175 mL) packed br own sugar
1 tbsp (15 mL) gr ound turmeric
1 tbsp (15 mL) pickling salt
2 tbsp (25 mL) Classic Pickling Spice Blend  or commer cial pickling
spice, wrapped in cheesecloth
4 cups (1 L) shr edded beets
2 cups (500 mL) chopped onions
1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped candied ginger

1. Dice mangoes. Y ou should hav e about 6 cups (1.5 L). T ransfer mango to
a lar ge bowl and combine with raisins and lime juice.
2. Heat five 1-pint (500 mL) jar s in boiling water, and scald the lids, lifter,
funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ).
3. In  a Maslin pan or canning kettle, combine vinegar, apple juice and
brown sugar. Bring to a boil  over high heat, stirring cons tantly Add
turmeric and salt. Stir well and  hang the pickling spice bag so that it is
immersed in the boiling mixture. Add mango mixture, beets, onions and
ginger. S tir and bring back to a boil. Reduce heat and boil gently stirring
occasionally for 30 to 45 minutes or until vegetables are soft.
4. Fill hot jars, leaving a 1/4-inch (5 mm) headspace. Run a thin, non-
metallic utensil around the inside of the jar to allow air to escape, and add
more ho t chutne y if necessary to  leave a 1/4-inch (5 mm) headspace. W ipe
rims, top with flat lids and screw on metal rings. Return jars to the hot water
bath, top ping up with hot water if necessary Bring to a full roll ing boil and
process jars for 10 minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ).5. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool com pletely. Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up
to 1 year.
Use: Th e beets in this chutney make it more savoury than traditional
mango chutney, so it can be used liberally with grilled roasted meats,
hearty winter casseroles and stir-fried dishes.P i n e a p p l e s
NA TIVE T O BRAZIL, THE  PINEAPPLE (ANANAS COMOSUS)  is
one of the most delicious and widely available of all the tro pical fruits.
Older va rieties h ave sharp, spiny leaves; they have now been bred to have
smooth leaves, which makes cultivation and use easier.
Good Pr eserving V arieties
Cayenne:  Lar ge, elongated fruit with light yellow scales. Smooth Cayenne
has a relatively smooth crown of leaves. Flesh is deep yellow, sweet and
juicy. Cayenne pineapples are lar gely grown in Hawaii; peak season is April
and May.
Red Spanish:  The  most wide ly available variety, scales are a deep orange
and leav es are hard and spiky. Flesh is white to light yellow  and not as
sweet as  Cayenne. Grown mostly in Honduras, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico,
Mexico and Central America. Peak seasons for Caribbean pineapples are
December through February and August through September.
Pur chasing/Storing
1 me dium pineapple weighs abo ut 4 lb (2 kg) and yields about 4 cups (1 L)
1/2-inch (1 cm) diced pineapple (more if coarsely chopped).
Pineapples shou ld be firm and  free of soft spots or bruises. Fresh, ripe
pineapples are fragrant, without a trace of fermentation. Look fo r fruits that
are o range or re d, and if there are only green pineapples available, choose
one that has star ted to ripen at the base, because it will finish ri pening once
you get it home.T o ripen a pine apple, turn it on its leaf end and let it sta nd at room
temperature for a few days unti l the colour has turned to a dee p orange or
yellow and the aroma is fragrant.
Good W ith
Spicy herbs such as basil, bay, thyme, chervil, tarragon,
ginger, mustard.
Sweet seasonings such as cinnamon, licorice, cloves,
nutmeg, vanilla.
Creamy cheeses such as Camembert, Danish blue,
gor gonzola.
Other fruit, such as raspberries, apples, apricots, peaches,
nectarines, plums, strawberries, cherries, citrus.
T oasted pecans, almonds and walnuts; raisins; chocolate.
Chicken, veal, pork.
Pr eparation
T wist or cut of f the leaves (or crown) and discard or use them as a centrepiece decoration.
For wedges, cut the pineapple in half down the centre.Lay one half on the cutting surface, cut side down. Cut in half. Cut one of the halves in half again so
that you have 4 wedges. T rim away the inner core and outer scales and set the wedges aside. Repeat
with the other half.
For slices, lay the pineapple on its side on a cutting surface. Cut crosswise slices to the desired width
as you would a loaf of bread.
Using a paring knife, cut away and discard the outside scales and the inside core.Use slices whole or chop into 1- or 1/2-inch (2.5 or 1 cm) dice as directed by the recipe. One
pineapple will yield about eight 1/2-inch (1 cm) slices and 4 cups (1 L) 1/2-inch (1 cm) dice.
p i n e a p p l e  m u s t a r d
Every time I make this delicious condiment, it r eaffirms my love affair with
homemade pr es erves. Ther e is nothing like this in a stor e. Th e flavour is
rich and  piquan tly sweet-sour. Use it as you would any mustar d—on its own
as a  glaze, as a seasoning in sa uces and in small quantities on  ham, chops
and other grilled meats and vegetables. In my opinion, it is not hot, but you
can use mor e or fewer cayenne peppers to suit your taste.
MAKES 6 CUPS (1.5L)
2–1/2 cups (625 mL) white wine vinegar
2 cups (500 mL) granulated sugar
1 cup (250 mL) lightly packed br own sugar
1 pineapple, cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) dice (about
4 cups/1 L)
1 cup (250 mL) golden raisins
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped dates grated rind and juice of 2 lemons
1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped candied ginger
2 dried cayenne peppers, crushed, or to taste
1 tbsp (15 mL) mustard seeds1 tbsp (15 mL) mustard powder
1 tbsp (15 mL) gr ound turmeric
1 tsp (5 mL) salt
1 tsp (5 mL) gr ound cinnamon
1/4 tsp (2 mL) gr ound nutmeg
1/4 tsp (2 mL) gr ound cloves

1. Heat six 1-cup (250 mL) jars  in boiling water, and scald the lids, lifter,
funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ).
2. In a M aslin pa n or canning kettle, combine vinegar and sugars. Bring to a
boil ove r high heat, stirring cons tantly Add pineapple (and any accumulated
juice), raisins, onion, dates, lemon rind, lemon juice, ginger, cayenne
peppers, mustard seeds, mustard powder, turmeric, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg
and clov es. Reduce heat and s immer gently stirring occasionally for 60
minutes. Mixture will be reduced in liquid and thickened considerably
3. Ladle some of the hot chunky mixture into 2 or 3 hot jars, leaving a 1/4-
inch (5 mm) headspace. Run a th in non-metallic utensil around the inside of
the jar to allow air to escape. Ad d more hot mustard, if necessary to leave a
1/4-inch (5 mm) headspace. W ipe rims, top with flat lids and screw on
metal rings. Return jars to the hot water bath.
4. U sing a food processor or blender, purée the remaining mixture until it is
smooth. Ladle into remaining j ars, leaving a 1/4-inch (5 mm)  headspace.
Run a thin non-metallic utensil around the inside of the jar to allow air to
escape. Add more hot mustard, if necessary to leave a 1/4-inch (5 mm)
headspace. W ipe rims, top with flat lids and screw on metal rings. Return
jars to the hot water bath topping up with hot water if necessary Bring to a
full rolling boil and process ja rs for 10 minutes ( Boiling W ater Method,
Step by Step ).
5. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack


 any cavities at all.
Taking Charge at the Dentist’s Office
There is a challenging interplay between being an informed patient, and trusting your dentist. On one
hand you have good reason to know every bit of detail about what type of treatment your dentist is
recommending. On the other hand, if you question every single move of your dentist to the point of
paralyzing him in his treatment of your teeth, then he cannot perform his job in which he is skilled..
The dental office is a scary place. My best advice for taking charge at the dental office is to bring a
friend. Now you have a witness. Call in advance to make sure your dentist accepts this. Since this is
not a normal protocol except for parents and children, there may be some hesitancy on the dentist’s
part. Your friend can ask questions you did not think of, and watch your back in case you become
disoriented from the dental procedures. Having a friend drive you to and from a dental procedure is
also a good idea.
When you are in the dentist’s office, share how you are feeling honestly. If you feel scared or unsure,
let them know. Also try to state your boundaries upfront. Usually most of this can be done on the
phone with the receptionist so you can avoid an uncomfortable situation in the first place. You can ask
the receptionist such questions as, “I am looking for biocompatible treatments; does Dr. So-and-so
perform blood serum compatibility testing, electrical or muscle testing?” When face to face with the
dentist, tell them what you want and expect from them. Examples would be, “I want minimally
invasive treatments; is that something you can do?” or “Please be upfront with what you think about
my teeth so that I can choose the best treatment option based on your opinions.”
Another approach is to set up a visit for a “consultation.” Basically a consultation is when you pay
the dentist for their time to diagnose your condition and to offer an opinion on what to do, but you are
clear that you do not need or expect a treatment. Consultations are a good way to meet with a dentist
and see how good they are based upon their diagnoses and suggestions for treatments. This can add up
cost wise if you consult several dentists. It is also a good time to ask your dentist questions and to get
educated while you are paying them for their time to talk. Consultations can be difficult to perform if
you have a serious condition and just want the dentist’s opinion. The dentist will want to follow their
legal and perhaps moral obligations to treat you.
Cavities and X-rays
One of my readers was overjoyed to have healed his gum problems. He then went to his conventional
dentist for a check-up and was shocked when his dentist told him that one of his teeth needed a rootcanal. “How could this be?” he wondered, when the tooth felt fine. The dentist diagnosed the new
cavity using older x-ray technology which can produce shadows or fuzzy images; these images
showed a large black spot under one of his tooth fillings, which the dentist claimed was not in the
previous x-ray taken 6 months prior. I advised the reader to seek care with a trusted holistic dentist.
The holistic dentist used a more modern digital x-ray, which resulted in a clearer picture. The new x-
ray showed no cavity at all. It turned out that the conventional dentist mistook a shadow from a tooth
filling in the x-ray for a severe tooth cavity. The conventional dentist was obviously happy to show
this reader his cavity, because he would make a nice profit for the week doing a root canal procedure.
It is even possible his dentist knew that it was a shadow, but the potential for a large financial gain
bypassed the dentist’s reasoning process and had him see cavities that were not there. The conclusion
I draw from this story and others like it is that there are likely tens of thousands, if not millions, of
dental procedures being performed yearly that are totally unnecessary. Not only are they unnecessary
from the perspective that they could be healed via nutrition, but fully unnecessary in that no condition
exists that requires treatment.
In the case of a wrong diagnosis, once the dentist drills into your tooth he is not likely to say,
“Whoops, I do not see any tooth decay; sorry to have drilled a huge hole in your tooth.” Instead, he
will keep on drilling, put that filling in, and pretend as though everything went as expected.
As readers of this book, you are now privileged with dental knowledge that I hope you will share
with everyone: all of your relatives, friends, coworkers and second cousins. Then they too can learn
how to avoid unnecessary dental procedures. Getting additional copies of
Cure Tooth Decay
and
sharing is a good way to spread this knowledge. Sometimes dental procedures are a good idea, and
that’s when you want them; the rest of the time, you of course do not want them.
A good dentist should confirm his diagnoses with a second perspective. This means that an x-ray
image should not be exclusively relied upon to make the decision to drill. Other testing methods
include probing with an examiner, visual inspection, or using electrical or ultrasound tools to test the
strength and health of the tooth.
The Dental Code of Silence
The dental code of silence means that if a dentist sees bad dental work in a patient’s mouth he will
remain silent rather than enlighten his patient to his condition. The only time a dentist might comment
on previous dental work is if it is extremely poorly done, and perhaps was performed in another
country. The only thing we know from going to each dentist we visit is our experience of lying in the
dental chair with our heads buzzing with the dental drill, and opening and closing our mouths to
varying degrees. We have no idea if the dentist put in the most amazing and clean filling ever, or if he
drilled away forever healthy tooth, and then placed the filling ineptly. I heard of a dentist who
recently passed away. He would spend five hours working on one crown. He guaranteed his crowns
would last 40 or more years. Quality dental work takes time.
The dentists’ code of silence allows the profession to stay at low standards of performance since
patients are not informed or educated about poor dental work versus good dental work. Bad dentists
do not get caught, and they continue performing bad dental work. Mercury fillings are just another
example of the dentists’ code of silence. When dentists decline to take a stand against the tyranny ofdental “ethics” boards that obfuscate the toxicity and harm caused by mercury fillings and toxic
metals in the mouth, they allow the system to continue with impunity.Root Canals
George Meinig, DDS, was one of the founders of the American Association of Endodontists (root
canal specialists). When he started in dentistry, everyone simply extracted decayed teeth. Dr. Meinig
and other dentists had a great idea to save teeth rather than remove them if they were infected.
Endodontists used to be on the fringe of dentistry and they worked hard to become mainstream
specialists.
Now, each year in the U.S. alone there are more than 30,000,000 root canals performed. That is a 30
billion dollar industry. Dr. Meinig, once a root canal advocate after a lifetime of performing root
canals as a dentist, changed his position after he read 1174 pages of detailed research by Dr. Weston
Price and his 60-man research team. Meinig discovered that,
A high percentage of chronic degenerative disease can originate from root filled teeth. The most
frequent were heart and circulatory diseases. The next most common diseases were those of the
joints, arthritis and rheumatism.
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What Dr. Meinig urgently wanted to show people is that in many cases a root canal sets up the body
for chronic and degenerative disease. If you have a significant degenerative condition, heart disease,
severe headaches, arthritis and so forth, a root canal may be contributing to your condition or even to
blame for it. The reason that root canals can be toxic is because each tooth contains about three miles
of microscopic tubes. After a root canal procedure, the body’s natural dentinal fluid flow to clean out
the microscopic tubes is destroyed. A sick tooth can easily develop toxic substances within the
microscopic tubules. It could be food particles or simply the death and putrefaction of the cells within
the tiny tubes. This highly toxic substance can then drip down tiny fissures through the root of the tooth
and enter your bloodstream. Dr. Price found that when bacteria could be filtered out of toxins
extracted from root canals, that the toxin became more potent than when the bacteria were present.
Bacteria from a root canalled tooth are not likely the cause of illness, but are simply feeding off and
trying to clean up the rotting material. The conclusion of Dr. George Meinig’s book
 Root Canal
Cover-Up
 is that root canals are a really bad idea, and that they can be a serious source of disease.
Not all root canals become infected and not all root canals cause health problems. The most recent
studies of root canal success rates over five- and ten-year periods reveal a dismal 30-40%. During
the time of Dr. Price, the rate of root canals that definitely had no observable side effects was 25%.
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Root canals present a catch-22 situation without any good choice. Root canals that are successful in
the long run are going to be the ones that are not very infected before the treatment. These non-
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  learn a lot, but the people paid me to learn
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and I  always felt a little guilty about that. I  learned so much that it looked to me that I
ought to be paying them. But I  wouldn't have been able to function if they hadn't
been paying me to be learning to do a better job each day. I  certainly appreciated it
and I  hope it has been a feeling of mutual gain on both of our parts.
"Rosswitha brings to mind a comparison of cancer with diabetes. Before Dr.
Banting and Best discovered insulin in 1918 in Canada, a person would have
diabetes and would ask the doctor if it could be anything he was eating, and should
he change his diet in any way? And the doctor would say, 'Oh no, it doesn't make
any difference — eat anything you want, you aren't going to live much longer
anyhow, so just live it up and eat whatever you want.' Doctors couldn't connect the
diet and diabetes. Even lay people in those days figured out that if you ate a lot of
leafy green vegetables and reduced the amount of sugar that you took in, you
survived better and did well — better than the person who didn't watch his diet.
"And so it was that after the development of insulin, doctors figured out that there
is a factor in diet. In the early 1920s there weren't very good analytical facilities
available. But the doctors empirically found that the people who ate green leafy
vegetables, and a few other foods, survived diabetes much better and the sugar count
in their urine was much better. They had a saying in the medical community at that
time that leafy, green vegetables had 'natural insulin' in them. It wasn't actually the
truth, but they became aware of the fact that including these vegetables in the diet did
play a role and they were trying to explain it. We're in the same situation now with
cancer. Some day in the near future, it w ill dawn on the medical community that diet
makes quite a difference in people with cancer, and greatly affects health in general.
It can't happen too soon. When it does, a lot of lives w ill be lived more healthfully
and a lot of lives w ill be saved."
Pancreatic Cancer Testimonial
Donnella Z. ~ Amarillo, TX
8-Year Victory Over Pancreatic Cancer
The parents of the patient relate this testimony.
Female: age 27, no history of smoking, drinking or drugs; attack of hypoglycemia
between ages of 15-17.
November 1973 (when D was 20) was our first indication of a problem. D was
stricken with aches and pains and fever. A 3-day flu had been hitting our area with
similar symptoms so at this point we were not overly concerned. After several days of
unsuccessfully trying to keep her temperature down, we decided this was something
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other than the flu. At the emergency receiving room of our hospital, chest X-rays,
blood tests and urinalysis failed to locate her problem. Her temperature range for a
24-hour period went from below normal to 106°F. We were referred to a M.D. who
specialized in internal medicine.
Thus began a nightmare that lasted many weeks. Testing for one week as an
outpatient ended in no answers. She was rapidly going downhill — weakened by the
many hospital trips. We were advised to admit her into the hospital for extensive
testing. Up to this point in our lives we had never even considered the fact that
anyone could be this sick and not have a physician give the reason. We feared in the
beginning a serious disease, but as time went on we would have welcomed anything
that would have been a concrete answer. Watching D dying with no apparent reason
left us quite helpless except for our faith in God. As time went on we found ourselves
doing more praying and less reaching out to Man for answers. We needed a miracle
and we had no doubt where that would come from.
Biopsies, scans, X-rays, bone marrow tests and blood taken every two hours
became our way of life for the next ten days. No answers. D losing ground. Six local
doctors and two consulting doctors from a larger city failed to find anything that
could be causing death.
By now D had lost 40 pounds, most of her hair had fallen out, her menstrual
periods had stopped, severe anemia and painful hot lumps traveled all over her body.
Massive doses of penicillin and streptomycin had caused a near total hearing loss.
She was dying from malnutrition.
The week before Christmas the doctor informed us that D had run out of time. The
only thing left was exploratory surgery. After questioning the doctor closely about her
chances of coming through the surgery and of their chances in finding the problem,
we decided to take her home. It was a big decision. If she was going to die, we
wanted her to be at home where her loved ones could be with her. No more tests and
definitely no hospital, we were leaving for home with a lung fungus medication
although all tests were negative.
Little did we know that this would be the turning point in our battle. Everything was
downhill from there out except for one minor incident.
We were on our own now but somehow had a strange feeling of relief. We had no
intention of just sitting and waiting; we could not just do nothing. We began with
Adelle Davis' anti-stress formula and large dosages of vitamin C — (the doctor had
refused to give D any vitamin C through the vein while in the hospital.) We had been
taking natural vitamins for several years and knew vitamin C would do no harm. As
we look back we know that this was God's way of letting us know we were finally on
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the right track. Many people all over the USA were praying which resulted in two
tired weary people getting divine guidance directly from God daily.
Five days after the vitamin C was given, her temperature was normal. God in
simplicity, restored life to a dying body.
Our first visit to the doctor's office three weeks later found D improved in every
area, strong enough to walk, hair growing, appetite normal and gaining weight. The
doctor's face could not hide his disbelief. His associates came for a look-see too.
After we explained what we had done, he checked her records and gave all the credit
to the fungus medication. He was so sure and convincing, we made our first blunder
since leaving their hospital. We cut back on the vitamin C and concentrated on the
medication. Her temperature rose immediately. We were shook. After asking God's
forgiveness, we resumed with our vitamin C schedule, adding health-building foods
as fast as D could take them.
A searching time began as we looked for answers. D was returning to health as
rapidly as she went down, but what happened? Would it happen again? Did God
want us to go on searching for the answer or accept her healing and let it go at that.
God led our steps to the answer.
Because we were involved in a natural business, we had heard of Dr. Kelley.
Thinking he could help us with a proper balanced diet that would be scientific
instead of guesswork, we began to investigate the possibility of a visit. We had
exhausted our finances paying hospital and doctor fees, so back to earnest praying.
When we received a check from a friend in the amount that we needed for the trip,
we knew God had given us a green light.
In March our first visit to Dr. Kelley was made. We could not believe what took
place. Answers instead of questions. How refreshing! There was a problem: A
malignant tumor on her pancreas. It was still there. Wasn't God good to keep us
searching? (A medical doctor later confirmed the tumor.) Although we were saddened
by the nature of her problem, we were relieved to finally have an answer. We were
told when her problem started, how long it would take to clear it and a possible
reason for the problem beginning in the first place. The diet alone would have been
worth the trip, the rest we considered priceless.
Upon our return we began to change our lifestyle to fit D's new program. It was
difficult, but we followed it in its entirety without any alterations. D had amazingly
few problems and returned to work June 1. (A total leave-of-absence of 6 months.) To
date she has had no recurrence of cancer and no major health problems of any
nature. She takes vitamin and mineral supplements.
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What we have learned about cancer through Dr. Kelley has spared at least eight
lives. We would go the same route again well knowing what we would be getting
into and knowing the results. D's life was worth it all; the other eight we look at as a
major bonus from the Lord. My unanswered question: Why could Dr. Kelley find in
one day what many doctors could not find in many months?
Dr. Kelley: "Pancreatic cancer is very devastating and very close to my heart
because that's what I  had. The average life expectancy of a clinically diagnosed case
of pancreas malignancy is two months. This lovely young lady, with eight years'
survival, is an example of what can be done with total family unity. This family is a
wonderful


	small	they	cannot	be	measured	by
the	usual	techniques.	Every	day	we	eat	food,	breathe	air	and	use	products
containing	these	and	other	harmful	toxins.	Some	exposure	is	virtually
unavoidable,	but	most	exposure	is	a	choice.	We	have	to	start	making	different
everyday	choices	about	what	we	put	on	and	in	our	bodies	and	what	we	exposeourselves	to	in	the	workplace.	What	we	eat,	wear	and	bring	into	our	homes—and
the	personal	care	products	that	we	use—are	under	our	direct	control.	We	need	to
change	our	perspective	that	small	amounts	of	toxins	are	safe;	we	need	to
recognize	that	small	amounts	of	toxins	can	build	up	in	our	bodies	over	time.
Most	Americans	are	now	accumulating	hundreds	of	man-made	chemicals	in
their	bodies,	and	yet	we	wonder	why	we	get	sick.
An	Active	Life	Versus	Sedentary	Sickness
Human	genes	evolved	at	a	time	when	a	high	level	of	physical	activity	was	the
norm.	All	through	the	course	of	evolution,	man	had	to	be	physically	active	in
order	to	survive.	Our	hunter-gatherer	ancestors	were	nomadic	peoples	who	were
always	on	the	move,	always	foraging	for	food	or	drink.	Because	of	the	way	we
evolved,	the	human	body	actually	requires	a	high	level	of	physical	activity	in
order	to	function	normally.	Until	fairly	recently	this	activity	requirement	was
met	by	leading	a	normal	lifestyle	and	producing	life’s	necessities.	From
prehistoric	times	up	until	the	last	century,	people	spent	the	vast	majority	of	their
physical	energy—hard,	daily	labor—just	trying	to	produce	food,	shelter	and
clothing.	Today	we	are	the	most	sedentary	people	in	history.	To	achieve	health,
we	must	change	our	perspective	that	we	can	be	both	sedentary	and	healthy.
Fortunately,	for	all	you	couch	potatoes	out	there,	a	simple	way	is	available	to
address	this	problem:	rebounding.	See	appendix	C	for	more	information.
The	Future	Is	Now
After	bringing	myself	back	from	the	brink	of	death	and	restoring	my	health,
and	after	more	than	sixteen	years	of	study	and	experimentation,	I	have
concluded	that	the	only	way	our	society	will	stop	its	slide	into	declining	health	is
to	change	our	beliefs	about	health	and	disease.	The	next	major	advance	in	health
care	will	be	driven	by	those	people	who	accept	personal	responsibility	for	their
health,	educate	themselves	and	make	choices	that	move	their	personal	health
equations	away	from	disease	and	toward	health.
When	a	large	number	of	people	look	at	something	in	the	same	way,	we	call
that	system	of	belief	a	paradigm.	Paradigms	become	accepted	wisdom,	and	we
interpret	our	lives	and	make	our	decisions	according	to	that	conventional
thinking.	I	ask	you	to	reconsider	accepted	wisdom	and	conventional	thinking
about	health,	disease	and	medicine.	Reconsider	whether	the	beliefs	that	guide
your	life	are	effective	in	solving	your	problems.	Reconsider	whether	the
decisions	you	make	about	your	health—from	foods	to	drugs	to	doctors—bringyou	health	and	happiness.	Reconsider	whether	you	are	missing	out	on
tremendous	opportunities	to	be	well	and	to	live	a	longer,	more	vigorous	life	than
you	ever	imagined.
Today,	most	of	us,	and	almost	all	of	our	physicians,	are	living	in	a	cave	of
confusion	and	misunderstanding.	The	medical	establishment	wins	honors,	praise
and	prizes	for	its	descriptions	of	diseases	and	how	to	manage	symptoms.	Yet	this
health	paradigm—this	distorted	way	of	viewing	health—	is	not	solving	our
problems.
If	we	are	taught	that	thousands	of	diseases	exist,	then	of	course	we	must	go	to
doctors	for	all	our	health	problems;	only	the	doctor	has	the	education	to	deal
with	all	the	different	diseases	and	their	treatments.	The	new	perspective	I	offer
you	is	that	there	is	only	one	disease;	health	is	then	easier	to	understand,	and	the
power	to	get	healthy	and	to	stay	healthy	lies	within	yourself.	Aside	from	medical
emergencies,	which	are	indeed	matters	for	trained	professionals,	maintaining
your	health	is	a	matter	of	preventing	deficiency	and	toxicity	and	requires	little	or
no	outside	assistance.
We	like	to	think	of	ourselves	as	so	technologically	advanced,	so	smart,	so
sophisticated	.	.	.	able	to	invent	computers,	land	on	the	moon	and	build	space
stations.	Yet	people	we	consider	primitive	lived	much	longer	and	healthier	lives
than	we	do.	By	optimizing	their	six	pathways	and	minimizing	the	two	causes	of
disease,	these	populations	showed	us	that	the	potential	for	human	health	is
extraordinary.	These	people	did	not	suffer	from	the	chronic	and	degenerative
diseases	that	are	the	norm	in	our	society;	in	fact	they	rarely,	if	ever,	suffered
from	the	common	cold.
A	massive	misconception	in	America	is	that	most	of	us	are	healthy.	In	reality,
most	of	us	are	sick.	You	don’t	have	to	look	sick	to	be	sick.	We	are	living	proof
that	it	is	entirely	possible	to	achieve	normal	growth	rates	and	have	a	healthy
appearance	while	being	undernourished	and	in	a	state	of	compromised	health.
Our	unprecedented	epidemic	of	chronic	and	degenerative	disease	is	clearly	the
result	of	eating	a	diet	consisting	of	adulterated	and	devitalized	foods;	exposure	to
the	lethal	effects	of	polluted	air,	water	and	food;	and	exposure	to	manmade
electromagnetic	radiation.	Yet,	as	a	society,	we	have	failed	to	come	to	grips	with
this	reality,	partially	because	we	are	still	stuck	in	the	obsolete	medical	paradigm
of	the	“germs	and	genes	theory”	of	disease,	and	partially	because	powerful
economic	incentives	exist	to	maintain	the	status	quo.
Do	we	think	we	can	continue	to	eat	nutritionally	deficient	diets,	diets	rich	in
make-believe	foods	made	from	sugar,	white	flour	and	processed	oils,	diets	that
will	not	even	sustain	healthy	life	in	rats,	and	still	be	healthy?	Can	we	continue	tolive	sedentary	lifestyles	when	we	know	that	physical	activity	is	absolutely
essential	to	health?	Can	we	continue	to	use	products	that	poison	us	with	toxins
that	bioaccumulate	in	our	tissues	and	cause	cellular	malfunction?	Can	we
support	wellness	without	learning	stress-management	techniques?	Can	we
continue	to	live	and	work	in	ways	that	deprive	us	of	healthy,	full-spectrum	light
and	adequate	sleep?
Chronic	diseases	such	as	cancer,	heart	disease,	hypertension,	diabetes,
arthritis,	asthma,	allergies	and	osteoporosis	are	entirely	preventable.	By	learning
and	universally	applying	the	concepts	of	one	disease,	two	causes	and	six
pathways,	our	society	could	eliminate	today’s	epidemic	of	chronic	disease.	We
must	teach	everyone,	including	our


 it? Is egoism an inevitable part of human nature
that cannot be changed, or is there a way to transcend it?
Ayurveda tells us that, however deep-seated the ego may
be, it is not our true nature. We can go beyond the ego and
all its sorrow and conflict.
Ego is called Ahamkara in Sanskrit, which means the
"I-process." Ego is a process of self-identification in which
we associate our inner being with some outer object or
quality. Through it we determine "I am this" or "this is
mine." Ego creates the self-image or "I-am-the-body-idea"
and results in the sense of separate self. Through it we
become isolated and feel different from the world and crea-
tures around us. Ego is the function of consciousness to
identify itself with an object, through which we feel our-
selves one with a particular body. Only what we have iden-
tified as ourselves or as belonging to us, like our family
and friends, can we feel deeply about and really bring into
our consciousness.
Ego is quite different from our true Self (Atman),
which is the pure I am or I-am-that-I-am, the I-in-itself
devoid of objectivity. Our true Self stands above all men-
tal and physical forms and conditions, and is ever
detached, free and aware. The ego arises from the "1-
thought" that stands behind all other thoughts?1 Whatev-
er thought we have, we must first have the thought of I or
self for it to exist. Ego introduces the principle of division,
through which consciousness is fragmented and strife
becomes possible. It keeps the subjective aspect of our
being (self) trapped in some objective form or quality, var- Ego and Self 127
ious bodily sensations or mental states in which there is
change and sorrow.
Ego is the primary function of consciousness directed
externally. It brings about the entire outward development
of consciousness through the mind and body, which are all
fragmentations in the field of awareness. Ego affects all the
functions of the mind. Everything we do is based upon the
self and its motivations. Ego pervades all levels of con-
sciousness and all the bodies of the soul, which require a
self-sense for their function. Normally we only know the
physical or waking ego, but subtler levels of our nature
have their respective egos that allow for their various activ-
ities.
The ego concept arises from the atomic nature of the
mind. Because we can only focus on one point at a time,
we develop the idea of ourselves as a separate center in time
and space. By its point-like nature, ego creates a narrow
focus or bias, a central blind spot that distorts our vision.
Because of this self-sense, all humans have an inherent feel-
ing of pride. We like to think that we or what we identify
with — our religion, country, race, class, or family — is
the best or the only valid one. This process of pride causes
us to look down on others and creates conflict.
Ego and the Functions of the Mind
Ego arises from a failure of intelligence (Buddhi). It is
a misjudgment or error in our perceptual process. The
most important function of intelligence is to ascertain the
nature of the self. Self-determination is the most primary
of all determinations. First we must know who we are
before we can know what the world is or what we should
do. Ego arises when we fail to discern our true Self, which
is pure awareness, and mistake it for the body, which is no
more than an object. 128 Ayurveda and the Mind
However, once intelligence makes the mistake of the
ego, the ego distorts intelligence, which then serves to
rationalize it. We use our intelligence to further the ego's
goals of accumulation and achievement in the external
world, and lose track of our inner goal, which is to know
our real nature. This ego of intelligence is the hardest ego
to overcome because it is so primary a misconception.
Some thinkers regard Buddhi or intelligence as the Self.42
This is a mistake, because the Self transcends all move-
ments of thought. However, since intelligence is close to
the Self, it can lead us gradually to it.
Our deeper consciousness (Chitta) precedes the mani-
fest ego but itself contains a rudimentary or latent ego. As
a part of matter (Prakriti), consciousness has an inertia to
take form that develops through the ego. Ego uses our
deeper consciousness to cling to life and to sustain its
experience. The rudimentary ego hidden in our deeper
consciousness gradually evolves into all the diversification
of the mind-body complex.
From ego arises the outer mind (Manas), senses and
body, through which we experience our separate existence.
The sense-mind, by its outward propensity, is naturally
under the sway of the ego, and only with difficulty can be
brought under the control of true intelligence. Ego oper-
ates through the mind to acquire sensations that allow it
to expand and feel good about itself. The ultimate crystal-
lization of the ego is the physical body, in which we expe-
rience ourselves as completely separate from other crea-
tures.
Whatever function occurs in consciousness, an ego is
automatically posited as part of its boundary. Each emo-
tion projects a kind of ego. For example, the ego of anger
is very different from the ego of love. We run into prob- Ego and Self 129
lems in our behavior when the ego of our emotions drives
us to actions that we later regret.
Because ego is inherently limited and isolating, it must
bring unhappiness. It causes us to identify with some
things and not with others. When we lose those objects we
have identified with, we must feel pain. When we contact
what we are not identified with, what we regard as alien to
ourselves, we also experience pain.
Ego and Perception
Ego arises automatically during the perceptual process.
As the thought of I underlies all thoughts, so the sensation
of I underlies all impressions. The sense-mind (Manas)
provides a series of sensory impressions, for which the body
is the main focus and instrument. The ego inherent in
body-consciousness colors all these. Ego appropriates
impressions, such as "I like this" or "I do not like that," "I
love this," or "I hate that." Similarly, ego appropriates
intelligence and uses it to justify its own reactions. Its
logic is that "I must be right" or "I must be good." Ego
stops intelligence from perceiving the truth and instead
imposes its own opinion as truth.
The ego cannot appropriate our deeper consciousness
(Chitta), but it can narrow and distort it. We can only
become aware of that part of our consciousness acceptable
to the ego. Ego is our most basic subconscious reaction
that keeps the greater field of consciousness suppressed.
We must learn to observe our perceptual process to tran-
scend the ego. This requires that our deeper consciousness
is in a state of peace and that our intelligence functions
objectively. The ego as a form of ignorance (Tamas) and
distraction (Rajas) becomes reduced as we no longer pro-
vide the environment in which it can flourish. Ayurveda and the Mind
Cosmic Aspect of Ego
Each individual creature must have some sort of ego.
Ego exists even in insects and rocks. It is ego that allows
for the gross elements and inanimate world to come into
being. The inanimate creation is pure ego, so contracted
that it does not allow any action of the vital force or sens-
es, which require consciousness of the external world.
Ego exists as a cosmic principle. From it the root ideals
and archetypes of creation (which are inherent in Cosmic
Intelligence) can be diversified. Ego is responsible for the
creation of the different objects, creatures and worlds.
From it the gross and subtle elements arise. We can per-
ceive higher cosmic states of ego once we expand our sense
of self into the deeper levels of consciousness. We can move
from being identified with our body to being identified
with our family, country, world, and universe — and ulti-
mately to being one with all beings.
Composition
Ego is the seed of Tamas (darkness) or the Tamasic side
of consciousness (Chitta). It corresponds to the earth ele-
ment or the heavy matters in consciousness. Ego develops
from ignorance, not knowing our true nature as pure Con-
sciousness. It is the source of attraction, repulsion and
attachment, the emotional afflictions that bring pain and
sorrow. It puts us under the rule of all duality, the ups and
downs of our emotional experience.
As the power of ignorance, ego relates to the mineral
kingdom in which no sensitivity has developed. The ego is
the inertia of the rock — matter asserting its existence
apart from the spirit. As isolation and fragmentation, it is
the source of decay, disease and death. Transcending the
ego is the basic evolutionary movement of life, through Ego and Self 131 A
which we form associations and seek to know


 we are all about. Isn't it? 8. VACCINATIONS
DOES MMR CAUSE AUTISM?
The human mind is like an umbrella -
it functions best when open.
Walter Gropius, 1965
Talking about autism it is impossible to avoid the issue of the MMR vaccine
and vaccination in general. In my practice I see some parents of autistic
children who would link their child's disorder with the MMR (Measles,
Mumps and Rubella) vaccine where a majority cannot make this connec
tion. An equal number of families connect their child's regression with DPT
(Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus) vaccination. Following research by Dr
Wakefield there has been a lot of publicity on this subject. The British gov
ernment has put a lot of effort and money into convincing the public that
the MMR vaccine is safe. While the MMR vaccine was in the limelight,
other vaccines got questioned as well, due to the fact that many of them
contain a preservative Thimerosal, a Mercury compound, and many other
toxic and questionable substances. DPT vaccine containing Thimerosal
has been banned in many countries. However, in Britain a fair amount of
old stock, containing Thimerosal, may still be injected into babies. Many
vaccines are new and have not been tested long enough, yet apparently the
number of complications from these vaccines is much higher than any
body would expect. On top of all this we have to remember that vaccines
are commercial products made with profit in mind. Is it true that the £3
million, which the UK government recently spent on MMR promotion, was
paid by the companies who have a commercial interest in this vaccine?
So, does MMR cause autism?
I do not believe that things are that simple. Here we have to look at vac
cination as a whole.
Let us have a look at what is happening to children in our modern society.
If you look around, how many healthy children do you see? Childhood
asthma, eczema, diabetes, allergies, hay fever, digestive disorders, ADHD
and autistic spectrum disorders have all gained epidemic proportions! The
majority of siblings of autistic children have eczema, asthma or another
one of those disorders. And though all these health problems appear
to be different, they have one thing in common. A very big thing - a compromised immune system. A compromised immune system is not
going to react to environmental insults in the normal way! Vaccination is a
huge insult to the immune system. The manufacturers of vaccines produce
them for children with normal immune systems which will react to these
vaccines in a predictable way. However, in our modern society with our
modern way of life, we are rapidly moving to a situation where a growing
proportion of children do not have a normal immune system and will not
produce an expected reaction to the vaccine. In some of these children
vaccination, putting an enormous strain on an already compromised
immune system, becomes that "last straw which breaks the earners back"
and brings on the beginning of autism, asthma, eczema, diabetes, etc. In
other children, whose immune system is compromised to a lesser degree,
vaccination will not start the disorder, but it will deepen the damage and
move the child closer to it.
So while MMR and othervaccines maynotbe the direct cause of autism,
in immune-compromised children they can do a lot of harm and in some
children may well provide the trigger which starts the disorder.
Following all the scandals around vaccinations it is no surprise that a lot
of people around the world express an opinion that we should abandon
childhood vaccinations altogether. What these people forget is that before
the vaccination era it was quite normal for every family to loose one, two,
three and sometimes even more children to childhood infections, like
measles, rubella, mumps and others. This is the natural selection law,
which Mother Nature has imposed on all living creatures on Earth. No
animal would have all of its young survive. In fact in many species most
babies in the litter die with only the strongest surviving. This law of natural
selection ensures that the planet is populated by the best and the fittest in
each species. In our modern world we humans are not prepared to obey
this law. No mother would allow her child to perish, when there are ways to
let the child live, despite the fact that this child may not be the best and the
fittest she can produce. Childhood infections are one of the tools of natural
selection. Children, who survive them, come out healthier with stronger
immune systems, weak children are not supposed to survive them.
Vaccinations are one of those ways we humans have invented to allow our
weaklings to survive. So, we cannot abandon vaccinations altogether
unless we are prepared to obey the laws of Nature. We have to come up
with a more rational approach to vaccinations.
Vaccinations, which saved the lives of millions of children world-wide in
the last century, are becoming dangerous thanks to changes in our VACCINATIONS. DOES MMR CAUSE AUTISM? 61
life-styles. The number of immune-compromised children in developed
countries is enormous and growing every day. It is time for the medical
profession and governments to review their attitude to vaccinations. The
rule to vaccinate everybody has to change!
In this book I propo se the following procedure : a comprehensive
immunological survey should be performed with every baby before a
decision about vaccination be made. This survey should include:
1. A questionnaire to assess the health history of the parents and the
infant.
2. A comprehensive stool and urine analysis to assess any risk of gut
dysbiosis in the baby.
3. Test to assess the infant's immune status.
These questionnaires and tests have to be put into an appropriate pre-
vaccination panel for all babies and the results of this survey have to be an
essential part in the process of deciding which of the following steps to
take:
• No vaccinations at all. An infant born to a mother with ME, fibro-
mialgia, digestive problems, asthma, eczema, severe allergies, auto
immune disorders or neurological problems should not be
vaccinated. An infant presenting with eczema, asthma, digestive
problems or any other disorder, which would indicate compromised
gut flora and immunity, should be a red flag not to vaccinate! Younger
siblings of autistic children, children with severe eczema, asthma,
allergies, ADHD, epilepsy and insulin dependant diabetes should not
be vaccinated. At the age of five years these children can be re-tested
and in those cases where the child does not have immune deficiencies
vaccination with single vaccines only may be considered. These single
vaccines should be spaced by at least six weeks from each other.
• Delayed vaccination until the results of the tests are better. This would
apply to infants who have generally healthy mothers and do not
present with any particular health problems, but on testing show
abnormalities in their immune systems. These children should be
re-tested every six to eight months and vaccinated with single
vaccines only when they are ready.
• Standard vaccination protocol with single vaccines only. This would
apply to healthy infants who have healthy parents and whose tests
show normal immune development. These are just initial guidelines, which need to be worked on in order to
set an appropriate vaccination protocol. Those £3 million which the British
government spent on promoting MMR might have been just enough to
develop such a protocol, and, in my opinion, be a much more worthwhile
investment in the future health of our nation.
Concerning our current standard vaccination protocol there is a strong
argument to administer single vaccines only rather than combined vac
cines, like MMR and DPT. In a natural situation a child would never be
exposed to measles, mumps and rubella at the same time. Indeed, in those
extremely rare occasions in history when two of these infections happened
at the same time the medical literature describes impaired physical and
mental development in the child. Of course the proponents of the com
bined vaccines would say that millions of children around the world were
vaccinated this way without any ill effects. However, in view of GAPS con
ditions reaching epidemic proportions we have to review our old policies.
It is very likely that combined vaccines will have to be abandoned
altogether. 9. SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia is that big bag, where psychiatrists put all the patients who
are difficult to understand. There is a considerable overlap between
depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, dyslexia and
schizophrenia. Quite often a patient would be diagnosed as bipolar to be
later re-diagnosed as schizophrenic. Depression is often the only symptom
present in a patient for years before other symptoms of schizophrenia
develop. Members of the family of a schizophrenic patient often suffer
from dyslexia, dyspraxia, depression, bipolar disorder, autism, ADHD and
obsessive-compulsive disorder. Just as it is with childhood learning disabil
ities we see that psychiatric patients do not fit neatly into our diagnostic
boxes. Is it because we are missing some underlying problem, which may
be causing all these different conditions in different people?
The only treatment modern psychiatry can offer schizophrenic patients
are antipsychotic drugs. The use of


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 articles. It hasn’ t reached the level of rakes and shovels
yet, but it could sooner or later! Nobody has thought of it yet, but we could
all carry around rakes and shovels ostentatiously with designer names
emblazoned upon them.
This points to another one of the drawbacks of pride: the exploitability
to which it exposes us. Pridefulness means that we can be manipulated with
great ease. In return for an absurdity, a great deal of money is lifted out of
our pocketbooks. The situation is currently comical in that people take great
pride in how much they have been exploited. It is a current status symbol
among certain circles to brag about how much one has paid for certain
things. When we remove the glamour from it, we might say that the personwas sort of stupid. They really got suckered in or was naïve and just didn’ t
know any better.
The pride of snobbishness is probably the most supercilious of all.
Does ostentation really impress? Actually, no. The response that we see is
one of fascination. People get a char ge out of the superficial glamour, but
underneath they do not truly respect it, because they know what it really is.
When we settle for the pridefulness of ostentation, we impress no one.
This dynamic revealed itself during a trip to Canada to visit the home
of a wealthy individual who subtly conveyed the price tag of his many
possessions. On the same trip, malnourished Canadian Indian children were
seen playing around the huge grain elevators that were filled to
overflowing, the grain being held there to manipulate a higher world price
through artificial creation of a shortage. As this wealthy person talked of his
possessions, images of the children with their thin little legs flashed to
mind. Far from being impressed with his wealth, there was sorrow for his
sense of values and compassion for the lack of self-worth that forced him to
compensate in such a pathetic superficiality.
Does that mean that we cannot take pleasure in expensive possessions?
No, not at all. What we are talking about is pride. The problem is not that
we have possessions, but that we have a prideful, possessive, and self-
congratulatory attitude about them. It is the attitude of pride that creates the
space for fear. The same wealthy man in Canada mentioned above also had
an expensive bur glar alarm system. Pride, like all the other negative
emotions, engenders guilt. Guilt engenders fear. Fear means potential loss.
Pride, therefore, always means a loss of peace of mind.
The opposite of prideful acquisitiveness is simplicity. Simplicity does
not mean poverty of possessions; rather, it is a state of mind. Another
individual is worth millions of dollars, and she holds title to vast estates and
possessions. Y et, as a person, she represents absolute simplicity. Her
possessions reflect what the world has brought to her, and she takes joy in
their beauty. Consequently, never a single criticism is made of her, nor do
others express envy.
It is not what we have that matters, but how we hold it, how we frame
it in our consciousness, and its meaning to us. Incidentally, this woman’ s
entire estate is totally devoid of bur glar alarms or watchdogs. In fact, when
this was brought to her attention, she replied, “Oh, heavens! If somebody
really needed something that much, they could have it!” There was acorrespondence between the fact that nobody ever stole anything from her
and the fact that she was willing to share with others. Her invulnerability to
theft was related to her lack of pridefulness about her possessions.
Possessiveness and attachment occur as a consequence of pride.
Attachment is, therefore, a potential cause for suf fering, because attachment
brings about fear of loss and, with loss, we go back into apathy, depression,
and grief. If we are prideful of a car and somebody steals it, we will
experience anguish, pain, and suf fering. If, instead, we loosely hold the car
(emotionally speaking), and we enjoy its beauty and perfection and we feel
grateful for having it, its loss will bring about only minor disappointment.
Gratitude is one of the antidotes of pride. If we happen to be born with
a high IQ, we can be grateful for it rather than take pride in it. It’ s not an
accomplishment; we were born with it. If we are grateful for what has been
given us and for what has been fulfilled through our God-given talents and
endeavors, then we are in a peaceful state of mind and invulnerable to pain.
It is a comical curiosity of the human mind to watch how it attaches
pride to anything that is prefixed by the word “mine.” W e can have absurd
pride over the most trivial things and, once we see the comedy of that, it is
not too dif ficult to let go of the pride involved.
Some people, ironically, have the vulnerability of reverse snobbery.
They take pride in “bar gains” and thrift store conquests. Their personal
opinion of people who pay excessive prices for things is that they are sheep
to be sheared and they rehearse the quote, “A fool is soon parted from his
money.” In this thrift store snobbery crowd, the status symbol is the
incredible bar gain. In fact, they are often in competition with each other to
see who will find the best bar gains. It is funny to observe that an article of
clothing hanging in a thrift shop has no value at all until it becomes “mine.”
Instantly, great value is attached to it.
The dif ficult side of prefixing things with the word “mine” is the pride
that goes with that sense of ownership. This makes us feel called upon to
defend everything we label as “mine.” W e can reduce our vulnerability by
letting go of the desire to possess; instead of saying “mine,” we can use the
word “a.” Not “my” shirt, but “a” shirt. Thus, we will notice that, if we
view one of our thoughts as “an opinion” instead of “my opinion,” the
feeling tone changes. Why do people get so hot under the collar about their
opinions? It is just because of that sense of “mine.” If opinions are viewedinstead as “only an opinion,” then there is no longer the vulnerability to
prideful anger.
Opinions
If we look at opinions, we will see that they are a dime a dozen. Everybody
on the street has thousands of opinions on thousands of subjects, and their
opinions change from moment to moment and are vulnerable to every
passing whim of fashion, propaganda, and faddism. T oday’ s “in” opinion is
tomorrow’ s “out” opinion. This morning’ s opinion is passé by afternoon.
W e can ask ourselves: “Do I want to spread out my vulnerability to attack
by so extensively identifying with all these passing thoughts and calling
them ‘mine’?” Everybody has an opinion on everything. So what? When
we look at the true quality of opinions, we will stop giving them as much
value. If we look back on our life, we will see that every mistake we ever
made was based on an opinion.
W e become much less vulnerable if we put our thoughts, ideas, and
beliefs, which are all opinions, into a dif ferent context. W e can view them
as ideas that we like or dislike. Some thoughts give us pleasure, and so we
like them. Just because we like them today doesn’ t mean we have to go to
war over them. W e like a concept so long as it serves us and we are getting
enjoyment out of it. Of course, we discard it quite readily when it is no
longer a source of pleasure. When we look at our opinions, we will see that
it is primarily our emotions that are giving them any value in the first place.
Instead of feeling pride about our thoughts, what is wrong with just
loving them? Why not just love a certain concept because of its beauty,
because of its inspirational quality, or because of its serviceability? If we
view our thoughts that way, we no longer need the pride of being “right.” If
we hold the same view of our likes and dislikes, we are no longer prone to
ar gumentativeness. For instance, if we love the music of a certain
composer, we no longer need to defend it. W e might hope that our
companion would also love it but, if not, the worst that we can feel is mild
disappointment at not being able to share something that we personally
value and enjoy.
If we try this, we will find that people no longer attack our likes and
dislikes and concepts. Instead of defensiveness, what they are getting from
us now is appreciation. They understand that we appreciate certain things,
and that is why we think the way we do. But they will no longer criticize orattack us. The worst we will get is perhaps a kidding or a quizzical attitude.
Where pride is absent, attack is also absent.
This is very valuable in those areas, such as politics and religion, which
are so historically prone to elicit ar gument that they are tactically bypassed
in polite society. W e will find that if we love our religion, whatever it might
be, no one will attack us.


 though this was after the heart
disease had begun to be reduced, while his present, weight is 150.
He suffered with violent rush of blood, with constantly great heat in
the head, and cold feet and hands.
These  difficulties  were  largely,  no  doubt,  the  result  of  drug
medication, employed to cure comparatively slight ailments, which
might have been easily regulated by a little knowledge of hygiene.
True,  he  had  formerly  been  paralyzed  from  head  to  foot  by  an
accident, which had caused such inflammation of all the organs in the
thorax  that,  on  the  left  side  particularly,  there  are  adhesions
throughout the structures, ribs, pleura, lungs, etc., being all adhered.
The treatment employed for this case was essentially similar to that
which is advocated in this work, and, no doubt, the value of themethods  here  employed  were  discovered  through  personal
application, which has latterly been extended to the treatment and
cure  of  great  numbers  of  invalids.   That  this  system  has  grown
largely out of personal experience surely does not detract from its
merits ; for no one can be more interested in a thing, or likely to
discover the exact truth with regard to it, than he whose life depends
upon the discovery of the truth.  Personal experience suggested the
truth, while professional experience, which has been continuous for
over seven years, has justified the propriety of the methods.
Evidence  of  the  Cure.—The  author  has  been  examined  for  life
insurance three times during the last two years, and though rejected
in two companies because of the history of the case, but accepted in
the third, each examiner has remarked upon the excellent condition
of the cardiac organs, and has recommended the acceptance of the
application in spite of the bad history.  No vestige of the disease
seems to remain, while the general health has never been as good as
it is at the present time, his capacity to labor, endure, and carry
heavy responsibilities surpassing the most ardent hopes of the past.
Case No. 2.—The following is of a young man who became an inmate
of our institution some two years ago, suffering with clearly defined
regurgitant murmurs in the heart, and an enlargement of the organ.
The difficulty had been brought about by excessive labor while in a
debilitated  state  of  the  system.   The  general  health  was  very
considerably reduced : had been in bad condition for three years ;came  under  treatment  May  5th,  1879,  and  steadily  improved  in
health, and writes us as follows :
“St. Clair, Schuylkill Co., Pa., November 19, 1880.
“Dear Brother in Christ :
“I thought I would write  to you and let you know how my body is,
because you it was that first gave me the start in health. I am now pretty
well. When I went down to your place, about nineteen months ago, I
weighed  110  pounds  ;  about  one  month  thereafter  I  weighed  115
pounds, and now I weigh 135 pounds, and the people are all surprised to
see me getting so fat.  I have been so surprised that I am able to work as
I  could  not  do  before.   I  still  obey  you  in  regard  to  diet,  but  the
movements I do not have every day.  I can getup in the morning with a
song in my mouth, and go to bed singing too.  I would love to come
down to see you and your beautiful home and social gatherings.
“I am still trusting in Jesus, and thanking Him that there ever was such a
place as the Mountain Park.
“William Sealey, Jr.”
CONSUMPTION OF LUNGS—PHTHISIS.
But  if  organic  heart  disease  is  a  terrible  affliction,  pulmonary
consumption  is,  if  possible,  a  worse.   At  least  it  is  much  more
frequent, and he who can devise means to stay its ravages will be an
unquestioned benefactor to the race.  We have cured cases supposed
to be incurable, and we have benefited scores of others.  Of course it
is not claimed that all such diseases are curable, or can be decidedly
benefited, because, with destruction of much lung tissue, the chances
are against ultimate recovery.  But the fact that a few cases can be somarvellously  benefited  by  processes  the  very  opposite  of  those
employed in the schools is very suggestive.  There is one feature,
however, about lung complaints which, while, in a sense, hopeful,
often  militates  much  against  recovery,  and  that  is  the  great
expectations indulged by the patient when a case becomes incurable.
He is always anxious to receive care and advice ; but if one should
succeed  in  partially  restoring  him,  there  is  great  danger  of  his
becoming careless and indifferent, and of his returning to the very
causes which induced the disease.
Case No. 1.—This case is a good exemplification of the truth above
stated.   The  gentleman  was  brought  to  us  in  desperation.
Hemorrhages were frequent, and both lungs had suffered serious
devastation  until  the  case  seemed  almost  hopeless.   Yet,  under
treatment, improvement was so prompt and rapid that the patient
would not but believe he could return to his labors, and, being a
young lawyer in the city of Philadelphia, we soon find him in the
office.  Even while undergoing treatment he is anxious to study.  The
gentleman is not restored to good health, and wholly, we believe,
because of want of discretion.  He is still living though, in much
better condition than when he first came under our care.  Read what
he says :
Mountain Home, November 26, 1878.
“Dr. Walter ;“My dear Sir: Before I leave your institution I want to state briefly the
great benefit that I have received from your treatment.  You will
remember that when I came to you I was suffering from the most
profuse night sweats imaginable—my pulse was never less than 125 per
minute, and I was living chiefly upon quinine and alcohol, which had
been prescribed for me as a last resort by several of the most noted
allopathic physicians in the country.  My weight at that time was 1121/2
pounds.
“I have been with you about three months.  I weigh to-day 1321/2 pounds.
I have not the least semblance of night sweats. My pulse is about 90 per
minute, and since I have been under your treatment I have not taken
one drop of stimulus of any kind.
“My strength has increased even more than my weight, and to you I give
the credit of it all.
“Very truly yours,
“Jas. Robt. Osborn.”
Case No. 2 is a more satisfactory one.  The patient remained under
treatment for one year, and is in quite good health to-day.  Upon
coming to us the left lung was seriously affected, tubercles having
been deposited  along  the  apex.  We  will  let  the  patient,  however,
speak for herself :
“Hickory, Washington Co., Pa., December 13, 1880.
“Dr. Robert Walter :
“Dear Sir: Yours of December the 6th received, and read with pleasure.
It found me  quite  well.  Since  its arrival I have  taken cold, but am
treating myself according to your methods, and expect to be promptly
relieved.  I often think what a blessing it is that we have learned to treat
ourselves without taking medicine.  My sister and I, having been in poor
health  for  some  time,  tried  medicine  to  no  permanent  benefit,  and
becoming satisfied that the drug system was not a proper one for curing
disease, we were anxious to try a hygienic system, and being stronglyurged by a friend who had been cured by you, we decided to give your
institution a trial.  My sister came under your treatment March the 7th,
1877, and in two months gained fifteen pounds in flesh ; while, at the
same time, I grew steadily worse, until I was reduced so low that my
physician thought I could not reach the institution, and I had myself very
little hopes that I would ever return alive.  I came under your care a
poor,  despairing  invalid,  weighing  ninety-six  pounds,  coughing
constantly, and very greatly debilitated. In eleven months’ stay I gained
fifty-five (55) pounds in flesh, and returned home in comparatively good
health.  I have enjoyed tolerably good health ever since.  My sister is
also in her usual good health.
“Some of my happiest days were spent at the Mountain Park, and I shall
never forget


 as by drinking cof fee,
chai, matcha, or green tea). But in the long run, caf feine will burn out your
adrenal glands, and if the underlying issue is hypothyroidism, stimulants
won’ t solve that problem. Hypothyroidism is better treated with a proper
diet, and the condition can be supported with vitamins and herbs such as
transdermal magnesium, transdermal vitamin D, and transdermal
ashwagandha. Be sure to get thyroid levels checked before using
stimulating herbs.
SYMPT OMS OF POSTP ARTUM HYPERTHYROIDISM
Metabolism and energy on overdrive
Wired feeling/inability to sleep
Weight loss and then some, within weeks
High elevated moods/extreme feeling of “doing great” to the point of
burnout
Frequent or extreme postpartum anxietyConstant need for the bathroom, to poop a lot
Depression (Although it seems counterintuitive, depression can arise
in combination with any of the above symptoms. This type of
depression may display itself as feeling unsatisfied, no longer being
motivated to do things you love, not enjoying motherhood, and so
on.)
Herbal remedies for hyperthyroidism, to support the nervous system and
help to calm your body and mind, include the following:
ashwagandha
chamomile
lavender
lemon balm
transdermal magnesium
vitamin B complex
If you suspect you have a thyroid imbalance, visit your ob-gyn, midwife, or
family doctor and ask to get your thyroid levels tested. Ideally you’ll test
once, wait two weeks, and then test again. The levels can fluctuate, and you
want to be sure there is an imbalance before treating it.
If you are suf fering with any of these symptoms and they are getting in
the way of quality of life, caring for your baby, or feeding your baby, do not
accept the response “It’ s because you’re a new mom—it’ s normal.” If that is
a reply that you get from a medical professional and your intuition tells you
otherwise, I would recommend getting a second opinion.
For more information on naturally treating postpartum thyroid issues,
read Natural Health after Birth  by Aviva Romm and Healing the Thyr oid
with Ayurveda: Natural T reatments for Hashimoto’ s, Hypothyr oidism, and
Hyperthyr oidism  by Marianne Teitelbaum. I also highly recommend Dr.
Teitelbaum as a practitioner who can guide you on healing your thyroidusing natural remedies. See “References and Suggested Reading” at the end
of this book.
BALANCING PRACTICES
POSTPARTUM
The following are practices that will support your postpartum healing.
POSTP ARTUM  PRANA YAMA : One of the most simple and ef fective methods of
generating sattva during the postpartum window is by practicing
pranayama, or conscious breathing techniques. At any time throughout the
day, sit quietly and notice the flow of your breath going in and out of your
body. Simply by bringing awareness to the breath, peace and calm is
brought to the mind, body, and emotions. For a more formal practice of
pranayama, practice either nadi shodhana or ujjayi breath any time you feel
the need for calm, balanced, clear ener gy. It is not necessary to sit up
straight on a meditation pillow to practice these techniques. They can be
done while lying horizontal, or even while nursing, snuggling, or walking
your baby. Pranayama is ef fective not only throughout the sacred window
but through a mother ’s entire life.
Nadi shodhana, or alternate-nostril breathing (described in detail at this
page ), is a stabilizing breathing technique that can be practiced as often as
needed, with as many repetitions as desired. After a few days of practicing
using your hand to close the nostrils, you can continue this practice without
the hands, using your consciousness to direct the prana alternately in and
out of the nostrils in the same pattern. Prana (life force) flows where
consciousness directs it. This pranayama is the ultimate balancer, balancing
all the hormones in your body.
Ujjayi breath—the “ocean-sounding breath” practiced during many
yoga asana classes—is a calming breathing practice that enhances prana in
the body. This pranayama technique simply involves taking a deep inhalethrough the nose then exhaling out the nose with a slight constriction at the
back of your throat. Your inhales and exhales will sound like soft ocean
waves.
MAMA  MARMA  THERAPY : Marma  therapy ( marma chikitsa ) is Ayurveda’ s
pressure-point healing system, an ancient bodywork technique that accesses
marma points—the anatomical locations where muscles, joints, ligaments,
bones, nerves, and veins meet—through touch. Marma points are also the
intersecting points of the more subtle channels in the body that carry mental
and emotional impressions. They are access points into the flow of
consciousness, where mind-body connections take place. These points,
which are located on the skin, are used for communicating with deep tissues
and or gans. The thumb (relating to the element of ether and thus limitless
consciousness) is used to apply pressure to specific points to treat dif ferent
diseases (“dis-eases”) or imbalances in the body.
Marma is especially useful postpartum when abhyanga massage is
contraindicated. Special circumstances where you would receive marma
instead of abhyanga would be strong emotional shifts, respiratory
congestive issues, and cesarean sections. In these cases, marma would be
more rejuvenating, restoring, and healing for mama than abhyanga oil
massages.
You may have heard postpartum women talk about frequent crying.
Crying a lot (from emotions such as grief, frustration, or anger) is an
indication of excess vata or pitta carrying the emotions to the surface. If this
is the case, marma therapy will encourage deep rest and restoration.
Marma can be given by an Ayurvedic practitioner or an Ayurvedic
postpartum doula, or it can be self-administered.
POSTPARTUM HERBAL SUPPORTS
The following is a deeper look at some of your postpartum herbal supports,
as well as a few important additions to your list.PANCHAKOLA  GHEE : Panchakola,  meaning “five spiced,” is a traditional
herbal formula made by infusing ghee with black pepper, ginger, pippali,
pippali root, and chitrak. A heaping spoonful of this medicated ghee should
be taken immediately after giving birth as the first food that you eat. The
combination of the spices stokes your digestive fire, and the ghee allows the
medicine to penetrate into the deep tissues of your body.
This ghee should be served on top of every meal for at least the first ten
days of your sacred window, starting with 2–3 tablespoons per meal and
slowly reducing the amount over time as your digestion increases.
Panchakola ghee can be prepared by your Ayurvedic postpartum doula;
otherwise, check the resources list in the back of the book for places to
order online.
DASHAMULA  TEA : Dashamula, a tea made of ten roots, is used in Ayurvedic
postpartum care to alleviate vata dosha in the nervous system. During your
sacred window, dashamula helps your body to digest ama, increase strength,
relieve pain, reduce tension and anxiety, promote calm, and generally
restore health and well-being. Dashamula also aids in strengthening the
uterus after childbirth. Take it as a strong tea, twice a day, every day for
forty-two days. You can find the recipe on this page  and information on
where to order dashamula in the resources list at the end of the book.
SWEET  WATER  LACT ATION  TEA : Sweet water lactation tea is a staple beverage
used in traditional Ayurvedic postpartum care practices. This simple
formula can be started immediately after birth and drunk every day for the
entire sacred window. It can also be supportive beyond the sacred window
in times you may feel your milk supply dropping. The tea is simply ⅔
teaspoon fennel seeds and ⅓  teaspoon fenugreek seeds in 8 cups of water—
according to Ayurveda, fennel and fenugreek are some of the best herbs for
supporting lactation. Bring the water to a boil and let the seeds simmer for
five or ten minutes. The seeds can then be strained out and the tea can be
poured into a couple of thermoses. Keep these thermoses near your bedside
table and nursing station, and drink them throughout the day.HERBAL  CHEWING  MIX : Many digestive spices are likely to already be in your
kitchen cabinet: chapter 8 gives directions for an herbal chewing mix
created from fennel seeds, sesame seeds, unsweetened coconut flakes,
turmeric, cardamom, clove, ginger, and mineral or black salt (see this page ).
These are all known to support good digestion, and thus overall well-being
for mama and babe. Beginning two or three days after the birth and


 plans and visions, but have them you must! Your creative
force deep within you must reach out toward a brighter future if you want to
become one with the healthy flow for an exciting, fulfilling life! Your entire
mind and being will be super energized in the process to go for your future
goals and dreams.
Make Your Body Worry–Proof
As usual, the Greeks created  this perfect phrase for this human
interrelationship: A strong mind in a strong body. No one has said it better.
If you’re mentally upset, you can walk miles – but if you’re physically sick,
clear, constructive thinking is virtually impossible. By raising your physical
health standards, your mental abilities will increase accordin gly. Be on
healthy terms with your body, mind and soul to fully balance and enjoy
your life, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
If you love Mother Nature, you will see Beauty everywhere. – Van Gogh
True wisdom consists in not departing from Mother Nature, but molding our
conduct according to her wise laws. – Seneca
If you have been stricken by illness and negative thinking – your new car,
new home, new big bank balance – all of these fade into unimportance until
you have regained your vigor and zest for living. – Peter J. Steincrohn,  M.D.
Faith & Vision Can Create Miracles For You
When you begin to believe you can be what your inner vision tells you
that you can become – that’s when you’re inspired. When you no longer see
your weaknesses – but your strengths – then you discover the power and
ability to do things you never dreamed of doing before!
During your daily meditation  and prayer you must forget your
inadequacies and reach inside to find your strength – it’s there! See yourself
as who you want to be. Paint a vivid picture in your mind. Concentrate on
that image in your meditation and prayer times and carry it with you daily.
By follo wing This Bragg Healthy Lifestyle, you are working with God and
Mother Nature, powers higher  than yourself! You are then living by
inspiration, one of the most tremendous forces in this great universe! There
is great truth in the Biblical statement that says:
They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings as eagles;
They shall run, and not be weary;
And they shall walk, and not faint.
Those happy, healthy, strong and vigorous people – those people who
accomplish greatness – all those of faith, possess a deep spiritual
philosophy. They believe that their lives are protected by a Power greater
than their own. They believe there is a destiny which guides their lives.
Nothing can thwart them! Following the wise Eternal Laws of God and
Mother Nature you can accomplish great miracles!Patricia’s “Angel Gift ” to You
Here’s your own “Pocket Angel” to be with you night and day – To guide,
protect and show you right from wrong, and help you heal your life
physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually with Angel Love.
Listen for your angel’s voice in music, in kind words, in loving thoughts,
flowers, nature, memories and caring actions. – Patricia Bragg, N.D., Ph.D.
May you always have an angel by your side, watching out for you in all the
things you do. – Emilia Larson
OceanofPDF.comChapter 1
Bragg Healthy Lifestyle
Vital Living to 120!
The Bragg Toxicless Diet, Body Purification and
Healing System
This Course of Life Instruction is for those who want to learn how to
improve, mainta in and extend their health and live to a healthy 120 years!
Millions worldwide have benefited and achieved Super Health from the
message spread by my father and I. Now it’s your turn to get started with
The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle!
We are Health Crusading Pioneers and our passion is sharing health with
you, our readers  and health friends! Soon after you start, the benefits from
our health teachings will become amazingly apparent in your life and you
will begin enjoying all of their wonder -working miracles!
This mind-opening, life-changing book will help  you find and draw upon
your body’ s own natural resources of health, energy and youthfulness! It
teaches you to free yourself from the health wreckers that are destroying
your health! It shows you how to flush out the toxins that cause most health
problems. It also helps you eliminate stress, strain, tension and fatigue. Best
of all, it helps you develop sparkling new supplies of health, zest and
energy for a long, happy and fulfilled life!
The Bible promises us 120 years and with faith and strict observance of
God’ s Eternal Health Laws we can make His promise good!  “The Lord
helps those who help themselves!” There is no reason why after reading this
book, with your new understanding of how to live The Bragg Healthy
Lifestyle, that you can’t live a longer, happier, healthier life, even up to 120
years and more!
Your days shall be 120 years. – Genesis 6:3
There is no biologica l reason why human beings should not reach the age of 150.– Dr. Alexis Carrel,Pioneer Scientist, The Rockefeller Institute
The Toxicless Diet, Body Purification And
Healing System Fully Explained
First, we want it definitely understood that this system does not claim to
cure disease. No system can “cure” disease. No person can “cure” you of
your ailments, aches and pains. Only the internal functions of your own
body banish disease! The human body is self-cleansing, self-repairing and
self-healing! You break a bone, the doctor sets the bone and puts it into a
cast. The broken bone knits together again. After a certain number of
weeks, the bone is again as strong as it was before the break – sometimes
even stronger! There is no special diet, no special foods, no pill, no
injection or prescription that can “cure” or mend a broken bone. The
internal healing  forces are within every human body – these are what
rebuild and heal the broken bone!
Only Mother Nature Cures!
Burn this into your consciousness: Only Mother Nature Cures! Every
human body has a special built-in healing mechanism. You cut your hand
and three to five stitches might be required to close the wound. The doctor
cleans, then stitches and bandages the wound and can do no more. Now the
miraculous healing mechanism of your body starts mending the wound.
Man’ s body was cr eated accor ding to the laws of physics and chemistry, which ar e the Cr eator ’s own
laws. They never vary. His law is written upon every nerve, every muscle, every faculty, which has
been entrusted to us. – Henry W. Vollmer, M.D.
The pr eservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that ther e is such a thing as physical
morality. – Herbert Spencer
A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul; a sick body is a prison.  – Francis Bacon, 1st
Viscount, Philosopher, Scientist and Author
The human body has one ability not possessed by any machine  – the body has the ability to r epair
and heal itself. – Geor ge W. Crile
I cannot overstate the importance of the habit of quiet prayer and meditation for mor e health of body,mind, and spirit. “In quietness shall be your str ength.” – Isaiah 30:15
Discover & Guard Your Body’s Vital Force
To simp lify this explanation of The Toxicless Diet, Body Purification and
Healing System, we are going to call this vital healing power “Vital Force”!
All of us must have this Vital Force energy in order to stay alive! When the
Vital Force is completely exhau sted, then there is death. Many people live
at a very low rate of “physical vibration” because they have a very low
amount of Vital Force. Then there are people who live a healthy lifestyle
every day who enjoy a high rate of physical vibration with high energy!
Their V ital Force is high!
Every day of your life you meet people with a high amount of Vital
Force. On the other hand, every day you also see tired, exhaust ed, nervous,
frustrated people  full of aches, pains, diseases, stresses, strains and tensions.
Most of these people are prematurely old... they appear and act older than
their calendar years! People with a low quota of Vital Force have a low
resistance to infectious diseases ... they are the people who have frequent
colds, flu, strep throat and many other disorders! They are the people who
are chronically tired, suffering from what is often called chronic fatigue
syndrome or Epstein-Barr. They are the people with poor memories who are
full of aches and pains. They are lifeless, pale and often anem ic. They are
often unhappy, irritable people that nothing and no one can please!
Lack of Vital Force Brings on Enervation!
With the Vital Force energy at a low ebb enervation takes over. When
enervation takes  over physical troubles start to multiply! Remember first
and foremost, we are miraculous instruments. In order for our bodies to be
“in tune” and operate 100% efficiently, there must be adeq uate Vital Force
and a Healthy Lifestyle! It’s needed to keep the eliminative organs


, and ﬁnally from the palms upward to the
armpits. The legs, similarly, are started at the groin, then the backs of the knees and ﬁnally from the feet upward to the groin.
Along the trunk, from the groin upward, you may use long, ﬁrm upward strokes towards the left collarbone, and also along the spine
and the sides of the back. However, the main beneﬁt for the trunk lymph  drainage will be derived if the patient lies on his or her back
and makes bicycling movements in the air. The movements must be either parallel to the ﬂoor or, better still, vertical while in the
shoulder-stand position. In between  positions are not effective. Do this exercise for about one minute before and after leg-drainage
massage to make room in the trunk for lymph from the legs. V aricose veins should not be massaged.
An alternative drainage of the limbs may be achieved by encircling the limb with both hands and moving them in opposite direction in
what is commonly called ‘Chinese burns’. However, in this case the action should be rather gentle and move in small steps from the
wrist or ankles towards the trunk.
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OceanofPDF.comHeaven, Earth, and I are living together, and all things and I form
an inseparable unity.
Chuang Tzu
The organic pattern in Nature was for the medieval Chinese the Li,
and it was mirrored in every subordinate whole.…  Li signied the
pattern in things, the markin gs in jade or the bres in muscle, like
the strands in a piece of thread, or the bamboo in a basket  … it is
dynamic patte rn as embodied in all living things, in human
relationships and in the highest human values.…  Li, in its most
ancient meanin g, is the principle of organization and pattern in all
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Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Epigraph
Foreword
T HEORY
CHAPTER ONE
Our Journey East: Exploring Foreign Territory
The Ancient Chinese Worldview
The Modern Predicament
Taoist Philosophy in Action
The Nature of Reality Shifts
The Reality of Medicine Shifts
Changing Denitions
The Cross-Fertilization of Medicine: East Goes West and West
Goes East
Miracles East and West
A Foreign Culture Planted on Home Soil
CHAPTER TWO
Philosophy in the West: The Doctor As Mechanic
Science: The New Religion of the West
Descartes: Nature and the Body As MachineThe Rise of Western Medicine
The Narrowing Denition of Disease
Narrowing the Institution of Medicine
Outcomes of This Medical Model
Other Paradoxes
CHAPTER THREE
Philosophy in the East: The Doctor As Gardener
The Motive Force: Qi
Health in the Garden
Health in the Microcosm of a Human Being
Patterns of Harmony in the Human Garden
Loss of Adaptive Ability: Disease
Observing the Signs: Diagnosis
Problems in Search of a Solution: Treatment
The Gardener and the Mechanic
CHAPTER FOUR
Cycles of Circles: A Theory of Relativity
Yin-Yang
Opposition and Unity
Designations of Yin-Yang
Yin-Yang  and the Human Body
Qi, Moisture, and Blood
Everyday Life
Yin-Yang  Character Patterns
CHAPTER FIVE
Reading the Patterns: Diagnosis
The Doctor As Detective, As ArtistCategories of Stress and the Genesis of Disease
The Five Climates
The Five Emotions
Methods of Examination: Observations, Questions, Palpations
The Eight Guiding Principles
The Acupuncturist and the Herbalist
Same Symptom, Dierent Disorders
CHAPTER SIX
Five-Phase Theory:  Evolutionary Stages of Transformation
Five-Phase Theory:  A Holographic Map
Phases As Transformative Stages
Phases of Pulsation
Five Organ Networks:  Traditional Chinese Physiology
Circulation of Qi from Day through Night
Interaction of the Five Phases: Sheng  and Ke Sequences
The Consequences of Dissonance
For Example, The Liver Pattern
Organ Networks
T YPES
CHAPTER SEVEN
Who Am I?: Five-Phase  Archetypes
Five Phases  Distinguish Five Types of People
Individual Psychology in Chinese Medicine
Five-Phase Theory  for Self-Understanding
Typology Is Not Equivalent to Pathology
Self-Assessment QuestionnaireDetermining Your Type
Yearning to Be Another
Understanding Sheng  and Ke
Steps to Solving the Puzzle
From Theory to Practice
CHAPTER EIGHT
Wood
The Archetype for Wood:  The Pioneer
Sally: Exemplar of Wood
How We Recognize Sally As a Wood  Type
The Evolution of Distorted Patterns of Wood
Dan: How Come I’m Not Better Yesterday?
So, You Think You’re a Wood Type
CHAPTER NINE
Fire
The Archetype for Fire: The Wizard
Hector: Exemplar of Fire
How We Recognize Hector As a Fire Type
The Evolution of Distorted Patterns of Fire
Maria: Is It Warm in Here or Is It Just Me?
So, You Think You’re a