Columbia University in October, 1897, five years after
the New York College for the Training of Teachers had
received its permanent charter as Columbia's Teachers
College. Russell had already occupied positions of
administrative responsibility having been, while at
Leipzig, an official European Agent for the Federal
Bureau of Education (then located in the Department of
the Interior). Appointed head of the department of
psychology and general method, Russell directed the
central department at Teachers College. That same year,
Russell became dean of the College. He would run it
for the next thirty years, building the largest institu-
6. Joncich, Geraldine, The Sane Positivist: A Biography of Edward L.
Thorndike (Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1968), 73.
7. See the explicit reference in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th ed.,
Micropaedia, Vol. V (Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1976), 625. Positioning  27
tion in the world for the training of teachers.8
Thus, in 1897, the stage was about to be set for
the propagation of Wundt' s laboratory psychology
throughout American education.
8.   Cremin, et al., op. cit., 25-9. 4. Mice and Monkeys
WORKING closely with Cattell, Russell began
to hire a faculty. One of his first choices was Frank
McMurry, who had also studied psychology at Leipzig:
Active in the National Educational Association
and in the National Society for the Scientific Study
of Education, of which his brother Charles
McMurry was the executive secretary, he (Frank)
soon attracted the attention of James Russell. The
result was that in the fall of 1898 he joined the
Teachers College Faculty...His own studies of the
principles of method [of John Dewey, ed.] emer-
ged in 1907 in his book How to Study and
Teaching How to Study, followed by many
additional treatments of the same theme. His basic
interests also extended to  the curriculum of the
elementary school; his teaching and
29 30 THE LEIPZIG CONNECTION
writing in this realm quickly established him as a
pioneer of modern progressive educational
theory.1
It was the hiring by Russell of another practitioner of
the new fad, however, that wa s to result in Columbia's
becoming the connection for a fatal dose of Wundtian
psychology into the mainline of American education.
Edward Lee Thorndike was trained in the new
psychology by the first generation of Wundt's proteges.
He graduated from Wes-leyan University in 1895, after
having studied with Wundtians Armstrong and Judd.
He went to graduate school at Harvard, studying under
psychologist William James, a transitional figure whose
later influence depended, to a substantial extent, on his
subtle furthering of physiological psychology (under
the guise of Pragmatism). While at Harvard, Thorndike
surprised James by doing research with chickens,
testing their behavior and pioneering what later became
known as "animal psychology":
As briefly stated by Thorndike himself, psychology
was the science of the intellect, character, and
behavior of animals, including man.2
1. Cremin, et al., op. cit., 46-7.
2. Ibid., 44. Mice and Monkeys 3 1
Thorndike applied for a fellowship at Columbia, was
accepted by Cattell, and moved with his two most
intelligent chickens to New York, where he continued
his research and earned his Ph.D. in 1898.3 Thorndike's
specialty was the "puzzle box," into which he would put
various animals (chickens, rats, cats) and let them find
their way out by themselves. His doctoral dissertation
on cats has become part of the classical literature of
psychology.
After receiving his doctorate, he spent a year as a
teacher of education at Western Reserve University, and
it wasn't long before Cattell advised Dean Russell to
visit Thorndike's first classroom at Western Reserve:
Although the Dean found him 'dealing with the
investigations of mice and monkeys,' he came
away'satisfied that he was worth trying out on
humans.'4
Russell offered Thorndike a job at Teachers College,
where the experimenter remained for the next thirty
years.
Thorndike was the first psychologist to study animal
behavior in an experimental psychology
3. Schultz, op. cit., 165.
4. Cremin, et al., op. cit., 43. 3 2 THE LEIPZIG CONNECTION
laboratory and (following Cattell's suggestion) apply
the same techniques to children and youths; as one
result, in 1903, he published the book Educational
Psychology. In the following years he published a
total of 507 books, monographs, and articles.
Thorndike's primary assumption was the same as
Wundt's: that man is an animal, that his actions are
actually always reactions, and that he ca n be studied
in the laboratory in much th e same way as an animal
might be studied. Thorndike equated children with
the rats, monkeys, fish, cats, and chickens upon
which he experimented in his laboratory and was
prepared to apply what he found there to learning in
the classroom. He extrapolated "laws" from his
research into animal behavior which he then
applied to the training of teachers, who took what
they had learned to every corner of the United
States and ran their classrooms, curricula, and
schools on the basis of this new "educational"
psychology.
In The Principles of Teaching based on Psychology
(1906), Thorndike proposed  making "the study of
teaching scientific and pr actical." This is his
definition of the art of teaching:
...the art of giving and withholding stimuli
with the result of producing or preventing
certain responses. In this definition the term  Mice and Monkeys 3 3
stimulus is used widely for any event which
influences a person,—for a word spoken to
him, a look, a sentence which he reads, the air
he breathes, etc., etc. The term response is
used for any reaction made by him,—a new
thought, a feeling of interest, a bodily act, any
mental or bodily condition resulting from the
stimulus. The aim of the teacher is to produce
desirable and prevent undesirable changes in
human beings by producing and pr eventing
certain responses. The me ans at the disposal
of the teacher are the stimuli which can be
brought to bear upon the pupil,— the teacher's
words, gestures, and appearance, the
condition and appliances of the school room,
the books to be used and objects to be seen, and
so on through a long list of the things and
events which the te acher can control.5
These are the origins of conditioning and the
later work of behavioral  psychologists such as
Watson (who received his Ph.D. from Dewey at the
University of Chicago in 1903 with a thesis entitled
"Animal Education") and Skinner. Thorn-
5. Thorndike, Edward L., The Principles of Teaching Based on
Psychology, 1906 (New York: A.G. Seiler, 1925), 7-8. See also Thorndike,
Edward L., The Elements of Psychology, 2nd ed. (New York: A.G. Seiler,
1915).  34 THE LEIPZIG CONNECTION
dike based conditioning on what he called the "law
of effect," which held that those actions and
behaviors leading to satisfaction would be impressed,
or stamped in, on the child, and those leading to
unsatisfactory results would be stamped out. Thus
the only way to strengthen a child's "good" response
is by reinforcing it, and th e only way to eliminate a
child's "bad" response is by denying it. This theory
creates certain problems for the educator. Should
the child, for example, not want to learn his
multiplication, the teacher will have to find some
way of making multiplication pleasurable and
rewarding, or the child just won't learn it. Similarly,
if the child enjoys tossing pe ncils at his classmates, he
will have to be instruct ed, by denying him pleasure,
that such a "behavior" isn't permissible. This
thinking favors a society which operates more on the
basis of gratification than on the basis of reason or
responsibility. Chil dren expect to receive what is
pleasurable, and what they desire, because they have
learned in school that what is pleasurable is g ood,
and what isn't pleasurable, isn't good. This is an
inheritance from the stimulus-response teaching
developed by Thorn-dike and transmitted to
hundreds of thousands of teachers through the
medium of "educational" psychology. Previously, of
course, good behavior was c onsidered its own reward;
the idea of rewarding a child for behaving like a
human being would only  Mice and Monkeys 3 5
occur to someone who supp


Of course tomorrow exists,” she reminded me firmly. “But one cannot
live or feel there. On Uranus, one can only live this moment. Even when we
talk about tomorrow, we still only get NOW, but we can use up our NOW in
any way we desire. Unless of course you’re af flicted with worry-war es, or
you can af ford to purchase a guilt-pr odder, which are the only two
exceptions.”
I almost laughed out loud at her worry-wares and guilt-prodders, but I
could see that she was speaking in all seriousness.
“Before you tell me about worry-wares and guilt-prodders, would you
agree to meet with me one more time?”
“I’ll meet with you as many times as you like, but only if you’ll tell me
all about your place called Earth. It seems very strange, almost as if you can
live each day in a reality that doesn’ t exist for me. I want to learn as much
as I can about your odd homeland,” she said.
I was about to protest, but I stopped myself and instead agreed to tell her
all about my planet. I spent an hour telling her everything I could think of
that really seemed significant about Earth. I told her about the seemingly
duplicate proportions of our two planets regarding all external objects. Sheaccepted this without the least reaction and never brought it up again. T o
her the fact that Uranus and Earth looked exactly alike on the surface was
reality. Yet when I began to tell her about the people and our behavior, she
appeared incredulous. She looked mystified when I told her about wars and
prejudices; and when I talked of marriage, divorce, religion, and education,
she looked at me as if I had three heads. As I rambled on about the pursuit
of money as a way of getting ahead, she interrupted me.
“Do they have neurotics like we do here?” she inquired, almost as if she
were following a line of questioning.
“Of course we have neurotics. W e have a world full of them.”
“And do they have the symptoms of neurosis, as we do here on Uranus?”
she asked impatiently.
“I’m not completely sure about your symptoms, but neurosis tends to
afflict almost everyone on Earth in a variety of ways.”
“Such as?”
“Some people worry about their lives and they end up with ulcers,
hypertension, headaches, cramps, and other ailments,” I said.
“And they don’ t have worry-wares?”
“I’ve never heard of worry-wares, so I’m assuming that is something
unique to Uranus.”
“Well, if there are no worry-wares…” but she stopped herself, having
already participated in this illogical discussion and having seen it go
nowhere. “T ell me about your neurotics.” She chose to learn rather than
lecture or ar gue with me on this point.
I told her as much as I could about how Earthlings tend to live in either
the past or the future. How they swallow tablets to cure depression and how
most of them are dissatisfied with themselves. I went on about how people
are interminably chasing success and are rarely satisfied, how they are
troubled with the af fliction of acquiring more. How so many suf fer from
unnatural fears called phobias and how few genuinely love themselves and
even fewer are able to give love to others without qualification.
I told her of shrinks (a word she’d never heard except as a treatment for
hemorrhoids) and how millions of people on Earth go to therapists for help.
I talked on and on about anger, procrastination, free-floating anxiety, and
self-contempt. She took it all in, and each time I talked about a dif ferent
kind of neurotic behavior, she seemed to relax. But she was taking notes
herself, and as seven o’clock approached, she asked me for another session.“We have all of those things and more here on Uranus,” she replied. “I
think where we dif fer dramatically, if I am deciphering these past few hours
correctly, is that on Uranus we seem to have a reason for all our neuroses.
From what I can discern from this brief session, you also have neurotics on
Earth, but I’ve yet to see that their neuroses have causes based in reality. I
don’t wish to jump to conclusions, so let’ s hash it all out tomorrow and
then, if what I suspect is true, perhaps I could go with you back to Earth and
see for myself. Since I’m exclusively reality-based, perhaps it will do me
good to see how one can actually be neurotic without a reason based in
reality. I’m puzzled by all this, but I’m willing to keep an open mind if you
would like me to accompany you.”
She had actually invited herself back, almost as if she knew that was
what I’d been thinking. W e said goodbye, and when she had departed I lay
back on the bed unable to contain my delirium. I had much to think about in
preparation for our meeting tomorrow. I dozed of f with her words ringing
loudly in my head. “Perhaps it will do me good to see how one can actually
be neurotic without a reason based in reality.” Now that was a thought I had
never considered before.
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 Second Visit
I had made my decision in the middle of the night, after spending hours
dissecting our initial conversation and replaying her strangely logical
statements. I had to encourage her to make the trip to Earth so she could
experience the vast dif ferences in thinking between our peoples. I would do
everything possible to persuade her to visit Earth, but before doing so, I had
to learn as much as I could about her and what to me was an alien way of
thinking.
I had made peace with the external geography of Uranus. I accepted it as
a virtual carbon copy of Earth. But all the talk yesterday about having a
reason to be tense, neurotic or unhappy left unanswered questions. I just
couldn’ t understand that her reality could be so dif ferent from mine. I had
seen her people acting in a multitude of self-defeating ways and I was
curious beyond description as to how she would explain what I had
observed. I had done some reading overnight. I had also observed a wide
spectrum of Earthlike human behavior in the people of Uranus. I had
watched them in traf fic jams, supermarkets, and family restaurants. I’d
taken careful notes and placed an asterisk next to behaviors which
paralleled those I had seen so often on Earth. I was aware of an entire
catalogue of neurotic or self-deprecating behavior by her people, and I
could hardly contain my self-praise as I contemplated questioning her about
the flaws in some of her logic. She claimed to inhabit a totally reality-based
world and yet I’d seen a great deal of remarkably Earthlike neurotic activity
since I arrived.
The items that I would raise during the interview were well thought out,
with many examples to indicate that the reality-based world described by
Eykis had its own share of unreal, neurotic casualties, just as we did on
Earth. W e decided that this interview, in the course of which she would
answer all my questions and collect my contrary observations about herpeople and her assertions, would take place over dinner in the hotel
restaurant.
She appeared bright and full of smiles as we sat down at our table. “I’m
sure you have many questions to ask after our marathon session yesterday,”
she said before I had an opportunity to say a word.
“I certainly do. I’d like to get started immediately, if you don’ t mind. I
accept what you said yesterday about anxiety attacking and I can see why
your people would use such a phrase as ‘I’m having an anxiety attack,’ if in
fact anxiety does attack. Moreover, I recognize that anxiety does not attack
on Earth, and people are still subjected to their own anxiety attacks. If
you’ll accompany me back to Earth, perhaps you’ll find the answer to that
puzzling question. As for me, I’ve never had an anxiety attack, so it does
not apply to my life. But would you please explain what you meant by
worry-wares and guilt-prodders, before I do have my first anxiety attack?”
“But there is no possibility of an anxiety attack tonight, I’ve double-
checked the forecast,” she reminded me thoughtfully.
“All right, for get it, what about worry-wares?” I asked.
“Don’ t you have worriers on Earth?”
“Yes, almost everyone worries at one time or another, and we even have
compulsive-neurotic worriers who do it all the time.”
“And you don’ t have worry-wares on Earth?” she wondered aloud.
“I’ve never heard of a worry-ware in my life,” I replied emphatically.
“So what is it that causes you to worry on Earth?” she asked.
“People just do it. They worry about getting sick, about airplanes
crashing, about their families. It’ s a way of life.”
“But what causes people to worry?” she asked, growing more impatient
at what she must have thought was evasiveness on my part.
“Well, people cause themselves to worry, I suppose.”
“And what do they get out of worrying? Does it keep them from getting
sick? Or their loved ones from having an accident? Does it prevent planes
from falling out of the sky?”


 t.hickness of the air layer in the
pleura.
3. Fluctuating '"demand potential "
of a "reference tissue" (liver)
Considerab le te<:hnieal difficulties were encountered in
the study of normal variations of pulmonary electric
potentials in vivo. To investigate the possibility that
such variations. might be caused by outside events,
e.g., metabolic· changes in an organ or "reference"
tissue, any organ or tissue might be studied. The liver,
more easily accessible than the lung, was chosen for
these studies.
The experiments shortly to be described suggest the
concept that physicochemical potential of a normal
tissue changes during different phases of its metabolic
activities. These changes represent what might be
62 Electric potentials called physiological "demand potentials" (see further
Chapter XII).
As previousl y stated, a tissue may be regarded as
composed of multiple galvanic cells of variable charge.
During different functional states they may be
charged or discharged. In such events the nervous
system may integrate metabolic activities and the func
tions of ignition and balancing. Individual cells and
grouped populations of cells may then, by their "phy·
sicochemical, metabolic demand potential", influence
their surroundings. Accordingly, demand potentials
may be traced to partial functions within a ceU, a
whole cell, a group of cells or a seemingly arbitrary
large part of a utissue region" sucb as an organ. It
follows that a recording of an electric demand potential
of a tissue also depends on geometry, size and location
of the electrod~. These relationship s include the inte
grated electro(-physico )-chemical pOtentials of the tis
sue components around the "exploring" electrode,
around the "reference" electrode and interconnected
Fig. VI: 18. Eleetrical potentials from the gastric a.nd hepatic
parenchyma of a 24 kg dog. The potentials were measured in
relation to a grounded sponge, soaked in saline solution in
the abdomina l cavity. (a) Rhythmic fluctuations of potential
from the liver. Their frequency is similar but their amplitude
lower and of a slightly different pattern than that of the
stomach. These rhythmic fluctuations are independent of
respiration and of cardiac electrical activity. The maxima of
the fluctuations of potential of the liver and the stomach var·
ied from (a) out of phase to (b) almost in phase. Low or high
amplitude s of the fluctuations of gastric potential were not
accompanied by corresponding changes of amplitude in flue·
tuations of hepatic potential. Rhythmic fluctuations of h.e·
patic potential have not been previously described.
a ~~
liver [ 1mV
b
( tmV conducting tissues. A short report has previously been
presented on this problem by the author (9).
In 18 experiments (IS dogs, three rabbits), laparo
tOmy was performed. An Ag-AgCI electrode was
placed under the hepatic capsule through a polyethyl
ene tube (2 mm thick, filled with 3 M KCI solution in
2% agar). The grounded reference electrode was
placed either in the subcutis or connected to a sponge
sheet soaked in 0.1 M KCl solution and placed in the
abdomen between the stomach and liver. An exploring
electrode was also placed under the serosa of the stom
ach, which is known to produce rhythmic fluctuations
of potential, induced by the nervous system (7, 12-13,
15-18). Respiration was recorded as pressure changes
in a corrugated rubber rube, slightly stretched and tied
around the lower part of the chest.
Fig. VI: 18 shows representative electric potentials
of dog liver and stomach, compared to a grounded
subcutaneous electrode.
These experiments revealed rhythmic fluctuations
of electric potential from the liver, usually at a fre
quency of 3-5 per minute. The fluctuations, previous
ly undescribed, were not produced by respiration,
cardiac activity or bowel movements. Sometimes these
fluctuations were almost synchronous with those of the
stomach (Fig. VI: 18 b). Sometimes they were asyn
chronous (Fig. VI: 18a). The waxing and waning pat
tern from the stomach is interpreted as an imerference
phenomenon of superimposed transmiued impulses.
The electric poten rial fluctuations in the stomach are
known to be of neurogenic origin (7, 12-13, 15-18).
As in the stomach, fluctuations of potential in the liv
er parenchyma are probably also of neurogenic ori
gin. Most likely they represent secretory electric im
pulses to the organ. The hepatic electric potentials
could be altered by pharmacological agents. In the
experiment illustroted in Fig. VI: 19, one electrode
was inserted into the liver and one connected to a
grounded sponge sheet soaked in 0.1 M KCI between
leplnephr
0.1mg
lepinepht
O.OSmg ~1mV
llsopre.naline
lmo
150ml vamin
Fig. VI: /9. Electrical acti\1ity in a dog liver, recorded in lepinepht
0.025mg
vivo with Ag-AgCI electrodes over KCI bridges. An abdomi
nal reference ele.:trode was grounded. The rhythmic electri
cal fluctuations of the liver show a frequency of about 4.5 per the liver and the stomach. After intravenou s injection
of pharmacological agents as morphine, epinephrine,
glucagon, histamine, antihistamine and others, differ
ent changes of amplitude were produced in the rhyth
mic fluctuations of hepatic potential. Previously unde
sc;ribed slow waves of electric potential were also pro
duced (Fig. VI: 19). Epinephrine drove the potential
in a downward ly positive direction (note relatively low
amplification and slow sp<.>ed of the recording ). The
time-voltage integral is roughly dose-related. Isoprena
line gave a slow wave in the electronegative direction,
while glucagon and the amino acid nutri·tion com
pound Yamin® also produced electropositive deflec
tions. Usually the 3-5 per minute fluctuations changed
their frequency and amplitude after administration of
the agents which produced the slow waves.
Other organs, e.g., pancreas and kidney, have also
sltown fluctuations of electric potential similar to those
sltown in the liver. The rhythmic 3-5 poer minute
potential fluctuations and the accompanying slow po
tential wave, artificially induced by different metaboli
cally active agents, represent examples of "demand
potentials" of a normal tissue. It is evident that "de
mand potentials" of any tissue will influence gradients
of potential in relation to locally injured tissue as well
as to adjacent, but differently activated, normal tis
SI.!Ies.
4. Electric potentials of pulmonary
carcinomas
In these studies the electric potentials were recorded
with the Grass Polygraph DC instrument and the de
scTibed Ag-AgCI electrodes. Thus, a technique differ
ent from the preliminary was used.
Difficulties were encountered in obtaining a suffi
ciently large number of patients for detailed analysis of
tissue polarization in different lung lesions. Permission
~gluc.aQon
,1mg leplnephr
0.05mg
lepinephr
o.0125mg
minute. Intravenous injections of different pharmacological
agents were each followed by a slow electrical wave, also pre..
viously undescribed. The time-voltage integral of these
waves was found co be dose· related, within certain limits.
Electric potentials 63 Fig. VI: 20. Poorly differentiated myosarcomatous metasta·
sis in the left lower lobe of a 63-year-old woman. Cellular
material was obtained via a needle chrough a percutaneously
inserted plastic tube. The tube was next advanced through
the tumour into the I eng tissue and filled with 3M KCI in
2% agar. An t\g-AgCI elecuode was then inuoduced into
lhe tube. During retnction oflbe electrode, with bridge, the
elecuic potential was recorded (Fig. VI: 21) against a corre
$ponding grounded nonpolari7.able elecErode imroduced into
the subcutis of the chest wall.
nowadays must be obtained from a patient only after it
has been explained that the procedure is part of a
research program and not exclusively to his or her own
be.nefit. In twelve patients from whom permission
could be obtained, the actual technique of examination
has given essentially the same main information as was
obtained in the preliminary study: tumours in the lung
in
Fig. VI: Zl. Elecuic potential profile through the lung and
the tumou_r shown in Fig. Vl: 20. Two s-imuhaneous rracings
obtained with different amplifica tions and cut-off filters.


usion for two c:bys. After treat-
R<t<Ctioo 19n (Type I) mcnt II, minimal baemoptysis.
M.ll 3'8 1978 10 100 Pulmomry 71 I 2'JO Rqression Eltttllcnt condition. R<sum<d her
13x1Sxl2 poralcllyma llx II X II •uk as nut'SC' usiscant.
(Type I)
M. Ill ~ > 1'11'1 IU ~) l'lllmonary j(> lULU l<qm$IOfl
16XI9x 18 J)<lmldi)'DU lOx 12xiO
(Type I)
3. K.L. 9 Squamous carci· M.l IS'S 1978 10 200 Pulmonuy 56 930 Prosmsion Mirumal po<umothotu. Suicide
68 noma of uterine 1JX4lx36 parenchyma 49X6S><SS 3 yQI's afi~r trntmt:nt. Ac autopsy
crrvix + pulmonar)' multiplr smaU pulmonary m~tastases.
Rrsn:1ion 1974 artuy
(Type I)
4. S.D. 9 Intrapelvic M.l 1sn 1978 lO 100 Pulmonary S6 485 Regression Hypc::.rtcnsion. Coronary ane-rio·
60 sa.rcoma 15X 18X 18 parenchyma ISX 14X 14 sclerosis. Diabetes mellitus. Small
Res«tion 1964 (Type I) pneumothorax. Death, 1979, of
M. II 2818 1978 10 180 Pulmonary 94 444 Rcgrcuion intracercbr.U haemorrhage.
16xl9xl8 parenchyma 17x 14x 14
(Type I)
s. G.P. 9 1\dcnoc:ardnoma M.l 118 1978 10 210 Pulmonary 140 I 260 Res.ression MininuJ pnc::umothoru. Patient received
53 of breast 1Sxllx12 parenchyma 6X 14X6 (lndeter· progesterone:, so the effect of DC tteat·
~esce1ion 1969 (Type I) tn.inate) mcnt is uncrrtain.
6. A.J. d Osteosarcomt M.l 20111 1978 10 130 Pulmonary 57 50 RcaressJon large pnc:um<tthora :~~:. Pit"Ce of platinum
11 ReS<Ction 1978 23X23X23 parenchyma 22Xl2X20 electrode left in lung. Treated
(Type I) tumour I removed surgjcaUy but specl·
M. II (20111 1978) No (50) Prosrasion men lost. Tumour 11 noc operated.
(2SxlSx2S ) treatmmt (34x34X31 ) Ocatb from multiple mc1:asta:ses aftc:::r
(control) 60 days.
7. D.). 9 Acknocaranoma.M.I 2SIIO 1978 10 160 Pulmomry 43 730 ~ion Lars< po<WnO<boru. Picco of platinum
71 o( 0\'lty JSxJ7xJ3 poralcllyma 22X31X30 dectrock ldl in tumour. Coromry
R<section 1974 (Type I) arta iotderosd.
I ISO..,.,._
S0X70XS3 8. M.R. 9 MsaliW~ant M. I ll/11 1978 10 120 Pulmonary 80 21 I ndecerminate Pneumothof'IIX. Dc:ath from haemo"hage
48 melanoma 15x ISX 15 parenchyma ISX ISXIS in cerebral mc:t:a.SIIt!iJ l weeks after
rt~«ttd from (Type 2) 50% lrH.tmcnt.
skin 197l d«ICO)'ed
9. K.N. d Adrnocardnoma P. I 9 10 1978 10 ISO Pulmonary 75 JIO Progrrssion Th.id.cncd p~ura after lobectomy.
54 of luna 18x24x20 parencbyma Wronc posiuon of anod<. Oath from
Lol>c<tomy 1978 (Type 2) multiple mttutaso. Sc:ar tissue
adjacmt to trat«< tumour.
10. M.L. 9 AdcnGC:an:inoma,\\, I IYl 1979 10 190 Pulmonary 75 1 110 Rt:ynsion Small pncumochorax. Pkural drain.
46 of biC'.Ut 24><21 X20 par<n<:byma 9x11x8 Small leal blttdin1 around tumour.
Rcooction 1978 (Typ< I)
II. A.S. d Small cell bron· P. I 712 1979 10 100 Pulmonary 100 I 050 rrogrt'SS.ion DiabetH mellitus. Difficulties in
74 chogenic c:arci· lOX lOX 10 parenchyma 48X45X45 keeping anode positioned in tumour.
numa (Type I) Pleural drain. Local blttding around
tumour. Dc:nh from brain metastases.
12. A.T. d Tc:rult.Karcinomu M.l 512 1979 10 160 1\!Jmonary 64 440 Indeterminate Proph)'lactic pleural drain. Death
41 of u.~~ti.s 22x25x2J parenchyma Pleunl from multiple metastases.
R~tK%:do n 1971 (Type I) thickening
M. II 6'J 1979 10 ISO Pulmonary 83 410 Rcgre5Sion
15x l8x IS anery 15x 17x 15
(TYJX I)
IJ. N.A. d 5qiWilOUS cell M.I 7'8 1979 7 245 Aona 42 180 f>rocrcsPon Propbylxbc pkursl drain. Pain In
76 QnltiOOU of the 53x5Jx58 (Type 2) 72x65x5J kfl shouldc<. Small pn<umothoru.
O<f<ll'l>•cu• large ttntral a'•ity WJih colbp5C'
Res«tion 197S J45 lndeterminat ·c of 1\nnour. Death from «:l"C'bral
+ ra:li111ion 40X48X52 metastaKS.
tratment
14. K.W. d Squ1cnou1 cell M. I 2318 1979 10 510.'\ona 68 840 Progression Progtc"ssjon after chemotherapy. Small
70 bronchogenic 75x65x65 (Typ< I) 90x90x8S pnt:umothurux. No plcunl drain.
carctnoma Na:-rotic: ccn1rc: of tumour which pro-
Rcso::cion l977 grcs.scd al.so afccr DC crcatmc:nt.
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0 54 uatd squamous 40x4SX57 (Type 2) 65x65x65 post poliomydotls. Bronchial blm·...
n «II arc:inoma inc on rtm0¥11 o( dccuode. Temponry.. of luna c:ardiK aJTC$1, ~T~pondcd to cardio- :> n pulmonary rnusatation. Larce pkural..
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,  how
Really  Free  you  are.  I hope,  I trust  for those  who  attend
This  Class,  before  the ten days  are past,  it will  be My  Joy
to dissolve  and  consume  the human  accumulation  of ninety
percent  of all who  are present.  You  may  be sure,  Beloved
Ones,  to the limit  the Great  Law  of Life  permits,  will  this
be done,  not only  for your  Freedom;  but the Greater  Assist-
ance  you  may  give,  for the Blessing  of mankind  and  the
Protection  of America.
We have  watched  the Individuals  for whom  this  has been
done.  The  release  of their  energy,  their  substance  for use
has in most  instances  been  ten times  that  which  was  released
before  it was  done.  So you know  what  It means  in your  own
individual  lives,  as well  as the Assistance  for America.
Today,  Our  Rejoicing  is very  great.  If you  only  knew
what  the Freedom  of your  America  means  to you;  and  how
those  vicious  claws  have  tried  to enter  into  your  govern-
ment.  They  have  tried  to enter  into  your  industries;  tried DISCOURSE  XVIII  273
to prevent  your  aerial  service;  trying  to cripple  your  Be-
loved  America;  and  this excess  taxation  tries  to enslave  you;
which  is always  the signal  for the final  enslavement  of all
mankind!  Oh,  Dear  People,  it is quite  different  this  time
than  ever  before;  for when  the flood  of Cosmic  Light  strikes
the mass  of the people,  then  courage  goes  forth;  and  they
arise  and  annihilate  their  own  would-be  destroyers.
That  is not  sufficient.  Take  Russia  today  for instance!
One man  has  been  traded  for another  continuously,  since
the Czar  was  disposed  of. Just  changing  one  effect  for an-
other.  That  is not sufficient;  but  from  the Heart  of those
people—there  must  arise  a mighty  sincere  Honest  Individ-
ual, whom  the people  will  at once  see is their  friend;  and
then  would  come  the solution  of the same  problem  in every
country  in the world.
Treachery  and  deceit  in high  places,  has  brought  the
distrust  of the mass  of mankind  and  they  do not  know
upon  whom  they  can depend;  but as the Cosmic  Light  in-
creases  Its Intensification  in the Earth,  We  are trying  to so
adjust  It, there  will  be raised  up in those  countries—Individ-
uals of Power,  which  will  call  forth  the Power  of Light  to
sustain  them  in their  Honesty,  Honor,  Integrity  and  Bless-
ing to their  fellow-man.  It is the only  hope!
We hope  they  will  reach  a great  fruition;  and  possibly
as We find  progress,  We may  ask the Students  of the United
States  to add  a special  Decree  for this.  You  have  been  using
the Decree  that  Ascended  Master  Friends  be raised  up
everywhere—a  most  magnificent  thing;  but  now  decree  a 274 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Great  Honest,  Honorable  Individual  whose  Light  is strong
enough,  be raised  up in every  country  in Europe;  and  the
confidence  of the people  rest there;  so the Power  of Light's
Constructive  Activity  takes  Its Dominion.
One more  thing  I want  to say to you.  You  may  not com-
prehend  it; but at least  in your  attention,  you  can and  con-
template  it, if you  will.  Beginning  in this  Class,  there  will
go forth  a Power  of Radiation  to Russia  and  her people,  to
try to bring  the Great—the  vast  Remedy  which  is needed.
Should  this become  victorious,  then  you  can feel a Gratitude
and Service  rendered  which  will  be beyond  all words  to
describe.  Remember,  the beginning  of this  destructive  ele-
ment  was  in Russia,  in connection  with  the three  individ-
uals in New  York,  who  started  this  frightful  destruction  to
mankind  and  the Earth.
Once  not  so long  ago,  We  thought  there  seemed  to be
no hope  to bring  this  transformation  into  Russia;  but recent
evidence  there,  has given  Us renewed  hope;  so We will  do
Our Utmost  to pour  forth  a Radiation  to the mass  of her
people;  to do what  We  could  scarcely  hope  for a short
time  ago.
You are not only  solving  your  own  problems  and  holding
America's  Protection;  but  see how  It is reaching  into  the
Whole  Earth!  It seems  so fragmentary  to you  I know,  but
in every  country  in the World,  there  are Groups  of "I AM"
Students;  some  places  small,  but enough  so We may  focus
This  Mighty  Power  of Light  at those  points.
In South  Africa,  where  as Washington's  Vision  has DISCOURSE  XVIII  275
shown,  was  to arise  that  great  cloud  to submerge  America;
there  has  been  drawn  and  established  a Mighty  Sincere
Group  of "I AM"  Students.  It is magnificent!  Shall  I tell
you what  they  said  concerning  some  destructive  literature
which  went  even  to Africa?  You  know  how  the sinister
thing,  tries  to do such  things,  tries  to spread  its destruction
everywhere.  When  its destructive  literature  reached  those
students,  momentarily  they  were  shocked.  Then  they  gath-
ered  themselves  together  and  said:  "Well  if those  Messen-
gers are good  enough  for the Ascended  Masters,  then  they
are good  enough  for us,"  and  they  dispelled  the whole  thing
at once!  That  was  magnificent,  and  what  A Great  Truth
they  uttered!
Therefore,  Beloved  Ones,  you  see how  these  destructive
elements  have  no power,  if there  is only  a Nucleus  for this
Anchor  of the Light  within  a place  or locality.  In the var-
ious countries  of Europe,  wonderful  sincere  Groups  of Stu-
dents  are applying  these  Decrees  with  dynamic  Power;  and
We shall  give  them  more  than  Ordinary  Assistance,  you
can be sure!
I want  you  to know  how  great  is your  Blessing  and  Priv-
ilege.  This  Light,  your  "I AM  Presence,"  your  Life,  is the
Freedom  of yourself  and  the World.  So let us enter  in with
renewed  Enthusiasm,  Joy  and  Energy  into  your  Decree
Work,  for It releases  the Substance  required.  You  cannot
help  but know,  as you  render  This  Service  to America  and
mankind,  it would  be impossible  for you  not to have  your
own  Freedom. 276 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Just one  more  word  concerning  your  finances.  Dear
Hearts,  please  accept  this  and  feel  it with  all the Power  of
your  Being!  There  is not one  of you  here,  or among  the
"I AM"  Students,  who  is earnest  and  sincere,  who  could
not before  retiring,  stand  and  raise  your  hands  to the Pres-
ence  something  like  this  and  then  say:  "'Mighty  I AM
Presence!'  I refuse  acceptance  of


end to wake up at the end of a REM sleep cycle. Equally, testosterone
levels tend to be higher in the morning. It is thought that erect ions of this
type may differ in some way physically from those caused by arousal.
Research has reported cases of men who experience pain with NPT but
never with erections related to sexual arousal.72
It is common for a man to have three to five of these nocturnal
erections, each lasting 30 minut es or longer, during eight hours of sleep.73
Contrary to what many people believe, these are not the result of sexual
stimulation, thoughts, or dreams. Young men, who have higher testosterone
levels, tend to experience more NPT, and incidence declines in men during
their forties and fifties. This gradual decrease is normal too, but if these
erections stop altogether, this can be a sign of a hormonal imbalance, high
blood pressure, or other potentially serious health problem. We know, for
example, that the production and stability of sex hormones can be strongly
affected by dysfunction in the autonomic nervous system caused by stress.
Research found that men with a condition called hypogonadism,74 which
causes diminished function of the gonads and testes (or the ovaries in
women), experienced more NPT after they were given testosterone therapy.
Scientists have demonstrated that NPT can be affected by quality of
sleep.75 Poor or disturb ed sleep prevents us from entering the REM sleep
cycle when nocturnal erectio ns usually occur. We know that sleep-
disordered breathing results in less restful sleep. Men with sleep apnea and
erectile dysfunction experience more nocturnal erections when  they use a
CPAP machine to improve their sleep than those whose OSA is untreated.76
Mouth breathing  at night is a significant anatomical risk factor for OSA,
increasing the incidence and severity of upper airway collapse77 and
therefore contributing to erectile dysfunction. This underlines how
important it is to ensure nasal breathing during sleep—someth ing that can
be easily achieved by using MyoTape. (You can read more about CPAP
compliance in the chapter on sleep.)One of the hallmarks of sleep apnea is recurrent hypoxia throug hout the
night. In hypoxia, not enough oxygen makes it to the cells and tissues in the
body. This can happen even when blood flow is normal. It is related to
many factors, including heart and respiratory failure, sleep apnea, smoking,
COPD, diabetes, high blood pressure, and clogged arteries.78 Significantly,
all of these disorders are characterized by erectile dysfunctio n and by a
reduction in sleep-related erections.
In one study, scientists used high altitude to reproduce symptoms of
hypoxia in healthy men and assessed the results in terms of penile rigidity.78
The level of inspired oxygen decreases incrementally as altitude increases.
Researchers followed three mountain climbers in their early thirties over a
26-day stay at altitudes ranging from 2,000 to 5,600 meters above sea level.
At altitudes over 4,450 meters,  the rigidity of erections decre ased almost
completely, confirming that hypoxia negatively impacts erecti le function.
We already know that slow, nasal breathing significantly improves
oxygenation due to the fact that more air reaches the small air sacs of the
lungs. This is yet another reason why nasal breathing during  sleep is so
important.
Nitric oxide, which we harness by breathing through the nose, is also
essential both for vascular health and erectile function. In one study,
scientists state that “maximal attention should be placed on measures
known to improve vascular NO production.”6 This includes the use of
PDE5 inhibitors and exercises to ensure normal functioning of the pelvic
floor muscles. These two approaches are complementary rather than
competing as they work on entirely different aspects of erectile function.6
As we’ve discussed, normal functioning of the pelvic floor relies on a fully
operational diaphragm, and it is nasal breathing during wakefulness and
sleep that promotes deep breathing from the diaphragm rather than fast,
upper chest breathing.
For women, sleep apnea and insomnia have been linked to sexual
dysfunction and decreased sexual satisfaction. This is certainly the case
after menopause, but there are also a few studies of younger women that
examine this connection. A 2017 study of postmenopausal women found
that those with higher insomnia  scores were less satisfied sexually. Also,
women who slept less than seven or eight hours a night were less likely tohave sex with their partners at all.79 Researchers concluded that shorter
sleep and worse insomnia was associated with decreased sexual function in
these women.
Despite the many decades of sexual revolution, studies of younger
women still often focus on fertility80 (or infertility) rather than on sexual
satisfaction in relation to common disorders such as poor sleep. One study
examined femal e sexual function in terms of sexual desire, sexual arousal,
lubrication, orgasm, sexual satisfaction, and intercourse pain in women
aged between 18 and 45 and found significant links with sleep quality.81
There was a marked inverse relationship between daytime sleepiness,
insomnia, poor sleep quality, and sexual function. Sexual desire was highly
dependent on good sleep, while  poor lubrication, orgasm, and satisfaction
were all associated with sleep  disorders. Pain during intercourse also
increased when  sleep was inadequate. Sexual function decreased
incrementally with each reduction in sleep quality and with each increase in
the time it took to fall asleep.
Another study explored factor s in sexual function and infertility in
women with endometriosis82—a common condition where tissue similar to
the lining of the womb starts to grow outside the womb. The authors found
that sleep quality was a primary contributing factor in sexual dysfunction
for these women. As sleep quality, anxiety, depression, and pelvic pain
worsened, sexual function decreased.
Again, as we have found in various chronic conditions, quality of sleep
can make a huge difference to how “in control” we feel. When sleep is
restorative, everything is a little bit easier. We feel mentally stronger, more
resilient, and less sensitive to pain. By making the switch to functional
breathing day and night, it is possible to experience significant
improvements in sleep, in quality of life, and in sexual function.
LEARNING FROM ANCIENT WISDOM
It may sometimes seem like there is a constant focus on sex. As the old
marketing adag e says, “Sex sells.” Adverts on the statio n platform,
magazine article s, self-help books, films, talk shows, and gossip columns
are all obsessed with sex and sexuality. Even in a culture where  attitudes tosex and gender are changing, the sexual narrative, an almost competitive,
heteronormative view of sex is ever-present. Ironically, our fast-paced,
thrill-seeking, consumerist world paradoxically creates an environment
where it is difficult to fully enjoy a healthy, truly pleasurable sex life. As
with breathing and sleep, the real power of sex is in the quality, not the
quantity.
Phallocentric attitudes have narrowed our view of sex to cente r on the
release of seminal fluid, an end goal which is largely irrelevant and leaves
men and women unsatisfied and disconnected. Sex has become functional.
Despite all our advancements as a species, our relationship with sex is far
less healthy than it was thousands of years ago, and our understanding of it
is less assured.
For instance, ancient T aoism teaches that men can control ejaculation by
using the breath. This makes no sense if you equate “coming” with orgasm.
However, Taoism  also tells us that ejaculation and orgasm are two different
things. If this sounds far-fetched, research from 2015 confirms it to be true.
Male orgasm and ejaculation are, in fact, two distinct physiological
processes.3 Orgasm is “an intense transient peak sensation of intens e
pleasure creating an altered state of consciousness associated with reported
physical changes.” Ejaculation is “a complex physiological process that is
composed of two phases (emission and expulsion)” and influenced by
complex hormonal and neurological pathways. Although male sexuality is
very well studied, much about this topic is still unknown. However, even
less is known about the “mythical” female or gasm.
Taoism and yogic cultures embrace sexual function and orgasm in a
way that many people never experience. They view sex as wholesome and
life-preserving, not a taboo laden with concepts of guilt, sin, voyeurism, and
exploitation. By using the breath to guide and build sexual energy, they
access a health-giving resource. In this mindset, where sex is part of the
human experience and not separate from it, erotic ecstasy is a tool for
spiritual develo pment and physical and mental well-being. Although
research is limited, these conce pts are to some extent being examined and
contextualized in scientific literature. Increasing credence is being given to
the idea that the ancient sages may have been onto something.For exam ple, a 2019 paper in The World Journal of Men’ s Health looks
at yoga for managing prematu re ejaculation.83 The study describes the
connection between health and sexual function, including the links with
diabetes, heart disease, and chronic illness. It mentions that while
psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, and stress are often
associated with premature ejaculation, medications used to treat these
conditions can come at a significant cost to sexual function.83


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https://health-science-spirit.com/Diseases/Hemachromatosis/Antioxidants-for-Hemachromatosis.html 1/2It has recently been reported that vitamin A supplementation improved the iron status (serum iron, haemoglobin as well as transferrin
saturation) without at the same time increasing ferritin levels, while iron supplements without additional vitamin A increased ferritin
levels. Also vitamin A deﬁcient subjects developed anaemia despite sufﬁcient dietary iron (3,4). This may be interpreted as a
normalising function of vitamin A in the transport and usage of iron, while iron alone may mainly increase iron stores in case of
vitamin A deﬁciency.
A similar normalising role in iron metabolism may be exhibited by the other antioxidants. Vitamin C not only improves the absorption
of iron, it is also required to move iron in and out of ferritin tissue stores. Without adequate antioxidants, ferric iron stores may build
up because iron cannot be liberate d from tissue ferritin and transferred  onto plasma transferrin, a step that requires a temporary
reduction of ferric to ferrous iron.
However, recent studies show that excess tissue ferritin is catabolized by lysozyme activity, which is inhibited by ascorbate. The
mechanism for this inhibition is not known (1). I suggest that in the case of iron overload, physiological levels of ascorbate are
actually present to a high percentage in oxidised form as reversible dehydroascorbate or as irreversible oxidation products.
The observed lysozyme inhibition would then actually be due to oxidised ascorbate. Similarly, any liberated iron would be in the form
of ferric dehydroascorbate and other oxidised products and it is these, which cause the peroxidative membrane damage. With
sufﬁciently high antioxidant levels, on the other hand, ascorbate may well stimulate lysozyme activity and liberated iron would be
present as harmless or even beneﬁcial ferro ascorbate.
Stevens et al (5) reported an increased risk of cancer in men with exce ss stored iron who also had lower total iron binding capacity
and higher transferrin saturation. Generally no correlation was found between iron status and dietary iron intake. Again, I suggest that
there may be an association betwe en iron overload as well as cancer with the antioxidant status. High antioxidant levels can be
expected to lower not only excess iron stores but also independently of the iron metabolism reduce the risk of cancer.
Judging by the health of the Bantu people it has been speculated that scurvy may be beneﬁcial with iron overload (2). I suggest that
on the contrary, the loss of vitamin C due to cooking in iron pots was the primary reason for their iron overload.
There are two sites or steps at which antioxidant deﬁciency might cause or contribute to hemochromatosis. The synthesis of haem
requires the reduction of ferric to ferrous ions. While this reduction proceeds enzymatically through ferrochelatase, there may be
either a deﬁciency of this enzyme or an impeded function if the cell is deﬁcient in antioxidants. In addition, ferrochelatase is inhibited
by lead ions. This would lead to low haemoglobin levels, possibly raised methaemoglobin and increased ferritin stores as a cellular
deﬁciency of ferrous ions for the haem synthesis could stimulate increased absorption of iron.
The second possibility appears to be more important in hemochromatosis and could arise from a difﬁculty in recycling iron from the
continual breakdown of haemoglobin in the spleen. About 25 mg of iron are recycled daily in this way, but this requires a reduction-
oxidation step to transfer ferritin iron in the tissue onto plasma transferrin. With antioxidant deﬁciency there would be only a partial
recycling. Most of the iron stores would build up in the liver where the decomposed haemoglobin arrives through the portal vein after
its liberation from old erythrocytes in the spleen.
However, very high ferric iron stores  in the liver would also make this organ more antioxidant deﬁcient than other tissue. The highest
antioxidant activity may well be in the intestinal mucosa as these have ﬁrst call on the antioxidants absorbed from food. Therefore,
transferrin will preferentially pick up iron from the intestinal mucosa and avoid the liver stores as too difﬁcult to convert. Another piece
of evidence for this proposed mech anism may be seen in the rapid normalisation of ferritin levels in the reported case without any
abnormal loss of iron with the urine.
CONCLUSION
In summary, it is postulated that the basic biochemical defect which leads to the development of hemochromatosis is a tissue
deﬁciency of antioxidants which inhibits the recycling of iron from old erythrocytes and this in tum induces increased intestinal
absorption for the necessary synthesis of haem. The obvious advantages of antioxidant therapy as compared to the traditional
management of hemochromatosis will hopefully stimulate more research in this area.
REFERENCES
1. Editorial: Ascorbic acid and ferritin catabolism. Nutr Rev 47 (7), 218-219 (1989)
2. Editorial: Iron overload and vitamin C. N EngI J Med 304 (3), 170-171 (1981)
3. Editorial: V itamin A and iron deﬁciency. Nutr Rev 47 (4), 1 19-121 (1989)
4. Bloem MW, Wedel M, Agtmaal EJ, et al. V itamin A intervention: short-term ef fects of a single, oral, massive dose on iron
    metabolism. Am J Clin Nutr 51, 76-79 (1990)
5. Stevens RG, Jones DY, Micozzi MS, et al.: Body iron stores and the risk of cancer. N EngI J Med 319 (16), 1047-1052 (1988)
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The author cannot accept any legal responsibility for any problem arising from experimenting with these methods. For any serious disease,
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by W alter Last
Part 2 deals mainly with the biological and spiritual implications of a united theory of science and spirituality.
CREA TION AND PROCREA TION
The polarity forces within a given level of space-density are known to us as electric and magnetic forces at the physical level or as
male and female sexuality at the etheric/biological level. At the emotion al/astral level we encounter polarities as like and dislike or
good and bad, and at the mental level we are confronted with right or wrong. Strong polarity forces across adjacent space-densities
are the keys to all creation and procreation.
In sexual procreation the sperm has either a male or female polarity charge while the ovum is neutral. Near the end of copulation an
etheric pulson with a sexual charge is detached from each partner, which attaches itself to the ovum. Depending on health, age and
biorhythmic condition one pulson ﬁeld will usually be larger than the other ﬁeld, and this creates a sexual charge in the combined
etheric ﬁelds. If the female partner  is bio-energetically stronger, then the ovum ﬁeld becomes female, and male sperm will be
attracted. This induces the formation of a male embryo and vice versa if the male partner has been bio-energetically stronger.
In this way a selection of the sex of the baby may be attempted accordin g to the biorhythm curves of both partners. This mechanism
also makes it understandable why in times of war, when males are generally more strongly stressed, more male babies are born,
while more female babies are born in peaceful times.
So far the parents have contributed everything necessary for the development of the embryo, and this should be sufﬁcient for
sexually propagating plants and primitive animals. However, in higher animals and humans the polarity of the embryonic ﬁeld is so
strong that it attracts one or more additional ﬁelds at lower space-densities. Animals have an additional astral ﬁeld with information
about instincts and emotions, while humans have a further mental ﬁeld and other more or less developed ﬁelds. These additional
ﬁelds exist as individualized souls for humans and as group souls in animals. In a wider sense we may regard the twin-pulson of an
atom or of a biological body or a star as its soul.
The core of the astral ﬁeld binds the shell of the embryonic ﬁeld and that


s totheir catch basins below.Only afewminutes oftime in
contact with minerals accounts for the mineral complement of these waters.
Again, how canwaters beresponsible foracondition ofhealth? Ifdrinking water
was thesecret forgreat health, then allwe’d have todoisdrink thekind ofwater we
need andnotworry about food, exercise, sleep oranything else. Waterwould take care
of everything. Healthful living would be unnecessary.
Next let’sexamine theargument thatpure water isdead water andthatfishcan’t
liveinit.Asyouknow,many fishliveintheocean. Wecan’tdrink seawater,forwe’d
quickly die.Ithasaheavy complement ofminerals -seawater isricher inminerals than
anywater intheworld. Other fishliveinrivers, creeks, ponds andlakes. Youdon’tdrink
water outofrivers, ponds andother places where fishlive. Such waters contain theex-
crement offishandother creatures, decaying leaves andother organic matter.Infact, we
don’tdrink from fishy waters foravery good reason: It’sunfit todrink. Further,water,whether fishliveinitornot,cannot bedescribed asliving orasdead. Inshort, there can
be no living water, for it is an inert lifeless compound at all times.
Itistruefishcannot liveindistilled water.Distilled water hasnoairinit.Neither
does ithave thefood supply afishrequires. Thus itcanbeseen theargument iswithout
any merit.
Torepeat: Ifwe’re eating thediettowhich we’re biologically adapted, wedonot
have todrink water except onthose occasions when wemust useunusual amounts ofit
to refrigerate ourselves as in heavy physical labor in hot weather.
Why domost Americans drink somuch water andother liquids? Cooked food eaters
require copious amounts ofwater.People who take insomany irritants orpoisons as
found inheat-deranged foods; incondiments, especially saltandother seasonings; and
inunsuitable foods such asgrain andanimal foods, need thiswater tohelp hold toxic
materials in suspension so that they of fer less harm to cells and tissues.
People who eatawholesome dietrequire lesswater than people who eatanunwhole-
some diet. Onwholesome diets there isusually sufficient water inthefoods tomeet all
needs whereas, onanunwholesome diet, abnormal amounts ofwater arerequired tohelp
cope with the irritants, stimulants, excitants or poisons within.
Edema ordropsy,forinstance, isadisease ofthose who eatcooked foods and/or
salts andother condiments. Thebody takes onextra water tohold these toxic materials
insuspension. Until thebody candump these they arestored inlikely areas, often the
feetandlegs. Afewdays offasting enables thebody tocatch uponitshousecleaning. It
thus will expel the waters and purify its fluids and tissues.
This concludes ourexamination indepth ofthefirst twoessentials oflife, airand
water. In the next lesson we’ll keep up consideration of other of life’ s essentials.
3.4. Questions & Answers
With thecatalog ofthings you’ve listed Ifeeluptight even considering using abar
ofsoap around thehouse. Isn’t there anything wecanusethat isnon-polluting with
which to clean house, floors, clothes, dishes and our bodies?
Yes,there areproducts thatarerelatively non-polluting andwhich yield excel-
lentresults. Forcleaning clothes youshould consider Basic-L from Shaklee prod-
ucts. Forcleaning floors, dishes andeven cars asolution ofShaklee’ sBasic-H
willdowonders. Amway andother companies also produce similar non-polluting
biodegradable products.
Foryour body youneed nosoap orcleanser.Agood fiber brush orwashcloth is
allyouneed while under ashower orinabathtub. Ifyouwant touseacleaner on
your body, Shaklee’ sBasic-H is fine.
Can’t we use any cosmetics at all?
Ofcourse youcanusecosmetics, butkeep inmind thatnotoneishealthful.
Moreover they areunneeded byahealthy person. They detract rather than addto
beauty.And they only compound skin problems foranunhealthy person. Beauty
isnatural. When inhealth your eyes andskin radiate their condition, justasthey
look sallow,pallid andinpoor tone when unhealthy.Weadvise against theuseof
cosmetics under allconditions. Also, skin creams andoilsofallsorts, including
suntan oilsandlotions only complicate theproblem they areused forandcripple
the body’ s oil producing ability.
Ihave afriend who smokes apack and ahalf ofcigarettes daily, drinks beer
andeats junky foods. Heappears tobeinexcellent health andisquite active. Byall
that you’ve said he should be a corpse. How can you explain something like this?How old is your friend?
34.
Yourfriend isstill, obviously,only ababe relative topotential andisstillliving
onyouthful capital. Hemight continue thispattern foranother five, tenoreven
twenty years, butthepenalty fornotmeeting life’sneeds correctly must sooner or
later be suf fered.
When youread thedisease statistics andseethehuman wreckage resulting from
thetobacco, alcohol andjunk food habits, you’ll know thatmost humans exhaust
their endowments rather quickly,even intheir thirties, andsuccumb tocardiovas-
cular problems, chronic cough, cancer or other degenerative diseases.
Most smokers know thedangers oftheir habits butfeelthemselves tobeexempt
from them—it’ ssomething thatalways happens totheother person. Allsinsagainst
our bodies must be paid. There is no dispensation in nature.
You’ve condemned deodorants. Arethey very harmful? What isaperson todo
to control body odor?
Deodorants arepoisonous. Their toxic effects cause theskin pores atpoints of
application toclose upsoastoexclude their chemicals from theinner sanctum.
This prevents body perspiration andexudation. They areproperly called anti-per-
spirants forthisreason. Aperson who hasbody odor should strive togotothe
source oftheproblem. Body odor isnotnatural. Healthy persons donothave body
odors. Foul smells areproduced byafoul system. Clean upthebody anditceases
to exude unpleasant smells.
Doyoumean that people who have body odors, badbreath andsoonarereally
sick inside?
That isthecase. Healthy cells, tissues, fluids andorgans donotsmell rotten or
foul. Obnoxious odors come from decomposing materials.
Just theother dayIread that distilled water, because it’sheated inthedistilla-
tion process, causes leukocytosis justascooked food does. Asyouadvocate distilled
water, what do you say to this?
This isuntrue. Leukocytosis, theproliferation ofwhite blood corpuscles, results
from poisons entering thebloodstream. Theinorganic debris resulting from cooked
foods willcause thismalady,butdistilled water causes nodecomposition orpoiso-
nous substances. Thedistilled water waswater before, during andafter theprocess
ofdistilling. Itwasnotchanged except thatimpurities itheld before distilling have
been leftbehind. Thetruth isthatmineralized water causes leukocytosis. Theinor-
ganic minerals ofwater aretoxic andcause atoxic reaction bythebody.Leukocy-
tosis isbutoneofthebody’ sdefensive mechanisms against toxic materials. Those
who employ thisargument aretrying todefend theuseofmineralized waters, but
there is no defense for using impure waters.
I’ve heard itsaid that distilled water willcause heart attacks. Infact, thisclaim
was made as a result of a scientific study in England. Do you deny this?
Yes,investigators ofthereport found that, inacertain English citywhose peo-
pledrank hard (heavily-mineralized) water,thedeath rate from heart attack per
100,000 was436peryear.Thedeath rateinanearby citythathadsoftwater (wa-
terwith fewer minerals) was 448peryear,just12deaths more. This implies that
perhaps softwater causes heart attacks andminerals insolution prevents them. But
these investigators found thefollowing significant omissions from thereport: Thesoftwater drinkers hadalead pipe system throughout thecitywhereas thehard wa-
terdrinkers hadacopper pipe system forthemost part. Lead ismuch more toxic
than copper.
Does fluoridation really make teeth stronger and healthier?
Absolutely not! Fluorides inaninorganic form aretoxic. Ingested fluorides
have anaffinity forcalcium. Insofar asthey unite with calcium they destroy bone
andteeth. Thebody defends against fluorides by,atfirst, hardening thebones and
teeth. Then they become brittle andbreak down under ordinary eating. St.David’ s,
Arizona, hasnatural fluorides totheextent ofabout eight parts


 ging other body urgesarecommonplace. Especially common
are dreams of sexual fulfillment.
Itisreasonable toconjecture thatparts ofthebrain thatarearoused bystimuli are
quieted by vicarious fulfillment through dreaming.15.6.2 Dreams as Tranquilizers of the Mind
Inguarding against premature wakefulness, dreams also often tranquilize orbecalm
themind. Consider thefollowing, example: Dave hadbeen trying tosolve aproblem
during theday,andhewas rather intense andinvolved with it.Hisbrain hadbecome
very involved with theproblem, andtheimpulses tosolve itarose again andagain, even
during hissleep. When these impulses become strong enough tointerfere with sleep, his
mind “artificially” supplied an answer to allay the impulses and thus preserve sleep.
Ihave solved problems during sleep toooften torecount. However,most oftheso-
lutions have proven impractical! Itistheraredream thatsupplies ananswer thatisap-
plicable totheproblem thatbesets us.Nevertheless, even awrong solution issometimes
helpful in giving insights and setting the stage for a solution.
Toconduct theprocesses ofsleep formost efficient regeneration ofnerve energy,
dreams appear tobemechanisms thebody uses forcalming themind when problems
and other stimuli would otherwise disturb sleep.
15.7. Establishing Conditions Most Favorable For Sleep
Sofarwehave been discussing thevarious conditions favorable tosleep, aswell asthose
thatinterfere with sleep. One oftheforemost prerequisites forsleep isthatwebesleepy.
Asobvious asthisis,many people trytosleep when they arenotsleepy! Weshould
drink when thirsty,eatwhen hungry,defecate andurinate upon urgeand, likewise, sleep
when sleepy.
Inanutshell, weshould have our“nest” soprepared thatitoptimally furnishes the
conditions for the soundest sleep. Among other conditions, this means:
1.Sleeping quarters should benoise-free! Noise disturbs sleep. Ifnoises cannot beelimi-
nated, the steady hum or drone of a fan or other machine may mask them.
2.Sleeping quarters should beasdark aspossible. Light stimulates theeyes anddisturbs
sleep. Light of any intensity at all makes sleep less ef ficient.
3.Asdiscussed inthesection about bedding, alltherequisites forbody comfort should be
provided for.
4.Ourstomach should berelatively empty.Digestive processes detract from thesoundest
sleep. Weshould nothave aheavy load offood within when retiring, either juicy orcon-
centrated. Can youimagine what eating several pounds ofwatermelon before retiring
would dotoyour sleep? Obviously your sleep would bedisturbed byseveral visits tothe
bathroom during the night.
5.Ifexcited byamovie, adiscussion, TVoranything else, donotattempt sleep. Rather,
getintosome rather passive pursuit such asreading thatwillbring onthesomnolent urge
while the emotional condition is allayed.
6.Many individuals cannot sleep alone because they aresoaccustomed tosleeping with a
mate. Sleeping with another represents a certain security and assurance.
Ontheother hand, sleeping with another hasitsliabilities. Themovements andnois-
esofthesleeping mate may disturb sleep. Ifthisisthecase, anextra bedshould beuti-
lized.
The conditions forfavorable sleep aremore elaborately presented inthebooklet,
Better Sleep for a Better Life.
15.8. Sleep Problems In Adults And Their Solutions
15.8.1 Insomnia
15.8.2 Apnea
15.8.3 Snoring15.8.4 Narcolepsy
Though itseems wise totitle anentry asabove, itisreally superfluous tolistthe
solution tosleep problems when they are,asarule, nodifferent than other disease prob-
lems. Most sleep problems arise from violating theconditions favorable tosleep thatyou
have been studying andfrom violations oflife’slaws. Thus, thesolution tosleep prob-
lems is really the same as it is for other diseases that arise from the same violations.
15.8.1 Insomnia
Insomnia isaninability tosleep. Obviously,thisinterferes with thebody’ sability to
recoup the nerve ener gy it needs for the following day’ s activities.
Ifanindividual complains about aninability tosleep andthatheorsheisnotwell-
rested, theperson issuffering from insomnia. Many physicians have noted thatinsom-
niacs really dosleep butdon’trealize it.Although thisistrue, many sleep specialists are
now discovering thatinsomniacs’ sleep isvery lowgrade andisnotvery restful. More-
over,itmay bepunctuated byperiods ofwakefulness. Most insomniacs arenotwrong
about their problem existing. Toomany physicians dismiss thepatient’ sproblem and
prescribe sleeping pills ortranquilizers which ultimately make theproblem worse by
adding to the body’ s toxic load.
Rather than immediately searching formethods toinduce sleep, youshould firstlook
forthecauses oftheproblem. Insomnia results when anindividual isassaulted bytoo
much stimuli. Stimuli canresult from improper sleeping conditions, butareusually due
tobody toxicity.This toxicity results from both autogenous sources andfrom ingest-
edmaterials. Drugs anddrug-like substances areforemost offenders. These include caf-
feine, condiments, chocolate, softdrinks, cooked foods, wrong foods, over-the-counter
andprescription drugs, etc.Thesolution toinsomnia issimple: Discontinue causes! Re-
move theconditions thatinterfere with sleep, andimplement theconditions thatpromote
it.
Insomnia isusually overcome inafewdays during afastandwill notrecur ifa
regime ofhealthful practices isadopted. Agood night’ ssleep canbehadbyalmost any-
one who discontinues body-disturbing practices and institutes healthful practices.
15.8.2 Apnea
Aisaprefix meaning against orwithout andpnea means breath. Hence, apnea isa
condition of being without breath.
During sleep many individuals will miss oneormore breaths—they simply stop
breathing momentarily.This stoppage ofbreath usually lasts only afewseconds, butit
canlastaminute ortwoinsome individuals. The factthatthebreath stops atallin-
dicates alessthan normal body condition. Thelonger theperiod ofbreathlessness, the
more pathological thebody’ scondition. This condition may occur dozens oftimes dur-
ing a night in suf ferers.
Apnea may occur because thebrain isnotissuing theproper commands tothelungs
andbody mechanisms toinhale andexhale. Inthecase ofsufferers from multiple sclero-
sis,these signals may bemisdirected. Or,apnea may becaused bygrowths orabnormal
obstructions. Where these conditions occur,achoking sensation quickly alerts thebrain
andoften awakens thesleeper.Apnea interferes with sleep andmay beasignificant fac-
torininsomnia. Iffrequent breathlessness occurs, thebody sounds itsalarms. Thesleep-
ermust bebrought toaphase oflighter sleep, even wakefulness, torestart breathing.
Fasting andhealthful living almost always restore thebody tonormalcy,thus overcom-
ing apnea.15.8.3 Snoring
Snoring isnotnormal! Amultitude ofconditions canberesponsible forsnoring. En-
largedtonsils oradenoids may block theairpassage sufficiently tocause theloud “flut-
ter”ofsnoring. Most snoring occurs because thesoftpalate, when relaxed, flutters in
thediverted current ofair.Diverted airmay beduetogrowths, fatty tissue inthethroat,
nasal deformities or other swelling.
Most fasting people who have previously snored aresurprised when thecondition
disappears. Thecondition does, however,speedily return iftheperson returns toitscaus-
es. But many have overcome it permanently.
Flabby muscles orfatty growths may cause thecondition. Fasting usually causes
autolysis ofthefatty tissue. Avigorous exercise program thatincludes head exercises
sometimes corrects the condition.
Snoring isalmost always present inthose who sufferapnea although most snorers do
notsufferapnea. Thecauses ofsnoring andapnea aresometimes oneandthesame, i.e.,
obstructions intheairpassages. Solutions tosnoring arerarebutthesurest isahealthful
regime of living.
15.8.4 Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy isa“seizure ofnumbness.” Itisanuncontrollable urgetosleep thatmay
come upon thesufferer without warning. Such asudden urgetosleep may cause anacci-
dent ormay disrupt activities, though usually thesufferer hasenough warning tosituate
himself/herself harmlessly.
Anurgetonapshould notbeconfused with narcolepsy.Even inahealthy person,
sleep can be induced if the person suf fers a considerable sleep deficit.
Incorrect actions ofbody control mechanisms areeliminated when themodifying in-
fluences ofdrugs andbody toxicity arediscontinued andremoved. Fasting andahealth-
ful regime will provide the answer


 should be washed quickly and culled.
Asparagus should be rinsed, dipped and rinsed again to remove the sand.
Scrub yellow crookneck and zucchini squash lightly to avoid damage.
Strip husks andsilkfrom young, tender sweet corn—you might useatooth brush
lightly. Rinse, and enjoy.
Raw mushrooms may beused insalads, butarenotrecommended because they pass
through thedigestive system unchanged. Ifused, wash byholding briefly under running
water. If necessary, finish cleaning up with a sharp paring knife. Do not soak or peel.
26.4. The Sprouting Garden
26.4.1 Advantages of Sprouting
26.4.2 Miscellaneous Sprouting Information
26.4.3 Sprouting Instructions26.4.4 AIfalfa Sprouts and Mung Bean Sprouts
26.4.5 Use of Soak W ater
26.4.6 A voiding Sprouting Problems
26.4.7 Sprouters
26.4.8 Instructions for Sprouting in a Bowl
26.4.9 Sprouting in Sand or Soil
Asprout isagerminating seed. Itisthetinyshoot thatemer gesfrom theseed, the
first visible evidence of the materials stored within the seed, programmed to create life.
Idon’tagree with people who believe sprouts tobethemost perfect food—I amin-
clined rather togoalong with Dr.Shelton’ sbelief thatsprouts should beregarded asan
excellent bonus food, butnottoberelied upon asareplacement forfoods grown toa
more mature state, with benefit of earth and sunlight.
Cathryn Elwood’ schapter on“Vitamin-Rich Sprouts” inFeel Like AMillion gives
excellent information ontheprogressive andaccelerating nutritional value asthesprouts
progress.
26.4.1 Advantages of Sprouting
Sprouting isfun! Itisexciting towatch thegrowth (inajarorother type ofsprouter
onyour kitchen counter) into vitamin-, mineral- and protein-rich green vegetables,
loaded with enzymes andchlorophyll. Asthetinyseeds multiply involume (one totwo
tablespoons ofalfalfa seeds fillaquart jarwith sprouts), awonderful salad ingredient,
with anabundance ofVitamins A,BandC,isbeing grown. Alfalfa sprouts arealso a
splendid source ofVitamins D,E,G,KandU.Vitamin Cisespecially high inlentil and
mung bean sprouts after three days. However,lentil sprouts should beharvested when
thesprout isnolonger than theseed, while mung bean sprouts should beallowed to
grow long enough to produce green leaves.
Thesprouted seed contains farmore vitamins than thedryseed, multiplying dramat-
ically through thesprouting period. Research atCornell University andtheUniversity of
Pennsylvania revealed phenomenal increases ofVitamin Cassprouting progressed, and
anincrease inVitamin Ceven during storage intherefrigerator.Riboflavin, niacin and
other B vitamins were also increased during sprouting.
Dr.Paul Burkholder ofYaleUniversity found thatthetotal Vitamin Bcontent isin-
creased 100% during the sprouting process.
Vitamin-conscious people, please take note; Hygienists need notbeconcerned, leav-
ing that to nature and the Hygienic diet.
Sprouts arealso noted fortheir high-enzyme activity.During germination, proteins
arebroken down intoamino acids andsome new protein issynthesized. During sprout-
ing,much ofthestarch isconverted tonatural sugars. Inmany seeds, fatsdisappear and
arereplaced bycarbohydrates, improving tremendously thedigestibility ofsprouts over
seeds.
Phytic acid inwhole grains isantagonistic totheabsorption bythebody ofcalcium,
iron andother minerals. Soaking andsprouting neutralizes thephytic acid, sosprouted
grains notonly provide increased nutrients, butelimination ofthethreat ofphytic acid
also.
Viktoras Kulvinskas says thatiron may become unavailable totheorganism dueto
theresultant insoluble compound formed when theiron unites with phytic acid. “The
acid combines well with calcium, iron, zinc andother minerals, which reduce signifi-
cantly their absorption into the,bloodstream. Similarly,oxalic acid ofspinach canre-
duce significantly theavailability ofcalcium. Phytin isvery frequently present inmany
seeds andmay constitute upto80% ofthephosphorus content oftheseed. Theabsolute
amount ofphytin varies inspecies andfamilies. Hence, eating adietrichinseed, besides
thehigh protein complications, canresult inatremendous lossofimportant minerals, inspite ofthefactthatseeds arerichsources ofsuch minerals. However,themineral losses
because of the high phytin concentration become insignificant if one sprouts the seeds.”
Professors A.M. Mayer andA.Poljakof f-Mayber oftheBotany Department, Hebrew
University,Jerusalem, found thatmost ofthephytin disappeared inthesprouted seeds
studied andthatthere wasanincrease indesirable forms ofphosphorus compounds, es-
pecially in lecithin.
The dryseed ischaracterized byaremarkably low metabolic rate, buteven the
moistening oftheseed triggers tremendous changes. Drs. Mayer andPoljakof f-Mayber
describe theprocess which results insuch important changes: “As soon astheseed is
hydrated, very marked changes incomposition initsvarious parts occur.These changes
occur even when theseed isplaced inwater without anynutrients, andincomplete ab-
sence of assimilation. The chemical changes which occur are complex in nature.
They consist ofthree main types: thebreakdown ofcertain materials intheseed,
thetransport ofmaterials from onepartoftheseed toanother,especially from theen-
dosperm totheembryo orfrom thecotyledons (thefirst pairs ofleaves) tothegrowing
part, andlastly thesynthesis ofnew materials from thebreakdown products formed. The
only substances normally taken upbytheseeds during germination arewater andoxy-
gen.”
Cathryn Elwood says, “One ofthechief advantages liesinthefactthatsprouting
cangive usanew crop ofdelicious food every twotofour days—a crop thatneeds no
thought tosoilconditions, composting techniques, blight, bugs, weeds, storms, sprays;
onethatcanbegrown anyseason andinanyclimate andissimple toharvest andstore
forfuture use.” Shesays they have valuable protein, compare favorably with fresh fruits
inantiscorbutic (Vitamin C)properties, have nowaste, areexcellent raw(and could be
lightly cooked, ifdesired, inabout three minutes). One pound ofseed increases tosixor
eight pounds of food, and so the price drops way down.
Allsprouted seeds, legumes andgrains canbeeaten without cooking. Some people
find sprouted soybeans unpalatable, inwhich case they may elect tosteam them briefly
to slightly alter the taste.
“Sprouties,” asCathryn Elwood calls them, arenotonly convenient, economical,
easily grown—any time, anywhere—they arealso aneasily available source of
organically-grown food. Ifyoudonotuseorganically-grown seeds, besure they are,at
least, untreated.
26.4.2 Miscellaneous Sprouting Information
Ihave found alfalfa seeds, sunflower seeds, mung beans, azuki beans andlentils eas-
iesttosprout; welikealfalfa sprouts bestandusethem freely,mostly with salad vegeta-
bles. Many people with impaired digestions, who have trouble with other nuts andseeds,
find that sprouted sunflower seeds are well tolerated.
Garden peas, soybeans, garbanzo beans andwheat andryeberries may also be
sprouted, with justalittle experimentation andpractice. Most whole nuts, seeds, beans
andgrains may besprouted, although shelled nuts aredifficult, sometimes impossible, to
sprout. Aspreviously indicated, allmay beeaten rawafter sprouting, andmay bestored
intherefrigerator forabout fivedays. Sprouted beans, raworcooked, arelessgassy than
unsprouted beans, which, of course, must be cooked.
Eatsprouts from rye,wheat orother grain berries (seeds) in24hours orso,when but
ashort sprout isshowing. (Grains sour readily.)Harvest sunflower seeds when sprouts
arenolonger than seeds, preferably even shorter.Eatlentils intwoorthree days, sprouts
no more than one inch, preferably less.
Garbanzo andsoybean sprouts areespecially high inprotein butarenoteasy towork
with; sprouts should beshort—they alsomay sour.Rinse frequently topreclude souring,
say, four times daily, even more if weather is hot.
Lentil sprouts are also high in protein, and they are easier to handle.Mung beans areeasy tosprout andwill beready inabout four days, with sprouts
about two inches long and showing green leaves (see sprouting instructions).
Alfalfa


country thatisthebiggest source ofinternal pollutions. Now psychologically,
this is an interesting situation.
Junk foods, besides being away toreward ourselves, now also become away to
punish ourselves. People who aredepressed andwho have alowself-esteem often eat
health-destroying foods inanefforttopunish themselves forbeing unworthy orforhav-
ingcommitted imagined wrongs. Junk food becomes forthese people asocially-sanc-
tioned form of suicide.
Asuccessful avoidance andelimination ofjunk food from thedietrequires efforts
from twosides. First, abarrage ofnutritional information andhard facts about thede-
structiveness ofthese foods must beobtained. Second, theperson’ spsychological state
must beevaluated andimproved sothatthisaddiction canbeexposed andeliminated
forever.
38.4.2 The Economic Benefits of Avoiding Junk Food
Nutritional arguments fortheelimination ofjunk food may notbeeffective enough
towean people away from apoor diet. Almost everyone, however,understands thebene-
fitsofsaving money.Eliminating junk food notonly results inbetter health, butitmeans
a real savings in the amount of money spent every day.
Let’slook atthetypical costs forajunk food habit fortheaverage person. During a
week, every person inthiscountry iscalculated toconsume, ontheaverage; thefollow-
ing amounts of junk food:
One Week of Junk Food And Us Cost
•7 bottles of soda
•1 package of gum
•2 quarts of ice cream
•2 ounces of snack chips
•1 dozen doughnuts
•1 pound of cookies or sweets
•6 ounces of candy
1982 costs for such foods: $16
Notice thattheabove does nottake into consideration anyfastfood eaten outor
convenience foods prepared (such asfrozen desserts, sugared cereals, etc.) Theaverage
spent onsuch foods perweek varies greatly,butaconservative estimate ofthecosts of
such foods per week is around $18.
Notonly dothese junk foods andfastfoods cost money toeat,buttheafter-effects
ofconsuming such foods often results inadditional money being spent. Indigestion,
headaches, colds, hemorrhoids, colitis, andmany other ailments may betraced tojunk
food consumption. Theaverage person may spend another $5perweek juston“medi-
cine cabinet” remedies orover-the-counter drugs forthese illnesses thatresult from such
foods.
Ayear ofjunk food eating alsotypically results inabout sixnew cavities andatooth
needing capping orpulling, according tofigures from Army dentists. This translates into
an average $10 per week for dental care.
Westilldonotknow thecosts ofmedical expenses thataccumulate because junk
food eaters gototheir doctors, norcanweaccurately figure inhow many lostdays of
work result from such adiet. Even so,thetotal costs ofeating junk food forayear are
impressive. Consider these ‘figures:
Annual Costs of a Junk Food Diet
Junk foods $832Fast foods $936
Drugs and Medication $260
Dental Bills $520
Medical Bills (estimate) $250
Days lost from work (estimate) $350
Total yearly loss of income from junk foods $3,148
Byeliminating junk foods from thediet, aperson would realize enough yearly savin-
gstopurchase anew carevery three years. Heorshewould have more energy,ahigher
level ofhealth andwell-being, andliterally extra years toenjoy such benefits. Noone
really knows how much junk foods shorten thelifespan, butitwould probably notbe
unrealistic tousethesame figures thatareoften quoted forcigarette smokers. Every cig-
arette smoked means a15-minute decrease inyour life.Junk foods, with alltheir poisons
andadditives, may bemore harmful than smoking anditwould notbeunreasonable to
assume forevery bagofcookies orquart oficecream, you’re knocking offhours, days,
and weeks of your life.
Understand thatthese figures arespeculative andhave nosound basis inhard re-
search simply because noonehashadanopportunity tostudy thelong-term effects of
eating junk foods. Wearethefirstgeneration ofguinea pigs forthehigh-sugar,high-salt,
high-fat and high-poison junk food diet.
Regardless, itispainfully obvious that people who consume junk foods notonly
steal money from themselves andtheir families, butalso laythefoundation forexpen-
siveandpainful suffering intheyears tocome. Cananytype offood orsensual pleasure
beworth these costs? Isachocolate chip cookie orascoop oficecream oradietsoda
worth $3000 plus a year?
Thenext time someone says toyou, “I’m justdying forapiece ofthatcake orpie,”
youshould letthem know thatthatisjustprecisely what they aredoing, andthey are
also paying dearly for this “privilege.”
38.4.4 Kicking The Habit
Aswehave seen, thejunk food problem isnotsimply oneofnutrition. Good nutri-
tioniseasy toteach, butisonly partially effective ingetting people away from their junk
food habits.
People must alsobemade aware oftheeconomic andpsychological aspects ofeating
junk food. This lesson should help youeducate others who areready toabandon thetyp-
ical high junk food diet of most Americans.
First, teach the person the economic facts of life about junk foods.
1.Junk foods arevery expensive toeatinterms oftheactual nutrition provided. Most junk
foods have only about 10% ofthefood youarepaying for.Therestisforpretty packag-
ing, promotion, advertising and profits.
2.Junk foods cost you twice. Once when you paytheoverinflated prices forthem and
again when you pay the costs of ill health that they produce.
3.Atypical overfed American family cansave anywhere from $5,000 to$10,000 ayear if
they eliminate allfastfoods andconvenience foods from their diets. This saving results
from theactual costs ofthejunk food, thesick time lostbecause ofthem, andtheinci-
dental expenses of eating such foods.
Second, theperson must bemade aware ofthepsychological reasons forjunk food
addiction. Heshould betoldthatmost eating patterns arebased onemotional andnotra-
tional decisions. Foods asareward orpunishment should notbeused—neither forchil-
dren nor adults.Negative eating habits andpoor choices sometimes result from alack ofself-esteem
orself-worth. Aperson addicted tojunk food may have other serious problems connect-
edwith thepersonality orwith social behavior.Toeliminate junk foods from such aper-
son’sdiet, heorshemust also embark upon anoverall health program ofimprovement.
They must view themselves inadifferent light, andconsider themselves worthy ofgood
health and sickness-free living.
Third, children areespecially vulnerable tojunk foods. Outside ofrational explana-
tions andsetting agood example, youcanwean children away from junk foods with
healthy substitutes. Sweet dried fruits canreplace candies. Fresh juices orblended fruits
cantake theplace ofsugary drinks. Realize thatmost children want thesweetness of
junk foods because they have anatural sweet tooth anddemand forhigh-carbohydrate
foods thatcansupply them with energy.Inthiscase, give them plenty ofnatural carbo-
hydrates with fresh fruits, dried fruits and occassional nuts and seeds.
The way tofight junk food addiction isthrough education. Tellyour friends, your
family andyour clients about thenutritional inadequacies ofthese foods. Letthem see
theeconomic harm thatalso comes from consuming such foods. Anapproach tothis
problem onseveral levels—nutritional, economic, andpsychological—can help most
people endtheir romance with junk food andgive them years ofhealthy andillness-free
living.
38.5. Questions & Answers
There’s oneaspect ofjunk foods that youoverlooked. The ecological benefits from
avoiding all junk foods.
Thank you. That isalso avery important area, anditmay help some people
endtheir consumption ofthese foods. Ecologically,junk foods areadisaster.Right
now there aremillions ofacres oftrees andrainforests inSouth America thatare
being destroyed forever byamajor hambur gerchain. They areclear -cutting trees
hundreds ofyears oldsothatthey canraise more cattle atacheap price fortheir
hambur gers. Notonly that, butmillions oftrees aresacrificed annually sothatthese
hambur gers and french fries can be packaged in paper and wrappings.
Junk food isarich source ofboth external andinternal pollution. Litter from
junk food products isastounding, anditiseverywhere. Myfamily andIwere once
picking peaches inalargeorchard thatallowed thepublic topick andeatallthe
peaches they wanted., Wewere happily picking andeating tree-ripened fruit right
intheorchard. Suddenly Inoticed thatallover thegrounds oftheorchard were
candy barwrappers, chip bags, empty soda cans,


 needless destruction byfarmers who, because of
ameat-demanding populace, cater toitbygrowing grain andanimals. Midwest farm-
ersarenow cutting down treewindbreaks tomake room fornew irrigation systems and
massive machinery that require big stretches of even and unbroken ground.
Soourfirst task onourdepleted lands istoremineralize their soils asquickly as
possible. Deep rooted weeds dopartofthejob,buttime iscritical now.Glacial gravel,
granite, prophyry andgneiss, allrichstorehouses ofminerals, should allbeground into
fine particles andadded tothesoilinamounts ofuptotentons peracre. Especially
should applications beheavy onland where overgrazing andlogging have taken place
inorder toprovide thebasis forrapid development ofmicroor ganisms. Soilcarbon must
alsobepreserved. Dr.Julius Hensel didextensive research inGermany inthelate1800s
onstone dust fertilizers andfound theplants toberemarkably free ofdisease andthe
produce ofvery high quality.Wemust, therefore, resupply oursoils with thecomplete
spectrum ofelements intheir balance asfound inthemixed rocks ofEarth. Hensel used
noanimal manures inhisexperiments, thus fixing minerals astheprimary deficiency of
our soils.
Treecrops supply uswith highly-nutritious, complete, andbalanced foods. Under
nonirrigated andnoncultivated practices, nutrients areeither available orunavailable and
inhigh concentrations orscarce inrespect totheheat andrainfall, ofa,given area. These
concentrations fulfill thebiological requirements fortheanimals andpeople living in
that area.
Calcium, forexample, ismore prevalent intropical fruit than intemperate fruit. Cal-
cium helps thebody tostaycalm andcool, amuch needed factor inwarm climates. Phos-
phate ismore prevalent astheweather cools andhelps thebody tostaywarm. These and
other elemental concentrations help thebody tothrive inthesame environment thatgrew
theplants. This seems toimply thatfood from aparticular climate andsoilisnotsuited
forpeople ofother climates andsoils. While notnecessarily so,importation andexpor-
tation offoodstuf fsandfertilizers would largely cease with optimal recycling programs
onalocal level. Each geographical area would supply most ofitsown food, shelter and
other needs thatdraws upon soilresources. Ourneeds canbemetliketheneeds ofthe
other animals without excessive technology andasnature provides it.Allourneeds are
provided for in nature.
Ripe fruits andnuts asthey come from thetreeandvine arestillthemost delicious
andpalatable foods forthesmall andthelarge,forthestrong andtheweak, forthe
healthy andthesickly.Fruits andnuts offerussound health andgreat vitality.Ithas
been scientifically shown thatfruits andnuts furnish thebasis ofsuperb health. They do
notcause anything butthemost wholesome intestinal processes while intheintestinal
tract. They donotcause health-robbing putrefaction orfermentation innormal amounts
eaten under normal conditions. These facts solve theproblem ofhuman excrement. It
may beadded tothesoilwithout vitiating itinanyway.Besides thefeline family,hu-
mans aretheonly animals thatbury their feces. Aperson onafruitarian dietcansustain
himself orherself onafraction ofanacre. Little labor andvery lowinput ofmaterials
arerequired. This makes possible trueself-suf ficiency.Afruitarian learns about thetrue
nature ofbodily processes, thetrue causes ofdisease andassumes fullcontrol andre-
sponsibility ofandforhisorherhealth. Coldness andheat become more tolerable asthe
body becomes pure anditssystem achieves physiological balance. Hunger andappetitetake onnew meanings asthebody’ sinnate intelligence emer gestoagain dictate oureat-
ing habits.
Upon thefruitarian diet, aclarity ofperception and ajoyinunderstanding add
toindividual strength andintegrity.Afruitarian finds that thebody,ifintake isnot
cooked, assimilates alargerproportion ofnutrients than onaconventional diet. Less
food isrequired. This notonly helps torelieve some ofthepressure ontheworld’ sfood
production, requiring aslittle as5%oftheland meat eaters require, butitalso gives
fruitarians immensely greater survival ability should environmental conditions become
harsh—something we’re bound to see more and more of.
Thestate ofmost treenursery practices isinequally aspoor asituation asouragri-
culture. Commercial fruit andnuttrees aregrown onsoils thathave been heavily fumi-
gated, chemically fertilized, sprayed with insecticides andoverwatered. These trees lose
agreat deal oftheir feeder roots when they aredugupbymachine from nursery stock.
Covered with plastic film orother material toreduce water lossduring storage andship-
ment, these trees under goconsiderable transplant shock andhave difficulty inadjusting
to unnatural farming practices.
Natural treeculture requires more work andattention togrow healthier andmore
productive trees. Wildandoriginal rootstock, seeds, orseedlings must beused toassure
hardiness.
There arecountless varieties offruits, some ofwhich would help toextend thefresh
fruit season toyear round inmost oftheworld. Slightly more than 100years agothere
were over 1,000 varieties ofapples grown inthiscountry.Some ofthem would remain
onthetree ripening until early spring, unaffected byintense freezes. More intensive
planting canalso bedone. Twoorthree tieragriculture iscommon insome countries.
Trees occupy thehighest level with vines growing among thelower branches. Around
thetrees andvines, melons, berries, orother food crops ideal tothehuman dietary can
be grown. In the partly shaded areas that are cooler, shade-tolerant plants can grow.
The widespread adoption oftreecrop agriculture andnutrition isurgently needed.
Slight modification inpresent practices isnotsufficient. Athoroughgoing revolution is
theonly answer.More dams, more implements, more chemicals, more cookbooks, and
more ofthesame solve noproblems. Rather they lead usdeeper intothecrisis. Human-
itycannot continue onthisself-destructive course. Theholistic health movement must
recognize itstotal dependence onoursoils. Alltheyogas, nerve treatments, manipula-
tions, drugs, orwhatever can’tsubstitute fornutrients, clean air,andother factors for
which the body is starved.
Weallrealize thatitisourown false sense ofneed thatcompels ustooverconsume
food, water,andother materials. This dictates asystem ofagriculture tosupply these
false or fancied needs. Surely this is bringing us to destruction.
Solook around. Find outwhere your food andneeds arecoming from. What hadto
happen thatyour meals could show uponyour table? Beconcerned forthequality of
your airandwater,ofthefoods andclothing youuse. This isvery vital toyour health
and, if posterity is to be, then it is especially important to our children’ s welfare.
There aresome pilot programs being started byourgroup which wewillbedemon-
strating inavillage atmosphere. These willstress treecrop agriculture andthefruitarian
diet. Wehave already been onthisdietfor19years between us.Wefeelalive, alert, and
well-nourished. Wewill behappy tocommunicate with anyone ofsimilar motivation
and commitment who has concern for human well-being.
Thetime forright action isnow.Catastrophies areinthemaking. Just afewmore
degrees drop inEarth’ smean temperature will trigger glaciation thatwill force allre-
maining lifeback totheequator where itallbegan eons ago. Every dayofprocrastina-
tionandlack ofinterest brings uscloser tothisandother irreversible processes ofhuman
and Earth destruction.Canwemake therequired change inourthinking andpractices toreestablish biolog-
icalhealth andstability? Wemust dosoifwewant humanity,aswell asallother life,to
survive on this planet.Lesson 51 - Chemicals In The Household Environment
51.1. Introduction
51.2. The Chemicals In Y our Home
51.3. The Benefits of Natural Living in the Home
51.4. Questions & Answers
Article #1: Radiation in Y our Kitchen by Mike Benton
Article #2: W orld’ s Most Polluted Place: The American Home!
Article #4: T ypical Potential Household Hazards In A Retail Merchandise Catalog
Article #4: Chemicals In The Household Environment: In-Depth Home Survey
51.1. Introduction
51.1.1 The Unhealthiest Place T o Live
51.1.2 The Household Chemical Problem
51.1.1 The Unhealthiest Place To Live
Over halfofyour lifeisspent inside your home. Yetitmay betheunhealthiest place
youcanbe.Chemicals, pollutants, andtoxic substances cansurround youinyour house
andcancreate anumber ofhealth problems. You