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


 You are not used to arriving on time to a meeting that seemed
impossible to make. You are not used to the Holy Spirit arrang ing time
and space for you and life being  like a wonderful flow. The ego may try
to dismiss the miracles and push  these experiences out of aware ness, butthe more  you hang with it, the more consistent is the experience of peace
of mind and joy.
I was guided from one job to another in a series. I was not guided to
just quit all jobs because I had debts, and it doesn’ t work very well to
quit all your jobs when you have debts. So, I was guided to work to pay
off my debts. I saw that the jobs were used to help me heal certain
aspects of my mind and become more dependent on the Holy Spirit. I
asked to be shown which jobs I should take. Once I was at the job, it was
just as importan t to understand what was guided, and so I would ask
Holy Spirit, “How can I be most helpful here?” It was very practical, and
this experience showed me that I just need to trust Him. I need nothing
but this trust. Because with jobs and relationships, we cannot always
judge what is most beneficial for our healing.
Sometimes people who have lost their jobs say it was the best thing
that ever happened. Sometimes I have even heard people say when they
have lost their husband or wife that it was the best thing that happened in
their life. So, whenever you feel frightened about outcomes like losing a
job or certain relationship, it is a time to go within, release the fear, and
open to a deep trust that can only lead to miracles.
Living a life of devotion doesn’ t mean dropping responsibilities.
The practice is to trust that you can be guided within your
responsibilities in ways that unwind fear and control. If your beliefs are
strong, they need to be seen through and handed over completel y or else
they will still be there percolat ing in the back of your consciousness,
directing your thoughts and actions. And yes, devotion to God will
ultimately free you complete ly from worldly responsibili ties and
concerns. You want to live your life with such devotion that you actually
allow the concerns of this world  to fade away. As things flow, there will
be flexibility if you have trust, for example in your daily respon sibilities
and schedules. This is because  your perception has changed, and you
have opened to see things from the Holy Spirit’ s perspective, from deep
acceptance and peace. You begin to let everything be used for this goal,
for this experience of trust.
Once this link with your inner teacher is made, your way is set. You
experience a clear pathway. In trust, you feel that the Holy Spirit goesbefore you, leading, guiding, and giving you everything to say and do,
every person you are to meet, and every place you are to move. You
experience your direction in life as if there is a very specific plan already
available and you don’ t have to figure it out. Y ou don’ t have to weigh the
pros and cons or try to anticipate the future, and there is no need to fear
it either. You move in the direction of dropping the need for personal
control because you’re going for an experience of letting the Holy Spirit
plan and organize all things for you, relieving you from the belief that
you must plan for yourself. You are relieved from this heavy burden of
control, planning, and management of your life. Every second that you
spend trusting will give you huge rewards: contentment and
peacefulness.
Accepting every thing with the Holy Spirit in your mind allows
everything to be used for peace and healing. You will realize that you are
not able to judge which activitie s and relationships are most helpful for
your opening to the present. You no longer wish to play the game of pick
and choose. When you trust and accept that your whole life is being
given by the Holy Spirit, you enter into such receptivity and flow that
you see everything as perfect support, as given just for you!Chapter 8
Acceptance
When you trust with a willingness in your heart to be healed,  you are
open to accept anything that comes your way. But do you have to accept
everything as it is in this world? After all, this world was born, quite
literally, in the refusal to accept things as they are, the perfection of
Heaven. There seem to be so many problems. Humanity seems to
complain a lot. For example, it’s very common to complain about the
environment. It seems normal and reasonable to complain about loud
noises, pollution, hot or cold weather, or gray skies. Because of this, it’s
also considered valuable and important to be an activist, to take a stand
to save the environment and so forth. Apart from trying to change
everything and be an activist, is the only other option to just withdraw
and accept thing s as they are perceived, or is there a third option? Does
the Holy Spirit give us another way?
The first time I was in Beijing, the person who was driving
apologized for the smog and the pollution. He said, “I am so sorry that
our skies are so grey,” and I said, “Oh, they are beautiful. I am loving
your grey skies.” When peopl e apologize for something, they wish
something could be better, while I join in acceptance with what is. I
joined with the grey skies. I enjoy grey skies actually, and when people
ask me about pollution, I join with pollution. In my mind, I join with
everything because it is all unified in my awareness. When you become
all-inclusive in your wanting God or wanting peace, you have an
experience that there is nothing outside, there is nothing else, and
therefore, there is nothing to judge.
Pollution is entirely neutral. But when you take that concept and
judge it, for example stating, “Polluted is the opposite of clean,” then
you project that belief, and you find evidence for your judgment. You
must have judged something for any anger, irritation, and anno yance to
appear. Then you see evidence  of what you judged. It is simply bydeciding that you do not like something that it appears on your mental
screen.
If your acceptan ce only centers around the positives of the world,
you’ll be happy  for a while, then the heartbreak will come in, and pain
will come back. You go back and forth between heartbreak and
happiness, and life is like an emotional yo-yo. But there is something
inside that knows we are entitled to more than that, that we are entitled
to a sense of consistency as a state of mind, peace of mind. If we live
from a state of Spirit-inspired acceptance, this will unify our perception
and stabilize our emotions.
Conscious accep tance therefore  becomes our pathway. Conscious
acceptance is a practice that leads to joy as certain as refusal to accept
things as they are leads to pain and misery. In order to really understand
conscious acceptance, we must understand the problem of judgment.
Judgment is the birth of all perception. We have judged against God
metaphysically in our belief in separation, and multiplicity and choices
in form were born. That is why perception is always selective, and we
seem to be able to accept what we want and reject what we do not want,
usually based on the pain-and-p leasure mechanism—on subjective and
personal “likes” and “dislikes.” But do we really know what we want?
Can we recogni ze that in a state of believed separation, we don’t really
know what we want? The foundation of our thought system is made
from an original opposition against what is, and thus accepta nce and
awareness of That Which Is—God—has become an alien concept.
Acceptance, in the true spiritual sense, is to go within and
relinquish projection and judgm ent by allowing external conditions to be
the way they are. They are not the real problem. In this state of
awareness, there is no point in complaining about pollution or bad
weather. Being in this state of trust and acceptance is not a passive
experience. It is very much a state of actively being present with what
life presents. By living your life from a state of Spirit-inspired
acceptance, you get deeper into your purpose. You realize that you will
only be content with a happiness that is everlasting.
The feeling of acceptance is of a receptive mind, an open mind.  It’s
a key characteristic for experiencing the miracle within. The miracle isbasically a shift of perception from the ego’s opposition to true life, to
perceive everything as given for your highest good.
Merging with Everything Through Conscious
Acceptance
It’s wonderful when we realize that we can join in mind with anything in
this universe: a sight, a sound, a memory, an object. The practice is to
come back to the mind, to come to a deeper point of not knowin g how or
what to judge, to the place inside where we actually don’t know what is
good or bad. This takes you back to I-am-ness, which is prior to
judgment. In that acceptance is your strength. Your invulnerabi lity is in
that being-ness, in that I-am-ness.
When we don’t know the way out of our judgment, the way to our
own healing is through conscious acceptance. Conscious


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prosperity, exquisite creative essence, expansive love, and
eternal light - that is the magic of our divine birthright.  This
is the cosmic potential that lives  within us all, if we choose to
remember and cultivate the prosperity of a rich inner life.      There are four core universal principles that provide  an essential foundation for th e additive concepts described
throughout this book.  These principles provide an expanded
lens, through which our inner spiritual eyes can begin to more clearly see the world around us.  The first principle affirms
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are already  creating and re-creating our selves, our experiences,
and our life stories.
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become what we believe.  We are who we believe ourselves
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experiencing them in our daily liv es.  When we understand this
cosmic truth, we begin to choose our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, discussions, actions, and inner conversations much more carefully.  With more deliberate focus and thoughtful intention,
we begin to sculpt the life of our dreams.
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living in a vibrational, experiential, and expansive universe /G20/G01/G01
It is through our physical life experiences that the spiritual
being within us is given the opportunity to expand.  Thus, every experience brings inner expans ion, and ultimately spiritual
expansion.  All experiences, and thus all conditions of creation,
feed and fulfill our inner essence - throughout it s cosmic quest
for divine expansion.  If we understand that we are all
individual creators of the grand Creator, and that we are thus
the essence of Source energy itself, then there is nothing more delicious to the spirit than to become an expanded version
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for ourselves the optimal opport unities to grow and expand, in
every moment, across spac e and time.  Thus, it is an experiential
choice  for each one of us - to either  consciously live this free will
and creative power (to create the details of our experiences), to live a life lens of spiritual amnesi a or skepticism (still creating
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As we expand, we grow our light.  As our light expands, the
universe swells with goodness and expansive love.  Thus, this universe is a perfectly precise, magical, and mystical place of Cosmic Wealth
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infinite possibilities and abunda nt love.  And each and every
one of us has our divine purpose and


 or  lard Soy
Coconut
SWEETENERS
Major
Dried  fruits  (apricots,  berries, Fruit  juice  concentrate
cherries,  dates,  mangoes,  figs,
peaches,  raisins) Sesame,  dark  or  light
Walnut
Vegetable,  mixed
Honey,  raw  and  uncooked
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KAPHA-VATA
Amasake  (rice  milk)
Barley  malt
Brown  sugar,  unrefined
Fructose
Molasses
Sucanat Minor
Brown  rice  syrup  Maple  syrup
Regressive
Sugarcane  juice  White  sugar
Sugar  substitutes  (saccharin,
Sweet  'n  Low,  and  NutraSweet)
HERBS,  SPICES,  AND  FLAVORINGS
Allspice
Anise
Asafoetida
Basil
Bay  leaf
Black  cumin
Black  pepper
Caraway
Cardamom
Cinnamon
Cloves
Coriander  seeds
Cumin
Curry  powder
Ajwan Almond  extract
Cayenne
Dill  seed
Fennel Major
Dill  leaves Oregano
Eucalyptus
Paprika
Fenugreek Parsley
Garam  masala
Peppermint Garlic,  cooked Rosemary
Ginger,  dried  or  fresh Saffron
Mace Sage
Marjoram Savory
Mint
Spearmint Mustard  seeds Star  anise
Neem  leaves Tarragon Nutmeg
Thyme
Onion,  dried Turmeric
Orange  peel
Minor
Garlic,  raw Mugwort Horseradish Orange  extr
Kudzu Tamarind
Mango  powder Vanilla
CONDIMENTS
Black  pepper
Chili  pepper,  hot  or  mild
Cilantro
Coconut  or  coconut  milk
Daikon,  grated
Garlic Major
Horseradish
Lemon  juice
Mint  leaves
Mustard,  noncommercial
Onion,  raw
Orange  peel Pickles,  ginger
Rose  w.i tn
Sprouts 1.1111.11 1
Yogurt,  spiced
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THE    PRACTICE    OF    AYURVEDA
KAPHA-VATA
Minor
Chutney,  coconut  or  sweet  mango     Pickles,  cucumber  or
Gomasio,  mild  lime  or  mango
Mayonnaise,  noncommercial  Rock  salt
Olives,  black  Sea  salt Vinegar,  brown  rice  or
herbal  or  umeboshi
Wasabi
Mayonnaise,  commercial
Miso
Mustard,  commercial Regressive
Preservatives  and
additives,  chemical Salt,  iodized
Vinegar,  commercial
SEAWEEDS
Use  sparingly  in  the  fall  (September  to  end  of  November).
Soak  and  rinse  seaweeds  thoroughly  before  use.
Minor
Agar-agar Hijiki Riverweeds
Arame Kelp
Seaware
Dulse Kombu Wakame
BREWS  AND  BEVERAGES
Juices  shot tld  be diluted  with  water  for  K-V
Major types.
Aloe  vera  juice  or  drinks Carrot-ginger  juice Mixed  vegetable  juice
Apple  juice Cherry  juice Peach  juice
Apricot  juice Chicory  drinks Pear  juice
Berry  juice Goat's  milk,  warm  spiced Pomegranate  juice
Carob  drinks Mango  juice,  unsweetened Soy  milk,  warm  spiced
Carrot  juice
Minor
Almond  drink  or  milk Coffee Orange  juice
Apricot  juice Grape  juice Pineapple  juice
Banana  drink Mildly  salted  or  sour  brews
Regressive Pungent  brews
Alcohol Chocolate  drinks Fruit  juices,  sweetened
Caffeinated  teas Cold  drinks Tomato  juice
Carbonated  drinks
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EATING    ACCORDING    TO   YOUR    BODY   TYPE
KAPHA-VATA
TEAS
Do  not use  chamomile  if  you  are  allergic  to
Major ragweed.
Ajwan Eucalyptus Orange  peel
Alfalfa Ginger,  dried  or  fresh Osha
Bancha,  twig) Hibiscus Pennyroyal
Barley Hops
Peppermint Basil Hyssop Raspberry
Chamomile Jasmine Red  clover
Chicory Lavender Rose  flower
Chrysanthemum Lemon  balm Saffron
Cinnamon Lemon  grass Sage
Clove Mexican  bark  tea
Spearmint Dandelion Nettle Violet
Elder  flowers
Minor
Comfrey Licorice Sarsaparilla
Ginseng
KAPHA-PITTA Ov
VEGETABLES
Use  fresh  and  seasonal  vegetables.
Major
Arugula Corn,  fresh Okra
Asparagus Daikon Onion,  cooked
Beet  greens Dandelion Parsley
Bell  peppers
Eggplant Pokeroot
Broccoli Endive Potatoes,  white
Broccoli  rabe Green  beans
Spinach Brussels  sprouts Jerusalem  artichoke
Sprouts Burdock  root Jicama Summer  squash
Cabbage Karela (yellow  crookneck)
Carrots Kohlrabi Turnips
Carrot  tops Landcress Turnip  greens
Cauliflower Leeks Watercress
Celery Lettuce Winter  squash  (spaghetti)
Collards Mustard  greens
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KAPHA-PITTA
Minor
Artichokes Onion,  raw Sweet  potatoes
Chili  peppers,  hot Plantains Winter  squash  (acorn,
Cucumber Pumpkin buttercup,  butternut)
Horseradish Rutabaga
Regressive Summer  squash  (zucchini)
Beets Mushrooms
Radishes Tomatoes
FRUITS
Use  seasonal  fruits.
Major
Apples Mango
Pomegranate
Apricots Peaches Prunes
Berries Pears
Quince Cherries Persimmon Raisins
Figs,  dried
Minor
Avocado Kiwi Pineapple
Cranberries Lemons Plums
Dates Limes Strawberries
Figs,  fresh Melons Tamarind
Grapes Oranges
Regressive
Bananas Papaya Soursop
Grapefruit Rhubarb Sweet  fruits,  in  excess
Grapes,  green Sour  fruits,  in  excess Watermelon
GRAINS
Since  most  dry  goods  are  available  throughout  the  year,  grains
are  categorized  by  season  for  the  dual  types.
Winter /Spring  (December  to  end  of  April)
Major  Minor
Barley  Amaranth
Basmati  rice,  brown  Buckwheat
Quinoa  Corn
Wild  rice  Millet
Rye
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Basmati  rice,  white
Brown  rice,  medium-  or
short-grain
Oats,  whole
Wheat
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EATING   ACCORDING   TO   YOUR    BODY   TYPE
KAPHA-PITTA
Spring/ Summer  (May  to  end  of  August)
Major  Minor
Barley  Amaranth
Basmati  rice,  white  Basmati  rice,  brown Regressive
Brown  rice,  medium-  or
short-grain  or  sweet
Corn Buckwheat Oats,  whole
Millet Rye
Quinoa Wheat
Wild  rice
Fall  (September  to  end  of  November)
Major Minor
Regressive Barley Amaranth Brown  rice,  medium-  or
Basmati  rice,  brown  or  white Brown  rice,  long-grain  or  sweet short-grain
Corn Buckwheat
Rye Oats,  whole
Millet Wheat
Quinoa
Wild  rice
PROCESSED  GRAINS  (ALL  YEAR)
Use  processed  grains  sparingly.
Minor
Barley  cereals Millet  cereals Soba  noodles
Barley  flour Oat  bran Udon  noodles
Cornmeal Pasta,  whole  wheat
LEGUMES, BEANS, PEAS,  AND  SOYBEAN  DERIVATIVES
Major
Aduki  beans Lima Pinto
Black  beans Muth  beans Split  peas,  yellow  or  green
Black-eyed  peas Navy
Urad  dhal
Chickpeas
Minor White  beans
Lentils Tofu,  cooked Toor  dhal
Mung  dhal,  split  or  whole
Kidney Regressive


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ad v ic e or tr eatment.
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c ombination of inf or mation f ound in medic al
lit er atur e and
inf or mation ac quir ed t hr oug h c linic al obser v ation b y D r.
J ennif er
D aniels in her medic al c linic al pr ac tic e.

T his inf or mation is f or inf or mational pur poses onl y. N ot hing,
inc luding
c ommunic ations w it h D r. D aniels, should be t ak en as
medic al ad v ic e.
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r esponsi ble f or an y ad v er se
det o x if ic ation eff ec t s or c onsequenc es r esulting
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healt h pr of essional should
be soug ht.

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ac c ur ac y, or an y ot her implied or
e x plic it pur pose.

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c opied, or c hang ed in an y f or mat, sold, or used in
an y w a y ot her t han w hat is
out lined w it hin t his doc ument under
an y c ir c umst anc es.It is bec ause I am passionat e about natur al r emedies and am a true belie v er in
t heir
f asc inating benef it s t hat I c r eat ed and st and b y V it alit y C y c les.
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I ha v e been f asc inat ed w it h healt h
f r om
a v er y y oung ag e. A lt er nati v e
healing has
al w a y s al lur ed me as I
f ound it intr iguing
ho w one c an
heal t hemsel v es w it hout
r esorting t o tr aditional
phar mac eutic al
dr ug s.
I dec ided t o appr oac h t his f r om a pl ac e
of lear ning and e x per ienc e.
A c ademics
ha v e al w a y s been m y str ong suit. I
g r aduat ed f r om
H ar v ar d U ni v er sit y w it h
honor s, r ec ei v ed a bac helor’ s deg r ee,
t hen
c ontinued m y educ ation at t he
U ni v er sit y of P enns y l v ani a, f r om
w her e I
r ec ei v ed m y medic al deg r ee.
I dec ided
t hat t his w asn ’t enoug h, bec ause I
needed mor e educ ation on ho w t he
healt h c ar e s y st em w or k ed. I att ended
W hart on and r ec ei v ed m y MB A in healt h
c ar e administr ation.

T o g et hands-on e x per ienc e, I pr ac tic ed medic ine f or 10 y ear s as a boar d -c ertif ied
f ami l y pr ac tic e ph y sic i an. It w as her e t hat I f ir st obser v ed t he po w er of natur al
r emedies. T hat’ s w hen I st art ed under st anding ho w natur al met hods sti l l held a
c and le t o moder n medic ine.

I del v ed int o deep r esear c h, str eng t hening m y under st anding of natur al r emedies
and
natur al met hods, and t hat’ s w hen I c ame up w it h m y V it alit y C apsules.
T his w as
not t he end of m y jour ne y. It w as a ne w beg inning. I ha v e been c oac hing
c lient s on
ho w t o suc c essf ul l y heal natur al l y sinc e 1985.

B y t his time, I had g ained enoug h c r edi bi lit y and k no w ledg e in m y f ield t o w r it e an
a w ar d - w inning book tit led D o Y ou H a v e T he G ut s T o B e B eautif ul?

I also aut hor ed a ser ies of CD s on natur al healing. S ome of m y v ie w s ha v e r uffled a
lot
of f eat her s, but t he y r emain inf or mati v e, and lif e-c hang ing f or man y of m y
list ener s.
O n t op of t hat, I ha v e w r itt en se v er al lif e-c hang ing r eport s t hat inc lude
r esear c h on
c r itic al t opics suc h as phar mac eutic al lif e c y c les.A b o u t t h e A u t h or
Dr. J e nnif e r  D ani e ls0 3
T hank Y ou F or D o w nloading O ur F REE C andid a C leaner
R eport,
W e ar e so happ y t o help guide y ou along t he f ir st
st ep of y our natur al healing
jour ne y.

T his is t he end of y our hopelessness.
Y ou ar e no long er a pr isoner t o C andid a.

R ead t his, and c elebr at e. If y ou ar e t he t y pic al r eader,
y ou ha v e tr ied man y
appr oac hes and spent t housands
of dol l ar s w it h modest r esult s, if an y.

T his is al l going t o c hange.In tr odu cti o n0 4
C andid a pl agues


 at the doctors
and nurses all masked and gloved and I thought to myself, "Now I know why they wear masks. So they can't be identified. And they probably wear the rubber gloves so
they won't leave any fingerprints."
   A sharp pain in my right wrist brought me back to reality as the anesthetist was
inserting a needle into my vein to begin the intravenous feeding. I was then jolted by
another needle jab which went deep into the lower part of my back between the
vertebrae and into the spinal ca-nal. This was to anesthetize the lower portion of my
body. First of all, it hurt like hell; secondly, I didn't get anesthesia; and thirdly, I had to be poked repeatedly until the needle was in its proper position in the spinal canal.
Then I went "dead" from the waist down and could finally relax a bit because there
was no longer any pain. My mind wandere d briefly for a few moments and I
wondered how hemorrhoids were cut out before the advent of anesthesia. But the
thought was too horrible for me to imagine at this particular time, so I returned to the
business at hand--worrying.
   A syringe full of something was now being injected slowly into my intravenous
tubing. I asked the doctor what it was. He said it was a drug to allow me to relax and
go to sleep. So I figured I'd like to do that. The anesthetist then said, "As I inject this,
I want you to count to ten." I began counting, anticipating a well deserved rest, with
my head down and my eyes closed. When I got to ten, I lifted my head and said,
"Now what?" "You're supposed to be asleep," the doctor blurted, somewhat puzzled. "Well, I'm not," I responded rather nervously. "I'll give you some more of the drug,"
he said. So he proceeded to inject another dose into my intravenous tubing. As he did
so, he instructed me to count backwards from ten. I quickly thought to myself, "Aha,
this must be the secret. I should have counted backwards the first time!" I put my head
down, closed my eyes and began to count backwards from ten. Ten, nine, eight,
seven--it was so comforting to know that any second I would be asleep--six, five,
four--any second now--three, two, one. Within a few seconds, I raised my head and said, "So now what?" The anesthetist, very startled, said again, "You're supposed to
be asleep!" "Well, I'm not," I repeated. "I'm as wide awake as you." "I can't give you
any more drugs. I've given you enough to knock out a horse," stated the anesthetist. I
assumed he was speaking figuratively, because I knew he was not pleased. But by the same token, I wasn't exactly elated.
   There is no doubt in my mind that this incident was due to the effects of my body
being poisoned with the many drugs I had ingested over the past five and one-half
years, some drugs potentiating one anothe r, others antagonizing each other, some
neutralizing others, and many interacti ng. Who knows what detrimental changes
occur in our bodies. Obviously, among other things, I seemed to have built a type of
immunity or resistance. This was dangerous because it meant I would have to have larger doses of drugs, which can be just as hazardous as being allergic to them.
   So during the course of the surgery, while Dr. Cuttem did his thing on my lower
end, I chatted with the anesthetist at my upper end. All the while, I could hear various cutting and clicking sounds. I didn't particularly like it, but there wasn't much I could
do. After what seemed like hours, in reality it was only about 45 minutes, the surgeon
said the most endearing words, "All done, Jack." I was rolled on my back, put on a
cart, and wheeled to the recovery room where my blood pressure was taken at regular
intervals and I waited for sensation to return to the lower half of my body. The nurse told me I would be here an hour or two, depending on how soon I could wiggle my
toes. It wasn't 20 or 30 minutes and I could feel my feet and wiggle my toes. I called
the nurse and told her I was ready to be ta ken back to my room. She said, "Oh, not
yet. You must be able to wiggle your toes." "Pull back the sheets and take a look," I
told her. She looked and I wiggled. "You're  not supposed to be able to wiggle this
soon," she said in a rather surprised tone of voice. The doctor was informed of this
situation and he agreed to send me down to my room. This little episode was, again, probably the result of biochemical changes due to the years of drugging my system.
   On the way down to my room, I could feel the pain starting. By the time we reached
the room, the pain was so intense that I became unreasonable and ordered my wife and my mother to "get out of the room." I rang for the nurse and told her to give me
something to ease the pain. A few minutes later I received some morphine (1/8 grain)
and some kind words from the nurse, who was very sympathetic. My wife came back
into the room and sat beside me. I tried to keep my mind off the discomfort, but after
30 minutes not only did the pain not ease but it increased in intensity. I rang for the nurse while Corinne tried to hold me down. The nurse said she could not give me any
additional painkiller because of doctor's orders. Well, in language not fit to print here,
I demanded she locate the doctor and have him change those orders because the pain
was driving me wild. The nurse returned shortly with the news that the doctor did not
want me to have any more drugs. When I asked the reason, she explained it was because of possible danger to me due to all the cortisone I had been taking. The answer satisfied everyone but me because I had the pain; but that's the way it was. So
for the next couple of hours I thrashed around in the bed, screamed, and literally beat on the walls with my fists while Corinne cried and was hysterical in her helplessness
and fear.
   As all things do, this came to pass and I fell asleep from exhaustion. I was spent.
This experience, too, was a result of years of drugging. The amazing thing is that after
all these years of disease, of poisoning by the drugs, this hellish surgical experience,
and a host of other things related to medical treatment, I had not blown my mind. I still had my sanity.
   I awoke early in the evening with the bowel spasms present and an uncontrollable
urge to have a B.M. I rang for the nurse; but before she could get to me I jumped out of bed in a wild dash for the lavatory. I didn't make it because the sudden drop in
blood pressure caused fainting and I hit the floor! I was picked up and carried to the
lavatory where, because of fear, I tried to hold myself back. Finally there was no
controlling it and in a few seconds the packing was blown out, accompanied by
extreme pain. From here on it was all downhill. The worst was over, but the immense enervation added another emotional scar to my psyche, not to mention the harm to my
debilitated physical condition.
   Discharge from the hospital came on December 9, 1963. I remember the date well
because I no sooner hobbled home and into bed for a well-earned recuperative period,
when my wife kissed me goodbye and entered the hospital for the birth of our second son. There I was, left to fend for myself and care for our three-year-old son, when I
could barely get around. But my main concern was whether or not the new baby
would be born with any mental or physical defects as a result of my system being
flooded with poisonous drugs over the last five and one-half years. In fact, Corinne
and I debated on whether to have a second ch ild for just this reason. We both thank
God that he was born normal in every respect; a little noisy, but normal.
   A week later, Corinne returned from the hospital with our new son. We slipped back
into the routine of things. I went back to my office and tried desperately to put in as
much time as possible, which wasn't much. I found no joy in getting up in the
morning to face the day. I had no desire or enthusiasm for my work--or anything else
for that matter.
   The new year had arrived. It was 1964. I wondered what this year had in store and if
it would be as bad as last year. What more could happen to me? I wondered! But the
next four or five months brought progressively worse changes in my physical condition. I celebrated a birthday in February--34 years of age, but an old man. It was
tough watching others my age enjoying themselves, taking trips and loving life while I vegetated in my small world.
   It seemed there were no lulls


 your tapping
target is sitting on something else that needs to be addressed first, as
discussed in Chapter 2.
Other options:
If you are not experiencing relief, what about zeroing in on a tiny
upsetting detail of the experience?
Sometimes, you may not feel any shift but your body may be feeling
something. Focus on your physical sensations, in that case, like this:
“Even though I feel really tight in my stomach when I think about what
he said to me, I deeply and completely accept myself.”Or, do you notice yourself getting curiously tired or distracted? Start
with how distracted you are: “ Even though I’m distracted (or suddenly
too tired to tap) when I think about the fight ….”
Are you eating potato chips and looking at your cell phone while
tapping? “ Even though I need to eat before I tap on this problem, I
deeply and completely accept myself just as I am.”
Sometimes, environmental issues such as aller gies can be getting in the
way of tapping. (See Chapter 8 ). Change your environment. Clear the
allergies. T ap your collarbone point. Perform some physical exercise.
Maybe what you think is your problem isn’ t problemo numer o uno
needing your attention. For example, maybe Janet is tapping on wanting
to have a relationship that sticks this time, but first she needs to address
the events underlying her intimacy issues, which stem all the way back
to her childhood experiences with abandonment and inconsistent
parenting. Don’ t give up, get curious and poke around a bit.
Are you just not getting anywhere no matter what you do? Y ou might
want to check out an EFT practitioner. And tap on the beliefs that EFT
won’ t work for you.
Childhood Origins and T apping
The origins of limiting beliefs—core issues that shape our lives, sabotage
behavior, and emotional behavior—have roots in our childhood
experiences. In fact, studies have shown that the emotional resilience of a
developing baby  in the womb can be affected by what their mother thinks,
feels, and experiences.
I’ve learned about a number of limiting beliefs from my clients. One
understood God to be someone who always sacrificed everything for the
good of all. She spent much of her childhood trying to be “as good as God”
so that everything would be all right in her family; when it wasn’ t, she
blamed herself for not being good enough. She had a doozy of an earlychildhood belief that had shaped her life like so: “I shouldn’ t want what I
want, and even if I have what I want, I shouldn’ t have it.”
Another client believed as a young  girl that if she would be “good,” then
God would bring her father back from the dead. When her father didn’ t
come back, she made sense of this by deciding she was “bad,” because
otherwise God would have given him back. This ultimately worked its way
into many areas of her life: Beca use she was bad, she didn’ t deserve to have
a good career, a happy life, and so on.
Yet another client had struggled in the hard sciences as a young  boy after
he was transferre d to an elite private school and felt he wasn’ t good enough.
Decades later, when he was a millionaire, it still dogged him that he wasn’ t
good enough, which made it difficult for him to enjoy the pleasures he did
have. Sometimes our childhood conclusions produce a belief that colors our
entire life. We then unconsciously seek experiences that prove our beliefs to
be true.
I’m not saying we’ve all had horribly traumatizing childhoods; rather,
most of us have had a wonderfu l mix of great, good, mediocre, downright
stinky stuff, and even some horrible experiences. We’re human, and
everyone has areas in need of improvement. Even caring and effective
parents can’t prevent a child from being bullied at school, from having a
horrible first grade teacher (like I did), from experiencing a pet’s death, or
from getting in a car accident. They can’t prevent a child from  not getting
the grade or achieving the goal they’d dreamed of, from feeling resentful at
having to share  parents with a new baby brother, or feeling like life is
ending if the older sister move s out. The parents may end up getting a
divorce—the typical stuf f of life.
Consider how many children, even in the most ideal of families, are met
100 percent of the time with support, encouragement, and accep tance when
they are in the middle of a tantrum or otherwise being difficult? In many
cases, it wasn’ t because we couldn’t handle our big feelings. Rather, those
around us couldn’ t handle our big feelings. W e somehow need to restore our
feelings to their rightful place of honor. And they are in fact not our realityof today; rather, they are just bits of e-motion, passing through. And yet, the
hurt parts of us resolve when heard. No matter how “horrible” our feelings,
they are just feelings, nothing more, and nothing less. Say this out loud:
Feelings do not reflect who I am. You can let the big feelings flow through
you and out with the practice of EFT.
Case Study: Current Problem
Reveals Childhood Origins
An EFT client named Drew was struggling with a fairly general issue: “My
frustration with my wife’ s helplessness and dependency.” He couldn’ t pin
down one instance, however, of her helplessness and dependency. “It’s
everywhere!” he exclaimed. He had an intensity rating of 9 and a big pain
in his neck as he shared how frustrated he was. As we tapped, a specific
image from forty years back came to mind. As you’ll soon see, this long-
forgotten event pointed a big bold arrow right at the core of his current-day
difficulties.
When we began work, he could only think of two outcomes to his
problem: divorce her or have an affair (a good example of black-and-white
thinking). As he started tapping on the global issue, suddenly a specific
image came to mind unbidden: his father trying to comfort his mother in the
kitchen. Drew guessed he was about nine years old at the time and figured it
had nothing to do with his problem with his wife, so he continued tapping
on “my frustration with my wife’ s dependency.” But the image  of him, his
mom, and his dad in the kitchen  kept coming up. Finally, he paid attention
to it, aware that the upset about his wife’ s “weakness” wouldn’ t disappear if
he set it aside for a moment.
He named the image from his childhood: “Dad Can’t Com fort Mom.”
The story of “Dad Can’ t Comfort Mom” is a specific event. As Drew
focused on this image, he realized his intensity was rising. He tapped each
of the many upsetting aspects of it down to below a 2 in intensity before
moving onto the next: the helpless look on Dad’ s face, the numb look on
Mom’ s face, Dad’s arms around Mom, standing on the floor of the kitchen,the window in front of the sink, feeling wind from the hot summer day,
hearing Dad sigh. He tapped on the different sensations in his body as he
tapped his way through the story such as the pressure in his chest, the teary
feeling behind his eyes, the pain in his neck.
He tapped on feelings associate d with the image: deep grief, fear about
Mom and her unhappiness, sadness for Dad at his helplessness, the feeling
of being  helples s to help, resentful of Mom that she never got better, and
more. Now he felt neutral as he looked at the whole image. He ran the story
through his mind again as if it were a movie to uncover any outstanding
aspects to tap on. Afterward, he felt complete relief, lighter, and more
optimistic.
Drew gained a fresh insight he didn’ t have before. This is a common
outcome. As your mind and energy system clears, you have room for more
understanding and insight. Often physical symptoms resolve, too. Drew
grasped that his own present feelings of anger and resentment directed at
his wife were actually leftover feelings he’d been harboring all these years.
They stemmed from regularly witnessing the cycle of Mom seeming to be
miserable, unable, as Drew perceived it, to be the mother he needed her to
be. In addition, his feelings related this father being unable to make her feel
better and to what he, as a young boy, internalized as a result about intimate
relationships. He made the connection that he had been enabli ng his own
wife in a way that was similar to what he witnessed growing up. The issue
wasn’ t his wife—it was the emotionally laden memories and a skewed
belief system about what marriage is about. He could make different
choices about how he related to his wife.
Can you see how Drew’ s relationship with his wife can begin to shift
after he releases these long-bur ied feelings and the insights that came into
consciousness—even if Drew’ s wife never changes? And with just one
image in one session.
Welcome Everything That
Comes to Mind when T appingWhen it comes to tapping, include the parts of you that you have disowned
for one reason or another. For example, harboring of a “shameful”


 t h e  b u s i n e s s  o f  t h e  w o r l d
w i l l  c l o s e  o n  u s,  a n d  w e  w i l l  b e  u n a b l e  t o  w i t h d r a w  a
l i t t l e  w h i l e,  a n d  t u r n  o u r  t h o u g h t s  t o  G o d.
          … A n d  w e  w i l l  q u i e t l y  s i t  b y  a n d  w a i t  o n  H i m  a n d
l i s t e n  t o  H i s  V o i c e,  a n d  l e a r n  w h a t  H e  w o u l d  h a v e  u s
d o  t h e  h o u r  t h a t  i s  y e t  t o  c o m e ;  w h i l e  t h a n k i n g  H i m  f o r
a l l  t h e  g i f t s  H e  g a v e  u s  i n  t h e  o n e  g o n e  b y.          I n  t i m e,  w i t h  p r a c t i c e,  y o u  w i l l  n e v e r  c e a s e  t o  t h i n k
o f  H i m,  a n d  h e a r  H i s  l o v i n g  V o i c e  g u i d i n g  y o u r
f o o t s t e p s  i n t o  q u i e t  w a y s,  w h e r e  y o u  w i l l  w a l k  i n  t r u e
d e f e n s e l e s s n e s s.  F o r  y o u  w i l l  k n o w  t h a t  H e a v e n  g o e s
w i t h  y o u.  N o r  w o u l d  y o u  k e e p  y o u r  m i n d  a w a y  f r o m
H i m  a  m o m e n t ….
          Y o u r  p r a c t i c i n g  w i l l  n o w  b e g i n  t o  t a k e  t h e
e a r n e s t n e s s  o f  l o v e,  t o  h e l p  y o u  k e e p  y o u r  m i n d  f r o m
w a n d e r i n g  f r o m  i t s  i n t e n t.  B e  n o t  a f r a i d  n o r  t i m i d.
T h e r e  c a n  b e  n o  d o u b t  t h a t  y o u  w i l l  r e a c h  y o u r  f i n a l
g o a l. *

I f  Y o u  D o  I t,  I t  W o r k s

I n t e l l e c t u a l l y  u n d e r s t a n d i n g  s p i r i t u a l  p r i n c i p l e s  d o e s n ’ t
g u a r a n t e e  e n l i g h t e n m e n t,  a n d  t h e  e g o  l o v e s  t o  u s e  r e l i g i o n
a n d  s p i r i t u a l i t y  a s  a  c o v e r.
O n e  m o m e n t  o f  e n l i g h t e n e d  a w a r e n e s s  d o e s n ’ t
c o m p l e t e l y  t r a n s f o r m  y o u r  l i f e.  T h e  s p i r i t u a l  p a t h  i s  s l o w
a n d  a r d u o u s  a t  t i m e s,  a s  e v e r y  s i n g l e  c i r c u m s t a n c e  b e c o m e s
t h e  g r o u n d  o n  w h i c h  b o t h  e g o  a n d  s p i r i t  s e e k  t o  m a k e  t h e i r
s t a n d.  S p i r i t u a l  p r a c t i c e  i s  l i k e  p h y s i c a l  e x e r c i s e :  i t  h a s  a
c u m u l a t i v e  e f f e c t,  a n d  i f  w e  w a n t  t o  e n j o y  i t s  b e n e f i t s,  w e
c a n  n e v e r  s t o p  d o i n g  i t.  Y o u  c a n ’ t  j u s t  g o  t o  t h e  g y m  o n c ea n d  w a l k  o u t  w i t h  a  n e w  b o d y,  a n d  n e i t h e r  c a n  y o u  a t t e n d
o n e  s e m i n a r,  s a y  o n e  p r a y e r,  o r  s i n g  o n e  h a l l e l u j a h  a n d
e x p e c t  y o u r  l i f e  t o  b e  p e r f e c t  f r o m  n o w  o n.
T h e  m i n d  a s  w e l l  a s  t h e  b o d y  d e m a n d s  t r a i n i n g  i f  i t ’ s  t o
p e r f o r m  a t  f u l l  c a p a c i t y.  T h a t ’ s  w h y  s o m e  o f  u s  g o  t o  t h e
g y m  o r  d o  y o g a  r e g u l a r l y  a n d  a l s o  w h y  w e  p a r t i c i p a t e  i n
r e l i g i o u s  s e r v i c e s  o r  s p i r i t u a l  p r a c t i c e  r e g u l a r l y.  I n  a  w o r l d
w h e r e  t h o u g h t s  b a s e d  o n  f e a r  p r e v a i l,  y o u ’ r e  g o i n g  a g a i n s t
t h e  f l o w  t o  m a k e  a  t r u e  a n d  g e n u i n e  s t a n d  f o r  l o v e.  I t ’ s  n o t
e a s y  t o  w a l k  u p  t w o  f l i g h t s  o f  s t a i r s  w h e n  y o u ’ r e  n o t  i n
p h y s i c a l  s h a p e,  a n d  i t ’ s  n o t  e a s y  t o  m a k e  a n  u n p o p u l a r  s t a n d
f o r  f a i t h  a n d  f o r g i v e n e s s  w h e n  y o u ’ r e  n o t  i n


 o n.  I  a m  n o t  h e r e  t o  d e s i g n  G o d ’ s  u n i v e r s e
b u t  t o  a l l o w  H i m  t o  s h o w  m e  t h e  d e s i g n  H e  h a s  a l r e a d y
c r e a t e d.  I t  w a s  c r e a t e d  i n  t o t a l  l o v e,  f o r  m e  a n d  a l l  l i v i n g
t h i n g s.  M y  m i s s i o n  i s  t o  t r u s t  t h a t.L o v e  i s  i n f i n i t e,  a n d  i n f i n i t e l y  c r e a t i v e.  I f  t h a t  w o m a n  i s
c o m i n g  i n t o  t h e  h o u s e,  t h e n  t h a t  i s  m y  b l e s s i n g  f o r  t h e  d a y.
I t  i s  p a r t  o f  m y  s p i r i t u a l  c u r r i c u l u m.  I t ’ s  w h a t ’ s  u p,  a n d
t h a t ’ s  h o w  I  k n o w  i t ’ s  i m p o r t a n t.  R e a l i t y  n o w  i s  t h e  r e a l i t y
t h a t  m a t t e r s.  W h a t e v e r  i s  h a p p e n i n g  i s  o u r  o p p o r t u n i t y  t o
h e a l  o u r  w o u n d e d  p a r t s,  s h o u l d  o u r  h e a r t s  a n d  m i n d s  b e
o p e n  t o  G o d ’ s  l o v e.
I t  w a s  g o i n g  t o  b e  a  l e s s o n  n o  m a t t e r  w h a t :  e i t h e r  a
l e s s o n  i n  b e i n g  o p e n  t o  a  n e w  s i t u a t i o n  o r  a  l e s s o n  i n  s e t t i n g
b o u n d a r i e s  w i t h  c o m p a s s i o n.  B u t  t h e  k e y  t o  l e a r n i n g  t h e
l e s s o n  l a y  i n  o p e n i n g  m y  h e a r t.  O n l y  i n  t h a t  w a y  w a s  I
d o i n g  m y  p a r t  t o  m o v e  t h e  u n i v e r s e  a n d  m y s e l f  t o w a r d
d i v i n e  r i g h t  o r d e r.
R u n n i n g  m y  m i n d  a l o n g  t h a t  t r a c k,  I  p r e p a r e d  t h e  w a y
f o r  h i g h e r  t h i n g s  t o  u n f o l d.  A n d  t h e y  d i d.  W e  w e r e  f r i e n d s
b y  t h e  e n d  o f  t h e  e v e n i n g.

G o d  I s  N o t  Y o u r  G o f e r

S o m e t i m e s  w e  t a l k  t o  G o d  a s  t h o u g h  w e ’ r e  g i v i n g  H i m  o u r
s h o p p i n g  l i s t.  P l e a s e  d o  t h i s  f o r  m e,  a n d  t h a t.  A m e n.
W h i c h  i s  n o t  t o  s a y  w e  s h o u l d n ’ t  a s k  f o r  w h a t  w e  w a n t,
b u t  e v e n  m o r e  i m p o r t a n t,  w e  s h o u l d  a s k  G o d  w h a t  H e
w a n t s.  P l a c i n g  o u r s e l v e s  i n  s e r v i c e  t o  G o d  i s  t h e  s i n g l em o s t  i m p o r t a n t  k e y  t o  f i n d i n g  r i g h t  r e l a t i o n s h i p  w i t h
e v e r y o n e  a n d  e v e r y t h i n g.
W e  c a n ’ t  s a v e  t h e  w o r l d  w i t h o u t  G o d,  b u t  G o d  c a n ’ t  s a v e
t h e  w o r l d  w i t h o u t  u s.  I n  m a k i n g  o u r s e l v e s  a v a i l a b l e  t o  H i s
p l a n,  w e  c a n ’ t  a l w a y s  s e e  h o w  o u r  p a r t  f i t s  i n t o  t h e  o v e r a l l
s c h e m e  o f  t h i n g s.  B u t  w e  d o n ’ t  n e e d  t o.  W h a t  w e  n e e d,
p e r h a p s  m o r e  t h a n  a n y t h i n g  e l s e,  i s  e n o u g h  f a i t h  i n
o u r s e l v e s  t o  a p p r e c i a t e  H i s  f a i t h  i n  u s.  H e  d o e s n ’ t  c r e a t e
s m a l l  s p i r i t s,  a n d  H e  d o e s n ’ t  h a v e  s m a l l  p l a n s.  H e  c r e a t e d
u s  i n  g r e a t n e s s,  a n d  H e  h a s  g r e a t n e s s  i n  M i n d  f o r  u s.
M e d i o c r i t y  h a s  n o  p l a c e  i n  G o d ’ s  c r e a t i o n.
T h e r e  h a v e  b e e n  t i m e s  i n  m y  l i f e  w h e n  I  b a c k e d  a w a y
f r o m  s o m e t h i n g  e x t r a o r d i n a r y,  t h i n k i n g,  “ W h o  a m  I  t o  d o
s u c h  a  t h i n g? ”  B u t  i n  r e a l i t y,  w h o  w a s  I  n o t  t o  d o  s o m e t h i n g
i f  G o d  h a d  p


enormous as to be beyond the capacity of
consciousness level of 500 measures
derives its validity from ultimate sources
question is ridiculousthe human imagination to easily
. Conventional
approximately log 10-35 million
comprehend. W e can see from the
far beyond the influence of any localized
morality is, therefore, only a provisional
megawatts,
analysis above, however, that even a few
perceptual field. It respects neither
substitute for a faculty of higher Although only fifteen percent of the
loving thoughts during the course of the
personality nor opinion and does not vary
consciousness. Moralism, a by-product of
world's population is above the critical
day more than counterbalance all of our
with any condition of test subject or
duality, becomes insignificant as the
consciousness level of 200, the collective
negative thoughts.
environment.
consciousness level rises through the
power of that fifteen percent has theIgnorance does not yield to attack, but it
500s, and irrelevant at the level of 600.
From a social-behavioral viewpoint, as
weight to counterbalance the negativity
we said, truth is the set of principles by
dissipates in the light, and nothing
Merely to reach a stage where one
of the remaining eighty-five percent of
which people live, regardless what they
dissolves dishonesty faster than the
functions primarily from reason requires
the world's population. Because the scale
might say they believe. W e have seen
simple act of revealing the truth. The
a major evolution in consciousness to the
of power advances logarithmically, a
that there is subjective truth, operational
only way to enhance one's power in the
400s, a very powerful level in world
single A vatar at a consciousness level of
truth, hypothetical truth, intellectual world is by increasing one's
integrity, society. Freud, Einstein and Descartes1,000 can, in fact, totally counterbalance
truth; and then there is factual data. The
understanding and opacity for
calibrate at 499, which is also the level of
the collective negativity of all mankind.
legitimacy of any of these is dependent
compassion. If the diverse populations of
humanism.3 But reason, so vulnerable to
Kinesiological testing has shown that:
on the context of a given perceptual
mankind can be brought to this
loss of perspective through self-
One
counter
70 million
level. T ruth is not functional unless it is
realization, the survival of human society
absorption, has in the long run never
individual
balances
individuals
meaningful, and meaning, like value, isand the happiness of its members is
provided man any solid moral, or even
at level 700
below level 200
dependent on a unique perceptual field.
secure.
intellectual, certitude. Again and again it
Facts and data may be convincing at one
The initial ef fect of taking responsibility
has, to the contrary, led from the chaos of
One
counter
10 million
individual
balances
individuals
level and irrelevant at another. Functional
for the truth of one's life is to raise lower
ignorance to an equally baf fling cerebral
at level 600
below level 200
validity of information received alsoener gy levels to 200, the critical level at
maze. In a world of mass confusion we
varies with the intellectual level and
which power first appears and the
desperately need a reliable, accurate,
One
counter
750,000
capacity for abstraction of the recipient.
stepping stone to all the higher levels.
objectively verifiable yardstick with individual
balances
individuals
l
l 500
b l
l
l 200
T o be operational, truth must be not
The Courage to face truth leads
1 15
1 16calibrates at 250. Thus, one is safer with
which to measure truth. Hopefully, this
at level 500
below level 200
simply "true" but knowable; yet each
the ape Koko than with eighty-five
study has presented such a tool. Any
One
counter
400,000
level of truth is unknowable to the levels
per cent of the humans on the planet.
increased infusion (234) of the influence of
individual
balances
individuals
below it and has no validity beyond its
Injury to man's "spiritual eye" has
truth into the collective human
at level 400
below level 200
own territory. Thus, we can conclude thatresulted in dimness of moral vision and
consciousness gives us cause for greater
all levels of truth as we know it, within
One
counter
90,000
blindness to truth which af flict eighty-
hope than may be apparent from what
the dimension of ordinary human
individual
balances
individuals
five percent of the earth's population,
tends inevitably to be a rather gloomy
function, are examples of dependent
at level 300
below level 200
who linger below the level of integrity.
overview.
truth, whose veracity is totally contingent
The great issue that confronts mankind as
W e have established that consciousnessT welve
equal
one A vatar at
on a given set of parameters. Even our
a whole is the healing of this spiritual
is capable of discerning any change of
individuals
1,000
revered "scientific truth" is also truth by
blindness. The more immediate ener gy to a degree of log 10-00. This
at level 700
definition of conditions and therefore
"problem" of Right and W rong that
means that there is no possible event in
subject to dispute and error. Statistical
(There are currently 12 persons on the
always diverts our societal focus only
the entire universe not detectable by the
inference has become a propaganda tool,
planet who calibrate at 700.)
exists as a function of perception based at
exquisite sensitivity of consciousnessand the statistical distortions by which
(235) W ere it not for these counterbalances,
the lower levels of consciousness. Little
itself. The ener gy of human thought,
anything can be proven about anything
mankind would self-destruct out of the
children must be taught dangerous though minute, is nonetheless
absolutely have alienated our credence.
sheer mass of its unopposed negativity.
behaviors are "wrong," but as they grow
measurable. A thought which emanates
Is there any impersonal truth,
The dif ference in power between a loving
older discernment should replace from the 100 level of consciousness
will independent of individual condition or
thought (10 to 35 (pwr) million
moralism. Whether it is wr ong to kill
typically measure between log 10-800
context?
other human beings may be a moral
microwatts) and a fearful thought (10 to
million to 10-700 million megawatts. On
(235) T ruth as detected by the researchdilemma at lower levels of
750 (pwr) million microwatts) is so
the other hand, a loving thought at the
methods explicated through this book
consciousness; at higher levels the very
enormous as to be beyond the capacity of
consciousness level of 500 measures
derives its validity from ultimate sources
question is ridiculous
the human imagination to easily
. Conventional
approximately log 10-35 million
comprehend. W e can see from the
far beyond the influence of any localized
morality is, therefore, only a provisional
megawatts,
analysis above, however, that even a few
perceptual field. It respects neither
substitute for a faculty of higher Although only fifteen percent of the
loving thoughts during the course of the
personality nor opinion and does not vary
consciousness. Moralism, a by-product ofworld's population is above the critical
day more than counterbalance all of our
with any condition of test subject or
duality, becomes insignificant as the
consciousness level of 200, the collective
negative thoughts.
environment.
consciousness level rises through the
power of that fifteen percent has the
Ignorance does not yield to attack, but it
500s, and irrelevant at the level of 600.
From a social-behavioral viewpoint, as
weight to counterbalance the negativity
we said, truth is the set of principles by
dissipates in the light, and nothing
Merely to reach a stage where one
of the remaining eighty-five percent of
which people live, regardless what they
dissolves dishonesty faster than the
functions primarily from reason requires
the world's population. Because the scale
might say they believe. W e have seensimple act of revealing the truth. The
a major evolution in consciousness to the
of power advances logarithmically, a
that there is subjective truth, operational
only way to enhance one's power in the
400s, a very powerful level in world
single A vatar at a consciousness level of
truth, hypothetical truth, intellectual world is by increasing one's
integrity, society. Freud, Einstein and Descartes
1,000 can, in fact, totally counterbalance
truth; and then there is factual data. The
understanding and opacity for
calibrate at 499, which is also the level of
the collective negativity of all mankind.
leg


health practin ·s. as it t.'nhanct.'s pritnevallitc-energy, front which
pcoplt.· dt.·rive their sexual vitality. Son1eday we n1ight find a genuine, sate aphrodisiac, one that
brings instant sexual arousal without unwant ed side effects. Up
to now. however. all known aphrodisiacs that create the illusion of
arousal have been found to be hannful. Son1c-such as Spanish
fly. and perhaps the palace grapes eaten by the otlicial in the story
recounted carlier-n1ay n1on1entarily heighten "arousal" of the
sexual organs, but they do not enhance genuine sexual desire.
They stin1ulate the body in ways not intended by nature and drain
it of its lin1ited vitality. and their long-tenn side effects n1ay in
dude eventual in1potence and even death.
The answer docs not lie in a pill that instantly gives people
overworked sex organs and lat er rewards them with impotence
and ill health. Perhaps the real aphrodisiac is something that first
boosts sexual health, then in turn naturally arouses sexual desire.
Up to now little has been studied in the modern laboratory,
not even the long -term side effects of aphrodisiacs as defined in
the classical sense. The ultimate laboratory is the human body
itself The ancient Chinese, with their fervent though discreet
pursuit of sexual vitality, have been at it more or less for several
thousand years. Perhaps their interest in sexual nutrients can give
us some hints in our own quest for the perfect aphrodisiacs. Foods and Herbs for Love
145 11
Sexual Vitality from
the Sea of Chi
The Taoist Fountain o/ Youth?
IN THEIR SEARCH into the art of lovemaking, the ancient Chinese
Taoists went beyond food and herbs, even beyond erotic tech
niques. The quintessenc e of their Art of the Bedchamber was to
generate and maxi mize sexual vitality by consciously maneuver
ing the human body's chi, or life -energy. They did this to enhance
sexual arousal, control orgasn1, and intensify ecstasy for both
men and won1en.
Was this pure mysticis m? Or can it be reconciled with modern
science? The answer may con1e n1ore easily fron1 the rnodern bed
roonl than fron1 the n1odern laboratory. Scientists have, it is true,
stumbled on son1e intriguing findings in the laboratory, but in
doing so they luvc con1e up with rnore questions than answers.
This chapter, which exarnines Taoist ideas of sexual enhancen1cnt,
touches on both the n1ystical and the scientific.
In rnodern tenns, the Taoists' dri tnaneuver is a fonn of nlind
body interaction in which the n1ind consciously attempts to direct
the body. It is intriguing first to survey \Vhat ancient physicians
and st·xologists tht·orized and practiced, on their tern1s and with
their rationale, and then to kan1 about discoveries in this area by
conternporary scientists, East and West, and finally to sec specifi-Srxual Vitality from tire Sea ��(Chi
cally how the ancients used n1ind-body interaction to boost their
sexual vitality.
The notion that there is powerful, albeit elusive, life-t(Hce in
the hurnan body has been n1aintained tlrrnly and continuously in
China for rnore than three thousand years. Chinese traditionalists
believe that this prirneval force of life can be controlled and nu
nipulated not only to intensify sexual prowess, but also to rein
force nurtial arts strength and irnprove health and longevity.
According to the ancients, chi is generated and stored in a
ntysterious reservoir inside the lower abdon1en between the navel
and the pubic region. This reservoir, the ta11-ticn, or cinnabar field,
however, is not an anatornical structure that can be found in
surgery or by autopsy. It is rather an energy field whose role is in
dicated indirectly and tenuously by many n1edical and health
practices. Ancient Chinese meditation is aimed directly at the cin
nabar field, as sugg ested by the colorf ul though inaccurate expres
sion "contemplating the navel."
As long as a person is alive, his chi circulates ceaselessly in his
body in a network of energy channels called meridians, which are
linked to specific organs or physiological functions. Dotting these
meridians like pumping stations are acupoints. The acupoint
nearest the cinnabar field is called chi-hai (sea of chi) and is be
lieved a key point connected to the cinnabar field.
By selectively manipula ting specific acupoints with needles,
burning herbs, or fingers, one can sedate or stimulate a particular
organ or physiological function. According to the ancients, acu
puncture cured diseases because it regulated the flow of chi and
restored the balance of Yin and Yang for life-energy.
Chinese physicians and acupuncturists, Zen Buddhists, Tao
ists, kung fu masters, acrobats, dancers, and sexologists all have
considered the cinnabar field of supreme significance in their re
spective domains. They use various forms of physical exercise and
mental therapy to cultivate and train it.
CHI -KUNG
Among the various Chinese practices to manipulate life-energy,
the most potent is chi- kun g, or qi-,gotlJ! (life-energy skill), a com
bination of meditation and diaphragm breathing that consciously Cot� temporary
acupututure chart THE ART OF THE BE DCHAM BER
harnesses vital energy. The practitioner sits on a stiff chair or in
the lotus position on the floor, or stands, breathing slowly, while
directing his mind on the circulation of life-energy to and from
the cinnabar field. This becon1es more complex a·s the practi
tioner progresses through half a dozen stages, including reverse
diaphragm breathing, throat breathing, rectal breathing, and the
most advanced, cinnabar field breathing.
The catatonic appearance of chi-kung practitioners belies the
powerful results of this purely internal exercise. Usually the first
noticeable result is improved digestion; the next, enhanced sexual
vitality; and finally, blooming health. The Chinese consider chi
kung a rejuvenation exercise because it is believed to energize
internal organs and thus to aid digestion, facilitate blood circula
tion, and stimulate hormone secretion. It is a potent exercise-so
potent that those practicing more advanced stages rnust be trained
by a chi-kun.._� master to avoid possible serious injury.
In recent years, Chinese scientists have been conducting ex
periments on chi-kun g that border on the mystical. By consciousl y
directing their chi toward specific acupoints of patients, medical
technicians trained in chi- kun g have been successfully anesthetiz
ing patients for thyroid and stomach surgery-without using
drugs, acupuncture, or even human touch. Physicians with the
proper training are popular in China for chi-krm.� treatments in
which they direct their energy at patients, without touching thent,
to cure certain ailments. How such seemingly outlandi sh prac
tices are appraised by sotne scientists will be discussed later in this
chapter.
Chi-krm.� is the basis of all higher tonns of Chinl·se tnartial
arts. Tai chi chuan (great ultin1ate fist) is a ntind-body exercise
very popular for health and for self-defense. Its graceful, ball etlik e
ntovctnents reinf(.lfce the flo\v of chi, so that when the practitioner
docs strike, the blow can bl· dev astating. It also epitotnizes the
Taoist philosophy of softness con qul·ring rigid ity: one uses the
opponl ·nt's own force to attack hint. Japanese judo and jujitsu are
sintplitil·d sdf:.dd(:nse systen1s derived front tai chi chuan.
An esotl ·ric branch of tnartial arts kno\vn as tit'11-hs ud1 (point
ing acup oin ts) is a lil·adly art in \vhich a kung fu fighter can tent
por arily paralyzl'. or rl·ndcr unconscious. or even kill an opponent
by pressing a spccit ic vulnerable acupoint with a tinge r whik· di
recting thl· chi front his tdtl-tictl to his tingcr. These paralysis and St·xr4a l Vitality from the Sea of Chi
death points arc carefully catalogue d in kung fu n1anuals. It is be
lieved that sorne rnartial arts n1astcrs in China can still practice
ticu-hsueh.
MIND


	for	many	years	I	did	not	give	it
much	heed	as	it	flew	in	the	face	of	everything	that	I	had	been	taught	over	the
years:	that	anything	in	life	worthwhile	is	achieved	through	struggle,	sweat	and
hard	work.

When	I	look	back	at	my	life	in	the	1990s,	it	was	an	absolute	mess.	Today,	I
feel	as	if	it	is	a	past	life.	I	was	a	chronic	mouth	breather,	culminating	with
heavy	breathing	and	regular	sighing.	I	was	a	worrier	and	constant	thinker.	Iwould	think	and	think	and	think.	I	was	sure	that	what	I	was	doing	was
beneficial	and	that	it	would	propel	me	forward	to	get	results,	to	achieve	and	to
do	well	in	life.

In	1992,	I	secured	a	place	to	attend	Trinity	College	Dublin.	Things	were	fine
until	I	reached	my	third	and	fourth	years.	I	was	aware	of	the	importance	of
such	years	and	my	ultimate	goal	was	to	get	through	each	year	without	fail	and
to	graduate.	As	a	result,	I	spent	every	waking	moment	of	the	final	two	years
thinking	about	getting	through	the	exams,	receiving	my	results,	graduation
day,	my	job	after	university	and	so	forth.	God	only	knows	how	many	times	I
ran	the	same	thoughts	through	my	head	–	it	must	have	been	millions	of	times,
and	very	possibly	was.	I	reduced	my	third	and	fourth	years	to	a	constant
struggle	to	finish	and	reach	the	end.	I	was	stressed	and	anxious,	and	it	was	all
self-induced.	Nobody	else	had	put	any	pressure	on	me.	I	did	it	all	to	myself	in
the	belief	that	it	kept	me	on	track	to	achieve.	In	many	instances,	I	completely
missed	two	years	of	my	life	as	I	reduced	every	moment	to	a	means	to	achieve
my	goal.

I	intensively	studied	for	exams	and	spent	lots	of	unproductive	time	in	the
library.	I	worked	hard	but	not	smartly.	My	retention	levels	decreased
significantly	given	my	already	excessive	thinking.	It	is	difficult	to	make	room
for	new	information	when	the	mind	is	already	overactive.	Few	gaps	existed	in
my	stream	of	thought	to	allow	new	information	to	enter.

My	first	job	was	working	in	middle	management	in	a	USA	car	rental
company.	We	were	indoctrinated	into	the	entire	philosophy	of	the	company.	I
was	in	my	early	twenties	and	an	ideal	candidate	for	being	molded	and	shaped
to	become	a	successful	employee.	After	a	few	months	of	work,	I	began	to
hate	the	job.	I	hated	the	fact	that	systems	and	computers	dictated	and
controlled	everything	that	we	did.	I	hated	the	constant	pressure	to	achieve
targets	and	to	constantly	better	our	results.	I	hated	waking	up	on	a	Monday
morning	knowing	that	I	had	a	full	week’s	work	ahead	of	me.

I	ran	this	through	my	head	all	day.	I	found	like-minded	employees	and	we
talked	about	what	a	crappy	company	we	worked	for.

From	the	age	of	17	to	26	years,	I	made	my	life	a	living	hell	by	constantly
running	thoughts	through	my	head	about	the	future,	college,	work,	needing	to
buy	a	house.	For	some	reason,	I	had	an	underlying	belief	that	all	of	this
thinking	was	beneficial.	In	fact,	it	was	a	form	of	torture	that	I	subjectedmyself	to	on	a	continual	basis.

Two	factors	changed	my	life.	The	first	was	discovering	the	work	of	Dr
Buteyko.	I	switched	from	mouth	to	nasal	breathing	and	learned	to	bring	my
breathing	volume	to	more	normal	levels.	I	did	have	some	ups	and	downs	but
this	is	a	normal	part	of	the	process.	Applying	the	Buteyko	Breathing
technique	made	an	enormous	difference	in	my	anxiety	level.	In	addition,	my
brain	fog	lifted,	my	asthma	reversed,	my	snoring	stopped	and	my	energy
levels	improved	dramatically.	In	fact	my	first	night’s	sleep	with	my	mouth
taped	was	the	best	sleep	I	had	had	in	about	fifteen	years.

The	second	was	attending	a	workshop	that	included	ideas	about	stilling	the
mind	and	living	life.	When	I	left,	I	walked	down	Grafton	St,	one	of	Dublin’s
main	streets,	with	utmost	clarity.	Everything	was	so	clear	and	alive.	The
sights	and	sounds	had	a	sharpness	and	brightness	that	were	completely	new	to
me.	It	was	as	if	my	perception	had	improved	many	times.	I	felt	at	ease,
relaxed	and	still.	I	knew	that	I	had	stumbled	upon	something	but	had	no	idea
what	it	was.

The	next	morning	I	awoke	and	I	was	back	to	my	usual	self,	with	the
continuous	chatter	of	my	mind.	I	had	a	day’s	work	to	do	and	targets	to
achieve.	Whatever	happened	the	previous	night	was	just	a	glimpse,	but	it	was
enough	to	change	my	life.

A	seed	had	been	planted.	I	decided	to	go	on	a	two-week	course	presented	by	a
tutor	immersed	in	stillness.	After	the	two	weeks,	my	mind	was	emptied	of	the
self-torture	that	I	had	endured	for	so	many	years.	Nothing	new	was	added.
Instead,	I	allowed	layers	of	conditioning	and	thoughts	that	I	had	to	dissolve.

I	had	far	more	peace	than	I	had	ever	experienced	before.	As	the	days	passed,
the	feeling	of	stillness	and	inner	body	energy	intensified.

When	I	returned	home	after	the	two	weeks,	a	massive	weight	had	been	lifted
from	me.	For	the	first	time,	I	realized	that	the	nightmare	I	was	living	was	as	a
result	of	my	own	thoughts.	After	a	number	of	months,	the	intensity	decreased
but	the	stillness	remained.	I	continued	along	my	path	of	watching	my	mind,
following	my	breath	and	keeping	my	mind	still.	I	made	a	point	of	taking	a
short	drive	from	my	house	to	Phoenix	Park	in	Dublin,	where	I	could	sit	in
stillness	with	nature	for	an	hour	or	so	every	couple	of	days.
	After	experiencing	life-changing	health	benefits	from	Buteyko	Breathing,	I
decided	to	train	in	the	method.	By	March	2002,	I	was	a	certified	practitioner
and	accredited	by	the	founder	of	the	method,	Professor	Buteyko.	I
commenced	Buteyko	courses	in	Ireland	and	within	two	years	received
considerable	media	coverage	and	attention.	Now,	eight	years	later,	my	work
takes	me	around	the	world.	I	have	written	four	books,	which	have	become
very	popular	sellers,	and	have	reached	out	to	tens	of	thousands	of	people.

In	2005,	I	married	my	sweetheart,	Sinead,	and	we	bought	a	stone	cottage	in	a
most	secluded	and	beautiful	part	of	Connemara,	Co	Galway.	The	house	is	in
the	midst	of	stillness.	I	have	no	immediate	neighbor’s	and	experience	absolute
quietness.

I	have	not	achieved	very	much	in	the	area	of	wealth	or	finance,	but	at	the
same	time	have	no	worries	over	money.	What	I	have	achieved	is	an	excellent
quality	of	life.	I	live	in	a	beautiful	setting	with	a	beautiful	person,	and


	be	more	common	in	the	northern	climates.
43
	There	is	a
huge	difference	in	MS	prevalence	as	one	moves	away	from	the	equator:	MS	is
over	100	times	more	prevalent	in	the	far	north	than	at	the	equator,
10
	and	seven
times	more	prevalent	in	south	Australia	(closer	to	the	South	Pole)	than	in
north	Australia.
44
	This	distribution	is	very	similar	to	the	distribution	of	other
autoimmune	diseases,	including	Type	1	diabetes	and	rheumatoid	arthritis.
43,	46
Although	some	scientists	speculated	that	magnetic	fields	might	be
responsible	for	the	disease,	Dr.	Swank	thought	it	was	diet,	especially	animal-
based	foods	high	in	saturated	fats.
43
	He	found	that	inland	dairy-consuming
areas	of	Norway	had	higher	rates	of	MS	than	coastal	fish-consuming	areas.
Dr.	Swank	conducted	his	best-known	trial	on	144	MS	patients	recruited
from	the	Montreal	Neurological	Institute.	He	kept	records	on	these	patients
for	the	next	thirty-four	years.
47
	He	advised	his	patients	to	consume	a	diet	low
in	saturated	fat,	most	of	whom	did,	but	many	of	whom	did	not.	He	then
classified	them	as	good	dieters	or	poor	dieters,	based	on	whether	they
consumed	less	than	20	g/day	or	more	than	20	g/day	of	saturated	fat.	(For
comparison,	a	bacon	cheeseburger	with	condiments	has	about	sixteen	grams
of	saturated	fat.	One	small	frozen	chicken	pot	pie	has	almost	ten	grams	of
saturated	fat.)
As	the	study	continued,	Dr.	Swank	found	that	progression	of	disease	was
greatly	reduced	by	the	low-saturated	fat	diet,	which	worked	even	for	people
with	initially	advanced	conditions.	He	summarized	his	work	in	1990,
47
concluding	that	for	the	sub-group	of	patients	who	began	the
low-saturated	fat
diet	during	the	earlier	stages	of	their	disease,	“about	95%…	remained	only
mildly	disabled	for	approximately	thirty	years.”	Only	5%	of	these	patients
died.
In	contrast,	80%	of	the	patients	with	early-stage	MS	who	consumed	the
“
poor
”
diet
	(
higher	saturated	fat
)
died	of	MS
.	The	results	from	all	144
patients,	including	those	who	started	the	diet	at	a	later	stage	of	disease,	are
shown	in
Chart	9.4
.CHART	9.4:	MS	DEATH	RATE	AFTER	144	PATIENTS	DIETED	FOR
THIRTY-FOUR	YEARS
This	work	is	remarkable.	To	follow	people	for	thirty-four	years	is	an
exceptional	demonstration	of	perseverance	and	dedication.	Moreover,	if	this
were	a	study	testing	a	potential	drug,	these	findings	would	make	any
pharmaceutical	manufacturer	jingle	the	coins	in	his	or	her	pocket.	Swank’s
first	results	were	published	more	than	a	half	century	ago,
48
	then	again
49
	and
again
50
	and	again
47
	for	the	next	forty	years.
More	recently,	additional	studies
42,	51,	52
	have	confirmed	and	extended
Swanks	observations	and	gradually	have	begun	to	place	more	emphasis	on
cow’s	milk.	These	new	studies	show	that	consuming	cow’s	milk	is	strongly
linked	to	MS	both	when	comparing	different	countries
52
	and	when	comparing
states	within	the	U.S.
51

Chart	9.5
,	published	by	French	researchers,	compares
the	consumption	of	cow’s	milk	with	MS	for	twenty-six	populations	in	twenty-
four	countries.
52
This	relationship,	which	is	virtually	identical	to	that	for	Type	1	diabetes,	is
remarkable,	and	it	is	not	due	to	variables	such	as	the	availability	of	medical
services	or	geographic	latitude.
51
	In	some	studies
52,	53
	researchers	suggest	this
strong	correlation	with	fresh	cow’s	milk	might
be	due	to	the	presence	of	a
virus	in	the	milk.	These	more	recent	studies	also	suggest	that	saturated	fat
alone	probably	was	not	fully	responsible	for	Swank’s	results.	The
consumption	of	meat	high	in	saturated	fat,	like	milk,	was	also	associated	with
MS	in	these	multi-country	studies,
54
	while	the	consumption	of	fish,
containing	more	omega-3	fat,	was	associated	with	low	rates	of	disease.
55CHART	9.5:	ASSOCIATION	OF	COW’S	MILK	CONSUMPTION	AND
MULTIPLE	SCLEROSIS
The	association	of	cow’s	milk	with	MS,	shown	in
Chart	9.5
,	may	be
impressive,	but	it	does	not	constitute	proof.	For	example,	where	do	genes	and
viruses	come	into	play?	Each	of	these,	in	theory,	might	account	for	the
unusual	geographic	distribution	of	this	disease.
In	the	case	of	viruses,	no	definite	conclusions	are	yet	possible.	A	variety	of
different	virus	types	have	been	suggested	and	a	variety	of	effects	on	the
immune	system	may	be	involved.	However,	nothing	very	convincing	has	been
proven.	Some	of	the	evidence	is	based	on	finding	more	viral	antibodies	in	MS
patients	than	in	controls,	some	is	based	on	sporadic	outbreaks	of	MS	among
isolated	communities,	and	some	is	based	on	finding	virus-like	genes	among
MS	cases.
13,	19,	56
With	regard	to	genes,	we	can	begin	to	puzzle	out	their	association	with	MS
by	asking	the	usual	question:	what	happens	to	people	who	migrate	from	one
population	to	another,	keeping	their	genes	the	same
but	changing	their	diets
and	their	environment?	The	answer	is	the	same	as	it	was	for	cancer,	heart
disease	and	Type	2	diabetes.	People	acquire	the	risk	of	the	population	to
which	they	move,	especially	if	they	move	before	their	adolescent	years.
57,	58
This	tells	us	that	this	disease	is	more	strongly	related	to	environmental	factors
than	it	is	to	genes.
59
Specific	genes	have	been	identified	as	possible	candidates	for	causing	MS
but,	according	to	a	recent	report,
3
	there	may	be	as	many	as	twenty-five	genes
playing	such	a	role.	Therefore,	it	will	undoubtedly	be	a	long	time	before	we
determine	with	any	precision	which	genes	or	combinations	of	genespredispose	someone	to	MS.	Genetic	predisposition	may	make	a	difference	as
to	who	gets	MS,	but	even	at	best,	genes	can	only	account	for	about	one-fourth
of	the	total	disease	risk.
60
Although	MS	and	Type	1	diabetes	share	some	of	the	same	unanswered
questions	on	the	exact	roles	of	viruses	and	genes	and	the	immune	system,
they	also	share	the	same	alarming	evidence	regarding	diet.	For	both	diseases,
a	“Western”	diet	is	strongly	associated	with	disease	incidence.	Despite	the
efforts	of	those	who	would	rather	dismiss	or	mire	these	observational	studies
in	controversy,	they	paint	a	consistent	picture.	Intervention	studies	conducted
on	people	already	suffering	from	these	diseases	only	reinforce	the	findings	of
the	observational	studies.	Dr.	Swank	did	brilliant	work	on	MS,	and	you	may