 quite beneficial. I do not particularly
recommend this old man’s aid, although it may help those who
think it impossible to make progress in any other way; but if
you have an inventive mind you will think of ways and means
to help you in performing the more difficult Rites. “These Rites are so powerful that if one were left out en-
tirely while the other four were practiced regularly the full
number of times, only the finest kind of results would be
experienced. Only one Rite alone will do wonders, as evidenced
by the Whirling Dervishes of whom we spoke. Had they spun
—19—around only a limited number of times, they would have found
themselves greatly benefitted, although they may not have
attributed their improved condition to the whirling. The fact
that they whirled from left to right and that the old men, who
no doubt whirled around less than the younger ones, were
virile and strong is ample proof that just one Rite will have
powerful effects. So if any one finds that they simply cannot
perform all five of these practices or that they cannot perform
them all the full number of times, they may still know that
good results will be experienced from what they are able to do.”
“Does anything else go with these Five Rites?” I asked. “There are two more things which would help. The first is
to stand erect with hands on hips between the Five Rites and
take one or two deep breaths. The other suggestion is to take
either a tepid bath or a cool, but not cold, one after practicing
the Rites. Going over the body quickly with a wet towel and
then with a dry one is probably even better. One thing I must
caution you against ; you must never take a shower, tub, or wet
towel bath which is cold enough to chill you even slightly in-
ternally. If you do you will have undone all the good you have
gained from performing the Five Rites.”
“This all seems so simple,” I ventured, “do you mean to tell
me that this is all that is necessary in the work of restoring
senile, old men to robust health, vigor, and virility?”
“All that is required,” answered the Colonel, “is to practice
the Five Rites three times a day to begin with, and gradually
increase them as I have explained until each is being practiced
21 times each day. That is all; there is nothing more. “Of course,” he continued, “one must practice them every
day in order to keep one’s robust vitality. You may skip one
day a week, but never more than that. The use of the Five
Rites is no hardship at all; it requires less than 10 minutes a
day to practice them. If necessary one can get up ten minutes
earlier or go to bed ten minutes later. “The Five Rites are for the express purpose of restoring a
man to manhood. That is, to make him virile and keep him that
way constantly. Whether or not he will make the come-back
in youthful appearance, as I have done in so short a time, de-
pends on how he uses his virility. Some men do not care
whether they look young, or even whether they appear young,
just so long as they have all their manly powers. But as for
me, I was an old man for so many years, practically forty, that
I like the idea of throwing off the years in every way possible.”
—2—  The Eye of Revelation
PART TWO
It had been ten weeks since Colonel Bradford's return from
India. Much had happened in that time. I had immediately
started putting the Five Rites into practice and had been
getting most gratifying results. The Colonel had been busy
with some personal business transactions and I saw little of
him for a while, but when he once more was at leisure I lost no
time telling him of my progress and in enthusiastically expres-
sing my feeling regarding this wonderful new system of re-
gaining health, vigor, power, virility, and vitality. Ever since the day I was sure that I was well on the way
to new youth and vigor, I had been thinking of what a splendid
idea it would be to pass on the information about the Five
Rites to my friends, and now that the Colonel had time to
spare I approached him with the idea of forming a class. He
agreed that it was a very commendable idea and agreed to
teach it himself on three conditions. The first of these conditions was that the class should
comprise a cross-section of men from all walks of life—from
ditch-diggers to bankers. The second condition was that no
member could be under 50 years of age, although they could
be up to a hundred or more, if I knew any one that old. These
two conditions met with my satisfaction; but the third was a
big disappointment. The Colonel insisted that the class be
limited to 15 members, and I had ten times that number in
mind. However, no amount of persuasion and coercion could
change his mind. From the beginning the class was a huge success. We met
once a week and my friends all had implicit faith in the Colonel
and in the Five Rites. As early as the second week I could see
marked improvement in several of them, although, being for-
bidden to discuss their progress with anyone but the Colonel,
I could not verify my impression. However, at the end of a
month we held a kind of testimonial meeting. Every man re-
ported improvement. Some told most glowing accounts; a few,
most remarkable ones. A man nearing 75 years of age had
made more gains than any of the others. The weekly meetings of “The Himalaya Club,” as we had
named it, continued. The tenth week rolled around and prac-
—u—ically all of the members were performing all Five Rites 21
times a day. All of them were feeling better and some claimed
to have dropped age from their appearance and jokingly gave
their ages as younger than they really were. This brought to
mind that several of them had asked the Colonel his age but
that he had told them he would wait until the end of the tenth
week to tell them. This was the evening, but as yet the Colonel
had not put in an appearance. Some one suggested that each
member write on a slip of paper what age he believed the
Colonel to be and then they would compare notes. As the
papers were being collected, in walked Colonel Bradford. When
he was told what had taken place he said,
“Bring them to me and I shall see how well you have esti-
mated my age. Then I shall tell you what it really is.”
The slips all read from 88 to 42, and with great amusement
the Colonel read them aloud. “Gentlemen,” he said, “I thank you. You are most compli-
mentary. And as you have been honest with me, I shall be
equally honest with you. I shall be 78 years of age on my
next birthday.”
The members stared in consternation and amazement. They
found it hard to believe that one so youthful in appearance
could have lived so long. Then they wanted to know why,
inasmuch as they already felt half their former age, they, too,
had not made more progress in youthful appearance. “In the first place, gentlemen,” the Colonel informed them,
“you have only been doing this wonderful work for ten weeks. When you have been at it two years you will see a much more
pronounced change. Then again, I have not told you all there
is to know. I have given you five Rites which are for the
express purpose of restoring one to manly vigor and vitality. These five Rites also make one appear more youthful; but if
you really want to look and be young in every respect there is
a Sixth Rite that you must practice. I have said nothing about
it until now because it would have been useless to you without
first having obtained good results from the other five.”
The Colonel then informed them that in order to go further
with the aid of this Sixth Rite it would be necessary for them
to lead a more or less continent life. He suggested that they
take a week to think the matter over and decide whether or
not they desired to do so for the rest of their lives. Then those
who wished to go on would be given Rite Number Six. There
were but five who came back the next week, although accord-
—2—ing to the Colonel this was a better showing than he had
experienced with any of his classes in India. When he had first told them about the Sixth Rite, the
Colonel had made it clear that the procreative energy would be
lifted up, and that this lifting-up process would cause not only
the mind to be renewed but the entire body as well; but that it
entailed certain restrictions with which the average man did
not care to conform. Then he went on with this explanation. “In the average virile man,” said the Colonel, “the life forces
course downward, but in order to become a Super-man they
must be turned upward. This we call ‘The Newer Use of the
Reproductive Energy.’ Turning these powerful forces upward
is a very simple matter, yet man has attempted it in many
ways for centuries and


eness. This is what Lao-tzu
means when he says, “When the work is done, it is forgotten. That is why it
lasts forever.”In other words, you don’t have to leave your body to experience forever;
it’s possible to know your eternal self even in the embodied condition. When duality and judgment crop up, allow them to be a part of the perfect
unity. When other people create dichotomies, you can always know oneness
by practicing the T ao. Accomplish much by trying less. Effort is one piece of the whol e; another piece is non-ef fort. Fuse these
dichotomies, and the result is effortless action without attachment to
outcome. This is precisely how you dance with someone: You make an
attempt, assume a position, listen to the music, and let go all at the same
time, allowing yourself to easily move with your partner. Combine the so-
called opposites into the oneness of being without judgment or fear. Labeling action as “a fine effort” implies a belief that trying hard is better
than not trying. But trying itself only exists because of beliefs about not
trying. Attempting to pick up a piece of trash is really just not picking up
the trash. Once you’ve picke d it up, then trying and not trying are
irrelevant. Understand that you can act without the implied judgment of words such
as effort and trying. You can compete without being  focused on outcome. Eliminating opposites paradoxically unifies them so that it is unnecessary to
identify with one position. I imagine that in today’ s language, Lao-tzu
would sum up this 2nd verse of the Tao Te Ching in these two simple
words: Just be. Do the T ao Now
Do the Tao today by noticing an opportunity to defend or explai n yourself
and choosing not to. Instead, turn within and sense the texture of
misunderstanding, feeling it all the way through your physical system. Just
be with what is, instead of opting to ease it by traversing the outer -world
path of explaining and defend ing. Don’ t get caught up in the apparent
duality of being right or wrong. Congratulate yourself for making a choice
to be in paradoxical unity, a oneness where all of the spectrum simply is. Silently appreciate the opportun ity, along with your willingness to practice
your sageness!OceanofPDF.comOceanofPDF.com3rd Verse
Putting a value on status
will cr eate contentiousness. If you overvalue possessions,
people begin to steal. By not displaying what is desirable, you will
cause the people’ s hearts to r emain undisturbed. The sage governs
by emptying minds and hearts,
by weakening ambitions and str engthening bones. Practice not doing.... When action is pur e and selfless,
everything settles into its own perfect place. OceanofPDF.comLiving Contentment
This 3rd verse of the Tao Te Ching advises rearranging priorities  to ensure
contentment. Focusing on obtaining more objects of desire encourages
external factors to have control over us. Pursuit of status, be it monetary or
a positio n of power, blinds us to our relationship to the eternal Tao, along
with the contented life that is available. Overvaluing possessions and
accomplishments stems from our ego’s fixation on getting more—wealth,
belongings, statu s, power, or the like. The Tao recommends refraining from
this kind of discontented way of life, which leads to thievery,
contentiousness, and confusion. Rather than seeking more, the Tao practice
of gratitude is what leads us to the contented life. We must replace personal
desires with the Tao-centered question: How may I serve? By simply
changing these kinds of thoughts, we will begin to see major changes taking
place in our lives. The advice to practice “not doing” and trusting that all will settle into a
perfect place may sound like a prescription for laziness and a failed society,
yet I don’t think that’s what Lao-tzu is offering here. He isn’t saying to be
slothful or inactive; rather, he’s suggesting that trusting in the Tao is the
way to be directed by the Source of your creation and to be guided by a
higher principle than your ego-driven desires. Ego-fixated wants can get in the way of Divine essence, so practice
getting ego out of the way and be guided by the Tao in all that you do. In a
state of frenzy? Trust in the Tao. Listen for what urges you onward, free
from ego domination, and you’l l paradoxically be more productive. Allow
what’ s within to come forward by suspending worldly determina tion. In this
way, it will no longer be just you who is conducting this orchestration  that
you call your life. Much of this 3rd verse contains  advice on how to govern. I view this not
as political or administrative advice, but as it pertains to our own personal
lives and those we’re entrusted to guide—that is, our immediate  family, and
in a larger sense, the human family that comprises all of those with whom
we’re in contact on a daily basis.Encourage your relatives to empty their minds of thoughts about status
and acquisitions, and think instead about serving others and contributing to
the healt h and strength of all. Model the harmony of this attitude; after all,
everyone has a calling to be inspired. The Source of creation is not
interested in material possessions or status. It will provide what is needed—
it will guide, motivate, and influence you and everyone else. Ego (and its
incessant invent ory of desires) probably needs to be weakened so that the
beauty of the Tao can be sensed. Demonstrate this to others by being a
leader who removes the egocentric temptations that foster envy, anger, and
competition. If Lao-tzu were able to view our contemporary world from his 2,500-year -
old perspective, I believe that he’d offer the following advice based upon
this 3rd verse of the T ao Te Ching:
Remind yourself daily that ther e is no way to happiness; rather,
happiness is the way. You may have a long list of goals that you believe will provide  you with
contentment when they’re achieved, yet if you examine your state of
happiness in this moment, you’ll notice that the fulfillment of some
previous ambitions didn’ t create an enduring sense of joy. Desires can
produce anxiety, stress, and competitiveness, and you need to recognize
those that do. Bring happines s to every encounter in life, instead of
expecting extern al events to produce joy. By staying in harmony  on the path
of the Tao, all the contentment you could ever dream of will begin to flow
into your life—t he right people, the means to finance where you’re headed,
and the necessary factors will come together. “Stop pushing yourself,” Lao-
tzu would say, “and feel gratitude and awe for what is. Your life is
controlled by something far bigger and more significant than the petty
details of your lofty aspirations.”
Trust the perfection of the eternal T ao, for it is the ultimate Sour ce of
the 10,000 things. The Tao is working for and with you, so you needn’ t remind it of what
you crave or what you think it has forgotten on your behal f. Trust the
harmony of the Tao. It took care of everything that you needed in your
creation as well as your first nine months of life without any assistancefrom you, and totally independent of any desires you may have had. The
Tao will continue to do so if you just trust it and practice not doing. Inventory your desires and then turn them over to the unnameable. Yes,
turn them over and do nothing but trust. At the same time, listen and watch
for guidance, and then connect yourself to the perfect energy that sends
whatever is necessary into your life. You (meaning your ego) don’t need to
do anything. Instead, allow the eternal perfection of the Tao to work
through you. This is Laotzu’ s message for our world now. Henry David Thoreau made the following observation in the middle of the
19th century as he wrote at Walden Pond, and I feel that it personifie s this
3rd verse of the T ao Te Ching:
Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature, and not be
thrown off the track by every nutshell and mosquito’ s wing that
falls on the rails.... If the engine whistles, let it whistle till it is
hoarse for its pains. If the bell rings, why should we run?... I
have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was
born. Trust in your essential sageness. Don’ t let desires obscure your eternal
connection to the T ao. Do the T ao Now
Watch for an opportunity today  to notice that you’re planning on buying
something. Choose to do the Tao and listen for guidance. Be grateful that
you have the choice to make the purchase, then practice listening to
yourself and not doing. Through  your feelings, the Tao will reveal the way
for you in that moment. Trust it. You might be guided to buy the item and
savor it with gratitude, donate  it, procure one for you and one for someone
else, give the money to a charity  instead


 the act of doing into the art of being. How-to:  Lie on your back with your legs a little wider than hip-
distance apart, your feet rolling open, and your arms at a 45-
degree angle alongside your body. With your palms facing up,
allow your ﬁngertips to curl in toward the palms of your hands
naturally. Allow the entire weight of your body to surrender into
the support of the ﬂoor. Relax each muscle in your body from your
toes up to the crown of your head. Rest here for at least 5 minutes
in complete stillness. Benefits:  Physically, Corpse pose elicits the parasympathetic
nervous response, which, as mentioned earlier, is physiologically
healing. It lowers blood pressure, slows down the heart rate, brings
blood back to the heart, aids in digestion, and bolsters the
immune system. Energetically, this pose reduces anxiety and facilitates a deep
sense of surrender. It activates the seventh chakra, promoting asense of spiritual awakening and connection to universal
intelligence. No bandhas engaged. Stimulates prana and apana vayu. Therapeutic applications:  This pose is healing for various
physical and mental conditions. It aids in blood pressure reduction;
alleviates anxiety, lower back pain, fatigue, and chronic pain; and
eases overall tension in the body. Helpful tips: Place a cushion or a rolled-up towel or blanket
underneath your knees if you have any lower back pain. If your chin
is higher than your forehead, place a folded blanket underneath
your head. OceanofPDF.comAFTERWORD
By Deepak Chopra
Where Do You Go from Here? Royal Yoga has inspired spiritu al seekers for many centuries. To help
inspire you, we’ve tried to clear  the path of complications and obstacles. I
strongly believe  that everyday experiences give a glimpse of what it is like
to live in the light. I base this belief on one of the most basic principles in
Yoga: Consciousness is whole, and we all share in this wholeness. Everyone
starts on a level playing field when it comes to awareness. At every
moment, you are either aware or not. This is a choice that excludes no one. The light of awareness is universal. Royal Yoga is more than a set of practices for making you more aware. It offers a vision of the ideal life. This vision also excludes no one because
the ideal life is based on consciousness. You can’t change what you aren’ t
aware of, and the more aware you are, the greater the chang es you can
achieve. Humans are the only creatures who can consciously evolve. Yoga
is the handbook that shows you how to evolve. The handbook is complete,
and whoever you are, its instructions apply to you. So, if someone asked, “What do I do now?” the one-word answer is
“Evolve.” We commonly speak of spiritual seekers, but in reality, there areonly spiritual evolvers—or not. Right now, and in the recent past, I’ve encountered more people than
ever before who have set out on their own spiritual path. They have become
inspired by higher consciousnes s; they’ve gotten excited about the notion of
“Follow your bliss.” But a cynic would point out that we have been hearing
about the emer gence of higher consciousness for at least fifty years, and
collective enlightenment still isn’ t in sight. Yet there is no reason to be discouraged once you accept a simple but
profound truth: Consciousness evolves in a way that fits every individual. Nothing is more individual and fluid. Yet along the path you should be
prepared for some highly peculiar, even unique qualities. Here are just a
few:
You can’t see the goal in advance. You therefore cannot make reliable plans on how to
reach the goal. Because your inner life is constantly shifting, you never
know if your attitude is correct or even if you are
equipped for the next phase of the journey. Your ego-personality, which supports you in every other
activity, is of little use when addressing consciousness. Typically, the ego-personality is an obstacle to, or pulls
you away from, any drastic change, particularly if old
habits, beliefs, and conditioning are challenged. Even though you think and act as an individual,
consciousness isn’t personal: It’s universal, holistic, and,
in the end, inconceivable. All these points have come up in this book, but by gatherin g them
together in one list, I’m giving you the essence of what it feels like to live
the vision of Royal Y oga.Once you recognize that your own evolution must come to terms with
everything on this list, the picture changes. The self is transforming the self. You are like a surgeon who wants to perform surgery on himself, which is
obviously an impossible task. How can an individual—guided by the ego-
personality, which will only sabotage real personal transform ation—ever
evolve? The answer is not found at the level of the ego or the active mind. Instead, you increasingly let your true unbounded nature come to light; you
hold on to the desire to meet your true self, exchanging a series of
provisional selves along the way for something everlasting. These provisional selves, from birth to death and conforming to every
situation in between, feel like “I, me, and mine.” We own them;  we assume
we are them. But from  a Yogic perspe ctive, these selves are just garm ents
to clothe  the ego, a superficial covering that masks the true self. Because
the true self is the only part of us that knows what is really going on, it
invisibly manages our evolution. Think about an infant facing stages of development that are controlled
invisibly from a level of life it has no knowledge of. Ahead lie baby teeth,
adult teeth, puberty, the formatio n of the immune system, the maturation of
the brain, and so on. The controller of these processes, we say, is our DNA. But, in fact, the controller is the invisible knowledge encoded in DNA, not
the chemical amalgam of a gene, which consists of very ordinary carbon,
hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen, for the most part. If there is a similar controller of our conscious evolution, it, too,
consists of knowledge. And just as DNA unfolds a child’ s development on
schedule, with a definite time line that puts baby teeth ahead of puberty, the
evolution of consciousness unfolds according to a specific time line. But
because the whole person is involved, with the inclusion of every personal
trait that makes us unique individuals, this silent unfoldment is dynamic,
shifting, responsive to life situations, and impossible to predict in advance. Because the evolution of consciousness is about the entire person at
every moment, an inconceivable project is at work, one that is dismantling
the setup of separation to arrive at unity consciousness, the true self, Atman,
supreme Yoga, or whatever you want to call it. The setup of separationdestines you to live in a world of opposites. In the cosmos that we know,
and that has shaped every quality of life, evolution is the opposite of
entropy. Entropy winds down the universe, like a child’ s toy whose battery
grows weaker until the toy doesn’t move anymore. Evolution,  like a new
battery, reener gizes the unive rse. Entropy is the force that ensures
destruction, and evolution takes the opportunity after each act of destruction
to assemble something new from the same ingredients. Over billions of years, evolu tion created all living things out of
scattered stardust. Yet consider  how dust, the simplest ingredient in the
universe, led to human DNA, far and away the most complex structure in
the universe. On the personal level, evolution proceeds when we dismantle
some aspect of the ego-personality so that a more evolved quality can take
its place. Destruction is essent ial, and you must trust that the true self
knows better than you do which parts of the darkness must reach the light
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Overview:  Like its counterpart, Cow pose, Cat pose is a simple
and appropriate posture for almost any practitioner. As its name
implies, this pose evokes our furtive, cat-like nature by gracefully
stretching the whole back of the body and bringing our focus
inward. How-to:  From hands and knees, align your wrists under your
shoulders and your knees under your hips. Spread your ﬁngers
comfortably wide and press into the pads of your hands. Take a
breath in, and as you exhale, draw the navel toward the spine,
rounding your upper back and tucking in your tailbone. Let your
head drop down toward the ﬂoor and stretch in between the
shoulder blades. Benefits:  Physically, Cat pose stretches the muscles along the
spine, the rhomboids, and the back of the neck. It stretches thewrists and strengthens the hands, the forearms, and the upper
body. It improves digestion by massaging the digestive


 ulcer relapse, which is believed to be mediated by oxygen-
derived free radicals. 38 DMSO was given orally at doses of 500 mg four times daily,
allopurinol at 50 mg four times a day, and cimetidine 400 mg at bedtime to patients who had shown endoscopic healing from gastric mucosal infection with H. pylori. 38
Treatment of these agents continued for 1 year. During the follow-up endoscopy at 6 and 12 months, the cumulative relapse at 1 year was placebo 47%, cimetidine 24%, allopurinol 6%, and DMSO 6%. In the patients who relapsed, ulcer recurrence tended to occur early in those patients taking a placebo or cimetidine, while ulcer relapse tended to be evenly distributed over the year for the patients treated with DMSO or allopurinol. The conclusions from this study suggest that oxygen-derived free radicals are involved in the relapse of duodenal ulceration in patients infected with H. pylori. 38
P. aeruginosa  is a common opportunistic pathogen of humans, animals, and
plants. This bacterium can colonize the respiratory tract in hospital-acquired infec -
tions particularly in immunocompromised or mechanically ventilated people.39
Because it thrives on most surfaces, this P. aeruginosa  can colonize medical
equipment, including in-dwelling catheters, causing cross-infections in hospitals and clinics. It has been shown that several P. aeruginosa  virulence factors, both
cell-associated and extracellular products, are potent inducers of proinflammatory 107 DMSO in Basic Microbiology
mediators, such as the interleukins, a large group of cytokines mainly produced
by PMNs and leukocytes during inflammation. In particular, interleukin-8 (IL-8) overexpression has been shown to induce ulcer formation in the cornea through neu -
trophil recruitment. 40 Interleukin-8 is often associated with inflammation. IL-8, also
known as neutrophil chemotactic factor, has two primary functions. It induces che -
motaxis in target cells, primarily neutrophils but also other granulocytes, causing them to migrate toward the site of infection, and also induces phagocytosis once they have arrived. 41 Chemotaxis is a process whereby bacteria and other cells move
toward an object according to certain chemicals in their environment. This is fun -
damentally important for bacteria to move forward to find food or move away from a noxious source. A relationship has been found between massive accumulation of neutro -
phils, mainly due to enhanced IL-8 levels, to contribute to lung infections from P. aeruginosa. 42
The role of DMSO as an anti-inflammatory and free radical scavenger43 was inves -
tigated in the possible inhibition of IL-8-mediated neutrophil recruitment induced by P. aeruginosa  bacterial supernatant. 44 The test involved the question of IL-8 inhi -
bition in vitro induced by P. aeruginosa  in human bronchial epithelial cells. These
cells produce IL-8 induced by P. aeruginosa, a process that was blocked by 1%
exposure to DMSO as measured by the concentrations of RNA and protein  p resent. These findings were extended to examine whether DMSO prevented the recruitment of neutrophils and IL-8 production induced by P. aeruginosa
 in dog  t rachea. It was
seen that DMSO was able to prevent IL-8 production in the dog airway epithelial cells induced by P. aeruginosa. The mechanism for this inhibitory action by DMSO
is not known but may be due to its anti-inflammatory effects and hydroxyl radical scavenger activity of recruited neutrophils since it has been shown that airway epi -
thelial cells can form oxygen radicals and hydroxyl radicals after exposure to inflam -
matory mediators such as IL-8. 44
Aside from their effects on airway epithelial cells, production of reactive oxygen
species from bacterial toxins also contributes to the pathophysiology of intestinal inflammation. This is the case of the enterotoxic effects of toxin A generated by Clostridium difficile. C. difficile  is a slow-growing, spore-forming anaerobe that is found in the normal
gut flora in 80% of healthy neonates and in the majority of people. 45 C. difficile  can
remain in check in the gastrointestinal tract normal flora until its destructive power is unleashed following antibiotic treatment that can eradicate other competing bac -
teria from the intestine, disrupt the normal microbiome, and result in colitis and diarrhea. 46
Following antibiotic treatment and proliferation by C. difficile, two potent entero -
toxins designated A and B are released by C. difficile, causing an acute inflammatory
reaction and damage to the mucosal cells of the lamina propria in the large bowel.46
These toxins are responsible for the enterocolitis and diarrhea that results from C.
difficile  infection.46 After their release, toxin A or B or both can enter the cytosol
of target cells where pseudomembranous colitis develops, characterized by loss of appetite, fatigue, offensive-smelling diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain. In severe cases, life-threatening complications can develop, such as toxic megacolon.108 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
C. difficile  infection of the bowel in adults can be treated with oral vancomycin or
preferably, with oral metronidazole, 500 mg three times/day for 2 weeks.47 However,
both medications have side effects, and in particular, metronidazole can cause addi -
tional pseudomembranous colitis, hives, and swelling of the face, lips, and throat.48
Pediatric C. difficile  infection appears to be on the rise, and some cases can be life-
threatening.49 The search for more effective and safer treatments for C. difficile has
therefore become a medical priority.50
Infection with C. difficile  also poses a socioeconomic problem for health-care
costs. The estimated number of cases of C. difficile –associated disease exceeds
250,000 per year in the United States alone with total additional health-care costs
approaching 1 billion dollars annually.51
The search for alternative therapy to C. difficile  led Qiu et al.52 to test the action
of DMSO on reactive oxygen metabolites, which have been implicated in the patho -
genesis of experimental colitis in both animal models and idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease of humans. 53 Reactive oxygen metabolites are mainly free radicals that
appear to mediate damage to proteins and lipids in tissues targeted by C. difficile.52
These free radicals include superoxide, hydroxyl ion, and hypochlorite, which may be involved in toxin A production generated by C. difficle. 52 Rats were subjected to a
laparotomy, and two closed ileal loops were formed in each anima. Five microliters of toxin A was administered by intraluminal injection to each animal. Seven days prior to toxin A administration, rats were treated with 0.1%–5% DMSO or control buffer. Results of DMSO treatment are summarized in Figure 5.1. Results of DMSO treatment and partial inhibition of toxin A support the
assumption that hydroxyl and superoxide radicals contribute to the effects of toxin A–induced acute enteritis inflammation and microvascular injury to the rat ileum. 52
The finding that only partial inhibition of toxin A by DMSO was seen (Figure 5.1) suggests that other mediators such as prostaglandins and leukotrienes may also play a role in toxin A damage. 54
These findings could be useful in the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s
disease in humans since they are also characterized by reduced levels of antioxidant molecules that can neutralize inflammation generated by activated neutrophils and monocytes. Data to support this assumption have been reported showing oxidant damage in the inflamed mucosa of Crohn’s patients but not in patients with prior Crohn’s disease who had healing of the colon mucosa. 53
DMSO IN VIRAL AND FUNGAL PATHOLOGY
One of the first antiviral uses of DMSO was a formulation for the treatment of oral herpes simplex in humans. Herpes simplex is an infection caused by a herpes sim -
plex virus (HSV), which enters the body and forms blisters, itch, and pain and then heals and disappears. There are two types of herpes viruses: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Both types can cause lesions in the mouth and genitals, but HSV-1 is more predomi -
nant in cold sores of the mouth. Genital herpes affects the genitals, buttocks, or anal area. 55 Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease. Other herpes infections can
affect the eyes, skin, or other parts of the body. Once an infection occurs, the virus 109 DMSO in Basic Microbiology
spreads to nerve cells and stays in the body for the rest of a person’s life. It may come
back from time to time and cause symptoms or flares. Many antiviral preparations have been introduced to alleviate the pain and heal -
ing of oral herpes, some better than others, including DMSO.56,57
One of the better antiviral preparations for


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on	the	bluffs	of	Del	Mar	in	front	of	my	house,	greeting	the	day,	I	was
immersed	in	so	much	beauty	that	it	filled	me	with	a	sense	of	awe. I	felt	a
oneness	with	the	pelicans	as	they	glided	inches	above	the	water. I	sensed	the
joy	of	the	dolphins	surfing	the	big	waves. And,	as	I	caught	a	glimpse	of	the
whales	lifting	their	majestic	fins	above	the	water,	I	knew	the	majesty	of	God. But	this	morning,	in	the	rapture	of	the	moment,	I	also	caught	a	glimpse	of
myself	breathing	in	unison,	it	seemed,	with	the	ebb	and	flow	of	the	tide	that
appeared	to	be	in	perfect	rhythm	with	the	wind,	the	grass	rippling	in	perfect
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perfect	balance	with	the	whole	of	the	universe. When	I	returned	to	a	state	of	individuality,	what	else	could	I	say	about	that
experience	but…
thank	you. The	Manifestation	of	Gratitude
Hal	Stone,	Ph. D.,	and	Sidra	Stone,	Ph.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
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A: The passage discusses the importance of gratitude and its transformative power in our lives.
Q: Who are the authors of the books mentioned in the passage?,
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Q: What is the author's definition of gratitude?,
A: The author defines gratitude as the quality of feeling or being grateful, and emphasizes the importance of expressing gratitude in every moment, not just in obvious or significant situations.
Q: What is the author's view on the concept of gratitude?,
A: The author views gratitude as a powerful tool for personal growth, spiritual awakening, and manifestation of abundance. They emphasize the importance of expressing gratitude in every moment, and encourage the reader to focus on the positive aspects of their life.
Q: What is the author's suggestion for practicing gratitude?,
A: The author suggests that one should focus on the abundance in their life, no matter how small or insignificant it may seem, and express gratitude for it. They also recommend cultivating gratitude by paying attention to the beauty in nature and the universe, and to find the lesson or message in every situation.
Q: What is the author's message to the reader?,
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Acknowledgments ...........................................  4
Introduction ...................................................  11
Chapter 1 .......................................................  20
Chapter 2 .....................................................  166
Chapter 3 .....................................................  193
Chapter 4 .....................................................  234
Chapter 5 .....................................................  248
Ten Commitments .................................... 252
Chapter 6 .....................................................  275
Chapter 7 .....................................................  285
Chapter 8 .....................................................  311
Chapter 9 .....................................................  376
Chapter 10 ...................................................  402
Chapter 11 ...................................................  403 Chapter 12 ...................................................  424
Chapter 13 ...................................................  465
Chapter 14 ...................................................  500
In Closing .....................................................  520
About the Author ........................................  523

  Acknowledgments
First, last, and always, I want to
acknowledge the Source of everything that
is in this book,  everything that is life —and
of life itself. Second, I want to thank my spiritual
teachers, who include the saints and sages
of all  religions. Third, it is clear to me that all of us could
produce a list of people who have touched
our lives  in ways so meaningful and so
profoundly as to defy categorization or
description; people  who have shared with
us their wisd om, told us their truth, suffered
us our faults and our  foibles in their infinite
patience, and who have seen us through all
of it; seeing the best in us  there was to see. People who, in their acceptance of us, as well as their refusal to accept the  parts of
us they knew we really didn’t choose,
caused us to grow; to get bigger somehow. The people, in addition to my parents, who
have been there for me in that way include
Samantha Gorski, Tara -Jenelle Walsch,
Wayne Davis, Bryan Walsch, Martha
Wright, the  late Ben Wills, Jr., Roland
Chambers, Dan Higgs, C. Berry Carter II,
Ellen Moyer, Anne  Blackwell, Dawn
Dancing Free, Ed Keller, Lyman W. (Bill)
Griswold, Elisabeth Kübler -Ross,  and dear,
dear Terry Cole - Whittaker. I want to include in this group my former
mates, whose privacy I wish to respect by
not naming them here, but whose
contributions to my life are deeply grasped
and appreciated. And as gratitude for the gifts I have
received from all these wonderful people
swells my  heart, I am especially wa rmed by
the thought of my helpmate, spouse, and


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        Diets which are high in meats, fish, eggs, grains, nuts,
seeds and their products may provide unbalanced
excesses of phosphorus which will deplete calcium and
magnesium from the bones and tissues of the body,
causing those minerals to be lost in the urine. A diet
high in fats will tend to increase the intake of phosphorus
from the intestines relative to calcium and other basic
minerals. Such a high-fat diet can result in the loss of
calcium, magnesium and other basic nutrients in much
the same way a high-phosphorus diet does. Diets excessively high in fruits or their juices may
provide unbalanced excesses of potassium in the body,
and calcium and magnesium will again be lost from the
body through the urine. These deficiencies of calcium
and magnesium can produce all kinds of problems in
the body, ranging from dental decay and osteoporosis
to muscular cramping and twitching, hyperactivity, poor
sleep patterns, and excessive frequency and uncontrolled
patterns of urination. Similarly, deficiencies of other
minerals or imbalances can produce other problems. DISTILLED W ATER
To the days of the aged it addeth length;
To the might of the s trong it addeth s trength;
It freshens the heart, it brightens the sight;
‘Tis like quaf fing a goblet of mor ning light. One solution to America’s soaring health costs is pure distilled water. 147 Despite numerous dietar y sour ces such as these,
many adults and children in so-called civilized cultures
will be found to have low levels of essential minerals in
their bodies due to losses caused by drinking coffee, tea,
and carbonated beverages, combined with the long-term
habit of eating bad, “plastic” foods containing too much
sugar and table salt, as well as products made from
refined flours. In addition, the body’ s organs can be
thrown out of balance by continued stress, toxins in
our air and water, along with disease-produced injuries
or pre-natal deficiencies linked to the mother’ s
unhealthy diet or lifestyle. As a result many, if not most,
people in our so-called civilization may need to take a
natural chelated multiple mineral supplement as well
as a broad-range multiple vitamin for extra insurance. Therefore, it is important to clean and detoxify the
body through fasting and drinking only pure distilled
water as well as organically-grown vegetable and fruit
juices. At the same time, it is also important to provide
the body with an adequate sour ce of new minerals. This
can be done by eating a variety of healthy organic
vegetables, including kelp and other sea vegetables for
adults and natural healthy mother’ s milk for infants. 148
Warning – Milk and it’ s Dangers. We do not recommend using animal milks,
specifically cow’ s milk, for several r easons. First, almost
all milk is pasteurized (boiled). Milk that is not labeled
raw has been boiled to kill all bacteria so you don’ t get
sick from drinking it. Bacteria is not the only thing that
is killed during boiling. Pasteurized milk is dead. If
anything is left alive, the homogenization process
destroys it. Why would you want to drink dead milk. Milk also contains an enzyme called lactose which
most people are allergic to. The major symptom of a
lactose allergy is mucus formation. Many people think
lots of mucus and handker chiefs, nose-blowing and
tissues are just a normal part of life. But they’re not. These people haven’ t realized that they are lactose
intolerant. If they stopped consuming milk and other dairy products, most would find themselves drastically
reducing their mucus production and use of tissues. Be informed and take into consideration all of the
herbicides, pesticides and fungicides that cattle ingest
through their feed. These toxins are passed on to you
through their milk. This is to say nothing of all the
hormones, growth stimulators, antibiotics and other
drugs that are pumped into cattle to treat disease and
increase their weight and milk production. These
chemicals also make their way into the milk. As far as
raw milk is concerned, remember the reason that
pasteurization became mandated by law was because
so many people were dying from bacterial diseases that
they contracted from drinking raw milk. And what about the cattle industr y’s policy of feeding
cows the rendered (ground-up) remains of other cows. How healthy do you think the milk of a cannibal cow
really is. Also, if you think these cattle are given distilled
water to drink, you need to visit a feed lot and see for
yourself. Y ou would be appalled at the conditions. In
short, if you value your health, switch to soy, abstain
from cow’ s milk and its pr oducts: cheese, buttermilk, sour
cream, cream cheese, cream, butter, yogurt and ice cream. 149
When not hungry, don’t eat. Make your body earn and desire its nourishment
with vigorous activity, work and exercise. Read these 2 important books on milk and why to avoid milk:
• Mad Cows and Milk Gate by Virgil Hulse M. D. (541) 482-2048
• Milk, the Deadly Poison  by Robert Cohen (888) 668-6455
visit websites: www. notmilk. com and www. milkgate. com
The word “vegetarian” is not derived from “vegetable,” but
from the Latin, homo vegetus, meaning among the Romans ”a
strong, robust, thoroughly healthy man. “ – Paul C. Bragg
Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind. – Thomas Jefferson
Steam distillation is an extremely effective method of guarding against
waterborne mirco-organisms because such contaminants cannot vaporize. Skin Absorbs W ater, Toxins and All. *
( from The American Journal of Public Health)*
Compared with its absorption through the respirator y
system, skin absorption could be the major route of
penetration into the body. Skin penetration rates have
been found to be remarkably high, and the outer layer
of skin is a less effective barrier to penetration than
traditionally assumed. Factors affecting absorption are:
Hydration: The more hydrated the skin, the greater
the absorption. If the skin is hydrated (through
perspiration or immersion in water) or if the
contaminant compounds are in solution, diffusion and
penetration will be enhanced. Temperature: Increased skin or water temperatur e
will enhance skin absorption capacity pr oportionately. ability to act as a barrier against foreign substances.


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www. thegersonway. comcontent to the essential organs. The serum potassium level, as shown in the blood test result, does
not reflect the potassium status of the cell. Low serum potassium values may signify healing,
because the depleted tissues are reabsorbing potassium, while high figures may be found in
failures, because the tissues lose it. Thyroid and Lugol’s Solution
It is a fact, known since Dr. Gerson’s day, that most cancer patients are suffering from a low
basal metabolism. Much of the problem is caused by the chlorine widely used in the purification
of the water supply, and—worse still—by fluoride. Both remove iodine from the thyroid gland,
thus reducing its ability to function properly. The thyroid gland regulates the metabolic rate of the
organism, acting as its thermostat, being capable of raising temperature and producing fever; it
also affects the immune system as well as the proper functioning of all hormone systems. When
thyroid and iodine in the form of 1/2 strength Lugol’s solution are added to the patient’s intake,
the immune system becomes reactivated and healing can begin. The patient’s metabolic rate has
to be established for a correct dosage, but most cancer patients start with 5 grains of thyroid and
18 drops of Lugol’s solution (3 drops in each of 1 orange and 5 carrot/apple juices) a day, for
the first 3-4 weeks only. Then the amounts are reduced to 2 or 2 1⁄2 grains of thyroid and 12
drops of Lugol’s, and subsequently adjusted according to the Gerson doctor’s instruction. Patients suffering from non-malignant diseases use the less intensive therapy (see Chapter 19 ),
with much less thyroid and Lugol’s solution. Niacin : (common name for nicotinic acid, or Vitamin B-3) Niacin assists in the digestion
of protein and helps to open capillary circulation, thus bringing freshly oxygenated blood (from
the constant intake of fresh juices) to all body tissues. By improving circulation it also works to
reduce ascites (abdominal edema) and pain. The dosage is a 50 mg tablet 6 times daily, taken
during meals. This medication often causes the well-known “niacin flush,” a temporary reddening
of the face and upper chest area, with some itching. This is totally harmless and passes quickly. (Do NOT switch to non-flushing niacin: it is ineffective. ) Niacin should be discontinued during
women’s periods or in case of bleeding of any kind. Liver Capsules : The severely toxic and damaged liver of the cancer patient needs maximum
assistance to improve its vital functions. The therapy provides this help in the form of liver
capsules containing dried, defatted powdered liver from healthy animals. Two capsules of liver
powder are given three times a day, with carrot-only juice. According to Dr. Virginia Livingston,
the combination of dry liver powder with carrot juice produces abcissic acid,  a precursor of
Vitamin A, which is essential in attacking tumor tissue. Crude Liver Injections : An additional substance given to aid in the restoration of the liver. It normally contains a small amount of Vitamin B 12. However, since virtually all cancer patients
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Q: What is the purpose of Lugol's solution in the Gerson Therapy?,
A: To reactivate the immune system and promote healing.
Q: What is the recommended dosage of Niacin for the first 3-4 weeks of the treatment?,
A: 5 grains of thyroid and 18 drops of Lugol's solution.
Q: What should not be done during a flare-up?,
A: Stop the therapy, give no coffee enemas or juices.
Q: What is the recommended dosage of CoQ-10?,
A: Start with 50mg daily for 5-7 days, then increase to 100mg per day, and eventually reach 500-600mg daily.
Q: What should be done to prepare the body before a surgical procedure?,
A: Double the daily yogurt intake and serve two or three meals of boiled or broiled fish, and temporarily omit the full Gerson Therapy to stop the body's self-healing activity.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>As pointed out earlier (see Chapter 9, The Gerson
Household, pg. 95 ) no toxic cleaning materials are to be used in the patient’s home. After 8-12 months on the Therapy the patient is usually in a much better condition and can
take on a number of food preparation tasks, including juicing. However, if this extra effort brings
on new symptoms or excessive fatigue, outside help must be brought in. Some people, particularly
the breadwinner, are able to return at first to part-time work, later to a regular job. There is just
one important condition: the patient must never eat lunch in a restaurant. He/she needs to eat the
usual Gerson lunch at home, together with the freshly made green juice (which cannot be taken
along to work), and also have some rest plus the midday enema. The carrot/apple juices can be
taken to work in the morning, in a glass-lined thermos flask; another thermos full of juice needs
to be ready for the patient to drink during the afternoon. Then on returning home the balance of
the green juices can be taken, along with the missing enemas and followed by  rest. This arrangement only works if there is a person at home able to prepare all the Therapy
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www.thegersonway.comitems needed by the patient. The Trouble With Sunshine
Sunshine can be a source of good health; it can also be a killer. The difference lies in the degree
of exposure we choose. The human body needs Vitamin D, which helps to maintain several organ
systems and is essential for forming and maintaining healthy bones. However, very few foods are
naturally rich in Vitamin D (some commercial foods are fortified with synthetic versions of the
substance), so we need the Vitamin D, which is produced in our skin exposed to sunlight. The trouble is that the ultra-violet (UV) rays contained in sunlight can cause severe damage
to cells. This partly explains why the widespread fashion for deep tanning has been accompanied
by the doubling of skin cancer cases in the last few decades. Even those who don’t lie for hours
practically naked on a sunny beach but have an outdoor job may develop skin cancer, since 30-
50% of UV rays reach us even on a cloudy day. All this means that Gerson patients must take great care to avoid sunburn, which causes
immediate harm in the form of blisters, reddening and discomfort, but can also produce long-term
damage, with dry, wrinkled skin as its mildest, and melanoma as its worst effect. The first rule
is to keep out of sunshine between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the summer and in hot climates all the
year round. It is still possible to enjoy brightness from a shady spot, but not close to water, which
reflects back sunshine powerfully. Even at other times of day it is important to be well covered when outdoors. Light, white,
long-sleeved cotton shirts, full length pants and wide-brimmed hats or white caps with visors give
necessary protection. Healthy children need to be able to play outdoors and swim in summer, but they are even more
sensitive to sunburn than adults. Unfortunately 90% of commercial sunscreens and sunblocks
contain a chemical called Octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC), which is toxic and doubles its toxicity
when exposed to sunlight. As the skin absorbs 60% of everything applied to it, obviously such
preparations cannot be used by children. However, effective non-toxic sunscreens containing
natural ingredients, such as Green Tea, are available and can be tracked down with a little effort. Complementary Therapies
These days there is a bewildering array of complementary treatments on offer and the question
arises whether Gerson patients should use any of these. The simple answer is that anything that
promotes healing and does not clash with the requirements of the Therapy is permissible and
potentially helpful. However, there is no margin for error, so let us see which techniques are safe
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www.thegersonway.comReflexology or Zone Therapy dates back to Ancient Egypt, China and India. It is based
on the principle that the feet and hands are a mirror image of the body, and that by applying
pressure to certain points, especially on the feet, corresponding parts of the body are affected. The
purpose of the treatment is to break up congestion, blockages and patterns of stress, and restore
homeostasis,


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the Divi ne ener gy that shows us we are all here to serve each other and be
in harmony. In as little as 15 minutes a day, you too can get to the place where you’re
only lett ing harm ony into your life. Y ou won’ t even let anybody into your
consciousness unless they co me there with harmony. That’ s like a
commitment you can make to yourself and others: If y ou come with
disharmony, dis cor dance, anger, str ess, or tension, you’ll onl y get to my
form. Un less you  come with love, harmony, ser enity, or peace, y ou won’ t get
to who I r eally am. Y ou won’ t ge t ther e because I’m beyond the need to have
conflict and confr ontation occupying my soul. I don’ t need that any longer;I’m past that. I no longer need t o pr ove that I can deal with it or handle it. That’ s gone. This rem inds me of an experience I had once while flying from Miami to
San Fran cisco. The plane had just taxied out to the runway wh en the pilot
announced that we wouldn’ t be able to take of f. W e’d have to go back to the
gate bec ause the  stabilizer that takes care of the wing flaps o r something
wasn’ t registering as working properly. W e were going to be delayed for a
few hours while they fixed it. My immediate attitude when s omething like that happens is, I guess
you’r e n ot supposed to get to San Francisco in five hours. Aft er a ll, when
my ance stors wanted to get to San Francisco from Miami, if they left in
September and got there in Ma rch, they considered that on time. It was a
good trip if half the people were still alive. So if it’ s going to take me three
more ho urs or whatever, that’ s okay. Plus, if the stabilizer isn’ t working on
my aircr aft—or in anything that stabilizes anything—I want to go back to
the gate. I’m not interested in being angry about that. It’ s a part of
surrendering and being at peace. The flight attendant and I had been talking when the pilot made his
announcement. She told me, “Oh, this is what I dread. ”
“What’ s the matter. ”
“Look a t all these people. Ever y one of them is going to say something
nasty to me whe n they get of f the plane. They’re going to blame  the airline,
and they’re going to blame me. ”
I said, “But you don’ t have to let that in. ”
“What are you talking about. ”
“W ell, you’ve got two package s that are protecting you from  anybody
coming to you with that disharmony,” I told her. “Y ou’ve got your uniform,
which is one package. That’ s over the other package, which is your body. Both of those are covering, or protecting, who you really are, w hich is how
you choose to think and process all of this. “Every t ime som eone says something negative to you, you can let that be
a message only to your uniform, to your package. That’ s not me, you can
remind yourself. They’r e not talking to me. They can’ t get to me with that
stuff. They can’ t have that. I don ’ t let anybody r each who I r eally am unless
they com e with love or harmon y. As you’re telling the person you’re very
sorry, you can tell yourself, They didn’ t get to me. They’r e not r eaching me
with that. ”Sure enough, she stood there and watched as scores of people got of f, and
many of them did say something nasty to her on the way out. Each time, she
sort of smiled and gave them instructions on where to get help from the
airline. I stayed  behin d to see how it went for her. As the last person
disembarked, sh e told me, “Th at was fantastic. This is the first time that
we’ve ever had a circumstance like this where I didn’ t let it bother me. ”
I sai d, “Y ou don’ t ever have to let stuf f like that into your life. The more
you keep it awa y from you, the  more you allow yourself the right to have
only wh at you want to enter yo ur consciousness. I make this choice all the
time. W hen I’m  driving, for ins tance, and somebody gives me the finger, I
don’ t take any o f that inside. Instead, I think, Oh, that’ s them, and that’ s
how the y’r e r eacting to my for m. If som ebody comes to me with love,
serenity, peace, joy, ease, or the like, then they can have all of me. I will
respond back with that. Y ou let in whatever you want. ”
That’ s w hat a quiet mind does for you. Meditation allows you to select
what you allow into who you r eally are without having to be beholden to
every sin gle person and action o ut there that doesn’ t fit in with t he way you
want it to be. Having a quiet mind, in a practical sens e, is truly
understanding th at what I’m tal king about here is not just for discussion—
it’ s for application. EVER YDAY BENEFITS OF MEDIT ATION
Please know that meditation doesn’ t require somebody teaching you
exactly how to do it; in fact, that would defeat the purpose. I have meditated
for a long time, but no one ever taught me how. I learned how to train my
mind on  my own, yet I’ve created miracles in that space for my self, as well
as in the world that I came back to when I left the meditation. I fin d it interesting that we crea te a light with our eyes closed in a dark
room. W e don’ t really need our  eyes to create light, but we definitely need
our minds. If you doubt that your mind is capable of creating illumination—
or colors, smells, and sounds—remember that we do this all the time in our
dreams, which is a state of pure  thought. When you meditate, you want to
get your mind to a similar place. A self-h ypnotic state is the first  thing that you want to train yo urself to
get to. Here, yo u go into what is called an “alpha state. ” Like  I said, you
don’ t need to be taught exac tly how to get here, but you may find
inspiration in what I do: I use a  24-second shot clock, which i s what they
use at NBA gam es. It’ s got thes e little lights, starting at 24, then it counts
down to 23, 22, and so on, to 1. If a thought of any kind enters my mind
anytime between 24 and 1 (other than the picture of the number), I need to
start over at 24. If I get to 16 and think, Oh, I can’ t for g et my dentist
appointment tomorr ow morning, that’ s followed by the thought, Back to 24
I go. Be p atient with yourself as you practice meditating this way. Y ou can use
any sort of cloc k or timer that  counts down, but you don’ t want to give
yourself too much or too little time, so consider beginning with the number
24, like I do. It w ill take you a few days to get to 1 but keep at it. When you
go from  24 to 1  without having an intervening thought, you will be in an
alpha state. Y ou’ll know that you’ve reach ed an alpha state when you raise your
hands an d your arms feel very light. Or your head will suddenly  feel almost
weightless, like you’re starting to leave your form. Then after a few days or
weeks, y ou’ll be  able to go into alpha without the 24-second clock. Y ou’ll
be able to do it just through your breathing. Once yo u feel comfortable getti ng into this alpha state, you can bring up
topics to your higher self. Y ou might ask questions that you have about your
life, abo ut strugg les that you ma y be having with your children, about your
relationships, about where you ought to be going, what kinds of decisions
you’re not sure about making, anything like that. As you go into a meditative st ate, what happens is that you leave this
world of  form and enter into the formless, dimensionless world  of thought. Y ou then  realize that you’re the w itness, watching yourself t hink and then
react to the thought. Y ou can ask yourself, What’ s t he solution to this. Wha t
can I do. Why is this a pr oblem  for me. Why am I cr eating this in my life. Why am I having such a difficult time with my partner. Why am I
consistently cla shing with this particular person on


 to work always withcareful deliberation and never allow themselvesto be hurried with their work. It should also be made a habit
NOT TO EAT ANYTHING
without a keen appetite. This involves knowinghow to recognise a true appetite and also how todetect a false craving. Waiting for a healthful
call for food, for any length of time, can do noharm, and should not cause any discomfort orinconvenience ; but exciting a false desire andtaking food before the body is " good and ready "for it, starts trouble brewing at once. If the worst results of premature or hurried
eating were immediately felt, no one would getin the habit of sinning in this manner. Likeauto-intoxication from excess of alcohol,poisoning from unnecessary or unwelcomefood—either an excess of it or when takenuntimely—is an aftermath of unhealthystimulation or exhilaration. The crux, then, of dietetic righteousness, or,
Fletcherism, is habituating the body to practisethat Eternal Vigilance, which is
THE PRICE  OF FREEDOM  FROM  INDIGESTION. It should be much easier to install a habit of
carefulness than it is to permit habits ofcarelessness. It is possible so to sensitize themuscles which control swallowing that they willrefuse to act and will cause choking if anattempt to swallow prematurely is made.Systematic attention to this detail of care for a
week will secure it as a permanent habitwithout need of any further attention to it. The statement that it is easier to do the right
thing than it is to do the wrong thing : and thatit is easier to fix firmly good habits than it is toacquire bad habits ; will probably be questionedor disputed by many; but practice of theprinciples which underlie Fletcherism will curesuch pessimism relative to the attitude ofMother Nature towards her most perfectproduct in general, Man. Man is given more liberty and more license
than any other natural expression and, with theendowment which we call " intelligence," he israised to a position of partnership in assistingnatural evolution and progress. From inklings of experience it is reasonably
inferred that Man is more susceptible toevolutionary influence than any of the animalkind ; that he can ever progressively trainhimself towards higher and highersupermanhood ; that he is able to performmarvels in taming and training other animalsand in perfecting plant life to prodigiousproportions. He is even " gifted " to the extent of
overcoming, harnessing, and using at will the" forces of Nature," and dispelling the mysteries.He can only do this, however, by co-operatingwith Nature in the most intelligent and faithfulmanner. To ascertain Nature's requirements of
preferences it is necessary to begin with thefirst essentials of care, the nutrition of the bodyand the management of the mind. These basicessentials are the first concern of Fletcherismand really the crux of the ScientificManagement of the Highest Efficiency. One of the most important discoveries in the
development of Fletcherism is the fact that
MUSCLES  HAVE  MEMORIES. The usefulness of this discovery rests in the
knowledge that it is possible to make themuscles connected with nutrition commit tomemory the sequences of procedure in theprocesses of nutrition which accomplish themost profitable results, and then pass on toother details of responsibility care-free andthought-free, fully confident that everythingwill go on as Nature would have it go.Without beginning this discipline of the
muscular equipment at the right point and inthe right manner, no solid structure ofEfficiency-Building can be secured. Any amountof indigestion, or unnecessary strain put uponmetabolism, interferes with the smooth workingof the organism in the same way that aninfinitesimal weight put at the tip end of thelong arm of a lever multiplies the burden ofresistance at the short end many, many fold. Therefore, the Crux of Fletcherism is found
in first training the muscular and mentalapparatus to proceed with thorough deliberationrelative to every thing taken into the body, forfrom this intake, and especially from themanner of the handling of this material alongthe line of the alimentary canal, come efficiencyor inefficiency. It is first necessary to know what you want
the muscles to habituate themselves to doing inconnection with nutrition. They must learn toknow what constitutes a true appetite, incontradistinction to indefiniteness of want ordesire. The muscles will soon learn to know thatreal hunger (body need) is not expressed by anyuncomfortable feelings below the guillotine line. Only in the head, where the senses are allbunched together for the most importantteamwork, is honest hunger sensed. We mayrightly add to the list of the senses, Appetite,and trust it with confidence to tell us what thebody can use to advantage of the foods availableat the time. That the foods are appetizing is theonly recommendation necessary to a set ofmuscles trained to treat them as Naturerequires when they enter the laboratory of themouth. Connected with the training of the, mouth-
muscle outfit, there is the one standing order.Challenge everything applying for entrance,whether by special invitation or in the way ofsurprise, by testing it for taste-acceptability atthe tip of the tongue. Then keep on tasting andtesting, with reverential appreciation of thegustatory delight there is in it, in the fullknowledge that both digestion and assimilation,which are the prime necessities of nutrition, arehealthfully stimulated by accentuatedenjoyment.It is not necessary to dwell intensively on
sensual enjoyment of the material beingautomatically handled by the methodicalmuscles. The pleasant sense sensationssurrounding taste may serve as anaccompaniment to agreeable conversation, tothe delight of beauty in any form, to flowers, tomusic, to graceful and vivacious femininity, orto any sort of charm, with added strength givento the effect on wholesome nutrition. So much for the usefulness of the mouth-
muscles, including that most wonderful ofmuscles, the tongue, in assisting in thehealthful stimulation of nutrition. Their mostimportant office is to stand guard against thecontingencies that are liable to happen whichare prejudicial to digestion. If there is worry inthe atmosphere : " Don't let anything into themouth on pain of court-martial and suffering! "Those are the " orders of the day " for thesentinel muscles of the mouth, serving at theouter entrance of the alimentary canal. In the category of  " worry " are included
anger, argument, blues, or any other of thedepressant passions, and no food or drink, otherthan water, should be admitted to the canal
while any form of depressants are beingsuffered. We must agree in the first place that itcan do no harm to wait for a clearance of themental atmosphere. Real hunger is not apainful craving for something or anything, butis a most accommodating waiter for finalcollection of all the taste dividends there aredue in a big lump sum to compensate for notgetting them by instalments. Consequently, ifthe mental atmospheric conditions are notfavourable to the best nutrition, the best way toclear them is to wait. Nothing is so forceful inmaking one modify or forget passing clouds ofpain or disappointment as growing healthyHunger. The mouth-muscles soon learn to know this
beautiful provision of Mother Nature, wherebydeferred collections by appetite are paid withcompound interest sometimes sure, if by thewaiting process the mental atmosphere iscleared of the elements of digestive lightningand thunder. How delightful it is to be assured that the
best way to secure the best nutrition is theeasiest way and that it can be quickly installed
as a habit, so that attention to the mechanics ofthe care is not necessary, leaving the wholebattery of appreciation to employ itself with thegustatory festival.CHAPTER XV
FLETCHERISM AND VEGETARIANISM
MEAT ERS AND MEAL ERS
The Danger of Excess of Protein—The Use of Meat—Meat and Uric
Acid—To Sum Up—Profitable Economy. IN the warfare against the " Demons of
Dietetic Disturbances " most of the volunteerrecruits go into the camp of the Meal ers, that is
they become vegetarians, quasi- vegeiarians,  or
partial vegetarians, and array themselvesagainst human carnivorous habits andpractices. They are comparatively few innumbers, but make up in enthusiasm what theylack in numerical strength. Some of them basetheir objection to meat-eating on physiologicalgrounds, others on sentimental susceptibility,and yet others are influenced by reasons ofeconomy. With world-wide and centuries-old evidence
before me in forming an opinion, I say withouthesitation that the weight of argument is infavour of a meatless diet most, if not all, of thetime, and that all who subsist on the first-handfruits of the soil and do not resort to
cannibalism, except in cases of emergency, areon the safer side. THE DANGER  OF EXCESS  PROTEIN. To mention the greatest danger from using
meat for nutrition first, we find it almostimpossible to eat most meats without takinginto the organism more protein (nitrogen) thanis required for repair of the broken-downtissues; and we now know that any excess ofprotein or nitrogen imposed upon the body isnot good for it. Large excess is positively deadlyin its final effects, and many, if not all of the so-called uric-acid troubles or diseases are tracedto such abuse. Not only are the kidneys worn out long before
their time, but high blood-pressure is one of the


kidney
had
gone. Aunt
feels
fine,
only
the
kidney,
which
was
operated
on,
makes
her
angry
at
times. 'Comment
and
recommendation:
A
large
number
of
stones
in
the
kidneys
testify
to
the
infectious
processes
that
are
the
cause
of
their
formation. It
is
usually
an
infection
that
entered
the
kidneys
from
the
large
intestine. Therefore,
it
is
first
necessary
to
adjust
the
diet
and
clean
the
intestine. The
miraculous
effects
of
children's
urine
are
explained
not
so
much
by
its
soluble
abilities
as
by
its
extraordinary
immune
properties. Additional
immunization
(strengthening
of
the
body's
defenses)
helped
eliminate
the
infection
in
the
kidneys
and
the
formation
of
stones. The
pre-existing
stones
then
dissolved
on
their
own. But
what
about
a
sore
operated
kidney:
First,
apply
compresses
with
quarter
urine
to
the
area
of
  the
operated
kidney,
second,
do
short-term
fasting
about
water
and
urine
more
often
(3-7
days),
third,
get
your
diet
in
order
(mainly
switch
to
separate
food)
and
prepare
everything
with
the
help
of
melt
water. Example:
"I
want
to
tell
you
a
case
of
my
own
healing
with
the
help
of
urine
therapy. The
function
of
my
kidneys,
bladder
and
ureters
gradually
deteriorated. How
did
I
figure
it
out? First,
the
urine
started
to
turn
red
when
drinking
beetroot
juice
(even
mixed
with
apple
juice). Not
always. Then
it
gradually
became
more
and
more
turbid,
it
smelled
of
ingested
food
(e.g. buckwheat). The
amount
of
fluid
excreted
in
the
urine
decreased. I
often
had
discomfort
when
urinating. The
clairvoyant
gave
me
the
diagnosis:
a
tumor
in
the
bladder,
sand
in
the
kidneys,
a
stone
in
the
right
kidney. In
winter,
when
the
activity
of
the
kidneys
is
particularly
strong,
I
starved
for
23
days. I
regularly
drank
all
the
urine
and
did
mini-enemas
with
the
urine
evaporated
to
one-half
to
one-third. In
addition,
daily
hot
baths
and
steam
three
times
a
week. Due
to
the
influence
of
all
these
means,
the
kidneys
and
the
entire
urinary
system
were
powerfully
cleansed
and
their
functions
were
restored. The
urine
became
a
crystal
clear
healing
liquid. Up
to
1
liter
of
urine
is
excreted
at
once,
so
the
activity
of
the
bladder
has
been
fully
restored
and
the
tumor
has
disappeared. I
no
longer
have
discomfort
when
urinating. The
pain
in
the
lower
back
disappeared,
all
the
vertebrae
returned
to
their
places,
the
function
of
the
intervertebral
discs
was
restored. The
body
now
produces
more
heat. holds
water
better,
gains
weight
quickly.' Urinotherapy
and
liver
diseases
In
Ayurvedic
medicine,
urine
was
considered
a
remedy
for
the
most
serious
diseases,
especially
liver
diseases. We
already
know
why
it
was
so
from
what
we
read. The
best
methodology
for
treating
the
liver
is
as
follows:
Drink
50-100
grams
of
urine
2-4
times
a
day,
make
compresses
on
the
area
of
  the
liver
at
night
with
the
help
of
a
woolen
cloth
soaked
in
quarter
urine. As
a
supplement,
it
is
necessary
to
drink
a
strong
decoction
of
rosehips. If
there
are
no
rosehips,
just
drink
hot
boiled
water. For
example,
with
obstruction
of
the
bile
ducts,
bile
is
secreted
by
the
liver,
but
cannot
reach
the
intestines
due
to
blocked
bile
ducts,
so
it
goes
into
the
blood
and
then
into
the
urine. At
the
same
time,
a
person
feels
pain,
weakness,
wants
to
vomit,
etc. Due
to
the
lack
of
bile
in
the
digestive
tract,
fats
and
proteins
cannot
be
fully
digested. Doctors
prescribe
pills
to
compensate
for
the
lack
of
bile. At
the
same
time,
all
these
substances
are
in
the
urine. Bile
and
enzymes
from
the
liver
that
are
contained
in
the
urine
can
to
circulate
repeatedly
and
not
get
lost. Therefore,
the
return
intake
of
urine
helps
both
digestion
and
normalization
of
liver
functions
thanks
to
the
homeopathic
principle
and
flushing
of
the
bile
ducts. Hepatitis
is
inflammation
of
the
liver
of
viral
or
bacterial
origin. Example:
“I
have
been
drinking
urine
every
morning
for
over
a
year
and
three
months
and
doing
massage
with
steamed
urine. The
results
are
positive,
angina
and
colds
have
stopped
bothering
me,
I
sleep
like
a
baby,
I
work
all
day
at
the
cottage
without
fatigue,
osteochondrosis
makes
me
less
angry,
the
liver
is
normal. I
had
cleansed
my
liver
three
times
before,
which
came
out
with
a
lot
of
black
bile
and
softened
stones. And
even
before
that,
Iwas
treated
by
a
doctor
for
my
liver,
from
which
16
large
stones
and
a
whole
glass
of
small
stones
came
out. Comment
and
recommendation:
After
cleansing
the
liver,
the
diet
was
not
changed,
so
the
stones
continued
to
grow. The
urine
diluted
the
bile
and
improved
the
liver,
but
it
is
necessary
to
change
the
diet
and
follow
the
diet. Example:
"Through
urine
therapy
and
one-day
fasting
every
week,
I
cleansed
my
intestines
and
liver
and
subsequently
got
rid
of
depression
and
severe
hypertensive
crises,
which
mostly
came
between
3
and
5
in
the
morning. I
also
cured
my
hepatitis. I
practice
a
separate
diet
and
I
got
rid
of
constant
bloating
in
the
intestine.' Urinotherapy
and
diabetes
Urina
copes
well
with
this
ailment. In
this
case,
it
is
recommended
to
drink
50-100
grams
of
urine
2-3
times
a
day,
to
cleanse
the
intestines
and


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Q: Who wrote the book "Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life"?,
A: Geor ge Catlin
Q: According to the text, what is the primary culprit in the spread of tuberculosis?,
A: Mouth-breathing
Q: What is the name of the device used by E. E. Watson to restrict airflow during exercise?,
A: Not mentioned in the text
Q: Who is the author of the book "The 8-Hour Sleep Paradox"?,
A: Mark Burhenne
Q: According to the text, what is the recommended breathing rate for athletes?,
A: 5.5 breaths per minute
Q: Who is the author of the book "Recovering Our Ancestors' Gardens"?,
A: Devon Abbot Mihesuah<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>m o r e  d e n s e  i n t o  o u r  7 0 s :  Belfor wasn’ t the first researcher to discover this. In 1986, orthodontist Dr. V incent G. Kokich, a professor in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of
W ashington and one of the world’ s experts in dentistry, postulated that adults “retain the
capacity to regenerate and remodel bone at the craniofacial sutures.” Liao, Six-Foot T iger,  176–
77.t h e  m o r e  s t e m  c e l l s  r e l e a s e :  W e create stem cells throughout the body as well. The stem cells made in the
sutures and jaws are often used for local maintenance in the mouth and face. Stem cells will
ship of f to whatever area needs them most. What they are attracted to are stress signals—in this
case, the signals that come with vigorous chewing. t w o  t o  f o u r  y e a r s  o f  a g e :  “W eaning from the Breast,” Paediatrics & Child Health  9, no. 4 (Apr. 2004):
249–53. l o w e r  i n c i d e n c e :  Bottle-feeding requires less “chewing” and sucking stress, and, as such stimulates less
forward facial growth. For this reason, Kevin Boyd, the Chicago pediatric dentist, recommends
cup feeding infants if breastfeeding isn’ t an option. James Sim W allace, The Cause and
Pr evention of Decay in T eeth  (London: J. & A. Churchill, 1902). Indrė Narbutyte et al.,
“Relationship Between Breastfeeding, Bottle-Feeding and Development of Malocclusion,”
Stomatologija, Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal  15, no. 3 (2013): 67–72; Domenico
V iggiano et al., “Breast Feeding, Bottle Feeding, and Non-Nutritive Sucking: Ef fects on
Occlusion in Deciduous Dentition,” Ar chives of Disease in Childhood 89, no. 12 (Jan. 2005):
1121–23; Bronwyn K. Brew et al., “Breastfeeding and Snoring: A Birth Cohort Study,” PLoS
One 9, no. 1 (Jan. 2014): e84956. s t i m u l a t e s  t h e  s t r e s s :  Every time I bite down while wearing the Homeblock I’ll be eliciting cyclical
intermittent light force in combination with the light springing pressure that will send


 Ad d more hotbrine, if  necessa ry to leave a 1/2-inch (1 cm) headspace. W ip e rims, top
with flat lids an d screw on met al rings. Return jars to the hot water bath,
topping up with hot water if n ecessary Bring to a full rolling boil and
process jars for 10 minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 5. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool com pletely. Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up
to 1 year. Fr eezing Eggplant
1. Select Equipment:  Se lect suitable-size freezer c ontainers, bags or
Mason jars ( Freezing ). 2. B lanch cubed or sliced eggplant. Pac k in to conta iners, leaving a 1-inch
(2.5 cm) headspace. Remove air, label and seal. Freeze for up to 9 months.F e n n e l
AN A ROMA TIC PLANT THA T IS NA TIVE T O THE
MEDITERRANEAN,  fennel (Foeniculum vulgar e)  produces fennel seed
and the essentia l oil, but this plant does not grow an edible swollen bulb. Foeniculum vulgar e dulce  i s the p lant tha t produces a bulbous end at the
bottom o f its leaf stalks. Known  in various parts of Europe as sw eet, Roman
or Florence fennel, or finocchio in Italy, this fennel cultivar produces a
vegetable compo sed of thick, hollow leaf stalks; they overlap each other at
the base of the stem to form an edible, fat bulb. The white, crisp, slightly
anise-tasting bul b is most often sliced thin and added to salads or cooked au
gratin. Good Pr eserving V arieties
Rather than canning fennel on i ts own, it is more often pickled or added to
other ve getables and canned in a sauce. All varieties listed below are F. vulgar e dulce. Romanesco:  A  late-summer fennel, which fo rms lar ge, succulent bulbs that
are tasty and sweet. Zefa fino:  Lar ge bulb; sweetly anise. Pur chasing/Storing
1 lar ge fennel bulb yields about 3 cups (750 mL) firmly pack ed chopped
fennel. Choose bulbs that are firm and show no signs of drying out. Some slight
yellowing or bruising is accepta ble since the outer layers can be removedduring preparation. Store fenn el tightly wrapped in the refrigerator for
several days. Good W ith
Seeds: Marjoram, thyme, summer savory, basil, rosemary
and lavender to make herbes de Provence. Bulb fennel: V egetables such as onions, leeks, tomatoes,
garlic, eggplant; fruits such as oranges, blueberries. Mild fish such as tilapia sole whitefish. Pr eparation
T rim away and discard the round hollow stalks at the top of the bulb. Cut
out and discard the hard white  core. Quarter, slice or chop the bulb and
immerse in cool water to which up to 1/4 cup (50 mL) lemon jui ce has been
added. Canning Fennel
Fennel does not produce a good canned product on its own, but when
canned in tomato sauce, the result is very good as with Roasted T omato,
Fennel and Basil Relish. f i n o c c h i o  à  l a  g r e c q u e
If this r ecipe could decide what it is—Italian, Fr ench or Gr eek—it could be
claimed by one country.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        MAKES 6 CUPS (1. 5 L)
10 cups (2. 5 L) chopped r ed or black plums
1–1/2 cups (375 mL) chopped onions
1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped dates
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 dried cayenne pepper, crushed
2 tbsp (25 mL) finely chopped candied ginger
1 tbsp (15 mL) finely chopped tamarind (see above)1 cup (250 mL) water
1/4 cup (50 mL) fr eshly squeezed lemon juice
1 cup (250 mL) packed br own sugar
2/3 cup (150 mL) rice vinegar
1 tsp (5 mL) gr ound cinnamon
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt

1. In a Maslin pan or canning kettle, combine plums, onions, dates, garlic,
cayenne pepper,  ginger and tam arind. Add water and lemon juice and bring
to a boil, stirring constantly, ove r high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and
simmer, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes or until plums are soft. 2. Mean while, s terilize six 1-cup (250 mL) jars, and scald the lids, lifter,
funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 3. Press plum m ixture through a food mill or sieve and return the purée to a
clean pan. Bring to a simmer ov er medium heat. Stir in the sugar, vinegar,
cinnamon and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low
and simmer for about 40 minu tes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture
reaches a thick consistency. 4. Fill hot jars, leaving a 1/4-in ch (5 mm) headspace. W ipe rims, top with
flat lids and scre w on metal ring s. Return jars to the hot water b ath, topping
up with hot water if necessary. Bring to a full rolling boil and process jars
for 15 minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 5. T ransfer to a cooling rack to c ool completely Check seals, label and store
in a cool place for up to 1 year. Use: Th is tart-sweet sauce excels as a condiment for stir-fried dishes,
meatballs and egg rolls. Use it as a dipping sauce for po rk, beef or
chicken satay. g r i l l e d  s a l m o n  w i t h  a s i a n  p l u m  s a u c e
Pink and plump, salmon is c omplemented by the lightly spiced and
delicately fragrant Asian Plum Sauce. The plum sauce gives a pr ofessional
finish to the grilled fish. T r out and whitefish ar e excellent in place of salmon
her e. When I want a change fr om grilled fish, I poach it (see serving
suggestion below) and chill it for a delicious light lunch. Y ou can use either Spiced Golden Plum Jam  or any of the stone fruit
pr eserves in this book (for example, Peach and Onion Chutney ) in place of
the Asian Plum Sauce. Grill or barbecue heated to high
MAKES 2 OR 4 SER VINGS
2 or 4 fr esh salmon fillets
2 or 4 tbsp (25 or 50 mL) olive oil
1/2 or 1 cup (125 or 250 mL) Asian Plum Sauce  (or stor e-bought)

1. B rush both sides of salmon fillets with olive oil. Arrange fish in a grilling
basket o r directly on the grill. Cook for 4 minutes. T urn and  cook for 3
minutes longer, then check for doneness. Salmon is done whe n the flesh
turns fro m trans lucent to opaque and flakes easily with a fork. C ook second
side longer if required.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the purpose of the citrus fruits in the Asian Plum Sauce recipe?,
A: The citrus fruits are used to add a sweet and sour taste to the sauce.
Q: What is the recommended way to store the canned pickles?,
A: Store the canned pickles in a cool, dark place for up to 1 year.
Q: Can you freeze the pickling cucumbers?,
A: No, it is not recommended to freeze the pickling cucumbers.
Q: What is the purpose of the spices in the pickling spice blend?,
A: The spices add flavor and aroma to the pickling liquid.
Q: Can you use fennel on its own for canning?,
A: No, fennel does not produce a good canned product on its own, but it can be canned in tomato sauce with good results.
Q: What is the recommended way to store the canned eggplant?,
A: Store the canned eggplant in a cool, dark place for up to 1 year.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>No matter wher e you live, once you have this in
your pan try, you will find that it adds an international flair to a ny dish. Y ou
can divi de the r ecipe by 4 and use 1 fr esh fennel bulb for a gr eat summer
side dish. MAKES 4 QUAR TS (4 L)
4 fennel bulbs1 gallon (4 L) water
1/