 the
discovered that when people go blind,
dimensional or detectable by human
arise from confusing levels of viewpoints which underlie his actions
they tend to stop smoking-smoking has
senses at all, let alone composed of
consciousness; an answer is true only at
and beliefs. That is the inherent danger of
multiple bases of which oral gratification
discrete life units that solve problems by
its own level of consciousness. Thus, we
all "righteousness." Anyone can be
is only one).7
use of an intellect and employ symbols to
may find that an answer is "corr ect"
righteous, from the killer who justifies
but simultaneously "invalid," like a
(89) A kinesiolocicalal test of the market
communicate across space and time.his rage to ecclesiastic demagogues and
musical note that is corr ectly played
viability of any potential product,
political extremists of all persuasions. By
Medical Science. but at the wr ong place in the scor e. All
including this one, can arrive at clear
distorting context, it is possible to
observations are reflections of specific
conclusions regarding public acceptance
Kinesiological diagnosis is a science in
rationalize and justify virtually any
levels of consciousness and are valid
and feasibility of marketing in less than a
its own right, governed by the
human behavior. only on their own level. Every means of
minute. Product acceptability and International College of Applied
The human dialogue is awesome in its
approaching a subject therefore has its
profitability can be ascertained very
Kinesialogy. Each or gan of the body hasenormity and subtlety, reflecting the
own built-in limitations. accurately if questions are phrased with
its corresponding detector muscle whose
kaleidoscopic interactions of the
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powerful attractor ener gy fields of mirrors--his sole support, his faith in
say, "I am forty-five years old," and you
carefully defined. What we think is good
constituting man's consciousness. The
the process of life itself. will instantly go weak. Like a computer,
or bad is merely subjective; what the
brilliance of the world's great
consciousness simply answers 0 or 1,
universe "thinks" about it may be quite
philosophers through twenty-five 7. EVER YDA Y CRITICAL POINT
true or false. (Any ambiguities in the
something else. centuries has been staggering in its scope
ANAL YSISprocess are introduced by the questioning
Motive in questioning is highly
and complexity. Y et, overall there are
method, not the answering mechanism. significant. Always ask first, "I may ask
few areas of agreement as to the nature of
The Potential Applications for Research
See Appendix B, Chapter II, and below.) this question?" Never ask a question
truth. W ithout an objective yardstick,
W e have described thus far give some
W e can identify the level of truth of any
unless you are prepared for the answer;
every individual who has ever lived has
suggestion of the limitless uses to which
statement, belief system or body of
the facts may be quite dif ferent from
had to sift through the changing this method lends itself. As the
knowledge. W e may accurately measure
what you currently believe. Though there
reflections of life to discern his own
interaction of attractor fields of ener gythe truth of any sentence, paragraph,
is a potential for emotional upset through
truth; this seems a never -ending struggle
with human consciousness reveals itself
chapter, or entire book, including this
the unwise use of this method,
to which man is condemned by virtue of
in an interaction of mind and body, the
one.1 W e can reliably identify our own
experience has shown that continuing the
his own mental design. basic level of available ener gy in any
level of consciousness or motive in any
line of inquiry will enlar ge the context
(92) This design predicates that any enterprise can be calibrated by
anyone, enterprise. W e now have available a
and heal the disturbance. Let us say a
statement will be true only within a given
anywhere, any time. All that is required
perspective on social movements and
young woman asks, "My boyfriend is
context, despite the fact that the is to have two people, one of whom is
history never before possible, Politicalhonest?" "He is good for my life?" and
definitions and derivations of that context
familiar with the muscle-testing
research is not confined to the present. the answers are negative. She is
are invisible and unstated. It is as though
technique described in this study. The
W e can look back into history to make
disappointed to find his love is selfish
every individual is exploring life with a
practical implications are staggering; this
calibrations, for instance, to compare
and his interest exploitative. But further
compass that has a unique setting. That
tool can be as germinal in the continuing
Gorbachev with Stalin, T rotsky with
questions provide a resolution: "This
any meaningful dialogue at all is possible
evolution of society as any of the major
Lenin, and so on. relationship would end in emotional
bespeaks man's enormous compassiondiscoveries of the physical sciences to
In all of these exercises kinesiology
pain?" (Y es.) "I am saving myself a lot of
for his own condition and attests that
date. Let us spell out in more pragmatic
reveals the hidden implicit order by
misery now by knowing this?" (Y es.) "I
giving cohesion to the whole is an all-
detail what this could mean in everyday
making it explicit, disclosing its true
can learn from this experience?" (Y es.) inclusive, overarching attractor Field that
life. nature. The use of the system is self-
On a more mundane level, the same
facilitates the manifestation of the Inasmuch as the calibrated power of
an educative and self directing. Each technique can determine whether
an
possible into the actual. identified attractor pattern is directly
answer, it will be discovered, leads to the
investment is an honest one or not, orConcordance emer ges from the related to its degree of veracity, or level
next question--happily, in an upward and
whether an institution can be trusted. W e
or ganizing patterns hidden behind of truth, it is possible to cleanly
beneficial direction. W e discover the
can accurately predict the potential of
apparent chaos; thus the evolution of
distinguish true from false, constructive
truth about ourselves because our new developments, not only in
mankind progresses despite the from destructive, the practical and
questions themselves are merely the
marketing, but in medical research or
apparently aberrant signals of individuals
ef ficient from (94) the unworkable and
reflections of our own motives, goals and
engineering. W e can check the safety
at any given moment. Chaos is only a
wasteful. W e can identify motive, agenda
levels of awareness. It is always precautions being used on great oil
limited perception. Everything is part of
and goal in any project or in individuals
informative to calibrate not the answer,tankers. W e can judge in advance the
a lar ger whole; everyone is involved in
themselves. Sheep's clothing need no
but the question. advisability of military strategy. W e can
the evolution of the all-inclusive attractor
longer hide the wolf. In discussing the process, we must
ascertain who is fit to govern and
Field of consciousness itself. It is this
As we have seen, consciousness reacts
emphasize again, more specifically, some
distinguish the statesman from the mere
evolution, innate to the overall Field of
decisively to the dif ference between truth
aspects of the form of questioning. politician. In the case of a media event,
consciousness, which guarantees the and falsehood. Y ou may instantly
Precision (95) in wording is of paramount
we can instantly tell whether the
salvation of mankind, and with it, of all
reconfirm this by stating your true ageimportance. The question might be interviewer or the interviewee is
telling life. The nobility of man is in his
(let us say that you are forty-three years
posed, for instance, "Is this decision a
the truth, and, if he is, what level of truth
constant struggle with his own unasked-
old), "I am forty-three years old," and
good one?" But what do we mean by
is being expressed. (If you try this
for existence in a world which is a house
having someone press down on your
"good"? Good for whom, and in what
during a network news hour you may
extended arm. Y ou will stay strong. Now
time frame? Questions have to be very
have a shocking r evelation; on many
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46
powerful attractor ener gy fields of mirrors--his sole support, his faith in
say, "I am forty-five years old," and you
carefully defined. What we think is good
constituting man's consciousness. The
the process of life itself.will instantly go weak. Like a computer,
or bad is merely subjective; what the
brilliance of the world's great
consciousness


 room, and whe n I returned in about fifteen minutes, his pain had become less severe and his
groans sto pped. I gave him another full,glass o f water—half a pint. In a few minutes, his pain disappeared
completely and he started taking notice of the people around him. He sat up and began to move toward the wall of
the room. With his back to the wall, he started to conduct conversations with his visitors who were now more
surprised than he at the sudden transformation that three glasses of water had brought about! For 10 hours, this
man had suffered from pain and taken the most potent and advanced medicines for the treatment of peptic ulcer
disease without any re lief. Now, three glasses of water had produced an obvious and absolute relief in about 20
minutes. If you refer to Figure 4 on page 23 and compare the statements in the model on pain with the experience of the
above patient, you will recognize the brain component to the intensity o f signaling thirst in the body. After a certain
threshold, local painkillers will not be effective. The antacid and HI blocking agent cimetidine did not produce even a
reduction in the pain felt by the young man. It was water alone that registered the right message with the brain to
abort its call for water, since there was now a n unmistakable signal of its adequate presence in the body. Th e sam e
mode of pain registration is operative in other regions that signal dehydration in any particular individual. People with
rheumatoid joint pain should be aware of this particular phenomenon of pain registration at the brain when there is
severe dehydration. I had another occasion to test whether the abdominal pain registration for dehydration was time-dependent or wat er-
volume-dependent. This time, a man was carried by two other persons into the clinic where I was wor king at the
time. The patient could not walk; he was lifted from under his arms by two other persons. He, too, was a peptic ulcer
patient in extremely severe upper abdominal or dyspeptic pain. After examination to see that he had not perforated,
I gave the patient one full glass of water every hour. He did not achieve total relief in 20 minutes, or even one hour
and 20 minutes. He recovered after he had taken three glasses o f water. On the average, it takes less severe cases
about eight minutes to achieve total pain relief. It has been shown experimentally that, whe n we drink one glass of water, it immediately passes into the intestine
and is absorbed. However, within one half-hour, almost the same amount of water is secreted into the stomach
through its glandular layer in the mucosa. It swells from underneath and gets into the stomach, ready to be used for
food breakdown. The act of digestion of solid foods depends on the presence of copious amounts of water. The
acid is poured on the food, enzymes are activated, and the food is broken down into a homogenized fluid state that
can pass into the intestine for the next phase of digestion. The mucus cov ers the glands' layer of the mucosa, which is the innermost layer of the structure of the stomach (see
Figure 5). Mucus consists o f 98 percent water and two percent the physical "scaffolding" that traps water. In this
"water layer" called mucus, a natural buffer state is established. The cells below secre te sodium bicarbonate that is
trapped in the water layer. As th e acid from the stomach tries to go through this protective layer, the bicarbonate
neutralizes it. The outcom e of this action is a greater production of salt (sodium from the bicarbonate and chlorine from the acid). Too much salt alters the water-holding properties of the "scaffolding" material of mucus. Too much acid
neutralization and salt deposits in this mucus layer would make it less homogeneous and sticky and would allow the
acid to get to the mucosa l layer, causing pain.The natural design in the resection of water through the mucus layer seems to be the process of "back-wa shing" the
mucus layer and getting rid of the salt deposits. Th is is a most efficient design for rehydrating the mucus layer from
the bottom when new mucus is also secreted. This refreshed, thickened and sticky m ucus barrier is the natural
protective shield against the acid in the stomach. Naturally, the efficiency of this shi eld depends on a regular intake
of water, particularly before the intake of different solid foods that would stimulate the production of acid from the
glands in the stomach wall. Thus, wat er provides the only natural protection against the acid in the stomach, from
base upwar d. Antacids are designed to attach to the acid in the stomach itself— a n inefficient protection. We should begin to realize that in the sam e way w e have a "hunger pain" signal, we also have a "thirst pain" signal
in the body. It is unfortunate they call it "dyspepsia" and treat it with all sorts of medications until there is local
duodenal or stomach tissue  damage from the metabolic com plications of dehydration. The use of antacids for the
relief of this pain is generally the accep ted form of treatment. These substances are non-prescrip tion slow poisons
that one can buy even in the supermarkets. Significant research conducted in Swed en has shown that the outcome is the same in those who do not have an
actual ulcer and yet have the classical  dyspeptic pain, whether or not they use a placebo, an antacid, or even the
agent that blocks t he action of histamine. In other words, neither antacid nor the stronger medication are all that
effective. It is at this sta ge of body physiology, now g enerating signals of dehydration, that one should be prudent
and refrain from the use of any form of medication. Water is most probably the only effective substance to give relief. After all water, and only water, is what the body
wants, needs, and is cal ling for. If we search accur ately for other signs, there would be more indicators of
dehydration. Do not imagine that dyspeptic pain is the indicator of an isolated and localized phenomenon. In any
case, dyspeptic pain is a signal of dehydration—a thirst signal—of the body, even if there is an associated ulcer. If
water is taken and it relieves your pain, with adequate food intake/ the ulcer is bound to repair itself in due time. It is now said that ulcers are the result of infections. My researched opinion is that the variety of cur ved bacteria,
blamed for causing ulcerations, are commensals, bacteria that naturally dwell in the intestines. Th ey may take an
unfair advantage from the immune system suppression that is the direct outcome of dehydration. You see, the
normal intestinal bacteria cohabitate with us and produce much of the vitamins needed by the body. They contribute
to our wel l-being when we are strong. In dehydration, particularly at the site of the valve between the stomach and
the duodenum many histamine producing nerves exist. This particular curved bacterium benefits from the growth
hormon e effects of histamin e. at the same time that these nerves are restrictively monitoring the rate of flow of the
strongly acidic content of the stomach into the intestine. In any case, not all ulcer sites sho w the presence of
"helicobacters." Also, an infinite number of people may have helicobacter in their intestines and not suffer from
ulcers! Antacids that contain aluminum are dangerous. They should not be freely used for a condition that will respond to an
increase in water intake. Excessive aluminum in circulation has been very strongly implicated as a precipitating
facto r on top of other considerations in Alzheimer-type disease. It is imperative to understand this relationship
betwee n taking aluminum-containing antacids for a long period of time and its possible accumulative toxic side
effect of brain damage in Alzheimer's disease. No amount of genetic study will undo the toxic sid e effect of a metal
used in medications to deal with a simple signal of thirst under a wrong paradigm. Most antacids co ntain betwee n
150-600 milligrams of aluminum in every spoonful of the liquid, or in each tablet that is chewed. The island of Guam has much aluminum ore in its so il (normally the case for some regions in the Western Pacific—
Guam island, Kii peninsula in Japan, Western New Guinea, and others). The drinking water of the island was
heavily con taminated with aluminum. During the time this contamination was not recognized and remained in the
drinking water, a disease similar to Alzheimer dementia was prevalent on the island. Even the younger people on
the island seemed to suffer from the disease. A number of years ago this problem was recognized and the water
purified. It has been noticed that the younger people seem not to be afflicted any more. It is now taken for granted
that it was t he aluminum toxicity in  the drinking water that caused an Alzheimer-type of dementia on the island of
Guam. Histamine blocking agents are also not suitable for long-term use. They have many side effects. These include
dizziness and confusion states in the elderly. Enlarged breasts appear in men after a few weeks of taking this
medication. Low spe rm count in some male patients and loss of libido have also been noted. Nursing mothers or
pregnant wom en should not use this type of medication to treat the thirst signals of the body—the child


ust investigate an even n1orl' basic aspect of
lovcnuking-physical con1patibility. COI TAL FIT
Sorne cou ples arc unaware that n1crc genital incompatibility, es
pecially discrepancy in size, n1ay be the reason for their sexual
problcn1s. Anthropologists tell us that human beings have the
largest brains and genitals a1nong the primates. The average length
of an erect hun1an penis is 6 inches, or 15 centimeters. The aver
age depth of the human vagina is 4 inches, or 1 o centimeters. This
difference is not a problen1 in itself, as the vagina is clastic and in
intercourse the degree of penetration varies. Difficulties arise, however, when there is a marked discre
pancy of genital size betw een partners. Unless care is used, for in
stance, too long a penis or too shallow a vagina could mean pain
and injury to a woman in the heat of passion. On the other hand, a
small penis may give pleasure to neither partner. In extreme cases,
violent penetration by a long penis may lacerate the vaginal vault
and induce life-threatening internal bleeding. Unless a woman
has a loose vagina, literally speaking, too long a penis is a curse
rather than a blessing for her. Writers of crude pornography the world over extol enormous
penises, as if a woman's sexual pleasure were in direct proportion
to the length of her partner's organ. If so, a donkey would be a
better lover than any hu1nan n1alc. In more sophisticated erotic lit
erature, genital size is scldon1 a matter tor concern. And in prac
tice, in fact, there arc "remedies" for disproportion. To prevent
injury to partners, Frcnchn1en with undesirably long organs usc
bourn·lcts, small thick cushions with a hole in the center which arc
tied with ribbons to the hip s. Perhaps partly because of their char -ANC IENT SECRE TS FO R MODEI �N LOVEHS
acteristic slenderness, the Chinese consider a very long penis a
disadvantage, and a large clitoris repulsive. The ancient Taoist
sexologists valued skill over equipment, and art over skill. As the
n1agician says, it is not the size of the wand, but the magic in it. Coital fit can be in1proved to a large extent by choosing an
appropriate position for copulation, as shown later in this chapter. Furthermor e, size should not be the focus. It is not phallic size
but phallic performance, proven through the durability of the
erection, and orgasmic brinkmanship that arc essential for sexual
pleasure. ORGASMIC BRINK MANSHIP
Talk of sexual pleasure is much ado about nothing, if in coitus a
n1an ejaculates soon after insertion. Here, as we have seen, the an
cient Chinese techniques of male delaying or withholding are of
in1mense value. First a quick look at the physiology of orgasm. During love
play and coitus, if physical and psychological stimulation con
tinue and intensify, the sexual tension in either or both partners
mounts until it is suddenly discharged. This sexual release is or
gasn1, also known as clin1ax or coming. It norn1ally lasts only a
few seconds, during which an individual undergoes involuntary
n1uscular contractions, experiences ecstatic pleasure, and becomes
oblivious to external surroundings. The French have an apt nan1e
for this sexual lightning: Ia petite mort (the little death). Male and female orgastns arc not exactly the san1e. In a n1an,
orgasn1 is genitally oriented, explosive, and altnost ahvays acconl
panied by an cjandation of sen 1e11. In a \VOnlan, it is a n1ore dif
fuse. cerebral event, usu�11ly without t:iaculation. Ma ny \VOnlcn,
however. etnit a fluid front the urethra when they are deeply stitn
ulated. The nun's t�jarulation nonnally detnolishcs his erection
and thus tentporarily pn..'Vt'nts continued copulation. His crt·ction
will return tninutes l.lttT if he is young and potent, but hours or
�:vcn days later if he is older or kss potent. A won tan. with the
rapacity t"llr ntultiplc orgasnts within a short tinte, usually has no
such worry. Herein lies.1 potential probkn1 t"l)r a couplt·. And it
was this very problent that inspired ancient Taoists, who prided
thcntsdves in pleasing \\'onten sexually, to devise the trick of
org astni c brink nunsh ip. The 111cchanisn1 of rnall' L:iaculat ion is quite complex. When a
rnan reacht•s orgasrn, invo luntary rnuscks of the prostate, serninal
ducts, and St'rninal reservoirs begin a series of contractions, torc
ing tht' fluids they contain into the urethra. The man has reached
a stage that Mast ers and Johnson call '\jaculatory inevitabi lity":
at this point t:iaculation cannot he stopped. Contractions in the
urethra and prostate now tl. )rce the sen1en out of the penis. The ancient Taoist s consider ed this proce ss not always inevi
table, and beca use they belie ved that rnost if not all bodily pro
cesses were aftl.·cted by the n1ind, they set out to find a way to stop
or delay it. They devised a nun1bcr of n1ind-body techn iques to
arrest the ejaculation of scn1en, just before the point of "inevita
bility" was reached. Since orgasn1 and ejaculation involve mostly
the autonornic nervous systern and involuntary muscles, a man
n1t1st deliberately usc his n1ind to train his nervous system to in
fluence his body. When he has mastered the technique, a man can
delay ejaculation during sexual intercourse or, if he wants to, avoid
ejaculation altogether. Mentally, the technique of orgasmic brinkmanship involves a
relaxed approach, deliberate distraction from sexual sensations,
and willpower not to ejaculate. Physically, it requires unhurried,
shallow thrustings; deep breathing; a slowdown, pause, or com
plete withdrawal when sensations mount; and possibly "braking"
with pressure on certain acupoints. Knowing exactly when and
how to apply these measures is not sirnple. It is not always clear
how close one is to the brink. Practice, self-discipline, and pref
erably, a cooperat ive partner arc crucial for rnastering orgasn1ic
brinkmanship. The Taoist or Zen attitude is advised for men here. Unwind
fully, and enjoy yourself Do not grit your teeth or tense your
muscles; tension is the surest way to premature ejaculation. If you
lose control at first, as will happen with beginners, it is no disas
tcr;just try again. Even a n1aster of brinkn1anship may fall off the
cliff if he is with a new partner. It takes a nun1ber of sessions for
partners to adjust to one another. When coitus begins, if you, the rnale, and your partner have
enjoyed sufficient love-play and are in a romantic n1ood, the moon
grotto should be well lubricated and the jade stalk quite rigid. Do
not try to penetrate irnmcdiatcly. Instead, usc the tip of the jade
stalk to tease the shaft of the clitoris and the vestibule of the grotto
217 ;\ N < · 1 F N T S 1: C R f T S •= < l R M < l I l E I� N I. < ) V J: I� S
between the inner lips. This will further arouse your partner and
increase lubrication, which reduces friction and makes brin k
manship easier. If your partner wants immediate insertion, resist
and withdraw; then tease her again. This will help build your self
confidence. Advance the jade stalk tentatively and gradually. One Taoist
school teaches fifteen deep breaths for the man for each inch he
inserts. You need not follow this rigid rule, but you get the idea. For the manipulation of chi here, deep diaphragm breathing is of
supreme importance. When insertion is complete, remain in with
out thrusting or letting your partner move. When your sensation
quiets down, make shallow, leisurely thrusts. When thrusting,
contract your cinnabar field and anus, and breathe deeply the en
tire time. Avoid deep thrusting during this initial stage. If any acute sen sation develops, slow or stop your movement. If necessary, withdraw completely for about 10 seconds; then rein
sert. Your partner may be highly aroused while you try to keep
your


he	lower	your	breath	holds	time,	the	greater	you’re	breathing	volume	and
symptoms	of	anxiety. Big	breathers	are	naturally	more	stressed	than	correct
volume	healthy	breathers. A	person	with	a	high	CP	is	a	lot	more	relaxed	and
calm	than	a	person	with	a	lower	CP. People	who	experience	panic	or
hyperventilation	attacks	are	invariably	big	breathers. The	objective	is	to	reach
a	CP	of	40	seconds. The	following	are	essential	rules	to	making	progress. You	will	feel	better	each	time	your	CP	increases	by	five	seconds. If	your	CP	does	not	change,	you	will	not	feel	better.Your	CP	should	increase	by	three	to	four	seconds	each	week. The	most	accurate	CP	is	taken	first	thing	after	waking. This	CP	is	most
accurate	since	you	cannot	influence	your	breathing	during	sleep,	and	it	is
based	on	your	breathing	volume	as	set	by	your	respiratory	centre. Taking	your	CP	throughout	the	day	will	give	you	feedback	on	your
symptoms	at	those	particular	times. Your	goal	is	to	have	a	morning	CP	of	40	seconds	for	six	months. Three	steps	to	increasing	your	CP

STEP	1:	Observe	your	breathing	throughout	the	day. To	stop	your	big
breathing:
a
. Close	your	mouth;
b
. Stop	sighing;
c
. Apply	gentle,	calm	breathing;
d
. Never	hear	your	breathing	while	resting. STEP	2:	Apply:	Gentle	reduced	breathing,	relaxation	and	still	your	mind. STEP	3:	Take	physical	exercise	with	correct	breathing. (Physical	exercise	is
necessary	to	increase	your	CP	from	20	to	40	seconds. More	details	on	this	are
further	on.) STEP	1	is	the	foundation. Make	the	change	to	nasal	breathing	on	a	permanent
basis,	suppress	your	sighs,	be	aware	of	your	breathing	and	ensure	that	it	is
quiet	throughout	the	day. A	regular	sigh	is	enough	to	maintain	chronic
hyperventilation;	therefore,	it	is	very	important	to	stop	sighing	by	swallowing
or	holding	your	breath. Unless	your	foundation	is	strong,	your	progress	will
be	inadequate. If	you	sigh	and	have	taken	a	large	breath,	then	hold	your
breath	for	ten	seconds	to	counteract	this. You	will	make	progress	by	keeping
your	mouth	closed	but	this	will	not	be	enough	by	itself. It	is	also	necessary	to
reverse	the	over	breathing	habit	that	you	have	developed	over	the	years.Compare	our	lifestyles
As	your	CP	increases,	your	breathing	volume	reduces	to	more
normal	levels. As	your	breathing	volume	reduces	to	more	normal	levels,	your
CP	increases. The	following	is	an	example	of	the	relationship	between	your	breathing
volume	and	CP. CP	of	10	seconds:	breathing	is	noisy,	loud,	irregular,	large,	heavy,	erratic	and
effortful. CP	of	20	seconds:	breathing	is	heavy	but	calmer	and	a	natural	pause	occurs
between	each	breath. CP	of	30	seconds:	breathing	is	calm	and	quiet	and	the	natural	pause	gets
longer. CP	of	40	seconds:	breathing	is	very	quiet,	regular,	calm	and	unnoticeable. How	to	know	if	you	are	practicing	breathing	exercises	correctly

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ltimately,	all	exercises	are	designed	to	correct	your	breathing	and	reverse
chronic	hyperventilation. The	goal	is	for	your	breathing	to	become	quiet,gentle,	calm	and	regular,	as	characterized	by	a	high	CP. All	exercises	involve	one	thing	and
that	is	to	breathe	less	for	periods	of
time	to	reverse	the	bad	habit	of
overbreathing. When	you	practice	a	breathing	exercise,	it	is	necessary	that	you	feel
a
tolerable	and	no	stressful	hunger	for	air
. This	is	good	feedback	and
essential	to	correcting	the	habit	of	overbreathing. Feeling	a	need	for	air	is	the
result	of	an	increase	in	CO
2
	in	your	blood. Your	respiratory	centre	is	reacting
to	this	increased	CO
2
	by	stimulating	your	breathing	to	keep	it	at	a	lower	level. After	nine	to	twelve	minutes	of	air	hunger,	the	increased	CO
2
	penetrates	the
blood–brain	barrier	and	resets	the	respiratory	centre	a	little. This	is	indicated
by	a	higher	CP	taken	a	few	minutes	after	completing	15–20	minutes	of
breathing	exercises. Feeling	the	need	for	air	is	not	a	result	of	your	body	being	deprived	of	oxygen. It	arises	because	you	are	breathing	less	than	you	normally	do. There	is	just	one	simple	rule	and	without	it,	you	will	make	little
progress:	the	only	way	that	you	know	that	you	are	reducing
your	breathing	is	when	you	feel	a	need	for	air. A	need	for	air	is	the	same	as	a	want	for	air. The	experience	of	breathlessness
is	similar	to	partaking	in	physical	activity. To	experience	and	understand	the	need	for	air,	perform	the	following	(the
degree	of	air	shortage	will	depend	on	the	exercises	you	are	undertaking):

Take	a	small	breath	in;
Gently	breathe	out;
Hold	your	nose	and	wait	until	you	feel	a	distinct	but	non	stressful	need	to
breathe	in. To	Breathe	Less	–	Feel	Breathless
Panicking	while	reducing	your	breathing
I
t	can	be	quite	common	for	people	with	anxiety	to	panic	a	little	when	they
first	practice	reduced	breathing	exercises. Depending	on	your	individual	health,	you	might	have	experienced	periods	of
anxiety	and	hyperventilation	attacks	in	the	past. During	these	past	attacks,	as
your	breathing	got	faster	and	more	chaotic,	you	probably	experienced	a
feeling	of	suffocation	or	hunger	for	air. The	following	exercises,	through	creating	a	need	for	air,	may	make	you	feel
discomfort. However,	know	that	there	is	a	significant	difference	between	the
hunger	for	air	from	your	attacks	in	the	past	and	the	hunger	for	air	that	is
created	through	reduced	breathing	exercises. This	time,	you	have	complete
control	over	your	air	hunger	and	can	alter	it	at	will. To	help	with	this,	practice	the	exercises	gently	and	feel	a	need	for	air	no
greater	than	what	you	would	experience	during	a	mild	walk. Having	air
hunger	while	relaxing	should	not	create	tension. If	the	air	shortage	is	too
much,	tension	will	be	created. In	addition,	don’t	be	disheartened	if	your	progress	is	not	as	quick	as	you
would	like. Often,	persons	with	anxiety	have	perfectionist	tendencies.They	set
high	standards	for	themselves	and,	in	their	effort	to	strive	for	perfection;	they
get	upset	if	progress	is	not	according	to	their	liking. Breathing	is	a	beautiful	ingredient	of	life	that	should	be	gently	coaxed	instead
of	forced	into	place. I	can	assure	you	that	you	will	make	progress	as	long	as
you	understand	the	concept	of	reduced	breathing	and	are	able	to	put	it	into
practice. However,	progress	does	not	always	occur	in	a	straight	line. If	you	find	reduced	breathing	while	doing	sitting	exercises	too	diff


ase	(MFO). This	enzyme	is
very	complex	because	it	also	metabolizes	pharmaceuticals	and	other
chemicals,	friend	or	foe	to	the	body	Paradoxically,	this	enzyme	both
detoxifies	and	activates	aflatoxin. It	is	an	extraordinary	transformation
substance. THE	ENZYME	“FACTORY”
In	a	simplistic	way,	the	MFO	enzyme	system	can	be	thought	of	as	a	factory
within	the	industrious	workings	of	the	cell. Various	chemical	“raw
materials”	are	fed	into	the	factory,	where	all	the	complex	reactions	are
performed. The	raw	materials	may	be	disassembled	or	assembled. After	a
transforming	process,	the	“raw	material”	chemicals	are	ready	to	be	shipped
out	of	the	factory	as	mostly	normal,	safe	products. But	there	also	may	be
byproducts	of	these	complex	processes	that	are	exceptionally	dangerous. Think	of	the	smokestack	at	a	real-life	factory. If	someone	told	you	to	stick
your	face	down	a	smokestack	and	breathe	deeply	for	a	couple	hours,	you’d
refuse. Within	the	cell,	the	dangerous	byproducts,	if	not	held	in	check,	are
the	highly	reactive	aflatoxin	metabolites	that	go	on	to	attack	the	cell’s	DNA
and	damage	its	genetic	blueprint. At	the	time	we	started	our	research,	we	hypothesized	that	the	protein	we
consume	alters	tumor	growth	by	changing	how	aflatoxin	is	detoxified	by	the
enzymes	present	in	the	liver. We	initially	determined	whether	the	amount	of	protein	that	we	eat	could
change	this	enzyme	activity. After	a	series	of	experiments	(
Chart	3.2
18
),	the
answer	was	clear. Enzyme	activity	could	be	easily	modified	simply	bychanging	the	level	of	protein	intake. 18–21
Decreasing	protein	intake	like	that	done	in	the	original	research	in	India
(20%	to	5%)	not	only	greatly	decreased	enzyme	activity	but	did	so	very
quickly. 22
	What	does	this	mean? Decreasing	enzyme	activity	via	low-protein
diets	implied	that	less	aflatoxin	was	being	transformed	into	the	dangerous
aflatoxin	metabolite	that	had	the	potential	to	bind	and	to	mutate	the	DNA. We	decided	to	test	this	implication:	did	a	low-protein	diet	actually
decrease	the	binding	of	aflatoxin	product	to	DNA,	resulting	in	fewer	adducts? An	undergraduate	student	in	my	lab,	Rachel	Preston,	did	the	experiment
(
Chart	3.3
)	and	showed	that	the	lower	the	protein	intake,	the	lower	the	amount
of	aflatoxin-DNA	adducts. 23
CHART	3.2:	EFFECT	OF	DIETARY	PROTEIN	ON	ENZYME
ACTIVITY

CHART	3.3:	DECREASE	IN	CARCINOGEN	BINDING	TO	NUCLEUS
COMPONENTS	CAUSED	BY	LOW-PROTEIN	FEEDING
We	now	had	impressive	evidence	that	low	protein	intake	could	markedly
decrease	enzyme	activity	and	prevent	dangerous	carcinogen	binding	to	DNA. These	were	very	impressive	findings,	to	be	sure. It	might	even	be	enough
information	to	“explain”	how	consuming	less	protein	leads	to	less	cancer. But
we	wanted	to	know	more	and	be	doubly	assured	of	this	effect,	so	we
continued	to	look	for	other	explanations. As	time	passed,	we	were	to	learn
something	really	quite	remarkable. Almost
every	time	we	searched	for	a	way,
or	mechanism,	by	which	protein	works	to	produce	its	effects,	we	found	one! For	example,	we	came	to	discover	that	low-protein	diets,	or	their	equivalents,
reduce	tumors	by	the	following	mechanisms:
less	aflatoxin	entered	the	cell
24–26
cells	multiplied	more	slowly
18
multiple	changes	occurred	within	the	enzyme	complex	to	reduce	its
activity
27
the	quantity	of	critical	components	of	the	relevant	enzymes	was
reduced
28,	29
less	aflatoxin-DNA	adducts	were	formed
23,	30
The	fact	that	we	found	more	than	one	way	(mechanism)	that	low-protein
diets	work	was	eye-opening. It	added	a	great	deal	of	weight	to	the	results	of
the	Indian	researchers. It	also	suggested	that	biological	effects,	although	often
described	as	operating	through	single	reactions,	more	likely	operate	through	a
large	number	of	varied	simultaneous	reactions,	very	likely	acting	in	a	highly
integrated	and	concerted	manner. Could	this	mean	that	the	body	had	lots	of
backup	systems	in	case	one	was	bypassed	in	some	way? As	research	unfolded
in	the	subsequent	years,	the	truth	of	this	thesis	became	increasingly	evident. From	our	extensive	research,	one	idea	seemed	to	be	clear:	lower	protein
intake	dramatically	decreased	tumor	initiation. This	finding,	even	though	well
substantiated,	would	be	enormously	provocative	for	many	people.PROTEIN	AND	PROMOTION
To	go	back	to	the	lawn	analogy,	sowing	the	grass	seeds	in	the	soil	was	the
initiation	process. We	found,	conclusively,	through	a	number	of	experiments,
that	a	low-protein	diet	could	decrease,	at	the	time	of	planting,	the	number	of
seeds	in	our	“cancerous”	lawn. That	was	an	incredible	finding,	but	we	needed
to	do	more. We	wondered:	what	happens	during	the	promotion	stage	of
cancer,	the	all-important	reversible	stage? Would	the	benefits	of	low	protein
intake	achieved	during	initiation	continue	through	promotion? Practically	speaking,	it	was	difficult	to	study	this	stage	of	cancer	because
of	time	and	money. It	is	an	expensive	study	that	allows	rats	to	live	until	they
develop	full	tumors. Each	such	experiment	would	take	more	than	two	years
(the	normal	lifetime	of	rats)	and	would	have	cost	well	over	$100,000	(even
more	money	today). To	answer	the	many	questions	that	we	had,	we	could	not
proceed	by	studying	full	tumor	development;	I	would	still	be	in	the	lab,	thirty-
five	years	later! This	is	when	we	learned	of	some	exciting	work	just	published	by	others
31
that	showed	how	to	measure	tiny	clusters	of	cancer-like	cells	that	appear	right
after	initiation	is	complete. These	little	microscopic	cell	clusters	were	called
foci. Foci	are	precursor	clusters	of	cells	that	grow	into	tumors. Although	most
foci	do	not	become	full-blown	tumor	cells,	they	are	predictive	of	tumor
development. By	watching	foci	develop	and	measuring	how	many	there	are	and	how	big
they	become,
32
	we	could	learn	indirectly	how	tumors	also	develop	and	what
effect	protein	might	have. By	studying	the	effects	of	protein	on	the	promotion
of	foci	instead	of	tumors	we	could	avoid	spending	a	lifetime	and	a	few
million	dollars	working	in	the	lab. What	we	found	was	truly	remarkable. Foci	development	was	almost
entirely	dependent	on	how	much	protein	was	consumed,	regardless	of	how
much	aflatoxin	was	consumed! This	was	documented	in	many	interesting	ways,	first	done	by	my	graduate
students	Scott	Appleton
33
	and	George	D


	that	might
do	“harm”	to	their	industry. With	such	surveillance,	the	industry	could	more
effectively	respond	to	unexpected	discoveries
from	researchers	that	might
make	otherwise	unanticipated	news. I	had	learned	well	that,	when	the	stakes
are	high,	industry	was	not	averse	to	putting	its	own	spin	on	a	story. They	listed	about	nine	potentially	damaging	projects,	and	I	had	the
dubious	distinction	of	being	the	only	researcher	responsible	for	two	of	the
projects. I	was	named	once	for	the	China	Study,	which	one	of	the	members
was	assigned	to	watch	over,	and	once	for	my	association	with	the	American
Institute	for	Cancer	Research	(AICR),	especially	my	chairing	of	the	review
panel	that	decided	which	research	applications	on	diet	and	cancer	got	funded. Another	panel	member	had	the	task	of	keeping	an	eye	on	the	AICR	activity. After	learning	of	The	Airport	Club,	and	of	the	individual	assigned	to
watch	over	me	at	the	AICR	grant	meetings,	I	was	in	a	position	to	see	how	his
spying	was	going	to	unfold. I	went	into	the	first	AICR	review	panel	meeting
after	learning	of	the	Club	with	an	eye	on	the	spy	who	was	keeping	an	eye	on
me! One	might	argue	that	this	industry-funded	“spying”	was	not	illegal,	and
that	it	is	prudent	for	a	business	to	keep	tabs	on	potentially	damaging
information	that	might	affect	its	future. I	agree	completely,	even	if	it	was
disconcerting	to	find	myself	on	the	list	of	those	being	spied	on. But	industry
does	more	than	just	keep	tabs	on	“dangerous”	research. It	actively	markets	its
version,	regardless	of	potentially	disastrous	health	effects,	and	corrupts	the
integrity	of	the	science	to	do	so. This	is	especially	troubling	when	academicscientists	do	the	spying	and	hide	their	intentions.POWERFUL	GROUPS
The	dairy	industry,	one	of	the	sponsors	of	The	Airport	Club,	is	particularly
powerful	in	this	country. Founded	in	1915,	the	well-organized,	well-funded
National	Dairy	Council	has	been	promoting	milk	for	almost	a	hundred	years. 2
In	1995,	two	major	milk	industry	groups	put	a	new	face	on	their	old
establishment,	renaming	it	Dairy	Management,	Inc. The	purpose	of	this	new
group	was	“to	do	one	thing:	increase	demand	for	U.S.-produced	dairy
products,”	to	cite	their	Web	site. 3
	They	had	a	2003	marketing	budget	of	more
than	$165	million	to	do	it. 4
	In	comparison,	the	National	Watermelon
Promotion	Board	has	a	budget	of	$1.6	million. 5
	A	Dairy	Management,	Inc.,
press	release	includes	the	following	items
4
:
Rosemont,	Illinois—National,	state	and	regional	dairy	producer
directors	have	approved	a	budget	of	$165.7	million	for	a	2003	Unified
Marketing	Plan	(UMP)	designed	to	help	increase	dairy	demand.…
…	Major	program	areas	include:
Fluid	Milk:	In	addition	to	key	ongoing	activities	in	advertising,
promotion	and	public	relations	efforts	targeted	to	children	ages	six	to
twelve	and	their	mothers,	2003	dairy	checkoff	efforts	will	focus	on
developing	and	extending	partnerships	with	major	food	mar	keters,
including	Kellogg’s®,	Kraft	foods®	and	McDonald’s®.…
…	School	Marketing:	As	part	of	an	effort	to	guide	school-age
children	to	become	life-long	consumers	of	dairy	products,	2003
activities	will	target	students,	parents,	educators	and	school	food-
service	professionals. Programs	are	underway	in	both	the	classroom
and	the	lunchroom,	where	dairy	checkoff	organizations	look	to	widen
the	success	of	last	year’s	School	Milk	Pilot	Test.…
…	Dairy	Image/Confidence:	This	ongoing	program	area	aims	to
protect	and	enhance	consumer	confidence	in	dairy	products	and	the
dairy	industry. A	major	component	involves	conducting	and
communicating	the	results	of	dairy	nutrition	research	showing	the
healthfulness	of	dairy	products,	as	well	as	issues	and	crisis
management.…
If	I	may	paraphrase	the	dairy	industry’s	efforts:	their	goals	are	to	1)	market
to	young	children	and	their	mothers;	2)	use	schools	as	a	channel	to	young
customers;	3)	conduct	and	publicize	research	favorable	to	the	industry. Many	people	are	not	aware	of	the	dairy	industry’s	presence	in	our	schools.But	make	no	mistake:	on	nutrition	information,	the	dairy	industry	reaches
young	children	more	effectively	than	any	other	industry. The	dairy	industry	has	enlisted	the	public	education	system	as	the	primary
vehicle	for	increasing	demand	for	its	products. The	2001	Dairy	Management,
Inc.,	annual	report	stated
6
:
As	the	best	avenue	to	increase	fluid	milk	consumption	long-term,
children	are	without	a	doubt	the	future	of	dairy	consumption. That’s
why	the	dairy	checkoff	continues	to	implement	school	milk	marketing
programs	as	one	way	to	help	increase	kids’	fluid	milk	consumption. Dairy	producers	…	launched	two	groundbreaking	initiatives	in
2001. A	yearlong	school	milk	research	program	that	began	in	the	fall	of
2001	examines	how	improved	packaging,	additional	flavors,	coolers
with	merchandising	and	better	temperature	regulation	can	affect	fluid
milk	consumption	and	kids’	attitudes	toward	milk	both	in	and	out	of
school. The	study	concludes	at	the	end	of	the	2001–02	school	year. Also,	dairy	producers	and	processors	worked	together	to	conduct	a
five-month	vending	study	in	middle	and	high	schools	in	five	major
U.S.	markets. The	study	revealed	that	many	students	would	choose
milk	over	competitive	beverages	if	it	were	available	when,	where	and
how	they	wanted. Many	other	successful	school	programs	continue	to	encourage	children	to
drink	milk. Nutrition	education	programs,	such	as	“Pyramid	Explorations”
and	“Pyramid	Cafe,”	teach	students	that	dairy	products	are	a	key	part	of	a
healthy	diet;	the	“Cold	Is	Cool”	program	teaches	school	cafeteria	managers
how	to	keep	milk	cold,	just	how	kids	like	it;	and	the	checkoff	is	helping
expand	dairy-friendly	school	breakfast	programs. In	addition,	the	popular	“got
milk”	campaign	continues	to	reach	children	at	school	and	through	such	kid-
focused	media	outlets	as	Nickelodeon	and	the	Cartoon	Network. These	activities	are	far	from	small-scale;	in	1999,	“Chef	Combo’s
Fantastic	Adventures,”	an	“educational”	(marketing)	set	of	lesson	plans
produced	by	the	dairy	industry,	“was	placed	in	76%	of	preschool	kindergarten
sites	nationally.”
7
	According	to	a	dairy	industry	report	to	Congress,
8
	the	dairy
industry’s	“nutrition	education”	programs	are	doing	quite	well:
“Pyramid	Cafe
®
”	and	“Pyramid	Explorations™,”	targeted	to	second
and	fourth	grades,	reach	over	12	million	students	with	messages	that
milk	and	dairy	products	are	a	key	part	of	a	healthy	diet. Survey	results
continue	to	show	a	very	high	utilization	rate	for	these	two	programs,currently	at	over	70%	of	the	in


 upon a combination of plant
foods and animal foods for optimum nutrition. The plant
foods doubtless should predominate in quantity, as they have with the most successful dietary regimes, but they cannot be
used to the exclusion of all else. What has been said with re ference to a strict vegetarian
diet, from which all animal foods are excluded, does not
apply to a lacto-vegetarian diet, which includes dairy
products, or a lacto-ova vegetarian diet, which includes both
dairy products and eggs. Vegetarianism can be successful if adequate animal-food substitutes for meat are included in the
dietary. Some racial groups have sustained high levels of
health by utilizing liberal amounts of dairy products and very
little meat. Others have succeeded in building superb bodies
with meat but no dairy products. In the therapeutic use of raw diets, remarkable successes have been achieved on both lacto-
vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets. The obvious deduction is
that meat is compatible with good health but not essential to
good health. There is room for both lacto-vegetarians and
non-vegetarians in the modern world, and both may secure adequate nutrition from the wide variety of foods which are at
man's disposal. The proper selection of foods in an uncooked dietary is
quite simple and can easily be established on a practical basis. Instinct alone tends to lead to sufficient variety in selection providing no food classes are omitted from the diet for
ethical, religious, or economic reasons. A satisfactory
uncooked diet may include fruits, nuts, vegetables, legumes,
grains, seeds, tree saps, flowers, herbs, fungi, honey, milk,
cheese, eggs, and meat. The diet must be omnivorous or lacto-vegetarian, and it may be derived from both the land
and sea. Domestic foods will form the basis for the diet under
present conditions. Edible wild plants are not essential, but
they do represent accessory foods which can add significantly
to the pleasure and nutritive value of the diet. In terms of total composition, the uncooked diet is thus easy to select, simple
to balance, and available to everyone living under modern
conditions of food production and distribution. 9
RAW FOOD IN PREPARATION
AND USE
THE PREPARATION of raw food is the most important part of
the culinary art. In the usual cookbook, information on this
subject is restricted almost entirely to the preparation of
salads, and even here many cooked ingredients and irritating condiments often enter the recipes. For those undertaking the
maximum possible use of raw foods, much more knowledge
is required. Salads comprise only a limited part of the total
intake of food in the uncooked dietary. If we are to achieve
maximum benefit from our meals, all other methods of raw food preparation must also be considered. With adequate knowledge covering every phase of this subject, uncooked foods may be prepared easily and quickly. The meals will be
tasty, appetizing, and completely satisfying to the most sensitive palate. B
ASIC METHODS
   The first step in the preparation of raw plant foods is
thorough washing. This does not mean that vegetables should be soaked in water, for soaking causes some nutrients to pass
into the water, which is then discarded. Green leaves should
be washed quickly but thoroughly. Fruits and leaves which
have been sprayed with insecticides require special attention,
and should be given a more prolonged cleaning, even though this will not remove all spray residue. Root vegetables should
be well scrubbed, but the peelings should not be removed
unless they are tough or bitter or too rough to permit
satisfactory cleaning. After cleansing, the methods of raw food preparation may
involve chopping, grating, grinding, pulverizing, mixing,
liquefying, blending, churning, juicing, and freezing. These may be accomplished by hand or by machine methods. This
means that in the kitchen the cookstove will be supplemented
or replaced by appliances designed specifically for the preparation of raw foods. The chopping board, salad bowl,
ice cream freezer, fruit juicer, food grinder, food grater, food
shredder, and chopping knife will be employed as needed. These can be supplemented or largely replaced by the electric
juicer, electric blender, electric shredder, electric mixer, and electric freezer for those who prefer the time-saving and
work-saving efficiency of modern technical appliances. The electric vegetable juicer is one of the most useful
appliances for the kitchen. A number of different types of
such juicers have been manufactured and are readily available
in kitchen-appliance shops. The electric juicer enables you to
make many delicious juices, not only from vegetables, but
also from such fruits as melons, peaches, pears, apples, and
berries. The juices can be made in just a few minutes and
taken in their pure form or mixed in various combinations as
may be considered more palatable. The pulp resulting from the juicing process may be discarded or it may be used in
making additions to salads. Juices are also available on a commercial scale, and some
firms maintain a special delivery service to bring the juices
right to the housekeeper's doorstep. While this represents a
definite convenience to some, and is indeed an absolute
necessity for a few, it does not represent the ideal method of obtaining juices. Much of the flavor and most of the enzymes
in juices are lost within 30 minutes after they are made, and
the very peak of palatability and nutritive value is obtained if
the juices are consumed immediately after being extracted. There is no method of delaying this flavor-destroying oxidation, so we must be prepared to accept some loss in
palatability in all commercial fruit and vegetable juices which
have been prepared long before consumption. Whenever
possible, juices should be extracted immediately to individual order, whether in the sanitarium, the restaurant, or the home. Of all implements for use in preparing raw foods, none is of
more all-around value than the electric blender, or liquefier-blender, as it is also called. This machine consists of a small
electric motor in an enclosed  base and a covered quart
container on the base. Four or more blades in the container make thousands of revolutions per minute and instantly cut
all food into fine pieces, mix it with a liquid base, and blend
all ingredients together into a smooth, delicious preparation. Actually the machine may replace many other common
kitchen implements. It will chop, grate, and grind as well as
mix, liquefy, blend, and churn. With the electric blender you can make the most delicious
salad dressings, sauces, puddings, nut milks, and beverages of
all kinds entirely from raw ingredients. All that is needed in
most cases is a liquid base with such solid ingredients as may
be chosen. Such foods as bananas, avocados, and other soft
fruits will semi-liquefy into a smooth consistency with no other base than the fruit itself. Salad dressin
gs are perfectl y emulsified in the blender, and sauces and puddings may be
made with the same ingredients as the beverages except that
the proportion of liquid in relation to solids is reduced in
quantity. Apples, cranberries, and some other fruits are converted instantly into the most delicious sauces. A
combination of fruit juice and nuts or nut butter is quickly
converted into a rich, smooth cream or milk-like drink. A
mixture of fruit juice and crushed ice is turned into the finest
sherbet or frappe. Vegetables are ground up with a liquid base into a semi-liquid salad. Any food may be converted into a
puree suitable for infant feeding or for anyone who cannot
easily chew solid food due to dental defects. All of these
things, and indeed more, may be accomplished with the
electric blender. For the person preparing raw foods in a varied manner, this machine is truly indispensable in saving
time and work. It may be accepted that practically all methods of food
preparation which involve a significant change in the physical
state of foods may permit oxidation and thus induce loss of
nutritive factors. Such losses, however, are relatively small
and do not render the food unsuitable for moderate use. Fruit
juices and vegetable juices, as well as various foods prepared
in the electric blender, appear in practice to retain their basic
vital effects upon the human system, and some have been
used with very remarkable success on a therapeutic basis. Consequently they are all quite valuable in any diet and may form an integral part of the uncooked regime. It may be
pointed out, however, that they should not be used to the
exclusion of unchanged foods except under special conditions for a limited period of time. The teeth and gums need
exercise from chewing hard, crisp foods, and these should be
included liberally in the normal dietary regime. The
preparation of raw foods, as with the grinder, juicer, blender,
or other appliances, may be considered useful and practical as a means of improving the variety, palatability, and enjoyment
of the diet, but it should be used within normal limitations such as common sense will dictate. H
OW TO SPROUT GRAINS AND LEGUMES
   As sprouted grains and legum es are useful additions to the
uncooked diet, methods for their preparation and use become
important. Mung bean, soy bean, and alfalfa sprouts are
occasionally developed and marketed, but others must at present usually be made in the home. To sprout any seed, it
need only be kept moist and warm. Within a few days the
sprouting process is well developed


 with each step. They looked like they were bouncing on a trampoline, because gravity on the moon is much less
than here on earth. Gravity on earth is very harsh on our bo dies. When we walk or stand, our body is pulled down toward the earth. We have to live with this constant tugging on our vital organs. We find that the intervertebral disks are being pressed down. I’m
sure we would have few disk problems if everyone lived on the moon. Because there wouldn’t be enough pressure from its gravity
to cause disk problems. On earth we have gravity problems, especially when we are tired. I have said before that tiredness is  the
beginning of every disease; that is when gravity has i ts greatest effect on the body. When we are tired, we begin to lose muscle
tone, so we find that internal organs are more easily pulled downward. When gravity takes its effect, our shoulders begin to droop:
we can have scoliosis or we can develop curvature  of the spine. The softest tissue in the body is the transverse colon, and it is the
only tissue in the body that goes completely from the right side to the left side of the body. If it was made of bone, it wou ld stay in
position; but since the colon is ma de of very soft tissue, a prolapsus or dropped transverse colon can happen as a result of
gravitational pull. There is a new disease coming: it’s called gravitosis. The symptoms are as follows. PROLAPSUS OF THE TRANSVERSE COLON
When we have prolapsus, all  the organs above the transverse colon are going to fall as well and those below it will suffer the
effects of pressure. When the transverse colon comes down, for exam pie, bladder pressure develops. The uterus can develop
flexions and retroflexions and co uld double over the bowel causing constipation. We sometimes find that there is pressure on the
fallopian tubes or the ovaries. Many times the egg from the ovary cannot pass into the uterus properly and this can cause ste rility. Still further, we find that  women have more cysts on the ovaries than on any other organ in the body. There are more hysterec -
tomies given to women than any other operation; and I believe it is because a good deal of pressure is against the tubes, pre ssure
which does not allow prope r circulation of blood or the removal of toxic material. But women are not the only ones subject to
pressure -caused troubles; a man with a prolapsus experiences prostate gland pressure. The urethra, through which urine flows from
the bladder, passes throug h the center of the prostate gland. When there is pressure on the prostate gland, urination is difficult. There will be retention of urine, which is one of the liquids we can absorb back into the body. This can mark the beginning o f
arthritis and joint tro ubles, especially as we grow older. So we find we can have prostate gland and bladder troubles, uterine and
ovarian disturbances, all because of prolapsus caused by gravity. Many doctors and gastro -intestinal specialists are making their living treating  hemorrhoids and other anal, rectal and bowel
problems caused mainly by pressure from the transverse colon and various organs involved while we are eliminating at the toil et. I
think the toilet is the most abominable device ever invented in our civilizatio n. We find that the Indians never had any rectal
troubles; they had no hemorrhoid troubles whatsoever. Why. They squatted to defecate. If you go to France, Italy or South
America, you will find that the toilet is often a hole in the floor and you have to s quat. This is the normal eliminating position, the
one in which all of our internal organs are held in the proper position. When this position is habitually used for eliminatio n, no
veins will protrude from the rectum. Now to add to the problem, we may hav e gas or we may have a hard stool. There is pressure against the rectum whenever we have
hard fecal material or excessive gas. These problems are aggravated by fatigue and by the gravitational pull. It is well that  you
know this so you can learn to overcom e these things. To overcome the problem of gravity when and if you must sit on the toilet,
one thing to remember is to keep your hands over your head. You’Il find when you push down, the force is really against the r ectal
tissues and the rectal areas, so t o overcome this keep your hands above your head. That’s the way it should be done anyway, if
you’re going to use the regular toilet seat. In fact, in our sanitarium we had a little rope above and off to the side of the  toilet to
hold when there was a bowel  movement, which kept the hands above the head. IRIDOLOGY AND THE BOWEL
In looking at the bowel from the standpoint of iridology. the first thing we have found is always a black area in that portio n of the
ins corresponding to the bowel. The condition of the transverse colon (which comes across the top of the bowel) is indicated by
signs near the top of the iris at from 10 o’clock to about 12 o’clock, within what is called the autonomic nerve wreath. We s tart
down the descending colon, represented in the i ris from 12 to 5 o’clock, then the sigmoid colon from 5 to 7 o’clock, until we come
to the rectal area about 7 o’clock. This is only one side of the body. I don’t want to give a lesson in iridology but I would  like to
take you on a little learning trip bec ause the ins has much to teach us about the condition of the bowel. In the iris of the eye,
various conditions show up as black areas, which I call “bowel pockets,” where the autonomic wreath makes a definite break. I
have found that the black area represe nts underactivity, an inherent weakness and a toxic material settlement. Over the years, I
went after these three things in my work with patients. I found that an inherent weakness in the bowel quickly leads to probl ems in
bowel function unless the body ha s all the power and energy it needs to work with. When the body is tired, an inherent weakness
in the bowel leads to hypoactivity. So, I had to take care of the energies of my patients. I had to take care of enervation. I had to get
rid of tiredness. I had  to help patients get rid of what I call “vitality wasters. ” Every sick person is fatigued and rundown. They are
burned out. They want to lie down. Some of them don’t even have the energy to walk. All they want to do is to go bed. They do n’t
have enough en ergy or spirit to really do things, and I found that while taking care of these people, having them rest and change
their diets, I began to see certain healing signs come into those black areas in the irides. These correlations between bowel
condition and the appearance of the iris were confirmed repeatedly over the years. There is much cynicism among medical doctors over the value of iridology, but I believe this will change. It takes three mont hs to
demonstrate healing signs in the eye and the average  medical doctor seems to be unwilling to take the time for this kind of
systematic follow -up. I can prove what I have presented here, but it does take three months. The average doctor wants to see it
right now; he makes one test and that’s it. If it isn’t there in a week, it doesn’t exist. Iridology deals with tissue changes. When we
examine the iris, we are “reading” tissue condition. We do not directly read toxic material settlements in the bowel. When we
examine the iris, we are reading the bowel wall. W hen the healing signs appear, they are called calcium luteum lines. Improvement
in the bowel wall takes care of toxic materials in the body; it moves them along a little quicker. We may quicken elimination  of the
acids by using foods containing potassium a nd sodium. We find that magnesium relaxes the bowel for those who have tension. Of course, we often resort to using milk of magnesia for this, but we can also use the magnesium which is found in our foods,  of
which yellow cornmeal contains the most. Magnes ium is also found in all vegetables. Using the proper foods to bring about physical changes is slower than drug therapy; it is the natural way. We find no “undesi rable
side effects” here. When I first began seeing these changes come about in the irides of my patients’ eyes, I actually didn’t know I
was doing anything unusual. I was simply putting my patients on a right -living regime. But I then started to have X -rays taken,
because I wanted to confirm what I suspected was going on. I spent time at the Ba ttle Creek Sanitarium and began to see how the
X-rays verified what I was finding through iridology. When my iris reading indicated a bowel pocket at 3 o’clock, I found on th e
X-ray that there was a diverticulum in the bowel. I found there was a ballooned condition where the toxic materials were not being
eliminated as they should. At that time, I studied with Dr


 changing your concept of your -
self. When you know what you want to be you have found your Jesus or
savior. When you assume that you are what you want to be you have died
to your former concept of self (Judas committed suicide) and are not liv -
ing as Jesus. You can become at will detached from the world round about
you, and attached to that which you want to embody within your world. Now that you have found me, now that you have found that which would
save you from what you are, let go of that which you are and all that it
represents in the world. Become completely detached from it. In other
words, go out and commit suicide. You completely die to what you formerly expressed in this world, and you
now completely live to that which no one saw as true of you before. You
are as though you had died by your own hand, as though you had com -
mitted suicide. You took your own life by becoming detached in conscious -
ness from what you formerly kept alive, and you begin to live to that
which you have discovered in your garden. You have found your savior. It is not men falling, not a man betraying another, but you detaching your
attention, and refocusing your attention in an entirely new direction. From
this moment on you walk as though you were that which you formerly
wanted to be. Remaining faithful to your new concept of yourself you die
or commit suicide. No one took your life, you laid it down yourself. You must be able to see the relation of this to the death of Moses, where
he so completely died that no one could find where he was buried. You
must see the relationship of the death of Judas. He is not a man who be -
trayed a man called Jesus. The word Judas is praise; it is Judah, to praise; to give thanks, to explode
with joy. You do not explode with joy unless you are identified with the
ideal you seek and want to embody in this world. When you become iden -
tified with the state you contemplate you cannot suppress your joy. It ris -
es like the fragrant odor described as Jericho in the Old Testament. I am trying to show you that the ancients told the same story in all the
stories of the Bible. All that they are trying to tell us is how to become
that which we want to be. And they imply in every story that we do not
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what you really want to be. *****
Now we turn to a strange story in the Old Testament; one that very few
priests and rabbis will be bold enough to mention from their pulpits. Here
is one who is going to receive the promise as you now receive it. His
name is Jesus, only the ancients called him Joshua. Jehoshua Ben Nun, or
savior, son of the fish, the Savior of the great deep. Nun means fish, and
fish is the element of the deep, the profound ocean. Jehoshua means Je -
hovah saves, and Ben means the offspring or son of. So he was called the
one who brought the fish age. This story is in the 6th book of the Bible, the book of Joshua. A promise is
made to Joshua as it is made to Jesus in the Anglicized form in the
gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. In the gospel of John, Jesus says, “All things whatsoever thou hast given
me are of thee.” (John 17:7). “And all mine are thine, and thine are
mine.” (John 17:10). In the Old Testament in the book of Joshua it is said in these words: “Ev -
ery place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given
unto you.” (Joshua 1:3). It does not matter where it is; analyze the promise and see if you can ac -
cept it literally. It is not physically true but it is psychologically true. Wherever you can stand in this world mentally that you can realize. Joshua is haunted by this promise that wherever he can place his foot
(the foot is understanding), wherever the sole of his foot shall tread, that
will be given unto him. He wants the most desirable state in the world,
the fragrant city, the delightful state called Jericho. He finds himself barred by the impassable walls of Jericho. He is on the
outside, as you are now on the outside. You are functioning three-dimen -
sionally and you cannot seem to reach the fourth-dimensional world
where your present desire is already a concrete objective reality. You can -
not seem to reach it because your senses bar you from it. Reason tells
you it is impossible, all things rounds about you tell you it is not true. Now you employ the services of a harlot and a spy, and her name is Ra -
hab. The word Rahab simply means the spirit of the father. RAH means
the breath or spirit, and AB the father. Hence we find that this harlot is
the spirit of the father and the father is man's awareness of being aware,
man's I Amness, man's consciousness. More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenYour capacity to feel is the great spirit of the father, and that capacity is
Rahab in this story. She has two professions that of a spy and that of a
harlot. The profession of a spy is this: to travel secretly, to travel so quietly that
you may not be detected. There is not a single physical spy in this world
who can travel so quietly that he will be altogether unseen by others. He
may be very wise in concealing his ways, and he may never be truly ap -
prehended, but at every moment of time he runs the risk of being detect -
ed. When you are sitting quietly with your thoughts, there is no man in the
world so wise that he can look at you and tell you where you are mentally
dwelling. I can stand here and place myself in London. Knowing London quite well,
I can close my eyes and assume that I am actually standing in London. If
I remain within this state long enough, I will be able to surround myself
with the environment of London as though it were a solid concrete objec -
tive fact. Physically I am still here, but mentally I am thousands of miles away and
I have made elsewhere here. I do not go there as a spy, I mentally make
elsewhere here, and then now. You cannot see me dwelling there, so you
think I have just gone to sleep and that I am still here in this world, this
three-dimensional world that is now San Francisco. As far as I am physi -
cally concerned, I am here but no one can tell me where I am when I en -
ter the moment of meditation. Rahab's next profession was that of a harlot, which is to grant unto men
what they ask of her without asking man's right to ask. If she be an abso -
lute harlot, as her name implies, then she possesses all and can grant all
that man asks of her. She is there to serve, and not to question man's
right to seek what he seeks of her. You have within you the capacity to appropriate a state without knowing
the means that will be employed to realize that end and you assume the
feeling of the wish fulfilled without having any of the talents that men
claim you must possess in order to do so. When you appropriate it in con -
sciousness you have employed the spy, and because you can embody that
state within yourself by actually giving it to yourself, you are the harlot,
for the harlot satisfies the man who seeks her. You can satisfy self by appropriating the feeling that you are what you
want to be. And this assumption though false, that is, although reason
and the senses deny it, if persisted in will harden into fact. By actually
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenembodying that which you have assumed you are, you have the capacity
to become completely satisfied. Unless it becomes a tangible, concrete re -
ality you will not be satisfied; you will be frustrated. You are told in this story that when Rahab went into the city to conquer it,
the command given to her was to enter the heart of the city, the heart of
the matter, the very center of it, and there remain until I come. Do not go
from house to house, do not leave the upper room of the house into
which you enter. If you leave the house and there be blood upon your
head, it is upon your head. But if you do not leave the house and there be
blood, it shall be upon my head. Rahab goes into the house, rises to the upper floor, and there she remains
while the walls crumble. That is, we must keep a high mood if we would
walk with the highest. In a very veiled manner, the story tells you that
when the walls crumbled and Joshua entered, the only one who was
saved in the city was the spy and the harlot whose name was Rahab. This story tells what you can do in this world. You will never lose the ca -
pacity to place yourself elsewhere and make it here. You will never lose
the ability to give unto yourself what you are bold enough to appropriate
as true of self. It has nothing to do with the woman who played that part. The explanation of the crumbling of the walls is simple. You


The Secret to Money 95
The Secret to Relationships 113
The Secret to Health 125
The Secret to the World 141
The Secret to You 155
The Secret to Life 177
Biographies 185 A year ago, my life had collapsed around me. I'd worked myself
into exhaustion, my father died suddenly, and my relationships
with my work colleagues and loved ones were in turmoil. Little
did I know at the time, out of my greatest despair was to come the
greatest gift. I'd been given a glimpse of a Great Secret—The Secret to life. The
glimpse came in a hundred-year-old book, given to me by my
daughter Hayley. I began tracing The Secret back through history. I couldn't believe all the people who knew this. They were the
greatest people in history: Plato, Shakespeare, Newton, Hugo,
Beethoven, Lincoln, Emerson, Edison, Einstein. Incredulous, I asked, "Why doesn't everyone know this?" A burn-
ing desire to share The Secret with the world consumed me, and I
began searching for people alive today who knew The Secret. One by one they began to emerge. I became a magnet: as I began
to search, one great living master after another was drawn to me. ix x Foreword
When I discovered one teacher, that one would link to the next,
in a perfect chain. If I was on the wrong track, something else
would catch my attention, and through the diversion the next great
teacher would appear. If I "accidentally" pressed the wrong link
on an internet search, I would be led to a vital piece of informa-
tion. In a few short weeks I had traced The Secret back through the
centuries, and I had discovered the modern-day practitioners of
the Secret. The vision of taking The Secret to the world in a film had become
fixed in my mind, and over the following two months my film and
television production team learned The Secret. It was imperative
that every team member knew it, because without its knowledge,
what we were about to attempt would be impossible. We did not have a single teacher secured to film, but we knew The
Secret, and so with utter faith I flew from Australia to the United
States where the majority of the teachers were based. Seven weeks
later The Secret team had filmed fifty-five of the greatest teachers
across the United States, with over 120 hours of film. With every
step, with every breath, we used The Secret to create the The Se-
cret. We literally magnetized everything and everyone to us. Eight
months later The Secret was released. As the film swept the world, stories of miracles began to flood in:
people wrote about healing from chronic pain, depression, and
disease; walking for the first time after an accident; even recovering
from a deathbed. We have received thousands of accounts of The Se-
cret being used to bring about large sums of money and unexpected Foreword xi
checks in the mail. People have used The Secret to manifest their
perfect homes, life partners, cars, jobs, and promotions, with many
accounts of businesses being transformed within days of applying
The Secret. There have been heart-warming stories of stressed re-
lationships involving children being restored to harmony. Some of the most magnificent stories we have received have come
from children using The Secret to attract what they want, including
high grades and friends. The Secret has inspired doctors to share
the knowledge with their patients; universities and schools with
their students; health clubs with their clients; churches of all de-
nominations and spiritual centers with their congregations. There
are Secret parties being held in homes around the world, as people
share the knowledge with loved ones and families. The Secret has
been used to attract all manner of things—from a specific feather
to ten million dollars. All of this has taken place in the few months
since the release of the film. My intention in creating The Secret was—and still is—that it will
bring joy to billions around the world. The Secret team is experi-
encing the realization of that intention every day, as we receive
thousands upon thousands of letters from people across the world,
of all ages, all races/ and all nationalities, expressing gratitude for
the joy of The Secret. There isn't a single thing that you cannot do
with this knowledge. It doesn't matter who you are or where you
are, The Secret can give you whatever you want. Twenty-four amazing teachers are featured in this book. Their
words were filmed all over the United States, all at different times. xii Foreword
yet they speak as one voice. This book contains The Secret teach-
ers' words, and it also contains miraculous stories of The Secret in
action. I have shared all of the easy paths, tips, and shortcuts that I
have learned so that you can live the life of your dreams. You will notice throughout the book that in certain places I have
capitalized the word "You." The reason I did this is because I want
you, the reader, to feel and know that I created this book for you. I
am speaking to you personally when I say You. My intention is for
you to feel a personal connection with these pages, because The
Secret has been created for You. As you travel through its pages and you learn The Secret, you will
come to know how you can have, be, or do anything you want. You
will come to know who you really are. You will come to know the
true magnificence that awaits you. With the deepest gratitude I wish to thank every person who
has come into my life and inspired, touched, and illuminated me
through their presence. I would also like to acknowledge and express my gratitude to the
following people for their magnificent support and contributions
to my journey and to the creation of this book:
For generously sharing their wisdom, love, and divinity, I pay
homage to the featured co-authors of The Secret: John Assaraf,
Michael Bernard Beckwith, Lee Brower, Jack Canfield, Dr. John De-
martini, Marie Diamond, Mike Dooley, Bob Doyle, Hale Dwoskin,
Morris Goodman, Dr. John Gray, Dr. John Hagelin, Bill Harris, Dr.
Ben Johnson, Loral Langemeier, Lisa Nichols, Bob Proctor, James
Ray, David Schirmer, Marci Shimoff, Dr. Joe Vitale, Dr. Denis Wait-
ley, Neale Donald Walsch, and Dr. Fred Alan Wolf. The magnificent human beings that make up The Secret production
team: Paul Harrington, Glenda Bell, Skye Byrne, and Nic George. xiii xiv Acknowledgments
Also to Drew Heriot, Daniel Kerr, Damian Corboy, and to all who
journeyed with us in the creation of the film The Secret. Gozer Media, for the creation of the superb graphics and for im
pregnating them with the feeling of The Secret: James Armstrong,
Shamus Hoare, and Andy Lewis. The CEO of The Secret, Bob Rainone, who was delivered to us from
heaven. Michael Gardiner and the legal and advisory team across Australia
and the United States. The Secret website team: Dan Hollings, John Herren, and all at
Powerful Intentions who manage and run The Secret Forum, along
with the wonderful people on the forum. The great avatars and master teachers from the past, whose writ-
ings lit a burning fire of desire within me. I have walked in the
shadows of their greatness, and I honor every one of them. Special
thanks to Robert Collier and Robert Collier Publications, Wal-
lace Wattles, Charles Haanel, Joseph Campbell and the Joseph
Campbell Foundation, Prentice Mulford, Genevieve Behrend, and
Charles Fillmore. To Richard Cohn and Cynthia Black of Atria Books/Beyond Words,
and Judith Curr of Simon & Schuster, for opening their hearts
and embracing The Secret. For their editing: Henry Covi and Julie
Steigerwaldt. Acknowledgments xv
For their generosity in sharing their stories: Cathy Goodman; Susan
Sloate and Colin Halm; Susan Morrice, director of Belize Natural En-
ergy; Jeannie MacKay; and Joe Sugarman. For their inspirational teachings: Dr. Robert Anthony, Jerry and Es-
ther Hicks and the teachings of Abraham, David Cameron Gikandi,
John Harricharan, Catherine Ponder, Gay and Katie Hendricks,
Stephen MR Covey, Eckhart Tolle, and Debbie Ford. For their gen-
erous support: Chris and Janet Attwood, Marcia Martin, members
of the Transformational Leaders Council, the Spiritual Cinema Cir-
cle, the staff at Agape Spiritual Center, and the assistants and staff
of all the teachers featured in The Secret. My precious friends for their love and support: Marcy Koltun-
Crilley, Margaret Rainone, Athena Golianis and John Walker,
Elaine Bate, Andrea Keir, and Michael and Kendra Abay. And my
amazing family: Peter Byrne; my very special sisters: Jan Child
for her invaluable help with this book, Pauline Vernon, Kaye Izon
(deceased), and Glenda Bell, who is always by my side and whose
love and support knows no limits. My courageous and beauti-
ful mother, Irene Izon, and in memory of my father, Ronald Izon,
whose light and love continue to shine through our lives. And finally to my daughters, Hayley and Sk


02/0200251h.html#toc 34/250cold fogs. Life is full of meaning for characters that are developed to accept as everyday routine
raging seas and piercing blizzards representing the accumulated fury of the treacherous north
Atlantic. One marvels at their gentleness, refinement and sweetness of character. The people live in these so-called black houses. These are thatched-roof dwellings containing
usually two or three rooms. The walls are built of stone and dirt, ordinarily about five feet in
thickness. There is usually a fireplace and chimney, one or two outside doors, and very few
windows in the house. The thatch of the roofs plays a very important rôle. It is replaced each
October and the old thatch is believed by the natives to have great value as a special fertilizer for
their soil because of its impregnation with chemicals that have been obtained from the peat smoke
which may be seen seeping through all parts of the roof at all seasons of the year. Peat fires are
kept burning for this explicit purpose even when the heat is not needed. This means that enormous
quantities of peat are required to maintain a continuous smudge. Some of the houses have no
chimney because it is desirable that the smoke leave the building through the thatched roof. Not
infrequently smoke is seen rolling out of an open door or open window. Fortunately the peat is so
abundant that it can be obtained easily from the almost limitless quantities nearby. The sheep that
roam the heather-covered plains are of a small black-faced breed, exhibiting great hardihood. They provide wool of specially high quality, which, incidentally, is the source of the famous Harris
Tweeds which are woven in these small black houses chiefly on the Isle of Harris. We are particularly concerned with the people of early Scotch descent who possess a physique
that rivals that found in almost any place in the world. They are descendants of the original Gaelic
stock which is their language today, and the only one which a large percentage of them can speak. This island has only one port which means that most of the shore line still provides primitive living
conditions as does the central part of the island. It was a great surprise, and indeed a very happy
one, to find such high types of manhood and womanhood as exist among the occupants of these
rustic thatched-roof homes, usually located in an expanse of heather-covered treeless plains. It
would be hard to visualize a more complete isolation for child life than many of these homes
provide, and one marvels at the refinement, intelligence, and strength of character of these rugged
people. They resent, and I think justly so, the critical and uncomplimentary references made to
their homes in attaching to them the name "black-houses." Several that we visited were artistically
decorated with clean wallpaper and improvised hangings. One would expect that in their one seaport town of Stornoway things would be gay over the
week-end, if not boisterous, with between four and five thousand fishermen and seamen on shore-
leave from Saturday until midnight Sunday. On Saturday evening the sidewalks were crowded with
happy carefree people, but no boisterousness and no drinking were to be seen. Sunday the people
went in throngs to their various churches. Before the sailors went aboard their crafts on Sunday
evening they met in bands on the street and on the piers for religious singing and prayers for safety
on their next fishing expedition. One could not buy a postage stamp, a picture card, or a
newspaper, could not hire a taxi, and could not find a place of amusement open on Sunday. Everybody has reverence for the Sabbath day on the Isle of Lewis. Every activity is made
subservient to their observance of the Sabbath day. In few places in the world are moral standards
so high. One wonders if the bleak winds which thrash the north Atlantic from our Labrador and
Greenland coasts have not tempered the souls of these people and created in them higher levels of
nobility and exalted human expression. These people are the outposts of the western fringe of the
European continent. Just as one sees in Brittany, on the west coast of France, the prehistoric druidical stone forest
marking a civilization which existed so far in the past as to be without historic records except in its
monuments; so, too, we find here the forest of granite slabs in which these sturdy prehistoric souls
worshipped their divinities before they were crowded into the sea by the westward moving hordes. When one realizes the distance that these heavy stones had to be transported, a distance of
probably twenty miles over difficult terrain, we can appreciate the task. Their size can be
calculated from the depth to which they must be buried in order to stand erect even to this day. We are concerned primarily with the physical development of the people, and particularly with7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
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        An important contribution to this phase comes directly from the experience of
primitive races and indicates that a more fundamental conditioning factor had developed in the
prenatal period. If, therefore, large groups of individuals suffer from such a prenatal conditioning
influence, new light will be thrown upon the larger problems of group deterioration. History seems
to provide records of such mass degeneration as, for example, those which culminated in the so-
called "dark ages. " That some such mass degeneration is now in progress is suggested by leading
students of human welfare. The regius professor of Greek at Oxford in his inaugural lecture in
1937 made the following observation: (20)
   In the revolution of thought through which we are living, the profoundest and most disturbing
element is the breakdown of that ethical system which, since the days of Constantine, has
imposed upon European culture at least the semblance of moral unity. In commenting on this important statement Sir Alfred Zimmern in his address on the decline of
international standards said that "Recent events should convince the dullest mind of the extent to
which international standards have deteriorated and the anarchy which threatens the repudiation of
law and order in favour of brute force. " The problem of progressive decline in individual and group ethical standards is commanding the
attention of great international organizations. In discussing this problem before the International
Rotary at its meeting in San Francisco in June, 1938, one of the leaders in mass reform, Mayor
Harold Burton of Cleveland, stressed very important phases. He stated that the American boys
"are making irrevocable choices" between good and bad citizenship which "may make or wreck
the nation. It may be on the battlefield of crime prevention that the life of democracy will be
saved. " He described great industrial cities as battlefields where "the tests of democracy are the
newest and sharpest. " (21). "For centuries," he said:. we have fought crime primarily by seeking to catch the criminal after the crime has been
committed and then through his punishment to lead or drive him and others to good citizenship. Today the greater range of operation and greater number of criminals argue that we must deal
with the flood waters of crime. We must prevent the flood by study, control and diversion of the7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg. net. au/ebooks02/0200251h. html#toc 19/250waters at their respective sources. To do this we must direct the streams of growing boys in
each community away from fields of crime to those of good citizenship. If the "flood waters" that must be controlled lie farther back than the cradle, in order to
safeguard individual character and individual citizenship from prenatal conditioning factors which
have profound influence in determining the reaction of the individuals to the environment, it is
essential that programs that are to be efficient in maintaining national character reach back to those
forces which are causing the degeneration of increasing numbers of the population in succeeding
generations of our modern cultures. That the problem of mass degeneration constitutes one of the most alarming problems of our
modernized cultures is demonstrated by the urgency of appeals that are being made by students in
national and international affairs. The discussion of "An Ethical Declaration for the Times," (22) a
declaration of faith, is accompanied by a pledge. This pledge reads:
    I pledge myself to use every opportunity for action to uphold the great tradition of civilization
to protect all those who may suffer for its sake, and to pass it on to the coming generations. I
recognized no loyalty greater than that to the task of preserving truth, toleration, and justice in
the coming world order. The author emphasizes the great danger of taking for granted that the cultural progress that has
been attained will continue. There is probably no phase of this whole problem of modern
degeneration that is so brilliantly illuminated by the accumulated wisdom of primitive races as group
degeneration. They have so organized the life of the family and the individual that the nature of the
forces which established individual behavior and character are controlled. Our problem of modern degeneration involves both individual and group destiny. Our approach
to this study will, accordingly, involve first a critical examination of the forces that are responsible
for individual degeneration. In my search for the cause of degeneration of the human face and the dental organs I have been
unable to find an approach to the problem through the study of affected individuals


 of gravitation;
we know it operates and we know we cannot get along without
it, unless we substitute other kinds of forces to counteract it. It is
a fundamental property of things. But there is nothing in any of
the spiritual or moral laws which has the same characteristic. It
behooves us to get on the ball and discover what we can, so that
a spiritual law which is good in New York and Boston and
Washington, is equally good in Hongkong, Bangkok and Tim
buktu. Only when we can find the fundamental properties of the
spiritual or moral law and, for that matter, of the legal laws, can
we hope to find any kind of satisfactory answer to the problem of
mankind. The problem of human behaviour is still the greatest problem
that faces mankind. We have not solved it. As a matter of fact
we are really making no attempt to solve it. To be sure, many
dedicated people are endeavouring to find out the details of how
the nervous system works. in the hope that this will give some
clues as to how we can integrate and co-ordinate our human
attitudes to each other and to the Universe. Up to date, however,
the results have not been particularly fruitfuL
\Vhat we need to do is to apply the methods of science to the
problem of human interrelationships. The methods of science
have been deified in recent years because of the remarkable ad
vances which have resulted from their application to the study
of the physical universe. As we mentioned in the first chapter the method of science
involves first of all a reasonable contact with the background of
the particular subject we are investigating, its natural history. Out of this someone comes along with a creative mind and sees
unsuspected relationships in this background. This gives rise to
a hunch, a theory, an assumption. In physics and chemistry the
logical consequences of this assumption are then put to labora-
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tory tests and if, in the laboratory, the results tend to confirm the
assumption, we generally believe that our theory is correct. This,
of course, is not necessarily so because there might be other
assump tions for which this same data will be a valid result. When it comes to applying this method to humans, we are
faced with the very real problem that control of the experimental
set-up of mankind is far from easy. We have not been able to
do it, but some day, someone with a creative mind will make it
possible for us to begin to use and apply the methods of science
to this problem. If we can do this, we probably can arrive at some
significant additions to its solution. In the last analysis, the Universe is a unit, all of its parts are
related to the wholeness of the Universe, and there is necessarily
some interrelationship between the wholeness of the Universe
and the activities of its individual components. From the unified
theory of Einstein-even though it lacked final, complete valida
tion with respect to the law of gravity-it is clear that one of
the characteristics of the Universe are fields which can be
measured by instruments. It does not make any difference
whether you call it an electro-s tatic field, an electro-magnetic
field, or an electro-dyn amic field. The name is always a conse
quence of the methods which were applied to its study. In other
words, there is one unifying characteristic of the Universe which
we have ignored, and that is its field properties. We should see,
therefore, if we can find some significa nt characteris tics of the
field properties of the Universe which can be put to use by man
kind in this incredibly difficult problem of human relationships. There must be generalities in this field theory which can be dis
covered and which can be harnessed by mankind to help him
solve his own problems. The electro-dynamic fields which control tI"e human organism
are signposts to the most promising trail that future explorers
can follow. 95 CHA PTER SIX
Antennae to the Universe
1
It was logical to deduce from the Field Theory that external
electrical fields would affect the fields of living organisms. For,
just as the overall L-field of the organism embraces and controls its
subsidiary fields, the electrical environment of the earth includes
-and can be expected to influenc e-the fields of the living forms
on this planet. This was something we could not easily check with human
or animal subjects because each organism is not only unique but
also constantly changing, as our experiments had shown. With
the rapidly-fluctuating voltage-variations in humans and animals,
it is extremely difficult to arrive at a steady baseline or norm from
which to measure the influence of external forces, which are
often slow in their cyclical varia tions. It was most important, however, to try to detect the effects
if any-of external forces for three reasons. First, if we could
demonstrate experimen tally a logical deduction from the Field
Theory, this would offer the Theory additional support. Second,
if the electrical environment does affect the living organism, the
more we could find out about those effects the better. Third, if
we could establish that living forms are affected by their electrical
environment, this would show that man is an integral part of
the Universe and subject to the great forces that act across space,
just as the earth itself is. For these reasons we decided to carry out a long-term study of
a living system which would be its own control, with the changes
in internal and external factors to be supplied by Nature. Our
aim was to examine, over a very long period of time, the electrical
properties of the system and their relationship to environmental
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phenomena. The latter included, of course, temperature, hum
idity, barometric pressure, sunshine and dark and any other
factors that we might be able to detect, measure and describe. We chose a tree as the most suitable subject for this investiga
tion because, in many ways, a tree has enormous advantages. It
always stays put in a particular place; it requires no special
feeding; it does not have to be anaesthetized when making the
measurements; and there is no problem of cleaning up after the
experiments, as there is with animals in the laboratory. We hoped, then, that trees would not only offer a steady and
reliable baseline from which to measure ordinary environmental
influences but would also serve as antennae -so to speak-to
pick up any extraterrestrial or Universal forces that might in
fluence the living forms of this planet. 2
Since the pioneer studies of Lund, it has been known that trees
exhibit electrical characteristics. So it was reasonable to expect
tha t we could measure these over long periods of time if we could
find a suitable way to place our electrodes permanently in contact
with the cambium layer-the growing area of trees-with a
'bridge' of physiological salt solution to avoid any side-effects
from the electrodes. We anticipated no difficulty in measuring the potential gradi
ents in the tree at any given time. But, if we were to detect en
vironmental factors, we must prepare for the long haul and make
sure that our electrodes and recording instruments would remain
stable and reliable for many years. If we could achieve this, we also hoped that our experiments
with trees would answer another question: There seemed to be
no doubt that the voltage gradients we had measured in living
forms were the result of an unequal distribution of charged par
ticles on either side of phase boundaries. This uneven distribution
might be caused, of course, merely by the constantly-changing
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chemical flux of the protoplasm. But was this the sole explana
tion of the voltage gradients? Only a long-term study could
settle this question. If chemistry is the only factor in voltage gradients, one might
expect wide varial"ions in voltage gradicnts, both in magnit ude
and polarity as the chemistry of the organism changes from time
to time. A tree is a highly-organized living system in an environ
ment in which change is a constant factor and might therefore be
expected to have other significant voltage variations. Our first 'antenna to the Universe' was a young maple tree
outside my house in New Haven, Connecticut, which could be
connected to recording instruments in the hOLlse. At first glance
this might seem a simple matter but, as we were trying som ething
entire]y new, it took a long time and many experiments before
we developed a technique which proved satisfactory through
several decades. The bark of the trce was carefully removed down to the
cambium layer and every effort was made to avoid injury to the
layer itself because it is well known that injury-potentials in
living organisms do occur. Fortunately, they do not last very
long and if, unavoidably, we injured the cambium the effects
would disappear in a short time. After many months of careful experiment on a number of
different kinds of trees we found that the best technique was to
use small plastic containers with one open face, filled with physio
logical salt jelly in which the silver-silver chloride electrodes were
embedded. The open face of the plastic container was held, under
the bark, against the cambium layer. It must again be emphasized that