.protein digestion requires anexpenditure ofenergyequivalent toabout 70% ofitstotal
caloric content; and
3.neutralization andelimination ofthetoxins ofprotein degeneration (putrefaction) uses
upvastamounts ofnerve energywhich, though stimulating atthetime, exhausts andde-
bilitates the body.
Wemust notfeelcompelled toeatprotein foods assuch inorder toachieve protein
adequacy.Almost every food natural tohumans hasabout 4%protein dryweight, an
ample amount tosupply ourneeds. Further,most ofournatural foods contain theamino
acids we need.
Foods Must Be Adequate in Vitamin Content
Some 30vitamins have been determined tobeneeded invarious quantities inthe
human diet. Thevitamins must beinthedietinanorganic context with other nutrients
to be useful.
Foods Must Be Adequate in Mineral Salts
Our only source oftheminerals oflifeisfrom food. Only infood arethey inthe
organic context which wecanuse. Under nocircumstances canthebody make useof
inorganic minerals asmight beingested with water,supplements orpowdered rock (as
with dolomite).
Natural Foods Must Supply Our Needs for Essential Fatty Acids
Those food factors which thebody requires butcannot itself synthesize aresaidtobe
essential. Theessential fatty acids arelinoleic, linolenic andarachidonic. Essential fatty
acids areunsaturated fats. They occur inpractically every fruit, nut,seed andvegetable
in ample quantities to supply human needs.
Natural Foods Must Supply Our Needs for Caloric Values
Theenergyweexpend must bederived from ourfood intake. Thefoods which most
efficiently andeasily supply ourcaloric needs arethose with high monosaccharide con-
tent. Sweet fruits are at the top of the list in meeting these requisites.
Natural Foods Are Water-Sufficient to Meet Our Needs in Most Cases
Foods towhich wearebiologically adapted normally meet allourwater needs. This
isobvious, forwehave nowater -drinking faculties other than suction which isnecessary
for swallowing food. Fruitarian species normally do not drink water.Natural Foods Are Alkaline in Metabolic Reaction
Werequire foods thatarealkaline- orbase-forming when metabolized. Almost every
food ofouradaptation isbase-forming, even ifithasanacid pHinitsnatural state.
Should weeatanyacid-forming foods, such asnuts, they should beoffsetatthesame
meal with alkaline-forming foods such as green leaves or other vegetable fare.
These arethecriteria orrequirements forfoods thatarenatural tothehuman dietary.
Only fruits, andespecially sugar -containing fruits, meet allthese needs ideally.Nothing
elsemeets allthese requirements. Asfurther lessons willdemonstrate, therequisites of
life can be amply met on a totally fruitarian regime.
5.4. Nonfood Nutritional Factors
The first part ofthislesson hasemphasized thegreat breadth ofthenutritional scope
andperspective. This introduction isbutapreview ofsome nutritional factors. In-depth
treatment is given to most aspects of nutrition in subsequent lessons.
Among the nonfood nutritional factors are the following:
•Sunlight and natural light
•Fresh air and the oxygen it supplies
•Pure water
•Exercise, play and recreation
•Rest and relaxation
•Sleep
•Emotional poise
•Other requisites of life
•General body conditions
Inasmuch asyou’ve already hadaglimpse ofnineteen essential factors andinflu-
ences forgreat health inaprevious lesson, andthey included theabove, thedetails will
notberepeated here. Youmay refer back tolessons three andfour ifnecessary.The
above listing istoemphasize thegreat dependence ofproper nutrition upon other needs
ofthebody (besides food) being appropriately met. Nutrition does notoccur inavac-
uum. Itisnotanindependent process. Itinvolves theorganism inevery aspect ofits
being.
5.5. Discussion Of Conventional Nutritional Teachings
5.5.1 Do RDAs Represent Our Actual Needs?
5.5.2 The Concepts of the Basic Four Food Groups
5.5.3 Eating Practices of Americans
Asperhaps youknow ormay have long suspected, andaswasstated earlier inthis
lesson, conventional nutritional teachings aredistorted toaccommodate the“food” in-
dustries thatdominate America. Infact, these distortions andfabrications predominate,
not only in America, but also in most of the W estern world.
Ifwefollow conventional nutrition, wearebound toendupwith malnutrition and
toxemia andthepathologies they lead to.AsLife Science serves nocommercial masters,
ithasnointerests tobeserved inteaching youfalse concepts. Further,wedohave the
benefit ofknowing thetruth. Withrespect toconventional nutritionists, itmight besaid
that “It is better to be ignorant than to know so much that isn’ t so.”5.5.1 Do RDAs Represent Our Actual Needs?
The recommended dietary allowances oftheFood andNutrition Board oftheNa-
tional Research Council reflect themany fallacies towhich awrong philosophy ofnu-
trition leads.
First, theRDAs areeducated estimates andaresometimes revised upwards ordown-
wards in view of “new findings.”
Second, theboard hasbeen very liberal initsallowances. Inalmost every case, the
allowance orsuggested daily intake istwototentimes theamount needed byhealthy
persons. Likewise, they arefarinexcess oftheneeds ofunhealthy persons, forunhealthy
persons usually have impaired nutritive faculties, donotfunction asefficiently asdo
healthy individuals and should have a physiological rest in the form of a fast.
Third, theallowances arebased onconventional diets which arecomprised largely
ofcooked foods. Notonly arecooked foods soderanged thatasubstantial portion of
their nutrients arenotusable, butthey sovitiate thenutritive faculties astoimpair them
and lower their ef ficiency.
Healthy individuals eating arawdietofproper foods have highly efficient nutritive
faculties andthrive onafraction oftheintake onwhich theRDAs arebased forconven-
tional eaters.
5.5.2 The Concepts of the Basic Four Food Groups
Thepathology andsuffering resulting from theabominable nutritional concept ofthe
four basic food groups isanational disaster! This concept anditspromotion stems from
anational policy ofcatering toindustrial behemoths rather than tothewelfare ofcon-
sumers. While today’ s“food” industries areoutgrowths ofincorrect eating going back
intothepast, thejustification forthem isrelatively recent inorigin. Theconcept hasbeen
toacclaim asscience theeating of“foods” thatcover,nothuman needs, butthegamut
of foods produced by powerful food interests.
The basic four food groups are as follows:
1.The milk group, which includes milk and all milk products.
2.The meat group, which includes meat, eggs, fish, legumes and nuts.
3.The bread-cereal group, which includes grains and grain products.
4.Thefruit-vegetable group, which includes allfruit andvegetable fareexcepting nuts and
legumes which are in the meat group because of their protein content.
Eating specified amounts from each ofthese groups daily isproclaimed “balanced
nutrition.” Intruth itisa“balanced market” forthecommercial “food” interests that
share thefood market. Theselection offoods inthetypical American diethasnothing
todowith meeting human needs. Thetypical American dietisgravely pathogenic andis
mostly responsible for our deplorably diseased population.
Insubsequent lessons you’ll learn why milk andallmilk products areunfit forhu-
man consumption andthephysiological grounds forthisunfitness. You’ll alsolearn why
allmeats, eggs, fish(and legumes except sprouted) should berejected asitems ofdi-
et.Additionally,therelative unsuitability ofgrains andgrain products (compared with
fruits, vegetables, nuts andseeds) inthedietwillbehighlighted. Bread, cereals andoth-
er starchy foods, if included in the diet, are a far less than ideal part of the diet.
Tocomment ongroup four,wepoint outthatsome vegetables canbeadded tothe
human dietwith benefit, though their richcontent ofnutrients isreally unneeded ifwe
partake liberally of fresh raw fruits (and abstain from eating unwholesome foods).
Tubers such aspotatoes constitute alargeportion ofthevegetable intake inAmerica.
Inasmuch asmost tubers arecooked tomake them palatable, andcooking significantly
lowers thenutritive value ofthefood, they,likecereal grains, arelessthan ideal asfoods.
Inaddition, many other vegetables, such asonions, garlic, radishes, spinach andoth-erscontain toxic substances (such asmustard oilinonions andgarlic andoxalic acid in
spinach) that make them unsuitable as foods.
So,while certain vegetables (such aslettuce, celery,broccoli, cabbage andothers)
may supply “nut


 offluid from thebody andblood volume toreturn
tonormal. Conversely,ifblood volume falls below normal with adecrease incardiac
output andarterial pressure, thekidneys retain fluid andtheprogressive accumulation of
fluid intake rebuilds uptothenormal blood volume. During severe exercise, therisein
body temperature causes increased sweat andrespiratory lossofwater,which intensify
kidney changes. Thesweat excreted during heavy exercise contains 300-600 mg.ofurea
perliter(aconcentrated waste product thatisdiluted bythekidneys toprevent poisoning
ofthesystem), thus toaconsiderable extent compensating forthedecrease ofexcretion
of urea through the kidneys during exercise.
During heavy exercise, there isagreat reduction inrenal blood flow,andaslight
alteration inthefiltration rateofthekidneys. Thereduction ofrenal blood flow ispro-
gressive foratleast 30minutes after thestart ofexercise andisdirectly related tothe
severity of the exercise. (Chapman, 1948 a.b.).
This drop inrenal blood flow canbeexplained bythediversion ofblood tothework-
ingmuscles andthebrain. Recovery ofrenal plasma flow isconsiderably slower than is
therecovery ofpulse rateorblood pressure (Chapman etal.1948). Theresting kidney
hasalargeinbuilt safety marginsothattherenal blood flow canbedrastically altered
without significantly altering the functioning of kidney filtering.
17.2.4.2 Gastrointestinal Tract
Itappears thatstrenuous exercise inhibits both secretory andmotor functions ofthe
stomach. Studies done byCampbell, 1928 came toanearly conclusion thatexercise of
moderate intensity (such asrunning 1-2miles slowly) inhibited both secretion ofgastric
juice andtherateofgastric emptying ofitscontents. Lighter exercise (such aswalking)
didnotchange therateofgastric excretion andactually appeared toenhance therateof
emptying intothestomach. Theamount ofexercise required toinhibit gastric function
varied with thephysical fitness oftheindividual. Togeneralize their findings, “exercise
which produced nodiscomfort helped digestion, andexercise which produced discom-
fortdelayed it.”These observations were extended later inthecentury,concluding that
alltypes ofexercise after ameal prolonged thefinal emptying time ofthestomach more
than thesame activity preceding themeal. When flouroscopically examined immediate-
lyafter exertion, thestomach appeared either totally inactive orhadonly feeble peri-
staltic movements. Recovery,however,wasprompt andemptying wasgreatly accelerat-
ed during the second hour after exercise.
Insummary,there isevidence thatheavy exercise hascertain effects onkidney func-
tioning. Thesweat excreted during heavy exercise contains ahigh concentration ofurea,
thus compensating forthedecrease ofurea excretion viathekidneys during exercise.
When there isanincrease ofsweat andrespiratory loss ofwater,there isanintense
change inthekidneys. Also, during extreme exercise, there isadrop inrenal blood flow
due to the diversion of blood to the brain and working muscles.Italsoappears thatstrenuous exercise inhibits both secretory andmotor functions of
thestomach, although theamount ofexercise required toinhibit gastric function isde-
pendent upon thephysical fitness oftheindividual. Though exercise tends totemporarily
inactivate stomach function during exertion, there isaprompt recovery andacceleration
of function in the post exercise hour.
17.3. The Three Major Categories Of Exercise
17.3.1 Contraction Exercises
17.3.2 Stretching
17.3.3 Flexibility
17.3.4 Aerobic Exercise
17.3.1 Contraction Exercises
Unlike theaerobic andstretching exercises, when wetalkabout contraction exercis-
esweareconsidering primarily thedevelopment ofmuscular strength andendurance.
Muscular strength refers totheamount offorce that onecangenerate inanisolated
movement ofasingle muscle orgroup ofmuscles. Thegreater themuscular strength of
anindividual, thegreater theamount offorce heorshewillbeabletogenerate. Muscular
endurance refers totheamount oftime anindividual canperform aparticular contrac-
tionofforce, i.e.,how many situps, push ups, curls, etc.Muscular endurance involves
aspecific muscle orgroup ofmuscles, unlike cardiorespiratory endurance, which in-
volves the total body.
Muscular strength andendurance canbedeveloped byanyoneorcombinations of
three different modes ofphysical contraction exercises. These forms aretermed isomet-
ric, isotonic and isokinetic contractions.
Isometric training involves muscle contractions against aresistance, greater than the
force thatcanbeapplied where nomovement ofbody parts takes place. Pushing against
asturdy wall oraparked carresults incontractions ofthemuscles involved, butwill
notlead toanyperceptible movement ofthebody ortheobjects involved. Numerous
exercises canbedevised simply byapplying force bydifferent parts ofthebody upon
common objects around the house as a source of resistance.
Isotonic training involves theactual movement orlifting ofasteady resistance
through therange ofmotion ofthevarious joints involved. Aclassic example ofisotonic
exercise is the lifting of weights.
Isokinetic training involves aconstant speed ofmovement against avariable resis-
tance. The strength ofamuscle varies atdifferent angles asaresult ofchange inthe
angle of pull and perspective leverages.
Thus when weliftaconstant resistance, themuscle isnotexercised tothesame ex-
tentatthemiddle ofitsmotion asitwas atthebeginning. Inother words, ifweare
curling a50-pound weight, thecloser wecome tocompleting thatcurl, thestronger the
muscle becomes. During isokinetic training, theresistance changes tomatch thestrength
of the muscle at each point in the range of motion.
Research hasshown thateach ofthethree forms ofstrength-training procedures pro-
duce substantial increases instrength, power andmuscular endurance. Incomparing the
different forms astowhich offersthemost complete program, very little hasbeen writ-
tenonisokinetics. This isduetothefactthatitisarelatively new science andisnot
totally understood., So,most ofthecomparison isbetween theisometric andisotonic
procedures, and is as follows:
1.Both isometric andisotonic produce substantial gains inmuscular strength, with many
studies indicating that isotonic exercises provide the greater gain.2.Both muscular endurance andrecovery from muscular fatigue isfaster inmuscles that
have been trained isotonically.
3.Isometric procedures develop strength only inlimited portions ofthetotal range of
motion, whereas isotonic procedures produce amore uniform development inmuscle
strength.
4.Isometric procedures involve nojoint movements andcanbesafely andeffectively used
during theperiod ofrecovery from injury inorder toprevent substantial lossofmuscle
size and function.
Asmentioned earlier,research onisokinetic training islimited. However,amajor ad-
vantage tothisform oftraining over theother twoforms isinthearea ofrehabilitation.
Isokinetic exercise allows themuscle toexercise through afullrange ofmotion with
varying degrees ofresistance. Theresistance willdepend onthestrength ofthethemus-
cleatdifferent angles intherange ofmotion. Although more research needs tobeun-
dertaken, isokinetic procedures appear tobejustaseffective aseither isotonic orisomet-
ric—perhaps even moreso.
AsHygienic practitioners youshould keep inmind thatwhile contraction exercises
areextremely beneficial inmuscle strength andendurance, these procedures dovery lit-
tleforthedevelopment oftherestofthesystems inthebody.Infact, without balancing
thecontraction exercises with aerobics andstretching, these procedures could even be
harmful. Keep inmind strong muscles andaweak heart donotmake foragood combi-
nation. Develop exercise programs thatutilize contraction training oneday,aerobics and
stretching thenext. Inthisway youwillbeutilizing different areas daily while allowing
other areas a chance to recover.
17.3.2 Stretching
Along with theother twocategories ofexercise, stretching isofcrucial importance.
Regardless ofhow superb andstrong aphysique may appear,without proper extension
andstretching ofthemuscle groups, there willbeanimbalance ofposture. Additionally,
there may beamuscle-bound disequilibrium which could deter theoverall well-being
and mental poise of the individual.
Stretching should bedone inaslow,static manner.Thebody itself provides neces-
sary weights andcounterweights through avariety ofbalanced static postures. Stretching
postures must maintain proper vertebral extension. Ifdone correctly,stretching brings
steadiness, health andlightness tothelimbs. Athorough stretching program exercises
every muscle, nerve andgland inthebody.Itsecures afinephysique which isstrong and
elastic without being muscle-bound. Inturn, stretching postures reduce mental andphys-
icalfatigue and


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safe, except forthesprout retardant ontheskin, andthealuminum foilinwhich
most ofthem arebaked. Order ittobeserved uncut—otherwise youmay find a
piece ofaluminum foilinyour mouth. Sometimes youcangetaplain cooked veg-
etable without seasoning.
Some restaurants cook certain dishes toorder,andyoucanrequest “noseason-
ing.” Inmost Chinese restaurants youcangetvegetable chop suey with rawbean
sprouts andsnow peas andwithout monosodium glutamate, orcorn starch orsea-
soning. Some “natural food” restaurants doafairly good job.Some salad bars are
fairly good.
Butanytime youeat,inarestaurant, beprepared tocompromise. Sometimes,
rarely,youcanfind afriendly rand cooperative restaurant owner ormanager who
will do things your way. Good luck!
Most conventional nutrition charts advise against using nuts, because they are
so high in fat. Why do Natural Hygienists use so many nuts?
Conventional diets contain somuch fatalready (mostly animal fat)thatanyad-
ditional fatiscontraindicated. Ofcourse, conventional diets include flesh foods as
themajor protein source, while Hygienic food programs look tonuts andseeds for
concentrated protein. Themajor sources offatintheHygienic dietarenuts, seeds
andavocados, which contain unsaturated fat(which conventional nutritionists ad-
mitissuperior toanimal fat). Itistrue thateven Hygienists should notgorgeon
nuts and avocados, but should eat them sparingly.
Since nuts andseeds arealso themajor sources ofconcentrated protein inthe
Hygienic diet, they areimportant elements ofthefood program. Some Hygienists
usetwo tofour ounces ofnuts and/orseeds almost every day,which would be
considered maximum amounts. Many Hygienics usethem lessfrequently,perhaps
three or four times weekly (sometimes even less) and get along very well.
Is it advisable to eat a protein meal and a starch meal every day?
No.That would comprise alargeamount ofconcentrated food onadaily basis.
Most people would, sooner orlater,find thatthispractice would overburden their
digestions. Aprotein meal three orfour times weekly andastarch meal twoorthree
times weekly would beadequate formost people (many would want less), plan-
ning protein andstarch meals fordifferent days, andfilling inwith fruit andsalad
meals. Some people might want uptofour orfiveprotein meals weekly andfour
orfive starch meals weekly.This would bequite alotofconcentrated food, and
would involve using both aprotein meal andastarch meal onsome ofthedays.
Actually,starchy meals should notnecessarily beincluded onaregular basis. They
arefilling, satisfying meals atthetime they areeaten, butsuch foods asgrains and
legumes (even, tosome extent, when sprouted) burden theorganism with their di-
gestion.
Potatoes aremuch easier todigest, andareagood choice foracooked starch
meal, butshould notbeused everyday,norinlargequantities. Sweet corn (unless
freshly picked) isstarchy; fresh peas arestarchy; both canbeeaten without cook-
ing.
Thecoconut, starchy protein, eaten raw,isagood food touseforsome ofyour
starch meals. Chestnuts, another starchy protein, canbeused forstarch meals wheninseason. Butyoucertainly don’tneed aprotein meal andastarch meal onadaily
basis.
Why should theoven bepreheated tothedesired temperature before inserting
your vegetables which are to be baked?
The cooking time will be shortened.
Article #1: Your Probing Mind By Virginia Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
How, and in what, should you steam vegetables?
Ifyoumust compromise andcatsome cooked food, then youshould steam most
vegetables whole and uncut, notgrated orsliced, etc.Most vegetables need no
preparation forsteaming except tobewell cleaned. Verylargecarrots may besliced
intwo; rutabaga may becutinto medium-sized pieces; andlargebeets orturnips
may becutinquarters. Save theouter leaves ofthelettuce thatarenotsufficiently
pretty orthatarecracked abittoomuch tobesavory inasalad; wash them well and
place approximately three layers ofthem inthebottom ofyour cookware. Place the
whole, uncut, cleaned vegetables ontopofthelettuce leaves. Cover andstart the
flame moderately high. After twominutes turntheflame down tomedium. Add no
water tothepan. Thewater clinging tothelettuce andinside thecells ofthelettuce
forms themoisture forsteaming thevegetables. Noextra water isneeded except
perhaps when steaming largepotatoes orcarrots, etc.Then youmay choose touse
a steam rack.
Wedonotusethesteam marvel orasteam rack forallvegetables forseveral
reasons. First, ittempts youtoaddmore water tothecasserole. Thewater becomes
steam, condenses onthelidandflows down over thevegetables anyway.Because
ofauseofmore water than necessary forsteaming, thevegetable istasteless when
the vegetable is done, and you throw it away, thereby losing valuable nutrients.
Whereas, ifthevegetable issteamed inonly thewater clinging tolettuce
leaves andthevegetable itself, itwill beconcentrated attheendofthesteaming
process. This cooking juice willtaste good because itisconcentrated andcontains
many minerals andvitamins andmay beeaten with thevegetable. Lettuce prevents
scorching, ifyoufailtowatch thecooking time carefully.Thelettuce isused only
asabase upon which tocook other foods, anditshould notbeeaten with thefood
which you steam.
Spinach, beet tops, andother leafy vegetables have asurplus amount ofwater
ontheir leaves after washing, which must bepoured offprior tocooking. Asthe
cellulose breaks down inthese foods from theheat, much fluid leaks outintothe
cooking vessel andprevents burning andserves aswater forsteaming thevegetable
itself. Consequently,nolettuce leaves arenecessary forthistype ofvegetable. All
types ofsmall summer squash require lettuce leaves atthebottom inorder tosteam
them whole without scorching. Steaming vegetables whole without cutting them at
all saves minerals and vitamins.
Thelessyoucook thevegetables, thebetter foryou, sosteam them justenough
to warm then, without changing their natural shape or color.
Wedonotadvocate theuseofaluminum, stainless steel, orteflon. Aluminum
combines with theacids inthefoods forming poisonous aluminum compounds.
Stainless steel cookware contains nickel andchromium thatbleed into thefoods
when used. Teflon ishighly poisonous asitcontains fluorine andgives offpoiso-
nous gases under certain conditions. Ifchipped, andpieces enter thefood, itcould
bevery toxic. Theonly utensils lefttocook inwhich have noknown strike againstthem areopaque glass ware andfinebaked enamel ware. Iftheenamel ischipped,
it is best to purchase new cookware.
Please explain why fried foods are not good for you.
Cooking food byanymethod destroys much ofitsvitamin andmineral content.
Some minerals arelostinthevapor; some areconverted into inorganic minerals,
which arenolonger usable andtherefore toxic, andothers arelostintothecooking
water. Vitamins are destroyed in much the same fashion.
Frying iseven worse onfood because oil,requires ahigher temperature toboil
than water.Thehigher thetemperature, thegreater thedestruction offood. When
frying food, itisusually cooked toa“golden brown” oralittle darker.This beau-
tiful golden brown thatpeople love somuch isacancer producing substance. The
brown on any food that has been browned by cooking is carcinogenic.
Inaddition theoilitself becomes acarcinogen. Ithaslong been known that
heated hydrocarbons cancause cancer.Thelonger they areheated andreheated and
heated again, andthehigher thetemperature themore carcinogenic they become.
Oils arehydrocarbons. Thenext time youdesire french fries justremember thatfast
food chains change their oilonly once aweek orless. Also remember thatthere is
more cancer ofthestomach andcolon than anyother area ofthegastrointestinal
tract. Foods, thedecomposition products offoods, andpoisonous chemicals from
cooking foods areretained inthestomach andcolon foralonger period oftime than
inanyother partofthegastrointestinal tract. Their irritating effects probably play a
major role in the development of cancer of these organs.
Are spices harmful to one’s health?
Yes,they are.Itismuch better torefrain from using spices. Some spices are
extremely poisonous while others areonly moderately so.Asubstance isafood if
itiscapable ofbeing used byaparticular living organism inanyofitsmetabol-
icprocesses. Ifaspice contains poisons andother substances thatcannot beused


 within thebattery,wecould only
observe itatwork—when thelights glowed andthemotor hummed. Thesame istrueof
thehuman body.Insleep, wedisplay nosign ofthepower gathering intheslumbering
body.Thestimulant causes thepower tobeused andbrings nopower with ittoreplace
thatwhich isexpanded. Sound nutrition, ontheother hand, always replaces thereserves
which areexpended intheperformance ofalloflife’sactivities. Sleep restores theener-
gy bank.
Herbert M.Shelton states theLaw ofStimulation asfollows: “Under allcircum-
stances, vitality orenergyofanycharacter whatever isinvariably manifested ornoticed
byus,asenergy,initsexpenditure, never initsaccumulation.” Herein, ofcourse, lies
thefallacy ofmodern medical practice asitpertains totheuseofdrugs to“cure.” We
seem stronger when weusedrugs (commercial vitamins andminerals aredrugs) only by
theexpenditure ofourvital force, butwegrow weaker aswesteadily draw upon there-
serve energy supply ofthebody.Unfortunately,intoday’ smedical practice, theweaker
theperson is,themore itisthought thathemust bepropped uporgoaded intoafalse
sense ofwell-being byapplying some drug orother means of“support” (as,forexample,
vitamins, mineral and other supplements).
Theexact opposite, ofcourse, should bethepractice! Theweaker theindividual, the
more hemust beleftalone tohusband hisresources, hemust beleftalone sothatthe
pendulum ofenergycanswing once more intheopposite direction. Efforts tostimulate,
sustain, andinvigorate thetired, sick body bytheuseofanykind oftonic—the whip-
ping effect—always produces anequal andopposite reaction—depression ofboth vigor
andfunction. This istheLaw ofStimulation anditisalways ineffectunder allcircum-
stances, insickness andinhealth. False stimulation canproduce nofruit oflasting value.
Reprint from: Lesson Four,“Decision forHealth,” SUPERIOR LIFE MANAGE-
MENT byDrs. Robert andElizabeth McCarter,1980. Bionomics Health Resear chInsti-
tute, T ucson, Arizona.Article #3: Patients Dilemma: Who’s Taking Care of Them? by Mrs.
Elizabeth McCarter
Current articles andeditorials onmedical malpractice suits andthephysicians dilemma
aremost interesting, butoneaspect ofthesituation hasescaped attention—the patient’ s
dilemma.
Notmany doctors areaware thatmany oftheir patients, particularly theelderly,live
inastate ofquiet desperation andfear,afraid ofthevery persons onwhom they must
rely for healing.
Older people, forvarious socio-economic reasons, tend toliveincommunities with
their peers, and they are acutely aware of what occurs daily among their neighbors.
Mrs. Xhasaneyeinfection. Hertrusted doctor informs hershehasasevere condi-
tionandthathewilluseanew drug. Twodays later herpain isintense, herface swollen.
Now herdoctor informs hersheisallergictothisnew drug andtakes heroffallmed-
ication. The condition heals itself.
However,damage hasbeen done andshewillnever seequite sowell again. Mrs. X
has a dilemma, to be sure. She has impaired vision.
Mrs. Yhasbeen seeing herdoctor regularly for25years having athorough exam-
ination every sixmonths. Shehasbeen agood wife, mother,never smoke ordrank or
indulged in any degenerative practice. “Suddenly” she has a heart attack.
After several weeks sherecovers sufficiently toreturn home from thehospital. Three
weeks later,inself-examination, shediscovers alump inherbreast, whereupon amas-
sivemastectomy isperformed. Dischar gedafter what istermed “successful” surgery,she
hasanother heart attack, more hospitalization, followed bytwoyears ofsemi-invalidism
with many angina attacks.
Perhaps rightfully,shewonders “why?” Why hasn’ tshe,inallthese years, received
some counsel from her physician in preventive methods?
Mr.Zgoes tothehospital, avictim ofdrug overdose. Hewas taking aprescribed
heart medication in the prescribed dosage.
Healmost joins the“upto140,000” who dieeach year inhospitals asaresult of
drug overdose under the“care” oflicensed nurses andphysicians, afactreported by
aspokesman fortheAmerican Medical Association (AMA) lastyear before aSenate
committee. Thecommittee also heard testimony that80percent ofthedeaths were pre-
ventable.
Even more shocking wasthearticle intheWashington Post onMay 24,1974, which
cited evidence indicating that30to40percent ofallhospital patients sufferfrom adverse
drug reactions.
InLosAngeles County astudy showed that, of50,000 prescriptions written, 13per-
cent were inamounts inexcess ofthemaximum amount needed forordinary therapy.
The computer revealed that onepatient hadbeen given 54prescription drugs in112
days!
Ihave before meacopy oftheMerck Index ofdrugs anditisaformidable volume
containing more than 10,000 drug formulations to choose from.
Thethought occurs tomethatnooneperson could conceivably know allthere isto
know about these drugs. Furthermore, asagraduate chemist, Iwonder how itwould be
possible even topredict what certain combinations ofdrugs would dowithin thethehu-
man body.
And yet,Iknow ofapatient who received 26different drugs inasingle day! The
potential inthischemical madhouse would confound themost learned biochemist, tosay
nothing of the human body thus impregnated!
The indiscriminate giving ofdrugs andcombinations ofdrugs byanyone istragic
inthelight oftheaccepted factthatthebiochemical knowledge atourdisposal today is
rudimentary.Thestupidity,thus, ofgiving numerous drugs inunproven combinations is
enormous.Isitanywonder somany elderly andlesselderly patients succumb inahospital?
Such asituation poses aninteresting problem forthelegal mind. Aresuch deaths murder
or manslaughter?
When andatwhat point does ignorance cease andresponsibility begin? Should the
physician berequired bylawtoinform hispatients thataparticular drug hasbeen known
tocause death inother patients under similar circumstances? Should thephysician be
limited only tothose drugs thathave been shown indouble-blind tests onasufficient
number of patients to be instrumental in cure and not in death?
When oneadds tothedrugged victims thestartling reports published recently inthe
SanDiego Union thatasmuch as20percent ofthesurgery performed inthiscountry
isdone byincompetent doctors, thetragedy mounts initsimplications asdoes thefear
among patients.
Dr.Jean Mayer ofHarvard cites figures from theWorld Health Organization which
show thattheU.S. hasdropped from 11thplace—just 25years ago—to 37th place in
health care standards among thecivilized nations intheworld. Roger Rappaport inhis
article, “It’sEnough ToMake YouSick,” states thatourvaunted medical know-how has
“failed tokeep ourmale lifeexpectancy rateequal with thatofnations thathave consid-
erably lower per capita incomes.”
Other evidence shows wehave more heart trouble, more cancer,more diabetes and
other so-called degenerative diseases than inanyother country where statistics areavail-
able. Cancer isthenumber onekiller ofourchildren. Asanation wecannot afford this
tragedy.
The facts suggest thatthemedical fraternity may have failed initssacred trust. It
may be that this period in time will become known as the Dark Age of Medicine.
Reprinted fr om the Mar ch 5, 1975, edition of the San Diego Union.Lesson 40 - The Dangers Of Drug Medication: Over-the-
Counter And Prescription Drugs
40.1. Introduction
40.2. History Of Drugs
40.3. What Are Drugs?
40.4. What Do Drugs Do
40.5. Law Of Dual Ef fect
40.6. What Drugs Cannot Do
40.7. Why Drugs Are Used
40.8. Why Drugs Should Not Be Used
40.9. What The Body Does When Drugs Are T aken
40.10. Some Specifics
40.11. What T o Do Instead Of T aking Drugs
40.12. What T o Do When Acute Symptoms Manifest Themselves
40.13. Questions & Answers
Article #1: The Poisoning Practice by V irginia V etrano, B.S., D.C.
Article #2: Principles of The Hygienic System by R.T. Trall
40.1. Introduction
Since early Egyptian times, ithasbeen recognized thatobedience tophysiological law
isaprerequisite formaintaining health. Hippocrates issupposed tohave said thatthe
physician should have twospecial objectives regarding disease, namely,todogood orto
donoharm. According totheHippocratic concept, thedoctor istheservant, the“helper”
of pthisis (


 Strontium-90 andCesium-137) inaquantity equal
towhat isproduced bytheexplosion of23megatons ofnuclear fission bombs—or more
than 1,000 bombs oftheHiroshima size! (Remember,theindustry wants 300or400
such plants intheU.S.A. alone bytheyear 2000.) This means thatevery year wewould
generate theStrontium-90 andCesium-137 garbage equivalent toafull-scale nuclear
war,year after year until fuelruns out.Ifbreeders aredeveloped, wecould have 1,000
to 2,000 plants, because they solve their own fuel shortage problem.
This isoneofthefewfacts notdisputed bytheexperts, how much waste would be
produced—because waste iswaste anditsamount isdetermined bythelawofphysics.
However,itcannot bedestroyed—it must bestored.Itcarries theriskofcancer andge-
netic damage andmust therefore beisolated. Ifreleased into theenvironment, itwill
contaminate land andwater.Dowehave amoral right tounload these poisons onfuture
generations when it is obvious we ourselves do not know what to do with them?
Even after 1,000 years thewaste will still remain dangerous isotopes. Plutonium
takes about aquarter -of-a-million years, ormore, todecay torelatively “safe” levels
(and ofcourse this“safe” isdoubtful when agreement can’teven bereached onwhat is
“safe”).
Remember thattheBering Strait wasdryland 12,000 years ago. Soifwe’re talking
about plutonium and250,000 years, we’re dealing with atime period during which vol-
canos, earthquakes, changes inthecontinental plates athemselves, meteors, orwho
knows what elsecanshape orreshape ourphysical world. We’retalking about hundr eds
ofgenerations ofhumans into thefuture. Wecannot even conceive ofallthepossible
changes in their environment or evolution, and this is our legacy to them?
Noonecanhonestly saythatallthatwaste canbesafely contained forsuch lengths
oftime. Who willbekeeping watch allthose years? Even languages change over time.
What manmade storage containers canlastallthattime? There have already been nu-
merous leaks at waste storage facilities and toxic waste dumps.
Nomatter how much waste isproduced, itistheincredible toxicity ofthewaste that
concerns us.Strontium-90 takes 300-600 years todecay toarelatively “safe” level. If
ingested, itcanlodge permanently inthebones, replacing calcium. Cesium-137 lasts
about thesame time, andseeks outthereproductive system. (Remember,thehalf-life is
notthelength oftime which aradioactive material isdangerous—it may bedangerous
forfivetotwenty half-lives.) Iodine-129 hasahalf-life of17million years. This concen-trates easily inthefood chain andinthethyroid gland. Some fission products aregases,
generally even harder tocontain than other forms ofradioactive materials. Remember
thatthereactor vessel construction materials arealso irradiated fortheoperating lifeof
thereactor.Asaresult, areactor can’tbeapproached without special shielding for11/2
million years, much longer than the lifetime of any manmade structur e!
Who wants tostore nuclear waste intheir back yard? There areconstant battles by
citizens fortheir rights. There have already been numerous scandals, such asacompany
inFlorida illegally dumping hazardous radioactive waste intoanopen dumpster,and, in
another state, putting itillegally intoapublic dump. Soilandditches have been found to
be contaminated, and the U.S. has been dumping wastes of f-shore around the country.
Leaking barrels inthePacific Ocean have been photographed with giant mutant
sponges clinging totheir exteriors. ATexas waste facility located outside ofGalveston
wasfound tohave barrels leaking deadly plutonium, andthey hadthousands ofbarrels
over the legal 2,000-barrel limit.
Westillcan’teven besure thewaste isbeing 100% contained ontheway tothese
storage sites, andmust hope thatnotransportation accidents occur.Assuming itarrives
atthedump, wecanaskourselves how radioactive garbage buried inplastic sacks or
rustable barrels inshallow trenches iscontained orpermanently isolated from theen-
vironment andpeople. Much waste isnow buried thatway,although astime goes on,
awareness hasincreased ontheimportance ofgood containers (although wedon’tknow
ifanything forsure resists alltheravages oftime). In1978, theDepartment ofEnergy
asked thepublic forhelp infinding itsburied radioactive wastes—since many records
were misplaced ordestroyed over theyears, theDOE asked that anyone who knew
where such work was once done contact them! (The sites were used fornuclear work
from the 1940s through the 1960s.)
Some proposals fordisposal ofnuclear waste have included lowering itinto deep
geologic repositories orsaltdomes, intoice,under thesea,andsoon—all ofthese are
subject topossible geologic disturbances. Some scientists have suggested sending itto
space (with thehopes thatadeparting rocket filled with waste does notreturn toearth
bymistake). There have even been some people, devoid ofanyconscience whatsoev-
er,who have advocated shipping ourtoxic wastes “abroad,” where laws aren’ tyetas
strict, andpeople might notbeasaware ofthedangers. (Definitely shaky foreign poli-
cy!)Thenuclear power industry isplagued with moral problems from beginning toend.
(Itisinteresting tonote, bytheway,thattheAmerican Medical Association, ofallpeo-
ple,stoutly defends nuclear power.Perhaps they’re anxiously awaiting allthose radiated
customers, who will be begging them for “cures.”)
Intheface ofallthisinsanity,what does thenuclear power industry dowhen con-
fronted with delicate issues? Like agood magician, itfirst attempts todivert attention
from what’ sreally happening. Ifitspropaganda andtricks failtowork, however,itsim-
plylies. Thehistory offraud anddeceit inthenuclear power industry islong andfullof
“silenced concerns” and rigged or suppressed studies.
Usually whenever leaks areindependently measured, forexample, higher contami-
nation isfound than inthe“official” measurements. Itseems thefoxis“guarding the
chicken coop.”
There have been cases where conscientious workers trying tobring violations toat-
tention orinspectors atpower plants have been harassed. (Inspectors inTexas reported
totheNuclear Regulatory Commission thatthey hadbeen threatened byconstruction
workers.)
So,wemust involve ourselves now inridding theworld ofnuclear power andnu-
clear weapons. Itisamatter ofsurvival oftheplanet. Athirty-minute nuclear exchange
could erase alllifeonearth forever.Helen Caldicott hassaid “we aretalking about the
most important issue facing the human race.”According totheStockholm International Peace Research Institute, theworld spent
$1million aminute in1980 onarmaments andother military spending. Ifthismoney
were spent on solving our ener gy problems, the world would be saved.
AHygienic way oflifeandpeace gohand-in-hand. Now let’sreturn topositive en-
ergy, back to solar power, a ray of hope for mankind.
53.4. Solar Systems
53.4.1 Active and Passive Systems
53.4.2 Solar W ater Heat
53.4.3 Solar Heating Systems
53.4.4 Solar Cooling Systems
53.4.5 Solar Electricity
53.4.6 Solar W ater Distillers
53.4.7 Solar Food Dryers
53.4.8 Solar Cookers
53.4.1 Active and Passive Systems
Anactive solar system uses collectors toabsorb thesun’sheat andneeds mechanical
components totransfer theheat toastorage system andtocirculate ittosupply buildings
with hotwater andspace heating. The mechanical parts canbepumps, fans, orother
controls.
Apassive solar system forheating orcooling doesn’ trequire mechanical devices be-
cause thestructure itself serves asacollector andstorage medium. Itrelies ondesign
features such asproper building androom orientation towards thesun,largesouth-facing
windows, andinsulating shutters andoverhangs forsummer shading tomaximize solar
gain inwinter andminimize itinsummer.Passive solar isbest suited fornew construc-
tion and space heating and cooling.
Asolar greenhouse isoneofthebest passive heating systems forahouse. Having
numerous south-facing windows helps toheat ahouse too.Using passive solar heating
combined with asolar electric system, andbacked upbyanactive system, isahealthful
alternative to using nonrenewable ener gy sources that create pollution.
53.4.2 Solar Water Heat
Apassive solar water heater inoneofitssimplest forms consists ofatank painted
black, mounted onareflective surface andsealed intoanair


thethroes ofthese crises
subsequently arealso “laid low” while others arenot? People who have maintained aninternal state ofcleanliness through correct habits ofeating andliving donotneed the
disease process because it cannot develop unless the toxic conditions for disease exist.
Aspreviously indicated, different diseases aredifferent symptom complexes arising
outofreduced nerve energyandincreased toxicity.Habits ofliving thatwaste nerve en-
ergy result ininhibition ofsecretion andexcretion—and theconsequent self-poisoning.
The part oftheorganism laden with toxins isthefirst toreact, buttheeffectisgener-
al—all the or gans and structures of the body suf fer the impairing ef fects.
Thebody functions asaunitanddepends onthecontinuous cooperation andcoordi-
nation ofallitsparts—if onefunction isdisturbed, thehealth andintegrity oftheorgan-
ism and all its parts and functions are af fected.
Thebody ejects itsuneliminated waste products bymeans ofacrisis oracute disease,
sothatthetoxins areexpelled vicariously,orthrough channels notnormally utilized,
e.g., mucous membranes, skin, etc.Thus thedisease isaprocess ofdetoxification and
recovery,andisremedial andbeneficial. Although itdoes expend great reserves ofen-
ergy, it is a process of self-preservation.
Thebody ejects uneliminated waste products bymeans ofacrisis oracute disease,
sothatthetoxins areexpelled vicariously,orthrough channels notnormally utilized e.g.,
mucous membranes, skin, etc.Thus thedisease isaprocess ofdetoxification andrecov-
ery,andisremedial andbeneficial. Although itdoes expend great reserves ofenergy,it
is a process of self-preservation.
66.19. Accommodation
66.19.1 “Aller gic” Symptoms
There isabody limitation tothevital resistance itcanmuster against acute disease.
When theorganism iscontinually subjected tointoxicating substances (such astobacco,
coffee, drugs, etc.), thebody accommodates, andtheresult isimpaired function and
chronic disease.
Ingeneral, accommodation isthought ofasbeneficial, butmost physiological ac-
commodations arejusttheopposite. Thebody accommodates toexcessive exposure to
sunlight byadeep tan,which cuts offthedamaging influence ofthesun. Vitamin D
needed bytheorganisms isproduced inamuch reduced quantity.Theskin willalsobe-
come coarse andleathery because ofthedefensive accommodations. Normal secretions
are reduced, and other departures from the ideal occur.
When calluses form onthehands asaresult ofmanual work, thisadaption isneces-
sary—it isthebody’ sdefense against amechanical irritant itcan’tescape orovercome.
Such accommodations preserve life, but they are departures from the ideal.
Accommodation tosmoking, drugs orother poisons imposes upon thebody higher
levels oftoxins. Theinevitable effectisthemultiplication ofthetoxicity level, with the
body actually accumulating additional toxins ofitsown which itcannot normally ex-
crete. Theresult isdisease. Epidemic diseases aretheconsequences oftheexistence of
such conditions in the bodies of great numbers of people.
Intoday’ sworld, itisprobably notpossible toachieve thedegree ofhealth thatcould
beattained after several generations ofhealthful living Hygienists, wekeep striving for
improvement, though the true “ideal” may be unattainable.
Wemay have occasional crises ofillness, butwemust realize thatsickness isnot
anenemy.Discomforts areourown body signals thatwearedoing something wrong. If
weheed such signals inatimely manner,byfasting andresting, instead ofwaiting for
afull-fledged healing crisis, wewillneed only amild andbrief cleansing period. Ifwe
live our lives in this manner, we do not fear so-called “contagion” and “epidemics.”
Natural Hygiene begins inthemind—with understanding. Thefood regime isacriti-
calfactor—exercise isimportant—but alltheother needs oflifemust bemet. Itisneces-
sary to get in touch with yourself and be in harmony with your biological requirements.66.19.1 “Allergic” Symptoms
When, theorganism isconfronted with toxins which itcannot eliminate andtowhich
itcannot adapt, itmay produce “aller gic” oreven “pan-aller gic” symptoms—extreme
reactions causing respiratory,neurological, anddigestive symptoms, andsymptoms in-
volving the muscles, joints, skin, eyes, ears, throat, and elsewhere.
TheEnvironmental Health Center (Dallas, Texas) isaclinic thatspecializes intreat-
ingpeople forchemical sensitivities, principally byfirst“fasting patients tocleanse their
systems,” then testing onvarious foods andchemicals todetermine which cause “aller-
gic” reactions, andthen endeavoring toeliminate theoffending substances. Itisaslow,
painstaking, and expensive process.
Dr.William J.Rea, who founded theCenter,andDr.Sprague, acolleague ofDr.
Rea’s,deal mostly with “ecology” patients—people who have become “pan-aller gic”
from exposure to insecticides, or from the use of drugs or chemicalized foods.
D.W.Nauss, Dallas Times-Herald (reprinted 11/3/82St.Petersbur gTimes)says:
“Dr.Reasaidhisinterest inchemical sensitivities developed after heandhisfamily were
incapacitated following apesticide spraying intheir home. Irealized then thatthere were
many chemicals, not only pesticides, that were harming people, he said.
“Chemicals arenottheroot ofalldisease, Reasaid. Buthebelieves many ailments
could beprevented ifdoctors better understood their roleinimpairing thebody’ sdefense
systems. Themedical community,however,isill-informed about ecological illness and
resistant to learning, he said.
“Clinical ecologists admit they have only scratched thesurface intheir efforttoun-
derstand chemical allergies. Researchers sayallergiescanbeinherited, canbecaused by
a physical or emotional trauma or can result from exposure to various toxins.
“An allergyisproduced when theimmune system breaks down. Insimplified terms,
thesystem isdepleted ofwhite blood cells which control theproduction ofantibodies to
fight antigens orforeign bodies. Asaresult thesystem isoverrun byantibodies, creating
theallergicreaction. Inextreme cases, thebody becomes sosensitized thatitreacts to
even small doses of substances that normally would present no problem.
“Because some chemicals often attack thenervous system, mood swings andper-
sonality disorders arenotuncommon among ecology patients. Dr.Theron Randolph, a
Chicago doctor andpioneer inthetheory ofclinical ecology,suggests some mental ill-
nesses may becaused bychemical sensitivities, stemming from foods, beverages, dusts,
and pollen.”
NOTE FROM THE EDIT OR: Don’ ttake thismedical rationale wholehog. There is
nosuch thing asanimmune system orantibodies. There areonly regular defensive fac-
ulties. Aller gies are due to body overreaction to certain substances it overdefends.
66.20. The True Explanation Of Contagion
M.O.Garten (Tomorr ow’sHealth )says, “An average healthy person, with anunconta-
minated bloodstream, need notbeconcerned orapprehensive about being subjected toa
‘contagious’ disease...However,thisisnottruewith aperson oflowvitality andhigh
accumulation ofmetabolic waste productions...Bacteria orgerms ofsuch aperson stim-
ulated intoactivity bythedevitalized elements upon which they thrive, when transferred
tothemucous membranes ortissues ofanother person equally toxemic may beassumed
to begin work immediately and in the same manner as on the first-carrier.
“This isatrueexplanation of‘contagion’ andonemay saythatthegerm precipitates
thedisease orexcites itintheperson towhom thegerms aretransferred...Germs...
could berecognized ascontributing factors inalltoxic crises inwhich thelocalized out-
side area isexposed toinfection orcontamination. Serums ordrugs willhelp addtothe
general toxic load, andinstability results inserious harm, even though they” (theserums
or drugs) “may apparently modify or suppress a local or general pathological process.”Themodification orsuppression ofnormal body function bypoisoning (with serums
ordrugs) isanother factor inthispicture. Sometimes, when people aretoodrugged and
devitalized, they cannot have thehealing crisis, even though elimination ofahigh accu-
mulation ofwastes isnecessary.Because vaccinations may soreduce vitality astomake
itimpossible toconduct asimple eliminative crisis, vaccinated people aresaidtobe“im-
mune” against theparticular disease they have losttheability toconduct. Intruth, the
price oftheir inability todispose ofthetoxins atanearly stage, istheir accumulation and


 volume, fluidity,orfrequency ofbowel movements
relative totheusual pattern foraparticular individual.” This isaccurate when applied
toanormal healthy individual, butwhen applied totheabnormal pattern oftheaverage
unhealthy American, ourdefinition may besomewhat lacking. Sowemust notlook at
“average” or “usual” patterns but to the ideally healthy state.
Onahealthful fruit andvegetable diet, thestools should besoftbutformed. Increase
instool frequency orfecal volume, marked changes instool consistency,orblood, mu-
cusorpusinthestool indicates thatthebody isinitiating a“disease” (housecleaning)
process.
There areseveral physiologic reasons why thebody haschosen thisparticular route
of elimination.
1.Osmotic diarr heaoccurs when excess nonabsorbable, water -soluble solutes arepresent
inthebowel andretain water inthelumen. This occurs with lactose (due totheabsence
oflactase), andwhen such nonor ganic salts (magnesium sulfate andsodium phosphate)aretaken assaline laxatives. Thebody dilutes these toxins with increased secretions and
quickly eliminates them.
Ingestion oflargeamounts ofthehexitols, sorbitol andmannitol, used assugar sub-
stitutes indietetic foods, candy,andchewing gum, results indiarrhea byacombination
ofslow absorption andrapid small-bowel motility.Again, thebody initswisdom moves
thistoxic material along thedigestive tract asrapidly aspossible. Theseverity ofsymp-
toms isproportional totheamount consumed andthecondition disappears assoon asthe
cause is discontinued, this is, when intake stops.
2.Secretory diarr hea. Thesmall andlargebowels normally reabsorb salts andwater which
areingested with ourfood orwhich reach thelumen asaconsequence ofdigestive se-
cretions. Diarrhea may occur when thesmall andlargebowels secrete rather than absorb
electrolytes andwater.Substances which induce secretion include bileacids (after surgi-
calinterference ontheileum, such asileal resection); unabsorbed dietary fatwhen this
is taken in excess or in an indigestible form; cathartics, castor oil and other drugs.
3.Malabsorption. Malabsorption may result indiarrhea byeither oftheabove mecha-
nisms. Ingeneralized malabsorption, asmay occur insevere toxicosis ofthesmall intes-
tine, fatmalabsorption (resulting incolonic secretion) andcarbohydrate malabsorption
(resulting in osmotic diarrhea) can coexist.
4.Exudative diarr hea. Some chronic conditions where astate oftoxicosis hasexisted for
some time (such asmucosal inflammation, ulceration orswelling) may result inanout-
pouring ofplasma, serum proteins, blood, andmucus, thereby increasing fecal bulk and
fluidity.
5.Alter edintestinal transit. Chyme must beexposed toanadequate absorptive surface of
thegastrointestinal tract forasufficient amount oftime ifnormal absorption istooccur.
When there hasbeen surgical resection ofthesmall orlargebowel, gastric resection,
surgery onthepyloric sphincter,orsurgical bypass ofintestinal segments, exposure time
decreases. Drugs, toxic substances orhormonal agents speed transit bystimulating in-
testinal smooth muscle.
77.2.5.1 How to Correct the Reason for Diarrhea
Themost effective means ofovercoming theuncomfortable andinconvenient symp-
toms ofdiarrhea istofast. Thefastinitself does not“cure” thisproblem. Butthefast
willprovide theconditions under which thebody caneliminate thetoxic burdens which
caused thediarrhea inthefirst place. Even without afast, good results canbeachieved
bymerely adhering toanormal Hygienic dietoffresh rawfruits, vegetables, nuts and
seeds. Thebody then hasthematerials tomaintain normal health andrepairs willtake
place. Ifsurgery hastaken place, recovery andareturn tonormal will take longer but
thebody willcompensate foritspartially missing organs, although total health may not
bepossible. Inthese cases, anormal Hygienic dietofmoderate quantities correctly com-
bined is the best course of action.
Above all,avoid alldrugs. They will never produce health andwill only result in
more toxic conditions. Avoid also allrefined andartificial food products, andallinor-
ganic salts, minerals, etc.
77.2.6 Constipation
Constipation ismarked bydifficult orinfrequent passage offeces. Onanormal diet
offruits, vegetables, nuts andseeds, constipation willnotoccur.Youneed noteven give
itathought. When your health isnormal, your entire system works normally,including
your bowels.
Acute constipation instigates adefinite change ofbowel habits. Ifconstipation oc-
curs, youshould examine your dietandgeneral lifestyle andcorrect those errors thatresulted inthiscondition. Certain drugs willalsoresult inconstipation duetotheir ener-
vating ef fect on the or ganism, especially their paralysis of peristaltic nerves.
Chronic constipation signifies along-term abuse andgeneral systemic debility.As
with all“diseases” constipation should notbe“treated” symptomatically butimprove-
ments inlifestyle willincrease health ingeneral andconstipation willbeself-corrected.
Onanormal dietoffruits, etc., youneed notworry about getting enough bulk orenough
electrolytes andwater because they areallthere inquantities thatareoptimal forexu-
berant health.
Themost serious problems arise when anysortofdrugs aretaken to“remedy” this
disorder.
Bulking agents,such asbran, psyllium andmethyl cellulose areoften given for
chronic constipation. Although these agents arelesstoxic than other drugs given forthe
same purpose, they arequite irritating totheintestinal mucosa. They areprescribed for
their “natural” effects andbecause they are“not habit-forming.” Why take anyagent for
a“natural” effectwhen youcanreceive better results naturally? That is,onanatural di-
et.Bulking agents, although notaddictive inthemselves, cannevertheless become habit
forming ifaperson relies onthem instead ofcorrecting those errors thatresulted inthe
constipation inthefirst place. Taking bulking agents does notremove thecause andit
does not build health.
Laxatives andcathartics interfere with absorption offood nutrients. These drugs re-
sultinrapid peristalsis ofthedigestive tract andusually thefood particles beyond their
optimal absorptive locus. Laxatives and cathartics are divided into several classes:
1.Wetting agents (deter gent laxatives) soften thestool byincreasing thewetting ability of
theintestinal water.These break down surface barriers, allowing water toenter thefe-
calmass, soften it,andincrease itsbulk. Mineral oilisoneexample ofawetting agent.
Mineral oilitself decreases absorption offat-soluble vitamins such asvitamins AandE.
Serious vitamin deficiencies could result if mineral oil is taken on a long-term basis.
2.Osmotic agents orsaline cathartics areused toprepare patients forsome diagnostic
bowel procedures andoccasionally inthetherapy ofparasitic infestations. They contain
poorly absorbed polyvalent ions (e.g., phosphate, magnesium, sulfate) and/orcarbohy-
drate (e.g., lactose, sorbitol). Inorganic magnesium andphosphate arepartially absorbed
andmay bedetrimental, especially incases where there isrenal insuf ficiency.Thesodi-
umthatispresent inthese preparations isalso detrimental. These drugs also upset fluid
and electrolyte balance.
3.Secretory orstimulation cathartics,such assenna anditsderivatives, cascara, phenolph-
talein, bisacodyl, andcastor oilirritate theintestinal mucosa andresult inneuronal
stimulation. Withcontinued use, neuronal degeneration inthecolon and“lazy bowel”
syndrome occur.Thenormal peristaltic movements ofthebowels become lessandthe
person finds thatheistaking these drugs with more frequency inorder tohave daily
bowel movements. Serious fluid and electroylyte disturbances result.
Thesimple answer forconstipation istolivenormally.When youeatnormally,ex-
ercise daily, procure suf ficient rest, etc., bowel action will also be normal.
77.2.7 Diverticulosis
Diverticula aresmall, saccular,mucosal herniations through themuscular wall of
thecolon. They may occur inanypartofthecolon, butmost frequently inthesigmoid
region. Recent evidence confirms thatahighly-refined, low-residue dietplays anim-
portant roleintheformation ofdiverticula. Thelack ofdietary bulk isassociated with
spasm ofthemusculature ofthecolon, especially inthesigmoid. Pressure


. Everyone inthisworld isGod-like butdoesn’ tknow it.
Letitcome out.Don’ tcondemn yourself. Remember youcanstart allover again. Keep
going.
Now,Imust talkabout procrastination. It’stheworst thing youcando.It’sthemost
vicious technique devised bythehuman brain since thebeginning oftime. That wasmy
chief failing foralong time, soIamfamiliar with itandknow allthetricks ofit.What
isprocrastination? Procrastination issaying toyourself, “Oh, today isnotagood day
formetodothis; I’llstart tomorrow.”I’maNatural Hygienist. When Iopened upmy
institution afewsummers agoinWoodridge, four outoffive persons who checked in
said, “I’m aNatural Hygienist.” Doyouknow what they aredoing? Twoofthem were
bugging meformeat andchicken. Isawthem eating bread, cake andcandy bars. When
they left,wehadtoturnthemattresses over andfound chewing gum wrappers andcan-
dybarwrappers. They called themselves Natural Hygienists. What they mean bythat
isthatthey areprocrastinators. They aretelling themselves, “Iatewell onSunday.I’m
really aNatural Hygienist, buttoday I’munder alotofstress. Itisnotagood dayfor
me,I’llstart tomorrow.”Then when tomorrow comes, “Oh! Gee I’ve gotthisproblem.
It’snotgood, I’llhave tostart next week. Itwillbeeasier.It’ssnowing out,orIhave to
meet people.” Y ou know the mind can rationalize anything. The mind is beautiful.
Hitler feltthathewas agood man. Doyouknow that“Two-Gun” Crowley killed
twopolicemen right before they senthimtotheelectric chair? Hefeltthathewasagood
man andabenefactor tohumanity.Youknow people rationalize anything, even murder.
Ifyoucanrationalize murder,ifthegreatest murderers thatever lived, themost famous
ones feltthatthey were good human beings, what about aNatural Hygienist who isgo-
ingtostart tomorrow? How easy itisforhimtorationalize if“Two-Gun” Crowley could
doit.Themind will, rationalize anything youwant, butdon’tplay thatgame, because
its too easy. I did that for 18 years.
What isprocrastination? It’stelling yourself thatyouaregoing tostart tomorrow;
thatyouarereally doing what youthink youaredoing, butforsome reason itisinconve-
nient. It’slying toyourself andsaying youaregoing topostpone something. Youdon’tsayyou’re notgoing todothis, yousayyou’re going topostpone it.“I’m really thisbut
I’ll start tomorrow.” So you see, you want to fool yourself.
Iknow aman who takes long fasts, lasting 30days ormore. After thefasthesays,
“Gee, Ireally purified mybody sowell.” Then hestarts with foods thatareborderline
andsays, “Well,with a30-day fast, Imust have cleaned outsixmonths ofwrong liv-
ing.” Then heeatsmore andmore garbage andbefore afewweeks gobyheiseating
theworst garbage intheworld andherationalizes thattoo. Hesays, “Well,Icaneat
meat andcandy bars because thefasts willeliminate anything.” Soheeatsworse than
theaverage person who isafraid todothat. Heseesaws between fasting andbingeing.
Iknow oneman who hasbeen doing itfor30years. Ididitfor18.Iknow how easy it
is.Sodon’tplay thegame ofprocrastination. Itisthemost insidious ofall.It’saliar’s
game. It’safool’ sgame, anditisafailing game. Face uptoit.Ifyouaregoing todo
something, doitthissecond. There isnotomorrow; only thepresent isreal; thepastisa
memory,thefuture ahope. Only thissecond isreal. Ifyouarenotdoing itnow,youare
playing a game with yourself.
Thelawofvital accommodation needs abalance wheel. Youcanpoison yourself but
there isnotrueadaptation tothese poisons. Yourbody only tolerates them. Iexplained
that. It’sstimulation first, then depression. Allbadhabits andaddictions areexpressed
instimulation anddepression. Youintroduce poisons andyouget“high.” Then thebody
throws youdown intoastate ofrecuperation which isinterpreted bythebrain asdepres-
sion, because the metabolism slows down to recuperate.
Why arebadhabits hard tobreak? It’sbecause they arestimulating, andthemore
stimulating thehabit, theharder istobreak because thelower down yougoindepression
torecuperate. That’ s,all;that’sthesecret ofhabits explained. Ifyoustudy alltheaddicts
around you, youwill find thistrue. The worse thehabit, themore poisonous itis,the
more difficult itistobreak because ofthegreater “down” yougothrough when you
trytostop it.Butifyouknow thatstopping itputs youintotherecuperation phase, and
when youarefeeling “down,” thebody istrying tobalance matters andrebuild tomake
youover again, andifyouarewilling toface it,youcangive upanyhabit youdesire.
That ishow Igave uptobacco. Itook thedepression “cure.” Istayed inbedandslept
through all the downs until my ener gy was rechar ged.
Yousee,energycomes, notfrom thething thatmakes youfeelgood—that stimulated
you—you cangethigh onfruit. Ifyougetupinthemorning feeling pretty good, andyou
start eating fruit andyoueatmore sugar andthen more sugar,thiswillstimulate youand
youwillgetyour high. Ifyouovereat fruit itmay make younervous, even restless, and
ifyoueatenough ofit,youaregoing togodown, because youoverstimulated your pan-
creas, andyour pancreas isburning upthisdeadly enemy ofextra sugar andinsodoing,
itproduces atemporary state oflowblood sugar,which isinterpreted asdepression. The
body intends foryoutobedepressed soyoucanrecuperate. Itcanonly doitbyreducing
your blood sugar tothepoint atitstops theexcitation andallows youtorecuperate. So
yousee,there isarationale inallofnature. Whenever yougodown, itisbecause you
have togodown tobecome normal again. Ifyouknow that, andyoudon’tcare—you’re
not afraid of being “depressed”—you can break any habit and then some.
Now Iwant tobring upthesecret ofchanging anything inasecond. This took me30
years tolearn through trialanderror andsuffering. When Idiscovered it,Icould doany-
thing Iwanted toatanymoment. Icould give upanything, anyobject oranypossessive
attachments ofaperson ifIhadto.This isasecret oflearning todowithout anything
and changing anything.
Theonly suffering wecanexperience isduetotheemotions. Weexperience suffer-
ingduetoemotions andfeelings andthiscomes from identification, from locking into
something. Inother words, ifyouarewatching amovie andyouseethislittle child and
thechild falls down andgetshurt, youmay cry.Youareidentifying with thechild—you
arebecoming thechild—you areexperiencing thechild’ sproblems soyouaresuffering.
You’re crying. Ifyour broker calls andtells youthatyour $30,000 inA.T.&T.stock hascollapsed andhittheskids andyouarenow worth $10.00, youeither decide whether
youwant tocontinue living atthatpoint, ortrytogetoutofthissomehow.Youhave just
lostafortune inthemarket, butthen when yougotosleep there isnosuffering. There
isnostock market once youdream, andafter your dream yougointoadreamless state
ofsleep andthere isnosuffering—there isnostockmarket—there arenomore family
problems—there arenoproblems—there isnomore crime inthestreets, there isnothing
but peace. So you see, suf fering is related to identification with and idea.
Atthetime Iwasstudying Yoga, there wassomething inabook thattriggered me
off.Theauthor said, “Nothing exists thatthinking makes itso”or“I,think, therefore I
am,” or“nothing exists butourthoughts.” Inother words, itdoesn’ tmean thatifyouare
unconscious thattheworld, hasnoreality,itmeans thatforyou, ifyouarenotthinking,
there’ snosuffering foryou. Ifyou’re asleep, there’ snosuffering foryoubecause you’re
notinastate ofidentification with theobject which evokes anemotion. SoIsaidtomy-
self, “If that’ s the story, that’ s why I failed.”


seed from, digthem before frost, keep them incool storage over thewinter,replant them
thefollowing spring andthey willbear seed thatsummer.Ifyour climate isn’treally se-
vere (orwith hardy roots liketurnips andrutabagas) youmay beable tojustmulch them
heavily over thewinter,take themulch offearly inthespring andletthem gotoseed.
Carrots will cross with wild carrots (Queen Ann’ slace) ifyour garden issurrounded
bymeadow.Swiss chard, beets, mangels andsugar beets allcross. Celery andceleriac
cross. Turnips andbeets andbroccoli willbehave aseither anannual orbiennial depend-
ing on the climate they are grown in.
Hot Water Treatment of Seeds
This isamethod forcontrolling theseed-born phase ofdiseases such asblack rotand
black leginthecabbage family,bacterial canker andtargetspot intomatoes, andSepto-
riaspot incelery.You’ll need anaccurate thermometer,electric frypan, largesauce pan,
kitchen sieve andpaper towels. Tryapractice runwithout theseeds. Heat some water to
50°C. Pour alittle intothewarm electric frypan, fillthesauce pan2/3fullandsetitin
thefrypan. Regulate thetemperature either bylatethetemperature either byturning up
thefrypanortaking thesauce panoutofthefrypan. When youcanmaintain 50°C, pour
intheseeds, stiruntil they areallwetted andnotfloating, then stirgently throughout the
whole process. Treatbroccoli andBrussel sprout seed for20minutes at50°C, cabbage
for30minutes at52°C, cauliflower for25minutes at52°C, celery andpepper seeds for
30minutes at50°C,andtomato for25minutes at55°C. Then sieve theseed andspread
it on paper towels away from direct sunlight, dry and store them.Germination Testing
Ifyouwant totesttheviability ofyour seeds, especially ifyouintend toexchange
them with theSeed Savers Exchange (infairness tofellow members), youcantake 10,
25,50or100seeds foreach variety,rollinadamp paper towel, putinaplastic bag, and
putitinawarm spot. Count thesprouts after 7-10 days. Seven sprouts per10seeds is
70% germination, etc.Theidea istobesure thatatleast some ofyour seed willsprout;
it’sbetter tofind outyouhave more tolearn about saving seed than tohave youoran
exchange member waiting next spring for your seed to come up.
Cleaning Seed
Seeds that areharvested wetcanbecleaned byfloating offthelight (and weak)
seeds, hollow hulls andother debris. This works well fortomatoes (after fermentation),
peppers, eggplant, melons andsquash. Remove seeds from fruit, ferment ifrequired, add
water andstirvigorously.Good seeds areheaviest andsink; therestofthedebris floats
andcanbepoured off.Repeat thisfour orfivetimes oruntil thewater poured offisfree
of debris. Rub wet seed over a sieve to remove attached pulp, rinse again, and dry.
Seeds that are harvested dry should be rubbed and winnowed to remove chaf f.
Isolation and Purity
Wehave used isolation andplanting only onevariety ofcross-pollinating crops to
maintain pure strains, butitshould benoted thateven self-pollinated plants may cross
ifconditions arejustright. Ifyour aimisabsolute purity andyouaresaving seed from
more than onevariety ofaself-pollinating crop, separate varieties byatleast arowor
two of another crop.
Thanks for saving seeds!
Article #3: Hand Pollination of Squash By Richard Grazzini
Excerpted fr om one of the Seed Savers Exchange catalogs.
This year Ilooked atabout 150different varieties ofsquash. Afewwere commercial
hybrids orcommercially-available standards, butmost were heirlooms. Ontheother
hand, some oftheheirlooms were obviously crosses oftwo(ormore) winter squashes,
orwinter squashes andsummer squashes. Ifyougrow squash forseed, PLEASE hand
pollinate orgrow only onevariety ofeach species. Youcould wreck inoneseason what
someone else has spent a lifetime of gardening to develop or preserve.
Tokeep varieties ofsquash from crossing andtomake them come “true”, youmust
selfpollinate them byhand. First, inthelateafternoon orevening, find both male and
female flowers thatareunopened, butfirm andyellow (the female flower hasasmall
“baby” squash below it).These willopen overnight unless they aresealed. Wilted yel-
lowflowers have already opened—don’ tusethem. The flowers youwill beusing the
next morning must besealed sothatbees don’tdoyour pollinating foryouandbees are
early risers! Iusually sealwith 1”or2”masking tape placed around thetopthird ofthe
flower.Thenext morning, wait until thedew dries andthen pick themale flower.Re-
move thepetals from both male andfemale flowers. Swab thepollen-covered partofthe
male flower onthestigma ofthefemale flower.Aglassine envelope should beready to
use(sotheopen flower isnotexposed fortoolong). Cover thefemale flower after polli-
nation with theglassine envelope andhold itinplace with awired label which closes the
glassine envelope andlabels thepollination allinonestep. This willletyoukeep track
of your hand-pollinated fruit all during the summer until harvest.
That’ sit,except forremoving theglassine envelope after three tofivedays. Iftheen-
velope isnotremoved, more often than notthefruit willrot.Always make asmany hand
pollinations aspossible. Afruit may rotatanytime andyoucanlose avariety becauseyouquitoneflower toosoon. Selfpollinating anaturally-crossed crop canlead towhat’ s
called “inbreeding depression” oralossinplant vigor.Luckily forthose ofuswho like
towork with squash, squash don’tseem toshow anyinbreeding depression. Watermelon
andcantaloupe canbehand pollinated justlikesquash. Theflowers aresmaller andnot
as easy to manipulate. Y ou may have to use tweezers, but it works.
Article #4: The Spirit Speaks
I have never once deviated
In my love for you.
From the moment you were conceived
I have loved you with a love
Changeless
Endless
Irrevocable.
There has never been a day, an hour, an instant
When I was not with you
Loving you.
I nurtured you as a seed
Enfolded you as a child
Strengthened you as man.
I was an invisible shield over your head
Though you knew it not.
I am still that invisible shield!
With infinite care I attend your wounds,
Govern your heartbeat
Remove the wastes that do not belong.
I sleep not at night.
When you close your eyes
Yielding at last more fully to my care
I go to work
And heal, as far as I can
The ravages of your insane, inexplicable self-activity.
You imagine in your blindness
That you can love or not
As you choose,
Condemn, criticize, hate
As you choose.
Fortunately for you I have no such choice.
I am true always to the solemn dictate of love.
I respect to the last the covenant I made
When I came into the world.
Yet I know too that you cannot survive
If you continue to fight against me,
Ignoring my government
Preferring strange impulses of your own choosing.
Rejecting me you reject love.
This is why you are always looking for love
But never find it.
Just when you think you have it
Love
Like a bird
Flies away.
Your songs, art, literature, all singThis vain and fruitless quest
For a love that will never change
A love that will never die
A love that is ever new.
Turn to me
Acknowledge me
Accept me
Love me
And you will know such love
Here and now.
Together we will restore the world
To order and to beauty.
—Origin unknown
Article #5: Origin of the World’s Basic Food Plants
Old W orld Centers
New W orld Centers
Almost alloftheworld’ sbasic food plants originated inafewrelatively confined
areas oftheplanet, close totheequator,named Vavilov Centers after therenowned
Russian plant breeder andgeneticist N.I.Vavilov.Although these areas remain thesole
source ofallnatural food plant varieties, they arerapidly being urbanized, andmuch of
theagricultural land isbeing planted with patented hybrid seeds developed inEurope
and the U.S.
Old World Centers
1 ETHIOPIA
Banana (endemic)
Barley
Castor bean
Coffee
Flax
Khat
Okra
Onion
Sesame
Sorghum
Wheat
2 MEDITERRANEAN
Asparagus
Beet
Cabbage


, and each one is valid if
accepted. When we undertake a new venture or attempt a new course of
action, we find obstacles to success at every hand if we choose to look for
them. Getting the job done is not life’ s primary aim. Each task is only a test
of human aspiration and self-knowledge. Raising human consciousness to
constantly higher levels is the primary purpose of nature. Material ends are
secondary, side ef fects rather than goals. It is not so important to succeed in
the eyes of the world as it is to attempt something bigger and greater than
we have ever done. From this test, expanded consciousness comes, no
matter the physical fate of the venture. No one ventures without reward.

No endeavor is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing,
And the rapture of pursuing
Is the prize the vanquished gain.
— HENR Y WADSWOR TH LONGFELLOW

The Conquest of Self
 Opposition is the testing ground where life evolves constantly higher levels
of awareness. In this arena the master spirit holds court, bound on a meeting
with the completely evolved person. Evolution bends us and kneads us, tries
us and sometimes breaks us. W e serve a greater intelligence than we are
consciously aware of; we are growing toward an eventual oneness with that
intelligence; and if the path be marked by pain and trial, these are only
urgings toward greater understanding and awareness.
The conquest of each obstacle is a conquest of self. Those of us who
discipline ourselves and search for increased awareness find no such thing
as a permanent obstacle; our psychic position surmounts all. Nothing can
stand in our path as long as we realize that each obstacle exists within.
Progress always depends upon discipline. When we make ourselves do the
thing that has to be done, we hold our sensual self under short rein, guiding
and forming our destiny. Distasteful tasks serve a great purpose in the
maturation of the soul. When we accept uncomplainingly the burdens
placed upon us, we are given increased strength to handle them. A puerile
philosophy bent on making money and living a life of ease eventually must
wither the soul because it is a product of the ego. There is no easy path to
goodness and greatness, which are always arrived at through hardship.
Awareness and fortitude and tenacity and loyalty cannot be gleaned by easy
mental exercise. Neither are they medals to be worn as marks of combat but
are automatically conferred upon those who throw their heart into life’ s
tests without reservation or timidity or doubt. They gain all because they
give all.

Guiding Principle

The fleshpots of self-indulgence are to be avoided at all costs. Those who
seek primarily to avoid pain and hardship and to satisfy their senses
eventually must dull those senses and corrupt the flesh. The discipline of
Abraham Lincoln as against the indulgence of the Roman Emperor Nero
gives us a clear mental picture of the way our nature is honed according tothe paths we follow. The ideal within the person determines the person, and
when we set forth on life’ s journey, each of us carries within us an image of
the person we aspire to be. Our whole lives are determined by this image. If
the image is Lincoln-like, we discipline our ego-nature and seek within
ourselves for a guiding principle; gradually the demands of our ego-self
lessen, we are able to control our sensual nature, and the Secret Self
illuminates our lives with love, understanding, and courage. W e move
calmly in the midst of the most crucial events, sustained and soothed
through faith in our actuation by the Divine for a purpose that is good and
great.
Let no obstacle dismay you. It has been put in your path for the purpose of
your growth. Do not attack it headlong, but do not turn away from it. It is
but a reflection of your lack of understanding. Do not cease in your calm
and steady ef fort, and do not despair. Keep firm your resolve, keep clear the
image in your mind, keep faith in the power that sustains you. Eventually,
you will find yourself carried to a higher level of understanding, and the
obstacle will disappear. Above all things, remember that opposition is a
time of growth, that our ef fectiveness as individuals is in direct relation to
the number of obstacles we have faced and surmounted in life.OceanofPDF.com
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Developing Skills

Each person contains all possibilities within them because they ar e a
manifestation of an eternal and infinite being. The Russian philosopher
P. D. Ouspensky states:

Everything exists always. There is only one eternal present, the Eternal
Now, which the weak and limited human mind can never grasp and
conceive. Our mind follows the development of possibilities always in one
direction only, but in fact, every moment contains a very lar ge number of
possibilities, and all of them are actualized, only we do not see it and do not
know it. W e always see only one of the actualizations and in this lies the
poverty and limitation of the human mind. But if we try to imagine the
actualization of all the possibilities of the present moment, and then of the
next moment, and so on, we shall feel the world growing infinitely,
incessantly multiplying itself and becoming immeasurably rich and utterly
unlike the flat and limited world we have hitherto pictured to ourselves.

Clear Channel to Universal Mind

We may develop any skill we desire. The essence of our nature is to grow in
the direction indicated by the images that form in this consciousness. Some
people are born with a clear channel from one facet of their consciousnessinto universal mind, and they are gifted. They are our Balzacs, our Mozarts,
our Einsteins, our Galileos, our Michelangelos, and though they are
superhuman in one corner of their natures, in all else they are normal and
subject to the same weak and inef fectual vision as everyone. Such unearned
perception of universal mind is sometimes more a curse than a blessing,
because the person possessing it expects illumination in other areas also and
is frustrated at being unable to find it. Rage and self-hate may grow out of
such an unbalanced nature. V an Gogh cutting of f his ear is an excellent
illustration, and the artistic temperament, when gifted with genius, is often
manic-depressive, alternating between periods of elation and self-
abasement.
Skills that we earn are the skills that delight us. Nothing in life is so
exquisitely satisfying as the mastery of a skill. Whatever we do well adds to
our stature as persons, increases our scope and ef fectiveness. From birth to
death we acquire countless skills, use them daily, perform them
unthinkingly, because they have become part of our nature. W e learn to
walk, we learn to run, we learn to talk, we learn to read, we learn to figure,
we learn to cook, we learn to sew, we learn to drive, we learn to run a
business; and the kinds of persons we become and our ef fectiveness as
human beings have a direct bearing on the number of skills we have
mastered.
People say, “Oh, I could never develop any skills. I don’ t have any talent.”
Well, lack of natural ability is no reason for curling up your toes and
playing dead. The most important thing in life is growth, and it makes no
difference where you start on the scale of capability; what is important is
that you do not stay there but progress. There is a quality in our psychic
makeup that when impressed with desire and a picturization of that desire,
immediately we set about opening our eyes to the possibilities for achieving
it in the material world. Knowing this, we eventually come to have deep
faith that the thing which we think about will become part of our lives.

Modern Pied Piper
The man with the voice of a bullfrog probably will never give a concert at
Carnegie Hall, but if he spends the major portion of his life learning to be a
singer, he will be able to perform quite creditably someday. None of us lives
long enough to develop completely in all directions. For this reason the
Secret Self created multitudes of individuals, and through this multiplicity
seeks expansion in all areas. The individual functions best when they are
able to determine those abilities most natural to them and then set about
developing them to their highest possible level. T o do this they need insight,
and they most certainly need to be free of mental blockages.
Sometimes people seek to develop their business ability because they desire
to have money, when in truth they might find more fulfillment in other
fields. The end-gaining philosophy that has become predominant in our
civilization is a pied piper leading us down streets of frustration. Those who
work only to gain a result are seldom happy and almost never work well.
They find no pleasure in their tasks and no satisfaction in their growth
possibilities. They can hardly wait to get on from one moment to the next
because the only time that has any meaning for them is the time when their
goal is reached. Should they never reach it, their lives are hemmed in with
bitterness through having sacrificed all for something that never
materialized. It is better to lie on your back and look at the stars than to
chase shadows, if the chasing is not fun. A little


fell to the floor  exhausted, and I completely and totally surrendered. The
answer stood right there so glaringly, so obviously, like the nose on my
face.Let’s get back to the restaurant. Let’s collect all these experiences at one
place, and what I’m driving at will become obvious. First of all, the
business has a name that is unique. I’m sure it pleases the vanity of the
owner. We’ll have to make up a long, fancy French name, such as La
Roulade de la Mer Fantastique. Now I’m sure this impresses  the owner,
except nobody can pronounce it. I know a lot of businesses that have failed
because they have weird names, especially in a foreign language. We’re
always embarrassed to ask for them because we’re sure we’re
mispronouncing their name. Barrier one.
The next thing to do is to not give an address and make sure not to have a
street number on the building. It would be hard to find. That’ s failure ploy
number two. Big businesses do this all the time.
Here’ s an example. Pick up any object in the house, something  likeable,
and look at the manufacturer stamp. It will say, for instance: WILSON,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. I suppose this brief communica tion pleases their vanity;
everyone in the world must know who Wilson of Chicago is. But to be
frank, other than their own little vanity audience, I don’t know who Wilson
of Chicago is and neither does anyone else. If I like their produ ct and want
to get more of it, I have to go through a lengthy process of finding out how
to do so. If I call information, the telephone operator doesn’ t want to give
me the address; she says she can only provide phone numbers. So that
means I have to call Wilson of Chicago, go through their impersonal
operator, be put on hold, and probably be disconnected, which means I have
to call back.
I have now spent time and energy just trying to get ahold of some
business that I’m dying to spend my money at and make rich. They’ve set
up so many barriers, I wonder how they survive. Think how great it would
be if they said: WILSON  METALS (that at least tells us what they do), 2960
THIRD AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, and their phon e number. If they would
do me this little favor, I can easily help increase their profits and their
business. I’d see that they went through the process of another person
approaching them and imagine d what it’s like to experience that process
from beginning to end.
After searching out the restaurant with the unspeakable name, hidden
behind the undisclosed address, we go through the perfunctory routine ofthe frozen-faced  hostess or her false smile. We go through her putting our
names on a waiting list or whatever the routine is. We may get obviously
shunted to the bar, where they hope to get as much money as possible out of
us for drinks before they reluctantly give us seats at tables, which, if we
duck back to the men’ s room, we’ll see are sitting there empty.
Now the next thing that happens is that the men’ s room or ladies’  room is
filthy. It smells. It’s disgusting and a mess. The old saying goes, “Like the
bathroom, like the kitchen.” Already our appetite is diminished. We picture
the cooks going to the bathroom here where there’ s no soap or towels.
Images of germs arise in our heads, or the flash that we might get dysentery
in this restaurant.
Even if the restrooms are clean, they’re not attractive at all. They reflect
that whole puritan attitude about bathrooms being unmentionable or
functional neces sities, instead of an opportunity for creative interior design.
Don’ t forget, the owners are expressing their level of caring, expertise, and
creativity via the customers’  bathroom experience. The bathroom decor
establishes beyond all doubt the restaurant’ s or business’ s class! The lousy
bathroom is a stunning present ation to us of the owners’  indifference to
their customers’  comfort, welfare, and safety, as well as the distant interest
in the quality of our overall experience of encountering us and our business.
That brings us to a whole other principle. All transactions are taking
place within the field we can call “quality of experience.” To be successful,
people must focus on the quality of the customers’  experiences; not on
selling them, not on getting their money, not on closing the deal, not on
beating them, but on the quality of their experiences.  When encountering
such a business,  we leave them enthused. One hallmark of success is that it
is shared. If success is not being  shared by others, then only the symbols of
success are present. We know this from our own experiences. There are
places that we share with friends because being there was a great
experience.
How this great experience was expressed or manifested in a given
instance varies from situation to situation. That’ s not really what’ s
important—what’ s important is that we had a great expe rience. For
instance, I always shopped at Bashas’  supermarket. Why did I do this?
Because Eddie Basha, who was the president of the company, wrote
personal letters to all his customers and published them in the newspaper.
He expressed that he cared. He hired the handicapped. He seemed to haveno employee turnover whatsoever. His employees were outrageously
friendly. They boggled my mind. How could they stand there on their feet
all day?  They must have been  tired, dealing with literally hundreds and
hundreds of people, yet they did not become sour, bitter, pessimistic,
impolite, or calloused. How did all those employees stay so genuinely
friendly? Well, I guess Bashas’  had “it.”
The other thing was, in the front of the store, there was convenience for
the customers. There were tables where people could sit, talk with their
friends, and read the paper. Nobody hassled them. Nobody hustled them.
Nobody tried to sell them anything. Bashas’  just provided a little
community get-together space with no profit motive involved. Other stores
had no such tables or chairs. Every square inch was stuffed with shelves
where they were trying to make a profit.
Did Eddie Basha take a loss on the number of square feet he had assigned
as a get-together area? Of cours e not. Also, he had a whole balcony where
people could get things in the bakery or the deli and go and sit, take as
much time as they wanted, eat, look over the passing scene, and sort of
sidewalk café it. In the bakery, it even said, “Baked with love.”  Of course,
the washrooms were right there. In addition, all kinds of convenience
machines, copy machines, wastebaskets, and other amenities were there and
had only to do with comfort. It was all there for the customers’  pleasure.
So what is the sum total of all of this? What Bashas’  provided was a
friendly, warm, loving community experience. What happened, if others
were anything like me, was that people developed a loyalty. I didn’ t care
how many competitive superm arkets opened up in town. I didn’ t care if
their prices would save me a few pennies. What Eddie Basha captured me
with was... goodwill.
Success is the automatic consequence of goodwill. If someone were to
imitate what Eddie Basha did and think that thereby they’d also become a
success, they’d be fooling them selves altogether. This success was coming
from the way he was. It was obvious he would be a success no matter what
he did. His customers felt included in his experience. We felt like we were
sharing it. We felt like we were part of it. We almost felt like he was part of
our larger family. The power was in the attitude of goodwill and intention of
motive.
Let’s compare that to visiting the nearest motor vehicle department. It’s
obvious that no one particularly  cares about us there. The furniture is gray,unattractive, steel, and cold. The attitude of the clerk is one of annoyance,
irritation, and even contempt. We’re forced to wait in long lines under
grimy circumstances. It’s a lousy experience. Everyone hates going to the
motor vehicle department, but we go there because we have to. Given an
option, none of us would go there. It has no power of attraction.
This brings us to the next princ iple. We can see that with force people
exhaust themselves trying to get things. With attraction, the universe brings
people to their feet. We might say that power is like a magnetic field: There
are some people  whose fields repel us, and there are other people whose
fields attract us. When we go to particular places or parties, there are certain
people whom we look forward to seeing. If we ran into them, we’d feel like
we got energized. Yet there are other people whom we walk on the other
side of the street to avoid, because after we meet them we feel drained.
So the question we ask ourselve s is: How do we make other people feel?
Filling out a long application form, standing in


asionally	with	tuberculosis...At	the	height	of	the

vaccination,	convulsions	may	occur	and	be	followed	by	hemiplegia	(paralysis	of

one	side	of	the	body)."

Our	recent	"vaccination"	wars	have	presented	a	dismal	picture	of	paralysis

among	the	soldiers	with	large	hospital	wards	filled	with	paraplegics	(paralysis	of

both	sides)	and	hemiplegics	(paralysis	of	one	side.)	Thus	we	see	that	the	doctors

know	and	the	government	knows	what	vaccination	is	doing	to	our	service	men

and	civilians.	Why	have	they	turned	their	"blind	side"	to	it	and	allowed	it	to

continue?

VACCINATION	INCREASES	COMMON	DISEASES	SUCH	AS	MEASLES

INFLUENZA,	CHICKENPOX,	MUMPS,	SCARLET	FEVER,	ETC.

Not	only	do	vaccine	poisons	cause	some	of	the	strange	and	terrible	diseases	that

baffle	the	doctors,	but	these	same	poisons	also	increase	the	incidence	of	the

common	"zymotic"	diseases	such	as	measles,	chickenpox,	mumps,	scarlet	fever,
	etc.,	which	are	usually	referred	to	as	"contagious	diseases."	These	diseases	are

not	contagious	but	are	merely	cleansing	measures	of	the	body	in	its	effort	to

eliminate	some	of	the	excess	poison	and	waste	matter.

CITY	SURVEY	BEFORE	AND	AFTER	VACCINATION	SHOWS	INCREASE

IN	DISEASE

Wherever	an	honest	survey	is	made	after	a	vaccination	campaign	it	is	noticed

that	there	is	always	a	marked	increase	in	disease.	Thomas	Morgan,	in	his

"Medical	Delusions"	reports	a	survey	that	was	made	of	the	city	of	Youngstown,

Ohio,	after	a	general	vaccination	order	of	school	children.	"It	was	found	that

nearly	all	the	cases	of	scarlet	fever,	measles	and	diphtheria	had	been	recently

vaccinated.

What	is	true	of	this	city	is	true	everywhere,	and	any	close	observer	can	satisfy

himself	in	this	direction."

After	reading	this	I	decided	to	"satisfy	myself	in	this	direction"	as	suggested;	so	I

obtained	a	LOS	ANGELES	COUNTY	HEALTH	INDEX,	which	gives	the

weekly	record	of	diseases	for	the	entire	year	(this	was	1954).

I	was	amazed	to	find	that	the	common	diseases	mentioned	by	Morgan,	more	than

doubled	after	the	annual	June	vaccination	campaign.	The	figures	are	given	below

and	will	speak	for	themselves.

DISEASES	(Annually	to	date)
APRIL	3,	1954
Before	vaccinations
JULY	10,	1954
After	vaccination	campaign
Chickenpox
6,684
13,515
Measles	(also	German)
4,056
13,912
Mumps
2,182
5,196
Scarlet	fever
1,256
2,295
Syphilis
828
1,631
Total	of	the	48	diseases	recorded
19,997
47,070

FALSIFIED	SMALLPOX	REPORTS

In	numerous	reports	we	find	incontestable	proof	from	government	records	and

hospital	data,	etc.,	that	smallpox	increased	in	the	countries	having	compulsory
	vaccination.	It	is	only	natural	that	it	should	do	so	because	the	admitted	purpose

of	vaccination	is	to	engraft	a	mild	form	of	smallpox	into	the	patient.	Because

there	is	no	test	and	no	control	that	can	assure	a	mild	case,	we	find	that	the

induced	disease	is	often	more	severe	than	natural	smallpox,	and	frequently

terminates	in	death.

In	disregard	to	the	known	facts	and	the	statements	of	the	world’s	greatest

medical	authorities	on	the	subject,	the	Los	Angeles	(city	and	county)	health

departments	claim	that	their	annual	vaccination	campaigns	have	absolutely

wiped	out	smallpox	in	the	county.	In	this	large	population	of	4,000,000	people

(Los	Angeles	county)	with	its	thousands	of	people	infected	with	disease	in	each

vaccination	drive,	and	the	increase	of	all	other	diseases	after	each	of	these	blood

5	poisoning	sprees,	the	record	department	omits	from	the	records	all	the

smallpox	cases	and	issues	the	report	that	"there	has	not	been	one	case	of

smallpox	in	the	county	for	the	past	ten	years."	In	the	complete	record	of	48

diseases	reported,	smallpox	was	the	only	one	on	the	list	that	showed	no	report	of

cases.

When	a	"coverup"	job	is	overdone	it	makes	people	suspicious	so	I	went	to	the

County	Hospital	to	check	more	closely.	They	willingly	gave	me	the	information

I	asked	for	on	all	other	diseases	except	smallpox.	The	record	department	flatly

refused	to	let	me	see	those	records	or	even	know	if	these	were	any	cases	at	that

time	in	the	hospital.
Disgusted,	but	not	discouraged,	I	walked	across	the	grounds	toward	the

contagion	ward	and	met	a	nurse	coming	from	there.	I	walked	with	her	and

chatted	a	bit	then	asked	her	if	there	were	any	cases	of	smallpox	in	her

department.	She	said,	"Yes.”

I	asked	how	many	there	were	and	she	said,	"I	haven’t	any	idea."

I	said,	"I	take	it	from	that,	that	there	are	more	than	a	half	a	dozen?"

She	said,	"Oh,	yes—I	haven’t	been	assigned	the	job	of	counting	them	so	I	really

don’t	know."

I	said,	"Are	you	sure	they	are	smallpox	and	not	just	chickenpox."

She	said,	"They’re	smallpox.	We	keep	them	separate	from	the	chickenpox."
	I	rushed	back	to	the	record	department	and	told	them	what	I	had	learned	and

demanded	to	see	the	records	that	should	be	public	property	in	a	tax	supported

public	institution.	The	girl	looked	worried	and	went	into	the	inner	office	and

called	someone	on	the	phone.	When	she	came	back	she	said	that	the	smallpox

report	was	not	available	as	it	was	being	worked	on.	So	there	we	have	the	answer.

Whenever	we	see	a	statement	about	smallpox	being	wiped	out	by	vaccination,

we	can	be	quite	sure	that	the	cases	have	been	concealed	in	the	"closed"

contagion	ward	and	the	records	have	been	worked	on.	Other	investigations	have

shown	that	in	this	official	scrambling	of	figures,	the	mild	cases	of	smallpox	are

placed	on	the	list	of	such	diseases	as	chickenpox	and	measles,	while	the	serious

cases	are	recorded	as	syphilis,	scrofula	or	something	else.

George	Bernard	Shaw	said,	"During	the	last	considerable	epidemic	at	the	turn	of

the	century,	I	was	a	member	of	the	Health	Committee	of	London	Borough

Council,	and	I	learned	how	the	credit	of	vaccination	is	kept	up	statistically	by

diagnosing	all	the	revaccinated	cases	(of	smallpox)	as	pustular	eczema,	varioloid

or	what	not—except	smallpox."

POST	WAR	GERMANY	REVEALS	TRUTH	ABOUT

VACCINATION

In	the	American	Sector	of	Occupied	Germany,	when	the	American	medico-drug

combine	moved	in	for	a	sweeping	vaccination