 root). Inflammation
is always acidic, so alkalize, alkalize and alkalize! Raw fruits and vegetables
are your best alkalizers. Sodium is called the “Great Alkalizer.”FACTS ABOUT DEHYDRATION
Acidosis leads to dehydration, and dehydration leads to acidosis.
Eating predominately cooked food leads to dehydration.
Dehydration leads to hypoactivity of tissue, eventually leading to tissue
death.

HEARTBURN

Heartburn is a result of acidosis of the stomach and intestinal tract. Wrong
food combinations cause fermentation and putrefaction, bringing on this
acidosis or over-acid condition. Eating too much acid-forming food also
creates heartburn. This is especially true in meat eaters where hydrochloric
acid is over-produced. Eating too many grain products and/or cooked
tomatoes can cause severe heartburn. A lack of pancreatic enzymes causes
poor digestion, which can also create heartburn and gas.
Poor production of sodium of bicarbonate from the pancreas, as well as
poor bile flow or production from the liver/gallbladder also causes acid
reflux. Many times, gallstones block the bile duct so that the bile flow is
restricted. Additionally, a weak sphincter muscle (like a door) between the
esophagus and stomach allows stomach acids to regurgitate back up the
esophagus yielding acid reflux.
The detoxification and regeneration program recommended in this book
does not cause heartburn. However, because the nature of raw foods is
“energy,” you may experience some stimulation of these conditions
temporarily.
Working with Heartburn During Detoxification
Ginger tea is excellent for heartburn. In this situation, food combinations
must be scrutinized. If improper eating, including improper food combining,
has occurred, an apple will help. Apples contain strong digestive enzymes
and will aid digestion greatly. You can also make a tea from other soothing
herbs: Chamomile flowers, Gentian Root, Slippery Elm Bark, or
Marshmallow Root to help heal the gastric walls. Alkalize, alkalize, alkalize!
It’s the only true way to health.LUNG CONGESTION

The lungs will attempt to clean themselves out of mucus and toxins. In
asthma, emphysema, and C.O.RD. (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
where the adrenal glands are also involved, tissue spasms can be a problem.
This can block or inhibit one’s ability to breathe. This is when an herbal
antispasmodic is invaluable. It will stop the spasms, but allow your lungs to
expectorate the congestion.
If one really wants to cure lung condition and he or she is using an
inhaler, success will be moderate. I recommend the use of an herbal
antispasmodic in place of an inhaler. However, if you are advanced in your
condition, you may need to use your inhaler periodically. Some people are on
four or more different inhalers, which is potentially a very dangerous
situation. Some current research has even indicated that inhalers may be
carcinogenic.
The main problem with inhalers is their lymphatic-inhibiting properties.
They not only dilate your breathing passages, but they do so by inhibiting
expectoration. On the other hand, herbal antispasmodics dilate and allow for
proper breathing, but they also allow for expectoration. Expectoration is the
removal or elimination of congestion within the tissues of the lungs. This is
vital for greater oxygen exchange. Many herbs, like Comfrey Root,
Chickweed, Marshmallow Root and Yerba Santa Leaf, can help rebuild lung
tissue.
Chronic asthmatics and those who have chronic lung problems must be
careful as they approach detoxification. Better to start out with
70 percent raw
foods and 30 percent cooked, which will allow cleansing to proceed slowly
and gently.

Remember your adrenal glands. They play a vital role in why your lungs
spasm. Underactive adrenal glands can create low neurotransmitterproduction, which weakens the nervous system to the lungs. This can result
in sensitivity and irritability of the nervous system. Add to this a
hypofunction of the thyroid, which causes low calcium utilization, and you
have spastic conditions of your tissues. Clean your lungs out. Enhance the
function of your adrenal glands, and check the basal temperatures of your
body to determine thyroid involvement (calcium utilization). It is highly
suggested that a health care professional closely monitor this process in
advanced lung conditions.
Working with Asthma and Lung Congestion During Detoxification
Asthmatics and people with lung congestion may use a castor oil pack with
hot cayenne compresses placed over the lung area on the chest. (Directions
for making and administering a castor oil pack are given in
Chapter 10
.)
Drinking a cup of Peppermint tea followed every ten minutes with a teaspoon
of the tincture of Lobelia (up to 6 teaspoons). Lobelia is an antispasmodic at
low doses and an emetic at higher doses. This might induce vomiting in some
individuals. Vomiting will compress the lungs and expel the phlegm.
Alternating hot and cold compresses are also good—apply a hot
compress for 2 minutes, followed by cold compress for 2 minutes, then
another round or two of each. You may wish to use an antispasmodic herbal
formula. This will control the spasms allowing you to breathe and to
expectorate the mucus.
LOSS OF ENERGY OR EXHAUSTION

As stored toxins are broken up and released from the tissues into the blood
system, the side effects of that particular toxin or poison may be re-
experienced. Generally speaking, the older the individual, the greater the
accumulated toxins. Glandular weaknesses, lowered immune system
functioning, unhappiness, chronic lung involvement, thyroid and adrenal
weakness, and malabsorption are all factors that can cause serious energy
loss. Sugar imbalances can also cause energy changes. More rest is needed at
different times, especially when all stimulants (like coffee, tea, and refined
sugars) are removed from the diet.
We are a society that relies on stimulants for energy. This eventually
weakens our true energy centers, the glands. When we stop our intake ofstimulants, we can experience a whiplash effect and feel quite fatigued. This
will soon pass with the ingestion of living foods and juices. It is important to
understand that the S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) is weakening your
physical body, not strengthening it. Those foods create a lot of inflammation
and toxicity in tissues. When you add stimulation to this package you can
begin to see why we develop tissue failure.
Most cases of “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”
are not
 the Epstein-Barr
virus. This virus can cause fatigue. However, it is an easy virus to kill. (If, in
fact, a virus is an organism. Because viruses are so small, an electron
microscope must be used to see them. “Viruses” are considered by many
scientists to be more of a protein, which involves an immune response,
instead of a single-celled living organism, like bacteria.)
The real cause of so much fatigue in our society is thyroid and adrenal
weaknesses. When these two endocrine glands are weak, the results can be
fatigue, depression and anxiety. These glands must be regenerated if you
truly wish to overcome chronic fatigue. This will not happen overnight, but if
you persist you will be successful. A raw food diet and herbal formulas are
the secret.
Working with Lack of Energy or Fatigue During Detox
The stoppage of all stimulating foods can cause a large energy loss. This is
especially true if a person has hypoactive thyroid or adrenal glands. These are
your energy glands, which become weakened from acidosis and toxicity.
Stimulating foods actually have a negative effect on these glands making
them weaker instead of stronger. The constant stimulation from coffee, tea,
etc., hides this fact from you. Most of our energy throughout our lives comes
from stimulated cellular activity.
Energy should be dynamic, not stimulated. Drinking 3–6,10-ounce
glasses of carrot, spinach and celery juice per day will help increase energy
levels. Eating as much fresh, ripe fruit as possible will help. Panax Ginseng
extract, Royal Jelly, Alfalfa, Barley Green Complex, and/or a well-balanced
super-food complex, will also aid in increasing energy levels. (See the
Resource Guide for where to find the finest super-food blends.) Rest and time
are also great healers.
SWELLING AND ITCHING
There can be many swellings that erupt from the skin during detox. Tumors
can even become larger before they are dissolved. Most swellings are short-
lived, however, so it is important to keep up the fruit during these times.
Itching is another factor in detoxification. This is mostly caused by a
fungal or Candida involvement. An individual can develop itching and
redness of the skin anywhere.
Remedies for Itching During Detoxification
Angelica Root, Aloe Vera, or Chickweed applied topically can ease the
itching. If itching continues, the fungal infestation needs to be killed and the
lymph they live in must be cleaned. This requires herbal lymphatic and
parasite formulas and a raw food diet.
OTHER SIDE EFFECTS DURING DETOXIFICATION

Other side effects may include, but are


 the Power  of your
Presence  may  be released  quickly,  to do Its Perfect  Work
for you.  I enfold  you  in the Fulness  of My  Love.  As the
Children  in India  became  a Part  of My Love,  so today,  you
have  become  a Part  of My  Love.  Try  to feel  what  that
means  to you.  Then  in the Fulness  of your  Call  to the Pres-
ence,  ask It to give  you  the Courage  and  Strength,  which
will enable  you  to make  your  Call  with  such  earnestness,
the Instantaneous  Response  comes  without  limit. DISCOURSE  VIII  119
Until  We  meet  again,  in the Fulness  of your  "Mighty
I AM  Presence,"  thru  whom  I pour  My  Love—FEEL!
ACCEPT  IT AND  BE FREE!  "I AM"  the  Courage!  "I
AM"  the Strength!  "I AM"  the Light  within  you,  which
gives  you  the Courage  and  Mastery  of your  human  self.
"I AM"  the Full  Power  of Obedience  within  you,  to every
Requirement  which  makes  for your  Freedom!
In all the Universe  there  is but One  Power,  One  Light,
One Substance,  One  Intelligence—"I  AM"—the  Power  of
the Godhead;  announcing  Its Authority  at your  focus  of
activity  in the physical  octave.  Remember,  as you  refer  to
the Godhead,  use  Those  Words—"I  AM"!  Do not follow
Those  Two  Words  with  any  negative  expression  or feeling;
because  if you  do, then  in your  Call  to the Presence,  you
make  that  negative  activity  tremendously  more  powerful  in
your  Life.  Do not ever  say:  I am sick;  I am broke;  I am lim-
ited.  Don't  do it, because  then,  you  qualify  the Power  which
you are calling  forth,  to produce  that  very  quality  and  ex-
perience  for you.
Instead,  to every  expression  of pain  in the body,  limita-
tion of finances  or limitation  of any  kind  whatsoever,  say
to such  appearance:  "'You  have  no power'!  I know  my
own  God  Presence,  my 'Mighty  I AM'!  I know  there  can-
not act in my  world  any  limiting  thing  any  longer"!  If
there  is pain  in the  body,  say  to that  pain:  "Be  silent!
'Mighty  I AM  Presence'!  sweep  out cause  and  effect  of this."
Then  feel  It do it, and  you  will  be commanders  of your
bodies  in no time!  You  have  the Assistance!  Now  use It! 143 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Do not yield  to those  conditions  or appearances,  which  have
frightened  you  and  made  you  believe  you  were  under  their
domination.  You  are no longer  under  the domination  of
pain;  under  the domination  of disturbance;  nor  under  the
domination  of limitation  of any  kind!  You  are not!  Will
you accept  that  and  live  it in feeling,  so you  may  have  your
Freedom  now ? In the Infinite  Light  of the "Mighty  I AM
Presence,"  the Great  Host  of Ascended  Masters  and  the
Great  Cosmic  Beings,  We enfold  you  all in the Fulness  of
Their  Infinite  Light,  Its Power,  Its Activity,  Its Love,  Its
Blessing!  May  Our  enfolding  Light  cause  you  to feel  only
Love  and  Blessings  pouring  out from  you  forever!
We thank  you  for This  Opportunity  of calling  your  at-
tention  to Our  Endeavor  to assist  you,  the rest  is with  you.
We are ready!  We have  released  the Power,  the Energy,  the
Intelligence  to act!  To the  degree  you  will  accept  It and
feel It, will  It produce  Our  Perfection  in your  world!
In the Glory  of Our  Light  of Infinite  Power  and  Intel-
ligence,  I enfold  you  now  and  forever. DISCOURSE  XI
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIFORNIA.  August  i, 7937
Beloved  Children  of the Light,  you  have  been  taught
much.  Tonight,  will  you  come  with  Me on a journey,  so
you may  realize  more  than  ordinarily,  that  which  is a part
of your  world,  yet unknown  to you.  I refer  to your  Great
Inner  Light  (or  Life)  which  is the  Activity  of your
Reality,  thru  your  Higher  Mental  Body.  It is a Part  of you
so Real,  so Magnificent,  that  if you  suddenly  became  aware
of the Perfection  which  you  really  are,  your  Joy would  be
so boundless.
I say to you  who  have  the appearance  of years,  if you
suddenly  saw  how  beautiful,  how  youthful  you  really  are,
the appearance  of age only  having  registered  on the atomic
structure  of your  body;  how  differently  you  would  feel.
This  Appearance  of the outer  structure  is but an appear-
ance.  It is not your  Reality,  and  yet it seems  so real to you.
This  is just  the outer  garment  which  you  are wearing,
upon  which  you  have  registered  the discord,  which  has the
appearance  of limitation  and  age.  Now,  We  are  rapidly
dissolving  all of that;  and  you will  stand  forth  Free,  wholly
Free  from  your  own  creations.
It was  My Joy to render  a Certain  Service  in which  one-
third  of your  own  human  creation,  or that  of all the
"I AM"  Students  in America,  was  dissolved  and  con-
121 122 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
sumed  for you.  The  Love  within  This  Class  has  made  it
possible  for further  Assistance  of this  kind  to be given.  I
may  not say just how  much,  but just rejoice  in It.
Before  We continue,  the Service  which  I began  yesterday,
I wish  you  to know  is a Most  Remarkable  Thing.  This
Service  being  rendered  you,  has not been  tried  within  the
Children  of Earth,  for more  than  two  hundred  thousand
years.  I tried  It at first,  only  as an experiment,  as to what
could  be done  with  a general  group  of the Students.  I find
It can  be done  for all, which  is an Accomplishment  that
brings  very  Great  Rejoicing  to Me.
As the Beloved  Messenger  just  read  to you,  when  the
Children  were  before  Me  in the Cave  of Light  in India,
This  Same  Service  was  rendered.  Oh,  feel instead  of having
to go to far-off  India  at great  expense  and  use  of time,  I
have  come  here  to you!  It is the first  time  in the History
of the Earth,  a Cosmic  Being  has really  come  in Person,  to
render  the Children  of Earth  Such  a Service.
Now,  We can  more  definitely  plan  Our  Activity  for the
Outward  Progress  and  the Expansion  of your  Light.  We
can determine  more  definitely  just  what  you  will  do. Does
it sound  unusual,  as though  We had  not confidence  in you ?
Not at all, because  you  have  not known  just  what  your  hu-
man  selves  would  do, and  it is why  We could  not depend


ocreams, capsules, gels, troches, and suppositories. All productsmanufactured by pharmaceutical companies are approved by
205the FDA, which dispels one of the criticisms.
Upjohn Pharmaceuticals has been manufacturing
bio-identical hormone products for 70 years—to say theyhave not been around long enough to assess their safetyis absurd.
Many studies indicating the benefits of bio-identical
hormones have in fact been published, albeit not in thetraditional medical journals that are basically bought and paidfor by drug companies.
As for criticism that these products aren’t effective, I find
nothing more rewarding than hearing one of my patients state,after being introduced to bio-identical hormones, that theyhave never felt better. This is a statement that traditionaldoctors rarely hear. T o know if bio-identical hormones work,I just need to listen to, and observe, my patients.
THE REAL CONTROVERSY
It is my feeling that the actual concern when it comes to
hormone replacement therapy is not being addressed. Thedebate is mainly revolving around the type of estrogenprescribed for women during menopause—natural versussynthetic, and, if natural, urine-based versus plant-based.
However, it is my feeling the debate should be centered not
on the type of estrogen a woman should receive, but onwhether estrogen should be replaced at all. As mentionedthroughout this book, women never stop making estrogen.They simply produce smaller amounts as they get older.Considering the risk of serious side effects associated withestrogen, if a woman in menopause is not trying to getpregnant, why try to increase her estrogen levels unnecessarily?
Please remember, the fact that a hormone is bio-identical206 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  does not confer safety in and of itself. It still has to be
used appropriately and only when necessary, just like anyother medication.
WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT
Until doctors get back to treating their patients instead of lab
tests, until they start listening to patients instead of drugcompanies, and until they open themselves to a more logicaland healthful approach to medicine, we are destined to remainon the bottom of the list of civilized countries when it comes tohealth care.
Not surprisingly, many physicians are becoming disen-
chanted with the way medicine is practiced. They recognizethat they are losing control. Because of decreasing reimburse-ments and higher overhead costs, they are forced to see moreand more patients per hour and cannot provide the time theirpatients may need. Insurance companies dictate to them therules about what’s covered—or more accurately, what’s notcovered. Drug companies besiege doctors with self-servinginformation, leading to more and more prescriptions for morecomplex medications whose side effect profiles are not clearlyestablished. This in turn leads to drug interactions, unnecessaryhospitalizations, and, not uncommonly, death.
A recent poll among primary care physicians (family
practitioners and internists) indicated that 80 percent wouldnot to go medical school again, given the choice.
Understandably, many doctors are becoming interested in
a different type of practice. We are seeing a rise in practicesdesignated as boutique, concierge-type offerings, which areable to provide a more personalized service—at a much highercost. However, this is still a form of traditional medicine.207 BIO-IDENTICAL ISSUES At the same time, more physicians are getting involved
with bio-identical hormone therapy. They should under-stand however, that a weekend seminar in Las Vegas does notbegin to cover the intricacies involved in bringing patientsinto hormonal balance. Nevertheless, as time goes on andphysicians become more knowledgeable about bio-identicalhormones and how the body functions, a whole new era inhealth care will be ushered in. The main force driving thisrevolution will be patients who simply want to feel better.208 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  A philosopher once said
that all new ideas must go through three phases.
First, they are ridiculed.
Next, they are viciously attacked.
Years later, they are accepted as self-evident truths.
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211INDEX
213Acid reflux, 36, 42, 43
Actonel, 68ADD/ADHD, 33, 57, 65,
109–110, 129, 131–139, 142–143, 147
Adrenal gland, 75, 77, 89, 101,
129, 173
Adrenaline, 33, 65, 66, 110,
129, 130, 131, 132, 135, 136, 137, 138, 162, 173
Afternoon fatigue, 107, 108,
134, 136, 143
Allergies, 39, 41, 43, 44Alzheimer’s disease, 22, 73, 76,
84, 88, 99, 103, 104, 108, 120, 151, 202
Andropause, 103–113Anger, 23–24, 39, 43, 61–62,
63–64, 65, 66, 110, 136, 137, 138, 157Anti-depressants, 40, 43, 44,
45, 54, 56, 123, 146, 161–162, 186
Anti-inflammatory drugs, 164Armour, 33Aromatase inhibitor, 106Arthritis, 23, 76, 84, 89, 101,
178
Asthma, 39, 40–41, 43, 44, 84,
87, 93, 108–109, 138, 145, 146, 181–184, 185, 189, 190
Atenolol, 31, 162Autism, 137Auto-immune disease, 76, 84
Beta-blockers, 31, 162–163
BiEst cream, 96, 97Binova, 68Bio-identical, definition of, xvii,
205–206214 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES
Chronic fatigue, 13, 40, 76
Chrysin, 106Coenzyme Q-10, 30, 65,
150–151, 152, 164
Colon cancer, 19, 23, 72, 84,
85, 105, 108, 110, 202
Congestive heart failure (CHF),
88, 104, 121, 178
Coronary artery disease, 31, 69,
82, 103, 169, 201
Cortisol, 23, 129, 173–174Cramps.
Seemenstrual cramps
C-reaction protein (C-RP), 202
Crestor, 151, 164
Cytomel, 33
Depakote, 125, 128
Depression, 14, 37, 39, 42, 43,
44, 76, 103, 104, 108, 109, 146, 162
postpartum,
see postpar-
tum depression
Desipramine, 162DEXA scan, 67–69DHEA, 70, 71, 75–77, 86, 87,
89, 91, 96, 97, 100–102, 110–111, 203
7-keto, 76, 102
Diabetes, adult-onset (type II),
88, 115–121, 136, 138, 142, 143, 146, 166, 178, 199, 200Bi-polar, 125, 27, 128, 130,
146, 147
Birth control pills, 19, 70,
144–145
Brain, 17, 22, 56, 75, 95, 109,
127, 128, 136, 137, 146, 151, 152, 162
brain fatigue, and blood sugar, 39, 43, 107, 131, 132, 135, 138brain fog, 87
Breast cancer, 6, 7, 19, 21, 23,
72, 75, 76, 81, 82, 84, 85, 89, 146, 163, 179,


 his wife’ s departure, and in
an instant his attachment to her turned to pain, conjuring up sexual jealousy
(he suspected that another man was in the picture—wrongly, as it turned
out), betrayal, suspicion, and distrust. This pain grows out of the state of
separation; it is not created by what another person does to us. In a state of
unity, the Self would provide unconditional love, which means that no
betrayal or abandonment could harm us. When you are in union no one can
really leave you.
But the “normal ” state of life, as normal is defined in our culture, is not
to be in unity. Even so, it is natural for you to seek to be whole again, to
heal separation by fusing yourself with another person—this underlying
drive makes relationship extremely powerful.
If attachment worked, people would become whole just by marr ying. But
this doesn’ t happen. Marriage can make you feel whole. It can bring more
security at certain levels. (This is particularly true for men, who often think
of them selves as the stronger sex. Sociological studies have shown,
however, that widowers fare worse alone than widows, that single female
graduate studen ts are more likely to finish their degrees than single male
students, and that in general women manage solitude better than men.) Yet
the possibilities  for unity are not increased. On the contrary, it is very
common for two people to feel that marriage has brought them a double
burden of cares rather than twice the chance to find freedom.
The question, then, is how to preserve the devotion and faithf ulness of
marriage without giving in to neediness and attachment. What is required is
a state called nonattachment. The word sounds like a synonym for
detachment, implying indifferen ce, but nonattachment is actually a state of
freedom that preserves and even increases your love for another.
Detachment is achieved by not caring; nonattachment is achieved by
allowing, which  shows tremendous care. Therefore the insights that apply
to nonattachment carry us deeper into the spiritual importance of letting go.
Attachment is a form of dependency based on ego; love is nonattachment based on spirit.
The mor e nonattached you ar e, the mor e you can truly love.
Action that does not bind comes dir ectly fr om love; all other action comes indir ectly fr om the past.Struggling with karma will not fr ee you fr om its binding influence. Fr eedom can only be achieved
by remembering who you r eally ar e.
Who you r eally ar e is unbounded spirit, beyond the r each of karma.
SPIRITUAL  ATTACHMENT OR  KARMA
The spiritual equivalent of attachment is called bondage. Bondage  is
whatever ties you to the illusion of separation; without it, you would
automatically see yourself in unity. The root of bondage is Karma, which in
Sanskrit simply means “action.” Any action in creation—from nature’ s
actions, such as rainfall or the rotation of the earth on its axis, to the highly
personal actions of human beings dealing with their complex lives—comes
under the heading of karma.
Karma forms an endless chain of cause and effect, action and reaction.
You cannot fall in love at first sight—or fall in loathing—without rejoining
a karmic dance whose steps began deep in the past. The fact that you cannot
remember this past does not wipe out karmic memory. An example will
help here: if I fall in love with you and you spurn me, my longing doesn’ t
just go away. I still feel a karmic  bond, despite your rejection, and until you
respond or I work through my emotion of unrequited love, karma will bind
us together. Anyone I love in the future will be filtered through the
impression you made upon me; therefore my old karma blocks the entry of
any fresh flow of love.
When I am touched by love, karma collected over every stage of my life
is influenced simultaneously. The child’ s longing to be protected, the
adolescent’ s confused longing, the adult’ s mature desire—all are stirred.
The wounds of not being loved in the past reach out to be healed, and the
heart’ s tender hopes flow again.
Karma thus has a double effect: it ties us to old desires and future ones at
the same time. This isn’t just a theoretical statement. Million s of people
struggle with their karma to no avail. A relationship filled with frustration
and pain cannot be solved by manipulating your emotions, trying to
maintain a show of love on the surface, denying that you feel trapped, or
running away. Attachment, born of karma, will follow you no matter how
far you go.Karma has been mistakenly interpreted as fatalism. If you are fatalistic
you believe that no action you take will make a difference. Karma implies
exactly the opposite. It is a critical part of the theory of karma that “as you
sow, so shall you reap.” When Christ delivered this teaching, he was stating
the versi on of karma that most people in our culture have heard of. Sowing
and reaping are metaphors for cause and effect; the teach ing is that
whatever you put into the universe, the result will be commensurate. If you
give away money, money will return. If you give away love, love will
return. The universe, under God’ s grace, is seen as a place where no debt
goes unpaid. Because it stretches over many lifetimes, the karmic balance
sheet isn’t worked out from day to day. It is perfectly possible in the short
term, as we all know, to give away money and get nothing in return, or to
deeply love another and be rejected. How, then, is the concep t of karma
useful in everyday life?
The doctrine of “as you sow, so shall you reap” requires proof that the
universe weighs  human action and metes out justice. Can this be possible
when obviously evil people are rewarded while good often goes
unrewarded? I recently read about the death of a Chicago mob boss, the
capo of a major Mafia family, who died peacefully in his sleep, having
escaped prison despite numerous attempts, over five decades, to bring him
to justice. Every prosecution against him had resulted in a hung jury or an
acquittal; he had prospered mightily since the days of Al Capone and held
sway over gambling, liquor, and prostitution rings well into his eighties
while miraculously suffering no harm at the hands of his rivals.  Looking at
his life, I would  be justified in feeling that a very bad person had gotten
away with everything. How would the theory of karma justify thinking
otherwise? The proof of karma doesn’ t lie in rewards and punishments
handed out by a cosmic judge. When people casually refer to “good karma”
or “bad karma,” they are confus ing karma with reward and punishment, but
the working of karma is much more profound.
Spirit would not be love if there was such a thing as good and bad karma,
because they apply only to the condition of separation. Spirit is not in
separation, and neither is God. The divine never punishes, for what would it
be punishing but itself? Nothing else exists. In our perception a Mafia capo
is a bad man; in divine perception he is equal with a saint.Our karm a throws us into the roles of saint and sinner, man and woman,
king and peasan t, but these roles are temporary and shifting. None of them
is really us. Spirit uses these roles the way a dramatist uses actors. As
convincingly as someone might play Hamlet, we don’t believe that he is
killed in the fifth act with a poisoned sword. Separating the role from the
reality is more difficult with our own roles in life. But the saint is just the
sinner in another guise, and the sinner only has to wait to assume the saint’ s
robes. Why do we play these roles? For experience, for growth, to find our
way back to God. Ultimately, all karma serves only two purposes: either it
is a sign of love from spirit or it is a lesson meant in love.
In the Vedic scriptures the word most often applied to karma is
“unfathomable.” Only if you understood every action in your life, no matter
how minute, could you clear away all karmic debts. This isn’t a fatalistic
statement; it merely points to the real source of freedom, which is within.
The pleasure of any outward attachment—to money, power, work, or
another person— can change to pain without warning. In spiritual terms
pleasure and pain are both binding; the potential for any action to bring
about suffering is why the ancie nt sages first wanted to break free from the
whole cycle of karma. Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita  declares that
anyone who lives for the outcome of action  is “pitiful,” doomed to suffer
from the “bonds of birth” and the “fear born of duality.” Karma is a wheel,
carrying us from goodness to evil, ignorance to understanding, pain to bliss,
over and over again.
In our culture, where the theory of karma is not widely accepte d even in
its Christian version, the existence of spiritual balance is rarely grasped.
You have to make a bargain with yourself to believe that mercy, grace, and


 inevitably will at tract loss
to him in some way, at some time. His subconscious records his
mental act and reacts according to the mental intention or motivation.
Your subconscious mind is impersonal and unchanging, neither
considering persons nor respecting religious affiliations or in stitutions
of any kind. It is neither compassionate nor vin-dictive. The wa y you
think, feel, and act toward others returns at last upon yourself.
• The daily headlines made him sick
Begin now to observe yourself. Observe your reactions to peo ple,
conditions, and circumstances. How do you respond to the events and
news of the day? It makes no difference if all the other p eople were
wrong and you alone were right. If the news disturbs you, it is your
evil because your negative emotions robbed you of peace and
harmony.
 167  A woman wrote me about her husband, saying that he goes into a
rage when he reads what certain newspaper column-ists write i n the
newspaper.
She added that this constant reaction of anger and suppressed rage
on his part brought on bleeding ulcers, and his physician
recommended an emotional recon-ditioning.
I invited this man to see me and I explained to him the way his mind
functions indicating how emotionally immature it was to get angr y
when others write articles with which he disapproves or disagrees.
He began to realize that he should give the newspaperman fre edom
to express himself even though the latter disagreed with him
politically, religiously, or in any other way. In the same manner, the
newspaperman would give him freedom to write a letter to the
newspaper disagreeing with his published statements. He l earned that
he could disagree without being disagreeable. He awakened to th e
simple truth that it is never what a person says or does  that affects
him, it is his reaction to what is said or done that matters.
This explanation was the cure for this man, and he real-ized tha t
with a little practice he could master his morning tan-trum s. His wife
told me, subsequently, that he laughed at himself and also at w hat the
columnists say.
They no longer have power to disturb, annoy, and irritate him. His
ulcers have disappeared due to his emotional poise and serenity.
• I hate women, but I like men
A private secretary was very bitter toward some of the g irls in her
office because they were gossiping about her, and as she sa id,
spreading vicious lies about her. She admitted that she did not  like
women. She said, “I hate women, but I like men.” I discovered also
that she spoke to the girls who were under her in the offi ce in a very
haughty, imperious, and irritable tone of voice. She pointed out that
they took a delight in making things difficult for her. There was  a
 168  certain pomposity in her way of speaking, and I could see where  her
tone of voice would affect some people unpleasantly.
If all the people in the office or factory annoy you, isn’t it  a
possibility that the vibration, annoyance, and turmoil may be due  to
some subconscious pattern or mental projection from you? We k now
that a dog will react ferociously if you hate or fear dogs. Anim als pick
up your subconscious vibrations and react accordingly. Many
undisciplined human beings are just as sensitive as dogs, cats, a nd
other animals.
I suggested a process of prayer to this private secretary who hated
women, explaining to her that when she began to identify herself with
spiritual values and commenced to affirm the truths of life, h er voice,
mannerisms, and hatred of women would com-pletely disappear. She
was surprised to know that the emotion of hatred shows up in a
person’s speech, actions, in his writings, and in all phases of  his life.
She ceased reacting in the typical, resentful, and angry way. She
established a pattern of prayer, which she practiced reg ularly,
systematically, and conscien-tiously in the office.
The prayer was as follows: “I think, speak, and act lov-ingl y,
quietly, and peacefully. I now radiate love, peace, toler-ance, and
kindliness to all the girls who criticized me and gos-siped ab out me. I
anchor my thoughts on peace, harmony, and good will to all.
Whenever I am about to react negatively, I say firmly to my self, ‘I am
going to think, speak, and act from the standpoint of the principl e of
harmony, health, and peace within myself.’
Creative intelligence leads, rules, and guides me in all my ways.”
The practice of this prayer transformed her life, and she found that
all criticism and annoyance ceased. The girls became co-worke rs and
friends along life’s journey. She discovered that there is no one to
change but myself.

 169  • His inner speech held back his promotion
One day a salesman came to see me and described his diffi-culties in
working with the sales manager of his organization. He had been with
the company ten years and had received no promotion or recognition
of any kind. He showed me his sales figures, which were greater
proportionately than the other men in the territory. He said that the
sales manager did not like him, that he was unjustly treated, an d that
at conferences the man-ager was rude to him, and at times r idiculed
his suggestions.
I explained that undoubtedly the cause was to a great de-gree within
himself, and that his concept and belief about his superior b ore
witness to the reaction of this man. The measure we mete, shall be
measured to us again. His mental measure or concept of the sales
manager was that he was mean and can-tankerous. He was filled with
bitterness and hostility toward the executive. On his way to wor k he
conducted a vigorous con-versation with himself filled with crit icism,
mental arguments, recriminations, and denunciations of his sales
manager.
What he gave out mentally, he was inevitably bound to get back.
This salesman realized that his inner speech was highly des tructive
because the intensity and force of his silent thoughts and emot ions,
and personally conducted mental condemnation and vilification of the
sales manager entered into his own sub-conscious mind. This broug ht
about the negative response from his boss as well as creati ng many
other personal, physical, and emotional disorders.
He began to pray frequently as follows: “I am the only thinker in my
universe. I am responsible for what I think about my boss. My sa les
manager is not responsible for the way I think about him. I ref use to
give power to any person, place, or thing to annoy me or disturb m e. I
wish health, success, peace of mind, and happiness for my boss. I
sincerely wish him well, and I know he is divinely guided in al l his
ways.”
 170  He repeated this prayer out loud slowly, quietly, and feel-ingly,
knowing that his mind is like a garden, and that whatever he plants  in
the garden will come forth like seeds after their kind.
I also taught him to practice mental imagery prior to sle ep in this
way: He imagined that his sales manager was congratulat-ing  him on
his fine work, on his zeal and enthusiasm, and on his wonderful
response from customers. He felt the reality of all this, felt his
handshake, heard the tone of his voice, and saw him smile. He made a
real mental movie, dramatizing it to the best of his ability.
Night after night he conducted this mental movie, knowing that hi s
subconscious mind was the receptive plate on which his consci ous
imagery would be impressed.
Gradually by a process of what may be termed mental and spir itual
osmosis, the impression was made on his subconscious mind, and the
expression automatically came forth. The sales manager sub sequently
called him up to San Francisco, con-gratulated him, and gave him  a
new assignment as Division Sales Manager over one hundred men
with a big increase in salary. He changed his concept and est imate of
his boss, and the latter re-sponded accordingly.
• Becoming emotionally mature
What the other person says or does cannot really annoy or irritat e
you except you permit him to disturb you. The only way he can a nnoy
you is through your own thought. For example, if you get angry, you
have to go through four stages in your mind: You begin to think ab out
what he said.
You decide to get angry and generate an emotion of rage. Then, you
decide to act. Per-haps, you talk back and react in kind. You s ee that
the thought, emotion, reaction, and action all take place in your mind.
When you become emotionally mature, you do not respond
negatively to the criticism and resentment of others. To do so would
mean that you had descended to that state of low mental vibrati on and
become one with the negative atmosphere of the other. Identify
 171 yourself with your aim in life, and do not


 the blood -stream?
ANSWER Take 1 tablespoon before the Calphonite. Don’t worry about bypassing anything. Follow directions explicitly and don’t
worry about it.
QUESTION Why is it necessary to take the Calphonite first?
ANSWER You don’t take Calphonite first. Take the cod liver oil first; it seems to sit better without gagging. Take the cod liver oil
at night before retiring, so it will travel through the gall bladder and liver without much stirring up.
QUESTION How do you get o ff this fast?
ANSWER First, let it be known that it is not a true fast. A fast means complete abstinence from nutrients. This is a cleansin g
program and the way to end it is with soft fruits like peaches or soft apricots. Shredded, wilted carrots can be ta ken and also
slightly wilted apples. You should also have a cooked vegetable, carrots or beets. Between meals, you can have celery juice, carrot
juice or vegetable broth. The day following, you may have cereal with revived fruits or a banana for breakfast.  Shredded carrots,
millet cereal and a small salad at lunch. In the evening, you may have another salad and a cooked vegetable. The next day, yo u can
start on my regular diet.
QUESTION How should I conduct myself during the day while on this elimination?
ANSWER The more rest you give your body, the better. Take a short walk. Take your colemas and afterward rest at least half an
hour. But rest is most important.
QUESTION What about eating shrimp and crab?
ANSWER Do not include these in your diet.
QUESTION Is  it alright to have a coffee substitute with no grain?
ANSWER All coffee substitutes are poor; but if you must use it, try Pero or Sanocaf, both are made in Switzerland.
QUESTION How long are we on this elimination?
ANSWER I recommend the 7 -day cleansing b ut the length of time is determined on an individual case basis.
QUESTION Is it better to use the colema in the morning or evening?
ANSWER I prefer morning —but do it once a day. After 2 -3 months, you can even skip a day if necessary. Take the bulk and clay
water twice a day, morning and night.
QUESTION Should we alternate between the coffee and clay water colema?
ANSWER Coffee is the best to take every day and just once a day.
QUESTION What other supplements should be taken?
ANSWER The supplements stated fo r this cleansing program should be taken because they are slanted toward cleansing.
Supplements for building should be determined by your doctor, according to your particular condition.
QUESTION Should I take acidophilus bacteria while on the tissue cleans ing and colema treatment?
ANSWER No, but take it afterward. Take it when you return home, perhaps as an implant. You can do it for a month or two after
this program.
QUESTION I’m already exhausted; I feel I could be in bed right now. How will this be over the 7 days?
ANSWER This is the second day - and you are one of the unusual ones because of your past problems. The more elimination you
have, the less energy you will have also. Cleansing requires a lot of rest. We will not take you the full 7 days due to your past
history.
QUESTION I make goat milk cheese; should I drink the whey?
ANSWER Yes, whey is the greatest thing for the stomach to make hydrochloric acid needed for digestion.
QUESTION Is it too high in sodium for me?
ANSWER No, because you won’t be t aking a large amount.
QUESTION On this cleansing, if I experience pain or gas, should I take another colema?
ANSWER Yes; in all cases of pain or intestinal distress, it is best to take another colema and it can be done in succession w ithout
any harm.
QUEST ION Can chicken bones be used in the veal broth soup? And should they be raw or can they be from a roasted chicken?
ANSWER Yes, you can use chicken bones and raw is preferred: although roasted chicken bones can be used also.
QUESTION Why are we drinking th e vinegar/honey mixture?
ANSWER It helps do some of the work that hydrochloric acid does in the stomach in digesting proteins. It stirs up the acid -
alkaline balance in the body to throw off more acids through the urine.
QUESTION Will an overdose of calcium  cause muscle cramps?
ANSWER Yes, it could.
QUESTION How do we control calcium?
ANSWER Good stomach digestion. Iodine controls calcium. Greens, tops of vegetables, also control calcium.
QUESTION I’m worried about my weight on this cleansing.
ANSWER Most pe ople on this elimination diet do not lose much, if any, weight. You are not totally fasting, you are having juices
and the vitamins and minerals which are all foods.
QUESTION When should I take the Digestaid tablets?
ANSWER During your meals.
QUESTION Will  you tell us about implants? What should be used?
ANSWER Implants are inserted with a baby enema syringe (about 1 cup of liquid) into the rectum at bedtime, and should be held
overnight. The best implant is acidophilus culture. Use this for 2 -3 months after the cleansing, skip 2 -3 months and start using the
implant again. We are replacing the friendly bacteria in the bowel using acidophilus culture. Of course, during the day, you can
take acidophilus orally. We all have a lack of the friendly bacteria, but even more so in taking frequent colemas. Other implants to
use are garlic oil in water: flaxseed tea: liquid chlorophyll: crushed Green Life tablets and water. Clay water is a very soo thing
implant to use occasionally. Aloe vera gel and water can also be used as a healer for the inflamed tissue of the colon. The implants
should all be used at body temperature; the rectum will expel cold water quicker. Some doctors recommend yogurt or buttermilk  as
implants, these are fine, but when on the colema treatme nts, I feel the ones I’ve mentioned above are best. Buttermilk implants can
help remove extreme intestinal gas. Vinegar and water implants can help rid the bowel of acid and germ life. Garlic oil can h elp
eliminate pinworms in children.
QUESTION Does the b owel become better using colemas, and will the water reach the small intestine?
ANSWER I believe the large intestine is best cared for through colemas and eventually it becomes stronger. The tone built up will
be transferred to the whole bowel. The most di fficult to care for is the ascending colon where the toxic material is thrown into the
large colon. As you develop bowel tone, better bowel movements are attained and there is less toxic material to deal with, so  the
tissue becomes better.
QUESTION Can div erticuli be reversed?
ANSWER This condition represents a combination of inherited bowel qualities and improper diet/eating habits. It can be correc ted
with colemas, proper eating and proper exercises, using the slant board.
QUESTION Why do I feel weak, esp ecially after the colema?
ANSWER Colemas are a cleansing treatment, and your body is working to remove toxic material. That’s why you’re weak and
that’s why it is so important to rest for half an hour after each colema.
QUESTION Should we continue with the  vinegar and honey at mealtime when we go home?
ANSWER Take the bulk, vinegar and honey twice a day, morning and night, when you go off the fast. This will continue for
several months.
QUESTION I’ve noticed my heart seems to be pounding: could it be overwo rking?
ANSWER It could be that you’re working more and you should rest. The pounding could also be caused by gas pressure.
QUESTION Is it better to crush the tablets we are taking now?
ANSWER No, just crack them once before swallowing.
QUESTION What can I do to make my body absorb proteins better?
ANSWER Emotional strain breaks down this ability more than anything. Then, of course, we have to get sodium back into the
stomach wall to help digest protein. Take the more easily digested proteins also.
QUESTION Clay water seems to constipate me in taking the colema. Coffee seems to work better.
ANSWER Clay water does have a tendency toward constipation - but it is very soothing to an irritated bowel. It absorbs 90 times
its own weight of acid excretions in the bo wel, so it is the greatest cleanser available. It attracts material to be eliminated. The
coffee enema is a stimulant to most people. You can’t be constipated very long on this treatment.
QUESTION Can I mix coffee with the clay water?
ANSWER It’s best not to mix the two, because they have separate effects. Clay water is quite alkaline and coffee is acid. That’s
why you use cider vinegar in the coffee enema.
QUESTION Is it better to take the colema before or after supplements?
ANSWER Take supplements after t he colema.
QUESTION What is the best time of day to take the colema?
ANSWER In the morning. If this isn’t possible, take it at night, but take it once a day.

HERING’S LAW OF CURE
I work with the purest ideas possible, the


Arogyaka amuly Sadhan - Swamutra (The Priceless Panacea for Health - Auto-urine) and that led to a firm faith in this therapy and I resolved to bring it into practice. I was then a victim of influenza and it was raging. About four-five days auto-urine treatment drove away the fever. When I returned to Momasar I was caught by typhoid.Which was driven by 21-day auto-urine regime.   The experience I gathered during these days of suffering formed the basis of my application. This invaluable and simple remedy in hundreds of cases of various ailments 122 which invariably resulted in complete cure and restoration of health and had I kept a record of these cases it would have run into useful and welcome book of reference to the public. I can vouchsafe on my experience of hundreds of cases that during their treatment there never was any untoward effect or harmful reaction as a result of this treatment.  All other medication, both indigenous and foreign has been banished from my home and members of my family are profited by this therapy.”  from Manav Mootra by R. M. Patel  ****************************** J ****************************** JAUNDICE  “This case took 10 days to clear up on a urine-fast plus tap-water. Ten days or less have usually sufficed to clear up a jaundiced condition, that is provided it has not been due to cancer of the liver.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  JAUNDICE  “Miss M. —14 years old.   At school several attacks of icterus (jaundice). Since 2/1/45 depressed, headaches, no appetite, coated tongue, somewhat increased temperature. Blown up feeling in the abdomen, pains in the right hypogastritum  13/1, Fully developed jaundice, urine dark brown.  16/1, Intragluteal injection of 1/2 cc. own urine. No local reaction.  31/1, Jaundice symptoms in the skin, sclera and urine disappeared entirely.  Feeling well again.”  Use of Urine Therapy in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Asthma, Allergies, Migraines, Viral Infections, Hayfever, Diabetes, Gout, Dysfunction of the Adrenal and Thyroid Glands, Heart Conditions by Dr. Plesch  JAW LOCK  123 “My right jaw was rendered so immobile that my mouth would not fully open on the right side. While eating it made noise similar to one heard while chewing ice pieces. I was not able to properly masticate roti (bread) for about one month, as chewing involved pain. Mostly I was on liquid or semi-liquid diet. I underwent allopathic treatment of tablets, capsules and injections and even radiation treatment, but it was of no avail. At last for a fortnight I drank urine, massaged with urine and placed urine pack on the cheek. This gave complete relief.”  from Manav Mootra by R. M. Patel  JELLYFISH STING, PORTUGESE MAN-O-WAR  "…I was stung by a blue bottle jellyfish (Portuguese Man-O-War) while body surfing (unfortunately I had just relieved myself in the surf). I came straight home and rubbed some old urine into the site. (I always keep some 1-2 days old), the pain diminished to negligible in a matter of minutes, and with a second application half an hour later, the pain and the red welts caused by the sting completely disappeared."  Urine: The Holy Water by Harald W. Tietze    JOINT PAIN  “Another woman, age forty-four and somewhat fatty, suffered from pain in her knees, shoulders and other joints, and slowly the pain covered her whole body.. There was swelling on almost all the joints. There was difficulty in walking too. She started Urine Therapy on May 12, 1966. She felt relief in only four or five days. Then she fasted on urine for five days. There was an all-around relief to her body. Her weight was reduced by about 12 pounds, constipation disappeared, cold was no more, and she now feels quite normal.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  ************************** K ************************** KIDNEY DISEASE  “Rusi Malaowala had a wonderful cure of his almost incurable kindey disease. doctors could not cure him. He was very anaemic. His urine contained 390 mgs. of urea (normal 124 is 30 to 40 mgs.) On Dr. Paragjibhai's advice he began urine treatment and in 2 months was almost cured.”  Manav Mootra by R.M. Patel  KIDNEY FAILURE  “How I Cured my Dead Kidneys - Naturally  I was always a huge believer in the “system”. I did everything the doctors told me to do, and that included every vaccine that was going and all the boosters. I also took antibiotics for two years, which I was given as a precaution for burns. I never enjoyed good health, constantly battling infections, both internally and externally. I spent a lot of time visiting both medical doctors and natural therapists, doing everything they told me. I took Panadol with my vitamin supplements.  When I got really ill, I would go on a fast of just fruit in the mornings and carrot juice all afternoon (absolutely nothing else) and no matter how sick I was (even severe ear infections) I was always better in 3-4 days.  As I was teaching severely disabled children, I was told to get my Hep B shots, which I did just before I fell pregnant. I swelled up like a balloon and did not lose weight after I had my daughter. Again I did everything I was told. I ate low fat everything and went to the gym regularly but did not lose an ounce; my bones became softer, more brittle, began to break easily and I suffered several broken toes.  After her 3rd vaccination needle, my daughter, Helena became limp and floppy for a whole week. I switched to Homeopathic Immunisation, and she has enjoyed 5 years of PERFECT  health!  The day after my cousin had a baby, she rang me and said that both her doctor and clinic sister had told her that homeopathically immunised children and unvaccinated children are a health threat to fully-vaccinated children for the first 5 years of the fully vaccinated child’s life! So she said my daughter could not see hers at all! This led to me more fully investigating this vaccination issue, and I was totally shocked to find that the exact opposite is the truth! That all the evidence (found mainly in Medical Journals and Government Statistics) proves that orthodox medical vaccines are not only ineffective and dangerous, but even counterproductive!  I gradually became very ill, with a severe dry cough that would not heal. For the first time in my life fasting did not work. I became more ill and weaker and was coughing, sweating and dry-reaching 24 hours a day. My brilliant acupuncturist diagnosed failed kidneys. She said my lungs were fine, but my kidneys were not producing enough fluid for my lungs to function. Using a “hot” needle technique she turned my kidneys from ice cold to very painful! 125  Later at home I read in my “Yogic Management of Common Diseases” book that what I had was incurable, but that it is thought that up to 12 pears a day can remove kidney stones. Well, I thought that it may be able to get dead kidneys working again - so I tried it! For 6 days I ate 12 pears a day, plus heaps of fresh parsley, 4 litres of filtered water and kidney cleansing herbal tea. I blew my nose continually and I lost nearly 2 stone in stored fluid in a week! I then realised that I hadn’t had a fat problem, but that my kidneys hadn’t worked properly since I had those Hep B vaccinations, and I was simply storing fluid. So, with the help of pears, kidney tea and gentle yoga that massaged my kidneys, I got them working again! I then switched to organic food and chemical free living (e.g. using white vinegar for all my cleaning and stain removal).  Then I turned 40....I felt fantastic, with the sole exception of a severe gum infection that I’d had for over a year, and that survived all my detoxing. My husband suggested Urine Therapy - so (after a bit of persuasion) I rinsed my gums with fresh, midstream urine, and miraculously, after only a couple of days, my gum infection was totally cured! I also put 50 drops of fresh midstream urine under the tongue, 3 times a day for 3 days. My urine changed from thick, dark, cloudy, and smelly to thin, light, clear and sweet during this short period of time (so I knew my kidneys had improved). BUT my acupuncturist was amazed at how all my internal organs were now working perfectly! That was last April - and I have never felt better. I have not had to see my acupuncturist (or indeed any health practitioner) for over 6 months and I have just experience my first winter ever without having to deal with colds and infections!”  Urine: The Holy Water by Harald W. Tietze  KIDNEY FAILURE  “Patient: Mrs. Minal Munkund Pednekar. Aged 32 years.  A nurse working in Chembur Hospital, Mumbai, suffered from kidney failure. The left kidney had stopped functioning totally, whereas the right one had failed 70%. Days were very painful for her as


 nies.
Much to my surprise, in a  back ward, one not open to the public, I noticed a number of people with bright purple skins.
    I asked the staff about this and every one of the psychiatrists denied these patients existed. This outright and widely -agreed -upon
lie really raised my cur iosity. Finally after pouring through the journals in the hospital library I found an article describing psycho
tropic -drug-induced disruptions of melanin (the dark skin pigment). Thorazine, a commonly used psychiatric drug, when taken in
high doses over a  long period of time would do this. Excess melanin eventually was deposited in vital organs such as the heart and
the liver, causing death.
    I found it especially upsetting to see patients receive electroshock treatments. These violent, physician -induc ed traumas did
seem to disrupt dysfunctional thought patterns such as an impulse to commit suicide, but afterwards the victim couldn't remem ber
huge parts of their life or even recall who they were. Like many other dangerous medical treatments, electroshoc k can save life but
it can also take life away by obliterating identity.
    According the Hippocratic Oath, the first criteria of a treatment is that it should do no harm. Once again I found myself tra pped
in a system that made me feel severe protest. Ye t none of these specialists or university professors, or academic libraries had any
information about alternatives. Worse, none of these mind -doctor -gods were even looking for better treatments.
    Though unpleasant and profoundly disappointing, my experi ence as a mental hospital psychologist was, like being in nursing
school, also very valuable. Not only did I learn how to diagnose, and evaluate the severity of mental illness and assess the
dangerousness of the mentally ill, I learned to understand them, to feel comfortable with them, and found that I was never afraid of
them. Fearlessness is a huge advantage. The mentally ill seem to have a heightened ability to spot fear in others. If they se nse that
you are afraid they frequently enjoy terrorizing you. When psychotic people know you feel comfortable with them, and probably
understand a great deal of what they are experiencing, when they know that you can and intend to control them, they experienc e a
huge sense of relief. I could always get mentally ill p eople to tell me what was really going on in their heads when no one else
could get them to communicate.
    A few years later I married an American and became the Mental Health Coordinator for Whatcom County, the northwestern
corner of Washington State. I  handled all the legal proceedings in the county for mentally ill people. After treatment in the state
mental hospital I supervised their reentry into the community, and attempted to provide some follow up. This work further
confirmed my conclusions that i n most cases the mentally ill weren't helped by conventional treatment. Most of them rapidly
became social problems after discharge. It seemed the mental hospital's only ethically defensible function was incarceration --
providing temporary relief for the fa mily and community from the mentally ill person's destructiveness.
    I did see a few people recover in the mental health system. Inevitably these were young, and had not yet become
institutionalized, a term describing someone who comes to like being in the hospital because confinement feels safe.
Hospitalization can mean three square meals and a bed. It frequently means an opportunity to have a sex life (many female inm ates
are highly promiscuous). Many psychotics are also criminal; the hospital seems fa r better to them than jail. Many chronically
mentally ill are also experts at manipulating the system. When homeless, they deliberately get hospitalized for some outrageo us
deed just before winter. They then "recover" when the fine weather of spring return s.
    After a year as Mental Health Co -ordinator, I had enough of the "system" and decided that it was as good a time as any to return
to school for a Ph.D., this time at University. of Oregon where I studied clinical and counseling psychology and geronto logy.
While in graduate school I became pregnant and had my first child. Not surprisingly, this experience profoundly changed my
consciousness. I realized that it had perhaps been all right for me to be somewhat irresponsible about my own nutrition and h ealth,
but that it was not okay to inflict poor nutrition on my unborn child. At that time I was addicted to salty, deep -fat fried corn chips
and a diet pop. I thought I had to have these so -called foods every day. I tended to eat for taste, in other words, what I liked, not
necessarily what would give me the best nutrition. I was also eating a lot of what most people would consider healthy food: m eat,
cheese, milk, whole grains, nuts, vegetables, and fruits.
    My constitution had seemed strong and vital e nough through my twenties to allow this level of dietary irresponsibility. During
my early 20s I had even recovered from a breast cancer by sheer will power. (I will discuss this later.) So before my pregnan cy I
had not questioned my eating habits.
    As my body changed and adapted itself to it's new purpose I began visiting the libraries and voraciously read everything
obtainable under the topic of nutrition --all the texts, current magazines, nutritional journals, and health newsletters. My childhood
habit of self -directed study paid off. I discovered alternative health magazines like Let's Live, Prevention, Organic Gardening, and
Best Ways, and promptly obtained every back issue since they were first published. Along the way I ran into articles by Linus
Pauling on vitamin C, and sent away for all of his books, one of these was co -authored with David Hawkins, called The
Orthomolecular Approach to Mental Disorders.
    This book had a profound effect on me. I instantly recognized that it was Truth with a ca pital "T", although the orthomolecular
approach was clearly in opposition to the established medical model and contradicted everything I had ever learned as a stude nt or
professional. Here at last was the exciting alternative approach to treating mental di sorders I had so long sought. I filed this
information away, waiting for an opportunity to use it. And I began to study all the references in The Orthomolecular Approac h to
Mental Disorders dealing with correcting the perceptual functioning of psychotic pe ople using natural substances.
    In the course of delving through libraries and book stores, I also came across the Mokelumne Hill Publishing Company (now
defunct). This obscure publisher reprinted many unusual and generally crudely reproduced out -of-print books about raw foods
diets, hygienic medicine, fruitarianism, fasting, breathairianism, plus some works discussing spiritual aspects of living tha t were
far more esoteric than I had ever thought existed. I decided that weird or not, I might as well fin d out everything potentially useful.
So I spent a lot of money ordering their books. Some of Mokelumne Hill's material really expanded my thoughts. Though much of
it seemed totally outrageous, in every book there usually was one line, one paragraph, or if I was lucky one whole chapter that rang
true for me.
    Recognizing capital "T" Truth when one sees it is one of the most important abilities a person can have. Unfortunately, every
aspect of our mass educational system attempts to invalidate this skill. Students are repeatedly told that derivation from recognized
authority and/or the scientific method are the only valid means to assess the validity of data. But there is another parallel  method to
determine the truth or falsehood of information: Knowing. W e Know by the simple method of looking at something and
recognizing its correctness. It is a spiritual ability. I believe we all have it. But in my case, I never lost the ability to  Know because
I almost never attended school.
    Thus it is that I am absolutely certain How and When to Be Your Own Doctor will be recognized as Truth by some of my
readers and rejected as unscientific, unsubstantiated, or anecdotal information by others. I accept this limitation on my abi lity to
teach. If what you read in the following pages seems True for you, great! If it doesn't, there is little or nothing I could do to further
convince.
    I return now to the time of my first pregnancy. In the face of all these new Truths I was discovering conc erning health and
nutrition, I made immediate changes in my diet. I severely reduced my animal protein intake and limited cooked food in genera l. I
began taking vitamin and mineral supplements. I also choose a highly atypical Ph.D. dissertation topic, "The  Orthomolecular
Treatment of Mental Disorders." This fifty cent word, orthomolecular, basically means readjusting the body chemistry by
providing unusually large amounts of specific nutrient substances normally found in the human body (vitamins and mineral s).
Orthomolecular therapy for mental disorders is supported by good diet, by removal of allergy -producing substances, by control of
hypoglycemia, plus counseling, and provision of a therapeutic environment.
    My proposed dissertation topic met with not hing but opposition. The professors on my doctoral committee had never heard of
the word orthomolecular, and all of them were certain it wasn't an accepted, traditional area of research. Research in academ ia is
supposed to be based on the works of a previo us researchers who arrived at hypothesis based on data obtained by strictly following
scientific


2003 one more drain took place.
The last Oncologist report stated that the tests performed on the Ascites fluid showed
that the cancer cells were well differentiated, a very positive sign considering terminal
cancer cells are very aggressive, and are typically fragmented and poorly
differentiated.
Since that drain in June, 2003, Cindy has minor symptoms relating to Ascites buildup.
Typically, 2 - 4 cysts (small bubbles of Ascites fluid) build in the abdomen and
stomach areas over a period of 90+ days and Cindy requires minimal parenthesis
procedures. This is a far cry from the original Ascites drains of one - three liters each.
These cysts are not painful but do cause minor discomfort as they expand and press
on vital organs. For instance, she may have to go to the bathroom frequently because
a bubble might be pressing on her bladder, or, she can't east a lot at one time
because a bubble is pressing on her stomach. These are sign that she needs a drain.
There are a few other bubbles inside her pelvic area, but they don't seem to be
causing her any problems. The hope is that Dr. Kelley's enzymes w ill slowly dissipate
these cysts.
The following is a letter from Cindy's primary physician. It is addressed to Southwest
airlines, giving them an update on her health status. It is Cindy's hope to go back to
work as a flight attendant in April, 2005. And let me tell you, I  believe it's going to
happen! Ken
Hodgkin's Disease Testimonials
Hodgkin's disease is a moderately rare cancer of the lymphocyte system and
associated organs that claimed 1,500 lives in 1987.
Physicians have classified (in the claimed 1,500) this malignancy system of four
"stages" (I-IV). Stage I  represents early, localized disease; stage IV defines advanced,
widely disseminated cancer involving many organs of the body. Stages II and III
include more intermediate forms. Physicians further categorize Hodgkin's disease by
the letters "A" and "B." The designation "A" refers to patients without symptoms. The
letter "B" identifies patients with symptoms such as fevers, chills, night sweats, and
fatigue. Hodgkin's, if untreated, is often rapidly fatal. "A single series of untreated
patients reported by Croft in 1941," writes Devita, head of the National Cancer
Institute, "leads us to believe that the course of patients with Hodgkin's disease, if left
untreated, regardless of the stage, is brief, measured in 1  to 2 years. In that series, the
median survival was less than 1  year and most patients were dead by year 2, with
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fewer than 5% alive after 5 years."
At present, the "MOPP" chemotherapy regimen is the most widely recommended
treatment for Hodgkin's. This protocol employs four drugs — nitrogen mustard,
Oncovin (vincristine), procarbazine and prednisone — given once every twenty-eight
days for at least six months. As Devita explains, "Unless chemotherapy is
contraindicated for medical reasons, all patients treated with MOPP and other
combinations should be given a minimum of six cycles (a dose) or as many cycles as
needed to achieve a complete remission, plus additional cycles to consolidate the
remission."(1) With protocols such as this, at least 50% of all patients w ill survive five
years.
Michael Moreland
Mr. Michael Moreland is a 37-year old man from Washington State alive nine years
since diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. In late 1977, Mr. Moreland developed mild
fatigue and a tender swelling in his neck that rapidly increased in size. In January of
1978 he consulted his family physician, who suspected a low-grade infection and
prescribed a course of Penicillin therapy. With treatment, the swelling did decrease
slightly over a period of a week, but then worsened. In addition, Mr. Moreland began
experiencing drenching night sweats as well as sharp pain in the upper part of his
chest.
Several weeks later, Mr. Moreland returned to his physician. A chest X-ray revealed
a large upper mediastinal mass, and laboratory studies were significant for an
elevated white blood count of 21,000 (upper limit of normal 10,000). Because of
these findings, on February 6, 1978 Mr. Moreland entered Vancouver Memorial
Hospital in Vancouver, Washington. On admission, Mr. Moreland was noted to have
extensive lymphadenopathy in the cervical area, described in the records as: "A very
large mass present in the left side of the neck with some surrounding smaller masses
also present.
There are some more discrete masses on the right side as well, measuring up to 3 to
4 centimeters in diameter. There is a bilateral auxiliary adenopathy present." The
following day, Mr. Moreland went to surgery. Subsequent evaluation of the tissue
specimen confirmed an aggressive form of Hodgkin's disease, well-described in the
official pathology report: "There is no question that nodules are being formed in this
lymph node but in many areas the picture is more than a mixed cellularity type and
there are remarkably large collections composed mainly of malignant
reticulohitiocytic cells with lymphocyte depletion." With a diagnosis of Hodgkin's
confirmed Mr. Moreland was readmitted to Vancouver Memorial on February 13 for
additional tests. A chest X-ray showed: "Mediastinal adenopathy which is a little
more pronounced on the right. There is evidence of bilateral cervical nodes." A
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lymphangiogram, a dye study of the abdominal lymph node system, demonstrated
extensive disease, as summarized in the records: "Abnormal lymphangiogram due to
enlarged nodes caused by Hodgkin's disease at L2, L3 and probably along the right
iliac chain."
On February 13, Mr. Moreland underwent a staging laparotomy — exploratory
abdominal surgery — and removal of his spleen, a procedure often performed in
patients with Hodgkin's. Although the spleen was free of disease, a periaortic lymph
node was positive for cancer. At the same time, a bone marrow biopsy was
attempted, but the specimen could not be conclusively analyzed. Mr. Moreland was
told he suffered advanced Hodgkin's disease, officially recorded as: "Hodgkin's
disease, nodular sclerosed type, stage IIIB." His doctors advised that aggressive multi
agent chemotherapy was the only hope for prolonged survival, and proposed their
standard six-month, six-cycle course of MOPP. Mr. Moreland agreed to the treatment,
which he began in late February as an outpatient at the Vancouver Clinic.
After the first round of drugs, Mr. Moreland became extremely weak, fatigued, and
anorexic. His symptoms did improve over a two-week period, but while undergoing
the second cycle, Mr. Moreland became severely ill. He did struggle through a third
course, but felt so debilitated he decided to discontinue chemotherapy. The attending
physician warned Mr. Moreland that without appropriate treatment, he would quickly
die, and suggested a six-month course of radiation as an alternative. Mr. Moreland
accepted the plan and in late May received his first dose of cobalt to the chest.
Once again Mr. Moreland became ill, and in mid-July, after receiving a total of
4060 rads to the chest and upper abdomen, Mr. Moreland refused further treatment.
At the same time, he was not believed to be cancer-free. According to Mr. Moreland,
his doctors warned that he would die within a year, unless he agreed to additional
therapy.
Mr. Moreland did not change his mind. Instead, after investigating alternative
approaches to cancer, he met with Dr. Kelley in late July and shortly thereafter began
the Kelley program. Within a month, he noticed improved energy and well being,
and within a year, he says he felt better than he had for a decade.
Mr. Moreland followed the full regimen for three years, and today, nine years since
his diagnosis, he remains in excellent health. He also has two healthy children,
currently, aged four and six; this is unusual, since MOPP chemotherapy causes
sterility in a majority of male patients. Despite his abbreviated courses of both
chemotherapy and radiation, I  believe Mr. Moreland is a relatively simple case to
evaluate.
Although there are, in the medical literature, several documented instances of
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patients with advanced Hodgkin's enjoying prolonged survival after incomplete
treatment with MOPP, such cases are extremely rare. While he did undergo
radiotherapy, all of it was directed to his chest and upper abdomen. His extensive
lower abdominal and pelvic tumors were never irradiated.
In summary, Mr. Moreland suffered Stage IIIB Hodgkin's disease, treated with
partial courses of chemotherapy and radiation. When first seen by Dr. Kelley, he was
clinically debilitated and not, according to his doctors, in remission; it seems
reasonable to attribute this patient's prolonged survival and current good health to his
nutritional protocol.
Scott Stirling
Mr. Stirling is a 53-year-old


 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 would have given
up on himself, announced that he was a failure and ceased his en-
deavors to light the world. Failure can be instructive. It can be an
incentive to work and exploration. It can even be thought as success
if it points the way to new discoveries. As Kenneth Boulding put it,
I have revised some folk wisdom lately; one of my edited pro-
verbs is Nothing fails like success  because you do not learn any-
thing from it. The only thing we ever learn from is failure.
Success only confirms our superstitions.
Think of it. Without failure we can learn nothing, and yet we have
learned to treasure success as the only acceptable standard. We tend
to shun all experiences which might bring about fail-128 / Your Erroneous Zonesure. Apprehension of failure is a big part of fear of the unknown.
Anything which doesn’t smack of guaranteed success is to be
avoided. And fearing failure means fearing both the unknown and
the disapproval that accompanies not doing your best.
Some Typical “Fear of the Unknown” Behavior In Our Culture
We have already discussed some typical behavior engendered by
fear of the unknown. Resisting new experiences, rigidity, prejudice,
slavish adherence to plans, the need for external security, fear of
failure and perfectionism are all subheadings in this large self-limit-
ing zone. What follows is a listing of the most common specific ex-
amples in this category. You can use it as a checklist to assess your
own behavior.
• Eating the same kinds of foods for a lifetime. Avoiding exotic,
new taste treats in favor of the more traditional, and using descrip-
tions such as, “I’m a meat and potatoes person” or “I always order
chicken.” While everyone has certain preferences and predelictions,
avoidance of unknown foods is merely rigidity. Some people have
never eaten a taco, or been to a Greek or Indian restaurant, simply
because they stay on the familiar ground of what they are used to.
Leaving familiar grounds can open up a whole exciting gastronomic
world.
• Wearing the same kinds of clothes forever. Never trying out a
new style, or wearing something different. Labeling yourself as a
“conservative dresser” or a “loud dresser” and never varying your
sartorial style.
• Reading the same newspapers and magazines which support
the same editorial position day after day and never admitting a
contrary viewpoint. In one recent study, a reader, whose political
position was well known, was asked to read an edito-EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 129rial which began with a position identical to his own. In the middle
of the editorial, the viewpoint shifted, and a hidden camera revealed
that the reader’s eyes similarly shifted to another part of the page.
The rigid reader in this experiment would not even consider a dis-
similar point of view.
• Seeing the same movies (with different titles) for a lifetime. Re-
fusing to view anything that might support a different philosophical
or political belief, because the unknown is disconcerting and must
be shut out.
• Living in the same neighborhood, city or state, simply because
your parents and their parents happened to have chosen that loca-
tion. Being afraid of a new place because the people, climate, politics,
language, customs, or whatever, are different.
• Refusing to listen to ideas which you do not share. Instead of
considering the other speaker’s viewpoint—“Hmm, I’ve never
thought of that”—you immediately insist he’s crazy or uninformed.
This is a method of avoiding the different or the unknown by refus-
ing to communicate.
• Being afraid to try a new activity because you can’t do it well.
“I don’t think I’d be very good, I’ll just watch.”
• Compulsive achievement in school or on the job. Grades are
more important than anything else. The fitness report matters more
than the pleasure of work well done. Using achievement rewards
as substitutes for trying something new and unknown. Residing in
the safe areas of inquiry because, “I know I can get an A,” rather
than risking a C by embarking on a new


, has observed : "The science of medicine
is based on mere guess-work." Sir John Forbes has remarked :
"Notwithstanding the skill of physicians, it is Nature which cures
most men of their diseases. "Dr. Baker tells us : "In cases of night
fever many more patients die of the drugs than of the disease." Dr.
Froth declares that it is difficutl to find a more disbounest profession
than that of medicine. Dr. Thomas Watson writes : "In the most
important matters our profession drifts on a sea of dubious
hypotheses·." Dr. Caswell feels that the human race would benefit
immeasurably if the entier medical pr~fession was ended. Dr. Frank
avers that thousands have been killed in hospitals. Dr. Mason Good
says: "Drugs claim a heavier sacrifice of human lives than do wars,
epidemics and famines." We find that an·increase in the number of
doctors is followed in one place after another by a rise in the
incidence of disease. Large advertisements appear in newspapers
which do not accept other advertisements. When Indian Opinion
used to accept advertisements, its workers had to go about soliCiting
these from others, but as for drug advertisements, their
manufacturers pressed them on the. journal and would even tempt
[us] with large sums. We pay a rupee for medicine which should
cost no more than a pie. Most manufacturers generally do not let us
know what the drugs are made from. A drug-manufacturer recently
brought out a book entitled Secret Medicines, his object being to
ensure that people ·are not misled. He reveals therein that the
ingredients of sarsaparilla, fruit salt, syrup and other well-known
patent medicines, for which we pay from three to seven shillings a URINE THERAPY -ALREADY A SCIENCE : 183
bottle cost from a farthing to a penny. This means that we P~Y from
36 to' 336 times the actual cost of the medicine. The proftt to the
dealer is thus 3500to 35000 per cent.
The reader ought surely to see from all this that it is unnecessa~
for a patient to rush to a doctor or buy drugs in a hur~. But few WI~ I
so forbear. All doctors are not dishonest. That every time the drug IS
harmful, the common man wi.ll not admit. To such persons, one may
say: n Forbear as much as you can. Do not bother a do_ctor as long
as you can help it. If you must call in one, get only a reliable_ person
and, having called him, stick to him. Consult another onl~ ~f h~ so
advises. Your disease is not under your doctor's control. If It IS given
to you to live, you will get well and if, in spite of all that you ~ave
done death comes to your or to your relatives, know that death IS no
I.
more than a transition."...
(From Gujarati : Indian Opinion, 11-1-1913)
The Coll~cted Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol. XI
(March 1964), pp. 434-36
CHAPTER Ill
URINE THERAPY -ALREADY A SCIENCE
I have ~ust now read the book Water of Life. T~e autho~ has
mentioned human urine itself as water of life. The unn_e of ant_m_als
also is water of life, i.e. the water produced ~y life or ltvtng
organism. The new system of urine therapy cl_alms that ~ good
number of ailments can be cured with human unne. The ~als~.avas
will disagree with this. They would ask -'Is urine also a ~nnk. But
the author says that while on one hand the human betng spends
thousands of rupees for medicines, on the other they do n?t car~ to
have any benefit from this supreme medicine. Eve~ybody IS advtsed
to drink aut~-urine. It is a panacea for diff~_rent. dtseases. Any~y
can come to me and see that book. Shri RaOJibhal Patel, an assoetate 184 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
of Gandhiji in South Africa, has written a book in Gujarati entitled
Ma~av Mutra (The Human Urine) on the basis of the book. This
subject ~as also become a science. It is, therefore, advised that in
future urrne and stools should no more be objects of hate.
From an address by Saint Vinoba on 4-4-1959
CHAPETER IV
THE FOLLOW-UP WORK
..E~ery mission. requires a follow-up work. But unlike politics,
m1~S1onary work 1tsefl creates its own missionaries and workers.
u.nne therapy is a missionary work and it has created its own
p1oneers for its development anc;J propagation. It is a universal
remedy and it is developed in different countries to a greater or
lesser e~tent. From the foregonig chapters it can be seen that it was
kn.own.m En~land and Armstrong gave it a scientific form. Protestant
prrests 1n Afnca used to cure the natives by urine therapy of their
own and they had two books on this therapy with them. They gave
them to Dr. Manubhai Patel, District Medical Officer of Mehasana
when he was in Africa. In lnd,ia this therapy was commonly known
to the ~randmothers and the artisans. It is very well mentioned in
Ayurved1c.and other texts. Shri Raojibhai took up Armstrons's thread
a~d experrmented not only on himself but on his relatives and
frrends and the mission spread automatically. So urine therapy
bega~ to ~evelop. Shri Raojibhai was not alone to do
experrmentat10n in the field of urine therapy. Shri Juthabhai Shah
gave Raojibhai Armstrong's book and intorduced him to this
thera~y and at the same time carried on his own experimentation
on urrne. Dr. M~n~bhai. Patel also knew about this therapy from
the Protestant ~ISSionanes in Africa. Some allopathic doctors also
kn~w about th1s therapy and they used it to cure thousands of
pat1ents during the first and second World Wars. All these facts THE FOLLOW-UP WORK : 185
prove the universality of urine cure. But somehow it could not
become popular. It required missionaries for its develpment and
propagation. Armstrong in England did a real pioneering work in this
field. shri Raojibhai took up his mission and gave it a great impetus
not only to. its propagation but to its development by
experimentation. Urine therapy by its very nature is in a way easy
for a trial and hundreds of people took up his suggestion to cure
themselyes by auto-urtne. There were hundreds of successful cases
of urine experiments and the experimenters gladly wrote and
informed Shri raojibhai of their successful urine treatments. It was a
self-styled propagation of urine therapy. But there was the moving
and guiding spirit of Shri Raojibhai to gave impetus to the self-styled
experimenting patients whenever they required guidelines at the
time of difficulty. So the idea of urine therapy caught fire ·and
began to spread automatically. It was as if in the air and at that very
time there were others too, who were independently thinking and
trying to propagate this therapy.
Such a worthy person was and still is Dr. Paragjibhai D. Desai.
He had read Armstrong's book of his own in 1955. He first tried
this therapy on himself and found it very useful. Himself being a
doctor and an eye-specialist, he could very well understand the
limitations and abuses of medical science. He was t.he only popular
eye-specialist in this area of South Gujarat during the years between
the two great World Wars. Being a very experienced doctor and
having an altruistic attitude of mind, urine therapy caught his
imagination and he began to use it on some willing patients and
thus he began to gather sufficent material in support of this therapy.
When Shri Raojibhai began to propagate this therapy he heartliy
welcomed his activity and so naturally after Shri Raojibhai's demise,
his mantle fell on Dr. Paragjibhai's shoulders. Now he is 82, but he
works so hard for its propagation and development that it seems the
spirit of Shri Raojibhai has entered his body! Once somewhat shy,
he has now become an active prapagandist of urine therapy!
Dr. Paragjibhai has already started two urine therapy centres at 186 : AUTO-URINETHERAPY
Bulsar and at Bombay for the last seven years. For sometime he
used to visit Poona and Baroda and Ahmedabad to give guidance to
patients in urine treatment. He was honoured for this philanthropic
work in an assembly at Bombay presided by Shri K. K. Shah, the


  was
as alive ten years later  as on that day,  and as healthy." (Extract from
Naturopath  and  Herald  of Health) Nevertheless  these  facts are not
made known  to the general public, nor do those who urge members  of
the community  to be immunized  against this  or that disease inform
them that  not all doctors are in favour of such measures,  being of the
opinion that vaccines and  serums may  later  on produce chronic
afflictions,  not the least of which  is heart disease.
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 CHAPTER  X.
FEVERS: MALARIA  AND OTHERS
Case of a mysterious  fever, which  occurs in Africa but is rare in England.

Patient, young lady of 17.  Mysteriously  stricken.  Very  weak.
Temperature  105. M.D.  called  in said if recovery took place at all, the
victim  would be ill for six months and  then would be nine months
convalescent.  Patient's father‐a believer in urine‐therapy‐sent for me.
At first  I found the victim  difficult to deal with, but she finally consented
to a urine‐fast  plus plain water. On the sixth day after she had  been
stricken, her temperature  was still 105, and  she was growing rapidly
emaciated,  her urine being thick, foul and  concentrated.  But twenty‐
four hours  after starting my treatment  the temperature  had dropped  to
101 and the urine was clearer. In three days the temperature  was down
to 97, and in five days to 95. Patient bright  and lively‐all was going well.
Doctor much puzzled. Fast was broken at the end of 18 days. The
patient's skin was as clear as that of a child. Within a few days of
breaking the fast  she was up and  doing and feeling perfectly  well.  She
continued  the use  of her own urine and  has thrived upon it. Some
sixteen years ago she married, and  had  three children in the first ten
years.
Malaria.
This in an infectious  disease characterised  by paroxysms  of intermittent
fever, each consisting  of a cold, a hot and  a perspiring  stage. Between
the paroxysms  the  victim  appears comparatively  well.  According  to 66
 Materia  Medica all forms of malaria  are due  to parasites living in the
blood. Mosquitoes  are infected by sucking human  blood  and  in turn
infect human beings by biting them.  The troublesome  and  distressing
feature  of malaria‐which  the allopaths treat (suppress)  with quinine‐is
that when once  contracted  it occurs again and  again, for under  the
usual orthodox treatment  it merely  goes into latency instead of being
totally eradicated.  Under  urine‐therapy,  however,  it is cured once  and
for all. So far I have  never had  a case which  did not clear up in 10 days
or less by dint  of fasting on urine and plain water.
Mr. Q. Athletic type. Very  temperate  and a small eater. Contracted
malaria out East. 'Had it for three  years. During the year before I saw
him in 1920 had suffered from thirty‐six attacks.  He dosed  himself
regularly with quinine. Finally cured himself  completely  with a urine‐
fast  lasting ten days. No more  quinine. Has never had  another  attack,
and  has kept in fine health by adhering to his temperate  habits and
freely  partaking  of the "water of life. "
Blackwater  Fever.
Case related to me by the erstwhile  victim.  Army man  (Major) found by
natives in the backwoods  to be in a state of delirium due to blackwater
fever. They  cured him by fasting him for 10 days, by the applyin f packs
and  by inducing him to take his own urine, and  plain water. I mention
this to stress that I am not the discoverer  of urine‐therapy.
In this chapter I have limited myself to reciting only one case  history of
the various  fevers mentioned,  merely  because to do otherwise  would
be to enlarge  the bulk  of this book to unwieldly  proportions.  I will now 67
 conclude with some remarks about fever in general,  and acute diseases
attended with fever.
When doctors  try to bring down a patient's temperature  by unnatural
means, they  are frustrating  Nature  and  may  be endangering  the
patient's life, or at best laying up seeds for future troubles. A fever is
really a curative process on the part of Nature  to burn  up certain toxins
in the body.  Oh yes, we hear of the "miraculous"  ternperature‐ reducing
effects of wonder  drugs for pneumonia,  but we do not hear so much of
the many people who die of heart‐trouble after the fever has been thus
miraculously  cured! Experience  has taught  me that there  is only one
safe way to treat a fever, which, being a curative process, is neither
incurable  nor need prove  fatal if rightly handled. The modus  operandi
will by now have become so familiar  to the reader that it need not be
repeated here. I need merely  say that not only have I never  seen a
failure with the urine‐fast  plus tap water therapy  (all the urine  passed
should be drunk) but that the fall of temperature  has taken place  withir
any time from 36 to 72 hours, followed by complete  recovery within a
few days.
As to why the urine is so thick, foul and  scanty in cases