 or
corned vegetable. The Indian Achar;  I nd onesian acar, and achara from the
Philippines; V ietnamese cai chua and the carrot, date and onion achcharu  of
Sri Lan ka are all pickles featuring local papaya, pineapple, and/or
vegetables. Kore a, Japan and China have several pickled dishes, each with
their ow n ingredients and in s ome cases, special uses. The beni shoga
pickled ginger of Japan has been served with sushi and other raw fish dishes
for centuries. In T urke y, pickles are called tursu and in Greece, they say toupai. Some
Arab countries still use the Persian word, torshi,  and the word fo r Albanian,
Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian mixed pickles is turshi. In these
countries, cabbage, eggplant, turnips, beets, peppers and cucum ber are the
vegetables most often pickled. Local fish such as salmon, pike and eel
along with cockles, mussels an d winkles in vinegar began sho wing up on
tables in 16th century London. All over Scandinavia to this day, vinegar -
pickled herring appear on every smor gasbord. When N orth Am ericans use the word pickle  they mean pickled cucumber
almost exclusively. For them, olives and okra may be pickled and pickledpeppers, pickled onions, pickled eggs and even pickled watermelon rind is
eaten, but these are not usually referred to as pickles. It is thought that pekel,  a Dutch word f or brine, is the root for the English
term pickle but its use as a food predates recorded history. It’ s not by
chance that every sea-faring nation developed their own pickled foods,
because pickling  was an ef ficien t way to preserve food for long voyages. It
was thou ght tha t sauerkraut and pickles were an antidote for scurvy. From
the b uilders of China’ s Great W all to Julius Caesar, Napoleon and Queen
Elizabeth I, pickles were valued as a healthy food and a secret of beauty. I, fo r one, agre e with Thomas Jef ferson, who wrote, “On a hot day in
V ir ginia I know of nothing more comforting than a fine sp iced pickle,
brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of that aromatic jar, below
the stairs in Aunt Sally’ s cellar.”
pickling spice
If you make yo ur own pickles, you should consider making  your own
pickling spice blends. The poin t is that fresh whole spices impart the zip
and com plex ess ence to the brin e. Be sure to purchase the ingredients from
a bu sy spice seller who keeps a fresh stock of whole spices and  turns them
over quickly. Make up enough for the preserving season and discard any
left over after si x months. Bay i s now available fresh in the produce section
of m any supermarkets; that is the best choice, so look there first. T ellicherry
whole b lack pep percorns from the Malabar Coast of India are  left on the
vine lon ger to develop lar ge, mature berries with a deep, rich flavour. Choose green (not white) carda mom pods: green indicates the freshness of
the pods, and their seeds will be full of camphor. Brown mustard seeds are
smaller than the yellow ones and are hotter in taste. Store th ese exceptionally fragr ant blends in a dark glass container away
from heat and li ght (definitely not over the stove!). If you must use a clear
glass con tainer, cover it with a strip of brown/Kraft paper. Y ou can purchase
commercial blends of pickling spice, but try to get a package fr om a recent
shipment, not one that has lingered on the shelf from the previous year(although that doesn’ t guarantee  it hasn’ t been wintering on the distributor ’ s
shelves). Y ou will need c heesecloth for the spice bags and for straining some of the
jams, so purchase at least a yard (3 ft/1 m) or more at a time. classic pickling spice blend
MAKES ABOUT 1 CUP (250 ML)
6 fr esh bay leaves 1 whole nutmeg
1 cinnamon stick, 3 inches (8 cm)
2 tbsp (25 mL) whole br own or yellow mustard seeds
2 tbsp (25 mL) whole allspice berries
1 tbsp (15 mL) coriander seeds
1 tbsp (15 mL) whole T ellicherry black pepper corns
1 tbsp (15 mL) gr ound ginger
1 tbsp (15 mL) dill or fennel seeds
1 tbsp (15 mL) hot r ed pepper flakes
2 tsp (10 mL) cardamom seeds (fr om gr een pods)
2 tsp (10 mL) cumin seeds 1 tsp (5 mL) whole cloves
Stack th e bay leaves and, using scissors, snip thin strips crosswise through
the stack. Using a mortar and pestle or rolling pin, crush the nutmeg. Using a mortar and pestle or rolling pin, crush the cinnamon. In a bowl, combine spices. From the green bay strips, top centre, clockwise: yellow mustard seeds,
allspice berries, coriander seeds, T ellicherry black peppercorns, ground ginger, dill seeds, hot pepper
flakes, cardamom seeds, cumin seeds, whole cloves, cinnamon pieces, and whole nutmeg in the
centre. Mix well and spoon the spices into a dark glass jar with a tight-fitting lid. How to Make a Spice BagCut a 10-inch (25cm) square of doubled ch eesecloth and a 24-inch (60 cm) length of
thin string. Spoon the specified amount of pickling spice into the centre of the square. Bring up the edges of the cloth around the spices to make a pouch. Secure with the
string, leaving one long end to tie around the handle of the pot for easy removal after
boiling with the pickling liquids. curry pickling spice blend
Being blends of several dif ferent spices, curries reflect the personal
preferences of each individual who combines them. Some are very hot,
some are red, so me are yellow, s ome are green, and some are slightly sweet
with ani se overtones. For this p ickling spice blend, I have included more
fragrant and anise-flavoured sp ices than hot ones. Y ou can change the
amounts and add other spices, according to your own whims, to make it
your own. Fenugreek (between the coriander, left, and allspice, right) is the pyramid-shaped (or tri-corn, hence
the name) herb labelled T rigonella foenum-graecum. It gives curry its characteristic essence, so it is
essential to any curry blend. I find that curry spices are richer in flavour if dry-roasted before using. T o prepare, combine the
whole seeds in a spice wok for dry roasting over medium-high heat until fragrant. When roasting
spices, stir constantly and remove before they begin to smoke. Let cool and combine with turmeric
and ginger. Store in a cool, dark place for up to 6 months. Pictured here, clockwise from top left: redcayenne pepper strips, star anise, crushed cinnamon, whole mustard seeds, whole allspice berries,
fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, Brazilian green peppercorns and cumin seeds. MAKES 1 CUP (250 mL)
6 dried cayenne pepper pods 2 star anise
1 cinnamon stick, 3 inches (8 cm)
2 tbsp (25 mL) whole br own or yellow mustard seeds
2 tbsp (25 mL) whole allspice berries
2 tbsp (25 mL) gr ound turmeric
2 tbsp (25 mL) fenugr eek seeds
1 tbsp (15 mL) coriander seeds
1 tbsp (15 mL) whole Brazilian gr een pepper corns
1 tbsp (15 mL) gr ound ginger
2 tsp (10 mL) cumin seeds

1. S tack the cayenne pepper pods and, using scissors, snip  thin strips
crosswise through the stack. 2. U sing a mortar and pestle or rolling pin, crush the star an ise pod and
seeds. B elow, I am using a cast iron mortar and pestle for crush ing a small
amount of bark spices. 3. Using a mortar and pestle or rolling pin, crush the cinnamon. 4. In a b owl, com bine cayenne strips, crushed star anise, crushed cinnamon,
mustard seeds, allspice berries, t urmeric, fenugreek, coriander, peppercorns,
ginger a nd cumin seeds. Mix we ll and spoon the spices into a d ark glass jar
with a tight-fitting lid. Label and store away from heat and light.f i v e - s p i c e  b l e n d
It is said that the traditional spices in this blend r epr esent the five tastes:
sweet, so ur, bitte r, pungent and salty. Make at least 1/2 cup (125  mL) of the
blend an d use in stir -fry dishes or with rice c


. But the right thing in this sense is only someone else’s editorial
opinion. Some Strategies for Coming to Grips with the Mysterious and the
Unknown
• Make selective efforts to try new things even if you are tempted
to stay with the familiar. For example, at a restaurant order a new
dish. Why? Because it would be different and you might enjoy it. • Invite a collection of people to your home who represent widely
divergent points of view. Go with the unknown rather than your
typical clique of acquaintances wherein you can predict everything
that will take place. • Give up having to have a reason for everything you do. When
someone asks you why, remember that you don’t have to come up
with a reasonable answer that will satisfy them. You can do what
you decide just because you want to. • Begin to take some risks that will get you out of your rou-EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 133tine. Perhaps an unplanned vacation with no reservations or maps,
where you just trust yourself to handle whatever might come along. Interview for a new job, or talk with someone that you’ve been
avoiding because you were afraid of not knowing what might hap-
pen. Take a new route to work, or have dinner at midnight. Why? Just because it’s different and you want to do it. • Entertain yourself with a fantasy in which you allow yourself
to have anything you want. No holds barred. You have all of the
money to do anything you want for a two-week period. You’ll find
that almost all of your mental meanderings are indeed attainable
for you, that you don’t want the moon or the unreachable, but simply
things that you can achieve if you eliminate the fear of the unknown
and go after them. • Take a risk that might involve some personal upheaval, but
which would be intensely rewarding to you. For several years a
colleague of mine had told his students and clients about the need
for trying the unknown in their lives. But in many ways his advice
was hypocritical since he stayed with the same university, consulting
work and comfortable life-style. He had stated that anyone could
handle new and different situations, but he continued to stay with
the familiar. In 1974 he decided to live in Europe for six months be-
cause it was something he had always wanted to do. He taught two
courses for an overseas graduate program in educational psychology
and learned firsthand (experientially rather than verbally) that he
could handle the doubtful. After three weeks in Germany, because
of his inner security, he had as many opportunities to conduct
workshops, work with clients and give lectures as he had had in
New York where he was comfortable with the familiar surroundings. Even in a remote village in Turkey, where he lived for two months,
he was busier than he had been in New York. At last, out of experi-
ence, he knew that he could go anywhere, at anytime, and be effect-
ive, not because of the external circumstances, but because he could
handle the unknown, exactly as he handled the known, with his
own inner strength and skills.134 / Your Erroneous Zones• Whenever you find yourself avoiding the unknown, ask yourself,
“What’s the worst thing that could happen to me?” You’ll probably
see that the fears of the unknown are out of proportion to the reality
of the consequences. • Try to do something silly like going barefoot in the park, or
skinny-dipping. Try out some of the things that you’ve always
avoided because you “Mustn’t ever do such things.” Open your own
personal horizons to new experiences that you’ve previously avoided
because they were silly or inane. • Remind yourself that the fear of failure is very often the fear of
someone else’s disapproval or ridicule. If you let them have their
own opinions, which have nothing to do with you, you can begin
to evaluate your behavior in your own, rather than their terms. You’ll
come to see your abilities not as better or worse, but as simply dif-
ferent from others. • Make an attempt to do some things that you’ve always avoided,
with the sentence “I’m just not good at that.” You can spend an af-
ternoon painting a picture and have a hell of a time. If the end
product is less than masterful, you haven’t failed, you’ve had a half
day of pleasure. On my living room wall is a painting that is aesthet-
ically horrible. Everyone who visits comments or painfully avoids
commenting on how bad it really is. In the lower left-hand corner
are inscribed the words, “To you, Dr. Dyer, I give you not my best.”
It is from a former student who had avoided painting all of her life
because she’d learned a long time ago that she was bad at it. She
spent a weekend painting just for her own pleasure and it is one of
my most prized gifts. • Remember that the opposites of growth are sameness and death. Thus, you can resolve to live each day in a new way, being spontan-
eous and alive, or you can fear the unknown and remain the
same—psychologically dead. • Have a talk with those people in your life who you feel are most
responsible for your fear of the unknown. State in no uncertain terms
that you intend to do new things, and check out their reactions. You
may find that their incredulity is one of theEXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 135things that you’ve always worried about in the past, and as a result
you chose immobilization over those disapproving looks. Now that
you can handle the looks, state your Declaration of Independence
from their control. • Instead of “Do your best in everything” as a credo for you and
your children, try “Select the things that are important to you, and
work hard at them, and in the rest of your life, just do.” It’s O.K. not
to do your best! In fact, the whole “Do your Best,” syndrome is a
myth. You never do your absolute best, nor does anyone else. There
is always room for improvement, since perfection is not a human
attribute. • Don’t let your convictions keep you stagnant. Believing some-
thing out of past experience and hanging onto that belief is an
avoidance of reality. There is only what is now, and the truth of the
present may not be the truth of the past. Assess your behavior not
on what you believe, but in terms of what is and what you experience
in the present. By allowing yourself to experience, rather than color-
ing your reality with beliefs, you’ll find the unknown a fantastic
place to be. • Remember, nothing human is alien to you. You can be anything
you choose. Imprint this on your mind and remind yourself of it
when you fall into your typically safe evasive behavior. • Become aware of avoiding the unknown as you are doing it. At
that moment begin a dialogue with yourself. Tell yourself it’s okay
if you don’t know where you are going at every moment of your
life. Awareness of routine is the first step in changing it. • Deliberately fail at something. Are you really less of a person
for losing a tennis game or painting a bad picture or are you still a
worthwhile individual who just enjoyed some pleasant activity? • Have a conversation with a member of a group that you’ve
avoided in the past. You’ll soon discover that your prejudices, when
challenged by you, are keeping you stagnant and uninter-136 / Your Erroneous Zonesesting. If you prejudge anyone, you prevent yourself from dealing
with them honestly since your viewpoint has already been estab-
lished. The more different kinds of people you encounter, the more
likely you are to remark to yourself how much you’ve been missing,
and how foolish your fears have been. With these insights, the un-
known will become an area for ever-increasing exploration rather
than something to shun. Some Final Thoughts on Fearing the Unknown
The above suggestions represent some constructive means of
fighting fear of the unknown. The whole process begins with new
insights into your avoidance behavior, followed by actively challen-
ging the old behavior and moving in new directions. Just imagine
if the great inventors or explorers of the past had feared the un-
known. The entire population of the world would still reside in the
Tigris-Euphrates Valley. The unknown is where growth resides. Both for civilization and for the individual. Think of a road with a fork in it. In one direction lies security, in
the other the great uncharted unknown. Which road would you
take? Robert Frost answered the question in The Road Not Taken. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. The choice is yours. Your erroneous zone of fear of the unknown
is waiting to be replaced by new exciting activities that will bring
pleasure to your life. You don’t have to know where you’re going—as
long as you’re on your way.EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 137VII
BREAKING THE BARRIER
OF CONVENTION
There are no rules, laws or traditions that apply universally…includ-
ing this one. The world is full of “shoulds” that people apply to their behavior
without evaluation, and the total of these shoulds makes up a very
large erroneous zone. You may be guided by a set of rules and
principles to


 a no-drill filling, or a filling
that requires only a small amount of drilling. This can only be done when the cavity is remineralized. Alternatively, the cavity can be scraped carefully without using a drill and then a temporary or
permanent filling can be placed while you improve your diet. Teeth can remineralize under the
fillings. Parts of the teeth that are drilled are a far larger obstacle to tooth remineralization than a
filling sitting in a tooth. Cavities under fillings. Sometimes these respond well to nutrition, and other times they do not. It
depends on how stressed the tooth is, and how severe the decay. First you need to determine if your
current filling is allowing food and saliva to enter deeply into the tooth. If so, you want to get the
filling cleaned, and then sealed with either a temporary or a permanent filling. If the filling on the
tooth is already sound, then the first thing to consider is if this is a misdiagnosis. If it is not a
misdiagnosis, many of these teeth will respond well to nutritional treatments. Make sure to avoid
biting on the tooth as best as you can for 1-14 days depending on your desires, and perhaps even wear
a night guard to relieve the nighttime stress on the tooth. Expect significant improvement in these deep
cavities in 1-2 weeks. If the filling is damaged, once the interior of the tooth heals, then consider
getting a new non-toxic filling to strengthen the structure of your tooth. Cracked or chipped teeth. Cracking teeth is almost always a sign of a significant dietary sin or
health imbalance. Teeth are not supposed to crack, even in the elderly. Whole grains and high
intensity sweeteners top the list of dietary mistakes that cause cracking or chipping. Cracked teeth can
usually be bonded by a good dentist. You will need to reduce the biting stress on the tooth and give it
ample time to heal. To reduce biting stress a night guard, chewing on the opposite side, and
alternative body work treatments on your jaw or head will help. Just as a reminder, a cracked or
chipped tooth does not usually need a root canal. Teeth with temporary fillings. You will want to find a permanent safe filling solution and not keep
temporary fillings in your mouth very long. Leaving big cavities without fillings. A few daring people want to have no filling materials in their
mouths even if their teeth have large holes. I do not recommend this option if you are doing it to save
money. A mouth full of cavities, or you do not know what to do about your cavities. What I always say to
people who feel unsure is to make your best effort to improve your diet. No matter what dental
treatment course you pursue, you will always be benefited by improving your diet. It does not hurt to
try. Sensitivity on sides of teeth with gum line ridges. This is called abfraction and is due to biting
forces. An improved diet will strengthen the tooth against the loss or damage to the tooth caused by
biting forces. The complete healing of this condition may require additional treatments to adjust how
you bite. Still not Sure. Talk to Your Tooth
While this suggestion may sound ridiculous, I assure you that I have not gone off the deep end. I want
you to know that I am sharing this suggestion with you because many people truly have difficulty in
deciding how to take care of a painful tooth, and this process really can bring clarity. Even after considering all of this information, you still might feel clueless about what to do for your
painful tooth. You may wonder if there is any hope. Many times in these situations you have a variety
of choices. And it requires relaxing the judgmental mind to know which choice is best for you. Consider beginning an inner dialog with your tooth. This is very similar to talking with a child. Here
are some examples. “How are you, tooth. ” “What will make you feel better. ” “Do you want to visit a
dentist. ” “Do you want a root canal. ” “Do you want to try herbs. ” “Do you want a special food. ”
“Do you want to be pulled. ” You will be amazed at how your body can actually communicate what it
needs to you. People will receive some kind of response to these questions, as a feeling, an inner
knowing or voice, or as a desire to do something. If you get no response, do not worry. A response
will appear in some way when your mind is relaxed. Keep asking clearly. A treatment option can also
elicit a feeling of stress or tension (implying it is a bad choice), and a feeling of lightness and ease in
response to another treatment (implying this is a good choice). If this exercise is too abstract, place an
object near you to represent your hurting tooth. Then talk to the object as if it is your tooth. This can
be therapeutic and help you to discern what is best to do. For example, you could express some anger,
sadness, disappointment or frustration at your tooth, or at yourself, for hurting. If you can let yourself
have some fun here, then you might get an insight on how to proceed. Dental Mystery – Missing Adult Teeth
About 3% of the population exhibits a condition in which some of the primary or permanent teeth are
missing. This condition is called hypodontia, and is associated with genetic or environmental factors. Problems with primary and adult teeth not erupting have been shown in cases of rickets, syphilis, and
in laboratory animal experiments with a very high sugar diet. Congenital syphilis is linked to missing
teeth. Its symptoms on the skeletal system are very similar to that of scurvy and rickets. 27
 Scurvy in
children was treated with raw minced beef, fresh cow's milk, and orange juice. Perhaps missing teeth
is related to a lack of vitamin C or a lack of fat-soluble vitamin D in the diet during important times of
growth including in the womb. The exact cause of missing teeth still remains a mystery. The Vicious Cycle and Tooth Decay
One school of thought proposes that emotions are the primary cause of physical disease. Another
school of thought declares the opposite, citing that disease has little to do with emotions. Let us try to
clear up this mess so you can take care of your teeth in the healthiest way possible. Emotions and stress can absolutely affect your health. The way your emotions affect your health is
primarily through poor food choices when you feel bad, or unhappy, and good food choices when you
feel well. Emotions such as sadness, anger, and grief can also interfere with your body’s ability to
digest food. Emotions do affect your internal body chemistry which can alter your calcium and phosphorous
balance. Strong emotions can engage the fight or flight response within your glands (adrenal, pituitary,
thyroid and so on). The fight or flight response will cause poisonous substances to be secreted into
your blood stream readying you for attack or to run for your life. While many situations in our modern
lives feel like fight or flight events, the reality for most people is that
we do not live in truly life or
death situations in our modern world. Many people behave as if they do, but this is an artificially
created reality that is in part exaggerated by the mass media. If you behave as if every news event,
traffic jam, or bad look from a stranger is the end of your life, then your body is going to use up
tremendous amounts of resources for nothing. I have noticed that some people who experience severe tooth decay are severely stressed. They are in
a hurry, always rushing, putting their needs off until the last minute. When someone comes to me and
they cannot slow down, take a breath, and just take a look at themselves for a moment, then I know
they most likely will fail in remineralizing tooth decay. This is what is known as the vicious cycle. Difficult events challenge us in life, and rather than getting easier, life sends us more difficult events. The cycle also works constructively for certain people in certain parts of their lives, such as the
person who always gets one good job or economic fortune after the next. Your job is to transform the negative cycle of dental health into a positive cycle. The way this
happens is by inviting in the positive feelings and experiences, while at the same time searching for
and acknowledging the negative experiences. Stress is primarily caused by unacknowledged feelings. In modern society, we face life situations that our bodies are physically and emotionally unequipped
for, such as eating a sandwich while driving and talking on a cell phone at the same time. As a result,
we experience this specific kind of uncomfortable tension we call stress. To help deal with stress,
one must slow down, breathe, and acknowledge the feelings present in this moment. The simple
question of, “What is here now. ” helps bring one’s focus into the moment. One could also ask, “How
am I feeling now. ” These are some tools that help enhance awareness. Yoga, meditation, tai chi, chi
gong, and many other forms of meditation, movement, or therapy, will help you reduce stress, clear
your mind, and make you a healthier person. Just relax and trust the healing process for your teeth. This means trusting you will be fine, whether
you get a dental treatment on the tooth or not. Feel, or imagine a positive feeling of support that you
can overcome tooth decay. If you have a negative doubting voice, just notice it and smile at it


	have	the
highest	mineral	content. Not	coincidentally,	the	dairy	herd	on	that	farm	was
healthier,	produced	more	milk	and	had	higher	reproductive	capacity. The	use	of	chemical	fertilizers	triggers	a	series	of	problems	as	plants	struggle
to	cope	with	deficient	soils	and	toxic	attacks. Plants	grown	in	nutrient-deficient
soils	are	less	healthy	and	more	vulnerable	to	insects,	molds,	fungi,	viruses,
bacteria	and	weeds. The	susceptibility	leads	to	the	use	of	other	agricultural
chemicals,	such	as	pesticides,	herbicides	and	fungicides,	to	protect	sick	plants. These	toxic	chemicals	create	“dead	soils,”	killing	not	only	the	undesirableorganisms	but	also	the	helpful	organisms	(earthworms,	insects,	bacteria	and
fungi)	that	are	responsible	for	taking	minerals	out	of	the	soil	and	converting
them	into	forms	that	plants	can	use. When	these	bacteria	and	fungi	are	killed,	the
plants	no	longer	receive	adequate	nutrition. Insecticides,	fungicides	and	herbicides	accumulate	in	the	soil	to	a	level	where
they	inhibit	plant	growth. These	poor	growing	conditions	have	spurred	the
development	of	new	kinds	of	plants,	such	as	hybrid	and	genetically	modified
crops. In	creating	genetically	modified	plants,	which	humankind	has	never	eaten
before,	we	may	have	(unknowingly)	altered	the	nutritional	value	of	the	plants,	as
well	as	made	them	more	toxic	or	allergenic. More	and	more	genetically	modified
foods	are	contaminating	the	food	supply	with	novel	and	unnatural	varieties	of
organisms. (See	chapter	9	for	more	information.) Shelves	Stocked	with	Old	Food
I	can	remember,	as	a	child	on	my	uncle’s	farm,	picking	ripe	apples	from	the
trees	and	eating	them	then	and	there. I	can	remember	harvesting	fresh	peas,
strawberries	and	sweet	corn	from	our	own	garden	and	eating	them	raw	within
minutes	of	harvesting. Not	only	do	fresh	foods	taste	better;	they	are	substantially
better	for	health. Much	of	the	food	purchased	in	a	standard	supermarket	today	is
old. Presumably	fresh	produce	such	as	apples,	oranges	and	cucumbers	are	put	in
cold	storage	and	can	be	anywhere	from	months	to	years	old. Supermarket	eggs
are	commonly	anywhere	from	six	weeks	to	six	months	old,	and	they	still	can	be
labeled	as	“fresh.”
Food	is	reasonably	hardy,	but	nutrients	are	not. Nutrients	are	quite	fragile	and
are	destroyed	by	heat,	light,	oxygen	and	overly	long	storage. The	most	fragile
vitamins	are	C,	B
1
and	B5. Unless	you	grow	food	yourself	or	obtain	it	freshly
harvested	from	a	local	farmer,	it’s	likely	the	food	does	not	have	the	nutrition	you
think	it	has. Irradiated	foods	may	be	years	old	before	you	eat	them	and	thus	completely
devoid	of	vitamins. Fruits	and	vegetables	undergo	substantial	destruction	of
nutrients	in	modern	cold	storage. In
The	Kellogg	Report,
Dr.	Joseph	Beasley
offered	examples	of	the	nutritional	loss	that	occurs	after	harvesting:
•	Spinach	and	asparagus	lose	50	to	70	percent	of	their	folic	acid	when	kept
at	room	temperature	for	three	days. •	Vegetables	such	as	asparagus,	broccoli	and	green	beans	typically	lose	50percent	of	their	vitamin	C	before	they	reach	the	produce	counter. •	Potatoes	lose	as	much	as	78	percent	of	their	vitamin	C	during	long-term
storage	at	36°F. •	Blanching	of	vegetables	prior	to	freezing	can	destroy	up	to	half	of	the
vitamins. •	Freezing	meat	can	destroy	up	to	70	percent	of	its	vitamins. Commercial,	make-believe	foods	lack	nutrients	not	only	because	of	losses
after	harvest,	but	also	because	food	is	frequently	harvested	before	it	is	ripe. This
practice	may	be	necessary	for	our	modern	distribution	system	(to	bring	food	to
the	consumer	before	it	rots),	but	early	harvesting	also	reduces	nutrition. The
ripening	process	is	critical	to	develop	the	full	vitamin	and	mineral	content	of	a
food;	vitamin	and	mineral	content	rise	near	the	peak	of	ripeness. Also,	flavor
improves. The	carrots	you	buy	in	the	supermarket	may	look	ripe,	but	they	frequently	turn
that	bright	orange	(ripe)	color	during	transit	through	the	distribution	system. If
they	are	not	ripened	while	still	in	the	soil	(and	most	are	not),	they	will	lack
essential	nutrients. Vine-ripened,	freshly	harvested	tomatoes	are	loaded	with
vitamins,	minerals	and	phytonutrients	(natural	chemicals	in	plants	that	benefit
our	health)—unlike	commercial	tomatoes	that	are	picked	green	and	artificially
ripened	with	ethylene	gas. Naturally	ripened	tomatoes	were	found	to	contain
one-third	more	vitamin	C	than	those	harvested	green	and	immature. Foods
harvested	before	they	are	ripe	never	develop	certain	nutrients	at	all. Certain
phytonutrients	(substances	found	in	ripe	tomatoes	known	to	help	prevent
diseases	such	as	cataracts,	macular	degeneration	and	even	cancer)	are	lacking	in
the	typical	supermarket	tomato	because	these	substances	develop	in	the	last
stages	of	ripening. While	having	all	kinds	of	food	available	to	us	all	year	round	is	wonderful,	we
pay	the	price	with	our	health	because	the	food	must	often	be	harvested	before	it
is	ripe,	transported	long	distances,	stored	for	long	periods	and	artificially
ripened. Even	though	such	foods	may	look	and	taste	fine,	they	are	substantially
less	nutritious. They	are	“make-believe”	foods. Beware	of	Food	Guillotines
Even	foods	that	are	truly	fresh	and	ripe	can	nevertheless	be	nutritionally
destroyed	if	you	prepare	them	improperly. Our	biological	ancestors	usually	did
not	cook	or	process	their	foods. Foods	were	eaten	fresh	and	raw. The	healthy
Hunzas	ate	80	percent	of	their	diet	raw. Their	foods	not	only	had	more	nutritionto	begin	with	(because	of	traditional	farming	techniques	and	rich	soils),	they	also
did	not	typically	diminish	that	nutrition	by	cooking. Nobel	laureate	Linus
Pauling	believed	that	the	mostly	raw,	mostly	vegetarian,	unprocessed	diet	of	our
biological	ancestors	provided	a	level	of	nutritional	quality	far	superior	to	the
food	supply	available	today. The	bulk	of	the	modern	American	diet	comes	from	processed	foods	that	have
been	deliberately	altered	from	the	way	nature	provided. This	altering	includes
trimming,	peeling,	chopping,	blending,	mashing,	commercial	refining	and
cooking. While	some	degree	of	processing	may	be	necessary,	there	are	many
degrees	of	processing,	from	the	simple	slicing	of	a	carrot	for	your	salad	all	the
way	to	the	grinding	and	bleaching	of	wheat	in	order	to	make	white	flour. The
most	significant	causes	of	malnutrition,	other	than	commercial	farming	and
distribution	techniques,	are	cooking	and	processing. In	general,	proteins	in	food	are	the	most	st


 incidental eaters of fats. We do not need to store great quanties of fat, as do bears and sea lions. Ripe fruits contain ad -
equate quantities of predigested fats in the form of fatty acids that are easily handled. Other forms of fa t r
equire hours for their digestion, quite atypical of fruits to which we
are most favorably disposed. Fats may lie in the small intestine several hours before bile is secreted into it with which to emulsify them, thus exposing them to lipases which re -
duce them to monoglycerides (fatty acids) and glycerols. I adjudge tha t we are not a species of fa t ea
ters except incidental to our fruitarian
disposition. 64
FruiticultureAre We Protein Eaters. To hear the exponents of the meat trust, you’d think we’re in imminent danger of disease
and death if we fail to eat meat three times a day. The truth is that eating meat three times daily will cause the very conditions we’re taught to fear. We’re in no danger of pro -
tein deficiency unless we’re eating a 100% cooked food diet. On the other hand, there are gra v
e dangers in eating cooked proteins. At normal cooking temperatures, proteins
are coagulated, deaminated and largely oxidized. The nitrogenous materials are soil for putrefactive bacteria. The carbohydrate portions of cooked proteins are usable for ca -
loric values but still present the problems that cooked carbohydrates pose. If we must eat pr ot
eins, we must eat them raw to
derive their full benefit. But proteins, per se, are
not created as food. They are created by plant and animal life as components of organisms, seeds, en -
zymes, ova, etc. Most proteins of this nature have toxic prot ec
tive compounds. The bean family have
anti-enzyme factors. Eggs have avidin. Nuts also have anti-enzyme factors. Seeds of peaches, apples and many other fruits have hydrocyanide. Humans do not secrete the enzymes to ne -
gate or break down these toxic substances. From fruits we der iv
e as much protein as is present in mother’s milk for a growing baby. Moreover, fruit proteins come to us predigested as do other ripened fruit components. There are many alarmists who warn us about protein deficiencies of fruits and many other presumed deficiencies. If we developed in nature on fruits to our high state as an -
thropologists have found, then the real deficiencies are in the thinking of those who pro -
claim deficiencies. Their evidence is usually based on researches with pathological spec -
imens, especially those whose metabolic and assimilative faculties are very impaired. They base their thinking from a standpoin
t of disease rather than health, from a modality
and curing mentality rather than a correction of pathogenic practices. In saying that our natural foods are deficient, they are simultaneously proclaiming improvidence in nature. Or, in effect, saying: “God, you made a terrible mistake in providing for us and especially in giving us a sweet tooth. ” Advocating the consumption of proteins and yet more pro -
teins when those so advising know by their own researches and knowledge that the pro -
65
Fruiticultureteins will be cooked and contribute to heavy pathology is nothing less than criminal. One more consideration: If we ate only proteins in their raw state we’d quickly become
diseased and perhaps even suffer death. Why. Because various amino acids require from about 60% to 137% of their carbohydrate energy potential for their deamination and utilization. The net result would be starvation. That’s one reason so much weight is lost by the obese on protein diets. And the intoxication that results from putrefaction is the reason so many of these dieters become diseased with some dying.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the first commandment of eating, according to the author?,
A: "Thou shalt not poison thyself."
Q: What is the author's stance on the consumption of fermented and rotten foods?,
A: The author strongly advises against consuming fermented and rotten foods, as they can lead to various health problems.
Q: What is the author's opinion on the consumption of grains?,
A: The author believes that humans are not designed to consume grains, as they are not easily digestible and can cause harm.
Q: What is the author's perspective on the consumption of nuts and seeds?,
A: The author advises against eating nuts and seeds in large quantities, as they are difficult to digest and can cause health issues.
Q: What is the author's stance on the consumption of milk and dairy products?,
A: The author is strongly against the consumption of milk and dairy products, as they are unnatural and can cause harm to the body.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Fear of sweet plant foods is running rampant in most nutrition circles these days. Let’s
examine the facts concerning our natural biological disposition, so that you may teach the truth about how we are meant to eat and thrive. The Creator gave us a “sweet tooth” for good reasons:
 •  Sugar is the preferred and pr
emium fuel used by every cell in our bodies! Our cells
run best on glucose. Not fat, protein or ketones—a ketogenic condition is an unsustain -
able emergency condition that acidifies the body. Our muscles function best when their
cells are stoked with glucose
. Sugar “burns” cleanly without toxic waste byproducts. In
order to be healthy, we need sugar—not refined white sugar, but sugar from whole fruits and vegetables. Fuel up on fruit sugar! •  When we eat sw
eet whole foods, we are rewarded for obeying our sense of taste. We
feel good, nourish and fuel up our bodies, support the maintenance of alkaline balance, and help the planet. The natural order of life calls for humans to eat diets consisting mostly of sweet raw fruits! •  Humans have a symbiotic relationship with fruits
. That is, we are natural partners in
the web of life with delectable fruits. We enjoy the deliciousness of fruits, receive supe -
rior nutrition, disperse the seeds and perpetuate life on our planet. •  Biologically, humans are frugiv
ores! We do best on a fruit-based (fruitarian) diet,
which includes vegetables and minimal-to-moderate amounts of raw seeds and nuts. Whole fruits, vegetables, squashes and tubers have good sugar, packaged with a pletho -
ra of life-sustaining nutrients. Commercial int er
ests gave us refined white sugar for bad reasons:
 •  To perver
t our senses and destroy our health with seductively sweet, nutrient-bereft
junk, and to ruin the ecology of our planet.Yes, we should shun refined sugar, but we should NOT fear sugars naturally occurring in
fruit!93
FruiticultureKey Points For Quashing Fruitophobia
by David Klein, Ph.D.
•  Sugar is our cells’ premium fuel. For driving our physiological functions in a state of
wellness, the cells use the sugar molecule known as glucose. The body converts other forms of sugar (fructose, maltose, sucrose, etc.) to glucose. •  Fearing fruit is a tragic mistake. We should no more fear fruit than we should fear
putting high-octane gasoline in our automobile’s gas tank! Our cells run on sugar, and sweet raw fruits are the premium source. •  Fruits average 90% water. That is 90% WATER, not 90% sugar! We cannot credibly say
that such a diluted sugary food package gives us “too much sugar. ”  If we eat two to three fully satisfying fruit-based meals a day, we will generally be sustained with enough calo -
ries to perform all our daily tasks with vigorous energy. No, that is not “too much sugar. ”   And no, we do not ha v
e to eat sweet fruit all day to feel satisfied and get enough calo -
ries. On a fruit-based diet anchored with bananas, no one starves, and soon we feel sat -
isfied and more alive. •  Humans ar e frugivor es biolog
ically, as confirmed by our anatomy and physiology, and
the high vitality and lack of pathology of modern fruit eaters. That means that humans
are designed to thrive on a diet of mostly fruits. Our natural diet is a fruitarian diet com -
prised of primarily sweet fruits, plus vegetables and minimal-to-moderate amounts of raw seeds and nuts. •  Our olfac
tory senses lead us to fragrant ripe fruits above all other food aromas. •  Our visual sense of aesthetics is drawn to beautiful ripe fruits above all other foods.•  Our hands are designed to pluck ripe fruits.•  Our fingers are designed to peel ripe fruits.•  Our mouth’s tastebuds are most responsive and attracted to the sweet foods offered
up by nature. •  Our teeth are designed to cleave and mash soft fruit pulp. We don’t have flesh-ripping
canine teeth as do wild carnivores. Our two tiny “canine” teeth will not do the job—that 94
Fruiticultureterm is a misnomer! •  Our mouth is designed to handle water-rich whole foods. We are not designed to drink
water, as meat and grain eaters need. •  Our stomach is designed to gently mix light loads of watery food and release meals un -
noticeably within an hour. •  Our stomach is not designed t o handle diets with hea
vy meals of mostly fatty high-
protein foods, which necessitates hours of secretion of hydrochloric acid and acidic pep -
sin enzyme, and churning. F


 you want to see what you are,
look at the people you feel closest to and with whom you
spend the most time. The mind is built up by the impres-
sions taken in through the senses, most important of
which are those that come from our social interactions. Whatever impressions we take in become more powerful
when shared with other people, who give them emotional
power. 152 Ayurveda and the Mind
The mind itself, down to the deepest unconscious, is a
social entity and follows a collective pattern. It is made up
of thought, conditioned by the language used in the social
context of our lives. The mind reflects our interactions
with other people, starting with our parents. The mind is
the record of our associations, which includes not only
human beings but all life to which we are related. Our
deeper consciousness (Chitta) itself is determined by the
nature of our associations, which create the most powerful
impulses (Samskaras) that we have to deal with. If we go
to the core of our hearts, it is our closest relationships that
most determine who we are. Ayurvedic psychology emphasizes right association to
ensure psychological well-being. We should always be
careful to keep ourselves in the right company. We should
associate with those individuals who elevate us, who bring
peace and keep our minds cool and calm. We should keep
ourselves distant from those who drag us down, who agi-
tate and overheat our minds and nerves. We must be most
careful about who we associate with on an intimate level. We should seek the good and strive to be in the com-
pany of the wise. Such are spiritual teachers, true friends,
the beauty of nature, great art, and wisdom teachings. Of
course, it is not always possible to remain in the physical
company of spiritually elevating people. They are not
always easy to find or to gain time with. However, we can
always keep them in our minds and hearts. We can attune
ourselves with their thoughts and deeds. In turn, we our-
selves should strive to have a beneficial influence on oth-
ers, projecting helpful attitudes and good thoughts toward
the entire universe. Healing the mind involves healing how we relate to the
world. It means establishing a society or group of friends Ayurvedic Counseling and Behavioral Modification
that draws us upward. This is the basis of real counseling. The counselor should provide the client with a deeper level
of association that does not reinforce their problems, but,
on the contrary, provides a space for their problems to be
released. Ideally, a true therapist should not be a doctor in
the distance, but a spiritual friend and well-wisher. Ther-
apy should be the beginning of communion, what is called
in Sanskrit Satsanga, the company of those sincerely seek-
ing truth. However, better than going to a therapist is frequent-
ing the company of spiritually elevating people. In their
company, our psychological problems, which come from
our material involvement, naturally get resolved. The
mere presence of such wise people cools and calms the
mind and heart. Lack of spiritual company is a main cause
of psychological unrest and the only cure is to find such
association. Discussing our problems, particularly with someone we
respect, is always of great help. It takes us beyond the per-
sonal nature of our problems to the greater and universal
issues of life. Communication itself is much of the benefit
of psychotherapy — drawing us into a relationship that
allows our problems to be discussed. Communication
breaks down the walls of isolation in which we suffer and
helps us look at ourselves in a new light, allowing old pat-
terns of constriction to be broken down and discarded. A true spiritual teacher helps us know who we are in
our inner consciousness, as apart from our ordinary identi-
fication with the mind-body complex. Such a person is the
ultimate psychologist. However, a spiritual teacher may
not be interested in functioning as a psychologist or a doc-
tor in the ordinary sense, helping us with our personal
worries, woes, aches and pains. The role of the spiritual 154 Ayurveda and the Mind
teacher is to guide us to higher states of consciousness, not
merely to help us resolve our ordinary problems. This may
involve teaching us to be detached from both our psycho-
logical and physical sufferings, which must always exist in
this transient world. A therapist, on the other hand, must recognize the lim-
its of what he or she can do. Therapists should not play
guru, but direct their clients toward genuine spiritual
teachers. Spiritual guidance is much more than psycholo-
gy in the ordinary sense, though true psychology should
lead to spirituality. Spirituality requires that we go beyond
the mind and its opinions, not merely that we are happy
with our state of mind. Psychological Disorders and the Biological
Humors
Psychological disorders, like physical ones, reflect
imbalances of the three biological humors. Health prob-
lems, whether physical or mental, are not merely personal
problems, but energetic problems in the mind-body com-
plex. They are not so much personal or moral failings as an
inability to harmonize the forces within us. Vata (Air) Type
Psychological disturbances occur with greater frequen-
cy when Vata is too high, which, as the nervous force, eas-
ily affects the mind. Like Vata, the mind is composed of
the air and ether elements. Vata's excess of air causes insta-
bility and agitation in the mind, which results in excessive
thinking or worrying and makes our problems appear
worse than they really are. The mind becomes overly sen-
sitive, excessively reactive, and we take things too person- Ayurvedic Counseling and Behavioral Modification 155
ally. We are prone to premature or inappropriate action
that may aggravate our problems. High Vata, as excess ether, makes us ungrounded,
spaced-out and unrealistic. We may have various wrong
imaginations, hallucinations or delusions, like hearing
voices. Our connection with the physical body and with
physical reality becomes weakened. We live in our
thoughts, which we may confuse with perception. Our
life-force gets dispersed by the excess activity of the mind. We lose contact with other people and cannot heed their
advice. High Vata in the mind manifests as fear, alienation,
anxiety and possible nervous breakdown. There is insom-
nia, tremors, palpitations, unrest and rapid shifts of mood. Insanity of the manic depressive type, or schizophrenia, is
an extreme Vata imbalance. There are many factors that can disturb Vata and create
possible psychological problems. Disturbing sensations are
hard for Vatas to handle, particularly too much exposure to
the mass media, loud music or noise. Drugs and stimulants
easily derange them. Insufficient food or irregular eating
also weakens and upsets them mentally. Excessive or unnat-
ural sexual activity quickly drains their often low energy. Stress, fear and anxiety affect them emotionally because
they lack calm and endurance. Violence and trauma leaves
them hurt and withdrawn. Neglect or abuse as a child cre-
ates a predisposition for a Vata-deranged psychology. Pitta (Fire) Type
Psychological disturbances are moderate in Pitta types. They usually have strong self-control but can be self-cen-
tered and antisocial. The fire and heat of Pitta cause the
mind to be narrow and contentious, fighting either with 156 Ayurveda and the Mind
others or with themselves. Pitta psychological disorders
are typically due to too much aggression or hostility. Typ-
ical Pitta is the overly critical type who finds fault with
everyone, blames other people for everything, sees enemies
everywhere, is always on guard and ready for a fight. High Pitta in the mind causes agitation, irritation,
anger, and possible violence. The overheated body and
mind seek release in venting the built-up tension. Pitta
types can become domineering, authoritarian or fanatic. When disturbed they may have paranoid delusions, delu-
sions of grandeur, or can become psychotic. Pitta in the mind becomes too high by various factors
that increase heat. Strong and bright colors and sensations
quickly irritate them. Exposure to violence and aggression
increases the same attitudes within them. Dietary factors
like overly hot or spicy food disturb their minds. Sexual
frustration, excessive anger and ambition, and related emo-
tional factors take their toll. Too competitive an education
or too much conflict in childhood are additional factors. Kapha (Water) Type
Kapha people have the least amount of psychological
problems and are the least likely to express them or to
resort to antisocial behavior. Kapha disturbs the mind by
blocking the channels and clouding the senses. High
Kapha (mucus and water) generally causes mental dull-
ness, congestion and poor perception. Kapha psychological unrest involves attachment and
lack of motivation leading to depression, sorrow, and
clinging. The mind may be incapable of abstract, objective
or impersonal thinking. There is a lack of drive and moti-
vation along with passivity and dependency. We want to
remain a child and be taken care of. We become preoccu- Ayurvedic Counseling and Behavioral Modification 157
pied with what others think about us. We lack the


 which inevitably
exacerbates the problem.One of the most compelling ideas I have personally learned regarding
judgment is this. When you judge another person you do not define them. You mer ely define yourself as someone who needs to judge. Just because
you make an assertion that someone is stupid, or cheap, or arrogant, or
flighty, or promiscuous does not define that person. It only says something
in you is having a conflict with something outside of you. If judgment continues without seeking the source of the conflict within you,
problems will continue unabated. A spiritual solution when you enter a
problem-plagued judgmental mental mode might be to “Stop judging by
mere appearances” (John 7:24). Y our own level of spiritual ener gy is
immediately raised when you are able to resist that strong temptation to
judge others as wrong and yourself as right. Think of all good as God
expressing itself, and evil (or wrong) or discord as ignorance of this truth. By bringing that sense of harmony to the presence of the conflict, you’ll see
that the problem not only goes away, but your frequency of vibration will
move upward and you will feel more peaceful and prosperous. When you are living with a great deal of hatred within you, you’ll find
yourself attracting the lower frequency ener gy of hatred that you despise. When Denise (not her real name) was going through a divorce she spouted
her venom about her spouse on every occasion. Her daily life was filled
with the mental anguish of hatred, revenge, sorrow, depression, and fear of
how she was going to survive financially. Her judgments were always
justified by relating how he had wronged her. While she held on to these
inner attitudes her “luck” continued to be on the downswing. Her skin
suddenly developed blotches, she was diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer, she
had horrible leg cramps, one of her daughters was arrested for possession of
illegal drugs, and finally she was involved in a very serious automobile
accident resulting in fractures and head injuries. Everything kept going
from bad to worse for Denise. She could never see that the presence of the
judgmental hatred kept her at those lower frequencies in which more and
more of that low ener gy was being attracted to her. As dif ficult as it may
seem, when your luck is down and things seem to be deteriorating, ask
yourself how much right versus wrong judgment you are carrying around
and work one moment at a time to replace it with the one power of spiritual
harmony.True Nobility Is Not About Being Better Than Anyone Else: It Is About Being Better
Than Y ou Used to Be
As I sit and write these words I imagine you, the reader, somewhere on this
earth in a future moment. I know in my heart, that regardless of who you
are, what age or sex, whatever status you have achieved or failed to
achieve, regardless of your educational merit badges or your level of
material wealth, that I, W ayne Dyer, would have just as much to learn from
you, as you do from me. Furthermore, I have the profound awareness that in
a very deep and spiritual sense you and I are connected to each other. Knowing that you have just as much to teach me as I to teach you, af firms
for me that I am not better than any person out there on this entire planet. Yet at the same time I know that I am better than I used to be. Much better. And that is what I use as a barometer of my ability to raise my spiritual
energy. I am better than I used to be. I no longer am totally dominated by
my ego’ s need to be right, to accomplish and triumph. I can now ask how
may I serve before wondering what’ s in it for me. I now find myself
spreading a message of peace, grace, love, for giveness, connectedness,
kindness, and joy rather than one of winning, being right, forceful, strong,
on top of the heap, successful, and so on. I teach meditation rather than
medication, and I am a better father, husband, and son than I was. I’ve heard it said that the only dif ference between a flower that is alive and
one that is dead is that the live flower is growing. This is the true test of
spiritual growth and whether you are raising your vibrations to be in
harmony with spirit. Are you growing? Are you better than you used to be? Here is how Lao Chu put it several thousand years ago. It applies today and
it will apply several thousand years from now. At birth all people are soft and yielding. At death they are hard and stif f.
All green plants are tender and yielding. At death they are brittle and dry.When hard and rigid
We consort with death. When soft and flexible,
We affirm greater life. You Must Slow Down to Speed Up Y our Spiritual Energy
Ironically, this fast-paced frantic activity is a very slow form of ener gy. When your mind and your body are in a constant state of worry and anxiety,
analyzing and figuring, always on the go, meeting deadlines and scurrying
to keep the next appointment, remember, that in the world of physical form
the actual ener gy pattern is extremely slow. It is only when you approach
the ener gy waves of light and spirit that the vibrations are faster. Light
waves, although appearing motionless vibrate much faster than the
frequencies of solid matter. Hence the irony when you slow yourself down and emanate peaceful,
tranquil thoughts, you actually send the anxiety and stress out of your life. Similarly, when you meditate you bring God’ s silent love into your present
moments. In silence and stillness God’ s ener gy will become yours. By
slowing your mind and freeing it from the endless chatter of thoughts
competing against other thoughts, you allow the fastest vibrations of spirit
to enter. That faster vibration is one of harmony, love, and peace. It is like
Patanjali said, coming to know God by making conscious contact with God. I have used a technique in traf fic to slow my mind down and consequently
allow the peace of God’ s fast vibrations to be present with me. When I am
stopped at a red light, I remind myself to choose to let my mind stand still
as well, or allow it to continue to chatter with thoughts about how I’m being
delayed, why the driver ahead of me didn’ t go through the yellow light, and
it is his fault that I’m still sitting here, how I’m now going to have to stop
for all the lights ahead of me because of the sequencing conspiracy of the
traffic planners, and so on. I usually choose to use this minute or two in
which everything else has stopped, to still and stop my mind as well. It is alla choice. I find that I can simply close my eyes, meditate for the prescribed
stoppage time and experience the peace of that moment. I have also discovered that there is almost always someone behind me who
will give me a considerate wake-up honk to remind me that my meditation
time is up! By slowing down and stopping my mental chatter at the traf fic
light, I invite the increased vibration of spirit into my life. And conversely,
by staying in a frenetic vibration in my mind and body, I block the presence
of God and continue to live with my so-called problems. These are some of the principles that I encourage you to study and adopt as
you think about consciously raising your own ener gy levels to approach and
sustain spiritual awareness. This also concludes this section on ways to
adopt the view that there is a spiritual solution to every problem. In the remaining chapters I present perhaps the most famous prayer of all
time and relate what Saint Francis of Assisi intended as very practical
advice for implementing spiritual solutions. The title of each chapter is a
line of the Saint Francis prayer, followed by specific suggestions for putting
the intention of the thoughts of Saint Francis into our lives and our world
today. OceanofPDF.comPART II
PUTTING SPIRITUAL
PROBLEM SOLVING
INTO ACTION
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life. —Saint Francis of Assisi
In the first half of this book I have detailed the principles involved in
understanding that there is a spiritual solution to every problem. In this
second half I of fer some practical applications of these principles based on
the well-known prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi. It seems to so perfectly
reflect the theme of this book that I have selected each line from the first
half of this famous prayer as a title for the next seven chapters. Each line provides a simple and perfect exercise to increase your ener gy
level, thereby enabling you to experience your problems as illusions which
dissolve when you bring the one power of spirit to them. Y ou don’ t have to
be a celibate monk without worldly goods, devoted to an impoverished way
of life, to grasp the profound message inherent in this prayer. You will also


 in the western world have ear infections
at some time every year, with one-third having more than four ear infec
tions a year. Why do we have this epidemic? Why do so many children finish up with
ear grommets after endless courses of antibiotics for acute ear infections? To understand this phenomenon we have to look at the structure of the
ear. Ear infections happen in the middle ear, which is quite a small enclosed
space - its volume is about 1 cubic cm. Its main function is to pass the
sound from the eardrum to the inner ear, which it does very efficiently with
a system of three interconnected tiny bones. The middle ear is filled with
air and is separated from the outer ear canal by the eardrum. However, it is
connected with the outside world with a tube called auditory or
Eustachian tube. This tube is the most important player in ear infections
and glue ear, so I would like to concentrate on it in detail. The Eustachian tube stretches from the inside wall of middle ear to the
nasopharynx (back of your nose and throat), where it opens quite near the
back of the nose. The major function of this tube is to equalise the pressure
in the middle ear with the atmospheric pressure. The opening of the
Eustachian tube in the pharynx is guarded by a lump of lymphoid tissue, FIG. 8 Interconnecting structure of the middle ear and pharynx. called the Tube Tonsil (FIG. 8). These tube tonsils are a part of the immune
system. Their function is to prevent infectious agents from getting through
the nose and throat into the Eustachian tubes and the middle ear. There is
one situation when we feel the presence of tube tonsils very well. I am sure
that everybody recalls that blocked ears feeling when flying on the aero
planes. What happens is that the tube tonsils can get inflamed and swollen
due to infection in your nose or throat or simply due to the plane's air con
ditioning. When the tube tonsils get swollen, they block the entrance into
the Eustachian tubes. As a result the pressure inside your middle ear
cannot be equalised with the changing atmospheric pressure when the
plane is taking off or landing, which gives you that muffled hearing and
pain in the affected ear. Swallowing, yawning, chewing, and holding the
nose and mouth shut while gently trying to force air out of the lungs
stretches the opening of the Eustachian tube and allows the air into the
middle ear. But if the tube tonsils are swollen too much these measures
usually don't work. The Eustachian tube is the most obvious way for any infection to get into
the middle ear. However, it is not so simple. The mucous membranes of the Eustachian tubes are covered by ciliated
epithelium and contain a lot of mucus glands and lymphatic follicles. Ciliated epithelium is a layer of cells with tiny hair on them. These hair are
normally pointing away from the middle ear to the direction of the
nasopharynx providing an effective barrier for any debris from food or air
trying to get into the middle ear from the nose and the mouth. The numer
ous mucous producing cells in the walls of the Eustachian tubes are con
stantly cleaning the tubes up with their mucous secretions, which are
moving along the direction of the tiny hair of the ciliated epithelium down
into the back of your nose. In order for any infection to get into the middle
ear it would have to struggle against this flow of mucous. But if any infec
tious agents do manage to get into the Eustachian tube, the lymphatic
follicles in its walls, which are part of the immune system, will launch their
attack and finish the invader off. And, of course, before the infection even
gets into the Eustachian tube it has to pass the first barrier - the tube tonsil,
which is a concentration of immune cells specially designed to stop any
invader. This combination of factors provides a pretty formidable defence
for the middle ear! In healthy children it works very well indeed. Why don't
these defences work in so many children? How does the infection get
through all these barriers? Why do we have an epidemic of ear infections
and glue ear? Here we come to a very important point. The mouth, nose, throat,
Eustachian tubes and middle ear of a newborn baby are sterile. Fairly soon
after birth the mouth, nose and throat get populated by a varied mixture of
microbes, coming from the environment, mum, dad and anybody else,
who is in contact with the child. Just as it happens with the gut, due to
various factors which we have discussed, many children develop abnormal
flora in that area. This will do two things. First - the epithelium of
Eustachian tubes will start producing too much mucous in order to protect
and clean itself. Second - the tube tonsils will be in a chronic state of
inflammation, blocking the entrance into the tubes and not allowing the
mucous to drain out. Fairly quickly the middle ear fills up with mucous. This situation is called the glue ear. Mucous will not allow appropriate pas
sage of sound through the middle ear impairing the child's hearing and
hence development. A lot of children with glue ear do not become autistic,
for example, but their general learning abilities suffer. Speech delay is very
common among these children. The mucous which fills their middle ear
would provide a good growing environment for any infection which may
come along from the back of the nose through the Eustachian tube. When
that happens the child gets typical symptoms of ear infection - pain and
fever, when antibiotics are usually prescribed. Antibiotics would clear
away the infectious agent, but they would not remove the glue ear. In fact
in the long run they make the situation worse by altering the bacterial flora
in the nose and throat even further. So, with the middle ear still filled with
mucous, a good medium for growing bacteria, predictably the ear infection
happens again and fairly soon. Having suffered numerous ear infections,
many children finish up with little pipes, called grommets put through
their eardrum in order to provide another channel for draining the mucous
from the middle ear. This operation is a symptomatic measure, but it usu
ally resolves the problem of glue ear and stops the chain of constant ear
infections. So, the epithelium of the middle ear and Eustachian tube will
still be producing a lot of mucous and the natural channel for draining this
mucous will still be blocked, but the mucous now will drain through an
artificial pipe - grommet into the outside. As we said, grommets are a symptomatic measure, a crutch in a way,
which does not remove the real problem. The real problem is an abnormal
flora developed in the child's nose and throat. Practise shows that when
that flora is normalised, the glue ear and ear infections disappear. Two
things have to be done to normalise bacterial flora in that area. First  - the diet should not provide food for abnormal bacteria. As we discussed in earlier chapters these foods are sugar, milk and processed
carbohydrates. It is amazing how quickly glue ear resolves when these
foods are taken out of the diet. A second  important measure is adding a strong therapeutic probiotic to
the child's regimen. The beneficial bacteria in the probiotic would help to
clear out pathogenic flora and re-establish normal healthy flora in the
mouth, nose and throat, which would keep the child clear from ear infec
tions. To do that, apart from adding a probiotic to the food, I routinely sug
gest to the parents of children whom I see in my clinic to open a capsule of
probiotic and put the powder on the child's tongue last thing before bed,
after the child has cleaned his teeth and is not going to eat or drink any
more. This way the probiotic bacteria will have a chance to work on the
flora of the mouth and throat all night. As the back of the nose and the back
of the mouth both open to the same place, the probiotic bacteria have a
good chance of reaching the back of the nose, where the tube tonsils are,
and deal with any pathogenic flora in that area. On top of that, the stimula
tion of the immune responses, which the probiotics produce, would also
help to clear out any infection. As a result the inflammation would subside
and the tube tonsils would resume their normal size and not block the
Eustachian tubes any more, allowing mucous to drain from the middle ear. This will resolve glue ear and the constant chain of ear infections. Another common contributing factor to ear infections are food allergies,
particularly allergy to milk. In the previous chapters we have discussed what
role the gut flora plays in the development of food allergies. With the use of
diet and probiotics we can improve the state of the gut flora and the immune
system in the child's body. Clinical experience shows that a lot of food aller
gies disappear as the gut heals. In the meantime it is a good idea to remove
the foods, which the child may be allergic to, particularly cow's milk. However, it takes


 put that cream on my arm and it was all gone…. Every single symptom GONE. In the days following I noticed:
No more vomiting in the morning.No more debilitating fibromyalgia.No more afternoon fatigue. Most of all, I am CALM  today. It’s great to just sit
still…. Every single symptom gone in 10 minutes….What can I tell you about my friend, Dr. Platt? He has shaken the medical community with his
knowledgeable, brutal honesty about how medicine is
practiced in our society, how power is abused by our drug
manufacturers. He questions the ideas of practitioners who
treat the symptoms of disease, not the underlying problem. Make the symptom go away and you’re OK. The understanding this man has of bio-identical
hormones and the human body’s reaction to hormone
imbalance is astounding. There is no doubt about it! This man saved my life. Not only am I alive today, but I have a quality of life that
30 years of medical treatment and antidepressants could not give me.|   93 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  UgLy
I could write a book about all the correct analyses
Dr. Platt makes in Chapter 15 about how hormones affect
ADHD, HOW ADRENALINE AFFECTS OUR BODIES. I AM LIVING PROOF THAT EVERYTHING THIS
MAN SAYS IS TRUE! No, It’s Not a Miracle
It’s Dr. Platt
AUTISM
I have not had much personal experience with patients who
have autism. But based on what I know about the condition,
I strongly suspect that excess adrenaline is involved. Since
the incidence of autism is rising, it is becoming increasingly important to recognize this disorder and understand healthy approaches to treating it. I feel that autism may be an extreme form of creative type
ADHD. Autistic children can be extremely intelligent—some
of them have been known to memorize a phonebook. At the same time, exceedingly high levels of adrenaline in the brain
could be the reason they find it difficult to communicate. They
might be shrinking away from sensory input, including eye
contact, in order to decrease the amount of stimulus to their over-adrenalized brains. Autism may be an extreme form of creative type ADHD. My approach to treating these children would be to use
the protocol described in this book: transdermal progesterone
cream to help control insulin and adrenaline, and a diet ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 94  |
that includes large amounts of low-glycemic carbohydrates,
especially green vegetables, in order to provide a steady supply
of fuel for the brain. Once adrenaline is lowered, the mind can
stop racing. Without the over-stimulation from sensory input,
the children might be able to communicate more effectively. In
addition, I would recommend certain supplements, including
digestive enzymes to help with digesting the vegetables,
coconut oil to provide additional fuel for the brain, vitamin
D3, and a B vitamin supplement. Several of my patients who were mothers of autistic
children followed this protocol for their children and saw
dramatic improvement. One of these mothers included the
following brief note at the end of a letter:
Patient F.A. My son, Frank, is also using progesterone since February. Frank (age 15) has autism. Over the last few months he has been less anxious and calmer. He is more outgoing in social situations. He has been voted student of the month
for February and March. At school he is participating more,
and the teaching staff finds less prompting is necessary. Overall, lots of nice changes. In my view, it seems likely that eliminating most of the
40-plus vaccinations that many infants receive might also
help prevent autism.|   95 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  UgLy
The following e-mails were sent to me by the mother of a
three-year-old child with autism associated with Potocki-Lupski
syndrome ( PTLS ) who had been essentially noncommunicative
prior to treatment:
02/20/2104 (treatment started on 02/17/2014):
Ian has been great! We are all really impressed with
him. He has HEAPS more energy, his speech has improved
a lot suddenly, and he has been falling asleep amazingly
easily and staying asleep. It is 9 p.m. now, I am ready to
pass out, and he is super happy and lively and drawing
and playing! We have never seen him this bright! 03/17/2014:
Anyway, I am improving and Ian is doing amazingly
on the progesterone! He is really starting to talk! He is
able to put more words together and is really trying to
communicate. His energy and focus are way better. We are
super delighted with him and cannot believe the change. It is getting some attention in the alternative health circles
that I frequent.03/24/2014:
I am going to have to really study this subject now,
as Ian is doing REALLY WELL on your program! His
energy is up, his speech is exploding, and he is acting so
much more like a regular little boy. It is great. Even his
GP is starting to get impressed; she is coming around and getting interested in this field!ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 96  |
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may also be related to
excess adrenaline. PTSD  is frequently diagnosed in soldiers
returning from war zones. It is my feeling that most enlistees
in the armed forces have large amounts of adrenaline to
begin with, and this excess is probably exacerbated under the
conditions of war. PTSD  is also found in trauma patients—women who have
been raped, people involved in motor vehicle accidents, and so
on. I suspect that many of their symptoms, such as anxiety,
depression, obsessive-compulsive behavior, nervousness, and
nightmares, are related to excess adrenaline. Perhaps the most suggestive evidence of hyperadrenalism
in these patients is the recent success in treating this disorder
with propranolol, a powerful beta-blocker. Since the action of
beta-blockers is to block the effects of adrenaline, propranolol’s
effectiveness with PTSD  suggests that adrenaline is involved. However, propanolol is just another Band-Aid approach with
a lot of side effects. Taking steps to directly lower adrenaline
levels might make more sense for this condition and certainly
should be worth trying. PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder ( PMDD) has a tremendous
impact on the quality of life of the woman who is afflicted with
it, as well as the people around her. Like many other conditions
discussed in this book, its cause is considered unknown. PMDD  affects about 5 percent of women who are
menstruating. As with PMS, the symptoms of PMDD  occur
about a week before the period and generally resolve two or
three days after the period starts. Although PMDD shares |   97 ExCESS  ADRENALINE: THE  UgLy
some characteristics with PMS, it is in a category all by
itself because of the severity of the symptoms. They are bad
enough to interfere with the woman’s daily routine. The classic
symptoms include:
• Extreme mood changes
• Depression with feelings of hopelessness
•  Severe anger issues
•  An underlying, pervasive anxiety
•  Brain fog with difficulty focusing
•  Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
•  Overwhelming fatigue
•  Muscle aches and pains
•  Headaches
By now, the reader probably recognizes all of these
symptoms as related to adrenaline. However, PMDD  has
additional symptoms caused by estrogen dominance: uterine
cramps, breast tenderness, fluid retention, and bloating. Eliminating this condition begins with the clear
understanding that it is strictly a hormonal problem, caused
primarily by too much adrenaline and estrogen, and too little
progesterone. (In spite of how it is normally treated, it is not
caused by a deficiency of Prozac.) Just before her monthly
period, a woman experiences a sharp drop in progesterone,
which initiates menstruation. A low progesterone level leads
to a rise in insulin, which, in turn, can cause hypoglycemic
episodes, along with bloating, fluid retention, and weight
gain. I suspect that women who have PMDD  have creative
type or mixed type ADHD, which makes their response to
hypoglycemia more pronounced, resulting in the output of
large amounts of adrenaline. ADRENALINE DOMINANCE 98  |

Eliminating PMDD begins with understanding it as
strictly a hormonal problem. Treatment to lower the adrenaline level, of course, is
a combination of using a topical progesterone cream and
following a low-glycemic meal plan. This regimen will also help
to control insulin as well as block the effects of high estrogen. I received the following letter from a woman who was
suffering from extreme PMDD. I present it in its entirety, despite
its length, because it touches on a number of important issues,
the most significant being the profound lack of knowledge
about hormones among many doctors. Unfortunately, this
includes many gynecologists, who are the primary specialists
treating women and teenage girls. I believe that this letter should be required reading for all
doctors training to be gynecologists. Any doctor


 s most
prestigious accounting firms, after experiencing success with inner
surrender, eventually left the firm in order to share with others what he
considered to be the most beneficial thing he had encountered in his life. He
wanted to introduce the approach to a number of lar ge corporations. He
studied the outcome at one of the lar gest insurance companies in America. His study found that, within six months of learning the technique, the
insurance agents’ sales increased by 33% over a control group. He
concluded that success in the world is related to our ability to concentrate,
which means the ability to keep our attention on one thing at a time without
interference of other thoughts or feelings. A mind that is concentrated on a positive thought has the power to
increase the likelihood that the positive thought will materialize in the
world of events. The most successful people in the world are those who
hold in mind the highest good of all concerned, including themselves. They
know that there is a win-win solution to every problem. They are at peace
with themselves, which allows them to be supportive of the potential and
success of others. They do work which they love, and so they feel
continually inspired and creative. They do not seek happiness; they havediscovered that happiness is a by-product of doing what they love. A feeling
of personal fulfillment comes naturally from their positive contribution to
the lives of others, including family, friends, groups, and the world at lar ge. CHAPTER
20
P H Y S I C I A N,  H E A L  T H Y S E L F
By popular request, the personal experience of self-healing has been shared
many times at lectures, talks, and workshops. Everyone seems to want to
hear the story over and over again of how a physician was healed of many
diseases. Therefore, this chapter will relate the highlights of recovery and
healing, because they illustrate in detail just how the principles and
techniques we have been talking about actually work at the pragmatic level. Lived experience and clinical observation confirm that the majority of
human disorders are susceptible to being cured by following certain
principles. Many diseases can be reversed unless there is a strong karmic
dominance to the contrary. Paradoxically, those serious cases, where all hope has been given up,
often respond promptly and give the best results. This is perhaps because
the person has finally let go and is now “sweetly reasonable.” They are
ready for what Thomas Kuhn calls “a paradigm shift,” that is, a willingness
to see things dif ferently from an expanded perspective and to be open-
minded. Sometimes it takes chronic sickness, suf fering, pain, and a
confrontation with the fear of death before a person is willing to let go of
cherished beliefs and open up to the truth of clinical reality. Basic Principles
This chapter details the healing and recovery from a multitude of physical
illnesses in the life of a physician. W e will delineate the basic principles that
facilitated the process of self-healing. In doing this, there will be a reviewof some of the material we have already covered, so as to bring it together
into an integrated overall experience. W e will start with the basic working
concepts:
•  A thought is a “thing.” It has ener gy and form. •  The mind with its thoughts and feelings controls the body; therefore,
to heal the body, thoughts and feelings need to be changed. •  What is held in mind tends to express itself through the body. •  The body is not the real self; it is like a puppet controlled by the
mind. •  Beliefs that are unconscious can manifest as illness, even though
there is no memory of the underlying beliefs. •  An illness tends to result from suppressed and repressed negative
emotions, plus a thought that gives it a specific form (i.e.,
consciously or unconsciously, one particular illness is chosen rather
than another). •  Thoughts are caused by suppressed and repressed feelings. When a
feeling is let go, thousands or even millions of thoughts that were
activated by that feeling disappear. •  Although a specific belief can be cancelled and ener gy to it can be
refused, it is generally a waste of time to try to change thinking itself. •  W e surrender a feeling by allowing it be there without condemning,
judging, or resisting it. W e simply look at it, observe it, and allow it
to be felt without trying to modify it. W ith the willingness to
relinquish a feeling, it will run out in due time. •  A strong feeling may recur, which means there is more of it to be
recognized and surrendered. •  In order to surrender a feeling, sometimes it is necessary to start by
relinquishing the feeling that is there about the particular emotion
(e.g., guilt that “I shouldn’ t have this feeling”). •  In order to relinquish a feeling, sometimes it is necessary to
acknowledge and let go of the underlying payof f of it (e.g., the“thrill” of anger and the “juice” of sympathy from being a helpless
victim). •  Feelings are not the real self. Whereas feelings are programs that
come and go, the real inner Self always stays the same; therefore, it is
necessary to stop identifying transient feelings as yourself. •  Ignore thoughts. They are merely endless rationalizations of inner
feelings. •  No matter what is going on in life, keep the steadfast intention to
surrender negative feelings as they arise. •  Make a decision that freedom is more desirable than having a
negative feeling. •  Choose to surrender negative feelings rather than express them. •  Surrender resistance to and skepticism about positive feelings. •  Relinquish negative feelings but share positive ones. •  Notice that letting go is accompanied by a subtle, overall lighter
feeling within yourself. •  Relinquishing a desire does not mean that you won’ t get what you
want. It merely clears the way for it to happen. •  Get it by “osmosis.” Put yourself in the aura of those who have what
you want. •  “Like goes to like.” Associate with people who are using the same or
similar motivation and who have the intention to expand their
consciousness and to heal. •  Be aware that your inner state is known and transmitted. The people
around you will intuit what you are feeling and thinking, even if you
don’ t verbalize it. •  Persistence pays of f. Some symptoms or illnesses may disappear
promptly; others may take months or years if the condition is very
chronic.•  Let go of resisting the technique. Start the day with it. At the end of
the day, take time out to relinquish any negative feelings left over
from the day’ s activities. •  Y ou are only subject to what you hold in mind. Y ou are only subject
to a negative thought or belief if you consciously or unconsciously
say that it applies to you. •  Stop giving the physical disorder a name; do not label it. A label is a
whole program. Surrender what is actually felt, which are the
sensations themselves. W e cannot feel a disease. A disease is an
abstract concept held in the mind. W e cannot, for instance, feel
“asthma.” It is helpful to ask, “What am I actually feeling?” Simply
observe the physical sensations, such as, “T ightness in the chest,
wheezing, a cough.” It is not possible, for example, to experience the
thought, “I’m not getting enough air.” That is a fearful thought in the
mind. It is a concept, a whole program called “asthma.” What is
actually being experienced is a tension or a constriction in the throat
or chest. The same principle goes for “ulcers” or any other disorder. W e cannot feel “ulcers.” W e feel a burning or piercing sensation. The
word “ulcer” is a label and a program, and as soon as we use that
word to label our experience, we identify ourselves with the whole
“ulcer” program. Even the word “pain” is a program. In reality, we
are feeling a specific body sensation. The process of self-healing
goes more quickly when we let go of labeling or giving a name to the
various physical sensations. •  The same is true with our feelings. Instead of putting labels and
names on feelings, we can simply feel the feelings and let go of the
ener gy behind them. It is not necessary to label a feeling “fear” in
order to be aware of its ener gy and relinquish that ener gy. The Healing of Multiple Diseases
In the case of this physician, there were so many illnesses all at one time
that it was impossible to remember them all. When giving a lecture, it was
necessary to list them on an index card. All of the following illnesses were
occurring at age 50:Migraine headaches. Chronic and frequent. Blocked Eustachian tubes. Painful earaches. Near -sightedness and astigmatism. T rifocals were prescribed. Sinusitis; postnasal drip; aller gies. Dermatitis, various types. Gout attacks. Necessary to carry a cane in the trunk of the car and
to have a restricted diet. Cholesterol problem. Further


 supposed to be fun. Play with the law of attraction, in vent games
with your imagination, because the law of attraction doesn't know or care if
you're imaginin g and playing, or if it is real. Wha tever you give in
imagination and feeling, will become real. How to Play

"The law of lo ve could be best understood and learned th r ough little
childr en. " (Gandhi 1869 1948)

How do you play. Y ou do the same thing as you did when you were a child,
and you use your imagination to create make-believe games. Let's imagine you're a cyclist and you want to become the best cyclist in the
world and win th e T our de Franc e. Y our training is going well and you have
your dream in y our sights, but y ou are diagnosed with a disease and given a40 percent chance to survive. W hile having treatment, you imagine you are
riding in the T our de France and it is the race of your life. Y ou imagine the
medical staf f is your training team giving you feedback at every checkpoint. Each day you im agine you're racing in a time trial, and your time is getting
better and better. Y ou win the race with your medical team and you
overcome the disease. One year after y ou win back yo ur health, you win the T our de France, and
you continue to win it seven years in a row, becom ing the only cy clist in
history to achieve that. This is what Lance Armstrong did. He used the
most di f ficult circumstances as  props to create an imaginary game and
realize his dream. Let's say you want to have the best built body in the world, a nd you also
want to become a famous actor in America. Y ou live in a tiny village in
Europe and come from a f amily  that has struggled financially, but still you
imagine your dreams. Y ou use a pic ture of a hero to sculpt you r body, and
you imagine winning the European title for the best built body. Y ou win the
title seven times, and then it is time to become a famous actor. Y ou travel to
America, but no one believes you are actor material, and they give you all
the reaso ns why you will never ac hieve yo ur dream. But y ou have imagined
being a famous a ctor, and you ca n feel the success, you can taste it, and you
know it will happen. This is w hat Arnold Schwarzenegger did when he won
Mr. Oly mpia se ven times and then became one of the biggest names in
Hollywood. Imagine you want to be a grea t inventor. In your childhood your mind is
challenged to the extreme; you  are overwhelmed with hallucinations and
blinding flashes of light. Y ou fai l to finish university and leave your job due
to a nervous breakdown. T o gain relief from the crippling hallucinations,
you take control of your mind by creating your own imaginary world. Inspired by the idea of a brighter future, you direct your imagina tion to new
inventions. Y ou build an invention completely in your imagination; you
change t he construction, make improvements, and even operate  the device,
without ever drawing a sketch. Y ou create a  laborato ry in your min d and
you use  your imagination to check the new invention for wear and tear,
before turning your idea into a physical device. This is what Nikola T esla
did t o be come o ne of the greate st inventors. Whether it was the  alternatingcurrent motor, radio, amplifier, wireless communication, fluorescent light,
laser bea m, rem ote control, or a ny of his other three hundred plus patented
inventions, all of them had been  developed in exactly this way - through the
power of his imagination. "Logic will get you fr om A to B. Imagination will take you everywher e. "
(Albert Einstein 1879-1955)

Whatever it is you want, use your imagination, create games, and play. Use
every prop you can find to help you. If you want to lose  weight or have a
better body, then create games so you feel as thoug h you have that body
now. Y o u can surround yourself  with pictures of great bodies, but the trick
is this. Y ou must imagine those bodies are yours. Y ou must imagine and
feel that yo u are looking at your body, not somebody else's body. If you are overweight or underweight, and you had the perfect weight right
now, how would you feel. Y ou would fee l dif ferent from how you feel
now. Everythi ng about you would ch ange. Y ou would walk dif ferently, talk
dif ferently, and you would do t hings dif ferently. W alk like that now. T alk
like that  now. Act as if you have it now. It doesn't matter what it is that you
want; imagine how you would feel with it, and act like that now in your
imagination. Whatever you imagine with feeling, you are giving to the law
of attraction, and you must receive it. Lance Armstron g, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nikola T esla all these people
played with their imaginations and felt their dreams with all their heart. Their imaginings became so real to them, they could feel their dreams and
know th ey woul d happen. It doe sn't matter how far away your dream seems
to you. It is clos er to you than anything in your life, because all the po wer
to bring your dream to you is inside you. "Everything is possible for the person who believes. " ( Jesus - Cir ca 5 BC
AD 30 in Mark 9 :23)
In the future we will see more and more discoveries about the power of our
imagination. Already scientists have discovered special mirror cells thatactivate the same areas p in the b rain when you imagine doing s omething as
when YOlll physically perform the action. In other words, simply by your
playing and imagining what  you want to experience, your brain
immediately responds as if it is real. If yo u're talking about somethin g in the past or the future,you're imagining
those things now, you're feeling  those things now, you're on that frequency
now, and that's what the law of.'attraction is receiving. W hen you're
imagining your dream, the law of attraction  is receiving it now. Remember,
there is no time for the law of attraction. There is only this moment of now. If you experience a time delay in  receiving what you want, it's only because
of the time it takes you to get onto the same feeling frequenc y that your
desire is on. A nd to get onto the same fre quency as your desire, you have to
feel the love of having your desire now. When you get yourself onto the
same feeling frequency and stay there, what you desire appears. "All you  can possibly need or desir e is alr eady yours. Call your  desir es into
being by  imagin ing and feeling your wish fulfilled. " (NevilleGoddar d 1905-
1972)

When you are really excited about anything that has happened, and you feel
amazing, captur e that ener gy and imagine your dream. Quick flashes of
imagining and feeling y our dream are all you need to harness the power of
your excited feelings for w hat you wa nt. This is playing. This is fun. This is
the joy of creating your life. Points of Power

The Key of Love
• T o use love a s the ultimate p ower in your life, Y ou must love like you
have never loved before. Fall in love w ith life. • See only  love, hear only love, sp eak only love, and feel love with all your
heart. • There is no limit, no ceiling, to the amount o f love you can feel, and it is
all inside you. Y ou are made of love. • T ell the law of attrac tion what you love eve ry day by singling out the
things you love and feeling them. • T o c hange the way you feel, or t o lift good feelings higher; m ake a mental
list of everything you love and adore. • Y our job is to love as much as possible every day. • Make a conscientious ef fort to notice as many things around you that you
love, as much as you can each day. The Key of Gratitude

• Every time you feel grateful you are giving love. • Be grateful for everything you have received in your life (past). Be
grateful for everything you are receiving in your life (present). Be grateful
for what you want in your life, as though you have received it (future). • Y our gratitude will multiply everything in your life. • Gratitude is the bridge from negative feelings to harnessing
 • the force of Love. • T o use t he power of  gratitude, practice it. W'hen anything good hap pens to
you in your day, give thanks. It doesn 't matter how small it is, say thank
you. • The mor e you feel gratitude, the more love you give; and the more love
you give, the more you receive. • Every s pare second is an opportunity to be grateful and multiply the