 wheezing vary considerably over the 28
days. These become worse between days 10 and 22 (the midluteal to
midfollicular phases),13 possibly due to the influence of hormonal changes
on the airways.13 This explains why asthma severity fluctuates during themenstrual cycle, and why irregular menstruation is associated with a higher
risk of asthma.13
Increasingly, evidence indicates that sex hormones can either contribute
to disea se pathology or serve as protective factors against lung disease.
They regulate the development of the lung and airways in unborn babies,
and it is thought that they play a part in the varying advers e effects of
antenatal smoking on lung function. The lung function of adult men is more
severely affected  by exposure to smoking in the womb than that of women.
Scientists also believe that sex hormones may cause changes in the growth
pathway of the lungs in respon se to in utero exposure to smoking.14 This
would suggest that males and females have a different susceptibility to
inflammation from an early stage of development.
Breathing pattern disorders are also almost twice as common in women,
possibly due to the hormona l influences we’ve already touched on.
Progesterone stimulates the respiratory rate, meaning that in the luteal phase
of the menstrual cycle CO2 levels drop by around 25%.15 When CO2 levels
are already low, any extra stress  can cause breathing to speed up even more,
and this creates a range of symptoms that are commonly interpreted as
premenstrual syndrome.16
In 2000, a study in the Journal of Orofacial Pain  reported increased
respiratory rates  during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, when
progesterone levels increase.17 At the same time as breathing increased,
pain thresholds lowered. This indicates that cyclical respiratory changes
may also influence pain perception.
PAIN CONDITIONS AND BREA THING IN WOMEN
FIBROMY ALGIA
Fibromyalgia predominantly affects women,18 and it changes  during the
menstrual cycle. In 2007, researchers found that several participants
fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia during the luteal phase of
their cycle, but not during the follicular phase. As pain is the most common
diagnostic measure of fibromyalgia, this is another indicator that painperception differs depending on the concentration of sex hormones in the
body.
Dysfunctional breathing can aggravate pain associated with
fibromyalgia, especially in tender areas of the upper body.19 This can lead
to fatigue and difficulty carrying out normal daily activities. A 2017 paper
assessed the impact of an eight-week functional breathing program on 18
patients with fibromyalgia.20 Thresholds for pain tolerance increased in all
the participants after one month, which means that pain was reduced. Sleep
quality, duration, and efficiency also improved as a result of the breathing
practice.20
A 2018  study examined the effects of breathing exercises on pain
tolerance in tender points and on the quality of life for fibromyalgia
patients.19 The trial involved 35 women aged between 34 and 67 years, all
with fibromyalg ia. The women were randomly assigned to a breathing
exercise group or to a control group. The breathing exercise participants
practiced for 30 minutes every day for 12 weeks. At the end of the 12
weeks, the women who had practiced breathing exercises showed
significant improvements, experiencing much lower levels of pain and
fatigue and becoming more able to engage with daily life. The researchers
concluded that breathing exercises provide a “real and effective
intervention” for women with fibromyalgia.
A 2019 trial, also examining fibromyalgia, looked at the effectiveness
and safety of patient self-ma nagement in the form of unsupervised
breathing exercises.19 After 12 weeks, during which 51 women practiced
the exercises, no statistical differences were found between supervised and
unsupervised participants. Ther e were, however, added improvements in
pain in those women who had practiced the exercises under supervision,
suggesting that proper guidance in performing breathing exercises is
beneficial.
Faulty breathing does not cause fibromyalgia. However, it does play a
significant role in the develo pment and persistence of chronic pain
conditions.15 For instance, biomechanical overuse combined with the
biochemical changes typical of breathing pattern disorders can have a
significant impact on pain and fatigue.21 In fact, most  people with
fibromyalgia show signs of severe dysfunctional breathin g. Becausebreathing is already dysfunction al, these women are constantly teetering on
the brink of symptoms. Any further cyclical drop in CO2 is likely to push
the body over the edge. That is why pain often becomes much worse during
the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. It is also why the worst symptoms
could be alleviated or even eliminated with correct breathing habits.22
Research shows that 27% of people with fibromyalgia hyperventilate,
and 60% of fibromyalgia patients suffer with dyspnea  (breathlessness).23
Also, breathlessness is far more prevalent in the patients with the highest
levels of pain.24
Naturally, fibromyalgia can trigger anxiety. This is not to imply that
symptoms are “all in the mind,” but anxiety about the condition and anxiety
triggered by dysfunctional breathing itself can certainly aggrava te pain and
fatigue. Because pain causes anxiety and increases the breathing rate, it is
likely that by normalizing the breathing pattern, pain symptoms would
reduce.
Once a pattern of dysfunctional breathing exists, a variety of triggers
can create a vicious cycle, causing pain, fatigue, and other symptoms,
including anxie ty and panic attacks. These, in turn, contribute to poor
breathing patterns. Poor oxygenation of the tissues during hyperventilation
contributes to the development of myofascial trigger points.21 And because
the working of the diaphragm is linked to the functioning of the pelvic
floor, dysfunctional breathing exacerbates stress incontinence, other
genitourinary symptoms, and pain in the pelvic region—all common in
fibromyalgia. The fascia around  the psoas muscle—a hip-joint flexor that
runs from the lumbar spine through the pelvis—connects directly to the
diaphragm.25 Women  who suffer with chron ic pelvic pain often have poor
functional movement and tend to breathe predominantly into the upper
chest.26
Many people with chronic pain suffer with medically unexplained
symptoms. They  may be diagno sed with fibromyalgia, chronic  fatigue, or
“bodily distress syndrome.”27 Low blood CO 2 and feelings of air hunger are
typical of all these patients.28 As a result, scientists believe that levels of
CO2 should be asses sed as part of the patient evaluation.24 At the very least,
it needs to be recognized that a significant number of fibromyalgia patients
hyperventilate. Given that hyperventilation is considered at the severe endof breathing pattern disorders, it is logical to assume that a much higher
number have poor breathing patterns.
Leon Chaitow, after 50 years clinical experience working with
fibromyalgia patients, estimated that more than 90% breathe
dysfunctionally.15 Functional breathing training is an efficient and cost-
effective treatment to achieve reduced levels of pain and fatigue. The ability
to fully exhale is at the root of functional breathing. Without this
understanding, it is not possible to inhale correctly. Chaitow cautions that
this is not a quick fix. Between 12 and 26 weeks of work may be needed,
and it takes patience to achieve behavioral change.15
In chronic pain conditions, it is particularly important to take things
slowly in the beginning. Approaching breathing exercises too intensively
can actually set you back. Begin the practice gently. If you suffer with
fibromyalgia, your sensitivity to CO 2 may be very high. This can trigger too
much air hunger, muscular tension, and feelings of panic. As your tolerance
to CO 2 increases and your BOL T score improves, these feelings will ease.
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER
In Chapter Six, on pain, we looked at temporomandibular joint disorder
(TMD) and its relationship to dysfunctional breathing. Howev er, there is
evidence that a link also exists between the condition and female sex
hormones.
Gender differences in pain sensitivity are sometimes dismissed as
matters of psychosocial and social conditioning29. Increasingly, however, it
is believed that hormonal and other biological factors contribute30,31.
Temporomandibular joint disorder is around 1.5 to 2 times more prevalent
in women32 and can be much worse than in men. Anatomically, women
produce much higher levels of pressure in the temporomandibular joint
when clenching than men33. It was traditionally thought that abnormalities
in the alignment of the jaws and teeth are the primary cause of TMD, but if
this were the case, the condition should be just as common in men as
women. The estrogen hormone,  estradiol (E2), which is the primary female
sex hormone,34 has been found  to be a risk factor for temporomandibular
pain in rats.35 Incidence of TMD in women is thought to peak between 20and 40 years, coinciding


‘searching” people for normal social interaction
in a society dominated by ‘‘egoistic hawks” and very few social
‘‘doves” [3,47]. As stated by Blum et al. [48]: ‘‘people provide the
real ‘‘highs”. People need people. However, in today’s screwed
up, ﬁnancially unstable (1.4 million bankruptcies 2009), and
very scary world, loneliness and alienation are commonplace.
Everything would look perfect if we were all living in a vacuum,L. Pruimboom, D. Reheis / Medical Hypotheses 92 (2016) 80–83 81but instead millions, if they are lucky enough not to be homeless,
are probably living in glass houses vulnerable to being shattered.”
When social interaction, social support and family bonding is
lacking we always have the probability to use synthetic happiness
as fallback strategy. Oxytocin signalling through social interaction
might protect against drug abuse, but if so, water household ther-
apy might do the same thing. Oral and intranasal oxytocin
decreases the use of drugs signiﬁcantly [49], endogenous oxytocin
does the same but also decreases carbohydrate intake [50], regu-
lates the immune system and make people basically cooperative,
trustworthy and prosocial [51]. The pro-social effects of ecstasy
and fantasy, observable in ‘‘house parties”, seem to be produced
by oxytocin pathways and oxytocin signalling might be further
increased by intense sweating during partying, leading to loss of
water and dehydration [52–54]. Oxytocin signalling is further
stimulated when environmental temperature is high [55]. This
could easily explain why the majority of people feel better in a
warm climate when they are on holidays and even seem to be
more empathic and therefore ‘‘oxytocinergic”, knowing that empa-
thy is deﬁnitely an oxytocinergic trait [56]. The warm weather/
oxytocin equation seems clear; high temperature produces sweat-
ing, sweating induces dehydration and dehydration activates oxy-
tocin pathways. Drinking a beer only supports this ‘‘holiday
bonding” feeling by induction of more thirst and dehydration
which can even cause beer intoxication (beer potomania, [57]).
Mild thirst induces oxytocin production and oxytocin improves
multiple pathophysiological pathways and therefore it could be the
use of intermittent drinking protocols that helps to solve chronic
inﬂammatory states, bonding disorders and perhaps even addic-
tion; our hypothesis.
4. Discussion
Bulk drinking, earlier deﬁned as non-frequent drinking up to
satiety, resembles the animal behaviour at waterholes. The major-
ity of herbivores travel from waterhole to waterhole to cover their
ﬂuid needs and will drink up to satiety every time they visit this or
another waterhole [58]. Animals at the waterhole show low level
of anxiety and fear and this behaviour is probably caused by
dehydration-increased oxytocin signalling [12].
More speciﬁcally, numerous studies have demonstrated that
oxytocin producing neurons in the hypothalamic supraoptic
nucleus (SON) and the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) are activated
in response to osmotic and volemic thirst and that this results in
secretion of OT into the bloodstream [59–61].
It has long been known that dehydration affects physical and
cognitive behaviour signiﬁcantly, including physical, visuomotor,psychomotor, and cognitive performance [63]. Dehydration can
even affect the cognitive performance of pilots, affecting ﬂight
safety [64]. These dehydration effects are noticeable when people
loose 2% of their bodyweight [65]. It’s clear that these effects are
not at all beneﬁcial for the host, which is further evidenced by
recent research of dehydration consequences caused by the use
of alcohol [66].
Nevertheless it are these effects which makes the need for
water urgent and it could easily be that these effects produce the
observed inhibition of fear and anxiety at psychological level when
people suffer from dehydration. It should further be noted that the
negative effects are observed when people suffer from long term
dehydration (20 h), which is something we do not propose. We
propose a water drinking rhythm based on ‘‘waterhole behaviour”
– bulk drinking which will only produce mild dehydration and
most probably the positive effects of not only increased oxytocin
but also the second ‘‘thirst” hormone, vasopressin [63]. Although
not mentioned earlier, vasopressin is an important hormone affect-ing human behaviour as evidenced by several investigations show-
ing that vasopressin inﬂuences a wide range of traits, including
increase of social attachment, inhibition of anxiety, improvement
of memory and positive social behaviours [67].
The combined effects of mild increase of oxytocin and vaso-
pressin decreases stress-axis activity, produces a feeling of relax-
ation, increase social bonding, inhibits fear, and regulates
sympathetic/parasympathetic activity [68]. Fear, social isolation,
chronic HPA-axis and sympathetic nervous system activity are
undoubtless related with increased susceptibility for the develop-
ment of inﬂammation and chronic disease [69–71].
Bulk drinking behaviour could therefore recover social beha-
viour, bonding, decrease anxiety, reduce sugar craving, regulate
appetite, induce spontaneous movement, decrease inﬂammation
and inhibit fear. Mild thirst controlled drinking is probably the onlyway to regulate water and mineral homeostasis, whereas the 8 /C28
rule (8 glasses of water of 8 oz each) has not been proven as scien-
tiﬁc sound and protective for health [72]. The effects of bulk drink-
ing as deﬁned in this article are easily testable, measuring different
behavioural traits and several biomarkers. If our hypothesis would
be conﬁrmed we would have ﬁnd one of the cheapest ways to
recover health and collaborative behaviour of people living in a
society characterised by abundance and chronic presence of food
and ﬂuid.
Conﬂict of interest
We state that both authors do not have any conﬂict of interest.
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 knew thatwhat applied tochickens also applied tohumans putan
electric fanandventilators inhisbedroom. This drew infresh outside airanddrove out
the stale inside air.
Most homes andbedrooms arefilled with stale air,unfit tobreathe. People follow
theadvice ofdoctors andkeep windows closed tokeep outthose “deadly drafts” offresh
outside air.
Even thegases andvapors expelled bythebody arepoisonous andpollute thehome
andbedroom, regardless ofwhether from lungs, orbowels, orthepores oftheskin.
When these facts areknown, itiseasy tounderstand why people getupinthemorning
with cold, sore throat and other respiratory disorders.
They blame theweather; sodothephysicians. Butitdoes notaffecttheanimals who
live out in it! The actual cause is the polluted air in home and bedroom.
Soremarkable were thegood results thisman obtained thathewasinspired tobuild
his“miracle cabinet,” consisting ofabedwith enclosed sides andtop,well ventiliated
and introducing air electrically with a fan through special vents.
Heused thecabinet first forpatients with respiratory ailments such ascolds, hay
fever,sore throat, diptheria, asthma, influenza, pneumonia andtuberculosis. The good
results were amazing, andhewasencouraged totreat inthesame manner patients with
all kinds of disorders: fever, mumps, measles, rheumatism, neuritis, diabetes, etc.
Hisremarkable success proved thatgood, fresh airinmotion will “cure” thesick
who failed under other regimens thatleftthem inthesame polluted air.Hegotpatients
well after medical doctors haddeclared them incurable physical wrecks. Heproved what
afewgreat Doctors have declared: thatthere isnodisease. There arejusttwoconditions
of the body—good health and the lack of it.
Thesymptoms ofbadhealth thedoctors aretrained tostudy,group together andgive
them names (diagnosis) thatmean nothing andterm them diseases thataretrying tokill
the patient.
Thescheme issupported bycenturies offalse teaching bywhich medical arthascre-
ated afalse psychology.They have taught thatdiseases are“entities” thatattack usand
mean tokillus.Weenlist their aidinfighting these armies ofinvaders intent onour
demise. Forthem thisisvery profitable. And justtheopposite forus.Medical artisone
of the biggest frauds on earth.
Thetruth bears repeating: Sicknesses arethebody’ scleansing andreparative efforts.
They arefriends, notenemies. Ifyouwould avoid thecrisis ofsickness, then don’tin-
dulge the causes of sickness. Polluted air is a primary cause of illness and disease.Thesurprising results oftheman’ swork andairshocked themedical art.Drugs, vac-
cines andserums would become obsolete ifpeople learned ofthis. Something hadtobe
done.
Itwas better thatonegood “man should dieforthepeople,” than thatthemedical
artshould perish. Sotheheat wasturned onthePost OfficeDepartment and“this man
died forthepeople.” Hisgreat work ofhelping thesick, after medical doctors hadfailed,
came to a sudden and inglorious end.
Insuch cases bigpublications carry lying propaganda thatacertain quack who was
amenace tothepeople hasbeen castintooblivion. And thepeople believe this. Medical
propaganda leads people tobelieve thatmedical artistrying toridtheworld ofso-called
disease. Intruth they aretrying toendtheir competition. Who canbesosilly astobe-
lieve that any or ganization or institution is working to bring about its own end?
Thereason why people dobelieve itisbecause “better schools make better commu-
nities.” That isanother oneoftheliestaught intheschools, andpeople justgrow upin
it from childhood.
Thefacts show thatallmethods nottaught inorthodox medical schools, regardless
oftheir value andeffectiveness, arebanned andcrushed bythemedical artandtheir al-
lies, andunorthodox practitioners areusually putinprison—all fortheprotection ofthe
public health.
This may notbeRussia, butmany Russian methods areused todispose ofthose who
interfere with the money-making schemes of big business.Lesson 4 - Introducing The Life Science System For
Perfect Health, Part II
4.1. A Survey Of The Lesson
4.2. Cleanliness Is An Essential Of Life
4.3. T emperature Maintenance
4.4. Sleep Is An Essential Of Life—The Role Of Sleep In Life
4.5. Food Is An Essential Of Life—The Role Of Food In Health
4.6. Excersise And Activity Are Essential T o Well-Being
4.7. Rest And Relaxation Are Essential T o Health
4.8. Sunshine Is An Essential Of Health
4.9. Recreation And Play Are Health Essentials
4.10. Emotional And Mental W ell-Being Are Necessary T o Health
4.11. Assurance Of Life And Its Means Is Necessary T o Health
4.12. Pleasant Environment Is Necessary T o Well-Being
4.13. Creative Useful W ork And Its Role In Life
4.14. Self-Mastery Is Necessary T o Best W ell-Being
4.15. Gregariousness Is An Element Of Health
4.16. Motivation: Having Purposes Or Causes T o Serve
4.17. Expression Of Natural Instincts Relative T o Health
4.18. Aestethic W ell-Being
4.19. About This Survey Of Life’ s Essentials
4.20. Questions & Answers
Article #1: The Importance Of Body T emperature by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Article #2: Are Y ou Suited For Health by Mike Benton
Article #3: Mental And Emotional Poise by Lee Bauer
4.1. A Survey Of The Lesson
Thefirsttwolessons dealt with theLife Science outlook onhealth anddisease. Thethird
lesson stated theessentials oflifeandpresented in-depth scrutiny oftwoofthese needs,
namely air and water.
This fourth lesson encompasses seventeen other essentials oflifeinsummary form.
Exhaustive treatment ofanysingle aspect oflife’sneeds isnotintended. Rather,itisin-
tended toacquaint youpreliminarily with each lifeneed presented. Subsequent lessons
will plumb the depths of the essentials treated in this lesson.
Assuring your body ofallitsneeds might belikened tothecare thatmust belavished
upon highly complex jetliners. Every item ofequipment aboard thejetmust beinwork-
ingorder andhave anadequate supply ofitsneeds inorder tooperate asdesigned. The
jetmay operate with many ofitssystems knocked outbutitiscrippled. Crippling ofcer-
tain systems may send it to its doom. And so it is with the body.
Thehuman body consists ofapproximately 125trillion cells which livetogether har-
moniously.Cells liveboth forthemselves andforthewelfare oftheorganism ofwhich
they areapart, andthey arespecialized intotissues andtissue organizations thatperform
services for every other cell and cell or ganization throughout the or ganism.
Asahealth professional aware ofthemany faculties ofthebody andthefullneeds of
theorganism, you’ll undertake toassess your clients’ compliances andtransgressions of
their needs. You’ll endeavor toguide your clients intothoroughgoing compliance with
their biological needs and total rejection of their transgressions.
Withthispurview inmind, weproceed toconsider animportant essential oflife:
Body cleanliness.4.2. Cleanliness Is An Essential Of Life
4.2.1 The Need for Cleanliness
4.2.2 A Clean Body Is Necessary to Health
4.2.3 Body Elimination Must Be Equal to the Need
4.2.4 The Body’ s Daily Cleansing Cycle
4.2.5 A Brief Look at the Body’ s Primary Or gans of Elimination
4.2.1 The Need for Cleanliness
Thebody operates most efficiently when itisunfettered. Filth ontheoutside ofthe
body most people willnottolerate. They readily appreciate external cleanliness andmost
keep themselves impeccably clean. While there ismuch tobedesired regarding theways
inwhich most people maintain external cleanliness, nonetheless they areimbued with
the necessity of a clean body—at least on the outside.
However,more important than external cleanliness isinternal purity.Internal filth
damages the body in two ways:
1.Themere physical presence ofpollutants clogs andinterferes with body processes. They
hinder operations much as a crowd of people in a street hampers automotive traf fic.
2.Allcontaminants within arepoisonous! Thebody notonly objects violently tothephys-
icalpresence offilth butitalsoobjects toitschemical presence. Thebody tries tomain-
tainphysical andchemical integrity.Anything thatalters theconsistency ofbody elabo-
rated fluids andcompounds; anything thatthreatens cellwell-being duetoitschemical
nature is anti-vital, hence poisonous.
Thus wecanseethatforbestperformance thebody must notbeham


 upoftheenergyreserves ortheenergysources ofthebody takes
place during rest. Activity expends andrestrecuperates thebody’ ssupplies. Thestim-
ulation (irritation andexcitement) ofanalready depleted body only hastens theexhaus-
tionofthefewremaining energy-stores andbrings onthefinal collapse sooner than it
would have occurred otherwise. Themore thebody isstimulated, thesooner itreaches
thestate ofcomplete collapse. Theweaker thebody is,thelessable itistowithstand the
“action” of stimulants—the greater is the necessity of “doing nothing” intelligently.
Only those who have hadsufficient experience with both thestimulating (wasting)
practice andtheresting (conserving practice toenable them tojudge themerits ofthe
twopractices areinaposition topass judgment upon them. Anyone who hasnotcom-
pletely abandoned thestimulating practice andemployed only theconserving practice
onhundreds ofpatients andover aperiod ofyears, andwho, intheface ofthislack
ofexperimental knowledge ofthepractice, proclaims thesuperiority ofthestimulating
practice andemployed only theconserving position aswere thearmchair philosophers
ofthepre-Baconian period—he simply does notknow,andcannot know,what heistalk-
ingabout; heisonly spinning, spider -like, afantastic theory outoftheweb ofhisfan-
cies.Lesson 16 - Nutrition, Mind And The Emotions
16.1. Introduction
16.2. How Foods Af fect Mental And Emotional Health
16.3. Emotional Aspects Of Diet And Digestion
16.4. Methods For Overcoming Negative Emotional Conditioning
16.5. The Optimum Diet For Mental And Emotional Health
16.6. Questions & Answers
Article #1: About Emotions And Health By Marti Fry
Article #2: Fruitarianism For Health And Long Life By Dr. O.L.M. Abramowski
Article #3: The Mind-Benders by Kecki R. Sidhwa, N.D., D.O.
16.1. Introduction
16.1.1 Mental W ell-Being Is Dependent Upon Good Nutrition
16.1.2 Emotions and Their Relationship to Diet and. Health
16.1.1 Mental Well-Being Is Dependent Upon Good Nutrition
Proper nutrition isnotonly thefoundation ofphysical health, butitisalsotheprereq-
uisite foremotional andmental well-being. “Asound mind inasound body” ishow the
Greeks oftwothousand years agoexpressed thisrelationship. Today wehave such terms
aspsychosomatic, holistic health, dietetics andsoforth thatalso point outthegrowing
awareness that the health of the mind is inseparable from the health of the body.
Nor should thisobservation besurprising intheleast. Illnesses andpoor physical
health give risetofeelings ofanxiety,worry anddepression. And, similarly,mental
stress andemotional upset cancontribute tothemany sicknesses commonly thought to
bephysical inorigin. Sointerdependent arethehealth ofthebody andmind thatthere
canbenosuch thing asa“depressed healthy person” ora“schizophrenic physically
sound individual.”
Itcanbesaid thatradiant physical health begets perfect emotional andmental poise
andacalm, clear mind produces physical well-being. There isnodisputing thefactthat
a healthy mental and emotional state can be insured through good nutrition.
Thefactthatmental well-being depends upon nutrition should beobvious ifwere-
alize thatthequality ofourblood determines thequality ofourthoughts. Like allother
organs, ourbrain receives itssustenance intheform ofoxygen andnutrients carried in
thebloodstream. Iftheblood isalmost wholly withdrawn from thebrain, unconscious-
ness occurs. If the brain is drained of blood for a short time, death results.
When theoxygen content oftheblood drops duetopoor respiration, theoxygen
available tothebrain also drops, andwebecome listless andapathetic. Our mental
processes become slow and confused.
Ifvital nutrients aremissing from thebloodstream, oriftoxins arebeing circulated
through thebody,thebrain isassurely affected justastheliver,kidneys, bones andmus-
cles are.
Inextreme cases ofatoxic bloodstream orpoor nutrient availability,mental illnesses
result. These illnesses areobvious toeven thecasual observer.However,inthemore
subtle cases of“blood poisoning” brought about byfaulty nutrition, themind isalso in-
timately af fected.
Infact, themajority ofthepopulation hasnever enjoyed complete mental health be-
cause their bloodstreams, which nurture thebrain, areinaconstant state ofpollution.
Few people have experienced thecrystal clarity ofacute mental perception thataccom-
panies apurified bloodstream. Consequently,most people accept their daily fears andfrustrations asnatural. Withoptimum nutrition, however,such acompromise inour
mental well-being is unnecessary.
16.1.2 Emotions and Their Relationship to Diet and. Health
Emotions, too, play anintricate role innutrition—both byaffecting ourchoice of
dietandbyinfluencing theuseofnutrients within thebody.Infact, perhaps themost
important reason why optimum nutrition isnotuniversally applied isthateating hasso
many emotional connotations. Tomany people, eating andfood areconnected with the
emotional states of pleasure, pain, reward, punishment and so forth.
Allofushave pleasant orunpleasant associations with food, andweresist changing
these associations. Asaconsequence, theaverage person often thinks thatproper nutri-
tionmeans giving upthose foods they emotionally favor andeating those they hate. “If
it tastes good, it’ s fattening” is the common joke among dieters.
Notonly dothese emotions influence ourchoice ofdiet, butthedietinturn influ-
ences theemotions. Certain foods play havoc with theblood sugar level, sending people
intoperiods ofdepression orirritability.Other foods make calm children noisy andhy-
peractive, while certain foods, such asachocolate candy bar,have been known totrigger
schizoid attacks in susceptible individuals.
Clearly,nutrition plays avital roleinourmental andemotional health. Bystudying
thisroleindetail, wecandiscover theoptimum dietandtheproper mental andemotional
attitudes that promote total health in the individual.
16.2. How Foods Affect Mental And Emotional Health
16.2.1 Classification of Foods
Inaninteresting story about afamily who followed anoptimum dietofchiefly fresh
fruits, complemented bysome nuts andseeds, thethree children inthefamily hadbeen
following apredominantly all-fruit dietforseveral years. During thatperiod, they were
extremely well-behaved. They were kind andgracious totheir parents andtoeach other.
They cooperated in their work and play with no signs of irritability.
Asanexperiment, themother onedayfedthechildren several slices ofwhole wheat
bread. Within anhour after themeal, thechildren were fighting among themselves and
had several outbursts of anger and emotional fits.
Coincidental? Perhaps, butconsider thatmany people areallergictowheat products
andthatwheat eating isusually associated with warlike populations. (See theobserva-
tion made by J. I. Rodale later in this lesson.)
Thepoint here isthatwhen aperson follows apure, high-quality diet, anysubstan-
dard foods consumed will quickly make their presence known bytheir effects onthe
mental and emotional states.
Notonly does wheat eating result inhealth problems andconsequent emotional and
mental disturbances, butalso eating foods high infattends todullthemind andcloud
thethinking. Fatdigestion issodemanding thatmuch blood isdiverted away from the
brain tothedigestive system. Asaresult, thethinking processes become slower anda
mild form of depression occurs.
Theabove examples represent only mild cases. When extremely poor-quality foods
areeaten, their effects onthemind andemotions aremuch more dramatic—sometimes
causing complete mental breakdowns and personality transformations. Unhealthful
foods and their ef fects will be discussed later.
Theeffects offood onthemind have been studied formany thousands ofyears by
Oriental philosophers. Many ofthese philosophers have gone sofarastocategorize the
effects that many commonly-eaten foods have on the mental state.16.2.1 Classification of Foods
Although Western science hasonly recently discovered therelationship between
mental states andnutrition, people intheEastern countries have been aware oftheef-
fects of diet on the mind since around 4000 B.C.
TheBhagavad Gita,anancient Hindu textonspiritual conduct, classifies foods into
three types:
1.Pure foods (“sattvic”),
2.Stimulating foods (“rajasic”), and
3.Impure or rotten foods (“tamasic”).
16.2.1.1 Pure Foods
Pure foods, which consist primarily offresh fruits andvegetables, aresaid tobring
calmness andtranquility tothemind. These foods arereputed toincrease theclarity of
mind andsweetness ofdisposition. They areespecially


 encourages poor mastication andawhole train ofconsequences (seepreviously).
Softened, denatured food moves slowly along andsotends toputrefy andferment read-
ily,especially ifitisalsorefined andconcentrated andnotaccompanied byasubstantial
amount ofrawfood. Cooking also tends todehydrate thefood, hence itsconsumption
isfrequently accompanied bythirst. This leads todrinking with meals andthedrink is
usually teaorsometimes fruit juice, which isfrequently “incompatible” with thecooked
food. Many popular methods ofcooking, forexample, boiling vegetables, result inthe
addition ofaluminum from thepotandfluoride from thewater.Ithasyettobedemon-
strated thateither ofthese elements isconstructively involved incellular lifeprocesses.
Their,poisonous nature hasbeen demonstrated repeatedly.Cooking also “drives off,”
leaches and destroys the flavor substances and or ganic salts, hence encouraging:—
1.the consumption of foods that would be distasteful if eaten raw;
2.the addition of salt, condiments, monosodium glutamate, etc., to “add flavor.”
Itisconceivable thataparticular rawfood dietthatisnutritionally inadequate may
beimproved byaddition ofcertain cooked foods. Forinstance, aprotein-deficient raw
food dietmay beimproved byadding cooked meat oreggyolk. Butanadequate and
suitable raw food diet may be preferable.
Condiments
These tend todenature andprecipitate enzymes andproteins, rendering enzymes in-
effective andprotein lessdigestible. Condiments areirritants which occasion anabnor-
malprotective secretion offluid andmucus instead ofnormal digestive fluids. Constant
useofcondiments leads tosecretory impairment andinsensitivity toflavor substances.
Sothose who usecondiments regularly,orsmoke, ordrink alcohol, cannot perceive the
flavor nuances ofrawsalads andmany fruits. So,commonly,rawfood iscalled, “taste-
lessherbage” or“rabbit food”—unless that“rabbit food” ismutilated ascoleslaw and/or
polluted with oil,saltandvinegar—the very things thathave ledinparttothesensory
deterioration.
Common salt(sodium chloride) isperhaps themost frequently used condiment. In
natural foods sodium andchloride ions arepresent inlowconcentrations andareavidly
and easily absorbed.
Providing thekidneys areinreasonable condition, they rapidly excrete allsaltadded
tofood. However,chronic intake ofadded saltleads toimpaired ability toexcrete it,
with consequent fluid retention. Table saltisalsoimplicated inthedevelopment ofsome
forms of“high blood pressure.” Inshort, ourso-called “mineral metabolism” works best
onlowintakes ofsodium andchloride; solow,infact, thatadeficiency ofthese ele-
ments cannot beproduced simply byfeeding natural foods, nomatter how little sodium
andchloride they contain. Indeed ifyoudevelop kidney failure, liver failure, heart fail-
ure,orhigh blood pressure, alow-salt dietismedically recommended. Toolate. Don’ t
wait; omit salt from your diet now.
Article #3: Vegetable Salads By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Alargerawvegetable salad with each dinner isoneofthemost important elements of
thediet. Asapreventive ofdisease, itisfarsuperior toallthevaccines andserums ever
devised. Salad eating, atleast inthiscountry,isarecent innovation andhaditsoriginamong those who have been dubbed food faddists. Theaddition ofasuitable salad toa
meal always improves the nutritional value of the meal.
Attheturn ofthecentury cooking was much worse than now andthediet more
gross-flesh, bread andpotatoes orbeans three times aday,with anassortment ofside
dishes, cakes, pies, etc., thatwould have made ameal fora600-pound boar,alljum-
bled together inthemost abominable combinations. Itwas anerawhen aflesh, bread
andpotato dietwith such accessory foods asbutter,cream, mayonnaise, sugar andsweet
desserts were themost common reliance ofthepeople. Fresh fruits andvegetables were
scarce in the diet.
Atthattime themedical profession washorrified atthethought ofeating uncooked
fruits andvegetables. There were germs onthem! “There aretyphoid germs onallun-
cooked vegetables.” Butunder theleadership ofthe“cranks,” “faddists” and“quacks”
thepeople took toeating these rawfoods, andasthefresh foods entered thedietthe
germs vanished. Notyphoid resulted from eating these germ-laden foods. Today,even
themost bacteriophobic physicians eatthese foods uncooked, theonly food they refuse
toeatwithout first heat-sterilizing ismilk. (Italso supposedly contains typhoid andtu-
bercular germs.)
Although popular eating islessgross than formerly,people stillovereat. They have
relieved their stomachs andbowels tosome extent buthave thrown theburden onthe
liver,pancreas andductless glands. Today thepeople areeating farmore raw(uncooked)
fruits andvegetables. Lettuce, cucumbers, celery,apples, strawberries, citrus fruits, etc.,
areraised inenormous quantities andshipped bytrainloads toallparts ofthecountry.
Trainloads of lettuce are now raised where wheelbarrow-loads were formerly raised.
Until well within thelifetime oftheauthor themedical profession advised never to
eat“raw” fruits andvegetables because ofthegerms they carried. Notuntil itwasdis-
covered thatrawfruits andvegetables were thebestsources ofvitamins didthey cease to
warn against thegerm-laden uncooked fruits andvegetables. (And thisdiscovery came
only after theprofession wasforced torecognize thatpeople were getting well ondiets
ofuncooked fruits andvegetables.) Indeed, they arestillissuing theoldwarning when
one goes into Mexico, India, China and elsewhere.
Forphysicians tohave toldtheir patients toaccompany their beefsteak with alarge
combination salad ofuncooked, non-starchy vegetables would have subjected them to
ridicule. Itwould have been tooeasy forthepeople totrace theadvice toitssource in
thehated diets ofthefaddists. So,they retired totheir laboratories andcame upwith the
discovery (thefaddists hadbeaten them tothediscovery) thatthevirtues ofsuch ameal
are due to the vitamin content of uncooked foods.
Atthose mutual admiration gatherings ofphysicians, called conventions, much is
said, between smoking anddrinking bouts, about diet, butinpractice, thesubject is
avoided liketheplague. Itisasafe estimate thatnolessthan 90% ofthemedical pro-
fession isgiving noattention todiet, other than toapepopular sentiment onthesub-
ject. Many ofthem “believe indiet,” but,aswith theweather,they “donothing about
it.”Every daythesick tellmethattheir physicians have advised them toeatwhat they
please—that food has nothing to do with sickness.
One canlisten toaphysician talkloud andlearnedly about vitamins, amino acids,
food blends, calories, etc., andeasily become persuaded thatheknows what heistalking
about. This isamistake. Thegarrulousness oftheprofession isanacquired habit inthe
effort toseehow much they cansayabout asubject ofwhich they know nothing. Whole
libraries of technical literature bear witness to their success.
Thepresent-day hospital isachuck-house, overfeeding itsinmates onthesame kinds
of“good nourishing foods” thatfilled thehospitals inourgrandfather ’sday.Inthese in-
stitutions there isno“newer knowledge ofnutrition.” Feeding aperson who issaid to
bestarving onsuch things asgelatin, alcohol, beef, tea,puddings, white bread, canned
fruits andvegetables, pasteurized milk andsuch isasure way ofguaranteeing thatthe
starvation shall be continued and accentuated.Tosupplement adietofthiskind with vitamin pills andexpect thepatient tobewell-
nourished istheheight oftheridiculous. Sooner orlater themisled people aregoing to
discover thatvitamin pills arenotsatisfactory substitutes foruncooked fruits andveg-
etables. Themedical profession resisted theefforttopopularize theuncooked dietand
science came forth with vitamin pills asasubstitute, buttheresults ofthepills have not
been satisfactory.Vitamins should come fromtheorchardandgarden, notfromthedrug
store.
Nature turns outherproducts inastate ofphysiological balance andwhen weeat
ourfoods assheproduces them, they arenotsources oftrouble. Butwhen weextract
portions ofherproducts, aswhen sugar isextracted from cane orbeet orwhite flour is
extracted from wheat, weeatanartificial product thatisoutofbalance, lacking inmany
oftheess


39.1.5 Is Supplementation the Answer?
39.1.6 Unchanging Principles Govern Life
39.1.1 Man Is Confused
Rod satinachair across theroom rubbing hisknees. From time totime hisbody
would jerkandhewould squirm inhischair asifillatease oruncomfortable forsome
reason orother.Herecounted asorry taleofhow hehadsought relief from many physi-
cians andmedical specialists fortheconstant pain which hadlimited hisproductiveness
both socially andintheeconomic world from hisearly childhood andwhich wasnow
causing himtoquithisjobasanaccountant inamulti-national corporation because he
could no longer hold a pen or pencil between his fingers.
The young man, justpast thirty,recited anarray ofdrugs andsupplements which
hehaddutifully swallowed pertheinstructions given him. Thedrugging hadbegun at
theageoftwoyears when hehad“come down” with amuscular rheumatism. Ithad
continued unabated tothepresent day.Even ashespoke, Rod pulled from hispocket
thelatest prescription, deadly prednisone, andabottle ofawell known andhighly ad-
vertised multiple vitamin-mineral supplement. Pitifully,Rod cried, “Can youhelp me? I
have nowhere else to go!”
Unfortunately,Rod’ sstory isonly toocommon intoday’ spseudoworld, aworld
where humankind hasbeen taught toliveinafantasyland ofunreality,tobelieve that
humankind cangoonindefinitely defying thelaws ofliving structure, thatwecaneat
what, when andhow weplease, thatwecancontinue toabuse ourbodies, thatwecan
take allmanner ofvileliquids, pills andpotions intoourbodies, thatwecaninhale foul
airandmake allmanner ofmistakes andnothave tocome face toface with therealities
ofourorganic existence ifweonly have recourse tothesupplement products offered,
for a price, by the huge industrial giants of the times in which we live.
39.1.2 World Health Statistics
Asaresult ofthiskind offoolishness, aninsidious creeping debilitating force isat
work among thepeoples oftheworld, andespecially inthiscountry,with many being
troubled bythesickness they seearound them andtheir own eroding well-being, butnot
knowing what to do or where to turn for help.The World Health Chart for1968 shows theaverage ageofmales atdeath inthe
United States is66.6 andfemales 74.1; 25th place formen and14th forwomen, respec-
tively among allthenations intheworld. Inrecent years wehave dropped from anear-
lierandnow out-dated rating of15th inspite ofthefactthatthesupplement- anddrug-
related businesses have skyrocketed insales anddollar volume. The people have lost
confidence in the medical profession.
39.1.3 Philosophy of Modern Medical Practice
Thewhole history ofmedicine isoneofpalliation andstimulation. Ifyouaresick,
youtake theproffered pillandmake thehurtgoaway.Areyoutired, unable tocope? No
matter,justtake thisvitamin, thatherb, alittle wine orsmoke theweed andswallow a
packet ofman-made inorganic orfancy synthetically chelated minerals andyour body’ s
vitality battery willberechar ged, your mood elevated, your cares soothed away andall
problems solved; thesunwillshine intheskyandthe,world willlieatyour feet. Itis
too good to be true!
Weareasick nation andgetting sicker with every passing moment. Wehave not
learned that, only nature canheal, thathealth will have none offorcing, butmust be
maintained and built through wholesome eating and living.
39.1.4 Supplementation
Dr.Elizabeth well remembers thatwhen shewasachild hermother kept averitable
cupboardful ofpatent medicines: there wascodliver oilintheform ofScott’ sEmulsion,
Dr.Lydia Pinkam’ sTonic forWomen; andothers. There was always atinofaspirin
tablets onhand torelieve theheadache aswell asaspecial boxofbaking soda tosoothe
acid-troubled stomachs.
Yousee,atthattime, vitamins were atotally new andunexplored area, butthefamily
always hadrecourse toGrandma’ sgreen “tizzy,”agreen drink made from selected herbs
which grew in the garden, guaranteed, of course, to “cure” any ailment.
Dr.Robert’ schildhood andearly years were nodifferent, even though hisfather was
amedical doctor,aspecialist inanaesthesiology atoneofthelargehospitals intheEast.
The “remedies,” ofcourse, haddifferent names, fancy medical names, buttheeffects
were the same: palliation and stimulation.
Now,weliveinmodern times. During thepast fifty orsoyears, patent medicines
have, forthemost part, disappeared from thepharmacist’ sshelves andthehome cup-
boards have been replaced byacollection ofbottles ofallkinds containing allmanner of
supplements: vitamins, enzymes andminerals especially,butalso others. Thedrugs of
ourfather ’stime have also largely disappeared only tobereplaced bynewer andmore
potent drugs because theothers failed tofulfill thepromises made forthem—as these
will also fail.
“Health” food stores arenow found inalmost every major andminor shopping center
from Maine toCalifornia andincountries overseas, alloffering allmanner ofmagic
ways torestore radiant health toadeeply troubled public eager tobuytheir offerings.
Weknow many elderly people living onSocial Security who trudge wearily intohealth
food stores paying outhuge sums forpills andpotions which they firmly believe will
bring them youthful zestandvigor.Yetallthewhile they continue their life-destroying
practices anddrag through thedays oftheir lives ever hopeful thatthe“magic” ofpills
will give them back the youth of their childhood.
39.1.5 Is Supplementation the Answer?
Isittruethatbecause thevastmajority ofpeople now liveincities where admittedly
thequality ofthefood issomething lessthan ideal, thatwemust supplement ourdiet
inorder tohave anyhope ofachieving andmaintaining areasonable level ofhealth?Rod, theyoung man whom wemetattheopening ofthislesson, wasadvised bythelast
specialist hehadconsulted todrink nothing butpure mineral water sothathewould be
assured ofgetting alltheminerals hissystem required and, also, todrink atleast onepint
ofmilk every dayandtotake hisprescribed mineral supplements inorder tomaximize
his calcium and other mineral intake.
Inthisdayofknown soilmineral deficiencies, should wesupplement themineral
content ofourfoods inorder tobesure thatwereceive asufficiency ofthese important
nutrients? Doherbs offerapanacea forallofmankind’ sailments asmany herbalists
contend? After all,itiswell known thatmankind hashistorically used herbs since time
immemorial and, therefore, ipso facto,they should beanimportant partofourarmentar-
iumsothatoursystems willbewell fortified against possible “attacks” bygerm, fungus
and/orvirus. Inother words, through supplementation wecangird ourloins, asitwere,
to do battle against a formidable foe.
Some scientists contend thatcooked food iseasier todigest than uncooked, thatman
hascooked hisfood forsolong atime thathisdigestive organs have become adapted
toeating cooked foods, thatitisnolonger possible forhumankind tosubsist totally on
uncooked food, even though hemay once have done so,thathisdigestive organs have
changed over thecenturies toaccept cooked food andreject rawfruits andvegetable
foods as indigestible. W e know this is nottrue.
These “scientists” recommend mega-vitamin and mineral supplementation asa
means ofensuring amore youthful resur gence ofenergyandhigher level ofhealth. Do
wedare postulate thequestion, “Isvitamin dosing another gimmick, oneperhaps that
ensures anacceleration ofenergyoutflow rather than thelonged-for extender ofyouth?”
Arethere certain commonly accepted butharmful practices weshould allavoid if
wewould either restore astate ofdiminished health toahigher level orretain thegood
health wenow have? Webelieve there areand, hopefully,wewilllearn some ofthese in
thislesson. Natural hygienists contend thatthevery structure andfunction ofthebody,
itsphysiological andbiological methods andpractices, itscapabilities andlimitations,
dictate certain unchanging principles which should and, indeed, must dictate how andin
what manner the human or ganism must be nourished to remain in superb health.
39.1.6 Unchanging Principles Govern Life
Hygienists unequivocably hold thatageneral lawunder -girds


 too,areguilty ofusing such things asaftershave
lotion, cologne, andsoforth. Allofthese substances contain irritating ingredients
thatareharmful when breathed orapplied totheskin. Thebest makeup isaclear,
smiling face. Reduce oreliminate these “personal” chemicals thatsomany people
put on their bodies.
Somany new houses areunsafe toliveinbecause oftheir internal pollution.
Could you comment on that?
The new home owner must bevery careful nowadays about thebuilding and
insulation materials used inahome. Much insulation hasasbestos fibers andother
particulants which cancause lung cancer inthose thatbreathe itdayinanddayout.
Many plywood sidings areimpregnated with formaldehyde, andthese fumes are
slowly released intothenew house over aperiod ofmonths. Recently,thousands of
people have been forced outoftheir new homes because oftoxic fumes thatemit
from thebuilding materials used inconstruction ofthehouse. These problems can
beavoided byalways having anopen source ofventilation (aheat pump works well
inthewinter forthispurpose) andcarefully investigating thetypes ofmaterial used
in the insulation and siding.
Article #1: Radiation in Your Kitchen by Mike Benton
How Microwaves Can Harm Us
Nobody Really Knows How Dangerous They May BeBut Why Have One At All?
Doyouwant tolivenext door toanuclear power plant? Astupid question, right?
But think about this:
Over fivemillion homes have their own little boxes ofradiation sitting right inthe
kitchen. They’re called microwave ovens.
Now comparing amicrowave oven toanuclear plant may seem silly.After all,a
microwave oven doesn’ teven give offthesame type ofradiation asanatomic energy
source oranx-ray machine. Theradiation from amicrowave oven isabout likewhat you
get from radar or what is called low-ener gy nonionizing radiation.
Butthatmicrowave oven sitsinmany ahouse. It’sused dayinanddayout. It’s
aconstant source oflow-level radiation thatpenetrates through thehouse. Isthemi-
crowave oven dangerous? Y es!
Amicrowave oven islikeafallout shelter inreverse: It’satight little boxthatisde-
signed tokeep theradiation in.Ifyouhave aperfect, tight box, then theradiation won’ t
getout.Butamicrowave oven isnotaperfect, tight box. Radiation does leak out,espe-
cially around the door and the seals of the oven.
There aregovernment standards for“acceptable” leakage rates formicrowave ovens.
Inother words, microwave ovens canleak acertain amount ofradiation andstillbecon-
sidered safe.
Thereisnosuch thing asasafe dose ofradiation.Dr.Karl Morgan, aresearcher
ontheeffects ofradiation onhuman health, stated: “From 1960 tothepresent, anover-
whelming amount ofdata have been accumulated thatshow there isnosafelevel ofex-
posure and there is no dose of radiation so low that the risk of malignancy is zero.”
How Microwaves Can Harm Us
Microwave ovens donotmake thefood cooked inthem radioactive. Food cooked in
amicrowave oven isnomore norlessharmful than anycooked food. Any time heat is
applied tofood, destruction ofnutrients andalteration offood chemistry occurs. Con-
sequently,microwaved food isnotbetter foryoujustbecause itiscooked forashorter
time. Microwaves destroy food faster than conventional cooking methods, butthey do
not destroy food less.
The main reasons for recent concern about microwave ovens are:
1.Microwaves caninterfere with thenormal operation ofcertain heart pacemakers, aswell
as other electrical and electronic items.
2.The thermal effectofexposure tothese waves may harm sensitive body celltissue or
organ function.
3.Microwave radiation cancause eyedamage andcataracts andissuspected ofcausing
other ailments, including nervous exhaustion.
4.Low-ener gy,nonionizing radiation may alsobecapable ofcausing detrimental health ef-
fects not fully understood or recognized as such.
Nobody Really Knows How Dangerous They May Be
There aresafety standards formicrowave ovens, andconsumers feelsafe thatthey
arebuying, government-regulated equipment. What isnotgenerally known isthatthe
Soviet Union, which hasdone more research onmicrowave radiation than anyoth-
ercountry,hasanacceptable radiation level forthepublic thatisonethousand times
stricter than U.S. levels.
Notonly that, butthebiophysicist, Dr.A.H. Frey,hasdiscovered thatthehuman
nervous system reacts tomicrowave exposure thatis300times below thegovernment
standards for microwave ovens.Older microwave ovens frequently leak more than new ones. Improper servicing,
cleaning, andgeneral wear cause radiation leakages toincrease. Ifsomeone youknow
hasamicrowave oven, there areseveral steps youcantake tominimize irradiation leak-
age:
•Never insert objects around the door seal.
•Examine the oven for shipping damage or damage through normal use.
•Do not tamper with or inactivate the oven safety interlocks.
•Frequently clean oven cavity,door andseals with mild deter gent. Donotusescouring
pads, steel wool, or other abrasives.
•Stay atleast anarm’slength away from theoven when itisinuseandkeep your eyes
away from the door.
But Why Have One At All?
Microwave ovens areunnecessary convieniences. They were developed sofoods
could becooked inahurry.JustlikeTVdinners, precooked convenience foods, andfast
foods, microwave ovens exist because people aretoolazy ortoounaware toprovide
good nutrition for themselves and their families.
Sowhat ifyoucancook afrozen chicken infour minutes? Doyouneed toeata
chicken, frozen orotherwise? Thetruth isthatthebest foods toeatrequire nocooking
and little preparation.
Fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, andsprouts donotneed tobemicrowaved,
boiled, baked, orfried. They’re delicious asthey are,ready toeat.Ifanycooking isto
bedone tofood, itshould belight steaming which destroys asfewnutrients aspossible.
You can’ t even steam for food in a microwave.
Like fastfoods, microwave ovens are“fast cooking” andthey areassociated with the
same sortofconvenience orientation. Forsuperior health, youshould eatasfewcooked
foods aspossible. And youcertainly should nothave aleaky boxofradiation sitting in
your kitchen!
Article #2: World’s Most Polluted Place: The American Home!
“My, Is It Stuf fy in Here!”
“My, Is It Stuffy in Here!”
Most ofusarekeenly aware thatAmerica’ sair,especially inandaround largecities
andindustrial complexes, isseriously anddangerously polluted. Most ofusareaware
thateven theupper atmosphere isbecoming sodangerously polluted astopose athreat
to plant and animal life.
Many ofusareaware thattheaverage American home isahotbed ofpollution and
stands first asasource ofaerial pollution. Further,itisonly beginning todawn onre-
searchers thatpollution inthehome isasource ofmuch disease andmisery forourpop-
ulace.
Therelation ofpolluted airtosuch respiratory diseases aspneumonia, colds, bron-
chitis, asthma, sinusitus, andalong listofother diseases, many nonrespiratory innature,
has been only casually noted.
However,researchers arealready indicting such pollution asacontributing cause to
many human ailments if, indeed, not the primary or only cause.
Certainly little aggravates anailing person more than aerial pollutants, forthey not
only make suffering more severe butsohamper thebody’ shealing efforts astoprolong
recovery.Ifthere isanyright wemust value andtreasure above allothers, itistheright to
breathe pure air.Wemust notinadvertently deny ourselves thebenefits ofpure airby
our own acts.
Ifyoudoubt thattheairinyour home ispolluted, note thedifference between itand
outside air!Youcantellitinstantly upon passing from onetotheother— even iftheout-
sideairispolluted.Theairinhomes hasthepollution oftheoutside airplus thatadded
in the home.
The primary source ofpolluted airinAmerican homes issmoke, mostly from to-
bacco, butfrom sundry other sources too. Smoke hasitstars, carbon dioxide, carbon
monoxide, and many other poisons.
Ifthisisnotthecase innonsmoking homes, then human aerial excreta isusually
theprimary source ofpollution! Trapped inclosed houses arethewastes ofourbreath-
ing.These contain carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, andyetother waste products. They are
deadly to man and beast alike in concentrations such as they become in closed homes.
There isawhole catalog ofpollution sources inhomes. Notonly ispollution BAD in
itself butitisusually found inasituation thatwould bebadWITHOUT thepollutants!
Fortheairinwhich pollutants arefound isusually “stale” air


inert blobs ofmatter butliving, reproducing, organisms, they react totheradiation-in-
duced injury byrepair processes which lead toapparent recovery.Iftheradiation dose is
overwhelming, immediate oronly slightly delayed death ofthecellensues when thecell
attempts to divide.
Radiation also harms cells byproducing changes intheenvironment. Cells are
bathed bysolutions from which radiation-produced activated products canreach and
damage them. Also, cells canbedamaged byinterference with their blood supply and
the action of poisonous products released by radiation-killed cells themselves.
65.8.2 Tissue Damage
Since tissues areaspecialized population ofcells, their exposure toradiation causes
damage asaconsequence ofinjury anddeath ofthecomponent cells. Theoverall effect
involves notonly thedirect action oftheradiation ontheindividual cells butchanges in
the surroundings of the tissues.
One tissue may give animmediate response toradiation andanother noapparent or
detectable response. However,theseemingly unresponsive tissue may show injury ata
much later date. Therecovery oftissues from immediate radiation injury depends onthe
specific celltypes, orthesizeoftheradiation dose, andonthetime between repeated
irradiations. These factors have been summarized byDoctors E.G.Williams andS.C.
Ingraham IIinaUnited States Health report for1956 (Jack Schubert, Radiation NY:
Viking Press, 1957):
“The blood-forming organs, theskin, themembranes lining body cavities, and
thesecreting glands may regenerate completely andresume their normal functions.
Muscle, brain, andportions ofthekidney andeyecannot regenerate; their repair
results only inscarformation. Even those tissues thatcanregenerate may failtore-
spond after repeated ionization andcause conditions such asnonhealing ulcers oraplastic anemia (bone marrow destruction). Also, repeated regeneration may pro-
duce cancerous conditions...These changes have allbeen observed inanimals fol-
lowing radiation exposures atlevels corresponding todoses only slightly above the
accepted safe limits forman. There arenoconstant clinical symptoms which can
berelied upon towarn oflatent radiation injury before life-threatening changes be-
come manifest.”
65.8.3 Effects on Genes
Nocellfully recovers from adose ofradiation. While acellmay seem torecover,
there isanirreversible effect onthechromosomes and genes. According toDrs.
Williams andIngraham: “Ionizing radiation canalter thegenes inthebody (somatic)
cells andinthereproductive (sexual) cells andcause them togrow orreproduce abnor-
mally.Ifagene change occurs inasexual cell, amutation willoccur inlater generations
provided thatthecellisused inreproduction. Ifagene change occurs inacellofgrow-
ingorregenerating somatic tissue likeskin, liver,orbone marrow,itmay cause cancer-
ous or other harmful changes in the exposed individual.”
65.8.4 Hormonal Disturbances
Thelateeffects ofradiation areoften produced incooperation with disturbances in
body function ingeneral. One ofthese disturbances inparticular—hormonal imbalance
—can initself aidandabet thecancer -producing effects ofradiation oreven delay years
theappearance ofthecancer.Consequently,inevaluating thechanges wrought byradi-
ation inthebody wemust alsotake intoaccount thecomplex inter-relationship existing
between thevarious organs andthehormones released bythedifferent endocrine glands.
Dr.Schubert theorizes thatsince hormones influence theregeneration andgrowth of
almost allthecells inthebody,itisreasonable toassume thatmany ofthelatechanges
andcancers developed inthebody after radiation arerelated totheimpairment ofthe
endocrine glands such asthepituitary,thyroid, gonads, andadrenals, either asaresult
oftheradiation directly ontheendocrine organor,indirectly,because ofdamage toa
distant or gan which then brings forth a response from the endocrines.
Since afemale child possesses atbirth alltheovashewill ever use, itisvery im-
portant tonote thatexposure oftheovaries toradiation affects eggs which aretobefer-
tilized inthefuture. Thus, radiation damage ispreserved bytheovaandmay result in
defective children. Even ifthechildren appear normal, they may carry defects intheir
heredity (the genes) which will be manifest in later generations.
65.8.5 Depression of Cells
Asingle dose of50rtothewhole body causes thenumber oflymphocytes todrop
byone-half inabout “two tothree days. Ittakes about aweek forittoreturn tothe
preradiation level. After higher butnonlethal doses ofradiation, thelymphocyte drop is
abrupt andlittle ornoevidence ofrecovery may beapparent forseveral months. Infact,
itmay take years before thenumber ofwhite cells returns tonormal. Another significant
observation isthefactthatindividuals previously exposed toradiation show agreater
depression of cell numbers upon subsequent radiation exposure.
65.8.6 Brain Damage
Thebrain isconsidered toberelatively insensitive tosmall radiation doses, butthis
does notmean there isnodamage—it means rather thatthere exists nosuitable means of
detecting damage, orthatithasnotbeer,looked for,orthatnocases have been followed
foralong enough time. One must besuspicious ofalltissues towhich radiation hasbeen
given.Relatively small doses ofradiation tolocalized regions ofthebrain give immediate
effects. In1953, two volunteers were given 100 rtoalocalized region ofthebrain
(diencephalon). About oneandone-half hour; later they complained ofringing inthe
ears, generalized numbness, andapathy.Shortly thereafter they feltmentally stimulat-
ed.Sleep thatnight wasvery deep. Thenext morning they were very active and“high.”
Then they became unusually quiet. The disturbances lasted about seven totendays.
These ef fects were confirmed in another experiment involving 120 persons.
There have also been several reports ofbrain damage inpersons given heavy doses
of radiation for brain tumors or for scalp lesions.
65.9. Laetrile
Derived from apricot pits, which contain cyanide, Laetrile wasconsidered tootoxic for
human usebyitsdiscoverer,aCalifornian, Ernst Krebs, Sr.,M.D. Butyears later,after
hisson, Ernst Krebs, Jr.,claimed tohave “purified” Laetrile, both father andsonadvo-
cated itasaneffective treatment forcancer.TheKrebses patented their promising prod-
uctas“Laetrile”—an acronym derived from thechemical name Laevo-mandelonitrile,
thecyanide-containing substance they extracted from thecrushed kernels ofapricot pits.
The next step was toexplain how Laetrile worked. Withalittle imagination, the
younger Krebs came upwith a“magic bullet” theory.Cancer cells, heclaimed, contain
anabundant amount ofanenzyme thatreleases cyanide from Laetrile. Thecyanide, in
turn, kills offthetumor cells. Normal cells arelowinthatenzyme, theKrebs theory
went, butrichinanother enzyme thatdetoxifies thecyanide. Sonormal cells livewhile
cancer cells die.
This theory wasproved tobewrong. Thesupposedly abundant “releasing” enzyme
isscarcer incancer cells than innormal ones, andthe“protective” enzyme isfound in
equal amounts inboth kinds ofcells. Moreover,cyanide does nothave bullet-like pre-
cision. Because cyanide diffuses rapidly across intercellular barriers, anydestructive ef-
fects would spread to both cancerous and noncancerous cells.
Itspromoters then took adifferent course. Laetrile, thedrug, was suddenly trans-
formed in1970 into Laetrile, thevitamin. Cancer,according tothelater theory,was a
vitamin-deficiency disease. Laetrile, itwent on,was“vitamin B-17,” the“missing vita-
min” needed to prevent and treat cancer.
Besides daily injections ororaldoses ofLaetrile, the“total holistic metabolic nutri-
tional” regimen includes massive doses ofvitamin Candother vitamins, chelated miner-
alsupplements, even coffeeenemas. TheLaetrile-centered regimen emphasizes astrictly
vegetarian diet, freeofallanimal protein. Often another nonvitamin B-15 or“pangamic
acid,” isprescribed (B-15 isalso thecreation ofthesame Ernst Krebs, Jr.,who chris-
tened Laetrile “B-17”).
Laetrile isoneofthemost tested substances ever putforward asaremedy forcancer.
In1953, theCancer Commission oftheCalifornia Medical Association investigated
Laetrile andfound itineffective. Aspartofthatstudy,thecommission discovered that
allbutoneofforty-four patients treated with Laetrile stillhadanactive form ofcancer
or were dead.
Themost comprehensive series ofanimal tests were done atMemorial Sloan-Ketter-
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beauticians andcosmetologists show they have ahigher than expected incidence ofsix
kinds ofcancer.That study,along with NCI’ sfindings, ledNIOSH torecommend that
2,4,diaminoanisole betreated asahuman carcinogen. OnApril 6,1978, theFDA issued
anorder thatmanufacturers place awarning onthelabel ofsome permanent hairdyes
thatreads: “Warning: contains aningredient thatcanpenetrate your skin andhasbeen
determined to cause cancer in laboratory animals.”
Donotuseanykind ofhaircolorings. There isnothing more beautiful than your nat-
ural color.
75.21.4 Cosmetics
Inrelation tocosmetics, weread that“inspite oftheprogress made, some carcino-
gens areprobably stillpresent intoilet orcosmetic preparations.” Notallthedyes used
inlipstick andother materials have been subjected toadequate biological tests. Chloro-
form, which induces liver tumors inmice, stillappears tobeadded tosome toothpaste
as a flavor.Estrogens areused insome skin creams. Theuseofthese preparations wasapproved
provided thatthey were used only bywomen aged over 30years, thatthey didnotcon-
tainmore than 350international units ofestrogenic hormone pergram, andthatnotmore
than 15grams ofpreparation were used perweek. However,theadministration ofeven
small amounts of(estrogen topost-menopausal women might facilitate thegrowth of
hormone-dependent mammary cancer.Hormone creams should notbeused byanyone.
They can upset the endocrine system and result in a host of problems.
75.22. Cancer Therapy
75.22.1 Cancer Chemotherapy
75.22.2 Chemotherapeutic Agents
75.22.1 Cancer Chemotherapy
Theconcept ofcuring cancer bytheadministration ofadrug iserroneous. Itisthe
outgrowth ofthedevelopment ofdrugs to“cure” infections based onthefalse concept
of invasion by bacteria.
Thedifference between anormal cellandcancer cellisnotcomparable tothediffer-
ence between abacterium andthehost, andthedrugs thataffectcancer cells also affect
normal cells inthesame host. Itistherefore apparent thattreatment ofmalignant dis-
eases which aredisseminated, such asmetastatic cancer,leukemia, lymphomas, orany
other widespread cancer,would, under thetheory,require anagent capable ofdiffusing
throughout the body in uniform concentrations.
Thetreatment ofcancer bydrugs iscalled thechemotherapy ofcancer.Theoutstand-
ingshortcoming ofsuch methods isthefailure ofthedrugs todestroy thecancer cells
specifically without simultaneously seriously damaging the host.
Cancer chemotherapy hasbeen under intensive development during thepast 25
years. Physicians claim that thisdrug therapy hasresulted in“cures”—occurring in
mostly uncommon tumors—but apply thetheory intreating common ones inthehope
of“curing” alltypes ofcancer.Theentire concept isfalse since thebody cannever be
poisoned into health. Symptoms may besuppressed, andwhere thedisease was inthe
sixth stage (induration) there may besome false signs of“cure.” Butsuch illusionary re-
coveries never result inastate ofhealth. Aswith alldiseases, suppression ofonesymp-
tomresults inaworsened condition thatmay reappear inthesame location orelsewhere.
Thus, drug therapy during the tumorous sixth stage could hasten cancer.
75.22.1.1 Principles of Therapy
Cancer chemotherapy rests onthepretense thatanti-tumor drugs aremore efficient
inkilling tumor cells during DNA synthesis andactive division; thatis,they aremore
active against cycling than against noncycling cells. Some tumors aresaidtobe“cured”
bydrugs because themajority oftheir cells, atanygiven moment, aremaking DNA and
dividing (i.e., have alargegrowth fraction). When adrug reaches thetumor,thegreat
majority ofthecells inthese phases ofthecellcycle die.When thetumor isyoung, most
ofitscells aremaking DNA; asitages, thegrowth fraction decreases, growth isslowed,
anddrug sensitivity isreduced. The“curable” tumors aresaidtobethose thatareinthe
early stages while their cells are in the growth fraction.
Nonresponsive tumors aresaid tobethose thatareoldandhave low-growth frac-
tions. They arethen given combined systemic chemotherapy with surgery andradiation.
These aresaid tobeeffective means ofremoving theoldportions ofthetumor.Under
thistheory,chemotherapy kills thetwocategories oftumor cells leftbehind following
local removal—the microscopic nests ofcells inthetissue planes adjacent totheprimary
tumor leftoutside thesurgical margin,andclinically inapparent distant metastases. Bothcategories ofcells areintheinfancy oftheir growth cycle andarehighly susceptible
todrugs given after surgery.However,old,largetumors aremore likely tocontain so-
called “drug-resistant cells” because thelargenumber ofcells divisions isaccompanied
bythedevelopment ofso-called drug-resistant mutants, especially ifthecells have been
exposed to chemotherapeutic agents.
Normal tissues thathave ahigh percentage ofcells synthesizing DNA, such asthe
hairroots, hematopoietic tissues, andthevarious GIepithelia from mouth torectum, are
also destroyed by chemotherapy.
The body creates 10,000,000 new blood cells persecond. Ithassome 25trillion
blood cells, andtheir average lifeexpectancy isabout thirty days, sothebody iscon-
stantly renewing itself with new cells. This means thatatanygiven time, cells areinthe
state ofdivision. Since chemotherapeutic drugs aresystemic poisons, every cellandtis-
sueoftheentire body isaffected. There issome damage anddestruction done totrillions
of healthy cells from this therapy.
Inaddition tokilling cells during DNA synthesis orduring physical mitosis, most
drugs have avariable secondary killing capacity forcells inother stages ofthecellcycle.
Acombination ofdrugs aregiven toeradicate cells inthese stages ofthecellcycle and
itisgiven more intensively andforrelatively long durations. Thus, more normal healthy
cells are killed along with cancer cells.
Ina1981 article inInThese Times,Ellen Cantarow states thatthedrugs that“cure”
therarest kinds ofcancer,andwhich stillaregiven forthecommon sorts, arethemselves
highly toxic tobone marrow,lungs, kidneys, heart andstomach. They cause horrible
nausea, andthey erode thelining ofthemouth andthroat. One oftheironies oftreatment
is that it is carcinogenic in itself.
The largeAmerican cancer institutions don’tadvertise such facts. Nor dothey tell
youthat“surviving” beyond themagic five-year mark laiddown asthefinish linefora
“cure” may mean having your hairfallout,your body mutilated, andbeing inpain and
depression.
TheAmerican cancer establishment isbound uptightly inthemultinational indus-
trial complex. Forinstance, some dozen oftheoverseers oftheworld’ slargest private
cancer center,Sloan-Kettering, areaffiliated with companies like Exxon, American
Cyanamid, Texaco, andUnion Carbide, allmajor petro-chemical corporations responsi-
bleforspewing billions oftons ofcarcinogenic chemicals into theairwebreathe, the
earth in which we plant our fruits and vegetables, and the water we drink.
75.22.2 Chemotherapeutic Agents
Thechemical agents used inthetreatment ofcancer have awide variety ofbiological
effects oncells. They canhave adirect effectupon theDNA ofthecellnucleus, orthey
caninterfere inthetransfer ofinformation from theDNA tothemessenger RNA with
thesubsequent alteration ofprotein synthesis bythecell. They canchemically interfere
with themitotic processes ofcells. They caninterfere with theformation ofhormones
which areessential tothelifeofthecancer cell. Ingeneral, there arefour major classes
ofdrugs which areuseful inblocking thesynthesis ofparticular proteins orenzymes.
These are(1)thealkylating agents, (2)theantimetabolites, (3)thesteroid hormones, and
(4) miscellaneous compounds with specific blocking ef fects.
75.23. Antitumor Drugs
75.23.1 Alkylating Agents
75.23.2 Antimetabolites
75.23.3 Antibiotics
75.23.4 Alkaloids
75.23.5 Miscellaneous Compounds75.23.1 Alkylating Agents
These drugs were developed from wartime research onmustard gases. They interfere
with cellular DNA preventing mitosis. Most ofthese drugs areabsorbed after oralad-
ministration, butafewaregiven intravenously.They distribute toalltissues andaretox-
ictothebone marrow andareinthemselves carcinogenic andmutagenic


 amedal onthespot. Imagine—no meat forsixmonths! No
doubt they would continue toinsult friends, alienate relatives, andgive vegetarians abad
name foranother sixmonths, until they found some other fadthey could indulge inand
feel superior about.
This isthesecond trap ofvegetarianism: usandthem. When people first become
vegetarians, they often actobnoxious andsupercilious. They think ofthemselves asus
against them—the meat eaters. They often forgetthatone, two, oreven tenyears ago,
they were also lined upatfastfood joints, wolfing down hambur gers andhotdogs with
all the other “idiots.”Vegetarians need humility,patience, andunderstanding ofthose who have notyet
become vegetarians. Themajority ofpeople who practice vegetarianism inthiscountry
also once atemeat, andprobably even more meat than most people intheworld. Yetas
soon asthey give uptheir foul habit, they immediately start toproselytize andseek un-
willing converts.
Being humble, patient, understanding, andforgiving does notmean thatweshould
tolerate oraccept meat eating asaviable alternative toavegetarian diet. Make nomis-
take about it:thewilling andconscious consumption ofanimals iswrong—morally and
physiologically wrong. Yet,wemust notbecome self-righteous orhypercritical ofthose
who stilleatmeat. Kind compassion, sterling examples, andextended help andsupport
arethequalities thatwillwinothers tovegetarianism andbetter health practices. Avoid
thetrapofself-righteous vegetarianism. Don’ tbecome thevegetarian orhealth fanatic
that everyone loves to hate.
88.5. Questions & Answers
I’m alittle confused about lacto-vegetarians and lacto-ovo-vegetarians. What do
you call a vegetarian who eats fish?
Ahypocrit. Youprobably wanted abetter answer than that. Inthelastfewyears,
ithasbecome fashionable tobeavegetarian ortobeconcerned about one’sdiet
andhealth. Asaresult, many more people arecutting back ontheamounts ofmeat
they eat.Assoon asthey eliminate pork orbeef from their diet, these people usu-
allyproudly proclaim thatthey arevegetarians. They may continue toeatchicken
orfishorperhaps they may eatmeat only once aweek oreven once ayear.They
really aren’ ttoosure what tocallthemselves, yetthey feelthey must make some
distinction between themselves andthose people who continue toeatlargequanti-
ties of meat.
Vegetarianism isalready such anoverused andmisused word thatitcanscarce-
lyafford anymore bending orabusing bythese well-meaning butmisguided souls.
Perhaps weshould callthese people who eatonly fishorchicken ormeat irregular-
ly“half-vegetarians” or“reforming carnivores.” Their goal isadmirable, buttheir
loose play with theterm “vegetarian” only creates confusion inthepublic’ smind
anddoes adisservice tothose who arestronger intheir beliefs andwill avoid all
meat.
Isthere anygood book that teaches someone how tobeavegetarian? How can
we teach others about vegetarianism?
Youdon’thave todoanything tobecome avegetarian. Youjusthave tostop do-
ingonething: eating animals. Many books thatconspire tohelp others become veg-
etarians areoften fullofmeat-substitute recipes anddevote fartoomuch attention
totheprotein question. Some oftheliterature makes itsound likevegetarianism is
along anddifficult transition, fraught with dietary perils. Itisafact: over 90% of
all books on vegetarianism are bought by people who are already vegetarians.
Abook orarticle may help aperson make thefinal decision togive upmeat
once andforall.However,thedesire tobecome avegetarian must arise within the
person himself. Youcannot “argue” anyone intobecoming avegetarian. After the
decision ismade, however,youcanofferyour own support andprovide anexcel-
lent example of the health-promoting ef fects of the vegetarian diet.
Iwant tobecome avegetarian, butmyhusband isdead against it.The kids
aren’t toocrazy about giving uphamburgers, either. Help! Idon’t want tostart a
family crisis, and I hate cooking two different meals all the time.Ifyoucan’tsolve aproblem head-on, beclever.Yourmistake may bethatyou
aretrying toconfront orconvert your family.Nobody likes tothink thatthey have
been wrong alltheir life,especially when itcomes tosomething sobasic asthedi-
et.Youractions aremaking your family uncomfortable because now they must also
re-examine their dietary beliefs and habits. Be patient with them.
First, youdonothave toeatmeat toplease anyofyour family.Itispossible to
betheonly vegetarian inafamily ofmeat eaters. Myadvice istogradually phase
meat outfrom your family’ stable. Don’ tdothisbyoffering them unfamiliar sub-
stitutes or“weird health foods.” Instead, trytohave more andmore oftheir favorite
meatless dishes. Use meat more asacondiment orseasoning when youcook for
them. Don’ tmake itapoint totellthem how badmeat is;eating isanemotional ex-
perience, andrational arguments rarely sway anyone. Arguing willonly reinforce
their mistaken beliefs.
Above allelse, behappy,cheerful, andpositive about your new lifestyle. Ra-
diate health andwell-being. Setagood example andkeep asense ofhumor about
yourself andyour diet. Yourspouse andchildren must decide ontheir own tostop
eating meat; otherwise, thechange may beonly temporary andbemade grudgingly.
Thegood health andhappiness thatavegetarian dietwillafford youwilleventually
winover your family toyour side. Bepatient, persevere, andremain confident that
you are totally correct in your decision and that only good will come from it.
Article #1: Fruitarianism and Vegetarianism by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Prior writings have made clear thesuperiority oftheall-plant dietover theflesh dietor
over theconventional mixed diet. Afewthings, however,remain tobesaid. Innature it
isobvious thatin“temperate” climes, atleast, animals thatrelyupon thesurplus stores
ofplants fortheir winter food have infinitely greater chances ofsurvival than dothe
predacious animals who must relyupon thekillfortheir sustenance. Theplant feeding
animals thus have agreat advantage over theflesh eaters. This advantage extends to
many other features of life which need not be discussed here.
Idonotintend toenter into anylengthy discussion ofcomparative anatomy and
physiology atthisplace, butwillcontent myself with saying thatevery anatomical, phys-
iological andembryological feature ofman definitely places himintheclass frugivore.
Thenumber andstructure ofhisteeth, thelength andstructure ofhisdigestive tract, the
position ofhiseyes, thecharacter ofhisnails, thefunctions ofhisskin, thecharacter
ofhissaliva, therelative sizeofhisliver,thenumber andposition ofthemilk glands,
theposition andstructure ofthesexual organs, thecharacter ofthehuman placenta and
many other factors all bear witness to the fact that man is constitutionally a frugivore.
Asthere arenopure frugivores, inthatallfrugivores eatfreely ofgreen leaves and
other parts ofplants, man may,also, without violating hisconstitutional nature, partake
ofgreen plants. These parts ofplants possess certain advantages, ashasbeen previously
pointed out,inwhich fruits aredeficient. Actual tests have shown thattheaddition of
green vegetables to the fruit and nut diet improves the diet.
The vast majority ofthehuman race hasatalllimes been wholely orlargely fruit
andplant eaters. Human tribes thathave lived exclusively upon meat andother animal
foods have been exceedingly rareornonexistent, andhave shorter lifespans. Even Es-
kimo tribes eatsome 24kinds ofmosses andlitchens, including cloudberry,barberry,
crowberry,reindeer moss andother plants, thatgrow intheArctic. Itisprobable that
more meat iseaten byman today than atanyprevious period inhistory.Civilization is
based onvegetarianism—on agriculture andhorticulture. Tribes thatdepend onhunting
and herding do not remain stationary and do not build civilizations.
“When Igoback,” says Higgins inAnacalypsis II,page 147, “tothemost remote
periods ofantiquity which itispossible topenetrate, Ifind clear andpositive evidence
ofseveral important facts: First, noanimal food waseaten, noanimals were sacrificed.”Origenes hasleftustherecord that“the Egyptians would prefer todie,rather than be-
come guilty of the crime of eating any kind of flesh.”
Herodotus tells usthat


 us.Enlightened consumers don’tpatronize them andanexercise program
scuttles them. Perhaps that’ s the reason only about a third of the country is active.Lesson 99 - Restructuring The Way We Produce Our
Foods - Part I
99.1. Having Enough Food For Our W orld
99.2. The Quality Of Our Food Is Determined By The Quality Of Our Soil
99.3. Questions & Answers
Article #1: How V itamin and Mineral Content in Food Decreases Step-by-Step
Article #2: Saving Open-Pollinated Seeds by Mar garet Flynn
Article #3: Hand Pollination of Squash By Richard Grazzini
Article #4: The Spirit Speaks
Article #5: Origin of the W orld’ s Basic Food Plants
Article #6: Y ou’ve Just Been Poisoned By Mike Benton
99.1. Having Enough Food For Our World
99.1.1 Sharing the Harvest—Starvation and Malnutrition in the W orld
Theoldman stopped foramoment torestasthesunbegan tosink onthehorizon.
Heshared alaugh with oldRob, themule, ashewiped thesweat from hisbrow.Another
day of plowing done, and maybe it will rain.
We’realong way from thisquiet twilight hour onasmall farm when westare down
thelong brightly-lit aisles ofa“modern” supermarket, andwe’re also along way from
ourown roots.Wenow liveinasociety where wecanactually pass through lifewithout
growing asingle carrot orpiece offruit. AllLife Scientists should become asinvolved
with lifeinallitsaspects asthey possibly can. Hopefully allofushave experienced the
joyandwonder ofplanting aseed andwatching itbloom andbring forth itsgifttous:
life. Itistruly miraculous tobehold thetransformation oflifethatoccurs when food is
ingested and it becomes a part of our very being.
Like air,food isamiracle; itisalso aunion ofnature’ screation andhuman effort.
When food isavailable insufficient quantities, wetend totake itforgranted, liketheair
webreathe. World leaders come andgo,astronauts circle theearth inthespace shuttle,
but without the farmers and harvests, all else would be meaningless.
Inthetwentieth century,only oneoutoftwopeople works inagriculture (the ma-
jority arewomen). Inthepast, thevastmajority ofpeople who ever lived were farmers.
More than 20 centuries ago, a Chinese poet wrote:
“When the sun rises, I go to work,
When the sun goes down, I take my rest,
I dig the well from which I drink,
I farm the soil that yields my food,
I shar e creation, kings can do no mor e.”
And so it is.
Inthemidst ofaneraofpersistent hunger andpoverty,thisfertile earth could pro-
duce more than enough food tomeet ourneeds today andfortheforeseeable future. Yet
many people cannot afford tobuyfood; others aredenied their ability toproduce itbe-
cause they have noaccess toland, seeds andtools. Others face erratic weather condi-
tions, poor soil and a scarcity of water.
Two-thirds ofourexported grain goes nottofeed starving children, buttofeed hun-
gryanimals raised formeat thatistooexpensive forhungry people tobuy.Many areas
oftheworld have thecapacity tofeed themselves buttheir cropland isbeing used to
grow cash crops for export to the developed world.99.1.1 Sharing the Harvest—Starvation and Malnutrition in the World
Population increases byexponential growth ormultiplication; asystem variable can
continue through many doubling intervals without seeming toreach significant size. But
inoneortwomoredoubling periods, thissizecanbeconsiderable. After 4,000 recorded
years ofhuman history (intheBible), world population grew toanestimated 300milli-
onpeople by1A.D., andreached abillion intheearly 1800s. By1930 (about 100years
later), thepopulation hadalready doubled to2billion. Within another 30years, another
billion was added, reaching about 3billion in1960. Fifteen years later (1975), itwas
about 4billion. From mid-1982 tomid-1983, world population rose by82million. In
1983 theestimated world population wasbetween 4.6-4.7 billion (twice theglobal pop-
ulation of 20 years ago), and will probably reach 5 billion by 1986.
Today about 75% oftheworld’ spopulation liveinthe“underdeveloped” nations,
40% ofthese inextreme poverty.Political andeconomic pressures arerising inmany
nations. Countless refugees migrate, hoping tofind salvation inanew country,justas
ourancestors didwhen they came tothisnew world. Often those who themselves have
next tonothing reach outtothese refugees andoffershelter; others arenotsopure in
spirit andgreet refugees with hostility,oreven drive them away.Most Americans have,
forthemost part, been fortunate andhave notreally ever suffered from starvation, but
ashuman beings wemust askourselves how wewould feelifthehand reaching outfor
help and a morsel of food were our own, and we were turned away.
Statistics indicate thataperson born inthericher,industrialized countries willcon-
sume during alifetime 20to40times asmuch asaperson born inAfrica, Asia or
Latin America. Another statistic says thattheaverage American consumes 21/2times
asmany pounds offood over alifetime astheaverage Asian, eating about 30tons in
alifetime compared toanAsian’ slifetime total ofabout 12tons, which ismostly in
rice. Westerners average almost 5tons ofmeat, 11/2tons ofsugar (notincluding cakes,
pastries andicecream) and12,000 eggs. Asians consume about 1/4thesugar and“on-
ly”about 500pounds ofmeat, fishandeggs combined. (East/ WestJournal,November
1982.)
Astudy onmeat consumption gave thefollowing figures: New Zealanders con-
sumed themost meat worldwide—about 229.1 pounds ofmeat perperson in1982. The
United States was second with about 222.2 pounds perperson. Wehave already dis-
cussed how vegetarianism canhelp inalleviating world hunger—again, cropland would
beused directly tofeed thepeople, notindirectly tofeed animals tofeed people. We
have seen thatpeople arefrugivorous bynature, andsoland used foranimals asfood is
both wasteful andcontrary toourbiological heritage (tosaynothing ofcruel, asfaras
the use of animals for food is concerned).
Inthemiddle oftheearth’ sbounty,over abillion ofus—that is1outof4members
ofthehuman family —go hungry.Fifteen totwenty million ofusdiefrom hunger every
year.That is41,000 ofuseach day,28ofusevery minute, 21ofuschildren. InAfrica
alone, 4million children may diethisyear andnext from starvation andmalnutrition.
Humanity hasnever lived without hunger,itsoldest andmost lethal enemy.Ours isthe
firstgeneration thathasever hadthepossibility ofcalling forth aworld inwhich hunger
may beended. What islacking isnottechnology,buttheindividual andglobal willto
take necessary actions topreserve human lives andourprecious environment. Mean-
while, while 1of4ofusgohungry,and41,000 ofusdiedaily from hunger,atleast dogs
with wealthy owners ontheCote d’Azur inFrance aregetting by.Anews item (May
14,1984) reports thatagourmet restaurant fordogs featuring 3-course meals costing up
to$15and“served onrealchina” justopened recently.(Iread ofasimilar restaurant in
New Yorkafewyears back.) Therestaurant offers aselection ofcheeses from Holland
andFrance, elaborate main courses, andapastry cart. Some examples oftheplatdujour
are“aselection ofbeef filet with artichoke,” or“fish mousse with skimmed milk and
fresh green beans.” Thedogs areserved bywhite-coated waiters “under thesupervisionofaveterinarian, aprofession doghandler,andadietitian.” Itused tobethatdogs were
thrown table scraps, butperhaps now afewstarving people could apply forjobs aswait-
ersthere andhope forafewtable scraps themselves! Fifteen dollars would buydinner
groceries forawhole family,ifthisfamily were “worthy” enough toreceive thesame
generosity bestowed upon these dogs.
TheWorld Conservation Strategy waspublished bytheInternational Union forthe
Conservation ofNature, andwastheresult ofthree years ofresearch anddiscussion in-
volving more than 450government agencies andover 100countries. Itwas“launched”
onMarch 1980, inLondon and32other capital cities across theworld. Asummary of
thestrategy appears intheApril 1980, NotMan Apart.However,


 when we are dissatisfied in the ego through defeat or
disillusionment are we close to the veil that separates us from our true
selves. It is at this moment that we suddenly may see, that our eyes and
souls may open and penetrate into the deeper and wider being that gives a
universal quality to all people.
We immensely improve our ability to visualize when we rid ourselves of the
mental blocks and prompters that are stored in our subconscious. These we
are able to clear away through a proper psychic balance between the ego
and the Secret Self, and we achieve this balance by surrendering ego and
turning our lives over to the Divine. This is not nearly so dif ficult as it
sounds. W e are not responsible for our existence in the first place. W e didn’ t
choose the bodies we inhabit or the life into which we were born, our
language, customs, education, even the people we know have been chosen
for us by a greater power. When we learn to trust this power completely, to
turn over to it our sense of self, our actions, our mind, our ability, our talent,
we are enlar ged by it because of that very act. It uses us for its purpose and
many times more ef fectively than we could ever use ourselves. There is
tremendous ener gy to be gained by surrender of the ego to the Secret Self.
Each of us becomes a power doubled. W e suddenly seem free of restriction,
cleared of restraint; our health, ener gy, and resources know no limit.

Letting Go

Terry was a brilliant youngster. She had a straight-A average in high school
and was awarded a scholarship at a leading western university. But she was
an intensely nervous and high-strung young woman who seemed constantly
fearful and apprehensive. She would jump at the slightest noise, was shy
and awkward in the presence of strangers, became tongue-tied when given
an opportunity to speak, was afraid of heights, was afraid of closed places,
was sick a good deal of the time. Even though she graduated from collegewith honors, she nevertheless had great dif ficulty in finding a job, so
unfavorable was the impression that she made upon prospective employers.
Her record prevailed, however, and she eventually found employment in the
laboratory of a lar ge industrial firm, where she helped in the research
department. Then for no apparent reason she suf fered a nervous breakdown
and was confined to a sanatorium. Some months later she left the
sanatorium, but she was too distracted to readjust to life, and she was
directed by a friend to a religious retreat.
The retreat house stood on the bluf fs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and on
a clear day a hundred miles of the California coastline could be seen. The
brown hump of Santa Catalina Island stood of fshore like a camel rising
from the sea, and a light breeze generally blew of f the ocean, carrying with
it the salty tang of seaweed and kelp. T erry sat for hours on a stone bench,
gazing out over this panorama. The magnificence of nature dwarfed her,
and she could feel her ego subside. During such a mood, her adviser came
to her, and they sat on the stone bench and talked.
“I see you are better now,” the adviser said. “It stands in your eyes. Y ou are
not so concerned with yourself.”
“That’ s true,” answered T erry. “It’s because it’ s so peaceful here.”
“It is peaceful anywhere, if your soul is properly centered.”
“How does one properly center their soul?”
“By getting rid of self-consciousness.”
“That’ s very dif ficult to do when one has an inferiority complex.”
“An inferiority complex is a delusion.”
“It may seem a delusion to you,” answered T erry, “but it is not a delusion to
me. I am fearful and apprehensive in all I do because I feel inferior, because
I am afraid I will not do well.”“Then get rid of the sense of yourself as doer. Accept yourself only as
instrument. Make up your mind that a power greater than you is working
through you to accomplish its ends. It is not embarrassed or fearful or
apprehensive. It is dynamic, irresistible, and eternal. If you can manage to
put yourself in its hands completely, you never will be embarrassed or
fearful again, and you will accomplish such things as you never thought
possible.”
Terry listened to her adviser well. In the days that followed, she gazed out
upon the sea and sky, and the truth came to her. When she left the retreat
and returned to her home, her illness was gone, and she experienced a vigor
in mind and body that she had never known. She undertook her work with
serenity, became able to talk freely in front of people, mixed with them
gladly, eventually came to lead them. T oday she heads her own research
company. She is well-to-do and respected and has not had a sick day in
years. She credits everything to her religious awakening.
“I always thought that I was the one who was carrying the ball,” she says,
“and the responsibility frightened me. Once I learned that the world and its
events and my life were in safer hands than mine, I was able to get myself
out of the way and see the working of a master intelligence everywhere.
The things I seem to have accomplished have been accomplished by
something outside me. It works through me just as it will work through you.
All I do is let it.”

The Perfect Leader

To free the mind of the restrictions imposed by egoistic thinking is the first
thing to be done. This is accomplished by turning your life over to the
Secret Self. Place your hopes, your dreams, your ambitions, your talents,
your very self, on a mental silver platter. Hand it over to the Secret Self.
Say, “Here, you take it. Y ou run it. I will listen, follow your advice, execute
your will.” If you take this mental stand without reservation, your life willbe changed forthwith, and you will have embarked upon the highest
adventure possible. Moreover, from that time on, the images in your mind
will manifest in the world exactly as you visualize them.
People who have never experienced a centering of the self outside the ego
believe that when they make the declaration that they no longer will take
action as a result of egoistic choice, then henceforth they will sit like lumps
on a log because there will be nothing to stir them once they have
surrendered volition. How wrong they are! W e never move ourselves into
action anyway. All our lives we are moved into action by the Secret Self.
Our dif ficulties are all caused by the fact that we have a delusional sense of
self which clutters up the subconscious with negative emotions; causes
restrictive pictures of limitation, lack, and fear to be projected onto the
creative screen of mind; and therefore restricts the amount of ener gy that
can flow through us. The ego is an impediment in the natural dynamic of
being, yet even when it’ s present in all its full distortion, we are still
directed by the Secret Self, with our power filtered and inef fectual. The
person who has been cleared sits like no lump on a log. More likely, they
thunder across the human scene, such is the power that manifests through
them. Y et they themself do nothing. The power uses them to manifest
through, and they simply hitch a ride, acting in the midst of conflict
serenely and surely, an instrument of a power that has everything under
control.

The Power of Thought

Once a psychological balance has been obtained, it is startling how clear
images become in our minds. It is as if the inner world takes on even more
reality than the outer — more dimension, more possibilities — for through
our new psychic perception we become aware that there is the same
consciousness in all things. When we visualize something in our mind we
thereby sense the manner in which we af fect the physical world; we see that
consciousness af fected in us af fects consciousness in the thing visualized.We become aware that it is impossible for anything to externalize in our
world without first being pictured in our minds. The simplest of actions
takes on a new significance. W e cannot reach for a pen, get up and walk to
the door, or answer the telephone without first having a mental picture of
such acts. W e become cognizant of this sequence as the natural cause and
effect of all things, and we become exquisitely aware of the fact that we can
by an act of mental visualization cease responding to stimuli from the
sensual world.
If, when we hear the doorbell, we visualize not answering the door, we will
not answer it. In even this trivial circumstance we will find tremendous
significance, for it teaches us that we can, in any instance, refuse to draw
the mental picture decreed by sensual stimuli and draw the exact opposite.
By that simple realization we become enlightened and disciplined beings,
free from bondage to the world of senses. The process by which thoughts
become things is rooted in the one intelligence from which all things are
made. Everything is conscious and has a form that is determined by the
awareness entrapped within. When the idea of a thing is changed within the
one supreme consciousness, then the thing itself changes, for it was nothing
but idea in the first place.
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