ed direct currem
Resistivity studies with direct current are of consider·
able interest, as this type of current represents electric
transports in vivo. Attempts were therefore made to
study resistivity of blood vessels with a technique
developed by Burger and van Milaan (8). In this way,
information on the resistance of walls of large vessels
in comparison to resistance of the intravascular con·
ducting medium, the plasma, should be possible to
obtain. As in determinations of resistivity with alternating
current, many sources of error can interfere in deter·
minations of resistivity with direct current. It is evi·
dent that an application of DC pulses will ionize the
test material and change its relative conductivity dur·
ing each pulse. The applied potential will furthermore
produce ionic separations, providing electromotive
forces in the opposite direction. This effect means that
the test current builds up a galvanic potential. When potential difference is constant within cer·
tain limits, the degree of i(mization is a dynamic event
which initially increases exponentially the actual flow
of current per unit time. This observation is well
known since julius Tafel (72). On prolonged applica·
tion of direct current, different counteracting reactions
will contribute to decelerate the current. Moreover,
the same technical difficulties are encountered in both
DC and AC determinatio ns of resistivity of a vessel
128 Biologically closed electric circuits wall, i. e., geometric measurements of specimens and
avoidance of injury to tissue. These experiments were performed in five dogs,
using the same rype of preparation of femoral vessels
and electrodes in glass tubes as was employed in the
determinatio ns of resistivity with alternating currents. A series of 10 DC pulses (0. 5-1. 0 sec duration each)
was applied over 25, 50, 100 and ISO mV through the
vessel wall in one direction and then in the opposite
direction. Polarizati on caused a dis·tortion of the measured
deflections of potential. It is therefore necessary to
define how the measuremen ts were obtained and the
results analyzed.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the formula used to calculate the resistance of the vessel wall?,
A: R.A n = --, where R = Z - R, and I is the thickness of the vessel wall, A the internal cross-sectional area of the glass tube, and R, the resistance of the column of saline solution between the measuring electrodes.
Q: What is the purpose of the experiment involving the application of 10-20 volts between the electrodes?,
A: The experiment aims to study the resistivity of the femoral arteries and veins in dogs and to examine the possibility of electric current flowing selectively through the vessel walls.
Q: What is the significance of the results of the resistivity measurements?,
A: The results indicate that the resistivity of the femoral arteries and veins is higher than that of the saline solution, and the findings suggest that the vessel walls may serve as electrically insulated cables.
Q: What is the purpose of the experiment involving the application of direct current between the electrodes in the aorta and mesentery?,
A: The experiment aims to study the effects of direct current on the vessel walls and to investigate the possibility of selective transport of material through the capillary walls.
Q: What is the proposed mechanism for the accumulation of granulocytes in the capillary walls?,
A: The proposed mechanism is that the granulocytes are attracted to the anode and repelled by the cathode due to the electric field, which is consistent with the observed results.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>One of the most important nonionic
compounds, water, can be transported in a closed
electric circut in a matrix lined with fixed charges. The
mechanism of transport we can particularly refer to is
evidently in the first hand represented by Type I
(anomalous ) electroosmos is (Chapter IX). Dielectrics
other than water may evidently also move in an electric
field. This possibility will be demonstrated experimen
tally in Chapter XIII. It is now suggested that the presence of vesicles in
the endothelial cells indicates a mechanism of inter
electrodic transfer of energy which is in addition to
the mechanism of ionic transfer already proposed in
Fig. XU: 30. Fig. XU: 3la shows the membranes of
an endothelial cell and outlines!he suggested princi
ple, that redox reactions lead to the development of
basement membrane and fibrin ftlm as "external" pro-
INTERIOII Of CAPIUARY WALL
BLOOD
r.- LCotf>odle l!.l! )( )(~
.rf"" -"' '\ AnocUe Fig. XII: 31. (a) Suggested mechanism of energy
transfer over capillary walls in addition to ionic
transports illustrated in Fig. XII: 30. Endothelial
cells are provided with electrode equivalent sites for
reversible redox reactions at the outer and inner sur·
faces of the endothelial cell membranes. As in any
electrophoretic system, reaction products will de\•el·
op at the electrode surfaces. It is!uggested that the
basement membrane and the endothelial fibrin film
have developed from reactions at the.. exterior"
electrode surfaces. Vesicles are explained as non
ionic collections of products of electrode reaclions,
transported between the inner electrode surfaces,
comparable to electrogenic transport of water in
electroosmosis. (h) A vesicle produced at the inner
surface of an endothelial cell is transported as an
ergonar (see Chapter XIII) throuP, the cytoplasm,
provided with matrix properties which permit inter
electrode transport of dielectrics. On arrival at the
opposite electrode. the nonionic comoound may ion·
ize by a second electrode reaction. This pinocytotic
.. pure" transport of water may be combined with hy·
dration of, e.g., cationic compounds leading to en·
hanced transpon of a variety of vesicular contents. R \... /-V..icular conecti«< of edox..,.. non toni: compound
mecti•tora Tr~,: • ~ (ergonlll") e.g. med••t, :
enz~e m•trix : • moLul.,., i =~~~tlonol
,,.J·.,~Uonor).. $_-_-.. ~ ~Cothod;o
)(_(~)!_
e Anodic
tNTI:RSTITIAL TISSUE
Biologically closed electric circuits 145 ducts and vesicles as morphologically visible "inter
nal" products in the VICC system. Electrode equiv
alent redox sites at the endothelial cell membranes are
anticipated to be reversible and therefore capable of
allowing bidirectional ionic and vesicular (nonionic)
transports across the endothelial cell. This mechanism
aloo offers an alternative to the previously suggested
Brownian type of vesicular motion. A panieular pat
tern of distribution of vesicles adjacent to the inner
walls of a cell (M, Fig. XII: 29b) can be regarded as
representative of one phase of a unidirectional flow of
current. One of the inner "electrode surfaces" should
be anodic and the other cathodic. At a later stage when
polarity and flow of current are reversed, a mixture
will develop of vesicles. We have here assumed, for the
sake of simplicity, that the vesicles arc transported as
water in a closed electric circuit from anode to cath
ode. A possibility might therefore be that vesi
cles in pinocytosis are represented by matrix support
ed transport of nticro-dustcrs of water molecules. Structural elements in the cytoplasm, such as fila
ments, makes it at least justified to suggest that matrix
elements exist to support the electrogenic transport of
nonionic material. In this way a principle explaining
vesicular transports now appears possible. Redox sines
must be located on each side of endothelial mem
branes, according to this theory for development of
basement membrane, endothelial fibrin film and "e
sjrular transport. These sites must each represent one
*'exterior" and one "interior" reversible electrode
equivalent surface (four redox sites). Such an arrange
ment should allow bidirectional transport s of cations
and anions as well as bidirectional transport of vesi
cles. The direction of transport of a dielectric pack of
energy (ergonar, see Chapter XIII) will be determined
by the polarity of the surplus of fixed electric charges
of the assumed matrix in the endothelial cytoplasm
and the direction of the transcellular electric gradient. The principle of the development and unidirectional
transport of a vesicle is presented in Fig. XII: 31 b. Several of the participating functions are still un
known. The redox sites are assumed to consist of
mediators such as enzyme molecules with the capacity
to transfer electrons. Such models of electron conduct
ing enzymes have also been described in the endotheli
al cytoplasm. The matrix properties of the cytoplasm
are, however, still unknown in terrns of electrogenic
transcellular transports. Related problems associated
with


"Bushes'" of birefringent material 266. Bush·Likc structures ilt,lli
"B"zone l0.~.25,~~ 9~J0l. ~
UQ. t 42'!i!.!12.. ~ lli., ~ ill.
214,125.227.229
c
Calcifications in son tissues 260.
c.lcino,i• reparativa l§2. ill
Cak.iolytic phase U1
after bone injury W
Calcium in injured tissue 321
Callus, formed du11ing an acid in.iury phase
ill
Cancer cells, surphts offlXed charges 2.&2
Cancer developing progressive injuries
lli
Cancer feet ill
Cancer o( the breast 2m. Cancers occasionally heal spon1aneously
272.lli
Cancers, suitable fo0r DC treaunem ill
Capillarity 164. 321
Capil lary~
basement me,mbranes as product of
redox reactions 141. 322
flow lli
force in lymph spaces 26.
membranes!.1,L ill
of rat cardiac muscle 1.!2
permeability ~ ~ ~ 2Q!J
thromboses 215. 21J
CarOOn panjcles CO\'ered with dextran 28. Carboxyl groups 26!t
Carcinogenesis M2: l21
Carcinogcnetic factor ~ ~ lll
Carcino1na
l•rgccell 1.2
oat <ell 2.J
of b...,.S< 16. 2(16, 277
squamous cell 2.1
Cardiac arrhythmias ZM
Cardiac pacemaker ~!.ZL llL ill
Cardiac standstill!.QL.lli
Cardiorespiratory function tests ill
Cascade reactions ill
in injury 286
Catabolic acidity 7~73. l!2., ill
Cat.abolic energy in local injury ~ ZQ:1l..
115-119, 31S-323 Catabolic process o( injury I.2&::Z2l
Catalytic systems 1.60. Catalyzing action of material 1~
Cathaemoglobin ll!ll
Cathode for DC treatme-nt 282:2..21
Cathodic
fat "cells" ~
fibrosis ill
fibrous strand 2!8
fibrous tissue ~ 2.1&
type of fibrotic tissue ill
Cathodic abdom.i.nal fat 2li
Cathodic alkalin.ity 16l-172,!lZ.. Z.W
Cathodic and anodic membranes lli
Cathodic core &....lli
Cathodic core• and anodic rod• ;tll
Cationic
accumula tion U
electroosmos is 81
haemin in acid solution l&a
Cavitation Z2Z
Cavities containing gas 2.29. Cell walls with r:adiating structures 1!1
Cells
of epitheliaJ type ill
of variable a hili lies to survive l21
sensith•e to heat ill
Cellular d<Jith ill
Cellular debris ZQQ
Cellular surfa<. "t" charges ~ 26j
Cerebrospinal flOiid 149, 319
Change
of biologic environment lO.Z
qf jqn_i~ Wffi99$ition lQ2
of polarity ill
Channelizing media 11iO
Channels
ductal 8
in ti.ssue ill
of reaction 1.j,8
primitive type of 8
\rascular 8
Characteristics of tissue matrix lll
Charge
separation 200.
transfer by enzyme molecules ill
transport in corrosion W
Charged compounds, electrophoretic accu-
mul:ujon of ill
Charged cytostatic compound 3.15
Charged groups on celJs ~ 26!1
Charging of tissue ~ ~ 2.8..1.:.ll6. Chemical activity l.S6
Chemical analyses of fat and water
2l! :2ll
Chemical con<:eatration fofC'CS 75-77. 9l-i04, tOS-111. 1.22
Chemicalsignals 1.20. Chemotactic accumulation
leukocytes ~187-191.~~~
271,294, 3ll.12l
movemen t 2ll.l
properties ill
Chemotaxis, see chemotactic accumula tion
Chlorine a1 the anode ill
Chromosomal ruptures 2.8.1
Chronic dfects of direct current 1.25
Chronic inflamma tion ill
Chronic mastiti5 2ll
Cicatricial changes ill
Cineradjograph)'!l8
Circuits other than VICC 3.19. Circular disp la~ment of stru-ccurts 6, 25,
ll. 21.!12,!lZ.. ~Q!U!l.L ~U.li. 224, 225, 266. 325 Circular structures, see circular displace
ment o( structures
Circ:ulation of blood and lymph Ill
Circulatory disturbances by thrombos is
2£l
"Citrus frujt" 22.6. C1osed circuit release of elecrric energy
ill
Closure of endothelial pores ill
Cloudy swelling 2&3
Clusters
bmlting of 1!2
of molecules lil
of water mo.lecules &1
Coagulation necrosis!..lQ....lli
Coagulation of blood ill
Coincidence of necroiis and malignancy
lli
Coinciding ini ury reactions ill
Collagen 201,212
Collections of.ions opera ling BCEC ill
"Collision diame1e-r" Zb12. "Complicated corrosion" Ll6
Complications 2&0
Components of circulatory S)'Stem of
BCEC Ul
Compositi on, stainless stet-1 ll.J
O,mpress.ion
in mammograph)' of the breast ~ill
of vessels 22:! Compute,rized tomography ~ 291. 222.
differences o( attenuation ill
of radiolucent zone l5
Concentration. forces Z2::IZ.. 21. I zo, W
influence of W
production <J{ radiating structures UU
Concept of ergon 112. Conclusions about treatments ill
Conductances l6.J
of different tissues l.lj
Conducting fluids ill
Conducting imerstitia J flujd ill
Conducting iMravascu lar plasma U2
Conduction of elec'(fons in enzyme parti·
des ill
Conductivity ill
change of in "A.. zone M
in fat-water mixture 2..1.6.
of supporting electrolytes 152.
of tissue 22! Conductor of electrons ill
C...onseque nces of BCEC systems ll2
Contact adsorptjon lill. Contaminatioa from C01 ~
Conte-nt of free energy 156-172 323
Contraction
by c.oncentntion for~s l.!l9. of arterial capillaries 294. 322
of fibrous tCssue 22&:2.12
Contrast enhancement lQQ
in angiography U2
Con\'tCtiOn of tissue Ouid 77. ~ ill
Core ill
Corona changes
in the breas-l 204. 228-232
in thelung 6. 14-38.39-44, 110
Corona changii':S in lung and breast tissue
ill
Corona compl-ex of the breast 21U
Corona structure-s
see"A"zone
see arches and arcades
see brain, "A" 7.0ne
see "B" wne
see circular displacement
Index 351 ~ circular s-trucrum
see inflltn.ted strands
sec inflammatory lesions
see lamellae
see mycetoma
see narrowing of vessels
set pleural retraction pockets
see radiatin_g structures
sec: silicosis
see skin thickening and retraction in
breast cancer
sec tuberculomas
see vascular pockets
Coronary atherosclerosis ~
Corpuscular "B" zones 2b.l.Qj
Corpuscular distribution, energy
potential of 28
Corrosion
complicated 3. ill
in vivo ll2 -
of mew implan!s!11., ll6. uncompljcatcd!r. lli
Costs of DC trea.lment ill
Cotton wool 2.1
Counterreactions ill
Crcnations 1.&1
Crystalline baemo_globin l2l
Current
bidirectional flow ~
biologic "switching -'' of 1J2
coagulating blood in vessels 220
modulation of Z2i
of "high" energy 212
of'1low" energy ill
prc


 keep  Harmony  in your  feeling,  you  will  not
have  Harmony  or your  Release. Then,  you wonder  what  is
the matter,  you do not have  Results  from  your  Application. What  is the use of pleading  and  calling  to the Presence,  if
you are going  to allow  your  feeling  to criticize  and  con-
demn  at the slightest  provocation. What  is the use. Some  of you have  had three  years  of Instruction. Beloved
Ones,  your  opportunity  is not going  to last much  longer,  if
you continue  to allow  your  feeling  to govern  your  world. The imperative  Demand  of your  life—not  someone  saying
so, but the Demand  of your  Life  today,  is continued  Har-
mony  in your  feeling. If you do not do it, you are going  to
pay the penalty. You  Dear  People,  who  have  been  in This
Activity  for three  years  and  won't  do that,  don't  blame
somebody  else. Blame  yourself. Look  at yourself  and  see
what  is wrong. Do not be blaming  the other  person  all the
time  for something. I am determined,  with  your  permission,  to break  down
and cut you  Free,  from  this  fiendish  thing,  of continuing
to allow  your  feeling  to do these  things. I am not criticiz-
ing you,  but I am firm  and  determined,  if you  will  allow
Me to help  you cut yourselves  Free  from  this condition. Do DISCOURSE  VIII  193
not yield  to these  things. I want  you to be Free  and have  the
Great  Blessing  which  This  Understanding  of the Presence
brings;  and  your  Instantaneous  Answer  to your  applica-
tion. You  cannot  have  it Dear  People,  unless  you  do har-
monize  your  feeling. There  are some  blessed  people  for whom  the Messengers
have  worked  and  worked  and  tried  to help;  and  they  keep
asking  them  for more  help,  but they  won't  control  their
feeling. I say again,  do not keep  looking  at the other  per-
son's  faults,  but look  at yours  and  see what  is the matter
with  you. That  is what  counts,  Dear  People. There  is not a
thing  the matter,  except  what  is the matter  with  yourself. Just get that. and hold  it forever. Then  you  will  thank  Me
for the day  when  you  shake  My  Hand,  for being  firm
enough,  to give  you the Strength  and  Power  to control  this
thing  forever. Oh, We  love  you  so greatly  and  We  know  how  close
some  of you are to your  Freedom;  but you cannot  go on, if
you are going  to allow  your  feeling  of irritation  and  criti-
cism  of those  you claim  to love,  to longer  control  you. You
cannot  do it. There  is no use kidding  yourselves. You  will
notice,  I use your  own  expressions,  because  I want  you  to
understand  what  I mean. I want  you to know,  We are using
the language  which  you  understand,  even  if We  do use
slang. We are doing  it, because  you  understand  and  know
what  the feeling  and  meaning  of it is. If you  want  to criti-
cize Us, all right;  but you  are going  to hear  and  compre-
hend  in the language  which  you do understand. 217 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Look  at yourselves,  every  one  of you;  and  do not ever
| say  your  friend  was the cause  of the disturbance  within  you. Take  that—every  one,  tonight,  unto  yourself. Look  yourself
in the face  and  say:  "Here,  what  is there  in me I can cor-
rect, which  makes  me a more  Perfect  person". Then  you
:I will  find  the remedy,  correct  those  habits  and  be happy. || You  will  know  such  Happiness,  as you  never  can  know
| otherwise.'Oh. do not blame  persons,  places  and  conditions  for the
thing  which  is within  yourself. That  is why  the Messenger
i' said  tonight  in the beginning:  Oh,  Dear  People,  cut your-
jj selves  Free  from  the psychic  and spiritualistic  things,  which
11 open  you to all the discordant  entities  there  are. As long  as
'i you  do whatever  opens  you  to these  things,  you  will  never
know  Happiness,  Success  nor Freedom. You  cannot  do it. Why. Because  today,  the Great  Law  of Life  demands  your. attention;  demands  your  calling  on the Law  of Forgiveness,
j for  all mistakes  you have  made;  not only  yourselves  but all. mankind. COULD  YOU  UNDERSTAND  THE
|j POWER  AND  RELEASE  WHICH  WOULD  COME
j TO  YOU  IN ONE  HALF  HOUR,  IN GREAT  EAR-
i NEST  SINCERE  CALLING  ON  THE  LAW  OF FOR-
| GIVENESS  FOR  ALL  YOUR  MISTAKES,  DEAR
| HEARTS,  YOU  WOULD  REJOICE  FOREVER. Don't  think  it is all the other  person. Call  on the Law
of Forgiveness,  for yourself  and  all mankind. Then,  hold
your  feeling  Harmonious  and  at Peace,  and  you  will  see
the Glory  of your  Presence  and  Its Perfect  Manifestation DISCOURSE  VIII  195
in and thru  your  body;  for thru  your  Call,  is the Action  and
Great  Quick  Powerful  Means  of doing  it. You cannot  be Free,  Dear  Ones,  as long  as those  qualities
of discord  act in your  world. It is not possible. We  have
seen your  great  earnest  sincere  Call  thru  your  Mighty  De-
crees. Can't  you  feel tonight,  as you never  did in your  Life,
Our Great  Love  for you. Why  are We so in earnest. and
why  do We not hesitate  to point  you  to yourself. Because
you are the only  cause  of any  limitation  or disturbance
which  ever  came  into  your  world. There  is no other  cause
but yourself,  Dear  People. Try  to see and feel it. You must  understand,  I am speaking  to you  with  such
Great  Love  tonight;  but you  have  got to understand  these
things,  if you want  to be Free  quickly. Oh,  do not wander
around  longer. Straighten  your  spine  and  say:  "Beloved
'Mighty  I AM  Presence'. take  out of me every  discordant
feeling  of every  kind. Charge  and  fill my mind  and  body
with  Your  Great  Peace. Your  Great  Happiness. Your  Great
Strength. Hold  Your  Dominion  over  my feeling  and  let
the Power  of Your  Glorious  Presence  flood  forth  and  thru
into my world;  to harmonize,  Perfect  it. Take  command
and produce  Your  Perfection  everywhere. " Then,  you  can
have  it quickly,  Beloved  Ones. There  is no other  way. There  is no thing  which  is permanent  but the Perfection  of
your  Presence. While  I am talking  to you,  the Great  Goddess  of Liberty
is doing  Her  Great  Work  in your  feeling  world. The  day
you come  to know  what  that  means,  you  will  truly  rejoice. 196 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
I may  not explain  It to you  tonight,  there  is not time;  but
one day,  you will  all know  what  that  has meant. I say to you,  and  especially  those  of the Students  who
understand  something  of This  "I AM  Activity


 relevant in a complaint known as empty nose syndrome
(ENS)—where a patient with clear nasal airways experiences a variety of
symptoms, including sensations of nasal obstruction, dryness and crusting,
and feelings of breathlessness61 and drowning. ENS can result from major
or minor  surgical procedures including turbinate surgery, laser therapy, and
submucosal resection, even when sur gery and medical support is successful. At prese nt, its existence, diagnosis, and management are all controversial,
with discussion raging as to whether neurological or psychosomatic factors
may contribute.61
ENS can be caused by the removal of the turbinates. The turbinates are
small structures inside the nose that filter and humidify the air as it passes
through the nostrils into the airways and lungs. They are made up of a bony
structure surrounded by vascular tissue and a mucus membrane. They can
become inflamed and swollen when allergy, infection, or irritation is
present, produci ng an excessive amount of mucus, which causes  the nose to
block. ENT Jim Bartley also explored the feeling of nasal stuffiness in
hyperventilation.62 In 2005, Bartley examined 14 patients who complained
of nasal congestion after surgery and of feeling unable to breathe nasally,
despite having an apparently adequate nasal airway with no collapsed tissue
inside the nose,  and a surgical success rate between 63% and 85%. Some
had tried nasal steroids and oral antihistamines without relief. Bartley noted
that some were breathing rapidl y, predominantly into their upper chest. He
assessed each for hyperventilation syndrome and discovered that all
displayed a heightened respirat ory rate of around 18 breaths per minute
with an upper chest breathing pattern. On a subjective breathing
questionnaire, 12 of the 14 participants had scores indicative of
hyperventilation. Three patients had an end-tidal CO2 reading of 35 mmHg,
which indicates low blood CO 2. Five had breath retraining; this successfully
relieved nasal congestion for two of them.62
Bartley concluded that patients who suffer from constant feelings of
nasal congestion, particularly after failed nasal surgery, should be assessed
for hyperventila tion syndrome. The primary issue in those patients may
actually be poor breathing patterns. Even slightly fast and/or hard breathing
causes a feeling of air hunger that patients often interpret as nasal stuf finess.While the functi oning of the physical airway is a relevant conce rn, air flow
must also be considered. If someone with chronic hyperventilation complains of nasal
obstruction, with no identifiable anatomical reason, surgery may not be the
answer.62 Breath ing reeducation may be. If you have under gone nasal
surgery and still feel as if your nose is constantly blocked, your breathing
pattern is likely to be at the root of the problem. If you do have nasal
congestion, rhinitis or asthma, try the exercises in this book first. Decongest
your nose using the following breath-holding exercise, switch to nasal
breathing, and improve your BOLT score. I have used these techniques with
thousands of people who have attended my workshops over the years and
found that many destined for nasal sur gery did not require it. Because the nose is designed to regulate air intake,63 switching to nasal
breathing signifi cantly improves  the symptoms of nasal stuffiness and will
dramatically reduce your symptoms in the long term. EXERCISE T O UNBLOCK THE NOSE
Before you read any further, try this exercise to see just how effective it is
for clear ing your nose. The exercise is the same for adults and children. This exer cise is not suitable for women who ar e pregnant. • Sit upright on a straight-backed chair. • Normalize your breathing and breathe calmly. Take a small, light breath in through
your nose if you can and a small breath out through your nose. If you are unable to
inhale through your nose, take a tiny breath in through the corner of your mouth. • After exhaling, pinch your nose and hold your breath. Keep your lips sealed. • Gently nod your head or rock your body until you feel that you cannot hold your
breath any longer. You should feel a relatively strong need for air. • At this point, let go of your nose, and breathe in gently through the nose. Breathe
gently in and out with your mouth closed. When you first breathe in, avoid taking a
deep breath. Instead, keep your breathing calm and focus on relaxation. Use the
mantra “relax and breathe less” if it helps. • Repeat the exercise until you can breathe easily through your nose. If your nose
does not become fully unblocked, wait around one minute, and practice the same
steps again. Y ou may need to do the exercise several times. After you have completed the exercise, your nose will be unblocked. However, until you have improved your BOL T score to over 25 seconds,the exercise will decongest your nose onlny temporarily. Once your BOL T
score is 25 or more, your nose will stay unblocked for much longer periods. I always explain to my students, especially the teenagers, that you have two
options. You can improve your BOL T score to 25 seconds, or you can
experience nasal congestion for the rest of your life. When you consider all
of the negative consequences of mouth breathing for sleep, stress, and other
health concerns, the choice is obvious. Remember, until you have changed the underlying breathing patterns
that contribute to nasal stuffiness, it is quite normal for the nose to block
again. With regular practice of the exercises in this book, your body will
adapt, and your nose will start to remain clear. Practice this exercise
whenever your nose feels congested. Even if you have a heavy cold, this
exercise can help you maintain nasal breathing. MAKING THE SWITCH
The first step in addressing poor breathing patterns and increasing your
BOL T score is to switch from mouth to nose breathing. Even though its
primary function  is respiratory, the nose is often underused for the essential
task of breathing. While total mouth breathing is rare, as most people tend
to switch from mouth to nose breathing and vice versa, it is incredibly
common for children and adults  to mouth breathe some of the time, either
out of habit or due to nasal obstruction. When you first switch from mouth to nasal breathing, the volume of air
you inhale with each breath may immediately reduce. This is likely to feel a
little strange to begin with. You will probably experience a slight air
shortage since the volume of air inhaled through the nose is less than you
are used to inhaling through the mouth. Don’ t worry. Air hunger is a good
sign of progress. Any discomfort will diminish in a few days. Your body
may try to trick you into breathing more by yawning, sighing, or sneaking
in the odd mouth breath. Try not to increase your breathing in those ways. When you feel the need to breat he big—for example, if you experience the
impulse to sigh—hold your breath for 5 to 10 seconds following the sigh. One thing to be aware of that may seem odd, even unfair, as you make
the switch from mouth to nasal breathing, is that the size of the nose isactually an important factor in breathing habits. People with a small nasal
airway are much more likely to breathe through an open mouth than those
with an adequat e nasal size. Mouth breathing is a very normal reaction to a
small nasal airway. The smaller the nose, the greater the resistance to
breathing, and the more air hunger is experienced in breathing through the
nose. HOW T O BREA THE DURING EXERCISE
A spacious nasal cavity and large nostrils are definitely useful for breathing
through the nose during physical exercise. If your nasal airway is small, the
resistance to breathing and the resulting air hunger may be too much during
exercise. To help open the nasal passages, you can use the exercise-specific
NasalDilator, which I have designed specifically for this purpose. Earlier, we talked about how CO2 creates the primary stimulus to
breathe and is instrumental in oxygenation. Nose breathing during physical
exercise slows the breath and reduces breathing volume, which influences
the levels of CO2 in the blood. However, most of us will not spontaneously
choose to breathe through the nose during heavy exercise.64 Without proper
training for at least six to eight weeks, the air hunger caused by nose
breathing can become quite pronounced as exercise intensifies. Breathing throu gh the nose is usually only comfortable during gentle
exercise, when the total volume of air entering the lungs every minute
(called minute ventilation ) is less than 35 liters. Once minute ventilation has
increased to between 35 and 41 liters,65 the tendency is to start mouth
breathing. The exact switching point from nose to mouth breathing is highly
personal, influen ced by individual sensitivity to CO2, metabolism, and the
size of the nose. Mouth breathing is faster than nose breathing. It feels preferable under
certain conditions because the shallow, fast breaths result in a greater
volume of air entering the lungs. This causes blood CO2 to drop, which
reduces the feeling of air hunger.66 How ever, breathing through the nose is
actually more efficient because it allows the lungs to extract more oxygen
from the air. The percentage of oxygen in expired air decreases when nasal


41
One thing that is known is that while menopause is a natural
progression, smoking significantly impacts the age at which it occurs. Women who smoke enter menopause about a year and a half earlier than
those who don’t.41 This already points to an obvious link between
menopause and overall well-being and more specifically, respiratory health. Early menopause is a known risk factor for various illnesses, including
cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis. Early menopause is also directly
linked to mortality in general57. There are correlations between natural
menopause and lung health, but studies have largely failed to factor in other
things during a woman’ s life that are known to affect the function of the
lungs.57As women live longer, they will spend more years in postmen opause,
and scientists recognize that this makes it essential to understand how
hormonal shifts during this period affect the health of the lungs.57
Fortunately, the fact that proges terone levels drop after menopause means
that there is a large study population available in which reduc ed hormone
levels can be examined, and scientists are beginning to explore these
connections in more detail. A 2009 paper found that not only were estrogen and progesterone levels
significantly lower in postmenopausal women, the pressure of blood CO2 at
rest was much higher too58. This is because the central chemoreflex drive to
breathe is lessened after the menopause. This change is related to the
decrease in sex hormone concentrations and complex blood acid-base
interactions. This finding has important implications in understanding why
sleep-disordered breathing becomes more common after menopause. It is
also useful in determining the effects of HRT on ventilatory control and on
blood pH, at rest and during exercise, in both healthy women and those who
are unwell.58
The authors of a 2020 study published strong evidence of a connection
between early menopause and reduced lung function. This was the first long
running study to confirm a relati onship between pulmonary health and early
natural menopause. Using data about lung function collected when
participants were 7 and 53 years old, researchers found that women whose
menopause occurred before they were 45 had poorer lung function than
those who experienced menopau se aged 45 or later. This is the first study to
take into account factors earlier in the lives of the women, such as
childhood asthma, socioeconomic status, and parental smoking.59
By identifying that this relationship exists, scientists have made it
possible to assess women with a higher potential risk of lung problems or
those women who might be likely to develop lung disease when
menstruation ends. Early menopause triggers a susceptibility to respiratory
disease and a vulnerability to environmental factors such as air pollution
that has not previously been recognized. It is unclear whether changing
hormone levels directly accele rate the decline in lung functi on in some
women, but a clear link between estrogen fluctuations and pulmonary
health exists.Women whose respiratory function is poor before menopause may be at
an even greater risk, especially  if they are subject to other factors, for
example, regula r exposure to toxins at home or at work. Women who have
an existing lung condition, such as COPD, and experience early menopause
may subsequently suffer a more serious and progressive version of the lung
disease.59 The study recommends that the impact of menopause on asthm a
be reevaluated. It also suggests that immune dysfunction connec ted with the
main estrogen of menopause may be significant in a chronic condition
called bronchiectasis, a disorder of the airways that mainly affects
postmenopausal women. A high proporti on of the women in this study who experienced early
menopause had also had early menarche. It is believed that these women
may be generally at higher risk for lung dysfunction or disease. Interestingly, women in this same group were more likely to smoke and to
use hormonal therapies. Women in the study cohort who were still
menstruating had the lowest rate of respiratory symptoms and diseases. While this study  represents a step forward in research on the topic, more
work is needed to understand the mechanisms of menopaus e and lung
function. Howev er, it is importa nt that early menopause is understood to be
a risk factor in respiratory health. IMPACT OF HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPIES ON THE
BREA TH
As menopause occurs, many women choose to take a HRT for either shorter
or longer periods. There has been some uncertainty about the safety of these
medications, largely because of reports from the Women’ s Health Initiative
study, which condemned the therapy as unsafe due to links with increased
risk of coronary heart disease and breast cancer.60 The uptake of HRT
declined as a result of this publicity. It was subsequently shown that the risk
of breast cancer was low and only relevant for women with a very long
exposure to a combined HRT regimen, and that for some, estrogen may
actually reduce susceptibility. More recently, these findings were again
contradicted in research published in the British Journal of Cancer, which
reported that women taking combined HRT are nearly three times more
likely to develop breast cancer than nonusers, with risk increasing withlonger HRT use. The “Breast Cancer Now Generations Study” provided a
comprehensive update about HRT use, suggesting that many previous
investigations were not so thorough and may have “underestimated the
increased risk of breast cancer by up to 60%.61 Importantly, the heightened
risk level appears to return to normal once HRT use ends.61 There is not
thought to be increased risk for coronary disease.60
Overall, the link between meno pause and lung health is still not well
understood. Despite the fact there has been a certain amount of research
focus on HRT, the underlying condition of menopause itself has barely been
studied. What literature there is on HRT and respiratory health returns
confusing results. Research into asthma and other respiratory symptoms tends to indicate
an incre ased risk for women who take HRT, especially nonsmokers and
women with a lower BMI. However, studies of lung functio n suggest a
beneficial or at least a neutral connection with HRT.41 As we discovered
earlier, studies often contradict each other for various reasons. There may
be differences in BMI between study populations, clinical practice around
HRT use isn’t always the same,  the type and duration of HRT differs, and
there are variations in study design and even in the assessment of
menopause. There are also complex problems around distinguishing the
effects of HRT from symptoms of menopause itself. Fundamentally, as
studies have explained, more knowledge of biological mechanisms is
needed before it is possible to return truly accurate results. In 2017, Science Daily  reported the results of new research, presented at
the European Respiratory Society International Congress, which
demonstrated that oral HRT can slow the decline in lung function in
middle-aged women.62 The study followed 3,713 women for two decades
between the early 1990s and 2010 and found that those who took HRT for
two years or longer did better on lung function tests than women who had
never taken HRT. Lung function is at its best during the midtwe nties. From
then on, it decre ases incrementally. One thing that accelerates lung decline
is menopause— which raises the question, could HRT at least partly
counteract it? The wom en’s lung health was tested at the start of the survey and again
20 years  later. The measurement used was forced vital capacity  (FVC),which assesses the volume of air that can be exhaled from the lungs after
taking the deepest possible breath. Women who used HRT lost, on average,
46 milliliters less lung volume over the 20-year period than those who had
never taken it. To put this finding into context, 46 milliliters is
approximately the amount of lung volume that would be lost by a woman
who smoked a pack of cigarettes every day for three years. While
researchers do not believe this is likely to be clinically significant for
healthy women, for women who have airway disorders, the decline in lung
function could lead to increased breathlessness and fatigue, decreased
ability to work, and poorer quality of life.62
While the study does not advocate either for or against HRT, the
findings do demonstrate the importance of female sex hormones for the
maintenance of healthy lungs in middle-aged women. This research
provides another piece in the puzzle in understanding the relationship
between menopa use and lung health. The fact remains that women and their
doctors need to be better infor med about the health changes that happen
after menopause. Women with existing respiratory conditions such as
asthma should be closely observed during the menopausal transition, and
advice about medication should  be more personalized and take changing
hormonal levels into account. OSTEOPOROSIS AND BREA THING P ATTERN DISORDERS
Osteoporosis is a condition prevalent in postmenopausal women that might,
at first, appear to have no connection with breathing.63 It is a disease of low
bone mineral density or excessive bone loss and is a common cause of bone
fractures in older women. Osteoporosis affects 200 million women
worldwide, with nearly one in two women over the age of 50 likely to
suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture.


 tend to end it. How many times have we said that
someone “needs a good cry. ” Indeed. T oxicity is often released through the
tear ducts as part of the body’ s natural genius at flushing itself out. Casual
use of antidepressants is unwise for just this reason—feeling the full extent
of your sadness is sometimes the only way to heal it. In the absence of the
feeling, you miss out on the healing. The body does not make distinctions
among physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual stresses. It is
equipped with the natural intelligence to address them all. You are mistaken if you think that you can fundamentally and
permanently change bodily symptoms by physical means alone. Problems
must leave thr ough the same door they came in. If mistaken thoughts have
created a problem, then righting those thoughts is essential to healing it. And if toxic feelings created a problem, they can only leave through a detox
process by which they come up again in order to be released. Excess fat is not just inert cellular tissue. It is a repository of twisted,
distorted thoughts and feelings that didn’ t have anywhere else to go. If you
remove the fat tissue but do not remove its psychic cause, then the fat might
go but the causal imprint remains. And the imprint, in time, will attract
more substance with which to materially express itself. It’s not enough to just “lose your weight. ” Y ou must lose the emotional
weight that lurks behind it. This you have already begun to do. Remember
that your food compulsion is a way to cope with painful feelings. As you
begin to heal from those feelings—removing their “imprint” from your
consciousness—they are necessarily refelt on their way out. Problems that seem to have nothing to do with your weight issues might
rise up, and in particularly challenging forms. Y ou might doubt yourself in
ways you have not done before, or have not done for a very long time. But
this part of your process is not a bad period; it is actually a good one, for it
is necessary. There is no spiritual rehabilitation without this kind of
detoxification. When any pain, dif ficulty, frustration, or challenge emer ges, try to see it,
honor it, bear witness to it, and receive it as part of your healing. The
situation carries within it important information for you. It is not just
randomly happening at this time. It presents the opportunity to examine
critically important issues in your life. Looking at your pain, feeling the
feelings, learning whatever lessons are being brought up for review—these
are ultimately the only ways to get the pain to burn away. The universe will never leave you alone at such a time as this. Angels are
all around you, as they gather without fail whenever a soul is seeking its
wholeness. This is absolutely not the time to isolate; rather, despite
whatever resistance you feel, allow yourself to join with at least one other
human being who might possibly be able to help you. Y ou will learn the
serious value of sacred friendship and/or professional counseling. Perhaps you will attend support groups, or spontaneously create a small
community of like-minded souls all taking this journey together. Books
might fall of f the shelf in front of you, and even strangers might have
something profound, wise, and relevant to say. Connecting more deeply
with others, you will connect more deeply to your own feelings. And even
sadness will be more bearable. Some days are sad, yet sad days pass. Spiritual mastery involves building the mental, emotional, and behavioralhabits to carry you through such times without an explosion of
dysfunctional behavior. Sometimes we just need to make space for sadness. Y ou do not need an
excuse for why you feel sad; you do not need to “fix” it; and, most
important, you do not need to run from it. What you need is to let it come
up and simply be with it. Your task with this lesson is to make space in your life, just as you make
space in your heart, for any sadness you need to honor. Perhaps take a walk
each evening, or a stroll on the beach each morning. Allow yourself to
grieve. You will learn in time to be with the void, addressing it with a bubble
bath rather than a sandwich, and with prayer time rather than a candy bar. Your task is to inhabit the emptiness, breathe through it, learn its lessons,
and hear the message it conveys. There is no hole for you to try to fill with
food or anything else; there is only the primal void within every human
being when we feel we cannot find God. Great literature, particularly tales of true tragedy, can be cathartic; it
gives a voice to your own buried, free-floating sadness, and provides a
conduit for its dissolution. When you read Anna Kar enina  in college, really,
what did you know. But now, after you’ve known a few V ronskys of your
own, you read the book with a new understanding: your pain is given
meaning there, immortalized in a character living precisely your own
heartbreak. And in Anna’ s response to her despair, you get to see the stark
reality that confronts you now: you can self-destruct, or you can rise up in
glory. You did not become an unwise eater for no reason. If you choose to
honestly confront the emotions involved in both causing and healing your
compulsive patterns, you will experience a dark night of the soul. But a dark
night of the soul is ultimately a good thing, for it both precedes and
prepares your spirit for rebirth. The darkness is simply the revisiting of old
feelings, in the absence of which true healing cannot occur. It’s important to
remember that this darkness is temporary, and leads ultimately to the light
beyond it. This time must simply be endured. But it is also to be honored for the
opportunity it gives you to burn through feelings that have come up at last,
and only now can truly leave. They are not being suppressed this time; theyare being led to the door. They have been embedded in your flesh, and will
now be cast out of your personal universe. The tears you cry now will lead
ultimately to rejoicing, as the day will come when you feel the lightness—
both physically and spiritually—of a brand-new day. There are poems, films, and novels—and nonfiction books as well—that
give meaning to the experience of deep sorrow. Choose three that speak to
you; perhaps something you’ve already experienced, or a book or movie
that you know about but have not yet read or viewed. Place them on your
altar and commit yourself to reading or viewing them. In honoring them,
you honor your own tears in a way that releases rather than suppresses
them. Such is the value of art. Reflection and Prayer
Relax, close your eyes, and pray for comfort. Give to Divine Mind your despair, your sadness, your hopelessness, your
regret, your embarrassment, your pain, your grief, your fear, and your
burdens. Do not rush through this darkness. Allow yourself to enter into it
in order to move through it. And in time the light will come. Dear God,
Protect me as I walk thr ough dark hallways of my mind. Release me fr om the bondage that would hold me back. I give to Y ou my hopelessness,
please give to me some hope. Reveal to me the light of truth,
that my darkness shall disappear. Each day, send love to guide my heart
and heal my thoughts. Heal me for Y our sake,
and not for mine alone. Show me how to laugh again
after so long being sad. AmenOceanofPDF. comLESSON 15
EXIT THE ALONE ZONE
Overeating is not a food issue, but a relationship issue. Your weight has been, on some level, a statement of your unavailability. Feeling separate from others, you built a wall; then, having built a wall, you
felt more separate from others. Separation became a theme, not only
regarding your body but in other aspects of your life as well. A wall went
up around you physically and ener getically as you learned to dissociate
from others in ways both lar ge and small. At times you might say an unreasonable “No” to opportunities for human
connection; at other times, an overly enthusiastic or needy “Y es” separates
you just as much as a “No” would. Y ou’ve been thrown of f track inwardly
and outwardly. You must address the issue of your unavailability, or you
will not stay on track even if you do get your weight down. The ener getic wall that surrounds you is not visible to the physical eye. It
consists of behavioral patterns of which you are probably well aware—and
if you aren’ t, then the people who know you best can surely help you
identify them. There is no point in even trying to lose your weight until you
have come to the place in your life where you actually want  to be closer to
people. Until that happens, the subconscious ur ge to build a wall will
override any diet you try. As previously noted, something and/or someone led you to build that
wall to begin with. And according to your subconscious mind, you still
need protection from that person or event. The subconscious deals in no-
time; the fact that the event is long past and the person is long gone


 was fired. One day, when his spirits were at their lowest ebb and he had about given
up, he came across a book that depicted the joys of surrendering one’ s will
to universal will, and since he was about to give up anyway, he decided to
try this. He was astounded at the peace and serenity that came to him from
the simple act of psychological submission. He took a humble job in a new
television station and started on the road back. His friends noticed the change in him. He had ceased being an agitator. He
no longer undertook action for the primary reason of getting something
done, but now seemed to do things through an inner joy in their actual
doing. There was about him a quality of tolerance and understanding, of
humility, that made his presence on the team a delight to all. W ithin a few
months he was given a responsible job; within two years he headed the
station. The title “General Manager” no longer is on Jim’ s door, though. Asked why not, he replies, “The General Manager is upstairs.”

The Eternal Sour ce

The French biophysicist and philosopher Pierre Lecomte du Noüy wrote,
“Let every man remember that the destiny of mankind is incomparable, and
let him above all never for get that the divine spark is in him and him aloneand that he is free to disregard it, to kill it, or to come closer to God by
showing his eagerness to work with Him and for Him.” This, of course, is
the exact psychic position that we must strive for if we would lead an
effective and enlightened life. The knowledge of our eternal source and our
subsequent identification with it leads us into actions and attitudes that have
a broader and more universal viewpoint than any possible to the egoistic
self. Our power of decision enables us to grow in any direction that we
choose, and once we have shucked of f the limiting and restricting presence
of the surface self, we then are able to expand into a kind of cosmic
perception that enables us to perform all work intuitively and with an
effectiveness and skill heretofore denied us. You may be sur e that you will not be a victim of lethar gy when you
surrender your life to the Secr et Self. Instead, you will become much mor e
dynamic. The meaningless pattern of your human existence will be alter ed
completely, and you will come to see the invisible shape of your destiny. When the veil is lifted at last, you will find that the desir e to hasten or r etard
or change events has gone; what will be will be, and that is enough. Just to
be able to r ecognize that ther e is a gr eater plan enables one to abdicate
from any attempt to run it. This does not take one out of the ar ena; it
plunges one in mor e deeply. All that is sacrificed is the limited view of the
surface self. Y our outer mien may be full of action and thunder and
dynamics, but inwar dly you ar e ser ene, sur e about all things, because, as
Trimalchio says, “Our Mother, the earth, is in the middle, made r ound like
an egg, and has all good things in herself, like a honeycomb.”

Conditioning the Subconscious

As long as we are focused in the sensory area of our awareness, we are
never master of our own house, for our true motivations spring out of
subterranean areas that we are not aware of and do not control. That is why
people often are unable to achieve results through positive thinking. The
subconscious always directs us; the conscious mind is only its agent. Themore self-suf ficient the conscious mind seems, the more it is used as a tool
by the subconscious. Y ou cannot issue orders to the subconscious; that is
the wrong psychic approach. The subconscious must perceive, then accept. It does not respond to coercion. But even though the conscious mind cannot
order the subconscious about, it can condition it to react dif ferently. If we
are fearful, we cannot make ourselves brave by an act of will, but only by
conditioning our subconscious to promote feelings of bravery in us. For this reason periods of meditation are very important. Through them we
can change our awareness of prosperity, health, and happiness as the
conscious mind impinges a conditioning quality upon the subconscious. We can choose consciously the path to follow, but only the long lines of it. Our daily choices are enforced in us by the subconscious, for we always act
and think intuitively and instinctively. If we are displeased with our actions
and our circumstances, we must condition the subconscious to inspire in us
different thoughts and dif ferent actions. This power of auto-conditioning is
available to all. W e can accomplish it by daily periods of meditation or
simply by keeping within our consciousness at all times an awareness of the
thing that we want to become. Realize this: when the chips are flying, we
have to go with the personality and sense of self that already has been
installed in the subconscious, for in times of action all our thoughts and
movements are instinctive. Facing Hidden Facts

It takes firm-heartedness to face the fact that you have chosen every
circumstance and thing in your life, not consciously, of course, but
subconsciously. People who are sick usually are appalled at the idea that
they have chosen to be sick, dumbfounded at the ef frontery of anyone
suggesting that they can get well by simply choosing to be well. If
somebody explains the conditioning quality of positive thinking, they
sometimes try it for a time but usually without visible results, for they thinkpositively negatively, telling themselves that they are well while they know
that they are sick. People can become well by choosing to become well, but
they seldom become so the moment after making this choice. It first is
necessary for them to embark upon a program of conditioning their
consciousness into awareness of health. They have become sick because
their consciousness picked up an awareness of sickness; and this must be
cast out, replaced; and the task will not be accomplished in a day. Curiously,
other people sometimes have more ef fect on our subconscious than we
ourselves do. A good hypnotist often is able to ef fect amazing cures. These
are usually temporary, however, because the hypnotist-instilled idea is soon
dissipated and replaced by the prompter that caused illness in the first place. The individual’ s conscious mind put the sickness prompter in the
subconscious and will continue to do so until the pattern of thinking is
changed. Grasping Shadows

There is no short and easy road to reconditioning your subconscious. Hypnotism and psychoanalysis are no panaceas. The reconditioning can be
done only by yourself, and it takes concentration and continued ef fort; but
there is always the great consolation that in the end you will be master of
your own life. It is curious how often the things that we set our minds to
evade us. It sometimes seems that the mere act of focusing our attention
upon some objective causes that objective to become impossible to
accomplish. Follow a shadow, it still flies you;
Seem to fly it, it will pursue:
So court a mistress, she denies you;Let her alone; she will court you. — BEN JONSON

There is a deep underlying psychological reason why our conscious
purposes are often defeated, and that is because they often are at odds with
our subconscious purposes. If we fail, it is because we subconsciously wish
for failure, even though our conscious minds seem to desire success above
all things. But the conscious mind itself can do nothing; it is always in the
grip of the subconscious. It can only condition the subconscious and
thereby receive its cooperation in the accomplishment of conscious
objectives. All decisions are made subconsciously, and if we do not fight
them, they are made swiftly and easily. Attempting to make our choices
consciously in the heat of action only sets up conflict between the conscious
mind and the subconscious mind, and in the end the choice is made by the
subconscious anyway. If the choices made by the two minds are opposed,
then we may see failure growing out of our ef forts at success, or illness
growing out of our ef forts at health, or hate growing out of our ef forts at
love. The sphere of ef fectiveness that the conscious mind has over the
subconscious is this: by it we can choose consciously to become the sort of
people we would like to be. W e can become courageous and ener getic and
loyal and trustworthy and full of love and kindness and tolerance by the
simple use of conscious conditioning methods, by concentrating our
attention on the things we would like to become, by allowing these
impressions to seep down to subconscious levels via our imagination. If we
do this continually and with regularity, sooner or later we begin to act and
think in just the way that our consciousness is focused upon. W e then are
able to behave in every situation instinctively and naturally, in the manner
we always have desired. W e literally have remade ourselves in the image of
our desires through focusing our attention upon that image and allowing it
to seep down into the subconscious. W e are able to act and think according
to a sense of self that we have made up in our minds. Our power of choice
st


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thank You and consciously accept this done right now - eternally sustained, ever -expanding and
world -enfolding until all are ASCENDED and FREE! BY THE MIGHTIEST…! (x3)  THANK
YOU! (x3) AS GOD'S MOST HOLY NAM E "I AM"! EARTH:  "I AM" the Ascended Masters' Law of Forgiveness, Forgetfulness, and Transmuting
Flame of all misuse of Earth's Gifts; consciously or unconsciously inflicted upon the Gnomes
and Nature Spirits by myself and all mankind. Beloved Presence of God "I AM" in me and all
mankind, Beloved Pelleur and Virgo, we love, bless and thank You and all the Beings of the
Earth and all Beings ho w work with it, the Gnomes and Nature Spirits, asking that all
destructive activitie s of the Earth Element be transmuted by the Violet Fire and that never again
will the Earth Element participate in any destructive activity. We thank You and consciously
accept this done right now, eternally sustained, ever -expanding and world - enfolding u ntil all
are ASCENDED and FREE! BY THE MIGHTIEST…! (x3)  THANK YOU! (x3) AS GOD'S
MOST HOLY NAM E "I AM"! Decrees For God Government -

Archangel Michael and the Legions of Power and Protection
I AM My I AM Presence and I AM One with the I AM Presence of every person on Earth. In
the Name, Love, Wisdom, Power and Authority of the Beloved Presence of God, I AM, blazing
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to expand this Divine Service into every state, city, town and homestead in the United States of
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this negativity into the arms of Divine Grace and instantly TRANSMUTE  it cause, core, effect,
record and memory back into Light! Beloved Ones, expand this Divine Service now into every country, nation, city, province, town
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this negativity into the arms of Divine Grace and instantly TRANSMUTE  it cause, core, effect,
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Government! I make this invocation, this command and this decree through the Power of God, I AM! And so
It is, Beloved I AM! Invocation to the Elohim of God’s First Cause of Perfection
Through the Presence of God, I AM, in me and in all of Humanity, I INVOKE  the Mighty
Elohim and the Legions of Light associated with the Sapphire -Blue Flame of God’s First Cause
of Perfection! Blessed One, come forth now and blaze Your Sacred Flame into the cause and core of all
human miscreation in Washington, D.C., and then ce, through every government capital in the
World! Go forth now with Your Invincible Angelic Legions, and sweep through every
government building, every office and every home in the city of Washington, D.C. and every
state in the USA. Expand this purifying  Activity of Light into every country in the World! Transmute the human desire to use free will destructively, and replace it with the intense desire
to serve God and Humanity with Reverence for ALL Life! I ASK  that You permanently station Your Angelic L egions in Washington, D.C., and in all
Government Centers on Earth to ensure that all rates of vibration that tie any individual to
activities of discord or imbalance be quickened to a point where they are set FREE in the Light! Protect every soul from a ccepting negative human suggestions, and help each one to be a
receiver of the Forces and Inspirational Activities of God. Assist each one to be a willing
participant in the fulfillment of the Divine Plan of establishing Divine Government on Earth: A
Gover nment OF the I AM Presence, BY the I AM Presence, FOR the I AM Presence of ALL
Humanity! Give added protection to those people who are already manifesting God’s Will through their
Divine Plans, and protect them from all interference that would seek to disrupt the
establishment of Divine Government on Earth. I consciously accept this done right now, eternally sustained, and all -powerfully active, ever -
expanding and world -encompassing until Divine Government is manifest in every country of
the World! And so It is, Beloved I AM! The Goddesses of Liberty, Justice, Freedom,
Victory, Glory and Oneness
In the Name of the Almighty Presence of God, I AM, and through the Creative Fire pulsating in
every Heart Flame, I INVOKE  the Goddess of Liberty, the Goddess  of Justice, the Goddess of
Freedom, the Goddess of Victory, the Goddess of Glory and the Goddess of Oneness! I also
invoke the Silent Watcher for Washington, D.C., Beloved Columbia, and all of the Mighty
Guardians and Cosmic Beings who dwell in the Etheric Complex over Washington, D.C. Blessed Ones come forth now, and assist me with the most powerful cleansing activity
Humanity and the Earth are capable of receiving during this Cosmic Moment! As One Unified
Heart, we now invoke the 5th -Dimensional Crystalline Solar Violet Flame of God’s Infinite
Perfection. Blaze, blaze, blaze this Sacred Violet Fire in, through and around all inharmonious actions, all lower human consciousness and all obstructions of the Light, that I or any part of
Life have ever placed on the Pathway of Life’s Perfection! Through the Divine Power of God’s Infinite Perfection, Transmute this discordant energy
cause, core, effect, record and memory —NOW and FOREVER! BLAZE and SUSTAIN the Violet Flame of a Thousand Suns and the Cosmic Blue Lightning of
Divine Will, Power, Faith and Authority from the very Heart of our Father -Mother God in,
through and around:
• The President of the United States of America and his Cabinet —now and forever! • The Senate and the House of Representatives for the United States of America —now and
forever! • The Supreme Court and ALL Courts of Law, and ALL legal procedures —now and
forever! • The United Nations and ALL of its members —now and forever! • Through ALL World leaders and those associated with the Governments of Earth at
national, state and lo cal levels—now and forever! I accept this Victoriously accomplished through the power of God, I AM! And so It is! The Decree For The Earth And Her Nations
In the Full Power and Authority of the Beloved Presence of God, I AM, we, the Children of
Earth, humbly come to the Heart of our Father -Mother God to invoke into the physical plane of
Earth the most intensified Activity of God’s Will ever manifested in the history of time! We invoke the Legions of Light serving this blessed Earth to absorb th is Divine Essence into
every fiber of their Beings and project it into the Heart Flame and conscious mind of every
person associated with the Governments of this Planet in any way, shape or form! Blaze the Cosmic Flame of God’s Will through every one of these people and clear away any
destructive activity of their own free will which might rush in to try and impede their conscious
desire to do God’s Will! Help them to become and remain obedient to the Law of Harmony and
to BE God in action at ALL times. Seal all Governmental positions, individually and collectively, in the radiance of God’s Will! Reveal through Illumination’s Flame, the Divine Purpose and Divine Plan for each office and
each individual, and give to each person the Spiritual Courage to fu lfill that Plan perfectly. Let the Will of God be manifest in, through and around ALL of the Governments of the
World—NOW and FORE


 e n t i o n,  o r  y o u r  s p i n e  w i l l  h u r t  a n d  y o u  w i l l
s t a r t  t o  t e n s e  u p,  i n s t e a d  o f  r e l a x i n g. B r e a t h e  t h r o u g h  y o u r  n o s e,  q u i e t l y. A n d  i f  y o u r  n o s e  i s  b l o c k e d  u p? S q u e e z e  i t  a f t e r  a n  o r d i n a r y  o u t - b r e a t h  a n d
g e n t l y  s q u a t  d o w n. D o  a  s e r i e s  o f  h a l f - s q u a t s,  w h i l e  y o u  s q u e e z e  y o u r  n o s e. Y o u  s h o u l d  s q u a t  a s  l o n g  a s  y o u  c a n  k e e p  h o l d i n g  y o u r  n o s e. O n  a v e r a g e
t h i s  i s  1 2  s e c o n d s,  a n d  i f  y o u r  n o s e  d o e s  n o t  i m m e d i a t e l y  c l e a r,  w a i t  a
m o m e n t,  t h e n  r e p e a t. T h r e e  p a u s e s  w i l l  u n b l o c k  a n y o n e ’ s  n o s e! N o t  f o r
l o n g,  i t ’ s  t r u e,  b u t  y o u  o n l y  n e e d  1 0  m i n u t e s  f o r  t h e  e x e r c i s e. C o m m e n t a r y  t o  P o i n t  4  o f  t h e  E x e r c i s e
Y o u  s h o u l d  a p p l y  o n l y  t h e  s l i g h t e s t  p r e s s u r e  t o  t h e  d i a p h r a g m. T h e r e  i s  n o
n e e d  t o  s q u a s h  i t,  o r  y o u  w i l l  o n c e  a g a i n  a c h i e v e  g r e a t  t e n s i o n. T h e  p o i n t  o f
p u t t i n g  p r e s s u r e  o n  t h e  a b d o m e n  i s  t o  m a k e  i t  s l i g h t l y  t a u t,  s o  t h a t  i t  r e l a x e s
w h e n  y o u  l e t  i t  g o. W e  l i g h t l y  t o s s  o u r  h a n d s  o n t o  o u r  k n e e s,  w i t h o u t  e f f o r t,
a n d  o n l y  w i t h  o u r  p a l m s  d o w n. I n  a  b o o k  t h a t  i s  g o i n g  t h e  r o u n d s  a t  t h e
m o m e n t,  t h e  a u t h o r  r e c o m m e n d s  h o l d i n g  t h e  p a l m s  u p. T h i s  i s  a  t r a v e s t y  o f
A c a d e m i c  B u t e y k o ’ s  g u i d e l i n e s,  b e c a u s e  t u r n i n g  t h e  p a l m s  u p w a r d s  c a u s e s
p e r c e p t i b l e  t e n s i o n  i n  t h e  a r e a  r o u n d  y o u r  n e c k  a n d  s h o u l d e r s,  t h a t  d e e p e n s
t h e  b r e a t h i n g,  i n s t e a d  o f  m a k i n g  i t  m o r e  s h a l l o w. B o o k s  l i k e  t h i s  a r e  p u t  o u t
b y  p e o p l e  w h o  w i s h  D r  B u t e y k o  i l l,  t o  u n d e r m i n e  h i s  r e s u l t s  a n d  p u t  p e o p l e
o f f  d o i n g  t h e  M e t h o d. C o m m e n t a r y  t o  P o i n t  6  o f  t h e  E x e r c i s e
W h e n  y o u  p l a c e  y o u r  f e e t  s l i g h t l y  b e n e a t h  y o u r  l e g s,  y o u r  t o e s  a r e  u s u a l l y
i n  c o n t a c t  w i t h  t h e  f l o o r  w h i l e  y o u r  h e e l s  a r e  s l i g h t l y  r a i s e d. I f  y o u  a r e  t a l l,i t  m a y  b e  t h a t  t h e  s o l e  o f  y o u r  f o o t  s i m p l y  p l a n t s  f l a t  o n  t h e  f l o o r. T h a t ’ s  n o t
a  p r o b l e m. S t r a i g h t e n  y o u r  s h o u l d e r s  s l i g h t l y  s o  y o u  f e e l  n o  p a i n  f r o m  y o u r
s p i n a l  d i s c s  a n d  n o  t e n s i o n. A s  y o u  d o  t h a t,  s i t  w i t h  y o u r  s p i n e  a w a y  f r o m
t h e  c h a i r  b a c k. D o  n o t  s l u m p  a g a i n s t  i t  a n d  d o  n o t  p r o p  y o u r s e l f  o n  i t  e i t h e r. T r a i n  y o u r  g a z e  s l i g h t l y  t o w a r d s  t h e  c e i l i n g  –  w h a t  d o c t o r s  c a l l  t h e  M a r t i n -
B e l l  s y n d r o m e. Y o u  w i l l  e x p e r i e n c e  f a i n t  d i s c o m f o r t  w h e n  y o u r  e y e s  t u r n
u p w a r d s,  b u t  t h i s  a l s o  r e d u c e s  t h e  d e p t h  o f  y o u


	over	the	country	betrayed	their	reading

public	by	using	it	also	. There	is	only	one	word	that	describes	it—an	outright

barefaced	lie. The	facts	were	available	had	the	Portland	rag	wanted	to	use	them. Fortunately	for	our	readers,	we	also	have	before	us	the	official	report	of	the	NY

State	Education	Dept.,	signed	by	John	A.	Forst,	MD,	chief	of	the	schools’	bureau

of	health	service. It	says	that	in	Kinston	(the	city	that	had	pure	water	the	last	10	years)	5,308

pupils	were	inspected	and	2,209	found	with	tooth	defects. It	says	that	in

Newburgh	(where	the	town’s	water	contains	sodium	fluoride)	4,969	pupils	were

inspected	and	3,139	found	with	tooth	defects. Kinston,	the	city	with	pure	water,

had	339	more	pupils	inspected	but	found	930	less	with	bad	teeth,	or	41%. Newburgh,	the	city	with	fluoride	in	its	water,	had	63%	of	its	pupils	with	bad

teeth. NEED	ANYTHING	MORE	BE	SAID? No—but	we’ll	say	it	anyhow. Newburghers	say	there	is	an	alarming	increase	of

heart	and	kidney	disorders	in	their	city. The	Newburgh	Health	Dept. reports	40

cases	of	infectious	hepatitis	in	1954,	whereas	there	hadn’t	been	any	of	that

trouble	in	the	previous	10	years. We	wonder	why? After	Dr.	Forst	made	the	"mistake"	of	being	so	forthright	and	honest	he	was

raked	over	the	coals	by	his	superiors. He	and	the	school	director	of	dental	health

were	forced	to	sign	a	letter	to	the	New	York	TIMES	"explaining"	this	faux	pas. The	explanation	is	so	silly	as	to	be	almost	unbelievable. Briefly,	the	alibi	was

that	different	people	made	the	examination	of	the	children	in	the	different	cities
—therefore	"the	examination	means	nothing". Yet—No	attempt	was	made	to

explain	why,	in	a	city	(Newburgh)	where	everyone	was	told	that	fluoridated

water	would	wipe	out	tooth	cavities,	two-thirds	of	the	children	still	had	dental

defects	after	a	four	year	"experiment". If	honest	figures	were	obtainable	from	Evanston	(Ill.)	and	Grand	Rapids	(Mich.)
—the	other	two	cities	designated	by	the	USPHS	aluminum	trust	propagandists	as

"test	cities"—they	probably	would	show	the	same	results. However,	such	figures

aren’t	available,	but	the	figures	for	an	alarming	increase	of	other	diseases,	which

fluorides	can	cause,	are. Congressman	Miller	of	Nebraska,	himself	a	medical	physician	who	is	solid

enough	to	investigate	fluorides	before	being	stampeded	into	advocating	them,

says:

"A	check	of	vital	statistics	of	Grand	Rapids,	shows	that	the	death	rate	from	heart

disease	in	1944	numbered	585. Four	years	later,	after	fluoridation	had	started,

there	were	1,059	deaths. There	was	an	increase	of	50%	in	the	death	rate	from

nephritis. There	was	an	increase	of	50%,	over	this	4-year	period	in	deaths	from

intracranial	lesions. These	are	official	figures	contained	in	the	vital	statistics	of

the	United	States	published	annually	by	the	US	Public	Health	Service." The	Grand	Rapids	health	officer	tried	to	"neutralize"	Dr.	Miller’s	disclosures	by

a	letter	quoting	a	false	figure	(25%)	which	he	said	was	the	population	increase	of

Grand	Rapids	in	that	4-year	period. Dr.	Miller	came	right	back	with	the	US

Census	figures	showing	that	Grand	Rapids	has	only	increased	7.8%	in	the	period

the	fluoride	propagandists	said	it	had	jumped	ahead	by	one-fourth. It	is	also	significant	that	this	same	health	officer	has	announced	the	launching	of

a	program	to	train	20	members	of	his	staff	in	mental	health	problems. It	looks

like	he	thinks	fluorides	are	causing	insanity,	as	well	as	heart	and	kidney	troubles,

hepatitis,	nephritis	and	cranial	lesions. February	18,	1956

ROMANCE	OF	FLUORIDES	(No. 3)—Mass	medication	is	a	violation	of	every

concept	of	medical	practice. Compulsory	medication	is	a	violation	of	the

Constitution	of	the	United	States,	and	of	every	state	in	the	Union. The	city	fathers	of	over	900	American	cities	have	been	bamboozled,

hornswoggled,	fooled,	pressured	and	(in	some	cases)	bribed	into	mass	poisoning

of	their	citizenry	by	the	dumping	of	rat	poison	known	as	Sodium	Fluoride	into

their	city	water	plants. The	theory	(or	superstition)	is	that	it	will	prevent	tooth,

decay	in	children. Even	if	it	did,	that	would	be	no	justification	for	poisoning	entire	populations. It

would	be	sufficient	to	paint	the	teeth	of	the	children	to	be	immunized	from

toothache. Last	week’s	CAPSULE	NEWS	showed	beyond	any	doubt	that

fluoride	in	water	increases,	rather	than	decreases,	tooth	troubles. This	week	we

are	going	to	prove,	by	competent	medical	and	mental	authorities,	that	the	toxic

chemical	known	as	sodium	fluoride	is	a	slow	acting	but	positive	cumulative

degenerating	poison,	destroying	the	cells	of	the	heart,	kidneys,	liver,	and	other

soft	tissue	organs. Dr.	Frederick	B.	Exner,	M.D.,	of	Seattle,	Washington	is	recognized	the	world

over	as	one	of	the	leading	authorities	on	fluoridation. He	has	been	called	as	an

expert	witness	before	committees	of	Congress	and	various	state	legislatures. He

says:

“Fluoride	has	no	known	action	on	the	un-erupted	(not-yet-grown)

tooth...Fluoride,	even	in	minute	doses,	accumulates	in	the	body. After	sufficient

time,	it	causes	cumulative	poisoning. Fluoride	is	excreted	largely	thru	the

kidneys. Consequently,	earlier	and	more	severe	damage	occurs	in	people	with

impaired	kidney	functions. It	is	also	more	severe	in	diabetics	and	others	who

drink	unusual	amounts	of	water...Even	if	fluorides	were	safe	to	use,	even	if	the

promised	benefits	could	be	expected	(which	they	can’t)	fluoride	still	should	not

be	put	in	the	water	supply. Aside	from	practical	and	moral	objections,	IT	IS

MEDICAL	INSANITY." Dr.	Charles	T.	Betts	is	a	leading	dentist	in	Toledo,	Ohio. For	many	years	he	has

made	a	study	of	the	effect	of	using	aluminum	kitchen	utensils	in	cancer

incidence. Since	artificial	fluorides	are	mainly	made	from	aluminum	filing
	tailings—an	unsalable	poisonous	byproduct	of	aluminum	manufacture—Dr. Betts	is	in	an	excellent	position	to	testify	to	the	effects	of	fluoride	poisoning. He

says:

"Fluorides	are	a	poison	which	is	cumulative	in	the	body	similar	to	radium. No

antidote	is	known. It	is	a	waste	gas	or	byproduct	in	the	manufact


 ten-mile rou
tine, a part of me was trying to talk myself out of it. But the new me, the
one that liked being slim and wanted to stay that way, won out, and now
I look forward with anticipation to my morning constitutional. The real
benefits became apparent to me one month after I started. When I first
started exercising regularly, my resting heartbeat was seventy-two beats
per minute. One month later it was fifty-four! In one month I had
strengthened and improved the function of my heart by eighteen beats
per minute. That's over fifteen thousand fewer beats per day! This trans
lates to millions fewer beats a year. We're talking about longevity. Lessening the burden on the heart by several million beats a year can't
help but lengthen one's life. That's exciting! Not only has exercise be
come fun for me, it has afforded me enormous benefits. I am certain without even a vestige of doubt that the addition of regular
exercise to my improved eating is a major contributing factor to being
able to keep my weight down where I want it. PLEASE DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE OF EXCLUDING EXERCISE FROM
YOUR DAILY LIFE. THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM DEPENDS ON IT! There are few people indeed who could not at least take a brisk walk. Just as the principles of eating should be a part of your new life-style,
exercise, too, must play an important role. While I'm talking about your new life-style, a couple other quick items
deserve attention: fresh air and sunshine. Few people realize how much
nourishment our bodies obtain from the air we breathe. Fresh, clean air
is a most valuable life force, along with sunshine, which is the source of
all life on this planet. Make a point of supplying yourself with both of
these important elements of health as often as you can. They will acceler
ate your progress in losing weight. A walk in the woods or at the seashore, or a hike in the country, will
do wonders for your physical well-being and your emotional and spiritual
outlook. Most important, it is essential to have a window open when
you sleep. Even if you must add an extra blanket for warmth, fresh air
circulating while you sleep is invaluable. The body can be more effective
90 • FIT FOR LIFE during the assimilation and elimination cycles if it is given fresh air while
it works and is not forced to breathe air that is laden with toxins it has just
eliminated. There is wrong information going around today that causes many of us
in the health field to cringe. That is the unbelievable misconception that
the sun is dangerous! THE SUN IS THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE ON THIS
PLANET! THIS IS A TRUTH THAT MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN! Without
the sun there is no life as we know it! We create valuable nutrients with
the help of sunlight. It is also a great assistant in detoxification and weight
loss, since it opens our pores and allows toxins to exit through the skin. Anything that's abused can be dangerous. If you hold your head under
water, you'll drown. Does that mean we should not use water? Obviously
the potential for danger is there. However, it doesn't mean that we should
avoid it. There is also a potential for danger with the sun. Too much can
burn you, just as too much water can drown you. But we are not talking
about abuse, DO NOT AVOID THE SUN! TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT! Tanning lotions and sunscreens are not recommended. It is far better to
build one's tolerance to the sun slowly than to use oils, screens, or lotions
that prevent absorption of all the ultraviolet and infrared rays. They also
inhibit the workings of the oil-secreting glands. The important point to
remember is that it is not merely a tan that we get from the sun, but a
revitalizing of our entire bodies—not limited to the skin. If you do use
oils or lotions, avoid those containing chemicals. If you can, take a half-
hour in the sun every day or as often as possible, preferably in the morn
ing. This is absolutely essential if you wish to have that golden glow that
is so much a part of living the HIGH-ENERGY LIFE-STYLE. Most assuredly, physical exercise, fresh air, and sunlight play a crucial
role in the attainment of well-being. There is another exceptional tool at
your disposal that can dramatically improve every aspect of your health. It is something you already possess, and you need only to start to use it to
reap its many rewards. It is a phenomenon that emanates from the belief
that... EXERCISE • 91 CHAPTER
You Are
What You Think You Are
JLt may seem as if we have no con
scious control over our bodies' condition, because we are generally taught
that there is little connection between our thoughts and our physical
bodies. Whether or not that is the case, certainly a positive outlook to
ward oneself doesn't hurt. It is my personal belief, and there are others
who share it, that we can actually assist the body's quest for health with
our thoughts. In his highly acclaimed best-selling book Anatomy of an
Illness, Dr. Norman Cousins attributed his recovery largely to the positive
manner in which he viewed his situation. Beyond the Relaxation Re
sponse by Dr. Herbert Benson, head of behavioral medicine at Boston's
Beth Israel Hospital and professor of cardiology at Harvard, presents a
strong case for the mind's power to change the body physically. I spoke earlier of the incalculable wisdom and flawless accuracy of the
human organism. Also discussed was the tremendous role our beliefs play
in our lives. If you truly believe you can do something, YOU CAN! Ever>' cell in your body is teeming with life and possesses its own intel
ligence. Each cell is like a soldier in the army, awaiting its instructions. We are constantly sending messages or commands to our cells, and those
commands are carried out diligently. What I'm suggesting is that we can
consciously direct our cells to do what we want them to do. The body
• 92 • will bring about whatever result the conscious mind desires. The mind is
continuously assessing the body's condition and forming images in line
with what it believes to be true. We can literally change our bodies by
changing the way we think about them, even in the face of data or evi
dence that conflicts. We are constantly sending ourselves a barrage of suggestions about our
weight and our health. These can be either positive or negative sugges
tions—helpful or harmful. We have at our disposal the means to assist
our bodies in losing weight and upgrading our health, but to be healthy
we must start to believe we are healthy! To lose weight, start by believing
that you CAN and WILL! Your cells are awaiting your instructions. For example, if you look in the mirror and say to yourself, "Gosh, I'm
fat," mentally you are sending messages that automatically affect your
body in just that way. They are commands to the cellular structure to
keep you overweight. To tell yourself over and over again that you have
fat or unsightly thighs serves only to instruct them to remain so. But what
is simply marvelous is that your cells will automatically obey your last
instruction. So even if you have had a negative self-image for years and
have habitually sent negative messages to yourself as a matter of course,
you can, this very moment, start to reverse that trend. If, because of
habit, you say something negative about yourself, merely acknowledge it,
but do not reinforce it. Instead, simply suggest that the remedy be carried
out positively. If you should say, "Boy, look at that flabby stomach,"
immediately counteract that statement with a more useful one: "I'm los
ing weight from my midsection," or "My thighs are getting smaller," or
"i AM LOSING WEIGHT!" Your body will reflect those positive sugges
tions, which will supersede the negative ones. You will in effect be giving
your body permission to lose weight! This is a tool that works, and you
can employ it as often as you wish. Upgrading your diet by employing the principles laid out, exercising
daily to supply fresh oxygenated blood to your cells, and sending a flow of
positive suggestions to reinforce the success you are seeking form a win
ning combination that simply can't be beat. The greatest thinkers the world has ever known, from Da Vinci to
Einstein to Mark Twain, have always agreed that when it comes to un
derstanding any given subject, what we know is but an infinitesimal speck
of what there is to know. Statements like "The more we learn, the more
there is to learn," and "The more we know, the more we realize how
much we don't know" indicate that the tremendous body of knowledge
that makes up the great unknown will always be bringing new informa
tion to light. The enormity of what is yet to be learned about the human
body and how it operates is unfathomable. Some people's beliefs may prevent them from accepting that they can
YOU ARE WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE • 93 consciously direct the shape of their bodies. But it is in the best interest of
anyone who is looking to lose weight and improve health to employ
whatever measures are available that can potentially lend help. From a
commonsense point of view,


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distribute them. Autolysis itself makes redistri-
bution possible. The process of autolysis can be
utilized to obtain great practical advantages and
can serve, for example, to remove tumors and
other growths present in the body. Those sub-
stances that are less important in the general
economy are always captured and removed,
first. For this reason, when the autolysis process
is activated, all pathological formations (lipo-
mas, tumors, abscesses, etc.) are reduced and in
some cases completely removed. All as a result
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from food. After a more or less prolonged prac-
tice of fasting many people have freed them-
selves from tumors, which disappeared through
autolysis (Herbert Shelton talks about it in de-
tail).

8.5. The mechanism of rejuvenation and tis-
sue renewal: apoptosis
Why is the rejuvenation process of the organ-
ism during a dry fast more powerful than that
triggered by a water  fast?
The fact is that the diseased, degenerate and
weak cells are unable to cope with the extreme
conditions imposed by dry fasting. When cells
live in a comfortable environment they get used
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lose the possibility of renewing themselves and
reinvigorating themselves effectively. It is as if
they get lazy to trigger the mechanisms of self -
renewal of the tissues. But as soon as food and
water cease entering the gastrointestinal tract,
new conditions of existence are established in
the organism. Under these conditions, the old
biomolecules are “dismantled”, the unstable
cells die and decay (and the deficit of energetic
and plastic substances is offset at their expense).
But at the same time new cells are synthesized,
which are more resistant, and able to survive the
conditions imposed by the new circumstances.
There is another important source that guaran-
tees rejuvenation and "fasting survival": apopto-
sis, a mechanism of programmed cell death.
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for a few years, after that they age and become
functionally passive; which is the state of fat
cells. Even colonies of microorganisms have a
mechanism of "food recycling" of old cells. All
multicellular organisms use their old cells as a
source of raw materials and energy, as a source
of reserves in cases of emergency.
When the "food recycling" mechanism under-
goes prolonged inactivity, these old cells can and
do become a factory of pathological proteins that
attack their own immune system. These are the
factors that cause the alteration of central and
tissue regulation, i.e. they become progenitor
cells of malignant tumors. So, they must be re-
moved from the body. For millions of years, pe-
riods of forced fasting have been a norm in
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ganisms the process of elimination of usel ess
cells, which are structurally or functionally atyp-
ical, has never been a problem.
Apoptosis, i.e. programmed cell death, incor-
porated into the genetic apparatus of all multi-
cellular organisms - animals, plants and fungi -
is a process that is energetically dependent and
genetically controlled. It is activated by specific
signals and aims to free the body from weak, use-
less or altered cells. Every day about 5% of the
cells of the body undergo apoptosis, and new
cells take their place. During the process of
apoptosis, the cell disappears without a trace
within 15 to 120 minutes.
Apoptosis is one of the basic mechanisms of
oncological self -prevention. Excessive apoptotic
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and degenerative processes as well a s malfor-
mations and tissue defects; while deficient apop-
tosis may imply uncontrolled cell growth, the
mechanism underlying cancer, autoimmune
processes and premature aging. For example,
there are good reasons to believe that excessive
apoptosis is associat ed with dangerous diseases
such as aplastic anemia, amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, etc.
During fasting, global changes occur. On the
one hand, the physiological process of apoptosis
is reinvigorated: the organism is renewed and r e-
juvenated at the expense of the death of old, sick
or altered cells. On the other hand, the patholog-
ical mechanisms of apoptosis are eliminated:
premature aging, neoplasms, etc.
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Understood as a community of cells,  the organ-
ism during the fast "eats" not only the fat cells,
but also all the elements that are superfluous,
morbid or malfunctioning. The continuation of
the organism’s life is impossible without the self -
cleaning function of its cell populations. Cells i n-
fected with viruses, toxins or damaged by radia-
tion, as well as those that have reached their bio-
logical limit, have one thing in common: they
have to either leave the organism or be eaten.
This happens in nature.
In the absence of external feeding, a par ticular
type of signaling molecule appears within a mul-
ticellular organism. These molecules cause the
activation of intracellular proteins in the cyto-
plasm of atypical cells. The cells that are not
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ism are sensitive and respond to these molecules
by triggering a self -destructive mechanism: the
cell "closes" all its programs, its nucleus "con-
tracts" and begins to subdivide. Without de-
stroying its outer envelope the cell subdivides
into 5 -10 "apoptotic bodies" and is absorbed by
other cells. This is what happens in a colony of
microorganisms. Otherwise it is digested in the
intestine, sharing the fate of fat cells.
The phenomenon of apoptosis was discovered
relatively recently, in 1972, and is considered the
most  interesting matter of the last 50 years in the
field of biology and medicine. According to
modern conceptions, apoptosis is a general bio-
logical mechanism responsible for maintaining a
constant number of cell populations, as well as
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cells. Habitual feeding and ecological pollution
hinder this physiological mechanism.
According to the observations of Russian sci-
entists, the activation of the process of food
apoptosis occurs after 20 hours of dry fasting
(strict ly observing the rules for a correct fasting
practice). When one eats continuously, accord-
ing to the usual food pattern, "caloric garbage"
becomes the number one problem. It becomes a
cause of disease and premature aging. "Rescue
technologies" save life if  you fast, but kill it if we
are constantly satiated.
Australian and American researchers have in-
directly confirmed the benefit of Muslim fasting.
They were able to discover the cellular
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ing and longevity in humans and other mam-
mals.
Australian scientist David Sinclair and his re-
search team discovered that sirtuins SIRT3 and
SIRT4, which prolong the life of cells, are acti-
vated during fasting. Scientists had previously
hypothesized that the work of mitochondria w as
associated with the organism’s life span. When
the mitochondria are exhausted, the cell be-
comes vulnerable, apoptosis begins, i.e. the pro-
gram of self -destruction is activated. The signal
of the beginning of apoptosis is the reduction of
the amount of the oxidation reduction coen-
zyme NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleo-
tide) in the mitochondria, in the nucleus of the
cell and in its cytoplasm. An