 experiment (during
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48 hours) made it possible to establish that in the
guinea- pig's organism during this period the
Nampt protein was activated. This protein trig-
gered the synthesis of NAD+ in the cytoplasm,
which in turn determined the synthesis of the
enzymes coded by the  SIRT3 and SIRT4 genes.
These enzymes favorably influence mitochon-
drial function and energy metabolism in the cell,
i.e. they delay aging and prevent apoptosis.
"If we could maintain a high concentration of
NAD+ in the mitochondria, able to stimulate the
SIRT3 and SIRT4 genes, the cell would not n eed
anything else for a while" - said the study au-
thors, who called this phenomenon "mitochon-
drial oasis hypothesis." It can be assumed that
there is a molecule capable of influencing the
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well as in the SIRT3 a nd SIRT4 genes.
Tissue renewal
Doctor of Biological Sciences Professor L. V.
Polezhayev15, the most prominent specialist in
animal limb regeneration, who developed a
method of recovering lost limbs, tails, i.e., in am-
phibians, writes:

15 Polezhayev L. V. (1910 -2000), was a Soviet and Russian biolo-
gist, author of important books about limb regeneration: Stimul-
yatsiya regeneratsiyi myshchtsii serdtsa (Stimulation of heart mus-
cle regene ration) – Moscow, 1965; Utrata i vosstanovleniye regen-
eratsionnoy sposobnosti organov i tkaney u zhivotnykh (Loss and
restoration of the regenerative ability of organs and tissues in ani-
mals) - Moscow, 1968; Transplantatsiya tkaney mozga v norme i
patologi i (Brain tissue transplantation in normal and pathological
conditions), Moscow 1986.

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cal regeneration, renewal of all cells, their molec-
ular and chemical makeup. Interestingly, the bi-
ochemical changes during fasting and reparative
regeneration are very similar. In both cases,
there are two phases: destruction and  recovery.
In both cases, the destruction phase is character-
ized by the prevalence of decomposition of pro-
tein and nucleic acids over their synthesis, shift
of pH to acidity, acidosis and more. The recov-
ery phase in both cases as well is characterized
by the prevalence of synthesis of nucleic acids
over their decomposition, and a return of pH to
its neutral state. From the teaching on regenera-
tion, we know that the amplification of the de-
struction phase leads to the amplification of the
recovery phase. Ther efore, with sufficient
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stimulatory factor of physiological regeneration.
At the basis of fasting there is a biological pro-
cess, which leads to the renewal and rejuvena-
tion of the tissues of the whole body.”

 However, new cells grow especially intensively
during the recovery period. Similar renewal hap-
pens in other organs and tissues, which is why
fasting is an ‘universal doctor’. No surgeon can
remove specific affected tumor or ulcer cells,
while preserving healthy adjacent cells and not
compromising tissue integrity. This is how pre-
cisely hunger, the great physician, heals.

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Everyone familiar with dry fasting or even with
just water  fasting sees numerous examples of
phys ical rejuvenation achieved during fasting.
Physical improvements are usually accompa-
nied by mental ones. Sometimes hearing is re-
stored in people who have been deaf for many
years. Eyesight becomes so acute that those who
have been wearing glasses for years, don’t need
them anymore (sight restoration in blind people
is extremely rare), the sense of smell and taste
perception become keener, in case of sensory
nerve paralysis, sensory perception gets re-
stored, a burst of energy may be observed, men-
tal capacity  increases, weight decreases, the
body’s functional activity becomes more intense,
eyes become clear and sparkling, complexion
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characteristic of youth, are restored, facial wrin-
kles disappear, blood pressure decreases, heart
performance improves, the enlarged prostate
decreases in size, sexual rejuvenation takes place
— these processes, which are the evidence of re-
juvenation, may be observed by everybody who
has practiced fasting or is familiar with this
probl em. It is as if fasting creates conditions for
a rebirth, a revitalization of the organism. At that
time, all the cells in the body are cleansed, for-
eign substances (metaplasmatic materials) are
removed from the cell protoplasm, so that the
cells are rejuv enated and start to function more
effectively.
Some of these foreign materials are highly toxic
and accumulated long ago in the fatty cells and
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organism’s landfill, that’s why it’s necessary to
remove them from the circulation and metabolic
processes in the body. When the tissues get rid
of these materials, it increases the effectiveness
of the physiological mechanism. Along with the
renewal of the body due to fasting, a certain po-
tential is also created,  which ensures improved
body function after the fast is complete.
Wear and damage, repair and replenishment
are continuous and almost synchronous pro-
cesses in all living organisms. Something is cre-
ated, and something is destroyed. Both of these
processes a re called metabolism, the production
is called anabolism and the destruction – catab-
olism.  Catabolism prevails during periods of
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sleep.
Anabolism is the process of repairing the body,
when it gets a new burst of energy and prepares
for new activities. This process is dominant dur-
ing the period of active growth and it slows
down somewhat during aging.
It is established that fasting accelerates metab-
olism, and after the end of a fast the anabolic or
construc tive phase develops intensively. Thus,
one can say that a general cleansing of the body
renews the constructive processes of life. It is
true that under experimental conditions this im-
provement in life processes is brief. However, in
most cases this happens because the researchers
can’t manage to bring their patients back (on the
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lifestyle after fasting.
A person’s age is the duration of their life. The
term ‘age’ denotes several different aspects of
life: level  of a person’s development (physiologi-
cal age), level of mental development (psycho-
logical age), etc. Any other term or expression
signifying nothing else but chronological age
brings vagueness and confusion of age with the
condition of the body or the ext ent of its growth
and development.
When we say that one person is old at 40, and
another is young at 70, we actually mean their
physical and mental state, and not their age. A
suggestion to use the expression “functional age”
when discussing an individual ’s state, rather
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sion as well.
It is true that the date of birth tells us nothing
about the state of a given organism or about the
extent of its mental development. These factors
are only indirectly connected


ate foods by the chemistry of cooking. This potent ch emical killer was found in high concentrations in the food supply in 2002 by a Swedish researcher. High levels of acrylamide are  found most prominently in bread, chips, crackers,
french fries, and other dry-cooked carbohydrates. See the FAQ entitled, “How important is it to eat organically grown food? ” on
page 251 for information about this grave toxin in the food supply.

Fats
All manner of nutritional and health problems occur when fats are hea ted. Heated fats interfere with cell respiration, leading to
cancer and heart disease. Heating fats also reduces the functional  value of their antioxidant properties.
Once fats have been cooked, they quickly go rancid, at which point they become carcinogenic. Thus, it’s important to
understand that while even freshly roasted nuts are harmful for us, they become more so the longer they sit out. The longer fatty
foods are exposed to oxygen, the more their nutrients become deranged. Keeping  raw dehydrated fat-based crackers
unrefrigerated for days or weeks (not to mention months or years!) is not s uch a good idea, either.
Many high-temperature methods of cooking (deep frying, broiling, roasting, barbecuing to a char, etc.) cause fats to produce
carcinogenic substances including acrolein, hydrocarbons, nitrosami nes, and benzopyrene, which is one of the most virulent
carcinogens known to man. Frying temperatures range from about 400 to 1,000  F. When unsaturated vegetable fats and oils are
heated to such temperatures (and especially when polyunsaturated oil s are repeatedly reheated, as in fast-food deep-fry
establishments), their naturally occurring “cis” bonds are con verted to “trans” bonds, creating trans fatty acids. Trans fats are
recognized as one of the most dangerous dietary health hazards of our time.
Food manufacturers “hydrogenate” unsaturated fats to extend shelf l ife and improve food texture by heating them and
exposing them to hydrogen while they are under pressure. Ingested satu rated fats are of no use to us, and they seriously clog arteries
and capillaries, reducing oxygen delivery to every part of the body.
If you must eat heated fats, I implore you to begin reading food labels and stee r clear of foods where saturated fat is more
than 20% of the total fat. Also avoid foods that list any hydrogenated oils (par tially or otherwise) among their ingredients.

Water
In terms of volume, water is our greatest nutrient need—second only t o oxygen. Cooking drives water out of food and alters it
drastically. Dehydration oxidizes the nutrients in food, and their nutr ient value is duly degraded. We cannot eat cooked or
dehydrated foods and then make up for the water and nutrients lost by drinki ng water, juices, or any other “supplement.” Doing so
simply does not compare to eating a daily diet predominated by whole, wat er-rich foods. Fruits and vegetables are nature’s perfect
water filters, and the water within them is the purest availab le on Earth. All efforts to purify or “structure” our drinking water  are
merely attempts to replicate the water we were designed to ingest in  our raw fruits and vegetables.
Ask yourself: Just how whole is  a food that has had its water removed? Soberingly, the water in our foods is vi tal and
definitely not to be considered expendable. We should feel duly concerned if hi gh-water foods do not heavily predominate in our
diet. Dehydrated raw foods and powdered “whole-food” supplements are not whole foods, nor are they as nutritious as their
whole-food counterparts.

Micronutrients
Most other nutrients—vitamins, enzymes, coenzymes, antioxidants, phytonutrients, and fiber are damaged or devitalized by the
heating process, leaving behind “foods” with substantially emp ty calories.

The Lycopene Myth
Applying heat to foods provides no nutritional benefit and is detrimental to t he person ingesting the cooked food. A few
examples exist where, by heating food, certain nutrients are more eas ily released and more bioavailable to our cells. The lycopene in
tomatoes and the iron and beta-carotene in vegetables are often-cited e xamples.
However, taking this viewpoint ignores the fact that hundreds of thousa nds of identified and not-yet-identified nutrients in the
heated foods are damaged by the heat. For every nutrient that becomes more bi oavailable due to the cooking process, countless
other nutrients become less so. W e don’t know for certain, however, that e ven the ones that become more available are doing us
any favors once altered by heat.
More important, this viewpoint assumes that more of a nutrient is bette r, instead of trusting that Nature has provided the
perfect balance of nutrients we need for optimal health in the fresh, r aw plant foods we eat.

Benefits of Eating Raw
If you adopt a natural diet of raw foods, your body can easily cope with cleansing  itself of past toxic accumulations and
normalize its weight. Here are some of the benefits you can expect:
 Maximum nutrition:  Even those who never question the practice of cooking food have to admit havin g heard that we
discard vitamins when we drain our vegetable cooking water. Sadly, vitam ins are not the only nutritional casualty caused by
setting fire to our food. To varying degrees, heating food for any appreciable a mount of time above a comfortable eating
temperature (approximately 105 F) damages most every category of nutrie nts. Western science is only beginning to recognize
the nutritional damage done by the cooking of food.
Detoxification: A major benefit of eating unprocessed raw food is that the body’s vita l energy is freed up for healing and
cleansing. When you stop eating cooked foods, you stop abusing your body at each meal  with toxic, dehydrating residue that
it must work hard to eliminate. When your liver and kidneys do less work detoxif ying you, they are free to keep your system
cleaner, making for a healthier body.
Quick digestion : A proper raw diet eliminates constipation, and the transit time of waste  matter shortens to 24 hours or less,
eliminating the toxemia that occurs as the colon recycles toxins. M ost people on the standard American diet experience transit
times of 72 hours or more, during which time their food ferments and putrefie s inside them. The resulting foul gas and
unpleasant-smelling feces highlight the putrefaction caused by  anaerobic bacteria breaking down undigested proteins in the
colon. These rotting proteins are said to lead to various forms of colon disease, including polyps, colitis, and cancer.
Overall improved health and energy: Many people on a raw diet (even the high-fat way) lose some excess weig ht and
experience clearer sinuses, improved breathing, better sleep, cleare r skin, less mucous discharge, increased energy, and
heightened mental clarity.

Additional Benefits of Eating Raw the Low-Fat Way

Oxygenated cells: Cleaner blood and healthier red blood cells better transport fresh oxygen to a ll the cells in the body,
resulting in heightened mental clarity and allowing subtle heal ing to take place within the body that may not be easily noticed.
Optimal body weight: If you follow the raw vegan version of the 80/10/10  diet to the letter, including the elimination of all
forms of salt and condiments, you will lose any remaining excess fat an d water weight, but not healthy lean tissue. It’s
important to make sure you’re eating enough calories, however, as foods wi th fewer calories per bite require more bites. (See
Chapter 10) If you need to put on weight, this plan supplies you with the fuel t o undertake the weight-bearing exercise that
adds muscle—which is something no food can do (see Chapter 9.  ).
Ultimate well-being and vitality: People who take their diets “all the way” to low-fat raw vegan ( 80/10/10rv ) experience
markedly fewer colds, flus, and aches than people who eat a high-fat diet, ra w or cooked. Acne disappears, and permanent
relief from persistent diabetes and candida symptoms finally occurs. Mor e important, people on this program have the
opportunity (given proper sleep, exercise, sunshine, and so on) to experience  a quantum leap in overall physical, mental, and
emotional health that surpasses the mere absence of disease or symptom s. The ultimate benefit is greater longevity and
improved quality of life.

Making the Transition
The switch from cooked to raw is actually a fairly easy one. It is simply a  matter of increasing the percentage of raw foods in
your diet. Some people find it easiest to begin by simply eating raw for breakfa st while leaving everything else the same as always.
When they get comfortable with that, they add in raw lunches as well. I n time, the raw dinner becomes a realistic challenge. Other
folks prefer to start meals raw but finish with cooked, gradually increas ing the amount of raw food that is eaten at the beginning of
the meal until finally they are eating some meals that are comple tely raw.
Eventually, you will come to love the raw foods and their effects upon the w ay you look and feel. Once you start to
experience the results, your motivation level will rise


 not tear or damage the anus byavoiding necessary lubrication. After insertion, grip the clamp with one hand andopen it. The flow rate can be controlled with this clamp. Keeping a hand on theclamp also prevents the nozzle from being expelled.
Water will begin flowing into the colon. Your goal is to empty the entire bag
into the colon before sensations of pressure or urgency to evacuate the waterforce you to remove the nozzle and head for the toilet. Relaxation of mind andbody helps achieve this. You are very unlikely to achieve a half-gallon fill up onthe first attempt. If painful pressure is experienced try closing the clamp for a
moment to allow the water to begin working its way around the obstacle. Or, next
time try hanging the bag lower, reducing its height above the body and thuslowering the water pressure. Or, try opening the clamp only partially. Or, trypanting hard, so as to make the abdomen move rapidly in and out, sort of shakingthe colon. This last technique is particularly good to get the water past a blockageof intestinal gas.
It is especially important for Americans, whose culture does not teach one to
be tolerant of discomfort, to keep in mind that pain is the body’s warning thatactual damage is being done to tissues. Enemas can do no damage and pose norisk except to that rare individual with weak spots in the colon’s wall fromcancers. When an enema is momentarily perceived unpleasantly, the correct namefor the experience is a sensation, not pain. You may have to work at increasingyour tolerance for unpleasant sensations or it will take you a long time to achievethe goal of totally filling the colon with water. Be brave! And relax. A wisephilosopher once said that it is a rough Universe in which only the tigers survive—and sometimes they have a hard time.
Eventually it will be time to remove the nozzle and evacuate the water. Either a
blockage (usually fecal matter, an air bubble, or a tight ‘U’ turn in the colon,usually at either the splenetic, or hepatic flexures located right below the rib cage)will prevent further inflow (undesirable) or else the bag will completely empty(good!) or the sensation of bursting will no longer be tolerable. Go sit on the toiletand wait until all the water has passed. Then refill the bag and repeat the process.Each time you fill the colon it will allow more water to enter more easily with lessunpleasantness. Fasters and cleansers should make at least three attempts at acomplete fill-up each time they do an enema session.
Water and juice fasters will find that after the first few enemas, it will become
very easy to inject the entire half-gallon of water. That is because there is little orno chime entering the colon. After a few days the entire colon will seem (this isincorrect) to be empty except when it is filled with water. This is the point to learn
an advanced self-administered enema technique. An average colon empty of new
food will usually hold about one gallon of water. That is average. A small colonmight only hold ¾ gallon, a large one might accept a gallon and a half, or evenmore. You’ll need to learn to simultaneously refill the bag while injecting water, soas to achieve a complete irrigation of the whole colon. There are several possiblemethods. You might try placing a pitcher or half-gallon mason jar of tepid waternext to the bag and after the bag has emptied the first time, stand up while holdingthe tube in the anus, refill the bag and then lie down again and continue filling. Youmight have an assistant do this for you. You might try hanging the bag from theshower head and direct a slow, continuous dribble of lukewarm water from theshower into the bag while you kneel or lie relaxed in the tub. This way the bag willnever empty and you stop filling only when you feel fullness and pressure all theway back to the beginning of the ascending colon. Of course, hanging from aslowly running shower head the bag will probably overflow and you will getsplashed and so will the bathroom floor when your wet body moves rapidly fromthe tub to the toilet. I’ve imagined making an enema bag from a two gallon plasticbucket with a small plastic hose barb glued into a hole drilled in the bottom orlower edge. If I were in the business of manufacturing enema bags I’d make themhold at least one gallon.
A word of caution to those folks who have a pattern of overdoing it, or tend to
think that more is better. This is not true when it comes to colon cleansing. Do notmake more than three attempts to fill and clean the colon with an enema bag.Usually the colon begins to protest and won’t accept any more fill-ups. Whenhaving colonics on a colonic machine it is a good idea to continue until the watercomes back reasonably clear for that session. It is not a good idea for a faster tohave colonics that last more than three-quarters of an hour to an hour maximum,or it will be too tiring. Even non-fasters find colonics tiring. After all, the colon isbasically a big muscle that has become very lazy on a low-fiber diet.
I’ve personally administered over five thousand colonics, taught several dozen
fasters to self-administer their own and stood by while they gave themselves one
until they were quite expert. In all that experience I’ve only seen one person havea seriously bad result. This was a suicidally depressed water faster that I(mistakenly) allowed to administer their own colonics with my machine. Thisperson not only took daily colonics, but allowed water to flow through their colonfor as long as two hours at a time. Perhaps they were trying to wash out theirmind? After several weeks of this extreme excess, the faster became highlyconfused and disoriented due to a severe electrolyte imbalance. They had to betaken off water fasting immediately and recovered their mental clarity in a fewdays. The loss of blood electrolytes happened because during colonics thereoccurs a sort of low-grade very slow reverse osmosis.
Curing With Enemas
It is not wise to continue regular colonics or enemas once a detoxification
program has been completed and you have returned to a maintenance diet. Thebody should be allowed its regular functioning.
But because enemas immediately lower the toxic load on the liver, I do
recommend people use them for prevention of an acute illness (you feel like youare coming down with something), and for the treatment of acute illnesses such asa cold. I also like to take one if I have been away traveling for extended periods,eating carelessly. But do not fall into a pattern of bingeing on bad food, and thentrying to get rid of it through colonics or laxative. This is bulimia, the eatingdisorder discussed earlier.
The Sheltonite capital “N” Natural capital “H” Hygienists do not recommend
any colon cleansing, ever!. They think that the colon will spontaneously cleanseitself on a long water fast, but my experience learned from monitoring hundreds offasters is that it doesn’t really. Herbert Shelton also considered colon cleansingenervating and therefore undesirable. Colon cleansing does use the faster’s energybut on the balance, colon cleansing saves more work on the part of anoverburdened liver than it uses up.
Chapter Five
Diet and Nutrition
From The Hygienic Dictionary
Food.  [1] Life is a tragedy of nutrition. In food lies 99.99% of the causes of all diseases and imperfect
health of any kind. Prof. Arnold Ehret, Mucusless Diet Healing System.  [2] But elimination will never
heal perfectly just so long as you fail to discontinue the supply of inside waste caused by eating and“wrong” eating. You may clean and continue to clean indefinitely, but never with complete results upto a perfect cleanliness, as long as the intake of wrong or even too much right foods, is not stopped.Prof. Arnold Ehret, Mucusless Diet Healing System. [3] Cooked food favors bacterial, or organized,
ferment preponderance, because cooking kills the unorganized and organized ferments, and both areneeded to carry on the body’s digestion. Raw foods—fruits and vegetables—favor unorganizedferment digestion, because these foods carry vitamins, which are unorganized ferments—enzymes. Dr.John. H. Tllden, Impaired Health: Its Cause and Cure,  1921.
Recently, my younger (adult) daughter asked my advice choosing between a
root canal or having a bridge made. This led to a discussion of her eating habits ingeneral. Defending her currently less-than-optimum diet against my gentlecriticism, she threw me a tough riposte. “Why,” she asked, when I was raised soperfectly as a child, “when I ate only Organic food until I was ten and old enoughto make you send me to public school where I could eat those lousy schoollunches” (her unfeeling, heartless mother home-schooled her), “why even at thatyoung age, (before she spent her adolescent rebellion eating junk food) why atthat point did I still have a mouthful of cavities?” And she did. At age ten mydaughter needed about ten fillings.
This beautiful daughter of a practicing naturopath had received what, at the
time, I considered virtually perfect nutrition. She suckled hugely at her mother’s
abundant breast until age two. During this time her mother ate a natural foods diet.After weaning my daughter got only whole grains, a little fresh goat’s milk frommy goat, fruits and lots of Organic


 mune, lym phatic and elim ination system s. Norm al pharm aceutical antib iotics possibly destroy
anim als’ enzym es, but colloid al silver leaves these tissu e-cell enzym es intact, as th ey are radically different
from the enzymes of primitive sin gle-celled  life. So  that co lloidal silv er is safe for humans, reptiles, plants
and other multi-celled  living matter.
High concentratio ns of silver do not kill disease g erms more effectiv ely th an the safe range of 3 to 5
parts per million (ppm ). 1 teaspoon of 5 ppm  colloidal silver equals about 25 m icrogram s (mcg) of silver.
1-4 teaspoons per day (25-100 mcg) is generally considered to be a "nut ritional am ount" and is reported to
be safe t o use for ext ended peri ods of t ime. Am ounts higher t han this are general ly consi dered "therapeut ic
amounts" and should only be used peri odically. In cases of illness, natura l health practitioners have often
recom mended taking double or triple the "nutritional amount" for 30 to 45 days, then dropping down to a
smaller maintenance dose. Am ounts from  1-32 ounces per day  have report edly been used i n acut e
condi tions.
There are three types of silv er that are lab eled and sold on the market: (1 ) colloidal silv er (ionic silver);
(2) si lver prot ein; (3) true col loidal silver. The t hree types of product s norm ally labeled as “col loidal silver”
can be categorized as ionic silver solutions, silver protein, and true colloidal silv er.
Silver is also wi dely used i n the bioassay s (Koshi, 2005). For exam ple, by  Zagoski na’s st udies, fi tness
of dot immuno-anal ysis for detection of Brucella antigens l abeled wi th colloid silver was eval uated.
Soluble lipopolysaccharides and protei n-saccharide antigen and corpuscular antigens of  22 Brucella strains
(7 speci es) pat hogeni c for hum ans and ani mals in the S and R  form s were used. The speci ficity of the
method was t ested on 10 het erologous m icroorgani sms whose antigens were closely related. The suggest ed
test system  was sim ple, econom ic, highly sensitive (from 62 thousands to 8 m illion CFU/m l) and specific,
requi res no expensi ve equi pment, and was an al ternative to enzy me immuno-assay  and dot immuno-
analysis with gold immunosol e (Zagoski na, et  al, 2002).
In the silver appl ication, the size of si lver is important. As Chairman of Natural-Immunogeni cs Corp.
Stephen L. Qui nto, emphasi zed at  3rd International Silver Conference (C hangsha, C hina, Oct ober 20t h-
21st, 2004):  “The si lver hy drosol  we have devel oped present s with almost perfect  dispersi on [in electron
microscopy]. That dispersion dem onstr ates the powerful charge each partic le possesses. Thus isolated, they
have a m ean di ameter of 0.8 nm  (or 8 Angst roms), al though t hat has been rounded up t o 1 nm  in the
electron m icroscopy lab at the University of Miam i Medical School where such work was recently done.
We won’t  quibble over 2 Angst roms!” (Qui nto, 2004).

Research reports on colloidal silver
Multiresistan t bacteria h ave become an important problem in prosthetic joint infectio ns. Their frequent
resistance agai nst gent amicin, whi ch is com monly used i n antibiotic-loaded bone cem ents, makes a new
prophylaxis necessary. In Alt’s st udy, NanoSilver bone cem ent did not show any significant differences
compared to the non-t oxic control group. If these prom ising in vitro resul ts can be confi rmed in vivo,
NanoSi lver bone cem ent may be of consi derabl e value in total joint arthroplasty (Alt, et al, 2004).
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Journal  of Am erican Sci ence, 3(3), 2007, M a Hongbao, Horng Dengnan, C herng Shen, C olloidal Silver

Argy ria is a rare cause of cut aneous di scolourat ion caused by silver deposi tion. In 2003, W hite and t he
colleagues report ed a case of dram atic and diffuse argyria secondary  to ingest ion of col loidal silver prot ein
over a 1-y ear peri od. St ained el ectron m icroscopy  with spectral analysis was used to confirm the clin ical
diagnosi s. Silver-prot ein com plexes are deposi ted in the skin and reduced t o inert silver sal ts by sunl ight in
a process si milar to that harnessed i n phot ography  (White, et al, 2003).
Accordi ng to Gosheger’s report : Infect ion of m egaprostheses has a seri ous com plication in orthopedi c
tumor surgery. Despi te the use of sy stemic and l ocal antibiotic prophy laxis the report ed infection rat e is
between 5% and 35%. Si lver-coat ed medical devi ces proved t heir effect iveness i n reduci ng infections.
Their studies exam ined in vivo th e antim icrobial efficacy and possibl e side-effects of a silver-coated
megaprosthesis. In a first study, 30 rabbits (15 titanium  versus 15 silver-coa ted Mutars-endoprostheses)
were infected with Staphy lococcus aureus. In a second st udy, toxicological side effect s were anal yzed i n
10 rabbi ts with a si lver-coat ed megaprost hesis. The silver group showed si gnificantly (p<0.05) lower
infection rates (7% versus 47%) in com parison with the titanium  group. Measurem ents of the C-reactive-
protein (CRP), neutrophilic leukocyt es, rectal tem perature and body we ight showed significant (p<0.05)
lower si gns of i nflammation in the silver group. The anal ysis of the silver concent ration in blood (median
1.883 ppb) and i n organs (0.798-86.002 ppb) showed el evated si lver concent rations wi thout pathologic
changes i n laborat ory param eters and wi thout histological changes of organs. In concl usion, the new si lver-
coated M utars-megaprost hesis resul ted in reduced i nfection rat es wi thout toxicological side effect s,
suggesting that this prosthesis m ight be a prom ising device in tum or surger y exhibiting antim icrobial
activity (Gosheger, 2004).
Colloidal silv er preparations are m arketed on the internet as om nipotent antimicrobial agent s, but
scientific support  for t hese cl aims is lacking. In 2004, van Hassel t, et al report ed the resul ts of in vitro tests
of col loidal silver's antimicrobial activity against several  pathogeni c or non-pat hogeni c microorgani sms.
They  took t hree sam ples of col loidal silver: one avai lable com mercially on t he internet (silver
concent ration of 22 ppm ) and t wo sam ples (concent rations of 403 and 413 ppm ) whi ch were prepared in
our l aborat ory using st andard chem ical methods. Thei r resul ts showed that in an agar-wel l diffusion assay
none of the three colloidal silver sol utions had any  effect  on t he growt h of the test organi sms. Al l tested
bacterial strain s were sen sitive to ciprofloxacin. Colloidal silv er 22 ppm showed no bactericid al activ ity in
phenol  coeffi cient tests. Thus, t hey concl uded t hat as the tested colloidal silver solutions did not show any
antimicrobial effect  in vitro on t he microorgani sms, claims of colloidal silv er's antim icrobial potency are
misleading and there is no place for it as an  antiseptic (van Hasselt, et al, 2004).
In 2003, Tobi n and B ambauer publ ished a revi ew. I t he revi ew art icle they descri bed


. It will entail constant,
moment -to-moment monitoring of your every thought, word, and deed. It will
involve  continued choice -making —
consciously. This whole process is a
massive move to  consciousness. What you
will find out if you undertake this challenge
is that you’ve  spent half your life
unconscious. That is to say, unaware on a
conscious level of  what you are choosing in
the way of thoughts, words, and deeds until
you experience the aftermath of t hem.
Then, when you experience these results,
you deny that your thoughts, words, and
deeds had anything to do with them.
This is a call to stop such unconscious
living. It is a challenge to which your soul
has called you from the beginning of time.
That k ind of continual mental monitoring
seems as though it might be terribly
exhausting — It could be, until it becomes second nature.
In fact, it is your second nature. It is your
first nature to be unconditionally loving. It is
your second nature to choose to  express
your first nature, your true nature,
consciously.
Excuse me, but wouldn’t this kind of non -
stop editing of everything I think, say, and
do “make  Jack a dull boy”?
Never. Different, yes. Dull, no. Was Jesus
dull? I don’t think so. Was the Buddha
boring to be around? People flocked,
begged, to be in his presence. No one who
has attained mastery is dull. Unusual,
perhaps. Extraordinary, perhaps. But never
dull.
So—do you want your life to “take off”?
Begin at once to imagine it the way you want  it to b e—and move into that. Check
every thought, word, and action that does
not fall into harmony with that. Move away
from those.
When you have a thought that is not in
alignment with your higher vision, change
to a new thought, then and there. When
you say a t hing that is out of alignment with
your grandest idea, make a note not to say
something like that again. When you do  a
thing that is misaligned with your best
intention, decide to make that the last time.
And make it right with whomever was
involved if you  can.
I’ve heard this before and I’ve always railed
against it, because it seems so dishonest. I
mean, if you’re sick as a dog, you’re not
supposed to admit it. If you’re broke as a
pauper,  you’re never supposed to say it. If you’re upset as hell, you’re not supposed
to show it. It  reminds me of the joke about
the three people who were sent to hell. One
was a Catholic,  one was a Jew, one was a
New Ager. The devil said to the Catholic,
sneeringly, “Well, how  are you enjoying the
heat?” And the Cathol ic sniffled, “I’m
offering it up.” The devil then  asked the
Jew, “And how are you enjoying the heat?”
The Jew said, “So what else could I  expect
but more hell?” Finally, the devil
approached the New Ager. “Heat?” the
New Ager  asked, perspiring. “What heat? ”
That’s a good joke. But I’m not talking
about ignoring the problem, or pretending it
isn’t there. I’m talking about noticing the
circumstance, and then telling your highest
truth about it.  If you’re broke, you’re broke. It’s pointless
to lie about it, an d actually debilitating to  try
to manufacture a story about it so as not to
admit it. Yet it’s your thought about it —
“Broke is bad,” “This is horrible,” “I’m a bad
person, because good people who  work
hard and really try never go broke,” etc. —
that rules ho w you experience  “broke -
ness.” It’s your words about it —“I’m broke,”
“I haven’t a dime,” “I don’t have  any
money” —that dictates how long you stay
broke. It’s your actions surrounding it —
feeling sorry for yourself, sitting around
despondent, not trying to f ind a way out
because “What’s the use, anyway?” —that
create your long -term reality.
The first thing to understand about the
universe is that no condition is “good” or
“bad.” It just is. So stop making value judgments. The second thing to know is
that all conditions are temporary. Nothing
stays the same, nothing remains static.
Which  way a thing changes depends on
you.
Excuse me, but I have to interrupt you
again here. What about the person who is
sick, but  has the faith that will move
mountains —and so think s, says, and
believes he’s going to get  better...only to
die six weeks later. How does that square
with all this positive thinking,  affirmative
action stuff?
That’s good. You’re asking the tough
questions. That’s good. You’re not simply
taking My word for any of this. There is a
place, on down the line, when you’ll have
to take My word for this —because
eventually you’ll find that we can discuss this thing forever, you and I —until there’s
nothing left to do but to “try it or deny it.” But
we’re not at th at place yet. So let’s keep the
dialogue going; let’s keep talking —the
person who has the “faith to move
mountains,” and dies six weeks later, has
moved  mountains for six weeks. That may
have been enough for him. He may have
decided, on the last hour of th e last day,
“Okay, I’ve had enough. I’m ready to go on
now to another adventure.” You may not
have known of that decision, because he
may not have told you. The truth is, he may
have made that decision quite a bit
earlier —days, weeks earlier —and not have
told you; not have told anyone.
You have created a society in which it is
very not okay to want to die —very not okay
to be very okay with death. Because you don’t want to die, you can’t imagine anyone
wanting to die —no matter what their
circumstances or con dition.
But there are many situations in which
death is preferable to life —which I know
you can imagine if you think about it for
even a little bit. Yet, these truths don’t occur
to you—they are not that self -evident —
when you are looking in the face someon e
else who is choosing to die. And the dying
person knows this. She can feel the level of
acceptance in the room regarding her
decision.
Have you ever noticed how many people
wait until the room is empty before they
die? Some even have to tell their loved
ones —“No, really, go. Get a bite to eat.” Or
“Go, get some sleep. I’m fine. I’ll see you in
the morning.” And then, when the loyal  guard leaves, so does the soul from the
body of the guarded.
If they told their assembled relatives and
friends, “I jus t want to die,” they would
really hear it. “Oh, you don’t mean that,” or
“Now, don’t talk that way,” or “Hang in
there,” or “Please don’t leave me.”
The entire medical profession is trained to
keep people alive, rather than keeping
people comfortable so th at they can die
with dignity. You see, to a doctor or a nurse,
death is failure. To a friend or relative,
death is disaster. Only to the soul is death
a relief —a release. The greatest gift you
can give the dying is to let them die in
peace —not thinking tha t they must “hang
on,” or continue to suffer, or worry about
you at  this most crucial passage in their life.  So this is very often what has happened in
the case of the man who says he’s going  to
live, believes he’s going to live, even prays
to live: that a t the soul level, he has
“changed his mind.” It is time now to drop
the body to free the soul for other pursuits.
When the soul makes this decision, nothing
the body does can change it. Nothing  the
mind thinks can alter it. It is at the moment
of death tha t we learn who, in the  body -
mind -soul triumvirate, is running things.
All your life you think you are your body.
Some of the time you think you are your
mind. It is at the time of your death that you
find out Who You Really Are.
Now there are also times wh en the body
and the mind are just not listening to the
soul. This, too, creates the scenario you
describe. The most difficult thing for people  to do is hear their own soul. (Notice that so
few do ).
Now it happens often that the soul makes a
decision that i


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 and Response
 : 24 injections. Marked regression of size of tumor.
Present Status
 : 11/11/67 regression continues.
Patient Number
 : 29.
Age
 : 28
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Chorioepithelioma. Terminal.
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : None
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Poor
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 10/5/672 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : Immediate response after 12 injections.
Gononadotrophin hormone level reduced from 350,000 I.U. to 35,000 I.U.
Present Status
 : Died 11/5/67.
Patient Number
 : 30.
Age
 : 56
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Bronchogenic ca. with metastasis to left lung
Surgery
 : Removal of right lung.
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : No X-radiation or other cancer drug.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Poor
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 5/23/66
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 59 injections
Present Status
 : patient survived 16 months. Died 9/6/67.
Patient Number
 : 31.
Age
 : 58
Sex
 : M
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Ca. of stomach. Preterminal
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : None
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : None
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 11/7/66
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 40 injections
Present Status
 : Died 4/3/67. Massive hemorrhage.
Patient Number
 : 32.
Age
 : 70
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Squamous-cell ca. of soft palate
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : None
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : None
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 9/7/662 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 36 injections. Patient had remission.
Present Status
 : No treatment for 4 months—deserted. Died 4/4/67.
Patient Number
 : 33.
Age
 : 40
Sex
 : M
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Adenoca. of penis with metastasis
Surgery
 : Amputation of penis.
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : None
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : None
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 9/7/66
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV plus local application
Total Dosage and Response
 : 52 injections with daily local applications. Tumor
remained static. Dismissed 6/17/67.
Present Status
 : 11/15/67 exact condition unknown but patient surviving.
Patient Number
 : 34.
Age
 : 42
Sex
 : M
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Squamous-cell ca. of penis
Surgery
 : Amputation of penis.
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : None
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : None
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 4/10/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 54 injections. Daily local injections. Pain reduced.
Present Status
 : 11/15/67 tumor is static.
Patient Number
 : 35.
Age
 : 89
Sex
 : M
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Squamous-cell ca. of larynx
Surgery
 : Laryngectomy.
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : None
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Poor
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 10/30/672 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 12 injections. Relieved of pain.
Present Status
 : 10/10/67 patient in state of remission.
Patient Number
 : 36.
Age
 : 50
Sex
 : F
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Advanced adenoca. of cervix
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : M.T.X., I.A. total dose 650 mg.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Fair
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 10/5/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 14 injections. Relieved of pain.
Present Status
 : 10/10/67 tumor static.
Patient Number
 : 37.
Age
 : 66
Sex
 : M
Primary Tumor and Cell Type
 : Adenoca. of stomach
Surgery
 : None
Other Chemotherapy and Radiation
 : Total F.U. 1,200 mg.
Response to Other Therapy Alone
 : Poor
Date of Administration Hematoxylon DMSO Dosage
 : 10/9/67
2 cc H-D.M.S.O., IV
Total Dosage and Response
 : 12 injections. Relieved of pain.
Present Status
 : 11/10/67 patient in symptomatic remission.
          Ca.
D.M.S.O.
         F.U.
Carcinoma
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Fluorouracil
     H.    Hematoxylon
MTX    Methotrexate
The physician will intravenously administer hematoxylon-DMSO in 5 percent
dextrose water. A vein in the arm is usually chosen for the injection, and the drip
speed averages approximately 47 drops per minute. If the patient has a low
tolerance to the intravenous injection, a Benadryl tablet swallowed 30 to 40
minutes before the IV starts can prevent the onset of fever. Please note that theinstructions are supplied for application by a duly licensed physician, as
potentially dangerous materials are being used here for the destruction of a
possibly deadly disease. These instructions are not to be followed frivolously by
anyone unskilled in the medical treatment of oncological conditions. For example,
the physician may wish to irrigate the injection site with 2 cc of heparin, a blood-
thinning agent, to avoid clotting, if the subclavian vein is chosen for infusion.
The treatment solution may be taken orally. If so, the patient should have no
food or drink after midnight. Upon arising in the morning, pour about two ounces
of 5 percent dextrose water (saline, if a diabetic) into a small paper cup. Then,
using a syringe for precise measurement, put into the cup the same volume of
hematoxylon-DMSO solution that would be taken intravenously. Drink the
mixture. To allow for absorption of the therapeutic solution, wait at least 30
minutes before eating or drinking anything else. Important notation: In cases of
stomach cancer, do not drink this therapeutic mixture, because it will have a direct
effect on the tumor. The cancer disappears from the stomach lining, leaving behind
a hole similar to a gastric ulcer. Intravenous infusions are therefore more effective
for gastrointestinal cancer.
For lung cancer, use the Bennett Respirator Machine and install 2 cc of saline
solution and 4 drops of DMSO-hematoxylon solution. Inhale the mixture for about
10 minutes twice a day. Use this inhalation therapy when not receiving an IV.
Make sure that intervals of at least two hours occur between treatments.
For bone cancer, take the intravenous infusion, but also swallow at least 2,000
mg of bone meal tablets each day.
For facial cancer, reduce the solution by half with distilled water and apply it
to the skin, using a cotton-tip applicator. Paint the skin twice daily. Gradually
increase the strength of the applied solution as long as the patient does not show
any allergic reaction. The therapeutic solution can also be taken orally for facial
cancer.
Other adjunctive drugs that sometimes accompany the application of
hematoxylon-DMSO-dextrose solution are cytoxin and F5U, but only for short
periods. Sometimes the various medications are alternated, using one one day and
the other the next. Both cytoxin and F5U lower the red blood cell count so that it is
imperative that a complete blood count be performed once or more a week. Also,
do not swallow aspirin when taking cytoxin or F5U. Instead, use a painkiller
substitute.
Another once-a-week adjunctive injection is comprised of 1 cc of ACTH Gel,
40 units per 5 cc bottle or vial;.5 cc dexamethasone acetate, 4 mg per 30 ccbottle; and.5 cc triamcinolone acetonide, 40 mg per ml from a 5 ml bottle.
A good cancer test is the one for Carcinoma Embryonic Activity (CEA)
performed once a month or more. The normal reading for a non-smoker is 2.5;
normal for a smoker is 5.0.
Cancer patients taking the DMSO-h


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What starvation issue is no longer - you get excellent food
(After all, the honey gives more fructose and biologically active substances).
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to do enemas at home is best done
7-day fasting. Before exiting be sure to take
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Day 1
9.00 - compote of dried apricots, prunes - 200,0
12.00 - compote - 200,0
15.00 - compote of dried fruits - 200,0
18.00 - compote of dried fruits - 200,0
21.00 - compote - 200,0
Day 2
9.00 - svezheotzhaty cabbage juice, diluted 1:2 with water - 200,0
12.00 - concoction of oats - 200,0
15.00 - vegetable broth (cabbage, beets, carrots) - 200,0
18.00 - concoction of oats - 200,0
21.00 - buckwheat soup - 200,0
3rd day
9.00 - svezheotzhaty apple juice - 200,0
12.00 - 5% of the porridge-gruel "Hercules" - 200,0
15.00 - fish broth (preferably sea fish) - 200,0
18.00 - vegetable broth - 200,0
21.00 - dairy drink with no sugar - 200,0
Day 4
9.00 - decoction of dried fruit (raisins, apricots, prunes) - 200,0
12.00 - buckwheat groats - nincompoop - 200,0
15.00 - cabbage salad with 100.0, and fish ear, dairy
Drink - 100,0
18.00 - vegetable broth - 200,0
21.00 - sour milk drink - 200,0
297
2975-day
9.00 - porridge "Hercules" with dried apricots - 150,0
Green Tea 100.0
13.00 - stewed vegetables (carrots, beets, cabbage) - 150,0
Juice - 100,0
17.00 - soup (carrot, beet, cabbage, croutons of bread, or gray
bran sticks)
5.00 apple 1 pc.
21.00 - sour milk drink - 200,0
Then you can proceed to the usual diet, but ideally
desirable
2 weeks meals dominated by fresh fruits and vegetables.
ECH M ACCOMPANYING TSYA Starvation?
Every starving people starving in their own way. Even
identical in terms of starvation in one and the same person
are different. This is due to our individual
features, and with thorough preparation for fasting
- Preliminary purification procedures,
being at the beginning of starvation, season, food
to starvation, mental state, and many others
factors. It must be remembered that the better you prepare
to starvation, the better the tune, the easier it will proceed
the process itself and less will be all sorts of complications. But completely
to avoid unpleasant sensations you still can not. Most often,
they are not dangerous, only need to know what to do in one way or another
case.
First - fear. This is no joke. No one should begin long
Abstinence, not knowing enough about it, and not knowing how to
pursue abstinence. If possible, it would be good to
next was a man who has already done it. Should not be round
worried: aunts, cousins??and others who would say that
He was pale as death, that his heart rate below 40, that his heart may
stay the night...
On the third day of abstinence, after returning from a walk
despite the fact that never rested, I felt good,
and I remembered the case, described in the paper that the remaining
alive after the earthquake, people were tearing each other like wild
Animals in a rage of hunger. People stayed without food for 72 hours. I
also spent 72 hours without food or drink. The difference was that they
die of hunger. I deliberately refrained from food and drink
for the sake of health.
And yet. If you happen to such a crisis during the conscious
patience, if you feel a nervous tension, mild
and doubters - remember that all around you and with you - People
which is stronger than you in spirit and able to lift your mood and
Your doubts will disappear.
298
298Hunger
That is what is usually fear most. Indeed, if
the last days before the start of fasting to overeat, and then with horror
listen to the slightest their feelings, it would be nice
small. But when a person takes it easy, do not overeat
and cleans the intestines, hunger and as such does not happen.
At the 4-5-day food reflex usually fades completely, the form
food and it smells no longer cause even saliva. But sometimes
that starving, constantly thinking about food, looking forward, how nice it
to be treated with after-excites your thoughts (and even more -
images), the food center. Then, the appetite may be partially preserved,
especially with a dirty bowel.
To fight hunger is easy. First, one must try
not to think about food. That is distracted to engage in any
activities. Secondly, we need a strong spirit. If the firm
say to yourself: "Today I do not eat!" - and the body will know that this is not cheating,
a major concern not cause famine.
The first days, however, are hungry spasms, which are removed
two or three sips of water or disregard these sensations.
If the "sucks" so very much to drink 1 - 2 liters of water and cause
vomiting.
In general, starving all the time usually carry a bottle
with water, from which sup gradually as needed.
But we must bear in mind that the food center at Starter reflex
excited at any contact with food, even if a person wants
be indifferent to it. This greatly hampers the normal inclusion
of the internal power supply. Starving is better to refrain
from cooking and did not attend the meal. Violation
this rule often leads to sleep disorders, headaches,
heartburn, irritability. That's a good exercise to relieve
hunger.
This exercise is performed on an empty stomach. When you are feeling
hunger should relax the stomach, put his hands below the navel;
one to another. Performing breath, draw in the stomach, helping himself with his hands.
At the height of breath hold their breath for 3-4 seconds. Relaxed,
exhales. Exercise should be repeated 10 times. Duration
the entire procedure is 1 minute. This exercise is effective for people with
weakly expressed obesity. During our practice we have not yet
come across patients who can not be eliminated
hunger or gastronomic fantasy. "
Weakness
Weakness, drowsiness, and reluctance to move during the fasting
talk about lack of energy. Its reserves can and should be recharged.
Many methods. These include the already well-known water treatment,
massage, walking. Summer is very beneficial and sun bathing
bath. Quite a powerful way - walking barefoot on the ground, according to
possible with a minimum of clothing.
299
299The effect of any method magnified if the person
feel their relationship with nature. After all, you can just swim
pour, walk barefoot, and can be mentally welcome
Earth and the sun, air and water, feel the inextricable relationship with them,
harmony and mutual understanding. and the elements will respond to greetings,
we just have to feel their response.
But, in general, some weakness - a normal phenomenon, to him
just be prepared. Usually on the second day people
begins to tire, and in the future there may be periods when the
hard to even get up. But this is not cause for concern.
At any time when there is severe fatigue, it is worth squat
or lie down to rest. But especially should not be stale after
Rest is better to walk in the fresh air, and feeling right
noticeably improved.
Relief is usually felt after the crisis, people are no longer
wants to sit on the ground, it pulls to walk, talk. in such excellent
frame of mind, many staying until the end of fasting.
Chill or heat (more typical of dry fasting)
In the cold season, many starving much cold. This
also no cause for worry. You just have to dress warmer. Winter
Some put on 2-3 pairs of warm clothes, a few sweaters
etc.
But freezing


 cough, muscle spasms, and the
symptoms of Parkinsonism. It relaxes the muscles
of the gastrointestinal, bronchial, and urinary tracts,
and reduces digestive and mucous secretions. Like
deadly nightshade, thornapple may be applied
externally to relieve rheumatic pains and neuralgia.
Related Species  D. metel  and D. innoxia  are both
native to India. These plants are employed in treating
asthma, coughs, fevers, and skin conditions.
 RQ Cautions  T ake only under professional
supervision. Since it is toxic at more than small
doses, thornapple is subject to legal restrictions
in most countries.Parts Used  Seeds, root, leaves.
Constituents  Wild carrot seeds contain
flavonoids, and a volatile oil including asarone,
carotol, pinene, and limonene. Cultivated carrot
root contains sugars, pectin, carotene, vitamins,
minerals, and asparagine. Carrot leaves contain
significant amounts of porphyrins, which stimulate
the pituitary gland and lead to the release of
increased levels of sex hormones.
History & Folklore  The origins of the familiar
garden carrot are a mystery—it was cultivated as a
nutritious and cleansing food at least as long ago as
ancient Greece and Rome. In the 1st century ce, the
physician Dioscorides recommended the seeds to
stimulate menstruation, to relieve urinary
retention, and to “wake up the genital virtue.”
The cultivated variety did not reach Britain until the
16th century, when women used its beautiful,
finely divided leaves to adorn their hair.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  This common
vegetable is also a wonderfully cleansing medicine.
It supports the liver, and stimulates urine flow and
the removal of waste by the kidneys. The juice of
organically grown carrots is a delicious drink and
a valuable detoxifier. Carrots are rich in carotene,
which is converted to vitamin A by the liver. The
raw root, grated or mashed, is a safe treatment for
threadworms, especially in children. Wild carrot
leaves are a good diuretic. They have been used to
counter cystitis and kidney stone formation, and
to diminish stones that have already formed. The
seeds are also diuretic. They stimulate menstruation
and have been used in folk medicine as a treatment
for hangovers. Both leaves and seeds relieve
flatulence and settle the digestion.
Research  In a study published in 1995, a carrot
extract was shown to protect the liver from toxicity.
Cautions  Do not take carrot seeds during
pregancy. Use only organic carrot juice since
the root concentrates artificial fertilizers
and insecticides. Medicinal Actions & Uses  Desmodium is
chiefly a remedy for asthma and has been used as
an antiasthmatic in Ghanaian hospitals. In France,
the herb is taken for liver disorders including viral
hepatitis—both A and B—apparently having most
effect during the early stages. Desmodium may
also be used to relieve headache, backache, and
muscle and joint pain—a decoction being taken
internally or applied as a lotion.
Research  Ghanaian research has shown the herb
to have antispasmodic and antiasthmatic activity. It
also appears to increase the resistance of liver cells
to inflammation, whether resulting from infection
or toxicity. When taken in the early stages of
illness, it normalizes liver function.
Caution  In rare cases, desmodium can cause
nausea or diarrhea.Thornapple  seeds and
leaves ease asthma, but are
hallucinogenic in large doses.
Seeds
Daucus carota  (Apiaceae)
Carrot
Description  Annual (cultivated varieties) or
biennial (wild). Has erect stem, which grows to a
height of 3 ft (1 m), with feathery leaves, small
white flowers, and flat green seeds. Cultivated
subspecies have fleshy orange taproots.
Habitat & Cultivation  Wild carrot is native
to Europe, although cultivated subspecies are now
grown around the world. The root is harvested in
late summer, and the seeds are gathered in late
summer or early autumn.Desmodium adscendens  (Fabaceae)
Desmodium
Description  Perennial, much-branched herb,
growing to 20 in (50 cm). Desmodium has light
purple flowers, and the leaves each have three
small oval leaflets.
Habitat & Cultivation  A native of West
Africa, including Sierra Leone, northern Liberia and
Ghana. The aerial parts are harvested as required
or after flowering.
Parts Used  Leaves and stems.
Constituents  Contains indole alkaloids.
History & Folklore  Desmodium has long
been used in West African herbal medicine as a
treatment for asthma, and also for jaundice.Dianthus superbus
(Caryophyllacaea)
Fringed Pink,
Qu Mai (Chinese)
Description  Upright perennial herb growing to
32 in (80 cm) or more. Has narrow, lance-shaped
leaves and large, delicate, fragrant pink or lilac flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation  Fringed pink is native
to Europe and northern Asia (including China
and Japan) growing at altitudes of up to 7,900 ft
(2,400 m). It grows in clumps on hillsides and
crevices, and is cultivated from seed in eastern
China. It is only harvested when in flower.
Parts Used  Aerial parts.
Constituents  Fringed pink contains saponins,
dianthins, tannins and flavonoids.
History & Folklore  Fringed pink is first
mentioned in the Chinese herbal known as the
Divine Husbandman’s Classic (Shen’nong Bencaojing),
which was written in the 1st century ce.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Although fringed
pink is common in Europe, there is little indication
that people there have used it as anything other
than a vegetable (the young leaves are best boiled
or steamed). In Mongolia, it is used to promote
contractions and childbirth, and is considered a
diuretic, hemostatic, and anti-inflammatory. In
Chinese medicine it is widely used for “damp-heat”
conditions, and prescribed for kidney stones and
urinary tract infections.
Research  Research, mostly conducted in
Korea and China, indicates that fringed pink has
marked anti-inflammatory activity and possible
cancer-fighting properties.
Related Species  The gillyflower ( D. caryophyllus ),
of Mediterranean origin, has similar constituents
and is traditionally prescribed in European herbal
medicine for coronary and nervous disorders.
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OTHER MEDICINAL p LANT sDictamnus albus
Dictamnus albus (Rutaceae)
Dittany,
Burning Bush
Description  Strongly aromatic, bushy, and hairy
perennial growing to 32 in (80 cm). Has compound
leaves and spikes of 5-petaled white or pink flowers streaked with purple.
Habitat & Cultivation This herb grows in
southern and central Europe and northern Asia, preferring warm, wooded areas. The flowering tops are gathered in late summer, the root generally in autumn.
Parts Used  Root, flowering tops.rapidly strengthens the heartbeat, but is excreted very slowly. Digoxin is therefore preferred as a long-term medication.
History & Folklore In medical history, foxglove
is best known as the discovery of William Withering, an 18th-century English country doctor. Curious about the formula of a local herbalist, he explored the plant’s potential medical uses. His work led to the production of a life-saving medicine.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Foxglove has a
profound tonic effect on a diseased heart. Heart disease worsens when the heart’s ability to maintain normal circulation decreases. Foxglove’s cardiac glycosides enable the heart to beat more strongly, slowly, and regularly, without requiring more oxygen. At the same time, it stimulates urine production, which lowers the volume of blood, and thus lessens the load on the heart.
Related Species Woolly foxglove (D. lanata)
is today the main source of cardiac glycosides.
 RQ Cautions
Potentially fatal in  overdose. Use only  under professional
supervision. This
plant is subject to
legal restrictions.
Common foxglove
enables the heart
to beat more
evenly and is an
invaluable remedy
for heart disease.Digitalis lutea (Scrophulariaceae)
Y ellow Foxglove
Description Erect perennial growing to 3 ft
(1 m). Has narrow, lance-shaped leaves, and long spikes of yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to western
and central Europe, this herb grows in woodland areas, on roadsides, and in mountainous regions. It is cultivated for medicinal use in Russia. The leaves are harvested in the second summer of growth.
Parts Used Leaves.
Constituents Y ellow foxglove contains
cardiac glycosides (including the


 will have no need to add mineral concentrates and vitamin pills to his diet. These
raw properties are the normal or natural sources of such food factors and nothing has yet been
produced by the food chemists that can take their places.
Minerals are as essential to the formation and preservation of the body as proteins. They are
important to the formation and maintenance of the blood, bones, teeth, muscles, glands, nerves.
There is a continuous demand for these substances by the active organism. Each day some of the
minerals are used and excreted and each day they must be replenished. But we are not able to
supply the body with minerals by eating lime and scrap iron.
We are able to make use of minerals only in certain forms as these are prepared for our use by
the processes of plant life. The drug store cannot supply us with any just-as-good minerals to
replace those that are removed from our foods in the refining processes. Nor do we get our best
supply of minerals from powdered egg shells and bone meal. From the vegetable kingdom comes
our best mineral supply.
Proteins are abundant in nature and there is rarely an excuse for protein deficiency in this
62country. Every food that grows contains proteins so that in eating natural foods one receives these
from several sources each day. Whatever essential amino acids may be lacking in one protein is
sure to be compensated by other amino acids in the other proteins of the diet.
Nuts are one of the finest sources of the best and most adequate proteins. Green leaves contain
small quantities of most excellent proteins. There are proteins in bananas, dates, figs, legumes,
cereals and in a hundred other foods eaten daily.
After a fast, when the body’s food reserve has been somewhat depleted, the three food
essentials that are most needed are proteins, minerals and vitamins. These are best secured from
the sources indicated.
Canned foods, preserved foods, processed and refined foods, adulterated foods, sulphured
fruits, white flour, white sugar, white rice, constitute poor materials with which to build healthy
tissue.
Man’s need for fats or oils is not as great as may be supposed, but he does require a small daily
amount of these and he instinctively seeks such foods. In many seeds, such as sunflower seed,
peanuts, soy beans, nuts and in the avocado, olive, and other fruits, nature has packaged an
abundant supply of the finest and tastiest oils. We do not need to seek for refined oils in order to
supply the fat needs of our body. Indeed, the oils stored in natural foods are associated with
minerals and vitamins, so that they are far superior to the refined fats and oils on the market.
What I have written here of fats and oils applies with equal force to sugars and starches. In their
natural state, these food factors are ideally associated with minerals and vitamins and they are best
eaten in the unrefined state. Syrups and refined sugars are devoid of minerals and vitamins and are
poor foods. The sweet fruits: dates, figs, raisins, sweet grapes, well-ripened bananas,
persimmons, and similar products are the finest and best sources of sugars and should be eaten as
fruits rather than as fragmented food particles produced by manufacturers of refined products—out
of a tin can.
In summarizing, any return to the overeating that may have characterized the pre-fasting way of
life will quickly build a state of ill health. Learn to be moderate in eating habits. One of the best
aids to moderation is the eating of whole natural foods. We are practically forced to overeat when
we try to live on a diet that is composed predominantly of processed and refined foods. We do this
in an effort to secure the food needs that are lacking in these foodless foods.
Fasting cannot keep you well. Only sound habits will do so.
6314
Rejuvenation through Fasting
She was sixty years of age and had suffered for years with a minor heart ailment. I put her on a fast
of three weeks. She rested in bed while the fast was in progress. At the end of her fast she
remarked: “My heart feels so rested! It is so quiet I hardly know I have one in my body.”
This represented an improvement in the condition of the woman that was genuine and lasting.
Overweight when she started, with high blood pressure, she lost twenty pounds and her blood
pressure was greatly reduced, lifting a great burden from her heart.
Her general feeling of vigor and well-being matched the improvement of her heart. Her former
sleeplessness had given way to restful nightly repose. The improvement in her bowel action was
as marked as that of her heart function. Certainly her improved youthfulness of appearance and the
brightness of her eyes, spoke volumes for the rejuvenating effects of her physiological rest.
Anyone experienced with fasting has seen great numbers of such instances of physical
rejuvenation achieved by means of the fast. The mental improvements commonly match the
physical improvements. Occasional restoration of hearing in ears that have been deaf for years,
improved vision, discarding glasses that have been worn for years (but rarely restoration of sight
to blind eyes), increased acuteness of the senses of taste and smell, restoration of ability to sense
delicate flavors, recovery of the sense of feeling in instances of sensory paralysis, stepped-up
vigor, increased mental powers, loss of weight, greatly increased functional vigor, with better
digestion and better bowel action, clear sparkling eyes, clearing of the complexion with a
restoration of youthful bloom, the disappearance of some of the finer lines of the face, reduced
blood pressure, better heart action, reduction of enlarged prostate, sexual rejuvenation—these and
many other evidences of rejuvenation are seen by everyone who has a wide experience with
fasting.
Fasting can bring about a virtual rebirth, a revitalization of the organism. As the fast progresses,
all of the cells of the body undergo refinement and there is a removal from the protoplasm of the
cells of stored foreign
substances (metaplasmic materials) so that the cells become more youthful
and function more efficiently.
Some of these stored materials are highly toxic and have long remained in the fatty cells and in
the cells of the connective tissues which have been appropriately termed the “dumping ground of
the body” to get them out of the circulation. Freeing the tissues of such materials renders the body
more efficient as a physiologic mechanism. Besides the renovation that fasting enables the body to
undergo, there is created a potential for better function which continues long after the fast has been
broken.
Wear and waste with repair and replenishment are continuous and almost simultaneous
processes in all living structures. The one is a building up, the other a tearing down. The two
processes have received the technical name of
metabolism
 as described above, and are called
respectively,
anabolism,
 the building up, and
catabolism
 which is the tearing down. Catabolism
predominates during periods of activity; anabolism during periods of rest and repose.
Anabolism may be defined as the process by which the body is repaired, reinvigorated and
prepared for renewed activity. It is the dominant process during periods of active growth; it is
somewhat slowed down in age.
64Fasting has been shown to result in an accelerated metabolism, with the emphasis after the fast
is broken, on the anabolic, or constructive phase. This is to say: the general cleansing of the body
renews the building-up process of life. It is true that under experimental conditions, this
improvement of the process of life is not lasting. But this has been due, in great measure, to the
failure of experimenters to follow up the fasts with anything other than a speedy return to
conventional modes of living.
A man’s age is the duration of his life. When we use the term age to mean several aspects of that
life, the stage of one’s development (physiological age), the mental development attained
(psychological age) or any other such term or phrase which signifies something other than
chronological age, we are confusing age with body condition or with stages of growth and
development.
When we say that a man is old at forty and that another man is young at seventy we actually refer
to the physical and mental states of the two men and not to their ages. The suggestion that we use
the phrase “functional age” in speaking of an individual and make no reference to his birthdays is
based on the same confusion.
It is true that birthdays do not tell the condition of one's body, nor do they tell how well
developed the mind may be, but conditions are related to age only incidentally and are not
essential parts of age. A man of seventy may be youthful in physical condition or in mental outlook,
or a man of forty may be old in condition, flaccid and depressed, but the first is still seventy years
old and the other is only forty years of age.
Knowing these things, we may ignore the objection often offered that we are “trying to set the
clock back.” The changes called “aging” that take place in the body are not related so much to the
clock of time as to causes totally unrelated to time as such.
If the clock had casual relation to “aging,” we should expect the man of seventy to show all the
signs of “aging” that are common to this time of life, and the man of forty to present all the signs of
“youthfulness” that are common then. That we so frequently see these facts in reverse should cause
us to


  HE
MADE  A WORLD'S RECORD  ON THE IRVING
FISHER  ENDURANCE  TESTING  MACHINE
THE AUTHOR  FEELING  HIMSELF  TO BE THE MOST
FORTUNATE  PERSON  ALIVE
HORACE  FLETCHER  IN HIS MASTER  OF ARTS ROBES
THE AUTHOR, ON HIS SIXTIETH  BIRTHDAY,
PERFORMING  FEATS OF AGILITY  AND STRENGTH
WHICH  WOULD  BE REMARKABLE  EVEN  IN A YOUNG
ATHLETEF L E T C H E R I S M :
WHAT IT IS
CHAPTER I
HOW I BECAME A FLETCHERITE
My Turning Point—How I had Ignored My Responsibility—What
Happens during Mastication—The Four Principles of Fletcherism.
OVER twenty years ago, at the age of forty
years, my hair was white; I weighed two
hundred and seventeen pounds (about fiftypounds more than I should for my height of fivefeet six inches); every six months or so I had abad attack of " influenza " ; I was harrowed byindigestion; I was afflicted with " that tiredfeeling." I was an old man at forty, on the wayto a rapid decline.
It was at about this time that I applied for a
life-insurance policy, and was " turned down "by the examiners as a " poor risk." This was thefinal straw. I was not afraid to die ; I had longago learned to look upon death with equanimity.At the same time I had a keen desire to live,
and then and there made a determination that Iwould find out what was the matter, and, if Icould do so, save myself from my threateneddemise.
I realised that the first thing to do was, if
possible, to close up my business arrangementsso that I could devote myself to the study of howto keep on the face of the earth for a few moreyears. This I found it possible to do, and Iretired from active money-making.
The desire of my life was to live in Japan,
where I had resided for several years, and towhich country I was passionately devoted. Mytastes were in the direction of the fine arts.Japan had been for years my Mecca — myhousehold goods were already there, waitinguntil I should take up my permanent residence ;and it required no small amount of will-power toturn away from the cherished hope of a lifetime,to continue travelling over the world, andconcentrate upon finding a way to keep alive.
I turned my back on Japan, and began my
quest for health. For a time, I tried some of themost famous " cures " in the world. Here andthere were moments of hope, but in the end I
was met with disappointment.
THE TURNING  POINT.
It was partly accidental and partly otherwise
that I finally found a clue to the solution of myhealth disabilities. A faint suggestion ofpossibilities of arrest of decline had dawnedupon me in the city of Galveston, Texas, someyears before, and had been strengthened by avisit to an Epicurean philosopher who had asnipe estate among the marshlands of SouthernLouisiana and a truffle preserve near Pau, inFrance. He was a disciple of Gladstone, andfaithfully followed the rules relative to thoroughchewing of food which the Grand Old Man ofEngland had formulated for the guidance of hischildren. My friend in Louisiana attributed hisrobustness of health as much to this protectionagainst overeating as to the exercise incident tohis favourite sports. But these impressions hadnot been strong enough to have a lasting effect.
One day, however, I was called to Chicago to
attend to some unfinished business affairs.They were difficult of settlement, and I wascompelled to " mark time " in the Western city
with nothing especially to do. It was at thistime, in 1898, that I began to think seriously ofeating and its effect upon health. I read a greatmany books, only to find that no two authorsagreed; and I argued from this fact that no onehad found the truth, or else there would besome consensus of agreement. So I stoppedreading, and determined to consult MotherNature herself for direction.
HOW I HAD IGNORED  MY RESPONSIBILITY.
I began by trying to find out why Nature
required us to eat, and how and when. The keyto my search was a firm belief in the goodintentions of Nature in the interest of ourhealth and happiness, and a belief also thatanything less than good health and highefficiency was due to transgressions againstcertain good and beneficent laws. Hence, it wasmerely a question of search to find out thenature of the transgression.
The fault was one of nutrition, evidently.I argued that if Nature had given us personalresponsibility it was not hidden away in the
dark folds and coils of the alimentary canalwhere we could not control it. The fault or faultsmust be committed before the food wasswallowed. I felt instinctively that here was thekey to the whole situation. The point, then, wasto study the cavity of the mouth ; and the firstthought was : " What happens there? " and " What is present there? " The answer was:Taste, Smell (closely akin to taste and hardly tobe distinguished from it), Feeling, Saliva,Mastication, Appetite, Tongue, Teeth, etc.
I first took up the careful study of Taste,
necessitating keeping food in the mouth as longas possible, to learn its course and development;and, as I tried it myself, wonders of new andpleasant sensations were revealed. Newdelights of taste were discovered. Appetiteassumed new leanings. Then came the vitaldiscovery, which is this : I found that each of ushas what I call a food-filter: a discriminatingmuscular gate located at the back of the mouthwhere the throat is shut off from the mouthduring the process of mastication. Just wherethe tongue drops over backward toward itsso-called roots there are usually five (sometimes
seven, we are told) little teatlike projectionsplaced in the shape of a horseshoe, each of themhaving a trough around it, and in these troughs,or depressions, terminate a great number oftaste-buds, or ends of gustatory nerves. Just atthis point the roof of the mouth, or the " hardpalate, " ends; and the " soft palate, " with theuvula at the end of it, drops down behind theheavy part of the tongue.
During the natural act of chewing the lips are
closed, and there is also a complete closure atthe back part of the mouth by the pressing ofthe tongue against the roof of the mouth.During mastication, then, the mouth is anairtight pouch.
After which brief description, please note, the
next time you take food,
WHAT  HAPPENS  DURING  MASTICATION.
Hold the face down, so that the tongue hangs
perpendicularly in the mouth. This is for tworeasons: one, because it will show how food,when properly mixed with saliva, will be liftedup in the hollow part in the middle of thetongue, against the direct force of gravity, and
will collect at the place where the mouth is shutoff at the back, the food-gate.
It is a real gate; and while the food is being
masticated, so that it may be mixed with salivaand chemically transformed from its crudecondition into the chemical form that makes itpossible of digestion and absorption, this gatewill remain tightly shut, and the throat will beentirely cut off from the mouth.
But as the food becomes creamy, so to speak,
through being mixed with saliva, or emulsified,or alkalised, or neutralised, or dextrinised, ormodified in whatever form Nature requires, thecreamy substance will be drawn up the centralconduit of the tongue until it reaches the food-gate.
If it is found by the taste-buds there located
around the " circumvalate papillae " (the teat-like projections on the tongue which Imentioned above) to be properly prepared foracceptance and further digestion, the food-gatewill open, ) and the food thus ready foracceptance into the body will be sucked backand swallowed unconsciously—that is, withoutconscious effort.I now started to experiment on myself. I
chewed my food carefully until I extracted alltaste from it there was in it, and until it slippedunconsciously down my throat. When theappetite ceased, and I was thereby told that Ihad had enough, I stopped; and I had no desireto eat any more until a real appetitecommanded me again. Then I again chewedcarefully—eating always whatever the appetitecraved.
THE FIVE PRINCIPLES  OF FLETCHERISM.
I had now found out five things ; all that
there is to my discovery relative to optimumnutrition; and to the fundamental requisite ofwhat is called Fletcherism.
First: Wait for a true, earned appetite.
Second: Select from the food available that
which appeals most to appetite, and in the ordercalled for by appetite.
Third: Get all the good taste there is in food
out of it in the mouth, and swallow only when itpractically  " swallows itself."
Fourth: Enjoy the good taste for all it is
worth, and do not allow any depressing ordiverting thought to intrude upon the ceremony.
Fifth: Wait; take and enjoy as much as
possible what appetite approves ; Nature will do
the


 previous chapter we have talked about the Clostridia family and
their toxins. Clostridia are difficult to study due to the fact that they are
strict anaerobes. However, in his book Dr William Shaw describes in detail
a number of autistic children who showed significant improvements in
their development and biochemical tests while on anti-clostridia medica
tion. Unfortunately, as soon as the medication was stopped the children
slipped back into autism. As we have mentioned in the previous chapter,
the best way to deal with Clostridia and many other pathogens in the gut is
establishing proper healthy gut flora, as the beneficial bacteria are the
natural way of controlling Clostridia.
Other frightening toxic substances have been found in autistic children
by a biochemist Dr Alan Friedman. These chemicals are called deltorphin and dermorphin. They were first found on the skin of poison dart frogs in
South America where native people used to dip their darts into the mucous
on these frogs in order to paralyse their enemy, because deltorphin and
dermorphin are extremely potent neurotoxins. Dr Friedman believes that
it is not the frog that produces these neurotoxins, but a fungus, which
grows on the skin of this frog. It is possible that this fungus grows in the gut
of autistic children. Hopefully, future research will elucidate this issue for
us.
A number of other potent toxins have been identified and studied in
GAPS people. To look at all of them is beyond the scope of this book. The
important point is that GAPS children and adults are very toxic people.
This toxicity comes from their digestive systems. So it is the person's diges
tive system we have to concentrate on first and foremost in order to treat
the condition. 7. THE FAMILIES
Being a mother of an autistic child, I am very familiar with the feeling of
guilt, which so many parents experience. We feel that we have done or
haven't done something which caused our child's condition. It is a perfectly
natural feeling and as parents we have to learn to deal with it as well as
everything else our GAPS children bring into our lives. Whenwestartread-
ing and learning about what could have caused our child's condition on
biochemical and physiological levels, we start feeling even guiltier. If only
we could have avoided this and that and if only we could have done things
differently, our child might have been different! In this chapter I am going
to talk about the health of parents of GAPS children and how it could con
tribute to your child's condition. In no way do I want to make anybody feel
guilty about it. We are what we are! Our children are physically made by us
from whatever we are made of. Some of these things, like genetics, we are
born with and there is nothing we can do about them. Some were given to
us by our parents, like our bodily microbial flora and our eating habits.
Some were created by our life-styles and choices. Some were imposed on
us by our modern society and the world we live in. Most parents of GAPS
children, I have met, rather than concentrating on their feeling of guilt,
find a way of learning as much as possible about their children's condition
and concentrating on what can be done about it
So, let's carry on learning!
As far as the science knows an unborn baby is sterile. Its body has no
bacteria, viruses or fungi living in it. When the time of birth comes, as the
baby goes through the birth canal, it gets its first dose of microbes. Its skin,
eyes, mucous membranes in the mouth and nose acquire their first micro
flora. Through swallowing liquids in the mother's vagina the baby's diges
tive system gets its first population of bacteria, viruses and fungi. So, what
ever lives in the vagina of the mother is what the baby would get.
Now, let's have a look at what lives in a mother's vagina. A healthy
woman has a very large population of microbes in her vagina, called vagi
nal flora. Normally it is dominated by Lactobacillus species, namely
Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Fermentum and others. These good bacteria keep the pH in the vagina quite acid,
around 4-7, which does not allow other bacteria to take hold and grow. This
normal flora in the vagina is absolutely vital for the woman's health. It pro
tects her from infections, keeps the mucous membrane of the vagina and
other organs in that area healthy, stimulates the production of large num
bers of immune cells and immunoglobulins in the walls of the vagina to
keep it well defended from any invaders. But when these good bacteria are
damaged the problems start.
Let's see what can have a damaging effect on vaginal flora.
Antibiotics and other systemic antibacterial drugs have a direct effect on
the composition of vaginal flora, because they destroy the beneficial bacte
ria in the vagina as well as everywhere else in the body. If the beneficial
bacteria in the vagina are not there then the coast is clear for any invading
bacteria, fungus, virus or parasite to take hold and grow. The pH in the
vagina goes up and various aerobic, anaerobic and micro-aerophilic
species start populating the woman's vagina, such as Gardnerella vaginalis,
Prevotella spp., Peptostreptococcus spp., Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma
urealyticum and Mobilincus spp. causing inflammation with many very
unpleasant symptoms. A well-known family of fungi, called Candida albi
cans, is a very common inhabitant of an unhealthy vagina, causing thrush.
This fungus cannot live in a vagina with a good population of healthy
bacteria.
The contraceptive pill has the same damaging influence on vaginal flora
as antibiotics. Steroids in the pill have an ability to suppress the immune
system and change the composition of bodily flora. Unfortunately, in our
modem society women are put on the pill at a very early age and by the
time they are ready to have children they have been taking these drugs on a
regular basis for years, which would have a profound effect on the compo
sition of their bodily micro-flora.
Many other drugs have a damaging effect on vaginal flora particularly
steroids, sulphonamides, some non-steroid anti-inflammatory prepara
tions and others.
Apart from drugs there are some other influences, which can change the
composition of vaginal flora, for example poor diet, infections, personal
care products and prolonged stress. But here we have to talk about the
most important question: where does the vaginal flora come from?
The medical science shows that the flora in the vagina comes from the
gut. What lives in the woman's bowel will live in her vagina. For example, in
women with recurrent thrush, no matter how many powerful anti-fungal topical preparations are used, the thrush always comes back. It comes back
because the fungus, which causes it, called Candida albicans, lives in this
woman's bowel. Until she gets rid of it in the bowel, she is not going to be
free from vaginal thrush. But why does this woman have an overgrowth of
fungi in her bowel? Because she does not have a healthy gut flora to protect
her from this fungus and many other microbial invaders. This woman has a
condition, called Gut Dysbiosis. She will not only have an overgrowth of
Candida albicans in her gut but lots of other pathogenic microbes, causing
many other health problems.
Amongst all the parents of GAPS children I have met, the mother always
invariably has signs of chronic gut dysbiosis. Most mothers have been
taking the contraceptive pill for years before having children. Many moth
ers have had numerous courses of antibiotics. Many of them have not been
breast fed as babies and their mothers show typical symptoms of gut dys
biosis. Almost every one of them has one or more health conditions which
are typically associated with abnormal gut flora. The most common health
problems, which mothers of GAPS children suffer from are: digestive disor
ders, asthma, eczema, hay fever and other allergies, migraines, PMS,
arthritis, skin problems, chronic cystitis and vaginal thrush. These condi
tions seem to be unrelated, but they are all children of one parent - Gut
Dysbiosis.
What about fathers? In many cases fathers of GAPS children also suffer
from digestive problems, asthma, eczema, migraines and skin problems
which indicates that they do not have a normal gut flora. Of course the
father is a great contributor to a mother's vaginal flora through regular
sexual contact. In fact in those rare cases when the mother did not show
any signs of gut dysbiosis the father was severely affected by it. Having
abnormal gut flora the father would have abnormal flora in the groin,
which he would regularly share with his wife. Then the wife would pass that
flora to the baby at the time of birth.
So, what happens after the baby is born? The most important thing that
should happen is breastfeeding. Breast milk, particularly colostrum in the
first days after birth, is vital for appropriate population of the baby's dig