leaves OR 2 teaspoons dried
-A clean towel
-Hot water1. Bring several cups of water to a boil and pour over basil leaves. Cover
and let steep for 10 minutes before straining the liquids. 2. Reheat the infused water if it has cooled-heat is needed here to help
muscles relax. Dunk your towel in the water once it has cooled to a safe,
but still toasty, temperature and wring out excess liquid. Wrap around
the part of your leg that is cramped, and relax. If you need to you can
reheat any leftover liquid and re-dunk the towel when it cools off too
much. Y ou may also place some fresh basil leaves between your leg and
the towel, and try some gentle stretching at the same time. 112Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Leg CrampsY ou will need… DirectionsMagnesium is a vital mineral that helps regulate muscle function, and a lot of people suffer from a severe
deficiency thanks to our diets these days. It is found in high amounts in Epsom salt, and is easily absorbed
transdermally (through the skin.) The warm water from the bath also helps clenched and cramped muscles relax. Add some lavender essential oil to the bath to help you relax overall as well. If you happen to be home and free
when a cramp strikes, climbing into the tub for a soak is great, but it’s not something you really want to do if
you wake up in the middle of the night with a cramp. If you tend to experience them at night, take a soak before
crawling into bed. It will help you relax and give a little magnesium boost that may help ward off a cramp, or at
least lessen the severity.Epsom Salt Bath
-2 cups of Epsom salt
-A warm bath
-Lavender oil
-1 tablespoon any liquid oil1. Pour 2 cups of Epsom salt into the tub and fill with warm water. When
it’s about halfway full, add the oil blend. Soak for 15-20 minutes when
needed, or before bed. 113Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Leg CrampsY ou will need… DirectionsThis is about as easy as it gets. It’s possible it’s the vinegar or turmeric in the mustard that makes it work so well,
but people swear a spoonful of yellow mustard relieves their cramps quickly and effectively. Y ou can also drink
straight vinegar. In a study that induced cramps in 10 college athletes, the ones that drank vinegar were relieved
up to 45% faster than those who didn’t. It’s deeply puzzling, since the vinegar would not have passed through
the stomach in the minute or so it took to relieve the cramp. Along the same lines as vinegar, pickle juice was
also used in the study and found to be effective as well.A Spoonful of Mustard, Vinegar or Pickle Juice
-1-2 full teaspoons of yellow
mustard OR 1 teaspoon of
white distilled vinegar OR 1
tablespoon of pickle juice1. Before exercising, bedtime, or even after a cramp sets in, swallow a
full teaspoon of yellow mustard. Follow it with some water to wash it
down and boost hydration as well. 114Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Leg CrampsY ou will need… DirectionsMotion sickness goes by several names, but whether or not you call
it carsick, seasick, or airsick; it’s all referring to the same miserable
thing.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        I am
lucky enough to have a plethora of wild raspberries growing up north, but if you cannot get fresh leaves, you
can order dried online or in a store bought tea blend. Red Raspberry Leaf Tea
-1/2 cup of fresh red raspberry
leaves OR 2 teaspoons of
dried red raspberry leaves
-Honey to taste1. Boil roughly 1 cup of fresh water and pour over leaves in a mug. Steep,
covered, for 10-15 minutes, and then drink in its entirety daily, or as
needed. Add honey for flavor if you want. The tea tastes like black tea,
but slightly less bitter. 67Copyright 2014 everydayroots. com CrampsY ou will need… DirectionsCinnamon’s essential oils have active components that can help with the pain of cramps, acting as an anti-
spasmodic and helping the uterine muscles to relax. The 4 main constituents are cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl
acetate, eugenol, and cinnamyl alcohol. Y ou can purchase pre-made blends of cinnamon tea, but I find it easy
and quite enjoyable to make a simple infusion of powdered cinnamon/cinnamon sticks, honey, and water. Cinnamon “Tea”
-1 cup of water
-1 ¼ teaspoons of ground
cinnamon OR 5 cinnamon
sticks
-1 tablespoon organic, raw,
honey, or to taste1. In a small pot add water and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, and then
simmer for a few minutes. 2. Remove from the heat and add honey. Drink daily. It’s most effective if
you start drinking the day or two before you usually start to feel cramps. 68Copyright 2014 everydayroots. com CrampsY ou will need… DirectionsDiarrhea literally translates to “flowing through”, and I think most
people can say that’s a pretty accurate title. A number of diseases
and conditions cause diarrhea (viruses, bacteria, food poisoning, IBS,
etc. ) and one could actually go incredibly in depth with different kinds
and classifications, but I’ll avoid that part. Whatever the cause, what’s
happening is essentially the same whenever you have diarrhea. Food
and liquids you ingest move too quickly, or in too large an amount,
through the colon. The colon normally absorbs liquids from the food
you eat, but this doesn’t happen when stricken with diarrhea. The
unfortunate result is frequent and watery bowel movements, and many
trips to the bathroom. Diarrhea
-The single most important thing
you can do when you have
diarrhea is drink water and other
beneficial fluids because you are
losing so much. Y ou can easily
become seriously dehydrated and
throw your electrolytes all out of
whack if you don’t consciously
drink more. -A simple, delicious, way to put
a stop to diarrhea is pineapple. Pineapple contains bromelain,
which helps relieve digestive
discomfort as it breaks down hard
to digest proteins (hence why
pineapple is used to make meat
tender) and lessen inflammation
in the irritated colon. Studies
suggest that it may help diarrhea
especially in cases related to
E. coli. If you suffer from IBS, it
can help with inflammation, gas,
and other discomforts as well. However, there’s always too much
of a good thing, and pineapple
can also worsen diarrhea if eaten
in excess. -Avoid dairy like the plague, it’s
quite hard to digest even at full
health, and your body doesn’t
need the extra strain or irritation. Rice, Carrot, and Potato
-If you find the mixture too dry or
bland, soften the veggies in a little
bit of broth, chicken or otherwise,
and pour that over the rice as well. For some more variety, add in
some celery as well. 69Copyright 2014 everydayroots. comTips & TroubleshootingIt doesn’t sound like it would help with diarrhea, but it actually has a long history of use in Sweden, with
doctors “prescribing” it for patients who are afflicted. This is one I didn’t know of until recently, but I find it quite
fascinating, and love that there are some theories to back it up. Blueberries contain tannins, the same stuff in
wine that makes your mouth feel dry. They are natural astringents, contracting tissue and reducing inflammation. Both of those things are desperately needed when things aren’t passing through you quite right. They also have
substances that are antibacterial in nature (anthocyanosides) which are helpful if the upset is being caused by
bacteria, especially E.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is a natural remedy for relieving diarrhea?,
A: The text does not explicitly mention a specific remedy for diarrhea, but it does provide general advice to drink plenty of water and eat foods that are high in pectin, such as carrots, potatoes, and rice.
Q: What is a traditional remedy for treating migraines?,
A: The text does not mention a specific remedy for migraines, but it does discuss the importance of relaxation and stress relief in preventing insomnia.
Q: What is a natural remedy for heartburn?,
A: The text does not provide a specific remedy for heartburn, but it does recommend avoiding dairy products and drinking apple cider vinegar.
Q: What is a natural remedy for hot flashes?,
A: The text does not mention a specific remedy for hot flashes, but it does suggest avoiding triggers and using a fan to keep the room cool.
Q: What is a natural remedy for leg cramps?,
A: The text does not provide a specific remedy for leg cramps, but it does recommend soaking in an Epsom salt bath with lavender oil to relax muscles and provide magnesium.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>The nausea, dizziness, fatigue, and even vomiting that a sufferer


 transports of dielectric material should in princi
ple be sintilar to the prerequisites for electrogenic
transport of water (see Chapter IX). It should be
evident that this model of vesicular transport also
includes the mechanism represented by Type III elec
troosmosis. Any cationic compound can be hydrated
and transported in clusters as electropositive ergionars
(see Chapter XIII). 146 Biologically closed electric circuits 8. Long and short distance selective transports in
tissue over VICC systems
To conclude this presentation, a survey of integrated
events is presented in Fig. XII: 32. Metabolic processes or a local injury UJ a tissue will
result in an electric (physicochentical ) potential differ
ence in relation to the blood in surrounding vessels
(Fig. XII: 32 a). The tissues then present their "de
mand potential" for compensation of their internal
metabolic imbalance. The electric potential difference
delivers the driving electromotive force for closed cir
cuit transports. This electromotive force consists of
metabolic diffusion potentials (or diffusion potentials
of catabolic reaction products from injured tissue) and
redox potentials between blood and, e.g., hypoxic tis
sue. Under the influence of the electric field, arterioles
and arterial capillaries will contract in certain regions
and possibly by means of the pericytes. Contraction of
arterial capillaries may then lead to regional closure of
leaking arterial stomata at the same time as corre
sponding vdns are wide and continue to keep thdr
stomata open. In Fig. XII: 32 b such selective arterio
lar and arterio-capillary contractions are :seen in dog
mesentery while venules and venous capillaries are
wide and contain many leukocyte.s (Fig. XII: 32 c,
mesentery electropositive, aorta electronegative, 0.1
volt potential difference, 0.03 coulomb, haematoxylin
eosin stain). A steep transcapillary gradient of an endogenous
demand potential of a tissue in relation to blood should
develop when the front of diffusion app:roachc:s the
exterior of the capillary wall. Such a gradient is already
present between the thrombus and blood (Fig. XII: 32 a). When the ntinimum potential difference
across the capillary wall for the start of redox reactions
is exceeded, electrode reactions will take place at the
"electrodes" of the capillary walls. Each side of the
endothelial membranes should have one anodic and
one cathodic surface. Ion exchange will then start
through the endothelial cell and over tlhe vascular
interstitial channels of the VICC via leaking venules
and venous capillaries. Packages (vesicles) of nonionic
products (ergonars) from the endothelial electrode sur
faces should be transported through the cyloplasm like
water in electroosmosis (compare also pinocytosis ) and
eventually become ionized ( = activated ) a.t the oppo
site electrode. This prelintinary theory for long distance closed cir
cuit transport between blood and tissue rep.resents only
one of several possibilities. Evidently selective contrac
tion of venules can take place also, although contrac
tions in venules have been observed on[y rarely in
these experiments. Selective closure of "enules and
venous capillaries would probably also create rather
extraordinary conditions, e.g., increase in capillary m-0
Thrombus
"---1+-f-Conduct ing
tlnterstitiaf
•fluid
Dilated. leaking vessel
-"'.. -c"" " ::.........
".. \
~ •.. -
Fig. X/1:32. (a) Sch.ematic illustration ofVJCC in "micro
injury" of tissue. Degrading products of an injured tissue
produce diffusion potentials. The electric redox potential
difference in relation to blood adds to the development of a
field-induced regional contraction of adjacent arterial capil·
!aries. The pores of arterial capillaries are then anticipated to
close. Redox reactions will start at the outer and inner dec·
ttode-equivalent surfaces of the endothelial cell membranes. Two layers of revers.ible redox sites are necessary at each cell
membrane. Transpon of ions will start as long-distance
transports over blood plastru~through open venous capillary
pores, through interstitial fluid and as transports through the • "' ~'•...
~ •'• • •. endothelial cytoplasm. Surfaces of thrombi may also serve as
sites for redox reactions. (b) Simulation of the "injury poten·
tial" difference in a, but without producing injury. One
platinum electrode was gently positioned against the mesen
tery of a dog and the other placed in a catheter in the aorta. 0.03 coulomb at 100 mV were passed between mesentery ( +)
and aorta (-). Field-induced contraction of ar1erial capillar
ies makes corresponding venules and venous capillaries fill
by collaleral circulation of blood. The granulocytes (<, dark
material in the wide venous branches) arc clectronegatively
charged. They are attracted electrophoreti cally in the VJCC
to the anode. Haematoxylin ·eosin. tration pressure and perhaps extensive diapedetic
bleedings. The earlier suggestion that leaking, noncontracted
capillaries should only allow minute closed circuits
adjacent to the capillary membranes now can be recon·
sidered and described as a mechanism for short-distan ce
closed circuit transport across the capillary walls. These two systems of electrogenic transports appear
to differ in principle by the mechanism of field·
induced arteriolar and arterial-capillary contractions. Should this function be found in the future to be
related to the presence of pericytes, the short-distance
closed circuit transports should logically be localized
preferably in regions where capillaries appear with
only sparse numbers of pericytes (e.g., in the lungs). The present experiment s have also revealed a discre·
pancy between morphologic descriptions and function
of capillaries. Traditionally we distinguish anatomical·
ly between arterioles, capillaries and venules. From
the functional point of view it seems more logical to
speak about leaking or contracting arterioles and arte·
rial capillaries ("arteriocapillaries "). These capillaries
are accompanied by predominantly leaking venous ca
pillaires ("venocapillaries" ) and venules. Is there any further direct or indirect evidence that
these anticipated functions of the capillaries exist? One
argument might be that the clinical, radiologic and
experimental observations reported in this book point
to the existence of a VICC system. It seems difficult to
find an alternative mechanism capable of explaining
the multiplicity of biological events which can be ex·
plaincd by the VICC system. Moreover, one may quts·
rion if rissue function can "afford" nor 10 take advamage
of rhe exceedingly efficient system for sekcrive transports
which closed electric circuits offer. We will therefore
continue in Chapter XIII with a presentation of how
such circuits may be activated, which is closely related
to the problem of transfer of energy. F. Conclusions
Evidence bas been presented that biologically closed
electric circuits (BCEC) ex.ist. These circuits appear to
represent an additional, previously overlooked, circu
latory system. One important specific circuit is called
the VICC (vascular-interstitial closed circuit), which is
parti~ularly considered in this study. This circuit is
coupled to the mechanisms of bulk transport (diffu·
sion and mechanical circulation ) as a system of selec
tive transport. Beyond this capacity for selective trans
port, BCEC systems are evidently able to influence
"local" chemical processes in the circuits, taking place
148 Biologically closed electric circuits also at "long" distances from the sources of the main
driving forces. Thereby BCEC systems can be recog·
nized to contribute to homeostasis. In later chapters
other important functions of the interacting transport
systems will be demonstrated, with particular empha·
sis on structural development of tissue and healing
processes. As an introduction to the description of the vascu·
tar-interstitial closed circuit (VICC), two mechanism s
have been distinguished for corrosion of metal im·
plants in bone. The most common and well known
mechanism of corrosion depends on locally different
anoetic and cathodic parts of the implant, causing what
is here called uncomplicated corrosion. The second
mechanism is called complicated corrosion, in which
relatively cathodic and anodic parts characterize tis·
sues of different local electrochemical potentials adja
cent to the metal. Levelling of these differences re·
quires a closed electric circuit, which the metal partly
creates. A closed circuit can, however, also be distin·
guished in tissue without the presence of metal. Thts leads us to the concept of


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":  "As  you
have  heard  One  after  Another  of these  Great  Cosmic  Beings
come  forth,  to the assistance  of mankind  now—because  the
Great  Cosmic  Light  demands  it, you can have  Their  Cour-
age, Their  Strength,  Their  Consciousness,  the Ascended
Masters'  Consciousness—to  assist  you  to your  Victory,  if
you will. Give  your  attention,  first  to your  own  God  Pres-
ence,  then  to Someone  of the Ascended  Beings  and  say:
'Great  Beings  of Light,  I need  Your  Assistance. I need  Your
Courage  and  Strength,  until  I am strong  enough  to stand
on my own  two  feet;  and  in my Call  to my Presence,  hold
my Scepter  of Power  and  Dominion  sustained.'That  is
what  every  one will  reach  one day. " I urge  you  to realize,  it is not necessary  to wait  years,
in order  to have  This  Great  victory. You  can have  It now,
if you will  but allow  Us to help  you;  if you will  follow  the
Simple  Explanations  We give,  but if Individuals  will  not
do this,  then  We cannot  help  them. There  is no question
about  that. We  know  the Law. We  live  It. We  are the
Law. We  know  how  to tell you  what  to do and  how  to
do it I We can tell you  the exact  results,  if you  will  follow
Our Directions;  but  We  cannot  tell what  the human  of
an Individual  is going  to do. Not  even  the Individual  him-
self or herself  knows. Oh look  yourself  straight  in the face. If necessary  go to DISCOURSE  VIII  197
your  mirror  and  look  at your  image  there  and  say to it:
"Now  you  have  had  your  dominion  for the  last  time. Henceforth,  my 'Mighty  I AM  Presence'  takes  command
of this body  and  directs  and  governs  it. In the future,  you
be silent,"  and  you  will  have  the Greatest  Release  imagin-
able. I say to you  Beloved  Students,  who  have  been  in This
Activity  two  or three  years:  Do you  not sometimes  when
you are thinking  or calling  to your  Presence,  still feel a sort
of vagueness  about  it. You  don't  always  feel quite  sure  of
yourself,  do you. That  is because  you  have  allowed  your
attention  to be divided  between  the appearance  world  and
with  your  "I AM  Presence. " You  must  be able,  as in the
Mighty  Decree  given  by the Messenger  in the opening  of
the Class,  to say to the appearance  world,  which  is but
human  creation:  "You  have  no power  to longer  touch  or
act within  my world. " Be firm  and  determined. You  will
repel  first,  all discord  which  tries  to come  into  your  world;
then  by the Power  of your  Call  to the Presence,  to use the
Violet  Consuming  Flame,  you  will  keep  dissolved  every-
thing  which  attempts  to find  discordant  expression  in your
world. IT IS THE  ONLY  WAY. We see,  Oh We see so clearly,  the struggle  of some  of
the Blessed  Ones;  and  their  Hearts  are so good. Yet because
their  feeling  does  not follow  their  attention  in the applica-
tion,  they  do not have  the Full  Results  in the control  of their
human  feeling. I cannot  tell you tonight  in so many  words,
how  My Heart  goes  out to you. I can see the struggle  you 198 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
are having  and  the unhappiness  which  comes  out of it. Don't  let it do it. Say  to all human  feeling:  "Be  silent. Stop  this  nonsense  I will  have  no more  of it". Then,  you
will find,  how quickly  the human  will  subside  within  you. It must  be done,  Dear  Ones,  sometime,  somewhere. So let
Us do it now. Go forward  into  That  Great  Victory  which
your  Application  will  bring. Behold  the  Chart  with  Me,  for just  a moment. The
Stream  of Light  and  Energy  comes  from  your  "I AM  Pres-
ence,"  the Source  of your  Life. When  you call to That  Great
Intelligence  and  Presence  with  intense  feeling,  It floods
your  mind  and  body  with  Its Invincible  Stream  of Light;
which  is Self-luminous  Intelligent  Substance,  Energy  and
Activity. If your  thought  and  feeling  were  still  enough,
Free  enough  from  the feeling  of discord,  your  Call  would
sweep  every  discord  out of your  body  and  out of your  feel-
ing world  that  instant;  because  the Light  IS All-powerful. It knows  no resistance  nor interference;  and  when  you call
It forth  into  action,  It proceeds  with  the Power  of the Uni-
verse  to fulfill  your  Requirement. Won't  you feel It and  let
It come  forth  and  do Its Mighty  Work  for you  at your
every  Call. We don't  want  you  to go on, and  on, not having  the Re-
sults  you should  have. We want  you  to have  them  NOW. There  is nothing  in the world,  but your  own  feeling  which
can stand  between  you  and  the Complete  Fulfillment  of
your  Call  right  then  and  there;  Won't  you  feel  that,  Pre-
cious  Ones  tonight,  and  let Us give  you  the Strength  and DISCOURSE  VIII  199
Courage  to help,  which  will  enable  you to go forth  tomor-
row Victorious  in everything  thru  your  Call  to the Pres-
ence. Your  "I AM  Presence"  is the Power  of the Universe
and will  fill you and your  world  with  Its Directing  Intelli-
gence. Say: "Beloved  'Mighty  I AM  Presence'. see that  I never
make  another  mistake. See  that  Your  Mighty  Directing
Intelligence  takes  command  of my mind,  body  and feeling;
and directs  me unerringly  in the Perfect  Thing  I should  do;
to have  the Greatest  Release  from  your  Mighty  Presence. " Your  "Beloved  Mighty  I Am  Presence"  cannot  fail you. At this  point,  let Me assure  you  first,  the Most  Magnifi-
cent Activity  We have  ever  seen  on the face  of This  Earth,
has been  thru  these  Mighty  Decrees,  issued  by these  Beloved
Students  all over  America. I want  you  to know  how  very
great  they  are and how  powerful. You can  believe  it or not,  but I tell you,  your  Panama
Canal  would  not exist  today;  if it had not been  for the Call
of the students  thru  these  Decrees. Your  Eastern  Coast
from  Philadelphia  to Maine,  would  not have  been  there  to-
day, but for the Call  which  has enabled  Us to govern  the
energy  and  activity  in the gas belts. It is the same  on the
Western  Coast  of your  beloved  California. In San  Francisco,  when  the Messengers  were  there,  a
great  earth-quake  was  scheduled  to come  forth. This  Be-
loved  Messenger  went  there,  not telling  even  the Staff,  the
danger  from  the human  standpoint  which  they  were  going
into;  but having  Full  Confidence  in the Call  to the Presence 200 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
that it would  be


breathing during exercise, indicating that more of the oxygen is beingused.67 Continuing nasal breathing practice over a period of six to eight
weeks will encourage your body to adapt, delaying the onset of
breathlessness. Whether or not you currently include physical  exercise in
your weekly routine, this applies to you. We all have a threshold at which
mouth breathing feels necessary. Whatever your starting point, whether you
start to wheeze during your workout or when you just try to get up off the
couch, you can begin to improve your fitness by restoring nasal breathing. The importance of breathing through the nose rather than the mouth
should not be underestimated. It encourages functional breathin g and larger
oscillations of the diaphragm, supporting functional movement, and
preventing injur y. It is an important element of getting “in the zone”—that
state of peak focus when everything flows and you can perform at your
best. (Chapter Five looks more deeply at the connection between breathing
and movement.) It is also import ant to remember that nasal breathing helps retain heat
and moisture in the body. During  exercise, this can make a big difference as
to wheth er you experience a dry mouth. It can protect your airways from
trauma, including exercise-induced asthma and cyclist’ s cough. Nasally restricted breathing can be used during exercise to improve
performance.68 This has implic ations for nonathletes too. In a 2018 paper,
professor of exercise science and Olympic triathlon coach, Dr. Geor ge
Dallam looked in detail at the breathing of athletes.66 Five male and five
female recreational runners trained and raced using only nasal breathing for
six months. Dallam recorded comparative results when the participants
breathed only through the nose and only through the mouth, wearing a
swimming nose clip to close the nostrils. The trial used a graded exercise
test to examine performance, breathing rate, oxygen uptake, and breathing
efficiency at VO 2 max. VO 2 max is maximum oxygen consumption during
intense exercise. It is used to measure cardiovascular fitness and aerobic
endurance in athletes. Dallam’ s study produced the following results:
• Respiratory rate was much slower in nasal breathing than in oral breathing (39.2
bpm vs 49.4 bpm). • End-tidal CO 2 was significantly higher in nose breathing than mouth breathing (44.7
mmHg vs 40.2 mmHg). • Ventilation (volume of breathing) was reduced by 22% in nasal breathing.• Nose breathing resulted in lower end-tidal oxygen pressure and a lower percentage
of oxygen in expired air, indicating that more oxygen was removed from the air by
the lungs during nasal breathing. A key finding from Dallam’ s study was that after six months’ training
with only nasal breathing, the athletes achieved the same peak performance
and oxygen consumption when  nasal breathing as they did during oral
breathing. They were pushing themselves to their limits yet still managed to
breathe in an effective way. Breathing was also more economical. The 22%
reduction in ventilation meant that breathing required less effort and the
muscles of the respiratory syste m didn’ t have to work as hard. Achieving
the same  intensity with 22% less breathing represents a significantly greater
economy. Dallam concluded that it is possible to maintain VO 2 max and
peak performanc e after a period of training using only nasal breathing. The
body naturally adapts to nasal  breathing by increasing its tolerance to
changes in CO 2, so air hunger decreases. These findings are relevant for everyone, whatever your level of fitness. If a walk  to the corner shop leaves you gasping for breath, nasal breathing
will help you. To limit air hunge r during physical exercise, work to achieve
a higher BOL T score and breathe light, slow, and deep (LSD):
• Light:  Only breathe the volume of air that you need (don’t overbreathe). • Slow:  Reduce your respiratory rate. • Deep:  Breathe with greater amplitudes of diaphragm movement. If you are healthy and exercising at the appropriate level to improve
your aerobic fitness, you should be able to breathe only through the nose
without needing any specific adaptations66. If the air hunger is so strong
that you need to open your mouth, simply slow down and allow your
breathing to calm. By breathing  nasally throughout, you should finish your
workout feeling relaxed and full of energy instead of exhausted and
dehydrated. Recreational Athletes
Healthy people exercising at the lower levels necessary to improve aerobic
fitness can breat he entirely through the nose,66 without needing any specific
adaptations. Recreational athletes should maintain nasal breathing at alltimes. If the air hunger is so strong that you need to open your mouth to
breathe, simply slow down and allow your breathing to calm. Competitive Athletes
It is best for competitive athletes to alternate nasal breathing with mouth
breathing. High- intensity trainin g helps prevent muscle deconditioning and
will require an athlete to periodi cally breathe through their mouth. For less-
than-maximum intensity training, and at all other times, nasal breathing
should be used. A competitive athlete may spend 50% of training with their
mouth closed. Research has shown that healthy adults are able to maintain nasal
breathing to 85% of VO 2 max,69 indicating that it is possible to breathe
nasally at much higher intensities of exercise than we might choose. • Use mouth breathing to maintain muscle condition when working at an all-out pace. • During competition, there is no need to intentionally take bigger breaths. Instead,
achieve a higher BOL T score and apply the OA precompetition preparation. (Y ou
can find this in Chapter T wo.) • Nasal breathing combined with breath-holding during your warm-up can be very
advantageous. As can practicing light, slow and deep breathing during the warm-
down. (Y ou will find instructions for warm-up in Chapter T wo.) SNIFFING OUT SUCCESS
One function of the nose we haven’ t yet discussed is the sense of smell via
the olfac tory nerve. In ancient yogic texts, while breath control is associated
with a “pristine” state of mind, the condition of the olfactory nerve is seen
as indicating the general state of health. Is this relevant to nasal breathing? Scientists say it could be. In 2019, researchers at the Weizmann Institute in Israel suggested that
nasal inhalation could be linked to cognition as part of an evolutionary
survival mechanism.70,71 A sense  of smell is, after all, equated with sniffing
out dang er. For our distant ancestors, this meant accurately assessing their
surroundings to make life-or -death decisions. The Weizmann team
theorized that this ancient sensory system might benefit from nasal
inhalation and that, in modern life and competitive sports, nasal inhalation
might automatically trigger conditions in the brain that optimizevisuospatial focus. They demonstrated that nasal breathing synchronized
electrical activity in the brain on a wavelength that helped maximize
visuospatial (VS) awareness. Visuospatial awareness is the way we relate visual information to the
space around us. It helps us perform everyday tasks like walking through a
door rather than bumping into the door frame, picking up a glass of water,
catching a ball, reading a map, driving a car, and even parallel parking. Visuospatial skills can be defined as
the ability to observe the visual world, to form mental
representations of the visual objects, to mentally manipulate these
representations, and to in turn reconstruct aspects of the visual
experience.72–74
VS ability is made up of several cognitive processes, includ ing the
perception and understanding of spatial orientation, reproducing actions
through fine motor movements,  and integrating parts into a whole.72,75–77
These elements all place different demands on working memory.73
Visuospatial tasks are “complex and engage various spatial processes”, and
involve numerous areas of the brain.72
The fact that nasal breathing helps synchronize the complex mental
processes required for VS awareness has applications for sports, such as
tennis, where a keen awareness of the external environment and its
dimensions is key. In team ball games like football, soccer, basketball, and
ice hockey, the player must be able to catch, carry, kick, or hit a ball at the
same time as scanning the pitch for teammates to pass to—all this while
running at full pelt.78 During any sort of sporting activity (and during
activities like music performan ce), it’s necessary to absorb and process a
great deal of information in a very short time. Athletes have to become
highly proficient at perceiving changes in play caused by their opponents
and team members.78
Athletes and musicians display  better performance in VS tasks than
people who are physically inactive.79–81 Older people can improve their VS
skills by improving their physic al fitness.82 Several studies have examined
the influence of more general physical exercise on VS ability.83–85The influence of breathing on VS ability also has implications for
children’ s intellectual development. A 2015 study demonstrated that
visuospatial perception is instrumental when a child learns to read, and that
assessment of VS abilities could help with the early detection of
“difficulties in neurodevelopmen tal disorders associated with low academic
achievement.”86 Another paper from 2016 sugg ests that VS skills are even
important in learning mathematics,


 In women over 45, the condition
accounts for more days of hospitalization than diabetes, heart attack, or
breast cancer.64
It can cause repeated fractures of the vertebrae attached to the ribs,
which may lead to an excessive curve in the spine called thorac ic kyphosis. Each time one of these thoracic vertebrae is broken, lung capacity shrinks,
with a reductio n in forced vital capacity of 9%. While research hasexamined the link between osteoporosis and respiration in terms of this
impact on mechanical function, very little work has been done to measure
lung health in women with osteoporosis but no diagnosis of chronic
respiratory disease. The fact that women with osteoporosis commonly complain about
breathlessness prompted a 2018 study.63 Researchers theorized that the
fragility of the rib cage typical  of bone loss and osteoporosis  negatively
impacts respirat ory function by inhibiting the body’ s responses to normal
breathing stimuli, and thus affecting the blood acid-base balance. In simple
terms, the fragility of the ribs causes instinctive changes to breathing
patterns, designed to protect weakened bones. To test this theory, scientists assessed lung function, arterial blood gas
levels, central respiratory drive, and breathing patterns of wome n with bone
fragility who had no respiratory illness, kidney disease, or anem ia, and who
were not taking any medication known to alter blood pH. The women’ s
results were compared with a control group of women who did not have
bone fragility. The results showed for the first time that women with osteoporosis or
bone loss who had never smoked displayed disturbances in blood gas
exchange and changes in breathing patterns compared to age-matched
healthy women. The differences were not the result of anatomi cal changes
or other conditions such as cardiorespiratory disease. This is the first study
to look at gas exchange and breathing patterns where participants were
selected to minimize confounding factors, such as respiratory disease,
smoking, medications, and anatomical considerations. Lung volumes at rest and during  exercise were similar in all the women,
but the differences in breathing  patterns and gas exchange values between
women with or without bone fragility were significant, even though all the
values fell withi n normal reference ranges. Differences included  changes in
the ventilatory response to CO2, lower levels of arterial CO2 and oxygen, a
higher arterial to alveolar oxygen gradient suggesting defective diffusion of
oxygen from the blood to the lungs, and higher pH levels in the blood. Interestingly, bone loss has been linked to depressive symptoms. Postmenopausal women are at increased risk of depression at the same time
of life they are vulnerable to bone loss. While several studies have found arelationship between bone loss and depression, none have identified the
reason for the connection64. Osteoporosis and bone loss are often
undiagnosed until a woman suffers a fracture. However, a 2018 review
found that depressive symptom s are indicative of bone loss, may help
identify women with these conditions, and should trigger further
investigation of bone health.64
According to a 2019 paper, the biochemical and physiological effects of
psychological stress are recognized as contributing factors in
osteoporosis.65 Researchers looked at evidence pointing to stress-associated
mental health disorders as risk factors for osteoporosis. They suggested that
therapies to address psychological health could have benefits for bone-loss
patients. Resear ch into this topic is limited, but the studies that do exist
indicate that a personalized, multifaceted approach may improve patient
outcomes, particularly in those who are at a higher risk of developing
osteoporosis. A further link exists between osteoporosis and anxiety.66 A 2018  study
of 192 women found that those with high levels of anxiety were more prone
to osteoporosis-related fracture. Anxiety levels were connected to age,
depressive symptoms, years since menopause, and age at menopause. Scientists concluded that anxiety levels in postmenopausal women were
associated with,  and predictive of, reduced bone mineral density in the
lumbar spine and hips. While it is interesting to explore the connections between osteoporosis
and breathing, there is currently no research to indicate a direct link
between menopausal depression and anxiety, physical symptoms of bone
mineral loss, and breathing pattern disorders. However, it is the case that
addressing poor breathing can significantly improve quality of life by
reducing susceptibility to a huge range of mental and physical conditions. SLOW, DEEP BREA THING AND MENOP AUSE SYMPT OMS
It has been proven that slow, deep breathing can reduce certain hormonal
symptoms of menopause. A 2012 study explored the potential of
parasympathetic activation via slow, deep, diaphragmatic breathing toreduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes. Paced breathing can
reduce the stress response, relaxing the body and mind.67
For the study, scientists designed a nine-week, three-arm clinical trial in
which participants used an audio CD to practice guided paced breathing
exercises. One group practiced  at 6 breaths a minute once a day for 15
minutes. A second group practic ed the same exercise twice a day. The third
group practiced  14 breaths a minute for 10 minutes each day (normal
breathing). Near ly 80% of the women who completed the study found the
exercises easy to do and to fit into their daily routine. All of the participants
across the three groups reporte d reductions in hot flashes. Women who
practiced paced breathing twice  a day saw the biggest improvement (52%). Those who practiced 6 breaths a minute once a day saw a 42%
improvement and those practicing normal breathing experienced a 46%
improvement. The researchers concluded that paced breathing provides a
workable intervention that can be easily applied, and a larger study is
needed to fully assess the impact of the breathing exercises on hot flash
reduction. The ebook, Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disor ders, cites earlier
studies that demonstrate women  who are unable or “unwilling” to take HRT
have successfully used breathing retraining to reduce hot flashes.68,69
This research is backed up by an email I received from a client who
wrote that she had noticed significant benefits after implementing the
breathing techni ques. She said, “I have noticed a 90 to 100% decrease in
night sweats when I go to bed with my mouth taped, and this is after only
one week.” This points to better regulation of the autonomic nervous
system and corresponds with research that connects nocturnal sweating with
sleep apnea.70 According to the 2013 paper, incidence of night sweats is
three times higher in people with untreated sleep apnea than it is in the
general population. By using MyoT ape to ensure nasal breathing during
sleep, night sweats, apnea, and the associated insomnia may all be
alleviated. WHA T’S NEXT FOR FEMALE RESPIRA TORY HEAL TH?The scientific literature explor ing the role of female sex hormones in
respiratory health is complic ated and incomplete41. Women differ
significantly in hormonal profiles over the course of their lives, and
assessment of hormonal status is still a problem in that menopause cannot
be confi rmed until 12 months after it actually occurs. Even then, it is often
difficult to determine because of the use of hormonal medications. It is important that research begins to investigate hormonal influences
on respiratory health in sufficiently large studies. Future work needs to take
into account real life factors, such as smoking, which has an antiestrogen
effect. For instance, establishin g a clear connection between asthma and
HRT is likely to be heavily influenced by understanding the role of
smoking. There is enough evidence to be sure that sex hormones do influence
respiratory health and disease throughout the course of a woman’ s life. However, the understanding of this impact is limited. Some research covers asthma and lung function, but hardly any
investigates COPD. It seems fairly clear that women who reach puberty
early and have irregular periods also suffer with more asthma and poor
lower lung function. Asthma and respiratory symptoms are known to
fluctuate during the menstrual cycle, and this suggests the possibility of
therapeutic interventions. Changes in respiratory health around menopause are likely but very
understudied and difficult to measure due to HRT use. Better understanding
of these areas has great potential to improve treatment and outcomes for
women with asthma and COPD. The 2012 review of the literature on
respiratory healt h in women from  menarche to menopause concludes firmly
with this statement, “The era for investigating respiratory health in 2,000
men and 29 women has passed.”41
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SUGAR, SUGAR
WHA T IS DIABETES? iabetes is a long-term disease that affects the way the body
metabolizes blood sugar or glucose, an important source of energy. Glucose comes from the food we eat, especially foods rich in
carbohydrates. During digestion, those carbohydrates are broken down into
simple sugars that enter the bloodstream via the intestines.1 When this
happens, beta cells in the panc reas secrete insulin, which is a hormone.2
Hormones are chemical messeng ers produced by the body and released into
the blood to trigger specific responses.


represents a rational assessment that means little to the subconscious mind. Only a miraculous healing, nothing short of the hand of God, is powerful
enough to override your primal impulse to protect yourself. That impulse is
created by millions of years of evolution; at its core, it represents notdysfunction but the genius of the biological system. The point is that in you,
the system was short-circuited and needs to be reset. Y ou are protecting
yourself against things that would not hurt you, and failing to protect
yourself against things that could. This lesson focuses on your relationship to other people, as your
compulsion is housed in a frozen place you could call your “alone zone. ”
Reaching across whatever wall still divides you from others is essential to
your healing, as it helps reverse a dysfunctional pattern by establishing a
new one. A lar ge gun in your fear -mind’ s arsenal, something that keeps you
trapped in the pattern of overeating, is your tendency to isolate. For in
isolation you feel permission to self-destruct. There is no one there to say,
“Don’ t do it”; you are free to indulge the deepest craving with no scolding
even from yourself, drowned out as a scolding would be by the shrieking
and false delights of your compulsion. Once you are alone with the
compulsion, you have no power to resist it. And that is why being alone
with it is dangerous. Y ou will begin to see that being alone with your
compulsion is as dangerous as being alone with a madman, which in a way
it is. The compulsion within you is madness, and the only antidote to its
power is the achievement of your deepest sanity. Your problem with weight is calling you to the highest expression of your
true self, and your true self is deeply in love with humanity. Each of us
carries the tendency to separate ourselves from others. There is such a thing
as splendid solitude, but isolation is not it. Isolating is a defense against
relationship; and for the overeater, it’s the way to avoid dealing with others
so that you can have your secret, dark, and sordid relationship with food all
by yourself. Food will not pressure you. Food will accept you. Food will
understand you. Food will make you feel better. Heroin reads from the same
handbook, by the way. Secret eating holds a goody bag of insanities, from grazing for anything
you can find—hot fudge on this cracker might be good. —to standing in
front of the fridge and stuf fing yourself in the middle of the night. The dark
castle of secret eating needs a lock on it, followed by complete demolition. Author Katherine W oodward Thomas once told me a liberating story
about exiting the alone zone. She suf fered from food addiction for yearswhen she was young, and at one point found that her toughest problem was
night eating. No matter how much willpower Katherine was able to exert during the
day, there was something about the nighttime hours that made her unable to
rise above her craving. So she had an idea: she started telling people from
her Overeaters Anonymous group that there was a new nighttime-eating
hotline, and she gave out its number. Of course the number was hers. Katherine then spent night after night helping other people  endure the
difficulty of remaining abstinent at night, and in time interrupted the pattern
of her own nighttime food hell. What occurs in such a situation is not an insignificant thing. Reaching out
to other people carries divine power, whether recognized as such or not. Divine power isn’ t metaphorical but literal, actually releasing calming
chemicals in your brain. Study after study proves this. And Spirit does more
than calm you; it heals you. It reverses entrenched patterns. It is nothing
short of miraculous. In my own life, I had an experience several years ago that, while not
related to food, still demonstrates the power of exiting the isolation of your
own suf fering. I had once flown on an airplane that lost an engine over the Pacific
Ocean, and from that experience I developed a fear of takeof fs. It made no
rational sense given that the engine on the plane hadn’ t quit upon takeof f,
but my fear was what it was. Once a plane made its way above the clouds, I
was fine. But until then, I was terrified. I prayed for help, and then one day as I waited for takeof f, I found myself
sitting next to a little boy who looked to be about seven or eight years old. He was sitting in his seat very straight and still, and I noticed that he
seemed to be fighting back tears. I looked at him and asked gently, “Are you alone, honey. ” He nodded,
looking straight ahead, his bottom lip trembling. “Are you scared. ” I asked. Again, he nodded. “Would you like me to hold your hand. ” I whispered into his ear. Again,
he nodded. At that point I went into full Mommy mode, gently talking to him as
though I were reading him a nighttime story. Slowly, my voice lilting, I
began to explain to him the process of takeof fs. “The pilot is turning on theengines now … that was the noise we just heard. … Now he’ s increasing
the speed while we move down the runway … and at the right moment,
when the pilot knows it is absolutely safe, the flaps on the wings will move
—see them moving out there. —and that will create a lift and take the
airplane into the sky. … The pilot is a really nice man, and he is totally in
charge and knows exactly what to do to get us to fly and keep us all safe. See. W e’re above the clouds now. Isn’ t that beautiful. ”
Phew. He seemed relieved—and he wasn’ t the only one. One might have thought I was an angel sent to comfort that little boy, but
clearly he was an angel sent to comfort me. My fear of takeof fs ended that
day. My pattern of anxiety was completely interrupted. In the midst of my
fear, I had reached out in love; then my fear was gone. In both Katherine’ s case and mine, the miracle had manifested as a result
of connecting compassionately with another person, extending if even for a
moment beyond our own painful dramas to be of service to someone else. Reaching out to other people is an integral part of your healing process,
just as isolating is part of your disease. Isolating is a habit you formed long
ago, and it has become a breeding ground for your compulsion. The fear -
based mind needs only one moment to lure you into its lair, the secret place
where no one else can enter. And at that point, you and food are of f to the
races. The purpose of this lesson is to begin dismantling this pattern of
isolation, reaching across the wall that separates you from others, and
establishing a pattern of connection in the places where your heart has gone
numb. This repatterning is your path to freedom. You might be thinking that you have wonderful relationships with other
people, and perhaps you do. Isolating, however, is a break in what might
otherwise be a marvelous constellation of human relationships. Y ou must
develop the habit, at the moment when you isolate, to reach out for
someone else. Connecting to another, you can stare down the doorman at
the entrance to your alone zone. The connection that saves you in such a moment could be an of fer to help
someone else, or simply an expression of your own vulnerability. It might
be, “I know you’re working two shifts on Saturday; would you like me to
babysit your son. ” Or it might be, “I’m having a hard time today. I just
want to talk. ”You may already be an extremely helpful person. Others would most
probably look at you and call you anything but unloving. Disconnection is
not just disconnection from the needs of others, but from your own needs as
well. It is not overt unkindness, but merely disengagement. And in any
moment of disconnection from love, you are prey to the pernicious delusion
that you are hungry when in fact you are not. Given that it takes only one moment to undo the value of months of right
eating—starting you on a downward slide toward bingeing that can
completely wreak havoc on both your psyche and your body—it is
imperative that you see connecting more deeply with others as an ongoing
necessity. Healing is a mind-set; it is a spiritual process whereby you leave
behind an old way of being and fundamentally embrace a new relationship
to life. In order to exit the alone zone, you must enter the connection zone. You must make your love, and also your needs, known to others. Now make a list in your journal pages of various things you could do to
increase your connection to other people. Sometimes it’ s an activity, while
other times it’ s simply a shift in attitude that lets others get closer to you. Two things occurred in my own life that helped me make such shifts. One
was something that happened when I met a spiritual teacher from India
several years ago. She had known me for maybe 15 minutes when she said
simply, “Rigid and distant isn’ t working. ”
Her comment riveted me. This woman, who had never even met me


ems from our power to become, and we are always a reflection of animage that we carry in our minds. W e can become anything we desire by
changing our psychological viewpoint. Clash of Opposites

To have a mind is a wondrous thing, but a responsible thing too. Rudyard
Kipling wrote, “There are forty million reasons for failure, but not a single
excuse.” And when we have come to a realization of the liberating and
creative nature of our minds, we soon are made aware that we are finding in
the world about us the images projected within consciousness. T ake the
time and have the courage to face the fact of the power of your choice. Y ou
have decided everything that has come into your life by taking a mental
stand about it, by allowing that stand to take form and shape in your
subconscious, by your willingness to accept it. If you are rich, you have
accepted an awareness of abundance; if you are poor, you have accepted an
awareness of poverty; if you are well and vigorous, you have accepted an
awareness of health; if you are sick, you have accepted an awareness of
illness. All of life is the clashing of opposites, the black and white of extremes, the
gray area in between. High, low, broad, narrow, dark, light, strength,
weakness — always we choose between them; and through our choices we
make ourselves into the kind of people we become, and shape the events
and circumstances of our lives. No one else is responsible at all, only
ourselves. Choice is always with us. W e make it, and thereby decide our
lives and our fate.OceanofPDF.com
8

Overcoming Opposition

The world is populated by many differ ent kinds of people. The little
girl stripping petals fr om a daisy in quest of a futur e husband while she
recites the well-known chant is like each of us as we stand at the
threshold of life and seek our destiny. “Rich man, poor man, beggar
man, thief, doctor, lawyer, mer chant, chief.” Which shall I be? Some
become mer chants, others manufactur ers, some teachers, others artists,
some warriors, and the world appears differ ent to each, for what they
see ther e prompts them in their choice and dictates each step of their
way. The warrior sees opposition. T o them the world is girded ar ound
with opposing for ces, and in the clash and r esolution of these for ces
they seek to find their r ole. Competitiveness and conflict come fr om
perceiving obstacles. Sensing hostility in the envir onment makes every
person a warrior in a psychological sense. No matter the ar ea they have
chosen, whether schoolr oom or battlefield, mer cantile stor e or library,
each encounters opposition in everything they do, for it is by the str ess
and strain of conflict and the r esolution of for ces and ideas that the
evolution of life itself is taking place on earth. Opposition Makes for Gr owth

Opposition is the natural environment of life. Remove opposition from a
person’ s surroundings, and they shortly wither and die. A muscle growsstrong by exercising it. Calluses protect the hand that daily performs hard
work. The mind that is used constantly becomes alert and facile. But when
we are unopposed we flounder and are frustrated, and our or ganism goes to
pieces through lack of intent and purpose. W e grow by meeting obstacles
and overcoming them. By this ef fort and aspiration we are refined into
better persons, into more intelligent and aware beings than we ever could
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        Someone stands
on the forefinger of one hand atop a hundred-foot pole. Another walks a
tightrope across the chasm of Niagara Falls. Another springs from a board
and turns three somersaults in the air before landing on their feet. Still
another juggles a dozen balls at a time. W atching such performances, we are
astounded. How is it possible, we ask ourselves, for a human being to do
such things. It is possible because they have mastered the knack of
performing without thought. They have learned to shut of f the thinking of
their central self and to stand outside, as it were, grasping their whole action
as a continuous thing, seeing it as a single flowing, unbroken movement. As
a consequence, arms and legs move, muscles coordinate, ener gy is
expended, all at the behest of a complete picture held by their wider mind. They perform from the spine, unthinkingly, and respond only to the image
of what they want to do, just as someone else might walk down the street,
thinking only of where they want to go and never of the act of putting one
foot in front of the other. Trusting Y our Gr eater Self

The r eason why most people play such atr ocious golf is that they have
broken the golf swing down into a dozen differ ent small actions, each of
which r eceives the focus of their attention when they stand up to hit the golf
ball. It is a wonder they don’ t break their spines or snap a tendon. The
miracle is that they hit the ball at all, since they ar e thinking about
everything else but that. Those rar e specimens who master the art ofshooting par have master ed also the art of not thinking how. The gr eat
player stands up to the ball only after they have made up their mind wher e
they want to hit it. They don’ t think of how they will hit it. W e can adopt this
method in everything we do. W e can stop thinking how to do things and
start concentrating our attention only upon wher e we want to go. Once we
have made a decision, we must learn to trust our gr eater, outer mind for the
actual performance. There is a deep, underlying psychological reason for this. The brain and the
organs of the body are not to be trusted beyond the intelligence from which
they grew. To subject all performance to the limitation of human reason is
to subject all action to restriction and error. An infinite, eternal intelligence
grew the brain and body, and both now nestle in the lap of that intelligence,
are products of it, and never its master. We must stop forcing our ego to act
as an originator of action and thought, and instead learn to let thought
develop in us, action develop in us, as a result of a complete reliance upon
an outer and wider sense of being. Chuang-Tzu wrote:

A drunken man, when he falls out of a cart, though he may suf fer, does not
die. His bones are the same as other people’ s, but he meets the accident in a
different way. His spirit is in a condition of security. He is not conscious of
riding in the cart, neither is he conscious of falling out of it. Ideas of life,
death, fear, etc., cannot penetrate his breast, and so he does not suf fer from
contact with objective existences, and if such security is to be got from
wine, how much more is to be got from spontaneity. What we are driving at is an attempt to function through the totality of our
psychic being, rather than some small part of it, like the brain, or the reason,
or the memory. It should be obvious that the whole is always greater than its
parts, and if we can learn to think and act through the totality of all our
psychic functioning, then it is apparent that our ef fectiveness must be vastly
increased. The important, thing to remember is that the center of the mind’ sactivity is not in the conscious, thinking process, but in something greatly
above it, outside it, and yet in a manner within. Active Mind

When we learn to let our mind alone, it begins to function in a spontaneous
manner that is natural to it. It rids itself of inhibition and restriction, and our
effectiveness and ener gy are greatly increased. There are lar ge rewards to
be gained from learning how to function unconsciously. It is through
painful awareness of self that all our imperfections spring. W e are able to
stifle the nagging voice of self-consciousness through immersing it in the
great sea of being that is the Secret Self. There it mer ges and is lost, as a
drop of water mer ges and is lost in the ocean. W e become natural people
instead of artificial ones, and all our actions and all our thoughts take on a
spontaneity that springs directly out of the Divine. Unthinkable ingenuity
and creative power lie within universal mind, and to the degree that you
learn to trust your life and being to it, that much of its power is yours. The most remarkable thing about humanity is the mind. The mystery that
surrounds another person is the fact that they think, that their thoughts are
invisible and therefore strictly their own. W ithin the boundaries of their
own being, they live in a world that no one truly penetrates. It is populated
by shapes and structures, events and persons known only to them, with a
significance that is rooted in symbol. And this world in their mind has
greater meaning for them than the materialistic world in which they move


VER! Let the LIGHT OF GOD THAT IS ETERNALLY
VICTORIOUS Enlighten and lead ALL Humanity everywhere! We accept this manifest ing NOW, even as we call! And so It is, Beloved I AM! For I Demand…  BY THE MIGHTIEST…! (x3) THANK YOU! (x3) ALMIGHTY I AM! (x3)  I AM America Decrees

BELOVED MIGHTY I AM PRESENCE AND GREAT HOST OF ASCENDED MASTERS! Come forth in all outer activities! Seize possession and control of America, the government,
Her people, and Her resources! Hold them forever in the Heart of Thy Perfection, and bless all
with Thy Happiness and Transcendent Light! To You, our Beloved United States of America and the Americas, we say: “America, we love
You! America, we love You! America, we love You with a Love that is Infinite, Eternal, and
Almighty! Our Love shall guard You  with Invincible Power forever, forever, and forever,
against everything that is less than the Ascended Masters’ Perfection! ‘The Light of God That
Never Fails’ shall rule forever within the Americas; and so long as the Stars remain and the
Heavens send do wn dew, so long shall the Americas remain the Land of Light and Love,
Freedom, and Justice! We have commanded by the Power of the Unfed Flame, the ‘Three times
Three,’ and the Cosmic Light; so shall it be established to the people of the Americas forever!”

I DEMAND, I COMMAND, AND I AM AN OPEN DOOR through which the Beloved Mighty
I AM Presence, the Great Host of Ascended Masters, the Great Cosmic Beings, and the Great
Angelic Host, can flood our Beloved Land of America with all the Divine Justice which en ables
the Cup of the World to overflow with the Blessings of Life; and dissolve from the Planet all
that has so long denied, defied, and disobeyed the Law of the Perfection of God, the Beloved
Mighty I AM Presence,  and the Ascended Host! America, we love You! America, we bless You! America, You are the “Cup of Light” - the
Mighty Holy Grail of the Ascended Masters’ Light and Love! Flood the Earth with Your
Dazzling Radiance; and set all mankind Free in the Victory of “The Light of God That NEVER
Fails”! Special Decree s For Christ -Enfoldment Of Ones You Love
O My Own Mighty I AM Presence and Holy Christ Self, Great Hosts of Ascended Masters, and
Beloved Lord Maitreya, Thou Planetary Buddha:

I AM calling now to the Mighty I AM Presence and Holy Christ Self of _____________  to
descend and envelop his (her or their) individual form(s) and four lower bodies with the fullness
of Your Seamless Garment of Christ -Perfection now made manifest. Enfold, protect, sustain, and direct for this (these) Lifestream (s) the completeness of his (her or
their) God -plan leading to overcoming Victory and perfect Christ -Illumined Healing, removing
the causes and cores of all discord and replacing it all with the Transfiguring Life made
manifest in the Victory of  his  (her or their) Ascension in the Light! I AM this manifest right now! I accept this made manifest right now! This is made manifest
right now! Eternally sustained, all -powerfully active, ever expanding, and world enfolding until
all are wholly Ascended in the Light and Free! BY THE MIGHTIEST…! ( x3) THANK YOU! (x3) BELOVED I AM! (x3)

BELOVED MIGHTY I AM PRESENCE AND GREAT COSMIC BEINGS WHO ARE THE
OUTPOURING OF THE SACRED FIRE TO THE EARTH! Enfold and forever sustain our loved ones —all we hold near and dear —in Thy Victorious
Sacred Fire Presence of Thy Great Cosmic Love! Consume all that is not Thy Invincible Purity
in their beings and worlds forever; and sustain them by Thy Cosmic Light Substance until they
do attain the Ascension, in their Fulfillment of the Great Divine Plan forever! BY THE MIGHTIEST…! (x3)  THANK YOU! (x3) ALM IGHTY I AM! ( x3)

BELOVED MIGHTY I AM PRESENCE AND MIGHTY HELIOS! BLAZE! ( x3) Thy Invincible Victory of Thy Love, Forgiveness, and Mercy to all Life, in,
through, and around all our loved ones —all we hold near and dear —and HOLD! ( x3) Thy
Invincible V ictorious Violet Flaming Cosmic Christ Control of them, until they are Ascended
and Free forever! BY THE MIGHTIEST…! (x3)  THANK YOU! (x3) ALMIGHTY I AM! ( x3)

BELOVED MIGHTY I AM PRESENCE, ALL THE ASCENDED MASTERS AND COSMIC
BEINGS, ALL WHO DIRECT THE COS MIC VIOLET CONSUMING FLAME TO THIS
SYSTEM OF WORLDS! CHARGE! (x3) BLAZE! ( x3) EXPAND! ( x3) FOREVER EXPAND, FOREVER
MANIFEST! AND FOREVER CONCENTRATE! enough of the Great Central Sun’s Violet
Flame Purity and Cosmic Christ Love in, through, around, an d to all our loved ones —all we
hold near and dear —to ANNIHILATE! ( x3) Right Now! this instant and forever, all the hordes
of evil that have ever touched those Life streams, all through the ages; and blast the cause,  core,
effect, record, and memory of all their human creation, so it can never touch any part of Life
ever again! Replace all those hordes of evil by the Ascended Masters’ Sacred Fire Presence of
the Flaming Christ, and hold Its Sacred Fire Control of all those Life streams, until they stand
wholly Ascended and Free forever! BY THE MIGHTIEST…! (x3)  THANK YOU! (x3) ALMIGHTY I AM! ( x3)
 Focus  Call
Beloved Mighty I AM God Presence, Beloved Holy Christ Self - I AM THAT I AM -
All the Ascended Masters, the Cosmic Beings, and the Great Angelic Host, CHARGE! (x3) this
Focus (_____________ ), all my Focuses of Light, and all Focuses of Light on Earth with Your
Ascended Master Light, Your Ascended Master Substance, and Your Ascended Master
Consciousness; My Mighty I AM God Presence, Holy Christ Self, Thre efold, Sevenfold  and
Twelvefold Flame s; All  Twelve  Crystalline Solar Divine Rays, Flames, and Sacred Fire
Activities of God ; and the Light of God That NEVER, NEVER, NEVER  Fails! BY THE
MIGHTIEST…! (x3)  THANK YOU! (x3) ALMIGHTY I AM! (x3)

Transition Call
Beloved Presence of God  I AM in the hearts of all mankind! Beloved Lord Michael, the
Archangel of Deliverance  and Your Angelic Host! In the Name of the mankind of Earth,
particularly those who shall be called forth from their mortal forms t his day  (especially
__________), l et the Angels of Peace stand by the physical body of  each soul and hold the
atmosphere and feelings where such release is taking place at Perfect Peace! Let an Aura of
Sanctity abide at the hour of Transition, that the sou l may be  easily  CUT  FREE from its earthly
tabernacle, and no grief, nor fear, nor sorrow distress it at the Threshold of New Freedom! Let
the Angels of Deliverance meet each soul! Let not a Lifestream belonging to our evolution pass
through the veil of so -called death unattended! Let each one be taken quickly to the Temples of
Mercy and Forgiveness and be bathed in the Purifying Fires of Saint Germain's Violet Flame! Let them be prepared to enter the Halls of the Lord of Karma in dignity and in conscious
awareness. May each one be assigned to a Schoolroom of the Ascended Masters and joyously
and happily enter into the study of the Law of their own Life! We call to the Lords of Mercy
and Love to enfold all those whose loved ones are about to leave or have jus t left this Earth  to
melt away all grief and sorrow and to fill each heart and home with happiness and gratitude for
the opportunity afforded their loved one to know True Freedom and Progress upon Life's Path! In the Full Power and Authority of the Beloved Presence of God I AM, Beloved Archangel
Michael and Faith and Your Ascended Legions of Light, Beloved Mighty Elohim of Purity
(Mighty Claire and Astrea) and Your Cosmic Circle and Sword of Blue Flame, and Belo ved
Ascended Master Saint Germain and Portia and Your  Cosmic Violet Transmuting and Spiral
Blue Flame - Come forth now, on behalf of (PERSON’S NAME and) all  souls who  have passed
through the change into the inner realms, and CUT THEM FREE! (x3) PURIFY THEIR
SOULS! (x3


 r  b r e a t h i n g. G a z e  u p w a r d s,
a n d  y o u r  h e a d  f a c i n g  s t r a i g h t  a h e a d! S o m e  o l d e r  p a t i e n t s  c o m p l a i n  o f
d i z z i n e s s  a n d  b l u r r e d  v i s i o n  w h e n  t h e y  d o  t h i s. T h e y  c a n  s i m p l y  c l o s e  t h e i r
e y e s,  b u t  k e e p  t h e i r  p u p i l s  t u r n e d  u p w a r d s  b e h i n d  c l o s e d  l i d s. C o m m e n t a r y  t o  P o i n t  7  o f  t h e  E x e r c i s e
S i t  i n  t h i s  p o s t u r e  f o r  b e t w e e n  8  a n d  1 0  m i n u t e s,  b r e a t h i n g  q u i e t l y  s o  t h a t
n e i t h e r  t h e  a b d o m e n  n o r  t h e  c h e s t  h e a v e s. H o w  d o  w e  m a n a g e  t h a t? T h i s  i s
h o w. A )  W e  s i t  a n d  f o l l o w  o u r  b r e a t h i n g. W e  t a k e  s m a l l  b r e a t h s,  n o t  d e e p
o n e s  t o  t h e  b o t t o m  o f  o u r  l u n g s. T o  s t a r t  w i t h,  w e  o n l y  o b s e r v e  o u r  i n -
b r e a t h s. I f  w e  t a k e  s h a l l o w  i n - b r e a t h s,  w e  w i l l  m a k e  s h a l l o w  o u t - b r e a t h s
t o o. W e  m a y  s t a r t  i n h a l i n g  a  l i t t l e  m o r e  f r e q u e n t l y. I t  d o e s n ’ t  m a t t e r. O u r
b r e a t h i n g  w i l l  r e v e r t  t o  o u r  n o r m  l a t e r  a n d  b e c o m e  l e s s  f r e q u e n t. B )  I  s a i d
t h a t  w e  s h o u l d  s i t  a n d  b r e a t h e  i n  t h i s  p o s t u r e  f o r  a b o u t  8  t o  1 0  m i n u t e s. W h e n  y o u  s t a r t  y o u  w i l l  o n l y  b e  a b l e  t o  m a n a g e  2 - 3  m i n u t e s  w i t h o u t
w a n t i n g  t o  d r a w  a  d e e p  b r e a t h. T h i s  m e a n s  t h a t  y o u  a r e  s t i l l  l e a r n i n g  t h e
e x e r c i s e. O n  d a y  t w o  y o u  w i l l  a l r e a d y  b e  a b l e  t o  s i t  f o r  4  m i n u t e s,  a n d  o n
d a y  t e n  y o u  w i l l  e a s i l y  s i t  f o r  1 0. C )  T o  k n o w  i f  y o u r  a b d o m e n  o r  c h e s t  a r e
h e a v i n g,  y o u  c a n  r u n  y o u r  h a n d  o v e r  t h e m  f r o m  t i m e  t o  t i m e,  a n d  s e e  h o w
t h e y  m o v e. E a c h  t i m e  y o u  d o  t h i s  t h e y  w i l l  m o v e  a  l i t t l e  l e s s. A f t e r w o r d  t o  C h a p t e r  1
a )  P r a c t i s e  E x e r c i s e  N o  1  t o  b e g i n  w i t h,  f o r  a  c o u p l e  o f  d a y s  a t  l e a s t. T h a t  i s  f o r  t h e  t i m e  b e i n g. F o r  a  s t a r t. Y o u  s h o u l d  e x e r c i s e  a t  l e a s t
t h r e e  t i m e s  a  d a y. I t  i s  b e t t e r  t o  s i t  f o r  1 5  m i n u t e s  a t  a  t i m e. Y o u  c a n  s i t
f o r  l o n g e r,  b u t  o n l y  i f  y o u r  a b d o m e n  d o e s  n o t  s t a r t  t e n s i n g  u p. b )  D o  n o t  e x e r c i s e  s t r a i g h t  a f t e r  e a t i n g. W a i t  f o r  a b o u t  o n e  h o u r  a f t e r  a
m e a l,  o r  p r a c t i s e  b e f o r e  e a t i n g. D o  t h r e e  p r a c t i c e  s e s s i o n s,  i n  t h e
m o r n i n g,  n o o n  a n d  e v e n i n g.c )  H o w  w i l l  y o u  k n o w  d u r i n g  t h e  e x e r c i s e  i f  y o u  a r e  u s i n g  t h e  B u t e y k o
M e t h o d  o r  n o t? W e l l  t o  s t a r t  w i t h,  i f  y o u  a r e,  y o u  m i g h t  s i m p l y  f e e l
b e t t e r. Y o u r  h e a d  a c h e,  i r r i t a t i o n  e t c  m i g h t  v a n i s h. S e c o n d l y,  y o u r
h a n d s  a n d  f e e t  m i g h t  w a r m  u p. C a r b o n  d i o x i d e  g a s  h e a t s  y o u  u p. A n d
t h i r d l y,  y o u  m i g h t  f e e l  a  s


ure	of	metallic

aluminum	cooking	utensils. There	is	no	provision	in	any	city	charter	that	gives

officials	the	right	to	commit	the	criminal	act	of	poisoning	its	citizens	due	to

ignorance	of	basic	law...In	Akron,	Ohio,	I	spoke	to	their	city	council—showed

them	what	they	would	be	doing	if	they	attempted	to	kill	their	women	and

children	with	these	fluorides. In	went	the	fluorides	anyway...In	two	months

thousands	were	covered	with	leprosy	sores. Now	$18,000	worth	of	fluorides	are

for	sale,	also	the	machinery...In	this	mass	medication	program	all	water	boards

so	committing	it	are	guilty	of	practicing	medicine,	dentistry	and	pharmacy

without	a	license." George	L.	Waldbott,	M.D.,	Detroit	physician	who	has	made	an	extensive	study

of	the	effect	of	fluorides	on	the	human	body,	says:

“All	reports	of	fluoride	poisoning	emphasize	the	great	variety	of	symptoms,	the

insidious	onset,	the	slow	course	of	the	disease,	the	fact	that	death	is	caused	by	a

general	wasting	away	and	not	by	the	involvement	of	only	one	organ. Symptoms

show	that	fluorides	interfere	with	the	normal	utilization	of	calcium	and

phosphorous	in	the	body. It	prevents	depositing	of	bone	substances	in	joints	and

ligaments	especially	in	the	lower	spine	and	causes	temporary	hardening	of	the

bones,	teeth,	nails	and	hair,	followed	by	softening	of	bones	and

nails...Experiments	have	been	made	in	the	towns	of	Cameron	and	Bartlett

(Texas)	where	there	is	a	high	incidence	of	fluorine	in	the	water. It	was	found	that

10.1	out	of	every	100	inhabitants	had	eye	cataracts,	13.8	arthritis,	10.1	bone

changes,	19.4	bearing	defects,	brittle	nails	and	severely	mottled	teeth...The

incidence	of	these	defects	over	the	entire	nation	is	far	lower	than	this—being

only	I	in	100	for	cataracts. Canton	Brehmer,	DDS,	writing	in	the	Journal	of	the	American	Dental	Assn.,

says	that	his	city	of	Sheboygan	has	had	fluoridated	water	for	seven	years...that

lately	mottled	enamel	has	begun	to	show	up...it	is	not	pretty...it	is	a	serious

disfigurement	to	those	who	are	interested	in	their	looks...what	it	does	to	them

further	inside	I	do	not	like	to	think	of." The	Newburg	(NY)	NEWS,	the	town	which	is	being	used	as	a	guinea	pig	for	the

aluminum	trust’s	fluoride	salesmen,	said	on	Jan.	27,	1954:	Heart	deaths	in

Newburg	this	year	totaled	283,	or	882	per	100,000	population. The	rate	for	the

nation	as	a	whole	was	only	507	per	100,000. Mrs.	Madeline	E.	Healy,	director	of	a	Boston	laboratory	for	blood	allergen

diagnostic	testing,	said	sodium	fluoride	is	an	efficient	rat	exterminator,	a

protoplasmic	poison	because	(in	all	instances	of	use)	it	causes	slow	or	rapid

destruction	of	cells	and	since	1855	pharmacologists	have	been	aware	that	it

serves	no	useful	purpose	to	man. The	Bulletin	of	the	Hudson	County	(N. J.) Dental	Society	for	Dec.	1955	pointed

out	that	a	Federal	court	in	Oregon	awarded	$38,290	damages	from	the	Reynolds

Metals	Company	(large	aluminum	producers)	to	an	Oregon	family	named

Martin. The	Martins	suffered	serious	injury	to	livers,	kidneys	and	digestive

functions	from	eating	vegetables	and	other	farm	products	contaminated	by	fumes

from	the	nearby	plant. Witnesses	testified	that	they	had	contracted	the	disease

known	as	fluorosis. Dr.	George	W.	Heard,	retired	dentist	of	Hereford	(Deaf	Smith	County,	Texas)

whose	words	were	twisted	and	misrepresented	by	COLLIERS	MAGAZINE	in

an	article	called	"The	Town	Without	a	Toothache",	says	"I	believe	that	fluorine

does,	in	a	mild	way,	retard	caries,	but	I	also	believe	that	the	damage	it	does	is	far

greater	than	any	good	it	may	appear	to	accomplish. It	makes	teeth	so	brittle	and

crumbly	they	can	be	treated	only	with	difficulty,	if	at	all." Dr.	William	P.	Martzowska	(Mich.)	dentist,	says	“sodium	fluoride	steals	calcium

from	the	body. In	naturally	fluoridated	water—water	conditioned	by	nature	for

1,000	years—fluorine	occurs	in	the	form	of	calcium	fluoride,	in	an	organic

combination. This	calcium	(natural)	fluoride	does	not	steal	the	calcium	from	the

body	since	it	brings	its	own	calcium	with	it.”

Benjamin	C.	Nesin,	director	of	NY	City’s	utility	laboratories	says:	“Never	in	the

history	of	water	supply	has	a	substance	so	toxic	in	nature,	with	such	a	high

degree	of	physiological	potency,	and	associated	with	so	much	adverse	evidence

affecting	public	health,	been	considered	for	introduction	into	public	water

supplies.”

Gordon	Leitch,	MD,	Portland	(Oregon)	pointed	out	that	fluoridation

endorsement	by	the	American	Dental	Ass’n	is	utterly	meaningless	for	the	same
	reason	that	clergymen	are	expected	to	be	against	sin. The	Rev. Lyle	F.	Sheen	of	Geneseo,	Illinois,	after	an	investigation	of	the	effect

and	non-effect	of	fluorides,	has	offered	$1,000	reward	to	anyone	who	can	prove,

1)	That	sodium	fluoride	will	prevent	tooth	decay,

2)	That	SF	is	not	poisonous	even	in	small	amounts,

3)	That	the	moon	is	made	of	green	cheese. THERE	HAVE	BEEN	NO	TAKERS
We	could	take	up	a	whole	library	shelf	in	quoting	these	opinions	and	findings	of

scientists	on	the	payroll	of	the	aluminum	trust	or	of	its	stooge,	the	US	Public

Health	Service. But	We’ll	be	content	with	quotations	from	expert	testimony

before	the	Delaney	sub	committee	of	the	House	of	Representatives	in

Washington,	on	the	Wier	bill	to	stop	fluoridation	nationally. There	is	a	great	difference	between	the	effects	of	natural	(calcium)	fluoride

waters	and	artificial	sodium	(or	silico	sodium)	fluorides...statistics	about

reduction	in	tooth	decay	are	dug	up	in	deepest	secrecy	by	an	empire	building

Federal	agency	using	falsifications	and	deceits...fluoride	is	deadly,	toxic,

cumulative,	extremely	corrosive	poison	used	commercially	to	kill	rats	and	etch

glass	fluoride	attacks	and	destroys	body	calcium	so	necessary	to	human	life...it

causes	blisters	and	cracks	in	the	mouth,	attacks	the	ulnar	nerve	just	as	lead

attacks	the	radial	nerve,	damages	thyroid	and	kidneys,	causes	severe	rash,	itch

and	stiff	joints. HOW	THE	BIG	LIE	WORKS—Adolph-the-Worst	used	to	say	that	if	you	tell	the


 doesn't it seem as if sending a constant flow
of positive suggestions to yourself would be useful? Once again, this tool, like all the others presented in this book, is an
idea for you to investigate. Try it and see if it works for you. I think you
are going to be pleasantly surprised. Now that all the principles have been covered, this is a good time to
answer... 94 • FIT FOR LIFE CHAPTER
The Most Frequently Asked
Questions
Y -l»ou probably have some specific
questions you want answered. The purpose of this chapter is to answer
some of the most often asked questions about FIT FOR LIFE. Q. Where does drinking coffee or tea fit into this approach to eating? A. The fact that less than 9 percent of the population of this country
drink neither coffee nor tea is a clear indication of how prevalent this
habit is. About half the people in the United States drink two to three
cups a day of these beverages, and another quarter of the population
drink six or more cups every day. That means over two hundred billion
doses of the drug caffeine are consumed every year. Most people would
not think of their morning cup of coffee or afternoon tea as a drug. Yet
caffeine is addictive, causing withdrawal symptoms when discontinued
and inducing both psychological and physical dependence. It certainly
sounds like a drug. Caffeine is a stimulant of the central nervous system,
similar to cocaine, and has been linked to a host of maladies, including
increased heart rate, change in blood vessel diameter, irregular coronary
circulation, increased blood pressure, birth defects, diabetes, kidney
failure, gastric ulcers, cancer of the pancreas, ringing in the ears, trem-
• 95 • bling of muscles, restlessness, disturbed sleep, and gastrointestinal irrita
tion. It also upsets the blood sugar level, as it forces the pancreas to
secrete insulin. You may ask if decaffeinated coffee or tea is better. Let me address that
with this question: Would you rather fracture your arm or your leg? The
decaffeinating process usually requires a highly caustic chemical solvent
that permeates the bean, which you ingest. It takes one cup of coffee or
tea twenty-four hours to pass through the kidneys and urinary tract. More
than one cup in a twenty-four-hour period places an extremely heavy-
burden on these organs. If you are one of those who drink seven or eight
cups of coffee or tea a day, give serious consideration to owning your own
dialysis machine. Most certainly coffee decaffeinated with water or non-
chemical methods is better than the chemically decaffeinated, but that
should not give license to drinking it. It is still acid-forming—that's the
problem. Coffee consumed with food forces the food to leave the stomach pre
maturely and also slows down the motility of the intestines. Undigested
food in a slowly functioning intestinal tract is a major contributor to
constipation. The caustic effect of coffee is what causes the intestines to
move food through rapidly for some people. The coffee itself takes
twenty-four hours to be processed out through the kidneys. The extreme importance of avoiding acid-forming foods in the diet has
been stressed throughout this book. The human body has a pH balance,
which reflects the degree of acidity or alkalinity. The pH levels can fall
between zero and fourteen, with zero totally acid, fourteen totally alka
line, and seven neutral. The blood is slightly alkaline, with a pH of 7.35
to 7.40. If a person's blood were to reach even the neutral level of 7.0,
that person would be in great danger. The leeway between 7.35 and 7.40
is small; there is very little leeway before the blood is thrown out of
balance. Coffee and tea happen to be pure acid in the body. The more
acid in the blood, the more the body will retain water in an attempt to
neutralize it. This adds weight to your body. All of this is not presented in an attempt to scare you into giving up
coffee and tea, but rather to help you become more aware of what effect
they have on the body's health and to what extent they either assist or
prevent successful weight loss. Some people can simply quit drinking these beverages at once; others
have to "wean" themselves from them slowly. Some people have been
drinking just one cup in the morning for years and don't want to give it
up.' All are okay. Certainly one cup of coffee a day is not going to make
•If it is simply a hot drink you want in the morning, try hot water and lemon juice. This is a
satisfying beverage and the lemon, unlike other fruits, contains no sugar and will not ferment in the
hot water. 96 • FIT FOR LIFE or break this program. Obviously no coffee or tea in your diet is best, but
if you can at least cut down, then do so. The better you feel, the better
you will want to feel, and you will naturally do what is necessary to bring
about that feeling of well-being as you progress. Incidentally, if you do
want to have a hot beverage other than coffee or tea once in a while, try
some of the herbal teas, particularly those preparations from Celestial
Seasonings. They have good flavors and most are naturally caffeine-free. What is most important is direction. Keep in mind your goal of a slim,
healthy body and make regular strides in that direction. You are on a
journey; let it be fun, not an ordeal. You can drive from the West Coast
to the East Coast in three days at breakneck speed and miss all the sights
and splendor this country has to offer, or you can take three weeks and
enjoy yourself. Take your time, and be confident that you will reach your
destination a happier, healthier person for the effort expended on your
own behalf. Q. What about sodas? A. Over two hundred million soft drinks are consumed in this country
each year. Actually they are anything but soft on your body, except for
your teeth. Dr. Clive McCay of Cornell University showed that soft
drinks can completely erode tooth enamel and make teeth as soft as mush
within two days (as described in The Poisoned Needle by Eleanor Mc-
Bean). The ingredient that is the culprit here is a horrific concoction
called phosphoric acid. These drinks also contain malic acid, carbonic
acid, and erythorbic acid, among other things. The malic and citric acids
to be found naturally in fruits and vegetables are of a nature that turns
alkaline in the system. The ones to be found in soft drinks remain acid
because they are fractionated and usually extracted with heat. Your pH
balance can be thrown into turmoil just by reading the label of a soft
drink! There are several other harmful ingredients to be found in these
drinks as well, plus refined white sugar, about five teaspoons per eight-
ounce serving. The only difference between regular and diet sodas is that
instead of sugar a substitute is used, so harmful that each container has to
have a warning on the label just like cigarettes. Plus most sodas have our
old nemesis, caffeine. Some of the additives used are coal-tar derivatives,
another carcinogen. When soft drinks are taken with food, it leads to
fermentation instead of good digestion. Aside from tricking your body
into thinking they taste good, there are no benefits in sodas. It's criminal that such a lethal beverage is so routinely given to our
children. The caffeine should be reason enough not to give it to children. It's interesting that most parents won't allow their children to drink cof
fee, but they condone caffeinated soft drinks. You may be wondering why
caffeine is added to these drinks. According to Dr. Royal Lee of the
THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS • 97 Foundation for Nutritional Research, "Cola is loaded with habit-forming
caffeine so that once the victim becomes accustomed to the stimulant, he
cannot very well get along without it. There is only one reason for put
ting caffeine in a soft drink—to make it habit-forming." Here again, direction is what is of primary concern. If you can cut
down on this nonnutritious, cmpty-caloried conglomeration of acids and
cancer-causing chemicals, by all means do. There are many carbonated
waters on the market that although not ideal (because of the high salt
content and inorganic minerals) are far better than "soft" drinks.2
Q. Is a little chocolate now and again all that bad? A. A little bit of almost anything now and again is not that bad. There
are, however, a couple of ingredients in chocolate that are not positive
contributors to health. The first, and this may start to sound like a cru
sade, is a caffeine-related substance called theobromine. According to
Dr. Bruce Ames of the University of California, Berkeley, theobromine
gives power to certain carcinogens in human cells that damage DNA. It
also causes testicular atrophy. The other ingredient can really put a
damper on a weight-loss program: refined white sugar. In the process of
refining sugar, every vestige of life and nutrient is stripped from it. All the
fiber, vitamins, minerals, everything is virtually removed, leaving only a
deadly remnant. Sugar makes people