pered physically
or chemically in its operations.
4.2.2 A Clean Body Is Necessary to Health
Thesum total ofalltheprocesses whereby thebody iscleansed orkept pure iscalled
elimination ordrainage. Elimination isthesequel offeeding oralimentation. Ideally the
body must eliminate theunusable debris from food ingestion, spent cells, thewastes of
metabolism andextraneous substances thatmay beadmitted insome manner.Themore
thoroughly elimination is ef fected, the purer is the body.
Athoroughly clean body isnecessary torealize thehighest level offunction—to
achieve thehighest level ofhealth. Inasmuch asthebasic cause ofdisease isbody toxi-
city,weneed torealize theimportance ofkeeping ourbodies clean internally aswell as
externally.
4.2.3 Body Elimination Must Be Equal to the Need
Obviously,toremain freeofburdensome accumulations, both physical andchemical
innature, thebody must have fulluseofitseliminative faculties. Ifthese faculties are
impaired bylack ofnerve energy,ifthey have been disabled bytoxic materials orifin-
gestion oftoxic matters exceeds ability tocope, then elimination islikewise impaired.
Accumulations further vitiate theelimination process until thebody must undertake an
eliminative crisis (disease) to free itself of its morbid load.
WeAmericans arehabituated tomany eating anddrinking practices thatfillourbod-
ieswith alien materials thatmust beeliminated. Alien materials always take their toll
ontheeliminative organs. Nonfood materials areusually inherently toxic, especially the
alien substances theaverage American eatsanddrinks. Aconstant load oftoxic mate-
rials taxes theeliminative faculties. Thus weAmericans wallow intoxic materials from
exogenous sources and, duetotheir impairing influences, from endogenous sources, too.Bywaste wemean allend-products ofallthemetabolic activities occurring inevery
cellandorganofthebody.Elimination must equal theprocesses ofsupply ifbalance
andhealth aretobemaintained. Justaswecanbemade sickbyliving inrooms with our
fecal andurinary accumulations, so,too,canwebemade sick internally ifelimination
does not occur apace.
Tocope with itseliminative needs, thebody must enjoy conditions favorable toelim-
ination. As well, it should not be taxed with toxic materials from without.
4.2.4 The Body’s Daily Cleansing Cycle
Eliminative processes never cease. Every exhaled breath isanactofelimination of
toxic gases. Theskin exudes some small amount ofwastes continuously.Butthere isone
time ineach daywhen thebody heightens itseliminative processes. This time is,rough-
ly, from three to four o’clock in the morning until from ten to twelve o’clock noon.
The body’ sstepped upelimination during thistime isevidenced inmany ways. A
particularly toxic person may have afurred tongue upon arising. Hunger willnotbein
evidence. But, ifthebody isfedjustthesame, theeliminative processes aredepressed
though the tongue may still remain somewhat furred.
The body passes through rather distinct cycles daily. These are roughly as follows:
4:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. — eliminative
12:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. — alimentary
8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. — assimilative
Inview thatfewstudies ofthese phases ofphysiological activity have been made,
little isknown about them. The information presented here comes from studies made
inSwitzerland. These cycles areconsistent, more orless, with theway things arewith
healthy humans who observe thenatural norm ofworking days andsleeping nights.
Thus weeatwhen hungry.This isfollowed bybody assimilation and, upon completion,
the body turns its ener gies to elimination of wastes.
4.2.5 A Brief Look at the Body’s Primary Organs of Elimination
Youshould strive tomaster physiology andanatomy tounderstand thebody and
how itoperates. Youwilllearn much about these subjects ascalled forineach lesson.
Nonetheless, itwould bewise toconsult basic books onanatomy andphysiology.De-
spite itsmedical orientation, Reader ’sDigest publishes some excellent books onhow the
body works. W e advise you to acquire and study them.
The or gans of elimination are as follows:
1.Lymphatic system (adenoids, tonsils, appendix, spleen, nodes, vessels, etc.). These
chemicalize wastes insuch amanner astorender them lesstoxic inpreparation forex-
pulsion. The lymphatic system also plays other roles.
2.Liver.Theliver further detoxifies wastes. Itisthelargestorganandperforms myriad nu-
tritive and eliminative tasks.
3.Kidneys. The renal system filters non-utile wastes from theblood anddispatches itto
the bladder. The kidneys perform many other functions as well.
4.Lungs. Thelungs, likemost body organs, perform adual roleassupplier andeliminator.
They obtain oxygen from theairandsupply ittothebloodstream Inaddition, they re-
move carbon dioxide and certain other wastes from the bloodstream.
5.Bowels orcolon. Thebowels perform fewnutritive tasks other than supplying thebody
with water inemer gencies, andelectrolytes should thebody require them. Ontheother
hand itcarries outofthebody digestive wastes andmetabolic wastes asmay beexcreted
into it by tubes from other or gans.
6.Skin. Theskin isthemost extensive organofthehuman body.Among itsmany functions
areprotection ofthebody from outside influences thatwould disturb homeostasis, tem-
perature maintenance, cooling andwarming andelimination ofcertain wastes inex-tremely small amounts. Invicarious eliminative processes such asacne, boils, psoriasis,
eczema, rashes, measles, poxes, itches, etc.theskin isused asanorganofelimination.
The skin performs a nutritive role in receiving sunlight for conversion into vitamin D.
7.Thetongue issometimes used bythebody asanextraordinary organofelimination. This
isvery noticeable when youhave afurred tongue. Thetongue isnotaregular organof
elimination but incidentally one in vicarious processes of extraordinary elimination.
There areoccasions when thebody will undertake massive eliminative measures.
Therespiratory system andmouth may beutilized invomiting; thebowels indiarrhea;
themucous membranes asoutlets from thecirculatory systems (lymph andblood); the
kidneys areused fordiuresis; andtheskin issometimes used fordiaphoresis anderup-
tions.
2.6 Supplementary Organs of Elimination
Wehave cited theregular organs ofelimination. Those nonregular organs through
which thebody eliminates incrises arecalled vicarious organs ofelimination. Asmen-
tioned, thetongue, skin, respiratory system andmucous membranes (internal skin) are
pressed intoeliminative tasks inemer gencies. Thebody cancause ulcers orlesions for
thepurpose ofelimination, oritmay utilize ulcers caused bytissue destruction asanex-
traordinary outlet. Inemer gencies thebody may press anytissue system ororganinto
service asavicarious organofelimination. These may betheeyes, sinuses, bronchioles,
lungs and so on.
2.7 The Liver as an Organ of Detoxification
Theliver detoxifies internal wastes andalsoattempts todetoxify exogenous poisons.
Itpasses these detoxified materials either through tubes tothesmall intestine forpassing
ontothecolon orback tothebloodstream forforwarding tothekidneys where they will
be excreted in the urine.
Anexample ofliver detoxification may beseen inthecase ofalcohol ingestion or
itsformation within thebody bybacteria duetoindigestion. Thestomach andintestines
donotdigest alcohol. Alcohol isabsorbed intothebloodstream asalcohol andcirculates
until eliminated. Theliver detoxifies thealcohol toagreat extent andpasses itontothe
kidneys forexcretion. Theliver,thebody’ sforemost chemical factory,varies itschem-
icals totheneed inneutralizing ordetoxifying poisons intheblood which pass through
it.
2.8 Cleanliness at the Cellular Level
Abook weheartily recommend youacquire isDr.Lewis Thomas’ TheLives ofa
Cell.Though thecellisgenerally regarded asthebasic unitoflifeitmay notbe,forit
contains bacteria-like components that act as living entities.
Sovaried andmultitudinous arethefunctions within acellthatonecanspend alife-
time offascinating study ofthem. Itissaid thattheir operations aremore complicated
than themost marvelous computer systems—more varied andcomplicated than theac-
tivities in a major city like New Y ork City.
The cells take onsupplies andthey defecate. Itisthelymphatic system, notthe
bloodstream, thatconstantly bathes thecells inaliquid medium


 recommended bythose desiring
spiritual growth and a meditative mind.
16.2.1.2 Stimulating Foods
Stimulating foods including spices, meat, eggs, onions, etc., aresaidtocreate animal
passions andtocause arestless, unsatisfied state ofmind. These foods contribute toner-
vous disorders and emotional outbreaks.
16.2.1.3 Impure Foods
Impure foods which include putrified, processed and preserved foods, decrease
thinking capacity,dullthesenses andcontribute tochronic mental ailments. They accel-
erate the aging process and cause early death.
Regardless ofourparticular beliefs inreligious systems, weshould appreciate the
painstaking observations made over thousands ofyears bythese students ofthedietand
themind. They have long known, asisbeing discovered byscientists, thatthequality of
our food directly af fects the quality of our thoughts.
Inhisseries onDiet andWar,J.I.Rodale provided acorrelation between acountry’ s
tendency toward warorpeace based onitsnational dietary.Hediscovered thatthena-
tional attitude wasmore warlike andaggressive inproportion totheamounts ofsugar,
meat, wheat andryeproducts consumed byitspopulace. Throughout history,ithasbeen
the meat-eating nomads who have made war on the peaceful agrarian tribes.
16.2.1.4 The Two Ways That Food Affects Our Mind and Emotions
Basically, foods af fect our mental and emotional state in two ways:
1.They either furnish ordeplete vital nutrients upon which ourmental andemotional
health depend, and
2.They either doordonotproduce toxic by-products, inthebody which poison thebrain
and contribute to emotional problems.
Asforsome examples, eating grapes furnishes theblood with readily-assimilated
natural sugars andminerals thatareconducive tomental activity; consuming white sug-
ar,ontheother hand, depletes thebody ofB-vitamins, andthisleads tonervousness and
mental depression. Eating fresh rawfoods places little ornotoxic matter inthebody;
whereas eating preserved andcooked foods saturates thebloodstream with toxins that
poison the body and interfere with brain function.Wecandeduce from theabove observations that optimum nutrition forphysical,
mental andemotional health consists ofselecting those foods that, first, cansupply the
body with allofitsnutrient needs andthatdonotinterfere with thenutritional balance,
and, second, contribute little or no toxic by-products.
Foods thatdisrupt thenutritional balance ofthebody andtoxify thesystem arethe
nutritional culprits ofpoor mental andemotional health. Most ofthese culprits areac-
tually “nonfoods” (such assugar,alcohol, caffeine drinks, etc.) andhave nolegitimate
place in the human diet.
16.2.1.5 Nutritional Robbers
Every daymillions ofpeople ingest various substances thathave nofood value atall.
Worse yet,these “nonfoods” notonly donotsupply anyneeded nutrients, butthey also
robthebody ofvital minerals, vitamins, etc.Asaresult, eating these nonfoods cheats
the body of nutrients and has profound harmful ef fects on the mind and emotions.
Perhaps the most pervasive and insidious nutritional robber is white sugar.
16.2.1.6 Sugar
Sugars occur naturally inmost ofourfoods. Fruits especially arehigh insugars that
supply thebody andmind with high-quality fuel. Sugars intheir natural forms asthey
occur in fresh, unprocessed foods are a valuable part of the diet.
Refined white sugar,however,isachemical menace because itlacks theessential
minerals andB-vitamins foritsmetabolism.Asaresult, thebody surrenders itsown
minerals and B-vitamins for use in metabolizing refined sugar.
The sugar -caused depletion ofvitamins and minerals from thebody upsets the
body’ snutritional balance andpredisposes theindividual tomental andemotional ill-
nesses that have their roots in nutrient deficiencies.
White sugar causes emotional outbreaks, especially inchildren andadolescents. In-
terestingly enough, itwasdiscovered thatthejuvenile offender inChicago ontheaver-
ageconsumed over three times more white sugar inhisdietthan didthenonof fender.
Schools thathave removed their carbonated drink andcandy machines have discovered
that vandalism and absenteeism also decrease.
Long-term sugar consumption, asindulged bythemajority oftheAmerican popula-
tion, leads tochronic blood-sugar level problems thatmay manifest asdiabetes orhy-
poglycemia. People with such blood-sugar problems areprone toperiods ofdepression,
irritability andnervous attacks. Many times they actually experience “nervous shakes”
as their blood-sugar level slides and rises.
Anabnormal plunge inblood-sugar levels isinsidious—it sends shock waves
through every cellinthebody andaffects thebrain andnervous system most ofall.An
erratic mental state results, andsome oftheaccompanying symptoms are:headaches,
fatigue, insomnia, irritability,restlessness, crying spells, nervous breakdowns, excessive
worry,inability toconcentrate, depression, forgetfulness, suicidal thoughts, illogical
fears, aller gies and so on.
16.2.1.7 Caffeine, Nicotine and Alcohol
Besides sugar,some other nutritional robbers arethecigarette, thecupofcoffeeand
the martini.
Nicotine, asobtained from smoking tobacco, adds tometabolic dysfunctioning. It
impairs theabsorption ofvitamin Candinterferes with theblood circulation. Bycon-
stricting theblood vessels, nicotine robs thebrain ofitsessential nutrients, particularly
blood glucose, itsmajor fuel. Infact, notonly does nicotine inhibit vitamin Cabsorp-
tion, butitactually destroys some orallofthevitamin Calready intheblood. One ofthemental effects ofvitamin Cdepletion isincreased irritability.Smokers tend tobequick
to irritate and often exhibit emotional outbursts.
The drug, caffeine, found incoffee,tea,cola drinks andchocolate, causes nervous
disturbances, including anxiety.One tothree cups ofcoffeecontain enough caffeine to
cause anxiety andother emotional disturbances. Caffeine also stimulates insulin secre-
tion, thereby disturbing the blood-sugar level in the body.
Alcohol, too, disturbs theblood-sugar level. Infact, low blood sugar occurs in
70-90% ofallalcoholics. Asaresult ofstudies, itwasalso discovered thatmost alco-
holics sufferfrom aniacin (vitamin B3)deficiency thatleads toperiods ofdepression
andfeelings oflack ofself-worth. Such emotional states may then lead tomore alcohol
drinking in an ef fort to escape these feelings.
Alloftheabove-mentioned nutritional robbers tend tobeself-perpetuating; thatis,
they create thevery conditions thatoften make theuser ofthese items return tothem.
Caffeine withdrawal symptoms, forexample, canbehalted bydrinking another cupof
coffee. Theirritability caused bysmoking issoothed byanother cigarette. The“shakes”
caused byaperiod ofsobriety canberemoved byanother slug ofwhiskey.Thecrashing
blood-sugar level created bysugar intake canbetemporarily raised byacandy baror
other sugary “food.” Inshort, allofthese nonfood items areactually addictive drugs just
asopium andheroin are.Ifwearetruly concerned about the“drug problem” inAmerica,
itwould bebest ifwesetourown house inorder first. This would remove thecause of
many of 6ur mental and emotional problems that result from faulty nutrition.
16.3. Emotional Aspects Of Diet And Digestion
16.3.1 How Negative Emotions Inhibit Digestion
16.3.2 How Positive Emotions Enhance Digestion
16.3.3 Emotional Factors and the Foods W e Choose
16.3.4 Food Likes and Dislikes
16.3.5 Emotions and the Quantity of Food W e Eat
16.3.6 Overeating
16.3.7 Undereating and Dieting
16.3.8 Diet and the Ego
Sofarwehave discussed how nutrition affects themind—specifically,how anutri-
entdeficiency may contribute toamental oremotional illness. Itisequally important to
realize that, while dietdoes affectourmental andemotional well-being, ouremotional
state in,turn, ininfluences both ourchoice ofdietandhow well ourfood isdigested and
assimilated.
16.3.1 How Negative Emotions Inhibit Digestion
Depressions, worry,nervousness, anxiety,tension andother negative emotions are
allbased ontheprimary emotion offear.Worry isfearoftheunknown; anxiety isfearof
upcoming situations; tension isfearofpeople ordemands made bypeople; nervousness
isfear ofone’sown inability toadequately handle theresponsibilities ofdaily living,
and so on.
When primitive man wasafraid, heusually tried torunaway from thesource ofthe
fear.When animals areafraid,


entials ofnutrition. Theremedy forsuch astate ofaffairs istoeatwhole, that
is, unprocessed, unrefined and uncooked foods grown on fertile soil.
Vegetarianism comes informuch criticism andcondemnation from themedical pro-
fession, which knows nothing about thesubject ofdiet. When vegetarianism isdefined
asasystem ofdietthatexcludes flesh andthematter isallowed torestthere, with no
well-defined rational orscientific adjustments offoods totheneeds ofthewell andthe
sick, itcanandwillturn inmany dietetic failures. When commercialism ispermitted to
force upon vegetarians adecided cereal bias, sothatgrains areprepared inmany differ-
entways toappeal tothepalates ofvegetarians, thevegetarian dietbecomes decidedly
unwholesome. Fortunately,inmore recent years vegetarians have taken more avidly to
uncooked nonstarchy vegetables andtofresh fruits. Among thehealth-conscious vege-
tarians, at least, better eating practices are in vogue.
Asalad ofuncooked, non-starchy vegetables should accompany every protein and
every starch meal. Thecommon practice ofeating shrimp salad, potato salad andsimilar
salads willnotsuffice. Indeed, such dishes hardly merit thename salad. Thesalad should
consist ofsuch foods aslettuce, celery,cucumbers, green andredpeppers (thenonpun-
gent varieties), cabbage, tomatoes andother non-starchy vegetables. These foods should
beserved fresh andwithout salt, vinegar,olive oil,mayonnaise ordressings ofanykind.
Such “foods” arenotrecommended forsalads nortobeeaten inanyother way.Toma-
toes should form part of the salad only when starches are not part of the meal.
Toassure aplentiful supply ofminerals andvitamins, alargesalad, assuggested
above, should accompany each protein andeach carbohydrate meal. Thecustomary sal-
adconsisting oftwoleaves ofwilted lettuce andaslice ofhalf-ripe tomato, topped off
with aradish orpickled olive andaspoonful ofgreasy foul-tasting salad dressing, isnot
only unwholesome butdoes notmeet thevitamin andmineral needs ofacanary.Asalad
should bepartofthemost enjoyable food ofameal andwillbeifproper choices ofsalad
materials are made.
Reprinted from the Hygienic Review
Article #4: Hypoalkalinity By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Acidosis istheterm misapplied toalessened alkalinity ofthebody fluids. The fluids
ofthebody arenormally slightly alkaline. Alowering ofthealkalinity ofthese fluids
ismore properly termed hypoalkalinity.Acidosis orhypoalkalinity isdefined asacon-
dition characterized byadeficiency offixed alkalies inthebody,which leads toanin-
creased production of ammonia in the urine and a high acidity.
Acidosis isnotacid blood, fortheblood never becomes acid during life.Analkaline
blood andlymph isnecessary tolifeandhealth andfortheblood toeven reach thepoint
of neutrality would cause speedy death.
Thenormal ratio between thealkalies andacids ofthebody isapproximately 80to
20—80% alkali and20% acid. This proportion ismaintained inbalance bytheso-called
“buffersalts”—sodium, potassium, calcium andmagnesium—from which either side
may draw asneed arises. When this“buffer”or“balance wheel” isinnormal order anyexcess ofacids inthebody ispromptly neutralized. Itisonly when there isadeficiency
ofthese salts thattroubles may arise. Ashortening oftherelationship between these is
wrongly termed acidosis.
Thebody willnottolerate anyfreeacid foraminute, except inthestomach during
theprocess ofdigestion. Allacids areinstantly “bound,” bybeing combined with alka-
lies, torender them harmless. Thebody makes useofevery resource atitscommand to
preserve itsalkalinity forthereason thatitscells canthrive only inanalkaline medium
and cannot possibly thrive in an acid medium.
Since wesupply acids andalkalies toourbodies through food, thematter ofabalan-
cebetween acid foods andalkali orbase foods isimportant. Ifanexcessive amount of
acid food iseaten, theblood isforced todraw upon itsalkaline reserve, its“buffersalts,”
inorder tomaintain itsnormal alkalinity.When wehave taken more acid intothebody
than wecan“bind” without sacrificing some ofthebases ofthetissues, blood alkalinity
falls below the normal level and we have hypoalkalinity or acidosis.
Every food eaten leaves behind itanashafter ithasbeen used bythebody.Theash
iseither acid oralkaline. Eating toomuch acid-ash food, oreating itover long periods
oftime, results instoring acid-ash inthecells andindepleting thebody ofitsalkaline
reserve.
Acid-ash foods areallmeats, eggs, cheese, milk (inadults), allcereals andcereal
products, legumes (except inthegreen state), nuts, andalldenatured foods ofallkinds.
Denatured foods have been robbed of their bases.
The alkaline-ash foods arefruits (except cranberries, prunes andsome plums), all
green vegetables and milk (in infants). Fats and oils are classed as neutral foods.
Severe acidosis may beproduced experimentally bydeficient diets, butsuch severe
states areseldom metwith inlife,except infamine. Maignon hasrepeatedly shown that
anexclusive protein dietispositively toxic even inthecarnivora. Whipple, Slyke, Birkn-
er, and Ber g have shown the same thing.
Themedical administration ofacids, such assalicylic acid (often inaspirin), benzoic
acid, boric acid, sulphuric acid, etc., leads toadangerous lossofbases, forthese acids
canberendered harmless andsubsequently eliminated only after being combined with
alkaline elements. Hydrochloric acid, prescribed byphysicians insupposed gastric hy-
poacidity, also leaches the body of its bases and aids in producing acidosis.
Free acetic acid, asfound invinegar,ifconsumed inquantities, may lead tosymp-
toms ofacid poisoning. Itiseven more injurious tohealth than alcohol. The body is
called upon tosacrifice itsbases toneutralize theacid, while ithasaparticularly de-
structive ef fect upon the red corpuscles and may produce anemia.
Adietpoor inbases, orfood thathasbeen robbed ofitsbases, hasthesame delete-
rious effects. Themeat diet, asused incivilized countries, isofthistype. Anexclusive
muscle-meat diet, when fedtodogs, willnotmaintain health andgrowth. Ifdogs arefed
onmeat from which thejuices have been expressed, “emaciation ensues after atime,
toxic symptoms setin,death speedily follows, andpost-mortem examination shows in
theskeleton changes characteristic ofosteomalacia andosteoporosis.” (Osteomalacia is
softening ofthebones; Osteoporosis istherarefication—decrease indensity—of bone
due to enlar gement of its cavities or the formation of new spaces.)
Article #5: Sprouts And Sprouting by H. Jay Dinshah
Iwasvery interested toread thearticle byDr.Vetrano onsprouts intheSeptember issue
oftheHygienic Review,andthere ismuch “food forthought” init.However,Icannot
agree with theconclusions drawn, apparently largely based ontheletter from “N.P.”
These aretotally inconsistent with thefacts given inFord Heritage’ sbook thathecites
as his authority.
Onpage 1ofthebook Composition &Facts About Foods,Heritage specifically
points outthatdashes given inplace ofnumbers inhistables donotmean zero nutrimentcontents: “Insome cases information was notavailable atthetime ofassembling this
material. This isindicated inthetables byadash (-).Itishoped thatsuch missing in-
formation may beforthcoming atafuture time.” N.P.hastotally misquoted these inhis
letter,rendering thedashes instead, as“0”; thisisnotasthey appear inthebook, forin
each andevery case cited (pages 26-27, soybeans) Heritage liststhemissing ingredients
with adash (-),meaning simply thatsuch information wasnotavailable tohim. This is
notsurprising, with theinterest insprouts being afairly recent phenomenon, andwith
notmuch ofthisinterest intheorthodox circles from which Heritage drew hisinforma-
tion. Clearly,then, thesupposedly vanished elements have not“gone anywhere”; they
simply have been unlisted due to lack of that specific information.
Butletuslook atthesupposed “loss ofVitamin B”which Dr.Vetrano hasmen-
tioned. Irefer exclusively toHeritage’ stables, these being


 life,onederived from
physiology andbiology andthatwecannot escape theruleoflaweither inoureating or
inourliving, ifwewould retain ourhealth. Ifwewould escape thedegenerative diseases
thatplague thevast majority ofpeople, wemust learn notonly what weshould dobut
also what wemust notdo.When thelaws oflifeareignored andpossibly defied, due
accounting willberequired ofusand, more often than not,such accounting willresult in
therapid ormore subtle erosion ofhealth according totheinherited constitution andthe
extensiveness and intensiveness of the infractions of physiological and biological order.
Inthislesson wewillexpand ourknowledge inthisrespect. When wefully under-
stand thetruism thatwe,likeallliving things, areapart oftheuniverse, onewith all
lifeandgoverned byexact laws, wewillcease chasing after “cures,” wewillstop pop-
ping ourpills andhaving recourse tovilesubstances; wewill forego ourstimulating
habits andpractices andstart living hygienically,inaccord with body design. Aswas
said long agobyoneThomas Campanella, “The Laws ofNature proclaim themselves
andaretheir own avenger.”And letusproclaim with equal truth thattheLaws ofNa-
ture, when obeyed, will reward us most magnificently with all the many faces of joy.
39.2. Vitamins
39.2.1 A Statement
39.2.2 What Are V itamins?39.2.3 A V ery Profitable Business
39.2.4 As Members of a Group
39.2.5 Need for V itamins Grossly Exaggerated
39.2.6 The Problems Posed by Excess
39.2.7 Discovery and Chemistry of V itamins
39.2.8 List of Isolated and/or Identified V itamins
39.2.9 Grouping the V itamins
39.2.10 V itamin-Enzyme-Hormone Syner gism
39.2.1 1 Vitamins Have Other Roles
39.2.12 The Fallacy of V itamin Supplementation
39.2.13 Human Guinea Pigs
39.2.14 The Living Plant as Provider
39.2.15 Overkill
39.2.16 The R.D.A.’ s
39.2.17 V itamins and “Cures”
39.2.18 Life Science Is a Better W ay
39.2.1 A Statement
Inthislesson wewillnotconcern ourselves with specific functions ofparticular vi-
tamins, norwillweidentify precise sources forobtaining thisorthatvitamin, norwith
minimum daily requirements perseassetforth bygovernmental agencies, norwith sim-
ilardata. There areanynumber ofbooks andpamphlets setting forth such information
andwerefer ourstudents tothem. Ourconcern here willrather becentered onvitamins
asaclass andwhether ornotsupplementation ofthedietwith man-made manufactured
vitamins isadvisable forhealth-seekers. We,ofcourse, accept thefactthatrealvitamins
are a necessary nutrient of life.
39.2.2 What Are Vitamins?
Most people who take vitamins religiously have little ornorealunderstanding of
what vitamins areandwhat their function inthebody is.Vitamins arenotmysterious
substances thathold thekeytolifeandhealth inandofthemselves asonemight beled
to believe by reading the popular literature on the subject.
39.2.3 A Very Profitable Business
Theselling ofvitamins isavery profitable business, profits often being ashigh as
tentimes over cost. Increasing numbers ofpersons searching forbetter health “repair”
arepurchasing vitamins. Thegross incomes ofmany proprietors ofthese outlets arewell
over thesixfigure dollar mark annually.Some physicians make apractice ofselling vi-
tamins directly totheir patients also, making their purchases from largepharmaceutical
houses.
39.2.4 As Members of a Group
Real vitamins aresimply oneofagroup oforganic substances which arepresent in
exceedingly small amounts innatural foodstuf fs.They areessential tonormal metabo-
lism and, if they are in short supply, certain changes adverse to health can result.
These changes aregenerally cumulative inkind, notspectacular.They donotarise
following asingle failure toobtain aparticular vitamin orgroup ofvitamins but,tothe
contrary,adverse tissue changes andorgandegeneration are,more often than not, the
product ofmany years ofpoor management ofSELF,including among many others, the
failure to provide an adequate intake of vitamins from natural sources.39.2.5 Need for Vitamins Grossly Exaggerated
Vitamins areonly oneofagroup ofnatural accessory food factors very important in
themaintenance ofhealth. They aretaken intothesystem asanaccessory factor when-
ever food iseaten, foods such asripeluscious fruits, leafy green vegetables, andother
delectable food packages which come from Nature’ s hand.
Oursystemic need forvitamins hasbeen grossly exaggerated bycertain commercial
interests and, asaresult, there arenumerous uninformed individuals who indiscriminate-
lyplytheir bodies with asmany asahundred different supplements ofonekind oran-
other every single day,some even taking single vitamins inenormous amounts, inwhat
are known as megavitamin doses.
Nottoolong agowewere counseling awoman who suffered from arheumatic dis-
order which greatly curtailed herability togetaround. Atourfirst meeting shespread
outonthetable anarray ofsupplements, including avariety ofvitamins, thatwashard
tobelieve. Shetook vitamins with hermeals andinbetween meals, before going tobed
andupon arising inthemorning, allindoses many times greater than those recommend-
edbythegovernment. Shesaid shehadbeen taking these massive doses simply onthe
basis of what she had read in the popular magazines.
“For well over ayear now,butIdon’tseem tobegetting anybetter.Thepain goes on
andmymuscles keep getting stiffer.”And then came theplaintive crywehear sooften,
“What can I do?”
39.2.6 The Problems Posed by Excess
Wefound itnecessary toexplain toourclient that, aswith overnutrition ofanykind,
when thebody’ sneed foranynutrient isexceeded, thesystem iscalled upon todispose
oftheexcess asbest itcanand, intheprocess ofdoing so,theliver andkidneys are
overworked andtheadaptive energyandother reserves ofthebody wasted, never tobe
retrieved. Once wasted, thelifeenergyisgone, itcannot berecovered toanyapprecia-
bleextent. This woman haswasted herprecious energyincoping with unnecessary and
unusable materials shehadbeen constantly putting intohermouth. Itwaslittle wonder
that her health had kept on its degenerating course.
39.2.7 Discovery and Chemistry of Vitamins
Theterm “vitamin” first appeared intheyear 1912. So,vitamins areacomparative
newcomer onthenutritional scene. They were sonamed byoneCasimir Funk, thesci-
entist who gave thisname tothesubstance which heobtained from ricepolishings while
attempting toisolate thefactor,theabsence ofwhich wasbelieved bysome investiga-
torstoberesponsible forthecondition known asberi-beri. Thesubstance Funk obtained
wasapure crystalline chemical towhich hegave thename “Vitamine.” Wenow callit
Vitamin B1 or Thiamine.
Thetwoparts oftheword vitamin mean “life” and“amine.” Anamine isasubstance
derived from ammonia, theformula ofwhich isNH3, theNstanding fornitrogen andH
being thesymbol forhydrogen. Ammonia therefore consists ofoneatom ofnitrogen to
three atoms ofhydrogen, thus theformula NH3. When oneatom ofhydrogen isreplaced
byahydrocarbon orother radical, wehave aprimary amine, when twoarereplaced we
have a secondary amine, and so on.
Aprimary amine might beNh3CH3. Asyoucansee,here onehydrogen atom has
been replaced by one CH3 grouping (a radical).
Asecondary amine might byNH(CH3)2. Here, twohydrogen atoms have been re-
placed by two CH3 radicals. And soon.
This isthebasic chemical structuring ofavitamin, some being more complex than
others.Since Funk’ sinitial research, efforts tofind andisolate these new andexciting sub-
stances have gone on ceaselessly and still continue today.
39.2.8 List of Isolated and/or Identified Vitamins
•Vitamin A
•Vitamin D - Er gosterol. V iosterol. Calciferol.
•Vitamin E - T ocopherol, D-alpha tocopherol, tocopheryl, dl-tocopherol
•Vitamin C - Ascorbic Acid. Cevitamin Acid.
•Vitamin P - The Biovlavonoids - Not true V itamins
The B V it


,aterm forairthathas
been seriously deoxygenized. Airthathasbeen breathed in,inwhich combustion hasoc-
curred, hasbeen heated from whatever means, orinwhich cooking hasbeen conducted,
isnotonly possessed ofconsiderably lessoxygen butalso ispossessed ofconsiderable
pollutants as a result.
Consider these sources of pollutants in the home:
•Air from the outside that is polluted to start with
•Tobacco smoke
•Furniture polishes
•Deter gents
•Cleansers
•Aerosol cans of all descriptions
•Chlorine from tap water and bleaches
•Cosmetics (none are good!)
•Deodorant sprays
•Insect repellents
•Insecticides
•Powders
•Air sweeteners and deodorants
•Hair sprays
•Lotions and “perfumes”
•All drugs and “medicines”
•Preservatives emanating from foods during cooking
•Volatile oils
•Byproducts of frying food
•Ammonia
•Wastes from combustion of anything burned
•Human aerial excreta
•Alcohols and drinks
•Condiments and other irritants used in foods
•Byproducts of cooking, brewing, boiling, breathing, etc.
•Chemicals of all descriptions exposed to our air
•Antiseptics
Perhaps themost deliberate andcriminal ofpollution practices issmoking. Many ba-
bies areborn nicotine addicts and, ifreared inanatmosphere filled with smoke oftheir
parents, may become addicted to nicotine without ever having smoked a cigarette.If“fouling ournests” aerially isnotbadenough there areother deleterious forms of
pollution inthehome, notably noise pollution from inside andoutside (it’ssobadasto
beinescapable inmost cities) andx-ray emissions from fluorescent lighting andfrom
television.
Perhaps itisstale polluted airinhomes thatislargely thecause ofmore respiratory
ailments in winter than in the summer.
Inanyevent, weshould beonguard against pollution asmuch asiscommensurate
with out circumstances. W e should breathe air as fresh as possible as much as possible.
Article #4: Typical Potential Household Hazards In A Retail
Merchandise Catalog
1.Tree fertilizer spikes
2.Insecticides for tree fogging devices
3.Carbon dioxide cartridges for bikes
4.Chain lube spray for motorcycles
5.Lithium grease
6.Gear grease
7.Brake fluid
8.Motor oils
9.Engine flush liquid
10. Auto-body repair
a. aerosol spray can primer
b. cream hardener
c. epoxy repair kit
11.Batteries
12. Fire extinguishers
13. Polyurethane wood finish spray
14. Epoxy spray enamel
15. Wood stain
16. Masonry coating
17. Crack stop
18. Concrete etching acid crystals
19. Antiskid sand additives
20. Heavy-duty cleaners
21. Paint remover
22. Acrylic latex caulk
23. Brush cleaner
24. Mildew wash
25. Swimming pool chemicals
26. Water conditioners
27. Toilet bowl cleaner
28. Portable toilet antifreeze (propylene glycol)
29. Propane torch kits
30. Silicone
31. Rug shampoo
32. Laundry deter gents
33. Boat supplies
a. polyester materials
b. epoxy materials
c. epoxy marine enamel
d. semi soft point (cuprous oxide)
e. water repellentsArticle #4: Chemicals In The Household Environment: In-Depth Home
Survey
Answers
Number Of Y es Answers T o The Survey:
Answer each ofthefollowing questions with “YES,” “NO”, or“UNCER TAIN”.
Some ofthequestions donotpertain exactly tochemicals inthehouse, buttoallsources
ofunhealthy pollution (such asnoise pollution, motor vehicle products, etc.) Attheend
of the survey, you will be able to rate your home for its safety.
Are the following aerosol sprays found in the home:
1.Hair sprays, tints or dyes?
2.Underarm deodorants?
3.Antiperspirants?
4.Shaving cream?
5.Feminine “hygiene deodorant”?
6.Medicines?
7.Is the home insulated with asbestos products?
8.Are there asbestos caulking materials around the home?
9.Are caulked surfaces sanded in the house?
10. Are air vents or ducts lined with fiber glass?
11.Are home repairs made with asbestos shingles?
12. Are loose asbestos materials stored around the house?
13. Are spot removers or dry-cleaning materials used in the home?
14. Are aerosol fabric finishes used?
15. Are antistatic agents used?
16. Are gloves worn when using spot removers?
17. Are aerosol spray starches used?
18. Do members of the family wear extremely flammable clothing?
19. Does dust accumulate in various parts of the house? (Be honest).
20. Is vacuum cleaner in poor running order?
21. Do sweeper bags become overfilled?
22. Are air -conditioner filters left unattended?
23. Are collector screens in clothes driers neglected?
24. Does drier vent fail to reach the outside?
25. Does ragweed grow near the house?
26. Is the ash chute unattended?
27. Is there a coal, natural gas, or heating oil furnace?
28. Has it not been checked this year?
29. Isthere agasstove without anexhaust hood? Wasthepilot light forwater heater or
kitchen stove checked today?
30. Is there an attached garage?
31. Dofamily orneighbors ever warm upcars(letthem idle) forlong periods oncold morn-
ings?
32. Is the house near a heavily traveled highway?
33. Does the refrigerator or air -conditioner leak coolant?
34. Is there a kerosene stove, lantern, or camping stove in the house?
35. Is there a fireplace which occasionally emits smoke in the house?
36. Are glowing charcoals ever carried indoors?
37. Is trash burned in the backyard?
38. Is aerosol floor polish, wax, or cleaner used?
39. Are aerosol furniture polish and wax used?
40. Aremetal polish andcleaners used (silver,aluminum brass, andcopper) without gloves?41. Is rust remover kept around the house?
42. Are tarnish-preventing materials used?
43. Is aerosol rug cleaner or tack-down material used?
44. Are there open garbage bags at the kitchen counter?
45. Are garbage cans left open?
46. Are garbage cans left uncleaned especially during hot weather?
47. Is “junk” mail permitted to be sent to the house?
48. Is a garbage service used instead of mulching?
49. Do neighborhood pets get into the garbage?
50. Does garbage stand overnight in the kitchen?
51. Is a garbage disposal unit used?
52. Is an automatic trash compressor used?
53. Is there a failure to defrost and clean out the refrigerator often?
54. Are rotten and stale vegetables and fruits left in the storage room?
55. Is paint (oil-based) used for artistic work at home?
56. Is the hobby area poorly ventilated?
57. Are rocks polished without the use of a facial aspirator?
58. Is film developed in the house?
59. Is pottery baked at home?
60. Are home photographic, painting, and etching supplies stored outside a chemical hood?
61. Are wood lacquers in furniture finishing used?
62. Is metal work such as sculpting, welding, or etching done at home?
63. Are fast-fixing glue and cement kept in the house?
64. Are insecticides stored in the household?
65. Have any of these ever spilled?
66. Are garden pesticides used?
67. Are rooms used within three days after fumigation?
68. Are pesticides ever used before reading the instructions?
69. Are herbicides used?
70. Is the house unclosed when neighborhood trees are sprayed?
71. Is petroleum-based fly spray used in place of pest sticking paper?
72. Are doors and windows unscreened?
73. Is No-Pest Strip used?
74. Are mothballs stored where small children can get to them?
75. Are aerosol insect repellents used?
76. Are aerosol air fresheners or room deodorizers used?
77. Are aerosol disinfectants used?
78. Are germicides and disinfectants near where children are playing?
79. Is there a failure to aerate rooms after use?
80. Is the family overly germ-conscious?
81. Are strong soaps used in kitchen or laundry?
82. Are deter gents used?
83. Are brighteners used?
84. Are laundry soap or deter gent overused (beyond instruction amounts)?
85. Are soaps and deter gents beyond the reach of infants?
86. Are rubber gloves not worn when using strong soaps?
87. Are there spilled laundry soaps and deter gents in the house.
88. Is indoor lead-based paint present in the house?
89. Is lead paint removed without proper ventilation?
90. Is any of the paint cracking, peeling, and chipping?
91. Is a blowtorch used for removing the paint?
92. Are there old lead-based paint cans around the house?
93. Are unglazed pottery mugs for cof fee, tea, fruit, juices, or soft drinks used?94. Dochildren habitually play within fifty feetofaheavily traveled highway orwhere dirt
is contaminated with leaded gasoline emissions?
95. Is gasoline stored in the house or garage?
96


 approximately thirty-seven experiments were
conducted using Laetrile onmouse andrattumors. Laetrile neither prolonged life, nor
reduced tumor size, nor checked the spread of cancer.
Medical records submitted byLaetrile proponents have never substantiated the
claims made. Many cancer patients who believe they hadbeen cured byLaetrile findout
later thatthey stillhave thedisease. Others never hadcancer tobegin with. Some cancer
patients have temporary remissions—periods when symptoms lessen; ifLaetrile useco-
incides with such a remission, the patient may think Laetrile was the cause.The FDA ’spharmacological analysis, in1977 indicated thatLaetrile smuggled or
imported from Mexico intheform oforaldoses andvials ofinjectable material under the
names of“Laetrile” and“amygdalin” were potentially lethal sources ofcyanide. Labo-
ratory tests hinted that amygdalin might even be cancer -causing in its own right.
Jerry P.Lewis, M.D., chief ononncology andhematology attheUniversity ofCali-
fornia School ofMedicine inDavis, reported latein1977 thecase ofaseventeen-year -
oldinLosAngeles who swallowed approximately 101/2grams (one-third ofanounce)
ofinjectable Laetrile. The young woman hadaconvulsion tenminutes later,anddied
without recovering consciousness. Inmid-1977, aten-month-old girldied inanupstate
New Yorkhospital afewdays after gulping down several Laetrile-tablets. Beyond these
documented deaths, theFDA toxologists suggest thatmany cancer patients whose death
after long-term, high-dose Laetrile medication wasattributed totheir malignancy actu-
ally succumbed to slow cyanide poisoning from Laetrile.
Inaddition tobeing deceived, thepatients ortheir families have topaydearly forthe
deception.
Laetrile therapy does notcome cheap. Thecostof6month’ streatment ataMexican
clinic hasbeen estimated atbetween $1,500 and$2,000. Laetrile smuggled intotheUnit-
edStates ispriced ashigh as$50forahalf-ounce vialforinjection, compared with a
$9price taginTijuana. Tablets sellfornearly twodollars inthiscountry,butcost only
about three cents to manufacture.
Cancer istheendpoint ofalifetime ofunhealthful living andtheaccumulated toxins
thatresults from such alifestyle. Adding more poisons toourbody as“medicines” will
not produce health.
65.10. Spurious Products Sold Through The Mail
Probably themost extensive study ofmail-order health advertising was done inthe
summer of1977 bythequackery committee ofthePennsylvania Medical Society.The
committee screened five-hundred nationally-circulated magazines andfound thatabout
aquarter ofthem carried adsformail-order health products. Altogether,about one-
hundred-fifty such products were offered byfifty promoters. The products included
weight reducers, bust developers, blemish removers, hair-loss remedies, longevity for-
mulas, aphrodisiacs, impotency aids, and others.
According toPostal Service estimates, mail-order fraud costs Americans atleast
$150 million a year.
InJanuary 1978, some twomillion copies ofafour-page brochure were accepted
forinsertion intothevarious editions ofeighteen citynewspapers from coast tocoast.
Thebrochure promoted ahandbook, “Modern Solution toAge OldPhysical Problems,”
published bytheMidwest Health Research Laboratory.Thehandbook, itwasclaimed,
“contained asolution orprevention forasmany asforty different diseases andillnesses,”
including arthritis, diabetes, andhardening ofthearteries. More than onethousand read-
erssurrendered totheinviting logic ofthepromotion: “Our special introductory offer of
$9.95 can save you unnecessary visits to the doctor, the hospital, and save you money.”
Those who mailed money received atwenty-five-page booklet revealing thesecret
cure-all andend-all ofdisease —“colonic irrigation,” otherwise known asanenema,
preferably “two andthree times aweek.” Coupons were available forthose desiring
“personal Home T reatment Kits” at $29.95 apiece.
TheWashington Post andeleven other prominent publications carried full-page ads
forThera-Slim-100,the“diet aid” thatsupposedly “burns away more fateach 24hours
than if you ran 14 miles a day.”
Research conducted bytheConsumer ’sUnion resulted inseveral conclusions con-
cerning some of the more widely-publicized health “cures”:1.Wrinkle removers -Nocream orliquid that’ssafe toputontheskin candomore than
temporarily increase thewater content oftheskin, andthen only tothepoint ofmask-
ingthemost superficial ofwrinkles. ‘Anti-aging’ pills containing RNA, DNA, orother
chemicals have no beneficial ef fect at all.
2.Baldness remedies -Male pattern baldness, themost common type ofbaldness, iscon-
sidered tobehereditary.(But other factors arealsoinvolved.) Medical science knows of
nopillorcream thatcanarrest thatgenetically-determined condition. Insome instances,
loss of hair may also be symptomatic of various emotional and physical disorders.
3.Aphrodisiacs -Most pills andpowders with aphrodisiacal pretensions contain ‘Spanish
fly,’alegendary ingredient celebrated foritspurported effectonwomen. Today’ s‘Span-
ishfly’consists mainly ofredpepper.Itcauses nothing more than mild irritation ofthe
urethra. Theginseng root, long used asanOriental cure-all, hasrecently acquired arep-
utation inthiscountry forimproving sexual prowess. The FDA hasunearthed noevi-
dence to support the root’ s reputation.
4.Diet pills, protein supplements, reducing devices—there isnoproof thatsuch gimmicks
areeffective forweight loss. Most nonprescription diet pills contain either phenyl-
propanolamine ormethylcellulose. Some evidence indicates phenylpropanolamine can
actasanappetite suppressant, butonly forshort periods. Methylcellulose isa‘bulking
agent,’ which supposedly expands inthestomach torelieve hunger.There’ snoevidence
that itworks. Weight-loss powders areusually accompanied byinstructions bidding
users tofollow arigid low-calorie diet aswell. The diet might very well promote
aweight loss, butprotein products contribute nothing. Clinical studies bytheFDA
have shown that‘body wraps’—devices wrapped around parts ofthebody forselective
weight loss—are useless. Some can be harmful.
5.Megavitamins -Everyone recognizes thatadequate amounts ofvitamins arenecessary
forgood health. Butnone hasever shown thatextra largeor‘megavitamin’ doses pro-
duce better health. Depending onthevitamin, amounts beyond theNational Academy of
.Sciences/ National Research Council’ sRecommended Daily Allowances canbedanger-
ousorjustawaste ofmoney.Toomuch ofthefat-soluble vitamins AandDcanbuild up
inthebody todangerous levels. Doses ofwater -soluble vitamins thatexceed what the
body can use are simply excreted in the urine.
There aremany other “cures” being sold through themail andmagazine advertise-
ments, butallareworthless. They arealldishonest attempts tomake money from an
uninformed or unknowing public. There are no “cures.”
65.11. High-Fiber Diets
Itisclaimed thatthissingle dietary factor plays aroleinsuch diseases asappendicitis,
diverticular disease, polyps ofthelargebowel, cancer ofthebowel, irritable colon, hia-
tialhernia, gallbladder disease, diabetes, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, obesi-
ty, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, thrombophlebitis, and dental disease.
Dr.Benjamin H.Ershof f,aresearch professor ofbiochemistry atLoma Linda Uni-
versity andtheUniversity ofSouthern California, points tomany studies conducted dur-
ingthepast twenty years thathesays indicate thebeneficial effects ofplant fiber-con-
taining materials when administered toanimals fedonlow-fiber diets. Butthebeneficial
effects are seen when this fiber is part of the natural food and not separated from it.
In1943, twoAmerican medical investigators observed thatimmature mice who were
being given acompound related tovitamin C—glucoascorbic acid—developed asevere
condition characterized bygrowth failure, diarrhea, hemorrhages beneath theskin, hair
loss, anddeath. Butthecondition developed only inmice who were being fedona
highly-refined ration. Itdidnotdevelop atallinmice fedsimilar doses ofglucoascorbic
acid inconjunction with anatural food stock ration orinmice fedtherefined dietsup-
plemented with dried grass.In1954, Ershof fshowed thatalfalfa meal, when incorporated inthedietwassimilar-
lyeffective. Hecontinued toseeifanyknown nutrient inthealfalfa meal might account
forth


. Some ofthe
agents have additional adverse ef fects.
Mustard gasisahighly toxic anddeadly gasthatcauses conjunctivitis, blindness and
death. Itsvapor isextremely poisonous andcanbeabsorbed through theskin. Itcauses
cancer ofthebronchi inworkers exposed toitandcancer ofthelung, larynx, trachea,
and bronchi in cancer patients treated with it.
75.23.2 Antimetabolites
Antimetabolites inhibit ametabolic pathway essential fortheviability orreproduc-
tionofacancer cell. Nometabolic pathway isunique forcancer cells soallbody cells
are af fected.
Methr otrexate -This drug istoxic tothebone marrow.Inaddition, itistoxic tothe
orogastrointestinal epithelium, andtwotoseven days after administration oneoften sees
oralreddening andulceration, nausea, andvomiting. Diarrhea, dysphagia, andgastroin-
testinal bleeding may result asmore serious effects. Skin rashes andbaldness occasion-
allyareseen. Withvery largedoses, hepatic damage orrenal damage progressing toure-
miamay occur.Prolonged usage isassociated with liver damage with acirrhosis-like
syndrome. Leukoencephalopathy (abnormal amount ofwhite blood cells inthebrain)
may occur.
6-Mer captopurine (6MP) and6-thioguanine (6TG) -Toxicity consists ofbone mar-
row depression and orogastrointestinal damage similar to that seen with methotrexate.
Cytarabine (ARA-C, arabinosylcytosine) -Amarked bone marrow depressant; caus-
eslesions oforogastrointestinal epithelia, andoccasionally gives risetohepatic andre-
nal toxicity.
5-Fluor ouracel (5FU) -This drug cancause devastating bone marrow andgastroin-
testinal toxicity. Baldness, skin rashes, or cerebellar dysfunction are also noted.
Dacarbazine (DTICJ) -Toxicity includes bone marrow depression, gastrointestinal
erosions, marked vomiting, and occasionally an influenza-like syndrome.
75.23.3 Antibiotics
Anumber ofantibiotics have antitumor effects. Some arecomplex alkylating agents;
the remainder are rather lar ge molecules that bind to DNA.
Dactinomycin (actinomycin D)-Toxicity includes bone marrow depression, orogas-
trointestinal ulceration, nausea andvomiting, andbaldness. Aspecific effectisasevere
skin reaction wherever there has been previous (or concomitant) radiation.
Doxorubicin (adriamycin) andDaunorubicin (daunocycin, rubidomycin) -Toxicity
includes bone marrow depression, baldness, andorogastrointestinal reactions. They also
canresult incardiac failure, often severe andirreversible. Apparently thedrugs accu-
mulate incardiac muscle andresult insevere cardiac damage ifacertain total dosage is
exceeded.
Bleomycin -Bleomycin results inerhythema, pain, andhypertrophic changes inthe
skin inareas where there isalotofkeratin, andulceration inthese areas andpigmenta-
tionofthenails may occur.Pulmonary fibrosis, which issometimes fatal, occurs in5to
15% ofpatients who receive more than 100mg/m2.Patients areoften given asmuch as
300 mg/m2.
Mithramycin -Bone marrow toxicity ismarked. Mithramycin alsoresults inbleeding
bydepressing thecoagulation factors manufactured bytheliver,anditinhibits theactiv-
ity of osteocytes, depressing serum levels of calcium.75.23.4 Alkaloids
Vincristine andvinblastine -Both drugs result inbaldness andbone marrow depres-
sion. Both drugs have neuromuscular toxicity (which ismore marked forvincristine)
leading tosevere constipation, paresthesia, lossofreflexes andweakness ofextremities.
75.23.5 Miscellaneous Compounds
Procarbazine -Inaddition tonausea, vomiting, andbone marrow depression, there
are neurologic ef fects—somnolence, confusion, and cerebellar ataxia.
Hydr oxyur es- Its main toxicity is bone marrow depression.
Asparaginase -Asparaginase results inmany serious toxicities inman, especially in
those organs thatsynthesize largeamounts ofproteins, such astheliver andpancreas.
Liver toxicity ismoderate, butanoccasional patient willdevelop pancreatitis. There are
occasional central nervous system manifestations and, because itisaprotein given IV,
some people (about 5%develop “aller gicreactions” (severe sensitivities) andsometimes
anaphylatic shock.
Mitotane (ortho, para-DDD) -This drug isrelated toDDT andisespecially toxic
tothecells oftheadrenal cortex. Lethar gyandsomnolence occur insome people; less
common ef fects include skin rashes, bone marrow depression, and liver damage.
Cisplatin -Inaddition tosevere nausea andvomiting andhematologic depression,
its effects include renal damage and ototoxicity.
Asyoucansee,rather than “curing” anything, these drugs make itvirtually impos-
sible forthebody toheal itself. Thedrugs aresotoxic thatthebody must useitsener-
gies totrytoeliminate ordetoxify these poisons. Initsweakened condition, thebody
becomes overcome by the toxins and permanent damage often results.
75.24. Radiation Carcinogenesis
75.24.1 Direct Ef fect of Irradiation on Cells
75.24.2 Indirect Induction of Cancer by Radiations
75.24.3 Ef fects of Radiations
There isclear evidence thatradiation canresult incancer inhuman beings. Although
atpresent thenumber oftumors induced byartificial radiation constitutes only avery
tinyfraction ofallhuman cancer,thepotential willincrease because ofincreasing useof
radioactive substances in industry and medicine.
Irradiation ofcells byXrays, ultraviolet light, andother physical sources canbe
broadly categorized into two pathological results:
1.Direct mutagenic effects—an immediate physical orchemical event atthemolecular
level, within the fraction of a second.
2.Indirect mutagenic effects—an alteration ofanormal balance within theorganism and
asubsequent neoplastic transformation inthecellthrough lossofnormal resistance or
control.
75.24.1 Direct Effect of Irradiation on Cells
Physical particles, such asXrays, gamma rays, fastelectrons, alpha particles, and
ultraviolet particles, carry high amounts ofenergyandwhen they strike acell, adirect
change occurs in the cell’ s chemical or ganization and genetic structure.
Thenucleus ofthecellisfarmore responsive toradiations than itscytoplasm andin
thenucleus itself theRNA isthemacromolecule affected. Itistherefore logical thatthe
function ofthecellmost sensitive toradiation isthereproductive onesince itisengi-
neered by the nuclear DNA.75.24.2 Indirect Induction of Cancer by Radiations
Dr.Henry Kaplan andhisassociates atStanford University (from 1950 to1970) have
done themost toelucidate themechanism ofirradiation induction ofcancer inmice. He
hasessentially proven thattheinduction ofcancer byirradiation isanindirect, notadi-
rect, mutagenic effect. Lymphatic leukemia ofthethymus inmice canbeinduced only
if the thymus is irradiated following irradiation of the mouse’ s entire body.
When theupper partofthebody alone wasirradiated, thespleen andbone marrow
cells acted asprotective agents against theinduction ofcancer.When thebone marrow
andthespleen were also irradiated, their protective capacity was annihilated andthe
mice developed thymic tumors.
75.24.3 Effects of Radiations
Theindirect induction ofcancer byradiations alsohasimplications inman, particu-
larly with respect to human leukemia.
Thecarcinogenic effects ofirradiation have been shown foravariety ofcancers in
man. Sarcomas occur from ingestion ofradioactive isotopes, such asthose deposited
inthelong bones ofradium dialpainters; pulmonary carcinomas inunder ground mine
workers result from exposure toalpha radiations inhigh concentration’, from radon in
theairofunder ground mines. Inaddition itispossible thatpolonium, existing inlow
doses in tobacco, is a carcinogenic agent in cigarette smoke.
Patients treated byirradiation forankylosing arthritis ofthespine andthesurvivor;
oftheHiroshima undNagasaki atomic blasts show anincreased orexcessive incidence
ofleukemia. Breast cancer ismore frequent inwomen under going multiple fluoroscopic
examinations inthetreatment ofpulmonary tuberculosis. Asingle x-ray film oftheab-
dom


theEgyptians subsisted onfruits andvegetables, which they
ateraw.Plinius confirms thisstatement. Harold Whitestone, inhisThePrivate Lives of
theRomans,says: “OftheRomans itmay besaidthatduring theearly Republic perhaps
almost through thesecond century B.C., they cared little forthepleasures ofthetable.
They lived frugally andatesparingly.They were almost strict vegetarians, much oftheir
food waseaten cold, andtheutmost simplicity characterized thecooking andtheservice
of their meals.”
Itwasonly after theconquest ofGreece thattheRomans altered their table customs
andbecame aluxury-loving, meat-eating people. Even then thepoorer classes lived fru-
gally and, asWhitestone says, “every schoolboy knows thatthesoldiers who won Cae-
sar’sbattles forhim lived ongrain which they ground intheir handmills andbaked at
their campfires.”
Isis, oneofthebest beloved ofEgyptian goddesses, was thought bythem tohave
taught theEgyptians theartofbread making from thecereals theretofore growing wild
andunused, theearlier Egyptians having lived upon fruits, roots andherbs. Theworship
oflsiswasuniversal throughout Egypt andmagnificent temples were dedicated toher.
Herpriests, consecrated topurity,were required towear linen garments, unmixed with
animal fiber,toabstain from allanimal food andfrom those vegetables regarded asim-
pure—beans, onions, garlic and leeks.
Island tribes have existed who hadnoaccess toflesh food andthere areseveral peo-
pleswho abstain from meat onreligious grounds. WefindthissoinChina, India, Turkey
andamong theEssenes inAncient Palestine. TheSpartans were forbidden toeatmeat
and, likethepriests ofIsis, were forbidden toeatbeans. There aresects inIndia the
members of which are still forbidden to eat beans.
Hindhede hasshown thatonthewhole health andlength oflifearegreater among
vegetarians than among meat-eating peoples. McCarrison hasshown that thebetter
nourished fruit-eating Hunzas ofNorth India aretheequal inhealth, strength, freedom
from disease and in length of life of any people on earth.
Vegetarian athletes have won honors inmore than onefield. Indeed where great en-
durance isrequired they almost always win. Many thousands ofinvalids have turned
from amixed diettoavegetarian orfruitarian dietandhave, thereby,saved their lives,
even where they were unable to restore themselves to vigorous health.
Asurgeon onthestaffoftheBone andJoint Hospital, New YorkCity,who hashad
awide experience among vegetarians, toldmethatvegetarian women give birth totheir
babies very quickly,“drop them likeanimals” with lesspain, andrecuperate very quick-
ly.Headded thatwhen hegets acalltoattend achildbirth inavegetarian woman, he
wastes notime, butrushes toherbedside andfrequently arrives only tofind thebaby
born before hegets there. Healso stated thatwounds heal more quickly invegetarians
than others. The sur geon himself is not a vegetarian.
Asurgeon here inSanAntonio, who hashandled deliveries forseveral mothers that
thewriter hascared forthrough their pregnancies, once remarked tome:“When Iam
called tocare foraparturient woman thatyouhave fedIknow there aregoing tobeno
complications andeverything will goasitshould, butwhen Iamcalled tocare fora
woman who eats in the conventional way, I never know what will happen.”
Professor Richet found thatfruits andvegetables donotinduce serum diseases (ana-
phylaxis), while flesh foods doandinterprets hisfindings tomean thatnature vetoes cer-
tainproteins, chiefly animal, asunsuitable. Certainly nomeat, meat juice oreggs should
ever befedtoachild under seven oreight years ofage. Ithasnopower toneutralize the
poisons from these until this time.
Auto-intoxication andliability toinfection arelessinvegetarian andfruitarian than
inanimal feeders: many ofthelatter scarcely defending themselves atall,buttamely
submitting to parasitic imposition.Tacitus tells usthattheancient Orientals refused toeatswine flesh because they were
afraid ofcontracting leprosy ifthey consumed theanimal thatserved them asascaven-
ger.Bacon isparticularly resistant tothedigestive secretions, itsfatmarkedly slowing
down gastric digestion. Bouchard found thatsolutions prepared from thestools ofmeat
eaters aretwice astoxic asthose prepared from thestools ofnonflesh eaters. Herter,of
New York,observed thatanimals arekilled quickly bysolutions from thestools ofcar-
nivorous animals, butdonotdieofsimilar solutions prepared from stools ofherbivorous
animals.
Itisquite evident thatthegreater toxicity ofdecomposed flesh foods would give rise
tomore severe types ofdiseases, should theputrefaction occur inthestomach andintes-
tine, where absorption canoccur.This perhaps accounts forthefrequent development of
cancer and other serious pathologies in meat eaters.
Inhispresidential address before Section 1oftheBritish Association, 1913, Profes-
sorGowland Hopkins pointed outinconnection with certain important protein reactions,
thatthecarnivore behaves differently from theherbivore, thelatter showing greater pow-
ersofsynthesis anddefense. Asregards purity,stability andreliability,plant substances
offer toman proteins andcarbohydrates thataresuperior tothose derived from flesh
foods. Itisknown thatinfruit andnuteating natives wounds heal much more rapidly
than they do in flesh-eating Europeans.
There isevidence toshow that vegetarians andfruitarians live longer than flesh
eaters. Advocates oftheflesh dietattempt tocounter thisevidence bypointing tothe
short lifespan ofthepeoples ofIndia. Indoing sothey ignore alloftheother factors of
lifethathelp todetermine length oflife.India isaland ofimmense wealth andthehome
ofone-fifth oftheworld’ spopulation. Shepossesses natural resources rivaling those of
theUnited States. Butthese resources areundeveloped, thewealth isinthehands ofa
very few,while hermillions arepoverty stricken. India hasbeen ruled byforeign ex-
ploiters who take from heragreat share ofwhat should beused toclothe, feed andhouse
herteeming population. Ninety percent ofherpeople areilliterate, only thirty-nine per-
cent ofherpeople arewell nourished while 80,000,000 ofthem areperpetually hungry.
Besides, many people don’thave knowledge of,oraccess to,proper sanitation. Under
similar conditions offilth, poverty,overcrowding, ignorance, hunger andmalnutrition,
meat-eating Europe during theMiddle Ages hadamuch shorter lifespan. This contrast
ofmeat eaters with vegetarians living under similar conditions presents abrighter pic-
ture for the vegetarians.
Theunfitness ofcertain classes ofsubstances asfoods isevident from thefrequency
with which anaphylactic phenomena follow their use.Themore closely these substances
resemble theflesh ofthebody,themore unfit they areasfoods. Thus flesh istheworst
offender,eggs arenext andmilk islast. Cancer andanaphylaxis have much incommon
inasmuch asthey areboth duetoprotein poisoning. Indeed, chronic latent anaphylaxis
may be the long sought cancer virus.
Although cancer isameat-eater ’sdisease, wedooccasionally hear ofavegetarian
dying ofcancer.Innearly allsuch cases thevegetarian isdescended from meat eaters
andbecame avegetarian lateinlife. Insuch cases theinherited diathesis issimply too
strong tobecountered bythehaphazard food reform sooften resorted to.Many ofthese
“vegetarians” arereally soinname only,eating fish, chicken andother flesh “nonmeats”
regularly.
Theman orwoman who becomes ahaphazard orapartial vegetarian andthen only
after some serious impairment ofhealth hasforced thechange, akind ofeleventh-hour
repentance, will not always find salvation.
Apretty picture ofhow “vegetarians” aremade tohave cancer ispresented inDr.
(M.D.) Louis Westerna Sanborn’ saccount ofcancer among the“vegetarian” Italians of
Sambucci. Incidentally,inthecourse ofhisaccount, hemakes itknown thatthese “veg-
etarians” arepork eaters andwine bibbers—habits thathave persisted since thedays of
ancient Rome. Ifthefoes ofvegetarianism areforced tohold upsuch examples ofcan-cerous “vegetarians” intheir efforts toshow thatvegetarians dohave cancer,they are,
indeed, driven into hiding.
Iagree with Dr.John Round that(hevegetarian argument, likethecause oftemper-
ance hassuffered from itsfriends. Pointing outthatcancer increase synchronizes with
theadvance ofme


itfails torecognize the
naturally-retrogressed andhumanly overexploited state ofthebiosphere andofthepre-
sentlate-inter glacial soil, anddoes notemphasize remineralizing soils, reforesting large
areas orestablishing biomass energyplantations, orrestoring theearth’ spoverty-strick-
enecosystems. Itismore concerned with “conserving” than rebuilding,butdoes saythat
most countries aretoopoorly organized even toconserve,thatsevere soildegradation is
already acritical problem, thatdeserts could soon adversely affect630million people,
thattropical forests were quickly becoming extinct—and thattime was “running out.”
Because there islessandlesstoconserve inthefirstplace, nowadays, itisnow impera-
tivethatwerebuild ourenvironment, while there isstillsome time lefttodoso.Conser-
vation alone is not enough.
These times arecharacterized byagreat awakening ofthehuman force allover the
planet, asmore andmore people become more andmore conscious ofthehuman poten-
tialforhigher evolution. This isseen inthemany popular movements, grassroots com-
munities andlocal organizations thatareflourishing everywhere. This world force isa
new kind ofleadership thatcanunify theexpressions ofgroups andorganize foraction.
Leadership from, andof,thegroup—and from the“least” among us—is thehope for
change in our time!
Theelimination ofpoverty istheethical issue ofourtime, said John Sewell, Pres-
ident oftheOverseas Development Council (Washington, D.C.), who says, “some 100
ormore years ago, theidea thattrade inhuman beings should beabolished wasonethat
struck reasonable andrational observers asapolitical impossibility,yetthatissue be-
came themoral problem ofthattime, andeventually trade inhumans wasstopped. And
Iwould guess thatmychildren willwonder why wearenotabout ourtask faster inthe
lastpartofthetwentieth century,when wehave both theknowledge andthewherewith-
al to deal with global poverty.”
R.Buckminster Fuller devoted hisattention totheneed forintegrity intheworld in
thelastmonths ofhislife,before hedied at87.“Human integrity,”hesaid, “istheun-
compromising courage ofselfdetermining whether ornottotake initiative, support, or
cooperate with others inaccord with allthetruth andnothing butthetruth asitiscon-
ceived of by the divine mind always present in the individual.”
Asof1983, 73countries have “ended” hunger,atleast asabasic, society-wide con-
dition. This wastrueofnocountry ontheplanet intheyear 1900. By1940, itwastrue
ofonly nine. Itisclear thattheindividual—each oneofus—is thekeytorealizing these,
andfuture, achievements. When famine struck Biafra inthelate1960s, $6million was
raised intheU.S. forrelief. Ittook more than ayear.ButinMarch 1980, $42million
was raised inonly five months toaidCambodia. Onaglobal level, thegrowth inre-
sponsiveness toemer gencies hasbeen equally dramatic, andtoday,world response to
emer gencies isfaster,more generous—and more effective, when itbegins with theas-
sumption thatthepurpose ofaiddoes notendwith temporary relief, butthatitspurpose
istofind theresources forfood-suf ficiency within thesituation. Recently,aCanadian
nongovernmental organization called Inter Pares (“among equals”) invited Third World
farm leaders tolivewith their Canadian hosts; they hadjoint meetings andworked out
solutions tomutual production problems. Successful education projects inevery indus-trialized country show thesame truth: Weshareoneplanet andouropportunity isto
succeed together or not at all.
Crop yields areusually assumed tobecontinually increasing, butformer USDA re-
searcher Lester Brown documented thatchemically-induced yields were falling orlev-
eling offintheU.S., China, France, andelsewhere (TheWorldwide Loss ofCropland,
1978, Worldwatch Paper No.24). Pollution bypesticides andfertilizers, andpotential
deterioration inclimate orweather,arenottaken into account when predicting higher
crop yields. Brown says thatmajor improvement inthefood supply fortheworld’ spoor-
estpopulations isn’tlikely ifthings continue asthey are,andwhat improvements dooc-
cur“will require anincrease of95% intherealprice offood.” (p.415). Those who think
thattoday’ sagricultural methods will increase crop yields inthefuture also think that
food production willonly increase fastenough tomeet rising demands ifworld agricul-
turebecomes “significantly more dependent onpetroleum andpetroleum-related inputs”
(again, thiswould increase therealprice offood over the1970-2000 time period), but
itisobvious forecological reasons thatitisnow time foraworld transition away from
petroleum dependence, though it is uncertain how this will occur.
Meanwhile, farmer ’scosts ofraising andmaintaining yields have increased rapidly;
yields will increase more slowly than projected. These yields also assume a(roughly)
180% increase infertilizer use. These fertilizer projections areintended toapply toa
fullpackage of“yield-enhancing inputs,” including pesticides, herbicides, irrigation, etc.
Notenough emphasis isbeing placed onthefactthatthereareonly 21/2inches ofthe
original glacial deposit leftinthetopsoil, andthereisnomoreontheway up.(We’ll
talk more about this later.)
Because wehave notfully recognized thenatural operational principles oftheearth’ s
ecology,andapplied these principles inthekeyareas ofourlives, wehave brought our-
selves to the point where we must now courageously face the totality of our problems.
99.2. The Quality Of Our Food Is Determined By The Quality Of Our
Soil
99.2.1 Mother Earth: Our Soil and Giver of Life
99.2.2 Erosion
99.2.3 Farming in the United States T oday
99.2.4 Poverty and Hunger at Home
99.2.5 Is Big Really Better?
99.2.6 The Fox is Guarding the Chicken Coop
99.2.7 Demineralization of Soils W orldwide
Variations in Mineral Content in V egetables
99.2.8 Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides
99.2.1 Mother Earth: Our Soil and Giver of Life
99.2.1.1 Soil Structure
Good granulation orcrumb structure oftheheavier soils isessential forgood results.
Sandy soils show little ifanygranulation, because their particles arecoarse. Withsoils
containing asubstantial percentage ofclay,working them when wetresults indestruc-
tion ofthegranular structure. Tillage also tends tobreak down thestructure ofmany
soils. Alternate freezing andthawing, orwetting anddrying, andpenetration ofthesoil
mass byplant roots arenatural forces thatfavor theformation ofsoilgranules, orag-
gregates. Such aggregation isdeveloped most highly insoils near neutrality intheir re-
action; both strongly acid andstrongly alkaline soils tend toruntogether andlose their
structural character. (Organic Gar dening, Rodale.)99.2.1.2 Porosity
Pore spaces may belarge,aswith coarse, sandy soils orthose with well-developed
granulation. Inheavy soils, with mostly finer clay particles, thepore spaces may betoo
small forplant roots orsoilwater topenetrate readily.Good soilhas40-60% ofitsbulk
occupied with pore space thatisfilled with either water orair.Toomuch water slows the
release ofsoilnitrogen, depletes mineral nutrients, andhinders proper plant growth. Top
much airspeeds nitrogen release beyond thecapacity ofplants toutilize it,andmuch is
lost. ( Organic Gar dening, Rodale.)
99.2.1.3 Soil Groups
Sandy soils : Gravelly sands, coarse sands, medium sands, fine sands, loamy sands
Loamy soils:Coarse sandy loams, medium sandy loams, fine sandy loams, silty
loams, stony silt loams, clay loams
Clayey soils : Stony clays, gravelly clays, sandy clays, silty clays, clays
Sand particles aregritty; silthasafloury ortalcum-powder feelwhen dryandisonly
moderately “plastic” when moist, while theclayey material isharsh when dryandvery
plastic and sticky when wet.
Aswesaid, theideal structure isgranular,where therounded clusters ofsoillie
loosely and shake apart readily. (Organic Gar dening, Rodale.)
99.2.2 Erosion
Soilerosion rivals oildependency asathreat totheeconomic progress oftheworld,
according toareport issued inFebruary 1984, bytheWorldwatch Institute. “Under pres-
sure


 mind’ s image-making power is af fected by its knowledge of itself, and
by its inner sense of ef fectiveness. This sense of capability never is
sufficient when it springs out of the surface self, but it is always equal to the
task when it results from an identification of the individual with the
Supreme. Spiritual awakening allows us to visualize clearly, but even
before that awakening we can discipline ourselves to exercise faith and
belief in the things we desire. Jesus, who was certainly one of the great
mental teachers, stated that it is done unto us as we believe. He repeatedly
illustrated by deed and parable that the answers to our dreams come when
we first have accepted their reality in our minds. The person who achieves a
dynamic success in life has mastered the art of acting as if it were
impossible to fail. Such a bold approach frees within them an ener gy and
insight that fits them for every occasion. Nothing is impossible to anyone if
they are capable of envisioning it in their mind, clearly, without reservation.
Universal Subconscious Mind is the doer of all things, and it responds to
the conceptions that we project into it with our conscious minds.
Visualizing the Objective

There is no objective too important or too trivial for universal mind to
manifest it just exactly as it is visualized, but the truth is that few people
take the trouble or time to visualize the things they want. They let such
matters be decided for them by the events they encounter in the world. If,
for example, they meet a friend who has acquired a new car, they are likely
to avow to themselves and to family that what they want most of all is a
new car. Next day, however, this desire fades, for now an associate in
business has been promoted into a new job and they see that it is this they
want most of all, not the new car after all. Next day, it is something else; the
day after, something again. The desire of a week ago is long for gotten
unless some event occurs to inspire in them the same reaction. Such people
project a constant parade of changing pictures into the subconscious, which
moves this way and that and never gets anything done at all. Since they
really do not know what it is that they want, it is small wonder that they
achieve nothing. It takes mental discipline to want something and to stay
with it, to understand that all things are gained by sacrifice, that nothing is
free, easy, or simple.
When we look upon people of prominence and wealth, it appears to us that
they have been favored by nature, gifted more in mind and body and with
material things. But if we have had a little spiritual awakening, we arrive at
an insight that allows us to see behind all successful people the years of
unremitting toil, sweat, and tears that have disciplined them into the
effective human beings they have become. Control and ef fectiveness do not
come lightly; they are the products of a good deal of surrender of self. An
aspiring youth, focused in ego and personal concern, has as little connection
with a successful person as does an acorn with an oak. A thousand egoistic
selves have paraded across the successful person’ s consciousness in the
years of growth. In a manner that person is all of them, in another, none. In
all things they rely upon a power outside themself, which they court daily.
Affirmation

Visualize we must, and what we visualize manifests in our lives. If we
would change our lives, the tool with which to change them is imagination.
We must learn to visualize at the behest of a conscious mental choice, and
we must teach ourselves to envisage all things clearly and concretely. An
effective way to accomplish this is to set aside a period of af firmation each
day, and the most beneficial time is just before going to sleep. Then the
image is able to settle down into the subconscious without the distractions
that result from activity. When we af firm our mental image, we have to
know what it is we wish to achieve, whether it is success or health,
improvement in personality, greater happiness, whatever. And we have to
clearly conceive ourselves as possessing it. Be sure that it is something that
is right for you, something that you are willing to devote time and ef fort to
obtain.
The important things are a clear conception and a willingness to make all
necessary sacrifices to ef fect it. The picture we form in our minds should be
so clear we can almost touch it, and it should be projected with feeling.
Affirm this image verbally. Write out a short and clear af firmation and be
able to repeat it to yourself as you visualize your objective. Consciously
relax your mind and body when you go through this af firmation period. Get
the feeling that you are not making something happen, only accepting it.
Feel that this thing is real in your mind, where all true cause exists. Finish
your af firmation with a feeling of faith and expectancy and serenity. Know
that your image will manifest in the world just as surely as you keep it sharp
and clear in your mind. During the day, think and feel and act as if your
desire were already manifested. Y ou will then behave as if you have it, and
this complete change in your psychic position will attract the situation to
you.
It is a wonderful thing to experience the power of mind over matter. Once
you have been able to bring some desired circumstance into your life by anact of faith and visualization, you will never again feel alone and friendless
and helpless. Y ou will know that you have within yourself the key to all
creation. Abundance and happiness and success and achievement are
unlimited. The power to provide all exists in your mind and your
imagination.OceanofPDF.com
7

The Power of Choice

Ask a hundr ed people if their lives had turned out to be what they
wanted them to be, and pr obably not one in the hundr ed would answer
affirmatively. Most people live dissatisfied lives, unfulfilled in most
aspects of their natur es but unable to decide what these aspects ar e or
how to go about fulfilling them. They have turned out to be what they
are because they have not chosen for themselves but have allowed
events and cir cumstances to decide for them. They have been molded
by a million differ ent sensual stimuli, and they will continue to be so
molded as long as they fail to exer cise their power of decision.

The Only T rue Action

Our only true action is our exercise of choice. How we grow and mature
and the kind of person we become reside in the countless decisions we
make as we journey through the years. The power of our choice is that it
makes us what we become. It is the hub of a wheel of countless spokes,
each spoke representing a way to be taken, and each of us stands always in
the center of an infinite number of possibilities. If our choice is made freely
and consciously, then we are enlightened and are consciously molding our
own life. If our choice is made as a result of emotional response to the
circumstances in which we finds ourselves, then we are automatons and life
is molding us. T o become free of reaction and to initiate thought fromwithin is the evolutionary goal of humankind. Once a person takes a step in
this direction, no matter how small or tentative, they are forever unchained.
They have broken out of the reactionary prison of sensual response and
have discovered the completely transforming fact that there resides within
them a power to grow in any direction they choose.
We can choose what we will think regardless of the circumstances around
us. W e can choose whatever our consciousness will be focused upon, and
thereby we can determine the direction in which we will grow. Whatever
we think about we become in the end, and it is this astounding law that
enables individuals to rise above their environments. A saint may emer ge
from the slums, a rich person from poverty, an enlightened mind out of
ignorance, the leader of a nation out of an obscure log cabin. The history of
humankind is a record of the overcoming of obstacles. The person who
refuses to accede to the limitations of their environment is led into such
aspiration by the images that form in their mind. They want something;
wanting, they visualize; visualizing, they are led into the action that will
lead to materialization of their desire.

Linear Thinking

For the most part people are unaware of the fact that their lives are decided
by the thoughts they think. They are inclined to feel that circumstances are
either beyond their control or that power over them is gained only by an
intrinsic knowledge of their physical workings. A person’ s ability to af fect
their environment by the way that they feel has lar gely been lost sight of in
the W estern world. W estern education teaches us to be linear thinkers. W e
gain the overall idea of a thing by examining it piece by piece. Feeling or
intuition is lar gely ignored. Education in the older societies of the East
aimed at grasping an intuitional sense of the basic idea of a thing. The
Eastern athlete works at his event by feel, trying to grasp a sense of the
entire motion. The W estern athlete is more likely to break down the event
into a number of correlated small actions, a leg bent here, an arm crookedthere,


 immunization

-all organized crime, the mafia, drug cartels, and gangs; the black market, black money, and
money laundering ; all theft, graft, bribery, intimidat ion, extortion and blackmail ; all white -
collar crime and corruption; all illegal, unethical, and unfair business, trade, financial and
corporate practices

-all harmful substances and drugs: all chemicals, contaminants, preservatives, additives, GMOs,
carcinogens and mutagens in our food and water; water fluoridation; vaccines; sugar; meat;
caffeine; alcohol; nicotine and tobacco products; marijuana and CBD products;  vaping;  crack
and cocaine; fentanyl; meth; heroin;  opioids;  amphetamines; barbiturates; inh alants; narcotics;
depressants;  anti-depressants; stimulants; sedatives; hallucinogens;  psychedelics; synthetics;
steroids; club and date rape drugs; and all prescription and over -the-counter drug abuse

 -all lust; all destructive, harmful and imbalanced sex and sex creations  and all sex entities ; all
destructive thought and feeling forms and destructive etheric records of sex ; all sexual
repression  and inhibition ; all sexual obsessions, compulsions, and addictions ; all sexual trauma
and abuse;  all doubt, fear, guilt and shame associated with sex or sexuality ; all STIs and STDs;
all lack of body and sex health, positivity, and well -being ; all body awareness,  gender,  self-
worth and self -image issue s

-all sexual harassment, exploitation, molestation and degradation; all pornography, prostitution,
sex trafficking, rape, incest, bestiality, pedophilia and abortion

-all race and race relations, race consciousness, racial inharmony and injustice, race wars and
race riots

-all discrimination, marginalization and victimization based on age, race, sex, disability,
ethnicity, nationality, gender identity, sexual orienta tion, and political or  religious  belief

-all family life, marriage, children, and parenting; all divorce, infidelity, and adultery; all
domestic, child and elder abuse - physical, sexual,  emotional, and p sychological - and all neglect

-all poverty, homeles sness, and hunger; all financial instability; all lack of safe, affordable  and
quality  housing, food, transportation, employment, education, insurance, child and health care

-all human creation and limitation; all destructive etheric and karmic records fr om Mu,
Lemuria, Atlantis, Poseidonis, Asia, Africa, India, China, the Middle East, Greece, Rome,
Europe, Australia, and North, South  and Central  America

-all cellular networks, wi -fi technology, digital and smart devices, and 5  and 6 G; the HAARP
network; all chemtrails, geoengineering, and weather warfare; all cyclotrons, particle
accelerators and colliders; all electromagnetic, scalar, microwave, sonic, ultrasonic,  infraso nic,
ELF, ULF, laser, directed -energy, particle -beam, and antimatter weapon s

-all psi weapons, ops, and warfare; psychotronics, psychic manipulation, and mind control

-all chemical, radiological, and biological  weapons and dirty bombs; all nuclear weapons,
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of mass destruction
 -Big Data and the Internet of Things; data mining, collection  and profiling ; digital surveillance ;
cybersecurity, cyberattacks,  cyberwarfare,  computer viruses, malware, spyware, ransomware,
phishing  and trolling

-all transhumanism and posthumanism: genetic engineering, gene editing and splicing,
bioengineering, transgenics and genetically modified organisms;  cloning;  transgenderism;
neuroscience; psychopharmacology - nootropics, smart, designer, and performance enhancing
drugs; cryogenics; all robotics, human augmentation and  implants, cyborgs, and artificial
intelligence; nanotechnology; neurotechnology; computers, the internet, the world wide web,
deep web, darknet and dark web; virtual reality ; the metaverse ; the singularity; and “the matrix”

-Omni Decree : the Illuminati ; Bilderberg Group ; Trilateral Commission ; Council on Foreign
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Zionism ; anti-Semitism; Muslim  Brotherhood ; radical Islam ; Shariah law;  the Capitalist -
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military -industrial complex;  JFK assassination; Philadelphia Experiment; Montauk Project ;
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and sex trafficking; grooming; pedophile rings; global warming  and climate change ; Agenda
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feminist movement;  reproductive rights;  family planning;  toxic masculinity; the gay rights
movement ; gender ideaology; identity politics;  MeToo movement; right to die movement;
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decriminalization; Common Core;  SEL;  parental rights;  school choice; critical race theory;
Black Lives Matter ; affirmative action; reparations; systemic racism;  race wars;  police reform;
wokeism;  Antifa ; KKK ; white nationalism ; great replacement  theory ; alt-right; extremist
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the plandemic ; ‘the jab;’  vaccinations; ‘the big lie ;’ January 6th; ‘the Great Reset ;’ and the
‘Great Awakening’

-all intelligence agencies, counterintelligence, spies, and espionage; all psychopolotics; all
subterfuge, subversion, sabotage, fake news, deepfake videos, brainwashing, gas lighting,
subliminal messages, manipulation, and disinformation ; Five Eyes; ECHEL ON; NSA;  Homeland Security;  the CIA,  KGB,  FSB,  SVR,  GRU, MI6, MOSSAD, ISI, BND, RAW, CSIS,
ASIS, MSS,  IDCPC,  DGSE, and Interpol

-the “devil’s graveyards” and “vile vortices” - all negative ley lines, geopathic stress, black lines
and streams, and harmful e lectromagnetic currents, fields, vortexes and energies; all deadly
orgone radiation (DOR), vertical negative green energy, and entropy

-all municipal, industrial, chemical, toxic and hazardous waste, landfills, runoffs and dumpsites;
all nuclear test site s, reactors,  leaks, and meltdowns; all radioactive fallout, waste, radiation
exposure, and radon; all air, water, land, noise, thermal, and light pollution

-the entire sinister force - its claws, clutches and emissaries  and all the hordes of evil;  the forces
of imbalance;  the beast, the false hierarchy and the anti -christ; the entire left -hand ed path of
separation, selfishness and duality; personal, planetary and cosmic evil; anti -cosmic nihilism -
the black sun, black light and black lodge; all anti-father, anti


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Cancer	Hospital

We	do	not	claim	that	vaccination	is	the	only	cause	of	cancer	although	Dr.	Bell

(quoted	above)	observed	so	many	cases	of	cancers	at	the	site	of	the	vaccination

and	elsewhere,	but	directly	traced	to	this	cause	that	he	affirmed	that	vaccination

was	the	cause	of	the	great	increase	in	the	cancer	rate.

Dr	Bell	is	just	one	of	the	many	authorities	who	have	been	faced	with	the

uncomfortable	realization	that	the	blood	contamination	from	vaccines	is	one	of

the	leading	causes	of	cancer.

Dr.	E.	J.	Post,	a	prominent	physician	of	Berlmont,	Michigan,	said:

"I	HAVE	REMOVED	CANCERS	FROM	VACCINATED	ARMS	EXACTLY

WHERE	THE	POISON	WAS	INJECTED."

In	the	New	York	Press,	January	26,	1909,	W.	B.	Clark	stated:

"Cancer	was	practically	unknown	until	cowpox	vaccination	began	to	be

introduced.	I	have	had	to	do	with	200	cases	of	cancer	and	I	NEVER	SAW	A

CASE	OF	CANCER	IN	AN	UNVACCINATED	PERSON."

Dr.	Herbert	Snow,	Surgeon	of	the	London	Cancer	Hospital,	had	this	to	say:

"I	am	convinced	that	some	80%	of	these	cancer	deaths	are	caused	by	the

inoculations	or	vaccinations	they	have	undergone.	These	are	well-known	to

cause	grave	and	permanent	disease	of	the	heart	also."

Dr.	Dennis	Turnbull,	who	had	studied	cancer	for	30	years	declared:

"I	have	no	hesitation	in	stating	that	in	my	judgement	the	most	frequent	disposing
	condition	for	cancerous	development	is	infused	into	the	blood	by	vaccination

and	revaccination."

Dr.	Forbes	Laurie,	late	Medical	Director	of	the	Metropolitan	Cancer	Hospital,

(London)	said:

"I	am	thoroughly	convinced	that	the	increase	of	cancer	is	due	to	vaccination."

In	his	book	CANCER	AND	VACCINATION,	Esculapius	says:

"No	candid	and	scientific	inquirer	who	has	read	the	works	of	such	authorities	as

Doctors	Creighton,	Crookshank	and	Scott	Tebb,	can	be	surprised	that	an

alarming	increase	in	cancer	is	now	evident.	Those	who	adopt	the	brutal	practice

of	calf-lymph	vaccination	are	but	too	surely	sowing	the	wind	which	they	must

inevitably	reap	as	the	whirlwind,	a	whirlwind	of	corruption,	disease	and	national

deterioration.	Where	the	so-called,	human	lymph	is	employed,	syphilis,	leprosy

and	tuberculosis	follow	in	its	train;	and	wherever	calf-lymph	is	used,

tuberculosis	and	cancer	spread	like	a	conflagration.”

Sir	Thomas	Paget,	M.D.,	tells	us	that	"the	progress	of	vaccine	infection	in	the

blood	shows	us	that	a	permanent	morbid	condition	is	established;	in	the	tissues

themselves,	it	is	also	established	by	this	specific	poison."

Dr.	Benchetrit	states	that	serums	and	vaccines	"are	principally	responsible	for	the

increase	of	those	two	really	dangerous	diseases,	cancer	and	heart	disease."

Dr.	F.	P.	Millard,	prominent	Osteopath	of	Toronto	and	President	of	the	National

League	for	Prevention	of	Spinal	Curvature	says:

"Abolish	vaccination,	and	you	will	cut	the	cancer	death	rate	in	half."

PHOTOGRAPHS	OF	FATAL	CANCER	CASES	CAUSED	BY	VACCINATION

Although	there	have	been	thousands	of	cancers	caused	by	vaccination	space	will

not	permit	the	reviewing	of	the	case	histories	or	even	a	small	fraction	of	them.

The	photographs	below	will	give	an	idea	of	the	tragic	condition	and	intense

suffering	brought	about	by	this	curse	of	the	modern	age:	vaccination.
	Photograph	by	permission	of	Harbison	Printers,	Oceano,	Calif.

Mrs	Helen	Goates	of	Bolivar,	Missouri	was	a	strong,	healthy	woman	with	no

skin	trouble	or	chronic	disease	when	she	was	persuaded,	during	a	vaccination

drive,	to	submit	to	vaccination.	Almost	immediately,	after	the	injection,	an

inflamed	swelling	started	to	develop	around	the	vaccination.	It	continued	to

increase	in	size	and	intensity	until	it	covered	her	entire	arm	and	hand.	After	a

period	of	time	it	spread	over	her	back	and	breast	as	is	shown	in	the	photograph.

She	was	treated	by	more	than	a	dozen	doctors	and	cancer	specialists	but	the

condition	grew	steadily	worse	until	death	relieved	her	of	her	agony.	Before	her

death	she	requested	that	a	photograph	be	taken	of	the	cancer	in	order	that	others

might	see	the	results	of	vaccination	and	be	warned,	in	time	against	this	ever

present	danger	of	vaccine	poisoning.

The	cancer	does	not	always	start	immediately.	It	usually	takes	months	or	years

for	the	poisons	to	degenerate	enough	tissue	for	a	cancer	to	form.
	Photo	from	VACCINATION	AND	THE	MEDICAL	PROFESSION	Case	XXV

It	is	for	this	reason	that	most	doctors	fail	to	recognize	the	connection	between

the	vaccinations	and	the	cancers.	The	following	photograph	is	an	example	of	a

later	development.

Benjamin	F.	Olevine	of	Altoona,	Pennsylvania,	was	vaccinated	when	in	good

health.	Two	months	later	a	sarcomatous	(tumorous)	growth	began	to	develop

where	the	vaccination	sore	had	not	healed.	The	growth	reached	enormous

proportions,	as	may	be	seen	from	the	photograph,	and	caused	intense	pain	and

untold	suffering,	not,	only	in	the	arm	but	throughout	the	entire	body.	No	cure

was	possible	and	his	misery	was	relieved	only	by	death.

AMERICAN	CANCER	SOCIETY	REVEALS	STARTLING	FACTS

The	1955	advertising	circular	sent	out	by	the	American	Cancer	Society,	states:

"Cancer	will	strike	one	of	every	four	persons	now	living	according	to	the	present

estimates.

"MORE	CHILDREN	FROM	3	TO	15	YEARS	OF	AGE	DIE	OF	CANCER

THAN	FROM	ANY	OTHER	DISEASE".

This	is	a	shocking,	tragic	situation	when	we	consider	that	just	a	short	time	ago—
less	than	50	years—cancer	was	unheard	of	among	children.	It	was,	even	then,	a

rare	disease	associated	with	old	age	degeneration.	But	today,	after	the	intensive

vaccination	programs	conducted	several	times	a	year	in	the	schools,	cancer	has
	become	so	prevalent	that	it	is	now	taking	a	death	toll	among	the	children	that	is

almost	unbelievable.

According	to	the	report	of	the	American	Cancer	Society,	"The	cancer	death	rate

has	increased	from	65	persons	per	100,000	in	1900	to	134.8	persons	per	100,000

in	1948."
Newsweek	magazine	(April	25,	1955)	stated	that	cancer	took	128,000	lives	in

1933.	In	1953	(just	20	years	later)	the	death	rate	from	cancer	had	increased	to

224,000	with	an	estimated	cost	of	$175,000,000	in	hospital	bills	and

$12,000,000	yearly