 little or no responsibility for change.The least popular prescription I can write is a monodiet of water for severalweeks or a month. Yet this is my most powerful medicine.
It is possible to resolve many health complaints without fasting, simply by
cleansing the colon and regaining normal lower bowel function. Colonics take littlepersonal effort and are much easier to get people to accept than fasting. So I canfully understand how perfectly honest and ethical naturopaths have developedobsessions with colon cleansing. Some healers have loudly and repeatedly (andwrongly) proclaimed that constipation is the sole cause of disease, and thus, theonly real cure for any illness is colon cleansing.
Even though it is possible to have a lot of successes with the simple (though
unpleasant to administer) technique of colon cleansing, degenerated lower bowelsare not the only cause of disease. I prefer to use bowel cleansing as an adjunct tomore complete healing programs. However, old classics of hygiene and even afew new books strongly make the case for colonics. Some of these books areentirely one-sided, single-cause single-cure approaches, and sound convincing tothe layperson. For this reason, I think I should take a few paragraphs and explainwhy some otherwise well-intentioned health professionals have overly-advocatedcolonics (and other practices as well).
Most Diseases Cure Themselves
If you ask any honest medical doctor how they cure diseases, they will tell you
that most acute disease conditions and a smaller, though significant percentage
(probably a majority) of chronic disease conditions are self-limiting and will, given
time, get better all by themselves. So for most complaints, the honest allopathicdoctor sees their job as giving comfort and easing the severity of the symptomsuntil a cure happens.
This same scenario, when viewed from a hygienist’s perspective, is that almost
all acute and many chronic conditions are simply the body’s attempt to handle acrisis of toxemia. For two reasons the current crisis will probably go away byitself. The positive reason is that the toxic overload will be resolved: the personchanges their dietary habits or the stressor that temporarily lowered their vitalforce and produced enervation is removed, then digestion improves and the levelof self-generated toxins is reduced. The negative reason for a complaint to “cure”itself is that the suffering person’s vital force drops below the level that thesymptom can be manifested and the complaint goes away because a new, moreserious disease is developing.
I view this second possibility as highly undesirable because strong, healthy
bodies possessing a high degree of vital force are able to eliminate toxins ratherviolently, frequently producing very uncomfortable symptoms that are not life-threatening. However, as the vital force drops, the body changes its routes ofsecondary elimination and begins using more centrally located vital organs andsystems to dispose of toxemia. This degeneration producing less unpleasantsymptoms, but in the long run, damages essential organs and moves the personcloser to their final disease.
A young vigorous body possessing a large degree of vital force will almost
always route surplus toxins through skin tissues and skin-like mucus membranes,producing repeated bouts of sinusitis, or asthma, or colds, or a combination of allthese. Each acute manifestation will “cure” itself by itself eventually. But eventuallythe body’s vital force can no longer create these aggressive cleansing phenomenaand the toxemia begins to go deeper. When the allopathic doctor gets a patientcomplaining of sinusitis, they know they will eventually get a cure. The “cure”however, might well be a case of arthritis.
This unfortunate reality tends to make young, idealistic physicians become
rather disillusioned about treating degenerative conditions because the end resultof all their efforts is, in the end, death anyway. The best they can do is to alleviatesuffering and to a degree, prolong life. The worst they can do is to prolongsuffering.
Thus, the physicians main job is to get the patient to be patient, to wait until the
body corrects itself and stops manifesting the undesired symptom. Thus comesthe prime rule of all humane medicine: first of all, do no harm! If the doctor simplyrefrains from making the body worse, it will probably get better by itself. But thepatient, rarely resigned to quiet suffering, comes in demanding fast relief,demanding a cure. In fact, if the patient were resigned to quiet suffering theywould not consult a doctor. So if the doctor wants to keep this patient and makea living they must do something. If that something the doctor must do does little orno harm and better yet, can also alleviate the symptoms, the doctor is practicinggood medicine and will have a very high cure rate and be financially successful ifthey have a good bedside manner. This kind of doctor may be allopathic and/or“natural,” may use herbs or practice homeopathy.
The story of Dr. Jennings, a very successful and famous or infamous
(depending on your viewpoint) physician, who practiced in Connecticut in theearly 1800s exemplifies this type of approach.
Dr. Jennings had his own unique medicines. Their composition was of his own
devising, and were absolutely secret. He had pills and colored bitter drops ofvarious sorts that were compounded himself in his own pharmacy. Dr. Jennings’patients generally recovered and had few or no complications. This must beviewed in contrast to the practices of his fellow doctors of that era, whose blackbags were full of mercury and arsenic and strychnine, whose practices includedobligatory bleeding. These techniques and medicines “worked” by poisoning thebody or by reducing its blood supply and thus lowering its vital force, ending thebody’s ability to manifest the undesirable symptom. If the poor patient survived
being victimized by their own physician, they were tough enough to survive both
their disease and the doctor’s cure. Typically, the sick had many, lengthycomplications, long illnesses, and many “setbacks” requiring many visits, earningthe physician a great living.
Dr. Jennings operated differently. He would prescribe one or two secret
medicines from his black bag and instruct the patient to stay in bed, get lots ofrest, drink lots of water, eat little and lightly, and continue taking the medicine untilthey were well. His cure rate was phenomenal. Demand they might, but Dr.Jennings would never reveal what was in his pills and vials. Finally at the end ofhis career, to instruct his fellow man, Dr. Jennings confessed. His pills were madefrom flour dough, various bitter but harmless herbal substances, and a little sugar.His red and green and black tinctures, prescribed five or ten drips at a time mixedin a glass of water several times daily, were only water and alcohol, some colorantand something bitter tasting, but harmless. Placebos in other words.
Upon confessing, Dr. Jennings had to run for his life. I believe he ended up
retiring on the western frontier, in Indiana. Some of his former patients wereextremely angry because they had paid good money, top dollar for “real”medicines, but were given only flour and water. The fact that they got better didn’tseem to count.
 If the physicians curative procedure suppresses the symptom and/or lowers
the vital force with toxic drugs or surgery, (either result will often as not end thecomplaint) the allopathic doctor is practicing bad medicine. This doctor too willhave a high cure rate and a good business (if they have an effective bedsidemanner) because their drugs really do make the current symptoms vanish veryrapidly. Additionally, their practice harmonizes with a common but viciousdramatization of many people which goes: when a body is malfunctioning, it is abad body and needs to be punished. So lets punish it with poisons and if thatdon’t work, lets really punish it by cutting out the offending part.
However, if the physician can do something that will do no harm but raises the
vital force and/or lowers the level of toxemia, this doctor will have a genuine cure
rate higher than either of the two techniques. Why does raising the vital forcehelp? Because it reduces enervation, improves the digestion, lowers the creationof new toxins and improves the function of the organs of elimination, also reducingthe toxic overload that is causing the complaint.
Techniques that temporarily and quickly raise the vital force include
homeopathy, chiropractic, vitamin therapy, massage, acupuncture andacupressure and many more spiritually oriented practices. Healers who use theseapproaches and have a good bedside manner can have a very good business,they can have an especially-profitable practice if they do nothing to lower the levelof toxemia being currently generated. Their patients do experience prompt reliefbut must repeatedly take the remedy. This makes for satisfied customers and arepeat business.
The best approach of all focuses on reducing the self-generated level of
toxemia, cleansing to remove deposits of old toxemia, rebuilding the organs ofelimination and digestion to prevent the formation of new toxemia, and then, toalleviate the current symptoms and make it easier for the patient to be patientwhile their body heals, the healer raises artificially and temporarily the vital forcewith vitamins, massage, acupressure, etc. This wise and benevolent physician isgoing to have the highest cure rate among those wise patients who will accept theprescription, but will not make as much money because the patients permanentlyget better and no longer need a physician. There’s not nearly as much repeatbusiness.
Colonics are one of the best types of medicine. They clean up deposits of old
toxemia (though there are sure to be other deposits in the body’s tissues colonicsdo not touch). Colon cleansing reduces the formation of new toxemia from


 a diary of the foods you eat and how
you feel shortly after eating them.
After a few days, review your journal to se e if you can ascertain whether catabolic or anabolic foods
cause discomfort. Also, note if certain foods are followed by a reduction in specific pains — or even a
feeling of well being.
It is not necessarily recommended that certain foods be eliminated f orever, unless you find that a
particular food repeatedly produces an increase in pain. Patients under Revici‘s care for cancer are
advised, however, to avoid certain strongly anabolic or catabolic foods depending on the diagnosis.
Another method that is  even quicker than the soft -boiled egg test is to breathe into a paper bag for a
short period of time, according to Dr. Robert Fishbein. (Warning: Do not use a plastic bag!!) This
technique is particularly useful when pain symptoms are easy to identify, wh ether it be a headache,
stomach ache, or even itching. As you breathe out, you will be exhaling carbon dioxide into the bag.
Then, each time you inhale, you will be taking in the carbon dioxide. This will result in an acid increase
in the blood. As a resul t of this increased acidity, anabolic conditions will be temporarily accentuated
while catabolic conditions will be temporarily ameliorated.
An alternate way to perform this test is to hyperventilate without the use of a paper bag until the
symptoms eith er worsen or improve. In this case, worsening of the symptoms indicates a possible
catabolic condition while an improvement in the way you feel indicates a possible anabolic condition.
Keep in mind that acid pains are usually worse in the morning and on an empty stomach, and alkaline
pains are worse in the evening or after eating. It  259
 does not mean that these pains necessarily dis appear during the other part of the day; they are just
less intense.
The above self -experiments are not meant to substitute for seeing your doctor. Nor are they tests for
cancer.  Rather they can be used as an indicator of either an anabolic or catabolic state. For minor
ailments this technique can provide useful feedback. For example, let‘s say that the symptoms of a
particular headache worsen after the paper bag exercise. It could be a cue to eat fewer anabolic foods,
especially the ones that are strongl y anabolic, and to eat more catabolic foods. Check with your doctor.
He might have a specific reason for advising you as he does, especially if you are on medication.
Another way to monitor your acid/alkaline shifts is to chart them with the use of pH st rips that are
available at all pharmacies. Normal urine should be below 6.2 pH in the morning with a gradual shift
towards above 6.2 pH in the evening. Dr. Revici‘s office asks their patients to record their urine pH at
8:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, 5:00 p.m. and  9:00 p.m.What you eat and drink can produce normal
fluctuations in the pH readings. You can note how you feel with the changes in pH.
The pH strips are designed to change color based on the pH reading. Revici uses 6.2 as the average
value, which means t hat the urine is normally slightly acidic. So the key factor in recording the pH is to
note whether or not the readings include scores both below 6.2 and above 6.2.
The test can be used two ways. First, keep a record for three days to see if your urine p H is stuck on
one side of 6.2 or the other. Second, if you become ill, track your urine pH again to see if a pattern
develops. It is a relatively simple procedure.
The morning shift occurs at four a.m., so unless you urinate after that time, use the secon d morning
urine to be sure of an accurate reading. The readings will probably vary from day to day depending on
your diet for that particular day. The key thing to observe is that there is a general shift in the readings
from below 6.2 to above 6.2 as the day progresses. If you find that your urine pH tends to always or
almost always be either above or below that figure, see your doctor.
Because I am not a doctor, I can‘t tell you that constant acid readings or constant alkaline readings are
an indication of an underlying illness. It is fair to say that such a condition is not normal. According to
Revici‘s observations, patients who stay stuck in an acid or an alkaline pH urine pattern either are sick
or will be soon. Because the pH test is a generalized te st, it should not be relied on for diagnosing any
particular illness, but rather as an indication of a general imbalance which could be serious,
nonetheless.
Let me caution you that none of the home tests are a replacement for medical treatment. On the o ther
hand, it can be useful for your doctor to know this information. If your physician does not find the
information to be important, you might seriously consider switching to one who does.   260
 Pleas e note that the urinary pH test provides information at the tissue (extracellular) level. It does not
reflect imbalances at the cytoplasmic level. To determine if an imbalance exists at the cytoplasmic level,
either a blood potassium test or urinary calciu m index needs to be measured. These are tests your
doctor can perform.
Revici states that the average value for total blood potassium is 3.8 mEq. A catabolic imbalance would
be reflected in scores that were always above that reading. Anabolic scores would  always be below 3.8
mEq. Therefore, you would need to have the test performed early in the day and in the later evening. If
the readings are both high or both low, then an imbalance is most likely present.
The average score for the calcium index is 2.5. This test would also need to be given in the morning
and in the late evening. The scores should fluctuate below and above the average value. If both
scores are below 2.5, a catabolic imbalance is highly likely. If both numbers are high, an anabolic
imbalan ce is the probable culprit. If your doctor is open to working with you, he might be willing to go
along with either of these serial analyses.
For those of you who have already been diagnosed with cancer, I want to emphasize that the coffee
and egg test a nd the dietary guidelines are not a substitute for medical treatment.
It would also be a huge mistake to think that surgery, standard chemotherapy or radiation therapy,
combined with either an anabolic or a catabolic diet, would have any special therapeu tic value.
Although it won‘t hurt you to modify your diet accordingly, those medical processes jolt the acid/alkaline
balance much more powerfully than foods can correct. If you are concerned about what other people
will think if you don‘t go along with co mmon medical treatment, go right ahead. Your cancer treatment is
your choice to make.
Under current laws, if I were to express an opinion that no one should ever consider chemotherapy
under any circumstances unless that medicine is lipid -based and admini stered only with the
anabolic/catabolic condition of the patient in mind, some medical board might say I‘m practicing
medicine without a license. But I can report the results of the lead article published on September 15,
1993 in the Journal of the Nationa l Cancer Institute of NIH. In a major study that included almost every
type of cancer, the authors found that chemotherapy provided a ―durable response‖ in 3% of all cases.
Another 4% of the patients in the study were found to have a ―significantly long su rvival period.‖ That‘s
a lot of vomiting, hair loss and death for very little benefit.
Each person must choose for him - or herself what forms of treatment they will receive. Whatever you
decide, perhaps you will find the dietary guidelines useful while yo u undergo the treatment of your
choice.
If you already know that you have cancer, AIDS, arthritis or one of the other conditions mentioned in
this book, and you discover that your pH is stuck either in an acid or alkaline mode, it is up to you to
decide what steps you  261
 want to take — not mine or your doctor‘s. Remember, it is your life and not your doctor‘s. If he were
trained in Revici‘ s method, he might be able to help you. If he is not trained in Revici‘s method, he won‘t
be able to, so there is little point in asking him to do so.
Please keep in mind that Revici‘s method relies on fractionated lipids that are not water soluble. The
demonstration Dr. Revici performed with Dr. Jackson in Mexico was not done with lipids but with an
acid solution and an alkaline solution. Those types of products produce a temporary amelioration of
pain, but they are not effective in treating cancer. Ther efore, don‘t try to use bicarbonate of soda or
some acid solution to try to treat your or anyone else‘s cancer. It won‘t work. It might relieve your pain
for a brief period of time, but the long term effects from repeated use


 caressing and intercourse of short duration the sparks between them became stronger.
Urban interpreted these events as showing that a short intercourse eliminated the tension in the sexual organs but increased tension
in the rest of their bodies.
The sparks also were stronger a day before the start of her menstrual period, again indicating increased body tension. Von Urban
wrote that intercourse for periods of less than 27 minutes increased the distance at which the sparks would jump to more than one
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These sparks, which may only be observed in individuals with strong sexual energy, show that the skin is highly charged with bio-
energy. This is pleasurable and desirable as part of sexual foreplay but then it needs to be discharged as part of a prolonged sexual
union. If, instead, the skin remains charged up because the following union is too short, then the individual becomes tense and may
in time develop stress-related symptoms and diseases.
So, to summarize, orgasmic intercourse for half an hour or more, with or without initial caressing, did not produce any sparks and
therefore appears to eliminate all tension. Intercourse for half an hour or more was followed by a pleasant relaxation of the whole
body with increased love and happiness of the couple and no desire  for another sexual connection for 5 or more days. If the
intercourse lasted for an hour this contentment lasted for one week, and after a 2-hour intercourse it lasted for two weeks. This was
true even when there was an early ejaculation but they remained sexually connected with a non-erect penis. Later von Urban found
these observations conﬁrmed by reports of other couples.
South Sea Islanders: Von Urban also describes the sexual practices of some Melanesian societies as conﬁrming the experiences of
the Arabian couple. Foreplay with kissing and caressing takes at least half an hour, but a man never touches the clitoris. Then they
connect with their sexual organs and lie motionless together for at least another half hour before starting movements, and after
orgasm they remain sexually connected for a long time. On nights when they did not have sex they slept skin to skin but without any
kissing or caressing. They had intercourse not more than about every ﬁve days, and sexual problems seemed to be unknown in
these societies. They made fun of what they regarded as the immature sexual practices of W esterners.
The Neurotic Woman: A beautiful young woman was terriﬁed of men, but after falling in love with a medical assistant of von Urban
eventually agreed to marry him on the condition that he would not try to have sex with her. After six weeks, they ﬁnally spend their
ﬁrst night together, naked but without any sexual contact. After about half an hour of lying together both experienced an indescribable
delight and rapture that lasted the whole night.
However, after 7 hours they had to separate or they would get a feeling of suffocation unless they had a shower, and then they could
continue lying blissfully together. During the day they felt exceptionally happy, relaxed and energetic. For 14 years they practiced this
celestial type of love-making until they tried conventional sex and lost it. As with the Arabian couple, their experiences were enhanced
by having a shower before lying together.
Von Urban’ s Six Rules of Perfect Sex
Preparation: A day chosen for making love should be ﬁlled with mutual kindness and affection. A period of love play with kissing and
caressing should precede the sex act. Clitoral stimulation should be avoided. Woman who are used to clitoral orgasms should
gradually, within a few weeks or months, be helped to refocus on vaginal stimulation.
Comment: Von Urban believed that clitoral stimulation increases tension and makes deep relaxation of the whole body more difﬁcult,
and if one is used to clitoral stimula tion it also may make it more difﬁcult to achieve deep vaginal orgasm. The main goal for von
Urban was not creating strong excitement and coming quickly to an orgasm but rather having a loving and strongly bonding
connection with a partner. This does not mean that everyone needs to do it this way, von Urban just believed that it gave the best
long-term results in regard to health and relationships.
Position: The partners should adopt a position that allows them to remain fully relaxed during a long intercourse. Preferred is the
Scissor Position: the woman lies on her back with knees drawn to the chest, while the male lies on his left side crosswise to her, so
that his penis touches the entrance of the vagina. She now drops her legs and he places his right leg between her legs. With this, her
left leg is between his legs while her right calf rests on his torso. Sides may be reversed.
The man places the tip of the penis at the opened entrance of the vagina. Now all kissing and caressing should cease and both
lovers focus on the energy streams between their sexual organs. It does  not matter if the penis is soft or erect. After half an hour and
full exchange of sexual energy the penis usually becomes erect and may now enter provided that the vagina is naturally moist. The
use of oil is discouraged as it slows the exchange of energy (but this should not be a problem with long connections), and condoms
must be avoided (except possibly temporarily for the purpose of ejaculati on) because they block the exchange of bio-energy and lead
to increased body tension. These recommendations are for couples in long-term relationships, for casual encounters use safe sex
practices.
Duration: After the man has learned to control his ejaculation, the 30 minutes outside the vagina are no longer required. For a long
connection of one to three hours the couple remains mainly motionless  or with slow movements. If ejaculation occurs prematurely,
the soft penis should remain inside until at least half an hour since entering. If unwanted pregnancy needs to be avoided then
withdraw shortly for ejaculation, urination and washing, and then connect again the penis to the inner lips.
Concentration: During the whole sex act from preparation to ﬁnish the couple should focus on each other and what they are doing,
become aware of the sensations where they are touching and the energy ﬂows within and between them.
Relaxation: It is essential to relax not only physically by choosing a suitable position, but also mentally and emotionally. Any kind of
worry, guilt or preoccupation with work or family problems prevents relax ation and full exchange of bio-energy. Try to overcome such
problems by dealing with them at other times, and use relaxation exerc ises and meditation to switch off when you want to. Another
problem is that a woman may suppress her sex drive because of previous abuse or disappointment, and may resist subconsciously.
This can usually be overcome with much tenderness, love and patience of her partner.
Frequency: While this may depend mainly on the desire of the partn ers, von Urban observed that generally after a 30 minute
intercourse with proper preparation couples are happy with a ﬁve day interval, after one hour intercourse with one-week, and after
two hours with two-week intervals. He regards a sufﬁcient interval as important to fully recharge the body batteries with bio-energy.
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body tensions rather than hormonal changes per se, although hormonal changes may be a result of bio-energetic changes. The
increased contentment and happine ss after von Urban’ s Perfect Sex appears to be the same as after Karezza, and would be due to
the combination of persistently raised oxytocin levels and increased relaxation.
The rest period of ﬁve days to two weeks between orgasmic events may mean that prolactin rises and testosterone receptor levels
fall as after conventional orgasm, but that the duration of the changes depends on the degree to which the body tensions have been
neutralized. If there is a prolonged reduction or ﬂuctuation of dopamine levels as after conventional sex, it may be offset by increased
oxytocin so that overall there is no negative emotional effect. My personal view is that high oxytocin levels will probably stabilize
dopamine levels.
It is not clear if after Karezza there is a 5 to 14 day period of decreased desire for sexual union as after Perfect Sex. Some authors,
such as Stockham seem to say so and advocate a waiting period of two weeks or longer between Karezza encounters, while some
modern couples may connect daily but often just lie peacefully together or in a meditative state or just snuggle up for comfort. Any
period of decreased desire may be much less pronounced with Karezza  and mainly due to contentment of being in a bio-energetic
equilibrium rather than to an unfavorable hormonal ef fect.
I suggest that for full heart-centered Karezza sessions a rest period of several days may be appropriate similar as for Perfect Sex to
fully charge our sexual batteries, but that for meditation or comfort short daily connections are also ﬁne.
For more details


 space, the "B" zone disappeared (Fig.
Ill: II c, d, corresponding to Fig. 111: II a, b, respec
tively). The visceral pleura is thin and normal over the
lung.
A similar case is shown in Fig. III: 12a. This squa
mous cell carcinoma shows irregular "pleural thicken
ing" (B) lateral to the tumour. After air was intro·
duccd int.o the pleura (b), the pleural space is seen to
be open, the visceral pleura appears normally thin, and
the "pleural thickening" has disappeared.
Finally, a squamous cell carcinoma is seen in Fig.
lll: 13a surrounded by an "A" zone and a "B" zone.
The inferior part of the "B" zone shows a sharp
borderline. The upper border is unsharp and vanishes
Malignant and benign neoplasms 21 diffusely. The smaU arches form an arcade between
the "A" and "B" zones, not easily seen in Fig.
Ill: Ba. Using a high resolution image intensifier it
became possible to identify the small arches (Fig.
Ill: 13 b). After a small amount of air was introduced
into the pleura, the "B" zone disappeared (Fig.
III: 13c). The pleural space is seen to be free and the
visceral pleura normally thin.
These examples indicate the practical importance of
recognizing a "B" zone. Hazy radiopacity peripheral
to a tumour does not necessarily represent the usually
considered possibilities of pneumonia, atelectasis,
pleural thickening or a direct overgrowth by the tu·
mour. It may be caused by a "B" zone which disap
pears when the pleural space is opened.
Already these observations suggest the origin of the
"B" zones. In some way tissue fluid must be involved.
If increased fluid in lung peripheral to a tumour is
22 Malignant and benign neoplasms Fig. 111:13. Vanishing ''B" zone after air placed in the pleu·
cal space. (a) Squamous cell carcinoma in the apical segment
of the right lower lobe in a 72·yc.ar·old man. "A" and "8"
zones can be. xcn, the: "B" zone extending to the pleura.
The interface between.. A" and "B" zones consjsts of small
arches forming a 3-4 em long arcade. (b) 1-l mm wide arch·
es at the interface of the.. A" and ''8" zones are seen in a
100x 100 mm radiograph obtained from the output phos·
phor of a high resolution image intensifier. The margin of
the uB" zone is unsharp superiorl)'and sharp inferiorly (for
further discussion, see Fig. Ill: 19 and text). (c) After a per·
cutaneous needle biopsy, a small amount of air entered the
pleural space, revealing a normally thin visceral pleur11. The
"B" zone and the arcade with small arches have disappeared.
caused by lymphatic stasis, then an early consequence
of such stasis should be widening of the lymphatic
channels periphera l to the tumour. An example of this
possibility is suggested in Fig. III: 14. A rather large
tumour is seen in the posterior basal segment of the
right lower lobe. In pulmonary parenchy ma distal to
the tumour a "B" zone is seen, only 1-2 mm wide but
10 em long. Irregularly non-branching structures are
evident in the parenchyma between the tumour and
the "B" zone. These structures are each a millimetre
wide, linear, and have been interpreted as widened
interlobular spaces (arrows), analogous to Kerley's B·
lines (4). The radiograph ic appearance of this narrow
"B" zone differs from that of a normal interlobar
pleura. Comparison can also be noted superiorly in
Fig. III: 14, where a portion of normal interlobar pleu·
ra between tbc middle and upper lobes is seen (P).
In experimental attempts to produce at least some of Pig. Ill: 14. Large carcinoma in the lower
right hilar region of a 52-ye:ar-o ld man. A
1.5 mm thick and 10 em long "8" zone (8)
is seen in the lung parenchymll 1-1.5 em
from the chest wall. Between the tumour
and the "8" zone some non branching
structures, each a mm wide·, can be seen
(arrows), interpreted as widened interlobar
spaces due to stasis of lymph. Along the lat·
cral chest wall and in the inlcrlobar fissure
(P) there is no evidence for an increased
amount of pleural fluid.
Fig.///: 15. Experimenta l
demonstration of focal pul
monary oedema by an artifli·
c-ia1 "tumour" in a dog lung,
and the subsequen t disap
pearance of the oedema. ( a)
Lateral projection, anterior
and cranial portions of a
dog's chest. (b) After pcrcu.·
taneous injection of 1.5 ml
of a polymeriz ing plastic
material mixed with barium
sulphate powder, an artifi
cial radiopaque lUmour was
produced. (c) After three
months an infiltrat.ion simll·
lating atelectasis or thick
ened pleura was seen be·
tween the pleura and the C
plastic tumour. (d) The post
rnor1.em specimen showed
no pleurolthic kening or in
fihtaLion in the lung corre
sponding to the infiltration
seen in vivo. The infiltration
has been inrerpreted as )(X.-al
oedema due to blocking of
the draining lymph channels
of the lung by the plt>StiC
htumour". The occurrence
and djsappcarance of the iru·
filtr-.&tc in the dog, as in liv..
ing patients, is further dis
cussed in Fig. Ill: 16.
Malignant and benign neoplasms 23 -.........
P, ~
IY= q P,
'I
P.>~>P.
~ > P,
P, > ~ q < Q, ~Oedema
Fig. Ill: 16. Proposed mechanism for local oedema periph·
e.ral to a tumour in lung. A tumour (71 may obstruct some of
the draining lymphatic channels and interlobular spaces be·
tween pleura and hilar lymph nodes. Local pressures (P) will
change, altering Oow of tissue Ouid (Q). Oedema will occur
between the pleura and the tumour. For further explanation,
see 1ex1.
1he radiographically observed changes, experimen1s
were performed in ten dogs.
On 1he preliminary assumption that a tumour me·
chanically blocks lymph drainage, "tumours" were
produced in the dog lungs by percutaneous injection of
a polymerizing material (Crystic Tea® with an accel·
erator Butanox®) made of liquid plastic admixed with
barium sulfate powder. After the injection of 1.5 ml
24 Malignant and benign neoplasms into the lung parenchyma, the material formed a solid,
radiopaque "tumour".
In Fig. Ill:!Sa, a lateral view is seen of a dog's
anterior upper Jobes before the injection. Fig. b shows
the solid plastic "tumour" one hour after the injec·
tion. In Fig. c, three months later, the plastic "tu·
mour" has shrunken and lies in a cavity. Between the
"tumour" and the pleura is seen an inftltration simu·
lating pleural thickening or atelectasis. The dog was
then desanguinated under deep general anaesthesia.
The removed lung did not show any changes in the
pleura. The radiograph seen in Fig. d was taken after
gentle inflation of the specimen. No thickening of the
pleura, atelectasis or infiltration can be seen in the
lung. At microscopic examination i1 was found that the
plastic "tumour'' was lying as a free body in a cavity
which was outlined by a fibrous membrane. Otherwise
no pathological changes were observed in the sur·
rounding lung parenchyma or the pleura. In five of the
ten dogs, radiographs revealed a "B" zone peripheral
but not adjacent to the tumour, yet post mortem
analysis showed no abnormalities in the apparently
involved lung or pleura.
These experiments with plastic "tumours" in dog
lungs have convinced the author that these "tumours"
block


our and <he thermometer at its edge.
During the treatment, vapour escaped through the
Teflon tube as well as through the electrode cannula.
No bleeding or general reactions were produced by the
treatment. The tumour is seen immediately after treat·
ment in Fig. XVII: 9c, and II months later in Fig.
278 Treatment of cancer ~!o=:::~~.r-----~,~0-------~~------~ W~m-.n----
size. The increased radiopacity probably represents an in~
flow of calcium into the injured rumour tissue. (d) T empcra~
mre measured at the surface of the tumour during electro·
coagulation.
XVII: 9d. The cancer appeared to have increased in
size but showed internal accumulation of calcium and
some radiatil\g, fibrous structures in the surrounding
breast. Fig. XVII: 9 e shows the tumour enlarged and
differentl y shaped 2 years, 4 months after <he treat·
mc.nt.
The second patient with breast cancer (case 10) is
shown before treatment in Fig. XVII: toe. Numerous
radiating, fibrous structures surround the tumour.
Fig. XVII: lOa, b shows stereoradiographs (± 15°) of
the position of the electrode perfused with liquid and
of the electrothermometer in relation to the tumour.
The temperature was elevated at the tumour edge to
600C for six minutes. This carcinoma appeared to stop
growing after treatment. It is shown I year, 6 months
after treatment in Fig. XVII:!Od, shonly before the
patient died from widespread metastases, which were
already established before the treatment.
In both of the two patients with breast cancer rreat·
M in this way, the clinical course and initial radiogra
phic appearance s were almost identical. They both
suffered from many distant skeletal metastases, which Fig. XV II: 9. Electrocoagulation of a brOllSt carcinoma. The
diagnosis was established in this 59-year-old woman by
stereotaxic screw needle biopsy. Many disrant metastases
precluded local surgical excision. Local electrocoagu lation,
1976, (a) immediately before, (b) during, (c) immediately
after electrocoagulation (stereotaxic equipment, liquid·per·
fused electrode ). (d) Radiograph 330 days later shows nu-
Zt 1-824586 N~Wdtmll'6m me.rous, thin_, radiating, fibrous structures einanating from
the enlarged tumour. (e) 850 days after ltOlltment and shortly
before the patient died. The!tOll ted tumour has enlarged and
changed its shape the last 520 days. Radiating fibrous sltUc
tures have increased in number. Subareolar radiopacities and
re.traction of the nippJe have increased. New infiltrations lat·
eral to the treated tumour are seen.
Treatment of cancer 279 c
d
made it impossible to obtain follow-up biopsies after
the treatments. One tumour progressed, one re
gressed. Unfortunately, necroPSies were not obtained
for these two patients.
In swnmary, th.e small number of patients and short
observation time allow little conclusion about the long
term effects of electrocoagulation of lung and breast
cancers, except to observe that the procedure is feasi
ble and may be beneficial in certain patients. The
treatments are relatively easy to perform and are nN
very distressing to the patients.
4. ComplJcations
Complications have been limited to the occasional de
velopment of a small pneumothorax in the pulmonary
280 Treatment of cancer Fig. XVII: 10. Elecuocoa
gulation of breast cancer by
liquid-perfused electrode.
The tumour is surrounded
by radiating, fibrous struc
rures before treatment (c).
Stercoradiographs (a, b) of
tbe tumour and electrodes
inserted by means of stereo
taxic instrument. (d) SSO
<hys after treatment, shortly
before tbe patient died. The
rumour is slightly smaller
tban before treatment.
cases, which is easily managed by a pleural suction
drain. No serious bleedings or cardiac arrhythmias
have been encountered. On two occasions the spiral
part of the electrode was lost in the twnour tissue after
the electric current corroded the stainless material. It
should therefore be made of a more corrosion-resistant
metal, which still must allow the electrode to be se
cured in some way in the tumour tissue. Occasionally
duri.ng treatment the patients reported a sensation of
pain, coinciding with too little saline solution per
fused, which can result in sudden disconnections and
reconnections of the electric circuit. Pain is also easily
produced when the electrode is located close to the
pleura, which in such cases should be anaesthetized.
The treatment can be repeated. Histologically, the
distance after electrocoagulation between completely
destroyed, necrotic tissue and normal tissue is only 2-3
mm. 5. Discussion
Considerable evidence (47, 52, 76) indicates that ma·
lignant cells are more sensitive to beat than are most
normal cells. Electrocoagulation with large external
electrodes has also been practiced in the treatment of
n~p lasms of skin and mucous membranes, e.g., carci
noma of the vulva (8).
For deeply situated tumours, technical control dur
ing treatment is considerably more complicated, but
not at all impossible (39). Introducing irrigation of the
active electrode has been an improvement in such
cases. Compared to electrocoagulation with dry elec
trodes, the volume of destroyed tissue can be in
creased. The risks of cutting a vessel or depositing
material on the electrode, leading to interruption of
the current, are also almost completely excluded.
The drawback of the technique is the uncertainty
about the transmission of heat to different parts of the
tumour. Loeal variations in vascularity may interfere
uncontrollably with the transmission of heat.
In retrospect, it now seems evident (see Table
XVII: I) that the electroeoagulations of the rumours of
patient no. S (perhaps excepting tumour l) were not
performed with sufficient transmission of the genera
ted beat to devitalize all malignant cells of-tumours II,
Ill and IV. Only part of the tissue of these tumours
was destroyed. These electroeoagulations were per
formed at an early stage in the development of the
technique. A minimum of 6Q•C measured at the edge
of a tumour for at least five minutes bas therefore been
introduced as the standard "dose" in these treatments.
The treatments appear to have been effec-tive only in
tumours smaller than 2 em in diameter.
The mechanism of healing of tissue injured by heat,
as described in this section, must be considered in
comparison with previously described results. Several
of the phenomena of healing described in this section
can be recognized as requiring the mechanism of a
Ouctuating potential over a BCEC. The decrease in
size of these tumours can in a traditional way be
explained as a result of resorPtion of destroyed materi
al. Certain details in the transformations of the tissues
are, however, not easily explained in a traditional way.
Increase in radiographic density in a coagulated metas·
tasis (Fig. XVII: 8 b), the development of an "A" zone
around a tumour, and late signs of fibrous tissue pro
duction (Fig. XVII: 9d, e) suggest that the proposed
mechanism of healing of injury over BCEC channels
has been activated in these transformations. C. Induction of healing
reactions in tumours by
direct current
I. Introduction
Once the background of results was al'ailable from the
in vitro and in vivo studies of the effects of direct
current on tissues (Chapters XIV and XVI), a tech
nique was developed for applying direct current to
treatment of tumours. The technique proved accept·
able. A brief first report on electrochemical treatments
in five patients with otherwise untreatable pulmonary
metastases was given in 1978 (41).
Complete primary destruction of a malignant tu
mour in lung was not attempted for cancers which arc
large and positioned centrally, i.e., close to large ves
sels. The evident reason is the risk of producing seri
ous vascular injury.
The present method is based on the assumptio n that
the primary destruction of tissue around the anode is
supplemented by the ability of direct current to induce
specific biological healing reactions in surrounding tis
sues. Some of the mechanisms of healing, as discussed
in previous chapters, can now be induced and en·
banced by a method which appears to support tenden·
cies toward spontaneous healing. Some general aspects
of the mechanism of tumour


 who  will  earnestly  turn  and  give  their
attention  to their  "I AM  Presence"  WITH  FEELING,
DETERMINED  FEELING,  will  soon  find  all mistakes
ceasing  from  their  Lives.  This  is why,  We  have  pled  and
implored  the students  for these  three  years,  to come  to an
anchorage  in the Light  of their  own  Wondrous  Presence.
Oh, think  of it! That  Great  Presence  of Light,  is the Most
Wondrous  Thing  in the Whole  Universe—regardless  of the
Octaves  of Light!  That  Presence,  your  "Mighty  I AM,"  is
the Most  Wondrous  Presence  and  Being  in the  Whole
Universe—actually  beating  your  Hearts,  your  physical
Hearts!  Only  now,  are the  greater  number  of mankind
coming  to feel this  with  a greater  intensity;  and  becoming
more  and  more  firm  against  all discordant  things.
Precious  People,  to hold  Complete  Harmony  in your
feeling;  refuse  to listen  to or express  a discordant  thing,
would  within  one  year,  fill your  world  with  such  Happi-
ness,  Perfection  and  the  Supply  of all you  require,  as is
inconceivable  in your  mind,  even  today!
Look  at your  Beloved  Messengers  whom  you  love  so
much.  Only  a few  years  ago,  they  were  in the same  limita-
tions  as all mankind.  This  Beloved  Brother,  how  he strug-
gled  thru  those  years.  Today,  he is no more  the same  Being
that he was  ten years  ago,  than  as if he were  from  another
planet.  That  is why  the proof  stands  before  you,  beloved
people  of Earth. DISCOURSE  VIII  223
To anyone,  who  is honest  and  sincere  and  wants  to see
the Living  Proof,  I say,  it is before  you  all the time;  of the
Magnificent,  Powerful  Manifestation  of the Sincere  Appli-
cation  of the Laws  of Life;  thru  the attention  to the Great
God  Presence,  the "Mighty  I AM."  That  is why  We  have
Limitless  Patience.  Today,  when  We  see for the first  time
in many  centuries,  the Actual  Tremendous  Progress  being
made,  then  can  you  feel  with  Me,  the Rejoicing  in Our
Hearts?  It is Magnificent,  Beloved  Ones!  It is Magnificent
beyond  all expression,  to find  at last  the Response  from
Beloved  Individuals  who  have  so long  forgotten  their
Source.
Within  the last few  days,  We were  in a Great  Conference
concerning  the Immediate  Requirements  of the Earth;  and
all agreed  with  such  Rejoicing,  the  Response  today  was
coming  to the Great  Balance;  for the Light,  Protection  and
Blessing  of mankind  and  your  Beloved  America.  It is a
wonderful  thing.  Never  in four  hundred  centuries,  has
such  a Response  been  given  by mankind.
Now  let Us all give  gratitude.  Except  for the  Mighty
Determination  of the Beloved  Saint  Germain,  this  would
not be today.  He was  the One  who  took  the Responsibility!
Remember  that,  Beloved  Ones,  and  try never  to forget  it!
He was  the  One  who  took  the  reins,  took  the  Respon-
sibility  for the failure  or Achievement.  I won't  say what  it
would  have  meant  had  He failed.  You,  I am sure  in your
Greatest  Love  have  never  contemplated  such  a thing!  Then,
do you  wonder  only  last  night,  He spoke  of the Accom-224 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
plishment;  and  poured  forth  His  Love  and  Gratitude  not
only  to the Messengers  and  the Beloved  Sindelars;  but  to
all the students  for holding  the fort  and  sending  forth  This
Wondrous  Magazine,  which  is doing  so much  more  in the
World,  than  anyone  dreams  of, at this time.  Do you  wonder
He and  We  pour  forth  such  Great  Gratitude  to the stu-
dents  everywhere ? Remember  you  are the Great  Family  of
Light!  To the degree  you  refuse  to give  forth  or listen  to
discord,  are you  aiding  TREMENDOUSLY  in the Great
Victory  soon  to be determined.
I want  to say a word  to you  tonight,  in behalf  of your  Be-
loved  Lotus.  Could  you  know  the hours,  and  hours,  and
hours,  and  hours,  and  hours,  she works—day  and  almost  all
night,  for the demand  has  grown  greater,  to render  This
Service  to beloved  mankind.  Our  Beloved  Betty,  who  so
willingly  works,  until  her fingers  split  on the ends  from  the
constant  use of the typewriter.
You cannot  imagine,  and  as they  cannot  imagine,  the
Marvelous  Service  which  the blessed  Sindelars  render  here
in this  Center  of Activity.  Oh,  I plead  with  you  for your
own  Light,  never  criticize  them!  Please  do not do it! They
need  your  Love,  your  Strength,  to give  them  the happiness
needed,  in their  wonderful  service  rendered  to mankind.
Take  for instance,  your  environment  here  in Southern
California.  If every  student  would  earnestly  and  sincerely
pour  out  Ascended  Master  Love  and  Blessings  to every
other  student,  what  a Transformation  would  take  place  in
your  Life  inside  of sixty  days!  Won't  you  let Us help  you? DISCOURSE  XVIII  225
Won't  you  let us give  you  Our  Strength,  Our  Courage,  Our
Serenity  and  Poise  within  your  own  feeling,  which  enable
this Mighty  Release  to go forth  continually ?
I know  how  many  times  great  floods  come  forth  and
then  there  is a lull;  because  of disturbance,  when  if That
Flood  of kindness  could  be continued,  how  quickly  every
discordant  thing  would  be swept  out of your  world.  Then,
in its place,  would  come  the  Glory  of Light  from  the
Presence,  which  is Self-luminous,  Intelligent  Substance;
and It would  bring  you  Its Eternal,  Its Ever-lasting  Bless-
ing. This  is why  We  never  tire in prompting,  in bringing
forth  to your  attention,  the need  of the hour;  the Require-
ments  for all, for Life  is exacting,  Beloved  Ones.
So, tonight,  this  Wondrous  Release  is going  forth  and
is enfolding  you.  Remember,  It is Self-luminous,  Intelligent
Substance.  It is why  in the beginning,  I asked  you  to try
to feel  yourself  in the  Great  Focus  of Light  from  Your
Presence  in your  Heart,  so you might  bring  Its Great  Focus
here.  Thru  your  attention,  It brings  the Focal  Power  of Our
Great  Light  and  Energy,  to your  point  right  here  in the
Universe.
Oh, that  you  might  understand  in its Fulness,  what  the
simple  Power  of your  attention  means.  In one's  fondest
imagination  yet,  there  is none  who  grasps  the Fulness  of
this One


 too long is a mild
example of what happens when blood flow becomes constricted. In the case
of a “dead” leg, a few stretch es and a short walk will quickly restore
circulation, but when blood vessels are restricted on a long-term basis, the
reduced blood flow will have a detrimental effect on the heart and brain.
Ultimately, when circulation to any part of the heart is cut off, the lack of
oxygen causes cells in the heart to die, and this can result in a heart attack.
If there is insuf ficient blood flow to the brain so it gets too little oxygen,
you may suf fer a stroke.
Hypertension occurs when the heart is pushed to beat faster or more
forcefully than it should. This can happen when the body contains a greater
volume of blood than normal, when the arteries become too narrow, or
when blood vessels harden and lose some of their elasticity. While genetic
predisposition is a risk factor, a family history of high blood pressure is not
definitive. In fact, understanding your inherited potential for hypertension
can empower you to take the steps to avoid developing it.
Many lifestyle choices that promote healthy blood pressure are well
within your control. These include:
• Eating a nutritious, healthy diet
• Avoiding foods known to increase blood pressure
• Taking adequate exercise
• Quitting smoking
• Addressing snoring and sleep apnea
• Managing stress
• Practicing slow breathing
Even with a family history of hypertension, the exercises in this book
can help you avoid high blood pressure, often without the need for
medication.
MEASURING BLOOD PRESSUREBlood pressure is typically recorded as two measurements: systolic and
diastolic pressur e. Systolic pressure, the higher of the two numbers, refers
to the pressure of the blood when the heart is actively pumping blood.
Diastolic, the lower figure, measures blood pressure between heartbeats
when the heart is at rest. Blood  pressure measurements are presented with
the systolic number above or before the diastolic number, for example:
120/80 mmHg. The mmHg refers to millimeters of mercury, the units used
to measure pressure.
When your blood pressure is taken, a healthcare professional places an
inflatable cuff on your upper arm. Air is pumped into the cuff to increase
the pressure around the arm. As the cuff becomes tighter, the pressure
becomes sufficient to temporarily collapse the artery and restrict blood
flow. The doctor or nurse then places a stethoscope on the artery and gently
releases the pressure from the cuff, listening attentively for signs of blood
flow while observing pressure levels. When the first pulse of blood flows
back through the artery, the reading is noted. This is the systolic pressure.
The cuff is then gently released,  and the sound and pressure of the blood
flow is carefully  monitored. At first, as blood begins to flow, it makes a
turbulent noise, because the artery is still partially constricted. The diastolic
reading is taken at the first moment the blood begins to flow effortlessly,
without restriction.
One of the most  confusing things about hypertension is that there may
be no warning signs or symptoms until blood pressure reaches 180/1 10, yet
once the conditi on has developed, it can last a lifetime. Unless your blood
pressure is checked, you may not even know that it is high. When
symptoms are present, they can include a persistent headache, blurred or
double vision, memory loss, low libido, dizziness, nose bleeds, palpitations,
nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath.
The following table summarizes normal blood pressure levels for adults.
It also shows which measurem ents put you at greater risk for health
problems.If you are told that your blood pressure is 120 over 80 (120/80 mmHg),
it means that you have a systolic pressure of 120 mmHg and a diastolic
pressure of 80 mmHg. Hypertension is defined as blood pressure that is
140/90 or more for a sustained period.
TAKING YOUR OWN BLOOD PRESSURE READINGS
Nowadays, anyo ne can measure their own blood pressure by purchasing a
good quality blood pressure monitor or using a blood pressure  cuff with a
smartphone. Some people may find this provides more accurate
measurements as they feel more relaxed at home than at the doctor ’s office.
If you want to take your own blood pressure measurements, follow these
simple steps:
• Sit quietly  for a few minutes with your back supported and your feet resting on the
floor. Roll up your sleeve and rest your arm on a table or armrest so that your elbow
is at the same level as your heart.
• Secure the blood pressure cuff over the bare skin of your upper arm and
measure your blood pressure according to instructions.  After the first reading,
leave the cuf f in place. T ake a break of one minute, then take a second reading. If
the two readings are close, work out the average, and take that as your
measurement. If not, take a third reading, and find the average of the three.• Repeat the procedure for the other arm.  It may sound odd, but it is useful to check
the readings from both arms for consistency. Readings that dif fer by more than 10
points between the left and right arm may signify a buildup of fatty deposits in the
arteries.7
To improve the accuracy of self-monitoring, it is important to bear in
mind the following guidelines:
1. Measure consistently:  Blood pressure fluctuates throughout the day, so try to
measure around the same time each day. To assess accuracy, take two or three
readings in a row and record the average. Do this at least once a month.
2. Avoid coffee:  It’s best not to drink cof fee for at least two hours before measuring, as
caffeine can cause a temporary but dramatic increase in blood pressure.
3. Wait 30 minutes after exercise:  Vigorous exercise can temporarily increase blood
pressure, so it’ s best not to take a measurement immediately after physical activity.
BREA THING FOR LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE
The relationship between breathing and blood pressure was first
documented in the 1930s in a handbook for physicians, The Cure of High
Blood Pressur e by Respiratory Exercises.8 Since then, the fact that regula r
practice of slow breathing can help lower blood pressure has been widely
acknowledged in medical literature.
Recent studies include a 2006 paper that compared the effects of mental
relaxation and slow breathing  on high blood pressure.9 Researchers
examined 100 participants durin g practice of 10 minutes mental relaxation
and 10 minutes slow breathing. They concluded that slow breathing
activated the parasympathetic response and resulted in a fall in systolic
blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and respira tory rate. In
this study, slow breathing performed better than relaxation, causing a
significantly greater reduction in heart rate and blood pressure.
Regular slow breathing practice also produces long-term benefits for
blood pressure, as demonstrated in a 2009 study.10 Sixty subjects aged
between 20 and 60 years practiced slow breathing for three months. They
showed improve ments in both sympathetic and parasympathetic reactivity,
which researchers deemed to be favorable for patients with high blood
pressure.10Research into the effects of mental relaxation and slow breathing
exercises on patients with high blood pressure has repeatedly proven that
these techniques successfully activate the parasympathetic response. The
calming physical reaction reduces blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory
rate.
The value of practicing reduce d breathing exercises and relaxation is
reinforced by the fact that peop le with high blood pressure tend to have a
stronger than normal response to stress. One study reported greater impacts
from stress on people who already had high blood pressure. Scientists tested
115 peop le with a series of challenging activities such as menta l arithmetic,
thinking unplea sant thoughts, staring at a fixed point, and catching a
dropped object. Participants who had high blood pressure at the start of the
experiment expe rienced signific antly higher respiratory rate, systolic blood
pressure, and diastolic blood pressure in reaction to the exercise s than those
with normal blood pressure.9
There is no denying that stress is a significant trigger for increasing
blood pressure or that people with high blood pressure are likely to have a
stronger reactio n to stressful events. However, what is less commonly
understood is the potential value of light, slow, and deep breathing exercises
for people with hypertension and how these exercises work to lower blood
pressure, allevia te stress, and avert further health complication s over both
the short and long term.
Breathing reedu cation is vital in the management of OSA, a condition
closely linked with hypertension. Both OSA and hypertension are common
and occur more frequently in older people. According to a 2020 paper,
around 50% of OSA patients have high blood pressure, and between 30%
and 40% of hypertensive patien ts have OSA, though their sleep  disorder is
often undiagnosed.11 Nonobese OSA patients have a less responsive heart
rate (low heart rate variability) and higher blood pressure, even  in a resting
state of wakeful ness and in the absence of any heart problems. In terms of
the impact of OSA on chronic stress, researchers cite a 2001 study, which
d


 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 atoned for, it remains an active toxin poisoning your life.
Amends that are 20 years late are still amends that need to be made. If
you hurt other people, then even if they don’ t consciously remember what
you did to them, they carry the pain within their cells. And so do you. On
the level of spirit, we are all one, and what you have done to hurt someone
else is a hurt you carry within yourself.
It can be very humbling to reach out and apologize. It can be
embarrassing at first to admit your own mistake. Y et such moments as these
are moments of mastery, freeing you from the prison of your own insanity.
You have atoned for your error, and you are free to begin again.
Your willingness to make amends to those you hurt in the past carries
with it more power than a thousand diet plans. The fear -mind is a false
sense of oneself as an isolated and separate human being. Whenever you
make amends for having harmed another, you acknowledge that you are not
separate—that there is more to life than your own drama. Y ou acknowledge
that another person’ s experience is as important as your own, and you
realize that by hurting someone else, you have hurt yourself.
This shift in your thinking—from ignoring your own transgressions to
admitting them and being willing to make amends where appropriate—is a
miracle that produces practical consequences in your life. As you reach
across the wall of separateness, the wall begins to come down.
The fear -mind would ar gue that for giveness has nothing to do with your
weight or with your food issues, but if anything should be clear by now, it’s
that the fear -mind lies. Y ou’re beginning to realize that underlying every
problem in your life is a false sense of separation, between you and others
and between you and your true self.
Any path to permanent weight loss addresses your sense of isolation and
the despair it spawns. Keeping love at bay, you’ve kept the healed and
peaceful you at bay. In for giving others, you’re finally free to experience
the joy of feeling close to them—with no wall between you necessary. And
in for giving yourself, you realize you deserve to look as beautiful on the
outside as you’ve remembered, at last, that you are beautiful within.
Reflection and PrayerDo this meditation regarding any and every person from whom you are
separated by unfor giving thoughts or feelings.
Take a deep breath and close your eyes.
Now see with your inner eye a vision of that person standing on the left
side of your mind. See his or her body, clothes, mannerisms, and way of
being in the world. Now see a great light in the middle of that person’ s
heart, spreading to cover every cell of the body and extending outward
beyond the flesh and into infinity. Watch as the light becomes so bright that
his or her body begins to fade into shadow.
Now gently see a vision of your own body on the right side of your inner
vision. Here, too, see your mannerisms, your clothes, your way of being in
the world. And see the same divine light in the area of your own heart,
moving outward to cover every cell of your body and extending into
infinity beyond the confines of your flesh. W atch as the light grows so
bright that your body begins to fade into shadow.
Now slowly move your inner eye to the middle of your field of vision,
where the light from deep within the other person and the light from deep
within you begin to mer ge. Simply look, and allow yourself to witness this
divine oneness. The joining that you see her e is the ultimate r eality of love.
Spend as much time as you can with this vision each time you do it,
hopefully a minimum of five minutes. It carries the power of a holy truth
impressed on your subconscious mind.
Do this meditation again, making both people your own self. Pray for a
divine reconciliation between who you’ve been and who you really are.
Rest deeply into these images, and allow their illumination to cast all
darkness from your mind. This is the highest reconciliation of all: you with
the real you.
Dear God,
Please teach me to for give
myself and others.
Remove the walls
that keep love out,
behind which I am prisoner.
Heal my guilt
and r emove my anger, that I might be r eborn.
Make gentle my heart
and str ong my spirit
and show me how to love.
Amen
OceanofPDF.comLESSON 18
HONOR THE PROCESS
There’ s a possibility that you’re sick of this course by now. You might
not have even made it to this point; you might just be picking up the book,
opening it wherever, and simply happen to be reading this. Y ou might be
thinking that it’ s all too hard, too confronting, or even a bunch of nonsense.
You might not have seen any real changes on your scale or in your mirror
yet, and have decided that by Lesson 18 you should be having some
success. Clearly this is not a miracle, and you might as well just for get it.
See how the fear -mind works?
That’ s how the fear -mind works in everyone.  For one person, she
shouldn’ t even try to finish writing that novel, because she never will and
she’s not a good writer anyway—according to the fear -mind. For another,
he shouldn’ t even bother going to that interview because he’ s been out of
circulation too long, and companies are only hiring younger people anyway
—according to the fear -mind. For another, she shouldn’ t even try to dress
up and look nice, because she’ s not


 finger,a
message would immediately gotothebrain andback would come acommand toremove
thefinger from thatwhich applied thepressure. Moreover,thebrain would command the
entire balance ofthebody tocooperate intheextraction ofthefinger from theoffending
pressure. Only electricity iscapable ofsuch speedy transmission. Nochemical process
orcirculatory process iscapable ofthisdispatch. Itoccurs only through anetwork of
nerves with conductive abilities, andelectricity istheonly form ofenergy itcancon-
duct. Ifyoutake aweak voltage andhook uptoitwhile holding someone else’shand,
theother person gets ashock immediately when youtouch theliveelectrical source. I
don’tthink anyone candoubt thatwedogenerate electricity,andthatistheform ofen-
ergy weusetoconduct ourphysical andmental activities. Sensations aretransformed
into electrical stimuli andforwarded tothebrain. The brain interprets these andsends
outcommands based upon theinterpretation. Thus, ifyouputyour finger toahotobject,
the finger is commanded in a flash to withdraw from it.
Theforegoing istodemonstrate thatthebody isprimarily anorganism thatworks on
theamount ofelectricity itgenerates andwhich ithasinitsreserves. Ifthissupply isde-
pleted orotherwise insuf ficient tocope with theneeds ofthebody,then body functions
become impaired, including theprocesses ofelimination ofboth endogenous metabolic
wastes andexogenous poisons introduced intothebody.This impairment begets further
impairment including diminishing thebody’ sability torestore depleted nerve energy.
The body starts going downhill. The next stage of this decline is called toxemia.
2.3.1.2. Toxemia or Toxicosis
When toxic substances from whatever source saturate theblood andtissues, the
lymph system and interstitial fluids, then the conditions of toxemia and toxicosis exist.
Asfunctioning organisms, wegenerate atremendous amount oftoxic by-products.
Wegenerate enough carbon dioxide tokilluswithin afewminutes. Ifourlungs failed
tofunction, carbon dioxide buildup andlack ofoxygenation would overwhelm usquite
quickly.Wecanaccommodate only somuch carbon dioxide. And thisisbutoneofmany
waste products. There aretrillions ofcells inthehuman body.Tensofbillions oftheseexpire every day.They arereplaced bynew cells. Theoldcells arebroken down bylyso-
somes, enzymes thatreside inalittle organelle within thecellitself. Upon celldeath,
these enzymes break thecelldown intomany smaller components forelimination. These
components arecelldebris. Some ofthese components such asiron, protein, andamino
acids arerecycled bythebody.Some 95% ofthebody’ siron needs and70% ofitspro-
teinneeds aremetbyrecycling. Certain other ofthebody’ sneeds aremetbyrecycling
aswell. This willgive yousome idea astotheimmense providence andwisdom ofthe
body inmeeting itsneeds. Other components ofthedecomposed cellaretheRNA and
DNA. These aretoxic while inthesystem. Ifthey accumulate asthey doinmost humans
intoday’ ssociety,acondition ofintoxication (toxemia andtoxicosis) exists. These are
what medical people callviruses, andthey mistakenly attribute tothisdead debris the
powers of life and malevolence.
Tissue andblood saturation with toxic materials canbecaused byboth internally
generated wastes andpollutants taken infrom theoutside which thebody hasnotbeen
able toeject from thevital domain. Intoxication occurs when weoverload thebody with
toxic materials from theoutside, orwefailtoobserve ourcapacities, andoverwork,
getinsuf ficient sleep, oraresubjected togreat stress, orwhen anynumber ofother fac-
torsdeplete thebody ofnerve energyorprevent itssufficient regeneration. Forinstance,
stresses, emotional shocks, ortraumatic experiences candrain ourbodies ofnerve ener-
gy very quickly. It’s just like shorting out the battery of a car.
Atsome level ofintoxication webegin toexperience thenext stage ofdisease which
is called irritation.
2.3.1.3. Irritation
Irritation results from toxic materials being sensed byournerve network. Most of
uspaythisstage little mind, andcertainly physicians donotpayitheed. When wefeel
itchy,queasy,jumpy,uneasy,orwhen wehave bothersome butnotpainful areas, irri-
tation exists. Tickling ofthenose isaform ofirritation. Collections ofmucus along
themucus membranes irritate, although irritation isnotpainful. Itisagentle prod that
moves ustoseek comfort, toestablish freedom from it.Forinstance, theurgetouri-
nate ordefecate isaform ofirritation duetoaccumulation ofwastes greater than the
body feels comfortable with. However,theurgeisnotpainful unless itisignored until
itcreates toomuch pressure initsarea. Near painful irritation forces ustodeal with the
problem.
When aperson drinks toomuch alcohol wesaythatheorsheisintoxicated. That’ s
agood example ofexogenous intoxication. While allalcohol intake isdamaging tothe
organism, thebody canspeedily eliminate asmall amount before much damage hasoc-
curred. Increase theintake, andtheelimination isproportionately lessandthedamage
proportionately greater.Thefirstdrink ofalcohol occasions only irritation which weal-
socallstimulation. Butanytoxic material, beitsalt, caffeine, orcondiments willirritate
orstimulate. This isacondition wherein thebody setsinforce itsdefensive mechanisms
andaccelerates itsinternal activities. This might well belikened toanalarm aboard ship
where allhands aresummoned. Afrenzy ofactivity results inabout with enemy forces.
Unfortunately,thisoften makes usfeelgood orhyper oreven euphoric. Itisdistressing
to see a euphoric condition arise out of a situation that is damaging to the or ganism.
Ifthecauses ofenervation/ intoxication/ irritation remain inforce andthebody can’t
cope with it the body initiates a responsive crisis called inflammation.
2.3.1.4. Inflammation
This isusually thestage inwhich physicians recognize pathology.Itisthestage
where sufferers arekeenly aware ofaproblem, foritinvolves pain. Aswell, itinvolves
bodily redirection ofvital energies. The intestinal tract isclosed down. Energythatwould normally beavailable foractivity there ispre-empted andredirected tothemas-
sive efforttocope with asevere condition ofintoxication. Lest theintegrity oftheor-
ganism be dealt a mortal blow or crippled, the body musters its all to the emergency.
Ininflammation, thetoxicants have usually been concentrated inanorganorarea for
amassive expulsive effort. Thearea becomes inflamed duetotheconstant irritation of
thetoxic materials. When inflammation exists wearesaidtohave an“itis,” appendicitis,
tonsilitis, hepatitis, ornephritis forexample. Note thatthe“itises” justcited arealldue
to overburdening of four dif ferent or gans of purification and elimination.
Thenames of“itises” areusually after theorganortissue area thatisinflamed. Thus
ifwehave acold wehave rhinitis. Ifwehave inflammation ofthesinus cavities wehave
sinusitis. Ifwehave inflammation ofbronchial tissue wehave either bronchitis orasth-
ma.And soitgoes. Wehave these peculiar pathologies because ineach case thebody
elected toeliminate theextraordinary toxic load through theorganaffected. Forinstance,
asthma exists because thebody hasselected thebronchi asanoutlet fortoxic materi-
als.Thecondition ischronic because thetoxic condition isunceasing. While thesufferer
continues tointoxicate himself orherself, thebody continues toeliminate theoverload
through the bronchi or alveolar tissue.
Inflammation orfever isabody crisis response toalife-threatening situation. The
body andthebody alone creates thefever.Itisanevidence orsymptom ofincreased and
intense body activities directed atcleansing andrepair.Theextraordinary energies em-
ployed forafever areattheexpense ofenergies normally involved indigestion, work
orplay,thinking andseeing, etc.Fever isahealing activity.Theidea ofsuppressing it
isequivalent tohitting adrowning man over thehead sohe’ll cease hisstruggles. For
instance, ifrhinitis orinfluenza sufferers aredrugged itamounts tohitting thebody’ s
healer over thehead. Thus, theeliminative effortissuppressed, andthetoxicity increas-
esuntil other organs, usually thelungs, become saturated—not only with thetoxicity but
thedrugs administered aswell. When body vitality reasserts itself acondition known as
pneumonia is likely to result.
Inflammation isthe


ixalways hadfulldirect sunlight, while theothers
received only thediffused daylight. InOctober,thepods were harvested, andtheweight
ofthose grown intheshade ordiffused light compared with thatofthose exposed tothe
sun rays was found to be in the proportion of 29:99; that of the dried beans 1:3.
This result wasexpected, butinthefollowing year,when alltheplants grown from
thesame seed received thefullamount ofthedirect sunlight, thesurprising factwasas-
certained thatthose which hadbeen raised intheshade yielded only halftheamount of
theprevious year’sharvest, while inthefourth year they blossomed butdidnotmature.
Thedeprivation ofdirect sunlight during onesummer weakened thestock tosuch ade-
gree that the species became extinct after four years.
Thelesson ofthisexperiment may beapplied with great benefit tohumans andtheir
daily habits. The highly beneficial effectofsunbaths, ifjudiciously taken, isdemon-
strated bytheabove example inthebest possible manner.Adwelling place thatadmits
thesunlight during allhours ofthedayis,therefore, oneofthefirst conditions forthe
preservation of health.Statistics show thatthetenament house districts ofthelargecities towhich sunlight
hasvery slight access have thegreatest infant mortality andhave many cases ofrickets
andtuberculosis. Ifitwere notfortheconstant renewal ofthepopulation from therural
districts, thecitydwellers, especially thepoorer classes, would dieoutinthecourse of
afewgenerations. Allmothers should realize theimportance andbenefits ofsunlight
anduseevery opportunity toadmit thedirect rays ofsuntotheir living andsleeping
rooms whenever andwherever thisispossible. Sunlight andfresh airareprimal factors
on which the normal development and health of the child depend.
Frequent exposures ofthenaked body tothesunlight willgreatly assist thesystem
intheperformance ofallphysiological functions. Itwillespecially insure aneven dis-
tribution oftheblood. Such anadjustment ofthecirculation isnecessary forthenormal
functioning ofallorgans. People should make itapractice toexpose their nude bodies
frequently tosunlight andfresh airinorder tokeep inthebest possible physical condi-
tion. Public parks should have enclosures where sunbaths andairbaths canbetaken, and
these should become an adjunct of every modern progressive city.
Sunlight cankillcells inourbodies ifthecells areexposed toomuch tothevery
intense rays ofthesun.Moderation anddiscrimination should always beexercised. Sun-
baths arebest taken inthemorning, andaneastern exposure should beselected forthe
purpose.
Equal attention should bepaid toacontinuous supply offresh airduring dayand
night. Notmany persons seem torealise theabsolute necessity oftheelectrifying, life-
giving oxygen forthemaintenance ofvitality andhealth Ithasbeen only acentury and
ahalfago(1774) since theEnglish scientist, Priestly,andtheFrench scientist, Lavoisi-
er,discovered thatwelivebymeans ofachemical process ofcombustion inwhich the
blood unites with theinhaled air,yielding theproducts ofcombustion thatweexhale as
aqueous vapor andcarbonic acid gas.This chemical action corresponds tothatwhich we
findinthecase ofaburning candle oralamp fedwith oil.Ifthesupply ofairiscutoff,
wewillbesuffocated, justastheflame ofalamp isextinguished iftheairisprevented
from passing toit.Aperson may livemore than sixty days without food andafewdays
without water,butwhen deprived ofairoroxygen, they diewithin afewminutes. This
proves that pure air is the most necessary of all the essentials of life.
Atmospheric airconsists oftwogases, viz.: nitrogen andoxygen; theformer serves
only todilute theoxygen. Besides these two elements, theairalways contains some
aqueous vapor,carbon dioxide andammonia. Onanaverage, 100volumes ofaircontain:
78.35 vol.ofnitrogen (N); 20.77 vol.ofoxygen (O); 0.84 vol.ofwater vapor (h3O);
0.04 vol.ofcarbon dioxide (CO2); 0.0001 vol.ofammonia (NH3); andtraces ofother
gases (ozone, etc.).
There arealso various kinds ofmicrobes intheair,according tomoisture andtem-
perature, causing fermentation andchemical disintegration oforganic substances. The
composition ofair,i.e.,itsproportions ofnitrogen andoxygen, isthesame allover
thesurface oftheearth. Thedegree ofmoisture orhumidity intheairvaries according
tolocation andtemperature. Carbon dioxide isalways present, even inmid-ocean and
forests, butitsquantity isvery small, ranging from three tofour parts pertenthousand
by volume.
Inclosed rooms, however,where numbers ofpersons arepresent andatthesame
time gasandcoal areburned, thepercentage ofcarbon dioxide rapidly increases. Atthe
same time, theairisfilled with other more poisonous gases, such asammonia andal-
buminoid ammonia, while theamount ofoxygen isgradually lowered. Allthese facts
should beseriously considered intheproper ventilation ofliving rooms, schoolrooms,
etc.The following table gives theaverage amount ofcarbon dioxide in10,000 parts
found in the air of dif ferent localities:
Ocean and forests 0.3
Cities, open streets 0.4 to 0.5Bedroom during night, W indow partly open 0.8
Bedroom during night, W indow closed 1.2
School-rooms 1.5 to 3.0
Hospitals 2.8
School-room, 70 occupants at close of school hrs. 7.2
Churches, during services 3.5 to 7.0
Churches, if heated by furnaces 20.0 to 30.0
Theatres, crowded meeting rooms 25.0
Workshops, ill-ventilated 30.0
These figures show how little attention ispaid toproper ventilation, andthey explain
theconstant increase ofpneumonia andsimilar diseases. Theimportance ofpure airbe-
comes stillmore obvious ifweconsider thewonderful anatomical structure oftheres-
piratory organs. Thelungs, intowhich theairisdrawn, consist oftworounded, oblong,
somewhat flattened masses ofcellular substance. They aresituated inthecavity ofthe
chest, which communicates with theatmosphere through thewindpipe (trachea). The
trachea, asitdescends from thethroat, branches offintolargetubes, andthese branch
again and again into smaller and still smaller ones and finally into hairlike vessels.
Through these theairpenetrates into theremotest parts ofthecellular substance.
Around each visible extremity nearly 18,000 cells areclustered, each ofwhich iscon-
nected through these minute tubes with theexternal air.Thecells vary insize. They have
anaverage diameter ofabout oneone-hundredth inch. Their total number hasbeen es-
timated atabout sixhundred million. Thewall ofthese cells isvery thin; they aremere
air vesicles.
Theinternal surfaces ofallthese cells together form anarea ofabout onehundred
sixty square yards ofthincell-wall. Over thewhole ofthissurface, minute blood vessels
branch out,almost entirely covering it.Along these tiny vessels theblood continually
flows and, in its course, absorbs through their walls the oxygen of the inhaled air.
Itisinthedelicate membrane ofthese blood vessels thatthechange from venous
intoarterial blood iseffected. Thevenous blood must bechanged continually because it
isanimpure fluid containing matter thathasalready served forthesupport oflifeinthe
various parts ofthebody.Carbon dioxide andother gases aregiven off,andtheoxygen
oftheairenters, thecells ofthelungs andisabsorbed bytheminute vessels thatspread
over thecellwalls. Within these vessels theoxygen combines directly with thehemo-
globin oftheblood, andbymeans oftheaction oftheheart, proceeds with itinceaseless
currents through the arteries and veins.
Toacertain extent theskin also absorbs oxygen andexhales carbon dioxide, the
amount being about one-thirtieth ofthatexcreted bythelungs. Besides, theskin gives
offother gases, water andsolid matter,amounting tofrom onetotwopounds during the
day.Insummer people perspire more than inwinter.During exercise orexertion more
water islostthan atrest. Allparts oftheskin should bebrought frequently inimmediate
contact with theexternal air.There areseveral million pores intheskin acting aslittle
sewers through which various waste products ofthesystem areconstantly excreted. The
clothing andparticularly theunderwear should beporous topermit free circulation of
theair.Closely woven linen orcotton shirts,


umbers, which areunwaxed, small insize andcontain small, tender seeds. Inspect
these packages carefully; ifyougetthem shortly after packing, before they have hada
chance todeteriorate, they areexcellent. Ifyoumust buywaxed cucumbers, select the
smaller sizes, andbesure topeel them. Don’ tbuycucumbers which arebeginning to
turn yellow,orwhich have withered ends ormushy spots. Cucumbers arelowinnutri-
tional value, since they aremore than 96% water,butthey aregood food, nevertheless,
containing valuable nutrients, andaredelightful additions tothesalad, offsetting other
more concentrated foods. Foods with high water content, likecucumbers andwatermel-
on, help to comprise the water -sufficient Hygienic diet.
Eggplant
Available allyear,with aslight peak inAugust. Thetough skin ofeggplant affords
itsome natural protection against chemical farming. Although theskin isedible, Iusu-
allypeel eggplant, because itisoften waxed. Ifitdoesn’ tfeelwaxed, andyouwant to
usetheskin, scrub itasbest youcan. Select firm, bright, shiny,heavy eggplants with a
uniform richpurple color,with nobrown orbruised spots, orcracked orshriveled skin.
Select small-sized eggplants whenever possible. Thelargerones areapttobeover-ma-
ture, perhaps bitter,andcontaining largehard seeds thatarebest removed. Small, soft,
light seeds arefineandaddtothetastiness ofthisfood. Some people userawslices of
eggplant asasandwich with tomatoes, sprouts andother foods asafiller,butunless the
eggplant isquite young andtender,with very tiny,softseeds, itwill probably bebest
cooked.
Garlic
Available allyear.Members oftheonion andgarlic family areirritants when eaten
raw,duetothepresence ofconsiderable amounts ofmustard oil.Habitual usecanimpair
the digestive system and weaken the or gans of elimination.
Superstitions about thecurative powers ofgarlic andonions arenotbased onfact.
Agreat “purifying” process does occur when rawgarlic andonions areeaten, which is
aHerculean effortoftheeliminating organs togetridofthepoisonous allicin andir-
ritating mustard oilcontained inthese bulbs. Allicin issimilar todigitalis, inthatthe
body’ sreaction tothepoison creates astimulating effecttocertain organs. Both ofthese
substances getintothecells, tissues andblood. Since thebody cannot make useofsuch
poisonous substances, itcalls upon thekidneys, lungs andliver totrytodispose ofthem,
which abuses, overworks andimpairs these organs. Garlic andonions areuseful ascom-
panion plants in the garden to repel insects.
Greens (other than lettuce)
Available allyear.Itisadvisable toavoid foods which contain harmful substances in
significant amounts—for example, foods high inoxalic acid. This poisonous substance
isacalcium antagonist, andforms crystals which may develop intogallstones orkidney
stones insome individuals. Please don’tinterpret thisinformation tomean thatifthe
analysis ofaplant reveals minute amounts ofundesirable substances, itmust bestricken
from thedietary.Ifthiswere true, wewould beleftwith fewfoods, since some minuteamounts ofsuch substances may befound inmany good foods. Forinstance, some over-
zealous researchers have been advising against theuseoflettuce, because ithasbeen
found tocontain microscopic amounts ofasubstance resembling laudanum, asedative.
Hygienists emphatically advise theuseofdark green leaves, with theexception ofthose
containing largeamounts ofoxalic acid orother toxic substances. Thedark green leaves
ofromaine, Bibb, Boston andleaflettuce areexcellent foods andshould beused insub-
stantial quantities. Beet greens,spinach,andSwiss chardaresohigh inoxalic acid thatit
isinadvisable tousethem asfood. Small immature leaves ofspinach andbeet greens are
lower inoxalic acid, andafewmay beused inthesalad. Mature mustar dgreens contain
largeamounts ofmustard oil,anirritant. Verysmall mustard green leaves may occasion-
allybeused inthesalad. Watercr essistoostrong andpungent tothetaste. Dr.Vetrano
says thatitisprobably duetothelargeamount ofsulphur itcontains. Any vegetable that
isstrong andhasapungent, unpalatable flavor isnoteaten byHygienists. Thebitter and
pungent taste is nature’ s way of warning against them.
Young, sweet gardenchicory,endive andescar olearesuitable forsalads—when ma-
turethey arebitter andcontain concentrated acids andirritants. Sorrelhasedible leaves,
butshould notbeused because itcontains much freeacid, especially oxalic acid. Poke-
weed hasyoung purple shoots, which resemble asparagus, andisused insalads bysome
people. Itishigh inoxalic acid; contains toxic substances, andshould notbeused. Com-
freydoes notform apartoftheHygienic dietbecause ithasastringent qualities which
occasion actions bythebody todispose ofthese substances. Any plant thatoccasions vi-
talabnormal actions ofthebody (asdoes comfrey) istoxic andshould notbeused. Itis
well tobealert against thepotential harmful effects oftheso-called herbs, which aresaid
tohave “curing” properties. Hygienists donotaccept thepremise thatcertain plants have
such properties. They believe thatonly theself-healing power ofthebody,anditscon-
tinual efforts toward self-preservation, canhelp torestore health. Ifcertain substances
cause areaction bythebody,itisbecause thebody actstoeliminate thethreat ofthose
substances. In1978, theEnglish organization which hadbeen promoting comfrey sent
outawarning, saying comfrey hadbeen found tocontain pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which
possibly cancause liver cancer “ifeaten over along period oftime.” Dr.Vetrano has
been warning about thepoisonous alkaloids incomfrey foralong time. Hygienists use
only foods which arepleasant-tasting andmild, which have noirritating properties, and
donotcause thebody toreact inanyway other than todigest andmetabolize them. So
which greens (other than lettuce) does thatleave thataretruly good andcanberecom-
mended whole-heartedly foruseinsalad? Small, tender leaves ofbroccoli andthesmall
tender leaves ofkale arethebest. Collard, dandelion andturnip leaves arealsoexcellent
when sweet, tender andimmature. The mature leaves ofbroccoli, kale, dandelion and
turnip may becooked. Ifnottoomature, bitter orstringy,endive andescarole may also
be cooked.
Kohlrabi (turnip rooted cabbage)—sometimes available.
This isgrown asanannual spring andfallvegetable. Ithasapale green orpurple
turnip-like swollen stem which grows justabove theground. Ithasawonderful flavor
when eaten raw and is excellent for salads. It may also be cooked.
Leeks
Peak season isSeptember,November andinthespring. Thetaste issimilar tothatof
onion—only milder andsweeter,more delicate andtender.Themature plant produces a
stem twoinches ormore indiameter,andfrom tentotwelve inches tall,resembling a
large,over-sized scallion. Aswith allmembers oftheonion family itcontains theirri-
tant, mustard oil,andshould notbeeaten rawunless very mild andsweet. Itisusuallyserved cooked orused toflavor soups andstews. Select crisp, firm leeks with medium-
sized necks and an even, light green color.
Lettuce
Peak season isMarch through August; available allyear.Iceber glettuce hasacrisp
texture, andthehead iseasier towash than other leafy varieties thatmust bewashed
oneleafatatime. Itisalso themost-readily available, butitiscertainly notthebest.
Itlacks much taste, andismuch lower innutritional value than thevarieties oflet-
tuce which open tothesun’srays andproduce dark green leaves. Romaine (Cos) let-
tuce hasbroad, tender dark green leaves andaloose head. Butter head lettuce,including
Boston andBibb,hassoft, waxy-looking leaves, andisquite succulent. Forthose with
impaired digestion, orchewing difficulties, butterhead lettuce haslittle fiber andiscrisp
and crunchy.
Asanillustration ofthegreater nutritional value ofromaine andbutterhead over ice-
berg, consider the following figures:
Protein Calcium Iron Potassium
Romaine 1.3% 68 mgs. per 100
grams1.4 mgs. per 100
grams264 mgs. per 100
grams
Boston