 has most
likely pinpointed the exact cause of an itch. When some sort of sensory
trigger stimulates our skin-e.g. an insect, hair, fibers, hives, or poison
ivy-a signal not even close to the place where you feel the itch is sent
lightning fast to the far end of our nerve cells. This triggers a release of
neuropeptide natriuretic polypeptide b (Nppb) molecules, a specialized
sub-set of neurons just for itching. They then begin an epic journey of
leaps to other nerve cells that race the message to your brain, telling it
to itch. And while it’s possible now to genetically change mice that don’t
feel itching, or pain, or heat, we still don’t know how to safely stop those
maddening itches for people. We know where and why an itch starts,
but we don’t know how to stop it. So for now we’re just going to have to
settle for some nice, simple, home remedies. When it comes to itching,
the best thing to do is figure out the cause of what’s causing the itch,
and treat that, since I really couldn’t tell you how to manage your Nppb
levels. For example, itchy dry skin would require moisturizing, while
contact with poison ivy would require something that would help with
the irritating oil in the plant.Itching
-If you are suffering from itchy,
sensitive, or dry skin, moisturizing
is a great way to go about helping
it. Another key thing to try is
switching to gentler soaps and
body washes (or better yet make
your own!) -Try to not go overboard with the
scrubbing. Soaps can strip the
skin of natural oils that are helping
keep it moist and protected. Oatmeal and Herb Paste
-If you find your paste too thin,
up the amount of oats in ¼ cup
increments, and the honey by 1
teaspoon. If it is too thin up the
water 1 tablespoon at a time. -To lengthen the shelf life, use
basil and mint essential oils
instead of the fresh herbs. 107Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingA good chunk of things that cause itching are accompanied by inflammation, just think of a big mosquito bite, or
a hive! The inflammation is an immune response to a perceived “invader” such as pollen or certain foods, and is
caused by the release of the protein histamine. We then experience what is known as “histamine-induced itch.”
The uncomfortable inflammation contributes to the intense urge to go crazy trying to relieve the itch, which only
makes the irritation worse. This recipe contains herbal essential oils and ingredients that will help cool the inflammation, and help relieve
itchiness. Witch hazel is a wonderful addition to any cream or salve as the naturally occurring resin and
procyanadin (a flavonoid) in it interfere with inflammation taking place, and eases any that has already occurred. Lavender and chamomile also have natural anti-inflammatory properties, while calendula is known as the
“eczema eater” because it is so powerful when it comes to relieving itchiness caused by eczema.Anti-Inflammatory Itch Salve
-7 1/2 tablespoons of carrier oil
-2 ¼ teaspoons of witch hazel
-3-5 drops each of calendula,
lavender, and chamomile
essential oil
-1 tablespoon of beeswax1. In double boiler heat beeswax and your carrier oil until the wax is
completely melted. Remove from heat. Add in witch hazel, essential oils,
and stir. The witch hazel will create small bubbles. 2. Pour into tin or jar and allow it to cool with the lid on. This will keep
in a cool, dark, place for up to a year, depending on the oil you used. Adjust the amount of wax if you want a softer or firmer salve. 108Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ItchingY ou will need… DirectionsI personally love this recipe. It’s quite simple, but very effective and time tested (the native Americans used
juniper berries to relieve itching well before any fancy creams came out.) While the volatile oils in juniper berries
stop the itch where it is, cloves contain eugenol, which was originally used in dentistry to numb patients. This
numbing will also help deaden the feeling of itchiness, as itch and pain are closely related.Clove & Juniper Berry Salve
-10 tablespoons of olive oil or
any liquid oil
-1 tablespoon of beeswax
-4-5 drops each of juniper and
clove essential oil1. Melt your oil and beeswax together in a double boiler, remove from
heat, and then add 4-5 drops of juniper and clove essential oil. Stir. 2. Pour into tins and cover to prevent the essential oils from
evaporating. Apply as needed. 109Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ItchingY ou will need… DirectionsY ou will often hear of a lotion or cream containing “colloidal oatmeal,” which is essentially finely ground oatmeal
helpful in relieving itchy, irritated skin. It is also often found in oatmeal baths, a common remedy for eczema or
psoriasis. It is wonderfully soothing and helps moisturize skin, as well as tame any inflammation, and discomfort
taking place. However, you don’t need to buy fancy lotion or even specialized powder to get its benefits, you
can make your own by grinding up a good quality oatmeal (not the instant kind!) until it is very fine. If you don’t
have something to grind it up, you can soak your oats in water for 20 minutes and then strain and use the water
to make a thinner version of this paste Added to this is basil, which contains eugenol like cloves do, mint, which
can help cool the sensation of a burning rash, and a bit of soothing honey. Now you have a wonderful blend that
will keep, at the very least, the worst of the itching at bay!Oat & Herb Paste
-1 cup of fresh chopped mint
leaves OR 2 tablespoons dried
-1 cup of fresh chopped basil
OR 2 tablespoons dried
-2-4 tablespoons of oats, finely
ground
-1/4-1/2 teaspoon of organic
raw honey
-Water1. Place basil and mint in a bowl, chopped roughly if they are fresh, and
bring water to a boil. 2. Pour the water over mint and basil so they are submerged. Cover and
let this steep for 20 minutes. In the meantime, grind the oats as finely as
possible (keeping a jar of pre-ground oats on hand is a good idea if you
find yourself needing relief often.) 3. Remove the solids from the basil-mint water and add the ground oats
and honey, stirring until a paste forms. This will keep, refrigerated, for up
to 1 ½ weeks. Apply generously as needed. 110Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ItchingY ou will need… DirectionsLeg cramps are bothersome, but when they last for more than a few
minutes, they can become truly crippling. This familiar pain is triggered
when a muscle in the leg, usually the calf, contracts too hard (spasms)
resulting in a burst of pain. Y ou can experience leg cramps at night,
or during/just after exercise. When you exercise you can become
dehydrated, overexert muscles, and throw your electrolytes out of
balance. The last three are all related in one big way with electrolytes
being of particular importance, as some are vital for muscles to function
in the first place. Potassium and sodium, for example, work with calcium
to make a muscle contract, and release. If you lack potassium, you
have nothing to block calcium that starts the contraction, and you end
up with a spasm or cramp. Often times a cramp hits just after you finish
exercising because it takes energy to release the muscle, just like it
takes energy to contract it. Y ou stop moving, exhausted, and your body
lacks the fuel it needs to let the muscle relax. If you get leg cramps in the night, it is speculated that your muscles are
already in a shortened position, since most of us sleep with bent knees,
and may be stimulated to contract. Since it is already “shortened” the
muscle can go into spasm. Leg Cramps
-Since your muscle is seized up
the most straightforward, possibly
most effective, way to help it is
to stretch. Hold your legs out
straight, flex your toes upwards,
and if you can, lean forward and
grab your toes (I hate this position,
but it does help.) Hold for 5-10
seconds, relax, and repeat. -If you are lying down, prop up
your knees with a pillow or rolled
up towel. 111Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingBasil is wonderfully soothing to aching, spastic muscles. It contains both potassium and magnesium which are
hugely helpful, actually vital, for getting muscles to relax. For this you can also use basil essential oil and mix it
with carrier oil to make a rub. In this case, I suggest heating the carrier oil slightly before applying, as heat will
help loosen your muscle.Hot Basil Bath Towel
-1 cup of chopped fresh basil


 biologically closed
electric circuits (BCEC). Several kinds of BCEC may
yet be distinguished in the future, based on different
structural arrangements of tissue components and of
body fluids with different conductive properties. This
chapter focuses on vascular-interstitial closed electric
circuits (VICC). This type of BCEC has two conduct·
ing main branches and an intersected regulating
mechanism in the capillary walls. One branch is formed by the electrically insulating
walls of "large" vessels surrounding their conductive
component, the blood plasma. The other branch is
formed by the conducting interstitial fluid and the
insulating tissue matrix of cell membranes. The red
blood cell membranes also possess a resistive function
in the blood. These cell membranes therefore rcprc·
sent a movable part of the matrix of the VICC, variable
with the haematocrit. Electrical junctions between plasma and interstitial
fluid are evidently present over the membranes of
capillaries. An analysis of the capillaries with regard to their
function in the VICC is of particular interest. The
model for transfer of electrons between two redox sites
of an enzyme molecule, suggested by Cope (10, II),
has been tentatively accepted to explain the need for
necessary electrode-equivalent redox sites of the
VICC. The appearances of the basement membrane
around the capillary and t/u endothelial fibrin film,
facing the blood stream, ruggesrs rhar these srrucrures
derive from endogenously droeloped products ar ouur
"electrode" surfaces of redox sites located in the endo
thelial membranes. The material of the basement
membrane leaves an exoendothelial space open toward
the endothelium. This space seems to correspond to the space ("A" zone) around a material under c:ontrac·
tion by its own concentration forces. The underlying
mechanisms are described previously in this chapter in
connection with the analyses of in vivo corrosion in the
presence of a tissue-matrix. The endothelial fibrin ftlm
on the other hand appears different from the basement
membrane, presumably partly due to the modifying
effect of the streaming blood. These "external" prod·
ucts of electrode reactions should have their corre·
sponding "internal", intracellular products of reaction
at the internal redox sites. The vesicles of the endothe·
lial cells are suggested to contain such material. Ions
tend to migrate separated in electrophoretic trans·
ports. It is suggested that the vesicles, visible in elec
tron micrographs, consist of mainly nonionic coUec·
tions of electrode products. An electrogenic, closed
circuit transport, even of pure nonionic material, is
nevertheless possible when the transport is supported
by a charged, intracellular "capillary" matrix. Struc·
tural intracellular elements as fllaments possibly inher·
it such functions. Intracellular transport of nonionic
compounds (e.g., pinocytotic transport of water) may
take place in a way analogous to the mechanism of
Type I electroosmosis (p. 81). Such a mechanism
should then represent an electrogenic, intracellular
transport of energetic compounds in addition to ionic
transports. Experimental support for the development
and transport of vesicles in a matrix is also based on
experimental analogues in Chapters IX, Xlii and
XIV. Another model of vesicular transport is also
suggested based on the formation of clusters ofhydrat·
ed cations. The capillaries also seem to contain an interesting
mechanism for switching between "short-dhtance"
and "long-distance" VICC transport. When endothelial clefts (stomata) are open in the
arterial capillaries, short-distance selective, ionic
transports are possible over these leaking pores. Adja
cent to their openings, the "outer electrodes " should
provide electrode reactions and electron transfer to the
"inner electrodes" of the membranou s redox sites and
start ionic and vesicular transports through the cyto·
plasm. By exposing mesentery of dogs to electric
fields it was found that arterioles and arterial capillar·
ies ("arteriocap illaries") contract and appear empty of
blood cells in scattered vascular regions. Simulta·
neously, corresponding venules and venous capillaries
("venocapillaries ") fill with blood, evidently from
collateral circulation from adjacent vascular areas
without arteriocapillary contractions. The venocapil·
!aries fill selectively with large numbers of granulo·
cytes in dog mesentery near the mesenteric electrode,
e.g., at 1-2 V potential difference. Granulocytes also
pass by diapedesis through evidently open venocapil·
lary pores to the interstitial tissue. These observations
point to the creation of long-distance selective VICC transports of material when tissue is exposed to electric
fields. It is suggested that the pericytes may be in·
volved in the mechanism of regional closure of the
pores between the endothelial cells. The electronegative granulocytes or an anionic com·
pound, e.g., Evans blue dye, are electrophoretically
attracted to the electropositive region of the tissue. Around an electronegative region in a closed circuit
electronegative cells and compounds are repelled. In
those veins which have their flow directed toward an
electronegative focus, the repelling of granulocytes
and anions in the blood stream causes them to accu·
mulate in these veins. These observations contribute to
the prc:scntation of an alternative explanation of so·
called chemotaxis, which will be further treated in
Chapters XIV and XVI. The behaviour of granulo·
cytes in experimental activation of VICC channels il·
lustrates the capacity of selective transports in tissue of
this particular BCEC system. Ionization is a characteristic feature in tissue injury. For example, intravascular thrombosis is a type of
injury which appears not to interrupt the conducting
pathway. Indeed, intravascular conductivity is in·
creased. The physicochemical potential of tissue injury
represents a driving force, which over VICC channels
leads 10 electrophoretic and electroosmotic transports
and eventually to healing of the injury. Even small
gradients of force in biologic material may be expected
to produce significant changes if the "gates" are avail
able, open and the time sufficiently long. Metabolic reactions not only form new products in
tissue but also new electrochemical gradien ts in BCEC
(VICC) channels. The products diffuse and migrate. They become dislocated in an electrochemically acti·
vated closed circuit and then easily adsorbed at struc
tural interfaces of tissue matrices in the circuit. In this
way structures such as membranes may develop. The
principle of this mechanism has been outlined for the
development of intraabdominal organ capsules. The
mechanisms of development of many other membrane
structures, including basement membranes, arc little
known but might be similarly explained. In future
searches for analogues to electrodes in tissue, it seems
likely that one of the places where they can be expect·
ed to be found is adjacent to (fibrous) membranes. Biologically closed electric circuits (BCEC) is here
used as a general term for structures with the capacity
to channelize the exchange of energy in a selective way
over long as well as short distances. In addition to the
vascular-interstitial closed circuit (VICC) outlined in
this study, other circuits can also be anticipated to
exist, e.g., in conducting electrolytes in glandular
ducts, cerebrospinal fluid, pleural and peritoneal fluid
(with or without connection s tO vascular or interstitial
conducting branches). The VICC system may be re·
garded as a circulation for selective transport in tissue
Biologically closed electric circuits 149 closely integrated with the nonselective bulk trans
ports by diffusion and mechanical movement in the
circulatory system. As a group of systems of selective
transport, BCEC systems may be recognized as one of
the pre~equisites for structural development and func
tion of tissue. Reference s
L Asc.hhcim, E.: Traffic of metabolites between blood and tissue. Miero....,ular R... 8:64, 1974. 2. Ballard, K., Malmfors, T., and Rosell, S.: Adrenergic innc:rva
tton and \'ISCU1ar pancrns in canine adipose tissue. Microvasc:u·
lar Res. 8: 164, 1974. ). B~, 1\,, an4 P<lbi<l!, 1!.1\. : Th~ aQ!I~i~nessof cells and
the rtaturt of the chemical groups at their surfaces. Proc. Roy. Ph)'$. S<>c. Edinburgh 28: 43, 1960. 4. Boclc:ris, J. O'M: A basic biological sup? Naturt" 224:775,
1969. S. Bock:ris, J. O'M. ~ and O


Jel-coupled biological con.ducting
branches ill
356 Index Patholosia.l vessels 8, 255. 266
Pathways for the: electric current l1L ~
!21.~
Pattern of flow of current 2.31
Pelvic sarcoma Z2f>
Peptides and proteins 120
Perfusion of a ~thtrtl'i!ed M<>ncllill ar. tery 123.314
Perianodic necrosis 2M
Pericyte appara[US ~!!L ~ ill
Pericyte process W
Perifocal oedema ~ 223
Perifocal striate fibrosis Z::b, ~ ~ 212. ~ --
Peritumoutal atrophy of fat 224. 260
Pcritumoural fibrosis l1.. l2. rL, ilL U.S.,
~
Permeability of blood vessels!.ll..
129-132, 143, 2JlQ
Permeable ions 3l2. Permeable sieve 122
Pennselective membrane W
Phagocytic acti v:i ty 137. 194
Pharmaceutical s, e-lc:ctrophoretic accumula-
tion of lZ6
Phosphate groups 2M
Phosphal idc:s of cephalin types 2M
PbysioocbcmicaJ energy ~ ISZ-172. 205.319
l'hysiolosic "demand" potential of a BCEC
circuit ~!1!r, ~ 318-324. see also
Glossary J demand potential
Physiological effects of BCE;C sysu:ms 32! Pbysioll)8ical heal~ Z1l! Piuoelectric polarization of bone lli
Pi$ment in red blood cells lJ!!bm
Pinocytosis ~ 146, ~.312
PinOC)10tic vesicles lli
Plasmatic zone 1.3:6
Plasmin 1.22
Platelets, surface charge W
Platinum electrodes 281. Platinum loop Z1ll
Pleomorp hic carcinoma 20. Pleural and peritoneal fluid W
Pleural drainase tube 273. 280. 292
Pleural retraction pockets ~ ~ & l1,b
ill
PJeural thickening 19. 21. 195
Pliability of the cell W
Pneumothorax 273,280,292,313
Polarity in corrosion W
Polarization l!dl
by the ruberculous agent ill
ofblood 62:Z.l
oftumoun 46-53.63-67,199.203-2 11,
ill:lli
products 119. 134. 143
Polymers} fonnation of M
Polymorphonuclear cdls 262
Polypeptide precursors of collagen Z:lO. Poorly differentiated squam.ous cell carci-
nonuoflung m
Pores, endothelial ill
.. Positive chemotaxi s.. by bacteria ill
Postmonem contraction of material t.:H
Potential measurements for differential
di11,gnosis ~ 2.ll
Precapillary sphincters UZ
Precipitate
as a "8" zone 120. 14J-n46
Precipitation of calcium ~ 1 ~ ~ llL lli
Precursors for cathodic and anodic fibrous
tissues ~ Prefettntial adsorption 110. Prefe~ntial attnction W
Preferential pathways for c.urre.nt!1L
ill.!21.~
Premedication 225
Premenstrual phase ill
l'ffilperative nt<dle biopsy 2lll! Pressure of gas at electrodes 1~ 22j
Pressure variables in elcctrooSJnO$is &I
Pressure-volume factor 157. ISS
Primary cancen, treated m 11.0. Primary destruction of DU!tignan t tumours
lli
Primary injury 286. Primary ionization ill
Primary processes of pericytes ll2
Primiti\'e channe.l in fibrous tissue 2!! Primiti\'e plactopbores ~21m
Principle
for development of biological mem
branes l.Y. of a driven S)'Stem 163::.112, llO
of biologically dosed electric circuits
(BCEC) 4, 112-150, 152-ln, 318
of molecular fon:es 75-77, 93-104.llJ! Processor for direct current treatments m
Production of ionan and ergonars 164. ~
Productive fibrosis 211.212,228
Profile of e&ectric: potential
in breast rumours 2ab2.ll
in lung tumows 46-53. ~
Profiles of potential, variability of zo. ProgreMive injuries ill
Prostaglandins!2!!, ill
Prosthetic group of myo-and haemoglo
bin ~
Protection as a function of the environ
ment LiS. Proteolytic activities 2.ll. Protons
diffusion Zl
liberated as part of hydrolysis l2D
liberation of z.b l!d::.ill
Protrusions and electrical edge enhance. men.t 9~104. 266
Proximal histidine ill
Pseudoc:ry>tallinic aggregates l!l! Pseudopods 1M, ~ 263. 264
Psychological factors in oral galvanism ill
Pulmonary adenocarcinoma Z26
Pulmonary angiogram 228. Pulmonary oedema,U
Pulmonary tuberculosis l.ll
Pumping of blood; an ind_iscriminate bulk
transport ill
Q
Quadripan itc energy of ergonars and ion
ars U2
R
Radial SC"-.t.r tissue ill
Radiating scar tissue 21Z
Radiatingstru ctures ~~zm,m212, ill --
bctwcc.n "ce-lls" ill
in cells 1.&1
of dl~coruinuou! type 22
without"A"or "B.. zones lli
Radi>tion therapy ill
Radi<als from the ON A lli
Radiographic intravascular contra-st
medium ill Radiographic signs of corona s.trucrures ~
Radiogrophy
breast U
cbC$t U
oblique fll;ms 11
quality of U
Radiolucency of water-deple ted zone 2llO
Radiolu«nt "A" zone, see "A" zone
Ractiopaque "B" zone, see "8" zone
Radiopaque,line in bone ill
Randomness of distribution 28
R.tnvic:r•s nodes ill
Rapid pre~Sure phase in electrophoresis &5. Rate of «lluftar di!Bth l2!l
Rates of production and elimination of gas
l1i
Receptor fumction of BCEC for external
electromagne tic forces ~
Recombination of ions l!dl
of prorons and hydroxyl ions 82. 179
products 211
zone ~ W
Redistribution
of blood 6ow 2llO
of movable particles 93-104. ill
Redox and diffusion potentials ~
lZll
Redox half·ractions of ions and c:rgon.s w
Redox i.oterph.ases i, 1~150. ill
Redox potentiaJs ~ W
Redoxreacti-ons 113 1¥6150
and fibrous mc:.mbrane s ll2
in BCEC S)'ttc:ms S.
Redox sites of endothelia l membranes ~
.IMd.lJl
Redox stt-ps in the capillary walls i..
144-150,322
Redox systems 160. Red·yellowish zone in fat tissue: L ~
Referc.nce tissue:: 121
Referred pain ill
Regional bio.logic effects 2RZ. in smaU arteries exposed to an electric
field ill
of anerioles and arterial capiUariC$ W
Regional perfusion of cytostatic com
pounds ill
Regions of d.q:n.dation lli
Regressing polarization of a lesion 1ll...
ill
Regressio n ofcantt,r 212.295. 309
Relati.,•e polarity in tissue-metal corrolion
Ill
Removal of gas 220. Repcllins haemoglobin l.8li
Repulsive fo:rces 26
Resj•ti.,tity
alternating current U6. of tissue and body fluids W
pulsed dir«t cu.rrent U8
Resistivity and capacitance in biologic cis-
sues 282
Resonance c:!ffccc of excited de<:trons 115
Respiratory arrest JJl2
Respiratory comfort and safety 223
Respin.tory!insufficiency ru
Restricting factors
inertness of matter 22
matrix functions 21
Resuhs of treatment
by direct current 302
by electrocoagulation 2lh. Reticular


? What  is the Intelligence,  the Energy,  the Light  which  en-
ables  you  to voice  the words  or feel  the feeling? It is Life,
isn't it? Could  there  be anything  else? It is Life,  and  if left
alone  to Its Perfection,  It will  always  cause  you  to feel  and
do the Right  Thing. Then  It is Life,  the Secret  of Life  re-
vealing  Itself  to you! 265 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Why  has  It not  done  so before ? Because  That  Secret  of
Life could  only  be revealed  and  held  in Its Purity,  by Those
Who  had  freed  themselves  from  Earth's  limitations. Do
you not see? How  could  one  yet in the limitations  of your
world,  give  you  the  Fulness  of Life  without  limitations? It would  not be possible! Therefore,  We Who  have  attained
Our Freedom  from  these  limitations,  know  exactly  how  to
do it. Every  human  Being  or every  Being  while  that  one
was still  in the human  quality,  who  gained  Freedom,  came
thru  this  same  Application;  because  there  is only  one  Way. It is to understand  your  Individualized  "I AM  Presence,"
Its Laws,  Its Whereabouts,  Its Connection  with  you  and
your  connection  with  It; and  then  apply  the Law  of your
Being! Again,  why  are  We  needed? Because  Our  Words  are
"Cups"  which  carry  the Ascended  Masters'  Perfection  and
Qualities  into  your  feeling  world,  your  Life  and  Its Ac-
tivity. That  is why  you  need  Us. Does  it sound  like  We
urged  Ourselves  upon  you ? I trust  not,  but This  is the Law
of Life! Do you  expect  your  children  in kindergarten  or the
first grade,  to understand  the  advanced  studies  in your
schools? Would  We  expect  you  in your  present  state,  to
suddenly  transform  yourselves;  and  understand  with  the
Fulness  which  We  do? That  would  hardly  be reasonable
would  it? Yet,  there  will  be Individuals  among  you  in the
next  twenty  years,  who  will  to the outer  sense  seem  to do
this. In fact  Bob,  Rex,  Nada  and  Pearl  have,  but it was  My DISCOURSE  XVIII  241
Great  Joy and  Privilege  to render  the Service,  which  almost
did that;  because  their  Life  Streams  happened  to be clean
and Free  from  too much  discord. You have  never  received  an explanation  for it, have  you ? I am sure  the Messengers  will  appreciate  this  themselves. Why  was  it Rex,  Bob,  Nada,  Pearl  and  the Messenger  were
brought  to Me? BECAUSE  IN  PREVIOUS  LIVES,
THEY  HAD  COME  WITHIN  A CONTINUED  HAR-
MONIOUS  ACTIVITY  AND  RADIANCE. In a former
embodiment,  which  it is not necessary  for Me to describe,
they  made  a Mighty  Decree,  understanding  at that  time
the Law  of rebirth. They  decreed  with  a Powerful  Mighty
Decree,  in all following  embodiments,  until  they  attained
their  Perfection,  they  would  only  take  on embodiments
where  they  were  in Perfect  Harmony;  and  of course  it had
to be fulfilled. There  have  been  many  who  have  done  it, but
this is one  of the instances  in which  it has been  My  Joy to
assist  and  to explain  to you  the Reason  for it. I could  say many  things  to you  today  individually,  but
it is not necessary  at this  time. PERHAPS  IT IS ASKING
A LITTLE  TOO  MUCH;  BUT  IF YOU  WOULD
SPEND  FIVE  MINUTES  AT  NIGHT  JUST  BEFORE
GOING  TO  SLEEP;  AND  DIRECT  YOUR  UN-
DIVIDED  ATTENTION  TO  ME,  I MIGHT  BE ABLE
TO DO  SOME  VERY  JOYFUL  THINGS  FOR  YOU,
OR TO  ASSIST  YOU  TO  DO  THEM. Let Me  remind  you  of the Great  Power  and  Privilege
which  is yours. We  have  not  thought  it wise,  to say too 242 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
much,  but you  today  in this  atmosphere  cannot  misunder-
stand  it. Charge  your  Higher  Mental  Body  on going  to
sleep,  to pour  back  Its Mighty  Currents  of Energy—healing
if that  is required;  harmonizing  or controlling  your  physi-
cal body. If you  would  call  It to take  Full  Action  on your
awakening  in the  morning,  you  would  find  some  very
Joyful  and  sometimes  Astounding  Results! Will  you  remember  your  Higher  Mental  Body  is the
Governor  of you  and  your  world  out  here,  if given  a
chance ? Because  of discord,  It has  not  been  able  to do Its
Work. Thru  your  power  or requalifying  and  clothing  the
energy,  which  goes  out into  your  world,  it produced  the re-
sult of the feeling  with  which  it was  clothed. If you  want  to maintain  Harmony  in your  feeling,  then
charge  your  Higher  Mental  Body  to make  you  do it. It is
only  waiting  for the  invitation. Now  mark  you! the  dif-
ference  between  the  human  effort  to do something  and
making  the  Call  to the Intelligence  and  Power  which  has
the Authority  to do it. The  human  of itself  has  no author-
ity! For  instance,  when  you  are using  what  we term  the hu-
man  will,  it is the gathered  energy  in the outer  activity  of
your  world  and  you  charge  that  forth. It is filled  with  hu-
man  qualities  and  of course  it does  not produce  the results
you want. When  you  turn  to your  Presence  and  call  Its
Power,  which  is Light,  Self-luminous  Intelligent  Substance
into action—It  knowing  no resistance  nor  interference,  you
are bound  to get the Results  of Perfection. I mean  outside
of your  outer  achievement  which  is required. In addition  to DISCOURSE  XVIII  243
your  outer  accomplishment,  you  have  called  into  action  the
Greater  Power  of Perfection  into  your  feeling  world. This
is the greatest  need  of today. Will  you  feel  It and  hold  to
It with  Definite  Precision,  so you  may  have  this  quick,
Great  Eternally  Sustained  and  Ever-lasting  Blessing? Do you  realize,  Beloved  Ones,  there  is being  rendered
for you  the same  Identical  Service,  a part  of it, which  was
rendered  Rex,  Bob,  Nada  and  Pearl ? They  were  brought  to
Us; We are brought  to you,  to render  This  Service,  because
of the conditions  which  exist  and  the need  of the World. There  is no time  and  in other  ways,  you  are not prepared
to come  to Us, as they  did in India  and  in the Royal  Teton
or the Cave  of Symbols. Therefore,  We must  come  and  give
you the Assistance. We  never  could  have  done  it in the
world,  if you  had  not been  made  acquainted  with  your  "I
AM Presence";  and  been  making  These  Earnest  Deter-
mined  Calls  for your  Freedom  and  Perfection. Do you  see


ed by individual sensitivity to CO2, metabolism, and the
size of the nose. Mouth breathing is faster than nose breathing. It feels preferable under
certain conditions because the shallow, fast breaths result in a greater
volume of air entering the lungs. This causes blood CO2 to drop, which
reduces the feeling of air hunger. 66 How ever, breathing through the nose is
actually more efficient because it allows the lungs to extract more oxygen
from the air. The percentage of oxygen in expired air decreases when nasal
breathing during exercise, indicating that more of the oxygen is beingused. 67 Continuing nasal breathing practice over a period of six to eight
weeks will encourage your body to adapt, delaying the onset of
breathlessness. Whether or not you currently include physical  exercise in
your weekly routine, this applies to you. We all have a threshold at which
mouth breathing feels necessary. Whatever your starting point, whether you
start to wheeze during your workout or when you just try to get up off the
couch, you can begin to improve your fitness by restoring nasal breathing. The importance of breathing through the nose rather than the mouth
should not be underestimated. It encourages functional breathin g and larger
oscillations of the diaphragm, supporting functional movement, and
preventing injur y. It is an important element of getting “in the zone”—that
state of peak focus when everything flows and you can perform at your
best. (Chapter Five looks more deeply at the connection between breathing
and movement. ) It is also import ant to remember that nasal breathing helps retain heat
and moisture in the body. During  exercise, this can make a big difference as
to wheth er you experience a dry mouth. It can protect your airways from
trauma, including exercise-induced asthma and cyclist’ s cough. Nasally restricted breathing can be used during exercise to improve
performance. 68 This has implic ations for nonathletes too. In a 2018 paper,
professor of exercise science and Olympic triathlon coach, Dr. Geor ge
Dallam looked in detail at the breathing of athletes. 66 Five male and five
female recreational runners trained and raced using only nasal breathing for
six months. Dallam recorded comparative results when the participants
breathed only through the nose and only through the mouth, wearing a
swimming nose clip to close the nostrils. The trial used a graded exercise
test to examine performance, breathing rate, oxygen uptake, and breathing
efficiency at VO 2 max. VO 2 max is maximum oxygen consumption during
intense exercise. It is used to measure cardiovascular fitness and aerobic
endurance in athletes. Dallam’ s study produced the following results:
• Respiratory rate was much slower in nasal breathing than in oral breathing (39. 2
bpm vs 49. 4 bpm). • End-tidal CO 2 was significantly higher in nose breathing than mouth breathing (44. 7
mmHg vs 40. 2 mmHg). • Ventilation (volume of breathing) was reduced by 22% in nasal breathing. • Nose breathing resulted in lower end-tidal oxygen pressure and a lower percentage
of oxygen in expired air, indicating that more oxygen was removed from the air by
the lungs during nasal breathing. A key finding from Dallam’ s study was that after six months’ training
with only nasal breathing, the athletes achieved the same peak performance
and oxygen consumption when  nasal breathing as they did during oral
breathing. They were pushing themselves to their limits yet still managed to
breathe in an effective way. Breathing was also more economical. The 22%
reduction in ventilation meant that breathing required less effort and the
muscles of the respiratory syste m didn’ t have to work as hard. Achieving
the same  intensity with 22% less breathing represents a significantly greater
economy. Dallam concluded that it is possible to maintain VO 2 max and
peak performanc e after a period of training using only nasal breathing. The
body naturally adapts to nasal  breathing by increasing its tolerance to
changes in CO 2, so air hunger decreases. These findings are relevant for everyone, whatever your level of fitness. If a walk  to the corner shop leaves you gasping for breath, nasal breathing
will help you. To limit air hunge r during physical exercise, work to achieve
a higher BOL T score and breathe light, slow, and deep (LSD):
• Light:  Only breathe the volume of air that you need (don’t overbreathe). • Slow:  Reduce your respiratory rate. • Deep:  Breathe with greater amplitudes of diaphragm movement. If you are healthy and exercising at the appropriate level to improve
your aerobic fitness, you should be able to breathe only through the nose
without needing any specific adaptations66. If the air hunger is so strong
that you need to open your mouth, simply slow down and allow your
breathing to calm. By breathing  nasally throughout, you should finish your
workout feeling relaxed and full of energy instead of exhausted and
dehydrated. Recreational Athletes
Healthy people exercising at the lower levels necessary to improve aerobic
fitness can breat he entirely through the nose,66 without needing any specific
adaptations. Recreational athletes should maintain nasal breathing at alltimes. If the air hunger is so strong that you need to open your mouth to
breathe, simply slow down and allow your breathing to calm. Competitive Athletes
It is best for competitive athletes to alternate nasal breathing with mouth
breathing. High- intensity trainin g helps prevent muscle deconditioning and
will require an athlete to periodi cally breathe through their mouth. For less-
than-maximum intensity training, and at all other times, nasal breathing
should be used. A competitive athlete may spend 50% of training with their
mouth closed. Research has shown that healthy adults are able to maintain nasal
breathing to 85% of VO 2 max,69 indicating that it is possible to breathe
nasally at much higher intensities of exercise than we might choose. • Use mouth breathing to maintain muscle condition when working at an all-out pace. • During competition, there is no need to intentionally take bigger breaths. Instead,
achieve a higher BOL T score and apply the OA precompetition preparation. (Y ou
can find this in Chapter T wo. ) • Nasal breathing combined with breath-holding during your warm-up can be very
advantageous. As can practicing light, slow and deep breathing during the warm-
down. (Y ou will find instructions for warm-up in Chapter T wo. ) SNIFFING OUT SUCCESS
One function of the nose we haven’ t yet discussed is the sense of smell via
the olfac tory nerve. In ancient yogic texts, while breath control is associated
with a “pristine” state of mind, the condition of the olfactory nerve is seen
as indicating the general state of health. Is this relevant to nasal breathing. Scientists say it could be. In 2019, researchers at the Weizmann Institute in Israel suggested that
nasal inhalation could be linked to cognition as part of an evolutionary
survival mechanism. 70,71 A sense  of smell is, after all, equated with sniffing
out dang er. For our distant ancestors, this meant accurately assessing their
surroundings to make life-or -death decisions. The Weizmann team
theorized that this ancient sensory system might benefit from nasal
inhalation and that, in modern life and competitive sports, nasal inhalation
might automatically trigger conditions in the brain that optimizevisuospatial focus. They demonstrated that nasal breathing synchronized
electrical activity in the brain on a wavelength that helped maximize
visuospatial (VS) awareness. Visuospatial awareness is the way we relate visual information to the
space around us. It helps us perform everyday tasks like walking through a
door rather than bumping into the door frame, picking up a glass of water,
catching a ball, reading a map, driving a car, and even parallel parking. Visuospatial skills can be defined as
the ability to observe the visual world, to form mental
representations of the visual objects, to mentally manipulate these
representations, and to in turn reconstruct aspects of the visual
experience. 72–74
VS ability is made up of several cognitive processes, includ ing the
perception and understanding of spatial orientation, reproducing actions
through fine motor movements,  and integrating parts into a whole. 72,75–77
These elements all place different demands on working memory. 73
Visuospatial tasks are “complex and engage various spatial processes”, and
involve numerous areas of the brain. 72
The fact that nasal breathing helps synchronize the complex mental
processes required for VS awareness has applications for sports, such as
tennis, where a keen awareness of the external environment and its
dimensions is key. In team ball games like football, soccer, basketball, and
ice hockey, the player must be able to catch, carry, kick, or hit a ball at the
same time as scanning the pitch for teammates to pass to—all this while
running at full pelt. 78 During any sort of sporting activity (and during
activities like music performan ce), it’s necessary to absorb and process a
great deal of information in a very short time. Athletes have to become
highly proficient at perceiving changes in play caused by their opponents
and team members. 78
Athletes and musicians display  better performance in VS tasks than
people who are physically inactive. 79–


 after delivery. 37
During pregnancy, progesterone levels are high. This supports the
pregnancy, but it also causes hyperventilation and a reduction in blood CO2. After the baby is born, progesterone drops and CO2 rises, triggering panic
symptoms. Too much blood CO2 can cause panic attacks in patients who
have a high sensitivity to blood CO2, as the increase  in air hunger triggers
feelings of fear. 38 Conversely, panic symptoms  can be triggered by
hyperventilation when blood CO2 drops to levels that are too low. The
important thing to understand is that by improving functional breathing
patterns, it is possible to normalize levels of blood CO2 so that they are
neither too high nor too low. It is also possible to reduce the body’ s
sensitivity to CO2 so that normal fluctuations do not cause panic-inducing
air hunger. Panic symptoms include breathlessness, hyperventilation, chest pain, a
sense of choking or nausea, dizziness, and paresthesia (numbness and
sensations like pins-and-needles). All of these are also symptoms of
breathing pattern disorders. The symptoms of panic attacks point to a correlation with poor
oxygenation and sympathetic activation. Cognitive function abruptly
declines, feelings of exhaustion occur, the patient becomes increasingly
anxious to prevent further attacks, and quality of life suffers. In pregnant
women and new mothers, the anxiety around future attacks can become
severe enough to cause agoraphobia and social isolation. 33 There is also
evidence that anxiety in the mother during pregnancy impac ts on infanttemperament, producing babies who are more “difficult,” exacerbating
maternal anxiety and stress. 34
During and immediately after pregnancy, women are also more
vulnerable to experiencing other mental disorders such as OCD and PTSD. Left untreated, these problems can have a significant impact on the physical
and mental health of mother and child and other family members. 33 For the
most successful results, resear chers recommend an integrate d treatment
approach in which medicines are prescribed alongside psycho educational
options, such as relaxation exercises and cognitive behavioral therapy. There is no research into the therapeutic benefit of breathing exercises for
postpartum anxiety and depression, but a considerable body of research
does clearly indicate the link between blood CO2, sensitiv ity to CO2, and
these psychological disorders. While a few studies discuss the hormonal implications of abortion and
miscarriage, there is nothing  in the literature to connect hormonal
fluctuations in abortive pregna ncy to respiratory health. In women who
suffer very early pregnancy loss, the luteal phase is shorter for the next few
cycles. 39 Early pregnancy loss is also associated with lower levels of luteal
estrogen and progesterone. Heightened anxiety, depression, and insomnia
are, not surprisin gly, common after miscarriage. This is partly due to stress
and to fluctuati ons in sex hormones. A breathing practice would help
moderate hormone-induced hyperventilation during this difficult time,40
regulating important factors that influence sleep and mood. Important: The breathing exercises in this book should not be
practiced if you are in your first trimester of pregnanc y. Practice
relaxation and work to gently  restore nose breathing. In your second
trimester, you may practice gentle relaxation, nasal breathing, and slow
breathing. Throu ghout your pregnancy, it is very important to approach any
exercises very gently. You should not practice any breath holds while
pregnant. HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES AND THE BREA TH
Progestogens and estrogens combined in oral contraceptive pills have been
in widespread use since the 1960s. While much publicity has been given tothe potential side effects in terms of cardiovascular health, little research
has been done into the ef fects on breathing and the respiratory system. 41
One 1979 study did find that women taking a progesterone-o nly oral
contraceptive pill had a significa ntly greater minute ventilation than women
ovulating normally, except when the control subjects were in the late luteal
phase of their cycle. 16 This added weight to the idea that progesterone acts
as a respiratory stimulant, a theory that has since been confirmed. In terms  of respiratory symptom s, a 1999 paper found no indication that
hormonal contraceptives influenced asthma severity in women with mild
asthma. 42 In a 2001 cross-sectional study of the general population in
Copenhagen, no marked increase in asthma, asthma medication, wheezing,
or coughing on exertion was found in women using oral contr aceptives,43
although some studies showed that asthma symptoms were slightly
worsened by hormone replace ment therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal
women. In a 1995 study, researc hers found that women who had previously
taken oral contraceptives had a higher risk of developing asthma,44 in
contrast to a 2006 Australian study that reported a 7% decrease in adult-
onset asthma for every year of oral contraceptive use. 45 A study of women
in North ern Europe again found the opposite—that oral contraceptive users
displayed a higher risk of developing asthma—but when examined
alongside body mass index data, it was unclear whether the hormone pill or
body weight was the primary factor in the asthma symptoms. 41 A 2015
paper reported  that hormonal contraceptive use reduced asthma
exacerbations in nonobese women,46 while they increased the risk of
asthma in obese women. 47
An investigation of bronchia l hyperactivity (BHR) show ed less
variability in symptoms over the course of the menstrual cycle in women
using hormonal contraceptives, but the study did not describe how levels of
BHR were affected by contrac eptive use. 41 It makes sense  that women
whose asthma symptoms vary a lot through their menstrual cycle may
experience more  stability by using a hormonal contraceptive,  but studies
have returned contradictory results as to the relationship between overall
asthma susceptibility and contraceptive use. Clearly, observational research examining the connection between oral
contraceptives and respiratory health often produces results that are difficultto analyze. Studies are subject to the problem of “confounding by
indication. ” This is the scientifi c term for the difficulty in assessing a risk
factor or treatment in relation to an outcome when there are “confounding”
variables that could also be affecting the outcome. This is one reason why a
study may draw inaccurate conclusions. For example, in studies into the
side effects of a medication, patients who are prescribed the medication
may be inherent ly different from people who do not take it—they are, after
all, taking the drug for a reason. This very fact can distort the findings of
research. For example, oral contraceptives are often used to treat polycystic
ovary syndrome  (PCOS). PCOS is linked with asthma, lower lung function,
diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Therefore, PCOS may be a significant
factor confoun ding (complic ating) the relationship between oral
contraception and respiratory disorders. This, however, has not been
considered in any of the studies described. The relationship is further
complicated by the fact that hormone contraceptives can sometimes cause
irregular menstruation. 41
In gene ral, the scientific literature on this topic is inconsistent and
problematic. The makeup of oral contraceptives has changed over time—
modern pills have a higher progesterone content and lower estrogen
compared with those that were used some years ago. Each pill used in the
early 1960s was roughly equivalent in terms of dosage to seven of today’ s
pills. 48
The 2012 review concludes that it is “likely and biologically plausible”
that oral contraceptives affect the airways in diverse ways. While some
studies indicate that asthma can be caused by contraceptives in some
women, others demonstrate the opposite. It is important, therefore, for
healthcare professionals to be aware of the possibility that hormonal
contraceptives might affect respiratory health in different ways and to listen
to their patients and assess them on an individual basis. The likelihood that
these medication s impact the airway is sufficient for researchers to advocate
that respiratory symptoms and disorders be included in trials of new oral
contraceptive pills. I recentl y talked  to Geor gie, a healthy 25-year -old woman who is very
fit with a high level of endurance. In the weeks before we spoke, Geor gie
had stopped taking her combine d oral contraceptive pill and returned to hernatural 28-day cycle. She tracks her cycle daily, logging her temperature via
a fertility and ovulation app called “Natural Cycles. ” She also takes her
BOL T score every day. Geor gie’s average BOL T score is around 30 or 31
seconds at rest, but during the midluteal/luteal phase of her cycle, there is a
marked decreas e of between 6 and 10 seconds. At the same time, she
experiences increased anxiety, lower motivation and a lack of focus. Since coming off the combined  contraceptive pill, she has noticed the
drop in her BOL T score is not so severe. Geor gie told me:
I know it usually takes around  three months for the hormone s to
fully adjust back into their natural rhythm when you come off the


 that beyond this drama there is the truer truth of who we all
are. Yes, a friend might have said something cruel to you—but in her heart,
she’s simply lost and lonely like everyone else. Y our friend does love you;
she was just disconnected from her love at the moment when she made that
hurtful comment. No matter what happens to you, you have a choice as to how to interpret
it. You will make that choice—consciously or subconsciously. You can
focus on the body’ s drama—your friend’ s unkind words, her mistake, her
betrayal. But if you do, you won’ t be able to escape the emotional
experience of being at the ef fect of her words. By choosing to focus on the material drama, particularly the drama of
guilt, you increase your attachment to the material plane and thus your
vulnerability to its dysfunctions. Y ou for give because you wish to stay
above the dramas of the material world, particularly the drama of your
compulsion. You can choose to focus on the innocence in your friend—on her divine
reality that is beyond, and truer, than her bodily self. All of us are made of
love, yet all of us make mistakes. In detaching from an overemphasis on
someone else’ s mistakes, you detach from an overemphasis on your own. And in overemphasizing your mistakes, you overemphasize your body. As
you reach across the wall of separateness—and there is no wall thicker thanthe wall of judgment—then the wall comes down. That is the miracle of
forgiveness. Forgiveness is like preventive medicine. It cancels out the lie at the
center of the fear -mind, robbing it of its ability to hurt you. The fear -mind
jams your personal radar system, disconnecting you from Divine Mind and
leading you toward thoughts and behaviors that destroy your inner peace. It
tells you that you are less than perfect, tearing you from the memory of
your divine self. From there, it’ s easy to convince you that no one else is
divinely perfect either. Fear-mind’ s mantra is: Guilt, guilt, and mor e guilt. It casts you into
judgmental consciousness—whether judgment of yourself or others—
dooming you to an emotional seesaw ride between love and fear. That
seesaw is emotionally unstable, and is one of the biggest threats to your
food sobriety. The fear -mind doesn’ t have to convince you to eat excessively so much
as it just has to convince you that someone is guilty, for the perception of
guilt is enough to throw you out of your right mind and thus into your
disease. An attitude of for giveness takes you of f—or keeps you of f—the
seesaw. Forgiveness is a selective remembering. It is a conscious choice to focus
on someone’ s innocence instead of his or her mistakes. In common
parlance, it usually amounts to simply cutting people more slack. This
serves you. Judgment and blame put stress on the body of whoever is doing
the judging and blaming, and stress is the time bomb at the center of your
addictive ur ge. It is in “staying above” the drama of the body that you dwell more
harmoniously within it. Y our body was not created to bear the burden of
your overattachment to it, but was created as a container for the light of
your spirit. It will more easily remember how to function perfectly when
you remember the perfection in everyone. Forgiveness is hugely powerful yet often fiercely resisted. A young man I
knew in an AIDS support group years ago once asked me, “Do I really have
to for give everybody? ” To which I responded, “W ell, I don’ t know … do
you have the flu, or do you have AIDS? Because if you only have the flu,
then, heck, just for give a few people … but if you have AIDS, then, yes, try
to for give everybody!”You certainly wouldn’ t ask a doctor, “Do I really have to take all the
medicine? T ake the entire round  of chemo? Can’ t I just do some  of it?” Nor
would you say, “Doc, can I just take the medicine when I feel bad?” No,
medicine is medicine. And you respect it enough to take the amount you
need. Forgiveness is more than just a good thing. It is key to right living and
thus to your healing—not just to be applied every once in a while, but to be
aimed for as a constant. None but enlightened masters achieve for giveness
all the time, but the ef fort itself keeps the arrows of attack at bay. Holding
on to judgment, blame, attack, defense, victimization, and so forth are
absolutely attacks on yourself. And you attack yourself with food. As you for give others, you begin to for give yourself. As you stop
focusing on their mistakes, you will stop punishing yourself for your own. Your ability to release what you think of as the sins of others will free you
to release yourself, putting down that particular weapon with which you
punish yourself so savagely. Forgiveness releases the past to divine correction and the future to new
possibilities. The past can’ t hurt you unless you bring it in the present with
you, and for giveness is a way of letting it go. Nothing anyone has ever done
to you has permanent ef fects unless you hold on to it permanently. Your first task with this lesson is to identify those whom you have not
forgiven. Know that even the slightest annoyance with someone is enough
to throw your system out of divine right order. Do not just focus here on the
people who have deeply betrayed or wounded you; think about even those
who, for reasons that are seemingly small, still tempt you to withhold your
love from them. For wherever you withhold your love, you deflect your
miracle. Use your journal pages to list the names of all people whom, in your
heart, you know you still judge. They can range from a parent to a political
figure. Y our anger at them, not who they are or what they have done, is
what matters. When a name occurs to you, write it down, along with the
feelings you associate with that person—anger, hurt, betrayal, contempt,
fear, and so forth. Explore your feelings as deeply as you can, and try not to
rush through the process. After you’ve explored your lack of for giveness,
write down these words: “I am willing to see this person dif ferently.” Write
that sentence three times, as it is very important.Painful circumstances can form a veil over your eyes, making it dif ficult
to appreciate others’ divine innocence when their behavior was so contrary
to it. By expressing a willingness to see them dif ferently, you call on the
power of Divine Mind. Y ou’ll receive divine help as long as you’re willing
to for give. Y ou’ll receive a reminder of who those people really are, beyond
the things you don’ t like about them. Sometimes all you need is a tweak in
consciousness—a reminder that you’re blaming someone for something that
you yourself do all the time, perhaps—and sometimes you need
otherwordly help in lifting a burden otherwise too hard to bear. From abandoned spouses to victims of the Holocaust, I’ve heard of
miraculous changes in the hearts of those who prayed for such help and
received it. Sometimes for giveness is a small thing, and sometimes it is
huge. Y et for giveness isn’ t simply a gift you give someone else; it is a gift
you give yourself. The density and pain of your negative feelings toward
anyone is a weight you carry. And you are learning to live a lighter life. This awakening involves realizing the light in others and also the light in
you. Sometimes the person you most need to for give is yourself. All of us
are human, and most of us have done something we regret. W e all carry
walls in front of our heart, and we all feel guilt when we have wronged
someone. Looking at your own transgressions and atoning for them is an important
part of your healing. For whether it’ s conscious or not, any guilt you carry
has made you feel on a deep level that you deserve punishment. And
overeating is one of the ways in which you have punished yourself. Let’ s
get the trial started so we can get you acquitted right away. Write down the names of everyone you think you’ve wronged, every
mistake you feel you’ve made, every regret you still carry. Apologize in
your heart for any transgression toward others or toward yourself. Look at
each name or event, then prayerfully release it into the hands of God. Say
aloud, to yourself or to the memory of anyone to whom you owe an
apology: “I am sorry.”
It’s tempting to ignore or minimize old transgressions, thinking, Oh well,
it was a long time ago. …  As intent as the fear -mind is at monitoring the
wrongs of others, it is exceptionally good at getting you to overlook your
own. Someone might have hurt you 15 years ago and you’re still talking
about it—but you might have hurt someone else  15 years ago and haven’ tthought about it for the last 14. But until an unloving ener gy is
acknowledged and at


 The human soul is a direct opening into the
world of things from the secret presence of universal self — incomplete,
yes, partially manifested, yes — embarked upon a self-seeking journey
called life, and this is the drama of existence and evolution being played out
upon this mortal sphere. To choose is to exercise divinity within. It is choice alone that is indicative
of higher spiritual and mental development. By it we recognize both
intellect and character. The person who is able to transcend the limitations
and blandishments of the sensual world stands like a colossus on the
evolutionary stage of life. They have likened themself to God by
uncovering essential freedom within, through deciding the direction in
which they will grow. Choice always presupposes sacrifice, for one does
not decide in favor of one thing without deciding against another. Nothing
is ever achieved or gained without giving up something else. It is this law of
sacrifice under which all things live, by which they grow and evolve and
aspire. The acceptance and knowledge of sacrifice alleviates much pain, for
when we truly understand that we can have one thing only by giving up
another, we hold on to all possessions with loose hands, prepared to let
them go at any time. They do not belong to us alone; they are ideas
proceeding out of universal mind and therefore under the mutual ownership
of everyone. Pain and Gr owth

Life sometimes seems to bend us terrifically, to put us under a strain we
scarcely are able to bear, to involve us in conflicts that are beyond our scope
to solve; but we are what we are only because we aspire to be greater, andthe obstacles and the pain we meet with in life are only the result of our
efforts to break out of the encysting shell of the ego and to grow outward in
effectiveness and understanding. “The Archer,” writes Kahlil Gibran, “sees
the mark upon the path of the Infinite, and He bends you with His might,
that His arrows may go swift and far. ” The ends of things do not reveal
themselves to the finite human mind; they are only partially available to our
intuitive faculties and then only insofar as we understand that life’ s goals
and methods are in the hands of a greater power than us. Our real vocation
is to fathom our relationship to this power, to develop complete faith and
trust in it, to realize that nothing rests in our own hands except the
determination of the direction in which we will grow. Choice implies freedom, and whether we are free or automatons has long
been a favorite ar gument of religious sects and philosophers. Any power
capable of creating the world and overseeing the orderly process of
evolution must know exactly where it is going and how it intends to get
there. Its course cannot possibly be altered by any one of the finite minds it
has created. All the events that have happened in the world must have been
preordained, for only through their orderly occurrence has it been possible
for life to take the direction it has taken. Y et within the absolutely rigid
scope of the occurrence of these events each of us is free, because we have
innate within us the power to assume any of the roles that have to be played
within any event; and it is we, ourselves, who choose in the end the role we
will play. Since the universal self creates all things from itself, it is in actual
truth all things and therefore does not consider life in terms of people but
only in terms of events. Events would approximate thoughts in the mind of
a supreme being, whose split into myriad manifestations would be to ensure
that it participated in all areas of each event in a form best suited to that
participation. Thus the Secret Self permeates all events, and the countless
forms it assumes, the multiplicity of masks that it dons to play its various
roles, appear separate and unique only to other incompletely manifested
beings, never to itself. Freeing Psychic Energy
Our egoistic sense of separateness is an illusion deliberately fostered in our
mental and psychic makeup so that we are able to perform within the scope
of the kind of people we are. Y et there is no absolute decree that we must do
so, for at the same time that the illusion was fostered in us, power to break
it was implanted also. By recognizing our ability to condition our own
consciousness, we can expand that consciousness to encompass any role we
choose to play, and that is why we inherently are free and why each person
carries within them the power to master their own fate. Decision looses a terrific psychic ener gy. It frees within us potentialities and
possibilities we are not even aware of. T o make up your mind is a wondrous
thing. It directs you toward your mental image, sets you on the path to its
realization with an ener gy that springs out of subterranean recesses. Whatever you do you will do twice as well if you make up your mind what
you wish to accomplish. Even such a simple thing as trying to cross a street
becomes easier once you make up your mind that you will not attempt it
until there is a break in the traf fic. Y ou will not stamp the pavement then,
apprehensively watching the approaching cars with an eye toward making a
sudden spurt. Y ou will know that such ener gy is wasted. Y ou will stand
patiently, serene and sure, because you have made up your mind. Every task
in life can be likened to this simple illustration. The person who enters into activity without making up their mind what they
want to do and how they wish to accomplish it wastes their ener gies
considering unsuitable possibilities as they proceed. Some people say that
to make up your mind gives you tunnel vision; you never alter course
because you cannot see your surroundings. But all possibilities are inherent
in all situations at all times. They exist in each situation before we enter it. Only those possibilities appear to us that we are able to envisage in our
minds, but the picture we have should be the result of our choice. People to
whom possibilities appear other than the one they set out to accomplish are
those who have not made definite decisions; they have allowed the images
in their minds to change, and this changing alters the situation in which they
find themselves. Decide and the T ools Ar e Given

Decision is such an important part of everyday living. The coach befor e his
team in the locker r oom attempts to inculcate in each member of that team a
decision to win. Failur e to make this decision is almost certain to r esult in
defeat, for without it the pictur es that form in the mind ar e too easily
changed in favor of defeat when negative cir cumstances develop. When you
decide to accomplish something, you mentally toughen yourself to under go
the rigors and privations necessary to attaining the goal. This, above all,
calls for tough-mindedness. The athlete who makes up their mind that they
will swim the English Channel has to make up their mind also that they will
continue swimming, no matter how tir ed they get. If they make a decision to
swim the channel and that decision does not include a knowledge of the
tiredness they ar e bound to encounter, then they have not truly made a
decision at all, and the first time tir edness seeps thr ough to their
consciousness, pictur es form of not swimming the channel, and they ar e
finished. The kind of mental picture that assures success is the kind that is set into the
mind with a conviction that is unshakable, that survives all onslaughts,
obstacles, detours. Such inner conviction inspires great courage and ener gy. It is the mental picture held by all who achieve and accomplish, who get
things done. Many people think they want things but simply do not have
sufficient desire to maintain their mental image in the face of negative
circumstances. One has to want something badly in order to persevere in the
face of misfortune and defeat. If we accept the sidetracking of our plans as
evidence that they never will be realized, then it is a certainty that we never
will accomplish anything. No path is easy except one that leads downhill. If
we aspire, we must climb, and climbing takes ef fort and sweat and a
willingness to continue in the face of all dif ficulties. People climb
mountains not just because the mountains are there but because they want
to get to the top. It is this inner instinct to overcome obstacles, to rise above
circumstance, to win out over all odds, that has carried life on its triumphal
emer gence from amoeba to astronaut. Mental T oughness

We have to be tough with ourselves because it is easy to sink into lethar gy
and for get our aspirations. If we want to hitch a ride on life’ s express and
really go somewhere, we have to be prepared to be shaken up en route; we
have to know we will under go pain, and we have to be prepared to endure
it. All of us are inclined to be too soft with ourselves. W e want to be sure
that we don’ t work too hard, that we guard against tension, but the truth is
that we make ourselves strong by lifting weights, by entering conflict. W e
achieve physical health by exercise, by the constant use of our bodies to
reach some goal. W e achieve mental health by the same path


ELECTRONIC PATTERN: A mighty Geyser of the Electronic Flame of Elemental Balance
from the center of the Earth
HIERARCH
Beloved Lord Lemuel
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Pink, Gold and Blue
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor - Tchaikovsky
Mahler -Symphony No.1, in D Major -4th Movement - Finale (very powerful).... Much of
Mahler's music is Elemental/Devic in form
Music for GOD OF GRATITUDE - Mahler - Symphony No.5 - 3rd Movement "Adagietto" for
strings and harp

THE TEMPLE OF TRAINING CENTER FOR THE ELEMENTALS
Etheric Realm over New Zealand
HIERARCH
Beloved Lord Zeus
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Pink, Gold and Blue  MUSICAL KEYNOTE
The Classical Symphony, Opus 25 - Prokofiev

THE TEMPLE OF TRUTH
In the Etheric Realm over the Island of Crete. ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• A Blazing Etheric Emer ald placed on the forehead of each chela of The Group Avatar, a
Fiery Focus of Truth within each one
• A large, solid, deep Emerald Cross - the vertical pole representing the Truth of your
lifestream as it has entered into this Earth plane - the horizontal p ole representing the
experience of Truth manifesting through you in the world of form. A spiraling, electronic
Threefold Flame rotates at the center of this Cross

HIERARCH
Pallas Athena, Goddess of Truth
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Fiery Emerald Green
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Pilgrims Chorus - Tannhäuser - Wagner
"M'Appari" - Martha - Flotow (for Beloved Pallas Athena)

THE TEMPLE OF SCIENCE, HEALING AND TRUTH
In the Etheric Realm over the Island of Crete
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: A Lamp of Truth of blazing Emerald Flame revolving within a
Golden Globe of God Illumination (as it rotates around the Earth - it spreads Cosmic Truth)
HIERARCH
Master Hilarion
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Emerald Green with a Pink Radiance
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Toccata & Fugue in D Minor - Bach
 THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN
The Golden Flame of Light Eternal
The Sacred Mountain of Uxmal, near Merida, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• A Golden Orb of pulsating Light Eternal surrounded with crystal electrons giving off a
Blue Radiance (like un to the Sun in the Heavens). A Sun within a Sun within a Sun
• A Golden Sunburst with an Aureole of the Seven Rays. Each Circle increasing its
outpouring in great waves of Light until it covers the entire Planet
• A glistening Aura of Peace in luminous shades o f Pink, Gold and Blue, interpenetrating
the entire planet, its atmosphere and its race; the effect of the Pure White Light of
Understanding from the Celestial Sun radiating out its Golden Perfection from the
Temple of the Sun on Earth
• A Golden Sunburst of Light Eternal over Uxmal with twelve major rays enfolding the
Planet. Also, a personal Catatumbo Ray from the Catatumbo Focus available to each
chela, under the guidance of the Ascended Brotherhood at Maracaibo, to increase the
force of effervescent Light within the vehicles

HIERARCH
Lord Kenich Ahan
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Sun Gold
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
LO I AM THAT I AM

THE FOCUS OF THE "CATATUMBA" RAY
Beneath Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. S.A.
HIERARCH
Beloved Luzar
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Sun Gold with a Radiance of Royal Purple
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
"The Storm" op. 76 - Tchaikovsky

 THE TEMPLE OF ILLUMINED FAITH AND PROTECTION
In the Etheric Realm over Lake Louise near Banff, Canada
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• The Luminous Presence of Lord Michael over the Planet Ea rth - surrounded by millions
of the Angels of His Legions - forming mighty wings of Illumined Faith and Protection
around the Planet
• Brilliant Blazing Blue Light (like flashing lightning) completely encompassing the Earth. This lightning will be the energy  being released by Lord Michael's Legions of the Sword
of Blue Flame PURIFYING The Planet
• Archangel Michael's Sword of Blue Flame (pointing upward) upon Whose Blade is
emblazoned the Word "FAITH" in Living Light (symbolizing the upreaching of
humankind's F aith in the Will of God)
• A luminous Sword and Shield of Blue Flame
• The Luminous Presence of Lord Michael, with Sword drawn.... representing pure
Freedom through the use of God's Sacred Power
• A Luminous Sword and Shield of Blue Light.... the protection of a Living Faith
• A Cylinder of Soft Blue Light
• A Sword of Cosmic Blue Lightning from Banff as a talisman of the confidence in
working with the Powers of God

HIERARCH
Archangel Michael
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Sapphire Blue with a Sapphire Blue Radiance
QUALITY
Illumined Faith and Protection
MUSICAL KEYNO TE
St. Michael, Archangel - Respighi
Soldier's Chorus from Faust - Gounod
Michael's Legions: Karelia Suite, Intermezzo - Sibelius

 THE TEMPLE OF FAITH AND CONFIDENCE
In the Etheric Realm over Vatican City, Rome, Italy
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• Pillars of Blue Fire, as the foundations of Faith for the New Age, enveloped in a Golden
Radiance of God Confidence
• A Scintillating Fountain of the Crystalline Blue Light of Cosmic Faith, embraced by a
light Golden Aura, over the Vati can City

HIERARCH
Arch eia Lady Faith
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Royal Blue with a Radiance of Gold
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
"The Mouldau" from Ma Vlast - Smetana

THE TEMPLE OF COSMIC PEACE AND OPULENCE
Near the Island of Suva in the Fiji Chain in the South Pacific
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: A Radiant Rainbow of Pink, Gold and Blue Light emanating out of
Surya's Holy Focus; projecting a tangible yet all -pervasive aura of Peace to wherever it is
directed... the veritable Golden Treasure (of Peace) at the end of the r ainbow
HIERARCH
Beloved Lord Surya
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Rainbow Rays of Pink, Gold and Blue
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
"Abraham's Theme" from Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
"Incense" - Mike Batt

 THE TEMPLE OF TRANSMUTATION AND GOD ILLUMINATION
Etheric Realm over Mount Fujiyama, Japan
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• From the one Eternal River of Freedom's Holy Light, a gentle waterfall of blazing Violet
Fire flowing into a pool of Golden Radiance
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Cosmic Light Call (with I nsert)
Beloved Mighty I AM God Presence, Beloved Holy Christ Self - I AM THAT I AM -
All the Ascended Masters, the Cosmic Beings, and the Great Angelic Host; All Great Beings,
Powers, and Legions of Light; My Guardian, Ministering Angel ; Beloved Sanat Kumar a,
Gautama Buddha, Lord Maitreya, and Jesus Christ; Beloved Archangel Michael and Faith and
All Your Legions of the Fiery Christ Blue Lightning Angels and the Angels of the Flaming
Sword; Beloved Mighty Elohim of Purity and Astrea and Your Cosmic Circle an d Sword of
Blue Flame; Beloved Ascended Master Saint Germain and Portia and Your Cosmic Violet
Transmuting and Spiral Blue Flame; Beloved Archangel Zadkiel and Holy Amethyst and All
Your Legions of the Violet Flame Angels; Beloved Mighty Elohim Arcturus an d Diana; the
Powers of Nature and Forces of the Elements; Elemental Life - Fire, Air, Water, Earth and
Ether -

COME. (x3) in Your Visible, Tangible Ascended Master Bodies. and STRIKE. (x3)
CHARGE. (x3) BLAZE. (x3) EXPAND. (x3) FOREVER EXPAND. FOREVER MANIFEST. AND  FOREVER CONCENTRATE. a billion times more each instant of each day, with
lightning speed each instant of each hour,  Your Cosmic Swords of Blue Flame of Billions  of
Suns from the Great Central Sun in, through and around ALL human creation and limitation and
everything less that Perfection. Replace it all right now by the Cosmic Threefold Flame in the
Full P ower of the Three -Times -Three, in the Full Power of the Ten Thousand -Times -Ten
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	to	look	into	the	subject	of

smallpox	vaccination	and	to	write	objectively	about	it	as	the	facts	warranted. Dr.	Creighton	delved	into	the	work	and	for	several	years	checked	through	the

records	in	all	civilized	countries. His	written	report	was	eventually	printed	in	the

Ninth	Edition	of	that	publication. But	his	findings	about	smallpox	vaccination

contributed	to	his	finis. The	medical	heavens	fell	upon	him. As	a	medical	expert

he	was	"through". And	in	the	Tenth,	and	all	subsequent	editions	of	the

Encyclopaedia	Britannica	his	account	is	missing. The	good	doctor	must	have	realized	the	gravity	of	what	he	was	doing. Perhaps

he	sensed	that	this	effort	to	tell	the	truth	about	the	smallpox	vaccine	folly	would

be	his	lorelei	into	medical	oblivion. Because	he	begins	as	follows:

"It	is	right	to	say	that	the	views	expressed	in	the	present	article	diverge	in	many

points	from	the	opinions	generally	received	among	medical	men	and	must	be

regarded	not	as	an	exposition	of	established	and	undisputed	doctrines	but	as	the

outcome	of	an	independent	and	laborious	research." The	account	covers	several	pages	of	small	type. It	shows	that	this	investigator

went	from	horizon	to	horizon	for	his	data—all	of	which	was	damaging	r	to	the

continuance	of	smallpox	vaccination. Not	one	thing	was	unearthed	that	was

favorable	to	rotten	cow	pus	or	the	grease	from	the	hocks	of	diseased	horses,

either	as	a	preventative	or	as	a	cure	of	smallpox. As	an	example,	Dr.	Creighton	shows	that	compulsory	vaccination	became	a	law

in	England	in	1854. Infant	deaths,	from	smallpox,	rose	from	380	in	1853	to	591

in	1854. The	records	of	the	Eastern	Metropolitan	Hospital	(Homerton,	England)

tell	a	complete	story:	from	its	opening	early	in	1871	to	the	end	of	1878—	about

eight	years—of	the	6,533	persons	received	as	smallpox	patients,	4,283	of	them

bore	vaccination	marks,	793	admitted	they	had	also	been	vaccinated	but	bore	no

marks	while	only	1,477	of	the	6,533	HAD	NOT	BEEN	VACCINATED. Also,	in
	Bavaria,	in	the	year	1871—of	the	30,742	smallpox	cases	reported,	29,429	had

been	vaccinated. Is	there	any	wonder	that	England	repealed	its	compulsory

vaccination	law? In	addition,	Dr.	Creighton’s	figures	indicate	that	in	practically

every	smallpox	epidemic	since	the	invention	of	the	smallpox	vaccine	in	1799—a

full	one	hundred	and	fifty-six	years—the	start	was	always	with	vaccinated

victims. It	is	also	interesting	to	note	that	despite	widespread	vaccination	against

smallpox,	the	death	rate	from	that	disease,	proportioned	to	the	population,	is	the

same	today—about	18%—as	in	the	days	when	there	was	no	vaccination

whatsoever. But	merely	that	a	vaccine	fails	is	NOT	THE	WHOLE	STORY. No,	there	is

another	feature	that	has	not	been	properly	put	before	the	lay	populations	of	the

world. Medical	men	have	never	admitted	openly	that	vaccination	to	prevent

smallpox	may	cause	aftermath’s	in	the	shape	of	scrofula,	tubercle,	whooping

cough	and	diarrhea—but	they	DO	ADMIT	that	such	poisoning	of	the

bloodstream	may	RE-DISPOSE	a	child	to	these	diseases—in	other	words,

weaken	such	child’s	resistance	and	make	such	child	an	easy	victim	for	any	and

all	of	these	ailments. But	here	is	the	real	menace	of	vaccines:	Dr.	Creighton	found	that	in	1884,	more

than	1,733	of	the	vaccinated	infants	DIED	OF	SYPHILIS! With	this	syphilis	as	a

definite	follower	of	many	vaccinations	for	smallpox—which	no	medical	man

will	deny—we	wonder	what	horrible	revelations	may	be	in	store	for	the	parents

who	permitted	the	bloodstreams	of	their	youngsters	to	be	contaminated	by	this

untested	Salk	monkey	entrails	filth. The	parents	of	any	child	who	comes	down	with	Polio,	after	such	monkey	juice

inoculation,	should	seek	redress	from	the	local	doctor,	who	administered	this

rotten	concoction,	and	not	overlook	the	laboratories	which	manufactured	it. The	March	of	Dimes	might	also	be	worth	considering	in	this	regard. "NEW	ENGLAND	AND	SALK’S	OFFAL"

By	T.	M.	Schippell,	N.	D.
	HERALD	OF	HEALTH,	OCTOBER	1955

When	the	epidemic	of	polio	hit	New	England	in	late	July	and	August	of	is	year,

the	befuddled	public	did	not	realize	that	the	medical	men—the	self-appointed

"Guardians	of	the	Public	Health"—never	even	mentioned	the	rushing	of	Salk

vaccine	to	the	stricken	area. Instead,	the	physicians	blandly	declared	that	the

epidemic	was	not	an	epidemic	and	that	the	many	cases	of	polio,	which	were

popping	up	everywhere,	were	JUST	NORMAL. Yet	some	communities	reported
—despite	all	efforts	to	hush	hush	the	news—that	the	incidence	of	polio	for	1955

outstripped	the	preceding	year’s	total	many	times	over. One	community,	last	year,	had	17	cases	while	this	year	the	total	had	leaped	to

115—another	city	had	only	5	cases	in	1954,	but	this	year	found	them	with	69

cases	on	their	hands. Massachusetts	alone,	there	were	94	cases	in	1954—and

over	1,500	in	1955. And	so	the	figures	went	climbing—and	the	public	was	fed

the	same	old	don’t	worry,	this	is	not	an	epidemic"	advice	day	after	day	as	the

medical	men	sought	their	best	to	placate	the	alarmed	parents. And	while	these

"Guardians	of	the	Public	Health"	told	the	Bostonians	that	this	polio	outbreak	was

not	"dangerous"—from	the	other	side	of	their	mouths	came	the	warning	to

visitors	not	bring	their	children	into	eastern	Massachusetts	until	the	"situation

clarified	itself." This	monstrous	double	talk	was	repeated	over	and	over	again	and	the	figures	of

the	polio	victims	in	New	England	mounted	to	more	than	2,000. Yet,	through	all,

there	was	no	mention	that	a	special	session	of	the	legislature	should	be	called

and	money	made	available	to	have	the	Salk	vaccine	rushed	in	by	airmail. The

only	reference	made	to	the	Salk	vaccine	was	an	official	"face-saving"	statement

that,	in	spite	of	those	unfortunate	children	who	had	been	stricken	with	polio

during	this	present	unfortunate	situation,	only	19	children—out	of	the	thousands

of	youngsters	who	had	received	inoculations	of	the	Salk	monkey-entrails	juice—

had	come	down	with	the	disease. And	the	gullible	public—not	having	time	to	go

into	the	figures—uttered	thankful	prayers	of	deliverance. Especially	was	this

true	with	those	parents	who	had	so	ruthlessly	permitted	their	youngsters	to	be

experimented	upon	with	this	dead	monkey	vaccine. This	reassuring	message,	by


 symptoms of
hypoglycemia is so extensive that it would be surprising if there were
anyone without at least one of the symptoms. The list of sixty-two possi
ble symptoms includes emotional upsets, moodiness, stuffy nose, fatigue,
exhaustion, confusion, inability to think straight, anxiety, irritability, and
inability to decide easily. It even includes gas, indigestion, flatulence,
and feeling sleepy after meals] Wow! There probably aren't three people
in the United States who haven't experienced at least one of those symp
toms, and there are about forty-five more! Second, the Standard Amer
ican Diet (SAD) is such that its energy-usurping, acid-producing nature is
certainly consistent with creating low blood sugar, which is another term
for hypoglycemia. In the chapter on the correct consumption of fruit, it was stated that
fruit has borne the brunt of more unjustifiable criticism than any other
THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS • 101 food. The second part of your question is a classic example of the almost
universal misunderstanding of fruit's ever-so-important role in acquiring
and maintaining a high level of health. As odd as it may seem, fruit is
actually what will most effectively and efficiently overcome the problem
of hypoglycemia. 1 don't mean it will effectively suppress the symptoms; I
mean it will remove the cause so the symptoms never appear. The most
common means of suppressing symptoms is by eating, usually something
very heavy like protein food such as meat or eggs. This will cause the
symptoms to abate by diverting the energy that was causing the symptoms
to the stomach to digest the food. It is a temporary measure that insures
the prolonged existence of the problem, leading to more frequent eating. There is a far more rational approach that can eliminate the frequent
meals and the hypoglycemia. What exactly is low blood sugar? It was pointed out earlier that the
number-one prerequisite of a food should be its fuel value. That approx
imately 90 percent of our food should supply us with the glucose needed
to carry out life's functions. The brain uses only one fuel: sugar in the
form of glucose. It does not use fat or protein or anything but glucose,
which is taken from the bloodstream to meet the brain's requirements. If
there is not a sufficient amount of utilizable sugar in the blood to satisfy
the needs of the brain, an alarm goes off. This alarm manifests itself as
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        The sun was filtering through
the trees and glistening off the moisture on the flowers and grass. Just
then perhaps a chipmunk scurried across your path. What was your VERY
FIRST INSTINCTIVE inclination upon the sight of the chipmunk, before
you even had time to think. To pounce on it, grab it with your teeth, rip
it apart, and swallow it, blood, guts, skin, bone, flesh, and all. Then lick
your lips with delight and thank the powers that be that you chose this
particular path through the woods so you had the opportunity to devour
this delectable little tidbit. Or would you instantly, upon sight of the
furry little creature, say, "Shhh, did you see that cute little chipmunk. " I
wonder how many more vegetarians there would be if when people
wanted a piece of steak, they had to go out, beat a defenseless steer to
death, cut it open, and wade through the blood and guts to slice out the
particular parts they desired. Kids are the real test. Place a small child in a crib with a rabbit and an
apple. If the child eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I'll buy you a
new car. So, why do people eat flesh. Two very simple reasons: number one,
habit and conditioning—if hundreds of billions of dollars were spent reg
ularly to convince people that if they cut off their feet they would never
stub their toes, probably some would see the virtue of that way of think
ing; number two, some people happen to like meat. And that's it. Which
is all right as long as people aren't convinced that they eat meat for health
reasons, because the only effect meat-eating has on health is that it dete
riorates it. It demands a tremendous amount of energy to digest it, and it
makes the task of losing weight more of a chore than it should be. If you do wish to continue eating meat, I would like to offer three
simple hints on how to minimize its negative effects:
1) Seek a good source. Some of the chemicals given to animals destined
for slaughter are dangerous. This can include penicillin, tetracycline,
76 • FIT FOR LIFE sewage-sludge pellets decontaminated with cesium-137, radioactive nu
clear waste, fattening agents, a host of other chemicals and antibiotics to
"prime" the animal for sale. Not to mention the chemical treatment
some meat receives when it is routinely dipped in sodium sulphite to
decrease the stench of decay and turn it red rather than the gray of dead
flesh. Even cement dust. That's right. Nutrition Health reported in
1981 that some cattle farmers in the Midwest were feeding their steers
hundreds of pounds of cement dust to get their weight up for sale. A
consumer group, hearing of this ploy, complained to the FDA to halt it,
and the FDA's statement after investigation was that since there has been
no indication of harm to humans by ingesting some cement dust, the
practice can continue until some harm is proved. Can you imagine trying
to lose weight while you're eating cement dust. I don't like it. There are
places that guarantee that their beef and chicken are naturally grazed and
raised with absolutely no chemical additives at all. Seek out these
sources. You're worth it. If your butcher doesn't carry it, ask for it. 2) Try to eat flesh no more than once a day. If meat is eaten more than
once a day, the enormous amount of energy necessary to digest it would
not leave sufficient energy for other important body functions, such as
elimination. The one meat meal should be late in the day in accordance
with the Energy Ladder on page 120. And some days don't have any flesh
food at all. Don't worry, you'll wake up the next day. Probably with more
spunk than the day before. 3) PROPERLY COMBINE. There are times when you will eat foods that
are not properly combined. But try not to let it be a time when you are
having flesh food. Flesh food combined properly places enough of a bur
den on the body; don't complicate it. Some of you who are athletes might be saying, "But I need more
protein, because I'm active. " The following interesting comment ap
peared in a 1978 issue of the journal of the American Medical Associa
tion. The Association's Department of Foods and Nutrition commented:
"The ingestion of protein supplements by athletes who eat an otherwise
well-balanced diet is of no use in body-building programs. Athletes need
the same amount of protein foods as nonathletes. Protein does not in
crease strength. Indeed, it often takes greater energy to digest and metabo
lize the excess of protein. In addition, excess protein in the athlete can
induce dehydration, loss of appetite, and diarrhea. "8
"Cyborski, Cathy Kapica. "Protein Supplements and Body Building Programs. " journal of (he Amer
ican Medical Association. 240 (1978): 481. PROTEIN • 77 If more physical activity is anticipated, it is necessary only to increase
your carbohydrate intake to insure more fuel. Proteins are disastrous in fuel
efficiency and do not aid directly or efficiently in muscular activity. Protein
does not produce energy, it uses it\ A lion, which eats exclusively flesh,
sleeps twenty hours a day. An orangutan, which eats exclusively plants,
sleeps six. Also, the Journal of the American Medical Association reported
in 1961, "A vegetarian diet can prevent 90 to 97 percent of heart disease. "9
That's quite a statistic. One last issue must be addressed: vitamin Bi2. Supposedly, if you don't
eat meat, you'll develop a vitamin B12 deficiency. Poppycock. Where do
the animals whose meat we eat get theirs. Vitamin B[2 is found in plants
in very small amounts. But the way vitamin B12 is secured is primarily
from that produced in the body. The stomach secretes a substance called
"intrinsic factor," which transports the vitamin B12 created by the bacte
rial flora in our intestines. The vitamin B12 issue is part and parcel of the
entire protein myth, WHERE DO THE CATTLE THAT SUPPLY US THE
MEAT AND MILK GET THEIR B12. Supposedly we will perish without
meat or dairy products. Without any sources to show this false except our
common sense, we could discount it. However, there are numerous
sources, some of which are listed below.,0 Our actual need for vitamin
B12 is so minute that it is measured in micro