 thespouses ofmany dieters remark: “I’drather have youfatandhap-
py than the way you are now.”
Israeli researchers performed astudy ontenmen andwomen who were committed
toapsychiatric institution asaresult ofthemental andemotional problems caused by
their erratic dieting. They discovered thatdrastic weight reduction through conventional
dieting haditsmost devastating effectonthenervous system. Sixofthetendieters had
never suffered from emotional problems prior to this first attempt at weight loss.
Weight lossandweight control canbeaccomplished without accompanying negative
mental andemotional changes byfasting orbyconsuming aproper diet. Supervised fast-
ingnotonly produces alossinweight, butitalso allows anutritional balance tooccur
inthebody forcontinued mental andemotional health. Theeating oflow-calorie, high-
nutrient foods such as,fresh rawfruits andvegetables allows theweight tonormalize
without denying the body needed nutrients.
16.3.8 Diet and the Ego
One lastarea ofdieting andthemind needs tobecovered, especially since itismost
applicable tothose persons who aretruly concerned about their dietandaresearching
foraway toimprove their overall nutrition. This area istherelationship between per-
sonal pride, or “ego,” and the diet we adopt.
Almost everyone isemotionally attached tothedietthey follow.Ihave heard people
who dine exclusively at“fast food” restaurants defend their dietwith nutritional charts
offrench fries andchocolate malts. Meat eaters arguethathumans arenaturally carniv-
orous. People who follow amacrobiotic dietbelieve fervently thatgrains should bea
major part of our diet.
Each group isintensely emotional about thedietthey adopt. They believe thatthey
exclusively arecorrect, andthey have alotofpersonal pride invested intheir chosen di-
et.
This isespecially trueofpeople who have actually taken thetime toinvestigate the
effects ofdiet onhealth. When they finally discover “their diet,” they often becomeblinded toreason. They embrace their new dietasamother clutches hernewborn, and
they will defend it with as much emotion (though scarcely with as much reason).
This isnottoimply thatthere isnooptimum diet. Most certainly abest dietdoes
exist, anditistheonethatpromotes physical, mental, andemotional andspiritual health
better than allothers. Such adiet, however,canonly berecognized andevaluated when
we divest ourselves of passionate emotion and self-invested ego.
This isvery difficult todo.Weareallattached toourpersonal ideas andtheories.
Weallliketobelieve thatweareright. Noonelikes torealize thathehasbeen mistaken
about a cherished belief, be it political, religious or nutritional.
However,ifwearetopush beyond emotional andpersonal identifications with diet
andunderstand theproper roleofnutrition inhealth, then wemust beopen-minded and
be willing to let go of past beliefs when they no longer serve us.
Certainly,personal experience andeducation canhelp usinchoosing theproper diet.
Difficult asitmay seem, however,wemust approach theidea ofoptimum nutrition with
as few preconceptions and prejudices as possible.
Only when wearementally andemotionally “clear” willwebeable torecognize the
correct path to proper diet and, indeed, proper living.
16.4. Methods For Overcoming Negative Emotional Conditioning
16.4.1 Af firmations
16.4.2 W e Alone Are Responsible For Our Mental and Emotional Health
Wehave seen how many poor diethabits areconnected with emotional conditioning
from childhood andinouradult lives. Tochange oureating habits andtoadopt abetter
way ofnutrition involves changes onanemotional level aswell aschanges inourdaily
activities.
Awareness isthemost valuable method wecanuseinovercoming emotional asso-
ciations with destructive foods such assweets, fried foods, etc.Ifweareconscious of
why wewant abowl oficecream, weareinabetter position todeal with thatdesire.
Byrecognizing theimpulse asarising from past emotional conditioning andnotfroma
current real or physiological need, we are better able to change our habits.
Along with thisawareness isaneed foreducation about thefoods wedesire oravoid.
Ifweunderstand how eating white sugar forces thebody toutilize itsown supply of
vital nutrients foritsmetabolism, wearelesslikely toeatit.Ifweknow themany health
benefits ofrawfoods, weareinaposition tolearn toenjoy them forthatsake. Sowe
must firsteducate ourselves about proper nutrition andthen develop anawareness about
the foods we put into our bodies.
Another important method forovercoming emotional conditioning isthedevelop-
ment ofapositive self-image. Many people indulge inself-destructive eating habits out
ofadesire topunish themselves for“not being good enough.” Ifpeople seenoworth in
themselves, they willhave adifficult time inwanting toimprove their health through a
change indiet. Thedesire forgood health often indicates adeveloping positive self-im-
age.Many people sufferfrom feelings ofinadequacy orinferiority.They donotfeelthey
deserve optimum health. What weneed torealize isthatradiant health andwell-being
isabirthright ofallhuman beings. Each ofusdeserves tobetotally healthy inmind,
body andsoul, andwemust regain thisbirthright through proper nutrition andapositive
emotional attitude.
16.4.1 Affirmations
Along these lines, theuseofaffirmations andmeditation canbeuseful indeveloping
thepositive emotional environment weneed formaking these changes inourdietand
inourlives. Affirming thequalities wewish todevelop within ourselves isapower-fulmethod forovercoming past emotional conditioning. Forexample, ifwehave weak
willpower in resisting destructive foods, we can say to ourselves daily:
I am strong in will and restraint.
I eat only those foods good for me.
These statements arecalled affirmations.Anaffirmation issimply apositive state-
ment wemake about ourselves.Byusing these positive statements, youcanaffectmany
changes at the emotional and mental level.
Youshould devise theaffirmations thataresuitable foryouataparticular stage in
your life. Itisimportant thatyoustate theemotional qualities youdesire inapositive
manner.Forinstance, instead ofsaying, “Iwill notworry,”itisbetter tostate: “Iam
calm, serene andcentered.” Itisalso beneficial ifthese statements arephrased inthe
present tense, as if they ar e now occurring.
These affirmations may bewritten daily orthey may berepeated silently oroutloud.
Casually they should become apartofyour daily lifeforseveral weeks towork effec-
tively.
Affirmations arenotmagical, norarethey simply “self-hypnosis.” They areaneffec-
tivemethod forsurrounding yourself with apositive environment andahealthy mental
state inwhich togrow.They allow youtoassume responsibility foryour own emotion-
alhealth, andthey serve asadirect means ofactivating your latent powers. They area
form of a personally devised self-therapy that have only positive, nonharmful results.
Affirmations arethelinkbetween ourconscious mind andourhidden emotions. As
weconsciously direct ourenergies toward adesired quality,wetend toattain thatgoal.
Ifaffirmations areused regularly andingood faith, wecanrapidly outgrow those harm-
ful emotional states that hinder our personal growth.
16.4.2 We Alone Are Responsible For Our Mental and Emotional Health
In1865 Louis Pasteur made adiscovery thatisthebasis ofthe“germ theory” ofdis-
ease. This theory ofdisease suited modern man’ segoquite well. Nolonger didhehave
toblame himself forthesicknesses caused byhisown transgressions ofthenatural laws
of health, but he could instead blame the germs that invaded his body.
Thegerm theory effectively shifted man’ sown personal responsibility forhishealth
onto theshoulders ofthemedical profession who knew how tokilltheoffending germs.
Consequently,man soon perceived hisown personal health assomething thatwas no
longer in his hands.
This type ofthinking asserts itself inother areas aswell. Ifwefeelmad oroutof
sorts with theworld, itisalways thefault ofourparents, ourspouse, ourboss orthegov-
ernment. Somebody orsomething causes ouremotional andmental problems. Itsurely
isn’t us, we think.
This desire toblame thefailure ofinterpersonal relationships, oreven complete emo-
tional andmental breakdown, on“outside” factors such ashidden stress, poor home en-
vironment, etc., also allows ustoshift theresponsibility away from ourselves andto
some other person orevent. Asaresult, weseek outside help forthese problems inthe
form of therapists, counselors, psychiatrists, etc.
Thefactis,however,thatabody thatisproperly cared forwith good nutrition isable
towithstand themajor causes ofemotional andmental illnesses, justasitis


avoid thepossibilityofsuch loss. Wethank Dr.Vetrano fordrawing ourattention tothispossibility,butthis
should satisfy that sole objection to the use of the sprouts.
Regarding N.P.’sobjection tosprouts being grown “without anysunshine,” thisis
simply nottrueofthebetter sprouting methods. Sprouts aregenerally grown insubdued
light forthefirst 2or3days, corresponding tothegermination period intheearth; but
itisadvocated thatthey beplaced inatleast indirect sunlight (skylight) forthelastday
orso,andthisisanalogous tothenew shoot peeping upthrough theearth. Atthistime,
itturns green andbegins thechlorophyll photosynthesis chemical reactions, exactly as
anynew plant would. Itrust thiswillallhelp todispel anyfears thatanyfellow Hygien-
istsmay have about possible “vitamin losses” through sprouting. Aswehave shown,
allvitamins cited experience amoderate togreat increase through sprouting, interms of
amounts available for humans.
Editor ’sNotes: When harmony andcooperation areurgently needed fortheadvance-
ment andgood ofNatural Hygiene,why should theleaders demonstrate contention and
alack ofthepoise stressed inthepedagogy ofHygiene?Why split hairs over themethod
of sprouting seeds?
Soybeans, being subject tospoilage, must obviously dobetter when sprouted over
well-dampened sand. Amethod which lessens soaking andrinsing ofseeds seems de-
sirable. Since eyeappeal isadvocated inserving food, why nothave straight, green,
hearty-looking sprouts? Dr.Vetrano says thesand readily leaves thesprouts when water
ispoured over them, andifnecessary,thesprouts aredipped upanddown inthewater
foramoment. Until themethod istested, why notwithhold contradiction andaccept her
discovery?
In actual practice, much of the sprouting is done away from the light.
Tocompare bananas, which must bedried artificially,with beans, which aredrynat-
urally in the ripening process, seems a poor analogy.
Wecanbethankful thatanatural process makes food appropriated bycereal grass-
eating animals, along with other seeds, acceptable tothehuman digestive system. But,
while enjoying thisfascinating bonus viand more orlessfrequently,we’ll depend forour
sustenance chiefly—added tofruits, nuts andnon-sprouted seeds—on thebroad leaves
andother fresh green vegetables from thegarden (organic, wehope), because oftheir
free exposure to air, soil and sunlight.
What amarvelous fullprovision wehave intheHygienists ’diet, unspoiled bycook-
ing and processing.
Elegant simplicity!
Article #6: The Marvelous Avocado
How T o Combine A vocados
How Much And How Often Should Y ou Eat A vocados?
The Economics Of A vocado Eating
How T o Buy And Ripen A vocados
Varieties Of A vocados
How T o Prepare And Serve A vocados
How tobuyandripen them. How toprepare,combine andservice them. Important
considerations as an item of diet.
“The avocado isNature’ sbutter!” I’ve heard thiscomment from several lovers of
thisfinefood. And many ofthem useitjustasifitwere butter,spreading itoncooked
potatoes, bread andother foods. Needless tosay,cooked foods arelesswholesome inthe
dietthan unfired foods. Also, avocado does notcombine well with allfoods. Digestive
problems andpoor health result from eating arich food likeavocado inincompatible
combinations.Yes,avocado does have aconsistency much likebutter andisfarmore wholesome
than butter. But it should be thought of as a food in itself and not as a butter substitute.
Many Hygienists/ Life Scientists areconfused about how tocombine avocado with
other foods. Some food combining charts show itasboth afatandaprotein while other
charts show itasafruit ofavery special character,afruit inacategory byitself. Some
Hygienists combine avocados with other fruits. W e’ll try to clear up this confusion.
How To Combine Avocados
The avocado ismade upofthesame basic elements asnuts. Both contain alarge
amount offatandprotein. Even though both aretechnically fruits, wetreat them differ-
ently andseparately from other fruits because their dietetic character isdetermined by
their heavy protein/ fatcontent. Therefore, avocados should betreated likenuts infood
combinations.
Themain difference between avocados andnuts isthatavocados areabout 75per-
cent water andnuts contain very little water,only three tofivepercent. Forexample, let’s
compare theavocado with thepecan. Except forthedifference inwater content, these
foods arealmost identical inmake-up. There aretwoother differences thatareworth
considering, too:
1.Avocado isalkaline inmetabolic reaction andthepecan acid. Asyoumay know,no
more than 10to20percent ofyour dietshould beacid-forming foods such asnuts and
seeds. Theremaining 80to90percent should bealkaline foods such asfresh fruits and
vegetables. The more alkaline and few acid foods in your diet, the better.
2.Theavocado hasabroader range ofnutrients than does thepecan. Wearevery tempted
totellyouthenumber ofcalories, percentage offatandcarbohydrates, grams ofprotein,
milligrams ofVitamin C,etc.ofthese twofoods. Wehave these figures atourfinger-
tipsintheUSDA ’sbook, Composition ofFoods (Handbook No.8).ButLife Scientists
eating anabundance offresh whole fruits, vegetables andnuts don’tneed togetbogged
down infigures. Wegetasmuch asweneed ofeverything weneed because wedon’t
lose nutrients from cooking and otherwise processing our foods.
Despite itsbroader range ofnutrients anditsalkaline-forming character inthediet
thatmake itpreferable tonuts andseeds, avocado should notnecessarily always beeaten
inplace ofpecans andother nuts andseeds. Itisgood toeatawide variety offoods over
days, weeks andmonths. This assures avariety ofnutrients aswell asamore interesting
diet.
Weshould eatnuts with green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers andother non-
starchy rawveggies. The same istrue foravocados. Weshould eatthem with lettuce,
celery and such non-sugar fruits as tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, etc.
How Much And How Often Should You Eat Avocados?
Avocados should notbeeaten toexcess because wewould gettoomuch fatandpro-
teinifweatetoomany.One-half ofoneadayoroneevery twoorthree days isenough.
They should betheonly protein/ fatfood atthemeal andtheonly protein meal oftheday.
Itisnotnecessary formost people toeataprotein/ fatmeal every day.Thehigh energy
level andleanness thatgoalong with adietrelatively lowinfatandprotein isdesirable.
However,wedorequire asmall amount oftheessential fatty acids thatareabundant in
avocados and nuts.
Ifyouhave nuts orseeds, three tofour ounces isthemost thatshould beeaten in
aday.Ifyouchoose avocado, oneaverage-size oneisareasonable serving portion. In
fatandprotein content, onemedium avocado isequivalent toabout oneandahalf to
twoounces ofnuts. Many people feelmore satisfied after eating anavocado than such
asmall amount ofnuts orseeds. This isvery much intheavocado’ sfavor because wearebetter offhealthwise with lessfatandprotein inourdietandmore sugar -containing
fruits. Weshould getmost oftheenergy(calories) weneed from sugar -containing fruits,
notfrom nuts, seeds oravocados. This istrueeven ifyoudoheavy labor.Ourfuelre-
quirements are best met from carbohydrates, namely sugar -containing fruits.
The Economics Of Avocado Eating
Avocados average about 69cents each throughout their season, sometimes being a
dollar each outofseason (winter—December -February) andaslittle as49cents each at
theheight oftheseason. They arenotthemost economical food. Sunflower seeds area
much better buy.ButIpersonally prefer avocados over nuts because taste andultimate
wholesomeness are my primary considerations in buying food.
How To Buy And Ripen Avocados
Ifyoubuyavocados onaweekly basis itisbest tobuyhard green ones. They will
become somewhat softtothetouch anddark colored when they’re ripe. There willbe
nohard spots. They will ripen inabout twotofour days atroom temperature. Iftoo
many become ripe atonce, youmay refrigerate them onetothree days without much
further ripening ordeterioration. However,avocados dodeteriorate rapidly once they’ve
ripened. Forthisreason itisn’twise tobuyavocados thathave already ripened inthe
store


 istrue, also, ofman but,aswehave noted, thevitamin roleis
secondary rather than primary, that of assistant, not instigator.
39.2.13 Human Guinea Pigs
Vastrealms ofthehuman lifemotif areyettobeexplored andresolved infinality.
Millions ofpeople who arepresently taking vitamins arewilling guinea pigs inavast
experiment, theresults ofwhich are,bythemeasure ofthings, completely unknown and
unpredictable in the absence of long-term and precise evidence.
Those persons who enthusiastically promote mega-dosing ofvitamins dosoonthe
basis ofevidence thatisoften misleading because itisinsuf ficient onmany grounds and
often misinterpreted. Forexample, hamsters which developed lung cancer due, inpart,
toexposure tosmog andcigarette smoke were given Vitamin Aand, according tothe
researchers, thedevelopment ofcancers was halted. These results were interpreted to
mean that dosing with V itamin A helped to prevent the cancers from arising.
Since ittakes years ofbody mismanagement andamultitudinous number ofphysio-
logical errors toproduce, asafinal conclusion ofthepathological process, thecondition
oftruecancer,thiswascertainly asimplistic assumption tomake, especially inview ofthefactthat, tothepresent atleast, there arenoknown methods ofaccurately determin-
ingexactly what elseisgoing onintherecesses ofanexperimental subject. Itmay well
bethatthedrugging effectofsuppressing symptoms may beoperational within cells
tobestimulated atalater date toanunhealthy derangement ofcellular growth. Vacci-
nations prevent symptoms from arising through thetoxicosis andunhealthful practices
continue. Disease continues itsevolutionary ways andmanifests itself years later,often
in more horrendous ways.
Itissaid thatautopsies reveal thatvitamin deficiencies arewidespread, notonly in
other parts oftheworld; buthere inAmerica intheface ofanabundance ofreadily avail-
able food. This istherationale which isused topromote vitamin dosing. Little orno
attempt ismade toinform thepublic astotherealities oforganic existence, toascertain
what errors arebeing made ineating andliving thatproduce vitamin deficiencies inthe
first instance. Instead, thepopulace islulled intobelieving thatthey cancontinue toeat
alatheir television instructions, toeat“junk” food, infacttodisobey allnatural organ-
iclawand, inspite oftheir indiscretions, maintain alasting health. Manifestly,thisis
impossible. They arebeing stimulated, propped upandgoaded intoafalse sense ofse-
curity,instead ofbeing encouraged topartake ofnature’ sgrand packages which contain
all the vitamins man could ever need or want.
39.2.14 The Living Plant as Provider
Theliving plant istheonly organism which cansynthesize vitamins, though animals
create some vitamins too.This factmeans, ineffect, thatallanimals aredependent upon
thevegetable kingdom fortheir vitamins. Itistruethatsome animals cantake theim-
mediate predecessor,theprecursor ofthevitamin, theprovitamin, andfrom itcomplete
thesynthesis ofthevitamin itself as,forexample, man cantake thecarotene provided
bythecarrot andalsoinother vegetables andbyaseries ofchanges, chemical innature,
convert itintoVitamin A.Toalimited extent, man isalsocapable ofstoring upvitamins
inhisliver andelsewhere within hisbody,these being included among hisadaptive re-
serves, held in readiness for times of unusual need.
Another point ofinterest inthisdiscussion isthefactthatplants which have thehigh-
estmineral content also have ahigh content ofvitamins andthattheparticular partof
theplant which isrichest inminerals isalsorichest invitamins. Inother words, itwould
appear thatnature istelling usthatthelifeprocesses which favor theappropriation of
minerals bytheplant alsofavor thesynthesis ofvitamins andthatperhaps because allof
nature issosymbiotically intertwined thatthecarefully proportionated relationships dis-
played byplants designed forman’ sconsumption might also bemost favorable tobody
processes in the human who eats of the plant.
Thedarker thecolor oftheplant, thehigher itsvitamin andmineral content. When
leaves ofplants areexposed tomany days ofsuitable sunshine, they aremore abundantly
endowed both with vitamins andminerals. This factseems totellussomething: namely,
thatinsofar asboth plant andanimal existence isconcerned, there isarelationship ex-
isting between thevitamins andminerals, aprecise balance ineach plant and, indeed, in
each partoftheplant. Itwould appear reasonable toassume that, ifwedesire amaxi-
mum vitamin-mineral intake, weshould eatofthose foods thatarewell exposed tothe
sun; weshould choose foods which grow above theground forawell balanced nutrient
pool and, toconserve body energy,weshould concentrate onthose foods thatnotonly
contain valuable nutrients butarealsoeasy todigest anddonotpossess known irritants.
Aplant having thehighest vitamin value may notnecessarily begood forman toeat.A
single example should sufficetoillustrate thispoint: hotredchili peppers (raw) per100
grams contain 21,600 units ofVitamin Aascompared toaluscious ripepeach ofsimilar
weight which yields only 1,330 units.
Vitamins arefound inallvegetables andfruits thatserve asfood forhumankind and
inadequate quantities. The amounts aresmall byourway ofthinking. Butnature sel-dom errs, wecanreasonably infer from thisfactthatthehuman body’ ssystemic need for
vitamins isprobably “very small.” This concept, ofcourse, hasbeen borne outbycon-
siderable research using radioactive additives incellstudies, these being traced intheir
progress andutilization bymeans ofhigh-powered electronic microscopes. Additional-
ly,thetheory seems reasonable alsobyvirtue ofthefactthattheroleplayed byvitamins
intheliving body,while essential, isstilllimited tothatofbeing regulators ofactivity
and also because they share this responsibility with the hormones.
We,theauthors, have notused manmade vitamins formany years now butourhealth
continues toimprove andourenergyflow does notseem tobedisrupted byourabsten-
tion. Anoverkill ofanysingle nutrient factor candestroy thedelicate relationship among
and between all nutrients and, it might well be disruptive of endocrine performance.
39.2.15 Overkill
Letuspostulate what overkill may do.Wehave established thesymbiotic companion
action ofhormones, enzymes andvitamins. Whenever hormones arenotpresent, the
production isshut off.This isknown ashormonal feedback. The danger ofdisturbing
hormonal feedback isalways present when vitamins areintroduced inexcess ofsystemic
need because of the stimulating ef fect they are known to have.
There isaprecise relationship among andbetween thevarious endocrine glands un-
dertheplanned instigative control ofthehypothalamus-pituitary twin glands. Anintelli-
gent dictatorship determines theoutflow ofhormonal secretion andthestoppage ofsame
according totheneed toinstigate some kind ofaction within thebody (touseacommon
example, flight intime ofdanger) ortostop anoperation inprogress (forexample, in-
sulin production). Thepossibility arises thatthepresence ofanexcess ofvitamin input
which also serves, wemust remember,asaregulator could disrupt theprecise manage-
ment ofmetabolic activity andperhaps even overstimulate, producing undesirable ef-
fects, theso-called side-ef fects ofdrugs which are,after all,regular effects, always pre-
sent butnotalways discernable. Atthevery least, anyexcess input canaccelerate the
biological clock.
Aswehave saidmany times, ourknowledge ofthebiochemical goings-on within the
human body arestillinthepre-kinder garten stage andweplace ourselves injeopardy
when westart tinkering with thebody’ sfinely tuned processes, when wepre-judge an
unknown systemic need andingest viatheoralcavity orinject intotheblood stream ex-
traneous manmade substances ofdoubtful value, nomatter ifthey aretouted asbeing
obtained from a natural source, they are not natural in the real sense.
Inthelight ofourpresent lack ofanyaccurate knowledge astotheexact dosages
required (the government-recommended RDA ’sare,atbest, anover-liberal (and over-
lethal) guesstimate), theproblem always remains astoexact need human organism can
determine this with any degree of accuracy.
While minimum daily requirements forindividual vitamins have been putforth,
there has,todate, been noabsolute testtoevaluate relative vitamin needs; thatis,wedo
notasyethave areliable understanding oftheproper proportionate values ofonevita-
mintoanother orofeach toalland, again, tothehormones with which they share certain


atery disk. Cars drove slowly with their
lights on.Itwas noon inLosAngeles, butthesmog made thecitylook likeasmoky,
evening battleground. Nitrogen oxides hadcombined with other gases from theheavy
traffic to form a dense layer of smog that blocked the sunlight.
Nitric oxide andnitrogen dioxide arethetwomost damaging ofthenitrogen pollu-
tants. Nitric oxide isvery similar tocarbon monoxide, andreduces theoxygen carrying
capability oftheblood. Nitrogen dioxide irritates theeyes, nose, bronchial tubes, and
lungs. High concentrations of this toxic gas prove fatal.
Gasoline motor vehicles arethemajor source ofnitrogen oxide pollutants. Coal and
natural gas burning account for the second lar gest class of nitrogen oxide polluters.
Again, themost effective way tocontrol thisform ofairpollution isbyreducing
dependency onthegasoline engine, andfinding safer energyalternatives than coal burn-
ing.
52.2.4 Hydrocarbons: The Urban Air Pollution
Hydrocarbons areoften emitted intheexhaust from automobiles andfrom industrial
smoke stacks. The major cause ofhydrocarbon pollution istheprocessing anduseof
petroleum products. Consequently, hydrocarbon pollution is highest in urban areas.
About 13% oftheentire annual output ofairpollutants isintheform ofhydrocar-
bons. Most ofthehydrocarbon compounds arecarcinogenic—that is“,they “contribute
to the causes of cancer.
One ofthemajor hydrocarbon pollutants isbenzopyr ene.This toxic gasisalsofound
incigarette smoke, andissuspected asacancer catalyst. Worldwide studies have proven
thatbenzopyrene specifically produces lung cancer.Many cityresidents breathe inabout
as much of this gas daily as is contained in seven cigarettes.Some cities aremuch worse. Forexample, thebenzopyrene level inNew YorkCity
andBirmingham, Alabama, issuch thattheaverage resident takes inasmuch ofthispoi-
sonous gasasiscontained intheequivalent ofabout fifty cigarettes daily! Studies have
alsoshown thattheperson who both smokes cigarettes andlives inpolluted urban airis
the most likely to have cancer.
52.2.5 Ozone: From Out of the Blue
Ozone isaclear,blue gasthatexists naturally inthefarupper regions ofouratmos-
phere. Man, however,hasincreased theozone content atthelower levels byemitting
largeamounts ofnitrogen dioxide pollutants which inturn cause thecreation ofaddi-
tional ozone.
Atlowlevels, ozone poisoning results inchest pain, coughing, andeyeirritation.
Continuous exposure tosmall amounts ofozone hasshortened thelives oflaboratory an-
imals. Ozone destroys such crops asgrapes, spinach, lettuce, andalfalfa. Iteven attacks
textile and rubber, causing them to deteriorate.
Ozone poisoning may also beaproblem with those that work around electrical
equipment andapparatus. Ozone hasasharp, almost “clean” type ofsmell. Itmay also
be found in various air fresheners and sprays.
52.2.6 Better No Lead Than Dead
Chances aregood thatyouaresuffering from alowlevel oflead poisoning, particu-
larly if you live near areas where automobile exhaust is a problem.
Lead affects thecentral nervous system. Headaches, dizziness, insomnia, weakness,
anemia, andlossofappetite aresome ofthesymptoms ofchronic lead poisoning. The
greatest danger oflead pollution isthatitchanges theshape ofhealthy redblood cells
andmakes them brittle. Residential areas where lead fallout ishigh also have acorre-
spondingly high incidence of heart failure and disease.
Lead isacumulative poison. That means itcanbuild upinyour system over anum-
berofyears. Lead isinboth theairandwater supply.Over urban areas, there istwice as
much lead in the rainfall as is set by the government for drinking water standards.
Most ofthelead, however,isnotinthewater butintheair.Airborne lead iscaused
chiefly byburning gasoline thatcontains lead. About two-thirds ofalllead ingasoline is
exhausted into the atmosphere.
Infact, since theintroduction oflead-containing gasoline in1924, theaverage person
now carries around inhisbody 100times asmuch lead asdidpeople who lived before
1924.
Ourcars thatuselead gasoline have made theatmosphere over 1,000 times higher
inlead content than itwould have naturally.Theannual lead fallout over thiscountry is
over 500,000 tons ayear.Eventually,these largeamounts willupset themineral balance
of the oceans and produce massive lead poisonings.
Thesolution? Immediate suspension ofsales ofallleaded gasoline. Thelead inthe
gasoline ourautomobiles burn isthemajor cause ofthelead problem. Ifyouwant to
help, always useunleaded gasoline inyour car.It’sworth theextra effortforthesake of
the environment and your health.
52.2.7 Asbestos: Fibers In Your Lungs
Asbestos isfound inpipe andelectric insulations, brake linings, and, unfortunately,
the human lungs.
Asbestos fibers pollute ourairandoften find their way into sensitive lung tissue
where they become embedded. Themechanical irritation ofthese fibers harms thelungs
and are believed to contribute to tumors in the lungs.Asbestos isalsooften found inmany building materials, alltheway from theroofing
of a house down to the floor tiles, and in the insulation in between.
Construction workers, electricians, plumbers, andmany industrial workers need to
be concerned about the asbestos pollution in their working environment.
Homemakers arenotimmune totheasbestos problem either.Even such aharmless-
looking product astalcum powder hasnow been discovered tocontain asbestos fibers.
When thispowder isused, asbestos particles enter theairandlungs, aswell asbeing
deposited on the skin.
52.2.8 Air You Can See: Particle Pollution
Although notpurely chemicals, another form ofairpollution issolid particles.
You’ve seen thistype ofairpollution yourself. Inarayofsunlight, you’ve probably seen
tinymoving particles of“dust.” Such dust contains spores, pollen, molds, ash,soil, soot,
and dozens of other solid compounds.
Inalargecity,every breath youtake hasabout 70,000 solid particles init.Even
“clean” country air has about 40,000 solid particles in each breath of air.
Generally,these airborne particles ofpollution remain intheairforonly afewdays.
Occasionally,however,thelighter particles may drift forweeks andhundreds ofmiles
from where they were released.
These particles come from everywhere: from fires, from industries, from farming,
andfrom cars. InLosAngeles alone, onesurvey estimated that50tons ofrubber parti-
cles from spinning tires are released into the air every day!
These airborne particles canmake theskyhazy andshut outneeded sunlight. Forex-
ample, after volcanic eruptions which release alargeamount ofsolid particles, thetem-
perature often drops foraperiod ofweeks. Solid particles inourairalsocause irritation
to the lungs and eyes, and produce what are often mistakenly labeled as “allergies.”
Iftemperature inversions occur orthewind blows thewrong way,these particles can
gather inonepartofanarea andactually darken thedaytime sky.When such conditions
occur, deaths due to pollution rise by as much as 50%.
52.3. Clean Air: How Can We Get It?
One oftheprimary requisites forahealthy andlong lifeisclean andpure air.Unfortu-
nately,thisisonearea thatwesometimes have little control over.Wecanalways choose
thefood wewant toeatanddecide when toexercise orfast, buttheairwehave to
breathe is what is given us.
This does notmean, however,thatwearehelpless inobtaining pure air.Here are
some practical suggestions that will help you live in a cleaner environment:
1.Demand strict enforcement ofallexisting airpollution laws. Push forstronger standards
and increased funding for air -quality control or ganizations.
2.Reduce your fuel consumption andautomobile dependency.Use unleaded gas.Drive
less, and have your car checked to see if it is emitting high levels of pollutants.
3.Allow nosmoking inyour personal environment, andwork forantismoking ordinances
in public places and business areas.
4.Trytoliveinalow-urban environment. Have your home away from heavily traveled
roads andhighways. Make sure thathome gardens areatleast 100feetfrom anystreet.
The further you live from traf fic congestion, the healthier you will be.
5.Ifyoulivewhere theairquality islow,take trips andvacations towhere theairisclean
and your lungs can have a chance to detoxify.
6.Follow anontoxic dietassuggested byLife Science. This willallow your body tobetter
cope with the ef fects of pollution.7.Exercise away from heavy trafficareas. Donotrunalongside cars while jogging, and
save all heavy exercising for as unpolluted an area as available to you.
8.Purchase products which produce little pollutants intheir manufacture. Some ofthe
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 -Stage Pattern
65.13.9 Research Studies
65.13.1 History
The roots ofdiettherapy inthetreatment ofpatients with peptic ulcer extend far
back inmedical history.Asearly asthefirst century,Celsus ordered smooth diets free
of“acrid” food, andpractitioners oftheseventh century wrote oftheir belief in“special
healing properties” ofmilk forpatients with digestive disturbances. Inthefirst halfof
thenineteenth century,peptic ulcer became established asapathologic andclinical enti-
ty, and physicians generally advocated a liberal dietary regimen with frequent feedings.
However,inthelater part ofthenineteenth century,aradical change developed
inmedical opinion concerning peptic ulcer treatment. The belief spread thatfood was
harmful totheulcer,andonly complete rest—meaning anempty stomach—would allow
thestomach toheal itself. When thebody isfreefrom theirritation ofthepresence of
food andwhen thedigestive system isgiven acomplete rest, healing will commence.
This isthesafest known method toregain health anditsbeneficial results canbedocu-
mented by anyone who is familiar with fasting.
However,in1915, anAmerican physician, Bertram Sippy,broke thecommon prac-
ticeoffasting endestablished thebeginning principles ofcontinuous control ofgastric
acidity through dietandalkaline medication. Heoutlined aprogram ofmilk andcream
feedings with slow additions ofsingle softfood items over aprolonged period oftime,
allowing little variation.
65.13.2 Theory
Ingeneral, Sippy’ sregimen isused today bymany physicians anddietitions forgas-
triculcer patients. This diettherapy isbased onseveral erroneous principles. Thefood
must be both acid neutralizing and nonirritating, according to this principle.
65.13.3 Acid Neutralizing
The therapy begins with milk andcream feedings every hour orso,tosupposedly
neutralize freeacid with themilk protein, suppress gastric secretion with thecream, and
generally soothe theUlcer bycoating thestomach. However,these assumptions have not
been supported by research. In fact, clinical evidence proves them to be worthless.
There aregradual additions ofsoftbland foods over aperiod oftime, keeping some
food inthestomach atalltimes tomixwith theacid toprevent itscorrosive action on
theulcer.These bland foods areusually limited tochoices ofwhite toast orcrackers, re-
fined cereals, eggs, milk, cheeses, afewcooked pureed fruits andvegetables, andlater,
ground meat.
Withsuch frequent meals, thedigestive organs arenever allowed torest, andrecov-
eryisprolonged rather than assisted. Inaddition, many ofthefoods advocated aretoxic
and further contribute to the reason for the disease.65.13.4 Nonirritating
Thetherapy isconcerned with eliminating chemical, mechanical, andthermal irrita-
tion.
65.13.5 Chemical Irritation
Any food believed tostimulate gastric secretions isprohibited. These include highly-
seasoned foods, meat extractives, coffee,lea,alcohol, citrus fruit juices, dried foods,
spices, and flavorings.
Icould concur with thisrule. Theabove foods arehighly irritating foranyone andall
except citrus juices contain toxic components thatwould result insickness inawell per-
son. Forasickindividual who isalready enervated, theresults arejustthatmuch worse.
65.13.6 Mechanical Irritation
Any food believed tobeabrasive initseffectupon theulcer isprohibited. These in-
clude allrawfoods, plant fiber (strained fruits andvegetables areused), coarse orrough
foods, whole grains, and “gas forming,” or strongly-flavored foods.
Hygienists advocate thatallfoods should bewithheld forthegastric ulcer patient. To
ensure complete return ofhealth, afastisinorder.After thefast, adietofthesame foods
thatareprohibited above would bethose thatwould bethebesttomaintain health. That
is a diet that consists of raw foods, mostly fruit.
65.13.7 Thermal lrritation
Any very hotorcold food believed toirritate thelesion byitseffectonsurface blood
vessels areprohibited. These include hotbeverages andsoups, frozen desserts oriced
beverages.
On this point. I would concur.
65.13.8 The Four-Stage Pattern
After initial hourly milk andcream only,thedietisgradually increased astheulcer
heals. The routine usually, follows a progressive four -stage pattern as follows:
Stage 1-Forthisinitial stage ofthedietary therapy,thefollowing foods areper-
mitted: milk, cream, butter,margarine, eggs, cooked andrefined cereals, plain custard,
Jell-O, rennet, plain puddings, vanilla icecream, noodles, macaroni, spaghetti, white
rice, white bread, soda crackers, cheese, jelly,honey,sugar,white potatoes, andcreamed
soups.
Ahealthy man could liveforavery short time onthisdietbefore hebecame ex-
tremely ill. Why, then, is it advocated for sick individuals? It defies reason.
Stage 2-During thissecond stage ofthebland diet, strained fruit juices areallowed
toalimited extent (starting with 1/2cup). Inaddition tothefruit juice, thefollowing
“foods” areadded tothediet: plain cake such asangel food, sponge, pound, butter cake;
winter squash; strained asparagus, peas, carrots, green beans, beets, spinach; cooked,
stewed fruits.
Thefruit juice would beawelcome addition tothedietifitisserved fresh. Noin-
dividual—healthy orsick—should beserved cake asitcontains toxic ingredients along
with refined white sugar andflour thatwill result intoxicosis andsickness. Since the
vegetables andfruits intheabove listareallserved overcooked andstrained, they con-
tribute little value to this diet.
Stage 3-Atthisstage, flesh foods areadded tothediet. These include fowl, fish,
and beef that has been ground.Aswehave stated inearlier lessons, flesh isaterrible food forman. Wearenot
equipped todeal with themany toxic byproducts offlesh andtherefore, itsingestion will
invariably lead to ill health.
Stage 4-Atthisstage, certain desserts areadded such asprune orapricot whip,
plain cookies, plain sherbert, water ices, andfinegraham crackers. Also, some additional
cooked vegetables and fruits are added.
65.13.9 Research Studies
This entire dietisanutritional disaster andwill result only indisease. Recent re-
search studies demonstrate the uselessness of this type of dietary therapy.
A.M.Gill reported aseries ofstudies with chronic ulcer patients, whose ulcers
healed infour toeight weeks with placebo treatment ofadaily injection ofoneml.of
distilled water andnodietorexercise restrictions ormedications. Heconcluded thatul-
cers healed notbymanipulation ofthevarious common therapies used butbecause, “...
theman with theulcer comes under thecare ofaphysician who isable totransmit some
of his own confidence to the patient.”
Gill’sstudies were valuable inthathefound thattheorthodox dietary therapy was
useless even though hearrived atsome other erroneous conclusions. Buthistheory that
no therapy is better than the bland one, is valid.
Other researchers likewise have found thatbland food donotincrease therateof
healing, norwasthere anyparticular benefit from avoidance ofallfoods thought tobe
commonly irritating (such as fruits and vegetables).
Ithasbeen demonstrated thatroutine omission ofanyfiber inthedietalso seems to
have no benefits.
Modes ofeating—wrong foods orwrong combinations offoods, improper mastica-
tion, andrapid consumption ofmeals aremore involved assources ofirritation. Many
physicians, such asDr.H.J.Shull, contend from their experiences with individual pa-
tients thatso-called coarse orrough foods; such aslettuce, rawfruits, celery,cabbage,
andnuts, donotnecessarily traumatize apeptic ulcer when they areproperly chewed
andmixed with saliva. Grinding orstraining offood isneeded only when teeth arepoor
or absent!
65.14. DMSO
Barry Tarshis (DMSO New York: William Morrow andCompany,Inc.1981) believes
that he has found the true panacea for all illnesses. He states:
“...let’ssay,forthesake ofargument, that(somebody—the government, adrug
company,afoundation—pulled together ablue-ribbon group ofpharmacologists
andphysicians, presented them anunlimited budget andtold them todevelop a
drug thatcame closer tobeing apanacea than anysubstance now known. Imagine
the properties that such a drug, were it ever developed, would embody.
“Tobegin with, thedrug would beeffective notonly against oneortwocon-
ditions anddiseases, butagainst abroad range ofmaladies, from simple, everyday
problems such assprains and


average grapefruit.
Itwas completely absorbed intwenty-eight days oftotal abstinence from allfood but
water. This was an unusually rapid rate of absorption.
Another case isthatofasimilar tumor inawoman ofabout thesame age. Inthis
case, thegrowth wasabout thesizeofagoose egg. One fastoftwenty-one days reduced
thetumor tothesize ofanEnglish walnut. The fastwas broken duetothereturn ofhunger.Another fastafewweeks subsequent, ofseventeen days, wasrequired tocom-
plete the absorption of the tumor. This was an unusually slow rate of tumor absorption.
Tumor -like lumps infemale breasts ranging from thesizeofapeatothatofagoose
eggwilldisappear infrom three days toasmany weeks. Here isaremarkable case of
this kind that will prove both interesting and instructive to the reader.
Ayoung lady,age21,hadalargehard lump—a little smaller than abilliard ball—in
herright breast. Forfour months ithadcaused herconsiderable pain. Finally shecon-
sulted aphysician who diagnosed thecondition, cancer,andurgedimmediate removal.
Shewent toanother,endanother andstillanother physician, andeach made thesame
diagnosis (an unusual thing) and each ur ged immediate removal.
Instead ofresorting tosurgery,theyoung lady resorted tolasting andinexactly three
days without food, the “cancer” and all its attendant pain were gone.
There hasbeen norecurrence inthirteen years andIfeelthatwearejustified incon-
sidering thecondition “cured.” Hundreds ofsuch occurrences under fasting have con-
vinced usthatmany “tumors” and“cancers” areremoved bysurgeons thatarenottu-
mors orcancers. They cause ustobevery skeptical ofthestatistics issued toshow that
early operation prevents or “cures” cancer.
The removal oftumors byautolysis hasseveral advantages over their surgical re-
moval. Surgery isalways dangerous; autolysis isaphysiological process andcarries no
danger.Surgery always lowers vitality andthus adds tothemetabolic perversion thatis
back ofthetumor.Fasting, bywhich autolysis oftumors isaccelerated, normalizes nutri-
tionandpermits theelimination ofaccumulated toxins, thus helping toremove thecause
ofthetumor.After surgical removal, tumors tend torecur.After their autolytic removal,
there islittle tendency torecurrence. Tumors often recur inmalignant form after their
operative removal. The tendency tomalignancy isremoved byfasting, inEurope and
America literally thousands oftumors have been autolyzed during thepast fifty years,
andtheeffectiveness ofthemethod isbeyond doubt. Thepresent writer cangive nodef-
inite information about bone tumors andnerve tumors; but,since these aresubject tothe
same laws ofnutrition asallother tumors, heisdisposed tothink they may beautolyzed
aseffectually asother tumors. These things arecertain—the process hasitslimitations
andtumors thathave been allowed togrow toenormous sizes willonly bereduced in
size; while, notallcysts willbethus absorbed. Itisadvisable, therefore, toundergo the
needed fast or fasts while the tumor or cyst is comparatively small.
One other limitation must benoted; namely,tumors thataresosituated thatthey
dam upthelymph stream willcontinue togrow (feeding upon theaccumulated excess
of lymph behind them) despite fasting.
Reprinted fr om Health For All
Article #2: Some Prefer Cancer By Lewis E. Machatka
Asurgeon from Ohio State University,Dr.John F.Minton, hasgiven hisfemale patients
achoice toeither give upcoffeedrinking orunder gosurgery toremove breast lumps.
Hegave 47women thechoice ofabandoning coffeeorgoing under thesurgeon’ sknife.
Thebreast lumps disappeared after twomonths inonewoman who decided togive up
the caffeine habit.
Thecancer -causing culprits areknown asmethylated xanthines. These chemicals are
found inconjunction with caffeine incoffee,tea,colas andcocoa. They cause thespeedy
growth offibrous protective tissues, known astumors. These chemicals also interfere
with thefunctioning ofcertain tissue enzymes needed fortissue building andcellmetab-
olism.
These fibrous tissues sometimes grow intomassive lumps. They arenotusually can-
cerous, butthewomen who develop them arefour times more likely todevelop malig-
nant growths. Itisalsosuspected thatmethylxanthines may cause prostate enlar gement.Thetissue oftheprostate gland issimilar tothatofthebreast, butfibrous growths onthe
prostate are much harder to detect.
These aresome ofthepreliminary results ofcontinuing research. Itisclear thata
word of caution has been sounded to all cof fee, tea, cola, and cocoa drinkers.
Itappears thattheelimination ofthese caffeine products may be“hard medicine to
swallow,”asofthe47women who hadachoice ofeither giving upcoffeeorunder go-
ingsurgery,27preferred theoperation. Those 27have asurprise instore. Bycontinuing
theintake ofcaffeine-related carcinogens, they’ll merely cause cancer somewhere else
in their bodies.
Reprinted fr om Health Crusader Mar ch 1980
Article #3: Black Pepper Causes Cancer!
Confirmation ofLife Science’ steaching thatanything taken intothebody thatisnota
food ispoisonous andharmful comes from theresearch laboratory oftheUniversity of
Kentucky.
Life Science teaches nottousecondiments on,inorwith ourfoods—or bythem-
selves. Infact, weteach toeatonly foods thatareagustatory delight inthemselves. For
good health wemust eatonly those foods thatdon’tcallfortheaddition ofseasonings or
spices ofanysort. Foods andso-called foods thathave tobejazzed upwith condiments
are unhealthful.
When black pepper wasgiven tomice attheUniversity ofKentucky,they developed
problems aplenty,including cancer oftheliver,lungs andskin. This isaprime example
ofhow toxic condiments really are.Cayenne pepper,chili powder,salt, basil, cumin
seed, caraway,vinegar,garlic andhundreds ofother condiments (herbs, seasonings,
spices) are likewise pathogenic and carcinogenic.
Toattain andmaintain health, youneed todrop condiments from your life—forever.
Eatonly fresh rawsucculent fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds andsprouts. Thebetter your
diet, the better you’ll look and feel.
Reprinted fr om Health Crusader April 1980
Article #4: Ten Commandments of Cancer Prevention
Dr.Michael B.Shinkin, formerly with theNational Cancer Institute, hasformulated the
following tencommandments forcancer prevention. Ourcomments willfollow butwe
dothink thatDr.Shinkin’ scommandments bear repetition forhealth-conscious individ-
uals:
1.Donotsmoke tobacco orsubstitutes. (Cigarette smoking may beresponsible forasmuch
as50% ofthecancer inmales, according tosome experts, andasmaller,butsignificant
percentage in women. Smoking marijuana may also cause cancer.)
2.Do not drink alcohol. (Alcohol in excess is believed to promote tumor formation.)
3.Eatsparingly a“prudent diet.” (Toogreat acalorie intake andanexcessive fatconsump-
tion have been associated with a higher incidence of some cancers.)
4.Avoid unnecessary X rays. (Shinkin emphasized the word “unnecessary.”)
5.Avoid excessive sunexposure. (Sunbathing hasbeen linked toanincreased rateofskin
cancer.)
6.Avoid inappropriate drug intake. (Some medications aresuspected ofbeing carcino-
genic.)
7.In the work place, avoid or minimize contact with irritants.
8.At work, avoid or minimize swallowing foreign materials.
9.Avoid or minimize breathing foreign materials.
10. Use appropriate protective measures and devices while working.These commandments appeared inconjunction with anarticle intheLosAngeles
Times headlined “Cancer WarMaking Slow Progress.” The factthatitisnotgoing to
make anyprogress ishighlighted bythisquotation which says, ineffect, medical people
arecompletely baffled byit:“But although 44% oftheNational Cancer Institute bud-
getgoes toward basic research, abasic understanding ofthecause ofcancer isdecades
away, according to some scientists.”
This quotation sums uptheresults ofthemedical approach: “Sofar,after 50years of
cold warand10years ofhighly-publicized warfare, nomajor inroads have been made
intotheoverall death ratefrom cancer.”Both cancer deaths andthecancer death rateare
now the highest in history and are getting even higher.
These tencommandments forcancer prevention should belabeled tenprominent
causes ofcancer,formost ofthestrictures deal with carcinogens. Cancer does nothave
tobeprevented—it hastobecaused andsubjecting ourselves tocarcinogens is


 a fasting retreat at this time.
Therefore, itwasnecessary tomove inanother direction. Accordingly,weexplained
toourclient thatwehadnodoubts thatshecould improve herhealth status andtoacon-
siderable extent bymaking some, atfirst rather simple, changes, these tobefollowed
atafuture time byother changes, aswarranted from time totime. Wesensed thatVe-
radidnotfeelinclined tomake anyradical changes forfear ofupsetting heralready
concerned husband anddriving him, perhaps, intoaneven deeper depression. Weem-
phasized, however,thatdoing itthisway,making small changes slowly,would require
considerably more time than itwould iffasting hadbeen theprogram ofchoice. Vera
agreed that this was the way she must take. She would see what the future would bring.
Weintroduced ourclient totheseven stages inthebiological evolution ofpathology.
Sheimmediately sawthesequence ofevents asthey hadtranspired inherown andinher
husband’ slives. Sherecounted forussome ofherown past symptoms andhistory and
wediscussed how they seemed tosuggest thisorthatstage. Sheenthusiastically grasped
theconcept thatitwas possible forhertoretrace thevarious stages inthisbiological
evolution and that, in so doing, her ener gy and general health would gradually improve.
Inpassing, wecommented that, during theretracement, itisoften possible forcertain
persons torelive thepast; thatis,they may becalled upon toexperience some oftheir
earlier symptoms ashidden pockets ofpoison areflushed outoftheir hiding places from
time totime. Veraindicated thatsheunderstood thispossibility andthought thismight
reasonably be expected.
However,apparently wefailed tomake adeep enough impression onVeraatthisini-
tialpresentation andthesubject didnotimmediately come upagain. Things went along
exceptionally well forsome time. Verawasable consistently toreduce herdrug intake,
thenitroglycerine being completely setaside andtheantibiotics, also. Nosteroids werenow used andthedigoxin wasconsiderably reduced. Asforthevitamins, they became a
thing of memory only.
Thecoughing upofmucus became lesstroublesome, hervitality level grew enabling
hertoparticipate intheactivities ofherbeloved church, thedigestive upsets thathad
plagued herformany years were allbutforgotten and, allinall,both Veraandwewere
well pleased with ourselves.
Then ithappened! Aviolent attack ofcoughing. Mucus poured outofVera’sthroat
gagging andchoking her.Shegasped forbreath. Shepanicked. Dr.Ralph Cinque, ina
lecture onJune 27,1979, reminded usthat“The asthmatic often becomes terrified be-
cause ofhiswheezing andgasping forbreath, sometimes feeling asthough hislifeis
atstake which naturally alarms anyone concerned. However,only occasionally isaper-
son’srespiratory obstruction sogreat thatthisisthecase. Most ofthetime theattack is
notnearly sobadasthevictim might think.” [From Over coming Asthma byBeth Snod-
grass. A vailable from Life Science.]
Wehadnotprewarned Veraofthispossibility.So,the“run-to-the-doctor syndrome”
grasped ahold ofVera’smind and, almost instinctively,likeawell-trained animal obeys
its master, Vera trotted of f to the very doctor who had failed her for over fifteen years!
Shewasimmediately placed inthehospital where shewasgiven avariety oftests,
including X rays and scans, and plied with all manner of drugs.
Thecough went away andthemucus dried up,justasthey hadthroughout theyears
past. Thedrugs accomplished their purpose: thenerves were narcotized, thesymptoms
suppressed. Veraremained inthehospital fornine days andthen returned home, weak
and spent. The “attack” had cost her well over $1 1,000!
Some time later,awan andweary Verapresented herself inourofficeonce again.
Sherecounted herstory,exclaiming attheend, “What afoolIwas!” Shehadfinally re-
membered ourtelling herabout what might occur assheretraced theformer stages inthe
evolution ofpathology onherjourney back tohealth. Shestated theevents andthecon-
firmation ofknowledge simply.Theconviction oftruth wasreflected both inhermanner
and in her eyes as she exclaimed, “I was just having a healing crisis, wasn’ t I?
Vera,yousee,hadnotfailed. We,herpractitioners, hadfailed. Wehadfailed toex-
plain insimple terms BEFORE THE EVENT,andoften from time totime asareminder
of what might possibly happen as retracement begins and accelerates.
There were other healing crises tofollow,butnow Verawasable totake them each
instride because shenow fully understood thenature ofahealing crisis andwhat, except
invery exceptional circumstances, shecould doonherown toremedy thesituation. She
understood now thatherbody wasalways inastate offlux, ofchange, andwassomore
now than ever before; thatwhen ahealing crisis came, sheshould keep warm andjust
stand aside andletthewisdom resident within herown body take chargeandgetonwith
thehealing ofhurting cells while shewatched andwaited andrested, confident inthe
final outcome.
WesawVeranottoolong ago. Sheisstilltoothinbutboth sheandJoeareonaclear
path, aHygiene path, thatwill lead them together toalifeofgreat joyandboundless
energy forliving andextended andpurposeful life. VeraandJoearenow “going iton
their own.” Ithasbeen some years now since Veramade herlasttriptoanydoctor ’sof-
ficeandsheisconfident now thatshewillnever have toenter another hospital, unless
compelled todosobysome unforeseen accidental injury thatmay require perhaps the
services ofanorthopedic surgeon. Changes were required inVera’slifestyle andshehas
successfully made alladjustments inphilosophy andinpractice. Wearecertain now that
Vera will not panic again.
89.3. The Practitioner Presents The Plan
Clients must beconvinced thatthepractitioner inchargeisdesigning aprogram specif-
ically tailored tomeet their precise needs, onethatwillenable them toassume fullre-sponsibility fortheir own care andwell-being, thus removing them from allnecessity to
depend anylonger onthemedical establishment forpills andpotions thatserve only to
poison.
Thecapable practitioner must teach clients Natural Hygiene’ srules oflifeandcon-
vince them that, byfollowing thesimple Hygienic ways ofeating andliving, they will
gradually find their own aches andpains either considerably diminished oreven no
longer existent; thattheir impaired andtroubled digestive andother afflictions willsoon
become butamemory.They must come toanunderstanding, bypresentation oforthe
experiencing ofevidential results, thatitispossible forthem toseetheir own energy
levels soar toheights perhaps unknown since earliest childhood; thatthey may even ex-
perience once again thejoyofsleeping undisturbed thewhole night through andbeing
able toawaken atdawn with vigor renewed, ready tomeet thechallenges andproblems
ofeach new day.But, forallthistohappen, change isnotonly suggested, butmandato-
ry.
89.4. The Client Must Be In Charge
89.4.1 Millie’ s Story
Clients must beresponsible formaking allchanges. Itmust andshould bemade clear
tothem thatthey willbeinchargeoftheir own lives andthatthey willthus bedesigning
their own future. Before they sought relief, butthey gained nohealth. Now,they must
make changes because they have anew goal, theattainment ofahigher level ofhealth.
They must bebrought toanunderstanding ofthemost important reality oflife:thatthey
canFREE THEMSEL VES ofalltheir sickcares andconcerns aswell asfrom thefinan-
cialburden thatbeing sickimposed upon them, aburden which kept them from enjoying
many ofthesimpler pleasures oflife;andthatallthiswonderful new world canbetheirs
bymaking some simple changes intheir manner ofeating andliving, changes which
have proved inthepast throughout allofhistory tobehealth-building, changes which
willreplace their former health-destroying habits, changes which willsoon bring them
anabundantly rich lifeinstead oftheir present half-life ofsickness andsuffering, one
filled with the spectre of premature death.
Asaspecialist inLife Science, thisiswhat youhave toofferandwhat they have to
gain: alifewithout pain andcomplete freedom from allsickness anddisease. But, they
must bemade tounderstand thatthenew tripisnotfree, thatnoonecanaccomplish


 would out-yield theoldprairie, butthey were not
looking ahead. Wehave discussed over andover theintricate workings ofthebody,and
how interference with nature’ sways eventually distorts these workings. Imposing man-
made chemicals onoursystems, andaltering ournatural bodily rhythms byimproper
lifestyles, disturbs ourbalance. Thenew farmers forgotoneimportant fact: theprairie is
apolycultur e.Crops areusually grown inmonocultures. Whereas theprairie hasmany
perennial plants, agriculture relies heavily onannuals, butspecies diversity isthekey.
There aremillions ofmicroscopic lifeforms, andnature prefers polyculture, notannu-
almonoculture. Wearealso gambling foolishly with ourchemical fertilizers, forifwe
could seeonamicroscopic level, wewould seethatlifeismuch more intricate than a
fewcalculations and“fertilizer” additions. Mechanical disturbances oftheprairies, and
chemicals, may make “weed control” effective, butthefarm will beweakened inthe
long runas,soilcompacts (increasing erosion), crumb structure declines, soilporosity
decreases, andthelossofa“wick effect” (ofpulling moisture down) lessens. Monocul-
turedecreases therange ofinvertebrate andmicrobial forms. Even crop rotation doesn’ t
give enough diversity when compared tothegreater diversity thatwas intheprairies
originally,andmonoculture results inthelossofbotanical (and thus chemical) diversity
above ground. Plants areweaker andinvite insect pests ordisease. (Insects arealsobet-
tercontrolled ifthey have tospend some energy looking fortheplants they evolved to
eat among many species of polyculture.)
Organic farming methods attempt totake more ofnature’ splans intoconsideration,
andwork with nature, notagainst it.There areanestimated 30to50thousand organic
farms intheU.S. When Chinese farmers were forced tomove south andeastbecause of
deforestation anddestructive agricultural practices, they hadtorelearn how tofarm. For40centuries Chinese peasants have been developing aculture thatsurvives because it
return everything to the land.
99.2.4 Poverty and Hunger at Home
Areport inJanuary 1984, showed thatdemand foremer gency food orshelter in-
creased intheUnited States lastyear in95% ofthecities surveyed, despite animproving
employment picture in70% ofthecities. Even inAmerica, there arethousands ofhome-
lesspeople who sleep instreets, alleys andabandoned cars. Chicago estimates thatthere
are25,000 people intheir cityalone who “don’ teven have aragged hutorcamping tent
to call their home—an indictment of us as a people,” says the mayor.
President Reagan’ stask force onfood assistance announced inJanuary thatitcould
findnoevidence of“rampant hunger” andsawnoneed fornew assistance programs. But
theCitizens Commission onHunger inNew England said itsHarvard-based members
andstaffconducted five months offield investigation andreviewed every public and
private study ofhunger intheUnited States done since 1980 tosupport their statements
about thenational dimensions oftheproblem. Their report calls onCongress toincrease
funding forfederal programs thataffecthunger,saying thatalltheevidence gathered
showed anincrease inpoverty andhunger over thepast five years, andthathunger in
America isnolonger confined tothetraditional poor ortoethnic minorities—they have
been joined byother Americans who were notpoor andnothungry several years ago.
The hardest hitarepoor infants andyoung children, theelderly,(especially those on
fixed incomes) and families with an unemployed breadwinner.
99.2.5 Is Big Really Better?
Now thatsomuch ofournation’ sfarming isdone onalargerscale than ever,with
more complex machinery,canweexpect abetter food product attheendoftheline?
Sadtosay,wepayinmore ways than onefor“progress,” andwepaythemost dear-
lywhen theendresult offood processing isadrastic decline innutritional quality.
Even thebest oursupermarkets have tooffer—fresh produce—is lesstasty andhealth-
fulthan organically-grown, sun-ripened produce. Anyone who hasever eaten both a
commercially-grown strawberry andasweet, juicy homegrown one, sun-ripe, cantell
you about thedifference intaste. Anyone who haseaten avine-ripened tomato will
cringe atthewatery tastelessness ofgreen-pulled tomatoes socommon insupermar-
kets—there issimply nocomparison. This isaside from theobvious advantage thator-
ganic produce is free from pesticide residues.
Astoprocessed foods, we’ve discussed alltheir negative aspects indetail inearlier
lessons and are by now quite familiar with them.
A 1983 newspaper article on food additives reads like this:
“Let’ ssaythatyouatebacon andeggs forbreakfast, with amuffinandjamon
the side.” (Let’ s hope you didn’ t, but to continue...)
“For lunch, youdowned ahambur gerwith ketchup, some pork andbeans and
acola. And fordinner youmunched ontossed salad with Caesar dressing, gnawed
onbarbecued ribsandfrench fries andslurped icecream with butterscotch syrup
for dessert.”
“That feast would have filled your belly with about 150food additive s,many
with frighteningly unpronounceable names—jawbreakers unknown before scien-
tists started fiddling with food in the post-W orld W ar II era.”
Still, thechemical companies trytosave face byconstant efforts toconvince the
public thatonly “safe” additives areused infood. Recently Isawapamphlet putoutby
Safeway Foodstores entitled “Additives: Why AreThey InMyFood?” andIcouldn’ t
resist the temptation to hear what sales-pitch they’d come up with! Let’ s take a look:•First ofall,“additives make itpossible fortheshopper inthefamily todotheshopping
only once ortwice aweek.” (Imanage todothiswhile justeating fresh foods, butwe’ll
go on...)
•“Additives keep ourfood, supply fresh andconsistent.” (Unspoiled,perhaps, butfresh?)
•“No longer isitnecessary toslave over ahotstove, allday,every day.”(No problem
there for us raw fooders.)
•However,thestatement thatreally caught myattention, lightly stated andcasually tossed
inthere with alltheothers, leaving mewith asomewhat eerie feeling, was: “And, ifwe
all wanted fresh, there just wouldn’ t be enough to go around.”
Is that the good news or the bad news?
99.2.6 The Fox is Guarding the Chicken Coop
Thepamphlet goes ontotellus,among other things, that“in1971 theFood andDrug
Administration (FDA) began toreview all‘Generally Recognized asSafe’ (GRAS) ad-
ditives. Most ofthesubstances which have passed through thisscreening process have
been reaffirmed assafeandremain onthelist.” (Those thataren’ twere undoubtedly con-
sumed bycountless unfortunate individuals until thispoint.) “Substances notlisted as
GRAS andsubstances new since the1958 Food Additives Amendment must besafety-
tested under themanufacturer ’sauspices andapproved bytheFDA. Manufacturers sub-
mittheresults ofalloftheir tests totheFDA. Ifthey indicate theadditive issafe, the
FDA establishes regulations foritsuseinfood.” Arewereally tobelieve thatthemanu-
facturers ofthese chemicals canbetrusted tokeep ourbest interests inmind ifthey are
“safety-testing” their own additives? Wecanbesure thatthesafest foods arefoods with
noadditives at all: fresh, raw foods, as nature delivers them to us.
Afinal note onethics, orlack ofethics, asthecase may be(excerpted from Acres
U.S.A., May 1984):
Itwas discovered that “the International Biotest Laboratories intheUnited
States hadfalsified results ofsome long-term pesticide tests sothatsome pesticides
may have appeared tobelesshazardous than they really are(though thecompany
shredded records after thescandal broke). The scale was large:inabout 10years
IBT didmore than 20,000 tests forsome 200companies, andwasresponsible for
about 1/3ofallpesticide toxicity andcancer testing done bygovernment andin-
dustry.”
Please review “The Case Against Commercially-Grown Foods,” of Lesson 49.
99.2.7 Demineralization of Soils Worldwide
InLesson 49,nutrient contents oforganically-grown foods arecompared with those
ofchemically-grown foods, anditwasfound thatthefoods grown byorganic methods
had higher contents of nutrients, as well as better flavor.
Inthesummer of1977 acorn crop was grown onsoilthatwas mineral


 will not attempt it
until there is a break in the traf fic. Y ou will not stamp the pavement then,
apprehensively watching the approaching cars with an eye toward making a
sudden spurt. Y ou will know that such ener gy is wasted. Y ou will stand
patiently, serene and sure, because you have made up your mind. Every task
in life can be likened to this simple illustration.
The person who enters into activity without making up their mind what they
want to do and how they wish to accomplish it wastes their ener gies
considering unsuitable possibilities as they proceed. Some people say that
to make up your mind gives you tunnel vision; you never alter course
because you cannot see your surroundings. But all possibilities are inherent
in all situations at all times. They exist in each situation before we enter it.
Only those possibilities appear to us that we are able to envisage in our
minds, but the picture we have should be the result of our choice. People to
whom possibilities appear other than the one they set out to accomplish are
those who have not made definite decisions; they have allowed the images
in their minds to change, and this changing alters the situation in which they
find themselves.
 Decide and the T ools Ar e Given

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

We have to be tough with ourselves because it is easy to sink into lethar gy
and for get our aspirations. If we want to hitch a ride on life’ s express and
really go somewhere, we have to be prepared to be shaken up en route; we
have to know we will under go pain, and we have to be prepared to endure
it. All of us are inclined to be too soft with ourselves. W e want to be sure
that we don’ t work too hard, that we guard against tension, but the truth is
that we make ourselves strong by lifting weights, by entering conflict. W e
achieve physical health by exercise, by the constant use of our bodies to
reach some goal. W e achieve mental health by the same path, by keeping
our mental ef forts bent on learning, by always seeking to grow. Sleep is a
panacea and one of nature’ s wonders, but worlds are never conquered by
people who lie abed, only by those who are out in the world and doing.
People of purpose never have to decide between action and lassitude. The
image in a person’ s mind, if it is one of accomplishment, propels them into
action.
Purpose, however, is more significant than just accomplishment. Lack of
purpose can destroy a person, bring sickness, alcoholism. It is purpose that
holds the or ganism together. When that purpose disappears, the or ganism
begins to disintegrate. People who retire from active lives are excellent
illustrations.
Puttering around the garden, playing golf, and fishing are insuf ficient
purpose to hold a person together in their later years. The human or ganism
was not built for enjoyment, but for accomplishment. When we focus
ourselves on pleasure-seeking ends it is not long before we disintegrate both
intellectually and physically; even our senses become surfeited, and we are
no longer able to enjoy our pleasures. Those who work all their lives toward
the end of retirement usually are frustrated and confused after two or three
years of enforced leisure and seek desperately for some way to get back into
harness. Usually, however, their disintegration during this period has beenrapid, and they no longer can make a place for themselves in the world of
achievement. Then they become embittered and lonely, and old age really
sets in. How much better if they stayed on the job in the first place; if not in
the same job, then in another found on retiring, so that they can continue to
live each day with a purpose, so that they can feel part of the great human
effort to progress, so that their abilities and talents do not rust and
disintegrate but are kept sharp by constant use.

Use or Lose

There is a law that is apparent throughout all life. Simply stated it is, “Use
or lose.” If we put our right arm in a cast for three months it has shriveled to
almost nothing when the cast is taken of f. Only months of regular exercise
will restore it to normality. As we grow older and our lives become more
sedentary, we cease to put regular strain on our muscles, and they become
flabby and flaccid. Abdomens tend to protrude; fat gathers on hips and
thighs; and if we are forced to run across the street we are out of breath and
fear a heart attack. W e lose our physical condition through failure to use the
muscles of the body, and as a consequence we are easy prey for disease and
malfunction. Regular and systematic use of our muscles prevents this, so
with the more intangible parts of our natures.
We must use our courage or it deserts us; we must use our determination or
it leaves us; we must exercise our power of decision or we soon find that we
have none. T aking a mental stand on things is not only important to success
and achievement, but is also basic to mental health. Those who never know
where they stand and allow themselves to be swayed on every issue are
bound to put enormous strain on their emotional makeup, for they are led
from peak to valley of victory and defeat without the slightest idea of what
motivates them or what causes each circumstance to be attracted to them.
Faith in oneself and one’ s destiny is the seed from which all decision
springs. Doubt is the essence of old age and death. Cynicism, pessimism,and despair are harbingers of failure, disease, and disaster. All things spring
from mental images and emotional projections, and the ability to decide, to
make up one’ s mind, is automatic to those of us who see our unity with all
creatures and our umbilical connection with the Secret Self. T o be unable to
make up one’ s mind, no matter how trivial the problem, is an act of
cowardice and contaminates the soul. T o be unable to come to a decision is
in fact a kind of quitting, a sort of refusal to enter conflict, and mentally
dams up the flow of ener gy that proceeds into the individual from out of the
universal, retarding, limiting, bringing about dissolution and decay. To be
unable to make up one’ s mind implies a moral weakness. Such lethar gy is
not to be coddled but to be overcome. Y ou will not conquer fear by
acceding to it; only by meeting it head-on; and if you do, your victory is
assured, for fear itself is a coward and never stands before a direct
onslaught.

Making Y our Own Luck

Whatever you are afraid to do, do it, and you will be startled that you no
longer are afraid. Whatever you are unable to decide, decide it, and you will
be amazed how correct your decision has been. It is never the rightness or
wrongness of our decisions


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Truth vs. Falsehood: How to T ell the Differ ence
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness:
The Stairway to Enlightenment
Discovery of the Pr esence of God: Devotional Nonduality
Reality, Spirituality, and Modern Man
Healing and Recovery
Along the Path to Enlightenment
Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self
Letting Go: The Pathway of Surr ender
Dialogues on Consciousness and Spirituality
Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis and Calibrations
of the Levels of Human Consciousness
Orthomolecular Psychiatry  (with Linus Pauling)
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OceanofPDF.comCONTENTS
Forewor d by Wally Arnold
Preface  by Donna L. Robinson, Ph.D.
Introduction: The Road to Fame and Fortune
Chapter  1: Getting the Bananas
Chapter  2: The Anatomy of Success
Chapter  3: The Proof Is in the Pudding
Chapter  4: Having It Made
Chapter  5: Blowing It
Chapter  6: Integrity Wins the Day
Chapter  7: Get Rid of Business
Chapter  8: Heart-Hearted Versus Hard-Hearted
Chapter  9: The Success Express
Chapter  10: When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go
Chapter  11: The Top
Chapter  12: Easy Winner
Acknowledgments
About the Author
OceanofPDF.comFOREWORD
It was with complete serendipity that I first learned about Dr. David R.
Hawkins. It was 2004; my wife and I were visiting Wales, where we met a
new friend who immediately launched into a discussion about spirituality.
At one point our friend asked what spiritual books I liked to read. I said
that I was drawn to an internal  spiritual path, and while books played an
important part in that developme nt, I was not currently reading much on the
subject. She replied that the only spiritual author she would recommend
was a man named Dr. David R. Hawkins.
A month or so later, a copy of Power vs. Force arrived in my mailbox;
shortly thereafter, my friend and I met in Sedona, Arizona, to attend one of
Dr. Hawkins’ s lectures. He spoke for just over an hour before taking a
break, and I immediately made my way outside and wept. They were tears
of gratitude, to be sure.
The next several years passed quickly for my wife and me, between
growing our business and raising five sons—however, we made time to
attend Dr. Hawkins’ s lectures and eventually volunteered to help in any way
possible. Once he reached his 80s, his lecture schedule slowed, but a life-
enhancing message always came through when he spoke.
It was heartbreaking when “Doc ” passed. He was and is a gift from God
for me and thousands of others. And then in 2015, I learned that Doc had
left an unpublished manuscript entitled Success Is for You. As a lifelong
entrepreneur, I have certainly experienced both success and failure and
could not wait to read what Doc had to say on the subject.
Many years ago, when I had a company called Illuminations, I worked
with a wonderfu l man who was instrumental in building Starbucks from a
small company into a global brand. One day he told me a story about the
importance of living a “one-hat life.” He said that most people you meet
wear many hats: one at work, another at home, and yet another in their
spiritual life. He learned that people are at their best when they know whothey are and have one clear set of values that equally apply to all of life’s
activities.
Dr. Haw kins’ s body of work helps us to discover our one hat—that is,
who we are—and to provide a context for all of life’s experie nces. In the
pages of this newly discovered  book, he weaves his understan ding of life
into practical and immutable observations about universal princi ples and the
distinctions between perception and essence.
To those  who are familiar with Doc’s work, you will love how Success Is
for You weaves what you already know into the world of business and
success. You will smile at his stories, including the one about the restaurant
that insists on serving only raspberry vinaigrette salad dressing, even
though the customer simply wants the familiar Thousand Island or bleu
cheese.
On the other hand, if you are unfamiliar with Dr. Hawkins, this book
serves as a perfect introduction, providing profound insights that allow you
to focus on and achieve that which you desire.
To those who already have a business, Doc explains that there is only one
customer we serve and why. Or if you intend to start a business one day,
this book is an invaluable resource—read it first, and then keep it handy.
Upon receiving the manuscrip t, I decided to read it and apply the
principles myself. Immediately, I was reminded of those qualities that have
brought the greatest satisfaction  in my work life. I also discovered places
where I was stuck and subsequently found freedom.
Several months later, I was feeling quite stressed about work, and my
wife suggested that I connect again with Doc’ s manuscript. Honestly, in the
moment her suggestion was irritating, but the following day I picked it up
and reread a section. Immediately, the stress passed. I decid ed to move
Success Is for Y ou to a permanent spot on my desk.
Think of this book as a primer for business and life. It was written by a
humble man who achieved greatness; a brilliant man who channeled his
gifts into helping others, buildin g a world-renowned medical practice in the
process; and, moreover, a spiritu al man who saw in you all that you were in
this very moment.
I am eternally grateful to have met Dr. Hawkins and humbled to be asked
to write these words. If you are reading them, my prayer is that this may be
that serendipitous moment when  you are introduced, or reintroduced, to an
eternal message of possibility and kindness that will serve you forever.— Wally Arnold
Founder of Popcornopolis
Founder of Illuminations
Santa Monica, California, 2015
OceanofPDF.comPREFACE
Who among us would not like to be successful? How many people do we
know


	of	more	effectively	treating	cancer—though	without	success."

At	the	Atlantic	City	Convention	of	the	American	Medical	Association,	when

each	cancer	specialist	was	asked	what	was	the	cause	of	cancer,	each	one	in	turn

admitted	he	did	not	know.	One	of	them	said,	"I	admit	I	know	neither	the	cause

nor	the	cure	of	cancer—and	neither	do	you,	not	anyone	else	here."
This	statement,	no	doubt,	voices	the	orthodox	medical	view	regarding	cancer.	If

they	did	know	the	cause	of	this	disease	they	would	not	use	the	three	hazardous

treatments	they	claim	are	the	only	"proved	cures".

CANCER—NO	MYSTERY

Outside	the	medical	field	and	among	the	few	independent	physicians	who	dare

to	think	for	themselves,	there	are	to	be	found	those	who	do	know	the	cause	and

cure	of	cancer	because	they	understand	the	underlying	cause	of	disease	in

general.	Only	when	this	is	known	can	the	right	approach	to	prevention	and	cure

be	attempted	with	any	certainty	of	success.

Dr.	Herbert	M.	Shelton	is	one	of	these	men	with	a	clear	view	as	to	the	cause	and

control	of	disease.	In	an	article	in	The	Hygienic	Review,	for	April,	1949	he

writes:

"Cancer	has	no	secret.	It	is	but	a	part	of	general	pathology	(disease).	It	is	an	end-
point	in	a	chain	of	pathological	sequences	that	need	only	to	be	watched	to	be

recognized.	There	is	no	specific	cause	of	cancer.	It	is	merely	another	and	final

link	in	the	pathological	chain	that	began	in	infancy	with	the	first	cold.	It	is	a

product	of	pathological	evolution:

"They	(the	medical	profession)	insist	upon	viewing	cancer	as	some	spontaneous

horror	that	suddenly	springs	upon	its	victims	from	out	of	the	void.	They	refuse	to

recognize	the	office	of	the	general	causes	of	pathology	in	the	production	of

cancer.

"So	long	as	cancer	"research"	is	only	a	search	for	a	"cancer	secret"	that,	after	all,

is	but	a	figment	of	the	imagination,	their	experiments	will	continue	to	be	sterile

repetitions	of	experiments	that	have	already	been	performed.

"What,	then,	is	the	cause	of	cancer?	It	is	an	evolution	out	of	toxemia

(poisoning).		Toxemia	is	a	chronic	state,	due	to	ones	enervating	(depleting)	mode

of	living.	Toxemia	produces	the	chronic	local	irritative	conditions	that	form	the

site	of	cancer.	External	irritations	such	as	tobacco,	mineral	oil,	alcohol,	spices,

coal	tar	products,	drugs,	etc.,	may	and	do	add	to	the	cause	in	many	cases,	but	it	is

noteworthy	that	only	a	few	of	those	subjected	to	these	irritants	develop	cancer.	In

the	absence	of	sufficient	tissue	degeneration	from	chronic	toxemia,	the	body
	successfully	resists	these	irritants."

J.	Ellis	Barker	has	this	to	say	regarding	the	cause	of	cancer	(This	quotation	is

from	his	book	on	cancer,	foreworded	by	Sir	Arbuthnot	Lane,	famous	English

Surgeon	and	physician	to	the	Royal	Family	of	England.):

"The	cause	of	cancer	is	twofold:

1)	chronic	poisoning	and

2)	vitamin	starvation."	(The	required	vitamins	do	not	include	the	manufactured

products	by	that	name	many	of	which	are	coal	tar	products	and	injurious	in

themselves.	The	only	vitamins	worthy	of	the	name	are	to	be	found	in	natural,

unprocessed	foods	such	as	vegetables	and	fruits,	nuts	and	grams	Eleanor

McBean)

"The	poison	may	be	introduced	from	without	or	generated	from	within.	In	the

former	class	are	aniline	and	paraffin	fumes,	deep	burns	of	any	kind—including

X-ray	and	radium	burns,	and	arsenical	poisons	(as	in	arsenic	insecticides	sprayed

on	fruits	and	vegetables)	whether	breathed	in	through	the	lungs	or	taken	as

medicine	into	the	system	through	the	mouth	or	by	subcutaneous	injection."	Mr.

Barker	quotes	other	authorities	to	show	that	"continued	medical	use	of	arsenic,

even	in	extremely	small	doses,	may	lead	to	cancer	after	20	years	or	more,	and

even	after	the	discontinuance	of	the	drug."	He	referred	to	the	Silesian	miners	in

the	cobalt	mines	of	Schineeverg,	"who	developed	a	most	unusual	form	of	cancer,

cancer	of	the	lungs,	from	breathing	in	arsenic	after	having	been	employed	in	the

mines	for	more	than	20	years."	(Medical	Voodoo,	p.	207)

Dr.	George	S.	Weger,	a	"reformed"	medical	doctor	who	rose	head	and	shoulders

above	his	colleagues,	summed	up	the	cancer	situation,	in	his	"Genesis	and

Control	of	Disease.	(p.	334).	He	wrote:

"No	germ	for	cancer	has	yet	been	found,	and,	in	the	author’s	opinion	none	ever

will	be	found.	Cancer	is	one	disease	that	is	distinctive	of	toxemia,	(poisoning)

plus	trauma,	plus	irritation.	It	occurs	most	frequently	in	selective	areas	but	may

be	found	anywhere	in	the	body.	No	infection	of	secondary	nature	is	necessary	to

make	this	abnormality	a	cancer	by	conversion	from	something	else.	If	a

cancerous	mass	breaks	down,	softens,	and	suppurates,	it	is	usually	in	a	late	stage

and	signifies	a	serious	breach	in	the	defenses—the	vitality	of	the	individual—and	the	toxemia	then	immediately	takes	on	the	characteristics	of	sepsis	which

destroys	the	life	of	the	blood.

"Some	specialists	advance	the	theory	that	cancer	activity	is	dependent	upon	a

vegetable	parasite,	a	protozoa,	identified	as	Trichomonas.	It	is	conceded,

however,	that	this	parasite	(if	any)	is	not	capable	of	producing	cancer	without	the

accompaniment	of	two	other	important	factors:	first,	proper	soilage	(toxemia);

second,	continued	irritation	or	injury."

Another	cancer	authority	who	recognized	that	toxemia	or	internal	poisons	cause

cancer,	is	Dr.	Robert	Bell,	Vice	President	of	the	International	Society	for	Cancer

Research.	His	statement	in	The	Medical	Record	for	March,	1922	reads	as

follows:

"Cancer	is	rooted	in	every	drop	of	blood	in	the	body,	and	we	may	as	well	expect

to	stop	the	growing	of	apples	by	picking	them	off	the	trees...as	to	expect	to

destroy	malignancy	in	the	human	body	by	attacking	the	outward	growth..For

depend	on	it,	every	cell	of	the	body	is	affected,	and	has	been	affected	for	a	long

period,	prior	to	the	appearance	of	the	local	outcrop...In	my	view,	cancer	is	the

outcome	of	prolonged	toxemia,	and	a	vitiated	(polluted)	blood	supply	affecting

the	nervous	system	and	the	efficiency	of	the	endocrine	glands,	which	explains

the	absence	of	healthy	metabolism	and	the	dire	disturbance	which	we	call

cancer."

LYMPHATIC	INVOLVEMENT	IN	CANCER
Without	going	into	technical	detail	on	this	subject	it	is,	nevertheless,	important	to

show	the	relationship	of	the	lymphatic	glands	to	vaccinal	cancer.	The	lymph

vessels	form	a	fine	n


 1976, page 227)
Mayr wrote: “It seems to me Lamarck has a much better claim to be
designated the ‘founder of the theory of evolution,’ as indeed he has by
several French historians … he was the first author to devote an entire
book primarily to the presentation of a theory of or ganic evolution. He
was the first to present the entire system of animals as a product of
evolution.”Not only did Lamarck present his theory fifty years before Darwin, he
of fered a much less harsh theory of the mechanisms of evolution.
Lamarck’ s theory suggested that evolution was based on an “instructive,”
cooperative interaction among or ganisms and their environment that
enables life forms to survive and evolve in a dynamic world. His notion
was that or ganisms acquire and pass on adaptations necessary for their
survival in a changing environment. Interestingly, Lamarck’ s hypothesis
about the mechanisms of evolution conform to modern cell biologists’
understanding of how immune systems adapt to their environment as
described above.
Lamarck’ s theory was an early tar get of the Church. The notion that
humans evolved from lower life forms was denounced as heresy.
Lamarck was also scorned by his fellow scientists who, as creationists,
ridiculed his theories. A German developmental biologist, August
W eismann, helped propel Lamarck into obscurity when he tried to test
Lamarck’ s theory that or ganisms pass on survival-oriented traits acquired
through their interaction with the environment. In one of W eismann’ s
experiments, he cut of f the tails of male and female mice and mated
them. W eismann ar gued that if Lamarck’ s theory were correct, the
parents should pass on their tail-less state to future generations. The first
generation of mice was born with tails. W eismann repeated the
experiment for 21 more generations, but not one tail-less mouse was
born, leading W eismann to conclude that Lamarck’ s notion of
inheritance was wrong.
But W eismann’ s experiment was not a true test of Lamarck’ s theory.
Lamarck suggested that such evolutionary changes could take “immense
periods of time,” according to biographer L. J. Jor -danova. In 1984,
Jordanova wrote that Lamarck’ s theory “rested on” a number of
“propositions” including “the laws governing living things have
produced increasingly complex forms over immense periods of time.”
(Jordanova 1984, page 71) W eismann’ s five-year experiment was clearly
not long enough to test the theory. An even more fundamental flaw in his
experiment is that Lamarck never ar gued that every change an or ganism
experienced would take hold. Lamarck said or ganisms hang on to traits
(like tails) when they need them to survive. Although W eismann didn’ t
think the mice needed their tails, no one asked the mice if they thought
their tails were necessary for survival!Despite its obvious flaws, the study of the tail-less mice helped destroy
Lamarck’ s reputation. In fact, Lamarck has been mostly ignored or
vilified. Cornell University evolutionist C.H. W adding-ton wrote in The
Evolution of An Evolutionist  (W addington 1975, page 38): “Lamarck is
the only major figure in the history of biology whose name has become
to all intents and purposes, a term of abuse. Most scientists’
contributions are fated to be outgrown, but very few authors have written
works, which, two centuries later, are still rejected with indignation so
intense that the skeptic may suspect something akin to an uneasy
conscience. In point of fact, Lamarck has, I think, been somewhat
unfairly judged.”
W addington wrote those prescient words thirty years ago. T oday
Lamarck’ s theories are being reevaluated under the weight of a body of
new science that suggests that the oft-denounced biologist was not
entirely wrong and the oft-lauded Darwin not entirely correct. The title
of an article in the prestigious journal Science  in 2000 was one sign of
glasnost: “W as Lamarck Just a Little Bit Right?” (Balter 2000)
One reason some scientists are taking another look at Lamarck is that
evolutionists are reminding us of the invaluable role cooperation plays in
sustaining life in the biosphere. Scientists have long noted symbiotic
relationships in nature. In Darwin’ s Blind Spot  (R yan 2002, page 16),
British physician Frank R yan chronicles a number of such relationships,
including a yellow shrimp that gathers food while its partner gobi fish
protects it from predators and a species of hermit crab that carries a pink
anemone on top of its shell. “Fish and octopuses like to feed on hermit
crabs, but when they approach this species, the anemone shoots out its
brilliantly colored tentacles, with their microscopic batteries of poisoned
darts, and stings the potential predator, encouraging it to look elsewhere
for its meal.” The warrior anemone gets something out of the
relationship as well because it eats the crab’ s leftover food.
But today’ s understanding of cooperation in nature goes much deeper
than the easily observable relationships. “Biologists are becoming
increasingly aware that animals have coevolved and continue to coexist,
with diverse assemblages of microor ganisms that are required for normal
health and development,” according to a recent article in Science  called
“W e Get By W ith A Little Help from Our (Little) Friends.” (Ruby, et al,2004) The study of these relationships is now a rapidly growing field
called “Systems Biology.”
Ironically, in recent decades, we have been taught to wage war against
microor ganisms with everything from antibacterial soap to antibiotics.
But that simplistic message ignores the fact that many bacteria are
essential to our health. The classic example of how humans get help
from microor ganisms is the bacteria in our digestive system, which are
essential to our survival. The bacteria in our stomach and intestinal tract
help digest food and also enable the absorption of life-sustaining
vitamins. This microbe-human cooperation is the reason that the rampant
use of antibiotics is detrimental to our survival. Antibiotics are
indiscriminate killers; they kill bacteria that are required for our survival
as ef ficiently as they kill harmful bacteria.
Recent advances in genome science have revealed an additional
mechanism of cooperation among species. Living or ganisms, it turns out,
actually integrate their cellular communities by sharing their genes. It
had been thought that genes are passed on only to the progeny of an
individual or ganism through reproduction. Now scientists realize that
genes are shared not only among the individual members of a species but
also among members of dif ferent species. The sharing of genetic
information via gene transfer  speeds up evolution since or ganisms can
acquire “learned” experiences from other or ganisms. (Nitz, et al, 2004;
Pennisi 2004; Boucher, et al, 2003; Dutta and Pan 2002; Gogarten 2003)
Given this sharing of genes, or ganisms can no longer be seen as
disconnected entities; there is no wall between species. Daniel Drell,
manager of the Department of Ener gy’ s microbial genome program told
Science  (2001 294:1634) “we can no longer comfortably say what is a
species anymore.” (Pennisi 2001)
This sharing of information is not an accident. It is nature’ s method of
enhancing the survival of the biosphere. As discussed earlier, genes are
physical memories of an or ganism’ s learned experiences. The recently
recognized exchange of genes among individuals disperses those
memories, thereby influencing the survival of all or ganisms that make up
the community of life. Now that we are aware of this inter - and intra-
species gene transfer mechanism, the dangers of genetic engineering
become apparent. For example, tinkering with the genes of a tomato may
not stop at that tomato but could alter the entire biosphere in ways thatwe cannot foresee. Already there is a study that shows that when humans
digest genetically modified foods, the artificially created genes transfer
into and alter the character of the beneficial bacteria in the intestine.
(Heritage 2004; Netherwood, et al, 2004) Similarly, gene transfer among
genetically engineered agricultural crops and surrounding native species
has given rise to highly resistant species deemed superweeds. (Milius
2003; Haygood, et al, 2003; Desplanque, et al, 2002; Spencer and Snow
2001) Genetic engineers have never taken the reality of gene transfer
into consideration when they have introduced genetically modified
or ganisms into the environment. W e are now beginning to experience the
dire consequences of this oversight as their engineered genes are
spreading among and altering other or ganisms in the environment.
(W atrud, et al, 2004)
Genetic evolutionists warn that if we fail to apply the lessons of our
shared genetic destiny, which should be teaching us the importance of
cooperation among all species, we threaten human existence. W e need to
move beyond Darwinian Theory, which stresses the importance of
individuals, to one that