	the	source	of	creation	because	I	know	I	am
forgiven. Why	do	I	need	forgiveness? Why	do	I	need	to	forgive? Because	I	am	human. As	I	practice	forgiving	myself	and	others,	I	feel	the	swell	of	gratitude	moving
within	me,	humbling	me	each	moment	in	the	proof	of	God’s	generosity. Gratitude	moves	my	heart,	bringing	tears	to	my	eyes. It	is	humbling	to	realize
that	I	am	loved. This	realization	opens	me	up	and	allows	me	to	grow. I	feel	a	deep	connection
—communion	with	God	and	deep	love	for	another	human	being. Someone
has	taken	the	risk	to	care	about	me,	and	for	this	miracle,	I	am	grateful! Gratitude	links	us	with	God	and	our	fellow	human	beings. When	I	perceive	alack	of	gratitude	in	the	world,	I	realize	that	in	our	woundedness,	we	have
become	isolated	human	beings,	fearful	of	connection. We	are	rejecting	the
experience	of	intimacy	that	will	truly	engage	us	heart	to	heart	in	spiritual
union	with	a	fellow	human	being;	we	are	rejecting	our	soulfulness. In	the	early	days	of	my	healing	work,	I	became	despondent,	perceiving	a	lack
of	gratitude	in	some	of	my	clients	who	came	to	me	for	help. I	read	the	words	of	Albert	Schweitzer	in	a	sermon	given	at	his	mission	in
Africa. Quite	simply	stated,	he	said	that	if	you	feel	a	lack	of	gratitude,	look
within	yourself	and	see	if	you	are	expressing	gratitude. I	began	living	these	words	and	found	that	my	world	changed. Being	authentic
is	the	only	thing	that	truly	works	and	sets	us	free. Once,	years	ago,	I	was	walking	with	a	friend	in	a	beautiful	garden. I	stopped,
horrified	to	see	a	dragonfly	quivering	in	the	web	of	a	large	black	spider. As	I
watched,	the	movements	of	the	trapped	dragonfly	awakened	the	spider,	who
began	to	creep	slowly	toward	its	unfortunate	prey. I	could	feel	the	plight	of
the	dragonfly. It	was	fighting	for	its	life! Compassion	drove	me	to	reach	quickly	for	a	stick,	and	in	an	instant,	I	had
freed	the	dragonfly,	much	to	the	dismay	of	the	hungry	spider. I	brought	my
new	friend	to	a	nearby	bench	and	carefully	removed	the	sticky	web	from	its
feelers	and	legs. The	sunlight	glinted	in	pools	of	iridescence	from	its
gossamer	wings. I	had	always	feared	dragonflies;	now	I	found	this	one
fascinatingly	beautiful. The	dragonfly


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health habits! This book shows you how to turn away
from the damaging, unhealthy lifestyle habits that
careless, wrong living promotes. It is up to you to apply the wise intelligence that our
Creator gave you. W e teach simple, healthy living. Y ou
now have a treasure of knowledge of how to create a
healthier, more joyful life through living this simple,
healthy lifestyle. Have faith in yourself, start now! Your health depends on your total lifestyle, the way
162	you conduct yourself each hour, each day, each week,
each month and each year. Eat healthy the rest of your
life. Y ou are the sum total of your habits! It’ s true that
your body can take a lot of punishment from your bad
habits. Sure, you can smoke, drink, eat dead, devitalized
foods and apparently look and feel fine. Y es, for a while
... but sooner or later you will have to balance your
debts with Mother Nature! And when something breaks
and you have heart trouble or one of hundreds of other
life and health destroying miseries, it may be too late! It
may mean years of living death or may mean quick death. We have no supernatural power to pr event or cure
disease. That power is in your body. Your body is self-
cleansing and self-healing when given a chance. W e can
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the strength, the courage and the patience to win your
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THE ORGANIC
AUTHORS
This book was written for Y ou! It can be your passport to the
Good Life. W e Professional Nutritionists join hands in one common
objective – a high standard of health for all and many added years
to your life. Scientific Nutrition points the way – Mother Natur e’s
Way – the only lasting way to build a body fr ee of degenerative
diseases and premature ageing. This book teaches you how to work
with Mother Natur e, not against her. Doctors, nurses, and
professional car e givers who care for the sick tr y to repair depleted
tissues, which too often mend poorly – if at all. Many of them
praise the spreading of this message of natural foods and methods
for long-lasting health and youthfulness at any age. This book was
written to speed the spreading of this tremendous message. Statements in this book are recitals of scientific findings, known
facts of physiology, biological therapeutics and reference to ancient
writings as they are found. Paul C. Bragg faithfully practiced the
natural methods of living for over 80 years with highly beneficial
results, knowing that they were safe and of great value. His daughter
Patricia Bragg worked with him to car ry on the Health Crusades. They make no specific claims regarding the effectiveness of these
methods for any individual, and assume no obligation for any
opinions expressed in this book. No cure for disease is offered in this book. No foods or diets are
offered for the treatment or cure of any specific ailment. Nor is it
intended as, or to be used as, literature aimed at promoting any
food product. Paul C. Bragg and daughter Patricia express their
opinions solely as Public Health Educators and Health Crusaders. Experts may disagree with some of the statements made in
this book, particularly those pertaining to the various nutritional
recommendations. However, such statements are considered to
be factual, based upon the long-time experience of Paul C. Bragg
and Patricia Bragg. If you suspect you have a medical problem,
please seek alternative health professionals to help you make the
healthiest, wisest and best-informed choices. 164
Bragg Blessings to Y ou, Our T reasured Friends
From the Bragg home to your home we share our years of
health knowledge – years of living close to God and Mother Nature
and what joys of fruitful, radiant, fulfilled living this produces
– this my Father and I share with you, your family and loved ones. With Love and Blessings for Health, Peace and Happiness. – Patricia 165 Recommended – W ater Resear ch Reading
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ergies, long term migraines, arthritis, fibromyalgia and other conditions that have troubled
them for any length of time. How do patients react to a flare-up? Only a general answer can be given, based on the
reactions of a majority of cases. Since each person is different and has a different medical past
with different damages to the body, each healing reaction is also different! Neither is it possible
to give an exact answer to patients who wish to know how long a flare-up will last. In many
cases the first reaction is mild and only lasts from a few hours to a day or two. The second one
is normally longer and somewhat heavier, since the body and its immune system have to some
extent been detoxified, strengthened with the enzymes and nutrients contained in the raw juices
and supported by the medication, and as a result it is able to respond more powerfully. In most cases this second flare-up can be expected around the sixth week of the therapy. The
third reaction occurs usually around 3-3 1⁄2 months into the treatment and is the heaviest one. But
please remember that this is not a timetable cast in concrete, only what we have observed in a
majority of cases. Reactions are also different in chemotherapy pre-treated patients (see Chapter
18.) What to do for the patient in a flare-up, who is unwell, upset, dismayed? What NOT to do
is to stop the Therapy, give no coffee enemas or juices, for doing so would drastically stop the
healing process! Yet we must help the patient to endure the discomforts of the flare-ups. Here are
the best ways to do so:
Nausea :  If despite the nausea the patient is able to drink the juices, by all means continue
to provide them. If he or she develops a severe aversion to the green juice, warm it gently
(undiluted) to body temperature by standing the container in a warm water bath, pour the juice in
the enema bucket and infuse it rectally as a retention implant. This is not an enema and should not
be expelled. The patient should lie comfortably in bed, with legs pulled up in the fetal position,
and allow the juice to be absorbed. Patients who are temporarily unable to drink any juices can
have them administered rectally (all, except the orange juice), and should be encouraged to drink
warm oatmeal gruel and plenty of peppermint tea, partly to settle the stomach and also to supply
the necessary liquids which would normally be provided by the juices. To prepare Oatmeal Gruel,  place one ounce of oats and 5 ounces of water into a pot and
bring to a boil. Let it simmer for 10-15 minutes, then strain through a fine tea strainer, to remove
all solids, but then press the oats as far as possible through the strainer, in order to obtain a liquid
somewhat denser than water. Drink while warm. For patients severely sensitive to juices during a flare-up, two ounces of gruel can be poured
into a glass and topped with no more than 6 ounces of juice. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 128Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comPeppermint tea  helps to relieve nausea, digestive discomfort and gas. Peppermint or
spearmint is easy to grow in the backyard and spreads quickly. A heaped tablespoonful of fresh
leaves makes one cup of tea; add boiling distilled water, cover and let steep for 12-15 minutes. Strain. If you use tea bags, make sure they are organic. One tea bag easily makes two cups. Or if
you buy loose leaves, which is preferable, put a tablespoonful of leaves in the pot, pour two cups
of boiling distilled water over them, and proceed as above. It is a good idea to leave peppermint tea in a thermos on the patient’s bedside table, in case
he or she gets thirsty at night. Pain : Castor oil packs and/or clay packs can be applied locally. (see Chapter 15 ). The patient
will also be weakened and should rest in bed. Unless he/she has been given heavy doses of
morphine prior to starting the Gerson Therapy, the ‘pain triad’ may be useful, consisting of one
aspirin, one 500 mg tablet of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid, not sodium ascorbate), and one regular
50mg tablet of Niacin. This triad can be taken every four hours, if needed. In cases of prior
morphine or other heavy pain-medication, it takes time to clear the body of those drugs,before the
pain triad can become effective. Keep trying, it will work eventually. Depression : As mentioned before, it is not unusual for the patient to be depressed, temporarily
lose hope, and even go through lengthy crying jags during a flare-up. Such emotional unloadings
run parallel with the body’s attempts to detoxify: body and mind cannot be separated (see  Chapter
24.) Often an extra enema helps to ease the upheaval. The patient may even pick a fight for no
obvious reason with the caregiver. This is less surprising if we consider the metabolic fact that
aggression produces extra adrenalin, which makes the person actually feel better! The caregiver
should not be hurt by any unwarranted attacks or accusations. The patient cannot control these
outbursts and usually regrets them afterwards. Again, a coffee enema can clear the problem. This
part of the healing reaction should be seen as a psychological clearing. Once the flare-up is over,
the patient will again be optimistic and forward-looking. Difficulties with the Coffee Enemas : see Chapter 13, pg.128 )
Fever :  This is a welcome response by the immune system, helping to attack the malignant
tissue. Do not attempt to stop the fever with aspirin or any other drug. Simply make the patient
comfortable, placing a damp cloth wrung out in cool (not ice) water on the forehead. In nearly 30
years we have never seen the body reach a temperature that could damage the brain or the liver,
i.e., in excess of 106 degrees Fahrenheit. The highest we have seen was 104.6 degrees, which is
uncomfortable but not serious. Since the body is in charge and the therapy activates healing, the
fever is not produced artificially and the body never heals itself to death! The above covers ways to ease the general symptoms experienced by the recovering patient. However, flare-ups can take many different forms. In one case a lady, recovering very fast from a
wide-spread melanoma, was absorbing tumor tissues rapidly. One day her son called the hospital
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www.thegersonway.comand said, “Last night my mom walked around the house disoriented, talking nonsense and repeating
herself. So we put her to bed. However, this morning she didn’t really wake up, so we took her
to the Emergency Room at the hospital. There the doctor said that, naturally, her melanoma had
spread to her brain and that she was dying. What should we do?” The Gerson doctor urged him
to take her home immediately from the hospital and administer coffee enemas every two hours
around the clock. What had happened was that the patient had been absorbing tumor tissue and
toxins faster than she had been eliminating them. The toxins were then circulating, also reaching
her brain. But instead of increasing her enemas, she was put to bed! During the night more tumor
tissue was absorbed, causing her to be semi-comatose by the morning. The 2-hourly coffee
enemas around the clock cleared the problem and she continued her recovery. Another patient with a very different problem had originally suffered of a carcinoma of his
jaw, had part of his jaw and palate surgically removed, but the cancer had spread to his lungs. Within about five days of starting the treatment, he developed violent pain in his right leg, forcing
him to be bedfast. Naturally, like any other cancer patient, this person also immediately assumed
that his cancer had spread due to the Gerson treatment. However, an X-ray of his leg revealed that
an old injury to his shinbone had begun to heal. There was no tumor present, and in a few days
his leg was completely healed. Yet another interesting case: that of a melanoma patient who had suffered from malaria during
WW II and had been taking first quinine and later atabrine for many years, before finally stopping
it. As a result he suffered a malaria attack twice a year. One year he thought he felt an attack
coming, however the usual chills and fever failed to set in. Shortly thereafter he developed the
first tumor which, at surgery, proved to be melanoma. A few months later another tumor appeared
and the patient came to the Gerson hospital. There within a few days he developed the chills and
fever, typical of a malaria attack. The parasite was still in his body; yet when his immune system
failed, he was no longer able to develop a fever. With the help of the treatment his immune
system was reacting again and he experienced a typical malaria attack, with his fever going as
high as


’re solidly in the second stage. People ask, “If t hat’ s the second stage, what else is there?” W ell, the third
stage of  enlightenment happens  when you are able to get out  in front of
things. Y ou see them coming an d play them all out in thought, a nd then you
decide which of these is going to be brought into form. For example, let’ s say you’re in a relationship and your par tner says
something upset ting to you. Y ou know that if you respond in a certain way,
then she ’ s going to respond in kind. Then you’re going to say th is, and she’ s
going to say tha t—you can play that all out in thought, and you’re out in
front of it already. Y ou can even see how this could devolve into an absolute
blowout, with both of you really upset for two or three days, maybe not
talking, maybe storming out, or  doing any number of things that people do
to avoid being intimate. Again, you play that all out and  know you don’ t have to make it happen. Y ou don’ t have to make her wrong, which is a grea t step. Y ou don’ t have t o
make yo u right, an even higher  step. There’ s no right or wrong here. Y ou
play everything out, and as you do, you decide that you don’ t have to bring
this altercation into form. Y ou g ot out in front of it; it’ s gone. It’ s all been
played out in yo ur mind. Y ou use your mind to not  bring into form, into
your life, into action that which you know is not beneficial for e ither one of
you. In relatio nships, this means letting go of your need to be right and instead
celebrating the dif ferences in t he other person, and agreeing to disagree
about them for the rest of your life if necessary. I tell people that this is a
wonderful stage  to get to, because once you and your partner are both there,
you can still express your perspective. Y ou don’ t have to be a certain age to
get to this point—you can learn it at any time in your life.As you move across the levels of enlightenment, you go from being an
actor in the firs t stage, being directed by events, circumstance s, and other
people, to being the director you rself in the second stage. Then  in the third
stage, you become the producer too. Y ou are now the actor, the director, and
the producer of your entire life, and you’re doing it all with your mind. If
it’ s a career move that you onc e would have agonized over, y ou can see
how it’ s going to go. If you’re l iving in Atlanta but need to go to Houston,
you can  see yourself selling your home and driving to T exas to start this
new job or enterprise. When yo u play all this out, you can actually see how everything  is going
to w ork, because what you think about expands. Then you can d ecide. Y our
decision isn’ t based upon, My boss  is going to do this to me, and the world
is going to do this, and if these things don’ t work out... It’ s based upon
your pro jecting in your mind how you want things to be. If the picture
doesn’ t come out exactly the wa y you want it to be, then you’re  out in front
of it already, and you don’ t go to Houston after all. Or perhaps you do
choose t o move because you see it as an exciting, wonderful ad venture and
a t ime to do something new. And you can do these steps with anything that
you perceive to be coming at yo u but is really what you’re creating through
all the choices that you’re making. Y ou can  use your mind in exciting ways, as I said. On the job, you can
see how, if you react in a certai n way toward your boss or co-worker, you
know that If I say or do this, that that’ s going to set them off. I don’ t have to
go ther e  anymor e. Instead of behaving like A, B, C, or D, I’ve a lr eady done
it all in my mind, and I’ve seen the r esult. I don’ t want to go th er e. I don’ t
want my form to  have to follow  that anymor e, so I’m in fr ont of it. It’ s like
you’re producing your life through your mind. WIN-WIN SOLUTIONS
The totally awake and aware pe rson has almost moved beyond success. Success in W estern society tends to mean accumulation or winning rather
than achievement. It almost always means you have to outper form or get
more than the ot her guy. This is very much a part of our culture, and there’ s
nothing wrong with it. But now  you understand that success, a chievement,and performance all have built into them the notion that somebody else has
to lose in order  for you to win. When you are enlightened, y ou learn to
approach conflict from a win-win position. While this has become a popular
slogan and philosophy in business, it can also be used in any type of
interpersonal situation. I t hink very strongly that when you are in a romantic relation ship, you
fall in love with the things in another person that you don’ t have in yourself. After al l, to fall in love with somebody who has everything exactly the
same as  you is to  have a redundant relations hip. Y ou’ve already got that;
what do you need more of it for? Y et peop le will say, “Oh, we have so much in common. He says  this, and
I s ay the same thing; he likes to do this, and I like to do it t oo. He’ s an
athlete, and I lik e athletes.” They think it’ s such a wonderful thing that they
have all these th ings in common. I always think, Uh-oh, this one’ s doomed. W e’ve got some r eal pr oblems h er e.  But  wh en someone says, “Ah, she’ s the
exact op posite o f me,” I think that’ s almost always where the most intensity
is found. When this couple looks at each other, they realize, They ar e many
things that I am not and can’ t be, and I like that. I like having that ar ound
me. I need that passion ar oun d me. I need that person who talks a lot
ar ound me, because I’m very quiet. This is what endears them to each other. What of ten happ ens, though, is that as time passes in a relation ship, you
for get that the dif ferences are what give it spice. Then you turn those
dif ferences, whi ch are the very thing that attracted you to the p erson in the
first plac e, into areas of conflict or confrontation. Y ou begin to try to alter
the p erson you love. This does not make them think that you lov e them, but
rather that you want them to be dif ferent. Y ou have to remember to go back
to what you fell in love with. All relationship s are about an opposite. Y ou don’ t need a mirror of
yourself—you’ve already got th at. Even with your children, the things that
usually endear you the most to them are the things they do that are not like
you. Those are often the things you respect the most. Y ou admire, for
example, your child who will st and up for what she thinks is rig ht and take
the sling s and arrows that go al ong with such fearlessness. Of course you
don’ t want her t o be contrary an d disobedient, but there’ s a part of you that
says, “Y ou know, I never had the courage to do that myself. I don’ t want her
to ever not  do that.” When you ad mire such qualities, you can le arn from
them, and they become your teachers.Y ou can make something very positive and beautiful out of those
dif ferences. When you make conflict something to honor, to da nce with, to
celebrate, you become instant ly focused on solutions. Most often, the
solution to the d if ferences in any relationship lies in respecting, honoring,
and cele brating the very things t hat are dif ferent in the other person. Again,
you bring a win-win attitude to it. So when conflict crops up at wo rk, you have to take the same a pproach. Resist th e ur ge to be problem-oriented—that is, I’m going to make this
person wr ong, and I’m going to make myself right —or turn it into a contest. Y ou do not need  to feel threaten ed by the dif ferences in other people. Y ou
see t hat others a re on a dif ferent  part of the path than you are. Some people
are very ef ficient at getting things done, while others are slower. Instead of
making them wrong, you can refrain from being ego-involved in this at all. I


 assistants were devoted to these DarkChamber X-ray observations, and in themeantime wading through hundreds of volumesof Physiological Archives for reports of other
intestinal investigations. The fruit of thisthoroughness of research is more than 400references to reported data and conclusionsextending back to the dawn of Physiology. To one who has followed the accounts of the
" Diddings " in the " Old Man Greenlaw's LiquorSaloon in Arkansas City," as given weekly inthe New York Sunday Sun, these researches
seem to be governed by the strict rules of" Draw Poker. " Eventually all of the cards (orevidence) go into the " discard," confirming SirMichael Foster's dictum, to the effect that" the more we learn of Physiology the more weknow how little we really know. " I recommend everybody to get Dr. Cannon's
book and turn at once to page 74, and readabout the importance of mastication in securingeasy digestion free from fermentation. Thenturn to page 217 and read his conclusionsrelative to the influence of the emotions ondigestion. Put these two statements together,and then judge for yourself if it is claiming toomuch to say that there is really Head Digestion,and that it is in the field of personalresponsibility, in the mouth and in the brain,that good or bad digestion—right or mal-nutrition—are inaugurated. You will find theliterary quality of Dr. Cannon's book sofascinating, no matter whether you know themeaning of the terms used or not, that you will
enjoy it like a novel. It has the charm of thediction of Sir Michael Foster and SherlockHolmes combined, with enough of the solving ofthe secrets of the alimentary canal to satisfy themost exacting imagination. If a taste for the inner mysteries has been
acquired by the reading of Professor Cannon'sbook, further desires in that direction may besatisfied by reading the physiological prosepoem by Professor Chittenden, in praise of headdigestion as the acme of sensual pleasure, It is agem, and is quoted in Chapter VII. following, insupport of the contention of this chapter. Thispoem appears in the book The Nutrition of Man
(as studied mainly in starving dogs), and onewonders why such a pearl of practical, every-day, Kindergarten, domestic usefulness shouldbe "thrown to the dogs," so to speak. CHAPTER VII
CHITTENDEN ON CAREFUL CHEWING
A Physiological Prose Poem. IT is difficult to imagine a more pleasurable
Epicurean felicity than that described byProfessor Russell H. Chittenden, of theSheffield Scientific School, of Yale University,in America, as the result of careful masticatingand thorough tasting of the commonest of foods. Professor Henry Pickering Bowditch, of
Harvard University Medical School, like SirMichael Foster and all the most eminentphysiologists, were quick to appreciate therevelations of the Cambridge investigation ofFletcherizing as indicating the discovery of themissing link in the chain of processes necessaryfor securing good digestion and healthynutrition, but they looked on it as a question ofprofitable economy rather than material forpoetic enthusiasm. It was given to Professor Chittenden to
discover the rarest merit of decent eating; thepoliteness of it, as well as the poetry; thatelement of respectability which will eventually
recommend it to the socially-refined as one ofthe civilised fine arts ; that expression ofappreciation which is due to Mother Nature forher many beneficences. THE POETRY OF EATING. By Russell H. Chittenden. " With the mind in a state of pleasurable
anticipation, with freedom from care and worry,which are so liable to act as deterrents to freesecretion, and with the food in a form which,appeals to the eye as well as to the olfactories,its thorough mastication calls forth andprolongs vigorous salivary secretion, with whichthe food becomes intimately intermingled. Salivary digestion is thus at once incited, andthe starch very quickly commences to undergothe characteristic change into soluble products. As mouthful follows mouthful, deglutitionalternates with mastication, and the mixturepasses into the stomach, where salivarydigestion can continue for a limited time only,until the secretion of gastric juice eventuallyestablishes in the stomach-contents a distinctacid reaction, when salivary digestion ceases
through destruction of the starch-convertingenzyme. Need we comment, in view of thenatural brevity of this process, upon thedesirability for purely physiological reasons ofprolonging within reasonable limits the intervalof time the food and saliva are commingled inthe mouth cavity. It seems obvious, in view ofthe relatively large bulk of starch-containingfoods consumed daily, that habits of thoroughmastication should be fostered, with thepurpose of increasing greatly the digestion ofstarch in the very gateway of the alimentarytract. It is true that in the small intestinesthere comes later another opportunity for thedigestion of starch ; but it is unphysiological, asit is undesirable, for various reasons, not totake full advantage of the first opportunitywhich Nature gives for the preparation of thisimportant foodstuff for further utilisation. Further, thorough mastication, by a finecomminution of the food particles, is a materialaid in the digestion which is to take place in thestomach and intestines. Under normalconditions, therefore, and with properobservance of physiological good sense, a large
portion of the ingested starchy foods can bemade ready for speedy absorption andconsequent utilisation through the agency ofsalivary digestion. " Nowhere in the body do we find a more
forcible illustration of economical method inphysiological processes than in the mechanics ofgastric secretion. Years ago it was thought thatthe flow of gastric juice was due mainly tomechanical stimulation of the gastric glands bycontact of the food material with the lining
membrane of the stomach. This, however, is not
the case, as Pavlov has clearly shown, and it isnow understood that the flow of gastric juice isstarted by impulses which have their origin inthe mouth and nostrils ; the sensations ofeating, the smell, sight and taste of food servingas physical stimuli, which call forth a secretionfrom the stomach glands, just as the samestimuli may induce an outpouring of saliva. These sensations, as Pavlov has ascertained,affect secretory centres in the brain, andimpulses are thus started which traveldownward to the stomach through the vagusnerves, and as a result gastric juice begins to
flow. This process, however, is supplemented byother forms of secretion, likewise reflex, whichare incited by substances, ready formed in thefood, and by substances—products of digestion—which are manufactured from the food in thestomach. Soups, meat juice, and the extractivesof meat, likewise dextrin and kindred products,when present in the stomach, are especiallyactive in provoking secretion. When the latterfoods have been in the stomach for a time,however, and the proteid material hasundergone partial digestion, then absorption ofthe products so formed calls forth energeticsecretion of gastric juice. It is ihus seen thatthere are three ways—all reflex—by whichgastric juice is caused to flow into the stomachas a prelude to gastric digestion. Further, it hasbeen shown by Pavlov that there is arelationship between the volume and characterof the gastric juice secreted and the amount andcomposition of the food ingested, thussuggesting a certain adjustment in the directionof physiological economy well worthy of note. Adiet of bread, for example, leads to the secretionof a smaller volume of gastric juice than a
corresponding weight of meat produces, but thejuice secreted under the influence of bread isricher in pepsin and acid, i. e., it has a greater
digestive action than the juice produced bymeat. The suggestion is that gastric juiceassumes different degrees of concentration, withdifferent proportions of acid and pepsin, to meetthe varying requirements of a changingdietary. "CHAPTER VIII
THE THREE  INCHES  OF  PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY
The Effect of Prejudice—Professor Fisher's Experiment. WHILE Professor Cannon was groping about
in Nature's alimentary preserves incomparative darkness, I concentrated myattention upon the first three inches of thecanal which comprise the field of our personalresponsibility, and which has been neglected bymost of the students of the subject. While the area considered was right out in
front, and open to visual inspection all the time,the opportunity to study its most importantfeatures having to do with nutrition was notcontinuous. Mr. Edison may rivet his attentionon an electrical problem and stick to it for forty-eight hours on a stretch, but Taste is onlyoccasionally on exhibition for observation andcannot be pressed into long service at any onetime. For test of normal Taste only the timerequired for the most economic nutrition is
available. A real body-need with keen appetiteis the first healthy excuse for calling on Taste toperform. Normal appetite, too, being satisfiedwith appetising foods, is of brief duration. Onemay linger over a meal as long as desired,enjoying the intimate memory of the gustatorygratification in leisurely process, but in case of afirst-class labouring man's hunger and theexigency of a railway station dinner in themidst of a desert, industrious application offaithful Fletcherizing for fifteen minutes willusually supply the real needs of the moment foreight hours at least. This estimate involves ahealthy condition


naturally
preparing
for
crisis
phenomena,
but
I
did
not
expect
something
like
this. Perhaps
it
wasn't
even
a
crisis,
but
an
exorcism. Relief
came
on
the
fifth
month
of
urine
intake,
on
the
sixth
month
I
tried
to
start
running. In
my
youth,
I
mean
the
years
after
coming
out
of
the
army,
I
tried
to
run
several
times,
but
after
two
or
three
kilometers
my
muscles
hurt
so
much
the
next
day
that
I
lost
the
desire
to
do
sports. Now
I
ran
3
kilometers
on
the
first
day
like
I
used
to. What
was
my
surprise
when
the
next
day
I
felt
no
pain
in
my
legs. So
the
next
days
I
ran
5
and
then
6
km. I
felt
a
pleasant
fatigue
in
my
whole
body
and
my
legs
hummed
like
a
transformer. I
started
running
10
km
and
stopped
there. Today
I
run
this
distance
every
day
without
rest. There
was
a
strange
persistence. At
the
same
time,
I
weigh
92
kg
with
a
height
of
180
cm. I
am
31
years
old. I
continue
to
use
urine
and
have
stopped
visiting
the
asylum. I
feel
like
a
twenty
year
old. Nature
gives
everyone
such
a
chance
to
survive,
you
just
have
to
take
it. " The
author
leaves
this
letter
without
comment. Judge
for
yourself. Example:
“I've
been
drinking
urine
for
several
months,
the
middle
part. After
fasting,
I
go
to
the
steam
bath
and
only
then
will
I
feel
the
effect
of
using
urine. I'm
usually
there
for
three
hours
and
I
really
enjoy
it. I
have
been
going
to
the
couple
for
15
years
and
I
eat
reasonably
well
with
my
family. Therefore,
I
was
convinced
that
the
urine
would
not
cause
me
any
vomiting,
poisoning
or
other
negative
manifestations,
about
which
there
were
reports
-
warnings
-
condemnations
in
the
press. The
neighbor,
who
literally
overeats
herself
on
meat
and
canned
food,
throws
herself
from
extreme
to
extreme
and
is
literally
crammed
with
waste,
drank
urine
for
a
day
and
expected
an
immediate
result. Then
they
took
her
to
the
hospital,
as
if
poisoned. I
told
her
that
any
treatment
must
be
approached
with
caution,
with
sensitivity
and
strictly
individually. In
addition,
when
he
has
inflammation
of
the
intestine
and
stomach
and
other
problems. Such
fools
then
write
in
the
newspapers
and
try
to
dissuade
people
from
real
and
correct
treatment,
which
alone
is
capable
of
sustaining
and
prolonging
life. That
makes
a
person
sad. '' Comment:
Here,
too,
the
reader
can
decide
for
himself
whether
to
use
urine
or
not. The
example
clearly
shows
what
you
may
encounter. You
just
have
to
keep
repeating
the
motto
of
the
sages
of
old,
don't
you
urine
is
a
remedy
for
the
brave. And
I
would
like
to
add:
and
for
those
who
are
wildly
curious
and
want
to
know
a
lot. In
1995,
a
certain
magazine
published
a
critique
of
my
book
"Myself
as
a
Doctor",
in
which
the
editor,
with
the
help
of
two
doctors,
criticized
not
only
my
cleansing
program,
but
especially
the
chapter
on
urinotherapy. It
didn't
hurt
the
book
too
much
(it
was
on
the
bestseller
list
for
several
months
and
is
still
sought
after),
but
there
remained
a
certain
bitterness
and
fear
of
human
stupidity
that
can
just
throw
away
a
thousand-year -old
method
that,
if
used
correctly,
could
bring
relief
to
a
huge
number
of
people,
certainly
more
than
both
doctors
combined. Urinotherapy
in
specific
cases
Because
urine
has
a
strong
multifaceted
effect
on
the
human
body
and
can
be
introduced
into
it
in
many
ways,
there
are
many
methods
of
its
use
and
many
combined,
mutually
reinforcing
variants:
urine
therapy
-
starvation,
urine
therapy
-
clay
treatment,
etc. Hello
one
method
is
suitable
for
prevention
for
a
person,
a
completely
different
one
for
a
sick
person. Therefore,
we
will
analyze
some
questions
in
more
detail. How
to
properly
start
urinotherapy. Each
healing
method
is
only
effective
and
suitable
if
one
knows
well
the
mechanism
of
its
action
and
if
it
meets
requirements
such
as
safety,
clarity
and
simplicity
of
use. In
the
first
phase
of
using
any
method,
intellectual
preparation
is
necessary,
the
acquisition
of
exhaustive
knowledge
about
the
given
matter. The
previous
interpretation
should
be
such
a
preparation. Other
concerns
associated
with
the
use
of
urine
stem
from
the
sexual
area. Urine
comes
from
the
genitals
and
can
be
associated
with
something
forbidden
or
inappropriate. The
sexual
component
of
urinotherapy
has
a
great
energy
charge. All
neuroses
are
associated
with
the
suppression
of
something,
with
moral
prohibitions. These
violate
the
natural
circulation
of
energy,
moreover,
energy
is
wasted
on
following
these
stupid
prohibitions. Know
that
nature
directs
its
processes
so
that
energy
arises
and
circulates
freely
and
is
used
spontaneously,
as
needed. Happiness
and
security
are,
for
example,
natural
states
of
mind. It
is
they
that
strengthen
energy
and
help
its
free
circulation. As
soon
as
we
develop
a
neurosis,
we
block
this
natural
circulation
of
energy,
disrupting
its
normal
passage. This
is
where
all
neuroses
stem
from
sex,
traditions,
superstitions,
prohibitions
and
similar
restrictions,
when
blockages
and
energy
losses
occur. Therefore,
a
free-spirited
approach
to
urinotherapy
and
a
relationship
with
urine
is
an
important
step,
especially
if
it
is
motivated
by
an
effort
to
remove
a
mental
or
physical
blockage. Even
the
ancient
Indians
claimed
that
urine
has
the
ability
to
release
prana
(ener


 a n s :  “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),” Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, National Health Interview Survey, 2018,
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/copd.htm ; “Emphysema: Diagnosis and T reatment,” Mayo
Clinic, Apr. 28, 2017, https://www.mayoclinic.or g/diseases-conditions/emphysema/diagnosis-
treatment/drc-20355561. Chapter Five: Slow
1 0 0  t i m e s  m o r e :  John N. Maina, “Comparative Respiratory Physiology: The Fundamental Mechanisms
and the Functional Designs of the Gas Exchangers,” Open Access Animal Physiology  2014, no. 6 (Dec. 2014): 53–66, https://www.dovepress.com/comparative-respiratory-physiology-the-
fundamental-mechanisms-and-the--peer -reviewed-fulltext-article-OAAP. “ U n t i l  t h e  s e v e n t e e n t h  c e n t u r y ” :  Richard Petersham; Campbell, The Respiratory Muscles and the
Mechanics of Br eathing. m o r e  t h a n  1, 5 0 0  m i l e s :  “How Y our Lungs Get the Job Done,” American Lung Association, July 2017,
https://www.lung.or g/about-us/blog/2017/07/how-your -lungs-work.html. b e g i n  a  r e t u r n  j o u r n e y :  Each blood cell of floads only about 25 percent of the oxygen; the remaining 75
percent stays on board and goes back to the lungs. The oxygen that doesn’ t get of f is
considered a reserve mechanism, but if the hemoglobin doesn’ t pick up new oxygen in the
lungs, it will be essentially totally empty after about three circulations, which takes about three
minutes. a p p e a r a n c e  o f  b l o o d :  “Why Do Many Think Human Blood Is Sometimes Blue?,” NPR, Feb. 3, 2017,
https://www.npr.or g/sections/13.7/2017/02/03/513003105/why-do-many-think-human-blood-
is-sometimes-blue. t h e  b o d y  l o s e s  w e i g h t :  Ruben Meerman and Andrew J. Brown, “When Somebody Loses W eight, Where
Does the Fat Go?,” British Medical Journal 349  (Dec. 2014): g7257; Rachel Feltman and
Sarah Kaplan, “Dear Science: When Y ou Lose W eight, Where Does It Actually Go?,” The
W ashington Post,  June 6, 2016. B y  h i s  e a r l y  3 0 s,  B o h r :  If that last name sounds familiar, it should. Christian Bohr was the father of the
famed quantum physicist and Nobel laureate Niels Bohr. B o h r  g a t h e r e d  c h i c k e n s :  L. I. Irzhak, “Christian Bohr (On the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of His
Birth),” Human Physiology  31, no. 3 (May 2005): 366–68; Paulo Almeida, Pr oteins: Concepts
in Biochemistry  (New Y ork: Garland Science, 2016), 289.t o  s e p a r a t e  o x y g e n :  Albert Gjedde, “Dif fusive Insights: On the Disagreement of Christian Bohr and
August Krogh at the Centennial of the Seven Little Devils,” Advances in Physiology Education
34, no. 4 (Dec. 2010): 174–85. T h i s  d i s c o v e r y  e x p l a i n e d :  And, of course, the shift in the oxyhemoglobin disassociation curve, the graph
which described the relation between partial pressure of oxygen and oxygen saturation of
hemoglobin. B o h r  p u b l i s h e d  a  p a p e r :  An HTML version is available at
https://www1.udel.edu/chem/white/C342/Bohr(1904).html. Y a n d e l l  H e n d e r s o n :  John B. W est, “Y andell Henderson,” in Biographical Memoirs, vol. 74 (W ashington,
DC: National Academies Press, 1998), 144–59, https://www.nap.edu/read/6201/chapter/9. “ A l t h o u g h  c l i n i c i a n s ” :  Y andell Henderson, “Carbon Dioxide,” Cyclopedia of Medicine, vol. 3
(Philadelphia: F. A. Davis, 1940). (Several sources list the date as both 1940 and 1934; it’ s
likely the article appeared in both editions.) Lewis S. Coleman, “Four For gotten Giants of
Anesthesia History,” Journal of Anesthesia and Sur gery 3, no. 2 (Jan. 2016): 1–17; Henderson,
“Physiological Regulation of the Acid-Base Balance of the Blood and Some Related
Functions,” Physiological Reviews 5, no. 2 (Apr. 1925): 131–60. o f  n o  b e n e f i t :  This post sums it up nicely with several quotations from researchers in the field: John A.
Daller, MD, “Oxygen Bars: Is a Breath of Fresh Air W orth It?,” On Health, June 22, 2017,
https://www.onhealth.com/content/1/oxygen_bars_-_is_a_breath_of_fresh_air_worth_it. Additional context can be found in this heavy tome: Nick Lane, Oxygen: The Molecule That
Made the W orld  (New Y ork: Oxford University Press), 11.
a w f u l  e x p e r i m e n t s :  Y andell Henderson, “Acapnia and Shock. I. Carbon-Dioxid [ sic ] as a Factor in the
Regulation of the Heart-Rate,” American Journal of Physiology  21, no. 1 (Feb. 1908): 126–56. “ o f  t h e  w o r d  fitness ” :  John Douillard, Body, Mind, and Sport: The Mind-Body Guide to Lifelong Health,
Fitness, and Y our Personal Best, rev. ed. (New Y ork: Three Rivers Press, 2001), 153, 156, 211. O n  t h e  s e c o n d  d a y :  I should note that on the first day I switched from mouthbreathing to these slow,
nasal breaths, my performance suf fered: a.44-mile drop in distance compared to my best
mouthbreathing performance a week before. This was to be expected. Conditioning the body to
constant, slower nasal breathing takes time. Douillard warned his athletes that they should be
prepared for a 50 percent decrease in performance after they first switched to nasal breathing. Some athletes had to wait several months to see gains, which is one reason so many of them,
and other non-athletes, give up and just return to mouthbreathing. It’ s also important to note
that these kinds of long inhales and exhales aren’ t beneficial, or even possible, for very high
intensity exercise. Running 400 meters, for instance, would require much more oxygen to keep
up with metabolic needs. Some elite athletes can breathe 200 liters of breath per minute during
moments of extreme stress—that’ s up to 20 times what’ s considered a normal resting volume. But for steady, medium-level exercise like bike riding or jogging, long breaths are far more
ef ficient. J a p a n e s e,  A f r i c a n,  H a w a i i a n :  Meryl Davids Landau, “This Breathing Exercise Can Calm Y ou Down in a
Few Minutes,” V ice, Mar. 16, 2018; Christophe André, “Proper Breathing Brings Better
Health,” Scientific American, Jan. 15, 2019. A v e  M a r i a :  Luciano Bernardi et al., “Ef fect of Rosary Prayer and Y oga Mantras on Autonomic
Cardiovascular Rhythms: Comparative Study,” British Medical Journal 323, no. 7327 (Dec.
2001): 144649; T. M. Srinivasan, “Entrainment and Coherence in Biology,” International
Journal of Y oga 8, no. 1 (June 2015): 1–2. a  s t a t e  o f  c o h e r e n c e :  Coherence is the measurement of the harmony of two signals. Whenever two
signals increase


 urn of f heat; let pressure return to zero
naturally. Once gauge shows 0 pressure, wait 2 minutes then open the vent. Unlock and remove canner lid. W ait 10 minutes then lift jars from canner
and place on a clean towel or rack. Do not re-tighten screwcarr ot jam
It’ s not Dundee Marmalade, but  it does give  that delicious c omestible a run
for the money. If you ar e patient and let the jars sit in the cupboar d for a
few wee ks befor e  opening, you will be r ewar ded with a jam that is worthy of
homemade scones and waffles. I like the good use of carr ots, and the way it
complements both sweet and savoury dishes. I can’ t str ess enough how important a heavy-bottomed pan is for pr eserving,
and this jam is a case in point. When testing this r ecipe, at step 3 I totally
ignor ed the cover ed pan, and b y the time I checked, given the amount of
steam escaping out fr om under the lid, I thought I had lost the batch. T o my
amazement, the mixtur e was not scor ched, and I thanked the high-quality
Maslin pan. A good Fr ench knife makes short work of the orange and lemon shr eds. Don’ t try to use  a shr edder or slicing blade of a food pr oces sor because
those tools will mangle the citrus. MAKES 6 CUPS (1.5 L)
1 orange, unpeeled
1 lemon, unpeeled6 cups (1.5 L) lightly packed shr edded carr ots (1–1/2 lb/750 g)
1 cup (250 mL) fr eshly squeezed
orange juice
1 tsp (5 mL) gr ound coriander 1/2 tsp (2 mL) gr ound allspice
1/2 tsp (2 mL) gr ound cumin
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1 pkg (1–3/4 oz/49 to 57 g) fruit pectin crystals
5 cups (1.25 L) granulated sugar

1. Heat six 1-cup (250 mL) jars  in boiling water, and scald the lids, lifter,
funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 2. T rim the ends  of f orange and lemon. Cut each into thin slices and remove
the seeds. Stack 2 or 3 slices and cut into shreds. Repeat until all slices are
shredded. (I prefer the citrus fruits to be shredded rather th an coarsely
chopped because that distributes the citrus “hit” more evenly throughout. 3. In a Maslin pan or canning kettle, combine orange and lemon shreds,
carrots, orange juice, coriander, allspice, cumin and salt. Brin g to a boil
over hig h heat, stirring constantl y. Reduce heat, cover and boil gently for 20
minutes, stirring  occasionally. The liquid may almost be evap orated, but
that is fine. The important thing at this step is that the carrots and citrus peel
are tend er. If not, keep boiling, even if you have to add 1/2 cup (125 mL)
water to  keep the mixture from scorching. Stir frequently after 20 minutes
of covered simmering. 4. Remove from heat and stir in pectin until dissolved. Bring to a boil over
high hea t, stirri ng constantly. Add sugar all at once and return to a full
rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil hard, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. 5. Remove from heat. Skim of f and discard any foam. Fill hot jars, leaving a
1/4-inch (5 mm) headspace. R un a thin non-metallic utensil around the
inside of the jar  to remove air bubbles and add more hot jam, i f necessary,
to leave  a 1/4-inch (5 mm) hea dspace. W ipe rims, top with flat lids andscrew on  metal rings. Return jar s to the hot water bath, topping up with hot
water if  necessary. Bring to a  full rolling boil and process jars for 10
minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 6. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool com pletely. Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up
to 1 year. Use: Ca rrot jam  can be used as any other fruit jam, but I parti cularly like
it on  quick bread nut loaves and with savoury meat pies or w raps. Use it
as a  gla ze for cooked vegetable s: toss grilled or steamed vege tables in up
to 1 cup (250 mL) of the jam while hot, just before serving. This is also a
flavourful topp ing for fresh yogurt, or you can add a couple of
tablespoons (25 mL) to a V inaigrette Dressing or Salsa V erde. pickled baby carr ots
The sma ll, thin baby carr ots ar e best in this r ecipe. Use them  whole. Cut
stump, long-r oo t or fat carr ots into uniform sticks. Sometimes it’ s nice to
have these differ ent pickled c arr ots for a sandwich platter or salad
accompaniment. MAKES 10 CUPS (2.5 L)
4 lb (2 kg) fr esh carr ots, with tops attached
6 cups (1.5 L) apple cider vinegar
3 cups (750 mL) granulated sugar
2 tsp (10 mL) pickling salt
2 tbsp (25 mL) Classic Pickling Spice Blend  (stor e-bought), tied in a
cheesecloth bag
2 star anise

1. Using a measure (such as a m etal spatula), trim tops of f carrots, leaving
about 1 inch (2.5 cm) of the ste ms attached. Soak carrots in a sink full of
cool water and s crub using a veg etable brush, being careful not to break of fstems at the crown. T rim the tiny rootlets at the tip of the carrots, leaving
the point intact. 2. B ring a lar ge saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Add carrots and
cook for  4 minutes. Immerse i n cold water for 4 minutes. Drain and set
aside until needed. 3. Heat five 1-pint (2-cup/500 mL) jars in boiling water, and scald the lids,
lifter, funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 4. In  a Maslin pan or canning ke ttle, combine vinegar, sugar and salt. Bring
to a boil  over high heat. Add spi ce bag, star anise and carrots. Cover, reduce
heat and  keep the mixture boiling for 5 minutes. Remove and d iscard spice
bag and star anise. 5. R emove from heat. Using a slotted spoon, fill hot jars w ith carrots,
shaking the jar to pack fairly ti ghtly. Leave a 1-inch (2.5 cm)  headspace. Pour hot brine over carrots throu gh a cheesecloth-lined funnel to within 1/2
inch (1 cm) of the top. W ipe rims, top with flat lids and scre w on metal
rings. Return jars to the hot water bath, topping up with h ot water if
necessary. Bring  to a full rolling boil and process jars for 10 minutes
( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 6. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool com pletely. Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up
to 1 year. Fr eezing Carr ots
1. Select Equipment:  Se lect suitable-size freezer c ontainers, bags or
Mason jars ( Freezing ). 2. Blanch and cut carr ots. Pack into containers, leaving a 1-inch (2.5 cm)
headspace. Remove air, label and seal. Freeze for up to 9 months.Clockwise from top right:  Asian Lime Pickles, Dilled Beans, Pickled Carrots, T urnips and Peppers,
Bread and Butter Pickles and Classic Dill Spears.P i c k l e s
THE CELEBRA TED ROMAN F ARMER, COLUMELLA  (AD 4 to
circa AD  70), whose agricultural writings in twelve volumes titled, De Re
Rustica,  wro te, “vinegar and hard brine are essential for making preserv es.”
It’ s true—both pickles and chut neys use brine (salt and water) along with
vinegar to preserve them and both are seasoned with herbs and spices. But
while chutney can trace its lin eage straight back to the chatni  of India,
pickles are truly international in their pedigree. Almost every country boasts a pickle (or several), that is to say, a brined


 123was your childhood wherein you were preparing to be a person. The body is your adult life, which is organized and planned out in
preparation for your conclusion, which is the retirement and happy
ending. All of this organized thinking keeps you from living your
present moments. Living according to this plan implies a guarantee
that everything will be okay forever. Security, the final plan, is for
cadavers. Security means knowing what is going to happen. Security
means no excitement, no risks, no challenge. Security means no
growth and no growth means death. Besides, security is a myth. As
long as you are a person on earth, and the system stays the same,
you can never have security. And even if it weren’t a myth, it would
be a horrible way to live. Certainty eliminates excitement—and
growth. The word security as used here refers to external guarantees,
possessions such as money, a house and a car, to bulwarks such as
a job or a position in the community. But there is a different kind of
security that is worth pursuing, and this is the internal security of
trusting yourself to handle anything that may come down the pike. This is the only lasting security, the only real security. Things can
break down, a depression can wipe out your money, your house
can be repossessed, but you, you can be a rock of self-esteem. You
can believe so much in you and your internal strength that things
or others will be seen as mere pleasant but superfluous adjuncts to
your life. Try this little exercise. Suppose that right now, this second, as you
are reading this book, someone swooped down on you, stripped
you naked, and carted you off in a helicopter. No warning, no money,
nothing but yourself. Supposing you were flown to the middle of
Red China and dropped in a field. You would be up against new
language, new habits, and new climate, and all you would have is
yourself. Would you survive or collapse? Could you make friends,
get food, shelter and the like, or would you simply lie there and
moan about how unfortunate you were to have this catastrophe
visited on you? If you need external security, you’d perish, for all
of your goods would have been taken away. But if you have internal
security and are not afraid124 / Your Erroneous Zonesof the unknown, then you would survive. Security can then be re-
defined as the knowledge that you can handle anything, including
having no external security. Don’t be trapped by that kind of external
security, since it robs you of your ability to live and grow and fulfill
yourself. Take a look at those people without external security,
people who don’t have it all mapped out. Perhaps they are way
ahead of the game. At least they can try new things and avoid the
trap of always having to stay with the safe. James Kavanaugh in Will You Be My Friend? writes tellingly about
security in his little poem called Some Day. Someday I’ll walk away
And be free
And leave the sterile ones
Their secure sterility. I’ll leave without a forwarding address
And walk across some barren wilderness
To drop the world there. Then wander free of care
Like an unemployed Atlas. *
Achievement as Security
But the “walking away” to “be free,” as Kavanaugh puts it, is
difficult as long as you carry around the conviction that you must
achieve. Fear of failure is a powerful fear in our society, one incul-
cated in childhood and often carried throughout life. You may be surprised to hear this, but failure does not exist. Failure is simply someone else’s opinion of how a certain act should
have been completed. Once you believe that no act must be per-
formed in any specific other-directed way, then failing becomes
impossible. There may, however, be occasions when you will fail in some
given task according to your own standards. The impor-
*Los Angeles: Nash Publishing Corp., 1971.EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 125tant thing here is not to equate the act with your own self-worth. Not to succeed in a particular endeavor is not to fail as a person. It
is simply not being successful with that particular trial at that partic-
ular present moment. Try to imagine using failure as a description of an animal’s beha-
vior. Consider a dog barking for fifteen minutes, and someone say-
ing, “He really isn’t very good at barking, I’d give him a “C.” How
absurd! It is impossible for an animal to fail because there is no
provision for evaluating natural behavior. Spiders construct webs,
not successful or unsuccessful webs. Cats hunt mice; if they aren’t
successful in one attempt, they simply go after another. They don’t
lie there and whine, complaining about the one that got away, or
have a nervous breakdown because they failed. Natural behavior
simply is! So why not apply the same logic to your own behavior
and rid yourself of the fear of failure. The push to achieve comes from three of the most self-destructive
words in our culture. You’ve heard them and used them thousands
of times. Do your best! This is the cornerstone of the achievement
neurosis. Do your best at everything you do. What’s wrong with
taking a mediocre bicycle ride, or going for an average walk in the
park? Why not have some activities in your life which you just do,
rather than do to the best of your ability? The do-your-best neurosis
can keep you from trying new activities and enjoying old ones. At one time I counseled an eighteen-year-old high school senior
named Louann, who was imbued with the achievement standard. Louann was a straight A student, and had been since she first set
foot in a school. She worked long tedious hours on her school work,
and as a result she had no time for being a person. She was a veritable
computer of book knowledge. Yet Louann was painfully shy around
boys, never even having held hands let alone dated. She had de-
veloped a nervous twitch which came into play whenever we talked
about this side of her personality. Louann had placed all of her em-
phasis on being an achieving student at the expense of her total de-
velopment. In126 / Your Erroneous Zonesworking with Louann, I asked her what was more important in her
life. “What you know, or how you feel?” Even though she was a
valedictorian, she was lacking inner peace and was actually very
unhappy. She began to place some importance on her feelings, and
because she was such an excellent learner, she applied the same
rigorous standards to learning new social behaviors as she had to
her school work. Louann’s mother called me a year later and told
me that she was concerned because her daughter had received her
very first “C” in a college freshman English class. I recommended
that she make a big production out of it, and take her out for dinner
in celebration. Perfectionism
Why should you have to do everything well? Who is keeping
score for you? Winston Churchill’s famous lines about perfectionism
indicate just how immobilizing the constant search for success can
be. The maxim “nothing avails but perfection” may be spelled
PARALYSIS
You can paralyze yourself with perfectionistic do-your-best nonsense. Perhaps you can give yourself some significant areas in your life in
which you truly want to do your best. But in the vast majority of
activities, having to do your best, or even to do well, is an obstacle
to doing. Don’t let perfectionism keep you on the sidelines avoiding
potentially pleasurable activities. Try changing “Do your best” to
simply “Do.”
Perfection means immobility. If you have perfect standards for
yourself, then you’ll never try anything and you won’t do much
because perfect is not a concept that applies to human beings. God
can be perfect, but you, as a person, need not apply such ridiculous
standards to you and your behavior. If you have children, don’t breed paralysis and resentment byEXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 127insisting they do their best. Instead, talk with them about the things
they seem to enjoy the most, and perhaps give some encouragement
to try hard in those areas. But in other activities, doing is so much
more important than succeeding. Teach them to play in the volleyball
game rather than sit on the sidelines saying “I’m no good.” Encour-
age them to ski, or to sing, or draw, or dance or whatever, because
they want to, not to avoid something just because they may not be
good at it. No one should be taught to be competitive, to try, or even
to do well. Instead, try to teach the lessons of self-esteem and pride
and pleasure in the activities deemed important by the individual. A child is easily taught the ugly message of equating his own self-
worth with his failures. Consequently he will begin to shun activities
in which he does not excel. Even more dangerous, he may develop
habits of low self-esteem, approval-seeking, guilt and all of the erro-
neous zone behaviors that go with self-rejection. If you equate your worth with your failures and successes, you’ll
be doomed to feelings of worthlessness. Think of Thomas Edison. If he’d used failure in any given task as an indicator of his own self-
esteem, after his first trial in which he failed he


is to eat a small amount of certain foods, or drink hot or cold water, that typically cause tooth pain. Another is to press your teeth in various spots with your fingernail. If you want to be more precise,
you can purchase a dental explorer at the local drug store and use it carefully in the same way. If you
feel a soft spot or experience tooth pain while using the dental explorer, then you have tooth decay. Decayed spots are usually slightly sticky or feel like rotten wood. Some dentists offer a saliva test to
determine if tooth decay is active. Using these tests, you can check and monitor the progress of your
dietary changes, watching to see whether or not your tooth is getting harder. I also encourage you to do a visual inspection of your teeth. You can accomplish this by using an
efficient light and the bathroom mirror. A small dental mirror can also be useful for inspecting your
teeth from different angles. A visual inspection can help you determine if your teeth are healthy. Take
a digital photograph of your teeth if possible, and label them for comparison. You are to be responsible for monitoring your dental health. I support active participation in your
dental recovery program. I do not encourage excessive x-rays because of the dangers of radiation
exposure. Digital x-rays emit less radiation than conventional ones, but they still emit some. By
checking your progress, you will be able to determine whether or not the diet you are following is
working and you will be able to catch a problem before it becomes worse. Understanding Tooth Remineralization
Your body is always trying to heal and repair your teeth to find and maintain balance. I described this
previously as
vis medicatrix naturae. Your goal is to align yourself and your actions with this natural
function. Any tooth has the potential to remineralize. If healing teeth seems confusing, just think of
bones healing. Healing teeth is similar to healing bones. When your diet reaches a certain threshold of
minerals and fat-soluble vitamins, your soft teeth will turn hard and even glassy. Cracks can seal
together, and your tooth ligaments will strengthen. Inside the tooth your body will build new
secondary dentin to protect the inner tooth pulp. As with a bone, if there is a hole in your tooth, the
hole will not usually fill in. The areas all around the hole will get strong and extremely hard. The lost
tooth structure is not usually replaceable. Holes in your teeth usually cannot be completely filled in
and restored to their original condition, even with special nutrition. However, the holes can be
sealed, and the enamel will become hard and protect your tooth pulp from infection. How to Treat Your Decayed Tooth
I frequently am asked about what to do in specific instances of decayed teeth. My answer is very
simple. Do the best you can with nutrition. And then evaluate with your dentist if your tooth needs
further cosmetic or surgical treatments. It never hurts to improve your diet in any case. What to do about your tooth decay depends on how severe it is. The severity is determined by how
much pain you experience, if there is a large visible cavity in the tooth, and if the tooth has been
drilled or traumatized in the past. Understanding the past condition of the tooth will guide you to what
type of treatments your tooth needs under a diet that promotes tooth remineralization such as
described in this book. The advice here is meaningless for those who neglect to carefully ensure that
they have enough fat-soluble vitamins in their diet while avoiding many of the tooth-decay-promoting
foods. Dental problems in teeth that have been drilled by dentists usually need to be repaired in some way
by a good dentist. The model of drilling large holes guided by the “extension for prevention” premise
traumatizes teeth. The tooth with a moderate to large mercury filling has lost its structural strength
from the large hole drilled in it. Some older composite fillings may also exhibit this loss of structural
integrity if they are weakly bonded to the tooth. An analogy for these sorts of teeth is a house without
a roof. Without a sound roof, any kind of foul weather will be able to enter the house. The house will
be hard to clean, and likely will be damaged from the weather. Likewise, your tooth that has been
drilled is like a house without a roof. Your body has to work tremendously hard to clean, repair, and
maintain the damaged tooth because it has little protection from the environment of your mouth. If your
house did not have a roof, would it make sense to continue to try to clean it up after every rain or
snow. No. It would make sense to fix the roof to prevent the problem in the first place. Likewise, bad
dentistry needs to be fixed with good dentistry. Teeth that have mercury fillings, toxic crowns, or
conventional root canals are like houses without roofs. With teeth that have already been subject to the dentist’s drill, no matter what the condition of the
tooth, be it painful, temperature sensitive, cracked, or infected your treatment path will require the
work of the tooth handyman, the dentist. Great dentists can bond teeth, save inflamed nerves, and
restore the structural integrity of your tooth with carefully bonded ceramics or composites. Once the
tooth is safe and not being traumatized it can heal faster. The tricky part is that if you go to a dentist
with a large amount of tooth decay, then he usually will want to remove all of the decayed part of the
tooth, even part of the tooth that can remineralize. How long you wait to remineralize the tooth, how
much the dentist needs to drill, if at all, and if you should have a temporary or permanent filling
placed while the tooth heals is all entirely up to you to decide along with, one hopes, the supportive
advice from your dentist. Teeth that have never been drilled usually respond very well to dietary intervention. You should
notice significant improvement in tooth pain or sensitivity within a few days. Once the tooth has
hardened then you can decide with your dentist if the tooth needs extra structural support from a
filling. In this case you could do a no-drill filling if there was a large hole that needed to be sealed
up. I do not recommend leaving large holes untreated, although some people make this choice for
personal reasons. Tiny cavities, the kind most people have, do not really need any type of drilling orfilling once they remineralize. All that is there will usually be a tiny but very hard discolored or black
spot on the tooth. Sometimes even the discoloration of a cavity disappears completely on an excellent
diet. With your excellent diet your tooth will now be constantly trying to heal itself. If your dental
condition has been going on for years and years, it could take many weeks or even many months to
fully remineralize the damaged tooth. If your tooth is constantly getting aggravated such as from night
time tooth clenching, tooth grinding, a poor bite, or dental work that is falling apart then the healing
process is going to be very slow if it progresses at all. Meanwhile if your tooth is in a lot of pain, it
may be difficult or impossible to wait for weeks and months for your body to heal the tooth
nutritionally to the point where it stops hurting. The only way to know is to implement as much as you
can of the tooth infection program explained earlier in this chapter. If your painful, inflamed tooth
does not radically improve in 24-48 hours, then this tooth likely needs a dental treatment. Specific Examples of How to Treat Tooth Decay
Assuming you have changed your diet for the better, your teeth will be getting hard and strong. There
may still be holes and these will become covered over with hard new enamel, but will not usually fill
in. The general treatment theory on teeth is that less is more. You want to do the least traumatizing and
least invasive treatment as is reasonable for your tooth. The best holistically oriented dentists will be
able to support this process. What the least invasive treatment looks like exactly in your case you will
need to decide for yourself. When people ask me what they should do with their tooth condition, I
always simply ask them what they want to do. Beyond the structure of health I provide in this book, I
cannot tell you or advise you what to do with your teeth. I cannot replace your own wisdom and inner
knowing of what is right for you. Here I will try to give you some guidelines to help you make a good
decision. Soft leathery decay probably cannot be remineralized, but all of the other types of tooth decay can be
remineralized. Your dentist will advise a specific filling or treatment for your tooth based upon his
observation of how damaged the tooth is. If the decay is very hard, then the dentist should not need to
drill much or at all. All cavity treatments and outcomes will be enhanced when you make steps to
correct your bite and to relieve pressure on the central cranial nerve in your jaw, the trigeminal
nerve. This will be discussed in the next chapter. Healing teeth nutritionally is enhanced by topical
treatments including herbs, homeopathy, sea salt rinses, gum cleaning and oil pulling (see the gum
disease chapter). Side Cavities and Regular Cavities. These respond well to nutritional adjustments. After the small
cavity has healed, you will need to decide if you want or need any additional drill-free dental
treatments to restore the structure or look of the particular tooth. Large cavity. Make dietary changes and then get the cavity filled with


	have	the
highest	mineral	content. Not	coincidentally,	the	dairy	herd	on	that	farm	was
healthier,	produced	more	milk	and	had	higher	reproductive	capacity. The	use	of	chemical	fertilizers	triggers	a	series	of	problems	as	plants	struggle
to	cope	with	deficient	soils	and	toxic	attacks. Plants	grown	in	nutrient-deficient
soils	are	less	healthy	and	more	vulnerable	to	insects,	molds,	fungi,	viruses,
bacteria	and	weeds. The	susceptibility	leads	to	the	use	of	other	agricultural
chemicals,	such	as	pesticides,	herbicides	and	fungicides,	to	protect	sick	plants. These	toxic	chemicals	create	“dead	soils,”	killing	not	only	the	undesirableorganisms	but	also	the	helpful	organisms	(earthworms,	insects,	bacteria	and
fungi)	that	are	responsible	for	taking	minerals	out	of	the	soil	and	converting
them	into	forms	that	plants	can	use. When	these	bacteria	and	fungi	are	killed,	the
plants	no	longer	receive	adequate	nutrition. Insecticides,	fungicides	and	herbicides	accumulate	in	the	soil	to	a	level	where
they	inhibit	plant	growth. These	poor	growing	conditions	have	spurred	the
development	of	new	kinds	of	plants,	such	as	hybrid	and	genetically	modified
crops. In	creating	genetically	modified	plants,	which	humankind	has	never	eaten
before,	we	may	have	(unknowingly)	altered	the	nutritional	value	of	the	plants,	as
well	as	made	them	more	toxic	or	allergenic. More	and	more	genetically	modified
foods	are	contaminating	the	food	supply	with	novel	and	unnatural	varieties	of
organisms. (See	chapter	9	for	more	information.) Shelves	Stocked	with	Old	Food
I	can	remember,	as	a	child	on	my	uncle’s	farm,	picking	ripe	apples	from	the
trees	and	eating	them	then	and	there. I	can	remember	harvesting	fresh	peas,
strawberries	and	sweet	corn	from	our	own	garden	and	eating	them	raw	within
minutes	of	harvesting. Not	only	do	fresh	foods	taste	better;	they	are	substantially
better	for	health. Much	of	the	food	purchased	in	a	standard	supermarket	today	is
old. Presumably	fresh	produce	such	as	apples,	oranges	and	cucumbers	are	put	in
cold	storage	and	can	be	anywhere	from	months	to	years	old. Supermarket	eggs
are	commonly	anywhere	from	six	weeks	to	six	months	old,	and	they	still	can	be
labeled	as	“fresh.”
Food	is	reasonably	hardy,	but	nutrients	are	not. Nutrients	are	quite	fragile	and
are	destroyed	by	heat,	light,	oxygen	and	overly	long	storage. The	most	fragile
vitamins	are	C,	B
1
and	B5. Unless	you	grow	food	yourself	or	obtain	it	freshly
harvested	from	a	local	farmer,	it’s	likely	the	food	does	not	have	the	nutrition	you
think	it	has. Irradiated	foods	may	be	years	old	before	you	eat	them	and	thus	completely
devoid	of	vitamins. Fruits	and	vegetables	undergo	substantial	destruction	of
nutrients	in	modern	cold	storage. In
The	Kellogg	Report,
Dr.	Joseph	Beasley
offered	examples	of	the	nutritional	loss	that	occurs	after	harvesting:
•	Spinach	and	asparagus	lose	50	to	70	percent	of	their	folic	acid	when	kept
at	room	temperature	for	three	days. •	Vegetables	such	as	asparagus,	broccoli	and	green	beans	typically	lose	50percent	of	their	vitamin	C	before	they	reach	the	produce	counter. •	Potatoes	lose	as	much	as	78	percent	of	their	vitamin	C	during	long-term
storage	at	36°F. •	Blanching	of	vegetables	prior	to	freezing	can	destroy	up	to	half	of	the
vitamins. •	Freezing	meat	can	destroy	up	to	70	percent	of	its	vitamins. Commercial,	make-believe	foods	lack	nutrients	not	only	because	of	losses
after	harvest,	but	also	because	food	is	frequently	harvested	before	it	is	ripe. This
practice	may	be	necessary	for	our	modern	distribution	system	(to	bring	food	to
the	consumer	before	it	rots),	but	early	harvesting	also	reduces	nutrition. The
ripening	process	is	critical	to	develop	the	full	vitamin	and	mineral	content	of	a
food;	vitamin	and	mineral	content	rise	near	the	peak	of	ripeness. Also,	flavor
improves. The	carrots	you	buy	in	the	supermarket	may	look	ripe,	but	they	frequently	turn
that	bright	orange	(ripe)	color	during	transit	through	the	distribution	system. If
they	are	not	ripened	while	still	in	the	soil	(and	most	are	not),	they	will	lack
essential	nutrients. Vine-ripened,	freshly	harvested	tomatoes	are	loaded	with
vitamins,	minerals	and	phytonutrients	(natural	chemicals	in	plants	that	benefit
our	health)—unlike	commercial	tomatoes	that	are	picked	green	and	artificially
ripened	with	ethylene	gas. Naturally	ripened	tomatoes	were	found	to	contain
one-third	more	vitamin	C	than	those	harvested	green	and	immature. Foods
harvested	before	they	are	ripe	never	develop	certain	nutrients	at	all. Certain
phytonutrients	(substances	found	in	ripe	tomatoes	known	to	help	prevent
diseases	such	as	cataracts,	macular	degeneration	and	even	cancer)	are	lacking	in
the	typical	supermarket	tomato	because	these	substances	develop	in	the	last
stages	of	ripening. While	having	all	kinds	of	food	available	to	us	all	year	round	is	wonderful,	we
pay	the	price	with	our	health	because	the	food	must	often	be	harvested	before	it
is	ripe,	transported	long	distances,	stored	for	long	periods	and	artificially
ripened. Even	though	such	foods	may	look	and	taste	fine,	they	are	substantially
less	nutritious. They	are	“make-believe”	foods. Beware	of	Food	Guillotines
Even	foods	that	are	truly	fresh	and	ripe	can	nevertheless	be	nutritionally
destroyed	if	you	prepare	them	improperly. Our	biological	ancestors	usually	did
not	cook	or	process	their	foods. Foods	were	eaten	fresh	and	raw. The	healthy
Hunzas	ate	80	percent	of	their	diet	raw. Their	foods	not	only	had	more	nutritionto	begin	with	(because	of	traditional	farming	techniques	and	rich	soils),	they	also
did	not	typically	diminish	that	nutrition	by	cooking. Nobel	laureate	Linus
Pauling	believed	that	the	mostly	raw,	mostly	vegetarian,	unprocessed	diet	of	our
biological	ancestors	provided	a	level	of	nutritional	quality	far	superior	to	the
food	supply	available	today. The	bulk	of	the	modern	American	diet	comes	from	processed	foods	that	have
been	deliberately	altered	from	the	way	nature	provided. This	altering	includes
trimming,	peeling,	chopping,	blending,	mashing,	commercial	refining	and
cooking. While	some	degree	of	processing	may	be	necessary,	there	are	many
degrees	of	processing,	from	the	simple	slicing	of	a	carrot	for	your	salad	all	the
way	to	the	grinding	and	bleaching	of	wheat	in	order	to	make	white	flour. The
most	significant	causes	of	malnutrition,	other	than	commercial	farming	and
distribution	techniques,	are	cooking	and	processing. In	general,	proteins	in	food	are	the	most	st


ampling,
causing land erosion, flooding and atmospheric dust
•  Denudation of forests, prairies and fields, causing indigenous species habitat losses,
biodiversity losses, food chain imbalances, atmospheric temperature increases by way of reflected sunlight, contributing to global climate change, glacier and polar icecap melt -
ing, rising sea levels, dust storms, droughts and increasing forest fires
•  Increased atmospheric greenhouse and noxious gasses by way of cooking•  Increased atmospheric warming by way of clearing fields for farming by burning, and
post-harvest field and farm waste burning
•  Increased atmospheric greenhouse and noxious gasses by way of livestock flatulence,
urine and feces
•  Atmospheric pollution from farm equipment and product distribution fuel combustion•  Fuel combustion emissions, fuel spills, and fuel tank leakage of farm equipment pro -
duce transportation vehicles•  Pollutant generation from the mining and production of fertilizers and the production
of farming chemicals107
FruiticultureHere’s How America Uses Its Land by Dave Merrill and Lauren Leatherby, July 31, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/
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Of the less than 1 percent of freshwater available for human use, a whopping 70 percent goes toward
growing food and raising animals. Your diet is probably the biggest slice of your water footprint, especial -
ly if you eat meat from cows and other animals fed with water-intensive crops, such as corn. The average U.S. diet currently takes 1,320 gallons (4,997 liters) of water a day to produce. -NationalGeographic.com
3 PRIMARY GASES  ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE  n n n n n n n n n n n n
Carbon Dioxide
n If one person exchanges a petro-fueled car for a hybrid,
  carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by 1 ton per year. n If one person changes from a meat-based diet to a vegan diet,
  carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by 1.5 tons per year. n If every American dropped one serving of chicken per week, this
  will be equivalent t o taking 500,000 petro-fueled cars off the road. Methane
n Chickens, turkeys, cows and pigs are collectively the largest producers of methane in the U.S.
n  Methane is a 20X more powerful heat trapper in the Earth’s atmosphere than is carbon dioxide. Nitrous Oxide
n The meat, egg and dairy industries produce 65% of worldwide nitrous oxide emissions. n  Nitrous oxide is a 300X more powerful heat trapper in the Earth’s atmosphere than is carbon dioxide. DIETARY IMPACTS  n n n n n  n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n  n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n  n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
n One calorie of animal protein requires 11X more fossil fuel than does one calorie of plant protein. n A meat-based diet creates 7X the greenhouse gases as does a conventional cooked vegan diet. n Fruiticulture removes excess greenhouse gases. Water Consumption
n It takes about 2,400 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of meat (1,000 calories). n It takes about 250 gallons of water to produce 2.5 pounds of bananas (1,000 calories).110
FruiticultureImpacts of Conventional Diets on Human Bodies
•  Endocrine disruption, neurological damage, infertility, mother’s milk contamination,
degeneration of tissues and organs, and a host of diseases from A to Z, resulting in pain, great suffering, accelerated aging, and reduction of lifespan
•  Acidification (acidosis) and weakening from eating an excessive percentage of acidify -
ing foods, such as meat, eggs, dairy products, wheat, rice and beans•  Pesticide, fungicide, herbicide and fertilizer residues in drinking water and on and in
foods
•  Toxification from cooking-generated chemical byproducts•  Impairment of the respiratory system and heart from the inhalation of cooking fumes
and particulates
•  Corruption/perversion of our taste buds•  Malnutrition/nutrient deficiencies by way of the destructive effects of cooking and
other processing of foods
•  Reduction of mental capacity and cognitive ability, befogging and distortion of think -
ing, and impairment of mental health•  Dulling of the senses•  Reduction of energy, vitality and healing ability•  Decline of physical performance•  Stunted growth•  Generation of body odors•  Defilement of our natural beauty•  Hair loss•  Dental decay•  Sterility and infertility•  Degenerative gene mutations, heredity of defective genes, and birth defects111
FruiticultureImpacts of Conventional Diets on Human Behavior
•  Overstimulation of sex drive, begetting overpopulation•  Mindless exploitation and defilement of all natural resources•  Overeating•  Anorexia•  Addiction to excitotoxin foodstuffs•  Addiction to depressant foodstuffs•  Addiction to junk foods•  Dependency on and abuse of drugs•  Dulling of vital expressions•  Self-loathing•  Shame•  Depression•  Frustration•  Anxiety•  Loss of empathy•  Anger/hostility•  Crime•  Hunting, abuse and slaughter of animals•  Murder•  Acceptance of / condoning the killing of animals and humans•  Acculturation to wars•  Great suffering•  Suicide112
FruiticultureRachel Carson, M.S. and her landmark book (1962)Alarm Bells Are Ringing — Right Action Is Needed Now! Is all that not shocking and cause for massive eco-positive action? Isn’t it time to finally
heed Rachel Carson’s year 1962 warnings? Please read on...
n
“We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frost’s familiar
poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy,
a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster. The other fork of the road—the one less traveled—offers our last, our only chance to reach a
destination that assures the preservation of the earth. ”
-Rachel Carson, M.S., Silent Spring, 1962
“There is hope if people will begin to awaken that spiritual part of themselves, that heartfelt
knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet. ”
-Brooke Medicine Eagle
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FruiticultureRebalancing the Atmosphere by
Rebuilding Soil Carbon
by Center for Food Safety
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
Extracted from “REGENERATING PARADISE – Rebuilding Soil Carbon in Hawai‘i”
Center for Food Safety, 2018
https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/files/regeneratingparadise_25317.pdf
The Challenge
Currently, an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) currently exists in the Earth’s atmosphere,
which is warming the planet, acidifying our oceans, and increasing the frequency and
severity of extreme weather events. These changes to our climate, resulting from high concentrations of atmospheric CO
2, are harming ecosystems and threatening our means
of food production. The OpportunityThankfully, the resources necessary to address this challenge are within reach. Healthy
soil captures and stores vast amounts of carbon. When managed with sustainable farm -
ing practices, soil can serve as a valuable tool in combatting climate change, by pulling carbon out of the atmosphere and storing it in the ground beneath our feet—a process called carbon  sequestration. Soil carbon sequestration reduces the atmospheric con -
centration of CO
2, while supporting a more sustainable food production system and of-
fers a risk-free, systemic solution. The Carbon CycleCarbon is the building block of life and it’s constantly cycling in between the land, ocean
and atmosphere in various states—liquid, solid, and gas. Human activities have radically altered the natural cycling of carbon, creating an imbalance in the system. Centuries of land use changes, extractive farming practices, and, the burning of fossil fuels for en -114
Fruiticultureergy, have removed solid carbon from the earth and released it as CO2, a gas, into the
atmosphere. While it is difficult to measure exactly how much carbon has been lost from our soils
globally, an additional 292 billion tons have been added to the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels. Once in the atmosphere, CO
2 acts as a greenhouse gas, allowing sun to pass through
on its way to the Earth’s surface, but trapping the heat that bounces back. An increase
in the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere means that more heat is being trapped,
leading to a rise in the Earth’s average temperature and an imbalance in the global cli -
mate system. Project Drawdown estimates that by 2050, regenerative agriculture will increase from
the current 108 million acres to 1 billion, resulting in a total reduction of 23.2 gigatons of carbon dioxide from both sequestration and reduced emissions. The Basics of Carbon SequestrationCarbon sequestration involves removing CO
2 from the atmosphere naturally and storing
it instead in soil and plants. This transformation requires photosynthesis, a process in
which plants convert sunlight, water, and CO2 into carbohydrates. Some of these ener -
gy-rich molecules are then used by the plants to fuel growth, but as much as