able.
Blood pressure varies depending on the bodily
characteristics. There’s no need to be afraid of
any phenomena, since due to the adaptation of
the body to the new vital activity conditions, the
symptoms are somewhat exacerbated. Calm,
slow nature walks are the best choice during this
period.

Day 4.
The pressure may drop or rise, body tempera-
ture may rise. This is physiologically normal
during dry fasting. Chills or fever are possible
depending on the patient’s characteristics and
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gender and age.
By increasing bodily temperature, the body
causes a slowdown in the growth of microorgan-
isms. It becomes easier for the immune system
to track down and destroy everything that’s alien
or altered. Also, there is a decrease in the chilli-
ness threshold, normalization of thermoregula-
tion processes, expressed in hot flashes and re-
quiring the use of cold water, which stabilizes the
patient's condition. All colds are comp letely ex-
cluded, during this time, you can walk barefoot
in the snow or dew, pour cold, icy water on your-
self, walk naked in nature.
Day 5.
All chronic diseases begin to be exacerbated,
including the ones that we were not aware of.
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through pain, and we must be prepared for this.
We must thank our bodies for such wonderful
healing work. If nausea appears, abdominal
massage and cold compresses on the liver area
should help. If walking is difficult, it is best to lie
down in a calm, cool place and listen to good
classical music. As a result of the body's struggle
with ailments, body temperature rises, and a per-
son feels feverish.
Blood pressure may increase or decrease de-
pending on the individual bodily charact eristics.
You can take a cold shower, spend time outside
more often in light clothes or even without any
in any weather. If there is snow, you can walk on
it barefoot. You may experience insomnia, in-
creased thirst, blood pressure may fluctuate. The
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1 to 2 kg, depending on how much weight one
started with, and how much physical activity
there was.
Of course, each person is unique and individual
in their own way. Dry fasting can be completely
different, but I tried to describe the manifesta-
tions that I observed in most patients.

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for fasting?

I am often asked questions about what time and
which days are best for fasting. Every season has
its pros and cons. In May, it is very effective to
fast in order to heal the liver; in my practice,
many patients cured hepatitis in May. August
and September are perfect for withdrawal and
rapid, superior body renovation. Dry fasting is
easiest in October and November. January and
March are the most difficult months for dry fast-
ing. But, in fact, time or season do not play a
dominant role. The main thing - if you have se-
rious problems, then the sooner you fast, the bet-
ter, regardless of the time.
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the week according to the date of birth. This day
almost always coincides with a good day for dif-
ferent horoscopes.

Another important thing in fasting is taking the
phase of the moon into account. 1 to 3 -day
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the full moon. Moreover, it is easier for some
people to fast during the new moon, for others -
during the full moon.
The 11th day of the moon cycle is also particu-
larly emphasized, as it’s recommended for fast-
ing since the ancient t imes. It is usually harder to
fast during the waning moon (when the moon is
in decrement). Of course, you do not need to
take all these biorhythms into account, and fast,
let’s say, on Saturdays, as Porfiriy Ivanov advises.
However, Saturday was also a deliberately cho-
sen day.

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2-3-4- 5 days) properly?

13.1. Withdrawal from dry fasting. Recom-
mendations
• A fasting day is 24 hours, from 8am to 8am on
the next day. Many recommendations suggest
that withdrawal from fasting should be con-
ducted in the evening, but with dry fasting,
the main healing effect occurs at night (I de-
scribed this mechanism in the “Treatment of
Diseases” chapter).
• By date, the withdrawal should be twice the
length of the dry fast. If the dry fast i s five days
long, then the withdrawal is ten days.
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cause the withdrawal is much more important
than the dry fasting process itself.
• After dry fasting, the body becomes clean, so
you should only load it with cl ean, fresh, high -
quality products without pathogenic micro-
flora.

13.2. Withdrawal from a 1 -day fast
8.00 – drink good quality water, in the first
glass it is necessary to add bifidum or lactobac-
terin (1 sachet per glass of water), or now a new
drug “LINEX” has appeared.
11.00 – dried apricot, prune, raisin compote.
14.00 – kefir, bifidok or Bolotov whey.
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onions, potatoes, dill, parsley).
22.00 – compote, herbal tea, honey.

Withdrawal from a 36 -hour fa st: the same, but
starts in the evening.

13.3. Withdrawal from a 48 -hour fast
1st day is the same as withdrawal from 1 -day
fast.
Second day:
8am - herbal tea with honey, compote or kefir,
buckwheat porridge made with water, you can
add a little vegetable oil (you can choose other
cereals), you must drink one quail egg 3 times a
day from the second day of fasting (do not be
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empty stomach. This is required because quail
eggs contain the whole periodic table, a nd most
importantly, natural stem cells, which the body
needs so desperately after a dry fast. Women can
do facial masks: mix quail eggs with cedar oil,
apply overnight for 20 minutes.
14.00 – fish soup (preferably made from rock
trout, salmon, pink salmon ), you can add some
salt. Salad, any cereal. Tea, compote, kefir,
honey.
18.00 – boiled beets, cereals, tea, compote,
kefir.
22.00 – herbal tea, honey.

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The first two days have already been described
above.
Third day of withdrawal:
8.00 – fresh juice, salads, cereals
14.00 in – borsch or other soup, cereals, salads,
tea
18.00 – vinaigrette, fish baked in foil


 sources of  monounsaturated fat include avocados, almonds, and other
nuts and seeds and their butters.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids are the least saturated, with room for tw o or more pairs of hydrogen atoms. Polyunsaturated oils
have even lower melting points, meaning they are all liquid at room tem perature. Whole-food raw plant sources of polyunsaturated
fat include walnuts and other nuts and seeds and their butters, as well  as leafy green vegetables.
Generally, the less saturated the fatty acid, the more easily it ca n be utilized by the body.
 S/P Ratio
Nutritionists have recommended a healthy ratio of saturated to polyuns aturated fats for the last fifty years. The ratio is called the
“S/P ratio.” The suggested ratio that is best for health has been  placed at 20/80 (20% saturated to 80% polyunsaturated). This is an
accepted standard in the world of nutrition.
Note that the S/P ratio of most plants, including nuts and seeds, is ideal:  20/80, or extremely close to it. The proportion of
saturated to polyunsaturated fatty acids in most animal foods is 80/20, the ex act opposite of the ratio we require.
When we discuss the health values of different types of fat, it is impor tant to remember the S/P ratio. The structure of the fat
we consume very profoundly affects bodily function. As this number skews  toward saturated fats in the diet, we see increases in
atherosclerosis and other forms of heart disease, the number-one killer  in the westernized world. It is literally impossible to achieve a
healthy S/P ratio while including products of animal origin in our diet s.

How Much Fat Do We Eat?
Americans consume one-third to one-half of their calories as fat. In m y experience, the number tends to gravitate around 42%
for the average fast-food connoisseur. Government national average s tatistics weigh in lower, because they include people who eat
low-fat diets, people who eat massive amounts of refined sugars, and those on  every other conceivable dietary plan.
In 2004, the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a repor t entitled “Trends in Intake of Energy and
Macronutrients—United States, 1971–2000,” 65  which highlights an important distinction: although the average  percentage of
calories from fat decreased a few percentage points from 1971 to 2000 (4% for men, from  37 to 33% of calories, and 3% for
women, from 36 to 33%), the total fat consumed shows a different picture.
On average, total fat intake (in grams) increased among women by 6.5 g and de creased among men by 5.3 g, reflecting a
near-zero overall change. This is because a statistically signi ficant increase in average energy (calorie) intake occurred duri ng that
period: men’s calorie intake increased from 2,450 to 2,618 calories per day, and wome n’s calorie intake increased from 1,542 to
1,877 calories per day. (This data includes numbers for men and women from 20 to 74 year s of age; younger people eat more and
older people eat less than these averages overall). The bulk of increase d calories has come in the form of carbohydrates, as
consumption of refined sugary desserts, breads, crackers, pastries, soft dri nks, and alcohol have skyrocketed.
People commonly consume more fat than they need in one of the following thr ee ways:

Some people overeat fat while keeping their total calories at the right  level to maintain their weight. To accomplish this, they
must, of necessity, undereat carbohydrates. The immediate consequence s of eating too few carbohydrates can include
lethargy, cravings, bingeing, and emotional instability.
Other people overeat fat while undereating in terms of total calories. Such a diet produces weight loss, but it falls far short in
some nutrients—while providing potentially fatal overdoses of oth ers. If we minimize one of the caloronutrients from our diets
(carbohydrates), of course we will lose weight; we will have almost ha lved our calorie intake. However, we have to learn to
ignore our natural sweet tooth, while living with an incessant and e ver-growing craving for carbohydrates.
Finally, there are those who overeat fat while overeating in terms  of total calories. The results of this practice are well known.
In addition to all the ill effects which result from a high-fat diet, ov ereating on calories contributes to overweight, obesity,
lethargy, digestive illness, a reduced life-span among other illnes ses.

Whether they realize it or not, most people tend to gravitate toward 42% fat, r egardless of the type of diet that they follow.

Vegetarians
Many people think of themselves as vegetarians even though they eat  at least some flesh food. Their diets are generally skewed
toward fish and fowl, under the false assumption that these are more he althful choices. They consider themselves “on the vegetarian
path,” and they eat flesh “sparingly” compared to the amount they at e in the past.
Lacto-ovo vegetarians, (those who don’t eat flesh) tend to make up for the l ack of meat in their diets by increasing their
consumption of dairy and eggs. Vegetarian options such as cheese sandwic hes, fried potatoes, cheese- and oil-drenched pastas,
and rich fatty desserts often become the focus of their dietary regime ns.
Vegetarians quickly learn to recreate all their old favorite foods in a  style that is acceptable to their new ethics. Vegetarian
pizza may not have meat, but it often has a double portion of cheese and does not la ck at all in fat. Vegetarians are generally happy
that they can eat familiar foods while feeling no sense of deprivation. In the final analysis, the vegetarian diet averages around 42%
fat.

Vegans In addition to eating no flesh of any kind, including seafood, vegans do not consum e dairy, eggs, honey, or any other animal-derived
products. Vegan alternatives to most conventional food items are now sold in  supermarkets. They are also the stock-in-trade of the
larger health-food stores nationwide. Vegan lasagna (using soy chee se) and even vegan milk (from soy, almonds, or rice) are
common today. Vegan chefs abound, and big cities like Los Angeles, New York, an d Seattle boast vegan restaurants featuring the
cuisines of many nations of the world, including India, China, Jamaica, I taly, Thailand, and others.
Margarine, a vegan product, (the health “value” of margarine, eve n compared with butter, is another story altogether) contains
the same percentage of calories from fat as butter: 100%. Oil generally  plays a larger role in the vegan diet than in the standard
American diet, as it replaces many of the animal fats. Vegans often i ncrease their use of nuts, seeds, avocados, and olives, as well.
Essentially, vegans eat their own version of the standard America n diet, with vegan versions of all the same foods that they ate
before. It should then come as no surprise that when we analyze the ca loronutrient ratio of the vegan diet, we find that it doesn’t
change much.
If anything, vegans often allow their dietary fat intake to swell ev en higher than the mainstream. Vegans think that they do not
need to limit their fat intake, because they believe that the an imal products were the only “offenders” in their old program. Even if
their fat intake remains the same, overall calorie intake often drops w hen vegans replace animal foods with plant foods (which
provide fewer calories per bite). Thus, the percentage of the vegan diet t hat comes from fat rises.
The average, however, remains close to 42%, because a good number of vegan s follow “low-fat” programs, as well.
Nonetheless, the vegan diet, with its increased use of fruits and veg etables, and its superior S/P ratio, is overall a far healthier diet
than the standard American diet or vegetarian options. Still, too much f at is too much fat.

Eating Fat: Good or Bad for Us?
More fat than we require is not an asset but a detriment to good nutrition. T he more fat we eat, the further we stray from
meeting our nutritional needs. A steady flow of research comes out reg ularly relating high-fat diets to almost every type of digestive
disturbance, blood disorder, and degenerative disease. Much of this is cau sed by the body’s reduced ability to uptake, transport,
and deliver oxygen to our trillions of cells. (We discussed this at lengt h in Chapter 2. In addition, too much fat reduces the actual
number of viable red blood cells. Excessive fat consumption may be commonplace, but it is nothing short of nutritional disaster.
A high-fat diet not only destroys our health, but it ages us, as well. Due t o our inability to taste fat, we tend to dress our fatty
foods with stimulants and irritating condiments, to give them flavor. T hese very stimulants and condiments accelerate the aging
process. W e pay for every “up” with a subsequent down. All isolated su bstances extracted from whole foods have this effect upon


 I would be very reluctant to buy my vitamins at a discount departmentstore or supermarket; when experimenting with new suppliers I have at timesbeen severely disappointed.
Co-enzyme Q-
10. This substance is normally manufactured in the human body
and is also found in minuscule amounts in almost every cell on Earth. For thatreason it is also called “ubiquinone.” But this vitamin has been only recentlydiscovered, so as I write this book Co-enzyme Q-
10 is not widely known.
Q-10 is essential to the functioning of the mitochondria, that part of the cell that
produces energy. With less Q- 10 in heart cells, for example, the heart has less
energy and pumps less. The same is true of the immune system cells, the livercells, every cell. As we age the body is able to make less and less Q-
10,
contributing to the loss of energy frequently experienced with age, as well as thediminished effectiveness of the immune system, and a shortened life span.
Q-
10 was first used for its ability to revitalize heart cells. It was a prescription
medicine in Japan. But unlike other drugs used to stimulate the heart, at anyreasonable dose Q-
10 has no harmful side effects. It also tends to give people the
extra pick up they are trying to get out of a cup of coffee. But Q- 10 does so by
improving the function of every cell in the body, not by whipping exhaustedadrenals like caffeine does. Q-
10 is becoming very popular with athletes who
measure their overall cellular output against known standards.
Besides acting as a general tonic, when fed to lab animals, Co-Enzyme Q- 10
makes them live 33 to 45 percent longer!
DMAE  is another extremely valuable vitamin-like substance that is not widely
known. It is a basic building material that the body uses to make acetylcholine, the
most generalized neurotransmitter in the body. Small quantities of DMAE are
found in fish, but the body usually makes it in a multi-stage synthesis that startswith the amino acid choline, arrives at DMAE at about step number three andends up finally with acetylcholine.
The body’s nerves are wrapped in fatty tissue that should be saturated with
acetylcholine. Every time a nerve impulse is transmitted from one nerve cell to thenext, a molecule of acetylcholine is consumed. Thus acetylcholine has to beconstantly replaced. As the body ages, levels of acetylcholine surrounding thenerves drop and in consequence, the nerves begin to deteriorate. DMAE israpidly and easily converted into acetylcholine and helps maintain acetylcholinelevels in older people at a youthful level.
When laboratory rats are fed DMAE they solve mazes more rapidly,
remember better, live about 40 percent longer than rats not fed DMAE and mostinterestingly, when autopsied, their nervous systems resemble those of a youngrat, without any evidence of the usual deterioration of aging. Human nervoussystems also deteriorate with age, especially those of people suffering fromsenility. It is highly probable that DMAE will do the same thing to us. DMAE alsosmoothes out mood swings in humans and seems to help my husband, Steve,when he has a big writing project. He can keep working without getting writersblock, fogged out, or emotionally rollercoastering.
DMAE is a little hard to find. Prolongevity and VRP sell it in powder form.
Since the FDA doesn’t know any MDR and since the product is not capped up,the bottle of powder from Life Extension sagely states that one-quarterteaspoonful contains 333 milligrams. Get the hint? DMAE tastes a little like soursalt and one-quarter teaspoonful dissolves readily in water every morning beforebreakfast, or anytime for that matter. DMAE is also very inexpensive consideringwhat it does. A year’s supply costs about $20.
Lecithin  is a highly tonic and inexpensive food supplement that is underutilized
by many people even though it is easily obtainable in healthfood stores. It is an
emulsifier, breaking fats down into small separate particles, keeping blood
cholesterol emulsified to prevent arterial deposits. Taken persistently, lecithinpartially and slowly eliminates existing cholesterol deposits from the circulatorysystem.
In our cholesterol-frightened society lecithin should be a far more popular
supplement than it currently is. It is easy to take either as a food in the granularform or when encapsulated. Lecithin granules have very little flavor and can beadded to a homemade vinegar and oil salad dressing, where they emulsify the oiland make it blend with the vinegar, thickening the mixture and causing it to stick tothe salad better. Lecithin can also be put in a fruits smoothie. A scant tablespoona day is sufficient. Try to buy the kind of lecithin that has the highest phosphatidylcholine content because this substance is the second benefit of taking lecithin.Phosphatidyl choline is another precursor used by the body to build acetylcholineand helps maintain the nervous system.
Algae.  Spirulina or sun dried chlorella are also great food supplements. Both
make many people feel energized, pepped-up. It is possible to fast on eitherproduct and still maintain sufficient energy levels to take of minimal workresponsibilities. Algae reduces appetite and as a dietary supplement can assist inweight loss. It contains large amounts of highly-assimilable protein due to it’s highchlorophyll content, as well as a large amount of beta carotene. It also assists indetoxification of the lymphatic system. It can be purchased as tablets or powder.Take a heaping teaspoon daily, or at least six tablets.
Chapter Seven
The Analysis of Disease States:
Helping the Body Recover
From the Hygienic Dictionary
Diagnosis.  [1] In the United States, making a diagnosis implies that you are a doctor duly licensed to
engage in diagnostic function.... The making of a diagnosis is reserved only for doctors.... The term“analysis” does not have such an explicit legal definition. Thus, it is the term of choice of iridologistsand the one most often used by them. It is essential for the survival and promotion of iridology thatthose who choose to engage in its practice avoid naming any disease condition. As we have seen, to doso is to infringe on rights reserved exclusively for doctors and can land the iridologist, sooner or later,in a snarl of legal troubles.
It is better for the iridologist to refrain from suggesting to a person that he has any particular
disease, letting such diagnostics remain the province of licensed doctors. In so doing, the iridologistwill avoid transgressing the law and stepping on the toes of those who are legally qualified todiagnose.
It is indeed unfortunate that one of the greatest pitfalls awaiting the iridologist is the temptation
to name diseases. The feelings of satisfaction and power resulting from conferring a name are deeplyrooted in the human psyche. For example, the Bible tells us that man’s first task on Earth was to namethe animals, thus giving him power and dominion over them.
Strong is the temptation to name diseases because nearly everyone has come to expect that his
malady has a name. Patients have come to expect, and doctors have been trained to make, a diagnosis.... “After all,” the patient may reason, “how can you hope to deal with my condition if you aren’tknowledgeable enough to call it by name?”
It is not necessary to name diseases in order to exercise dominion over them. Dr. Bernard Jensen,
Visions of Health.
In self defense, I must make it very clear from the first word that hygienists and
most other naturopaths of various persuasions, and especially I myself, have neverin the past, never!, and do not now, diagnose, treat or offer to cure, disease orillness. Diagnosis and curing are sole, exclusive privileges of certified, duly-licensed medical doctors and may only be done with a grant of Authority to do sofrom the State. Should an unlicensed person diagnose, offer to treat or attempt tocure disease or illness, they will have committed a felonious act. With bigpenalties. Therefore, I do not do it.
When one of my clients comes to me and says that a medical doctor says they
have some disease or other, I agree that the medical doctor says they have somedisease or other, and I never dare say that they don’t. Or even confirm on myown authority that I think they do have some disease or other.
What I can legally do for a client is to analyze the state of their body and its
organs, looking for weaknesses and apparent allergies. I can lawfully state that Ithink their liver tests weak, the pancreas appears not to be functioning well interms of handling meat digestion, that the kidney is having a hard time of it. I cansay I see a lump sticking out of their body when one is obviously sticking out oftheir body; I can not say that lump is cancerous but I can state that the cells in thatlump test overly strong and that if I myself had a mass of growing cells testingoverly strong and if I believed in the standard medical model, then I would berushing my overly-strong-testing cells to an oncologist. But I don’t dare say theperson has a cancer. Or diabetes. Or is getting close to kidney failure. That is adiagnosis.
To me, diagnosis is a form of magic rite in which the physician discovers the
secret


 these can be corrected by diet. But in or-der to do that, tests have to be made.
There are three groups of food that will fit all categories of chil-
dren's diets that can be served in any school.
My dream is to see that the RBTI be used in all schools and diets
made to fit the children by groups instead of each child choosing what food he wants in his lunch. And also helping parents in the home to supply the need of the children.
The purpose of the RBTI test is to determine whether or not the
body chemistry is too acid or too alkaline, whether it has or is accept-ing too much carbohydrates, or whether it is not getting enough, whether the body is retaining too much salt or not enough, whether the body is digesting the proteins or not digesting the proteins, etc. It is God's plan in bringing anyone's health back to perfect. The RBTI works well on all people whose body ch emistry will receive or will re-
spond to diet. There is less than I percent of all the people who are placed on a diet to bring their body chemistry back into a perfect range whose body will not respond. This is because there is either brain damage, a tumor of the brain, a potassium deficiency, or low blood sugar in which the brain is not getting enough oxygen, or brain injury or damage to the central nervous system (which is the nerve that takes the message from the brain to the vital organs).
This plan of diet is not the practice of medicine in any shape or
form, because everyone is on some kind of a diet, either good or bad.
Some people are inhibited by cigarettes and some are not. Some people are inhibited by drugs, 80 percent given by medical
doctors. (The other 20 percent of the people on drugs buy them on the black market.) 77 Some people are inhibited by diet. Their body accepts too much of
one thing and not enough of the mineral and vitamin content of anoth-
er.
All the RBTI diet does is correct a person's mineral and vitamin
deficiency. If the person gets well, it's not my fault or anyone else's I have taught. God does it. No one can heal another; only God can heal.
There have been some very simple instruments made that will be
on the market soon that the housewife may use. Instruments that will be easy to use and read, as a watch dial which will show the mother how to prepare a diet for her family. If there is some member in the family that needs a different diet, these instruments will show her how to make the diet for this particular individual. This will be one of the greatest factors in the world to prevent family illnesses. This will give a family more money for pleasure and the things they want to do, and to be healthy. It will decrease the loss of man hours due to illness by hundreds of percent. More progress has been made in every field of science than has been made in the field of health for the people of this world.
The purpose of this book is to enlighten the people that it is easier
to be healthy than it is to be sick.   78 CHAPTER 9
REAMS BIOLOGICAL THEORY OF IONIZATION

The theory of ionization was discovered after a father with a three
and one-half-year-old child had been to a medical doctor.
The child was having seizures and was diagnosed as an epileptic. The doctor had told the parents that this child would go into a sei-
zure and would not come out and could not live to be five years old.
"You just have to do something for my child for drugs have
failed," the father of the child said. They lived two doors from us. I knew the boy well.
When I went to the laboratory that night I just sat for three days
and nights wondering where in the world to start. What could I do? What approach should I use? Mother would bring my meals to the lab, and from one meal to the next I would not have touched the previous meal. The days almost seemed like minutes as I was meditating around the clock. I didn't sleep at all, I was so engrossed in the prob-lem at hand. I was not even sleepy.
On the end of the third day the thought came to me that if I knew
the mathematical chemistry of perfect health, then tests could be run on the boy's body chemistry and we could find out how far from per-fect his body chemistry was, and then we could make a diet and bring his body chemistry back to perfect.
It was then I started from the knowledge of frequencies I had on
grapes. It was the only thing I knew the frequency of at that time to calculate, or you might call it "dead reckoning," what a human anato-my should read if it were perfect. I'm sure that an angel held my hand for in four days I had come up with a formula which I consider today to be perfect for human anatomy, regardless of the age of the person. This was almost four years before I had discovered the frequency of the human being, which proved that this equation was indeed correct.
I asked the parents to bring the little fellow in and we'd run tests
on him. The first equation was much longer than the equation we have now. We ran tests on stool, blood, tears, ear wax, finger and toe nails, 79 sweat, hair, urine and saliva. As far as I know I was the first person to
do a hair analysis. After a week I had completed the test and was
amazed at how much duplication there was. I began to drop off vari-ous things in the next three years until I had left only the equation I now use.
We had the parents come in and made a diet for the boy, and
found he was not an epileptic at all, but that he had low blood sugar, which was causing the seizures. His pancreas was manufacturing too much insulin. We corrected the diet by using fresh green, raw chloro-phyll. We used some St. Augustine grasses and ground them in a food chopper, put them in a strainer and pressed out the juice with a fork. We didn't have juicers at that time, as they had not yet been invented.
Immediately, the boy began to improve. In three months there
were no more seizures. In a year he was doing well. Then the family moved to Texas, and I didn't see them again for 35 years. I was on the streets of Orlando, Florida, near the corner of Church Street and Or-ange Avenue when a young man came to me and said, "Are you Carey
Reams?"
"Yes," I said. "I know you, but you do not know me," he said. I said, "No, sir, if I've ever seen you I don't remember." Then he told me, "I'm the little fellow who had the epileptic sei-
zures, and you gave me a diet. I remember you real well. I never had another seizure. When I was seven years old, we were in a little acci-dent and I had a light seizure and went into shock.
But I've never had another since that time." This was my first test of this ionization theory. From time to time I was called upon to do this test. I had talked to
different doctors about it. At this time I still had the medical laborato-ry, and doctors began to use it some and found the test to be accurate.
When I discovered frequency it was brought about by two police
officers bringing some ashes from a building that had been burned. They had reason to believe that the ashes were from humans, or possi-bly an animal. The undertaker had a crematory (he and my father had been friends). I had known him all my life. I went to him and told him 80 my problem, and asked to borrow some ashes of a corpse where he
knew the sex, age, height, weight, and color of hair. In two weeks I
had established the frequency upon which human beings live, and could even tell the race, but could not tell anything about the age be-
cause the age of carbon is measured in  thousand of years. I returned to
the crematory every atom of the ashes.
I was able to determine that there were two fern ales and one male
in those ashes. I did the work for the police department for a number of years, until I went to war and then I gave it to the Commission. They don't follow it anymore because it is an aggravation to sit in court for a few days waiting to testify for the little bit you get for the testimony of it. Police departments today can determine if it is human or animal ashes. This was one of the steps in which the RBTI was dis-covered.
I sold the medical laboratory, and then spent my time in the Agri-
cultural Engineering field. I knew I had something, but did not know where its strong and weak points were. When any chemist or physicist makes what he thinks is a discover y, the first things he wants to know
are:
Is it real? Is it true? Does it work every time? What are the exceptions? I did then what is the duty of every scientist and physicist: set out to prove that this theory was not true. The theory of the entire equation is: Whether the body has too much carbohydrate, or not enough. Whether the body chemistry is too acid, or too alkaline. Whether the body is retaining too much salts or not enough. (There are many different kinds of salts. Chloride salts, and salts
without chloride. Even insulin is a salt.)


 will accept that.
Gladly. Because, you see, it eliminates the
need to think.
Now, let’s think about killing. Can there
ever be a justifiable reason for killing  anything? Think about it. You’ll find you
need no outside authority to give you
direction, no higher source to supply you
with answers. If you think about it, if you
look to see what you feel about it, the
answers will be obvious to you, and you will
act accordingly. This is called acting on
your own authority.
It is when you act on the authority of others
that you get yourself into trouble. Should
states and nations use killing t o achieve
their political objectives? Should religions
use killing to enforce their theological
imperatives? Should societies use killing
as a  response to those who violate
behavioral codes?
Is killing an appropriate political remedy,
spiritual convincer, or societal problem
solver?  Now, is killing something you can do if
someone is trying to kill you? Would you
use killing force to defend the life of a loved
one? Someone you didn’t even know?
Is killing a proper form of defense against
those who  would kill if they are not in  some
other way stopped?
Is there a difference between killing and
murder?
The state would have you believe that
killing to complete a purely political agenda
is perfectly defensible. In fact, the state
needs you to take its w ord on this in order
to exist as an entity of power.
Religions would have you believe that
killing to spread and maintain knowledge
of, and adherence to, their particular truth
is perfectly defensible. In fact, religions  require you to take their word on t his in
order to exist as an entity of power.
Society would have you believe that killing
to punish those who commit certain
offenses (these have changed through the
years) is perfectly defensible. In fact,
society must have you take its word for it in
order to exist as an entity of power.
Do you believe these positions are correct?
Have you taken another’s word for it?  What
does your Self have to say?
There is no “right” or “wrong” in these
matters.
But by your decisions you paint a portrait of
Who You Are.
Indeed, by their decisions your states and
nations have already painted such
pictures.  By their decisions your religions have
created lasting, indelible impressions. By
their decisions your societies have
produced their self -portraits, too.
Are you please d with these pictures? Are
these the impressions you wish to make?
Do these portraits represent Who You Are?
Be careful of these questions. They may
require you to think. Thinking is hard.
Making value judgments is difficult. It
places  you at pure creation, because there
are so many times you’ll have to say, “I
don’t  know. I just don’t know.” Yet still you’ll
have to decide. And so you’ll have to
choose.  You’ll have to make an arbitrary
choice.
Such a choice —a decision coming from no
previous personal knowl edge —is called
pure creation. And the individual is aware, deeply aware, that in the making of such
decisions is the Self created.
Most of you are not interested in such
important work. Most of you would rather
leave that to others. And so most of you are
not self -created, but creatures of habit —
other -created creatures.
Then, when others have told you how you
should feel, and it runs directly counter to
how you do feel —you experience a deep
inner conflict. Something deep inside you
tells you that what other s have told you is
not Who You Are. Now where to go with
that? What to do?
The first place you go is to your
religionists —the people who put you there
in the first  place. You go to your priests and
your rabbis and your ministers and your teachers,  and they  tell you to stop listening
to your Self. The worst of them will try to
scare you  away from it; scare you away
from what you intuitively know.
They’ll tell you about the devil, about Satan,
about demons and evil spirits and hell  and
damnation and every fri ghtening thing they
can think of to get you to see how  what you
were intuitively knowing and feeling was
wrong, and how the only place  you’ll find
any comfort is in their thought, their idea,
their theology, their definitions of  right and
wrong, and their concept of Who You Are.
The seduction here is that all you have to
do to get instant approval is to agree.  Agree
and you have instant approval. Some will
even sing and shout and dance and  wave
their arms in hallelujah!  That’s hard to resist. Such approval,  such
rejoicing that you have seen the light; that
you’ve been saved!
Approvals and demonstrations seldom
accompany inner decisions. Celebrations
rarely surround choices to follow personal
truth. In fact, quite the contrary. Not only
may others fail to celebrate, they may
actually subject you to ridicule. What?
You’re  thinking for yourself? You’re
deciding on your own? You’re applying
your own  yardsticks, your own judgments,
your own values? Who do you think you
are, anyway?
And, indeed, that is precisel y the question
you are answering.  But the work must be done very much
alone. Very much without reward, without
approval, perhaps without even any notice.
And so you ask a very good question. Why
go on? Why even start off on such a  path?
What is to be gaine d from embarking on
such a journey? Where is the  incentive?
What is the reason?
The reason is ridiculously simple.
THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO.
What do You mean?
I mean this is the only game in town. There
is nothing else to do. In fact, there is
nothing e lse you can do. You are going to
be doing what you are doing for the rest  of
your life —just as you have been doing it
since birth. The only question is whether  you’ll be doing it consciously, or
unconsciously.
You see, you cannot disembark from the
journey. You embarked before you were
born. Your birth is simply a sign that the
journey has begun. So the question is not:
Why start off on such a path? You have
already started off. You did so with the first
beat of your heart. The question is: Do I
wish to walk this path consciously, or
unconsciously? With awareness or lack of
awareness? As the cause of my
experience, or at the effect of it? For most
of your life you’ve lived at the effect of  your
experiences. Now, you’re invited to be the
cause of them.  That is what is  known as
conscious living. That is what is called
walking in awareness.  Now, many of you have walked quite some
distance, as I’ve said. You have made  no
small progress. So you should not feel that
after all these lives you’ve “only”  come t o
this. Some of you are highly evolved
creatures, with a very sure sense of  Self.
You know Who You Are and you know what
you’d like to become.  Furthermore, you
even know the way to get from here to
there.
That’s a great sign. That’s a sure indication.
Of what?
Of the fact that you now have very few lives
left.
Is that good?
It is, now —for you. And that is so because
you say it is so. Not long ago all you  wanted to do was stay here. Now, all you want to
do is leave. That’s a very good  sign.
Not long ago you killed things —bugs,
plants, trees, animals, people —now you
cannot kill a thing without knowing exactly
what you’re doing, and why. That’s a very
good sign.
Not long ago you lived life as though it had
no purpose. Now you know it has no
purpose, save th e one you give it. That’s a
very good sign.
Not long ago you begged  the universe to
bring you Truth. Now you tell the universe
your truth. And that’s a  very good sign.
Not long ago you sought to be rich and
famous. Now you seek to be simply, and
wonderfull y, your Self.  And not so very long ago you feared Me.
Now you love Me, enough to call Me your
equal.
All of these are very, very good signs.
Well, gosh...You make me feel good.
You should feel good. Anybody who uses
“gosh” in a sentence can’t be all bad.
You really do have a sense of humor, don’t
You...
I invented humor!
Yes, You’ve made that point. Okay, so the
reason for going on is that there’s nothing
else to  do. This is what’s happening here.
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Despite the initial setback in 1975, interest in DMSO as an anticancer agent
resumed less than a decade later when it was reported that DMSO was seen to exert antiviral activity in a number of studies where it appeared to block viral replication
62
(see also Chapter 5).92 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
These tissue culture findings, whether positive or negative, point out the difficulty
of bridging the gap between relatively simple in vitro culture preparations and com -
plex in vivo models that display a myriad of uncontrollable variables and permutated
responses to chronic drug administration.
Viewed from another angle, the basis for cytodifferentiation and growth arrest of
erythroleukemia cells by DMSO developed by Friend has been used as a roadway
map to develop other polar molecules similar in structure to DMSO for anticancer activity of solid tumors and blood cancers.
63
The use of DMSO as a differentiation-inducing agent in conjunction with conven -
tional chemotherapeutic agents or radiation therapy for the treatment of solid tumors needs to be clinically tested because such an approach could become a second- or third-line therapy in patients with advanced cancer.
Another possible way DMSO could be used as a cell differentiation–inducing
agent is by turning nonviral cancer tumors into nonaggressive growths. This concept has begun to receive attention for its simplicity and variety of cell differentiation–inducing agents presently available.
CANCER STEM CELLS AND DIFFERENTIATION
Cancer stem cells are cancer cells found within tumors or blood cancers that possess characteristics associated with normal stem cells, specifically, the ability to gener -
ate all cell types found in a particular cancer sample. Cancer stem cells have been implicated in the formation of many cancers since they can self-propagate with more cancer cells and they can also differentiate into a variety of cell types. Studies have shown that populations of cancer stem cells have been isolated from solid tumors from such organs as brain, prostate, colorectum, pancreas, and lung.
64–68
Differentiation therapy is an attractive alternative to chemotherapy and radia -
tion, which can indiscriminately kill any cell whether cancerous or not. It is well known that chemotherapy often comes with side effects such as fatigue, hair loss, and extreme nausea. Currently, a new more serious side effect of long-term chemo -
therapy has been found that can alter brain function for years after posttreatment. Chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment, or chemobrain, has been well estab -
lished in the literature.
69 Chemobrain is a common term used by cancer survivors
to describe thinking and memory problems that can occur after cancer treatment. Chemobrain has also been called chemo fog or chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment.
In any case, cancer stem cells are resistant to chemotherapy and radiation
 therapy.70 The way differentiation therapy works is not by killing cells but by turning
cancer stem cells into some other cell types that are not cancerous.71
Exposure of DMSO to cancer stem cells could disrupt the cycle of self-renewal
in cancer stem cells and promote these cells to become a new noncancerous cell type, such as skin cells (Figure 4.2). The reason why this therapeutic approach is
feasible has to do with some key actions by DMSO on cell cycle activity. Previous
studies have demonstrated that DMSO can modulate the activator protein-1 (AP-1) activity and lead to cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase.
72 AP-1 is a nuclear transcrip -
tion complex that regulates genetic expression from a variety of stimuli, including 93 DMSO in Genetics
cytokines, growth factors, and stress.73 AP-1 is composed of Jun–Jun and Jun–Fos
protein dimers that are involved in various biological mechanisms, including normal
cell growth, differentiation, and tumor development.74
Moreover, an important cell culture finding was recently reported showing DMSO
as the key stimulator of the tumor suppressor protein called human liver DnaJ-like protein (HLJ1).
75 Tumor suppression was observed when DMSO was able to activate
AP-1 through JunB and JunD proteins in highly invasive human lung adenocarci -
noma cell line.75 HLJ1 is a novel tumor suppressor protein recently discovered that
inhibits cancer cell cycle progression, proliferation, invasion, and tumorigenesis and is significantly correlated with relapse and survival and with prognosis in non-small-cell lung carcinoma patients.
76
As a response to DMSO’s tumor-suppressing action, mRNA and protein expres -
sions of HLJ1 were observed to increase in the adenocarcinoma cell lines. Targeted induction of HLJ1 represents a promising approach for cancer therapy. These col -
lective findings imply that DMSO could be a major primary treatment or ligand for the development of anticancer drugs that induce HLJ1
 expression where activation
of cell migration and cell proliferation pathways can be arrested in cancer cells.75,77
This is an idea that has not yet been experimentally tried and obviously requires
more basic and clinical exploration. But the reward of finding a nontoxic, active, and cost-effective anticancer agent such as DMSO or its use as an adjuvant to chemo -
therapy or radiation therapy may be an attractive lead to identify a novel therapeutic approach in the search for more effective treatments of invasive cancers.
The importance of cancer research and search for effective treatments cannot be
overstated. Although many new treatments discovered in the last few decades have lowered the incidence of cancer deaths, cancer is still the second most common cause of death in the United States, killing about 600,000 people/year, exceeded only by heart disease. Cancer is estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to account for 7.6 million deaths worldwide.
Since the collective evidence presented in this chapter indicates that DMSO can
cause cancer cells to become benign or to arrest their growth, it is important that DMSO research into this important field be stimulated with government or private funding.
There are still a number of challenges that need to be addressed in order to trans-
late the research and understanding of cancer stem cells to clinical applications using differentiation-induced therapy as reported for DMSO. These challenges should focus on signaling pathways (which are also shared by normal stem cells), regulation of differentiation, genomics, and proteomics.
75,77
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tan” leather. They also help to stop bleeding and to check infection. T annin-containing herbs are used to tighten up over-relaxed tissues—as in varicose veins—to dry up excessive watery secretions—as in diarrhea—and to protect damaged tissue—such as skin problems resulting from eczema or a burn. Oak bark (Quercus robur, p. 260) and black catechu (Acacia catechu, p. 158) are both high in tannins.Black Catechu
(Acacia catechu)Thyme
(Thymus vulgaris)Lemon
(Citrus limon)
German Chamomile
(Chamomilla recutita)
US_014-017_Active_Constituents.indd   14 26/02/16   4:42 pm15 Active constituentsProanthocyanins
Closely related to tannins and flavonoids,
these polyphenolic compounds are
pigments that give flowers and
fruits a blue, purple, or red hue.
They are powerfully antioxidant
and free-radical scavengers. They
protect the circulation from damage,
especially the circulation in the
heart, hands, feet, and eyes.
Blackberry ( Rubus fruticosus,
p. 264), red grapes ( Vitis
vinifera, p. 283), and
hawthorn ( Crataegus
oxycantha, p. 87) all contain
appreciable quantities of
these proanthocyanins.
Coumarins
Coumarins of different kinds are found
in many plant species and have widely
divergent actions. The coumarins in melilot
(Melilotus officinalis, p. 234) and horse
chestnut ( Aesculus hippocastanum, p. 58)
help to keep the blood thin, while
furanocoumarins such as bergapten,
found in celery ( Apium graveolens, p. 64),
stimulate skin tanning, and khellin, found
in visnaga ( Ammi visnaga, p. 62), is a
powerful smooth-muscle relaxant.
Saponins
The main active
constituents in many
key medicinal plants,
saponins gained their
name because, like soap,
they make a lather when
placed in water. Saponins occur in two
different forms—steroidal and triterpenoid.
The chemical structure of steroidal saponins
is similar to that of many of the body’s hormones, for example
estrogen and cortisol, and many plants containing them have a
marked hormonal activity. Wild yam ( Dioscorea villosa, p. 91), from
which the contraceptive pill was first developed, contains steroidal
saponins. Triterpenoid saponins occur more commonly—for example
in licorice ( Glycyrrhiza glabra, p. 101) and cowslip root ( Primula veris,
p. 256)—but have less hormonal activity. They are often expectorant
and aid absorption of nutrients.Anthraquinones
Anthraquinones are the main active
constituents in herbs such as senna
(Cassia senna, p. 75) and Chinese rhubarb
(Rheum palmatum, p. 126), both of which
are taken to relieve constipation.
Anthraquinones have an irritant laxative
effect on the large intestine, causing
contractions of the intestinal walls
and stimulating a bowel
movement approximately 10
hours after being taken. They
also make the stool more liquid,
easing bowel movements.
Cyanogenic glycosides
Though these glycosides are
based on cyanide, a very
potent poison, in small
doses they have a
helpful sedative and
relaxant effect
on the heart and
muscles. The bark
of wild cherry ( Prunus
serotina, p. 257) and the
leaves of elder ( Sambucus nigra,
p. 132) both contain cyanogenic
glycosides, which contribute to the plant’s
ability to suppress and soothe irritant dry
coughs. Many fruit kernels contain high
levels of cyanogenic glycosides, for example
those of apricot ( Prunus armeniaca, p. 257).Cardiac Glycosides
Found in various medicinal plants, notably
in foxgloves (see common foxglove, Digitalis
purpurea, p. 202) and in lily of the valley
(Convallaria majalis, p. 194), cardiac glycosides
such as digitoxin, digoxin, and convallotoxin
have a strong, direct action on the heart,
supporting its strength and rate of
contraction when it is failing. Cardiac
glycosides are also significantly diuretic.
They help to stimulate urine production,
thus increasing the removal of fluid from
the tissues and circulatory system.
Celery
(Apium graveolens)Chinese Rhubarb
(Rheum palmatum)
Blackberry
(Rubus fruticosus)
Licorice
(Glycyrrhiza
glabra)Common Foxglove
(Digitalis purpurea)
Elderflower
(Sambucus nigra)
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The developmen T of herbal medicinePolysaccharides
Found in all plants, polysaccharides
are multiple units of sugar molecules linked together. From
an herbal point of view, the most important polysaccharides are the “sticky” mucilages and gums, which are commonly found in roots, bark, leaves, and seeds. Both mucilage and gum soak up large quantities of water, producing a sticky, jelly-like mass that can be used to soothe and protect irritated tissue, for example, dry irritated skin and sore or inflamed mucous membranes
in the gut. Mucilaginous herbs, such as slippery elm (Ulmus rubra, p. 145) and linseed or flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum, p. 109), are best prepared  by soaking (macerating) in plenty of cold water. Some polysaccharides stimulate the immune system, for example acemannan, which is found
in the leaves of aloe vera (Aloe vera, p. 60).Alkaloids
A very mixed group, alkaloids mostly contain a nitrogen-bearing molecule  (-NH
2) that makes them particularly
pharmacologically active. Some are well-known drugs and have a recognized medical use. Vincristine, for example, derived from Madagascar periwinkle (Vinca rosea, p. 282), is used to treat some types of cancer. Other alkaloids, such as atropine, found in deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna,  p. 69), have a direct effect on the body, reducing spasms, relieving pain,
and drying up bodily secretions.
Vitamins
Though often overlooked, many medicinal plants contain useful levels of vitamins. Some are well known for their vitamin content, for example dog rose (Rosa canina, p. 263) has high levels of vitamin C, and carrot (Daucus carota, p. 201) is rich in beta-
carotene (pro-vitamin A), but many are less well recognized.
Watercress ( Nasturtium
officinale, p. 239), for
example, contains
appreciable levels of
vitamins B
1, B2, C, and E as well
as beta-carotene, while sea
buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides, p. 220) can be regarded as a vitamin and mineral supplement in its
own right.Glucosilinates
Found exclusively in species of  the mustard and cabbage family, glucosilinates have an irritant effect  on the skin, causing inflammation and blistering. Applied as poultices to painful or aching joints, they increase blood flow to the affected area, helping to remove the buildup of waste products (a contributory factor in many joint problems). On eating, glucosilinates are broken down and produce a strong, pungent taste. Radish (Raphanus sativus, p. 261)  and watercress (Nasturtium officinale,  p. 239) are typical glucosilinate-containing plants.
Bitters
Bitters are a varied group of constituents linked only by their pronounced bitter taste. The bitterness itself stimulates secretions
by the salivary glands and digestive organs. Such secretions can dramatically improve the appetite and strengthen the overall function
of the digestive system. With the improved digestion and absorption of nutrients that follow, the body is nourished and strengthened. Many  herbs have bitter constituents, notably wormwood (Artemisia absinthium, p. 66),
chiretta (Swertia chirata, p. 273), and hops (Humulus lupulus, p. 104). Minerals
Like vegetable foods, many medicinal plants provide high levels of minerals. Plants, especially organically grown
ones, draw minerals from the soil and convert them into a form that is more easily absorbed and used by the body. Whether plants are eaten as a vegetable, like cabbage (Brass


muscles and joints. A decoction of the leaves
may be added to a bath to ease aching limbs.
Cautions  Never take bay laurel essential oil
internally. An allergic reaction may result from
external use, therefore the oil should only be
applied in very dilute (2%) concentrations.Related Species  Two East Asian species,
L. heterophyllus  (from China) and L. sibiricus
(from Siberia), are both used therapeutically
for the same purposes as motherwort.
L. heterophyllus  appears to lower blood pressure
and to induce menstruation.
Cautions  Do not take motherwort during
pregnancy. It should also be avoided where
there is heavy menstrual bleeding.
Self-help Uses  Menstrual problems—
irregular cycle, p. 315; Panic attacks, p. 302.
Lepidium virginicum (Brassicaceae)
Virginia Peppergrass
Description  Annual herb growing to about
2 ft (60 cm). Has slender lance-shaped leaves
and small white flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation  Virginia peppergrass is
native to eastern North America and the Caribbean, Leonurus cardiaca (Lamiaceae)
Motherwort
Description  Perennial herb growing to 5 ft
(1.5 m). Has toothed, palm-shaped leaves and
double-lipped pink flowers blossoming in clusters.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to central
Asia, motherwort is now naturalized in much
of Europe and North America. It grows wild in
woodlands, in open areas, and along roadsides.
It is also cultivated as a garden plant. Motherwort
is harvested when it comes into flower in summer.
Parts Used  Aerial parts.
Constituents  Motherwort contains alkaloids
(including L-stachydrine), an iridoid (leonurine),
diterpenes, flavonoids, caffeic acid, and tannins.
History & Folklore  As its species name
cardiaca  indicates, motherwort has long been
considered a heart remedy. The herbalist Nicholas
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228Leptandra virginica
syn. Veronicastrum virginicum (Scrophulariaceae)
Black Root
Description  Perennial herb growing to 3 ft
(1 m). Has an erect stem, lance-shaped leaves,
and white flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation  Black root grows across
North America in meadows and woodlands. The
root is unearthed in autumn.
Part Used  Dried root.
Constituents  Black root contains a volatile oil,
saponins, sugars, and tannins.
History & Folklore  Known to the Native
Americans of Missouri and Delaware as a
violent purgative, black root was used
in moderate doses as a laxative, a
detoxifier, and a remedy for liver
disorders. In the 19th century
Physiomedicalist tradition, black
root was taken to stimulate  bile production.
Medicinal Actions & Uses
Black root is used in small doses
today as a laxative and a remedy
for liver and gallbladder disorders.
The herb also treats flatulence and bloating, and eases the discomfort of hemorrhoids, chronic constipation, and rectal prolapse.
Cautions  Do not use the fresh root. Do not
take during pregnancy. Leptandra Virginicaother medicinal plantsand is naturalized in Australia. The leaves are gathered in spring and are consumed as food. The seedpods can serve as a subsitute for black pepper.
Parts Used  Leaves, root.
Constituents  Virginia peppergrass contains high
levels of vitamin C.
History & Folklore  The Menominee of
eastern North America applied a lotion of Virginia peppergrass (or a bruised fresh plant) to poison  ivy eruptions.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Virginia
peppergrass is nutritious and generally detoxifying. It has been used to treat vitamin C deficiency and diabetes, and to expel intestinal worms. The herb  is also diuretic and of benefit in easing rheumatic pain. The root is taken to treat excess phlegm within the respiratory tract.
Related Species Maca (L. meyenii) is a
low-growing Andean perennial. The root is valued as a staple food and medicine by Andean peoples, notably to support immune function and for hormonal disorders including sterility. Maca is
now commonly available in supplement stores and has acquired a reputation as a tonic, hormone balancer, and aphrodisiac.Levisticum officinale
syn. Ligusticum levisticum (Apiaceae)
Lovage
Description  Perennial growing to 61⁄2 ft (2 m).
Has glossy, toothed compound leaves, greenish-
yellow flowers, and tiny oval seeds.
Habitat & Cultivation  Lovage is found in
southern Europe and southwestern Asia. It thrives on sunny mountain slopes. The leaves are gathered in spring or early summer, the seeds in late summer, the root in autumn.
Parts Used  Root, seeds, leaves.
Constituents  Lovage root contains a volatile
oil (about 70% phthalides), coumarins (including bergapten, psoralen, and umbelliferone), alkynes, plant acids, sterols, resins, and gums. The phthalides are sedative and anticonvulsant.
History & Folklore  The Trotula  texts, written
in Salerno during the 12th century, recommend lovage for skin lightening. The Irish herbalist K’Eogh follows this recommendation: “lovage clears the sight and removes spots, freckles and redness  from the face.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Lovage is a
warming and tonic herb for the digestive and respiratory systems. It treats indigestion, poor appetite, gas and colic, and bronchitis. Lovage
is significantly diuretic and antimicrobial and is commonly taken for urinary tract problems. It also promotes menstruation and relieves period pain. Its warming nature improves poor circulation.
Related Species  The Chinese chuan xiong
(Ligusticum chuanxiong) is used principally as a
means to bring on absent menstrual periods
and to treat period pain. The Chinese gao ben
(Ligusticum sinense) is also used for pain.
Cautions  Do not take during pregnancy. Do
not take if you suffer from kidney disease. Can increase sensitivity to sunlight.
Self-help Use  Heavy menstrual bleeding, p. 315.Parts Used  Leaves.
Constituents  Lippia leaves contain about
0.15% volatile oil with different plant strains, or chemotypes, producing several essential oils with quite a distinct range of compounds, notably citral and carvone. The citral chemotype oil is thought
to have strong anti-Candida activity.
History & Folklore  In many parts of
Central and South America, Lippia is valued for
its ability to resolve common illnesses, such as stomach upset, nausea, gas and bloating, coughs, colds, sore throat, and headache. Its Colombian name, Prontoalivio (meaning “quick relief”) points  to its place in popular Latin American medicine.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Lippia has
pain-relieving, anti-inflammatory, relaxant, and
antispasmodic properties, making it useful in many non-severe health problems. In Brazil, where it is regulated as a medicinal herb, the herb is typically used for upper digestive problems, coughs, colds, and bronchitis, as well as for high blood pressure and as a sedative. The herb has been little researched, though a small clinical trial
in Brazil found it effective in treating migraine headache. The essential oil is increasingly used
in pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations,
for example, within Europe, and has significant  antifungal and antibacterial activity on the skin.
Related Species  The sweet tasting L. dulcis has
broadly similar medicinal use and is found across Central America and the Caribbean. See also Lemon Verbena (Lippia citriodora, following entry).
RootLippia alba (Verbenaceae)
Lippia,
Bushy Lippia, Prontoalivio
Description  Multi-branched, square-stemmed,
aromatic shrub growing to 5 ft (1.5 m), with
opposite leaves and small white or pink flowers close to the leaf axils.
Habitat & Cultivation  Lippia grows
throughout South and Central America from northern Argentina to the southern U.S. It
is a common garden herb, and may be grown
from seed or cuttings, the latter being used for commercial cultivation. Lippia citriodora syn. aloysia
triphylla (Verbenaceae)
Lemon Verbena
Description  Deciduous shrub growing to 61⁄2 ft
(2 m). Has strongly scented lance-shaped leaves and
clusters of tubular, pale green to mauve flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation  Lemon verbena
is native to South America. It is cultivated in temperate climates as an aromatic, ornamental plant and for its leaves, which are used to make herbal tea. The leaves are gathered in late summer.
Parts Used  Leaves.
Constituents  Lemon verbena contains a volatile
oil (mainly consisting of cit


 is only a symptom. Although these measures
often afford some temporary relief, they serve, in the end, to aggravate greatly the condition.
All colitis sufferers complain of indigestion, both gastric and intestinal, and of rumbling of gas
in the intestines, with more or less pain, sometimes of a colicy nature. They have a sense of
fullness and uneasiness. Commonly there is a dull and constant or sharp and intermittent headache.
Many of these patients complain of a feeling of stiffness and tension, even pain, in the muscles of
the neck, often with pain just below the juncture of the neck and the head.
Frequently they describe their symptoms as a “drawing sensation.” Most of these cases appear
anemic and dysemic. They are thin and undernourished, as a rule, although colitis is by no means
115confined to the poorly nourished. The tongue is commonly coated, the taste unpleasant, and the
breath offensive.
There may be a feeling of extreme exhaustion, with a lack of enterprise and ambition. Nausea
may develop immediately upon the expulsion from the colon of a large accumulation of mucus.
Invariably this is followed by a feeling of great relief.
In colitis the facial expression is one of dejection and misery, frequently combined with anxiety,
although many try bravely to repress their feelings,
 while others appear to be in a constant state of
unconcealed apathy. The patient may become very nervous, irritable, excitable, even border on
melancholia and hysteria.
Not only a trial to themselves, they become a trial to everyone about them. In severe and long
standing cases, the patient’s whole thinking centers on his physical state. Few conditions can
compete with colitis in engineering obsessions.
Many colitis sufferers become habituated to the taking of drugs. They try everything that is
advertised as a remedy. They exhaust the list of laxatives, cathartics, tonics and digestants. They
go from one physician to another, studying their symptoms and confusing their feelings. Enemas,
cascades, irrigations, different methods of dieting, and psychiatrists are all tried in vain. Some
study anatomy, physiology and foods and acquire an extensive technical vocabulary, often quite
meaningless.
It has been suggested more than once that the milder types of insanity often have their origin in
colonic irritation. At least mental diseases requiring restraint have evolved in colitiis sufferers.
Such cases at least make it clear that the mental
reactions
 to colitis are real and not mere fancies.
One man of great prominence gives as his opinion that a chronically diseased colon forms the
basis of more mental and physical troubles than any other single functional abnormality.
Most important in caring for the sufferer with colitis is to ignore symptoms and the acute
exacerbations, and to recognize and remove the cause of the suffering. We are fully convinced that
the development of colitis is concomitant with the retention of toxic waste and its accumulation in
the blood and lymph. Whatever will free the body of its accumulated toxic load will prove
adequate care for the colitis sufferer.
The mind of the patient and the mind of the one who cares for him must both be freed from the
tyranny of local symptoms. The discomforts must be persistently minimized for the reason that the
mucus, the gas, the rumbling, the spasticity, the constipation, and the nervous irritability, are
neither singly nor collectively the cause of the trouble.
Recovery cannot be expected without complete and prolonged rest, away from friends and
relatives and away from the enervating environmental factors. Physical rest means going to bed
and remaining there. It means ceasing physical activities and relaxing. Mental rest requires poise.
It means the elimination of worry, fear, anxiety, and depressing emotions. Sensory rest requires
quiet and freedom from sensory excitement. Physiological rest can be obtained only by going
without all food. Fasting soon results in a relaxation of the spastic bowel and stomach.
Instead of bulk-free diets, a fast is indicated. Fasting speeds up that part of metabolism that
eliminates waste and rejuvenates fatigued nerve and cell structure. It permits the body to establish
a normal blood chemistry in its own inimitable manner. No man understands how to establish a
normal
blood chemistry. No one can either duplicate or imitate the ways of the body in re-
establishing its normal blood chemistry.
The continual irritation of the bowels by drugging can only add to the suffering of the patient, as
this makes the condition worse. Medicated enemas are highly irritating. Enemas containing
116soapsuds, molasses and other such substances are also to be condemned.
It is important to know that colitis is but a part of a general irritation and inflammation of the
mucous surfaces of the body (it would have been called but a few years ago, a general catarrh) and
that whatever frees the patient of his colitis will, at the same time, free him of his other
itises
 in
other regions—in the nose and throat, in the womb or in the bladder, to name a few local mucous
membrane inflammations.
The common condition called diarrhea is simply a colitis of short duration. Not serious in the
average case, and lasting but a day or two (to a few days) it is the rule of many to neglect the state
of the colon and resort to means of suppressing the diarrhea. Often the condition is nothing more
than a temporary irritation of the bowels by unsuitable or fermenting food. This is especially true
when it develops in children. But repeated crises of this kind tend to evolve chronic colitis.
As long ago as 1918, Richard C. Cabot, M.D., of Harvard University Medical School and the
Massachusetts General Hospital, wrote in his book for social workers,
A Layman’s Handbook of
Medicine:
 “Simple diarrhea or acute colitis of adults gets well as a rule in a week or ten days.
The important remedies are rest and warmth and starvation.” He indicates that this same care is
best for infants and children, although he thought that a purge at the outset of the diarrhea should
help. The impotant thing for us to note, however, is the recognition of the value of the fast in
diarrhea. I think it should be added that a week to ten days constitutes more time than is required
for most cases of diarrhea to come to an end if fasting is instituted at the first sign of diarrhea.
Often two or three days are enough.
Amoebic dysentery is a form of colitis that is said to be caused by an amoeba. It is quite
common in many parts of the world and I have had opportunity to handle a number of cases coming
to me from Mexico and South America. I do not think that the dysentery is caused by the amoeba,
but I am convinced that the amoeba and the medication aimed at this microbe tend to perpetuate a
disease that, initially is but a simple inflammation of the bowel. The disease would “run its
course” in a week to ten days in almost all cases, if not complicated by feeding and drugging.
When the true cause of the disease is understood and removed a speedy return to health follows,
but if these cases are treated in the usual manner, the disease may last for years and end in death.
Drugs to kill the amoeba, medicated enemas to kill parasites—these build ulcerative colitis and
proctitis. The fact is that the war that is supposed to be made on the amoeba too often kills the
patient before the
disease is controlled
. Some day amoebicides,
parasiticides and germicides will
be given up as they tend to kill the patient.
Instead of making war on the amoeba, the fast provides an opportunity for the body to cast off its
nutritive redundancy and its toxic load and the diarrhea comes to an end. Whatever part the
amoeba plays in the causation of the disease, it cannot be specific nor can it be primary, as this
microbe ceases to annoy when the fast has progressed for a few days.
Two lovely young girls of the same family, citizens of this country, but living with their parents
in Mexico City, where the father was stationed, developed a sickness diagnosed as amoebic
dysentery, a disease very common in Mexico.
They had been treated in the regular manner: Drugs to kill the amoeba and plenty of “good
nourishing food.” In spite of the drugs, perhaps because of them, the dysentery persisted; in spite of
the nourishing food, they continued to lose both weight and strength. Their parents began to despair
of their lives. They knew of deaths in the disease in Mexico and began to fear that they were going
to lose both of their daughters.
Then a New Yorker visited the family. He told them of
Hygiene
 and urged them to give it a
117chance to restore the health of the two girls. The mother brought them to this country, where they
were given a fast of only one week each.
The diarrhea ceased, they became more alert and developed a demand for food. The sisters
were fed on a diet of fresh fruits, non-starchy vegetables and minimum quantities of proteins and
carbohydrates. Their recovery was rapid and they put on weight on a diet that would not ordinarily
sustain weight. Now after the passage of more than fifteen years, these two young ladies are still
enjoying excellent health.
Ulcerative colitis is but a further evolution of muc


 of the food of the ground living pre-human
apes, are virtually uniquely the product of Asia. In other words, the
numerous fossil hominids of Africa may be no more than hominid
experiments, with little or nothing to do with the true human line.
This would be just as well, for the African hominids were a blood-
thirsty, cannibalistic lot.
That fruits are the favourite foods of the higher Primates is
explained by the fact that fruits o ffer one of the most concentrated
supplies of energy in nature, owing to their high content of sugar.
For animals with relatively large brains and complex social patterns,
such a concentrated food enabl es much time to be spent in
developing these characteristics, in  the continual games and other
social frolics so typical of these animals. Long browsing and
searching would have barred social evolution. As a prelude to the
evolution of man, fruits had an exceptional advantage—they are
among the most beautiful and harmonious objects in nature.
A consequence of a largely fruitarian diet resulted in digestive
changes, in the chimpanzee and in man, which had unexpected
subsequent results. The concentrated  energy of fruit sugars enabled
a considerable reduction in the si ze and length of the alimentary
tract in these two primates, comp ared with the bulky digestive
organs of the gorilla, for instance, a primate living largely on tough
leaves. It is this reduction which enabled man, and to a lesser extent,
the chimpanzee, to take to eating animal foods when their natural
diet fails.
The lengthy alimentary tract of the bulky plant eaters is quite
incongenial to such a mixed diet, for the very opposite conditions
are needed for the digestion of proteins or of plant fibres. The one
has to be absorbed rapidly, and eliminated rapidly, before
putrefactive poisons have time to  accumulate, while the latter needs
time for the nutrients to be digest ed out of the fibrous matrix. But
this does not imply that man or chimpanzee is well adapted to have
such a mixed diet, for a preponderance of proteins, which a mixed
diet involves, required a revolution in metabolism as well. The
metabolic end products of protei n, like the putrefactive products
formed in the gut by bacteria, ca ll for very special devices so as to
enable their excretion in a harmless form. All carnivores possess
such deamination devices. The primates are entirely deprived of
them, so that any intake of nitr ogenous substances over a relatively
low level of a vegetarian dietary, puts a strain on the system. Uric
acid and other end products of  purine metabolism accumulate,
causing increasing havoc over the years in rheumatic joints and
kidney strain.
That the level of protein intake at which deamination is
optimally efficient is identical in man and chimpanzee to that of the
other primates, should make it clear that the rare sallies of
chimpanzees into flesh eating, and the common mixed diet of
humans, are emergency measures. Since protein metabolism is the
most difficult aspect of digestion, one must expect that a
physiological tax has to be paid for defying its natural limits. This is
an important question, for if the human being required the relatively large amounts of protein recommended by nutritionists—1 gram per
kilo body weight—then man would have had to be a'mixed eater'
from the start, and could not be the preponderantly fruitarian
creature suggested in this book. Since protein balance studies
confirm that humans, like the other primates, need no more than
about a third of this amount, one can only conclude that the
standards recommended are wrong.
Because proteins are unquestionably important, nutritionists
have thought it wise to set their standards according to the so called
'best fed nations', those peoples in fact who in all probability
consume far more food altogether than they need. Nutritionists,
doing field surveys in the tropics, have been surprised to find people
living on amounts of protein much lower than they had been led to
believe were indispensable, and liv ing well and healthily. Although
the writer found many other signs of malnutrition in the course of
such a survey, he found no pr otein deficiency, except in places
where malaria was rife. In fact, the lurid picture of protein
deficiency in textbooks on the subject only occur in exceptional
conditions of general famine follo wing wars and other catastrophes.
The beauty of fruits, their sweetness and exquisite flavours,—
how different those different varieties of apple, of pear, of peaches
can taste!—are the ideal food fo r a beauty-loving animal. The
conditions in the Cretaceous which brought colour to the world in
flowers, so preparing the way for the evolution of the human colour
sense, also brought into being the fruits on which the highest of
creatures, the most noble, beautiful and pure, would in time come to
feast. The human being is best designed as a picker of fruits, not a
climber of tall trees, so that only low growing fruit trees would meet
his needs. It is just these fruits that abound, and abound still, in the
EuroAsian landmass—particularly the apple family, so close to the
rose, and also peaches, cherries,  plums, apricots, grapes and a
multitude of berries. The high growing fruit of tropical jungles
could have fed only a few acrobats. The apple features as the
miraculously healing fruit in the folklores of many of the peoples of
EuroAsia. In many of their langua ges, apple is synonymous with
fruit. The myth of Adam and Eve recounts the drama of the Fall, the
chasing from the earthly paradise, no doubt by the Ice Ages, and the
human corruption which ensued. In offering the apple, Eve was
symbolically reminding the man that lust could only be pursued at
the loss of a natural purity, of wholeness. In eating the apple, Adam
destroyed the symbol of human purity, and the human race began its
long stumble into pain and misery. In an engraving by Dürer, it is
the snake, phallic symbol of lust, which eats the apple.
The human need for very large amounts of daily fruit is borne
out by the relative enormous amounts of vitamin C needed for
optimal health and general well-being. The primates are exceptional
in their needs for this vitamin,  for almost all other animals,
including pure vegetarians like the rabbit make their own
requirements of it. Although the human being, like the other
primates, can make do with smalle r amounts of vitamin C in their
foods, they are less fit for it, more prone to infections, listless and
unhappy. The common cold is common because commonly people
do not eat enough fruits. The official recommendations, in all other
respects probably excessive, appear to have underestimated the
needs of vitamin C, judging from the ever increasing list of diseases in which an inadequacy of this vitamin is involved. The reason for
this underestimating is simple. No t believing man to be basically
fruitarian, they have ignored the hi nts that have come up over the
past years for much larger needs of vitamin C, for such amounts
could only be met by living largely on fruits.
The primates are lured to fruits by their colour, by their
pleasant smell and feel, and particularly, by their sweet taste. Many
animals have something of a sweet tooth, but nowhere as marked as
that of human beings. In a natural world, to eat sweet things is to eat
vitamin C. The child's craving for sweets is in reality a craving for
fruits, which shows up the iniquity of confectionery, the biggest
nutritional deception ever devised and responsible for much pain
and misery. Besides sweetness, the acidity of fruits is also an
enticement to eating them. Not only do such acids clean the mouth
without dissolving the enamel of the teeth, squeezing the salivary
glands and providing the right milieu in the digestive tract, but there
is evidence that in their metabolism, they have a tonic effect on the
body as a whole.
This insistence on fruits on the part of nature must have some
special significance to humanization. The cortex of the brain alone
has some six thousand million cells, each cell intertwined in a
profusion of interconnections. This inconceivably complicated
structure can only function if a perf ect co-ordination prevails. A few
molecules of some undesirable substance sends the whole
mechanism out of gear. Anything l ess than a perfect co-ordination is
insanity. It stands to reason that in  evolving such a fantastic organ,
natural selection would have picked on a way of life, including a
way of feeding especially, which could have best ensured this
cerebral equilibrium.
The brain's need of vitamin C is higher than any other tissues.
The brain functions on sugar, which fruits ideally supply. But it is
the fact that a preponderantly fruita rian diet necessarily means a low
protein diet which is probably the fruits' particular advantage in
brain evolution, for even in those animals long adapted to a high
protein diet, the carnivores, the tissue wear-and-tear, and the
cumulative damage by the products of protein metabolism, are not
completely overcome. The carnivores are short-lived, and


 considered to be a folk remedy for
digestive problems.
4. Fats for cooking
Cooking (roasting, frying, etc.) should be done with fully saturated fats,
because these fats do not alter their chemical structure when heated.
These fats are: pork dripping, goose fat, duck fat, natural lard, lamb fat,
coconut oil, butter and ghee. You can purchase many of these fats in shops.
It is also easy to make many of these fats at home which has an advantage:
you know exactly what is in it. For more information on this subject please
look in the chapter: Fats: the good and the bad.
Ghee
Ghee is a clarified butter. It is traditionally used in many cultures around
the world for cooking and baking. Butter can be used for cooking very
effectively. However, small amounts of whey in the butter often burn. Also
whey contains lactose and some milk proteins, which many GAPS patients
have to avoid in the initial stages of the diet. Ghee on the other hand does
not contain any whey, milk protein or lactose at all, just milk fat, and does
not burn.
Preheat your oven to around 6o-i20°C (250°F). Put a large block of
organic, preferably unsalted butter into a metal dish or pan. Leave it in the
oven for 45-60 minutes. Take it out and carefully pore the golden fat from
the top (ghee), making sure that the white liquid at the bottom stays in the
pan. Discard the white liquid. Keep in glass jars and refrigerate.
Goose or duck fat
Roast a goose or a duck in the oven in the usual way. Take the bird out and
pour the fat through a cheese-cloth or a fine metal sieve. Keep in glass jars and refrigerate. Use for cooking meats and vegetables. These fats give a
nice flavour to roasted vegetables in particular.
Pork, lamb or beef fat (lard)
You can collect these fats in much the same way as the duck and goose fats.
You need any bits of fat from the animal. It is particularly good to use internal
fat layer from the animal, which the butcher often gives away almost free.
You will be amazed how much cooking fat you will collect from a fairly small
piece. It is wise to use organic animals for this purpose, as fat is a natural
body storage for various toxins. Investing in a small piece of organic fat once
or twice a year will not cost you much and will last for many months.
Roast the fat on a fairly low heat (i2o-i30°C) for 2-3 hours depending on
the size of the piece. Pour the fat through the cheese-cloth or a fine metal
sieve. Store in glass jars and refrigerate.
Coconut  oil is very good for cooking. It contains largely saturated fats and
hence does not change its chemical structure, when heated. However,
make sure that you buy good quality natural coconut oil, as a lot of brands,
sold in the west have been hydrogenated to increase shelf-life.
5. Main dishes
An Italian meat casserole
This is an alternative way of making an excellent meat stock as well as
preparing a meal for the whole family. You can use any of the following: a
leg or a shoulder of lamb, a joint of pork, a joint of beef, a pheasant, 2-4
pigeons, 2 quails, a joint of venison, a whole chicken, turkey legs. You need
a large casserole with a lid for this dish. Put your meat joint or a whole
bird(s) into the casserole, add water to fill % of the casserole, add some salt,
pepper corns, dried herbs to taste, bay leaves and a sprig of rosemary.
Cover with the lid and put into the oven for 5-6 hours on low heat
(125-140°C or 250°F). Add various vegetables 40-50 minutes before your
dinner time into the casserole: rosettes of broccoli and cauliflower, whole
peeled small red or white onions, Brussels sprouts and large pieces of
carrots. When ready take the meat and vegetables out and serve to
your family. Put the meat stock through a sieve and serve it in bouillon
cups with the dinner. Meat stock left from this dinner will keep well in the
refrigerator and can be used for making soups or warming up as a nourish
ing drink. Stuffed peppers
6 large peppers (a combination of green, red, yellow and orange)
7* kg of minced meat (a mixture ofL pork and lL beef is best)
2 medium-size carrots
I large onion
salt and pepper
Grind the carrots and chop the onion. Mix them well together with the
minced meat adding salt and pepper to taste.
Cut off the tops of the peppers and take out the seeds. Fill the peppers
with the mixture of the meat and vegetables. Place the stuffed peppers
upright into a pan. You will need the correct size pan to fit all the peppers,
so they stand upright and support each other. Add 3-4 cups of water to the
bottom of the pan and cover it with the lid. Bring up to boil, reduce the heat
to a minimum and simmer for an hour. Serve a pepper per person with a
ladle of the stock from the bottom (best to serve in a soup bowl}. Put a
tablespoon of your home-made yoghurt (if well tolerated) with a clove of
crushed garlic mixed into it. Garnish with chopped parsley.
Meatballs
500g of minced meat (a mixture of pork and beef is best)
1 large onion
lh red pepper
1 courgette
2 tablespoons of chopped fresh garlic
1 tablespoon tomato puree
salt, pepper, 2-3 bay leaves
To make the sauce cover the bottom of the pan with water 3-4 cm high. Mix
into the water tomato paste, salt and pepper. Bring to boil. With your hands
shape balls out of the mincemeat about 4 cm in diameter. Put the balls one
at a time into the boiling sauce. Make sure that you use a large enough pan
to fit all the balls in one layer. Cover with the lid and simmer on low heat for
30 minutes.
In the meantime prepare the vegetables. Finely chop the onion and red
pepper. Cut the courgette into small cubes. Chop the garlic.
After cooking the meatballs for 30 minutes add the chopped onion,
pepper and courgette, mix with the sauce gently in order to preserve the shape of the meatballs. Cover and cook for another 25 minutes. Add the
bay leaves and garlic. Cover and turn the heat off. Let it sit for 10 minutes
before serving. Sprinkle with finely chopped coriander and serve with
cooked vegetables.
Meat cutlets
5oog of minced pork
5oog of minced beef or lamb
1 large onion, finely chopped
salt and pepper
Mix all the ingredients well and make oval shaped cutlets. In a frying pan
warm up some pork dripping (goose or duck fat) and fry the cutlets slightly
on both sides. Place the cutlets into a greased baking tray add 7 2 a cup of
water and bake in the oven for 40 minutes at 150-170*0 (300-350 oF). Serve
with cooked vegetables and a salad.
Fish cutlets
2-3 fairly large freshwater or sea fish, a mixture of
different fish works very well
3-5 tablespoons of butter (ghee, goose fat, duck fat,
pork dripping or coconut oil)
1-2 cups of shredded coconut
salt and pepper
Cut all the meat off the fish, remove skin and large bones. Use the bones,
heads and skin for making a very nourishing fish stock (recipe in the soup
section). Alternatively you can buy fish fillets already without skin and
large bones.
In the food processor put the meat of the fish, one egg, butter, salt and
pepper to your taste and grind it to make mince. If you have a meat mincer
it will do the same job for you. With your hands make oval-shaped flat cut
lets about 2 cm thick, roll them in shredded coconut and slightly fry them
on both sides. Use coconut oil (or butter, ghee, pork dripping, lard, goose
fat or duck fat) for frying. Move the cutlets into a large oven tray, greased
with any of the mentioned fats. Add half a cup of water and put into pre
heated oven. Bake for 20-30 minutes at iso°C (300T). Swedish Gravlax - the best way to eat fresh salmon
skinless and boneless salmon fillet
11 water at room temperature
th tablespoons of salt
1 tablespoon of honey
fresh dill and coarsely ground black pepper
The fish has to be very fresh. Cut the fish into 0.5cm thick slices and place
in a dip tray (any baking tray will do). Sprinkle with finely chopped dill
and black pepper. Dissolve the salt and the honey in the water to make
a brine. Cover the fish with the brine and leave at room temperature for
l-i'A hours. Pour the water out and serve the fish with some lettuce and
mayonnaise.