fast tomorrow because of certain signs I was exhibiting. Since those of us who are
fasting have extremely foul breath because of the elimination of our toxic loads, I
asked Dr. Gross how he could tolerate coming into a room containing three or four of us and breathe the rank air. He laughed and said, "It's perfume." He was serious,
because when he detects this "aroma" he knows our bodies are working and one of the
little miracles of nature is taking place. The bright, warm autumn day dwindles into
evening. I knew I'd have trouble sleeping tonight because of the anticipation of eating
tomorrow, so I stayed up quite late, hoping to tire myself enough to fall asleep. I weighed myself before going to bed a nd found I'd dropped another 1/2 pound from
this morning (now 108 pounds), making a total loss of 32 pounds after six weeks of
fasting. As I glance at myself in the mirror, sans clothes, I can't shake off the sad, but
morbidly humorous thought that if Hollywood was to make a movie of the inmates of a German concentration camp, I could get the lead role--no contest!
   I had fasted six weeks. It was still rather difficult for me to believe; to believe that
weak as I was, I felt better than I had in years. Now the "real" test was coming, but
there were yet many hurdles to leap.
Chapter 6 -- Breaking The Fast
   I was to remain at the Manor four weeks more to learn how to eat all over again, just
as new foods are carefully introduced into the digestive system of a newborn infant
until he or she can eat whole foods. For this reason, I'll stay with my diary a while to give you an idea of just such a step-by-step progression.
   Friday, October 16, 1964 --1st eating day: I know I slept well, because the sun got
up long before I did and caressed my face through the window, hinting that I should
awaken. The thick, pasty coating on my tongue is almost gone and my tongue is
becoming a normal pink color. But the most surprising occurrence is the disappearance of the foul breath and rotten taste, this taste now ranging from neutral
to actually fresh and sweet. I have a tremendous desire to eat. It isn't long before Dr.
Gross comes scurrying into my room to personally deliver a small bowl of clear
vegetable broth and to also feed me the first spoonful because he feels so proud of my
accomplishment. This time I enjoy it, allowing the taste to linger a while. That one tablespoonful is a seven-course banquet all rolled into one. The taste is fantastic. (This
is the way it is after a fast, whether soup, orange juice carrot and celery juice, or
whatever is used to break the fast. The body is so clean and the taste so unperverted,
that the simplest of foods provides a flavor  which is indescribable to one who has not
fasted. At the time I don't think anything equals it.) I sip the soup very slowly, fighting the temptation to gulp it all down at once. Lunch is another small bowl of the
clear vegetable broth. Mid-afternoon I receive four ounces of fresh carrot and celery
juice, which I take slowly. Supper is a small bowl of a mixed vegetable soup with some of the vegetables pureed. Later in the evening, about four ounces of fresh carrot
and celery juice. A very comfortable day, not only physically but psychologically as
well, now that I'm eating. The thrill and enjoyment of eating cannot be expressed in
words. Slept a little better.
   Saturday, October 17, 1964 --2nd eating day: Wake up feeling alive and vital for the
first time. My tongue is completely pink and smooth. Weight 110-3/4 pounds; a gain
of 2-3/4 pounds after one day of eating. Blood pressure 86/60. Very hungry. Breakfast: pureed zucchini squash soup. Lunc h: two very ripe bananas, mashed. Mid-
afternoon snack: cup of pureed tomato-veget able soup. Supper: four ounces of carrot
and celery juice and a mashed banana. (All foods eaten, with the exception of a dry,
no-salt, no-chemicals-added cottage cheese, are fresh natural foods grown from the
ground, unadulterated, unprocessed, and unchemicalized. Nothing is canned or bottled. This includes all fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. The nuts and seeds--
pumpkin or sunflower--are unsalted and unroast ed. The diet is vegetarian and no meat
is ever used. I'll explain all this in a subsequent chapter.) The way my fast is being
broken is not necessarily the way someone el se might have their fast broken, because
each person is an individual and has different needs and idiosyncrasies. Many fasts are broken on such things as orange juice, carrot and celery juice, and various
vegetable juices. My situation is rather unique in that I have been forbidden by my
past doctors to eat anything with roughage. It has been over six years since I've had
any of this type of food. The purpose of this fast is to allow healing so this type of food may be eaten and handled by the body. Had five B.M.s of varying looseness
between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.    Sunday, October 18, 1964 --3rd eating day: Wake up hungry and feeling strong and
alert. Able to arise from any position without light-headedness. Weight 112-1/2 pounds; a gain of 1-3/4 pounds from yesterday and a total gain of 4-1/2 pounds and
Blood pressure 90/60. It is a delight to awaken with a relish for food and to look
forward to the rest of the day. Breakfast: two baked apples. A semi-formed B.M. after
breakfast. Lunch: pureed tomato-vegetable soup, small cup of dry cottage cheese.
(Nuts--ground at this stage--would be prefer able, but because of the severe damage to
my large intestine, Dr. Gross was being very conservative at the beginning.
Eventually, miracle of miracles, I shall be ab le to properly digest nuts as a source of
concentrated protein.) A semi-loose B.M. after lunch. Feel marvelous today. Able to
take a longer walk. Tremendous feeling of energy and well-being. Not bothered by
gas in stomach or intestines all day. This is the first time in the six years of medical treatment I am "gas-free." Supper: blended, steamed acorn squash and a baked potato.
A B.M. after supper and again at 10:00 p.m. (The cycle of peristalsis--intestinal
motility--is still very much stimulated by the intake of food. This gradually lessens,
although in my case it will take several years; but I'm patient. After all, what else have
I to do but regain health? Nothing else matters without it.) Sleep was at intervals, but
improved.
   Tuesday, October 20, 1964 --5th eating day: Weight 115-3/4 pounds; a gain of 1-3/4
pounds from yesterday and a total gain of 7-3/4 pounds after four days of eating.
Breakfast: four baked apples and a mashed banana. Lunch: pureed steamed peas and
two baked potatoes. Supper: pureed steamed asparagus, pureed steamed carrots, and
two baked sweet potatoes (yams). Some indigestion present all evening. Six B.M.s
today, with some mass to them, usually following after each meal. Spent most of the day resting in bed. I take occasional walks, but enjoy most talking with the people
here. They are from all walks of life, religi ons, and races. We all have one thing in
common and that is we are all sick in one degree or another and are trying to regain our most precious possession--health. Of course there are many people who have
good health who come here periodically to fa st, rest, re-charge their batteries, so to
speak, and maintain their health. But even wi th all this camaraderie, I wish more than
ever to be home. I've spent most of the la st few weeks resting in bed. I've watched
summer pass, the leaves change into glorious splashes of color and then say goodbye to their summer home in the trees as they, flutter to the ground. Autumn is in the air
and the days are mild, but the mornings and evenings are crisp. I love to take walks
now that the leaves are fallen. I love the sound of brittle leaves crunching deliciously
beneath my feet, although it makes me more homesick as I'm reminded of the long
walks Corinne and I take in autumn. Sleep is sporadic, but deepest in the early
morning hours.
   Wednesday, October 21, 1964 --6th eating day: Weight 117-3/4 pounds; a gain of 2
pounds from yesterday and a total gain of 9-3/4 pounds after five days of eating.
Blood pressure 96/60. Breakfast: four baked a pples and four mashed bananas. Lunch:
pureed vegetable stew, pureed steamed green beans, and two baked potatoes. Supper:
pureed mixed


 of the work.
Once you gain a solid underst anding of the EFT setup language and
reminder phrase s, you’ll see that it’s not necessary to always use the same
words and that variances and reframes in the right time and place can be
remarkably ef fective, too.
Q: Do T apalongs or T apping Scripts W ork?This is a bit complicated. Tapalo ng and tapping scripts can be inspiring but
are not Gold Standard EFT. When you rely on a tapping script alone, you
are in “global” or general territory—someone else’s. Long-lasting relief
comes when you clear your specific event at its roots, aspect by aspect. A
tapping script may unwittingly activate a big upset in someone who can’t
resolve it alone. Well-trained EFT experts who share tapalongs have had
years of experience and know well the issues for which they are offering
tapalongs. Y ou need to see what works for you.
You might also have noticed that tapping scripts may resolve quickly on a
positive note. People can come away feeling quite optimistic about their life
and their next steps. However, if the underlying issue has not been solved,
disappointment will return over time and maybe a person will assume that
EFT doesn’t work. EFT works; all that happened was that the tapping script
just didn’ t get to the roots of the trauma. You’ll find tapalongs online that
might provide a starting point for your own inspiration or for a tapping
direction, or to give you another insight into your own issue. Since I’m
concerned abou t new tappers’ emotional safety, it’s fair to point out that
tapping on generalizations can open doorways to old troubles and memories
but not provide you with the means to find your way out. In other words, a
downside to consider is that global tapping with scripts might re-stimulate
emotions with no clear or safe directions to resolve the emotional flooding
or intensity this can bring about. So, one easy safety precaution is to work
with a partner or buddy who knows how to tap so you’ll have help if you
need it.
Some tapping experts offer inspirational scripts on topics that include
making changes, borrowing optimism, having a magnificent day, or letting
go of sadness. They provide a boost of enthusiasm, like an “atta girl!” in
moments when I need some encouragement, even if core issues are
unresolved. Sometimes you just need to tap to feel good. I occasionally start
my day with a tapalong.Q: What about T apping for
Appreciation and Gratitude?
Yes! Gratitude and appreciation  tapping activate the part of the brain that’s
expansive, optimistic, and gives the feeling of well-being. Tap gratitude
regularly for maximum effect. It’s not Gold Standard EFT, but it can
strengthen your gratitude muscle. Even when you’re down, consider
tapping on being grateful for the opportunity to heal this “challenge.”
Surprising things can happen when you thank the
Creator/Divine/Universe/you name it for even the unfortunate things that
have come to roost at your door. You don’t need to perform the karate chop
and setup statement; just tap on the tap-down points expressing your
gratitude. In addition, five minutes of positive tapping just on your
collarbone point is a way to foster emotional resilience and boost your
vitality.
Q: What Is Borrowing Benefits
and Isn’t That Like a T apping Script?
Borrowing Bene fits is an observ ed phenomenon and a technique developed
by Gary Craig. In it, you are asked to identify an issue you want to work on
then set it aside  while you follo w along with someone else who is tapping
aloud on their own issues—even someone on an old DVD! After tapping
along, you return to your own issue and observe any change in your
problem’ s intens ity. It’s not only efficient, but very surprising. You might
like to give this a try sometime— watching someone else tap while focusing
on your own issues. It’s not as laser-focused as getting specific with EFT
but it will help you make headway.
EFT’ s Borrowing Benefits, or Easy EFT, is different from tapalongs in
that you are identifying a target for your conscious and subcon scious mind
before embarking on following along with someone else’ s tapping t arget.
Q: How Do I Know EFT Is W orking?Be alert for signs of shifts. Body, mind, and spirit shifts happen both during
the tapping round and after you tap. Although each person is different and
you may experience more shifts than I’ve listed, following are common
signs of shifts from tapping.
Changes in your speech patterns:  Everything from talking faster to softer
to whini ng to stuttering to whispering. After tapping, you might notice your
voice is more solid, softer, or better modulated, or that it’s easie r to express
yourself.
Changes in body and physiolo gy: Broad spectrum of body sensations,
from sudden aches that jump all over your body, tight jaws and cheeks, to
weakness to tingles, to freezin g or boiling hot. You might  experience
nervous foot tapping or coughin g, feel suddenly tired, or have a suddenly
phlegmy throat, runny nose, or plenty of tears. People commonly
experience heaviness in their chest, shallow breathing, or tightness or
warmth in their chest, for example. After a round, you might find a
suddenly clear throat or a lighter or relaxed stomach. If you’ve released a
lot, you might need to rest, and you might even feel shaky. All these
sensations are common. You might no longer feel tired—you could even
feel energized or peaceful. Whatever you are feeling is okay, and the
shakiness or fatigue or whatever it is will pass.
Changes in thoughts, feelings, beliefs, or perspective:  For example:
Before, you were locked-in hard about what someone did to you or feeling
that you will never forgive. After tapping, you might suddenly have a
different perspe ctive and understand the whole situation with love and
optimism. Tapping might conn ect the dots on some very old stories you
could never figure out. You may have a dramatic change of perspective,
such as forgiveness, laughter, or the realization that it wasn’ t your fault or
responsibility. Old beliefs simply don’ t make sense anymore.
Changes in feelings:  You can experience a profound release of feeling
during and after a tapping round. (Remember, “e-motion” = energy in
motion.) Upset and big anger over an experience may turn to sadness orgrief, which later resolves to complete neutrality—for good. Commonly, an
intense physical sensation or feeling drops to zero. Just keep tapping.
Feeling a profound sense of lightness or gratitude usually creates willing
optimism about the future. Symptoms of illness or sickness may subside.
People may suddenly change their mind about a dramatic cours e of action.
Laughter and a sense of humor usually returns. Life changes!
Changes in behavior: You now are acting differently and behaving in a
more healthy way when you come in contact with what used to “trigger”
you. You take steps in your life that had not heretofore been considered or
seemed possible.
Q: Why Am I Not Getting Better Faster?
You’ve read about one-minute wonders in which tapping resolved a major
issue in minutes; you hear powerful speakers and motivators saying they
can help you undo your self-sabotage or other big challenges through a ten-
week course, and when this doesn’ t happen for you, you naturally wonder
“What’ s wrong with me?” and it doesn’ t feel so good. Instead start asking
yourself, “ What’ s right with me?”
Powerful marketing that ratchets up our hopes with miraculous
transformation appeals to all of us, especially when we’re hurting. Our
vulnerability can make it very tempting to believe that everythin g’s going to
transform if we just take this one course or do this one thing. But our great
expectations of a course or guru don’t usually focus on doing the individual
work of getting to the specific roots of our real problem. So let’s do the
work and find the roots. Sometimes all it takes is one event that lays the
roots bare. Other times, it may take five or ten times or even more. You can
boost your practice by working with a tapping practitioner. I often tap along
these lines when feeling that way:
Even though I need this to be gone right away, I accept myself and my
situation right now.Even though there must be something wrong with me, what if
everything is, in fact, okay with me, and I’m just still working on this?
(Note the use of af firmation here.)
Healing doesn’ t necessarily mean “curing,” or changing the external
circumstances of your life, whether that’s earning a million dollars or
recovering from cancer. I prefer to look at healing as understanding yourself
and accepting where you are right now, no matter what the problem—
because only then can you experience peace, equanimity, and eventually
wholeness.
Q: Why Does EFT W ork for Others but Not Me?
Comparing means everyone loses. Each of us is glorious beyond measure
and wholly unique. When I catch myself comparing, I know I’m triggered.
Most of us have grown up being  measured and compared. How


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w h e n  r e l e a s e d  i n t o  t h e  h a n d s  o f  G o d.
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w o u n d e d.  Y e t  o f t e n  w e  d o n ’ t  w a n t  t o  t a k e  a  g o o d  l o o k  a t
o u r  w o u n d s — m u c h  l e s s  l e t  G o d  l o o k  w i t h  u s — b e c a u s e
w e ’ r e  a s h a m e d.  N o  o n e  e x p e c t s  a  w o u n d  o n  t h e  b o d y  t o  b e
p r e t t y — w e ’ r e  n o t  a s h a m e d  o f  t h e  b l o o d  a n d  g o r e
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p a i n t e d  w i t h  p r e c i o u s  p i n k  a n d  w h i t e  c l o u d s,  w i t h  b l u e b i r d s
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by W alter Last
Become aware of the factors that cause our diseases.
People in Western society are rarely healthy. Real health - the perfect functioning of all parts of body and mind - is so rare that people
mistake the temporary absence of disease symptoms for health. Formerly, people suffered mainly from violent, but short infectious
diseases; now they are afﬂicted with chronic degenerative diseases for a lifetime.
The main factors causing widespread health degeneration are as follows:
As a result of this metabolic weakness and the overuse of unsuitable food, toxins and metabolic residues accumulate in the body.
Toxins (toxic waste products from our chemicalized food) accumulate mainly in the fat tissue. Metabolic residues consist of protein
debris, mucus, fatty sludge and organic acids.
• PROTEIN DEBRIS  accumulates when we eat more protein than we metabolize. Small protein fragments clog up the basement
membrane through which nutrients move into cells and waste is being removed. Also tiny blood capillaries and lymph channels
become congested, contributing to a wide range of degenerative diseases.
•  MUCUS: Originates from the lactose (milk sugar) in dairy products, from gluten (in wheat products), reﬁned carbohydrates, egg
white, molds and food allergens. Mucus has a special afﬁnity to mucous membranes, causing catarrh, ear and sinus problems,
respiratory diseases and malabsorption of food.
•  FATTY SLUDGE:  Mainly formed from oxidized choles terol and polyunsaturated fatty acids, hydrogenated fats and trans-fatty acids
but also by the interaction of chlorinated water with vegetable oils or body oils. It leads to poor circulation, senility and heart problems
by clogging the blood vessels and congesting the lymph system.
•  ORGANIC ACIDS:  General overacidity contributes to the accumulation of organic acids in the tissues and induce inﬂammations
and mineral deﬁciencies. Overacidity results from insufﬁcient cellular oxidation and by the formation of lactic acid after eating sweet
food or food to which we are sensitive or allergic.
INFECTIONS
Wastes accumulate wherever the blood circulation slows down whether because of emotional blocks (muscle armouring), injuries, or
insufﬁcient use of muscles.
Up to 30 per cent of the volume of cells in elderly people may be ﬁlled with waste material, usually called 'old-age pigments'. This is
comparable to 30 per cent of a city or a household being ﬁlled with refuse dumps. Just as dumps become infested with rodents and
insects, the waste accumulations in the body provide favorable breeding-grounds for microbes and parasites.
Infections are healing efforts of the body designed to destroy any foreign  invaders in addition to reducing the heavy load of toxic and
obstructive residues (mucus) accum ulated in the body. The use of drugs in ﬁghting these infections prevents this cleansing action and
reduces our vitality still further, while  the body's immune system - its ability to defend itself against foreign invaders - is simultaneously
damaged.
If the body is still reasonably strong, it ﬁghts these invaders and simultaneously reduces the load of stored wastes. This is
experienced as an acute (sudden and severe) infection, often in the form of a cold or fever. However, as the body becomes weaker
and the amount of stored wastes increases the body does not ﬁght any more. It will be content with limiting the invasion to a certain
part of the body and chronic (low-key but long-lasting) infection results.
Finally, the immune system becomes too weak to limit the chronic invasion and it becomes more generalized as in autoimmune
diseases, cancer and leukemia. However, it should be understood that this 'invasion' does not necessarily occur from the outside.
Especially in the case of cancer, it is more an 'uprising of germs' create d by the disintegration of diseased body cells - similar to a
revolution spreading in a country with dissatisﬁed inhabitants. This is the so-called cancer microbe, a fungus-related pleomorphic
organism also active in most autoimmune diseases and AIDS.
The German cancer researcher P.G. Seeger demonstrated in thousands of experiments that the virulence of cancer cells depends on
the nutritional status of the host. Another interesting study found that viruses breeding in hosts that are deﬁcient in protective
nutrients, such as selenium or vitamin E, tend to mutate and change from benign into very virulent and lethal forms. With sufﬁcient
levels of these nutrients someone was immune against the benign form of the virus but not against the mutated form that came from
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deﬁcient parts of China. Furthermore, the African HIV epidemic appears to have emerged in northern Zaire were many people are
selenium deﬁcient. The lesson from this is that poor nutrition breeds deadly viruses.
FOOD ADDICTIONS & ALLERGIES
Parallel health deterioration, closely linked to the weakening of the immune system, takes place with the development of addictions
and allergies. These are extremely widespread in our society.
Whenever the body is confronted with a difﬁcult food it enters a state of stress. The glandular system is induced to pour adrenal
hormones into the bloodstream and this may be felt as an uplifting stimulation. Eventually, the body begins to crave this stimulation
and this leads to an addiction to that particular food. In our society, these food cravings develop mainly for sweet and fried foods,
bread, dairy products and red meats.
After many years of using addictive food the glandular system is markedly weakened and stronger stimulants are required. You then
become addicted to alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco or various drugs. Even tually, even these will not achieve the desired effect or only
for shorter and shorter periods.
The body becomes chronically fatigued and disease symptoms begin to surface evermore forcefully. Some symptoms can be linked
directly to incompletely digested foods that are absorbed through a weak intestinal wall this is then called a food allergy. Disease
symptoms develop selectively in parts of the body with hereditary defects or in those weakened by subsequent misuse or injured by
accidents.
PROBLEM FOODS
Almost any food, if used to excess by susceptible people, can cause allergies. However, certain foods such as rice and vegetables
rarely cause allergies while others carry a high risk of causing them. These high-risk foods are called 'problem foods' because in
addition to allergies they frequently cause health problems in people who are not susceptible to allergies.
People who are prone to allergies are generally overacid with a weak sugar metabolism and hypoglycemia or diabetes, low blood
pressure, a weak immune system, permeable intestinal wall and lack of digestive enzymes. Alkaline individuals, on the other hand,
rarely have allergies. Instead, they are insensitive to pain and skin irritants and may suffer from chronic degenerative diseases or
become victims of an unexpected heart attack or stroke. However, the same problem foods are major contributing factors in the
development of disease of both groups.
The main problem foods in our society are:
1.   Cows' milk and its products, also lactose added to processed foods
2.   Wheat and oats and to a lesser extent the other gluten grains rye and barley (beer!)
3.   Sweet foods, especially household sugar
4.   Hydrogenated fats (for example margarine) or heated oils and fats
5.   Stimulants: overuse of alcohol, cof fee, tea, tobacco and drugs
These ﬁve groups should generally be used sparingly. Sweet and acid fruits, honey and salt are often incompatible with people of a
certain constitution or metabolic body type. Also foods that are incompatible with our blood group often cause problems. In addition,
any food that contains pesticide residues or added synthetic food chem icals is a potential health hazard. I do not believe in a safe
limit for these chemicals, especially as limits are set for each item individually while ignoring the cumulative and potentizing effect of
multiple chemical residues and additions.
SOCIAL  & ECONOMIC F ACTORS
With the present poor eating habits deeply ingrained in our society and the all-out chemicalization of our lives it is almost impossible
to remain reasonably healthy - and very few people do. Almost everyone has obvious or hidden health problems. From attending to
children, parents and grandparents  of the same family I have seen how the level of health rapidly deteriorates in the youngest
generation.
This trend is also clear from statistics and general observations for anyone who wants to see it. Statistics showing increased life
expectancy due to greatly reduced infant mortality are irrelevant for judging the health of a population. These ﬁgures simply mean
that more babies survive the early-ch ildhood infections, that we have better plumbing and that more elderly people are kept artiﬁcially
alive by organ transplants or on life-support machines.
But this is not


,
your left toes lightly touching the floor, and your left arm raised.
Shake up and down rapidly 36 times, at about tw o quakes per sec
ond. Relax the unoccupied lef t leg and right arm while shaking.
Then switch arms and legs, and shake another 36 times. Recapture tire Sprin,(!
181 ANCIENT SECRE TS FOR MODERN LOVERS
K.ITTEN STRETCH
This is a longevity exercise that benefits the central nervous sys
tem and the chi meridians.
Stand with your feet slightly apart and your arms stretching
out horizontally to left and right. Relax and exhale, while moving
your arms slowly toward each other and slantingly downward un
til they are parallel and pointing forward at a 45-degree angle
to the floor. Inhale and move your arms back to their original
position. Do this 8 times. Next kneel down, lean forward, and
support your upper body on your palms, with your arms stretch
ing down vertically. Bend your elbows so that your head almost
touches the floor while your buttocks are raised high. Move your
head forward while inhaling, as if trying to lick the floor with
your tongue-don't actually do it! Move your head backward, ex
haling. Stretch forward and backwar d a total of 64 times. Then
stand up and repeat the arm movement 8 times.
Although it looks relaxed and smooth, the kitten stretch could
be quite strenuous, especially when you first practice it. Do not
strain for the required number of stretches, but stop whenever
you feel tired. After a number of days, increase the stretches grad
ually until you can do 64 without strain.
SALIVA FOUNTAIN
This is a drinking exercise-you will be drinking your own saliva.
Close your lips but not your teeth. Use the tip of your tongue
to explore and sweep everywhere inside your closed mouth
palate and floor, gums, between gun1 and cheek. The tongue
sweep stin1ulates the saliva glands. Sweep tor 3 minutes, or until a
large quantity of saliva has been collected. Then swallow it in
three gulps. The exercise n1ay be practiced between partners. As a
love gan1e it will be described in chapter 1 5.
Alone, you nuy do this fron1 tin1e to tin1e during the day. It
not only aids digestion and alleviates bad breath, but irrigates
your systen1 as well. Saliva is still not fully understood; what an
cient Taoists called the elixir of tht· Red Lotus Peak has been
found by n1odern scientists to contain various enzyn1es and anti
septics and a sex honnone. TEETH CHATTER
This practice strengthens the teeth and gums, and gives some of
the benefits of the Saliva Fountain.
Close your mouth and chatter your teeth resounding ly 36
times. Next hold the forehead with one hand and the jaw with the
other. With firm but gentle force of your hands, move the jaw to
the left and right of the forehead 36 times. After a while this
should produce a mouthful of saliva. Swish the saliva inside your
closed mouth; then swallow it in three gulps.
It must be noted that all these sexually oriented exercises
like all Chinese exercises for health purposes -are gentle, slow,
and aimed at long-term results. The traditional Chinese concept
of health and fitness is different from the Western version. Instead
of pumping iron, lifting weights, or jogging to exhaustion to
"shape up" the body and strengthen external muscles, the Chi
nese prefer to work on their internal organs. They believe that
healthy, strong vital ogans mean smooth, tr ouble-free circula
tion, respiration, digestion, excretion, and procreation. Only
professional acrobats and kung fu devotees punish their bodies
with strenuous, "no pain, no gain" exercises. But even they must
strengthen themselves internally before they feel safe to build
themselv es up externally.
Judging by modern standards of physiology and sexology,
these erotic exercises and therapy appear to benefit sexual muscles,
sexual nerves, and even hormonal secretion. The Taoist belief in
energizing sexual chi through meditative deep breathing, whether
it can be proved in the laboratory or not, may be an added benefit. Recapture the Spring 14
The Alch emy of Desire
Enhanc ing Love-Play
SOPH ISTIC ATED LOVE RS OFTEN ENJOY a refinement of sexuality,
which depends largely on what may be called the alchemy of de
sire. The ancients intended for this alchemy to achieve the ul
timate harmony of Yin and Yang, in which the dual elements
endlessly energize each other with sexual chi. Like the alchemist s
who experimented with a wide variety of substances in the cruci
ble, ingenious lovers are ever creative in their love-play. But n1ere
creativity and experimentation are only part of the picture: love
requires senti1nent, passion, and affection; and play the ability to
tantalize, seduce, and frolic whin1sically.
Ancient sexologists such as the Elemen tal Maid, the Arcane
Maid, and the Mystic Master of the Grotto all advised fun and
frolic before intercourse, so as to energize the partners for a re
warding sexual union. For people today, with a stressful lifestyle
and accon1panying sexual problcn1s, rnodern sexologists increas
ingly recognize that love-play is essential to satist:Ktory se xual in
tercourse. The "sensate f(.1cus" exercises devised by Masters and
Johnson to treat sexual dysfunctions betwt·en partners now arc
rcconlnll'IH.kd by tnost conternporary sexologists.
BRIDGING THE SEXUAL GAP
The lovt·-pby suggested by ancient and n1odern st•xologists has
several t'sscntial functions. t)ne is to bridge what 1nay be callt·d the sex gap. While n1en and won1en arc very n1uch alike in having
basic sexual urges, they arc quite different, physiologic ally and
psychologically, in their sexual responses. If we ignore this and
other ditlerences, we n1ay pay a terrible price in bed.
For exan1plc, nll'n arc at their biological sexual peak between
the ages of sixteen and twenty. hut won1cn peak between twenty
and thirty. Sexual arousal patterns arc also different between the
sexes. Although there arc always exceptional individuals, and ex
ceptional tin1cs for the san1c individual. the general patterns for
men and for won1cn arc consistent: Other factors being equal, a
n1an normally is aroused easily. and can get an erection in a few
seconds. But as a rult� it takes longer for a woman to be aroused.
She needs a longer and wider variety of stimulation, both physi
cal and en1otional.
Alfred Kinsey found that of the husbands he surveyed, three
out of four ejaculated within two minutes during coitus; a more
recent American study reveals a longer time of ten minutes. This
is definitely an improvement but is still no blessing for many
won1en who in active intercourse require more time to reach or
gasm. In other words: The average man comes on strong, but soon
falls off the cliff The average woman climbs slowly to her peak
and, once she is there, wafts down slowly or goes from peak
to peak.
Men often have considered themselv es the stronger sex be
cause of their physical prowess and apparently greater muscular
ity, their love of combat, and their highly visible phallus. Because
of hormonal and other differences, however, won1en are more re
sistant to pain and disease; they live longer than men; they are the
survivors in life. The ancient Taoists, prizing resilience over
rigidity, inaction over action, and insisting that the weak can con
quer the strong, considered women the stronger sex not only in
life but also in bed.
As far as sexual activity is concerned, there are at least two ap
proaches to bridging the dismal and often neglected gap between
the sexes: The languid female sexual response may be accelerated
with love-play, or the hair-trigger male response may be decele
rated with orgasmic brinkmanship. Better than either approach,
of course, is a combination of both.
According to ancient Chinese sexologists and some recent re
searchers, erotic love-play and prudent coitus promote healthy The Alchemy C'f Dtsirt ANCIENT SECR ETS FO R MODERN LOVE RS
186 longevity. Scientists today believe that if a person is relaxed and
happy, and engages in or even thinks about sex, his body sends
nerve signals to the brain and produces a host of body chemicals
neuropeptides and hormones -that can alleviate illness, improve
health, and even prolong life.
SEx AND THE SENSES
When love-play is practiced as foreplay to coitus, it helps pace the
partners for a satisfactory union; it can be


 it is not even necessary to conceptualise it as peace and happiness.
We do so only in order to contrast it with our previous state of disturbance
and lack. Once we have been accustomed to this natural condition for some
time, it simply becomes our new norm.
     All that is necessary is to remain in touch with our self, the inherently
peaceful and unconditionally fulfilled presence of awareness, until this be -
comes our new, felt sense of self. In fact, it is not really a new sense of self.
It is simply the familiar sense of self that always accompanies us, that is us,
but is now relieved of its previous agitation and sense of lack.
     The feeling of dissatisfaction which has accompanied us for most of our
life simply leaves us, not because we have done anything to it but because
we have undermined the assumption upon which it arose. We feel fulfilled,
but for no particular reason.
     All our physical and mental faculties remain intact. They are simply re -
lieved of the tyranny of the separate self and, as a result, are now free to be
used in service of the qualities that are inherent in us, namely peace, joy, love
and freedom.

*     *     *

31you are the happiness you seek
How can one evaluate the authenticity of a teaching?

One of the hallmarks of a true teaching is that it is not affiliated with any
particular position, attitude or practice. It is not a body of knowledge and
practices that is disseminated like a maths or history curriculum. It is simply
a spontaneous response to a situation or question that comes directly from
understanding or love.
     Understanding and love do not have a form of their own and are, therefore,
free to assume any shape or action that is perfectly tailored to a particular cir -
cumstance or question, just as a bucket dipped into the ocean will draw out a
measure of water that is uniquely and exquisitely fitted to its own proportions.
     A true teaching cannot be evaluated by its form or content alone but by
the source from which it originates. Any expression that originates in under -
standing or love contains within it a particular quality, a power even, that
has the ability to take the recipient to the same source of understanding and
love in their self. The teaching is simply the means by which they are given
experiential access to this understanding and love.
     The finite mind superimposes its own limitations on everything that it
knows or perceives and, therefore, cannot find happiness or know the ulti -
mate reality. For this reason, the teaching will often refuse to entertain the
mind on its own terms and will find ways of exposing and undermining it.
As a result, such a teaching may give one person a practice and in the next
moment, in response to another question, refuse to suggest any such practice.
     For some people, just a few words of guidance will be sufficient. However,
if a person has an inquisitive and sophisticated mind, then it is likely that
they will raise objections and question every aspect of the teaching. If such
a mind is not acknowledged and honoured, it tends to become frustrated
and angry.
     In order to pave the way for the understanding and love that is the essence
of the teaching to be taken deeply into the heart and body, it will, in such
cases, be necessary to elaborate refined lines of reasoning. For such people,
it is only when the mind’s objections and questions have been met satisfac -
torily that they will be open to a new possibility.
     In this case, the teaching will give the mind complete freedom to explore
these matters as much as it wishes, and even encourage it to do so, thereby
allowing it gradually, naturally and effortlessly to bring itself to its own end.
32chapter five
The Essence of Meditation
There is a huge silence inside each of us
that beckons us into itself.
meister eckhart

The recognition of our true nature is not a new experience that happens
to us. It is the revealing or the noticing of what we always and already are
but often overlook due to our exclusive fascination with the content of ex -
perience.
     It is we, awareness, who, being intimately one with all experience, seem
to lose our self in it, thereby overlooking our innate peace and happiness.
The inevitable suffering that ensues from this is a call from our self to our
self – a call to return home from the adventure of experience in which we
have become entangled.
     In this recognition we do not cease being one kind of self and become
another kind of self. We simply cease losing our self in or identifying our
self with the content of experience, and we recognise our self as the inherently
peaceful presence of awareness that lies behind it.
     We cannot become  what we always and already are, and we cannot be
what we are not. We can only cease imagining and feeling that we are some -
thing other than the presence of awareness. Once we have disentangled our
self from the content of experience, our true nature simply shines by itself,
just as the blue sky is revealed when the clouds disperse.

disentangling our self

If the forgetting or ignoring of our essential self is the veiling of our innate hap -
piness and the ultimate cause of psychological suffering, then the remembrance
or clear knowledge of our essential self is the means by which this forgetfulness
or ignorance is removed  and our innate peace and happiness revealed.  you are the happiness you seek
     If someone believes they have covid-19, they may take a test. If the test
comes back negative, their ignorance of their state of health is simply re -
moved. The removal of ignorance cannot be said to be the cause of their good
health. It simply allows what is already the case to be fully acknowledged.
Likewise, the recognition of our true nature is not the  cause  of happiness;
it is simply the removal of the ignorance of our true nature. It is the uncover -
ing of our being, whose nature is happiness itself.
     Meditation is the relaxing of the focus of our attention from its content,
the disentangling of our self from the drama of experience, and the sub -
sequent emergence of our essential nature of silent awareness.
     It is simply the process whereby our essential nature or being is revealed,
after it is divested of all the qualities or characteristics that it acquires from
experience. Instead of allowing our attention to become mixed with the con -
tent of experience, we trace it back in the opposite direction. In the absence
of anything to hold on to, attention can no longer stand and is dissolved
in its source of pure awareness.
     This recognition of the essential nature of our self is traditionally referred
to as enlightenment, awakening, salvation or satori. However, enlightenment
is not an extraordinary, mystical or exotic experience. In fact, it is not an ob -
jective experience at all. Somebody once asked the Zen teacher Shunryu Su -
zuki why he never spoke of his enlightenment experience, and his wife, who
was sitting at the back of the hall, stood up and said, ‘Because he never had
one!’ Our essential being or true nature of pure awareness simply ceases to
be veiled or ‘endarkened’ by experience and, as a result, stands revealed.

direct and indirect paths

This return to our being, which is referred to in many different ways in
the religious and spiritual traditions, constitutes the essence of meditation.
It is sometimes referred to as the Direct Path, as it is the means by which we
go directly to the happiness that is the nature of our being, rather than via
an object such as a mantra, the breath or a teacher.
     Ramana Maharshi referred to it as ‘sinking the mind into the heart’. Jesus
referred to it as ‘entering into thy closet, closing thy door and praying to thy
Father, who is in secret’, that is, returning one’s attention to one’s being and
resting there quietly, all alone.
34the essence of meditation
     This return to our being and its inherent peace is often initiated by an
investigation, and hence its name, self-enquiry. However, once the enquiry
has brought about the letting go of everything with which we normally ident -
ify our self, no further investigation is required. Self-enquiry gives way to
self-abiding, self-remembering or simply resting in being, as being.
     It is in this self-resting that the unlimited and inherently peaceful nature
of our being reveals itself, either gradually or suddenly. The memory of our
eternity emerges, not from the past but from the depths of our being, where
it is lying quietly all the time.
     Thus, the essence of meditation is simply to be aware of being. And as
we are always aware of simply being, meditation ultimately is not something
we do. It is what we are.

In the context of this understanding, what is the purpose of meditations that
involve focusing our attention on something like a mantra, an image, a flame,
the breath or the pause between breaths?

Many of us are so accustomed to giving our attention exclusively to the con -
tent of experience that bringing our attention back to rest in the heart of
awareness may, initially, be too much of a confrontation. The gravitational
pull of thoughts and feelings, the experience of the body and world, and the
demand of activities and relationships is simply too strong.
     So, as a compassionate concession to such a mind,


	isolated	nutrient	supplements	to	maintain	health,
while	consuming	the	usual	Western	diet,	is	not	only	a	waste	of	money	but	is
also	potentially	dangerous.PRINCIPLE	#3
___________
There	are	virtually	no	nutrients	in	animal-based	foods	that	are	not	better
provided	by	plants.
Overall,	it	is	fair	to	say	that	any	plant-based	food	has	many	more	similarities
in	terms	of	nutrient	compositions	to	other	plant-based	foods	than	it	does	to
animal-based	foods.	The	same	is	true	the	other	way	around;	all	animal-based
foods	are	more	like	other	animal-based	foods	than	they	are	to	plant-based
foods.	For	example,	even	though	fish	is	significantly	different	from	beef,	fish
has	many	more	similarities	to	beef	than	it	has	to	rice.	Even	the	foods	that	are
“exceptions”	to	these	rules,	such	as	nuts,	seeds	and	processed	low-fat	animal
products,	remain	in	distinct	plant	and	animal	“nutrient”	groups.
Eating	animals	is	a	markedly	different	nutritional	experience	from	eating
plants.	The	amounts	and	kinds	of	nutrients	in	these	two	types	of	foods,	shown
in
Chart	11.2
,
7,	8,	9
	illustrate	these	striking	nutritional	differences.
CHART	11.2:	NUTRIENT	COMPOSITION	OF	PLANT	AND	ANIMAL-
BASED	FOODS	(PER	500	CALORIES	OF	ENERGY)
Nutrient
Plant-Based	Foods*
Animal-Based	Foods**
Cholesterol	(mg)
—
137
Fat	(g)
4
36
Protein	(g)
33
34
Beta-carotene	(mcg)
29,919
17
Dietary	Fiber	(g)
31
—
Vitamin	C	(mg)
293
4
Folate	(mcg)
1168
19
Vitamin	E	(mg_ATE)
11
0.5
Iron	(mg)
20
2
Magnesium	(mg)
548
51
Calcium	(mg)
545
252
*	Equal	parts	of	tomatoes,	spinach,	lima	beans,	peas,	potatoes
**	Equal	parts	of	beef,	pork,	chicken,	whole	milk

As	you	can	see,	plant	foods	have	dramatically	more	antioxidants,	fiber	and
minerals	than	animal	foods.	In	fact,	animal	foods	are	almost	completelydevoid	of	several	of	these	nutrients.	Animal	foods,	on	the	other	hand,	have
much	more	cholesterol	and	fat.	They	also	have	slightly	more	protein	than
plant	foods,	along	with	more	B
12
	and	vitamin	D,	although	the	vitamin	D	is
largely	due	to	artificial	fortification	in	milk.	Of	course,	there	are	some
exceptions:	some	nuts	and	seeds	are	high	in	fat	and	protein	(e.g.,	peanuts,
sesame	seeds)	while	some	animal-based	foods	are	low	in	fat,	usually	because
they	are	stripped	of	their	fat	by	artificial	processing	(e.g.,	skim	milk).	But	if
one	looks	a	little	more	closely,	the	fat	and	the	protein	of	nuts	and	seeds	are
different:	they	are	more	healthful	than	the	fat	and	protein	of	animal	foods.
They	also	are	accompanied	by	some	interesting	antioxidant	substances.	On
the	other	hand,	processed,	low-fat,	animal-based	foods	still	have	some
cholesterol,	lots	of	protein	and	very	little	or	no	antioxidants	and	dietary	fiber,
just	like	other	animal-based	foods.	Since	nutrients	are	primarily	responsible
for	the	healthful	effects	of	foods	and	because	of	these	major	differences	in
nutrient	composition	between	animal-	and	plant-based	foods,	isn’t	it	therefore
reasonable	to	assume	that	we	should	expect	to	see	distinctly	different	effects
on	our	bodies	depending	on	which	variety	of	foods	we	consume?
By	definition,	for	a	food	chemical	to	be	an	essential	nutrient,	it	must	meet
two	requirements:
the	chemical	is	necessary	for	healthy	human	functioning
the	chemical	must	be	something	our	bodies	cannot	make	on	their	own,
and	therefore	must	be	obtained	from	an	outside	source
One	example	of	a	chemical	that	is	not	essential	is	cholesterol,	a	component
of	animal-based	food	that	is	nonexistent	in	plant-based	food.	While
cholesterol	is	essential	for	health,	our	bodies	can	make	all	that	we	require;	so
we	do	not	need	to	consume	any	in	food.	Therefore,	it	is	not	an	essential
nutrient.
There	are	four	nutrients	which	animal-based	foods	have	that	plant-based
foods,	for	the	most	part,	do	not:	cholesterol	and	vitamins	A,	D	and	B
12
.	Three
of	these	are	nonessential	nutrients.	As	discussed	above,	cholesterol	is	made	by
our	bodies	naturally.	Vitamin	A	can	be	readily	made	by	our	bodies	from	beta-
carotene,	and	vitamin	D	can	be	readily	made	by	our	bodies	simply	by
exposing	our	skin	to	about	fifteen	minutes	of	sunshine	every	couple	days.
Both	of	these	vitamins	are	toxic	if
they	are	consumed	in	high	amounts.	This	is
one	more	indication	that	it	is	better	to	rely	on	the	vitamin	precursors,	beta-
carotene	and	sunshine,	so	that	our	bodies	can	readily	control	the	timing	and
quantities	of	vitamins	A	and	D	that	are	needed.
Vitamin	B
12
	is	more	problematic.	Vitamin	B
12
	is	made	by	microorganismsfound	in	the	soil	and	by	microorganisms	in	the	intestines	of	animals,
including	our	own.	The	amount	made	in	our	intestines	is	not	adequately
absorbed,	so	it	is	recommended	that	we	consume	B
12
	in	food.	Research	has
convincingly	shown	that	plants	grown	in	healthy	soil	that	has	a	good
concentration	of	vitamin	B
12
	will	readily	absorb	this	nutrient.
10
	However,
plants	grown	in	“lifeless”	soil	(non-organic	soil)	may	be	deficient	in	vitamin
B
12
.	In	the	United	States,	most	of	our	agriculture	takes	place	on	relatively
lifeless	soil,	decimated	from	years	of	unnatural	pesticide,	herbicide	and
fertilizer	use.	So	the	plants	grown	in	this	soil	and	sold	in	our	supermarkets
lack	B
12
.	In	addition,	we	live	in	such	a	sanitized	world	that	we	rarely	come
into	direct	contact	with	the	soil-borne	microorganisms	that	produce	B
12
.	At
one	point	in	our	history,	we	got	B
12
	from	vegetables	that	hadn’t	been	scoured
of	all	soil.	Therefore,	it	is	not	unreasonable	to	assume	that	modern	Americans
who	eat	highly	cleansed	plant	products	and	no	animal	products	are	unlikely	to
get	enough	vitamin	B
12
.
Though	our	society’s	obsession	with	nutrient	supplements	seriously
detracts	from	other,	far	more	important	nutrition	information,	this	is	not	to	say
that	supplements	should	always	be	avoided.	It	is	estimated	that	we	hold	a
three-year	store	of	vitamin	B
12
	in	our	bodies.	If	you	do	not	eat	any	animal
products	for	three	years	or	more,	or	are	pregnant	or	breastfeeding,	you	should
consider	taking	a	small	B
12
	supplement	on	occasion,	or	going	to	the	doctor
annually	to	check	y


healthful nutrition. Of the one hundred and more beverages of
this type which are available for human use, civilized man
selected only a few, and each of these contain caffeine, tannic acid, or other poisons. The great number of herbal teas and
other healthful beverages have been almost completely
ignored. Some of these beverages supply valuable nutrients,
and a number are considered more delicious than the
conventional tea and coffee used in civilization. Rose hips, for instance, contain upwards of thirty times as much vitamin
C as do oranges, and rose hip tea is a valuable source of this
vitamin. Peppermint tea is perhaps the most popular, in terms of flavor, of all herb teas, with strawberry leaf, papaya leaf,
alfalfa, fenugreek, sassafras, nettle, shave grass, squaw tea,
juniper berry, and many other kinds also offering pleasing
flavors.

SEASONINGS
   The fact that salt and most of our common spices have been
proven to be quite irritating to the human body does not mean
that all forms of seasoning are objectionable in this respect.
Here, as with so many other foods, we note that civilized man
has confined his use of seasonings chiefly to those which are
known for their irritating qualities. There has been a peculiar
avoidance of a large number of herb seasonings which are not
only healthful when used in moderate amounts, but also   possess delightful flavors even surpassing those of the
harmful group of condiments.
   The dried herbs which are suitable in good nutrition include
bay leaf, garlic, dill, onion, chives, parsley, sage, mint, sorrel,
sassafras, thyme, caraway, fennel, basil, and chervil. Some of
these may be home-grown in any window flower pot, and then dried in the sun. They may also be purchased from
commercial sources. The herbs can be used to add flavor to
uncooked soups, meats, salads, and other foods. Dehydrated
vegetable flakes, made from a single vegetable species, or
from a variety of vegetables, may be employed for the same
purpose.
   As a substitute for salt, dehydrated vegetable broth powder
is best used. This food is actually rich in mineral nutrients,
and it has no irritating qualities whatsoever. The pure
vegetable broth powder is simply a combination of
dehydrated vegetables, ground into powder form. It may
serve much the same purpose as dried herbs and dehydrated vegetable flakes, being used in raw meats, soups, etc. It may
also be sprinkled on other foods, in much the same manner
that ordinary salt would be used, and added to salad dressing
ingredients to impart extra flavor.
   The use of even the best seasonings can be overdone. With
the use of devitalized foods, as have lost most of their flavor
in refining, processing, and cooking, an extensive use of seasonings is to be expected in order to replace the lost
flavor. However, raw foods possess distinctive flavors of
their own, and nothing is to be gained if these are to be
completely disguised by seasonings. Let us then use natural
seasonings in moderation, to add a little extra tang to certain foods, but not to completely replace the original flavor of
foods.

V
EGETABLE OILS
   The use of various kinds of oil extracted from plant
substances is important in improving the human dietary. A
number of laboratory and clinical experiments conducted over a period of many years have shown that most unrefined
vegetable oils contain substances which help to reduce the
cholesterol content of the blood. When these substances are
not present, the excess of plasma cholesterol is unstable and
not properly emulsified. The cholesterol thus tends to collect along the walls of the arteries, producing hardening of the
arteries and coronary heart di sease. Lecithin and certain
unsaturated fatt
y acids, found in unrefined ve getable oils, tend to act as an emulsifying agent for cholesterol and
prevent it from caking along the walls of the arteries. Keston
and Silbowitz, in experiments with rabbits, showed that the
lecithin of soy bean oil kept cholesterol from collecting in the blood and prevented hardening of the arteries. Drs. Pottenger
and Krohn found that the administration of soy bean lecithin
to patients on high-cholesterol diets produced a 79 per cent
reduction in blood cholesterol. Other experiments have
shown that the unsaturated fatty acids in sunflower seed oil, safflower seed oil, and certain other vegetable oils also
tended to cause a dramatic reduction of the blood cholesterol level.
   Six years of experiments with 300 men, women, and
children have shown that unrefined wheat germ oil is of
exceptional value in increasing physical endurance and
improving heart response. Drs. Cureton and Pohndorf, studying middle-aged men of a university faculty, observed
improved endurance, better response in electrocardiograph,
blood pressure, and pulse 'wave tests, together with quicker
speed reactions to light and sound, when a supplement of
unrefined wheat germ oil was administered each day. Dr. Counsilman, of Cortland State Teachers College in New
York, reported experiments in which track athletes were
given a teaspoon of wheat germ oil each day, achieving
thereby marked improvements in endurance and the capacity
of the heart to do work. Among boys seven to fourteen years old, marked improvements in the endurance have been
registered when wheat germ oil was administered. Evidence
has also been recorded showing that wheat germ oil is valuable in treating certain types of muscular dystrophy and
in improving the efficiency of reproduction. Similar
advantages have been reported upon the administration of
wheat germ oil to laboratory animals. In the face of all such
evidence, there need be no doubt but what wheat germ oil, as well as other forms of unrefined vegetable oil, deserve an
important place in the uncooked diet.
   The ordinary salad oils and cooking oils which are used in
conventional cookery are of little or no value in supplying the
vitamin E and other vital nutrients  which we expect to receive
from the best natural vegetable oils. It is important to buy
vegetable oils in their crude non-filtered state in order to achieve the fullest benefit. Such oils are darker in color than
refined oils, and they still possess some odor and flavor. Most
good vegetable oils are cold-pressed, although solvent-
extracted oils are also acceptable if they are prepared at low
temperatures. Among the vegetable oils which may be used in good nutrition are: olive oil, soy bean oil, corn oil,
sunflower seed oil
, wheat germ oil, rice bran oil, sesame seed oil, peanut oil, and safflower seed oil. These oils may be used
in salad dressing recipes, and for all other culinary purposes
in which oils are necessary. They may also be taken alone for
medicinal purposes whenever a specific need for extra
vitamin E, lecithin, unsaturated fatty acids, etc., exists.

GRAIN PRODUCTS
   All raw grains are usually considered non-edible, but this
belief is not warranted by facts. Fresh wheat is soft and succulent prior to ripening and may be eaten in its natural state. After ripening, the softer varieties may still be used in
the diet. When chewed and mixed with saliva, the grains
gradually soften into a succulent mass. Certain types of raw grains may be soaked overnight in water or milk and served
in the same liquid with honey or fruits as a cereal the next
morning. One can also use raw whole grain flour wheat germ,
and rice bran in the diet. These may be sprinkled on salads
and mixed with milk and other ingredients and made into unleavened bread dough, which may be pressed into flat
pieces and kept under refrigerati on. No baking is required for
grain products of this type, and uncooked bread may form an
important part of the diet.
   Another excellent way of utilizing raw grains is to permit
them to sprout. When grains sprout, many chemical changes take place, enhancing the original value of the seed. The starch is converted into sugar, thereby rendering the food
more easily digestible. More amino acids are developed, and
there is a marked increase in values for niacin, biotin,
pantothenic acid, inositol, folic acid, and pyridoxine. Vitamin
A is also manufactured during the sprouting process, as is vitamin C, the latter often tripling and more in quantity within
two to three days.
   It should not seem surprising, therefore, that raw sprouted
grains are of extraordinary va lue in animal nutrition. Dr.
Francis Pottenger, Jr., has reported that sprouted grain sets up great activity in the cells, increases adrenalin formation and
metabolism, and brings about more calcification throughout
the body. Dr. Oscar Erf tested sprouted grain at Ohio State University, and he found that it tended to make animals less susceptible to tuberculosis, mastitis, and undulant fever. In experiments with cows, Dr. Erf found that a diet of sprouted
grain would increase the productive life span by almost one-
fourth of the total life. Tests conducted by the Dept. of
Husbandry of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture in Beltville,
Maryland showed that cows


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All my life I have been plagued with a sluggish colon and the constipation which attends it. On occasion, severe pain would o ccur
as spasms would come and go. I can’t begin to relate to anyone t he myriad of problems this has caused in my life. I feel it has
directly, and perhaps even greater, indirectly, been associated with more mental and physical anguish than I care to recall.
Not until the colon cleansing program, as taught by Dr. Jensen in h is book, TISSUE CLEANSING THROUGH BOWEL
MANAGEMENT, was accomplished was relief and healing made possible for me. I could not have hoped or dreamed for anything
better. It is now a part of my life, and has been incorporated into my daily practice in my chi ropractic office.

Patient Gerona Alderin, Breast Lumps
For years, I have been cleansing by various methods. I’ve spent thousands of dollars on colonies, medications, vitamins, seei ng a
lot of doctors and nutritionists with very little results. It wasn’t until I took my own health care into my own hands that recovery
started to happen. I had gallstones and kidney stones and got rid of them without surgery. Last summer I discovered lumps on my
breasts. January 13, 1982, was the most traumatic day in my enti re life when my entire body broke out in an extremely itchy rash.
Nothing alleviated it. I trembled inside and out, felt hot and cold, couldn’t concentrate or meditate and had no energy. I kn ew I had
to do more than I was already doing, which was a lot. Ea ch “expert” I spoke to advised another vitamin or supplement or
something to “try.” I had heard about Dr. Jensen’s books, Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management and The Doctor -Patient
Handbook, and was doing a lot of reading on self -healing. During the January 13 trauma, the only thing I could think to use was
the lemon juice, cayenne pepper, maple syrup and water cleanse which I did for one week while I was scurrying around getting a
colema board and making numerous phone calls to find out where to get the supplements for the cleanse. I had no one to advise me
on anything as no one in my home area knew anything about it. Needless to say, I learned the hard way. That 7 -day fast was
followed by a 7 -day intensive cleanse, than the usual maintenance program advised by Dr. Jensen. I couldn’t remember feeling so
terrific for a long time. My energy was great, the color came back to my skin and my eyes started to turn blue again. Rest is
advised during the cleanse but as I was self employed, I found those weeks t o be the busiest weeks of my entire career. I had so
much energy I just did not want to rest. I do Latin -American and ballroom dancing and on those three Saturday evenings during
the cleanse, I danced from 8 pm to 1 am non -stop. After the first week, I was  asked if I had been to Florida as people said I looked
so rested and had such good color. When I told my friends what I was doing, most panicked and were full of good advice as to
what I should or should not do. They said it wasn’t good for me to go witho ut food; I would get too weak; I would get too thin;
and I was even told I would die. They had to admit that I looked terrific, but still the pressure came forward. I had to be r eally
strong and know that I was doing the right thing. I have done six intens e cleanses (Jensen’s method) since January 1982. When I
start to feel lethargic and ache all over, I know I have another build up of toxins. I get bored of doing the cleanse (taking  the
supplements mostly) after the 6th day and want to stop, but when I see  what I am expelling, I am motivated to continue. If I can
get rid of lumps on my breasts, restore the color of my eyes to blue, have great skin color and tone, abundant energy and gen erally
feel great, anyone can.

Patient M.T., Male, Degenerative Bowel Condition
I began the tissue cleansing treatments on September 8, 1982, and have continued with one colema every day since that time. I
have had a degenerative bowel condition for some time, and the most spectacular result of the tissue cleansing has been the
unbelievable material I have passed from my bowel.

Patient R.D., Male, Psoriasis
Since 1971, I had has psoriasis of the head area. On the fourth day of my tissue cleansing program, about 80% of the scales c ame
off. This has never happened to me before. I was happy to have a small healing crisis during the 7 -day tissue cleansing program at
Dr. Jensen’s Ranch. When the fever, headache and eye aches began, I took a colema and passed much mucus and rubbery material.
I felt much better, but later it returne d. Another colema was taken, and this time about one or two quarts of rubbery fecal material
passed out, leaving me free of symptoms. That night I passed mucus from my eyes, with a slight eye ache, but no fever or
headache.

Patient A.M.B., Female, Rheumat oid Arthritis
When I began the tissue cleansing program, I could hardly use my hands. My left knee was so swollen I couldn’t move it. Durin g
the program, my hands became more flexible, and the swelling and soreness in the palm of my right hand improved. Th e swelling
in my knee decreased until I could walk without pain. My back is not aching all the time now and seems stronger. My feet aren ’t
so tender on the bottoms.

Patient V.P., Male, Heart Condition
Before I took the tissue cleansing program, I had had a stroke, and my left arm was paralyzed. I arrived at the Ranch in a car
driven by my wife. I was sitting in a reclining position from which I couldn’t get up without severe stomach pain, and my fac e was
pulling on one side as if stretching my mouth up. On ly a few days before, I would wake up in the morning upset because life just
didn’t seem worth facing. In four days I was able to climb into the shower by myself, put myself on the colema board and get off
unassisted. I was able to get around without my ca ne. I began to wake up happy in the mornings, able to get up from a reclining
position without pain. My legs seemed smaller, not as much swelling. It was hard for me to believe the stuff that was coming out
of me during the colema. Toward the end of the pr ogram, I seemed to develop a little feeling in my paralyzed left arm. At the
hospitals and nursing home, I never felt better, but during the tissue cleansing program at the Ranch, I continued to improve
steadily.

Patient M.S., Female, Degenerative Lymph C ondition
Three years ago I was told that I had a dangerous lymph condition which was treated and went into remission. I was very thank ful
but disappointed from the fact that although the condition had gone into remission, the cause was never explained, nor  was it
treated, but merely the symptoms. A short while after this I happened to hear about Dr. Jensen’s tissue cleansing program. I read
his book on the subject and, in my opinion, everything made sense. I went on the program in December 1982. The elimina tion was
unbelievable during my first 7 -day cleanse. I have since been on two more 7 -day cleanses using the maintenance program in
between each. The results were amazing! I no longer felt lumps under my arms or in my groin. My breathing was clearer. I felt  as
if my whole body was becoming unclogged. My eyes became brighter and my skin softer and smoother. The veins in my legs are
disappearing. I very rarely have depression as before. My hair and nails are in the best condition ever. I know I will never get any
degenerative disease again as long as I eat the proper foods and keep my colon clean!

Patient H.E., Female, Scleroderma
I was diagnosed as having scleroderma in 1972 by a doctor who surgically removed a large calcified lump near my elbow.
Scleroderma is a progressive skin disease often involving the internal organs such as heart and kidneys. I had a thickening of the
skin and underlying tissue, great sensitivity to cold, a raw throat, dryness of lips and mouth, shortness of breath, fatique and vague
joint and muscle aches. In 1974, a doctor prescribed Potaba capsules, and this, in conjunction with biweekly chiropractic
treatments, was effective in softening the skin and reducing muscle spasms. On April 17, 1982, I started Dr. Jensen’s 7 -day
cleansing pr ogram. By the end of the week, I noticed my skin was softer, the swelling had reduced in my hands and fingers and the
red areas on my legs had faded. On the follow -up maintenance program, I found my mental outlook improved and I had increased
tolerance to cold weather.


 older it is, the more will the blunt end rise.
If it stands on its tip, it is rather old but may still be used; if it ﬂoats up it is rotten.
Those with blood group O generally feel better or healthier with ﬂesh food in their diet. You may marinate ﬁsh or other seafood and
even liver and other meat, best minced (see Recipes). This destroys parasites and makes raw ﬂesh food quite safe to eat. You may
also use raw minced meat, suitably ﬂavoured with grated or chopped onion, ginger, tomato or radish, and with some lime or lemon
juice, or blend diced chicken or turkey. You may then ﬂavor and drink it as a broth (see Recipes).
Use only organic or otherwise safe meat from a reliable source. Never use meat from a feedlot. Also pork is generally not safe. For
genuinely free-range, grass-fed beef, bison and ostrich in the U.S. see www.mercola.com. In other countries, such as Australia, just
ask a butcher for meat from grass-fed beef. Lamb is commonly grass-fed. According to the Australian Department of Primary
Industries freezing meat for about 10 days at minus 8°C or colder will kill any tapeworm cysts.
As a further precaution you may periodically use an herbal anti-parasite  program, and possibly an electronic blood puriﬁer. I believe
that with these precautions raw meat is safe and healthy, while I regard the habitual use of cooked meat as more or less unhealthy,
partly because of its lack of enzymes, and also because of the formation of carcinogenic chemicals when heated above the boiling
point. For further ideas on eating meat raw, and links to related sites see www.rawpaleodiet.org.
If you have no problems with mucus, such as occasional colds, blocked or running nose, or respiratory problems, you may use
fermented goat's milk or raw cows' milk as yogurt, sour milk, cheese or cottage cheese. However, be careful with commercial
fermented foods, such as yogurt, sauerkraut or marinated ﬁsh. Rice bread or ﬂat bread - preferably made from sprouted rice or
otherwise made by just soaking and blending the grains and possibly adding a sourdough starter - is suitable as a staple food. It
solidiﬁes to crunchy ﬂat bread at low temperatures, best by exposure to the sun. In addition, sprouted rice may be blended with water
or fermented milk and possibly banana as the basis of a meal; see the recipe section for further details.
The most problematic food group is fruit. While meat is 'grounding', fruit is sensitizing. For insensitive individuals, especially with
raised blood pressure, it is beneﬁcial  to have plenty of fruit, often instead of a meal. Especially good are acid fruit, such as oranges or
pineapple. Sensitive individuals, however, feel best with either neutralized fruit or only a small amount of sub-acid fruit between
meals. Insensitive individuals may use fruit as their main source of energy while those more sensitive may use rice baked at a low
temperature and sprouted seeds instead.
Bananas are a good bulk food for most individuals on a raw food diet. Sensitive individuals may eat them in the early stages of
ripening or use mainly small or non-sweet varieties. They go well for breakfast as part of the linseed-yogurt recipe.
On this raw-food diet there is no need to be concerned with variety or trying to have different foods for successive meals. A sprout
salad contains all the required nutrie nts for health and healing; most individuals are happy to have the same basic salad for all meals
with only minor variations depending on what is available. The only precondition seems to be that you have largely overcome the
addiction to cooked food by learnin g to make tasty salads. In cold weather you may ﬂavor a fresh vegetable juice with spices,
carefully heat to just below 45ºC or 120º F and drink as a broth.
Most 'raw foodists' will be content to have about 90% of their food raw and be free to have some cooked food when eating out and at
parties. Even tahini (ground, roasted sesame seed paste) and kelp powder (commonly used with raw-food diets) are in fact cooked or
heated. Except for food to which you may have been addicted, try to let your body, your intuition or instinct decide your food selection10/30/24, 11:37 AM Health-Science-Spirit - Raw Food Diet
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for someone with a non-vegetarian body type or blood group O.
SLIMMING
The high-quality diet, and even more so the raw-food diet, will normally ensure gradual weight loss for overweight individuals, while at
the same time maximizing health improvement. I always put the main  emphasis on the health aspects of the diet rather than its
slimming potential. As we become healthier, we automatically ﬁnd the right weight for our constitution. However, no diet will help if
your eating problems are emotionally based, you have to heal your emotions ﬁrst.
Experiment with the following possibilities:
Have an appetite-reducing protein-drink 30 minutes before meals with any combination of the following ingredients and in any
amount that suits you: spirulina powder, green barley juice powder, food yeast, ground linseed, linseed oil or olive oil. Possibly use
this as a warm drink to keep hunger away for hours.
30 minutes before meals stir 1 teaspoon of psyllium hulls in a glass of water, drink immediately. If necessary double the amount to 2
teaspoons in a large glass of water. Psyllium swells up 40-fold to ﬁll the stomach with a soft gel.
Eat only brown rice, lentils, green vegetables and sprouted seeds in addition to the above.
For cooking use mainly legumes, non-sweet, non-starchy vegetables and ﬂesh foods, for starches choose high-ﬁber varieties (e.g.,
brown rice, rolled oats) and possibly add bran or ground linseed.
Adopt a mono-diet: one day eat protein foods only, the next day fruits and the third day sprouted seeds, vegetable salads and
vegetable juices. Repeat as often as required.
Adopt a cleansing raw-food diet with mainly vegetables and green juice, sprouts and fruits, nuts and oily seeds, possibly raw beaten
egg and marinated ﬁsh. Sensitive individuals should neutralize fruit acids with dolomite.
For two weeks, eat only protein and fat foods and green vegetables with less than 40 g of carbohydrates per day (ground linseed is
the best protein/fat food).
Repeated periods on vegetable and grass juices in addition to vegetable salads.
Avoid all sweet food; it stimulates the appetite and the synthesis of fat. In particular keep fructose-containing foods away from
starches and eat fresh fruit separately.
Avoid all grain products, especially cereals and bread; combined with a diet low in sweet food this is usually the most effective
slimming method.
Use mainly fresh, unheated linseed oil and coconut oil, these do not put on weight.
Preferably skip the evening meal, or have just a small salad, or an apple.
Have some light daily exercise, such as a 15-minute brisk walk or jogging or use a rebounder or some other aerobic exercise. The
metabolic rate is speeded up for a long time after exercise. Take 1 or 2 g of L-carnitine before exercising to burn up more fat.
Use a low-allergy diet combined with the correct food for your blood group.
Use mind therapy, such as guided imagery and afﬁrmation, also look at your belief systems, release negative emotions and express
your emotional needs.
Eat very slowly, peacefully chew every mouthful until it is liqueﬁed, savor the ﬂavors as they develop during chewing; make every
mouthful last about two minutes.
HYPOGL YCEMIA  DIET
Most people who are sensitive, overa cid, with allergies and a low energy level, are hypoglycemic to some extent, and will beneﬁt from
this diet. When a hypoglycemic person eats sweet foods, the blood-sugar level often soars too high at ﬁrst, but falls to below normal
later. During this fall and while the level is below normal, a variety of distressing symptoms may affect the breathing, circulation,
digestion or the emotional and mental condition.
When the blood-sugar level rises after sweet food intake, the pancreas reacts by releasing insulin - a hormone that regulates the
blood-sugar level. In a hypoglycemic person, the pancreas releases too much insulin, especially in response to ingesting sucrose or a
combination of glucose and fructose. The excess of insulin causes glucose to enter the cells too quickly. This then creates oxygen
deﬁciency within the cells and inste ad of energy, lactic acid is produced in an anaerobic process. All this makes the body tissue
overacid and deprives them of minerals and energy.
The mainstays of this diet are:
•  Gluten-free grains - rice, millet, maize and buckwheat; also sago and tapioca
•  High-protein seeds - chickpeas, lentils, fenugreek,


 initially. They aren't fully able to incorporate these differently -derived nutrients into their cells or
body mass because of their own previous, ingrained pattern of eating and metabolizing foods. Secondly, the body reacts by
startin g to "catabolize" or break down its old, long -held residues of accumulated wastes and low -grade tissues - and cellulite
starts to disappear."

What happens after you become conditioned to the new regime? "I have seen many patients lose from 10 to 40 pounds, and
then, after reaching their proper weight, they start gaining on the same or even a lesser amount of food," reports Dr. Cursio. "So
we have to adjust the quantities in order to insure that they maintain their desired weight.

"From consistent and conv incing clinical experience, we know that this diet results not only in weight loss, but also purifies and
strengthens body tissues and our natural defenses against disease. We have repeatedly observed people with a wide range or
disorders - including cellu lite or diet -resistant fat - get better after strictly following this program. Skin tone improves, circulation
becomes more efficient, hormonal outputs are balanced, vigor increases. As the body's vitality is enhanced and its capacities
are improved, the c leansing or "detoxifying" of its tissues follows as a natural by -product - it simply happens."

Scientists can't fully explain why, but some believe it works on the principle of self -immunization: Foods themselves neither
cleanse nor pollute our bodies. Bu t rather, the proper ones eaten in a non -stressful sequence help create a highly favorable
internal environment, in which the body can simply maintain or regenerate itself and correct its own imbalances.

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MODERATION
Not surprisingly, "less is more" applies with particular relevance to the Natural Hygiene Food Plan. "Eat sparingly and remem ber
that quantity is all -important," maintains Dr. Cursio, "even when you're eating only wholesome foods. Too much cheese, fruit,
too many nuts can overtax your system and interfere with its proper functioning. And, obviously, so will anything alien, arti ficial
or unwholesome."

While other a nti-cellulite diets stress large quantities of protein, Dr. Cursio's program carefully limits the amount. "As a nation
we consume about twice the protein we need," he points out. "Studies have shown that the over -consumption of proteins and of
all foods in  general can actually shorten human life. Excesses are either eliminated or stored - and both processes help deplete
the body of vital energy."

As for liquids: Many diets aimed at preventing or eliminating cellulite recommend drinking 6 to 8 glasses of wa ter a day in order
to help "flush" out the system. Dr. Cursio believes this is an excessive amount since water is already supplied in abundance by
fruits and vegetables. He advises drinking whenever you feel thirsty - the body's natural signal that we need  water - but never
during meals. Liquids of any kind dilute food too much and interfere with digestive enzymes and secretions. At mealtime, they
can also dilate and bloat the stomach.

WHOLE FOODS
Another key principle of the Natural Hygiene Food Plan is t hat foods be eaten in their whole, natural state. Thus whole -grain
breads and brown rice are preferable to parts of them, such as bran or wheat germ. "By isolating one component of a total foo d
- even a superior one - you may help trigger an internal stress," says Dr. Cursio. "For example, when integrated in the whole
wheat kernel, bran is an important nutritional element, but by itself it's largely an irritating factor: It's not only essent ially
indigestible, it also over -stimulates peristalsis and th us hastens the passage of foods through the digestive tract. As a result the
vitamin and mineral content of certain foods may not have adequate time to be absorbed and assimilated. And the body must
waste too much energy to neutralize the irritating bran. Far better sources of fiber - the soft, gentle, digestible hydrogels - are
plentiful in vegetables and fruits."

FORBIDDEN FOODS
As in almost any diet, some foods are strictly forbidden on the Natural Hygiene Food Plan, among them, salt, pepper, sugar
(except from natural sources), butter, cream, alcohol, soft drinks (including low -calorie varieties) and ice cream. Also taboo are
yogurt, cottage cheese, whole milk, spinach, asparagus, onions and garlic.

Most experts agree that the overuse of salt contribut es significantly to cellulite among other conditions, since it tends to cause
water retention in the tissues. Thus, avoid adding salt to food, and stay away from those containing generous quantities -
canned soups, smoked or processed meats, potato salads,  pickles, etc. -as well as flavorings such as celery or garlic salt and
the like.

Though fresh, raw spinach and asparagus are rich in vitamins and iron, they contain oxalic acid, a substance which
(paradoxically) interferes with the absorption and assimila tion of iron by the digestive system. Garlic and onion are undesirable
because they contain mustard oil - an ingredient that disrupts the action of certain digestive enzymes. Dr. Cursio believes that
yogurt is a "nutritionally overrated" food: ("The natura l bacterial / fermentation process that results in yogurt actually causes it to
coagulate and disintegrate its own milk protein - so we derive no real benefit from it.") He also advises adults to avoid whole
milk and cottage cheese because we don't have th e "necessary enzymic makeup" to curdle (digest) their form of protein.
However, cheeses like ricotta and mozzarella - preferably unsalted - already contain the enzymes that essentially help "digest"
them for us before we eat them.

Dr. Cursio suggests eating yolks only rather than whole eggs because the egg white contains avodin - a substance that
destroys biotin, an important member of the vitamin B complex. Strictly limited are added oils and fats, since adequate amoun ts
of these occur naturally in ch eeses, egg yolks and nuts - all mainstays on the eating plan. As much as possible, oils should be
cold-pressed (available in health -food stores) - without chemical additives and unaltered by heat. Always store them in a cool
place to prevent them from beco ming rancid.

A FLEXIBLE PROGRAM
Dr. Cursio himself treats and supervises only those who are "psychologically prepared" enough to relinquish their former eati ng
patterns and preferences. Admittedly, they have to be either committed vegetarians or otherwise  highly motivated at the outset
to experience the fewest adjustment problems with this 2 -week program which consists of raw fruits, dark leafy green
vegetables, vegetable juices, eggs, nuts, cheese and whole grains. However, for inveterate meat eaters, suc h a drastic
changeover may be unrealistic and unworkable - at least initially. Thus, though he himself does not recommend it, several
members of Dr. Cursio's staff have designed a modified 2 -week plan that may vary, depending on your state of readiness.
(Note: Consult your doctor first before following these or any other food plans.)

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If you strictly follow Dr. Cursio's program, you should expect to lose weight, purify  your system and solve your cellulite problem
at a faster rate than if you include chicken or fresh -water fish in your daily diet. If meat is your chief source of protein, expect to
achieve results at the slowest pace of all. To minimize this drawback, avo id beef and pork in favor of baby lamb and veal, both
relatively low in fat and easily digestible. However, even on the modified program, every meal should include fresh fruits an d
vegetables; fish, poultry or meat should be eaten no more than once a day, and preferably every other day. At other times, try
having a gourmet vegetarian specialty - such as a savory lentil loaf or green peppers with whole -grain rice. After awhile,
predicts Dr. Cursio, your marked improvement in health and looks will be motivati on for your continuing the program, and even
progressing to a more disciplined regime.

NATURAL HYGIENE DIET
AND FOOD PLAN

Recipes and guidelines are given for all dishes marked with an asterisk.*
Eat foods in the exact order given.
REGULAR 14 -DAY MENU P LAN
BREAKFAST
8 ozs. fresh vegetable juice*
12 ozs. blended salad*
12 ozs. fresh fruit
1 egg yolk* (boiled or poached)
LUNCH
8 ozs. fresh vegetable juice*
12 ozs. tossed salad
8 ozs. fresh fruit
3 ozs. cheese* or 2 ozs. raw, unsalted nuts*
DINNER
8 ozs. fresh vegetable juice *
12 ozs. blended salad*
12 ozs. tossed salad
8-12