 accepta nce is to
step back, tune in, and let yours elf be guided. Not because it is good or
right, but because it is the only way that will work. You will ultimately
come to a resona nce with the inner guidance because that is what will set
you free. It will take you back to true freedom.
It is an undeniable fact that everything works together for our good.
For most of us, this is not how we experience our daily life because all
ego goals—goals that are related to form, appearances, outcomes, and
preferences—have nothing to do with truth or reality. We can’t perceive
what is in our own best interests while we go for goals and outcomes of
form generated in a world of opposites and conflicts.
As ment ioned in chapter 1, A Course in Miracles states that “in no
situation that arises do you realize the outcome that would make you
happy.” In no situation. None! And here it is: There is never a specific
outcome that would make you consistently happy—ever—because there
is not one that exists. You are asked to be very sincere, to concede to this
crucial realization that your general goals aren’ t really in your best
interest. You are pursuing goals that are about survival, comfort, material
gain, interperso nal love, and situations, people, places, and events to
satisfy your expectations: “I will be happy when the world looks thisway, when my personal life looks this way.” You are simply putting your
own limitations on the Divine. God is so much bigger, vaster, richer,
freer, and happier than you can imagine, so wouldn’ t it be better to
accept all that He gives, which can always only be coming from divine
love?Exercise: I Do Not Perceive My Own Best Interests
Take some time now to look inward, breathe, and relax, and invite
the Holy Spirit to join you in preparation for your next assignment.
This exercise requires much more honesty than you may be
accustomed to using. We will directly address your form- and
time-based goals. They may be goals that you have given a lot of
value to. Although in the light and perspective of the Spirit, they
are very likely to lose a lot of their former importance. You may
have noticed that you have a bunch of goals that result from ideas
about how the world should work out.
Pick a couple of unresolved situations or conflicts in your life.
In your journal, write down several desired outcomes that you
think would help you solve those situations. The emphasis should
be on uncove ring the outcome that you hope for. You can, for
example, use this format: “In the situation involving
, I would like
  and
 to happen,” and so on. You may discover that
some of your desired outcomes may even  conflict. The purpose of
writing them down is solely to relinquish the idea that your
happiness will come from your own desired outcomes. When you
have searched your mind for several minutes and can’t find any
more desired outcomes, pause and reflect on this lesson from A
Course in Miracles :
I do not perceive my own best interests.
In no situation that arises do you realize the outcome that
would make you happy. Therefore, you have no guide to
appropriate action, and no way of judging the result. What you
do is determined by your perception of the situation, and that
perception is wrong.
Now go through the following questions. Use your journal to
write down your answers.1. Did you find conflicting personal or form goals in your
journal inquiry?
2. Are you able to recognize that the emphasis on outcomes is
a distraction from the goal of peace of mind?
3. Are you willing to loosen from the idea that you think you
know what is in your own best interest so you can learn
what your best interest is?
As you explore your vario us goals this way, you may
recognize that you are making a large number of demands of
situations. You will also recognize that many of your goals are
contradictory, that you have no unified outcome in mind, and that
you must experience disappointment in connection with some of
your goals however the situation turns out.
Now, open up to surrendering from striving to achieve these
goals and satisfying your ideas about how your life should work
out. The Holy Spirit is constantly inviting you to surrender this way
and to accept peace of mind as your goal and sole outcome in
any situation.
As a symbol of your letting go of outcomes, you could rip
these pages from your journal and crumple them up. You could
get a glass bowl and safely burn the pages, watching them
disappear into smoke.
It takes  trust to realize that you don’t have to, nor can you
control outcom es. Relax into the acceptance that in no situation
do you know the outcome that would make you happy. Let the
Holy Spirit’ s guidance lead you, and in acceptance, you see that
you have what you always wanted—peace.
The Ease of Miraculous Flow
“What could you not accept if you but knew that everything that
happens, all events, past, present, and to come, are gently planned by
One Whose only purpose is your good? Perhaps you have misun derstoodHis plan, for He would never offer pain to you. But your defenses did
not let you see His loving blessing shine in every step you ever took.
While you made plans for death, He led you gently to eternal life.”
We’ve all been through times where we cry and feel like we want to
pull our hair out. But we reach a point where we can just really laugh. It
just starts to get funnier and funnier. That’ s acceptance. That’ s being
aligned with the Holy Spirit.
You know that you are in acceptance when you become surrend ered
in your life: surrendered away from opinions; surrendered away from
agendas; surrendered away from trying to control the world, events, and
situations. Acce ptance promote s an exquisite experience of effortless
flow. You can tell that you have let go of control and that you are in
acceptance when you experience your life and the world with ease. If
everything just seems to be in a rhythm, if everything just drops in and
falls into place easily, and if you’re gliding through the world, then you
know that you are in acceptance.
As the trust in guidance builds, your capacity for acceptance grows,
which ultimately leads to an experience that all things are equally
acceptable. This state of nonjudgment means that you see and accept all
things and appearances as truly helpful for your healing. This doesn’ t
mean that you have some sort of obligation to every situation that comes
your way. But your attitude becomes welcoming and open rather than
suspicious to things that happen. You are developing your intuition to
use discernment as you learn that everything comes your way for
healing.
This state of mind leads to experiences of more and more mirac les.
Acceptance combined with trust is the recipe for miracles. It’s inevitable
that you will experience miracles once you begin to trust the flow and
orchestration of all events. You have opened up to a whole different
perception. You are coming to know that there is a real purpose for
everything. It’ s like the movie August Rush, which is a beautiful example
of how everythin g is orchestrated perfectly. Even when things don’t look
good, August stays committed to his calling and inner certainty. As for
August, a genuine flow of all things becomes your natural and peacefulperception. You have met the conditions for your miracle-minded life,
and love wins the day!Chapter 9
Peace of Mind
When unconscious beliefs are not brought to the forefront of our minds
to be looked at and released, the past replays itself over and over. This is
no life. It is like being a robot— getting up in the morning, brushing your
teeth, getting ready for work, and just going through the motions. How
many of us get up in the morning, sit up in bed, and ask: “What is the
nature of reality? I do not even want to brush my teeth until I get a
handle on this!”
Later, you click into gear, and maybe during your lunch hour or
sometime at work, you will have questions like, “What am I doing here?
What is the purpose of any of this?”  Often these questions get brushed
aside by all the things you think you have to do, the so-called “practical
things” that get in the way of investigating more deeply. But you can’t
get to a state of peace until you let go of the beliefs that are blocking
your awareness and experience of it.
All We Need Is Willingness
We need a willingness to heal our mind. We need to be willing to see
where we say no to peace. In fact, we only need willingness. We do not
need intelligence, we do not need lots of money, and we do not need lots
of skills and abilities—all the things that the world says are essential. In
my life, I did not have a lot of money, and I did not feel like I had a lot of
skills, but I know I was very, very willing to be shown, to let the doors
be opened. If you come to God with willingness and sincer ity, then
watch out: it will knock your socks off! You will arrive at an experience
of peace, freedom, and clarity that you had never imagined


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The page numbers in this index refer to the printed version of this book. To find
the corresponding locations in the text of this digital version, please use the
“search” function on your e-reader. Note that not all terms may be searchable.
Adenocarcinoma, 177, 180, 182.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
AIDS, DMSO and, 221
Aloe vera, for DMSO–treated skin, 46
American College of Advancement in Medicine, 34, 40, 68
American Home Products, 128
American Pharmaceutical Enterprises, 20
American Podiatry Association, 128
Annals of Rheumatic Diseases
, 221
Anthracycline, extravasation of, 4–5
Armour Pharmaceutical Company, 128
Arthritis, DMSO and, 106–124
amyloidosis, 42, 122, 123
anti-arthritis diet, 115–121
orthodox treatment of, 107, 108
role of sugar in, 115, 117–118
spondylitis, 83–84, 111
wrapping technique, 114–115, 131–132
See also
 Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis Foundation and DMSO, 108–110
Aspillaga, Manuel, M.D., 168
Asthma, DMSO and, 69–70
Atherosclerosis, DMSO and, 46
Athlete’s foot.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Avendano, Isabel, M.D., 168
Avery, Lorae, PhD, 2, 3
Back pain, DMSO and, 84–85
Barrios, Luis Varela, M.D., 174, 175
Baylor, Elgin, 94Belitnikoff, Fred, 99, 100
Bell, Sam, 125, 126, 127
Bennett, Charles C., 108–109
Bennett, Norman, M.D., 71
Bernadow, Maria E.M., M.D., 169
Bernath, Zoltain, M.D., 71
Bevil, Jack, M.D., 185
Bone cancer, 194.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Bonker, Congressman Don, 162
Breast cancer, 61.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
British Journal of Dermatology
, 63
Brobyn, Richard D., M.D., 80–81
Bronchiolitis, DMSO and, 215–216
Bruises.
See
 Musculoskeletal injuries, DMSO and.
Buc, Nancy L., 231, 239, 240
Bunions.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Burdach, Rodolfo, M.D., 215
Burns, DMSO and, 57–58, 66, 127
Bursitis, DMSO and, 2, 3, 17, 26, 44, 50
calcified, 91–92
Bush, George, 249
Calluses.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Camp, Dr. Perry E., 51–52
Cancer, DMSO and, 46, 60–63
anti-cancer solution, 200, 205, 206–207
chemotherapy and DMSO, 148
DMSO-cancer connection, 177–207
DMSO-hematoxylon solution, 185, 192–199, 206–207
DMSO-hematoxylon studies, 179–183, 184–185, 202, 205
orthomolecular therapy, 62
See also
 individual cancers.
Capdeville, Lucila, M.D., 168
Carrizo, A., M.D., 181
Cataracts.
See
 Eye problems, DMSO and.
Cervical cancer, 53, 54, 198–199, 215.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Cervical os, stenosis of the, 1–2Chacon, Ernesto, M.D., 71
Chicago Tribune
, 19
Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research
, 60
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
, 63
Clubnails.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Colon cancer, 177.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Commercial Laboratories of Florida, 45
Consumer Reports
, 75
Coping With Cancer
, 207
Corneal swelling.
See
 Eye problems, DMSO and.
Corns.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
CREST syndrome.
See
 Scleroderma, DMSO and.
Crichtlow, Dr. James, 20
Crout, Richard J., M.D., 7, 8, 9, 10, 27, 73, 74, 75, 90, 247
Crown Zellerbach Paper Company, 15, 33, 73
Cystic mastitis, DMSO and, 72
Daily News
, New York, 52
Dancer’s foot.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Davidson, Ben, 99
Davis, Orville J., M.D., 215
De Coriat, Lydia F., M.D., 164
De la Torre, Jack C., M.D., 54–55, 81, 82, 127, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153,
154, 157, 242–243
DeLuca, Michael A., M.D., 90
Denehy, Bill, 93–95
Dermatologische Monatsschrift
, 243
Diabetes, DMSO and, 63–64
diabetic ulcers, 67–68
juvenile diabetes, 64, 205
Dimethyl Sulfoxide Technical Bulletin
, 33
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral properties of, 58–59
brand name preparations of Dekaris, 220
Dimexid, 220, 244 87–2, 224
Ipran, 218, 219Plus-Par, 216, 218, 219
Rimso-50, 45, 242
Satori, 230
drug transport properties of, 38–39
FDA and, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16–18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27,
28, 29, 39, 42,
52, 72, 73, 75, 78–80, 88, 89–90, 109, 128, 129, 147, 163, 174, 179, 205,
228, 229, 230, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 247, 248–249
healing power of, 35–37
infectious diseases and, 209–221.
See also
 AIDS; Leprosy; Orch


 perfect place within it.
Always.  These basic truths are the /G18/G05/G0E/G03/G0C/G0C/G03/G0C/G0E /G01 /G07f always feeling
good, /G0C/G07/G06/G19/G0F/G01/G01/G05/G09/G06/G14/G02/G0F/G01 /G09/G01/G02/G03/G01 /G05/G06/G06/G09/G0C/G10/G05/G0C/G09/G0D/G0F /G01/G10/G0B/G12/G10/G01/G04/G26/G02/G16/G10/G16/G01/G02/G03/G01/G10/G0B/G02/G16/G01/G14/G12/G16/G10/G09/G01/G22/G08/G10/G01
divinely interconnected, universe.
That said, the key to living a blissfully free, love-filled,
“feel good,” prosperous life experience is to deliberately  /G0E/G10/G01/G01/G0F/G07 /G01
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experiencing its fulfill ment) is to deliberately /G0D/G02/G07/G07/G04/G05 /G01/G02/G10/G20/G01/G01/G29/G08/G05/G01/G10/G02/G0F/G04/G01
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many dormant universal truths to come to light in our heart’s
consciousness.  As our hearts awaken and open, we can rise
within to the essential light that  guides our divine purpose,
life path, soulful healing, inner gr ace, and cosmic prosperity.
Prosperous thinking and feeling comes from joy and
prosperity within.  When you feel your riches inside, they must reflect in your outer world as well.  As within - so without.  Thus, living in a state of cosm ic wealth might initially be
defined as:  living the joy of remembering, cultivating, and allowing the wealth of love and light – of Source energy, to flow
through your inner life and manifest in your outer  life – by
consciously and deliberately choosing  to do so.  Essentially,
cosmic wealth is a beautiful and conscious inner rising, to expansively experience Source flow in all areas of our lives.  With the creative power of deliberate and thoughtful intention, the conscious choice to release our resistance to our divine perfection, and the attraction power coursing through the unseen laws that govern this magnificent universe, an abundance of all good things becomes our life experience  and our personal story of rich, harmonic, and prosperous  well-being.       To everything, there is an art.  And to the creation of cosmic wealth, there is an art to embracing this soulful expansion - with joy, trust, truth, gratitude, and positivity.   Let me be clear that the prosperity and the creative magic in  the cosmos already eternally /G0D/G0F.  But it is inherent in the divine
design of the universe that we  assert our free will to choose our Cosmic Wealth 17
experiences.  We may choose to block our flow of prosperous
well-being.  Or we may choose to experience deliberate expansion and the art of allo wing, that opens the divine
doorways, which allow the magic and prosperity to flow.
In the chapters of this book, I outline some of the gems
of my own journey, that have helped me to consciously release resistance and to flow with greater ease into the rich escrow of my divine birthright.  These insi ghts are offered as conscious
steps taken to materialize the rich inner life that I for so long desired, but previously misunderstood how to achieve.  For  me, unearthing these steps was the great gift of the journey.  And they have provided the fine-tuning to hone greater truths, a zooming out for a broader pe rspective, and the essential
tweaking that was necessary - to glide into the truth of my spirit, my infinite blessed natu re, and my cosmic wealth and
well-being.  These truths have offered me the keys to a greater prosperity than I had ever thou ght imaginable.  It is in the
world of the unseen that we often finally /G04/G05/G05 /G20/G01/G01/G18/G0B/G12/G10/G01/G0B/G12/G16/G01/G22/G04/G04/G03/G01
my experience.
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metaphysical lens and belief in  the interconnectedness of all
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the inner fulfillment of cosmic wealth and divine well-being in
all areas of your life.
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The Magic of Belief

/G1B/G0F/G0E/G03/G0D/G06/G03/G04/G06/G01/G02/G05/G06/G16/G0C/G07/G14/G03/G0C/G0E/G06/G07/G17/G06/G0F/G06/G11/G09/G05/G0F/G19/G06/G18/G05/G17/G07/G09/G05/G06/G03/G01/G06/G03/G04/G06experienced.  Bliss is the tasting of that physical
experience, or physical magic.
/G28 Spirit, 1/13/09

/G01 I was born a believer.  Not in any one religion, culture,
or creed - but in the glow of the universe.  I can remember being
blissful in my inner wo rld, connected with all that is divine, and
really unaffected by any contrasting energies in my family, my community, or the world at large.  Bliss was my natural state.    For my first seven years of life, I had a perfect invisible shield around me.  Not of armo r, but of love.  You see, I
believed in the magic of the universe.  I was a very creative child, and had a deep sense of play and joy in my spirit.  I felt
and I lived my light.  I was alive and aware.  I believed in Santa
for a very long time, and I lived in that magical energetic inner emotional space, believing and knowing somehow intuitively that the essence of Santa (his jolly, loving, generous, creative,
magical, abundant, and prosperous nature) was the same as  the essence of God.  To me, Santa’s toy workshop with all of his elves, his reindeer, and the North Pole were the essence of God,
Spirit, the angels, and what many  think of as heaven.  And in
the outer world, in the Christian culture, the miracle of Jesus’
birth and the magic of Santa are paired together, in a single dual
celebration.
I believed and felt all of this until one day, a childhood
neighbor of mine jolted me out of this beautiful blissful space when she gruffly blurted out, “ There is no Santa. /G24/G01/G01/G2C/G04/G05/G01/G0D/G12/G02/G03/G01
and loss, I can see now, was evident in that blurt, but it was nothing compared to mine.  Later that day, my parents confirmed their belief that there is no Santa.  That Santa is a
myth, a simple and nice made-up story, and that was it.  And so, I walked the road that so many others have walked before
me, the road of disbelief and dis enchantment.  To me, it wasThe Magic of Belief 19
more than losing Santa.  It was more than losing the magic.  It
was about losing my connection with my Source, from whom
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Soybeans  and  soy  by-products,
except  cooked  tofu
123
m
THE    PRACTICE    OF    AYURVEDA
K  APHA-PITTA
NUTS  AND  SEEDS
Minor
Coconut Pumpkin  seeds,  roasted Sunflower  seeds,  ro
astei
Poppy  seeds
Regressive All  nuts Sesame  seeds
DAIRY
Major
Ghee Goat's  milk
Minor
Cottage  cheese Yogurt,  mildly  spiced
Regressive
Buttermilk Dairy  products,  commercial Ice  cream
Cheeses,  hard  or soft or  powdered Sour  cream
Cow's  milk,  certified  raw
OILS
Major
Canola Sunflower
Minor
Almond Mustard Soy
Corn Safflower
Regressive
Apricot Coconut Sesame
Avocado Olive Walnut
SWEETENERS
Sweeteners  are  to  be  used  sparingly  by  K  types.
Major
Dried  sweet  fruits  Fruit  juice  concentrates  Honey,  raw  and  uncooked
(apples,  apricots,  figs,
mangoes,  and  raisins)
124
jmir
EATING    ACCORDING    TO   YOUR    BODY   TYPE
KAPHA-PITTA
Amasake  (rice  milk)
Barley  malt
Brown  sugar,  unrefined
Dates
Fructose
Honey,  cooked Minor
Brown  rice  syrup
Regressive
Molasses
Sucanat
Sugarcane  juice Maple  syrup
Sugar  substitutes
(saccharin,  Sweet  'n  Low, and  NutraSweet)
White  sugar
HERBS,  SPICES,  AND  FLAVORINGS
Allspice
Anise
Bay  leaf
Black  cumin
Black  pepper
Caraway
Cardamom
Cinnamon
Cloves
Coriander
Curry  leaves
Curry  powder
Cumin
Ajwan
Asafoetida
Fennel
Mango  powder Major
Dill  leaves  or  seed
Garam  masala
Garlic,  cooked
Horseradish
Mace
Marjoram
Mint
Mustard  seeds Nutmeg
Orange  peel
Oregano
Paprika Parsley
Minor
Fenugreek
Garlic,  raw
Ginger,  dried
degressive Peppermint
Pippali Rosemary
Saffron Sage
Spearmint Star  anise
Tarragon
Thyme
Turmeric
Vanilla
Wintergreen
Kudzu Savory
Tamarind
Black  pepper
Cilantro,  fresh
Daikon,  fresh CONDIMENTS
Major
Mint  leaves
Orange  peel Rose  water
Sprouts
125
m
THE    PRACTICE    OF    AYURVEDA
KAPHA-PITTA
Chili  peppers
Chutney,  coconut  or  mango
Coconut,  fresh  or  roasted
Coconut  milk
Gomasio,  mild
Black  sesame  seeds
Garlic,  raw
Ketchup
Mayonnaise
Miso Minor
Lemon  juice
Mustard,  noncommercial
Pickles,  mild
Rock  salt
Sea  salt
Regressive
Olives,  black  or  green
Onions,  raw
Pickles,  strong
Salt,  iodized
Salty  condiments,  in  excess Vinegar,  brown  rice  or
mild  herbal
Wasabi
Yogurt,  mildly  spiced
Sour  condiments,  in  excess
Soy  sauce Tamari
Yogurt,  plain
SEAWEEDS
Use  seaweeds  sparingly  and  mostly  in  the  fall  (September  to  end  of  November).
Rinse  and  soak  thoroughly  before  use.
Agar-agar
Arame
Dulse Minor
Hijiki Kelp
Kombu Riverweeds
Seaware
Wakame
BREWS  AND  BEVERAGES
All  fruit  juices  should  be  diluted  with  water  or  milk  for  K-P  types
Major
Chicory  drinks
Cranberry  juice
Goat's  milk,  spiced
Grape  juice
Lemonade
Mixed  vegetable  juice
Orange  juice
Papaya  juice Aloe  vera  juice/drinks
Apple  juice
Apricot  juice
Banana  drinks
Berry  juice
Carob  drinks
Carrot  juice
Carrot-ginger  juice
Cherry  juice
Almond  drink  or  milk
Amasake  (rice  milk)
Caffeinated  drinks Minor
Coconut  milk
Lassi  (sweet  yogurt  drink) Peach  nectar
Pear  juice
Pineapple  juice
Pomegranate  juice
Prune  juice
Vegetable  broth
Yogurt  drinks,
mildly  spiced
Mango  juice
Soy  milk,  warm  spiced
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EATING   ACCORDING    TO   YOUR    BODY   TYPE
KAPHA- PITTA
Alcohol
Carbonated  drinks
Chocolate  drinks Regressive
Fruit  juice,  sweetened
Iced  and  very  hot  drinks Salted  drinks
Tomato  juice
TEAS
Do  not use  chamomile  if  you  are  allergic  to
Major
Ajwan Cornsilk
Alfalfa Dandelion
Bancha  (twig) Elder  flowers
Barley Eucalyptus
Basil Ginger,  dried
Blackberry Hibiscus
Borage Hops
Burdock Hyssop
Cardamom Jasmine Catnip Lavender
Chamomile Lemon  balm
Chicory Lemon  grass
Chrysanthemum Mexican  bark
Cinnamon Mormon  tea
Cloves Nettle
Minor
Fennel Lotus
Ginger,  fresh Sarsaparilla
Ginseng Sassafras
Regressive
Comfrey Licorice
Marshmallow to  ragweed.
Orange  peel
Osha
Passionflower
Pennyroyal
Peppermint Raspberry
Red  clover
Rose  flower
Saffron Sage
Spearmint Strawberry
Violet
Wild  cherry  bark
Wintergreen
Yarrow
Yerba  mate
Rosehips
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THE    PRACTICE    OF    AYURVEDA
TRIDOSHA
TRIDOSHA  CHART
77ns  chart  lists  some  of  the  foods  common  to  all  constitutional  types.  While  these  foods  may
be  used  when  cooking  for  large  groups,  this  chart  should  not  be  used  by  any  one
body  type  exclusively.  It  lacks  variety  and  thus  does  not  have  the  healing
potential  that  can  be  derived  from  the  chart  appropriate  to  your  particular  type.
VEGETABLES
Use  fresh  and  seasonal  vegetables.
Artichoke Jerusalem  artichoke
Spinach Asparagus Jicama
Sprouts Bok  choy Kale Summer  squash
Broccoli Landcress
(yellow  crookneck
Broccoli  rabe Mustard  greens or  zucchini)
Carrots Onion,  cooked Sweet  potatoes
Collards Okra Watercress
Corn,  fresh Parsley
Winter  squash
Daikon Parsnips
(buttercup,  butternut,
Green  beans Potatoes,  white
spaghetti)
FRUITS
Use  seasonal  fruits.
All  fruits  should  be  tree-ripened and  fresh.
Apricots Lemons Pomegranate
Berries Limes Raisins
Cherries Mango
Strawberries,  sweet
Grapes,  dark Peaches Tamarind
GRAINS
Since  most  dry  goods  are  available  throughout  the  year,  grains
are  categorized  by  season.
Winter/Spring  (December  to  end  of  April)
Barley  Millet
Basmati  rice,  brown Quinoa
Barley
Basmati  rice,  brown Spring/Summer  (May  to  end  August)
Basmati  rice,  white Wheat
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EATING    ACCORDING    TO   YOUR    BODY   TYPE
TRIDOSHA
Fall  (September  to  end  November)
Basmati  rice,  brown  Oats,  whole  cooked
Brown  rice,  short-grain  Wheat Wild  rice
PROCESSED  GRAINS  (ALL  YEAR)
Minor
Barley  cereal  Millet  cereal
Barley  flour  Mochi  (pounded  sweet  rice)
Bulgur  Oat  bran
Corn  grits


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int er esting w hi le w e w er e stud y ing t he 1800’ s, w hen it w as mentioned t hat f ar mer s in t he
U nit ed S t at es g a v e somet hing t o t heir f ami lies t w ic e a y ear. T his m y st er y subst anc e c ur ed
e v er y t hing and k ept t heir f ami lies healt h y.

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f or t o help m y patient s ha v e bett er r esult s. N o w, I c alc ul at ed t hat f ar mer s, e v en in t he 1800s,
w er e f air l y poor people, and so w hat e v er t he y g a v e t heir f ami l y had t o c ost some w her e
ar ound one penn y, if t hat muc h.
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t he A f r ic an sl a v es. M ast er s w ould g o t o t he sl a v e quart er s w hen t he y had ser ious ai lment s
t hat w er e lif e-t hr eat ening. I said, “ Hmm, if a sl a v e is using it, it must be v er y ine x pensi v e and
quit e c ommon. ” I sear c hed t hr oug h al l of m y her bal book s, and b y t hat time, I had o v er 300
suc h book s. I c ould not f ind a r ef er enc e in an y one of t hem t o an y t hing t hat w as ine x pensi v e
and w ould impr o v e one’ s healt h. I had mir ac le c ur e book s, and sti l l not hing—no mention.M y name is D r. J ennif er D aniels and I ha v e been tr ained as an al lopat hic medic al
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par ent s r aised


 or quiescent periods during these trying years. There
was always something to prevent an even pattern in our lives. It was very difficult for
Corinne to teach school, raise the children, take care of the house, and to try to adjust
to my problem. It matured the both of us and that was to our benefit since we were soon to make some major decisions 'that were to affect the rest of our lives. These
years bring to mind Frank Ward O'Malley, the famous journalist, who was asked for his definition of life. His answer was classic. He said simply, "Life is just one damned
thing after another." How true!
   I saw my doctor regularly every week or two for dietary changes, decreases and
increases of my drug dosages, and regular sigmoidoscopic examinations. Nothing seemed to help anymore. The spasms and diarrhea were increasing again and there
was more bleeding. I was running to the lavatory 20 to 30 times a day. I was already
anemic. Now I was becoming dehydrated and losing weight, having dropped a total of
25 pounds. That put me at about 145 pounds. Low back pain was almost constant and
annoying, as were the ever-increasing cramping and spasms in my feet and legs. This was preventing me from obtaining proper and much-needed sleep, since it would
awaken me several times during the night and I would find my legs contracted right up against my thighs.
   Migrating arthritic pains were becoming prevalent. The aching would travel from
one joint to another, affecting several joints  at one time. Because of all the drugs I was
ingesting, it was all but impossible to take painkillers. If any contained aspirin or even
if it was just plain aspirin, the pain and damaging effects on my stomach made it prohibitive. If the drug had no aspirin, and I tried many, then the potentiating effects
of the other drugs caused many untoward reactions, not the least of which were
confused thinking and a state of stupor. So there was not much I could do except
"tough it out." These previously mentioned symptoms are common in colitis and particularly advanced ulcerative colitis. C'est la guerre!
   It was late spring, 1964, and I seemed to be heading for what I sensed as some
horrible ending. Our family life had dwindled. Social life was virtually over. It took
all the physical and emotional strength I could muster just to go to my office and try
to do some work. There were more unhealth y changes in my personality. We weren't
getting along. There were quarrels. The family  relationship was straining at the seams,
but Corinne had a bountiful supply of inne r strength. Although the body can and does
take a lot of abuse, it is astounding how much physical, mental, emotional and even
spiritual degeneration can occur in an individual as a result of illness.
   This disease, which Dr. Kale called one  of remissions and exacerbations, was now
just one continuous exacerbation. There were no let-ups; just debility. I loyally
continued, for a short while, with the treatment plan until I could see it not only had
no value, but was complicating my problem. I shall never forget my last official visit to Dr. Kale's office. It was probably the most dramatic, indeed one of the most
profound moments in my life. I waited for the doctor in an examining room. I felt
terrible, but I sat there with hope that Dr. Kale would bring me news of some new
drug to cure my problem. (I didn't realize it then, but drugs do not cure. They don't get
at causes. Healing is a biological process that takes place from within the body, and drugs only interfere with the healing process since the body must direct its energies
toward neutralizing and eliminating these poisons.) Soon, Dr. Kale entered the
examining room, sat down with all my records in hand, asked me a few questions
concerning the course of treatment and then, after several minutes of thumbing
through my records and weighing many things in his mind, he paused and looked up
at me. He wore a look of impending doom. Having always been perceptive, I sensed
vibrations that what he was about to tell me I had subconsciously dreaded for a long time.    "Jack," he said, "I've done all I can for you. There is nothing more." Dr. Kale did
consider a course of treatment, the rational e of which I've never figured out, using a
drug called nitrogen mustard, a bone marrow depressant. This was used at that time (I
don't know if it is now) for leukemia to drastically reduce the white blood cell count.
My white blood cell count was dangerously low from the years of drugging and it was
for this reason Dr. Kale decided not to try this method. He did not want to lower my
white count any further because of the potential hazard that I could succumb to an
infection. (White blood cells are needed to fight infection.)
   Now came the moment of truth. This was the culmination of six years under
medical care. I turned cold and my stomach knotted-up at what Dr. Kale told me. He
said I had two choices: The first was to do nothing, and I would die from the disease.
The second was a recommendation to undergo a total colectomy, which is a drastic
surgical procedure wherein the entire large intestine and rectum are cut out and the
end of the small intestine is sewn to an opening in the abdominal wall. The body wastes would then continually empty into a bag attached outside the body. Having
this surgery would not guarantee my survival, but one thing was certain and that was
the fact I would be a physiologic cripple the rest of my life--however long or short it
would be. (According to statistics from the National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis,
about 25 to 35 percent of patients operated upon require subsequent drastic surgery to remove more of the bowel higher up as th e disease progresses.) Neither of these
choices appealed to me. Choices? It was more of an ultimatum. Like the old saying goes, "You're damned if you do a nd you're damned if you don't."
   It hit me like a ton of bricks. I couldn' t utter a word for a minute or so. It was too
overwhelming. I did not want to believe this was happening to me, but deep down in
me I knew the score. How would Corinne react? Many fleeting, morbid thoughts
raced through my mind. I could not make any decision at this point. The shock of this distorted any rational thinking. I wanted only to be at home with my family now. As I
was leaving the office, I told Dr. Kale I needed time to think. He told me not to wait
too long. Subconsciously, I wouldn't accept this entire plan. I was disenchanted with the medical profession. I went home to tell my wife. She took the news with a
calmness befitting a person with a deep i nner strength. Corinne has always been a
fighter and she was not about to give up at this point. In fact, she was more
determined now than ever before to lick this thing. She didn't know how yet, but there
had to be some way. It is just because of this determination that I'm here today and in
one whole piece.
   Corinne revealed to me, years later, that she knew it would take a miracle to help
me; and she was hoping and praying for that miracle, which finally began to
materialize as the pieces fell into place in the puzzle of my life.
Chapter 4 -- Discovery
   For the next couple of months I drifted along from day to day trying to make a
decision. I continued to take the many drugs, which at this point did more harm than
good. My diet was very restricted; I was allowed only cooked-out mushes and purees
( foodless foods); I had not had any fresh, raw fruits and vegetables for the last six
years. But because of the nature of the disease, it was all but impossible to tolerate
these necessary and vital raw, fresh natu ral foods. A normal person cannot maintain
health on this type of regime, so how can a sick person?
   I was becoming more discouraged and depressed with each passing day. There were
always situations which arose to frighten me out of making a decision on radical
surgery, such as meeting people who had already undergone this type of surgery. The
stories they told me were like nightmares. These people weren't living; they were
existing. Sure, there were some that seemed to get along, but they were in the
minority. Another situation arose in a department store, where I sometimes went to take my mind off myself. It really did not divert my attention because invariably I
would get the tremendous urge to "run" to the lavatory and I would have to stop what
I was doing and dash wildly to the men's room, which of necessity I had scouted out
when I first entered the store. There were times I didn't quite make it and there were
times when I did get there and found people waiting ahead of me. It doesn't take much imagination to realize what happened, but it was a depressing experience and one
which occurred frequently and at any time, regardless of my location.
   It was


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just causes the shame to fester in the darkness. Excluding stuff that you’re
ashamed of is not a useful long-term solution.
Clearing Shame
It’s interesting how many of my clients are haunted by what they consider a
horrible, shameful secret from their childhood or something equally
“terrible” from their adult years. These are, for the most case, things they
have never told anyone, which fester deep inside. After sharing and tapping
on the event in question, these people feel lighter, freer, and more
expansive. In fact, many of them can find humor in what an hour before
was so shamefu l and awful. Just because you never told anyo ne that you
stole treats from the teacher in first grade, or at age nine, you didn’ t report
someone for cheating doesn’ t mean you should be locked up for life—
although the shame might have you feeling that way
Another way to make headway when you think you did the worst thing in
the world when you were, say, age five, or six, or ten, is to ask yourself if
you would think  badly of a friend who had done that same thing  at that age.
Most of the time, you would show that person compassion rather than
register your disgust and loathing. Another tactic here is to ask yourself if
you know any children the same age you were when the “bad” thing
happened that you did. Ask yourself if you would condemn them for doing
that thing. Mostly you’ll see an innocent child who was out of her depth and
didn’ t believe she had adult resources to which she could turn for help.
Considering that in some situati ons your extreme reaction is not in sync
with reality, you may as well welcome everything that comes to mind about
the tapping subject you’ve chosen. Think about all your horrible, awful
shameful though ts, beliefs, and feelings as though they are long-lost loved
ones. Does that sound crazy? Exiling a part of yourself is crazier.
Remember, your feelings are just feelings—they do not reflect your true
reality.What’ s Under Overr eaction?
Sometimes when you’ve had a bad day, you might overreact to a situation
that has nothing  to do with why you’re feeling so out of sorts. For example,
you might feel like lunging across the counter at the store clerk and
strangling him or her for being slow or for making a minor mistake. The
feeling is big. The event that triggered it is small. Are you sitting on some
big old feelings of anger? Possibly. The likelihood that you will act on your
feeling? Zero. Especially once you integrate tapping into your life.
Sometimes the rage is just a momentary thing: you’ve just had a really
rotten day and as a result have zero patience for slow clerks. Other times,
you might be sitting atop a pile of old, deep anger from past experiences in
which you felt helpless and things were out of control. Maybe you don’t
even have a conscious memory  of the event, and yet you have now been
triggered by this new, seemingly trivial event. Who knows wher e it started?
It doesn ’t really matter. What you can do is start right there with what’ s
happening right now. That’ s your guide. Tap on the rage and just let it be
what it is.
You might find the origins of the rage you are feeling now along the long
leash of childhood. Can the rage be a clue that there’ s a rich treasure
underneath to explore—when you’re ready? When you experience
overreaction, use these brief moments to tap into that rich seam of feeling.
How would things change if you were able to consider them as seams of
gold in the depths of your mine(d). Repressing them keeps them stuck.
Releasing them sets you free.
Exercise: Reacting Out of Proportion
Step 1. Pick a time when some little thing inspired a big, disproportionate
feeling in you. The feeling might be rage, sadness, fear, or something else.
I’m going to choose as the tapping example being put on hold for a long
time by an automated phone system, and then when the clerk answers
letting him have it instead of solving the problem you called for in the firstplace. You could also choose someone pushing in front of you in a line,
someone who was rude to you for no reason, or anything else like this. As
you know, you can repeat your setup statements one or more times. Here I
include the EFT setup statement three times.
Step 2.  Rate your intensity about the tapping tar get on the 0 to 10 scale.
Step 3. Perform the EFT setup statemen t, the first part of the EFT basic
recipe.
Karate chop : “Even though I am so angry about that company’ s
customer service, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
Karate chop : “Even though I want to throw this phone out the window
so I don’ t have to call again, I love, honor, and accept myself.”
Karate chop : “Even though I’m annoyed beyond belief at what just
happened, I love, honor, accept, and for give myself.”
Step 4.  Perform the EFT sequence:
Top of head through all tapping points, ending under the arm:  “Really
upset about the customer service.”
Other reminder phrases might be: “So angry at them,” “angry they don’t
care,” “Angry about the lack of human help her e.”
Step 5. Now rate your intensity about the issue you overreacted to on the
0 to 10 scale. If it’s higher, then keep on tapping until the feelings subside
to a 2 or below. If it’s the same, you might need to get more specific about
what is upsettin g you. Home in on a detail and tune into just that. If it’s
dropped to a 2 or below, move onto the next part of this exercise. If it’s
risen, keep tapping. If it’s the same, then get more specific. If after a couple
rounds it’s still the same, there ’s likely something there upon which the
intensity is sitting. Ask: “What’s in the way of me letting go?” Use the
answer that first pops into mind  as your next tapping aspect, then return to
the original statement and see if it has changed.Step 6. Round two. Now let’s say the upset from the first round is down
to zero, but another feeling has bubbled to the surface. Perhaps the person
who hung up on the clerk is now feeling ashamed (rightly ) about his
behavior. He’s at a 5 on the 0 to 10 scale of shame. So now he’d do a round
on the shame relating to the event.
Check your intensity. Do you carry shame about the event you have
chosen to tap on? If so, rate your intensity on the 0 to 10 scale.
Step 7. Perform the EFT basic recipe setup statement. We will continue
with our example.
Karate chop: “Even though I’m ashamed I let that clerk have it, I love,
honor, accept, and for give myself.”
Karate chop:  “Even though I’m ashamed of my behavior, I love myself
anyway.”
Karate chop: “Even though I’m ashamed and alarmed at how out of
control I just got, I choose peace and I’m curious what the rage is
about.”
Step 8. Now, our caller would perform  the EFT sequence using the
reminder phrase:  “ashamed at my bad behavior” to tap down the rest of the
points until he hits 0 on the intensity scale.
Step 9. Test your own situation and feeling for intensity again. This is
your feedback loop.
Step 10. Keep tapping on all aspects of the event until you feel neutral.
In the example above, the tappe r might be horrified at his overreaction.
Then he would tap on: “Even though I’m scared I won’ t be able to control
myself the next time, I deeply and completely accept myself.” Or maybe the
tapper feels remorse: “ Even though I wish I hadn’ t overreacted like that and
I’m sorry, I deeply and complete ly accept myself.”  Then he might suddenly
realize he was just frustrated about his day and took it out on the clerk andthat he should call the company back and apologize. Maybe he will decide
to practice being especially kind to all customer service agents going
forward. Or  maybe he’s afraid he’s going to turn out just like his rage-filled
father, who is now living in isolation, estranged from the family. The point
is: Tap!
Stuff that Keeps Popping Up:
Core Issues and Limiting Beliefs
You might have noticed that certain themes come up in your life or as you
tap. They may be themes along the lines of: “I have to be perfect,” “I’m not
good enough no matter what I do,” “I’m a loser,” “I don’t deserve it,” “I’m
not lovable,” “I don’t belong,” “I have to be sick to get love,” “it’s not
safe,” “there’ s never enough,” “you can’t trust anyone,” “I’ll do it even
though I don’t want to,” and so on. These recurring phrases don’t appear all
the time—only when your energy disruption is activated. They are limiting


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p r o b l e m s  o f  t h e  w o r l d.  O u r  g o a l  i s  n o t  t o  a v o i d  t h e  w o r l d,
b u t  t o  h e a l  i t.  Y e t  w e  c a n ’ t  g i v e  t o  t h e  w o r l d  w h a t  w e
o u r s e l v e s  d o n ’ t  a l r e a d y  h a v e ;  t h e  g i f t s  o f  t h e  s p i r i t  c a n  o n l y
b e  g i v e n  b y  t h o s e  w h o  a r e  t r y i n g  t o  e m b o d y  t h e m.  T h a t ’ s
w h y,  a s  G a n d h i  s a i d,  w e  m u s t  b e  t h e  c h a n g e  w e  w a n t  t o  s e e
h a p p e n  i n  t h e  w o r l d.  P e a c e  h a s  t o  b e g i n  i n  o u r  o w n  l i v e s
a n d  s p r e a d  o u t w a r d  t o  h e a l  o t h e r s  a s  w e  i n t e r a c t  w i t h  t h e m
i n  a  l o v i n g  w a y.

T h e  A t o n e m e n t
T h e  A t o n e m e n t  i s  t h e  c r u x  o f  s p i r i t u a l  p r a c t i c e ;  i t  i s  t h e
c o r r e c t i v e  p r o c e s s  b y  w h i c h  o u r  t h o u g h t s  a r e  m o v e d  b y  t h e
H o l y  S p i r i t  f r o m  w h e r e  t h e y  h a v e  b e e n  t o  w h e r e  t h e y
s h o u l d  b e.  B u t  H e  c a n ’ t  e n t e r  w h e r e  H e ’ s  n o t  i n v i t e d,  a s  t h a t
w o u l d  b e  a  v i o l a t i o n  o f  o u r  f r e e  w i l l.  H e  c a n n o t  t a k e  f r o m
u s  w h a t  w e  h a v e n ’ t  r e l e a s e d  t o  H i m. *
T o  a t o n e,  w e  h a v e  t o  b e  w i l l i n g  t o  t a k e  a n  h o n e s t  l o o k  a t
t h e  t h o u g h t s  w e  t h o u g h t  a n d  t h e  t h i n g s  w e  d i d  w h e t h e r  o r
n o t  t h e y ’ r e  f u n  t o  l o o k  a t.  W e  h a v e  t o  b e  w i l l i n g  t o  c r i n g e,
t o  a d m i t  w h e r e  w e  w e r e  w r o n g  i n  a  t h o u g h t,  a n  a c t i o n,  o r  a
w o r d.  T h e  r e a s o n  w e  “ a t o n e ”  t o  G o d  r a t h e r  t h a n  a s k  H i s
f o r g i v e n e s s  i s  b e c a u s e  G o d  h a s  n e v e r  j u d g e d  u s.  W e  a t o n e
n o t  b e c a u s e  G o d  i s  a n g r y  b u t  b e c a u s e  e v e n  H e  w i l l  n o t
v i o l a t e  H i s  l a w  o f  C a u s e  a n d  E f f e c t.
M a r t i n  L u t h e r  K i n g  J r.  u s e d  t o  s a y  t h a t  w h i l e  t h e
n o n v i o l e n t  m o v e m e n t  w a s  m a t e r i a l l y  p a s s i v e,  i t  w a s
s p i r i t u a l l y  a c t i v e.  S i n c e  t h e  l e v e l  o f  c o n s c i o u s n e s s  i s  t h e
t r u e  l e v e l  o f  c a u s e,  t h e n  y o u  c a n  s o m e t i m e s  d o  m o r e  t o
m o v e  a  m o u n t a i n  f r o m  s i t t i n g  i n  y o u r  a r m c h a i r  t h a n  f r o m
r u n n i n g  a r o u n d  t h e  m o u n t a i n  o r  e v e n  c l i m b i n g  i t.  W h a t  w e
m o v e  o n  t h e  l e v e l  o f  c o n s c i o u s n e s s  i s  m o v e d  w i t h i n  t h e
M i n d  o f  G o d.
A t o n e m e n t  i s  G o d ’ s  g r e a t e s t  g i f t,  a l l o w i n g  u s  t o  g e t  b a c k
o n  t r a c k  w h e n  w e ’ v e  g o t t e n  o f f.  P r a c t i c e d  b y  C a t h o l i c s  i n
c o n f e s s i o n  a n d  J e w s  o n  t h e  D a y  o f  A t o n e m e n t  ( Y o m
K i p p u r ),  A t o n e m e n t  f o r  o u r  s i n s  i s  t h e  a c t  t h a t  r e c o n c i l e s
t h e  C r e a t o r  a n d  t h e  c r e a t e d.  I t  t a k e


 l a c e d  i t  i n  f r o n t  o f  m e?  L i k e  e v e r y t h i n g  e l s e,
w e  h a v e  h u m i l i t y  a n d  a r r o g a n c e  c o m p l e t e l y  u p s i d e  d o w n.
I t ’ s  n o t  h u m b l e  t o  t h i n k  y o u  c a n ’ t  d o  w h a t  G o d  i s  a s k i n g
y o u  t o  d o ;  i t ’ s  a r r o g a n t  t o  t h i n k  y o u  k n o w  y o u r s e l f  b e t t e r
t h a n  t h e  O n e  w h o  t h o u g h t  y o u  u p. *
W h a t e v e r  i t  i s  y o u  a r e  g u i d e d  t o  d o,  d o n ’ t  b e  c o n c e r n e d
a b o u t  y o u r  o w n  r e a d i n e s s ;  j u s t  b e  c o n s i s t e n t l y  a w a r e  o f
H i s. *  O n c e  y o u ’ v e  a s k e d  t o  b e  t h e  c o n d u i t  t h r o u g h  w h i c h
G o d  o p e r a t e s,  y o u r  o n l y  j o b  i s  t o  r e l a x  i n t o  t h e  H o l y  I n s t a n t
a n d  a l l o w  t h e  H o l y  S p i r i t  t o  g u i d e  y o u r  t h o u g h t s  a n d
a c t i o n s.  W e ’ r e  o n l y  t h e  f a u c e t ;  G o d  i s  t h e  w a t e r.
T h e  p r e s e n c e  o f  f e a r  i s  a  s u r e  s i g n  t h a t  w e ’ r e  t r u s t i n g  i n
o u r  o w n  s t r e n g t h. *  O n c e  a g a i n,  i t ’ s  m a k i n g  o u r s e l v e s  t h eb i g  d e a l  t h a t  t h r o w s  u s  i n t o  f e a r.  Y o u ’ r e  n o t  t h e  b i g  d e a l ;
G o d  w i t h i n  y o u  i s  t h e  b i g  d e a l.
O n c e  y o u  k n o w  t h a t,  y o u  a r e  s o  f a r  a h e a d  o f  t h e  g a m e.

M a k i n g  D e c i s i o n s

T h e  w o r l d  t e l l s  u s  a l l  k i n d s  o f  w a y s  t o  m a k e  i n t e l l i g e n t
d e c i s i o n s,  b u t  t h e r e  i s  n o  i n t e l l i g e n c e  l i k e  D i v i n e
I n t e l l i g e n c e.  I t  e m a n a t e s  f r o m  a  p l a c e  i n  w h i c h  a l l  t h i n g s
p a s t,  p r e s e n t,  a n d  f u t u r e  a r e  k n o w n  a n d  b l e s s e d.  I t  m a k e s
d e c i s i o n s  b a s e d  o n  t h e  h i g h e s t  g o o d  f o r  a l l  l i v i n g  t h i n g s.
S u r r e n d e r i n g  a l l  d e c i s i o n s  i n t o  t h e  h a n d s  o f  G o d  i s  n o t  a
g i v i n g  u p  o f  p e r s o n a l  r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ;  i t  i s  t h e  h i g h e s t  f o r m  o f
t a k i n g  r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.
W h e n  w e  d e c i d e  t h i n g s  f o r  o u r s e l v e s,  n o t  o n l y  a r e  w e
d r i v i n g  b l i n d — u n a b l e  t o  s e e  a r o u n d  t h e  n e x t  b e n d  i n  t h e
r o a d — w e  a r e  a l s o  t r y i n g  t o  c o m p e n s a t e  f o r  w h a t e v e r  w e
t h o u g h t  w e  l a c k e d  i n  t h e  p a s t.  T h e  p a s t  i s  a  p o o r
n a v i g a t i o n a l  t o o l.  Y o u  c a n ’ t  s t e e r  y o u r  c a r  f o r w a r d  w h e n
y o u ’ r e  s t a r i n g  i n  t h e  r e a r v i e w  m i r r o r.  S i n c e  t h e  p e r c e p t i o n
o f  l a c k  t h e n  f o r m s  o u r  c o r e  b e l i e f,  w e  i n e v i t a b l y  a n d
s u b c o n s c i o u s l y  r e p e a t  i t.  M a k i n g  d e c i s i o n s  w i t h  t h e  e g o
m i n d  w i l l  o n l y  r e s u l t  i n  m o r e  e g o,  t i g h t e n i n g  i t s  g r i p  e v e n
m o r e  o n  o u r  m i n d s  a n d  o n  o u r  l i v e s.W h e n  w e  p l a c e  a n  i s s u e  i n  t h e  h a n d s  o f  t h e  H o l y  S p i r i t,
h o w e v e r,  H e  u p l i f t s  a n d  r e a r r a n g e s  o u r  p e r c e p t i o n s.  W h e n
w e  p l a c e  a n  i s s u e  o n  t h e  a l t a r,  H e  a l t e r s  o u r  t h i n k i n g.
I ’ v e  o f t e n  r e c e i v e d  d i r e c t  g u i d a n c e  a f t e r  p r a y e r f u l l y
r e q u e s t i


itimacy of any of these is dependent
compassion. If the diverse populations of
humanism.3 But reason, so vulnerable to
Kinesiological testing has shown that:
on the context of a given perceptual
mankind can be brought to this
loss of perspective through self-
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level. T ruth is not functional unless it is
realization, the survival of human society
absorption, has in the long run never
individual
balances
individuals
meaningful, and meaning, like value, is
and the happiness of its members is
provided man any solid moral, or even
at level 700
below level 200
dependent on a unique perceptual field.
secure.
intellectual, certitude. Again and again it
Facts and data may be convincing at one
The initial ef fect of taking responsibility
has, to the contrary, led from the chaos of
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balances
individuals
level and irrelevant at another. Functional
for the truth of one's life is to raise lower
ignorance to an equally baf fling cerebral
at level 600
below level 200
validity of information received also
ener gy levels to 200, the critical level at
maze. In a world of mass confusion we
varies with the intellectual level and
which power first appears and the
desperately need a reliable, accurate,
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capacity for abstraction of the recipient.
stepping stone to all the higher levels.
objectively verifiable yardstick with individual
balances
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T o be operational, truth must be not
The Courage to face truth leads
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eventually to Acceptance, where greater
ends of political savagery, the deepening
monitored. The really grave danger to
(including the youth that continues to
power arises at the level of 350. Here
depravity of crimes, the involvement of
society lies in the silent and invisible
reside within every adult) is corrupted by
there is suf ficient ener gy to salve the
children in violence, moral confusion in
entrainment that stealth- (239) ily conquers
lower attractor ener gy fields. Though he
majority of man's social problems. This,politics and the bizarre violence of cults
the psyche. In the process of entrainment
was put to death for trying to teach this
in turn, leads to the yet greater power
appear against a backdrop colored by the
of the public consciousness, negative
discernment, his adjuration remains:
available at 500, the level of Love.
prevalence of lies as social tender and a
attractor fields are cosmeticized by obscurity is dispelled by augmenting
the Knowing our own and everyone else's
of lack of consensus as to individual and
rhetoric and manipulation of symbols.
light of discernment, not by attacking the
human foibles gives rise to for giveness,
collective responsibility towards one's
Moreover, it is not the overt message of
darkness.1 The final issue, then, is the
and thence to compassion. Compassion is
fellow man.
the negative input that destroys problem of how we may best cultivate
the doorway to grace and to the finalThis social confusion and paralysis stems
consciousness, but the ener gy field that
and preserve the power of moral
realization of who we are and why we are
from the dearth of guidelines upon which
accompanies it.
discretion.
here, and of the ultimate source of all
to base decisions. Hopefully this book
The extreme negativity of many popular
(240) Our journey of investigation has
existence.
has taken a step toward filling that void
works of pseudophilosophy, for example,
finally led us to the most critical
26. RESOLUTION
with what is, in fact, an essay at a science
is obvious if one tests these books. But
realization of all: Mankind lacks the
of Morality. By "Morality" we do not
even being forewarned cannot defend us
capacity to recognize the dif ferenceA THOROUGH ABSORPTION of the
refer to petty moralistic judgments of
against unwitting entrainment by between good and evil.
material presented herein has been shown
right and wrong, but to an at once
invisible ener gy fields which activate
By humbly surrendering to this
to be able to raise one's level of
objective and personal basis from which
when these works are read. One may
awareness, man may be forearmed.
consciousness by an average of 35
to make decisions and evaluations
think he can maintain his psychic When we admit we are gullible and
points. Inasmuch as the progression of
regarding the highest conduct of our
independence by refuting the work easily seduced by the senses and
deluded consciousness during the average of
lives.
intellectually, but mere exposure to the
by glamour, including intellectual
human lifetimes lived on this globe hasIn a social framework, we can certainly
material has a profound negative ef fect
glamour, we have at least the beginning
been only five paints, such an increase in
choose to refuse passive acquiescence to
that continues even after the material is
of discernment. Fortunately, in this world
individual awareness is an enormous
any political system that falls below the
intellectually rejected. It is as though
of duality man has been given a
benefit in itself. And, as advanced
level of 200, instead applying to it our
there is within these negative influences a
consciousness which can instantly detect
theoretical physics and nonlinear newly developed faculties of
examination hidden virus whose invasion of our
that which is destructive and signal it to
dynamics have shown, any individual
and correction. It is now possible, for
psyche goes unnoticed.
his otherwise ignorant mind by theincrease also raises to some degree the
instance, to establish clear criteria by
Additionally, we often relax our grossly visible weakening of his body in
consciousness of everyone on the planet.
which holders of public of fice should be
circumspection when encountering the presence of the inimical stimuli.
T o become more conscious is the greatest
selected. Each of fice requires a specific
material that ascribes to itself the W isdom can ultimately be reduced to
the gift anyone can give to the world;
minimum level of awareness in order to
attributes of spiritual insight or religion,
simple process of avoiding that which
moreover, in a ripple ef fect, the gift
be ef fective; in general, any government
forgetting that every heinous crime of
makes you go weak-nothing else is really
comes back to its source. While the level
of ficial who falls below 200 will not
which man is capable has been required.
of consciousness of mankind as a whole
solve problems but create them.
perpetrated in the name of God. WhileThrough frequent practice of this
stood at a perilous 190 for many
The lar ger social issue is how, in view of
violent cults may be clearly repellent,
technique, spiritual blindness to truth and
centuries, as we have seen, in the mid-
the dark side of mankind's behavior, one
belief systems that masquerade as piety
falsehood can be progressively replaced
1980s it suddenly jumped to the hopeful
can maintain compassion. It is a relative
are far more insidious, for they corrupt
by a growing intuitive vision. Some
level of 204. For the first time in his
world; everyone acts from his own level
by the silent entrainment of invisible
lucky few seem born with this innate
history, Man is now on safe ground from
of truth and therefore believes that his
attractor fields.
perceptivity; their lives remain clear and
which to continue his upward march.actions and decisions are "right;" it is this
Her e it is best to heed the traditional
undamaged by negative entrainment. But
And this promise of new hope comes
very "rightness" that makes fanatics so
wisdom that tells us not to fear evil or
for most of us life has not been so easy;
none too soon.
dangerous. But the real danger to society
fight it, but mer ely avoid it. But in
we have spent a great deal of it repairing
(238) T oday, many of the subjects we have
does not come from overt bigotry such as
order to avoid it one has to have the
the damage done by destructive attractors
discussed are exploding in the news
white supremacism (which calibrates at
capacity to recognize it. Socrates said, in
which act like hypnosis. Recovering from
media: the perversion of religion to the
150), as such damage can at least be
ef fect, that without such capacity, youtha single addiction can take up the
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eventually to Acceptance, where greater
ends of political savagery, the deepening
monitored. The really grave danger to
(including the youth that continues to
power arises at the level of 350. Here
depravity of crimes, the involvement of
society lies in the silent and invisible
reside within every adult) is corrupted by
there is suf ficient ener gy to salve the
children in violence, moral confusion in
entrainment that stealth- (


 OVER Bonv?
Can a person really direct his o\vn rnind to control son1c of his
bodily functions? Curiously. quite a tcw mystical-sounding an
cient n1ind-body practices arc being contirmed in the modern
laboratory, either directly or indirectly. A few examples arc en
lightening.
In recent centuries, Western scientists have sharply separated
the body from the mind. During much of this century, the physi
cian took care of the body, and the psychologist took care of the
mind. Each kept to his own territory, and neither realized that
what was happening in his own realm could strongly affect what
was happening in the other. Physicians have traditionally consid
ered the human body like a machine, functioning mechanical ly,
with the main causes of disease as bacteria, viruses, and other out
side agents.
This paradigm is changing. For some decades physicians have
known that a few diseases are psychosomatic (affected by the
mind), but their scope was thought to be limited. Recent re
search, however, indicates that at least ninety percent of diseases
are affected by the patient's mind.
The most exciting development in contemporary health sci
ences is the growing recognition of mind-body interaction. Since
the 1 96os, American scientists have become increasingly inter
ested in a phenomenon called biofeedback. Monitoring it in
volves hooking a person to an array of electronic devices that
record brain waves and physiological condition, then feed the in
formation back to him.
The electrical potential of the human brain varies according
to different mental states, as is shown clearly by electroenceph
alography. Scientists have found four principal types of brain
waves: alpha (during deep relaxation), beta (during awake and
alert states), theta (while dreaming), and delta (in deep sleep, or
while under anesthesia). Biofeedback instruments enable a per
son to keep himself in profound relaxation, when his brain emits
149 mainly alpha waves. He can watch the mon itoring instru me nts
and, with a little practice, keep himsd f on alpha waves for long
stretches of time.
It has been found that while in the alph a state one can con
sciously control the autonomic nervous systen1, wh ich regul ates
the normally automatic functioning of internal organs. Th is 1neans
that with the help of biofeedback, a person can learn to control or
at least influence his normally involuntary functions such as
heartbeat, blood pressure, and skin teinperature. Patients on bio
feedback programs have been able to "think" their way out of the
syn1ptoms of many ailments, including migraine headaches, ir
regular heartbeat, and high blood pressure. Biofeedback re
searchers believe that people who have mastered the alpha state
can keep in good physical health with little medicine.
The findings on biofeedback, gathered from laboratories all
over the United States and elsewhere, fly in the face of orthodox
physiology, which claims that we cannot control our autonomic
nervous system voluntarily. The evidence to the contrary was
quite a discovery, but was it really? For many centuries Chinese
Taoists, Chinese and Japanese Zen Buddhists, Tibetan lamas, and
Indian yogis have been exer cising extraordinary mental control
over their bodies through transcendental meditation, without
using any instruments.
As a matter of fact, the techniques of biofeedback were in
vented after a Japanese scientist, intrigued by the remarkable
mental state of Zen meditators, monitored their brain waves. As
has been pointed out, Zen Buddhism originated in China, with
its meditative practice inspired by Taoism. For thousands of years
Chinese Taoists and Zen Buddhists have been using meditation as
a mind-body means to improve their health and longevity.
The firm link between the mind and the body has been estab
lished further by contemporary scientists. In the 1980s a new
science was born: psychoneuroimmunology, which studies the
interplay an1ong the mind, the nervous system, and the immune
system. Among its findings are that the mind and body are in
constant dialogue. The n1any billions of neurons (nerve cells) of
the human brain arc endlessly whispering and shouting to each
other, and to cells elsewher e in the body. Our emotions can cause
the brain to produce any of the fifty known neuropeptides, or
brain chemicals. Sexual Vitality from the Sea ofChi
Numerous laboratory experiments have shown that when a
person becomes depressed or elated, angry or loving, when he is
stressed or relaxed, when he meditates or prays, his brain releases
specific neuropeptides into the bloodstream. These signal to
defense forces in his immune system, such as scavenger macro
phages and defensive "killer cells," and may strengthen or weaken
his immune system. Spontaneous remissions from a fatal disease
may be the work of the mind through neuropeptides. A person's
health may be subtly, or even powerfully, affected. The ancient
Chinese believed firmly that the body-mind approach could
bring good health and longevity.
Modern scientists are proving what Eastern mystics always
believed: The mind is a powerful thing. For many centuries the
ancient Chinese have advocated the use of the mind to control,
discipline, and nurture the body for various purposes. In tradi
tional China the mind-body approach was popular and highly re
spected. Physicians emphasized mental hygiene and moderation
in lifestyle as a means to good health. Philosophers preached the
tranquility of the heart and the cultivation of the mind. Taoists
and Zen Buddhists used meditation and deep breathing to elevate
their consciousness and enrich their life-force. Martial arts mas
ters have performed incredible ph ysical feats through intense men
tal concentration. These feats, according to the ancient Chinese,
were manifestations of all-important chi.
ExPERIMENTS ON CHI
Dir ect evidence of chi was collected in the late 1970s by Chi nese
scien tists in Hong Kong. Researchers conducted experiments on
two groups of people engaged in the conscious manipulation of
life-force. The first group includ ed Chinese physicians who treated
pati ents with men ta] con centr ation of thei r chi, without touc hing
their patients. The secon d group con sisted of kung fu masters
who em ployed their chi to perf orm pow erful feats of intern al
strength.
The fir�t grc,up was made up of eight teams, each consisting
of a physician and a patient. I )uring the physi cians' treatments,
for every one of thl· teams, the tem per atu re of the tip of the physi
cian \ nose lowered a dc:g rcc or two, wluk that of the patient was THE ART OF TH E BEDCHAMBER
raised correspondingly. This temperature shift suggested an ex
change of energy between physician and patient, and hinted at a
flow of some form of energy from physician to patient. The find
ings were confirmed and measured by infrared instruments.
The same instruments, when employed to detect energy from
the martial arts experts, failed to measure any change in the case of
a practitioner of chi-kung. Instead, scientists detected that one acu
point between his eyebrows was sending out an electrical charge
measured at I X Io-14 coulomb. Such an electrical charge has
never been detected in ordinary people. Another martial artist
was found to give off a magnetic force measured at I o to I 5
gausses, several hundred times that of the highest known emana
tion from a norn1al person.
The researchers were puzzled that the energy generated by the
test groups appeared sometimes as heat and other times as elec
tromagnetic waves. These detectable but unexplained phenom
ena brought the scientists engaging in the research to coin the
term "human body field"; this force field of the human body has
yet to be explained by modern science. Whether one calls it ema
nation, bioplasma, or life-force, it seems that the ancient Taoist
concept of chi is not all hot air.
CHI AND SEXUALITY
Almost all the classics and manuals of the ancient Art of the Bed
chamber directly advocate or subtly suggest the role of chi in
sexual activities, the erotic and health value of certain bodily se
cretions, the benefits of physical contact and sitnple proxin1ity
between opp osite sexes. Although son1e of these concepts were
cloaked in ancient super stition and the explanations couched in
metaphysic a l tt.·rnls, the basic appr oach scen1s quite valid to the
n1odern obst.·rver. In t:Kt, during the past few decades, medical
scit.'ntists and sexologists have, through expcrin1ents and tests,
k·nt indirect support to son1c concepts of ancient Taoist sexology.
Today we know that sex honnoncs arc essential to sexual ac
tiviti es, which in turn sti tnulatc and increase the secretion of sex
honn ones. Scientists arc awa rt.' that we secr ete tnany enz yn1cs and
and honno nes, in varying quantities. Perhaps the production of


	I	love
my	work.	Even	if	I	win	the	lotto	tomorrow,	I	would	continue	doing	what	I	do.
I	left	the	rat	race	and	am	in	charge	of	my	own	destiny.	I	am	stress-free	and
honestly	believe	that	no	amount	of	money	is	worth	a	stressful	life.

Of	course,	in	life	things	are	subject	to	change.	I	experienced	a	little	stress
while	dealing	with	local	rogue	builders	when	we	renovated	the	cottage.	I	lost
my	father	rather	unexpectedly	in	2005	and	nearly	lost	my	brother	a	few	years
earlier.	However,	all	of	these	things	were	a	lot	softer	and	easier	to	cope	with.
In	fact,	I	could	not	imagine	getting	through	any	of	them	if	I	had	been	living
my	old	way.

My	point	in	writing	the	above	is	to	explain	to	you	that,	in	the	last	decade,	my
life	has	flowed	so	much	easier	and	with	far	more	joy	than	ever	before.
Furthermore,	the	only	thing	I	did	differently	was	to	correct	my	breathing,
reduce	my	thought	activity	and	connect	with	life	itself.	Instead	of	struggling,
and	striving	to	achieve	and	succeed,	life	has	come	to	help	me.	This	might
sound	cosmic	or	strange	to	many	readers,	and	I	have	no	idea	what	is
happening.	It	does	not	make	logical	sense	and	so	much	of	our	world	is	based
on	logic.	However,	I’m	not	too	concerned	about	that.	All	I	know	is	that	when
my	thought	activity	reduced,	my	life	unfolded	beautifully	around	me.	Helpful
things	happened.	The	right	people	came	along.	Ideas	came	to	mind.	When	I
allowed	life	to	happen	and	did	not	constantly	try	to	control	it	with	excessive
thoughts,	ideas	came	and
I	seemed	to	know	what	to	do.	You	can	too!Most	people	go	through	life	asleep.

Every	moment,	their	attention	is	spent	in	their	head.

When	attention	is	in	their	head,	it	is	not	possible	to	fully	relate
to	life.

They	are	on	autopilot,	running	their	lives	according	to	the
nonsense	originating	in	their	minds,	according	to	the	thoughts
and	opinions	of	others.

As	long	as	your	attention	is	on	observing	your	breath,	or	on
feeling	your	inner	body,	or	is	completely	on	your	senses,	you	are
set	free.

It	is	that	simple.	No	longer	are	you	reinforcing	the	insanity.
Step	out	of	thought	and	live	life.Appendix	oneA	history	of	Buteyko	in	North	America

For	a	list	of	practitioners	worldwide,	please	visit
www.ButeykoClinic.com

The	Buteyko	Breathing	Educators	Association	(BBEA)	consists	of	dedicated
and	fully	trained	Buteyko	practitioners	who	provide	courses	and	assistance
throughout	the	USA	and	Canada.	Member	practitioners	of	the	BBEA	have
rich	and	varied	experiences.

Patent	of	the	Buteyko	Method
At	the	time	of	this	writing,	no	patent	exists	on	the	Buteyko	Method	in	the
USA	or	Canada.	The	Buteyko	Method	has	been	in	existence	in	the	Western
world	for	the	past	20	years.	Furthermore,	it	is	not	possible	to	claim	rights	to	or
to	patent	the	Buteyko	Method.	To	do	so	is	untrue	and	misleading	to	the
general	public.

Buteyko	Origins
Buteyko	was	first	brought	from	Russia	to	the	Western	world	by	Russian
practitioner	Alexander	Stalmatski.	Stalmatski	arrived	in	Sydney,	Australia	in
1990	and	first	began	teaching	friends	in	a	small	apartment.	For	many	years,
Dr	Buteyko	and	Alexander	kept	in	touch	with	each	other	during	the	early
dissemination	of	the	Buteyko	method	throughout	the	Western	world.

In	the	early	1990s,	Stalmatski	made	a	number	of	trips	to	the	UK	and	USA	to
train	groups	of	patients	and	practitioners.	Stalmatski	also	wrote	the	first	books
on	the	Buteyko	Method	in	the	Western	world,	including	Freedom	from
Asthma	and	Freedom	from	Insomnia.

Buteyko	Pioneers	in	North	America
The	Buteyko	pioneers	in	North	America	are	Susan	Neves,	Bud	Weiss	and	Liv
Browning.

Susan	Neves.
She	first	began	teaching	the	Buteyko	Breathing	Method	in
1998	after	she	trained	as	a	educator	through	the	BIBH,	an	Australian	Buteyko
Organization.	She	established	Buteyko	Asthma	Education	USA	in	late	1998
and	began	teaching	throughout	the	Midwestern,	Southern	and	Eastern	states.
She	and	her	company	have	been	featured	in	newspaper	articles	and	television
shows	in	Atlanta,	Raleigh-Durham,	Lexington,	Detroit	and	Indianapolis	since
that	time.	In	December	of	2000,	Susan	underwent	further	training	under	the
tutelage	of	the	late	Dr	Buteyko.	Susan	currently	teaches	classes	in	the	UnitedStates	and	is	based	in	Indianapolis,	Indiana.

Bud	Weiss
is	a	retired	high	school	social	worker	who	trained	under	Jennifer
Stark.	Since	1995,	he	has	consistently	promoted	the	Buteyko	technique	in
New	York.	Over	the	past	fifteen	years,	Bud	has	worked	tirelessly	by
organizing	workshops	and	participating	in	regular	radio	shows	to	create	more
awareness	around	the	importance	of	correct	breathing	using	the	Buteyko
Method.

Liv	Browning.
She	originally	learned	the	Buteyko	Method	as	a	solution	for
her	own	chronic	asthma.	She	later	trained	in	1999	under	Jennifer	Stark.	She
has	been	asthma	free	since	that	time	and	no	longer	uses	medication.	In
December	2000,	she	trained	with	and	earned	additional	certification	from	the
founder	of	the	method,	Dr.	Konstantin	Buteyko.

First	Clinical	Trials	of	Buteyko	in	North	America
The	Buteyko	Method	has	produced	tremendous	results	for	a	variety	of
conditions,	most	notably	asthma	and	rhinitis.	Several	years	ago,	one	million
dollars	was	donated	by	a	wealthy	family	to	fund	research	after	one	of	its
members	made	an	excellent	recovery	from	asthma.	Jennifer	Stark	and	Chris
Bauman	were	involved	with	these	trials,	which	took	place	at	the	Foothills
Hospital	in	Calgary,	Alberta.	Results	at	six	months	follow-up	included	a	41%
reduction	in	the	need	for	inhaled	steroids,	with	asthma	control	improving
from	40%	to	79%.	Dr	Robert	Cowie,	Chief	Respirologist	at	the	Foothills
Hospital	in	Calgary	stated	the	following:

“I’ve	been	astonished	and	also	very	pleased	with	the	excellent	result.	There	is
no	disruption	of	their	life	at	all	by	their	disease:	normal	activities;	not	waking
at	night;	not	needing	to	use	any	reliever	medications.	It’s	just	great...75%
control	is	about	as	good	as	anyone	has	got	in	any	study	of	asthma.	The	neat
thing	about	it	is	that	it	has	no	side	effects.	It’s	very	safe.	The	Buteyko
technique	certainly	has	been	shown	to	be	an	important	adjunct	to
treatment.”.....


recall	from	chapter	seven	that	Dr.	James	Anderson	successfully	reduced	the
medication	requirements	for	Type	1	diabetics	using	diet	alone.	It’s	important
to	note	that	both	of	these	doctors	used	a	diet	that	was	significantly	more
moderate	than	a	total	whole	foods,	plant-based	diet.	I	wonder	what	would
happen	to	these	autoimmune	patients	if	the	ideal	diet	were	followed.	I	would
bet	on	even	greater	success.THE	COMMONALITY	OF	AUTOIMMUNE
DISEASES
What	about	other	autoimmune	diseases?	There	are	dozens	of	autoimmune
diseases	and	I	have	mentioned	only	two	of	the	more	prominent	ones.	Can	we
say	anything	about	autoimmune	diseases	as	a	whole?
To	answer	this	question,	we	need	to	identify	how	much	these	diseases
have	in	common.	The	more	they	have	in	common,	the	greater	the	probability
that	they	also	will	share	a	common	cause	(or	causes).	This	is	like	seeing	two
people	you	don’t	know,	both	of	whom	have	a	similar	body	type,	hair	color,
eye	color,	facial	features,	physical	and	vocal	mannerisms	and	age,	and
concluding	that	they	come	from	the	same	parents.	Just	as	we	hypothesized
that	diseases	of	affluence	such	as	cancer	and
heart	disease	have	common
causes	because	they	share	similar	geography	and	similar	biochemical
biomarkers	(chapter	four),	we	can	also	hypothesize	that	MS,	Type	1	diabetes,
rheumatoid	arthritis,	lupus	and	other	autoimmune	diseases	may	share	a
similar	cause	if	they	exhibit	similar	characteristics.
First,	by	definition,	each	of	these	diseases	involves	an	immune	system	that
has	gone	awry	in	such	a	way	that	it	attacks	“self”	proteins	that	look	the	same
as	foreign	proteins.
Second,	all	the	autoimmune	diseases	that	have	been	studied	have	been
found	to	be	more	common	at	the	higher	geographic	latitudes	where	there	is
less	constant	sunshine.
9,	10,	61
Third,	some	of	these	diseases	have	a	tendency	to	afflict	the	same	people.
MS	and	Type	1	diabetes,	for	example,	have	been	shown	to	coexist	in	the	same
individuals.
62–65
	Parkinson’s	disease,	a	non-autoimmune	disease	with
autoimmune	characteristics,	is	often	found	with	MS,	both	within	the	same
geographic	regions
66
	and	within	the	same	individuals.
5
	MS	also	has	been
associated—either	geographically	or	within	the	same	individuals—with	other
autoimmune	diseases	like	lupus,	myasthenia	gravis,	Graves’	disease	and
eosinophilic	vasculitis.
63
	Juvenile	rheumatoid	arthritis,	another	autoimmune
disease,	has	been	shown	to	have	an	unusually	strong	association	with
Hashimoto	thyroiditis.
67
Fourth,	of	those	diseases	studied	in	relation	to	nutrition,	the	consumption
of	animal-based	foods—especially	cow’s	milk—is	associated	with	greater
disease	risk.
Fifth,	there	is	evidence	that	a	virus	(or	viruses)	may	trigger	the	onset	of
several	of	these	diseases.
A	sixth	and	most	important	characteristic	binding	together	these	diseasesis	the	evidence	that	their	“mechanisms	of	action”	have	much	in	common—
jargon	used	to	describe	the	“how	to”	of	disease	formation.	As	we	consider
common	mechanisms	of	action,	we	might	start	with	sunlight	exposure,
because	this	somehow	seems	linked	to	the	autoimmune	diseases.	Sunlight
exposure,	which	decreases	with	increasing	latitude,	could	be	important—but
clearly	there	are	other	factors.	The	consumption	of	animal-based	foods,
especially	cow’s	milk,	also	increases	with	distance	from	the	equator.	In	fact,
in	one	of	the	more	extensive	studies,	cow’s	milk	was	found	to	be	as	good	of	a
predictor	of	MS	as	latitude	(i.e.,	sunshine).
51
	In	Dr.	Swank’s	studies	in
Norway,	MS	was	less	common	near	the	coastal	areas	of	the	country	where
fish	intake	was	more	common.	This	gave	rise	to	the	idea	that	the	omega-3	fats
common
to	fish	might	have	a	protective	effect.	What	is	almost	never
mentioned,	however,	is	that	dairy	consumption	(and	saturated	fat)	was	much
lower	in	the	fish-eating	areas.	Is	it	possible	that	cow’s	milk	and	lack	of
sunshine	are	having	a	similar	effect	on	MS	and	other	autoimmune	diseases
because	they	operate	through	a	similar	mechanism?	This	could	be	very
interesting,	if	true.
As	it	turns	out,	the	idea	is	not	so	crazy.	This	mechanism	involves,	once
again,	vitamin	D.	There	are	experimental	animal	models	of	lupus,	MS,
rheumatoid	arthritis	and	inflammatory	bowel	disease	(e.g.,	Crohn’s	disease,
ulcerative	colitis),	each	of	which	is	an	autoimmune	disease.
6,	7,	68
	Vitamin	D,
operating	through	a	similar	mechanism	in	each	case,	prevents	the
experimental	development	of	each	of	these	diseases.	This	becomes	an	even
more	intriguing	story	when	we	think	about	the	effect	of	food	on	vitamin	D.
The	first	step	in	the	vitamin	D	process	occurs	when	you	go	outside	on	a
sunny	day.	When	the	sunshine	hits	your	exposed	skin,	the	skin	produces
vitamin	D.	The	vitamin	D	then	must	be	activated	in	the	kidney	in	order	to
produce	a	form	that	helps	repress	the	development	of	autoimmune	diseases.
As	we’ve	seen	before,	this	critically	important	activation	step	can	be	inhibited
by	foods	that	are	high	in	calcium	and	by	acid-producing	animal	proteins	like
cow’s	milk	(some	grains	also	produce	excess	acid).	Under	experimental
conditions,	the	activated	vitamin	D	operates	in	two	ways:	it	inhibits	the
development	of	certain	T-cells	and	their	production	of	active	agents	(called
cytokines)	that	initiate	the	autoimmune	response,	and/or	it	encourages	the
production	of	other	T-cells	that	oppose	this	effect.
69,	70
	(An	abbreviated
schematic	of	this	vitamin	D	network	is	shown	in
Appendix	C
.)	This
mechanism	of	action	appears	to	be	a	strong	commonality	between	all
autoimmune	diseases	so	far	studied.
Knowing	the	strength	of	the	evidence	against	animal	foods,	cow’s	milk	in
particular,	for	both	MS	and	Type	1	diabetes,	and	knowing	how	much	incommon	all	of	the	autoimmune	diseases	have,	it	is	reasonable	to	begin
thinking	about	food	and	its	relationship	to	a	much	broader	group	of
autoimmune	diseases.	Obviously	caution	is	called	for;	more	research	is
needed	to	make	conclusive	statements	about	cross-autoimmune	disease
similarities.	But	the	evidence	we	have	now	is	already	striking.
Today	almost	no	indication	of	the	dietary	connection	to	these	diseases	has
reached	public	awareness.	The	Web	site	of	the	Multiple	Sclerosis
International	Federation,	for	example,	reads,	“There	is	no	credible
evidence
that	MS	is	due	to	poor	diet	or	dietary	deficiencies.”	They	warn	that	dietary
regimens	can	be	“expensive”	and	“can	alter	the	normal	nutritional	balance.”
71
If	changing	your	diet	is	expensive,	I	don’t	k


 After 15 years of research on the subject, the late Alexander A. Bogomolets, founder and
director of the Kief Institute of Experimental Biology in the
Soviet Ukraine, issued this viewpoint: "It may sound
paradoxical but a man of 60 or 70 is still young. He has lived
only half his natural life.... Normal longevity at the present level of human development may be scientifically determined
as being 125 to 150 years. There is no reason, however, to consider these figures as limits."
   On the relationship of raw food to the length of human life
we may thus arrive at an optimistic biological probability. On the relationship of raw food to the development of specific
diseases, and the treatment of specific diseases, we also can
be optimistic, though in this case we need not speculate at all,
but can cite many human experiences which afford
corroboration. Fortunately there has been very extensive human use of certain raw foods in certain areas, and there has
been much clinical work already done with exclusive raw
food diets. These show, in actual practice, exactly to what
extent the animal experiences with raw food can be applied to
humans, as pertains to physical development and the
prevalence of many common diseases.

R
AW MILK VERSUS PASTEURIZED MILK
   As in the case of experimental animals, much of the
information concernin g raw food consum ption b y humans involves a study of raw versus pasteurized milk. As soon as
pasteurization came into use in various cities, striking
changes were observed in public health statistics, particularly
as applied to infants. In the three largest hospitals in Toronto, Canada, there was a sharp increase in the death rate after
pasteurized milk came into use. In Berlin, Germany,
pasteurization was adopted in 1901, and followed by a virtual
epidemic of scurvy throughout the city, though previously
this disease was uncommon. An investigation was made as to the cause of the disease; pasteurization was judged
responsible, and as the process was later discontinued the scurvy disappeared just as rapidly as it had earlier appeared.
   In 1917 the American scientist, Dr. F. A. Hess of Columbia
University, published the results of his extensive research on
the cause and remedy of scurvy. He indicated that scurvy
could be produced or cured at will in infants simply by altering their diet as regards the use of raw and pasteurized
milk. Infants given only pasteurized milk tended to display
evidence of scurvy within six months. Those on raw milk
were free from the disease, and when the food was added to
the diet of those already afflicted, recovery was the general rule. Subsequent investigations by Ragner Berg and other
scientists have confirmed the experience of Hess. Scurvy is
now universally recognized to be a deficiency disease which
can be prevented by the use of raw milk or other food of
adequate potency in vitamin C content. In modern nutrition fruit juices or artificial food supplements are often found
necessary to prevent scurvy when no raw milk is used in the diet.
   Dr. Evalyn Sprawson, of the London Hospital, studied the
rate of dental decay among children in orphan institutions and found that the percentage of decay varied in direct proportion
to the amounts of raw or pasteurized milk in the diet.
Children in institutions that used only raw milk had excellent
teeth as contrasted to others. Among 750 boys in one
institution the addition of a daily ration of raw milk to the diet caused a marked reduction in the number of caries, the effects
being noticeable within two to three years after the beginning
of milk feeding. Data were collected regarding 40 children
(ages 2 to 7) who received raw milk regularly from the age of
4½ months and exhibited complete absence of caries. Another group of 58 were examined who received raw milk
regularly from the age of six years, and they showed no caries
in any tooth erupted after this period. A third group which
started taking raw milk at the age of ten years showed good
results. It was noted that all teeth that had erupted, but were not yet fully formed, came under the beneficial influence of
raw milk. Of further interest is the fact that the children
given raw milk attained improved general health over the others.
Fewer of them required tonsil and adenoid operations, as
compared with other children, which suggests an
improvement in the quality of lymphoid tissue throughout the
body.
   Bone development among infants and children has long
been known to be dependent upon the use of raw or
pasteurized milk. The incidence of rickets rose 100 per cent
in the city of Baltimore, Maryland when pasteurized milk was
introduced as standard food for infants in the city. Raw milk
in itself affords freedom from rickets, though pasteurized milk must be balanced with certain other foods or fish liver
oil supplements if protection is to be provided. Special
pasteurized milk, to which a certain amount of vitamin D has
been added through the process of irradiation, may prevent
rickets, but it has been proven to be very detrimental to animals in other ways, and Dr. Stiner has reported that it may
also prove harmful to non-rachitic children.
   The prevalence of certain infectious diseases also appears to
depend to some extent upon the type of milk used in the diet.
Investigators have pointed out that grippe and diphtheria
occur more frequently among infants given pasteurized milk,
especially when it forms the predominant part of the diet. Digestion, too, is more difficult when pasteurized milk is
used. Cohen and Ruelle, of the Department of Pediatrics in
the University of Brussels, have employed raw milk with
good results in the treatment of specific digestive
disturbances. In the case of diarrhea and vomiting they gave small amounts of raw milk every 1-2 hours to promote
recovery. They believe that certain ferments in milk which aid digestion are destroyed by heating.
   Milk tests among children in schools in Scotland have been
made which indicated that both weight and height increases among children were dependent upon the form of milk that
was used. Fisher and Bartlett have analyzed the figures
resulting from these tests. They have expressed the relative
value of pasteurized milk as a percentage of that of raw milk
as demonstrated by increases in weight and height when the latter is used. Listing the increase on raw milk as 100 per
cent, they show that on pasteurized milk the weight increase
for boys was only 66 per cent, in girls 91 per cent. For height
the increase in boys was 50 per cent and 70 per cent in girls,
the increase thus being significantly greater for both sexes, in
terms of weight and height, when raw milk was used.
   In New York, studies of the relative weight gains made by
infants fed
pasteurized and raw milk was made b y M. Ludd, H. W. Ewarts, and L. W. Franks. The infants were divided
into four groups. The first was given only pasteurized milk;
the second was given pasteurized milk plus orange juice; the
third was given pasteurized milk plus orange juice and cod liver oil, and the fourth was given only raw milk. An analysis
of the percentage in weight gains made by the four groups
showed that the first gained 1.7 per cent in weight; the second
group gained 1.7 per cent; the third gained 9.5 per cent, while
the fourth group, fed entirely upon raw milk, gained 14 per
cent in weight.
   Dr. Francis Pottenger, Jr., while best known for his animal
experiments with raw and pasteurized milk, has also tested
these foods on a clinical basis. He reports that infants fed
upon raw certified milk tend to be healthy, whereas those
given standard formulae consisting of powdered milk,
pasteurized milk, boiled milk, canned milk, etc., frequently suffer from gastric distress, asthma, respiratory infections,
bronchitis, and colds. X-rays of raw milk-fed infants revealed
densely mineralized bones of adequate thickness, together
with wide chests and broad dental arches. X-rays of the
infants given heat-processed milk showed thin and fragile bones, abnormal mineral deposits, narrow chests, and
underdeveloped dental arches.
   Dr. Kirkpatrick ascribes the development of enlarged
hearts, with valvular involvement, in many cases to the use of
pasteurized milk. Some of the children are said to rapidly
recover if raw milk is substituted for the pasteurized milk.
"Without raw milk, recovery does not occur" declares Dr. Kirkpatrick "and those who reach the age of 10 or 15 will,
upon examination, show chronic heart diseases which are
usually diagnosed as rheumatic fever; so the patient usually goes through life a semi-invalid. I personally know of many
children, who were suffering from heart complications, who
have made complete recovery in a few months by drinking
raw milk along with other wholesome food, and with no direct treatment to the heart."
   Contrary to popular belief, raw milk affords greater
resistance to both undulant fever and typhoid fever than does pasteurized milk. Undulant fever is today more common in
large cities where pasteurization is a requirement than in rural
areas where some raw milk is used