Commoncold
SymptomsNasalcatarrh:smelly;dirtyyellow.
Nose:dry;itching.Withfrequentsneezing;eyein-
flammation(seebelow).
Thenoseisdryanditchyandthetipisred.Itmay
bleedwhenblown.Thepersonmaysmellunpleasant
smells.
Cough
SymptomsBreathing fast.Cough:disturbssleep;
dryduringtheevening/atnight,looseduringthe
day/morning; painful;irritating;racking;suffocative.
Chestcongested.Larynxraw.Mucusgreen.
Worseforcoughing;duringeveninginbed;duringthe
morning;atnight;forlyingdown.
Thepersonwillwakefromthecoughandhisorher
sideswillhurtfromcoughing.Thelarynxfeelsirri-
tatedandraw,asifthereweredustinit.Thepatient
mayhavedifficultybreathinginawarmroomandbe
betterforfreshair;usuallywantsthewindowstobe
open.
Cramp
SymptomsCramp:inthethighs;inlegs;incalves;in
solesoffeet.
Worseatnight;inbed;whilewalking.
ThesecrampsshouldbeaccompaniedbytheSulphur
generalandemotionalsymptoms.
Cystitis
SymptomsDesiretourinate:frequent;urgent.
Painsburning.Urine:burning;brown(likebeer);
copious;scanty;smelly.
Worseongettingupinthemorning;atnight;during
urination.
Thepatienthastohurrytopasswatertopreventit
escaping,butwillthenpassonlyafewdropsand
dribbleseachtime.
Diarrhoea
SymptomsInchildren.Diarrhoea:duringthe
morningonly;drivespersonoutofbed;painless.
Flatulence: smelly.Pains:burning;cramping.
Stools:slimy;smelly;sour;watery.
Betterforpassingwind.
Worsearound5a.m.;inthemorning;atnight;for
standing.
Causesbeer.
INTERNALMATERIAMEDICA Sulphur(Sul.)•157
Thepersonwakesupearlywithasuddenurgetopass
astool,orhastheurgejustaftergettingup.Thereis
rumblingbefore,andpainsarefeltinthebellybefore,
duringandevenafterpassingastool.Theanusbe-
comessoreandredafterpassingastool,especiallyin
children.
Earache
SymptomsPains:aching;lacerating;stitching;tear-
ing.Withpainfulnoisesinear.
Worseinleftear;fornoises.
Thereareroaringandringingnoisesintheear,which
aremorenoticeablewhenthepersonisinbed.The
externalpartsoftheearitch.
Exhaustion
Worseduringtheafternoon;fortheheatofthesun;for
talking.
Causeshunger;talking;walking.
Eyeinflammation
SymptomsEyes:burning;gritty;sensitivetolight;
itching;watering.Eyelids:itchingindaytimeonly;
burning;red.
Worseforwashingeyes.
Theeyesaregluedtogetherinthemornings.They
maybedry,asifthereweresandinthem.Theywater
easilyinthefreshairandaresensitivetobrightsun-
light
Fever
SymptomsHeatalternatingwithchills.Withsweat-
ing(seeGeneralSymptoms);shivering.
Worseatnight;forthinking.
Thepersonfeelsalternatelychilledandhot.Fever
withsweatingcomesonafterwakingoritmaybebad
inthenightifthepersonisunabletosleep.Heorshe
feelsworsewhilstsweating,andhot,especiallyonthe
solesofthefeet,whicharepokedoutofthebed.
Flatulence
SymptomsBelly/stomach: bloated;gurgling;rum-
bling.Wind:smelly;ofrotteneggs.
Betterforpassingwind.
Hairloss
SymptomsHairfallsout.
Causeschildbirth.
Hayfever
SymptomsWithcommoncold(seeabove);eyein-
flammation(seeabove).Headache
SymptomsHead:feelsconstricted; feelsfull/hot.
Pains:inforehead;burning;bursting;hammering;
pressing;intopofhead;throbbing.Withnausea.
Betterforcold.
Worseaftereating;forbendingdown;forblowing
nose;forcoughing;ongettingup;duringthemorning;
forsneezing.
Causesdampweather;excitedconversation;winter.
Thereisafeelingofconstrictionortightness,asifa
bandorhooporstringweretiedaroundthehead.The
headfeelsfullandhot,especiallyinbedorinastuffy
room.Theheadachemayrecurweekly,especiallyona
Sundaywhenthepersontriestorelax!
Indigestion
SymptomsBelly/stomach bloated;feelsempty
around11a.m.Belching:empty;sour.Flatulence:
windsmellsofrotteneggs.Painsburning.
Worseafteieating;afterdrinkingmilk.
Thepersonmaysuddenlyfeelveryhungrymidmorn-
ing,afternotwantingtoeatbreakfast,andwillneedto
eattoavoidfeelingfaint,weakandheadachey.The
appetitemay,however,vanishatthesightoffood.
Thestomachfeelsfullandheavyaftereating,and
rumblesandgurgles.
Insomnia
SymptomsUnpleasantdreams.Sleep:disturbed;un-
refreshing;restless.Waking:frequent;late.
Betterforshortnaps.
Worseafter3,4or5a.m.
TheSulphurinsomniacalwayswakestired,however
muchshesleeps.Shefeelssleepyinthedaytimeand
willberefreshedthenbyashortcatnap.Atnighther
feetgethotandburninbed;shehastopokethemout
ofbedtocoolthemdownsoshecansleep.Wakesin
theearlyhoursofthemorning,oftenfromcold,and
maybeunabletogetbacktosleep.Sheisveryrestless,
andhasnightmareswhenlyingonherback.Shemay
havetogetoutofbedaround5a.m.topassastool.
Jointpain
SymptomsPains:burning;tearing.
Worseforwalking;forwarmthofbed.
Thereisafeelingofheatinthejoints,andageneral
restlessness.
Measles
SymptomsSkinrash:red;burning;itchingmad-
deningly.Withcough(seeabove);fever(seeabove).
Worseforheat.
Sulphurisoftenneededwhererecoveryisslowfroma
NBSEEALSOPAGES203-26FORGENERALADVICE,DOSANDDON'TS.
158•Sulphuricacid(Sul-ac.) INTERNALMATERIAMEDICA
childhoodillness.Itcanhelptorelievetheitchingof
measles,Germanmeaslesorchickenpoxifitissevere,
veryred,andmuchworseforheat(ofbedora
hotbath).Thechildrenwillberestless,feverishand
sweaty,andshouldfitthegeneralpicture.Theywill
bethirstyandhungrybutwilleatverylittle.Chicken
poxrashbecomescrusty,smellyandweepsafter
scratching.
Nosebleeds
Worseforblowingthenose.
Pricklyheat
SymptomsWithSulphurgeneralandemotional/
mentalsymptoms.
Sorethroat
SymptomsThroatdry;raw.Chokingsensation.
Pains:burning;raw;sore;stitching.Tonsilsswollen.
Voicehoarse.
Worseforcoughing;forswallowing.
Thelarynxisdry,asifthereweredustinit.Thepain
andrawnessinthethroatareworseforcoughing,and
thevoiceismosthoarseinthemornings.
Toothache
SymptomsPains:spreadingtotheears;throbbing.
Worseforcoldair;forwashingwithcoldwater;for
freshair;atnightinbed.
Causesdraughts.
Sulphuricacid(Sui-ac.)
Commonname:oilofvitriol
Sulphuricacidisadense,oilyliquid,colourlessor
brown,madebycombiningsulphurwaterand
oxygen; itexistsinitsnaturalfreestateonlyinthe
RioVinagreinSouthAmerica.Itisstronglycorrosive,
abletodissolvemostmetals,anditisalsohighly
reactive.
Sulphuricacidisconsideredtobeoneofthemost
importantindustrialchemicals,asitisemployedinthe
manufactureofpractically allindustrialproducts.
Medicinally thispowerfulacidwasusedinthe
MiddleAgesfortreatingulcersinthemouthandthe
throat,butitsterribleburningsideeffectsledtoit
beingabandonedasamedicinesoonafterwards. Ithas
beenusedasanastringentfordiarrhoeaandwas
occasionallyprescribedt


col)
Found in
: Toothpastes, bath and shower products. Used to make
degreasers and cleansers (oven, car, etc.)Properties
: Thickening agent. Affects endocrine function; has estrogenic
effects; a suspected carcinogen.
Propylene Glycol
Found in
: Antifreeze, make-up, lotions, deodorants, mouthwashes,
toothpaste, hair products (shampoos, etc.) shaving cream, etc. Used
in food processing. Used as solvents.
Properties
: A surfactant or wetting agent. Skin irritant, causing
inflammation and possible damage to skin. May cause kidney, liver,
brain and pancreatic damage and abnormalities. Used to break down
proteins and cellular structures.
Propylgallate
Found in
: Gum, pickles, oils and shortenings, processed foods and meat
products.
Properties
: A preservative. Suspected in liver and pancreatic damage.
Possible link to birth defects.
Red Dye #40 (AI I u ra Red AC)
Found in
: Red pistachio nuts, meats (hot dogs, etc.), gelatin, gum,
cereals, baked goods, many candies, red sodas. Note: #40 is not used
as much today. However, there are many artificial colorings that are
very questionable.
Properties
: A coloring. Suspected carcinogen and possibly linked to
birth defects. Liver and kidney damage. Nerve toxin.
Saccharin
Found in
: Many desserts, drinks and prepackaged foods.
Properties
: An artificial sweetener. Suspected in some cancers (bladder,
etc.) and possible tumor formation. Can affect heart rhythms, GI tract
conditions and skin irritation.
Sodium Erythorbate
Found in
: Meat products, baked goods, many beverages, etc.Properties
: Preservative. Banned in many countries. Suspected in birth
defects and genetic conditions. Highly toxic.
Sodium Laureth and/or Lauryl Sulfate (SLES/SLS)
Found in
: Mouthwashes, shampoos, bubble bath, shaving gels/creams,
toothpastes, shower bars/gels, detergents, car wash soaps, engine
degreasers, floor cleaner, cosmetics.
Properties
: Said to contain nitrosamines and dioxane, which are both
considered carcinogens. Suspected effects include: liver, kidney,
lung and pancreatic damage. May affect calcium utilization causing
teeth, bone and connective tissue weaknesses. May affect nerve and
brain function. Suspected in hair loss, cataracts and poor eyesight,
eye damage/development, shortness of breath, skin irritation/damage,
and death.
Sodium Fluoride
Found in
: Toothpastes
Properties
: Known carcinogen. Affects brain and nerve function;
weakens kidney tissue.
Talc
Found in
: Deodorants, shaving products and skin products.
Properties
: A known carcinogen that causes ovarian cancer in mammals.
Synthetic (Artificial) Flavorings or Fragrances
Found in
: Packaged foods, mouthwashes, deodorants, cosmetics,
perfumes, etc.
Properties
: Many are neurotoxins affecting your brain, nerve, and
endocrine function; many suspected as carcinogens.
Tannin (Tannic Acid)
Found in
: Teas, coffee, beer, wine, soda. Found in many artificial
flavorings, etc.
Properties
: Flavoring. Suspected in liver, pancreatic and GI tractirritation. Occurs naturally in nature, in low doses and buffered.
Toluene
Found in
: Nail polish, feminine products, as well as some cosmetics.
Properties
: Suspected carcinogen, reportedly affects endocrine function.
Research shows possible birth defects as one side effect.
Can affect brain and nerve function.
Conclusion
Many of the toxins listed above have been detected in municipal water
supplies, both above and below ground, including large city water supplies.
Most of these toxins and pollutants come from manufacturing, industrial
solvents, ammunition wastes, pesticides, herbicides, grain fumigants, and
petrochemical use (gasoline,
solvents, oils, cleansers) dumped into the
ground. Boating is also a source of contamination of water supplies.
Reports indicate that over 125 cosmetic ingredients, and hundreds of
others—commonly found in cigarettes, foods, lotions, salves, synthetic
vitamins and many other daily used or consumed substances—are
carcinogenic substances. Hundreds more accumulate in the liver, brain,
kidney, pancreatic, bowel and heart tissue, obstructing proper cellular
respiration and causing inflammation and damage to these tissues.
Many contaminants oxidize and become airborne thus causing liver and
lung damage and cancer. Many more bond with each other to form radical
substances like nitrosamines, which highly accelerate tumor formation and
growth.
A large number of the above-cited pesticides, herbicides, fungicides,
petrochemicals, etc., are hormone disrupters. They inhibit or stimulate the
production of hormones or steroids, like estrogen and testosterone.
Benzene levels in air, water and food have skyrocketed. Benzene is a
known carcinogen, which is used in solvents and food additives, and emitted
from oil refineries, gas stations, rubber (tire) manufacturing plants and diesel
powered vehicles. An astronomical amount of carcinogenic substances are
released into our air and our water from tobacco smoke, gas and especially
diesel emissions, body shops, airports, highways, railways, subways, most
industries, boating, petro-production plants, etc.Radiation is another high source of our cancers. Harmful radiation is
found in dental offices and hospitals (with use of x-rays, nuclear medicine,
and other processes), around high power wires, TV sets, microwave ovens,
cathode-ray computer monitors and most medical diagnostic equipment—
including Cat Scans, MRIs, mam-mogram and x-ray equipment.
Cancer has now reached epidemic proportions, estimated to be in every
other person in the U.S.. According to Kathleen Deoul in her book
Cancer
Cover-Up {Genocide}:
 “One American dies of cancer every minute—the
equivalent of crashing three fully loaded 747s every day! But it doesn’t have
to happen.”
We live in a world of excitotoxins, also called “neurotoxins,” which are
affecting our relationship with the outside world and with ourselves. We have
literally surrounded ourselves with cancer-causing agents—we live in them
and around them, we drink, eat and inject them, and we are constantly putting
them on our skin. Our houses are full of formaldehyde and other potentially
toxic and carcinogenic substances released from carpets, Formica-type
(laminate) cabinets, plywood, glue, curtains, synthetic garments, etc. Your
clothes can be full of toxins, especially if they are dry cleaned.
Perchloroethylene or “perc” —the chemical used in dry cleaning—is
extremely toxic. Spills at dry cleaners can necessitate the removal of the
building and the dirt beneath it.
Plastics are another server of toxins and potential carcinogens. Vinyls
(phthalates) are found in PVC pipes, toys, baby teething objects, baby bottles
and building materials. Never buy distilled water in plastic containers. As
distilled water is void of substances, it therefore creates diffusion, pulling
other substances (like minerals and chemicals) into it.
Even if we stopped using all chemicals today, it would still be too late.
The human species remains steeped in ignorance as it continues to destroy its
own home. No other species does this. Big industry and automobiles are
some of the worst polluting offenders. Many factories that pour millions of
toxic particles daily into the air do not want to use pollution control devices
because of the expense. Although a lot of good research is going on by many
honest individuals, this information seems to get suppressed or buried by a
monetary-based society. But life has no price tag. Everyone must pitch in and
help clean up this world of ours.
Become as free of toxic chemicals as possible.MODULE 4.6
Protecting Yourself From Carcinogens

We are surrounded by and consume hundreds of carcinogenic substances
each day. These substances act as igniters and accelerators. They damage
tissue and inspire immune responses like gasoline enrages a fire. Many of
these are neurotoxins, which attach themselves to your nervous system and
endocrine gland system. This creates hypoactivity, or lowering of the
function of these systems, which can create a multitude of symptoms
including difficulty in breathing, heart arrhythmia, MS and Lou Gehrig’s
disease.
You must take full responsibility for your own health. Even our
government has little concern about the levels of environmental toxicity
Politicians don’t seem to realize that they are affected just as everyone else is.
Why do you think cancer is soaring? The truth has been well hidden by those
who wish to gain from all this. However, they will eventually succumb to
these toxins, just as everyone else is.
PROTECT YOURSELF!

1
.
Live closer to nature, away from factories, power lines and heavy traffic.
2
.
Fill your house with live plants. Philoden-drons (philodendron spp.) are
known to absorb formaldehyde, ammonia, benzene, trichloroethylene
and hydrates, as well as xylene. The following plants are great indoor
plants and will help clean indoor air:
Philodendron (


,  if you  will  but
give It a chance!
No longer,  Beloved  Ones,  wait  for this.  Enter  in by the
COMMAND  of your  feeling  world!  Cause  It to become
still!  Maintain  Harmony,  and  the Light  of your  Presence  at
your  Call,  will  flood  your  mind,  Being  and  world;  and  you
will know  what  It means  to worship  God  in Reality.  Your
God  of whom  you  have  had  but fragments  of knowledge,
you find  is Individualized,  a Mighty  Intelligence!  Then
why  longer  limit  Its Powers  to act in you  and  your  world ?
There  is not a thing  in the world  which  can  limit  you,
but yourself.  The  Power  is here!  The  Intelligence  is here!
The Knowledge  is before  you;  and  to the degree  that  you
can accept  Its Full  Power  in your  feeling,  will  It fill your 76 THE  "I AM"  DISCOURSES
world  with  Its Power  and  Mighty  Directing  Intelligence.
Let no one  longer  say,  "I can't."  When  the Individual  says
"I can't"  it means  I do not want  to! Do not yield  to it, Be-
loved  Ones!
Your  Heart  holds  the Light,  the Anchorage  within  your
human  form  which  is All-powerful!  Accept  Its Fulness
and allow  It to act! To your  human  intellect  which  is filled
with  doubts  and  fears,  I say:  Silence  it! once  and  forever!
Then  feel  the Release  and  the Freedom  which  will  come  to
you.  Then  when  you  Acknowledge  That  Mighty  Presence,
feel Its Full  Power  flowing  out  into  your  world!  It will
quickly  purify  and  harmonize  everything  and  let you  be
FULLY  CONSCIOUS  OF  ITS  VICTORY.
No longer,  Beloved  Ones,  need  mankind  wait.  Your  Pres-
ence  acts  Instantaneously!  To the degree  you  can get your
human  feeling  still,  harmonious  and  remain  so, will  It fill
your  world  quickly  or require  the  human  sense  of time.
Your  Presence  requires  no time  nor  space!  In your  atten-
tion to your  Presence,  remember  surely  and  steadily  the
limited  sense  of time  and  space  as you  feel  it today,  will
disappear  from  your  feeling  and  your  consciousness.  Many
of you  who  have  attended  the Classes  of the Messengers,
already  know  That;  already  realize  in these  ten day Classes,
it has seemed  almost  as a day many  times.  "It does  not seem
possible,"  I often  hear  you  say to each  other.  "Is it possible
ten days  have  passed?"  Do you  not realize,  you  are losing
the sense  of time  and  space,  which  is your  own  Birthright
in Reality? DISCOURSE  VIII  77
Only  as human  Beings  have  limited  themselves  in their
human  concepts,  have  they  become  more  and  more  limited,
more  and  more  aware  of time  and  space;  until  they  actually
feel they  have  not sufficient  time,  to fulfill  the Requirements
of their  daily  duties  for the Light.  Yet,  I tell you  from  actual
experience,  with  your  Call  to the Presence  and  the flooding
forth  of Its Energy  unqualified,  every  one of you who  works
for eight  hours  a day,  could  with  ease  do the work  you  ac-
tually  do now,  in three  hours.  That  is what  it means,  to have
the Activity  of your  "Mighty  I AM  Presence"  acting  within
and thru  your  human  form.  There  will  be hundreds  within
two years,  who  will  prove  it, beyond  the question  of a doubt.
One of the wonderful  students  today,  has told  the Mes-
sengers  repeatedly,  he does  three  to five  times  the work  he
did, before  he contacted  This  "I AM"  Activity  in less hours
and with  greater  ease;  and  with  the assurance  within  him
that his "Mighty  I AM  Presence"  is enabling  him  in every
action  to render  Divine  Justice  really.  If people  in all your
courts,  your  attorneys,  your  industries,  would  only  under-
stand  and  call  their  "Mighty  I AM  Presence"  into  action;
how  quick  their  business  and  their  world  would  be filled
with  Divine  Justice,  Order  and  Successful  Achievement.
THERE  IS ONLY  ONE  POWER  OF SUCCESS  AND
THAT  IS YOUR  "MIGHTY  I AM  PRESENCE"!
Whether  you  have  known  It or not,  if your  Success  has been
great;  it is because  there  was  enough  Stillness  within  your
feeling  world  and  enough  Silent  Recognition  of God;
which  enabled  the Power  of the Presence  to release  Its En-78 THE  "I AM"  DISCOURSES
ergy  into  your  world  of activity.  Only  the Power  of Your
Presence  could  give  you  Success.
Do you  know,  Beloved  Ones,  why  great  industries  have
been  formed  thru  one  Individual?  Why  the  Great  Law
enabled  it to be done ? Why,  I ask you ? Because  there  could
not be brought  together  five  people,  who  would  harmonize
long  enough,  to allow  a Great  Achievement  for Permanent
Constructive  Accomplishment.  Therefore,  the Power  had
to be concentrated  upon  one  Individual,  so the God  Intel-
ligence  could  act,  uninterfered  with  to establish  your  rail-
roads;  to establish  your  air lines;  to establish  your  great
industries  everywhere.  That  is why  I say to you,  Students  of
the Light:  Never  again  let your  feelings  criticize  or con-
demn  great  industries;  for if it had  not been  for them,  you
would  have  been  far less advanced,  than  what  you  are today.
Remember  the Advance  of Life  has nothing  to do with
Individual  personality!  The  Advance  of Life  is governed
by the Great  Cosmic  Law,  and  now  when  the Great  Cosmic
Law  says  to the Earth:  "Emit  more  Light,"  you  who  repre-
sent the Light—the  ONLY  POWER  thru  which  the Light
can come,  must  awaken!  Thru  your  Awakening,  the Earth
will emit  more  Light,  to take  its place  in the Great  Scheme
of Life.  If it be not done  by the Call  of the Individuals  to re-
lease  That  Light,  then  the Great  Law  and  Nature,  as you
call it, will  say to mankind:  "No  longer  will  I submit  to
your  inharmony,"  and  She  buries  her opponents.
Do you  not understand,  Beloved  Ones,  why  great  cata-
clysms  occur?  Because  of the building  and  ever-increasing DISCOURSE  VIII  79
inharmony,  within  the  feeling  world  of mankind  which
saturates  even  the  Earth.  That  is what  has  caused  every
great  destructive  activity  which  has ever  been  on the Earth,
and you  are now  facing  the last one!  Do you  wish  to exist
as slaves  to depravity  today,  as the conditions  are in Russia ?
We know  the conditions  which  are there.  Don't  let any
Loyal  American  fail to stand  by his Country  and  his People!
You may  wonder  that  One,


 she was5’2” and weighed about 240 pounds. I turned 60 last year andI decided I did not want to be like my mother. I’m going in theopposite direction. I want to slim down and build some muscleand remain attractive.
I have to say up front that when I first visited Dr. Platt, I
walked into his office with an attitude of skepticism. Not becauseof all the diets I’d gone on, but because I have an insider’sknowledge of medical scams. For 20 years my career consisted ofmarketing and selling pharmaceutical products. I know whatpharmaceutical companies will stoop to in order to turn a profit.I lost my innocence about medicine long ago, and I’m always onthe lookout for someone trying to turn an easy buck.
But once I spoke to Dr. Platt I was relieved. From the way he
talked, I realized he wasn’t just promoting products. What he saidabout why people hang onto weight and why their bodies hate tolose fat made sense. There was none of the jargon and medical116 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  babble that tends to cluster around trendy medical scams.
Platt’s office staff have also been very supportive, and they
communicate a sense of being genuinely interested in everyone whocomes in there. The whole atmosphere is wonderful. They’re notpunitive when you don’t meet your goals as expected.
As far as the process of losing weight is concerned, it’s been
virtually painless. The diet itself is easy to follow. I’m a fruit freakand that’s been the most difficult thing to give up, but I realizethat I will be able to go back to fruit later in the process; it’s notsomething I have to give up for the rest of my life. Once I’ve lostthe weight I want to lose, the fruit will be re-introduced. In theshort term, trust me, if that’s all I have to give up, that’s fine.
There was a brief period when I was losing weight but not
feeling very energetic. I went in to see one of the nutritionalcounselors, who recommended a multi-mineral supplement. It wasmy thought, knowing just enough about medicine to be dangerous,that perhaps I should be taking potassium. I know diets can bepotassium-depleting. But the counselor said not only to do potas-sium but to take a multi-mineral as well. Sure enough, myenergy returned and I started feeling absolutely great. It made mewonder whether I’d been lacking in some mineral or other formany years.
During my very first interview with Dr. Platt it came out
that my sister died of colon cancer and that now one of her daugh-ters has colon cancer. Also, my mother had a mastectomy when shewas 38. Dr. Platt was very interested in this. It’s one of the reasonswhy he placed me on progesterone, which is erroneously thought ofas a female hormone. But according to him, progesterone willprotect me from the excess estrogen I’m putting out. He knew thatwas true even before he did my blood work, just from my familymedical history.
I was also started on testosterone, and the amounts were very
carefully monitored by Dr. Platt’s office. It certainly helped with117 ADUL T-ONSET DIABETES AND LOUIS R.  my libido (interest in sex). According to the blood work my DHEA
is that of a 30-year-old. Dr. Platt wanted to know if anyone inmy family had lived a long time. My grandfather lived to almost90, and my mother was almost 90 when she died.
Dr. Platt also thought my thyroid was not putting out as
much hormone as it should, so he has me on a couple of thyroidmedications. This makes a difference. I’ve noticed since I’ve beenon this diet that I don’t get that late afternoon letdown I used toget. I think that’s due to the thyroid medications and the proges-terone, which Dr. Platt states is stabilizing my blood sugar.
So far I’ve lost 32 pounds, and I’ve weaned myself off one of
my medications for diabetes. As we go along we’re fine-tuning mymedications. It seems to be a rather sensible approach. I’m verypleased with the results.
DIABETES AND INSULIN
Louis has a strong family history of both obesity and adult-
onset diabetes. This means everyone in his family over-produces insulin, and insulin is the hormone that creates fat.
A simple way of thinking about insulin is to understand
that insulin will take any sugar the body’s not using and store itprimarily in the fat cells. Once the sugar is absorbed into the fatcells, it is converted into fat. People have a limited number offat cells, which therefore can only contain a limited amount offat. As these cells fill up with fat, it gets harder for insulin to getthe sugar into them. This is what I refer to as “insulin resist-ance”; there are other types of insulin resistance that also play asignificant role in diabetes. Whichever type is in effect, thebody responds by producing even more insulin. This is called“hyperinsulinemia.” Insulin not only creates fat, it prevents fatfrom getting out of the fat cells—it is a fat-storing hormone.118 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  One can easily see that if you have too much insulin, you
are going to have a weight problem.
Eventually the fat cells get completely filled up and sugar
can no longer get into the fat cells—so it builds up in thebloodstream and the patient is told he or she has diabetes.While in fact diabetes is frequently a disease of too muchinsulin, doctors approach diabetes as if it is a disease of highblood sugar. So they give their patients medications tostimulate the pancreas to make even more insulin. This extrainsulin literally pushes the sugar into the fat cells, creating evenmore weight gain.
The exception to this is the medication Glucophage, which
goes by the generic name metformin. Glucophage doesn’tactually lower blood sugar; it acts by increasing the sensitivityof tissues in the body to insulin, leading to a lowering ofinsulin levels. Needless to say, I do not necessarily wean peopleoff this particular diabetic medication.
Many patients with type II (adult-onset) diabetes may
inappropriately wind up on insulin injections. Since probably90 percent of people with adult-onset diabetes already have toomuch insulin to begin with, placing them on insulin oftenexacerbates their weight problem
.
HYPOGLYCEMIA AND INSULIN
If my patients are having hypoglycemic reactions, usually mani-
fested as afternoon fatigue, sleepiness after eating, sleepiness whilein a car either as the driver or as a passenger, this tells me that theyare over-producing insulin, irrespective of blood sugar levels.
If I have a patient who has been diagnosed with diabetes
and has symptoms suggesting hypoglycemia, I can assume theyare producing an adequate amount of insulin. These patients119 ADUL T-ONSET DIABETES AND LOUIS R.  can often be cured of their diabetes by lowering their insulin
levels and changing the way they eat to a fat-burning mealplan. Once a certain amount of fat has been eliminated, thereis room in the fat cells for the sugar to be taken in, and thediabetes condition is gone.
In my opinion, there is one major cause for hyperinsuline-
mia (too much insulin), namely, too little progesterone. Louis’family history is classic for this condition—which underscoresthe importance of spending time talking to patients. Muchinformation can be gleaned from a family history. In the firstplace, the prevalence of diabetes in the family was suggestive ofSyndrome X, the form of hyperinsulinemia associated withhigh triglyceride levels and low HDL cholesterol. The strongfamily history of estrogen-related cancers also suggested lowprogesterone levels.
HORMONAL INFLUENCES
Louis had significant hormone problems. Besides indicating
low progesterone levels, his family history was consistent withevidence of estrogen dominance. The history of colon cancerand breast cancer among the women in his family would havebeen related to estrogen. The low progesterone led to problemswith hyperinsulinemia, with resultant obesity.
Blood tests indicated that Louis also had low levels of
testosterone. This too is a hormone that lowers insulin levels,just like progesterone. T estosterone is probably the mostimportant hormone to replace in a male, for multiple reasons.It treats and prevents osteoporosis (as we have seen, fracturedhips are associated with a 25 percent mortality rate in men). Itappears to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. And a man is notable to perform sexually with low levels of testosterone.120 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  T estosterone also helps keep the heart healthy: The heart
muscle has more testosterone receptor sites than any othermuscle, which means the heart uses more testosterone thanany other organ. T estosterone is now being used to treatcongestive heart failure in men. A man cannot build musclewithout testosterone. It has been found that many men (andwomen) have very low levels of testosterone after a heartattack. Could it be a contributing factor?
DIABETES AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
Louis will probably have to restrict the carbohydrates in his diet
for the rest of his life. Making Louis aware of how his metabo-lism works—how sugar and insulin throw his energy levels outof whack, and how he can use protein to stabilize his system—has made all the difference. With his hormones


 openly refer to, particularly painful ones. The
meanings that get overlooked in everyday speech can be brought to the
surface through the technique of association, which is the basis of this
practice.
PART ONE
Sit down with a pencil and paper and record your answers to this question.
What’ s the first name that comes to mind when you think of each of the
following words?
Saintly
Passionate
Kind
Adventurous
Beautiful
Courageous
Tender
LoyalHandsome
Selfless
Strong
Funny
Genius
Innocent
Admirable
Talented
Generous
Adorable
Naturally no two people produce anything like the same list of answers,
but there are definite profiles of how lists are formed. Out of eighteen
possible choices
If mor e than eight of your r esponses wer e fictional, you have a strong
fantasy component to your definition of love. This also holds true if
movie and TV stars figure prominently on your list. Y ou probably see
a “perfect” lover as unattainable but intensely desirable. Y ou look for
external beauty before intrinsic qualities. Y ou probably do not see
yourself as beautiful, fascinating, or very worthy of the attention of
people you admire.
If mor e than eight of your r esponses wer e people you’ve never met,
you have a strong streak of idealism in your definition of love. Y ou
may be dependent on hero worship to give you strength; you
unconsciously see a lover as a rescuer, provider, tower of strength,
father figure, or authority.
If mor e than five of your r esponses ar e your father or mother, you have
not formed a strong sense of love on your own but look to childhood
models.
If mor e than five of your r esponses ar e “me,” you are not honestly
answering the quiz, indicating fear or insecurity about being loved.
If mor e than five of your r esponses ar e the same name, you are
probably in love with that person.
If your spouse doesn’ t appear in your answers at least thr ee times, you
haven’ t fully confronted your doubts about your relationship. Opening
new lines of communication is in order.
PART TWOAssociation is a remarkably telling thing. In a classic experiment from the
1920s, a Russian filmmaker named Lev Kuleshov projected some simple
images—a bowl  of soup, a coffin, and a baby playing with a teddy bear—
and after each image the blank face of a man looking at the camera. When
this sequence was shown, audiences “read” all kinds of meaning into the
man’ s expression. When it appeared after the bowl of soup, they thought he
was hungry; after the coffin, he was afraid of dying; and after the baby, he
felt love. These interpretations show just how powerful association can be.
The way your mind ties things together by association is often just as
misleading. The fact is that we rarely see people for who they are; we see
them by association with people from our past. For exampl e, we carry
around in our heads the physical images of our parents and match them to
everyone we meet. Too close a resemblance provokes associations, good
and bad, that have nothing to do with these new people and everything to do
with our own mental processes.
I mentioned earlier that false love operates by projection, displacing your
own feelings upon another. In the Kuleshov experiment, if a viewer of the
film said that the man with the blank face hated the baby, proje ction was at
work. But there is also a different kind of projection, based on your own
desires. You might see someone as trustworthy, for example, because you
need him to be that way (a reflection of having been betrayed in the
formative past), and no matter how many times that person proves that he
cannot be trusted, you will continue to project your need upon him.
Jealousy involve s extremes of projection and is difficult to dispel, since an
innocent look or an innocent word can so easily be misinterpreted.
If you resort to projection a lot, you will tend to exhibit the following
behavior:
You finish people’ s sentences for them.
You act defensive before being accused.
You use verbal formulas such as “He’ s the kind of person who” and “I just know she’ s going to.”
You ask someone’ s opinion and then get angry if it disagrees with yours.
You have a hard time reading other people’ s faces.
You frequently feel misunderstood.
You see threat in the faces of authority figures like policemen, or feel that your boss secretly
dislikes you, even though she has never said so.
You believe that when your spouse looks at another man (ot woman), sexual interest is being
shown.
You harbor extreme likes or dislikes for people you barely know.Getting rid of projection is critical if you want to be able to tell true love
from false, as either the giver or the receiver.
Projection always hides a feeling you don’ t want to look at.
If you examine any negative trait you insist is present in anothe r person,
you will find the same trait hidin g in yourself. The more you deny this trait,
the more strongly you will have  to project it. Thus if you habitu ally defend
yourself before being accused, you feel guilty. That guilt needs  to be faced
in order to stop the projection. If you feel that the man or woman you love
is consta ntly looking at others with sexual interest, you are the one who
cannot be trusted. If you think your boss secretly hates you, look at the
possibility that you have hidden rage against authority. The following
exercise is a good step toward honest self-evaluation.
Make a list of three people whom you intensely dislike, disapprove of, or
have had strong  conflicts with. Put down four qualities for each that you
find most of fensive. A typical list might look like this:
Father -in-law:  arrogant, greedy, small-minded, bullheaded
Boss : unfair, temperamental, unappreciative of my work, inef ficient
Hitler:  sadistically cruel, hateful, prejudiced, fanatical
Now look at the list, and for each trait say, “I acted like that when I...”
Finish the sentence with an example of your own behavior. When were you
arrogant? When  were you greedy? The point is not to wallow in self-
criticism but to bring home feelings that need reclaiming instead of
displacing them onto others.
If you have been honest with your list, you will find it very difficult to
finish some sentences. Hitler ’s sadism, for example, may seem far removed
from your behav ior, or your boss’s unfairness in not promoting you may be
too fresh a wound. But by persevering you will discover that what you hate
most in others you most strongly deny in yourself. This is a spiritual truth
that we try to evade by projecting, blaming, and making excuses for
ourselves. When you are able to see yourself in what you hate, you come
closer to realizing that you contain everything, as befits a child of spirit.OceanofPDF.comIN OUR LIVES
Cinderella for Sale
THE FIRST DAY that Dana came  to work for Stephen, a spark passed between
them. Fifteen years older than she and a highly successful plastic surgeon,
Stephen didn’ t stand on ceremon y. He told Dana that she didn’ t have to call
him “Doctor” unless a patient was present, and when he asked about her
background, he showed flattering interest. Dana had returned to
technicians’ school in her midtwenties. This was her first job since
graduation, and the fact that Stephen offered her a generous pay package
increased her eagerness to work for him.
Within a month he asked her for a date. Dana was nervous, afraid that the
other women in the office would  be antagonized, but Stephen put on a full-
court press. After dinner at a fine French restaurant, he sent flowers the next
morning. More dates followed, and although Dana found it difficult to
warm up to an older man as a romantic partner, she had to agree with him
that age is only in your head. Being around her seemed to make Stephen
young again, as he was fond of telling Dana. But regardless of the good it
did him, Stephen made sure that his wooing put Dana in the spotlight.
He sent flowers to her apartm ent nearly every day, and bought her
expensive jewel ry, which at first Dana was embarrassed to accept; she gave
in only because her refusal caused Stephen such obvious pain. In time they
made the transition to sexual partners. Stephen was an attentive lover,
although Dana got the impressio n he would be sensitive to any criticism or
even suggestion  about his performance. She therefore was more passive and
compliant than she would have been with another man—it seemed a small
sacrifice to make.
Stephen had grown children by his first marriage, which had taken place
in medical school. Neither of them seemed eager to meet Dana, who was
little more than ten years older than Stephen’ s son, a freshman in college.Stephen’ s divor ce had been granted three years before, but Stephen had
little to say about his first wife, even when asked for detai ls. Nothing
seemed to exist for him outside Dana, and she couldn’ t help but be
immensely flattered.
They had met in June, and by early autumn a wedding date was set


-sonality. R esults
of these tests have given scientists astonishingly new insi ghts into the
mysteries of sleep.
“They now know that the tired brain apparently craves sleep so
hungrily that it will sacrifice anything to get it. After onl y a few hours
of sleep loss, fleeting stolen naps called ‘lapses,’ or mi cro-sleep,
occurred at the rate of three or four an hour. As in real sl eep, eyelids
drooped, heartbeat slowed.
Each lapse lasted just a fraction of a second. Sometimes the lapses
were periods of blankness; sometimes they were filled with images,
wisps of dreams. As hours of sleep loss mounted, the lapses took place
more often and lasted longer, perhaps two or three seconds. Even if
the subjects had been piloting an airliner in a thunderstorm, the y still
couldn’t have resisted micro-sleeps for those few price less seconds.
And it can happen to you, as many who have fallen asleep at the
wheel of a car can testify.
“Another startling effect of sleep deprivation was its at-t ack on
human memory and perception. Many sleep-deprived subjects wer e
unable to retain information long enough to relate it to the task they
were supposed to perform. They were totally befuddled in si tuations
requiring them to hold several factors in mind and act on them, as a
pilot must when he skillfully in-tegrates wind direction, air speed,
altitude, and glide path to make a safe landing.”
• Sleep brings counsel
A young lady in Los Angeles who listens to my morning radio talk s
told me that she had been offered a lucrative position in Ne w York
 140  City at twice her present salary. She was wondering whether t o accept
or not and prayed prior to sleep as follows: “The creative  intelligence
of my subconscious mind knows what is best for me. Its tendency is
always lifeward, and it reveals to me the right decision, w hich blesses
all concerned. I give thanks for the answer which I know will come to
me.”
She repeated this simple prayer over and over again as a l ullaby
prior to sleep, and in the morning she had a persistent feeling  that she
should not accept the offer. She rejected the offer and subsequent
events verified her inward sense of know-ing, because the com pany
went bankrupt in a few months fol-lowing their offer of empl oyment
to her. The conscious mind may be correct on the facts objecti vely
known, but the intuitive faculty of her subconscious mind saw the
failure of the concern in question, and prompted her ac-cordingly.
• Saved from certain disaster
I will illustrate how the wisdom of your subconscious mind can
instruct you and protect you relative to your request for right a ction as
you go to sleep.
Many years ago, before the Second World War, I was offered a  very
lucrative assignment in the Orient, and I prayed for guidance  and the
right decision as follows: “Infinite intelli-gence within me knows all
things, and the right decision is revealed to me in divine order. I  will
recognize the answer when it comes.”
I repeated this simple prayer over and over again as a lul laby prior
to sleep, and in a dream came the vivid realization of things t o come
three years hence. An old friend appeared in the dream and said,
“Read  these headlines—do not go!” The headlines of the newspaper,
which appeared in the dream, related to war and the attack on Pe arl
Harbor.
Occasionally, the writer dreams literally. The aforemen-ti oned
dream was undoubtedly a dramatization of the subcon-scious mind
which projected a person whom I trusted and respected. To some a
warning may come in the form of a mother who appears in a dream.
 141  She tells the person not to go here or there, and the reason for the
warning. Your subconscious mind is all-wise. It knows all thi ngs.
Oftentimes it will speak to you only in a voice that your con scious
mind will immediately accept as true. Sometimes your subcons cious
will warn you in a voice which sounds like that of your mother o r
some loved one which may cause you to stop on the street, and you
find, if you had gone another foot, a falling object from a window
might have struck you on the head.
My subconscious mind is one with the universal subcon-scious, and
it knew the Japanese were planning a war, and it also kne w when the
war would start.
Dr. Rhine, director of the Department of Psychology at Duke
University, has gathered together a vast amount of evi-dence show ing
that a great number of people all over the world see events be fore they
happen, and in many instances are, therefore, able to avoid the tra gic
event which was foreseen vividly in a dream.
The dream which I had showed clearly the headlines in The New
York Times about three years prior to the tragedy of Pearl Harbor. In
consequence of this dream, I immediately cancelled the trip as  I felt a
subconscious compulsion to do so. Three years later the Second
World War proved the truth of the inner voice of intuition.
• Your future is in your subconscious mind
Remember that the future, the result of your habitual think -ing, is
already in your mind except when you change it through prayer. The
future of a country, likewise, is in the collective subconsc ious of the
people of that nation. There is nothing strange in the dream I had
wherein I saw the headlines of the New York newspapers long bef ore
the war began. The war had already taken place in mind, and all the
plans of attack were already engraved on that great recordi ng
instrument, the subconscious mind or collective unconscious of the
universal mind. Tomorrow’s events are in your subconscious mind, so
are next week’s and next month’s, and they may be seen by a highly
psychic or clairvoyant person.
 142  No disaster or tragedy can happen to you if you decide to pray.
Nothing is predetermined or foreordained. Your mental attitude, i.e.,
the way you think, feel, and believe determines your destiny. You can,
through scientific prayer, which is ex-plained in a previous ch apter,
mold, fashion, and create your own future. Whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
• A cat nap nets him $15,000
One of my students mailed me a newspaper clipping three or four
years ago about a man called Ray Hammerstrom, a roller at t he steel
works in Pittsburgh operated by Jones and Laughlin Steel
Corporation. He received $15,000 for his dream.
According to the article, the engineers could not fix a faulty s witch
in a newly installed bar mill which controlled the deliver y of straight
bars to the cooling beds. The engineers worked on the switch abou t
eleven or twelve times to no avail.
Hammerstrom thought a lot about the problem and tried to figure
out a new design, which might work. Nothing worked. One afternoon
he lay down for a nap, and prior to sleep he began to think about t he
answer to the switch problem. He had a dream in which a pe rfect
design for the switch was portrayed. When he awoke, he sketched his
new design according to the outline of his dream.
This visionary catnap won Hammerstrom a check for $15,000; the
largest award the firm ever gave an employee for a new idea.
• How a famous professor solved his problem in sleep
Dr. H. V. Helprecht, Professor of Assyrian at the Uni-versit y of
Pennsylvania, wrote as follows: “One Saturday eve-ning... I had be en
wearying myself, in the vain attempt to decipher two small fragments
of agate which were supposed to belong to the finger rings of some
Babylonians.
“About midnight, weary and exhausted, I went to bed and dreamed
the following remarkable dream: A tall, thin priest of Nipp ur, about
 143  forty years of age, led me to the treasure chamber of the te mple... a
small, low-ceilinged room without windows, while scraps of agate and
lapis-lazuli lay scattered on the floor. Here he addressed me as
follows: ‘The two fragments which you have published separat ely on
pages 22 and 26 belong together, are not finger rings... The first two
rings served as earrings for the statue of the god; the two fragments
(you have)... are the portions of them. If you will put them toget her
you will have confirmation of my words.’... I awoke at once... I
examined the fragments... and to my astonishment found the dream
verified. The problem was then at last solved.”
This demonstrates clearly the creative manifestation of his
subconscious mind, which knew the answer to all his problems.
• How the subconscious worked for a famous writer while he slept
Robert Louis Stevenson in one of his books, Across the Plains,
devotes a whole chapter to dreams. He was a vivid dreamer and had
the persistent habit of giving specific instruc-tions to his  subconscious
every night prior


 traced to
the bowel. Why separately treat any organ in the body if we find that the source of the problem is in the bowel? Look again t o John
Wayne. Is it possible that he should have been treated in the bowel area before the stomach and lung? I wonder also about the
famous comedian, Jack Benny, who had a perfect examination just two months before he died of cancer. Could his death have
been prevented?

In one instance, a boy came to me with left leg problems. He had been treated for three  years with massage, mechanical and
chemical treatments. Examining the iris of his eye, I found a section of the sigmoid colon, the last part of the colon before  it goes
to the rectal area, I that was quite black. Since we cannot identify a disease from th e iris, I refused to treat him until he had an X -
ray. He had not had an X -ray until that time. It was discovered that he had cancer of the sigmoid colon and this boy died six
months later. I believe this tumor was causing the reflex conditions in his leg, but he had been treated only for the leg problem. We
had many experiences in which black areas in patients’ irides showed specific troubles in various organs in the body, and I’v e been
able to verify these in thousands of cases.

I have seen many good resu lts from caring for the bowel. I haven’t confirmed complete relief coming only from colonics. I’ve seen
relief, but if you don’t change the diet, I don’t believe colonics are worth anything. If you don’t take care of your marriag e
problems or financial dis turbances, I believe you can create more acids, more mucus problems and more disturbances with
distressed bowels, colitis and ulcers. With all the technical treatments available today, I believe we have to consider a com plete
cleansing that’s physical, men tal and spiritual.

At the Battle Creek Sanitarium, they showed that you have to have a sufficient amount of the acidophilus bacteria, the friend ly
bacteria, as compared to the bacillus coli or the gas -producing bacteria. There are certain foods that produ ce and help to develop
friendly bacteria and there are certain foods that break down friendly bacteria. Meat can break down friendly bacteria when y ou
consume too much, especially when you have a static bowel or a lazy colon. We find that coffee destroys t he friendly bacteria in
the bowel more readily than anything. Chocolate also breaks down the friendly bacteria, as do over -cooked foods. We should
be working toward cleansing the body through better nutrition, more exercise, by changing our life habits and  go in a direction that
will be good for our whole body.

Someone will ask, I’m sure, why we use coffee enemas if coffee breaks down the acidophilus? If one is in need of a coffee ene ma,
chances are that the acidophilus is already gone, and the benefits ob tained by its stimulation of elimination are very worthwhile.
We re -establish the flora with implants after the cleansing. This takes courage, determination, perseverance and faith in the
ultimate, unseen outcome. Yet, by following the right path, by looki ng to nature as our model, we realize that our choice has the
best potential for health and happiness. It calls for a commitment to give up the old familiar, easy, toxic habits and take u p the
new, unknown, seemingly difficult unfamiliar ones. Changing hab its is the hardest task in the world to accomplish. It’s as if we
were made of quick -setting jelly, fresh and pliable right out of the jar, but soon to turn hard and brittle. There is a fear factor
involved in giving up an old habit. Even though it’s bad f or us to keep it there is still the comfortable feeling in knowing it. A bird
in the hand is worth two in the bush - but if the bird in the hand is a vulture, it may end up eating you some day. Don’t commit
intellectual suicide by closing yourself off to a lternative possibilities, for after all, if what you know and do now is killing you,
then you are suffering from a lack of knowledge and wisdom and the saving answer to your problem is to be found in the new,
unfamiliar territories.

Alvin Toffler in Futur e Shock aptly states that man’s current and future task for survival is in his ability to adopt new ideas and
habits very quickly, in fact. much more quickly than he has ever managed in the past. Is he up to it’? Can he let go of the l ife-
snuffing old ways  quickly enough to recover from past and present mistakes in order to grab hold of a correct and viable
alternative? No one knows. We are in the midst of finding out. We should not accept anything that is not in balance with natu re
into our bodies. We cann ot improve upon God’s perfect order. It is suicide to try. It serves no good purpose and is destructive in all
ways. Whole, natural and raw is the absolute perfection that our bodies require and respond to best. Anything else is a cheat  and a
robber. Proce ssed, white sugar, for example, literally leaches out of the body certain substances. It requires energy and metabolic
substances pulled from the body’s bank account of nutrients to deal with it once ingested. In return, the sugar gives an incr edible
nothi ng. That’s correct, ‘nothing.’ In fact. it takes more to get rid of it than it gives and is therefore a thief of potent propo rtions.

CHEMICAL IMBALANCES
When the body begins to lose its balance in any sector, there is a reverberation throughout the whole organism that feels that
vibration of imbalance. Illness and disease are states of disharmony in the body. One of the subtlest forms of imbalance in t he body
that I know of is a chemical or nutritional imbalance. It’s like not seeing the forest for the tre es. We live in it, on it, and by it,
immersed in it to the point of non -recognition, especially if it is a chronic condition as it so often is. Chemical deficiencies and
imbalances are at the root of many ills. W e can even say that the imbalances extend i nto the atomic level and even on into the
electromagnetic levels of cellular function.

Why is radiation so dangerous? Because of the disturbance it causes in the tissues on an atomic level. The chemical processes  are
upset and influenced disharmoniously. The natural, God -given, peaceful, beneficial order is broken. When we have toxic
substances in the colon seeping into body tissues, it’s like having a time -release poison in your bowel. It works slowly,
imperceptibly wearing down the vitality, resistance a nd health of body tissues and organs. It’s sort of like having our own personal
chemical dump that we carry around with us all the time. It’s always working as long as the toxins are present, serving out i ts
lethal microdoses. Never before has man been in such a toxic, poisonous environment. The air, water, food, soil, clothing and
everything he touches has potential or real toxic substances that eventually find their way into the body.

People are more toxic today than ever in known history. The levels of it and the extent of it are becoming a nightmare as illness
walks the land. The need to detoxify and cleanse the body has never been greater than right now. Nearly all the patients I se e have
a toxicity problem that has to be cared for first. Restoring bal ance, peace and harmony is the physician’s job. That is the task he
has chosen to do. It cannot be done effectively or lastingly in a body that is breaking down due to an accumulation of toxic
materials in the body: i.e., autointoxication. When the bowel f ails, the whole body goes into a nutritional crisis. Metabolic shock
waves flow to every cell and tissue.

It’s often said that you are what you eat. I say that you are what you absorb. You can eat the finest foods and still starve to death if
the digestiv e and absorptive processes are not functioning properly. When we cleanse and remove the toxic debris, feed the body
good, healthy, vital foods and stop poisoning ourselves, the body will respond with healing and reversal of disease processes.

We find that  the bowel wall needs sodium, which neutralizes acid The average person produces much acid in the body and this
draws sodium out of the body, through the tissues of the bowel and stomach. Furthermore, we know that potassium is very
necessary, because it is  a muscle element. The average person does not realize that potassium neutralizes acids. To neutralize acids
in the body, potassium is taken from the bowel wall. I believe that the bowel wall is the most maltreated tissue of the body,
functioning in a cons tant state of semi -starvation for chemicals which are consumed in day -to-day living, The most important
elements found in the bowel wall must be kept in constant supply or we will suffer the consequences. In addition to the blood  and
chemical elements, we must discuss some of the foods we put into the body. Bran is very popular now in this country. We should
have been using bran all along. Why did we give it up? We have thought a great deal about “junk foods,” and we talk a lot abo ut
them


Saurashtra) used Unne Therapy for his cough and cold, and he had recovered from both of them, and in addition, got complete relief from other ailments.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  COUGH  A farmer from Navagam gave his account of recovery from T.B. of the lungs by application of urine. The chairman was suprised to hear his account and asked him to send a written statement. It reads as follows:  "I had been suffering from T.B. of the lungs for the last four years. It was preceded by cough and fever. I had been reduced to a bare skeleton. I took the treatment of doctors and had some relief. In the next winter, there was a relapse, and the cough and fever attacked me again. Another doctor advised me to undergo an operation and get rid of the affected ribs. But God willed otherwise. I happened to go to a relative, he asked me to try urine treatment before undergoing the operation, I agreed.  I started with rubbing of urine on the body and after a week, drinking of urine was also begun. After two weeks, I sought further instructions. After that, there was considerable improvement. Eleven months have passed since but I have never been obliged to see any doctor or take any medicine. There is considerable improvement in my appetite and power of digestion. Motions are regular. While working in the field on two or three occasions, I got drenched in the rain, but there was no adverse affect on my health. The experiment has been continued for the past eleven months. Sometimes mild attacks of cough were experienced but they disappeared after three or four days. Neither had I to 61 take doctor's medicine, nor to keep in bed.. Really this experiment is very effective and encouraging.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  COUGH  Mr. A.K. Singh who was an officer in Ministry of Defence once came to me with the problem of his eighteen years old son, Anil. Anil had 'eosinophilia'. In this disease number of R.B.C. in the blood decreases and number of W.B.C. increases, as a result phlegm formation in the body goes up. Cold cough and loss of appetite are its general symptom. Breathing is difficult and patient feels like asthmatic. Health of person having eosinophilia remains weak even if he eats much because most of it is converted into phlegm.  Anil's height was good but he was lean and thin with a pervading slackness in his body. His father tried all kinds of allopathic, Ayurvedic and homeopathic treatment on him without success. I persuaded him to try urine. Mr. A.K. Singh was well read and had heard about urine therapy. He and his son agreed to experiment. I asked him to fast but it was too much for him and he didn't agree whereupon. I suggested that Anil should drink his first urine of the morning with eating or drinking anything else. Anil did this religiously and today he is healthy and robust young man of 21. He never had any attack of cold and cough in last three years.  "Miracles of Urine Therapy" by Morarji Desai  CRIPPLED  “Shrimati Bhagavtiji, wife of the famous Hindi writer and thinker, began to feel pain in her legs. Gradually it" became so acute that it rendered her invalid and crippled. For a year she was under homoeopathic and for a couple of weeks or so electric treatment. No discernible gain was registered.  On reading about urine therapy she adopted it. Even with her first drought she felt a return of strength. For seven days she massaged for two hours daily with old urine. Due to certain circumstances she could not proceed with her treatment but she had already regained 70% of her old activity. Whenever there is pain she manages with urine. She invariably takes her morning constitutionals and eats only bread made from self-ground flour. She has implicit faith in urine therapy.”  from Manav Mootra by R. M. Patel  62 CUT ON FOOT  “Mangilal Maloviya is a naturopath, and he had a bad cut on his left foot. He at once urinated over it and put a urine-soaked bandage over it. Pain at once subsided, and the deep wound healed in no time, without pus formation.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  CYSTICERCOSIS  Irene Or of Hernandez { Mexico } "My disease is cerebral Cysticercosis (pork tapeworm in the brain). I have taken my Urine 4 months and the tumor in my head went away. They gave chemotherapy to me. I know that the best thing that God has given me is my health and although I appear ill in my studies, in my body I do not feel anything bad. Every day I thank God to let me live with my husband and children."  World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward  CYSTICERCOSIS  Ana Squares { Mexico } "I have Cisticercosis. The hospital evicted me for they had no future help for me. They gave only one month life for my future but in December of 1995 I began to take the Urine and I no longer returned with pains. Thanks to God and Dr. Sonia the Chemist."  World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward  CYSTITIS  "Patient, male, 30 years, applied for treatment for cystitis that developed after a long drive in the rain. At night he had to void every hour or two...A teaspoonful of morning urine one-half hour before meals completely cleared up the case within two days."  Autotherapy by Dr. Charles Duncan  CYSTITIS  “A thirty-two year-old woman with typical symptoms of cystitis including frequent, painful urination; also complained of chronic constipation for which she has been taking 63 laxatives unsuccessfully for several years. She was treated with 12 urine injections and all symptoms completely disappeared. The success of the treatment was verified by laboratory tests which showed a complete absence of colibaccilli (cystitis bacteria) in her urine.”  Urine Therapy, 1935, by Dr. M. Garotescu     ********************************************* D ********************************************* DEAFNESS  “Mahendra V. Mistri, age 30, could hear nothing for two months. Doctors could not cure him. He started Urine Therapy on July 3rd, 1967. He began drinking urine up to 6 ounces twice daily. He massaged his whole body with warmed and old urine for one hour daily and used to put a few drops of urine in his ears. He did not fast. In 15 days he was completely cured.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  DEAFNESS  Ms. Graciela P., Mexico. "I started on February 7, 1996. I cured myself of circulation problems and a rare disease, tinnitus. I had humming in the ears and temporary deafness, itchy ears and eyes. I've done 3 fasts and thank God I'm very well."  Testimonials of Patients Cured by Urine Therapy http://paraisodelasalud.org/testimonios.htm  DIABETES  “I used to have tooth-ache and so I got the affected tooth removed by a dentist. He advised penicillin injections in order to reduce the pain. I had the injections administered by my Life-Insurance doctor. After some time, inflammation appeared on my whole body. I had another injection of penicillin which removed the inflammation but produced a bad reaction. After three months, urine increased in quantity. I had to pass urine seven times during the day and seven times during the night. I felt very weak and I was reduced in 64 weight. A feeling of thirst was always there. There was aching in my mouth and throat. I visited the doctor again and was informed that I suffered from diabetes. On 12-5-59, doctor P. M. Oza examined my urine in the clinical laboratory and reported 4.20% sugar content in it. I gave up the use of rice, sugar, tea and sweets. For some days I took homoeopathic medicines also but there was no improvement. The disease showed an upward trend from 1-4-60. Boils appeared on the body and there was intense burning around the urinary aperture. The skin on penis was broken and had lost its flexibility. Consequently, I had injections of insulin and the sugar content in the blood decreased to 3.50 %.  I met Shri Panchal and learnt about urine therapy from him. On 11-7-1960, a recorded examination indicated 3% sugar in my urine. The same day I started drinking urine. I used to drink it four times a day and twice in the night. Besides I also started urine massage every day. In diet I took millet-bread and leafy vegetable curry. Every week I met Shri Panchal and made changes in my diet according to his advice. Sugar content gradually decreased and on 4-9-60 it was nil.  The boils on the body were healed by this treatment and the skin was cleared. On 25-9-60, I started taking rice. On 15-1 0-60, I took rice, potatoes and sweet dishes and got my urine checked up. But sugar was not indicated at all. Now I am quite well."  Manav Mootra by R.M. Patel  DIABETES  “An account of Shri Chaturbhai of Mogari village (Kaira) has been given before. The wife of his brother suffered from diabetes since long. She


 that I could move
in consciousness into “the nothingness that is The All...,” or something like  that.
What I was supposed to be trying to do, I thought, was “empty my mind.” I was supposed
to try to sit in one place, close my eyes, and “think of nothing.” This made me crazy, because
my mind never turns off! It is always thinking, thinking, thinking  of something. So I was
never very good at sitting with my legs crossed, closing my eyes, and concentrating on The
Nothing. Frustrated, I hardly ever meditated —and envied those who said they did
(although I secretly wondered whether they really did, or simp ly went through the
motions, doing no better than I was able to do).
Then a master teacher in my life told me that I had entirely the wrong idea of what
meditation was about. Meditation, she said, was not about emptiness, it was about focus.
Instead of trying to sit still and think about nothing, she suggested that I do a “walking
meditation” and move about, stopping to focus  on specific things that my eyes would light
upon.
“Consider a blade of grass,” she would say. “Consider it. Look at i t closely. Regard it
intently. Consider every aspect of it. What does it look like? What are its specific
characteristics? What does it feel like? What is its fragrance? What is its size, compared to
you? Look at it closely. What does it tell you about Lif e?” Then, she said, “Experience the grass in its Completeness. Take off your shoes and socks
and walk on the grass in your bare feet. Think of nothing else but your feet. Focus your
attention on the bottom of your feet and consider immensely exactly what y ou are feeling
there. Tell your mind to feel nothing else, just for that moment. Ignore all other incoming
data except the data coming from the bottom of your feet. Close your eyes, if this helps.
“Walk slowly and deliberately, allowing each slow and gentl e step to tell you about the
grass. Then open your eyes and look at all of the grass around you. Ignore all other
incoming data except the data about the grass, coming from your eyes and feet.
“Now focus on your sense of smell, and see if you can smell the  grass. Ignore all other
incoming data except the data about the grass coming from your nose, your eyes, and your
feet. See if you can focus your attention in this way. If you can, you will experience the grass
as you may never have experienced it before. You will know  more about grass than you
ever knew before, at a deeper level. You will never experience it in the same way again. You
will realize that you have been ignoring the grass  your whole life.”
Then, my master teacher said, do the same thing with a  flower. “Consider it. Look at it
closely. Regard it intently (that is, with intention ). Consider every aspect of it. What does it
look like? What are its specific characteristics? What does it feel like? What is its fragrance?
What is its size, compared t o you? Look at it closely. What does it tell you about Life?”
Then, she said, “Experience the flower in its Completeness. Bring it to your nose and smell
it once more. Think of nothing else but your nose. Focus your attention on your nose and
consider imme nsely exactly what you are experiencing there. Tell your mind to experience
nothing else, just for that moment. Ignore all other incoming data except the data coming
from your nose. Close your eyes, if this helps.
“Now focus on your sense of touch, and tou ch the flower carefully. Touch the flower at
the same time as you smell the flower. Ignore all other incoming data except the data about
the flower coming from your fingertips and your nose. Now, open your eyes and look
closely at the flower. See if you ca n still smell the flower, now that it is far enough away for
you to look at it and touch it. See if you can focus your attention in this way. If you can, you
will experience the flower as you may never have experienced it before. You will know
more about t he flower than you ever knew before, at a deeper level. You will never
experience it in the same way again. You will realize that you have been ignoring the
flowers  your whole life.”
Then, she said, do the same thing with a tree. Walk over to a tree and co nsider it. “Look
at it closely. Regard it intently. Consider every aspect of it. What does it look like? What are
its specific characteristics? What does it feel like? What is its fragrance? What is its size,
compared to you? Look at it closely. What does it tell you about Life?”
And she said, “Experience the tree in its Completeness. Place you hands upon it and feel it
totally. Think of nothing else but your hands. Focus your attention on your hands and
consider immensely exactly what you are experiencing there. Tell your mind to experience
nothing else, just for that moment. Ignore all other incoming data except the data coming
from your hands. Close your eyes, if this helps.
“Now focus on your sense of smell, and smell the tree. Continue touching the tree  at the
same time as you smell the tree. Ignore all other incoming data except the data about the tree coming from your fingertips and your nose. Now, open your eyes and look closely at
the tree. Look up at it, and see if you can climb in consciousness to its top. See if you can
still smell the tree, now that it is far enough away for you to look at it. Keep touching it. See
if you can focus your attention in this way. If you can, you will experience the tree as you
may never have experienced it before. You  will know  more about the tree than you ever
knew before, at a deeper level. You will never experience it in the same way again. You will
realize that you have been ignoring the trees  your whole life.
“Now, step away from the tree and lose all physical con tact with it. See if you can bring
to your mind the experience of the tree as you stand and look at it from farther away.
Experience it completely. Do not be surprised if you can smell the tree, even from a
distance. Do not be surprised if you can, in a se nse, even ‘feel’ the tree from where you are.
What has happened is that you have opened yourself  to the vibration of the tree. You are
‘catching the vibe.’ See how far back you can step from the tree and still retain ‘contact.’
When you lose touch with the  experience of the tree, move closer in, move back to it. See if
this helps you regain contact.
“These exercises,” she said, “will help you develop your ability to focus your attention  on
whatever you want to experience at a heightened level.
“Now, walk. W alk wherever you live. In the country, in the city, it does not matter. Walk
slowly, but deliberately. And look around you. Let your eyes fall where they may. As your
eyes find something, focus the fullness of your attention upon it. It can be anything. A
garbage truck. A stop sign. A crack in the sidewalk, a pebble by the road. Look at it closely,
from right where you are. Regard it intently. Consider every aspect of it. What does it look
like? What are its specific characteristics? What does it feel like,  from where you are? What
is its fragrance? Can you sense that from where you are? What is its size, compared to you?
Look at it closely. What does it tell you about Life?
“Continue your walk. Pick out three things on your walk to consider in this way. Thi s
walk should take you at least a half hour. You cannot consider three things fully in less
time, at first. Later, you will be able to consider something fully in just a moment, in a
nanosecond. But now, you are just practicing.
“This is Walking Meditation, and what you are doing is training your mind to stop
ignoring  everything you are experiencing. You are training your mind to focus  on a
particular aspect of your experience, so that you may experience it completely.”
Practice Walking Meditation in this w ay for three weeks, my master teacher told me, and
“you will never experience life the same way again.” Then, take the final step in Walking
Meditation. Walk outside —or inside, for that matter. You can actually walk anywhere.
From the bedroom to the kitche n will do. There is plenty to see, plenty to touch, plenty to
experience. You can spend three hours with the carpet alone —and this time, she said, “do
not pick out any particular part of what you are seeing or encountering. Try to encounter
all of it. Seek  to embrace all of it. Attempt to focus on all of it at the same time.
“Take in the Big Picture. Close your eyes at first, if this helps. Smell what you are
smelling, hear what you are hearing, feel whatever you are ‘feeling’ of the space around
you. Then open your eyes and add sight. See everything


 these sources.
This water should be used for cooking and drinking, and even for preparing enemas,
since a significant portion of the enema water may be absorbed and filtered through
the kidneys. Even if one has a well, it should not be assumed safe. Often toxic
amounts of copper, cadmium, and lead are picked up from the plumbing even if the
well is pure. It is best to purchase the Alkalizer™ water instrument. Remember, if one
distills water from a city supply, one must remember that certain hydrocarbon
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contaminants have a lower boiling point than that of water. The distiller should have
a valve to permit their escape as they gasify. If not, they w ill concentrate in the
distilled water and will need to be removed by filtering through activated charcoal.
5. If a coffee enema makes a person jittery, shaky, nervous, nauseated, or light
headed, the coffee solution is too strong. The amount of coffee can be adjusted
from 1  teaspoon to 4 tablespoons per quart of water as tolerance level permits.
6. The high, retention coffee enema should consist of 1  quart of coffee, held for 15
minutes. Some people, children especially, can take and retain only a pint (2
cups) of enema solution at a time. If this is the case, one must take 2 enemas
each time, one right after the other, and hold each for 15 minutes as directed.
7. Upon rising each morning plug in the coffeepot for a few seconds to bring
coffee to body temperature; unplug and take the morning coffee enema.
How To Take A Coffee Enema
A. Before the enema do some form of mild exercise if possible, such as walking
briskly. If one is extremely debilitated and weak, this step w ill of course need to
be omitted until strength returns.
B. Attempt a normal bowel movement. The enema is much more effective if the
colon has been evacuated. One should not become disturbed, however, if there
are no regular bowel movements, or very few, during Metabolic Medicine's
Cancer Cure Program. In many cases, not enough bulk collects to instigate a
normal bowel movement. When no normal bowel movements are forthcoming,
the enema cleans the colon adequately.
C. Bulk formers such as Metamucil™ (or other brands of Psyllium Husks obtainable
at drug or health food stores) taken as directed, or 2 tablespoons of miller's bran
with each meal (obtainable at the health food store) are quite helpful in forming
stools and thereby creating more normal bowel movements for those who take
daily enemas.
D. After the normal bowel movement, if one is forthcoming, or before taking the
coffee retention enema, most people find that taking an enema with 1  quart of
warm distilled or filtered water is very helpful (do not retain this enema). This
procedure begins the cleansing of the colon, removing large particles of residue
and most of the gas. When it is completed, the coffee retention enema may be
taken. The warm water enema is optional and does not need to be taken if the
coffee enema can be retained for the desired period.
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E. Place 1  quart of coffee in your enema bag or bucket. You may use a Fleet enema
bag, which is a disposable large volume plastic bag, an over-the-counter item
from the local pharmacy or hospital supply outlet. This enema bag lasts about 2
years.
F. The enema tip on the end of the hose is not adequate to give a "high enema."
Place a colon tube (Davol) size 24 French or 26 French or 28 French on the
opposite end of the plastic tube from the enema bag. This colon tube is a soft
flexible rubber-like tube around 30 inches in length. It follows the curves and
flexure of the colon. The colon tube is usually inserted about 12 to 20 inches
into the rectum. (Editor's Note: It is difficult today to find a colon tube. However,
a plastic rectal catheter or tube about 18 inches long may be ordered from your
pharmacy as an over-the-counter item.)
G. Next, allow the coffee to flow to the end of the colon tube, thus eliminating any
air in the tube.
H. The colon tube should be lubricated with natural creamery butter, Vitamin E
cream or other lubricant that doesn't contain additives or chemicals.
I. Insert the tube 12 to 20 inches into the rectum, if possible. This should be done
slowly, in a rotating motion that helps to keep the tube from "kinking up" inside
the colon.
J. The enema bag should not be over 36 inches higher than the rectum. If it is
placed too high, the coffee runs into the colon too fast and under too much
pressure, causing discomfort.
K. There are several positions that can be used while inserting the colon tube.
Squatting is one. There is also the knee-chest method, with chest and knees on
the floor and buttocks in the highest position possible. Most people, however,
find it easiest to lie on the left side until the solution is out of the bag or bucket.
The enema should never be taken while sitting on the toilet or standing.
L. Some people's colons have kinks or turns in them that may prevent the tube
from being inserted even 18 inches. Often, if a little bit of the solution is allowed
to flow into the colon as the tube is being inserted, one may comfortably get past
these kinks.
M. If a kink bends the tube too much and stops the flow of liquid, then the tube can
be inserted only as far as it w ill go, still allowing the liquid to flow freely.
N. Sometimes, if one hits a kink that stops the flow of the liquid completely, the
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tube can be pulled out slowly just to the point where the solution is felt flowing
again. Frequently, the tube can be pushed back in, past the turn that previously
stopped the liquid.
0. Because of the shapes and formations of some people's colons or of course if a
child is being given the enema, it will be possible to insert the tube only a few
inches. Occasionally, this is a permanent situation. Often, however, as the colon
is cleaned and healed, the tube can eventually be inserted further.
P. The tube should never  be forced when discomfort occurs.
Q. After the flow of the solution is completed, one may remove the colon tube,
although it isn't necessary to do so. Regardless of the position used up to this
point, one should now lie on the left side for at least 5 minutes, then on the back
for another 5 minutes, then on the right side for at least 5 minutes.
R. Those who have excessive gas may leave the tube in the colon with the hose
clamp open. This allows gas to escape through the enema container. Frequently,
the coffee will go in and out of the enema bag or bucket until the gas is relieved.
S. After the enema is retained for 15 minutes or longer, it may be expelled.
T. One is now ready for the rest of his daily routine clean and refreshed!
Helpful Hints
1. If you find you have a lot of gas and it is difficult to retain the enema, try putting
2 tablespoons of blackstrap molasses into your coffee solution.
2. If you get a sudden gas bubble causing an urge to expel the solution, breathe
very fast through your nose using your abdominal muscles like a bellows. This
usually helps the colon wall break up the gas bubble.
3. If you find that a little coffee leaks out, place an old towel under your buttocks.
Intestinal Obstruction
Occasionally, the intestinal tract w ill become obstructed. Usually under these
circumstances, no food or feces will come through. After a few days, one becomes
extremely nauseated and starts vomiting. He or she w ill be very sick and will
normally run a high temperature. This should be watched quite carefully, for in such
cases immediate emergency treatment is absolutely necessary.
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One should never allow themselves to become extremely toxic. But, in order to
distinguish between a healing toxic reaction and an intestinal obstruction, as soon as
nausea or vomiting develops and no food is passing through, all supplements and
food should be stopped for 5 days. Water and juice may be taken during this time.
If there is no vomiting, food is passing through, and the temperature remains below
100 degrees, the diet and normal routine may be resumed, as one may assume there
is no obstruction.
A point to remember is that one shouldn't fail to cycle off the supplements
routinely before reaching such a state of toxicity!
If, during the 5 days off the supplements with no solid food intake, one begins to
vomit and has abdominal pain with high temperature, the physician should be
consulted so that he or she can check for intestinal obstruction.
Cleansing The Kidneys
The kidneys are vital organs of detoxification. They filter approximately 4,000
quarts of blood daily. The metabolic wastes, largely urea, are eliminated and the
acid/alkaline balance maintained. Many drugs are eliminated through the kidneys,
especially the common pain-k


 in a particular endeavor is not to fail as a person. It
is simply not being successful with that particular trial at that partic-
ular present moment.
Try to imagine using failure as a description of an animal’s beha-
vior. Consider a dog barking for fifteen minutes, and someone say-
ing, “He really isn’t very good at barking, I’d give him a “C.” How
absurd! It is impossible for an animal to fail because there is no
provision for evaluating natural behavior. Spiders construct webs,
not successful or unsuccessful webs. Cats hunt mice; if they aren’t
successful in one attempt, they simply go after another. They don’t
lie there and whine, complaining about the one that got away, or
have a nervous breakdown because they failed. Natural behavior
simply is! So why not apply the same logic to your own behavior
and rid yourself of the fear of failure.
The push to achieve comes from three of the most self-destructive
words in our culture. You’ve heard them and used them thousands
of times. Do your best! This is the cornerstone of the achievement
neurosis. Do your best at everything you do. What’s wrong with
taking a mediocre bicycle ride, or going for an average walk in the
park? Why not have some activities in your life which you just do,
rather than do to the best of your ability? The do-your-best neurosis
can keep you from trying new activities and enjoying old ones.
At one time I counseled an eighteen-year-old high school senior
named Louann, who was imbued with the achievement standard.
Louann was a straight A student, and had been since she first set
foot in a school. She worked long tedious hours on her school work,
and as a result she had no time for being a person. She was a veritable
computer of book knowledge. Yet Louann was painfully shy around
boys, never even having held hands let alone dated. She had de-
veloped a nervous twitch which came into play whenever we talked
about this side of her personality. Louann had placed all of her em-
phasis on being an achieving student at the expense of her total de-
velopment. In126 / Your Erroneous Zonesworking with Louann, I asked her what was more important in her
life. “What you know, or how you feel?” Even though she was a
valedictorian, she was lacking inner peace and was actually very
unhappy. She began to place some importance on her feelings, and
because she was such an excellent learner, she applied the same
rigorous standards to learning new social behaviors as she had to
her school work. Louann’s mother called me a year later and told
me that she was concerned because her daughter had received her
very first “C” in a college freshman English class. I recommended
that she make a big production out of it, and take her out for dinner
in celebration.
Perfectionism
Why should you have to do everything well? Who is keeping
score for you? Winston Churchill’s famous lines about perfectionism
indicate just how immobilizing the constant search for success can
be.
The maxim “nothing avails but perfection” may be spelled
PARALYSIS
You can paralyze yourself with perfectionistic do-your-best nonsense.
Perhaps you can give yourself some significant areas in your life in
which you truly want to do your best. But in the vast majority of
activities, having to do your best, or even to do well, is an obstacle
to doing. Don’t let perfectionism keep you on the sidelines avoiding
potentially pleasurable activities. Try changing “Do your best” to
simply “Do.”
Perfection means immobility. If you have perfect standards for
yourself, then you’ll never try anything and you won’t do much
because perfect is not a concept that applies to human beings. God
can be perfect, but you, as a person, need not apply such ridiculous
standards to you and your behavior.
If you have children, don’t breed paralysis and resentment byEXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 127insisting they do their best. Instead, talk with them about the things
they seem to enjoy the most, and perhaps give some encouragement
to try hard in those areas. But in other activities, doing is so much
more important than succeeding. Teach them to play in the volleyball
game rather than sit on the sidelines saying “I’m no good.” Encour-
age them to ski, or to sing, or draw, or dance or whatever, because
they want to, not to avoid something just because they may not be
good at it. No one should be taught to be competitive, to try, or even
to do well. Instead, try to teach the lessons of self-esteem and pride
and pleasure in the activities deemed important by the individual.
A child is easily taught the ugly message of equating his own self-
worth with his failures. Consequently he will begin to shun activities
in which he does not excel. Even more dangerous, he may develop
habits of low self-esteem, approval-seeking, guilt and all of the erro-
neous zone behaviors that go with self-rejection.
If you equate your worth with your failures and successes, you’ll
be doomed to feelings of worthlessness. Think of Thomas Edison.
If he’d used failure in any given task as an indicator of his own self-
esteem, after his first trial in which he failed he would have given
up on himself, announced that he was a failure and ceased his en-
deavors to light the world. Failure can be instructive. It can be an
incentive to work and exploration. It can even be thought as success
if it points the way to new discoveries. As Kenneth Boulding put it,
I have revised some folk wisdom lately; one of my edited pro-
verbs is Nothing fails like success  because you do not learn any-
thing from it. The only thing we ever learn from is failure.
Success only confirms our superstitions.
Think of it. Without failure we can learn nothing, and yet we have
learned to treasure success as the only acceptable standard. We tend
to shun all experiences which might bring about fail-128 / Your Erroneous Zonesure. Apprehension of failure is a big part of fear of the unknown.
Anything which doesn’t smack of guaranteed success is to be
avoided. And fearing failure means fearing both the unknown and
the disapproval that accompanies not doing your best.
Some Typical “Fear of the Unknown” Behavior In Our Culture
We have already discussed some typical behavior engendered by
fear of the unknown. Resisting new experiences, rigidity, prejudice,
slavish adherence to plans, the need for external security, fear of
failure and perfectionism are all subheadings in this large self-limit-
ing zone. What follows is a listing of the most common specific ex-
amples in this category. You can use it as a checklist to assess your
own behavior.
• Eating the same kinds of foods for a lifetime. Avoiding exotic,
new taste treats in favor of the more traditional, and using descrip-
tions such as, “I’m a meat and potatoes person” or “I always order
chicken.” While everyone has certain preferences and predelictions,
avoidance of unknown foods is merely rigidity. Some people have
never eaten a taco, or been to a Greek or Indian restaurant, simply
because they stay on the familiar ground of what they are used to.
Leaving familiar grounds can open up a whole exciting gastronomic
world.
• Wearing the same kinds of clothes forever. Never trying out a
new style, or wearing something different. Labeling yourself as a
“conservative dresser” or a “loud dresser” and never varying your
sartorial style.
• Reading the same newspapers and magazines which support
the same editorial position day after day and never admitting a
contrary viewpoint. In one recent study, a reader, whose political
position was well known, was asked to read an edito-EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 129rial which began with a position identical to his own. In the middle
of the editorial, the viewpoint shifted, and a hidden camera revealed
that the reader’s eyes similarly shifted to another part of the page.
The rigid reader in this experiment would not even consider a dis-
similar point of view.
• Seeing the same movies (with different titles) for a lifetime. Re-
fusing to view anything that might support a different philosophical
or political belief, because the unknown is disconcerting and must
be shut out.
• Living in the same neighborhood, city or state, simply because
your parents and their parents happened to have chosen that loca-
tion. Being afraid of a new place because the people, climate, politics,
language, customs, or whatever, are different.
• Refusing to listen to ideas which you do not share. Instead of
considering the other speaker’s viewpoint—“Hmm, I’ve never
thought of that”—you immediately insist he’s crazy or uninformed.
This is a method of avoiding the different or the unknown by refus-
ing to communicate.
• Being afraid to try a new activity because you can’t do it well.
“I don’t think I’d be very good, I’ll just watch.”
• Compulsive achievement in school or on the job. Grades are
more important than anything else. The fitness report matters more
than the pleasure of work well done. Using achievement rewards
as substitutes for trying something new and unknown. Residing in
the safe areas of inquiry because, “I know I can get an A,” rather
than risking a C by embarking on a new