 canned juice has usually been found useless for this
purpose. Oil of wintergreen has highly penetrating ethers and contains a
high percentage of salicylic acid. It is often used externally to help
ease the pain which usually follows the cleansing and regeneration of
the cartilage and the joints. Dissolving the inorganic calcium however, is only the first step
in the progressive course of this regeneration. It is so difficult to
acknowledge RESENTMENTS and to banish them, but this is the
very first step necessary to help to improve the situation.The calcium
must be removed from the body. To do so, we drink one pint of straight
celery juice a day, which because of it's very high sodium content,
helps maintain the calcium, more or less, in solution. The blood and
lymph both carry this waste matter towards the colon, and to facilitate
the functions of that organ we drink one pint of carrot and spinach
juice. This combination serves to nourish the nerves and muscles of
the large and small intestines. One pint of carrot and celery juice daily, helps to rebuild and
regenerate the cartilage and the joints, eventually helping to restore
78 them to their normal state. The process is usually painful — more so at certain times than at
others; but we have seen many sufferers go through it and in time
become more active than ever before. It requires will power and the
cooperation of everybody interested in the victim's welfare, but the
results have proven to be worth it. Vaccines, drugs, heat, electricity, and a variety of secretive and
orthodox cures have proved valueless as remedies. The elimination
of pain does not cure the cause. If the human body is suffering as a result of the transgression of
the fundamental laws governing its nutrition, then cleansing the debris
and waste from the system and nourishing it with the vital organic
atoms of fresh raw vegetables and fruits, cannot help but restore at
least some of the ebbing energy and vitality. When such nourishment has been taken in the form of properly
extracted fresh raw juices, the results have been more quickly
pronounced, once RESENTMENTS have been dissolved from the
consciousness. FORMULAS
The following Formulas are given entirely as a matter of courtesy
by the Norwalk Laboratory of Nutritional Chemistry and Scientific
Research for use with Special Vegetable Juice Equipment. They
represent the result of expensive and laborious research by this
Laboratory in Raw Vegetable Juice Therapy. It is essential to bear in mind that satisfactory results from the
use of these combinations have been obtained with juices made with
the Electric Triturator (Pulverizer) and Hydraulic Press. Such
equipment has been found to extract the Vitamins, Minerals and other
Vital Elements from vegetables and fruits and to retain the Enzymes
more completely than by any other method. When any other type of Juice Extractor was used, it was found
necessary to considerably increase the indicated quantity. Any juice,
so long as it is fresh and raw, is better than no juice at all. We belong to the kingdom next higher than that of animals. We
have a free will and the ability to use it and develop it. If man persists
in the transgression of Nature's laws, Providence steps in to save him
from annihilation, if possible. Our fundamental object and goal in life should be to gain vast
and abundant knowledge, and learn to apply it intelligently. Of what
79 value is life, let alone longevity, unless we live intelligently? We can teach Wisdom, but we cannot make one learn Wisdom. If
it is too much trouble to learn how to attain and maintain health, and
to put such knowledge into practice, then the easier way out is to
follow the line of least resistance and hope fervently that the grave is
not too far away. Whether or not you have studied anatomy and the physiology of
its functions, it is always best to have a doctor who has had personal
experience with Raw Vegetable Juices to check your condition and
consult him in regard to it. If you have studied carefully all the
preceding pages, your own conviction and intelligence should help
you to follow the course of Natural Healing which has been so
consistently helpful to others. FORMULA PROPORTIONS found to be consistently helpful
when used in the COMBINATIONS and PROPORTIONS indicated,
are listed below. One Pint = 16 Ounces
16 oz. '••1 Carrot l6oz. #2 Carrot 7oz. Celery 4 oz. Parsley 2 oz. Spinach 3oz. #3 Beet & Tops l6oz. #4 Brussel Sprouts l6oz. #5 Cabbage l6oz. #6 Celery l6oz. #7 Cucumber I6OZ. «8 Dandelion I6OZ. #23 Lemon
#24 Orange l6oz. #25 Pomegranate 16 oz. #26 Carrot 13 oz. Beet 3 oz. Note: Use beet tops and
roots. #9 Endive (Chicory) 16 oz. # 10 Green Peppers 16 oz. #11 Juice I whole Lemon to
1/4 pt. (4oz.) Horse Radish ground but
not pressed. #12 Lettuce 16 OZ. #13 Parsley 16 oz. #14 Radish & Tops 16 oz. #15 Spinach 16 oz. #16 String Beans 16 oz. #17 Turnip & Tops 16 oz. #18 Watercress 16 oz. #19 Alfalfa 16 oz. #20 Apple 16 oz. #21 Coconut 16 oz. #22 Grapefruit 16 oz. #27 Carrot
Apple
Beet
#28 Carrot
Beet
Celery
#29 Carrot
Beet
Coconut
#30 Carrot
Beet
Cucumber
#31 Carrot
Beet
Lettuce
#32 Carrot
Beet
Lettuce
Turnip
#33 Carrot
Beet
Spinach
#34 Carrot
Cabbage 7oz. 6oz. 3oz. 8oz. 3oz. 5oz. II oz. 3oz. 2oz. lOoz. 3oz. 3oz. 9oz. 3oz. 4 oz. 7oz. 3oz. 4 oz. 2oz. 10 oz. 3oz. 3oz. 11 oz. 5oz. #35 Carrot
Cabbage
Celery
#36 Carrot
Cabbage
Lettuce
#37 Carrot
Celery 7oz. 4 oz. 5oz. 8oz. 4 oz. 4 oz. 9oz. 7oz. Note: If celery tops
(greens) are used, then
change the proportion to
10 oz. Carrot. 6 oz. Celery. #38 Carrot 9 oz. Celery 5 oz. Endive (Escarole) 2 oz. #39 Carrot
Celery
Lettuce
#40 Carrot
Celery
Parsley
#41 Carrot
Celery
Radish
#42 Carrot
Celery
Spinach
#43 Carrot
Celery
Turnip
#44 Carrot
Cucumber 7oz. 5oz. 4 oz. 9oz. 5oz. 2oz. 8oz. 5oz. 3oz. 7oz. 5oz. 4 oz. 8oz. 6 oz. 2oz. 12 oz. 4 oz. 80 #45 Carrol l2oz. Dandelion 4 oz. #46 Carrot 9oz. Dandelion 3 oz.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        SAUERKRAUT JUICE
Sauerkraut is a preparation of pickled cabbage, finely cut and
fermented in brine composed of a great deal of salt. This pickling and
fermentation is exceedingly injurious to the mucous membranes of
the alimentary canal and affects adversely the texture of the skin,
tending to coarsen it. Its stimulating effect on the digestive organs is
very detrimental because of the presence of so much inorganic salt
solution. SORREL JUICE
The juice of the broad-leafed French Sorrel is excellent in helping
the sluggish and prolapsed intestines to reestablish their normal
functions, when such necessary steps as colonic irrigations and enemas
are taken to eliminate the accumulation of waste matter collected
therein. This vegetable is rich in potassium oxalate which is valuable for
the human system only in its vital organic raw state. It should never
be eaten when cooked. It contains a particularly large percentage of iron and magnesium
which the blood needs constantly, and vast amounts of the cleansing
53 elements phosphorus, sulphur, and silicon which are used by every
part of the system from head to foot. The combination of these rich elements makes this juice most
valuable for nourishing all the glands in the body. SPINACH JUICE
Spinach is the most vital food for the entire digestive tract, both
the alimentary section of the body (the stomach, duodenum, and small
intestines) and for the large intestine or colon, and it has been so
recognized from time imm


, looking for a shockable
rhythm. The machine works when the heart is in a state of what’ s called
ventricular fibrillation. At that point, we can shock the patient in the hope of
rebooting the heart’ s proper rhythm. We did find a shockable rhythm, so we shocked LD—with no results. So
we continued CPR. By this time, EMS had arrived and set up an IV  (intravenous line). They
also gave LD some drugs to assist in restarting his heart. Again we tried
shocking him, again with no luck. However, on the third attempt we were
successful. The crowd cheered and celebrated. Two of us then rode in the
back of the ambulance and continued breathing for LD until we arrived at
the hospital and handed him of f to the emer gency room doctors. I later heard from the EMS crew that LD was up and about again; he
managed to live for another year and a half before dying—from another
heart attack. Whenever we firefighters are able to bring people back to life from what
looks like certain death, the department presents us with a Phoenix Award,
named for the mythological bird that rose from the ashes after dying in
flames. Over the course of my career I’ve received three Phoenixes, all for
helping patients who had suf fered heart attacks. I’m proud of them, but
wish my skills hadn’ t been needed. LD ’S ST ORY IS FAR FROM UNIQUE. Heart disease kills more Americans than
the next four fatal diseases combined. Close to one million of us die of
cardiac complications annually, and one in every two Americans will die
from heart disease or stroke. This illness has gained traction over the last century—in 1900,
cardiovascular disease wasn’ t even in the top ten causes of death. By 2007,
though, more than three thousand people were dying from heart disease
every day, which translates into one death every twenty-six seconds.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What percentage of daily calories should come from good (complex) carbohydrates?,
A: 70 percent
Q: What are some examples of simple carbohydrates that should be avoided?,
A: Table sugar, molasses, honey, white bread, white pasta, white rice, fried chips, sugary cereals, and fruit juices
Q: What is the main source of fuel for the body?,
A: Carbohydrates
Q: According to the text, what is the main cause of plaque buildup in the arteries?,
A: The consumption of animal-based foods, including saturated fat, dietary cholesterol, and acidic animal protein
Q: What is the primary way to get essential omega-3 fatty acids?,
A: By eating plant-based foods, which contain healthy unsaturated fats, or by taking plant-based omega-3 supplements, such as flaxseed meal, walnuts, soybeans, and green leafy vegetables.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>The results: “On average, people who remained free from any form of
dementia had consumed higher amounts of beta-carotene, vitamin C,vitamin E and vegetables than the people in the study who developed
Alzheimer ’s disease.”
The researchers also noted that two risk factors for Alzheimer ’s, family
history and a genetic marker, did not alter their findings. High consumption
of vegetables appeared to of fset the other known risk factors for
Alzheimer ’s. Don’ t take your mind for granted. Since a major risk factor for
Alzheimer ’s is associated with an animal-based diet, while reduced risk is
associated with a plant-based diet, why not give your mind a break and give
up the steak? Linda Liebowitz, 48
Housewife
It’s not just my cholesterol level (from 266 to 167) and my weight
that have dropped so much (I went from a size ten to a size six)—my
grocery bill has dropped, too. When you’ve got a family of four,
that’s all the reward you need. I HOPE IT  IS NOW  CRYSTAL CLEAR  to you how many of us are suf fering from
the foods at the end of our forks. It is nothing short of a travesty. Here we
are, living in the great land of America in the twenty-first century,
possessing the knowledge to fight of f our most crippling diseases, yet we
continue to consume excess amounts of toxic animal protein, fat, and
cholesterol, as well as processed and refined foods. Medical science has shown us that the American diet is unhealthy. Yet
modern medicine still treats all these diseases without addressing their root
cause: improper nutrition. For example, doctors address our worst epidemic, cardiovascular
disease, by treating only the symptoms. They are attempting to solve a
molecular problem with mechanical tools. And these tools, such as
cholesterol-lowering drugs and fancy sur geries using all kinds of gadgets
from wire cages to balloons, do not extend life and don’ t prevent new heart
attacks. We firefighters are part of the problem, too. Despite our emphasis on
safety, rescue, and fitness, the career with the greatest incidence of heart
attacks is, indeed, firefighting. Trust me, if you were a fly on the wall at afirehouse, you would be amazed to watch what the majority of firefighters
eat! EXTINGUISHING FIRE AND DISEASE
Firefighters want to, and do, save lives. Occasionally our jobs require
us to rush into a burning building and pull out victims. That’ s a
drastic measure. We’d prefer to teach people how to prevent a fire
from ever occurring in the first place. Bad health is like a raging fire in the body, and can be just as
deadly. The best way to fireproof yourself is to eat a whole grain,
plant-strong diet. The chances of starting a fire and/or promoting disease are greatly
reduced if you follow these rules in each area. FIRE PREVENTION
1. Working smoke detectors save lives. They’re like big noses that
sniff for smoke and never go to sleep. But as we like to say in the
Austin Fire Department, “Put a finger on it” once a month to make
sure the batteries work. And change them twice yearly. 2. Keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen. Kitchen fires account for
the majority of house fires. Don’ t get distracted and leave cooking
food unattended. 3. Candles are fire candy. Use them only when someone is in the
room, and make sure they’re in a secure holder, away from
combustible materials. 4. Matches and lighters are tools, not toys. Teach your children that
they are for adults only. 5. Plan your escape in case of fire. Know at least two ways out of
every room. Create a designated meeting place outside your home. Tell children never to hide under a bed, in a closet, or in a bathtub. 6. Crawl low under smoke. Our saying in Austin is: “Get low and
go.” Clean air is always nearest the floor. Drop and head
immediately to one of your two exits.7. If your clothes catch fire, don’ t run. Stop, drop, and roll. Stop
where you are, drop to the ground, cover your face with your
hands, and roll over and over to smother the flames. 8. Don’ t smoke. Smoldering cigarette butts cause fires and are the
number one cause of fire death in the United States. If you’re a
smoker, for heaven’ s sake, don’ t fall asleep on the couch or in bed,
because heaven’ s where you’ll end up. DISEASE PREVENTION
1. Eat green leafy vegetables like there is no tomorrow: broccoli, bok
choy, mustard greens, kale, collard greens, spinach, romaine
lettuce, and Brussels sprouts. No other foods are as nutrient dense. 2. Eat plant foods of all the colors of the rainbow every day: red,
green, blue, yellow, orange, and purple. Maximize the massive
variety of phytochemicals and antioxidants by consuming these
nutrient-rich food bombs. Watch your palate and ener gy change
before your eyes. 3. Fiber is your friend. Eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and beans
and you’ll get all the fiber you’ll ever need. You’ll consistently feel
better and your bowels will be as regular as clockwork. 4. Get junk food out of the house. If it’ s in the cupboard, you’ll be
drawn to it like a moth to light. Don’ t torture yourself. Toss it! 5. Always carry food with you: whole grain crackers, healthy ener gy
bars, fruit, or vegetables. Don’ t let a hungry stomach lead you
astray. 6. If you smoke, stop. And if you don’ t smoke, don’ t start. It isn’ t
cool, smart, or worth it. 7. Minimize or eliminate the booze. It’ s not healthy and rarely
enhances life. 8. Get of f your butt and move. No matter how good your diet is, you
need to exercise your body. Do anything as long as your heart
thumps and your blood pumps. Life is better after a workout. OceanofPDF.com6
THE E2 EXERCISE PROGRAM
Fighting a fire is more demanding than running a triathlon. It requires
a combination of strength, endurance, stamina, and mental acuity; you have
to be firing on all cylinders to perform the tough tasks that can be required


 their egos, so seekers in their
presence experi ence only peace, love, and compassion. The persona we
typically extend  outward to others with our own ego disso lves in the
presence of guru darshana. Therefore seekers can experience spontaneous
healing, liberation from past karma, and release when they are with gurus. The pers on livin g in the ener gy of Sahaswara receives a clear channel of
divine knowledge. People livin g at lower levels of consciousness seek
answers from others. They look  for other people’ s opinions a nd, in some
cases, other people’ s approval. Confusion arises as they keep  asking andgetting c onflicting advice. In the end, they don’ t know whom  to trust or
whom to follow. Has this ever happened to you? Y ou spend a lifetime seeking outside yourself for the answers when the
entire tim e the answers were always inside you. They aren’ t lurking around
your intellect or your ego but rather are in your heart and soul. It’ s that
inner knowing that tells you the right answers. Naysayers will try to dissuade you. People will tell you you’re crazy. But wh ile you r choices and answers might be unconventional and
sometimes wacky, you will know what is right for you. W ith confidence
you will be able to say to others, “I don’ t know how I know. I just know.”
Our Societal Relationship with the Seventh Chakra
W e live in a society of nonbelievers. I understand the boldness in that
statement, but it’ s true. W e are a society that wants desperately to believe. Look at all the fantasy movies being produced. Is it any wonder that the
Harry P otter ser ies is still one of the bestselling book series today? As a
society we want to believe in m agic, superpowers, and transce ndence. Y et
we don’ t.
If I were to tell you that I have levitated, would you believe me? W ell,
since you are reading a book on the chakras, you might b elieve me. However, if I w ere to tell your brother, sister, mom, dad, or best friend,
would they believe me? Probably not. Y et I have. But I don’ t share that with
just any one, bec ause they either may not take me seriously or they may
have me locked up. It is my experience that when you suspend your
disbelief long enough to understand that levitation, instant manifestation, or
talking to angels is possible, a world of possibilities opens up to you. I p ractic e and use not only A yurvedic medicine but also hom eopathic
medicine. My eldest child, wh o truly is one of my greatest teachers in
patience, said to me with convic tion the other day, “Y ou know, homeopathy
isn’ t real. It’ s jus t a placebo ef fe ct.” My eyes opened wide at this statement. “Oh, really,” I answered. This same child was healed of many ailments as
he grew up on homeopathic medicine. “So,” I continued, “you mean to tell
me that when homeopathy is used on babies, small children, and animals, it
has a placebo ef fect? They can have no psychophysical response to
homeopathy because they’re unaware.”My darl ing chil d is a single representation of society as a whole. W e
have ab andoned intuition and knowledge of the earth’ s gifts in pursuit of
hard-core scientific fact. If it’ s n ot proven, we don’ t believe it. Y et there is
so little we kno w scientifically. In this great big universe, we’ve barely
scratched the surface. So w hat are yo u to do with seventh chakra awareness as you live in
society? The answer: just be who you are. Once you reach sev enth chakra
consciousness, y ou feel no nee d to prove or defend who you are. Y our
knowingness transcends any de sire to convince or persuade others. Y our
light is enough to heal others and bring them to you. As for  those who
aren’ t ready? Y ou have loving co mpassion, an understanding for  where they
are o n th eir journey, and a simple knowingness that the world is perfect as it
is. Living Life in the Sahaswara Chakra
Few people live in the seventh state of consciousness on a daily basis,
because doing so requires transcending the ego. The people who have
succeeded at this include Jesus, Saint Francis of Assisi, Mother T eresa,
Mahatma Gandh i, and Nelson Mandela. I also include Amma, t he modern-
day saint whom I’ve had the pleasure of meeting three times and whom I
wrote about in the chapter on the Anahata chakra. My expe rience w ith Amma was one that reflects being in the presence
of a person who is living in the highest state of consciousness. T wo years
ago I was waiting to get my hug from Amma. In order to get a hug from
her, you must go early in the day and get a number. Y ou then wait your turn
to li ne up. When it’ s time, you enter a line where you sit in a ro w of chairs
and move up in the chair line until you are next to her. I was ab out 150 feet
from the  stage where she was sitting, and I felt an ener gy I had n ever before
experienced. Th ere was minimal noise in the room, just a low-g rade hum of
people talking. Spiritual music was playing in the background from a CD,
so I knew the vi brations weren’ t from the music. At that distance from her,
my c hair was vibrating. It felt as if I were entering a dif ferent ener gy field. T o b e honest, it was the strangest sensation I have ever felt. From that point
forward, as I approached the st age, I stayed in this vibrationa l frequency,
which only got stronger.Another time I got a hug from Amma, I had a strong but d if ferent
experience. I didn’ t feel the vibrations, but as I approached the stage and
waited for my hug with just a couple of people ahead of me,  I began to
spontaneously c ry. It wasn’ t a normal cry but sobs. Moments before, I had
felt nothing in particular. I wa sn’ t sad, happy, or stressed. My thoughts
weren’ t on anything in particula r. I just started crying. A good friend, who
had spent time i n Amma’ s ashram in India, explained that when  you are in
the p resence of a being who is living at seventh chakra consciousness, your
ener gy i s cleared just by being near them. Crying was a release, a letting go
of negative ener gy, and some healing occurred. The pow er of healing is another ability shared by those living in  seventh
chakra consciou sness. All who live in the ener gy of Sahaswara have the
power to heal. Light emanates  from their bodies, and often people are
healed just by coming into the ir presence. Many stories in th e Christian
scriptures depict  Jesus healing the sick, but one story in particular tells of a
woman who has a bleeding disorder. She intuitively knows tha t if she can
just touch the cloak of Jesus, she will be healed. And sure enough, when she
does, she is indeed healed. Recognizing Seventh Chakra Imbalances
Imbalances in the seventh chakra can lead to strong limitations. Remember
that eac h chakra has its positive and negative aspects, and the highest
chakra i s no dif ferent. Although  you are an unlimited being, you are bound
in this life by your physical bod y and the human experience. A nd in each
stage of spiritual growth, there can be setbacks. One setb ack of seventh chakra growth is spiritual elitism. Perhaps you
are f amiliar with the stories in C hristian scriptures in which the rabbis and
religious elite challenge Jesus o n his knowledge of the Hebrew Bible and
Jewish doctrine. They try ever ything they can to stump him. That is a
display o f spiritual elitism, when people accumulate so much knowledge on
spirituality or religion that they deem themselves superior to everyone else. In fact, people who possess th is false sense of superiority often act as a
replacement for God. Unfortunately, this seems to happen a lot  in religious
or ganizations.In reality, spiritual awareness and connection are much les s about
knowledge than actual experien ce. When you experience God, no one can
take that away from you. Y our knowingness and reality are real. Y ou can be
illiterate and still have a seventh chakra awakening. Please d on’ t tak e these words as  an opportunity to bash religion. I have
nothing against or ganized religio n. On the contrary, religion provides a path
to highe r states of consciousness and spiritual connection. It becomes
dangerous only when it claims to take the place of God. Accepting Seventh Chakra Gifts
Gifts of the seve nth chakra are m any, and most of us spend our entire lives
trying to attain them. Imagine living your life in total peace and bliss


 se ven colours, like a rainbo w.
◼The first layer of the energy, closest to our physical body, is
associated with the muladhara (base root) chakra and is known as
our etheric bod y. It shows up as r ed in the ener gy field. ◼The second layer is associated with the swadhisthana (sacral) chakra
and is known as our emotional body. It shows up as orange in the
energy field. ◼The third layer is associated with the manipura (solar plexus) chakra
and is known as our mental body. It shows up as yellow in the
energy field. ◼The fourth layer of energy is associated with the anahata (heart)
chakra and is known as our astral body. It shows up as green in the
energy field. ◼The fifth layer is associated with the vishuddhi (throat) chakra and is
known as our etheric template body. It shows up as blue in the
energy field. ◼The sixth layer is associated with the ajna (third eye) chakra and is
known as our celestial body. It shows up as indigo in the energy
field. ◼These layers are all enveloped with the seventh layer, which isassociated with the sahasrara (crown) chakra and is known as our
causal or ketheric body. It shows up as violet, white or gold in
ascended master s.
The chakra/colour vibrations are not distinct layers, but are
intermingled in the energy field. When an aura picture is taken, the colour
dominant in the aura represents the dominant chakra at that moment. The
seven energetic layers together with the skeletal system and the skin make up
a total of nine layers. At the time of death the soul leaves the physical body
along with all of the ener gy layers. OceanofPDF.com3
Tantra
‘Kundalini is the biological basis of... genius.’ — Gopi
Krishna
There are many misconceptions about just what tantra is. It is not about
sensory gratifications or sex, nor it is a religion or a cult; it is a philosoph y. The word ‘tantra’ comprises two words: tanoti, meaning ‘expansion’; and
trayati, meaning ‘liberation’. Ayurveda and yoga are part of tantric
philosoph y, working together hand in hand and laying down a complete
system of practical understanding of human beings. The chakra system is a
part of the same philosoph y. Tantric practices incorporate yoga, breath work,
yantras and mantras. According to tantra, the range of our mental experiences can be
broadened with the help of the senses. Our mind can have an experience of
an object within the framework of time and space, or even beyond the
framework of time, space and object when the mind expands beyond its
defined boundaries. There is a release of energy and a shift in consciousness. This latent energy within all of us is described as our kundalini in tantra and
yoga. From the beginning of creation mankind has witnessed many
transcendental happenings: child geniuses, people with various supernatural,
psychic or intuitive abilities, able to read minds, make true predictions or
perform miracle healing. We all have different capabilities: the ability to write
highly inspiring poems, to create beautiful music or paintings, or anincredible intellect. Humankind came to understand that within every
individual there is a special form of energy that is dormant in most, evolving
in some and fully awakened in a few. This energy was originally named after
gods and goddesses, angels and the divine, while some called it prana shakti,
or rising consciousness. Ancient sages, yogis and tantrics recognised this dynamic force in human
bodies and ter med it kundalini shakti, the essential conscious power responsible
for human development and all life functions. It is also manifested in
personal development, non-or dinary states and spiritual transf ormation. The yogi Gopi Krishna described kundalini as being a biological
mechanism present in every human being. According to him, the human
cerebrospinal system is capable of an amazing activity that is yet to be
defined by science and can be accelerated through the disciplines of yoga
and meditation or by certain spiritual practices. The correct practice of
meditation carried on regularly for a sufficient duration of time tends to force
a normally silent region in the brain to an astonishing activity; in a state of
meditation a person connects with universal energies and is able to receive
cosmic vibrations. Tantra explains how under the direct influence of the
cosmic energies our brains, which are still in a state of organic evolution, are
able to expand psy chic abilities. Kundalini yoga considers the physical body to be a vessel filled with
consciousness. It considers that supreme consciousness represents the highest
possible manifesta tion of physical matter in this body. A kundalini
experience, considered from the viewpoint of individual transformation, is
said to be the path to enlightenment. The matter of the physical body is
transformed into subtle forces such as feeling, thinking, reasoning,
remembering, postulating and doubting. In this gradual process of evolutionthe psyche — suprasensor y or transcendental power — is the ultimate point
in human e volution. In spite of its conscious awakening, sometimes kundalini remains in one
of the higher chakras for many years or lifetimes. This blockage at a
particular chakra may sometimes result in a person realising certain psychic
powers (siddhis) associated with that chakra. Instead of understanding that
they are on a path of spiritual growth and need to work further to clear
karmic blocks for further ascension, sometimes the sadhaka (spiritual
practitioner) will start displaying this psychic power, thus nurturing their ego
and hindering their further spiritual jour ney. The awakening of kundalini and its ascension process through the
chakras is important for the evolution of mankind, as our present state of
mind is not capable of handling all of the aspects of life. The essence of our
relationships with people, the love and the hatred, is formed by our mental
states. Our agonies, pains and frustrations are not due to life circumstances
but more to our mental conditioning, temperaments and responses to life
situations. In his Yoga Sutras, Patanjali mentioned that all pains and sufferings arise
out of the modification of mind and from attachments to people and things. Possessiveness, jealousy and self-centredness are traits that arise when
consciousness gets stuck in the mundane. During the process of the
awakening of kundalini the mind is automatically stabilised and our
perception of the world changes. Though the world remains the same the
changed perception leads to a change of values in life, improving the quality
of love and relationships and enabling us to balance out the disappointments
and frustra tions. Kundalini awakening is the awakening of consciousness. Kundalini shakti
travels through sushumna nadi, activating all of the chakras on its way up, tobecome one with higher consciousness at the sahasrara (crown) chakra. At
that time the entire store of energy in man is unleashed, activating the higher
centres in the brain and enabling us to attain enlightenment. During this
process, the energy, which can be used to heal, transform and energise,
evolves into higher a wareness. There is a great deal of mysticism around the concept of kundalini, and
anybody who knows even a little about it wants their kundalini to be
awakened; if a large number of enlightened people were to appear in society
it would result in a transformation. Kundalini awakening cannot be the sole
objective of any spiritual practice; in fact, it is the by-product of all spiritual
practices, yoga or meditation and also our karma. It will happen only when
we are destined f or it. Gunas
The word ‘kundalini’ comes from the Sanskrit word ‘kundal’, meaning a coil,
and is represented by a serpent coiled three and a half times and with its tail
in its mouth. The comparison of a serpent with kundalini comes from the
nature of its movement, which is spiralling and serpent-like. The three full
coils represent the three gunas or the three states of consciousness: waking,
sleeping and dreaming. These relate to the three types of experience:
subjective, sensual (objective) and no experience. The half-coiled tail in the
serpent’s mouth represents the ego. According to tantric and Ayurvedic texts the human body is composed of
five elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether. An Ayurvedic practitioner
assesses the combination of these five elements, and according to the
dominance of certain elements categorises the body types into one of three
doshas: vatta, pitta and kapha. This is done mainly from a health perspectiveso that diet, exercise and even medication can be prescribed to correct the
imbalances. From a spiritual perspective, tantra describes the combination of
the five elements into three levels of consciousness, called gunas: tamas, rajas
and sattva. Our consciousness evolves from the lower to the higher chakras,
from gross to subtle or fr om tamas to sa ttva. Tamas Darkness


 about her
problem. She believes that she is outside reality trying desperately
to get back in. I often feel, on the contrary, that she spends just as
much of her energy making sure that she stays on the outside.Why does she do that? Partic ipating in the everyday world brings
with it a mixture of pleasure and pain, but Karin prefers to oat
above the world like a balloon barely tethered to earth. This distant
vantage point doesn’t provide much pleasure, but it certainly  helps
to isolate her from any more pain. Karin knows that her escape
plans haven’t succeeded. She is still tied to the ground, by her
memories, by her distress, and above all by her longing to rejoin the
rest of us. I didn’t expect a few days of silence to mark a major
breakthrough, but at least I could be there if she happene d to come
to earth and meet herself again. It would be a highly charged
moment, I knew. When the three days were up, I felt that some kind of change had
taken place. Karin looked rested and less anxious; she did not return
obsessively to the same litany of complaints. She looked at me
inquisitively, and after admit ting that she felt a little more cheerful,
she asked, “What was I supposed to get out of that?”
“What do you think you got out of it?” I asked in return. “Well, I still feel like a lit-up Christmas tree,” she laughed
ruefully, “and I still want to pull the plug so the lights will go o.”
She stopped. “Anything else?” I urged. “I don’t know,” she mumble d evasively. “I walked around a lot. There was one thing.”
“Yes?”
“There’s a big maple in your woods that was cracked by lightning
and has a hole in the middl e, about shoulder high. I happened to
pass by when I noticed some thing moving inside the hole. Walking
closer, I saw a bird’s nest with a single blue egg in it; an adult bird
was standing beside it, not moving. I was surprised that she didn’t
y away, but when I looked closer, I realized what was happening. The egg was hatching, right at that moment. Tiny cracks appeared,
and then the brown point of a bill. “I stood very still, holding my breath. For a second I wondered if I
should help, but I have heard that touching a hatchling will make
the mother reject it. So I just watched and very slowly moved my
hand until it was only a foot from the nest. Still the bird did not yaway. The chick must have gotten exhausted, because as soon as
one large patch  of shell fell o, it didn’t move for several minutes. I
decided to go back.” Neither of us said anything. “Do you know why the mother bird didn’t y away?” I asked. “It’s
because you were truly quiet. You were carrying around your inner
silence and projecting it. You may not notice yourself doing it,
because you may think that a silent mind shouldn’t be able to think. You can think and be silent at the same time. They are two dierent
levels of yourself. The thinking mind goes on, yet the silence
remains.”
What Karin had experienced  was a small window of quietness. I
told her that the world seen through that window is very dierent
from the one we are used to. Far from radiating silence, most of us
radiate hysteria, reecting the mental turmoil inside. When that
inner turmoil subsides, it leaves a space for change to begin. “Your
mind is quiet by nature,” I said, “but you have to settle down to
realize this. Everything sorts itself out correctly and spontaneously
once you become quiet. In the light of calm, steady self-awareness, a
feeling of wholeness will wake up inside you. This wholeness is not
a thoug ht of any kind; it is simply your own mind, empty of thought
but full of you. You do not have to do anything to reach this state;
the process is eortless. You do not even have to consciously let go. A quiet mind is all you need.”
This, the secon d time I talked with Karin, was also the last. Her
week-long stay at the clinic had only a couple more days to go. We
had been alone in each other’s company for less than two hours, yet
I felt close to her. She has staked so much on being true to herself. Just before we said good-bye, she seemed ready for the rst time to
talk about her future—I mean the possibility that she actually has
one and is not going to waste her life protesting the present or
mourning the past. “I came here to nd out if there was a way to go
back to what I’ve lost, even though my mind already told me there
wasn’t. I have to go on,” she said. “Wouldn’t it be too sad to exist on a memory?” I asked. “That is
what the past is.” Softly she agreed.I went out of town the next day, but the nurses told me afterward
that Karin seemed much more cheerful and outgoing before she left. She noticed for the rst time how sick some of the other patients
were and spent several hours walking and talking with two older
women who had advanced cancer. I really feel now that Karin is not
lost but in transition. She is about to arrive at a new and much higher conception of
who she is. “You keep asking who you really are,” I said at our last meeting. “If you want to know intellectually, then you are pure awareness,
the changeless background against which all thoughts occur. This
pure awareness is a continuum. It is not broken up by time or space
—it just is, ever and always. “When you witness yourself, what you are experiencing is your
real nature. This is the key to freedom. Freedom is the experiential
knowledge of one’s own nature. You already have elements of this. Many times you denitely seem to be witnessing your body and
your environm ent. You’ve said that to me, over and over. You even
stand aside from your own thoughts. “Right now, the experience is not creating joy, but why shouldn’t
it? You are exploring your own corner of immortality as separate
from all things mortal. Can’t that be exciting?”
“I can accept that as a concept, but I don’t feel it yet,” she said. I respect Karin’s honesty on this point. We do not live in an age of
faith, and many people have problems with any view of life that
includes as chancy a word as immortality. “Life? I already know
what life is,” the isolated self declares. “It is thinking, feeling,
breathing. It ends when they end. I don’t need to go beyond.” But I
am not asking Karin for faith, only the willingness to explore inside
and wait for the facts to emerge. More than one person has lain half-
awake in a row-boat, drifting under a cloudless summer sky, and felt
something immense, quiet, and endless. In a certain relaxed state,
this something  seems to be everywhere, both inside and out. It does
not smile at you or frown; it just is. It takes  repeat ed dips into silence, in and out every day, for a
person to accept that this immense, motionless, eterna l state ofbeing is himse lf. Then the door is open for an experience  that truly
does transform  oneself and the world. The person realizes that
everything he has been doing in isolation—thinking, feeling,
breathing—was taking him on a hidden path. The self has always
wanted to connect; it exists so that it may marry the Self. OceanofPDF.com10
Paradise Remembered
Stan will tell you that the ute saved his life, but there is more to
it than that—the ute is his life. A day does not go by that he is not
either playing the ute or teaching others how to play it. He fullls
dozens of concert dates every year as a ute soloist. He owns a shop
downtown where he repairs, tests, demonstrates, and even builds
utes from scratch. On the way home at night, he hangs onto the
subway strap reminiscing about all the bright silver instruments he
has caressed and polished that day. One can only imagine, therefore, the horror of what has recently
happened. Stan woke up one morning ve months ago, suspecting
nothing unusu al, only to nd that the sound of the ute was no
longer pleasan t to his ears. The sinuous melodies, scales, runs, and
trills of his own ute playing had become ugly, sounding as grating
as ngernails scraping across a blackboard. Overnigh t, without
reason, the greatest pleasure in his life had turned to pain. “Where is this harsh sound coming from?” I asked him. “From any
one instrument?”
“No, it doesn’ t matter what instrument I pick up,” he replied
gloomily. “It’s still my energy being transmitted through it. I have


 then chaparral probably isn't necessary and visa versa. Red clover is another b lood cleanser, perhaps a little less
effective but it has a pleasant, sweet taste and may be better accepted by the squeamish. If there is lymphatic congestion I always include fenugreek seed tea brewed at the strength of approximately one tablespoon o f
seeds to a quart of water. Expect the tea to be brown, thick and mucilaginous, with a reasonably pleasant taste reminiscent o f
maple syrup. Kelly used poultices of clay and wheat grass pulp on her lumps, somewhat like the warm castor oil poultices I used on my
mother's arthritic deposits. Poultices not only feel very comforting, but they have the effect of softening up deposits and t umors so
that a detoxifying, fasting body is more able to re absorb them. Poultices draw, pulling toxins out through the  skin, unburdening
the liver. Clay (freshly -mixed potters clay I purchase from a potters' guild), mixed with finely chopped or blended young wheat
grass (in emergencies I've even used lawn grasses) makes excellent drawing poultices. Without clay, I've also  used vegetable
poultices made of chopped or blended comfrey leaves, comfrey root, slightly cooked (barely wilted) cabbage leaves, slightly
steamed onion or garlic (cooked just enough to soften it). These are very effective to soften tumors, abscesses and ulcers. Aloe
poultices are good on burns. Poultices should be thought of as helpful adjuncts to other, more powerful healing techniques an d not
as remedies all by themselves, except for minor skin problems. Poultices, to be effective, need to be trowel ed on half an inch thick, extending far beyond the effected area, covered with cheese
cloth or rags torn from old cotton sheets so they don't dry out too fast. Fresh poultices needs to be applied several times d aily. They
also need to be left on the body u ntil they do dry. Then poultices are thrown away, to be followed by another as often as patience
will allow. Do not cover poultices tightly with plastic because if they don't dry out they won't draw much. The drawing is in  the
drying. Sometimes poultic es cause a tumor or deposit to be expelled through the skin rather than being adsorbed, all with rather
spectacular pus and gore. This phenomena is actually beneficial and should be welcomed because anytime the body can push
toxins out through the skin, th e burden on the organs of elimination are lessened. Wheat grass juice has a powerful anti -tumor effect, is very perishable, is laborious to make, but is worth the effort because it
contains powerful enzymes and nutrients that help detoxify and heal whe n taken internally or applied to the skin. As a last resort
with dying patients who can no longer digest anything taken by mouth I've implanted wheat grass juice rectally (in a cleansed
colon). Some of them haven't died. You probably can't buy wheat grass juice that retains much medicinal effect because it needs to
be very fresh and should be drunk within minutes of squeezing. Chilled sharply and immediately after squeezing it might maint ain
some potency for an hour or two. Extracting juice from grass takes  a special press that resembles a meat grinder. The wheat is grown in transplant or seedling trays in bright light. I know someone who uses old plastic cafeteria trays for t his. The seed is soaked overnight, spread densely atop a tray, covered shallow ly with fine soil, kept moist but not soggy. When the
grass is about four inches high, begin harvesting by cutting off the leaves with a scissors and juicing them. If the tray con tains
several inches of soil you usually get a second cutting of leaves. You need to start a new tray every few days; one tray can be cut
for three or four days. (Kulvinskas, 1975)
    More wheat grass juice is not better than just enough; three ounces a day is plenty! It is a very powerful substance! The fla vor of
wheat grass jui ce is so intense that some people have to mix it with carrot juice to get it down. DO NOT OVERUSE. The
energizing effects of wheat grass can be so powerful that some people make a regular practice of drinking it. However, I've s een
many people who use whea t grass juice as a tonic become allergic to it much as antibiotic dependent people do to antibiotics. Better to save wheat grass for emergencies. I also have treated my own breast cancers –twice. The first time I was only 23 years old. One night I notic ed that it hurt to sleep
the way I usually did on my left side because there was a hard lump in my left breast. It was quite large –about the size of a goose
egg. Having just completed RN training two years prior, I had been well brain washed about my poor prognosis and knew exactly
what requisite actions must taken. I scheduled a biopsy under anesthetic, so that if the tumor was malignant they could proceed to full mastectomy without delay. I
was ignorant of any alternative course of action at the time. I might add that before I grew my first tumor I had been consuming large amounts of red meat in a mistaken understanding
gained in nursing school that a good diet contained large amounts of animal protein. In addition to the stress of being a ful l time
psychology graduate student existing on a very low budget, I was experiencing I very frustrating relationship with a young ma n
that left me constantly off center and confused. A biopsy was promptly performed. The university hospital's SOP required t hat three pathologists make an independent decision
about the nature of a tumor before proceeding with radical surgery. Two of the pathologist agreed that my tumor was malignant,
which represented the required majority vote. But the surgeon removed only th e lump, which he said was well encapsulated and
for some reason did not proceed with a radical mastectomy. These days many surgeons routinely limit themselves to
lumpectomies. I never did find out why I awakened from general anesthetic with two breast s, but I have since supposed that due to my tender
age the surgeon was reluctant to disfigure me without at least asking me for permission, or giving me some time to prepare
psychologically. When I came out of anesthesia he told me that the lump was malign ant, and that he had removed it, and that he
needed to do a radical mastectomy to improve my prognosis over the next few years. He asked me to think it over, but he signe d
me up on his surgery list for the following Monday. I did think it over and fou nd I was profoundly annoyed at the idea of being treated like I was just a statistic, so I decided that I
would be unique. I made a firm decision that I would be well and stay well –and I was for the next fifteen years. The decision
healed me. When I wa s 37 I had a recurrence. At the time I had in residence Ethyl and Marge, the two far -gone breast cancer cases I already
told you about. I also had in residence a young woman with a breast tumor who had not undergone any medical treatment, not
even a lumpec tomy. (I will relate her case in detail shortly.) I was too identified emotionally with helping these three, overly -
empathetic due to my own history. I found myself taking on their symptoms and their pain. I went so far into sympathy as to g row
back my tum or–just as it had the first time –a lump mushroomed from nothing to the size of a goose egg in only three weeks in
exactly the same place as the first one. Just out of curiosity I went in for a needle biopsy. Once again it was judged to be
malignant, and I got the same pressure from the surgeon for immediate surgery. This time, however, I had an alternative system of
healing that I believed in. So I went home, continued to care for my very sick residents, and began to work on myself. The first thing I h ad to confront about myself was that I was being a compassionate fool. I needed to learn how to maintain my
own personal boundaries, and clearly delineate what stuff in my mind and my body was really mine and what was another's. I
needed to apply certain m ental techniques of self -protection known to and practiced by many healers. I knew beyond doubt that I
had developed sympathetic breast cancer because a similar phenomena had happened to me before. Once, when I had previously
been working on a person with very severe back pain with hands -on techniques, I suddenly had the pain, and the client was totally
free of it. So I protected myself when working with sick people. I would wash my hands and arms thoroughly with cold water, o r
with water and vinegar after contact. I would shake off their "energy," have a cold shower, walk bare foot on the grass, and
visualize myself well with intact boundaries. These prophylaxes had been working for me, but I was particularly vulnerable to
people with breast cancer. I also began detoxification dieting, took more supplements, and used acupressure and reflexology as my main lines of attack. My healing diet consisted of raw food exclusively. I allowed myself fruits (not sweet fruits) and vegetables (including a lot  of raw
cabbage because vegetables in the cabbage family such as cauliflower and broccoli are known to have a healing effect on cance r),
raw almonds, raw apricot


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Degeneration of tissues,
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31
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113
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95
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33
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57
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134
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Diathesis
105
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22
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117
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167
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64–67
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117
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82–83
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64–65
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45–46
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63
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73
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83
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41
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evolution of,
96
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115–116
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incipient,
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inflammatory,
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84
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75
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palliation,
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45
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147
food,
117
manipulations,
59
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92
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recovery,
45
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143
remedial nature of,
48
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90
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secondary causes,
105–111
self-limited,
127
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149
spontaneous recovery,
98
supervision,
52
terminal stage,
63
Diuresis,
132
Drug addicts,
121
Drugs,
45
 (See Palliation)
Duncan, Garfield,
24
Duodenal ulcer,
115
 (See Ulcers)
Duodenitis,
94
Dyspnea,
104
Eating, Compulsive,
32
Eczema,
45
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143
Edema,
57
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129
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Efficiency of nature,
30
Elimination,
38
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84
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97–98
Emaciation,
78
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79
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153
Endocarditis,
46
150Endocrine Glands,
164
adrenal,
125
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126
imbalance of,
164
pituitary,
125
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126
thyroid,
125
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126
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66
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137
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68
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83
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97
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153
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134
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29
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68
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46
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121
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125
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153
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37
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38
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84
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80
Exhilaration,
26
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40
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75
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76
faulty,
30
medication,
95
wet clothing, drafts,
97
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22–23
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26
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52
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54
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63–67
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80
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83
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85
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Fasts and fasting,
41–42
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46
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57–58
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59
accomplishments,
29
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30
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39
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71–72
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75–77
animals,
18
 (See Animals)
assimilation/excretion, simultaneous,
37–38
basis for,
17
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21
breaking,
63–67
 (See Breaking the Fast)
children (See Children)
contraindicated,
51
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95
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128
crisis,
56
death during
43
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24
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25
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temperature of water,
61
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57
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23–24
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39
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55
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130
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131
weakness,
42
weight loss,
23
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25
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30–31
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56
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duration,
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42
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52
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53
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54
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64
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fatty cells, a storage place,
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fear,
51
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59
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gastric irritation,
32
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heroic case,
19–21
history of,
18–19
how? complete rest,
28
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59–60
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127
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no interruptions,
58
no treatments,
60–61
hunger,
32
disappearance,
32
reappearance,
63
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 go  wherever he liked. D looked so much like me, that a great many townspeople who
saw him trudging along took him for me, and thought I had relapsed
back into my old invalidism. Whenever he would come in from his walk, D would protest to
my wife: "Mattie, I'm hungry." Whereupon Mattie would fix him a
bowl of turnip greens, dandelions or mustard greens, that was mostly
pot liquor and would crumble a little corn bread in the liquor. Naturally in his mind's thoughts—"not that stuff," D said, "I want
some meat and bread, a man's ration." Mattie would over rule him. So he would consume the greens,
pot liquor and sometimes a salad of lettuce leaves, raw cabbage and
carrots. All the time D thought he was starving but his pulse was good
and when he would weigh, the scales showed that he had not lost a
pound. As he gained strength, he would take on a little more exercise
every day. He was naturally active and used to hard labor. So we had
to caution him almost daily not to overdo the thing. One day he came
home and announced proudly that, for the first time since he was a
boy he had chinned himself. After he had been with us for seven weeks and we were on the
point of putting him on a normal diet, he suddenly informed us that he was catching the next train for Alabama. On his way home, he stopped by the Birmingham hospital to pay
his bill. "Let us check you over to see how you are doing by this
time," the doctors suggested. The diagnosticians who two months before had told my brother
that he was suffering from an incurable heart condition now could find
nothing wrong with him. "What did your brother do to you when you were in Texas?" asked the doctor. "Wa-al," answered D, "he didn't do nothing, except put me on a
diet." "Well, then, what did he give you to eat." "Let's see, now: for breakfast, a raw fruit salad and a glass of
sweet milk; for dinner, some dande lion greens and all the pot liquor I
could hold; for supper, some turnip greens again all the pot liquor I
could drink. "Was that all?" "Wa-al on some days I would eat a little cabbage, green beans,
cauliflower, sweetcorn, a boiled onion,  a fresh ripe tomato or whatever
Mattie—that's my brother's wife—could  find at the vegetable market." "Do you mean to tell me, Mr. Hear d, that during that entire seven
weeks, you had no meat, bread, potatoes, rice or other solid food?". "Wa-al, once in a while Mattie would give me a little corn bread
to crumble into my pot liquor..." "But you cannot live on that kind of stuff." "You have just finished examining me, doctor. I'm alive ain't I?" Thereupon D walked out of the hospital and he has not been back
since except for prostate treatment. That was 10 years ago. The last
time I heard from D he was in good  health and doing his farm chores
without missing a day. CHAPTER 25. ON CREATING AND PRESERVING MAN
 Everything in this world of ours, everything in the Universe is
governed by Law. Whether it concerns the guiding of an airplane, the
building of a highway, the motions of earth and moon, or keeping the
stars in their courses, it is Law that does it. That identical principal governs the functioning of the human body. The longer I live the more I am pe rsuaded that the master key to
health is the food we eat. It stands to reason that we cannot maintain
our bodies in health until we ke ep our bodies supplied with the
materials of which they are made. When a man's food is normal, his
body will be found normal also. When his thinking is normal, the
chances are that his body is functioning normally. Most ailments which afflict mankind today, including those
which are called incurable, I do believe, result from food which has
grown on poor soil, or which otherwise lacks certain elements which
are essential to keeping the bodily machine in repair and running
smoothly. A principal reason why the general run of foodstuff you find in
the grocery store is deficient in mi nerals and vitamins which the body
needs is because that food in its natural state is too easily spoiled. Your food processor refines the stuff so that it will keep until it
reaches the consumer. That is good business; but, I say, it is not good
dietetics. When the miller takes out those elements in wheat which
would spoil, he has robbed the grai n of life sustaining vitamins. There is the secret of white flour' s keeping qualities. But that fact
also accounts for the vitamin deficiencies and other forms of slow
starvation—which sooner or later,  will afflict the person who eats
white bread exclusively. Tests at various experiment stati ons have shown that cows fed on
whole wheat will thrive; but cows from the same herd, equally healthy
when the tests begin, when fed for some time on white flour
exclusively, would die of heart failure. Other experimenters, like Dr.
C. A. Pierle at Canyon, Texas, a nd Dr. Francis Pottenger in California,
have tried white rats on an exclusive white flour diet, with identical
results: The rats starved to death, with full stomachs. What is bad for cattle or rodents, I submit, is bad for children and
grownups, too. During my early dental practice in Alabama, my heart
would bleed for children only 2 years old brought to me with half their
teeth decayed. As I was to learn years later, those children, fed upon
whole raw milk, whole wheat cereal and other vitamin—and mineral-
rich foods would have had mouthfuls of sound teeth. For proof, I can point to my own three grandchildren—Martha,
13; George, 10 and Jane, 5 years old, who live on the George G.
Heard dairy farm not far from Hereford. None of those children have a
single decayed tooth. If all three should live a 100 years and keep on
eating the same kind of food they have lived on up to now, they still
will have perfect teeth—and, I dare prophesy, sound bodies otherwise. All three children are heavy milk drinkers; but take their milk
raw, not pasteurized. Practically all the food which those children
consume is produced on Deaf Smith County's mineralized soil. The
bread they eat is made from home grown wheat, which has been
freshly ground in a special mill and the whole grain has gone into the
loaf—bran, shorts and all. The children's meat diet consists  mostly of beef and chicken
these cattle and fowls raised on th e place, grazed on native grass and
lush green wheat, with a supplement of home grown alfalfa and grain
sorghum. After they had been fattened, the steers and chickens were
slaughtered and put into deep freeze. Most of the garden vegetables that will grow anywhere in the
country flourish on the Deaf Smith County irrigated farms. The Heard children like them all and take a portion of their vegetables raw—
celery, lettuce, asparagus, cabbage slaw, tomatoes, carrots or a dozen
kinds chopped up together in a salad. For much of the year, those
vegetables come fresh out of the garden; but deep freeze keeps the
stuff "garden fresh" the rest of the time. For sweetening, the youngsters consume honey. By way of
exception, the Heard children get most  of their fruit from other parts:
apples, oranges, grapes, bananas, figs, peaches and plums. For some years I supplied butter picked up from Deaf Smith
County farms to a Mr. J. H. Fuerhrer, who lives at Coopersburg, Pa. He fed that butter to his children and also gave them whole wheat cereal, freshly ground from his own mill. He saw to it that the children ate raw vegetables, fresh fruit and nuts, to make up a balanced ration
of protein, starches, sugar, vitamins and minerals. His neighbors thought Mr. Fuehrer a crank—just a bit off. But
when his daughter, Helen, became of  school age, he had his payoff. When the time came to put the first-year pupils through their health
tests, the school dentist examined 62 little mouths, all very much
alike. This 6 year old was the only  one free of cavities. Each child had
some decayed teeth. When he came to look into the mouth of Pupil 63, Helen Fuehrer,
6 years old, that dentist was astonished. The child had a mouthful of perfect teeth. The dentist had many questions to ask the little girl and her mother—curious to know how she had lived six years without
getting even one small blemish on her teeth. He did not know what
magic that butter from Deaf Smith County, Texas, had worked in the
child's mouth—and being told, would not believe it. It was the food that little Helen had put into her mouth that had
built her sound teeth and, at the same time, as the school physicians
later found, had built her a sound body generally. The right foods, properly balanced, not too much and not too


practice enough repetitions to maintain this figure. For example, after a few
weeks Marc should be able to maintain 80 paces by just doing 3  repetitions
of paces each day. An example of Marc’ s progress is as follows:
W eek 1: 32 paces
W eek 2: 37 paces
W eek 3: 49 paces
W eek 4: 58 paces
W eek 5: 70 paces
W eek 6: 81 paces
W eek 7: 83 paces
W eek 8: 79 paces
W eek 9: 82 paces
W eek 10: 85 paces
Marc’ s p rogress on the number of paces that he can hold his breath for
will also  depend  on his everyda y breathing. If he does not breathe through
his nose, or regularly takes big breaths during the day, then h is progress
with increasing the number of p aces while holding his breath will be a lot
slower. Therefo re, in addition t o practicing the paces, it is vital to ensure
nasal an d quiet breathing during  the day. T o help with this, Ma rc’ s parents
can gen tly encourage him to breathe quietly any time the y hear his
breathing. An added incentive fo r his parents to continue with the exercises
is that Marc will have silent breathing during eating, not finding itnecessary to gulp lar ge breaths through his mouth while having a mouth full
of food.A p p e n d i x
U p p e r  L i m i t s  a n d  S a f e t y  o f  B r e a t h
H o l d i n g
W hen you  hold your breath, you p revent oxygen from entering into your
lungs and excess carbon dioxide from been expelled. During a maximum
breath hold, the partial pressure  of oxygen decreases in the blood, which
causes the body to conserve any  available oxygen for the heart and brain by
constricting the blood vessels th at supply nonessential or gans. For example,
your arms and legs may feel cold as the blood vessels close an d the body
diverts blood away from them. Another ef fect is bradycardia, w hich is the
slowing of the heart, causing p eripheral blood vessels to constrict, blood
pressure to increase, and the spleen to contract, resulting in the “diving
response.” The diving response is experienced by all air -breathing
vertebrates and is an automatic  response to a drop in oxygen supply. It is
what all ows babies and young children to instinctively hold their breath
when underwate r, and is generally more pronounced in adults w ho regularly
practice breath holding. During b reath h olding, the arterial partial pressure of oxygen d ecreases
from its normal level (100 mmHg) while carbon dioxide increas es to above
its n ormal level (40 mmHg). Breaking point, or the point at which an
individual must  release a breath hold, is when oxygen decreases to 62
mmHg and carbon dioxide is 54  mmHg. While it is extre mely dif ficult for
adults to  hold their breath to the point of fainting, it has been estimated that
consciousness is lost when the oxygen drops to below 27 mmHg and carbon
dioxide increase s to between 9 0 and 120 mmHg. The body uses built-insafety m echanisms such as the diving response and fainting to  ensure that
we do not deprive the brain of oxygen for too long, as doing so can result in
brain injury. The breath-hold  exercises described in this book are absolutely safe so
long as they are practiced within tolerable limits. However, individuals with
high blood pressure, cardiac conditions, type 1 diabetes, or any other
serious health concern should no t practice holding their breath e ither during
rest or while exercising. T o simu late high-altitude traini ng, it is necessary to hold your breath
until you feel a relatively stron g air hunger. At the same time, there is no
point in overdoi ng it. It is important to recover your breathing w ithin 2 to 3
breaths. Before practicing breath holding during intense ex ercise, it is
advisable to first achieve a BOL T score of at least 20 seconds. Until then,
gentler breath-hold exercises during rest and mild to moderate activity can
help you to improve your BOL T score to 20 seconds or more. Although breath-hold training increases tolerance of carbon dioxide, it
is in teresting to note that it do es not blunt the brain’ s safety reaction to
oxygen deprivation. This is where deliberate breath-hold exercises dif fer
vastly fr om the physiological co ndition of sleep apnea, where the breath is
held unintentionally during sleep, sometimes leading to severe health
problems. If these frightening results are a side ef fect of breath holding, it
may be supposed that intentio nal breath holding might have the same
ef fects, but studies of elite breat h holders have found the results  to be quite
the oppo site. Research by Ivancev and colleagues looked at the breath-
holding ability and carbon dioxide sensitivity of breath-hold divers, whose
sport potentially puts them at risk of severe oxygen deprivation. W ith
repeated practic e, these divers are able to sustain very long breath holds,
inducing a severe drop in oxyge n without causing brain injury o r blackouts. A further study by Joulia and colleagues showed that divers displayed a
more pronounce d diving response, less of a decrease in oxygen  saturation,
and greater blood flow. Stages of Br eath HoldingA breath hold can be distinguished by three stages of air shortage ranging
from easy to moderate to strong. In the first stage  there is no stimulus by the breathing muscles to  resume
breathing because carbon dioxid e has not yet reached threshold limits. This
is known as an easy air shortage. The second stage is a moder ate air shortage. As the breath hold
lengthens, carbon dioxide continues to increase in the blood until the
concentration reaches your threshold, stimulating the breathing muscles to
contract or jerk in an attempt to  draw air in. The longer the breath is held,
the more frequent are the contractions of the breathing muscles as the body
attempts to draw air into the lungs. The thir d stage is when the desi re to breathe becomes so strong that the
individual must resume breathing. This is known as a strong air shortage. •  Easy air shortage: no sensation to breathe. •   M oderate air s hortage: from the first involuntary contraction of
the breathing muscles until contractions become frequent. •   Stron g air shortage: ur ge to breathe is strong, leading to
termination of the breath hold. Influences on Length of Br eath-Hold T ime
The three factors that determ ine the length of breath-hold time are:
metabolic rate, tolerance to asp hyxia (decreased oxygen levels ), and total
body gas storage in lungs, blood, and tissues. Metabolic rate can be reduced through relaxation before and during the
breath hold, whereas tolerance  to asphyxia is improved by practicing
regular breath holds. Other activities that influence breath-hold time are:
•  Distraction
•  Whether the breath hold follows an inhalation or exhalation
•  Whether the athlete hyperventilates before the breath holdHolding the breath following a n inhalation results in a longer  breath-
hold tim e since carbon dioxide is diluted in a lar ger volume of air, meaning
the brain’ s receptors to carbon dioxide are not activated as quickly. Breath-hold time increases if you take a number of big breaths
immediately prior to holding your breath, but this ef fect is especially
dangerous when practiced by swimmers. T aking big breaths immediately
before a  swim will significantly  reduce carbon dioxide in the blood but has
little ef f ect on increasing oxygen stores. Because the brain’ s signal to
resume breathin g is depleted by this technique, oxygen levels can drop to
very low  levels before the swimmer feels the need to breathe. T his situation
can result in the  swimmer losing consciousness underwater an d in worst-
case scenarios can cause death by drowning. The U.S. Navy Seals website
warns against this dangerous practice:
Important Alert:  It has come to our attention that many
men pre paring for Special Operations Forces training are
practicing breat h holding underwater, and there have been
several cases of drowning and near drowning recently. Please do not practice br eath holding (under water)
without pr ofessional supervision.N o t e s
1. The Oxygen Paradox
22      When levels of carbon dioxi de: Cheung S.  Advanced Envir onmental
Exer cise Physiology. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 2009. 26      “ The carbon  dioxide pressure”: Bohr C, Hasselbalch K, K rogh A. Concerning a biologically important relationship—the influence  of the
carbon d ioxide content of blood on its oxygen binding. Skand Ar ch
Physiol  1904;16:401–12; www
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interested in one might go about handling various conditions and complaints, whattypes of organ weaknesses are typically associated with them, and whatapproaches I usually recommend to encourage healing. And, most importantly,what kind of success or lack of it have I had over the past twenty five years,encouraging the healing of various conditions with hygienic methods. In the case studies that follow I will mostly report the simpler, easier-to-fix
problems because that is what most people have; still, many of these involve life-threatening or quality-of-life-destroying illnesses. I will tell the success story ofone very complicated, long-suffering case that involved multiple levels ofpsychological and spiritual handling as well as considerable physical healing. Arthritis
Some years back my 70 years old mother came from the family homestead in
the wilds of northern British Columbia to visit me at the Great Oaks School. Shehad gotten into pathetic physical condition. Fifteen years previously she hadremarried. Tom, her new husband, had been a gold prospector and general
mountain man, a wonderfully independent and cantankerous cuss, a great hunter
and wood chopper and all around good-natured backwoods homesteadhandyman. Tom had tired of solitary log cabin life and to solve his problem hadtaken on the care and feeding of a needy widow, my mom. He began doing thecooking and menu planning. Tom, a little older than my mother, had no senseabout eating but could still shoot game. Ever since their marriage she had beenliving on moose meat stews with potatoes and gravy, white flour bread with jam,black tea with canned milk, a ritual glass of brandy at bedtime, and almost nofresh fruit or vegetables. In her youth, my mother had been a concert pianist; now she had such large
arthritic knobs on all of her knuckles that her hands had become claws. Thoughthere was still that very same fine upright in the cabin that I had learned to play asa child, she had long since given up the piano. Her knees also had large arthriticknobs; this proud woman with a straight back and long, flowing strides was bentover, limping along with a cane. She was also 30 pounds overweight and herblood pressure was a very dangerous 210 over 140, just asking for a stroke. Instead of a welcoming feast, the usual greeting offered to a loved one who
has not been seen for a few years, I immediately started her on a juice fast. I gaveher freshly prepared carrot juice (one quart daily) mixed with wheat grass juice(three ounces daily) plus daily colonics. She had no previous experience withthese techniques but she gamely accepted everything I threw her way because sheknew I was doing it because I loved her and wanted to see her in bettercondition. She also received a daily full body massage with particular attention tothe hand and knees, stimulating the circulation to the area and speeding theremoval of wastes. Every night her hands and knees were wrapped in warmcastor oil compresses held in place with old sheeting. I did not use any vitamins or food supplements in her case. I did give her
flavorful herbal teas made of peppermint and chamomile because she needed thecomfort of a hot cupa; but these teas were in no way medicinal except for hermorale. After three weeks on this program, Grannybelle, as I and my daughters called
her, had no unsightly knobs remaining on either her knuckles or knees and shecould walk and move her fingers without pain within a normal range of movement.The big payoff for me besides seeing her look so wonderful (20 years youngerand 20 pounds lighter) was to hear her sit down and treat us to a Beethovenrecital. And her blood pressure was 130 over 90. Breast Cancer
I have worked with many young women with breast cancer; so many in fact,
that their faces and cases tend to blur. But whenever I think about them, Kellyinevitably comes to mind because we became such good friends. Like me, Kellywas an independent-minded back country Canuck. At the age 26, she received amedical diagnosis of breast cancer. Kelly had already permitted a lumpectomyand biopsy, but had studied the statistical outcomes and did not want to treat herillness with radical mastectomy, radiation and chemotherapy because she knewher odds of long-term survival without radical medical treatment were equal to orbetter than allowing the doctors to do everything possible. Nor did she want tolose even one of her breasts. She knew how useful her breasts were because shehad already suckled one child, not to mention their contribution to one’s own self-image as a whole person. I admired Kelly’s unusual independent-mindednessbecause she comes from a country where universal health coverage is in place;her insurance would have paid all the costs had she been willing to acceptconventional medicine, but Canadian national health insurance does not coveralternative therapy. Kelly stayed with me for nearly two months as a residential faster, because she
needed to be far from the distractions of a troubled family life. With financialsupport from her parents and child-care from her friends she was able to taketime out to give the recovery of health top priority in her life without worryingabout whether her small son was being well cared for. This peace of mind wasalso very important to her recovery. Analysis with biokinesiology showed a pervasively weak immune system,
including a weak thymus gland, spleen, and an overloaded lymphatic system. Herliver was weak, but not as weak as it might have been, because she had becomea vegetarian, and had been working on her health in a haphazard fashion for a fewyears. Kelly’s body also showed weaknesses in pancreatic and adrenal functionas well as a toxic colon. Most immediately worrisome to her, biokinesiologytesting showed several over-strong testing lumpy areas in the breasts and over-strong testing lumpy lymph nodes in the armpits. Cancerous tumors always testoverly strong
Kelly’s earlier life-style had contributed to her condition in several ways. She
had worked for years in a forestry tree nursery handling seedling trees treatedwith highly toxic chemicals. She had worked as a cook in a logging camp forseveral seasons, eating too much meat and greasy food. And she had also spentthe usual number of adolescent and young adult years deeply involved inrecreational drug use and the bad diet that went with it. Kelly started right in on a rigorous water fast that lasted for one entire month. She had a colonic every day, plus body work including reflexology, holding andmassage of neurolymphatic and neurovascular points, and stimulation ofacupuncture points related to weak organ systems and general massage tostimulate overall circulation and lymphatic drainage. She took protomorphogensto help rebuild her weakened organs; she took ten grams of vitamin C every dayand a half-dose of Life Extension vitamin mix in assimilable powdered form; shedrank herbal teas of echinacea and fenugreek seeds and several ounces of freshlysqueezed wheat grass juice every day. Twice each day she made poultices out ofclay and the pulp left over from making her wheat grass juice, filled an old brawith this mixture and pressed it to her breast for several hours until the clay dried.Shortly, I will explain all the measures in some detail. These physical therapies were accompanied by counseling sessions dealing
with some severe and long-unresolved problems, response patterns and
relationships that triggered her present illness. Her son’s father (Kelly’s ex) was
suppressive and highly intimidating. Fearful of him, Kelly seemed unable tosuccessfully extricate herself from the relationship due to the ongoing contactwhich revolved over visitation and care of their son. But Kelly had grit! Whilefasting, she confronted these tough issues in her life and unflinchingly made thenecessary decisions. When she returned to Canada she absolutely decided,without any nagging doubts, reservations or qualifications, to make any changesnecessary to ensure her survival. Only after having made these hard choices couldshe heal. I one respect, Kelly was a highly unusual faster. Throughout the entire month
on water, Kelly took daily long walks, frequently stopping to lie down and rest inthe sun on the way. She would climb to or from the top of a very large and steephill nearby. She never missed a day, rain or shine. At the end of her month on water Kelly’s remaining breast lumps had
disappeared, the lymphatic system and immune system tested strong, as well asthe liver, pancreas, adrenals, and large intestine. No areas tested overly strong. She broke the fast with the same discipline she had conducted it, on carrot
juice, a cup every two hours. After three days on juice she began a raw food dietwith small servings of greens and sprouts well chewed, interspersed at two hourintervals with fresh juicy fruits. After about ten days on “rabbit food,” she easedinto avocados, cooked vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains and then wenthome. As I write this, it is eight years since Kelly’s long fast. She still comes to see
me every few years to check out her diet and just say hello. She has had twomore children by a new, and thoroughly wonderful husband and suckled themboth for two years each; her peaceful rural life centers around this new, happyfamily and the big, Organic garden she grows. She religiously takes her LifeExtension vitamins and keeps her dietary and life-style indiscretions small andinfrequent. She is probably going to live a long, time. I consider Kelly’s cluster of organ weaknesses very typical of all cancers
regardless of type or location, as well as being typical of AIDS and other criticalinfections by organisms that usually reside in the human body without causing


 There’s meaning in your existence, and
you have the capacity to live from a perspective of purpose. The first step is
to know that you’re here on purpose. This is not the same as knowing what
you’re supposed to do. Throughout your life, what you do will change and
shift. In fact, the changes can occur from hour to hour in each day of your
life. Your purpose is not about what you do, it’s about your beingness, that
place within you from which your thoughts emerge. This is why you’re
called a human being rather than a human doing. Affirm in your own
words, both in writing and in your thoughts, that you are here on purpose,
and intend to live from this awareness at all times. Step 2: Seize every opportunity, no matter how small, to give your
life away in service. Get your ego out of your intention to live a life of
purpose. Whatever it is that you want to do in life, make the primarymotivation for your effort something or somebody other than your desire for
gratification or reward. The irony here is that your personal rewards will multiply when you’re
focused on giving rather than receiving. Fall in love with what you’re
doing, and let that love come from the deep, inner-dwelling place of Spirit. Then sell the feeling of love, enthusiasm, and joy generated by your efforts. If your purpose is felt by being Supermom, then put your energy and inner
drive into those children. If it’s felt writing poetry or straightening teeth,
then get your ego out of the way and do what you love doing. Do it from the
perspective of making a difference for someone or for some cause, and let
the universe handle the details of your personal rewards. Live your purpose
doing what you do with pure love—then you’ll co-create with the power of
the universal mind of intention, which is ultimately responsible for all of
creation. Step 3: Align your purpose with the field of intention. This is the most
important thing you can do to fulfill your intentions. Being aligned with the
universal field means having faith that your Creator knows why you’re
here, even if you don’t. It means surrendering the little mind to the big
mind, and remembering that your purpose will be revealed in the same way
that you were revealed. Purpose, too, is birthed from creativeness, kindness,
love, and receptivity to an endlessly abundant world. Keep this connection
pure, and you’ll be guided in all of your actions. It’s not fatalism to say that if it’s meant to be, then it can’t be stopped. This is having faith in the power of intention, which originated you and is
within you. When you’re aligned with your originating Source, then this
same Source will aid you in creating the life of your choice. Then, what
happens feels exactly as if it was meant to be. And that’s because it is. You
always have a choice in how to align yourself. If you stay focused on
making demands on the universe, you’ll feel as if demands are being placed
on you in your life. Stay focused on lovingly asking, How may I use my
innate talents and desire to serve. and the universe will respond with the
identical energy by asking you, How may I serve you. Step 4: Ignore what anyone else tells you about your purpose. Regardless of what anyone might say to you, the truth about your feeling
purposeful is that only you can know it, and if you don’t feel it in that inner
place where a burning desire resides, it isn’t your purpose. Your relatives
and friends may attempt to convince you that what they feel is your destiny. They may see talents that they think will help you make a great living, or
they may want you to follow in their footsteps because they think you’ll be
happy doing what they’ve done for a lifetime. Your skill at mathematics or
decorating or fixing electronic equipment might indicate a high aptitude for
a given pursuit—but in the end, if you don’t feel it, nothing can make it
resonate with you. Your purpose is between you and your Source, and the closer you get to
what that field of intention looks and acts like, the more you’ll know that
you’re being purposefully guided. You might have zero measurable
aptitudes and skills in a given area, yet feel inwardly drawn to doing it. Forget the aptitude-test results, forget the absence of skills or know-how,
and most important, ignore the opinions of others and listen to your heart. Step 5: Remember that the all-creating field of intention will work on
your behalf. Albert Einstein is credited with saying that the most important
decision we ever make is whether we believe we live in a friendly universe
or a hostile universe. It’s imperative that you know that the all-creating field
of intention is friendly and will work with you as long as you see it that
way. The universe supports life; it flows freely to all and is endlessly
abundant. Why choose to look at it in any other way. All of the problems
we face are created by our belief that we’re separate from God and each
other, leading us to be in a state of conflict. This state of conflict creates a
counterforce causing millions of humans to be confused about their
purpose. Know that the universe is always willing to work with you on your
behalf, and that you’re always in a friendly, rather than hostile, world. Step 6: Study and replicate the lives of people who’ve known their
purpose. Whom do you admire the most. I urge you to read biographies of
these people and explore how they lived and what motivated them to stay
on purpose when obstacles surfaced. I’ve always been fascinated by Saul of
Tarsus (later called St. Paul), whose letters and teachings became the source
of a major portion of the New Testament. Taylor Caldwell wrote a definitive
fictional account of St. Paul’s life called Great Lion of God, which inspired
me enormously. I was also deeply touched by the purposeful manner in
which St. Francis of Assisi lived his life as exemplified in the novel St. Francis, by Nikos Kazantzakis. I make it a point to use my free time to read
about people who are models for purposeful living, and I encourage you to
do the same. Step 7: Act as if you’re living the life you were intended to live, even
if you feel confused about this thing called purpose. Invite into your life
every day whatever it might be that makes you feel closer to God and brings
you a sense of joy. View the events you consider obstacles as perfect
opportunities to test your resolve and find your purpose. Treat everything
from a broken fingernail to an illness to the loss of a job to a geographical
move as an opportunity to get away from your familiar routine and move to
purpose. By acting as if you’re on purpose and treating the hurdles as
friendly reminders to trust in what you feel deeply within you, you’ll be
fulfilling your own intention to be a purposeful person. Step 8: Meditate to stay on purpose. Use the technique of Japa, which I
mentioned earlier, and focus your inner attention on asking your Source to
guide you in fulfilling your destiny. This letter from Matthew McQuaid
describes the exciting results of meditating to stay on purpose:
Dear Dr. Dyer,
My wife, Michelle, is pregnant by a miracle—a miracle
manifest from Spirit using all of your suggestions. For five
years, Michelle and I were challenged by infertility. You nameit, we tried it. None of the expensive and sophisticated
treatments worked. The doctors had given up. Our own faith
was tested over and over with each failed treatment cycle. Our
doctor managed to freeze embryos from earlier cycles of
treatment. Throughout the years, over 50 embryos had been
transferred to Michelle’s uterus. The odds of a frozen embryo
successfully initiating pregnancy in our case were close to zero. As you know, zero is a word not found in the spiritual
vocabulary. One precious frozen embryo, surviving minus 250
degrees for six months, has taken up a new home in Michelle’s
womb. She is now in her second trimester. Okay, “So what,” you might say. “I get letters like this every
day. ” However, this letter contains proof of God. A tiny drop of
protoplasm, as you have so eloquently written on many
occasions, a physical mass of cells alive with the future pull of a
human being, turned on in a laboratory, then turned off in a
freezer. All molecular motion and biochemical processes halted,
suspended. Yet, the essence of being was there prior to freezing. Where did the spiritual essence go while frozen. The cells were
turned on, then turned off, but the spiritual essence had to
prevail despite the physical state of the cells. The frequency of
vibration of the frozen cells was low, but the vibrational
frequency of its spirit must be beyond measure. The essence of
the being had to reside outside of the physical plane or mass of
cells. It couldn’t go anywhere except to the realm of spirit,
where it waited. It waited to thaw and manifest into a being it
always has been. I hope you find this story as compelling as I
do, as nothing less than a miracle. An example of spirit in body,
rather then a body with a spirit. And now for the million-dollar question. Could this one
embryo survive such hostile frozen conditions


 skin ultimately
drying out. When your skin does become damaged and dry it can use a little help from outside moisturizers. These
moisturizers are defined as chemicals that increase the water content of the stratum corneum, and are generally
categorized as occlusive and humectant agents. Occlusive agents form a barrier that will literally block the
loss of water from the skin and can help restore fats to the lipid barrier (examples of include oils and beeswax.) Humectants attract water to the skin, sometimes from the environment, but mostly from the deeper levels of the
dermis. This normalizes your cell’s functions and your skin becomes more resistant to drying out (one example
of a humectant is aloe vera gel.) There are plenty of natural occlusive and humectant agents out there that you
can use to retain and re-moisturize your lovely skin, and they really aren’t that exotic. Ok, now that you’ve made it through that, let’s look at some natural ways to restore balance to your lovely
stratum corneum, without any counterproductive harsh ingredients. Dry Skin189Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com-Active and inactive: Y ou see these words a lot. Active ingredients are literally attracting water and
moisturizing. They are improving softness, as well as filling in and smoothing over the space between dried
out skin cells. Inactive ingredients stabilize, emulsify, and disperse ingredients to make something that makes
a pretty product customers are happy with. Without an emulsifying agent, for example, your light and creamy
lotion would separate into water and oil and make a mess. -If you are washing your hands a lot or doing a lot of dishes, switch to a mild soap that is less likely to strip
your skin of beneficial oils and upset your skin cells. -If you are buying a moisturizer, know that the terms “anti-aging” “hypoallergenic, “dermatologist tested” and
“sensitive skin” can be things to use as guidelines, but don’t necessarily mean anything (explained below.) -Anti-aging products are mostly empty promises-you can put anti-aging on a label if you simply include
sunscreen. Nothing will reverse the fact that you and your skin are aging. It is a natural process, and it’s
perfectly fine to look older. Some anti-aging products focus on minimizing the signs of aging with more than
just sunscreen. Some do have some basis, but a lot of it is a marketing ploy. Before getting suckered into an
expensive product, do your research. -Hypoallergenic means that the product may have reduced fragrance or preservatives, but the interpretation
of the term can vary greatly from product to product. -Dermatologist tested isn’t something to rely on-it can be used if literally one dermatologist “tested” it. A
dermatologist could be standing in the loo at a restaurant, put a dab of this new lotion on quick after washing
their hands, and call it dermatologist tested. -Sensitive skin formulas do not have a definition and are subject to variation. The product may have reduced
irritants like fragrance or preservatives. -Keep the heat and/or air conditioning to a minimum. Both suck moisture out of the air and can seriously dry
out your skin. -Even if you have oily skin, it still needs to be moisturized, especially if you are using products that dry the oil. Look for lighter moisturizers that are less heavy and greasy (e.g. more humectants and less occlusive agents. )Tips & Troubleshooting190Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comThis salve contains jojoba oil, beeswax, and sandalwood essential oil. Jojoba oil can be pricey, but it is one of
the oils that most closely matches the sebum (oil) your skin produces naturally, and that makes it invaluable in
my opinion. Sandalwood has a wonderful soothing effect on dry skin. Beeswax is an occulant, which means it
will help form a barrier that keeps moisture from evaporating too rapidly. Feel free to up the amount of beeswax
and lessen the oil in equal amounts if you want a firmer salve.Sandalwood Salve
-9-10 tablespoons of jojoba oil
-1-2 tablespoons of beeswax
-5-10 drops of sandalwood
essential oil1. In a double boiler melt beeswax and jojoba oil together. 2. Turn off the heat and stir in 5-10 drops of sandalwood essential oil
and transfer to an airtight jar. Keep in a cool dark place out of direct
sunlight. Dry SkinY ou will need… Directions191Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comThe shea and coconut oil are “active” agents in this recipe. The coconut oil is particularly wonderful for helping
repair the lipid barrier, as it is naturally full of fatty acids, while the shea is deeply nourishing to the dry cells in
the stratum corneum. Lavender is just an overall soothing essential oil, both to your dry skin and your mind.Whipped Lavender Shea Butter
-3 tablespoons of shea butter
-2 tablespoons of coconut oil
-2 ¼ teaspoons cornstarch
-5 drops of lavender essential
oil1. In a double boiler, melt coconut oil thoroughly, and remove from heat. Quickly stir in the shea butter until it is completely melted. 2. Pour this mixture into a large metal bowl and pop it in the freezer
for 10-15 minutes, checking on at after 5 minutes or so. A thick white
crust should be forming. It is ready to take out when a crust has formed
across almost the entire surface, but the oil beneath it is still loose. 3. Using an immersion blender, begin to whip the shea coconut mixture. After about 3 minutes add in the cornstarch a little bit at a time. 4. Continue to whip until you have reached the consistency you want. It
will solidify more after it has sat out for a few hours. I usually whip mine
for 8-10 minutes. When you are ready, add in the essential oils. 5. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dark, place for up to 5 months. Apply as needed, keeping in mind that this is an extremely rich body
butter and you won’t need all that much! Dry SkinY ou will need… Directions192Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comY ou can use either of these oils on their own, but combined they make a great occlusive moisturizer, helping to
hold moisture in and prevent dryness. This mixture can seem oily at first, as many occlusive agents do, but it will
absorb. This is great for using in a dry environment or if you need heat/air conditioning a lot in your home, as
they will keep in what little moisture your skin has naturally.Sweet Almond Oil & Coconut Oil
-2 ¼ teaspoons sweet almond
oil
-1 tablespoon coconut oil
-2 teaspoons of beeswax
(optional)
-Essential oil (optional)1. In a double boiler combine sweet almond oil and coconut oil until
melted and blended thoroughly. 2. Store in a small airtight container out of direct sunlight and apply
sparingly, as needed, to dry skin. Dry SkinY ou will need… DirectionsIngrown toenails can be quite painful, but the good news is they
generally go away on their own, as long as they don’t get infected. They’re pretty straight forward to deal with, and are most often caused
by cutting your nails too short, or unevenly, as a result of trauma (e.g
dropping something on your foot) or if your toenails tend to grow in a
more exaggerated curved angle. Sometimes they happen when your
toenail is minding its own business and an excess of skin grows over the
nail. They usually affect the big toe.Ingrown Toenail
-If you have a tendency to get
ingrown toenails wear looser
fitting shoes. Tight fitting shoes
that squeeze your toes together
can make an ingrown toenail more
uncomfortable than it already
is. Interestingly, people who are
habitually barefoot rarely, if ever,
get ingrown toenail. -Some people advise against
clipping the nail, while others do
so whenever they get affected. If
you do decide to trim it, it is best
done in the very beginning. Any
later and it becomes too painful
and risky. As soon as you feel
the pressure of the nail turning
inwards, soak the nail to soften it,
and then fit the corner of a clean
clipper blade under the edge and
trim it off. -Trim your nails evenly. If you trim
your nails with rounded edges, or
further down on the sides then the
top, you are creating the perfect
situation for an ingrown toenail. Cut straight across the nail. If
the edges are pointy, file them
just barely to keep them from
snagging on socks. 193Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingNot only does this help soften the nail, the acidity of the vinegar can help ward off potential infection. This also
helps relieve the overall pressure and discomfort being caused by the nail.Vinegar Soak
-1/2 cup of white distilled
vinegar
-Fresh warm water
-A bowl or basin to soak your
foot in1. Fill a basin or bowl with fresh warm water and add