to be happy and even-tempered. At the age of seven he is tall, well-
coordinated, and energetic. The mothers I have worked with in my practice and in our workshops
have seen the same results. Once their children were beginning to be
"weaned" from heavier breakfasts and were, for the most part, consuming
fruit or vegetables in the morning and eating foods that were pure rather
than laden with chemicals, their overall health began to improve. In one
case two young girls at a school for children with learning disabilities in
Southern California made such a marked improvement once they had
been put on the program that teachers at the school contacted the parents
to find out what was bringing about the positive changes. The key with children is not to apply pressure. (This is also true for
some of the childlike adults you may wish to influence!) Pressure causes
116 • FIT FOR LIFE tension. Where food is concerned, tension is always to be avoided. No
matter how good the food might be, if it is eaten under pressure or in a
tense environment, it will most often spoil in an agitated digestive tract. Initially, simply make a fruit salad alternative available to your child. Eat
it with your child with an air of celebration, so the positive experience is
shared. This is fun! Offer bowls of buttery steamed vegetables as alter
natives to children's junky cereals. Offer buttered whole-grain toast. At
least your children will be eating real food. Little by little the transition
will be made. Set the example by eating fruit in the morning yourself,
and ultimately the kids will follow. BREAKFAST GUIDELINES
1. Start your day with FRESH fruit juice if you desire. Recommended
quantity: eight to fourteen ounces. 2. Throughout the morning have pieces of fruit as you feel hungry. 3. Have a minimum of two servings of fruit in any three-hour period. 4. Your maximum fruit intake should be governed by your needs. Have
as much as you desire. Do not undereat or overeat fruit! 5. Eat melons before other fruit. 6. Eat bananas when you are particularly hungry and are craving heavier
food. BREAKFAST • 117 CHAPTER
Fresh Juices
v Xou will notice as you proceed on
the program that juices play a very important part, FRESH JUICES! The
kind you make yourself with your own juicer or are made for you at a
juice bar. Also available are fresh juices bottled daily by local juice com
panies. Consider owning your own juicer. This is the most economical
way to go, since every time you buy juice, you are paying for someone
else's juicer. In this era of great preoccupation over food supplements, with millions
of people regularly consuming expensive pills in the name of nutrition,
fresh juices are actually the 6nest, most real form of supplementation,
although most people are totally unaware of it. All the nutrients that the
human body requires are present in balanced quantities in fresh fruits and
vegetables. And they can be used by our bodies only when they are con
sumed as part of the whole food in which they occur. So it is actually true
that a diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables and their juices supplies all
the nutritional needs of the body. Juices are the next best thing to the
whole food, being merely a liquid extract of the whole food. They are not
overly concentrated, as are megavitamin doses, nor have they been pro
cessed or "pharmaceuticalized" in any way. When they are made, you
• 118 • can see what they come from. There is very little difference between the
real thing (whole fruits and vegetables) and their juices. They supply us
with the vital building blocks for cell regeneration, and in this way they
are a true longevity food. (You might want to check the latest books by
Dr. Norman W. Walker, the fruit and vegetable juice proponent in Ari
zona who is one hundred and sixteen years old, if you have any questions
about juices and longevity!) There's an added benefit from juices: Their delicious flavors quench
our thirst and satisfy us so that we tend less and less to reach for the
harmful thirst-quenchers like sodas, coffee, tea, milk, and alcohol. Other
than mother's milk, there is no finer food for infants and young children
than juice. We strongly encourage you to get into the habit of consuming fresh
juices. They are the only beverage that supplies REAL, VITAL ENERGY,
notwithstanding the false claims made in advertising for other, harmful
beverages. The habit of drinking diet sodas just because millions of dol
lars in advertising have been spent to convince you that they are a
"weight-loss food" is the result of an unscrupulous advertising campaign
against your well-being. A mixture of laboratory chemicals can only add
toxins to your body, not help remove them. Diet sodas do nothing but
undermine your health and vitality! If you are interested in knowing
about other foods that are touted as beneficial but are actually harmful,
consult Harvey's first book, A Case for Health.' juices that are fresh are the only beverages that can help you lose
weight and feel great, DRINK THEM ON AN EMPTY STOMACH, NOT WITH
OR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ANY OTHER FOOD! Enjoy them! They
are extremely beneficial. Remember to drink them slowly, mixing them
with your saliva. Gulped or consumed too rapidly, they may upset the
blood sugar level. Considering the importance of fresh juices, owning your own juicer
makes a lot of sense. There are many on the market, but we have room
here to name only a few. The Champion is an excellent all-around
juicer, since it is easy to use and clean, makes high-quality juice, and can
be used to make nut butters and delicious nondairy frozen desserts. The
Ultra-Matic is exclusively for juice extraction, but it is a high-quality
precision instrument. It is more expensive than the Champion but well
worth the money. The Oster is a sturdy, reasonably priced juicer of great
versatility. Oster and Panasonic also make sturdy, inexpensive citrus
juicers. For more information on these and other juicers, you can con
tact the authors by writing to Golden Glow, 2210 Wilshire Blvd., Suite
118, Santa Monica, CA 90403. 'Harvey Diamond. A Case for Health. Santa Monica, California: Colden Glow Publishers, 1979. FRESH JUICES • 119 ^
CHAPTER
The Energy Ladder
A.M.
FRESH FRUIT & FRUIT JUICES
FRESH VEGETABLE JUICE & SALADS
STEAMED VEGETABLES, RAW NUTS & SEEDS
GRAINS, BREADS, POTATOES, LEGUMES
MEAT, CHICKEN, FISH, DAn*Y
P.M.
w _ e have designed the Energy Lad
der to help you be more productive and effective during the day while at
the same time allowing your body to work at the elimination of toxic-
waste. It indicates which foods to eat early in the day (fruits and vegeta
bles) and which to eat later when you have accomplished your work for
• 120 • the day and can rest and allow your body to focus its remaining energy on
digestion—potatoes, grains, dairy products, and flesh foods. Of course,
the foods closest to "A.M." can be eaten anytime of the day, but those
closest to "P.M." should not be eaten early in the day, when you need
your energy for so much else. (If an individual's schedule is different
from the norm—working at night, sleeping during the day—with total
consistency, the body cycles will adjust to that schedule. There is little
documentation on this subject, but based on our own observations, this is
true.) Any day on which fruits and vegetables are all you consume and
meat, grains, or dairy are not eaten at all will be a high-energy, max
imum weight-loss day! The menus of the program are based on the En
ergy Ladder. THE ENERGY LADDER • 121 CHAPTER
The FIT FOR LIFE
Shopping List
w when people begin to make changes
in their eating life-style, they are sometimes surprised (pleasantly) by the
variety of foods they are "still permitted to eat." We have so frequently
heard "You mean, I can have this?" that we have decided to include a
shopping list. It is designed to indicate what is available to you so that you
will fully understand how unrestrictive we intend this program to be. It also
includes some recommended brands that wc have found to complement
the spirit of this approach. Although all the items may not be available in
your supermarket or natural food store, they have been included so you
will know what to request. I have intentionally listed items from substantial
companies which will be able to increase their distribution as demand
increases. Because of space limitations, I have not been able to list all of the
many companies that are consciously working to make excellent additive-
free products. It is up to you, and I strongly encourage you, to read labels
and avoid any products containing chemicals. Brands you may find that
are not mentioned here and that are chemical-free are certainly worth
substituting for the ones that do contain chemicals. Remember, chemicals
in your food are toxins in your body


ciency is its ability to create an absorbing surface.
The simplest enterosorbents, such as activated
charcoal (Carbolen), create an absorbing surface
of 200 -300 square meters per 1 gram of sorbent.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frThere are more powerful granulated charcoal -
based enterosorbents and coal -fiber materials
(Vaulen, Aktilen, ‘Dnepr’). They have the power
of a 1000 (!) and more square meters per gram.
If you’re going to use ordinary activated char-
coal, then the daily dos age should be about 5 -7
grams. However, to achieve the greatest effect,
plant- based enterosorbents can be taken in dos-
ages 2 -3 times higher than indicated. The treat-
ment can be carried out over the course of a
month.  It is crucial to know that enterosorbe nts
are taken on an empty stomach (you may take
them 30 -60 minutes before meals). We recom-
mend you to dissolve a portion of the product in
water (or wash it down with water) in an amount
of 100 -200 grams. It’s good to increase the total
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the enterosorption course.
Enterosorbents used nowadays can be com-
bined into several groups:
• Carbon adsorbents based on activated
charcoal (Carbolen, Carboktin, Gastro-
sorb), granulated charcoal and coal -fiber
materials (Vaulen, Aktilen, ‘Dnepr’);
• Ion- exchange materials or resins (Cayex-
ilit, Cholisteramin);
• Lignin- based enterosorbents (Polyphepa-
num, Lignosorb);
• Polyvinylpyrrolidone derivatives
(Enterodesum, Enterosorbum);
• Others (Argil, aluminium hydroxide, Al-
magel, Gastal, Sucralfa tum, silica gels, ze-
olites);
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lose, aliginates (detoxal), pectins (P oly-
sorbovit 50, Polysorbovit 95, Hitozan).
We use POLYSORB MP in our practice. It is
inorganic, non -selective, multifunctional intes-
tinal sorbent  (enterosorbent) composed of  finely
dispersed SiO2.

9.2. Methods of use of enterosorbents
Enterosorption may be carried out in different
ways.  There are three main methods of use of
enterosorbents:
1. single intake of a full dose of an enter-
osorbent;
2. a treatment course of an enterosorbent (7 -10
days);
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Depending on your well -being, mood and
wishes, you can use different methods of enter-
osorption and different  enterosorbents. Every
person chooses the method of detoxification
that they think is the most effective and accepta-
ble. For example, one -time intakes outside the
house; sorbent cleansing of the large intestine as
a part of a health resort treatment; or diffe rent
season -specific methods, etc.
Moreover, it’s possible to combine various
methods of enterosorption. For example, you
can carry out a sorbent intake course and end it
with intestinal sorbent cleansing, and combine
sorbent cleansing of the large intesti ne with oral
sorbent intake.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frIn our opinion, the best way to make your or-
ganism healthier is simultaneous or consecutive
combination of different methods of influencing
the organs and systems of the body. It’s expedi-
ent to use various methods of herbal tre atment,
psychotherapy, exercise therapy, fasting, etc.
during and before enterosorption. Not only
aren’t such combinations contraindicated, in
fact, they strengthen the health benefits of enter-
osorption.

Single intake of a full dose of an enter-
osorbent
This method is used when there’s an increased
load on the detoxifying organs of the human
body. It helps the organism deal with the types
of poisoning that most frequently occur in
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the bodily condition after drinking alcohol, food
poisonings and their prophylaxis, light diarrhea,
working with toxic substances (paints and lac-
quers, glass cleaners, inhaling fumes of combus-
tibles and lubricants, etc.). A single intake is car-
ried out in the following manner.
Stir 8  tbsp. of sorbent  in 1 glass of water or use
2 tbsp. 4 times a day every 3 hours. Drink this
solution. It’s best to take the sorbent on an
empty stomach.
Of course, this method doesn’t provide a steady
and deep detoxifying effect on the organism, as
no sig nificant reorganization of the work of the
digestive tract structures and the detoxifying
systems is possible in such a short period of time.
The main aim of a single intake of a sorbent is
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tasks. In this way, we help the organism to get rid
of toxic substances faster and more effectively.
Depending on whether or not the desired result
was achieved, you can repeat the intake 2 -3
times.
You can use this method on an as -needed basis.

 Course intake of an enterosor bent
In this case, the intake course of an enter-
osorbent is as follows. Take 1 tbsp. of an enter-
osorbent for 7- 10 days 3 times a day.

9.3. Intestinal sorbent cleansing procedure

Preparation for the cleansing (with salt solution)
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dosage (3 tablespoons during the day between
meals) 24 hours before the procedure day. On
the next day, take 3 more tablespoons in an arbi-
trary manner on an empty stomach, but manda-
torily prior to any fluid intake. A crucial con di-
tion for a successful intestinal sorbent cleansing
is prior fasting for a period of 8 -10 hours (you
can fast for longer — up to 20 hours, but no less
than 8 hours). Failure to observe this condition
abruptly changes the course of physiological
processes in the gastrointestinal tract.
When you eat, the mechanisms of intestinal ab-
sorption are immediately activated by the body.
They will be active until the organism fully as-
similates the digested food. And if the absorp-
tion mechanisms are active, and some
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the organism will start to assimilate them imme-
diately. Consequently, you won’t be able to hold
the salt solution in. Moreover, the presence of
incompletely digested nutrients in the intestinal
contents will hinder the gastrointestinal tract ac-
tivity: the cleansing solution won’t gradually
move along the intestines, but will linger in cer-
tain segments. If the fluid and the sorbent aren’t
moving along the intestines, while the mecha-
nisms of intestinal absorption are activated, in
all likelihood, the organism will begin absorbing
the solution.
It’s necessary to understand that even a small
amount of sweetened tea is a contraindication
for starting intestinal sorbent cleansing, because
when sugar breaks up, it produ ces glucose, and
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 body is designed to get its bes t results from a very specific fuel mixture. Think
about it: Can you find any example in nature of a mammalian species whos e individual members eat foods from completely different
categories, based upon their blood type, their geographical location, their me tabolic type, or any other factor? Can you imagine a
“kapha” bear eating more fat than a “pitta” bear? Or a “fast-ox idizing” monkey avoiding bananas because they are too high in suga r?
This is nonsense.
The fact is, Nature has seen fit to provide the ideal food for every creatu re on Earth, and all creatures of similar type eat
similarly. For example, horses—and all creatures that look like horses  (zebras, donkeys, mules)—eat from essentially the same
category of foods—those for which their biological systems were desig ned. Do not let anyone tell you that humans are the one
exception to this rule (called the Law of Similars) in all of the anim al kingdom, for there are no exceptions: Animals that are
anatomically and physiologically similar thrive on similar foods. Cows  eat grass, leopards eat meat, and hummingbirds eat nectar.
There is simply no need to complicate this simple program, presented in perf ection by nature in thousands of examples.
All of the creatures that are anatomically and physiologically like  us (known as the anthropoid primates: gorillas, orangutans,
chimpanzees, and bonobos) thrive on a low-fat diet that is predominated by frui ts and vegetables. Their caloronutrient ratios closely
approximate 80/10/10. With the exception of the gorilla, whose great weight makes it almost i mpossible to climb the skinny
branches of trees to procure fruit, they get more than 80% of their calorie s from the carbohydrates in fruit. The combined
caloronutrient average for chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans is  about 88/7/5. Add in the gorilla’s numbers, which come closer
to 70% carbohydrate, and the average decreases, making the ratio almost exa ctly 80/10/10  for all of our anthropoid relatives.
The actual foods  humans eat differ according to season, geography, availability, personal  preference, etc., but not according to anything pertaining to our physiology. The total number of calories each person needs varies according to many factors, including
gender, size, age, activity level, fitness goals, health status, and s o forth. But the ratio of carbohydrates to protein to fats we need
remains relatively the same. This is true regardless of the dieta ry specifics, food choices, or total volume consumed. As I explain in
Chapter 5, no amount of adaptation or relocation has changed the basic digesti ve physiology with which we have been endowed
since the beginning of time.

Why Percentage of Calories?
In this book, I use “percentage of total calories consumed” as my prim ary model for discussing carbohydrate, protein, and fat
consumption. Although this approach has its drawbacks, it is the best way I  have found to help people gain perspective about,
discuss, and compare the macronutrients they eat.
The scientifically accepted measure of food and nutrient consumption i s mass (weight in grams, ounces, etc.). However,
providing dietary guidelines in those terms requires unnecessary c omplexity that offers no incremental benefit. Many factors combine
to determine the amount of food an individual should eat for optimal health an d body weight, some of which are gender, age, height,
muscle mass, amount and intensity of physical activity, digestive  efficiency, food choices and, to a very limited degree, metabolic
rate.
Using the percentage of calories model allows us to discuss appropriate ca rbohydrate, protein, and fat consumption, despite
our individual differences. For example, both a sedentary woman who eats 1,600 ca lories per day and an athletic man who eats
4,000 calories per day will thrive eating in the 80/10/10  proportion. The only difference is that the former would eat far fewer
calories than the latter.
I realize that most of my readers have never learned how many calorie s are in the foods they eat. And I concede that the
calorie concept has its limitations. More than one person has aptly pointe d out to me that not all of the calories we consume are used
for energy. One person insists (and rightly so) that calorie-equival ent quantities of carbohydrate, protein, and fat cannot be
considered identical (or even reasonably similar) where our digestiv e biochemistry is concerned. Technical detractors sometimes
suggest to me that because we as humans do not actually burn our foods —as is done in a bomb calorimeter in order to determine a
food’s calorie content—we should dispense completely with the notion of c alories.
I agree with these and other objections to thinking in terms of calories  for diet analysis. Yet numerous peer-reviewed
nutritional studies in the finest journals have seen fit to use th e model, including those from top-caliber nutritional scientists like D r. T.
Colin Campbell of Cornell University. The World Health Organization a nd governmental nutritional agencies around the world use
both percentage of calories and absolute amounts in grams to express thei r dietary recommendations. Even with its flaws, the calorie
concept is the only generally accepted model of energy requirements th at relates to everyday activity. With my background in
exercise physiology, I have found the calorie concept particularly use ful in helping athletes perform at their peak and get enough
fuel.

Pros and Cons of the “Percentage of Calories” Model
I am aware of the concern that people could be dangerously misled if they tr y to compare the caloronutrient ratios of foods
with wildly differing caloric densities. Below is an example that hi ghlights this potential confusion, followed by another example that
illustrates why I nonetheless choose to calculate nutrients usi ng the percentage of calories approach.
How Percentage of Calories Can Seem Misleading
Let’s look at some numbers that could be confusing to those new to the cal orie concept:

Spinach contains 30% protein (30% of its calories come from protein).
Macadamia nuts contain “only” 4% protein.

Given just this information, one might be led to believe that a pound of spina ch provided more protein than a pound of nuts.
However, knowledge of total calories, and not just percentages, is required to make sense of this data. A pound of spin ach
contains 104 calories (31 of which are protein) and a pound of macadamia nuts has  more than 3,250 calories (125 of which are
protein). In terms total calories, the nuts yield four times as much prot ein as the spinach.

How the Calorie Model Is Useful
Imagine that a person eats 7 pounds of food in a day, and only 3.5% of that weight consi sts of high-fat food. This sounds like
a low-fat day, right?
Not hardly. Let’s look at a simple example of a “healthful” day’s intake  that comprises 7 pounds of food and only 4 ounces of fatty food:

The nuts and oil in this example weigh only ¼ pound but amount to 740 of the 1,955 t otal calories. Since the nuts are not all
fat, and the plants do contain some fat, the total comes to 693 fat calories, or 35%  of the day’s intake. This is the same percentage
of fat found in the standard American diet. This quantity of fat, of any ty pe, is not “low,” or healthful, by any standard!

Comparing Apples to Apples
Often, when caloronutrient numbers are being bandied about, things can be come extremely misleading. A pint of liquid contains 96
teaspoons. Add just one teaspoon of oil to a pint of water, and you have a fluid that i s 100% fat in terms of calories but only 1% fat
by weight.
It is important to understand the units of measure used by other diet guru s when comparing their carbohydrate/protein/fat
recommendations to those expressed in this book. These teachers sometimes  use different units for different foods, or change units
over time, or use different units when referring to liquids than they  do for solids. Often too, they use numbers in their presentations
that sound good when taken at face value. But if you roll up your sleeves and do t he math, the figures simply cannot add up.
Recognizing that calculating percentage of calories produces a vas tly different caloronutrient ratio than percentage of weight,
percentage of dry weight, percentage of volume, etc., making sure you are c omparing apples to apples (so to speak) is an important
factor when evaluating other programs in relation to the 80/10/10  diet.
For example, one popular author recommends consuming anywhere from 10 to 25% of th e diet from fat (depending upon
one’s body type and level of inner toxicity). But at retreats and other  events where his recipes are served, fat routinely accounts for
30 to 60% of the total calorie content of the meals. How can this be? The seemin g contradiction stems from the fact that this
author’s recommended caloronutrient ratio is based on  volume of food  (cups and spoons), rather than percentage of calories.
Further complicating things, he quotes his ratio guidelines


ancid rapidly upon very brief exposure to air. The danger here isthat rancidity in vegetable oil is virtually unnoticeable. Rancid animal fat on theother hand, smells “off.” Eating rancid oil is a sure-fire way to accelerate aging,invite degenerative conditions in general, and enhance the likelihood of cancer. I
recommend that you use only high-quality virgin olive oil, the only generally-
available fat that is largely monosaturated. (Pearson and Shaw, 1983)
When you buy vegetable oil, even olive oil, get small bottles so you use them
up before the oil has much time being exposed to air (as you use the oil air fills thebottle) or, if you buy olive oil in a large can to save money, immediately uponopening it, transfer the oil to pint jars filled to the very brim to exclude virtually allair, and seal the jars securely. In either case, keep now-opened, in-use smallbottles of oil in the refrigerator because rancidity is simply the combination of oilwith oxygen from the air and this chemical reaction is accelerated at warmertemperatures and slowed greatly at cold ones.
Chemical reactions typically double in speed with every 10 degrees C.
increase in temperature. So oil goes rancid about six times faster at normal roomtemperature than it does in the fridge. If you’ll think about the implications of thisdata you’ll see there are two powerful reasons not to fry food. One, the food iscoated with oil and gains in satiety value at the expense of becoming relativelyindigestible and productive of toxemia. Secondly, if frying occurs at 150 degreesCentigrade and normal room temperature is 20 degrees Centigrade, then oil goesrancid 2 to the 13th power faster in the frying pan, or about 8,200 times faster.Heating oil for only ten minutes in a hot skillet induces as much rancidity as about6 weeks of sitting open and exposed to air at room temperature. Think about thatthe next time you’re tempted to eat something from a fast food restaurant wherethe hot fat in the deep fryer has been reacting with oxygen all day, or even forseveral days.
Back to butter, where we started. If you must have something traditionally
northern European on your bread, you are far better off to use butter, notmargarine. However, Mediterranean peoples traditionally dip their bread in high-quality extra-virgin olive oil that smells and tastes like olives. Its delicious, why nottry it. But best yet, put low-sugar fruit preserves on your toast or develop a tastefor dry toast. Probably the finest use for butter is melted over steamed vegetables.
This way only small quantities are needed and the fat goes on something that is
otherwise very easy to digest so its presence will not produce as many toxins inthe digestive tract.
Milk, Meat, And Other Protein Foods
Speaking of butter, how about milk? The dairy lobby is very powerful in North
America. Its political clout and campaign contributions have the governments ofboth the United States and especially that of Canada eating out of its hand(literally), providing the dairy industry with price supports. Because of these pricesupports, in Canada cheese costs half again more than it does in the UnitedStates. The dairy lobby is also very cozy with the medical profession so licensednutritionists constantly bombard us with “drink milk” and “cheese is good for you”propaganda.
And people naturally like dairy foods. They taste good and are fat-rich with a
high satiety value. Dairy makes you feel full for a long time. Dairy is also high inprotein; protein is hard to digest and this too keeps one feeling full for a long time.But many people, especially those from cultures who traditionally (genetically)didn’t have dairy cows, particularly Africans, Asians and Jews, just do notproduce the enzymes necessary to digest cows milk. Some individuals belongingto these groups can digest goats milk. Some can’t digest any kind except humanbreast milk. And some can digest fermented milk products like yogurt and kiefer.Whenever one eats a protein food that is not fully digestible, it putrefies in thedigestive tract, with all the bad consequences previously described.
But no one, absolutely no one can fully digest pasteurized cows milk, which is
what most people use because they have been made to fear cow-transmitteddiseases and/or they are forced to use pasteurized dairy products by healthauthorities. I suspect drinking pasteurized milk or eating cheese made frompasteurized milk is one of the reasons so many people develop allergic reactionsto milk. Yet many states do not allow unpasteurized dairy to be sold, even
privately between neighbors. To explain all this, I first have to explain a bit more
about protein digestion in general and then talk about allergies and how they canbe created: and if you’ve read this book carefully and remember everythingyou’ve read, please forgive me; I am going to repeat a few things said in aprevious chapter about digestion in general..
Proteins are long, complex molecules, intricate chains whose individual links
are amino acids. Proteins are the very stuff of life. All living protoplasm, animal orplant, is largely composed of proteins. There are virtually an infinite number ofdifferent proteins but all are composed of the same few dozen amino acidshooked together in highly variable patterns. Amino acids themselves are highlycomplex organic molecules too. The human body custom-assembles all itsproteins from amino acids derived from digesting protein foods, and can alsomanufacture small quantities of certain of its own amino acids to order, but thereare eight amino acids it cannot make and these are for that reason called essentialamino acids. Essential amino acids must be contained in the food we eat..
Few proteins are water soluble. When we eat proteins the digestive apparatus
must first break them down into their water-soluble components, amino acids, sothese can pass into the blood and then be reassembled into the various proteinsthe body uses. The body has an interesting mechanism to digest proteins; it usesenzymes. An enzyme is like the key for a lock. It is a complex molecule thatlatches to a protein molecule and then breaks it apart into amino acids. Then theenzyme finds yet another protein molecule to free. Enzymes are efficient, reusablemany many times.
Enzymes that digest proteins are effective only in the very acid environment of
the stomach, are manufactured by the pancreas and are released when proteinfoods are present. The stomach then releases hydrochloric acid and churns awaylike a washing machine, mixing the enzymes and the acid with the proteins untileverything has digested.
So far so good. That’s how its supposed to be. But. Dr. Henry Bieler, who
wrote Food Is Your Best Medicine,  came up with the finest metaphor I know of
to explain how protein digestion goes wrong. He compared all proteins to thewhite of an egg (which is actually a form of protein). When raw and liquid, thelong chains of albumen (egg white) proteins are in their natural form. However,cook the egg and the egg white both solidifies and becomes smaller. What hashappened is that the protein chains have shriveled and literally tied themselves intoknots. Once this happens, pancreatic enzymes no longer fit and cannot separateall the amino acids. Cooked proteins may churn and churn and churn in thepresence of acid and pancreatic enzymes but they will not digest completely. Partbecomes water soluble; part does not.
But, indigestible protein is still subject to an undesirable form of consumption in
the gut. Various bacteria make their home in our airless, warm intestines. Some ofthese live on protein. In the process of consuming undigested proteins, theyrelease highly toxic substances. They poison us.
What is true of the white of an egg is also true of flesh foods and dairy. Raw
meat and raw fish are actually easily digestible foods and if not wrongly combinedwill not produce toxemia in a person that still has a strong pancreas. However,eating raw meat and fish can be a dicey proposition, both for reasons of culturalsensibility (people think it is disgusting) and because there may be living parasitesin uncooked flesh that can attack, sicken and even kill people. It has been arguedthat a healthy stomach containing its proper degree of acidity provides animpenetrable barrier to parasites. Perhaps. But how many of us are that healthythese days? Cooked flesh and fish seems more delicious to our refined, civilizedsensibilities, but are a poor food.
In my household we have no moral objection to eating meat. We do have an
ethical objection in that meat eating does not contribute to our health. But still, wedo eat it. A few times a year, for traditional celebrations we may invite thechildren over and cook a turkey. A few times for Thanksgiving when the children
were going through their holier-than-thou vegetarian stage, I purchased the
largest, thickest porterhouse steak I could find at the natural meat store and ate itmedium-rare, with relish. It was delicious. It made me feel full for hours and hoursand hours. I stayed flat on the couch and groggily worked on digesting it allevening. After that I’d had enough of meat to last for six months.
When milk is pasteurized, the proteins in it are also altered in structure. Not so
severely as egg white is altered by cooking because pasteurization happens at alower temperature. But altered none the less. And made less digestible.Pasteurizing also makes milk calcium far less assimilable. That’s ironic because somany people are drinking milk because they


 is God in three persons.
"The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made
by him." This speaks of the Son, for it says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not" (John 1:2-5). There was darkness upon the face of the deep, and the sun began to shine. There was a shadow, and there was light. But where Christ is there is no shadow.
"There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 24 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all
men through him might believe. He was not that light" (John the Bap-
tist was not that light) "but was sent to  bear witness of that Light. That
was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world," (this means Jesus, the Messiah) "and the
world was made by him." This bears out the fact given in the second chapter of Genesis-the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. "He came unto his own, and his own received him not." This pinpoints for us that the Son of God, the Messiah, created or made everything for which the Father had made a blueprint.
How did He do it? Fifty years ago we thought that nothing was smaller than an atom.
Later we were to find that every atom was a little galaxy within itself.
To give an idea of how small an atom is: There are approximately
15 million atoms in one drop of water. An atom is a very, very small element, and is thought of as being mostly in elementary form. Once you leave an element then you have a compound which is composed of two or more elements, but a single atom must be in elementary form.
There are only 120 elements, and man has discovered approxi-
mately 110 of them. Some of the elements in their pure state would be: aluminum, carbon, gold, helium, hydrogen, iron, lithium, manga-nese, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, potash, potassium, silver. It would take a book to expl ain the ionization, or the way one
of these elements came into existence.
If the atom isn't the smallest elemen t, what then is the smallest el-
ement that God created? The answer is: ION. We say ION but actually an ION can be either an ANION or a CATION (pronounced, cat-eye-on). There is nothing smaller that God the Messiah created. After you leave that there is absolute nothingness.
What is a single anion? It is the smallest amount of energy in ex-
istence. The discoverer of this wa s Mr. Milhouse, and he called it a
"Milhouse unit of energy." This term is no longer in use. It was a very common term fifty years ago. It means a millionth of a millionth of a 25 millionth of a particle of energy, un til there is no more. There is noth-
ing else to divide.
The next smallest substance that God created was the CATION.
The smallest cation contains 500% more energy than a single ANION. All anions were not singles but are combinations of anions. Therefore
we must conclude that a single anion has a Milhouse unit of energy of from one Milhouse unit to a maximum of 499 Milhouse units of ener-gy. If this then is the limit of the pow er of an anion, then a cation must
also have its limits.
The limits of a cation is from 500 Milhouse units of energy to 999
Milhouse units of energy. If it took on one more Milhouse units of en-ergy it would split into two and b ecome two cations, or 500 Milhouse
units each. We are now peeping into the mysteries of the creation of this entire universe. It was once said that "He who controls the atom can control the universe." That is true, but it is more accurate to say, HE WHO CONTROLS THE ANION AND THE CATION IS THE FOUNDER AND MAKER OF THE UNIVERSE.
Anions and cations form the elements into nine geometrical ener-
gy patterns. It is a mystery to us today how there are 120 elements and all of these elements and compounds are made with only nine differ-ent patterns of energy. In any element you can have a variable number of anions and a variable number of cations within the same element to make it form into one of these nine patterns, but the energy is a syn-chronized energy which equals the specific gravity.
When most people think of energy they only think of heat energy.
But heat is only one kind of energy. When we think of heat we must think of patterns of energy. Think of two kinds of patterns: anionic and cationic patterns. The cationic heat has various shapes, and the an-ionic heat energy has but one shape.
This is another mystery of God. All anionic energy is shaped ex-
actly alike whether it is one Milhouse unit of energy or 499 units of energy. Cations have nine patterns of energy.
The interior of an atom is called nucleus, and the outer is called
the shell. The entire nucleus of an atom we will call an ION, and it may be a cation or an anion, but never mixed. An electron may be a 26 cation or an anion, but an ion is always the interior of the shell. and
the electron is always the outer shell itself. This is the path that the
electrons travel that form the nine patterns of energy.
When you stand in front of a heater, you are being bombarded
with anions and cations of energy. They are so small, the anions can penetrate right through you without even touching you. It is like look-ing inside a box of grapefruit. You can drop marbles down between the grapefruit to the bottom of the box without even touching the grapefruit.
There are three kinds of energy. Heat energy (E
1= MC2). In this book E 1 is heat energy.
Electrical energy (E2 = E 1 + MC2), which we will call electrical
energy.
Matter (M = E 1 + E 2C2). This too is energy which is solidified, as
is found in rock, any vegetable or fruit. The greater the density, the harder and the heavier the weight of any matter whether biological or not.
This then lets us peek into the mysteries of the creation of this
universe. It is called the process of ionization.
The process of ionization is LIKE THINGS ATTRACTING
EACH OTHER. Nature follows a line of least resistance, and as it fol-lows the line of least resistance like things attract each other. We have a proverb: "Birds of a feather flock together." So it is with the ele-ments. Like elements attract each other. That is why gold is found in veins. Precious metals are found in deposits because these deposits at-tract from the entire earth the things that are like them.
Nearly 100 miles above the earth is the Van Allen (radiation) belt.
This belt is the shell that completely surrounds this earth, and if it were not for that shell around this earth this planet wouldn't turn be-cause the radiation of the sun strikes the Van Allen belt and creates a static field between the Van Allen belt which is anionic and the earth which is cationic and causes the earth to rotate, or any other planet to rotate. The moon doesn't rotate because it has no radiation belt. This is the law of physics that God has made. The same law which causes this earth to turn, causes an electric motor to run, or causes an engine to 27 turn a dynamo to make or convert metallic energy into electrical ener-
gy. The same principle, only it is one principle in reverse of  another
principle.
Most people were taught the principles of chemistry which are not
correct, and this is why so many answers are not found. They were taught incorrectly the basic rules by which God made this universe. For example, in the chemistry books we were taught that an atom has to have the same number of protons as neutrons, or, the same number of anions as cations. This is not true. If it were true then all iron would be exactly alike. All fruit would be  exactly alike. There would be only
one kind of grass. There would be only one variety of trees, and all human beings would look exactly alike. The truth is that all atoms un-der the same temperature and pressure are the same size but they do not weigh the same. (I realize that th is statement will create much con-
troversy and some will label this author a quack, but as they begin to prove these statements they will find that these statements are true.)
We have said that like things attract each other, and nature follows
the line of least resistance. Since nature follows the line of least re-sistance then any atom with the same number of protons' and neutrons or anion and cations, would be a hydrogen atom, with the ratio of one to one. Already we have conflict w ith the logic of God with what is
taught in the chemistry books. We have two statements that are just


. It is against His very nature to do  so,
and thus, quite literally, impossible.
The Holy Spirit will not force His will upon
your soul. It is outside of the nature of the  spirit to do so, and thus, quite literally,
impo ssible.
Here is where the impossibilities end. The
mind very often does seek to exert its will
on the body —and does so. Similarly, the
body seeks often to control the mind —and
frequently succeeds.
Yet the body and the mind together do not
have to do anything to control the soul —for
the soul is completely without need (unlike
the body and the mind, which are  shackled
with it), and so allows the body and the
mind to have their way all the time.
Indeed, the soul would have it no other
way—for if the enti ty which is you is to
create, and thus know, who it really is, it
must be through an act of conscious  volition, not an act of unconscious
obedience.
Obedience is not creation, and thus can
never produce salvation.
Obedience is a response, while creation is
pure choice, undictated, unrequited.
Pure choice produces salvation through
the pure creation of highest idea in this
moment now.
The function of the soul is to indicate its
desire, not impose it.
The function of the mind is to choose from
its alternatives.
The function of the body is to act out that
choice.
When body, mind, and soul create together,
in harmony and in unity, God is made  flesh.  Then does the soul know itself in its own
experience. Then do the heavens rejoice.
Right now, in this m oment, your soul has
again created opportunity for you to be, do,
and have what it takes to know Who You
Really Are. Your soul has brought you to
the words you are reading right now —as it
has brought you to words of wisdom and
truth before.
What will you d o now? What will you
choose to be?
Your soul waits, and watches with interest,
as it has many times before.
Do I understand You to say that it is out of
the state of beingness I select that my
worldly success (I am still trying to talk
about my career here ) will be determined?  I am not concerned about your worldly
success, only you are.
It is true that when you achieve certain
states of being over a long period of time,
success in what you are doing in the world
is very difficult to avoid. Yet you are not  to
worry about “making a living.” True Masters
are those who have chosen to make  a life,
rather than a living.
From certain states of being will spring a
life so rich, so full, so magnificent, and so
rewarding that worldly goods and worldly
success will be of no concern to you.
Life’s irony is that as soon as worldly goods
and worldly success are of no concern  to
you, the way is open for them to flow to you.
Remember, you cannot have what  you want, but you may experience whatever
you have.
I cannot have what  I want?
No.
You said this before, very early in our
dialogue. Still, I don’t understand. I thought
you’ve been telling me I could have
whatever I want. “As you think, as you
believe, so shall it be done unto you,” and
all that.
The two statements are not inconsistent
with each other.
They aren’t? They sure feel inconsistent to
me.
That is because you lack understanding.
Well, I admit that. That’s why I’m talking
with You.  I will then explain. You cannot have
anything you want. The very act of wanting
somet hing pushes it away from you, as I
said earlier, in Chapter One.
Well, You may have said it earlier, but
You’re losing me —fast.
Fight to keep up. I’ll go over it again in
greater detail. Try to stay with it. Let’s go
back  to a point you do understand: thou ght
is creative. Okay?
Okay.
Word is creative. Got it?
Got it.
Action is creative. Thought, word, and deed
are the three levels of creation. Still with
Me?
Right there.  Good. Now let’s take “worldly success” as
our subject for the moment, since that’s
what you’ve been talking about, asking
about.
Terrific.
Now, do you have a thought, “I want worldly
success”?
Sometimes, yes.
And do you also sometimes have the
thought, “I want more money”?
Yes.
You can therefore neither have worldly
success nor mo re money.
Why not?
Because the universe has no choice but to
bring you the direct manifestation of your
thought about it.  Your thought is, “I want worldly success.”
You understand, the creative power is like
a genie in a bottle. Your words are its
command. You understand?
Then why don’t I have more success?
I said, your words are its command. Now
your words were, “I want success.” And the
universe says, “Okay, you do.”
I’m still not sure I follow.
Think of it this way. The word “I” is the key
that s tarts the engine of creation. The
words “I am” are extremely powerful. They
are statements to the universe.
Commands.
Now, whatever follows the word “I” (which
calls forth the Great I Am) tends to  manifest
in physical reality.  Therefore “I” + “want success ” produces
you wanting success. “I” + “want money”
must produce you wanting money. It can
produce no other thing, because thoughts,
words are creative. Actions are, too. And if
you act in a way which says that you  want
success and money, then your thoughts,
words, and actions are in accord, and  you
are sure to have the experience of this
wantingness.
You see?
Yes! My God —does it really work that way?
Of course! You are a very powerful creator.
Now granted, if you had a thought, or  made
a statement, just onc e—as in anger, for
instance, or frustration, it’s not very  likely
that you’ll convert those thoughts or words
into reality. So you don’t have to  worry about “Drop dead!” or “Go to hell,” or all the
other less -than-nice things you  sometimes
think or say.
Thank God.
You’re welcome. But, if you repeat a
thought, or say a word, over and over
again —not once, not twice, but dozens,
hundreds, thousands of times —do you
have any  idea of the creative power of that?
A thought or a word expressed and
expressed and expr essed becomes just
that—expressed. That is, pushed out. It
becomes outwardly realized. It becomes
your physical reality.
Good grief.
That’s exactly what it produces very
often —good grief. You love the grief, you
love the drama. That is, until you don’t anymore. There comes a certain point in
your evolution when you cease to love the
drama, cease to love the “story” as you’ve
been living it. That’s when you decide —
actively choose —to change it. Only most
don’t know how. You now do. To change
your rea lity, simply stop thinking like that.
In this case, instead of thinking “I want
success,” think “I have success.”
That feels like a lie to me. I’d be kidding
myself if I said that. My mind would shout,
“The hell you say!”
Then think a thought you can accep t. “My
success is coming to me now,” or “all  things
lead to my success.”
So this is the trick behind the New Age
practice of affirmations.  Affirmations do not work if they are merely
statements of what you want to be true.
Affirmations work only when they are
statements of something you already know
to be true.
The best so -called affirmation is a
statement of gratitude and appreciation.
“Thank  you, God, for bringing me success
in my life.” Now, that idea, thought, spoken,
and acted upon, produces wonderful
results —when it comes from true knowing;
not from  an attempt to produce results, but
from an awareness that results have
already been  produced.
Jesus had such clarity. Before every
miracle, He thanked Me in advance for its
deliverance. It never occurred to Him not to
be grateful, because it never occurred to
Him that what He declared would not happen. The thought never entered His
mind.
So sure was He of Who He Was and of His
relationship to Me that His every  thought,
word, and deed reflected His  awareness —
just as your thoughts, words, and  deeds
reflect yours...
If, now, there is something you choose to
experience in your life, do not “want” it —
choose it.


 ROS. ROS can target mitochondria by creating intracellular oxidative stress damage.
6
Although cells can adapt to mild forms of radiation damage, especially if only
one strand of DNA is damaged, heavy doses of radiation can overwhelm the defen-sive process that cells possess to fix DNA from ionizing damage. However, cells have trouble fixing the DNA double-strand breaks due to the two DNA ends generated by the breaks becoming physically dissociated from one another, making the repair dif -
ficult to perform. Cells that cannot fix the DNA double-strand breaks by themselves and do not undergo apoptosis can become cancerous.
Mammalian cells have two methods to repair DNA double-strand breaks, by
homologous recombination or by nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ). The first method uses a duplicate set of DNA as a template to repair the damaged DNA, and
the second method (NHEJ) is able to repair the break directly without outside influ -
ence.
7 The first method of DNA repair, homologous recombination, is more accurate
than NHEJ because it uses the undamaged DNA strand from its template to make
sure the repair is done correctly and no nucleotides are lost in the transaction as it 84 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
often happens with NHEJ. How the cell determines whether homologous recombina -
tion or NHEJ will be used to repair a break is not entirely clear.
It is estimated that one DNA double-strand break in a key gene is enough to
kill the cell outright or cause the cell to trigger the more complex process of
apoptosis.8
The double-stranded DNA breaks can be repaired by the mammalian cell using
powerful methods to repair this damage as soon as it happens.9 To understand how
DMSO may help repair double-stranded DNA breaks, a review of the mammalian cell’s response to this type of genotoxic damage is in order. In the first place, the pathologic forms of double-stranded DNA breaks are repaired by NHEJ because they often occur when a nearby homology donor is not available.
10 Common causes
of double-stranded DNA breaks are ionizing radiation (Figure 4.1) and ROS from an overactive oxidative metabolism.
11
Ionizing radiation from x-rays and gamma rays passes through human bodies
every day at a rate of 300 million ionizing particles/h, and as they do, they create free radicals from water along their path. Radiation damage can strike DNA inside the living cell in two ways: first, by ionizing the DNA atoms and changing them to ions, and second, by ionizing water molecules to produce free radicals that can react with and damage DNA molecules. Free radicals formed in this manner can damage DNA by inducing single- and double-strand breaks. These breaks are easily fixed by the cells using NHEJ, which requires specific enzymes such as a nuclease to resect the damaged DNA, a polymerase to fill in new DNA, and a ligase to restore integrity to the DNA strands.
10 When these repair enzymes are unavailable, repair agents such
as DMSO can be used with relative success, as discussed later.
A second major cause of double-stranded DNA breaks occurs when ROS are
formed. ROS can form from environmental pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which are industrial chemicals used as dielectrics in capacitors, as lubricants, and as flame retardants in cooling fluids.
12
Despite the fact that PCB production in the United States was halted in the late
1970s, it is estimated that more than a million tons of PCB particles have escaped into the environment worldwide where they persist and accumulate through the food chain in animal tissues, including humans.
13 Studies have reported a causal link
between exposure to PCBs and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a frequently fatal form of cancer
14 as well as other cancers, including liver and biliary cancer,15 breast cancer,16
and skin cancer.17
Double-stranded DNA breaks have also been linked to malignant brain tumors
such as gliomas, meningiomas, and medulloblastomas.18
These findings are of intense interest with respect to the properties DMSO is
observed to exert as an agent that can help repair DNA double-strand breaks and its potential as a therapeutic and chemosuppressor of various forms of cancer arising primarily from DNA damage.
The radioprotective properties of DMSO have been known for a long time and
were first reported by Ashwood-Smith
19 in 1961 following the work on the ability of
some sulfoxides to suppress the effect of irradiation. A series of other reports soon followed showing that the application of DMSO to newborn rat skin protected them from damage from x-ray exposure.
2085 DMSO in Genetics
A study on the fruit fly ( Drosophila melanogaster ) given DMSO via the abdomen
showed a significant reduction of x-ray-induced mortalities and sex-linked recessive
lethal mutations of male sperm.21 That report concluded that DMSO provided radio -
protection to the fruit fly at both the whole-body and genetic levels.21 However, that
conclusion was at odds with another experiment that showed DMSO did not protect mouse testes subjected to x-irradiation.
22
A common malady among elderly people exposed to solar radiation was shown
to have been completely prevented in mice after x-ray radiation (1000 radians) when DMSO was prophylactically applied topically to the eyes.
23
These early studies were rarely followed up by pharmaceutical firms or academic
institutions with human trials even when the therapeutic potential to neutralize or
lessen ionizing radiation damage from solar, nuclear reactions, radioactive  m aterials,
x-rays, and other external sources of beta and gamma rays to human and animal body parts seemed not only obvious but also medically warranted. This was par -
ticularly baffling especially because the sources for radiation damage were strongly linked to many types of cancer even in the early 1950s following the nuclear bomb -
ings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and a study of the populations affected by this radiation exposure.
To our knowledge and perplexity, the military forces in the United States, who
would have an extra interest in protecting its more vulnerable personnel from radia -
tion exposure and damage from any source, never showed an interest in either funding extracurricular investigations with DMSO or employing its own research facilities to study radiation prevention and treatment.
The exact explanation for the radioprotective effects of DMSO on tissue exposed
to ionizing radiation remains unclear, but the effects are generally attributed to the suppression of DNA damage caused by the indirect action of radiation and the for -
mation of hydroxyl radicals, which DMSO is able to scavenge and neutralize.
1,2,20
However, this conclusion was questioned by more recent experiments on golden
hamster embryo cells treated with DMSO after exposure to gamma rays. Although gamma ray damage to DNA single-strand breaks yielded hydroxyl radicals, the prin -
cipal protective effects of DMSO were observed to be not due to the scavenging of hydroxyl radicals, but rather due to the scavenging of H
+ atoms or other ions, which
created protective DMSO radicals.24,25
The finding that DMSO may act to protect golden hamster embryonic cells from
radiation damage by scavenging H+ ions does not negate that in other models, using
other conditions to produce DNA strand breaks, DMSO can also be effective in its protection of DNA strand breaks through the inhibition of free radicals, includ -
ing those cytotoxic molecules known to damage DNA including ROS and hydroxyl radicals.
Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells are a cell line derived from the ovary of the
Chinese hamster used routinely in biological and medical research in genetic studies and gene expression.
CHO are the preferred host cell lines in biological research and mutagenesis
studies because of their rapid growth, ease of manipulation, and high production of recombinant therapeutic proteins such as monoclonal antibodies, growth factors, hormones, blood factors, interferons, and enzymes.
2686 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
Ionizing radiation-sensitive mutants of CHO cell lines that are deficient in DNA
repair of single- and double-strand breaks are a preferred model to unravel the com -
plexities of DNA repair and to screen potential therapies that can aid in the DNA
repair process.
DMSO was tested for its protective effects against the induction and rejoining of
DNA double-strand breaks and inactivation using CHO cells exposed to both high- and low-linear energy transfer (LET) radiations.
27 The cells were exposed under
aerobic conditions as monolayers to either low-LET photons or high-LEt alpha par -
ticle radiation. Gamma irradiation in the presence of 0.5 mol/dm3 DMSO, 90%, was
observed to be rejoined within a 3 h incubation. It was inferred that this action by DMSO was due to the scavenging of free radicals near the double-strand breaks after gamma radiation, but this was not the case after alpha particle radiation.
27 It seemed
likely that the severity of damage reduced by DMSO was due to minimizing the formation of hydroxyl-induced sugar/base assault forming near the vicinity of the double-strand breaks.
27
The frequency of human chromosomal aberrations induced by irradiation was
examined in the presence of 0.5 M DMSO.28 The number of aberrations of human
chromosomes 1–4,


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William Wright, M.D.
(P)
Suite 211
1 Mercy Drive
Hot Springs, AR 71913
(501) 624-3312
A,CT,GP,IM
Leslie
Melissa Tallaferro, M.D.
(DIPL)
Cherry Street
PO Box 400
Leslie, AR 72645
(501) 447-2599
FAX (501) 447-2917
AC,CT,DD,IM,NT,PM,RHU
Little Rock
Norbert J. Becquet, M.D.
(DIPL)
115 West Sixth Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 375-4419
CT,OPH,PM,RHU
John L. Gustavus, M.D.
(D/C)
4721 East Broadway
North Little Rock, AR 72117
(501) 758-9350
Springdale
Doty Murphy III, M.D.
(P)
812 Dorman
Springdale, AR 72764
(501) 756-3251
CD,CTCALIFORNIA
Albany
Rose B. Gordon, M.D.
(DIPL)
405 Kaine Avenue
Albany, CA 94706
(510) 526-3232
FAX (510) 526-3217
BA,CT,NT,PM
Bakersfield
Ralph G. Selbly, M.D.
(D/C)
1311 Columbus Street
Bakersfield, CA 93305
(805) 873-1000
CT,GP,NT,PM
Campbell
Carol A. Shamlin, M.D.
(D/C)
Suite 11A
621 East Campbell
Campbell, CA 95006
(408) 378-7970
A,CT,GP,MM,OME,PM
Chico
Eva Jalkotzy, M.D.
(P)
Suite E
156 Eaton Road
Chico, CA 95926
(916) 893-3080
CT,FP,GP,NT,PM
Concord
John P. Toth, M.D.
(D/C)
Suite 10
2299 Bacon StreetConcord, CA 94520
(510) 682-5660
A,FP,GP
Corte Madera
Michael Rosenbaum, M.D.
(P)
Suite B-130
45 San Clemente Drive
Corte Madera, CA 94925
(415) 927-9450
FAX (415) 927-3759
A,HGL,MM,NT,P,YS
Covina
James Privitera, M.D.
(D/C)
105 North Grandview Avenue
Covina, CA 91723
(818) 966-1618
A,MM,NT
Daly City
Charles K. Dahlgren, M.D.
(P)
Suite 604
1800 Sullivan Avenue
Daly City, CA 94015
(415) 756-2900
A,NT,RHL,S
El Cajon
William J. Saccoman, M.D.
(P)
Suite 103
505 North Mollison Avenue
El Cajon, CA 92021
(619) 440-3838
CT,NT,PM
EncinoA.Leonard Klepp, M.D.
(DIPL)
Suite 725
16311 Ventura Boulevard
Encino, CA 91436
(818) 961-5511
FAX (818) 907-1468
CT,FP,HGL,NT,PM
Fresno
David J. Edwards, M.D.
(P)
360 South Clovis Avenue
Fresno, CA 93727
(209) 251-5066
CT,GYN,PM
Grand Terrace
Bruce Halstead, M.D.
(P)
22807 Barton Road
Grand Terrace, CA 92324
(No Referrals)
Hollywood
James J. Julian, M.D.
(P)
1654 Cahuenga Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90026
(213) 467-5555
AR,BA,CT,NT,PM
Joan Priestley, M.D.
(P)
Suite 603
7080 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
(213) 957-4217
A,EM,FP,NT
Huntington Beach
Joan M. Resk, D.O.
(D/C)Suite 203
18821 Delaware Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
(714) 842-5591
FAX (714) 843-9580
CD,CT,DD,NT,OSM,PM
Kentfield
Carolyn Albrecht, M.D.
10 Wolfe Grade
Kentfield, CA
(Retired)
La Jolla
Pierre Steiner, M.D.
1550 Via Corona
La Jolla, CA 92037
(No Referrals)
Lake Forest
David A. Steenblock, D.O.
(DIPL)
Suite 500
22706 Aspen
Lake Forest, CA 92630
(714) 770-9616
FAX (714) 770-9775
CD,CT,DIA,IM
Laytonville
Eugene D. Finkle, M.D.
(P)
PO Box 309
Laytonville, CA 95454
(707) 984-6151
FAX (707) 984-6151


- Solntseedy........................................................................................ 90
Dry (absolute) limotherapy............................................ 95
- Hidden body reserves............................................................ 95
- Unexplained properties of water........................................................ 100
The main therapeutic mechanisms of dry fasting............................ 106
- Anti-inflammatory and immunostimulating mechanism... 106
- Mechanism of acidification of the internal environment (acidosis ).... 112
- Autolysis............................................................................................. 116
- Rejuvenating mechanism............................................................ 121
- Extension of youth and the quality of life....................................... 125
- Preventive Mechanism........................................................ 133
Types of dry fasting and their differences................................ 138
- Full Dry Fasting (technique Shchennikova. LA )................ 139
- Dry Cascade Fasting (technique Lavorovna. VP ).............. 141
- Dry Fractional Fasting (technique Filonov. SI )....... 141
- Semi-dry starvation....................................................................... 144
- Combined starvation......................................................... 145
- Indications and contraindications
for the dry fasting................................... 149
Myths about dry limotherapy................................................. 150
Dry limotherapy in various diseases................ 165
- Dry fasting during acute illness..................................... 167
- Dry fasting in chronic diseases.......................... 177
For short-term dry fasting
at home.......................................................................... 254
- Food preparation for fasting........................................... 254
- Colon Cleansing.................................................................... 267
333
333- Liver cleansing............................................................................ 277
- Accelerated cleansing of the body.................................................. 281
- Method of wet fasting
varying duration.......................................................................... 282
- Physiologically useful fasting (FPG) by Arakelyan........ 293
- What are accompanied by starvation?...................................................297
- Dry Fractional starvation..................................................... 304
- How to carry out SFG...................................................... 307
- Recommendations for SG.................................................. 308
- Output of dry fasting. Recommendations................................... 315
- Complications of withdrawal from starvation.......................................... 320
- Blogs and testimonials of patients....................................................... 322
- Conclusion...................................................................................... 331
List of the literature
1. Aghajanian, NA, Katkov AY "Provisions of our body".-
M., 1979.
2. Bulanov, YB, "The elimination of short-term fasting ARI
in athletes.
3. V oitovich GA, "Heal thyself." - M., 1998.
4. Herbert Shelton. "Fasting and health." - M., 1996.
5. Dorofeev, Valery. "Train their reserves and live at least 200 years
, or longevity of the sport "(article from the magazine" Sports for All ")
6. Eve Adamson and Linda Horning. "Fasting". - M., 2007.
7. Coco A., Luft VM, Tkachenko EI, IE Khoroshilov
"Therapeutic starvation in internal medicine, methodological
allowance, a series of "World of Medicine", published by "Lan", St. Petersburg,
1999
8. Lavrov, Valentina. "Keys to the mysteries of life"
Book 1, Part 2, p. 177, Moscow, 1999
Lavrov, Valentina. "Keys to the mysteries of life," Book 4,Part 7, p. 262, Moscow, 1998
9. Malakhov M. Solomennikov A. "Purification sorbents. -NP 2002.
10. Malakhov, GP "Fasting and Health, S., 2003.
11. Department of Health and Social Development
RF - Application of fasting-diet therapy (RDT) in regenerative medicine. Manual for physicians. "
Moscow 2005
12. Paul Bragg. "The Miracle of Fasting." - NP, 2003.
13. Nikolaev, YS, EI Nilov, Cherkasov VG. "Fasting for the sake of
Health Publishing House "Soviet Russia". 1988.
14. Suren A. "We live three hundred years?" Trud, 2.10.1984,? 6
15. Suvorin AA "Method Suvorina. Treatment of starvation "- M., 1998.
16. Shchennikov LA "Healing abstinence from fluids and food"M., 2003.
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337<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Eckhart Tolle

Stillness Speaks

Introduction

A true spiritual teacher does not have anything to teach in the conventional sense of
the word, does not have anything to give or add to you, such as new information,
beliefs, or rules of conduct. The only function of such a teacher is to help you
remove that which separates you from the truth of w ho you already are and what
you already know in the depth of your being.  The s piritual teacher is there to
uncover and reveal to you that dimension of the inn er depth that is also peace.

If you come to a spiritual teacher or this book loo king for stimulating ideas,
theories, beliefs, intellectual discussions, then y ou will be disappointed. In other
words, if you are looking for food for thought, you  won't find it. And you will miss
the very essence of the teaching, the essence of th is book which is not in the words
but within yourself. It is good to remember that, t o feel that, as you listen.

The words are no more than signposts. That to which  they point is not to be found
within the realm of thought but a dimension within yourself that is deeper, and
infinitely vaster than thought.  A vibrantly alive peace is one of the characteristics
of that dimension. So whenever you feel inner peace  arising as you listen, the book
is doing it work and fulfilling its function as you r teacher. It is reminding you of
who you are and pointing the way back home.

This is not a book to be read from cover to cover a nd then put away. Live with it.
Pick it up frequently. And, more importantly, put i t down frequently. Or spend
more time holding it than reading it. Many readers will feel naturally inclined to
stop reading after each entry, to pause, reflect, b ecome still. It is always more
helpful and more important to stop reading than to continue reading. Allow the
book to do its work, to awaken you from the old gro ves of your repetitive and
conditioned thinking

The form of this book can be seen as a revival for the present age of the oldest form
of recorded spiritual teachings, the sutras of anci ent India. Sutras are powerful
pointers to the truth in the form of aphorisms or s hort sayings with little conceptual elaboration.  The Vedas and Upanishads are the earl y sacred teachings recorded in
the form of sutras, as are the words of the Buddha.  The sayings and parables of
Jesus, too, when taken out of their narrative conte xt could be regarded as sutras as
well as the profound teachings contained in the Tao  Te Ching, the ancient Chinese
book of wisdom.

The advantage of the sutra form lies in its brevity. It does not engage the thinking
mind more than is necessary. What it doesn't say, b ut only points to, is more
important than what it says.

The sutra-like character, of the writings in this b ook is particularly marked in
chapter 1, Silence and Stillness, which contains on ly the briefest of entries. This
chapter contains the essence of the entire book and  may be all that some readers
require. The other chapters are there for those who  need a few more signposts.

Just like the ancient sutras, the writings containe d within this book are sacred and
have come out of a state of consciousness we may ca ll stillness. Unlike those
sutras, however, they don't belong to any one relig ion or spiritual tradition, but are
immediately accessible to the whole of humanity.

There is also an added sense of urgency here.  The transformation of human
consciousness is no longer a luxury, so to speak,


 ointment as a soothing remedy for hemorrhoids. The herb may also be used as a douche for treating excessive vaginal discharge. Avens reputedly has a mild quinine-type action in lowering fever.
Dried rootstock
Geranium maculatum (Geraniaceae)
Wild Geranium
Description Perennial growing to 2 ft (60 cm).
Has deeply cleft leaves, pink-purple flowers, and beak-shaped fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to woodlands
of eastern and central North America, the root  is dug up in early spring, and the aerial parts are gathered in summer.Geum urbanum (Rosaceae)
Avens
Description Downy perennial growing to
60 cm (2 ft). Has wiry stems, compound leaves, small, yellow 5-petaled flowers, and fruit covered with hooks.Glechoma hederacea
syn. nepeta glechoma (Lamiaceae)
Ground Ivy,
Alehoof
Description Creeping perennial herb growing
to 15 cm (6 in). Has long rooting runners, notched
kidney-shaped leaves, and purple-blue flowers  in whorls.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to Europe and
western Asia, ground ivy is now naturalized in other temperate regions, including North America. It thrives on the outskirts of woods and alongside paths and hedges. It is gathered in summer.
Parts Used Aerial parts.
Constituents Ground ivy contains
sesquiterpenes, flavonoids, a volatile oil, a bitter principle (glechomine), caffeic acids, and tannins.
History & Folklore Known in parts of
England as “alehoof,” ground ivy was used to flavor and clarify ale, the traditional drink of  the Anglo-Saxons. In Medieval times, it was recommended for fever, and was a popular treatment for chronic coughs. The 16th-century herbalist John Gerard considered it a valuable remedy for tinnitus.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Ground ivy
is tonic, diuretic, and decongestant, and is used  to treat many problems involving the mucous
US_202-223_Digitalis_lutea_Iris_versicolor.indd   216 26/02/16   12:47 pm217 other medicinal plantsGossypium herbaceum
membranes of the ear, nose, throat, and digestive
system. A well-tolerated herb, it can be given
to children to clear lingering congestion and to
treat chronic conditions such as “glue ear” and
sinusitis. Throat and chest problems, especially
those due to excess mucus, also benefit from this
remedy. Ground ivy is also a valuable treatment for
gastritis and acid indigestion. Further along the
gastrointestinal tract, its binding nature helps to
counter diarrhea and to dry up watery and mucoid
secretions. Ground ivy has been employed to
prevent scurvy and as a spring tonic, and is
considered beneficial in kidney disorders.History & Folklore A staple food in much of
Asia, soy has been used in China for at least 5,000
years. Soy was introduced in the United States in
1804 and has become a major crop in the South
and Midwest. It is now one of the world’s most
important food crops.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Although
soybeans and soy produce have little direct
medicinal value, they are highly important as foods,
providing unusually high levels of protein, lecithin,
and essential fatty acids. However, the beans may
have a protective role against cancer, notably
breast cancer. Their significant estrogenic activity
makes them a particularly good medicinal food for
women going through menopause, helping
to relieve symptoms such as hot flashes, and to
protect against osteoporosis. In Chinese medicine,
soybean sprouts (also highly nutritious) are
thought to help relieve “summer heat” and fever.
Research Soybean is a remarkable nutrient, rich
in protein, fats, and estrogenic substances, all of
which make it an excellent food. The isoflavones,
sterols, saponins, and fiber contribute to soy’s
protective activity against cancer, and countries such
as Japan are thought to have lower levels of cancer
because of the great quantity of soy produce eaten
there. The isoflavones, coumestrol, and sterols are
all phytoestrogens. These appear to inhibit estrogen
within the body when estrogen levels are too high
(for example, in menstrual disorders), and to
compensate when estrogen levels are low (such as
during menopause). Unrefined soybean oil
contains high levels of lecithin and polyunsaturated
essential fatty acids, which support healthy levels of
blood fat such as cholesterol.
Ground ivy is useful
for many disorders of
the digestive system. Marsh cudweed is commonly found in damp areas
in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Gossypium herbaceum (Malvaceae)
Cotton
Description Biennial or perennial growing to
about 8 ft (2.5 m). Has lobed leaves, large white
or pink flowers, and seed capsules surrounded by
fluffy white tufts.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to the
Americas, Africa, and Asia, cotton thrives in warm
temperate and tropical climates. It is widely
cultivated for its fiber. The root and seeds of the
plant are harvested in autumn.
Parts Used Root bark, seed oil.
Constituents Cotton root bark contains
gossypol (a sesquiterpene) and flavonoids. Cotton
seed contains a fixed oil, which is about 2% gossypol,
and flavonoids. Gossypol causes infertility in men.
History & Folklore In India and the Middle
East, cotton has been cultivated since the earliest
times for its fiber and medicinal properties. The
plant was particularly valued for its ability to induce
menstruation. Cotton seed oil’s contraceptive effect
in men was first discovered in China when men
became infertile after eating food cooked in the oil.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Cotton root
bark is rarely used medicinally today. It was once
employed as a substitute for ergot ( Claviceps
purpurea ), the widely used labor-inducing herb.
Cotton root bark is both milder-acting and safer
in effect, stimulating uterine contractions and
hastening a difficult labor. It also promotes
abortion or the onset of a period, and reduces
menstrual flow. Cotton root bark encourages
the blood to clot and the secretion of breastmilk.
Cotton seed oil is used to treat heavy menstrual
bleeding and endometriosis.Glycine max (Fabaceae)
Soy
Description Annual growing to 61⁄2 ft (2 m).
Has leaves with 3 leaflets, white or purple flowers,
and pods with 2–4 beans.
Habitat & Cultivation Soy is native to south -
western Asia, and is cultivated in warm temperate
regions. The pods are gathered when ripe.
Parts Used Beans, sprouts.
Constituents Soy contains protein (about
30%), fixed oil (about 17%), including lecithin
(2% or more), linoleic acid, and alpha-linolenic acid,
isoflavones, coumestrol, sterols, saponins, vitamins,
and minerals. Coumestrol and the isoflavones
closely mimic estrogen within the body.Related Species A North American relative,
G. polycephalum, was used to treat respiratory and
intestinal congestion, and was applied as a poultice
for bruises. G. keriense, native to New Zealand, is
also considered a remedy for bruises.
Gnaphalium uliginosum
(Asteraceae)
Marsh Cudweed
Description Annual plant growing to 8 in
(20 cm). Has narrow silver-grey leaves and tiny
yellow flower heads.
Habitat & Cultivation Marsh cudweed is
native to Europe, the Caucasus, and western Asia,
and is naturalized in North America. It prefers damp
areas, and is gathered in summer when in flower.
Parts Used Aerial parts.
Constituents Marsh cudweed contains a volatile
oil and tannins.
Medicinal Actions & Uses While little used
medicinally today, marsh cudweed has astringent,
antiseptic, and decongestant properties. In British
herbal medicine, it is occasionally taken for tonsillitis,
sore throat, and hoarseness, and for mucus in the
throat, nasal passages, and sinuses. Marsh cudweed
is used in Russia to reduce high blood pressure. It is
thought to be antidepressant and aphrodisiac.
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218
other medicinal plantsGrindelia camporum
Research Cotton seeds and seed oil cause
infertility in men, and have been tested as a male
contraceptive in China. However, in addition to lowering sperm count, cotton seed oil causes the degeneration of sperm-producing cells.
Related Species The American species
G. hirsutum was used extensively as a medicinal herb by the Maya and Aztecs, and was also cultivated for its fiber. Columbus carried samples of this species back to Europe from


The nature of the symptoms in each case will depend on the locations
and severity of the
changes in the nervous tissues. A sudden loss of vision in one eye or a period of double vision may
be an early symptom. The eye symptoms usually clear up in a short time and they may not recur for
months or years. The patient may develop peculiar feelings, with tingling and numbness in various
parts of the limbs and body.
Weakness in the legs and difficulty in walking may later develop. There may be trembling,
jerking of the legs, difficulty in talking, a hand may become clumsy or useless. Tremor of the hand
may develop when the individual attempts to pick up something. Trouble with the rectum and the
urinary bladder may also develop.
These symptoms may remain mild for a number of years or they may clear up and not recur for
long periods. It is this remission of symptoms that indicates that in the early stages of the disease
the developments are not irreversible. About half of these patients are still able to work after
twenty-five years, a fact which indicates the slowness of the development of the disease. This
certainly provides ample time for something constructive to be done.
Many cases are so mild and the symptoms so evanescent that they are not diagnosed as sclerosis
for years. The tendency of the symptoms to cease for periods of time is said to be one of the basic
characteristics of the disease, the other being the scattered character of the symptomatic
developments, as the hardening is scattered.
I have previously pointed out that no two cases are alike in their symptoms or in their
development, each patient lending his own individuality to the disease; but this is no more true of
multiple sclerosis than of any other disease.
No germ or virus has been found upon which to lay the blame for the development of the disease
and it is freely confessed that “the cause is unknown.” It is, however, thought to be “probably of
infectious origin.”
No treatment has proved satisfactory. This is true in so many diseases that it is almost the rule.
How can there be satisfactory treatment of a disease the cause of which is unrecognized? Standard
works on the disease say: “The cause of the disease is entirely unknown … there is no specific or
really effective treatment … always a long-standing disease, total recovery from it is very
doubtful.”
87Certainly we cannot expect total recovery if the cause is unrecognized. The failure to recognize
the general impairing influences in the life and environment of the patient as the true cause of
functional and organic deterioration blinds us to the causes of disease.
The search for specific causes has about reached its end. The time has arrived when we must
find in wrong living habits the cause of the failures of the organism and the evolution of its
diseases. When these are recognized and removed, there is a possibility of recovery in thousands
of individuals who are now regarded as hopelessly
incurable.
I have never had opportunity to care for a case of multiple sclerosis in the early stages, hence I
can only suggest that if these cases were given
Hygienic
 care at the outset of their trouble, the
percentage of recoveries would be high. All of the cases I have had the privilege of caring for
have been in advanced stages and I do not consider these favorable cases.
The fact that I have been able to return some of these, even in helpless conditions, to a state of
usefulness speaks volumes for the efficiency of the
Hygienic
 program in restoring normal tissue
and functional condition.
Let us review the general picture of the fasting experience, as applied to a multiple sclerosis
case. The first fast brings about remarkable improvement in the general health of the individual
with considerable increase in his control and use of his limbs, often enabling the bed-ridden
patient to get up and walk about. He manages to hold this improvement and not infrequently to add
to it, while eating a carefully planned diet and taking regular exercise and sun baths following the
fast.
A second fast adds to his control and use of his limbs. I have employed as many as three fasts in
these cases. Each fast has resulted in increased control of the limbs and has made it possible for
them to be used with greater ease.
I continue the rest in bed following the fast, adding a period or two of daily light exercise of a
type that requires increasing skill in their performance. The purpose of the exercise in these cases
is not so much that of increasing the size and strength of the muscles as to increase the individual’s
skill in their use. Heavier exercise may come later if desired.
I am convinced that daily sunbathing in these cases is especially helpful in furthering the
evolution of nerve health. The diet is one of fresh fruits and vegetables with only moderate
quantities of fats, sugars, starches and proteins. I prefer the vegetable proteins—nuts and
sunflower seeds are good in these cases.
The important thing for us to remember is that the sclerosis does not belong to the initial stages
of the disease. In these early stages recovery is most likely to take place, providing only that all
impairing influences are removed from the life of the individual and his blood and flesh are freed
of their toxic load.
It is in the initial stage that full recovery is or should be possible, not in the advanced stages
when irreversible changes in the nerve structures have taken place. The ancient adage: “A stitch in
time”—in this case, action in time, can make the difference.
8821
Asthma
A young soprano whose voice and hard work had won her the high honor of being a member of the
Metropolitan Opera found herself in a heartbreaking situation: She had developed a serious
asthmatic condition and could no longer sing.
Her physician told her frankly, “I can give you temporary respite. We have no cure for asthma.”
The desperate singer consulted a specialist who reiterated what the family physician had told
her. There was no
cure.
At that moment this singer faced the prospect of the wreckage of her career, in spite of her
talent, training, work and dreams. She gave up singing. She retired to her farm in New Jersey.
Medicine had written off her chances.
Then she heard of
Natural Hygiene
—the concept of the importance of the body's own healing
capacity. Uncertain—but willing in her predicament to try any possible avenue of help, she
consulted a
Hygienist.
After examining her and hearing her story, he told her, “You can be helped. I believe you can
free yourself of this asthmatic condition if you will do what I tell you—not by medicine or medical
treatment at all.”
“What then?” she demanded.
“Simply fast.”
She did not understand. He explained at length to her the processes of fasting as we have been
discussing them and their techniques in this book.
The young singer grasped at this idea that was entirely new and startling to her.
The fast did the job.
In a matter not of months but of weeks the asthma cleared, within a few months she was back at
the Metropolitan. A career that might otherwise have been smashed on the rocks of asthmatic
suffering was able to return to its triumphant course.
In both the United States and Canada today are thousands of men and women of all ages who
have recovered without any attention being given to the things to which they were told they were
allergic.
Indeed, as I have so often stressed, once they have been restored to full health, they can take a
bath in pollens of all kinds without any ill effects. I have seen long lists of the foods and other
substances to which patients have been shown by the scratch test to be
allergic.
An asthmatic undergoing a fast was in my office one morning when a cat walked into the room.
The asthmatic looked startled—then laughed. “Before coming here,” he told me, “I would have had
an attack of asthma if a cat walked into a room where I happened to be.” He picked up the cat, held
it in his arms, and proceeded to stroke its back. “It feels good to be able to breathe again.”
He had been sent from New England to Arizona, where five years of the “climate
cure”
 had
done him no appreciable good. Asthmatics suffer year after year, often becoming worse with the
passage of time, when all of them could get well in four to eight weeks and remain well for the
remainder of their lives.
Standard text books name several varieties of asthma—including cardiac, renal and bronchial,
89and describe many complications. As we regard all varieties of asthma and all so-called
complications as symptoms rising out of the same general cause, and requiring the same general
corrections of the mode of living, we may ignore, for the present, these differentiations. The
symptom-complexes that are named different disease require special attention only in so far as it is
needful to know where possible, if organic change is so great as to make recovery impossible.
We must not forget the unity of disease and the unity of cause that binds all the so-called
diseases together. The different so-called diseases get their names from the tissues and organs
involved in the pathological process. The symptoms are characteristic of the organs and tissues
and not of the poisoning.
Renal asthma is seen in advanced kidney disease and cardiac asthma is seen in severe heart
disease. In both instances the difficult breathing is due to an accumulation of fluid in the lungs and
to other changes in the lungs. Recovery from these types of asthma depends upon recovery from the
heart or kidney disease. As asthma in these diseases is a development in