brought in the salad and said he was honored to serve it to me because whatever had been accomplished this far, I had earned. The salad was in a small bowl and consisted
of romaine lettuce, celery, cucumber, and shredded carrots. Dr. Gross instructed me to
"take an hour to eat it." This was to be the first step in a more natural, raw diet. I did
take an hour to eat that salad and then I sat back and waited for something to happen.
To my surprise there was no explosion, no violent reaction. In fact, I felt comfortable. There was some indigestion during the night, but I had not eaten raw food in six
years. (This indigestion occurred for the next couple of days and then subsided and did not recur.)
   Thursday, November 5, 1964 --21st eating day: Weight 131-1/2 pounds; a gain of 2-
3/4 pounds from yesterday and a total gain of 23-1/2 pounds after 20 days of eating.
Blood pressure 110/66. Took a short, early morning jog and felt marvelous. I've been
waking up at 6:00 a.m. feeling refreshed, rested, and raring to go. I feel alive and vital. Breakfast: four oranges and about four ounces of raw peanuts ground to a nut
butter. Lunch: a half of a honeydew melon, two pears, three bananas, and a few dates.
Supper: large raw vegetable salad, steamed  asparagus, and eggplant parmigiana stew.
I notice an increased endurance in my reading ability--speed, concentration, etc. Visual and auditory acuity increased.
   Friday, November 6, 1964 --22nd eating day: Weight 134-1/2 pounds; a gain of 3
pounds from yesterday and a total gain of 26-1/4 pounds after three weeks of eating.
I'm anxious to go home. I'm ready to get back into the normal routine of life--to work,
to play, to be with Corinne and my children, and to live again. Dr. Gross estimates a
few more days here, just to see how I'll be handling the diet change toward the
increased roughage. Breakfast: one whole grap efruit, two oranges, and four ounces of
filbert nuts ground fine. Lunch: a half of a honeydew melon, one persimmon, grapes, and two bananas. Supper: large raw vegetable salad, steamed broccoli, and a bowl of
whole grain rice. I have not had any desire to eat meat, nor have I had a desire for
alcohol, tea, coffee, chocolate, tobacco, white bread, salt, white sugar and its products, processed and denatured foods, or anything else that breeds ill health. These things
have, fortunately, been eliminated from my li fe, just as have all the drugs that were
poisoning my system for so long.
   Saturday, November 7, 1964 --23rd eating day: Weight 134-3/4; a gain of 1/2 pound
from yesterday and a total gain of 26-3/4 pounds after 22 days of eating. Blood
pressure 110/70. Breakfast: three oranges and four ounces ground, raw peanuts.
Lunch: a quarter of a watermelon, grapes, apple, and strawberries. Supper: large raw
vegetable salad, steamed peas, and two bake d potatoes. During the past week or so,
Dr. Gross has been taking me along for the ride on some of his daily errands. I've
enjoyed getting out and seeing the beautiful countryside with the Hudson River ever
in the distance. I look forward to these outings. We visited various historic places, but
today was special. We visited the Roosevelt estate about nine miles toward the southern end of Hyde Park. I was even so bold as to pick a small bag of apples from
the orchard.
   Sunday, November 8, 1964 --24th eating day: Weight 135 pounds; a gain of 1/4
pound from yesterday and a total gain of 27 pounds after 23 days of eating. Breakfast:
two grapefruits, three oranges, and four ounces of ground almonds (still quite a volume of food, but it soon begins to taper off). Lunch: grapes, two apples, one
banana, and one avocado. Supper: large raw vegetable salad, steamed celery and peas,
and one acorn squash. (I know the subject of B.M.s has been brought up throughout
the book and it is hardly an exciting topic, but it is important since it bears a
relationship to the return of normal function and healing of the large intestine, which
medical opinion said could not regenerate. So  periodically, if you will, I'll give you
progress reports on this part of my life.) Bowel activity varies at this point from one or two to six or eight per 24 hour day and ranges from some looseness to semi-formed
and formed. Another interesting occurrence is the fact that celery, corn, etc., does not
show up in the stools as undigested. When I had the active ulcerative colitis, many
pieces of roughage foods would appear. This also occurs in so-called healthy
individuals I've questioned. This only proves that not only has healing taken place, but
function and strength in the intestinal tract has developed through the body's own
ability.
   Monday, November 9, 1964 --25th eating day: Weight 135-1/4 pounds; a gain of 1/4
pound from yesterday and a total gain of 27-1/2 pounds after 24 days of eating. Dr.
Gross informed me this morning that I can plan on going home in a few days. I waste
no time in making a decision to leave on Friday the 13th, just four days from today. I
know the days will not pass fast enough now. Breakfast: one grapefruit, two oranges, and four ounces ground, raw cashews. Lunch: a chunk of watermelon, slice of
cantaloupe, two apples, four peaches, and se veral dates. Supper: large raw vegetable
salad, steamed zucchini squash, and two steamed potatoes. I notice the stools are not
as foul as they were when I was so ill a nd when I ate meat. In fact, foul stools are
characteristic of meat eaters because of the meat's putrefaction in the intestinal tract;
while in vegetarians--particularly those who eat a predominantly raw diet--the stools
are virtually odorless for the most part, indicating no toxic elements in the colon. (I beg your indulgence for this additional bit on bowels.)
   Tuesday, November 10, 1964 --26th eating day: Weight 136-1/4 pounds; a gain of 1
pound from yesterday and a total gain of 28-1/4 pounds after 25 days of eating. Worked out a bit more vigorously in the gym this morning, followed by 30 minutes of
cross-country jogging. (I was a cross-country runner in college and it was an
exhilarating sensation to be able to get back  in the groove.) Breakfast: three oranges
and four ounces of ground cashews. Lunch: half a cantaloupe, one plum, blueberries,
and dates. Supper: large raw vegetable sa lad, vegetable stew, and a bowl of whole
grain rice. I thought of the many friends I had made in the two and one-half months
I've been here and of some of the dramatic  recoveries I witnessed. I am awed by the
inherent and miraculous ability of the body to heal itself when it is left alone.
   Wednesday, November 11, 1964 --27th eating day: Weight 136-1/2 pounds; a gain of
1/2 pound from yesterday and a total gain of 28-1/2 pounds after 26 days of eating.
Blood pressure 110/74. Woke up at 6:00 a.m. full of energy. It's still a novelty to me
to be able to wake up in the morning and actually look forward to each day and to life rather than to dread each day, to suffer physically, mentally, and emotionally and to
wish for death Took a light two-mile cross-country jog this morning. Breakfast: one
grapefruit, two oranges and three to four oun ces of whole peanuts. (From here on, the
nuts and sunflower seeds, etc., are no longer ground. The teeth will do the work. The
building up to these whole foods has been very gradual, but it was necessary to accustom the rejuvenated intestinal tract to the foods it was meant to handle. There are times when at home we make our own peanut butter because my boys love it and
it's so superior to the store-bought, roaste d-out, and adulterated mess. Once you eat
homemade raw peanut butter, you just can't go back to the commercial stuff.) Lunch:
large raw vegetable salad, steamed yellow summer squash, and two steamed potatoes.
Supper: vegetable soup, large raw vegetable salad, steamed green beans, and a bowl
of whole grain rice. Slept much better.
   Thursday, November 12, 1964 --28th eating day: Weight 137 pounds; a gain of 1/2
pound from yesterday and a


 issues hanging out all over. Give them an example of what
you are going through or wishing to change. Experienced, well-trained
practitioners, in particular those trained under ACEP and AAMET, will
know what is in their scope of practice and may or may not refer you to
a mental health expert if necessary.
What is their policy regarding “results”? For example, my policy is that
if a client does not receive emotional results, and I define that clearly
before we ever schedule a session, they may receive their money back.
What does your intuition or gut tell you once the free consultation is
over?
If you are under care of a mental health professional or physician, consult
first with them before you seek an EFT expert. I have worked in concert,
with legal permission from the client, with mental health professionals who
have made refer rals in addition to the therapy they are receiving. When you
are dealing with emotional challenges and old past trauma, you want to
make sure that the person you work with has the appropriate ethics,
boundaries, experience, and scope of practice understanding in place before
moving forward.
See the EFT Resources  section at the end of this book for more
information on practitioners and finding a good one.
Costs of sessions range from pay-what-you-can (using a “pay it forward”
approach) right on up to $500 or more per session. Average rates range
from $80 to $160 for an hour-long session, and sessions are generally 60 to
90 minu tes. Other options include several hour sessions, retreat sessions
over a weekend, five to fifteen minutes a day by phone coaching sessions,
emer gency sessions, and more.
What can you expect after a tapping session? Clarity, resolution, relief.In Conclusion
Now you know the answers to the most commonly asked questions about
using EFT, and you know how to go about finding a good practitioner for
your particular issues.
Part II of this book will focus on subjects of interest to most people.
These include using EFT to end self-sabotage; resolve stress; find physical
relief; resolve phobias; address weight issues, cravings, and body
acceptance challenges; and relieve grief.
[contents]10. Meryl Ann Butler, “A Romp through the Quantum Field: A Dialogue with Bruce Lipton and
Gregg Braden,” on Brucelipton.com, last modified Feb. 7, 2012,
www.brucelipton.com/resource/interview/romp-through-the-quantum-field.
11. Christine Comaford, “The One Question That Is Shaping Y our Life,” Forbes Online Magazine,
last modified Oct. 27, 2013, accessed January 15, 2015,
www.forbes.com/sites/christinecomaford/2013/10/27/the-one-question-that-is-shaping-your -entire-
life/3/.
OceanofPDF.comPART II
Common Tapping Topics
OceanofPDF.comThis second part of the book addresses common issues we face in our daily
lives. It is full of easy-to-follow exercises and tips for tapping. Scattered
throughout the text are enco uragements to tap continuously for an
emotional breather or a pause for when things get too intense.
Chapter 6 on self-sabotag e looks at root causes of sabotage as well as
sabotage as a coping mechanism  and solution to a problem we may have
outgrown. It starts by addressing resistance to tapping. Chapter 7 on stress
relief explores how to shift our relationship to the everyday stressors in our
lives. It looks at how we absorb stress patterns from our families, ancestors,
and culture and how to transform harmful patterns. Chapter 8 offers the
Chase the Pain technique and everything from how to tap on the physical
and emotional aspects of a cold or virus to strengthening the immune
system through tapping. You can even tap to recover emotional equilibrium
after a traumatizing accident and aim tapping at serious illnesses and
allergies. Chapter 9 explores how phobias get lodged in place and how to
dislodge them. Chapter 10, the weight release and body  image chapter,
offers a cornucopia of exercis es and opportunities to explore how to
transform our relationship to cravings, our body, and our weight. Chapter 1 1
explores how to apply tapping to loss and grief, which we all face, without
suffering needlessly.OceanofPDF.comChapter 6
Self-Sabotage—Why We Do It,
How to Change That
Self-sabotage is like a civil war inside the body, getting in the way of
dreams, hope, goals, productivity, and joy. One part of us wants the thing
we want, but another part of us is terrified about what horrible  thing could
happen if we do achieve that goal, have the love, make the change.
We want to be skinny and look good but another part of us is afraid of
unwelcome attention or vulnerability; the weight has been insulating us
since we were little. Is it any wonder that diets only work for a little while?
We want to be successful but another part of us is afraid of being smacked
down like when  we were little and “too big for our britches” or the other
family members were jealous. We deeply want a committed relationship,
but another part of us is afraid that love hurts and the subconscious part of
us would rather sabotage than feel that pain again, so we keep making the
same relationship mistakes at key moments. We want to turn our projects in
on time but we’re terrified that they won’ t be perfect or that we’ll fail, so
we procrasti nate at the expense of our career or business.
And so the cycle begins: we beat ourselves up for not having the
willpower, the strength, the coura ge, the whatever quality to live the life we
want. And then we feel worse. And this cycle continues over years, piling
layers of hard feelings on top of already disappointing experi ences. This
negative reinfor cing process moves us away from the insights we need to
heal. Our self-defeating behavior perpetuates the cycle.
I write, dear tappers, as a bona-fide, credentialed master of the art of self-
sabotage, who has changed (most of) her ways. With tappin g and otherhealing work, I have resolved a great many of them but can attest that
sabotage is never about what it seems. It could be carb addiction,
relationship explosions, chronic lateness, clutter, or physical troubles—self-
sabotage is a protective behavior. And because sabotage protects, it’s
difficult to change. It is our mind and body’ s attempt to keep us safe in
some way. It’s not rational, reasonable, and it doesn’ t even feel safe. But
trust that your subconscious is always at work, trying to keep you safe. And
since the vast majority of our mind is subconscious, guess who wins?
EFT founding master Carol Look has regularly referred to sabotage as
being a solution to a problem. It can be considered a coping mechanism that
used to serve us but does not anymore. Typically, sabotage includes
strategies we learned in early childhood experiences to gain approval, love,
safety, and the like.
Knowing that your sabotaging behavior is a coping mechanism and a way
for you to get love, for example, may explain why beating yourself up
doesn’ t really work as a long-te rm solution. You can’t get to the roots of a
problem that way. Next time you’re about to berate yourself, you might stop
and instead consider yourself incredibly resourceful, not a hopeless loser.
When you start to soften aroun d these behaviors and have compassion for
yourself, you gain the opportunity to uncover the core issues or roots of the
sabotage behavi ors, and then you can tap on them. There’ s always hope!
Tapping is a particularly useful tool to have at your comm and when
resolving the components that hold your self-sabotage in place. But what if
you don’t want to tap? Resistance is quite common, so let’s explore a bit
more.
Exercise: Journal List Resistance to T apping
You’ll need your EFT journal for this and the next one. Title this page
“Tapping Resistance.” First, list all the reasons why you might not or will
not tap. Write quickly without giving it too much thought. Your reasons
might include everything from  “I have no time”  to “I don’t want to,” to “Idon’t believe it will work,” to “I can’t sit still long enough to tap.” Each
“reason” is atapping target that will lead you to uncovering  blocks to
tapping. Follow one resistance “reason” to the end and see what you learn.
Exercise: Clear T apping Resistance
Step 1. Is there an area in your life that could benefit from tapping but you
feel resistant? What’ s in the way of your tapping? List one reason. For
example, “I don’t want to.” Use the 0 to 10 scale to determine how resistant
you are right now to tapping on the problem area. Write it down. Also note
any corresponding body sensations in your journal.
Step 2.  Create an EFT setup statement that targets your resistance: “Even
though I am resisting tapping on (the issue you have targeted), I deeply and
completely love and


 O u r  M e d i c i n e

G o d  k n o w s  u s  a s  H e  c r e a t e d  u s — p e r f e c t  a n d  i n n o c e n t  n o w
a n d  f o r e v e r. *  O u r  m i s t a k e s  d o n ’ t  c h a n g e  o u r  e t e r n a l
e s s e n c e,  a n d  i t ’ s  t h a t  w h i c h  t h e  F a t h e r  k n o w s  a n d  l o v e s.
O u r  p r a y e r  f o r  h e a l i n g,  f o r  a t o n e m e n t,  f o r  c o r r e c t i o n,  i s  a
p r a y e r  t o  b e  h e a l e d  o f  o u r  o w n  f o r g e t f u l n e s s.  W e  p r a y  t o  b e
r e m i n d e d  o f  w h o  w e  r e a l l y  a r e  s o  o u r  t h o u g h t s  a n d  b e h a v i o r
n o  l o n g e r  r e f l e c t  a  d i s s o c i a t i o n  f r o m  o u r  d i v i n e  s e l f.
W e  c a n  p r a y  b e f o r e  e v e r y  d a y,  e v e r y  m e e t i n g,  e v e r y
e n c o u n t e r  t h a t  w e  w i l l  b e  o u r  b e s t — t h a t  w e  w o n ’ t  b et h r o w n  o f f  o u r  c e n t e r  b y  f e a r  a n d  e g o.  A n d  a f t e r w a r d,  w e
c a n  s u r r e n d e r  e v e r y  a s p e c t  o f  w h a t  o c c u r r e d — w h a t  w e  f e l t,
w h a t  w e  d i d,  w h a t  w e ’ r e  a s h a m e d  o f,  w h a t  w e ’ r e  a n g r y
a b o u t  o r  f e e l i n g  h o p e f u l  a b o u t.
W e  c a n ’ t  f i x  o u r s e l v e s,  a n d  w e  d o n ’ t  h a v e  t o.  W h e n  w e
a r e  w i l l i n g  t o  o p e n  o u r s e l v e s  c o m p l e t e l y  t o  G o d,  s h o w i n g
H i m  o u r  d a r k n e s s  a s  w e l l  a s  o u r  l i g h t,  H i s  s p i r i t  e n t e r s  u s  a t
d e e p e r  l e v e l s  t h a n  a n y  w o r l d l y  f o r c e  c o u l d  p e n e t r a t e.  T h e n,
a n d  o n l y  t h e n,  a r e  w e  c h a n g e d  o n  c a u s a l  l e v e l s  o f
c o n s c i o u s n e s s,  g e n u i n e l y  f r e e d  o f  t h e  p a t t e r n s  t h a t  h a v e
h e l d  u s  b a c k.
W e  d o n ’ t  l i k e  i t  w h e n  a  d o c t o r  r u s h e s  i n  f o r  a n
a p p o i n t m e n t,  s p e n d s  f i v e  m i n u t e s  w i t h  u s,  a n d  t h e n  r u s h e s
o u t.  H o w  c o u l d  h e  o r  s h e  p o s s i b l y  u n d e r s t a n d  o u r  s i t u a t i o n,
t h e  s u b t l e  n u a n c e s  o f  o u r  p r e d i c a m e n t?  Y e t  w e  r u s h  i n  a n d
r u s h  o u t  o f  a n  a p p o i n t m e n t  w i t h  t h e  d i v i n e  p h y s i c i a n  a l l  t h e
t i m e.  W e  d i p  i n  f o r  a  p r a y e r  h e r e,  a  b i t  o f  m e d i t a t i o n  t h e r e.
W e  r e a d  a  b o o k  o f  i n s p i r a t i o n a l  p o e m s  o r  s a y i n g s.  W e  d o
s e m i n a r s  o r  g o  t o  w e e k e n d  r e t r e a t s.  B u t  o n l y  a  c o n t i n u o u s
c h a n g e  i n  t h e  w a y  w e  t h i n k  i s  e n o u g h  t o  g u a r a n t e e  a
s p i r i t u a l  h e a l i n g.  I t  i s  n o t  e n o u g h  t o  g e t  n a k e d  w i t h  G o d
e v e r y  o n c e  i n  a  w h i l e.  W e  m u s t  p r e s e n t  o u r s e l v e s
a u t h e n t i c a l l y  t o  H i m  n o t  j u s t  s o m e t i m e s  b u t  a l l  t h e  t i m e :  n o t
j u s t  e v e r y  h o u r,  b u t  e v e r y  m o m e n t  o f  e v e r y  d a y.  W e  c a n
o p e n  o u r  h e a r t s  s o  m u c h  t h a t  a l l  o u r  f e a r  w i l l  m e l t  a w a y.  W e
c a n  l i v e  i n  a  c o n t i n u o u s  c o m m u n i o n  w i t h  G o d  i n  w h i c h
e v e r y  p e r c e p t i o n,  e v e r y  p o s s i b l e  t h i n g,  i s  c o n s t a n t l y
s u r r e n d e r e d  f o r  H i s  b l e s s i n g  a n d  r e v i e w.  A n d  w h e n  w e  a r es o  r a d i c a l l y  a v a i l a b l e  t o  H i m


 p i r e d  m e
g r e a t l y.  A f t e r  h i s  t a l k,  I  s t o o d  i n  l i n e  t o  a s k  h i m  v e r y
e a r n e s t l y  i f  h e  h a d  a n y  a d v i c e  f o r  m e.  H e  t o l d  m e  t h e
T a l m u d i c  p r i n c i p l e  t h a t  i n  t h e  m i d s t  o f  t h e  d a r k e s t  n i g h t,  w e
s h o u l d  a c t  a s  i f  t h e  m o r n i n g  h a s  a l r e a d y  c o m e.  A n d  t h e n  h e
k i s s e d  m y  f o r e h e a d.  A  f e e l i n g  o f  c o m p l e t e  b l i s s  c a m e  o v e r
m e  t h a t  l a s t e d  f o r  h o u r s.
A  k i s s  o n  t h e  f o r e h e a d  i s  a  p o w e r - f i l l e d  g e s t u r e :
s o m e o n e  k i s s e s  ( g i v e s  l o v e  t o )  y o u r  f o r e h e a d  ( y o u r  t h i r d
e y e,  o r  s e a t  o f  t h e  s o u l ).  W h a t  m o r e  p r o f o u n d  r i t u a l  c o u l d
t h e r e  b e  f o r  s e n d i n g  s o m e o n e  o f f  w i t h  y o u r  b l e s s i n g?D u r i n g  t h a t  s a m e  p e r i o d  I  r e c e i v e d  a n o t h e r,  e q u a l l y
w o n d e r f u l,  b l a s t  o f  e n e r g y.  I  w a s  w a l k i n g  w i t h  o n e  o f  m y
p r o f e s s o r s — n o w  j a z z  c r i t i c  S t a n l e y  C r o u c h — t o  a t t e n d  a
l e c t u r e  b y  J a n e  F o n d a.  T h i s  w a s  1 9 7 0  o r  ’ 7 1,  a n d  F o n d a
w a s  v i s i t i n g  c o l l e g e  c a m p u s e s  t o  d i s c u s s  h e r  a n t i w a r
a c t i v i s m.  S h e  w a s  g o r g e o u s,  v e r y  t h i n  i n  j e a n s  a n d  w o r k
s h i r t,  w e a r i n g  t h e  l a y e r e d  h a i r c u t  s h e  m a d e  f a m o u s  i n  t h e
m o v i e  K l u t e.  A n d  s h e  l o o k e d  l i k e  s h e  w a s  l i t  f r o m  w i t h i n.
T h e  c o m b i n a t i o n  o f  h e r  s t u n n i n g  p h y s i c a l  b e a u t y  a n d  h e r
a l m o s t  s p i r i t u a l  r a d i a n c e  b l e w  m e  a w a y  t h e n  a n d  s t i l l  d o e s
w h e n  I  t h i n k  a b o u t  i t.  A n d  w h i l e  s h e  w a s  w a l k i n g  t o  t h e
l e c t u r e,  s h e  d i d  s o m e t h i n g  t h a t  c h a n g e d  m y  l i f e.
C r o u c h,  w h o  i s  A f r i c a n  A m e r i c a n,  a n d  I  w e r e  w a l k i n g
d o w n  a  s i d e w a l k  p e r p e n d i c u l a r  t o  t h e  o n e  s h e  w a s  s t r o l l i n g
o n.  A s  s h e  c r o s s e d  o u r  s i d e w a l k,  s h e  t u r n e d  h e r  h e a d  a n d
g l a n c e d  a t  u s.  I  d o n ’ t  k n o w  w h a t  m a d e  h e r  f a c e  l i g h t  u p —
y o u n g  w h i t e  f e m a l e  w a l k i n g  w i t h  b l a c k  p r o f e s s o r?
( r e m e m b e r,  t h i s  w a s  1 9 7 0 ) — b u t  s h e  t h e n  s h o t  a  s m i l e  i n  m y
d i r e c t i o n  t h a t  r i v a l e d  i n  p o w e r  t h e  t r a n s m i s s i o n s  o f  e n e r g y  I
r e c e i v e d  y e a r s  l a t e r  f r o m  a  s p i r i t u a l  m a s t e r.  S h e  s e e m e d  t o
p r o j e c t  s o m e  w o n d e r f u l n e s s  o n t o  S t a n l e y ’ s  a n d  m y  m e r e l y
w a l k i n g  t o g e t h e r,  a n d  h e r  a p p r o v a l  h i t  m e  l i k e  a  t i d a l  w a v e
o f  p o s i t i v e  e n e r g y.  F r o m  t h a t  p o i n t  f o r w a r d,  i t  f e l t  l i k e  I  h a d
b e e n  b l e s s e d  b y  J a n e  F o n d a.
I  w a n t e d  t o  m e n t i o n  t h i s  i n c i d e n t  w h e n  I  m e t  F o n d a
a l m o s t  t h i r t y  y e a r s  l a t e r,  b u t  I  d i d n ’ t.  I  w o u l d  h a v e  f e l t
s t u p i d.  W h a t  w a s  I  s u p p o s e d  t o  s a y :  “ I  s a w  y o u  t h i r t y  y e a r s
a g o,  a n d


so-called disease. Yes, it fits your disease —you who write
to find out if the Tilden system of cure applies to your case.
Yes; cannot you realize that law and order pervades the
universe? And it is the same from nebula to stone, from
stone to plant, from plant to animal, from animal to man,
from man to mind, and from mind to super -mind—God. To
use a blanket expression: Law and ord er pervades the
universe, the same yesterday, today and forever, and is the
same from star -dust to mind —from electron to mind.
Toxemia explains how the universal law operates in health
and disease. One disease is the same as another; one man
the same as an other; one flower the same as another; the
carbon in bread, sugar, coal, and the diamond is the same.
Yes, one disease can be cured (?) the same as another,
unless the organ acted on by toxemic crises is destroyed.

   For example: If wrong eating is pers isted in, the acid
fermentation first irritates the mucous membrane of the
stomach; the irritation becomes inflammation, then
ulceration, then thickening and hardening, which ends in
cancer at last. The medical world is struggling to find the
cause of canc er. It is the distal end of an inflammatory
process whose proximal beginning may be any irritation. The end is degeneration from a lack of oxygen and
nutriment, and, in degenerating, the septic material enters
the circulation, setting up chronic septic poi soning called
cancer cachexia.

   Disease is a common expression of universal enervation.
An understanding of physiology and pathology necessitates
a firm grip on evolution as expressed in biology; or
reasoning will go astray occasionally.

   Modern cu res and immunization are vanity and vexation;
they are founded on the foolish principle of reasoning from
effect, is disease, to cause. The organ which is suffering
from many crises of Toxemia is discovered —it may be
ulcer of the stomach, then the ulcer is  cut out; it may be
gallstone, then the stone is cut out; it may be fibroid tumor
of the womb, then the tumor or womb is cut out. The same
may be said of other effects —the medical armament is
turned loose on a lot of effects. This is accepted by the
public  mind as efficient treatment of disease, when in fact it
is a stupid removing of effects. And that is not the worst of
such blundering. The operators have not the slightest idea
of the cause of the effects they so skillfully remove.

    In other derangem ents the same lack of knowledge of
cause prevails. In the treatment of deficiency diseases, the
lacking element is supplied from the laboratory; but
nothing is done in the line of restoring the organ to
normality. Why? Because medical science has not
disco vered why organs fail to function properly; and until
this discovery is made, scientific blundering will continue.

THE WORLD NEEDS THE SCIENCE OF SURGERY

   If mutilation (unnecessary surgery) is required in nine
hundred and ninety -nine cases to p erfect the skill required
in the thousandth case, the question of the need of high -
class surgery must be answered by the mutilated or
vandalized class.

   Is war necessary? What would be the answer of the
7,485,000 who were killed in the late World War, if the
question were submitted to them? Estimate $5,000 as the
man-power loss for each man; then the world lost
$37,425,000,000 in this one item alone. Surgery costs the
world, in vandalizing the bodies of men, women, and
children, as much every year. Is i t worth that much for all
the real good it does? Why is so much surgery thought to
be necessary? Because of the ignorance of the people, egged on by a science -mad or selfish profession. It is more
spectacular to operate than to teach people how to live to
avoid chronic disease and operations.

ARE PALLIATIVES EVER NECESSARY?

   It is doubtful if the palliation which doctors and cultists
give is worth the disadvantage that the sick habit taught the
patients by their doctor brings them.

   The drug habit taught the thousands certainly
overbalances any relief given. Drugs to relieve pain are
never necessary. Twenty -five years in which I used drugs,
and thirty -three in which I have not used drugs, should
make my belief, that drugs are unnecessary and i n most
cases injurious, worth something to those who care to know
the truth.

YES, VENEREAL DISEASES CAN BE CURED
WITHOUT DRUGS

   I make no exception of syphilis, and stand ready to
demonstrate the truth of what I say at any time and
anywhere to a committee of doctors.
   Nature cures —nature can eliminate syphilis, or any type
of infection, if all enervating habits are given up and a
rational mode of living adopted.

STIMULANTS ARE SUBTILELY UNDERMINING

   So insidious in their action ar e all stimulants that the
unwary are surprised by finding themselves more or less
slaves to them when they are not conscious of using them
to excess.

   The coffee headache is an example. A time comes when
it is not convenient to get the usual breakfast cup. A
dullness or languid feeling appears three or four hours after
breakfast, that cannot be accounted for until some friend
suggests that perhaps it is due to missing the coffee; but the
victim is not convinced until he proves it true by trying it
out several times. Some develop a headache, and still
others are troubled with gaping or yawning and a feeling of
oppression, due to heart enervation brought on from the use
of coffee.

   At first stimulants gently remove awareness —remove tire
and actuate the  mind and body. It should be obvious to reasoning minds that borrowed activity must be paid for
sooner or later.

   Using nerve -energy in excess of normal production
brings on enervation. Few people waste nerve -energy in
one way only. Food is a stimulant. Overeating is
overstimulating. Add to this excess one or two other
stimulants —Coffee or tobacco —excessive venery,
overwork and worry, and one subject to that amount of
drain of nerve -energy will become decidedly enervated.
Elimination falls far short of requirements; consequently
toxin accumulates in the blood. This adds a pronounced
auto-toxin stimulation to that coming from overstimulating
habits, and completes a vicious circle. This complex stands
for a disease -producing Toxemia, which will be permanen t
except as toxin crises —so-called acute diseases —lower the
amount of toxin, again to accumulate and continue until the
habits that keep the body enervated are controlled. Perfect
health cannot be established until all enervating habits have
been eliminate d.

DEFINITION of Toxemia and crises of
Toxemia: —In the process of tissue building —
metabolism —there is cell building —
anabolism —and cell destruction —catabolism.
The broken down tissue is toxic and in
health —when nerve energy is normal —it is
eliminated from the blood as fast as evolved.
When nerve energy is dissipated from any
cause —physical or mental excitement or bad
habits —the body becomes enervated, when
enervated, elimination is checked, causing a
retention of toxin in the blood or Toxemia.
This acc umulation of toxin when once
established will continue until nerve energy is
restored by removing the causes. So -called
disease is nature’s effort at eliminating the
toxin from the blood. All so -called diseases are
crises of Toxemia.
 Introduction to Tox emia

   THE medical world has built an infinite literature without
any (except erroneous and vacillating) ideas of cause.
Medicine is rich in science, but now, as well as in all past
time, it suffers from a dearth of practical ideas. The average
doctor is  often educated out of all the common -sense he
was born with. This, however, is not his fault. It is the fault
of the system. He is an educated automaton. He has facts —
scientific facts galore —without ideas. Ford has mechanical
facts—not more, perhaps, than  thousands of other
mechanics, but he joined them to an idea which made him a
multimillionaire. Millions have facts, but no ideas.
Thousands of doctors have all the scientific data needed,
but they have not harnessed their science to common -sense
and philo sophy.

   Without a clear conception of cause, cure must remain
the riddle that it is.

   The late Sir James Mackenzie —while living, the greatest
clinician in the world —declared: “In medical research the
object is mainly the prevention and cure of dise ase.” If


 sexual responses of a partner and how to excite, seduce,
and satisfy that partner. Love-play is an erotic language for lovers
who enjoy sex and all its sensual ramifications as natural pleasur e.
It is played in privacy by a couple as a reciprocal game.
Fulfilling sex does not depend entirely on specific techniques
or even successful performance of the Art of the Bedcham ber.
Sexual happiness between partners in a monogamous relation
ship depends on a host of other factors-physical, psychological,
emotional, even financial. The art of lovemaking can enhance
pleasure and thrill in a happy relationship, but it cannot create
them in an unhappy one. Above all, personal alchemy between
lovers is a unique mind-body interaction, unprecedented in expe
rience and unpredictable in result.
Many couples, especially those long married, tend to stay in a
well-worn lovemaking rut. They become captives of routines,
from initial love-play, if there is any, to orgasm. Lov emaking, es
pecially love-play, becomes exciting when it is in1provised occa
sionally. Improvising enables each partner to adapt to whatever Tht Alchrmy of Desire ANCIENT SECRE TS FOR MODERN LOVE RS
190 responses are observed in the other, and concentrate on whatever
best excites the latter. People exhibit a wide variety of reactions to
erotic stimulation, whether it be external stimulation of the body
or internal stimulation of the mind-or both. Some moan, some
whisper, some talk a blue streak, some ululate like banshees. Oth
ers, instead of vocalizing their reactions, express them in body
language, from epileptic thrashing to apparent rigor mortis. A
sensitive lover can gauge a partner's reactions to love-play.
The various reactions, or symptoms of arousal, range from
physiological, reflecting the sensory input experienced by the
body, to cerebral, reflecting thoughts and emotions exciting the
mind. Men often react readily to physical stimulation, while
most women are put in an erotic mood more easily by psychologi
cal stimulation of thoughts and emotions. The relative power of
physical and psychological stimuli, however, varies among indi
viduals and over time within the same individual.
Love-play starts, or should start, long before a kiss or an em
brace. It may begin with a subtle innuendo, an erotic code word, a
brazen sexual invitation. Or the body may speak with a glance, a
smile, a toss of hair or heave of bosom. Or the opening signals
may begin amid an erotic ambience of low lights, sensual music,
the scent of flowers or natural perfume of the body. Familiar part
ners, especially long-married spouses, often telescope or even skip
love-play, but an occasional return to romance could banish bed
room blahs and lend a piquant touch to lovemaking.
The physical phase of love-play should be approached with
caution. Since love-play and coitus are the most intimate acts
shared by two individuals, personal hygiene is of paramount im
portance.
As n1en arc more genital-oriented than wotncn, a n1an tnight
tend to go directly to his partner's genitals at the start of love-play.
This may dan1pcn the ardor of a sensitive wotnan. Since any sud
den sexua l act could be either elixir or poison to a sensitive part
ncr, especially a tcnule, one should respect all the dos and don'ts,
and watch tor the various traffic signs-"slow," "yield," "stop,"
"soft shoulder," "curve ahead," "slippery when wet." If one wants
to venture into uncharted territory, a good tactic is to zip in tenta
tively and zip out inunediatcly, to test the partner's reaction. If the
reaction is clearly negative, change course. If the resistance seems
halfhea rted or a ntcrt' ritual, ust' the Taoist tactics of two steps for-ward, one step back. With this strategy in love-play, one may dis
cover untold delights that both partners secretly yearn for but are
reluctant to admit verbally.
Anytime and anywhere could be good for love-play. Although
some lovers, out of either inventiveness or desperation, are at
tracted to unconventional, even dangerous, locales, most prefer
a more romantic environment-a secluded, moonlit beach, or a
cozy, dimly lit living room, with the flowing cadences of a piano
in the background, or a candlelit bedroom, perhaps with the bed
strewn with rose or jasmine petals.
LovE-PLAY HAs A PRELUDE
The prelude to love-play may be deliberately programmed or en
tirely spontaneous. A nervous laugh, significant glance, double
entendre, or similar gesture or comment from either partner could
touch off a train of delightful events-whether a brief exchange
of sensual affections or lengthy lovemaking in the form of re
peated, passionate coitus.
The signals may be romantic. By stroking the partner's palm
very lightly with a finger or sucking a fingertip, one can ignite an
all-night conflagration. Occasional butterfly kisses-quick, light,
flirtatious -here and there on the partner's arm, face, and neck tit
illate. Nibbling an earlobe is one way to excite a partner. After all,
some of the acupoints on the ear arc love points. The natural fra
grance of a clean woman is intoxicating to some men, especially
during an erotic encounter.
Olfactory sensitivity is a major element in Chinese erotic po
etry, as seen in the celebrated poem "Ten Fragrances," mentioned
earlier. It is also important in the West. The French, for instance,
usc the term cassolette (perfume pan) to describe the fragrance from
a woman's body-lips, hair, skin, armpits, vulva-as well as her
ling erie. This natural feminine fragrance is best enjoyed with the
sniff-ki�s. or so-caHed Chinese kiss, done by putting one's nose
next to the selected area of the partner's body and sniffing away
soulfully. The ( :hinc�c usc: the nasal kiss mainly as an affectil 1nat c
gesture with little childr en and as a flirtatious act bct wt·cn sexes.
Lip- kissin g is strictly an erotic bed room act in ( :hina.
If partners arc dining privatl·ly, pl·rhap� with candklight and The Alchemy of Desir e ANCIE NT SECR ETS FO R MODERN LOV ERS
soft nn1sic, feeding one another rnay be stimulatin g. The feeding
can progress from spooning food into one another's mouth, to
n1outh-to-n1outh transfer of soft food. Ideal erotic foods for this
purpose include peaches, jelly, raw oysters, and dams. Mouth-to
rnouth feeding of wine is an age-old sensual act that tantalizes
nuny lovers. Some people delight in pouring a little champagne
into the navel of the partner, and drinking from-as well as lick
ing and kissing-the fleshy cup. The chilled, fizzing champagne
stimulates the partner onto whose navel it is poured. Warm rice
wine, such as Chinese Shaoshing or Japanese sake, is a good alter
native.
One of the great preliminaries to sex is dancing-touch danc
ing. Many torn1s of dancing, in fact, are evolved from stylized,
sytnbolic representations of the sexual act. Touch dancing may
permit one to sense a lot physically about one's partner through
rhythm, moven1ent, and body contact-even with the clothes on.
A discerning individual can appraise intuitively the sexual style of
the dancing partner. Dancing in private while half dressed or un
dressed is a spicy prelude to love-play.
Signals of this prelude arc often playful. Sporadic, fleeting
gestures carried out in a seemingly accidental or absentm inded
manner have a built-in safety cushion in case of resistance, yet
they may be very tantalizing to a receptive target. Some signals
arc especially effective, whether one is dealing with a sexually in
hibited partner or a fan1iliar but hitherto platonic friend. One is
the "dead hand," by which a person "absentn1indedly" and lightly
places a hand on another's upper ann, shoulder, waist, or thigh. If
the reaction is negative, the hand is pron1ptly withdrawn; if there
is no negative reaction, it renlJins ther e \Vithout any 1noven1ent,
as if dead ; if the reaction is positive, the dead hand con1es to lite
and becornes progr essiv ely friskier.
Another pbyful ploy is a pinch, appl ied on sorne finn, fleshy
part of the body such as the shoulder if ont' is shy, or the thig h or
but tocks if one is bolder. The surprise srna ck, adtnini ster ed


 us out of the labyrinth of experience and
return us to our being, where the peace and joy for which we long resides.
     The formulation  ‘I am’ is a conceptualisation of the experience  ‘I am’, the
awareness of being. It is like an image of the screen on the screen. As long as
it is not qualified by experience, ‘I am’ refers directly to intimate, impersonal,
infinite, self-aware being.
     It is for this reason that ‘I am’ is said to be the divine name. It is a beacon
in the mind of the reality that lies behind  the mind and is, at the same time,
the very essence  of  the mind. T o abide in the ‘I am’ is the highest form of prayer.
44the ultimate prayer
the soul, the world and god

I have always thought of God as being at an infinite distance from myself.
You seem to be suggesting that what is traditionally referred to as God is our very
own being. Is that right?

Many of us intuitively feel that there is a reality behind the visible universe
which the finite mind, due to its limitations, cannot know. However, believ -
ing ourself to be an individual person, we project this greater reality at an
infinite distance from us, thereby satisfying our intuition that it is impersonal
and unlimited but neglecting its intimacy. After all, we as a person emanate
from the universe, and therefore, whatever is the ultimate reality of the uni -
verse must also be the ultimate reality of ourself. In this way, we emphasise
its transcendence at the expense of its immanence.
     Thus, the conventional idea of a creator God, beyond the world and at
an infinite distance from ourself, is the inevitable corollary of the belief in
ourself as a temporary, finite, independently existing entity. Instead of sinking
deeply into our own being, discarding everything that is not essential to it,
until its impersonal, unlimited but utterly intimate essence is revealed, we
project God beyond the universe and then enter into a relationship of prayer
and devotion to that God. The unity of being becomes the individual self or
soul, the world and God.
     T o better understand this, imagine an actor, John Smith, playing the part
of King Lear in Shakespeare’s play. It is as if King Lear, believing himself to
be the king of England, the father of three daughters and at war with France,
intuits the presence of John Smith but, unable to find him in his own ex -
perience, projects him at an infinite distance from himself and then begins
to search for him, entering into a relationship of devotion and supplication
with him without realising that he is, in fact, his very own being.
     This exoteric practice of prayer attenuates the ego or sense of separation,
at least to a degree, and for this reason was considered a regulating factor in
society for many centuries. However, in most cases, the sense of being a sep -
arate individual remains intact, and is even enhanced by its association with
its particular image of God.
     Being a projection of the mind, this idea of God must share its limita -
tions. It is, as such, not so much that God ‘made man in His own image’,
45you are the happiness you seek
although that is true in another sense, but that man conceived God in his
own image. Such a God must always be a product of the limited point of
view of the mind that projects it, and thus is always in danger of becoming
an idea in the service of the ego.
     The egoic appropriation of the divine paves the way for individuals and
nations to act out their beliefs and prejudices while claiming to be inspired
and sanctioned by God. In this way, religion may cease to be a unifying prin -
ciple in society and become a source of division, conflict and hostility.
     Having said that, just as meditating on an object such as a mantra or the
breath may be a prelude to the mind’s subsidence in its source, likewise our
devotion to an external God may be a preparation for the dissolution of our
longing in its source of pure love.
     And even after the traditional distinction between self and God has dis -
solved, the love that is the inevitable consequence of this dissolution may
well continue to express itself in dualistic terms. Indeed, some of the finest
poetry that has ever been written is couched in traditional dualistic language,
although much of it bears the unmistakable signature of one whose sense of
self has completely dissolved in God’s being.

abiding as ‘i am’

Just as the highest form of meditation is not the directing of attention to -
wards an object, however refined that may be, but the immersion of attention
in its source of pure awareness, so the highest prayer or the ultimate gesture
of devotion is not a movement of our longing towards the beloved but the
subsidence of our longing in its source of pure love. In the words of a six -
teenth-century Italian monk, ‘Lord, Thou art the love with which I love
Thee’. It is the baptism of becoming in the ocean of being.
     When attention is divested of its object, it stands revealed as pure aware -
ness; when devotion is relieved of the beloved, it stands revealed as love.
     Just as one who practises meditation must, at some point, relax the fierce
discipline of attention and come to rest in and as the presence of awareness,
the same is true for one on a path of devotion. The apparently separate sub -
ject of experience who once longed to merge with the object of her devotion
now realises that she must abandon it and subside in the source of pure love
from which her devotion arises.
46the ultimate prayer
     Thus it is said, ‘In the existence of your love, I become non-existent.’ *
On both paths, our efforts have brought us to a threshold beyond which
they cannot pass.
     At some point there is a shift or a conversion in our understanding:
what  appears from the perspective of a separate self to be the effort we make
towards the object of our longing is, in fact, the subject of our longing attract -
ing us into itself.
     Our longing is only the veiling of love. What we, as an apparently sep -
arate self, experience as effort is, in fact, the gravitational pull of grace.
All desire is the attraction of love.
     For this reason, the ultimate prayer is to take the name ‘I am’ and lose
oneself in its referent, abiding as that. In this abidance, our being is divested
of the qualities and limitations that it acquires from experience and stands
revealed as intimate, impersonal, infinite being.
     Just as we take off all our clothes before going to bed at night, revealing
our naked body, so, in the practice of prayer, we discard everything that is
superfluous to us, leaving naked being revealed. The person has dissolved,
leaving only impersonal, infinite, utterly intimate being. Thus, the art of
prayer is to abide as ‘I am’. It is the practice of the presence of God.

*     *     *

When I first heard about my true nature of being aware or awareness itself, it was
easy and natural to reside there, but now the old habits of thinking and feeling have
returned and I find myself going back and forth. How can I stay in awareness?

When you say, ‘How can I stay in awareness?’ you are taking yourself to be
something other than awareness, such as a body or a mind. Awareness is con -
sidered something that you must approach, rest in for a period of time and
then leave. This ‘something other than awareness’ is the bundle of thoughts,
images, feelings, sensations and perceptions that constitute the ego or separ -
ate self that most people believe and feel themselves to be, and around whom
their activities and relationships revolve.
47* Jelaluddin Rumi, ‘I Am Yours’, The Love Poems of Rumi, translated by Fereydoun Kia, edited by Deepak
Chopra (Harmony, 1998 ).you are the happiness you seek
     One of the activities of this apparently separate self is to undertake a spiri -
tual practice such as meditation in order to cease being a separate self, with
the suffering that inevitably attends it, and become open, empty, inherently
peaceful awareness. However, such an activity simply perpetuates the separate
self at its origin, which is why it is so frustrating.

So is there nothing I can do?

There is nothing that you, awareness, need to do to be yourself. You are
already always only yourself. However, if we believe and feel ourself to be
a separate self, then we are already doing something. What are we doing?
Seeking peace and happiness in objective experience.

So what can I do?

Investigate the ‘I’ on whose behalf the search for peace and happiness arises.
That is, turn your attention upon yourself and investigate who you really
are, and in this way bring yourself back to the experiential understanding
that you always and already are the awareness that you seek. All the peace
and happiness you long for resides there.

It is easier said than done.

No, it is easier done than said! It takes but a


using	chemicals	regularly	appear	in	the	press.
Acrylamide,	artificial	sweeteners,	nitrosamines,	nitrites,	Alar,	heterocyclic
amines	and	aflatoxin	have	all	been	linked	to	cancer	in	experimental	studies.
There	is	a	widely	held	perception	that	cancer	is	caused	by	toxic	chemicals
that	make	their	way	into	our	bodies	in	a	sinister	way.	For	example,	people
often	cite	health	concerns	to	justify	their	opposition	to	pumping	antibiotics
and	hormones	into	farm	animals.	The	assumption	is	that	the	meat	would	be
safe	to	eat	if	it	didn’t	have	those	unnatural	chemicals	in	it.	The	real	danger	of
the	meat,	however,	is	the	nutrient	imbalances,	regardless	of	the	presence	or
absence	of	those	nasty	chemicals.	Long	before	modern	chemicals	were
introduced	into	our	food,	people	still	began	to	experience	more	cancer	and
more	heart	disease	when	they	started	to	eat	more	animal-based	foods.
A	great	example	of	a	misunderstood	“public	health	concern”	regarding
chemicals	is	the	lengthy,	$30	million	investigation	of	minimally	higher	rates
of	breast	cancer	in	Long	Island,	New	York,	referred	to	in	chapter	eight.	Here,
it	seemed	that	chemical	contaminants	from	certain	industrial	sites	were
creating	breast	cancer	for	women	who	lived	nearby.	But	this	ill-conceived
story	has	proven	to	have	no	merit.
Another	chemical	carcinogen	concern	surrounds	acrylamide,	which	is
primarily	found	in	processed	or	fried	foods	like	potato	chips.	The
implication
is	that	if	we	could	effectively	remove	this	chemical	from	potato	chips,	they
would	be	safe	to	eat,	even	though	they	continue	to	be	highly	unhealthy,
processed	slices	of	potatoes	drenched	with	fat	and	salt.
So	many	of	us	seem	to	want	a	scapegoat.	We	do	not	want	to	hear	that	our
favorite	foods	are	a	problem	simply	because	of	their	nutritional	content.
In	chapter	three,	we	saw	that	the	potential	effects	of	aflatoxin,	a	chemical
touted	as	being	highly	carcinogenic,	could	be	entirely	controlled	by	nutrition.
Even	with	large	doses	of	aflatoxin,	rats	could	be	healthy,	active	and	cancer-
free	if	they	were	fed	low-protein	diets.	We	also	saw	how	small	findings	can
make	big	news	every	time	cancer	is	mentioned.	For	example,	if	experimental
animals	have	an	increased	incidence	of	cancer	after	gargantuan	exposures,	the
chemical	agent	is	trumpeted	as	a	cause	of	cancer,	as	was	the	case	for	NSAR
(see	chapter	three)	and	nitrites.	However,	like	genes,	the	activities	of	thesechemical	carcinogens	are	primarily	controlled	by	the	nutrients	that	we	eat.
So	what	do	these	examples	tell	us?	In	practical	terms,	you	aren’t	doing
yourself	much	good	by	eating	organic	beef	instead	of	conventional	beef	that’s
been	pumped	full	of	chemicals.	The	organic	beef	might	be	marginally
healthier,	but	I	would	never	say	that	it	was	a	safe	choice.	Both	types	of	beef
have	a	similar	nutrient	profile.
It	is	useful	to	think	of	this	principle	in	another	way:	a	chronic	disease	like
cancer	takes	years	to	develop.	Those	chemicals	that	initiate	cancer	are	often
the	ones	that	make	headlines.	What	does	not	make	headlines,	however,	is	the
fact	that	the	disease	process	continues	long	after	initiation,	and	can	be
accelerated	or	repressed	during	its	promotion	stage	by	nutrition.	In	other
words,	nutrition	primarily	determines	whether	the	disease	will	ever	do	its
damage.PRINCIPLE	#6
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The	same	nutrition	that	prevents	disease	in	its	early	stages	(before
diagnosis)	can	also	halt	or	reverse	disease	in	its	later	stages	(after
diagnosis).
It	is	worth	repeating	that	chronic	diseases	take	several	years	to	develop.	For
example,	there	is	a	general	thought	that	breast	cancer	can	be	initiated
in
adolescence	and	not	become	detectable	until	after	menopause!
So	we	very
well	may	have	lots	of	middle-aged	women	walking	around	with	breast	cancer
initiated	during	their	teens	that	will	not	be	detectable	until	after	menopause
.
14
For	many	people	this	translates	into	the	fatalistic	notion	that	little	can	be	done
later	in	life.	Does	this	mean	that	these	women	should	start	smoking	and	eating
more	chicken-fried	steak	because	they’re	doomed	anyway?	What	do	we	do,
given	that	many	of	us	may	already	have	an	initiated	chronic	disease	lurking	in
our	bodies,	waiting	to	explode	decades	from	now?
As	we	saw	in	chapter	three,	cancer	that	is	already	initiated	and	growing	in
experimental	animals	can	be	slowed,	halted	or	even	reversed	by	good
nutrition.	Luckily	for	us,
the	same	good	nutrition	maximizes	health	at	every
stage	of	a	disease.
	In	humans,	we	have	seen	research	findings	showing	that	a
whole	foods,	plant-based	diet	reverses	advanced	heart	disease,	helps	obese
people	lose	weight	and	helps	diabetics	get	off	their	medication	and	return	to	a
more	normal,	pre-diabetes	life.	Research	has	also	shown	that	advanced
melanoma,	the	deadly	form	of	skin	cancer,	might	be	attenuated	or	reversed	by
lifestyle	changes.
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Some	diseases,	of	course,	appear	to	be	irreversible.	The	autoimmune
diseases	are	perhaps	most	frightening	because	once	the	body	turns	against
itself,	it	may	become	unstoppable.	And	yet,	amazingly,	even	some	of	these
diseases	may	be	slowed	or	attenuated	by	diet.	Recall	the	research	showing
that	even	Type	1	diabetics	can	lower	their	medication	requirements	by	eating
the	right	food.	Evidence	also	shows	that	rheumatoid	arthritis	can	be	slowed	by
diet,
16
	as	can	multiple	sclerosis.
17,	18
I	believe	that	an	ounce	of	prevention	does	equal	a	pound	of	cure,	and	the
earlier	in	life	good	foods	are	eaten,	the	better	one’s	health	will	be.	But	for
those	who	already	face	the	burden	of	disease,	we	must	not	forget	that
nutrition	still	can	play	a	vital	role.PRINCIPLE	#7
___________
Nutrition	that	is	truly	beneficial	for	one	chronic	disease	will	support
health	across	the	board.
When	I	was	trying	to	get	this	book	published,	I	had	a	meeting	with	an	editor
at	a	major	publishing	house,	and	described	to	her	my	intent	to	create	disease-
specific	chapters	that	related	diet	to	specific	ailments	or
groups	of	ailments.
The	editor	asked,	in	effect,	“Can	you	make	specific	diet	plans	for	each
disease,	so	that	every	chapter	doesn’t	have	the	same	recommendations?”	In
other	words,	could	I	tell	people	to	eat	a	specific	way	for	heart	disease	and	a
different	way	for	diabetes?	The	implication,	of	course,	was	that	the	same
eating	plan	for	multiple	diseases	simply	wasn’t	catchy	enough,	wasn’t
s


 a national basis, it is clear that large-scale investigations and
work in this field are called for. On an individual basis, you
can learn more of nature's abundant produce, and with
fortunate circumstances, you may be able to include at least a few wild fruits or plants in your dietary program.

H
ONEY
   Honey is one of the finest foods in the uncooked diet. It is
unique as a sweetening agent in the sense that it can be used in quantity without harming the teeth. C. W. Eddy has
reported an experiment in which a dessert spoon of raw
honey was taken each evening after cleaning the teeth. The
honey was chewed well, coated over the teeth, and worked in
between the teeth, with the object of testing the food for its effect upon dental decay. "During these years" declares Eddy,
"no new cavities have appeared. In fact, two cavities in quite
painful teeth, which one of us had, have completely
disappeared. The other one of us, who previously suffered
with several sensitive teeth, has had no more trouble with them." Other experiences with honey have also been
associated with high immunity to dental caries. Whether this
is due to the fact that bacteria cannot live in honey, or to the peculiar chemical combination found in honey, or to the fact
that honey needs neither chemical treatment nor extensive
heat-processing, remains to be seen. Perhaps all three reasons
are important.
   Some commercial honey is derived from bees fed large
amounts of refined sugar and is removed before the cells are
completely sealed. Carbolic acid fumes are used to drive the bees from the hives before removing the honey, and the
honey is then heated to 150 degrees E and higher. Such honey
lacks the purity, flavor, and nutritional qualities of raw honey
produced by natural methods. As a rule, good honey may be
obtained from natural food outlets and private beekeepers. In its raw state you can appreciate the food at its best. Honey
may be obtained in many types, each of which has a flavor
and aroma distinctive of it alone, so it is well to include, not
one
, but man y kinds of hone y in your diet. The hone y may be taken in its liquid or crystallized state. When crystallized
honey is ground in a fine mill, it becomes creamed honey,
which is also a satisfactory food.
   Surprising as it may seem, U. S. "Grade A" honey is
inferior honey which should be avoided on all purchases.
U.S.D.A. Regulations state that honey may be labeled "Grade A" only if it will pass through an 80 mesh strainer. As raw
honey possesses too much viscosity to pass through such a
fine strainer, it cannot pass under the top classification. On
the other hand, "Grade B" honey need only pass through 48
mesh strainers, which can be accomplished without the use of heat. A further point to remember is that "uncooked" honey,
as it is commonly labeled in the honey trade, is simply honey
which has not been heated over a specified high temperature.
Such honey can be raw, but it can also be heated to such an
extent that it will not crystallize. In purchasing honey, it is important to obtain raw honey, and if the honey has
crystallized you may be sure it is raw. The crystallized honey
returns to liquid consistency when the honey container is
placed in a pan of mildly heated water.

D
AIRY PRODUCTS
   Raw dairy products are among our finest sources of
unheated protein and fat-soluble vitamins. Whether used to
supplement the conventional diet, or as a basic portion of the raw diet, they are of exceptional value. The milk is best
obtained from a "certified" source of supply. Cottage cheese
can easily be made in the home, and it is an excellent product
for general use. Raw cream can be utilized in many ways for
ice cream and other desserts, and it may be soured for salad dressing recipes. Due to the unavailability of raw butter on
the general market, it is best to churn your own butter from
raw cream. Such butter is unexcelled, either for flavor or
nutritional qualities.
   Most commercial sour milk products are distinctly inferior
to the simple sour milk which can be made right in your own
home. The well known yogurt, long advertised for its
supposed healthful qualities, must be made from pasteurized,
scalded, or boiled milk in order to enable the special bacterial
cultures to work satisfactorily. It is distinctly inferior to ordinary sour milk and has lost many nutritional qualities.
Commercial buttermilk is usually made from pasteurized
skim milk. It is to be distinguished from real buttermilk,
which is the liquid left when butter is churned from cream.
Sour milk may be prepared simply by placing fresh milk in an o
pen container in a warm place. It will transform into clabber and whey, which may be taken as is or beaten into a smooth
consistency through the use of an egg beater or liquefier.
   It may be pointed out that, for some people, these sour milk
products represent a superior source of food to sweet milk
products. Sweet cow's milk forms a much harder curd in the
stomach than does human milk, and a number of people find that this is difficult to digest. Others may digest the milk with
ease, but later complain of sensitive reactions in different
parts of the body. For a large percentage of these people, sour
milk and sour milk products offer a solution to their
difficulties. In sour milk the casein is furnished in a precipitated and finely divided condition, which does not tend
to the formation of such hard curds as are formed by sweet
milk. For this reason, it can be of greater value. It may be
significant that sour milk products, rather than sweet milk,
have been utilized as staple foods by certain racial groups
who were known for their good health and great longevity.
   While cow's milk and its products represent an important
source of food in human nutrition, it should not be thought
that they need represent the only source of dairy food.
Actually, goat milk is superior, in certain respects, to cow's
milk, and it certainly deserves more widespread use. Goat
milk does not have to be soured to improve digestibility, for the fresh, sweet goat milk is already found in easily digestible
form. The fat globules of goat milk are only about one-fourth
the size of those found in Jersey cow milk, and they are more
readily broken down and dissolved in the human stomach. In
addition, the curds of goat milk are formed into very light flakes, which are soft and friable, and easily digested like the
curds of human milk. Many people who tend to be sensitive
to cow's milk thus handle goat milk with ease. Goat milk may be used to replace cow's milk in some diets, and to
supplement cow's milk in others.
   There are eighteen distinct types of cheese, and 400 minor
variations of these cheese types, in world use. Most of these
cheeses can be made without cooking the ingredients, and if
the cheeses are found in their unprocessed state, they are
suitable for good human nutrition. It is still possible to buy imported cheeses made from unpasteurized goat, cow's, or
sheep milk, and it is also possible to buy certain local cheeses
made from unpasteurized cow's milk. Such delicious cheeses,
made by natural aging processes, have a more highly prized
flavor than do pasteurized cheeses, and they are nutritionally
superior in every respect.
 EGGS
   Raw eggs are a satisfactory animal food when properly
used. Avoid the use of raw egg whites in their pure state, as the presence of biotin in the egg yolk is necessary to
compensate for the avadin in the egg white. If any allergy to
egg white is noticed, the white may be discontinued and the yolks used alone. Fertile eggs are considered nutritionally
superior to infertile eggs, and they should be selected
whenever possible. The eggs may be eaten right from the
shell—a practice enjoyed by many—or they may be beaten
with a liquefier or egg beater. Whole eggs or egg yolks may also be used in egg nogs, fruit juices, and liquefied drinks of
all types, as well as being included in ice cream and many other food products.

M
EAT
   There is a strong precedent for using raw meats in human
nutrition. The people in parts of northern Europe have long
been known to serve raw ground steak in various ways. Some
of the European sausages have also contained raw meat, and the old Bulgarians, known throughout the world for their
superior health, were proud of eating their bacon raw. The
Marquesas Islanders, most perfect ly developed of all racial
groups in their primitive state, consumed large amounts of raw fish. Indeed the whole Polynesian race in the South Seas was known for its consumption of raw fish. Visitors to the
South Pacific have often stated that there was no native food
they learned to enjoy so quickly as raw fish, and no food they
remembered so long after departing. The Japanese still enjoy
their raw cuttlefish and raw sea bass, while the native
Hawaiians


ozing pus. He was scheduled to have his legs
amputated at the hips. I sent his daughter down with the equipment and supplements for the 7 -day cleanse, and he was faithful, and
redid it two weeks later. The result was excellent. The last I heard of him, he was jacking up his garage to move it so he could ha ve
a bigger organic garden. It only took two weeks to get him mobile, and he’s a happy man. British, Columbia Canada

Acid -forming Foods. Alkaline -forming Foods.
Avoid entirely while on cleanse Consume freely.
Alcohol All fresh fruits
Black Pepper All raw vegetables
Bread (wheat) All salad greens
Cake All sprouts
Canned and frozen food Apple cider vinegar
Chocolate Dates
Cigarettes Dr ied apricots
Coffee Dried figs
Complaining Appreciation
Cooked whole grains, except Millet Dulse
Distilled vinegar Fresh, raw juice
Eggs Fun
Foods cooked with oils Grapefruit
Meat, fish, birds, shellfish Nuts and seeds Honey*
Pasta Joy
Popcorn Melons
Processed cereals Millet*
Salt Molasses*
Fruits that have been glazed or sulfured Lima Beans*
Soda crackers Potatoes*
Soft drinks Raisins
Dairy (butter, cheese, ice cream, milk, etc.)
Sugar
Tea (except herbal, caffeine -free tea)
Tofu and soy products
Wheat  products * These foods will slow down the cleansing process,
reduce the amount of plaque removed and
herefore should be limited.
W hile on any of the phases, eat no meat, dairy products, salt, sugar or foods with added sugar in them. Get into the
habit of  reading labels; this will help you know what you’re actually consuming. Have no fried food or foods cooked in oils.
Limit your oil intake to cold -pressed organic olive oil or flax seed oil. Honey, real maple syrup and date sugar sweeteners are
acceptable.  Eat all the fruit, salads and raw or cooked vegetables you want. Try to have at least one raw meal per day and
plenty of fresh vegetable juice and fresh fruit juice. Drink water as often as you like. It is a wonderful addition to the cl eansing
process.
Limit grains, beans, or potatoes to only once or twice a week and make sure to soak them overnight before you
lightly cook them. Millet, though an alkaline -forming food, should also be limited to once or twice a week.
Carrot Juice is a wonderful, nutrient -rich food choice —but it is high in sugar. Therefore, those who need to restrict
their sugar intake may need to dilute it with water or other vegetable Juices. Fruit Juices may also need to be diluted. You
can eliminate Juice entirely if you choose.
If you follow these suggestions, you’ll condition your body for cleansing in a gradual way and that may keep you from
feeling down, sluggish or toxic.
The Protein Myth
Far more people are sick because of too much protein rather than not enough. Protein i s in all fruits and vegetables.
Though meat eaters consume more protein, they actually have more protein deficiencies than vegetarians because of
dysfunctional liver and digestive activity resulting from intake of too many acid -forming foods.
WHAT TO EAT W HILE CLEANSING
<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>T H E  P U R P O S E  O F  T H I S  B O O K
Is humanity ready for a transformation of consciousness, an inner
flowering so radical and profound that compared to it the flowering of
plants, no matter how beautiful, is only a pale reflection? Can human
beings lose the density of their conditioned mind structures and become
like crystals or precious stones, so to speak, transparent to the light of
consciousness? Can they defy the gravitational pull of materialism and
materiality and rise above identification with form that keeps the ego in
place and condemns them to imprisonment within their own personality?
The possibility of such a transformation has been the central message of
the great wisdom teachings of humankind. The messengers Buddha,
Jesus, and others, not all of them known were humanitys early flowers.
They were precursors, rare and precious beings. A widespread flowering
was not yet possible at that time, and their message became lar gely
misunderstood and often greatly distorted. It certainly did not transform
human behavior, except in a small minority of people.
Is humanity more ready now than at the time of those early teachers?
Why should this be so? What can you do, if anything, to bring about or
accelerate this inner shift? What is it that characterizes the old egoic state
of consciousness, and by what signs is the new emer ging consciousness
recognized? These and other essential questions will be addressed in this
book. More important, this book itself is a transformational device that
has
come out of the arising new consciousness. The ideas and concepts
presented here may be important, but they are secondary. They are no
more than signposts pointing toward awakening. As you read, a shift
takes place within you.
This books main purpose is not to add new information or beliefs to your
mind or to try to convince you of anything, but to bring about a shift in
consciousness; that is to say, to awaken. In that sense, this book is not
interesting. Interesting means you can keep your distance, play around
with ideas and concepts in your mind, agree or disagree. This book is
about you. It will change your state of consciousness or it will bemeaningless. It can only awaken those who are ready. Not everyone is
ready yet, but many are, and with each person who awakens, the
momentum in the collective consciousness grows, and it becomes easier
for others. If you dont know what awakening means, read on. Only by
awakening can you know the true meaning of that word. A glimpse is
enough to initiate the awakening process, which is irreversible. For
some, that glimpse will come while reading this book. For many others
who may not even have realized it, the process has already begun. This
book will help them recognize it. For some, it may have begun through
loss or suf fering; for others, through coming into contact with a spiritual
teacher or teaching, through reading The Power of Now or some other
spiritually alive and therefore transformational book or any combination
of the above. If the awakening process has begun in you, the reading of
this book will accelerate and intensify it.
An essential part of the awakening is the recognition of the unawakened
you, the ego as it thinks, speaks and acts, as well as the recognition of the
collectively conditioned mental processes that perpetuate the
unawakened state. That is why this book shows the main aspects of the
ego and how they operate in the individual as well as in the collective.
This is important for two related reasons: The first is that unless you
know the basic mechanics behind the workings of the ego, you wont
recognize it, and it will trick you into identifying with it again and again.
This means it takes you over, an impostor pretending to be you. The
second reason is that the act of recognition itself is one of the ways in
which awakening happens. When you recognize the unconsciousness in
you, that which makes the recognition possible is the arising
consciousness, is awakening. Y ou cannot fight against the ego and win,
just as you cannot fight against darkness. The light of consciousness is
all that is necessary. Y ou are that light.C H A P T E R  O N E  T H E  F L O W E R I N G  O F
H U M A N  C O N S C I O U S N E S S
EVOCA TION Earth, 1 14 million years ago, one morning just after
sunrise: The first flower ever to appear on the planet opens up to receive
the rays of the sun. Prior to this momentous event that heralds an
evolutionary transformation in the life of plants, the planet had already
been covered in vegetation for millions of years. The first flower
probably did not survive for long, and flowers must have remained rare
and isolated phenomena, since conditions were most likely not yet
favorable for a widespread flowering to occur. One day, however, a
critical threshold was reached, and suddenly there would have been an
explosion of color and scent all over the planet if a perceiving
consciousness had been there to witness it.
Much later, those delicate and fragrant beings we call flowers would
come to play an essential part in the evolution of consciousness of
another species. Humans would increasingly be drawn to and fascinated
by them. As the consciousness of human beings developed, flowers were
most likely the first thing they came to value that had no utilitarian
purpose for them, that is to say, was not linked in some way to survival.
They provided inspiration to countless artists, poets, and mystics. Jesus
tells us to contemplate the flowers and learn from then how to live. The
Buddha is said to have given a silent sermon once during which he held
up a flower and gazed at it. After a while, one of those present, a monk
called Mahakasyapa, began to smile. He is said to have been the only
one who had understood the sermon. According to legend, that smile
(that is to say, realization) was handed down


 cause of disease are based upon bacteriology;
others find their foundation in the mind and nervous system, and
chiropractic and related fields give disease a mechanical basis.
It is not our purpose here to consider the value of each. Each
theory may be applicable in certain cases, but the nutritionist
believes that his has a greater application over a wider variety of
conditions than any other. He states that the bacteriological,
mental, and mechanical conditions of the body are dependent to
a large degree upon the initial state of chemical balance.
Today many people are familiar with nutritional theory and
isolated segments of biochemical data. Less well known, however,
are the total implications of the numerous dietary experiments
and the practical application to human life of all knowledge thus
gained. Here we shall consider this latter phase of nutritional
science, as it is related to the quality and value of our most com-
mon foodstuffs. At the same time the theoretical value of the
foods will be reviewed from the standpoint of chemistry, in its
possible relation to the experimental and clinical results. The
conclusions thus arrived at may not coincide with our past con-
cepts as to what constitutes an adequate diet, nor will they
necessarily agree with the nutritional implications associated with
the commercial distribution of many common foods. They are,
however, factual and accurate as regards present knowledge of
t nutrition. They may help to point the way to a more practical
mode of human dietary habits, as well as act as a limited guide
for constructive and healthful meal planning. COMMON SALT
II. Common Salt
s ALT IS A CHEMICAL COMBINATION
of the elements, sodium and chlorine. A molecule of a salt is an
atom of sodium joined to an atom of chlorine. Both sodium and
chlorine are useful to the body, and sodium is of particular impor-
tance in maintaining normal metabolism of the cells. About one-
third gram of salt is needed each day by the body. This is found
in green vegetables and many other common foods,*in an organic
combination with other minerals, in particular calcium and potas-
sium. In this form salt appears to be non-toxic, and it serves the
body without producing any detrimental side-effects.
Common table salt is sodium chloride, in its purified state, in
the absence of any other nutrients as are normally found in food.
Its use as a seasoning to foods extends back to the origin of
recorded history, though it was first used only at the tables of
the upper classes. In the Middle Ages its use had spread to most
of the European population, and about 150 years ago it was
manufactured and distributed on a large scale for the first time
in America. Today the substance is used in all nations by all sec-
tions of the earth's civilized population. The average individual
in the United States consumes from lo to 15 grams of salt each
day.
Our discussion here concerns the effects of the pure crystalline
product, common table salt. Until a recent era no such discussion
would have been possible, for salt was regarded as essential for
health, without evidence, and investigations which might lead to
other viewpoints had not been made. Today the old viewpoints concerning salt have been proven false in almost every particular,
and medicine has established a new basis for its conclusions on
the subject. However, many of the professional workers in medi-
cine and the other healing arts are yet unaware of present knowl-
edge concerning salt, and the layman is without opinion or he
accepts the unscientific doctrines of the past.
Of first consideration is the question: Is salt necessary for the
support of animal life and human life, and a condition of health
associated therewith? Popular conception has long decreed an
affirmative answer. Wild animals are said to make use of salt licks
at frequent intervals. Domestic animals are said to have a desire
for salt, and the substance is provided for many of them. Primi-
tive races are thought to utilize salt at every opportunity. With-
out salt, it is believed, animal and human life must necessarily
suffer, and possibly perish. I
But is this true? In the wild animal kingdom there is very sel-
dom any consumption of salt. The story of salt licks seem to be
as old as history itself, but it has little basis in fact. Salt licks and
outcroppings do exist, but they are not at all prevalent. Men who
have been active the greater portion of their lives as hunters, fish-
ermen, and trappers report that they have never seen a salt lick.
It is doubtful that many wild animals see or use them either.
In some areas inhabited by wild animals there are absolutely
no salt licks to be found. The deer is one of the few animals
that has been seen at outcroppings of salt. However, many
deer live in regions where no salt exists, and upon capture they
refuse all salt that is offered them. Most other wild animals also
refuse salt when first offered, though a long period of captivity
with salt feeding may alter the animals7 desire for the substance.
Among domesticated animals salt is being used and has long
been used, though not because of any expressed animal craving
or because farmers have found it necessary for the animals' health.
t The animals do seem to crave salt after they have used it for a
time, but this is not true of the first feedings. The basic purpose
of using the salt is to increase the animals7 weight more rapidly,
which it does very satisfactorily. However, the abnormal increase DANGERS IN MODERN FOODS COMMON SALT
in weight seems to decrease their resistance to disease, and some
ailments among farm animals have been traced to their provisions
of salt. Upon removing these provisions, health tends to improve.
When the earth's primitive races were discovered and visited
by Europeans, a few racial groups were found to use moderate to
heavy amounts of salt, but the majority used no salt whatsoever.
Some had no knowledge of its existence; others, who lived near
the sea, had easy access to the product, but they did not use it
with their food or in any other way.
Dr. Benjamin Rush made a study of American Indian life at the
close of the eighteenth century, and though he found the primi-
tive Indians to be very healthy, he reported that he could not
"find that the Indians used any salt in their diet till they were
instructed to do so by Europeans17 In 1864 Dr. Hoffman wrote
of his experiences with the Indians of the Western plains. Of
these people he reported that "anything they could taste salt in
they would invariably refuse:' and he remarked that even when
hungry they would abstain from foods that had been salted. Yet
he commented upon their magnificent state of health and pointed
out that a "more athletic, hearty, stout and robust class of men
cannot be found in the world than these very Indians:' He stated
that many "of them are over six feet high, others of medium size,
and they will endure more hardship, stand more fatigue, have
better lungs, suffer less from sickness, live longer, on a general
average, than the white race, who have all conveniences17
Many primitive racial groups of the present era, who yet adhere
to the native dietary customs, abstain from salt. Some of the
more primitive Indian groups of Alaska and northern Canada
not only do not use salt but they undertake the most heroic
measures to remove it from commercially prepared salted meat.
They soak it overnight in water, then add fresh water and boil
it an hour, later remove the water, then add fresh water and cook
it again, simply to get a salt-free food. The arctic traveler, Vilh-
jalmur Stefansson, has pointed out that the primitive Eskimos
dislike salt and will never use it. On the South Sea Islands many
semi-isolated Polynesian and Melanesian groups get no salt except
I: 8 I that which remains on the fish they consume. In central Africa
, salt is completely unknown by some of the primitive groups.
Even in China salt has been a rare item of diet. One has only to
go beyond the bounds of civilization to find that salt is neither
regarded as necessary nor desirable.
It should be clear that salt is not essential for the support of
animal or human life. In nature its use is the exception rather
than the general rule. A more important question, however, is
still unanswered: Does the use of salt seriously interfere with
health and cause physical harm? Judging from the superior physi-
cal condition of both wild animals and primitive races living with-
out salt one might suspect that it does, but before drawing any
conclusions therefrom it is necessary to consider more definite
and practical information on the subject, as well as the theoretical
observations involved.
Salt seems to have a deleterious effect on the process of diges-
I tion. This was explained as early as 1900 by Linossier, who showed
that the amount of salt consumed at any ordinary meal retarded
protein digestion as much as would a reduction of 40 to 50 per
cent in the amount of pepsin (the digestive ferment necessary to
digest proteins). A further explanation for the digestive impair-
ment may be that, in disguising the flavor of foods, salt hinders
the exact adaption of the digestive juices to the particular food
being eaten.
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 stomach. It was large. Doctors ordered it irradiated. and that caused me to develop Multiple Myeloma (blood and bone
cancers). Multiple Myeloma survivors are less than 0.01%. Doctors ordered chemotherapy, which i s like napalming the body,
destroying mostly healthy cells to try and eliminate a few cancer cells. For every cancer cell that is killed by chemotherapy, 1
billion healthy cells are killed. That is like killing everybody on the planet because you don't lik e 6 people.
The chemotherapy made me a semi -invalid, and gave me psoriasis and bursitis. I refused to continue chemo after 3 months. I
chose to die rather than be completely crippled for the rest of my short life. At that point I had had 7 "incurable" dise ases.

A volunteer for a hospice gave me a small booklet written by a woman who cured her -self of cancer after by drinking raw carrot
juice. I thought that was pretty bizarre and unrealistic. But read the book anyway. I tried the carrot juice.
Within 10 days my dyslexia vanished. There I was at 22 years old never having read more than 20 pages of a book, finally able
to read. I read voraciously about diets and nutrition. If I went 7 -10 days without drinking the raw carrot juice dyslexia returned.
I experi mented with diets, food -combining and sometimes supplements. The macrobiotic diet seemed to put my cancers in
remission but exacerbated my diabetes and psoriasis.
I began experimenting with helping people who had health problems. I experienced some spectacular healing with raw foods,
especially with enormous consumption of raw fat, like raw cream from cows, in combination with vegetable juices.

By my 25th birthday I was eating totally raw food vegan -fruitarian style. At 27 after 2 years eating compl etely raw, I had enough
energy to go wild, even though I was regularly so hungry as a raw -food vegan/fruitarian that sometimes I overate until I vomited.
I mounted a bicycle and peddled for 2½ years all over North America from coast to coast and from Alask a to Central America. I
lived off the earth. sleeping on the ground, or in trees when it rained. and picking fruit off plants. All of the physical st ress that
came from traveling and living in the elements helped burn up all of the sugar from fruitarianism.
Osteoporosis became apparent, but I did not then as I should have attribute it to the demineralization caused by large fruit
consumption. I felt euphoric most of the time I did not realize that my extreme highs were mania created excessive fruit.

I sear ched for answers to complete healing. I wanted to reverse the damage done by medical therapies and not ever be
bothered by any of my lingering diseases. I knew that I would not find answers in a society that postulated dictums based on
theory. I wanted exp erience to be my teacher. I lived with somewhat primitive people learning their healing and dietary
techniques. I observed healthy animals for weeks at a time.

After 2½ years my cancers resurged. Rather than fight it. I chose to die. I selected an old Nat ive American burial ground and
began fasting myself to death. After several weeks fasting I had an unusual experience with coyotes. They gave me a freshly
killed wild jackrabbit. I thought it would kill me if I ate it raw. (I had been told by all of my med ically and scientifically minded
relatives that wild rabbits contained bacteria or virus that would kill a human.) I knew that fasting to death could take at least 60
days. I wanted to end my life more quickly, so I ate the rabbit raw. I returned to my cam psite and lay down to die expecting
severe stomach cramps that I was told accompanied bacterially or virally contaminated food. I felt euphoric, calm and happy. I
thought that I was leaving my diseased body because I felt so good.

But I woke the next morning having had the first completely restful sleep of my life. I was nearly age 30. I began hunting. I ate
rattle -snakes and birds. I worked farms for raw milk, cream, eggs and chickens. Within a few months I felt robust and strong.

I returned to Los A ngeles to spread the wonderful news. Everybody thought that I had lost my mind. Over the next year my
health increased by leaps and bounds because of the addition of raw meat to my raw diet.
However because of misinformation about food -borne illness from b acteria and parasites I ate raw meat only two or three times
a week usually fish or chicken. I always ate it with the fear that there would be a time when bacteria or parasites would sic ken
and kill me.
I began to jog then run. I ran up to 13 miles, did 25 0 pushups with my feet 2 -3 feet off the ground, and 30 handstand pushups
every day for 1 year. Because I had been so weak throughout my life and at this point I could do so much I felt invincible.
People commented on how extraordinarily healthy I looked.

I was hired by a health food store as the nutritionist. A few people listened and tried the raw meat, fish and chicken. Their
increased health was always remarkable.

I experimented with supplements. The more supplements I consumed the weaker I got. I realized within 6 months that
supplements were toxic on a raw diet. Over the 2 -year period I observed that most people who took megavitamin therapy
developed toxic livers and glands. It showed up in their irises as well as temperaments and physical conditi on. But because
they experienced an increase in energy. they thought it beneficial. Their highs were from toxic emergencies - the liver sending
out hormones calling forth glycogen to handle the toxicity.
Supplement -toxicity is similar to coffee or cigarett es, most often producing debilitating side effects. It destroyed my desire and
ability to exercise. I never returned to exercise and yet I developed and redeveloped the physique that accompanies strenuous
regular exercise.

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I continued eating raw meat once or twice weekly, and my health gradually increased. Whenever I experienced detoxification,
healing was always a progress toward better functionality. I did not deteriorate as most people do on cooked foods or meatles s
raw foods. I knew I was on the right track by eating raw meat, but I could not set aside the bacteria and parasite phobias. I  was
especially concerned because the vagus nerve to my stomach had been severed in surgery for stomach cancer. I had no
hydrochloric acid to dissolve and annihilate bacteria and parasites upon entering my body. Science and medicine put me in the
category of  octogenarians who they say, are in danger of death from bacterial and parasitic invasion from lack of hydrochloric
acid in the stomach. I continued to eat meat anyway.

In my 35 year I misidentified a poisonous mushroom and ate it. It was the deadliest am anita mushroom, the 'death cap'. I ate
enough to kill people my size. My cancers returned twice as bad as they had ever been, and it destroyed 90% of my liver. Alon g
with severe liver -pain, extreme weight loss. and body cramps, my diabetes returned. Every book on the death cap mushroom
said that death came within 10 days and it was welcomed. No one in written history had survived after eating 1/15 the amount I
had. I was a semi -invalid again. I healed slowly by eating plenty of raw fat. Too slowly. After 1 1/2 years of healing I began
eating meats almost daily, including beef, lamb, buffalo, seafood and organically grown fowl. Healing time doubled and diabet es
vanished. But it took me 6 1/2 years to recover to a somewhat balanced state of being and my cancers to reenter remission for
the third time. It took 11 years to recover to where I had been before I consumed the poisonous mushroom. But I recovered
completely.

After 12 years eating raw meat and never having had any more than a little diarrhea that  might have been associated with it, I
learned to relax and not fear raw food -borne bacteria and parasites. It seemed to me - at that point - that all of that hullabaloo
about raw food borne bacteria and parasites was superstitious like the witch hunt of o ld times. My research showed that the
FDA's research on food -borne bacterial illness, 24 -81 million cases a year, stated that over 96% were cooked and processed
canned and bottled food related. Raw was getting the rap, but cooked and processed were the cul prits.
I experimented and found that raw foods soured and/or spoiled with lots of bacterial activity but did not putrefy. Only cooke d and
processed food putrefied. Only cooked and processed foods contained lipid oxides and disease producing protein toxins.  The
worst that soured and spoiled raw food caused sometimes was nausea and diarrhea with occasional cramps and fever and,
rarely, a little blood in the stool - whereas cooked and processed putrefied food often caused such severe poisoning that lives
were lost