, which I would deﬁne as a reliable understanding
of the human organism gathered over many centuries.“I want you to go to a special clinic outside Bosto n for a
week or two,” I told Chitra. “Some things that will happen
to you there will seem highly unusual. You are used to the
idea of a hospital as a place with respirators, IV tubes,
transfusions, and chemotherapy. By that standard, what we
will do for you at this clinic will seem like nothing.
Basically, I want to get your body into a deep, deep state of
rest.”
Chitra was a trusting person; she agreed to go. In part, of
course, she had no altern ative. Modern medicine had done
all it could, using the strategy of physical assau lt on her
cancer. The initial advantage of assaulting a disease is that
you hope to wipe it out physically as soon as possible. The
tremendous disadvantag e is that the whole body is
damaged in the assault on one of its parts. In the case of
chemotherapy, there is the very real danger that the
immune system will become so weakened that the door is
opened for other cancers to develop in the future. However,
untreated breast cancer is considered deadly, and today’s
medicine is good at wiping it out over the short run. In a
climate of opinion ruled by fear, people prefer to run the
risks of the cure rather than the disease.
I referred Chitra to the clinic where I work, in Lancaster,
Massachusetts. She stayed for a week and received
treatments; she also learned an outpatient program to use
at home that included a change of diet, some Ayurvedic
herbs, a speciﬁc daily routine including simple yoga
exercises, and instruction in meditation. These measures
look diﬀeren t on the surface, but underneath they all aimed
at bringing her day-to-day existence to a settled, restful
state, buildin g a foundation for healing. In Ayurveda, a
level of total, deep relaxation is the most important
precondition for curing any disorder. The underlying
concept is that the body  knows how to maintain balance
unless throw n oﬀ by disease; therefore, if one wants torestore the body’s own healing ability, everything should be
done to bring it back into balance. It is a very simple notion
that has profound consequences. Chitra was also given two
special mental techniques that went directly to the root of
her cancer. (I will say more about these later.)
—
Chitra followed her program faithfully and came back to
see me every six weeks. She also continued the course of
chemotherapy set up by her doctor at home in New York.
When we talked about that I said, “If I could conﬁdently put
you on nothing but Ayurveda, I would—the deterioration in
your physical state would then be much less. But you came
to me a very sick woman, and we know that the
chemotherapy works as an outside approach. Let’s combine
the outer and the inner and hope that they add up to a real
cure.”
For almost a year I followed Chitra’s progress. She
always listen ed with a trusting attitude, yet as she returned
for each visit, it was clear that she was not improving. Her
lung X rays were still bad, her shortness of breath grew
worse, and she began to look weaker and more dejected as
the disease advanced. Her voice took on a note of panic.
Finally the day came when Chitra did not show up for her
appointment. I waited out the week and then called her
home.
The news was not good. Chitra’s husband, Raman, told
me that she had suddenl y developed a high fever and had
to be hospitalized over the weekend. For some time her
lungs had been seeping ﬂuid into the pleural cavity that
surrounds them, and her doctor suspected that an infection
had set in. Given her grim progno sis, there was no
guarantee that Chitra would ever leave the hospital.Then a very curious thing happened. After a day or two
on antibiotics, Chitra’s fever went from 104 degree s F. back
down to normal, which puzzled her attending physician. It
is very unusual for a high-grade fever to reverse itself so
rapidly if the underlying cause is an infecti on in a
terminally ill patient. Could there be another cause besides
infection? He decided to take chest X rays, and the next
day Raman called me sounding both exhilarated and
confused.
“She doesn’t have cancer anymore!” Raman told me
jubilantly over the telephone.
“What do you mean?” I asked, taken aback.
“They can’t ﬁnd any cancer cells at all—nothing.” He was
almost unab le to contain himself. “Chitra’s oncologist at
ﬁrst was sure that they had X-rayed the wrong patient and
wanted to take some more pictures, but now he’s
convinced.”
Overjoyed, relieved, and unable to explain this sudden
stroke of salvation, Raman regarded his wife’s recovery as
a miracle. When I called Chitra in her hospital room, she
kept crying into the phone, “You did it, Deepak,” while I
kept insisting, “No, no, Chitra, you did it.” I had never
anticipated that such a rapid cure would result from her
treatments, either conventional or Ayurvedic. In retrospect,
I see that her high fever was a kind of burn-oﬀ from the
dying cancer, a process known as tumor necrosis. But the
exact mecha nism involve d has no explanation. If there is
such a thing as a mirac ulous cure, this was one, I was
certain.
Within a few weeks, however, our mutual jubilation began
to change. Chitra’s “miracle” wasn’t holding. It eroded ﬁrst
within herse lf: instead of being able to trust in her
inexplicable recovery, she became conﬂicted, morbidly
afraid that the cancer would return. She called to ask me if
she should resume chemotherapy.“It’s been two months since the cancer disappeared,” I
said. “Does your doctor ﬁnd any new cancer cells?”
“No,” Chitra admitted, “but he thinks that the
chemotherapy cured me and that I should continue with it.”
I bega n to feel frustrated. I knew, as did her atten ding
physician, that the particular chemotherapy Chitra had
received was not known to produce sudden, total
recoveries of this kind, certainly not in advanced cases
where the cancer had begun to spread to other sites in the
body. Also, it was becoming obvious that she was being
worn down past endurance. The chemotherapy had caused
almost const ant nausea, and her hair had fallen out in
frightening amounts, adding to the shame she felt following
her breast surgery. All of this compromised the Ayurvedic
treatments we were trying. If even higher doses of
chemotherapy were given, she would become more
depressed, more prone to infections, and weaker in every
way.
Yet, at the same time, I did not have a strong enough
reason to tell her not to proceed. What if she suﬀered a
relapse in six months and died?
“Go ahead with your chemotherapy,” I advised, “but stick
with our program, too, okay?” She agreed.
For several months more, Chitra remained free of
disease, but she also remained disturbed and mystiﬁed. It
seemed that Chitra’s cancer was easier to defeat than the
sinister doubt that was creeping back into her life, defying
her to be well.
Chitra’s agonizing dilemma is the real starting point of
this book. For her to be well again, she needed an
explanation. What had happened to her? Was her cure a
miracle, as she thought at ﬁrst, or only a tempora ry stay of
execution, as she came to dread? By going deeper into the
mind-body connection, I believe an answer can be found.—
Research on spontaneous cures of cancer, cond ucted in
both the United States and Japan, has shown that just
before the cure appears,  almost every patient experiences
a dramatic shift in awar eness. He knows that he will be
healed, and he feels that the force responsible is inside
himself but not limited to him—it extends beyond his
personal boundaries, throughout all of nature. Suddenly he
feels, “I am not limited to my body. All that exists around
me is part of myself.” At that moment, such patients
apparently jump to a new level of consciousness that
prohibits the existence of cancer. Then the cancer cells
either disapp ear, literally  overnight in some cases, or at the
very least stabilize without damaging the body any further.
This leap in consciousne ss seems to be the key. It does
not have to come in a ﬂash, however. Chitra was cultivating
it deliberately, through her Ayurvedic techniques.
Therefore, her ability to stay at a higher level of awareness
was strikingly correlated with her condition. Somehow she
could motiva te the absence of cancer, but just as easily she
could return to it. (I think of this as being like a violin


ponse—
a habit of thinking and behavior.
By changing your habits of thinking and behavior,
you can change the experience of your body
and its aging.

Y ou have been living inside a prison that has no visible walls— the confines
of y our self deri ve entirely from the habits and conditioning of your mind.
If youar e committed to growing younger, you must escape th is prison ofconditioning. Y ou are not to  blame for living within unnecessary
limitations. If a rope is tied arou nd the leg of a baby elephant and attached
to a stak e in the ground, it learns that it can move only within very narrow
limits. Y ears later, as a powerful adult, it still remains within narrow
confines when its leg is staked, even though it has the strength to uproot an
entire tree. It ha s been conditioned to accept the limitations imposed upon
it.
In a similar way, most people think and act within the narrow limitations
of w hat they ha ve been taught during childhood, without questioning the
basic assumptions that structure their worldview. T o live a healthier, richer,
more creative life you need to r ecognize that most of what you hold to be
true der ives from habits of thought. W e are born into a prevailing
conversation ab out the world. A s soon as we are capable of sp eaking, we
engage i n this conversation, reinforcing with our own thoughts and actions
the p atterns of thinking and beh avior that surround us. This is unmistakably
true in regards to how we view the body and its aging.
Until re cently, few have questioned the assumption that aging is
irreversible, and therefore, for generation after generation, people have
reinforced the habitual thinkin g that growing older meant a progressive
decline in mental and physical c apacity. It is now time to change our habits
of thinki ng and behaving and alt er our experience of the body and the aging
process.
The Quantum Possibilities
Drawing upon the wisdom tr aditions of the East, the dra matic new
discoveries of modern quantu m physics, and our own personal and
professional experience, we invite you to change the way you think about
and expe rience t he world and yo ur body. Despite how radical so me of these
ideas may at first appear, we encourage you to try out the practical
approaches we of fer and experience for yourself how this program can
revitalize your body and mind.From the perspective of quantum physics, reality is a mysterious, magical
place. While on the physical plane of everyday life, time and space
predominate and  entropy, decay, and aging are the normal cours e of events,
these are not f eatures of quantum reality. The quantum re alm is the
fountainhead of  pure potentiality, giving rise to the raw material of your
body, your mind, and the physical universe. The quantum realm is the
womb of creation, the invisible world where the visible is designed and
assembled. W e can summarize the key principles of quantum physics in five
main points:
In the quantum realm there are no fixed objects, only possibilities.
In the quantum realm, everything is interwoven and inseparably one.
Quantum leaps are a feature of the quantum realm. A quantum leap is
the ability to move from one location in space or time to another
without having to go through any place or time in between.
One of the laws of the quantum realm is the Uncertainty Principle,
which states that an event is a particle (matter) and a wave (ener gy)
simultaneously. Y our intention determines whether you see a particle
or a wave.
In the quantum realm, an observer is needed to create an event. Before
a subatomic particle is observed, it exists only as a virtual particle; all
events are virtual events until the moment they are observed.
Y our own body/mind system is also an expression of the same quantum
field that underlies everything in the universe. Therefore, you  can apply
these quantum principles to th e way you look at your body and aging.
Rephrased in terms of your biology, they would be:
Y ou are not merely the physical body that you identify with out of
habit. Y our essential state is a field of infinite possibilities.
Y our body is inseparably one with the whole universe. When you are
perfectly healthy or whole, you feel expanded. Y ou become constrictedonly when you have discomfort or dis-ease. This comes from a feeling
of separation.
Y ou are capable of taking quantum leaps in perception and
interpretation. W ith these quantum leaps you can alter not only the
experience of the physical body but its very structure. Y our physical
body is capable of taking a quantum leap from one biological age to
another without having to go through all the intervening ages in
between.
Y our body is simultaneously material (particlelike) and non-material
(wavelike). Y ou can choose to experience your body as physical or as a
network of ener gy, transformation, and intelligence.
Before you decide which biological age you choose to experience, you
are all possible biological ages. It’ s up to you to decide what age you
want to be.
If you choose to see yourself as a physical entity, separate from
everything else, you discard the  chance to reverse the aging process. If you
are a ble to look at yourself as a field of possibilities, intimately interrelated
to ev erything else, wonderful new opportunities emer ge. W e encourage you
to use these thoughts to trigger a paradigm shift in your awar eness. W ith
this shi ft you can gain a completely dif ferent understand ing of the
body/mind syste m you inhabit, the world you perceive, and the  essence of
your being.
V iewing your body fr om the perspective of quantum
physics opens up new modes of understanding and
experiencing the body and its aging.
The practical essence of this new understanding
is that human beings can r everse their aging.

In the Language of SpiritKnowledge trad itions seek to understand and explain the workings of the
cosmos. The perspective of quantum physics of fers a fascinating way to
view life, the body, and aging. T he perennial wisdom traditions  of the East
of fer equally amazing insights into the nature of reality. As explorers of
both mo dern science and the an cient knowledge traditions, we are enthused
and insp ired by the closer and  closer alignment between these dif ferent
perspectives on life. According to A yurveda, the ancient healing tradition of
India, aging is an illusion becau se your true self is neither your body nor
your mind. Y our essential nature, who you r eally ar e, is the domain of ever -
present witness ing awareness that is beyond your physical and mental
layers. T his fiel d of consciousness gives rise to both the thoughts in your
mind and the molecules in your body. T apping into this realm of awareness
where time and space have no meaning is the basis of emotional and
physical renewal.
Accessing this field of pure potentiality has spiritual as well as physical
consequences. K nowing your essential self as a nonlocal being, inextricably
interrelated to everything else in the cosmos, awakens greate r creativity,
meaning, and purpose in life. Although the most profound way  to improve
health and reverse aging is ul timately a spiritual one, not everyone is
immediately ready to accept this approach. One person may want to lose
weight, another may need help to stop smoking, while a third may be
seeking a more fulfilling love re lationship. Each of these needs is important
in its own righ t, but taking a spiritual approach opens the door to the
evolution of consciousness, which can make all these things possible, and
many more.
A spiritual appr oach means that we expand our
awar eness,
even while focusing our attention and intention locally.

The reas on we perform any action is in the hope that it will bring us
satisfaction, ful fillment, and happiness. Embracing the spiritu al domain,
which is  the source and goal of all desires in life, creates the possibility forsatisfaction, ha ppiness, and fulfillment independent of the inevitably
changing situations, circumstances, and people that surround us. Those
fortunate ones who dwell in this domain have achieved what is often called
enlightenment.
V iewing your choices from a sp iritual perspective means asking the big
questions: Who are you? Why are you here? What do you really want? How
can you  best serve? Although at first glance these questions may seem
irrelevant to slowing the agin g process, they are actually essential to
renewal. Shiftin g your internal reference point from an egocentric being,
whose sense of worth depends upon the positions and possessi ons one has
accumulated, to a network of conscious ener gy, woven from the threads of
universal intelligence, has a profound ef fect on your mind and body. When
you bec ome cle ar that the reason you want to live to a hundred or more
years is so you can express yo ur full creative potential, you change your
chemistry and physiology. When you identify your uniq ue talents and
commit to using them in the service of others, you str engthen your immune
system. When you decide that exercising regularly or preparing a balanced
meal is an enjo yable experienc e, you impr ove your cir culatoryhealth and
lower your blood pr essur


, there is a great deal of conflicting information, particularly with
vitamin supplements and personal care products, and consumers remain confused
about how to make the best choices. It is very difficult to know, merely by reading
the label, if products are healthful and/or toxic. In my own recovery process, I had to
be extremely careful about the products I selected. Even small amounts of impurities
and toxins were enough to make me ill. I ended up with a refrigerator full of vitamin
supplements that I could not take because of toxic contamination. I later realized
that even healthy people were being injured by these same impurities and toxins,
even though it may not be obvious to them. Beyond Health researches and approves
only the safest and most effective choices in supplements, foods and personal
products— discerning between those that claim to be the best and those for which
there is credible evidence that they really are the best. This is a difficult, time-consuming and unique service.
Cutting through the contradictions and confusion, Beyond Health translates a
chaotic mountain of medical and scientific data into the critical knowledge that
people must have in order to maintain healthy bodies. This information is made
available in several different ways, including public appearances at health
conferences around the world, through my newsletter,
Beyond Health News,
and
through my radio talk show,
An Ounce of Prevention
.
My latest venture is a nonprofit foundation, Health-e-America Foundation
(HeAF). HeAF’s purpose is to end the epidemic of chronic disease in America by
educating our schoolchildren about the basics of good health using the One Disease,
Two Causes, Six Pathways model. For more information on Health-e-America
Foundation see appendix F. For more information on the radio show and newsletter,
see appendix A.
Finding the Needle in a Haystack
Perhaps a few examples will best illustrate the difficulty in discerning among the
most healthful products and information. It took eighteen months of study and
analysis to find a single brand of toothpaste that did not contain toxic ingredients
(colors, flavors, fluoride or toxic foaming agents) but still cleaned teeth well. It took
two years to find a safe and effective deodorant. It took eight months to find a pure
and healthful brand of olive oil that contained only fresh, high-quality olives and
was extracted in a manner that would neither damage the nutrients in nor create
toxins in the oil. Recommendations for toothpaste, deodorant, olive oil, and other
products can be found in appendix C.
Vitamin supplements were the biggest challenge. Almost half of all vitamin
brands do not dissolve quickly enough to be of any use to the human body, and many
do not contain all the nutrients listed on the label. Most brands contain cheap
ingredients that have only marginal biological activity.
In fact, the vast majority of
vitamin brands on the market are not worth what you pay for them—they are only
marginally useful, and many contain toxins such as solvent residues and artificial
colors.
It took me over a year of research to find a superior multivitamin brand and
several additional years to find a superior brand of vitamin E (see appendix B for
what I use and recommend in vitamin supplements).
It is amazing how many difficulties the average person faces in trying to make
healthful choices. I find it a full-time job to keep up, but it is a job worth doing. I
learned the hard way how suffering can come when health is failing; the challenge
and success of recovering from a terminal illness has given me an opportunity to
arrive at unique insights that I am now sharing with you.
Perhaps the most profound conclusions I reached in my study of health are thathealth is a choice
and that
virtually no one ever has to be sick.
But first, we must
educate ourselves; we must know not only what to look for, but how to look. To
choose health, we must learn how to make better choices in the foods we eat, the
supplements we take and the products we use.
While most of the products I selected for my own use are available in health food
stores, some are not in every store or every state. To make life easy for those who
care about their health, Beyond Health makes most of the products I use and
recommend available to the public.
Beyond Health can be reached by calling 800-250-3063 or by accessing
www.beyondhealth.com
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An Ounce of Prevention
A
n Ounce of Prevention
has been called the best health show in America. On the
frontier of health information, this radio talk show will give you a regular supply of
critical health knowledge. For information on how to access the
Ounce of Prevention
show on the air or the Internet, go to
www.beyondhealth.com
.
Beyond Health News
This bi-monthly, cutting-edge newsletter features the latest scientific
breakthroughs and critical information essential to your health. We often bring you
information that is years, sometimes decades, ahead of mainstream media and other
health newsletters:
• The first in the world to warn the public of the cancer-causing danger of local
anesthetics.
• The first, outside of Italy and Switzerland, to expose the scandal in the olive
oil industry, and its negative health effects.
• Medical doctors supply reprints of our osteoporosis article to their patients.
• Groundbreaking articles on the health hazards of vaccinations, hormone
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illions of Americans take vitamin supplements on a daily basis. Does it improve
their health? For the most part, no. Large-scale epidemiological studies have been
unable to find health benefits in those who take vitamins. Confused? There is a
simple explanation. Most vitamin products are ineffective and even the best-selling
brands contain toxins. Indeed, taking supplements will benefit your health, but only
if you take the correct supplements.
After years of research and testing vitamin products, I selected the Beyond Health
brand for my own use. During my recovery from terminal illness, I knew I needed a
nutritional supplement supply of the highest quality. Even small amounts of
impurities and toxins were sufficient to make me very sick, thus
purity
was one of
my most important criteria in choosing vitamins. As it turns out, fillers and/or
chemical additives constitute about half of most vitamin brands. These fillers can
introduce toxins and allergens, interfere with solubility and/or absorption and
ultimately reduce the biological activity at the cellular level. Why bother to take a
supplement if it’s going to contribute to your toxic load, or if the impurities will
prevent the nutrients from reaching and being metabolized inside the cells?
Almost half of all vitamin brands do not dissolve soon enough to be assimilated
by the body. Even among brands that dissolve soon enough, most of them provide
only the RDA of the nutrients they contain, yet it takes much more than the RDA to
be biologically significant in preventing or reversing disease. Furthermore, just
because a vitamin pill contains a nutrient does not mean that the nutrient will be
useful to your body. Cheap and inappropriate raw materials (with low biological
activity) are used most often in the major vitamin brands. Some manufacturers even
make a habit of purchasing —at tremendous discounts—outdated raw materials that
have lost their potency.
The most expensive vitamin pill in the world is one that
doesn’t work.
It is neither easy nor cheap to make a quality vitamin product. Consider the
question of synthetic versus naturally derived vitamins. Natural ingredients tend to
be more biologically available and more expensive, which is why most vitamin
brands use synthetics. The molecules of these synthetics often differ in shape from
the natural molecules, which is important in how they react, and thus how the body
uses them. For example, synthetic vitamin E and beta-carotene are well known to be
less biologically active than their natural forms. Taking synthetic beta-carotene can
even cause a deficiency of other carotenes. In addition to the problems posed bysynthetics, other considerations include the age and purity of the raw materials and
how they are shipped, stored, handled, compounded and packaged. All these can
have a big effect on the quality of the finished product.
Based on the criteria I set for safety, quality and effectiveness, the one brand that
stood out from the crowd was Beyond Health. In my weakened and chemically
hypersensitive condition, Beyond Health was the first brand of supplement my body
was able to tolerate, especially at therapeutic doses. Only after taking Beyond Health
did my health begin to improve. These supplements are extraordinarily pure and
have exceptionally high biological activity. The vitamin E brand I selected for my
own use is called Unique E.
Unfortunately, because of the many subtleties and complexities, it is almost
impossible for the consumer to make an informed judgment about the quality of a
vitamin supplement. There is a great deal of information you need to know that
simply cannot be found on the label. There are, however, some clues anyone can
look for such as the chemistry of the minerals. If you find carbonates, oxides,
sulfates, phosphates and chelates, you are most likely looking at


the reader if I cite what the late Dr. Rabagliati  ‐
that frank, enlightened  and broadminded  physician ‐  said relative to the
treatment  of diagnosed  cancer and  growths by the  methods  I have
outlined.
"I have examined  women with what would in orthodox care have
resulted in the removal of one or both breasts.  These  happy mortals 43
 have declined my advice, gone under  urine‐therapy and returned to my
consulting  rooms without even a scar to suggest the healing of
`incurable  malignancy.'
"Many of these females have found the lump or lumps  to disappear
within a fortnight,  some in as few as four days ; all of which suggests
that Mr. Armstrong  is probably correct in his suggestion  that most
lumps  are not malignant  until after surgical and  drug interference,  and
that in the incipient stages, the so‐called  King of Terrors . . . is a very
ordinary affair when tackled promptly . . . in the right way‐the way of
breaking down boils, ulcers, tumours  and  cancers into the blood‐
stream . . .
"If, however,  any layman claimed  and produced  a thousand  cured cases
on one platform,  I doubt if it would impress my profession‐‐even  claims
for the improvement  of cancer victims are either openly ridiculed or
ignored.  It is a sad reflection  that my profession  thrives on disease and
the inhuman propaganda  of official scaremongering  and the promise of
to‐morrow,  some other  day, or never,  for the diseases my profession
and others have so long exploited."
Some Prevailing  Theories as to Cancer  Causation,  etc.
To relieve the monotony  of an uninterrupted  recital of case‐ histories in
this book, we may give a few moments'  attention  to various theories as
to the causes of cancer, in order to see if they  have any bearing on my
thesis.
Because cancer occurs less  frequently  among vegetarians,  some
enthusiastic  non meat‐eaters declare  that the consumption  of meat is
the prime  cause of malignancy.  But if this were true, then all persons 44
 except vegetarians  (unless they  died before the age when cancer is
usually said to develop) would, without  exception,  succumb to its
ravages. Moreover  some non  meat‐eaters have and  do die of cancer.
"Well, at any rate,"  rejoin the vegetarians,  meat‐eatinig favours disease
in the human body, and as Sir Arbuthnot  Lane maintained,  cancer
cannot develop in a healthy organism.  If a man who has been for a long
time a vegetarian  suddenly starts to eat meat, disturbances  ensue.  The
case  may be quoted of a vegetarian  who averred that there  must  be
some animal  fat in a certain brand  of rather unusual‐tasting biscuits,
because whenever  he had consumed  one, he noticed  that there
followed a slight  attack of fever. Maybe; but as against  that, I could
quote the case  of a young man  who, having over a long period lived on
a diet which  included meat but  excluded pastries and  chocolates,
developed  boils and a skin eruption  as soon  as he ate those aliments.
From this  I might agree, if so minded, that as pastries and  chocolates
produced  these disturbances  and  favoured disease, they were the
cause of cancer! Just  as at one time some people believed that
tomatoes  were its cause.
The truth  is that wishful thinking has played as much part in the
question  of malignancy  as it has in other  vexed questions.  Vegetarians
want  to believe that meateating  "is the root of all evil" and  so pounce
upon it as the cause of malignancy  and  a host of other ailments. But if
we bring commonsense  into the matter another  explanation  appears to
be far more  reasonable.  Sensible vegetarians  live on a less de‐natured
diet than do the generality  of meat‐eaters and hence are less  likely to
develop cancer. On the other  hand, those " unscientific  " vegetarians
who live mostly on macaroni,  starch‐foods boiled instead of steamed 45
 vegetables,  and  on pastries, puddings,  etc. made of white flour, are
living as much on a de‐natured  diet as any person who subsists to a
large  extent on such rubbishy aliments plus meat very often  tinned at
that.
The cause of cancer must  be obvious  to those who become as little
children " and  do not blind themselves  to truth  by the blinkers of
pseudo scientific learning, and thus overlook the simple because so pre‐
occupied with the complex. Even so, some of them are obliged to fall
back on the simple in the end.  After writing an enormous  tome
overloaded  with the conflicting  theories and  dogmatical
pronouncements  of cancer researchers  both orthodox and unorthodox,
Prof. F. L. Hoffman  (of U.S.A.) comes to the startling (!) conclusion  that,
after all, food may  have something  to do with the incidence,  of cancer!
And yet, granted this to be the case, in most instances  it is not the food
which  people consume that is its cause,  but the deficiency,  as already
implied, of those, essential mineral  salts  to be found in the foods  which
they  do not consume,  but ought to consume in order  to keep the blood
and tissues in a healthy


 without end and can continue  increasing.  Each
time the orgasmic feeling  will com e up higher  than  the last tim e:
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each  time it is brought  throug h the Microc osmic Orbit to  all the
organs  and glands.  This kind of  higher  center  organs’  and glands’
orgasm is very  differe nt from  the lo wer orgasm w hich is confined
to the  genitals,  very brief  and leads  to vital energ y loss.
    Do not  confuse  the orgas m with ejaculation:  they  are two different
things.  An orgasm can  last as long as yo u want, and can travel  as
high as y ou want. Once the ma n has ejaculated,  however the
orgasm is gone.  The mo st pleasur able time is the peak  of the
orgasm right  before  ejaculation.  Many peopl e want to go  beyond
that point,  how ever and if they  have  not been  trained  to control  it,
the point  beyond ejaculation  will be the end of the  orgasm, and
thus the end  of the  buildup  of sexual  energy  at that  time.
    The Valle y Orgas m in women  is m ore intense  than  in me n.
Women can achieve  almost as  high  an orgasm as  they  desire,
and can cultivate  their  orgasm higher  and higher. In an earlier
chapter  we stated  that women  do not lose  much energy  in nor mal
sex, and  that most of their energy  is lost  during  menstruation.  Even
though  women  can have  an ejaculation  during  sexual  intercours e
as me n do,  they lose  only  fluid  and not an egg.  Men  during
ejaculation  lose about  200 million sper m. W omen can arrive  99
percent  of the  way to the point  of orgasm, perform the  Orgasmic
Draw  to bring  the orgasm higher  in the Microcosmic Orbit,  exchange
energy  with the organs,  rest,  and begin  again  to achieve  a higher
orgasm. Each tim e the  woma n holds  back,  the sexual  energy
doubles,  triples and keeps  on gro wing as long  as she holds back,
drawing the energ y upw ard and inward.
    Com pared  with men, w omen  have  a much easier  time learnin g
the sexual dra w exercise,  since w omen  do not  have  to control
ejaculation.  Also, the emotional  hookup  that ties  men to their
ejaculations  is not true  for w omen  and their  periods.  The notion  of
reducing  menstrual  tension  does  not threat en most women’s  view
of their  femininity.
1. Increasing  Sexual Energy through  Several Upward Draws
   As we  have  describe d, in a Valley  Orgasm we  use several
upward draws to bring  the energ y inward and upw ard. It see ms
that the more that  is dra wn up, the more ener gy is produc ed again
in inexhaustibl e amounts,  provide d the energ y is not  released
outw ard. This dra wing up or holding  back  consists of  one round  of
both partne rs appro achin g 99 percent  of orgasm, dra wing the sexual
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energy  up, and  controllin g the sexual  organs  to retur n them  to 60
percent  orgas m. Each tim e you perform the  upw ard draw you will
increase  intern al energ y significantly  and it will beco me more and
more internal.  Instead  of losing  all that  energ y as in  ordinar y sex,
and feeling  depress ed and exhausted  after wards, after  an upw ard
draw you will have  more energy  than  before  and feel refres hed and
filled w ith healing  energ y.
     In  some cases  people  have  so much tension  and ange r that
when they  allow  their  sexual  energ y to release  outw ard, they feel
they have  released  the tension  too. How ever in actualit y the tension
is building  up again  and now they have  no other  way to handle  it.
The only  way to rid  them selves  of it is to  dump out  their  life-force,
mixing their  sexual energy  with anger  and other  negative  emotions.
     The ancient  Taoist Syst em described  the benefits  of these
methods  in detail  as follo ws:
A. First Upward Draw
   After  you or your partn er have  reached  the 99  percent  of orgas m
point  and have  first used  the Orgasmic or  Big Draw  to draw the
sexual  orgas m ener gy upward, this sexual  energ y will rise to
increase  the energ y of the entire  body.
B. Second Upward Draw
   The second  upw ard draw will strengthe n the senses  and
rejuvenat e the entire  body.
C. Third  Upward Draw
    With the third  upward draw the body  starts to im prove  the
immune system to resist  disease,  illness,  flus and  colds.  Man y of
my students  have  used  this s ystem to  help  them overcome a  cold
or the flu.
D. Fourth  Upward Draw
   The fourth  upw ard draw will help  to stabilize  and balanc e the
internal  orga ns. Many people  are born  with misplaced  or
unstabilized  organs.  One perso n’s ears  are lower while anoth er’s
are higher  or of a differen t shape.  The same thing  holds  true for
internal  anatom y as for external  anatom y. In some the  kidney s may
be too far  back,  or too far for ward. The stomach m ay be in a dropp ed
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position,  the pancre as too high,  or the lungs  too high,  too lo w, too
big, or too  small. These unstabilize d organs  can cause  all kinds  of
physical problems for  us. Chronic  problems, unbekno wnst to the
afflicted  individual,  could  be caused  by a mi slocation  of his or  her
organs.  A drop ped stomach or  uterus,  for example, can  be improved
by the power of sexual  energy. Once  you can increase  the internal
Chi pressur e, it will start  to stabilize  the organs.
E. Fifth Upward Draw
   The fifth upward draw improves  blood  vessel  problems or  high
blood  pressur e, and,  in an anemia’s case,  increases  blood
productio n.
F. Sixth Upward Draw
   The sixth up ward draw can help  to strength en lower back
problems.
G. Seventh Upward Draw
   The seventh  upward draw strength ens the extremities, bones
and bone  marrow.
H. Eighth  Upward Draw
   The eighth  upward draw can help  to strength en the spleen  and
the body ’s aura.  This wi ll help to protect  the perso n from  bad
emotions  being  thrust  upon  him or her externall y.
I. Ninth  Upward Draw
    The ninth  upward draw will help  to build  and strengt hen the
spiritualized  body  and serves  as spiritual  food.
J. Tenth  Upward Draw
   The tenth  upward draw is a com pletel y spiritualized  or ps ychic
state,  not limited by time and  space.
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2. Dual Cultivati on of the Valley Orgasm
A. So lo Practice  as Preparation
   Initiall y the Orgasmic Draw  is ph ysically  demanding.  However
with solo  practice  the orgasm is m oved mo re smoothly  from  the
genital  area  up to  the brain  by intern al control  and eventually  is
directed  solely  by the mi nd. It is important  to do a lot of  solo practice
before  attempting  this w ith a partne r mainly to avoid
discourag ement.  According  to Shere  Hite,  author  of The Hite Report,
most women  who masturbat e achieve  orgas m within a few minutes.
However with a partner  a woman  can prolon g the arousal  period
and often  become distinctly  more arouse d. The precision  and timing
of the  Orgasmic and  Big Draw  com e with practice.  With a
cooperativ e partne r there  is ye t anoth er world to experience.
B. Exchanging Energy
   When you approach  orgasm and  do the Orgas mic Dra w, the
aroused  ovary


 go by several brand names, such asFosamax, Actonel, and Binova. Bone is in a constant state ofregeneration, aided by cells that help resorb bone (the osteo-clasts), and then cells that build bone (the osteoblasts). Thebisphosphonates act in a way that prevents the osteoclasts fromresorbing bone but at the same time prevents the osteoblastsfrom forming new bone.68 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  As a result, you wind up with old, brittle bone that looks
good on a DEXA scan but can actually be more easily fracturedthan an untreated bone. This is certainly not the desired effect.
In addition, bisphosphonates have serious potential side
effects. They are very similar to the same chemicals used toclear drain pipes and clean away bathtub residue. This is whyit is necessary to avoid lying down after taking these pillsbecause they can eat a hole through the esophagus. They canalso cause gastric erosions and severe diarrhea.
Other side effects include blindness and a condition referred
to as osteonecrosis—an eating away of the jaw bone leading tothe teeth falling out as well as other dental nightmares.
Bisphosphonates are the largest-selling drugs in the world
for osteoporosis and, unfortunately, osteopenia as well.Another fact to keep in mind is that these drugs have aten-year half-life, which means this is how long it takes toeliminate 50 percent of the medication from your body.
So what about taking calcium supplements—another
traditional approach that no one seems to question? Is it reallysafe and is it necessary?
Consider the fact that most of the foods we eat have
calcium in their makeup. In 35 years of practice, I have neverseen a patient with a calcium deficiency. Interestingly enough,Asians, who traditionally cannot digest milk products dueto a low level of lactase, have an extremely low incidenceof osteoporosis.
Another thing to consider: Is it possible that taking an excess
of calcium may enhance calcification (hardening) of our arteries?Doctors actually use calcium channel blocking agents to treatcoronary artery disease and lower blood pressure. Calcium stim-ulates gastric acid secretion, which possibly contributes to refluxesophagitis. There are other concerns as well. Calcium canpromote prostate cancer and can also promote kidney stones.69 OSTEOPOR OSIS—MYTH VERSUS REALITY My own feeling is that if one does take calcium, perhaps in
the form of calcium citrate, it is wise to limit the intake to onetablet per day. Magnesium is a lot more important thancalcium for building bones and should be taken in a quantitytwo to three times that of calcium.
A BETTER APPROACH TO BONE HEALTH
There are two points of view to consider with osteoporosis and
osteopenia—prevention and treatment. Since this book isabout hormones, and since hormones are important for bothprevention and treatment, let us start with them.
I, for one, suspect that the number one cause of osteoporosis
in both men and women is a low progesterone level.
The primary hormones involved in bone health are testos-
terone, progesterone, estrogen, and dihydroepiandosterone, orDHEA. There is a strong hereditary factor to osteoporosis, butwhat we’re really talking about is inheriting a hormonal predis-position to osteoporosis. If a person is aware that their motheror father has or had osteoporosis, then the primary concernshould be hormone balance. I, for one, suspect that thenumber one cause of osteoporosis in both men and women isa low progesterone level.
Women who are on birth control pills, and thereby are not
ovulating and have no progesterone, are certainly settingthemselves up for bone problems. On the other hand, womenwho are estrogen dominant (who have or did have PMS,cramps, breast tenderness, and so on) often have great bonedensities; however, they also have a high incidence of breastcancer. Balance seems to be the key when it comes to estrogen.70 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  T estosterone is also intricately involved with bone
metabolism. Women who have had hysterectomies, whethertotal (with the ovaries removed) or partial (with the ovaries leftin) will have low testosterone levels. In men, the level of testos-terone starts dropping when they are in their 20s and continuessteadily downward. A man who has lost his libido, often dueto low testosterone, is a person obviously at risk for osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis in men, the incidence of which is almost on
a par with women, can have deadly consequences. A fracturedhip in a male over the age of 65 is associated with a 25 percentmortality rate during the following year. In addition, men verycommonly have low progesterone levels. This situationbecomes moot around the age of 50 when virtually all menstop producing progesterone.
Needless to say, I feel that both testosterone and proges-
terone are extremely important for preventing osteoporosis.DHEA is another hormone that gradually but consistentlydeclines as we age; it is a balancing hormone, in that it helpsproduce both estrogen and testosterone—both being importantfor bone health.
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Another hormone that certainly bears mentioning is melatonin,
which is put out by the pineal gland. It is generally known asthe hormone that puts us to sleep at night. However, it hasother functions as well. It is extremely important in bonemetabolism. It also plays a significant role with regard to ourimmune system. It helps to produce natural killer cells andinterleukin-2, both of which the body uses to fight cancer on adaily basis (cells are constantly mutating and have to be dealtwith regularly). The problem is that we stop producing thishormone around the age of 60. So one should consider71 OSTEOPOR OSIS—MYTH VERSUS REALITY melatonin for both prevention and treatment of osteoporosis,
especially as one gets older.
The bottom line concerning osteoporosis is that it can often
be prevented—though unfortunately, we live in a world wherepreventive medicine is not practiced. The preventive approachfor osteoporosis is not only a matter of achieving hormonalbalance, but includes other factors of extreme importance, suchas exercise, proper nutrition, and lack of stress.
I certainly appreciate and admire people who are able to
avail themselves of the benefits of a disciplined lifestyle. I amtalking about people who eat right, exercise three to four timesa week, do breathing exercises to reduce stress, avoid takingmedications with toxic side effects, and so on. I know there aremillions of people in this category. Not surprisingly, they rarelycome to see me. In a perfect world, everyone would live thisway—and would maintain a balance of their hormones.
I would recommend, for those who for whatever reason
cannot fit precisely into this scheme, a minimum of gettingtheir hormones balanced and utilizing one particular supple-ment, vitamin D.
VITAMIN D —THE ULTIMATE SUPPLEMENT
First off, vitamin D is not a vitamin. It is considered a prohor-
mone—a substance that converts into a hormone. This helpsto explain the multiplicity of its benefits. It is known to helpprevent 26 cancers, including cancer of the breast, colon,prostate, and pancreas. Not only does it help prevent cancer, itactually kills cancer cells. It is kind of ironic when you considerthat doctors continually advise patients to avoid the sun toprevent skin cancers, which for the most part are readilytreatable. Yet for most people the sun is the main source ofvitamin D, a substance that helps prevent many types of72 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  cancer that are much more dangerous than skin cancers. (By
the way, I do not believe melanomas are always sun-related.)
Among its many benefits, vitamin D acts as an ace-
inhibitor and may lower blood pressure. In addition, it isreported to effectively prevent the flu, help prevent multiplesclerosis, alleviate seasonal affective disorder, and help preventAlzheimer’s disease.
When it comes to bone health, vitamin D is unsurpassed.
In England, where osteoporosis is common because of a lack ofsunshine, this condition is often treated only with high dosagesof vitamin D. Vitamin D aids in the absorption of calciumfrom the diet and the deposition of calcium into bone.
My recommendation for the treatment of osteoporosis is
10,000 I.U./day of vitamin D3. Compare this dosage to theRDA (recommended daily allowance) of 200 I.U., which isonly enough to prevent rickets, with no other benefit. Mostpeople take 400 to 600 I.U., which I feel is very inadequate tohelp with osteoporosis. I recommend 5,000 I.U. of vitaminD3 daily as a preventive dose.
BONE-BUILDING SUPPLEMENTS
Vitamin K is extremely important for treating osteoporosis. It
takes calcium out of blood vessels and puts it into bone—adouble benefit. My recommendation is 10,000 mcg of vitaminK1/K2 daily.
Magnesium, again, is extremely important—much more so
than calcium. I recommend taking around 1,000 mg per day.
Strontium is probably the best mineral for building bone.Other bone-building supplements are boron, whey protein,
proline, silica, lycopene, and glut


 The Body, “the advances of
medicine are enabling more and more of us to achieve senility.” That is too
dark a view. Only 10 percent of people over 65 exhibit any symptoms of
Alzheimer ’s, but there is no doubt that this figure escalates with increasing
age, and after 75, up to 50 percent of the elderly may show some evidence
of the disease. One dark legacy from the “old” old age was the belief that
senility is a normal, inevitable aspect of aging. Paradoxicall y, the most
important factor in bursting this myth was Alzheimer ’s itself. The disorder
was discovered  as early as 1906 by Alois Alzheimer, a prominent
investigator and physician in Munich. He dissected the body of a 55-year -
old wom an who had been ment ally deteriorating for three years before her
death. In her brain Dr. Alzheimer found visible damage that could not be
explained as normal aging: twist ed, tangled nerves and hardened deposits of
chemical plaque.
No one had ever before linked senility with a specific disease, and by
discovering the one named after him, Dr. Alzheimer struck a decisive blow
to the theory of “normal” senili ty. However, social attitudes often last long
beyond their time, and it took seventy years for the importance of
Alzheimer ’s discovery to be fully grasped. In recent decades, recognition of
Alzheimer ’s disease has increas ed dramatically, as it has been realized that
the illness afflicts over 1 million Americans, or around 50 to 60 percent of
all people who exhibit senile dementia. Dementia is the medica l term for a
host of symptoms associated with the general term senility: forgetfulness,
confusion, disorientation, short attention span, irritability, and decreased
intelligence.Lewis Thomas dubbed Alzheimer ’s “the disease of the century” and
spoke eloquently of it as “the worst of all diseases, not just for what it does
to the victim, but for its deva stating effects on families and friends. It
begins with the loss of learned skills, arithmetic and typing, for instance; it
progresses inexorably to a total shutting down of the mind. It is,
unmercifully, not lethal. Patients go on and on living, essential ly brainless
but otherwise healthy, into advanced age, unless lucky enough to be saved
by pneumonia.”
Alzheimer ’s patients go in and out of lucidity in the early stage s of their
ordeal. In his book The Myth of Senility, Dr. Siegfried Kra of Yale quotes a
colleague’ s wife, herself a successful physician and children’ s writer, who
was forced to retire due to Alzh eimer ’s in her midfifties. At the outset she
still had lucid periods, particular ly in the early hours between three and five
in the morning ; during that time she gave utterance to the dark
transformation that was taking place inside her. All she could manage were
halting phrases that are all the more poignant given how much she had
loved words and how well she had used them:
I have a neurological problem. Who needs it? No one.
Nobody likes me. I don’ t like myself either.
I used to be a physician, I used to drive a car. What do I want? I don’t
want to be here.
I am afraid of everything.
All I am is garbage. I belong in the garbage can.
You need a new wife. This one is no good anymore.
No one knows my name anymore—because I am nothing.
I’ve lost everything—the health service, typing, and writing. I don’t
have any skills. All I do is eat. I have to go away. I can’t read my
own writing.
I’ve lost a kingdom.
I don’ t sing anymore. I probably won’ t sing again.
What is the source of this terrible disease? Much speculation has been
offered: a rare “slow virus” that takes decades to mature; a defect in the
immune system that causes the victim’ s own antibodies to attac k the brain;
increased accumulation of alum inum in the neurons. None of these causeshas been  proved. Although high levels of aluminum have been found in the
brains of Alzhei mer’s patients, elevated levels of the metal are not found in
the patients’ bloodstreams.
Some popular books have sounded the alert against using aluminum foil,
aluminum cookw are, and deodorants based on aluminum salts, but millions
of people use these products without acquiring Alzheimer ’s. Some
physiological abnormality is more likely to be at fault; perhap s the blood-
brain barrier that normally excludes aluminum from entering the brain has
broken down, allowing these deposits to develop. Another reason to suspect
that the brain itself has gone awry is that at least one critical
neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, is deficient in Alzheimer ’s patients,
impairing the ability of brain cells to communicate with one another.
Alzheimer ’s is presently incurable. There is no viable prevention,
although investigators believe they have found indications of genetic
markers for the disease in some families. After the onset of the disease,
medical care is limited to tranquilizing or sedating the patient. These efforts
do not affect the outcome but help reduce the psychological distress that
patients and family so acutely  feel. The real hope lies with cases of
dementia that are not the result of Alzheimer ’s, for once the myth of
“normal” senility was overcom e, it became apparent that more than one
hundred differen t treatable disorders could mimic the symptoms of senile
dementia, including thyroid deficiency, strokes, and syphilis.
How the Brain Resists Aging
Aging of the brain is not enough to cause Alzheimer ’s or any of these other
disorders. Over time the structure of the brain is known to change. It grows
lighter, for example, and shrinks slightly. One of the clichés of neurology is
that the human brain loses roughly a million neurons per year as it ages; this
created a convenient rationale for seeing the onset of senility as the result of
a decaying brain.
However, the flaw in this expla nation is that people who don’t become
senile presumably have lost the same number of neurons (this has to be leftto conjecture, since reliable neuron counts can’t be made in living people).
At present it isn’t known why one old brain stays lively and creative—one
thinks of Miche langelo designin g St. Peter ’s when he was nearly 90 or of
Picasso painting  at the same age and Arthur Rubinstein playing the piano in
Carnegie Hall—while another starts to deteriorate. One theor y, based on
animal research, is that our brains grow new connections as we age. As
more neurons die, these new connections may compensate for the loss in
some individuals.
No two brain cells ever actually touch physically. They reach toward
each other acros s a gap, or synapse, using hundreds or thousand s of hairlike
filaments called dendrites. The effect is like that of two twiggy trees almost
intertwining in the wind (the word dendrite  is deriv ed from  the Greek word
for “tree ”). Just at the point where two filaments almost meet, a chemical
signal can be sent from one neuron to another. The basic  chemicals
involved are well known. One of them is acetylcholine, which is deficient
in Alzheimer ’s patients; another is dopamine, the lack of which leads to
Parkinson’ s disease. No one knows precisely why some neurons grow fifty
dendrites for sending message s while others grow ten thousand. One
encouraging finding, however, is that by remaining mentally active, older
people may actually be growing new dendrites all the time.
This much-publicized news was founded on brain research by Marian
Diamond at Berkeley, who showed that the brains of rats grew or shrank
according to the kind of experiences they were exposed to. Rats confined to
small cages and deprived of social interaction with other rats began to
develop shrinkin g cortexes and a loss of dendrites. On the other hand, if an
old rat was put back into rat society and given lots of stimulati on, its brain
expanded and grew new dendrites. This helped to give a physiological
explanation for something we have all observed: Lonely, isolated old people
are much more likely to be confused, disoriented, dull, and vacant than are
their peers who remain actively involved with family and friends.
Because of our materialistic bias, growing new dendrites sounds very
scientific and reassuring. In actuality, the situation turns out to be more
complex. To have more dendrites is not the same as having a more
developed brain. Babies are born with many more dendrites than adults
have; the proces s of maturation consists of pruning the excess, whittling thecortex down to its most useful connections. However, it is still encouraging
to find that old brains may be capable of replacing lost dendrites as they are
needed.
It was long thought that we are born with a set number of brain cells that
never divide to form new ones, yet recently it has been found that the DNA
in neurons is active, which may lead to new conclusions. Some neurologists
also doubt that the brain is actually losing a million neurons a year. Robert
Terry, a neuroscientist at the University of California at San


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isonlytemporarilyrelievedwhileeating,isoften
accompaniedbyaheadacheandisworsewhen
thinkingaboutfoodoreating.Silica(sn.)
Othernames:rockcrystal;pureflint;silex
SilicaisthemostcommonmineralintheEarth'scrust.
Itisthemainconstituentofmostrocks,andcomesin
manyforms,forexamplesand,quartz,agateandopal.
Silicasandisusedindustriallytomakeportland
cement,concrete,mortarandsandstone. Itisalso
usedingrindingandpolishingglassandstone;in
NBSEEALSOPAGES203-26FORGENERALADVICE,DOSANDDON'TS.
150•Silica(Sil.) INTERNALMATERIAMEDICA
foundrymoulds;inthemanufactureofglass,cera-
mics,enamelwareandpaper.Silicaisanessential
elementofthesupportingstructuresofmanyplants
suchasthestalksofgrainorgrass.Normalbody
tissuescontainonlytracesoftheelement,butitisa
componentofteeth,nails,hairandconnectivetissues.
Itisalmostunknownasamedicineoutsidehomeo-
pathy,asitwasthoughttobeinert.Thehomeopathic
preparation ismadeinanumberofways:Hahne-
mann,whofirstprovedit,obtained itfrommountain
crystal;andaBritishmethoddilutessilicapowderwith
sodiumcarbonatebytrituration.
GENERALSYMPTOMS
Catchcoldseasily.Complaintsfrom:gettingfeet
wet;changeofweathertocold.Dislikesmeat.
Glandsswollen.Painsstinging.Sweat:atnight,
duringsleep;profuse;smelly;sour.Thirsty.Ankles
weak.
Betterforheat;forwrappinguphead.
Worseforchangeofweather;forcold;fordamp;for
draughts;forfreshair;forgettingfeetwet;fortouch;
forbeinguncovered;forwetweather.
Silicatypesfeelthecoldintenselyandhaveicy-cold
handsandfeet.Theyareeasilytiredandchilled;if
theygooutintothecoldafteraswim,oriftheyget
wetandchilledintheraintheybecomesick,witha
coldorcough.Theyarealsosensitivetodraughts
andchangesofweather,andarealways*betterfor
warmthandbeingwrappedupwell,especiallythe
head.
Silicaindividualssweatatnight,particularlyonthe
backoftheheadandneck(likeCalcareacarbomca,
thoughnotsoprofuse).Thesweatsmellssourand
theirfeetarecharacteristically sweatyandsmelly,to
thepointofeatingholesintheirsocks.Thefeetmay
smellevenwithoutsweating.
Theyhavetroubleassimilatingtheirfoodandthere-
foretheirbonesdonotformaswellasinotherchil-
dren.Theyhaveweakanklesandareslowinlearning
towalkandslowtoteethe.Theirfontanellesclose
slowly.Therearewhitespotsonthenails,andthe
nailsthemselvesdonotgrowstrongandhealthilybut
spliteasily.Theskinisoftendryandthemouthmay
crackatthecorners.
EMOTIONAL/MENTAL SYMPTOMS
Anxious.Complaintsfrom:mentalstrain;shock.
Poorconcentration.Confused.Conscientious.
Dislikesconsolation.Irritable.Jumpy.Mild.
Sensitivetonoise;topain.Restless.Lackof
self-confidence. Shy.Sluggish.
Worseforbeingconsoled.Thesearepeoplewhotypicallylackstaminaboth
mentallyandphysically-wholack'grit'(flintiness).
Theybecomewornouteasilyfromtoomuchwork
(usuallymental)becausetheydonothavethestamina
tokeepgoingunderstress.
Alternativelytheycanbevery'gritty'-abletowork
allhoursunderpressure,extremelyconscientious
andabletosustainsuperhuman featsofendurance.
Theycollapseonlywhenthejobinhandhasbeen
completed.
Theyareveryshyandexceedinglyanxiousabout
appearinginpublicbecausetheyfeartheywillfailor
dobadly.Theyareunassertive,lackinginconfidence
andwillgivewayratherthantakeapositionandfight
forit,althoughconverselytheycanbestubbornand
wilfulanddevelopfixedideas.
Theybecomeirritableiftheyareconsoledwhen
feelinglow.Theyfeelrestlessandnervousinside
andbecomeover-sensitive tonoise,especiallysmall
noises,andwillstartleeasilyfromunexpectednoises.
NB.A'Silicatype'maywellneedPulsatillaifheorshe
developsanacuteillness,andconversely Silica
isoftenneededafterPulsatillahasworkedwellbut
somesymptomsremain,forexamplethecough(see
below).
PHYSICALCOMPLAINTS
Abscesses
SymptomsAbscessesofglands;ofrootsofteeth.
Silicawillbringtoaheadabscessesthatareinthe
processofforming.
Athlete'sfoot
SymptomsCracksbetweentoes.Withsweat:onfeet;
profuse;smelly.
Backache
SymptomsPains:sore,bruised;stitching.Withlame-
ness;stiffness;weakness.
Worseongettingupfromsitting;atnight;for
pressure;forsitting.
Causesafallontotheback;injurytococcyx;manual
labour.
Bedwetting
Causesinjurytoback;worms.
Forchildrenwhowetthebedafterafallorafteran
attackofworms.
Breastfeedingproblems
SymptomsBreasts:inflamed;painful;lumpy.
Nipples:cracked,inverted.Pains:inbreast;cutting;
stitching.Breastabscesses.
INTERNALMATERIAMEDICA Silica(Sil.)•151
Worsewhilenursing;inleftbreast.
Themotherexperiencessuddensharppainswhilethe
childisnursing.Thebackmayachewhilenursing.
Brokenbones
SymptomsBonesslowtomend.
Commoncold
SymptomsNasalcatarrh:dry;hardcrusts;smelly;
thick.Sinusespainful.Senseofsmell/taste lost.
Sneezingdifficult.
Sinusesbecomeblockedup;thenoseisdryand
blockedandthenostrilsbecomesoreandulcerated.
Constipation
SymptomsIneffectualstraining.Painburningafter
stool.Stool:hard;knotty;large;'shy'.
Worsebefore/duringmenstrual


 medicine  and cooking.
Manuscript page from an Anglo-Saxon herbal of about 1050 ce, illustrating the aerial parts and root system of a medicinal plant.preservation, given aconite’s alternative use as an arrow
poison—one that could have been used against the ruling powers. Moreover, the Mongol unification may have encouraged greater communication between the two medical disciplines. In other parts of Asia, such as Vietnam and Japan, Chinese culture and medicine exerted the primary influence.  While kampoh—the traditional herbal medicine of Japan— is distinctive to that country, its roots stem from
Chinese practices.
Trade between Continents 1400–1700
Trade routes had slowly expanded during the Middle Ages, bringing exotic new herbs in their wake. From the 15th century onward, an explosion in trade led to a cornucopia  of new herbs becoming readily available in Europe. They included plants such as ginger (Zingiber officinale, p. 155), cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum, p. 93), nutmeg (Myristica fragrans, p. 115), turmeric (Curcuma longa, p. 90), cinnamon (Cinnamomum spp., p. 81), and senna (Cassia senna, p. 75).
US_018-027_Early_Origins_To_The_19_Century.indd   22 26/02/16   4:42 pm23 Early Origins t O th E 19th C EnturyThe trade in herbs was not entirely
one way. The European herb sage,
for example, came into use in China,
where it was considered to be a
valuable yin tonic.
 The arrival of Columbus’ ships in
the Caribbean in 1492 was followed
by the rapid conquest and
colonization of central and
south America by the Spanish
and Portuguese. Along with
their booty of plundered
gold, the conquistadores
returned to the Old World
with previously unheard-of
medicinal plants. Many
of these herbs from the
Americas had highly potent
medicinal actions, and they
soon became available in the apothecaries of the major
European cities. Plants such as lignum vitae ( Guaiacum
officinale, p. 218) and cinchona ( Cinchona  spp., p. 80) with
strong medicinal actions were used with greater and lesser
degrees of success as treatments for fever, malaria, syphilis,
smallpox, and other serious illnesses.
 For most rural communities, however, the only foreign
plants that were used medicinally were those that could also
be grown locally as foods. Garlic offers one of the earliest and
clearest examples. Originating in central Asia, over time it
was cultivated farther and farther west and was grown in
Egypt around 4500 bce. In Homer’s 8th-century bce epic
poem The Odyssey, the hero is saved from being changed
into a pig thanks to garlic. The herb was introduced into
Britain after the Roman conquest in the 1st century ce, and
by the time it reached the island its remarkable medicinal
powers were well understood. In later centuries, potatoes
(Solanum tuberosum, p. 271) and corn ( Zea mays, p. 154),
both native to South America, would become common
foods. These plants have clear medicinal as well as
nutritional benefits. Potato juice is a valuable remedy for the
treatment of arthritis, while cornsilk makes an effective
decoction for urinary problems such as cystitis.
Health & Hygiene 1400–1700
Between the 12th and 18th centuries, the influx of exotic
medicinal plants added to an already large number of useful
European herbs. Conceivably, an overall improvement of
health in Europe might have resulted. After all, not only
were new medicinal plants available, but Europeans had the
opportunity to observe the different medical practices of
people in South America, China, Japan, and especially in India,
where trade was well established. But, in fact, the reverse was
the case. People living in Europe during this period probably experienced some of the most unhealthy conditions the
world has ever seen. In contrast, Native Americans before
the arrival of Columbus lived longer, healthier lives than their
counterparts in Europe. This fact is unsurprising given the cities
of medieval Europe, with their open sewers, overcrowding,
and ignorance of simple hygiene.
 Conditions such as these laid fertile ground for the spread
of plague-infested rats from the ports of the Mediterranean
throughout Western Europe. From the mid-14th century
onward, plague killed millions, in some cases close to 50
percent of the population. No medical treatment—herbal
or mineral—was able to alter its fatal course. Epidemics
continued to decimate the cities of Europe and Asia well into
the 18th century. An outbreak in India in 1994 reawakened the
terror inspired simply at the mention of the word “plague.”
 Syphilis was another disease spread by seafarers. It was
reputedly brought back from the Caribbean to Naples by
Columbus’ crew in the 1490s, spreading quickly throughout
Europe and to the rest of the world, reaching China in 1550.
 European doctors had little success in combating diseases
as devastating as plague. The medicine they practiced was
based on the blind acceptance of Galen’s humoral principles.
Perhaps if, as in Chinese and Indian medicine, European
medicine had continued to evolve, revising ancient medical
texts and reinterpreting them in the light of new discoveries,
it would have had greater success. As it was, European
physicians were at least as likely to kill their patients
with bloodletting and toxic minerals
in misbegotten attempts to balance
the humors as they were to cure.
Indeed, the increasingly
fashionable use of
mineral cures such
as mercury led to the
growth of chemical
formulations, culminating
in scientific medicine’s
ultimate break away from
herbal practices.
The Influence
of Paracelsus
One of the key European figures
of the 16th century was Paracelsus
(1493–1541), a larger-than-life
character who rejected the tired
repetition of Galen’s theories in
favor of detailed observation in
medicine. “I have not borrowed
from Hippocrates, Galen, or
anyone else,” he wrote, “having
acquired my knowledge from
the best teacher, that is, by Garlic  is native to Asia but was readily
adopted for its medicinal and culinary
qualities in the West.
17th-century doctor  wearing a
costume designed to protect against
contamination by the plague.
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The developmen T of herbal medicine
experience and hard work.” And again, “What a doctor
needs is not eloquence or knowledge of language and of books, but profound knowledge of nature and her works.” He also paid great attention to the exact dosage, saying that “it depends only on the dose whether a poison is a poison
or not.”
 As a result, Paracelsus was an influential force in the future development of chemistry, conventional medicine, herbal medicine, and homeopathy. Though he is known as the “father of chemistry,” he also explored alchemy, which concerned itself with the transmutation of base materials to gold, and the search for immortal life. Paracelsus also revived interest in the Doctrine of Signatures—the ancient theory that held that a plant’s appearance indicated the ailments
it would treat—and affirmed the value of locally grown medicinal herbs over expensive imported specimens.
Culpeper & Printed Herbals
Paracelsus’ advocacy of local herbs was later fiercely espoused
by Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654). The frontispiece to  his The English Physitian contains the memorable words: “Containing a Compleat Method of Physick, whereby a Man The iconoclastic Paracelsus, an alchemist and chemist, was one of the greatest scientists
of the 16th century, and advocated the use of minerals in healing, but only in tightly  controlled dosages.may preserve his Body in Health, or Cure himself, being
Sick, for three pence Charge, with such things only as grow  in England, they being most fit for English Bodies.” Wounded during the English Civil War fighting for the
Commonwealth, Culpeper championed the needs of the ordinary people who could afford neither the services of a doctor nor the expensive imported herbs and formulations that doctors generally prescribed. Drawing to some degree on Dioscorides, Arabian physicians, and Paracelsus, Culpeper developed a medical system that blended astrology and sound personal experience of the therapeutic uses of local plants. His herbal became an instant “bestseller” and appeared in many subsequent editions. The first herbal published in North America, in 1700, was an edition of his herbal. While the popularity of The English Physitian was notable, other herbals also found a place in households. The development of the printing press in the 15th century brought herbal medicine into homes on a wide scale. Texts such as Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica were printed for the first
time, and throughout Europe herbals were published and ran through many editions.
Deadly Cures 1700–


’s survival in the wild is severely threatened. It would seem sensible to  opt instead for herbs that are endorsed for their  use for weight loss by scientific studies and  where there is no risk of the herb disappearing from the wild, such as Gymnema (Gymnema sylvestre, p. 218).
 QCautions Seek professional advice before
taking hoodia products, especially if taking prescribed blood-thinning medication for conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure.
Hordeum vulgare (Poaceae)
Barley
Description Annual grass growing to about
3 ft (1 m). Has an erect hollow stem, lance-
shaped leaves, and ears bearing twin rows
of seeds and long bristles.
Habitat & Cultivation Barley is
cultivated in temperate regions
worldwide. It is harvested when the
seeds are mature.
Parts Used Seeds.
Constituents Barley contains
polysaccharides, proteins,
sugars, fats, and vitamins B and
E. The young seedlings also
contain the amines tyramine
and gramine.Sea buckthorn is distinguished by its thorny stems
and narrow silvery leaves. The berries help improve  the body’s resistance to infection.
Parts Used Berries.
Constituents The fruit contains flavonoids,
flavones, carotenoids, vitamins A, C (present in
very high quantities), and E, and high levels of minerals including sulphur, selenium, zinc, and copper. The seeds contain appreciable levels of alpha-linolenic acid.
History & Folklore The sour-tasting berries
have traditionally been eaten with milk and cheese by Siberians and T artars, who also used them to make a pleasant-tasting jelly.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Sea buckthorn
berries are very high in vitamin C. They have principally been used to help improve resistance to infection. The berries are mildly astringent, and a decoction of them has been used as a wash to treat skin irritation and eruptions, and to promote healing.
Research Research into sea buckthorn fruit,
seed, and seed oil indicates that they have definite therapeutic value. The fruit especially supports heart and circulatory health and is useful in treating conditions such as capillary fragility, arteriosclerosis, and a weak heart. The seed oil nourishes the skin, promotes tissue healing, and will often prove useful in treating eczema.
Hoodia gordonii (Apocynaceae)
Hoodia
Description Unusual-looking succulent growing
to 3 ft (1 m), hoodia has multiple spiny, grey-green stems and light purple flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to the Kalahari
desert, hoodia is now extensively cultivated in Namibia and South Africa. The plant is grown from seed or cuttings. Trade in the hoodia plant is legally restricted due to its threatened survival in the wild.Barley has been
eaten since  Neolithic times.Hippophae rhamnoides
(Elaeagnaceae)
Sea Buckthorn
Description Thorny deciduous shrub growing to
16 ft (5 m). Has narrow silvery leaves, male or female
flowers, and clusters of brownish-orange berries.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to Europe and
Asia, sea buckthorn grows mainly in sandy coastal areas and in dry riverbeds in mountainous regions. The berries are harvested in the autumn.
US_202-223_Digitalis_lutea_Iris_versicolor.indd   220 26/02/16   12:47 pm221 other medicinal plantsHyoscyamus niger
History & Folklore The Cherokee used
hydrangea as a remedy for kidney and bladder
stones. The 19th-century Physiomedicalist
herbal movement used a formula comprising
hydrangea, couch grass ( Agropyron repens, p. 162),
and hollyhock ( Althaea rosea ) to treat serious
kidney disorders, including nephritis.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Western
herbal medicine considers the diuretic
hydrangea as being particularly helpful in
the treatment of kidney and bladder stones.
It is thought both to encourage the expulsion
of stones and to help dissolve those that
remain. The herb is given for many other
troubles affecting the genitourinary system,
including cystitis, urethritis, enlarged prostate,
and prostatitis.
Cautions Do not take during pregnancy or
while breastfeeding. Wild hydrangea is best taken
on professional advice.
Hygrophila spinosa
(Acanthaceae)
Gokulakanta
Description Thorny, red-stemmed annual
growing to 2 ft (60 cm). Has bright blue flowers
and small, flat, dark red seeds.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to India,
gokulakanta is now widely distributed throughout
tropical regions. It is gathered when in flower.
Parts Used Aerial parts, root.
Constituents Gokulakanta contains mucilage,
fixed and volatile oils, and an alkaloid.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Commonly used
as a remedy in India, gokulakanta is taken chiefly
for its reputed aphrodisiac properties. Both the
aerial parts and ash of the burned plant are strongly
diuretic, and are used to flush water from the body
in cases of excess fluid retention.
Related Species The South American
H. guayensis  is bactericidal and has been used as a
local treatment for the tropical disease, leishmaniasis. History & Folklore Barley has been
consumed for many thousands of years.
Dioscorides (1st century ce) recommended
it “to weaken and restrain all sharp and subtle
humours, and sore and ulcerated throats.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses An excellent
food for convalescence in the form of porridge
or barley water, barley is soothing to the throat
and provides easily assimilated nutrients. It can
also be taken to clear mucus. Its demulcent quality
soothes inflammation of the gut and urinary tract.
Barley aids in the digestion of milk and is given to
babies to prevent the development of curds within
the stomach. It is commonly given to children
suffering from minor infections or diarrhea, and it
is particularly recommended as a treatment for
feverish states. Made into a poultice, barley is an
effective remedy for soothing and reducing
inflammation in sores and swellings.
Research The fiber in barley, like that in oats,
has an established action in reducing fat absorption
from the gut, aiding lower cholesterol levels. In
common with other fiber foods, it may also help
to stabilize blood sugar levels and to prevent
bowel cancer.therapeutic use in parts of Europe, including
England, and in North America. The leaves and
flowers are picked just after the plant has
flowered, in the first year for the annual variety
and in the second year for the biennial.
Parts Used Leaves, flowering tops.
Constituents Henbane contains 0.045–0.14%
tropane alkaloids, especially hyoscyamine and
hyoscine, and flavonoids. Hyoscyamine and hyoscine
are common to other members of the Solanaceae
family, but henbane’s relatively high hyoscine content
gives it a more specifically sedative action than its
relatives thornapple ( Datura stramonium, p. 200)
and deadly nightshade ( Atropa belladonna, p. 69).
History & Folklore Henbane has been used
as a medicinal herb for thousands of years.
Babylonian accounts and the Egyptian Ebers papyrus
(c. 1500 bce) record that henbane was smoked to
relieve toothache. In Greek myth, the dead were
adorned with henbane when they arrived in Hades.
Writing in the 1st century ce, Dioscorides
recommended henbane for insomnia, coughs,
congestion, heavy menstrual bleeding, eye pain,
gout, and as a general pain reliever, and advised
that the herb should be used within a year as it
deteriorates quickly. In the Middle Ages, henbane
had the Latin name dentaria, denoting its use as a
remedy against toothache. Henbane reputedly
produces a sensation of lightness, as though one
were flying, and it was one of the chief
components of witches’ “flying ointments.”Hydrangea arborescens
(Hydrangeaceae)
Wild Hydrangea
Description Woody-stemmed deciduous shrub
growing to a height of about 10 ft (3 m). Has oval
leaves and clusters of small, creamy-white flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to the eastern
U.S. from New Y ork to Florida, wild hydrangea
grows in woodlands and on riverbanks. The root
is dug up in autumn.
Part Used Root.
Constituents Hydrangea is thought to contain
flavonoids, a cyanogenic glycoside (hydrangein),
saponins, and a volatile oil.
Wild hydrangea  is used to treat kidney and bladder stones.Hyoscyamus niger (Solanaceae)
Henbane
Description Annual or biennial herb growing
to 3 ft (1 m). Has delicate, slightly lobed leaves
and bell-shaped flowers, pale yellow


 breath for as long as possible (Buteyko  Therapy), blow up balloons. Preferably live in a dry,
warm climate or elevated position, avoid damp places as well as mould s and fungi in air and food. Use natural ﬁbre mattresses or
wrap foam mattresses in polythene sheeting with only a small opening at the bottom.
Some asthmatics claim to have been  cured by regularly inhaling 3% hydrogen peroxide sprayed directly into the mouth from a spray
bottle, while others had success with inhaling high concentrations of negative ions from  a air ionizer or with spray-inhaling a 10%
sodium  ascorbate  solution. Hydrogen peroxide probably is best against fungal infestations, and antioxidant spray with inﬂammations
and oxidative damage. T ry both but generally use antioxidants as the main approach.
Eliminate parasites with wormwood,  cloves, black walnut tincture and electronic zapper. Vomiting therapy can help; try to cough up
mucus after hot onion packs on the chest. Make children emotionally secure, emotional release therapy for adults. Use the Emotional
Freedom Technique, see Mind Tools. For details see  Overcoming Asthma.
Autism and Asperger Syndrome  see Hyperactivity below.
Autoimmune Diseases
In autoimmune diseases the immune system attacks faulty body cells, probably due to infestation with  microbes or their
toxins.  Common causes are intestinal dysbiosis with fungal overgrowth, dead teeth resulting in jawbone infections, and possibly
vaccines. Autoimmune diseases include type1 diabetes, Crohn’ s disease, lupus (S.L.E.), multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis,
rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma and thyroiditis.
The main therapies are intestinal sanitation, intensive microbial therapies, addressing pyroluria and using high ascorbate/MSM.
Further, avoid gluten products (including beer) and substances to which you are allergic or sensitive, sweetened food, genetically
modiﬁed or microwaved food and processed food in general. By far the best option is to adopt a diet of mainly raw food, see Food
Groups and Diets. Use high amounts of antioxidants and all essential vitamins and minerals. See ‘Infections and Inﬂammations’
below, and also any entries for your speciﬁc autoimmune disease.
Back Problems
Use a low allergy diet; take vitamins C, D, E, and B complex, and high doses of boron, manganese, zinc, and magnesium.
Reﬂexology is very effective, as are magnesium chloride or Epsom salt rubs or packs and topical 70% DMSO. For shrunken disks,
stretch the spine and have it rubbed with Hypericum  oil; get deep muscle massage or pressure applied at tight muscles; have a spinal
adjustment. Hang upside down (inversion swing) for problems in the lower back. Try stretching exercises; sleep on a ﬁrm bed, and
women should avoid wearing high heels. Improve the digestive system  and any diseased organ, as back pain often results from
problems in inner organs. Try magne t therapy and other recommendations in Arthritis and see Spinal Therapy & Massage. Maximise
walking, minimise sitting, also sit, stand and walk straight as an exercise.  Try the Chi Machine.
Broken Bones
Fresh vegetable juices, broth of ﬁsh heads, and bone meal can be helpful as well as vitamins C, D3 and K2, manganese, boron, zinc,
magnesium, and comfrey root. Place the north-pointing pole of a magnet above the fracture (towards the trunk) and the south-
pointing pole opposite and below the fracture (towards ﬁngers or toes); also try a pulsating magnetic ﬁeld at the site of the injury. Also
see Osteoporosis below.
Cancer
Cancer is a degeneration of body cells into fungal-type cells due to blockage of the oxidative energy metabolism in cancer cells.
Therefore, cancer responds very well to antifungal therapy. Read  Is Invasive Cancer a Hyphal Fungus?, Managing the Immune10/30/24, 4:15 PM Health-Science-Spirit - Summary of Speciﬁc Health problems
https://health-science-spirit.com/Diseases/Speciﬁc-Health-Problems.html 2/15System  and Cancer Therapy - A New Direction.  For treatment follow  Overcoming Cancer. The 8 part program Overcoming Cancer on
my website is no longer suitable for treatment. The following is an overview of a six step program:
1. Alkalize the Body:  When the lymph ﬂuid is alkaline tumour growth as well as inﬂammations and pain are inhibited. Therefore, use
sufﬁcient sodium bicarbonate to keep your urine most of the time above pH7 and best above 7.5. When the urine pH is maintained for
4 to 7 days above 8 tumours tend to shrink. In addition gradually increas e sodium ascorbate and MSM to about 2 rounded teaspoons
or 10 grams each spaced out during the day to kill microbes in tumours and improve their oxygen supply.
2. Eliminate Harmful Microbes:  All cancers are associated with pleomorphic microbes that become more widespread and develop
more malignant bacterial and fungal forms the further the cancer progresses. Some important supplements to strengthen the immune
system are selenium, zinc, boron, magnesium, antioxidants, vitamin A and vitamin D3. We eliminate microbial overgrowth by
sanitizing the gastro-intestinal tract and use antimicrobials as in the  Ultimate Cleanse.
3. Cleanse the Body:  Very ef fective is a long cleanse of about 6 weeks on a small amount of fresh juices or purple grapes or blended
raw vegetables. This frequently allows the body to digest not only the waste products accumulated inside cells but also any tumours
with a minimum of unpleasant side-ef fects. If your energy is not sufﬁcient for a long cleanse, have a string of shorter ones, and at
other times use a raw food diet high in vitality and enzymes.
4. High-Quality Diet:  Use plenty of fresh raw foods high in enzymes and easily digestible to improve vitality and restart energy
production in blocked mitochondria.  In addition use special foods and nutrients such as coconut oil which strengthen the immune
system and inhibit tumour growth. Important nutrients are the minerals  boron, iodine, magnesium, selenium, and zinc as well as
vitamins A, C, D3, E and P5P. Also good are MSM and DMSO, carotenes such as astaxanthin, beetroot and berries with purple
juices.
5. Mind improvement:  Your expectations and emotions are the key to overcoming cancer. Do whatever is needed to feel good about
yourself and the world. Release any emotional conﬂict shock, and persistent negative emotions, and then focus on positive ones.
Recommended mind tools are relaxation, meditation and especially guided imagery. Develop a spiritual attitude to life.
6. Prevent Metastases:  Metastases are promoted by stress, toxins, inﬂammation, and growth stimulants, commonly starting at the
time of the ﬁrst medical treatment. Inﬂammations are the main factor and mainly due to Candida, the cancer microbe, surgery, and
overacidity. A serious side-ef fect due to chronic inﬂammation is clumped blood or hypercoagulation which greatly impairs blood ﬂow.
This is due to an overproduction of ﬁbrin which causes the blood to be sticky and promotes metastasis.
Candida
Due to the widespread and inapp ropriate use of antibiotics Candida-related problems have now become epidemic.  Candida
albicans  is best known as causing the annoying itching of thrush but that is just the tip of the iceberg. More serious are gastro-
intestinal problems and a wide range of diseases when it invades the body in its hyphal form. This not only weakens the immune
system, but acetaldehyde and other fungal toxins increasingly block the oxidative energy metabolism. This then causes most of our
chronic diseases. Some antifungal remedies are coconut oil, garlic, turmeric and the oils of cinnamon, clove, eucalyptus, mustard,
oregano, tea-tree and thyme. Avoid sweet foods, yeast, moulds and, initially, fruit. For further information see ‘Candida & the Antibiotic
Syndrome ’ and  The Ultimate Cleanse.
Cardiovascular Disease
The main cause of arteries clogging up is chronic inﬂammation in the arterial walls due to microbial infestation. Cholesterol and
calcium is then used to patch up the damage. However, the main problem appears to be due to oxy-cholesterol. This is formed by
highly heating cholesterol-containing foods with air access as with frying, and also because of chlorinated water and antioxidant
deﬁciency.
Arteries can be cleaned with raw-food fasting and cleansing, especially by using acidic fruit, lemon juice, vinegar, acidic liquid of
acidophilus ferment, proteolytic enzymes such as bromelain, papain, serrapeptase and nattokinase.  Clogged arteries may also be
cleaned with 4 to 6 drops of a saturated solution of potassium iodide (SSKI). Take antioxidants such as vitamins C and
E, astaxanthin, also MSM and DMSO.
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cover po t and cook for another 5 minutes. Check to make sure that the
peas are soft before turning the heat of f.
3. In a small pan, heat ghee for 15 seconds, add all spices and let cook for
15 seconds; add mixture to the peas.
4. Cut vegetables into small chunks and place in a lar ge bowl, then add a
dash of black pepper and a pinch of salt.5. Add lemon and oil (olive or avocado) and mix well.
6. Beans sh ould be  piping hot by now. Drain and add to the vege tables.
Mix.
7. Garnish with a few slices of avocado, a sliver of lemon and a twig of
parsley.
Enjoy!S T O V E  T O P  A C O R N  S Q U A S H  ( K A D D U )
I find that cooking on a stove t op takes less time than cooking in an oven
and I can control the temperature better. The texture of most food cooked
this way  is also much better, as  baking can make some foods— like acorn
squash—too sof t. Y ou can take the peels of f if you like before cutting it into
pieces. Leaving the peel on m akes this a little crunchy, but with a soft
inside.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Serves 4
M a i n  I n g r e d i e n t s
1 small onion, diced
1 small acorn squash, cut into squares, with skin
H e r b s / S p i c e s
1 tablespoon fenugreek seeds
1 teaspoon mustard seeds½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons crushed sage leaves
1 tablespoon coconut flakes
½ teaspoon turmeric
¼ teaspoon ginger powder
O i l / G h e e
4 tablespoons coconut or saf flower oil
K i t c h e n  G e a r
Medium pan with lid
D i r e c t i o n s
1. Heat oil in frying pan, then add onion.
2. Brown o nion an d then add fenu greek and mustard seeds. Cook for 30
seconds, and then add turmeric, ginger powder, and half the sage
leaves.
3. Add squ ash, sal t, and water. T urn the lid over and add a few d rops of
water to  it to ensure ingredients do not burn. Let cook for 5-10 minutes
on medium heat, checking every few minutes for signs of burning.
4. Remove from heat and serve; garnish with some sage and coconut
flakes.
Enjoy as a side dish.T A M A R I N D  S W E E T  A N D  S O U R  C H U T N E Y
( I M L E E  K I  C H U T N E Y )
A great digestive aid; good with any meal, but especially good with
vegetable fritters ( pakorahs)
Preparation time: 10 minutes plus one hour for soaking tamarind
Makes about cup and a half
M a i n  I n g r e d i e n t s
½ cup tamarind, seeded
H e r b s / S p i c e s
2 tablespoons cane sugar
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon mango powder
A dash of ginger powder
A dash of red chili powder
O i l / G h e e
–
K i t c h e n  G e a r
Small frying pan
Spice grinder
Mortar and pestle
Strainer
Small Bowl
D i r e c t i o n s1. Run the tamarind under warm water to rinse it of f and then soak it in a
cup of warm water for an hour.
2. Mash it  togethe r with your han ds so all the pieces are dissolved in
water. Y ou may have to add another 1/4 cup of water here.
3. T ake out any hard pieces or seeds with your hands.
4. Strain the rest of the mixture with a strainer into a small bowl.
5. Heat sm all pan on high heat for  2 minutes. Add cumin seeds and turn
the h eat of f. Sha ke the pan sligh tly so the seeds roast evenly. Coarsely
grind the cumin seeds with mortar and pestle.
6. Put the sugar in the spice grinder so it is powdered and can  easily
dissolve.
7. Add all the spices, sugar and cumin powder to the bowl, mi xing it
gently.
8. Serve fresh with the fritters and store the remainder in a glass jar and
refrigerate. Keeps for 2-3 weeks
Enjoy!T A P I O C A,  C H I A,  H E M P  S E E D  P U D D I N G
This is a great recipe for a healthy sweet snack. It can also be enjoyed for
breakfast or as a dessert.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Serves 3-4
M a i n  I n g r e d i e n t s
¼ cup tapioca
¼ cup chia seeds
1 cup water
1½ cups whole milk *
¼ cup hemp seeds
4 dates
1 teaspoon chopped pistachios
H e r b s / S p i c e s¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
2 teaspoons rose water
A few strands saf fron
O i l / G h e e
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K i t c h e n  G e a r
Small bowls
Medium pot
* non-dairy substitute may be used
D i r e c t i o n s
1. Put tapioca seeds in one cup of water, and let sit for 10 minutes.
2. Place chia seeds in ½ cup of water and let sit for 10 minutes.
3. Bring milk to a boil in medium pot.
4. Drain w ater fro m tapioca seeds and add to milk; add chia se eds to
milk. (Chia seeds will have expanded in the water and ca n’ t be
drained).
5. Cook for 5 minutes on low heat.
6. T urn the heat of f and add hemp seeds.
7. Stir in rose water.
8. Chop dates into small pieces and add to mixture.
9. Garnish with cardamom powder, a few threads of saf fron and the
chopped pistachios.
10. Serve warm or chilled.
Enjoy!T U R M E R I C  P A S T A  W I T H  P A N - G R I L L E D
V E G E T A B L E S
This is a tasty su mmer meal and a great way to enjoy fresh veg etables. It is
not too heavy, and can be enjoyed for both lunch and dinner.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Serves 2
M a i n  I n g r e d i e n t s
6 cups water
1 cup whole wheat penne pasta
1 small onion cut in big pieces
½ zucchini, sliced
8 small colored peppers, diced in big chunks
1 small peeled tomato, halved and shredded
H e r b s / S p i c e s½ teaspoon rosemary
½ teaspoon fenugreek or basil leaves
⅛ teaspoon powdered ginger
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup chopped fresh basil leaves
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon turmeric
O i l / G h e e
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 teaspoons saf flower oil
K i t c h e n  G e a r
Medium pot
Lar ge bowl
Lar ge frying pan
Medium frying pan
D i r e c t i o n s
1. Put 6 cups of water into a pot and add 1 teaspoon of olive oil (the oil
will prev ent the  pasta from stic king.) Bring the water to a boil (takes
about 5 minutes.). Add pasta to the pot and give it a quick stir. T urn the
heat to medium and let it cook for 10 minutes.
2. While p asta is cooking, toss oni ons, peppers, and zucchini together in
a bowl, along w ith the saf flower oil, rosemary, fenugreek or basil
leaves, ginger, black pepper, and salt. Let the mixture sit for 10
minutes.
3. Strain cooked pasta, rinse it with cold water; set aside.
4. Heat a teaspoon  of olive oil in the medium frying pan 15 seconds on
medium heat. Add garlic, basil, and turmeric. Cook for 30 seconds.
Add the  shredde d tomato and sa lt. Cook for 2-3 minutes on low heat.
Add pasta to the mixture and cook for one minute.5. Preheat lar ge frying pan for 3- 5 minutes on medium heat. Add the
marinaded vegetables. T oss ge ntly to make sure they are cooking
evenly f or about 2 minutes. Y ou  may need to turn the heat down  a little
to avoid burning the vegetables.
6. Mix the vegetables with the p asta mixture. Serve hot with a little
drizzle of olive oil.
Enjoy!T U R N I P S  W I T H  S P I N A C H  ( P A A L A K
S H A L G U M )
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