 flexibility and creativity is a result of
increasing inertia, entropy, and disorder in the body/mind system. According to V edic theory there  are three fundamental forces a t work in
the universe: Sattwa, Rajas, and T amas. Sattwa is the force of creativity,
evolution, and transformation. T amas is the force of stability, resistance, and
inertia. Rajas is the tension between the forces of creativity and inertia. As
children and adolescents we are dominated by change, flexibility, and
creativity and have a preponder ance of natural Sattwa. Our bra ins and our
behavior reflect our tremendous  capability to expand, adapt, transform, and
evolve and our willingness and  desire to experience and learn new things. As adult s we see the rise of Rajas. This is a result of the everyday stresses
of life and our attachment to outcomes, as we seek to prove ourselves in the
world. A s we age we become increasingly concerned about s ecurity and
stability and T amas begins to predominate. This stability is refl ected in our
behaviors and in the connections between the neurons in our brains. Stability leads to stagnation, s tagnation leads to decay, decay leads to
disorder and entropy, and ultimately to death. Death i s the soul’ s response to the loss of flexibility. When your
physiology has lost the flexibi lity and creativity to further i ntegrate the
ener gy and information of your life experiences, the soul goes into
incubation. Acc ording to V edic wisdom, when the soul needs t o digest the
experiences of a lifetime, it first incubates and then takes a qu antum leap
into a new context and a new body/mind. In Eastern wisdom traditions this
is the process of reincarnation—incarnating into a new life experience. Rather than waiting for death to take a quantum leap into a new life
experience, why  not take the quantum leap while you are alive. This way
you can incarnate (literally reincarnate) on an ongoing basis. This requires
learning two basic and fundamental behavior patterns: (1) flexibility, which
comes from letting go, and (2) cr eativity, which involves intention,
incubation, and incarnation. By learning to incorporate flexibility and
creativity as your evolving behavioral pattern, you will master on a daily
basis wh at most  people have to  literally die for—to incarnate a nd create anew bod y/ mind. Let’ s explore t hese two qualities that are the foundation of
eternal youth. By cultivating flexibility and cr eativity in consciousness,
you r enew yourself in every moment and r everse the
aging pr ocess. Flexibility
The essence of flexibility is  the willingness to let go. Surveys of
centenarians (people who have lived at least one hundred years ) often ask,
“What d o you believe are the reasons that account for your long and healthy
life. Is it your d iet. Have you been exercising your whole life. Have you
avoided tobacco. Do you drink alcohol. ” The intent of these questions, of
course, is to identify common principles that could help us all live longer,
healthier lives. Surprisingly, none of these questions clearly reveals the
secret to longevity. The most common explanation that our most senior
citizens of fer for their long life is their ability to let go. Long-living people have flexibility and resiliency when facing the
inevitable challenges in life. If y ou live to be a hundred years old, chances
are goo d you have experienced challenges and losses, yet these super
seniors have been able to move through adversity and get on with their
lives. They relinquish their hol d on experiences that do not serve them. They let go and move on. From a n A yurvedic perspecti ve, this ability to deal with what is
happening but not incur residua l damage is a symptom of strong digestive
power, known in Sanskrit as Agni. The expression “digestive power” is
applied not just to the ability to digest foods but to digest all experiences in
life. Agni is the root of the English word ignite, referring to the power of
fire to metabolize things. When your digestive force is power ful, you arecapable of extracting the nourishment you need from any experience and
eliminating whatever is not serving you. A strong Agni enables you to
digest what life presents without carrying unprocessed residues, which
inhibit your ability to fully embrace life. A strong digestive power is an
essential feature of people who live long, vital lives. Learning to let go is necessary because life is a process of continual
change and transformation. Att empting to stop change by ho lding on is
fighting the natural force of evolution. Ultimately, nature will h ave its way,
and your struggle against the river of life will exact its toll on your
physiology. Th e wear and te ar born of resistance accelerates aging. Relinquishing your resistance and embracing change reverses aging. Learning to let go does not mean relinquishing your intentio ns. Y our
intentions and desires orchestra te the course of your life and catalyze the
experiences you  need to evolve to higher levels of awareness. Flexibility
does not require letting go of intentions. Flexibility does, however, require
letting g o of your attachment to a specific outcome. Y ou cannot control the
outcome of a si tuation, and holding rigidly to your idea about how things
should b e leads to strain, stress, and aging. Whenever it appears that your
intended outcome is not the one manifesting, bear in mind the following
expression, which we heard from a spiritual teacher:
When things don’ t seem to go my way, I let go of my
attachment to how I think they should be, trusting that
I am not seeing the big pictur e. If I knew the big pictur e
I would understand that ther e is a r eason for things
unfolding the way they ar e, and that the cosmos has a
plan for me much grander than anything I have conceived. Letting go and d etaching from outcome is the essence of genuine power
and of fers the on ly real possibility of security. Detachment from  a particular
outcome derive s from trust in the intelligence of the universe and your
connection to it. It implies a will ingness to step into the unknow n—the fieldof al l po ssibilities. This is the re al meaning of flexibility. Attachment to the
known is attachment to the pas t. The past is stability. The past is inertia. The past is entr opy. The past is stagnation. Attachment to th e known—
attachment to the past—accelerates aging. Most people spend their entir e lives seeking security through their
attachments. Attachments are usually to positions and possessions. Because
these att achments rarely bring security or happiness, people often believe
their pro blem is that they need greater positions or more possessions. The
internal conversation sounds like this: “If I just had more money. if I just
had a better job. if I just ha d a more passionate relationship. then I
would fe el secure and happy. ” M oney, positions, possession, and titles are
symbols of security. Symbols of security cannot substitute for real security,
which can only come from within. Paradoxically, finding genuine and lasting security comes from
surrendering to the wisdom of uncertainty. It means cultivating an inner
attitude of curiosity and acceptance. It means detaching from a particular
outcome and developing the mind-set that whatever occurs is the most
evolutionary out come at the tim e. This state of flexibility, in which you are
able to embrace the unknown and detach from a particular outcome,
reverses the aging process. Relinquishing your r esistance and embracing change
r everses aging. PRESENT -MOMENT A W ARENESS
The Buddhists have an expression: “Nothing should be clung to as me or
mine. ” Nothing you identify wi th can really be called yours. Although you
may con sider th e physical vehicle you inhabit as your body, you know by
now that every atom comprising it is only on temporary loan from yourenvironment. W ithin a year, alm ost every atom that you currently call yours
will no longer b e within the boundaries of your skin. Y our thoughts are not
really yo ur thou ghts. They are p art of the collective mind. A hundred years
ago, you could not have had the thought “I am flying on a 747 jet to Las
V egas,” because  these concepts were not yet a part of the collective mind. Y our emotions are not your emo tions. Every emotion you have ever had—
elation, despair, joy, frustration, ecstasy, jealousy—has been experienced by
people s ince the  beginning of hu manity. Not a single molecule, not a single
thought, not a si ngle emotion you have ever had is uniquely yours. Y ou are
part of a lar ger scheme. Y ou ar e woven from a few strands in the infinite
cosmic web of ener gy, transformation, and intelligence. “Nothing should be clung to as me or mine. ” Underlying this pre scription
is the recognition that all stress in life results from either grasping or
aversion. When you hold on to anything, be it a material object, a position,
or a relationship, you constrict your


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“Never doubt the power of small groups to change the world; indeed, it is the
only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead,
Anthropologist 1901–1978Table of Contents
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
1. I ALMOST DIED
2. YOUR POTENTIAL FOR HEALTH
3. THE NEW THEORY OF HEALTH AND DISEASE
4. CHOOSING HEALTHY CELLS
5. THE NUTRITION PATHWAY
6. THE TOXIN PATHWAY
7. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PATHWAY
8. THE PHYSICAL PATHWAY
9. THE GENETIC PATHWAY
10. THE MEDICAL PATHWAY
11. A SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVE
REFERENCES
AUTHOR’S NOTE: GOING BEYOND HEALTH
APPENDIX A: HEALTH INFORMATION
APPENDIX B: VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS
APPENDIX C: FOODS AND PERSONAL PRODUCTS
APPENDIX D: ALTERNATIVE CANCER TREATMENTS
APPENDIX E: IMPROVING VISION
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        His life expectancy was estimated between six months and three years, and no one in
his condition had been known to live beyond five years. As I am writing this chapter, eleven years have passed since my brother’s surgery. He is living a high-quality life. How did he do it. First, he had to change hisperspective. The existing belief system said he should have died a long time ago. Rather than accept his cancer as a death sentence, my brother took on the challenge
of restoring normal function to his cells. The new understanding of one disease says
disease has only two causes—deficiency and toxicity—and that addressing those
causes along the six pathways can heal virtually all disease. My brother’s recovery came as the result of radical changes in diet and the
addition of vitamin supplements, essential fatty acids and frozen shark cartilage—
not chemotherapy and radiation. Conventional cancer treatments do nothing to
reverse the underlying causes of cancer (abnormal cell chemistry), and they do
devastating damage to the body. The most important steps you can take to change your perspective about health,
and thereby reduce morbidity and mortality, is to shift your view from one side of
these equations to the other. That is, reconsider the differences between
• Disease care versus health care
• Diagnosing symptoms versus preventing disease
• Treating symptoms versus restoring health
• Relying on doctors versus relying on yourself
• Eating make-believe food versus eating real food
• Germs causing infection versus compromised immune systems
• Toxic versus nontoxic living
• An active life versus sedentary sickness
Let us take a closer look at each of these shifts in perspective. Disease Care Versus Health Care
Existing medical practice is not about health care; it is about disease care. Modern
medicine is based on the belief that you are healthy until you have a diagnosable
disease, after which the task is to give the disease a name (diagnose) and then
suppress (treat) its symptoms. This perspective waits for disease to happen; makes
no attempt to measure health in its initial decline; ignores the effects of nutrition,
toxins and behavior; and gives little or no recognition to the body’s self-healing
abilities. The patient is not empowered, and the personal and monetary costs are
enormous. Modern medicine excels at treating emergencies and trauma, and in doing
surgery, but does poorly at preventing or healing disease because it is almost totally
unequipped to diagnose and treat the two causes. The new perspective on health presented in this book is based not on waiting for
disease to happen, but, rather, actively working to prevent disease. If disease does
occur, then we must look for the true cause and restore health by addressing that root
cause. This approach recognizes the body as self-regulating and self-healing, and
seeks to optimize health by helping the body to function as it is designed to do. Thisapproach incorporates all we have learned about the effects of nutrition, toxicity and
behavior. The underlying inspiration is that health is a choice and that almost all
disease is preventable. Diagnosing Symptoms Versus Preventing Disease
The process of diagnosing a patient rests on waiting for illness to strike and then
matching the symptoms to a


iated, it is in an optimum condition to receive  the
properties of the wrap. W e outline some innovate wrap solutions:
Ancient Indian Body Mask
Ananda spa, high in the mou ntains above the ashram town of
Rishikesh, utili zes its natural pollutant-free environment with
ingredients close to hand in th is deeply cleansing ritual. First a
combination of herbal roots wi th pure Himalayan spring water is
applied t o the body to slough of f dead cells and prepare the body  for
the therapeutic clay application  to come. This is followed by a
Multani mitti  total body mask; spiced with turmeric, sandal or other
powders, it is applied evenly ov er the body which is then wrap ped
in a sheet. Whilst the mask wo rks its magic, the client receiv es a
facial pressure point massage. Pure bliss. Anna Lepanam
Based on a clin ical therapy from Kerala that was formulated for
muscle strain and fractures, this skin-conditioning traditional
treatment is called Navara  theppu  (theppu  translates as “paste
application”). The ingredients include Navara rice and a  bala  root
decoction and, when the paste is applied to the af fected area for 30–
45 m inutes daily for a period of 21 to 28 days, the healingingredients penetrate deep into the skin and help to activate muscles
after a serious bone fracture. Wild mint and Nilgiri honey are used in a purifying mask at Aura spa, Park New
Delhi. Spa director Megha Dinesh explains how it works: “The wrap is designed to
minimize air supply to the skin so the body temperature rises, pores open, toxins
are released through sweat and the wrap’ s contents are absorbed.”
In a n amended treatment at th e spa at Rajvilas, Navara rice,
milk and a  bala  root dec oction a re combined with turmeric powder,
fenugreek seed powder and sandalwood powder into a gruel-like
paste tha t is applied all over the  body. The guest is then invited to
lie wrap ped in warm towels for about 20 minutes. Consid ered
excellent for firming and contou ring the body, it helps increase skin
elasticity and flexibility of the joints.Enzyme-rich papaya is mildly exfoliating, so it removes flaking skin cells from the
surface of the skin, making the body softer and smoother. When enclosed in cling
wrap, the heat encourages the papaya to work in the subcutaneous layers too. You’ll be amazed how skin texture is significantly improved afterwards. Papaya Pamper
The ben eficial ef fects of papain, the main enzyme contained in
papaya, have been well documented. A popular meat tenderizer, it is
also use d as a ho me remedy for stings and bites as it has the ab ility
to br eak down p rotein toxins. In beauty therapy, it is popular fo r its
ability to fracture and remove cosmetic blemishes, skin secretions
and dead skin c ells. In keeping with their tradition of using f resh
ingredients in treatments, Aura spas at Park Hotels of fe r a
wonderful fruity  papaya body wrap that is preceded by an oatmeal
scrub. Ideal for sensitive skin, it leaves the body tingling and skin
glowing after. Saffron Secrets
Before I ndian independence, when the princely states were at the
height of their powers, certain  ingredients were retained for the
women of the Courts: rose petals were out of the range of mere
mortals, and saf fron — rare, expensive and golden — was drunk
with milk by p regnant Maharanis in the belief that any prog eny
would be born with a golden, light complexion. Whether this
worked or not is anyone’ s guess, but certainly its cost would have
been prohibitive to ordinary people.Nowadays, you’ll find saf fron in plenty of spa recipes and the
Aman w rap at the spa at Amanbagh is a case in point. Consisting of
a local clay and water mix with hibiscus, rose and saf fron, it is
applied all over the body directly after a 10-minute steam. As pores
on the skin’ s surface will have o pened up after the steam, the skin is
super receptive  to the healing and scenting properties of the
ingredients. As the client lies, c ocooned in clay and wrapped in a
heavy towel, the therapist keeps contact with a gentle head massage
for further relaxation.body scrubs and polishes
Found not only in India, bu t in many countries worldwide,
scrubs and polishes are wonderfully enlivening. In India,
herbal or other natural ingredients (usually of an abrasive,
but gently abrasive, nature) are combined with oil and
massaged all over the body to increase circulation, open
pores, boost metabolism and open the skin to receive the
properties contained within the polish. A polish also
exfoliates the skin’ s surface  of dead cells that build up on
the outer layer; these tend to give dull skin tone, so a polish
literally does as it says. Ski n is always smoother, brighter
and more translucent after an exfoliating polish. Scrubs and polishes can also b e helpful for people with cellu lite,
although they do not constitute  a miracle cure. Lumpy pocket s of
cellulite — unsightly deposits of water, fat and other wastes —
build up  on thighs, buttocks, hips and upper arms and not only look
unattractive, but  are dif ficult to dissipate. It is believed that these
toxins and wastes become “tra pped” within hardened connective
tissue in cells — so releasing them is not easy. A healthy diet, a
strong lymphatic system, reg ular exercise and vigorous skin
“brushing” can all help. T raditionally, Indians used dry powder scrubs and polishes to
reduce water retention and improve the elimination of waste
products. Made  from gram fl our and oatmeal, found in m ost
kitchens, it is called an  ubtan  scrub. Given to every Hindu bride toexfoliate, clean se and symbolize the end of one life and the
beginning of another,  ubtan  can be found all  over the countr y. Clay
is a nother popular product: Black clay is traditionally used in
Rajasthan to both nourish and ti ghten skin and is applied externally
on skin diseases. It is also used to wash the hair. At Q uan Spa at  the JW Marriott Mumbai, the choice of body
polishes and scrubs reads like a geographical tour of the In dian
subcontinent. Usually of fered in  conjunction with another treatment
— n amely a wrap to infuse substances into the body system, a
massage to improve circulation and also allow herbal oils to do their
work in  the deep tissues, a steam or a V ichy shower — they  are
deeply nourishing. Many have been composed with In dian
ingredients and perfumes, and, whilst the guest may choose w hich
scent or ingredient he or she is drawn to, a high-quality herbal o il is
chosen t o suit individual  doshas. Ch oose from t he alluring menu
below:
Rich in minerals, clay polishes skin as it both draws impurities and toxins from
deep within the body and smoothes surface texture. As it retains temperature, clay
can be applied either cool or heated for different effects. This clay mix benefits
from the addition of saf fron, so the skin is nourished and revitalized too.Allepey Body Polish : D rawin g inspiration from the backwaters
of K erala, this is  a coconut and cardamom combo that is antioxi dant
and full of nutrients. Kollegal Body Polish : Th e Kollegal region has been India’ s
source of sandalwood for centuries, so antiseptic, coo ling
sandalwood is combined here with high-mineral content mud, for an
ener gizing, cleansing experience. Madurai Body Polish : The temple town of Madurai  in T amil
Nadu forms the backdrop for this polish; jasmine-scented oils, along
with the  lighting  of oil lamps and ringing of bells, anoint the b ody
for a balancing, aromatic journey. Malabar Body Polish:  India’ s Malabar coast was the port of call
for A rab traders in their sturdy  dhows, so this polish t akes its name
and ingredients from the Spice  T rade; combined with a coo ling
lentil exfoliant to moderate the heat of the spices used, it is intense
and warming. Natural sea salt is used in many body  polishes as it removes dry skin, increases
circulation and leaves the body smooth and soft. It also re-mineralizes beneath the
skin’s surface, so is detoxifying and invigorating at the same time. This polish is
mixed with jasmine petals and jasmine essential oil for an alluring Indian scent.Hand-picked jasmin e, known as  mogra  in Hindi, is a key component of the
Madurai body polish. India’ s sweetest -scented flower, jasmine is frequently usedas an of fering, a hair ornament and in the production of garlands as well. Ila,


 people  can develop  problems if they  absorb  too mu ch “raw”
earth  Chi directly  into their  perine um and  sacru m, as  occurs  in the
lotus position. Eventually  they beco me allergic  to this  undigeste d
energy  and experience  numerous  unpleas ant reactions. Nevertheless,  the lotus position  may be used  by those  accustomed
and devoted  to it, as  long  as the y are com fortable  and can apply
their whole attention  to the  exercise. Few cross- legged  positions
afford  the relaxation  of the perine um provided  by sitting  on the edge
of a chair. B. Standing
   Another  good  position  is standin g. The above  instructions  on
raising  the tongue  tip to  the palate  and maintaining  correct  posture
apply  equally  to this position. Standing  is particularly  favora ble for Ovarian  Breathing  because
the sacru m and  pelvis  can relax. Standing  up straight  in a relaxed
manner  encoura ges good  posture. The hands  are at the  aides  and
the feet are shoulders’  width apart. Disc ipline  yourself to relax  if
you feel too  tense,  or the Chi po wer may  stick in  the heart  region
and make y ou irritable. C. Lying
     In  the beginning,  before  you learn  to control  the energy, do not
lie flat on your back  when performing  these  exercises. In this position
the chest sits higher  than  the abdomen  and receives  too much
energy. Nor should  you lie on the  left side. Both  of these  positions
unduly  stress  the heart. The proper  lying position  is on the  right
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side. A pillow placed  beneat h the head  should  raise  it about  three
or four inches,  so that  the head  sits squar ely on the shoulders. The
four fingers  of the right  hand  are placed  immediately  in front  of the
right ear while the thumb sits behind  the ear  and folds it slightl y
forward to keep  it open. The ear must stay  open  to permit air to
flow throug h the Eustachian  tube and keep  the left and  right  ears’
pressures  balanced. This is i mportant  because  you can create  a
lot of  Chi pressure  during  this practice. The left hand  rests on the
outer  left thigh. The right  leg is straight:  the left leg, which rests  on
the right,  is slightly  bent. (Fig. 5.15)
Fig. 5.15  Best way to  practice Ovarian Breathing  lying  down  is on  the
  right side of the body  with a pillow  beneath the he ad, the right  leg
  extended,  the left  leg resting  on the right thigh,  and the right  hand
                          supporting  the head. Lions  often  sleep  in a similar position. Anim als have  a wise
instinct since this position  frees  the spinal  colu mn from  the pressu re
of gravit y, allowing it to assum e its natural  curvatu re. Lying on the
right side can relieve  the spine  from stress. As m entioned  previousl y, when you have  mastered  the energ y
well, you can lie  on y our back to  practice,  but make sure  that the
energy  is not stuck  in the  chest  and the heart. Do not lie on the left
side. 3. Ste p-By-Ste p Guide
   In this section  we will explain  each  step  in great  detail. In Section
4 we guide  you through  the practice. Finall y, in Section  5 we give a
summary  of the  practice,  to be  used  as a  guideline  only when you
are more advanc ed. - 89 -Cultivating  Ovarian Power
   Unless  other wise specificall y indicated,  all breathi ng is to  be
done  throug h the nose. Nasal  breathin g affords  better  control  of
the air in  haled. It filters  and warms  the air and supplies  life-force  of
a well-balanced  quality. Sit erect  on the edge  of your chair  with your feet flat on  the floor
approximately  shoulde rs’ width apart. Rem ember to w ear loose
pants  or comfortable  under wear to protect  the vaginal  opening  from
drafts  and to avoid  leakage  of Chi. Do not  practice  naked  in a cold
room, or  you will lose a  lot of Chi. Make  sure  you feel very  relaxed. If you are tense,  do som e
stretching  exercises  or take a  walk first in  order  to disperse  tension. Navel
Ovarian Palac e
Uterus
Fig. 5.16  Locating  the Ovaries and the Ovarian Palace
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A. Bringing  Energy  into the  Ovarisn  Palace and Down to the
First St ation: Perine um
(1) Bringing  Energy  into the  Ovarian  Palace
   Begin  the exercise  by locating  the Ovarian  Palace. Place both
thumbs on  the navel  and use your index  fingers  to form a triangle. The place  where the index  fingers  touch  is the  Ovarian  Palace. Spread  out your little fingers  evenly : under neath the points  where
they rest are  the ovaries. (Fig. 5.16)  As y our little fingers  rest on
them, become aw are of them. Rub  the ovaries  until you feel them
warming. Concent rate in order  to produce  more energ y from the
ovaries  and eggs. Simultaneously  use your mind to  control  the P-
C Muscle  to close  and open  slightl y the vagina  as delicately  as the
petals  of a flower: The energ y may begin  to ma nifest  itself w ith
such sensations  as warmth,  tightness,  swelling. tingling,  etc. Each
person  can react  differe ntly from  the ener gy. When you start  to feel
something,  inhale  and bring  the energy  to the Ovarian  Palace  (where
the index fingers  touch). The gentle  opening  and closing  of the
vagina  and the concentr ation  of your mind graduall y will enable  you
to collect  and absorb  the ovaries’  energ y into the  Ovarian  Palace. (2) First Station: Perineum
Inhale  a short  sip of  air onl y land  inhale  in this m anner  ever y time
you are asked  to inhale  throu ghout this exercise). As y ou inhale,
pull the  ovaries’  ener gy down from  the Ovarian  Palace to  the
perineum b y contracting  both  the outer  and inner  lips of the  vagina,
pulling  dow nward toward the perineum, and  then  contract  and pull
up the front  of the  anus  (perine um). Rem ember that contraction  of
the vagina  is a contracti on of the  PC (Pubococcy geal) Muscl e, one
part of a group  of mu scles w e refer  to as  the Chi Muscle. This
action  initiates  the contraction  of the  entire  Chi Muscle  group,  which
continues  when the anus  is contract ed and pulled  up. Since the
anus  belongs  to the  area  known as the perin eum, we  can say that
“to contract  and pull up the anus”  is “to  contract  and pull up the
perineum.”  To avoid  confusio n from  this point  on in describe  the
contractions  used  in Ovarian  Breathing,  we will describing  the
contraction  of the  Chi Muscle  as “to contract  and pull up the
perineum.”  You might feel  the route  the energ y follow s, i.e., traveling
from the  top of the  uterus  down into the uterus,  through  the cervical
canal  and vagina,  and down to the perineum. The energ y might
- 91 -Cultivating  Ovarian Power
make a detou r to the shaft and  glans of the  clitoris befor e arriving
at the  perine um. In an y case,  you should  feel the ener gy move
from the  Ovarian  Palace  to the perine um, wh ether or not  you
experience  the exact route  it follo ws. Hold y our breat h, inh


amskaras beingreleased. They were stored with pain; they are going to release with pain—if
you let them. This is the pain that ends all pain. Chapter 31. Low-Hanging Fruit
The best way to let go of stored pocke ts of pain is to practice. Just as you
practice scales to learn the piano or practice a sport to get good at it, so you
practice letting go to learn how to do it. You start with simple things. We
call these the low-hanging fruit. There are many situations each day when
you create inner disturbance for absolutely no good reason. Bothering
yourself about the car in front of you does no good at all. It only makes you
tense and uptigh t. The cost-benefit analysis is one-hundred-perc ent cost and
zero benefit. Letting go of that tendency should be easy, but it’s not. You
will find that you’re in the habit of insisting and demanding that things
should be the way you want, even if it’s irrational. Things are the way they
are because of all the influences that made them that way. You are not going
to change the weather by complaining about it. If you are wise, you will
start to change your reactions to reality instead of fighting with reality. By
doing so, you will change your relationship with yoursel f and with
everything else. Start with the small things to prove to yourself that you are capable of
doing this. Working with yourself at this level is practicing letting go. Once
you are able to relax and release through the relatively easy stuff, you will
find you are better able to deal with the bigger situations. You are training
yourself to deal with yourself. Lots of differen t experiences in life fall into the low-hanging fruit
category. A good practice for letting go can be found in your relationship
with the weather. Believe it or not, you can use the weather for tremendous
spiritual growth. There’ s alway s weather out there: hot, cold, windy, dry,
humid, and everything in between. The weather has nothing to do with you. It has to do with the forces that are causing it to be the way it is. If you can’t
handle the weat her without getting disturbed, how are you going to handleanything else. Complaining about the weather is a perfect example of
something that has a one-hundred-percent cost and zero benefit. What do
you gain by complaining about the weather. Nothing, except to get upset. “I
couldn’ t handle the heat today. It was terrible. I was sweating. I hated it. ”
Congratulations, you didn’ t have a nice day, and it didn’ t change the
weather one bit. Eventually, you start to work with yourself. When your mind
complains about the weather, don’t fight with it. If you want, you can use
positive thinking. For example, when the mind starts up with, “It’s hot; I’m
so hot,” instead of getting into that, ask yourself, “How did it get hot. What
does that mean ‘it’s hot’. ” Use your mind to remind you that there’ s a star
ninety-three million miles away that is so hot you can actually feel its heat. That’ s amazing. Use your higher mind to appreciate and respect reality
instead of complaining about it. When you do this, you are willfully using
your mind for something positive and constructive. Y ou are raising yourself. Though this practice of positive  thinking is beneficial, ultimately, what
you need to do is relax and release past the disturbance. If you bother to
relax and release, you won’ t be so hot. After all, You in there can’t get hot—
you can only experience that the body is hot. You are way back inside,
witnessing the experience of heat. If you relax and release back into your
seat of consciou sness, you are relaxing away from the part of you that’s
complaining. There is definitely complaining going on in the mind, no
reason to deny that. But if you relax and lean away from where the noise is
coming from, you will be leaning back into the seat of Self. Two things happen when you relax and release. One, you stop fighting
with the causes of your disturbe d mind, and that gives them room to release. Two, you are actually relaxing back into the seat of Self, and you will grow
spiritually. If you will do that with the weather, if you will do that with the
car in front of you, if you will do that with all these low-hanging fruit
situations, you’l l grow every single day. The way to know that you are
working with low-hanging fruit is that the situation is resolved simply by
letting go inside. There is nothing else to do about it. You were the only
problem, and once you let go of creating the problem, the problem is solved. If you accept the weather, there’ s nothing else to do about it. If you accept
the myri ad meaningless things you have decided to bother yourself about,
there’ s nothing else to do about them. That’ s how you identify the low-
hanging fruit. In contrast, if you let go of your reactions to a situation and there is still
something in front of you to deal with, then you have some work to do
outside. If you lose your job and work with letting go of your negative
reaction, that’s good, but you still need to go out and look for a new job. Letting go does not absolve you of your responsibilities in life. You are not
letting go of life, you are letting  go of your personal reactions to life. Your
personal reactio ns do not help you deal with situations in a constructive
manner—they actually cloud your ability to make good decisions. When all is said and done, you’re going to find the majority of your
inner disturbance falls into the category of low-hanging fruit. The only
reason there’ s a problem is because you defined it that way. You are the
problem, and that can’ t be solved outside. It can only be solved inside. Chapter 32. The Past
You’re driving down the street and a billboard reminds you of something
that troubled you in the past. Perhaps it was an event that happened eight
years ago. What is the benefit of getting disturbed by that. You just ruined
your day for no good reason. Just because something bothered  you in the
past doesn’ t mean it should still be bothering you. After all, it’s no longer
happening. You think that since you don’t want to go through it again, you
need to remember how bad it was. That’ s like saying you need a doggy bag
for the food that made you sick so you can take it home, taste it each
morning, and remember how sick it made you. You would never do that
with bad food, so why do you do it with bad experiences. We are now ready to pay attenti on to another area that is very ripe for
spiritual growth, your past. You probably won’ t agree at first, but it also
falls under one-hundred-percent cost and zero benefit. Of what possible
benefit could it be to still be bothered by something that happened before
that isn’t happen ing now. It’s already over. There is zero benefit to being
bothered by something that is not even happening. On the other hand, there
is certai nly an amazing cost: your entire mental, emotional, and even
physical health. Instead, if you let experiences pass completely through you when they
are actually happening, they will touch you to the core of your being and
become part of you without leaving any scars. You will simply be able to
learn from the experience and grow. Once you fully digest an experience,
you will natural ly know how to deal with it should it happen again. If you
touched a hot stove when you were a child, you don’t have to keep the
painful experience in the forefront of your mind. You don’t need to always
remind yourself that stoves are hot and can hurt you. If you do that, you willhave made a samskara out of the experience instead of simply learning from
it. Don’ t worry, you will know darn well not to touch a hot stove again. Similarly, once you have learne d a sport or a musical instrument, you
don’t have to keep thinking about how to play—it becomes second nature. That means it has integrated into your whole being. It becomes totally
natural, and you never need to think about it again as you do it. That is how
all your past learning experiences should be, effortlessly there when you
actually need them, never bothering you when you don’t. If you process
your experiences properly, they will always be there to serve you, never to
haunt you. Perhaps this exercise will help you understand what it means to fully
process somethi ng instead of having to pass it through your thinking mind. Just for a moment, glance at the scene in front of you. How hard was it for
you to see it. Obviously, it took no effort at all; you just instantly saw it. What if the finest artist in the world called you on the phone  wanting to
paint what you saw, right then. How long would it take you to describe
everything to them. We’re talking about every color shade, reflection of
light, grain variation in the wood, every single detail. That would be a


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24–25, 68, 81–83, 86, 97,
182, 187–189, 193, 205
Prevacid, 40, 42Progesterone, 16, 18–20, 21,
22–23, 25, 26, 33, 39, 40–41, 42–44, 50–51, 54, 55, 57, 62, 65, 70, 71, 77, 80, 85, 87–88, 91, 92–93,
94–95, 96–97, 107–110,
111, 113, 117–118, 120, 128–129, 132, 133–134, 135, 138, 142–143, 144, 145, 146, 155, 157, 170, 174, 183, 185–186, 188, 189, 190, 195
Progestin, 19, 163, 188Prostate, 106–107Prostate cancer, 6, 23, 69, 72,
75, 77, 103, 105, 108, 110, 111–112, 179, 201
Provera, 81–82, 85, 163,
187–189, 205
Prozac, 161, 162Pygeum, 106
Receptor sites, 9, 21, 22, 50,
76, 88, 93, 98, 104, 110, 121, 189
Restless leg syndrome (RLS),
110, 136, 138
Rudman, Daniel, M.D., 177 219 INDEX
Ziac, 31, 162
Zinc, 106, 112Zocor, 30, 150, 152, 164, 194,
201
Zoloft, 162Thyroid stimulating hormone
(TSH), 31–32, 42
Thyrolar, 33T emporamandibular joint pain
(TMJ), 24, 63
Urinary incontinence, 88,
99–100
Uterine cancer, 19, 77, 81, 84,
85, 112, 163, 188, 189
Vaginal cancer, 19, 84
Vaginal dryness, 21, 87, 97
Vioxx, 151–152
Vitamin B, 202Vitamin D, 72–73, 112, 113Vitamin E, 112Vitamin K, 73Vytorin, 151, 164
Weight loss, 10–11, 18, 42, 44,
48, 49, 51, 54–55, 56, 64, 98, 101, 115, 116, 117, 123,
127, 128, 153–159, 161–164, 165–175, 181–184, 186–187, 191–197
Wellbutrin, 162
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        Peoplewith hyperinsulinemia—which is perhaps the majority ofpeople with weight problems—will not be successful on thismeal plan. I had a patient for whom a half cup of split pea soupwould prevent her from burning fat for seven days. For somepeople, one piece of bread, one carrot stick, or one yam willprevent fat-burning for three days. Other low-carbohydrate plans give people the impression
they can eat as much protein as they want. But this is misleading. The body cannot store protein. Any excess protein the bodycan’t use or eliminate is converted into sugar for fat storage. In this situation, you can be burning fat (i. e., be in ketosis)and be storing fat at the same rate, and you will not belosing weight. 171 PERMANENT WEIGHT LOSS  ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON
WEIGHT LOSS
In order for the body to burn fat, you have to feed it and
water it. The first requirement means that you cannot skipany meals. The body requires fuel 24 hours a day: your heartis beating, you’re breathing, and there are thousands ofchemical reactions occurring all of the time. When you skipbreakfast, you are going without fuel for 15 hours. Inresponse, the body will automatically store fat for the next 24hours. So even if you are not hungry in the morning, it’sprobably wisest to eat. The other requirement is water. Fifty percent of your
body is water. You cannot burn fat without water. Keep an eyeon the color of your urine. If it’s yellow, you’re dehydrated. Drink more water. T ry to get your urine as clear as possible. Alcohol does not enhance weight loss. The body likes
alcohol as a fuel. It’s an easy fuel to burn, and it burns at sevencalories per gram, almost as much as fat. Given the choice, thebody will always burn alcohol before fat. The bottom line is:if you want your body to burn fat, don’t give it alcohol. There is an old wives’ tale that says if you want to lose
weight, you have to give up coffee. In actuality, caffeine maystimulate insulin production, though not in everybody. People with Syndrome X (high insulin, high triglycerides, andlow HDL cholesterol) traditionally have the worst problemwith caffeine in terms of insulin. T o find out whether you are burning fat, you can use
urine-testing strips called Ketostix, which are available inmost drugstores. The end-stage of fat metabolism producesketone bodies, and these are partially eliminated through thekidneys. If you have ketone bodies in your urine, the Ketostixwill change color, indicating you are burning fat. Everyone’s172 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  metabolism is different, so using Ketostix will help you to find
out what you can get away with in your meal plan. CORTISOL AND WEIGHT
Recently, there has been a lot of attention on the relationship
between cortisol and fat. Listening to the advertisements on theradio and television, one could almost surmise that this is theonly cause of weight problems. Let me try to put this subject inperspective. The body’s main function in life is survival. Therefore, the body has become extremely efficient over theyears at creating and storing fat, which it considers the mostimportant fuel for survival. The adrenal glands also aid in survival, since in times of
extreme stress they produce hormones that help the bodyeither fight a predator or escape. This system worked prettywell in the caveman days. After a cave person saw a saber-toothed tiger, his or her adrenal glands would produce cortisol,which would raise sugar levels to give the muscles energy forfight or flight. They would also release adrenaline to giveadditional energy, or to stimulate fat cells to release fat for evenmore energy. However, this system is set up for a stress reactionlasting about ten minutes. In this day and age, people are subjected to stress
continuously—at work, while driving, meeting deadlines,and so on. In these situations, the adrenal glands may becontinuously putting out cortisol, which is continuouslyraising sugar levels, which is continuously raising insulinlevels, which is continuously creating fat. Whether or not cortisol is a major source of weight
problems in people is not entirely clear. Suffice to say, however,that high cortisol levels do not promote weight loss. 173 PERMANENT WEIGHT LOSS  Stress is never good for the body. The more in balance you
are with your hormones and your environment, the healthieryou will be. Look for areas in your life that are giving younegative energy and eliminate them. Eliminate timeconstraints, if you can. Say “no” to road rage. One last point: exercise is a great way to reduce excess
adrenal hormones and reduce stress, and maybe help withweight loss. THE MAINTENANCE PHASE
In my practice, when patients reach their goal weight, they
enter the second phase of the program, which is geared towardpreventing fat from returning to the body. As long as a personlimits the amount of carbohydrates to the amount of sugarrequired by muscle tissue, excess carbohydrates will not bestored as fat. In this regard, the amount of exercise a personengages in is the main determinant of weight maintenance. Thebody’s priority is to replace any sugar that the muscles haveburned with sugar—it’s a survival thing. The more sugar(as glycogen) the muscles have burned, the more thecarbohydrates you eat will go into muscle rather than beingstored as fat. If people do not want to exercise, they have to be more
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;  every thought is followed by a new inspiration. How, then,
can we learn to live within this continuity that is the wholen ess of life? What about a parent’ s emotional devastation when a child dies, or a wife’ s
when she loses her husband? These feelings are natural, of course; there is pain at the loss of anyone
we love. But the pain does not have to be deep and enduring if you have
absorbed the reality of life as an eternal flow in which there is no loss or
gain, only transf ormation. In one of his sonnets Shakespeare wrote, “I weep
to have what I fear to lose”—this is the inevitable result of attachment to
time-bound awareness. The new paradigm holds that aware ness is the
source of reality, and two wholly  different kinds of reality resul t from time-
bound and timeless awareness. RESUL TS OF TIME-
BOUND A WARENESSRESUL TS OF TIMELESS
AWARENESS
aging freedom, autonomy
entropy youthfulness
confusion knowledge of reality
fatigue unbounded ener gy
repression liberated emotions
feeling of victimization expansion beyond body and
ego
separation anxiety peace
conflict power
grief, sorrow harmony
imprisonment in ego and
bodyjoy
fear
death  All of us experi ence aspects of both realities, because our awareness is
fluid: It can bring us devastating moments of grief and fear and wonderful
moments of peace and power. It can choose to identify with the limitations
of a physical body and a selfish ego or it can break free into transcendence
and expansiveness. This flexibi lity is the true genius of human awareness,
because it leaves all possibili ties open. Yet obviously there are great
advantages to living permanently in timeless awareness. India’ s spiritual masters believe there is a natural tendency for the human
spirit to seek unlimited freedom and fulfillment. Like the Gulf Stream
invisibly pushing its way through the Atlantic, our human minds contain
hidden currents ur ging our thoughts and emotions toward a higher reality. In
India this is called dharma,  an ancient Sanskrit word that can be translated
in various ways. It means law, orderliness, duty, and right behavior. A
person’ s dharma is his work or profession; it is also the duty he owes his
family, the higher purpose in his life, and the spiritual ideal to which he is
committed. The root word of “dharma” is a verb that means “to uphold.” In the
broadest sense, dharma is what upholds the universe; it is the guiding force
that makes order out of chaos. Thus, the ultimate way to avoid entropy,
aging, and death is to live in dharma. The universe evolves because the
stream of dharma guides it; it is the invisible intelligence that weaves the
fabric of life. Human awareness is capable of touching dharma  directly, of
latching onto it and thus guiding its own evolution. This, finally, is what
makes us human—that we not only evolve but guide our own evolution. Dharma is not a set of religious teachings but an actual force that can be
discovered and used. In the following In Practice section we will see how this can be
accomplished, for with consciou s guidance our inner intelligence can create
a permanent state of ageless body and timeless mind. All of us experience
moments when  peace, power, and love arise spontaneously, only to
disappear. Far from being random, this drift in and out of Reality reflects
the mind’ s ability to stay on course, for if dharma is followed steadily, there
is no end to peace, love, and power. They are the natural results of the most
natural kind of awareness—timelessness.For me the great joy of writing  this book was to take a subject fraught
with fear—agin g—and make it a vehicle for fulfillment. Humans are not
trapped in time, squeezed into the volume of a body and the span of a
lifetime. We are voyagers on the infinite river of life. This is what Christ
meant when he counseled, “Be in the world but not of it.” This is what
Carlos Castaneda learned from Don Juan when he wrote, “Gone was his
feeling of detac hment, which was what had given him the power to love. Without that detachment, he had only mundane needs, desperation, and
hopelessness: the distinctive features of the world of everyday life.”
Although we often identify love with clinging and possessiveness, there
is a deep truth here: to lose the power of detachment means losing the
ability to love. Detachment is not cold disinterest or lack of feeling. Detachment is a free sense of self unhindered by boundaries. Our voyage
does not begin or end in the physical world. Earth is a beautiful  green-and-
blue jewel hung upon the tapestr y of eternity. However long we stay here to
drink the pure water and breathe the life-giving air, eternity is more truly
our home. We are of timeless essence. We were born in the bottomless pool that
sends up bubbles of time and space. One bubble is a moment, another is a
millennium. But the pool itself is pure spirit, and no matter how many stars
and galaxies rise from it and burst on the surface like fragile foam, nothing
has been taken away or added. Being is deep, clear, permanent, ever the
same. It is amazing to think that our everyday existence springs from this
infinitely renew able source, but life has no other basis. Unbounded
intelligence, freedom, and power are inherent in the unified field that
Einstein and the ancient sages shared in their vision. Immortality dawns
when you realiz e that you deser ve your place in the eternal flow. Knowing
this, you can claim your immortality here and now, in every second, for
time is nothing  but quantified immortality. Nature waits to lavish this
supreme gift upon you. Having nourished us for millions of years, the sea,
the air, and the sun are still singing the song we must begin to appreciate
once more. What is Nature saying all aroun d us, in the space between our atoms and
pervading every thought? The same breath, the same silent whisper courses
through every cell. It is the rhythm of life itself, calling to each of us withgentle insistence. I cherish a verse from the ancient Rig V eda that articulates
this eternal song:
Although my spirit may wand er the four corners of the
earth,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here. Although my spirit may go far away over the sea,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here. Although my spirit may go far away to the flashing beams
of light,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here. Although my spirit may go far away to visit the sun and the
dawn,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here. Although my spirit may wander over the lofty mountains,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here. Although my spirit may go far away into all forms that live
and move,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here. Although my spirit may go far away to distant realms,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here. Although my spirit may go far away to all that is and is to
be,Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here. Although my spirit may wander in the valley of death,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here. Read this aloud  twice, then be with your body quietly for five minutes,
directing your awareness to every part of your body, knowing that this
awareness is Spirit. Spirit is healing energy, the flow of life and intelligence
in every cell. When we are once more attuned to the innate joy and delight
of our bodies, the signals of deep wisdom will reappear, creating healing
from within. An old Chinese poem by Chang-Tzu says:
That which fills the universe
I regard as my body,
And that which directs the universe,
I see as my own nature. I hear silent music in these words, reminding me that the cosm ic breath is
my next breath and the cosmic dance the next beat of my heart. OceanofPDF.comIN PRACTICE:
The Timeless Way
The deepest reality you are aware of is the one from which you draw your
power. For some one who is conscious only of the material world, power is
limited to material forces; but at a more profound level there is a creative
power shaping mind and body—the power of evolution, or dharma. To get
in touch  with the core of life, you have to get in touch with the creative
power of the universe. That power expresses itself through your personal
creativity. When  you are in the field of creativity, you lose track of time. Only the flow exists. There are three forces pervading all life: creation, maintenance, and
destruction. All three are present in the life span of cells, stars, trees,
planets, and galaxies, since every form must come into being, be
maintained, and pass away. Even though each life span unfolds in a
sequence over time, the three forces themselves exist simultaneously. The
genes of every species include the code for creating new cells,


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Wind:
loud:Arg-n.,Nat-s.
duringstool:Nat-s.,Podo. smelly:Ars.,Carb-v.,Nat-s.,Nit-ac,Puis.,
Sil.,Sul. ofrotteneggs:Sul. obstructed(difficulttoexpel):Arg-n.,Chin.,
Colch.,Nit-ac,Puis.,Sil. With:
diarrhoea:Carb-v.,Nat-s.
urgingforstoolbutonlysplutteringwindis
passed:Nat-s. Better:
passingwind:Carb-v.,Lye,Nat-s.,Nux-v.,
Puis.,Sul. Worse:
aftereating:Arg-n.,Lye,Nux-v.
afterbreakfast:Nat-s.
before/afterstool:Lye
Causes:
eatingfruit:Chin. abdominalsurgery:Carb-a.,Carb-v.,Chin. FluArs.,Bapt.,Bry.,Dulc,Eup-p.,Gels.,Ip.,
Nux-v.,Pyr.,Rhus-t.
Bodvfeelsbruised:Bapt. Chills:Ip. Eyeballsaching:Bry.,Eup-p.,Gels. Eyelidsred:Eup-p.
Musclesfeelheavy/sore/stiff: Bapt. Pains:
aching:Ip.,Pyr.,RJius-t.
back:Ip. bones:Eup-p.,Ip.,Nux-v.,Pyr.,Rhus-t.
bonesfeelbroken:Eup-p.
joints:Nux-v.,Rhus-t.
legs:Ip.,Pyr.,Rhus-t.
INTERNALREPERTORY Hayfever •181
muscles:Gels. shooting:Rhus-t.
sore,bruised:Ip.,Nux-v.,Rhus-t.
Skinsore:Eup-p.
With:
chilliness,extreme,can'tgetwarm:Gels.,
Nux-v.,Pyr. commoncold:Ars.,Nux-v.
exhaustion:Gels.,Rhus-t.
fever:Ars.,Bapt.,Nux-v.,Pyr.,Rhus-t.
headache:Eup-p.
heaviness:Gels. nasalcatarrh:Eup-p.
nightmares:Bapt. numbness:Gels. restlessness:Ars.,Pyr. shivering/chills inback:Eup-p.,Gels.,Pyr. sneezing:Eup-p.,Rhus-t.
extremethirst:Pyr. Better:
warmcompresses:Nux-v.
formovement:Pyr. forsweating:Eup-p.,Gels. forurinating:Gels. forwalking:Pyr. warmthofbed:Nux-v.,Pyr. Worse:
inbed:Nux-v.
cold:Nux-v.
duringthechillystage:Pyr. exertion:Gels. morning:Nux-v.
walking:Gels. sitting:Pyr. Causes:
changeoftemperature:Ars. cold,dampweather:Dulc. FlushedseeFaceflushed
FoodpoisoningArs.,Carb-a.,Garb-v.,Each.,Lye,
Puis.,Urt-u. Causes:
fish:Carb-a.,Carb-v.,Puis. meat:Ars.,Carb-v.,Each.,Puis. shellfish:Lye,Urt-u. vegetables:Carb-a. Forgetful(seealsoAbsent-minded;Confused)
Arg-n.,Am.,Ars.,Bar-c,Caust.,Cocc,
Colch.,Con.,Glon.,Kali-p.,Lye,Merc-s.,
Nat-c,Petr.,Pho-ac,Sep.,Slap.,Ver-a. Followinginjury:Am. FracturesseeBrokenbones
FrightenedseeFearful
FussyseeCritical;Capricious
GastricfluArs.,Bapt.,Bry.,Eup-p.,Ip.,Nux-v. Pains:
~*aching:Bry.stomach:Bry. With:
biliousness:Bry. painlessdiarrhoea:Bapt. fever:Bapt.,Bry.,Eup-p. flusymptoms(seealsoFlu):Ars.,Bapt.,
Bry.,Eup-p.,Ip.,Nux-v.
nausea:Eup-p.
retching:Eup-p.
vomiting:Eup-p.
bile:Eup-p.
food:Eup-p. Better:
afterchills:Eup-p.
forbelching:Bry. duringfever:Eup-p. Worse:
evening:Bry. forcoughing:Bry. foreatingbread:Bry. forlyingdowninbed:Bry. formovement:Bry. forwalking:Bry. GentlePuis. GermanmeaslesseeMeasles
GlandsseeSorethroat,Tonsilsswollen
Sensitive:Bar-c,Bell. Swollen:Bar-c,Bell.,Calc-c,Merc-s.,Puis.,
Rhus-t.,Sil.,Sul. painless:Calc<. Gloomy(seealsoDepressed;Despondent;Morose)
Nat-c.
Gumboils(seealsoAbscesses) Sil. Gums
Bleeding:Am.,Phos. aftertoothextraction:Am.,Each.,Phos. Haemorrhoids seePiles
HairlossCarb-v.,Each.,Lye,Pho-ac,Phos.,Sep.,
Sul. Inhandfuls:Phos. Causes:
acuteillness:Carb-v.,Phos. childbirth:Lye,Sul. grief:Pho-ac. menopause:Sep.
pregnancy:Each. HayfeverAll-c,Ars.,Euphr.,Nat-m.,Nux-v.,Puis.,
Sul. Eyes:
stream:All-c.
discharge:
profuse:All-c.
non-irritating: All-c
watery:All-c
Nasalcatarrh:
burning:All-c.
J
182•Headache INTERNALREPERTORY
profuse:All-c.
watery:All-c.
With:
eyeinflammation: Euphr.,Sul. coldsores:Nat-tn. commoncoldsymptoms:Ars.,Euphr.,
Nat-m.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Sul.,(seeCommon
cold)
cough:Euphr


 ego is out of the way. This is a technique that will help you
to project unconditional love. If all you are is a being of unconditional love, you are not involved
in ego concerns. When you operate from this perspective you are
practicing detachment in a state of gentleness, which makes you a
compassionate witness toward everyone and everything you come
into contact with. It is magical to be able to extend this kind of con-
sciousness beyond your form. This is the resolution of that great
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mystery of how to connect to and know God. That is, not to know
about God, but to know God. The process of being a detached observer occurs in the silence of
your contemplations or meditations. Begin by seeking out time to be
quiet and enter this inner place of love. It is in that silence that you
will come to truly know this divine energy of unconditional love. Most people in the western world have a great deal of difficulty
with any prolonged periods of silence. They fill those moments with
music, conversation, radio and television and anything else they can
use to avoid the silence. Our culture is a noisy culture. ;
When I attempt to meditate and just observe the silence, I deal
with vacuums, power mowers, tree trimmers, portable leaf blowers,
edgers and the many machines that move earth and sand, bulldoze,
clean and on and on. All of these noise machines have power sources
that pollute the world with loud noise. It takes practice to learn to
transcend this by going within and screening out the noise pollution. The noisy world will still filter into quiet time unless you can get far
enough into nature to avoid it. Our preoccupation with noise satisfies the ego’s need to escape
the serenity and unconditional love of the divine intelligence that is
God. But you can become a detached observer if you make the
choice to simply remove your ego from the story line and allow your
higher self to take over. Become an unconditionally loving observer
rather than an ego-involved participant. Let go of your inclination to judge and moralize and take person-
ally what you notice. Simply become the noticer. You are then align-
ing yourself with God, allowing all to bask in his loving blessing
instead of the ego frantically insisting that there is a superior way. Being godly means expressing the love that is within you. It is much
more than simply being close to it. You must be it in oneness with
the universal being of God. 98
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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE IN ONENESS
What has come to be referred to as “the will of God” is an inven-
tion of man to gain control over others. If you are convinced that
there is a God’s will that is separate from you, then those who claim
they know God’s will can dominate and control you. If you adopt this
belief system, then you fall into the trap of “his will versus my will. ”
You want to do certain things, but the “will of God” dictates other-
wise. Unconditional love and becoming a co-creator in your life is pos-
sible when you know that God is not separate from you. You and God
are one and the same. In the New Testament Jesus says to the multi-
tudes, “. I have said ye are Gods,” and later, “When a man believes
in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. When he looks at me he sees the one who sent me. ” (John, 10:34;
12:44)
What it means to be in a state of oneness is that you know the
unconditional love that God has for all of creation is also the uncon-
ditional love that can be you, if you make that choice. Your free will is
your freedom to embrace any thought that you desire. This free will
is your gift from God. Use this free will in a spirit of love that has no
conditions imposed on it. The love that God has for you is without condition. There is no
restriction or censorship placed on this love granted to you by the
divine creator. You have complete freedom to do as you will, for your
will and God’s will are one and the same. You have the freedom to
choose your thoughts within this grand scheme of unconditional
love. If it is the same as God’s love for you, then you are living uncondi-
tional oneness. If you place restrictions on that love, or withhold it
dependent on your judgments and hatreds, then you make it a condi-
tional love and remove yourself from the possibility of co-creating
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with God. You are in conflict with the divine essence that is God. This conflicted state is nothing more than the imposition of condi-
tions on your ability to love. Suppose that God decided to withdraw his unconditional love
from you and the world and conditions were placed upon everything. In this kind of world the people in it would have to function without
freedom of thought and expression. The entire cosmos would col-
lapse in an instant. Life flows with the freedom of unconditional love. This is the very
essence of life. No deity demands that you think a certain way or you ©
will be cursed and destroyed. In our world we have unconditional
freedom for our thoughts to be what they are. That is how you are
loved. That is your gift from the divine creator, expressed through
your individuality. Take that freedom away and you are no longer a
human being. You lose your humanity when you lose the uncondi-
tional love that allows you to think as you choose. Now suppose that you are able to function in the same uncondi-
tionally loving way, simply allowing yourself to be without judgment. What if you have no hatred and only extend the freedom to choose
to others. You would be experiencing what is called “oneness. ” Your
will and God’s will would not be in conflict. The conflicts that you experience are from the ego. Your ego is the
idea you carry around of your separateness from God and all of
God’s creations. This ego needs to be reminded of its superiority
over others. Thus conflict is created. But you do not have to partici-
pate in this folly. Your highest self only wants peace and is uncondi-
tional love. Use this love for the purpose of co-creation. Every moment that
you create by radiating unconditionally loving thoughts is a reflection |
of the same love that was responsible for your creation. Creating (or
manifesting) is the act of bringing unconditional love from within
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your being into a form that we call the world of the concrete. In this
sense, then, unconditional love can be thought of as the power to
participate in the act of co-creation. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AS POWER
Those who seem to have the gift of attracting to themselves all
manner of good things in their lives are said to be empowered in
some mysterious way. The ability to reach a higher state of being,
where there seems to be almost no delay between the creation of a
thought form and having that thought form “show up,” can be
viewed in terms of unconditional love and an absence of demanding
from or judging the world. This is a power that I know is possible for each of us when we
begin to adopt these basic principles of spiritual manifestation. Most
of us simply do not recognize how truly powerful we are by virtue of
our own ability to create thoughts, and out of these thoughts attract
to ourselves the abundance of the universe. When we think rationally
about this power we immediately think of the conflict between hav-
ing a free will and having a destiny. This conflict often obviates the
need within us to think and live in unconditionally loving ways. Our
rational left brain says, “If it is already determined, then I have no
free will, and therefore anything I think has been predetermined, so I
am doomed. ”
Let’s take a quick look at this matter of destiny, since it is in the
title of this book, and put it into a different context. Section summary:

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 growing evidence
that the fruit can help to promote
weight loss. QCaution  If taking anticoagulants or diagnosed with a bleeding disorder, take
medicinal doses on professional advice only.Leaves  make a useful urinary antiseptic
and astringent for urinary tract problems
such as cystitis and irritable bladder. Berries  have a strong healing
effect on capillaries, especially
on the micro-circulation within
the eye. Fresh leavesFresh
berries
Dried berries
Tablets,  like capsules, are convenient for long-term use.Decoction  (to make, p. 291) is pleasant-tasting and useful for short-term
treatment of diarrhea in children. US_146-147_Urtica_Vaccinium.indd   147 26/02/16   4:00 pm
148Valeriana officinalisKey medicinal plants
Valepotriates in
the rhizome and root induce sleepValeriana officinalis (Valerianaceae)
ValerianValerian
Erect perennial growing to 4 ft
(1.2 m), with pinnate divided leaves and pink flowers. Valerian helps reduce stress. Its name is
thought to be derived from the Latin valere, “to be well.”
Habitat & Cultivation
Native to Europe and northern
Asia, valerian grows wild in
damp conditions. It is cultivated  in central and eastern Europe. The plant is grown from seed in spring, and the root and rhizome  of 2-year-old plants are unearthed  in autumn. Related Species
V. capensis is given in South Africa  for hysteria and epilepsy; V. hardwickii, found in China and Indonesia, is taken as an antispasmodic; V. ulginosa was used for cramps and menopausal symptoms by the Menominee people in North America; and V. wallichi is used in the Himalayas in almost exactly the same way as valerian. Key Constituents
■ Volatile oil (up to 1.4%),
 including bornyl acetate,   beta-caryphyllene
■ Iridoids (valepotriates)—
 valtrate, isovaltrate
■ AlkaloidsKey Actions
■ Sedative
■ Relaxant
■ Relieves muscle spasms
■ Relieves anxiety
■ Lowers blood pressure
Research
■ Therapeutic properties
Extensive research in Germany and Switzerland has endorsed the use of valerian to aid sleep, improve sleep quality, and lower blood pressure. A German trial carried out in 2002 that tested valerian and oxazepam
(a conventional sleep treatment) found both to be effective—83% of those taking valerian rated the treatment as very good compared to 73% of those taking oxazepam. Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Historical uses Known as “all-
heal” in the Middle Ages, valerian
was credited with many virtues, in
particular with healing epilepsy. In 1592, Fabius Calumna published
a detailed work on herbal medicine
in which he claimed to have cured  his epilepsy with the herb. ■ Stress-related disorders
Valerian reduces mental over-
activity and nervous excitability, helping people who find it hard
to “switch off.” It is beneficial for almost any stress-related condition, and, in general, has a calming, rather than directly sedative, effect on  the mind. ■ Anxiety & insomnia Many
symptoms of anxiety, including tremors, panic, palpitations, and sweating, can be relieved with valerian. It is a useful remedy for insomnia, whether caused by anxiety or overexcitement. ■ Effective relaxant Valerian relaxes
overcontracted muscles, and is helpful for shoulder and neck tension, asthma, colic, irritable bowel syndrome, period pain, and muscle spasms. ■ High blood pressure Valerian
is used with other herbs in remedies Parts Used
Key Preparations & Their UsesRoot and rhizome are harvested in autumn when
they contain the highest level of active ingredients. Fresh root
and rhizomeDried root
and rhizome
for high blood pressure caused
by stress and anxiety. Self-help Uses
■ Chronic anxiety, p. 308. ■ Insomnia, p. 309. ■ Nervous exhaustion, p. 309. ■ Premenstrual syndrome, p. 315. ■ Sleeplessness due to
 backache, p. 313.Tincture (to make, p. 292). For anxiety, take 20 drops in
hot water up to 5 times a day.Tablets often also contain other
herbs. T ake for stress or anxiety. Powder  can be taken as
capsules (to make, p. 292). For insomnia, take 1 –2 doses of 500 mg at night.Valerian has been used as a sedative and relaxant at
least since Roman times. It was known to Dioscorides
in the 1st century ce, who named it phu, the sound of  the word reflecting its unpleasant smell. Valerian helps relieve stress and has become an increasingly popular remedy in recent decades. It is a safe, nonaddictive relaxant that reduces nervous tension and anxiety and promotes restful sleep. QCautions Can cause drowsiness. Do not take valerian if already taking
sleep-inducing drugs. Decoction (to make, p. 291). T ake 1–5 tbsp as a sedative at night. US_148-149_Valeriana_Verbena.indd   148 07/04/16   4:37 pm149Verbena officinalisKey medicinal plants
Infusion  (to make, p. 291) helps stimulate
digestion and improves effective
absorption of food. Drink 3/4 cup (150 ml)
regularly, particularly after heavy meals. Powder  can be used as a toothpaste. Rub on the teeth regularly to clean
and protect them.Tincture  (to make, p. 292) is a relaxing,
calming tonic. For stress and anxiety,
take 1⁄2 tsp diluted in a glass of water
3 times a day.Vervain has
slender, almost
“wandlike,”
flowering stemsVerbena officinalis (Verbenaceae)
Vervain, Ma Bian Cao (Chinese)
Habitat & Cultivation
Vervain grows wild throughout
much of Europe and North Africa
as well as in China and Japan. It is
propagated from seed in spring or
autumn and thrives in well-drained
soil in a sunny position. The aerial
parts are harvested in summer
when the plant is in flower. Related Species
Blue vervain ( V. hastata ), which
is native to North America, is
used medicinally in the same
way as vervain. Key Constituents
■ Bitter iridoids
 (verbenin, verbenalin)
■ Volatile oil
■ Alkaloids
■ Triterpenes (beta-sitosterol)
■ Flavonoids
Key Actions
■ Nervine
■ Tonic
■ Mild bitter
■ Mild antidepressantResearch
■ Hormonal effects  Early
indications from research into vervain
are that it has both estrogenic
and progestogenic activity. It also
stimulates the muscles of the womb,
and production of breast milk. ■ Lack of research For an herb
with such long traditional use,
surprisingly little research into vervain
has occurred to date. Laboratory
studies indicate that vervain has
significant anti-inflammatory activity. It may also have antiviral and liver-
protective properties. Verbenalin, an
active compound within vervain, is
strongly bitter, may cause vomiting at
high doses, and stimulates contraction
of the womb. Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Digestive tonic  Vervain improves
the function of the digestive system
and absorption of food. ■ Nervous system  Vervain is
prized as a restorative for the nervous
system and is especially helpful for
nervous tension. It is thought to have
a mild antidepressant action, and is
used specifically to treat anxiety and
the nervous exhaustion that follows
long-term stress. ■ Convalescence  By aiding
digestion and restoring the nervous
system, vervain is an ideal tonic for
people recovering from chronic illness. ■ Headaches & migraines
Vervain alleviates headaches, and in
Chinese herbal medicine it is used
for migraines connected with the
menstrual cycle. ■ Other uses Among its other
medicinal uses, vervain is given  Vervain
A slender perennial
growing to 3 ft (1 m),
with stiff, thin stems
and spikes of small
lilac flowers. Vervain was carried in the Middle Ages
to bring good luck. Parts Used
Key Preparations & Their UsesAerial parts have a tonic
effect on the nervous system
and digestion, and have been
used medicinally for thousands
of years in Europe and China. Dried aerial parts
Fresh aerial partsVervain has long been credited with magical properties
and was used in ceremonies by the Druids of ancient
Britain and Gaul. It is a traditional herbal medicine in both
China and Europe. Dioscorides in the 1st century ce
called vervain the “sacred herb,” and for many centuries
it was taken as a cure-all. It has tonic, restorative


 as a
specific treatment for spasmodic coughs. It is
particularly effective when used in combination
with licorice ( Glycyrrhiza glabra, p. 101), thyme
(Thymus vulgaris, p. 143), and wild cherry ( Prunus
serotina, p. 257). Research  Extracts of the whole plant have been
shown to increase immune resistance. In a Chinese
trial involving 36 patients
suffering from bronchial
asthma, 75% showed
some improvement
after treatment, but
the antiasthmatic
effect was short-lived. Cautions  Do not use
coltsfoot flowers. Do
not take the leaves
for more than 3–4
weeks at a time. Do not take coltsfoot
during pregnancy or
while breastfeeding. The herb is not suitable
for children under 6. Coltsfoot is subject to
legal restrictions in
some countries. Tylophora asmatica (Asclepidaceae)
Asmatica,
Indian Lobelia
Description  Perennial twining climber with
lance-shaped leaves and greenish flowers
producing many flat seeds. Habitat & Cultivation  Native to the Indian
subcontinent, asmatica grows wild on the plains
of India. The leaves are gathered when the plant
is in flower. Parts Used  Leaves. Constituents  Asmatica contains alkaloids
(including tylophorine), flavonoids, sterols, and
tannins. Tylophorine has anti-inflammatory and
antitumor properties. History & Folklore  Asmatica has long been
used in Ayurvedic medicine to induce vomiting
and expectoration, and to treat dysentery and
rheumatic conditions. Medicinal Actions & Uses  Considered a
specific remedy for asthma, asmatica may relieve
symptoms for up to 3 months. It is also beneficial
in cases of hay fever, and is prescribed for acute
allergic problems such as eczema and hives. It
holds potential as a treatment for chronic fatigue
syndrome and other immune system disorders. Asmatica may relieve rheumatoid arthritis, and
may also be of value in the treatment of cancer. Research  Extensive laboratory and clinical
research in India has established that asmatica
is an effective remedy for asthma. In the 1970s,
a number of clinical trials showed that a majority
of asthmatic patients taking the herb for just
6 days gained relief from asthma for up to a
further 12 weeks. However, subsequent studies
have failed to reproduce these results. The
leaves produce side-effects including nausea
and vomiting. QCaution  T ake asmatica only under
professional supervision. Part Used  Pollen. Constituents  Cattail contains isorhamnetin,
pentacosane, and sterols. History & Folklore  The pollen is highly
inflammable and has been used in the manufacture
of fireworks. The root is edible and has been eaten
in times of famine. The young shoots can be eaten
raw or cooked in spring, and are said to taste
like asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis,  p. 174). Coltsfoot has long been used
as a remedy for coughs. Cattail or pu huang  is used to staunch wounds and stop
internal bleeding. Although “bulrushes” (the British and Irish name for
cattails) are mentioned in the Bible, it is likely the
plant being referred to is actually Cyperus papyrus. Medicinal Actions & Uses  In Chinese herbal
medicine, the astringent pollen has been employed
chiefly to stop internal or external bleeding. The
pollen may be mixed with honey and applied to
wounds and sores, or taken orally to reduce
internal bleeding of almost any kind—for example,
nosebleeds, uterine bleeding, or blood in the urine. The pollen is now also used in the treatment of
angina (pain in the chest or arm due to lack of
oxygen to the heart muscle). In India, the dried
pollen has been used for kidney stones, to treat
nosebleeds and internal bleeding, as well as for
painful menstruation. Cattail does not appear to
have been used as a medicine in the European
herbal tradition. Research Chinese research suggests that cattail
pollen protects blood vessels from inflammation
and acts as an immunosuppressant. Caution  Do not take during pregnancy. Typha angustifolia (Typhaceae)
Cattail,
Pu Huang (Chinese)
Description  Stout upright plant growing to a
height of 61⁄2 ft (2 m). Has long, flat, narrow leaves
rising parallel to the stem, a distinctive brown
cylindrical head of female flowers, and straw-
colored male flowers immediately above. Habitat & Cultivation  Cattail flourishes
in marshes, swamps, and other freshwater sites
in both temperate and tropical zones, and is
cultivated. The pollen is shaken off the plant
while it is in bloom. US_266-283_Sanguinaria_Ziziphus_jujuba. indd   279 26/02/16   12:48 pm
280
other medicinal plantsUncaria rhyncophylla
Uncaria rhynchophylla (Rubiaceae)
Gou Teng
Description  Climbing perennial growing to
33 ft (10 m). Has opposite lance-shaped leaves,
thorns, and composite flowerheads. Habitat & Cultivation  Native to China and
Southeast Asia, gou teng is cultivated in the southern and eastern provinces of China. The stems and thorns are collected in autumn and winter. Parts Used  Stems, thorns. Constituents  Gou teng contains indole alkaloids,
flavonoids, triterpenoid, and polysaccharides. History & Folklore  The first recorded use of
gou teng in Chinese medicine is in the Miscellaneous Records (c. 500 ce). Medicinal Actions & Uses  Gou teng is a
sedative and antispasmodic, and is mainly used to ease symptoms such as tremors, seizure, spasms, headache, and dizziness. It is also prescribed for infantile convulsions. In Chinese herbal medicine  it “extinguishes [internal] wind [gas] and stops tremors. ” It is also used by the Chinese to reduce high blood pressure and excess liver “fire. ”
Research  Chinese tests on laboratory animals
indicate that gou teng lowers blood pressure, reduces anxiety, and has notable sedative activity. Related Species  Like gou teng, pale catechu
(U. gambier) contains a constituent that lowers
blood pressure. See also cat’s claw (U. tomentosa,  following entry). QCaution T ake gou teng only under
professional supervision. History & Folklore Known by the Ashaninka
and other indigenous peoples of central Peru for
its power in regulating illness, cat’s claw has been used since the earliest times to treat serious  illness, from asthma and diabetes to arthritis  and cancer. Native healers are able to distinguish between what are botanically identical plants, selecting those that have a low TOA content  and are therefore most likely to prove effective  in strengthening immunity. Medicinal Actions & Uses  Like echinacea
(Echinacea spp., p. 92), with which it combines
effectively, cat’s claw supports a weakened
immune system, and can reinvigorate the body’s efforts to counter infection and inflammation. The herb’s antioxidant activity also helps to contain the widespread cellular damage that occurs in chronic degenerative disease. Conditions that may benefit include infections such as chronic fatigue syndrome and HIV/AIDS; chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis; and asthma. Cat’s claw may also be taken to help prevent cancer, particularly breast cancer, and is
useful in countering the damaging effects
of chemotherapy. Research  Investigations into the root and stem
bark have established that cat’s claw has potent
anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and immune-stimulant
activity. The POAs and water extracts of the bark stimulate production of white blood cells and nonspecific immune resistance, and appear to inhibit tumor development and growth; extracts of the bark are strongly anti-inflammatory and may inhibit inflammatory gene expression. Nevertheless, the bark’s medicinal activity probably results from the synergistic effect of several compounds, including the tannins. Clinical research in Peru indicates that cat’s claw may have use in the treatment for HIV and AIDS. Of the two types of cat’s claw, only the one containing POAs should be used as medicine, since the TOAs may suppress immune function. Cat’s claw has a contraceptive activity. A small-scale clinical trial in Brazil found that patients with advanced cancer had more energy and some improvement in quality of life when taking a cat’s claw extract. Caution  Avoid taking Cat’s Claw during
pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Habitat &
Cultivation
Native to southern
Spain, the Canary
Islands, and South Africa,
squill is cultivated in the
Mediterranean region. The
bulb of the white (but not
the red) variety is unearthed
in late summer. Part Used Bulb. Constituents  Squill contains cardiac
glycosides (0. 15–2. 4% bufadienolides,
including scillaren A), flavonoids,
stigmasterol anthocyanidins, and
mucilage. The cardiac glycosides are
strong


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        The Fort Worth Star Telegram answered that question  in a "shocking expose," which set the
town buzzing. Dr. Kelley, an orthodontist, was seei ng cancer patients. Further, the "therapy" he
suggested was largely a matter of altering the diet s of his patients and giving them vitamins and
such. The notion that an individual’s diet might be  a factor in a disease as serious as cancer was
considered absurd, but only slightly less so than t he idea of a dentist working with cancer
patients in any capacity. The scandal instigated by  this article was the first I remember. Unfortunately, it was not the last. My father became involved in cancer research first as a patient. In the early 1960’s life in this
family was relatively normal. At that time, we live d in Midland, the tumbleweed capital of
Texas. Dad was practicing orthodontics, and his pra ctice was thriving. He belonged to the local
country club, the school board, and the Church of C hrist. In his spare time, he indulged his
passion for "tinkering" by restoring antique cars. His pride and joy was named Twinkles, a 1923
Cadillac that ran like a top in response to his dil igent and loving care.