 measured. Every action of mankind, every court decision,
every headline in the newspaper is unconsciously, if not consciously,
measured according to the teachings of the Buddha or Christ or Muhammad
or so. Muhammad calibrated at 700. You see, Buddha was 1,000; Christ was
1,000; Krishna was 1,000. All the great enlightened, fabled gurus of ancient
times—Zoroaster at 1,000. Muhammad I’ve repeatedly calibrated at 700, so
there was not the enormous power of spiritual truth to overcome, let’ s say,
the tribal proclivities of that part of the world, perhaps, so the teaching
breaks through—it breaks through. But don’ t forget, it broke through in
Christianity also in the middle. Certainly, the end times being positioned. The truth of Christianity has broken through by some primitive negativity
and savagery, which expressed itself in that way. And now we see it sort of
delayed in the coming from that part of the world. So, the spiritual person now is confronted with how to contextualize and
comprehend and understand the current world events, but then again, it has
been that way since I have been on the planet. World War I had just expired,
and then came the Great Depression, and then World War II, and I don’ t
know how many wars since then. And so, we’re always confronted with the
spiritual—the seeming  spiritual dilemmas of the expression of the ego, in its
expression as the actions, collective actions, of society. In any case, all any of us can do is within our own heart to reach the
highest level of compassion and understanding and try to recontextualize it
compassionately, because in so doing, we undo it. So each of those who
were able to undo great negativity did so because in a way, their heart wassupported by the hearts of all of us. They just didn’ t reach 550 all by their
lonesome, out there on an ice floe, you know. So, the evolution of the
consciousness of mankind is dependent on all the contributions of all of us. So, each one of us counts, and each one of us counts quite decisively. Each
one of us certainly counts quite decisively. “That’ s a fact: resist” (T rue). You know, I’ve always been suspicious of holy-sounding religious
teachings, you know what I’m saying. Holy-sounding religious teachings,
you say, “Yeah, right. ” I want to see, is that a fact, or is that not a fact. The Harmony of the Universe
There’ s the question of where astrology, for instance, fits into this whole
picture. Well, if the universe is one karmic whole, one karmic oneness, then
all that’ s within the universe, including its physical expressions as the
planetary systems, et cetera, is part and parcel of that harmony, huh. Therefore, the planets are also in harmony with that universality. I would
see it that, from a high level—we’ve said that archangels calibrate 50,000
and up, and you realize that we’re talking about logarithmic progression
here—one archangel at 50,000 that even thinks of you is likely to knock
you out of your body for some 20 or 30 years. And you’re lucky to breathe
again. Well anyway, so from some very higher level of Divinity, then. let’s say, if everything is the interaction of ener gy fields, which can be
represented symbolically as an attractor field, that means that all things are
therefore in harmony. So, I don’ t see a constellation as causing something
within human experience on this planet. I see a third factor out here. Because of this third factor, this constellation is in this position and this
event is happening commonly within the human experience, but this
astrologic position is not causing the human experience. Both the human
experience and the astrologic positionalities are expressing. So, if it is the
time for great harvesting, let’ s say, that which is supportive of life in all of
its expressions is expressing itself astrologically this way and has greater
crops on this planet at this time, right. And then, at a later time in the cycle,
the harvesting goes down and the astrologic position at that time is
different. So, to explain the harmony of the universe, which is consistent with the
concept of the holographic universe and also the nonlinear dimensions of
reality, it isn’ t that “this” on this side of the universe is causing  “this,” but itis concordant; and those of you who are familiar with advanced theoretical
physics know that the spin of an electron on. and the spin of an electron
in another part of the universe—this one is not causing  the spin of this
electron, but if this one stops and reverses, so does this, but there’ s no
connection between the two of them. Which means that which you want to
call “cause” is really just a terminology, a verbalization and a concept, and
not a reality. But if you want to say there is a cause, the cause would then be
outside both the electrons and that which causes this electron to go this way
and this one, this way. So, this electron is not causing this. So, to me, an
astrologic position does not cause  pots and pans to break, but the timing of
pots and pans breaking is simultaneous with that but not caused by that, you
understand. Simultaneity does not mean causality. Just as peace appearing
on the earth and all people praying for peace—it doesn’ t mean necessarily
that the praying for the peace is causing  the peace. But the appropriate time
is an appropriate time for all things. And the appropriate timing of peace
appearing and the appropriate time of praying for peace are probably
simultaneous but not causal. Some Spiritual Sayings Are Not Accurate
There are a lot of sayings, you know, spiritual sayings that are not exactly
accurate. I mean, if they were all accurate, everybody would be enlightened. A lot of them are greatly inaccurate. To say, “All things are possible with
God,” is usually a hypothetical statement to counter somebody else’ s
argument in order to prove that you’re right. In usage, when looked at
exactly, it cannot be so, because that which God cannot be is “not God. ”
“All things are possible with God” is usually used to explain or give some
kind of reification of the potential truth of something preposterous and quite
unlikely. However, there is a correct usage to it within the infinite power of
God in another context, in another sense. No, it’ s still not true. Because
of the nature of creation itself that each thing becomes the essence of its
own potentiality as the fulfillment of its own karma, there can’ t really be the
fulfillment of something else’ s karma, or a bird would turn into a toad. No,
a toad can only become a toad. So, we could say that that which “is” cannot
become that which it is not. It can only be that which it is. That has to do
with the self-identity of reality. The most dif ficult thing to see about in the
enlightened condition—let’ s say, the radical sense of “I”—the thing thatmakes it the most dif ficult to understand is that everything is radically only
that which it is. It sounds like a nonsensical statement, but the ego cannot
deal with anything except creating—cannot make any statement without
creating a duality, thereby negating the reality of that which it is attempting
to describe. Even the word is is incorrect. The radical reality of that which
sits and speaks through this is-ness here is beyond is-ness; it is beyond
beingness. Even a transitive, intransitive verb is incorrect. There is neither a
subject nor a predicate. There is neither a “this” doing a “that,” nor a “here”
as compared to a “there. ” Those are all positionalities within mentalization. Those are all mentalizations. No such thing can be. The only thing that’ s
possible is the reality of the cat being absolutely, completely, 101 percent
cat—not caused by anything extraneous to itself. The only absolute
statement of truth that’ s possible is the word I. To say “am,” the suf fix “am”
to “I,” is already a negation of the reality of the truth of “I,” “is-ness,” and
“beingness,” because the radical reality of that which I am is beyond either
“is-ness” or “beingness. ” It is beyond existence or nonexistence. All such
terminologies are mentations. So the most dif ficult thing about seeing the
truth of the reality of who you are is the radical identity of the self as the
Self. That which you subjectively experience as Self is that and nothing
else. Then the ego comes in and tries to destroy that realization by adding
all kinds of adjectives, adverbs. “I am that I am” is already deviating from
truth. “Am-ness,” “beingness” itself, is beyond the radical reality of the
truth of that which you really are. Any verb at all is varying from truth. In
fact, any noun is already varying from truth, because each one is


	stinging. And
now	a	true	love—someone	who	neither	stings	nor	runs	nor	is	attracted	to	pain
—is	on	their	way	to	meet	you. In	the	words	or	the	Persian	poet	Rumi,	“Out	of
a	shattered	open	heart	springs	a	fountain	of	fiery	sacred	passion	that	will
never	run	dry. ”
Don’t	skip	a	beat. Perfume	your	soul. Make	ready	your	house. Prepare	your
heart. Perhaps	you	were	let	down	by	a	love	of	this	world,	so	you	would	learn	at
last	to	lean	only	on	God. Dear	God,
I	surrender	to	You
my	past	relationships. Teach	me	how	to	forgive,
dear	God,
that	I	might	be	weighed	down	no	longer. I	release	the	ones	who	have	wounded	me:
may	they	now	find	their	joy. May	I	be	forgiven
for	the	wounds	I’ve	inflicted. May	all	of	us	find	true	peace. Amen
T
HE	PROBLEM	WITH
NOT
YET	LEANING	ON
	G
OD	IS	THAT	WE	THEN	TEND
	to	lean	inordinately	on
other	people. Failing	to	embrace	a	love	that	will	always	be	there	for	us,	we
become	vulnerable	to	ones	that	won’t	be. I	remember	a	television	show	that	was	very	popular	when	I	was	a	little	girl
called
Father	Knows	Best. Every	time	the	teenage	daughter	walked	into	a
room,	her	father	gave	her	a	huge	smile	and	exclaimed,	“Why	hello,	Princess. ”
Being	so	deeply	adored	by	her	father	at	that	age,	a	girl’s	brain	would	be
imprinted	with	an	emotional	propensity	for	men	who	treat	her	in	a	similarly
adoring	way. Healthy	male	attention	would	feel	natural	to	her;	she’d	grow	up
knowing	what	it	looks	like	and	how	she	should	respond	to	it. But	if	male	attention	is	missing,	then	the	girl	grows	up	in	many	cases	to	be
a	woman	who	either	deflects	such	a	comment	because	it’s	so	alien	to	her,	or
goes	in	the	opposite	direction	and	practically	turns	it	into	a	marriage	proposal. Either	way,	there’s	a	void	where	a	genuine	sense	of	her	female	self	should	be. And	boy,	is	an	inauthentic	person	a	sucker	for	an	inauthentic	person. A	woman	like	that	would	be	particularly	vulnerable	to	emotional	charlatans
—the	“charmers”	who	say	exactly	the	right	thing	and	know	a	fair	amount	of
poetry,	but	from	whom	there’s	rarely	a	responsible	follow-through	to	their
protestations	of	adoration. He	too	was	almost	always	a	wounded	child. Something	made	it	necessary	for	him,	when	young,	to	learn	performance	as	a
survival	skill. For	whatever	reason,	he	came	to	feel	at	a	tragically	early	age
that	deceit	rather	than	authenticity	was	a	normal	mode	of	being. Conscious
connection	to	his	own	deeper	truth	was	superseded	by	a	need	to	find	whatever
words	or	behavior	would	help	him	survive	a	traumatic	moment. Life	taught
him	to	behave	falsely—not	how	to	present	himself	as	he	truly	is,	in	touch	withhis	honest	feelings	and	deeper	truth—but	rather	to	display	with	lightning
speed	whatever	behavior	gives	him	a	short-term	emotional	advantage. Someone	who	learned	the	subtleties	of	human	manipulation	at	an	early	age
tends	to	be	very	good	at	it	by	the	time	he’s	an	adult. Such	a	person	simply
lacks	integrity;	not	because	he’s	a	bad	human	being,	but	because	he	was
knocked	out	of	his	spiritual	center	as	a	child	and	hasn’t	yet	learned	to	reclaim
it. As	a	child,	he	was	a	victim;	as	an	adult,	however,	he’ll	be	held	accountable
for	his	behavior	one	way	or	another. As	a	friend	once	said	to	me,	“The
universe	keeps	a	perfect	set	of	books. ”
How	many	times	have	we	excused	someone’s	unacceptable	behavior	with
lines	like,	“But	inside,	he’s	just	a	wounded	little	boy”. To	which	a	girlfriend
of	mine	once	responded,	“So	was	Hitler. ”	The	fact	that	I	have	compassion	for
you	doesn’t	mean	I	shouldn’t	delete	you	from	my	BlackBerry. Damaged	people	damage	people. They’re	also	attracted	to	other	damaged
people. So	we	should	all	beware. Those	such	as	the	man	and	woman	described	above	would	easily	be	drawn
to	each	other,	as	their	neuroses	form	a	perfect	fit. He’s	a	performer
extraordinaire,	and	she’s	easily	taken	in	by	a	great	performance. Their	egos’
intention	is	that	they	trigger	each	other’s	wounds,	but	God’s	intention	is	that
they
heal
	each	other’s	wounds. Which	it	will	be	is	up	to	them. Whoever	is
willing	to	do	the	work	in	a	relationship,	seeing	it	as	their	own	opportunity	for
self-healing,	w	ill	receive	the	blessing	whether	the	other	person	makes	the
same	choice	or	not. And,	ultimately,	all	of	us	will	get	there;	lessons	we
haven’t	learned	will	just	keep	coming	around	until	we	do. Healing	can	hurt—whether	it’s	the	healing	of	having	to	face	the	shame	of
our	own	humiliation,	or	the	pain	of	having	to	turn	our	backs	on	someone
whose	patterns	are	unhealthy	for	us	to	be	around	though	we	love	them	still. Either	way,	the	pain	of	the	healing	is	far	preferable	to	the	pain	of	remaining	at
the	effect	of	the	neurotic	pattern. The	woman	will	find,	if	she	searches,	that	while	her	worldly	daddy	wasn’t
always	there,	her	Heavenly	Father	is	there	for	her	always;	never	fails	to	adore
her;	and	has	created	her	whole,	which	she	will	always	be. The	man	will
discover—if	he	continues	his	spiritual	quest—that	the	patterns	of	deceit	that
he	learned	so	early,	and	have	now	become	forces	over	which	he	seems	to	have
no	control,	can	and	will	be	healed	as	he	acknowledges	them	and	prays	that
they	be	lifted. Will	the	man	and	woman	above	get	past	their	wounds. Will	she	growstrong	enough	in	her	sense	of	true	self	to	lose	all	attraction	to	false	romantics,
preferring	authentic	love	before	the	ersatz	version. Will	he	at	last	feel	bad
enough	about	the	hurt	he	causes	others	to	ask	for	God’s	help	in	changing	his
behavior. Each	must	choose. The	one	who	learns	and	grows	will	mature	and
ripen	with	age. The	one	who	doesn’t	will	just	grow	old…. Dear	God,
Please	heal	my	romantic	wounds,
that	I	might	give	and	receive	true	love. Teach	me	how	to	let	love	in,
and	how	to	let	it	stay. Amen
I
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	E
LLEN
	B
URSTYN’S	SUPERB	MEMOIR
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essons	in

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ecoming

M
yself
,	she	describes	how,
after	a	dramatic,	decades-long	string	of	husbands	and	lovers,	she	found
herself	taking	a	25-year	break—repeat:
25
years
—before	ultimately	finding
the	healthy,	wholesome	romance	she’d	always	wanted. She	d


 give us
a glimpse ofit is a whole field ofstudy in itself.The sage
Ramana Maharshi taught that the world you see (per
ception) does not even exist and is illusory (the
Buddha's "Maya"). On the Map of Consciousness, let us compare the
level of consciousness with its emotion, our view of
the world, and how this would give us a view of God. At the bottom of the Map is a negative energy field WORRY, FEAR, AND ANXIETY 289
called Guilt that calibrates at a power of 30. It is the
world of self-hatred, self-destruction, and a person
who is guilt-ridden.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Spiritual work is pictured as
studying a textbook, looking at a picture of a guru, and
singing songs. Then an acute catastrophe occurs, and
the spiritual work is bypassed. It then resumes after all
the various emergencies and tasks in one's life have
been handled. It is as though we do not really see the essence of
spiritual work. We do not see that the spiritual work
brings up these acute crises, brings us into them, and
that they are an opportimity. This is where the spiritual
work is happening. The other was preparation, gathering
of information and experience, deciding on direction,
and accumulating spiritual knowledge. Then suddenly 250 HEALING AND RECOVERY
comes the moment of truth, the time to do it. There are people who have been in spiritual work
and around metaphysical circles for many years, and
nothing changes in their lives. They have the same ill
nesses and problems; their personal life is the same. They have not had any of the experiences of inner
truth that they hear about, and why is that. When life
brings the golden opportunity to them, that is the time
to make the spiritual knowledge real. It is the time for
transformation, the time to take that leap in conscious
ness. These are golden moments. Acute catastrophes are the times when we make
great leaps,when we face them directly and ftxedly say,
"I will not veer from this spiritual work. " Now we are
really confronted with truly spiritual work. It is not
reading some pleasant-sounding phrases in a book or
looking at some happy picture. Instead, we are right in
the thick of it, in the teeth of it. The teeth of spiritual
work occur when we are confronted with that which
we cannot avoid. It is the direct confrontation that
requires a leap in consciousness. These are the golden opportunities that are price
less ifwe see themthatway,ifwe arewilling to bewith
them and say,"Okay. "The willingness to go with them,
no matter how painful it may be, enables a giant leap in
consciousness, a real advance in wisdom, knowledge,
and awareness. That which we read about in the books
then becomes our own inner experience. There is something below the emotionality that is
experiencing this energy out for a person. It is literally
being handled by something far greater than one's
personal self. If only the small personal self were HANDLING MAJOR CRISES 251
present, one would be totally swamped and obliterated
by the energy released during these experiences. One survives the experiences because there is some
thing greater than the personal self that is more than
capable of handling them. The trick of the mind is to not see that. It tries to
change what goes on 'out there', tries to figure it out,
and then falls back on the intellect and fmds that the
intellect is not going to resolve this kind of problem. When we have dropped a big oak log on our foot and
broken all the bones across the front of the foot, what
is needed at that moment is our readiness and willing
ness to handle what life presents. Having the tools and
the willingness brings about very rapid healing. There is the awareness in acute overwhelm that we
really can handle the experiences. Part of the panic
comes from the realization that what we think we
are-our powerless, limited self-is no match for the
power of this experience. That is precisely what is
going on-the limited, individual, personal self cannot
handle the overwhelm. This is the precise spiritual
value of it. What do we really want to change about the
experience. We will see that what we want to do is
change how we feel about it. What we can know is that
the feeling will come and go. The event is not going to
bother us after the feeling state. All that we have to
experience through is the acute upsurge and energy of
the emotion. The events will take care of themselves. The desire to change what occurred and how we
feel about it have to be surrendered. The confrontation
is there, and all we can do is say yes to experiencing it
through, no matter what the nature is, such as the 252 HEALING AND RECOVERY
death of a loved one, divorce, separation, an acute
emergency, or a catastrophic injury. All bring about a
state of shock that is the same, no matter what is the
precipitating event. The shock is the sudden realization
of our powerlessness, the fact that the will has met a
brick wall, that we are stoppable and have been
stopped, and that the personal will cannot have its way. Therefore, the shock and realization of all this is the
same in all the experiences, along with the fact that it
is unchangeable and permanent. That is the shock. It is
as though we come up full speed against a brick wall,
and every time in life when we do this, it releases the
same energy field. If you have been through more than one of these
experiences in your life, you can look back and realize
that this is so, and that each time the state ofshock was
the same. The experience and sequence were the
same. There was the experience with the feeling of sud
den numbness, the state of disbelief, and then the
unleashing of all the negative feelings. When we look at the negative feelings precisely
and at some of the experiences we have had, we real
ize thatwe experienced all ofthis. We experienced the
totality of that negative energy field. In the morning it
would be present, and in the afternoon it would still be
present. In fact, within a minute's time, we fluctuated
back and forth. It is like a scintillating energy field in
which the form of the emotionality is flickering from
anger to resentment, to self-pity, to jealousy, to getting
even, to revenge, to hate, to hating God, to hating one
self, to blaming the family and society, to blaming the
government and laws. The mind wildly races around in HANDLING MAJOR CRISES 253
this negative energy field. We can see the diffuseness
and formlessness of it. It is like a basketful of negative
energy, and we only have to handle the basket, not all
the little things that are flickering around in it. We only
have to handle the 'all' of it. When we see that it is
decompressing the 'all' of it, it moves us rapidly
through it and out the other side. We see that it is an
inescapable experience,·and we must have the willing
ness to surrender to the work that has to be done now. How can we tell when that work is finished. When we
suddenly come out into that inner state of peace. We know that years later people continue to have
resentment and anger and are still caught in some
aspect ofthat negative energy field because the events
were not handled in the first place. The person was
unwilling to sit down and handle them until completed. People are unwilling to do this because of the pain
involved and because they do not know the techniques
to use. Every time they go at it, they again start trying
to change the events in the world and handle the
thoughts. The intellect and the mind try to figure it out,
and the person runs into the same impasse. By not hav
ing an effective tool with which to handle the events,
the work remains incomplete. What happens with the incomplete work and the
emotions that were not released. That which is left
undone begins to express itself in emotional attitudes
and in the body inthe form ofillness. The unconscious
guilt that was not let go of over the catastrophe that
happened many' years ago comes forth through the
autonomic nervous system and the acupuncture energy
system and connects with something from the mind. 254 HEALING AND RECOVERY
The energy field of the intellect of thinkingness is in
the 400s. The energy field of guilt, fear, or anger then
couples with some belief system in the mind about a
particular illness that results in a physical illness. In psy
choanalysis, it would be called psychosomatic, and in
this case, the contribution of the psychological ele
ment is on the surface and quite visible. The end result
of the unresolved emotional handling of a catastrophic
experience is often an illness that may occur many
years later. The grief that was left


 diet could be subjected to exhaustive
analysis in the light of modern nutritional oncology research. He didn’t have any of this
scientific knowledge, yet empirically devised a method which ensures that a large range of
these products would be delivered to the cancer patient, intact and in pharmacologically
active doses ” (added emphasis). In the rest of her study Dr. Wheatley reviews further components of the Gerson Therapy,
from the value of juicing to the importance of coffee enemas and finds all of them scientifically
justified. In conclusion let us quote one of her shrewd comments: “ Conventional medical
methods of treating cancer—chemotherapy, radiation—routinely wipe out an already
depressed immune system and do little to restore it. Yet, as Gerson realized, it is the immune
system which is needed to fight cancer, and therefore building it up should enhance chances
of survival. ”
As time goes on and the lack of success of much of conventional oncology becomes ever
more obvious, research into nutritional therapies is bound to expand and take up its due place in
mainstream medicine. Its findings are bound to confirm again and again that the principles and
practice of the Gerson Therapy are sound and accurate, offering an eminently logical way to heal
disease and maintain health. References:
1. Cope, F.W. Physiological Chemistry and Physics, V ol.10, No.5. 1978
2. Ibid  V ol.9, No.6, 1977
3. Spain Ward, P. Monograph submitted to the US Office of Technology Assessment, 1988
4. Foster, H.D. International Journal of Biosocial Research, V ol.10, No.1, 1988
5. Sparmins, V.L; Lam, L.K.T; Wattenberg, L.W. Proceedings of the American Association
of Cancer Researchers and the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 22:114, Abstract
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6. Lechner, P. Aktuelle Ernaehrungsmedizin, V ol.2, No.5. 1990
7. Wheatley, C. in Living Proof— Medical Mutiny, by Michael Gearin-Tosh, Scribner, 2002Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 9 1Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 9
The Gerson Household
Whether a patient is able to spend some time at a Gerson facility or decides to embark on the
therapy at home, the longest part of the healing process—up to two years or more with malignant
disease, much less with other chronic conditions—will have to take place in his or her residence. For the duration of the treatment the home needs to be turned into a kind of private clinic, where
everything serves the goal of getting well, and nothing is allowed to interfere with that process. How do we go about that? Quite simply by bearing in mind that the twin pillars of the Gerson
program are nutrition and detoxification. Since the ill patient suffering from a chronic disease is
both toxic and nutritionally deficient, as a first task the household has to be cleared of all toxic
chemicals and damaging materials or appliances. These are present in vast arrays in most modern
households. Chemical cleansers, gadgets and labor-saving devices emitting harmful radiation or
so-called electro-smog are used daily and taken for granted. It’s only when their dire effects on
the body are understood that we get rid of them. As the second pillar of the therapy is to provide the patient with hyper-nutrition, a suitably
equipped kitchen is the all-important center where all foods and juices are prepared daily in large
amounts. Let us start by listing the correct equipment for a smoothly running, efficient Gerson
kitchen. Refrigerator : one very large one or two of average size will be needed to store the large
quantities of organic produce required. A cool, preferably dark, well-ventilated pantry or laundry
room is ideal for storing root vegetables, which don’t need refrigeration. Juice Machines
As freshly made organic juices are one of the most important healing components of the
Gerson program, they must be of the best possible quality, and therefore it is vital to choose the
most efficient juicer—one that will stand up to constant use over two years or so. There are plenty of models on the market. The simplest and cheapest is the centrifugal type,
one of the first to become widely available. It is wasteful, produces deficient, enzyme-poor juice
and cannot be used for healing. Another type is the Champion juicer, which extracts more minerals as well as more fluid. However, it is not satisfactory in itself, since what it produces is not so much juice as a mushy
layer of vegetables on top of a watery base. Even so, the Champion juicer can be used, but as a Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 9 2Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comgrinder only. The machine comes with a plate that can be placed under the base where the strainer
is usually located, releasing the ground up pulpy material. This then has to be put through a hand-
operated press, based on a hydraulic jack, to squeeze the juice from the pulped vegetables. The
cost of the two items runs at present [2006] at about $400.The Champion is widely available in
the US and in several other countries. For the manual press, contact www.juicepressfactory.com. Other machines, imported from Korea but also made in the US use two interlocking helical
blades, which grind against each other. They do a better extracting job than the Champion alone
and may be used, especially if the patient is not suffering from advanced cancer. However, these
“one-process” juicers do not actually conform to Dr. Gerson’s instruction to use a two-process
method, consisting of a grinder and a press, for obtaining the best juice. These juicers are claimed
to extract more enzymes than the Norwalk (see below), but no mention is made of the equally
important mineral extraction. The cost of these machines is between $750-900. The Norwalk : The best two-process juicer is the Norwalk, which is also most attractively
styled, with a stainless steel exterior, or a wood grain plastic outer cover. Naturally in either model
all parts of the machine that come in contact with food are made from stainless steel. The Norwalk
is fully automatic, with a simple lever activating the press. Well serviced and guaranteed, it
is also the most expensive juicer, costing at present: $2,100-2,250. The stainless steel exterior
model also has a lever that adjusts it to the 220-240 volt current used in Europe. For information
call 1-800-405-8423 (outside USA 760-755-8423). http://www.nwjcal.com. Taking Care of Your Juice Machine
Aside from your normal routine of maintaining maximum cleanliness in the kitchen, it is
especially important to keep your juicer clean and free from dried up juice or fibers. Since these
are raw, they can easily spoil, dry, and attract flies and other insects, not to mention germs or
worse. To avoid contamination, the juicer must be cleaned after each use. This should not take up
much extra time, since those parts of the machine that come in contact with fruit and vegetables
are made of stainless steel and are easy to take apart, rinse, dry and re-assemble for the next
juice. Use only clean sponges or cloths and reserve them for the juicer alone. Do not use soap or
detergent for each cleansing, for it is highly important that not even the smallest amount of soap
or cleanser remains on the parts that come in contact with the vegetables. If you use a Norwalk
juicer, remember to wipe the press plate at the top. The juice cloths should be rinsed carefully in clean—not soapy—water after each pressing, Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 9 3Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comand kept in the freezer until the next juicing. It is best to have separate cloths for the carrot/apple
or plain carrot juice, and for the green juice. At night, after all the juices have been made, you may use slightly soapy water for the day’s
final cleansing; afterwards rinse thoroughly to make sure that no soapy film remains. Even a small
residue of soap getting into the juices could cause the patient diarrhea, cramps or worse. The same
applies to the juice cloths. Wash them in slightly soapy water and rinse carefully, to get rid of any
soapy residue. Keep the cloths in the freezer overnight. If you use a grinder, i.e., a Champion and a press operated by a hydraulic system, the same
rules apply. Keep both machines scrupulously clean and clear of soap. Stove & oven—electric or gas
Neither type is ideal. The cooking temperature is easier to control with a gas stove. However,
gas burns oxygen


 lack
of sex drive, frigidity, and vaginal dryness. If the adrenal weakness
continues, she can develop ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, fibrocystic issues,
a-typical cells, fibromyalgia, and breast, ovarian, cervical and/or uterine
cancers. The main issue, of course, is estrogen. Without proper progesterone and
other anti-inflammatory steroids a woman becomes estrogen dominant. The
estrogen levels in her body, especially ovarian estrogen, dominate without the
counterbalance of progesterone. Most estrogens are acidic, especially ovarian
estrogen, which breaks down the inner lining of the uterus each month. Of
course progesterone stops this, and heals the inflamed tissue while repairing
the damaged cells. Because of estrogen’s ability to break down the uterine lining, birth
control pills are made from estrogen. Estrogen stimulates a woman’s naturalmenstruation cycle. With all this in mind, ask yourself: “Why does a medical
doctor give a woman
more
 estrogen after removing the uterus?” Also, with
the above information, would estrogen build up bones or tear bones down? Yes, tear down. This is why estrogen replacement programs usually make the
problems much worse. MALE IMBALANCES

Now let’s take a look at the male issues, which spring from the same adrenal
weaknesses. These imbalances would be prostatitis and prostate cancer. The
same reasons apply: acid-type hormones like testosterone and androsterone
dominate without proper steroids (like progesterone) counterbalancing the
inflammation caused by these acidic compounds or hormones. A lot of good romance is lost because of glandular weaknesses. This
would include many other conditions that plague men, including erection
problems, impotency, and premature ejaculation. Health brings it all back. PROBLEMS COMMON TO BOTH

In both males and females with lower steroid production, from underactive
adrenal glands, we also find lower back and pelvic weakness and
deterioration. This also leads into sciatica and other lower extremity nerve
pains, especially when the thyroid is involved. Since the thyroid/parathyroid
affects calcium utilization, we begin to see bone loss, fingernail problems,
and connective tissue issues, including varicose veins, hemorrhoids, macular
degeneration, hernias, heart arrhythmias and aneurysms. The adrenal glands also create neurotransmitters. When the adrenal
glands are weak, the nervous system can also be involved, causing anxieties,
shyness, feelings of inadequacy, panic attacks, asthma, multiple sclerosis,
Parkinson’s, or any other neurotransmitter weaknesses, including blood
pressure irregularities. It is shocking to see the huge number of reflex
conditions that result from just one pair of glands that become hypoactive. Add to this the fact that most people have thyroid and/or pituitary weaknesses
as well, and the list of diseases that can result gets longer and longer. There is
nothing mysterious about diseases when you begin to look at the overallpicture. You are the only one in control. Stop, explore yourself, and rid yourself
of the thoughts, images, and feelings that bind you. Become free and
healthy and your body will readjust itself to match. Become love. MODULE 5.5
Cancer

Diseases are a natural process or effect born out of a cause. Learn to eliminate
the cause and the effect will also be eliminated. In my opinion, after thirty
years of experience in clinical work and observation with cancer clients, there
are basically two types of cancer. First, the congestive or tumor types, which
deal with the lymphatic system—the body’s sewer. Second, the degenerative
type, in which the tissue or cell itself is dying and the immune system is
trying to eliminate these cells. This later type may
appear to be
 an “auto
immune” runaway, in which the immune cells start attacking themselves and
the normal cells of the body. But, as I will discuss later, there is little
understanding of the real purpose of this process within the allopathic
medical community today. Both of these types of cancer and their causes are intertwined. We can see
this by looking at the congestive or tumor-type cancers. Congestion in the
body, as stated earlier, can be caused by dairy products, refined sugars,
chemicals, metals, foreign proteins, etc., all creating inflammation. In the
presence of inflammation, mucus is discharged from the mucosa as an anti-
inflammatory response. This mucus can accumulate if the lymphatic system is
stagnant, or if too much mucus is produced and the system becomes
overwhelmed. As this congestion develops, it blocks proper cellular
respiration. This, in turn, causes cellular weaknesses and cellular death. This
also causes further inflammation leading to additional cellular death. The
cycle of congestion and inflammation now starts a cycle of cellular decay,
opening the doorway to cancer. As previously stated, this degeneration (or the killing of cells) results
from prolonged inflammation (acidosis). This acidosis is caused mainly from
what you eat, drink, breathe, and what you put on your skin. However,
cancer can develop from acidosis by the dominance of acid-type (catabolic)hormones (steroids) such as estrogen or testosterone. These types of
hormones or steroids, when unchecked by anabolic (anti-inflammatory)
steroids, which are produced in both the adrenal glands and the gonads, cause
additional inflammation. All this leads to tumor or fibrocystic formation and
the destruction of cells. Estrogen is one of the primary examples of a very
acidic/inflammatory-type hormone. When allowed to go unchecked by
steroids, estrogen eventually causes degeneration of tissue through
inflammation. Breast, uterine and ovarian cancers are the results of this. Parasites and mutations are almost always involved with both types of
cancer. Parasites do not feed on healthy tissue, only tissue that has become
weakened or is dying. They definitely live and breed in “toxic waste dumps”
in lymph and lymph nodes. I think cells also release their own virus (protein)
when they become too weak to support life. These viruses and parasites cause
cells to mutate in response to the invaders. Your immune system is designed
to eliminate these types of cells. This is why we see an abnormal immune
response in the presence of cancer or any degenerative condition. As a matter
of fact, your immune system is designed to respond to
any
 type of invasion—
be it parasites, foreign proteins, which include your own weakened cells, and
any other pathogen that doesn’t belong or can cause harm to the body. This
would include acids from metabolism or digestion that can damage cells and
tissues. Cancer doesn’t just suddenly appear. It used to take years to form tumors
or to degenerate tissue. However, with the pounds of chemicals and
hormones that most people consume each
week, tumors can grow within
months or even days. This is also true of hormonally-fed cancers. Hormone
imbalances are mainly due to chronic endocrine gland weakness, especially
weak adrenal glands. The word and condition known as “cancer” was virtually unknown until
humans started playing with vaccines and toxic chemicals. Contaminated
vaccines have been blamed for many conditions that people now suffer from. One such vaccine is the polio vaccine. As we’ve mentioned previously, in the
early to mid-1950s it was determined that polio vaccines manufactured in
monkey kidney tissue became contaminated with a monkey virus called
simian virus number 40. This virus is known as Sim-40 or SV40 and has
been proven to cause cancer in animals. It has also been linked to
mesothelioma (lung cancer) and multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer). This is just one vaccine. How many different vaccines have
you
 had? And
what are their side effects?Vaccination Facts
The FDA estimates that most doctors report only 1 to 10% of the injuries,
and/or deaths from vaccinations to VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event
Reporting System). This was set up as a central reporting agency to
oversee the side effects of vaccinations. The health of hundreds of thousands of children and infants are
compromised each year from the 20 to 30 vaccinations that are
“required.” Some children suffer serious injuries, and some die as a
result. Vaccinations have been linked to many cancers, and the sharp rise in
diabetes (especially juvenile), multiple sclerosis, Bell’s Palsy, vascular
disorders, arthritis, and other conditions. The American Academy of Pediatrics knows of the toxic and horrific
side effects of vaccinations and
still
 recommends their prolific use. As you weaken the cells in your body via foods, chemicals, vaccinations
and the like, your cells take on this weakness as their expression. This
happens the same way that you, in every moment, express yourself according
to the experiences you have and the memory of these experiences. Your cells
are no different. With each minute, hour, day … the strength or weakness of
each of your cells becomes a part of its memory patterns in DNA and
chromosomes. At the moment of conception the condition of each cell and its memories
that are passed down to you become a part of your body, and thus determine
how your body functions and the conditions that it can experience. Since we
keep making our genetic condition weaker by continuing to wear down our
bodies through diet and lifestyle we are seeing a landslide of chronic cellular
and tissue


 pesticidesare still being used! My friend, Rachel Carson, in herclassic book, Silent Spring, exposed the harm the chemical
industry was causing to the human population, as wellas the environment and all wildlife. Please read Silent
Spring, available at most libraries. It’s a must read! For example: take a loaf of commercially refined,
“embalmed” white bread that’s been treated, bleached,colored, dyed, enriched, purified, softened, preserved,flavored, and given a fresh odor – all by synthetic toxicchemicals that your body doesn’t need or want!!! In most stores it’s almost impossible to get a healthy
loaf of
100%  whole grain bread that is free of toxic sprays
and synthetic food additives. It’s best to make your ownbread or shop health stores for healthy, organic wholegrain products that are the real staff of life and health! The amazing human body is a miraculous collection
of individual cells. When nourished by healthy foodsthat provide the basic needs for growth and normalfunction, humans can live to
120 years or more! But
when people toy with their body and pollute it withchemicalized, toxic, unhealthy foods, water and air,naturally the body responds adversely!<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        For Physical, Mental & Spiritual RejuvenationProven Throughout History
father of body chemistr y father of body chemistry
DETOX BODYRECHARGE HEALTHaThese are just a few of the thousands of testimonials we
receive yearly, praising fasting for the rejuvenation benefitsthey reap – physically, mentally and spiritually. We hope
in time to also receive one from you. What a wonderful difference I have felt physically, mentally
and, most important to me, spiritually. – Tully Strong,
Coos Bay, OR
For over 20 years I have been reading the Bragg Books. In
fact, The Miracle of Fasting  saved my life. Your father was a
God-sent humanitarian. – Raymond M. Webster, S. T. D. M.,  Chicago, Illinois
A  fast with distilled water can help you heal with greater
speed; cleanse your liver, kidneys and colon; purify yourblood; help you lose excess weight and bloating; flush outtoxins; clear the eyes, tongue, and cleanse the breath. Thanksto the Bragg Books for my conversion to the healthy way. – James F. Balch, M.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who are the pioneers of health and longevity mentioned in the text?,
A: The text mentions Dr. August Rollier, Bernarr Macfadden, Prof. Arnold Ehret, Dr. St. Louis Estes, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, and Dr. Henry Lindlahr.
Q: What is mentioned as the most effective and safest way to increase elimination of waste and toxins from the body?,
A: Fasting is mentioned as the most effective and safest way to increase elimination of waste and toxins from the body.
Q: What is emphasized as a key to a healthy, long, and happy life?,
A: The text emphasizes the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced diet, exercise, and spiritual practices.
Q: What is mentioned as a key to maintaining good health and longevity?,
A: The text emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced diet, regular exercise, and a strong spiritual connection.
Q: What is the recommended frequency of fasting?,
A: The text recommends fasting 3-4 times a year, with a 24-hour fast on each occasion.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>When food ispolluted and its entire composition altered by toxicchemicals, the body’s cells become sick, function poorlyand cannot keep adjusting to the irritating toxins forcedon them – causing illness, premature ageing and death! Man’s days shall be 120 years. –  Genesis 6:314
Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind. – Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President, 1801-1809Synthetic, Toxic Food Additives Can Kill! A vast amount of chemical poisons contaminate our
food. Most commercial interests are not concerned with
our health and lives. The economic bottom line is their
main concern. It’s best and safer to eat live, organicallygrown foods whenever possible. Avoid complicated,
chemicalized, preserved foods. Read the labels of all foods
you purchase! Ask questions about any special productsand foods you like – even write the company and ask
for a complete nutritional and chemical analysis. Fast faithfully
24 – 36 hours weekly to rid yourself of
toxins and help your body stay healthy and clean. When
you don’t feel up to par (colds, flus, mucus, pains, aches,
etc. ), then it’s time to take a 3, 5 or 7 day complete fast
and give your body a thorough body detox cleansing! When you fast, your Vital Force is doing the cleansing. •If you are going to keep your body clean, pure and
   healthy – you must faithfully fast regularly! •When you fast, wonderful miracles will happenin your body! •The body is cleansing, repairing and healing itself! •Following a fasting regime of one day a week youwill feel greater than you have ever felt. Internal
cleansing puts you on the road to Super Health. Beware of Harmful Salt
Would you use sodium, a caustic alkali, to season
your food? Or chlorine, a poisonous gas? “Ridiculousquestions,” you say. “Nobody would be foolhardy
enough to do that.” Of course not. But the shocking
truth is that most people do just that because they don’tknow that these powerful chemicals constitute the
inorganic crystalline compound known as salt. For
centuries, the expression “salt of the earth” has beenused to designate something good and essential. This
idea is erroneous! Salt may actually help to bury you!15
The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle followed daily will help you last a long lifetime!Salt: Some Startling Facts:
•Salt is not a food! There is no more justification
for its culinary use than there is for potassium
chloride, calcium chloride, barium chloride or any
other chemical on the druggist’s shelf. •Salt cannot be digested, assimilated or utilized
by the body. Salt has no nutritional value! Salt has
no vitamins, no organic minerals and no nutrientsof any kind! Instead, it is harmful and causes trouble
in the kidneys, bladder, heart, arteries, veins and
blood vessels. Salt is the main cause of waterloggedtissues that cause swelling and edema (dropsy). •Salt causes serious medical problems and can act
as a heart poison. It also irritates the nervous system. •Salt acts to rob calcium from the body, bones,
etc. and attacks mucous lining throughout the body. If salt is so dangerous to health, why is it used so
widely? Mainly because it’s a habit ingrained over the
years. But it’s a habit based on a serious misconception
that the body needs it. Many people never eat salt andnever miss it (
we don’t own a salt shaker )! Your wise body
doesn’t want it. Once a person is free of the salt habit,
salt becomes repulsive to the taste as tobacco is to a
nonsmoker! Among certain animal species, salt acts as apoison (particularly in the case of fowl), and pigs have
been known to die after ingesting large doses of salt. How Did the Salt Habit Originate? Gustav von Bunge, a biochemist, explains that in
prehistoric times there was a balance of organic sodiumand potassium minerals in the earth. But continuedrainfall over centuries washed away the more solubleorganic sodium salts. In time, many land-grown foodsand soils became deficient in sodium, but high inpotassium. The result was that animals and humansdeveloped a craving for something to replace thismineral deficiency. They found an ineffective and highly
dangerous substitute in salt (inorganic sodium chloride).16
Watermelon and its seeds (chew or grind them) contain cucurbocitrin
that helps reduce swelling (edema) due to excess retained water from
salt and the huge variety of salty processed foods Am ericans eat.Salt Causes Edema, Kidney Problems, etc. Swallowing salt to obtain natural organic sodium is
like taking inorganic calcium to get calcium. Both are
chemicals and neither can be assimilated. All inorganic
chemicals cause all the body harm, digestive organs, etc. That’s why the body sends out sudden SOS thirst signals,
calls for water, after salt is eaten! The stomach is reacting
to salt and demands water to quickly flush the salt outthrough the kidneys (page
55). Imagine what effect this
has on the delicate kidney filters. Millions suffer from
serious kidney problems! Of all body organs, kidneys are
most affected by salt. What happens when more salt is
eaten than kidneys can eliminate? The kidneys break
down, the excess salt is deposited in various body parts,especially lower extremities. To protect its tissues against
salt, the body automatically seeks to dilute it by pooling
water in needed areas to help flush out salt. As tissuesbecome waterlogged, swelling occurs in feet, ankles and
legs causing edem a and dr opsy. Salt
(sodium chloride ) also
causes puffy eyelids and water bags below lower eyelids. Salt Affects Millions With High Blood Pressure
Salt is harmful to the kidneys and heart


ancelot Law Whyte
and Trigant  Burrow. 1 Whytc  calls  this disease  the
"European dissociation," not because it is peculiar to
Europcan -Amcrican  civilizalion,  bul because it  is
specially  charactcristic  of it. BOlh Whyte and Burrow have givcn a clinical de-
scriplion or diagnosis of thc schism, lhe details of
which necd not detain us herc. ll is simply saying in
"medica. '' Janguagc that we have allowed brain think -
ing to develop and dominate our lives out of ali pro -
ponion to "instinctual,visclom," which wc are allow -
ing to slump  imo alrophy. As a conscquence,  we are
al war wilhin ourselvcs -thc brain dcsiring lhings
which the body docs not want, and the body desiring
lhings which the brain clacs not allow; the brain giv-
ing directions  which  the body  will not follow,  and
1Of L. L. \Vhy1c's  books,  The Ncxt  Deut:lopmcnt  in  Man
(Henry 1 -1011, Ncw York, 19. 13) i quite rcadablc and dccply  in1cr -
c11ing. whilc '/'he U11itnry l'rinriplc in Phy sics nnd Diology (1 lcnry  l-
loll. Ncw York, 19,19) is s1ric1. ly for 1hc sci<:ntific rcadcr. Burrow's
Socio/ IJn. sis of C1mscio11sness  (London,  1927) and Tite Structure
of lnsanity  (Londou,  19, 2)  are  unhappily out of print, bu1  mos1
oí 1hc material is containcd in his Neurosis of Man (Routledge,
London, 19,¡8). Thcre are prob bly  01her scicntis1s "·orking on the
same  li11cs,  hui I :un not awarc  of thcm. THE  WISDOM  OF THE  BODY
the body giving impulses which the brain cannot
un- derstand. In one way or another civilizcd  man  agrees
with  St. Francis  in thinking of the body as
Brother Ass. But even theologians have
rccognizeci that the source  of evil and stupidity
lies not in the physical organism  as a whole, but in
the cut -off, dissociated brain which  they  term  the
"will. " 'When we compare human with animal desire
we find  many  extraordinary  differences. The
animal  tends to cat with his sLOmach, and the
man with his  brain. Whcn the animal's sLOmach is
full, he stops  eating, but the man is never sure
whcn to stop. When  he has eaten as much as his
belly can  cake, he still  feels empty, he still fecls an
urge for further gratifica - tion. This is largely
dueto anxicty, to the knowledge  that a constant
supply of food  is uncenain. There - fore eat as
much as you can whilc you can. lt is due,  also,  to
the knowlcdgc  that,  in an insecure world,  pleasure
is uncertain. Therefore  the immcdiate  pleasure of
eating must be cxploited to  the full, even  though  it
<loes  violence  to the digestion. Human desirc tencls to be insatiable. We are so
anxious for pleasurc that wc can ncvcr get enough
of it. Vi/e stimulate our scnse organs until thcy
bccome  insensitive,  so that  if pleasure  is to
continue  they  must have stronger anc. l stronger
stimulants. In self - defense  the body  gets  ill from
the strain,  but the brain  wants  to go on and on. The  brain  is in pursuit
59 THE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
of happiness, and because the brain is much more
concerned about che futurc than the present, it
con- ceives happiness as the guaramee of an
indefinitely  long future of pleasures. Yct the brain
also  knows  that il does not have an indefinitely
long future, so that, to be happy, it must try Lo
crowd ali the pleas - ures of Paradise and eternity
into thc span of a few  ycars. This is why modern civilization is in almost
every  respect  a vicious circle. lt is insatiabl y
hungry  be- cause its way of life condemns it
LOperpetuar frustra - cion. As we have secn, che
root of this frustration is that we live for Lhc
future, and the future is an ab- straction, a rational
inference from experience, which  exists only for
thc brain. The "primary conscious - ness," thc
basic mind which knows reality rather than  ideas
about it, does not know che futurc. lt lives com•
plctcly  in the prcsent, and  perccivcs  nothing more
than what is at this momcnt. Thc ingcnious brain,
howcver,  look s at thaL  part  o[ present  experience
called memory, and by studying it is able to  make
predicLions. Thesc predictions are, relatively, so
ac- curate  and rcliablc  (e. g.,  "cvcryone  will die")
that  the future assumes a high clcgrce  of reality -so
high  that  che prcsenL  loses  its value. But thc future  is still not here,  and cannot
become
a part  of experienced  realiLy  until  it is present. Since  what  we know  of the future  is made  up of
pun:ly. 1bsLract. ind logi<. al  clcmcnts -
inferences,
60 THE  WJSDOM  OF THE  SODY
guesses, deductions -it cannot be eaten, felt,
smelled,  seen, heard, or ochenvise enjoyed. To
pursuc it is to  pursuc a conslantly retreating
phantom,  and  thc faster you chasc it, thc  faster
it runs ahcad. This is  why all the affairs of
civilization are rushcd, why  hardly anyone
enjoys what he has, and is forever  seeking more
and more. Happincss, then, will con - sist, not of
solid and substantial realities, but of such
abstract and superficial things as promises,
hopes,  and assurances. Thus thc  "brainy"  economy  desi gn ed to  produce
this happiness is a fantastic vicious circlc which
must  either manufacture more and more
pleasures or col - lapse -providing a constant
titillation  of the ears,  eyes, and nerve ends with
incessant streams of almost  inescapablc noise and
visual distractions. The per - fect "subject" for
the aims of this economy is the  person who
continuously itches his ears with thc  radio,
preferably using the ponable kind which can  go
with him at all hours and in all places. His cyes
Ait without rcst from television scrcen, to
newspaper,  to magazine, keeping him in a son of
orgasm -with - out-release through a series of
teasing glimpse s of  shiny automobiles, shiny
female bodies, ancl other  sensuous surfaces,
interspersed wilh such restorers of sensitivity -
shock  trcacments -as "human  intcrest'"  shots of
criminals, mangled  bodies, wrecked air- planes,
prize fights, and burning buildings. The lit -
erature or discourse  that goes  along  with  this is
sim-
61 THE  WJSDOM  OF INSECURITY
ilarly  manufactured  to tease without satisfaction,
to replace  every  partía. gratification  with  a new
desire. For this stream  of stimulants  is designed
to pro- duce cravings for more and more of the
same, though  loudcr  and faster,  and thesc
cravings  drive  us to do work  which  is of no
intercst  save  Cor thc moncy  it pays -to buy more
lavish  radios,  sleeker  automobiles,  glossier
magazines,  and bctter  television  sets,  ali of
which  will somehow  conspire  to persuade  us that
happiness  lies just arouncl  the comer  if we will
buy
one more. Despite the immense hubbub


e of beauty is apparent—its
denial of an opportunist, bestial sexuality. This is absolute in the
case of the infant; only the sick and the depraved feel sexually
drawn to the children. But it is also  evident, on another scale, in the
erotic appeals of the adult body, wherein caress, adoration and
tenderness can transfigure what can otherwise be an animal
encounter. It is in this sense that human sexuality becomes
transformed from the essentially reflex activities of animals into a
sexual love felt to be pure, noble and beautiful. Beauty is
incompatible with impurity, so much so that the demand for purity
is threaded in all the human sens itivities, in the very structure and
function of the brain and mind. In the visual arts, there is an
awareness of the purity of line, of form, of colour essential to the
expression of beauty. So potent is this transfiguring quality, that
even lewd and revolting subjects can become transformed, raised to
a higher level of appeal, through the materials and techniques of art. Mere sexuality acquires an elysian quality, an eroticism steeped in
ecstasy. Hence the clash of pornography,. which is never art, and
the erotic, which can be high art. The current habit of labelling
attractive, beautiful things as'sexy' betrays a sad corruption of
perception and feeling. Unless beau ty was inherent and abundant in
nature, it is unlikely that it could ever have played a role in
humanization. Although the industrially jaded eye can become blind
to the beauty of nature, once the veil is lifted, it is everywhere
apparent still. Minerals can be ve ry beautiful, and as minerals must
have appeared at the dawn of Creation, as the first matter cooled
sufficiently, one can conclude that matter is inherently endowed
with beauty. Today, one knows that the beautiful symmetry of
crystals, their amazing geometric pur ity, is the echo of atomic order. Since all things large or small are dependent on this order, one can
be confident that nature is basically aesthetically compatible, a
reassuring conclusion. This confidence is confirmed by the fact that
beauty is increasingly expressed as evolution progresses. The
ugliness of the early insects gave way to the beauty of the butterfly,
the gawky pterodactyl emancipated into the bird of paradise, and the
monotonous swamps of the Carbonife rous were succeeded by the
spectral orgies of flowers in the Cretaceous. Without such a long preparation, persistently bringing out the
latent beauty in things and creatures, the eventual emergence of a
creature sensitive to beauty would have been impossible. Beauty in
human existence remains closel y dependent on beauty in the
environment, in all things featuring in human life, which explains
why an ugly age loses the meaning of beauty. Let us ponder well
upon this, for it touches upon our subject intimately. Bearing in
mind that the Creation is a whole, the evolution of beauty in
landscape, in flowers, in human beings, in art, and, as we shall see,
in such an important activity as eating, makes for a vast and
intricate ecology of the beautiful. Unless harmonious forms were in
existence before the earliest hum an appeared, in the wonderful
shapes of hills, of trees, of pebbles, of shells, it would not have been
possible for the earliest men to make the beautiful tools which accompany their remains. Unless flowers and fruits were already
there, to provide the external stimuli of colour, human eyes would
have been incapable of evolvi ng the exceptional human sensitivity
to colour. Creative evolution must have something to work on. One can go further in affirming, in contradiction to the
depressing and bestial origins now popular, that the human genesis
must have occurred in an environment in which beauty and
harmony prevailed, conditions which are recalled in the world-wide
myths of an earthly paradise. If the essential human mark, the distinction from the other
hominids and higher primates, is not so much anatomy, but the
sensitivity to love and beauty, care and compassion, virtues required
for a most exacting breeding co-operation needed by an evolving
brain, then truly human creatures may go back several million years. They are then likely to have had smaller brains, but a large brain is
not necessarily a mark of humanization. The perfection of the
organs connected with the humanizing sensitivities—the eye's
sensitivity to colour, the olfactory sense to the perfume of flowers,
the musical propensities of the human voice, must have taken a
long, long time to perfect. This is an important inference, for it
suggests that the most distinctive and characteristic human features
were laid down before the advent of the Ice Ages, when near
paradisiacal conditions prevailed in many parts of the world. The
fossil hominid evidence so far gathered may have nothing to do
with this ancient human line, referri ng rather to the deviant, ruthless
and murderous experiments, doomed to failure, spurred into being
by the dehumanizing conditions of the Ice Ages. If the human genesis occurred in  conditions of beauty, then it
must follow that what is naturally beautiful is likely to be humanly
compatible, what is ugly, incomp atible. This provides an intuitive
guidance, quite different from common sense and reason, which has
the backing of the whole of nature, and indeed has the backing of
science, although most scientists are clueless as to the relevance of
beauty. Nonetheless, some leading mathematicians and physicists
have found that their theories are all the more likely to be true and
valid, the more beautiful and harmonious they happen to be. This intuitive guidance should be applicable to all human
problems. Human beings can exist in the most horrid and terrible
conditions, but they are bound to be all the less effectively human
for it. The great civilizations of the past endeavoured to respect
nature's inspiring beauty when ever  possible, and to bring beauty to
all man-made things. Whatever the tensions and frustrations
inevitable in the complexities of civilization, there was thus a
corrective humanizing force. With the industrial age, and with the
dominance of the mechanical and materialistic viewing of science,
this wisdom has been smothered, in a world grown mean and ugly. Granting the importance of beauty, it is impossible to believe
that food felt to be ugly and revoltin g, no matter how widely eaten,
can be natural human food. Indeed, one would expect that such an
important function would be ma de especially beautiful and
humanizing. Pleasantly tasting natural foods are attractive, beautiful
foods. Alas, in no other field have human beings shown such
subterfuge in making what is naturally repulsive pass as attractive. The tragedy of human feeding lies here. 4. Beauty and the Beast

An Arcadian vision of mankind clashes with reality. Although most
people have their better moments, it is violence, cruelty and horror
that have dominated human history, and, from all the available
evidence, ruled the lives of the Ho minids in the Palaeolithic. This
fact has encouraged the belief th at man originated in horror and
depravity, and that it is only thanks to culture and eventual
civilization that he has managed to rise above a despicable natural
condition. It is difficult to look at this apparent contradiction calmly,
for there can be no doubt that the realities of hard existence harden
the heart and blunt the sensitiviti es. The Arcadian appears absurd
and unacceptable. Often enough, the response is one of anger, of
hatred for the mild and the beau tiful, to be seen in the common
wanton killing of birds and butterflies, the trampling of flowers and
the desecration of nature. Yet even if the moments of blessedness are few and far
between, they indicate a formidable intensity of feeling when they
do occur, so strong as to completely alter the course of life in many
cases. Such power cannot have come into being without some
biological advantage. To the extent  that they reveal a quality to life
which is different from the usual and ordinary, they should be seen
to imply that there are aspects of the human being which differ from
the common experience, and contradict what one usually assumes to
be the human standard. In the past, this dilemma was r esolved by religious beliefs of
one kind or another, fortified by myths and played upon by magic
and superstition. Today, in the name of a liberation from this
ancient condition, science has promoted the view of a meaningless
universe, in which the human presence is a merely accidental one, a
situation to which the human be ing appears quite unadaptable, no
matter what the material rewards. The increase in the anger and
violence of the age springs from deep archaic responses rebelling
against this inhuman crisis. In such a situation, one must expect that
people are not likely to be able to think clearly and impartially, that
bias and prejudice, even on the part of science, are bound to be rife,
that any attempt to frame a different picture of the meaning of being
human will be arbitrarily ruled out. The evidence of the breakdown of the thin rational crust of the
human mind is everywhere, to the extent that it has become very
difficult to define what one is to mean by a normal state of mind. The Arcadian view of man provides such a definition


. If you’re already athletic, be prepared to experie nce increased performance and a shockingly efficient ability to
recover. If you’ve lost track of what’s important in your life, be pre pared to experience the simplicity of all that life has to offer. If
you suffer from a clouded mental state, be prepared to experience a n ew sense of clarity. And if you’re like me, and have a
condition like diabetes, be prepared to look to the future with an overwhelming s ense of hope, a gift that both the 80/10/10
nutritional philosophy and Dr. Graham have taught me to never give up. Justin Lelia, Miami, Florida
Dr. Graham is the strongest, most humane and effective health educa tors I know. His level of happiness and his high-energy
diet inspired my turnaround. Before Dr. Graham’s program, I weighed 190 p ounds, had chronic joint pain, worked in a fast-food
restaurant, and experienced dangerous levels of depression. Now, I play ten nis and basketball, have ridden my bike over 6,000
miles in three years, have lost close to fifty pounds, and I work at an outdoor  organic farmer’s market. Dr. Graham’s emphasis on practicing a low-fat dietary regimen i s particularly noteworthy. Raw fats may be healthier than the ir
cooked counterparts, but high-fat diets remain unhealthy no matter how w e slice, dice, or soak them. The standard of health Dr. Graham upholds is humbling; indeed, it’s inc redibly challenging, and for this he remains unpopular
with medically minded raw fooders. They overestimate the power of food, and can  often be heard giving others prescriptions,
treating foods as if they were drugs. Doug refuses to promote fragmented nutrition, superfoods, supplements, flus hes, and other concepts designed to compensate
for people’s lack of willpower, persistence, and responsibility;  he refuses to encourage the medically brainwashed. He has taught  me
that the best way to help others heal is through friendship and attenti on, and by inspiring them with outstanding levels of
performance. Dr. Graham is in a league of his own … another stratosphere. His humani ty is alien-like in a world that is often categorized by
greed and impatience. The amount of time and energy Doug has graciously  and patiently volunteered in order to help me and others
climb out of the hole we’ve dug ourselves into blows my mind. Sometimes I  think he’s too human for the world. Janie Gardener, Kauai, Hawaii
I first came into contact with Dr. Graham through his VegSource onli ne discussion board about raw foods and sports nutrition. My visit there was prompted by my decision to eat raw again. The first time I tried going raw I did it a differently—high fat, low fr uit with ferments, condiments, oils, and the like. It worked
better than any other diet I’d tried, but my body wanted me to do what Dr. Gr aham’s program is all about, even though I did not
know Dr. Graham or his program back then. Too bad I didn’t have the guts to just go with it like he did. I’m glad I found my  way back. Thank goodness I came across that discussion board and found out about Dr. Graham’s 80/10/10 low-fat raw veg an diet. It has made all the difference in the
improvement of my health, well-being, and life. The differences are ra dically beyond anything I had experienced before, beyond my
hopes and expectations, and into a whole new realm of health and vitality. Autoimmune Disease
Prior to starting back on raw, I could see my health rapidly deteriorating be fore my eyes. In the summer of 2001, I was diagnosed
with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. This autoimmune condition literal ly means that you have antibodies that are attacking your
own phosphorus fats. Symptoms are mostly related to a tendency of the blood to clot a nd/or bleed excessively but also include
heart attack, stroke, and easily bruised and sunburned skin, as well as misc arriages. The condition is found in lupus patients, but
does not always develop into lupus or in all lupus patients. I had at least four miscarriages and a host of other health problems before  it was diagnosed. I spent some time following my
MD’s suggestions (aspirin), then my chiropractor’s suggestion s (fish oil), and a mix of alternating between the two, but it was j ust
getting worse—and I had the side effects of the “medicine” to deal with  as well. I tried eating more EFA-rich foods like salmon,
flaxseed oil, walnuts, etc., but that didn’t help either. When I switched to Dr. Graham’s program, I decided to stop all of the fish  and fish oil, flaxseed oil, and aspirin I had been
taking. I started working on eating the 80/10/10  raw vegan way in June of 2002. At first I misunderstood the 10% (or lower) fat
recommendation, thinking it referred to overt fats, not all fats, as I coul dn’t imagine not eating much overt fat. I had been eating a
very high-fat diet all of my life, including when I ate raw/living  foods the last time around. Thus, I started out by keeping my overt fat intake down to not more than 10% of c alories (about 20% overall), which isn’t
quite 80/10/10. This
intermediate step allowed me to get things going well enough to experie nce fantastic results and inspired me to keep on going. About six months into it, I discovered my mistake and adjusted my diet and acti vity level so that I was able to meet the
recommendations soon afterwards. I don’t think I could have done 80/10/10  without this transition, even if I had understood it from
the beginning. I had enormous improvements in my first six months, even with my 20%-ish  fat intake. The improvements were way beyond
those I had experienced eating any other way (including other varian ts of the raw/living-food diet). I am now doing 80/10/10  fully,
have taken no supplements or medications of any kind since the beginning, a nd I feel great! All of my symptoms have improved and
in some cases, disappeared! I am wonderfully pleased  with the results! Four Miscarriages
Backing up a bit, in college I became a vegetarian, and eventually a veg an, trying various versions of both. At the age of twenty-
three, on a cooked vegan diet, I gave birth to my son and raised him on cooked vegan food. I  discovered Natural Hygiene and
living foods when he was a toddler and worked toward eating a vegan raw/livi ng-food diet. When my son was about seven years old, my husband and I decided to birth another c hild. It took a few years before I
became pregnant. Unfortunately, I miscarried. My family and I had been f ollowing the living-food diet for about a year and a half. During that time, I was eating for nutrients and even created a cus tom Microsoft Access database to track my nutrient intake. This
enabled me to compare my intake with the requirements for a pregnant woma n, and assure myself that I was meeting all of the
RDAs. Some people, including my midwife, blamed my diet, assuming a lack of protein or “something,” although my OB/GYN (an
MD), upon seeing my diet, did not think it was diet related. Even though my data base indicated I was getting plenty of protein, I was
unsure, as my husband was concerned about protein overall, and we had a friend who’d failed on raw claiming lack of pr otein as the
culprit. (We now realize it was due to other conditions.) I also was not listening to my body’s desire for a diet like 80/10/10, as I was surrounded by fruit-fearing, living-food
misinformation. I was eating for nutrients rather than health, an d I was not feeling as vital as I could have on raw, as a result. Since I
had my son while eating a vegan diet (including cooked), I decided to temporari ly go back to cooked vegan (with raw) in order to
have another child, and planned to go back to raw afterwards. Too bad I didn’t  know Dr. Graham then. I could have saved a lot of
time and heartache. Going back to cooked vegan, of course, did not work, and I ended up having another miscarr iage a year later. I decided to
add in dairy and eggs and had another miscarriage the year after that. I n the meantime I saw people who ate all sorts of diets and
lived unhealthy lifestyles having children left and right. From m y farmer’s perspective, I figured that maybe it was similar to t he way
plants go to seed when stressed, in order to continue their genetics be fore they die. I thought that perhaps I’d have a baby more
easily if I was less healthy, and then I could regain my health afte rwards. I was grasping at straws, trying whatever I could to have a
baby. During that third miscarriage I tried adding in poultry and fish an d stayed on that diet to try again. I didn’t get pregnant for
some time and thought, maybe I just couldn’t anymore. Y ears later, at  the age of thirty six, I became pregnant again—unexpectedly
—and again miscar


 recorded (for example, documented exp eriences of
Ramakrishna, the Baal Shem T ov, St. Francis of Assisi, and others) and
thereby given credence and acceptance as a possible reality fo r those who
are exceptionally motivated or gifted. At consc iousness level 500, there is a major shift of paradigm. Mentation
gives way to i ntuition, linear causality to nonlinear synchro nicity, and
external ef fort to subjective rea lization. From consciousness level 600 and
up, the spiritual reality is desc ribed as inef fable or mystical. Its nondual
quality ( that is, “no mind,” or “ Mind”) makes such a condition dif ficult to
language or conceptualize and therefore is seemingly limited as an actual
experiential pos sibility. Advance d students are familiar with the  writing s of
the great sages w hose work is c haracterized by the Sanskrit terms Advaita
and V edanta, about which there is considerable information available
through the writings of recent well-known teachers, such as Ramana
Maharshi or Nisar gadatta Maharaj. On a similar level are the teachings of
great, w ell-known mystics of all religions, such as the Sufis, the Kabbalists,
or the Zohar. Of major importance, and also well known, are the teachings
of the Buddha, the Hindu sages, and the Zen adepts. Credenc e as to the
actuality and reality of Enlightenment is supported by the rather extensive
literature about such states by w ell-known scholars, such as W illiam James,
and later scholars of the Zen tradition, such as D. T. Suzuki and Alan W atts. The dif ficulty in describing or explaining such states is simply  that the
consciousness le vel of the intel lect is limited to the 400s and includes the
presumption of cause and ef fect. Though the descriptions are linear, the
states themselves are nonlinear and thus can be alluded to but not accurately
described in familiar language. D espite the limitation of accurate depiction,
the r eality of such states is universally recognized, and most r ecently, we
have confirmed the Reality of enlightened states with consciousness
calibration research. Though statistically rare, such advanced states are
inspirational and  give recognition to the potential of human consciousness
to evolve. The fact  that the enlightened condition is not comprehensible, ex plicable,
or possib le of “acquisition” by the mind/intellect dismays spiritual seekers;
thus, su ch states may seem unreachable and therefore not pr actical as a
goal. On the contrary, in ac tuality, advanced states are powerfullyexperiential bec ause the Reality that they confirm and reflect is already a
fact consequent to the very obvious actuality that you already exist. Thus,
every sp iritual s tudent already has met the first requirement, an d it is only
necessary to add motivation and  commitment. Thus, the only r equirements
are, first, to exis t, then to have heard of Enlightenment, and the n to seek it
as a  rea lizable goal. What makes it seem dif ficult is the deart h of simple
information and clarification, fo r experientially the way is innately simple,
although at times seemingly ard uous. This book contains information that
clarifies the essential steps. Another reason that reaching the state of Enlightenment seems
impractical is because the mind conceptualizes in terms of cause  and ef fect,
and stud ents con ceive of themselves as being driven (that is, implying inner
willpower and so forth) instead  of the reality that they are ac tually being
attracted by their future destiny, like an iron filing to the magnet. Comfort and confidence can be  derived from a verifiable realit y that the
rare individuals who are actuall y attracted to Enlightenment as a life goal
are s o because th at is already th eir destiny (calibrates as true). For the same
reason, only future golfers would be taking golf lessons. Q&A
Q: Wher e does one begin the sear ch for spiritual truth, Self-r ealization,
and Enlightenment. A:  It is sim ple. Begin with who and what you are. All truth is found
within. Use verified teachings as a guide. Q: How does the inner path differ fr om traditional r eligious
observance. A:  The  emphasis is on the inner experiential subjective realization and
internal validation of spiritual truth. In contrast, religions often require
memorizing ecc lesiastical doctrines, learning about their historical or
mythological origins and sources, along with the citation of authority,
precedent, and illustrious figure s and contributors. There tend to be variousregulations, such as those regarding lifestyle, dress, and hairstyles, as well
as rules  of conduct pertaining to marriage, procreation, and social and
sexual activities, based on ecclesiastical doctrine, correlated with specified
ethnic or tribal cultures limited in time and geography. In addition, there are
explicit or implied requirements, such as attendance, membership, and
group commitments. These often result in social/group inclusions and
exclusions (for example, believers versus nonbelievers). W ithin the domain
of religion, it is  the mystics who calibrate the highest, by virtue of their
direct, inner realization of T ruth. Q: What personality characteristics ar e favorable. A:  C haracteristica lly, devotees tend to be introspective, thou ghtful,
reflective, curious, responsible, and attentive. There is usually an aversion
to v iolence, cruelty, nonintegrity, and the fanfare and drama of glamour or
vulgarity. There are the attraction to learning for its own sake and the
pleasure of discovery of basic premises, and a capacity for rigorous self-
honesty. Q: What about daily life. A:  Spi ritual devotion is a contin uous inner lifestyle that incorporates
constant watchful awareness. The process is self-rewarding and,
paradoxically, this results in greater benefit and enjoyment  of formal
religious partici pation or practices as well. The reflections of truth are
everywhere to be seen and recognized in multitudinous expressions. By
internal observation, you develop an inner wisdom that facilitates
compassion and spiritual comprehension rather than an “ought to”
discipline. W ith inner awareness, religious guilt and preoccupation with sin
diminish, and instead, you ch oose positive options, rather than being
controlled by negative program s resulting in shame, fear, and guilt. (It is
well to note that the level of Gu ilt is at the bottom of the Map, while Joy is
at th e top. ) Fulf illment of potential is rewarding and gratifyin g, which in
turn progressive ly reinforces motivation. Self-honesty brings g reater inner
freedom as well as adaptational expertise and flexibility. It is not necessary
to w ithdraw from the world b ut instead to recontextualize it. Spiritualevolution resul ts in greater capability due to the advan cement of
consciousness that ensues. It is a matter of motivation. It is not necessary to
go into monastic retreat, although there may be such periods that are
beneficial. Q: Inner spiritual work seems to r equir e discipline and endeavor. A:  These requirem ents are activated by intention. Inner work be comes
powered by an unexpected mom entum as each positive step in creases the
likelihood and ease of many m ore, like rolling a snowball downhill. T o
for give one person makes it easier and more likely to for give another and
another. Q: How do you transcend the ego. A:  Y ou begin by letting go of wanting to control aversions and
attractions. Y ou let go of all wa ntingness. In this way, you eve ntually will
transcend the experiencer, which is the core of the ego. Ev erything is
happening spon taneously by virtue of the field of infinite power, that is
Divinity, but you will see that within one ten-thousandth of a second, the
ego jum ps in and claims to be the author of experience. T o tra nscend that
one ten-thousandth of a second is what happens when you finally transcend
the limitations and identification with a personal ego. Then you’ll see that
nothing happens in linear, causal sequence. Nothing causes anything;
everything arises spontaneously as potentiality becomes actuality by virtue
of the power of the field. There is no “this” causing a “that. ” That is merely
the ego, the perceiver ’ s, projection. Y ou bec ome the  witness to life’ s  emer gence in each moment. Y o u are not
the c ause. Y ou a re not the doer. Y ou are not the perpetrator. Y ou  are not the
victim. Y ou drop all the concepts. Y ou are not any of those things. It’ s easy
to becom e conscious that you a re the witness of phenomena, the witness. From th at state, it is easy to mo ve into the realms of Light, Love, and the
Radiance of the Self, in which everything is happening spo ntaneously. These are the s tates of illumination. All that exists shines forth as the


, revealed that the body of rodents for this
time, activated protein Nampt, who started the synthesis of NAD +
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124in the cytoplasm, which in turn leads to increased synthesis
enzymes that are encoded by genes SIRT3 and SIRT4. These enzymes
favorably affect the operation of the mitochondria and energy
exchange in the cell, ie, slow down aging cells and prevent
apoptosis. "If we could maintain a high mitochondria
concentration of NAD +, which would stimulate the SIRT3 and SIRT4,
a - a period of time the cell would not need anything else "-
explain the study's authors. This phenomenon they called the hypothesis
mitochondrial oasis. We can assume that there
kind of molecule that could affect the concentration
NAD + in mitochondria, as well as SIRT3 and SIRT4. By creating such a
molecule that can exist today suggested that fasting
helps rejuvenate the body and prolong life. As
According to scientists of the University of Florida, led by Dr. Christian Lyuvenburga, insufficient income nutrition
substances in the body and the subsequent delivery of their limited
to the cells, in turn, extend their lives by enhancing
intracellular autophagy - the splitting and processing
damaged mitochondria and other cellular structures that
can later be used as start-cellular
material for life support. But the young cells
in turn, have the ability to quickly process
damaged structures from the old cells and use them to
construction of new organelles, or replenish energy reserves. Unfortunately, the aging of cells lose this ability that
leads to the accumulation of damaged organelles and the aging of
organism. Experiments are conducted on animals, scientists,
indicate that starvation for 120% increase in capacity
heart cells of old animals to cleanse itself and is virtually
effect on the state of the cells of young animals. To assess the impact of limiting intake of
calories on the cells' ability to dispose of toxic waste
life scientists have evaluated the changes in content
in the body of certain proteins, depending on age
and diet. It turned out that cells of old animals,
who were exposed to starvation, was characterized by very high
levels of proteins that are essential to start the process
autophagy. An interesting fact is that the activation of autophagy
particularly important especially for heart cells, which
contain a large number of mitochondria. Semi-processing
damaged organelles of mitochondria is the key to maintaining
efficiency of the heart muscle aging organism
as a whole. Also found that the deformed membrane
slowly dividing or nondividing senescent cells at
endogenous nutrition to take shape, such as cell shape
young animals. That is, when the SG is a process of recovery
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125barrier cells. The process of dividing rapidly dividing cells in this
slows down. Simultaneously, the restructuring of the enzymatic system
provides increased receptor system of efferent cells
(Nerve endings) at the expense of quality improvement
enzymes of these receptors (chemoreceptors) that are laid
in the membrane of cells and can enhance the barrier function through
activation of intracellular nucleotide cAMP. Thus,
for C provides a comprehensive restoration of barrier
functions of cell membranes and by normalizing the gain of the system
cAMP. Due to renovation of the genetic apparatus of cells in the
starvation, the formation of new stem cells, and in some
there are additional bodies. by removing the old
damaged cells and stem the emergence of new organs and tissues
organism are much younger. Update mk Anya
Doctor of biological sciences professor L. Polezhayev, the largest
Specialist regeneration of limbs in animals that developed
method of restoring lost limbs, tails, for example, amphibians,
wrote: "Fasting - a process of increased physiological
regeneration and renewal of all cells, their molecular and chemical
composition. Interestingly, the biochemical changes during starvation
and reparative regeneration are very similar. In both cases, there are two
phase: the destruction and rebuilding. In both cases, the phase of destruction
is dominated by the collapse of the protein and nucleic acid
on their synthesis, a shift of pH to the acid side, acidosis, etc. Phase
recovery in both cases is dominated by
synthesis of nucleic acids over their collapse, the return of pH
to a neutral state. Of the doctrine of regeneration is well known that
amplification phase of destruction leads to increased recovery phase. Therefore reasonably be considered medical
fasting as a natural factor stimulate physiological
regeneration. the basis of fasting is general biological
process that leads to renewal and rejuvenation of the whole tissue
organism. " But the most intensely new cells grow in the period
recovery. Such an update occurs in other organs
and tissues, because of that fasting is the "universal doctor. " Neither the surgeon is unable to remove the affected individual
cell tumors or ulcers, keeping neighboring healthy and not breaking
the integrity of the tissue. The Great Physician - Hunger - treats that way. Youth prolongation of the STP and qualitative properties of OF LIFE
All who are familiar with dry starvation and even just with a damp
starvation, observed many examples of physical rejuvenation,
achieved during starvation. Typically, the physical improvement
accompanied and mentally. It happens that the reconstructed
hearing people who were deaf for many years. Sighted
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126so that they become not need glasses, who wore a lot of
years (the restoration of vision in blind people happens very rarely) become
finer sense of smell and taste will be recovered
sensations in the case of paralysis of the sensory nerves, there
a burst of energy, enhanced mental capabilities, reduced
weight, becoming more intense functional activity
the body, resulting in improved digestion and work
intestine, the eyes are clean and sparkling, improves
color of the skin and restores the freshness and bloom, the inherent
young, fade wrinkles on the face, decreased blood
pressure, improves cardiac performance, reduced size of the increase
prostate, there is a sexual rejuvenation - these and many
other evidence of rejuvenation is watching everyone who is involved in
starvation or are familiar with this problem. Fasting as to create
conditions of the second birth, re-animation of the body. in this
time, all the cells of the body are cleansed, from the protoplasm of cells
remove foreign matter (metaplazmaticheskie materials)
so that the cells are rejuvenated and begin to function more
effectively. Some of these foreign materials are
highly toxic and long-accumulated in the fat cells
and connective tissue cells, figuratively called the garbage
dump the body, so you must remove them from the processes
circulation and metabolism in the body. Exemption from such tissues
materials improves the efficiency of the physiological mechanism. Along with updating of the body due to starvation is created
the potential for improved body works
after the cessation of fasting. Wear and damage, repair and replenishment - continuous and almost
synchronous processes in all living organisms. Something is created,
something breaks down. Both these processes are called metabolism
and construction is called anabolism and destruction -
catabolism. during periods of activity prevails catabolism,
anabolism same - in the periods of rest and sleep. Anabolism - the process of repairing the body when it gets
a new burst of energy, preparing for new activities. This process
is dominant during periods of active growth and several
slows down with aging. It was established that starvation accelerates the metabolism, and
after its heavily developed anabolic or
constructive phase. Thus, we can say that the total
cleansing of the body renews the creative processes of life. It is true that in the experimental conditions are improving
life processes short. However, this is the most
cases is due to the fact that the experimenter can not
return of their patients (at their request) after starvation or
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127Person's age - is the duration of his life. Term
"Age" refers to several different aspects of life: the level of
human development (physiological age), level of mental
development (mental age), etc. Any other term
or an expression that means nothing more than a chronic age
introduce uncertainty and confusion of age with body condition or
the degree of its growth and development. When we say that a man is 40 years old, and another at 70 years young
we actually have in mind their physical and mental
state, rather than their age. The proposal to use the expression
"Functional age" when speaking about the state of the individual, rather than
his birthday, is also based on the same confusion. Correctly, that the day of birth does not say anything either about the state of
this organism, nor the extent of his mental development. These
indicators are only indirectly related to age and are not
important components of its parts. People in 70 years may be young
on physical and mental condition, and people in 40 years - old
listless and depressed. However, the first 70 years, and the second - only 40. Knowing this, we can not ignore the widespread assertion that
"We're trying to turn the clock back. " Occurring in the body
age-related changes, called aging, is not so much related to
over time, how much from factors totally unrelated
over time as such. If there was a causal relationship to aging, then
people in 70 years would have to have all