 an
antiseptic will help speed up the process, because it will reduce that bacteria count. An easy to obtain and
straightforward antiseptic is hydrogen peroxide-just make sure you get 3%. Dab on Hydrogen Peroxide
-A cotton swab or cotton ball
-3% hydrogen peroxide1. Saturate a cotton swab or cotton ball in the hydrogen peroxide and
apply to the sore until it “fizzes.”
2. Apply up to 4 times a day. 42Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Canker SoresY ou will need… DirectionsPutting salt on a canker sore sounds like just about the worst thing in the world, but it does seem to help speed
up the healing. One reason is probably because salt draws fluid out of surrounding tissues, which will help with
any painful swelling of the sore. It also helps keep bacteria levels lower. The honey is also antibacterial, and acts
as a medium that makes it easier to apply the salt (it also helps take the sting out a little. )Sea Salt & Honey Rub
-Roughly 1/2 teaspoon of sea
salt
-A smidge of organic raw
honey1. Pour sea salt into a small bowl and add a smidgen of honey, just
enough to get the salt to stick together, but not so much that it will
smother the sore and render the salt useless to dry out the area. Apply
a small blob of this to your canker sore and let it sit, without talking,
eating, or drinking, for about 5-10 minutes. Y ou can do this up to 3 times
a day. An alternative is to simply apply a pinch of sea salt directly to the
sore. 43Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Canker SoresY ou will need… DirectionsThe simplest method to deal with a canker sore may just be gargling with salt water.Salt Water
-1/2 teaspoon of salt
-1/2 cup of warm water1. Stir salt into water and gargle 3 times a day as needed. 44Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Canker SoresY ou will need… DirectionsDo you text? Type on a keyboard? Our lifestyles include an ever
increasing amount of repetitive motion, especially with all the
technology we are hooked into, and carpal tunnel syndrome is
becoming more prevalent than ever before. It occurs when your
median nerve, which runs from your forearm through the carpal tunnel
in your wrist and to your hand, becomes pinched or compressed. This
compression can be caused by a variety of reasons, from repetitive
motion, to sleeping position, to the way your wrist is structured. It
manifests itself as tingling/numbness in the fingers and hand, pain
extending from your wrist up to your shoulder or out to your fingers, and
weakness in your hand or trouble grasping things.Carpal Tunnel
-Try switching to an ergonomic
keyboard/office chair
-Focus on holding hands and
wrists in the correct, relaxed
position
-Try acupuncture or acupressure
to help find relief. 45Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingIt has a fancy name, but contrast hydrotherapy is just alternating between submerging your wrists in hot and
cold water. It can temporarily take strain off of joints, help with inflammation that may be narrowing your carpal
tunnel, and provide overall pain relief.Contrast Hydrotherapy
-A bowl of hot water
-A bowl of very cold water
-A towel1. Submerge your wrists and hands fully in hot (but not burning) water for
3 minutes, followed by 1 minute in cold water. 2. Repeat this process 3 times consecutively, and repeat the entire
process 2-3 times daily. 46Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Carpal TunnelY ou will need… DirectionsCastor oil is a vegetable oil that is obtained when the seeds of the plant Ricinus communis are pressed, and
medicinal uses date back to ancient Egypt. When applied topically it may help fight inflammation and improve
circulation, relieving some of the pressure on your carpal tunnel.Castor Oil Pack
-Old strips of flannel or some
cheesecloth
-Castor oil
-Hot water bottle (optional)1. Cut strips of clean, undyed flannel or cheesecloth and soak them in
castor oil. Wring out the excess, and wrap your wrists (and hands, if
necessary.) Be prepared to be somewhat incapacitated during this time,
as you can’t do a whole lot with your wrists covered in oil! 2. To keep things neat and together you can wrap an extra layer of thick,
clean, fabric over the original wraps. Doing so also allows you to place
a heating pack over the area if you find heat relieves your discomfort, or
a cold pack. When you’re finished, rinse skin thoroughly. Do this once
daily 5 times a week, or less if you find 5 days unnecessary. 47Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Carpal TunnelY ou will need… DirectionsRich in omega three fatty acids, specifically a-linoleic n-3, flaxseed oil taken regularly can help relieve
inflammation. It is thought to do so by affecting prostaglandins, a group of substances that mediate the
inflammatory process. While fatty acids can contribute to inflammation, they can also help resolve it, the latter of
which seems to be the case with carpal tunnel.Tablespoon of Flaxseed Oil
-1 tablespoon of high-quality
unrefined flaxseed oil1. Take 1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil daily. If it’s going to help you, it takes
about 2-4 weeks to set in to the point that you really notice the relief. Be
aware ahead of time that flaxseed oil may have a laxative like effect on
some people. 48Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Carpal TunnelY ou will need… DirectionsThe common cold has dogged the footsteps of humanity since the
ancient past, a constant, incurable, viral companion that easily claims the
title of the most frequently occurring infectious disease. Technically the
title “cold” should be plural, as over 200 viruses make up its repertoire,
all of which are responsible for adults catching an average of 2-3 a year,
and children 6-12. The majority are accompanied by coughing, sneezing,
sore throat, runny nose, and sometimes a low-grade fever. Colds are spread primarily in three ways-airborne droplets (e.g. little
drops of snot or saliva, generally expelled upon sneezing or coughing),
coming in direct contact with a contaminated object, such as cups,
and/or coming in direct contact with infected nasal secretions that are
not airborne. The virus will penetrate the mucous layers of the nose
and throat, and attach themselves to cells there. They then punch into
cell membranes, take over, and force the cells to produce hundreds
of thousands of new virus particles. In response your brave and trusty
body gathers its defenses and goes to battle it off. The symptoms you
experience are the result of this immune response, more so than any
actual damage from the virus. Usually a cold will clear up on its own within a week or two, but
sometimes the little buggers just hang on. And while some may lead to
a stuffy nose and an overall rundown feeling, others can totally put your
life on hold. Whichever you experience, a myriad of home remedies
exist to treat colds (or rather, treat the symptoms, which is really all you
can do) and they are some of the easiest to prepare and use.Cold
-The best way to prevent a cold is
to simply wash your hands properly. After that, just use common sense-
don’t go eating off of someone’s plate
or sharing water bottles if you know
they’re sick. -The term community immunity
is a rather important one when it
comes to colds. It describes the
immunity that takes place when a
decent amount of a population gets
vaccinated or becomes immune
naturally. It interrupts a long chain of
a contagious disease that bops from
person to person, making it less likely
for a susceptible person to come
in contact with it. While there is no
way to vaccinate against a cold, do
not “shelter” yourself, or your kids. Common sense is good, but if you
try to live in a bubble, you only serve
to weaken your immune system
and become more vulnerable to the
illness, and you make others more
vulnerable as well. -The cold’s namesake was earned as
it was once thought to be possible to
“catch” a cold when the temperature
drops, which we now know is not
true. Some viruses seem to be more
prominent in certain seasons, which
could account for that theory, as well
as the fact that people spend more
time in confined spaces with each
other when the weather is cold. Try
to your home as well ventilated as
possible. If you get an unusually warm
day in the wintertime, open those
windows! Elderberry Syrup
-This makes a large batch and allows
you to give it to family and friends as
a nourishing gift come winter time. Feel free to halve this recipe. -Use this for the flu as well as colds! -This will thicken some in the fridge,


 upper lobe. The
right bronchial artery supplies numerous pathological
vessels to the tumour. As the cancer grows, it may
erode· or thrombose the bronchial arterial branches
which supply it, thereby causing local haemorrhage or
necl'O$iS. Usually the centre of a tumour is most sub·
jeer to such dystrophic changes. Thoe living cells at the periphery of a tumour act as a
"semipermr.able" sieve or barrier between the sur
roundings and central necrosis in the mmour. This
properry may at first inspection not be quite obvious. A prerequisite for continued life of any normal or
path<>logical tissue is a functioning intercellular system
of communicating channels for water, electrolytes, nu-
Biologically closed electric circuits 123 trients and wastes. The actual distance between cell
surfaces in normal tissue bas been estimated between
10 to 20 A (3) or 100 to 200 A, according to evidence
from electron micrographs (15). The tissue matrix can
therefore be considered as a kind of sieve. Many neoplasms make a tissue firmer and denser
than surrounding normal tissue. The sieve function of
the individual interstitial channels of such tumours
will therefore be increased compared to the channels in
the surrounding normal tissue. Hence, the network of
interstitial channels in a tumour potentially constitutes
a relative barrier to interstitial flow, i.e., a "tumour
barrier". On both sides of a tumour barrier nonpermeab le
bodies may be found, i.e., macromolecules, cellular
debris and fragments, and whole cells such as individ·
ual erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes, macro·
phages and tumour cells. Such units usually carry net
electric charges. Consequently they will be transported
electrophoretically in a closed circuit. Many such bio·
logical units may then be too large to pass through the
intercellular spaces of an organized tissue. In this sense
the intercellu lar sieve of a tumour acts as a barrier
where material can be adsorbed or trapped by cJjffu·
sion and closed electric transports. 2. Resistivity of tissue and body fluids
The conductances of different tissues have been deter·
mined by a number of investigators (19-21, 32, 55, 62,
63). It has long been known that living cells become
polarized by electric fields, as is the case with dielec·
tric materials. This property gives cells low resistance
for high frequency currents and increasing ly high re·
sistance as frequency decreases. It also means in gener·
al that cells possess high resistance for DC currents. The impedances of organ tissues have been deter·
mined in vivo by Schwan and Kay (64) to be too small
to influence significantly common ecg tracings. In
studies of impedance of various human tissue exposed
to low frequency alternating currents (Table XII: 3),
they found the following values for specific resistance
(=resistivity) in situ:
Table XII: 3. Resistivity of cissues, according w Schwan and
Kay
Resistivity
Qm IOcps IOOcps I 000 cps 10 000 Cp$
Lung tl.20 10.90 10.40 9.So
Muscle 9.6S 8.80 8.30 7.60
Liver 8.40 8.00 7.6S 6.8S
Heart muscle 9.6S 9.2S 8.4S
Fatty tissue IS.OO-SO.OO
124 Biologically closed electric circuits Table XII: 4. Rerisriviry of rissue and body fluids, actO! 'ding ro
Kaufman and Jolmrron (Qm)
Resistivity Resistivity
pre-bioi. post-bioi. Specimen caJjbr. caJjbr. Lung. inspir;ujon 7.66 7.44
Lung, supcrinflation 13.67
Lung, deOation 4.01
Muscle 7.11 S.7S
Liver 6.72 S.06
Hcan 2.24 2.07
Pericardium 4.34 4.0S
Foot 2l.OS 18.08
Serum 1.78 0.98
Blood 2.30 I. 7S
The average resistivity of these tissues, about 10
obm-m, may be compared with the resistivity of blood
of only about one ohm-m, according to Schwan and
Kay (64). Measurements of tissue resistivity have often yield·
ed widely ranging results, which Kaufman and John·
ston have ascribed to great technical difficulties en·
countered in attempting to obtain such measuremen ts
in living tissues (32). They obtained the following
average values for resistivity of human tissues (Table
XII: 4), using pulses of 500 to 10 000 Hz. Note that the
values of resistivity decreased ("post-bioi. calibr. ") at
the end of the experiments. Most determinations of resistivity in tissues have
been made in vitro, a few in vivo. Galeotti noted
difference s before and after death (21) and Crile, eta!.,
found that the resistivity of all measured tissues de
creased with time after removal from the body (14). Resistivity of walls of blood vessel, in the experi·
mcnts shortly to be described (see Section 3, page
125), was shown to require in vivo conditions as well
as great care to avoid damage to the vessel walls and to
the vasa vasorum (otherwise, wall resistance rapidly
decreased ). Geddes and Baker have reviewed the elec
tric properties of tissues (22). From this report, certain
figures of tissue resistivity will be cited. The resistivity of dog cardiac muscle has been found
to differ by a ratio of 2.2 to I when measured parallel
and transverse to the direction of the fibres (58). At
average body temperature, low frequency resistivity
for random orientation in canine cardiac muscle was
estimated to be 7.5 obm-m. In studies of sk$letal mus·
cles, the resistivities along and across the fibres also
showed large differences. In the lung, determinations of resistivity have been
made in vivo by many authors (14, 21, 32, 34, 58). During maximum inspiration and expiration, the re·
sistivity of lung tissue in the dog varied between 21.70
and 4.01 ohm-m (average mean, 12.75). The resistivity of human kidney is about I ohm·m
and for other mammals about 3.7 ohm-m (21, 28, 34,
45). The liver shows at "low frequencies" and at body
temperature a variable range of resistivity (5.9-1 1.0
ohm·m), average 8.2 ohm·m (28, 45, 58, 62). Nerve rissue fibres show notable differences between
transverse and longitudinal resistivities in cow, pig and
rabbit brain (51). Human adipcse cissue shows resistivity values of 27.3
ohm-m at 200-900 MHz, and values of 28.80 ohm-m
at low frequencies in canine fat (28, 58, 62). Bone shows high resistivity. Hemingway and
McLendon found a resistivity of 18.0 ohm·m in hu·
man bone (28) and Osswald average values between
37.0 and 62.0 ohm·m in cow and pig (45). Differenc body fluids such as cerebrosp inal fluid, bile,
amniotic fluid and urine all contain electrolytes and
have therefore considerab ly lower resistivity than cel
lular biological tissues. Cerebrospinal fluid has a resis·
tivity of 0.64 ohm-m at I kHz, bile 0.59~. 76 ohm-m
at SO kHz, and amniotic fluid 0.49~.65 ohm·m at
I kHz. 0. 9% saline solution has a resistivity of 0. 7 ohm·
m at 2o•c and 0.50 ohm·m at 37"C, both determined
at I kHz (8, 22, 45, 62). Resistivity of bwod has been studied rather exten·
sively (8, 14, 20, 21, 32, 34, 41, 45, 49, 56, 62, 67). The re~i~ tivity of human hlond varies with haematoc:r lt
and temperature. Thus, 34.4% haematocri t gives a
resistivity at 37"C of 1.38 ohm-m, and 1.80 ohm-mat a
haematocrit of 56.4% (56). Kinnen, et al., found 1.55
ohm·m in dog


 several times to prepare the
information of this book as a series of separate articles. Tbese attempts bave, to a large extent, been discourag
ing. One reason is that working nowadays across estab
lished specialities is extremely difficult, not to say
dangerous. Each section is in itself probably of limited
interest. Only when the different pieces of information
are put together do the contours of an important bio
logic mechanism become evident. Thus, the main pur
pose of this book is to introduce the concept of biologi
cally closed electric circuits (BCEC) and some exam
ples of their functional and morphogenetic role in
normal and pathological conditions. BCEC systems
should be regarded as an additional circulatory syst~m
for selective transports and modulation of biochemical
reactions within the circuits. Of necessity, this book is
presented as a survey of the seemingly simple principle
of BCEC systems. The principle, nevertheless, is capa
ble of offering new possibilities toward explaining bio
logic problems. Even some conditions which from a
traditional medical standpoint have been regarded as
more or less obscure may be explained. The existence
of preferential pathways for closed circuit transports in
tissue leads to further logical conseque nces which have
been only slightly suggested in this book. It is the hope of the author that the material present
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continue this work. The various aspects of BCEC
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sires;  but all have  found  it futile;  have  found  it a great
mistake. They  have  not found  satisfaction,  because  there
was no place  of Permanent  Anchorage;  no Source  to which
they could  give  their  attention  and hold  it there  in a definite
focus. Beloved  Ones,  hold  your  attention  for a moment  upon
Me, so I am able  to anchor  within  your  feeling,  the Reason
why  it is imperative  to have  an anchorage  for your  at-
tention;  to keep  it from  wavering  from  point  to point,  and
condition  to condition. That  is why  you  have  your  limita-
tions  today;  because  you have  not known  any place,  upon
which  you could  fix your  attention,  in order  to have  a def-
inite  action. Tonight,  if you will  be kind  enough  to follow  My Words,
you will  understand,  as you  come  to know  the Presence,
the "Mighty  I AM,"  is above,  you have  found  your  Source
187 188 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
of Life,  which  is the Individualized  Presence  of God. It
is why  We,  as Ascended  Beings,  as Cosmic  Beings,  have
Our Freedom  today;  because  We  found  That  Presence! We, like  the rest of humanity,  would  have  remained  in our
limitation;  if it had not been  Those  Who  were  Greater  than
We at that  time,  called  Our  Attention  to and assisted  Us, to
hold  our attention  upon  the Source  of Our  Life. You of the South  have  not had  the direct  contact  with
the Messengers  which  many  of the other  students  have,  and
have  not had  many  of these  explanations. I want  you  to
realize  tonight  when  you  cast  off those  bodies,  the body
lays there  with  all the organs,  of its physical  actvities. Those
organs  are there  as they  were  before;  but where  did That
Intelligence,  That  Life,  That  Activity,  That  Light,  That
Power,  That  Substance  go? Why  does  the body  lay there
helpless ? Behold  the Chart! All the Life,  Intelligence,  Substance
and Activity  came  thru  that  Stream  of Life  from  the
"Mighty  I AM  Presence,"  into  the body  and  anchored
within  the human  Heart! When  the  Life  Stream  with-
drew,  the human  form  was  helpless. You  think  and  man-
kind  has been  so prone  to think,  in order  for something  to
exist,  one must  see something  out here. People  think,  they
must  have  something  in their  grasp  to understand  that  it
was Real. I tell you  everything  you  use,  which  is of any
Power,  is invisible  and  you  know  it. You  do not see the
energy  you  are using! You  do not see the current  of elec-
tricity  which  goes  thru  those  wires  and brings  the Light  into DISCOURSE  VIII  189
the room;  but it is there  and  you  acknowledge  and  accept
its use. Tonight,  I want  you to fix in your  mind,  whatever  power
you use, and the Intelligence  you have  used  for any achieve-
ment  in your  human  activity,  came  thru  That  Stream  of
Light  from  your  own  God  Presence  and  anchored  within
your  Heart! It gave  Action  to the body  and  Life  to these
human  forms. Without  That  Stream  of Light,  you  do not
have  action  of the form. Until  mankind  understands  this  and  finds  the "I AM
Presence"  and  Power,  to which  it can anchor  the attention
and hold  it anchored,  there  is no way  or means  to release
Greater  Power  of Energy  than  people  are experiencing
today. Steadily  and surely  have  they  drawn  themselves  into
the density  and  limitations  which  they  are experiencing
today,  and  by their  own  volition. No one asked  them  to do
it, but they  kept  saying:  "This  is the authority,  and  this  is
the authority,  meaning  the outer  intellect,  and  in that  they
made  their  great  mistake." Dear  People,  you  think  your  intellect  is the knower,  the
doer. Where  is it, when  the body  lies helpless ? The  brain
is still  there,  but  it does  not  act! Let  us look  at these
things  practically,  so you  can have  Our  Assistance  which
you need. The  brain  no longer  acts. Then  the Power  and
Intelligence  which  acted  thru  the brain  came  thru  That
Stream  of Light  and  Energy. EVERYTHING  YOU  ARE
OR EXPERIENCE,  IS CAUSED  BY YOUR  FEELING
OR YOUR  SPOKEN  WORD! 213 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Tonight,  try to feel  in all the previous  understanding
you have  had,  from  every  source  of metaphysics,  you  were
taught  to govern  your  thought. It is but a fragment  of the
cause  of conditions  in comparison  to your  feeling! Your
feeling  is your  Power-House,  and  unless  you know  how  to
govern  it, you are lost! You  cannot  govern  your  thought—
and no human  Being  ever  did—without  governing  your
feeling;  because  your  feeling  will  flash  before  your  thought
has a chance  to act. Think  it over  and  see! Otherwise,  why
would  Individuals  suddenly  without  provocation,  feel  the
blood  surge  thru  the body  in a fit of anger,  until  it looks  like
the veins  would  burst ? It acts  the opposite  thru  fear. The
circulation  recedes  and  almost  stops,  because  fear  is con-
gestion. Do you  wonder  why  sometimes  your  body  suddenly  is
charged  with  pain  and  distress? Because  some  fear  has
seized  you,  it congests  your  circulation  and  makes  it almost
unable  to act;  while  with  intense  anger,  the feeling  re-
leased,  charges  your  circulation  forth  with  such  force  and
power,  that  you think  your  veins  will  burst. Let us look  at these  things  sensibly  and  practically. This
Understanding  of Life,  is the most  practical  thing  on the
face of This  Earth. If mankind  once  understands  It, the
people  will  see they  have  a Scepter  of Power  and  Applica-
tion to apply  in their  Lives  and nothing  can resist  It. You Beloved  Students  who  understand  This  Presence,
know  that  which  you call forth  is Self-luminous,  Intelligent
Substance! It sweeps  in, thru  and  around  your  body  and DISCOURSE  VIII  191
sweeps  out all imperfection. If you  can  so change  It by
your  Power  of qualification,  you  will  be able  to quickly
release  yourselves,  from  disturbance  or limitation  of any
kind. Limitation,  is because  you are giving  power  to something
outside  of yourself,  when  beating  your  Heart  is the Intel-
ligence  of the Universe. AS LONG  AS YOU  DEPEND
UPON  SOMETHING  OUTSIDE  OF  THIS  PRES-
ENCE,  WHICH  GIVES  YOU  LIFE,  THEN  YOU
WILL  REMAIN  IN YOUR  LIMITATIONS. THERE
IS NO  OTHER  WAY. You have  lived  in hundreds  and  thousands  of embodi-
ments,  similar  to these,  and  there  has not been  so much
progress. We see and understand  the pride  of human  intel-
lect; but those  people  keep  right  on losing


 serious medical conditions.Directions:
• Sit upright on a straight-backed chair. • Take a small, light breath in through your nose if you can and a small breath out
through your nose. If you are unable to inhale through your nose, take a tiny breath
in through the corner of your mouth. • After exhaling, pinch your nose and hold your breath. Keep your lips sealed. • Gently nod your head or rock your body until you feel that you cannot hold your
breath for any longer. You should feel a relatively strong need for air. • At this point, let go of your nose, and breathe in gently through it. Breathe gently in
and out with your mouth closed. When you first breathe in, try to avoid taking a deep
breath. Instead, keep your breathing calm and focus on relaxation. Use the mantra:
“Relax and breathe less,” if it helps. • Repeat the exercise until you can breathe easily through your nose. If your nose
does not become fully unblocked, wait around one minute and practice the same
steps again. Y ou may need to do the exercise up to five times. After practicing this exercise, your nose will be clear. Howeve r, your nose
will continue to become congested again until you have normalized your
breathing with a BOL T score of at least 20 seconds. With regular practice of
the exercises in this book, your nose will eventually remain clear. It is my experience with thousan ds of students that the more the nose is
used for breathin g, the better it works. When the nose is stuffy, the normal
response is to switch to breathing through an open mouth, but this only
increases nasal congestion, causing a vicious cycle of mouth breathing. If
you feel air hunger when you first switch to nasal breathing, it is important
to continue breathing through the nose. Practice the nose unblocking exercise as often as necessary, and wear a
nasal dilator during rest, exercise, and sleep to alleviate the feeling of
suffocation. In time, with sustain ed practice of the breathing exercises and a
better BOLT score, the feeling of nasal congestion will dramatically reduce.Until that happe ns, you can use this exercise whenever you need to, even
when you have a stuf fy nose because of a bad cold! As many as 90% of people have a deviated septum.5 This is where the
bone and cartilage dividing the nostrils is crooked. It is a common
complaint in people playing sports, in mouth breathing during childhood,
and in people who have had trauma to their nose, and it can occur in
newborn babies too.6 The vast majority of people with a deviated septum
can still make the change from mouth breathing to nose breathing. To determine whether you can physically breathe through your
nose:
• Practice five repetitions of the nose unblocking exercise (exercise #14). • Can you breathe through your nose yet? The rule of thumb is, if you can breathe through your nose for one minute,
you can do so for life. This exercise is the same for adults and children. If you need help
introducing breathing exercises to your child, I have plenty of free training
videos available. You can find these on YouTube by searching “Patrick
McKeown, exer cises for childr en.”
#15. Exhale to Improve Diaphragm Function
The main breathing muscle is called the diaphragm. It is located at the base
of the ribs and serves a number of important functions in the human body:
• It provides postural support and stability for the spine. • It regulates the mood and calms the emotions. • Healthy diaphragm function helps optimal gas exchange take place. • Diaphragm breathing slows the breath. It is important that the diaphragm muscle be able to move freely during
breathing. When  you inhale, your diaphragm moves downward. When you
exhale fully, your diaphragm returns to its resting position. This free
movement of the diaphragm is instrumental for healthy movement because
greater amplitud e of the diaphragm muscle creates pressure, inside the
abdomen, which  supports the spine and pelvis. It also helps keep thebreathing muscl es strong, just as using any muscle helps keep it toned and
functional. When the diaphragm is not able to move freely back to its domed
resting position, the result is a rigid, immobile rib cage that drives breathing
into the upper chest. Proper movement of the diaphragm and healthy
diaphragm breathing occur with minimal movement of the upper chest. Directions:
This exercise can help ease the diaphragm back to its resting position. • Slowly exhale through your nose. Do not force the breath in any way. • As you exhale, gently suck your stomach inward, almost as if you are “squeezing the
air out of your stomach.”
• Continue to exhale slowly until you have breathed out all the remaining air from the
lungs. • As you exhale, imagine that your diaphragm is moving back up to its resting position. • Allow the inhalation to happen naturally. • Repeat several times over the course of 10 minutes. This exercise can be used at any time—whether you are suffering from
breathing difficulties or not—and it will help improve functioning of the
diaphragm breathing muscle. #16. Three Exercises to Help Stop a Panic Attack1. Breathing into Cupped Hands
At the first sign of a panic attack, cup your hands across your mouth and
nose, and gently  slow down your breathing. If you can breath e slow and
low with lateral expansion and contraction of the lower ribs, then great.Otherwise, just concentrate on breathing slow. Cupping the hands will pool
CO2 from the exhale d breath, allowing you to rebreathe the CO2 back into
your lungs. This will increase CO2 in the blood, which will improve blood
flow and oxygen delivery to your brain. This is like the “brown paper bag”
technique, but it is safer because it allows a plentiful supply of oxygen
while increasing CO 2. OR
2. Breathe Slow and Deep
Fast and shallow breathing will feed into feelings of suffocation  and air
hunger. To help alleviate air hunger, slow down your breathing  with lateral
expansion and contraction of the lower ribs. If the feeling of air hunger is
quite strong, breathe in slowly for two to three seconds and out slowly for
three to four seconds. If this feels okay, you can slow down your breathing
a little more, inhaling for five seconds and exhaling for five seconds. Place
your hands on your sides to feel the ribs gently expanding and contracting
as you breathe. OR
3. Breathing Recovery, Sitting• Sit up straight and take a normal breath in and out through your nose. • Pinch your nose with your fingers to hold your breath for up to three seconds. Count:
3, 2, 1... • Let go of your nose and breathe through your nose for 10 to 15 seconds. • Repeat the sequence for as long as symptoms are present. #17. Achieve Deeper Sleep
This exercise can be practiced before you go to sleep. (The procedure and
evidence for nose breathing during sleep is described in detail  in Chapter
Seven  on sleep and in the Children’ s Exercises section of this chapter.) The following Breathe Light practice is an excellent way to help with
sleep-disordered breathing. It also promotes relaxation and enables you to
fall asleep more easily. Directions:
• Place one hand on your chest and one hand on your abdomen. • Gently soften and slow down your breathing to create a slight hunger for air. • Slow down the speed of air as it enters your nostrils. • Allow the breath out to be slow and relaxed. • The goal is to breathe softly so that about 30% less air enters your lungs. • You are doing it correctly when you feel a tolerable air hunger. • If the air hunger is too much, take a rest for 15 seconds and start again. • Continue the practice for approximately 15 minutes. #18. Alleviate the Feeling of Suffocation or Air Hunger
The normal response to the feeling of air hunger or suffocation is to begin
breathing fast through an open mouth. This kind of breathing is shallow and
will only feed into your discomfort and fear. This is because a considerable
volume of inhaled air remains in the airways and upper chest instead of
reaching the small air sacs deep  in the lungs where oxygen transfers to the
blood. If you have a low BOL T score of less than 15 seconds, it is likely that
you frequently feel air hunger during everyday breathing. One of the most
commonly repor ted symptoms is the feeling of not being able to take a deep
breath. In the long term, a BOL T score of over 20 seconds is necessary to
alleviate this feeling. Some people might only experience air hunger during asthma, anxiety,
or panic related symptoms. Others may feel breathless as a matter of course. To reduce the everyday feeling of air hunger, practice the breathing
program specific  to your conditi on or BOL T score, as described  in the next
section. OceanofPDF.comSECTION THREE: TAILORED BREA THING PROGRAMS
FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
BASED ON BOL T SCORE
Each of the conditions listed here is covered in significant detail in the
second part of this book. This section is intended as a practical guide to help
you develop a breathing program. The suggestions for


 she turned to Renee McGregor for help. McGregor is a
sports and eating disorder therapist and cofounder of #TRAINBRA VE, an
initiative aimed at raising awareness of eating disorders in athletes. In the
first consultatio n, Wood was devastated to be told that she had to stop
exercising imme diately and that her heart could give way at any moment if
she didn’t. In the following months, she found it incredibly difficult to
increase her food intake while not exercising at all. Scans revealed that her
bone density was so low she was classed as osteopenic. She struggled to get
a prescr iption for HRT; a lack of understanding of sports-related eating
disorders among  general medical providers meant she had to seek private
healthcare. In her article, she issues this caution against underfueling and
overtraining, “Periods stopping  is NOT a sign that you are training hard
enough, it is a sign you are training TOO hard and your body is not coping. Please do not ignore these signs.”99
OceanofPDF.comPCHAPTER THIR TEEN
FEMALE SEX HORMONES AND THE
BREATH
PMS AND CYCLIC HYPER VENTILA TION
remenstrual syndrome (PMS) manifests with similar or identical
symptoms to chronic hyperventilation syndrome.1 A 2006 study
found that women with PMS experience a much greater decline in
blood carbon dioxide (CO 2) in the premenstrual phase than women who do
not experience symptoms. The symptoms appear as progesterone increases
and blood CO2 decreases. When the luteal phase ends, progesterone
decreases, CO2 levels normalize, and the symptoms disappear. The study
concluded that women with PMS have a higher -than-normal sensitivity to
CO2, perhaps caused by progesterone, resulting in “pron ounced
hyperventilation”—and that the hyperventilation is responsible for the
symptoms.2
Breathing plays  a role even from the perspective of physic al pain
experienced. Not only is pain perception heightened by low CO2 levels, the
drop in CO2 also causes constriction of smooth muscles. Since the uterus is
comprised of smooth muscle, this can directly contribute to pain
experienced as menstrual cramps.3
The authors of the 2006 study suggest that since the breath can be easily
manipulated using a variety of techniques, including respiratory and
biofeedback training, it would be promising to explore this phenomenon in
more detail to understand the mechanisms underlying PMS and find moreeffective ways to treat it, at least for some women.2 Their conclusion points
to the relevance of the techniques in this book. Science has yet to
adequately catch  up, but existing  research does point to the fact that women
can control symptoms of PMS by changing their breathing patterns to
restore slow, light, nasal breathing. In the same study, researchers noted that selective serotonin-reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs), commonly used as antidepressants and for alleviating
the symptoms of PMS, cause an increase in blood CO 2 levels. Serotonin is a
chemical messenger that has many complex functions. It is known as the
“happy chemica l” because it contributes to feelings of well-being. During
the luteal phase of the mens trual cycle, fluctuations in estrogen and
progesterone increase serotonin neurotransmission.4 But according to 2015
research, women who suffer with PMS or premenstrual dysphoric disorder
(PMDD—a more severe form of premenstrual syndrome) appea r to have an
abnormal seroto nin reaction to luteal hormonal changes5. Also, it has been
shown that changes in the serotonin system may be indirectly related to
breathing abnormalities6 and treatment with SSRIs may improve respiratory
responses to CO 2.7
The connection between PMDD  and panic disorder has been receiving
growing attentio n. Patients with both conditions experience high rates of
panic attacks, and PMDD and panic disorder may share the same
underlying pathology.8 The link betw een menstruati on, depression, and
mood swings is commonly acknowledged and frequently stereotyped, but
the symptoms of PMS and PMDD are no joke. At clinically significant
levels, they are severe enough to interfere with daily life. We have explored the connection between headaches, menstrual
migraines, and hyperventilation, but there seems to be yet no scientific
literature examining the cyclical occurrence of depression, panic symptoms,
irritability, and mood swings in terms of hormone-induced respiratory
changes. This is despite the clear relationship between mood disorders,
dysfunctional breathing, and autonomic imbalance, and the fact that it is not
always possible to distinguish between depression and PMDD.9
According to a 2017 advisory document from a New Zealand
pharmaco-vigilance team, symptoms including depressed mood, feelings of
hopelessness, difficulty concentrating, lack of energy, decreased interest inusual activities, hypersomnia, and insomnia are included in the diagnostic
criteria for both disorders. However, differences in the regulation of the
stress response between women  with depressive disorders and those with
PMDD may suggest two distinct conditions. It is believed, for instance, that
premenstrual symptoms are not particularly influenced by familial or
environmental factors while a history of anxiety disorder, traumatic events,
and smoking can all contribute.9
EMMA ’S ST ORY
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        BACK T O BASICS AND THE THREE DIMENSIONS OF
BREA THING
Learning any of these techniqu es begins with integrating light, slow, deep
nasal breathing. It forms the basis for healthy breathing and is developed in
the exercises in this book. Once you are familiar with how a healthy
breathing pattern feels, you will be much freer to enjoy more specific
breathing techniques. Becoming aware of your own breathing and that of
your partner opens the way to many avenues of exploration. For instance,
deep, mindful breathing can provide a way to relax and get in the mood
before foreplay. By becoming conscious of the breath as you bring air into
your belly, you can bring your awareness to the breath as it travels right
down into the genitals. This awakens the area, infuses it with energy, and
stimulates vasod ilation, increasing blood flow to your sexual organs. While
there are plenty of advanced methods out there, which are best approached
with a qualified teacher, there are also simple things you can do for better
sex. When you breathe through your nose, you enjoy greater oxygen  uptake,
harness nitric oxide, and engage  your core for better movement. Diaphragm
breathing activates muscles that stretch between the coccyx and pubic bone. These are the muscles that contract during orgasm. By improving your
BOL T score, you are less likely to get out of breath. Just as increasing the
BOL T score can help alleviate breathlessness during exercise, reducing
your sensitivity to blood CO2 will help impro ve your stamina during sex. This can be especially valuable in the control of asthma symptoms and in
alleviating the fear of exacerba tions. It may also provide relief for people
with epilepsy, because hyperv entilation during sex is known to trigger
seizures for some. 103 In this context, Breathe Light  exercises and breath
holding following an exhalation  to improve the blood biochemistry should
first be practiced outside of the bedroom. It’s common to tense up and hold the breath as orgasm approac hes, but
scientists have proven that hypoxia reduces sexual arous al. 104 This
tendency to hold the breath can often be caused by self-con sciousness. Opening the mouth in the lead up to orgasm means you’re going to make
more noise. Many of us are conditioned by perceptions of how sex should
sound. We alter our sexual groans and grunts into moans and sighs, perhaps
to reflect what we’ve heard in erotic films. But it’s important not to imitate
the sounds you think are expe cted. This can repress orgasm and create
tension in the breath. Instead, if you continue breathing deepl y when the
orgasm begins, you will enjoy a full-body sensation. The idea of breath holding during sex may become a little confused
with the idea that some peop le use behaviors such as asphyxiation or
hanging to induce arousal. Unfortunately, the severity of these “games” to
become aroused may gradually increase as tolerance to hypoxia develops,
so these  practices sometimes result in accidental death. A 2016 study
reports that the mechanisms by which these methods create heightened
pleasure for some people are complex and unclear,104 and, although this
relates to breathing practices and sex, there is not enough evidence to
explore them here. PRACTICING ORGASMIC BREA TH
Breath retention is a feature of the Tantric practice of healing breath. 105
This exercise has a ratio of 1:4:2 for inhalation, breath hold, and exhalation. The retention is four times longer than the inhalation, and the exhalation is
twice as long. Breathe in for one second or heartbeat, hold for four seconds
or four beats of the heart,


istic fantasies that reduced
women to sex objects. It’ s about then that we thought it was cool to burn
our bras, to stop shaving our legs or armpits, to refuse to let men open doors
for us … but then to go at it like bunnies at the end of the day, of course. Knowing that our value lay in much more than just the look of our bodies
was a huge realization. But the fact that a woman’ s body isn’ t the essence of
her value does not mean that her body has no value. Thinking, as many of us did in those days, that any male celebration of
our looks was traitorous to some feminist ideal—while we sure were
enjoying all that celebration once the lights went down—inevitably created
a psychic ambivalence and dissociation. On the one hand, we were young
enough to enjoy the amazing sensations of youthful sexuality. At the same
time, we thought the only way to be really cool was to deny its importance. Conscious : My sexuality isn’ t what is important about me. Subconscious:  Therefore, my body isn’ t important. It was at about that time that my compulsive eating began. And in
retrospect, I can certainly see why. Added to the above was the loneliness of
my college years, during which time I added the “freshman 15” pounds that
such experience often entails. By then I was pretty much of f and running
straight into the darkness of food hell, where I remained for almost a
decade. A Course in Miracles  teaches us to beware the power of an unrecognized
belief. I have come to understand that based on my own personal history, I
had an unrecognized belief that my body was not good, was not lovable,
was not even important … and then I set out, unconsciously, to prove
myself right. Dissociation from the body, for whatever reason, robs you not just of the
joy of healthy eating, but of even identifying with your own body. Dissociation is when you see yourself here, and your body is there. It’s a
sense that you are somehow separate from your body, which is a tragic split
from self. I am well aware that the gradual trauma of my own body history is
nothing compared to what many others have experienced. For those who
have suf fered physical abuse—sexual or otherwise—an overwhelming
horror has elicited an overwhelming need to escape from pain at whatever
cost. Many overeaters don’ t actually inhabit their body so much as hover
above it or to the side of it some 6 to 12 inches, reenacting an ancient
response—tragically necessary at one time—to a shattering experience such
as being whipped or raped. This experience might go back to the earliest
days of childhood, even as far back as three or five years old. According to a study at the University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine, up to 33 percent of American girls are molested, and research
tracking the connection between a history of molestation to obesity is in its
early stages. For many people, an instinctive escape mechanism that developed
originally in response to such abuse now trips like a switch in reaction to
almost any form of stress. The subconscious commanded, “Flee. Flee. ” and
the child who was powerless to flee physically developed the capacity to
flee psychologically. For the adult that the child one day becomes, the command to “Flee. ”
still exists not only in reaction to danger, but also in reaction to almost any
form of physical or emotional discomfort. This applies painfully, and
perhaps particularly, as a reaction to sexual intimacy. Healthy sex requires that you truly inhabit your body, and for a victim of
sexual abuse, this would feel like surrendering to a warning bell. If at a
moment of profound trauma your spirit left your body to escape the reality
of the experience, and never fully reentered it on a consistent basis, then
how do you escape your escapism in order to show up for sex. This would
obviously be very dif ficult. Compulsive food patterns become, for those dissociated from their body
for whatever reason, a way to reenact the original escape from pain and
confusion. In one moment of chemically induced numbness, you can feel,
“Ah, I escaped …” Reenacting your earlier escape from physical trauma,
you once again leave the realm of your suf fering behind … if even for a
moment. A Course in Miracles  teaches that you create what you defend
against. Defending against a physical trauma, you’ve created a new one: the
trauma of compulsive eating. Today’ s lesson begins to unravel this route of horror, the instinctive path
you still walk in an ef fort to deal with pain and stress. These days, your
stress might look nothing at all like the physical abuse you endured as a
child—it might be something as mundane as your need to pick the kids upat school, get them to soccer on time, and still get to the dry cleaners before
they close—yet your subconscious mind continues to interpret your stress
as danger and reacts to it that way. “I must get out of here. ” is all you know. And you “escape” into food. Your assignment now is to write your own personal story—where things
went right and where things went wrong. Explore how you came to
dissociate from, fear, and perhaps even hate, your body. And don’ t expect
all of this to be easy. Some of it might be funny, some of it might be
horrifying, some of it might be ridiculous, and some of it might be
extremely painful. What is important is that it be honest and true. By writing down your history, you will come to understand it more fully. And by understanding it more fully, you will emer ge from the darkness of
your subconscious bondage to fears that were born in a distant past. These
fears can be dissolved today, through grace and through love. In doing this
lesson, you begin the process. Use your journal pages to write your story, giving full attention to both
good and bad memories. Return this book to your altar after every entry you
write. Reflection and Prayer
Close your eyes and relax into a meditative state. During this time, allow
your mind to return to your experience of yourself as a baby, then a toddler,
then a small child, and so on. During every phase of the meditation, allow yourself to see what you
looked like at a certain time in your life, how you felt about your body,
what you went through, who was involved, where things went well, where
you were hurt, where you went unconscious, where you dissociated from
your body, where you began to hate your body, what attitudes you formed
about sex, where you decided to cover up your body with fat, and so forth. You will come to realize that your issues with eating have ultimately little to
do with food, and everything to do with thoughts about yourself. This will not be a quick meditation, or a casual one. There are many
feelings from your past that have remained unprocessed … many
experiences that you have not yet looked at through the lens of time andforgiveness … and many people, including yourself, whom you have failed
to understand. Use this course as a path to understanding now what you
could never have understood before. And remember: there is no rush. If done well, this exercise will probably
take some time. Dear God,
I give to Y ou my past
and ask that Y ou explain it to me. Unravel, dear God,
the cor ds of confusion
that bind me. Free me fr om the bondage
of blindness and misunderstanding. Return me, dear God,
to a sense of my body
that is Y our truth, and no one else’ s,
that is sacr ed and not impur e,
that is loving and not punishing,
that is joyful and not painful,
that is healthy and not diseased. Please, dear God,
undo my past and r eturn me to my
innocent self. Amen
OceanofPDF. comLESSON 10
CONSECRATE YOUR BODY
Your body is not separate from your mind so much as it is a reflection of
it. As you change your mind, you change every cell in your body. Such thoughts as I am fat, I am ugly, and I hate my body  are like
commands given to your body to materialize accordingly. If you think
negatively about your body, your body will reflect your negativity. If you
think lovingly about your body, then your body will reflect your love. And
there is no such thing as a neutral thought. What is not love, is an attack. And what is love, is a miracle. Let us now consecrate your body to be used for holy purposes. Holy
purposes are love and love only, and as you consecrate your body to love,
all that is not love can no longer hold sway within it. Whatever is dedicated
to the purposes of love is protected from the ener gy of chaos. Write down this line: I eat in a way that supports my being of service to
love. That is a good one, by the way, to put on a Post-it and keep on your
refrigerator door. With this lesson, we embrace a new perception of the body in order to
make manifest a new physical reality. Begin each day with a prayer:
Dear God,
As I awaken on this day,
may my body and mind


ic sense; such is the tr emendous power of corr ect and clear mental
visualization. A Door A jar

There are other tests you can take to convince yourself how fuzzy your
thinking has been and how much power lies in making it clear. If you ar e
married, try suddenly to call to mind the face of your spouse. Y ou may be
shocked to r ealize how difficult this is. What you immediately call to mind is
an idea of your spouse, and this idea has the wavering shape of a shadowy
dream. Concentrate on making his or her face as clear in your mind as a
photograph. Bend the entir e effort of your attention towar d this end. Gradually the pictur e will clear. Soon you will see that face befor e you,
animated, alive, vibrant, so that you feel certain that if you r eached out you
could touch a cheek with your fingertips. Don’ t be surprised that evening if
your husband or wife says to you, “I was thinking about you all day today.”
This is not legend or superstition or wishful thinking. When we deal with
the mind we are dealing with the most significant thing in life. There are
undreamed-of powers in consciousness, and they have not even been
tapped. Our first fumbling attempts to understand the paranormal will be
very amusing to researchers a hundred years from now. The awakening to
telepathy and clairvoyance and precognition have barely jarred the door
into an enormous storehouse of fantastic powers and perceptions. W e take
our first step on the proper path when we realize the original power of mind
over matter and how our thoughts influence the world we live in. Once we
truly have apprehended the tremendous force that propels a mental image to
become a physical fact, then we see that we must dedicate our ef forts to
becoming clear and concise thinkers rather than rushers-around-in-the-
world. Psychic Imbalance

We must learn to visualize with complete clarity, so that an image called up
in mind exists with the same solidity, color, and dimension as one in the
physical world. Research conducted into the content of dreams has revealed
that some people dream in black and white, while others dream in color. Others dream in pantomime; still others with full sound ef fects. Some
people’ s dreams are populated with folks without faces; and in some
people’ s dreams it is always night; in others it is always day. Such research
has proved pretty well that emotional blocks in the subconscious restrict us
from completely visualizing things in our minds. W e might attempt to
envision ourselves successfully completing a task which we desire to do,
but no matter how hard we try to focus our inner attention, we never can
quite see ourselves in that position. If it would finally involve a change of
residence, for example, we might report that we are able to see the new
home and everything in it but are unable to visualize ourselves there. It is the subconscious that blocks us from such visualization. Some fear or
hostility or resentment has given us a deep mental block about moving and
forbids the picture from entering our minds and thereby bars the actual
event from happening in the physical world. It is no easy matter for us to
overcome this subconscious censoring of our thoughts. It represents a
wrong self-identification, a psychic imbalance. This psychic imbalance is
universally caused by the centering of consciousness in the ego rather than
in the deeper regions of being. Those of us who allow our surface self to
control our life are in the grip of a Lilliputian ghost. W e eventually will
become bound up mentally by thousands of little prompters that proceed out
of our subconscious. It is they that give form and substance to our ego, the
thing we regard as ourselves, which is never ourselves at all but only the
limitations that we have accepted and come to regard as real. Subconscious Pr omptings
Modern psychoanalysis, in or der to test the psychic imbalance of the
individual, uses a test devised by the Swiss psychologist Hermann
Rorschach, in which the subconscious pr eoccupation of a patient is
diagnosed fr om spontaneous images which they see in complex ink blots. Since the ink blots ar e haphazar d and multiform, it follows that the images
that the patient sees in them r epresent the kind of thing that their
consciousness is habitually focused upon. In other wor ds, the test pr ovides
a key to the thoughts which occupy an individual’ s mind and gives the
psychologist a method of interpr eting neur osis. The pr emise that diagnosis
is based upon is that each of us sees in all things the thoughts that, a priori,
occupy our minds. Thus life itself turns out to be nothing mor e or less than
a gigantic Rorschach test. Shape and form and substance have infinite
meaning and infinite possibility. To the individual beholder each assumes
color and quality dir ectly taken fr om the thoughts that occupy their
consciousness. When we choose the thoughts we think, we choose our lives. The fact of the matter is that very few people are free to exercise choice in
their thinking because the bulk of their thought erupts from pain-insistent
memories in the subconscious. They are not free because they have wrongly
identified themselves. Their sense of self is primarily the memories of
events and relationships. In consequence, they assume themselves to be a
changing thing, an ego, a sense of self built upon dimly remembered and
barely perceived relationships. The ego thinks always in response to the
subconscious. Only the great self, the sense of self free of the limitations of
the ego, is able to originate thought or to be receptive to it in an unbiased
manner. We all put too much value on the ego. Personality represents for us
both a fascination and a delusion. By its very meaning, personality is
restricted to the individual and thus represents a limited sense of self. Only
from the wider and broader standpoint of the Secret Self is it possible for
the individual mind to orient itself correctly with life. Thus it is able to
grasp meanings and relationships from a lar ger and more encompassing
standpoint and to know by immediate perception rather than by reason and
deduction. Instinctive Performance

The ego thinks from a small standpoint in the center. It thinks outward. It
seeks to know by groping into the unknown, attempting to rationalize what
it finds there. Since infinite space surrounds it, it is impossible for it ever to
grow into great understanding. Since what it thinks is colored by what it
already knows, and since what it knows is based upon a strictly personal
and infinitesimal interpretation, it therefore, by its very nature, cannot ever
arrive at true knowledge. Before we can be truly wise, before we can arrive
at our birthright of power and understanding, we must in some degree shuck
off the trappings of the ego and take on a wider kind of consciousness. Instead of being central thinkers, we must learn to be peripheral or outer
thinkers. W e must learn to allow thought to develop in us under the
impulsion of something outside of and greater than ourselves. W e must
learn to be able to do things without focusing our attention upon them. W e
must learn to perform them through an instinctive understanding of their
true nature and the job to be done. The ego prevents us from performing in this manner. To be self-conscious is
to be fearful and restricted. The instinctive and natural performer thinks
with their outer and wider mind. Those who are enrapt in consideration of
their ego and sense of self are bound up in fear and tension during the
simplest of tasks. That which we do well we do not think about. W e simply
perform by grace of our outer and wider mind. When we lose our contact
with this mind, we fall from grace with a bang; for all by ourselves, focused
upon each little movement, we cannot perform the simplest of tasks. The centipede was happy quite
Until a toad in fun
Said, “Pray, which leg goes after which?”
That worked her mind to such a pitch,She lay distracted in a ditch,
Considering how to run. — KA THERINE CRASTER

There seems to be absolutely no limit to the feats we can perform when we
are able to grasp them with our outer or peripheral mind.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        It is this psychological state that is referred to in mysticism
and in many religions as “attunement” or “grace,” and once we are involved
in it, our choices and directions are as warrants from on high; everything
does our bidding at the very moment our bidding is resolved. This aspect of “superknowledge” gives us our best indication of the nature
and usefulness of the will. Once we understand that desire opposed to the
aims of the Secret Self can avail the individual nothing but frustration, then
we finally have been awakened to the principle of attunement, which is the
secret of ef fective living. T o actually decide is not within the scope of
human knowledge, simply because human knowledge is limited to the
scantiest fraction of total knowledge. It is just no good trying to make a
decision about things when nearly the entire sum of their characteristics is
hidden. Individual will exercised against events and people is the sheerest
of vanities and avails nothing in


 AM the Power God Desires! (x3)

Beloved Jesus the Christ and Lady Nada - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Solar Plexus Chakra with Divine Grace, Ministra tion,
Service, and Selflessness  for I AM serving sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Purple Fire, I AM the Service God Desires! (x3)

Beloved Hilarion and Pallas Athena - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Third Eye Chakra with Divine Truth, Healing,
Precipitation, and Consecration for I AM healing sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Emerald Fire, I AM the Healing God Desires! (x3)

Beloved Saint Germain and Lady Portia - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Sacral Chakra with Divine  Freedom, Transmutation,
Mercy and Justice  for I AM freeing sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Violet Fire, I AM the Alchemy God Desires! (x3)

Beloved Lanto  and the Goddess of Wisdom - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Crown Chakra with Cosmic Wisdom, Illumination,
Understanding, and Enlightenment for I AM teaching sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Golden Fire, I AM the Wisdom God Desires! (x3)

Beloved Serapis Bey and the Goddes s of Purity - PURIFY, CLEANSE AND
CONSECRATE  my Base Chakra with Cosmic Purity, Hope, Resurrection,
and Ascension for I AM raising sentient beings (x4)
I AM a Being of Crystal Fire, I AM the Purity God Desires! (x3)

For I AM THE LIGHT OF GOD THAT NEVER  FAILS! (x 3)
                            BY THE MIGHTIEST…! (x3)  THANK YOU! (x3) ALMIGHTY  I AM! (x3)
Balance The Threefold Flame In Me  Decree
In the Name of the Beloved Mighty Victorious Presence of God, I AM in me, and My Very
Own Beloved Holy Christ Self, I CALL  to Beloved Helios and Vesta and the Threefold Flame
of Love, Wisdom and Power in the Heart of the Great Central Sun, to Beloved Morya El,
Beloved Lord La nto, Beloved Paul the Venetian, Beloved Mighty Victory, Beloved Goddess of
Liberty and the Seven Mighty Elohim, Beloved Guru Ma and Lanello, the Entire Spirit of the
Great White Brotherhood and the World Mother, Elemental Life - Fire, Air, Water, Earth and
Ether! To Balance, Blaze, Expand, and Intensify the Threefold Flame within my heart until I AM
manifesting all of Thee and naught of the human remains. Take complete dominion and control
over my four lower bodies and raise me and all life by the Power of the Three -Times -Three into
the glorious Resurrection and Ascension in the Light! In the Name of the Father, the Mother,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit, I Decree:

BALANCE  the Threefold Flame in me! (x3) Beloved I AM! BALANCE the Threefold Flame in me! (x3) Take Thy Command! BALANCE  the Threefold Flame in me! (x3) Magnify It each hour! BALANCE  the Threefold Flame in me! (x3) Love, Wisdom and Power! *“BLAZE,” “EXPAND,” and “INTENSIFY”

And in full Faith I consciously accept this manifest (x3) right here and now with full Power,
eternally sustained, all -powerfully active, ever expanding, and world enfolding until all are
wholly Ascended in the Light and Free! BY THE MIGHTIEST…! (x3) THAN K YOU! (x3) BELOVED I AM! (x3)

Solar Ring  and Tube of Light  Decree
In the Name I AM THAT I AM, I stand the Son of God in the earth. Clothed upon with the Sun
of Righteousness, I AM COME  with Healing in My Wings! I AM the descending Fire-Light
from my poin t of origin in the Heart of God, in the Heart of My Own Mighty I AM Presence! I stand now God -centered in My Own Christ Self, and by the Flame within my heart, I do now
draw the Solar Ring around my forcefield as the base and foundation of my life in th e earth and
around ______________. (You then draw this ring completely around, and
reinforce it with the left hand after it is drawn with the right.) I NOW CALL FORTH, in the invincible Word of the Logos I AM THAT I AM, my invincible
Tube of Light established upon the platform of the Solar Ring for the sealing of my identity, my
soul, my heart, and my mind within this mighty Tube of Light by the power of the Solar Ring—
that I may go forth a Son of God in the earth, using the Power of Seraphim for the Protection of
communities and nations and the earth body. Therefore, in the Name of Almighty God, in the Name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit,
and the Mother, I do establish in this hour my Tube of Light for the sealing of my Sonship to
this Word and Work of the LORD and for the sealing of ______________. O My Constant, Loving I AM Presence, Thou Light of God above me Whose
Radiance forms a Circle of Fire befo re me to Light my way:

I AM faithfully calling to Thee to place a great Pillar of Light from My Own
Mighty I AM God Presence all around me right now today! Keep It intact through
every passing moment, manifesting as a shimmering shower of God's Beautiful
Light through which nothing human can ever pass. Into this beautiful Electric Circle
of divinely charge d energy direct a swift upsurge of the Violet Fire of Freedom's
Forgiving,  Transmuting Flame! Cause the ever -expanding energy of this Flame projected downward into the
forcefield of my human energies to completely change every negative condition into
the positive polarity of My Own Great God Self! Let the magic of Its Mercy so purify
my world with Light that all whom I contact shall always be blessed with the fragrance
of violets from God's Own Heart in memory of the blessed dawning day when all
discord—cause, core, effect, record, and memory —is forever changed int o the Victory of
Light and the Peace of the Ascended Jesus Christ. I AM now constantly accepting the full power and manifestation of this fiat of Light
and calling It into instantaneous action by my own God -given free will and the power
to accelerate without limit this Sacred Release of Assistance from God's Own Heart until
all men are Ascended and God -free in the Light That NEVER, NEVER, NEVER  Fails! In the Name I AM THAT I AM, as a Son of God standing in the earth, I THEREFORE CALL
FORTH the Solar Ring around my life, and I CALL FORTH concurrently the Twin Pillars of
Alpha and Omega, Helios and Vesta, the Seven Mighty Elohim, the God and Goddess Meru,
my own twin flame, Saint Germain and Portia, the Mighty Archangels and Archeiai, and the
Messengers from the Sun. In the Name of Jesus Christ, I therefore SEAL  myself in the Law and the Flame of God
Harmony and I call for the Invincible Protection of the Legions of the First Ray around  this
Tube of Light and around that Solar Ring. And I accept It done this hour in full power. BY THE MIGHTIEST…! (x3)  THANK YOU! (x3) Amen. Great Sun Disc  Call
Beloved Mighty I AM Presence, Beloved Holy Christ Self and Beloved Jesus the Christ: Blaze
Your Dazzling Light of a Thousand Suns in, through and around my four lower bodies as a
mighty Guardian Action of the Light of God That NEVER  Fails to protect the peaceful
outpicturing of God's Plan through my every thought, word and deed. Place Your Great Sun Disc over my solar plexus as a Mighty Shield of Armour that shall
instantaneously deflect all discord whatsoever that may ever be directed against me or the Light
for which I stand. I CALL  now in the Name of my Mighty I AM Presence to the Elohim of Peace to release
throughout my entire being and world  the necessary action of the Mighty Flame of Cosmic
Christ Peace that shall sustain in me the Christ Consciousness at all times, so that I may never
be found engaged in a release of misqualified energy to any part of life, whether it be fear,
malice, mild dislike, mistrust, censure or disdain. I CALL to Beloved Saint Germain to seize all energy that I have ever released against my
brethren and that has caused them any form of discomfort whatsoever. And in the Name of my
Mighty I AM Presence I command tha t that energy be removed from their worlds —cause, core,
effect, record and memory —and transmuted by the Violet Flame into the Purity and Perfection
that is the Sacred  Fire Essence of God, that the earth and all elemental life might be cut Free
forever from


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f i f t y  i n  a  b l a c k  b e r e t. S h e  h a d  a  r a t h e r  p l e a s i n g,  n i c e  f a c e,  a n d  h e  s a i d :  " W e l l
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g r o u p  o v e r  t o  t h e  A c a d e m y  c i n e m a ". C l a r a  g r e e t e d  m e  w i t h  h e r  b e w i t c h i n g  s m i l e. T h i s  w a s  f a t e! F r o m  m y  v e r y
f i r s t  m o m e n t  w i t h  t h e  N o v o s i b i r s k  C e n t r e  f o r  “ B r e a t h i n g  i n  t h e  B u t e y k o
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t o w n s,  a t t e n d i n g  c l a s s e s  w i t h  t h e  m o s t  f a m o u s  o f  t h e m. B u t  C l a r a  L a g u n o v a
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:

"Did	it	ever	occur	to	you	that	if	the	real	answer	to	polio	is	established	it	means

the	end	for	a	racket	that	has	annually,	for	many	years,	reaped	tens	of	millions	of

dollars	from	the	public	by	means	of	sob	propaganda. It	also	would,	in	large

degree,	dry	up	the	yearly	freshet	of	hundreds	of	millions	paid	in	medical	and

associated	fees	by	the	families	of	those	afflicted. If	you	believe	that	the	real

answer	to	polio	is	honestly	being	sought	and	would	be	available	to	the	world

when	found,	then	you	would	also	believe	that	General	Motors	would	back

research	to	make	the	use	of	automobiles	prohibited." Since	1938	the	MARCH	OF	DIMES	has	reaped	over	$300,000,000. What	have

they	done	with	it? Polio	has	not	been	checked;	it	has	increased. Polio	"	patients

in	the	hospitals,	supposedly	using	some	of	the	March	of	dimes	money	have	died

in	larger	numbers	than	those	who	stay	home	and	have	no	special	care. Those

who	recover	in	the	hospital	are	in	about	the	same	proportion	as	those	who	do	not

go	to	the	hospitals. Who	gets	this	public	donation? The	April	1952	issue	of

EXPOSE	gives	us	a	hint	in	this	statement:

"The	public	will	never	know	what	proportion	of	their	dollars	went	for	fund

raising	and	administration. Unlike	all	other	leading	non-profit	organizations,	the

Foundation	for	Infantile	Paralysis	has	refused	to	make	these	facts	available	to	the
	public. "It	is	estimated	that	$15,000,000	a	year	(a	very	conservative	estimate)	are	poured

down	the	drain	called	‘General	Administration	Expenses’. "If	you	contributed	your	dimes	and	dollars,	a	large	part	of	your	contribution	went

to	pay	somebody	who	sits	behind	a	desk	and	gets	a	large	salary	to	figure	out	new

ways	to	get	more	contributions	from	you	the	next	time. "Every	man,	woman	and	child	in	the	United	States	is	marked	for	a	specific	per

capita	contribution. This	is	wrung	from	you	with	gimmicks	ranging	from	March

of	Dimes	cards	to	Iron	Lung	collectors,	metal	lapel	tabs,	house	to	house,	office

to	office,	school	and	motion	picture	collections. "There	are	special	tear	jerking	posters	available	to	all	magazines	and

newspapers. Also	movie	shorts	with	a	popular	star	making	a	pitiful	plea	for

handouts. Radio	and	TV	shows	are	punctuated	with	money	grabbing	skits	and

slogans. "Philanthropy	has	now	become	one	of	the	10	big	industries	in	the	U.S.

"In	1918	the	National	Information	Bureau	was	established	to	provide

information	and	advice	on	philanthropic	groups. This	Bureau	is	a	non-profit

organization. It	has	investigated	more	than	4,000	national	organizations	during

the	past	33	years. The	bureau	has	standards	against	which	all	charities	are

measured. All	reports	are	confidential. "Most	collection	groups	meet	all	the	standards	of	the	Bureau. "The	National	Foundation	for	Infantile	Paralysis,	Inc.,	does	not...It	does	not	issue

a	complete	audit	of	income,	expenditures	and	assets. "In	recent	years,	an	attempt	has	been	made	to	establish	a	system	by	which	funds

necessary	to	support	health	services	could	be	secured	in	a	single	joint	campaign. It	would	save	millions	of	dollars	that	now	go	into	the	pockets	of	professional

fundraisers	and	never	get	near	the	purpose	they	are	contributed	for. Every	other

major	group	in	the	United	States	has	expressed	a	willingness	to	join	such	a

federated	drive—with	the	single	exception	of	the	March	of	Dimes." It	seems	some	branches	of	the	government	were	getting	suspicious	of	the

pretended	search	for	a	cure	for	polio	carried	on	at	such	expense	by	the	National

Foundation	for	Infantile	Paralysis,	so	it	was	suggested	that	the	government

conduct	some	research	in	this	direction. On	this	phase	of	the	subject,	EXPOSE	reports:

"In	1948	the	Foundation	for	Infantile	Paralysis	told	a	Congressional	Committee

that	‘there	is	no	need	for	the	government	to	conduct	research	at	this	time	in

polio. "When	asked	to	explain	this	strange	attitude,	Foundation	officials	stated	frankly:

"When	the	Government	takes	over	an	activity...contributions	fall	off...We	do	not

wish	to	take	that	gamble!" The	Science	News	Letter	tells	us	that	"some	200	scientists	are	researching	upon

phases	of	polio	and	510	projects	in	91	institutions	have	been	under	way	in	the	16

years	of	this	great	polio	campaign." Over	$300,000,000	have	been	spent	already	and	$50,000,000	per	year	more	are

being	collected	and	spent	with	not	one	dime	being	used	for	research	on	fasting

and	proper	nutrition	and	the	only	other	things	that	can	prevent	and	cure	polio. WHO	CAN	CURE	POLIO? After	the	announcement	from	Philadelphia	(1934)	that	Dr.	John	A.	Kolmer	had

discovered	a	"protective	vaccine"	against	infantile	paralysis,	Dr.	W.	Lloyd

Aycock,	director	of	the	Harvard	Infantile	Paralysis	Commission	and	called	"one

of	the	most	distinguished	experts	in	this	disease",	gave	a	statement	to	the	press

that	"Nature	does	a	better	job	of	immunizing	against	infantile	paralysis	than	the

artificial	methods"	which	he	branded	as	"Hazardous." If	we	remove	the	obstructions	and	supply	the	body	with	the	necessary	building

material,	nature	will	heal	practically	any	disease	so	long	as	too	much	of	the	vital

organs	or	glands	have	not	already	been	destroyed	by	disease	or	operations. What	are	the	obstructions	to	be	removed	in	the	healing	process? Obviously,

drastic	poisons	such	as	vaccine	serums,	drugs,	tobacco,	alcohol,	coffee,	tea,	cola
	drinks,	etc. poison	the	system	immediately	and	set	up	disease	states. But	other

blockages	form	slowly	in	the	tissues	as	a	result	of	incompatible	foods,	wrong

food	combinations,	and	over	eating. These	substances	as	well	as	the	drugs,

interfere	with	normal	digestion	and	assimilation. The	byproducts	of	perverted

metabolism	undergo	a	chemical	change	and	are	lodged	in	the	tissues	in	solid

form. Some	are	in	the	form	of	sharp	needle-like	crystals	that	cause	pain	in

arthritis;	others	accumulate	into	hardened	masses	which	are	called	gallstones. A

gluey	material	coats	the	blood	vessels	and	slows	down	circulation. "Some	of	these	blockade	materials	are	cholesterol	(from	fat),	uric	acid	formed

from	excess	protein	(any	more	than	two	ounces	per	day	is	excess	protein),

carbonic	acid	from	sugar	and	starch,	chlorine	(from	table	salt),	and	calcium

carbonate	(from	milk,	calcium	tablets	and	other	calcium	containing	substances

that	failed	to	assimilate	because	of	some	type	of	interference	or	glandular

malfunctioning." —Dr. M.	O.	Garten. WHAT	CAUSES	EPIDEMICS? Most	people	are	over	loaded	with	these	infusions	of	blockade	materials	that

cannot	be	utilized	by	the	body. When	some	extra	strain	is


 220-
calorie breakfast. Lucky for me. You see, thinking that a calorie in a food
that has been denatured, devitalized, and otherwise processed to death is
just like a calorie in a fresh, unadulterated food is folly of the highest
order. All cars are cars too. Would you rather have a broken-down old
jalopy with no brakes that barely runs or a shiny new Rolls-Royce? Both
are cars, but one can endanger your life while the other can serve it. So it
is with calories. One kind can add weight to your body, another kind can
supply the energy to help you lose weight. When dealing with calories,
it is a classic instance of quality being of far greater importance than
quantity. The 190-calorie breakfast was a bowl of oatmeal, one piece of wheat
toast, and cream cheese. The 220-calorie breakfast was a glass of fresh-
squeezed orange juice, a slice of fresh melon in season, and a bowl of
fresh strawberries. Now that you have a clear understanding of the ex
treme importance of eating foods high in water content, properly com
bined, I'm sure you can see why I opted for the 220-calorie meal. The
190-calorie breakfast was three items devoid of water. It was a protein
(cream cheese) and two carbohydrates (toast and oatmeal). It would have
sat rotting in my stomach for some six to eight hours, robbing me of my
precious energy, supplying no nutrition, and leaving a thick layer of toxic
waste to clog my system. It would have done absolutely nothing to assist
in my desire to lose weight. It would have added weight. The 220-calorie
breakfast was all high water content. No putrefaction or fermentation and
the resulting distress to my system. It passed through my stomach in less
than half an hour and was actually supplying me with real energy within
58 • FIT FOR L1FF. an hour. My system was helped, not prevented from cleansing itself of
waste, because my elimination cycle was not thwarted. Anyone who would think that this program is successful because it
supplies fewer calories than a "regular" diet has missed the point of it
entirely. Merely lowering calorie intake will not achieve the loss of
weight desired if the calories consumed are from foods that are de
natured, ill-combined, toxic, and clogging. That is why this program has
been so successful for so many people, many of whom used to count
calories religiously. It is a life-style change having nothing to do with
calorie-counting. The reasoning behind eating exclusively fruit in the morning is tied
closely to the efficient functioning of your body cycles. This is a perfect
time to look at these cycles again and see exactly why. Since in weight
loss we are interested in not blocking the elimination cycle, let's empha
size that cycle by looking at it first. • CYCLE i—ELIMINATION (4 A.M.-NOON): You have already learned
that digestion of conventional food takes more energy than any other
body process. You have also learned that fruit demands the least amount
of energy for its digestion. So it is most beneficial for FRUIT OR FRUIT
JUICE TO BE THE ONLY FOODS CONSUMED DURING THE ELIMINATION
CYCLE, if you consume anything at all. Anything else halts the elimina
tion process, and the by-products of foods that should have been elimi
nated are now added to your toxic load and to the unwanted pounds in
your body. That is why the success of this program (and your success in
losing weight) depends on the exclusive consumption of fruit and fruit
juice before noon. Successful and comfortable weight loss is dependent
on the efficiency of the elimination cycle. By sabotaging this cycle you
sabotage your success, HAVING ONLY FRUIT AND FRUDT JUICE EX
CLUSIVELY BEFORE NOON IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACET
OF THIS SYSTEM. (Even if you continue to drink coffee or take supple
ments, don't do it during the elimination cycle. Do it after noon. This is
essential.) • CYCLE ii—APPROPRIATION (NOON-8 P.M.): After twelve o'clock we
enter the daily eating period. If you are hungry, this is the time to eat,
but there are some important rules to observe here. Remember that diges
tion takes more energy than anything else you do. You want to eat a meal
that will not deplete your energy supply, even though it will demand
some digestive energy. (See the Energy Ladder on page 120.) That means
adhering to the principle of proper food combining so that a minimum of
digestive energy is depleted to break down that meal. THE PRINCIPLE OF CORRECT FRUIT CONSUMPTION • 59 • CYCLE in—ASSIMILATION (8 P.M.-4 A.M.): You have taken in the
food. Now it is time to give your body a chance to extract, absorb, and
utilize the nutrients in that food. No absorption can take place until the
food has entered the intestines. A properly combined meal will be out of
the stomach in approximately three hours and ready to be absorbed and
assimilated. An improperly combined meal can remain in the stomach
anywhere from eight to twelve hours or longer. Eat early enough so that
food has left your stomach before you retire. A full night's rest (beginning
well before midnight as often as possible) will permit your body to com
plete the assimilation cycle before it again enters the elimination phase
around 4 A.M.
Having been introduced to these tools and given the steps to bring
about the success you are seeking, before going on it is imperative that
you have a very clear understanding of... 60 • FIT FOR LIFE ^
CHAPTER
The Theory of
Detoxification
w e have been stressing throughout
this book the extreme importance of eliminating toxic waste from the
system to achieve successful, permanent weight loss. To facilitate that
process we have developed a life-style that is not only effective, but also
easy and comfortable. The detoxification of your system is the most important goal of FIT
FOR LIFE. Understand that the detoxification of your body is occasionally
not the most pleasant phase of creating the environment for weight loss,
although it is a necessary one. We don't want to lead you to believe that
we have some miracle formula that will effortlessly transform you into a
happy, healthy, slim individual overnight just by reading this book. You
must do your part too. From experience over the last several years I can
tell you that approximately 10 percent of the people who make use of this
information feel some degree of initial discomfort. There are certain
potential discomforts, but they can definitely be minimized. If detoxifica
tion is too rapid, it can cause great discomfort. That is why over nine
years have been spent experimenting and perfecting a life-style that can
and does reduce this possible discomfort to the minimum. It must be kept in mind that the building up of the toxic waste in your
• 61 • body may have taken twenty, thirty, forty, fifty years, or more, so its
elimination is not something that is accomplished overnight. I cannot
possibly overemphasize how exceedingly important it is for this detox
ification to be accomplished. It is absolutely essential for the system to be
cleansed so that energy can be freed up to be used in reducing weight. As
long as there is toxic waste in the system, much of your available energy
will be used to eliminate it. The success of any weight-loss program de
pends on the system being cleansed. Detoxification is cleansing and it is
imperative! It's the key to the whole thing! The possible discomforts depend on how toxic your system is. People
who are particularly toxic or have taken drugs (prescription or not) on any
regular basis are more apt to experience some temporary discomfort than
those who are less toxic. The elimination of toxic waste can be uncom
fortable. But better to have minor discomforts now than to have it all
come crashing down on you, totally incapacitating you, at a later date. The important thing is for a person's diet to be such that cleansing takes
place, but not at breakneck speed. It can be regulated so that the individ
ual experiences the least amount of discomfort possible. This is precisely
what the suggested menus later in the book succeed in doing. Be aware
that these are not just menus. A tremendous amount of time, effort,
study, and experimentation has gone into perfecting just the right blend
of variables to assure that detoxification is as smooth and comfortable as
possible. The FIT FOR LIFE program is, in fact, a detoxification program. What are these possible discomforts? The most frequent one is an ini
tial bloating of the system. When you start to apply the principle of eating
more fruit on an empty stomach, its cleansing ability will stir up accumu
lated toxic waste, creating gas and bloat. Generally this bloating passes
within forty-eight hours. It rarely lasts longer than seventy-two hours. If
this bloating should cause you to add two or three pounds during the first
few days, it is nor something to get alarmed about. The body is adjusting
itself for the task ahead. You may experience headaches or body aches.


 gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frSince then, in Russia, the number of scientific
articles that have been released and authors who
have made contributions to the field of thera-
peutic fasting (including dry fasting) are un-
countable. This is evidenced by the materials re-
ported in Appendix 1 and th e relative bibliog-
raphy included in this book, which contains ref-
erences, as complete as possible, on the enor-
mous amount of medical and scientific research
carried out in the USSR -Russia in the last sixty
years.
Finally, I would like to add that 25 years since
the creation of the Russian fasting dietary ther-
apy (RDT) were celebrated on 10 August 2019,
in Goryachinsk, Republic of Buryatia, and I had
the pleasure of being present and of getting to
know the people who are still carrying out this
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the end of this book).

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I was born in the Altai region in a family of
physicians; both my mother and my older sister
are pediatricians. Since early childhood at home
I regularly overheard conversations about med-
icine. With such a "family anamnesis" it was a
foreseeable predicament that my path would
lead me straight to the study of medicine, and so
it was indeed, even though, from what I recall,
during childhood and adolescence I was fond of
totally different things: like all the boys on our
street, I, too, wanted to become a pilot.
One day my father and I went skiing. After
our outing we visited some friends for a cup of
tea, and it was there that for first time in my life
I saw a cancer pat ient. He was very thin and
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strong impression on me. Once I reached home
I asked my mother if it recovering from this dis-
ease really was impossible, and she replied: " Un-
fortunately, my son, at this stage of the illness our
medicine is yet ineffective."
In eighth grade, by chance, I stumbled upon a
book. I do not remember the title, but I remem-
ber well that it spoke of a talented healer who
had cured a man suffering from cancer by treat-
ing it with herbs and fasting. Hence, the body
has the reserves and forces capable to treat such
a serious and insidious disease like cancer, I
thought.
For every poison, there must necessarily be an
antidote in nature. For each disease in the body
there must be forces able to heal it. After all,
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and doctors. They are guided by their natural in-
stincts. They know better than any herbalists,
which grass to take in the moment they need it,
or they heal themselves just by fasting. From that
moment, I became more interested in natural
ways of healing. I began to read books about fast-
ing, hypnosis, herbs, acupuncture. I began to un-
derstand: a man is a natural pharmacy, the or-
ganism has all it needs for the treatment of any
disease, it is  only necessary to discover these nat-
ural medicines and stimulate them to benefit the
organism, with work, patience and willpower.
My decision to enroll in medical school was ab-
solutely conscious, but I knew that I would not
be interested in sitting at the  clinic and to pre-
scribe tablets. I had to find a specialization and
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patients would be assisted and able to utilize
their huge hidden potential to heal diseases.
On the fourth year of my medical degree, I
was appointed to supervise a patient with bron-
chial asthma. When I went to her room, I could
not believe what I saw: a blooming woman with
a pink blush on the face and sparkling eyes. She
didn’t look at all like an asthmatic patient. I
wanted to apologize and  say, that I had entered
in the wrong room, but still I asked her name. It
turned out I was in the right place!
"Don’t be so surprised - she said  - that I don’t
look like an asthmatic person. I have been on a
twenty -day course of fasting, and now I'm at t he
end of it. After the tenth day of fasting I stopped
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haler.  "
Her appearance and her breathing impressed
me. It's one thing to read books about fasting,
and another thing to see in practice the results of
it. After this meeting, I definitely decided that I
needed to know everything about this wonderful
technique and make sure to specialize in it.
Professor Yu.S. Nikolayev authored the best
texts on therapeutic fasting at the time. His
book3 is written with such enthusiasm and faith
in this natural method, that after reading it I also
wanted to practice it. So I did, and got my whole
university group involved. We started a juice

3 Nikolayev Yu.S. Golodaniye radi zdoroviya (Fasting for Health),
Moskva,  Sovetskaya Rossiya, 1973.
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my group aba ndoned the experiment, but I con-
tinued. I particularly liked to fast before exams:
after fasting my head became light, clear, and
memory was very much improved, and most im-
portantly I would go take the exams without any
fear.
After graduating from the medi cal institute I
was appointed in the locality of "Goryachinsk",
in the Republic of Buryatia on the shore of the
sacred Lake Baikal. The nature and beauty of
these places enchanted me, especially the energy
and the magnificence of the Lake.
Working in this  sanatorium I was fortunate
to meet a very interesting person, Vladimir Ro-
manovich Verbul. He was suffering from
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to try the 24 -day fast in the domestic environ-
ment.
His work colleagues were shocked by the re-
sults of his therapeutic fast. Together they de-
cided to invite the famous Professor Yuri Ser-
geyevich Nikolayev to Buryatia. When the pro-
fessor arrived, they took him to our
"Goryachinsk" sanatorium, so I had the chance
to meet this extraordinary man for the first time.
Yuri Sergeyevich liked the sanatorium and the
surrounding nature very much. He said : "Here at
Lake Baikal, the place and conditions are perfect
for therapeutic fasting."
Professor Nikolayev invited me to follow him
to Moscow to practice in h is therapeutic fasting
ward.
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opened department for therapeutic fasting in
our sanatorium. It was difficult for me to start it.
Our collective was skeptical about fasting as a
therapeutic method and they openly called  me
"the hunger doctor". I remember well that when
my first patient went to the canteen, the day of
his exit from the fast, the nurse brought him a
plate of cold porridge of salted millet and told
him: "come on, eat!".  Fortunately, he remem-
bered my advice and decided to wait for me. But
what would have happened if he had eaten it?!
Over time, however, seeing the good results
of therapeutic fasting, our collective began to
have a completely different opinion and some of
them even decided to personally experience a
course of fasting.
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