-inch (5  mm) headspace. W ipe rim, top  with a flat
lid and screw on metal ring. Return jar to the hot water bath.
5. Mean while, a dd another layer of orange slices to the boiling brine and
repeat step 4.
6. W hen all the jars have been packed and capped, top up wate r bath with
hot wate r if necessary, bring to  a full rolling boil and process jars for 10
minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). Re move canner lid and wait
5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or rack to cool comple tely. Check
seals, label and store in a cool place for up to 1 year.
Use: I like to u se Spiced Pickled Oranges with baked ham. S et a cooked
or u ncooked ham in a baking d ish (keep the baking instructions from the
packaging). Usi ng tongs, lift the Spiced Pickled Orange slices out of the
jar and place all over the ham, securing with toothpicks. In a saucepan,
combine strained brine with 1/4 cup (50 mL) orange juice. Bring to a boil,reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Pour
over the ham and bake according to the instructions on the packaging.E x o t i c / T r o p i c a l  F r u i t
WITH THE GLOBAL MARKET VIR TUALL Y ON OUR
DOORSTEP,  exotic or tropical fruit is not quite as mysterious as when our
grandmothers m ay have cherished and preserved it. In fact, it i s becoming
more and more common and widely available, so I’ve placed this category
of p reserved fruit here as a salute to an age when tropical fruit was a
novelty in Europe and the Northern Hemisphere—a rare and treasured
extravagance on winter tables.
T echnically, “tr opical” means the area of earth between the T ropic of
Cancer a t the northern latitude of 23.4° and the T ropic of Capr icorn at the
southern latitude of 23.4° (south of the equator). T ropical frui ts are those
edible f ruits that originated in that zone called “the tropics”. They were
considered to be “exotic” because they were unknown to Europeans until
refrigerated ship ping made their delivery viable in quantity. These fruits
may now  be grown in countries  outside the tropics, but have one thing in
common: they do not tolerate frost and so are only grown i n frost-free
regions of the world.
There are hundreds of edible tropical/exotic fruits and for most North
Americans these fruits arrive by ship or airplane from frost-free southern
US states, Mexico, South America or Asia.
Pur chasing/Storing
T ropical fruit for sale in northern markets may have been picked when still
green. T ry to find tropical fruit t hat is ripe because most will not sweeten as
they ripen. Store in a cool place and use as soon as possible.
Good W ithAromatic herbs such as basil, ro semary, sage and thyme, and
curry spices.
A variety of cheeses includi ng soft and medium-hard
varieties.
Sweet seasonin gs such as van illa, ginger, cinnamon and
nutmeg.
All types of fish, seafood and poultry.
W ith other fruit or greens in salads.M a n g o e s
AN EVERGREEN TREE  that is indigenous to the East Indies and
Malaysia, mango (Mangifera indica)  is one of the e arliest known tropical
fruits. F lavour and sweetness vary according to variety. Mangoes are eaten
fresh, bl ended i nto drinks and chopped raw and added to salsa with lime
juice and hot chi le peppers. Mangoes have always been preserve d in pickles
and chutney, the Miscut pickle from Goa being particularly popular.
Good Pr eserving V arieties
The following is a list of fibre-free varieties that are excellent for jams and
other preserves.
Ataulfo:  Sweet, richly fl avoured; creamy in texture, making it good for s oft
jams and sauces.
Kent:  F lesh is smooth and creamy in texture and soft when ripe; swe et and
rich-tasting for chutney, salsa and relish.
T ommy Atkins:  Firmer than the  above varieties but juicy and sweet; holds
its shape in preserves.
Pur chasing/Storing
Colour is not always an indication of ripeness since there are many mango
varieties, rangin g from green to yellow-orange to red and red-p urple. Hold
the fruit  in your hand and press gently to determine if there is a slight give.
Ripen in  a paper bag at room temperature, away from sunlight, and check
daily. Use immediately once ripened.
Good W ithGreen citrus herbs such as rosemary, lemon thyme or sage.
Sweet se asonings such as cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg,
vanilla, almond.
Fresh cheeses such as cottage cheese, Neufchâtel, goat
cheese.
Other fruit, such as raspberries, peaches, apricots, nectarines.
T oasted almonds, pecans and walnuts; raisins; white
chocolate.
Moist, soft-textured fish such as catfish, mackerel, tilapia.
Pr eparation
W ash th e fruit in warm water to which a drop of food-safe deter gent has
been added. Rinse well and pat dry.
How to Dice a Mango:
1. Slice of f the hips or bulges on either side of the lar ge flat stone or pit in the centre of the mango.
2. Place each half on the cutting board, flesh side facing up. Using a paring knife, cut the flesh into
1/2-inch (1 cm) cubes in a criss-cross pattern. Make the cuts right down to the skin.
3. T urn the diced mango half inside out. The cubes will stand up for easy trimming away from the
skin.
4. Cut the cubes away from the skin and into a bowl or canning pan. Repeat with the second mango
half. Remove the skin from the remaining centre section (with stone in it) and carve the flesh away
from the stone (the flesh will not come away in perfect cubes).
How to Slice a Mango:  U se a vegetabl e peeler to remove the skin. Hold
the man go in one hand and, using a paring knife, cut out slices down to the
stone.
p a n - s e a r e d  m o r o c c a n  c a u l i f l o w e r
The bril liant colour of the chut ney makes this dish stand out on the table.
It’ s a gr eat side dish for both vegetarian and meat-based menus.MAKES ABOUT 2 CUPS (500 mL)
1 head cauliflower, trimmed
3 tbsp (45 mL) olive oil, divided
3/4 cup (175 mL) water
1/2 cup (125 mL) Scarlet Mango Chutney

1. U sing a paring knife, separate the florets from the core of the cauliflower
and cut the lar ge r ones into 4 pieces and the smaller florets in half. Heat 2
tbsp (25 mL) of the oil in a wok over high heat. Add cauliflower pieces in a
single layer, flat side down. Cook for 2 to 4 minutes or until well browned
on the bottom. T ransfer to a bow l. Add remaining oil to the wok and cook
remaining cauliflower in the same way.
2. When  second  batch is brown ed, return first batch of caulifl ower to the
wok. Add water, stir, cover and reduce heat to low. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes
or u ntil stems ar e tender. Using a slotted spoon, remove cauliflower to the
bowl and toss with chutney
s c a r l e t  m a n g o  c h u t n e y
I wo nder if mo st people, when they think of mango chutney (if at all),
imagine an orange-yellow, soft and piquant pr eserve that smoothes out the
hot jolt of curry dishes. While th is chutney is piquant enough to  stand up to
the s piciest of dishes, it is not the colour one would expect: it is flaming r ed.
I love the beet/mango combinat ion and the way the cider vinegar, candied
ginger, turmeric  and pickling spice combine to transport one back to
Bombay and early twentieth-century England, with its curries and chutneys.
I ch allenge you to try this s carlet version befor e going back to the
traditional, glow ing orange mixtur e, but if you r eally must h ave yellow
chutney, simply substitute grated butternut or acorn squash for the beets.
MAKES ABOUT 8+ CUPS (2+ L)4 to 6 mangoes (about 4 lb/2 kg)
1 cup (250 mL) raisins
1/2 cup (125 mL) fr eshly squeezed lime juice
1–1/4 cups (300 mL) apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup (50 mL) apple juice
3/4 cup (


 materials are, what is equally or more important is the quality
of the dental work. My perspective on determining filling materials is first to find a dentist with
whom you feel comfortable and trust, and who abides by a biocompatible paradigm. The premise of
biocompatible dentistry is that you do not place just any material in somebody’s body and hope that
everything will be all right. Biocompatible dentistry aims to test and confirm that the filling materials
will not adversely affect your health. One sophisticated but accurate approach to test filling materials
is to get a sample vial of the filling material from your dentist, and find an osteopath, or cranial sacral
therapist who can check how your cranial / sacral rhythm is influenced by the filling material.
Electro-dermal screening, blood testing and muscle testing are other methods to determine how safe
filling materials are for you. Holistically oriented dentists typically either subscribe to one of these
paradigms and offer treatments accordingly, or offer many of these treatments and they decide with
the patient which treatment perspective to pursue.
Dentist Hal Huggins –
 Dr. Huggins developed a careful program for removing mercury fillings and
placing compatible replacements. It is based on a blood chemistry test in which your blood is
checked with a database of filling materials to match for immune system compatibility.
Dentist Douglas Cook
 – Dr. Cook has tested a variety of filling materials and believes that Holistore
by Den-Mat for smaller fillings and Premise Indirect (formally BelleGlass) unshaded for large
cavities are the best filling materials.
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 Slow speed drilling prevents damage to teeth during removal.
Dr. Robert Marshall
 – Electrical testing shows that composite materials block vital electrical flows
to the body, while metals overly increase them and are toxic. Therefore from Dr. Marshall’s
perspective, the only safe dental materials are low-fusing ceramics laser bonded to the teeth. Low-
fusing ceramics and ceramic resin hybrids allow a slight electrical current and mimic the function of
natural tooth. These materials include Degussa Ceramic, Cerec 3-Vita II and MZ100, Cristobal+,
Luminesse.
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The disadvantage to the low-fusing ceramics is that they can cost significantly more than other filling
materials and they may in certain cases require more of the tooth to be drilled.Finding a Good Dentist
At a conference I talked with a dentist who really seemed to understand minimally invasive dentistry.
When I asked if I could put him on my website referral list he declined because his practice was
already too full. Another popular holistic dentist in the Los Angeles area has a three-month waiting
list. The cranial dental specialist I see has a one-month or longer wait for new patients.
Good dentists take their time with patients. They do not rush the procedures and they make sure to
perform each step carefully. That means that they will not be able to handle a large number of
patients. Good dentists also get good referrals because they make people feel good. Their practices
quickly fill up since there are so few good dentists. Good dentists usually do not have a full waiting
room if they are the solo dentist in their practice, because they are not rushing from one patient to the
next the way a typical medical doctor might. Good dentists care about the health of their patients,
even if they do not say it. You can feel it. You will feel good after you leave the office of a good
dentist.
Beyond the good dentists, there are great dentists, yet even they still make mistakes. They are human,
and in the confines of the profession they may perform certain procedures very well, yet not excel at
others. For example, one dentist might be brilliant with Endocal root canals, another might make great
bridges, and another might be good at saving teeth or expertly using minimal drilling.
Dental Referral Disclaimer:
 Just because a dentist is on one of these lists does not mean that he or
she performs completely non-toxic dentistry. It further does not mean that the dentists listed will all
give you the best care, have only treatments that you agree with or that are beneficial for all people,
or use the best biocompatible materials. Not every good dentist is on one of these lists, and not every
dentist on these lists may be good for you. Using these lists is, however, a good way to significantly
increase the chance of finding an excellent dentist. On some of these websites you will need to click
around to find the referral pages.

www.holisticdental.org
 - The Holistic Dental Association
www.toxicteeth.org
 – Consumers for Dental Choice
www.naturaldentistry.org
 – The Institute for Nutritional Dentistry
www.iabdm.org
 – International Academy of Biological Dentistry
www.hugginsappliedhealing.com
 – Hal Huggins Trained Dentists
www.iaomt.org
 – International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
www.dams.cc
 - Dental Amalgam Mercury Solutions
www.toothconservingdentistry.com
 – Biomimetic Dentistry
Finding a Dentist to Work with Diet
I have had people request that I refer them to dentists who work with diet who understand what I
teach here in this book. There are some dentists who promote good nutrition, or healthy habits in
alignment with this book, but they do not teach it or practice with it. If there are dentists who do, they
generally keep to themselves. There are a few dentists trained by Dr. Huggins that can use blood teststo help you find your ancestral diet, which is based on the work of dentist Melvin Page. This is about
as close as you will get to a dentist in alignment to the dietary principles presented in this book. In
most cases a good solution is to get nutritional support from another natural health care provider and
you can have your dentist monitor the health of your teeth.
Minimally Invasive Dentistry
Minimally invasive dentists remove the least amount of tooth possible during a dental treatment. A
conventional dentist drills and drills, removing significantly more tooth substance than is absolutely
needed. Minimally invasive practices can also involve using lasers or other topical treatments that
limit or prevent dental drilling. If drilling is needed, the best type of dentistry drills a small hole
(lasers work well for this) and places a tiny composite filling in the hole. The integrity of the tooth is
then maintained. Because of the precise cutting ability of lasers, laser dentistry can be minimally
invasive. Lasers or air abrasion can also be done without pain killers and they avoid traumatizing the
tooth from the vibration of the drill.
Non-Invasive Dentistry
If you have a small cavity, the non invasive dentist would advise you about the cavity curing power of
cod liver oil. “Take two teaspoons per day, and come back next week.”
Most cavities can be remineralized by diet alone.
Getting a Second Opinion
Five years ago, I had several painful spots on my teeth. I made an appointment with a dentist and x-
rays were taken of my teeth. It felt terrible getting the x-rays because I felt their harmful effects. This
dentist told me that I had four cavities to be filled. Strangely, the tooth that bothered me and the places
where my teeth felt sensitive did not appear on the x-ray, and the dentist did not notice them in his
examination. This dentist wanted to drill holes in teeth that were not painful. He did not notice,
through examination or x-rays, where my tooth enamel was weak and where my teeth did hurt (I also
did not tell him about the sensitive spots because I did not want to have more fillings placed). This
occurred before I was educated about dentistry. I went to another dentist, at a community college, to
get my teeth cleaned. This dentist had little profit motive because he was paid to teach dental
hygienists and not to place fillings. He told me based on the same set of x-rays (which I brought from
the first dentist) and through the same examination methods that I had one cavity. This dentist also
said that I did not need to get it filled, but rather I should wait to see if it would improve. This is an
amazing example of how money and the need for financial gain from performing dental surgery makes
the dentist see cavities that are not really there. Money seems to make many dentists forget that not
every cavity needs a treatment since it might remineralize and heal. Finally, a friend of mine who is a
dentist told me, based on the same x-rays, that I had three cavities that needed to be filled, and
showed them to me on the x-ray. I could clearly see one of the breaches in the tooth enamel in the x-
ray. I was not really convinced that the two other ones even existed.If you have any doubt in your dentist, get another opinion. Even if you totally trust your dentist, but
you feel unsure of what to do next, get another opinion. If something your dentist says did not sound
right to you, get another opinion. Trust that feeling inside of you that says, “Maybe I should get
another opinion.”
In case you are wondering, I no longer have any sensitive spots on my teeth. I have no evidence of
tooth decay in my teeth, and I have not had a dental treatment on those teeth that had the putative
cavities five years ago. My teeth feel strong and healthy. I have had digital x-rays examined by two
different dentists, and today I do not have


Winning The Cancer War
had to make the right choice the first time, as there wouldn't be time for another.
My Yoga teacher joined us (I had started Yoga some weeks before and each day
was doing some simple exercises, mainly breathing exercises, which I  believed would
strengthen me and help me relax). We had several books on cancer treatments but
kept coming back to Dr. Kelley's One Answer to Cancer. It made sense to me and I
was particularly impressed by the fact that Dr. Kelley had gone through what I  was
going through and had cured himself. I  had felt convinced about Dr. Kelley for weeks
but I  was put off by the distance I  would have to travel to see him. He seemed so far
away and I  dreaded the journey.
I  made my decision at the end of two days and phoned The Kelley Foundation in
Winthrop, Washington. As much as my husband wanted to go with me, we agreed
that it would be more practical if he stayed at home with our three small children
(ages 5, 7, and 9) and I  be accompanied on the journey by my yoga teacher, who —
being American — would probably prove more useful during our time in the States.
Winthrop was quite a contrast to the hospital in Frankfurt. I  had been very
impressed at first by the vast buildings, the army of doctors and nurses, the apparent
efficiency of the Frankfurt hospital and felt, mistakenly, I  had come to the right place
and that here they must be clever enough to cure anything. Arriving in Winthrop, I
wondered if it could be possible that such important work as Dr. Kelley's was being
carried out in such a tiny place miles and miles from anywhere.
Dr. Kelley himself was quite different from the doctors in Frankfurt who had made
me feel I  was being a nuisance every time I  asked a question about my condition and
treatment. This attitude I  had found frustrating, as it was my life in their hands and I
considered I  had a right to know exactly what they were doing with it. The other
patients didn't seem to mind being treated like children who should keep quiet and
do as they were told.
At least, I  never heard any ask questions about the treatment they were receiving or
drugs they were being given. When I  suggested to a fellow patient receiving
chemotherapy and in constant pain that she eat something healthier than Frankfurter
sausages and ice cream, she said the doctors knew best and they would surely not
give her food that was not good for her.
At last I  was speaking with a doctor who treated me like an intelligent human being
and was quite willing to discuss all the details of my illness. Dr. Kelley explained
everything very clearly, admitted I  was in a bad state but said he saw no reason why I
shouldn't come through if I  followed the treatment. It was largely up to me. I  felt
tremendous relief and hope. It was like the chance to live had been taken away and
was now being given back to me. I  now had a chance and it was all I  asked for. If my
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recovery depended largely on my own efforts, I  felt confident I  would succeed, as I
was ready to do anything to get well.
Returning home, I  stopped off at Frankfurt where I  had a mid-December
appointment for more chemotherapy. I  hated the idea of having more drugs pumped
into me but relatives and friends at Frankfurt, nervous at the thought of my dropping
the orthodox treatment, advised me to keep the appointment, and Dr. Kelley did not
seem opposed to the idea of my having one more session. I  went to the hospital but
the moment they started giving me the injections I  felt I  had made a terrible mistake
and that all the drugs were going to do was poison my body and weaken it even
more.
I  felt terrible afterwards. I  was in bed for several days with pains, nausea and
exhaustion, and I  felt very depressed. I  felt so weak I  couldn't face the journey home
to spend Christmas with my husband and my children. I  spent all Christmas day
vowing I  would take no more drugs. All I  wanted now was to go home and start Dr.
Kelley's program.
I  began the nutritional program on January 3, 1977. Swallowing all the
supplements and taking the morning enema was a bit of an effort at first but after a
few days I  got used to this and it became routine. I  suffered none of the reactions Dr.
Kelley warned me about. In fact, I  began to feel better almost immediately. The pains
went and, except for an ache in the shoulder during a bout of flu last winter, I  have
had none since I  started the program.
I  followed Dr. Kelley's advice and became selfish for a few months, concentrating
all my thought and efforts on my own health and helping my body to become strong
again. I  continued my daily yoga exercises. I  started a vegetable garden so we could
have fresh vegetables. I  began to make my own bread, made from whole-grain flour
we bought from an old mill in an inland Pueblo. I  felt now I  was doing something
positive and, after months of pain and depression, was now on the road to recovery.
After eight months, I  was re-tested and Dr. Kelley wrote me to tell me I  was making
very good progress. This was tremendously encouraging but I  already knew in myself
that I  was getting stronger with each week that passed. Around this time, I  went to see
the surgeon in Malaga who had examined me the previous year. He examined me
and was amazed that he could no longer feel the growth on the liver. He said he
thought it had gone. I  wondered whether he was trying to cheer me up but we later
learned through a mutual doctor friend that he discussed my case during a medical
reunion in Malaga and said I  was taking some weird treatment in America and,
whatever it was, it seemed to be working.
We have several doctor friends here in Spain who are familiar with my case.
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Whenever I  see them, they seem very pleased to see how well I  am looking but show
no curiosity nor do they express the slightest interest in the treatment I  am on. This
puzzles me as I  should have thought a doctor, more than any other person, would
want to know how I  am recovering from an illness they regard as incurable and
which, according to them, should have killed me more than a year before.
After a year of staying most of the time at home and concentrating quietly on the
business of getting well and following my nutritional program to the letter, I  began,
little by little, to go out and become more active. I  consider I  am now leading a
normal life. I  run a home, am involved in the PTA at my children's Spanish school,
and help my husband in the office three times a week.
I  might still have some cancer in my body but this does not worry me. I  am
convinced it is only a matter of months before I  am completely cured. Dr. Kelley told
me that my illness could turn out to be a blessing in disguise. I  could not believe this
at the time but now I  am sure he was right. I  feel I  am starting a new life. My family is
now eating a healthier diet. And I  feel my illness has brought my husband and myself
closer together. I  also have the added satisfaction of being able to help other people.
Quite a number have heard about my recovery and have come to me for information
and advice.
Some people I  have spoken to have been impressed by the nutritional program but
have been unable to believe that the doctors who have put them on chemotherapy
could be wrong. Most of them have since died and this saddens me because I  feel
their deaths were unnecessary. I  only wish I  had heard about Dr. Kelley earlier and
had not submitted myself to surgery and chemotherapy. But this, perhaps, is negative
thinking. I  feel very grateful that I  have been given the chance to get well. I  feel lucky
to be alive.
Dr. Kelley: "Rosswitha brought to my attention one of the things I  just take for
granted and should be a characteristic of all doctors — people who are really doctors.
She said, 'At last I  was speaking with a doctor who treated me like an intelligent
human being and was quite willing to discuss all the details of my illness.' That seems
to me to be the way it should be, but I  have to confess at this point that I  am the one
who benefits — a thousand times more than the patient does. Every single patient I
have had the privilege of working with and talking to taught me more than I  could
ever teach them. Patients have given to me more than I  could ever give to them. The
lessons that I've learned working with each one of them have been such a beautiful
experience that I  just can't go on and leave it unmentioned here.
"I find it really sad if the clinician can't learn from each patient. I  can't comprehend
the clinician having this phenomenal educational institution right in front of him and
not learning a great deal. Not only did I


	Why	do	we	allow
genetically	modified	foods	to	be	sold	without	labeling	and	without	adequate
testing	for	safety?	Why	do	we	continue	to	allow	the	use	of	fluoride	in	our
drinking	water?	Why	do	we	continue	to	allow	dentists	to	put	mercury	in	people’s
mouths?	All	of	us	need	to	address	these	questions	and	many	others.
Eating	Make-Believe	Food	Versus	Eating	Real	Food
Until	I	educated	myself,	I	used	to	think	that	what	I	purchased	at	the
supermarket	was	real	food.	What	a	surprise	to	find	little	or	no	real	food	in	a
supermarket.	Imagine	the	public	outcry	if	someone	had	announced	to	us	that
they	were	going	to	drastically	lower	the	nutritional	content	of	our	food.	Yet,	this
is	exactly	what	has	happened.	Where	is	the	outcry?	We	are	all	eating
nutritionally	deprived,	toxic,	make-believe	foods	that	have	been	proven
incapable	of	supporting	healthy	life	in	either	animals	or	humans.
Throughout	this	book	we	have	looked	at	the	history	of	the	human	diet	and
environment	and	how	dramatically	these	have	changed,	especially	in	the	last
century.	Our	cells	are	designed	with	specific	nutritional	needs	that	are	no	longersatisfied	by	typical	modern	diets	and	lifestyles.	To	achieve	optimal	health,	we
must	acquire	daily	all	the	nutrients	for	which	we	have	genetic	requirements.
Scientist	Linus	Pauling,	a	Nobel	laureate,	wrote	that	modern	diets	are	incapable
of	supplying	optimal	nutrient	quantities,	even	if	we	make	good	food	choices.
According	to	eminent	scientist	Emanuel	Cheraskin,	M.D.,	D.M.D.,	up	to	80
percent	of	the	U.S.	population	suffers	from	malnutrition.	Most	of	us	now	suffer
from	“affluent	malnutrition,”	caused	by	an	expensive	diet	rich	in	calories	(from
sugar	and	white	flour)	and	poor	in	nutrients.	Because	the	food	supply	is
unhealthful,	and	has	been	for	several	generations,	we	are	now	seeing	entire
populations	where	no	real	perspective	of	“health”	exists.	Disease	has	become	the
norm,	so	we	view	ourselves	as	healthy.
Entire	populations	are	now	suffering	from	diseases	that	are	unquestionably
related	to	nutritional	deficiency,	yet	we	do	not	label	them	as	such.	This	is
because	we	seldom	encounter	obvious	deficiency	diseases	such	as	scurvy,
pellagra	or	beriberi,	so	malnutrition	is	not	perceived	as	a	major	contributor	to
disease—	but	it	is!
Deficiency	in	modern	diets	creates	a	host	of	problems	including:	diminished
overall	competence	and	resistance	to	infection,	premature	aging,	colds	and	flu,
acne,	tooth	decay,	mental	illness,	heart	disease,	cancer,	osteoporosis,	kidney
disease,	lung	disease,	autoimmune	disease,	anemia,	diabetes,	allergies,	birth
defects,	alcoholism,	learning	disabilities,	violent	behavior	and	more.	Although
these	problems	carry	different	disease	labels,	they	are	all	the	result	of	sick	cells.
Which	body	parts	get	sick	does	not	matter,	because	the	way	to	prevent	disease	or
restore	health	is	always	the	same.	Give	your	cells	what	they	need,	protect	them
from	what	they	don’t	need.
Nearly	all	supermarket	fruits	and	vegetables	have	been	grown	in	depleted
soils	and	are	deficient	in	nutrients	and	high	in	toxic	contaminants.	These
substandard	foods	are	often	harvested	before	ripening	so	they	can	be	shipped	and
stored	without	spoilage.	Foods	are	often	chemically	enhanced	to	increase	shelf
life.	A	huge	part	of	our	diet	has	been	processed	and	packaged,	removing	what
little	nutrition	ever	existed.
Does	anyone	really	think	that	a	donut	made	of	white	flour	and	sugar	and
soaked	in	rancid	oils	is	real	food?	Real	food	is	organic,	fresh,	raw,	unprocessed
and	mainly	plant-based.	White	flour,	sugar,	milk,	ice	cream	and	coffee	are	not
real	foods,	nor	are	conventionally	grown	and	prematurely	harvested	tomatoes,
oranges	and	bananas,	not	to	mention	old,	waxed	apples	and	cucumbers.	To
prevent	disease	or	to	restore	health,	we	must	stop	eating	the	make-believe	and	go
back	to	what	our	healthy	ancestors	ate:	real	food.Germs	Versus	the	True	Cause	of	Disease
The	popular	misconception	is	that	microorganisms	(germs)	cause	infections.
But	to	be	a	true	cause,	the	microorganisms	would	have	to	produce	the	same
effect	all	the	time,	which	is	not	the	case.	Not	everyone	who	is	exposed	to	a
particular	organism	gets	sick,	and	not	everyone	who	gets	sick	does	so	to	the
same	degree.	In	truth,	whether	or	not	someone	develops	an	infection	depends	on
the	balance	between	several	factors,	namely	the	virulence	of	the	organisms,	the
number	of	organisms	and,	most	importantly,	their	state	of	immunity.	We	live	in
a	sea	of	microorganisms,	but	they	do	not	make	us	sick	until	we	alter	the	natural
balance	between	them	and	us.	Our	normal	coexistence	with	germs	rather	than	a
germ-free	environment	ensures	our	health.
When	we	eat	sugar	and	nutrient-deficient	diets,	expose	ourselves	to	toxins,
lose	sleep,	fail	to	exercise	and	fail	to	adapt	to	stress,	our	immunity	becomes
depressed	and	we	open	the	door	to	infection.	Then	we	blame	the	germ,	when
really	we	are	to	blame.	Rather	than	being	obsessed	with	germs	and	rushing	for
flu	shots	and	antibacterial	soaps,	optimizing	our	immunity	would	be	a	far	better
approach.	The	perspective	that	germs	cause	disease	is	so	ingrained	in	us,	many
have	difficulty	making	the	shift	to	the	new	way	of	thinking;	but	to	avoid
infection,	we	must	do	exactly	that.	People	such	as	the	Hunzas	lived	into	their
hundreds	without	ever	having	as	much	as	a	cold,	not	because	they	took	flu	shots
but	because	they	were	healthy	and	their	immune	systems	were	strong.	In	truth,
only	sick	people	get	sick.	The	problem	is	we	spend	decades	making	ourselves
sick,	all	the	while	thinking	we	are	healthy.
Toxic	Versus	Nontoxic	Living
Imagine	what	would	happen	if	someone	announced	that	they	were	planning	to
poison	our	food,	our	homes,	our	workplaces	or,	for	that	matter,	the	entire	planet?
We	would	be	outraged.	Yet	that	has	happened	and	few	are	outraged.	We	are
constantly	told	that	small	amounts	of	toxins	are	safe.	Yet	chronic	disease	is
rampant	because	these	small	amounts	of	toxins,	when	added	together,	are
disabling	our	detoxification	systems,	exceeding	our	capacity	to	detoxify	them,
and	bioac-cumulating	in	our	tissues	to	disease-causing	levels.
Some	toxins,	such	as	estrogenic	chemicals	from	pesticides,	plastic	bottles	and
canned	foods,	are	not	safe	even	in	amounts	so


 and senses. The mind's normal function
is to build up our ego world, the realm of achievement and
acquisition, for the separate self. Unless we question and
control the mind, it will continue to create more involve-
ment and attachments that bring us sorrow. From the
mind derive ulterior motives that spoil our actions and
remove us from spontaneity. It makes us calculating and 120 Ayurveda and the Mind
self-seeking in all that we do. The result is we can receive
no real joy in what we do, which can only come unexpect-
edly and unsought. To find truth we must go beyond the
mind's plans and outer projects.
The mind governs higher intentions as well, including
the will to do what is right. Having good intentions and
carrying them out is right mental activity. Such good
intentions are helping others, surrender to God, and
knowing ourselves. The creation of good intentions and
good attitudes helps develop the mind properly. These
require that we align the mind with our deeper intelli-
gence. When the mind is aligned with our deeper intelli-
gence, it becomes the will to truth and gives the power of
renunciation, through which we go beyond self-centered
attachments to oneness with all.
Imagination
Imagination is the projection of a possibility, which
creates the future. Imagination is part of will, the projec-
tion of an intention. We must imagine something as a pos-
sibility before we can do it. If we are going to move our
hands, for example, we must first imagine doing it. Imag-
ination allows us to project future action, like planning
out a trip before taking it. Sensory perception is remem-
bered through imagination. Whatever we have experi-
enced through the senses, the mind can imagine. This
ability to reimagine things is the basis for developing
knowledge of the world.
In its wrong action, imagination creates wishful think-
ing that causes illusions. We imagine something to be true
when it does not correspond to anything real. We confuse
being able to imagine something with actually doing it.
This creates many psychological problems. We may imag- The Outer Mind: The Field of the Senses 121
ine many things about ourselves — that we are wise, right
or holy — which may have no real basis in our behavior.
We confuse our emotional reactions, our personal likes and
dislikes, with what things actually are.
The mind governs the dream state, in which our imag-
ination comes freely into play. Mind as the dream state
relates to the animal kingdom, which lives in a state of
dream or impressions prior to the development of con-
scious reason.
Additional Functions
Art and Vision
The outer mind, ruling over expression, governs artis-
tic and creative work. A well-developed sense-mind is nec-
essary for the facility of the motor organs, like the skill of
the hands is responsible for the plastic arts. It gives refine-
ment of impressions, particularly when coordinated with
intelligence and consciousness. From it comes the creative
vision that allows us to create objects of pure form and aes-
thetic beauty (Sattvic impressions).
For the higher creative function of the mind to develop
our enjoyment of subtle sensations, its lower function,
which is enjoyment of gross sensations, must be controlled
and redirected. The higher function of the mind reveals
the subtle senses and psychic abilities that go with them.
This includes extrasensory perception (E.S.P.), like seeing
or hearing at a distance, and action at a distance (subtle use
of the motor organs). All the sensory and motor organs
have their subtle counterparts, through which we can
experience the subtle world and the occult forces behind
the physical world. 122 Ayurveda and the Mind
Proper Development
The proper development of the mind requires the cul-
tivation of will and character. This depends upon control
of the senses, which means taking in the right impressions,
and control of emotions, which means separating our emo-
tional reactions from what we actually perceive. Develop-
ment of artistic capacities, creative vision, occult faculties,
or yogic practices involving the chakras are additional aids.
Unfortunately, we have every method of sensory indul-
gence today through modem technology and the mass
media, but no one is taught how to control the senses.
Control of the senses seldom enters into our educational
system. For this reason our psychological imbalances must
increase.
We are always active in life. Our life — from the auto-
matic impulses of the body to the voluntary expressions of
the mind — consists of various actions that follow from
the will. Tme will power is not measured by the ability to
get what we want but by our ability to transcend desire.
Desire is not the result of our free choice. It is a compul-
sion that comes to us from the external world, a kind of
hypnosis. When we give ourselves over to the objects of
the senses, they impress the mind, which causes us to want
them and to think that our happiness depends upon them.
Desire is will that is colored by imagination. It seeks what
is external and therefore not really ours.
Tme will power means that we do what we say and
manifest our deeper aspirations in action.40 Without tme
will power, it is not possible to gain peace, creativity, or
spiritual knowledge. The cultivation of will power gives
energy. Various forms of self-discipline, like any voluntary The Outer Mind: The Field of the Senses
control of the sensory or motor organs, help develop the
will. We can begin to discipline our physical functions
through fasting or exercise. We can do the same with the
mind. We can fast our minds from wrong impressions or
we can exercise them by repeating a mantra or practicing
concentration.
Character is the ability to control the outer mind and
not be drawn into action by the inertia of external influ-
ences. Our senses, with the many stimuli that they bring
in, ever draw us into action. If we act out of the senses, we
lose ourselves and come under the control of the external
world. We lose our consistency of character and merely
reflect the sensations of the moment. Development of
character requires integrity, which is our ability to be true
to our conscience and not follow the impulses of the sens-
es. It depends upon controlling the mind, which means
becoming detached from pleasure and pain, and from sen-
sory desires like food or sex.
The mind is like a lens that opens narrow or wide.
When open wide, it notes many things generally, but lit-
tle specifically. When narrow, it notes a few things in
detail, but misses the whole. The mind can be turned
within, which requires removing our attention from the
field of the senses. We can train the mind so that it can
open or close at will, allowing us to focus on any particu-
lar sensory object or close off from all of them. This
requires control of attention. If we do not train our atten-
tion, the mind will follow the urges of the senses accord-
ing to its conditioning. We will be dominated by external
influences, lose our true self and come under the control of
other people.
Unfortunately we are not trained how to control our
minds, but to give our attention away to various forms of 124 Ayurveda and the Mind
stimulation and entertainment. This lack of control of the
mind and senses allows our energy to go outward, in which
it becomes dissipated and fragmented, causing physical
and psychological disease. Proper care and usage of the
mind, therefore, is essential for our well-being. 9. Ego and Self:
The Quest For Identity
Who Are We?
Who are we? What is the self behind the mind? Senso-
ry impressions rely on our sensory instruments — the eyes,
ears and other sense organs. Similarly, emotions and
thoughts rely upon our mental instrumentality — the
mind. Thought itself is an instrument of knowing. Such
instruments require a subject who operates them, just as a
microscope or telescope depend upon someone who uses
them. The field of thought is a medium through which
our subjectivity works. Behind all three layers of con-
sciousness, intelligence, and mind, there is a sense of self
that determines their action. All thought rests upon the
thought of self.
All of our thoughts refer back to our own identity. All
that we do depends upon who we understand ourselves to
be. The key to understanding the mind and how it works
is to know ourselves. However, who we are is much deep-
er than what we think, or what society tells us we are. Just
as most of our potential consciousness is unknown to us, so
most of our potential self-identity, which ultimately
includes the entire universe, is not known to us. This igno-
rance of our true Self is the basis of all our problems in life,
whether psychological or spiritual. As we examine the
mind and how it works, we are led to the deeper issue of
the self and who we are. 126 Ayurveda and the Mind
Ego — the Separate Self
What human problem can we not easily solve if no
one's ego is involved? Ego is the root of all our social and
personal problems. Yet what is the ego and how can we
deal with


 dys
biosis. Almost every one of them has one or more health conditions which
are typically associated with abnormal gut flora. The most common health
problems, which mothers of GAPS children suffer from are: digestive disor
ders, asthma, eczema, hay fever and other allergies, migraines, PMS,
arthritis, skin problems, chronic cystitis and vaginal thrush. These condi
tions seem to be unrelated, but they are all children of one parent - Gut
Dysbiosis.
What about fathers? In many cases fathers of GAPS children also suffer
from digestive problems, asthma, eczema, migraines and skin problems
which indicates that they do not have a normal gut flora. Of course the
father is a great contributor to a mother's vaginal flora through regular
sexual contact. In fact in those rare cases when the mother did not show
any signs of gut dysbiosis the father was severely affected by it. Having
abnormal gut flora the father would have abnormal flora in the groin,
which he would regularly share with his wife. Then the wife would pass that
flora to the baby at the time of birth.
So, what happens after the baby is born? The most important thing that
should happen is breastfeeding. Breast milk, particularly colostrum in the
first days after birth, is vital for appropriate population of the baby's diges
tive system with healthy microbial flora. It is known that bottle-fed babies
develop completely different gut flora to the breast-fed babies. That flora
later on predisposes bottle-fed babies to asthma, eczema, different other
allergies and other health problems. We all know that breast is the best!
However, most things that are floating in a mother's blood will be in her
breast milk. A mother with abnormal gut flora would have a whole host of toxic substances, which are produced by pathogenic microbes in her gut
andmaldigested foods absorbed into her bloodstream. These toxins will be
excreted in her breast milk and fed to her baby. In particularly severe cases
mothers of GAPS children could not breastfeed their babies because the
baby would refuse the breast or just fall asleep after the first few mouthfuls
of the breast milk. We know that some of the toxins, which are produced by
abnormal gut flora, have the chemical structure of opiates, like morphine
and heroin. If the baby gets these opiates in the breast milk then it is quite
understandable why the baby falls asleep after the first few mouthfuls.
Another reason for the baby to refuse breast is milk allergy. In a woman
with gut dysbiosis the gut lining is damaged and leaky. It allows through
partially digested proteins and antigens. Milk antigens have been detected
in breast milk. I have seen a few cases when the baby took to the breast
after the mother removed dairy foods from her diet. A lot of cases of severe
eczema in babies can also be relieved by this measure.
On the positive side, however, the mother would also develop antibodies
to her pathogenic flora in the gut. These antibodies too will be excreted
through her milk and fed to her baby. So, if the baby has inherited abnor
mal gut flora from the mother, this flora will be controlled by antibodies in
the breast milk while the baby is breastfed. When the breastfeeding stops,
however, this protection stops as well. A lot of parents of GAPS children can
time the start of health problems in their child to the time of stopping
breastfeeding: ear infections, digestive problems, eczema, etc. It is possible
that the baby has developed an abnormal gut flora, which was controlled
by antibodies in breast milk, so its own immune system has not developed
any protection against this abnormal gut flora. On the contrary, there is a
lot of evidence to suggest that the baby's immune system accepts these
pathogenic microbes in the gut as something normal because that is all it
has known from the beginning and it does not recognise these microbes as
foreign and does not attack them As a result after the breast feeding stops
there is an explosion of growth of abnormal bacteria, viruses and fungi in
the baby's digestive system. In different children it takes a different length
of time, depending on the individual composition of the gut flora, severity
of gut dysbiosis and the diet of the child.
Coming back to the health of the parents of GAPS children, when I ask
questions about the health of their child's grandparents, particularly on the
mother's side, it becomes obvious that we have generations of people with
compromised gut flora. This damage becomes deeper in every generation.
The era of antibiotics, contraceptive pill, breast feeding going out of fashion arid drastic changes in diet have all contributed to this phe
nomenon. Doctors have known for centuries that unhealthy parents pro
duce unhealthy children. Mother's body is a home for the growing baby for
nine months and a source of nourishment and care for months after the
birth. So, mother's health is particularly important for the health of the
baby. In our modern society we have generations of women, whose health
has been compromised by our modern life-styles. Should it, therefore
come as a surprise to us that we have epidemics of autism, ADHD, dys
praxia, dyslexia, asthma, eczema, allergies, diabetes and many other health
problems in our children?
There is another important factor, which makes children vulnerable -
the toxic load which the child is born with. What is it? For years we believed
that the placenta in a pregnant woman protects the foetus from any toxins
which the woman might have in her body. Recent studies show that we
were wrong. The foetus accumulates most toxins, which the mother is
exposed to. Mercury from amalgam fillings, toxins coming from food and
environment and toxins produced by abnormal gut flora in the mother
have a good chance of accumulating in the foetus. Depending on how toxic
the mother is during pregnancy different babies are born with a different
toxic load. A baby with a high toxic load will start its life at a disadvantage
being more vulnerable to various environmental influences: vaccinations,
infections, food, drugs, etc. That is why the old wisdom of treating preg
nancy with respect is so important. A pregnant woman has to be extremely
careful what she puts into her mouth and on her skin. A good quality diet,
plenty of rest, plenty of clean, fresh air and gentle physical activity in the
fresh air are all vitally important. Protecting pregnant woman from expo
sure to any man-made chemicals, tobacco smoke, radiation, drugs, etc.,
will help her produce a child with a low toxic load in its little body, which
will give it a good start in life.
What about other children in the family? In my clinical experience the
siblings of autistic, hyperactive and other GAPS children are almost invari
ably affected by abnormal bodily flora and conditions, which are caused by
it. The most common ones are eczema, asthma, digestive problems and
anaemia. Less common are attention deficit with or without hyperactivity,
dyspraxia, dyslexia and autism. Of course, these children have inherited
the same flora as their GAPS sibling. But due to genetic differences, a dif
ferent toxic load at birth and various other factors, their bodily dysbiosis
and toxicity, which it produces, manifests itself differently. Well-function
ing gut flora is the major regulator and housekeeper of our immune system. Allergies, like eczema and asthma are the result of a malfunction
ing immune system and the most common conditions I see in the siblings
of autistic children, for example.
Different digestive problems are usually not as severe in the siblings, as
in their GAPS brother or sister. Nevertheless, they are quite common,
which is not surprising considering that they got their gut flora from the
same mother as their more severely affected sibling.
Anaemia is something that is not readily recognised in connection with
autism, eczema, asthma, ADHD, schizophrenia and other GAPS disorders.
And yet the majority of GAPS children, I have seen, look pale and pasty and
their blood tests show typical for anaemia changes. However, when you
look at mothers and siblings of these children, they almost without excep
tion look just as pale and pasty. The reason for that is that most people with
abnormal gut flora have various stages of anaemia. We have already dis
cussed why it happens in the previous chapters. Here I would just say that
anaemia, even mild, is not something to be taken lightly as it comes with a
constant feeling of tiredness, lack of energy and stamina, difficulties in
concentration, completing daily tasks and learning.
On the whole, having met many families with GAPS children, I usually
find that the whole family needs treatment. The most fundamental pur
pose of treatment has to be normalising the gut flora and addressing nutri
tional deficiencies. As the whole family gets healthier, the parents have
more energy and stamina to deal with their child's problems and to bring
up their other children. Afamily is alivingorganism and has to be seen and
treated as a whole. In our struggle to help our GAPS children it is very easy
for us, parents, to neglect ourselves. But, at the end of the day a strong
healthy family is what


 biological electrical activities that the organism supports when alive, which effectively opens it to informational aspects of the radiation; it is this dimension of the problem that is not addressed by existing Safety Guidelines.  Whilst the existence of non-thermal influences is readily accepted in the case of active electronic instrumentation exposed to GSM  radiation, the same does not currently prevail in the case of the
alive human organism, which is generally considered immune to any effect other than heating, despite the fact that, in the case of mobile phone use, the brain (the most sensitive organ of the body)
is, for the first time in its evolutionary history, being exposed at short range to a source of both pulsed microwaves (from near-field of the antenna) and more highly penetrating ELF magnetic fields
(from the battery).  This conviction continues to persist - particularly in Regulatory Circles - despite the fact that the possibility of non-thermal influences on living systems of the kind of radiation used in mobile telephony is a rather general prediction of modern, non-linear biophysics, and one that is

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 supported by 30 years of evidence, both of non-thermal effects per se, and of associated adverse
health reactions, in particular – not only from exposure to GSM radiation, but also to that from other kinds of installations that emit microwave and RF radiation of an intensity at locations of human and
animal exposure that is comparable to that realised several hundreds of metres from a base-station.    Two principal reasons for this state of affairs have been identified: 1) the negative outcome of some attempts to independently replicate certain non-thermal effects, even in vitro, the acceptance of
which is not helped by their often counterintuitive nature (but only from a linear perspective), and 2) uncertainty as to whether such effects (assuming they are real) necessarily entail adverse health
reactions.  Both these problems have been addressed, and attention drawn ( i) to the fact that
difficulties in corroboration are actually to be expected as a hall-mark of the ‘alive’, and thus s hould,
more positively, be accepted as a ‘biological fact of life’, and ( ii) to the existence of a certain
empirical consistency between the contentious non-thermal effects and the types of adverse health effects (mainly neurological) reported by some people when exposed to GSM  radiation, as well as
that (the indication of an increased incidence of brain cancer amongst mobile phone users) found epidemiological – a consistency that further enhances the credibility of the non–thermal effects, and one that will hopefully motivate further research (from the necessary non-linear standpoint, of course) towards establishing their causal connections with presenting pathologies.  In conclusion, and in accord with philosophy espoused by the World Health Organisation, it can hardly be disputed that to enjoy an acceptable quality of life requires more than simply an absence of terminal disease.  In this respect, even adverse health effects of a non-life threatening kind  that might
be provoked by exposure to GSM  radiation  must be considered unacceptable, in that they
undoubtedly have a debilitating effect that undoubtedly undermines the general well-being of those affected, and which in the case of certain pre-adolescent children could well undermine their scholastic and neurological development.
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 of the sexes.
V ulnerability of Pride
The prideful person is constantly on the defensive because of the
vulnerability of inflation and denial. Conversely, the humble person cannot
be humiliated for they are immune to vulnerability, having let go of pride.
In its place, they have an inner security and self-esteem. Many people try to
substitute pride for genuine self-esteem; however, genuine self-esteem does
not actually arise until pride is relinquished. That which inflates the ego
does not result in inner strength. On the contrary, it increases our
vulnerability and overall level of fear. When we are in a state of pride, our
ener gy is dissipated by the constant preoccupation with defending our
lifestyle, vocation, neighborhood, clothes, year and make of car, ancestry,
country, and political and religious belief systems. There is a tireless
preoccupation with appearance and what other people will think, so there is
a constant vulnerability to the opinions of others.
When pride and self-inflation have been relinquished, there is an inner
security that takes their place. When we no longer feel called upon to
defend our image, criticisms and attacks from others diminish and finally
stop. When we let go of our need for validation or to prove ourselves right,
then the challenges against us fall away.
This brings us to one of the basic laws of consciousness: Defensiveness
invites attack. An examination of the nature of pride facilitates the letting
go of it, as it is no longer valued. It is seen for what it is, in truth: weak. The
dictum, “Pride goeth before a fall,” prevails. Pride is thin ice, a poor
substitute for that rock-like, real strength that comes from courage,
acceptance, or peace.
Is there such a thing as “healthy” pride? When we talk of healthy pride,
we are referring to self-esteem, an inner awareness of one’ s true value and
worth. This inner awareness is dif ferent from the ener gy of pride. Self-
awareness of one’ s true value is characterized by lack of defensiveness.
Once we have consciously contacted the truth of our real beingness—the
nature of our inner self with all of its true innocence, greatness, and nobility
of the human spirit—we no longer need pride. W e just know what we ar e,
and this self-knowledge is suf ficient for us. That which we truly knownever needs defense and is dif ferent from the ener gy of pride that we are
discussing in this chapter.
Let’ s look at some of the kinds of pride with which we have been
programmed and see how they bear up under examination. Pride of family,
pride of country, and pride of accomplishment are typical examples that
come to mind. Is pride really the loftiest of human emotions? The very fact
that it is characterized by defensiveness proves otherwise. When we have
pride in our possessions or in some or ganizations with which we identify,
we feel obligated to defend them. Pride in our ideas and opinions leads to
endless ar guments, conflict, and woe.
A higher feeling state than pride is that of love. If we love  all of the
things noted above (family, country, accomplishments), that means there is
no question of their worth in our mind. W e no longer have to be on the
defensive. When true recognition and knowledge replace opinion, which is
part of pride, there is no room for ar gument. Our sheer love and
appreciation for something is a solid position that cannot be assailed.
Pride, because it is a vulnerable position, always implies that
somewhere there is a doubt that needs to be cleared up, and the opponent
quickly centers on that doubt. When all doubts have been removed,
opinions and pride disappear. There is a subtle inference of apology in
pride, as though the thing in itself was not good enough to stand on its own
merit. That which is worthy of our love and respect hardly needs an
apologist. Pride infers subtly that there is room for debate and that the
worth of something is open to question.
When we truly love something and, thereby, become one with it, it is
because we see its intrinsic perfection. In fact, its “faults” are part and
parcel of its perfection, for all that we see in the universe is in the process of
becoming. In that process, its perfect evolution is part of that perfection.
Thus the half-unfolded flower is not an imperfect flower that needs defense.
On the contrary, its blossoming is proceeding with precise perfection
according to the laws of the universe. Likewise, each and every individual
on the planet is unfolding, growing, learning, and reflecting that same
perfection. W e might say that the unfoldment of the evolutionary process is
proceeding precisely according to cosmic laws.
One of the drawbacks about the position of pride, as we have said, is its
vulnerability. V ulnerability then invites attack; therefore, in society, we
witness that prideful people draw criticism, and their vulnerability is whataccounts for the saying, “Pride goeth before a fall.” In the biblical account,
it was Lucifer ’ s pride that was his Achilles’ heel, despite the great standing
that he had acquired.
Humility
The attempt to suppress pride out of guilt simply does not work. It is not
helpful to label the ener gy of pride a “sin” and to suppress it in ourselves
out of guilt, to hide it, or to pretend that we do not experience it. What
happens is that the ener gy subtly takes on a new form, known as spiritual
pride.
W e do not feel comfortable in the presence of those who are prideful;
therefore, pridefulness blocks communication and the expression of love.
Although we love those who are prideful about specific accomplishments,
we love them in spite of their pride and not because of it.
Feeling guilty about pride as a spiritual sin only locks it in and, as we
have said, is not really the answer. The real answer is merely to let go of it
by examining its true nature. Once we see pride for what it is, it is one of
the easier emotions to surrender. T o begin with, we can ask ourselves:
“What is the purpose of pride? What is its payof f? Why do I seek it? For
what does it compensate? What do I have to realize about my true nature in
order to let pride go without a feeling of loss?” The answer is rather
obvious. The smaller we feel within, the more we have to compensate for
an inner sense of inadequacy, unimportance, and valuelessness by the
substitution of the emotion of pride.
The more we surrender our negative emotions, the less we will rely on
the crutch of pride. In its place, there will be a quality that the world calls
“humility” and that we subjectively experience as peacefulness. T rue
humility is distinct from the paradox of “pride in one’ s humility,” or “false
modesty,” seen frequently in the public arena. False modesty is the pretense
of self-diminishment with the longing that others will recognize the
accomplishments that one is so proud of, but too proud to brag about
openly.
T rue humility cannot be experienced by the person who is said to
possess it, because it is not an emotion. As we have said before, the truly
humble cannot be humbled. They are immune to humiliation. They have
nothing to defend. There is no vulnerability and, therefore, the truly humble
do not experience critical attacks by others. Instead, a truly humble personsees the critical verbalization by another person as merely a statement of the
other person’ s inner problems. For instance, if somebody were to say, “Y ou
think you’re pretty good, don’ t you?,” what the truly humble person would
see is that the other person has a problem with envy, and the question has
no basis in reality in the first place. There is nothing to be of fended by and
no need to react. In contrast, for a prideful person, this question would be
viewed as an insult and lead to hurt feelings, verbal comeback, or even a
violent end in some cases.
Joy and Gratitude
Because pride is sometimes seen as a motivator of achievement, what
would be its higher level substitute? One answer would be joy. What is
wrong with joy as the reward for successful achievement, rather than pride?
Pride carries with it the desire for recognition from others and,
consequently, there is a vulnerability to anger and disappointment if it is not
forthcoming at some point. If we achieve a certain goal for the pleasure,
enjoyment, love of accomplishment, and the inner joy that it brings to us,
we are invulnerable to the reaction of others.
W e can recognize our proneness to pain by looking at the kind of
reactions we are hoping to elicit from others by our choices and behavior.
This includes mannerisms, expressions, style of dress, the kind of
possessions we choose, the brand name of car we drive, the kind of home
we have, the address at which we live, the schools we have attended or
which our children attend, or the labels on the products we buy. In fact, if
we look at our current society, we see to what an absurd degree this
pridefulness has taken place. Labels are now worn on the outside of many
clothes and personal


  in  its  place  mild
rubbing, according to the strength of the patient.It  must  be  remembered,  too,  that  treatment  should  always  be
administered,  if  possible,  at  or  just  before  the  fever  reaches  its
highest point, whether this occur at morning, noon, or night, or at
any other time.  When a fever is declining, too vigorous treatment
might cause injury.
In  the  incipient  stages  of  all  acute  diseases,  there  will  almost
invariably be loss of appetite, and this is nature’s indication that the
patient  is  unable  to  appropriate  food.   It  should,  of  course,  be
withheld, and no attempt should be made to induce the patient to eat
until appetite returns, even though this might be several days or two
or three weeks thereafter.  As convalescence takes place and appetite
returns, great care should be observed in giving the patient food.  He
will  be  very  likely  to  overeat  if  not  restrained  by  judicious
management.  Gruels are the proper forms of food, hearty meals
being entirely contra-indicated in all such cases.
Pneumonia is a very serious disease under the forms of treatment
usually employed, but under Nutritive-cure processes it is among the
simplest,  if  treated  from  the  beginning.   The  symptoms  will  be
oppression in the chest, difficulty of breathing, cough, great heat and
pain about the chest, indicating the employment of the hot bath,
followed, perhaps, by the pack, and always by a wet compress, made
of four thicknesses of linen, wet in water and laid on the chest, and
covered by dry cloths, and never left on to get dry, but should be
often re-wet as long as the heat continues.  Similar applications tothe  throat,  or  to  any  other  part  of  the  body  that  is  heated,  is
appropriate and often absolutely necessary.
Under this treatment it is surprising how satisfactorily the symptoms
will disappear.  In measles, scarlatina, small-pox, the eruption will
appear promptly, and the oppression and other severe symptoms be
relieved ; and the great beauty of this treatment is that it is beneficial
in  all  cases,  no  matter  what  the  disease,  provided  the  fever  is
present.   This  is,  indeed,  the  treatment  for  fever,  whether  it  be
idiopathic or symptomatic, whether it is characterized by one name
or another.  After the fever subsides, rubbings and manipulations
properly take the place of the baths, and the treatment is such as is
appropriate to chronic diseases or diseases of debility.  The aim is
then  to  build  up  the  vital  system  by  improving  circulation  and
consequent nutrition in it.APPENDIX.
THE FACTS AND THE TESTIMONY.
In corroboration of the truth of the principles of the Nutritive-cure,
we  appeal  to  the  facts  and  to  the  testimony,  a  plan  which  is
recognized by highest authority as eminently proper.  It is, indeed, an
important peculiarity of science that it requires that the facts shall
sustain the theories, as well as the theories produce the facts.  In
pursuance of this method on medical subjects, however, we do not
forget that we lay ourselves open to criticism, no matter how wise
and proper the plan is conceded to be in other departments of human
effort.   There  has  been  so  much  impudent  fraud,  and  so  many
preposterous  claims,  that it is not wonderful  that  the  people  are
nauseated with them ; and yet it must not be forgotten that the
existence of much error does not render the truth impossible, and
that he is not wise who, because of being once deceived, never again
believes in anything.
Commencing with the year 1873, the methods of the Nutritive-cure
have been applied under supervision of its originators, and many
hundreds have been restored to good health, and hundreds more
have  been  greatly  benefited  by  even  a  slight  trial  of  its  virtues,
testimonials to which facts might be furnished  ad libitum, but we
prefer to cite a few cases, and give the statements of persons whose
diseases had been proved incurable by the ordinary methods, and
thence infer the less from the greater.  A case or two from each of
numerous forms of disease is offered, our space preventing a moreextended record.  If cases such as these have been restored, surely
few need despair of health.  The credit of these results is due to a
new  application  of  principles,  and  that  there  has  long  been
opportunity for discovery and  application of better principles and
improved  methods  in  medical  art,  who  can  doubt?   While  the
collateral sciences are making rapid strides toward truth, the science
of medicine ought not to be left to failure and decay ; and that the
quacks, both learned and ignorant, have abused their opportunities
and disgusted the public with arrogant claims, ought not to wholly
prevent the statement of new truths, and of the facts which testify
thereto.   Let  the  reader  remember  we  are  not  offering  for  his
acceptance a secret compound which on its face suggests fraud, but
are advocating a great system which is capable of both application
and verification by the reader.
DISEASES OF THE HEART.
These are among the most intractable ailments that the physician is
ever called  upon to  treat,  especially  that  form  of  it denominated
organic  disease,  in  which  the  structures  of  the  heart  have  been
altered  from  their  normal  condition,  and  the  functions  thereof
correspondingly deranged.  Functional diseases, on the other hand,
may be readily curable or positively incurable, depending upon the
causes of them.  This form invariably results from sympathy of the
heart with other diseased organs, and the cure depends upon the
breaking up of the original difficulty.  The treatment of functional
derangements, therefore, is properly included in the treatment of the
diseases causing them, and we, therefore, restrict ourselves for thepresent to a consideration of organic diseases of the heart and their
treatment.  These cases, though long considered incurable, are not,
we  affirm,  necessarily  so.   The  tendency  to  return  to  normal
conditions when the abnormal causes are withdrawn, is so great,
especially in vigorous constitutions, that even a structurally diseased
heart  may  be  entirely  cured,  provided  there  is  still  capacity  for
improvement of the capillary circulation, where by the labor of the
heart  is  correspondingly  reduced,  while  nutrition  throughout  the
organism is increased.  The heart exists at one end of the circulation,
and the capillaries at the other, and to improve the functions in one
part is to reduce the labor and improve the conditions of the opposite
part.  The Nutritive-cure operates upon the principle of improving
nutrition  through  increased  capillary  circulation,  and  hence,  of
necessity, heart diseases are promptly relieved, and, in time, often
cured.  The system is not any more certain in its effects, however, in
these diseases than in any others, but it is applicable and certainly
and  permanently  efficacious  in  every  disease  known  to  the
pathologist that is curable by any means under the heavens.  Of
course it is not claimed that all cases of organic heart disease are
curable ; but that some are the following will show ;
Case No. 1.—The author’s own case is worthy of mention.  Twenty-
two years ago he was pronounced to have organic disease of the
heart, valvular, which had produced enlargement of the organ, and
taken in connection with numerous other ailments, was pronounced
incurable by high medical authorities.  During the space of five years
he was subject to the most violent palpitations, causing the wholebody, and even the bed in which he lay, to vibrate in response to
these agitations.  For many years every beat of the heart was audible
to the ear while lying down, and for fully ten years he was unable to
endure  the  least  excitement,  either  mental  or  physical,  without
inducing intermission of the beats and disturbing the circulation to a
very great degree. A rapid walk upstairs, or the attempt to run a rod
or two, would be very prostrating.
In connection with this difficulty he had enlargement of the liver ;
partial hemiplegia, at one time having lost wholly the use of the left
arm ; dyspepsia and general mental and physical prostration.  He was
reduced in weight below 100 pounds,


 including lack of support from her
family, lack of emotional and psychological support, being looked down
upon for parenting choices, having a history of eating disorders or anxiety
and depression, hormonal imbalances, financial stress, past experience or
hearing stories of pregnancy loss or sudden infant death syndrome, or
history of family trauma.
All too often, mothers are told that it is “normal” to suf fer during their
sacred window. This mentality needs to be changed. New mothers do not
have to suffer. Postpartum mood disorders can be managed or evenprevented with the proper rest, nutrition, herbs, and most importantly, a
good support system. Assure you know the following signs and symptoms
of postpartum anxiety and depression so you can seek help and support
from professionals if necessary:
extreme and persistent ups and downs
no happy or joyful moments
not sleeping because of too much worry
extreme worry of hurting the baby by accident or on purpose
constant anxiety or worry in general
refusal to eat
remaining in bed full-time because of lack of motivation (rather than
intentional rest)
persistent need to sleep around the clock
If you do not feel right, if you are struggling, or if you feel that you are not
enjoying being a new mama at all, please reach out for help and support.
Just because postpartum anxiety and depr ession ar e common does not mean
that it is normal, and it does not mean you have to suffer thr ough it.  You
can get support, and you can thrive as a new mother.
Evidence shows that mothers who follow the Ayurvedic postpartum
practices are less likely to suf fer with severe mood disorders. Along with
following the sacred window basics beginning at this page  and the
Ayurvedic postpartum diet guidelines in chapter 8, you can try these other
Ayurvedic approaches to nourishing yourself to prevent or remedy mild
postpartum anxiety:
Drink dashamula tea first thing in the morning and right before bed
(see this page ).Receive daily massages using sesame oil infused with rose,
ashwagandha, bala, or brahmi; oil can be left on all day or overnight.
Apply 3–10 drops of warm plain sesame oil in each ear.
Take warm baths and showers.
Avoid cold air drafts or exposure to cold.
Avoid exposure to unpleasant people or violent movies.
Avoid traveling, driving, or running errands.
Use several bastis (oil enemas) as needed.
Drink a cup of room temperature orange juice mixed with 1 teaspoon
honey and a pinch of nutmeg.
For postpartum depression, try these methods for support:
Have lots of skin-to-skin contact with baby.
Enjoy quality time with loved ones.
Boost serotonin and dopamine naturally with herbal allies like blue
lotus and mucuna (see this page ).
Make sure to follow a well-balanced diet of whole foods that are
freshly prepared and nourishing, and be sure that you are eating
enough!
Either continue to take prenatal vitamins or take postnatal vitamins,
as nutrient deficiencies can result in depression. I recommend (pre-
and) postnatal vitamins that are made from whole foods and herbs
rather than those containing vitamins and minerals from synthetic
sources. Additionally, there are postnatal vitamins that are fermented
with probiotics that make them gentler on your digestion and less
likely to cause nausea.
Have a daily warm oil massage with herbal oils.Try seven days in a row of warm herbal oil bastis.
If you are following all the Ayurvedic postpartum recommendations and
still experiencing depression or anxiety, you may have a complicated
situation where all three doshas are out of balance. Deep depression can be
serious; please find a skilled Ayurvedic practitioner, Ayurvedic postpartum
doula, or other skilled professional who can guide you through your healing
process.
MOOD  SWINGS  AND  IRRIT ABILITY : Distinct from anxiety and depression, you
may experience temporary mood swings or moments of feeling extra
sensitive and irritable. A new mama’ s heart is so tender. In these moments,
check in with yourself. You may be pushing yourself too hard, or you (or
baby) may be overstimulated. You may have needs that are not being met;
perhaps you feel you need more support. Ask for what you need. Rest. Eat
nourishing foods. Do abhyanga massage. Take a warm herbal bath.
If you’re noticing that these remedies seem to be recommended for
every postpartum issue, you’re right—they are the pillars of postpartum
care that keep you in balance. If you need additional support, here are some
specifics from the Ayurvedic toolbox:
Add shatavari-infused ghee (or simply shatavari powder) to your hot
milk to stabilize hormones and mood.
Wear your belly wrap.
More rose everything! Rose petal tea, rose mist spray, ayurvedic
rose jam (see this page ).
Use herbal allies such as rose, jasmine, hibiscus, mucuna, vanilla,
maca, shatavari, and damiana. You can make teas out of these
herbs either in combination with each other or individually. You can
also use them in powder form and add them to foods, warm
smoothies, or hot milk. (See this page  for a recipe for mama’ s mood
tea.)SLEEP  ISSUES : As with many of the other common postpartum imbalances,
sleep issues are a vata imbalance. Pacifying vata by returning to the sacred
window basics will address the root cause of the sleep issues. Anxiety may
also be causing lack of sleep—if it seems that is the case, see the tips for
postpartum anxiety and depression on this page. If you need additional
support with sleep, the following tips will be useful:
Apply warm sesame oil to the bottom of your feet and the top of your
head before bed, cover with socks and a hat.
Use a hot water bottle or heating pad on your belly at night while
falling asleep.
Drink warm liquids instead of cold throughout the night.
Wake and go to sleep at the same time every day.
Go to sleep before 10 p.m.
Use ashwagandha-, bala-, or brahmi-infused oil during your
abhyanga massages followed by a warm bath daily.
Use transdermal magnesium.
Eliminate stimulants like caf feine.
Drink a hot spiced milk tonic before bed (see this page ).
Add saf fron, nutmeg, or poppy seed into your diet.
Nap while baby naps to help deal with sleepless nights.
Practice yoga nidra (yogic sleep meditation) and ujjai pranayama,
which is a breath technique used for gently warming the body,
calming the mind, and soothing the nervous system. In this breathing
technique, you constrict the back of the throat to support lengthening
each breath cycle. Each inhalation and exhalation is long, full, deep,
and controlled.Drink dashamula tea first thing in the morning and before going to
bed (see this page ).
Make a tea with ½ teaspoon of ashwagandha and a pinch of
cardamom and brahmi.
Drink brahmi tea, chamomile tea, or lavender tea before bed.
Make a tea or milk tonic (see this page ) with ashwagandha, ginger,
rose, passionflower, blue lotus, and valerian. These are easiest to
use in powder form; mix ½ teaspoon of the powdered blend into your
milk or tea. (See this page  for moon milk tea recipe.)
Use valerian or lemon balm tea or tincture.
POSTP ARTUM  THYROID  ISSUES : Feminine problems including infertility,
miscarriage, fibrocystic breast disease, ovarian fibroids, cystic ovaries,
endometriosis, PMS, and menopausal symptoms are usually caused or
aggravated by hypothyroidism. The thyroid is a gland that regulates
metabolism, heart rate, cognitive function, moods, hormones, breast milk
production, digestion, immune system function, and healing. Postpartum
thyroid issues are common but often overlooked by health professionals
because they are mistaken for other common postpartum challenges.
You may have increased risk of thyroid imbalances postpartum if you
have elevated thyroid antibodies or if thyroid problems occurred during
pregnancy. Thyroid issues can also show up postpartum due to hormone and
immune changes. There are two types of thyroid imbalances:
hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) and hyperthyroidism (overactive
thyroid). Symptoms of under - or overactive thyroid, or a combination of
both, can show up anywhere from the first few weeks to eighteen months
postpartum or even beyond.
SYMPT OMS OF POSTP ARTUM HYPOTHYROIDISM
Slow cognitive function, severe brain fog, extreme “new mama mind”
or “milk mind,” forgetful and unfocused thinkingConstipation
Depression
Weight gain or no weight loss after giving birth
Muscle loss
Fatigue
Severe hair loss past four months postpartum
Difficulty with breast milk production (even after using herbs,
lactation aids, and troubleshooting)
Skin problems (redness, acne, dryness, etc.)
Hypothyroidism comes with symptoms that may make you feel slow and
lethar gic, so to treat it with stimulating herbs could help temporarily to get
you out of your “funk” and get through the day (such


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Chapter 5: Questions and Answers – About The Bragg Healthy
Lifestyle
A Quick Look at Some Frequent Questions
The Most Frequently Asked Health Questions
You Can Reach Mental and Spiritual Heights
Paul C. Bragg’ s Deep Spiritual A wakening
Our Creator T eaches Y ou to Be a Good Steward
Paul Bragg Found Peace and Joy and Shared It
Take T ime for 12 Things (list)
Chapter 6: Dr. Sunshine - The Gentle Healer
The Importance of Gentle Sunbathing
Doctor Sunshine
Gentle Sunshine – the Great Healer
Eat Healthy Sun-Ripened Foods
Gentle Sunbathing W orks Miracles
Chapter 7: Dr. Exer cise – Body’ s Vital Energizer
The Importance of Exercise
Daily Exercise Helps Keep Y ou Healthy
Big Muscles Don’ t Prove Y ou’re Healthy!
What Miracle Exercise Can Do For Y ou
Exercise Promotes Health & Y outhfulness
Walk Of f Your Emotional T ensions
Exercise is the Best Fitness Conditioner
Enjoy Exercising – It’ s Healthy & Fun!
Enjoy Exercise & Jogs for Longer Life
Iron Pumping Oldsters 86-96 T riple Muscle Strength
Amazing Health & Fitness Results in 8 W eeks
Macfadden – Founder of Physical Culture
20 Year Study Shows Being Fit Saves Money
The Benefits of Being Fit & Healthy
Healthy Heart Habits for a Long, V ital Life (list)
Recommended Blood Chemistry V alues (chart)
Chapter 8: Dr. Super Power Br eathing
The Importance of Deep Oxygen BreathingDirections for Filling the Entire Lungs
Deep Breathing & Fasting Removes T oxins
Deep Breathing Promotes New Brain Cells
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Your T ongue Never Lies
Daily T ongue Brushing is a Good Habit
The Human Pipe System Must Be Kept Clean
Purge Your Body of Filthy T oxic Poisons
Fasting is a Safe, Ef fective W ay to Detoxify Body
Fasting - Mother Nature’ s Master Healer
Colds Push Out Mucus and T oxins – Give Thanks!
Urine Reveals the Amount of T oxic Poisons
Infections, Germs, V iruses & Bacteria are Scavengers
How to Conduct 3 Day, 7 Day & 10 Day Fasts
Fasting Brings Remarkable Results
More Scientific Proof that Fasting W orks
Benefits from the Joys of Fasting (list)
Fasting Cleanses, Renews and Rejuvenates
Fasting Accelerates Elimination of T oxins
Juice Fasting – Introductory Road to W ater Fasting
Paul C. Bragg Introduced Juicing to America
Here’ s Some Powerful Juice Combinations
Chapter 10: Dr. Healthy Elimination
Banish Constipation Mother Nature’ s Way
Fresh V egetables & Fruits Promote Healthy Elimination
Eliminate “Dribbles” Exercise (graphic)
B-Complex V itamins are Important for Intestinal Health
Keeping Clean Internally is the Secret to Health!
Gardenbur ger Creator Thanks Bragg Books
8-10 Glasses of W ater Daily Promotes Super Health
Dr. Whitaker Says “Drink Bragg’ s Apple Cider V inegar”
How to Improve Y our Digestion
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Healthy High V ibration Foods
Bad Nutrition – #1 Cause of Sickness  (photo)
Apples are Powerful Nutritional Foods
Fight Arthritis with Apple Cider V inegar
Keep Y our Joints and T issues Y outhful
Your W aistline is Y our Life-Line
People Over -Stuf f & Abuse Their Stomachs
Bragg Posture Exercise Promotes Y outhfulness
Posture Chart – Where Do Y ou Stand?
Healthy Plant-Based Food Guide (chart)
Internal Cleanliness is Secret of Health
Avoid All Unhealthy Microwaved Foods!
Avoid Refined, Processed, Unhealthy Foods!
Enjoy Healthy Fiber for Super Health (list)
Healthy Beverages, Salads and Dressings (recipes)
Food and Product Summary
Enjoy Super Health with Natural Foods (list)
Pure W ater is Important for Health
The 70% W atery Human (chart)
Vegetable & Grains – Healthy Proteins
Foods Prevent Osteoporosis & Arthritis (graphic)Naturally Healthy Foods Prevent Osteoporosis
White Sugar Destroys T eeth & Bones
Low Fat Meals Cut Heart Disease Risk
Nature’ s Miracle Phytochemicals Help Prevent Cancer (list)
Aller gies, Daily Journal and Dr. Coca’ s Pulse T est
Most Common Food Aller gies (list)
Daily Health Journal (form)
From the Authors – Go Or ganic
A Personal Message to Our Students
Earn Y our Bragging Rights
Chapter 12: Alternative Health Therapies (list)
Index
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Helps keep blood the right consistency
Helps regulate women’ s menstruation, relieves  PMS, and UTI
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Helps detox the body so sinus, asthma and flu suf ferers can breathe easier and more normally
Helps banish acne, athlete’ s foot, soothes burns, sunburns
Helps prevent itching scalp, baldness, dry hair and helps banish dandruf f, rashes, and shingles
Helps fight arthritis and helps remove crystals and toxins from joints, tissues, or gans and entire
body
Helps control and normalize body weight
– Paul C. Bragg, Health Crusader, Originator of Health Stores
Our sincer e blessings to you, dear frien ds, who make our lives so worthwhile and fulfilled by
reading our teaching s on natural living as our Creator laid down for us to follo w. He wants us
to follow the simple path of natural living. This is what we teach in our books and health
crusades worldwide. Our prayers reach out to you and your loved ones for the best in health
and happi ness. We must follow the laws He has laid down for us, so we can reap this precious
health physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually!
HAVE
AN
APPLE
HEAL THY
LIFE!
With Love,
Bragg’s Organic Raw Apple Cider Vinegar with the “Mother” is the #1
food I recommend to maintain the body’s vital acid-alkaline balance, plus
digestion. – Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Author, Conscious EatingIntroduction to Your Exciting New Life!
Life is the Miracle of Miracles
You hold the miracle of miracles right now in the palm of your hand. You
have the treasure of precious life! Think what that means to you. You are a
living, breathing  person! Life is the most priceless treasure on this earth.
You have that treasure. Within you lies the mental power to be anything you
want to be! You have a reasoning, logical mind. Within your being you
have the kingdo m of heaven. Find that heaven and you have reached bliss-
consciousness. You’ll have found heaven on earth and life becomes so
precious and wonderful!
If you want more health, energy and a longer life, you will have to plan,
plot and start creating, becomin g and shaping your life! Look ahead. Have
firm plans for living your life. Actually envision your future. You may
change those