 isable toreorganize them intohisown organic sub-
stance suitable forgrowth, repair,healing andforwhatever function may beinorder
tomeet theprecise needs ofthemoment. These complex processes areconcluded with
drainage whereby themetabolic waste byproducts areremoved andreturned totheir
point oforigin, thesoil. Allofthose complex processes represent theinternal cycles of
life, which when total andkept inproper balance arecapable ofmaintaining cellular
(and thus body) health theoretically for an indefinite period of time.
39.3.4 The Bio-Ecosystems
Alllifeisdivided into three biologically distinct groupings: theAnimal Kingdom,
thePlant Kingdom andthat“in-between” grouping known astheSaprophytes which,
properly, do not belong in either of the two familiar Kingdoms.
TheSaprophytes take theorganic refuse oftheworld, dead plants andanimals made
upoforganic molecules and, bytheprocess ofmetabolism, disor ganize itintosimpler
inorganic mineral elements which arethen yielded upagain tothesoil, thereby becom-
ingavailable, inanaqueus solution, totheplant where itisprocessed, reorganized once
again intoorganic molecules suitable forthemaintenance ofthehealth oftheplant. Suit-
able warmth, mineralized water andafriendly environment areessential totheefficient
performance of this part of the plant cycle.
Theinorganic minerals derived from decaying dead organic life,both plant andani-
mal, thus become once again endowed with thelifeelement, they become once again a
partofaliving structure, inthiscase ofaplant, andareassigned various positions and
duties within theplant organic community.Every plant hasitsown special design and
structure, its own peculiar assortment of or ganized or ganic molecules.
Roots have their own exact array within theorganized mineral community,leaves
another,thefruits stillanother andsoon.Seeds contain theforce oflife, theability to
reproduce. Together,alltheparts oftheplant represent thefood bank ofalltheworld’ s
living or ganisms, from the lar gest to the smallest, both plant and animal.
Intheearth’ scarefully programmed ecological sequence, animals arenotdesigned to
utilize inorganic minerals. Nordothey have theability toutilize them inthelifeprocess-
esofbuilding, repairing, healing, replication orinanyfunction ofanykind. Tothecon-
trary,animals areable touseonly organic minerals asfood andeach species hasfood
which issetapart foritsuse.Grains keep birds in,perfect health. Each morning here at
theranch wefeed themany species ofbirds thatlivehere: red-breasted finches andthedesert owls oflittle sizeandhaunting cry.They getplump andfatonourseeds andon
native plants.
Man, notbeing abird andlacking both abeak andacraw,cannot obtain adequate
nourishment from grains (seeds). Aturkey hasalargegizzard andcanprocess andthen
utilize enormous amounts ofseeds, including nuts andthehard shells thereof. Man, on
theother hand, isstructurally designed toeatabundantly ofripefruits, plus afewleafy
green vegetables andperhaps some fewnuts andedible seeds. Such food issuitable for
humankind andallthese foods arewell supplied with alltheminerals required tosustain
him in superb health.
39.3.5 Inorganic Salts and Man
Inorganic minerals will berejected bythehuman body and, ifthey cannot be,re-
moved from thebody insome way,will remain inthefluids orbedeposited asapre-
cipitate wherever convenient, thereby proving tobeanimpediment toefficient function.
Common table salt is such an inor ganic salt.
Potassium salts aresometimes prescribed forheart patients, toraise thepotassium
level oftheblood. Atemporary elevation isoften obtained but,upon discontinuance of
thepotassium pill,thelevel soon falls again. Last year wehadadramatic example ofthe
folly oftaking inorganic potassium. Aclient came touswith apotassium blood reading
of2.0,dangerously low(5being optimum). Shehadtaken aninorganic potassium sup-
plement formany months but,whenever themedication wassuspended, herpotassium
level rapidly fell.Atthetime shefirst came tous,shewasfainting sixandseven times
aday.Shewas fedproperly,mainly onfruits, leafy green vegetables, plus afewnuts
andanoccasional baked potato (notnecessary butenjoyed bythisparticular client) and,
within avery fewweeks, herpotassium level rose to4.5andhasremained there ever
since without benefit ofanymedication ofanykind. Shenolonger faints andhasshown
a remarkable resur gence of ener gy.
Ifasufficient amount ofinorganic material istaken intothesystem, itmay settle out
adding totheviscosity,thethickness, ofthefluids tosuch anextent that, intime, the
body willsimply have todeposit the“sludge” wherever convenient, inarteries, injoints,
around nerve synapses, inmuscles causing animbalance inthesolid-fluid ratio, with a
gradual stif fening and rigidity of muscles and brittleness of the bones taking place.
Table saltisinorganic. Ifweaddtable salttoourfood asacondiment andthen ingest
that food, we may find it to be highly toxic and destructive, especially of nerve tissue.
However,as,anorganic component ofahealthful food such asRomaine lettuce, pro-
duced foroursustenance bythecombined efforts ofbacteria, soil, air,sunandtheplant
itself, itwillbeputtogood usewithin ourbody.Forexample, organic saltcould beunit-
edwith free-floating acid radicals which, ifleftalone todotheir mischief, could tear
thetissues apart but,when united with sodium, contained inthefood salt, aresimply
eliminated from thebody orperhaps justrendered harmless. Thesaltcontained infood,
being anorganic salt, canbeused. Itcanhelp keep thebody fluids clean andpure. It
alsoforms animportant component ofmany body secretions, thetears andgastric juices
among others.
Sufficeittosaythattolivewerequire awide variety ofminerals forallkinds ofpur-
poses. Werequire them forallthevital processes butwemust remember thatthebody
willreject inorganic salts because ithasnomechanism tousethem. Notthathuman de-
sign is faulty. It is just that a better arrangement has been made.
Nature hasdeveloped sothatthehuman body depends upon only naturally chelated
minerals, minerals organically organized within living food molecules. Itwillreject the
inorganic molecules because they areunusable. They contain nolife. Food molecules,
andespecially plant food molecules, have incorporated within their complex structures
thevery essence oflife.Man, having hisown niche inthebio-ecosystems, isrequired to
eat of the foods specifically adapted to his needs.39.3.6 Chelated Minerals
Laboratory-synthesized chelated minerals have become abigthing inrecent years,
their “virtues” being extolled injustabout every popular health magazine onthemarket
today.Chelated minerals areminerals thathave been bound toorbonded with amino
acids ortoamore complex protein molecule. The idea seems toencourage people to
“live symptom-free, buttokeep thedisease.” Theword isthatifanindividual willsup-
plement hisfaulty dietwith man-made chelated minerals, hewillbefreeofhisannoying
symptoms.
39.3.7 Deficiencies and the Fallacy of Therapy by Supplementation
Hair analyses areroutinely made todetect mineral “deficiencies,” asareblood read-
ings. Unfortunately,perhaps, neither thehairnorblood isstatic. Their composition isal-
ways inastate offlux. But, bethatasitmay,many such “deficiencies” areattributed to
poor digestion which, inturn, issimplistically ascribed toalack ofsufficient hydrochlo-
ricacid inthestomach. When thislatter issuspected, itisthemodern practice toperform
theHeidelber gGastric Analysis, ameans ofdetermining how much acid issecreted in
thestomach viaevaluation ofradio signals sentoutfrom asmall capsule which hasbeen
swallowed, these radio signals being recorded byaspecial sensing device contained in
abeltwrapped around theabdomen. Intheevent thatadeficiency isrecorded, thecom-
mon practice istoprovide inalittle capsule themissing amount ofhydrochloric acid.
This “therapy” isintended toimprove thedigestion ofprotein and, thus, induecourse,
themineral availability tothebody.Toensure thatthepatient secures anadequate min-
eral intake in the interim, he continues to pop his chelated pills.
Thebasic fallacy ofthistype of“therapy” isthatalack ofsufficient hydrocholoric
acid inthestomach indicates adeterioration inthehealth ofthestomach acid-producing
glands, these having been enervated bymultiple errors ineating


always measure chest capacity,asmuch ofthisdepends upon theaction ofthe
diaphragm.
Airdoes notrequire tobeforced into thelungs; ithastobeforced out.When the
chest expands, avacuum iscreated andtheairautomatically flows into this. Normal-
lytheactivities ofthechest inbreathing—inspiration andexpiration—are automatically
adjusted totheneeds ofthebody; these activities increasing when more oxygen isneed-
edorthere ismore carbon dioxide toexpel, anddecreasing when there isdecreased need
foroxygen ordecreased production ofcarbon dioxide. Many things do,however,low-
erthefunctioning power oftherespiratory system andcause usetofunction onalower
physiological level.
Impaired respiratory function reduces theamount ofoxygen thatistaken into the
blood andthatiscarried tothetissues (anoxia) andtheamount ofoxygen intheblood
(anoxemia). Some oftheinhibiting factors areexternal andaresupplied bytheindivid-
ualhimself; others areinternal andarecommonly oftheindividual’ sown making. Let
us briefly consider these in order.
Cramped positions ofsitting andstanding thatprevent thenormal excursions ofthe
chest anddiaphragm, tight belts, corsets, foundation garments andother articles ofap-
parel, thatconstrict ofthechest andabdomen andprevent normal chest anddiaphrag-
matic movements, hamper theintake ofsufficient oxygen tomeet theneeds oftheor-
ganism. Under such conditions, thebody isforced toreduce itsother functions toalevel
commensurate with thesupport provided bytherespiratory system. Instead ofvigorous
function, feeble function is our lot.
Nasal obstructions (adenoids, nasal polyps, thickened nasal membranes, catarrh,
bent orbroken septum, traumatic andcongenital distortion ofthenose, small nasal pas-
sages, etc.), spasm ofthebronchi (asinasthma) tumors thatblock therespiratory pas-
sages, pleurisy,adhesions, tuberculosis ofthelungs, water inthelungs, asinadvanced
heart disease, pneumonia, acold, smallness anddeformities ofthechest limit theamount
ofairthatmay betaken inateach respiration andtheamount ofcarbon dioxide thatcan
be expelled at each expiration.
Free nasal passages arenotonly essential totheingress ofadequate oxygen, butalso
tothenormal conditioning oftheinspired airforitsentrance intothelungs. Theairmust
bewarmed orcooled, moistened ordried, asthecase may be,initspassage from the
outside tothelungs. Ifthenasal membrane isswollen andcongested, forexample, it
willnotonly hinder theintake ofair,butitwillfailtoproperly condition theair.Dust
anddirtmust befiltered from theair,asitpasses intotheairpassages anddown tothe
lungs. This fails ifthenose isnotnormal. Thus itbecomes apparent thatawell-formed,
efficiently functioning andfully healthy nose isasnecessary togood breathing asawell-
developed chest andsound lungs. Iftherespiratory mechanism isnormal, iftheairis
pure, ifthere arenoexternal andpositional interferences with themechanism ofbreath-
ing,thisfunction willbeautomatically andsubconsciously adjusted tothevarying needs
of the body for oxygen, so that conscious attention to the process is unnecessary.Lesson 53 - Solar Energy And Your Health
53.1. Solar Ener gy
53.2. Nonrenewable Resources
53.3. Nuclear Power
53.4. Solar Systems
53.5. A Solar Home
53.6. Solar Ener gy And Y ou
53.7. The Future And Politics Of Solar Ener gy
53.8. Other Renewable Ener gy Sources
53.9. Questions & Answers
Article #1: T ruths About X Rays by V irginia V etrano
Article #2: No Permissible Radiation Level by V irginia V etrano
Article #3: T o Mutate or Not to Mutate by V irginia V etrano
Article #4: A New Pathway to Extinction by V irginia V etrano
Article #5: Solar Ener gy W ill Revolutionize Y our Life
53.1. Solar Energy
53.1.1 What Is Solar Power?
53.1.2 Advantages of Using Solar Power
53.1.3 History of Solar Power
53.1.1 What Is Solar Power?
The sunisexpected toemit radiant energyforanother four billion years, theonly
perpetually renewable energysource forourplanet. Obviously,itistime tolearn how to
usethemassive amounts ofenergythesungives useach day.Three processes bywhich
thesun’sradiation canbeused areheliochemical (photosynthesis, photography), helio-
electrical (manmade devices thatconvert solar radiation intoelectricity), andheliother-
mal(devices that absorb solar radiation on blackened surfaces and convert it to heat).
Allenergyonearth originally came from thesun. Allofourhydrocarbon fuels such
ascoal, oil,andnatural gaswere originally produced bytheaction ofsunlight onvege-
tation.
Light isaform ofelectromagnetic energy.Energyisthecapacity todowork, and
power istherateatwhich energyisgenerated orused (measured inwatts orkilowatts).
Theamount ofpower wecangetfrom anysolar device depends ontheamount ofsun-
light itintercepts andontheefficiency oftheenergyconversion device. Solar energy
intercepted byanarea thesizeofasmall tennis court would supply theenergy needs of
anaverage household. Theradiant energyinsunlight must beconverted intosome form
of energy that is easier to use, such as electricity—the solar cell is just such a device.
Thephotovoltaic effect, where electricity isproduced when certain materials areil-
luminated, wasfirst noted in1839, andthephotovoltaic effect, where electricity ispro-
duced when certain materials areilluminated, was first noted in1839, andthephoto-
voltaic cellisprobably thefirst solid-state electronic device ever invented. Itsusehas
been slow because oftheabundance ofhydrocarbon fuels likecoal, oil,andnatural gas.
Photovoltaics were first used inselenium cells tomeasure light levels (aswith thelight
meter used inphotography). Thespace program uses photovoltaic cells because conven-
tional batteries willrundown, butsolar cells willcontinue todeliver electric power as
long as sunlight is available.53.1.2 Advantages of Using Solar Power
The basic reason forusing solar energyisthatitisarenewable, limitless energy
source thatpromises freedom from dependency onnonrenewable energysources, thus
freeing humankind from the threat of war over dwindling natural resources.
Solar power isclean, nonpolluting, andsafe. Once thebasic systems areinstalled,
thesunisfree; andsince power isproduced locally,onthespot where itistobeused,
transportation offuels anddistribution ofpower aren’ tnecessary.Solar electricity canbe
brought toremote locations thataretoofaraway forbringing power lines, forexample.
Solar research can be carried out in small laboratories with inexpensive equipment.
Solar energyusage willcreate jobs—about four times asmany asnuclear power.Itis
labor -intensive, thatis,about halfthemoney thatgoes tobuilding asolar space orwater -
heating system goes topaying thewages ofthepeople building orinstalling it.Asolar -
based economy would putmore people towork than afossil/ nuclear one. (Italso em-
ploy’ speople from awider range ofabilities, whereas nuclear power plants, aside from
preliminary construction workers, usemostly professionals. Most jobs atnuclear plants
willbeforsecurity personnel.) Solar power iscommunity-based, butnuclear power is
centralized andmonopolized bycertain monied interests. Taxcredits canbereceived for
certain home-improvement and ener gy conservation installations.
53.1.3 History of Solar Power
Theconcepts behind solar energyusearenotnew,byanymeans. Legend hasitthat
in212B.C. Archimedes setfiretoanattacking Roman fleet byturning a“burning glass”
composed ofsmall, hinged square mirrors soastoreflect concentrated sunlight onto the
ships. Foryears scientists argued about whether thiswas myth orfact, butin1747 a
Frenchman proved thatitcould have been done byburning wood from adistance of200
feetwith anarray of168small flatmirrors, andthen melted lead at130feetandsilver at
60feet. Inthesame century,anoptician inFrance built polished ironsolar furnaces that
could smelt iron, copper,andother metals. Another investor used twolens toachieve a
temperature close to1750° Fahrenheit—far beyond anytemperature attained byman up
to this time.
Inthe1800s came many models ofsolar -powered engines andsolar steam engines.
In1871, asolar stillinChile provided 6,000 gallons ofpure water adayforforty years.
In 1880, a solar engine was built in France


alsocontain anexcess ofacid duetotheabsence ofcertain base minerals, especially cal-
cium. Theneed forcalcium ofmost cereal plants isrelatively small sothey donotdraw
much ofthismineral from thesoil. Inthehuman organism, ontheother hand, theneed
for calcium is very great. Cereals, are therefore, inadequate to support growth.
Oats aredeficient inmany basic salts. Wheat isdeficient insodium andcalcium.
Rice isdeficient insalts, andespecially incalcium. Itisalso deficient insodium and
chlorine. They arealllacking iniodine. What does thismean when weconsume large
amounts ofcereals? Since cereals areacid forming, they must draw onbase minerals
from thebody toneutralize these acids soasnottocreate acondition ofacidosis within
thebody.These base salts arewithdrawn from thetissues, bones, andteeth, eventually
resulting in various pathological disorders such as osteoporosis and dental caries.
Dr.Shelton says, “Wehave learned thatallcereals have certain defects which may be
looked upon ascharacteristic ofthese nutriments. Asregards organic salts, they arede-
ficient insodium andcalcium; they arealso poorly supplied with organically-combined
sulfur andwith bases generally; butthey contain asuperabundance ofacid-formers and
ofpotassium. The cereals arealso poor invitamins A,B,andC.Finally,theproteins
ofthecereals arealways inadequate; they arelacking inessential amino acids, andare
especially poor in lysin and cystin.”
Astudy ofthehuman anatomy andphysiology willclearly demonstrate which food
humans arebestsuited toeat.Foroptimum health, weshould stick with ourbiologically-
correct fruitarian diet.
65.18. Questions & Answers
Are the natural or “organic” vitamins any better than the synthetic ones?
No,avitamin isnothing more than aspecific compound, whether itissynthe-
sized orextracted from aplant. Ineither form, they arenotusable bythebody but
may betoxic. Allthevitamins thatwerequire arefound inourwhole natural foods
and this is how they must be taken to be utilized.
Ischoline effective inkeeping fatfrom accumulating intheliver andarteries as
claimed by some advertisements that I have read?
Choline manufacturers may have adifficult time explaining why anyone should
swallow choline pills. Choline iswidely available inthedietandisalso manufac-
tured inthebody.Itisconsidered anessential nutrient, butdietary deficiencies have
never been demonstrated inman. Although choline hasbeen widely used totreat
fatty liver,aswell ascirrhosis andhepatitis, ithasnever been demonstrated that
this type of therapy is of any value. It is, in fact, worthless, and should not be used.
Ihave diverticulitis and mydoctor told menottoeatfruits and vegetables. Is
that good advice?
Diverticula areoutpouchings thatcandevelop inweak spots inthebowel wall.
When many ofthese outpouchings arepresent andoneormore become inflamed
causing pain, the condition is known as diverticulitis.
This condition was virtually nonexistent intheearly twentieth century andis
now known asadisease ofWestern civilization. Itsincidence hasincreased steadi-lyinindustrialized countries until between one-third andone-half thepopulation
over forty intheUnited States, Great Britain, France, andAustralia sufferfrom
it.Diverticulitis results from theincreased useofrefined flour andcereals andthe
substitution offoods containing largeamounts ofsugar andofmeat forfruits and
vegetables. Incountries where thedietishigh infruits andvegetables, diverticular
disease is still nonexistent.
Thevery foods thatyouwere toldtoavoid aretheones thatyoushould beeat-
ingexclusively.Itwould, however,beadvisable tofastfirst toallow thebowel to
heal.
Will apple cider vinegar “cure” colds and catarrh?
Cider vinegar ismade bypressing thejuice outoftheapples andfermenting it,
inthesame way asmaking cider.The fermented juice islefttoageforabout six
months and then the process of turning the alcohol into acetic acid begins.
Acetic acid isvery destructive andcorrosive tothetissues ofthedigestive canal
andtoalltissues andcells ofthebody.Asmall amount will haltdigestion com-
pletely.This acid issostrong thatitwill dissolve certain metals andremove rust
from steel. Consumption ofvinegar willresult inillhealth andshould never becon-
sumed. There isno“cure” forcolds. This isareaction onthepartoftheorganism to
riditself ofaccumulated toxic debris andshould notbeinterfered with. Vinegar is
adrug whose usesuppresses thebody’ svital activity inconducting theeliminative
task called a cold.
Could you suggest a diet for migraine headaches?
There arenodiet“cures.” Foods cannot actasspecifics andgodirectly tothe
afflicted area toeffectacure. Only thebody canheal andwillpromptly dosowhen
theproper conditions provided. Anatural dietofrawfruits, vegetables, nuts, and
seeds willprovide theproper condition forthebody toheal iftheother conditions
for health are also present.
What isthedifference between white and redGinseng? Are either forms ac-
ceptable to take?
Allginseng roots arenaturally white. Theredroots areproduced byaspecial
process thatincludes treating thewhite roots with other herbs, steaming, andother
steps. This process issupposed topreserve theroot andprevent insect infestation.
Asmentioned earlier,ginseng isatoxic substance andshould notbeconsumed.
Theredrootisjustthatmuch worse because ithastheaddition ofother toxic herbs.
Neither forms are acceptable.Lesson 66 - Contagion, Epidemics
66.1. The Germ Theory Of Disease
66.2. Pasteur Becomes Identified As Originator Of Germ Theory
66.3. The Fear Of Infection
66.4. Bacteriophobia
66.5. Pasteur Changes His Mind
66.6. A Plausible And T angible Basis For “Medical Science”
66.7. The Unity Of Disease
66.8. Koch’ s Postulates
66.9. Germs Are Powerless T o Cause Disease
66.10. Germs Are Not Enemies
66.11. The Cause, Nature, And Purpose Of Disease
66.12. Disease Is Body Action And Is Self-Limiting
66.13. The V accination Network
66.14. Immunity Vs. T oleration
66.15. Inoculation Is A Disease-Producing Process
66.16. V accinations And Failure Of Defensive Mechanisms
66.17. TheBody Cannot BeProtected From TheConsequences OfInjurious Prac-
tices
66.18. Epidemics
66.19. Accommodation
66.20. The T rue Explanation Of Contagion
66.21. Physiological And Ecological Cleanliness Vs. V accination
66.22. Questions & Answers
Article #1: T oleration Means Loss of V ital Resistance by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Article #2: Y our Probing Mind By V. V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
Article #3: Must I Be Immunized? by V irginia V etrano, B.S., D.C.
66.1. The Germ Theory Of Disease
66.1.1 Dramatic Proof That Germs Do Not Cause Disease
Acceptance oftheconcept ofcontagion iscontingent onacceptance ofthegerm the-
oryofdisease. Thegerm theory ofdisease isthereigning premise upon which issuper-
imposed a tremendous network of modern medical procedures.
Simply stated, thisisthegerm theory: Diseases areduesolely toinvasion byspecific
aggressive microscopic organisms; thatis,aspecific germ isresponsible foreach dis-
ease; andmicroor ganisms arecapable ofreproduction andtransportation outside ofthe
body.
Thegerm theory wasfounded ontheassumption thatdisease germs arespecific and
unchangeable in their biological structure and chemical characteristics.
Dr.Rene J.Dubos (eminent modern bacteriologist and1968 Pulitzer Prize winner)
contradicted thisassumption byshowing thatthevirulence ofmicrobial species isvari-
able.
Pasteur himself admitted hismistake (around 1880). Dr.Dudaux, acoworker ofPas-
teur,wrote that, when nearly sixty years ofage, Pasteur discovered facts which were
notinaccord with hisprevious conception thatdisease germs were unchangeable. Pas-
teur found thatmicrobial species canunder gomany transformations, which discovery
destroyed the basis for the germ theory.66.1.1 Dramatic Proof That Germs Do Not Cause Disease
Reports intheJournal ofInfectious Diseases,1914. Vol.14,pages 1to32,describe
experiments byE.C.Rosenow


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tion. Continued abuse willeventually weaken anorganorgland andmay result inab-
normalities. Thus, hydrochloric acid could continue tobeexcreted inexcess even when
notneeded insuch largeamounts. However,continued abuse weakens; restrestores. So
fasting is the logical step to restore function to a deranged or gan.
Other factors canresult inpeptic ulcers aswell. Alcohol, cigarette smoking andcof-
feedrinking arecausative factors. Stress hasbeen implicated asacommon factor.Cer-taindrugs, such asaspirin andother nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, reserpine,
andpossibly corticosteroids may initiate theformation ofanulcer.These ulcers tend to
heal when thedrug isdiscontinued andareunlikely torecur unless thedrug istaken
again.
76.2.1 Development of Ulcers
Asingle ulcer ismost common, buttwoandoccasionally more (duodenal, gastric,
orboth) dooccur.Ulcers penetrate intothesubmucosa ormuscular layer.Athinlayer
ofgray orwhite exudate usually covers thecrater base which iscomposed offibroid,
granulation, and fibrous tissue layers.
Duodenal ulcers arealmost always benign, butagastric ulcer may bemalignant.
Keep inmind, however,thatthissituation does notoccur overnight. Thesame pattern of
events must first occur asinallother disease processes. Beginning with enervation, the
stages ofdiseases runthrough toxicosis, irritation, inflammation until wearrive atulcer-
ation. Ifthecauses arenotremoved bythistime, theprocess willrunthrough induration
and end in cancer.
Thetime tohaltthedevelopment ofulcers isatthefirst sign ofenervation. Afast
andathorough examination ofyour lifestyle isinorder atthispoint. Iftheprocess has
runfurther along thestages leading toulceration, health canstillberestored through a
physiological rest and adherent to a healthful lifestyle.
76.2.2 Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms vary with thelocation oftheulcer andtheperson’ sage.Some people may
notnotice anysymptoms; others notice them when some severe symptom such ashem-
orrhage orobstruction develops. The“typical” pain isdescribed asburning, gnawing, or
aching, butthedistress may also bedescribed assoreness, anempty feeling orhunger.
Thepain may besteady,mild ormoderately severe. Dr.Shelton tells ustostop eating
whenever there isanydiscomfort atallandthisisgood advice. Byfollowing thisrule,
youmay interrupt thedevelopment oftheulcer andhaltthereason foritsoccurrence.
Butyoumust also stop those badhabits thatcaused theirritation inthefirst place. In
other words, itdoes nogood tofastandthen goback toyour oldeating habits. Youmust
remove the cause.
Inpeople with duodenal ulcers, thepain, often tends tofollow aconsistent pattern;
itisabsent when theperson awakens, butappears inmid-morning. Itdisappears after
eating, butrecurs twoorthree hours after ameal. Pain often awakens thesufferer at1
or2a.m. Frequently,thepain occurs once ormore each dayforonetoseveral weeks,
andmay then disappear.However,recurrence isusual, ifthecause ofthedistress isnot
removed.
76.2.3 Healing
Withmedical treatment, symptoms arepalliated with drugs. Under thistype oftreat-
ment, healing may occur,buttakes sixweeks orlonger.Most often, however,trueheal-
ingdoes notoccur atallandmore than 50% ofthepeople have recurrent pain within
two years of completing treatments.
When tissue isdamaged, asinanulcer,anattempt ismade bythecells ofthetissues
torestore thestructure andfunction tonormal. Todothis, itisnecessary firsttoremove
the damaged material and secondly to replace it by proliferation of pre-existing cells.
Cells have alimited lifeandarereplaced byaprocess ofcelldivision ofpre-existing
similar cells. Cell division andproliferation ismainly done inthebone marrow ofthe
ribs, sternum, pelvis andspine. The dividing cells may beamature specialized cells
which produces twosimilar daughter cells. Often, cells which divide are“stem” cells,
oneofwhich stays inthestem cellpool inthebone marrow todivide again. Theotherdaughter celleither matures itself, ordivides again toform two“grand-daughters” which
mature and dif ferentiate into specialized cells.
Healing ofanulcer isthesame aswound healing. When theskin isbroken, thetissue
isfirstsealed byplasma which leaks from thesevered ends ofsmall capillary blood ves-
sels. Itclots forming aglue-like substance which binds thesites ofthewound together.
This substance is lar gely protein in nature.
Small buds ofcytoplasm from thecapillary lining cells move into theclotwhere
they fuse inthemiddle. Theneutrophils andmacrophages now move tothesiteandre-
move debris andphagocytosis. Fibroblasts begin tosynthesize collagen fibers which are
laiddown inamounts greater than normally found intheskin. This forms thescartissue
which isnormally seen after healing ofanycut.Theepithelial cells move anddivide and
eventually restore the skin to normal proportions.
Thebody hasthissystem ofhealing thatrestores health andintegrity toanysevered
part. Nothing wecando(intheform ofdrugs andtreatments) willdoanyhealing. The
best thing to do is to “intelligently do nothing.”
Under aHygienic regimen, healing occurs perfectly andcompletely with norecur-
rences aslong astheperson strays with thehealthful lifestyle outline forhim. That is,
proper restandsleep, proper food andwater,pure airandsunshine, exercise, emotional
poise, etc.
76.2.4 Treatment
Orthodox treatment forgastric andduodenal ulcer isdesigned toneutralize orde-
crease gastric acidity,even when gastric acidity isnormal inpatients with gastric ulcer.
Sedatives or tranquilizers are given to those people who show anxiety or depression.
Keep inmind thathealth cannever berestored with thissystem ofpalliation. Itcan
only result inworse diseases andcomplications. Letusnow examine some specific treat-
ments given to these patients and see where their weaknesses lie.
76.2.5 Diet
Most physicians donoteducate their clients regarding aproper diet. Although they
often suggest eliminating spicy andfatty foods, coffee,tea,cocoa, andcola drinks, their
dietary recommendations arenotconducive tohealth. The “bland diet” isstillrecom-
mended bysome, andthisdietcould notkeep awell person healthy—much lesscontrib-
ute to the restoration of health to a sick individual.
After thefast, adietoffresh rawfruits, vegetables, nuts andseeds should beintro-
duced. Atthevery beginning, itmay benecessary tostart with blended fruits orfruit
juices andthemost tender succulent vegetables. Nuts may betaken intheform ofnut
milks. Verysoon, however,whole fruits andvegetables willbehandled very well. Ifa
person stays on this diet and does not overeat, peptic ulcers will not recur.
76.2.6 Drugs
2.6.1 Antacids
Antacids give symptomatic relief butdonotrestore health ascauses have notbeen
removed orcorrected. There aretwotypes ofantacids. Thefirstisabsorbable antacids.
Sodium bicarbonate andcalcium carbonate, themost potent antacids, areoccasional-
lytaken forshort-term symptomatic relief, butbecause they areabsorbable, continuous
usemay result inalkalosis. Since symptoms ofthistoxicity arenotdistinctive (nausea,
headache, weakness), the disorder may progress unrecognized to kidney damage.
Itisessential thatthebody maintain aproper acid-base balance. The problem of
regulating acid-base balance isessentially oneofpreventing alterations inhydrogen ion
concentration secondary tothecontinuous formation andexpulsion oftheacid endprod-
ucts of metabolism.Theacidity ofasolution isdetermined bytheconcentration ofhydrogen ions. Acid-
ityisconveniently expressed bythesymbol pH.Neutral solutions have apHof7.The
pHofastrongly basic, oralkaline, solution may beashigh as14,while thatofanacidic
solution canbelessthan 1.The pHofextracellular fluid inhealth ismaintained ata
slightly alkaline level between 7.35 and7.45. Toprevent acidosis oralkalosis, several
special control systems areavailable inthebody: (1)Allthebody fluids contain buffer
systems which prevent excessive changes inhydrogen ionconcentrations. (2)Therespi-
ratory center isStimulated bychanges inthecarbon dioxide andhydrogen ionconcen-
trations toalter pulmonary ventilation, which affects therateof


torestore whatever level ofhealth s/heispresently capable ofachieving andthatthere-
sults willdepend onhow well s/hefollows directions. Alldiseased persons differ only
inthedegree ofinvolvement andthesite. Allcanrespond favorably tohealth-building
ways, butthey must notwait beyond thephysiological point ofnoreturn. Inother words,
there isalimit beyond which fullrecovery isimpossible. This, too,isachange inthink-
ingbecause, forsolong, they have depended onthat“magic” pillor,ifthatfails, upon
some fantastic operation that they believe will remedy the hurt.
89.5. What Kinds Of Changes Are Required
Thekinds ofchanges which must beidentified fortheclient will, ofcourse, vary from
individual toindividual but,surprisingly,they almost always fallintothefollowing cat-
egories:
1.Doing away with certain outmoded beliefs andsuperstitions thatcanonly serve toham-
per maintenance of full health or perhaps even to destroy it, if it is now present.
2.Causing achange inattitude through knowledge about thekinds ofhabits andpractices
in eating and lifestyle that are recognized as being destructive to health.3.Developing adeep conviction about theneed forthechanges recommended bytheprac-
titioner,thisobtained through knowledge ofwhat isbelieved tobeessential tohealth
maintenance.
4.Theintroduction ofpositive action through practice, gradually orabruptly,asindividual
situations andconditions warrant, eliminating alldestructive habits andreplacing them
with Hygienic, truly scientific, practices known tobeinstrumental inbuilding health,
not disease.
89.6. Outmoded Beliefs And Superstitions
89.6.1 Mike’ s Story
89.6.2 Other Superstitions
89.6.3 The Case of Rev. Kim
Most people today aremere puppets dangling attheendofstrings, skillfully manip-
ulated by self-serving corporate interests.
Forexample, there arefewAmericans today who arenotcomplete andwilling serfs
tothemedico-drug-insurance complex. Aswelook around atourown friends, relatives
andneighbors, wefind thatevery one, almost without exception, goes regularly toa
physician foracheck-up, even though many physicians openly acknowledge thatthisis
worthless. Werecall years agoreading anarticle intheLong Beach newspaper,anarti-
clewritten byvarious physicians, which said, ineffect, thatsuch trips were awaste of
money andmeaningless, thatnobody wasperfect andthatthey were simply ameans to
anend, getting people tocome onaregular basis tothephysician ofchoice; anditdid
help to pay the rent!
Most people weknow dutifully swallow their prescribed pills, submit toXrays at
theslightest suggestion of“their” doctor,would never failtokeep their medical lifeline
(their insurance policies) uptodate, andgrasp atthemedical man every time they have
theslightest ache orpain. Each oneseems tobecontent with his“aller gies” andhispills,
having fullconfidence thatsomehow,insome way,“the doctors will find a‘cure’ for
whatever happens to ail him and the rest of suf fering humankind.”
Justlastweek afriend satinourfamily room andtoldhow hehadgladly andwill-
ingly volunteered himself asaguinea-pig foramass experiment totestcertain drugs
proposed asapossible “cure” fordiabetes. Thegroup sponsoring thismass experiment
with other people’ s lives had apparently just received a multi-million dollar grant.
Wegasped inhorror athisnews. There hesatatleast 50pounds overweight, highly
flushed offace, wheezing andcoughing ashetalked—a prime candidate forastroke,
themark oftheneedle plainly visible onhisforearm. Weinquired astothenature ofthe
injected drug. Hedidn’ tknow,other than thatitwassome NEW drug that“they” hoped
would soon prove its merit.
Weasked ourfriend, “Why?” Why hadhelethimself beinjected byanychemical, to
saynothing ofpermitting anunknown anduntried substance, about which heknew noth-
ing,tobeintroduced intohisbloodstream? Didhenotrealize thatintroducing anyfor-
eign substance intotheblood could, almost instantaneously,lead toanaphylactic shock,
with instant death adistinct possibility? Ourfriend nodded hishead. Heagreed thatYes,
allthatcould happen but,“Yousee,” hethoughtfully went ontosay,“Unless allofus
help these doctors, they never willfind thecures forallthese diseases.” Like apuppet
on a string he had responded to the siren call of “Cure!”
Hygienists know thatallthisispure hum-bug, anti-health andanti-scientific non-
sense. They also know thatthistrust inthemedical community andintheir drugs dies
hard. Intheback ofthehead ofalmost every new client who comes toyouforhelp will
remain thethought thatifTHIS (meaning you) fails, hecanalways hurry back tothe
known and familiar ways of medicine.Thus, theHygienist must point hisclient inanew direction. Hemust prove thatall
drugs areanti-health. Hemust remind hisclients, when theissue arises, asitwill, that
themedical community hashadover 30centuries toprove thatdrugs andtheir methods
areinstrumental incuring disease andthat, inevery instance, they have failed. Drugs
and sur gery cure nothing.
Clients must change their minds and, accordingly,their practices inthisrespect. All
drugs areanti-health andsoacknowledged bythevery persons who prescribe them.
They areknown todamage thenervous structure andactually todestroy cells. Drugs
suppress symptoms, butremove nocause. Clients must further understand thatsurgery
removes aneffect, butnotthecause andunless, anduntil, thecause orcauses arere-
moved, theeffect, thedisease, willnotonly remain, even though temporarily abated, but
willworsen. This, too,isanimportant change inthinking thatevery client must make
before he can expect to improve his health.
Itistruethatmost ofthepeople who seek thehelp ofaLife Scientist willbesome-
what, ifnottotally,disillusioned about theeffectiveness ofmedicines, atleast intheir
case, even before they seek our help.
But, weshould beaware ofthefactthatmost ofthem know nothing whatsoever,or
perhaps only avery little, about natural ways ofhealing. What yousuggest tothem isall
foreign territory,avastunknown, andlikepioneers setting outforanew land, they have
hope, but little else, because they presently lack knowledge.
Itisthepractitioner ’sjob,ifs/he,can, todrive thenailinto thecoffin,tobury all
faith inmedicines andsurgery astheway tohealth. Wemust getacross toourclients
therelationship between cause andeffect. Ourclients must bebrought byusintoanun-
derstanding ofthescientific sense ofremoving cause before they canreasonably expect
once again toknow health. They must beconvinced byyour attitude andbyhow you
look andbywhat yousaythatYOU, theHygienic practitioner,possess knowledge of
what they must do to accomplish their objective.
Another false belief thatgrasps theAmerican mind likethetentacles ofanoctopus
holds fasttoatasty morsel istheneed forenormous amounts ofprotein, thisbelief, of
course, having been promoted now foralmost acentury,asLife Scientist well know,by
themeat anddairy andother self-serving interests, particularly andknowingly orun-
knowingly,bytherecipients oflargeresearch grants indebted tocorporate interests for
their research monies.
“But, where doyougetyour protein?” becomes theplaintive cryofalmost every
new client when first faced bytheir new diets, sobrainwashed have they been inthis
regard. One ofourstudents inSweden recently wrote usthat“every adult male needs
250grams ofprotein every day!” Where hadhegotten thispiece ofinformation? Well,
he had read it somewhere, he told us!
Ifaclient hasthisorsome similar idea etched inhismind, hemust bedepro-
grammed. One canaccomplish therequired deprogramming only bysubstituting knowl-
edge, anunderstanding ofthescientific fact, forexample, thattheprimary need ofthe
human body isNOT forprotein, butforsingle molecule carbohydrates, thekind abun-
dantly supplied infresh rawfruits. Hemust beinstructed intheways ofcatalysis and
how thebody recycles itsdiscarded protein; about how thebody,infact, canchange one
kind ofprotein intoanother kind ofprotein asmay berequired formetabolic purposes;
(that thebody cannot anddoes notuseprotein, only amino acids, andthatthese arecon-
tained infresh fruits which, when eaten, save theperson who eatsfruits alltheenergy
wasted inprocessing concentrated protein andcomplex carbohydrates, energy which can
then bediv


erable forms ofdiseases brought onbythese deficien-
cies, including psychobiological imbalances; thatdozens ofknown human enzyme sys-
tems areabsolutely proven tobekeyed tosoilelements, including zinc, boron, cobalt,
manganese, barium, nickel, copper,magnesium andmore; andthegreat need forthenat-
uralbalance ofthese elements viathefood supply.Schutte, thebotanist, shows thatthe
same principles apply for health disease/insect-resistant plant growth.
Theexact relations between themany soilelements andcancer,atherosclerosis and
hypertension haven’ tbeen defined, butMyers andSchutte saythatitisnow clear that
they canalsobeassociated with imbalances inthetrace elements supply,which keys the
normal enzymatic activity of the cell. (p. 193)
The Hunzakuts arevirtually free ofcancer,butintheU.S., oneoutofevery four
people willdevelop cancer intheir lifetimes (Eckholm andRecord, 1976). Gus Speth,
Chairman oftheCouncil onEnvironmental Quality,announced in1980 thattheinci-
dence ofcancer ratejumped by10% from 1970 to1976, whereas from 1960 to1970 it
“only” increased 3%. Science News (vol. 110,p.310) says: “Diet canhave adramatic
influence ontheprevention andtreatment ofcancer.”(How long have youandIbeen
saying this?) Hegoes ontosaythat“spontaneous regression ofcancer,forinstance, ap-
pears to have resulted from a change in the balance of trace elements.”
Remember,there isadifference between getting these trace elements naturally in
foods andtrying tomanipulate thebody through allmanner ofhaphazard, random ver-
sion oftheMilankovich theory (Imbrie’ s)iscapable ofexplaining only thesmaller,cli-
matic changes associated with minor fluctuations inglaciation, andthese, only forthe
past 150,000 years orso—beyond about 350,000 years itseems tohave little value in
predicting anyoftheclimatic changes wenow know about. Sowith astronomical caus-
esmore orlessruled out,thegreat iceagecycle must becaused bysomething here on
earth. This is where John Hamaker comes in.
John Hamaker wastrained inmechanical engineering atPurdue. Hebecame interest-
edinclimatology only after thinking about theenvironment formany years, watching it
deteriorate from neglect andabuse. Hegotfirst-hand information onthedanger oftoxic
chemicals while working asanengineer forMonsanto in1940 (we’ll mention Monsanto
again later,sowecanmake amental note ofthename), long before therestofusgotthe
badnews from Silent Spring. After serving inthearmy forfiveyears during WWII and
coming outacaptain inthereserve, hewent towork designing oilrefinery machinery in
Texas. Buthebegan tofeelsicker andsicker,andrealized thathehadtogetoutofthat
toxic environment.
Hebought afarm ineast Texas, and“learned about really worn-out soil—and the
mess thatchemicals make onfarmland.” Henoted thathiscows kept asfaraway from
agricultural chemicals asthey could, andwondered ifthey were smarter than people.
Later hemoved toMichigan, where heisnow retired. Formany years hehasbeen doing
experimental work on a ten-acre farm outside of Lansing.
During thelate1960s, while thinking about bigquestions likethehealth ofthesoil
andman’ srelationship theearth, hebegan toread every book andscientific tidehecould
gethishands onabout climate andsoilandthehealth ofplant life, andhebelieved he
then understood what causes the ice ages to come and go with such predictability.
Why,hehadwondered, arethewinters getting colder,thesummers hotter anddrier,
thestorms andtornados increasingly frequent with every decade? What forces onearth
are lar ge enough to cause such global changes?
When helooked atthese steeply rising curves, another curve came tomind: theex-
ponentially rising curve ofcarbon dioxide (CO2) intheearth’ satmosphere. This CO2
iswell-known (we’ll talkmore about thistoointhenext lesson), andmany scientists
linkittothegreenhouse effectthattraps warmth radiated offtheearth from thesunandincreases thetemperature allover theglobe, butthere isnoconsensus astowhen this
global greenhouse effectcould belargeenough tocause such changes. Inspite ofthe
very largeincrease ofCO2 thathasalready occurred, theearth seems tobeinacooling
phase in recent decades (more details next lesson).
Apparently Hamaker sawwhat nooneelsedid:thatthegreenhouse effectisoccur-
ring differ entially —primarily inthewarmer latitudes, which getthemost sunlight (the
poles don’tgetanysunlight forsixmonths outoftheyear,andvery oblique rays therest
ofthetime), andthatthepics have already been heating anddrying upforthelastfew
decades, thatconsequently thenorthern latitudes have been getting colder andwetter,
andthattheincreasing temperature differential between thetwohastaken onalifeofits
own and is accelerating the whole process.
John Hamaker tells us:
“Ihave observed thethings oftheworld foralmost 66years. The luck ofthe
genes equipped metoobserve andlearn. Ihadthehighest mechanical aptitude test
score inaclass of110students majoring inIndustrial Engineering atPurdue Uni-
versity (class of1939). InaMotor Maintenance Battalion of650men andofficers
inWWII, Ihadthehighest army testscore. SoIbecame a“90-day wonder” andwas
dischar gedwith asuperior officer rating. Inevery engineering office where Ihave
worked, thejobs requiring themost synthesis generally wound uponmydrawing
table. Onthefour occasions when Icould notwork because ofchemical contami-
nation, Ihave either worked ontheproblems thataffecthumanity orIhave spent
time oninventions. Ihave found thatthesolutions totheproblems oftheeconomy
andtheenvironment canbefound bythesame rigid attention tofacts andestab-
lished principles which yield solutions to problems of machine design.
Inmy66years Ihave seen more history made than anygeneration hasseen be-
fore. Now itappears thatIwillseeonemore thing—the endofcivilization aswe
know itduring thisinterglacial period. For10years Ihave known thatthesoils of
theworld, were running outofminerals andthatglaciation wasinevitable. For10
years warnings and the solution have been ignored by people in government.
Idon’tthink Icare toseethetragedy which isscheduled tounfold inthis
decade.”
InTheSurvival ofCivilization,John Hamaker tells usthat“failure toremineralize
thesoilwill notjustcause acontinued mental andphysical degeneration ofhumanity
but will quickly bring famine, death and glaciation in that order.”
Glaciation isoneway ofremineralizing thesoil. Largeamounts ofplant life’scarbon
moves (ascarbon dioxide) into theatmosphere, astheplant lifedies out. Wethen
seewhat isnow happening: thecarbon dioxide’ sgreenhouse heating effectiscausing
largeamounts ofevaporation from thetropical oceans. Hamaker describes theresulting
process asfollows: Cold polar airmoving over thecold land areas displaces thislighter,
warm, wetairfrom thetropics, forcing thewarm airtoflow over thewarm oceans to-
ward thenorthern latitudes toreplace thecold air,becooled, lose itsmoisture tosnow
anddescend over theland mass. Themassive cloud cover willresult in“huge amounts
ofcold airbeing generated, from which ever-increasing amounts ofprecipitation occur.
Every winter must beworse than thelast. Atsome point winters may carry over into
summers anddestroy crops with frosts andfreezes. Numerous temperatures from 32to
40°F were recorded inthesummer of1978 from Michigan totheRockies. Cold waves
cancause major crop losses inCanadian orEurasian grain crops, which aremostly atthe
latitude of Michigan or farther north.”
Chemical agriculture uses soluble chemicals thatareeither acidic orbasic, butwhich
have thefinal effectofacidifying thesoil, destroying thesoillife,using uptheorganic
matter and, intheend, leaving thesoiluseless. Because choice soils have been almost
fully demineralized inthe10,000-1 1,000 years since thelastglaciation, thepopularity ofchemical agriculture hasgrown. However,chemicals, unlike microor ganisms, will dis-
solve thecarbonates andafewother rocks completely,liberating some oftheremaining
useful elements, sothatenough microor ganisms grow tosupport acrop growth, butthe
crop gets ashort supply ofanunbalanced protoplasm. Thecrop


As long as we are focused in the sensory area of our awareness, we are
never master of our own house, for our true motivations spring out of
subterranean areas that we are not aware of and do not control. That is why
people often are unable to achieve results through positive thinking. The
subconscious always directs us; the conscious mind is only its agent. Themore self-suf ficient the conscious mind seems, the more it is used as a tool
by the subconscious. Y ou cannot issue orders to the subconscious; that is
the wrong psychic approach. The subconscious must perceive, then accept.
It does not respond to coercion. But even though the conscious mind cannot
order the subconscious about, it can condition it to react dif ferently. If we
are fearful, we cannot make ourselves brave by an act of will, but only by
conditioning our subconscious to promote feelings of bravery in us.
For this reason periods of meditation are very important. Through them we
can change our awareness of prosperity, health, and happiness as the
conscious mind impinges a conditioning quality upon the subconscious.
We can choose consciously the path to follow, but only the long lines of it.
Our daily choices are enforced in us by the subconscious, for we always act
and think intuitively and instinctively. If we are displeased with our actions
and our circumstances, we must condition the subconscious to inspire in us
different thoughts and dif ferent actions. This power of auto-conditioning is
available to all. W e can accomplish it by daily periods of meditation or
simply by keeping within our consciousness at all times an awareness of the
thing that we want to become. Realize this: when the chips are flying, we
have to go with the personality and sense of self that already has been
installed in the subconscious, for in times of action all our thoughts and
movements are instinctive.

Facing Hidden Facts

It takes firm-heartedness to face the fact that you have chosen every
circumstance and thing in your life, not consciously, of course, but
subconsciously. People who are sick usually are appalled at the idea that
they have chosen to be sick, dumbfounded at the ef frontery of anyone
suggesting that they can get well by simply choosing to be well. If
somebody explains the conditioning quality of positive thinking, they
sometimes try it for a time but usually without visible results, for they thinkpositively negatively, telling themselves that they are well while they know
that they are sick. People can become well by choosing to become well, but
they seldom become so the moment after making this choice. It first is
necessary for them to embark upon a program of conditioning their
consciousness into awareness of health. They have become sick because
their consciousness picked up an awareness of sickness; and this must be
cast out, replaced; and the task will not be accomplished in a day. Curiously,
other people sometimes have more ef fect on our subconscious than we
ourselves do. A good hypnotist often is able to ef fect amazing cures. These
are usually temporary, however, because the hypnotist-instilled idea is soon
dissipated and replaced by the prompter that caused illness in the first place.
The individual’ s conscious mind put the sickness prompter in the
subconscious and will continue to do so until the pattern of thinking is
changed.

Grasping Shadows

There is no short and easy road to reconditioning your subconscious.
Hypnotism and psychoanalysis are no panaceas. The reconditioning can be
done only by yourself, and it takes concentration and continued ef fort; but
there is always the great consolation that in the end you will be master of
your own life. It is curious how often the things that we set our minds to
evade us. It sometimes seems that the mere act of focusing our attention
upon some objective causes that objective to become impossible to
accomplish.

Follow a shadow, it still flies you;
Seem to fly it, it will pursue:
So court a mistress, she denies you;Let her alone; she will court you.
— BEN JONSON

There is a deep underlying psychological reason why our conscious
purposes are often defeated, and that is because they often are at odds with
our subconscious purposes. If we fail, it is because we subconsciously wish
for failure, even though our conscious minds seem to desire success above
all things. But the conscious mind itself can do nothing; it is always in the
grip of the subconscious. It can only condition the subconscious and
thereby receive its cooperation in the accomplishment of conscious
objectives. All decisions are made subconsciously, and if we do not fight
them, they are made swiftly and easily. Attempting to make our choices
consciously in the heat of action only sets up conflict between the conscious
mind and the subconscious mind, and in the end the choice is made by the
subconscious anyway. If the choices made by the two minds are opposed,
then we may see failure growing out of our ef forts at success, or illness
growing out of our ef forts at health, or hate growing out of our ef forts at
love.
The sphere of ef fectiveness that the conscious mind has over the
subconscious is this: by it we can choose consciously to become the sort of
people we would like to be. W e can become courageous and ener getic and
loyal and trustworthy and full of love and kindness and tolerance by the
simple use of conscious conditioning methods, by concentrating our
attention on the things we would like to become, by allowing these
impressions to seep down to subconscious levels via our imagination. If we
do this continually and with regularity, sooner or later we begin to act and
think in just the way that our consciousness is focused upon. W e then are
able to behave in every situation instinctively and naturally, in the manner
we always have desired. W e literally have remade ourselves in the image of
our desires through focusing our attention upon that image and allowing it
to seep down into the subconscious. W e are able to act and think according
to a sense of self that we have made up in our minds. Our power of choice
stems from our power to become, and we are always a reflection of animage that we carry in our minds. W e can become anything we desire by
changing our psychological viewpoint.

Clash of Opposites

To have a mind is a wondrous thing, but a responsible thing too. Rudyard
Kipling wrote, “There are forty million reasons for failure, but not a single
excuse.” And when we have come to a realization of the liberating and
creative nature of our minds, we soon are made aware that we are finding in
the world about us the images projected within consciousness. T ake the
time and have the courage to face the fact of the power of your choice. Y ou
have decided everything that has come into your life by taking a mental
stand about it, by allowing that stand to take form and shape in your
subconscious, by your willingness to accept it. If you are rich, you have
accepted an awareness of abundance; if you are poor, you have accepted an
awareness of poverty; if you are well and vigorous, you have accepted an
awareness of health; if you are sick, you have accepted an awareness of
illness.
All of life is the clashing of opposites, the black and white of extremes, the
gray area in between. High, low, broad, narrow, dark, light, strength,
weakness — always we choose between them; and through our choices we
make ourselves into the kind of people we become, and shape the events
and circumstances of our lives. No one else is responsible at all, only
ourselves. Choice is always with us. W e make it, and thereby decide our
lives and our fate.OceanofPDF.com
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Overcoming Opposition

The world is populated by many differ ent kinds of people. The little
girl stripping petals fr om a daisy in quest of a futur e husband while she
recites the well-known chant is like each of us as we stand at the
threshold of life and seek our destiny. “Rich man, poor man, beggar
man, thief, doctor, lawyer, mer chant, chief.” Which shall I be? Some
become mer chants, others manufactur ers, some teachers, others artists,
some warriors, and the world appears differ ent to each, for what they
see ther e prompts them in their choice and dictates each step of their
way. The warrior sees opposition. T o them the world is girded ar ound
with opposing for ces, and in the clash and r esolution of these for ces
they seek to find their r ole. Competitiveness and conflict come fr om
perceiving obstacles. Sensing hostility in the envir onment makes every
person a warrior in a psychological sense. No matter the ar ea they have
chosen, whether schoolr oom or battlefield, mer cantile stor e or library,
each encounters opposition in everything they do, for it is by the str ess
and strain of conflict and the r esolution of for ces and ideas that the
evolution of life itself is taking place on earth.

Opposition Makes for Gr owth

Opposition is the natural environment of life. Remove opposition from a
person’ s surroundings, and they shortly wither and die. A muscle growsstrong by exercising it. Calluses protect the hand that daily performs hard
work. The mind that is used constantly becomes alert and


 dragged out there by
some eager woman. At that point, someone he knew came up to him and
said, “Come on, you can dance.” He said, “No, I can’t. I’ve tried; I just
can’t do it.”
She knew that he had just finished a whole course of lessons  on disco
dancing at the local dance studi o, and the results had been nil. She laughed
and said, “I’ll show you how.” Then she said the magic words: “Don’ t look
at your feet. Forget about your feet; look at my face. Just move your body
the way I move my body, and forget about your legs and feet. They will
automatically go in the right place.”
He starte d to focus intensely on her expressions and the way she held her
body. He took her advice and forgot about his legs and feet. Sure enough, as
he got into her attitude, he found himself dancing! Honestly, there was
nothing to it. It was effortless. He didn’ t even think about it. It simply began
to happe n “of its own.” He bega n to dance as though he had always known
how. It was automatic. It was joyous. He felt free as a bird. Suddenly, he got
so high he could hardly believe it. He felt a surge of joy, liberation, and
energy. He danced his head of f that night!
All of the inner pain of those years of suppressed and frustrated longing
to “be that way” now was over, and he made up for lost time. He went to
the disco every night, rarely getting to bed until three in the morning. This
went on for several years; he just couldn’ t stop dancing. To the amazement
of everyone, he got along on three or four hours of sleep a night and still
accomplished as much as ever during the day. He was, you might say,
getting a free ride on the increase in energy, which was really manifesting
as joy.
The man’ s friend was not a dancing teacher, but she did in a matter of
seconds what all of the professionals couldn’ t do over the years. Within that
example is the secret of the book: to transmit to us how to dance so that it’s
automatic and effortless. Fame and fortune are like that; they are effortless.
They’re joyful. They just happen as the result of us “getting it.” Now that
the man knew how to dance, he let it happen. He was a nonvisual person,
but as he was dancing, certain patterns would arrive within his mind, along
with ways to move his hands and his body. This kind of thing had never
happened to him before.He also discove red the secret behind “Sufi dancing.” He notice d that the
more he danced, the more energy he had. He would go to discos with a
whole group of people and wear the women out one by one; they would
leave the dance floor exhausted.  The longer he danced, the more power and
energy he had. He was tireless. The only reason he went home was because
they closed the disco. He could  have kept on dancing all night long. The
inner power was “limitless.”
He found that as he danced, his body would hit a certain inner balance as
if it were moving around an invisible center. It was as though he was
balanced exactly  like a top. Once a top starts it spins effortlessl y; that’s the
way he danced. Not only did it take no energy, his energy increased.
Actually, he could dance for hours and perhaps even endlessly that way. He
maybe just had to stop to eat or go to the bathroom—he didn’t know
because sometimes he danced for many hours and the inner experience
never changed.
This man used to go dancing practically every night with a group of
people. One of them would frequently be the woman he danced with that
first time. They got to be well known in the major discos in town. The
owners were always eager for them to be there—they would let them in for
no charge and cater to them. The crowd would stand around having drinks,
trying to get up the courage to start dancing. We know how it is—the first
couple on the dance floor. Everyone’ s reluctant to be the only one out there.
Well, the owner  of the disco would nod to this man and woman, and they
would effortlessly glide onto the dance floor in a state of joy. The state of
high joy seemed to affect everyone in the whole place. Suddenly it was as
though the lights on a stage had come on brightly. The audience would
watch for a while because, frankly, the couple was indeed super.
There are no intermediate stages in fame and fortune. The minute we get
it, we’ve got it. Expressing it and watching it happen in the world are
merely the consequences of what has already happened. Success is what
happens “out there” as a consequence of what already has happened “in
here.” We already have one of the greatest secrets: The source of fame and
success is “in her e” and not “out ther e!”
We see why all the futile scram bling after success is guaranteed to fail.
Such individuals are searching in the wrong place. They’re looking “out
there” when it’s not “out there” in the first place. When they look around
they see the symbols of success that others have out there— the stretchlimos, the fancy addresses, the extravagant clothes, the right clubs—and
conclude that those are the things to strive for. Yet the inner secret of
success is delight. We start the snowball rolling, and then we sit back and
watch it increase in size as it gains its own momentum.
At this point I want everyone to stop trying to become a succes s. I want
you to throw away all the “how to become a success” books. I want you to
become a friendly person. It’s outrageous that we can make more money in
this world by just being friendly than we can ever make striving for success.
That’ s the only thing I’m asking from you at this point: Be friendly and
have an open mind. Having an open mind is part of being friendly, isn’t it?
Part of being friendly is giving the other person a chance to be heard. If
you’re willing to do that, you don’ t have a problem.
When I was a kid I would go to camp every year, and every year I would
be a pollywog. I was scared to swim; I didn’ t know how. Despite all of the
swimming lesso ns, I stayed a pollywog. One day I was visiting some
friends at the lake in Wisconsin,  and we were out on their little sailboat. We
started some horseplay, as kids do, and the next thing I knew, the three of
them picked me up and threw me overboard. For a few seconds I flailed
around frantically, and then the magic moment arrived. All of a sudden, I
lay on my back, kicked my feet, and started doing the reverse breaststroke.
My God, there was nothing to it! All I had to do was float and paddle along
easily. It was effortless. It was joyous. I went from pollywog to dolphin. I
could do every swimming stroke: I found myself automatically doing the
breaststroke, then I went into the Australian crawl, and then I went into the
back crawl. After that I becam e an expert swimmer. Real success is like
being a cork in the water, which rises of its own buoyancy and not by
frantic ef fort.
The purpose of this book is for you to “get” the inner convi ction and
certainty that you can make money and become successful and famous if
you wish. Fame and fortune, once we have the formula, are just a matter of
getting around to it, and that’s the way it’s going to be for you. All of the
expensive weekend business conferences and consciousness trips and how-
to conve ntions that you’ve attended have contributed to your knowledge.Having facts and know-how, however, does not guarantee success. There
are other factors involved.
It is these other secret factors that we are going to explore in this book.
OceanofPDF.comGETTING THE BANANAS
In a well-known  experiment, a monkey was put in a cage and bananas
were placed outside the cage on the opposite side from the door, just
beyond his reach. Once the monkey spotted the bananas, the door was
opened. What happened was that the monkey stretched his arm between the
bars. He struggled and practical ly dislocated his shoulder, frantically trying
to grasp  that which was just beyond his reach. He could struggle there for
hours, weeks, or months, and it was always going to be just beyond his
reach. To get the bananas, he had to turn his back on them and walk through
the open door.
We know that the minute he got that “aha” and saw the open door,
success was automatic. It’s only the manifestation of what had already
happened. The minute the monkey saw the open door, in effect he already
had the bananas. He could have and eat as many bananas as he could hold.
Fame and success are exactly like that—they happen the instant we see
something. Success is the automatic expression of what has already
happened. Wha t the world considers fame and success are merely the


	table	salt	(sodium	chloride)

which	is	a	poison	irritant	in	itself,	and	excessive	use	of	which	can	cause	death	in

a	few	hours.	The	foods	high	in	mineral	salts	are	fresh	vegetables,	fruits,	seeds,

nuts,	grains,	sea	plants,	etc.

This	partly	accounts	for	the	remarkable	recoveries	of	cancer	patients	who	had

been	given	up	as	hopeless	by	the	medical	doctors	but	who	went	on	a	simple	fast

followed	by	a	grape	diet	or	carrot	juice	diet	at	home.	Many	reports	have	been

received	of	recovery	from	cancer	of	the	stomach	after	a	systematic	raw	carrot

juice	and	vegetable	diet	but	the	carrot	juice	had	a	negative	effect	on	cancer	of	the

liver.	Many	cases	of	external	and	internal	cancer	have	been	reported	cured	as	a

result	of	a	fast	followed	by	a	30-day	diet	of	fresh	(unsprayed)	grapes.	Some	used

crushed	grape	leaf	poultices	on	the	external	cancer.	Others	have	recovered	on	an

extended	fast	including	water	but	no	food	or	juices.	One	cancer	patient	did	not

respond	to	this	or	any	other	treatment.	She	had	been	under	medical	care	and	had

received	the	full	course	of	X-ray,	radium	and	surgery,	before	she	decided	to	go	to

a	drugless	sanitarium	to	try	the	fasting	and	diet	regimen.	Even	fasting	cannot

save	the	patient	when	cell	degeneration	has	advanced	to	the	point	where	a	large
	percentage	of	a	vital	organ	has	been	destroyed.	However,	even	these	hopeless

cases	experience	an	easy	and	more	painless	death	by	fasting,	this	is	far	superior

to	morphine	or	other	drugs.

HOW	SHALL	WE	LEARN	ABOUT	FASTING?

Since	fasting	(the	foundation	of	healing)	is	not	taught	in	the	schools,	not	even

medical	schools,	where	healing	should	be	taught,	how	shall	we	learn	the	correct

technique	of	this	important	healing	measure.	Few	writers	are	sufficiently

experienced	in	fasting	to	be	qualified	to	write	on	this	subject,	therefore	there	are

only	a	very	few	dependable	books	available	that	should	be	used	as	guides.	As

wonderful	as	the	fast	is	in	eliminating	pain,	and	disease	it	should	be	preceded	by

a	thorough	study	of	the	technique	of	fasting	in	order	to	know	what	to	do	about

the	reactions	or	healing	crises	that	occur	from	time	to	time	as	the	accumulation

of	toxins	are	brought	into	circulation	to	be	eliminated.	These	reactions	may	be	in

the	form	of	fainting,	vomiting,	diarrhea,	coughing	or	some	other	violent

cleansing	effort.	Unless	the	patient	understands	the	situation	he	may	become

alarmed	and	call	a	doctor	who	would	give	drugs	to	suppress	the	discharges.	All

drugs	are	poison	and	poisons	at	this	critical	time	could	cause	death.	The	most

experienced	fasting	authority	in	this	country	is	Dr.	Herbert	M.	Shelton	who	has

fasted	thousands	of	patients	with	almost	miraculous	results.

Therefore,	his	book	on	fasting,	(Volume	II,	of	THE	HYGIENIC	SYSTEM)	is	the

standard	authority	on	the	subject.	THERAPEUTIC	FASTING	by	Arnold	De

Vries	is	another	reliable	book.	This	author	fasted	45	days	to	test	this	system	after

studying	many	of	the	best	books	on	the	subject.	There	are	several	other	books

that	cover	the	subject	of	the	fast	but	do	not	give	sufficient	data	on	breaking	the

fast	and	how	to	follow	it	up.	The	right	way	to	end	or	break	the	fast	is	as

important	as	the	fast	itself	and	can	be	dangerous	if	the	wrong	foods	are	eaten	at

this	time.	The	appetite	returns	after	a	complete	fast	and	the	patient	may	be

tempted	to	eat	some	of	the	same	foods	he	considered	nourishing	before	the	fast,

only	to	learn	that	his	body	chemistry	has	normalized	during	the	fast	and	many

wrong	foods	will	react	as	poisons.

For	instance,	one	person	broke	the	fast	on	two	chocolate	bars	and	soon	died	as	a

result	of	it.	Chocolate	contains	a	poisonous	drug	(theobromine)	which	is	almost

as	harmful	as	the	drugs	in	coffee.	Another	person	broke	the	fast	on	beef	steak

and	fried	potatoes	and	also	died	soon	after.	No	one	dies	of	a	fast	if	it	is	properly

conducted	and	terminated.	Most	medical	doctors	think	that	fasting	is	starving	but
	the	average	person,	even	a	sick	person,	can	fast	40	days	before	the	starvation

process	even	begins	to	take	place.	This	point	is	usually	indicated	by	the	pink,

clean	tongue,	which	has	been	gray	and	coated	during	the	fast.	This	is	the	cue	to

break	the	fast,	as	the	cleansing	is	completed.	If	the	fast	is	continued	after	that

point	the	body	begins	to	use	some	of	the	tissues	of	lesser	importance	in	the

starvation	process.	Fasting	is	never	intended	to	extend	into	the	starving	period,

therefore	fasting	is	not	starving.

WHAT	KILLED	BERNARR	MACFADDEN?

The	newspapers	quoted	the	doctors	as	saying	that	Bernarr	MacFadden	died	of	a

three-day	fast.	They	also	quoted	his	lawyer	as	saying	the	same	thing.	The	lawyer,

Harry	Gilgulin,	was	shocked	when	he	read	the	statement	he	was	supposed	to

have	made.	Excerpts	from	a	published	letter	(Hygienic	Review,	Jan	1956)

refuting	this	statement	are	as	follows:

"I	could	never	have	made	such	a	statement	since	I	myself	fasted	some	eight	or

nine	times	for	a	total	of	175	days	and	benefitted	enormously	from	each	of	these

fasts...	Three	of	my	fasts	were	of	30	days	duration	and	my	wife’s	two	fasts	were

of	34	and	30-day	duration...As	a	staunch	supporter	and	enthusiastic	advocate	of

hygienic	living	and	an	ardent	believer	in	fasting,	it	must	be	obvious	to	you	that	I

could	never	have	made	the	statement	attributed	to	me	by	the	newspapers.

"What	I	did	tell	the	reporters	was	that	whenever	Mr.	MacFadden	didn’t	feel	well,

he	would	go	on	a	short	fast	of	several	days	duration...He	had	fasted	three	days

but	broke	the	fast	improperly	by	one	small	glass	of	fruit	juice	in	the	morning	and

a	meat	meal	with	eight	or	more	pals	of	butter	in	the	evening	and	that	the

improper	breaking	of	the	fast	is	not	only	dangerous	but	may	lead	to	dire

consequences	and	even	death."

Mr.	MacFadden	was	taken	to	the	hospital	and	what	they	did	to	him	in	the	way	of

shots	and	medicines	was	not	stated,	but	he	died	soon	after	being	taken	to	the

hospital.	People	do	not	die	of	three	day	fasts,	especially	athletic	men	like

MacFadden	who	are	used	to	fasting.	I	talked	to	a	man	who	had	just	completed	a

21	day	fast	to	restore	his	eyesight.	He	had	been	totally	blind	for	9	months.	The

fast	had	cleansed	h


 on in their bodies, minds, and spirits.
Of course there is no doubt that some diseases, like Huntington’ s
chorea, beta thalassemia, and cystic fibrosis, can be blamed entirely on
one faulty gene. But single-gene disorders af fect less than two percent of
the population; the vast majority of people come into this world with
genes that should enable them to live a happy and healthy life. The
diseases that are today’ s scour ges—diabetes, heart disease, and cancer—
short circuit a happy and healthy life. These diseases, however, are not
the result of a single gene, but of complex interactions among multiple
genes and environmental factors.
What about all those headlines trumpeting the discovery of a gene for
everything from depression to schizophrenia? Read those articles closelyand you’ll see that behind the breathless headline is a more sober truth.
Scientists have linked lots of genes to lots of dif ferent diseases and traits,
but scientists have rarely found that one  gene causes a trait or a disease.
The confusion occurs when the media repeatedly distort the meaning
of two words: correlation and causation. It’ s one thing to be linked to a
disease; it’ s quite another to cause a disease, which implies a directing,
controlling action. If I show you my keys and say that a particular key
“controls” my car, you at first might think that makes sense because you
know you need that key to turn on the ignition. But does the key actually
“control” the car? If it did, you couldn’ t leave the key in the car alone
because it might just borrow your car for a joy ride when you are not
paying attention. In truth, the key is “correlated” with the control of the
car; the person who turns the key actually controls the car. Specific genes
are correlated with an or ganism’ s behavior and characteristics. But these
genes are not activated until something triggers them.
What activates genes? The answer was elegantly spelled out in 1990 in
a paper entitled Metaphors and the Role of Genes and Development  by
H. F. Nijhout. (Nijhout 1990) Nijhout presents evidence that the notion
that genes control biology has been so frequently repeated for such a
long period of time that scientists have for gotten it is a hypothesis, not a
truth. In reality, the idea that genes control biology is a supposition,
which has never been proven and, in fact, has been undermined by the
latest scientific research. Genetic control, ar gues Nijhout, has become a
metaphor in our society. W e want to believe that genetic engineers are
the new medical magicians who can cure diseases and while they’re at it
create more Einsteins and Mozarts as well. But metaphor does not equate
with scientific truth. Nijhout summarizes the truth: “When a gene
product is needed, a signal from its environment, not an emer gent
property of the gene itself, activates expression of that gene.” In other
words, when it comes to genetic control, “It’ s the environment, stupid.”
P r o t e i n :  T h e  S t u f f  o f  L i f e
It is easy to understand how genetic control became a metaphor as
scientists with ever -greater excitement zeroed in on the mechanisms of
DNA. Or ganic chemists discovered that cells are made up of four types
of very lar ge molecules: polysaccharides (complex sugars), lipids (fats),
nucleic acids (DNA/RNA), and proteins. Though the cell requires eachof the four molecular types, proteins are the most important single
component for living or ganisms. Our cells are, in the main, an assembly
of protein-building blocks. So one way of looking at our trillion-celled
bodies is that they are protein machines, although, as you know, I think
we are more than machines! It sounds simple, but it isn’ t. For one thing,
it takes over 100,000 dif ferent types of proteins to run our bodies.
Let’ s take a closer look at how our cells’ 100,000 plus proteins are
assembled. Each protein is a linear string of linked amino acid
molecules, comparable to a child’ s pop bead necklace, as illustrated
below.
Each bead represents one of the twenty amino acid molecules used by
cells. Though I like the pop bead analogy because everyone is familiar
with it, it is not an exact one because each amino acid has a slightly
dif ferent shape. So to be completely accurate, you should think of a pop
bead necklace that got mangled a bit in the factory.
And to be even more accurate, you should know that the amino acid
necklace, which forms the “backbone” of the cells’ proteins, is far more
malleable than a pop bead necklace, which falls apart when you bend it
too much. The structure and behavior of the linked amino acids in the
protein backbones better resemble that of a snake’ s backbone, as shown
below. (©W arren Jacobi/Corbis) The spine of a snake, made up of a lar ge
number of linked subunits, the vertebrae, is capable of coiling the snake
into a wide variety of shapes, ranging from a straight rod to a knotted
“ball.”The flexible links (peptide bonds)  between amino acids in a protein
backbone enable each protein to adopt a variety of shapes. Through the
rotation and flexion of their amino acid “vertebrae,” protein molecules
resemble nano-snakes in their ability to writhe and squirm. There are two
primary factors that determine the contour of a protein’ s backbone and
therefore its shape. One factor is the physical pattern defined by the
sequence of dif ferently shaped amino acids comprising the pop bead–
like backbone.
Unlike uniform-shaped pop beads, each of the twenty amino acids
comprising pr otein backbones has a unique shape (conformation).
Consider the differ ences between the character of a “backbone” made
fr om identically shaped pop beads and one assembled fr om the
differ ently shaped pipe fittings illustrated above.
The second factor concerns the interaction of electromagnetic char ges
among the linked amino acids. Most amino acids have positive or
negative char ges, which act like magnets: like  char ges cause the
molecules to repel one another, while opposite  char ges cause the
molecules to attract each other. As shown on the following page, a
protein’ s flexible backbone spontaneously folds into a preferred shapewhen its amino acid subunits rotate and flex their bonds to balance the
forces generated by their positive and negative char ges.
The pr otein backbones shown in A and B have the exact same amino acid
(pipe fitting) sequence but r eveal radically differ ent conformations.
V ariations in the backbone’ s shape r esult fr om differ ential r otations at
the junctions between adjacent fittings. Like pipe fittings, the pr otein’ s
differ ently shaped amino acids also r otate ar ound their junctions
(peptide bonds), allowing the backbone to wriggle like a snake. Pr oteins
shape-shift though they will generally pr efer two or thr ee specific
conformations. Which of the two conformations, A or B, would our
hypothetical pr otein pr efer? The answer is r elated to the fact that the two
terminal amino acids (pipe fittings) have r egions of negative char ges.
Since like char ges r epel each other, the farther apart they ar e, the mor e
stable the conformation. Conformation A would be pr eferr ed because the
negative char ges ar e farther apart than they ar e in B.
The backbones of some protein molecules are so long that they require
the assistance of special “helper” proteins called chaperones to aid in the
folding process. Improperly folded proteins, like people with spinal
defects, are unable to function optimally. Such aberrant proteins are
marked for destruction by the cell; their backbone amino acids are
disassembled and recycled in the synthesis of new proteins.
H o w  P r o t e i n s  C r e a t e  L i f e
Living or ganisms are distinguished from nonliving entities by the fact
that they move; they are animated. The ener gy driving their movements
is harnessed to do the “work” that characterizes living systems, such as
respiration, digestion, and muscle contraction. T o understand the natureof life one must first understand how protein “machines” are empowered
to move.
The final shape, or conformation  (the technical term used by
biologists), of a protein molecule reflects a balanced state among its
electromagnetic char ges. However, if the protein’ s positive and negative
char ges are altered, the protein backbone will dynamically twist and
adjust itself to accommodate the new distribution of char ges. The
distribution of electromagnetic char ge within a protein can be selectively
altered by a number of processes including the binding of other
molecules or chemical groups such as hormones; the enzymatic removal
or addition of char ged ions; or interference from electromagnetic fields
such as those emanating from cell phones. (T song 1989)
Figur e A shows the pr eferr ed conformation of our hypothetical pr otein
backbone The r ep


 as you become more energetic and healthy.
If you wish to accelerate your progress, skip around in the program and
emphasize the high-energy days that call for fruit all day with a high-
water-content Main-Course Salad or a New York Goodwich in the eve
ning. These are the days when you will experience maximum weight
loss. Two exceedingly important guidelines should be kept in mind: First,
that concentrated foods, proteins and carbohydrates, should be properly
combined and not account for more than 30 percent of your food intake
• 223 • for any one day; second, fruit is your absolute best friend in the upkeep
and care of your body. Correctly consumed and eaten in sufficient quan
tities, fruit will insure that you will never have a weight problem again.
The most important feature of this approach to eating is the fact that
it's a LIFE-STYLE, not a dogmatic set of rules that must be adhered to by
rote. This affords you the opportunity to participate to the extent that it
appeals to you personally. You can pick and choose what areas are attrac
tive to you. If there are certain aspects that appeal to your common sense,
that you feel can be utilized without pressure, let that be your STARTING
POINT! By keeping your destination in mind and doing something, no
matter how little, every day, there will be sufficient momentum to keep
the ball rolling. You will ultimately reach your destination. And you will
reach it a happier, healthier person. The key is DIRECTION, not speed.
We're thrilled that we have been able to assist you in losing weight,
and we are doubly thrilled that we've been able to help you improve the
length and quality of your life.
These pages contain a lifelong system. You can always refer to them
for help. Even if you "waver from the path" and gain unwanted weight or
experience a state of low energy, years from now you will always have the
tools to turn the situation around and regain your vitality. You can al
ways depend on the natural laws of life, and this system is built on those
laws.
You have taken responsibility for your body. Thinner, looking and
feeling better every day, you can enjoy every minute of your newfound
vibrant energy. You have put in the effort to obtain it, and you most
assuredly deserve it! HEALTH AND VITALITY, WITH ALL THEIR BENE
FITS, ARE NOTHING LESS THAN YOUR BIRTHRIGHT.'
MAY HEALTH ALWAYS BE YOUR GOAL AND YOUR REWARD.'
224 • FIT FOR LIFE ^
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