af fetone, a top fitness coach who worked with
Olympians, ultramarathoners, and triathletes, discovered that most
standardized workouts could be more injurious than beneficial to athletes.
The reason is that everybody is dif ferent, and everybody will react to
training. Busting out a hundred pushups may be great for one person but
harmful to another. Maf fetone personalized his training to focus on the
more subjective metric of heart rates, which ensured that his athletes stayed
inside a defined aerobic zone, and that they burned more fat, recovered
faster, and came back the next day—and the next year—to do it again.
Finding the best heart rate for exercise is easy: subtract your age from
180. The result is the maximum your body can withstand to stay in the
aerobic state. Long bouts of training and exercise can happen below this
rate but never above it, otherwise the body will risk going too deep into the
anaerobic zone for too long. Instead of feeling invigorated and strong after a
workout, you’d feel tired, shaky, and nauseated.
Which is basically what happens to me. After I do a half hour of
vigorous pedaling and openmouthed huf fing, the clock on the stationary
bike ticks down to zero and the whirling gears slow to a stop. I’m sweating
profusely and feel bleary-eyed, but I’ve pedaled a total of only 6.44 miles. I
scoot of f the bike and let Olsson take a spin, then it’ s back to the home lab
for a shower, a glass of water, and more testing.
•       •       •Decades before Olsson and I jammed our noses shut, and before Douillard
put his cyclists through the rounds, scientists were running their own tests
on the pros and cons of mouthbreathing.
There was Austen Y oung, an enterprising doctor in England who, in the
1960s, treated a slew of chronic nose-bleeders by sewing their nostrils shut.
One of Y oung’ s followers, V alerie J. Lund, revived the procedure in the
1990s and stitched the nostrils of dozens of patients. I repeatedly tried to
contact Lund to ask how her mouthbreathing patients fared after weeks,
months, and years, but never got a reply. Luckily, those consequences were
spelled out by a Norwegian-American orthodontist and researcher chasing
very dif ferent ends.
Egil P. Harvold’ s hideous experiments in the 1970s and 80s would not
go over well with PET A or with anyone who has ever really cared for
animals. W orking from a lab in San Francisco, he gathered a troop of rhesus
monkeys and stuf fed silicone deep into the nasal cavities of half of them,
leaving the other half as they were. The obstructed animals couldn’ t remove
the plugs, and they couldn’ t breathe at all through their noses. They were
forced to adapt to constant mouthbreathing.
Over the next six months, Harvold measured the animals’ dental arches,
the angles of their chins, the length of their faces, and more. The plugged-
up monkeys developed the same downward growth pattern, the same
narrowing of the dental arch, crooked teeth, and gaping mouth. Harvold
repeated these experiments, keeping animals obstructed for two years. They
fared even worse. Along the way, he took a lot of pictures.
The photographs are heart-wrenching, not only for the sake of the poor
monkeys, but because they also of fer such a clear reflection of what
happens to our own species: after just a few months, faces grew long, slack-
jawed, and glazed over.
Mouthbreathing, it turns out, changes the physical body and transforms
airways, all for the worse. Inhaling air through the mouth decreases
pressure, which causes the soft tissues in the back of the mouth to become
loose and flex inward, creating less overall space and making breathing
more dif ficult. Mouthbreathing begets more mouthbreathing.
Inhaling from the nose has the opposite ef fect. It forces air against all
those flabby tissues at the back of the throat, making the airways wider and
breathing easier. After a while, these tissues and muscles get “toned” to stayin this opened and wide position. Nasal breathing begets more nasal
breathing.
“Whatever happens to the nose af fects what’ s happening in the mouth,
the airways, the lungs,” said Patrick McKeown during a phone interview.
He’ s a bestselling Irish author and one of the world’ s leading experts on
nasal breathing. “These aren’ t separate things that operate autonomously—
it’ s one united airway,” he told me.
None of this should come as a surprise. When seasonal aller gies hit,
incidences of sleep apnea and breathing dif ficulties shoot up. The nose gets
stuf fed, we start mouthbreathing, and the airways collapse. “It’ s simple
physics,” McKeown told me.
Sleeping with an open mouth exacerbates these problems. Whenever we
put our heads on a pillow, gravity pulls the soft tissues in the throat and
tongue down, closing of f the airway even more. After a while, our airways
get conditioned to this position; snoring and sleep apnea become the new
normal.
•       •       •
It’ s the last night of the nasal obstruction phase of the experiment, and I am,
again, sitting up in bed and staring out the window.
When a Pacific breeze blows in, which it does most nights, the shadows
of the trees and plants on the backyard wall across from my bedroom start
to move and groove in a chromatic kaleidoscope. One moment they
reor ganize into a cadre of Edward Gorey gentlemen in waistcoats, the next
into crooked Escher staircases. Another gust of wind, and these scenes
disintegrate and reform into recognizable stuf f: ferns, bamboo leaves,
bougainvillea.
This is a long way of saying: I can’ t sleep. My head’ s been propped up
on pillows and I’ve been taking notes on this creepy tableau for 15, 20,
maybe 40 minutes. I unconsciously try to snif f and clear my nose, but
instead get a jolt of pain in my head. It’ s a sinus headache, and in my case,
self-inflicted.
Each night for the past week and a half, I’ve felt as if I was getting
softly choked to death in my sleep and my throat was closing in on itself.
Because it is, and because I am. Forced mouthbreathing was very likely
changing the shape of my airways, just as it did with Harvold’ s monkeys.The changes weren’ t happening in a matter of months, either, but days. It
was getting worse with every breath I took.
My snoring has increased 4,820 percent from ten days ago. For the first
time that I’m aware of, I’m beginning to suf fer from obstructive sleep
apnea. At my worst, I’ve averaged 25 “apnea events,” meaning I was
choking so severely that my oxygen levels dropped to below 85 percent.
Whenever oxygen falls below 90 percent, the blood can’ t carry enough
of it to support body tissues. If this goes on too long, it can lead to heart
failure, depression, memory problems, and early death. My snoring and
sleep apnea are still far below that of any medically diagnosed condition,
but these scores were getting worse the longer I stayed plugged up.
Every morning Olsson and I would listen to recordings of ourselves
sleeping the night before. W e laughed at first, then we got a bit frightened:
what we heard weren’ t the sounds of happy Dickensian drunks, but of men
being strangled to death by our own bodies.
“ More wholesome to sleep . . . with the mouth shut,” wrote Levinus
Lemnius, a Dutch physician from the 1500s who was credited as one of the
first researchers to study snoring. Even back then, Levinus knew how
injurious obstructive breathing during sleep could be. “For they that sleep
with their Jaws extended, by reason of their breath, and the air tossed to and
fro, have their tongues and palates dry, and desire to be moistened by
drinking in the night.”
This was another thing that kept happening to me. Mouthbreathing
causes the body to lose 40 percent more water. I felt this all night, every
night, waking up constantly parched and dry. Y ou’d think this moisture loss
would decrease the need to urinate, but, oddly, the opposite was true.
During the deepest, most restful stages of sleep, the pituitary gland, a
pea-size ball at the base of the brain, secretes hormones that control the
release of adrenaline, endorphins, growth hormone, and other substances,
including vasopressin, which communicates with cells to store more water.
This is how animals can sleep through the night without feeling thirsty or
needing to relieve themselves.
But if the body has inadequate time in deep sleep, as it does when it
experiences chronic sleep apnea, vasopressin won’ t be secreted normally.


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associated with respiration, although oxygen is but one of its vehicles.
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Sattva.  O ne of the Th ree Great Attributes (gunas); it reflects a tend ency
towards equilibrium and subtleness.
T amas.  O ne of the Th ree Great Attributes (gunas); it reflects a tende ncy
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ata, 230
Lemon Chutney Chicken T agine, 461
Mushroom T apenade, 512
Niçoise Salad, 201
Preserved Lemon Chicken T agine, 460onions, green, 397
Asparagus Sauce, 88–9
Lemon Chutney Dressing, 456
Lime and Chile Marinade, 384–5
Roasted Asparagus Salsa, 90
onions, pickling or pearl
Brocco-cauli Mixed Pickles, 354–5
Garlic, Onion and Cherry Chutney, 391
Pickled Baby V egetables, 434
Rainbow Fruited Chow Chow, 374–5
onions, white, yellow, or red, 397–8
varieties, 397–8
Asian Plum Sauce, 189
Aunt Ruth’ s Heritage Chili Sauce, 274
Bread and Butter Pickles, 220–1
Country-style Chutney, 319
Curried Onions, 399
Eggplant Caponata, 230
Fire-roasted Pepper and T omato Sauce, 276–7
Five-Spice Zucchini Pickles, 290
French Beans in T omato Sauce, 196–7
Gooseberry and Almond Relish, 152
Green Giant Chutney, 416–17
Green T omato Chow Chow, 273
Mediterranean Chutney, 291
Moroccan Cabbage, 366–7
Mushroom T apenade, 512
Onion and Fennel Soup, 402
Peach and Onion Chutney, 178
Peaches and Cream Relish, 381
Rhubarb Orange Chutney, 56
Roasted Onion and Garlic Marmalade, 400–1
Root V egetable Sauce, 284
Scarlet Mango Chutney, 480–1
Summer Herb Brown Mayonnaise, 300
Sweet Pickled Brussels Sprouts, 359open kettle method, 11
oranges and orange juice, 465
varieties, 465
Amaretto Black Cherries, 126
Apricot Compote, 36
Apricot Compote with Lavender and Citrus, 520
Blackcurrant Cordial, 140
Blueberry Conserve, 114
Candied Citrus Peel, 470–1
Carrot Jam, 206–7
Classic Dundee Marmalade, 466
Cranberry Orange Conserve, 322–3
Dundee Almond Cake, 468–9
Ground Cherry Jam, 264
Orange Fig Spread, 500
Peach and Onion Chutney, 178
Pumpkin Chutney, 424–5
Raspberry Coulis, 43
Rhubarb Orange Chutney, 56
Sliced or Diced Citrus Peel in Syrup, 451
Spiced Apricot and Orange Butter, 496–7
Spiced Golden Plum Jam, 188
Spiced Pickled Oranges, 472–3
V anilla Pears in Orange W ine Syrup, 328
W ild Blueberry Dipping Sauce, 120
oregano, 438
Mushroom T apenade, 512
Root V egetable Sauce, 284
Soothing W inter Cough Syrup, 522
oxidation, 28

Pancake, Potato, with Blueberry Conserve, 116
pancetta, 360
Raspberry-glazed Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta, 360
panko, 180
Peach Chutney Fish Cakes, 180–1Pan-seared Moroccan Cauliflower, 479
parsley, 297
Asparagus Sauce, 88–9
Beet T abbouleh, 349
Fire-roasted Pepper and T omato Sauce, 276–7
Gremolata, 394
Lemon Chutney Chicken T agine, 461
Parsley Jelly, 298
Persillade, 297
Roasted Asparagus Salsa, 90
Roasted T omato, Fennel and Basil Relish, 238–9
Salsa V erde, 521
Summer Herb Brown Mayonnaise, 300
parsnips, 405
to freeze, 406
varieties, 405
Cinnamon-scented Parsnip Pear Jam, 407
Frozen Moroccan Parsnip Purée, 408
Moroccan Parsnip Soup, 409
Pickled Baby V egetables, 434
Root V egetable Sauce, 284
peaches, 175–7
to freeze, 183
to prepare and can, 175–7
varieties, 175
Curried Summer Stone Fruit Preserve, 170–1
Honeyed Peach Freezer Salsa, 182
Peach and Onion Chutney, 178
Peach Chutney Fish Cakes, 180–1
Sweet-sour Sauce, 179
Peaches and Cream Relish, 381
peanut butter
Thai T urkey, 278
pears, 325–7
to freeze, 333
to prepare and can, 326–7varieties, 325, 505
Cinnamon-scented Parsnip Pear Jam, 407
Country-style Chutney, 319
Garlic, Onion and Cherry Chutney, 391
Gingered Autumn Conserve, 332
Rainbow Fruited Chow Chow, 374–5
Roasted Onion and Garlic Marmalade, 400–1
Squash Stuf fed with Rice and W inter Pear
Chutney, 502
V anilla Pears and Gingerbread, 330
V anilla Pears in Orange W ine Syrup, 328
W inter Pear Chutney, 506
peas
to freeze, 259
varieties, 257
Grilled Lamb with Minted Pea and Prosciutto
Sauce, 259
Pea and Prosciutto Sauce, 258
pecans
Maple Nut Squash, 432
pectin, 8–9
homemade vs commercial, 9, 29
for jams, 64
jelly stage (setting point), 9–10, 114, 131, 311, 467
no-sugar -needed, 27, 64, 66
peel, candied citrus
Candied Citrus Peel, 470–1
Mincemeat, 502
Sliced or Diced Citrus Peel in Syrup, 451
peppers, 411–19
to freeze, 419
to prepare and can, 413–15
to roast, 414
varieties, 411–12—hot varieties, 411, 413
food safety with, 413
Brandied Melon Jam, 160
Brocco-cauli Mixed Pickles, 354–5
Chile Corn Bread, 382
Green Giant Chutney, 416–17
Green T omato Chow Chow, 273
Honeyed Peach Freezer Salsa, 182
Lime and Chile Marinade, 384–5
Parsley Jelly, 298
Peaches and Cream Relish, 381
Pickled Baby V egetables, 434
Pomegranate Pepper Jelly, 488
Roasted Asparagus Salsa, 90
T omatillo Salsa V erde, 266–7
—sweet varieties
Asian Lime Pickles, 224
Aunt Ruth’ s Heritage Chili Sauce, 274
Black Forest Meat Loaf, 144
Brocco-cauli Mixed Pickles, 354–5
Curried Onions, 399
Dilled Beans, 198
Fire-roasted Pepper and T omato Sauce, 276–7
Frozen Coleslaw, 368
Garlic Scape Relish, 244
Gingered Autumn Conserve, 332
Green Giant Chutney, 416–17
Mediterranean Chutney, 291
Peaches and Cream Relish, 381
Pickled Carrots, T urnips and Peppers, 283
Preserved Lemon Chicken T agine, 460
Rainbow Fruited Chow Chow, 374–5
Roasted Red Pepper Dip, 418
Roasted T omato, Fennel and Basil Relish, 238–9
Sweet Pickled Brussels Sprouts, 359
T omatillo Salsa V erde, 266–7Persillade, 297
persimmons, 335–7
to freeze, 341
to prepare and can, 336–7
varieties, 335
Hachiya Persimmon Freezer Jam, 340
Persimmons in Rosehip Syrup, 338–9
pestos and pastes
Basil Pesto, 301
Garlic Scape Pesto, 245
Gremolata, 394
Lavender Garlic Paste, 519
Mediterranean Herb Paste, 440–1
pickles, 211
Asian Lime Pickles, 224
Brocco-cauli Mixed Pickles, 354–5
Classic Dill Spears, 222–3
Curried Onions, 399
Dilled Beans, 198
Five-Spice Zucchini Pickles, 290
Green T omato Chow Chow, 273
Mor


and mandible are not as wide as they need to be and there is not enough space for all of the teeth.
When the teeth come in, they appear crowded. Therefore, there is no such thing as teeth that are too
big, but rather it is a jaw that is too small. This condition also makes wisdom teeth come in crooked,
or causes the roots of wisdom teeth to be impacted.
Occlusion
: Occlusion is how our teeth come together when we chew and when our mouth is at rest.
Healthy Bite and Misaligned BiteYour Bite and TMJ Pain, Night Grinding, and Tooth Decay
The trigeminal nerve is the largest nerve in your head. It has a network of fibers that run throughout
your face in an intricate matrix. The trigeminal nerve has three major branches: the mandibular (jaw)
nerve, the maxillary (upper palate) nerve, and the ophthalmic (eye) nerve. The trigeminal nerve
system fans throughout your entire face, and contains pain, position and movement (sensory and
motor) sensors and control mechanisms. The nerves of each tooth are connected to either the
manidibular or maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve. When you have a toothache, the nerve pain
goes right through the trigeminal nerve and communicates directly to your thalamus and cerebral
cortex. This explains why you feel tooth pain so very intensely. The trigeminal nerve connects with
our limbic brain which is related to emotions and mental functions.
3
 How you bite is directly
connected with how you feel.
When your mouth closes, your jaw should be in a relaxed and comfortable position. The correct
positioning of the jaw and teeth is shown in both figure
a
 and in the figure labeled
occlusion
. In figure
a
, the molars naturally and comfortably touch on all surfaces when the jaw is in the closed, relaxed
position. When the back molars are touching comfortably, the body’s nervous system is sent a
constant signal of relaxation through the trigeminal nerve. Because of this nerve relaxation, a person
with contacting molars in the comfortable, relaxed position ages more slowly, heals faster, has a
positive outlook on life, and generally feels good.
Take a moment and look in the mirror. You can see if your jaw is naturally in position
a
. If it is not,
do not be surprised, as 95% or more of the population has a misaligned jaw. The term for a
misaligned bite is
malocclusion
. When your jaw is misaligned the sensory system of the trigeminal
nerve is activated.
4
 A classic jaw misalignment is called a
closed bite
. When the jaw hinges closed
through its natural motion as in figure
b
, the molars do not touch. Rather the front teeth collide into
one another. This unfortunate circumstance resulted because the jaw bone did not develop to its full
potential, and the back molars are too low. Because either the upper back molars or lower ones did
not extend to their fullest potential, the jaw cannot relax in the neutral closed position as demonstrated
in figure
a
.
A closed and relaxed jaw as shown in the skull photographs and in figure
a
 is especially important
during sleep. The body regenerates while we sleep. But if the molars are not comfortably touching, as
in figure
b
, then side effects such as night time tooth grinding or clenching can occur. As the teeth
clench at night, if they are in positions
b
or
c
they can easily become worn down and overly stressed
since the molars are not comfortably supporting the mouth. This is exactly why teeth become infected
and eroded. This situation can also be associated with snoring and loss of fully restful sleep.
What also happens in the condition illustrated by figure
b
 is the body’s sensory nervous system
receives messages through the trigeminal nerve to the brain that the jaw is not relaxed. The body then
tries to make the molars contact one another to find the relaxed and natural position. Yet in order for
the body to find a natural biting position and for the molars to touch as they were designed to, the jaw
must hinge backwards and upwards as shown in figure
c.
 Since the body seeks relaxation, and since
chewing and eating require the front teeth to avoid colliding while the molars grind food, what
happens is that the jaw must hinge in a forced manner to compensate. While the jaw joint is capableof sliding forward and backward, it is not supposed to slide backward all the time. In figure
c
 you see
the final
closed bite
 position; the molars are touching now, but the jaw is jammed backwards. At the
same time, the front teeth may be contacting each other wrongly and wearing down. Over time, the
hinging of the jaw in the unnatural position overly strains the thin friction disk in the
temporomandibular joint, and there is pain, popping, and cracking on the light end of the symptom
scale. The worst thing about this common condition is that the body rarely or never is able to
completely relax, heal and regenerate. Instead there is a constant experience of tension.
Electro-Magnetic Fields (EMF) and Cavities
Some people experience tooth pain when exposed to electro-magnetic fields such as from a television
or a computer monitor. The connection between our nervous system and our teeth could explain why
this happens.
Root Canals, Tooth Infections and Your Bite
A significant proportion of tooth infections have at their source a usually unrecognized component of
bite dysfunction. Nighttime clenching and daytime stress from the molars not comfortably touching
cause strain on specific teeth depending on how the jaw is misaligned. Nighttime clenching is also
one of the main causes of abfractions—gum line ridges and sensitivity of teeth caused by relentless
stresses from the jaw pressures that wear them down.
When the jaw cannot comfortably close as in figures
b
and
 c
then certain teeth can become severely
worn or traumatized. The body has a hard time healing those specific teeth because they are
constantly being bruised, and these are the exact teeth that become painful and infected. A poor bite is
one of the main reasons why people develop tooth infections.
The “Feel Good” Substance P
Neuropeptides are a type of molecule our nervous system uses to communicate.
Substance P
 is a
neuropeptide that stimulates inflammation and also functions in the transmission of pain signals within
the nervous system. So when you have a toothache, there is a marked increase in substance P. If you
have an injury in your body, amounts of substance P increase near the injury site. After substance P is
released from your nerves it lingers in your body for a while.
5
The trigeminal nerve has such a high density of pain fibers that it can have a dramatic effect on the
substance P levels in your body. Substance P is actually good for us. It stimulates cell growth and
promotes wound healing.
6
 But when someone’s bite is out of alignment such as shown in figure
c
 then
the trigeminal nerve which is laced throughout the mandible (jaw) releases pain signals through
substance P in large amounts. Perhaps this happens because the body correlates the jaw misalignment
with a physical injury. The constant release of substance P from the trigeminal nerve over time causes
our sensory system to become over stimulated or hyperactive. This then substantially reduces our
body’s ability to send substance P to the parts of our body that require healing and regeneration.
Therefore when our bite is out of alignment we heal more slowly. Too much substance P in the system
leads to a burned out nervous system. It can cause hyperactivity in children. Excess substance P frombite imbalances leads to hypersensitivity to touch, smells, light, and loud noises as well as to general
irritability.
7
 Disease conditions that respond well to jaw alignment include fibromyalgia, irritable
bowel syndrome, autism, asthma, and all of the autoimmune disorders.
When your jaw is relaxed, then substance P is not being overly released because your jaw is aligned.
Substance P then can do its job to help heal and regenerate all the parts of your body. A relaxed jaw
from a correct bite makes your body relaxed and your body rejuvenates itself. A relaxed bite keeps us
youthful, helps us heal well, and have strength and energy when we need it. This is the power of your
bite.
Your Bite and Your Vitality
The excess of substance P released from a bad bite in part explains why neurological and physical
function usually improve dramatically when the jaw is in the relaxed and neutral position as seen in
figure
a.
Mouth guards that improve the strength and vitality of athletes move the jaw into a more
biologically correct position. The body senses through the trigeminal nerve that everything is in
alignment, the nervous system relaxes, and the body functions more optimally.
8
 As a result, strength,
endurance, and reaction times increase. There are early studies that indicate that jaw clenching and
chewing have an anti-stress effect and are stress coping mechanisms, provided the bite is correct.
9
How TMJ and Bite Affect Cavities, Tooth Infections and Toothaches
When your bite is out of alignment, your body receives pain signals via substance P. A misaligned
bite affects cavities and tooth pain in three ways. First, the nervous system of the jaw is hyper
stimulated which inhibits the natural healing response of the body to mend damaged teeth. Second,
when


. In my experience, these combinations
of Pancreatic enzymes destroy and strip away about 97% of such starch capsules,
thereby enabling tumors to be recognized, digested, liquefied and removed from
persons' bodies via their blood streams.
It has been my experience that the starch capsules on about 3% of malignant
tumor masses are not destroyed and stripped away by the combinations of Pancreatic
enzymes supplied in the Kelley Metabolic Program. Instead, such tumor masses
become encapsulated within an inert fibrous sheath. The immune system ignores
these fibrous encapsulated masses indefinitely while proceeding to repair and rebuild
a ravished body. Although, as explained above our Pancreatic enzymes have large
quantities of Amylase, the starch carbohydrate digesting enzyme, in about 3% of
human bodies the enzymes do not recognize these starch capsules as foreign. This
unusual non removal of such starch capsules in about 3% of human bodies is a
subject of my further study. These unusual starch fibrous sheathed capsules are
sometimes broken down by non pancreatin digestive enzymes such as our "Digest +"
or "Wobenzyme" when taken along with our Pancreatic enzymes.
Respectfully,
Dr. Kelley
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Acknow ledgm ents
To Fred Rohe, M.T.; creative author of the 1980 Metabolic Ecology  and the 1982
Dr. Kelley's Answer To Cancer , the 1999 and 2001 editions of this work.
To Greg Stirling, publisher of the 1997 and 1999 editions of One Answer To
Cancer. His deep concern for the health of our civilization is evidenced by his
willingness to publish contrary to the wishes of the Establishment.
To Bonnie O'Sullivan editor of the 1999 edition of One Answer To Cancer;  carried
forward to this edition, who carefully considered those of you who are plagued with
serious questions and demand answers, you w ill be eternally indebted.
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Metabolic Medicine's Paradigm that she could find from Kansas, Texas, Washington,
Pennsylvania, California, and Georgia and everywhere in-between to give you the
answers you need and desire.
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application is for activating chakras, the vortex centres of the body. US bio-magnets are assigned the opposite polarity as compared
to conventional science and it is best always to specify SP  pole or NP  pole rather than just north-pole or south-pole.
The Rotamag
I call my device with rotating magnets a Rotamag. Suitable magnets may be attached to a disk which replaces the blades of an
electric fan. The smallest device is a small DC motor from an electronics store. This may be used very close to the body to treat small
areas, such as the eyes. Progressive ly larger fans are a table or desk fan, a stand or room fan, and a ceiling fan. Most useful overall
is a stand fan. For a small DC motor the disk may be attached to the shaft with a rubber sleeve, while for stronger fans it should be
securely screwed on.
The fan blades are replaced with a plastic disk or possibly even one of plywood. For a small DC motor a computer CD (12 cm
diameter) may be used, and the same, possibly as 2 disks glued together, for a desk fan. A 20 cm disk may be used for a stand fan.
The preferred speed of rotation is 2,000 RPM, but possibly less for the smaller fans.
In each case 4 magnets are attached to the disks at equal distances from each other. The distance of the magnet centres from the
centre of the rotating shaft may be 4 cm for the DC motor, 4 to 5 cm for the desk fan, and 7.5 cm for the stand fan. The magnets are
glued with superglue into holes drilled into the disks. The details for ceiling fans have not yet been worked out. If a protective cage is
used as ﬁtted with commercial fans then it should preferably be of plastic.
In all cases Rare Earth or Neodymium disk magnets are used. The strength of the attached magnets depends on the strength of the
motor and the size of the spinning disk. For a small DC motor 10 x 3 mm with a pulling strength of 1.9 kg is appropriate, while a
stand-fan could handle a pulling strength of 10 to 12 kg corresponding to a 20 x 10 mm magnet (the ﬁrst number is the diameter and
the second one the height).
However, it is very difﬁcult and also not safe to handle such powerful magnets with 10 kg or more pulling strength. In this case one
may use weaker magnets of 4 to 5 kg strength and use them as single magnets, e.g. for desk fans, or double them up for stand fans,
so that there are in all 8 magnets per disk. Magnets with a pulling strength of about 4.5 kg may have dimensions of 20 x 3 mm or 25 x
2.5 mm.   Most suitable for gluing the magnets into the holes is superglue. I have not had any magnets glued into holes with
superglue come of f.
The direction of rotation is opposite in the Northern Hemisphere to that in the Southern Hemisphere, but in each case it is the same
direction for north and south magnetic poles and also for treating males and females. In the Northern Hemisphere, when looking out
from the motor towards the disk it should turn anticlockwise while in the Southern Hemisphere it should turn clockwise.
However, sometimes it may not be possible to obtain a fan with the correct direction of rotation. In this case one may point the back
of the disk, radiating over the motor, towards the body to obtain the correct rotation. If the disk spins clockwise when looking from the
motor towards the back of the disk, then it spins anticlockwise when looking towards the front of the disk with the motor behind it.
Caution:  Keep strong magnets a suitable distance away from electronic equipment, credit cards and similar devices. Do not let
strong magnets snap together – they may break or cause injury to a ﬁnge r. If strong magnets are stacked together for storage always
place a strong piece of cardboard or similar material between individua l magnets. You can separate a stack of strong magnets by
placing it on a cutting board so that one magnet hangs over the edge. Hold the magnets on the board with the palm of one hand and
press down on the overhanging magnet with the other palm or with a piece of wood. Remove metals from the area to which the
separated magnet could attach.
Suggestions for Experimental Applications
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the disk towards the area to be energised, generally when people are present. The preferred distance of individuals from the disk of a
stand fan is 1.7 to 2.7 m, but this depends on the strength of the magnets and the speed of rotation. Weaker magnets or slower
rotation create a smaller vortex. The formed etheric vortex appears to have the shape of a spindle.
For this kind of use there is no time limitation for running the Rotamag. After switching off the appliance the etheric vortex continues
to persist with gradually decreasing strength. After running for an hour it may take 2 – 3 hours for the vortex to fully decay.
To improve a condition with weak or low energy you may expose the part of the body needing more energy to the NP vortex at a
distance of about 40 cm for about 40 minutes a day. This applies to most health problems, including arthritis, digestive problems, eye
problems, mental-emotional problems, problems related to old age or increasing age, wound healing, and similar problems. This may
temporarily lead to an aggravation of symptoms by activating the immune system, but at the same time can lead to real healing.
Most chronic diseases are associated with chronic inﬂammations, mainly because the immune system does not have the energy to
clean the affected part of the body of microbes and toxins. Providing more energy strengthens the immune system and so temporarily
increases the inﬂammation, but in this way it can properly heal. It tends to become stuck in a chronic condition because of lack of
energy. Decreasing the chronic inﬂammation by withdrawing energy with the SP pole may make it feel better, but the problem will
remain and tends to ﬂare up again later. However, if inﬂammation causes much pain and discomfort then it is preferable to use the
SP disk at close range until conditions sufﬁciently improve and then slowly start giving energy.
There are also other conditions that need to be treated with SP poles to reduce energy and prevent them from spreading. This
applies especially for malignant cancers and acute infections. For these you may treat with SP energy for 40 minutes a day at 40 cm
distance. An additional possibility is to greatly reduce the energy available to cancers and acute infections within a short time. For this
one may treat advanced cancers for 5 hours a day for one week, and for more harmless cancers for 3 hour for one week. For
diabetes one may try treating the pancreas for 5 hours for one week. This treatment does not normally need to be repeated.
To energise food or water you may use the NP  vortex at a distance of about 90 cm with no time limit.
Caution:  These treatment suggestions are for experimental use, they have not yet been conﬁrmed in clinical applications.
Karl von Reichenbach
Karl von Reichenbach  was a disting uished scientist in the 19t h century. He also had a great intere st in the scientiﬁc exploration of
psychic and life-force energies (1, 2). In his experiments with sensitives or psychics he discovered that the NP magnetic pole emits a
cool blue psychic energy, just like the right hand or the point of a crystal, while the SP pole, the left hand and the base of a crystal
emit a warmish orange energy. He called this energy  Od or odic ﬂame. Basically all of the right side of the body shows bluish  Od to
psychic vision and the left side orange. Cancers and areas of inﬂammation or pain generally appear orange/red in Od as well as in
normal vision regardless on which body side they are.
Treatment should normally be with opposite odic colours even if it is on the "wrong" side of the body. He found that sensitives feel
uncomfortable when exposed to same-colour odic ﬂames and instead feel exposure to the opposite energy colour pleasant. But there
is a catch with magnets.
It is clear from the research of von Reichenbach  that the energy emitted by magnetic poles is a composite energy, just like sunlight.
Both are composed of dense etheric energy, commonly called Chi, Ki or Qi, and less dense energy or life-force generally called
Prana,  Orgone  by Wilhelm Reich, or Od by von Reichenbach. The denser Chi energy has a much stronger effect on the body than
the Od that is attached to it. Therefore, the orange  Od of magnets is attached to the pain and inﬂammation relieving SP pole
magnetic energy. Because the sedating effect of the stronger Chi


mind is fed by sensory perception, by altering our
sensory inputs we can change our mental and emotional
condition. Try some of these suggestions for yourself and
see how you can improve what you think and feel simply
through opening up to different sensory impressions.
Color Therapy
What would life be without color? Perhaps no other
sensory potential so immediately affects, or we could say
colors, our perception as does color. Color is a powerful
tool for attracting our attention, shaping our moods and
communicating our emotions. Color draws and catches the
mind and orients it in a particular direction. Color thera-
py is one of the main sensory therapies for all mental and
spiritual healing. It is the basis of gem therapy, which
directs color on a subtle or occult level. Colors can be com-
bined with mantra, geometrical forms and other sensory
therapies for added effect.
We take in color through the light absorbed through
the eyes. Color provides nutrition for the mind and life-
force, vitalizing the blood and increasing our perceptual
capacity. Color is the sensory quality corresponding to the
element of fire, which is why bright colors arouse our Ayurveda and the Mind
motivation or our anger. Color can be used to regulate the
fire element on a subtle level, strengthening mental circu-
lation and digestion. Color affects all the other elements
and can be used to harmonize them. Life is unimaginable
without color and all actions color us one way or another.
Not only do we absorb colors, we also produce colors in
both body and mind. Physically, the body has its pigmen-
tation and complexion that reveals our state of health. In
the disease process, discolorations arise on the skin like
jaundice, pallor, skin rashes, or black or brown spots. Sim-
ilarly, the mind when disturbed produces discolorations of
various types. These may be bad dreams, wrong imagina-
tions, or general disharmonious emotional tones like
anger, anxiety and attachment. Countering these internal
discolorations with the appropriate harmonious colors
returns us to health and well-being. The wrong colors
derange mental activity and the right colors restore it.
Colors and the Biological Humors
The simplest way to use color therapy is relative to the
three biological humors. In this regard, colors are like
spices, which also predominate in fire.
Vata
Vata does best with colors that are warm, moist, soft
and calming, opposite in qualities to its cold, dry, light
and hyperactive nature. This is accomplished by combin-
ing warm colors like gold, red, orange and yellow with
moist and calm colors like white or whitish shades of green
or blue.
Excessively bright colors, like flashy yellows, reds or
purples aggravate the nervous sensitivity of Vata types.
Too strong color contrasts overstimulate Vata, like red ver- Subtle Therapies 207 ~ L \j...
sus green or black. Too many dark colors like gray, black
or brown devitalize Vata, although under certain condi-
tions they may help ground it. Iridescent or rainbow col-
ors, as long as they are not too bright, are very balancing
for Vata. Colors for Vata are best given in shapes and tex-
tures that are round, soft, square or balanced, not thin,
narrow, rough or harsh. Generally Vatas do better with
more color in their lives.
Pitta
Pitta does best with colors that are cool, mild and calm-
ing, opposite its hot, light and aggressive tendencies.
These are primarily white, green and blue. Pittas should
avoid colors that are hot, sharp or stimulating, like red,
orange and yellow.
However, very bright colors, like neon tints, tend to
derange Pitta, including too much green or blue. Pittas do
best with mild shades, like pastels, or with neutral colors
like gray or white. Pitta types do well having less color
around them or by the absence of color. For example, med-
itating upon the dark night sky with the stars is good for
them. Yet they should avoid jet black color, although gray
is fine. Pitta types should avoid colors in angular, sharp
and penetrating forms and angles. They need round, soft
shapes. They generally do better being more restrained in
their use of color.
Kapha
Kapha does best with colors that are warm, dry and
stimulating to counter its properties of coldness, damp-
ness, heaviness and lack of movement. Kapha types do well
with bright shades and strong color contrasts. They do
best with warm colors like orange, yellow, gold and red. Ayurveda and the Mind
They should avoid too much white or white shades of cool
colors like green or blue, but can use these (except white)
in brighter or more lucid hues.
Rich shades, like rich foods, derange Kapha. For Kapha
types, colors should be bright, clear and transparent, not
deep or dark. Colors which are sweet should be avoided,
like pink or baby blue. Angular and pyramidal shapes are
good for Kapha, which should avoid round or square
forms. Kaphas do better with more color as long as it is
light and luminous.
Colors and the Gunas
Not only does the specific color matter, its quality
according to the three gunas must be considered as well.
This factor is important for psychological conditions
because color affects mental nature more directly than it
does the biological humors. While color is a helpful heal-
ing substance, it should not be used in excess. It can ener-
gize, but it also easily becomes disturbing because its basic
quality is Rajas. All colors should be Sattvic in nature:
subtle, pleasant, harmonious, mild and natural. Such mod-
erate use of color has a soothing effect and does not agitate
us.
Rajasic colors are bright, loud, flashy and artificial, like
neon signs. Their shades are bright, penetrating or metal-
lic. Their contrasts are excessive, like combinations of
opposite colors such as red and green or blue and yellow.
Rajasic colors overstimulate and irritate the mind and
senses. They should be used with discretion, particularly
to counter Tamasic conditions.
Tamasic colors are dull, dark, turbid, murky, like a
stagnant green or simply too much gray or black. They
make the mind and senses heavy, congested and inert. Subtle Therapies 209
They should be avoided except for short term usage for
people who are too hyperactive (have too much rajas).
White itself is the color of Sattva, whose nature is puri-
ty. Red is the color of Rajas that is dominated by passion.
Black is the color of Tamas which is under the rule of dark-
ness. However, all colors have shades that can belong to
any of the three gunas. In addition, their combinations
may produce an effect that can increase any guna.
Color and Tejas
Colors work particularly on Tejas, the vital essence of
fire, which gives warmth, courage, fearlessness, compas-
sion, insight and intelligence. Bright colors increase Tejas;
dark colors reduce it. Colors which are too bright over-
stimulate and cause it to bum up Ojas, making us pas-
sionate, angry, irritable or overly critical. The right use of
colors balances Tejas and keeps us clear and focused in our
action and perception.
One of the easiest ways to increase Tejas in its Sattvic
qualities is to meditate upon a ghee flame or a golden
light. Tejas relates specifically to the saffron color (the
color of the robes worn by Hindu Swamis) and can be
stimulated by that as well. Excess Tejas, like conditions of
anger, can be alleviated by the use of white or deep sky
blue.
Application of Colors
Color therapy can be applied through an external color
source. It can be visualized internally in the mind, which
may begin with contemplation of the color externally.
Color lamps can be made by placing colored glass over a
light bulb. A soft light is preferable, avoiding florescent
bulbs or neon colors. The color shades should be mild and Ayurveda and the Mind
harmonious. The body as a whole can be bathed in light of
the particular color or we can bathe a specific part of the
body, like putting an infectious sore under a dark blue
light. For this purpose, smaller lights can be made or
lamps that allow both wide and narrow focus.
Color can be applied through the clothes we wear, the
colors in our house, and those in our environment. The
colors used in a meditation room are particularly impor-
tant. We can open ourselves to the colors in Nature, like
meditating upon the blue sky or blue water, white snow or
the white light of the moon, or green trees and grass. We
can meditate upon flowers of different colors: the white
lily, the red rose or hibiscus, the yellow chrysanthemum or
sunflower, the blue iris. The harmonious


ibiotics and agricultural chemicals and are exposed to sun and fresh air.
Free-range organic eggs are also better from another important point of
view - the concern about Salmonella. According to the National Egg
Marketing Board around one in 7000 eggs may harbour Salmonella. These
are the numbers for battery eggs laid by hens in cages. Salmonella-infected
egg comes from an infected hen. Free-range organically reared hens are
much less likely to have Salmonella, as they possess much healthier
immune systems. Raw egg yolks are more nourishing than cooked.
However, if you feel unsure about raw egg yolks, then cook the eggs
whichever way you prefer. Salmonella gets destroyed when eggs are
cooked thoroughly.
Egg whites are usually cooked well, simply because most of us don't like
the taste of raw whites. Though one case of biotin deficiency was described
in the literature where a person lived on a self-fashioned diet of raw egg
whites, there is no conclusive evidence as to why we should not eat them
raw as well. However, when it comes to egg allergy whites are usually the
part of the egg which the majority of sufferers react to, because the whites
contain very complex proteins and antigens. Egg yolks contain single
amino acids, which virtually do not need digestion. That is why a lot of
people with egg allergy can tolerate the egg yolks if carefully separated
from the whites.
If a GAPS child or adult has a true allergy to eggs and must avoid them,
you will find a lot of delicious egg-free recipes in the recipe section of the
book. If there is no allergy eggs should be a regular part of your GAPS
patient's diet.
Non-starch fresh vegetables
French artichoke, beets, asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage,
cauliflower, carrots, cucumber, celery, marrow, courgette (zucchini),
aubergine (eggplant), garlic, onions, kale, lettuce, mushrooms, parsley
green peas, peppers of all colours, pumpkin, squash, spinach, tomatoes,
turnips, watercress. Frozen vegetables can be used, as long as they are not coated with
starch, sugar or anything else. All vegetables should be peeled, de-seeded
and cooked until diarrhoea has completely cleared. After that raw vege
tables can be slowly introduced with meals or as snacks.
There is a plethora of publications on the virtues of eating vegetables, so
we will not concentrate on this subject here. However, one point is impor
tant: organic vegetables are better than non-organic. I had patients who
were getting persistent diarrhoea from eating particular vegetables until
they switched to organic ones. A GAPS patient's sensitive digestive system
would undoubtedly react to pesticides and other chemicals in non-organic
vegetables.
All fruit, including berries
Fruit can be fresh, cooked or raw, dried (no sorbates, no sulphites, sugar,
starch or anything else added), and frozen (providing there is nothing
added to the fruit). If the patient has diarrhoea, avoid fruit initially. As the
diarrhoea settles, start introducing cooked fruit (peeled and de-seeded
prior to cooking). When the stool becomes consistently normal then you
can slowly introduce raw fruit as a snack between meals. It is not a good
idea to have raw fruit with the meals as the fruit may interfere with the
digestion of meats.
Fruit should be ripe as unripe fruit has too much starch. For example,
bananas have to have brown spots on their skins.
Avocado is a wonderfully nutritious fruit and the only fruit which com
bines with meats well. It is easy to digest and is particularly rich in nourish
ing oils. Make sure it is ripe and serve it with meats, fish, shellfish and
salads. Great drinking smoothies for children can be made with avocado
(lookin the recipe section).
Berries are wonderful powerhouses of nutrition. They are very rich in
vitamins, minerals and a whole host of anti-cancer and detoxifying sub
stances. All sorts of edible berries are allowed on the diet: strawberries,
blueberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, whitecurrants, black
berries, elderberries, etc. However, do not give them to a person with diar
rhoea. When the diarrhoea has cleared completely introduce berries grad
ually starting from cooking them or baking in pies and muffins. If cooked
berries are well tolerated then go ahead with raw berries. In some cases
when the digestive tract is too sensitive you have to remove the seeds by
putting your cooked berries through a sieve. Nuts and seeds
Walnuts, almonds, brazil nuts, pecans, hazelnuts, cashew nuts, chestnuts,
peanuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds. Nuts and
seeds should be bought in their shells or freshly shelled. They should not
be roasted, salted, coated or processed in any other way. Peanut butter
with just peanuts and salt is allowed providing the person is not allergic to
peanuts. A lot of peanut allergy is due to contamination with moulds and
their toxins, so make sure to get good quality peanuts. Blanched ground
almonds (nut flour) can be purchased for baking in health food shops.
Nuts and seeds are highly nourishing. They are very rich sources of some
vital minerals, amino acids and fats: magnesium, selenium, zinc, omega-6
and omega-3 oils. Epidemiological studies show that people who regularly
consume nuts and seeds have lower rates of heard disease, cancer and
many other degenerative diseases.
This diet uses nuts and seeds extensively. However, they are fibrous and
should not be introduced until the diarrhoea is settled. After the diarrhoea
is cleared baking with ground nuts can be introduced. When baked
products with ground nuts (nut flour) are well tolerated then raw nuts can
be gradually and slowly introduced as snacks between meals. If for any
reason ground almonds are not well tolerated you can try to bake with
ground pecans, cashews or walnuts, which you will have to grind yourself.
Seeds also should not be used until the diarrhoea has settled. Sunflower
seeds, pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds are best soaked in water for about
12 hours or slightly sprouted. This way they are much easier to "digest and
are more nourishing. Sprinkle your soaked or sprouted seeds on salads and
ready-made dishes. You can add them to your baking mixtures and grind to
use as flour. You can use tahini (creamed sesame seeds) and pumpkin seed
butter in your baking providing they are pure without any additives.
Beans and pulses
Dried white (navy) beans, lima beans (dried and fresh), string beans as well
as lentils and split peas. Apart from the ones mentioned, all other beans are
too starchy to give to GAPS patients and should be avoided. With dried
beans, lentils and peas it is very important so soak them in water for at
least 12 hours, drain and rinse well under running water to remove some
harmful substances (lectins and some starches) before cooking. Do not use
commercially available bean flours, as the beans are not usually pre-soaked before grinding them into flour. In cases of nut allergy cooked
and mashed white (navy) beans can be used instead of nuts in baking.
Beans, lentils and peas should be avoided until the diarrhoea has cleared
completely.
Honey
All natural honey is allowed. Cold-expressed honey is preferable because
many honey producers heat it in order to speed up the process of extrac
tion from the honeycomb, which damages some micro-elements in the
honey. Try to buy your honey as unprocessed as possible. Honey is sweeter
than table sugar and contains two monosaccharides: fructose and glucose,
which the GAPS digestive system can handle. Use honey as a sweetener. In
the initial stages of the diet try to limit all sweet things, including honey,
because they may encourage growth of Candida albicansin the gut.
Before the introduction of sugar in the 17th Century honey was the only
sweetener which humans used in their diet. At the end of the 17th Century
sugar, being cheaper and more available, replaced honey in people's diet
starting an era of sugar-related health problems.
Honey is far more natural for our bodies and far from damaging health
has a lot of health-giving properties. It has been used as food and medicine
for thousands of years. In Greek mythology honey was considered a "food
fit for the gods". There are dozens of books written about health-giving
properties of natural honey It works as an antiseptic and provides vita
mins, minerals, amino acids and many other bio-active substances.
Depending on the variety of flowers, which a particular honey has been
collected from, different flavour and composition of nutrients and bio-
active substances can be found in the honey. Traditionally it has been used
to treat digestive disorders, chest and throat infections, arthritis, anaemia,
insomnia, headaches, debility and cancer. It can be applied therapeutically
to open wounds, eczema patches, skin rashes, skin and mouth ulcers and
erosions.
Beverages
A GAPS child or adult


justificationofitsbeing“there”atall?
Whatwasthecauseofsicknessbeinginthatniceprivate
house?Itwas,thatthesewerairfromanill-placedsinkwas
carefullyconductedintoalltheroomsbysedulouslyopeningall
thedoors,andclosingallthepassagewindows.Itw.asth.atthe
slopswereemjdiedintothefoot-p.ans ;—itwasth.attheutensils
wereneverproperlyrinsed ;—itwasthatthech.ambererockery
w.osrinsedwithdirtyw.ater ;—itwasth.atthebedswerenever
properlysh.aken,aired,pickedtopieces,orch.anged.Itwasth.at
thecarpetsandcurtainswerealw.aysmusty ;—itwasthatthe
furniturew.os.alw.aysdusty ;—itwasthatthepaperedw.allswere
saturatedwithdirt;—itwasthatthefloorswerenevercle.aned;
—itwasthattheemptyroom.swereneversunned,orcleaned,or
HEALTHorHOUSED. £9
aireditwnsthatthecuphoai-dswerealwa^'sreservoiisoffoul
air;—itwasthatthewindowswerealwaystightshutupat
niglit;—itwasthatnowindowwaseverregularlyopened,even
intheday,orthattherightwindowwasnotopened.Aperson
gaspingforairmightopenawindowforhimself.Butthepeojjle
werenottaughttoopenthewindows,toshutthedoors;orthey
openedthewindowsuponadankwellbetweenhighwalls,not
upontheairiercourt;ortheyopenedtheroomdoorsintothe
unairedpassages,bywayofairingtherooms.Nowallthisis
notfancy,butfact.Inthathousetherehavebeeninone
summersixcasesofseriousillness :alltheimmediateproducts
offoulair.When,intemperateclimates,ahouseismoreun-
healthyinsummerthaninwinter,itisacertainsignofsome-
thingwrong.Yetnobodylearnsthelesson.Yes,Godalways
justifiesHisways.Heisteachingwhileyouarenotlearning.
Thispoorbodyloseshisfinger,thatonelosesIdslife.Andall
fromthemosteasilypreveutiblecauses.
Godlaysdowncertainphj'sicallaws.UponHiscarryingout
sxichlawsdependsourresponsibility (thatmuchabusedword);
forhowcouldwehaveanyresponsibility foractions,theresults
ofwhichwecouldnotforesee?—whichwouldbethecaseifthe
carryingoutofhislawswerenotcertain.Yetweseemtobe
continuallyexpectingthathewillworkamiracle—
i.e.,break
Hisownlawsexpresslytorelieveusofresponsibility.
“WithGod’sBlessinghewillrecover”isacommonformof
parlance.But“withGod’sblessing”also,itis,ifhedoesno2
recover;and“withGod’sblessing”thathefellill;and“with
God’sblessing”thathedies,ifhedoesdie.Inotherwords,all
thesethingshappenbyGod’slaws,whichareHisblessings;that
is,whicharealltocontributetoteachusthewaytoourbest
happiness.Choleraisjustasmuchhis“blessing”astheexempt-
tionfromit.ItistoteachushowtoobeyHislaws.“With
God’sblessinghewillrecover,”isacommonformofspeechwith
peoplewho,allthewhile,areneglectingthemeansonwhichGod
hasmadehealthorrecoverytodepend.
Imustsayawordaboutservants’bed-rooms.Fromtheway
theyarebuilt,butoftenerfromthewaytheyarekept,andfrom
nointelligentinsjjectionwhateverbeingexercisedoverthem,
theyarealmostinvariablydensoffoulair,andthe“servants’
health”sullersinan“unaccountable”(?)way,eveninthe
country.ForIambynomear.sspeakingonlyofLondonhouses
30 NOTESONNOR8INO.
wheretoooftenservantsareputtoliveunderthegroundand
overtheroof.ButinthecountryIliaveknownthreemaids,who
sleptinthesameroom,illofscarletfever.“Howcatchingitis!”
w!isofcoursetheremark.Onelookattheroom,onesmellof
theroomwasquiteenough.Itwasnolonger“imaccountahle.”
Tlieroomwasnotasmallone;itwasupstairs,andithadtwo
largewindows—butnearlyeveryoneoftheneglectsenumerated
abovewasthere.
Servantsmightdomuchtopreventillnessintheirmiserably
neglectedbed-roomsbyattendingtocleanliness,byleavingthe
chimneyoj)en,andespeciallybyopeningthewindowaninch
ortwoatthetopthroughthenight.Thewindowought,
ofcourse,tobewideopenallday,whentheweatherwillallow
ofit.
Thehousesofthegrandmothersandgreat-grandmothers of
thisgeneration,atIcivstthecountryhouses,withfrontdoorand
backdooralwaysst.audiugopen,winterandsummer,anda
thoroughdraughttdw.aysblowingthrough—withallthescrub-
bing,andcleaning,andpolishing,andscouringwhichusedtogo
on,—thegrandmothers,andstillmorethegreat-griindmothei's,
alwaysoutofdoors,andneverwithabonnetonexcepttogo
tochurch,—thesethings,whencontnustedwithourpresent
“civilized”habits,entirelyaccountforthefactsooftenseenof
agreat-grandmother, whowasatowerofphysicalstrength,
descendingintoagrandmother,perhapsalittlelessstrong,bi't
otillsoundasabellandhealthytothecore,intoamotherlan-
guidandconfinedtoherhouse,andlastly,intoadaughtersickly
andconfinedtoherbed.For,remember,evenwithageneral
decreaseofmortalityyoumayoftenfindaracethusdegenerating
andstilloftenerafamily.Youmay-seepoorlittlefeeblewashed-
outrags,childrenofanoblestock,sufferingmorallyandphysi-
cally,throughouttheiruseless,degeneratelives,andyetpeople
whoaregoingtomarryandtobringmoresuchintotheworld,
willconsultnothingbuttheirownconvenienceastowherethey
ai-etolive,orhowtheyaretolive.
Thatconsumption isinducedbythefoulairofhouses,i.e.,by
airfouledbyhumanbodies,morethanbyallothercausesput
together,isnowcertain.Itisoftensaid,evenbydoctors,as
throwingdoubtuponthisfact,that“youngladies,”whodo
not,itissupposed,liveina“vitiatedatmosphere,”yetdieof
consumption.ButdothesepeopleImowtheup-stairhabitsof
UBALTUOFHOUSES. 31
thisclass?—Ido,ordid.Andofallclassestherearetwo,vir.,
“youngladies,”andsoldiei-s,whoarethemostexposedtothe
influenceswhichproduceconsumption.Bothsleep,andpartly
live,infoulair.A“younglady,”advisedtoopenherwindow
andhercurtainsatnight,hasbeenknowntosaythat“itwould
spoilhercomplexion.”Fromthisclose,foulairboththe“young
lady,”andthesoldiergooutatnightinallweathers,—^theoneto
“parties,”theothertosentryduty;bothenterintomorefoul
air,—theoneincrowdedball-rooms,theotheringuard-rooms;
bothgohomeindampnightairaftertheskinandlungshave
beenoppressedbyover-crowdingandwantofventilation,and
bothsufferfromchestdiseases,especiallyfromconsumption.
Insufficientandunwholesomefoodisanauxihtiryinsome
peopletotheworkofconsumption.
Theobjectofspoilingherdigestionisstillfurtherforwarded
bymanyawomanbythepracticeoftakingcontinualand
powerfulaperients;or,iftheprocessofexhaustion isfarad-
vanced,bytakingojiium,gin,orsomecordial.Itislittleknown
howfarthispracticeprevails.
Couldwedeviseacoursemorelikelyfirsttoruinthegeneral
healthandsowtheseeds,andthenactasaforcing-house, ofcon-
sumption?
Again,peopleoftenpointtothefrequencyofconsumptionin
somefamiliestoproveits“hereditarynature.”Thereforeitis
“inevitable.”Itis,indeed,extremelylikelythatifoneortwo
deathsoccurfromconsumptioninahamilytherewillbemany
more


 regarding the laws of consciousness.
Because of unconscious guilt, a person unconsciously feels that they“deserve” a cold. The body obeys the mind’ s belief that colds are caused by
viruses, which are “catching” and contagious. Thus, the body, which is
controlled by the mind’ s belief, manifests the cold. The person who has let
go of the underlying negative ener gies of guilt and fear does not have a
fearful mind that believes, “A cold is going around; I’ll probably get it like
everybody else.”
These are the dynamics behind disease. The mechanisms are carried
out through the mind-induced alterations in the ener gy flow of the bio-
ener gy system and through the spillover of suppressed ener gy into the
autonomic nervous system.
Thought is powerful because it has a high rate of vibration. A thought
is actually a thing; it has an ener gy pattern. The more ener gy we give it, the
more power it has to manifest itself physically. This is the paradox of much
so-called health education. The paradoxical ef fect is that fearful thoughts
are reinforced and given so much power that epidemics are actually created
by the media (e.g., the swine flu). The fear -based “warnings” about health
dangers actually set-up the mental environment in which the very thing that
is feared will occur.
Superimposed around the physical body is an ener gy body whose form
is very much like that of the physical body and whose patterns actually
control the physical body. This control is at the level of thought or intention.
Advanced sub-atomic quantum physics has shown, similarly, that
observation influences subatomic high-ener gy particles.
The power of mind over body has been demonstrated by clinical
research. For instance, in one study, a group of women were told that they
would be given a hormone injection to bring on their menstrual periods two
weeks early. Actually, they were merely given a placebo injection of saline.
Nonetheless, over 70% of the women developed early pre-menstrual
tension with all of the physical and psychological symptoms.
Another clear demonstration of this law of consciousness is observed in
persons with multiple personality disorder. Once thought to be rare, it is
now found that multiple personality disorder is relatively common; and so,
research into the phenomenon has become increasingly prominent. It has
been shown that the dif ferent personalities in the one body have dif ferent
physical accompaniments. There are, for instance, changes in the
electroencephalographic brain waves, as well as changes in their
handedness in handwriting, pain thresholds, electrical skin response, I.Q.,menstrual periods, cerebral hemisphere dominance, language ability, accent,
and vision. Thus, when the personality that believes in aller gies is present,
the person is aller gic; but when another personality is present in the body,
the aller gies disappear. One personality may require glasses and another
may not. These dif ferent personalities actually have notable dif ferences in
intraocular pressure and other physiological measurements.
These physical phenomena also shift under the influence of hypnosis in
normal people. Aller gies can be made to appear or disappear by simple
suggestion. Persons who receive the suggestion of being aller gic to roses
while under hypnosis will start sneezing when they come out of the
hypnotic state and spot a vase of roses on the doctor ’ s desk, even if the
roses are artificial.
Sir John Eccles, Nobel Laureate, stated that after a lifetime of study it
became apparent that the brain is not the origin of the mind, as science and
medicine had believed, but the other way around. The mind controls the
brain, which acts as a receiving station (like a radio) with thoughts being
similar to radio waves and the brain being similar to the receiver.
The brain is like a receiving set, a switchboard that receives thought
forms and then translates them into neuronal functioning and memory
storage. For instance, until recently it was believed that voluntary
movements of the muscles originated in the brain’ s motor cortex. But now,
as Eccles has reported, the intention to move is recorded by the
supplemental motor area of the brain next to the motor cortex. The brain is,
therefore, activated by the mind’ s intention and not vice versa.
W e see this in the many brain-imaging studies done on people in states
of meditation. For example, Dr. Richard Davidson’ s research during the last
decade at the University of W isconsin (Madison) has demonstrated that
compassion and loving-kindness meditation practices stimulated increased
activity in the left prefrontal cortex (the seat of positive emotions such as
happiness) and the production of high amplitude gamma wave synchrony
(sign of expanded awareness, alertness, and insight). What is held in mind
has the power to alter brain activity and neuroanatomy.
W e are subject to all kinds of ef fects of the unconscious and conscious
beliefs that our mind is holding on all of our bodily systems. This includes
our beliefs about the supposed ef fects of various foods, aller gens,
menopausal and menstrual disorders, infections and all other diseases thatare associated with specific belief systems, coupled with the underlying
stress proneness due to the presence of suppressed negative feelings.
Norman Cousins, editor -in-chief of the Satur day Review  for three
decades, demonstrated this principle when he cured himself of serious
physical illness by means of laughter. He wrote Anatomy of an Illness,  a
book about his experience of recovery from a crippling arthritic disease
through heavy doses of V itamin C and belly-laughter induced by films
featuring the Marx brothers. He discovered that laughter had an anesthetic
ef fect that could alleviate his pain for two hours. Laughing is a method of
letting go. Through laughter, Cousins just kept letting go of the underlying
emotional pressure and cancelling negative thoughts. This resulted in very
positive and beneficial changes within his body and facilitated his eventual
recovery.
Disease-Pr one Beliefs
T o ascertain our own disease proneness, we can look at the following
questions:
Do I worry about my health, holding fear thoughts in mind about what
might happen to me?
Do I get a secret feeling of fear, excitement, and danger when I hear about a
new disease that is currently being reported and in vogue?
Do I spend time on constant checkups, reading about diseases, getting
frightened by TV stories about them?
Am I interested in hearing about the diseases of famous people?
Do I believe that the environment and foods are full of hidden dangers, or
that foods contain additives which are poisonous and will cause disease?
Do I believe that certain diseases “run in our family”?
Do I stop or want to stop (but don’ t dare) to witness auto accident victims?
Do I like hospital TV programs?Do I like TV programs that include hitting, shouting, fist fights, killing,
torture, crime, and other forms of violence?
Am I a guilt-ridden person?
Am I holding a lot of anger?
Do I condemn other peoples’ behavior? Am I prone to be judgmental?
Do I hold resentments and grudges?
Do I feel trapped and hopeless?
Do I say of myself, “Whatever is going around, I’ll probably catch it”?
Am I concerned with acquisitions and status symbols instead of the quality
of relationships?
Do I carry a lot of insurance and still worry that it’ s not enough?
In summary, the way to change our bodies is to change our thoughts
and feelings. W e must let go of negative thoughts and belief systems and
shed the stress of negative emotions that give them ener gy. W e have to
cancel the negative programming that comes from the world, as well as our
own belief systems.
W e can see the deleterious ef fects of fearful negative programming in
people who become subject to fear of foods, chemicals, and substances in
the environment. Each day a new chemical or substance is announced to
have harmful ef fects. The more fearful we are, the more quickly we become
programmed, and then the body responds accordingly. Fear of substances,
foods, air, ener gies, and stimuli of all kinds has gotten to the point where
there is almost an environmental paranoia. Some people become so phobic
about the environment and everything in it that their world gets smaller and
smaller. They become more fearful every day. Some people even succumb
to the point where they flee the world and live in artificial bubble
enclosures, victims of their own minds.
This can happen to a reasonable person, even to a physician. It started
with pollens, ragweed, horse dander, dog and cat hair, dust, feathers, wool,chocolate, cheese, and nuts (all believed to cause aller gies). Later, sugar
was added (hyper glycemia) plus food additives (cancer), eggs and dairy
products (cholesterol), and or gan meats (gout). Next on the “harmful” list
came food dyes, saccharine, caf feine, coloring matter, aluminum, synthetic
fabrics, noise, fluorescent lights, insect sprays, deodorants, food cooked at
high temperature, minerals in the water, chlorine in the water, nicotine,
cigarette smoke, petrochemicals, car exhaust fumes, positive ions, low level
electric vibrations, acidic foods, pesticides, and foods with seeds.
The world shrank so small that there was nothing safe to eat. Nothing
could be worn. There was no air to breathe. The body


 you are allergic. Some symptoms are quite hidden
though, such as increased intestinal mucous, elevated pulse rate, or even joint stiffness and arthritis!

The most common causes of allergy are stressful emotional patterns establ ished early in life, detrimental environmental energies
(electromagnetic or geopathic energy), and habitual use of processed, refined, and non -organic foods. The stressful and often toxic
conditions of twentieth century life make even a person of hearty he reditary stock vulnerable to allergies. There are various energy
disturbances that cause allergy -like symptoms. In HK, only reactions which can be confirmed by muscle -testing with the Triple
Warmer 21 point are true allergies and will respond to the HK All ergy Tap procedure.

Remember, as an HK practitioner, you do not “diagnose” or “treat” anything unless you are also appropriately licensed. You do
observe and balance meridian energies in accordance with the HK energy -definition of allergy.

WHAT IS INTOLE RANCE?
The symptoms of intolerance can be the same as the symptoms of allergy. For every substance there is a tolerance limit. For
example, eating more of a food than you can tolerate can cause an imbalance in your energy system and physical symptoms. If y ou
are not allergic, most foods and other substances will not elicit a reaction unless your tolerance limit is exceeded. Western  medical
practice does not usually differentiate between allergy and intolerance. In Health Kinesiology, we use two separate tes ts to identify
allergy or intolerance, and two different Tapping techniques to alleviate the energy imbalances and symptoms.

The HK Tolerance Tap technique is often helpful for increasing tolerance limits. Generally the HK Tolerance Tap need only be
used once. Repeated uses will not further increase the tolerance limit. Tolerance limits can also be increased by improving the
overall health and well -being of the individual.

LACTOSE INTOLERANCE
There are several major components of milk to which people can be allergic or intolerant. Allergy or intolerance to milk protein
(whey) and butterfat can usually be eliminated with the HK Tap techniques. Digestion of lactose (milk sugar) requires an enzy me
called lactase. Many people have an hereditary inability to pr oduce sufficient lactase. In this case, even if you correct the allergy to
lactose, the tolerance will still be zero or very low. Lactase -deficient people are simply unable to properly digest lactose. At this
time, these HK techniques can help you identify  a lactose allergy / intolerance, but not to eliminate it. Consult Cure Your Own
Allergies for a list of milk products which lactose intolerant people can tolerate.

ALLERGY OR ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY?
More and more people are becoming “environmentally ill.” They react to a multitude of foods and substances in their environment
and assume that they have multiple allergies. These people do have complex disturbances in their meridian energy system, but they
usually have only a few actual allergies, as demo nstrated by precise HK testing with the Allergy Test Point. Consult an
experienced HK practitioner for help with this perplexing problem. Eliminating these complex environmental sensitivities usua lly
goes beyond the scope of these simple HK Allergy and To lerance Tapping techniques.

WHY SO MUCH REACTIVITY THESE DAYS?
In our times, the human immune system is being challenged like never before. When trying to identify the cause of reactivity in an
individual, remember that often multiple stressors accumulate  and finally tip the balance from health to ill health. These stressors
not only accumulate in the individual, but also affect the genes and weaken the constitution of succeeding generations! React ivity
is often a symptom of a damaged metabolism and immune  system. It is generally essential to remove the cause of the damage (the
stressors) to achieve lasting change and healing.

A FEW CURRENT CHALLENGES TO OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS
Food & Water
• Refined foods are stripped of many natural nutrients.
• Soil chemistry is depleted due to increased chemical fertilization, and decreased composting and crop rotation. Consequentl y,
many foods are low in essential nutrients, especially minerals.
• Foods contain residues of pesticides, herbicides, and chemica l fertilizers.
• Our food –animals are regularly given antibiotics, vaccines, and various hormones. Many toxic chemicals become increasingly
concentrated as they move up the food chain, accumulating in the eggs, dairy products, and meats we eat.
• Most muni cipal water supplies are tainted with poisonous chlorine, fluoride, and other chemicals. Medical Substances
• Vaccines, antibiotics, anesthetics.
• Most dental and surgical metals stress the body.
• Drugs, both legal and illegal. Pharmacological drugs alwa ys have side effects and some toxicity. Geopathic Stress: Natural and
Man-made Environmental Stressors
• The earth and underground water channels generate their own energies, some of which are detrimental to health. In the study  of
Geobiology you can learn  how to deal with these energies. Geopathic stress often causes reactivity, so your Allergy Tap
corrections might break down after a few months if the person continues their exposure to geopathic energies. See Geopathic
Stress by Jane Thurnell -Read. HK of fers a six -day workshop in Geobiology (prerequisite, HK Stage 3).
• Electromagnetic fields (EMF’s) in the environment interfere with the natural EMF’s of the human body. EMF sources are
electrical appliances and equipment in our homes and offices, electric  power transmission lines, noise and light pollution, X -rays,
microwaves, and communications technology (radio, TV, cellular phones, microwaves, etc.)
• Radioactivity from medical procedures, nuclear power plants, and radioactive waste products. Western Cu lture We are accosted
with psychological and spiritual stressors inherent in our western life style, including limited meaningful family, community, and
spiritual life, and stressful educational institutions, work environments, and, especially, governments!

CANDIDA ALBICANS
People who suffer from Candida albicans fungal over -growth (often referred to as “yeast infection”) are inevitably allergic to the
Candida. The HK Allergy Tapping technique will eliminate Candida allergy in about 4 out of 10 people. You  can use the specially
treated paper called HKPapers™: Candida, to test for and correct Candida allergy. For testing, put the Candida Paper on the
Substance Placement Area just as you do with any potential allergen. For the Allergy Tap correction, however,  place a tiny bit of
the paper in your subject’s mouth, and the rest on the Substance Placement Area.
Note: it is not possible to contract Candida infection from these test papers.

USING THESE TECHNIQUES ON YOURSELF, YOUNG CHILDREN, OR INVALIDS
It is poss ible to use the HK Allergy and Tolerance Testing and Tapping techniques by yourself. Your instructor will show you a
couple of ways to muscle test yourself. Keep in mind that being truly neutral when muscle -testing yourself is a skill you must
develop with  practice. The tapping procedures might take longer when you have only your own two hands to do the work, but the
techniques will work just as well on yourself as on others. It is also possible to use these techniques with a person who is too
young or too infirm to be muscle -tested, or even with an animal. You will need to test a surrogate. When working with a small
child, the best surrogate is the mother or accustomed guardian. If you are accomplished at self -testing, you may even serve as
the surrogate yo urself. As long as the surrogate touches the child or invalid and the substances are placed on the subject’s
Substance Placement Area, everything else, including all muscle -testing, test spot checks, and even allergy or tolerance tapping
may be done on the  surrogate, although we recommend you do as much as possible on the subject. Remember, surrogate work is a
bit more challenging and requires patient practice.

THE SIMPLEST USES OF THE HK ALLERGY TAP
It is possible to use the Allergy Tap without even muscl e-testing, if necessary. When an allergic reaction occurs, your body has
definitely just been exposed to an allergen. Even without identifying the allergen or placing it on the body, you can immedia tely do
the HK Allergy Tap. You might notice your symptoms  subside right away. This has worked with bee stings and food reactions, for
example.

Here is the second simplest way to use the HK Allergy Tap. If you know what caused the allergic reaction, place a sample of i t on
the Substance Placement Area, just belo w the navel. Then go ahead and do the HK Allergy Tap. If either of these simple
techniques give partial relief from the symptoms, you can go on and do the Tolerance Tap, too. This could be enough to
completely relieve the symptoms.

DEVELOPING YOUR ALLERG Y TEST KIT
When you begin to use these techniques with others, you will need to have substances on hand for testing and corrections. You
will find quite a complete discussion of how to develop your test kit in Cure Your Own Allergies in Minutes. You will w ant to
have samples of the substances people commonly eat and use in their daily lives. Little plastic bags, big enough for one door -key,
are


 to the rhythmic patterns of day and night, and
that takes time. Furthermore, they need a lot of sleep to continue growing.
Remember that newborns will go through growth spurts every several days
for several weeks and then every several weeks for several months. All the
growing that their brains and bodies are doing is exhausting!
As a general rule of thumb, a baby’ s “wake window” (the time that they
can tolerate being awake between naps or before bed) will start small and
gradually increase over time. After the first few months, you will likely start
to see a rhythm regarding what time baby wakes up for the day, when their
first nap is, how much time they can be awake before the next nap, and
what time they generally fall asleep for the night. As their wake windows
naturally increase, the number of naps they take each day will decrease.
Rest when the baby sleeps so that you can care for them when they are
awake. If they are tired, let them sleep. If they are awake all night, try not to
get overwhelmed; their schedules are changing from day to day and it is
only temporary. If you are exhausted and need to rest, ask for help! You canonly care for your baby if you are in good health. If you are confused about
their sleep schedules and nap times, talk to other moms in your community;
they will all have advice for you. As you will learn, every baby is dif ferent,
and you will get to learn your own baby’ s patterns and schedules over time.
That being said, if you are struggling with sleep deprivation, you do not
have to suf fer through it silently. In the early days, there is not much you
can do about adjusting a baby’ s schedule, but you can ask other adults for
support. Take turns with your support people, whether that would be your
partner, family members, friends, or doula, and ask them to care for your
baby while you rest. After your baby is a few months old, you can adjust
their sleep and feeding schedules to become more regular so that you (and
they!) can sleep for longer stretches of time. And of course, if you feel that
something is wrong, always follow your intuition and consult your care
providers.
THINGS THA T SUPPORT RESTFUL  SLEEP
Drink your hot milk tonic each night!
Diffuse lavender or roman chamomile essential oil.
Use a sound machine in baby’ s room.
Use a weighted blanket or weighted onesie that is appropriate to
your baby’ s weight.
Swaddle your baby to help calm their dispersed energy if you notice
their hands are flailing and their breath is fast. Swaddling will also
keep them from waking themselves up.
Give baby a massage and bath before bedtime.
Make the baby’ s sleeping area as dark as possible, and during their
waking time, let it be light. This helps them to adjust to the time of
day.SPITTING UP (IN BREASTFED BABIES)
Spitting up—several times a day—is a common occurrence for a newborn
in the early days. Projectile vomiting, however, can be a cause for concern
and is a reason to call your pediatrician. One common reason for spitting up
is reflux—when the baby’ s stomach acid flows back up into the esophagus.
Reflux is something that should be diagnosed by your pediatrician.
Supplementing breast milk with formula or feeding your baby cereal mixed
with breast milk is often recommended by Western medical practitioners,
though studies have shown that neither of these treatments improve reflux;
in fact, they may even worsen it. In some cases, making changes to your
diet may help the baby’ s symptoms. Reducing dairy and following the other
Ayurvedic postpartum diet recommendations in chapter 8 is a good place to
start.
Another common reason for spitting up is an oversupply of milk or a
fast letdown (when your milk is released forcefully). When your baby is
still only a few days or weeks old, they may not be able to handle the
amount of milk that is coming down if you have an abundant supply. Too
much milk volume can lead to your baby nursing less or for shorter periods
of time, turning away from the breast as a source of comfort, or refusing to
nurse at all, so try to resolve an oversupply issue early. As with all
breastfeeding concerns, it is best to consult a lactation specialist who can
determine your personal situation and provide the best and easiest solutions.
If your newborn is spitting up due to oversupply, you may see some
corresponding signs from them:
struggling at the breast
choking with milk letdown
spitting up a lot of milk
having green, frothy stools
nursing for short periods of timepulling of f the breast soon after letdown
having bouts of unexplained crying
not settling into a feed
For solutions, pay attention to the following details:
Baby’ s latch.  A good latch will help your baby control the flow of
milk. (Support from a lactation consultant can help you learn how to
improve your child’ s latch.)
Baby’ s position.  Try having your baby’ s head higher than your
breast.
Patterns of nursing.  Switching breasts too quickly can lead to baby
getting too much foremilk and not enough hindmilk. Try allowing a
longer time for feeding on each breast before switching, or of fer the
same breast for a few feedings in a row.
Burping.  For some moms, the solution is as simple as remembering
to burp the baby after every single feed and between switching
breasts.
Frequency of feedings.  If your baby is going too long between
feedings, they may be overly hungry and try to drink quickly. Watch
for and learn your baby’ s early signs of hunger, such as eye
movements, small sounds, and body movements.
Draining the breasts.  Empty one breast at a time at each feeding.
This will regulate the supply of milk. Do not pump extra milk,
because it will cause your breasts to fill quickly again.
Herbal supplements.  If you are taking herbs to increase milk
supply, stop—and that may help solve the issue. Some herbs—
including peppermint, sage, and parsley—are considered
antigalactogogues (they decrease milk supply). Making these herbs
into a tea may help in reducing milk supply.Oversupply can cause a mama to have sore nipples, plugged ducts,
mastitis, thrush, or breast pain. If you have tried all the above solutions and
nothing seems to be working, I recommend consulting a specialist. Your
baby’ s symptoms of oversupply can also be signs of low supply, but you
can usually tell the dif ference by whether the baby is gaining appropriate
weight or not. Breastfeeding issues can sometimes be solved by simple
changes that you may not be aware of, so experts can be a tremendous help.
NEWBORN SKIN: CRADLE CAP, DIAPER RASH,
AND HEAT RASH
Within the first couple of weeks after birth, your newborn’ s skin may go
through several dif ferent changes as they adjust to life outside of the watery
womb. Some skin rashes and conditions are normal, and some may be
uncomfortable or irritating for your baby.
You may see “stork bites” (red dots on the back of the baby’ s neck or
between their eyebrows), dry or peeling skin, baby acne, milia (little white
bumps on the cheeks), or swelling in the baby’ s face (from the birth
experience) that will go down within a couple of days. All this is normal.
Other common occurrences that may arise are cradle cap, diaper rash,
and heat rash. Although these are mostly harmless, they can be irritating or
uncomfortable for your babe, and of course, as a mama, you will want to
help your baby be as comfortable as possible. Neem-infused ghee is a great
Ayurvedic remedy for baby rashes, baby acne, and peeling skin. The
resources section at the back of this book has suggestions on where to order
some.
Cradle cap is a yellowish crust that can sometimes appear on a baby’ s
scalp, forehead, or eyebrows. It does not need treatment and will go away
on its own eventually, but if you want to remove it you can gently massage
the area with ghee or coconut oil and allow it to soak into the skin
overnight. Optionally, you can add essential oils of lavender, frankincense,
or tea tree (or a combination). In the morning, the skin with cradle cap will
be soft, and you can gently pick of f the crust and comb or brush it out of thebaby’ s hair with a baby brush. Be gentle when picking the crust of f, as
baby’ s heads are delicate. The cradle cap should come of f almost
effortlessly and not break the skin or disturb your babe at all.
A red, sore rash on a baby’ s bottom, known as diaper rash, occurs for
several reasons. Sometimes baby has a skin sensitivity to chemicals in
wipes or disposable diapers. Or they could be having a reaction to the
deter gent used to wash their cloth diapers. Often, rashes are caused by
sitting in a dirty or wet diaper for too long (even a short time if their skin is
sensitive). Other causes are yeast infection, reaction to antibiotics, or a
reaction to the nursing mama’ s