 thatlife
is sacred and should be imbued with meaningfulness.
4.17. Expression Of Natural Instincts Relative To Health
This israther broad territory.While wehave instincts tosurvive andthrive which have
hadprior considerations inthisandtheprevious lesson, there isalso theinstinct topro-
create ourkind. This instinct must begiven voice ifwearetorealize theutmost well-
being. While self-discipline cannormally control themating instinct sothatitdoes not
exceed itsneed, itmust, nevertheless, have adequate expression. Few there areamongst
us who can sublimate an excessive primal ur ge to more constructive pursuits.
Next toourtransgressions infood indulgence stands ourcollective dissipation in
pursuit ofsexuality.Most ofthisamounts, nottosatiation ofactual need forsexual ex-
pression, butsatiety ofasexual appetite aroused andstimulated inasociety gone awry.
Oursociety regards sexual sensuousness andindulgence asanendinitself anditisstim-
ulated tooverindulgence because ofdietary andother factors thatrepresent life-threat-
ening factors. Thebody responds tothese life-threatening factors bybringing tothefore
andemphasizing survival mechanisms, theactofreproduction being oneofthefore-
most.Basically,theinstinct toreproduction isforonepurpose only—the perpetuation of
thespecies. Inanimals thesexual actoccurs only during thattime when thefemale ova
areripeforimpregnation. Only inhumans hastheinstinct been perverted andthen only
within the context of certain societies, ours being among them.
You,asahealth professional, need torecognize theheavy role sexuality plays in
well-being. There aremany among uswho feelinadequate because they cannot enjoy
mating asoften asthey would like. Theurgemay beforexcessive indulgence oritmay
spring from inadequacy.Inanyevent, theroleofunsatisfactory sexual relationships in
disease andpoor health must berecognized. Areturn tohealth always restores sexuality
but,intheface ofoverindulgence, itisnotpossible torestore health. Reorientation of
the client must be made so that limitations in this area are recognized and respected.
4.18. Aestethic Well-Being
Why should afruit-laden orchard ofaromatic fragrance besolovely andbeautiful? Why
should a dry barren rocky gulch present such an inhospitable and ugly facade?
Anything that promotes lifeanditsvalues isappreciated, treasured anddeemed
beautiful. Anything thatisuntenable andharmful tolifeislooked upon asugly with but
few exceptions.
Inkeeping with this, itwould seem thatallcreatures have standards ofbeauty.But
thegreatest capacity forappreciation ofbeauty isinherent inthose creatures thathave
thegreatest capacity forlife. Weproclaim ourselves undisputed aesthetes among allin
theanimal kingdom. This isnotnecessarily true. Almost everything innature hasgreat
beauty.Dolphins (porpoises), whales andother creatures have avery high order ofintel-
ligence and likewise appreciate beauty.
That which isfitforfood isbeautiful tousasitisavailable tousinnature. That
which ispoisonous andunfit forfood usually hasnoaesthetic appeal. Forpurposes of
food wedonotascribe beauty toasquirrel. Yetthesquirrel fascinates asalovable and
beautiful creature. Apeacock isabeautiful andlovely bird. Weadmire itforitsgreat
beauty.Yetitisdifficult forustovisualize ourselves breaking itsneck, stripping itof
feathers andeating itasnatural asmeat-eaters do—skin, bone, flesh andguts, allraw
anduncooked. Wecan’tdothat. Thepicture isanugly one. Itisindiscord with ourwel-
fare.
Thehuman sense ofbeauty is,asfarasweknow,unparalleled. Thevisual andsonic
artshave been highly cultivated. Thedevelopment ofarthasbeen constructive, healthful
and ennobling for humankind.
Inassessing your clients’ practices, itiswise tosurvey their cultural dispositions.
Everyone hasanaesthetic sense —everyone hasasense ofbeauty.This isasaving grace,
foritisaninroad toinspiring andmotivating people. Almost everyone appreciates beau-
tyinthemselves most ofall!Life Science asaway oflifewillrestore health. Simultane-
ous with rejuvenation, much beauty is restored.
4.19. About This Survey Of Life’s Essentials
The listoftheessentials oflifepresented here isnotcomplete. These aresome ofthe
salient ones. Also, some aspects oflife’sessentials presented may besomewhat redun-
dant, for some imply others presented.
But, asyouwill have noted, theneeds oflifearesimple! Nothing iscomplicated
about it.Itseems self-evident thatthese aretheessential means forahappy andhealthy
life.Wecanseethatthescience ofhealth does notcome from so-called scientific labo-
ratories but, instead, proceeds from the lap of nature.
AsLife Scientists orHygienists wemaintain thatthese requisites were developed in
oursojourn innature andthat, justbecause wehave exceeded natures’ sprovisions with
our own industry, we have not exempted ourselves from need of these basic essentials.Inyourself andyour clients youcanpursue nowiser course than invest these factors
and influences in your life and theirs.
4.20. Questions & Answers
With thecatalog ofthings you’ve listed Ifeeluptight even considering using abar
ofsoap around thehouse. Isn’t there anything wecanusethat isnon-polluting with
which to clean house, floors, clothes, dishes and our bodies?
Yes,there areproducts thatarerelatively non-polluting andwhich yield excel-
lentresults. Forcleaning clothes youshould consider Basic-L from Shaklee prod-
ucts. Forcleaning floors, dishes andeven cars asolution ofShaklee’ sBasic-H
willdowonders. Amway andother companies also produce similar non-polluting
biodegradable products.
Foryour body youneed nosoap orcleanser.Agood fiber brush orwashcloth is
allyouneed while under ashower orinabathtub. Ifyouwant touseacleaner on
your body, Shaklee’ sBasic-H is fine.
Can’t we use any cosmetics at all?
Ofcourse youcanusecosmetics, butkeep inmind thatnotoneishealthful.
Moreover they areunneeded byahealthy person. They detract rather than addto
beauty.And they only compound skin problems foranunhealthy person. Beauty
isnatural. When inhealth your eyes andskin radiate their condition, justasthey
look sallow,pallid andinpoor tone when unhealthy.Weadvise against theuseof
cosmetics under allconditions. Also, skin creams andoilsofallsorts, including
suntan oilsandlotions only complicate theproblem they areused forandcripple
the body’ s oil producing ability.
Ihave afriend who smokes apack and ahalf ofcigarettes daily, drinks beer
andeats junky foods. Heappears tobeinexcellent health andisquite active. Byall
that you’ve said he should be a corpse. How can you explain something like this?
How old is your friend?
34.
Yourfriend isstill, obviously,only ababe relative topotential andisstillliving
onyouthful capital. Hemight continue thispattern foranother five, tenoreven
twenty years, butthepenalty fornotmeeting life’sneeds correctly must sooner or
later be suf fered.
When youread thedisease statistics andseethehuman wreckage resulting from
thetobacco, alcohol andjunk food habits, you’ll know thatmost humans exhaust
their endowments rather quickly,even intheir thirties, andsuccumb tocardiovas-
cular problems, chronic cough, cancer or other degenerative diseases.
Most smokers know thedangers oftheir habits butfeelthemselves tobeexempt
from them—it’ ssomething thatalways happens totheother person. Allsinsagainst
our bodies must be paid. There is no dispensation in nature.
You’ve condemned deodorants. Arethey very harmful? What isaperson todo
to control body odor?
Deodorants arepoisonous. Their toxic effects cause theskin pores atpoints of
application toclose upsoastoexclude their chemicals from theinner sanctum.
This prevents body perspiration andexudation. They areproperly called anti-per-
spirants forthisreason. Aperson who hasbody odor should strive togotothe
source oftheproblem. Body odor isnotnatural. Healthy persons donothave bodyodors. Foul smells areproduced byafoul system. Clean upthebody anditceases
to exude unpleasant smells.
Doyoumean that people who have body odors, badbreath andsoonarereally
sick inside?
That isthecase. Healthy cells, tissues, fluids andorgans donotsmell rotten or
foul. Obnoxious odors come from decomposing materials.
Just theother dayIread that distilled water, because it’sheated inthed


able towith-
stand the major causes of physical diseases.
Ifweassume responsibility forourown health andsupply thebody with thehighest
life-giving nutrition, wecanalso insure ourselves thepeace ofmind andstability of
emotions thatallow ustowithstand stress andtheother causes ofmental andemotional
illnesses. Aproperly nourished person canwithstand factors thatmight provoke mental
or emotional outbreaks in less-well-fed people.Inanarticle onmarriage failures, Dr.Cecilia Rosenfeld stated: “One oftheprime
causes ofmarital discord—nutritional deficiency—is toooften overlooked. Inmyown
practice, Ihave found that, inasurprising number ofbroken marriages, spouses suffered
from ablood-sugar imbalance. Many ofthose husbands andwives showed symptoms
ofirritability,violent temper,abnormal sensitivity andextreme fatigue. Corrective nu-
tritional guidance dispelled these unpleasant symptoms formany spouses—and inthe
process, often bolstered their crumbling marriages.”
Along thesame line, Dr.Joseph Nichols, president oftheNatural Food Associates,
wrote: “The unhappily married areoften suffering from dietary deficiencies more than
from the kind of social incompatabilities traditional therapists seek to explore.”
Blaming ourproblems onademanding boss orargumentative spouse then issome-
what akin toascribing allourphysical problems toinvisible germs. Ifwedesire good
mental andemotional health, wemust work foritandassume fullresponsibility forthis
facet ofourwell-being aswell. Wemust create theproper conditions formental and
emotional stability through proper diet andnutrition. This iswhere anoptimum diet
helps.
16.5. The Optimum Diet For Mental And Emotional Health
Atthispoint, itisuseful tosummarize what wehave learned sofarabout therelationship
between nutrition andthemind andemotions inorder todetermine what constitutes an
optimum diet.
First, toinsure mental andemotional well-being, thedietmust supply allneeded nu-
trients intheform ofunprocessed whole foods. Nutritional supplements areuseless; they
cannot beeffectively used bythebody andcannot beused tofillinnutrient gaps caused
by a poor diet.
Second, all“foods” (nonfoods) thatrobthebody ofnutrients must beeliminated in
order to maintain the nutritional balance crucial to mental and emotional stability.
Third, foods thatleave heavy toxic by-products inthebloodstream must notbeeaten
ifwewish toavoid poisoning ourbody andourmind. Even small amounts ofthese tox-
ins are enough to induce depression in most individuals.
Fourth, foods should beeaten inaharmonious environment with acalm, relaxed dis-
position.
Finally,foods should beeaten outoftruephysiological need when hunger ispresent.
They should notbeeaten asemotional substitutes, forstimulation orasameans of“es-
cape.”
Perhaps themost pressing need istheelimination ofallnonfood items from the
diet. These nonfoods include white sugar,white flour,alcohol, salt, condiments, andall
heavily-processed foods. These foods alone arethemajor causes ofmental andemotion-
al illnesses, and they perform no positive function in the body whatsoever.
Most, health-minded individuals andhealth-oriented dietary systems condemn these
nonfoods asexplicitly harmful. Nonfoods areindefensible from thestandpoint ofgood
nutrition andmust beimmediately eliminated from ourdietifwewish toregain ournat-
ural mental and emotional stability.
Thesecond priority istheelimination ofallfoods thatleave toxic by-products inthe
body.Some ofthefoods which leave toxins inthebody are:allfoods with chemical
additives andpreservatives, meats, eggs, dairy products, herbs, artificial andpreserved
foods, fried foods, cooked foods andcertain noxious vegetables such asonions, garlic,
etc.
Forthose people who have notyetadopted avegan diet(that is,adietfreefrom meat
andallanimal products), itisofextreme importance toeliminate allfoods containing
additives, preservatives, etc., inorder todecrease thetoxic overload thateating animal
products produces. Animal products, andmeat inparticular,prevent fullmental tranquil-ityduetotheamount oftoxins both naturally contained inthem andartificially added to
them.
Inaddition tofollowing avegan diet, theamount ofcooked food should bedecreased
andeliminated. Eating cooked foods results inastate ofmental lassitude anddeprives
thebody ofthefullnutrient range contained inthefoods. Foraremarkable state ofmen-
tal clarity, a raw food diet is highly recommended.
What wediscover after examining theabove observations isthatanoptimum diet
should consist primarily ofthefollowing foods: fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and
sprouts eaten in an unprocessed state and in an harmonious environment.
These foods provide afullrange ofallneeded nutrients; they leave little ornotoxic
by-products inthebody; they donotresult inbody lossofanynutrients; nordothey up-
setthebody’ snatural nutritional balance. They provide thefoundation fortotal physical
health and promote an optimum state of mind and excellent emotional health.
These foods alone willnotguarantee total well-being—no dietcandothat—but they
will give us the needed foundation for mental and emotional health.
16.6. Questions & Answers
Whenever I’mdepressed, Ijust want toeatand eat.Iknow it’sbad, butwhat can
I do to stop this?
First, it’simportant torealize thatmost depression iscaused byamorbid pre-
occupation with theself. Youneed to“get outofyour self” toeffectively combat
depression. Food isjustaway oftrying todistract yourself from your depressive
thoughts. Instead ofeating, Isuggest thatyouexercise vigorously.Ithasbeen dis-
covered thatintense activity,such asrunning andother exercise, isaneffective way
todeal with depressive tendencies. Also, youcantackle achore thatyouhave been
putting off,orjusttrytohelp outanother person. These aremuch more positive
ways of dealing with depression than moping and eating.
I’mabusinessman and Ihave totake clients outtolunch. Itrytosellthem on
my ideas and I usually get a bad case of indgestion. What do you think?
Unfortunately oursociety tends tomake eating intoabusiness orarequired so-
cialaffairalltoooften. Ifyoumust conduct business while eating, then Iwould
suggest thatyoumake sure youchoose foods which areeasily digested, such as
salads orfruits. Inaddition, concentrate ontheactual chewing ofeach mouthful
offood. Ifyoudirect your attention asmuch aspossible tothephysical sensation of
eating, youwillbemore relaxed asyoueat.Always eatlightly andinsmall quanti-
ties if you must dine in a potentially tense situation.
I’m alittle overweight and Iresent you implying that it’sbecause ofanemo-
tional problem. Mymother and grandmother arealso overweight, and itjust runs
in the family. I’ve been told it’s glandular.
It’sinteresting thatpeople think fatmay beinherited orthatitis“natural.” No
animals other than humans areobese. Noother animals experience glandular disor-
ders thatcause weight gain unless they were fedaninadequate andunnatural diet.
Itistruethatobesity runs inthefamily,butthisisbecause poor dietary habits are
transmitted from parent tochild—not because ofsome predisposed glandular con-
dition. True,youmay notfeelemotionally “sick,” although resentment itself isnot
ahealthy motional reaction, butyour weight problem willmake itdifficult tomain-
tainahigh level ofemotional well-being. Asanexperiment, why notfastforafew
days andthen adopt theoptimum diet. Iguarantee youthatyour “inherited glan-dular problem” will disappear andthatyouwill notsufferfrom weight problems
again.
Sometimes Ifind myself crying alotfornoapparent reason. Can adiet cause
this?
Adietthatradically affects theblood-sugar level cancertainly make aperson
easily moved totears land breakdowns. Ifyouwill eliminate allsugar,caffeine,
nicotine andalcohol from your diet, youwill most likely experience alotmore
emotional stability.Blood sugar quickly normalizes onanatural dietwith none of
the above-listed artificial foods.
Sometimes Ifollow agood diet fordays atatime, and then Ijust goonabinge
andeatallthose yummy foods I’ve been denying myself. Ifeelbadafterwards, and
I want to stop this pattern.
The most important thing istofirst stop thinking ofthose harmful foods as
“yummy” orthatyouare“denying” yourself ofthem. Chocolate icecream, candy
bars, pies, pastas, etc., arenottreats—they arepoisons. Youhave been conditioned
tothink ofthem asreward foods. They harm your body andresult inyour feeling
badafter youeatthem. When youtrytostay onagood diet, donotbetoohard on
yourself. Weallmust unlearn alotofharmful emotional associations with foods.
Most people occasionally feelthatthey simply must have that“forbidden food.”
When yougetthese feelings, stop


 unless you plan to eat them the day of purchase.
Good avocados have aconsistent yellow-green color throughout. Ifpartoftheflesh
hasturned grey,black orbrown, cutoutthose portions. Ifthetaste isn’tgreat, don’teat
it.Intime youwillbecome anexpert atpicking outgood avocados andknowing how to
ripen and store them.
Varieties Of Avocados
Wehave been describing theHass avocado, which isthemost popular type onthe
market. Butthere areother varieties, none ofwhich compare well with theHass in
flavor.The Fuerte variety isprobably second best toHass avocados. Bacon avocados
arealso sometimes available. Bacon andFuerte avocados have smoother skins than the
Hass, much lessflavor,usually,andahigher water content andlessfatandprotein. For
instance, Hass hasabout 75percent water content andother varieties may have around
83 percent.
How To Prepare And Serve Avocados
Theavocado may beprepared andserved inmany ways. One ofthefavorite ways is
toserve itonthehalfshell, spooning outtheflesh. Justcuttheavocado inhalflength-
wise, cutting around the pit. Then remove the pit with the point of your sharp knife.
Another method forserving avocado istoquarter itaround thepitandthen twist off
thequarters andremove thepitfrom thefinal quarter inthesame way itisremoved from
ahalf. Next remove theskin from each quarter.Thesections may beserved onaplatter
along with other salad vegetables, orthey may becubed intoacut-up salad. Many peo-
plemake cut-up salads andsimply spoon theflesh oftheavocado outofhalf-shells into
the salad bowl.
Yetothers make guacamole with avocado bymashing itandpossibly adding toma-
toes. Orthey make adressing byblending itwith tomatoes andother veggies. Gua-
camole andsalad dressings made with condiments such asgarlic, cayenne, onions, etc.
are not wholesome because of the irritating and poisonous nature of these seasonings.
Avocados arebecoming apartofthedietofmany Americans. This isgood, asthe
avocado isadelicous, creamy-textured fruit thatprovides wholesome nutrition. Ifyou’re
not already an avid avo fan, try out this wonderful food!Lesson 27 - Preparing And Serving Foods For Best
Nourishment, Part II
27.1. Cooked Foods
27.2. Preparation Of Cooked Foods
27.3. Miscellaneous Recipes
27.4. Recipe Conversions
27.5. Questions & Answers
Article #1: Y our Probing Mind By V irginia V etrano, B.S., D.C.
Article #2:Hygienic Considerations InTheSelection ofFoods ByRalph C.Cinque,
D. C.
Article #3: How T o Get More Food V alue for Y our Money By Marti Fry
27.1. Cooked Foods
27.1.1 Cooking Impairs or Destroys Nutritional V alue
27.1.2 Deviations from the Ideal Hygienic Diet
27.1.1 Cooking Impairs or Destroys Nutritional Value
InSection One ofthissubject, itwasemphasized thatshredding, grinding, blending,
juicing andover-washing offoodstuf fsimpair their nutritional value. Cooking, ofcourse,
is the most destructive pr ocess of all.
When food isheated, alloftheenzymes aredestroyed. Verylittle, ifany,Vitamin C
can survive the process of cooking. Other vitamins and minerals are also impaired.
Amino acids (the building blocks ofprotein) areradically changed. The protein in
rawnuts andseeds, anduncooked fruits andvegetables, arereadily available tothebody
andaretherefore said tobeofhigh biological value. Asthevarious stages ofdigestion
occur,thelong chains ofamino acids aresplit forusebythebody insynthesizing its
own protein.
Butwhen proteins have been cooked, orotherwise processed, they coagulate into
enzyme-resistant linkages, sothatcleavage bythebody isinhibited andliberation ofthe
amino acids forbody usemay notoccur.This canresult inputrefaction—decomposition
ofprotein matter bymicro-or ganisms, producing malodorous andtoxic substances, evi-
denced by foul-smelling bowel movements.
The subject ofthecontraindications totheuseofcooked food will betreated in
greater depth in a future lesson.
27.1.2 Deviations from the Ideal Hygienic Diet
Atnotime should wecompromise thethree major tenets oftheHygienic food pro-
gram:
1.Whole foods are superior to fragmented and refined foods.
2.Raw foods are superior to cooked foods.
3.Plant foods are superior to animal foods.
Admittedly,because ofvarious anatomical, physical (oremotional) weaknesses and
defects, noteveryone canadhere tothephilosophical dietary ideal with complete suc-
cess. (See “Hygienic Considerations InTheSelection ofFoods” byDr.Ralph C.Cinque,
in the Supplementary T ext Material section of this lesson.)However,itisofmajor importance thatthestudent firstunderstand what constitutes
anideal diet—before hecanbecompetent tomake decisions about deviations from this
ideal—either for himself or for others.
Realizing thatmany people may notbeready,orwilling, toimmediately embark
onanall-raw food program, Lesson 27includes recipes formore orlessconservatively
cooked foods.
Less harmful substitutes forconventional recipes areprovided, toenable people who
insist onusing cooked foods todoitwith theleast possible destruction ofnutritional
value compatible with the desired result.
27.2. Preparation Of Cooked Foods
27.2.1 Cooking at High T emperatures
27.2.2 Microwave Cooking
27.2.3 Charcoal Broiling
27.2.4 Stir -Frying
27.2.5 Steaming vs. Baking
27.2.6 Cooking Fruit
27.2.7 Nuts
27.2.8 Eat as Much Raw Food as Possible
27.2.9 “Cooking” at Low T emperatures
27.2.10 Steaming
27.2.1 1 Other Cooking Methods
27.2.12 Cooking V essels
27.2.13 General Information About Cooking
27.2.14 Seasonings
27.2.1 Cooking at High Temperatures
Thegeneral ruleis:thehigher thetemperature, thegreater thedestruction ofnutri-
ents. However,cooking along time atlowheat causes more damage tofood than quick-
cooking bybringing water totheboiling point, then reducing theheat andsteaming for
ten minutes or so.
Pressure cooking, involving thehighest temperatures, isthemost destructive ofnu-
trients, and should never be used.
27.2.2 Microwave Cooking
Microwave cooking isathreat tohumans because ofleakage ofthemicrowaves.
People with pacemakers arewarned tostay away from these appliances when they are
in operation. This warning is necessary because of the danger of leakage.
Besides, itisnotreally known whether themicrowave produces destructive changes
inthefood. And what’ stherush? Most vegetables steam toatasty,crisp-cooked state in
ten minutes or less. Don’ t use microwave ovens.
Aperson who worked inarestaurant kitchen several years agotoldmethatsomeone
came inonedaytomonitor themicrowave ovens with adevice thatdetected leakage
andfound oneofthem tobe“leaking likeasieve” (asheputit).Ofcourse nooneknew
how long it had been leaking like this, exposing the kitchen workers!
27.2.3 Charcoal Broiling
A1978 report from Dr.Arthur Upton, director oftheNational Cancer Institute, con-
firmed warnings against charcoal broiling. Hecautioned thatthismay beasource of
cancer -producing substances; charring ofthesurface ofthefood produces atarfractionlikethetarincigarette smoke, andanother dangerous substance isformed bybreakdown
of amino acids.
Dr.David Kriebel, research associate atWashington University inSt.Louis, also
warned against charcoal broiling in1978. Hesaid that heat applied from underneath
and fatdripping into the coals result inthe formation ofaknown carcino-
gen—benzopyrine—which rises onto the surface of the meat.
27.2.4 Stir-Frying
Theadvantage ofstir-frying inaheavy skillet orwok isthatthefood iscooked only
three tofiveminutes until crisp andtender.Usually thismethod works best forvegeta-
bles.
Thedisadvantage isthattheoilisheated, and, while theoilisnotmaintained atthe
high temperatures used for French frying, it is still highly inadvisable to use heated fats.
Ihave sometimes successfully stir-fried some vegetables using water only,butitis
tricky.
27.2.5 Steaming vs. Baking
Steaming vegetables inaslittle water aspossible only until tender -crisp (about five
totenminutes) preserves nutrients better


responsibilities. Surely,these values must change from, individual toindividual accord-
ingtometabolic efficiency.Itappears allbutimpossible topredetermine theexact need
ofanyoneindividual, letalone people ingeneral, thiscertainly being avariable asmeta-
bolic circumstances fluctuate andchange. Also, another point deserving ourattention
isthatmanufacturers ofvitamins necessarily must usechemically pure vitamins forthe
most part. Ifthey used only naturally derived vitamins, their pills would betoolargefor
ustoswallow.Natural foods contain toosmall amounts ofvitamins toformulate heavy
drugs. Additionally,they finditnecessary toadda“carrier” tomake their products more
acceptable tothepalate andtobring their product uptoanexact pre-determined stan-
dard. Wehave noway ofknowing theprecise effect these chemical carriers may haveonthesystem. Itseems more inkeeping with nature’ splan forliving totake vitamins as
contained in nature’ s offerings where they are in or ganic context.
Since weknow thatthehuman body isafinely-tuned masterpiece andthatsimple
maladjustments often present serious health hazards, thismatter ofvitamin proportions
andrelationships, aswell asfurther consideration ofcarriers, could well bemore impor-
tantthan hasyetbeen realized. People have been dosing themselves andtheir children
now foraconsiderable time with multitudinous kinds ofvitamins andvitamin combina-
tions, often inextremely largedoses. Ifvitamins were thepanacea toallhealth problems
asthey aresooften represented tobe,surely during thelasthalfcentury weshould have
witnessed aphenomenal improvement inthehealth ofthepeople but,unfortunately,the
contrary appears to be true.
Arnold Fox, M.D., assistant professor ofmedicine attheUniversity ofCalifornia at
Irvine Medical School andalecturer attheCharles Drew Medical School, stated inan
article published inLet’sLive Magazine (June 1982) thatheisnow “treating the20-and
30-year oldchildren ofmypatients. These children are,ontheaverage, assick astheir
50,60and70-year -old parents...” Tobesure, thedeterioration inthehealth status of
these children hasbeen brought about bymany factors butitiscertain thatthetaking
ofmultiple doses ofvitamins, numerous vaccinations andother well publicized “pre-
ventive” measures hasnotprevented systemic deterioration; instead, itmay well have
accelerated it.
Itwould appear obvious toanydiscerning person thattheanswer torapidly deteri-
orating health does notlieintaking pills, potions orinjections. Most oftherecommen-
dations forsupplementary vitamin usage have come about through experimentation on
animals inacontrolled environment situation. These experiments show results forapar-
ticular species ofanimal under thecontrolled circumstances, notasthey might beinthe
wild.
Furthermore, thespecies ofanimal onwhich thetests were made may ormay not
bear great biological relationship tohumankind andcertainly thecontrols operational in
alaboratory situation canbear little relationship, ifany,tothestress-wracked frenzied,
emotion-char gedlifeoftheaverage person today whose metabolic activity isbeing con-
stantly monitored by the endocrine gland and nervous systems.
Additionally,theexperiments, byandlarge,have been oftooshort aduration tobe
valid. Being scientific researchers ourselves, wecansaythat“they” assume toomuch
ontoolittle evidence. Ithaslong been known thatittakes four orfive generations to
evaluate adietary change. Consequently,thetests, asHerbert M.Shelton sowell points
out,areapplicable only totheanimal inquestion (under precise circumstances andcon-
ditions, wemight add) andarenot“strictly andbroadly applicable toman.” They might
noteven bestrictly andbroadly applicable tothesame animal under other circum-
stances.
Sylvester Graham inhisLectur espointed outthatthere issimilarity offunction and
application ofprinciples throughout theanimal kingdom, butthatthere arealso funda-
mental differences from species tospecies. These fundamental differences make allan-
imal experimentation suspect. Theassumption ofanaccurate response may notalways
be confirmed in the revealing light of subsequent reality.
Experiments canbedesigned insuch away that they will produce adesired or
hoped-for result. Much oftheresearch presently being conducted issubsidized research,
paid foreither bygovernment, organized groups, orcommercial companies having a
vested interest incertain results. Persons receiving subsidized grants, many involving
enormous sums, might possibly beinclined toslant theresults oftheir research, even
without their being consciously aware oftheir thrust, inorder toplease their sponsors
and keep the money bank open.39.2.16 The R.D.A.’s
Theaverage man weighing 160pounds contains within hisentire body justabout 1/
4ounce ofvitamins. Now ittakes approximately 28grams toequal oneounce, sothis
means that, ifweaddupallthemany different kinds ofvitamins intheaverage man’ s
entire body,wewould have only about 7grams total, including allthereserve supplies,
those thatarestored upinthetissues andorgans foremer gency purposes, particularly in
the liver and kidneys.
TheR.D.A.’ s(The Recommended Daily Allowances) areabout double (insome cas-
eseven more) theestimated minimum requirements, which many scientists admit are
noteasily determined. Inother words, these figures arenomore than guesstimates. In
fact, some scientists contend that, while extra vitamins may beneeded tocorrect certain
deficiency diseases inextreme circumstances, normal persons donotrequire supplemen-
tation since a good diet provides amply for all such needs.
Certainly their ideas astowhat constitutes a“good” dietmay differfrom ourown,
buteven so,theFood andNutrition Board, adivision oftheNational Research Council
(organized bytheNational Academy ofSciences) postulates thattheaverage adult eat-
ingawell-balanced (comprised oftheappropriate amounts from each ofthefour basic
food groups) dietwill receive 7,500 International Units ofVitamin A.The R.D.A. for
Vitamin A is only 5,000 units.
There isnoneed whatever foranyperson onaHygienic diettoharken tothesiren
callofthepaid hawkers ofcommercial wares—synthetic vitamins. Nature hasprovid-
edwell forallofus.Many millions ofpeople lived inhealth forcenturies before Dr.
King concluded hismonumental experiments attheUniversity ofPittsbur ghandisolat-
edVitamin Cfrom lemons. Any realstudent ofhealth knows thatthechemist and/orthe
manufacturer cannot putlifeandhealth intoabottle ofpills. Neither canthelifeforce
resident within a plant be extracted and compressed into a capsule and still be viable.
Ifyoueatfresh uncooked fruits andalimited amount offresh leafy vegetables, afew
nuts andedible seeds, youwill take inmany times therecommended amounts, notin
synthetic isolated vitamins tostimulate andaccelerate organic response beyond itsnorm,
butrather indesirable metabolically correct combinations with other nutrients, nature’ s
bio-chemical partners.
39.2.17 Vitamins and “Cures”
There aremany so-called “cures” attributed tovitamin “therapy,”justasthere are
many so-called “cures” attributed tothisorthatdrug. Tosaythatvitamins can“cure” an
existing malfunctioning within asickbody istoadmit ignorance ofthenature ofdisease
andisanadmission ofcommonality with thedrugging practices ofthevast majority of
medical practitioners.
Thegiving ofvitamins “therapeutically” ortheintroduction ofdrugs orally orbyin-
jection inthehope offavorably influencing theprogress ofacertain disease isaserious
error because, inreality,wedonotcure butsimply suppress thecurative actions already
inprogress within thesystem, these having been initiated bytheorganism itself. The
suppression ofthesymptoms iswhat isnormally accepted asa“cure,” but,unfortunate-
ly, the cure represents only a temporary surcease until utility is recovered.
Whenever anyunwanted orforeign material isthrust intothesystem, allvital powers
oftheorganism thatcanpossibly bespared from vital processes must beemployed in
rendering itharmless. This effort, when continued foranylength oftime, actually results
inchanging anacute crisis ofhealing, onethatisusually ofacomparatively short dura-
tion, intoachronic disease which thebody willconduct unceasingly.Chronic problems
often result in acute crises that can even bring an end to life itself.
Drugs have been used forthousands ofyears ofman’ sexistence torelieve hurts and
to“cure” diseases. Man hasatendency tohold fasttohishabits even though they bedestructive ofhisvery lifeanditisthistendency thatcauses man toseek “cures” rather
than todetermine theroot ofhistroubles andthen change, discard, modify orremove
that which tends to destroy him.
Wearejustnow beginning tounderstand thedangers inherent inal


orse pollutants areplastic industries andpetroleum companies. Trytorestrict theuse
of all such products.
9.Start tore-green your cityandarea. Plants andforests areourfirstlineofdefense against
airpollution. Youcanhelp bysetting outtrees inyour yard andcity.Actively work to
preserve all existing “green” areas in towns and cities.
10. Watch thefuelyouburn forheating. Low-sulfur coal fueloilcanslow pollution down.
Have your home furnace orheating system checked formaximum efficiency sothatfew-
er byproducts are produced in the heating of your home.
Fighting airpollution isnothopeless. Already thequality oftheairhassomewhat
improved since theearly 1970s. However,ourairhasnotbecome somuch better than
wecangrow lax.Industries arecontinually petitioning forrelaxed airstandards, anditis
up to the public to see that the antipollution laws are instead strengthened and enforced.
Every dayofyour life,youdraw in20,000 breaths. Youhave theright toexpect that
notasingle oneofthese breaths should endanger your health. Theairandatmosphere
areourcommon heritage andresource, andwemust insure thatthey stay clean forus
and our children.
52.4. Questions & Answers
I’dlike toknow more about airfilters and cleaners that Icanuseinmyhome.
Specifically, what about negative iongenerators? Are they good incleaning upthe
air, and are there any worthwhile machines to filter out cigarette smoke?
Aircleaning machines andiongenerators donotsolve theairpollution prob-
lem. The chemicals arestill intheairthat webreathe even after being filtered
through these machines. Air-cleaning devices, however,have been effective in
eliminating particles of dust, pollen, and smoke from the home and business.
Before buying orusing oneofthese air-cleaning machines, youshould firstin-
vestigate very carefully how they work. Some ofthese devices may have harmful
chemicals inthefiltering mechanism they use,somake sure thatyouarenotcreat-
ing another problem when you use such machines.
Negative iongenerators arevery popular andarewidely advertised. Theverdict
isstilloutonthese machines, butcaution isurged. Allnegative iongenerators emit
ozone aswell asnegative ions. Make sure thatanyiongenerator youmight buyhas
avery lowlevel ofozone emission. Many people alsoreport adifficulty insleeping
when oneofthese generators isinthebedroom. Evidently thenegative ions have a
stimulating ef fect on the or ganism, and this may prevent a deep sleep or rest.
Ifyoumust work inasmokey ordust-filled environment, however,anair-fil-
tering device oriongenerator might bemore beneficial than harmful andshould be
carefully investigated.
I want to move where there isn’t any air pollution. Where should I go?
Iwould suggest themoon. There isnoairthere, noranypollution atthispoint.
Seriously,there isnow noplace onearth thatdoes nothave anair-pollution prob-
lem. Airpollutants have been found intheAntarctic airwhere there arenocarsnor
industries.
There aredefinitely worse places tolivethan others, however.Ifyoulivein
thenation’ stoptwenty urban areas, you’ll beworse offthan many ofyour country
cousins. It’snotjusturban density,however,thatdetermines thequality ofyour air.Youalso have toconsider theterrain andweather conditions. Some cities produce
anawful lotofpollution, buttheprevailing winds simply blow thepoisons down-
wind to another town or state.
Generally,however,youwould dowell toavoid cities thathave heavy indus-
tries, like petroleum, plastic, orchemical plants. Coal-burning areas arealways
worse than locales that do not use coal as a major fuel source.
Youcannot, however,runaway from airpollution. Itwillfollow younomatter
where youlive. Theultimate solution toairpollution isnottoremove yourself from
it,buttoremove thepollution from theair.Itisanuphill fight, butitcanbewon if
you make your voice heard.
Article #1: The Breath of Life by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Man isachild ofnature. Heisanoutdoor animal. Normally helives amid thebeauties
ofnature, hisskin bathed inthemorning dew,kissed bythesun, soothed bythegentle
zephyrs ofSpring andhisbody fedbytheluscious fruits andvegetables allaround him,
while hisspirit ischeered bythesongs ofbirds andthebeauty andfragrance ofmyriads
ofgorgeously colored flowers. Theopen airishishome andhewho lives initisfortu-
nate indeed.
Like fishonthefloor oftheocean, weliveinaseaofairthatismuch deeper than
thehydrosphere inwhich aquatic animals live. There isalways anabundance ofmuch
needed oxygen, ifwebutpermit itaccess toourlungs. Theairisself-purifying, sothat,
while impurities areceaselessly being dischar gedinto it,these soon find their way to
other levels andleave theairfittobreathe. Pent-up air,thatis,airthatisconfined in
closed rooms, andairthatisheld incongested andgas-laden cities quickly becomes un-
fitforbreathing. Such air,ifbreathed habitually,helps toproduce disease; whereas, pure
isoneofthebasic essentials ofgood health. This isoften denied, butweshall continue
toinsist thatpure airisabsolutely essential toexcellence ofhealth andtothehighest
beauty andthat, onthecontrary,impure airtends totheproduction ofpoor health and
the deterioration of beauty.
Modern citylife,with more than sixty-five percent ofourpopulation residing inthe
cities, denies fresh airtothepeople ascertainly asdidtheclosed windows anddoors of
thehouses ofourgrandparents. Itisnotthatthere isnoairinthecities, butthatitisso
badly polluted with smoke, fumes, dust, etc., thatitisactually unfit tobreathe. Thecar-
bonmonoxide from theexhaust ofautomobiles isbutoneoftheair-polluters ofmodern
life.Nitric andsulphuric acids, lead oxides andlead carbonates areamong thecontam-
inating elements found intheairofcities. The soot ofsoftcoal isoften one-half coal
tarandthismust help toproduce lung cancer assurely asdothetarsoftobacco smoke.
The particles ofcarbon (soot) insmoke-filled airaccumulate inthelungs andbecome
imbedded intheaircells, gradually changing thelungs from their normal pink tooneof
sooty blackness. Indeed, thiscoating ofcarbon becomes sothick thatonewonders how
theindividual breathes atall.Aswebecome more andmore amanufacturing nation and
chemistry continues topollute theairofthecities, they will grow progressively more
andmore unfit forhuman beings toinhabit. There areurgent reasons, other than atom
andhydrogen bombs, why weshould inaugurate animmediate program ofdecentraliza-
tion designed to ultimately do away with all cities.
Thebody’ sneed foroxygen isconstant, hence itisnotpossible tostop breathing for
more than avery brief time. Itisimpossible tohold thebreath formore than aminute
orso.Ifthebreath isforcibly cutoffforalonger period than thisdeath, death from lack
ofoxygen quickly occurs. Itisestimated thatapproximately eighty-five percent ofthe
oxygen weneed isderived from theairwebreathe, tenpercent from water andfiveper-
cent istaken infrom theairthrough theskin. Dr.Tilden held thatwegetsome oxygen
from thefoods weeat,perhaps from thewater inthese. There arereasons todoubt that
we breathe with the skin. I question that we extract oxygen from water.Other than anadequate supply offresh air,theessential ofgood breathing isanade-
quate respiratory mechanism; sound lungs, achest ofsufficient sizetohouse lungs large
enough todeliver sufficient oxygen totheblood, normal chest movements inbreathing
andnormal passages from thenose tothelungs. Ifthechest istoosmall itisnotonly
outofharmony with therestofthebody,hence ugly,butitfails tomeet thefunctional
needs oftheorganism. Ifwebegin early enough andpersist inourefforts thechest may
be developed in almost everybody to the required size.
Themotility ofthechest isoften only slight, dueinmost instances, toalack ofuse.
Themotility ofthechest may bedetermined bymeasuring itsexpansion. Inmeasuring
chest expansion itiscommon toplace thetape justbeneath thearms. Atruer measure of
chest expansion may beobtained byapplying thetape over thelower ribs, justbeneath
thebreasts. Thechest should befully contracted andthen expanded toitslimit. Thedif-
ference between thetwomeasurements thus obtained gives usthechest expansion. This
does not


sinusitis tolife-threatening diseases such asstroke or
cancer.The drug, inother words, would befarmore powerful than aspirin anda
good deal more versatile than, say, penicillin.
“Apart from itseffectiveness, thedrug would besafe, keeping inmind thatnot
even aspirin iscompletely harmless. Physicians who prescribed itwouldn’ thave to
concern themselves with theadverse reactions thatmay claim asmany as30,000 to
60,000 lives ayear intheUnited States alone. And thepeople who take itwouldn’ t
have tosufferthemyriad sideeffects—headache, fatigue, blurring ofvision, mentaldisorientation—that come with theterritory when youhave achronic disease for
which there are only a handful of medications available.
“The drug would also beversatile—versatile enough sothat, depending onthe
condition, aphysician could administer itorally ortopically,byinjection orintra-
venously.And itwould bestable enough sothatyoucould ship itanywhere inthe
world, orkeep itontheshelf formonths andnothave toworry about itspoiling
orlosing itspotency.Therawmaterials from which thedrug wasmade would be
readily available, sothatyouwould never have toconcern yourself with ashortage.
And, finally,ifyouhadasocial conscience, you’d want thedrug tobeinexpensive
enough (somewhat lessexpensive than, say,theinterferon treatments now being of-
fered forcancer inEurope ataprice of$65,000) sothatpatients who took itona
long-term basis wouldn’ thave tospend abigchunk oftheir yearly income forthe
privilege of living without pain.”
Thename ofthisnew “wonder drug” isdimethyl sulfoxide orDMSO forshort. Itis
being used forsuch ailments assprains andsinusitis toburns andarthritis. Some people
claim thatithastheability tostabilize progressively crippling arthritic conditions andto
alleviate certain forms of mental illness.
This powerful andtoxic drug passes through cellmembranes soquickly thatyou
cantaste itminutes after ithasbeen applied totheskin. Combined with other drugs, it
willcarry them through cellmembranes thatwere formerly impenetrable tothese drugs
when taken alone. Due tothisproperty,DMSO cancause immeasurable damage toall
thecells ofthebody.These cellmembranes canbecome weakened oraltered andmany
other toxins besides DMSO will enter thecellwhich would notordinarily enter.Such
derangement ofthecells may result inserious health consequences—much more serious
than the ailment for which it was given.
There isnever any“easy way out”—no quick andmagical path tohealth. Many ath-
letes have been using thispoisonous drug foryears forsprains, pulls, andother soft-tis-
sueinjuries. Continued suppression ofpain bythisdrug willeventually result inperma-
nent damage. Besides this, DMSO isnow being used regularly bythousands ofarthritic
patients. People useDMSO forcuts, forsores, foritching conditions. Some people even
rub it on their gums.
Donotbefooled bymisleading claims. Noagent outside ofthehuman body hasthe
ability to heal. The regular use of drugs can result only in greater health destruction.
65.15. Mineral Water Therapy
Certain places oftheworld arewell known fortheir mineral springs thataresaidtohave
therapeutic properties. Sometimes itisrecommended thatthese waters beconsumed or
bathed in as a “cure” for assorted ailments.
Thetheory behind allforms ofhydrotherapy isthattheminerals ofthewater will, in
very small amounts, enter your system through theskin ormucous membranes andhelp
restore your entire system to a healthier state.
However,these inorganic minerals areinert substances andhave nomagic about
them. They cannot enter thesystem through theskin andimpose anyhealth benefits. If
consumed, they cannot be utilized by the body and may prove toxic.
65.16. Bee Products
Honey,beepollen, beepropolis, androyal jelly aresubstances collected orproduced by
bees for their winter food supply, for reproduction, protection, etc.
Honey isapopular product andisessentially sugar (about 1/3to1/2glucose, 1/3to
1/2fructose, andtherestwater). Beepollen consists ofcertain pollen grains offlowers
incidentally collected bybees while gathering nectar.Itcontains protein, vitamins andminerals, andenzymes. Itisnotafood thatbees consume except asahoney contami-
nant.
Beepollen isoften used byathletes because itisclaimed thatitwillincrease their
energy andstamina. This effect, however,isanillusion. Itsstimulatory effectwillfirst
produce afalse sense ofincreased energy,butlikeallother stimulants willsoon have the
opposite ef fect due to enervation of the stimulation of the or gans involved.
Neither ispropolis oneofthebees’ food products. Itconsists ofvarious treeresins,
collected andapplied totheinterior ofthehive bythem. Itactsasakind ofcement to
keep their hives intact. When ingested byhumans, thissubstance willhave astimulatory
effect duetotheresponse ofthebody toattempt toeliminate thisforeign material. Ithas
no place in human nutrition and has no property to “cure” as is often claimed.
Royal jelly isproduced from honey andpollen andfedexclusively tothequeen bee.
Itismade bythebees fortheunique dietary needs ofdeveloping aqueen beeandisex-
cellent food for her.
With respect to honey it cannot be emphasized enough that:
1.It is not a natural food of human’ s but of bees which created it for their specific needs.
2.Honey islaced with sixprotective acids. Humans cannot metabolize three ofthese acids,
thus making it a toxic substance.
3.Honey isused asasweetener.Anything thatrequires asweetener tobepalatable isnota
fitfood forconsumption inthefirst place. Inthesecond place, theaddition ofasweet-
ener creates anincompatible food combination thatvitiates digestion andbegets toxic
byproducts.
4.Human desecration ofthebees’ food supply isunnatural, contrary tothesymbiotic role
of creatures in nature, and unhealthful both to bees and humans.
Withrespect topollen keep inmind that, ingathering nectar,thebeeperforms asym-
biotic service fortheplant. Itbecomes contaminated with pollen andspreads ittothe
female flower,thus fertilizing it.Pollen’ sroleistocreate aseed package, nottoserve as
afood. When theseed package ismature, itripens apartofthepackage asfruit which is
freefood forthecreatures thatincidentally perform aservice indistributing theplant’ s
seeds. That is symbiosis.
Pollen isnotunique asafood andhasnovalue. Itfails tofurnish ourforemost need,
carbohydrates, forenergy.Itisonly theincipient nutrients andcomponents tofertilize a
flower ovary andthus create aseed package ofwhich apartmight beedible fruit. Inthat
case wegetnotonly allthenutrients contained inpollen butinaform specifically creat-
edtomeet ourneeds. Most important ofallwegetaneasily absorbable complement of
simple sugars ready to convert to ener gy!
65.17. Macrobiotic Diet Cure
The macrobiotic dietconsists of60to100% grains. These include brown rice, buck-
wheat, wheat, corn, barley,andmillet. They areeaten raw,cooked, creamed, with or
without water,fried, orbaked. Amaximum of30% ofthedietmay consist ofvegeta-
bles. These vegetables thatareconsidered permissible include: carrots, onions, pumpkin
(a fruit), radish, cabbage, cauliflower, and lettuce.
Grain isconsidered “Principal Food” andiseaten atevery meal. Theprinciple be-
hind thisdietisbased onthesame Yin-Yangtheory asforacupuncture. YinandYang
areantagonistic butcomplementary forces. Certain foods areconsidered Yangfoods and
others are Y in foods. There must be a certain balance between Y in and Y ang.
When aperson becomes ill,itisrecommended thathe/sheeat100% grains. Inad-
dition tothis, certain specific beverages and/orfoods areused forspecific ailments—all
based on the superstitious Y in-Yang theory.This type ofdietnotonly cannot produce health butitcanbevery harmful ifper-
sisted inover aperiod oftime. Humans arenotgrain eaters—we arefrugivores. Weare
notbiologically equipped todigest, assimilate, andutilize largeamounts ofgrains. Fruits
contain plenty ofsugar,butlittle ornostarch, whereas thecereals arelargely starch.
Starch requires much more time andenergytodigest than fruit. Cereals areamong the
most difficult offoodstuf fstodigest. Theprotein ofmost cereals areinadequate. They


definitely
cancer causing. One commandment hastodowith sunshine. This willnotcause cancer
except inthetoxemic. And thetoxemic condition must gettheblame forthecancer,not
the sunshine. Sunshine is a healthful influence, not a pathogenic factor.
Tobacco, coffee,salt, herbs, teas, hotfoods—anything thatcontinually poisons or
interferes with ourbody processes (such ashotstuffdown theesophagus)—can evolve
into cancer.
Donotdrink alcohol. This should alsoapply toanything andeverything except pure
water andonly themost wholesome ofliquid foods (juices). Vinegar isafirst cousin to
alcohol and is carcinogenic. So are teas, cof fees, and hot drinks of all descriptions.
Eatsparingly.Yes,overeating willcause cancer butofthefoods Dr.Shinkin refers
to,even asparing dietiscancer causing. Animal fats, hydrogenated and/orheated veg-
etable fats, fried foods and biologically-incorrect foods are all carcinogenic.
Avoid inappropriate drug intake. Wemust recognize thatalldrug intake isinappro-
priate because all drugs are carcinogenic.
Thesimplicity ofcancer prevention isthatitwillnothappen unless caused. Wemust
either cause itourselves orsubject ourselves tocauses. Ifwesayletnothing intoyour
body butthose essential elements andinfluences forgreat health, weautomatically ex-
clude everything thatisabnormal tothebody.Sowecanbelikelittle children inavoid-
ingandresisting medicines, chemicals, foreign materials andsoon.It’sourwell-being
and we’d do well to heed our inner wisdom in taking care of ourselves.
Reprinted fr om Better Life JournalLesson 76 - Ulcers
76.1. Peptic Ulcers
76.2. Why Peptic Ulcers Are Developed
76.3. Other T ypes Of Ulcers
76.3. Questions & Answers
Article #1: Stomach Ulcer by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Article #2: Gastric And Duodenal Ulcers by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
76.1. Peptic Ulcers
Peptic ulcers occur most commonly inthefirst partoftheduodenum where itisknown
asaduodenal ulcer.They arealso common along thecurvature ofthestomach andare
called gastric ulcers. They may occur inother sites butduodenal andgastric ulcers are
by far the most common.
Theroots ofdietmanipulation inthetreatment ofpatients with peptic ulcer extends
farback inmedical history.Asearly asthefirstcentury,Celsus ordered smooth diets free
of“acrid” food, andpractitioners oftheseventh century wrote oftheir belief in“special
healing properties” ofmilk forpatients with digestive disturbances. Inthefirst halfof
thenineteenth century,peptic ulcer became established asapathologic andclinical enti-
ty, and physicians generally advocated a liberal dietary regimen with frequent feedings.
However,inthelatter part ofthenineteenth century,aradical change developed
inmedical opinion concerning peptic ulcer treatment. The belief spread thatfood was
harmful totheulcer,andonly complete rest—meaning anempty stomach—would allow
thestomach toheal itself. Fasting regimens became theaccepted practice among Euro-
pean physicians and were soon introduced in the United States.
Dr.J.H.Tilden, oneoftheearly Hygienic practitioners advocated thefastforpeptic
ulcer patients. Hesaid, “When disease hasbeen suspected, orifsuspected andnotprop-
erlytreated until hemorrhage hastaken place, thepatient must bekept quiet inbed, with-
out any food, for at least forty-eight hours after the hemorrhage ceases.”
Hereward Carrington endorsed thefastasaneffective means forregeneration andre-
newal. Inhisbook, Vitality,Fasting andNutrition,hesays: “The moment thelastmorsel
offood isdigested, andthestomach emptied, ageneral reconstructive process begins; a
new tissue formation, owing tothefactthatthebroken-down cells arebeing replaced by
healthy ones—which isNature’ smethod ofrepairing anydestroyed orinjured partofthe
organism. This replacement ofcells means gradual replacement oftissue; replacement
oftissue means thatanew stomach hasbeen created—a stomach inevery sense ofthe
word new—as new asevery anatomical sense asisthefilling inwounds, orbetween the
fractured ends of bones.”
Many early Hygienic practitioners endorsed thefastforulcer sufferers including Dr.
Geor geWeger,Dr.Sylvester Graham, Dr.R.T.Trall,Dr.James C.Jackson, andothers.
Their success cannot bedenied andindeed many patients who were considered “hope-
less” bytheorthodox physicians became well under theHygienic regime endorsed by
these pioneers.
Apparently,however,this“natural” regime wastooeasy andsimple forthemedical
physicians toaccept. Then in1915, anAmerican physician Bertram Sippy rejected the
practice offasting andestablished aregimen ofdietary control andalkaline medication.
Sippy introduced theprinciple offrequent feedings thatisstillfollowed bymany dieti-
tians today.
Sippy’ straditional dietwasbased ontheprinciples thatthefood must beboth acid
neutralizing andnonirritating. Hisdiet, therefore, according tohistheory began with
milk andcream feedings every hour orso,toneutralize freeacid with themilk protein,suppress gastric secretion with thecream, andgenerally “soothe” theulcer bycoating
thestomach. Although these principles areused today hisassumptions have notbeen
supported byresearch. Since healsoclaimed thefood should benon-irritating, heelim-
inated very hotorvery cold food, spices, seasonings, coffee,tea,alcohol, rawfoods and
whole grains.
Inover 50years ofexperience, Dr.Shelton found thatpatients with peptic ulcers re-
gained asuperb state ofhealth following theinitial fastandthen following adietofraw
ripe fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.
Theorthodox approach today isdivided between diettherapy utilizing the“bland di-
et”asoutlined byBertram Sippy andamore liberal dietallowing “anything thepatient
desires toeat”except possibly eliminating black pepper andthemore irritating foods and
beverages. Along with thisdiettherapy,drug treatment isinvariably given andsurgery
is performed in the most chronic cases, especially when there is hemorrhage.
76.2. Why Peptic Ulcers Are Developed
76.2.1 Development of Ulcers
76.2.2 Signs and Symptoms
76.2.3 Healing
76.2.4 T reatment
76.2.5 Diet
76.2.6 Drugs
76.2.7 Requirements T o Heal Peptic Ulcers
According totheMerckManual,“Peptic ulcer occurs only ifthestomach secretes
acid.” Itgoes ontosay,“Most people secrete acid; some develop ulcers andothers do
not.” This ismisleading. Everyone secretes acid, infact, itisimperative forprotein di-
gestion. Hydrochloric acid issecreted forthisreason. Then why doesn’ teveryone de-
velop peptic ulcers? There aremany factors totake intoconsideration, butdietary habits
play an important part in the etiology of this disease.
Many people abuse their stomachs with adietthatisprimarily,ifnotentirely,acid
forming. Forexample, adietthatconsists principally ofmeat, bread andpastries would
bedefinitely acid forming. Theparietal cells ofthegastric glands secrete thehydrochlo-
ricacid from chlorides such assodium chloride, found intheblood. The chloride ion
combines with thehydrogen ionandisthen secreted upon thefreesurface ofthestom-
achashydrochloric acid. Innormal gastric juice itisfound intheproportion ofabout
0.5percent, having apHvalue ofabout 1.Itserves toactivate pepsinogen andconvert it
topepsin, adigestive, proteolytic enzyme, andtoprovide anacid medium which isnec-
essary forthepepsin tocarry onitsdigestive functions; toswell anddenature thefood
protein giving easier access to pepsin; to help in the hydrolysis of sugar and starch.
Most Americans useanexcessive amount ofsalt(sodium chloride) ontheir food
(any amount isexcessive). This could beonereason foranabnormal secretion ofhy-
drochloric acid inpeople with peptic ulcers. Sodium chloride isessential fornormal di-
gestion butonly thatform thatisobtained from natural sources such asfound intoma-
toes, celery,lettuce, cucumbers, avocados, etc.When weobtain thismineral from natur-
al food sources, imbalances and excesses do not occur.
Meat initself contains many acids thataredifficult forourbody tohandle, forexam-
pleuricacid. Italso requires alargeamount ofhydrochloric acid foritsdifficult dig


these promised andhighly fortuitous results FOR them, thatthey must doitALL ON
THEIR OWN and that many changes may be required of them.
Furthermore, justaswalking thesickness road canbeavery lonely walk, indeed,
justso,travelling theroad tohealth must necessarily often cause onetodesert theherd
andbesomewhat lonely,too.But, andthisiswhat must beemphasized, WITH AHAP-
PY DIFFERENCE!
Thesickness road isonefilled with pain andsuffering. Itisadownward trekthat”
leads tomore involved pathology andeventually,more often than not,toalifefilled with
untold agony andunpredictable pathologies. Incontrast, theHygienic lifescript unfolds
likeahappy drama andopens upajoy-filled road where there isnopain, nosuffering. It
isanupward path thatcanexpand themind, ripen thesenses, open new doors, impart an
expanded spiritual awareness ofthemeaning oflife, andoften provide anopportunity
tohelp others toknow thejoys ofliving theHygienic way.Inother words, byproving
himself amenable tochange bythedoing, theclient canfind anew purpose forliving
and, asalways, with purpose comes performance andwith performance inthearena of
life, as contrasted with the lonely life of pain, all loneliness leaves, never to return.
Lastly,ourclients must also comprehend thatithastaken time andmany mistakes,
both known andunknown, tochange thepotential they possessed atbirth towhatever
state ofdiminished health they arepresently experiencing, andthatitwillalsotake timetoachieve whatever level ofhealth isnow possible considering theclient’ sage, hispre-
sentcondition, hisresidual vitality andhow well hefollows theHygienic road, andthat
sometimes the amount of time required will be more than we either like or anticipate.
However,clients should beassured, andthisfrom time totime, thatwith each im-
provement, thespeed ofrecovery willbegin toaccelerate, thehealing crises willbecome
lessfrequent andlesssevere, until finally they arenomore. Theultimate goal willthen
have been reached andthe,improved health level thereafter need only bemaintained.
Thechanges will, atthatpoint, nolonger benecessary,because they have become apart
of one’ s natural life plan.
89.4.1 Millie’s Story
Millie learned alloftheforegoing thehard way.Shecame tousoriginally with a
severely-impacted colon, diagnosed asaspastic colon. Ithadbeen years since shehad
hadanormal movement. Enemas andcathartics, headaches andextreme lassitude were
all a way of life with Millie.
Shehated herlife. Shehated theconstant fatigue thatprevented herfrom doing so
many ofthethings shewanted todo.Adivorcee, shesaidthattheconstant enema-taking
and the fatigue kept her from having any fun! She was only 42 years of age.
Weexplained toMillie thattheenemas andthecathartics were her“crutches” and
that, solong asshecontinued tousehercrutches, shewould never beable to“goit
alone.” Shewould always, forever after,require hercrutches. Thepills andpotions were
notremoving thecause(s) ofhertrouble and, indeed, only served toaddtothem. These
substances were allchemical poisons and, byusing them, shewassimply adding more
poison toallthepoisons resident within herown body.Itwasthispoison thathadcaused
andwascontinuing tocause herproblems. Adding poison topoison would only serve
further tokillmore cells andtoreduce even more thetone ofthemuscles ofherdiges-
tivetract. Ifshecontinued their use,shemight well never again beable tohave anormal
bowel movement. Wetoldherthatitwould benecessary forhertomake some changes
inhermanner ofeating andliving, thatshemust now,asoneofourstudents from Ken-
tucky recently remarked, “make getting the finest food her most important priority.”
Like somany others, some successful, some not,Millie agreed to“try” Natural Hy-
giene. Weexplained why sheshould restrict herdietchoices tothefinest ofnatural raw
foods, why sheshould now begin aregular andvigorous exercise program, why she
should increase herrestandsleep periods, why shemust now drink distilled water and
when. Infact, welaidoutaprecise program forourclient tofollow,astep-by-step plan
of action.
Millie took over anddidextremely well. Shefollowed theregimen laidoutforher,
making fewmistakes. Asamatter offact, Millie became soimbued with enthusiasm
about herprogram andherprogress thatshebegan topreach Natural Hygiene toalland
sundry who would listen.
Asherreward, within three months, Millie was having anatural bowel movement
(bm) twoandthree times aweek! This was likeamiracle toher.After ayear,allthe
digestive disorders ofthepasthadpractically disappeared; theheaviness, theexcess gas,
theoccasional nausea andbelching, these were nolonger anyconcern. Millie wasonce
again going here andthere, having the“good time” shehadsoyearned for.Rarely now
did she have to have recourse to an enema.
Attheendofthesecond year,thebms were coming almost every day.Once ina
great while, butonly rarely,Millie would have oneofherformer trying headaches. But,
shewasn’ tsatisfied, shewanted itallandNOW! Shefeltsheneeded twoormore bms
every single dayandfeltannoyed when such didnothappen. Shewanted toberidofher
headaches once and for all and forever. She wanted someone to wave the magic wand!
Without consulting us,Millie went toanother practitioner,notaHygienist, anden-
rolled ina“course oftreatments” which were totake away allhercares inonemagicmoment. Thecostofthisseries ofmuscle andbone adjustments, aswelearned later,was
$1,500.00!
Well,ashort time ago, Millie came back. Thepractitioner,atherrequest, provided
uswith hisassessment ofherprogress. ToMillie’ schagrin andastonishment, theerst-
while waver ofthemagic wand wasnot$1,500.00 richer but,sadly,“disappointed” in
Millie’ s “lack of progress.” The “treatments” had failed.
Wereminded arather chastened Millie once again thatthere isnomagic wand, that
healing takes time; thatnotwe,butourbodies areincharge.Itisourinner wisdom, not
we,thatmust beincontrol. Wehumans make toomany mistakes when leftonourown
tobeinchargeofsuch responsibility.Ourinner wisdom issodesigned thatitdoes not
make mistakes andcannot justbediverted from itstasks byourwhims andwishes. Just
solong aswecooperate with thatinner wisdom bysupplying thecorrect tools, asand
when required andintheproper amounts, meaningful progress willbemade. Health will
happen. Unhealthful ways ofliving always demand atollofdisease butabundant health
follows in the wake of correct practices.
Onitsown, ourinner wisdom willestablish thenecessary priorities, determine how
these may bestbeaddressed, layouttheplan, theways andmeans, with exact directions
andspecifications; andthen address each initsown manner andattheappropriate time.
Wearerequired only toprovide thetools, then step aside andwatch themagic within
unfold.
Millie satquietly,deep inthought aswequietly reminded herofthiswisdom ofthe
ages. Shedidn’ thave much tosay,butweknew thatMillie hadlearned avaluable les-
son. Millie will wait now for time to bring its miracle.
Encouraging words help clients when theway gets tough. Knowledge andunder-
standing caninspire thenecessary changes both inpractice andthinking. Clients must
grasp theconcept thathealth is,forthem, indeed, apossible goal; thatNatural Hygiene
(Life Science) provides theways andmeans ofachieving superb health. Weneed toim-
parttoourclients theconfidence thatyou, asapractitioner,willteach theclient how to
liveaccording tothelaws oflifeandhow toprovide thetools foralways living inhealth.
Ifwecancause ourclients tobelieve thatthey canbeincomplete chargeoftheir
own lives andthatthey canwork thismiracle, then wewillbeinstrumental inbringing
about therequired changes. And, then, tooifwecanbring tothem fullunderstanding
ofthefactthattheir former dependence onthemedical community wasnotonly totally
nonproductive, butactually destructive oflife,then wearetobecommended forthatis
the first important change.
Aclient must realize, anddeeply,thatitwilltake time toaccomplish thehealing and


they didn’ tfindtopsoil thatwould
give thehealth record ofthehunzakuts. Tenthousand years ofleaching bya30-inch mal
rainfall isthedifference. There areseveral other places intheworld similar toHunza,
such astheCaucasus Mountains inRussia, where 10% ofthepeople arecentenarians.
There areglaciers inthemountains. Wherever people attain excellent health andmax-
imum life, there isacontinual supply offresh-ground mixed rocks flowing tothesoil
where their crops are grown.
Robert McCarrison (Director ofNutrition Research inIndia years ago) didextensive
studies onnutrition, health anddeficiency-diseases. After observing themagnificent
bodies ofthepeople oftheHunza Valley,their sound teeth, strength, longevity,intelli-
gence andhappy dispositions—human health almost toperfection—he gave Albino rats
thedietoftheHunzas. Then hegave other colonies ofratsthediets ofdisease-ridden
cultures ontheIndian Sub-Continent. Hefound thattheratswould duplicate thehealth
ofthepeople eating thediets: perfect health andcontentment ontheHunzas’ food, and
the disease of the Madrasi on the Madrasi food.
Working seven years among theHunzas andSikhs, both good gardeners andfarmers,
henever found acase ofstomach ulcer,appendicitis orcancer.Itwas hisfinding (al-
ready in1936 )that: “itseems clear thatthehabitual useofadietmade upofnatural
foodstuf fs,inproper proportion onetoanother,andproduced onsoils thatarenotim-
poverished, isanessential condition fortheefficient exercise offunction ofnutrition on
which themaintenance ofhealth depends,” andcombined with healthy bodily activity,
“ismankind’ smain defense against degenerative diseases; abulwark, too,against those
of ‘infectious’ origin.”
In1948, J.I.Rodale, thewell-known organic agriculturist, published TheHealthy
Hunzas,which revealed how theworld’ shealthiest people annually addtotheir soils the
mixture ofstones finely ground bythelocal Ultar glacier,together with theabundant or-
ganic matter produced bythese highly-mineralized soils. (Little animal manure isadded
astheHunzas keep fewanimals.) Rodale stressed thegreat value ofadding thewide va-
riety ofrock tosoils ina“ground-up, flour -like form” byusing themost efficient mod-
ernmachinery (p.100). Healso pointed outthedanger ofadding imbalancing single-
rock types, andconcluded hischapter,“Rock Powders,” bygiving major credit forthe
Hunzas’ outstanding health, longevity,andintelligence totheglacial rock powder,their
provision forperpetual soilfertility,andhigh-quality foods. Rodale wasemphatic that
weintheUnited States begin toutilize thebillions oftons ofrocks ofallkinds, andapply
them—equivalent of the Hunza sediments—to our lands, in a powder ed form.
SirAlbert Howard, (often called “the father oforganic agriculture”) also described
theHunzas inhis1947 book TheSoilandHealth,andhetooobserved theHunza Val-
ley’sglacial siltfertilizer,andthepowerful evidence suggesting that“toobtain thevery
best results wemust replace simultaneously theorganic and mineral portions ofthe
soil.”(p. 177)
Inthenext lesson when wecontinue totieinthelinks between soildemineralization
andclimate changes, we’ll betalking about theIceAge. Scientists have offered various
theories onwhat causes theiceages torecur every 100,000 years, andmany ofthem
used tothink thatthey were caused bychanges intheearth’ sorbit around thesun(Mi-
lankovich’ stheory). Recent computer modeling (byaman who hasbeen theforemost
modern exponent ofthistheory,John Imbrie atBrown University) hasfinally castseri-
ousdoubt onthevalidity ofMilankovich’ shypothesis, because Imbrie says thatthemost
sophisticated recent oftheminerals forhealth ofsoil-building microor ganisms, plants
andhumans, andsays thatwidespread deficiencies now exist. Soil zinc deficiency is
documented for12European countries, asisboron fornearly every European country.
Italso makes note ofthedanger oftrying tocorrect soildeficiencies byadding purified
single elements, duetotheir toxicity (forexample, boron hasbeen used asaweedkiller).Nowhere issoilremineralization considered inthebulletin, butitdoes saythatgen-
erally from twotosixtimes more ofthemain nutrients aretaken annually from thesoil
than areadded bymineral fertilizers. Crop andmanure residues return some ofthem, but
a negative balance of these nutrients likely remains.
Asfortrace elements, onpage 1,theFAOsoils bulletin says thatdeficiencies inthese
elements were firstreported inthelate1800s, andthatextensive areas oftheearth’ ssoils
are no longer able to supply adequate amounts to plant life.
Furthermore, several factors arecausing anaccelerating exhaustion oftheavailable
soil supply:
•weathering and leaching
•stimulation of increased yields by one-sided NPK fertilizing
•decreasing use of natural fertilizer materials compared with chemicals
•increasing purity of these chemicals used to stimulate growth
Thebulletin doesn’ tprovide anysolutions, butitdoes state theproblems thatneed
solutions, saying “trace elements arenotregularly applied tothesoilbytheuseofthe
common fertilizers. Their removal from thesoilhasbeen going onforcenturies without
any systematic replacement.” (p. 1).
InMount’ sTheFood andHealth ofWestern Man (1975) hesaidthat66% ofAmer-
ican college women hadlow-to-absent ironstores. The2ndWorldSymposium onMag-
nesium held inMontreal in1976 said there was “agrave danger ofmagnesium defi-
ciency infoods consumed inthedeveloped countries.” TheEcologist (12/79,p.317)
said that“cancer,arteriosclerosis, andheart andbone diseases areimplicated asresult-
ingfrom such deficiencies.” A1979 South African study showed 89% ofthecancer-
ousregions hadpoor soils, whereas 66% ofcancer -free regions were oncomparatively
richsoils. (Life Scientists know thatthere areother factors involved aswell, such asim-
proper lifestyle andeating habits, exposure toenvironmental toxins, andsoon,butthese
studies alsopoint tofactors asbasic asthesoilitself ascontributing todwindling health.)
Trace Elements inSoil-Plant-Animal Systems (Nicholas, 1975), shows continuing
findings byresearchers of“new” essential elements forhuman health, andshows that
deficiencies canbeexpected toresult inbreakdown ofthephysiological functions where
theelement isinvolved. They saythatthere arenow 14known trace elements essential
foranimal life, andmost orallofthem areessential forsoilmicroor ganisms aswell.
Inorder oftheir discovery asessential, they are:iron, iodine, copper,manganese, zinc,
cobalt, molybdenum, selenium, chromium, tin,fluorine, silicon, nickel andvanadium;
also boron for “higher plants.”
Weston Price wrote abook entitled Nutrition and Physical Degeneration (1945,
1975) thatgave hisfindings from many years ofstudying people ofcultures andlands
worldwide. Heproved how rapidly individuals andentire peoples degenerate physical-
ly,mentally andmorally when their dietchanges from natural whole foods from fertile
soils totherefined andnutrient-poor foods ofmodern societies. Price wasadentist by
training, andfound, among other things, thatpeople suffering from tooth decay were in-
gesting deficient amounts ofvitamins andlessthan halftheminimum requirements’ of
calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron andother elements. Healso said severe malnu-
trition was a primary cause of juvenile delinquency and violent criminal tendencies.
In his chapter “Soil Depletion and Animal Deterioration,” he says:
“Inmystudies ontherelation ofthephysiognomy ofthepeople ofvarious dis-
tricts tothesoil, Ihave found adifference inthefacial type ofthelastgeneration
ofyoung adults when compared with thatoftheir parents. Thenew generation has
inherited depleted soil...Themost serious problem confronting thecoming genera-
tions isthisnearly insurmountable handicap ofdepletion ofthequality ofthefoods
because of the depletion of the minerals of the soil.” (p. 392)Wemight note thatthisserious problem wasbeing talked about almost 40years ago.
Metabolic Aspects ofHealth: Nutritional Elements inHealth andDisease byJohn
Myers, M.D. andKarl Schutte, Ph.D. (1979) also stressed thewidespread incidence of
soilmineral deficiency; theinnum


 that we are afraid of, but the fact that once we
are committed to them we must stand and fight for them. It is the shying
away from conflict that renders us unable to make up our minds. It is easy
to lose your temper, to loaf and be mentally lazy, to eat what you want and
as much as you want, to go into debt, to feel sorry for yourself, to go down
and down, to put the blame elsewhere. But it takes courage to keep your
temper and to be patient, to exercise and keep your body fit, to push your
business and save your money, to accept complete responsibility for your
own actions, to have faith, not to worry. A sign on the wall of many football
locker rooms says, “A winner never quits, and a quitter never wins.” It
sometimes seems that nothing more is going on in life than that nature
constantly tests us to see if we are afraid. There are cycles of good and bad
luck, to be sure. Every cardplayer knows them and plays their handsaccordingly. Such proverbs as “When it rains, it pours” and “Misfortunes
never come singly” are indicative of humankind’ s age-old recognition of
streaks of good and bad fortune.
Nature deals us her crudest blows when she desires to make us grow. Once
we see the logic of this, we never again will quit in the face of adversity.
When luck is running against you, that is the time to play harder, to cinch
up your belt, pluck up your courage, smile, and be unafraid; that is the time
to muster that little extra bit of mental alertness. Stick in there and fight. No
matter how bleak the prospect, no matter how dismal the outlook, stay in
there. Keep doing your very best, and above all things be unafraid.
Visualize steel up your spine; call upon your inner resources for an
indomitableness that will not yield. Nature is watching you; the Secret Self
is watching you. Burdens and misfortunes are being placed upon your
shoulders for a reason, and if you do not become scared, if you just plain
stick in there and refuse to spook, you are satisfying the innermost purposes
of life, and sooner or later you will be handed the keys to the kingdom of
heaven.

True and False Action

It is not dif ficult to distinguish between true psychic motivation and false
psychic motivation, to be able to recognize when one is following the will
of the Secret Self or simply the dictates of one’ s own ego. Action that
proceeds out of the will of the Divine is always dynamic and constructive.
It is never ringed around with negative emotions and negative outlooks. It
carries with it an inner conviction and absolute serenity, so that we know
beyond all doubt that we are following the right course. Conversely, action
that comes from the ego is nearly always harassed by doubt. The ego-
initiated action is always an end-gaining action. When performing at the
behest of the ego, we seldom take joy from our work or are completely
engrossed in it. W e seek only the goal desired by the ego, and this endinvariably is glory, riches, power, prestige, or one of the other
accoutrements that bedazzle the little self.
Still another test that we may apply to the psychic motivation of our actions
is whether or not they ar e effective. Action that is motivated by the Secr et
Self invariably is effective. The individual performing under universal will
is irr esistible, doing something that must be done. On the other hand, action
that is performed under the impulsion of the ego rar ely is effective, and is
only so in moments when ego-will coincidentally parallels divine will. Such
an occurr ence is rar e indeed, but when it happens the individual is carried
to dizzying heights with an absolutely err oneous idea of how it all
happened. They cr edit their achievement to the use of their ego-will, and so
they continue to exert it. In consequence it is not long befor e they make an
abrupt descent to the place wher e they started or even below it, becoming a
pictur e of complete confusion and absolute frustration and knowing not
which way to turn. Such people have been known to commit suicide. They
are the ones who suddenly seem to lose talent and ability, and turn to
alcohol and nar cotics. But sometimes, if humility becomes ingrained befor e
complete disintegration sets in, they find understanding and ar e able to
remake their lives fr om the pr oper psychic position.

The General Manager Is Upstairs

Jim was a high-spirited, strong-willed young man, and when he was
dischar ged from the army after W orld W ar II, he was of fered a television
job in a W est Coast city. Jim was ambitious and vowed to rise to head his
station, then to make it the leader in its market. He worked hard, for he
wanted prestige and money, and within five years he had attained both. He
became general manager of the television station, and it became the leader
in its market.
During this period, of course, the entire television industry mushroomed. It
grew ten times in size, and those employed in it were carried upward in theprocess. Then competition set in. T alent was recruited from advertising
agencies, radio stations, motion pictures studios, the Broadway stage. Jim
watched this influx of new faces and resolved to be better than all, to make
more money, to be the leader. He worked around the clock, but nevertheless
things began to go badly.
No matter how well he laid his plans, something always upset them. No
matter how carefully he thought out a process, some unknown factor always
cropped up and spoiled it. He began to think he was unlucky. People whom
he was positive were inferior often bested him by what seemed an amazing
stroke of fortune. He grew bitter, suspicious, and hostile to associates. T wo
years later, he was fired.
One day, when his spirits were at their lowest ebb and he had about given
up, he came across a book that depicted the joys of surrendering one’ s will
to universal will, and since he was about to give up anyway, he decided to
try this. He was astounded at the peace and serenity that came to him from
the simple act of psychological submission. He took a humble job in a new
television station and started on the road back.
His friends noticed the change in him. He had ceased being an agitator. He
no longer undertook action for the primary reason of getting something
done, but now seemed to do things through an inner joy in their actual
doing. There was about him a quality of tolerance and understanding, of
humility, that made his presence on the team a delight to all. W ithin a few
months he was given a responsible job; within two years he headed the
station. The title “General Manager” no longer is on Jim’ s door, though.
Asked why not, he replies, “The General Manager is upstairs.”

The Eternal Sour ce

The French biophysicist and philosopher Pierre Lecomte du Noüy wrote,
“Let every man remember that the destiny of mankind is incomparable, and
let him above all never for get that the divine spark is in him and him aloneand that he is free to disregard it, to kill it, or to come closer to God by
showing his eagerness to work with Him and for Him.” This, of course, is
the exact psychic position that we must strive for if we would lead an
effective and enlightened life. The knowledge of our eternal source and our
subsequent identification with it leads us into actions and attitudes that have
a broader and more universal viewpoint than any possible to the egoistic
self. Our power of decision enables us to grow in any direction that we
choose, and once we have shucked of f the limiting and restricting presence
of the surface self, we then are able to expand into a kind of cosmic
perception that enables us to perform all work intuitively and with an
effectiveness and skill heretofore denied us.
You may be sur e that you will not be a victim of lethar gy when you
surrender your life to the Secr et Self. Instead, you will become much mor e
dynamic. The meaningless pattern of your human existence will be alter ed
completely, and you will come to see the invisible shape of your destiny.
When the veil is lifted at last, you will find that the desir e to hasten or r etard
or change events has gone; what will be will be, and that is enough. Just to
be able to r ecognize that ther e is a gr eater plan enables one to abdicate
from any attempt to run it. This does not take one out of the ar ena; it
plunges one in mor e deeply. All that is sacrificed is the limited view of the
surface self. Y our outer mien may be full of action and thunder and
dynamics, but inwar dly you ar e ser ene, sur e about all things, because, as
Trimalchio says, “Our Mother, the earth, is in the middle, made r ound like
an egg, and has all good things in herself, like a honeycomb.”

Conditioning the Subconscious


 who aspire to mediocrity, or worse, to fail intentionally? Likely no
one. If everyone  wants to be successful, then why do so few people attain
true success in our world? In this book, Dr. David R. Hawkins explores
these issues and offers pragmatic guidelines that direct us to the source of
real success—a way of being in the world.
This manuscript was originall y drafted in 1991. Since then, almost
everything in our world has changed technologically. The proliferation of
the Internet’ s availability worldwide has made many earlier information
systems obsolet e. Nevertheless,  we will discover that the basic principles
for building success remain much the same. Dr. Hawkins enco urages us to
try these timeless principles for ourselves.
Readers will see that Dr. Hawkins draws on his personal experience as a
World War II veteran, businessman, psychiatrist, and scientist to illustrate
the points he wishes to make. Some of the examples he uses naturally
reflect earlier time periods in his life. (How many movie theaters currently
use answering machines?) Still, the points he makes are not lost, despite
their references to things that more recent technology eclipses. The
combination of his humor and unpretentious communication style makes us
feel a part of the journey he lays out before us.
Throughout Dr. Hawkins’ s life, he was a man committed to loving others,
reducing unnecessary suffering, and promoting others’  success. What he
accomplished in his lifetime—which was quite sizable—was a consequence
of who he was and a reflection of the integrity with which he conducted
himself. He was successful in virtually everything he undertook.
Consequently, the principles he outlined in this book were born of personal
experiences across many decad es of his life and numerous ventures; they
have been proven effective. Like most super successful people, Dr.
Hawkins was humble, approacha ble, kind, generous, compassion ate, loving,joyful, humorous, and supportive of life in all of its expressions. To be in
his presence was an immeasurable gift.
It is from a grateful heart that this book is offered to all who truly wish to
be successful.
— Donna L. Robinson, Ph.D.
Editor
OceanofPDF.comI N T R O D U C T I O N
The Road to Fame and Fortune
I’m pleased as punch that you bought this book. Why? Because my joy in
life is delighting  and watching people prosper, grow, flourish, and become
successful. The secret of my own success is yours.
Most books on the topic of success are written as “how-to” manuals. In
this world there  are three level s of existence: There is “havin g,” there is
“doing,” and there is “being.” Lots of people will tell us to “do,” but not
how to “have” out of “being.”  Once we become successful—which has
nothing to do with fame and fortune, but is actually a level of awareness
—“having” is the automatic consequence.
All of the men and women we see out there frantically strug gling for
success are on the level of wanti ng to “have.” They think that the way to get
something is to desire it, and then work like crazy for it. The only reason
they “do” is so they can “have.” People can wear themselves out year after
year in the marketplace at this level of awareness; they may or may not
achieve a modicum of success.
What is success? Well, I’m not impressed by the millions that others have
made. I’m impressed by the millions that they haven’ t made.
To be rich and famous is so easy. It’s such a snap that it’s painful to
watch all the people out there in the world struggling, suffering, and
sacrificing fruitlessly, going around in circles when the path they’re
following is certain to lead to failure.
We can tell the instant a new business opens up whether it’s going to
make it or not. The earmarks of failure are there already. Wrong place,
wrong location, wrong name, wrong motivation, wrong product, wrongtime, wrong image, wrong attitu de, wrong employees, wrong colors, wrong
design, wrong ambience, wrong  music, lousy food, poor service, long waits,
inferior quality, shoddy packaging, and on top of that, the worst mistake of
all: the obvious intent to only serve one’s own selfish interest and exploit
the public for personal gain without providing any needed service to their
lives.
We have  observ ed all of the above at the restaurant we won’ t go back to,
the store we avoid, the employees who were obnoxious, the business
transactions that were perfuncto ry, and the places where we made purchases
because they were the only ones available.
We can learn a lot from others’  examples. We’re going to do just that—
not only to see what the facts are in the case, but what the principles  are.
This book is about principles. It’s about essences. It’s about focusing with
absolute precision.
When I was in clinical practice  there was a short period of time when I
had to do “spinal taps.” These consisted of inserting a needle between the
vertebrae in the lower spine and extracting a few drops of spinal fluid for
examination under a microscop e. I had past experience in a state hospital
where I had to do them on every new admission; I’d actually done
thousands over the years. In private practice I started charging $100 per
spinal tap. When  a patient comp lained about why I charged that much when
it only took a few minutes, I stated the facts: “It was $5 for putting in the
needle and $95 to know exactly where to put it.” He laughed and said,
“Yeah, Doc, I get it.”
To “get it” mean s capacity. It means to have the capacity to demonstrate,
execute, manifest, produce, materialize, and make it happen in the world.
Lots of people are full of good  ideas, but nothing happens in their lives.
They don’ t have the power to make it happen.
Please notice the word power. This is going to be a word of great import
to us, the centr al secret behind all that we discuss. The real difference
between “having,” “doing,” and “being” is power. We are going to examine
power, find out what it is, and learn that it is the secret ingredient that
“makes it happen.”Twelve people have the same idea, but only one makes it happen. What is
the difference? We’ve all had the experience of hearing the same advice
from several people. Suddenly, one special person says it to us and zingo!
We have  it. The usual explanation was that we weren’ t “ready yet.” The
truth is that a person who has real power makes us ready. They have enough
power to overcome all of our resistances, our considerations, our delays,
our procrastinations, our indecisions, our doubts, our confusi on, our ifs,
ands, or buts—a nd make it just plain obvious to us. When we get through
listening to a person of power, we have the inner feeling that we always
knew that, which is correct. We always knew that, but a person of power
has the capacity to make us conscious of what is already within our own
minds, but in a dif ferent context. It’ s the context of “aha.”
The “aha” experience is indicative of a jumbo level of power. When we
“get” something, we get it because its voltage has just increa sed. This is
indicated intuitively by the image of a lightbulb going on over a person’ s
head. Light is power and energy. All of the energy on this plane t, whatever
its manifestation, came here via light. The power is in the light.
Within this book there is enough power to get us off the runway. In fact,
there is enough power to get us off a couple of dozen runways. Fame and
fortune are alrea dy in existence within us, and all we have to do is discover
them. Now, how can this be? Because to read these words, we have to be
conscious. To be conscious, we have to be alive. The secret of certain
success is part and parcel of the energy of life itself; therefore, it exists
within us.
Let’s look at an example of the differences between “having,”  “doing,”
and “being.” There was an intelligent, successful, professional man who
didn’ t learn how to dance until he was 50 years old. Before that, he would
mechanically get out there on the dance floor. Awkwardly, self-consciously,
and with great difficulty, he would push himself around to music when he
was dragged out to do so. He took endless dancing lessons, yet he still
couldn’ t dance, nor did he experience the joy and relaxed happiness that he
saw on the faces of others. In the ’60s, disco music came  along and
freestyle dancing, which was spontaneous, became popular. Well, if the fox-
trot was intimidating, to get out there on the dance floor and just “let it all
hang out” was even more impossible for him. (He never could jitterbug
either.)One day he was at a social affair where they were playing rock music. He
avoided getting near the dance floor for fear of getting


etwork	that	interpenetrates	the	connective	tissue	and	covers

the	entire	body.	The	continuity	of	these	lymph	vessels	"is	interrupted	by

interposed	nodular	aggregations	of	lymph	tissue	which	are	known	as	lymph

glands."		—Textbook	of	Anatomy,	Cunningham

One	of	the	functions	of	the	lymph	glands	is	to	filter	the	poisons	from	circulation

before	they	reach	the	cells.	When	an	excess	of	poison	is	generated	in	the	body	or

is	introduced	from	the	outside	as	in	vaccination,	the	lymph	glands	become

enlarged	in	an	effort	to	collect	and	hold	in	abeyance,	the	accumulation	of	poison.

In	the	case	of	blood	poisoning	or	a	bite	of	a	poison	insect	a	lump	usually	forms
	under	the	arm	or	in	the	groin,	to	meet	the	emergency,	but	disappears	again	when

the	condition	has	healed.	In	the	case	of	the	continued	intake	of	poison	such	as

tobacco,	coffee,	drugs,	etc.,	the	glands	most	effected	keep	enlarging	to

accommodate	the	inflow	of	poison.	A	protective	coating	of	tissue	is	formed

around	the	gland	to	protect	the	body	from	collected	poisons.	It	is	this	wonderful

defense	mechanism	that	the	body	provides	against	the	ignorance	and	willfulness

of	the	individual,	that	the	doctors	attack	as	an	enemy.	They	call	it	a	wild	growth

of	tissue—a	cancer	or	tumor.	To	cut	or	burn	(as	with	radium,	X-ray	or	surgery)

this	bulwark	of	protection	is	to	add	insult	to	injury	and	allow	the	self-generated

poisons	to	flow	unchecked	through	the	body	and	do	serious	damage	to	the	vital

organs,	tissues	and	glands.

Dr.	J.	Morrison,	former	Professor	of	Chemistry	and	Toxicology	in	the	Medical

Department	of	the	National	University	at	Washington,	D.	C.,	had	ample

opportunity	to	observe	the	lymphatic	involvement	in	cancer	and	other	diseases

during	his	many	years	as	a	specialist	in	nervous	and	chronic	diseases.	He	was

formerly	a	member	of	the	Medical	Council	and	Examiner	in	the	College	of

Physicians	and	Surgeons,	(Ontario,	Canada).	Regarding	cancer	he	said:

"Cancer	can	only	attack	the	organs	and	tissues	moderately	or	abundantly

supplied	by	the	lymphatic	circulation...Therefore,	cancer	is	a	disease	of	the

lymphatic	system	"per	Se"	in	the	same	sense	that	tuberculosis	is	regarded	as	a

disease	of	the	lungs	or	respiratory	system."

Speaking	of	causes	he	had	this	to	say:

"Two	well-known	causes	of	this	fatal	malady	are,

1)	nicotine	(tobacco)	poisoning	and

2)	vaccination,	which	is	certainly	the	most	prolific	cause	of	both	external	and

internal	cancer...Vaccine	virus	poisons	the	lymphatic	system,	impairs	its	function

and	lays	the	foundation	for	internal	cancer,	for	which	there	has	hitherto	been	no

(successful	medical)	treatment	or	relief."

In	Ontario,	Canada,	vaccination	is	very,	very	seldom	performed	and	it	is	not	a

mere	coincidence	that	cancer	is	exceedingly	rare	there.	On	the	other	hand,

Massachusetts,	in	the	United	States,	is	one	of	the	nine	backward	states	that	defy

the	Constitution	in	forcing	vaccination	upon	school	children	The	cancer	rate	is
	so	high	there,	that	there	have	been	established	more	cancer	hospitals	per

population	than	in	other	states	not	under	compulsory	vaccination	laws.	However

the	multiplying	of	medical	hospitals	has	never	solved	the	cancer	problems

because	their	methods	defy	the	laws	of	nature,	ignore	the	cause	and	purpose

interfere	with	the	orderly	healing	efforts	of	the	body.	As	long	as	continue	to

attempt	to	remove	the	cancer	without	of	poison)	so	long	will	they	meet	with

failure	or,	at	best,	see	the	temporary	appearance	of	success.	Some	of	the	patients

may	survive	the	medical	treatments	and	have	no	return	of	the	cancer,	so	far	as

outward	symptoms	are	concerned,	and	yet	the	interference	with	the	protective

efforts	of	the	lymphatic	system	may	release	the	poisons	into	the	blood	and	cause

heart	trouble	or	some	other	chronic	disease.

Some	of	the	most	observant	doctors	have	recognized	the	hazards	of	cutting	or

tampering	with	a	growth	on	the	body.	Dr.	Leo	Loeb,	of	the	University	of

Pennsylvania,	sometimes	referred	to	as	"the	father	of	cancer	research	in

America",	said	that	he	learned	early	in	his	cancer	practice	that	"merely	drawing	a

silken	thread	through	a	benign,	slowly	developing	tumor	would	transform	it	into

a	malignant,	rapidly	developing	one,"	and	that	cutting	with	a	knife	had	the	same

effect.

In	spite	of	this	knowledge	among	the	best	qualified	authorities,	the	cutting	and

burning	is	continued	(with	X-ray,	radium	and	surgery)—no	doubt	because	it	is	so

profitable.	The	latest	cancer	propaganda	urges	the	women	to	do	some	self-
diagnosing	and	hunt	for	lumps	on	the	breasts.	These	lumps	are	nothing	but

overworked	lymphatic	glands	and	since	most	people	are	toxic	they	will	find

some	that	will	feel	tender.	The	medical	advice	is	that	they	should	rush	to	the

nearest	hospital	and	have	them	operated	on,	but	the	advice	of	common	sense	and

sound	reasoning	is	to	leave	them	alone	and	do	some	internal	housecleaning	in

the	form	of	fasting	and	proper	diet.

DOES	DIET	HAVE	ANY	EFFECT	ON	CANCER?
The	American	Cancer	Society,	in	a	circular	entitled	FACTS	AND	FALLACIES

ABOUT	CANCER	says:

"Cancer	is	not	caused	or	cured	by	any	known	diet."	Since	most	of	the	statements

in	that	leaflet	are	false,	this	one	is	not	to	be	taken	seriously	either.	Abundant

evidence	to	the	contrary	proves	this	claim	to	be	without	foundation	in	fact.
Dr.	Willard	Parker,	who	for	30	years	held	the	chair	of	surgery	at	Columbia

University	Medical	School	was	quoted	as	saying:

"Luxurious	living,	and	particularly	excess	in	animal	food,	increases	the	waste

products	of	the	body,	which	if	retained	in	the	system	have	a	tendency	to	produce

abnormal	growths...Cancer	is	to	a	great	degree	one	of	the	final	results	of	a	long

continued	course	of	error	in	diet,	and	a	strict	dietetic	regimen	is,	therefore,	a

chief	factor	in	the	treatment—preventive	and	curative."

Another	authoritative	voice	to	be	heard	on	this	subject	is	that	of	Dr.	Horace

Packard	who	in	an	address	to	the	Homeopathic	Surgical	and	Gynecological

Society	of	Chicago	in	1915	said:

"Some	critical	examination	of	the	habits	of	life	of	civilized,	cancer	plagued

people,	in	comparison	with	the	habits	of	primitive,	cancer	free	people,	shows

that	the	main	difference	between	them	is	in	a	dietary	poor	in	mineral	salts	among

the	cancer	plagued	and	a	dietary	rich	in	mineral	salts	among	the	cancer	free

people,	the	most	logical	and	rational	course	is	to	adopt	this	as	a	keynote	to

cancer	treatment."

Mineral	salt,	needless	to	say,	does	not	mean	common