 the coconut oil down and stir in a little honey (its
ok if it separates some.) When it is mostly room temp, mash up the mixture a little bit and use the same as above. Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!65. Lessen a Dry, Hacking, Cough
You don’t want to suppress your cough if it is productive, meaning you are coughing up phlegm. Your body
needs to get rid of all that stuff. However, if you have a dry hacking cough, swallowing a teaspoon or so of
coconut oil can help ease the itchy irritation. It is especially nice because it coats your throat and seems to
protect it more from irritating things such as dust, whereas water only provides very temporary relief. 66. Prevent Stretch Marks
There is no magic method to prevent or get rid of stretch marks. Indeed, how noticeably you get stretch marks are based a lot on genetics. They are caused by, literally, a stretching of the skin. This may occur during
pregnancy, puberty, during rapid muscle mass gain, etc. and tend to be more extreme when there is an excess
of cortisol (a stress hormone produced by the adrenal glands) involved. Cortisol damages elastic fibers in the dermis. Put simply, the marks appear when the lower layers of the dermis tear for some reason or another. Anecdotal evidence suggest that keeping skin moisturized and supple can help prevent stretch marks, and
what better moisturizer than coconut oil? Rub some onto the area twice daily (for example, your belly if you are pregnant) and massage it in well. You can also melt down some cocoa butter with the coconut oil for an
extra moisturizing boost. 67. Ink Cleaner
Don’t cry over spilled ink. If you find yourself with irritating ink smears and smudges on your hand, simply rub
a little coconut oil over it and let it sit for a minute or two. Wipe off with a dry, clean, cloth. 68. Personal Lubricant *not compatible with latex
Yup, coconut oil can be used as a natural and effective alternative to store-bought lubricant. It is not compatible with latex though, as it causes it to lose its elasticity and break down, so do not use it with
condoms. Coconut oil + condoms = baby! Otherwise, enjoy on your own or with a partner the same way you
would any other kind. 69. Detail Your Car
Coconut oil provides a lustrous sheen to the inside of your car, be it the dashboard or leather seats. You can also use it to buff out little scratches that might be marking up the paint job. The best part(s) are that it soaks
in, lasts a while, doesn’t attract dust, smells great, and is all natural. 70. Soothe and Prevent Hangnails
Fun fact-hangnails are also known as a “stepmothers blessing” in several parts of the U.K. as well as a “catchy”
in other parts of the world.Whatever you call them, these little bits of torn skin seem benign, but cause major
pain. Often times they end up creating a whole inflamed sore patch around your nail that’s tender for days. Rubbing some coconut oil around the outer edges of your nail can help keep the skin soft and pliable, making it less likely for it to “rip” and land you with a hangnail. When the little bits of skin get hard and stiff, rubbing
some coconut oil on it will also help soothe the pain with its anti-inflammatory actions. Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!71. One Ingredient Udder Soother
Cracked teats are, as one can imagine, terribly uncomfortable for the cow. Not only that, but it provides an
area for bacteria and infection to multiply, which is the last thing you want to happen. Just like coconut oil
provides wonderful soothing moisture in the form of nipple cream for humans, it makes an awesome one-
ingredient udder balm. Simply apply as you would any other udder balm. 72. Detangler
When you’ve got a nasty tangle, try using coconut oil to ease it out without any yanking, eye watering, or ripped out broken hairs. Dampen your hair well and then massage in coconut oil, letting it sit for 2-3 minutes. Starting at the bottom of the hair shaft, gently work your way up with a comb to get through the tangles. 73. Cracked Heels
Cracked, dry, heels? As a super moisturizer, coconut oil can help soften and smooth over that skin. Use a
pumice stone first to slough off any excess buildup of cells, and then get a little bit of coconut oil on your
fingertips. Massage into your heels well, and let dry. Repeat twice daily. 74. Get Rid of Angular Chelitis (aka pesky little mouth sores)
This sounds obscure, but it is a much more common occurrence than it seems. Angular chelitis is inflammation
of the lips, technically, but often times appear as little “splits” or “cracks” in the corner of your mouth. When
this happens, fungus can jump on the opportunity to infect the little area. Rub a little bit of coconut oil on the
sore spots 2-3 times daily to keep yourself comfortable and to fight off fungi. 75. Use in the Sun
Coconut oil in and of itself is not sufficient as sunscreen. On its own, it has an SPF (sun protection factor) of 4-6. This helps a little, but not enough to make it a substitute. That being said, try applying coconut oil in
between re-applications of sunscreen. It will help hydrate your skin and prevent it from drying out. Should you
get burned, it can also help prevent peeling and itching. 76. Improve Circulation
We need proper circulation to not only function, but to heal as well. Not to mention feeling cold all the time (or having people shudder at your frigid touch) isn’t fun. Coconut oil, taken internally, may help improve blood
flow. As it can raise the levels of HDL-or “good”-cholesterol, the ratio between HDL and LDL-“bad” cholesterol-
are evened. Since LDL cholesterol can affect the viscosity of blood, and “thicken” it, lower levels lead to thinner blood which leads to better circulation. Start with a ½ tablespoon a day and work up to 1 tablespoon to give
your circulation an energy boost. 77. Add to Baby Bath
Babies have wonderfully soft, smooth, healthy skin-and we want to keep it that way! Try adding a little bit of
coconut oil to your little one’s bath to help keep skin soft and smooth. It will also help soothe any little rashes,
scrapes, or bothersome bug bites that may be bothering them. Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!78. Get Rid of Cradle Cap
Cradle cap is typically a harmless condition that results in patches of yellowish, thick, sometimes greasy scales
on your baby’s head (although it can occasionally be found on other areas of the body as well.) Like true adult
dandruff, there could be several causes of cradle cap, including an overgrowth of yeast or over productive oil
glands. To help loosen and remove the crusty flaking scales, dampen little one’s hair/scalp and gently apply enough coconut oil to cover the affected area-it doesn’t need to be thick. Leave it on for 15 minutes (or longer
if needed) to soften the scales. Then use a soft bristled baby brush or very fine toothed comb to loosen and
remove the patches. Follow up by rinsing with a regular mild baby shampoo to remove the rest of the oil from the hair. 79. Breath Freshener
Make somebody feel like they’re lounging in the tropics when they get close to your face. If you suffer from bad breath, kick the problem with coconut oil by holding a teaspoon or so in your mouth until it melts,
swishing it around a bit, and then either swallowing or spitting it into the trash. The antibacterial properties in
coconut oil make it useful for ridding your mouth of odor causing bacteria
80. Flaky Scalp Treatment
Different from dandruff, having a flaky or dry scalp simply results in those annoying snowy white flakes that you can seem to get rid of. With its super moisturizing prowess, coconut oil can help provide nourishing
moisture to a thirsty scalp. Wet your hair, and then massage coconut oil over scalp, using just enough to
cover the area. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes, and then rinse it out. Follow up with a small amount of very mild shampoo to ensure a non-greasy look when finished. Repeat this at least 3 times a week, or as needed, to
prevent dry scalp. 81. Reduce Fine Lines
There are two main things that keep the skin supple but firm, collagen and elastin. Collagen is what gives
skin it’s “firmness” while elastin is what allows it to stretch and then return to its original shape. Collagen
production slows as we age, which is part of why wrinkles start to appear, and elastin production is stopped
completely-hence your skin no longer snaps back into place if you pinch it. Coconut oil’s biologically active components (such as certain


 fire. Think this over when you "catch a cold." The waste matter in the system, if not eliminated, builds up
fermentation and heat in the body in the natural course of events. When such fermentation has reached a sufficiently toxic state. Nature
becomes worried about our neglect to keep the body clean within,
and gives us a warning in the form of mucous elimination which has
been labeled "a cold." It is just as simple as that, and we have seen it
demonstrated over and over and over again, that if the warning is
ignored and disregarded, more serious conditions develop, conditions
which are so well-known that a list of them covers a medical
encyclopedia. Never curse a cold which has caught up with you. Rather be
thankful for the timely warning, and do something about it. No drug
was ever known to cure a cold without the development of eventual
afflictions of a more serious nature, rarely attributed to such drugs. To put it briefly, a cold is the result of the secretion of too much
accumulated waste, and insufficient and improper elimination. The
Colon is the recipient of all this corruption. Toxins spread throughout
the body generating unhealthy mucus in the sinus cavities. Excessive
waste matter is the contributing factor in the generation of mucus. The result —A COLD. An intelligent individual will give due consideration to these facts,
and as a matter of course will do what innumerable other people have
done at the first signs of a cold, namely, take enemas and colon
irrigations to remove the cause. Fruit juices and fasting for a day or
two — using nothing but water and fruit juices — have been very
effective during such cleansing procedures. A regimen of raw foods and juices has been found to be the best
means to prevent the accumulation of waste and mucus when the
body, and the colon in particular, has been kept consistently clean. YOUR ENDOCRINE GLANDS
The human body could not function were it not for the
ENDOCRINE GLAND system. The glands in our body are the
activating mechanisms responsible for, and involved in, every function
and procedure taking place within our system. 63 There are glands of internal secretion and glands of external
secretion. These glands all manufacture in micro-microscopic
quantities a substance known as HORMONES. Hormones are a product generated and elaborated in the glands
and discharged into the blood or lymph, in most cases, while in some
instances their action is somewhat like making an electrical contact
in one place, to start, stop, or to modify an action in a separate and
perhaps remote place. Endocrine means that the manufacture of hormones takes place
within the gland, with no duct for its discharge from it. The discharge
takes place by osmotic transmission from within the gland through
its covering, and is collected by the blood or the lymph from outside
the gland. Glands of external secretion are those with a duct or ducts leading
directly from the generating plant in the gland, out of the gland into
the blood or the lymph or into its environment. The Tonsils and the
Appendix are external secretion glands, the former injecting its product
into the throat, while the Appendix injects its product into the colon. The volume of hormone secreted at any one time is so
infinitesimal, so infinitely small, that in order to obtain one-quarter
of an ounce of the Pineal Gland Hormone extract, for example, it
would be necessary to collect hormones from more than 20,000,000
individual glands! Like every other part of the human body, glands must have
constant nourishment in order to be able to operate efficiently. Such
nourishment should be of the very finest quality, because of the
important, intricate, and delicate work which the glands are called
upon to perform. I have made and drawn a Chart of the Endocrine Gland System,
showing the human form, and radiating from it are explained and
indicated the various Endocrine Glands and their relation to one
another. The chart indicates the nature of their function and of their
disfunction, reviews what stimulates them and what inhibits them,
lists the elements of which they are composed and shows what fresh-
raw vegetable juices we have found to be of help and benefit for their
well-being. This Chart measures about 17" by 22" and is intended to
be framed for hanging on the wall of your study, office or your home. The extensive ramifications of the hormone chain is nothing short
of stupendous, and even a superficial study of this Chart is enough to
64 make us appreciate our Creator for furnishing our insignificant body
with such a marvel of ingenuity. The least we can do to help our wonderful glandular system to
function at its highest state of efficiency is to keep our body thoroughly
cleansed of waste and corrupt matter, nourish the body with the best
natural raw foods and juices available, and completely learn to control
our mind and our emotions. With due and careful attention to this program, we should acquire
the energy we need to live a full, happy, useful, joyous and intelligent
life. VINEGAR
All references in my previous publications to the injurious effects
of VINEGAR applied definitely ONLY to the white distilled vinegar
and to wine vinegar, in which the destructive element is the
predominance of ACETIC ACID. Pure APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, on the other hand, made from
whole apples and not diluted, contains the constructive MALIC ACID,
an ingredient needed in the digestive processes. There are three kinds of Vinegar which are generally used in this
country, Apple Cider and the white distilled Vinegar. There is also
Wine Vinegar which is a commonly used condiment in Latin countries,
and which, like the White Distilled Vinegar contains ACETIC ACID. White Distilled Vinegar is injurious to the system. It rapidly
destroys red blood corpuscles resulting in anemia. It also interferes
with the digestive processes, retarding them and preventing the proper
assimilation of food. Such Vinegar (C2H40,) is the product of the
fermentation by acidity of alcoholic fluids such as fermented wine
and malt liquors; these are known as Wine Vinegar and Malt Vinegar
respectively. The White Distilled Vinegar with a high acetic acid
content is widely used in this country. Vinegar made from apples is known as APPLE CIDER
VINEGAR. It contains MALIC ACID (C4H605) which is a natural
organic constituent of apples and is an element involved in the digestive
processes. Vinegar made by the process of fermentation of wine contains an
average of from 3% to 9% Acetic Acid, and usually some Tartaric
Acid in addition. Acetic Acid in Vinegar has been known to be a
contributing factor in causing hardening of the liver (cirrhosis of the
liver), duodenal and other intestinal ulcers. 65 APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, on the other hand, contains MALIC
ACID, a constructive acid which combines with alkaline elements
and minerals in the body to produce energy or to be stored in the
system as glycogen for future use. It has proved to be of immeasurable
value when used judiciously by humans and for animals. Space does not permit the publishing of the vast field of beneficial
results obtained. For example, how it helps in the coagulation of blood
in establishing a normal menstrual flow, and contributes to healthy
blood vessels, veins and arteries, and in the building of red blood. One of the great virtues of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR is its
extraordinary potassium content, an element so necessary for building
and storing body reserves and to help the system to achieve harmony
and calm. This potassium readily associates with some of the most
important elements in the body, such as calcium, sodium, iron,
magnesium, chlorine, silicon. It is important, when choosing Apple Cider Vinegar, to consider
its source, in order to be sure that it is made from whole apples and
not the kind that is cheaply made just from apple cores and peelings. Used judiciously, Apple Cider Vinegar is an indispensable item
for the kitchen cupboard. Its antiseptic qualities are almost beyond
belief. Many victims of skin blemishes, even of the contagious type,
have been helped by the application of Apple Cider Vinegar directly
on the skin. In Scotland it used to be, and perhaps still is a common practice
to shrink varicose and "bulging" veins by the application of Apple
Cider Vinegar on the skin to the whole length of the veins, morning
and night, for a month or so, and at the same time drinking daily two
or three glasses of water with two teaspoons of Apple Cider Vinegar
in each glass. And it worked! Your LIFE is manifested in the condition of your blood which is
generated in the marrow of your bones, activated through your spleen
and circulated through your blood vessels. It is a natural, systematic
process that causes the blood stream to be completely recreated every
period of 28 days, and unless the balance is maintained between the
creation of new blood cells while the old blood cells complete their
cycle, health cannot be maintained and one's efficiency is impaired. No single class of nourishment has proved as effective in the
maintenance of balance in the human body as the fresh, raw vegetable
and fruit


 and ovarian cancer published in The Journal
of the American Medical Association showed that women who ate eggs
three or more days each week “had a three times greater risk of fatal
ovarian cancer than did women who ate eggs less than one day per week.”Oils, even so-called heart-healthy olive oil, are another debacle. Oil is
fat. As noted earlier, all vegetable oils are 100 percent fat and are the most
concentrated source of calories on the planet: 120 per tablespoon. Fat,
whatever its form—monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, or saturated—is
loaded with almost 10 calories per gram. Study after study has shown that
when the percentage of fat calories in the diet exceeds 15 percent of caloric
intake, cancer starts to rear its ugly head. Sugar is yet another mess. Cancer cells swarm to sugar like bees to
honey, because it is an important source of food for them. So the farther you
stay away from packaged candies, sugary cereals, sodas, juice drinks,
refined grains, and alcohol, the better. Instead, swarm to the good sugars
found in fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains. Kin Gill, 41
Lawyer
On Rip’ s diet, I’ve lost about eleven pounds, my cholesterol dropped
30 points, and my body fat fell 10 percent. One of the other great
things about the diet is that it’ s a socially responsible way to eat. You’re being more sensitive to animals, to the environment. You’re
not putting a lot of methane out to keep the feedlots going, you can
focus on locally grown produce. Enough about cancer promotion. Now let’ s look at cancer prevention. More than twenty-five years ago, Dr. John McDougall published the first
study showing that women can treat breast cancer successfully without
surgery, chemotherapy, or drugs by making the switch from an animal-
based diet to a nutrient-dense plant-based diet. Along the same lines, Dr. Dean Ornish completed a study in 1994
showing that nutritional intervention could halt, and even reverse, the
progress of early-stage prostate cancer. Ornish’ s study involved ninety-three men with prostate cancer; for one
year, he put half of them on a low-fat, plant-based diet, and half on the
standard American diet. He also took blood tests to measure before and
after levels of their PSA. PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, is a protein
produced by the cells of the prostate gland; levels can be used to detect
tumors. Anything over 4.0 ng/ml (nanograms of PSA  per milliliter) is
considered elevated.At the start of the study, all of the men had PSA  levels between 4.0 and
10.0 ng/ml. The men eating the low-fat, plant-based diet saw a 4 percent
decrease in their PSA, while those in the control group (eating the American
diet) had a 6 percent increase. Powerful results! In another study involving men with prostate cancer (this one from
2008), Dr. Ornish was able to show how disease-promoting genes can be
turned of f and disease-preventing ones turned on. After following a plant-
healthy diet for just three months, the study participants were able to change
the activity in close to 500 genes—with more than 453 turned of f and 48
turned on. The take away message: It’ s not all in the genes, it’ s in the food! T. Colin Campbell has also shown that while cancers and tumors in
laboratory mice thrive on animal protein, plant protein almost repels cancer. Why? As discussed, animal proteins are acidic, creating an ideal
environment in which cancer cells can thrive; plant proteins are alkaline,
making it almost impossible for cancer cells to take root and prosper. Campbell’ s recommendation: “The more you substitute plant foods for
animal foods the healthier you are likely to be. I now consider an all plant
based diet the ideal diet for optimal health and to reduce disease risk.”
DESPITE ALL  THE EVIDENCE —and what I’ve described is just the proverbial
tip of the iceber g—America has yet to hear and fully digest the plant-based
message. As a result, the overall incidence of cancer has increased
dramatically. In fact, a plant-based diet possesses an arsenal of ingredients that help
the body ward of f cancer at a cellular and biochemical level: namely fiber,
phytochemicals, and antioxidants. A plant-based diet contains many
different types of fiber that drag toxins and carcinogens through the
intestines and out of the body while keeping your bowel movements
regular. A plant-based diet contains more than twelve thousand
phytochemicals, which ward of f disease, increase the body’ s immune
defenses, and slow down the aging process. A plant-based diet contains
antioxidants, which neutralize damaging free radicals and prevent normal
cells from aging prematurely or mutating. All these benefits have evolved in plants over thousands of years to
protect them from disease, the sun, and the elements. Now they can protectyou. Eat abundantly from plant foods and you will build up a shield of
internal body armor few cancer cells can pierce. DIABETES
Diabetes is ravaging the world at an astonishing rate. One in twelve
Americans suf fers from the disease; three thousand new cases hit the streets
every day, and researchers suspect that as many as one in three people born
after 2000 will develop it sometime in their lives. To put it bluntly, diabetes
will soon transition from being an epidemic to a pandemic. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, amputation, and kidney
failure. Diabetes doubles your chance of having a heart attack or stroke. Diabetes wreaks havoc on your vascular system, turning once-healthy blood
vessels sickly. The economic toll of this epidemic is severe. In 2002, for example, the
annual cost of diabetes in America was 132 billion dollars—that’ s roughly
equivalent to one out of every ten health care dollars spent in this country. There are two dif ferent types of diabetes—T ype 1, which accounts for 5
to 10 percent of all cases and usually appears at an early age, and Type 2,
which accounts for the remaining cases. They are very dif ferent animals. In Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas can no longer produce insulin, the
hormone necessary for getting sugar, or glucose, into your cells to provide
your body with the ener gy they need to work. Imagine that every cell has a
door with a lock. Insulin is the key that fits into the lock, turns, and swings
open the door to deliver the glucose. Researchers now believe one way pancreatic insulin cells get wiped out
in Type 1 diabetes is through friendly fire—i.e., an immune system
reaction. That fire can come from something as seemingly innocent as cow’ s milk. For example, an infant’ s immature digestive tract can’ t always completely
digest milk protein. This undigested protein, which slips through the
semipermeable membrane of the small intestine into the bloodstream,
appears to the immune system to be a foreign invader. The baby’ s body
responds by attacking the undigested protein like a pack of great white
sharks. While on the attack, the immune system seeks out other invaders that
might be lurking, and mistakenly attacks the infant’ s pancreatic insulin-producing cells, which resemble the protein in cow’ s milk. The great white
sharks of the immune system then tear to shreds and gobble up the baby’ s
pancreatic insulin-producing cells. The victim is now a Type 1 diabetic for
life. IN TYPE 2 DIABETES,  the pancreas still produces insulin, but it is no longer
effective in getting glucose into the cells. When you consume a high-fat, animal-based diet, your body’ s cells start
to gunk up and cake over with fat. It’ s okay for them to contain some fat as
a backup ener gy source, but beyond a certain level, your insulin “key” can
no longer open the cell doors because it, too, is all gummed up with fat and
debris. The glucose you need now ends up circulating in your bloodstream. You are now what’ s called insulin-resistant, and well on your way to
becoming a Type 2 diabetic. (This type of diabetes used to be called adult-onset diabetes, as it
affected only adults. However, with Americans becoming unhealthy and
obese at an increasingly younger age, so many kids have been coming down
with diabetes that the medical profession had to rename the disease.) HERE AT THE ST ATION,  we are making more and more diabetic-related calls. Here’ s a recent one:
After piling into the fire engine and driving to the scene of the alarm, we
arrived to find a car in a ditch, smashed into a telephone pole. The driver of
the car, a man in his early fifties, wore a glazed expression and, based on
looking at him through the car windows, seemed completely out of it. All
the car doors were locked, and the man kept shifting back and forth, not
knowing what to do. We repeatedly asked him to open the door so we could help him. He
didn’ t respond. Then we noticed he was wearing a diabetic emer gency bracelet, and we
put two and two together. His blood sugar must have sunk too low and
caused him to lose control of his car and drive into the pole.


 by doing
the thin gs they did. I exhausted myself by volunteering m y time and
chauf feuring my  kids to many activities. Then one day I woke up and found
myself m iserable. I also noticed that my kids were miserable too. All the
volunteering too k time away fro m parenting. And the overscheduling didn’ t
give my kids time to play and be kids. Once I realized this, I cut
volunteering down to once a month and made my kids choose at most one
extracurricular activity at a time. Everyone was happier when I was truthful
to myself. R EFLECTING ON  S PEAKING  T RUTH
T ry this interesting exercise. During the day, focus on your words and see if
they ma tch how  you truly feel. Resist the temptation to judge or admonish
yourself; just notice. Y ou may be amazed to discover times when you don’ t
think yo u’re “stretching the truth” but you are. Keep in mind that I’m not
talking about joking around or exaggerating to prove a poin t but rather
deliberately chan ging the truth t o mislead another person or you rself in any
way. For example, if you get on the scale to weigh yourself and you weigh
160 pounds, but you tell your spouse, who asks, that the sca le read 150
pounds, that’ s deliberate. Y ou might think, “W ell, what’ s the harm in that. It’ s j ust a numbe r on a scale. ” That might be so, but if it weren’ t a big deal,
why would you change the number. Ultimately, speaking truth and being mindful of your inner truth is about
flexing a muscle so you can live  a life of excellence, marked by coherence
between body, mind, and spirit. The more you flex your muscles of
deception, the bigger they get. And the more you flex your truthfulness
muscles, the bigger those get. In the end, you have greater gains  when your
truthfulness muscles are flexed and toned. Living i n and speaking truth doesn’ t mean you always have to t ell all. It
is yo ur absolute right to say things such as “I’d rather not say,” “I’m not
sure righ t now,” or even “Now isn’ t the right time for me to exp ress this. ” If
truth means you will hurt some one and that isn’ t where you’d  like to go
with the  conversation, you can always stay silent, unless staying silent
means you might harm them. F or example, if your friend asks  you if you
love her  new red dress and you don’ t like it at all, you could  either stay
silent or say som ething like, “I really like the flowered dress you wore last
week. ” Y ou’re u sing a softener t o avoid hurting her feelings, bu t you’re not
lying. H owever, if she says to you, “What do you think about th is new guy
I’m dating. ” And you google t he guy and find out he has a police record
and you  don’ t tell her, then you could potentially be harming  her by not
revealing the truth. Do you see the dif ference. As y ou g o through your day with this exercise, say to yourself, “Is what
I’m about to sa y going to hurt my integrity in any way. ” and  “W ill I be
disconnecting fr om my spiritual self by saying what I’m about to say. ”
Y ou’ll notice that if you can a nswer those questions honestly, you’ll go
about your day honoring truthfulness. Healing the Spiritual Body
Gaining the awareness of the fifth chakra is like awakening from a deep
slumber. Y ou begin to see thing s dif ferently. W ords spoken or written take
on new meaning. As you emer g e from the darkness of the lower chakras,
spiritual truths seem to fall into place and link together like the pieces of a
puzzle t hat seemed so complicated before. Y ou may find yourself on a
sudden spiritual  journey, seeking to take in as much information as youpossibly can. It’ s an exciting tim e for you as you begin to wond er where all
this wonderful truth has been hiding your whole life. A W AKENING T O THE  T RUTH
Have you ever r ead a really goo d book with an important message and then
picked i t back up several years later and gotten a completely dif ferent
message. That is what it feels like to awaken to spiritual tru ths. An old
adage says, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. ” At this
stage of our chakra journey, we have traveled far into a spiritual plane
where things just start to make sense. Y ou might feel that before this moment, you were like a p iece of
seaweed being tossed around by  the waves with absolutely no control over
your thoughts, feelings, emotio ns, and destiny. Now you’re beginning to
understand that you ar e  th e ocean. How  empowering it is to realize that
when you align yourself with the creative force of the enti re universe,
everything is possible. Y ou are at the point in your spiritual development that you are so
ecstatic you want to shout from the rooftops to everyone a round you,
“Don’ t y ou see this. Don’ t yo u understand. This is amazing. ” But alas,
everyone aroun d you is not on your spiritual path, and they don’ t
understand. They are like you w ere before you awakened. In the  beginning,
it ca n be  frustra ting. Y ou want to share all this wonderful know ledge. Y ou
want oth ers to see that we are n ot our bodies but spiritual bein gs having a
human experien ce. W ith the knowledge gained from your heart chakra, you
can reach back in and have co mpassion for those who have n ot yet seen
what you see. Y our faith grows by leaps and b ounds as you test out this new spiritual
awareness. Y ou may be shy to share your joy, but it’ s necessary that you do
so in order to share these spir itual truths with others, just as  they were
shared with you. VISHUDDHA GUIDED MEDIT A TIONSit comfortably and close your eyes. Bring your attention and
awareness to the area of your throat. If it’ s chilly in the room,  cover
your throat with a warm scarf. Or if you prefer, you can use your
hands: crisscros s your hands to  make the shape of a butterfly, and
gently place your palms agains t your throat. This will bring warmth
and healing ener gy to the fift h chakra. Set the intention to bring
healing to your neck, throat, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, jaw,
mouth, tongue, vocal cords, and ears. As you settle in to relaxing all
these pa rts of your body, ask the question, “How do I know my  inner
truth. ” By simply asking the q uestion, you’ll find that the an swers
will app ear. Then bring your aw areness back to the word truth. Ask
your higher self to access your inner truth. Bring to your awareness dif ferent aspects of your life, and
continue to ask your higher self, “What is my inner truth here. ” Start
with the most important things in your life, such as your family,
friends, and other relationships, then go to your personal health and
well-being, continually asking yourself, “What is my inner truth
here. ” Next, expand outward to your work or career, and ask yo urself,
“What i s my inner truth here. ” Then go to your passions, gift s, and
talents: “What is my inner trut h here. ” Next, consider the m aterial
items in your life — finances, money, home, cars, and other m aterial
goods — and ask yourself, “What is my inner truth here. ” Finally, go
to y our spirituality, your belief s, your ideals, your values, an d ask,
“What is  my inner truth here. ” T ake some time to go over other areas
of your life that come up for you now, repeating the same question:
“What is my inner truth here. ”
Listen to what comes up. Acknowledge it with a nod. T ry not to
judge whatever comes to you i n this conversation with your higher
self. When you’re finished, than k your higher self for all the in sight. Y ou can seal the  meditation by chanting the mantra sound HUM  three
times. When yo u feel ready, you can sl owly open your eyes and return  to
activity. Since this guided meditation has brought you some
revelations, you  may want to write down what came to you duri ng the
meditation. E NERGY -B ODY  H EALING WITH  G EMS AND  C OLORS
The color sky blue is associated with the fifth chakra. Lapis lazuli, known as the “stone of truth,” is great for speaking your
truth. Y ou can also use aquamarine and turquoise. Y ou can  wear or hold to
your thr oat


 to kundalini tantra the human body is composed of three layers,
which are also described as bodies. The first layer is the physical body, which
is enveloped by an energetic layer called the subtle body, while the outermost
layer enveloping both of these is known as our causal body. These bodies
function as the vehicle for the inner self or the soul. The latter two are
energetic layers or vibratory fields embod ying the under lying consciousness. Our physical body, the result of the sexual union of our parents, is the
one we normally experience and sustain with food. Our awareness within
this body constitutes the waking state of consciousness, and is made up of 16
components: five sensory organs (eyes/sight, ears/hearing, tongue/taste,
skin/touch, nose/smell); five organs of action (feet, hands, rectum, genitals,
mouth); fiv e elements (earth, wa ter, air, fire, ether); and the mind. The energetic basis or pure form of the physical body is the subtle body,
sometimes called the aura; it is also composed of 16 components. Within the
subtle body exist the seven major chakras, which get fully activated with the
force of kundalini shakti. Finally, there is the more ethereal body known as
the causal body (karana sharira), the creative force behind the other two
bodies. In fact, the causal body forms an egg shape around the other two
bodies. These three bodies are linked with one another through the chakras,
or energy centres. ‘Chakra’ is a Sanskrit word that relates to a wheel; in tantric context this
term is used to describe the wheels of energy associated with our subtle
bodies. In ancient texts such as the Vedas and Upanishads, there is very little
reference to the term kundalini and chakras as most of the knowledge on this
subject had been passed on through guru-shisy a (teacher-disciple) lineage.Finding an authentic literature on the subject can be difficult, though there
has been r eference to chakras in tantric, y ogic and A yurvedic texts. Hindu philosophy attaches as much importance to the mind and the soul
as to the body. According to kundalini tantra we have a physical body and an
energy body. Chakras, the vortices of spinning energy, are the parts of our
energy bodies that are in continuous interplay with universal energy. Energy
is neutral and is shaped through our mental and emotional processes, the
expression of thoughts, speech and action. Though described as energy
centres of our bodies, our chakras represent the activity of organs and glands. They are actually the transfer points of our thoughts and emotions and the
physical functioning of specific organs and endocrine glands. When our
chakras are balanced w e feel grounded and centr ed, and ha ve self-discipline. According to Ayurveda, our health is the sum total of our lifestyle
practices. We have to find balance between our physical, nutritional,
mental/emotional and spiritual lifestyles. An imbalance in our lifestyles and
a lack of discipline lead to chakra imbalances and health issues. Ancient
teachings tell us that all human actions originate in the mind, thus our
mental/emotional state affects our energy levels. Prolonged mental and
emotional stress affects our energies in a negative way, lowers our immune
system and causes health issues. When our emotions are blocked our chakras
also become dull and sluggish, affecting the flow of energy; this can later
manifest as a disease of the organs and glands associated with the particular
chakras. In our healing practices, the main objectiv e is to assess the imbalance in a
person’s lifestyle to identify the cause of disease and help correct it with the
right practices. We are all aware that mental/emotional cir cumstances ha ve a
major influence on a per son’s health and find most imbalances and b lockages
coming from that area. We call it ‘mind over body’ or psychosomatics. Intoday’s world, a vast number of health practitioner s are working on restoring
health by healing the mind and emotions. Through counselling we try to
explain how greatly negative thoughts and emotions affect people, but
sometimes it’s difficult to change the thinking processes and temperament. There is still something beyond us that needs to be dealt with, and that is the
higher mind. This higher mind has to be worked on at a subtle level, which is
where living a spiritual lifestyle helps. All spiritual books and guides suggest
we are energy bodies and we are connected to the source, which is the
consciousness of God. From a spiritual perspective, chakras are best understood as levels of
discrimina tion, not morality. Tantra also associates gunas (levels of
consciousness) to chakras; the three gunas are known as tamas, rajas and
sattva. It is said that our physical bodies are the carriers of the soul or our
individual consciousness. Our individual consciousness came to this physical
body through the crown or sahasrara chakra and goes all the way down to
settle at the end of the spine as our kundalini shakti, activating the
muladhara or base root chakra. We have been born into a material world,
where everybody is largely chasing physical objects and desires as our
consciousness is stuck in this material world. There is so much more to life
than fame, fortune, status, authority and attachments to people and things. Pain comes to us through ignorance and being blind when experience tells us
something different. Impurities of the mind need to be understood from the
perspective of discrimina tion rather than morality. Impurities arise out of
greed, desire, self-gratification and self-interest; however, spiritual practices
will lead us to a path of righteousness and working beyond the self, which
helps raise our le vel of consciousness fr om our root chakra upwards. We often know much more about the outside world than we do about
our own being, about how the body, mind and spirit work in conjunction andhow we are affected by our mental and emotional states and temperament. In this book we cover various attributes associated with chakras and health,
and we also explain the process of disease. Chakra healing is a vibrational
healing that helps the mind, body and spirit. We can also use various healing
tools such as essential oils, crystals, yoga, chanting and meditation to
complement the ener gy work. As aromatherapists we are particular ly focused on essential oils, which
are also known as the pranas of the plant. Their high vibrations and
therapeutic benefits, combined with lymph drainage, have an amazing ability
to unblock, heal and balance chakras, so we have devoted an entire chapter
to explain how to utilise these tools to improve health or healing practice. Healing work is mainly intuitive, and we expect practitioner s to rely on their
intuition besides using the healing tool of their preference. The path of
healing and spirituality is fairly subjective and each individual’ s experience
will differ. We do not e xpect all r eaders to subscribe to or endor se our views. OceanofPDF.com1
The chakra system
A system is a comple x mechanism of interacting, interdependent components
forming an intricate whole. In a similar way, chakras are interdependent,
intricate and complica ted mechanisms of the bod y that should be under stood
as a complete system. Ayurveda and tantra associate various attributes to
each individual chakra, which affect chakras’ functioning at energetic and
physiological levels. To understand the proper functioning of the chakra
system we need to understand each attribute and its effect on chakras as well
as on the w hole being. From a health and healer’s perspective, chakras are the barometer of our
health. In different healing modalities or spiritual practices there could be a
variation in the numbers and location of the chakras; however, they may all
be correct from their understanding of major and minor chakras. According
to kundalini tantra there are seven major chakras located on our torsos and
heads representing the activity of vital organs and glands. These seven major
chakras are the focal point of this book. The activity and balance of our
chakras reflect the health of our organs and glands. While in modern
medicine cadavers are studied in order to understand health and disease, in
chakra healing we need to study living beings: their physical, nutritional,
mental and emotional life styles. To understand chakras, we need to understand human life and its
evolution. Evolution is a universal process; all life is evolving and humankind
is no exception. Life, creation and evolution are the stages in the unfolding of
consciousness. We as human beings are evolving, not only as individuals butalso as a race. The muladhara or base root chakra is our most fundamental
chakra; from here our process of evolution in this lifetime begins, culminating
at sahasrara — the cr own chakra. The muladhara chakra corresponds to the coccygeal plexus and is
located at the perineum (between the anus and the genitals), the spot that
touches the ground when we sit in the lotus position. As the name suggests
(mul: root; adhar: base), this chakra is the foundation of the physical body in
the realm of physical existence. During the process of spiritual evolution, a
person goes through


 them. ”
Although he was in the midst of doctors and nurses whose job
was to care for him, Phillip had pushed the limits of compassion. He
was too strange and disgust ing for anyone to be around for more
than a few minutes, much less to help. He had developed a stutter,
along with a peculiar collect ion of tics: blinks, darts of the eye, and
twitches in his cheeks, tongue, hands, and ngers. Worst of all was
his total I-could-not-care-less attitude, which had alienated the other
patients and turned the whole sta against him. Two months in the hospital made little change in Phillip’s
condition. “There was no question of the diagnosis,” Laing recounts. “He was an acute (probably becoming chronic) catatonic
schizophrenic. When he had anything to say, it was clear that he
was hallucinated, very paranoid, and very deluded. ” Laing felt
drawn to this shattered creature. Phillip had no remaining relatives
or family friends to take him in. That he would be put away for the
rest of his life was a foregone conclusion. Instead, Laing took Phillip home with him, to his wife and three
children under the age of four. He made this extraordinary decision
because, when talking to Phillip alone in his oce, outside the
setting of a psychiatric ward, he noticed that the boy became
calmer. Phillip started to talk intelligibly, and although his talk was
about “crazy” things—his feeling that the ward was a gigantic
sphere with himself as a pin in the center, his visitations by
interstellar beings, his hallu cination that a black man’s voice was
speaking gibberish to him in the night—he did not seem completely
gone. His tics and twitches also subsided in Laing’s oce. For an
hour at least he controlled his bodily functions, and most telling of
all, a shadow of gratitude passed over his rigid features when Laing
oered to help him. Laing had the insight that perhaps the doctors and nurses were
keeping  Phillip crazy simply by the way they felt about him. “Phillip
generated in everyone  who came near him mixed feelings of
revulsion, at the sight of him and the smell of him, and feeling sorry
for him, just because he was so repulsive, as well as at his evident
misery. The result was that hardly anyone could resist trying to
appear to him to be kind and loving, but eeing out of sight and
smell of him as quickly as possible—not because they could not
stand him, but for some other necessity. ”
Phillip was being kept crazy because the attempt to love and care
for him was tinged with hypo crisy and he knew it. As soon as Laing
took the unheard-of step of bringing a catatonic schizophrenic into
his home, Phillip improved with astonishing speed. His incontinence
ended the mom ent he entered the house. Within a couple of weeks
he had stopped staggering, although he still shook. He began to talk
falteringly but coherently. Three months later he was well enoughto be moved into a foster home. The threat of a lifetime spent
locked up in a mental ward had been removed. Laing did not use psychothe rapy on Phillip while he was under
his roof. The boy was treated honestly, without emotional
hypocrisy, which meant that what was good or bad about him was
reacted to as such. Fifteen years later, he returned to the house to
report his progress. As Laing puts it with a shade of dry wit, “He
was married, had two children, had a steady job, and was taking
evening classes in psychology. ”
It is hard to deny that Phillip’s sanity depended to a huge extent
on projections from the mind s of others. The supercial “love” and
“caring” in the mental ward kept him imprisoned in a false self
because these feelings were equally false. Behind them lurked the
real message: “love” was just a means to keep him under control—it
was a power ploy. Fortunately, in Laing the boy found someone who looked upon
him in the light of love. To me, that is the most touching part of the
story. Laing does not raise the issue of love. He puts his motives on
a simple human basis: “I felt very sorry for his plight and very much
wanted to help him, if possi ble. ” Yet in Laing’s presence, a rapport
was established  that was an honest reection of one awareness with
another. The intensity of life, so clear, sane, and loving, radiated
from Laing and touched the boy. That seems to be the most natural
part of what happened between the two, and what should happen
between all of us. One true self speaks to another, using the
language of the heart, and in that bond a person is healed. Safe to Love
If the rishis are right, the end of the false self spells the end of
fear, and the desperate need for power that fearful people cannot
help. Power is a form of self-protection, and when fear is gone, there
is no need for protection. The true self is love, and being able to love
all the time is the most one could want. The clash between love and
power then has no meaning. As Tagore so decisively wrote, “Love is
not a mere impulse; it must contain truth, which is law. ” I deeplybelieve that, because I have met people who suddenly found
themselves living under this law. “I was driving down the highway looking for the exit onto the
turnpike when  I noticed an unusual sensation in my chest. It began
as a warm or tingling feeling, which I recognized from meditating. Generally the feeling is pleasant but temporary. Now it began to
intensify, and instead of physical warmth, wave after wave of
emotion started to sweep over me. ”
Chris’s eyes shone as he talked on: “It was love, but much purer
and more concentrated love than I had ever felt. I have read in
various scriptures about the heart opening like a ower—one never
thinks such things are going  to happen in real life, on a six-lane
road. But this was it: my heart was unfolding like a ower, almost
drowning me in the exquisit e sensation of love. Strangely, I could
still keep my attention on the road, but I decided to pull o. I
walked into a hamburger stand and just stood there lookin g down at
the salad bar, having the most wonderful experience of my life. ”
I still see my friend Chris every once in a while. He has worked as
a bank manager and a community organizer; he is a hardheaded
sort, not the man you would pick to have his heart unfold like a
ower. But that is wrong of me. His voice sounds kind in an
unforced way, and he has a very accepting manner with people; it is
easy to believe that he has experienced his heart very deeply. Seventeen years ago, when Chris began meditating, he had a
conventional, though deep-felt regard for relationships. “I was just
testing the water as a comm unity organizer then, trying to bring
together people who would normally take no notice of each other. All around me I saw so much hatred that had no real basis—people
simply had never crossed color barriers or social lines to meet each
other. “I helped organize a large food cooperative in a poor
neighborhood; anyone could join, regardless of class or income. We
would purchase food and sell it at cost, but each member had to put
in some time, usually about an hour a week, to go to the wholesale
market at Faneuil Hall or sweep the oor at the co-op or something. The idea was that if people helped out, they could not avoid seeingthe results of their actions. The store wouldn’t open if they didn’t
buy the food. It would open late if they didn’t sweep the oor. Prices would go up if the cash register was shortchanged. “I had never been more hopeful than the day the co-op  opened,
but a month later I was pract ically in despair. People didn’t seem to
care—they shirked their work, they didn’t sweep the oor, they
stole money from the cash register, and they found it very easy to
live with the consequences of their actions. This experience
convinced me that institutions cannot bring about a fundamental
change in human nature. And yet it seemed unbearable not to do
something. ”
As he became more disillusi oned with the social crusade, Chris’s
commitment to meditating deepened. “I desperately wanted to
foster cooperation and love among other people, but it was never
possible to make intimate enough contact with them, not in the long
run. There were always  barriers and personal hangups;
disappointment was inevitable, whatever my ideals said. “Seeing no way out of this painful dilemma, I let it continue. I
decided to work on myself, since after all I was a crucial part of
every relationship I wanted to improve. Gradually a profound
change came about. I felt less anxiety about situations and warmer
feelings towards people who had been stereotyped in my eyes as


 are big differences in  how
effective vitamins with the same chemical name are and the differences hinge on who actually brewed them up. For example, there are at least two quality levels of vitamin C on the market right now. The pharmaceutical grade is made by
Roche or BAS F. Another form, it could be called "the bargain barrel brew," is made in China. Top quality vitamin C is quite a bit
more costly; as I write this, the price differential is about 40 percent between the cheap stuff and the best. This can make a big
differe nce in bottle price and profit. Most of the discount retail vitamin companies use the Chinese product. There's more than a price difference. The vitamin C from China contains measurable levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, iron and
other toxic metals. Th e FDA allows this slightly contaminated product to be sold in the US because the Recommended Daily
Allowance for vitamin C is a mere 60 milligrams per day. Taken at that level, the toxic metals would, as the FDA sees it, do no
harm. However, many users of vitamin C take 100 -200 times the RDA. The cheap form of C would expose them to potentially
toxic levels of heavy metal poisons. The highly refined top -quality product removes impurities to a virtually undetectable level. I buy my C from Bronson who e thically gives me the quality stuff. I know for a fact that the vitamin C sold by Prolongevity is
also top quality. I've had clients who bought cheaper C than Bronson's and discovered it was not quite like Bronson's in appe arance
or taste. More importantly, it did not seem to have the same therapeutic effect. The distributors I've mentioned so far, Bronson, NOW, Cooper, Prolongevity and Vitamin Research Products are all
knowledgeable about differences between actual manufacturers and are ethical, buyin g and reselling only high quality products. Other distributors I believe to be reputable include Twin Labs, Schiff and Plus. I know there are many other distributors wit h high
ethic levels but I can not evaluate all their product lines. And as I've mention ed earlier, businesses come and go rather quickly, but
I hope my book will be read for decades. I do know that I would be very reluctant to buy my vitamins at a discount department
store or supermarket; when experimenting with new suppliers I have at times  been severely disappointed. Co-enzyme Q -10. This substance is normally manufactured in the human body and is also found in minuscule amounts in
almost every cell on Earth. For that reason it is also called "ubiquinone." But this vitamin has been only recently discovered, so as
I write this book Co -enzyme Q -10 is not widely known. Q-10 is essential to the functioning of the mitochondria, that part of the cell that produces energy. With less Q -10 in heart cells,
for example, the heart has less energ y and pumps less. The same is true of the immune system cells, the liver cells, every cell. As
we age the body is able to make less and less Q -10, contributing to the loss of energy frequently experienced with age, as well as
the diminished effectiveness o f the immune system, and a shortened life span. Q-10 was first used for its ability to revitalize heart cells. It was a prescription medicine in Japan. But unlike other drugs used to
stimulate the heart, at any reasonable dose Q -10 has no harmful side  effects. It also tends to give people the extra pick up they are
trying to get out of a cup of coffee. But Q -10 does so by improving the function of every cell in the body, not by whipping
exhausted adrenals like caffeine does. Q -10 is becoming very popul ar with athletes who measure their overall cellular output
against known standards. Besides acting as a general tonic, when fed to lab animals, Co -Enzyme Q -10 makes them live 33 to 45 percent longer! DMAE is another extremely valuable vitamin -like substance that is not widely known. It is a basic building material that the
body uses to make acetylcholine, the most generalized neurotransmitter in the body. Small quantities of DMAE are found in fis h,
but the body usually makes it in a multi -stage synt hesis that starts with the amino acid choline, arrives at DMAE at about step
number three and ends up finally with acetylcholine. The body's nerves are wrapped in fatty tissue that should be saturated with acetylcholine. Every time a nerve impulse is
transmitted from one nerve cell to the next, a molecule of acetylcholine is consumed. Thus acetylcholine has to be constantly
replaced. As the body ages, levels of acetylcholine surrounding the nerves drop and in consequence, the nerves begin to
deteriorate. DMAE is rapidly and easily converted into acetylcholine and helps maintain acetylcholine levels in older people at a
youthful level. When laboratory rats are fed DMAE they solve mazes more rapidly, remember better, live about 40 percent longer than r ats not
fed DMAE and most interestingly, when autopsied, their nervous systems resemble those of a young rat, without any evidence of
the usual deterioration of aging. Human nervous systems also deteriorate with age, especially those of people suffering fr om
senility. It is highly probable that DMAE will do the same thing to us. DMAE also smoothes out mood swings in humans and
seems to help my husband, Steve, when he has a big writing project. He can keep working without getting 'writers block', fogg ed
out, or rollercoastering. DMAE is a little hard to find. Prolongevity and VRP sell it in powder form. Since the FDA doesn't know any MDR and since
the product is not capped up, the bottle of powder sagely states that one -quarter teaspoonful contains 333 mi lligrams. Get the hint? DMAE tastes a little like sour salt and one -quarter teaspoonful dissolves readily in water every morning before breakfast, or
anytime for that matter. DMAE is also very inexpensive considering what it does. A year's supply costs abo ut $20. Lecithin is a highly tonic and inexpensive food supplement that is underutilized by many people even though it is easily
obtainable in healthfood stores. It is an emulsifier, breaking fats down into small separate particles, keeping blood chole sterol
emulsified to prevent arterial deposits. Taken persistently, lecithin partially and slowly eliminates existing cholesterol de posits
from the circulatory system. In our cholesterol -frightened society lecithin should be a far more popular supplem ent than it currently is. It is easy to take either
as a food in the granular form or when encapsulated. Lecithin granules have very little flavor and can be added to a home -made
vinegar and oil salad dressing, where they emulsify the oil and make it blend  with the vinegar, thickening the mixture and causing
it to stick to the salad better. Lecithin can also be put in a fruits smoothie. A scant tablespoon a day is sufficient. Try t o buy the
kind of lecithin that has the highest phosphatidyl choline content because this substance is the second benefit of taking lecithin. Phosphatidyl choline is another precursor used by the body to build acetylcholine and helps maintain the nervous system. Algae. Spirulina or sun dried chlorella are also great food supple ments. Both make many people feel energized, pepped -up. It is
possible to fast on either product and still maintain sufficient energy levels to take of minimal work responsibilities. Alga e reduces
appetite and as a dietary supplement can assist in weight l oss. It contains large amounts of highly -assimilable protein due to it's
high chlorophyll content, as well as a large amount of beta carotene. It also assists in detoxification of the lymphatic syst em. It can
be purchased as tablets or powder. Take a heapi ng teaspoon daily, or at least six tablets. Chapter Seven
The Analysis of Disease States:
Helping the Body Recover

From the Hygienic Dictionary

Diagnosis. [1] In the United States, making a diagnosis implies that you are a doctor duly licensed to engage in diagnostic
function.... The making of a diagnosis is reserved only for doctors.... The term "analysis" does not have such an expli cit leg al
definition. Thus, it is the term of choice of iridologists and the one most often used by them. It is essential for the survi val and
promotion of iridology that those who choose to engage in its practice avoid naming any disease condition. As we have se en, to do
so is to infringe on rights reserved exclusively for doctors and can land the iridologist, sooner or later, in a snarl of leg al troubles. It is better for the iridologist to refrain from suggesting to a person that he has any particular dise ase, letting such diagnostics
remain the province of licensed doctors. In so doing, the iridologist will avoid transgressing the law and stepping on the to es of
those who are legally qualified to diagnose. It is indeed unfortunate that one of the grea test pitfalls awaiting the iridologist is the temptation to name diseases. The feelings
of satisfaction and power resulting from conferring a name are deeply


 form and combines with inspissated mucus. Although the stones can be a source of much discomfort, and in passing, may be the occasion for
excruciating pain their presence is frequently unrecognized and man may live for years and die of
some other disease without ever knowing he has them. They are found at autopsy in people who
never complained of symptoms that led to a suspicion of stones. Some individuals have what is termed the
lithemic diathesis
, by which is meant that they have a
tendency to build concretions in the form of kidney or bladder stones or biliary calculi when their
health is markedly impaired. Stones may form, in fact, in almost any part of the body—in the
pancreas, in the muscles, in the eyelids, on the valves of the heart, even around the heart, and in the
arteries. Gallstones seem to be more likely to form in the obese than in thin subjects, perhaps
because there is a greater tendency of these obese individuals to overeat. What is called hepatic colic is excruciating pain in the abdomen, in the region of the liver or
gall bladder occasioned by the passage of a stone. Calculi may be so small that they easily pass
through the gall duct, in which case they are expelled without the patient ever knowing that he has
any stones. They may be too large to move into the gall duct, in which case they are not passed. Or they may
be of a size that they are passed through the duct
with great difficulty, and cause intense pain. The
pain starts suddenly at the instant the stone begins to be passed from the gall bladder into the cystic
duct. Agonizing in character, it is transmitted to various parts of the abdomen and chest, often
being felt in the right shoulder. Or the duct may be obstructed by a stone and a few symptoms result, even jaundice being absent. Disease of the gall bladder itself may eventually result from the presence of the stone. If the
common duct is obstructed by a stone, there is persistent jaundice, paroxysms of pain, with the
occurrence of ague-like periods of chills and fever. Often called a gall-valve condition, this may
persist for months or years. Pain killing drugs and operations are the common modes of treating this condition, but neither of
these remove basic causes. To remove a gallstone and pronounce the patient
cured
 is tantamount to
saying that the gallstone is its own cause. Failure to remove the cause results in the formation of more stones. Unfortunately, it is assumed
that the cause of gallstone is unknown, so that the operation leaves the patient still sick and still
manifesting many of his symptoms. What is wrong with the person who has gallstones? He has a general state of irritation and
inflammation of his digestive tract, involving the gallbladder and the liver, with impaired
digestion. He is enervated and toxemic. His bile is not of normal constitution and this permits the
preciptation of its mineral elements. There develops a functional impairment of the liver. This persists until there is enough alteration of the normal secretion (bile) so that the mineral
elements contained in this are not held in suspension, but are precipitated, forming gravels or
stone. Gallstones and kidney stones are basically the same. The symptoms differ as the organs in
134which the stones form differ. Organs lend individuality to symptom-complexes. Imprudent eating and heavy eating of carbohydrate foods by the enervated and toxemic, and a
lack of exercise, are chief among the causes that produce gastrointestinal and biliary irritation
leading to stone formation. They do not develop in healthy individuals, but in those who have
broken down their health by years of wrong living. Nobody would ever have gallstones from
infancy and throughout his life if he lived right. There can be but one way to restore health and this is to remove all causes of disease and
restore the liver to good health, after which normal bile will disintegrate the stones. The proper
care is to go to bed and relax, keep the feet warm and abstain from food until there is a distinct
demand for food—until the return of hunger. When eating is resumed, it should be restricted to uncooked fruits and vegetables for a week or
two weeks. The patient should be carefully restricted to proper food combinations when regular
eating is resumed. Eating proteins and starches at the same meal is a prolific source of gastro-
intestinal irritation. In my opinion there is no necessity to operate for gallstones. Normal nutrition is not restored by
removing an effect of impaired nutrition. The great and growing army of postoperative invalids
attest to the fact that operations on organs of the body do not restore health. Too many organs are
removed that could be saved by the simple expediency of draining them by means of the fast. Instead of surgically draining the gall bladder, a fast will enable the body to perform an
excellent job of drainage and do it in a way to leave the gall bladder intact and unharmed. For days
and nights, often, these patients will pass bile through the bowels and by vomiting. The patient has not been restored to health when his gallstones have been removed. The
observing individual knows that he is still sick and still manifests many of his old symptoms and
often many new ones. The purpose of correct care of the patient with gallstones is to restore
normal liver function so that bile chemistry may become normal again and cease precipitating the
mineral elements and thus end the making of stones. In a few weeks then, the normal bile will cause a disintegration of the stones already formed, the
sand will pass into the intestines and will be voided. As the liver cannot be restored to health
without restoring the whole body to health, no treatment directed at the liver will serve these ends. A general or systemic housecleaning followed by a genuine health-building program is essential. Perhaps I can do no better than end this chapter with a quotation from Geo. S. Weger, M.D.,
who had an extensive experience with gallstones, both as a regular physician and as a
Hygienist
. He says: “Given proper assistance, the chemistry of the body can be so altered that stones soften,
disintegrate, and pass out with but slight discomfort. We have treated many cases and seldom have
we found it necessary to resort to surgery. It is a remarkable fact that this softening occurs very
rapidly on a complete fast. Frequently patients coming for treatment for different ailments develop
hepatic colic from the eighth to the tenth day of fasting. “In these, the presence of gallstones may never have been suspected. The same is true of stones
in the kidneys. In recurrent attacks there is no treatment in the intervals to equal a diet restricted to
fresh fruits, salads, and cooked non-starchy vegetables. It can be safely predicted that there will be
no recurrence in those patients who follow instructions as to diet and exercise. In most instances if
the gall stone is not larger than a small olive it will become soft and pass out without resort to
surgery and its consequent risks. The exceptions are in those run-down people who have no
reserve vitality or courage left to sustain them for a reasonable time, while nature is establishing a
normal chemical balance. 135“Extreme caution and conservatism on the part of the physician is
necessary in determining the
proper course in a given case. The process of recovery may seem slow but it is in reality
marvelously rapid compared with the long time it takes for the stones to form. While most cases
can get well by fasting and dieting and while such treatment is always in order, it must be borne in
mind that atrophy or gall bladder disease may be the result of longstanding, unrelieved cases. Without recourse to olive oil, bile salts, and the hundred and one remedies that are generally
prescribed, our percentage of non-surgical recoveries is so high as to warrant a favorable
prognosis if the patient cooperates in the removal of first causes. It should be borne in mind that
while surgical interference is often the only recourse, this procedure does not remove the cause of
gallstones nor prevent recurrences. Therefore correct diet and other accessory health measures are
just as necessary after operation as they were before.”
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Tumors of the Breast
One of those rare young women, possessed of great beauty of form and features, just married and
alarmed about a growth of her left breast—a lump nearly as large as a billiard ball—had for four
months suffered considerable pain. She had not consulted a physician for fear he would pronounce
it cancer and want to remove her breast. It was 1927 and that year the country went through the first “cancer week.” New York’s
newspapers carried columns each day about cancer and urged all people to see their physicians for
a check-up. Lumps, moles, bleeding, loss of weight and other such symptoms were indicative of
possible cancer. The propaganda was deliberately designed to frighten the public. The young woman, whose home was in White Plains, New York, was duly frightened. She
consulted a physician. He told her that she had cancer and that the breast would have to be
removed immediately. She did not want to lose her breast—she did not want to be disfigured. She consulted a second physician. He made the same diagnosis and urged immediate removal of
her breast. A third physician rendered an identical verdict. A fourth was consulted with the same
outcome: “The breast must come off at once.”
But there was one paper in New York that


. Whenever I'd go to Amarillo for the Panhandle District
Convention of the Texas Dental Association, I would eagerly talk up
my discovery to any brother practitioner who would listen. I'd meet up
with an old friend in a hotel lobby or on the street corner and before
our talk had gone far beyond the us ual polite inquiries, "how's the
folks and how's business", I'd be talking with all the enthusiasm I
could muster about my findings. My report would run something like this: "In Deaf Smith County where I prac tice, most of the people born
and raised there grow up with sound teeth. Ranch people do not drink
milk, they will not milk a cow. If it weren't for people moving in from
other parts of the country, I'd have almost no tooth repair business. About 90 per cent of my business consists of making new sets of teeth
for pyorrhea patients. After a newcomer has lived in Hereford a few
years, provided he has drunk lots of raw whole milk, he develops
resistance to teeth decay. Even the tooth cavities which he brings with
him when he comes to Hereford will be glazed over, if he has drunk
raw milk. It is my conclusion that certain elements in the Deaf Smith
County soil, when taken up by crops and pasture grasses, and from
there taken into the human body in bread, meat and vegetables, in
milk and in butter, create an immunity to tooth decay. Milk does the
immunizing job better than any other food, simply because milk is the one foodstuff that everybody did consume raw until recent years." As a rule, my fellow practitioner would hear me out patiently,
then shake his head and walk away without comment. I suspect that
my old friend, Dr. R. L. Rogers of Amarillo, spoke for them all when
he said to me:
"Doctor George, your story sounds fantastic to me. It stands to
reason that dental conditions in Deaf Smith Country are identical with
dental conditions here in Amarillo or anywhere else. Common sense,
as well as, dental science tells you that." Nevertheless, I kept on investig ating. The more patients I found
with perfect, or nearly perfect mouths and the more I questioned them
about their eating and drinking habits, the more firmly I was
convinced that I was on the right track. After eight or ten years, I concluded reluctantly that telling my
story was of no use. I decided on a different tact. I would gather facts,
say nothing and abide my time. Then, when the opportunity did
present itself I'd spring my discov ery on the scientific world. I received a powerful lift from Dr. C. A. Pierle of Canyon. For
years, that distinguished scientist, the head of West Texas State College chemistry department, had served the Texas State Dental
Association as laboratory technologist. He unfailingly participated in
district conventions in Amarillo. Dr. Pierle gave me the most valuable
cue which I received from any source during all the years in which I
investigated dental decay and its underlying causes. One time I heard Dr. Pierle challenge a group of dentists who
were threshing out the fluorine theory:
"Why all this talk of fluorine in your drinking water? You will
find more fluorine in milk than in water." As he had spent the better part of a lifetime on the chemical
laboratory, Dr. Pierle, scien tist, knew whereof he spoke. Another time I heard Dr. Pierle sum up a spirited discussion of
dental decay, its causes and its prevention in one line:
"Examine your milk drinkers." I kept that line with me at my dental chair in Hereford, and put it
to work. I asked every patient who came to me: "How much milk do
you drink every day. Do you drink raw milk? Do you drink buttermilk and clabber?" For years I made inquiry of my patients as to their milk habits. Almost invariably I found that the possessor of a mouth full of sound
teeth had been a consistent milk drinker from early childhood. A
surprisingly large number liked e ither buttermilk, clabber or both. The significant fact is that the milk those patients drank came
from cows that had grazed on native grass in Deaf Smith County
pastures. In winter, as a rule, the cows had grazed on green wheat. CHAPTER 18

A STATE OFFICIAL LENDS ME AN EAR
 In spite of all the discouragement I had met with, I kept on
investigating and piling up evidence which bore out my theory. At last I got a break. Dr. Edward Taylor, director of dental health for the Texas State
Board of Health, had come up from Austin for our district convention
at Amarillo (January, 1939). When I found Dr. Taylor disengaged for a minute or so, I called
him aside and told him briefly what I had found out about the Deaf
Smith County people's seemingly immunity to tooth decay. "Believe it or not, Dr. Taylor, there are men and women in the
Hereford country where I practice who live into middle age and even older without a single decayed spot on their teeth. I have tried for
years to tell my fellow dentists here at the convention about my discovery; but they just laugh at me. None will believe me and up to now, not a single one has accepted my standing invitation to come to
Hereford and let me show them. This same phenomenon existed in
their own practice, but without a comparison the truth is not seen. "Finally, I decided it was no use trying to sell my ideas to my
fellow practitioners. I determined to  keep my own counsel and keep
on investigating. The more facts I uncovered, the more firmly I was
convinced that I was on the right track. "Doctor, we have something down there—and I believe it comes
out of our mineralized soil—that builds immunity to tooth decay. That
is my theory and there is proof of it right in the people's mouths. I do
not ask you to take my word for it, Dr. Taylor. Come to Hereford and see for yourself." Though Dr. Taylor had listened to me patiently and seemed
interested, he did not commit himself at the time. I thought that would
be the last of the matter. But about si x months later, a letter came from
Dr. Taylor: "Would it be all right for me to come up and see you—
say, one day next week?" he inquired. "Sure," I answered, "come right
ahead." When Dr. Taylor arrived, I called the city superintendent of
schools by telephone: "Dr. Edward Taylor, with the State Board of Health at Austin, has come up for a dental survey. The Doctor wants
to visit the homes of typical Hereford families and inspect their teeth. He wants the families picked just at random. Could you get one of
your teachers to show Dr. Taylor around and introduce him?" The superintendent said that could be arranged. Of course, Dr.
Taylor's guide knew nothing of the survey objective and nothing of
dental conditions in the families to be visited. During his stay in Hereford and vicinity, Dr. Taylor looked at the
mouths of 56 persons. Forty-three were native-born and had lived in
Deaf Smith County all their lives. All those life-long residents had not
a single decayed tooth. The greater number had never had a toothache
in their lives. "Dr. Heard, this thing is simply incredible," Dr. Taylor said when
he had finished. "I am going to do something about it." So when the public schools opened the following September
(1939), Dr. Taylor sent a public health dentist to give all his time to
the study of the Hereford pupils' teeth. There were 810 children, ages
6 to 18 years, enrolled that year. The survey ran through two full
years. In his bulletin, "Factors in Caries Immunity in the Deaf Smith
County Area," Dr. Taylor sums up the survey findings; Out of 289
children, age 6 to 18 years, who had always lived in Deaf Smith
County, only 111 (38.4 per cent) showed tooth decay— averaging only 1.29 decayed spots per child. The public health dentist had found only half as much tooth
decay as Drs. Dean and Jay had fo und in Galesburg, Ill. Until then,
Galesburg had shown the lowest tooth decay rate among school
children of any city in the United States. Like Hereford, Galesburg has fluor ine in its drinking water. Its
1.9 p.p.m. compares with Deaf Smith County's 2.2.p.p.m. For comparison Dr. Taylor carried out dental surveys in two
Texas towns that had no fluorine in their water and other areas with
varying amounts of fluorine. Abilene's school children showed 4.04
and Tyler's showed 6 decayed spots each. Beginning at Tyler, the report concludes, "the tooth decay rate
drops as we approach Hereford geographically." CHAPTER 19. I BECOME A CELEBRITY OVER NIGHT
 After Dr. Edward Taylor got up before the American Dental
Association's research section, at its annual convention in Houston on
an October day in 1941, and reported what he said might prove to be
"one of the most important discoveries in dental history." Until then, I had pursued my stud ies and observations


, a 90% reduction in the need for rescue medication, and a 50% reduction in the need for preventative medication.
Q: What is the primary cause of asthma, according to the author?,
A: Overbreathing, which can lead to a vicious cycle of increased breathing, worsening of the condition, and decreased athletic performance.
Q: What is the recommended approach to nasal breathing during exercise?,
A: The author recommends practicing nasal breathing during exercise, as it helps to reduce breathing volume and prevent overbreathing.
Q: What is the main goal of the Oxygen Advantage program?,
A: To increase the BOL T score and improve overall health, fitness, and sports performance by reducing overbreathing and promoting nasal breathing.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>•   Place one hand on your chest and one hand just above your
navel. At this po int, do not concern yourself with how you are
breathing. •   B ring your attention to the movements of your lower han d.
While s itting up straight, gently guide your hand outward by
pushing your abdomen outward, just enough to feel the
movement. The re is no need to make any changes to your
breathing at this point—this stage is primarily to encourage
abdominal movement. •   Now draw in your abdomen and watch your hand move gently
inward. •   Perform this simple exercise for a few minutes to help activate
a “stif f” diaphragm. •   Alternatively, you could perform this exercise while lying on
your back with both knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Stage 1 in Brief
•   Gently push your abdomen out. W atch your hand move
outward. •  Gently draw your abdomen in. W atch your hand move inward. If your diaphragm is particularly stif f due to years of breathing with the
upper c hest, the following additional exercise will help to activate the
muscle and encourage better breathing:
•  T ake a gentle breath in through your nose.•  Allow a gentle breath out through your nose. •   Hold  your nose with your fingers and close your mouth to
prevent air from flowing. •   Now try to br eathe in and ou t, while at the same time holding
your breath. •   A s you try to  breathe in and  out, you may feel your stomach
move in  and out as your breathing muscles contract to help
relax the diaphragm. •   When you feel a medium desire to breathe, let go of your nose
and resume breathing normally through your nose. •   Practice thi s exercise 2 or 3 times to help to relax the
diaphragm. When you feel you can move y our abdomen in and out easily  at will,
proceed to Stage 2, which incorporates these abdomen movements with
your breathing. Stage 2: Merging Abdominal Movements with Br eathing
•  Sit up straight. •   Place  one hand on your ch est and the other hand on yo ur
abdomen. •   As you breath e, allow your sh oulders to relax into their natur al
position. •   Gentl y encou rage chest movements to reduce as you breath e,
using the guidance of your mind and your hand. •   At the  same time, try to coordinate your abdomen movemen ts
with your breathing.•   As you bre athe in, gently guide your abdomen outward. Imagine you are breathing into your tummy. (T ry not to make
the movement too big, as doing so may cause dizziness.) •  As you breathe out, gently draw your abdomen in. •  Y our breathing should be gentle, silent, and calm. •   Perform this exercise for a few minutes to acclimatize yourself
to the movements of your diaphragm and your breath. If y ou are find ing this exercise dif ficult, you may find it e asier to
activate abdominal breathing w hile lying on your back in a semi-supine
position. T ry the following exe rcise lying on a mat with a s mall pillow
under your head and your knees bent, as shown on the following page. •  Place a relatively lar ge book on the area just above your navel. •   As you breath e in, bring your  breathing into your abdomen b y
gently guiding your abdomen to move the book upward.•   As you breathe out, gently allow the abdomen to move back to
its original position. •   The inhalation is the active phase, and the exhalation is passiv e,
as you allow the  air to leave the body naturally and ef fortlessly. While breathing in, imagine inflating your tummy with a light
amount of air and watch the book rise. While breathing out,
imagine a balloon slowly deflating of its own accord. Stage 2 in Brief
•  Breathe in. Gently guide your abdomen out. •  Breathe out. Gently draw your abdomen in. When yo u are confident that you are able to match your breath ing with
the movements of your diaphragm, proceed to Stage 3. Stage 3: Reducing Br ea thing V olume Using A bdominal
Br eathing
If you have tried Stages 1  and 2  but still  find you are unable to switch from
upper -chest to abdominal breath ing, don’ t be concerned—it can take time to
readjust to a new  way of breath ing after years of breathing from the upper
chest. Y ou can still proceed to Stage 3 —simply keep practicing all three
stages u ntil it becomes easier. The more you use these exercises, the greater
your tolerance of carbon dioxide will become. Reducing your breathing is about lowering the amount of air you take
into you r lungs during each minute. As you reduce your breathing, there
will be a slight a ccumulation of  carbon dioxide in the blood, assisting with
the relaxation of the diaphragm. If you have already mastered
diaphragmatic breathing through the first two stages, then you will find that
it is  a lot easier to reduce your breathing volume toward nor mal as you
practice Stage 3.There are two main approaches to reducing breathing volume using
diaphragmatic b reathing. The first is to bring a feeling of relax ation to the
body, to gently a llow your breathing movements to slow down and become
softer. As your body relaxes, y our breathing will automaticall y reduce in
response. The second approach  is to tune in to your breathing pattern,
noting the size of each inhalation and exhalation. By concentrating on the
rhythm o f your breathing for a m inute or two, you will gain a se nse of how
much ai r you are taking into y our body. As you follow you r breathing,
gently e ncourage it to slow d own so that your breathing movements
gradually reduce to the point where you feel a subtle need for air. This ur g e to breathe is the core of reduced breathing exercises and is a
sign tha t you are actively altering your breathing habits toward a healthier,
more ef f ective l evel. When you first attempt reduced breathing exercises,
you may find the sensation of air shortage dif ficult to maintain, but it is
essential to keep practicing if yo u want to bring about changes to your body
and imp rove your sporting performance. The following sentence is the most
important point of this entire book, and something I explain to my students
daily:
The only way to know you ar e r educing your br eathing volume is
feeling as if you would like to take in a bigger br eath.The nee d to take a bigger breath  is similar to the feeling you w ill have
experienced dur ing your measurement of BOL T. This ur ge for air should
not b e s tressful, but should be s imilar to what you might experi ence during
a normal walk. In Stage 3,  we will bring abdominal breathing and reduced breathing
together. T o practice this exercise, it can be very helpful to sit in front of a
mirror to observe and follow your breathing movements:
•  Sit up straight.•  Place one hand on your chest and one hand on your abdomen. •   Im agine a pie ce of string guiding you upward from the top of
the back of you r head. Imagine the space between your ribs
gently widening. •   As you breathe in, gently guide your abdomen out. Keep your
chest movements to a minimum. •   As you breathe out, gently guide your abdomen in, still keeping
your chest movements small. •  Follow each breath in and out through your nose. •   T une in to the amplitude of each inhalation and exhalation. T ry
to get a sense of the size and frequency of each breath. •   A s yo u breathe, exert gentle pressure with your hands against
your abdomen and chest. This should create extra resistance to
your breathing. •  Breathe against your hands, concentrating on making the size of
each breath smaller. •   W ith e ach bre ath, take in less air than you would like to. Mak e
the in-breath smaller or shorter. •   Breathe out with a relaxed exhalation. Allow the natural
elasticity of your lungs and diap hragm to play their role in each
exhalation. Imagine a balloon slowly and gently deflating of its
own accord. •   Whe n the in-breath becomes smaller and the out-breath is


 600 iu Co-Enzyme Q 10 60 mg
Magnesium 1,000 mg DMAE 100 mg
Potassium 100 mg Ginko biloba 120 mg
Calcium 1,000 mg V itamin D 3 200 iu
Please also keep in mind that there are many other useful substances not listed
above. For example, every day I have a “green drink,” an herbal preparationcontaining numerous tonic substances like ginseng and also various forms of algaeand chlorophyll extracts. My green drink makes my body feel very peppy all day,so it certainly enhances my life and may extend it. It costs about $25. 00 a monthto enjoy that. I also use various pure amino acids at times. Phenylalanine willmake me feel more aggressive whenever I am feeling lackluster; this nutrient hasalso been used as an effective therapy against depression. Melatonin taken atbedtime really does help me get to sleep and may have remarkable life-extending
properties. Other amino acids help my body manufacture growth hormones and I
use them from the time I begin training seriously in spring through the end of thesummer triathlon competition season. Pearson and Shaw’s book (seeBibliography) is a good starting point to begin learning about this remarkablyuseful subject. The Future Of Life Extension
I beg the readers indulgence for a bit of futurology about what things may look
like if the life extension movement continues to develop. Right now, a full vitamin and vitamin-like substance life extension program
costs between $50 and $100 dollars per month. However, pharmaceuticalresearchers occasionally notice that drugs meant to treat and cure diseases, whentested on lab animals for safety, make these animals live quite a bit longer andfunction better. Though the FDA doesn’t allow any word of this to be printed inofficial prescribing data, the word does get around to other researchers, togerontologists and eventually to that part of the public that is eagerly looking forlonger life. Today there are numerous people who routinely take prescriptionmedicines meant to cure a disease they do not have and plan to take thosemedicines for the rest of their long, long life. These drugs being patented, the tariff gets a lot steeper compared to taking
vitamins. (Since they are naturally-occurring substances, vitamins can’t bepatented and therefore, aren’t big-profit items. Perhaps that’s one reason theFDA is so covertly opposed to vitamins. ) Right now it would be quite possible tospend many hundred dollars per month on a life extension program that includedmost of these potentially beneficent prescription drugs. As more of life-extending substances are discovered, the cost of participating
in a maximally effective life extension program will escalate. However, those whocan afford chemically enhanced functioning will enjoy certain side-benefits. Theirproductive, enjoyable life spans may measure well over a century, perhaps
approaching two centuries or more. Some of these substances greatly improve
intelligence so they will become brighter and have faster reaction times. With moretime to accumulate more wisdom and experience than “short livers” these folkswill become wiser, too. They will have more time to compound their investmentassets and thus will become far more wealthy. They will become an obvious andrecognizable aristocracy. This new upper class will immediately recognize eachother on the street because they will look entirely different than the short-livedpoorer folk and will probably run the political economic system. And this new aristocratic society I see coming may be far more pleasant than
the one dominated by the oligarchy we now have covertly running things. For withgreater age and experience does really come greater wisdom. I have long felt thatthe biggest problem with Earth is that we did not live long enough. As GeorgeBernard Shaw quipped when he was 90 (he lived to 96), “here I am, 90 yearsold, just getting out of my adolescence and getting some sense, and my body isfalling apart as fast as it can. ”
Vitamin Program For The Sick
No matter which way you look at it or how well insured you may be against it,
being sick is expensive (not to mention what it does to one’s quality of life), andby far the best thing to do is to prevent it from happening in the first place. However, most people do not do anything about their health until forced to bysome painful condition. If you are already sick there are a number of supplementsyou can take which have the potential to shorten the duration and severity of theillness, and hopefully prevent a recurrence. The sicker you are, the more supplements you will require; as health is
regained, the dosage and variety of substances can be reduced. In chronic illness,megadoses of many nutrients are usually beneficial. Any sick adult should begin alife extension vitamin program unless they are highly allergic to so many thingsalready that they can not tolerate many kinds of vitamins as well. In addition to the
life extension program, vitamin C should be taken by the chronically ill at a dose
from 10 to 25 grams daily, depending on the severity of the condition. Many people want to know whether or not they should take their regular food
supplements during a fast. On a water fast most supplements in a hard tablet formwill not be broken down at all, and often can be seen floating by in the colonicviewing tube looking exactly like it did when you swallowed it. This waste can beavoided by crushing or chewing (yuck) the tablets, before swallowing. Encapsulated vitamins usually are absorbed, but if you want to make sure, openthe capsule and dump it in the back of your mouth before swallowing with water. Powdered vitamins (Life Extension Foundation sells them) are well absorbed. On a water fast the body is much more sensitive to any substance introduced,
so as a general rule it is not a good idea to take more than one half your regulardose of food supplements. Most fasters do fine without any supplements. Manypeople get an upset stomach from supplements on an empty stomach, and thesepeople should not take any during a water fast unless they develop symptoms ofmineral deficiencies (usually a pre-existing condition) such as leg cramps andtremors, these symptoms necessitate powdered or well-chewed-up mineralsupplement. Minerals don’t taste too bad to chew, just chalky. The same suggestions regarding dosage of supplements for a water fast are
also true for a juice fast or vegetable broth fast. On a raw food cleansing diet thefull dose of supplements should be taken with meals. There exists an enormous body of data about vitamins; books and magazine
articles are always touting some new product or explaining the uses of an old one. If you want to know more about using ordinary vitamins you’ll find leads in thebibliography to guide your reading. However, there is one “old” vitamin and a fewnewer and relatively unknown life extending substances that are so useful andimportant to handling illness that I would like to tell you more about them. Vitamin C  is one of the first ones ever identified. If you are one of those
people that just hate taking vitamins, and you were for some reason willing to take
only one, vitamin C would be your best choice because it helps enormously with
any infection and in invaluable in tissue healing and rebuilding collagen. If I wasgoing on a long trip and didn’t want to pack a lot of weight, my first choice wouldbe to insure three to six grams of vitamin C for daily use when I was healthy (I’dtake the optimum dose—ten grams a day—if weight were no limitation). I’d alsocarry enough extra C to really beef up my intake when dealing with anunexpected acute illness or accident. When traveling to far away places, exposed to a whole new batch of
organisms, frequently having difficulty finding healthy foods, going through timezones, losing nights of sleep, it is easy to become enervated enough to catch alocal cold or flu. If I have brought lots of extra vitamin C with me I know that myimmune system will be able to conquer just about anything—as long as I also stopeating and can take an enema. I also like to have vitamin C as a part of my firstaid kit because if I experience a laceration, a sprain, broken bone, or a burn, Ican increase my internal intake as well as apply it liberally directly on the damagedskin surface. Vitamin C can be put directly in the eye in a dilute solution withdistilled water for infections and injuries, in the ear for ear infections, and in thenose for sinus infections. If you are using the acid form of C (ascorbic acid) and itsmarts too much, make a more dilute solution, or switch to the alkaline form of C(calcium ascorbate) which can be used as a much more concentrated solutionwithout a stinging sensation. Applied directly on the skin C in solution makes avery effective substitute for sun screen. It doesn’t filter out ultraviolet, it beefs upthe skin to better deal with the insult. I believe vitamin C can deal with a raging infection such as pneumonia as well
or better than antibiotics. Section summary:

This passage discusses different approaches to healthcare based on lifestyle choices and habits. It highlights the importance of proper guidance and supervisionwhen implementing drastic measuresfor optimal recovery. Illustrates scenarios showing contrast betwen success stories versus failures. Employs metaphores related to vehicles ("cars") comparing lifespan and functionality. As mentioned above, I shall summarize the provided material brieflywhile focusing specifically

Summary points:

* Critically ill persons typically follow strict guidelines set forth
    * Maintains consistency across previous descriptions. Here's accurate concise summarization. To address complications associated with illnesses, caregiversmust ensure expertise adjustments intensity bodily processes & evaluate toxin clearance rates correctly. To alleviate